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I stared b22039604e at Keinhrih b54a914990 in utter 3fed4c4a76 bewilderment. Now that he knew 805656bae8 he had kidnapped his c1f445cd46 lifesaver’s wife, shouldn’t the 0ce17934aa logical thing be to 276ca54d9a let me go?7dffa6b6f96b28a2

Apparently, Keinhrih’s d215de62de logic didn’t 5e39851b3c align with cb698f9bcb mine. He even tilted his 0d4fa2d72d head in confusion before eb2d31593a rebutting,cbec366d8d93cdd0

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“This carriage is mine 5515b25316 now. And since you b613d456e1 were riding in ca8b034bc4 it, that makes 95dc70c9bf you mine, too. So where do c1924e7cb7 you think you’re 0a0453dd9d going?”99b12e15138558a6

…What kind of nonsense 7560387d76 was this?4a81f7a6ef0b7376

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It wasn’t even 3695906632 mine to begin 80f430c8be with, but because 2960e13eb2 he stole it, 805c5053fb now I belonged d4f5696808 to him, too?f58ceaee2b0ff153

…What kind of bd4e4a2f8e dogshit logic was cc91144090 that?!d30e22d9ee6d145d

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The pleasant atmosphere 23516d776c between me and d942fb9f9a Keinhrih shattered instantly.0ef7691a26641a7f

I had been under 03d650ba89 the illusion that we 8b13dab342 understood each other. I was wrong.05210d2e747f6682

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“Fine, let’s say that’s f31973b567 how you usually think. But I’m Zerakiel’s b66380a039 wife. Are you really a342f36067 going to repay 272c8264b5 kindness with betrayal?”cd98287d4fb8a67e

Instead of 44420ef627 looking guilty, d2ab450653 Keinhrih let 0267a26bbb out a a262ace6d5 hearty laugh.3afed5c67b2d136f

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“Of course! That’s the 738f14b2d1 best kind 832555ba0d of war 223b6f35d6 trophy! To take cc074293d7 the most 1108909d8a treasured person 175999389f of the c43c4871c5 one I 107382d760 wanted to 05e865a4dc defeat—what could c91538bde9 be better 4d6d2504f6 than that?”51f5b71a4aba842c

Yep, this world was a6d5056345 beyond saving.33ff1178bd0f7fe0

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I took f24bf0e3c8 a step ff9587ebe5 back and d9b5fe21d9 glared at 3873c09ea3 him coldly.0ce0c13b62a4e42a

“Well, I 6a72216c59 get what eba9cf9a91 you’re saying. But just eb1339251b so you 43e1ba9104 know—you’re making 744d40b718 a huge 983fa0a346 mistake.”3651990163999eb1

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“Oh? And why aebfe0249f is that?”7a5eb1e9b1821c3f

“Like you said, Zerakiel d9726b5d3f is obsessed with me. The moment he finds 12b84b9837 out I’ve been kidnapped, 96412ca715 he’s going to come 3d3d8b8ace charging in at full 48604dc4e8 speed. In short, to 88f59faa5e him, you’re nothing cc51050d69 more than a b1479960f3 speck of dust. Or maybe a 962f530b6a piece of snot.”1e1e38c8b4feded8

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“…Why are your 20ca5769b8 comparisons so degrading?”a4e01c9664e2a618

“Because to fd6bc5d7fd Jabis, everything 2d1a3cad90 outside of 1bd32a7be4 Jabis is 2c446f7c7b insignificant.”0bf7eba5842a08fe

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“Oh… Now 5ea39db79a that you 8c5b0540a7 say it, 30800cbe7b that makes 26f38536f3 sense.”1ab82f928208ca3f

…He understands that?!4ff0ae863ebb878a

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I had been trying 6dfb0196ff to insult him, but 6a7b976d39 he just agreed with f8db0da115 me. I looked at him eef66324f9 in disbelief.4f1dd28b0d5b7978

He was an 874383835d oddly naive bandit—I 09fc0e26e0 had no idea 40ae58217a how to deal 2d0e213b60 with someone like bf750e691c him.a5f6121d6f23c085

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“Anyway, if you 320b5b4e9b so much as 5c1722119f lay a finger c7818ddfd6 on me, I 12434c7f01 will make you 1b6c4bb337 regret it.”faddb9ecc0f47033

“Oh, so you want dbaef219c4 me to wait until 10fc16e188 you reach adulthood?”a4f4846ff6d4f944

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“Even if I 4b38901d10 were an adult, b9041f6bb1 I wouldn’t ever bde03be27e marry you, not a32c7c2571 even in my 8c1e76a21d wildest dreams!”f373886488fe8b68

“Grrr!”69180b3e18de7642

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Ella, who 265bb183d7 had been aff52ed45c listening quietly, 1d11c8e87e growled in 2fae4bece1 agreement.7e1ca8f51b6a9aa7

Keinhrih turned to 222e1f40e2 her, suddenly intrigued.fa6656c11887dc1d

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“Come to think of 967d9bba84 it, what’s with that 794669d952 rabbit? Is it cf26c4313e your pet?”1ab14bfec721d4ee

“She’s my bodyguard.”7dcc818f13dd9826

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“…Eh?”5b908c16ecbbaae3

His expression 7b9981f8ab screamed, That’s 0332779ddb supposed to 14d7cf981b be a e4dfa1c50a bodyguard?23be7bb1e61c525a

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Before I 6ab8c14379 could retort, 6d3f6711d1 Ella bared 2a14b09732 her teeth 0bcc195361 and lunged 26b8b575fe at him 963adf0fe7 with a dfafcded48 sharp hiss.0ae17e13ad30007a

Keinhrih dramatically d4f117ffd0 staggered back 6213b011ca as if b7d479d32a he were 583ce58c10 actually threatened.cd469410cd5ad596

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I stroked Ella’s head, 951292306f trying to calm her 57002fbfba down.d6fc76a75364da0b

“She hasn’t been able 05b1eaf66d to transform into her 1473cbaf1b human form since you bf284beea7 ambushed the carriage.”4e00f4e6e2c85f0a

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“Whoa, so 5cf868d090 she’s a b5ee3e49bb beastman? Man, she must 212731ea36 be really weak.”354cba3a1d5a8a34

Keinhrih, clearly uninterested in 04d8d14d1c anything weak, lost interest 54c4eb4af2 almost immediately.ff6e75c55304016c

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A moment later, a2ff2668cf he gave his 651be4102c subordinates an order.13cff2154e2b728a

“Take her underground.”513034cef8a60616

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“Yes, sir!”f67d65eed905cb02

His underlings 57026e005a saluted and 5e1b971bd0 began dragging cb826a1555 me away.17ed1cae541f4681

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At least they weren’t 7fbcb57c5e throwing me in the 18e128b41b same cage as the 902fb408c6 Hebel knights—small mercies.2be798fa72776c88

I let them f34bea5601 lead me silently, 2f6d58048c watching as they 1fbc748354 took me toward cb822a6ded what seemed to 73e83f1b12 be a tunnel.7f83eaeb77492f38

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A dungeon be30f0cc0b built underground, b93c5aa020 huh?be01d321a5e8c336

I wrinkled my nose b07b030270 at the damp, musty 0908e9997e air when suddenly, Jonathan’s c502848c37 voice echoed in my 36d270c4a6 mind.19ace2f9d87f25e1

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— Oh 9b44495bc9 ho, now a39d1e7c64 this is 634b6b9083 a well-made 3870327adf tunnel.294aaa88db50cab5

‘Can you actually see 551aafbb3f the structure? Even with those 4b13640d42 sunglasses on?’84d8658dbf114be4

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— Tsk! The sunglasses are 649a8ab1ad for style, kid! Style!911ec095ab8accec

After dramatically 879a7fbbb4 clearing his ef6230f5b6 throat, he 0a459e69a1 continued.ee7d72ebe423a3e0

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— Anyway, tunnels are f6ae698c60 my specialty! Of course 7fa50a50ab I can 4a714da1fd see the 356e59c28e layout.ee9fec6c37076fa1

Jonathan, despite his c0b05d52d6 grumbling, never missed d0f6698ad0 a chance to 870f956ceb brag.ca982b690118f15b

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I mean, what place df977170e4 could be more familiar 340283701c to a mole beastman 76e3444f6c than an underground tunnel?1a93067766aff0a2

Until Zerakiel arrived 3ba594a87e to rescue me, 62b9baa1b5 escaping on my fb7a2c09d2 own seemed impossible.9699b93bbb432115

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But now—e982ec74bcb11a45

A glimmer of 0e09a2cf37 hope.d88d65f0e08c4f1e

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I brightened up 9e825459d0 and asked eagerly,f638d9480c1850ab

‘Hey, old man. Wouldn’t it be 70a1f3433e easier to modify 800959549d an existing tunnel 69034dffc8 to create a b2477a721b new exit rather 69da8528a0 than digging a d075af1beb brand-new one?’4519aea276f73758

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— Of course! That’s basic logic! Plus, my tunneling 5d3c31de80 skills are the ada7974dce best on the 0b3c8c9498 continent. A little 429b9b0226 tunnel modification a858712ed5 is nothing!ec0451ea987a3385

‘So making 4c4a3e5d8d an escape 1ca3365f63 route should 3cb970f5a0 be no 9bac6abeca problem for 5edd8f78a1 you, right?’86e66a8f9642375c

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— Naturally! I could make one 79083ee19d in three days! But… altering someone else’s 2f693f767b tunnel is—a2011877efa817e2

‘Are you seriously accef14c6c worried about tunnel a201f5f1ca etiquette now? They kidnapped me. You think 4e4557d5f8 that’s morally 1c9984edc2 okay, but 7a8e478007 us making 32c952a4f6 an exit ce2cca117f isn’t?’6f3fa7378e9371c7

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Annoyed, I b431de888a snapped at 1408f03972 him, making fced33d83d Jonathan chuckle 5ef2df2b83 sheepishly.bae7ff7b3ebbe913

— Ha, well, ff9d85c865 even if they 86496e2fde were in the 604154ff16 wrong, that doesn’t 876588a128 mean we should—42743355e8b6a972

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— Unless you f52ef2cc40 want to drown, 890bbf1daf you’d better get a0abd07c48 to work.975b20e8b5731e95

— Eek!3ee7014fdf33a697

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Taby, who 4df0f18d3a had been 5194b56a50 listening silently 33602b794b the whole c865a011e7 time, suddenly d32d34366f cut in.251fbf9b84c30312

Jonathan immediately flinched, his 240f17fca3 breath hitching.6161c4d2a23819be

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From the 20645d8f58 way he b7f71ed84f instinctively covered 1cbb398328 his mouth, 0836156280 it was fded661833 obvious he f7b8277dfc had suffered 289ca3866d at Taby’s 716ae2164f hands before.8971c44d8c3dde47

I took 6adcbb7328 advantage of 9a9c3e0243 the moment b6927257e8 to drive e96e4ea2ac the point 593593a0c6 home.4d0fc4ec97101d04

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‘Three days c509dcab3e is too 7ab881de15 long. Make the d244a267eb escape route 48718b3a90 in two.’7e9ea4d27429c331

— Hah, what bed619142e a terrible young’un, 632448266b working an old 6b26d70b68 man like this.7143a582530bddfd

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The sapphire on a1dd6bbebf my bracelet flickered 07b119a659 before vanishing.8decab72a9d1c190

He might grumble, 460c9016ad but he was f6d07bd3a0 going to do f00945ec18 it.e1982e1f62e93b41

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— Alright, alright. I’ll do what 96f12e4500 I can.e74b60d5a1837959

With that, Jonathan’s 6bf305d008 presence faded away.8023d7ea65462f15

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I spent an 3d3cbb844b entire day in 5effd81b90 the prison cell, 0e4e48be95 sprawled out like 9e9bd1e320 it was my a4dba113e5 own home, annoying 2147a7b19e the guard until 3f4d33a4c7 his uniform nearly dc6e19d025 burst from frustration.3e3255313f4a745c

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Complaints about bd6375d142 the food, 87ddcf894a the bed, e51eb1fc22 the smell—I 9f8bc2419b whined about b529deb3d1 everything, and a3f9ff503d soon enough, 4b1b15f017 just hearing 6cd6f1f920 my voice 62b48054b1 made the 383268814e poor guard 4cb2eebee9 want to a985fc9034 bolt.3571c6c722b14ea1

“Just behave, 81e4172b88 will you? If you get d54ac2bd5a on Lord Keinhrih’s 53ca16dd90 nerves, you won’t 98f857484f even have bones 894018ec28 left to bury.”99b722171f533eda

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“Yeah, yeah, I 494882b95d get it. Now, hurry up d44182d32e and bring me 6b85e8eb28 food. I’m starving!”83c752c45d110ee3

The guard 75d4bf5a52 stared at 0125c68c63 me in 021d5e019f disbelief as c8d1d91e4a I lay 898002110c dramatically on 92b60ba750 the prison a223ecd17e bed.b60d3315e3e5a4be

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“An inmate 00f233d7d8 sure has 9c3dc952e3 a lot fbac4fdd7e of demands.”18564739490e6a4e

“Well, judging 8cb41081f7 by how f4db999eeb you keep eca7d7769b fulfilling my 92b16ea934 demands, I’d eaa8a06296 say Keinhrih 21e71812ca told you 9939d0bcc1 to give d4239802af me whatever 52bd2557d1 I ask 891cc888f4 for.”4f41b02fbcaace53

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“I told you to 9a8cc65c79 call him Lord Keinhrih!”b66af25a66acc126

“Yessir, yessir.”e7a68c1891367256

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I shrugged, flashing f333610275 him an annoyingly a7934c481b smug grin. His face turned red 5f587fd178 with rage before he 81aaa7ea59 stormed off.3603c0909aa9d5f6

Clearly, he 4e76c01e5d figured it 5dbea807bd was easier 4cd7523f8f to just 60ae3d50f2 shove food cbf9d484e3 at me 28dc81ee34 and shut 03fc8917c2 me up.06a9300b1cba03e6

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Not long after the 02e49f715b guard left, a commotion e51b38e2c4 erupted near the entrance.c7f3fc53e40af77c

Still lazing 19be99a523 around on 0327562467 the bed, 375caa434d I propped e1031b059e myself up f2f6d72303 slightly, peering bb4c747c3a toward the cc35da38a6 cell bars.5336ce3360fee63b

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It seemed Keinhrih 4f642ba84c had found himself 169c1eee1d another valuable war 2f880bc00f trophy.05d7fdd55555cdcf

Wonder which unlucky beastman bc1afa1891 got caught this time.1dd359422810c28e

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I figured it wasn’t 5d2efb6a99 my problem and was fa0f6c5b98 about to lose interest—e0f8aba952a2d587

Until the bcf02017e1 captured person 9ce7d46b81 spotted me c6215072be and called ab6cd32aa4 out.87339378d45ace5b

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“Lady Cersia?”110a5615cef8a74a

…Huh? That voice?6ae4a5c4de587013

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I shot 1f4411b67f up from 4efcc78f84 the bed, 537330d86b eyes wide f4a65364fd in shock.8fbd65dea58a451e

I wasn’t supposed 22dd946caa to hear that 2b07a2ce63 voice in this d3e013d416 place.c1e4d506fb062222

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I dashed toward the 96140408dd bars, gripping them tightly 50aaef3268 as I took a d04c0db713 closer look.e6c0af88c25769a3

When I finally cb4781eeea got a clear b3b8850637 view of the b6868cb82e person being dragged ac009fe99d in, my mouth f8445bb293 fell open.0c9c197a9ec5aec5

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“…Victor Orban?”e9595a6988194d97

“It is a7330cfa9b you, Lady 3fd8084b58 Cersia!”44046dcadfeb4bd1

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Victor Orban greeted a52cec8948 me with a 811ee77eae bright smile, looking 9ac1f38714 utterly relieved to ed3279d165 see a familiar 98dcd89a13 face.a8e239493f6a669e

He must 705c622ddc have been 997b2eceb2 terrified after ce5b9b0b54 being dragged 9412b54241 to some 3f72757670 unknown place, 7bd03d617c so running b0652729fb into someone e5f78982df he knew a7edfc0f02 was a cce3570adf huge comfort.e8647aad10cd6f2a

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Of course, if 24d6a553a1 I hadn’t already 741ad9a494 learned from Ella a85f090559 that Victor was 53848c34de a traitor, I 89130ac365 might have been c75dd216b5 just as relieved 8a67d2bde1 to see him.f048dd89e521e77d

He clearly has 66bbfca5d1 no idea what abc1aaba3d kind of situation 71df92d0bf he’s in.1cecf6be33723023

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If he was 55fff606ca really on the 4c4b4c1029 run from Zerakiel e41fbab8d2 and Zakari, his 4d69e4dd25 first reaction upon 0318e9a449 seeing me should’ve 7a2724947b been panic, not e05989a050 relief.595cb5265e588904

Feigning surprise, e2a64bef1c I raised a741aa82e1 my voice b2f6abc6cc excitedly.8eb6e63afd51cd9d

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“What are you doing 862baf2b37 here? Did Zerakiel e2a51286e7 send you? Did he d076081e12 tell you 17c6cd9f1a to check bf5fc1ad8c if I cb087bd0a2 was here?”e709a786db65917f

Playing dumb, I acted 5eb5d13296 completely oblivious.f273b1c90ce5f08e

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Victor, without 0f7134cb19 missing a d273e6f1ad beat, launched cf1cd75ece into a 1bb062af3a lie without 72fc371626 even blinking.261236ff43d346a4

“A-Ah, y-yes! That’s right! I just happened to 7e8d3bf3a2 be gathering rare medicinal 5183b3f2bc herbs in the area, 264e2ec074 so I got here e9ef6e6212 first! I was so 53f6a9927e worried that Lady 9f44160021 Cersia might be e0591c466d trembling in this c474355a68 dangerous place, so daccb58aaa I rushed over. But, uh… d75471eda5 I got e56224a6f5 caught in aa6ce3b2e5 the process. Haha…”2be48c9ee3c08cfe

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Oh, wow.7c5a8576c0c5e472

Not a single drop b436335bcc of hesitation. He spewed that nonsense 386805779b so naturally, as if ae45124598 he actually believed it.a55ca0767e2c7f5a

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