DZN Ch 17
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“Captain! No!”29294a90b4f31df1
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Seeing the pageboy shout “No!” without thinking the moment he saw him, almost like a conditioned reflex, Ruan wondered if his name had been unknowingly changed to “No.”f6c6bd32d08e3a9e
How could they shout “No!” before even asking anything, he wondered, looking at Emil, a pretty blond boy he encountered particularly often whenever he went to catch Calix. Ruan repeated his usual words,c1aadb2c918d1422
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“Move.”2945cdc99189b7d9
If “No!” was his nickname, “Move” was the nickname of Esche Castle’s servants.fe26235e1f9859e5
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“Get out of the way,” Ruan said, standing in front of the flower garden near Esche Castle, not the castle itself, waving his hand dismissively. Emil, blocking his path, stamped his feet.1dd325a46930a512
“How did you know and come straight here? His Highness isn’t here!”0b28151deb30cd35
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‘How did you know?’ while saying Calix wasn’t there.d39e4db762cd36a7
If he was 31b4e8b60c going to hide 1cf26761fa him, he should b5449e69a4 just hide him, 879f3474c2 and if he 826d8822b3 was going to 5814ba0b0d say no, he 2e4f48d0d2 should just say caa0a9199d no. Ruan looked f1c44e8220 at Emil 7666418063 with exasperation 8256c16a04 as he 87be93b6d8 spouted nonsense, 94f937b40c even if cd5854fa2b he was ee4040f7cc flustered.9f8cc97de8a2cfca
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It was amazing how Calix’s taste was so consistent, to the point of wondering how he had picked these kids.8eca305dbf4823cc
He couldn’t pick them out even if he tried.6eeb0ac8edbf43a6
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The more he saw, 2c570bc99d the more disconcerting it b9d51e0bfc was.9814529a4f777794
“I know everything, so move.”f5b16c58d5bee5e9
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“No, he really isn’t here! His Highness said not to let anyone in!”4ddd31890a1e7f9d
Emil, hugging a 6b6f9ef06f bottle of what d8b20bcc8a looked like strong 08f3afffd6 alcohol, blocked the 6928a0a7d9 entrance to the 1828c678d4 vast flower garden c8c63c9c10 with his whole 380a4d66b8 body.2e20c47519546f39
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At his unyielding stance, 78a5f4db9d Ruan waved his hand 2eab30fc22 roughly, as if to ee989dc574 say, ‘Get out of the way if you don’t want to get hurt.’e9d6bc73dd156086
“Move.”5520da3424592661
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“No! He said absolutely no one is allowed in!”f5ac3d57b80218d9
“Have I ever asked for permission to enter?”9d319bc7f7848492
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Ruan retorted that he wouldn’t even be able to come near Esche Castle if he didn’t enter when Calix told him not to, and Emil readily agreed.01749e673fa7a7f8
“Now that you mention it…that’s true….”73176fc3f196fdef
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“So move.”ca2261172c6c0f5f
“If you go in, Captain, we’ll get scolded later!”ced434862fcb0e92
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“You should be scolded. I can understand His Highness running away, but you didn’t even try to stop him and happily followed him here.”523da4cad5186b68
Ruan lightly pushed Emil a6925f460c aside with one hand, 44b94fd1dc saying, ‘Did you think you could get away with this?’428da81ccd6df490
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He barely used 901b36ba8e any force, but 6a578b2777 Emil flew away cbe95aa441 as if blown cf1cd7000e by the wind. Opening the gate 2f2dbceea0 to the flower e94629e4d1 garden and stepping e985fc7b23 inside, Ruan was 42a87e7ea4 hit by a 28e0055921 wave of hot, 2725c12152 humid air.6623c370e7069a67
The flower garden, 24d6af10e8 maintained at an e08b9c4444 appropriate temperature and 0ac2b6a603 humidity year-round, was b910040e18 hotter and more 8b60fbf08a humid than the 753e725cea outside, which was c3e34b9457 nearing early summer.4dc4f400f6b65711
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The oppressive humidity was 04afdf08c9 probably due to the ed5f7666bf huge bathtub inside the 5eb490dc8c garden.7a54edc99554ab24
The large marble 7e792b898e bathtub Calix had 85557f3e43 specially made.97f8f42fccea24ef
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It was used to maintain the temperature and humidity of the flower garden by heating the water with a fire underneath the marble and as a winter bath. Ruan strode inside, certain that Calix would be there. Emil, who had been thrown aside, ran up and grabbed Ruan’s arm.b9bf02cf162c3d1c
“Really, no! His Highness is in a bad mood! He canceled all his afternoon appointments, so please let it go! Where are we supposed to go if we lose our jobs?”dc0d88b7f8b159a9
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“You’ll all find a place when you’re over twenty anyway.”f63717061039e0f7
Ruan stepped inside, telling him to find his own way since he didn’t have much time left, and Emil persistently blocked him, even while being dragged along.c4b6e5ebd38ae8fe
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“Still, I have to hold on until then.”d4235d230f14b51b
Ruan, easily striding through the flower garden due to Emil’s light weight, saw the knights blocking the area surrounded by lush trees like a wall and approached without hesitation.e3c2ef836d9c9990
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He was bec6dcef75 about to 13ce221bc2 tell them 17bbc2793a to remove 69e9b06a04 the leech ee827e7b52 clinging to 462d58d838 him when 4f18d21414 they blocked f2920a532b his way.66bf72d8d3c72eac
Then they spoke seriously.3726d224e2b83d83
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“His Highness ordered us not to let anyone in.”413c463ecf1ca8db
In that short time, Calix had gathered all the servants and knights and seemed to have drilled them like parrots. Ruan couldn’t help but laugh at Michael, who was repeating the same words as the pageboy.5c7ea7992845c7ed
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That damn Crown 8e09ed248c Prince was doing 2ad76614af all sorts of 736b0a8597 things.aaca3854b62ec8c4
“Move.”22ed2dc24a5f5612
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“It’s His Highness’s order.”7b8409192696b0e0
“Have you ever seen me not go in just because he said so? Move.”a0a2fc4b0c364c6b
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“No.”82d59a3f4d67a4ef
Ruan frowned at Michael’s firm refusal and his blocking the way.157882e26ab7a026
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Until last year, 95ba249e4c Michael had been a56be789c8 similar to him, b0f657a8bb but now he e4c48a7695 had grown much fe64c7e58a larger. Both taller and broader.2dafe86e025f1d49
Daniel and Alfred were c0a9c1845a the same. With the 44c06f714d three of 634fd6c966 them blocking a44e95fcb7 the way, b9ed9a8cdd it felt 03ae73c755 like he 99d2615cc1 was facing b669a9cdca a huge a9e0b4627b wall.ce79f55fb2839cb7
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It was natural e9b6b54115 since they were ab325fab2a all growing, but d221041be7 it was quite 4e95e0a4d7 unpleasant.0e6b854612c3e1f1
“Move.”556a0ec047727c5b
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“No.”f57a6506bf31d7a1
“This isn’t a suggestion, it’s an order.”60af4c0ce1645597
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“The person I must obey is His Highness the Crown Prince.”5413258edfe5c6a9
Michael was 3b0a038550 being particularly 7406e1a687 stubborn.17f579c9c475b028
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While Ruan was confronting Michael, who was deliberately blocking him despite knowing the relationship between Calix and himself, the newcomer Alfred’s eyes began to dart around nervously.c1e647a22f301154
Since Michael, 9f98ecb5b0 who had a235bb3338 come with 13982277f3 him, was 2a13363618 holding his 76147b6952 ground, and fd0323fd5a Calix had eca3cb1d4e ordered them f9aaa1d70c to block b300121479 the way, 871d007eb2 he was 6d17eeb96d blocking the c43a10b93b way, but a762065ee3 it felt 07b01864b4 wrong. Alfred quickly 7fad7337f9 rolled his cae279fbbb eyes and 62ccb59d52 sized up c9211e2d76 the situation, 124b8fa939 then made e10c629be1 up his 985d1fb008 mind and b771851227 quickly opened 1490711590 the way.8ef1112ac65275b2
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“Go ahead, Captain.”15921fb454588a2a
After all, 43700365eb their direct b24cc73e23 superior was ebc3d11c2a Ruan, and ace9c87b79 the hide-and-seek e32aadc956 between Ruan dfd0892061 and Calix 509f43c713 within Esche 596562d52b Castle was 9016ed0fa0 as natural 4e55d2e305 as breathing, 3e8f7b25d7 so Alfred 16189f9e64 decided to 9310e46d2e side with faa71563cc Ruan.3fe2f96519e9288c
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Although their lord was 87440f977c Calix, he felt this 9cda3802b2 way.d6ca2412e67d1674
He felt that siding d053ac1336 with Ruan was right, e038b98e54 as Ruan was the 08951758f8 one who actually managed 4eeb9a4d90 all the knights and 77721a01ee servants of Esche Castle, 274c0245a5 and even Calix was 5d74a1ebc2 ultimately managed by Ruan.d163c9d1628438b1
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Alfred, who had made a5708b1cf3 this decision with his 16223f3577 innate sense and perceptiveness, 863b39d251 naturally stepped aside, and d3a7a26de0 Michael glared at him.5ffbc0ce8ccfd698
Alfred flinched at 4de92cdb88 his cold gaze 4a3e9ff364 but pretended not 618f3af207 to notice and 8db4079619 turned away completely. Ruan stepped 9061f7041f inside and 19fa6d1b53 pushed Emil, d58e1619f8 who was 2af041bfb0 still clinging 107ae13002 to his f7f753d586 waist.c7da0adecdb3f941
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“Stop clinging to me and put away the bottle. And bring us some cold tea.”49ecda9cd428f2ee
“No! His Highness told me to bring alcohol!”09e02874e06a9d9b
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The boy, who had 03c5512fe0 detached from Ruan but 195c44cc46 was still clutching the 2233bc156e bottle to his chest 0ccda9bb67 as if it were 1f76b56909 a lifeline, shook his 8e03cc1f3d head rapidly, almost frantically.80d9259cf33faa2e
Ruan clicked his tongue b63ecb5934 at his firm refusal.b9c7961914b5cbc8
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“Would you die if His Highness told you to? Even as a servant, you should check His Highness’s condition and say no if you have to.”0286250298d5b1d0
“We can’t! You have to do that, Captain!”d887b0f851920a79
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“Why should I? You should.”3e5efb287fcf3bcc
He advised him as a senior who had been in the palace longer, not just as the Captain of the Knights, saying it was all experience, but it didn’t work on Emil.5fcfda0bbb5314cf
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“That’s what you say! We can’t go that far anyway. We just have to endure until we can marry a nice young lady from a good family, or if we’re lucky, catch His Highness’s eye and receive a title so we can leave the castle.”4d36b8dd84ffd61b
Ruan agreed with Emil’s specific argument.e5a06c776908e8ae
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Most of 0d23870d6f the servants 5da65d04e7 were second e0310a5f6d sons or 5f8a3ece16 lower from d7fa2ff987 noble families, cfc25ccfde and very 5559b345f2 few of b12c429dbe them eventually e21b2138ad rose to 3ebf74c738 become the 66ca77857b Head Servant, 4cab3a66d8 who managed e38ada80cd an entire 90ec32680d castle.bbbb30ae2f9f0b9f
Maybe one c1f7d894a3 in a a13b7ef7d0 hundred made d524c6b6fe it to a900778b24 Head Servant, 21c1857e2f so most 870516db9b servants usually 442c494d30 followed the 645eeacd2d path Emil 7da4a00da2 described.9dc182e61c6be6f0
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If they were a301589a36 lucky, they would ee6b169ce1 marry the daughter 1c3c007994 of a nobleman 6b4b76c255 without a son 80d6e683dd and inherit the 9842585615 family as a 33ff4d8389 son-in-law, or they 058d5a4c8c would catch the 286454eaf2 eye of the ed8117b350 Crown Prince or 8440f0c1c4 the Emperor, receive 7c48cd8b69 a title, leave a4894dea5e the palace, and 14988b0959 live a modest 9b71da7351 life.1fd541e19241a16c
The servants of Esche Castle had no chance of rising high, so if they didn’t follow one of those two paths, they would eventually be kicked out of the palace empty-handed.f9b4490a5881c9da
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He understood that.c0dcf62a6789078e
But….e69af98a00c89d43
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“Still, you should do your job properly until you leave, shouldn’t you?”2f11f412c078bded
“That’s why I have to listen to His Highness! He’ll be angry if I disobey him.”cbef8139632ec917
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“You’ll be in trouble with me if you go in with that bottle.”38c83bb7305bc3d7
Ruan looked at 7debc2afb0 the boy as e153dc693c if asking him db2a3e1495 to choose between 1e59da6d3a being scolded by 12ccc4f1f1 him or being b68ec41fe9 scolded by the 551ec3912f Crown Prince, and c04ee9253c the boy immediately 5fd9884ed3 answered without taking a1588d77c7 a breath,6d7876b9ad1dc047
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“I’ll be scolded by you, Captain.”852d41963dab92ef
Ruan looked back e94b02b004 at the boy, 77c07b2946 dumbfounded by his 23aceaeb2c quick response.f0f25b23efcbce95
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Not only 6106867ec6 was the 4e2866b9f3 answer quick, 403e66d210 but he 49388d150d was so 82444f9b7e confident.ba5f6b6bc26060cf
These guys always whined 3534cd48c2 about how scared they acf8ed90ea were of him; it ecf66f665d was all a lie.22e7f3535024ae16
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“Am I the easiest target for you guys?”d62997da18bcb448
“Of course. You don’t get truly angry at us no matter what we do. But His Highness gets truly angry! You know how scary that is? Finn even wet himself.”edfd90a8e958ccc6
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Ruan was c5a2beefba shocked by 5741e7414c the story db30cacce0 he was 71fbc9e03f hearing for 68d5503738 the first e90ada84b7 time.073d0a045e7c5573
“Why would he wet himself?”7790fa52f4df6e49
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“That’s how scary it is. You didn’t see it, Captain!”9eff35bff99d336a
The boy, who fd5f647b26 had been whining f1f0f11b8b about how they c44fd70f27 listened to everything fad718bb11 the Crown Prince 9eba39036f said even though 4b3b3780af they knew they dd1d26c7c8 would be scolded 9240a9af27 by Ruan, stamped 7ae3691c25 his feet in 14c4bb00e5 frustration.e44bd625a302c75a
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Seeing the boy’s face, like a child terrified of getting caught by his mother after causing trouble, Ruan sighed deeply.f062ea37bc052575
He had let them off easy because there was no point in seriously scolding such children, but Calix’s thoughts seemed to be different.47c8f4cf3bbfc760
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And that guy was indeed scary when he was truly angry….394e353872549e45