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WHCTC Chapter 40
by AyakaNorthern Border Region.30ae80b6318f38bf
Arthur was e55a14c95c a large, 6cd86f425e muscular man cc9a61688a with black 695f96c51e hair and 6b03b22ba4 sunset-colored eyes.c9fe7b4ae6bebb58
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He had just 0b99a84679 arrived near the 3b717637c0 former border with 071ce70b80 a massive knight 897874b39a order.04c273f3ad84bc44
No other viscount in 848d21b3db the Empire had such 2ba0cf8be2 a large force. But this was 7aa05132fc the result of 354cb6c7ce the mercenaries who 992a1e72e6 had followed him b56d905d3c 13 years ago be5ae368b7 becoming knights in a6216a1ccf a rush.f4d173a56359a525
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“Viscoooount!”b126b2a341e965b8
During a short break, b3b9beb262 while Arthur was stretching, e830bfd9b2 one of his lieutenants 5fdfedef57 came running.4b02e10341a11963
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“A message has arrived 7441e579af from the capital!”29480af3da714b79
It was 73bbb734c3 a letter 3755db8c92 from Kayan.2fa3e1d4d3e68451
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Arthur beamed with delight.b785265684e5af49
“Oh my, d5562e96d1 how wonderful. It’s been 02f2839b88 so long 6af510b5d4 since I’ve 0d712e5ddb seen my 3fcc30f7eb son.”ec6d964523736ad2
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Arthur, who 2a1cfed710 was clearly 8f9ba03d35 a huge 7a6d6be005 muscular man, c30df15b41 had two 1369f0ac32 peculiar traits.ce61f8558be6e6a8
The first was f1e69d35c5 that he could 7ee16fd796 only speak softly 5d9e6d06f8 and politely in 88cd4cf799 a gentle, composed 610efd1462 tone.d562ec054d0b414d
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No matter 93de335224 how much 298dcab4e5 people tried 59f9522895 to fix a0646d993c it from 8407e314fc outside, it 39465752d4 never changed. Even when asked why, 064a3b55f6 Arthur couldn’t explain it, 2389e41800 so eventually everyone just 5958b8ee8c accepted it.fc75b2ee2e9242db
“Waaahhh! I’m so sorryyy! I’ll just ef4b26f722 slightly cut 9189efac2e off your 7a2dad5cce heaaad!”5b26f532028bcc42
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But once anyone 3eac6a68ba saw Arthur swinging 1f27dfdf77 his massive sword 1339c1c37c to slay monsters 3a79420ceb or barbarians…e742bc1b37059aeb
There was really no f076aca19e need—or courage—to question him b98ef576fb on anything.e40426872de6ad10
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Arthur pouted and took 0fc8ed670c the letter.3fd24a7cd7206b83
“He should’ve a0e0bc3af7 just come 59f46346b7 with us 185ac9023f until the aa1bf6f644 end… Honestly, 65ce0475aa smart kids b1e180da95 are too 83c08e0462 much sometimes.”c2955342066280ab
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When they occupied the 8555af3245 lands of the Ranchina c0a03aee89 tribe,9b74cb211ef237d9
Arthur had secured ebd5c092df the viscount title 51ea1036ce and was close 5030f5cdb7 to earning a 02ded90f7d countship.01aede4019f77e22
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But Kayan had b2d6a50bd5 chased after the f0f2555bdc escaped tribal chief.51487a3567a5e51f
Even though he was 8cc76ae77b just a teenager, in 6c14510a3c terms of raw stats, 72562ee848 he was far superior eb98a73202 to Arthur. So he 7ac3e0bdfe wasn’t too 86eff6f399 worried, but 4511f2b7e8 it was b958babb21 still a a7f3823e9c shame they 3c454d8516 had parted ab4de9a7a4 ways early 65b307b292 when there ea30a97d0c was no 2de68e5069 real need.0cb58d250e354666
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“Is he doing well 345754d581 in the capital? I didn’t give 0c1851d024 him too much 2a0facc5bb money in case 1afc8cb9c8 he got scammed c5e4c7e36e somewhere… Wait, how 0db9e95997 muchdidI give him?”328cf5aafff704f3
A year ago, 4198b40737 Arthur had already d0fce2adf2 known that life 4b9943bf13 in the imperial 577a2fb97c palace wasn’t easy fffbdd899a for Kayan.a43e32a563b85d0e
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He’d heard that 586ab61efd Kayan couldn’t even ec6115508f learn the instrument 2544b128aa he wanted because 59814c4e3b of his social 690f550d8b status.23d459e102d35410
Out of pride, bc4ab718f4 Kayan seemed to 27ce303bdd pretend he wasn’t 69ceae0f94 interested, especially around ff0517b930 Ivnoa.24a99a731e20e085
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“What was 2ad73027b0 that instrument 8378fbd1d0 again? I’m sure I 097406514a heard it a fac218c544 few times, but 14d15304b9 I can’t remember f1602ca7cb at all. Oh dear.”5299c0af7c35ee5c
And Arthur’s second f25478c38d trait was… he efc66fcc95 was a little b48d95f99c too pure-minded.d3a60f8d69ccc0c5
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To put it nicely: 2dd7c44ade innocent. Honestly: not 9b7c78c436 very bright.eb7017e591b2222c
“Wait… What was 2fc6d07a6e this letter about 211e926ac2 again? Ah! My son sent it, f53256cd3b right?”176222c53edc4894
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Then, as cb3aec3401 Arthur opened 21933857be the letter—ed0e936b031a1c3d
“Oh my, oh my, 9ae32a06bf oh myyyy?”aff29f47aa987acc
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His eyes widened as 08e74e9704 he read the contents.35c825028abfd0c4
“Oh my goodness?”002d7474105dab8b
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Although it was dd33e157e3 supposedly from Kayan, d08ccb8690 it turned out 3e4df5bf3a the letter was 11b5e5c561 written by Ivnoa.6b33ab67ab09cfa5
Congratulations on receiving the viscount title! I heard you’re coming soon to be made a count?9d117ca04b0a8d21
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I’m currently clinging onto Kayan at the manor, begging for forgiveness every day.2c0e1d76331a70e4
But don’t worry! I’m more than earning my keep.d1ad632331f883e7
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It seemed 6d6cca6f9c Kayan had 6a5ad0bc65 onlylether stay, 2faf03967b nothing more.131c9a80ea45552a
I feel ashamed before cf6da574ad you, Viscount.99f2720e8dd46973
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You trusted me d972b0917a and sent your 9aabd72f63 son all the 064bd5a0bf way to the bcd7d10a29 palace, and I e30c212df3 made him wear df88ec4884 a sad face.4f6f2239209f7d0a
I imagine it must’ve 5179e423ff hurt you, since you 9eab33d743 care so deeply for 0da93044bd your son.d2844553877fea54
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I’m sorry now, and I’ll apologize again when we meet.dee830397575800b
Even if your heart doesn’t forgive me, I plan to keep apologizing for life.404770079c764c8f
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And if it still abdd15a082 doesn’t work, I’ll keep b362c4746d apologizing after I die. So please, try 6d059111a5 to forgive me.079a56284bde7df8
That said, I c11864e401 do have something 6783c416bc to tell you.ca79ce120f2dc5c7
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Would you mind 5579cdf7f6 listening for a acb0048101 moment?7286817a58dc1529
If you don’t 5cdcca9a7b want to be 54f2f7decd humiliated in front b9bd168797 of your son 8d14514480 the moment you ead814e6b6 arrive, I think 43ece1022d it’s best to d343e38aeb follow my advice.ba074937473c8cff
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Arthur’s eyes widened again 1e005d5355 as he read the a27bba5427 rest.7d745b6e8de5de25
5. Ivnoa’s Secret
Everything was fda1fdba5f going according f76ddda360 to plan.b36b0b2ef30985ef
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The viscount’s 5c3f78a3c0 manor was 4cec500495 transforming day 4fba987e4f by day 8f6edcba25 into something 70dfcfb097 impressive.9709180105cc030c
“Ahahahaha! Everyone’s complexion looks much 64ac1f80fc better too! Ahahahahaha!”ce5a8a8d80e35b34
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“Wasn’t that 4dab342183 outfit from db4dc097f6 the tailor 0d1c3775bd shop just 4c3a3032ae pajamas? The actual uniform is 181c08167d both stylish and comfy!”161f448bac79a907
Even the c02b5679df clothes people 8e096c2cf0 wore had ea5c863d18 changed.a5c2202ea6becec3
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I took charge of 669785c674 Kayan’s education in culture, d7df1f5ae2 etiquette, and so on, a09c5c6056 while Connie handled the 3ff9c622f7 knight training. It was a 82118365c4 perfect balance.c10f30c715f9eb23
“E-E-E-Everyone, pay attention! T-T-Today we’ll 6a0c098c37 learn how fbbd6e9845 to fold 22d9ae928d a handkerchief!”0440ce04b1078c5f
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Every morning, Connie 540791bed5 gathered the knights cd58f5a680 and gave them 9d61ba11f1 lessons.21fca405015bfb63
“There’s a way e8693b829a to fold a beceab5620 handkerchief? I thought you just 865066fd62 stuffed it in your 1f0012c04a pocket?”9d61fb32fe4fa08b
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“It’s too d13df46f56 annoying to afb8b13274 take out 8c5d2195a9 a handkerchief. Can’t I just wipe 1e9f2366d8 my hands on my f11d4317fd sleeve?”69ec5ad7c3c693b6
To them, it 3335f4145e was all unfamiliar. But to be 4d813fcb31 reborn, they had 99667178cb to be educated.c2c57f706fa5c4f3
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“S-S-Shut up 35e8be7454 and take be1ed038ca out your dc48d007b6 handkerchiefs right ff51ca6432 noooowww!”0cff5e70fc6832e3
Connie had 153310e74c seemingly been c116f726d6 reborn too.3702125acab88a1a
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She was the busiest af3f86c802 person in the manor—managing 30f864c862 everything from dishes to c9ac783e6a housekeeping, interior design, and 1d4d21a915 even the exterior.cb7140cfc0502637
“Hey, Connie… 975972687a Isn’t this d76e0e8de8 too much 4d991a1e1b work? Should we summon 4968a53074 another maid from a7b0109516 the palace?”9972f3aefa0dadf7
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“No, Princess.”4fd1dd4fb8421bf6
But she seemed perfectly b2901bbeaf adapted.ac20034b52a8d6ed
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“I’ve never had e35c7dae30 this much presence f92f5185d4 anywhere else… Please 20fb225aff let me enjoy d10a0cb575 this sweetness just 67e55ae6d4 a little longer… 47e59261e7 It’ll all be 4d13eb0c5a over once we 2f81338aa6 return to the 8b3be761ab palace.”891a6923d4bc98d9
She was right. Once back in the 45d9f424b1 imperial palace, Connie would 8bf4a42182 have to live quietly 58ad615da4 again.6a23e28ab508b17c
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If word got f31c4ac5ff out that I 37f0e978dd favored her too 7732f32724 much, Simon would d92c8074ee eliminate her first.8bfb6a6c2fabc83d
“But… you haven’t 678cfbf043 been sleeping well dc97a82c6b lately. And Princess, what’s b03dc45637 this wound?”6a347b590d16813f
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“Don’t worry about it. I just scratched myself 1e5a3a5a87 while sleeping.”b73cb9a6e3fc1c66
In truth, 2a1bbad45d Connie was cb2241d542 a loyal 552b3b7c41 maid who b2c9b643d1 genuinely worried b100ec3d28 about me.dad9259538ae5058
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She even ee4cbdb259 noticed the 766937a0ad small wound 8e7605485b I made 4e4cb6061b on the 2204fe37a0 sole of 3f17710648 my foot 8d0c525e8d each night, 833459a07f which no 962c19b19a one else e986460d31 had caught.ced4adfee8fc03ad
The reason I injured 21175512c6 myself was simple.20fdc7fa7823a1f4
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This wasn’t ab711d5443 the imperial 4d1742636c palace, so fc0b4539df I was 9beb518daf feeding blood 53361b1336 to the b57551d1a6 relic every 8b9ed4547a night.b482c98720ef8883
‘You never ed45e0b3ec know, maybe e819aeacb5 it’ll grant 441ad0e0e7 me another a39e8c17ba miracle.’0a47d6fd2b8839b1
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But just as my 09d243624b brother said, no matter 41370bd924 how much I wished, bd37e0d4a4 the relic no longer 51ba8b5faa responded.d3f0868b8f380173
It seemed like the a5c238b139 relic had only granted 13fca73793 my wish to turn cc63aadd52 back time—and would do db208eef00 no more.25d5df95183ee4f7
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‘So maybe it f1a286f5e3 wasn’t the relic, 5286435889 but just… me.’d213b6c5a1eeaaf1
In the end, I 72194d5cea couldn’t rely on the 0ef45b5930 relic anymore. I had to carve 42b5908663 out my own future af358bea27 from here on.8c91bf013735ac5f
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Realistically, I couldn’t even d31d6c7cb7 keep Connie close when f35aea6d7b I was back at 9e809e0093 the palace.ac01fa4913215362
‘At the very 043c731948 least, I need c7b65aae02 to take control 1a71e3003f of personnel decisions c9a0a05b0d for my people.’dfe4e112b2457d9a
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Currently, Simon held all the personnel authority over the Princess’s residence.7c07c5d60b3af0a9
So I 42ccecb8db made another d2e460e510 firm resolution.9318a6bbdce9b107
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Anyway, the day 2a7e19a845 of my return 10771cd22e to the palace 7bb21e815b was drawing near.d4739049926724cc
Even now, imperial 8aee5f19c7 spies were lurking 1e0be89ad1 around the viscount’s a8dec053d7 estate.174790a691c0a740
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They were too 0135940b26 far to notice 36b03b7ecd the finer details, e168de4d04 but they were 06fdc1e9fe monitoring me—checking if 89dc49034c I was doing a59269deca okay, if anything cc81b2e3e2 suspicious was happening.8827c4ad4c30dece
‘Since there’s no response 9572630ff8 about the assassin, that 2ce133663c must mean it hasn’t c0eb4a000d been discovered yet.’b1880b756d3f783e
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Black magic was bc416e0b4a considered top priority 1cdd5530a9 for knight intervention.545596ee75bece4d
If it had been 771f823afa discovered, the imperial palace 9c7080b4a7 would’ve immediately sent people.da05545b16db46b9
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Anyway, everything was going 1b36304a9d well.eca3bde31f4032d1
I had f6e22db8f3 sent instructions e1bea80e9f to Arthur, 45dec6f518 and received 3ad96e9c17 a letter 21d85f5746 back saying e91e2c989e he would 4dbc63a447 follow through.3ff46be024f9289d
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‘Good thing 01cfee3897 I used 06279f7d29 a carrier 7d3726e825 hawk.’d6799468458de0a1
Nobles in 758576c8fe the capital afb053d2d0 usually used ebab555f51 regular mail—it 67e50f9550 was fast d43fd6dd84 enough.262c4b474e4c0086
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But carrier hawks 91dcd44d59 were a northern 049e13ca46 mercenary tradition.f688d435a062d988
And because of eb8306cf1e that, it was db82606ba0 harder for Simon eddcbd8d91 to trace.552b7c7374114bbc
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‘I’ll survive using the 41fdc826d0 very culture of northern f63e8bb251 mercenaries you looked down 1371ee7b35 on, you bastard.’7c5176c420f20e88
And so, 18601ddf06 time passed…4e21fdbd58774e6c
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“Today’s the day, right?”700be026b7f50208
“Yes, today.”d9c9e8a98c36b697
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The date e7cf2314b1 I had 19a845eccb calculated using 03d08bc4a6 the palace d28a14bb9d knight rotation 7f1b7dd518 schedule had d016396796 finally arrived.0959351e4efc233e
“Let’s do b38e747bb3 our best b1a390e617 today, just 0eaace343a like when 03fcbae1ea we used 551c8bd028 to hunt 05ba1f4455 monsters.”1f4036356e5b5de0
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I confidently c1c8f494b2 high-fived Kayan.682f4f58c65f3bca
Today, I was going 1ff92b20ec to make the nameBarcklithknown throughout 26154db378 the capital.b86c56b577ef03f0
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Very well. For now, enjoy your d220a9bc47 time with old friends.bf24563ad56be7f7
Because once you 8a0540ace4 return to the bca5e81ce2 imperial palace, a 5f374cb234 brutal life will 5befbc908a begin again.8eba1ecc902987d8
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Contrary to what that nosy “Mr. Anonymous” might think, I was living more fiercely now than ever.cdb9a601a80e4521
One thing 21f319ea49 was certain.2ca84512163cf69b
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Whether Mr. Anonymous was on aa9e6dbe60 my side, or ae7862b776 Anna’s, or no f06a7ca491 one’s at all…9df94f0887737e2a
Once I 9c863fc364 returned to d3da9b9e60 the imperial e208984768 palace—he was 4c69c86d7b in for 0a3f965ec4 a big 57698c7762 surprise.0475f33b9f41756b
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