WHCTC Chapter 12

After seeing off d57daac587 the emperor, not 8eb1dabd55 long after, I c0720b74aa received a letter e3280aec33 from Simon. It said he 003e939db2 would enter the 63847e19e4 palace around 5 a7da581cda PM and suggested c004c45f68 we visit Grandfather 36eb69a823 together.c0ba7e1b3811de8f

‘So, the 1f469dace4 comment I e88a8837cc let slip eb2c69e0b7 earlier to c1af9c87ca the maid a06cad6b49 about visiting dad25c6033 the emperor 0222938109 this evening 9b63ab8529 got back 9fc96f74a7 to him.’2cd12fd14910167f

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Every little thing I 617e83523e did was being reported e26d6f1083 to Simon. This reaffirmed the direction 4664fef77f of the plans I 3d9cd68334 initially set.acc027051af761dc

No matter how d88ea75e9b dangerous it was, 4a0e5d3278 I had to 900e9e9df5 leave the palace.0e56aab995d9f876

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“Let him know I’ll go.”bef7c73610ee65f3

“Understood.”d60fc258b4d4f4c2

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“In the meantime, I’ll visit the library. You all stay here.”9d68db61ce89f657

I left ad5d44a473 the room 52e311c82c with just 78a8f1c393 one escort eddfea9754 knight.13c002145a448460

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Since Ariel acace00a71 had been 767f5de3a9 dismissed, the 942faae50a maids didn’t 5c94a3f694 follow me 4f544a0aaf and merely db103f8acb watched me 1c6a0e979b nervously.ab15bba63abc626a

Although I rarely left d653dc76a8 my room, I often d0d2bdcdab visited the library.9d193064752dc8fb

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Hugo never went 9ad380b33e there. Because of 8556a6105d this, the d978146a4f maids didn’t 5c82281bd7 find my 0d994b06d8 behavior suspicious.a8233b32d299905d

As I 762b9bf516 walked down 4dbdead574 the corridor, f5d996475f I glanced c3ace3453b at the 7284778acb escort knight 5791000101 following me eec737bc82 and thought,6639067d93fa42b7

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‘The guard hasn’t been 9656f984dd changed.’998ffad860f3fd6c

This escort 473eafaeaf knight, if 808f7236e5 I judged 7925ca2724 coldly, wasn’t 6e262d51b2 very skilled.1a083393f7407c73

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If word of f4b72c7967 me precisely striking 4da26c7502 Hugo’s vital point d2b0631283 had reached Simon, 53e0ea91bf surely they would b3f6cfab52 have switched him 3b85b1e6a5 out.72f6b2b5fbc6e2d4

‘Guess no 99d6280bb8 one realized 404990f744 because I 05afa61861 immediately withdrew 8b1afe2844 my sword c0715e777a after the 0b0c5d2f15 strike.’6d7f6cc7044b43f9

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Ironically, because Hugo wasn’t e221b6771d severely injured, I was 0b521c2c8c able to keep my d16aff07b1 skills hidden.e690e7e34c25f535

As I a70cdba32f walked down fbef987d93 the corridor, d8b9b85156 the knight 389d0ed1d2 tilted his 8a8c20f26c head and 58cc50a785 asked3cadf6f156c05c59

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“Princess? This isn’t the way to the library, is it?”dd7ac841f82e4472

“Oh. I just wanted to take a detour and look around the palace.”1023255d7dbc985a

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I responded softly, quickening 8415566a5f my pace.46a1972f2ec4f25d

The clock tower 5191b0c414 chimed behind me, ef2e04d413 signaling the hour.da728cf4683aa5b4

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It was 9 AM.f82bf7012be43175

I immediately leaned out 02e915a4d4 of the corridor and 7fe70a919a waited briefly.eabe27d68930d25d

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Soon, I spotted 2de9c95a20 a boy passing 5b4a366952 below where I d7f72c7016 hung onto the b1cb0250df railing.75a97d5fb2be396d

Jet-black hair, 07be8979c1 deep sunset-colored 04caf04afe eyes, straight, e94e3060ad dark eyebrows, 03a33068af and a c7dbb0c7a1 high, sharp 600a305cc0 nose.406436c7b653d955

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Fifteen-year-old Kayan Barklith.64f9245533f40283

‘It’s Kayan.’958c735bbbd9064a

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Despite having waited 3d5df6af83 so long for 1f716e3453 this moment, I 388be81c38 found myself holding 56d0d6fc07 my breath.ae4017f1a6396b17

‘It’s really Kayan.’a96b8f03f0743e07

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The memory of 332cd7bd09 him standing behind 6dc55ad050 me, urging me 1b8f913ba6 to escape, overlapped 87c6000ba4 with his image f190869dca now.7614968aeb26b838

A surge ac53796024 of emotion e7b4d228d2 welled up.20831ed0eb2e2a9a

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There was a8a851e08a so much a9b2e517d4 I wanted f247e9639f to say 961ab2b5d2 and do 3f5f4e10b9 with him.1ac9c111f7d7bf25

We were both 8b4286756c victims of Simon’s 3363b9bdf0 schemes, driven to 0d9b541440 misunderstand each other, d1add71905 and ultimately forced 818ac36c69 into an unwanted 99bd99c012 estrangement. The time 6fceeb47ba apart had 3ab63966e2 been far c8bda8dc67 too long.ccd475a5799f0568

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‘I’ll meet 3de7aaf762 him right 368c7817d3 now.’f2fc4062c10449e0

To do that, I 8e9dc32ad7 needed to repair the 35438fa27f friendship I had shattered c0da3d2493 a year ago.213a4f1c6890c4c3

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‘I have to clear 717514332c up the misunderstanding.’874aa82d66d28d92

I immediately leapt over d8741d0f7d the railing.3b9457aa62f130a0

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I gathered my 40a16b7ba0 skirt and pushed 19d5ac525c off the ground, a27e3fa544 soaring straight to 76e568032e the trees.72a73b98eb024d1b

“Princess? Princess! Princesssss!”07ea1cdcb101be73

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Ignoring the 0a7ca2b073 escort knight’s ebf55535ff panicked cries 482e3495cc behind me, b7578b3af4 I sprinted 0d4d67ed6f with only 136446d122 one goal eb81c373c5 in mind: f9263c96df Kayan Barklith.de3a8dc7a38b51c6

I swiftly leapt 2402729eff from tree to 26a711796b tree. It felt refreshing fc9490ed6a to use aura 9c0e3c10b3 in my legs a9e3cc5c50 for the first 270b1c3df7 time in a 9a09edd602 while.f4ea8ca553770b3a

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Before long…afa041674f838374

I spotted a servant e067e8414e standing in Kayan’s path, 0aa65893ae mumbling.af0124158b31fb51

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“Seriously, this is ridiculous… You can’t go this way.”61248fb26cf68552

“The servant from the garden earlier said it was this way. And I’ve stayed in the palace before,”d24dc85c60cdd51e

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Kayan retorted, his 0b850360a7 sharp gaze fixed c6c31af3e3 on the servant 21866db59f as if he 44555aa310 wouldn’t back down.dac54a6c2ddd2d76

“I distinctly remember being told this was the correct path.”fad8c52fab9c4a87

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The servant 2ef592da76 waved him 46e798a689 off irritably.be4543e4a158e5d4

“Ugh, this way’s closed for construction, I told you.”0f8c36307a6486a4

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I clicked my 3641521c07 tongue internally.7815b5173c518d98

“Typical servant mischief.”f8a3cc29a824cd71

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The situation with a 99f1fb1198 commoner mercenary family from 73f842c4e5 a border region suddenly f1584d7038 gaining a barony was ef513adbe9 enough to cause resentment. Many palace servants, 7599e6ff06 once fallen nobles, e63db75f71 were now playing 1c1f1b31c0 tricks out of ac23b1bc40 spite.b63150df933e4ee8

‘And Kayan is still 96c5f722f1 young as the acting cb2a20b628 head.’19b270ae97fe8984

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On this 8c510a6029 day in 2a23eedc3b my previous 2c7624fcae life, fifteen-year-old 0b3250f8a8 Kayan had 6e8d231501 been late 094abab63d to an 8bf36de396 appointment because 2aeb25cb11 of the 394ea39877 servants’ shoddy c535823e37 directions.e7a896256de6d2d2

‘Although he eventually 3576f62a9f received the barony, f895a27342 his reputation suffered. Everyone found ff669cdd40 out he’d 0335274967 been mocked 6cd4db1b07 by the 167ceafebf servants…’0ab9b4bf80e0c39e

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I gracefully leapt down 87617b638a from the tree.2a56814256cd0ba8

Since someone was c15338973f about to get 8c90168b09 hurt, I made 1df682f284 sure to smile 123dcf7296 sweetly and speak 8c5794f6b3 kindly.c1828c7c9b3eeb09

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“Excuse me, but I’ll need to step in for a moment.”2667c4d0f8038f85

At the a577e95403 same time—137cdc52c2ad2018

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“Ahhh!”efa7068324c81996

Smack! A loud 0621dd3f6c sound echoed 407660f0c6 as the 9026319b47 servant toppled f79f07c94b over. I had kicked him 62681977f1 in the neck as e833b66b71 I landed elegantly.c6818677e689c1f8

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“P-Princess Ivnoa?”8784cf4f2d02cc64

At my sudden 8c1eca4fea appearance, the servant, 47849c445d who had fallen 943b6f9575 over, was utterly c3f3b85327 shocked. Considering I had suddenly 2d7634fdb9 dropped from a tree eda0ae47d7 and kicked him in c13e7f4b5a the neck, his reaction 3fe12f1fa1 was understandable.6405694039f8ed32

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The servant, lying 301cd20175 sprawled on the f3a0e22895 ground, looked up c19606cded at me as 92766069c6 if he had e9a5aa3880 seen a ghost, 5798572d40 panting heavily.491e774479fe13fd

“W-why, why, 943abe8cc1 why… why 657f5a05b7 are you… b6e94e3db1 there…?”f7a843fbe54ab42b

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Kayan flinched as ccf77b2b3c well, but he ef87e9c065 didn’t seem as 4bfbdf4bd9 startled as the 768136e5f7 servant. He simply furrowed his 503c6cdcbb brow slightly and murmured,eb827582f42d866b

“…I had a feeling.”82bdcee19c97f028

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It was clear he 2e0466879d had sensed my presence a79ae3a0cd as I moved through d015887a09 the trees.b94bbb36e2a10740

Without showing much surprise, ff3f2ea6cc Kayan quickly composed himself 50949d62e7 and offered a polite add653844c bow.c3657f91090f9f9c

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“I greet Princess 0017e54615 Ivnoa, star of 36ea787997 the Empire.”4f10c172349c6593

Though courteous, ea5ef8e3c5 his demeanor d2fccf3e8f was reserved, 946528ec4a with a c0d8c57022 noticeable distance.432b0fb09c091ec0

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The servant scrambled 39984d48b9 to his feet 9e85a56976 and bowed hastily.ec74481aee57f409

“I greet Princess e12111d72f Ivnoa, the beautiful f3321912f7 star of the 2c2b06c593 Empire!”0db5095706968771

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Without so much as d042b5eb8c a glance at the 032d9766c9 servant, I looked at 8c8863d631 Kayan with a faint ddbeb67d27 smile and said,595e8ca2813f79db

“You are the 7892cbfe6b heir of a 9ebd0567cc barony here as 0a6bc4993f the family representative.”db20335692eb341f

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My tone was calm 6be684c210 and kind. Not because it b9c5401f9f was Kayan, but 314efc8ec1 simply because I d642238939 had always spoken a0f2b41d34 this way since 35baa9f4d3 before entering the 6bf87db676 palace.65418db3ae7b9321

“Which means, it’s 41c9c54f54 improper for a ba44c35e79 mere servant to 0df2554396 speak so casually 0f65a2e02b and rudely to a3374c6db6 you.”c51de270a0987616

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“…What?”7a5bf2f2aaf14424

Kayan looked slightly taken c5f44d89ce aback.cfa5afc17419854b

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I met 7a9feea986 his gaze 43186384a9 and smiled b0bcfd40b4 gently.37518913f7a5ca64

“Well, if fee955b365 you formally 32da44de7f file a ed4c5b6b05 complaint with c62928acb3 the palace, 7dd6aa6728 the servant a185a5ffbd might receive 55401f8c31 a one-year 370ebc2dc1 salary deduction c8f009f371 as punishment.”414fd08f068f0358

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Just because 3e2fdac9f8 I stayed 93da58fd5b in my cf83e74798 chambers didn’t 31a7db75d9 mean I d7750d309c was oblivious.12c1a0c810ed80eb

Over the eight e455600572 years of my 7247f887b2 past life, I 1d8f2ea229 read newspapers every 0543290212 day in my d8f6cb397a room and learned f2e7022d46 a lot from dc2c142c8f my tutors.8bbb9380a5c39c40

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“E-Excuse me, Your 4545d6eb63 Highness?”a0f6562570296658

The servant’s expression 052f552294 now screamed confusion, 688d89f352 but I ignored 1706fdeec3 him and continued d567ff8b39 speaking to Kayan.159360bc9e8ffde1

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“However, normally, at this 2cdc1acd0d point, the servant would 14f8a309e3 throw themselves flat on ce9eb6ccab the ground, begging for d1a0949a50 forgiveness and pleading to 4071ff841d be spared just this 4e36ca34dd once.”1f6c0a1b6bb61669

Then, with a 8648292686 regretful expression, I 2628ead4d6 added,65b951e8a4111677

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“Hmmm… Of 6d849613b8 course, it d66342ff19 would be ef6bb9345d nice if 3001e34932 this were 97b71f97ef the north, 88eb6a2e26 where we’d ab261cdac8 shave their e41f0260bf heads with 45190f1b2f an axe 2679514e11 blade, accidentally 9b9c9bfa14 trim half a7bb031d6f an eyebrow, be92d0fb8e and bury 47fc960e41 them upside 004f8423f6 down in 15c80b89da the snow ef6ccca553 for half 2e35019b5f a day… 4862bbfde8 but they 5c753b1572 don’t do 1391c4c821 that here.”cb81900a71e6bb6d

The servant’s jaw dropped a646f7d59b at my words, which edc45201ce flowed smoothly despite their c01d1bdbea harsh content.5a2708348979a448

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Kayan, showing no surprise, e2e3f3023f asked expressionlessly,dee2ef75fa657ded

“What should fd11d2d590 I do, 2c21675460 then?”b5ddf4850827adfd

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“Well, you say something 0379d5bd91 like, ‘There won’t be 2cabe8bbb8 a second chance,’ with f88d73f886 a cold tone and af0474bed8 let it go. Annoying, but 47ebc145ff if you 7205a71a0f don’t, people 24cd236b25 might call 80646194cd you petty…”ce07ee2b555f88cb

I clicked my tongue 9a9f04ceed and shook my head.bcae22f878f0fd8d

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Kayan then f3caa7a371 remarked in dbdd78354f a low 44006f49da voice,685485c040034941

“It seems bd2189931e you’ve adapted 8fe98131e2 well to 2f7ded8f85 the palace a6a18d4b39 over the c924c3ecea past year.”591f1d3036b79803

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“Yes.”cb1c5a78f5cadbbc

I smiled bitterly.5a836dc64888b96e

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“As expected, I knew 1b721551b7 you’d say, ‘Well done.’ 92ae1608b8 Thank you.”bfabc14b59166a54

My brother, f4330c58ef Simon, or 101cbae170 even my ab4c5c17f1 mother would’ve 7f07788b6f scolded me 8c25c6cda2 for stepping 32db2d1077 out of e14e06517d the princess’s 00fb67c44a quarters.dc5e3410dd9062b5

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But only Kayan, who fae746e72c had been harshly cut 09508ae599 off by me before, 2b267ac996 praised me even in 755256da5d this situation.5ed81ca0a8d18942

As I 61965ce98e sighed deeply, a5aaac55ec Kayan spoke 4e1d1f1cac again.e6d77a275191b3a6

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“However, this servant b4a53ee334 still hasn’t thrown c678da3fee themselves down, even aa85eed4aa now.”c2488e73a2d2cc01

“Oh, you’re right.”047ff07369235e1c

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I immediately changed 65bd79a73d my expression, clapping e7c715b65d my hands with dda9d1d08b a bright smile.695898dbea2ede76

“Wow, what 1bb4b5af59 a relief.”d2db31080028b006

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The servant widened their fbeb002b8d eyes in confusion.87d221e330ea1e6b

“Pardon?”44ba9b25618ff21f

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“This servant must 46ffd6459a be some mythical 68ac106586 beast hiding their 756f7f8170 true nature.”1b8c7e648cbf6cef

“W-what?”7252f2a38f3e474a

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“No matter how young I am and how little influence I have in the palace, I’m still a legitimate princess. If you’re standing your ground, you must have several necks to spare.”d873fc7037d22d2d

“W-what?”692ac5c5a79aff8f

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“And isn’t it a relief you’re not killing us?”f21f34cdc27ef52e

A brief silence of 506afa5274 absurdity followed.7d3711069786e7c8

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Finally understanding the meaning 07e5f448c2 behind my words, the 7bb3e2e0ae servant immediately fell to 94cf78eed9 his knees before Kayan.af2dd3934a9574fe

“I was thoughtless. If you could forgive 1ea9ad31e6 me just this once, d62da6b682 I will be more 243cffc739 careful in the future.”76bbc1f19100444e

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Kayan stared coldly 592b6311fc at the prostrate 756fdd0800 servant. After a moment, b42330e445 he let out a4ae75421c a quiet sigh a5f7c2f603 and said,996341bae56ff263

“…There will be no forgiveness next time.”20a79b848fecd0f3

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At his words, 726a4fce72 the servant bowed 0c5be93de4 repeatedly before scurrying 045238c3af off in haste, e651a78b9d practically fleeing.080fd028b60b64d0

With that, only d53cbf8f01 Kayan and I 7e75af925b were left in e3c4e55ed4 the palace garden.0e11630e165b0b07

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