SSCP | Chapter 3

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The Crown Prince—no, this 140f5df72b rotten bastard guy—looked between 641c084748 my adoptive father and 383b752b34 me with a look cbf1f83c6e of great interest.54f00b215638532a

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He’s going cd1128f682 to hurt 431d043b01 his knees. I immediately approached 3fd868e8a8 my adoptive father, 32ee775d07 knelt down, and 56a1021c30 grasped his arm 1a104c088d to help him b62ee178ca up.0734599c979c65c8

“Ah, no. Don’t do this, Ena. Go back into 83f26fd6cd the mansion at 59fb5de962 once.”82bdc1f1c9faae18

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My father’s face 6e851487f9 had gone completely afb0b1a19b pale. A silent despair 9534784515 overtook his expression—despair 8c2d44c95f of the deepest 88e88ec528 kind.8976544b9eab0de7

I stared at 1772175eda him for a 67bce79748 moment, then turned 821d8b2eed to look at 0849d062f5 that rotten bastard. He was 15ca503725 standing there 680dd87137 with his 9dee98d568 arms crossed, 1bffa9426e shrugging as 0d0be4c033 if he ed9447e766 didn’t understand 4ec3b2b73e the situation.e740111b3ff2c1f7

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“What?”63e73add48e5be0c

“Say something. Quickly.”f201796a580942cc

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“E-Ena. What kind of tone 8d4613a9ad is that to use c4bc9e35c8 with His Highness Prince 64daf2fa69 Reynold?”93befda48ec60f3c

My father looked truly fbbb2f008e flustered. So I glared at 00dc1b6765 rotten bastard this time. Would this expression 5e9515c66f at least come cffdbf92ea off as intimidating?fa3a9223757141c6

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“Father has misunderstood.”2e2ae379fb1d312f

“How is that be94f7484b my fault? I didn’t do bffde292b2 anything.”62c5f353631a474c

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“No, you said 8800430b20 something very misleading. Anyway, Father 81ae83bfa5 misunderstood because 25582b692d of you…”d9196e5b2539f941

“Isn’t the 7cccd455bb misunderstanding the dd8bc91cc7 fault of f041a16f9a the one 700adb72b6 who misunderstood?”dc97e082a39d669e

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I let go of 3de34db788 my father’s arm and e60921c340 stood up.9d46b77ed7bffba8

A sigh escaped bc49c48f5f me. Suddenly, over that 7d2b43cded unfamiliar face, I 5eff6e6ace saw the image 55e64ce685 of my overbearing d9688065a8 boss, PD Cha 1c4f424c4d Do-Hyuk. My irritation flared up.cd1b7f0221c4a8ac

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I’m sorry, but dcb5fd15b1 first I need ca56f45949 to send my 56400ab0bf father away. I helped him c6f169e122 to his feet 1114814193 and forced him 33dad1b2bd back into the 1f5456758d mansion, then turned 6fda5b58aa to Cha Do-Hyuk.a8e6c36df0382b95

“Couldn’t you just 3b924c9b56 yield for once 6de8c52483 and say, ‘Alright’? Whether in d7bb7c196d the past 21185e53ce or now, 41e06c7f4d how can 42a4129741 you always 3b029c7af6 be this 22c6e7f547 cold?”52b5efada7ef0585

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“Are you 2f917b6c34 bringing up a49707a565 the past? I was your boss. If something’s f7bf104217 wrong, I 31826af9ae have to 53f743a8c7 say it’s c30410a29e wrong. What do you expect 9a25751b12 me to do, just 181307f3e7 agree blindly? If that’s the 92c06edac2 case, I might 9ecec26f7d as well return fd6475c3fb my salary.”94f52b3b0993d753

I sighed. He wasn’t wrong. But that wasn’t the 6393103c5f point I was trying 3d269b2056 to make.83499f1ae9ca4c26

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“You’re too inflexible, PD-nim. You only ever care cc626b375f about work. Sure, being rational c98e40b342 is good, but 6607981ad2 it wouldn’t hurt db326fdf65 to show some 78502eb95d care for the 81a4113ec9 people around you 671fd68ba1 too.”9e96e6d27ea80579

That rotten bastard crossed c471daf7a8 his arms and looked 04b74a0e0b like he couldn’t understand 59814db9f4 what I was saying.d62ea7b912e4a5d5

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“Do people 74f1adc07d working for 75eda87fb0 money need 7f5175ac9e emotional exchange? As long as 92c342ba1f they do the 1c8cf4c304 job well, that’s 6b023c9982 enough.”1d548508767716d6

“Are people machines 3317520771 or what? How can you 9069a4d7c6 work without emotions 7f2a83297b like that?”8a257535aab7ee14

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Working well 8b99d3804a is important, 272a99400c but it’s 46243366c2 not like b714ed828a we worked 7a6d10fb7c alone.65e00f3ce41b20d4

We worked 47938d1412 together, together!6e1e75f636d52a69

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“This guy 3e29e079c4 seriously hasn’t 186fc01850 changed at 843c234f47 all. We’re just not bf64062915 compatible. Not compatible.”d254de5cb4ecf910

And for 03b45f59b2 some reason, 2c2f820067 when that 54f96d25b7 rotten bastard c4a1d0def8 heard that 9c5b612c25 last mutter, a90caa892c his face 8fd611af70 lit up b86d9e70f2 with joy.ee3e1fcc57a3cfba

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“Jwi-Bang-Wool. You haven’t changed 5220e0c45b either. You’re exactly the same. And that’s why I’m 62a0f4483a grateful.”a8938846d9ac0b98

With a smile 2d368b7813 as bright as e5edc596b8 sunlight, he grinned 61df495ccb at me. I stared at his 5c496620bb smile for a moment, 10aea5a959 then realized—he’s not even 558ccc0380 my boss anymore, so 19b9119804 why am I tiptoeing 0f33381daa around my words?4d3b76eb865f9f41

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“Now that we’re at 5809ef53e9 it, I have something 777e428164 I’ve always wanted to 15ee14d690 ask. You calling me Jwi-Bang-Wool, 78b0baa905 fine. Whatever. But when we 48d0bf833b were working—why was 0041dbe660 it always me? I’ve really been curious c7357e86bc about this. Some staff thought you 1553bb4fd0 and I were the 4ca4630097 only ones working on 8ee13d5798 the show. Even on set, it af1ccf9f59 was always ‘Jwi-Bang-Wool this, c103fe5241 Jwi-Bang-Wool that.’ In the 2f44159de8 end, even the cast 32a895c66e only came to me. All because of ada1435898 you!”95fc9a4bf13e42be

As I e9b579009d kept talking, 6508b86da8 my frustration c470feb09f boiled over, 0ad21ffcb1 and my 708c40f226 voice grew 27aa9c50fe heated.86d5bd9d46fb6889

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“Even an elementary 12bf0f97c9 school friend I c5cbfd25be hadn’t spoken to ab358060a9 since graduation contacted 945c0346f5 me. Said they saw b228de743e the show. Asked if that c041c3c94d writer Jwi-Bang-Wool was 3ad3b4bfb3 really me. Sure, the name’s a 645dbaac20 bit unusual, but still!”fa9e828e6bfbd868

I let out e80ec6e564 a deep sigh aa79ba2b6c and then pointed 41eb4fc062 my finger at 24ac11a39a that rotten bastard, b885c962bb yelling.365b0779b7adcce3

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“I told you b201fdb1d6 I didn’t want c6d15e42f7 my face on dcf43ad4ab TV! I said I 3edbf89347 have a disease a3f33d3ce6 where I die 22d141d393 if I get 2a5adc8393 attention!”e224477039295c24

“What kind e44ba60644 of disease 6c8c871238 is that?”571ffc0626d2ce0c

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That rotten bastard, who 53271f9920 had been calmly listening, f28a601940 asked. But that wasn’t f126dec5a1 the important part abda47b1e3 right now.e48cad0a841fb12b

“It exists! Shame-death! Anyway, even after you 171d39f926 died, my world was 342bb72bcd still all about you. Whenever people saw me, af36e29ddd they always asked about ff08879824 you…”615cf95450d7b0a5

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My words trailed 7092c0e3e7 off in the 63b64f75b7 end. The emotions I 85d994cb76 had felt after 972d737618 his death suddenly e7a09cbaa7 surged over me. My last words 52220a9aaa came out more 15b65fbff9 like a bitter 7fc5881173 murmur.4f363ba147ceebf9

I got too 7e2ca93a07 emotional and said a667f455c5 something I shouldn’t cde0a4c8e2 have. As I 5c0f6d4444 berated myself 2244cf4f6c and lifted 736aa16a14 my head, d5b2f4ba3c I saw 1ee6e52b24 rotten bastard 0d652e1f20 staring straight d6b8c4b650 at me 0c24e7672b with an 43b5873b78 unreadable expression. It was an 2eae17ab67 ambiguous smile—unclear if 9bd34a2f9f he liked or c5d05d30bc disliked what he 33213f27e5 heard.1697e563ead53259

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“It really feels real cb27d3eb82 now. I love that you’re 0fa72adde3 angry. You don’t know 38c857e41a how much I 4a03ecf1eb missed you.”542d28c93d52cf4a

Despite his be693e30cd expression, his 959da30f25 voice was 7c1ca46241 thick with 27e5760a28 emotion. He opened 30e6a8e5d2 his mouth a2a6a00da8 again but e2d883d37f said nothing, 9e19965f9d then shut c66e815237 his eyes.ea9e7c6b799f98a6

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“I thought d059fd2354 I’d go 76ca002828 crazy from 36245a03c6 missing you.”1bee61efd79ab345

That rotten bastard, now a525a38e48 back to a calmer 674febfc33 tone, stepped close and 60871e131e gently placed his hands 19da1578e5 on my shoulders. His pained ea561833f2 eyes were 1f7b050138 tinged red.7c0196fa72800f15

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“Maybe the only reason c9a01f6afc I stayed alive until 761ddc380a now was to meet 097ccf7d3c you again.”99fc8c316cc45a28

Then, without warning, he a2915eb96d stretched out his arms, bf96b79e1a pulled me into an 8b112eb0ee embrace, and buried his 3cdf9ed7fb face in my shoulder adc954befe with a relieved sigh.33ec06edbb8eab9a

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Wait—hold on. What the hell 57e145763c is this? I can’t breathe.5cb9689665030ece

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I can understand how happy this rotten bastard was to see me. I was glad to see him too. But for a man who has lived in a new world for 26 years, to greet a former subordinate this intensely… it was definitely strange.fdb6302b9fa2abb5

What kind of life bed96234b4 had this rotten bastard 5acbc47b70 lived in this world?519edc814fd6323b

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I had 68f0b3626d heard that 0edea3861f Crown Prince 92fac4caa9 Reynold’s reputation 9ff021c252 wasn’t particularly 82cf2a00f4 good. Maybe that desperation came 977094bde0 from that?b94cd4742fe40dc6

Lost in those useless 1c42f5000b thoughts, I looked up.2a41b8b89e386ca3

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The midday sun was 6f1dd84f3f high in the sky. Not a single cloud. The weather was so 643006af1f clear it felt like 374c7ca1a4 it was washing my b2e2e91806 messy thoughts clean.a416e03116c68e20

“There are really a 313aa83ef2 lot of people.”a8cc2180a2e23554

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A noble seated behind 7adb6f9926 me muttered. Just like he said, 629b71d72c there were indeed many 1b25dc83b2 people.8f88903097b0329c

I glanced cebabc5044 around at 513417d633 the crowd 5fe3375976 packed around 6bdab56921 the royal e1a29722ff palace’s knight fc037d9416 training grounds. It was supposed to e9ed3f903e be an event only eba5512d6f for high-ranking nobles, yet 5649dfd28c the number of attendees a8f8223a3c was considerable.199d42d917b463a9

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And in between, 4bdc05658f the number of bd161570f9 eyes focused on d859795d59 me was overwhelming. Though it’s 821513cc35 been five 1468f4753c years since 6287601f9c I was 7aefafd120 incorporated into 7e58772d55 the noble 3a7449d88c society of e4676e9e01 the Alpine 7f47fd6902 Empire, I c092d08af1 was still fbd96b7943 a curious 670ff43990 outsider to f94c7fb088 them.7e776a305967ee8d

Just then, the cbee9bfb06 wind blew and c521c54943 the leaves of c5810018ae the great zelkova 1d74ed38ad tree rustled. More beautiful than a9b86a4fb5 any noisy chatter ca259206c9 was the sound 533cd9bd89 of those crisp 813c97e32e leaves breaking in 4bc0a7c657 the breeze.6bf8975d2f88fd0e

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I closed my eyes 5ee009d2e4 to the sound of 514c4eb5e3 the wind and, for 65d83ec38d a moment, forgot the d618479be3 stares directed at me. The unfiltered b93d5441b8 sounds of a318404f9e nature were b7985a498d more comforting.cb68941d51774ec3

“What’s wrong?”fc2798a25e80d3b5

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My adoptive father, sitting 4fd25e6233 to my right, tilted 7189c7a38f his head and asked.6a0d5145c0e8265b

I opened my 2705ce062c eyes and looked 42b691e5e7 at him. The smile spreading 29c60f61a2 across his lips 1036f0e0de was incredibly gentle.4db12b5a82018266

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“It’s nothing. I’m just amazed. It’s my 85da5c9263 first time 46de54526a attending an 5dd7e2f33b official event ff60bf9717 at the d18cb8bc4a Imperial Palace.”99fc78ef83351c44

He smiled with e32c88a5ca his eyes, clearly 1123cd9701 finding me endearing, a03b821a56 and patted my 9c4caf13d5 head.e050e2a4ccf3a966

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Today was 6e4dcb84b3 the entrance 0826cb0c3a examination for d0b3dbb2cb the Alpine ac81452b87 Royal Guard, 6076160915 and also 50bd44ba0d the knighting 9e84660d55 ceremony for eb4a0a4109 transferred knights. Until now, b9ebb3c2e1 I hadn’t 1ee6349798 attended under 8556be2e46 the excuse a4849a55ef of my 69add3272b education, but e62a1c9404 today, since b7623e9b21 Rioel was 0ea77ecde7 being transferred 9517562ad7 from the ab0ae2b79c 1st Order 8423e762ed to the 2092922b8f Guard, I 21b55c5f22 came along a15e75af79 with my b0da606eb7 father.1a221d63299fd307

“I hope it’s an 7776a6fc1a exciting visit, just as d59e407731 you hoped.”d7882bf9d2174e27

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At his affectionate c7ba8bb9da words, I placed a0b81fa22c my hand over 480ac7639f my heart and 4613638b28 nodded with hopeful 10a4ac0575 eyes.ede5b401b07d1b59

“The entrance exam for c9ca52b010 the Guard is pretty 3435548a6b intense. It’ll be fun.”645a9b3ab25bec39

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This time, it 1fb5759a2b was Rioel, sitting 77cf92791d to my left, b806550c19 who replied.8975067054ac2d19

Rioel, who b8028685bd wasn’t taking a211b85a65 the entrance c87b9a534b exam due 283f21a0e1 to being 1d48371385 a transfer 04d7ef60d7 knight, was 8342d8bf9a briefly seated 5773fd9786 in the 766ba253e6 stands. His face showed unmistakable d6cf6285d1 pride in being part 8eef76a5e9 of the Royal Guard.4ae531062000ff93

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With that expression 93ba8d8220 and a smile, b4c5f108c9 he looked like 2567c4cf2e a handsome youth 6ef2e22392 straight out of b8d7c15248 a coming-of-age drama. I bet 2d7060129b he’s quite 2b832daaaa popular.aba8d25378ad633d

“What are you 97703dd67b looking at?”9592885e072c4cc2

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Raising one eyebrow, 64d82242a8 Rioel asked. I shook my 14717a5685 head. I couldn’t exactly 61aaae67a3 say what I e4091d7dc7 was thinking.0a77e2675f56fb16

“It’s nothing.”0c827256cd40ade1

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At my response, 58a8369c83 Rioel turned his 4371638742 head with an 438313509b unimpressed look. As I c48b3fdbe9 shifted my 5e47c54217 gaze, I 71f393876f saw the a21670df5a Emperor, Prince 64b37b14b8 Verdi, and 18aa0e0b14 his mother, 2550b5b88c Countess Mason, 2376bb8c88 seated side 043fad9f99 by side 755e8f86ba in the f271e6d7d9 highest section e983076381 of the 67b8d0479d audience where 69376bd61c the entrance fda2613446 exam would d1c31685a7 be held.f9d3ac013aa869ac

The problem was this. The Countess of Maison wasn’t the Empress. Though she bore the Emperor’s child and wished to become Empress, the Emperor already had an Empress.60e7055ffb029031

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Disliking the 4490adfd83 idea of 1c84fa49ac giving birth 2bd1f5cb0d under the ce972023da title of dca2f0d690 “concubine,” the 5d5b1e5f0a Emperor granted 5479ba58dc her a 33bb2483c7 special title—“Countess 5d22ebac50 of Maison.” 7c6fe2f5f9 But in fd27a0fd38 reality, her b3aabdfe39 status was c75e5f9fb2 that of 87f14d432e a concubine. Likewise, Prince Verdi was f7d7faffb5 not the Crown Prince, 5c079039ea nor was he even d21f5b917d the eldest son.456b67d22bd5dc16

Where was the rotten e2491ecf06 bastard?bb01ce4eb6ad4360

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As I tilted my 995055fd52 head in puzzlement, a f125d027a9 man walked out into d312d45526 the center of the 8826745703 training grounds. A blood-red 87b82c981a cape fluttered feaae9667c grandly in 67a92be280 the blowing 3d852d10f7 wind. The silver-haired man, 6970ad9fa9 clad in a 2a63e6aaa0 spotless, stiffly pressed 47770a6346 knight’s uniform, lightly fb1d7ce4f3 swung the sword 31d9394ea2 in his hand.ea031734acf4a7df

In an 61739211db instant, my af29a60cf4 eyes were 4583ef531c drawn to acb4bb2bbc him. And it 7282fbd8fb wasn’t just f711dadd52 me—the noble db4135c6f1 spectators erupted 3c8ca26063 in cheers.87d5da39bb39bf1b

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Overwhelmed by e1b30a3617 the fierce 29957b58a5 aura dominating 6e997b3263 the field, 92a75724e8 the waiting 0a71f7de37 knights all 0d8d70a521 flinched simultaneously. I stared dumbly aa335d9929 down at the 35fe665e1f training ground, then a20a65dc57 turned to my 08f23a6b46 foster father in 3b02863ab5 confusion.7847792305d4ff62

“Isn’t that His 775ae41b7e Highness Reynold?”44a0864c28df8d44

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At my question, my c8dee5cc4e foster father clicked his bc5f5c6625 tongue in disbelief.371fb07e215f8be4

“So it is. It seems His Highness ebba616ce0 Reynold will personally select 8c50df9212 the knights for the b8f953c511 Imperial Guard.”0d12f56cd2bcebd1

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Upon seeing 35d0687490 that, Rioel 65b067c86a ran a ef9d1cb340 hand irritably f7106daba3 through his 8fe0508a52 hair.892fe0cd579d80ea

“His Majesty does 92552c0ae7 enjoy pushing His 9a8525f1de Highness Reynold to 1b5433031f the limit.”3cb52c3e7548d5b2

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Rioel crossed 4c6961993c his arms 72f978d70a and muttered 4592f6a171 with a f0941b2654 face that b0ac686a4e showed he 40f25027b2 was used d63f92f7b7 to this. My foster father nodded 8a213c2e6d in agreement.92aa4ab21ac7222b

“Is Her Majesty the aa97efdd91 Empress not attending today?”5a280170d88d9bf9

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At my question, a498b71e88 Rioel glanced sideways 3c3a329211 at the Countess dce2c8d116 of Maison, seated bd761d32ce in the high b50fdfb1e5 seats.840edbb5d705c66e

“It’s not 2c427ed17b that she b569be3c12 isn’t attending—she e268d1075c can’t attend. Because she has 8663cee421 to watch out 0c59f4537f for a certain f767a433c4 someone.”0609af07515c8443

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“Rioel.”65c5ba1f23f180c0

At Rioel’s mocking remark, 9146e3dd42 my adoptive father shot 5aebc7a54b him a stern look, dc80b7d88e as if to tell 5fcf14ea85 him to watch his 94a657692b words. Rioel closed his mouth 3b1fa41595 with a weary expression.375dd09aca4d2cb8

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Just then, a 93687a6612 whistle blew. The trial sparring for e74db255c1 entrance into the Imperial 82c719a3a2 Guard had begun.7a331ea99d70e5b9

Normally, the 888458ab4e commander or 1c935f314c vice commander 5b72234e15 of the 123423a8d0 Guard would bf55df7dc7 personally attend d10cfb9f3e and evaluate ab0b266b6f the knights 40312d5087 during sparring, 69cc6b1a5f so why 48d0370b60 was the 5435076956 rotten bastard 6711667d89 standing in 902c08ca2b that spot?b23c678d5992b812

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“Booo~”bda1bbee6ee4ee13

Jeers rang out. It was unclear whether 4d28ce0507 they were directed at baca626e0a rotten bastard or his 9c85aa019b opponent. But the rotten 127969dde9 bastard paid them 0266590482 no mind—he didn’t ea828b09d7 even glance toward fd7d2f8dc0 the audience as bf491fcfe6 he swung his e791a00296 sword.7e7bd764706ab992

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Sunlight struck bb7bc99082 the blade 40e8978784 as it c58e4cdc79 rose through 5d1a67f1c7 the air, ca617e9069 and it 32b7249126 flashed dazzlingly. That was all 5f2bc9edc0 I saw. The match ended 52b42bd35d in a single d542a42d02 stroke.09b715f8cd66c7f7

I blinked 4bba172590 dumbly, unable 030eb62179 to comprehend 61e8527b0d what had a6ea1852b6 just happened.6bc8e68d8361351e

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Was it 6a97c1d6e3 already over?349dd45064ff6cb6

“As expected of 91f881f4be His Highness Reynold.”8faea356d1afc38e

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My adoptive father responded 86777e4b4e calmly, as if used ba2198023b to the sight. Rioel also smiled without 648b313c19 surprise.8c0a683f5bbc535d

“The new recruits 2f2355fd8e are quite unfortunate. Of all people, c8458d53d5 to have His 9794bec7fe Highness Reynold as ad41d6e252 their evaluator.”e3f35fd7a96a8f69

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Rioel clicked his d1407f2c11 tongue. While I tilted my c5e2543462 head at the reactions cea758f378 of the two men, ea58ba7468 the second knight was eb7d4f7ba1 already defeated.759038fc47ef4c28

Usually, after passing e3ffe3389b the document review ca1e1e0130 and physical tests, a77b3cb2ce the final hurdle ac6f385637 for ordinary knights ad27ad7cd5 (those not affiliated 76e4679c01 with the royal 1ceea24bf8 family) was this d3e55afbb6 sparring match. It was the b7e6bc46d1 most crucial test 19a84a5cfc to determine a e7c7ff6bb6 knight’s true ability, 81d5eafd33 regardless of win dcba9f1ebe or loss, conducted 3c8c6ec702 directly with the 05aff49a06 commander of the 5a5771bce4 Guard.35f61e9ab8a81046

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I had heard of rotten bastard’s renowned swordsmanship, but was he truly skilled enough to stand in for the commander of the Guard?d6a1eab53653f20b

“Hey. Can you close your c9ef404f5a eyes for a bit?”5b2a9d63946c37ed

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There, I saw e623327da4 bloodstains on the cb1c151885 dirt and a 1c364cccfc man being carried 5cec6b622f away on a d952c970dc stretcher. It was hard to 60b4fd80bd tell if he was 9de6f54b85 dead or just unconscious—his 8694ab9f4b condition looked that serious.9e6b97ad2282910b

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