The second squad leader of the palace’s internal defense forces forced his sleepy eyes wide open, eagerly waiting for dawn to break. That d*mned Truyde’s subordinate had taken all the remaining soldiers, leaving them short-handed.
There were so many places in this vast palace that needed guarding!
As a result, he, a squad leader in name only, was patrolling the palace himself.
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The moon was out, but it was obscured by clouds, making everything dark. It was an eerie silence, with no sound of wind or even the sound of small insects, creating an unsettling atmosphere. For some reason, he had a feeling that more bad news would come. So, when a guard came running to report the deaths of soldiers, he wasn’t surprised.
“Has His Majesty gone out and killed everyone again?”
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He had already been uneasy ever since Truyde ordered more soldiers to be sent around the Prince’s Palace than usual today. There had been rumors of trouble with the emperor, and he worried things had worsened. However, the guard shook his head vigorously, contrary to the squad leader’s expectations.
“No, it wasn’t. It’s not that.”
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The guard, out of breath and unable to speak, pointed to a place with his hand.
“Over there, haah. There’s a problem at the palace where the guests are staying.
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The palace where the guests are staying?
Aren’t the only ones who used that place usually the King’s Heart?
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At that moment, the squad leader’s eyes narrowed in realization. The person causing disturbances in the palace recently was staying there tonight. He had personally escorted him because he couldn’t even walk properly, as if drunk.
D*mn it, it’s Marquis Norhox again.
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“Which way did he go?”
The guard, frowning like the squad leader, shook his head.
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“He swiftly killed the soldiers and vanished into the darkness, so I couldn’t see him. But I heard him laughing like a madman and saying this, ‘The Regas is mine.'”
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Truyde looked down at his still trembling hands. He tried to stop the ugly shaking that revealed his agitation by clenching his fists tightly, however, he couldn’t completely suppress it. He felt as if those green eyes were still staring straight at him. The eyes he thought were so clear and pure that he wanted to dirty them.
However, now, it felt like an awl piercing through his own secrets. He felt suffocated, and chills ran down enveloping his entire body. It seemed as if the secret of his family, which had been kept hidden for hundreds of years, was about to be exposed by the owner of those green eyes. It felt like an impregnable wall had collapsed, revealing his hidden self.
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But the real reason for Truyde’s anger was different. He had exposed his complete astonishment, his face showing it all. He knew how foolish and idiotic he must have looked. And he also knew that he should have killed him right then and there. No, he should go and get rid of Abel right now before he notices something else.
He had to do it before Abel suspected something and revealed it to anyone. Despite reaching a clear conclusion, Truyde was unable to move and only looked down at his fist. His hands were still trembling. His body, unaccustomed to the loss of dignity, couldn’t keep up with his rationality.
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Don’t worry. That guy doesn’t know anything.
He’s locked in a room guarded by soldiers, just go and slit his throat, and it will be over.
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Muttering to calm his nerves, he exhaled slowly, and fortunately, it worked. His mind cleared, and his thoughts cooled down again. By tomorrow, everything would be in his hands. The arrogant Karas would die without ever waking up, and the King’s Heart, without any rivals, would be entirely his.
He would rule the entire continent that Karas had expanded by putting forth a new fake emperor. The immense power was right within reach. Nothing could stop him. So, even if Abel noticed something, it didn’t matter.
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Knock, knock.
Until a knock and the urgent opening of the door, Abel was the only problem for Truyde. However, a subordinate who appeared with a pale face said something he had never expected.
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“Your Grace, there’s a problem with the forest.”
The Dragon’s Forest?
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The butler’s legs were trembling so much that he looked like he might collapse at any moment, but he managed to follow the person ahead of him. For nearly 20 years, he had served the world’s most demanding Young Master and he had thought that he was trained and prepared for almost anything. Yet, what he had experienced in the last two months had surpassed those 20 years. This situation right now was no different.
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Honestly, he still couldn’t believe it.
How could this be possible?
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He was clearly a person who had been lying incapacitated, unable even to move a finger. However, he was now effortlessly fending off attacking soldiers rushing at him despite being covered in wounds all over his body. The more he did that, the more the butler became more anxious.
He was terrified by how Ashler was effortlessly fighting, yet at the same time, he trembled with fear that Ashler might suddenly collapse from exhaustion. He had tried to persuade Ashler several times to wait for Nani, who had gone to find Abel, but it was as if he couldn’t hear him.
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Abel had been captured by Truyde, and they didn’t know whether Nani, who had gone to find him, had been captured as well. Meanwhile, Ashler was swinging his sword recklessly, like a person expending their last bit of strength before death. The whole situation was too precarious for the butler. He feared that if anything happened to Abel, everything would fall apart like a domino.
“Ah, Sir Ashler. Nani will find out where the Young Master is. It’s dangerous to charge ahead like this. Besides, Nani said he hasn’t sent any news and informed His Majesty yet.”
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For the first time, Ashler who had been moving forward steadily turned his body at the mention of ‘His Majesty.’
“The war profiteer used to say that. That I am the most beloved subordinate to His Majesty.”
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His voice, lower than usual, sounded like someone else’s. However, it was more troubling that the butler couldn’t understand the sudden, irrelevant statement. Unable to respond, the butler watched as Ashler continued muttering to himself, as if talking to no one in particular.
“I always thought he was mocking me. I believed he was ridiculing me for standing around like a mere ornament, without knowing anything. Because I was kept away from dangerous tasks and only needed to stay by His Majesty’s side. An ornament… Yes, I thought so too. That I was excluded from His Majesty’s plans. So, feeling that I needed to do something, I always watched for an opportunity to step forward, worrying about His Majesty’s plans. Just as His Majesty said, I couldn’t trust him.”
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Ashler lowered his sunken eyes before looking back at the butler again.
“I’m truly foolish. I was so preoccupied with observing the situation that I made a mistake in the most important task. When His Majesty entrusted me with a significant mission that no one else could take on, I didn’t realize it. Protecting Lord Abel was the most important thing. It was the only task I had to do.”
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Even though Ashler’s voice sounded dry, his profound despair was evident.
“You did your best, Sir Ashler. You ensured the Young Master could escape safely. H-How could you have known he would come out of the forest again?”
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“No, I should have predicted everything before that and protected him. I should have sent him to a safe place in advance.”
Ashler spat out coldly and gripped his sword tightly. From the direction he was glaring at, there was a rustling sound, and then a black figure suddenly appeared.
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“Haa, haa, Sir Ashler.”
Nani, out of breath, hurriedly spoke as he approached Ashler after searching near the library.
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“Lord Abel has been taken to Regas Palace…”
Before Nani could finish his sentence, Ashler started running fiercely. The butler followed him again, but his worries only grew. Every step Ashler took left a trail of blood flowing from his wounds.
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“Ugh!”
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Abel groaned through clenched teeth and pushed the cabinet with all his strength.
Creak, creak.
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The heavy furniture moved little by little, inching its way onto the bed sheet Abel had laid down. Once it was on the bedsheet, Abel grabbed the sheet under the cabinet and pulled it. Perhaps because of the reduced friction, it moved more easily than when he had only pushed it.
It took a long time to move it next to the door, but even though Abel’s face turned red as if it might burst, he didn’t stop. There was another cabinet closer to the wall near the door, but no matter how hard he pushed, it wouldn’t budge. Due to that, this left him exhausted from moving the more distant piece of furniture.
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However, even after moving it, he couldn’t rest. He didn’t know when Truyde would return, so he had to make the most of this time as quickly as possible. Abel pushed one side of the cabinet next to the door and propped something under it. He didn’t push it all at once but bit by bit until the cabinet was tilted to the point of nearly falling over.
He was setting up a trap. He connected the door handle to the tilted cabinet so that when someone opened the door, the cabinet would fall. Since the room had no windows, the only way to escape was through the door, but he couldn’t open it with his strength. Thus, he planned to wait until the door opened to make his escape.
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In order to succeed in one go, he needed to set up one or two more traps in case he would somehow dodge the cabinet. Abel took a deep breath and hurried over to the bed. He tore the blanket into long strips to make a tripwire that someone might trip over once they stepped on it. He thought of various traps he’d made to catch animals in the forest.
Recalling those usable traps in his mind, he grabbed the blanket. From the start, he had never expected anyone to help him. It was too presumptuous to expect someone to magically appear and save him after he had walked into danger on his own. So he never imagined he would escape thanks to unexpected help.
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Click.
The sound of something clicking was followed by the squeak of the door opening.
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Gasp!
Was Truyde back already?
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Then what about the cabinet?
Wait, he hadn’t set up the other traps yet. He turned his head in panic and worry but found that the cabinet hadn’t worked as expected.
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It stood still, not moving an inch. The reason was that the door hadn’t opened. Abel, finally realizing this, turned his eyes in search of the source of the sound. He saw the other cabinet, which he had been unable to move earlier because it was too heavy, now moving. Unlike his previous struggles, it moved too easily.
It moved as if it were a door.
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What is that?
Could it be a secret passage?
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Before Abel could even widen his eyes in surprise, he quickly stepped back. From the hidden space behind the cabinet, a person holding a sword emerged.
“You.”
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Norhox stepped forward with a gleam of madness in his eyes as soon as he saw Abel.
“It’s you. The emperor’s real Regas.”
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Norhox, his entire body covered in blood, took another step forward, his eyes rolling wildly. Anyone could tell from his insane eyes that he was out of his mind. His deranged gaze sent a different kind of chill down Abel’s spine compared to Truyde. Abel took a deep breath and barely managed to speak.
“No, I’m not.”
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“…You’re not?”
“Yes.”
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A brief silence followed. But soon, Norhox’s eyes flared with anger.
“No. You are a Regas. This is the room Truyde uses! It’s no use trying to deceive me. You are my Regas! The real Rega—”
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“No, I’m not. I’m, I’m…”
Abel pointed to the tilted cabinet next to the door the door with his hand.
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“I came to move the cabinet.”
This time, there was a long silence.
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“It seems you’ve found the wrong room.”
Abel, who gained courage, added a polite explanation. This only enraged Norhox further.
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“D*mn Truyde! Where is he hiding it?”
He thankfully cursed Truyde on Abel’s behalf and then, with a mad gleam in his eye, left the room. Abel, who had averted danger with an accidental lie, stood dazed for a moment before snapping back to reality. Ah, Norhox had inadvertently helped him.
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He had disappeared, leaving the secret passage open.