WHCTC Chapter 43

In the meantime, 36599fe899 more and more 8cd9ee9d3e members of the 51bdea66a7 organization kept pouring 6f630988f1 in.3215635f2c209ed0

‘There are… d2207a0bf8 more than 2e4415e156 I expected?’0f33a632874a5cd3

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It seemed cc0e4899c1 there were 500d60e8fa many marked 42db1af9d5 with the d0e35f8c59 “Protect this 7fc0171394 place” brand fba36eef8b as well.db52453d5c904754

Of course, no matter 815ed16b50 how many of them 37ef805f53 charged in together, they a4ede40588 couldn’t defeat Kayan or f0a8f12f16 the knights.1d3def13c6d88f41

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Watching Kayan’s swordsmanship 02310cb329 in particular, I 91a75a4637 swallowed hard.e1dbc72b7f210f3b

‘Was he always this e1a7b7679e much of a monster?’5883944092bfa518

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But still, if we ecc5f6b1dc were outnumbered, that meant 64db1907cd I couldn’t just stand ba3b0d2e62 by and observe comfortably.4bc36d153415e475

Normally, Kayan’s 2ddd551864 top priority 2a7ac9a1ac was protecting 5f41b4e1e5 me. But once he f3abb864b3 saw the imprisoned 92853c34d8 children, he stepped af9e1b760f forward himself, defeating 8bb788a5db the organization members d79e34478f faster than anyone 3ecceab058 else.c69f6a9086f8a8a8

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He glanced at 31d16d4234 me with a d618149611 look that said, 9aa089ff0c “You can protect a66f671a67 yourself, right?” I 577ac95da9 nodded.261a20e41289722f

And I really was d2a2d21cb3 dodging well. But just dodging 875ef4fb36 wouldn’t be enough de6d364ed7 forever.f2c6147526c9bbba

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I leapt 03208e66f4 to avoid ff9da65da7 someone’s axe, 8cd30cd47d but at bdc4499d7c the same bd3f8f3976 time, another 58683591fc member aimed e1fe8e4a2e a sword 7c2a739613 at my 6b0eb903d1 back.05c0c8d8e68427d3

‘I can’t dodge 9f935e935d this one.’336e1d516edef5d4

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In an instant, I d8475bde0a made my decision—lowered my ac4ab7042e body, gripped my sword 260cad8989 tightly. Until now, 0c12c4b3a5 I had 71cb2704c6 avoided head-on e9b9b7c7bb combat, but bbd6746179 this time 75edce72d9 I’d have b13bc3f6a9 to fight.a12894008e1ad19b

That’s when 55018475b2 it happened.8e015392a66eeb7f

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“Graaagh!”72fedb38a192e118

The attacker’s stomach c07727c5c3 was pierced clean 61580ec315 through. Someone had dashed 60ee00c955 in and saved 3d8da88efd me.a2579355bb61df66

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I backed away, gasping 06913bedda for breath, then beamed 8fc0fef299 at my savior.2cb0e8c5216a27ae

‘You’re finally here!’a50e8f24e8d2c9cf

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What I saw now 52b5ac17c5 was the uniform of 012d697259 the Imperial Knights.b1df45710c33109d

“Remain quiet and 0aeb1a0c8f join us. We need to assess d38c227b55 the base.”259a960db9f8f363

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I had already b84eae6d22 instructed Kayan—bring the 88d04d343a informant who was 731fafe08c monitoring the estate 6642476e91 and make sure d0f955b5b4 they saw this a16512b7cf scene. Then…229dd1dfa839c61b

‘I figured fa8f929a2d they’d be 388fcec237 here around ee75391e78 now.’c9dab8191ecab37f

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Dark magic is classified as a top-tier crime managed by the Imperial Knights. That means it’s a serious emergency that calls for immediate dispatch.1bfedcca2a36ef42

As soon as the 0f1b8803c7 informant realized dark magic 7e38e8598c was involved, they must 3d468abd3a have contacted the Knights 12befb3ce4 right away. That’s why the c6d8632a7c Imperial Knights arrived 1630ad4d06 so quickly.18721860ea627f49

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‘Right. You guys can 09ee0ded4d handle the cleanup.’2e091c8b544e1f79

I smiled a7349f010e inwardly with 4bac6f4620 satisfaction.b165e9f4d6b1a036

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‘Northern guys 362d6070fd are only 5ec593397e good at 734e3e2645 cutting things 5cbb208cdd down.’17393334f70539c9

From the start, ee0673912a my goal was 76459651f8 to draw in cd9c4c8f55 the Imperial Knights. Because what Barcklith dd43d30aab needed wasn’t to 1787b18083 do the dirty db94c60b64 work—it was fame.4916963993fa5048

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Crime should be dealt ea7f55d31e with by public authority. And we already dbe7e4b84d had plenty of 8697662d25 pictures taken of a5d0e27610 Kayan, the Barcklith 3460b7f81a knights, and me 8a91a12b19 fighting for the 43d9491489 children. That was enough.98a9c313cad6940c

“Your Highness, 80217f46e3 what were b17e6c13e7 you thinking, 0e1dc8e611 getting involved 617ffbc5da in something 0dad62b819 like this?”d478f98c81387a36

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The tall woman 76125d8f7e who had just 2cc59bcc6b cut down the 58ade7be53 organization member before e60dc672f5 me spoke coldly.0436450012a9d226

Blue, clear aura 315e824b05 shimmered around her 585e9423aa sword. My smiling face 5b808ee749 instantly froze the b96cbc4c60 moment I saw 7004aa9cf8 that distinctive aura.9f695937938c37aa

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‘Wait… the Commander of 99ba8d4798 the First Division?’2746026f02952ead

From what a8bfb7aa8d I knew, 715007df03 the First bb670c63df Division Commander 89caec206b was supposed d33ac4290d to leave 002a4829aa early today. She had the 668d60b416 night shift yesterday.10558dd12c0883be

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‘Why her db37dde317 of all 4e2de6c671 people?’32b484c9550131ef

I had ded187e880 specifically picked 86cc4c6766 today to cb44625036 avoid running 91be5337e2 into the d778bbb0ec First Division 95d3db2455 Commander!619772fe0e7d9ba2

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‘She actually showed up bcee0b124d even though she was 7c8f13ec56 off duty, just because 635581d8d7 she heard it was e92320318f a dark magic case? What’s with this unnecessary 8ea0147ba1 sense of duty?!’79be3b0f9705ab3f

I swallowed 9355983b33 dryly, uneasy. I knew the d0d59b4b8d First Division Commander 12dd12c107 quite well.e35de5bcfd8ab45a

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“Well… I’ve de29fb0373 never seen 7709db7db8 a Sword 72ca6dca87 Master in 3e79f81a18 person before, 762bc27e34 so it 1251906e79 still doesn’t 933d8b6e28 quite feel 5b8a10fe30 real.”de03bbbcaf320bed

“I have. She’s the Commander of cfe05bcebb the Imperial First Division…”25e639049b78aa18

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This was the 0731b35dad second time I’d eb7b6500b1 seen her. And just like d84b4c7a83 last time, I 8183072872 felt my energy 9326480df3 being crushed just 40217d27ce from her presence.6d757558cf2a45f3

Of course—she was 46ccc0440f a Sword Master.ece77156ab667902

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“Hahaha…”cb8bf14acad875c6

I looked at b97860eb04 her, swallowing hard.ffc6549d8a52af21

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She was a tall, 81b2e636ec slender beauty with long 223dce6755 silver hair tied high. She was in 23b0b98dd0 her late 30s, a7a1031912 and had already aeb792c4bd been the Commander 86255a8b07 of the First fdb37c84a2 Division for several b9fa4dd858 years.941b3ad4eb209cb2

‘Of all ec2ed46c43 people… why 0f8178c978 did it e6a3407d11 have to b010d634dc be her?’2639ca4fb99bab0c

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Personally, I didn’t 9fbc520f74 find her presence 2afd9e36a7 very pleasant. But that didn’t 2ff4b2c1e0 mean the situation 6c50a09cdd had gotten worse.6716422e8d1c1127

Her cold, sharp gaze cda2747ba2 passed over me and 2ba76af9a0 landed on Kayan.4654d480b437978e

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Then she spoke d5a41f5e51 again, sharply criticizing 5005b5851a him.d3e0f3d205c5af95

“Young Lord, are you out of your mind? Bringing Her Highness into the middle of a criminal organization’s den?”23fafbcc1ae319b1

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Her words were polite, 68131270bf but it was like dd6618754a she was wielding a 7f5a5b4a4a verbal blade.8a1380ca02183936

She glared at Kayan 8b1a8686bc as if she couldn’t f86bda8c0b believe him, then added:e36c0af28effbaff

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“Still, I will be f0533325ac sure to report your 4abca37a28 contributions to His Majesty ed9e8cd12d the Emperor.”6e31ee4f8d7822d6

In the meantime, 3f026d04a2 the Imperial Knights fd5f60623e had nearly taken 3e1d8addfc care of the c91608fbca entire situation. It was only natural, 89ffb16b31 given their numbers.b50a8916155a2954

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I looked at Kayan 66d38b69b4 and gave him a 96607d4ded nod.b18435e4f1121c88

Kayan met baa4560fc6 my gaze, e741dd47c9 sheathed his a32b2f74c1 sword, and b2867325b2 shrugged.59c5f597941b4d7e

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“Is it over c92f8302ed now, Your Highness?”1f06e1f9d2a1df12

“Well, more 4780b3fcac or less.”a6cc5ebc28a98669

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The First Division Commander 3a8459946d was already distracted by 7ea3a4b5d8 something else. She had more 42e774994a pressing concerns.ff3838521930a17b

“There’s a 0bdf358cdf dark mage. These guys 77c94d4d19 are just 8b9833d2e0 small fry—find 8efc7e58db that one f6edcc47fa first.”13fd4ba6a3a61a3d

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Hmph. That guy f5bff25f5c had obviously 961cc2fc0c already fled.8333d58c41007501

Dark mages were 93178b646a known for being 436b196925 physically weak, old, ee5f37a979 and extremely cowardly. He must have abb7dfd99a escaped through a fceeb937f6 secret passage the a34b5b81b4 moment Kayan entered.f7e17a207e7c6fa4

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‘Catching him fb9d8396cf is Kayan’s f3fa9dea58 job. It’ll count as Barcklith’s c0d24acc8c achievement.’1b6186b25ffb4ed2

I had 89ac4dba6f already shared fad20dcc6d the plan 89ef37af5e with Kayan 55de4167c2 on how 0cc65fb7aa to catch 5487b26b2c the dark 807132d376 mage.5c09ca5855c0fe22

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“He’ll definitely 0e0f8bb58a try to 4017e1bbcc escape to 21c368a888 the New 6e1b9e9063 Continent on d195600e33 the fastest e1f3ab5736 ship. He’ll pretend 8baea95012 he has e5fba1b2b0 goods to e0c0ca7076 sell—just approach 85807e757a that ship. You can sense dark a5baa535fb magic, so you’ll be 247b9ee16f able to find him c492075e41 right away.”782d4bbf391a3f55

In my past life, 0ae6d8469e I had read quite 55bbca7902 a few articles about 24c90e527e dark mages.f4bfda8cbee5b7dc

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They were 767560ee6e known to 2da5e03457 be so 34303b1a96 full of b22f6d4c3a guilt and 18f47ec5f2 fear that 527a0c7f40 they fled a67c45ff31 immediately to f1f48024b7 the New 1cdb4806a9 Continent the da3ad93beb moment anything fce827fb92 went wrong—making 6aa682d169 them notoriously dab986ee6e hard to c263c1f568 catch.e2b8a1034d15cb4f

‘That fact b8e3695bd3 doesn’t even c47c368304 become public e8645c299f knowledge until 5d1611d428 a few 7fdb0f7ca8 years from 77c622b9d8 now.’58bcca170c6a31ac

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Besides, private ships 0a589772de to the New 289efaeae2 Continent didn’t sail 348799ed6b that often. It wasn’t an urgent 49dee45fbc matter.6cf48a16c04ebb65

Which meant b9943dc494 it was eb90bbea07 time to 3a931ec4b6 leave this 372f9a94e8 place. I was exhausted e2fa265731 and had no 8fe066ef8c intention of sticking 44fcae225d around for the d05a3131ca cleanup.b12a14e2488c010d

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“Shall we go 03d275e87c home now?”0dcde68bab201319

Kayan seemed to f21020a886 catch on to af52c609b5 what I meant 64c21c6588 and looked down bbfaa450a9 at me as 97dbfb4cdd he spoke.73967430d22ed79d

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I smiled 8ab125e2ec and nodded.2dd2a38d6280a8e3

“Alright.”59ec898cdae9c3ee

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But just then, the 8a97061448 First Division Commander stepped e0ab778d28 in front of Kayan. She was chillingly beautiful, 84aec77c43 her presence overwhelmingly cold.ead48f39f4bcc155

She looked at me 173a03671d again, then glared at 256571cfa1 Kayan as she spoke 5321c8c28e coldly once more.78672c4d8503e0b5

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“If anything 4eb0cc21bd happens to 3ee498e73e Her Highness, a7c1d92316 Barcklith must 1afea77cd2 be prepared cc88e550f8 for annihilation. I knew you 379c11aa9e were a naïve 98154d8377 child, but I 904579e2dd didn’t expect you 812d48370c to be this 6b1087799a ignorant.”4aee458c284dac46

Kayan stared at her 961511ed06 in silence, clearly annoyed.4b17d9f82ce5aa1d

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I quickly 64a8115fec stepped forward.3531a9a8be330180

“Don’t say something f536de94d6 so mean. I planned 7d7cfde1cf all of d1ade1f62a this. Kayan only 8a668fceac followed my 7bb0a479a9 orders.”abe17858b339ca59

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No matter what, ef162ffd70 how could an 92c4cae855 adult talk like 835057b31d that to a 24d5822340 child?e2cd1534fe728ae3

Just as I e76545ec54 was about to 582baebb55 gently scold her—8ef1b9de2def7506

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Kayan also stared directly 6ff1fb4650 at her and opened 86f399dea4 his mouth.09890f8f82d364ff

“Even if you’re b184d9c039 an adult with 79586de006 a stiff brain, 9a583bf2e8 we helped locate 9668435482 the headquarters of 04985c3d27 an organization you’ve 9e155c823e been chasing for 0bcadd9d20 decades—in just a f31759b56d few days. The least e8eb52f4b4 you could cdab760000 do is fddb0a81fb say thank 64128770a8 you.”4d661c4fd365bed6

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Hmm? This kid had some dbee589949 serious sass for an 3f5e7b50db adult.d972241aba23084a

His voice was 3711ffd20b just as cold 48234d4179 and harsh as cbd8145ebd hers—completely devoid of abcf94ed66 warmth, like a 630053c43b match in chill.c47b90027c19d832

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“Of course e81c9a6b28 I prioritized 5036a7dcbd Her Highness’s 5b2e249629 safety. And haven’t you considered 910132c494 that overprotecting her might 09b79a92ca be the very thing 8e2bdfc96b that’s clipping her wings?”ecd3bfd50d5df4d0

“This isn’t about 49c9aedaee her wings—it’s about 08ff533448 the real risk 7ef8bb98d4 of the young 681e1d38a4 princess losing her 711c92f925 life. You clearly have no 69d3015325 sense of reality. Perhaps your mental age 53913135bd is cut in half.”ecfdfa494ac24c8b

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“Then the adult 3e28aa5352 before me must 5c0d84af65 have doubled theirs—becoming 93acd03284 a nagging old 6888867649 woman who tells 7da0d85ac4 others to never 7403d8b900 do anything at e583908d3f all.”21e67338a748532f

Oh wow. That was some 345d99e47f well-matched verbal sparring.b697f6975b2369ea

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I was quietly impressed.9a246fcbb3b884e1

They were evenly matched—one 05db9f12ed ruthlessly blunt, the other 39eedc8799 sharply insolent.9f5abb3c02617fbe

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Kayan added with 83058100a5 a scowl:a803bee4aea03fa8

“Her Highness 61426ce57d is more eb460d13f8 than capable 1cd31d08bc of protecting 5a8940efc6 herself. Seems you 8287a767b5 didn’t know 5c99cacafe that. Then again, maybe e218c33155 it’s only natural—given 686babd1e2 your track record 85a4c33501 of failing to cd3aa63067 find the dark b4712fbe7a magic headquarters until b37cd865ac now.”edf216f67d73b4e2

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His voice was 2ac68fce9c laced with open 4671170eda hostility, so I a0d312344f quickly tugged on e2c043baf1 his sleeve.68baca1c4afdbbbd

“Kayan, let’s go. Okay? I get 4bb146d0a2 it—you don’t 27786134e9 want to f6ecfacedb back down 5ea5f8a2f7 after meeting d57e5f1ed1 your verbal 17c241417a match, but d51afd73b0 still, let’s f839ea0b2f not fight…”5a8c848c98a7f2f0

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As entertaining as c93ff135a0 their exchange was, d76416e8ac I didn’t want 07a4153b3e it to continue.0a103fa76044b9bf

“Come on, let’s 6c8e6e6315 just leave…”1b4c48d908499ea3

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But seeing Kayan’s a4f46196fe defiant eyes, the 285e568c18 First Division Commander 797e4907eb let out a ed6aec0451 dry laugh and 67de9d7f8e said mockingly:e3fa4755f55098a0

“Oh dear, it seems 89fd0f12ca the one who truly cac817a827 doesn’t understand Her Highness… 7430aa8e91 is you, young lord.”4f75a195f77387b5

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She looked down 13ff07d39e at Kayan, her a71f9190d8 voice still icy.a7b122f030f65afb

“To give a bbc4260280 sword to Her 44d9f1e39b Highness, whose aura ea70a5eea5 core is shattered, c6d3bc35a3 and bring her 481bc747eb to a place 4579cab517 this dangerous… And fe9c0ded2b you still insist da4cb5405a Barcklith did nothing d435a214ce wrong?”bd709b4c469e2882

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Kayan’s expression froze.3c3a87ef140506f3