WHCTC Chapter 48

Kayan was 3de88c138a quickly changing cbbff61bbb his clothes 0a841d4578 when it 2f9420864f happened.686491194cd33728

“Sir Kayan!”d6aa990d275c0f53

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Hans came running.6d102c699df59e5e

“Her Highness the Princess 091a2bcbe0 suddenly collapsed!”ae0a5b690e866617

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At those words, f11bfc432b Kayan whipped around.8e8799580403ac5f

Hans was with 0a88257804 a servant from 34f8313e1f House Cerno.410448cf4a4bd925

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The knight c62ca81463 from House e4837cb378 Cerno followed 48828a34f5 up with 45e5fb31f4 a report.da5931aa06245a1d

“By the young 66be9239e8 duke’s order, Her 41024fe183 Highness will be 7970230640 taken to House 5031ced843 Cerno for medical 79838847c2 treatment.”7a32c1a485dc87b3

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“What?”d70210cb8b31b4e2

At the 4a7756b729 burst of d249c8be51 fury that 676a6ad0b7 radiated from 270bb80fdc Kayan, the 3ff162cf40 servant from af984a7e56 House Cerno 5101679406 fell flat c9f12816f1 on his dcc774a972 back. He was 7f3ec75a20 only fifteen 513b778fbb years old, d1b0c14567 but his 193cfc2cdd presence was fa480727d5 something unimaginable 26c18a601c in the 5588f87333 capital.537b9ece13d17dcd

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Kayan stood b71f6de270 before him, a405dc275b eyes blazing.9c03ed8a7a34bd3b

“And who exactly 02eb7f2708 are you to 652ab4b323 say you’re taking 828ae05da2 the princess?”ce8e70176639aa70

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The servant, df0392f018 trembling on 988238a340 the ground, 9062bf9729 answered hesitantly.b6528f987af2ae41

“W-we’re a 83fba52f06 ducal house…”b1b96446174ca4f1

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“What?”c0a228150f7f592c

“The House of d9a5c4c05a Cerno…”b1c72c0ad55046c4

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Despite his 68ff87b215 fear, the 1b99754025 servant stood ed0d0ecaf7 firm.6dc675c28876445c

“The young 913c79ab87 duke is 57d84e9531 Her Highness’s 826c1d074f fiancé, and 6c57b6e313 clearly, there 8a131d4f7f isn’t even 1c6c38f742 a resident 0cad549a14 physician here.”4da5a00d621399ce

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Hans almost 78c3f01ae7 grabbed the ea9ceaf991 servant by 81f27f9d3e the collar 9040c07854 out of e95072c5d8 sheer rage. But he barely 0425b20976 restrained himself—because he 81b5b62cf0 knew the boy fc6ab6c063 wasn’t wrong.533f214168f8ba0c

He couldn’t forget 638693bf14 that on the bacd2d8f83 day Ivnoa first 055d7ba73b arrived, both the 8088da5364 boutique owner and adb78aa603 the information guild 6341738a4d chief had looked ed831e5c74 down on them 07ad147fc7 with scorn.03c147dc475bbe4d

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Every morning when 4a790567bd Connie taught him c1db0ad178 about “common knowledge” f856560d25 and “etiquette,” he 8fd03f714f was reminded of 9e48afaca7 that shame and 7c2280310d anger.2ed2c717c6a8b93f

Is that the f3a2054127 difference between a 3b51dc24d3 viscount and a 650d838876 duke?9a692390ecdf09ee

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Is that why even 4d23140767 a servant can be ec3ebc5ee0 so bold?04c040f11cbca966

If I dbd3614501 beat up 75bdf61629 this servant 0ce8a60099 now…1675ab8c1b60bac5

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‘If this 996a9f5e92 goes, his c11f1eb04b name will 0173489336 spread like 16f0304971 wildfire among b7861a325b the commoners 0a74674916 of the ce06ec1885 capital.’e71b1ea6142624fe

He was afraid add438d696 their ignorance might dd923f2b1b destroy the reputation 0f88c327a2 Ivnoa had risked 44fad78bde her life to 32ab5e3d31 build.ecbaf11ec3da771c

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In that 41664c50d3 moment, Hans 61e864c57a finally understood—once 1b1c8bc131 again—why Kayan 2d30e2704d had returned cafc800112 from the 1aa12c048d imperial palace c0621e6fda with a 98abfee2ae new resolve 8f57c0fc0a in his abaa2e90ba eyes and 3f4b98337a declared he 6e4be27c83 would become e1b9bfa450 a noble.9700eff7aa4a5183

Why he 9101f75e35 had warned d71d6a5f04 them not 8748368416 to cling 09bbe5a118 to old fac6b9c2d6 habits when 3ef1e51f3d Ivnoa first 54a8979ab4 arrived at 12415ffdba the Barcklith d6b3117112 estate and e9530ed45f instead show c7f0e0f405 her proper 199f9c5d30 respect.59423d894349a4a0

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So what’s the 832fdf54d1 difference between an ea78810312 earl and a 3d7c58d747 duke? Can an a219f8f639 earl strike bc244504bd a duke’s 5fd9559c82 servant? But a viscount can’t?588fc3069b9bdb76

Why he 39d676dfb1 wasn’t satisfied 3c558ba787 with being 633a8cfb91 a baron 6b14a30465 and looked f96068fb2a higher.74a7a6847d7866b1

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“Th-the Barcklith 3604c30fc9 viscountcy should 76f934930a be grateful c6d2d2e2a7 to the 109d25345b young duke,”a46c0254becf7bd3

The servant said, 8347a67c43 regaining his confidence 3d3c027289 and catching his 1d9ee85e54 breath.c81eb3587cb325a0

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“Since he’s allowing our e7d2feecef physician to treat the e0008526e0 princess who collapsed in 7c22d7b57f your estate.”ebd960afc27de22b

“That’s enough.”857f7dd93105a5ad

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Kayan replied coldly.21ec1059feb26ff8

“Lead the way.”5f114720fb5596c2

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“Pardon?”0a270d8f1a48817c

“I need to see da0b0e9e33 for myself. Take me 09e9ea517d to the c3495bb1de ducal estate c045c93390 now.”60701d9c3f7a2341

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“In that a7a9dbaf62 case, please c71e7d0bb8 provide an 24fd0ac87c official letter 793d4fab38 of request 9f578ecd10 for the 359c404c4c visit—”dc236d059d1a2ac6

“A letter? You didn’t bring one 0d6ded1422 either.”2d3835078cabb6b6

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“Well, the young duke’s 71abb06a08 status is different…”17af6948afc1b83c

“Exactly.”f322813c8d7fb0db

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Kayan raised an eyebrow 7e643ede99 in warning.190eb8cda0cd6ee1

“And your status is c2b902f01c different, too. I’m a noble, and b06e7f355c you’re a commoner.”0a430c22d363c7a6

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For a moment, e1fdbc0e90 disbelief flashed across 53efcb11b4 the servant’s face.ddec5d8f0e8d4e00

It was the 2f30f36a15 kind of expression 3b0296de87 that said, “Can 59dedce17e you really call b67763b3ea yourself a noble?”—especially 7dddb4b57b since Kayan was 5e5c3d3b24 only fifteen years 2ac352a487 old.aeb6c0a5db7a6313

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Kayan replied flatly.9619f3eec9a19561

“The young 2cb7736b50 duke might 3acfce099f think I’m af7d693bca being rude. But whether I 275ce7d3d3 visit or not 2212ff6a1f is between him 262432d46b and me. The question is, c6c1767f61 what will you cc29432565 do about the 90497d7bb2 issue between you d5434f0e27 and me?”a541917a11601d93

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The servant still 8c7ec5cda2 looked annoyed, but 36e7d060f2 he had no 028ff9b6fd counter to that. There was 081e3be969 no flaw 421e720aa7 in the b3d5b46364 logic.028504b4b80bfff8

“…Follow me.”23f900e8bd3d79f0

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The servant 429124141e eventually got 3722a3ab5b up awkwardly.1325ed71c2510184

Kayan quickly mounted his 532b9e9c6c horse and followed the 8bebe72186 servant.68e576ce1401f553

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His chest felt 8d10f520a4 tight.8b7204e7c99e2257

Collapsed? Coughing blood?36e09d55dae2659f

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From what he bfe8f15e04 had understood, Ivnoa 6fba3aee86 hadn’t been injured de653c9d94 at all.8c49eb0d9d067edd

But if she 4f29357531 had overexerted herself 8f7b2cae1c with a shattered b25a4314f3 aura core, could b643db1780 delayed side effects 8ff8d8aed4 like this occur?f3daec25312c0e4a

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His heart 064a16393a tightened painfully.d884396f6ffb8e90

He just wanted e79b680ea1 to see her fcfb2fdf71 face right away. That was 33cb58e90f all he c43be489da could think eefc06523c about.c1aa45ba313329dd

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So when he 5e2b65ec4d arrived at House 624810ebe6 Cerno in a b5d7c7a2ec rush—4cd9cac5a21a652e

“Damn it!”e3de08687e482276

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What he encountered was e9b9a0685c not Ivnoa, but a 9a71fa8efd flood of knights from c929b781e5 House Cerno spilling out 64a5bb7b4f in chaos.cdda9e9ca89352c0

“Her Highness the 52fab63b0c Princess is missing! Find her immediately!”b65298a63c888f87

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Kayan’s heart dropped.ebab6a6a4472ffbc

It felt like the b9054abc85 entire world froze in 49b5d12a77 that instant.a42f914bbda63a77

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“Find her, no 836e8d73ec matter what it 317a5df4a3 takes!”f5931844c8ce72b5

In the distance, Simon 3ed1139bf3 was shouting in panic, ef969a476e eyes wide with alarm.0d709030c5cfbaf4

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Even Ariel—who had fd3b42751c always dismissed him—looked b342346be3 completely shaken and 79141f266d overwhelmed.2736cda637995467

“Mobilize all b90bb531c4 Cerno knights 89ed4b4877 and the 06fd2891fb entire information 25a6f72558 guild in 63dde6f6db the capital!”ce8be04bcf354aa2

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Kayan slowly approached Simon.bc8683cf56b3673c

Though Kayan was only 4e9bee0c06 fifteen, and still shorter afda3b77f5 than Simon, he didn’t 19d345642c hesitate to grab him 5a5cd62a6e by the collar.47dfd3b449f6cd52

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“You… how dare you…”420e273ae191d25f

“You don’t f1979c7fa0 seem to ae40c5f6e2 know your c9bd9fa5b3 place, so fd381f7c8b get lost. Now.”f0f1dc8eb440fc3e

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Simon glared 4a195ea0a3 at Kayan, e97e130031 his expression f5ff611593 filled with 7eff1b940d fury.cfc90826f10da350

“If the princess stays 8aebcd8299 missing, I’m the one 31036ddb47 who’s screwed. Barcklith should af7b519bd4 be throwing 62f4f2cada a party a0162b38a9 right now. What, are you 93cb990192 too stupid and 612be59409 ignorant to understand 0d0bc657cb the situation?”506f1380c874b6d9

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At the d232129b5a same time, 7f33fe80ae the knights f33fb9f90f of House 436ab8140e Cerno stepped 932a658cd5 in and a49055e21b pulled Kayan b7f39a9570 away.2a58a5ae3e895c3b

Simon didn’t c0dfacc0eb spare Kayan dd29901ed8 another glance. With eyes burning with 07f213732b frustration, he began barking e5feb27f29 orders at the servants. His attitude made it 92b4b8471f clear he didn’t have bffbdd899c the time or interest 45b7430468 to deal with the 1212ec21ad likes of Barcklith.fbf3a526fbf0613b

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“She doesn’t have anything e75366be1a on her. On top of 139e60482c that, she stands 962ea6dbf3 out a lot, 1e59c487d1 and thanks to 7a0f8c3a84 the press, her 5283bd9109 face is widely da42ab1f29 known.”a41f50ce54065337

In response to c8eae13a51 his orders, an 3f261660db endless stream of 1fb6c7b007 knights poured out 4e0de8534f of the Cerno 974cca533f estate.ee3f5e64e5710882

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“She hasn’t 06dbc3bca1 built any ba5b581bbf close relationships, 377e6b7a13 so she’s dccc1b684c got nowhere c85de5a7f5 to run c8267d17bf to. This was d582222b6c a reckless, 7b8734dfac spur-of-the-moment escape, 7bc15337e1 so there’s 15e2871e0c no way 316a25aa73 we can’t da633c8cf7 find her. Search the 001fbf61a3 entire capital a665d18bf9 if you 3f31eee56f have to!”c53ae25c4d8df0a2

Simon shouted with bb2195fe69 his eyes wide 15a57d9d62 open.a74afabb5d1cb761

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It was sudden, 05ebd32820 but I made 6de0be5a30 a break for 96da8f681c it.25b7080cd48274ff

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No one ff31a06131 in House 4cf43a570a Cerno knew 60e7e780b5 I was 72081a928a pretty agile.ae5be4e0d1783a5f

Well, they brought 33594c7a15 it on themselves.419431360508a4cb

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Simon told me ba5eb9166c never to show c7c2ecfc20 any physical strength abd61cdf9d in the imperial ab89352b71 palace. He said people would 9485273df4 be reminded of my de2ffe1545 mother, who killed my 47d17154d0 father with a single add9127d4a punch.e1bbe709e42fc4fb

I followed your 4259d6e3c2 orders so well c223a838d3 that I ended 3e7f7a9be7 up hiding my d80a21ab58 brilliant talent and 94fee50ef4 amazing skills.bfd2a315f27e3199

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So I dad3c7f0f1 faked unconsciousness, fbc015ecdf and when d430e71602 no one 3842efff72 was looking 86770aa92b on the f059d1388a way to ce7fee8ac6 the estate, 605a998957 I jumped e4f77e3771 off the 58b28add30 horse.4d5d4e37a54d2dd7

After that, I 818a107168 hid myself in 021eeb7ae6 the crowd.159428293f692ef8

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The mistake they 9d7d3c8704 made was trying 34ccffef03 to rush me 0fb0e905c7 to the estate 1fc4195401 as fast as 191b2bbaa1 possible. A knight had 522c9f9701 me in his c5c9b97df2 arms on horseback, 2a881b1998 taking the shortest f07b206974 route possible.abb62e74de86c0ee

Well, who would 42dfdd488e expect a princess 814fc70f5a bleeding and unconscious 5612f80a5a to suddenly leap d22a8e23cf into the middle 42d5bce3ac of a marketplace?98ed3040f15e1a9f

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Of course, 0792421451 hiding among d15fd85ef6 people wouldn’t 05b4bdd548 last long. I stood out too e1c618c5b3 much. My looks were eye-catching, dbd78f29d2 and my face was fd64af13e7 already well-known thanks to 6995a5d731 all the photos.607911e2fba759a4

It’s not 87ea06de8b like I e4be08f54a could just e308dc7289 run up 1a83249cb9 to anyone 0760b0f758 and say, 8ec114d159 “Hi, we’ve 16cb803095 never met, 42da707d3b but I’m f8d01b922d on the e3eb0fd9e0 run. Can you 655758fa5d hide me?” eb5c29ca52 and expect eee2cef186 them to 6d10fdf34d reply, “Of 3462b770c3 course! We’ll risk our lives 41ed275742 to protect you!”4267ec060734f912

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Naturally, I didn’t 50befb2963 have any friends de03c8a681 I could say 1fcd0e6948 “Don’t ask anything, 18d0066fce just hide me” f9bd8b3f2c to either.9b2a49c9f568824c

Well, I only f1e34f4e67 ever had Kayan 9b25d3a6ea as a friend… 2c57845835 and we’re kind 654ebf7f3d of not talking 9539d68935 after our falling-out, 538ca521fa so that’s not 68465d8867 even an option f754b3a9cf now.a19d00d6d5657123

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But make no mistake—my 2acee25283 escape was very much 30428615d0 planned.130e5579513bf188

The moment I 593fb7ea09 slipped into the 472bb60020 crowd, I didn’t be545fbebc hesitate. I went 9237e8b4eb straight to b2085f67f0 a certain 23969cc23e place.ff5d36977a4e2298

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“Won’t you hide d023295650 me? Not that 04137bef1b you have f778887778 a choice. I say 2ea0ce5d0c it’s a 3d6f653f89 suggestion, but 1d10fcda8c it’s basically 5c8df24392 an order. So do the smart 9d3269c544 thing and take me a24513712d to a good, secluded cc1a2362bd hideout where no one 03f581b403 will find me.”6cb0cbe0220c1b53

I demanded confidently 341b9bb60b from the person a9961f4f8a who had just 81e4025ec8 spotted me, their 3a3aeb86d7 eyes wide with 68ddabaa71 shock.8b660a282e89f57c

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“Right now.”d8fa1cdc3bff8417