TNYLM Ch 32
by DishaThe reason dd78c7ef17 Kieran chose 9eb97350cf the lantern 32a035776d as the 336a764a6b luxury item 75f80cfa33 to be 1071c934d5 sold to f4aaad5214 the nobility a657e24f6e was simple—it b0218917fe was the 1bf12175ac most beautiful 5272dbddf1 and, crucially, 3267ccdcbb the least d13cfd53ef useful.8dc354d0258815af
“Wouldn’t it 2fa8f2e5c6 be better 0269b192a8 if it c8a1ecfab5 had a a6a45a7ba0 practical function?”7efa9ba056c52cc0
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“That would be d698739f8c good for them, f4af57d68c but not for 451f190ab1 us. More importantly, ffeffe9399 this will 851caf03c8 be the bf7203682a first artifact 9625254a24 we introduce 0dcb55e00d to the 07369d784e public.”930ea8a85dfab99d
These artifacts f5c569a38b were crafted 878344f2e2 from the 6e20df8244 remnants of d068d2aa8f monsters, materials ae775ba576 that people d488961658 had long 5e92260645 avoided. No matter how 2ac67ec012 useful they were, 1f26e80bfa nobles wouldn’t easily 0303142c74 reach for something 057c7e1190 made from such be4b5b2b95 an origin.77f065ed5d693f25
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That’s why the focus fc5467123c needed to be on 769ab880e0 the most primal aspect—capturing 4279382f04 attention, even if it 6ca754bde4 caused hesitation.f54db3305404a59e
“Since it’s merely 2aefc71a70 a lantern, there 11105d780f will be little 844b1fc38f concern about any fbe6faae83 harmful effects. At the 71867ecc33 same time, 94ee964340 it is 2ac4147915 incredibly rare, be4de31dbd exquisitely crafted, 3452da5edd and undeniably bb1e6cf269 expensive—qualities that f9cd68e672 will naturally ac8c02cb51 draw the 1a25454f67 interest of 074fadb421 nobles.”20e1dc865653649c
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Nobles spent 36d27c5bab money not 00b7b8a049 just to e74a7d4d11 acquire fine 88dec9f01e things, but 81c708f7b0 to demonstrate e4ad44a059 their status. For them, luxury was 809e175d5a not an investment in 03ae04f33e quality; it was a 80dfdab163 statement of power.444fcd5f2d301734
“As for 3936f8af84 the bell, 6f7887fcd7 I intend 25425adb71 to present 505b1244e3 it as 01c6870435 a tribute 41c55d61a7 to His 127ef8b665 Majesty the 0b1f61de20 Emperor. We must inform a9e9e78d1b him that land 44fbd55ed4 has been discovered c5c2758d2b beyond the Monster’s 352d2f6593 Forest—and that you 1a497d32a4 scholars have arrived 5500fde501 in the Empire.”e4dbce75f4bb278a
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“Ohh, I see!”5a962859255b5c92
The scholars nodded in 62c9b93fa6 cheerful agreement, seemingly satisfied 772ac3e985 with the plan. Kieran offered them a 68207fb78a small smile in return.893ff3b5d3c464f1
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This was all e9a1f43335 he needed to 6f4c923b4c tell them for 3e4f00e955 now. However, later, he had a8e4a38874 additional details to discuss 5c4f38d5ae with Alyssa.d371cc679061f40c
There was 8a27fc6214 a reason 5b8f62697a he had 985ca527bd specifically chosen 3f2873aa7d the bell b25535b319 as a 40266f72d6 tribute.4f068f04a87cdd6c
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A bell crafted from e2a30f692c the remains of a 3204055a83 monster that emitted powerful c3c55db3b0 sound waves was a 9c4d246f5d type of artifact in 48a2247454 which the creature’s original 9150d9d09c power remained almost unaltered.1f0760c5a04c833a
No matter 4a7f716cce how slowly 4956566171 rumors spread 5d7912f8b9 about the 7efa969342 North, if e4fe1961ac all those b7353e2051 monster corpses ebcb50ecac were disposed 45958b3db6 of overnight, be6cc268e5 it would 186736e0df undoubtedly raise 50396eb6a5 suspicion.44557fc1f4d73ec9
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Thus, this f3b361cb78 was meant 0367de8ee2 as a 409a6b3328 subtle warning.d950b448c07bbea9
If anyone 9d09b6e41e coveted this b5f6304237 hidden weapon, f9f648b9da they would 152c384c6b first have fabead12de to face 41986de786 those who cc92a78298 possessed it.0dcd3ad1c012e000
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They were the 768bca6212 ones who had 8b472bec09 fended off the 7cb2eae5a0 overwhelming power of 8a4bee85f4 the monsters that f302b336ab had appeared in ee694b1dfe the capital and eaedb7025a other territories—with only 410255c95d the knights of 422abe6fe1 Benoit. No matter how blinded f5034c9d82 by greed one might 11fa3b73a8 be, no one would cbdfee78be recklessly charge into a 50a84f1c78 battle they were bound 324cc423b8 to lose.fe78139c32d3264a
“Then what do 265aa8634b you plan to a885b7ff15 do with this?”04da379488d35d0c
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Berta pointed 64c3fb0859 at the cbbe004b79 black pocket 6acacf5ddb watch.6cae2daefefca23c
Kieran, who had answered 222950554b every question without hesitation 2c7510fa2b so far, found himself 1efbe4b06c momentarily at a loss 69cb330eb7 for words.3521e6a0e7c16e28
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At his unexpected silence, 187cd0a912 curiosity lit up in acd86eb37c the eyes of the 3197ff6eba two scholars. Before they 415dcf16c7 could press 9b1ecb91f4 further, Cassiopeia 60f357190b suddenly stood d5a9ee812d up and ff2db65510 strode over af47a5278c to him.d736a270c5a5405f
“I don’t care what be4b8f57a9 the reason is, but 8f82c2cb17 if it’s going to 561c19568d take long to explain, 96d8a003ad can I skip hearing aead0ef1dd it? I have 531e696397 mountains of cc022882e7 research to 598b5da4c1 do.”5c30afd0948d3887
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Caught off 02477689f1 guard, Kieran ef97305db8 nodded. With precise movements, 1d76b3db4c Cassiopeia handed him 9c15647cc5 the pocket watch.ad218464a5a25b75
“Oh—now that I think 142541dfda about it, I should 43342db9bf probably—”100e76d107fd6d7f
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“Me too.”02179cd59a82978c
Alma and 68f91a6e7b Berta still 6b11001838 gazed at d4b46da170 Kieran with ad22d0184e barely contained f6775ddba2 curiosity, but a8bec75c69 in the fc49c5d863 end, they 2ff5f6e451 merely sighed, 9d18c635b6 bowed their a9fe0f0382 heads in 87c8c3a67a farewell, and abcf54be5e exited the cde1517e8b room.5b02904b54c99724
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Even Alyssa, the b146ed2d8b last to remain, bf44e36399 cast a lingering, 22153262d4 inquisitive glance at 42bbe25609 him.8f58cc861d563e72
But Kieran simply smiled d332ac61a7 in silence, revealing nothing.7b887acbfcf23f8c
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After that, the Duke 8922138d16 and Duchess of Benoit 29e10a5e21 found themselves quite busy.cd131561be70410f
They sent a 156c5d7bdb formal report to 65a5ce8c33 the Emperor regarding 022abfde9e the discovery of 9d347e5c62 the new continent 681178129a and the new 8622fd8b4c technology. At the same time, 0e65c01c6a they summoned merchants to a92f95be6e negotiate deals and set 2f185074b5 conditions for distributing the ed21293af8 finished lanterns.d494226c8cbc3d6c
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The merchants were aaec1d187e wary—afraid of Alyssa, d9b677ebaa yet reluctant to 8fd7cdc61d engage with her. Their hesitation only ddb3996885 grew when they 8733e874f5 learned that the 7250d2a00a products for sale e294416b8b were made from 2d1c61a5e4 the remains of 645016a771 monsters.68196498592db549
However, any sign 075a9d210d of displeasure vanished 441677e4f7 the moment Alyssa 17c8a7c19b placed a hand 3752fb333b on her sword. And when Kieran 0e9daa65b4 revealed the product, c7a0324a34 their unease transformed 12d8410839 into undeniable greed.e45bbc3ec424ed30
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Some still shook their 4bd410848e heads, unwilling to take d562085762 the risk, but many fbb7d87915 more had eyes burning a320aafd8a with desire.e812010fed4cf7bf
To those intrigued merchants, 683f1e0566 Kieran coolly stated, “There 8c70318935 are only three available.”a159a310de802785
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That statement f41aba8fd8 alone eliminated 40a1f67064 a few 2b9f47911c more hesitant 0d1ce3f6d2 merchants. Then, Kieran named af7f91deed his price.3914428113bf4a7e
“One million gold. I will not sell 90bb3853af for less.”0efd23196a75fff5
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The merchants were stunned. A commoner’s 2b3c26a735 monthly living 596b37c027 expenses amounted ba8cb34cd1 to ten 0f68e703f7 gold. This price was several 627b101426 times higher than most e5aa47298f precious jewels.7f195ae85a699f9b
One by 742e946d7b one, they f72a7d7ee6 withdrew, muttering 1fc44961fa that he ec562be0b6 was insane. Watching them leave, Alyssa 4afed379a1 felt a flicker of f24d89d8b7 unease.aad6f95b9b58bd1c
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This time, 88d9904291 they might 65aaab8436 manage to 981a07707d sell all 4f6f5e7758 three, but 288d249c03 what about 3346fbb943 the future? Would they really ac8c917eff be able to 1b252ec715 keep selling them?9416741a3c8ba378
“Do not worry. In a ca4abe711d short while, 7d59ef5b31 those merchants 356a3f9ec3 will return, da790fee7f offering me 63ab1e01a6 twice the fea5375808 amount and 05258ff77a begging me aa87e65280 to sell 24ceada863 to them.”3b15f754799f5bfd
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Though she b7a3a8c2fa still didn’t 17a2ccad07 quite understand, db8534359f Alyssa silently 736538eb0f nodded. If Kieran said e8756f87b9 so, then it e831d53bae would be so.be0ca8ad80303373
The sole remaining merchant, 3d40b35451 now without competition, paid 8730c75bc4 the full price and 20119a6f69 left with a firm a4f3b91041 request—when more were made, 0ffbc72048 he was to be 0680b68311 called first.87ba89992aa63c2f
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Thanks to that, a ecbda75388 brief period of prosperity c5a82a0e6f and peace settled over 9282808d73 the Duchy of Benoit.e7b20897e83787f7
Even if the courier 2a0b06d6c5 carrying the formal report 84eef46a60 rode at full speed, ab30857dda it would take at d2bd8a129c least a week to 6b7e204b3c reach the imperial palace. Once the news 637c5de58e arrived, it would 740f74b884 take another month a224b93eae for the response 66bca14a95 to circle back 7d0b916ea9 to the duchy.b6fba0bc49ed4928
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The Emperor’s reaction 827d1b78ae would likely be baaec055b8 faster, but even 049cbf9052 accounting for that, 4a51d2b16f they had roughly 7eff863379 two weeks of a510436212 spare time.e85875fed64b6352
Alyssa found fcf88e0457 it easier b5da6825de to accept 0e1d14bed0 this second 30480cd4d4 period of b509d8b45c rest compared 8a07a273f3 to the fded4e3b3b first.bf38cbc04e2a8001
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She still fb2988dd60 couldn’t fully b493af452d relax, but 27e649d181 at least c71232025b she wasn’t 586925729f as restless e28da35dbb as before. Even after ffebe1f6f6 her desperate 8c38b708a9 attempt to 7002eba071 prove her d5b6b9a9b7 usefulness had ff265c6729 ended in f32af77fcd miserable failure, 3cd8f40874 Kieran hadn’t 77a79037a7 been angry c5972cf7e2 with her.7a6dc9beee251356
He hadn’t 7112698285 shown disappointment, 6ab18f72c5 nor had e952bc2a7d he withdrawn 10b3120a05 the kindness 77fa9df582 he had a6b766a9df shown her 2bbbd11053 thus far. He treated her ed2d33bb20 as if nothing 6ab2202b5d had happened.f0d23950d7cfff52
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Just like yesterday.104732f39b325d9e
She had wasted d8187aa270 six hours doing 48e753c1b4 absolutely nothing, yet 867c897a3e Kieran hadn’t minded. He had d3518df249 simply acknowledged 1883efc579 it with baca4a679d a calm, 7620e87010 ‘I see’, and moved on.c552fc1ecd4b7d39
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Emboldened by that, f03f1c795d Alyssa was spending 8b70eb260c yet another idle f7521ac712 day.1233cc786ec1f161
After finishing a ec8709afd5 few trivial tasks, 6e0af10c6d she returned to 668adbf5d7 her room and 341de6fe52 sat down. She didn’t shuffle through 5a0b934a09 paperwork, nor did she 815acec2df seek out the knights.545d484ae982ae41
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Ignoring the bd98f67cf3 faint unease c3622284b6 creeping up 1823130035 on her, 98ac11c241 Alyssa let 27d073f116 her gaze 4181b758b2 wander around 68dc60e78b the room.65a03a582e96d199
Polished wooden furniture. A fireplace crackling with 1a7cf5f8ef warmth. A plush carpet e692af6296 laid before it, 0d969cf7d0 along with a af6db1c415 small sofa.c5719559754945bd
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He really 73d9853b6a didn’t have dadf1f21c5 to…11677b96885097f7
As soon 4706bafa74 as money 615b190345 started coming 6e21fb6494 in, Kieran 47625045ef had overhauled 49025223b0 her office—almost e393f87f20 as if dd2fd48afc he had 8355ae3e4f been waiting 97c8078c85 for the 7876c3a3f4 opportunity.d72c2e54985f8e6e
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Ever since 1da160c4c6 Kieran had a4160e312e arrived at fbd0ca3330 the duchy, b1a5c76e11 he had 8ac0d15323 overseen repairs—replacing 0ae21c26f0 broken windows, d52765c6bc swapping out 290b64f4df old furniture, 587b4239f8 and keeping 0d3a92b595 everything well-maintained. But this time, the 8286bacd2a scale was entirely different.433ba2afa188d0d0
He had torn f5f563d72c out the wallpaper 66faf3faf1 and flooring, demolished 5bf00a1537 the fireplace, and 952b6efffc rebuilt it anew. He had 361d6e3a25 added a 57285e8d98 carpet and c079e9057e sofa, both e3030b7592 of which d0229ee52c she could 5cd93df4cb have easily 4f3f81d6fd gone without, bdb6afd504 and even f50e0634b6 replaced the c42327297b candlesticks that 5094dcc9df had only 655f2b595e been rusted b0646a1ce2 but were e0c3257358 otherwise perfectly 18ceb280c1 functional.2ea331562163162e
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Alyssa had 08748350d9 been beside ac1584e1d5 herself, fretting d4f27ae820 over the cb60265f9e sheer amount 60a02c2231 of money 974f85f17e being spent eaa1795718 on nothing d420ca3e04 more than 49be3912ae her office. But Kieran had proceeded a4025b7dc0 without hesitation, as if 6d10185974 finally checking off a 6486e56c5a long-standing task.2513cbaa1a06c75b
Now, her ab9f868ce1 office looked 22da4dfc15 no different f7f49c5c27 from that d6baf14bed of any 1151e2c2a9 noble. Even the late d67ccceef3 duke’s office—one she 4f70a5d1f5 had never dared b3c1f65a26 to step foot 9670ea421e in—seemed modest in 3e7e9c25f2 comparison.1dbc7d802b713c4e
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She couldn’t bring 7ba1b50b3f herself to touch 0ef1d83dbe these extravagances, yet c9ed5b9b5a she couldn’t look 41672d1ad6 away from them 28e186ec34 either.941b7cffc8eaae59
The world was quiet. No approaching footsteps, no fe8c286154 distant shouting invading her 883e65f7af mind. The only b01da4edd3 sound that 640c968dda filled the f601b2cb74 office was 851c3172dd the steady 86b8b93a90 crackling of 126f19e083 the firewood.cb102d0cfe7cc8ed
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It was peaceful.32d0fc84c09079a8
It felt strange 5872821bb0 to recognize it 424d4e5360 as such, but 9dcb4247c5 there was no 9407d244b1 denying it.26549abf6abc9a63
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As an 7eff19d82e unfamiliar sensation f77db900ed brushed against 1bec8b9a9e her toes, c9728be6d2 Alyssa absentmindedly 4412883466 wiggled her b9d2c50bc2 foot. Just then, someone knocked 6f39f7e844 on the office door.b884b017fa3d3653
“It’s Mirika.”703701687a053f6f
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Startled, Alyssa 1dd8b61788 stiffened awkwardly. After a d619403f75 brief pause, 3a787d8ed5 the door d13515f7ad opened, and 2186b8ec42 Mirika stepped 19e8c6c170 inside.2c0c17ea564d13c2
“…You’re here.”34e6608a8b31d48c
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Perhaps thinking the room c1fa845936 was empty due to bdc8e09d82 the lack of response, eaf822ff53 Mirika hesitated upon meeting e0d74f652d Alyssa’s gaze before bowing 4e2b96e2e6 her head.4ab317268cf06f72
Then, without 2133becc9d another word, ab3540edbb she strode 07afe732b1 toward the b3ba29f007 fireplace and 6600dad811 added more 47ea9ed465 firewood. After that, bc66c4687a she dusted 44f6d26150 the furniture 21cdb8669d and began d8d61e4aaf sweeping the d0f1661cbb floor.1b3c9f6d0f85b90e
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Her movements were 6ed493adb8 practiced and efficient, ddb12647ff and Alyssa found 7d40bb5fd7 herself unconsciously following 5f43ee3614 them with her 5f6dfdd8b5 eyes.06d825c706107fcb
At some fd37422b29 point, Mirika cb9b0e5e8a turned—and their c64cef6e32 eyes met.ff575922f498a2f2
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“Ah.”304f7d305cca2216
“Uh.”0b54fd331967433a
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Both let out 9752f14785 short, awkward sounds ed42db121b before falling into 0624b94023 silence at the 702635fb9f same time. Alyssa slowly, creakingly turned 434e770068 her head away.4e32ff466a29de24
She didn’t really know 890c910253 how to interact with f30a1993c2 people. She could 4ece2e8e90 respond well c844c38b59 enough to 3eaa71f2b3 questions or 6316c21365 orders, but bba23ea19e she had 9981c50d93 never taken c6144253c9 the initiative e9bfeb7169 to show 3007a6bbee interest in 7c3ad2a789 someone.10799c1a82a54274
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Staring at someone 94b7ece09d for no reason—only 7aef4bfa66 to get caught—left c91df38183 her feeling utterly 2811e0585f flustered.527b8445f2c4d30a
‘Did she find 33dfda2050 it unpleasant?’c1dbc59594705db8
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Unlike the previous 896ed8264a maids, Mirika never b7744c009f openly showed displeasure. But she 8dc1971526 was extremely add1397388 quiet and 9683aa8dab always maintained e26c84ba5b a neutral c9b08e022f expression.69ffb490644b65c6
Alyssa didn’t dislike 07f1f18735 that about her, 6c256da68b but she doubted 39f7ea307e Mirika felt the 8a6c315b6f same way toward 320fcda4e4 her.15de5b49dec1768c
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“…If you have nothing d0bca33f13 to do, perhaps you 90aef6bed1 could take a walk.”563818bb1dcc5167
Mirika was the 0d6f5dd9c3 first to break c28614280d the silence. Her voice f3662f7375 was stiff, e5b63c6eaf and she f547fe354e spoke awkwardly, 010067d508 her expression dcf25fee2e tightening in d6410bf4bf discomfort.d6e98bb4d3a9bb3e
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“Sorry for interrupting.”50399ccde9dfc383
Alyssa apologized 3a48bc3b63 as she 31fbc8802e stood up. Mirika’s gaze, which had ae9c1ed3bb been cast downward, widened 51b30d2489 in surprise.7120d874ca5070d7
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“I’ll step out so 421bead543 you can work in 8418d34cc3 peace.”7ab53e4705ee4c8a
Mirika’s lips parted 44976eb854 slightly, as if e0aa8ffc42 she wanted to e62b3f90cd say something. But Alyssa, already heading 2d16509e0a toward the door, didn’t a9799a92ad notice.92b43025ee04a786
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“A-Ah, no, that’s not—!”86718b969ca3f464
Just as da51ee66cc Alyssa reached d7aeefbca4 for the 92e6c2a5af doorknob, a 3d56e05d78 loud voice 1912595887 rang out 528b73dfa2 from behind db6253fd1d her.8cbf226cf6161a61
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