cami
Stories
7
Chapters
148
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Comments
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Reading
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The prince’s eyes widened at the eerie sensation of the pen tip scratching his skin. Overwhelmed, he lost his balance, staggering and collapsing onto the wizard... The brave prince, who had dodged hundreds of silver needles, could not escape the wizard’s dark curse. He fell into a deep, hundred-year slumber... Ah, finally... The wizard, pinned under the prince’s body and unable to move, smiled triumphantly... Ding! ...But then? At that very…-
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What a foolish prince. …… …… ……Huh? No? Did I speak too loudly? Loud enough to be heard even in that world? Hmm… No, right? …… ……The prince was startled by the voice echoing in his ears. It seemed no one else could hear it. It was a sound only the prince could hear… Yes, like an auditory hallucination. An auditory hallucination. Yes. …An auditory hallucination… that sounded like… the wizard’s voice. Over the short span of a few days, the prince…
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The newly risen morning sun felt somehow unripe. Like the crust of slightly underbaked bread, or barley stalks not yet fully golden, or a peach whose skin you eagerly peeled only to find the flesh still hard and sour. It was an impression of clumsiness, of shyness. A light that suited a new beginning, a new journey. But standing under that shy, unripe light, Zig’s complexion was as dark and blotchy as the bark of a thousand-year-old tree. The face of a man who had spent the night consumed by worry and…
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<To be Continued…> *** No, no… This isn’t it… Ugh, really… This pen is completely broken… It’s doing whatever it wants… Why isn’t the ink coming out? Is it already empty? Huh? Ah, everyone. Just a moment. *** …… …… …… …… …… *** …… …… …… Ah, sorry. Everyone, please wait a bit. …… …… …… *** …… …… This might take a little longer. …… She tore it up too much… ………
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It was the fairy godmother. The terrifying witch. Her voice thundered down like lightning, striking the tops of their heads. "I won’t forgive you! I won’t forgive you! I won’t forgive you I won’t forgive you I won’t forgive you I won’t forgive you I won’t forgive you I won’t forgive you…" From the depths of the swamp, thick purple vines of thorny lotus shoots sprouted rapidly. The tough vines tangled tightly around the Prince and the wizard’s arms and legs. Holding the wizard’s…
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The young prince’s nursery was located in the deepest, warmest part of the eastern wing of the palace, where the royal family’s chambers were. On the second night, when there were no stars or moon—a time when all living beings should be in a death-like slumber—soldiers armed with spears and swords stood guard at the nursery door, their expressions as fierce as hellhounds. They were likely there to catch the wicked fairy. The king is such a fool. You can’t catch a fairy with spears and swords.…
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The prince and the wizard stood frozen, unsure how to handle the situation, when someone began sobbing. The screams died down, replaced by sorrowful and fearful weeping that spread like a plague. One of the women spoke up. “Please, save us.” The wizard felt his vision swim. What part of this world, this story, has gone so wrong? Was it always like this, and we just failed to notice? “Pistol.” The prince’s low murmur struck the wizard’s ears like a bullet. “Rose mentioned it…
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“Is that gold?” the prince murmured. “Gold? Your Highness, that’s impossible,” Zig said, lowering his voice after glancing around. “Look. This is a poor country with no visible mines. Where would they get the money to cover a palace roof in pure gold? It’s probably just gold paint.” The prince only let out a noncommittal hum. Despite his confident tone, Zig rubbed his eyes and stared again at the glittering golden palace. “…Is it really gold?” He muttered to himself,…
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It’s true. The wizard knows everything. While walking down the long palace corridor from the audience chamber to the guest room, he could sense the thoughts and plans swirling in the prince’s mind. He knows the prince too well. During that short argument with the princess, he saw the prince’s moss-green eyes darken like damp moss clinging to a rock. While walking down the golden corridor, he noticed the prince’s fingers tapping his thigh as if calculating something. And… when the servant…
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The prince’s party followed the servant in silence. Though the surroundings glittered warmly with gold, the atmosphere among the group was frigid. Out of consideration for the lady, the middle-aged servant first escorted Rose to her room. “Well then, everyone, see you at dinner.” With a cold farewell, she slipped into her room. The group continued down the corridor in silence. The quick-witted wizard, and even Zig, who was usually as talkative as the wizard, hesitated to speak, keeping an…
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