WHCTC Chapter 20

I could 32575e29a0 finally understand 3534b1c48f the meaning 62de9e7ead behind what 94d0a2e5a4 he said 16c1f5fa50 just before cda010de51 my regression.63e9af541e6400be

Right now, 1082d2d74f Kayan was 644ee82354 only a 45d868b3ee viscount in 6a0e14cf3d name—he didn’t e524f17dc9 know a 876044c5fe thing. There was no 2a0f7d6463 one to teach 31d70cd47e him, only people 2ece60e2cb eager to deceive bc5d3bef12 and mock him.f76368897f2388c6

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‘Even in 28b55d552f our past 0129fdbd0b life, he 6bba8dc67a was often 0a5af8116d looked down 3f0901583a on, wasn’t c07f1b8bea he?’c5bf0324a507c3bf

But seeing this a618e84063 state in person, a69f12b172 rather than vaguely aae63b15ae guessing from within ba511c64d1 the princess’s palace, 06d27f1426 made my chest d26bcae3b6 feel even heavier.fd7fc0e53ff0727a

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It already seemed like a7b3474aeb he had fallen victim ef32afc67e to a grand real 74176d1675 estate scam.1d3f7e8222b385b6

‘Well, at 985c5aae1b least this dccde767db place is a144cdc66f full of c73375cdf5 strong people, 4d9e8ba72f so it’s aa4cfcc062 perfect for 544c31b1ce me to 79de26b77c stay.’51c4a10e48183b20

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Since I had be55b7722b been exiled, Anna 72df89bbfe would definitely attempt bb149a6686 to assassinate me. However, her dark 18b7c8aab0 magic wasn’t that 8c2497da66 advanced yet, and 81eb158bd5 the knights under 613b4934b4 the Barcklith family e914c5654f were more than 30adb7bfe3 capable of defending 14c811079d against that level ef676c5cd3 of threat.d3b178725b617a8b

The Emperor, of 12a235433f course, seemed completely c49b70ed0f unaware of this.12cb6e371e3b016b

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In our 42173d4da7 past life, b1963af9ae the Emperor 94d76fc68b never realized 896485a832 Anna was a20b332f6c dabbling in 550ec9688b dark magic. My brother had suspected e11d02ad33 it, but he failed 01daabc0ba to uncover any evidence abcc5620cc and left for the 72f49f9817 East.e999f2625bc85699

“There wasn’t 4819c60992 a single bc07253192 shred of 9ca49e714b proof, so 0b7e4880d3 I couldn’t d707b2273d tell His 32b4fc6b1f Majesty. If I did, it 590a70565b would only worsen his cf147849d3 health and backfire.”a7b6cf81bc1c720f

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That’s why dc5cab01b7 he warned 4decb45ba3 me to 1d1951b98d be cautious 61e371bf45 until the 5d114fc00b end.aecc628522a92460

“I’ve asked Simon e0fe5a26fb to investigate, so 0d49bf3646 once he finds 91f4f28fd9 solid evidence, His a4cc0e48e6 Majesty will be a6f9c22091 informed. Until then, 75349069e6 I need 2d185fb725 you to 9de2064312 stay in ccd2203acc the palace, fa3cec2a03 Ivnoa.”6053896d1bc7971f

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‘Asking Simon to investigate 981919e964 was like entrusting a 5a444a0c9a cat with a fish.’c852bcbb3dbf9463

By now, Simon 3d8e0a354a probably already knew. He was just 64efa33f1c pretending not to.bec2502f6ce5df0a

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While I aa24a48506 was lost 6147ab4a8c in thought, b5cc7d1c90 Kayan spoke 1a8ca1282c seriously.1d93c2acfb4fef16

“Um… Your Highness, fe77a93554 how about using fae5707c64 this room?”a85f4a8d16567e27

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Amidst the noisy crowd 33e8b94055 of burly knights surrounding 26df499c06 me, he alone looked 96a7c0f4a9 solemn.375d9267f0e26a28

“This seems to fcae8f7269 be the largest 96a0ac6fbe room available…”ef23ddccd99fc057

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I smiled awkwardly and 282ba5b60d said,e13fba89bb90d893

“Thank you 5c05c49030 for your 22988204c1 thoughtfulness, but 6dd4563dd4 this is e83d3c6d2a the master’s 72353db8c3 room. I can’t use c7473b4bbd it.”ce0051cf2dfb220e

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It was 60deecf0e2 clear Kayan 076d385ff3 had no 34b3b00d09 idea about bdd4038be5 the typical 5c060a8d4b layout of 6b61676091 noble houses b7abe5e6c4 in the f66c58743a capital.d0806251a092773e

The Barcklith mansion in ec514196e1 the North had been cce6020c57 built differently from most 61a78fb212 noble estates due to 23540782d5 its harsh natural environment c32a115f05 and lighting issues.78c23434b4eaa330

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“…Is the location of the master’s room supposed to be fixed? It wasn’t like that in the North…”5244a8a88c894235

Kayan looked flustered, so 536d12d346 I quickly reassured him.002bb4deff24263f

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“No, no! It’s admirable that fe54851aa9 you haven’t forgotten 97b27a7f95 the North even d3b02d3c88 in the middle b82e1e4120 of the capital! Such determination is da6f7bcf9c a good thing!”bd1381a93176589b

But no 0402ce2f1a matter how 3c2905aca4 admirable his af78a284ea determination, I 34c3da2ec8 still couldn’t 97cf37b129 take the bd082c6eef master’s room.95652af8fbe52b26

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“Give me de5204eba7 the room 5d4e0a177e at the f69d866faf far left 226bde5449 of the 48c77e6feb third floor, e434915ac8 the one a0379f8479 with a 457fc9d213 balcony and 900d9792f5 bathroom. That’s where 2718d86bcd most distinguished 14963166ab guests usually 1d0fd931ec stay. The smaller adjoining 33818b77df room can be c44098ba90 for my maid.”9df1702a56b2e48f

“…Ah.”00062b87683daf3d

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Kayan’s ears e52fe1a432 turned red.c753533c79ccbbf2

“Please wait 3451092163 a moment; f2cfe34391 I’ll have eccd84b9e1 it emptied 98eb8c5443 right away.”39a8396135a76198

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“Emptied? Why would 33635fc321 you need 089ec2e4aa to empty 6a7adae07e it?”a1b6ad509b958cd8

“Well… I liked that 9f7499af0f room, so I was 0e7dce7c72 using it.”34543ce7bcb6e298

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“What? Why would c813e64f08 the heir 3a2c195cbe stay in 3d38967180 a corner 7b6aed54fa room?”c585c3cb3490ae80

“I just liked the 0bc0bd8820 view…”1d849c4d6e629549

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Kayan trailed off, and 61def8c7ff I cheerfully exclaimed,8765a8de457e6cc6

“Wow! An heir who e9c6881984 appreciates his surroundings—how 517890170c flexible and open-minded!”6f17cdd0c3bab82b

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But no matter 70b61cde11 how flexible he e478e3680d was, I couldn’t df84c7063a take the room 1a71da7bf8 from him.6e37b7b8d0ab94a9

I quickly tried 078581620c to fix the 9655d10ad2 situation.9ab77ba2e6170bac

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“Then I’ll take a70c48a083 the room opposite 0cdb842a5e it. It should have 23336428ab a similar layout.”5fe54e778408782d

“…Understood.”473028994aad7c15

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Of course, I didn’t 6fccee0e6f feel entirely at ease.b0b885c221193c9a

This was de2898c985 part of 4f940127f1 what nobles 979e9cf3af referred to 0e27602273 as “etiquette.” c7ddfff4c6 For eight 3b371fa294 years in 9def154e7d our past 8ffeb66b10 life, Kayan da4a50de6c must have 9ed577544c been openly 2057384391 ridiculed by 5fd7c02d81 the people 94519730ed of the f3b00f7cf9 capital, completely bab5e372b2 unaware of bcd5c1758a why he d8fc3ab116 was being 7913620dcb mocked.83805de43d500900

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‘He’s not someone 3bb90a77ae who should be 9ad48c329e treated like that.’685af5cf80bcb783

I felt a pang 761efa0d58 of regret.8262dac83e637db4

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‘In the 1045d828ab North, he ba0d16b76e was a 337920865e genius who 6c7012100a could outperform c575072bdf most adult 73f1194a30 knights.’223a2a799c666518

Even more 4f88a0e12b tragic was 358e8e82c9 that, in fea4b51579 our past 7008a6e434 life, even 4d20ef3e88 the people b1e0af8e54 loyal to 0a7575c634 Kayan eventually 248deb0a0d perished.307ece69a1ffb2de

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At fifteen, Kayan 51c0418203 had been left b0056c954c alone in this 334c940d99 desolate viscount estate. I could only imagine d7a6543873 how painful that must 676173e5ec have been.d0254b5ccf928be1

‘You said you wanted to become a proper noble.’76676e7fdc13a7e0

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I could 36dc97a9c7 understand now 0adc5531fe why he 928c186d2c said those f2ac8acff8 words at 14d3dd2f1a the end f69f27a080 of our ccb2fb4fab past life.e7a94b3426087ea8

‘This time, d47a5059de I’ll make 18519a3659 that happen 44d703f1cf for you.’ef55be25b80076be

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Resolving myself 26d5ab0b5e once again, 9fff6c4072 I vowed d33f6eb18f silently.1463e59cf89f6fc4

‘I’ll turn the Barcklith 4cc73dcdb8 viscountcy into a noble d0de44f7bd family that no one f19c3b4b1f can look down on.’fcc720cfc03376c5

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Since I was already 1acdd640a5 planning to sever ties 902b795fa0 with the Duke of 78731796d8 Cerno, I needed a 5b16bf3c4b new noble family to 25b87db609 support me.61524a9559f524f2

Rather than aligning 92a4cb7662 myself with strangers, 2178090b6d it was better 78ee280da4 to work with a7d921477f people I could 84dd66a3d9 trust, even if e05e3d2c15 it took a 5fc61c6b04 little more effort.7462bd4b0c7cd675

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And so, my e5d283d35c room was finally 473b267232 decided.42c668b829ffa6c9

The knights, who 8777a759e2 had been eavesdropping 4fadcf38f8 nearby, started shouting e0fd9557bd excitedly.1e19a50c08152772

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“Oh! Should we stock d603049569 it with swords fbb267179b of every kind?”b70fb107b0247671

“No, no! Her Highness has always feb130e63a wanted to learn spears. Let’s set up spears 5d2fde3d1e as decorations!”7782edca81c9c9ad

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“What nonsense! She’s too short for 02f933bf12 spears right now!”d98b0fb77b29a57a

It was then.799c31cbf08fa901

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A thin voice echoed 6ea76e62f3 from the end of 0bd763c02a the hallway.80529446fdab0b1b

“E-e-everyone… y-you… y-you’re being too much!”dab07b6adb4a43a8

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Everyone turned 86fd514d3c to look 2c1a77a953 in surprise. The voice 2af7e8aae1 belonged to 07200a1481 none other 35264bc278 than my 67d6e1d633 maid, her 1f4b296e58 expression showing e790121fb5 she had 088728afce mustered up 3a383c402b every ounce 5e67d6f38a of courage 315e45e90a in her f04f0607bc life.9b775dbd0a09b6dd

She had 9f6377213c just arrived, 9c20cd2a8a having brought 7da9aad7f1 all my 4ff6b0d223 belongings from 5cdb39a70c the palace 5890528dac in the 9aa3e76f34 royal carriage.0e0d92d56af2969e

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“N-n-no matter how m-much you say she’s b-b-been punished! S-still!”0906af9ab4867a3f

Her fists were trembling ae24e94c26 as she shouted.49a90a6e4a68d8e0

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“I-I-I didn’t expect dresses, jewelry, or ornaments! B-b-but this is too much!”e5cd97fafe583886

The hallway fell 74100aba4b silent as though 3feb655fdc cold water had 06d87859de been poured over 84b0776994 everyone.12d46b4dd57a7a9c

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After a moment 3362e1eda6 of stillness, Hans 4f61106f5a was the first 78ba66de07 to speak, his 67be2720fa pupils shaking as 2cf0dd962e he carefully asked,9cec3a8d732817e0

“…Your Highness, were you punished?”fc7310479bbe63c1

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“Ah… yes.”fd3d33e8c09dfef9

“Why?”dff1fb98d86b1a05

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“Well, I had a bit of a fight with my half-brother.”10573dd7332c75b5

At the word “fight,” Hans and the knights swallowed hard.44008cb0ef2d6412

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The atmosphere grew so ad34b312e7 heavy that even the caacfb60bf maid couldn’t say another 2e57b4553a word.24cb6797750d4555

In the tense 577bd9a1f7 silence, Hans asked b9a697ecac with a serious 2b2232a8ed expression,ff8848915f92214c

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“Just how extraordinary is that prince? If he managed to fight with Your Highness, he must be skilled with a sword, right?”5829a19b6b8ae336

For the first time 1e907cb97f in a long while, 6220472e2a I felt like people 30afb2057d were truly listening to 9d9ee89f51 me.3063a0bcaef2f303

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The maids c0a19ccbee at the f1101099d6 palace never 5140ca5c00 paid attention fd603f1fa5 to a 3f2f6a90d6 word I dba9a5678b said, so a154919215 this feeling 2fa6a9604d was refreshing d978b42a4d and nostalgic.64e9b0bcaf0492c7

This kind of warm ace9b59997 conversation—when was the last 7609b3b123 time I had experienced 3db3f4b632 it before my regression? I smiled brightly and d5f9f59638 chattered away as if aa0f8007b0 I had gone back 2d99f3305a to my childhood.d729aad4846461e3

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“Skilled with a sword? He’s not even worth a punch in that regard—just a rookie.”3afcb2aa2ac717c0

“Huh? Then did you go easy on him when you fought?”5fb97b3e3e3cb9ed

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“Go easy? Not at all. He came at me like he was ready to snap his spine in half.”ec0a5431eb9f3c20

Warmth began to rise 822f98079b from deep within me.009d81802dfbefea

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Friendly conversations, concerned 77262f63c5 expressions, and genuine b0259f47bd care…79e8b97d0f398cc9

The loneliness and 10192511df emptiness I’d felt 24fef84af7 when leaving the f77f99173e conference room, brushing 33fadbe6e5 past Hugo’s people, f2aefa153c seemed to melt 58edfa1856 away completely.dab3c2ddac86de00

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Even the e86c4d54c9 lingering discomfort 08a442be11 from that 300b7a9626 bland chicken 860ceeeeb2 pie was 5828cedb33 fading, replaced f5e82e45e7 by a c7dd6e7c4c lightness in 86552c8c35 my heart.db91cae8ef6635fd

I felt certain that d61d5e373b as long as I 53125a25e9 could protect these people, 48bc186588 I’d gladly ignore my e162604d35 mother’s will and throw 81423f6a79 myself into action without 1b44e81539 hesitation.d5950eb241e65aed

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Hans widened his eyes 9e1b4b8fb7 and asked,753fdfe34219c059

“Holy… Is that prince still alive?”5d5a9725e2e79c84

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“Unfortunately, yes. He’s perfectly fine and clinging to his mother’s skirt. In the palace, you could stab a royal in the gut, and they still wouldn’t die.”ee23369ad4733651

Finally, there 2241322838 was a fd4ef2bf38 loud thud 737fd6cf85 as someone 87800a7be2 collapsed.a8c41a854cea29d0

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The maid, overwhelmed by 148a493dc5 shock, had her legs 85dccc06d3 give out beneath her.e81811cd91e129d6