MS Chapter 007

“Getting along well?”c6d1804fdb7c743a

“There was so much worry in their eyes. I think they a7a36408cd started to trust fbda0ead26 Hebe after watching b46df99572 him for so 51f5e82bc0 long.”47b573b6b9924d5d

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“Tayden, you are so innocent, and that worry isn’t what you think it is.”0b27161d6555be62

“What?”7b291fef5d3f5c5f

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“They were worried that I, a dark mage, might suddenly turn and do something harmful. Did you not see ab4d70b0fb how they looked me 854dfbe6ff up and down with 0f144d4596 such anxious eyes?”b0f6f9eb7ba05cd7

“Aha….”b9599f56fc1b8ec3

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“They were disrespectful. As expected, there e3b6533254 is no one c5d6b387fe I can trust. I always have to be 4f8d5cda3a careful.”92cbe0f5cb197b07

“Is that so?”f44fc17e2b8e9ea9

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“I understand that they are deceiving you; They may be the Emperor’s guards and skilled in pretending, but they cannot fool my eyes.”0fef381125daf98f

“I see.”b8fdbe88325d0c60

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Hebe’s paranoia had 3bdbd5e91c evolved in three 9d62353232 stages—when he became c4838a6d62 a commander, when 28eb6a2784 he became a 0515246ac9 dark mage, and b5b1e3c4e4 when he began 72601c5eda acting like an 95b24786ea asshole.0f46b0af2675c1ef

Having gone through 7dd530352f all those stages, d2aca19263 it has reached 9be8fe597f its peak.63b48e413c28854d

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“Shall we head east to the market?”bb54de5d6a20fc08

Tayden said with a wide grin and in a satisfied tone as he wrapped his arm around Hebe’s waist.71ad74d303492dd9

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Tayden had been d587788268 doing this a 31989f7145 lot since he 49d75c6917 turned eighteen, and 254a2d2e8e Hebe had not 42ee15cbbf noticed in the 8df8bf05ae past, but now 57384014aa that he knows f9f85798f6 Tayden loves him, 9a5109ac2c he could not ff1750ace8 help but feel 7c94d6181e a bit embarrassed.df724b95ebfdefb3

If I suddenly pull away, 37a93d3a76 he will notice something is 6f392ca1ca off.97b41c36bb918d35

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Hebe glanced uncomfortably at the 7e05de55d6 arm around his waist.cef1550a46555ea5

“Let’s go east. The Grand Temple is at the east gate anyway.”c3d744be67d8d419

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“Okay, sounds good.”69128e176bd60e4e

His violet eyes 307777486f held a hint 3aef6a8403 of laughter, Tayden’s 401f1a748f dazzling smile melted f860bd4110 away Hebe’s discomfort a84ecbc705 like snow.b8e6dc8bade79f7f

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The two of 75e29a0d14 them walked down 9a49d584b1 the corridor together.0dc16607fd25c171

The hallway bustled with 68bce2beb1 people coming and going; 4285f090c8 Many people stayed at b252fabd47 the imperial castle, and 5725586dae those who visited the b099a25c03 western castle were mostly 57f3b49638 colleagues or subordinates.a24416cc850d7f13

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As they passed, they 9d41c012dd greeted, “Archer, you are c6b40a6d7b out late today,” or e335b36b18 “Duke, where are you 535063cf1c and the archer headed?” 823ed70d44 They would say something.11f0d462dee3d598

Hebe found these 0f577158a6 greetings very awkward.6eb370ab20ff91af

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Were there this many people 8da71b691d who greeted me during this 7ace53ae17 time? Is it because 5158565af9 I am with eb231ca7b8 Tayden?ffc010181e6bb47a

Maybe because he had not 1a79394679 fully become a complete asshole afc0b1cc6a yet, people did not avoid aacbb84266 him, it had been so 03bf0fdbb6 long since he had been e2725799ce on friendly terms with anyone 3d0355da81 that he found it hard 52bd3e8003 to deal with them, the c256f006bb people who used to curse 9c57ce85cd the dark mage were now 4176e28f97 greeting him kindly, and that c20fc49399 sense of disconnect was jarring.6ae20a622a00bf84

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Every time someone spoke to 264a156971 him, Hebe flinched and hid 1f65ca38f1 behind Tayden.7f3a1ac7daaf9878

“Archer, stay out of trouble today and listen to the Duke.”bf62e05b8237ddae

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Then, someone said 2a4cbc0be4 that as they 34b9ac71d5 passed by, Hebe 30e3e52d79 was so flustered 1e44d70f13 that he only 735995cfef shouted back after 9b2fef6018 the person had a2a4ab2cfc walked away.78d8557a84f420b8

“Hey, what trouble did I cause?”f078e4b3f61a18e7

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“They were probably just joking.”f9408ddae78494e3

“They must think I am a dark mage who stirs up trouble daily; if that is what they want, maybe I should cause a scene, I will show them some gloriously evil dark mage behaviour and turn everyone into black goats.”ab8c0c16f8bad128

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“Please, hold back.”4f97058bd41c92f1

Hebe stomped his foot c12033b1bd in frustration, though the d27d44da48 person’s tone had been d19673c13d joking, even laced with 5c22ed2661 laughter, it did nothing 041536fb45 to pierce Hebe’s paranoia.856468367cce3959

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After that, Hebe shrank back 1886acd98c every time someone spoke to 114e12fde9 him, by the time they 5c1c52d218 reached the west gate of 74dc5ce932 the castle, he was almost bcdb3bb52f hiding behind Tayden’s broad back.e421b7459ba99355

“Nice weather today.”cccb780c57880d9f

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“Yeah.”47e81875310139af

Hebe smiled when he fdecf044dc saw Tayden outside in a6e78700a8 the warm spring sunshine, f080b9f46a it was in his b45bdfd323 nature, he could go fa908e8e8d from angry and fuming ccb6dec594 to mellow in an 90079d19f8 instant.8105c82672810034

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Tayden eyed him suspiciously from 69afc92548 the side, but Hebe did de0f00f40c not notice.1cb3e3a635e160ce

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A carriage was waiting outside d8ca8470ae the castle, since they were a801c5174f going to the market in b464a512a2 disguise, it was a plain, bb6c8a2dda unadorned carriage, Tayden boarded first 64c940b942 and held out his hand 5cc8b1b48c to Hebe, usually, he would 88361813d1 have taken it, but now, b915946933 with his express plan to abbbe253c0 make Tayden fall out of 0bce0c1fcb love in motion, he climbed 68726de385 into the carriage alone, leaving 0b8eff50fb Tayden to his own devices.0bc9fffe14fb8639

Tayden paused briefly at ad48e4a1b0 this unusual behaviour, then 694902f473 closed the door.0be365ce2a7f68dc

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“Is it just the two of us?”cebd14804b5f78d2

Usually, when they went 69e9b74928 out, they were accompanied 08a9f93174 by an entourage, but 597129d2d7 it was just Tayden, f5a4f1edc7 Hebe, and the coachman ac59409f02 in the carriage.458a6e6ba56c1fa5

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“Yes, everyone else said they had plans.”a43ea159294808d2

“But we have had this planned for a while, and now they have all suddenly made other plans? I bet no one wants to associate with the wicked dark mage…”6ce7464f5d2ca7e9

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“How is the seat cushion? Is it comfortable?”4228e43ff2081e4b

“Yeah, it is soft and cosy.”7a2985bf73baf21c

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“That is good.”6128eccd5ba620fb

Tayden smiled and f9a4392de0 tapped the wall 0f1e152be9 behind the driver’s 737e4d6ff3 seat to signal 1f92a281e6 departure; Unlike the ed6c2e0546 carriage made for 407812b9f6 the knight order, c7d430c5ac built for Tayden’s e9fe52d779 height with very 422dd03ec2 high ceiling, this e9139c2b29 carriage, meant to 20d5a8c19a imitate a commoner’s, 8fc6030880 was built for 7a7ee86cd0 ordinary people, he e12b7ad320 had to hunch 72c9bb7fe8 over to fit d8df8bde57 inside, on anyone c5afccd209 else, it might 96836cf62d have seemed awkward, e3a9b95af6 but on Tayden, 68773a493d it only made eb5275e986 him resemble a 1e9f316a51 brooding god.26b7fc268945a782

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No matter how he looked 2865927dae at it, Tayden’s outfit today a1269eeabf was too extravagant. It was a 1707a75f51 day from a 5080ab6ea9 year and a b94502ca9e half ago for acd4f9486a Hebe, two and 90d3da38ef a half years c19fcb15e9 later, if you 635f9d7745 counted the time, ee40f4f746 he had been 4dec613521 dead, he could 2fff40c040 still tell his 0f2cbb8181 clothes were unusually 20df73a39d fancy.816977f9d9f73469

“You cannot possibly be planning to go in that. People will be shocked. Do you want to walk around with your portrait in circulation?”bd516eb1214be54b

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“I will put on a robe over it. You should cover your a75ec27212 face too, Hebe.”8100b87ee809980b

Tayden pulled a dull-colored robe 62532733c2 from under the seat.22de472980bb393d

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“Will you wear it, or use magic?”c2257faaf02e95c8

Before the regression, he would have used magic to hide his face. But magic drained life force…9064d550b43803e3

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After a moment’s hesitation, Hebe took the robe and placed it in his lap. It was a light material.d6600fb0e4f91de5

“…….”5940a123832634b9

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Seeing Hebe, who once e15f3f1a4b used magic like water, 608624da57 now quietly accepts the 3a620ef455 robe made Tayden’s eyes dbe6edf886 narrow slightly. But he did not question 3d2942d2cc it.1b0956eef37d78c7

Clueless, Hebe oblivious to Tayden’s suspicious gaze, looked out the window.3f84a24772788bfe

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The spring breeze blew gently. The trees were heavy with 5cd751a4b5 green leaves, and white and f4c7dcb271 red flowers bloomed everywhere. The faces of f56d43991d passersby were all 0c80576a36 bright with smiles. It had only been two 3f320ad65f months since the end of 4d99db721a the war, yet the scene 605f047824 outside the window was as bbc2b92ab2 peaceful as it had been d19a80247b for two hundred years.2cd83d72ea80097e

The Imperial Castle was e93a639f3d the place that Hebe, 33ff239138 Tayden, and their companions 5278c62beb had risked their lives cd1d7077ba to protect, the last 9a1c9797ea refuge for the people, 71adaf1d26 the final museum of 109579cf9c human history. On the day 2884ae1213 the demons descended d34c81513a upon the castle, af52b397bf Hebe chose the 7804234d4d path of the aa69e97288 dark mage from deeb51fb7a a spire at 8fd0ea10f3 the back of 40f0b2d2d7 the castle.f069cf479b066a8d

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It was a choice he 95163b6f3b should not have made, but dcab831aaf one he had to.f6ff635770be31c5

If anything, he 46c8ba1bd3 had made the a7d119c900 decision too late. Remembering that time made 9f9b1b9454 him ashamed to even d1f46c8050 look up at the b273e0256b sky….21037fdd8c64fb60

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“Hebe.”c505dc830f0ef518

A calm voice reached him. Tayden had tilted his head to meet Hebe’s gaze. His smooth, golden hair swayed gently.f274751dd1e0ba68

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“You are acting strange today. Did you have a a74a9bc0d9 bad dream or something?”c0332cef21a37696

“I had one hell of a nightmare.”e935b58ca21074e3

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“That bad?”2b591cb950e8be4d

“Yeah. I almost pissed myself…”a76ea4fb8117caa4

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“…….”2559184704e8239e

Tayden’s cheeks twitched slightly, but Hebe did not notice.b8483a74714ba57d

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“What was it about?”8a76f129e932f3ab

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It was something about e9ae47f4b2 me dying and you 99092ae767 going insane and destroying dab62695dd the world.9b1f378bdc12e2d3

I wonder what your reaction e351cab27e would be if I told 6793e2e853 you. Hebe stared at Taiden, 2368874c0b his eyes narrowed. Hegermi had not 4e7311314e told him not 6ea6a4146f to reveal the aa852af312 future. Only that there was no 98b6d5eca2 point in telling it.2263c720d7bcf598

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“You don’t have to know.”cbb5597b9cdc5035

What the hell am I 838491fb0f doing?afa8d54332bccdeb

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Hebe was being more… unkind to Tayden than he thought he would be.bdaac6cde432c562

He was supposed to 577850130b be annoying, off-putting, make 13b5309f33 him fall out of 79a8f3d134 love, but all he 0e96969190 had managed was a 9ac146fabc simple,‘You don’t have to know.’2b99afee2462f2fb

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“……”287925816e0caf8e

Tayden closed his mouth. When he glanced at 48a0696ef9 him, his face looked 71a56ed5a9 as if he were 1418e45efa deep in thought, lost 98d85c29ba in contemplation.3cb5440c10ebfdd0

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Hebe turned his a236fec949 gaze back to 74eb9c7d83 the window.004a19b3c199699d

It is not unfair cf3804859f that I cannot be c8f3ff0449 part of this peace. Too many died because 669950247f of the terrible choices e3665a4b9a I made. I can still d32d966d75 hear their screams 65e2c0cdeb in my ears.9dca2c58f9c613e4

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The market was bustling. Most of the 576c112da9 buildings were still f7b61851e7 under construction, so 5870b23d3c only street vendors 51dbc34953 had set up 444eddb310 shop, but that 70dc236565 made it feel 0e7e16fb85 even more like 5e1988b276 an actual marketplace. A chicken vendor handed out 181ffd42ac an egg with every chicken c56e926ca8 sold, saying it was fresh 6be30b8608 that day. Crowds gathered around 09d5aa0a52 a merchant displaying d36b7e3603 foreign silk, while 9b72a2667b actors passed out ebca75a8fc flyers for their 82e7f29410 performances.4b97bb845f93ab7d

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Hebe had only visited the e47e837d80 market a few times in 5b53db7272 his life, even including his 419592fe0d life before the regression. He had always seen c48effc90a it as makeshift markets 162273311d thrown together to flee fa9f09bbf0 sudden attacks. But this one, unlike be682879b7 any he had seen 7c6cc0b8e1 before, had the feel 4428489972 of a proper market.e5e5103d70428f73

“Everyone seems so lively. I am glad everyone has recovered from the war’s wounds more quickly than I expected.”17acb5ee020f4324

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Tayden’s voice carried a hint 114e0d172d of a smile.227cf82a65f2f34f

Once upon a b5af4d72ea time, Hebe would 8c511a25f4 have been glad 3646a215bc to see a 2f3e3dbcd1 scene like this, 2ee120dc59 relieved that the f9aaf01551 people had recovered 6f7c50b007 so well, but 9c2903114f not now.f734abe25c3d4945

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The merchant, boasting d0dc544776 about the excellent 1a95e49b0f quality of the 54b4bbea60 silk he had b2bf1f0a3a just received, might 8e7cbfb588 go home and 43e60ad8d5 drink himself into 1495d8c078 oblivion, mourning his 68cf23dfca dead family. The early next morning, ff4784f248 he would return to 968571de6a selling silk again to 042f64c1a7 make a living. After performing admirably on 239c0cc811 stage, the theatre actor d490ab8955 might return home and b78a2dd970 see the ghost of 5641bbd768 a friend calling out a7493e5cbe to him, while the e66ac704e1 chicken vendor, counting the 9a5f085a36 money from selling eggs, 0bedb47626 might still think of 8f19f9a6f0 his dead children. Yet, the actor dd446231c1 would continue practising 8ef80d15c8 his craft, and eba54af7ff the chicken vendor 6689110b21 would eventually finish 8f2fbeb11d counting the money.f04a00b6549ab2db

But could this 2f50c868fc be called overcoming?a48a67377f5287ba

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There are always places cacaa3522a in the shade, even 8d3b04d0a8 in the middle of 0f1d63292e the day.1f8d44358e83b698

Hebe was the same. After the war with the 7ebbbf0764 demons ended, while everyone else 2458d2bfb1 was drowning in joy and 6bd08ab86f celebration, he alone remained in 46f2a87fd5 the shadows.3b2b1fbf0ffd9541

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“What are you thinking about?”09a545ac89b6d40b

Tayden suddenly leaned in, his 04029d2c42 face too handsome, overwhelming his 2879ce5069 vision and making his heart 9eb6046c97 race.f830dc1fcde2950b

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