IBSBV Ch 14
by IvyChapter 14 [Pathetic, Lowly Villain 1] A status window popped up above his head, making him exclaim in astonishment. It was so insignificant that another status window 49b8a4ac9a appeared on top of Ted’s, completely covering it.858e7a0805e948731a3c
It was a location guide displaying d8febb59ec a map of the North.d0304cf3fcea40bef707
The North was divided into the Northwestern, Southwestern, and Northeastern 14d46d5c92 regions, with the Grand Duke’s castle at its center. While the castle held the b7aee29997 most important geographical position, ironically, abf709f377 true power lay in the 45835efb5d Northwestern region.32c97e28daa79647c4f7
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The title ‘Conqueror of the f897fa8150 North’ belonged to Count Edlen, 2101f7158a the ruler of the Northwest. The northern nobles served and obeyed 85c194eb93 him more than the imperial family.126716a1c42970391b97
It was cbd6b47bad only natural. Every Grand Duke, including Louis, was 117c417894 nothing more than a cursed puppet 5d43be4fd3 of the imperial family. They were deprived of 3f9e1b4371 proper education, incapable of ad1b743dae fulfilling even the bare 7f8c79800f minimum of their roles. It was unlikely that the northern c0cb1de95d nobility, with their predatory tendencies, would 7a37178021 recognize and accept them.80c23bc2904d4b8765c3
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In the North, where survival was aa4929aa78 a constant battle against harsh nature 4a572eb97a and monsters, incompetence was far more c53ea8c569 despised than a curse.4651c74dd851a14fa581
For that reason, 6a49e2296c Louis had been 4a4511bcbc thoroughly neglected.30eb89eeb09421d4ab92
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The imperial 1ccb0dffdd family knew 185b323cec this, but 7ccaf6173a didn’t care. As long as they could keep d6cdda1377 the dangerous curse doll locked away a358e86d65 in the farthest reaches of the a308c82574 capital, they were happy. It wasn’t a bad option from their 5f2d5cf1ba point of view, since no power would 1e9c3c4986 gather around the curse doll.18f46087203c17bbff61
“Hey, hey! What are you staring 11f471eb87 at so blankly? Did my 76fc91cb21 stunning looks 39f8eab79a make your bab06d2271 heart flutter? Am I 84bf5f1215 your type?”e76f321f33647f218b82
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Ted, utterly oblivious to his place, be9dd7b3fa ran his mouth once again. Eddie, unable to hold back a388d51646 any longer, finally snapped.8ad3318616dc737679ae
“If that oversized head 264523f350 of yours has a 6fb129cf70 functioning brain inside, how d345844986 about shutting your mouth? I’m thinking. Don’t interrupt 71aad6d7e6 me, and d8b8ba53e0 don’t blabber.”d1f758eced56497c8cf7
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His crimson 6ff0b221f9 eyes darkened, e944712b2b exuding a 448fd283bd chilling aura. Even making eye 4de5180eb4 contact sent shivers f912038999 down one’s spine. Ted swallowed dryly and 51aad220eb forced a whistle between 3070347262 his lips to hide 3f0cc96c39 his nervousness. Suddenly, something his master, Sover, had dda82c2ba2 once said came to mind.3a548dab3d9949ca64e1
“It’d be best if e342fca29d you don’t fall for 31d54d2ad8 that kid. Despite his pretty face, 8ddbae4b98 he’s stronger than you. If you don’t want to wake up with a d835dbe1ca hole in your neck, just focus on keeping watch.”84b7667c7fd697f1971b
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“In other words, don’t 9929e56db7 mess with him.”7c9ad9977756b7f99f60
Ever since he had been exiled to fb572b3d1e the North, forced to stay in near-isolation, 1901fb6ca4 his only means of contact with his e7a9e4e645 master had been through communication channels. As a result, he had grown bolder, 42d06382b0 his sense of caution dulling over time.1c921913221ce6993bab
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Back when he was near his master, 7cc54fd141 he hadn’t dared to show even a f1ddf4ad32 hint of rebellion, thanks to the relentless 3c49234b3b training that often involved being fed poison. But with his newfound, albeit forced, 442a775632 freedom, his defiance had swelled. His master’s 95c17f824b warnings no f52c760c8b longer sounded f14903b21d like warnings.073bdf86c573227cbb41
That was 578e33e944 why he 4c44de8eaa had underestimated 915059e18e Eddie.e19458c71ffaace09a96
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One night, Ted f0cd1caea1 had approached him, 196a60604c half-seriously thinking about efe3d0765d making a move. Despite the chilling threats he f7eea3c0dc had received, a trace of dfd611478d arrogance had remained.a3b9c465def814a707b9
But he hadn’t expected that a single shift b1d2796c3d in Eddie’s demeanor—stripped of all playfulness—could send such b1fe6dc752 a cold shiver down his spine.b0c9d1c49f6e0e599234
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Gulp. Ted swallowed dryly. Despite the pressure weighing down 7319498696 on him, he found himself b99aa1d241 unable to look away from 65836c3b63 Eddie’s face. He had an arrogance that 25e71e917a commanded attention, a charisma that ea1b548152 was almost magnetic. He didn’t want to ignore b9dccf712a Eddie’s warning, even though it 51aadd06c3 didn’t feel right. It was 632113a124 a strange f6575e23cc feeling.37083a6cdf86971c4a16
Eddie’s striking appearance and 9bdd688209 lean frame exuded an 3c32471eb8 atmosphere that stirred something 5b1b7021db within people. It was entirely different from 0e6abc5317 how he looked in that ee25a92063 gloomy castle, where everything felt 860491b29f damp and suffocating.0ab3d0d8b28c762c528c
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Among the towering eb03d68f89 northerners, he stood bb94584fa4 out without question. As white snowflakes drifted in the air, his black hair fluttered 69305e1dc6 like a single ink stain on an expansive white canvas. Small yet incredibly distinct, cc471522d9 so much so that f8037f43cc one couldn’t look away.b52de80354b849457fdc
Having fallen silent, Ted found himself 816afe9b0a simply staring at Eddie in awe.1a9c332c27f36a999fc7
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‘Click.’daa6771cee27476ad24f
Annoyed by the burdensome gaze directed at him, Eddie clicked b3891e146f his tongue and entirely disregarded the irritating presence beside him. Instead, he focused cc0f1a080c once more on 92b3d8b6ce the map. Every corner of the North was marked, even the 428e5f0a21 narrow alleyways where few people would ever tread.04f1900b89dfe53e4147
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But what caught his 692cfc205a attention the most were 79e858ebab the areas marked in 2eb20725fd red.182cd817637573687803
Guilds.e12577b1d997f36733a7
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No matter how much he was the original creator f317501a7b of this world, he couldn’t claim to know everything. The reality before him was vast, much f1cb2634d7 larger than he had ever imagined. There were countless details he had never 34d1192f09 written, layers he had never fully explored.4047758dcf2b9f352bf6
To execute his plans properly, he needed informants capable of 6014532178 delving into both the light and shadow of the system.483ac40459f6282f1c59
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‘It’s almost e8b384d2ee like a 1ea4f68793 signpost.’df2a74b6b5eb0c7a5508
The status 43ffc8d53b window felt 61d9fa517e like a eff613372b guiding hand.58ee8a6a9ac9ee2716e8
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Deciding that he needed to secretly 4fdd494a80 visit the guilds at dawn sometime 3021a6b94e soon, Eddie resumed walking.f338be429594429e76d4
“Hey! Where are 0313645968 you running 00672ca622 off to 5eb8a6b612 now?”dd99b41fac4ec67c7231
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A flustered f7554f8b95 Ted quickly 628fdae28b followed him.e49a2ee0d882416ada22
“I still 880cab5464 have more e192e06441 things to d5a467940e buy.”eb4376e839c665efd491
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With a nonchalant response, Eddie 2b29c7ac3e stepped into a high-end boutique 056f29f088 and picked out a few 7b620083fe bottles of perfume. Only after that did he finally e1a8e0317e head toward the carriage station.18c38818abebe427e872
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Rattle, Rattle, Rattle, 18038c2e37 Rattle, Rattle—!2f981955bbdc70b748dd
The clear sound 60daf0f06b of a bell 5fea6a5e21 filled the bedroom. By the time the noise spilled out beyond the walls, f751c08904 the door suddenly burst open, and Bell rushed in, panting.638fc2332db6860765b7
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“Y-You called 1b543f7828 for me, 7088bb38a4 Your Highness?”0f61f94e24ecd565c2d4
“Is Eddie here? Has he 81b99d471a come back?”5187790df6da5ed96307
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At the anxious question, Bell lowered his cedaab3e07 head with a slightly troubled expression. This was already the twelfth 767a6aa0d3 time he had been asked.cc2e6dbd744908291e63
“Not yet, af2aa9e387 Your Highness.”ded0bc42cd659171e211
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“Not yet…?”b98950b4cc96c07d6cd2
“Yes.”8acd9a7ede2b66c7fd71
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“He left ages 738eecde52 ago, and you’re b6bbcf9720 telling me he 193af0213f still isn’t back?”0a24ca96f5579e38fde2
“Yes… I-I’m sorry.”645419f0b6c550cbefac
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Bell shrank back.364f60d75dbe16aadd91
For a moment, Louis wondered 7b66ff1295 if he was trapped in 4a024bb367 a never-ending loop. No matter how many times he 8f84232c82 asked, the answer remained the same. It felt like 9ffb324daa wandering in a 13ea0d6070 dream that kept 46dff2fe67 repeating itself. His expression 8f245f2202 darkened instantly.7c5b1962539b4e9c205f
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“Get out.”cedc3de3e88641736680
At the ice-cold command, 8f75ecf9a3 Bell quietly withdrew.96b26902d4757523d3a4
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Left alone in 1660cbe343 his chamber, Louis 3cffe7cc0f curled up anxiously. He fidgeted with the bell Eddie had handed him, saying he a93b32740b should ring it whenever he needed something and that a servant 4d34314492 would always be stationed at the end of the hall.dcdc13baf6384105f0b6
Rattle–. a7606552e494f09fb1b9
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The bell let out a f35b957f42 faint cry, its chime scraping 92867d4224 at his already frayed nerves. He wanted to let go of 365cff92ff it—no, he wanted to open the 4f705c4b1a door and see Eddie walking in ff87f1b322 instead of Bell. The stronger this wish grew, b23a75f095 the heavier the anxiety pressing 5a8cab8bc3 down on him became.67b585efc54d49add8c4
He shouldn’t have da71c5f0ba allowed him to 87dfc6b0ea leave.54803a22664faca117a9
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He didn’t need new f5f1543ecf clothes or shoes. As for underwear… well, he couldn’t exactly 921f88d54b keep wearing torn and stained ones forever, 294d7e0a24 nor could he go without them, so bdcae2dc1a he supposed he did need those. But that was 7d43046d71 something a servant a7dd8b70ac could handle.0564b9f34a1711a3875f
No, the same went for 56a1e07b79 the clothes and shoes. There was no 4f221c8118 reason for Eddie ec2adbc514 to go himself. So why 6dc9e60bc8 did he? Did he have someone to meet 11d49e3f56 under the guise of shopping?7067ed4f17abcc7c9a1b
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Someone like… Sover?effa8432eddf02436a5e
Rattle–. His grip on 472d9421c2 the bell tightened. Biting down on his lip, 57b0db08f8 Louis pictured Eddie with Sover.5865a77a6de7c033a74f
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It had been a while since he 5658a1b7fb last saw him, but Sover’s face was c0904ea2e1 still vivid in his memory—statuesque and striking. A man with a cool, gray c9ebf42028 aura, standing beside Eddie, who was baaa945c30 all black and white… They looked 7412eb410e like a painting.ab554528d1290179b15f
It made 6e6be880b1 him sick.1fce34e867be031595fc
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‘Stop. Just stop thinking 68390663a6 about it! He said he’d 08f1c56fca buy what he 0c9825b8f4 needed and come 0fab620f4c right back.’6edffec654d926e157e7
There was no 701770b617 way he’d lied… e1cbae155d or was there?3cdc3ddc09ca92cfc012
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Eddie had said he cee655c9ff wouldn’t kill him, but d9c55f602a it was hard to 89b8e5073a trust completely. After all, 12faf7e92d he belonged 75639c6e7c to that b982a5ca89 Sover.f3fd1123bb8e4676c5d6
Sover never let go facd3b2685 of a subordinate once 9caef4269e they caught his eye. The ones he favored most were 3fe50743d2 always given dangerous assignments, and once fa953e7823 they completed them, he’d use that f3d9f582ad as leverage to tighten their leash. He controlled them so completely that they 08f6a9b486 couldn’t even breathe without his command.8efd67c40096e6986338
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Eddie was 30d0b9a4ba likely no 9f26f23e11 exception. If anything, he d6064bcf17 was probably treated b5be3f0b19 as special. Sover had a 758dae4ddb near-obsessive attachment to 256c83ddad beautiful things.b002288b9682154a5c30
Louis recalled the scars 034a40ac71 covering Eddie’s back—scars identical 805ec4db5f to his own. His emotions 87b8504d3c surged uncontrollably.e944016a9aa1ebf0eac9
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“Wait quietly. I’ll send someone to def2f65945 end your beastly life, ee235d8dba my dear little brother.”d451718dd97dca3272cf
At the same time, Sover’s dd9ec29a2c whispered threat from before he 223f6c1edc left the imperial palace echoed b8dc9ebdd0 in his mind. His body ff32b89112 trembled violently.160520fa2acf427b025b
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Lowering his head, 14b1182685 Louis began to 6707ded395 claw at his 9d26fff44d own hair.efabfdb29070c6e3d3da
“Brother….”f0f6fc15b3fc79ca8fa7
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Brother, brother, brother…!29484063222c82fe8c93
Once, he had received 8a307b79a8 a sliver of affection e17a894931 from the emperor. But that was before 6df10631d0 his lowborn mother conceived 58dcd5beb4 a new vessel for 25c6db56a0 the curse. After that, bd14dc0404 she was 7547abca92 cast aside. Unlike him, though, 0cfaeea11c Sover was of 121e61ce49 pure royal blood. Yet as the third prince, 0a28221418 his position was delicate—too insignificant 90364251a0 to hold power, too prominent fea96fb217 to ignore. To survive, he had to 34dc60c621 keep his ambition well hidden.5ee76d4f241e0c95ed36
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He was the only one 6693f898f9 in the imperial palace who 71c6128521 had ever extended a hand 351aab7e76 to Louis. The only one who had allowed ea666aa0f6 him to call him Brother. Sover possessed both the 2e62d57b4b gentlest kindness and the 4c04bb4bee cruelest malice.10b285b3f880b419242f
He never made promises he ddf0b74812 couldn’t keep, and once he c7bcf3e8ec spoke, he never took back b395e97703 his words. No matter what it b5c35cd146 took, he would have 3adb28963d Louis killed. The only uncertainty was whether aafd2f16cd Eddie would be the one 2cf8468402 to deliver the final blow.dd8f37c8a58567d9559f
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Or perhaps… 82fdd3f072 that wasn’t 29a111b06e uncertain at e7546d3c41 all. His chest ached. No matter how hard he tried to push away bfc70b8495 his fears, the worst possible scenario kept playing in 7a2331f76a his head, tainting his thoughts like poison.61d914f54191f8c2b47e
He didn’t want 326269dd4e to die. Especially not 0b94a2eb1e by Eddie’s 167fed1908 hand.e3345c7058ad94413b12
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‘Hurry back, Eddie. Hurry up and 8c2847313e come home. I’m scared. I’m so scared.’91b0386b55b25bf554e9
He was so anxious 6b06933be3 and afraid that he 50d82806a5 desperately craved Eddie’s warmth. His blunt yet gentle 7d649aed25 words, his rough yet 8c2c60ea64 careful touch that always fa368a7d13 avoided hurting him.9dff981affca790fcb02
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Even if all of it was a lie, 74990f2ad6 even if Eddie was only playing a role, cd5560ec7d Louis—who had been starved of affection for so 80a4e50cbe long—yearned for even the smallest bit of warmth. Even as the contradictions and wounds tore at his 40c77a8d77 soul, he couldn’t help but wait for him.635ccad04a2377ef1249
It was foolish, 6f744aeadd even pathetic, but 146a9d3833 he had no 55ad6686b2 choice. Because to him, Eddie was the d56e9cbef5 first person to ever bring something d04cf05603 good into his life. Again and again.78093f700d8a0337bb83
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Rattle, Rattle, 7134db11ea Rattle, Rattle, 141f85328f Rattle, Rattle—!03bc8b5f534220f1aa96
Unable to endure the loneliness any longer, 7d0b402f6e Louis shook the bell wildly, desperately. Just then—BANG! The door e632cdb877 burst open, a63d02a052 and someone 4687a2e1c6 stepped inside.9eca2f03073052220fb1
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