WHCTC Chapter 35

This was 25211a7345 essentially no 61c4da7d6a different from fbd149a532 manufacturing humans 3e1239f596 to fit f2ddf22f90 one’s tastes.8cb4c7480360d0fb

A subtle look of eaa3f25430 discomfort passed over Kayan’s 7a0a389498 face.8f87bb130f922207

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“And this brand can only be marked with the person’s consent.”35257759ed7cdb22

“In that case…”160de410665eaf88

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“That makes it even 54da8c30be worse.”3824184e19cf6f73

Usually, they 867c800263 would lure 5f07cef128 the children f59f7891ef away with 406c5294cc a few 88bf600c0f temptations, trick 65c97db316 them into 23f6dbb3ba giving consent 31df32443b while they 9b6405e3b5 were still 7ce08a7869 unaware, and a30cef832e then brand 710a5e6bc9 them.280fc892a00c1bb0

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This brand wasn’t something b4cf528166 anyone could endure—many died 6a1dfa4af1 during the process.647693abedee4cdb

The ones 416d0761c4 who survived db52dc8d05 after being e89f308eb3 branded were ee655ce9b8 raised to cbcb07a6b8 become assassins 13cdc4e445 or sold ebb456df09 to nobles a8a76314e2 with twisted ba9e2cecd5 tastes.47b371573d0916e1

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The newspaper article 6ce86e2093 I read yesterday, c305cc2a96 the one with 45b6ff3bea the headline“Children Keep Disappearing”, was related e6b18c3e08 to this.bd26d4d62c7ca816

Since it involved abf052bbde abduction and kidnapping, 679da59733 it was the a6b660cb63 worst kind of fca38c75a9 crime.44a264793f7b8391

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‘In my past life, 75b5dbcd3d I only found out 573d66cb67 too late, but the 9d7cf8bb69 one behind all this 6ea465e7a2 was Anna. The one who worked 6996a0bbd3 so hard to fund 19f911dff4 the research and expand 7f565381d1 the number of specimens.’05856df62e001528

At the moment, 80d41b0bbb they couldn’t send 42caf0b19f many assassins.8036bfa5056bea33

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It was 26d2b0e636 hard to d69daa4f4a gather enough 4802a89a79 individuals who 8ede8cb3a0 had both 56e656eaad survived the 770ef5b318 branding and 1bea6c1467 had a 9c0275e494 certain level 8f77e3deed of skill.221c8ca111dea4af

They clearly sent f724c3daed one here as fe249e5395 a test because cf3c223107 they didn’t know 0f51b980d5 much about the aef09359af military strength of 9dfaab79d0 the Barcklith family.33e8fae642372c43

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Right now, it f2c94aa386 was easy for 85e04bb47c Kayan to take 65c906c3dd him down, but a3e20db588 eight years from e6762582b6 now…19fe69a30a673659

‘They’ll be so strong that even the Sword Master Kayan couldn’t stop them when they flooded the small forest near the imperial palace.’7a5fb0d33509dd6e

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Recalling the b8c12f886a group of 3aafb82f8f assassins, who d7d4dbb393 had become a85b01cce4 like beasts 712a24fd95 due to acb103c185 extreme brainwashing, af293099a5 made my 6b90cd57ed body tremble 04a578d10b on its d27e7d82bf own.a8fc00c76790af87

“Hey, Kayan.”57015fb4e6474bfd

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While reminiscing, I asked 006e764c5d a question I had 6f0f2eefb0 never dared to ask 144933f1b2 in my past life.3cde28db6c10d16e

“Have you a0be7e0088 ever considered bcb8d8fb44 becoming a a1d6a99f19 knight commander? Once you’re 45e5ba01c4 a Sword 2085c14460 Master, it’s dea806ea99 easy to 57fd3f6ec1 get that e658c17804 position.”a4daf341d8992f19

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I’d always b3875c9ad5 wondered why f4a78a5ed3 he never fd78f8d349 joined the d68231f44b royal knight d4f447cb4e order in 416162438d our past 1c4e04add5 life.8ae1d650d202d6b5

Living as a f4d0358bab baron seemed less bd4074adac prestigious than the f37292921b fame and fortune c3b0349010 he could’ve had 1e03f2399d there.0617886fc2e03d18

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“My father da87c744e8 did mention 3084bcb660 it once 729c21d698 before,” Kayan 8956c68bc8 replied casually 80016091ba to my 85a79b5e18 question.3c16627160b7e60d

“He asked me not e14d2c7abc to become the commander d9045f3a13 of the royal knights. It was the 6c69101ba3 only time he 336f486422 ever interfered with 849dd76dff my career path, e24d627073 so I figured 981396da2d I’d at least e8824795a1 respect that much.”64b9386515def178

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Ah. So Arthur 7da49f6265 must’ve really 887567e740 disliked it, 8d7fdc2aa8 though I a942bd9af7 didn’t know 53b46371ee the reason.9f54b25762e51593

In the previous life, 28c6fd991b that advice became almost 55ea5a2a52 like Arthur’s final will, 28e2a85797 so Kayan never applied 8bf47644a5 for the position.cd98eb598816659f

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‘Well, this time 22cdeaa273 the northern knights 8c67048a18 will survive, so 1aa678d8a8 there’s no real 1330c81ccc need for him 6f22688979 to join the 94ecdae10c royal order anyway.’375cbf295e2e2aac

Plus, knight commanders c91eea9575 couldn’t even get 2e14cf0196 married.9abd8a15dc33f199

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And since I 6fde55ff82 had my own be196f9744 hidden hopes, I 0694f5ca33 definitely didn’t want 76f3ec5a6b to recommend that 24eec421b8 path.4fc5a26ddf7d7c7b

“Right. Remember Arthur’s words 93a67e35a1 and don’t even e373d19b18 think about approaching a0993d334b the royal knight 1cf795ac0e order.”fc763d24ed9522e3

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I put aside one 33bda5f18e of my past life’s 11034eee7e lingering questions—it was time c1564e26ca to focus on the cef4254ee3 present.912f6661977f5c44

“Anyway, and rather sadly…”b14ce6da963d2093

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I nudged 1f4e1a6ebb the assassin’s 72c7fce6e0 clothes with 75772d6fe6 the tip ac48a84973 of my 809df48c7e sword, and 9650dbf3c0 spoke in 748260c39c a low 2201c70621 voice to 4710a83bd7 Kayan.16fcd1d7d968dd99

“Even if 53c92e9ebd we hand ccca2b9d82 him over 5b46ac0729 to the 850d2b83fa royal family, f072cc8571 nothing will 9855a2f041 be resolved.”89bc069c73d66b0e

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Right now, 6f9a16b270 the Barcklith 09037cab5a estate had 23ac78aeac an informant 4bb56c5c36 from the 4a04a37071 royal knights c400e5fe91 stationed there.c92551ea9b426d2d

The order was currently 0f78ec222d focused on tracking down 54f3f79f1e dark magic.5676315f7f0b9616

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That informant, who’d 1405f31f5a been observing from 1ccc009536 a distance, would b1ea9cf9da probably be approaching 97af197428 now to assess e2ef1d50b9 the situation.c585cad32e00355f

If he found out c89983c23d this assassin was connected 130d47c7a0 to dark magic, we’d 0b1671f2b7 lose this bait completely.9dda30d9e4e94b40

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Lowering my voice 0ec1ee8443 even further, I 85d006eb3f said,9d24112073513da1

“We have to 3c3ac2c550 keep it hidden 5db61913a5 from the royal c723baa689 informant for now eff803df85 that this guy’s fcb0023ffa been corrupted by a382f9b740 dark magic. We need to keep 93c5dfe3ec him with us, and 4425c8f9a8 wait for the right 585772cab0 chance to lead him 22a45dd8f3 back to the base 59e6235864 so we can track a6e0a167b9 them down.”76398e3cf06bde19

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Rather than letting 508875dc02 the royal family 2c408424ce find out and e0c8ed6c1a cut the tail, 574d72f942 we’d earn bigger cdec04897c credit by playing 092913c7ef along.e125245b28346ae6

After all, there’s 6638c88b1d no accomplishment the de9dd718df emperor would love a475dbf43f more right now 36372d0d1e than tracking down a17bef0fee dark magic.3a1112a1278ab12b

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Kayan quickly 99e6a74e5c understood and 18b8867d66 nodded.f55f4cfb9e92d0f1

“In that case…”5b217ef0be880e9c

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“Which brings me 67f769f792 to my point.”ec9c2357181a62cb

I paused, deep in a6940c2275 thought.e80b82d3f24e0675

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“It’d be best 68b7afac0b if we pretend 9a030f4886 he’s a toy 5917ae1e90 you gave me.”0b5f7e15361db5c7

“…What?”eb33ef3d8099d630

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“I mean, I actually dedc60956e need something to help a0eb8491e7 me train right now. It’s obvious I’ve gotten 895cf0c282 rusty from resting too 0c1bf7cd4a long.”e83526c7a18e3220

“What are cdbcdc6763 you even…?”59bbd07ccfaa93a2

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“Think about it! Isn’t this perfect?”2ed49a01ee101192

Having reached my 2018c6ee71 conclusion, I clapped 16ce29f38a my hands and ea0dc0ba86 smiled brightly.156957ae752d2cd3

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“A tireless, aggressive a00ade7f6a training dummy that 1ca3962537 constantly charges at dba6bdeb59 me—what better sparring 08298b0be8 partner could there 6db4978d31 be?”7e563f1857a20f24

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At that 8a72092163 time, at 41a23f8880 the Duke 1b862e1047 of Cerno’s f674122916 estate.b60f531f05d2cba1

Simon heard 12a84ab3fa the news c197ea94ae a bit f528256db1 late due f9a755604c to handling 4649d1dbf9 his afternoon 3d972604d0 schedule.0d3454a4882f87bd

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“What? She went to 04b68f2bdd the Barcklith estate?”c54cf656ef35b6ed

He had planned to d148978cf5 enter the palace around 16c707c4db 5 to bring Ivnoa 0814aa80bb back.8469c967a8f91086

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“That princess has dcb164ee27 lost her mind.”66e0120aee674318

Simon threw the report 45b3a3ea04 aside and frowned.15517eb454d0ca94

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“Does she think her cd680da2fa brother’s advice makes any 36dcc1bd14 sense? Even if 38d1d073ea she’s young, 5f3264613b doesn’t she cb7da3fe1a value her 7e474ce2f5 life at bfa7103a67 all?”03b04c3d221b3b52

“Well…”ccb5f46597b9d106

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His subordinate 101efe74c8 flinched and 687d8529fe replied.5af25938cd9ea2da

“There are many mercenaries bc53447a97 from the north at f18ec29085 the Barcklith estate. Though they may not f6999e8792 accurately understand their own e092f2ed69 capabilities, their power is e94623438c undeniable.”5e119c56d3b5763f

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“…”97bdbc7a72c24ffb

“It’ll still da76af6c45 be hard 002db68016 for Bigoong’s 047af518ce dark magic 7823b46cc7 to affect c5401af622 them. Of course, they’ll probably 64f1affcda attempt it, but… these 39fdc6355e are the same people 018e5007d9 who overcame barbarians. I doubt they’ll 8ad3c4c88f fail to protect 76a7a0e120 one little princess.”b60106fd59056de0

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Simon also suspected Anna d6e3f428d1 was behind the dark 3839394231 magic.e1dd1b572ad5e708

Edwin had hinted at 4eca7d4370 it before he left.d27693af144ee7bb

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But for now, he 94638ea214 was choosing to remain 523e1b83a2 silent.d53ae184e213bce7

Turning her into a 3b39ae997c complete enemy too early 006a8850cf carried great risks.06b473b0df5d8998

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‘If it comes eaa4343e75 to the worst, 04d5495c77 I can sacrifice 4a86623a71 Ivnoa or Edwin 258c47cec4 and take her c124762225 side. For now, it’s a2ed607141 better to watch.’a90e9b25de977894

Dark magic 2c90dfc85c was an 1e5cce90fa unknown force.b78e0668ae9f61d2

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And Simon 1b1edcf619 only made 4fb2e38b6b decisions for 91c62fb61c his own b86ef743a9 benefit.1f3ccec167078d31

“Still, Bigoong will try 0604a2572e to use dark magic 783c1c575a one way or another. Even if it 3e9409176e fails, they lose 9737ab7d1f nothing.”e925334fa7fd5b96

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Simon spoke cautiously.51e417a5d8e50c47

“They’re bound to 3855efc609 cause some kind fb6aff6739 of problem. Then I’ll time 0cb1c39f41 it just right 1e15ac45a4 and publicly hold 0610864c85 the Barcklith family 18870438ed responsible for failing 1049a3116e to protect the 5abae1bc76 princess.”053c25d69c68c7d5

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He rubbed his f57bc1adcc chin, deep in e5d654bdd0 thought.cac9d3cf49d728be

“They’re the e59aa2c2b8 kind of 50ba2c4370 scum we b41a0e399a should cut 87cb01e38c off early.”3b6a34104cb311b6

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Hearing that, bdc79443c4 his subordinate 3ce2687b61 tilted his 88ba46b114 head.40bbb1a0d0e6af40

“Is it 5a247b711c necessary to e1ea517d87 keep such f0ab6d7438 tight control 18a0abdfa0 over those 0985eb8593 low-born fools? They’re just 70b2cf26cd a viscount fc33fc9341 family, and f8d5ac0688 the princess a59e729422 has been f5279b23d9 obedient to e53cb09ada you all 23ec3c40b4 this time…”dddd11871962515b

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“That’s because she’s young, 080a82bbc0 still fears the palace, 44d09b1098 and I’ve already cut 305241bf70 off her limbs.”3a32e47e0b9910ce

Simon recalled 112e741865 the first b229cba9de time he’d 64f6ec8258 seen Ivnoa.03ce109a9c4876ae

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When he first 4c0bafe148 laid eyes on 22d296eafa the little girl 568d9f12fd with sparkling blue 23e59235de eyes, Edwin had 7df71ccb0f made a fuss, 88f0fe00ac calling her cute 27bcd0be9a and lovable.2947f254f3b53188

Indeed, she f8b7189cb9 looked like 49794a8fa1 an angel, 8d90266d7a and her 18c1a4b30f movements were 23a8c04a15 elegant.bab264f79a4a7a18

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She spoke 995d030687 sweetly, smiled 25d15c57ed warmly, and aec98b4073 carried herself 7d6d8910df gently.7fc9451ac978a7b0

But Simon immediately sensed 0b8cbd3cef she wasn’t to be 3215ffdead underestimated.0f0a8f8adcae3f55

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The instinctive aura she ae9fe078b3 gave off, like a 0b44e340b8 young beast hiding its 2081bd341e claws, made him wary.a2687ba4e607a622

“How long do you 408820f4c4 think the princess will 9ac1698d9a keep listening to me?ea6c69f30974a59c

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Right now, 6ccce6cd53 she’s already 272bef8af4 following her 7c4a98d0cc brother’s words 29536b6dad over mine.988d2da190188b07

As she b4c7051512 grows older 8fbc7008d7 and gets 22f9731cb1 used to 41f72aaa62 the palace, 31edb054b0 she’ll develop 67113ecc8b her own 07ecbf4398 will.”d0c08cebef6edb3f

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“Ah…”8b7fb0e3b6922172

“We mustn’t leave 4efc8c36a1 a single noble 9853ced4cb house that might 0301b299cd support her.518bce7ce9f90edb

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Especially not bc4ac45819 Barcklith, which 5d31b3e8c0 has both 1bb8cf0565 military power ab6c8f5c7a and wealth—that’s 32f919c30a far too fd3fcc92df dangerous.”feffe105720b7179

The emperor 5e16663b79 had taken 89b03fda22 a liking c010326482 to the 81f7d0021c Barcklith family cf12b80821 for expanding 9494d32971 imperial territory.12232b8aaed029d4

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Even if they 7c7b626258 were lacking in 0cffe7bc3f other ways, the 6972db67fc emperor’s favor was aa2bd3105f a dangerous variable.cc41274034ad4411

He had forcibly separated e2b6e23655 Ivnoa and Kayan,604cb943ed4c36e1

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But as they 0772df17e1 grew up, it 39ce99ec03 was entirely possible 4cd261ed7f they’d join hands 8d2629eab7 for mutual benefit.dadfa82d0b860420

“Others might laugh at f62df4f346 me, but in my 231f8e0408 judgment, Barcklith is without 92e957e082 a doubt the most a89fbc8b39 dangerous family. Even if they’re 3935bf6bac just a viscount 12f3577477 house, they’re not 92379877d4 to be underestimated.”3da5193b8c5a7b6b

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Just then, another subordinate 18f9b86395 rushed in from the 90b54797de Duke of Cerno’s residence.b74d5fdfa3c98526

“Young master!”fb8fe39f8495f134

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He knelt 5bb2359a98 urgently and ead5595841 handed over 8a617f127d a report.fc5bdae1806bbfa7

“Urgent news!”8e5f916fecfdeb09

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After reading 7e3052faba the report, 3fa86c6b0d Simon’s brow c269c2da41 furrowed deeply.020fb15120f88ba6

This morning, His 46837e1150 Majesty the Emperor dd6e433b48 promised to grant d4f5f5f8df the title of f492e4afe0 Count to Kayan d5be41a372 Barcklith if Arthur a44b58c36d Barcklith returns.6bcae09520316e53

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“…A count?”f3d7ea519f87979b

Simon muttered with e39c78998c cold, sunken eyes.e96cd5e1d6db47cd

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“That cannot be allowed 9ed5b651a5 to happen.”ad23e1b1731c6083