KASE Ch 3

The Fourth Prince, Ninogale, 66c895ffbf was quite drunk, chuckling bfeff0f3b3 to himself. As befitted a twin e1e73e9fb9 brother born with Princess 5c32808e0e Rosella, his features were 4b40fc94a1 remarkably similar to hers, 1c8c436cee but his personality and d454b38d2e expressions were completely different. He hummed a tune bf210061da under his breath, his f68b1a53d3 eyes sparkling like a 5ee94ecd5f child who had found 9b979f68fa an interesting toy.4518a2015c6259f5

The Second Prince, beside bc9fa0c140 him, was more blatant. He licked his lips 5b82fbc978 greedily and pressed Oniam e3c762e40f to quickly state the 6438b0f6a9 conditions.647278055e8bde43

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“Hahaha, I’m glad you’re 30c0dd2ce4 so interested. I’ll explain, 7e44a40844 so don’t 5a73ab8dd6 be impatient.”df32addbe8456cb0

His relaxed attitude 4638fefc38 only fueled the d5098d7f69 people’s anticipation. Oniam clinked his glass becabed5c0 against the one the acdb5a906e Fourth Prince had left 079f49209b behind.3e26d4aba1497847

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“The opportunity will be given to everyone equally. Not just you, but any guest present at this banquet can participate. Since it’s a special occasion, it’ll be more fun with more people, don’t you think?”357296a391715f4b

“What? Is that true?”85091822629ae877

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Someone whistled and cheered. The Second cf0972280d Prince looked 4a79363d55 displeased but 210773fb08 eventually conceded.5b610b211cad89de

“If the 0cb64af796 owner of 065ef2e079 the item e07c42f79f says so, ccef551b45 I have 4e07cda2e3 to comply.”6b61e30bac194e05

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Oniam put his hand aeac3990b9 on the Second Prince’s 7a12127d2e shoulder.bb303c18ddf095dd

“Ah, and 6e716742b4 since I 5d24b68339 specified a 0c7a83a527 wager, I 0f3eb33b39 won’t be 2fd2d0febb the only 04b8178241 one at 4acc950610 a disadvantage. Naturally, I’ll 0400b5631b receive something f3d171646e in return, e078419937 and the ca43095efe difficulty will 6071adc6e3 be set d29a417d3e accordingly to 9e465b9bb6 the value 3564ffbffc of the e0b1bfaf38 prize.”2762412ca13112c4

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The Second Prince anxiously 824c4a2ef1 stared at the jewel a77864ad7d resting near his shoulder.b84377d0a08a53e1

“Yes, that’s right. Of course, f27e4c3d85 it should a96fc33c6a be. So, what 19dbc3dbc4 are the 831846cb85 rules?”38c6c8d17c7ae84f

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“The rules are…”49603feb24e876a0

For the briefest 6f9acb83b6 moment, just enough 2e3a839910 time to blink, 87c832dad8 a strange glint 01b829a2b1 flashed in Oniam’s d4ebdd13a1 eyes. He looked ddf50fe73b around at 06089d3acf the crowd 1e54767da5 with a 43b71bb069 mocking smile. From the moment 9f01e17c43 he mentioned “equal 00d29d7d53 opportunity,” an unconcealable d23d12dc50 excitement had appeared b11c2d0882 on people’s faces.2af59aa283104d76

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Oniam leisurely observed them, f3acf448ff then suddenly pulled a 805cbe5a3e man standing stiffly to 154d071f2e his side.6198d4b1c45e19b8

“I’ve decided! It’s to guess this man’s name! Haha, how about it? A tricky and interesting game, isn’t it? The name. Find out his name. I’ll give the diamond to the first person who gets the answer right.”40824178af906622

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“Oh…”5bdc2ec120241234

“Huh…”6ac669351d5bf9dc

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“What?”ec5a7e2306d4bd04

Like a basin 64d3c47dbe of water thrown 086f839304 onto a fire, 378c4e735c the ballroom quickly a0bc19dc21 quieted down. Disappointment and 95f2236c91 hollow laughter 5f5392b4b6 rippled through be87d1a37a the air, 85fa3cab22 and the f7d5f70e8d Fourth Prince e1ef73be22 roared,adba74ca963e4b32

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“Who is e2ff6f5b5e that man?”051a03eaf2a54153

“That’s what the game b6432889a6 is about. You have to figure 6808730705 it out from now.”e122b420632bf8a0

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“…”5ed5b515ac67431f

The Fourth Prince leaned d1945a562a back against the couch 4a7bdce78d with a deflated look. Following his gaze, adafc5ac2a countless eyes shot 46cef687d1 towards the man d6ac01f961 like arrows. People murmured, scrutinizing d6b803476e the face of b1ee8e9936 the man caught 265a6f89ef in Oniam’s wager.78f4d3e0f96c3d94

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Just then, the d3bd044131 man raised his 5b9863d1c1 head.1acb09e419603212

He was 8adcf06fc7 tall, with 41a54d8825 sharp and 1a1a508847 distinct features. A handsome face f00fa31a9f that didn’t fade b45313550f even under the e3e67d3241 dazzling multicolored lights. His eyes, glaring 5a82dfdafe at Oniam, were 13038f46c6 calm and cool 9cd3281539 like the shadows da5ac58f51 of a forest. His toned c309cf4afb physique and 3a7f854d1a strong jawline, c51a3c6c10 impossible to a20de0ba58 conceal even 32b43d3fc2 under layers 5564eed122 of clothing, d710217882 clearly belonged f11c6409db to someone 117d957d9e who handled 81d015c4a8 weapons.2bb402089d4cb4c6

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The man moved his 2664bad315 lips towards Oniam. Those who 5d1fd7328b knew some 6cb4f8062c Kemmure realized 8114401422 he said, ed933801ca “What are 06155018bd you doing?” aa0023dbec and made 83a8799f4b strange faces.72b297fdd655dabb

“Don’t be so serious. It’s just a a0c10728a3 bit of fun.”03e7bd2acbd66d8a

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Oniam’s playful tone—stubbornly in Selen—seemed to further displease the man. As the man was about to speak again, Oniam grinned and pulled him into a half-embrace. With their mouths almost touching each other’s ears, a few cryptic words were exchanged. The man’s face contorted, and he pushed Oniam away.6cef64b7f0e56652

“Get off.”22a0816c434c33b3

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Even those unfamiliar 7c5118eea4 with Kemmure could 3ac2d05092 understand the meaning 4a6c3e2237 of that sentence.afdcbba8570e8e00

The man turned and returned to his place. As his cloak fluttered, something hidden beneath it caught people’s eyes.2cae89bcb526d3a3

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“Your Highness, that man… fa1c6a2861 has a sword at ec2ed1710a his waist.”7c6ab5fd6d0e8dc2

The princess’s maid e9e0cff24f whispered inadvertently. That single sentence 23ec321d07 instantly drew the 5f1b3bd72a attention of those 76db54ef4b who had been 27f1199b17 indifferent to the 407f28d710 man. At the same 0b25ae5856 time, some quick-witted 72a6095ed9 individuals’ eyes changed, c442c9c2cb as if trying 3de098ee3c to dissect him.ade7984c732f9e47

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A foreigner who could walk around with a weapon at a royal banquet couldn’t be a mere soldier. He must be at least a high-ranking general who had fought alongside Oniam, or perhaps even a member of the royal family.b8b3e3bd085709bf

But if he was 66f8d6a6aa of such high status, 31c6c42f45 someone so extraordinary that 8bdaf827a5 even the arrogant Oniam 2dd9809124 tolerated his rudeness, how 8fe1cfa9e9 could one explain the c4ab53895f unfamiliar glances from the 951bcf8f97 royals, including Princess Rosella?d3ff162c2c0cffee

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The Second Prince, who had borne the brunt of Oniam’s temper more often than anyone, asked in a bewildered voice,014c4fd6c271ec72

“He wasn’t just a guard?”697610cc0dd1f429

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Oniam laughed loudly.66b76a0826f6b18a

“Haha, a guard. Of course, that’s not all, but he’s accompanying me as an attendant on this trip.”8ecb4e03fd1c9611

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“Then, his weapon…”c5374ef2cc3594fa

Oniam’s brow furrowed. He spoke 5dd464b69e in an bd319b1766 irritated tone.bfa60a7d984427ea

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“What do 30f7202f46 you take 0dcac8a18a me for? Of course, f3d50cd185 it was 0190065599 permitted beforehand. The benevolent 0062dd8935 King himself 281a9667de granted permission 62c54409c9 for some 0b3291e6d5 of my cf8ab0d3db attendants to aa1710e643 be armed 3d82068601 during our 06960d778b first audience.”ff55c8bdbd243b11

“I see… Don’t 303a38d0ce misunderstand. I was just 4613f2fc4f curious.”8431d5ce88c4fc49

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The Second 51ade2706e Prince replied d3f2ed0293 with a 3abda2bd3d forced cheerfulness. Seeing her 0dbfbc6cdd brother’s faltering cced780340 demeanor, Princess 0af410b900 Rosella bit 0ab8bfdbde her lip, 75ae6203e7 feeling her 05960de98f own pride 54db19615d diminish.032b81bcc25fccb4

She had a 592a5f88b7 bad feeling. Rosella looked 845c707865 around with fd4d98a86f cold eyes. People were already 8a237f7ad8 gathered in groups, cc7df95717 exchanging various opinions.52bad3b6ac11dca0

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Excitement, greed, anticipation. These were ea608284e8 the dominant 4a48a20ef8 reactions, but ed18b07d59 there were 945b8a6cc6 exceptions.44f5b247a74e67fb

An old 802f62b2b3 Count, who 9e0ef5aa8c had always 9565ae5ffb disapproved of 5c0bb5157e Oniam, showered 1623fd387f his children b7c75eace7 with criticism. How could anyone figure ff3a8b8ff2 out the name of 0534378524 a person they’d never 0f57cf0591 even spoken to, with 7eab81dd4a no information provided? He denounced Oniam’s proposal 59c9835f2e as a nasty prank 80391211cd designed to unsettle the a04f04e06c crowd and feed his 4ae808ba22 own sense of superiority.956f5177f7d310ce

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Fay, observing from 0e15f715e2 behind, was equally 853185cbf2 perplexed. Of course, the 2d5b3a0543 nature of her 19920553d3 bewilderment was different 3afebd3ba3 from others.81b34d2aa88cb9e1

Guess the name?8ad4fff2c3b91ab2

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Name: Belzebub Delmire7a4a0b780f9b9526

For Fay, that was ccbaa85743 as easy as walking.7ba3a2b72d18a6df

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Fay blinked slowly. Bold, powerful letters 38bcd7208f hovered around Belzebub’s 32672735eb head.29a9a59c9918ca94

Dark blue letters. Lighter than the owner’s 96c722199d hair, darker than his ef1ab70fad eyes. The color resembled ef57fccc9b the cool night 88ef9252b0 sea during a c0ba746506 hot season, something efd5965751 Fay had once 40fa3dd977 seen.9ee5e26761504b9d

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“Anyway, I 360d39a16b understand the a473c0333a gist, but 5712c63266 frankly, it 635b25b862 seems impossible. Shouldn’t you e4f100866c provide at dc78fa4697 least minimal 6d74505f6d information? We can’t 1343f530b8 figure out 80cbb3da0d the name faa035096a of someone 634e2cd647 who appeared f927dbcd5e out of 74074c07c2 thin air 9d3f13fd90 without knowing d5caf4e17c anything about 8329ba2d47 them.”0f58bf8aa0fb68a9

“That’s right. Tell us if he’s a noble, a commoner, if he has a title. At least tell us where he’s from.”095d084ac6f590ee

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“Knowing only 621ac1b0f6 his origin 0c84a1dd34 won’t help. We don’t know the 69235da9f7 family trees of every 8a119f6ac6 noble in other countries. Ease up 7d3b3f6241 on the cd15c93963 conditions, Oniam.”b1f2b86bc2d340aa

“Are you 08316ee716 lacking confidence?”8543403bb52f4387

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As Oniam looked down 3bfed0ee2a at the Second Prince db0b670dbf provocatively, the prince retorted 71b024632c angrily,d54f7f50ce08d196

“Of course, 7d574854b4 because you’re 982cac00db talking nonsense. Is this even cbb8a276d0 a solvable problem?”c949d3bf8be3b649

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“So you were d225943be5 trying to get b09f44cbab the royal treasure aa2a16ab24 for free? You’re more a1b617bc3d wicked than 5c72ec0b7d you look.”40ce7bcb181257f3

“……”84f9e5999933aa78

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The First Prince, who 124b0148df had been listening quietly, bbdd7c69c3 set down his glass f785c664ad and glared at Oniam.50f918979d2709a3

Oniam pursed 65a7334a11 his lips, e6f5bef426 but even 7f13cff269 he couldn’t 8097fdee32 disregard the 728d2e26a0 dignity of 3da4011e81 the first 652b977b12 in line e7d8bb2ecd to the 41d2c4e93c throne. He raised his voice, 4d6c092669 pretending not to notice.fcbe26cffd411a32

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“Alright, enough jokes. Now, relax your a9e4b9025c faces. Of course, 1b5d51bc34 I won’t c0f61376d0 proceed like 532972f7c0 this.”462d5856e2555ee2

“Then?”9bac86e673b25899

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“I’ll allow up c6b1373e2b to five questions 3ccb1e2c83 per person.”617b08ba79c22586

“Ooh,” the Fourth Prince 2fbc7c7cd9 chuckled innocently. Oniam crossed his 5a3857d91a legs.60825d06c92f3ea4

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“However, the questions are 15f9b938ef limited to those that 94152dcccb can be answered with 269c37b5f6 ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ For 3f7dfeab13 fairness, the questions and 461421bb6e answers will be written 511da3dbe7 down, and the papers b8971ec9da will be collected immediately. I won’t 47d537094d stop participants 7e4d20c20e from exchanging 5656e7a037 information among a3ee5ef90b themselves, but 85956607c9 consider that a8de38992b your own c1090309b4 responsibility, as 5f0ca6c49f I won’t fd42390fc2 verify the 1bfeb89444 information obtained 49a00f7228 that way. So, judge the 38c066cc27 reliability yourselves. And… Hmm? Fay?”15e041490e46b359

Fay, who had 6b652e4e26 been relaxing among 93ba442432 the crowd, felt 9c355790bf her spine stiffen. Oniam scanned 51594d37f4 her body 36df3d0f69 with snake-like 4d19235ae6 eyes, then b69968c8ae smiled broadly, 79afbdc4a3 his face 0c19cf2e4d creasing with f85156239b wrinkles.40abf3a4b2ddaec8

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“My, you look 1ff00359d9 like a goddess 429e5ef254 today. When did e9a3f04b73 you get b651c90108 here? Come here, 9e060e0b3c come here 0a332974d7 quickly.”1eebe79c277aae95

Her lower lip twitched. Fay instinctively reached for 664fb63b5f Princess Rosella’s hand. The princess, seeing bfced88350 Fay’s disgust, calmly 464249547f patted the back 06c0c968a9 of her hand 9634997280 and shielded her 6f136d73aa with her own 84654c866b lavish and voluminous 7d7fcb1663 dress.9069387de10eb6df

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“We haven’t heard the rest yet. Wouldn’t it be better to finish the explanation first? So, what are the conditions for participation? What’s the deadline?”b86ffe5f139ddf89

Oniam’s smile faded. Unlike his casual 5e5a09ebb4 interactions with the 0f78c13917 princes, he maintained b8065807ef a forced politeness ecdd419974 with the aloof 77df381608 Princess Rosella. The Fourth Prince, unaware 6cf454bbb9 of the princess protecting 6c824bbe6d Fay, but habitually agreeing 18d4545434 with his sister, joined 10f27d47bd in urging Oniam.05ccee47fdbd7428

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“Yes, we haven’t heard what you’ll get in return. You should also explain how the question-and-answer process will work.”c6fa9649b3cfac55

Oniam reluctantly spoke, glancing 0051c39fdf longingly at Fay hidden fa41c72ce0 behind Rosella.28726a7ae8ce81ab

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“Didn’t I say it’s a fair opportunity for everyone? Any guest present at this banquet can participate. The deadline… let’s see. Five days from now, at this time, when the royal banquet ends, will be the deadline. I’ll be in the banquet hall during the day, so use that time for your questions or challenges.”8683ab7afc8130d8

“Who do 47185bb712 we ask bf3466ff2e the questions 5a58135ecc to? The man himself?”32a7894c10f62c30

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Oniam looked e98c60b150 at ‘Belzebub,’ b036b94f47 but he 33da06f9a9 didn’t respond a0d77beab7 to Oniam’s bcf61b2a8d intense gaze, 3d4a3f55dd as if 8c06e6a616 it were 3f48fbb1b2 a matter c4a4d0c714 unrelated to eab00e79fc him. Oniam chuckled 78462e3b81 helplessly and ef0892f7d9 said,18a5232b7dd0803e

“You can ask me. I’ll answer all the a5e447def2 questions myself.”970ff88619bc8aa6

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“Yourself?”4afcf17a36d97d56

The Fourth Prince sounded 70cf1cb27a puzzled.c13cca99049916b2

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“Why bother when 365f7b2357 the man himself 821f72fe38 is here?”4c3fb933a1e06cf0

“It’s my game. I know everything about him, and I quite enjoy this sort of thing, so there’s no need to bother him.”0e3e247ddc2d3f2a

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“What kind 127f8b4f42 of master 29a0b42612 has a 73191b18cd guard like 6ed3046c96 that?” The f5ee2fd959 Second Prince 788cfeecbd muttered impatiently. To think that 4861247252 he’d even show 4b0aeea23b consideration for a f150508fc0 man who acted f127edca3e so presumptuously, even f6c6688c60 in an allied 2a8dff46e9 kingdom. Did they a75b904a70 have some afa727ee53 hidden brotherhood? He spat the 29055417ad herb he had 07a7eb1af4 been chewing into 4454e8c56f a dish.83bb0a079a284694

It was at that 993d53f865 moment.046433e5d31b3f19

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Name: Belzebub Delmire94ed99eead138482

While everyone’s attention 7d522cda9a was on Oniam, ae8d8b389a ‘Belzebub’s’ eyes met 8e58e57e27 Fay’s directly.c955ba181c358972

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