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.dbba0287be2af464
There were so many d04f708614 places in this vast e63320ef9e palace that needed guarding!cc6fdfafdbe8c346
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As a result, cffd702173 he, a squad 6bb82deeb2 leader in name 4940def82c only, was patrolling 1fc946d89e the palace himself.3899260103a860f1
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.f708090524d2f02d
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“Has His Majesty gone out and killed everyone again?”dc834ff22682ad08
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.e8fa623d571fd29a
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“No, it wasn’t. It’s not that.”6b9896bcc6e0ae75
The guard, 29494b63cf out of f0475bf29f breath and 312452acbe unable to 39dd00716a speak, pointed 156ca14226 to a 72da0d1ea0 place with 1ed21887b2 his hand.386437f04bc0755f
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“Over there, haah. There’s a problem at the palace where the guests are staying.858715db3c2a0aff
The palace 19e7cb9848 where the 799a915ab5 guests are 90b923abb0 staying?a5cdef94af0e76b0
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Aren’t the only ones who used that place usually the King’s Heart?50fb23a334490816
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.8a06648880841930
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D*mn it, it’s Marquis Norhox again.5d25ace195ef5a5f
“Which way did he go?”a94ae87e5b1d740c
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The guard, 7aa9edb752 frowning like 7cacbeb04a the squad 18e3d33b14 leader, shook bdb930c756 his head.2beba54bfc8e4fc5
“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.'”948b30f90b0bd047
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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.17eab8821d79b28a
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However, now, it ecfdb4b45a felt like an ad366213d2 awl piercing through 58576d1a14 his own secrets. He felt suffocated, 6f7fbd3067 and chills ran 2cff66a955 down enveloping his f1f053cc4c entire body. It seemed as 5faa3cf4dc if the secret 538b95e36b of his family, 74e623d728 which had been ab9baacd59 kept hidden for 90a0d2c006 hundreds of years, 21539cc030 was about to ce19a521eb be exposed by 13cb9c10e5 the owner of 8b7c3e338c those green eyes. It felt like an b7f05a7720 impregnable wall had collapsed, 732fa4989e revealing his hidden self.7dfef6cd5cf9e07c
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.3040c6b656977b38
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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.5a85dc12e253b2db
Don’t worry. That guy doesn’t know anything.f8fd55aa3ea96d86
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He’s locked in a room guarded by soldiers, just go and slit his throat, and it will be over.40d1a8abe72484a9
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.a98c6d19007c282d
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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.706d6134511c19f5
Knock, knock.21f58e456539da61
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Until a b3b550d075 knock and 2ae0fb9bf3 the urgent 7a8577d89b opening of 28d266cd2a the door, cb179c5991 Abel was 125311afec the only 7962bb096a problem for ad6216b17b Truyde. However, a f4a29afcc6 subordinate who 87048553cc appeared with 8973cd6e2b a pale d2a68ee4b9 face said b7001742e5 something he 88ee43539a had never 6777c0bfc5 expected.601e2443bf4a710f
“Your Grace, there’s a problem with the forest.”0b7c31721e4950ff
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The Dragon’s Forest?0b6bde61c76b98b0
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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.6f7a23364c91516b
Honestly, he still couldn’t believe it.13bd5a2b3f476a51
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How could 839213eb2b this be 3d4a3595cb possible?26492bbae3288038
He was d3baf3e631 clearly a 8fccf2b92e person who 18d655d980 had been 5b59e5bde0 lying incapacitated, fed4352eae unable even af66977478 to move eff9b6642d a finger. However, he was now 2ec3877be1 effortlessly fending off attacking 3b101f87ca soldiers rushing at him dd1c14514b despite being covered in 756356e6c7 wounds all over his e4d9d7c317 body. The more cc99949a47 he did d9585e3b5b that, the a3aef24022 more the 43b945d9d6 butler became 14ac2250bf more anxious.39c80fe0d46efdb0
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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.8998dba8701ca3a7
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.3d2f8eef19aadde7
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“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.”c2ecd2238e085f00
For the first time, Ashler who had been moving forward steadily turned his body at the mention of ‘His Majesty.’56509f19a97fa549
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“The war be06247a60 profiteer used 80af11930a to say a6bae68e5f that. That I am the a83c6d1a1f most beloved subordinate to 26600de988 His Majesty.”9e82d2a1a76cef6f
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.6f789ae35253442c
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“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.”53eaaecdd1c619ba
Ashler lowered his c0f0ebf140 sunken eyes before 029ea2426b looking back at 8ce70b6920 the butler again.d82e61d1d1cf95a1
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“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.”99779a0c722427c5
Even though Ashler’s voice sounded dry, his profound despair was evident.4733701d8717496f
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“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?”93bc6b54a412589b
“No, I should have predicted everything before that and protected him. I should have sent him to a safe place in advance.”ad4ada34bf410ed1
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Ashler spat out coldly f42343b5e4 and gripped his sword 83d3a2684e tightly. From the 4d42cecaaa direction he 0271c74037 was glaring f4fadd68d7 at, there b568b8c2c2 was a d6b949b087 rustling sound, 5238ff49b4 and then a524a3f127 a black 89cb9986da figure suddenly c44444b652 appeared.e15dc5d1865f9b40
“Haa, haa, Sir Ashler.”f29c819565e2f61d
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Nani, out of bd10124ed2 breath, hurriedly spoke ece92a0085 as he approached 3248201929 Ashler after searching d125121cb3 near the library.e0527027c4ef39e6
“Lord Abel has been taken to Regas Palace…”e0b70db7b1c6afc9
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Before Nani could 1ae0a204fb finish his sentence, 81a13704ed Ashler started running b2d77f7269 fiercely. The butler followed 2fb271d015 him again, but 9c5d7c1e00 his worries only 1e94cab169 grew. Every step ea247da60e Ashler took 04d9710425 left a db4fc01ba6 trail of 5098ac1956 blood flowing 52507af33c from his e6e62c1f1b wounds.0064a346ee7bd6ad
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“Ugh!”4a7ac4d7ad1bb8bd
Abel groaned through clenched cb23d71cdf teeth and pushed the 5ceccbfc72 cabinet with all his 8aea7956f3 strength.1ab67f36093f268b
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Creak, creak.cecfd99b68affaa2
The heavy furniture 74d79da36f moved little by cda9d9cb36 little, inching its a526a5b15d way onto the d2efeb7231 bed sheet Abel 3c61b2d4d1 had laid down. Once it was 3f1a5366fb on the bedsheet, 7bcc5f979f Abel grabbed the 0251c1f651 sheet under the 4cddb428eb cabinet and pulled 18244f3d28 it. Perhaps because f323fdae5a of the b5a2b15166 reduced friction, 580cd35909 it moved 6727810765 more easily e53dd72619 than when 2e5c6dcda0 he had 4dea840d39 only pushed cb00a9b393 it.044b1250bd07b7e9
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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.73662d678e2f4ea8
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.f8b49eb439dd0b0b
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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.d1a55db2c79279dc
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.5d35475d6fbc0991
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Recalling those usable traps 389f598318 in his mind, he 832b2a7e70 grabbed the blanket. From the start, he 4252703dfc had never expected anyone 7070297b9d to help him. It was too presumptuous 5b77a66b50 to expect someone to d37894adff magically appear and save edd7e3a472 him after he had da57be39a6 walked into danger on f3001dd9f8 his own. So he c46bb1065f never imagined 43e3a39a55 he would 7660df2d16 escape thanks fb7910d1a4 to unexpected 08225593bf help.1a6a017eae516d25
Click.6c9945ddfc991287
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The sound b06d411c6e of something bfaf4128f6 clicking was dc5fa3c88b followed by e87983ad87 the squeak 9f55e193ae of the 35234ec50d door opening.7dd6cee49847e14f
Gasp!bd767529c932003d
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Was Truyde back already?9107c617a05b091e
Then what about the 7e4aa05295 cabinet?8c9b682548b35b5c
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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.facca8c3f0a114c8
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.20607d2fdd2e1844
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It moved 9ec7a649bd as if 02fcd24eea it were 3beb280af0 a door.2bb31f28b9858bee
What is that?9ff010cd0138b3a8
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Could it 30c9937e94 be a ea4776bace secret passage?696e5f131806078c
Before Abel could 91eea7e2df even widen his 4361850788 eyes in surprise, ef55961afa he quickly stepped d1f9658abd back. From the hidden b599c6954b space behind the 4c92fac122 cabinet, a person 81e8125389 holding a sword e632643d5e emerged.7748215e92b868df
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“You.”ac341bab1b6e1ff0
Norhox stepped d6a01bcd99 forward with b24e5bebbd a gleam d9495bb962 of madness aa1e1210ff in his 923ad1c838 eyes as 2caecdbbfe soon as ff1ef5ea27 he saw 282a2eea7f Abel.b5c0ce6927286ec9
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“It’s you. The emperor’s d24e74b7d6 real Regas.”d26737166e074928
Norhox, his 73e6f55957 entire body 164a5d729b covered in e68c317a5d blood, took 8f6a3e0f8b another step 2993689e96 forward, his 794480420b eyes rolling 717b17efcd wildly. Anyone could tell from 7580562580 his insane eyes that 56bce4253b he was out of 07fb555380 his mind. His deranged bd76b19162 gaze sent d2910fbe14 a different 56a33f8532 kind of 510eea8ae7 chill down 2fb38e161c Abel’s spine 52a6bc25f4 compared to 0d6b2868a9 Truyde. Abel took a 7d961632ec deep breath and f48fb78a3f barely managed to 08c0df552d speak.2eb474c2061745f1
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“No, I’m not.”c6fd890e83ca393e
“…You’re not?”5b67c42560a01337
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“Yes.”124f2539fc8920c8
A brief 1444ed7234 silence followed. But soon, 73c883bc6b Norhox’s eyes 5e3a5188ca flared with f9d1a6a836 anger.ad06aa41b043e22a
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“No. You are a Regas. This is the room 1e37920595 Truyde uses! It’s no use 845769c882 trying to deceive a63c5d7008 me. You are my 8aecb17a3e Regas! The real Rega—”06539e3fdd8a55d0
“No, I’m not. I’m, I’m…”b22da25ea5cb17b2
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Abel pointed to the fd35ee5e62 tilted cabinet next to 89e63a0d1e the door the door b37553c6ab with his hand.bd5d51b69d5c09d7
“I came to move f71153ac15 the cabinet.”7d7ebc899fec940a
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This time, there was 1544fd430d a long silence.cc6644f0a88867d1
“It seems you’ve found the wrong room.”763fb6739bf6c819
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Abel, who gained 165d281ee4 courage, added a 423745314d polite explanation. This only enraged bee7fe92e5 Norhox further.851537750ecaa781
“D*mn Truyde! Where is he hiding it?”5127a0fce34caee1
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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.83a40114565ea13b
He had dccdbf0192 disappeared, leaving 2915674424 the secret dd984efe48 passage open.5c5d26185babe97c
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