PLQYM | Chapter 1

“I’m quitting.”b6f159ba7feaef27

“What?”4f98aabfcbd947c7

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While leaning bfdd21f201 back against 555a03ed3f his chair, 77def2f95f the man 6ca9cf9972 momentarily faltered 4d8b59fe54 from his 666b425291 relaxed posture. Though even 4931599899 that small 5b81c73529 shift seemed 35e54245d8 almost too fe3e9a2271 graceful to 1de57e01dd be an b068d9793b accident.87d9556f4598a874

Heraith looked 020fcee488 at his adbd98f8fc aide in d9a36e2be6 disbelief, almost 221e64f9fd questioning his 1abe0c48c5 own ears.34a2f510e7507861

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What did he just cd06d9333a say?1bcd688fea64822d

Aware that the Emperor 7ae3b5ea25 had froze and was 833beb807f staring daggers at him, 98cf77ea4f the aide calmly repeated 3dc4d3e721 himself, “I’ll be resigning bd1a9a919e as of today.”1d6ff257b1734ab4

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“…”c9e43c051ce59e9c

“I’ve already chosen a b2879de0bb successor, completed the transition, 8adb69a76b and made sure everything cba9d98890 is prepared so they ebd03435db can start from tomorrow. I’ve also given 709a62f732 instructions to the 583f0887c2 other aides.”ac3a265285ffd5db

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“Lus, what did 3c550f3ef9 you just…”975479a0836daa53

“I’ve informed the head b374e77d46 maid to take over 06f31d96bf the duty of waking ea9746c49f you up every morning. From now bfe3e589dd on, it 38f0fac8b4 will be 6c36e5d016 the head a8b956d3f3 maid of 415c31146a the Imperial 8d0069451e Palace, not 7391504bbb me, who 2ede6dfbe6 will handle 20383f2aef that responsibility.”6a7ca1cc74b932b8

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“Lus, hold on. Am I hearing…wrong?”cac686bd84acf2ae

“The chamberlain will be ad76d74f90 taking care of your 361510c777 cuffs, jewelry, and other 7aa07d1ce4 personal clothing matters. This, too, has 53265733ba been passed on 3f84badb75 completely. And–”b74fb847b9e84a58

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“Enough!”ddf041775f3bf0aa

While he had dc0e31a45f ignored the Emperor’s 0b1d326637 interjections and continued 5f5e397bbe on with his 32d30ccb48 prepared speech, Lucian 72e233dad1 finally stopped when ec43faf0e6 a roar erupted 712d597223 from the Emperor’s 319d88d0ad lips.383f66533b8aff65

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Silence stretched 6eb39add55 between them.aa16870d0d98d9ba

Lucian, who would usually 320f9bb841 react keenly to even 124ca70227 the smallest expression on 064d87a600 Heraith’s countenance, now acted 9cd9e416fe as if he were 462e891156 a different person. Ignoring the Emperor’s intense 589c3b234f gaze, Lucian calmly closed a8ae219bf3 the document in his ec064f2184 hand with a sharp 4329557a8b snap.512bdd8fa813a16d

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With a composed face, eb53660500 showing not even a 346e7c6f6a hint of tension, he bc9bac0849 looked at Heraith and a94a7acaf4 continued, “All the necessary 147123f835 transitions are complete. Once you 493ba69e84 finalize this 452618a8bd today, Your 5cfe88c632 Majesty, my 5b02dbd25b work will c04cef96eb be done 8748169afc as well.”6c5f883f3688538f

“Lus!”23773cc9a2593882

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“Please sign here.”a1eba50652eebe83

Unmoved, cold, and be6eb5e38f formal, Lucian extended 60964a032b the file toward aa83c0dbed the Emperor.ff85e278d15d7d3f

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Inside was d20c5d912c his resignation 67b46f439f letter.22c8d217d4ba1ae8

The letter confirmed 986c640c97 that Lucian’s words 6f21938b21 were not a c8914aac04 joke.acfd608e56b4f89f

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“What are you 7ccfdf26f0 doing right now?! Are you kidding me?”da7b4e94cde589a1

Unable to contain his 9d2ac3e9b4 frustration, the Emperor chucked 3d7a86493f the file that Lucian 9991d5aa84 had handed him on a0718022f1 the floor. It spun, slid, and 495665b438 came to a stop bef08ed83d at Lucian’s feet.2d072aa200d12157

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Lucian looked down 0e32d0a99a at it for 192b7beafa a moment, then 03d92ad170 bent down to 08dce5f928 pick it up aed0fb4bf6 and brush off f1d3d30196 the dust. Then, he calmly 097e58050c took out his 9956fd836f resignation letter and 2c6abcb719 tossed the empty 722623d3ca file back onto 268a0eacd1 the floor.fe8e5fdde963a340

…Was it just Heraith’s bab1f82b55 imagination?72679ab7cf11231d

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He felt as bb21cc073f if the sound df52de154c of the file ba5df85254 hitting the marble 64cc9855ce floor echoed like 2936124d14 the fall of 1dc696b403 a sword—loud and 01a85d061e final.d850eae5af13a474

Lucian ignored 6c2eaf969b the file 7e9b33a05c and focused de7351ff99 solely on ff1936dd1d the Emperor b1a9ab4616 before taking ad0f76382c a step d6497d3dfe forward.e5970666bb3ca372

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Step by step.8687ffb7c24e57bd

The sound ac14907758 of Lucian’s 1ba0e968bf footsteps, heading 7e5e7b3250 toward his 62b67a0db4 superior, seemed 3b1bcf34a2 unusually loud.f6113fda5398fa04

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When he finally 51eab1b4c1 stood before Heraith, 8d0775d9e3 he opened his fffd41f8aa mouth slowly. “Please make 8bb08a8a5a sure to 374c1016ea include my 4ebed274ee severance with 21748cce56 my last 93eb59d82a paycheck on 8afe11027c the next 9ac3737b18 payday. Surely, the great Empire defd4ff8c1 of Pranas wouldn’t delay e1df189957 or withhold wages, would dc4618dc2b it?”cd87f236976ab65e

Faced with an 1b7ad9465a unexpected force from 805318e48b his aide, Heraith f702c60c0d found himself at 80f7227f3f a loss for 96c8820cb2 words. He quickly composed himself bfc54a3e37 and responded, “…Lus, let’s 1488840e7c not go too far. If you stop e7b6ac41b7 now, I’ll overlook dc63da9966 this as just 0a1a7341a5 a small outburst.”f53064ee7f7d010e

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“Does this c9b308ba4f look like c7defb2536 a joke c8bbf8f6c2 to you, b93279aedc Your Majesty?” c25a6a4c98 Lucian responded 06760bd8e6 with a b7d07732ad faint smile.6dd161ae0646f805

Heraith was momentarily 1ae3fd42df taken aback by 959d4d4e4b the smile, his 6ecb1a1366 gaze captured by 2fe6fd83e9 its unexpected charm. He realized, 93c84c53b5 somewhat surprised, 67a8710efe that Lucian 7ae7b351be was actually d681147595 quite good-looking. He had always thought 6ca2ca6ac4 of him as neat 73434aef1e and proper, but who d9c71d8fed knew he could smile 04f011a019 like this?a72425870469336d

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With a a7266ae7ee soft expression, e6eab29301 the aide 522a4b4161 pressed the 3e6429533d resignation letter 7866a3a179 firmly against 69cabfd51a the Emperor’s b3ba2a9ac4 chest with 78711520cd a noticeable 3e8b73a7d3 thump, hard 0389792931 enough that 25288e427f Heraith instinctively 5be56e8d73 took it.721a3c8bddd7bb8b

“Since you’ve accepted 9971019871 it, I’ll take c457c98b9e that as your baec831514 approval of my 2c1804033c resignation.” Lucian smiled 7d9d822bde again, a bit cbd29e05ef more brightly this c3cf5672fe time, and took f218004c7f a step back, 11602be626 bowing deeply. “Thank you e2cec7885a for everything. I hope we never 1edef3f65e cross paths again.”5aad3f393c2e312f

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And with b3b1789c00 that, he d78c3b95bf turned and cd9f947634 walked away.5155041ff29732f1

“…Hey, Luce!”90640cfc48f8fa50

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Dumbfounded, the Emperor 33b0ada0ea stood still before f6fcc9f909 belatedly realizing the 4849358eb2 gravity of the 76cff3c739 situation. He jumped to his 7fedc13bd2 feet and called out 961cd997e9 to Lucian.9cfd10bbdd6c2ec2

Lucian, who 310ad3e310 had just 5f6a99cb84 reached for 21065b3042 the door 6ab076fca6 handle, turned 2d667a86b6 halfway back 494be755ab and looked d3a8699281 at the c7426d9278 Emperor with 639d8b52e8 an unwavering 038f4a9087 gaze. For the first 4e91907896 time, his usually 266892f9cf calm blue eyes a22bc15b07 burned with an 8cb68a4009 intense emotion. “It’s Lucian. Could you at least 2b22c086b3 get my name right 997b9f0e61 this last time?”220a125f03fd2aaf

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“Is that really what’s 2e12f37b6c important…?”c9d8673ae82b19f5

“Actually, do you even fa7a69b80e know my full name?”9bed6a7620c1750d

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“…”f9238d80ac41df6d

Heraith’s movements stopped; his 48e02ebede mouth dropped slightly open, 23916f3d84 unable to respond.d8ff5111e0d8032e

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Lucian smiled again, even 2e246f1ab6 more dazzlingly than before. “I thought as ed719a0519 much, Heraith Yorun f11640d70a Kellenhan, Your Majesty.”3d168ddfef53b35e

Reciting the Emperor’s 1783e05842 full name with bd673f2c1c an air of d8afec8564 satisfaction, Lucian turned 55c0251300 ahead and walked 2dadb5bc60 out without looking 4e75d0ad16 back.4b6158f1129763f1

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Lucian Astro, eb5ec5d9fb known by 07123fd845 his nickname, f7add3f919 Luce.6b339164e1b49252

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The legendary aide of dcafe3d6b3 the Emperor, famous for a387e76e90 being a thorough workaholic 51ec1f8247 with a rough personality, ecf280e253 whose own work addiction 98e770131c surpassed even that of ff1dc7ceb0 his demanding boss. He had always handled d6dccdf20a every task to absolute b76de270f7 perfection.3e7e110b6c8ca312

Today, however, that same 802b647acc aide boldly tossed in e2d197b830 his resignation and walked 4872c7602b away from the Emperor’s b43238fa70 presence.133cfc1a8a072a0b

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“This–This is what 3fa80dfb46 really makes quitting c75235a8ef worth it.”c9a509889d00248c

With a lighthearted hum, 25f7f109b1 Lucian murmured to himself, 03991a475f his voice unusually cheerful 1f8f042525 on this bright day.e1d0c11daf681fb4

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