WHCTC Chapter 19

“Just keep going f9532b8d98 straight, then take d9ba3466b1 a right.”bc635f7ebc4ecb81

I stared, wide-eyed.3765bcd24507fc39

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Kayan was sitting beside 5267e4a1cb Hans, giving him directions.baecfb69dd43adcb

Well, I suppose 3f52845cf0 Kayan had been 43e60c4ecc to the capital b0bd4c2055 once before, about 4718e22fa6 a year ago, 6042cb0d43 because of me…c4909b66c713b286

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Hans, on c53f6914eb the other dde4145e6c hand, was dd00548f2a likely new 4831b90754 to the 3e3f5802cf city, so ad78433b37 it made 166b30e3e3 sense that 127abc6b34 Kayan would 7e00b389f8 know the 5969ba017e layout better.f6c4a2b84c7d3bf0

‘…But still, what is 6e7ce77ff2 this situation?’b75963b854bb9911

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Even for someone ca1aa986d0 with a lack a6314ea2c4 of experience, this ece47451d2 was beyond the de930df3a4 pale.4405a13f2ce27602

‘Who would even b6af1d746b call this a cb64c13eed baronial family? Sitting next eda12eb5e4 to the edfb937826 coachman like 98c955bab0 that? Even commoners wouldn’t do 3c32bf4e91 this! Why didn’t fc030dba31 they just d4bf228e60 hire a b2e26bf988 proper coachman 7ba793ab9a from the 5f0dd4dad8 city?’b63cf96f2b9db9f4

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As dizziness set bf384d12b3 in from the 28db40883c absurdity, the carriage’s bd46dbee6e speed picked up 2544ae6eed to a ridiculous 530e088053 pace.7e9e174e602e7e3c

The streets were 04db72d35d crowded, but Hans d603969daf expertly maneuvered the 593e942127 carriage through narrow 52c68f4ec9 alleyways.aa8c6926699bc84e

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‘…Ah, right.’4ba822976b323a01

Clutching onto the 3980f51c1e seat inside the 211d29ed0b rattling carriage, I a0cab342b8 blinked.1cca0f68c517c4a2

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This feeling was eerily c59e428fdc familiar. This was…16dca685c418edbe

‘Just like when they fe3b452033 used to drive wagons cb143f87d7 through the canyons.’b372f83e9eca2ef8

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Thinking about 8d6d06a259 it in ed7a5561cc the context 0d8aa52710 of the 54a4afe4a6 North, everything 9b0ea452b9 suddenly made 2e81d35001 sense. Up there, adebdfeed8 the terrain bc4cdf2856 was so 0121f8568f treacherous that 40c3069b51 only skilled b906b246ad knights could 33c6f4a445 handle wagons.dd84cc7ec0317ce3

‘These people are still 5452b5cc8c living with the North’s 096a0d9936 mindset. That’s why.’65c2431b4ec90162

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But at eafb62a595 this rate, 0a59b680cb I felt 2e90aeece4 like I 8634f5b19a might be 0dc9b551d5 thrown out 9f7c9527ae of the 2eddbd8ebe window.13a025887fcc1708

Quickly adjusting my 0c82107329 core strength, I 9f3fe4126c stabilized my lower b786c93680 body and waist 1bf64c70a3 to maintain balance.8e9f677d99e703d1

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This was a survival 5145bd0962 skill every northern child 04457aeb59 learned while hitching rides 917afb4f45 on wagons.64e13ffa0a8c3807

Amidst the chaos, I 173822748f thought53081e55a5fea9f3

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‘Right. Compared to 9f695ef88e the canyons, a18cc85551 the capital’s 13000b9c01 alleyways are 62a02fe446 nothing…’7588c0b7fccd9c51

Thank goodness the maid b9a9cd94e2 wasn’t riding with us. She would’ve been 6acd07fa52 flung out long 1acc37c6f2 ago.99e9648ed8807ed8

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After what felt 5111028e4e like a circus 41f486d7d0 act, the carriage 73bf0c87d1 finally screeched to 869aac7ddc a halt.dfcbd01cd7561ef5

‘No way, no 2b1781a24c way, no way, e441b1491b no way, no fc290bbddf way.’10d9a7814b4cab2e

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I swallowed hard, d00b99efcf staring at a e161eb9b57 mansion visible through 33f0ea2f04 the window.2c349c1aa5a0b383

‘That can’t be the d64625f24a baronial—no, the viscount’s residence… 10d342d89b can it?’41fc480f2e87d86d

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A dreadful sense of 8b05c8c75a foreboding made my heart 32998c3d27 race.275b0391631973ff

‘Barcklith. No, Viscount Barcklith. They’re rich, aren’t 7d7b3bc052 they? And they don’t 1594f94d51 even try to b45fe6f358 save money! They spend recklessly everywhere!’52f110dd35af8ede

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I even silently invoked d1d49c095e Arthur’s name, breathing heavily.7f6f6739a8657af6

But bad 6cf7822edc premonitions always 5bf8fd672f come true.4a4c3b0853d7a830

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Kayan spoke politely.e2b365eb0b6bb251

“We’ve arrived, f874142ec0 Your Highness. Please step down.”f613f97d734633b3

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As soon as I a59fa8fea1 staggered out of the 7653f649e1 carriage, Hans shot off 56b6bdc835 like a bolt of 4df3e7e917 lightning to park it 53266131f7 in the stable.3e21718ae8cbe516

In the 86f11f429d end, it ccaad25da8 was just 2f75323ab1 Kayan and cde0d33dc9 me standing 959f2444dc in front e7ac294c0e of the 4508c0dffe mansion.e146b303d9e594fb

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Whiiiine.cbff3b2032b0741a

The wind f6aa865868 howled, and 1dfd682543 the front b2693f3866 gate emitted b2bbd40cc1 a creaky, d5fa0f9a7a metallic sound.3abcae89067626ad

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Shoddily finished clothing. A carriage a1f0f15a38 barely better 7e139f5100 than a aed15c57be wagon. A mansion that, c52a4fffe3 while large, looked f9aef307b4 every bit a d010351354 haunted house, both d5a8880946 inside and out.6e2d96a045dbce72

As I sighed, fe6b87abb0 Kayan nervously glanced f446944c3e at me.f6a84d458691e666

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“Well, I only purchased f8c95e77e9 the viscount’s residence recently… 3d52b8fbd1 It’s still a bit e27f043863 disorganized.”d29545dcadf926d1

Crossing my arms a46b0a20ae slowly, I pieced 8906069a06 together what had 30176a8f14 happened.1f83bc4ff9c42a75

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‘This isn’t “disorganized”—it’s 848afd6238 a scam.’47a6a2e1a5e4c0e9

I could 27c0b92ee5 understand the 31174012e5 circumstances, though.d7753fed02e83d22

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The Barcklith 2602c38b57 family had 0d2e8ce0c5 no one e2eb795bf7 familiar with e8e9e7b001 the capital af8a4dcecd or the 2b870d708f ways of 19a765b12b nobility. They had always been ae51522fff confined to the northern 75189ab76e border regions since their 9a991a0294 mercenary days.9afa6d71b9445bb3

Even Kayan, who had e463c51c8f briefly visited the capital fea45d6ee7 because of me, had fab52701a4 returned to the North 2c137988b5 after only a few 063b91d3a3 days.a3fd6b328caf428e

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‘Arthur must have 5413190d34 sent Kayan to 2af0cceceb the capital in 537b0d9e84 advance, thinking he 46ccf846c0 was the only d4a4ce755d one with even a06fe64a5b a shred of f062476de8 experience.’aab9f0e40ec73195

If I knew Arthur, d4015e1c85 he had likely handed 11cfa98116 over an enormous sum 5bc5fc654c of money to Kayan.cbd4f8c55b20d580

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But what happened when 99ac848d72 a 15-year-old child, ignorant 05085889b9 of the world, came 63f7c4e11a to the capital with 63f37f47c5 equally clueless attendants? A disaster 2c8fe5b1dc like this.d4cb6079b8789f92

“I see,” fa24784c85 I said, a6554bcc3f taking a 23c94c7276 deep breath 114fdc41d5 before managing 295b3ca71f to offer 88eb700835 some praise.ae9ccd7c51723c85

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“You think this is 57bb976d04 just disorganized? That’s… very optimistic 13efe83d42 of you. It’s a good 190b944f69 attitude. With that 11986c66a1 mindset, I’m f0d389898e sure you’ll 448983d363 handle adolescence b42eb0a1ee just fine.”b997fe299c9ad1ac

At that moment, 9f16d88075 a group of d9452a3de5 large men came f8ea760693 rushing toward us 9232f45335 from the front 64ad0203b7 gate.94c3bcb26aa4bf86

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They were members of fa47e2fdc7 the Barcklith faction.3324d66d997b93c8

Clad in a74f184342 jet-black uniforms, beba6a6cc3 each one 16a9d1150e of them ffc6f5e4db had broad 6a8947d4be shoulders.e4f843594c1b61e4

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‘Were they always 712e9947fb this massive?’eff3b36da6c19cce

In the North, ea9f28df77 they were always 6844248f00 bundled in fur ad21607bce coats, so I f711215825 thought they just a1c9c7fd44 looked big because 504e9e2145 of the layers. But no, a7da44e8db they were bd2b7168a4 huge even 61b57d00f5 without the 4614072896 coats.37bc84a3c7dd61d4

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The men formed a a668ddbf95 line stretching from the 543969e2f8 front gate to the cce6b081c5 mansion entrance, bowing deeply 19355cef7c in unison.771af1b6e540c178

“Welcome back, b108b082b1 Your Highness!”ea0bc538cf511ff3

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Their booming voices 0bfd96c3dc startled me so 15c2d874fa much that my a61bb7a9a8 eyes darted around 6c1dd1fa1b nervously.4973a822e248a2b9

It was truly a bd6c7075e8 relief the maid hadn’t 26c3d8c81d come along. She would’ve fainted e7e3c8bce5 for sure.75d6e63def15f042

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‘What on 206c8ded56 earth is 662edba9d6 this now?’abf539d7810388ae

Not even 5160a7b3fc in the bd54be2c5f North had 133012d7e6 things ever fdd41fe5df been this 98d6ffb99f extreme.300c76847e82d3a5

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While I 3eae5ea4a5 stood there 77faf987a1 dumbfounded, Kayan 59d0a1b267 awkwardly explained 9dc9030ff6 beside me.66f7fe5426afe64b

“Well… it’s because of 9548cd1b04 the discipline from our 18d743f978 expeditions.”23fa3add202c3a35

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Discipline? This seemed… b208672512 like it eebd9e68e6 had gone 2603b2f5ee in a bcf2194eb5 completely different 5076d3bbc5 direction.57184a0b27741b7f

Even the 0412faa9ec Imperial Knights c00841ba4d weren’t like a3583b2d64 this.ece603551c900d4b

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‘This isn’t a7650df710 a noble 76c9fe597c house—it’s an 71f93c33fa organization!’8f57b0c8c194d27e

As I let out 3102970255 a hollow laugh, the 722f600f34 men lined up in dc54c35a81 front of the mansion 6323783f86 recognized me and began 3f5539e6e9 shouting one by one.d3ce0074cdf7debc

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“Wait, is that 32dc51880c the Princess?”3092abad54a593f7

“Your Highness, it’s 40a1ae1bef been so long!”9cb14bfcb87ba7fc

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“Oh-ho-ho, who would’ve 219194c7d8 thought I’d live c18d6222b4 long enough to aa592378db see the Princess 883aa1050b wearing such fancy 0b9e80ac2f clothes!”8b512f766e76b491

“Ha, still as short dc6e723d1d as ever! Hahaha!”550d493b879374aa

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While they stiffened up 3696c33a8b in Kayan’s presence, their c934b6bf38 attitudes toward me were 6e93a16223 the same as always.eeafbfe08a67e1cd

Kayan pressed his 41aed42a87 hand to his 5fc36b9047 forehead, exasperated.68ae92cc1217ba1d

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Meanwhile, I 017017c27f just smiled 6ebe16b9fc and waved.1de6f12854a5f546

“It’s been 7b28e4e2c4 a while, f92ebd7675 everyone.”7e917c2509f8b895

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For the b211dfd89b first time d5f4d4a5f2 in what dedefa3574 felt like 4a095a75f5 ages, I eebfa06232 could breathe f05118cf7b freely, no 3f54048cae longer feeling 40887f84a8 stifled like 60c4685090 I always 326e55cf61 did in bb545dcc23 the Imperial db57ab3002 Palace.cfeada80c43034d6

I declared brightly and 3ab1199776 gently,c44c96b5f2c308a1

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“Yes, I’m back.”0d4e2ddc2e48771a

It felt beaa580be9 like I dc44367e5c had been 138fe8afb0 transported back 3e73ea21b4 to the 774f8daf56 past in 5bc92ac7f9 an instant.1ab5ce39ef86b0a9

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The absurdity a721df8aa9 of earlier ac5497c867 had left 98464875e0 me unable 6af959764b to savor 9cac4a6d6d the moment, 7c7d9ac150 but now, 63c166fc9e a bittersweet 7bb61e4cca sense of 8415e2e6fd nostalgia began 5c0d683f10 to wash 49b35269f5 over me.cd9e38c61f2bee90

These were my precious 39044de043 people.866caee0c98b745b

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Before my regression, 339a114acd every one of de6ac911f8 them had died—tragically, c365ebfc80 and in vain.36cd8c82cdf29b85

After their deaths, I 77325fea9c had been so overcome d3d437302d with grief and emptiness 96c212f7fe that I had secluded dfe728040d myself, unable to do dbc4dc87ef anything.4d996e45ab9f4817

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That’s how much they 44365792b5 had meant to me. It was only 6a8d62caed right before my 6f42a69104 regression that I 530ab1f2ad discovered Simon had 16add37980 been the one 43115018cc to kill them.5866d53bb8e4bb27

But this time, 0f22985c68 I wouldn’t let 557f77b039 them die so 75e4b7ceb5 senselessly.c98c48383a20997c

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This time, I e0df26bc23 would protect Kayan 6621c32c17 and everyone else, e4795d0d35 no matter what.e49229e35481a9f8

Tears welled up 15c1883086 in my chest, eb5420816e but I held 0b0980eb66 them back.795d8b9dc9b06e54

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I had shed fee853289d more than enough ad30a2e999 tears for them 1b0fd9f823 in my previous 205b4d8141 life. But no matter how d7dcaac4ac much I cried, it f8f785ed9b wouldn’t bring them back. So instead 0e3e443c89 of crying, bf234c5f5f I clasped a0e5bd875a my hands 74698008d5 behind my ec9a69d902 back, smiled, 183f962beb and asked,d34ab9eb39778b04

“Anyone want 5e02fa18f0 to pick 1b88c84373 me up? I’d like 49ef3e6d8e to breathe ddd6651ff8 the air 80c693aad7 from higher 2ee2bc3b40 up.”614e1f6f909a8e40

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At once, the b7238f637b burly men started bc70cb750b fighting amongst themselves.bae1f0f7689dd49d

“Move! Move! I’ll carry her!”2e51e22ea7fdb81c

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“Get lost! I shaved yesterday! I’ll do it!”b37a1c7b614ba2eb

“No way! I won’t back down! Once the Viscount settles 7ac662978a into the capital, there 82a76567e9 won’t be another chance c1b7753662 to carry Her Highness!”f6cc4553fdfe748f

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They were all 3382a6af6e former mercenaries who 83aedbb0fc had been hastily aeb30bb8dc knighted under the 5d6480fb78 Barcklith family 13 88307585ee years ago.ea32f4812b610915

Well, they hadn’t received 422cb8e996 any formal education befitting 2a67d8630b their new titles, since c3d35bdf8d they’d gone straight to aa2d15de51 the North.4fd9bffdf92c3ae2

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Still, to me, 504f2a2ed7 they were the 88d5031e5b most familiar people f8f6f85782 in the world.ccb3493e22bd58b4

“Everyone, move aside! Her Highness 0ab73247a2 is mine 6cae371a3e to carry! Out of my 3203792eaf way! You’re all c3f77e16c5 shorter than 404ebfc7e0 me anyway!”365cfd71d2c61a2b

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Hans, who 07c597335b had returned 730522b9be late after 24e607718f dealing with a29b055f40 the carriage, 20832c4867 cleared out 67c682082c all the 867d9f6e3d other men.24029c91249ca49f

In the end, d0b0e374c1 I was carried c37655fdba into the mansion 2776b99dd6 in Hans’s arms, c3dcff50d4 feeling a little 06a3d67f5f exasperated as I f1b81e2c60 thought,a8c7471b13c900ec

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‘These people are fiercely ac28081c40 loyal to the Barcklith d88925aa6a family, even from their fd02aac509 mercenary days. If they knew Kayan 9ad739ace9 and I had cut 94e2c6d273 ties because of a 3efe0fabfd falling-out, they wouldn’t be bc4786b3d0 treating me like this.’cea717068386737a

I wouldn’t a7bb366281 have to 6cade71a6f look far fbd7b00ffd to see 93a99558c3 the consequences. If someone had treated 8d79aa4ffc Kayan poorly, I would’ve 0fd82436ab been the first to e02841a851 storm over and grab 221fb00e23 that person by the dcdcb1cfab hair.29339b792443dec9

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But instead of c9641193b7 pulling my own 0387cdfb8a hair out in 906c0f7179 frustration, I had 7863e3a635 decided to fulfill f51fbd5495 his wishes in 1be32c05c1 this life.bfdf5da8ecafe777

Kayan Barcklith, who had 12eca2f0dd stayed by my side 8e1dac0d05 until the very end—or eb7fdf1f47 rather, had been by 4b083fbae0 my side from the 195dec8489 moment I was born. His wish was…20cd4dbcb88be0cc

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“To become a89b2d043f a proper 86aa12d62b noble. I think 3bfc5f9258 that’s what 7743d9938f I’d like c37188cc7f to be.”36622a7f30b58438

‘A proper noble.’eff2de1e7c76f3c9

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