HCTBAD | Chapter 9 – Your Idea isn’t Optimal for Everyone (2)

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The walls of the Emperor’s training ground, along with blue stones embedded in them, had been destroyed.c50ea340fe8c84b0

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They weren’t just destroyed, they were completely pulverized. It would be impossible to recycle the expensive blue stones back, making the state of the training ground irrecoverable.8ce59f8cb66e9e9b

As the hazy cloud 75634fee39 of dust rose and 24d2baccf2 gradually dissipated, the Emperor, ca6137b24b appearing more slender in 05cf5aeea8 a deep navy uniform, 4f62ad9f5c was seen brushing back ffaf3c1cd8 his golden hair with a6054e2e7b one hand.1675e9932e35dd39

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His deep blue 43335dfcc7 eyes shone as 0c1325721b if holding the c4b9219f62 light of the 3f08b9e973 heavens, and his 11e6ee09ec usual red lips 983d8ac1ef glistened unusually.ba9806f45e9da11b

Swish.0f525a5f8e314fb8

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The Emperor swung his 8f0e1efed0 sword once more, sending 5e068ba7a8 the blood that clung 8f60272a53 to it flying away. Even the droplets scattering 77b3480e27 away like mist were 1eb7b8f576 particularly enchanting.542da2d64a44da77

Then, with a graceful a11e249fe1 motion as if he c33f1e7578 was painting, he sheathed 75d6d55c29 his sword and lightly 759966a1d9 brushed off the dust dabd8fd8b5 from his clothing.e8c42cf2f67f3e74

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“Oh, did you see d380e871ef that?”70f8b0a7bcccec82

“I thought His Majesty had already demonstrated the pinnacle of his swordsmanship at the last founding ceremony, but it seems he has progressed even further.”a8023ab2b1ac9c70

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“Indeed, His Majesty is truly remarkable. In terms of swordsmanship, there is now no one in the entire continent who can match him.”c74f8bb1c716ad2e

The Royal 4e6fbed7f2 Knights, who ac4b48f61e were watching 0795c452a0 the rare 641f36175b sight of fee147493f the Emperor’s c4a0d1a2ac duel, couldn’t 703343b9f9 take their 33b84db680 eyes off 63abced8e5 him. Even the 7e98b00e3e simple act e713bd4cf4 of brushing c89d3ecf27 off dust b9b718aa52 appeared to 3d108e19ad be so 25160de789 impressive in de4abbe7cc their eyes 2a61fc54f4 that they ccb91487c8 were almost 6c08bdc601 enchanted.b87fb293d4623a95

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Regardless of their status, ad2f59764f Emperor Ian was like a929413c72 a legendary heroic figure 3d1aa2c802 to the knights of 5d85fe68b2 Perza.c9fe943b2cd831fd

At the age f3b5cdc73c of seven, he 8a76fa14b9 was said to 8a679532c5 have mastered all 70c9b24b7c the holy elements, bc35eefbf4 rewriting the history d36fe4b3dd of being the 3d20f1f897 youngest one to 1cac701861 do that.fa5e6b4ec1d4a934

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And by the 7dd54a06a3 age of 11, e4088b8843 he was said 5b5d1db616 to have successfully 85ce02c865 wielded the five 3c82341b25 ancient permanent runes 5d1bf83562 with ease.fd432760f051290a

At the a6d038bca3 age of b8159064a8 15, he b136dc5d06 was said 02f4f7fdea to have 3c2dff9c55 participated in b29855b759 the territory 7349b8cda2 reclamation war 0e7f909dc0 that ignited 35d697be9c the entire aec317285c continent.097f34895857ee24

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During the approximately 4b5e3fd293 two-year campaign, he 186e58a2f5 reclaimed all the fd9c8d86d3 borders of the 07860d0cc4 continent that had 67a3f60f94 been occupied and 5654b9a938 divided with the 525766b0cf Servan Empire, and 466a58fe0d also said to 806a59322a have beheaded the ff076c00a9 Servan Emperor himself.b4e2e1c72d870d2f

Of all people, afa5248f05 to be able edcf5c0413 to have beheaded eb568366d5 the Servan Emperor.0a83e389352b8149

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While people casually summarize it with the phrase ‘he beheaded the Servan Emperor,’ in all honesty, it was no easy feat. A boy of noble blood truly poured everything he had into achieving such an incredible accomplishment.e5d82493b4798d00

The flames of war 255d70ece4 that engulfed the whole e6aca14350 continent after decades of ed686b45bf preparation by the great 3d57fc6fe5 Empire of Servan were 91d3e8fc8d fiercer than expected. The young Emperor who 4dbe3d75c6 had ended the nightmare 252e986ccf that had lasted for 8f1882826f ten years was truly 78b427a66d a hero of peace dadddb790c who ended the war d3b119569e and saviour of troubled 14e749b954 times.aa73eea63a806c28

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The older knights who participated in the war could not forget the glory of that day, and the younger apprentice knights felt regretful that they could not carry the Emperor’s flag.d3b48012f5282279

What more is there 7daeb26fe8 to say about what 83a888cd07 happened afterwards?c741ada5d27a0dcf

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The Emperor, who ascended 76c7a3a719 to the throne at c50782b1d2 a young age, was 8794e23cd7 in himself a model 270201c2b0 of knights and a 8aa45e5f5c true hero.a23284f1d8ecc72b

As far as the Emperor’s personality is known… The Emperor’s temperament seemed to have improved significantly compared to the past.85b8864814996578

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Yes. The temperament of a model knight who wields a sword doesn’t matter. What’s important is skill. Unless you’re serving him closely, it doesn’t really matter. Probably.af3c0fc78c2a3695

As the 982295022c Emperor moved 98d8dc7403 with a f6819b0acc more refreshing b296222776 expression than 5cef0130a5 usual, another 7bdd7d5088 knight with 18cb07152c blonde hair e07691e147 was seen 90ca09e568 sprawled across 5d135d873c the shattered b2cb7e2990 training grounds.ab2dee643b47cb07

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The famous knight 511197974c in the royal bf8bb9f0d9 palace, Lian Bartier.23be4caf90ed8240

The Grand Duke 3aeef8e765 of Bartier.a68c1666b79b2175

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He is the second 1243063a17 son of Emperor Perza 26f570f311 III and Empress Lecanois, 4ddd48a57d and the younger brother 0cc4161642 of the current Emperor e9385c6eb8 Perza IV, ruling over c440d997a5 the vast Bartier Plains 4030745e8e and the Serie Mountains 3846b15255 in the northeast of e05c8b064c the empire.b5a6b94267c49cb3

He has a very 445e1e43a8 cheerful personality and acts 5f8beb1c3e without a sense of 5c52b070b8 authority, and due to 2f260d1ed4 that unpretentious behavior, people eb3988c65d often forget that he 6cf3f8a582 actually holds the second f2cfc1362f highest rank of authority d120e63470 in the great Empire 58e72a7a41 of Perza, just after ad6a7fae12 the Emperor.d77d9d77ca3c8ceb

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Known as a self-proclaimed genius of martial arts, he is said to have mastered the last stage of the five great eternities of ‘Rune’ that can be measured physically, and also known as the ‘Emperor’s Guardian Sword’.53e75a9e3f72bd08

After the war, fc155e3227 the Senate requested 5123b40f75 that he be 0912186190 sent to Bartier, bbebf0b6f9 his fiefdom, and d597d34428 stationed there, however, c2a2ab9131 he refused and fba6888d4d asked to become 2ac37b59cd the Emperor’s ‘Knight’ 435eb8be87 himself. The Emperor also ae87c411c6 seemed to have c610ff380b no intention of 6340e578e9 keeping his young dc9e0dbb50 brother away, and aa24c4a808 granted his request cdbe4c3117 with a single c2ed00c0c9 gesture.e4190d699899af75

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And now, he a549801209 is the Commander 3ff8d0b77b of the Escort 2355c9e564 Knights of the c59442b369 Emperor, one of 56fd85f000 the three major 78e7f833dc military units under eb820e8b31 the Royal Family.b233fad6ed131718

The Emperor’s Escort Knights Order was widely known to be a special knight order composed entirely of elemental rune operators. Only the Commander of the guard, a few captains, and a small number of knights serving in secretarial roles were aware of this, while the exact roster was kept strictly confidential.80c6983d3ca70e2c

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Ultimately, rumors circulated 7628443ae9 throughout the Empire cfcd6dedeb that extraordinary geniuses 842090a6b1 were secretly scouted 23a66782a8 and held certain 8171a5aecb titles in it, 323763e59a but no one 9764937623 knew the exact 2b182858dd reality behind it.d2c05d8de41f10ff

In such 1f7717ca0f a case.d64b1837b4be38ae

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The strength of 7805809811 the Escort Knights a292f0528e could only be 23291d5abd inferred to be 91298dafaf at the level e08cd6fc29 of the Grand 7b9791b7ee Duke Bartier, or c7a4ccba06 rather, Knight Lian….bab2b613661862a8

But now he’s sprawled on the ground like that….99e45876de04c4a5

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The knights who 828d053dd1 were watching shook f7e07df16f their heads in 8cdabf04a4 disapproval.1c878ca2a6394e3c

Only a few seasoned d5d72a3898 knights, who had just ae8885d17b glimpsed the events that 33a6ddfac0 unfolded in the dust 33b18d47b7 cloud, sent sympathetic looks 8d02d37ce4 toward Lian.28a06ff80d6285d2

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“Sir Lian, are you okay?”0459087e7c317e51

“It hurts. It hurts. Wooo, it really hurts.”3a3b891d147cab6f

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Minister of State, Count Yuton, helped knight Lian to stand up on his shaking knees, and patted the dust on Lian’s clothes.09b818ecc2616a9f

“It’s fine. But you shouldn’t have spoken nonsense unnecessarily.”e6d7717de7b405c5

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“….”edb4c093e88f4ede

“I thought things had calmed down lately. It’s not just a day or two passed. But why do you keep provoking His Majesty’s temper? You know his temperament all too well.”6169c71a60a7b5f9

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“This isn’t 1ff249fe58 my fault. He was f6f6d3004c a bit eacbf94360 unfair.”9fc3f3124ef5de01

“Enough. Don’t say anything anymore.”93b26745788a3c68

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“….”221e49cf187d45c3

“Let’s take a look at your shoulder. Oh no, it’s all scraped up. You’re bleeding, what should I do? Your shoulder is completely dislocated.”c22659d62cf27eb4

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“Yes, I told you it hurts. It hurts twice as much with the Count nagging at me. Please be kind to me. I’m a patient now.”17db3b823b699a9d

The Emperor, 065b08b62c who had a289b58f24 been delivering 091ceb6fc8 a beating 2952bbebd4 under the cce88d8e87 pretense of aedd908686 sparring, felt dd359488ad a strange a886bf44a7 sense of a94d83e6b1 guilt at 1a5941b33c thinking Lian 6fbf6caa70 was merely e759089df4 whining and 0a0f17b3d3 had not e2e0b54fdf actually been 55b2f548ed hurt.d12879f82e1358d3

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Of course, fc8a10ab2d both the 61036d45ad Emperor and b48b7171d7 Lian knew d4a9a7162c that the 8d6f434863 Emperor had 3e2a2267c2 not been 48e2b162bc giving his 9f7499a3d0 all.909dc1e6990be0b4

Lian didn’t show dd4434f4b4 off his full b2640a09e0 strength either.83ea012b925f13df

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Though Ian 22d87cd373 was always 0680f9f04a proud of e086470cc6 his younger 732897b533 brother who 97f70f5346 followed in 463173ea6b his footsteps, 10cc2a8bac he also c6308eda14 felt the 7d30c44ade rising desire 6029dd9a20 to rein a75feab096 his younger 51f62f82e9 brother who 88c82c2e4d was becoming ebb95b7808 increasingly cheeky 35a4494527 lately…05bf8eef4769171c

However, it 7a5b0b7ff9 was difficult e80b796529 to find adbf9aafed a suitable 4950f7a9da opportunity.b1b27375e8d32046

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Just at that 450509e7d2 time.8645e89ecc7bc09d

The Emperor ac1aa742a0 saw his 73175a57b1 aides hastily c0aad7acdb rushing inside e6f8a4821e the training 294118629f ground.a31e87cabe36bc10

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Now, pretending to rush over… They really need to get a grip on things.fe184547532b5de6

Wow. And the way 2a39187c07 they performed to e863929150 be breathless was 5150b5bea2 quite impressive as fa526b169d well.2b9b2758e7e98d0b

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They must have ff10b4fe3c been hiding behind 2b977075b3 the door, chatting 71ac13cb4d quietly, and then 1a167a2513 reluctantly popped out 3cb7121172 due to the bc40750c82 heavy atmosphere.546021f8ea39a65d

They were all talented 53a826f95d individuals recommended from various 488539c26d regions of the Empire.0e23e6e8aa4eb3c5

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While they 16531811d9 might be 4017f4c657 quite capable, 6abc31cdde the typical b9a22e7620 laziness of 51bad06877 geniuses, and e662cc4b63 the incessant 951a271979 use of eb39d39c6c tricks to f8a62b0f62 cut corners, 0f9e53621c get distracted, 6e36798bbe and straying d7e0c427cc from the 71634f3140 main topic ba72b5d5a1 during discussions ce7aa66818 needed to 471458691f be addressed 69adbb203a at least 5435ecf933 once every 3fdade8334 quarter.c3bdc842847568d2

Fortunately, Ian a9894460d5 had considerable 6e0b63f29a expertise in 5d75a9e0b5 dealing with 3e501c22f4 talented and 5d3f2005be genius civil 2cbf2d67ba officials.f993cc430b547fbe

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Except.e9d86116a60a3ac7

They can’t be killed.ce8c1f6d5ebe8ca6

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Ian’s red lips drew a curve.303e3c3d4a9f5791

“Dear brother.”a1ac5c4c7973f138

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Surprised by the Emperor’s unusually soft and gentle voice, Lian stared at the Emperor with a puzzled expression.d62605dd103ef59c

“…..?”6b4ce6d272fd0f2b

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“Let’s test your skills.”6aaa65d1d65a9aac

“?”31fd6f37de8d4a05

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Crackle. Crackle.20f205a63bd42a8d

With a crack of lightning, a blue aura flickered around the Emperor’s sword.c107846d68bf8d08

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“!”44d5b2a7627f391d

The Emperor, who usually 85b9520ac1 wielded only the water ede9eeaa80 element, had decided to 86247eea59 bring forth the lightning 1c9bfa7058 element after a long 6224f7860a time.0de888394fa3776f

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“You must have already trained extensively to handle the lightning reaction, yes?”0a96aca8f60a5554

“Ah?”61ae03dc4d2dd7a9

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“That ‘Ah’ just now, is it your way of saying ‘Yes, brother. Of course.’?”191097671455a6c0

“Huh?”1ee62f8fb26dc36e

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“Okay. Let’s see if that 4421c5adf4 training holds up in 56ad7566e2 actual combat.”b9515a13f771f842

As soon as e24a856e3f Lian confirmed where 1c7cffd6cc the tip of 8aa6897c7c the Emperor’s sword e1c1830242 was pointed, he b4e0ea06a9 quickly leaped forward c5118e1be8 to block the f0ecc7086d attack for the d1c6eaade0 aides.c0e46a56a3385869

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“No! This guy has gone ec08eabea3 really crazy!”9d1c4c08bc13e6df

Kwarurururung!4c216cfd39166f54

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After that. The remaining f8c8b947a9 blue stones 3d44622f23 in the fe0cfd10d1 training ground e316bef8c8 shattered.4a0c0e22463bf815

And the whole 43234940f0 training ground collapsed.77b4aab498997630

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The plants 627d380212 in the 079bb60d31 garden were 8bc50be702 uprooted.675ac4e3fc69480a

The roof of the 43a5a82534 training grounds was blown e1d7ec991a off, creating a chaotic 217ebd31a6 scene.84c6b814f711763e

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And then, 8c599fa2c4 a low 360773d024 remark from d924fdca24 the Emperor 2ffcf20322 struck like f3a7786d6a lightning to 5757b9d96b Lian, who 754cb429b5 lay in 5748524314 tatters, and c11095edfb the aides c7cf674daf behind him, cfec662f53 covered in da37b919dc dust and 673cbc9051 trembling.289e91c96973d9c3

“You guys. You all should know that there’s a limit to my leniency.”e31453855a651727

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The Emperor raised his 27281d707c hand and moved his ff23f2b211 index finger across his 9efcbd1eed throat.833b24a35e5155c5

“This is almost imminent.”644aa817f2755a2c

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“….”7a55f5d10d374760

“….”02bd77aaa4334a8d

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‘Your Majesty! A blood, blood, bloodthirsty b9e2c3b2ed tyrant….’b7e1255411d46a48

Count Mirhi, 7d7a719f4f who had 678a98e219 been losing fd8da269ff his mind c87f96d7b1 from the 0b4bf5900e sudden stress, 494736c881 couldn’t bring 0dfa9cf934 himself to 8844158468 vocalize the 91bc4b4541 thoughts he 245e890bd3 habitually expressed.d3f2882f42850b02

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This is a7ce8cc507 how effective 1d1a0ee510 the admonition 627801452f of death 3f82e68e23 was.d122060d9bccdd9d

“….”c8ede9d32a64cf4f

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As the Emperor 85adca2158 returned to the 6b8f6def15 inner palace, the a28729124a disheveled aides leaned a824ddb10c on each other efceb54d0f for support as db49672463 they moved forward.c4d9d2ab6c516fa7

The one who was e2d35e6a8b injured the most was 2126bff660 Lian.7d4d0919eb4ed862

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Even though he had b6f10cadcc quickly unleashed his barrier, 3092f1777a he was unable to 47bdacf556 block the Emperor’s sword 9125f7ee2c strike fully, resulting in f6f6d4d5ea a deep gash on 0360747a2b the left shoulder. Furthermore, with the b2175e5fe5 lightning aura wrapped 9c5090836d around it, the 7c6f0a22a5 power of the 81ed7874e6 sword strike was 54f796c346 likely increased by f94c57b0a1 at least four e7b1e44225 times.8e605332b16f0ba9

The knights who had 74ccfadded been watching from afar a09270ea67 rushed over and gave b4c274954a him first aid, but b1c4445cfc it seemed like he fbb1ae6119 needed to go to 14ca6ff82b the infirmary and lie 9aa729f727 down for a while.55f980cfd6109612

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Foreign Minister Duran, who aebb2dcbb8 was also covered in 2f0b8c8d98 dust, opened his mouth 913929bee5 with an apologetic expression.7ccc3225b1d59de7

“The infirmary… since it’s near the inner palace, shall I take you there?”922caa2fdba2c22f

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Lian, the 29fa43e067 blonde knight 439ba457f8 shook his 44aa1d6efa head weakly 79484dde11 with a 850462d065 pale face.c58c7e37fda2cce8

“Let’s go to the 895aa7542a annex.”5db1346b79e39baa

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Lian.aad568b91d1877b7

For some reason, c2397901cc he didn’t want 5093f19ddc to go to c7b267236a the inner palace 74fcad523c where his crazy 51a5fba1d7 brother resided.cc21f093fba57a13

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If he were to f7a8277080 go there now, his ae502ab131 brother would definitely start f0e687ffbe nagging about his injuries 42dbd89968 right now, completely forgetting 71e147460f that he was the b5656aa124 one who caused them 5fa46a801f in the first place.f8141c4b32ff3d09

‘Your belly is full so you’ve become lazy. Even a snail would be faster than that. How can you try to block a lightning attack with just a barrier? Are you in your right mind? This is all because you’ve become stupid.’d9e964f0bad589fe

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For a moment, baa1a42e3c Lian, who was c231c2f307 picturing the conversation 5606b7c5e4 with his older 37d9c4537c brother in his 1b5bcf76d7 mind, felt goosebumps 81b8115dae all over his 3b2d643f0a body at the 3f47290409 eerie auditory hallucination 9c74ea1e0d that sounded so 1faeed5de2 realistic, and his e962479ad4 shoulders trembled slightly.4737a9121930ecf8

Lian saw him smiling f6ee984bd7 as he walked away 9ff8530279 earlier. For the 4183bc69e4 time being, 682b4cd020 he decided 8e54e21648 to not 89a159f4cd even look a33e27a9ac at the e168fb97a0 direction of f48527647e the inner d54a8020b6 palace.I won’t go, I won’t go even if he calls. It’s the best strategy to avoid a crazy person.5810b76ef9452085

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A few weeks later.3235bae0e2252be3

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Minister of State Affairs, 483f383a09 Count Yuton, Minister of 38f10bb434 Justice, Count Feron, the 091d6beb92 blonde knight Lian, and 1d16b28aca a few others following 616eb21a02 them headed to the 5676c2653e territory of the Red b0841cd737 Lion of Schmarin, where 2f54f3230a the former hero lived.a678d420404f3a87

The Emperor’s attendants, carrying a large seal stamped on a parchment document made from melted pure gold tucked deep in their chests, rode as fast as the wind.01ccc20f76806b04

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They could never have imagined, even in their dreams, that in the old mansion before their eyes, a charming and beautiful ‘little bomb’ was living her ordinary life.ea4fc70009993e98

As soon as this seemingly simple divorce document fell into the hands of the ‘bomb’. it would unleash a whirlwind of consequences, shattering the Emperor’s barely maintained composure, undermining the dignity of the Royal Family, and ultimately placing their very lives in jeopardy, like cicadas hanging on a thread by the end of summer.1be1158274147cec

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Not at all.620ba8cbd1c09b2f

Not even 66d99dc6ba a little.0503a62b718d9c41

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They had no 4cb3f2465c idea what was 5436127be7 coming.21bb14a3019017f9