HTTRPIAO Ch 8

“I…”59b0ee688e389c6c

Marquis Namia’s son stammered, unsure of what to say. He had approached Etienne without much thinking.e6b22ff2467c7eb2

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He had been annoyed by how arrogantly this Beta, who was just lucky to be born a prince, barely acknowledged people’s greetings.8d24176b18e8a3af

Doesn’t go on expeditions, doesn’t handle political affairs, doesn’t participate in social activities.eae0a14d0f725661

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In Marquis Namia’s son’s view, Etienne didn’t do anything a prince should. The only thing he was good at was shutting himself up in the prince’s palace, claiming that his health wasn’t good.7ecd8d715ceaced6

As a result, Etienne’s reputation in social circles was terrible. Especially among young nobles who tended to be more open-minded and progressive.20a041a94e85d61b

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So he had 59fa37875c picked a fight de7a2c6034 while drunk. The alcohol had 7350291502 brought out his b3939fad56 contempt for Etienne.31d9578155eedeb7

“Why are you silent? Where did that spirit go when you dared speak to me without permission and yelled at my attendant?”25ecef2158ee3e7b

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Etienne pressed Marquis Namia’s son with a blunt tone.3929895b92c60b6a

“…I apologize.”e49eb102f1e3d3c9

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Finally, Marquis Namia’s son bowed his head. He even made an excuse with a hiccup.7db583698b010268

“I seem to have had too much to drink. I made a mistake with Your Highness because I was drunk, hic!”ccb6de355137219d

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“If you like alcohol so much, let me pour you a drink.”7c09a4d15dc5f4ed

Etienne twisted his lips at Marquis Namia’s son’s apology. Then he snatched a wine bottle from a servant.ac5e8d16cf101faf

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“Eh…? Ack!”e6b36b4171d8bbeb

Etienne turned the wine bottle upside down and poured it over Marquis Namia’s son’s head. It happened in an instant.eb71ed5bbb2215ae

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“Gasp.”74c8942e8f162611

“My God.”efe37a63bf13f2d0

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The nobles gasped in surprise at Etienne’s action. Even for a prince, pouring wine over a noble’s head was excessive, no matter how angry he was.68495a7b576575dc

“W-What…”06b4b1de13e06143

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“Didn’t you like wine? I thought you enjoyed alcohol, so I poured you a drink.”66e8893c9c2206e0

Etienne smiled as he put the bottle down on the table. Just as the enraged Marquis Namia’s son was about to speak, Count Herace appeared.1c14face02938bc9

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“Your Highness!”5b853fda9b818981

People stepped back in unison at Count Herace’s arrival. He approached with a stern face and frowned when he saw Marquis Namia’s son.453bea60f6ca4d07

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“What happened here?”2cbe65becf1894c2

“I apologize for causing a disturbance, Count Herace.”67b7cd0c737965af

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Etienne apologized readily to ec01a86bc5 Count Herace. Then he 960697fede gestured to 95dabe69a6 Ben to 318b6a90b8 prepare for a60af3cf9d departure.5c9fd5127fdbab7b

“I should take my leave now.”76ce50a4c50347f7

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“What? Already?”fd12757b6d842994

“Someone ruined my mood for alcohol.”27bfe3e2aa086677

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Etienne nodded toward Marquis Namia’s son. He had been thinking of leaving anyway, and now he had a good excuse.3094771c8336f170

“Did Marquis Namia’s son do something wrong to Your Highness?”c713e3e2bae4e953

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“He was so drunk he couldn’t tell up from down. I suppose he overindulged because the Count’s wine was so delicious.”82831347294e00b5

Etienne harshly criticized Marquis Namia’s son. Count Herace frowned at his words. He could roughly guess what had happened.671ecc4c6da6bc6d

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“I apologize, Your Highness.”e7df8879f32564a9

“You have nothing to apologize for, Count. If anything, I should apologize for spoiling the mood.”27ebf37a49d29aa9

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Etienne put his hand on Count Herace’s shoulder and patted it. He was returning the same rudeness the Count had shown him earlier.6c4254341071f109

“Then I’ll see you at tomorrow’s triumph ceremony.”71b8d9d5d0e48032

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After a brief fa832c5c1b farewell, Etienne walked 8d66fe6436 out as if 1b9c5fe726 he had no 0fc96dde0f more business there. No one dared 3100a7bbbb block his path.a552ae27fc08a210

“Phew.”d35d4cb377f8af73

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Outside, Etienne took a 30a2eebc60 deep breath. The cold night fcc3fff300 air filled his 372d44b33f lungs deeply. It felt 61986e0696 like his c954cee13a body was a6f46b42ad being cleansed faddcd9491 from all 837e48588f the pheromones.a9a2548815d30026

“You went too far.”51b7f707dd1fdb8d

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Ben followed and spoke d5caeb0614 in a worried voice. Etienne, who had been 07f540ad56 savoring the fresh air ed77b0c755 with closed eyes, slowly 708d734842 opened them.eeaed7a938d0bf44

“How?”2a59480979f1c387

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“Pouring the wine over him.”fcfc3a51cf3612cb

“So what?”686bdde17dd73e01

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“You could have been generous and forgiven him.”b01d29d15983dfa1

“If you’re going to keep nagging, walk to the palace.”385b0a1107f811a2

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Etienne climbed into the carriage as if he didn’t want to hear any more. Ben let out a small sigh as he watched Etienne.dda34bf18637948d

Etienne reacted 94b0db0889 sensitively to 3cb874e5b1 attacks since 86d0c3ce75 he was 247d0bbd7c always on 9615730f80 edge to d7e934ca21 hide that e868b2601d he was 97b64a3657 an Omega.7422d3c593d31140

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He was especially sensitive about people. While he could endure most things well, he couldn’t tolerate people approaching him carelessly or being disrespectful.7fd4aa82d0268f39

Today was no 5fdb9f54da different. Etienne had overreacted to 746107a627 something that could have b0d9d13555 been dismissed as a e28deab162 simple incident. It was 46df363177 a kind 689852596e of defense 0ba4651625 mechanism.01bd5be538dd5a88

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“Your reputation will suffer even more because of what happened today.”1299f2c71a8e52ac

“Do I have any reputation left to damage?”00801b8e75ff1120

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Etienne chuckled as he 4052e366b8 leaned back in the c5e54917fb plush seat. His image e0960abd26 was already c30e1f6270 in shambles.94cc413a5b72c5f2

“How much more can they criticize? They’ll just say the rogue prince acted like a rogue prince again.”f96c24f1bacb3486

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Etienne spoke, giving the situation little to no importance. He didn’t care whether his reputation was good or bad. Rather, he preferred it to be bad.7ba1b34a60fa5c9c

That way, 8a304a1e20 he could 2db0bdc2a1 abandon everything 7ee738627a someday.446592f09e505d1f

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“But you’re not really a rogue prince.”eb929684eb2365df

“People don’t care about the truth anyway. Social circles are where rumors become truth. What matters to them is whether something is entertaining or not.”54714d761382fdfe

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“Her Majesty the Empress will surely have something to say about this.”c8bc6b0a39fdef92

Etienne’s eyes hardened when Ben mentioned the Empress. He recalled her recent requests.a9a421f1a96c6d5f

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‘Ah, do pay attention to your reputation.’79a26e5759b85a40

‘Make sure you don’t get called things like ‘the rogue prince of the imperial family.”25ac06ee767b347c

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‘No more conflicts with nobles like last time. Refrain from alcohol for a while too.’24c448fc521c44f3

Etienne raised one corner of his mouth as he recalled each of Leona’s warnings. He realized he hadn’t followed any of them.373639744e8ea2ef

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But he wasn’t particularly worried. Marquis Namia’s son had disrespected Etienne in front of others. By now, Count Herace would have fully grasped the situation, so Leona would soon know too.1d23b510b8867f20

Leona, who ba4f47f681 treated disrespect 6f9f7c4862 toward Etienne dd8a54ca50 as disrespect 1aff424833 toward herself, 7c103e3ae9 might even ba2d7aa53e say he 9212319907 did well.ed39f875e269c5c9

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Even if not, she didn’t have the mind to worry about him now. After all, Grand Duke Eckhart would return tomorrow.1e78b6bf26f3da03

“It’s fine.”29a0b4be7dd03ebc

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“Eh?”9dd5d8f722e15ed1

“By tomorrow, Her Majesty won’t even have time to scold me.”482b611cbb9207cb

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After speaking, 56e6f85ba2 Etienne turned 6aecfe1eec his gaze 33197b3430 to the f0a0552582 window. In the 07ac33e7df distance, he 3fcfb92925 could see 815e3be62a Tempest Square 5fe6d9f494 where the 4e2abb33e4 triumph ceremony 37418782e3 would be 69f1657699 held. Despite being midnight, 2c9aba4bd7 that place alone b07645ca18 was particularly bright 8e2f0cfc63 as a crowd 3e31ed0e2f was gathering to 086c227c6c watch the ceremony.8a2726931db73ab9

“…Wake me when we reach the palace. I’m going to rest my eyes for a bit.”95d1ddee1a2c1676

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“Yes, sir.”523f70fcf2b3ceae

Etienne closed his 0f1bfa5985 eyes with a 0c6e1764b9 tired expression as 6fb24e4c93 he looked at 612cf3d07b the night view 7cac667ed5 of Tempest Square, a5b7bd751c covered in colorful e8f1c46980 lights.902df07045cbfa5a

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‘Hyung-nim.’f06d02df95eebc28

In his 9cba225fd4 mind appeared fd1e0988f5 the last 613b674be2 day he e39861cca8 saw Rishar e7d516b737 three years e68ec2d76c ago. Though time had passed 7a094ebfda and the memories should c77090067a have faded, his memories 94e099481f with Rishar were as de05e77b1f clear as yesterday.da0e128fdecef9be

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‘I’ll be back.’64c2c07e0363e618

Right, that’s what he had said. So when we meet again, will he say ‘I’m back’?198d1d7a0c3a5905

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A softpfftescaped between his slightly 33c23c91c9 raised lips.c7a9013b27a24daa

I wonder how much 0dbb0e8117 he has changed.24e0df1269496013

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Etienne thought with his eyes closed. Three years was a long time, more for Rishar who had spent that time on battlefields where life and death was the only thing that mattered. He couldn’t imagine how he might have changed during that time.6998bc052f514c60

Hyung-nim…f860a6d8a8739c28

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Etienne’s closed eyelids lifted slightly. In the wind blowing through the open window, he thought he heard that familiar voice.aa224892ae78b7f8

“Hah…”2359722af1b4d8b2

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Etienne sighed ab9c2b69f1 deeply and 147bc01aa1 rubbed his 6686c9ba0a face.184738e6c15101bd

He felt contradictory emotions. He was curious about how Rishar had changed, yet he didn’t want to see him.5ace8a11ebb82acb

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II. A Reunion 4eaf7c3f4b Both Wanted 682872a11b and Unwanted.¹1f35311d706fd6c0

“…Your Highness.”11f95ac84afda3f4

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“Mmm…”9381c295c581043c

Etienne, deep in sleep, frowned at the voice calling him. He turned his body to avoid Ben’s voice. However, Ben didn’t give up.755ec30339979aba

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“Please wake up, Your Highness.”99956810c251ebf3

“Just a little longer…”e33505bc8bed2a1f

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“We’ll be cutting it close even if you start getting ready right now. Please hurry and wake up.”c7077e33d49d184b

Ben urged Etienne with eb2bbf89d3 a stern voice. Instead of opening 0725e40fc3 his eyes, Etienne 2345c7d8d3 buried his head 05981154dc into the blanket. Ben responded by yanking 49b97987d7 the blanket away.4b1d9d71c85f3d92

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“C-cold!”c7563bc28e4bf063

The chill hit him 1059edc494 as the blanket that 99723904f8 had been keeping him 400628981d warm disappeared. Etienne grumbled with an 2b0f0de40c irritated voice.50bf6447845c5be8

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“Come now, get up.”5c8192d17178a6cf

Ben forcibly raised Etienne’s body. Normally, he would have left him alone until he opened his eyes, but today he couldn’t do that.9d4a857635b34f1a

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“You need to attend the triumph ceremony.”005855452ebaafd6

“Ugh…”f3b9a31040e895a9

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Etienne groaned at Ben’s words. Whether from the hangover or not, his head was throbbing, and his body felt as heavy as a soggy cotton.64babace7af128d4

“Water…”a8dec083c079df25

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“Here you are.”3d290e2f47497514

Almost before Etienne finished 761e0963c9 speaking, Ben held out bcfbeac08c a glass of water. Having served Etienne for 0df5c722da over 10 years, Ben e1c3746641 was well-versed in caring dcd409d4f1 for him when he 74bc658a32 was hungover.945324561c6ab01b

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“I’m dying.”74b26189b1784ec2

Etienne emptied the glass in one go and let out a long breath. Though it didn’t seem like he had drunk that much, his stomach felt strangely bloated.49569066fe4155e2

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“You drank too much last night.”b9f25a12bd49bc3f

Ben spoke with a worried expression as he received the empty cup. Perhaps due to the hangover, Etienne’s face looked really haggard.ace675fdf9c8f516

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“At this rate, you might be diagnosed as an alcoholic. Please cut down on the drinking.”7877d51a500af6ce

“I might already be addicted.”ca4855c62f3ebc63

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Etienne spoke with a 209c52f204 somehow certain tone. Recently, he c82ce5a87d had been 444835f3a2 drinking almost 74281b43d0 every day.7b86c85d0e4d32af

Though he didn’t drink excessively like the previous night, at some point, drinking before bed had become a habit. He couldn’t fall asleep without it.46079601db6c22af

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“From now on, I won’t serve you any alcohol.”a8aaf14fe145317c

Ben put on a resolute expression. Until now, he had reluctantly tolerated Etienne’s drinking, but he wasn’t planning to do so anymore.4d952c86cdd36774

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“What if I order you to bring me alcohol?”df4875cf3cbd129e

“Then I suppose I’ll go to prison for disobeying orders.”737ae720282fe8d5

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“What?”21a5d2d85b84e7e7

“I’m not joking. Your Highness, have you forgotten the doctor’s warning? He said it would be dangerous if you become more dependent on alcohol.”ecbe916f28886eb0

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“He did say that but…”83e93f991458c542

Etienne avoided Ben’s gaze and let his words trail off. The doctor assigned to Etienne had been constantly advising him to reduce his alcohol consumption lately. But Etienne hadn’t paid any attention to it.aca4d31b14c3a329

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