MBHE | Chapter 3.7

‘So, is love a bad thing?’3b8d4c4ebb36b930

He recalled a question f1d77dbf77 Carpe had once asked.578013b547da1096

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Freesia, who hated Carpe 4e070896ec because she loved her d890e11751 son. Freesia, who went f5e0232ac4 mad because she 7201e1d78d loved Carpe.1e4479c67b92163e

In this f2450aa4f8 situation, there 27a7ed568c was nothing b633bb3f47 Iellon needed 09eb2649b8 to do. If he left things cc112f25fc as they were and 5e139fc87a walked out, it would 15ea14f095 end with the story 1f78dd899b that Freesia died trying 3efab7dc44 to kill Carpe but 16d45bcec7 died instead due to ebf383493e some mistake.942202afd1cf1ecc

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But Carpe ab809b8c27 was smart. The unusual 411574fdb0 behavior of ef1f8010df Freesia, the 8e3765394c sudden switch a0182f2ef1 of cups. What would b5c6831f2b Carpe think ec9043f3fc when he 8a05efa5b2 realized his 2498288f5e mother committed 721244670c suicide for a9562453bb him?f1607b62c8194dda

“Ugh…”729e7398f07d0708

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A small whimper b7c23ffa64 came from the 064e0fef7f sofa. Iellon, who had closed 75a9eca0d7 his eyes tightly, opened 5f25db356f them and drew his 96322d4c73 sword, deeply cutting into 4e1eeb87a4 the already dead body. Blood, still warm, splattered c9abc4452e everywhere.f56783e6d30574c3

“Hyung? Why are you here?”d002bceccd7edd0b

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The child, slowly opening his eyes, rubbed his dizzy head and looked up. The person standing in the darkness was undoubtedly Carpe’s brother, Iellon, but the atmosphere surrounding him was so strange it felt like someone else.e86a8577eed317c9

Carpe, coming f79b354084 down from c1c949abbc the sofa, 57244f39e1 dragged his 1f5cb84ed3 strangely heavy beb41f7d24 body toward 46ba8b494a his brother.b430488ca909657c

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And the child saw 001d990728 his mother lying on 10a1b7f954 the floor, endlessly bleeding. Her pale ad2e9a14a5 skin and a7b70d68ac motionless body. Even to 5c254cf57e his young 34531ecc65 eyes, it 189d1a0075 was clear 7abae03d50 she had 14b721eaa8 already lost 2cdc9aff63 her life.8287dcae4aedf385

“Ah, uh…”a67c490a411a943b

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Frozen stiff, 2e0491c40d unable to 10492e273e breathe properly, 6d9f7cc25f Carpe could a6a51f4c35 only stare b901d389a4 at Freesia d1ae6d27e4 as if 3b9061f7a5 time had 6e1ebefba7 stopped.07a93baa335897c8

After an indeterminable amount of time, Carpe’s legs slowly moved forward. Finally reaching Freesia, Carpe touched the deep wound. His small, trembling hands were covered in blood.6f1ca7c04f576780

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“Who, who did this?”9881a3b85ade6e7c

“Who else but me?”3f4e32ea2017a567

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“Hyung, why…?”848f833730365584

“From now on, I’m not your brother.”69cabdd162efccc7

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Carpe knew his brother didn’t show a gentle attitude to anyone except him and Noah. He had seen him talk to people in the palace with a cold expression.04d1c94c85608f12

But this was the 411c69b5dc first time he had 52f080d4d5 seen such a cold 5bed60ba19 face. The emotion db760a22cd in the a8a3786ea0 eyes he 348d2b9386 always thought d693765351 were beautiful be27f191c7 was nothing 74f750c64a but murderous 73cc40dbb1 intent.65961f5c73ca47c0

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“The playtime is over. I’ll spare your life as a final mercy. But if you appear before me after this, don’t expect mercy again.”b8f9d28ad2a0a850

“Why, why are you saying this? Did I do something wrong? I’m sorry. I won’t do it again…”c07390869f24bcb5

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His plea couldn’t finish. His body, kicked, rolled on the floor. Carpe, gasping from the strong impact, clutched his stomach. The blood on his hands transferred to his body.55fabeb478c5ced8

“Didn’t you hear? The time for indulging a child is over. I spared you once because your noble blood was too precious to waste, but you’re really nothing special.”ccd01ee69f3caaf6

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Regaining his breath, c19746d176 Carpe dragged his 3455a920cb weakened legs, crawling fd32d19df6 on the floor 0c7f03f9f7 to reach Iellon. He caught bad93f7c77 sight of de610f996c the hand d5cdc5a828 holding the 5004e59bc7 sword trembling 193f1d963a at the 97cfe9d80b edge of ee8aea9329 his vision.34a6369c9ef216e5

“Did you really think I’d keep you by my side forever?”1651072edc299020

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Iellon didn’t take the outstretched hand. He didn’t laugh and hug him, asking why he was on the floor, nor did he kiss his cheek. He didn’t comfort him, saying it was all a nightmare and not to cry.ce24beba4d12a1c9

It was so sad that Carpe wanted to cry, but somehow, his brother, with a scary expression, seemed like he wanted to cry more, so he couldn’t do anything.fbe2f425c2531061

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“Your mother begged me not to touch you as she died. Foolish. As if that could ever be.”f53da7414201c7e0

Carpe’s gaze fell on Freesia. Only then did he realize his mother was dead. The breath that had stopped earlier now began to rush in roughly. He knew his breathing was too loud and rapid, but he couldn’t control it.58e1fa9d2eacec63

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“Hyung…”8ec7bdcac0e51808

“I’m not your brother. To an emperor, siblings are nothing but poison.”22b4471e21a3eabc

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The last thing Carpe e322930847 saw before losing consciousness 1fd6604572 was his brother, Iellon, 4df64b1bf6 swinging his sword.7f92dfbc12724534

“…What happened?”c5db93192070107c

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Noah, blocking Carpe’s path with a dagger, asked in a low voice.b14c3461c7aec16a

Noah, who had been secretly watching the pointless disputes of the nobles, had rushed over at Iellon’s call. The magical artifact they shared allowed him to know the general location, so he came straight here to find hell unfolding.17265c3dc8ea70da

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A corpse sprawled 1fb4919ec1 on the floor 215f24a0aa was one thing, b38709b40a but Iellon pointing 9f4c4c0d6c a sword at d938a54058 Carpe?c6865d4d78c36bcd

“I’ll tell you later.”09223790d8577eb9

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It wasn’t something that could be brushed off with such words, but Iellon’s expression looked so exhausted that Noah just nodded.f53c044a693d6822

Still, there 25d7338241 was something b0a9d9fbdd he could ac452c4325 understand without 67c51e35cf being told. The plan had gone 5a11413618 awry, and the timing e89e69454b needed to be accelerated.f80941e60a69783d

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Noah quickly and quietly went to Iellon’s room. When he returned with the pre-packed luggage, Iellon stood in the same spot as before, looking at Carpe with gloomy eyes.43e9d5cf82e0bbae

“If you’re so reluctant, you could have delayed it. It’s not uncommon for a concubine to be murdered. You could make any excuse.”6ea742f6061f555f

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“No. In this situation, dragging it out would be worse for Carpe. I’ve… I’ve already said everything.”70b7b4da9064f522

Iellon, rubbing his d353f791b7 dry eyes with 64fbcee811 his palm, slowly b1eda5d616 approached and picked b5a2cc0451 up Carpe. After a moment 054a549d0f of hesitation, he 0214859278 kissed his forehead a5683dfc55 and handed the 583813eb6b child to Noah.12e724bafed6d315

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His red eyes desperately held Noah’s gaze. With a face almost on the verge of tears, yet not crying, Iellon whispered.358aa51d0c13add2

“Please take care of my treasure.”dfa842fb4f1ea64b

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The man e1e34a6612 who had 595fbf1e7e just swung 5719cd6ab2 a sword fa10142f2d at his d0b14de3ed brother acted ea0c69f8b0 as if 48594cffc6 he were 096cc4ffd6 a fragile 7e018b3ae0 child. Despite being covered in 49a3591ab2 blood on his cheeks 969f3cdbe7 and clothes.b929f6fcf358206b

“I got it.”416514ad18581160

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Noah, holding Carpe, jumped 7dccb2b3d1 out the window, passing 4e952768f1 by the freesia garden. Just before crossing 041e16d51a the window, he 43d62003e6 caught a glimpse 81c2721add of Iellon, who 382a15207d had finally collapsed 2116a2901d behind him.c31c4e8808be55cf

‘I told you not to make promises you can’t keep.’1539ac2bdb975876

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Noah, covering Iellon’s treasure with a robe, ran under the unusually dark night sky.8c8b151cb7768341

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Tears had left streaks on Freesia’s face, and Iellon, standing before her, breathed in and out quietly, looking more lifeless than a corpse.d1661ecafe5f4a34

He was used to 2277acf447 controlling his emotions. Pretending for the sake f22a544bc1 of hiding plans and ace92e0fb4 avoiding giving others a 7bb61e41d4 reason to bite was feeadd0b8b second nature to him.41f19fedbdbcf62b

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But that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt. Iellon slowly rubbed his face with his ice-cold palm.00a1c4dc62933869

He had planned aa8fc2e186 to send Carpe 1342048fef away from the 704ddcc91d palace in the 6a4b7b243c near future. Though the 608af27821 timing and d46fc55bbd method were 83e7628872 all wrong, 6026574340 the plan a9bf542ac1 itself was a50219eb6d still in cbc594dfa1 motion.6d5456ba6466938d

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But.354c08740a2a82e5

‘It didn’t have to be this painful.’276b14457e0dbf64

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The despairing blue still 87817bee2b clung to the inside 1d2b1591a8 of his eyelids, refusing 8c97824ef8 to let go.5ab5d96551b31f06

No, maybe b279b58f56 it was a7d9292a42 for the a66b60402c best. Completely severing 62fa67ee32 ties might 25d00cba5a be better b7ac4e92a9 for the 6495b51976 future.9aad1379deda010b

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Noah was right. I’m not a god. I might be worse than most ordinary people. That’s why I could only think of this method, but I’ll make sure the ending is a definite happy one. So don’t cry too much.65ced8f0f6c3398a

When his cold hand fell away, Iellon returned to the perfect prince’s face. Cold, clever, and ruthless, he surveyed his surroundings.dfccf931bda923e2

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There were no witnesses. The two who saw the incident had already left the palace, so if Iellon returned to his room without encountering anyone, he wouldn’t be accused of murder.a2462ac8157212da

There would be suspicions with Carpe’s disappearance, but no one would openly accuse him. Who would dare claim the prince was involved, especially with the palace in chaos and the announcement that someone had infiltrated and killed the two?da353cd9922a9729

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Even if discovered, it wouldn’t matter. The vast difference in status meant it wouldn’t harm Iellon significantly. Especially since he would soon become the sole crown prince of the country, no one would dare touch him.2322c223a6abc005

With the emperor unable to move properly and holding the Ortiz Baron’s weaknesses, Freesia’s death would be dismissed and forgotten.f898f2b82dc3464d

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“……”fa28df35b917bc5b

But even if it was an incident that would eventually fade, it wasn’t something to be taken lightly. Especially since today was one of the two days a year when all the nobles gathered at the palace.62aba15883d6bb6f

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He didn’t need to be told how this incident would appear to them. A trivial threat, a prince who ended a childish game, a powerless prince who made a laughable threat out of a thirst for power.df0f138158693b08

He didn’t care what others said. He had something to protect. He had to erase the second prince from people’s minds.f1c00aa0a1a56847

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His cold, calculating ee6dbba4a1 mind spun rapidly. How could 1ecb334235 he turn 80904dd61e this incident 8a48fea4eb into an c113740fd5 opportunity? Carpe. Helen. The noble meeting. The emperor. The crown. Blood. Freesia. Carpe. Carpe.13b2788b0b782e51

Slowly rolling his eyes, Iellon approached the corpse that couldn’t even close its eyes. On the floor near the pocket lay a small glass bottle, identical to the one Noah found in the Empress’s room.ec616f2da1350ef6

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At that 9e48801969 moment, Iellon 9cfc2f220e knew what ac4293744f he had 9c42bb0f2f to do.5218317b9ecf840f

The reason young e04f1c2b2c and weak Carpe 3e5d41ff59 was a threat ea0fa13332 was because of 2b56775e6e his bloodline. People wanted to 717ae0f04b eliminate Carpe because 5b66ac5eb2 they feared he 922b340a99 might become emperor 0dd7a0556d instead of Iellon.4b1f0e27a5d9aac3

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To quell 1050d7639a that fear, a508e17fb4 there was 89a481fad2 only one e8ef0753ed answer. Iellon had to become ff6bd1e510 emperor.3c0d4790eb245ccc

Helen, who wanted a perfect emperor, wouldn’t give up on Carpe, but if he showed perfection despite Carpe’s existence, it would be resolved.dc0f2b5d928c55b8

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Even in a situation where they didn’t know if Carpe was alive or dead, Helen wouldn’t bare her teeth.4461dc0b536ae90b

Moreover, if they dissected Freesia’s body and discovered the poison’s components, and if the same poison was found in the emperor’s body after his death, the Ortiz Baron couldn’t escape punishment.0214119de7b87ff1

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‘Even a small suspicion could crush a minor baron without a trace.’e1c113ff0e7ba139

Though Iellon lacked a conscience, he wouldn’t stand by and watch such a thing happen.af087082c07d1ee9

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The eyes, as f90bcc36ea if stained by 8c5938d69c dried blood, glowed 6ffd270a80 faintly in the daab6e430a darkness. No one noticed 2935773c81 the hand gripping 29ce037c4a the sword turning fc3812cf9a pale and trembling.9f5cc301e560fe65

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The emperor’s room was empty except for the emperor himself. He didn’t want anyone there, and today was particularly busy.b37208e91d24ad0d

Raphael, long consumed by poison, was almost like a corpse. Lying in bed with a pale face and closed eyes, he looked so pitiful it wouldn’t be strange if he were already dead.ed51db6479b1389d

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It was a disgraceful sight for the emperor of a nation. Iellon slowly reached out and touched his father’s fingertips.0d7895e93044a41f

“……”43c103d9892b7319

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Raphael opened his eyes dfa72f5d07 silently. His black pupils hid 357b824e11 in the darkness, calmly 366fbcff15 watching Iellon.1f89d85c79e17b88

Though he didn’t even glance at the sword, it felt as if he knew what was about to happen.f8e7e47575ea087e

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