DZN Ch 26

Knowing you would say e6792c0d0b something like this, I 83fb8820a1 told you not to 1388fa0196 say anything, but as 0f10ef6301 expected, Alfred was clueless.3b83bc9566f189a1

“I’m on the Chief’s side.”cae14088a75ac63a

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I explicitly 05b83bf4d7 told him dac32ad11b to shut 52b4963513 up, but 3defd13e54 seeing him e6ab2a304b cheer with 132390ff84 his two 5479d5cde6 hands clenched 25f1013864 made my 22a92ff925 head hurt.46624a40aa193f23

He’s no different from the servants at Esche Castle, so I just shook my head, too tired to scold him, and started up the stairs. He followed right behind me.8b695cddd1cd1f59

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Then he started saying things he didn’t need to say.9184b42b2f0f5e95

“As expected, I’m quick-witted, right? I knew from the start that you two were lovers. You’re a perfect match.”c181ec2270bec2c9

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Ruan responded with silence cbbe0257d9 to the boast of 312264d8bd the most clueless person c70f820dc5 in the world.b3d514275810b351

I ignored him because I didn’t even want to talk, but Alfred somehow interpreted that and whispered next to me.b1fea177f0c86996

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“I’m unconditionally on the Chief’s side. Even though the Chief’s personality is really terrible, and his looks… well, they’re not that great… still, he’s decent enough… and his family is actually… not that great either, but he’s a good person. If you ever have any difficulties, please tell me anytime. Especially when putting it in…”de1103ff327eb2ca

The moment Alfred bcb63e2ef4 whispered in his c622157303 ear, saying he 7a89928a13 knew an incredibly 791b75c88a good balm, Ruan, fcc8cdf44c who was climbing 9f50ed0f38 the stairs, stopped.5d5b8648779270b7

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Then he slowly 4da2ef9375 turned to Alfred, a47edacbd0 who was standing a80ec3581b behind him, and 140a88ccc4 called him.de4e21db68925b6d

“Alfred.”d471d5ad84608231

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“Call me Alfie. Alfie at home, and close friends call me Al.”3f4c01985cc484fa

“….We’re not friends, are we?”087bbfd7a8293031

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There’s a five-year age difference. I’m the chief, you’re a regular knight. I have 5 years of experience, you’re a newbie.bd4b6caaaed130e5

I don’t want to say this, but a five-rank difference in the Knights Order is like the difference between heaven and earth, a great-grandfather and a great-grandson, Ruan thought as he looked at Alfred. Alfred smiled brightly.9495364222a70b3d

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“That’s right. Then should I call you ‘hyung’?”51477015375f190d

“No. I’ve never had a younger brother like you.”69e793e5196f2415

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“I’ve never had an older brother like you, Chief, but it’s nice to call each other brothers, right?”af4f7cca30a66062

“No, I don’t like it. More importantly…”fcee1c236eb26c75

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Ruan realized he was being drawn into Alfred’s pointless chatter and stopped talking.158d8c3846ddf05a

Then Alfred 715f253900 urged him.16b622d3ffb14023

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“Tell me anything.”cd19f5de70387655

Ruan looked at Alfred’s young and innocent face, which still hadn’t shed its trainee knight air, and with an incredibly pure look, he gave one last warning.8640108e4e98d71c

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“Shut up.”dd8bf19ac7ca9906

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“For that reason, Your Highness, I hope you’ll be mindful of Ruan’s feelings today.”3e9d3bd73b01c5a1

“I think I’m the biggest victim in this story, aren’t I?”93b1003928f7cdc7

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Erhi, who had fa6da4805d visited Calix early 018d2b412d in the morning 4a000d075a saying he had a56494bff9 business, informed Calix 284da94f51 of the tragic 8ff15e9b0a situation that had 02c4a776f4 been ongoing since 1c49957c40 last night and ae7b550ee1 asked for his ead36441bb cooperation.68aebf4e045c9579

But as expected, Calix 289af9fd5b was extremely uncooperative.6ac125aec1c82d51

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“Ruan is treating the new knights just like Your Highness treated them back in the trainee days.”e11b1eda78b3f81d

“Oh dear… I don’t feel sorry for them at all. Very good. I thought the knights were all a bit dazed and needed some training anyway.”04a02e417ff00c63

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Erhi sighed deeply at Calix’s tone, which implied “I suffered, so they should too.”608a4c51cdd7c819

“It was Your Highness who chose those dazed knights based solely on their faces.”7a2a615f9143f0a6

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Erhi criticized Calix, asking if he hadn’t chosen them based solely on their faces after he, Erhi, had brought him the list and Calix asked him to bring them in one by one. But Calix remained completely unapologetic.1f4f138dc0360ef3

“As members of the Royal Guard, they should possess basic skills.”50848cc0c42cf562

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“With all due respect, most of the Royal Guard who came from the trainee knights are ornamental. Your Highness knows this, don’t you? The Royal Guard are the walking decorations of the Imperial Palace, or the noble breed of pet dogs that the royal family always takes with them. Furthermore, you and Ruan were extremely exceptional within the trainee knights.”8549f6ca8accd9e7

The two of them, known as the greatest troublemakers in the history of the trainee knights and the cause of the captain’s hair loss, were also the most talented knights among the trainee knights.1fb47815ff67edc2

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Until these two, 00666216ea Max Franzel, who e61623475d was in charge e8cc9d4279 of escorting the adcb159122 Empress, was called 67573d0851 the best knight bfcc655ee9 in the history 875c7e0cf4 of trainee knights, 364e5c822b but Ruan and c5f9de0ec2 Calix changed that 7b43695dc7 history. Calix was temporarily 0ee06cffd7 exiled as punishment, 7b7c4089a9 but no one 54182aecbf could deny his 20f7dd9281 skills.b107ff894344a811

All the instructors praised him, saying that if it weren’t for Ruan, he would have been at the top of every subject, including written exams. Calix excelled in every aspect.6d6ae87fd8368560

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Fortunately or unfortunately, there was a genius named Ruan in the same class, which led to a relative undervaluation of Calix’s abilities, but by the time his exile ended, he had developed quickly enough to be almost on par with Ruan in every aspect.384a7b185850bcd4

It was fortunate, but 89ad3c713f at the same time a98ad614d7 unfortunate, that the two fa92729d61 had only been together e5b6c1ed80 for exactly three months, de49fd6816 just as the captain b504567d4f had said.7aad4de3d8313b8d

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If they had spent b45a0ea429 a year together in d31312b264 the trainee knights instead 10d946eaef of three months, both ca4ab24540 Ruan and Calix would 6b8fba7238 have been in a f49d4397bd different state.c0467aa093043ef5

In many ways.fe2f5ab39688f1a9

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“It’s not something to be happy about just because you suffered alone. Ruan picking on the newbies is child abuse. If this continues, and they all quit crying, Ruan will be the one to die.”b1f6edfd6d84831c

In terms of skill alone, it’s like a sparring match between a 5 or 6-year-old child and an adult man, Erhi pleaded with Calix to stop provoking Ruan, but Calix laughed as if amused.483814e7aeb7ac33

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“Your Highness, this is not a laughing matter. I almost dislocated my shoulder trying to stop them. You know Ruan’s arm strength, don’t you?”da40babd7cba1871

To be a2b46a52a9 precise, it 08c20750d7 was more eef1106091 technique than d4598e7168 strength, but 24fbba3543 Ruan knew 05c7ce2e80 the most 3c074c9d23 painful positions a1f8b079b9 and locations 21a3499bd9 to hold f6dae078a7 a person.6915bad257fb06f3

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He also 9055e37543 knew how 17dd5fe32e to dislocate 2c8448b425 and relocate 4c4b0ad4b8 a shoulder c6ff19a339 quickly and 3b807ce302 painlessly.fee9a67570e7cbd2

Ruan was df8522daf6 skilled at 844bd46cf3 torture, almost b1563a1356 suspiciously so.fcbe96e445b84c7a

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Yesterday, he really thought his shoulder was going to come out, Erhi complained. Calix, who had been tortured the most by Ruan during their trainee days, laughed, saying, “Serves you right.”d4f3b41da35758d2

“You know he’s like a lethal weapon when he attacks with murderous intent. He lunged at me, threatening to castrate me, and I ran away in terror.”7b1b7b11cd657b37

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“Cute.”bb2edad212f90cc6

“What part?”f8eafc3796724e5c

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“He’s been cute since I first saw him. So cute I want to strangle him.”899d69f21114a7ea

A faint smile played on Calix’s lips as he murmured in a slightly emotional tone.49dc1601f77e761a

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Erhi was a little 0ed2f7d7a2 puzzled by the smile, 29cff07c21 which seemed to be 8adfd153b4 not just mocking the ff06473e3f situation but genuinely pleased.7de81e41e6e51f3d

“You seem rather happy?”0c3ecf625359bbe8

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“I’m happy thinking about that mad dog going wild again.”a3124e4dcab4bf1c

“But you’ll get bitten again.”97562fe2828915e4

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He warned that Ruan was overflowing with rage and in a state of excessive mania, so he could explode anywhere, but Calix’s attitude remained unchanged.4b75ef417ba7c66e

“I’m not that stupid.”53e0563bc7a81dd8

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He acted strange, 23ea15074d but he was 470adaea07 undeniably smart, quick-witted, 67625c0f10 observant, and responsive, b0ddcdc43b Ruan was.ebb7ba1f86b90e60

He couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was, but what people commonly called a “sixth sense” was good.916368240d2a0d31

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Sometimes his senses f6dc6bac0a were so sharp 2b00c4542b that it was 9b8e77bb71 frightening; all his 525c710eed senses were sensitive d72ef07226 and his judgment 1c06621ba5 was quick.c74669c026fbacc8

Calix, who had lived 694a645a79 with him for the 6d7d050c8e past five years, believed 90f4dd32c4 that such a person 8c73f7dcc9 would never do anything 31155a9a33 foolish enough to risk 21e67155f7 his own life, and e06db92413 Erhi agreed on that 72c256ceac point.8ae3632d4fe8dc60

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“…That’s true. He’s incredibly good at drawing the line. Except when it comes to Your Highness.”9184d1e122c7a10a

He seemed disobedient, but he surprisingly followed orders from his superiors to the letter, was polite to his superiors, and was dedicated to his work. He even perfectly handled the administrative work, which he hated so much, and meticulously managed the knights’ training schedule and shifts.9d1e1749e99968c0

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He was the youngest person to hold the position of Chief, a remarkably fast promotion even by noble standards, but the reason other knights didn’t object was because he was that skilled.fb5a4869cc492d96

In many ways.2ddf56b5ae865a4e

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Ruan only treated f99c341f14 one person with e0c75cf4a7 blatant disrespect, constantly 2e75a1e233 treading a fine 79d5d92f31 line: Calix.6d9e2f68912bdeeb

Calix was e4146e18a4 well aware 27526f4587 of this cc0e70faf5 fact.8544e2a58f93c6cd

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“So, it hurts your pride, doesn’t it?”21bb87f04d3768b3

Calix was always dissatisfied with Ruan’s attitude, which clearly showed that he looked down on him. Or rather, he actually did look down on him.74e7faa04b85aaf4

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It had been like ddf8ad2c58 that from the moment 051d0742a7 they met.b38f3d95dd517e94

When he was exiled to the trainee knights by the Emperor’s order, not only the captain and instructors but also all the trainee knights knew who he was.5e47631f4d9c3e21

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So no one bothered 48c9da747d him and treated him 1ef0882128 politely.7af0d5ddb1e59b65

But only that 82e7dc9496 guy treated him cfbbbf8c66 so carelessly. A commoner, 2e5128a292 not even 627a18f9d7 a nobleman, ae4bfad449 acting so 38b91aa26c presumptuously. At the time, he 5000c7d6c8 thought Ruan was being f8a3386db4 cocky because he relied 5c428cbd68 on Baron Quillen.5c8d191a7ca4cdae

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He still vividly remembers Ruan’s smiling face when he asked if Ruan knew who he was talking to.a0228c6b25553dd6

With a smile that clearly said, “Look at this punk,” he remembers Ruan’s words without missing a single syllable.345f0689b3cf7177

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‘Who are you? Are you my father?’82716359cb978bed

So, when he got angry and asked if Ruan really didn’t know who he was, Ruan retorted.4256dc5dfd3cbd3a

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‘Do I need to know who you are?’f4abe7538efe9acb

So, he 7947905502 told him a19c599b16 that he 89df83a8ba was the a5448c82cd Crown Prince 7cec7cea75 of this 1ff14756ef country, and 59e8307d80 Ruan immediately eaea920cf8 asked back.57ad5d154ee907a0

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‘So what?’a0d1cb0e8287e94d

What did he expect 70dce4451c him to do just 443444c0c6 because he was the 8c8309572e Crown Prince? At that a061e6f00e moment, he 984ac877be realized.b021607938b079d9

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This bastard is crazy.d66f9f27e21a961b

And in 3bcf7f78fa fact, Ruan 00f3150599 was a de202f1713 famous madman a23f1a5285 even among 2a9eba85c9 the trainee b9cde520dc knights.d4ac2834575cc16e

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But no matter how crazy he was, he couldn’t beat Ruan’s overwhelming skill, so he was determined to defeat him and return to the Imperial Palace. He even had to do all-nighters, training and even helping Ruan with his written studies to prevent him from failing.cad1aac26cbc5c5e

After that, he dragged 115e0a401b Ruan to the Royal bc6615b9e5 Knights, saying,e7ecad0290f8440c

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“I can’t die alone, so you have to die with me.”afa2128ef451e3ce

But…8f14aada6e4134c6

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Even though he 270e4e49dd was clearly the fad20686fe lord, he strangely 337f6144e0 felt like he 00922ba34c was being dragged 5bc1924178 around by Ruan.e458d2b32f766005

No, it wasn’t just a feeling.496758d43f99d44a

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Ruan looked down 12fb5b937a on him.75c89039cd8f326d

That alone was infuriating, but perhaps because of their initial shooter-spotter relationship, he couldn’t do anything to Ruan, just as Ruan had said, and that hurt his pride.d8bf427dccdc704a

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“Damn it…”af24402f6cfed9ea

As he recalled, anger rose, and he muttered under his breath. Erhi, sitting in front of him, asked as if he hadn’t heard.1940bc00df1daf32

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“…Yes?”b3f3e35e8345df37

“…Nonsense.”b86afb873d9c3335

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“Anyway, please cooperate, just for today. It’s better to get along since you have to stick together like glue from now on. And please be considerate of the new knights.”92b76e52011e722d

“…I’ll think about it.”e97e5a3ea5e2110c

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“Don’t just think about it. You and Ruan used to get along, didn’t you?”ce9668dead3e655a

Erhi said that relationships 656c771bab have their ups and a514a4676e downs, especially when you 570aa5434f spend so much time 29f2b0f929 together. Calix agreed with that.dd7c004e7426d614

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“That’s true when you’re that close. But hearing you say that makes you two sound like an old married couple.”778782275416a688

At Erhi’s playful remark, Calix looked up at him.f7a90ca21b0f96f5

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His eyes said,854f8150904f7d54

“Do you want to die?”9841c6e18b036a29

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Erhi suddenly 13d925e078 thought that 6a399f10cf Calix looked 5456124f00 exactly like 770faff5cf Ruan at d1dd452dd9 that moment. But he decided bedbbe3971 not to say 4209793b67 it, knowing it 78bd05cc4e would only anger 1800f5edff Calix further.93fb85361939aee4