HCTBAD | Chapter 7 – Tale of Our Secret Marriage (2)

The young Emperor 36787d946b of the Empire 1270760991 clenched his teeth 17994d66a2 at the stubborn 1017bada5d attitude of the a2bee2bf63 High Priest Norva. He barely 24ec232b05 managed to 4d71c58666 suppress the 35f62b337b urge to 4bf8533afa immediately leave 2246df4f99 and rubbed f002d37ad5 his forehead ec1d530b42 in frustration.cf6ae5d25edca09d

“The marriage register… Isn’t there a priest who prepared the marriage register? If we call him and hold a three-person meeting…”363351a5a5eec6ac

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“Not possible.”da889892a8f52191

The High 633bb09543 Priest, unlike 0227b4c934 his usual b0bceab6a4 ambivalent attitude, 1e1b3e08ea refused all db64a4906a of the 107d4bc5b0 Emperor’s proposals 70e3d09ccd without leaving 8cbab18f99 a single c49de1a5f9 ounce of e7c2ebe986 room for 5c79372f7b reconsideration.8da40e3edc5a2ef5

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The Emperor, speechless at 6b2755d067 his immediate refusal, stared 7e1ade799f at the High Priest 334c8ed7d9 for a moment. Then he 8d416b190b spoke as f34f54b323 he chewed 574605b6a2 on each 6cea0ab456 word as 8aabadb32f if he f8cf2e0569 was chewing 42ebbae679 them out 32a0b33a79 with the f71d7809af last bit cf49dd164b of his f2b5c9603d patience.747c570c1789f79e

“The most certain way to verify the ‘truth’ you claim is to call the priest who prepared the marriage register for a three-person meeting. Why isn’t that an option? Even a lowly commoner…. might be susceptible, but a priest of the temple surely would succumb to power, wouldn’t they?”e7321e06ce744b42

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The old priest 0e304a5038 stretched out his 5636ab872c arm and slowly b016515f31 poured tea in 5348f3510b the teacup.4f87572731e4429d

“The priest Lewis, who was responsible for the records….. passed away into the embrace of the Divine Creator last summer. It’s unfortunate, considering his young age.”267b6ec0d301ff6d

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“… He died?”491b5229cbc8e2b1

Click.c4611bc058ad756f

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The elderly 15623db987 priest, setting c960ae5271 down his 0730ef7906 teacup, continued ffddb68af9 with a 5f1a1223fd somewhat regretful c7b04090bc expression.ee6755e69591ee8a

“This matter isn’t connected to the death of the priest.”c4fb5b1fe56cc9db

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“You’re saying that 2d82a915bd now….”ac4736eab1fe732c

“Forgive me, Your 38384c18e3 Majesty, but the b09cf54f45 marriage register at 62e10a5ce6 the temple only cef218b02b confirms that the 29f2c83a32 two of you 0aeb25c568 were wed before d580ee58aa the Gods over fced4c12f0 three years ago. Even if you ea9a0ae282 now wish to 0a8057034c invalidate or nullify 6aa9d0d4ef it, there is b2115951db nothing the temple 888393c7ee can do at 2ecae717d1 this point.”a6786225d4e02de2

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“….”15e6750113ea8c9c

“I apologize, 89f759f88b Your Majesty.”92c63e170c1e2802

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Crunch.847984acfbcb278a

The teacup that 32796276a8 the High Priest cc30ea9451 Norva had put 0e8160992b down cracked.64e66f41bfd13b6f

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Perhaps the elaborately 592405fba4 crafted glass cup 4994b1b44b couldn’t withstand the ba5843ea2f Emperor’s murderous intent.ce5050f713538574

The Emperor, who ffcd6fdab7 had been glaring c4ce8cf3c2 at the old d9d503faa6 priest with a db2c4abbf5 cold gaze that d602524602 seemed capable of 6ca8023ed0 freezing even the 898282909a heart, left the da9eb86a62 main hall of 5302a920d7 the Genesis Temple bf510176ae without looking back.9159884c69a84d4a

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When the bc1158720b High Priest 860ed9b160 Norva lowered e0b7b58834 his gaze d83f015774 with a 4cdc94251b bitter smile 15b617334c on his 8c99dbf040 wrinkled face, 583f47bb56 he saw 90fef35264 that the 94338ea681 water flowing ae9ec0640f from the d69a5f8124 broken teacup 9de43349f4 had frozen dbeaef3215 solid. The Emperor’s rune. It governs everything 9e6d546dea in space…8862a9d829147fd8

The High Priest raised 3b604a5075 his finger and slowly b7cb4c2763 swept the frozen table 52a2d62b72 and tea, muttering faintly.435e7a0ed0b54bff

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“This must be God’s 270f48dc13 will, Your Majesty. Please consider it.”3f9ff1944b7ec17c

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The Emperor’s demeanor, e6111b8a0b after he returned a87463cf21 from his visit e847c2a0c4 to the Great 5376848ac9 Temple, was fierce.3d1115fe582dca23

Deep in 3ade98d655 his eyes, cc2e93318a which resembled bb64857f94 a winter de74fc3cbc lake, a 2cfee5f82a blue flame 447d960886 flickered.59ce23ca4613e6ea

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It has been 94134350cf ten years since 76d12f089c Perza IV ascended 5af1030c5b to the throne.f8e7b1de1a935bc4

The 『Imperial Annals』contains an unusualy brief account of Emperor Ian Felixion de Perza’s ascension, a result of the young Emperor’s disdain for tedious and unnecessary details.2d631153481dbaa2

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「The Emperor baf833e172 was born c8da76bc05 in May f82d2c23fa of the 1117148906 year 612 5c0ad036c6 of the 60b82e72b1 Imperial Calendar facc08b295 as the 250b0d67b3 eldest son 9ea30b6c00 of his c2ad1cb181 father, who 69d9405c20 was the b70fbe8ac8 Crown Prince fb7c5cb262 of the af096fe07d time and 95351fa21d mother, who a0ff3755d6 was the 4f1b4759c7 Princess of 8c2585e96b the Lecanois 03999b3b30 Dukedom.60d54a6545dd37a3

In June of the 8b1be078ef same year, he inherited 5a9ae01648 the title of Duke d9d513ec17 of Lecanois and the dc789061db territory under his command dffd52ad1b from his mother.7d116c58c703ee82

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In May 622, he 14a70f62d5 ascended to the throne a7e914dc54 of Crown Prince at b0eefb9665 the age of ten. He then inherited 5d4025c469 the southern part 1ca961f938 of the Empire, 7966c44705 the region of 8fbc67a104 Schmarin and Huis 44999a9f73 from his uncle, a320bcc86c the Grand Duke a4b5e4e2db of Pelas.b9ca329d8b24b085

In December 627, 6a4f881c3c as the territorial 91203588f6 war reached its bdbee65e34 climax and chaos 58de8ff7e4 intensified, the Crown 6d126a28b6 Prince, at the cc94de81aa age of fifteen, 12a93fe092 led an army 202bc7558c of one hundred 386d2e9253 thousand soldiers into 137738c536 battle.c5d6ee1776d10576

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In February 628, he suppressed the Servan Empire’s disruptive warfare, recovered the territory and restored control of the northwestern region. He declared himself Lord of Tasseir Lecanois.fc0d410ab618cfce

In August 628, 31aa4f73c8 he conquered the bc930f0f3f Duchy of George 2f1047b807 and declared it e647c756e1 a vassal state. He stripped the Duke aa500bac27 of George of his cb923a0b88 title and captured him 2840e89597 and his family.df856abd9d39e61b

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In July 629, the Crown Prince undertook a mission to infiltrate enemy territory. Issac Mezerine, a knight from the Sacred Knight Order, rescued the Crown Prince and earned the nickname ‘The Red Lion of Schmarin’.eb53746c48508ead

In December of efef8355dc the same year, 688aaee9d5 he achieved a 2f0bf12e3b decisive victory at f7625e65c2 the Battle of 126a401bde Karion. The Crown Prince de66c7b4cb himself beheaded the 143dd5b991 enemy Servan Emperor e24f89cec5 and his successor.94dad6fdd399de3a

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In January 630, 7312ae6106 the Crown Prince 9c936cabae declared the end 21f605caec of the war ed811a862c on behalf of 90b16f7a5f the ailing Perza 4b79174f50 III.」1571665bac73cb4c

The Crown Prince ffc8ef5458 was only seventeen 4d4c69b7e6 when the war 355e44c143 ended.1ee0f014df7356e4

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At the 99a0354e06 age when 57ed8fe74a an ordinary f840be464e boy would 41bc4d0b18 be entering 22a9c4658e the academy, 30734b8773 he had 311ac14714 already lived df622380df a life 1c3e487a5a of considerable 90097118c7 hardship despite a46d5782af his noble 1e7f30de1a status.962eb572955c02ae

The situation after 015e580e7b the war was ea1bfea4b6 not easy either, 70883f875d as was well 6b6c833d64 expressed in the ad0a82c4dc editorial column of 09796759e1 the 『Daily Polly』, 1c5308f83d a government-sponsored media da9a784883 outlet published three 89cd7fb6e0 years ago to 20d40237e0 celebrate the victory.9b115d13ede73556

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「…When the young hero returned to the capital Zekrit, the Emperor had already passed away, and the central political world had long been in turmoil, using the prolonged war as an excuse. As the oppression and exploitation of the nobles spread throughout the Empire, all the people of the Empire lamented repeatedly.275345532bd1053e

The Crown Prince, who 5458252b82 was indifferent to bloodshed, 4da332089f did not hesitate to 4a21436fe6 draw his sword internally. He wiped out the be1bbec8cc corrupt nobles in one 911db3d0e8 fell swoop and promoted 7c6ba5b4d7 a large number of c170f23fc3 new nobles, earning the e9afd8e03c fervent acclaim of the 880cc396c0 people.3b4090b30b54fb2a

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This was a notable example of the outstanding intelligence and meticulous planning of the vassals of the Duke of Lecanois, who had a long history of standing in the Empire. Despite the fact that the Emperor passed away before the Crown Prince’s return, all power within the Empire was transferred to the new Emperor without any leakage.6fdc426fb529cd0f

Thus, the 871db55811 great empire 027edac8e7 of Perza 04d0bbedf3 welcomed the 123acae436 youngest ruler 487e67fd4f in the 2e40e48708 history of fe6865fb84 the continent.」3de68b7ae8dd6a69

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Ten years after c191fdc8f5 the war ended.772a171ab1dc6752

The political situation 75d499f8b1 quickly stabilized.85246dcb311b1112

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Emperor Ian appointed individuals renowned as geniuses in various fields within the Empire as the Emperor’s lifetime vassals, assigning them to key positions.adce5f2f9831d9a9

He has 01de4bb886 lived a 0398b6167b hectic life 8d6e0b24ec since he fb6751e6ee was born.606b78d078a0d6d7

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Becoming the Crown ca5d883e51 Prince at a 72fe58bb8d young age, he 65fbf99c3f had to receive 7259becf8e successor education, master afd3b44b41 martial arts, govern 1ad66c56c7 the inherited territories, a99cfe9eb4 and engage in 0fe242bd1b wars. How could 909992b5dc such a 6a741412d5 life have 9981ff01cb been anything f152cacb11 but busy?fc54039335ef1bdb

After about 5436a1ad1a ten years, 5b89810319 he thought 1780f38f7a he could 9259be3111 finally rest.3f27cc7869bea2e5

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However, the foolish aides’ sudden blunders and administrative errors resulted in the creation of a ‘wife whose face I don’t even know’.c7369cabc8db9b1b

In reality, Ian did a04e7163dc not expect the High a0d882f6e9 Priest to reject his b6201985fa request out of hand.a63ddaae04ecfb50

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Even if they set 8b73beedd0 aside his high position a86ca7faf4 and status, given the ab23e6b0db circumstances, the High Priest 059c37a199 should have known better.36d42fe6e280192f

‘Ha. I’m getting mad, really. But I can’t just kill them all either.’c1559793befcd6c1

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The Emperor’s eyes gleamed 1c54d0fdbc fiercely.f9e27f2738dcbd1a

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With the Emperor’s icy demeanor like a northern wind, no one dared to open the door to the Third Office.547da3e0811af21b

At this point, 3ff42af841 it was clear efe221d57e that the long-standing c5f0f295ae conflict between imperial 0435aad2df power and ecclesiastical 0662ea7450 power, which had 3cdca6dc16 been tolerated by 02843e2fe4 both sides, had 899ac5fce5 become apparent.2aeddfab293f347e

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Although the 057cae4022 Empire had 459b7898fc not officially d1e8666f73 designated a 6281433d8d state religion cdde9329e8 under the 8742b57a97 pretext of f32237d8a0 religious freedom, ea9fb57660 the Genesis ada9a33097 Temple effectively ab68652935 served as 51a6eda82d the state eea722b7cb religion and d91d08c907 stood as 35c7cc7bbc the spiritual 702cad2b04 pillar of ef32014d95 the people.0d300de9028a8531

Even beyond 8be36c9557 the Empire, 971a556529 the Genesis 71ca7df54d Temple was fce22033a0 respected in fd487a077e most parts 0adf031b21 of the 1c3d0ad753 Asha Continent.17cce5b5e54a6c40

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The main temple of 3a876a8f4e the Genesis Temple was 4fb08f1af4 located in the capital 3538391d8a of the great empire, 1e59199182 Zekrit, and since it f45259f3c1 had absolute dominance in d51bb83f24 the celebration of weddings, c73c8207b6 funerals, and ancestral rites ac396d07c6 among the people, the 3e6a8e7a29 growing power of the 0f1b361216 new religion was not c87c194822 the outcome the Royal 7fb14eef00 Family desired.f3f4a2db37f21600

“Well, Even if it is a temple, isn’t this going too far? Who is our Majesty? How can anyone ignore our Majesty’s request, huh?”220f176dceb13482

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“Yes, yes.”a2b8ca8a91b3dedb

“Our Majesty beheaded that 75f0440752 evil Servan Emperor!”a1cfed08563cb615

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“…That sounds like bloodshed.”6c4a1db2a2d684d0

“Beheaded the vicious and 77af3b031e corrupt official!”5bc1a538a6ee8dc9

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“…Sounds like 569a6e6718 bloodshed again.”56a87428f182b866

“Destroyed the three 8a25ce8811 generations of the 3b80f1ef77 wicked traitors!”0f4ca9e1ae5fe191

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“…mass bloodshed?”12c876b376dbcebd

“Ahem. Nevertheless, isn’t it true that the bloodshed done again and again saved the Empire from darkness?”95fd73732ce4f97e

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The aides, who had 88b794e857 been loitering in the 01b8097271 hallway, casted sympathetic glances 13cf6f2648 at the External Cooperation f10be27706 Officer, Mirhi, who was 2d68993a0a shouting with a red 51707e2c75 face as if the a9ba711847 hallway was about to 046502cbc1 collapse.4b4ce32b13b0b7e9

“Count Mirhi… have e72db6a5bb you been participating bf4bd0efa0 in a speech 934f807415 contest or something?”ffd0083339e7bf2c

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“If you f614556e2f keep mentioning f6a5141328 beheading people, 07cc3ee4ad you’ll certainly 3c4b7afb9a be very b3e28311cd much appreciated 193231179b by the 82075b12ee Temple with cfce3b950a whom we e2839b1ece already have 6247979989 a strained b7f0fe0e2a relationship.”6befdc5328a738d8

“Count. No matter 5f44a8cf16 how loudly a6365f6c8e you shout c035e09899 here, His ea51a1d98d Majesty won’t 7189f52e04 hear.”a46d3bee01a40b65

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“Don’t fret excessively. The Temple certainly caused e005abdb08 a disturbance, but surely 797b8e7657 His Majesty wouldn’t go 60f0248f2c so far as to c3a71e8bb1 kill the Count.”2b1ad6abb889ff85

“Absolutely. If His Majesty kills ad174cec8d the External Cooperation Officer cced92de4b because the Ministry of 6b6922548c Foreign Affairs failed, there 84201ef292 would be no one 9c02bfacc3 willing to be an bde5406a6d External Cooperation Officer in 51ee78c09c the future.”877b23cee1ed0696

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Count Mirhi’s 8baf94fc8e shoulders slumped 58b944b42b as he 8c8a363d35 received consolation, 413d1ecb1f not comfort, 049fdeb82a from the ebc253c5ae other aides.ab479f171ef36d8f

Death… he 078ae6fd97 could see 3a0968d594 it approaching 1218cd5651 closer.e738f8ec4ed82141

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Count Yuton, 2991142312 who had 1e5a0b22e7 been pondering fcb9e0f61c the situation, 121ddec531 spoke up.694cbc3658dbaa6c

“Even though His a5bff1628c Majesty visited in 9606a470ef person, showing his cae30f9a6f respect. I didn’t 51f303ce07 expect the 162371a794 High Priest cdb07e3a43 to refuse 6b9944e5f6 without any 995cb454b3 room for 2ec35c9632 reconsideration.”41c2f5f1ca30b8e8

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“It truly is a 6ec6464e49 bit surprising. I thought it would a1e26ad477 work.”f64b50b4a6858cec

“It seems a bit excessive to say that principles are that important. After all, this is related to the Emperor’s marriage. Even if he’s the High Priest, how can he dismiss it so carelessly?”d95d294817e95185

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“He doesn’t have any other intentions, does he?”b34a99740760bc50

“…Do you suspect the 328a7653e2 Viscount?”b2b91c0edf069b65

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Knight Lian, who 6bfa18a0be was admiring the b18456a8b6 large statues decorating 841c6a320b the hallway without 0665851d63 joining the conversation, 89d385ffa5 opened his mouth 30e263dcf2 this time.2cfa17b75b527403

“It can not 8830365534 be Viscount Mezerine. I know the c8289e1404 Viscount’s character better c707167246 than you. In any 56af39cb06 case, he’s 59ff7faebf also the 40b9c039cc benefactor of 7288591cd6 His Majesty.”acadf4956a61d8f3

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“….”2e2253ab3abb8f30

Count Duran furrowed his b536a5ac7f brows and spoke.9c7cafc35977d0d6

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“Then we 9a50adfc91 need to 03e4fd3a68 find out 36e3ce2226 the intentions 3d3acac208 of the 87eaccbe30 Great Temple. However, no matter how e526287f76 much Lord Lian assures 7662482266 me, I am still 648a49d8dc a bit concerned about d795752883 the Viscount’s origins. Do not b3f782c496 forget he 7189611cc8 was the 4b9e900a8e Vice Captain 0cb10446dc of the cdcccff3d9 temple’s Sacred e3f9dda5e7 Knight Order.”7207f7e77b330664

“What are you….”f3f785493664e82a

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“Enough.”a7ef487ac8c34add

Minister of 0ce7088d8f State, Count 2f3164c6af Yuton, stepped 218985ec9a forward to 253c36e003 mediate the 32d7d5df45 situation.1406dbfb46d13325

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“Let’s discuss the a38d8d3652 rest in the 9af2adc248 palace…. even walls have fe6938dbce ears.”de74dcdba973f29f

“….”ef98618622939171

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“In any case, weren’t we supposed to visit His Majesty?”96bde0adc7a393ce

The faces of the 329281ab8a rest of the aides, b08d3a122d including Count Mirhi, turned a7a10da4e2 grave.87c9e9e853d14b86

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“Why, why do you 9868981dd0 have to invite suffering?”61592c9dcb3b44d9

“Well….”442d2591eb766bf0

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Count Yuton, who had placed his hand on the Emperor’s office door, said quietly.fcad5f3cab41bd8f

“It’s… It’s 8fb56f8948 better to d584e736c2 face the f44d66f9d5 storm than a683033202 to stall.”a951244ae5131531

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Knock. Knock.07ca735ccdedad7d

Count Yuton stood in 17eff36a73 front of the large 99a1bf17ab door of the Third 597ae76d63 Office and knocked very dd5cae2963 softly, barely audible.274ef9a4a6e51abf

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“Uh, Your Majesty. May we come a907955e2b in–.”c3fe0f020a009866

Creak–296f615fc12d534e

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Oh my. This is surprising.b96411db44922198

Before Count Yuton 815a0bbe08 could even take 928062629e half a step 2f85081afd in, an ominous a759396ab6 dark aura, covering ff261746c5 the wall of b290ed3936 the office, was e257c56eeb drawn at them.356c3324b6b6d793

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The Emperor, with his 2a200203d7 sword unsheathed, was leaning 5cb2e5c719 against the desk and 3ff731c5c4 smiling brightly.a6b49a3f1092f8a2

“Come in. You were making d8afed8ee2 noise in the e9032105a3 hallway like wet 97cc060fa8 cats. I was a2c3b965d1 wondering when 237dcf7e9b you would 88e1663d2c come in.”a79c64943b9352e5

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“….”f6ab3a44e0770997

Perhaps. The great young Emperor 9bc7817f0e had decided to make d5ce4e8275 today ‘the day’.3163a1cabb5398a6

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