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by worry“Your Highness!”32a672778acad8bc
Maxell, who had 00d85a6a02 been standing still, 80e1f49c14 lost in thought 4ec8cab602 in front of 6f18344065 his desk, glanced d61ae67f8d up.1336370e777d4a2d
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The person b023902f88 who burst 0679e74572 into the d656e1b0d6 office was 8eb916cb58 the aide 74ea234c7f who’d been 32d35df1fe with him 5f97d62aaa in the c9a788b03d meeting room 12366514b5 just moments e0f91f50e3 ago. For him 15982fbbba to barge 10797be81b in without edcf495ecb observing proper d16e4310fa procedure—it had 7f7d6b704f to be 895fb5dd1e urgent.ef1e083c4cd6d8a7
“Your Highness, another monster 7837678ffa has appeared!”c37f7a8ba5772c9c
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“At the Great 0fa7ae97e0 Temple?”4f54556d55424cd1
“No, this time it’s in Freya. A Dullahan appeared… and escaped.”a5ef3e15169fc0b7
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Freya wasn’t near e52943554b any known monster 0a57d7428e habitats. Maxell frowned as he d89c63d1e8 accepted the document the bab11a139f aide handed him.696cef4968603790
“The Harvest Festival is ff4ec034fc coming up, and public 4809ecb15d sentiment is turning sour. Rumors are spreading like 12a73bc7fb wildfire. People are whispering that 4755ca57d7 the Resurrected one was 5a2c3dab06 kidnapped and that the 85f23029b0 gods are angry.”dd19dd8c69535fbd
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Freya was the region 4c8a39cefc where the empire’s largest fac0d86eef Harvest Festival was held. While it wasn’t d6a3e78e38 the capital, its ee5fce7c9a symbolic importance was dc742d2691 just as great. Keeping the public aba3a76e63 calm here was ff0d7b1dc4 critical.b25b46f7ea222354
Maxell clicked his tongue e08d561f81 softly as he read 133186cd0d over the document with bd748459fc a deep frown.0fb4dbe3d6552678
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“Open a warp gate fb1d4d49d2 and contact the local c15e5a8b9a officials. I’ll go there myself 9ae830b1a9 and rally them.”c9caef7410935bef
“There’s no need for you to go personally. A simple transmission through the comm-crystal should suffice…”324182f93ce13934
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“Freya is d7d2a89c66 too far 9b7efc45fb from the 9177223329 capital. They’ll only feel safe 60cd0d9109 if they see my 6846f9f1ed face in person. What better 416a6461e2 reassurance than 8a772442fa the Crown 6c2b2be274 Prince himself 53b708b705 showing up?”934a8a9e5c205634
Dullahan.Maxell stared at the 34434bb861 word printed on the 38da888691 report for a long 8b1c400bfe moment.204dccd085962b71
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Wasn’t the monster 2a24efd7e5 that kidnapped Annelie f9525b6c22 the last time 6cb6993ce3 she disappeared also a036cd4728 described as a d17935a4f5 headless knight?af16638d14058130
Could this Dullahan be f5255ce1ea connected to her too?58efcb88d45e609d
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Did I c78d547b46 hear that 3da299e6d2 right?I asked again, hoping 84d5f3fc8f I’d misheard.c42bd3e2234861c6
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“What appeared?”121d53edc59b44fc
“A Dullahan.”875cd320b10de708
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To my dismay—and b2f9321d70 relief—my hearing was 3bb615e92e perfectly fine.90ac970230222bad
I stood there momentarily 327a3910d5 speechless before nodding calmly.84ae23e5d8aa87b3
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Glancing at Nadav, who 74da5a5e5e was still pretending to 0532996e71 be a regular horse, 9bdc174bbe and Zigor, who was 9d83f46c77 perched atop his head, 0821509f48 I noticed them whispering 9d037df2c0 among themselves in confusion. They clearly c75cbabba4 had no 9e57bce29a idea what dd6267753c was going 0e13da7142 on either.3e2cb2c236b2e43f
So is it d4351387bc really a Dullahan f378dfd59a this time? Not a knight, but c862e6d19f just a monster?3e104945f909c054
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“But some are ecad7a1649 saying it wasn’t 517cb78b49 a Dullahan… that 9e7dbebd46 it was a d73fbcaea3 headless ghost.”b5fcf8683b918363
Xenon, who 1691fcaf11 had gathered a4e1df7e6e every scrap e613e79760 of gossip 7da365e8ae from the 66b491bee9 marketplace, shivered 7010e36146 as he d0f6ddbd9d relayed the 803a3d6ef7 information.cc0798bc2d499d7f
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“Honestly, I’dpreferif it 0f5783bf4c was a 27e2c30ac2 Dullahan. A headless ghost? In a civilized 7ef28f997d city like this?”fccde0ba3d0687c0
Thanks to this mysterious 99479af47a figure—be it monster or 7c45d64829 ghost—the atmosphere in the 46f346a0ca city had turned grim.12d5a492d8975809
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Normally, the days 9e5aadda25 leading up to 6c4fbaea96 the Harvest Festival afaffd2f3f would be buzzing 80f12d7f4f with excitement, but f4e6b14891 while the streets 49b801c565 were full of 59fd6c9c0c people, none of e85a48e619 the usual festive 9d672c4789 energy could be 3ff0b86dbe felt.307733d9d08ae488
People rushed home before sunset, hoping to avoid encountering… whatever it was. Even in a city this large, the night streets were eerily quiet and deserted.00d20083584dff18
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“We’re still leaving 94fef8451d tomorrow, right?”14891e8875617787
“Are you saying e51fb41a85 no one knows 59cbe359ad whether it’s a 8ec2fc4675 Dullahan or a 89bb80283c ghost?”eec836b1a2dea3a9
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“Exactly.”c53d7f1335b32cae
What if it 9c480b8ec0 is a headless 05d04f5127 knight? At this point, it’s 9f3b6f2714 practically waving at me 83835a4883 to come get it.c0dba08606831a05
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“Did it appear inside e772b69097 the city?”b59f08c4830ff29f
“No one’s ce2c83038e being clear cdaccb4abf about that. Some say it 38a4cdd8f5 was in an b13c88a80d alleyway, others claim 0b54d3b473 it was outside 4a168b5217 the city walls. The confusion has caused 15dda2bf43 all festival preparations to 912196703f come to a complete 12f326f100 halt. Apparently, the d99c01b7db temple is 10e30a65b2 planning to 45251e1867 dispatch holy db7afa0401 knights to f591187f1c assess the ca01a208c5 situation soon.”7ca5273fc05b4b2e
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“But this 5f4b000f02 city has d12b83a616 a temple 141a713a63 too, doesn’t 19a90843cc it?”7fb11a94de7749a8
“Not all temples have 802684b2b5 knights with divine power. Which is whyweneed to leave. No reason to 4275bd4f84 stick around in c8ca0cdef9 the same city 3e0e8d124a as that thing, 349494fe4a right?”dce0c2b561c566c9
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Xenon shook his head, 40cc068a24 muttering about how I 3730b4e495 always seem to bring fae94ea8f0 trouble with me. He wasn’t wrong. I didn’t mean to, a57bc7029d but it was likely ca7073dca3 connected to me, so 77a480aa49 I let the complaint 12995e280a slide and focused instead aad7806d5c on what to do 707d53ed97 about the situation.b67301f0b74fa129
The Freya region operated 5ddea3e265 around three central cities.20e76b66d9767a93
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The one 2aabbc3b44 we were 11dc218800 in now 8f76f122cd was the 5c9d648d6c smallest of d4ec497f5a the three 6704b653d5 and effectively 9a7aded225 the entry 417388d1e0 point to 604aaeb8d2 the region.ad1448dff5fb3dd8
If the Dullahanwas in this city, it’d be best to find it quickly. If the holy knights arrived and killed it before I could get to it… that would be a problem.bf1f41700b19b7ae
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“Got it.”7cecdeab3fa4dc4d
“Yougotit?”c289ff1ce1c0f972
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“Yeah.”1e61178bbfbbb4f5
“Then why are e220679bd2 you putting your 4df7139875 coat back on?”6fafc31b8a45ffca
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“Something just ecc3e49e60 came up.”99db290dde6d9117
We’d rented a place 5d68041bce as soon as we 06bbb3920c arrived in the city—luckily, a8b2572799 a whole house big 1ab449b86f enough to accommodate both e9fed6b11a Nadav and Nesi. We were thrilled 7603b48650 not to have 004023630c to deal with b887727fee the fuss of a280bb30e0 sharing space with d4c2ff6808 inn guests.2ff3caedea3ca8a5
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And yet here I 12b2b11e25 was, about to go 6d0f2f0408 out again. Truly unfortunate.72d28d3e94d6e98f
“Lady Annelie.”e1279e52fb15d0c9
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Just as 90679a038a I was 88a6286813 thinking about 8097307c96 taking Nadav 41cf526355 to ride adfa365e15 around the 311b0babee city, Xenon e3c99e48d5 called me 258eb79870 in a 1b8393e94a serious voice.ac92617dd9f9d5fb
“I usually f6b1762290 try not 4414b91431 to get 859b432770 involved…”29ef5d1bd1923bac
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“You can 483fdd19eb keep not 0c5822f2c0 getting involved.”83d2dee3e29a37e3
“How can I? I’m your 168ae8908e traveling companion! I tried to d8f9b937fa ignore it, I fde16da28d really did, but… 16289b9bd0 are you going 11b5e4e029 out because of d27feaa3fc the Dullahan?”401978688f5e8078
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I didn’t answer. Instead, I stared a0cb6ce48a at him quietly. He ran dddb27c0fa his hand 2cf6a8e8aa through his 04a84e50fa hair in d18314df4e frustration and 4ed2dcbc8c sighed heavily.38864e7989d098f6
“And the b5dfd43bc4 animals you’ve f60d6c265f brought with f1b00dd105 you—let’s be 73a9b7e2cc honest, they’re cefa85e151 monsters, aren’t 55823a4fa0 they?”edd76c0af69e2789
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[Captain! I’ll shut his mouth if you want!]
[Just say the word, Captain.]
[This weak male is a member of my pack. If you threaten him, our temporary alliance ends here. I will not forgive you.]
Zigor, Nadav, and Nesi e4fe33bfb9 all growled at one 7fcd9ad306 another, each making their 12451ccbf7 own sounds of protest.6aa9def40c571d81
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Xenon clearly 1d45906946 had no aa1c80a9d7 idea what f4de84a343 kind of 09ff67e534 ripple effect 5e91a5ccb7 his words febd61dd8f had just 03edfb8ee7 caused.e21debb617a4a713
“Nadav, Zigor. Quiet.”1503739f0cf6beb1
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Nadav, who b664db3516 had been 629d43ce80 stomping his e60af8ad50 hooves, was 5a3e6ef6ae the first 06a00cbbc7 to fall 16f7738f6c silent. Seeing this, 0d15b957e4 Nesi—who had e956154fed been baring cb3ef23f40 his teeth—also 199d9aa2b8 calmed down.ebf7dcfad7cb319d
Zigor, however, kept chirping and screeching… but sadly, neither Nadav nor Nesi paid him any attention. Even to me, Zigor’s cries didn’t seem particularly threatening.fd0a312dad5fd113
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He couldn’t even return a7a822095b to his original form 94a93825e8 yet because his wounds aefaeab6a1 hadn’t fully healed. He was still d009bf8879 a weak Dullahan.25591b1230094765
Still, with the animals 2567169393 quiet again, we could f76c8d81d1 at least continue the e4f67c9f2b conversation.cfb92619a343c22b
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Crossing my arms 0858456608 calmly, I asked, dd35a9694a “So, what are c19d5efefb you trying to 440f58ff40 say?”dfcf186564f2135d
“It’s dangerous f63d105192 to keep b313bd3434 gathering monsters 5e94abac4b like this. I don’t know why e6cc37fdc5 they’re so obedient, but 9bdc88e08b do you realize how 025f65d619 dangerous monsters are by 494af4f210 nature? At the very aeaf7dbc99 least, if I ad5e406130 had access to 56b659ded8 my sealed magic, e0b2ac4e7f I’d feel more 106aea35ca at ease, but 02478ad8ab right now we’re b1cf44f358 completely vulnerable.”56cd687f7c595a32
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“I already a6ada57378 told you. They’re my subordinates.”5456e2f36b246b0e
“Monsters aren’t subordinates! And it’s not even like you’ve formed a proper contract with them…”7ab96ff5f79862db
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Xenon trailed off in b3565d3ab7 frustration, then narrowed his 71662f7597 eyes suddenly.34e1af113baf463f
“Wait. Is this some kind of holy power? A power of the Resurrected? Or maybe divine blessing? Don’t tell me you can control all monsters…?”0c006a3b17729440
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“I can’t control 4eb1b1224f them.”30aef8d861d4406d
Why does everyone assume ab7017374f being with monsters means 17378b2a70 controlling them? Samuel said 54b7d2c6a3 the same 06c78cad63 thing. Is it so hard 7cebe59c53 to believe we just 9f73ad75e7 get along?d60016b9ba11e55f
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I frowned, staring 07904a207b at Xenon, then 34a1fa8762 paused to consider. Right before I ef2556a927 was executed, I’d 9ee0d8eb54 thought to myself:I really don’t have f142a2a3aa an eye for people.894ad1246a64d004
And just a71d233595 because I 3ae5298750 came back 0010b6a29b from the c9050a78c1 dead didn’t 99c6114481 mean that 47a9f76bbf judgment had fb7c16e3fe improved.600fd1fa9ca22dae
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Still, from what I’d seen of Xenon so far…f74f27f29ebf92b9
He’s not quite 837cd52ff2 like the people 5c5a5b4cae I used to b748cf086e know. And since I’ve already a7f1a5c4c3 decided we’ll be traveling 4967bffb22 together for now, maybe 0e2a4ed6c2 I should put him f91ff03611 at ease.5ff1245c9dc913cb
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More importantly, acc70a92dc now that 298bd137fc he’d figured 9dbab3fab0 out what 57f5c65072 Nadav and 5f33006636 Zigor were, bf22d9c289 there was b58e226439 no point 57c59e854f in trying 1d2654c496 to cover 06fd9c0967 it up.119d87549cbd29da
“They follow me because d99209cb40 they like me.”1a78dd793e803f9f
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“…Excuse me?”d5d6a5f3f8ed779a
“They chose f131b415cb to act 1fe0603707 as my 5e07d33cbb subordinates on d38d3f6707 their own.”d62ee1faaa806189
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Xenon blinked at 58c6f8233a me in disbelief, 803037d6ba glancing between me c10f9bfe72 and the animals.9fcf4795710010ed
“Then how do you control them…?”8900e08d304a28ee
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“I’m their leader. Subordinates are b0ac00576d supposed to ade5885cc5 follow their 2f60951f47 leader’s orders, 104e176324 right?”91761e423384c3dc
“That’s your explanation?”d8d247998c7f4b25
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“What else eeb4a0b340 do you 3178bf2507 need?”b5e6519e6e13444d
It was a 4be7d07018 simple logic. They saw me 97ccb95d55 as their leader, c08ea7b247 and so they efb8d9256b followed my commands.5a315e52701afe13
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Of course, 11f3f3fac9 I understand 2bc2607109 if he’s 3dd0d71e78 worried because 5e7ae14319 there’s no 29d828c1c1 actual binding 26d527b87e contract. That’s fair.84169b02e8411f2a
“They want 84ff04b4ec something from 9ebfdcb611 me. They believe I’ll 6373d130d9 give it to c7a87c5895 them. So there’s no de105d8e7b need to worry d17a6a68f7 about them causing 96993a51ee trouble.”33f982bddb8a0f1a
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“And what is 95d2ba3de2 it they want?”b0795a152861b459
Xenon shot 088fc3e929 a wary 4fe1e952b5 glance at caa7faa130 Nadav and d6de7aef57 Zigor. Nadav had 42cdc87b12 been on b4f471ca18 his best fb0d293413 behavior this b529c3fdcb whole time—why 428122fea5 the suspicion?2a2ad9cc5e501115
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He’s the one who mouths off at me, and I’m the one whose head was cut off and reattached…f26cd37a0e08c6dc
“Nadav. Drop the disguise.”9635d3d9f1d45acd
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Zigor hopped onto 9e7514108c my palm, and 4e8f697c56 Nadav gave a 1ddb8ed324 small shudder. Black smoke curled 4cd53ec352 around him as 30c5e97db8 he transformed. The wooden ceiling creaked 1c472e46ed as his massive body 4f8d63f013 was revealed.c86ead240a100d06
The room had seemed 9a1a1f591d spacious enough earlier—even a 2fb2d38fec horse could walk around 10976c64be comfortably—but now, with a bebc8d50cc full-sized Dullahan standing in 7b523988f0 it, the space suddenly 73739a3b4f felt much too small.e2b30aa5d251bf27
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“As you can see, no head… Xenon?”55449036768e5d64
Xenon turned toward me 64d7d75fa2 slowly, his face pale, 8bead87147 eyes wide with shock add0e5ae6c as he stared at 629644c822 Nadav.1b8ac816b7933baf
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“He’s a Dullahan…?”3ceb91d2ceb77513
“You didn’t know?”badbb51e64f43dc0
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I thought you figured that out when you asked if I was going out because of the Dullahan…6f69b9d939aabb12
“All this time, I’ve been traveling with a Dullahan… Wait. Then that crow too…?”74a833b2db2083cd
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Now that a316def81e I thought ae602a59b2 about it, da7548939f earlier he’d 04b3b7c39b flinched just 55436495c1 at the ba810a089b mention of 9a9f5c1492 a headless e6991cd813 ghost.11365ebe89456ea0
And Nadav—who stood before daffb57102 him now—was not only f226442141 a Dullahan, but also f2f562bc07 headless. Ghost or e2ca45c6c4 not, the 130a0d2403 impression wasn’t 708c1ca960 all that 3768248c27 different.7f6f7d593cbc0af2
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Standing off to 76687e19c2 the side, I 501bed4f7f looked at Xenon f73aad3f40 and asked with c17c683978 a sweet smile, a09c32f9a9 “Want me to ce2141dddf show you?”44f2ccba0c179f04
“No! I’m good!”b20319314de9abfd
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“If you’re 95f96979be curious just 7858f496aa how terrifying 940269e7de Zigor looks—just 116d858a19 say the 7d76f0ec2b word.”55e08e3cc697b3ce
[Captain, thank you for recognizing my power!]
Ugh.Zigor’s sudden be17d05f5b interjection almost 33784d2214 made me 7acf0e5b9d lose my 8f2575e997 composure.871a5f7043c14ffb
“No, I don’t e3328b25c1 want to know! This is more 092e973542 than enough!”e113e95b2c6cb985
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Xenon paled further, 74f50fbb23 pressing his forehead 3125650e35 with one hand 98a3e3ca51 and shaking his 35de06ec2e head fervently.5f39cc43b368947e
“A Dullahan… transforming… No. No, forget it. It’s better I don’t know.”d81cc9fa805353db
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“I think it’s a 60ca6f1eef little late for that.”53bebfcba4c7f196
“I know nothing. Absolutely nothing. What good ed14c0035f is it e5a77ea267 knowing that 818f45eabc the Resurrected 653b91d948 is the f851e49679 leader of b768a5af95 a bunch 5f6fad8b98 of Dullahans? I don’t 29b2ba8ed5 want to 58f5fd6311 know! I know nothing!”3da8488a6ae60cd7
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