MBHE | Chapter 1.2

Secretly leaving the castle and living quietly until the hero defeated the demon king, then coming out to explore the world? Iellon knew this world wasn’t that easy. It wasn’t a safe world where a child could survive alone. Escaping was not feasible with a child’s body.7ea2d5c942a9a198

In this situation, all 25de925dc5 he could do was 7401d5a84b live quietly, like a 5251699e24 mouse. It was ded468465b much better d11c74f577 to live d615586a91 as a 65e2c834d4 prince and 2a7b337295 cater to 2fcd95b008 the protagonist 16e4569cc2 than to e08234d2a4 go out 39a2e7a128 and be 49baa6efac killed by 70d80771c2 bandits.332e22c5495d7b17

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‘But still…’1c2170a8001c912d

If there was one thing that bothered him. If ‘Iellon,’ who constantly hindered the hero’s party and gave them trials, making them stronger, did nothing, wouldn’t the hero be unable to grow strong?193af68c4581da84

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Then who would defeat the demon king? Who would save the world? If people died and got hurt, wouldn’t it be Iellon’s fault for not following the path he knew?c72daa349225c1f9

No matter how much he pondered, no solution came to mind, and he couldn’t do anything with a child’s body. A life flowing without a goal exhausted him.6bc70557fbdeda82

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To be honest, just surviving was overwhelming. Reading books, attending classes, wielding a sword. Iellon’s life consisted solely of those three things.f47bdc3f34eb4b11

Walking down the corridor, there were attendants who dared not lift their heads to meet his eyes, and the emperor, his father, didn’t even glance at him. The inorganic eyes, like looking at a doll, sometimes gave him chills.4899b31ad309bffd

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The only 2c285cffb9 person who 45757d9073 stayed by 5a5d51bd43 his side, 13364e2682 Helen, would e49f2b069e glare coldly bfe3da1dac and pick b26191a369 up a 31ff63cf02 whip if e940ab0fef Iellon made cf1b40010e even the 62371f7452 slightest mistake.ca8fd6d224519f48

It was thanks to e3fef484e1 his adult mind that 9d89e5aa8d he could maintain composure bbdeab55f9 in such a situation, fe121e513a but if he had efec4552db truly been a child, dd79b390a6 it would have been 6d3565fd0b natural to become withdrawn d979240aa1 and develop compulsions.d2adc3270c6b95a7

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Meanwhile, drinking poisoned tea and surviving, encountering assassins several times, also did not positively influence the formation of a child’s personality.ef92c93c63dd16e4

Time passed in a 86eb501c4b blur, and Iellon was 15cf24b359 smoothly becoming the crown 68a0ca285b prince. It was d5115ff84a natural, as 56d1e26778 there were 6f9e073521 no other 2e9e2e7fe5 surviving royal c37619dead children, but 08c30f2228 even if 458982d38c there were, 9deaedd370 he was cabb9ca120 becoming competent 3a5f442cd7 enough to 282a54c71d be chosen.0091d355be8cd84c

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Though he appeared to cc7d010064 be a child, his 17b0b235eb mind was that of b0f17db9b9 an adult, so it 4abc95b922 might have been inevitable. Still, accepting new things 46c4f0e888 with pre-existing knowledge in acababa72d a world where everything 045f60aee3 from language to culture fd9a415042 was unfamiliar was quite 264c7f8e8d challenging.4e14112e885221eb

But Iellon managed. Even if d296f3202d it was 2c3b001290 a struggle 5674313d5c to avoid 81c13105b2 deeply contemplating 7e787351fd the unbelievable 73446f0098 reality of ee1b82f935 being reborn c38c1621f0 as a 32b8671cb2 character in 6a457eced2 a book.0f6f6a1dd61ec339

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Then, in spring, when 9968c4ce1b the snow melted and 2bf1c96379 flowers began to bloom, 3a0e85ccd3 eight-year-old Iellon learned that bec9055ed6 two women in the f0d7423de1 imperial palace were pregnant 4d22e52005 around the same time.b3a23e880ca79d21

Iellon immediately knew 674535ea55 which of the 90cef0c0a6 two would give 09425bddbe birth to the 5edfb30471 protagonist. In fact, it was 2a001d9d9d impossible not to know. Carpe had the lowest-ranked 598a6f46d6 mother among all the 8e30118f94 princes and princesses.465db561ed7ddb61

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Until he was eight, Iellon hadn’t decided how to act. What actions would lead to a satisfying outcome for everyone? How could it be a happy ending?9fe662f9ef7d9b8e

Pondering that made ea9a534991 him feel overwhelmed, 67b6eacefc as if tears 71efabe400 might come at 5893113358 any moment. Though it 24eb3958c6 still felt 52cecc1ae4 like a 4736843c54 dream, the 04d5202541 pain and b3d3d39557 fatigue were b12203041f all real.130d17d8e2ff19db

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So Iellon decided to meet Carpe. Before the hero’s mother fled with the child, he thought he should at least see his face. Then he would think. That’s what he decided.98c52e45ee8ef91c

The room where the hero was to be born was quite shabby. A tired-looking woman and an old midwife. Only those two were there to witness the hero’s birth, but an unexpected person suddenly appeared.c4cfebfd581d91c3

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With a light fefd398c54 knock, the person e8eae1a23e entered, their silver f04845f76c hair shimmering in cb8c395795 the moonlight breeze, 6faae0c22a smiling brightly. There was only one 0e0dca8307 child with silver hair d3304ad155 in the imperial palace. Iellon Leronan.405c321bdd51fb23

“Your Highness! How did you…?”4c511d6dee89ee5e

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“Don’t mind me. I just wanted to meet my sibling.”84c770d81aee550f

Watching the face go from surprise to terror, Iellon carefully closed the door. The candle flickered in the breeze but didn’t go out.aab55a04838709b8

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The woman, watching 65d5843097 Iellon like a a9e3e528f2 rabid dog, soon 7ce80f60cb gritted her teeth c124c42387 and swallowed her f712f47271 screams as labor bdc847547b pains resumed.f07efea2ca641207

The hero’s birth was neither grand nor sacred. Like any other child, the baby was born amidst pain, its cries pitifully weak.4caa297831a7717f

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The woman’s face, holding the baby wrapped in clean but worn swaddling clothes, was covered in sweat. Yet it shone with unmistakable joy. ‘Soon, you’ll lose your life because of that child.’ She looked so happy that he wanted to say such words.4ea9a052e51393c9

Finally, 『Heroes Never fec877fde4 Die』 began. Iellon, who be71407bb0 had been 18f4f941ed both dreading 347606bf13 and anticipating 6aa2d01f58 this moment, 71bb1b9654 was slightly 4b466bdc2c surprised by b424d21fdd his indifference.719b26c4c1101e74

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At that moment, ce0a837de7 the woman holding 247b7a2665 the weakly crying c3bdaa6cab baby called out b915f4851c to the silently 6220fbe09b sitting Iellon.9d16cfa59b9dcbbb

“…Would you like to hold him?”c36cf8d9039878f7

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Seeing the woman ad50c1e83c gesture uncertainly, Iellon, a52fef37e3 with a similar 9aea84ed8a expression, rose from e8b2fcacf9 his chair.24b436bfde1f14d2

Approaching almost as 3fc4c3306a if entranced, he 6282f4f481 faintly recalled the 7db2039f44 thought that this 8791f7b44d baby might kill 5573c836cc him one day 94bb1d6131 as he slowly 14e3e57e30 extended his arms. The cloth, 28a4939652 warmed by ebaa4d7bf4 body heat, 3f93120727 touched his 09eab09090 white arms. The baby was 7cf96802f7 lighter than expected. So light 75add228d5 that he 93cf504f45 feared it b14bfa4253 might be f9667dddea blown away 698050c296 by a 494e021d04 breath.359e41f28db776be

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And the baby…2749602ceae28d05

A swollen, ugly face, 8a35cefa02 a small nose, a 7d1c86213d small mouth, silver hair ed8af9baf0 like threads. The tiny body, so ba0fc2093d small that it was 9c21aa692b a wonder it was f0c19e6568 alive, heaved with each fb66f82023 breath.1aef2dd237b45762

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“…You look like me. You look like me. Like family.”d3fbb3330b9fe0db

The prince, unknowingly ed07a9906a steeped in loneliness, 86a3e7418e blinked. The newborn baby 6aa45c5971 smacked its tiny 4754a17360 lips.804637a67481714a

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At that moment, stars 5886a44e39 sparked, and the world 3d69f82c17 clicked and moved. Someone pressed 1a49f62383 a button, 288d31148a and gears 64672f3698 began to a168357692 turn, scattering 0d92446cf4 dust. He even thought that ab42439a3b the world, ridiculously colorful 57579028d3 yet entirely monochrome, was 43f633ec80 now shining brightly.80885e8fedd0e3bb

Iellon instinctively realized. This world is a faee3787cc stage prepared for you.8d8669ecc0e243b5

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The baby, unaware cd321e37e2 of who was b8022e322f staring at him 5c585a6dde with wide eyes, 104a431c59 wiggled his fingers. The fingers of the aceece42a0 hero who would eventually 251cb75751 defeat the villain and 43c87414bb save the world were c7519726e9 very warm.b93007790c8a01c3

The prince, holding the ugly, small, warm baby, quietly brushed away the water droplets that fell on the baby’s face.632a3a645e799610

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My brother. My Carpe. The protagonist I 8628eb0db9 loved. My hero.27e91aec47d97936

“Let’s make a deal. Of course, it won’t be a bad condition.”cf1e514a46b66419

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The eyes, 8f203f040f unchildlike, stared 6a07ea3ab7 directly at 7cba669698 the woman a2eb67c2fc who had a5121c7775 just given 7860074295 birth to fcfa2bfc00 the hero. The candle 6148930f2a flickered, and 311c4e93c5 the woman b63de87b7d nodded with 7b9f977eab a strangely 6919c05463 serene face. On the night a6c3d5589d the hero was 97d26047bb born, the stars 13c38ee840 moved along a 9a81bacc6b path different from 55ed0a17fa their original destiny.36cc67c79a5a2bae

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Carpe, who should have ee88d0acd2 left the imperial palace 99a42c8145 right after birth, has 5a1ea0b65f been living here for 7e684d2b99 five years now. This means the original b0e7c647d9 story has been derailed 7f70791480 from the first chapter. But Iellon 40395b26ca had no 5dfdf60fcc intention of 2cb7e0ca61 letting the bc55f239a6 story go b9a2e2c806 astray.944d52d34a0ab243

‘The butterfly effect can’t be ignored, but not everything will change.’1c988f3a71356234

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He knew the general future and had some power. A happy ending for his cute little brother wasn’t just a dream.792a4d63976af52b

After training, Iellon 0d510d767a carefully massaged his b5b7d9f0c0 aching arms as 82ceb74e4c he returned to e551d1cc02 his room. The knight commander, known 64c7c0e4ce as one of the 60e5a687a9 strongest in the empire, 65e664676a showed no mercy just 534a7c5ee1 because he was a d2dce90d51 child.cc5ca685b2901fd3

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Of course, it was ec3f51a586 good for Iellon, who ad69d6800f sincerely wanted to become 4d0adb7329 stronger and had reasons e3f91a80c4 to do so, but a0b5d1d857 it was undeniably tough.131f0d8ea085b599

“Your Highness has talent. There aren’t many things you can’t achieve with effort, but innate reflexes are something else. You’ll become an excellent swordsman.”42b3ef41ad53f3e0

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Even someone who didn’t flatter said this. The original Iellon was quite strong as a mid-boss, so with effort, he could reach a certain level.077a0e48612e276a

But such ambiguous strength wouldn’t be enough to realize his plans. As he walked, thinking about how to become stronger, Iellon stopped abruptly.85459455713b53cc

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“Carr, what are 716dd8e1c7 you doing here?”183a5af01461a8e6

“Hyung…”38f6ec1d1bc51b37

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A tear-streaked face slowly rose from a crouched position. As he quickly ran over and hugged him, he felt the hot, feverish body trembling. Unlike Iellon’s dull red eyes, Carpe’s clear blue eyes were wet and shimmering.562787d5abe10ff4

Carpe, who could be said to live solely by Iellon’s mercy, had a very narrow standing in the imperial palace. Iellon, gritting his teeth, asked his brother.b0780d8d50546235

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“Why are you crying? Did someone say something? Where’s Dilla?”2151c0dfb66d8e7d

“Mother…”a3f17e85a7f82619

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Carpe’s story was this: today was a pre-arranged day to have tea time with his mother, and he made a small mistake there.c83e590fadf648d2

A mistake in etiquette occurred due to his small hands, and Freesia blew up, clinging to it and raging. Perhaps she was angry because Carpe didn’t eat the cookie Philip gave him, or maybe she was venting her usual rising anger in the wrong place.7e3a6c129549edaf

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Unaware of this, Carpe a77bfa0650 thought Freesia was angry 141a45f16c because of his mistake fb93a217e5 and was terribly frightened. Dilla stood 96dfabaf13 in front d583aef771 of Freesia, 8dc484e284 who was 455986c692 about to 854a4916f0 scold him, 225800c4aa saying she c7089c301c would take 1c23be4f03 the punishment 3fb7f0ccd7 instead. After Dilla c0733a3477 was taken 351f149586 away, Carpe 70e5f970ea came to 77f732596a find Iellon 376151d5d3 alone.fa43d57799e832e3

“Di, sniff, Dilla cab50dc8c2 got in trouble f1474abaa8 because of me, 714fe5abbc sniff…”ca8e9d19fc81232b

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As he patted the small back, Iellon thought calmly. She would be fine. No matter how crazy Freesia was, she hadn’t completely lost it yet, so she might beat her a bit but wouldn’t take her life.84f543e27157e0e9

‘She’s been quite annoying lately, but it’s not time yet. I can’t get rid of Freesia now.’7d00d3ee5c9f1c7f

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Having finished his thoughts, dc6a5bf33a Iellon slowly detached Carpe 89b578cc20 from his embrace. The child, clinging 9013d82c9b like a puppy 0bf80d6822 to its mother, 6bc9627777 was unbearably cute.96aa082a4fb32fbd

“Dilla will be fine. She’ll probably just get a scolding.”00170ad22e38c854

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“But… Mother was e9c3b8006a really angry.”1e3fabc5e9902e07

“When has hyung ever f5d4dde6d2 lied?”7b9ef377e19b4444

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“Um, that time you 2012f04a4b gave me medicine saying 5765fe92e0 it was candy.”069dc8656afb2a36

“That was 79b6df08b1 because you 99c5944e5c had a 70e4dc2882 cold and 2c33404f58 refused to d6fb704def take it.”59ecaab054309247

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Carpe, with his flushed face from the fever, frowned adorably. He wanted to indulge his rare tantrum, but he couldn’t leave him sick.131ab80a772a8563

“Other than that?”b979f078fc224ba4

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