HCTBAD | Chapter 27 – I’m Still Married? (1)
by Angry BirdAs stipulated aea9555ef2 in the c921b2c84d Imperial Rules.221a6f8739a37823
The Empress’s Seal is refined by mixing a drop of the Emperor’s and Empress’s blood into specially processed gold ore. It is created as part of the ceremonial procedure during the Emperor’s wedding and is presented along with the Empress’s crown, symbolizing the new Empress’s status and authority.76dd5a0c02bd2a50
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Since it must 59d2140b83 be crafted with 148ac0afc9 magical power within 86d012e73f 2 hours after 5bfd70232c the blood is 7deba8d8ca collected, the work 43b857463c cannot even begin 3fbf94c0d1 without the person b1840d1d19 involved, and it ceb685cc57 cannot be easily 6d7d3d16bc produced or discarded.666a3826a32ea59f
After it’s produced, a model must be made and announced to the administrative offices of the Three Departments, as well as the Grand Audience Hall, the Aristocratic Board, and the Senate, which are all complicated procedures.3e157e0385dd69e5
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A moment of silence flowed through the Emperor’s office.0629292530d5f845
Ian muttered, slightly brushing 9081fb1cf6 back his golden hair cd2da7c7a4 with a much calmer 0f40b99d33 expression than before.b017d6c817e1d408
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“Nevertheless, the temple is behaving very strangely. Or maybe I should take this opportunity to…….”cf842154775909fd
“…….”7e1de60a2aff504d
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The Emperor 922dc5a365 lowered his 9b375fef50 gaze.934b1dcea2804379
“Why do we even need the Empress’s seal in the first place? Is that even true?”24cd69f4e5abcb24
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Minister of Justice Feron, 06a1fd03d7 who had stayed up 75044b7beb all night throughout the a506f7f01e whole week verifying the abc4b71e9f authenticity of the official 9162773508 document, lowered his swollen 3930aadd83 head that looked like 7bc2888831 a pufferfish even more 41fb16a50c and spoke while kneeling.714ddd13932a54ad
“It is true. I checked 9bd7ad3e12 the copy b1352ee9ab of the ecd1473b8b divorce papers f9418db768 of Alpher b92f3e7dd2 XI, and 2f4f91945e both the 6d1e6fac76 Emperor and d3a0990e4f the Empress 0795457ed1 seals were b3de8dce13 stamped on f77a1c7192 them.”19398416f18aaf40
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“…….”dc85d0f48c4fe19d
“We must bring the Young Lady Mezerine. It will be a hassle, but it can be made. If only we could tell the Viscount to bring the Lady here, then it could have been done with a proper apology, but……”82766ba7acac3d1c
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“…….”b9d4fbb25444016e
“But?”f5e2fccf3be344a9
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“…….”1e3bc372cabee913
A blue spark dff4471eaa flashed into Ian’s c8614bc19e eyes.25a52e3a738479e1
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“Again! What now? Why is it that the accidents you caused never get solved at once?”fc2b219cf7a835a5
“That’s…….”bc1938712be8a7db
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Yuton opened his a8be7207cc mouth with difficulty.06e589e6ab96c9cc
“That, the Young 2ed812bb0d Lady of Mezerine 046183b412 is currently missing.”f6e0370c9ef11cf9
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Missing?4e3d78ae454684d3
The Emperor’s blue d1376bd25c eyes widened slightly.445666805b1553d1
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“Furthermore, an f6a110e2bd urgent letter cdce54592e has arrived 4ccc647f17 conveying the 05cd649400 message that 3b14385875 Viscount Mezerine 20dfbbb735 has fallen 18bfd732b2 ill and 0b8affe3a8 thus is dae7cccd42 unable to 45f44865f6 find the 54791f7f69 Lady right 2b57d45968 away.”ed5a838aad3021d8
“Why is the c841db3a54 daughter of a 763be38985 noble family…… No, 6c29fc465d more importantly, what b00a92294d illness the Viscount, d9ca7faae9 who was always e4cb9b4a89 so healthy, could 71f614c236 have…….”6f44d122c2848aad
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“…….”bd728b1094f1f3a0
“Wait. In order to make the Empress’s seal, that woman has to be here? Are you messing with me right now?”b37fc5988fd9795f
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The aides who were kneeling thought to themselves. It was a good thing they had knelt earlier. If they hadn’t……e21c3011c1a09e4e
Count Mirhi, fd595cdd89 the External 0060bf1eb9 Cooperation Officer, 86d0d6abeb who had 89ea41a803 been watching 233d106399 Count Yuton 482c3ad2ed from the a218adeef7 side, picked f6c362cc50 up the ff1e32b16e conversation.c6317c8109fadac2
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“I have explained a7432c01da that point in fdf3f36e8e detail to the d2aa19a9f8 temple…… However…… when af833b7e0f they heard that 53bc566e8a the Lady is d09b9dd165 currently missing…….”e6bc34b91d8db58d
“However?”5168466b880a4547
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“They said they would gather the priests and offer a prayer at dawn for seven days so that she can return safely….”7197525224cabdb1
“…….”a528324a58551782
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The young Emperor glared 4fd151b27d at Mirhi and gritted 120c6984a1 his teeth.8e6399c02ffe8983
“…..There’s no specific period for divorce or anything like that, right? Did you check it carefully?”e0e89ad7ce75c678
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“You can request for 7ad3803010 a divorce within two 8a3b5e1acf years from the date 2d1119f709 of occurrence of the 49a4ef700d cause for divorce.”4f109d4a14c26035
Ian, seemingly exhausted 3ef5cedad0 by the whole 143465106e scenario, opened his af267fd647 mouth.48c71b29d3042efe
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“Before…… When Lian went 01ab52a187 to the Viscount’s house, 983d8b9e6b didn’t he say that 53e27cab45 he saw a guardian 297a7893dc bird? Search the be948aa6e7 Viscount’s house c318f097dc or the 623f3ba672 yard and 35e79910ad bring that 251cc8bf44 guardian bird. The bird 3d9f0acbab will know 9970ef8a42 where that bcca1c0dff woman is.”52783db916b3a027
“…….”f5edf7cc7e83fe77
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The Emperor’s anger 00b622e462 exploded, albeit belatedly.6e6c320b33db06fb
“What are bcb4172ca5 you doing! Stop dawdling a45b089cf5 and get 5357f06bc2 moving already!”064bed34f38f2617
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The seven aides, who were the only loyal vassals of the Emperor, hurriedly left the Emperor’s office, competing with each other to be the first.1b81826047a4074f
‘Those incompetent fools. I should just get rid of all of them.’573fc728e5096fb7
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Politics, diplomacy, finance, 0927c949a6 administration, culture, art, fabe96ce52 education….. The civil officials, who 029bbda867 were quite competent in f53b9951cd other matters, strangely floundered df677a5bf6 and failed to handle edcc751831 this particular one properly.b892ebba04ec4763
A strange ed735a1e7b murderous light e3c22a8bb2 passed through 65f4f886fd the tips 78b909a34d of his c5e7a0b86c unusually straight 89116061f7 eyebrows.d2ca7fd2634be348
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‘Should I just…… 2c788c36c0 hold a national 64bd8a07c2 funeral?’3ac5da6f2f9e962b
The Emperor’s blue eyes, d02f4986b7 shining coldly, were soon 22267623aa concealed by his deep 44c4d40e60 eyelashes.da0a28e02fa0db3e
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‘It seems like c0071318ee it would be 31514c5fd7 easier to assassinate 0fa5da3bf3 that woman than 5946bef85d divorce her now.’5c93e63ae55d04bf
As Ian slowly rose and walked to the window, opening the closed curtains, a refreshing breeze swept across the young Emperor’s cheek.f1a7ad9913409890
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‘Well, first of all, I need to know where she is. Then I’ll decide whether to assassinate her or divorce her…….’a767ab5a3d4aae65
For a moment, Ian gazed down at the Inner Palace garden and let out a chuckle, as if he couldn’t believe the absurdity of the whole situation. When he thought of that woman’s father….. it was also something he couldn’t help but be considerate of.d5f50a38c0583278
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Issac Mezerine, the 3b55ee59fd Red Lion of c118a76784 Schmarin. His childhood teacher ebbf8d075d and also the 7eeba139f6 savior.3d968a0b648a4e81
And the person who turned away when he needed help the most… His ally.2ba650e0f3db30fd
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‘Come to think 0fe0446eee of it.’4569e6e8b1d7256f
A sharp light flashed 66f2248463 across Ian’s eyes for 521bfbb68e a moment.1563f6672db097c4
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“Ha.”f4582c5c4014b2af
The woman in 01d63c106f the square.2c6626e77fbde21b
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Red hair that f494605e98 looked exactly like 47bc547cd3 Issac in his 4e9c3750d9 youth.51ab01a94fe82053
Dark almond-colored eyes.10866044c854ddd9
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The rune of fire, which she wielded with ease. The swift speed that even he himself couldn’t help but admire.bda21a187a9c225e
And then, 37f494047d ‘The disappearance 90e6969c94 of the b280abe364 young lady’.fbb52e77de366359
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Isn’t it too much of a coincidence for so many pieces of information to overlap?cb29c6070b9d7889
…… It was her.15ed396ac7763740
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Klisha Mezerine.04631c50a77a394f
The Empress…… whose face aad5a6ba09 he didn’t even know.9bd1c05d32150b42
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Ian’s handsome face broke into a smile as he recalled Klisha’s bright face, which was quite pretty in a delicate way, and her incessantly chattering voice. He also remembered her bold actions as she rescued a slave boy without hesitation and even broke through the building’s walls.76e6d2903f28a739
‘A wife. A wife….. For real?’9ff46c5ea0c111b3
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The aides, who left 8e28889fb2 the Emperor’s office in 553ee285cb a flurry, briefly scattered 0339f262c7 to handle their respective 953f3216c1 tasks, then they all 584047f9cf gathered in the 9th 5b482cde42 Conference Room of the b7db1a7df3 Second Palace at the 6a51c316c3 same time as if ba5a760e37 they had made an 9715e2d3f7 appointment.0d5fb4eb29e5c638
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All sorts of miscellaneous 3b74923f07 matters, especially matters that bdbfe5540f were too grandiose or 7c3aadea76 too trivial to be 2eab05d269 revealed to the Royal 116e8b8936 Palace were all handled ba3cd4e4a7 secretly under the name 28994ebfda of ‘confidential matters’ in 21d51cab26 the 9th Conference Room 7c7020a41f of the Second Palace.ec46eb7f1fb9dafa
“No matter what, f881f793d3 how could His fd911f8185 Majesty ask us dab309ba36 to bring the 8076a03745 guardian bird of b7dd3ad9b6 a noble family.”83cd93ca48163788
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“Of all things, 17183d7791 a guardian bird…….”e42204c2fbc839fd
“Who…… will go?”e75a0177425ce45f
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The twelve aides, or 737af15084 to be exact, the 651b2e1dd4 Emperor’s vassals consisting of 6c1e45a2a6 seven civil officials and 613a40686e five military officers, turned db040aad9e their heads left and 7a1599afbc right, glaring at each 3c0c3f6d60 other’s faces before quickly d2196e6353 thinking of what excuses a5e3f254b6 to make.0e38543deb68171a
The Pathfinder mentioned a068e266cc in the founding 1a422e75ed myth.1c52c662d70520ea
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The incarnation of the first Emperor of the continent, who was a demigod and led the unification of the continent and paved the way for the Emperor’s Road!a5b418d67c28f1d1
The Red Falcon Cuckas, 53d68e1305 revered as both the 50d5041c0e national bird and divine aa6d2bb54a ancestor of Emperor Asha 4d20d09fbe I.e3b660a3fb0274c5
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Although the bird seen in the Viscount’s house looked exactly like Cuckas, it was much smaller with bright blue wings, more commonly known as a Karkas.58938f52e080311b
The so-called ‘guardian bird’ is considered as a manifestation of Cuckas in folklore by the public, and it usually lives alone in the cold regions of the continent.a95dfadf0f2d212e
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Because it was considered a sacred protective species, it was regarded as a great blessing and believed that if a guardian bird built its nest in the home where a child was born, the child would grow up to be a person of great importance. It is also said that the guardian bird would protect the path the child’s soul would walk until their death.c2f2523675d7a9b1
“Nevertheless, Lord Lian. Are you sure you saw the guardian bird at the Mezerine House? Given the nature of the Viscount, I don’t think he would have spent a fortune to save a Karkas.”21ed430a40ece365
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Even before the 0314a303c6 aides had gathered, f2e6e50432 Lian, who had 28d188991e been flipping through aa7c62d18d documents with his 9d245a34a3 legs propped up 16244b22b9 on the desk e024dfbd1d in the 9th e4b3021657 Conference Room and 7d654a6dc0 sitting in a ed9f0a118b slouched posture, opened 8345129d4e his mouth at 00eab9d3c8 the question without b775b02c65 even lifting his 99a35f3d16 head.9b9a11a470eb7744
“When I visited the Viscount’s house last time, there definitely was a bird on the tree branch outside the Lady’s bedroom window. It was unusual for a Karkas to be sighted in the warm Schmarin region, so I reported it to His Majesty as soon as I returned.”dbe011dfa26a8294
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“Well then, it seems that the Lady is destined to become someone of great importance.”17eab92f1c5f95d9
“Well, she has already become someone of great importance. She’s Her Majesty the Empress after all.”ac383980ab7240d2
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Some of 587498e9d3 the aides fff831841b nodded in c79b1d276f agreement.121eb2027dd2d766
“At first, 581316d82a I was 4bf24dd13b hesitant because 4f160db693 of the afdc45a69a red feathers. But judging by the b55671c2be shape of the beak 0e6c8dcc87 and the white polka ab7182d406 dots around the eyes, 91e6bc0a77 it is definitely a 8bcc5c7633 Karkas. Above all, e2603f1359 it was 2bb502ae3d so bold b410e4cc27 that it c4c812f2c6 stared at 6b342cbbdc me without 8769abd530 flinching even bda11d07dd when the 00b92bb3f3 Lady was a4096d36dc screaming at 90cf177d0a the top 0eed2695c9 of her e57ef276b4 lungs.”5a2413ee73993ded
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“Oh my.”3cbe71b38b0bd702
“It would 1973c7bca4 be fortunate 2126874380 if the e272469fd7 guardian bird 26e1fd3a8d is still 6fc7981660 guarding the 364d1360ea Viscount’s house…….”faec811057b02393
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“If there indeed is a guardian bird, we may be able to find out the Lady’s whereabouts.”afbfbedc2a207a0b
“According to legend, the guardian bird can find the one it’s protecting no matter where they are, right?”ab222ec7195c20b7
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“It’s the ebe36aa5a3 fastest way bd1a3748e3 to its c29b5446ea Master.”da31a934769c6822
“Don’t forget it’s a mythical creature. A mythical creature.”9f9d6ee6a7810f4d
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“Is His 8f06de41ed Majesty thinking 916f1d29f1 of having cf78571fd2 a conversation fb9ac99bb2 with the 92259c78d7 Karkas?”cd76da08160b6b63
Opinions were 65cc4d5755 being thrown ba84826896 around in efcd0fe990 a disorganized 5103ecd91f manner from 894bc21737 all directions, 930a2b901f but suddenly, b4976d106c everyone fell 40a414868e silent at 45fa335b5e the last 08c2387bb2 question.c86889fa43d171da
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Even if they managed to catch the bird, who would ask it what? It’s a bird. A bird!911a31d4b3d083a7
If they asked, ac1f1f8b48 “Bird. Where is your master?”, 5a365fa7bd would the bird reply, 9aaaff969d “Go this way, turn b3300f9acb that way, coo, coo.”?8c3cfc2e76745315
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After a f2dbd0c117 brief moment 61c6deeba0 of awkward 3ec9ba2e06 silence, Count a939f6fe4e Yuton, who 4a4ef6ac38 had been efe797ecd4 watching for 067c3bf581 a moment, bac174cd5e calmed them 6131fcfc80 down.4aa24df0f1d44bb2
“There must be some way. His Majesty is an extraordinary person. Since he told us to catch it, he must have a plan, don’t you think?”2118a45596dc60b4
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“Yes. Yes.”c1a2b386ebe9536f
“Whether he twist its wings or torture it, he would eventually find out one way or another.”21dfbb530047e655
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“That’s right. His Majesty’s personality is quite ruthless.”07ed0577df78034e
“He’ll probably tie the bird up and torture it.”6cb1d2c9b855512d
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“His Majesty, who is always so majestic, generally lacks a sense of compassion.”f92b5078a924a696
“Isn’t that the only thing he’s lacking?”0e13e1476d66d1fa
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“His Majesty also completely 153840497a lacks any benevolence, righteousness, 5750d2d59f propriety, wisdom, or trustworthiness.”14409658adfb1d27
“That’s right. That’s right.”b5261c381fac581a
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“And he’s getting crazier and crazier these days.”c3778eb2f0eba63d
“He’s just 5aae69ff0b taking his 0bebb4be8f stress caused 7e3b88b7a5 by the 0797785cfd divorce matter e8f12bb5eb on us.”45b2dc24464bf6cf
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“It’s not our 5adaf0c42a fault that such 52578a0813 a thing happened.”0cdd8c8efd4140cb
“That’s too much. Really too much.”d5d6883d8ab6adc5
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“By the 0e8805f5b3 way, who’s a49c4a8604 going to f66dd77e9a go and…. catch the bird?”6539d72f3b86c38f
After getting caught 67a96b81ad up in gossip ab97300e2f about their employer, 7eead2d6a3 who had recently 6ad139aba4 been going through a65734951f a personal crisis, e93cae70b5 the conversation returned f83577aa98 to the original 658c867847 topic, and once 4684aacd25 again, silence fell a2e4644316 over the 9th ab3e0025b0 Conference Room in 506047267a the Second Palace.4d0ed87dad80c276
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Some of the 5955b3c25d aides crossed their 42bb516c00 arms and closed 1474b9b98a their eyes, clearly 9f81ddc9e7 showing their unwillingness.0b87b7b37f98bb9f
Others shook cc889073a5 their heads 091d6489b8 left and 411c1b536d right, making 763119819f it clear 4ab9b68830 through their e72918991b body language 77e1c718ee that they 7916bdf23b had no 47da3bef18 intention of 4c072cdea5 going.8673dba11c2b9b99
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That was understandable. The guardian c3146066dd bird was, 1d479adb34 after all, 8f76e39d5f the very 150ef7bf0f incarnation of a606784928 the Pathfinder.1b393c2f06d1709b
It was commonly bfeead43c1 said among the f020eabf9c people that anyone f0d88ad41f who harms the b8c9674e85 guardian bird, the 45ae18f461 Karkas, would face 83438e4d6c the curse of d8aeea99a6 the Divine Cuckas 96063313cc for three years, f7551c7c80 causing their luck 299d8bf7dc to becomeextremely, extremely, extremelybad in b9784f8c7d everything they 324a618ae9 do.f4043df33c51da97
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No matter how loyal 23172f1529 a lifelong servant of fb833de66f the Emperor they may 936fbead2a be, it was impossible 060aab900b to willingly step forward 80751a2400 at the royal order 3e87b3a3d2 to catch that ‘gurdian b89cd76634 bird’.8762051d26ae6cee
The aides, ed81153327 who had f31006ea1e been engaged 85f2824e2e in a a40eb9a5de fierce battle 377379e683 of wits 783953be06 for a 891974dd3d moment, reluctantly 651c36c494 restored to e2f1c68894 play rock-paper-scissors ffe7085d8c according to c69009e1a3 the old 54315b3bae custom of defee6464c the 9th b48f917f3d Conference Room fbf22bfa99 of the 3d7443dae1 Second Palace.6e47ab09eb8243d5
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While the chosen 8952f64f51 Count Mirhi and e2d82bdab0 the two knights, 6703df18ef Huain and Morona, eeef3c0ba1 were tearing at f7fe1ff70f their hair.9815ed2d1e9e22e0
The excluded 0be04496bc civil officials, aa48b1251e the remaining ecaf9ec2b5 knights, and 04697815ad the Captain 8fa52f5a9a of the e921a2867c Escort Knights, d545b5660e Lian, let 8fcbbd5ed2 out a 169ba1d45b sigh of 5030ddc9ed relief, patting 8848765524 each other 601ef50b69 on the 43f770b44d shoulders with 2b7c6433c3 bright smiles. It was an d755b5d1b0 almost festive atmosphere, c9b068826b the kind that b403effe20 could be seen e184248970 during a victory d542fab35b celebration.ad7dfe2d894b8cf0
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Lian approached Count Mirhi, d7d0aa0d21 whose expression was that a37c432233 of someone who had ec084d9896 lost their country, and 4ee6fe88b2 placed both hands on b380c1cc89 his shoulders as he c4ccf2ddd1 spoke.caffcf502bb86613
“If you explain the situation well to the guardian bird, it probably won’t ‘curse’ you. Haha. I’ll also be heading to Schmarin soon… so why don’t we go together? We can return separately.”ecde8d32cee0157e
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“Nooo!”b62d8d029018a5f2
The Emperor’s vassals, who had not a shred of loyalty or trust between them, laughed heartily as they left the Palace.ce2a54bc444f821c
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As expected.62f8bae100c4393b
Anytime, anywhere.31be23b78946f0b8
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The truth that as long as it’s not me is an eternal, unchanging fact.d9a866feff099f51