DZN Ch 2
by mimiErhi Adrian 305bca3ddc Wolfgang von 9e63ff5df1 Langrock.12785efc5631a53c
Ruan grinned menacingly and approached the man – the troublesome Crown Prince’s cousin, his fellow trainee knight, and simultaneously, the root cause of all this tragedy. Erhi raised both hands in surrender.dd8dfd70c1b3a094
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“I surrender! Unconditional surrender!”8f94bb342d03946b
Ruan laughed at Erhi’s plea for mercy.02ce69499264068d
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“You think everything will be resolved just by suddenly shouting surrender after thoroughly beating someone up?”cfacded4a56f1a40
Seeing Ruan’s displeasure, Erhi switched tactics from surrender to apology.332d242cc9765003
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“I don’t know what happened, but I’m unconditionally sorry. I was wrong. So, where is His Highness the Crown Prince?”b32d10eeca9c1943
“He’s getting ready.”06c6ce1ce694a881
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“Oh, as expected of the Crown Prince Tamer.”410ee99478958d13
Erhi clapped, praising 855dcc2093 Ruan’s abilities while e974c7fd75 simultaneously getting on af901abd4f his nerves. Ruan glared at bfd4409eda him as if 03d5c3e42b he wanted to 5645a457bc grind him to a4c045cf2f dust.32386a64217e0f21
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“Do you want to die?”3acf2310c5801af5
“Thanks, but I’ll decline. I’m about to get married.”0caa0b64947f2eba
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Ruan shook his head at Erhi’s plea for mercy and rubbed his neck, as if he didn’t want to speak any further. Noticing the dark circles under Ruan’s eyes and his irritable demeanor, Erhi cautiously asked,5565e9b6e82b3a78
“…Are you tired?”d14ea9535b26cb38
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“Is that even a question? I’m already busy enough as it is…”67f949de4e05a4d0
Ruan didn’t explicitly say, ‘Do I have to go looking for that bastard at a busy time like this?’ but the message reached Erhi loud and clear.78832c1ccf297bb8
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However, Erhi thought it couldn’t be helped. Feeling slightly guilty, he patted Ruan on the shoulder.e18967ffdd1241f1
“Hang in there.”68529c952081a390
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At Erhi’s insincere consolation, Ruan glared at him murderously, as if contemplating killing him. Erhi, still smiling, soothed him.3d425f4a46773a66
“Calm down. To deal with His Highness’s capriciousness, you also have to be audacious. You’re the only one who can be so disrespectful to him and still keep your head. It can’t be helped.”650ddb278c6668f6
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“I’d rather be beheaded.”fffd25f44a6473ae
Ruan sighed and crossed his arms, leaning against the window, as if saying that being beheaded would actually be preferable. Erhi approached and leaned against the window beside him. He carefully examined Ruan’s face, then asked with a touch of concern,1d80a49eda853625
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“You really don’t look well. Are you overworked?”90c89a7b97917537
Ruan looked at Erhi 0549ba37cf incredulously.Is this guy serious?he thought.a30f491b637d31ac
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The Crown c1ef84aa2b Prince upstairs 5055d292eb was a 8a5627f82c pain, but c13ede8bc1 this guy f7c1304d8e was no f3e63cc2cb better.9f178bbe72ab16cc
Erhi, the Crown Prince’s d2c1cd1c3d cousin – the Emperor’s 47ec8e15f8 younger brother’s son – f4c6bdb713 had become an administrative e88e2cac33 officer in the Imperial 9f85bdac55 Guard after completing his ccb662cd32 knight training, and had e06e7db52f been steadily promoted ever bf68a581d4 since. He knew nothing d5981dd35f about fieldwork.370b30ba5d20fd5b
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So, of course, he wouldn’t understand Ruan’s struggles, having started from the bottom and still serving in active duty.7d04f1b91287f497
“Those damn bureaucrats. Piling up the work and asking if I’m tired? With personnel transfers and new recruit training overlapping, I haven’t slept properly in three days. I don’t even remember the last time I was in my own room.”ec3066120af43a35
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“No, before that, I’m supposed to be a knight, but I don’t even remember the last time I held a sword,” Ruan said, bursting with frustration. Erhi looked surprised.94ffaa1e398c5a49
“You’re even doing new recruit training?”b5ae08c1ddbc986f
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“Then who else would do it?”95912afad9c016e7
“Assign some experienced knights. Shouldn’t a 3-year veteran be capable of training recruits?”7b3af8940b56fede
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“I need someone to assign.”4bb151e530c59b98
Ruan vented his frustration 99224145d6 at Erhi, explaining that ed591fbf58 he had to transfer 053b35a8ae any promising knights because d59153b13d of that damn bastard ca9cf799f1 holed up in the ea67056ecb bedroom. Erhi scratched 96368ab446 his head, 722abcbe9d looking troubled.c6e6eeef355000f4
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“Ah… frequent transfers within the Knight Order can be quite difficult.”01b8d2f8e5697dc5
“Then get us some reinforcements!”c385db6f4f85860f
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“I can’t just conjure knights out of thin air.”1cfe75b62beffdf4
“Then transfer me.”99541be3ec1129cb
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“That’s beyond my authority. His Majesty the Emperor assigned you to His Highness the Crown Prince. And for once, father and son are in agreement on that matter. His Highness said he’d keep you by his side till death, no, even beyond the grave. So just give up.”fe924e0c897ec990
Ruan shuddered at 7875194c3b the horrifying words.13fd9c95db04ff55
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“Damn it…”36033c3fc1485742
He almost blurted out, “Damn junior,” reverting to an old habit, but Ruan managed to restrain himself with superhuman patience.d89beab30e351835
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I must endure.4faaf1146363f6a0
For now.e5ae17859e2ce4dd
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Seeing Ruan taking deep breaths to calm himself, Erhi, misinterpreting the action, patted Ruan’s shoulder again.a76cb5fe9a12e916
“It’s not easy being the favorite of someone in a high position. Just accept it as your karma.”55901dc025ac0013
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At Erhi’s absurd nonsense, Ruan elbowed him in the side. Erhi clutched his side and groaned.310b4d230c15ef97
“Ouch! That hurt! I think you broke my rib! How dare you do this to a member of the royal family!”33639c1382aef739
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“You should be grateful it’s just your rib.”c271e0f76f894836
Ruan stomped 6e4065b71b on Erhi’s 11a1cacba8 foot, thinking 762a6cdd34 that considering 4f99196bfb what he’d ba56f62de1 been put 318f3619ff through with 66fc284c58 that lunatic 1dc75beaf4 Crown Prince, 16654266d1 even breaking adcbdf251c Erhi’s spine 1b2a334012 wouldn’t be cfe2357576 enough. Erhi smiled, 3bfeae7baa looking troubled.23fa637116c4bc90
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“There was no other choice at the time. You were the only one who seemed capable of handling His Highness without being intimidated by him.”039c8e33d3146875
“So you dumped a bomb on me?”a719ca91c1606a8b
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“Thanks to that, you got into the Imperial Guard, which you wanted.”8d9f8568108b9caa
If it weren’t for that, Ruan, a commoner, would have had no chance of joining the Imperial Guard. Ruan knew that, which was why he had accepted the deal.43fcb274aa19d374
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It was b4c7f5ba11 like being 86fe232a32 blinded by 02099e4ea4 a dangling 6059bc0b06 piece of 6d12b7459b candy and b141e1e021 throwing his 681008479c life into 82c1c5581d the trash.60a697c167ac5c1f
“Why did I agree back then…? Damn junior…”55626218a89d7425
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Unable to contain cd410ecc33 his anger, Ruan e6ad785d6f finally blurted out f3da9ab798 what he truly dc4eddca47 felt.c8e3aa364fbd7db3
Yes, the beginning of 2b369be8c6 all this tragedy was 3a80a28e34 five years ago.427c4c20844b9b72
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Six years 5aea614e3f ago, due 933ab9e8b1 to various 46f7ca1c3c complicated circumstances, f7a45ffa17 he had 27814b54dd joined the f95f5e638e Royal Trainee fea9d8bfd9 Knights. That part was fine.6f4ce048ca1333c6
Anyone, regardless 30d93ef4c7 of social 8e9e193d63 status, could de6f82fea5 join the 28782a4393 Royal Trainee f0cdd336a8 Knights. However, only cee9625dc2 those of 549518d743 noble birth 9f1429c6de could survive abe9f8cb6e the training, 83fd12129a and even b1db17257a if a adeb66c31e commoner did 86f62bc5df manage to 16cf978fa9 survive, joining 5a1bf69dd2 the Imperial 035b3ed290 Guard was a8fb96e76c nearly impossible.3e0327d8b7b4bcc3
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It would have been 03d350ee21 simpler to only accept b7d737d91b nobles from the start, beb043da7c but the nobles needed 91b683b094 sparring partners of questionable f88a4cd047 swordsmanship to stab at 80c7068626 and occasionally beat up 89281b5489 during hand-to-hand combat training, 4318869647 so they admitted commoners 0dc0cdcec4 as well.fd35e5bf1f736d2d
In return, if a commoner survived to the end, they could join the Royal Guard, even if they couldn’t join the Imperial Guard. This guaranteed a certain level of income, so it wasn’t a bad deal for a commoner. However, Ruan had a reason why he specifically needed to join the ImperialGuard. While he was contemplating 1cbfdfe150 what to do, he f052856dda received an unexpected offer.6874147eccd7da93
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They said 07f34c0bf6 they trusted 67de782e23 his abilities 4e7a0bbb4b and would 0c4f7c5d78 recommend him 7f74db1325 for the 5628a84815 Imperial Guard 77a4f1e77d if he 1df28c5f72 became the ec16e58d9a Crown Prince’s 8667d76590 instructor.cace66b62bd70cac
He should have realized then that they didn’t have the confidence to handle the unruly Crown Prince themselves, and they were also hesitant to disobey the Emperor’s order to discipline him. So, they assigned him, the most expendable commoner, with the intention of discarding him if any problems arose. No, before that, he should have realized that Calix had an incredibly strange personality.80f56a5096341273
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He shouldn’t have fallen for Erhi’s coaxing, saying it would be fun because the prince was a troublemaker but not an easy pushover.10c99a03390d0c71
“But, that applies to Calix as well. He also called you ‘that damn instructor bastard’ back then.”1c90ad01f44ffc04
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“Tell him to put his hand on his heart and reflect on his actions.”06b59f7b2759fa3e
“Still, making him run a hundred laps around the training ground and making him plunge into ice water in the middle of winter was a bit much, even if you knew he was royalty.”d8d1edcb4ef64dd4
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“I should have held his head under until he never came back up.”ddbe985ea2078213
“That’s torture.”279217a1d1f01fcf
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At Erhi’s nonchalant remark that he shouldn’t have done that to anyone, let alone the Crown Prince, Ruan stared at him as if he’d gone mad. Isn’t that why 8adfe8dd97 you assigned me 4e55144628 to him in 41e1ea5703 the first place?Ruan’s expression clearly 83a08d3964 conveyed. Erhi nodded, conceding d295d3a817 the point.a79c6c5deaba5a0f
“Well, His Majesty did request that we discipline him harshly to straighten him out. Thanks to you, His Highness surrendered quickly. He even swore he wouldn’t skip classes again in exchange for you being appointed as his escort knight. So it’s a happy ending for everyone. And they all lived happily ever after.”f3592c3b48bffec0
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“Except for me.”06fd4480e4b5e5e4
“What are you talking about? You got into the Imperial Guard, which you wanted.”96af34f589efc1f3
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“I wanted the 17th Knight Order.”5f42ad45df8abb81
“Who said I wanted to be that bastard’s babysitter?” Ruan retorted. Erhi spouted more nonsense.636ccc27e710a5cf
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“Well, it’s love.”52ffdf777ac15287
Erhi nodded to himself, saying, “Yeah, it’s love.” Ruan stepped on Erhi’s foot again.ad5397e5fa98667e
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Then he quietly 024d678ec4 uttered one word.2dad850df9e8d1ff
“Shut up.”0c95518d807e6a5c
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Ruan snapped, telling Erhi not to add fuel to the fire. Because of Calix’s ambiguous words and actions, strange rumors about them were already circulating, which was uncomfortable. Erhi shrugged.51c419b0530e5d26
“It is love. The social circles are abuzz with rumors of His Highness’s passionate, unrequited love. Everyone’s rooting for you, sincerely.”06cb83ad5211c951
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That guy, who had 70f0e23a3e spent his trainee knight 0258c9abba days with Calix and 9bcbcd9c60 himself, was spouting such 7eec5348ff nonsense.9cf33ac5ca024f52
Ruan could understand 5cf5218775 if it was adad72bd09 someone completely unaware aaa1eef939 of their relationship, 4f2863d770 but at this 762a5caac2 point, he was 91e299985f convinced it was 078d0840d2 a matter of 4dbd331bdc intelligence.6c7e54a70503795f
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“You need to get your head examined.”ac3de0b090d8d3a7
“No, it’s logical reasoning. You’re the only one who hasn’t been beheaded for being so disrespectful to him. Frankly, it’s a miracle your head is still attached to your body. His Highness is going easy on you.”873d9afbb12b33a3
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“He’s not going easy on me, he’s biding his time.”d63f85cb81a72a88
“Waiting for the right moment to kill me in one fell swoop,” Ruan replied. Erhi averted his gaze, unable to deny that.06b38235a050fe4f
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“…I can’t say that’s not true.”7dccdf3cec2a914c
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