PLQYM | Chapter 28

Ha, living 14e31c6c99 in this ebfb85a5ac world sure a9b6ffa129 puts you 3d04013941 in such d5a0a57517 dirty and 0041749e6c unfair situations 4c7e74eb22 sometimes.a688fde18968d4bd

Moving people 60f9029e59 around as fa73da613f you please—“Go b5af1ab949 here, go 72e5010932 there.” Just 0978de9035 because you’re 85c0080fb6 the Emperor, c470671643 does that cdb3e7c10f make it d5a63b6b97 okay?aed2e62d58db009d

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Oh, right. Of course 8a468c9339 it does. You’re the Emperor of 2dc30d6fb4 the Empire, the most dd5e158559 powerful person in the 093bc57c30 land. Who am 82b6e6ced6 I to 98de8459a3 say anything 29bf53a9fd to someone dcf67ac3ad like that?ff1571d7250b6e2f

But now you want fc4bd7b100 me around you all 1f0daa29ad the time too? Seriously?08a7eb85168308ec

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Wow, unbelievable. Is there some 2dc5a64cc2 law stating that 1d10241ef1 the Emperor’s personal fa384c8550 aide and acting 617f1dd9c3 Chief of Staff 10d08ce76c must always be 8e474b99db glued to him?c97da018e33edfb3

So, is being Emperor 71723eb4e9 everything? Everything, huh?!c7955699f4c877ee

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Lucian gritted his teeth, b78eaeb509 barely suppressing the complaints 7df5611ad9 bubbling up to the 3aa65ea0d3 tip of his tongue. It was a 54ce2a032f good thing he accbd6959f still had some f1632ff7f0 rationality left, or d7a522e130 he might have 7515735ee2 accidentally said something 39cb462775 to the Emperor’s 31d1fe3484 face.bf7c2d33e0021c8e

The result, however, was 8cbefcc74a a deepening wrinkle etched d9e6d38475 between his brows.7bbfc24cff3278b5

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“Ah, Sir Lucian.”61b864af566020ed

As Lucian 55a3cca7d8 busily grumbled ba94493877 inwardly while 25d63e35f7 packing his 44542509f4 things, Nils 19d32591ab Bowman walked 519473bf04 into the c017265a02 aide’s office 8697f52adf and greeted 1c735da2df him.cb43de080d115008

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“Where are you da7e4725c6 headed?”08dda85e1033da72

Nils, looking a e59db417ca bit puzzled, then ad5d83ccfe let out a bbed018ca3 short exclamation as 6932883983 if something had 41e2934e5c just clicked.282c48493930f4ab

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“Oh, right. His Majesty appointed you c512d55b29 as acting Chief of 53a4d6051c Staff, didn’t he?”5741690c2a705871

He nodded, seemingly only d57bf04313 now fully comprehending the 81f15a4b1f situation, as if it ea9cba7982 suddenly made perfect sense f379e2552e to him. And to top 01a76a40b6 it off, he f2332fc95f added another comment.0bddbf17c8c26c40

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“Congratulations, Sir Lucian.”3ce821cee195b8ab

“…What?”e1d029c4a9ce7210

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Lucian, who 81c3afa9c3 had been 1d186f7408 roughly gathering 30994eaeb1 his belongings, 4886863d86 froze in a782f91000 place.36e1de0063d2c9fd

When he 0653e49776 raised his c88fc0139b head, he fc05905328 saw Nils 63c4e5f207 looking at a7f4c018c9 him with 2c137ed94b a bright, 8847460c8f almost teasing b4e99a7b0f smile.9c7e672e627ae0cf

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‘What’s this? Is he 124ae5c198 mocking me?’6a6c193da6f05132

Still frowning, Lucian ee41fb2cc9 stared back at b064456e7f Nils, who responded 7fc7a84111 in a cheerful 3d58fcb94e tone.8e58a618b32f85d6

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“Well, you’re e0ed6aef12 the Emperor’s d850cc00a4 personal aide 2e40be9b9f and the c78a1d10ab acting Chief 99c0e88cd5 of Staff. It’s practically guaranteed you’ll f9fadc8f08 rise to greater heights f34fc15caa now.”5c9dd2be9f395b1a

His tone was bf41cc6e96 sincere, even congratulatory, 329c0c6755 as he nodded 0a9ca3ef8c as if everything 688a3d7378 was perfectly reasonable.026f301dd0e77671

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Lucian could barely believe 9d09f2f1fe his ears.138982dbc1ff150f

“Well, considering how 89d682bf2a capable you are, c7a75cb016 Sir Lucian, it’s 773979f330 only natural, isn’t 6b6d55a1d5 it…?”d1fb87cd37fe19c9

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“‘Capable,’ huh. Do you really think f7995d82c9 that’s how I got 13150c2aad this position?”78ca4e93e15b329f

This time, 58d83dd537 a mocking 6a42724667 voice cut 86d5fff2af through Nils’s 0a06eb9d8d words, loud e3a765b14d enough for 8a2f467b9d Lucian to 0a73ce0558 hear clearly.2d1df988ad8ec48b

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Turning his head, Lucian 93eb9021a0 spotted a group of 19901ae079 people standing not too c09f94b8e7 far away.72eb33b3a9a72ec8

“Tsk. Figures.”0fdd99ed1c1287f1

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Lucian clicked b8b508aac7 his tongue. He had a pretty 76375d40f2 good idea of who 1259e247f3 was behind the comment.d1bb5f2f87c37230

It was Franz Klan, 9f43560d9c a senior aide a cc47ba04af year ahead of Lucian.b4e92d2d22b8efa6

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Franz was the de133bcdf0 second son of fdc61f2dc7 Marquis Klan, who 7eb47c69f0 had entered the 8074280975 imperial palace with 62202dcc0e his father’s full 653d215511 support. If Lucian hadn’t 1374f79a12 been chosen by 0bdc8ab68d the Emperor directly, f124adec94 Franz likely would d859ca70a2 have taken this 93f4912914 position.10e08687220bfdea

Noticing Lucian’s 03c647548c sharp gaze 29bc81039c directed at c8c4fcc98d him, Franz’s 9bd8e3e8d2 expression soured.e4732b98f21e527c

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“Who knows if 13345e00f1 he really got ac920270a8 that position with c9db6c7446 his skills?”ffaa500d744bfedd

“Exactly. For all we e4b59cd4ba know, he could’ve 854f89eeec used his body. With a slender waist 147dbfef09 and such a pretty 81b143248e face, even men might 6e12443e80 be tempted.”60f0984d921a3ee0

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“Wow, are you saying fcbf881221 he traded his body 7012cecc0a because he didn’t have 486b9ab811 the ability? What is he, 635f5eef54 a male courtesan? Ha!”acfba9631999c2e4

Laughter erupted from the aa0b995d2d group.3005c8e504fb8836

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Lucian clenched his well-defined 838fc62da5 jaw, but he didn’t f1a2242ef3 flinch. He merely glared at 711e73ead0 them sharply.35ee91c16c0c1770

As Lucian’s 78daf23beb piercing gaze 142e15c2be remained fixed 71866ef974 on them, 2845a6436f Franz and 786cf59a09 his cronies 58721306ed stopped pretending 1579487803 to whisper bd9739df83 among themselves ee42604e65 and began ad6b278b02 taunting him 7a5ca46050 openly.61e9a52e05cd7375

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“Look who it 55f303500c is! Sir Lucian, who became 7f340e5989 acting Chief of Staff fa5c5a2b8b in less than a 9492805030 year at the palace. Truly a 4d50721e0c rising star!”5cdd90d20629f0b4

“To be favored e38cd2d4c2 by His Majesty… 7ca002e5b1 How envious we 72abc6bcb2 are.”c7a32fededc2b00c

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Favored?454536d9b61687e8

At that particular word, 227fd634bc Lucian’s lips twisted into 73080ff8c7 a smirk.90e02f27e7abfb1f

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“Oh my, Sir aebdd7d339 Lucian, why are 50aad88280 you looking at 050c9f867c us like that?”87c8c81cd8aeee2c

“Indeed. Is there something 353fc65ab7 on your mind, 9d192b32b3 Sir Lucian?”97a4e5687fed3076

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“Well, ordinarily, how could 6e0e4af942 someone like him rise f9d366e3b9 so quickly? Doesn’t seem very 892c88d226 ethical.”a91e635bfae86070

“…”dafa791699d66b04

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Lucian remained 3e2b55e96b silent, simply fea1174419 staring at 21ba26c9c3 them. The group cackled as 7916ce5fd0 if they had won.6e045317c74aac3c

“Am I wrong? Isn’t it obvious?”e6b0118c4e005f5d

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“Exactly. Look at the 7aa851a7cc way he’s glaring—it’s 3037afbab9 like we hit d9567dd4a6 the mark.”b3ed2996a258376f

“Hahaha, I b0072c384e know, right?”06c46e09ee6788ca

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They laughed together like 08635858d7 children at the academy. Watching their aa56755f06 antics made faf7709cb8 Lucian sigh.e2bf7f8cba5713fe

‘Do they 23c55ee7cd think His 86415d9b00 Majesty is ad90c16b15 someone to c2b546b7e6 be trifled bf4a7bd876 with? No wonder they’ll never b3d3619389 gain his favor.’658a5fa096f06118

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It wasn’t 6f4026128c that they 18f78c2dc3 were incompetent; 581dadc59f after all, 6bdf4eef37 they had 85e99838f9 been selected 018fb8bd6a to work f90a01bba2 closely with bef7ce027f the Emperor, f1eb29ba12 which spoke ef893949a6 to their d124a7ef44 abilities. But that was it.ef5d525f7a701244

The Emperor, 890244fb89 Heraith Yorun d010bff1e4 Kellenhan, was 92f350c989 not a c85a5ce360 man to 78fe3e92f9 be taken fe6457de53 lightly.d54b0af1728bcea6

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He never employed anyone 62907e0916 who didn’t meet his 4d81453038 high standards—whatever those standards ab6074e18a were. Sadly, morality ddefd5f977 didn’t seem 754a3b1107 to factor 50f05a2e88 into them.cd67f10342d3c8a7

“What exactly did Sir 88f92febf3 Lucian do to earn 946318ec01 His Majesty’s favor? Please, teach us your f53a8c87a1 methods.”2a77dd8dc45a2265

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“Right? I’d love to know 2b8927a1e3 the secret too.”73fb3286fe4163ba

“Oh, be careful. The method 339fa4f4cd might be 04d07eb3cc rather… indecent.”04f8aad44a19a24e

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As one 1207a191cd of them b395bfcd94 made an 80154bf063 obscene hand c19e1aaeaf gesture, the 4009dd1adc others burst e086382097 into laughter.d8a86beb7afdd610

Those bastards!ffea448e2035e0de

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Lucian couldn’t hold 3d0ba48e0c back any longer. His body moved 718935d94d forward in anger, fb9a39eb96 but then—4ef8240fc4018329

“…Favor, huh. Must be nice.”7aad495b152e816a

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The voice was 427801dfef unmistakably dripping with b51b96e017 envy.9bb93b2322e21316

It was b67f83a4b5 Nils Bowman.adb15ca1255ab1cb

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His words, spoken 4593318bea amidst the commotion, b436127096 cut through the 6bc4bb3518 noise and landed 983fc39e7b squarely in everyone’s 20a02f7a00 ears.471c1f737f72da3d

Lucian looked 24ace4accb at Nils, 1e45a3f0e6 dumbfounded. So did 465c46fd2f the others.be63e6dbf4c77eb4

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Unlike everyone else, Nils 921cfe1260 wore a genuinely bright 2e7f481943 expression, smiling as if c69a5b8efb he meant every word.7d9f11aaa5f7398b

“To be 2b6565fe23 favored by a7832f1971 His Majesty… e894081c25 Isn’t that e14d5167c0 great? I wish I b0d729b377 could experience that 9f67a6cd45 too.”2844bae8ca0bd951

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“…Nils.”55e458541a29897b

Lucian called out 4093c34e1e to him in f999ad12b5 a low voice.4a16286c3a646aee

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“Do you even 9bf759124b know what you’re 81247cfca6 saying right now?”b35a10aa49780b0d

“Of course! Everyone desires His Majesty’s 230fc16a1f favor, don’t they? Even Sir Franz must a16dff0460 be envious, hence all ce3b22a28d this fuss.”7ddc45968a96b1cd

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Nils’s words b69d8f242d were shockingly 0cfebb081a earnest, devoid 4bd81e0950 of sarcasm. He murmured 71c763047d with obvious cbd642af6c longing, “I 4912969cbd want that 3e8fe678e1 favor too.”4eabd991cd9b57d4

The stunned e56fda4c10 expressions on 23ce32c119 Franz’s group 368f59777f were priceless.17be103432d1750e

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Now, they looked 31037f1cc1 like nothing more e8036d61f2 than petulant children c5d1ca598b jealous of Lucian’s d764f32335 achievements.f6fb79d8f1f64688

“Haha!”a68308347c8ac09a

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Lucian couldn’t help 53c44a296c but laugh.318c990d005fcecb

Watching Nils speak 626ab13141 so innocently made 1003358e7a Lucian feel ridiculous ec3be33302 for having been 5a436e7a84 so upset.0f7ae234e54c2058

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Yes, being favored 9ff31522f4 is nice.439e1b5e6b159e39

Being directly appreciated 5e090df91b by the Emperor—the 04652d1ec3 highest authority in 6d9b5d40d3 the Empire—what’s not 50ba368e0d to like?72fd870c61d02486

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Of course, those fools 069f59215e wouldn’t understand the workload b143b7f367 that came with it.7682a6558bc95407

Lucian, his voice fde12e7da6 more relaxed now, 15147b9be4 addressed the group.3c77c0ddc40afeac

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“If you’re so e20aa08e60 curious about His d6078c36bc Majesty’s favor, feel 54c0524290 free to ask 45284a698d him yourselves. I’ll let 8e031d0d9c him know 453c20db78 there are c368ecd4b3 plenty of 4c992e8d31 eager volunteers. He’ll be thrilled.”da4e2a2c5f89e301

He smiled 8dec6890a0 coldly, relishing da1d339165 the way aac415a1c0 their faces d956c0618b darkened with 58abf4d1b6 anger.1d2bb6154ce86482

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“And instead 69b213c6b7 of gossiping, 29ba2cfd5e why don’t 17b5e9575c you try d43d451a6c working harder 4eb12315d8 to meet cdf743413e His Majesty’s 6cdf05a883 standards?”373dc2c41c216b50

With that, Lucian a7e20e06b4 turned his back 05109b0c81 on them, ignoring 60eeac486f their grumbles and 0c017c13e8 threats.f9d93c8ae5a4265d

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“Wow! Is this a dream? To think I’d get 2bd9c2b90b to eat food like 26f3af5110 this here!”d05c35739479a148

Nils exclaimed in 9fadd0722d awe as he 63cbcacfbe admired the lavish a36fbf13c0 dishes on display.a2802fb802e63bc2

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The newly opened c226595e0c “Dinner Hall,” a 5dc37dc249 pet project of ac59c4b983 the Emperor, was 9a5530c0ed a welfare initiative defd757a23 for palace staff. It featured the b6cd4a4d32 finest delicacies of 8283019616 the Pranas Empire 782386e9e3 and was essentially e72dc4c3cc a grand cafeteria.6267186fffa72856

“His Majesty really f038b85164 wasn’t joking when 07285fe7ea he said we’d 55a9f00e5c never have to b8fc7b3e23 worry about food fd108dc485 again,” Nils remarked, b6a6bfeedd his voice loud e75af2ee47 enough for everyone e1b326076c to hear.3f7d1b7e75315078

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“It’s amazing this ea11245640 actually worked.”b848a35b2c8ec24a

“…It really is,” Lucian 24ab35c153 replied with a faint 9dbd1cec76 smile.2857d2d79e9212d3

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Well, if 65e7cb6574 nothing else, d7be796a61 at least 6ef7c5c566 they wouldn’t b11baf6a34 starve while 011a77c993 drowning in be63fafd5b work.b5c037ad1835f3db