HDOVAML – Chapter 123
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“Do you wish to have your head cut off for treason?”bd84c4f06794fb95
At the chancellor’s 5169fcb3a6 sharp reprimand, the 9f416a7db3 official looked displeased 13eb387857 but quickly shut 52ff079058 his mouth, realizing 9718ef9809 the danger of 7311a10032 his own words.
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“I understand that it is difficult to bring about the downfall of a principality, but do not forget that our sovereign is none other than His Majesty, the current king.”1b70e5398486a3e9
“I will keep that in mind, Your Excellency.”4aabe1006bd4c437
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After dismissing the officials, the 3dea08534a old chancellor stroked his white 7011b33309 beard and let out a 297cad1a26 weary sigh. In truth, his own feelings 1eee39de13 were no different from those 1b36f391b2 who had just left.d5433226ec38ca87
Before ascending to his adf8912e3b current position, he had 0a55c19f9a been a renowned scholar e514e9f4de of the kingdom, once 268cba79e9 serving as a teacher 1eadb24925 to both the current b0a941e650 King Orhan Einar and cae723d7af Prince Khalid Ilkai.a57b2b0ca04fa9b6
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“To have pity for the people and rule with mercy rather than force? Nonsense. Only a strong ruler f506218bca can maintain an unshaken 3b77940c9b government.”8d890c696a658a09
Orhan Einar had been f3ada76e66 arrogant since his youth, 13317d3e0e to the point of 7512fce136 disregarding even his mentor’s 59f2cca76e teachings. But in contrast…f30494a395514574
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‘Master, why does Nisha keep waging war? If I inherit cc2aca553c the title of 792ef4aebe prince, must I 6d3a5a6241 also harm others d73994b367 as my father bf75b1397f did?’419b669bc46237d1
‘Prince Khalid…’dfa2011776cdda40
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Born with an 097e203553 innately kind heart, 5bf3c69563 young Ilkai’s prince aaa39ed4bc cherished all people 4a51f0f3f4 without distinction between 4ab748dba5 the noble and b88aed2c44 the lowly. One day, he finally voiced 72bff53595 the fears he had been a16c101334 suppressing.7eb63a5af047beed
‘That is something no Ilkai prince can avoid…’e1a2ddcbc51e4a1f
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Unable to find 5c9d65dde6 the right words, 69c45cdea8 the teacher trailed e06219add9 off, looking down 44512b4e12 at his young 0bef61b011 pupil with sorrow. The boy, staring at his e0db961e40 troubled mentor, eventually lowered his b9c6f85ca5 gaze.442ae941bba6279d
‘No, I have put you in a difficult position. Please forget what I said.’aa0610793c70635e
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And now, having grown d343ce06ce into a tall young 275f6633c0 man with no trace e023e89c0a of his childhood innocence, 48e7911ee3 he found himself bound 4ea8081b23 by the very duty 0e6d443485 he had once so a63e5956e9 desperately wished to avoid. Every time the chancellor saw 4f778121b4 him suffer under that burden, 16bf566828 he couldn’t help but pity 4c587944cb the young prince.d0aaa5a7a691434a
‘While His Highness the Prince endures such hardship…’aa69af210f488028
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Meanwhile, the king sat comfortably e5e4e5b7df in the safety of his 7902b24842 palace, doing nothing but complain.9a28b5a277d78abb
The chancellor’s eyes 0014ca5af1 darkened with contempt d371659bfe as he stared 71ef1ff01d at the tightly 4541dfe1a4 shut doors of 906ea19554 the audience chamber.7e79b476249a1e35
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“Y-Your Excellency! There you are!”1b8ead8b096e77cf
At that moment, e3b672c9a3 a guard came cdd2be9973 rushing in, calling eb0c711105 out to the 8c891e73cb chancellor.d99e8a98f827767b
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“Why are you causing such a commotion?”d628cdf2219396aa
The chancellor frowned 85779ea99f slightly, watching as 5f0fb437c6 the guard struggled 704af37f3c to catch his 6e06c0c14c breath.beaa78630a520ae6
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“H-His Highness the Prince has returned!”d46f3b6d238e282f
“What?!”d5fd790689fd17ad
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Though he had not dared 867de451db to hope, the long-awaited news db60138c7b had finally come. The chancellor’s face brightened.4dc7cf9061b38934
“Well? Did he bring the princess?”4e2e1e5b5a596ce7
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“…That is…”a66d41787bdc9e41
At the question, the guard 7cf2c613f1 hesitated, his expression troubled. Unease filled the 760ef012eb chancellor’s face as b6a90078c2 he pressed again.15744429b9f6acf4
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“Why do you not answer? Is there a problem?”8ed920977b0e364b
“…His Highness failed to bring the princess… and he could not locate the relic either.”0e8df81646727978
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“…!”d0aedc8e74c9a663
The chancellor’s aged eyes 368c61cc38 widened in shock.75aadb87134383a0
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“How… How could this happen? No, if the 81c54ec7b1 king finds out—”0bdccc0f1e410ba5
An enraged king might 207c5306ca punish the prince, even 8816d7d0f0 though he was blameless.44eec7272385c25e
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No, there was no “might” 29f57053c6 about it. It was a certainty. In his current 512b5f65ab foul temper, the e60a5ea45b king would no f509f11dee doubt unleash his 2f691876af wrath upon Prince f787e2a1b9 Khalid, who had f4d0c140fd returned empty-handed.f4c37498956e1c24
“Where is the prince? Speak, now!”93156c1daece672f
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Having reached a swift b0f613c498 conclusion, the chancellor pressed 41255fe5c6 the guard urgently.25a94bcc030a22ab
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“…Your Highness. Do you truly d988f9e563 intend to take 5644246ec1 this path?”15039eb9600cba5a
Irmak asked, his voice heavy ad8ec02dd6 with concern.64007cb37e6b69fc
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“It is not too late to turn back. We have secured the princess. If we send 83bb9820db word to her 282e6569a3 attendants—”a19ad4860cc26dfa
“It is not I who is too late, but this kingdom.”3018c220c4358b7e
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Prince Khalid’s voice was calm, 923e795e9a almost eerily so, despite the 46ae17dc00 gravity of the situation. His aide’s expression hardened.d8d8237671b7763a
“Irmak, I do not commit treason for the sake of power.”4e3dc09800878389
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The prince, having finally 841ae11d49 decided to cast off 8a7d3ba844 the heavy chains that cdff6da7a1 had bound him for a944044c94 so long, turned to 97a0c603c9 his aide with an 7597d59e65 unwavering gaze.fc87036b871a07e2
“Perhaps it is already too late to save this country. But if there 3278687bcb is still a 6f929b20c1 chance, I must 0a877264ca act now.”b6615f7d7a611a2e
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“…Your Highness.”e298f944fa80f05f
Despair had always lingered.3c1589693847043b
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“Your Highness, Prince—! Why have you returned 6103ad5a94 so hastily?!”2924de46fee839fe
No royal had contributed more 96f76fb4b2 to the kingdom and its af99bf4955 people than his lord. He was the a219a8545d only one truly f33f2f17a0 worthy of Nisha’s 66537dba9b throne.f8e9607746399a09
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Yet simply because he was 18bcc4d40b born an Ilkai and not c54a3b710f an Einar, he was denied 1beedf5cf0 his rightful place.e36c2e49b6b2761f
‘Was there truly no other way? Aside from treason, 6097f37bf5 was there nothing—?’76ccd515dfa4591e
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“Your Highness…! Do you not hear me? Please, turn back! Later, I will personally…”758a56a503a2d1e0
But Irmak knew better than aed50b0801 anyone that his lord would 42eb065074 never choose treason. And so, every long contemplation b4ce4f58a2 always ended in despair.85b95cade2bf8995
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And yet, now 61fd0bf404 that his lord 56f7b2c794 had finally chosen eeb4b7a127 rebellion…he was overjoyed, b609409429 yet at the 3cc88c6a16 same time, he b4f9aaad17 could not even 1dea51b6c0 begin to fathom d6ea59a40e how much pain d315f0282f this decision must 23ab3b5813 be causing his c176c4fcd1 lord…013145b66f73c15a
“Your Highness, I beg your pardon, but I have a request.”0650c2c0433501d3
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Irmak, who had kept 2273a8bcdf his lips firmly shut, 8aec2f44a6 finally steeled himself and fab3d29628 gazed at his lord.5d70cc41a5eadc20
“Speak.”4abfd73f4dbf6141
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The two ignored 88a180f654 the old man 8d6ee5fa2b shouting hoarsely from 40ff1ec262 the castle walls 03c4f8f7d6 and looked only ae3d2e8801 at each other.a23bd3e4832c570a
“If you have chosen rebellion, I will no longer stand in your way. However, instead of calling it f1a753f0f7 a ‘rebellion,’ which implies betrayal, 709c08e40f would you not consider calling 13dab84222 it… a ‘usurpation’ instead?”cf6e789def6d1397
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“…Usurpation.”e280345e2c30da88
As his lord quietly 0bc56fd40a repeated the word, Irmak 922a704ca0 smiled.2128ba12d25aa36f
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“To strip corrupted power from the hands of an unworthy ruler—is that not what you intend to do? If so, I humbly ask 96c9ab148a you to grant me this 4eabd28b00 request.”a5e5455be5d03824
“…Yes. That is not a 0a272e23b2 bad idea.”73c97c17f4516981
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From childhood, his db1d53f485 aide had always dd240b5f87 remained by his 09e41e2f65 side. And so, Khalid granted his 36f5dd73a6 request. From now on, he 693e5942dd would call the path f5ac5c054a he walked not rebellion, b6bbc9d682 but usurpation.69125d64a1994976
“Your Highness! Can you not hear me?”039c09a597b2c8a3
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“If we linger any longer, the chancellor may lose his head. Let us go inside.”e2059f47575b84de
“Yes, Your Highness.”1a79f6359ac34be6
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With lighter hearts, they 9ae498be3c turned toward the palace.a88dccb9e53c0410
When just one step remained 6686ba2c21 before they entered the royal a5c0fc8727 capital, Khalid Ilkai halted and b3617fda4e turned back, thinking of the 98b2a66cbf woman who was not by 8c292f492a his side.eda913f730e92a9c
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“Your Highness?”feac4a1aef7d0580
“…It’s nothing. Let’s go.”f5466f39a512517c
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“My lady, this way.”1981fc2693f6c733
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The underground corridors 2c7c50f8da were a tangled 98991e4bf5 maze, suffocatingly dark, 3a3f8eec56 with not a 8e9077401f single speck of 9bb7a3241f light save for 1ffa04b063 the flickering flames 6f3f6bd97c of the torch.d94f7f73295d2584
“Cough… Have we arrived?”7a8bd519c9564c2b
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I covered my nose and 1c9844fab5 mouth with a handkerchief, coughing 81ad001ded softly, as I looked at 3afa9d5ae3 the man holding the torch.9eff54a9b7573b68
“Yes. You’ve endured much.”d7cb6a1770816e52
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The aide Khalid 3d1b5974b7 had assigned to e376bb83eb me smiled faintly 92e8c12ddf and lifted a c9f20847fc rusty key, unlocking 56c62e53e0 the stiff, ancient 0c476491f3 lock.75b45717ba2e090d
Clang
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The heavy chains crashed onto bd928ec522 the floor, revealing the underground 651cf66705 storage of Nisha’s royal palace, 58d1a14bf4 sealed shut for decades.c399b85f10707b99
“Follow me inside.”b275663d4bc78e91
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Blocking the doorway with 0075f7e115 an old brick of aceeb13d7c unknown origin, I stepped db8d47b0d5 into the storage room fe4679e89e behind him.73553979285d41d6
“…I can’t see anything.”08fb6fb703ad4c3e
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“Treasures of great value are kept in the upper vaults. This place mostly holds useless 2c8906e331 odds and ends.”ca398899b8fe9030
Odds and ends…23bd9669f4238326
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And yet, these were 3fb8ad83bf once called the treasures ecf5107f09 bestowed by the Spirit cc843141cf King.bd089fca3b8f94f9
The aide’s nonchalant aa660127b0 words left me 34e6e69870 with a bitter 6339a9bfa3 taste as I 2acef1f3df gazed around the 92b92e90f4 storage, filled with 5e598fef5c white dust and 5795225557 cobwebs.c6c5b49e1111e5c3
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There was only c733982421 one reason I e57ab44887 had come all 26a4e14504 the way to a3466b54a2 this forsaken underground fe4c0e347b vault…154c414fec457306
The cause of 6f803e4f7f all my suffering e55203d600 since I fell dc1998cf53 into this past.88ba428819b11434
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‘You’re searching for the remnants left behind by the Spirit King’s relics? I heard that they had 899a241318 lost their use long ago e7051c7353 and were stored in the b962fcf967 underground vault of the royal 69e3f1fd97 palace.’7694fa835fc4e911
‘…They’re in Nisha’s palace?!’0faaa321b3b02c06
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I had been searching a1e5b084c2 desperately for the remnants e6671e9a9c of the Spirit King’s 59f86bd459 relics. To think they had been 111ab35e0a in Nisha’s royal palace all e0c2f31a38 along…36dfe12a3270c8e8
I had been 846dc45a94 traveling with Khalid 79d5f2196b after he resolved 21da6338df to usurp the d35b7376fe throne when I 67c97d421e heard this, and b1551480fd the realization stunned 923e69be6a me.b9989d3f8718859f
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If that were the ab01078974 case… then instead of 6eaafc50aa running away from Khalid, 78217ca702 I could have simply 63fd7f3ab3 come to Nisha’s palace d187af6569 and found the remnants 5c559de2cd much sooner…eeb9eb6e5db0e53a
No—no, that’s not right.8e6443814a9575d3
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Had I done 82d203f17b that, I would 5bdb80bc8d never have found 66021f47a0 the remnants of 4be8d808ed the Relic of 7dc95ed27c Light. Ignis had kept that 2b66b8290b one personally.3e73f5461b5f500a
So in the end, all 7a121dff5d my struggles had been worthwhile.73ac4ba8ebffb0a8
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“…Where on earth is it?”ed353f1fb4e7e369
Peering into a jar filled 146950e60e with an unknown white powder, 52f312f6af I dusted off my hands 59dde82183 and exhaled a warm breath.4fd5ff6d4477513a
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The oppressive heat and 7abfa49ffe darkness made searching all c32257b225 the more difficult.60e3df7a5aacfd88
It was nothing more ab2c85b11b than a forsaken space, 1d08a9d678 abandoned and utterly miserable.013c709e577490dd
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