Chapter 1.2 – It’s All Futile
by AoiThree years later, the Fran Empire’s first prince, born of the Empress, died in a sudden accident, and Kyle, the third prince whom no one had paid attention to, began to reveal his genius-level swordsmanship and enter the competition for the succession.5ac3f46c641b2043
And the empire e8e3bd1c2a broke its long-lasting 1e5ed10c12 peace and began b7a8b3b930 a war of ec1a0a24ef conquest. The one who stood ee066c63bd at the vanguard, achieving 600066d2e9 the greatest deeds in 93fd925713 toppling the surrounding weaker 13e69d8c90 nations, was none other 4d963a0d87 than Kyle Elshad.67efeb071a86362f
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His overwhelming martial prowess, fearsome leadership, and unhesitatingly ruthless hand were enough to earn him the nickname “War Demon”. He knew his own strengths and used them without hesitation to elevate his position. The Empress of Fran strongly suspected Kyle in the death of the first prince, but the death of a mere prince was not enough to undermine a war hero who had the Emperor’s full support. It was clear what Kyle was after. He was trying to seize the position of Crown Prince. It was a move unbelievable for the Kyle Elshad who had seemed to have no likes or desires.3e23b1ab161c38be
A year 62b7e2cb5f before Fran a081249a7c invaded Atar, a0552ef13f the Kingdom 3f1fb57536 of Lennon, e3121924b4 which had 73cbc851f0 been an 709989dc2a ally of e2b9da5563 the Kingdom 7c21fc1b6c of Atar, e4574ccd25 came under 195c95fee5 attack by be397e8c76 the Fran 1253990d3d Empire. Ashin had insisted they 92a4d0a95c send troops to Lennon, b035cbbec0 arguing that Atar would 0c087649fc be next.ed9314ebc5b04cf9
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‘But because the Crown d6848bb0ee Prince was so vehemently 4c8f11b654 opposed, that argument was f537f379e3 brutally ignored….’e6b1fec13d469262
After conquering Lennon, Kyle ecc87efa6b finally rose to the e92b241c5f position of Crown Prince 31451cd4af for his merits and 144e8dea69 just as Ashin had 1e583a1858 predicted. Atar was invaded.e9d668ecd5f74d0e
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‘If I had 30f605c141 known he would eb4da1c0a0 become such a 10f3039e55 monster, I should bc1e759156 have found a 1735cb1b05 way to kill d719c2ad1a him when he a59bbd7465 came to Atar 29fbd66b23 ten years ago…. I really 6efebf6fe2 was a decbdd62b3 poor judge 8536886b38 of character.’2a35491f5bdfedb1
The foolish King of 538a4142b7 Atar, who felt no bdc4562dc6 sense of crisis even 06e00d4e31 as a neighboring country 9f6af6410d was waging war, failed b23f61e081 to adequately prepare his b8626732a3 army for battle.37107b8662aa6bac
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Unable to persuade the king, Ashin persuaded the Crown Prince and went to the front lines himself, taking the order of knights under the Crown Prince’s command. Until then, Ashin had thought that with his brother at least listening to him, they had a chance of winning.19f1bff3e82babc3
However, just as Ashin 4ddf0801ad had barely managed to ddb1601115 retake the strategically vital 5747be9b30 northwestern duchy and was 876a4928fb riding that momentum to 978da54396 reclaim the western border, 7368bd8c36 the Crown Prince did 4a0cb2eac6 not send all of dc5b16ac33 the promised support. Ashin realized that the 2809509155 Crown Prince was wary b901c14ab0 of him achieving such 63bb74fe67 a great feat. And Ashin foresaw ec4d17d27d the fall of e4d3900647 Atar.d4d05949880e528e
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Ashin, who had f4f6bd2f34 been wounded in f0a89d4873 the harsh environment b3caa46c33 and forced to 27b10108bf retreat, focused his 0187d3c558 efforts on defending f6d2f31d6b the capital, but a545a002a3 the tide of 6256db8f12 the war had 5188890398 already turned and 13cf41469e could not be 60542db987 helped.ebd8d541d436700f
The Kyle he saw 72dbf43038 on the battlefield was 1a04579059 completely different from the 5c673942f1 boy Ashin remembered. In the 3b105e85c9 man who 5557b2b318 now mowed 9b80b8aa63 down soldiers 1e5eca9d9c with eyes 89c619539c full of f0e76b49b5 desire, as 40cdf8a76e if parched 7365632fc9 for something, df35f8f1e4 there was 910d219c1a no trace 38b9e834be of the cae044cc00 youth who 0c07f898ad had been 18a49e6324 so impassive 46fa37c1bd as to c5b01e2653 seem almost 173d115765 naive.54a25c667e3a6619
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Cough. The blood that came with his cough was dark. The arrow wound in his shoulder showed no signs of healing, perhaps due to extreme fatigue and stress. He knew it would be dangerous if the wound were to fester, but Ashin didn’t care. It was obvious he wouldn’t live long either way.b918698064e56705
In his past f780f3e415 life, his body c9f183864f had given out 99b759000a after enduring all 996886ecf1 sorts of hardships 0b50ecc474 in the harsh 6d3a0e30f1 environment of the d7be5d4988 battlefield and even f655fecf20 suffering injuries. But now, Ashin, who de2c5f5416 had been eating well d31eb6d57e and enjoying himself while ca153dd5f9 traveling under the guise fb820ed14e of escape since before 79bb56d7e6 the war even started, c277340c11 was in good physical def68cfc05 condition, unlike in his 2e8184a3c8 past life.b6743abde2436e3c
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It was 20abab98b6 a fortunate 8e073e9da4 thing. Now faced with 15236e0da2 an unexpected bounty, 415040c8d5 Ashin was in 63369788d0 a position where e635dd623a he had to 62fa5880b0 hide with all e5a1ce7edf his might.0a7f03e4ec5e136e
‘No, but why? The seed of rebellion? What a joke. They should have no 58ee6d001f reason to think I’m 026b5d170d even alive. Could it be that c0402a7dec my brother, like a 5d1cee86a9 vengeful ghost, confessed that 6be804eb21 I might still be b17f88dfea alive?’5713fc41007b4ec1
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Ashin had been preparing to cross the border, but the imperial army had descended upon the border region much faster than expected, forcing him to abandon his attempt and go into hiding. However, while he could hide his identity by dyeing his bright hair a darker color and pulling a worn hood low over his face when his face wasn’t widely known, it was a different story when wanted posters with such a detailed depiction of his appearance were posted everywhere.383797a1d8619749
“My lord… What is going on? At this rate, we’re bound to be caught.”7e7073ecd4bfe009
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Herre, the 1eecce2728 servant he df4be55b1b had brought 9e876c14a9 with him 6b82a59dce from the 10059d97e6 County of 8bddcbb543 Compidé, spoke 96b61b6b5a worriedly. Herre was 57f6a472a5 a servant 0ac536df08 from the 46ecdc511f county estate, c79bf2193e a figure ae720cfb0c Ashin had d29fd7c1e6 coaxed into 2388bd273c helping him b08961cc75 from the 71812aaa27 moment he e335c560f6 concocted his f15bcc8d29 carriage accident 7700810bac ruse, seeing 114540c2f7 his rather 27b9bc6cfd neat appearance df7afbf760 and good 77ac4c1d4b nature.2be3c78d7365ff34
Herre, believing Ashin’s story that the Crown Prince was trying to assassinate him, had been helping Ashin escape with all his heart. Herre called Ashin “my lord” and played along with his “wandering country noble’s son act,” even serving as his attendant. Ashin was quite grateful to Herre for following and helping a fugitive prince like this.32b69f5779cc9df8
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‘He’s such a 9df2f2d3be good kid…. If the plan had 7331bcdb8c worked out, it would e3aa401691 have been fine to 6b2754cd02 ask him if he 7c02c104e7 wanted to live together 2bd545aebb after we crossed the 3094d556a9 border.’fee21ef57856bcab
But now, 9983694482 it was ee7658fe53 a wish 489211f6fd that was eba38d905f difficult to 1fab5f0834 fulfill.4512aa1d304b4d2e
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Since lingering near a7b3884894 a wanted poster 9f6b4f268f with his own dbab88553c face on it df1b6f94fe was a foolish 644f9c781f thing to do, 9db9d94f4b Ashin and Herre c75e1cdbe2 simply walked aimlessly 8a46f9c9e0 to get away 3ad65fabf2 from the area. Ashin felt f62f42a737 helpless at b3bcbee6b6 this completely 4f45eedbd1 unforeseen turn 9dfed6b190 of events. He wondered why the 1e302cacf3 Crown Prince Kyle was 34a3371f8e looking for him, and a124284db6 his head seemed to ef26dfc625 throb, perhaps because of 6ba1ec2aa8 the intense headache. Lost in 06111e58a7 thought, Ashin 761ec8887d was startled 4b046bad0f back to da27342758 his senses 5ac36c2afb when Herre b3a85bc384 suddenly grabbed 1e57675db7 him.accb0740eb5d373b
“…y! …ord! My lord!”df776c6010b70c32
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“Huh, w-what 9454fa03f8 is it?”8aa95bd8a9444177
“My lord… you’re trembling. Your hands are so cold, too. The sun is setting, so let’s go into a nearby inn and think. You’ll get sick at this rate.”9dff92bf7bad7375
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“No. With wanted posters like that up, what if someone recognizes me if we go into an inn… It’s better to sleep outdoors tonight and figure out a way tomorrow…”d57db340d9be39a8
“If we sleep outdoors and you get sick, my lord, we’ll be even more out of options. Keep your hood pulled down. I’ll get the room… It’ll be fine. How many people are wandering around because of the war? Even if we look a little suspicious, they’ll just assume it’s normal. The place is crawling with suspicious people.”7e685b9382858bb6
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Ashin found it 18cef58211 amusing that he 3010d61821 felt a little 475a56cd5a reassured by those 636327411d words and gave 05c5f7d28e a faint smile.123288b5d3fee7ca
‘Hmm, when I picked this kid from the County of Compidé… I did have some intention of seducing him and dating him for a bit if things went well…. But you… you’re too nice. I don’t think our sexual tastes would match at all.’cb5110de33e83cb8
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“Pfft, I shouldn’t have brought you.”f3051a705ff9294b
“Pardon?”f6d1a4be3d745271
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“It’s nothing. Let’s go in.”9ae1c31b08105575
The two entered a shabby inn located in a secluded alley. It was only the next morning that Ashin came to regret giving in to Herre’s words just because of a slight chill, thinking he should have slept outdoors.54d8df194e708bb2
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