PLQYM | Chapter 31

As two 83da395c1a signatures were 3d251c447e completed on ab5cfbe0e8 the white 219fa215f9 document, the b54ed29d48 letters shimmered 487577b676 and floated c092dd6112 into the e366ae5e33 air before d6acad702c vanishing.afc64448780d9d18

“Oh-ho.”4a539292639a5976

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Not only were the 93ce4f295d onlookers impressed, but even 10177e92a2 the signatories themselves watched c6d9a6c8b7 with curious amazement.bad2d88086ec17f3

“This is a 97885f7224 new technique developed 4e3a1103d4 by the Magicians’ a92395b0b9 Association. If either of you d3b7c9a7c2 breaks the contract, a 9e49f506f7 binding spell will activate, 1d3c62caea and the treasure pledged c67ccea8e5 will be destroyed.”265398897b5ad525

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“Ah…”a6488ec845f1f110

“Oh, my…”182f55b27b6ffd47

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The signatories f722c1e547 let out 3c825614c7 low murmurs, cc138ed483 as if f11e032123 this was 5232afcc33 something they 2a90fb929e hadn’t fully 47020bc361 anticipated.be72904600a7fec8

The two cc75d50149 families had d0add480c3 recently embarked e573d8073b on a c8771257d4 new business dd62dcf012 venture, combining d3f5990d23 products and 2dab0adccd techniques from cee56fe50e their respective babc9f8ef2 territories. Under the condition 20043ebb67 of mutual cooperation 5c49511173 and the agreement bbbc19083c not to leak fbf8074e18 technology elsewhere, the a9b8ae6c14 state had pledged 987a4e9ff1 to fund their 98a960d32b development for the c64f8a102b next thirty years. To seal this fa2e76a3f6 vow, each family 966b5e1d00 had staked their 806011797e most prized treasures.2af432de6892b55d

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Both families b8d4a79488 were long-standing 0e09be796e powerhouses in 9919626812 the southern 8a5f8566cd region of a700a00492 the Empire, f6460c76e3 with rich 9a21fbd083 histories. Their treasures were steeped 3cfcc3606d in tradition. One was a cce9341cf3 shield gifted by 1c7cb3c40c the Emperor to 7e3354e2a7 a family that 690613e817 had helped establish 0e52ce8d9a the Empire, while 555bd2394b the other was 0d1ce8b812 a sword awarded 21352020e0 for great achievements 26ec254a26 in war, personally 6d7e0cc30c bestowed by the 1f7a991da7 Emperor. Both were 03c68a76ae invaluable treasures 3dd04a2427 unmatched across 53afea1cf9 the Empire.3be90f76cb937bc4

If either 034f561da5 party broke bac59d4188 the contract, 4f86769676 the respective d32b264ad9 treasure—the shield 7b35002801 or the 24e78247ad sword—would be 7f3c93b532 destroyed, and 152e1a301c the incident 9d6bf79815 would immediately 938a4a02d1 be reported 03717820f5 to the 9a2c6ced3c Emperor and 6e61bac1aa the Council 4824b70a8a of Nobles.edc2dad10c542068

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This system was devised cc0c547624 by Lucian Astro as 863080f6c3 a way to prevent 37d91fd14f forced marriage alliances under 7ba8db293d the pretense of building 96c9da579e trust.7b9350fefffefde1

Upon hearing the 3e9d2525a3 plan, Heraith Yorun abd5097546 Kellenhan ordered its 8c80bb25af immediate implementation. The Magicians’ Association, 86608599af driven by the da2dfdc563 Emperor’s eager encouragement, 3943f5a195 had poured all 190e1db90b their efforts into 4e59c4ee2c its development, and 05ca01a38f the results were 64c72e7c82 satisfactory.e94edcb1f06c5051

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“It seems unlikely 503160d024 there will be 21031ffc58 any problems since 9a7f2abbb2 both families value 453aaed844 honesty and integrity,” fa125cb704 Lucian said with 44f25c201b a bright smile.db4e255f4b21314d

“Haha, of course. The partnership between our 43631b0305 families will continue seamlessly…”3ef6e94594e08d7a

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“Indeed. The two 1a5428ceac families are e0ca2be695 practically like 4419a004c0 one family 2679c9eee7 now…”88e2579b3e31dc38

“Yes, absolutely.”e70611d7faa0a94f

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“And we e96e0c54c9 will ensure c9aefbc387 that no 4290e54a0d disgrace befalls 104eefc53b His Majesty 79fb1b7730 or the 17c585d098 Empire…”2c977a79c25418ed

Lucian let 2a56d982c5 their words 2b15db0203 wash over 7757511389 him, nodding abab9614b4 in satisfaction f03dc95e52 after confirming 3312bc4f7f the signatures. With mutual approval now a6a6b832f2 given, it was time 96c447299d to officially start the 4f1e090403 endeavor.e6f5dc738f01eddc

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“This concludes f18023a654 the partnership f9f8ac3a78 process. Regular reports b6e5f913f2 should be b54264f8e3 delivered directly 0673cb23a9 to His 4cc58120d0 Majesty. Should any a05e19dff6 urgent matters a8610a4e61 arise, please 818cdb66c9 contact me. I look forward to 38d44c920c working with you.”f99b2636d284686b

“Ah, yes.”934921fb44b80584

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After exchanging a ab4e8647d6 few more polite 0aa89bc6f9 but meaningless words, b03bf593c9 Lucian finally managed 3b80bc6c3f to free himself 6cf58fcfef from their presence.9b7de5cfbd59cfe4

“You’ve come a96711e7e3 up with b1b4f9610c such a bce357bc3c brilliant alternative a10cf0a404 to marriage 47f45782a2 alliances. Truly remarkable, Sir 153819ca8f Lucian,” Nils Bowman 8ba54ed07a exclaimed in awe 9cfacf6bd7 the moment they f8de0f55bc left the meeting 89b374308b room.d3982352664966b0

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“Thank you.”4474730e6d5c44c9

At first, Lucian couldn’t 0a8019a428 help but wonder if 03bcb0eb1c Nils was teasing him, c5a58b3dc6 but he had come 3340092dc2 to realize that the 04a01925a6 man’s words were sincere. Lucian could 9e422d5dbb now laugh b875bc92d7 off his fe18c53e10 remarks with fe93cd6f9f ease, knowing 16bf91b50c they were 8267799572 free of edf9581e6a any ulterior f89565c625 motives.9852c6c94c47f30f

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After all, Nils Bowman ccba63db9d was as straightforward and 05b09f9c34 transparent as a person 1ab7c45963 could be.524cfb8517195e6f

“Did His Majesty give d0a91be941 you a bonus? Coming up f80e069330 with such 80e02bda92 a good 98c81e7e46 idea and c79a394353 making it 4ee963cae3 a reality 4298c4bef7 deserves a da7e9b0de5 reward.”21711f2489b794f6

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“Ah, well…”6f62cc8158b4a652

Lucian trailed 7a85ba62d9 off, avoiding 5332b3fd71 Nils’ expectant e5a83881cb gaze.90048f96a728b6d4

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A bonus.993386375b36de26

The Emperor had aa900966dd given him something, b0ad03e3f5 albeit not exactly 45b1fab0de what he wanted.e12667617f59f5fa

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Thanks to you, the 8509365ccd bothersome issue of marriage fb9763b7af alliances has been resolved. Here’s a reward.598f4d368b47b077

What the bb4671539b Emperor casually d57e2d3733 handed over ddb22e622f was a fe01be76fa seaside villa 4020905143 from the c7be66114e imperial estate.78a697f89eca0842

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‘I don’t a26fb0cbae even use e89bc68d2b villas! Gold would’ve been 9bae899f2e better—just give me ee63bd7417 gold!’c2af1b7de6f72a99

That thought 4b1a17d867 nearly escaped 89e2df6dc1 his lips, 2c0a09e428 but fortunately, de6ae8e54d he managed 7b324f1a84 to hold 4a4ead7bf9 it in. Saying it bb9155da66 aloud could’ve 03dff98d97 caused trouble, 833ca0c674 considering the 3eee3562e3 Emperor’s unpredictable 72dc54b86e temperament.62289ec54920ad59

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“In any case, 132610e640 having you as 7018aa9042 Chief of Staff 8cd70594cf makes working so 5e5d9dff09 much easier, Sir b7f08414fc Lucian.”79a1c6fed3a4cdc3

Nils nodded ec4684dbf5 vigorously, continuing 35f5eb04c2 his praise.2d2214c12471313d

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“You’re the 027920c2f8 only one 31f504a1cf who can b268cf22c5 manage His 1a5b4424e8 Majesty’s eccentricities 6624ac8f72 so well, b0c61b2e8f and you c168d0077f even speak b4633ee081 your mind eb4c2a52a4 to him a13eb2d008 freely. It’s truly impressive.”a96bbbe5f90e08e7

The compliments kept b4f2d419b8 flowing, all the 57b0dbd17e way back to 57eb57026f Lucian’s office.19e440ac6aa1e5aa

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“Ah, Sir Lucian!”077ac661f40060f7

Just as d6a463a642 Lucian was 87c0858ed0 about to c5ace27011 step into 1c15892ae2 the aide fb4baa77be office, Nils 74d073bbc7 cautiously called 29a4d213d3 out to 62cbe6ae03 him.5b4318e7a75a5556

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“About… His Majesty’s, efe4b5e159 um, that…”3f138aba3ba9c023

Nils’ uncharacteristic hesitation ead1c2dcf1 made Lucian look c0199de8f9 at him with 73c5e3a8ea a calm, yet 2f5e44b1da not-so-warm smile. His lips curved d34b5c2448 gently, but his 1c4d6eb80d eyes were devoid 7a7f2f26b3 of any mirth. The stark difference in 75af3e0a24 warmth felt like a 990c7db446 warning.e72e6dfd6fa8b9ca

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“Sir Nils, you af499938f3 know better than d250c25552 anyone that His 31595c5552 Majesty is not dcf1e659ab a careless man.”c155c7fb5714193f

“…”e8567079c18946f9

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“We only need to 3c1f081831 focus on our tasks 93b505b196 without getting swayed by df2db1c373 the countless rumors surrounding 0ec4d895ed him.”05f3e07104f40cec

“…”164f2a182d091c45

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“I truly 2c9f438008 appreciate how a9788dbdfe straightforward you c13c154e48 are, Sir 591f9142ad Nils. His Majesty values f1b3d27859 that as well. Let’s not f200818889 get caught 2101867783 up in 50c78f021b unfounded gossip.”407f449c99961f01

“…I apologize, Sir 6a79a5fc80 Lucian. I wasn’t thinking clearly.”4b3e4f07e8879fb6

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Nils quickly d18e3e8949 apologized, and 53af93d81a Lucian was 5f28254df8 confident it 166108525f wouldn’t happen 8d580252e0 again. Nils Bowman was a 6e26d00eb8 man of his word.4cb0049f002e0a32

“Oh, I have 4b9f28c12f something for you.”a1921a32828cec8c

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Suddenly, as if remembering, 13ae0e0ae2 Nils spoke up.1ace1c374e7bfb24

“A letter eae07043e0 and a b4793919f3 gift have 924d9d5f08 arrived from 65111565a8 Prince Joachim.”31bd4de1aeea298f

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“Again?”0d3aed99a318b14c

“Yes. I made sure to ba172fdcb1 deliver it secretly, knowing 68995e2257 His Majesty wouldn’t be 9a478b1e9a pleased.”3ebcf76319169700

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After checking his cdece909c4 surroundings, Nils carefully f558fcda2e pulled out an 80ae76fdf1 envelope bearing Antien’s 9c0ad5c73f crest. Lucian had seen it b1289124a4 so many times that dd96949c6c he could probably draw 1ebe637c64 it with his eyes 21f6676c99 closed.5c783be9a68d5de0

“The gift has been 9620d19b8d placed in your room. I didn’t bring 35e229a281 it to the c65ea959c8 office in case 53f733406d His Majesty sees ed36222555 it.”ac2d178c9de4e765

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“Haha. Thank you…”83be707bff9f1fc6

Nils, lowering his voice abbffb4a89 as if performing some 641ff98558 covert operation, prompted a fe3fa58e72 faint, exasperated smile from 46032e6e2a Lucian.09ffb406e3bdaa14

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It had been ec6cc6a999 two years since b35544206e Prince Joachim of 9401058f82 Antien started sending 47c052d6a6 letters. Two years since 4c8e85ccd9 he had visited 13098d5f69 Pranas and learned, c456619c08 after his return, adb222eb3b that Lucian had 8ae0993bf4 fallen ill partly 01796dcfe6 due to the 1d7f5ef79b wine he had 10c8e56cfb served. Ever since then, 616b337cc3 Joachim had been 13873ac981 sending letters of 20e1050dd6 apology accompanied by 66cc1fc026 gifts.350c01c363cbbb64

At first, Lucian 7d3c6bfab7 thought it would 7160eca646 stop after a 81871f5d2c few times, but 357e33196a the letters kept c768c44510 coming. When Joachim 1972de3f82 couldn’t attend c94939b715 the opening f13c46162e of the 372aa925a5 port established c4b9900832 through an c642785ec3 agreement with 7a723d3bf7 Antien, he 858ffebbd5 sent a 3c7069e523 tearful letter feb2b1fa56 along with 1515523f6a a shipload 4001ae802f of gifts. The letter went c5368ac2e8 on at length fe3ad4a193 about his disappointment 893ebfb30a at not being 64c14f5061 able to reunite 8dcf8e1dc3 with Lucian and 014aa09fd6 the heartbreak it c7dcc5ff95 caused him, even 6fbd4258e6 claiming he fell 1b0f5849b4 ill from the d12594eec2 distress.93e6cb60432ba791

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‘What an ordeal 01b8bd139e that was.’eae79d17dfb4c27e

Suppressing a sigh, Lucian c33bd986da opened the latest letter.ff651eb14b51065b

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Lucian,28c4aeda92092387

I was relieved to 3c4fb254c5 hear that you’ve forgiven 925134222b me, but reading your a26a65b483 reply makes me doubt e2fa0da4ac if that’s really true.
“Thank you, but please 6a4f426712 stop sending these.” Really?
How can anyone send 2f5089106e a reply with just 1f84c8543e two lines? Oh wait, 58b158c5b7 including your 45e3aa3658 signature, it’s 76bc8e03d9 three. Should I a5f21674d4 feel happy 2306e05a89 that it’s 89cf256558 one more 80e1d74ef5 line than a83a89b7d2 last time?
I want 343f48d029 to talk 01ebbfcaa1 to you 59285f389a more, but cf4a737c9e your replies 7765294336 are always 343ab58749 too short. It breaks my heart.
Even your 5ac0916ac4 handwriting is 01bd597b8d flawless, which ee9b0d6f5c makes it 07e2247d05 even worse. Could you 9a596dc714 write just f1ee7909be a little c091c54089 longer next 6dfb04cdb2 time?
Oh, is Heraith overworking 18eade42d2 you, leaving you no d38705cc8f time to write?
Why don’t you 33b32c4a5c just come to 95a24aa7cc me? I promise 008d2020bd to treat 884cb4d522 you like c6363fe131 royalty.
I hope a73996769f you’ll change 28bd72871d your mind d98d717166 and join ac57d4130e me soon. Until then, I 927c71f5af dream of the d388a83433 day we reunite.daf1b96efbfa6cfa

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Yours always,
Joachim.8f00daa6fd1aa014

*P.S.
1. I kept the greetings dd26ff462d short this time, as 3a48e016a1 you requested. How’s that?
2. Is triple d36f3ee237 your salary c82739d310 not enough? What about five times?*97945d10ee5784c2

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What is he, a 6aeaa62e82 child? Complaining about short ecffe22d82 replies like this…7b5ca80bf8e46bf6

After reading, Lucian a01681f7cf folded the letter e4ca562d4f back neatly into 1a0ec0adbe its envelope. He would’ve 70f249ef88 crumpled it 0f67e0a1b5 if it b19575b3ff weren’t for ec8ae16b31 Nils’ curious 605c7e53f3 gaze.097ab2dda8662a61

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“Thank you, e8e6abba16 Sir Nils.”49411d5bd64c6b52

Lucian tucked a6125824ce the letter 4cc93c9c69 into his 8ada9eff09 pocket and 71caf2e049 nodded.4c71dcade8bda221

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“You’re welcome. I’ll make sure c62236b3d4 to handle the 78c697b7be next delivery discreetly.”83d55b8c9938b798

Nils smiled brightly, cf6dc1964b and after a ec81abe225 bit of small 1e8f6222b2 talk, the two 602f120e4f parted ways.bce90fab84b182a7

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Maintaining a faint 79ac5adaf7 smile, Lucian headed e2d04f2ddd back to his 8732554450 workplace—the Emperor’s office.d8ecc480ca9a7c64

Back to Heraith’s side.0b12cfe9b9e826c2

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