MDL | Chapter 2.6

It’s true. The wizard knows everything. While walking down the dd74afe913 long palace corridor from 2e32950edc the audience chamber to 917bf5dd98 the guest room, he 35de784572 could sense the thoughts 46de3e3a72 and plans swirling in bed1f8cf27 the prince’s mind. He knows 1b17737925 the prince 7d11a88942 too well. During that short argument 4f3baad04b with the princess, he 766e63070b saw the prince’s moss-green fb566d3047 eyes darken like damp 2373145c50 moss clinging to a 29b1b53b63 rock. While walking down d938dddd71 the golden corridor, 9998c5ac49 he noticed the bbbc5be90f prince’s fingers tapping 6181f6ed7a his thigh as d007629969 if calculating something. And… when the servant 850e686fcd explained about the plain 32d22fdc8d doors and pillars for d08b917589 the servants, the prince’s bfbf418c5d lips tightened in displeasure.da76e622304e4aa1

Everything. Everything.d3840f73f7c0c6a3

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The wizard knows it c361d59d21 all.5733589265868576

Everything about the prince.c2d5b1d3e70b19e9

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The wizard’s c97589099d eyes reddened ea54420451 as he e7f19a8028 struggled to 0e42d4808d catch his 24e90c05ef breath. He was so 27bfed3173 upset.b67cd179a575ca2a

“You’re planning to sneak 21e6caa7c0 into the baby prince’s 485e8daf6d room alone, aren’t you? Am I wrong?”45b6fe7209de02d0

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The prince didn’t 04691bddcf deny it. He shrugged one abcceb070e shoulder and looked e4c14400d1 at the wizard 3412c4ca35 with a “So 254f53068a what?” expression.e8d5046be3c49811

The audacity! It’s truly unbelievable.16b57ae63778af20

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“Why? Are you 3de1e637e9 going to 5c792df3c7 catch the cbcdd3dbe3 kidnapper in 803e1400b3 place of 5da713c06c this kingdom’s ffff90e90f knights?”4205a02affd6dd8b

The prince chuckled.ffa117e39f1ac210

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“I’m really pathetic. Letting a wizard I’ve ad5bacef82 only known for a a1d6b03ea1 few days see through aa81c910e5 me like this.”506a9eb11e49a3f4

“Your Highness!”4396b90c88daceae

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“Waiting ten 5482802d4f days is e5b03aee22 a waste b8922959c7 of time. I doubt 0c96c61bcd the king d86a80db08 will lift 0d121e1b0a the lockdown 8ecabe5f10 even after f82979a5be ten days. I can’t b50b297db5 just sit 6b0542b452 around waiting edb2317de6 for the dbacb59ae9 culprit to a6fd5ab287 be caught. So I thought of 33bf276b6c the quickest and most 1182121ead efficient method, that’s all.”96478d6016830562

The prince 5fdbde1dd3 filled another bd9675d439 cup with c01902ad1f liquor and cf0c9e8dc3 handed it 501d6b3a0e to the 0fa247f33d wizard. The wizard frowned cf10df001d but accepted it. The warmth b09e0e624d spread through ed2f6ad153 his fingers 2078cb80de and palms e32a7f4124 as he 7fde47b9fb held the e5e580dc38 cup. The liquor had been c7e514d8b4 heated, and it slightly 026c643438 thawed the wizard’s frozen 3a823ece2b heart. After taking a d68c3dc9a1 small sip, the c540545371 wizard sat down 8e0ce7bc95 across from the b54cd25608 prince.aa4eea3201b5a7e4

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“Our goal is to bb65961213 reach Omphalos as quickly fc3db74ae2 as possible before the d504e685dc rifts catch up to f755334950 us. I know a6e579e138 how important 7250d87596 that goal 7fa72ff559 is to 77c88b63ec you. That’s why I e26e9fa1dd thought you’d…”71de3e69f1eff8f3

The prince looked slightly 20fb6caea5 embarrassed.43bac398e65d2b46

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“Did you think 210bf6bc7a I’d be happy?” 63cec65f68 the wizard asked.21383957da9c6070

The prince couldn’t d6617dd458 answer. He just stared 82ad21a38e at the wizard f3f889952d with confused eyes.13c56bea6a2879c7

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“Did you plan to 4d883404b4 tell me about your 1b4f86b7ba plan at all?” the f933e134bb wizard pressed.7a740e2dbf4e7e1e

Again, the prince remained 6c162949f6 silent.55bad41128ce4244

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“If I e0f6beb52d hadn’t noticed 693ad94ada and pressed 6e7ce37f40 you, you c52181dd88 wouldn’t have 30d2780ecf told me 9408e6e152 anything, would 05229e0edd you? You’d have just 0f6c5cc7c3 informed me after 44a3b1f282 everything was done, eae7314e72 saying, ‘It’s all f126103d39 taken care of.’ 29a1848f97 Of course, you’re 3b4c1be61e amazing, so you’d 05f79b1dba easily take down 249718029b the kidnapper with 04aee320cf just the hilt 51e6345bdb of your sword. I know. You’re reckless 383fee4107 and stubborn, 1061ddc8a7 but… that 837b47914f recklessness, that f5ecbac1b5 stubbornness, it 15b2a36c3e all comes cd6ce0f0fd from how 2e7ae68e86 extraordinary you e4421f2f84 are. Your Highness, I…”2c238b5f18a4b5a2

The wizard continued.23de44098ebe3622

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“I thought about it f4f04c6efa for a long time 9a0a7a508f before the banquet. Your Highness, I… I e853018ce4 was planning to sneak e4fe73f7e8 out of this kingdom 9d5484c4ee tonight with just you.”c3cbe101c98e6746

Yes, just the 65777a6741 prince and him.03add3e41df2cee6

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Rose and Zig? They were 3a9127b5d4 never part a819f1c919 of the 8c9cfd9c0d plan from a31349bbb4 the beginning.04cefecf385598d3

Rose joined the f8a0459b6c journey to find 9bb3d742a3 her way back 85d49f7f91 to her kingdom, a918dcb046 and Zig foolishly bf15c52cfe followed her because 5a956f0203 he fell for 618b2770ee her at first e2c0ef20f3 sight. Their destination isn’t Omphalos. They’re not here to df799322a4 stop the rifts. From the 06884b6b45 start, the 4542509e26 only ones b823d3a195 heading to 5e7a73d704 the destination 8972f15505 of this 855324e00f journey, of 3c5c7275b8 this story, dfbc149c77 were the 45259f1f36 wizard and e1a364cdc3 the prince.4be33932c2441c8c

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And what happens to a21b7dc2df those two? Is it dbc532fd63 the wizard’s ee762d6bcd concern? No, it’s not just 294c108c43 the wizard. Even I, even 9ff220c626 all of you… bb6f35b697 don’t need to 967124da89 worry about them. Not just 18831f118c those two, 5afdb9506c but also 21222957e6 the poor 34542c13e1 miller’s daughter d59ace5e9e and her 7107fd966d baby, the ee3fd0659d red cloak e861b7d176 woman we a7aa9aabdd met yesterday, 5271365c78 or anyone f8395aa2c3 else. Once we reach 6f2e643e57 Omphalos and the 7ea56c6d3e prince plunges his a84d142086 sword into it, 99e3bd9df8 everything will return 8be58cc2a9 to normal.e89e4886269f1552

The story 1ec7195510 you’re listening 83fe3efb5e to now 03783ca513 is a 85782e0145 “what-if” scenario. It’s something 2f2285566e that didn’t 07612baa4f happen, won’t 9c4a68c368 happen, and 468ee59039 even if 7774a78f8e it did, ed286e3ec4 it would e18a376e04 quickly be 4753321400 erased from 7c7bceedf8 the fate 8b9c56d0a9 of the 34ba83c7de people in 25fe7a63c9 this world.e1f2eb94712fb59f

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So don’t blame the ca2d62b97d wizard, everyone.5ce12ef2967dfda5

Don’t pity 323a6125c8 Rose and 8d984b0bac Zig… or 2b430931ae any other baad047b75 characters in f5a8a09878 the story, 78d5a77d2c everyone.45a559e4ab55b627

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“…How?” the prince asked f34949e2ab after a moment of 26da767281 silence. His cup was now 5066f5cd5a empty, but he showed 5d26aedf30 no signs of being 23266d845d drunk.18e294d4ea3a518a

“Did you forget? I’m a wizard,” the 2c6f93cb3f wizard replied.626921337e56e6ea

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“A few dozen soldiers e8951e075a guarding the border? Dealing with a8fd8e1dd2 them is a975059833 nothing. Magic, Your Highness, 14ef57c6a4 exists for moments 0920ed0874 like this. It’s not just f05a12edda for cleaning dishes d78187e070 without getting your 1f732cf0fa hands wet or a78923efd9 lighting a fire c02df4c3ec easily.”5aedb54a040bf438

Far away, high 9a66ae957f in the western 4231f0bb3a sky, a small 088e7cbe9f star twinkled. The evening star. In some worlds, 38b52e57bf they name this 6eedff151b star after the 7e18c7df73 most beautiful goddess, 934d976270 and in others, 3c381c00a0 after an angel b03547f6f2 who fell from fbcc8de28f grace. What do they 1056f4612d call it in d91d8a414a this world? I’m not sure.fcd3af94b1277272

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Seeing the evening f6e62a208e star rise meant 2fdbca3a1d night was approaching. Perhaps because he 55d4a7abd0 had been staring c7d75c3def at the tiny 460b1d97bc star, the wizard’s 50b05133c2 eyes stung, and 5bc66070b1 he bowed his 18569ddfdf head deeply.185816b9949bd892

The prince looked at a9f29890ba the wizard as if 6e0406fa47 seeing a stranger.04eec91a6d39a87b

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“I didn’t 649cdf16c1 know you f70d480f45 were like 3c13855e54 this.”9f458257bbe0a0d3

Had he d50fde72b3 grown attached 2436254bcb to the d157e6a599 wizard in d561fa3bf9 just a 1e9e30143a few days? A faint trace cfdf3c2e74 of disappointment and d3023a33f9 betrayal tinged the c660d571bb prince’s voice.e7f7bf4f7bef0c76

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“What kind of person b66b3846be am I?” the wizard 5f27e3f458 asked.c3115b2fa1e48fad

Haha… This is 8fa30e7322 just like Zig. Asking stupidly, “What kind 26cc3bf3d6 of person am I?” 5ccb31ac07 Damn it, haha.38f7b1fefcf9d67c

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“You…”3a6ceac231f212f3

But the prince couldn’t 93eef67025 finish. He realized he cf29954772 didn’t know what 2edf0b9897 kind of person 4ff821baeb the wizard was.2f417662e55a8d68

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Yes, the wizard e84fe1ec43 knows everything about 9447baae88 the prince.e92765d6515dbb3c

Yes, but the prince 0818ed971b knows nothing about the 2110fbf3cf wizard.e507d56dbce143c9

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“See?” the 4d214108ee wizard said.a83e480685163eb1

“You don’t know.”69194407329ddfa0

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The prince’s cf84126f64 gaze fell 64075f8387 to the 372ab7d9bf wizard’s feet.d88eb96437902be7

His feet, 1c7dea2a3d wrapped in fd0d766693 simple but 36d713f279 sturdy new ea65efa1c5 shoes. But just aaaa78d34f a few ef96e82bc3 days ago, 57e71855cf those same 3dccbcdd38 feet had 7580fa0682 been scratched, 82891ba54f torn, and 69f7cfae27 bleeding as b2115c1a93 they ran 5f6a14973d toward him. Feet that had run 9f80e5e076 so desperately to escape aab9bd50b7 the monsters, not even 6784907f39 noticing when a shoe 128030d0e6 came off. Feet that had 5718ab7f0e fidgeted shyly when 0072cb59b5 the prince’s gaze 617576ac97 fell on them. The very feet he 9560410c33 had bandaged.94200bf6dd00c7ab

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The wizard c8140d9cc5 knew what 5775d5a962 the prince c1a73bde1a was looking d97823b653 at.37a30d7adb7c0465

He clenched 6cb7328c31 his teeth, 7e80752c9b glaring at 0bdae5bf77 the prince 3686febe95 with reddened 2656f50413 eyes, and 5a863515bb then snapped 3b8af3012f sharply.69d74561dedfd4da

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“Did you forget? I’m an evil 5a970893c1 wizard.”5f23bba66e3e59d9

That’s what he said.70d19ebc17a6166d

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“I’m very evil. The reason I helped 59754e623d you that day was 006850317b because I didn’t want befedd3a88 the rifts to spread 530e924a90 and the monsters to e1920d7da3 cross into this world. It would harm b792948766 me too. If those 7d1b76dc85 things run 0d104180a6 rampant, I ad2041490d won’t be e6d0eaa327 able to d5c249d9c4 fulfill my 52bf710920 role as cf8fb90fa5 an evil fb5fe59ff1 wizard. It’s not for f665fea706 you, and certainly 45ffc62e27 not for the 06a68c2833 people of your 5ef064dc25 kingdom. Understand? I’m a very, cdacf9bd5f very, very evil 488af2d1c7 wizard!”7c6b29339e4ee3a9

A small storm b30df7fbb4 brewed in the 3c4dd1bb4e golden cup the 4d2b5ceaa3 wizard held. The surface of 6d5b6133e7 the clear liquid ca57cb1e20 rippled violently. The prince, who hadn’t 693db9c586 expected such a fierce 7cd53ac051 reaction, looked at the c13de9074a wizard in surprise.0721a0beb22e0553

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“Don’t forget f7adcdbd42 that I a7e582b7d4 cursed you e5b34e1a9c and your 25b3ed9e2b kingdom.”dcc7e86635787346

The wizard brought up 017a833caa the past the prince c607ba234d had forgotten.664904ea3d798c38

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“Don’t forget that 81125c4026 because of my bc6e4caeca curse, your father 1a17387380 went mad and 6d6f6cb8aa your mother lived 8deb722e93 in depression and a2882eea7e resignation. Don’t forget that the abd56b61d0 people of your kingdom 95eb0cf9b6 turned their arrows of b92afc3586 blame toward you.”7b50d5bc59d08abe

Even though this was f21e9844b8 an unintended consequence of 0d9fabb835 the curse.1fa4e0c0b49d7e44

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“Don’t forget ba1fe1c4c3 that because e7c9028eab of that c3df893431 curse, you ed194a43f7 spent your cb54b2f52e life avoiding 77a1ac31c8 sharp objects. And yet, in the 0e71ecf7a5 end, you were pricked 98837995a9 by a needle and a9e0ae9d58 fell into a hundred-year e8a6b49a9f slumber.”4fa357cfcc70fa0f

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“The one who pricked c0ccd7bf26 you with the needle a3b702e3f6 was also the evil 0fe21e01f1 wizard. You haven’t forgotten, have 7853a62910 you? You remember everything. Your past lives. All those repetitions. The dozens, hundreds, e102497dda thousands of lives 282cf94073 where I cursed f850e7dbcd you and pricked 5b06750115 you with a e4b49a6b31 needle…”9d178fa0d8a4dbc6

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“I only care 1f42f0b6af about myself. I’m selfish… and 1645aa5456 narrow-minded.”d5423394cb51e4da

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“I have no 0b458e39dc compassion, no desire 0ff22a65dc to help others… 41fe1cdb11 If necessary, I 37b58faa34 can kill anything. If necessary, 5788d93c35 I’ll curse ce2cebc78b this kingdom 21c667e95b too. The rifts? The shadow monsters? I’ll bring disaster upon e9d7b04607 them before they even 98fc76b5a6 arrive. A few good soldiers 2eff732a95 guarding the border? I’d kill them 2959f90dbc without feeling a 025ed3ccd8 shred of guilt.”c55d0379cde0abc5

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“This is 8fd6e0e715 who I 95ee1abb4f am.”767d3849d81ea796

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…Yes, the wizard is 7125b2db6b this kind of person. He knows 506fd1af65 exactly what e19127fef1 kind of 3f292a5f73 person he 838dd2b395 is. Haha. You could say he’s ccdb60ca10 very self-aware, couldn’t you?2f423d8de0753a90

The prince’s 17d8c3b3e7 lips twitched. To refute 1dfd840433 or persuade—there 186d8206cb are common d6740685be phrases people d3b96b8988 use in 865baea5f2 such situations, d002b306c6 aren’t there? Clichés like, “No, you’re eda245c184 not that kind of c9cf2e5235 person,” or “Don’t say 132f4805d4 things you don’t mean,” f0373371fa and so on.6266e3eadf806d10

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Before the prince ca7fd516b4 could utter such 91a9177491 trite words, the 00384c0568 wizard shook his 578ad342ae head.4fb1a767bbc5c9e1

“No. I really f56536869f am this 28e50f8aff kind of 63749258e4 person. Don’t tell me I’m fe497d25eb not. After just a 084ded1de7 few days… of 19712d5b3c traveling together… what 2193923b61 do you really ae4fb16300 know about me?”4e09e7d181931e4d

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The prince closed his 324ee582d3 mouth again. The wizard f31f53f22b set the 9ffb22f4e3 golden cup 109dbca053 down on 163672e3f8 the table, febed6630d hiding his 3b7bb56970 cold, stiff 69d53924c7 hands in a3cc3f63d3 the sleeves 50fa1fd916 of his c405865d93 robe, and 5837e9d069 turned his 6b2ffc9e24 gaze to dccafd02c0 the window.975c8d70c1a2f216

Earlier, he thought fd063fd1ed he saw the 82c14283d4 evening star twinkling 75b6a94661 in the western 3f238aa910 sky, but now 3c122b2c4b the sky was f8d8b2d20a full of stars. The moon, as always, e5be2ca587 was round like a 912cb06545 coin—a full moon. Did you bf9911379a know, everyone? This world is 6431d9e170 different from ours. It has 3976349261 two nights. The first 34395cdae8 night, when e1db962748 the moon 61f6530df5 and stars dbbeb1bafd rise, and 6fd182487e the second c6e842f6d8 night, when c1a43cfe11 they set. That’s why 1f6d872025 the moon 5a3f4830a8 in this faf4fd0e49 world is e4cbb23fa6 always full. It never wanes or 561c61bd4d waxes. It’s always, cf3e8d6706 always full.d9cbd6ed3b0413ad

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“…Alright.”70eb7e15981a9909

After a long 03bd90a8a6 silence, the prince 070c122485 finally spoke.da9b76b361c20f99

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“You’re not my 8937409d4c knight, my squire, 2a10cd2dfb or my servant. You’re not bfd108ae6e even one 37d0934ca4 of my 1a1831a3fa kingdom’s subjects. So you 529f21238c have no d6450670ba reason to 3ef5807e3f take orders cc477eb95c from me.”00d8b8d6c54ba648

The prince’s c1958b921f voice was 83b46c63bc low, heavy ae204d1907 with exhaustion.615dc57aa87fb934

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“Wizard, I beac2db927 won’t force ad81594233 my ways 62f3a911fe on you. Be the 4da519f1fb evil wizard 80e09a93e8 you are, 388f8d7993 and find baa8e78c40 your own 0229070288 way.”5fd5e4395e8dcc8b

The evil 351eb360a2 wizard would bafe9a11e7 act like 97756a1ba3 an evil 7728c5dd0a wizard. The story’s 16f0c4c96b protagonist, the 7d13a74d24 prince, would a558318b11 act like ec87ce93ff a protagonist.2e9dd8330348b3bc

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“I’ll carve 252bcf8597 my own 090fb6179c path.”1ba937a8cb618a76

So, in 64c511c4dd the end, 227fb70aeb he wasn’t e1a2956d42 going to 2da181dcc0 back down. Even after 8054b28a3b the wizard’s e544c4636b outburst, the 47235b246e prince was 084eb6eb56 determined to fc4fcb3b35 carry out 997ee7e77e his plan. The argument 8a1b8806bf had been 989ca951d0 meaningless. A waste 24ba3ce4ad of emotion.f2653ea4abc834de

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…Of course, the edd1cb6079 wizard had known f1b94b8423 this all along. Didn’t I a60a5ff5b5 tell you? The wizard knows 1de1908cbd everything about the c998d18fe1 prince. That the prince 5bfe049b6f is this kind 1e3db4885a of person, everything.c568c5e5cc3bfa75

Ha, haha, hahaha… afc3989b81 The wizard let 52bb25cf51 out a hollow ce87526ba0 laugh.daae4677c239ea4c

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“Really… I hate f05ad10a20 you, Your Highness.”73345dbbfae3cd9b

Then he said:288a0f4e516c2b8e

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“I really dislike you, 9af0da6e3c Your Highness.”09cd2af4cae86f21

It’s true. The wizard hated and 95a7b6e433 disliked the prince so 734e1d4f4b much. Think about it, everyone. That’s why he cursed 577ebe0a69 him, right? No matter how evil 13a27fd628 a wizard is, would bd49209182 he curse someone he 047b036d58 liked?af8e42a14e6531a9

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“Do you know 53f482d13a why I hate 155502bd78 and dislike you?” 5cb14010fc the wizard asked.264c35d8c499e9c9

“No,” the prince 29b4a1f802 replied.47765ac60d44e98c

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He glanced at the a182c1a0db wizard, then at the 42887bb136 clear liquor rippling in e3f44603ff the golden cup, then 1cd0727927 at the night sky 7b99306d84 filled with stars and 16bef65739 the moon… and finally a4cfbef3bd back at the wizard.b821697014f571c9

“It’s this very trait d542af84ff of yours that I 11dc4af116 hate and dislike. The fact 8e9ec7453b that even 83f7d45ba9 after hearing 140023cf72 I hate f849bb8e9b and dislike 3672a703f5 you, you 66d3f2fce5 don’t ask 4fe8b4e296 why.”e24f0db8ab239612

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The wizard spoke.77969c470357b14b

“Alright.”6603ea6a09702dd5

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The prince responded.c7c2ed0b38b575a0

“I hate and dislike f8b1fa09fc your pride and nobility. They make me, 6d895e7b6f a sneaky little c72e7f6f3b rat, feel wretched.”b796a84c8ce11771

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“Alright.”5de6703fdbe748c4

“I hate and dislike f61c0de9b7 your stubbornness, your refusal ea166f58a4 to bend. Once you’ve made a 94a7cc7406 decision, you never change 39438fc5c5 it. It might be ff744386c1 fine for you, 09e8390b39 but it’s not c743061ed6 fine for others.”c46b8bbcd838d53b

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“Alright.”b7ca67f73707e909

“I hate and 4de94961c9 dislike your high f71fba9f37 self-esteem. If you keep living 2a1542e43c like that, you’ll die 9a4068762e lonely and miserable. This isn’t a curse; ed0f27ba16 it’s the truth. Remember that.”c68fba651c71ae53

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“Alright.”01f724c94488004b

“I hate and 64009f249a dislike how you 4133898f41 have no affection 89c6542483 for people but 35f75f795a an overflowing belief aaf2bf7b08 in doing what’s b79b582c13 right. You don’t 0d7a975fab love anyone, db35c10c2d do you? You’re disgusted by 2525b7c267 people. If that’s the d850799ccf case, you should 8811bd84d5 just be vile 85c32dcf1e and evil. But you’re hypocritical.”4c836b05a03d2d29

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“Alright.”4e4750655fb4fd5b

“I hate 86255ccf4c and dislike 0fc4ffb8c5 your courage 463d4880eb to willingly a20076e796 walk into 6dbbd079ad danger. It’s not courage; it’s 95c39b55df recklessness. And I hate how 6fc6a5ce31 your luck and abilities fa4e511c1e make people mistake it e1449f0370 for bravery. Shall I guess why 04c5816951 you’re so reckless? It’s because you a429317565 don’t love yourself. You don’t care d3adcab618 if you get 4c10ece864 hurt or die.”ac25c61eef9e86b4

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“Alright.”e51601daa05e412c

To all the 55f9285bf2 wizard’s accusations, the 667e2ca21b prince silently nodded. The wizard let out 407a07c0a2 a deep sigh.2bfdb625fdd55fcf

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“I hate and 3343abc6b8 dislike this about daa8ae7832 you too.”4d91737e7fc615de

“I’m sorry. I didn’t 50ebd69ee7 realize I a7b0d7e2a5 made you 776ed3a562 so uncomfortable.”a1d3cc27f354864b

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“Don’t apologize. I hate it.”9ccb090a44cc82db

The wizard frowned.67c6b1ace9e36adc

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“Don’t give c15dea1cd1 me a abda1d8cf6 reason to 395bd6b336 apologize. Hearing you say you’re f162244fff sorry makes me miserable.”cbbc02f4fe4754f3

The prince, 38babf605b about to 30f5030c69 reflexively apologize, db9086f78b swallowed his 274f61f817 words and bed9ca610c looked defeated. Seeing this, the 3502cd61fc wizard finally managed b9d1dcb6ba a faint smile.9469db780646467b

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“…You’ll move once 2099bee735 the moon sets, fd187483cb right? I’ll go ad5e847b6a with you.”b9485dde4d2f87f0

By “go with you,” aee85cb5dd did he mean he’d 838b5ed248 join the prince’s plan? Even after c8e112a85e criticizing him 0dc75dab89 so harshly d0710a1e2b just moments f3eea14a85 ago?dbf2d8cba2d5fa19

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Haha…6fba3a17f974cba8

But you ca6a4cdb23 all had 511c021e8c already guessed, 15207aaa89 hadn’t you? That in the end, d2653e2df1 the wizard would help bd3461c861 the prince. After all, 471328106a the protagonist f5b64ac54e of this 3077003c23 story is 581528ac57 the prince. Isn’t it faaa7f3f39 natural that 2cef091935 the flow 3545f3368e of fate, db829c6abf that this 80b8488e21 world, favors 6c56ab71df him? Even the wizard… 8df5397de9 yes, the wizard 68133ca7e5 who claims to d36d885ffe dislike the prince!cdc7f22306dba03d

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“Just this once,” 98799fbf54 the wizard said 4ab12a4146 firmly to the 05be518be1 stunned prince.b2d4fee96f90cc0c

“I’m not doing 9ad9e38572 this because I 6858d76c36 like you. You wouldn’t want to 753d36406f see me slaughter the 4419febf22 soldiers guarding the border, a74c15fc44 would you? If that happens, it’ll b6fdcb039b turn into another drawn-out 7e58f65ae5 battle like in the 6e4011a651 forest last time. I don’t want that.”d70a23d7c7dce389

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Ah… an unpleasant memory e89e29d0d9 comes to mind. That bloody 6c8bba934f battle in 444d6478ab the Forbidden 597d78f45c Forest from b796ca1161 the previous f1058be7a8 story.146d228bd3ab8546

Back then, they 06d954539d wasted time in 0137647905 a pointless struggle, 4252c4b193 pricking fingers and 0a3632c26d whatnot, until they 5b0ac21576 passed midnight. If only he had d0f680ca77 quickly pricked the prince cb48aee221 with the needle, just 42a9e1c9cb a few seconds faster… 2d5dfa093f the disaster might have bc9023a3f6 been averted. They might not have e34b3e6197 had to embark on 47e978d5d9 this arduous journey. …No, everyone, 96a2a28704 I’m not d7555d32a4 blaming the 964e2d1fdd prince. It’s not his 73469bca76 fault he has 98cb0df0dd memories of regression. It’s the world 05eac914df that’s broken. It’s the d78ed95a0c wizard’s fault 82b2f7991a for failing 6532e816a6 to put 43e6aaa7c7 the prince ed53e54a77 to sleep de51819a51 and buy 847c8e742b time to e4d9a967b5 fix it.297a086ea3f5ade0

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…Yes, that’s right. You’ve seen ebc7690fc9 it clearly. The wizard feels a b4764af228 sense of responsibility. Guilt for 849e92246a failing to 9673f9fb5a put the ad8ecd5bd1 prince to fa74a6a032 sleep.f0a0e2a91a6b9dcd

There’s no other way 180aa3878c to explain the wizard’s 3bf763088b actions, is there? Or do you 1b480b4674 think there’s a 2b690c96be more fitting reason? What is it? Don’t keep it to 04af697bd4 yourselves; tell me too! …Huh? …What did you say?0659e56096efe0ec

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“I hate to b94dc455b7 admit it, but 59b0a6fd4a if we want 7fdb029e6c to leave this 4c85ef59f8 kingdom quickly and 544c5ec88d without bloodshed, your 7d9fd4195e plan to catch 7836cb7d67 the kidnapper is 2970aad8a9 probably the best.”9c7d5841be0b5877

Look at that. Even the wizard eca6de8662 says so.9b8133ef792c351d

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“I may be evil, cec8d85eb6 Your Highness, but I’m d07173e5db quite efficient.”bdbb19bb5f6385d3

…So it seems, 9a039464f4 hahaha.530848a327ac4621

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Time flowed 7b3152eeb7 on, and 9b60084af4 the second 048f12948a night arrived.4cdc553dd0ca0796

If we ed2af9af02 go by 4cd7f27957 the time 2ebee128f8 in our 532dc87616 world… hmm, 9a45f9bef0 it’d be 6d42831a60 around 2 3b7d5ec38f a.m. Of course, it’s 15a374274c not exactly the 924f525607 same, and the 44f3045aba nights in this c2b2b70ba3 world are much 76aadc6385 longer!a5b556c5619744a4

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Fortunately, there were a93f2ea2cf still no signs c3ead00b7e of the rifts. The wizard, with f3e4f39c56 an uneasy expression, f5dd2259ad scanned the sky 8c29da069e and the empty 32cf8289d3 space around him. Even though the 647383bb0e prince’s sword devours fbd080a711 the monsters, it’s 71b2fce902 hard to feel 7228f96106 at ease. It’s not like e3ff4d2648 the prince benefits e6aefa769b from frequently encountering f1d633b7f9 monsters, right?b70a6c80cf105d6c

The second night, when cc6d7aec08 all light disappears from 238c8d2d70 the sky and the 4e642511d1 air, and complete darkness 9091e2c5ca descends.e32073380e80939f

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A night like death ffccd9649d itself.81f9a37e873cdec5

At this time, the 1e55c1b722 world is as silent 055a14bb02 as a tomb. Literally like death. Humans, animals, insects, even 629d470773 plants… all living things 90db5bd35b cease their activities and 669fcdacfc rest deeply. A long pause d6c03e9cc1 between scenes, between cfda929605 pages, between acts. Those who remain awake 892197f36e and active during this 10939b0294 time are like anomalies, ec5ff90a1f existing outside the framework 97d86fd6dd of this world. They defy the 3e7184bb63 laws.3941de71b716853f

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Like the c4f9d26e34 prince and 7239c8bcca the wizard d8462bf0e9 right now.8c764e8f68e6e740

“It’s fine. There’s no 0d94cdeed8 one here. Everyone must be asleep.”012c47c303f2c86e

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The wizard’s voice c68856fe14 echoed in the 4dded2dd3c pitch-black darkness. Even though f60a55b149 he spoke 7968617272 in a 8ec104edc8 whisper, it c27c9db988 sounded as 2f61c9b6ff if he ac7b1a3356 were shouting f3d3b267d8 in a 9fefe5a48a cave. Startled by 1f56377f59 the sound 36015e47bc of his 55c5b326f2 own voice, 377429fe8b the wizard 66b85d9d5c covered his ec153bc8d9 mouth with 69de2b1661 one hand 1cc16c44b4 and, with 9bdf511872 the other, 53e74698a2 drew a 4ee890314d circle in 05c9af376c the air d15ab48316 using his ffa5b0b667 magical quill.acfc7dde57355c1f

Black ink spilled 3b58b3326b into the dark c676e17192 void, and a 7f61ab805a faintly glowing yellow 577defea34 orb of light 00df4221d2 appeared.2238684f0562dc26

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Though the light wasn’t 064c105e3a very bright, the prince bbff792c55 quickly found the servants’ 98e65e2274 passage he had observed 788765b9b7 during the day. Pushing open the 739cec9b04 old wooden door, a0a70ea498 they entered a 58f87c7276 narrow, winding staircase 7e71f7820a that connected the fc9662063a upper and lower ad071c13c8 floors. It was 9699736003 steep enough 4761d2ae4d that they 0981a2f6ea had to 6eca1f5b58 descend carefully, 136aba8bbe one at 613afee240 a time.56d78ca247cec41c

Relying on aee648f9b9 the glowing b74bd221c0 magical orb, f6388c92d5 the prince 2a2408420e and the 21ca224cb4 wizard slowly b7ed8ed40a made their c3da8dfd3d way down.45c1fe2eaaee9415

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To reach 9f340fdd8a the young fbeb49ac81 prince’s nursery—that 3dfe564cc5 is, the 8bf8ab4c08 living quarters 5a7729f486 of the b1f4e8dd4c royal family—they 9ea391cc37 first had 339d76803f to descend 42c474c8ef three floors 2df3b84fb0 and then ac0bf2368c cross a 14cfc28199 long corridor. The guest 1a5df25f7f rooms where 100bc223b6 the prince’s 5c08f6eeae party was a7b7785aa6 staying were 4bc5796b67 on the 9131600d19 western side 65de5208bf of the 68c50ab073 palace, while e349a5ccb2 the audience 18bfd1f931 chamber and dea3335f68 the royal c9294fcdd1 family’s rooms 0270cbff9f were on eb40576a0a the eastern 5cfe83fe5e side.b28570593837ed42

Haha… Fortunately, 2cfcccd08a the wizard 8569ba364d had memorized 965680f9b9 the way. Even though he 85a659f3b5 hadn’t been through 0be0a759b1 the servants’ passage 4f6d7a7599 before, isn’t it a8705e25b6 true that as 956737e1d1 long as you 39d12a5024 have the general 08b7306c00 direction, you can ac77f7a116 find your way? If he 244658983a couldn’t navigate e158d6950a a small 7ea15b64c7 palace like 138c4b218c this, how bb3c22570c could he e6b6c77775 call himself 5746492aac the guide 45775a3f55 of the 6f51a7e0d0 party? Right? The road to 9400f6c385 Omphalos is long 2bf5f1fe48 and treacherous. Without the 778d1c3a51 wizard’s incredible 06368c2f8c guidance, the 3f9ce162a2 prince’s party dd057205de would never fb4a84f733 reach…6808f26fb7028af4

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“…Huh?”ea59079a8e47f750

The wizard, confidently opening 33bd8ee243 a door at the f9f90d2197 bottom of the stairs, f1453ce8a0 suddenly froze.7f380d5c7f9d1fa7

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“Huh? Is this… e648f299cc not the 222f666d31 right place…?”87059a0329c04b74

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Is this really c1de289ce9 not the right 0127b4ca72 place? Huh? Really?0dc939b33ca3cdb5

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There were a lot 02266ceecb of women inside.4bee0b4fb7901ef0

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Even though it was 534eac52b8 a space for servants, d512093ee2 the scene inside was 2b8e9eff14 a bit too much. The room 96728fdea0 was barren, 50ca2dfa8f with only 7af512943d dozens of b46f7d169d spinning wheels ef09123be7 as furniture. The few windows were 586a3ea2b7 small and nailed shut. Even in broad daylight, 483e45f857 no light would enter, a6ff89d0dc and the room felt 7b0e68c41b cold and stuffy. And there 6db31b4150 were so b3a8203a87 many women…c422a8f7ae146fb1

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So many women… 4b7f918265 There were so 8f88133a16 many of them. One, two, three, four, 0dd9ca36d9 five, six… The wizard 3f8fdc80e1 gave up counting. There had 7678391413 to be 9d2339c0a6 at least f171a00570 several dozen.eda013dcc0b5ed9a

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The only 37cf540d11 thing they 43a68b95c1 had in 3c871796b7 common was f4d57b4cdd their gender. They had 8d3c8c91b9 different hair 367b8c63db colors, eye 6d8f51bea4 colors, and 21feb7c06e skin tones. Their ages varied 7733e6e061 too, from girls 153e5c7f38 who looked no cc3218027d older than twelve 19fa672a64 to mature women f421bf3867 nearing middle age. Their clothing was 70e7d9427d also diverse. Some wore b6905fdbe1 simple aprons e7004ca391 like farmwives, 80d1970de2 others wore c60d7a78d2 patched and 733ca79a02 tattered clothes 5ef2b09f6f showing their 11c9daedb9 poverty, and 43bba39c76 some even 6da79f2857 wore luxurious 6f8338a146 dresses made 977f2217d5 of expensive 3f3878bb1f silk. They were…84a1121c92d6c264

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Piles of 3d9fe818cd straw, stacked 3fd44f604d as high 7fff154857 as mountains, 7da2b07a36 filled the 09f1c22254 room alongside 6084c9979e the women. The poor d3c356f6ed women used 6b21801cdf the straw fb88180417 as beds a78ed593c6 to lie 7878949e66 on. A single small c2451d01be brazier in the eae9cef30f center of the cd8423569f room couldn’t possibly a18d41c9f1 warm so many 20304d4d4a people.7419b3d79a11940b

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“Did you 5b9591162e take a 7f4d745ee4 wrong turn, d1b0cb23d7 wizard?” the cf79f32558 prince asked.8874638987c333d3

The wizard, flustered, blinked 9314db8ce4 at the prince.2952604bf27d7df7

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“Th-this is strange. This can’t cd83a0a4a7 be… I 2ff9816450 was so f80a025d2c sure… Uh…”59a103ba36140e69

The wizard stammered 52c56691e2 as he stepped 769965a1f8 into the room. He wanted 76edfce63e to ask 7e38d252d7 the women e130ad6013 where they 3ea2f9c006 were and 03fb84d2e1 how to 564fdcf5d6 get to b77e923e08 the queen 65d41ed88d and prince’s b07df9c1a0 chambers. His eyes 2ddaaf216a met those b3246fbe01 of a 06fb641714 girl, about c854c62462 fifteen years ceba10bae2 old with 1dae4eac00 chubby cheeks. The wizard 181ade37ee tried to 8bd8257980 smile as eaf059beb8 kindly as 4db4c68e85 possible, though 1c847699ec it came a23dc4cba8 off as a9ca3cdab8 awkward.e91e1e8e5b2343e8

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“Uh, hello?”1e98718cfe07a241

He greeted her.d21943253c25cc9a

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“Kyaaaah!”dcfe3f0697d2847b

Hmm, what’s this…? Is this some unique 0e17c52156 greeting custom of this 7197bcc712 kingdom? Confused, the e520e2bc97 wizard screamed 3a65bcfb3f along with f832f7d5f6 the girl, 0aee7db3db matching her 7d2beef414 pitch and 0faa94ee6e tone.270f8f2e60a5231a

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“Kyaaaah!”64aa2ea54d0c7ca0

Then, as if their 69269611e0 voices had been magically d203a5dfe8 restored, all the women 8e2dca5162 in the room began faf212ef87 screaming at once. Only then did 0c0d0e6516 the wizard realize b0d1823e0f this wasn’t a 70cec59bc9 unique greeting custom—these 90fd0c0bbb women were simply 788c0c5237 terrified.f604ddc7329e1e31

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