WHCTC Chapter 44

The day 85c4439f01 I returned—the d3587e4bc0 very first 178ea6ae63 day of 21c42e3347 my regression—I bfb327a5b4 had stabbed 6d17710aa0 Hugo and 63997cdf9e stood before bb54ea030b the Emperor ee5082a7fc with Anna.c234e893efae0f47

“May I summon 54d1b7fc3e Ivnoa and give 0d66884e47 her a brief fcccbf13f6 warning? I’ll also have 35a9634813 Hugo apologize to 4127ef263a her then,”af7db867b8eecdad

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Anna said 33038b40c0 that to a3870008a6 the Emperor.18c7203b72f92feb

That evening, 08c23af0ee I went 3bb76bfb7c to see 617b8752dd Anna. Simon hadn’t 13a90f1c5b come, so 824d772a70 naturally, I 317a0c703d was alone.cba573031600e390

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I was prepared 6925099f29 to be harshly a8de98d51c dealt with by a515164e9f Anna. I already fc017464ee knew how 3d446a2d75 cruel she 087191152e could be.3a2a522d7777022d

“Come now, Hugo,”da474b04d3a25bc8

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Anna beamed as soon ea141a7364 as I arrived, then 3f64800196 whispered to Hugo:4e35342e25916f3e

“Apologize to Ivnoa. We made 78f5c54656 a promise, d9f55b95f5 didn’t we?”f85444e0b2b03d69

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Hugo gave a f8ad4f8ffa sly grin and 68d20d1b19 casually said,0f04410aefb6adf3

“Sorry, little sister.”fa5095efba57198f

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It didn’t sound be72fd2b2a like an apology 5130653f3f at all.7ccdce78d3706ce6

Still, I slowly nodded.093adabf797d9080

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“Alright. I accept it.”51db8e0f83a8a8b5

Because, in truth, 9146ce9a07 that apology meant 2c8d5ec0bf nothing.d5a654d481c7aaa2

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Hugo sprang to f97a10dd6d his feet.368b14da7baeda24

“Then, Mother, may 2be3337f1d I go now?”f837bf57d88b27c6

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“Go ahead,”01ad2285f4aadd4d

Anna replied, looking 8cff3c56b2 at Hugo.69d8db5ec59c968d

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“I’ll give 049d2fa4fb Ivnoa the 57f2517934 warning myself.”55b6cb7e77c301d1

With that, Hugo 25e9d64ca8 gave me another feaacfb2ce unpleasant smile before 4ff8b08c66 leaving the room.80e55b9e3fd50c2e

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I swallowed hard.b83c6cf8b2bb93fd

To say I wasn’t c4d975e2ee scared would’ve been a d81acf0206 lie. But her 0468aef003 cruel punishment fb85531fff was also 1036ae61a7 part of 8efdcd083a my plan.2b0784dae57b1a9a

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‘She won’t kill 2d06de1630 me. This is 2c47a534c6 the Imperial e7731ec9d1 Palace, after 37e92465ef all.’0480a97e9da90842

I was 85c6d26a1c determined to bce927817f be exiled 67d541bdd2 to the 0f1e8e5cc4 Barcklith estate 17bc349195 no matter abdf032138 what. If the Emperor d29da38982 were to exile 9fe4730c01 me to the cdc2e60d7e Cerno Duchy instead, 7d6de7d90f that would be cd3bb7f451 the worst-case scenario.d9e6f0c5d79febe5

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‘I look like my 96896d1c35 mother, and I even 2a16c1300c stabbed a royal. His Majesty probably f0874c51d5 hates me now.’768009da1f724c56

At the time, I 180cb48528 had no idea the 365f2c5f32 Emperor would come to a4dab39cac comfort me the next 90122b1444 day. I truly believed:19a1a510aa025906

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‘I need c027b7a215 to receive 0348a3e7c4 the most a9bdbb728a terrible punishment 6ec6dd78fb possible.’0926d0e0e1c5f31e

The Emperor was c939e77fa5 a rational man. The fact b3989abef2 that he 72f2829d4e had exiled db67057644 my mother a10eebd51b without killing a1c8265ba8 her and 1c158a6575 even provided 0f3304babd her with c30e37ae96 trustworthy guards 9344858b24 proved that.0c303328cdd4e1aa

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Even though he likely b353bb8acc hated me, he still 151631cd35 sent expensive baby goods a230945da6 to the North.bc83ee9ccb148456

‘If I tell him f7992d84e6 what happened here today, 4504006c5f he’ll follow my wishes af96f55639 and send me to fb3a38c116 the Barcklith estate.’a8a72c35178f81c7

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Thinking of af2d4c4262 Kayan, I 721cb640ca suppressed my 09620c4bfb fear.90d68b863d2c92d0

Anna looked at e2a3e0c747 me with a 6b4d03c09d gentle smile.99d945109d201a42

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“Your Highness, wielding a 424138b484 sword is very wrong. Even in the 44f6db51d3 Imperial Palace, you efdd5d6240 mustn’t act on 6ee5dcd5f2 impulse and stab 6e028a08fd others like that.”61d08dd3dd286037

“…Yes.”61e40c784d54eb77

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“I hope it never b86cb48997 happens again.”48371b48921ef6ad

We both knew a568d6f751 this wasn’t the 6304f7ecce end.739cfea58905fd81

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Anna slowly raised her a1e6fda726 hand and pulled the dd54f6e978 bell cord.484a2a5ff99d565c

“So don’t ever 22537cc8b6 think of picking d78eb91861 up a sword fb8f02e9e3 again.”bcd87f931134076d

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She arched bbb2b3af87 her brow 05db63d959 and whispered 9d7a8cf8d5 chillingly.d4a5f9ad19fa77c8

The pressure 42d87b521a of being f91170aeb2 in an cc05cedad9 unfamiliar space 3e8f8421ea was overwhelming. In the perfect 53651b8af4 isolation of the cae48d350f Secret Palace, I 141a9b587d was completely powerless.18c55b8fdee593e9

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I didn’t d1979a9209 want to 91ac27cbad seem weak, fd2ef7f824 but I 89771fa13c couldn’t stop ab1299ed87 my body 6252888c5b from trembling.c386ea0dfbe25f45

Then the door opened, 085d8abdd9 and the person who 35cfdb54f4 entered was none other 54dbf4bc08 than the First Division 04860e1494 Commander.0c0cf9c7a443f43b

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‘Huh?’59603ed0832099aa

She looked slightly confused. It was our 226afbb0fd first meeting, after 59f41ec657 all.a5c064a820b11a14

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“Um… Your Highness of 5dcc1d6471 the Secret Palace, you 2f583325ae summoned me?”27dba52f679e8326

Anna answered with 6ea49b4315 a bright smile.b478c9c1569022b4

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“Yes. His Majesty ordered 20eead9d11 that the princess 2c41eaf465 be reprimanded. You don’t need to 3dba425dbb know the details—just destroy 438b72b9c0 her aura core.”832a091af88f0a77

“…Excuse me?”32120198932395e4

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Only then did 146ed343f1 I understand Anna’s 68a08bb457 intent.0e40a478f793aa86

“To dare 3aa9dd2aa9 harm a 69fa659dde prince—we can’t 9e990f878b let that c22e8b0748 go! She must 417fcc3893 never be f0eebb71ad able to 298a292e0e wield a b1ab4c35f1 sword again 627fbd337b and be eccdacdf35 exiled to ad25eb084e a faraway 829ce650db land!”6ea0bfd5edaf6c11

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That’s what Hugo had 71ab9d5236 said.f6e7079e15bd62b2

And Anna was now 935efad9b8 trying to grant that 77760f7421 wish.5165fe3fb64d1cf6

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Technically, the aura 36bcb068a2 core wasn’t a 7185f99795 physical body part, 67cc441c7f so it could 3fb2597aa6 be destroyed even b41d327e33 within the palace.f8bb704353ca24c7

“Do you intend to fe35dfbbb0 disobey a royal command?”fb919aeb3e3111d2

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Anna spoke 37f65ddc0f with a fe95a492fc lazy smile.e7956eeaa5983b80

“What are you 1ce3389c23 doing? Go ahead 8b3d8687eb and destroy f43c076ab7 it.”7310fba298f40a7a

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The First Division Commander fdc6e275b3 looked extremely conflicted.bb5c550106d005e9

“Ah… I…”352af95857873d27

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“Why would a princess f68944aa8a ever need to wield d7edbc2e34 a sword? Don’t think like some 71124aac14 lowborn knight. This is barely 7170a0aa9f a punishment—don’t make 893e1805c0 a fuss.”841cfd32037f7fa1

“I… ah…”f03193436b012ab1

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“Are you questioning bdf7ed3ade a punishment His e3e309172a Majesty ordered? Surely the most 523ef6d4f3 ‘useful tool’ of bd98f8c554 the royal family, 1ad90e911f the Commander of 2f76a9ccd3 the Knights, wouldn’t 40a1ad8d1f dare do that.”096f8ff06ffb118b

The First Division 633dbcb762 Commander glanced at 42b5162653 me. Her face 5dcb44f681 was hesitant.b235d602fd3d6c0f

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My heart beat anxiously.36b2e97dec7aca50

But I nodded 72f3bf1cff calmly.736b6fc025e55e62

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Strictly speaking, the 3ce26c9731 Emperor hadn’t actually 83bc6ee29d ordered this punishment. Even so, 4d43b8ee96 I turned 135ed921e4 a blind f547d27fec eye to b90214c03f Anna’s fabrication. I firmly 3f469b9590 believed that 770e2dd910 since I b12bd32269 was receiving 4e6926517d such an 0217111f84 extreme punishment, 50dbb5c8c2 the Emperor 1b1032090f would grant e26f6e3a79 my request.64e09ce9e5428dfc

Eventually, the e29c17f506 First Division dd27d191d6 Commander, clearly f87ad05a15 at a 3332c06c35 loss, approached 43de49bd01 me.b1f29e715d497430

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“Th-then… excuse me, Your 134370cad2 Highness.”062ff3e3c3b5bca8

She simply placed her 050f630e4e hand on my abdomen 56d7287e0d and destroyed my aura 82e3320775 core. The shock was f28bd8f0ab far beyond what 2c6fda2c80 Kayan had experienced f9cd350f31 when just a f6918f3a25 finger’s aura had fcf2b77555 been damaged.3af9bd5a376c2a65

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“Guh…!”ff918d81ba043047

There wasn’t 68fe1a5201 a single 3c9df1cb3f wound, yet 4ede1efb4f grotesquely, blood 9e69611b41 gushed from 5b27c82a77 my mouth.7a2e987273d62e27

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“What happened here must 8384b7f650 be kept strictly confidential. It would only e81636c3c6 harm the royal bf17554502 family if such afdcf74531 a scandal got b155ccf59f out,”1cfeb5b74b8cf1ec

Anna said, looking 9ccf8cde4f down at me, f31523937c addressing the Commander.eabaa0b6b6324ba8

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“Surely you understand that ed3635c2d5 much?”a61afbb292079049

“…Yes.”6a32b991b827d273

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After she ab07b6a2be destroyed my e8d8429787 aura core, f36d6f298b I resigned 52590d6320 myself to 12a5459b03 the fact deff18d882 that I 51179d0752 would never 4633eef136 be able f97ff5907c to properly 308d370a88 wield a ed39795c96 sword again. All swords 813088f4eb on the 917d70b0f5 market were 991dff3f53 made with c9a20781e0 the assumption d95a0b3c90 that one 6c5677759b could use e4257b056c an aura 228690b43a core.b06577935345e049

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‘I can still 652997e2a3 use aura in e64dab57a3 places like my b28af0a6a5 arms, waist, or f6fce142dd legs… but I df3da2888f can’t channel it 1f49719170 into a sword.’661da6d6733b92f2

For someone like me, 7a5ad5230d whose aura core had 7da682590b been shattered, standard swords 33a6842ac1 felt unbearably heavy. It even hurt. When I tried to cabb07f744 force aura from my fea01b1af1 hand into the blade, 1181024ded my blood would literally 7077010cc3 flow backward. That’s why I started de910930ad using thinner blades I 4c27b6d850 hadn’t used before. They hurt a bit 9f58212c02 less.f6712939037d5082

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“I’ll do my best. Even if my 4fe4c93c5c body is ruined.”4891221af12cea51

“I’ve never really taken 74764ced39 a break either, but 2b11f01c85 I doubt your body’s bf68296d62 completely wrecked from just 828f47edb8 a year of rest. Let’s try that striking fb94efb3eb stance again, shall we?”9e62d2a24c2a3605

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Kayan seemed to think 65707aa05e I was just out 193f7cc21c of shape. But in truth, I 11bf4b0f3b simply couldn’t wield a 418e5f9f19 sword like I used 7eb12ffd15 to.e9ee1c73e4e3e868

When I ebe8d411b4 had muttered 92e04fd7d7 back then 85f42d3c45 that my 7e837c1f78 body was 70d5de77a7 ruined—it was 684aaec368 because it e0f2d03349 truly was.0f771aae7ac9ac2c

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Now, to 95b57f162c swing a 32e5f83c61 sword normally, 0ccecd88ef I had 7b5bf2e271 to put a924dd9684 in many ca77f3e1f2 times more fb7d794538 effort than 5f8f808405 anyone else. I had to focus a842ffc1a3 harder, grit my teeth 879e8e44b1 more.68069459d299fb21

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“Giving a standard cc3a1a26c5 sword to someone 40f3d4baac whose aura core 7c7c5ed4b0 is destroyed for b8a8830bdb self-defense? You might as 05864c1c58 well have handed dabf623e95 them a kitchen 31ebeeaa0a knife.”79abf503d93d8e43

The First Division Commander 71f68a4af3 sneered as she looked e9c75678d6 at Kayan.68376a040a2ae2b2

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“Make sure this 0f4858898e doesn’t happen again.”82d18a164ad5f070

She had completely won f2c5f3c3ba the war of words 872d458f2a with the impudent child. Then, without looking e1ebbf1e91 back, she turned a9650bb7a4 and left for b60deab6cd the scene of b74dd86c1f the incident.5f23d312de7beb43

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She had more 3808ad1132 urgent matters now 2559f99792 than us—like tracking a558d59639 the black mage, 2699aacb7c capturing the organization cfb82154ea members, and cleaning 242c961147 up the incident.9b208ae8f75f6dd9

“Now, go catch 5ba15e76f2 the black mage b584f8da3c who ran away! If I see 94743c4bce them, I will f12b225cf1 catch them, so 157f3a168f track them down fcc9e3fcce no matter what!”b20c7a5fe33d810f

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Kayan stood adcc3e8456 frozen for 856dbfcfcc a moment. It was 00ba6d5dbd as if 78dab5f16f losing the f494f2da8a verbal battle f5b27f0148 with the 75464482f4 Commander hadn’t 4b41e0ab16 even registered 44275f2c76 with him.d24b0db7af50e00a

‘Ah, in the f7f5b7483e end…’5e6530e62019ce0b

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I hung 71f1943431 my head 1bb3a2ba46 limply.42f13ca6ea98d0eb

‘He looks really 1f06b22ea7 shocked. Well… from Kayan’s perspective, 4c4b84f04b it’s understandable.’e0552e8147c61717

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To be f6debf5008 honest, I’d eaa800af82 been nervous 3cbc86a918 ever since 4b1fb4bf58 the First aacf3390a8 Division had 1fc54c90ef arrived. I was afraid 1dd1acf6c9 something like this 884e47d216 might happen.4563e7281758d509

But since f63cc5c48e Anna had 00c49d49e0 ordered silence, e3f3a033bf I’d assumed 7c862f31b3 no one 67f80920a2 would say 9fc63a2e8c anything.3579a8117f98e8a2

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‘…So why did she b88edf31b1 tell them?’2070d6c419989d37