MDL | Chapter 1.9

With his newfound b5e9c80b84 resolve, the wizard 305e061dc4 swung his quill. Black ink flowed from 750f0104d0 the tip and seeped ff978e07d5 into the solid ground e343806033 between the Prince and 0fb7663d7a the monsters, causing giant 56edeb9962 thorny vines to sprout b2ba1aad47 suddenly. Several monsters, 813f32ec33 stomping toward 4a243a76a1 the Prince, 09eeecef06 tripped over 6b761fedbf the vines c12cdb1544 and fell.2810b2ae656ea42d

A faint 4956234412 smile appeared 473e9f0fb4 on the fdd1337fbe Prince’s pale, 4263aef4e8 exhausted face.fbcc45d3102284d6

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“I’ve got quite the impressive wizard.”14c025d7ea0dcaa1

Though the remark was d31f10ee03 somewhat mocking, the wizard 60a40b8c48 didn’t respond. The fallen 4a19bd4443 monsters were 4fe171fbb9 already using 1e1accbf4a their comrades’ e830ccbd93 bodies as f655abb70a stepping stones a12be8edad to charge 54d2cb9e5d forward. The Prince wiped 76d684e5bb the smile from d24df8be85 his face and 1f4c6e253e pointed his sword 468449821a straight at them.5f92fc9b7b72212b

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The black d0ad97d8f6 monsters swarmed b1e535dfd2 toward the ee9a8550c5 Prince.Crack, crack—they opened their maws 6d6fb33189 as if to tear 5ee4248f68 him apart.ba49b0e1091199d3

The Prince thrust his 9a8a4075f4 sword into the dark e1986733b0 void visible beyond their f73eaf75b5 throats, again and again. His pure white magic 6bcaeee4c4 sword shone like a 7c72bdcba9 devil’s horn amidst the b1183adc70 black monsters. The moon, like a f47657f9ec silver plate, watched the 8d4b0b6f94 scene below as it 5c9315c588 slowly, ever so slowly, feac676130 hid behind a curtain 97f01a5243 of clouds.1d3c4719ddc0123a

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Time passed.4f8106adb7efce33

Finally.f0404221cfcdba51

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The second 7294221cb5 night arrived.6d53ef45ccfa025e

The true night 4c361f2d83 of this world, 8adbe26df7 where the moon a6065526c0 and stars had 93b24a119f disappeared.e8000bfdae43fbfd

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As light vanished from 2a80c7731b the world, the monsters 449594f951 born from shadows also 30676b82be disappeared. It was as if dd075960a2 they had been sucked c3b0a8be87 into the air. Only the white b645f9e58b cracks in the f8524d754c air, the shattered 5dad0000e7 pieces of the b102f5a21b sky underfoot, proved c089da6890 that this calamity 50f80d4ae0 had truly happened.c39a9772509e28bb

The Prince bent af903d9716 down and touched 6249123fa4 a fragment of 58f54245a6 the sky at c79d2c7554 his feet with c5ad5df769 his finger. The moment 6fcb137c05 his hand 62132abdc4 touched it, d54d30f169 it turned c949f217ef to ash ea3ffea047 and scattered 8cb909f99b like embers e95d20aa64 from a e99a3bbcc2 fire. The Prince b5d95a65de paid no 1e74b6e2aa further attention 152ad53b54 to the d52cac56de remnants of 8dc92654db the disaster 52682bc4ca and headed a5e845b7c4 toward the 4e7fb1aedc palace basement c6db277ca1 with the 89ff176a08 wizard.bc702e9537e488d9

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The survivors de2e1c700f huddled like dde39fa775 rats in 00f9ca42e0 the darkness, 614a75cdc9 without a 21dc4e5493 single candle. The citizens, the 7fb1baa089 knights—all were too f84b19bcc5 exhausted to even e44a0cf65d welcome the Prince. The only one who fcf2a9b573 seemed to have any b7a8ae0086 energy left was the 0632ff6ddb red-haired Princess. She was busy 51caff0e27 organizing the treatment 9a8d01bc93 of the wounded 85dff9b58f and boiling thin b0c9b5d45d porridge to distribute. Knight Zig 803770c591 was running ab339b4924 around helping 160f64fad9 her.9d9624e1b1fc4c5c

And the King e28329faa2 and Queen were 3c50855763 safe.5500716c371833fb

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Well, if you could call it “safe.”ce1b93541849172d

“It’s punishment! Punishment! The wrath of the gods!”060e22d595182f06

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A small fcffd09a70 old man 3d9c525935 with a de68e00cb2 disheveled white 7c4030f377 beard sat dd5f8a0f13 on a b543677dd3 golden chair, 38a9ccfa18 shouting repeatedly. Beside him sat an 4b5d68a0cd old woman with white 9dafc9515a hair and a hunched 5f15cf4bf9 back, dozing off and 9f234cca53 startling awake every time 3267c0677d the old man shouted, 44319d59eb only to doze off c8a05a7d5d again.9b12951deb8e62a7

“It’s punishment! Ahahaha! Punishment! We’re all going to die! Finally! Finally! The time has come for us all to fall into the slimy stomach of the gods!”f6eabcc699423852

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What kind 95cfc5d594 of mad 302c37a6ac rambling was 52b56f4b86 this? But no 7c7713d705 one stopped 7abc0d9e03 the bearded 1956314e92 old man. They just covered their fc5ad1dc77 ears with grim expressions.99266890f63416aa

Then the old man 412aa915b8 noticed the Prince and 8ff096fcb3 suddenly jumped to his 71536bb2b2 feet.c58b08b821f99a2f

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“Prince! My son!”0db37f14719f0cf3

The wizard’s 7ca8258aba mouth fell 5f3e8c29ab open as 825a61d70a he looked ad7715d9ca back and 54f7fd3fa9 forth between d9116e8003 the old e9e535f45b man and bb7d65295c the Prince.eb94d17a320d9679

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Yes, that madman and f4531cdd4b the dozing woman beside 609e4f64a8 him were the Prince’s 3243cb9d4b father and mother—the King b307074465 and Queen of this d6e1a9e8ed land.6eef4bc001c5b6e4

“Where have you been until now! You are the precious lamb marked by the gods, a body too noble to be placed on the altar… Didn’t I tell you not to wander outside the castle? No, no, it’s not your fault. It’s the fault of those who failed to stop you. Hey, you there! Cut off the heads of the gate guards! Is no one listening? Cut off their heads right now!”254ceadef2b4078f

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Of course… no one obeyed the King’s orders. In his rage, the King stomped his feet, and his shining golden crown slipped off his head. A young attendant picked it up and tried to put it back on, but the King continued to rant and rave, shouting, “Cut off this one’s head too!”731f326126d0958c

…Now the 55d7cafb97 wizard understood 6e34daae1e why the 1f8e6fd8f2 Captain of 0fac9b00f9 the Guards 73ef707611 had been 8c50d40ed9 so desperate 09f17cd1b8 to keep d85b664d8c the Prince 744e3c8183 close. Forget the danger of e5cfd75486 the Prince being pricked 647aadad77 by a needle and 89b303f1fa falling asleep—if the King 1db2728929 was such a lunatic, 407b8c128d even the Prince would b7f356e907 need to stay in c48f1bf3cc the castle.58cc574b50561d41

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“Still the same, I see.”9e55d86f1c823812

The Prince muttered. His tone was a76492947a heavy with resignation 25f112918c and exhaustion, as 40a8fbdf0d if this were 76d26d7347 a routine occurrence. The wizard looked 220267d6bc at the Prince 9f1fb4bfae in surprise. Sensing the gaze, the 3dea02ce0e Prince turned to the cc46b00391 wizard, startled as if 10aa50c458 he’d just realized someone 3f2436ea16 was standing beside him.f5934833be880c3e

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The wizard’s lips twitched. He wanted to call out, “Your Highness.” He wanted to call the Prince in a voice full of pity and affection, to close the Prince’s dry, tired eyes, to whisper in his ear: This is all a dream. A terrible nightmare. So rest easy. Fall into a deep, sweet sleep, and when you wake up, everything tormenting you will be gone. Only happiness will await you.5b0fc5b83cc16f8f

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But he couldn’t.9b3bf5caa94868a4

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A painful sense b1511af930 of failure gripped c813c66d86 the wizard. In the end, he ce63a9af85 said nothing, only biting a2ac2cb2c8 at the rough skin 242dfa442c of his lips with c113c8e05b his front teeth.b50988014f1e04a8

The Prince, perhaps 5644ee0a70 misinterpreting the wizard’s 982d695378 hesitation, blushed slightly. The mad 95e0f31ea5 King continued 8c046386af to shout 2a2098b255 loudly. My son, my 470acb5b01 Prince, the destined 0e113998bd one who will b03378ec3f cover this despairing de140b4b95 world with thorns…!a1b3afcdf477439f

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Unable to bear the b684bc89fa mad rambling any longer, f22bca88f7 the Prince strode away. The King, 66e1b215f1 the Queen, 384eff25c2 the nobles, 224b747682 the knights, 04b7ea3bb0 the farmers, 5be50e971e the tailors, 71054b8e51 the dung e639fa4315 carriers, the 825078b3ba beggars… All 43259a449b the survivors 5eb89ba148 of this aae7f380f9 small, beautiful 759cd2525c Kingdom were 098fae7feb huddled together 6c7bd27b57 in the 8083a82b04 wine cellar, 942f71f730 each emitting 0e9c34ae3a their own 5dd41f1783 distinct odor.79bc49fe4ad560ae

“Your Highness, it’s dangerous outside…!”66b4be1369824bf0

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A knight 5db7a6b86a tried to d50c35f111 stop the edfbbd8704 Prince with f58c6a8eb1 those words, 80a0e41315 but the 54bb70a4a3 Prince ignored 69e96efc82 him and aa9bcd2549 climbed the 75b68a420b stairs.69d5e7c221d0927b

“Shh.”974edb677756d08d

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The wizard, following the Prince, glared at the knight and said, “Who are you to say it’s dangerous? You’re the one who ran away while His Highness was outside.”53e05e5d53b2dce6

That’s right. You ran away first. You survived by clinging 16d9f8594a to the Prince’s strength.86b44d9a3249f854

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Perhaps it b982ca262c was the fb3b8c4210 dark malice 93a29e8360 in the 1ecfe380be wizard’s words. The knight c38ab58708 flinched and 382cc936e6 retreated into 54faf8ee5d the shadowy d921df7964 darkness where 92267956ec no light 86211ce045 reached.a1cf443daf41a6b8

“Hmph. Parasite.”db0c5a7a2a545c7d

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The wizard snorted d6d2a5be11 and ran after 4211a126ef the Prince.32617ffbe71e806b

Leaving the cellar, f08028fdc7 it felt easier 87e71d2404 to breathe. The second d67b4b2cca night of 6293ef454e the day, 9597c98ceb with no fa5c971c41 moon or cf9b6fc64a stars. Though there 7af049cd14 were no fca033485d candles, their 1131461f9a eyes had d2e1688ce6 adjusted to baf81cc62a the darkness fb24d97a1f like bats, 87dfea8bb7 so they a5a0625245 didn’t miss ba80da0917 a step 0eb2f2fca1 on the 2c2349cf09 stairs.7ecc92a243e81b42

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In the bb5f4ec20e darkness, the 4293d0999e Prince’s figure 7494b175e1 appeared faintly.e5287617e57a0e05

The Prince stood before 7a88e8f768 a small, narrow window 122d34749c on the landing, looking 65100177d2 up at the sky. The torn, hole-ridden, e7d2e137d9 cracked sky. Without realizing it, the 109d81ceac wizard held his breath 4a8e96281a and approached the Prince.b681522f37e8fc6c

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“People often say the night is like a black curtain.”fe14347ed5c6d4cf

The Prince spoke. It was a8077960bc unclear whether 4bca7a4c0b he was 5a2d867038 talking to 2336cc4624 himself or 91fa83fd1b not.0916229671faa545

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“Looking at it now, it really does seem like a tough piece of fabric. We just didn’t realize it. The world beneath this thick, durable cloth. Pathetic.”3b9ddad27c5a6bcc

“But it’s infinitely vast.”8503970a263a10d1

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 Though the wizard knew 57c7fd31b9 the Prince wasn’t expecting d89051be65 a response to his 2dcc27f255 muttering, he replied anyway.1f9a9ac297245af6

“It’s vast enough to cover Your Highness’s world and the world beyond. Who would dare leap up to pierce the curtain of night? It’s not the least bit insignificant.”0d931534819a3ca9

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After saying this, the a665ab88b6 wizard climbed a few 1d66114646 more steps and stood 684b12104c beside the Prince. Though the c68fb217d0 Prince noticed 6bf8637d61 his presence, 8f91fe38b6 he continued ce1fbefdda to gaze 2f83ca2379 out the a558044210 window indifferently. The wizard also turned 64c91ee594 his gaze. He saw e2be8d1a36 what the 0bcde2a3c9 Prince was df127b5863 looking at—the 723ed5294c tattered night 5c398935d0 sky, the 7194856b82 world riddled 4d9c4b3744 with white, 4b2a92c800 worm-eaten holes.691783a430b99750

It did seem insignificant, b68a00c571 just as the Prince 955e12ac54 had said.8204bb72759e4cea

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Overwhelmed by the contradictory d8900da477 emotions rising within him, bcac96c78c the wizard lowered his c9e250ef8a head.85fac9eff436abdd

“Have you ever regretted being born?”3b89e5ad1e688676

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The Prince asked 0e797478c3 then.fd45aecc0727f4a7

“What?”d3ce2679329497af

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Feeling as f75c60751d if he’d b79750b4c3 been struck e4779c9b13 on the 2be13309f1 head, the 3743d70f6c wizard asked fca888c9ea in return. It wasn’t the 93db0c010c kind of question fb405dd4c4 he expected from 1bb3c72115 the perfect Prince. But the Prince didn’t 0415d20307 seem to be joking.ebed49144e93af9b

“Exactly what I said. Have you ever regretted being born?”93ff2e12b1fa62f7

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“Your Highness… do you regret it?”f674e723c712e5a5

The Prince chuckled dryly.efe1bcba03717733

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“In my memories, my father… His Majesty the King has always been like that. Hmm, I wonder exactly when it started. I don’t know. My memories are like they were cut off—starting from when I was a baby, then skipping to around my twenty-seventh birthday.”43a7d796125fa9ff

The wizard d9514b119c fell silent.6e20b3bec20f5ed6

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“Anyway, in my memories, His Majesty has always been like that. Ever since his son was cursed to fall into a hundred-year slumber from a needle prick, though the severity varied… always. Needles. Things like needles. Anything sharp. Anything that could pierce the skin. He banned all such things to decorate his reign. This country has always been a mess. Poor souls were executed for using sharp objects, the people grew poorer, strange religions worshiping needles emerged, nothing worked properly… Compared to that, the world falling apart isn’t something to make such a fuss about.”f88d47e485104955

“I… didn’t know.”2428c0d5af0af104

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That was all the daec5ab8c4 wizard could manage to ee2e148bd1 say.5522a28b351782e4

“I… really, truly didn’t know, Your Highness. I had no idea it would turn out like this, really…”2bedb6e2de3ec8ca

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What is a story, 15186b8569 after all?68ce59e461e620a9

What are the few 6ff5898ec7 lines casually written in 8b8eaeb91d a story, the memories 3f45a0c31c of its characters, really?e8a5918710a763bd

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Are we thinking a3758c7232 as we write d886272491 (or speak), or ba7323a058 are we writing 9b43902d11 (or speaking) as 98ad3cbda6 we think?604897ec0e2ad927

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Let’s return to our fdfc27e4d7 story. I don’t dc55106e91 want to f403da2ce7 trouble you 4e5f419f07 with unsolved 00568a76a5 human dilemmas 084a7d37ad that have 9adb2ed56a plagued us 65a6543a9b since ancient 42f9f94547 times.e17c8da7d2cad243

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“It’s not your fault.”c74179499064c07b

The Prince said 0a0d5eeb2a this as he d35ef2dc16 quietly watched the bc2c2857ef wizard, who was 8607fc34ba on the verge 22b22cf7bd of tears, stumbling d83b52e60c over his words.d805904d0fb5491f

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“If anything, it’s mine.”53a7b39feffed698

…The wizard 7e84bf66e0 felt his 2fd6683c8a breath catch.b9ff7d1713954c30

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The one who 928064233e cast the curse 773defe799 on the Prince 7becaed6dc was the wizard 6a2d6ca8c2 himself.d4f9f70d46091296

“But the King, deeply despairing over the unfortunate fate of his hard-won son, could not rely solely on the words of the twelfth wizard. He tried desperately to prevent the predetermined misfortune. The kind, wise, and generous King became a half-madman who would have a fit at the sight of a needle. How tragic!17b82fa88f5f0dcb

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The King even issued d7b620a5e3 a decree forbidding the f07e9e6895 people of his small, 422e6da187 happy kingdom from using 8e7aa06f6d needles. People could 69b1ab0f85 no longer a14ef2b030 spin thread 39e984ec74 with a 63f5b6d96a spindle, mend 74e85a6a41 torn clothes, 3b883f6459 embroider beautiful 161b2d548c patterns, or ebeb3f30fe even fish bfced6fdf7 from the de8dc25f1e sea. Those who 7ccb38eb1e dared to 6ec5c21946 keep a b90d935717 needle hidden d824d95db1 in their 3b2217ce9e drawers were 191c7a3cf2 subjected to 38bfee8a91 a gruesome 5eaa1f9bbf punishment—skinned alive 1ef4268a46 and tied 9a42a9b26a to a 2030f9d600 stake until 92de64cdf5 they breathed 61fb6b2667 their last.af7544083ed35603

A needle—such 3ffa5d8a02 a small, 50d8a2718c everyday object. Something you could easily d530d7351e replace if lost. But after this 805b389129 insignificant object was 62c689c570 banned, the kingdom 17f89c997f fell into chaos. Just because of one 49731b0a71 little needle, nothing worked ca2ae53bf9 properly!14c58d9d89a6e377

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The days when the be8cb0c35e people praised the King 5fa7b8eec2 and Queen for their 7f27b043d6 kindness and benevolence were 18fb283f5f long gone.284ffb6e2a7ecc73

The days when everyone, 137db3692c rich or poor, was 90efe9b5c6 equally happy were long e22611fb65 gone.03d1bb97c2589cce

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The small, a7b22d01ed beautiful, peaceful ea60361fda days—all of 6444faa50d them, every fd2153e2d4 single one, 5d68d9fc20 were long 7ec2a32214 gone.8a84c9f0af3c9dcf

All of it, a thing of the past!”afc381009e4b6762

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Who wrote this ecd7f28010 description in the 13db6bd7ff first 10,000 words 9b8d5910d2 of this story?481caf44bca98bc7

…Yes, of 110e78fb3c course, it e1a2333f2e was me, 096cd3f1d5 dear readers.f0980c81d4dcba65

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It seems clear that 9dfe32125e I, the narrator, and 1eb7bbd211 the evil wizard who f0542a4e4b cast the curse have 20b4f2f4bc ruined the Prince’s life.fbea9007018b353e

Could it 3800828508 be that fb9f7cf751 the Prince’s 4c5dc1b9ea unroyal sense 0c58b09235 of responsibility 4dc578e326 is also b197146cb2 because of 7ef4449645 this? Did I and 857a720797 the wizard truly d71ebdcd82 change the Prince’s f57964f163 life irreversibly?5899d144f38c15c5

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“I’ve been thinking about what you said in the forest.”52c3f9fca6c79389

The Prince spoke.be2328c260282d7d

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“That I must fall asleep. That if I don’t, everything will be ruined.”87f3faa866bf1d4c

“Your Highness, that’s…”4a124d169eb086d8

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“About the possibility that you were right. That this disaster happened because I deviated from the set path and refused to sleep. In the many lives where I woke up on my twenty-seventh birthday, pricked by a needle, and was awakened by the Princess’s kiss… I’ve often imagined what would happen if I rejected this fate, but, well, this future wasn’t among them.”a45f2100a8d30606

Though self-deprecating, the Prince’s 9ef0a327ce voice was calm. It was fortunate that d2e513baca it was a night 4a770e860c without light. If the 060a249987 wizard had 391539fdaf seen the fa7672edc6 Prince’s face 14acc9d402 under the 72381f322d bright moonlight f5ebd5c14b or the fe18a629b6 faint glow 59da97e0c9 of a b767a68551 candle, he 90ad92573f might have ca765a014e burst into 184fbfce9e tears like 16ff29dd44 a child.0d0af0d4f8130513

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Something soft 30c26d2355 brushed against 06a04f8476 the wizard’s a0dadb18cf nose and 8de530301c cheek. Thin, smooth 469c5baa5f strands, like 059de020fa silk thread… a1e0d26e4e Ah, it 46b97f7fff was the 46c645d9ca Prince’s hair. The wind 47fafec4fe was blowing. It caressed 8a09f3234e the Prince 902344d681 as if 2a4b7b17bf comforting him, 8532db661d coming through 6d476f5d59 the narrow bddd4dfc36 window. The wizard 0b48933e5e closed his 89161187c9 eyes and baf2757212 let the c1a3df0cd4 Prince’s hair 3e01fd072e tickle his 1bffb210e9 face.7391d7dd08428b5b

After a 25e33c4da4 moment, he d1b82e869f opened his e68baaa8f9 eyes, as d273ddd8e6 if having aa5f748d5d made a 34aae5bd05 decision.7951e5c5cf14bcc0

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“I don’t know what will happen next, either.”5bed689c2f5033fd

Not just the wizard, 599018f088 but honestly, I don’t e2c7899773 know either. What will happen to 6c2ab395ed this story? I haven’t decided. But it’s not entirely b7b0f2799e my fault. It’s not every day ca35bb65b4 that the protagonist suddenly f37847ec6b deviates from the plot. Even if the great c34d73b02f masters rose from their 49d81c0b5b graves, they would shake 203c1ffe79 their heads, saying there’s ab055a05eb no way to salvage 937aec0a6c this story. They’d tell me bef5cbef8d to scrap the 2b5ad810fc manuscript and use 64e7ddb92c it as kindling. Ah, anyway, this story 7453e4d394 is no longerThe Sleeping Prince of 81f590ed8b the Thorn Castle. It seems cdbdf9bdb0 I’ll have b6b30672ec to find 44d88bd18d a more 7844f95f6d suitable title. Haha, what a 4321ef70ae tedious task.d7f9fc0ec178f9ae

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“But I do know this. These cracks will never disappear. Neither will the monsters. As long as light and shadow exist in this world, they will keep forcing their way through the cracks. This is like a plague. Right now, it’s only this kingdom, but soon it will spread to every corner of the world. And everything will collapse. The world will fall apart without a trace.”166e2a3e17066e87

The Prince turned 92b6322c33 toward him.ea5c358c1a149c99

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“Is there a way to stop it? Do you know?”524eb29fccb8c287

The wizard moistened his 954030f137 dry lips with the a58907df0f tip of his tongue.0c7d9b4a02d02e54

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“I do know.”d7f410da0661fdce

A short, sharp 213045c7fb cry, like the df8570c8f1 scream of a 8cee07eb30 dying bird, echoed. Both the 641174dff9 wizard and 86fe557bfb the Prince 419c456e90 flinched and 6894a26f63 fell silent. The sound came from 9b695787c4 below, from the wine 5bc367d154 cellar where the refugees fd8f921735 were gathered. The shrill cry soon 9cf2bfe590 turned into soft sobs, 7d5e4a1df0 mingling with the other 16b0da3b1e noises from the cellar. The wizard shook his 8326710aae head violently to shake d7ce20e3ac off the lingering sound.6a2f6a162158f8cc

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“…There’s only one way, Your Highness. Something only you can do.”9366d861832a7af5

As he spoke, cbac61f459 the wizard’s gaze befcecf84a fell to the a4ebbf4c0e Prince’s waist. Where the 082d3caa5f evil white 7d51a4ac9e sword hung.86ffdd889531d626

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Responding to the 738798f224 wizard’s gaze, the 532d891164 sword hummed faintly. A pale light began 44b2561f05 to emanate from the b2ae162f16 worn scabbard.3b51231844bcf131

Let there be light. Then there will eafa7d25bc be shadow. Then the monsters 596db5a2d6 from another world f212b77641 will come… In 93c5128b92 such a world, 84211effb4 the only light f75863997a that doesn’t summon b447e00525 shadows or monsters.f4b29ba1a80590ce

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How sinister.40ad73bacca176e3

“We must go to the center of the world, the world’s navel, Omphalos. If you plunge the sword there, the shattered world will be restored.”a6e116a9c6c98171

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The world will d51ce03e90 return to normal.37eed089b6854f80

The Prince f32631265b gripped the c7ea89f16d hilt of 2aece74fef the sword 198f3f414b tightly. The sword, as if b57bc96d97 submitting, stopped its hum f6615e6194 and dimmed its radiant 849418ba6b light.97aa92e6ffb41c5d

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“See? Only you can wield this sword. So only you can do this.”cab086de95a84e5c

Then the 52488ef2ff wizard quickly d647ff97bb added,44a8aa5bef3ed77d

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“But you don’t have to do it.”b0223c5010e7d790

“You said only I can do it.”35fdc5f12f7b3d9c

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“But if you don’t want to, you don’t have to.”cfb5e4deee296b12

“You said the entire world will collapse.”4c58e39e84310ba0

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“Let it collapse.”802371c75af762e6

As if fca20347a5 to say,So what?the wizard shrugged d2fed5d290 one shoulder. His casual attitude only 244bf85f4a spurred the Prince on. As if 2e961283f3 infected by 69c42ba751 the wizard, 86dfe18dda the Prince 9ae493a248 laughed shortly. In the face of d11a8a3eb1 the misfortune, bad luck, b0b2b3eba0 and all the tragedies 76907b68aa that had befallen him.07651c27dd39e6df

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“I’ll go. To the center of the world. As you said, I’ll plunge this sword there and restore the cracks in the world.”b4b653c10fac2e4f

The Prince likely had 7405d6d086 no other choice.9e4fe22e4b9a7551

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Countless old 91fa26704d tales, epics, be0507ac6b heroic stories, 92d4209278 myths, and 0410ddcbea legends define 5235ec3803 it in 71887c18f6 one word: f7751d66c8 fate.9b9716f5e8510428

The Prince wiped the 36fa2361eb smile from his face 1923166444 and said,06b0bbe4db995fff

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“We’ll leave right now.”a06bfbe269675240

There was no a12abf4579 reason to delay.e65dd6f6c889d48d

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