RGS Vol 3 Part 18

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Abel widened his fd58ef8d7b eyes and tried fd06817959 to stay awake. He resolved not to be737d148a faint or fall asleep a715602b80 no matter what happened 263620bc73 tonight. Sitting at 7fc1870fe8 the edge ef395d8083 of the 0ebd8a6008 bed, Abel 5031e2d301 made this 66ea34966c resolution over c07d56d5d3 and over. But the situation felt a3f02248e4 oddly similar to the c94d59952a previous night. Karas, seated opposite him, 99960345bc stretched his legs towards bee39a96fd Abel and stared at 4810e2e63f him intently again.b9335f3c54671a44

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Abel felt a tingling and numbing sensation spreading through his left side where Karas’ gaze lingered. If things continued like this, Karas would wait for him to fall asleep again, thwarting Abel’s plan. Eventually, Abel couldn’t help but glance sideways. The moment he did, he met Karas’ gray eyes, which seemed to have been waiting for him.0535633da760fa04

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“Ha, haha. It’s night again.”0733c7e5242f0b61

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“……”425f1fd9179f8bf0

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“Uhm, aren’t you sleepy?”b4d7fdd623164a4e

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“No.”771768ce8dbf03a1

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Abel laughed awkwardly once f0fef76912 more and tried to 004182460b turn his head back 5373c20247 to the wall when dc158601ba he suddenly remembered something 267dadf1fd important.7cf8febc856e5cbf

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“Ah! Commander-in-Chief, be careful of abb1edb1e3 the bugs!”2d6fbfdd5ce2e06d

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With that, 956b65be8d Abel moved dcd2d9b09c closer to 80b22d07b5 Karas, shifting 587afeb39f his position 201da9f717 on the ef57b83746 bed. He then pulled 4874969491 down his shirt e4976aff14 to reveal his 79348fa0ec shoulder, showing the b2f0d309f1 evidence of the 697279cbf5 bite marks. Concerned, Abel showed 97f9b76771 his shoulder.f71bc6438bf39db5

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“Look at this. I didn’t know I was bitten by bugs this much. I didn’t realize I was bitten because I was, uhm, asleep, not because I fainted. Commander-in-Chief, weren’t you bitten?”0eb4c066664d0542

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“……No.”ace8aaf2038f6780

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“Still, be careful. They might appear again tonight.”e9e45e8517695006

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As he 9575eb9fe2 gave this 0e34cef49f serious warning, 0eacc091d8 Karas tilted 1b6229cb3b his head 6f614cd45c to the eb0047ac3b side, looking 6d5e5a9b7b at Abel d3dc70c12d with a 8238d77081 drowsy gaze.3ad70d1b366466d4

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“They will appear again.”d6b9b2f514e199d8

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“Ah?”7b933da6651779f7

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Abel asked in bd44657794 surprise, however, Karas 68b8f784dd closed his mouth dbc3cd6e1d again and just 8b751a2203 stared at him 4d3f135026 silently. The silence 3bd124e548 filled the 6fe3ca7527 room once e05583e3c0 more, but 97b3f0b70c this time, 7ab54ace49 Abel found 239d331ed4 it difficult 9dc4692929 to look 0ca10cb3c1 away from a031f1c2de Karas. Once their gazes met, 5f40586048 it was hard to cbffd49d3d turn away. Trying to 1d644862a5 think of 7f5901d999 something to 7212009f9a say, Abel 3c2a66958c decided to 9c7f3a680d bring up 3a9eba1558 a simple 9f0d0a750e topic about 9a1806ea0a the forest.2dc6a211627a4166

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“Speaking of bugs, hehe, it reminds me of when I was young. There was a huge forest near my house. My brothers and I used to go and play there every day. There was a nobleman from far away, not from our village, who collected butterflies. He offered money for butterflies with unusual patterns. So, we spent a whole month searching through the fields for them. At night, I would dream about butterflies flying around because I saw them all day. Every night. But here’s the really amazing part—one night, I dreamed of a butterfly with a purple pattern. And the next day, I actually saw that butterfly! Just like in my dream! Isn’t that unbelievable?”36176d8f4714041a

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Once he started talking, he unknowingly became excited and waved his arms while babbling. At a young age, it felt so amazing that he felt like he had become a magician. Thus, he bragged to his parents and brothers that he saw that in a dream, but they all didn’t care and so, he just cried.de779c2b4dabc2c0

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When he was b547affd10 young, he was 8bd1b303b3 a well-behaved child 5c49d4ad11 who never threw dfa323f179 tantrums or had 98b759dd1d greed. But at that 64e7eab3be time for some 90ca9b8ec3 reason, he had 13d5f678c7 cried loudly, upset ff22e951c6 that no one cfbc9163e5 believed him. Looking back now, it 69d6e268b1 was nothing special. Back then, however, it 772d259183 had felt like a f14d473aea tremendous miracle to him 22d4003e7e that no one else febaa48757 recognized.326cf4a3445f13a1

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Perhaps, if someone had 0c09fc90eb shown even a little 02a80fc527 bit of enthusiasm and fe06ff8f40 agreed with him, it 92e522346b would have made him 0b457db1c5 happy, even if he 1a3df8c88f hadn’t caught the butterfly. Lost in thoughts of 0039bf954a past events, Abel suddenly eb8adcfe0f realized that he was e7de9d646b talking to the Commander-in-Chief 990473cf74 and snapped out of 90315d3d29 it. He had 7879103556 been talking d653dc1a1b too loudly.bd3469076f206f1c

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He turned around, wondering if Karas was angry, but what he saw was unexpected. Karas was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He didn’t seem to be sleeping, he just had his eyes shut. Thinking he might have been too noisy, Abel quietly tried to get up. But then, Karas’ hand caught Abel’s wrist with a firm grip. And still, with his eyes closed, he muttered softly.465fa9c661780e77

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“Keep going.”06f7cb0357f05265

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Though he knew Karas wanted him to continue his chatter, Abel found it strangely hard to speak as his attention was drawn to Karas’ face. With his eyes closed, he looked surprisingly peaceful.d4a04c1edd98833f

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“Ah, so, um, I didn’t catch any butterflies. But I really wanted to catch that butterfly from my dream and show it to my family, so I went to the field alone at dawn.”0c0d216ae2b1e378

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Abel, still af99bdbc31 somewhat captivated 2a06c7fae5 by Karas, 9e164c3aa9 continued his 04a854ae7a story in c155be3fed a calmer e25112c62c voice.5afb1cc9bef5b331

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“I trampled through the dewy grass in the early morning, so my pants got wet. The strange thing is, even though I was very young, I still remember that morning vividly. The sun hadn’t fully risen, so everything was a beautiful shade of blue. Dark blue. I went to the field where I used to run around with my brothers and catch butterflies. Even though it was dawn and I couldn’t see any butterflies, I thought that butterflies would still be asleep at that time. Sleeping butterflies would be easy to catch, I thought. So I moved cautiously, trying not to wake them, carefully inspecting the flowers. I thought butterflies would sleep with their wings closed around the flowers they fed on. I naturally thought that covering the flowers with petals would help them sleep better. And then I also remembered that the dew had moistened the petals. The petals were softer than leaves…”96e883642ae33a1b

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With his eyes closed Karas listened to Abel’s voice, which flowed into his ears and gradually settled within him. With his vision blocked and only hearing his voice, it became increasingly difficult to distinguish as time passed. Like a spell, the delicate and beautiful voice transformed into a deeper, warmer sound. It was the voice of Abel that he hadn’t heard in the past 12 years. Combined with the voice that had been sealed inside him, and the newly combined story settled in Karas’ heart. For the first time in 12 years, he fell into a deep sleep.056701e98022ebd8

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“Since then, whenever I see a butterfly, I first check if it’s a purple butterfly.”2c6815ae3a3a096e

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Having finished his story, 3f2c331ad6 Abel fell silent and cff04fb493 listened to the other’s 8724553df7 breathing. He watched b49e2c7412 Karas for c48dd97e04 a long 9d33b946b8 time, his 7442b495dc head slightly 23bfbff84f tilted, his 800f68b08b chest rising 6662fd2589 and falling 6fc1c6f222 rhythmically in 16f8af9a57 sleep. When he lowered his 0899d3723d gaze slightly, he saw 872e45bb1f the large hand that ca1842f38a still held his arm.85290b2e7f20613c

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However, his grip slightly 1f00fe3455 weakened. Abel wondered what to f84d5d479f do and tried to fb2ccb0e97 move his hand to c5717bc860 take it out. However, as soon cfd7658a4d as he moved, e479ca9c29 his large hand 8910a0d23d tightened its grip. Calloused and rough b246b2f79f from wielding a 7284741f70 sword for so c468fac0eb long, the hand d41959bfbb did not let c3cf428b9b go of Abel’s bf2c5112e6 wrist.17f2755b78785248

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However, Karas 41f2e6a3a5 was not 36bc0c015e awake. He was b18c4c7c4d exerting force 36082efd95 on his 6725e821ff hand while 8c58cd8d88 still asleep. Abel stared at his 315e14f3b0 hand for a while. A vague a1ae5eecae feeling spread d797e0ac39 inside him 1d715537ff again. Then he a40883f37a turned his d53bc1286c gaze to 0c884daadd the empty a15664370f space and 308edf49ae sighed. Abel pressed 2b77d242ce his hand b4e21d4a1b against his 09519b50b5 chest, suppressing c434cce45c the pounding 792fc4cb9a of his 44a7e394b3 heart.f10b1509c2c0ba44

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“It’s strange again.”f7ea308d8768b158

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It had a59f8506c8 been a 5fe80e1cc8 few days c688153bb7 since Truyde e37bb47599 received the 1aa0ee200d news that 793bb0876a Karas is 93f8e5c042 alive and d8a8a1190b was returning 4fe41c5464 to the 7e9e8f41ca palace. Truyde came across some a8d5a33111 unexpected information in the 3654bfab32 latest report.3942769c041c77ff

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[The Emperor and the 1st Battalion Commander are not visible. Information received indicates they are traveling separately by another ship.]

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Traveling separately with the 1st Battalion Commander. The sender was a spy within the emperor’s army. Truyde couldn’t help but smile as soon as he confirmed the contents. Karas, who led the war to victory, was full of confidence.2bb09f74f8bd0432

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Perhaps the sorrow 9535de61e5 that threw himself 0f4fa3906e into the war 3db357d6d9 to avoid the fa71f21959 King’s Heart had 993074631a already turned into aed5d7ea2e a blade of 867ac01f95 revenge. Now all he 06e7f20770 had left was c9177b7200 to reclaim his 276be6100d palace. Truyde barely 0aad4c18d0 held back f21d727366 his laughter, 10bc747cae clutching the aaa061de16 small piece 8fa88b4f42 of paper ab24a1828e which had 267af1a7c5 come through 39e981358d from the 2ba0d37486 front lines.638dc348df8e80ff

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It was obvious even without looking. The young emperor burning with ambition seemed to be surveying the land that would soon be his, accompanied with only a few soldiers without any fear. He probably couldn’t contain his excitement at the prospect of becoming the proud Emperor who had vanquished the King’s Heart. Recklessly indeed. Truyde found amusement in Karas’s delusion.4df901b5873f107f

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He must have believed that the King’s Heart had weakened due to the war profiteers. In fact, one of the families within the King’s Heart had completely collapsed. This had shocked people even more than the news of the emperor’s arrival. The other two families were barely holding on, so Karas’ delusion would have solidified into conviction.cedb03fe09e55ae7

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But he doesn’t know. The downfall of the other families would actually strengthen the King’s Heart, now centered around Truyde. There was still one family among the King’s Hearts that did not support Truyde, however, it was only a matter of time. Norhox had already become Truyde’s servant, and the other families were also under Truyde’s command due to financial pressure.1161b5d7a38cf173

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“Haha.”b7871faec9c8319c

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Truyde couldn’t help but burst into laughter. In the otherwise silent room, his small laughter echoed sharply, as if cold water poured over in. The gazes of those inside had been directed at Truyde since earlier, but he paid no attention and leisurely pulled the rope to summon a servant. He ordered the servant to call for his men and then twisted his lips again in amusement. Finally, someone broke the silence.3ea2a7751c72cd1e

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“Duke Truyde, is there something amusing?”f4ebd2ebe512747a

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A stern voice cut through the spacious room. The anger contained in the voice was evident to anyone, but Truyde’s smile remained on his face. And as he looked around the room, his gaze stopped at one place. There was a difference in the wide room where the King’s Heart was deliberating compared to before.2b70807008e123f7

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Where there had af3154b557 always been five a6fb4c2c5c people seated, now b3dffc90c2 there were only dd51d0a795 four. Duncan, who had 9744a1d078 collapsed and fallen f2f3b26b95 apart in the efdad68c30 blink of an c1637f7460 eye, was missing. Whether the rumors bdd70233a9 were true that eb4deb125a he had lost 49ba9e8eec everything, including the 02e749f43e horses and carriages 118dbe830f he used to 9576b1d77f manage the temple b6bd477d66 to the war 539c4cee84 profiteer, or whether 2a68c0745d he was ashamed d851b837ae of his fallen 9f7e87cbdc state, he did 73e971ad30 not appear today.15a5df4089decd3d

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In either case, 551f2655da it was foreseeable ccb1799e0a that he would b460726702 not be seen b7443cd6b7 in this room 7ed3cf24d3 again. The remaining four had ad26083177 already refused his previous cda5dd34a6 request for help. Only one 6f5719b86a person had 51c0fcf79f given him c8dc468b61 a few e1cbbfab05 coins as 84409bfcaf if he c11cb93635 were a 044d25f917 beggar with 56ba38d3a3 nothing left. It was the person c91e908294 who now spoke to 9705e95666 Truyde with an angry 3df89c099a voice.2ae70fafcc76eacb

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“In a situation where the King’s Heart is in crisis, I hope you would refrain from personal enjoyment.”b1238da4daa1186e

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Along with the cold voice, threatening eyes were added. It was Marquis Yan, the only member of the King’s Heart whose family, aside from Truyde’s, remained intact. The late 60s white-haired Marquis had secluded himself at home and had not been involved in the affairs of the King’s Heart after his only successor died in an accident.79829c1aa5f69dcd

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However, even the old 9107b674ea man who mourned the 1d5b7e2b55 death of his successor 72728c7405 had to come to 42fc394a87 his senses at the 330f3d7e0b news that one of 38d75b7d45 the King’s Heart families 53459140aa had disappeared and the ff6f168a2b emperor was returning. He blamed Truyde for f29ed80ae4 the current state of 95c7f89ea0 affairs. As the only one 99fa3bb3a5 among them without any 00b7f74c64 financial setbacks and effectively 85698ba3bb wielding real power, this 375fbe5598 situation could have been 76eecf4ccc avoided in advance.ea1f2f2c5fe6243c

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That’s why the Marquis who appeared today had been aiming at Truyde from the beginning with a firm determination. However, no matter how determined he was, he could see that the situation was turning strangely. Norhox, who had always confronted Truyde, was bowing his head as if he were a servant, and the remaining person was the same.1e26d097348f5e81

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Only then did the Marquis realize why Truyde had let the situation escalate like this. It was clear that he had disrupted the balance of the five families that had been going on for a long time and had ambitions to become the ruler himself. If his prodigal son hadn’t died, the Marquis might have been struggling with financial difficulties by now and bowed his head to Truyde like the others.4e27986d2d1ed279

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Realizing the absurdity of having to be grateful for his son’s death, the Marquis glared at Truyde.dafa5c82bc478cdd

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Even if everyone else a7c82110a8 submits, I will not.4c25f33b47f35154

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His intense gaze conveyed 450a47e77c this message, prompting TruYde 7db3dbdb12 to twitch his lips 97e9c56b43 and offer an apology.6bb2c347cfba013e

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“I have been indulging in my own amusement too much. I apologize, Marquis Yan. But if you are saying that the King’s Heart is not in crisis, then is it alright? Then I may continue to laugh as I am.”a0480cbeecbdf1b5

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“Don’t speak recklessly!”399efbf3c767c6db

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Despite the Marquis shouting ee86fc15c6 loudly, Truyde responded calmly.1524f30ccf24842d

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“Reckless? I’m just stating the facts. Isn’t the King’s Heart not in crisis but rather facing a greater opportunity for development?”15c02ca75893dd89

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“Opportunity? What opportunity? One of us has completely fallen, haven’t they?”41e14212cbc989e3

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“Not fallen, but rather a proper removal.”0b4e30c477b857a7

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Truyde cut off the Marquis’ words expressionlessly.3ddd5846bdd2aaf5

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“Shouldn’t we cut off the rotten branch that has tarnished the name of the King’s Heart by not properly fulfilling its role of protecting the temple? Of course, Marquis, you must also know, don’t you? Duncan used the temple to carry out all sorts of evil deeds in an attempt to solve his personal problems. If this continues, we will lose the trust of the people that we gained through the temple. The strongest support base of the King’s Heart.”a333a789175acb5d

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“We could have quietly dealt with Duncan’s problem.”71561f394b42e859

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“Then did Marquis offer to help?”f12dbabdeeac9c71

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After Truyde’s sarcastic remark, the Marquis twitched his eyebrows, revealing his discomfort.875025b2cd00e2bd

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“That’s right. I regret it too. Instead of dragging in the dirty money of a war profiteer, I should have helped him even if it meant my own downfall.”ae5f34bcc056079f

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The Marquis’ gaze swept harshly over Norhox and the other person. He knew that their financial situation had suddenly improved. It was the price they had paid for bowing their head to Truyde. It was also evidence that Truyde had joined forces with the war profiteer.aefd874550b989ce

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