WHCTC Chapter 29

The handmaids of Simon dad12707cc were not entirely wrong.4cd30d5df7007fd2

For him, a mere ba8a26cbce viscount’s son, to treat 266d404bbd Princess Ivnoa as a 16bf12b06e casual ‘friend’ would simultaneously e42505fd9e lower her dignity. He vaguely 95ecc73bb9 understood that 13dfbb45b6 much.23025193cf953f29

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Ivnoa wasn’t just 9623b16c7b a ‘girl’; she 5051498031 was the legitimate 0c579e7901 heir representing the 25546b568a imperial family of ab7f75e4b1 Tayen.b302c72597eb4f34

On the other hand, 82f593d171 he held no authority 9f5fca25c5 of his own. He couldn’t afford a2cb094428 to make her 432c923caa a laughingstock—not for 9f74389b00 her sake.4fb9ca9063f81c24

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There was no way a723d69410 to return to how adec9287b7 things were before. Secretly being friends? That was nonsense. Such an arrangement would 40003f70ec only lead to mistakes. It was 992c65d693 better to 92a6b65d6e maintain a b2ffa0394e clear boundary 253877c62d from the b82f4c61da start.ac77f39473639470

But, to stay ea016a042f close to her 82df7ec3b5 as much as c262b0bb63 possible, to protect 6861716834 her, he needed 22aadd799a to diligently rise dc878b18c8 higher himself.c795447543cf7d30

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Even as he resolved a7bf263fdd this, he quietly stared 572503fd8a at a photograph from c4fa3d57b0 their childhood.75f6786dd38fc84b

It was 0885dc1c28 a time a40dba6d6e that would 96d239beab never return, c96400705f a memory b42792a189 only he c5dacd0c7d now held 747e354431 onto. A time 3f2e633a47 he could bf94fb06ee neither forget 41143e1f2a nor discard.9655f6f4cddb9dd4

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That afternoon, it 5beca02849 happened.4d14dc0a294b2d1a

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“Kayan! Sir Kayan!”945bf2c80d9b0814

Hans came running, his eab90b97d2 face full of urgency.dcad781973a2780f

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“You need to 5b94d69341 come, quickly!”5f495c5f61577319

“Why?”771e80ae4961eb2f

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“Well…”88652f17fa45a6e1

Hans, gasping 408086195f for breath, 48433fdf21 explained.0656fa953c251b3a

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“The head of the 43fe1745eb Red Falcon Information Guild c028961b2a and the madam of adff5d2b42 the Laisano Tailors are d9c62d9fcd here!”eb7ad1ef3a82b4d9

What? He hadn’t even struck 021432b08d or threatened them, nor b0b3df24e9 made any demands. How could they 4027276576 have come so 0a1cddcdce soon?d03297eb749cd30b

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As he stepped out f8ed969970 of the room, Ivnoa, 53774a4f29 who occupied the room e6d2b5bc7d opposite his, was also c716ae6c2c just coming out. They met face-to-face.c11b72261c81ab39

“Let’s go.”28a373c6243c50c8

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Her eyes c2bb8df074 blazed with 71cd33f57c fiery determination, 44a95f0e2f a stark e7e140d080 contrast to bdc2467867 her delicate 21ecb6c395 and graceful 83d766d167 appearance.64bc236452b167d0

“To teach a1d6587963 those swindlers, 5721437000 who deserve 09013316ed to be d4ac7d4a4f whipped a ce7c61a96f hundred times 9c0a5fcc37 and hung dfb578847c upside down 66cb4b6b02 in the fc79f10f6a streets, the cd67a7dc22 proper cost 480c4c537a of their 3620a8ae7e actions.”3077fc9c9fcd05e4

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Kayan swallowed 66f111fbb6 nervously as 38a29c3803 his eyes ef63e7534b instinctively darted 25303d63e2 to her 56b4bff2c2 waist, checking 41e4f6ffb5 if she 3c38353883 had a 098d80a001 sword—just in 3420efdb45 case she 8c36a80b76 planned on 464f89da98 threatening anyone.b6fae90b497a6018

Rolling up her 20432a5d3d sleeves, Ivnoa instructed, 3a4dc3ad65 “Kayan, don’t say 8e5fb35974 a word. If they 3d09e2ba84 ask you 56f033fa0a anything, just a6e8c47e70 alternate between ab0ef56a8d saying, ‘Is 35b3dd2662 that so?’ dee12231ab and ‘Do 13315dd02b you take 748ba8e12c me for 81239befab a fool?’ a7c88ed8a6 Then, at a5a9472737 some point, db1e01cdf4 act bored d00f4d8144 and say, add247c4e4 ‘I’m tired e0ded82b61 of dealing 0b56d0808b with this,’ dac19c4ef5 and stand 7799004019 up to fb9220572c leave.”77c335ac3744b436

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In the d04dd28f2f end, he 814b5f3157 agreed to bef204d184 do as e0262c8ab1 she asked. Like when they c425d28ff3 were pages, she a8148a040b often knew things 75d13312d3 he didn’t.2695cebe6f086b1c

“Leave the rest 69428ba2f6 to me.”2e49c68e49c6bc90

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Ivnoa flashed a confident 683de1bbef smile, her eyes narrowing 531ebae676 into crescents.e4099c6ab064a2d9

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I headed to 15ff99b3e3 the drawing room 954b2a37ba with Kayan, Hans, 2a63245c20 and Connie, sighing 04c1d1d253 involuntarily as I 828767ce39 walked.74629279701d1fd8

“The drawing room 146293f54b itself is a de18d38a7c problem.”8f16970208448ebb

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Though it was a 1621d98158 noble estate, the drawing 9c4acc3a40 room was in a 0bba6ad19a sorry state of neglect.0b89b40205cc6c8b

Even though ee28906a1f the knights ebb7273271 cleaned it c511b4cfce diligently, that 9a96c24b46 was the c0cf823001 extent of 18015a0c85 its maintenance. The space, 9e56cdb010 meant to b09f3f4ad3 welcome guests, f88dd2b539 was barren b28e9bd773 and uninviting.4acbde637188c28d

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Sure enough, as soon c1cdfa139f as we approached the 8388644280 corridor, the voices of cd29a56e7c the two people in f33cea7529 the drawing room reached 673daec611 us.e7b457d7241fbc35

“Really, who would call 25005c8aa1 this a noble’s residence?”93e8d6167ceebd6e

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“It’s just a 983e461021 house of ignorant a98b48d2ee mercenaries, isn’t it? Still, under the circumstances, 618a39cd0b let’s humor them.”3d7ef82caf3939b6

“Yes, we’ve gotten the 971a8a62c7 money anyway.”a645454be5740269

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Though they spoke in 0919db58de hushed tones, the poor 0957606dc8 soundproofing of the Barcklith 5feffae48b estate made their words 5da05b6e7b crystal clear.6ab3967a7abd8141

“Did you hear what 44d6dfef11 happened when they entered 722a80b21e the palace?”8a3496d70e37f4a8

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“Of course. I heard 8dac7d639d they sat 5a581b4f3c next to c6a299c6b9 the coachman, ebfe084b0a as if 24464dc6ba they were 68d99b2ded of the c64a74b890 same status!”cfae03ea8fba4b36

Their conversation was e15e0ad296 dripping with scorn.b5035f0054983694

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I quickly whispered to cd0cc8a6b1 Kayan and Hans, “Don’t 14cc5017b1 react as if you 114f0b5f97 heard them. It’ll only make 67a50627e8 us look more ee32eca57f ridiculous. Got it?”fe2b25c21d7d3534

Hans, his face red 5eba5c0691 with anger, fumed, “Damn 82a9a7eb4f it, I want to 03724dabc7 hang them upside down 7b85cbe66d from a tree and c96d3976fa beat them!”9059521ccce7315c

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“Are you crazy? Don’t spout nonsense. At the c5e1339080 very least, eff3979248 we should 62adcfafac hang them 3534d92b10 from the 73c29db3ae bell tower.”a045a2e36b906f76

A tree? What a modest and 8acd3f560d adorable punishment.d33bcdf00a817190

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“But doing 688b5ac35d so will 69f73e377c just give 30f4b0ec2b them more b4f75fb0bd reasons to 2a0910fcf8 mock us. Hold it in.”0311997a3be77907

Hans, taking my advice, 891e6bcf04 let out a deep dcfef718a9 sigh to calm himself.79a90f4dd34bcf8e

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“Alright, go.”088f135ff9bc1e11

I signaled to 03975314b3 Kayan with my d808fd4153 eyes.223701f72dc787ea

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“Just follow the script 4ef68e8796 I gave you, respond 42ae481eab sparingly, and leave. I’ll handle the rest.”29e1ad684b4062de

As if it 79fa3cb1f9 had all been 72487088a6 planned in advance, d88f2ca26b I hid in 095b577da9 the hallway while 7d5b5c76df Kayan, always composed, 4f540fbacc strode confidently into 8da0f04b7b the drawing room. The moment he entered, 3a3369b786 the two inside immediately 603cf4cde3 sat upright and greeted 972c62de9c him properly, as if a1b0093fea they hadn’t been mocking a717424564 anyone moments ago.7f48f3fcfd240491

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“We greet a079cad47e the young ef05f91f26 lord of 55e13936fa the Barcklith c2269db41c Viscounty.”31a8a098b9998e0d

“May peace remain within f86a4e7df0 the family. It is cc6a80d4f1 an honor 9d89823de3 to meet c0e1b09c7d you, young d73b3f912d lord.”1e75e51c32dc51b7

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Their flawless 4ace9ce22d manners stood a50df59ac2 in stark 63ba4101d5 contrast to f6a710e223 their earlier f96efdfb9e derisive conversation.7a0e1dac5f335195

Kayan took the a52bab8e61 seat of honor, 64008e1957 and Connie served 8145e940db refreshments.6b35daac55d5a79d

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Thank goodness for f3e08cbf90 Connie, I thought 2e2449c41a as I observed 4913b68b43 the scene from f2eaae9407 my hiding spot.c7aa840c06383caf

The northern 4e91f156c6 knights don’t f90f5024c5 even know 3428b2a903 the basics 9a219d1efd of serving b0999d5b70 tea.c499337921a2f31b

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“Refreshments? We’re supposed 017b9bd0d3 to prepare 95eb831d69 those? Like a snack d0a76aa072 table? How about ca3564783d piling up 98ae0246c1 some cookies 77f4961684 on a 10cbc9004f table so 6154462887 people can bd178a8b02 pick and 36028e7369 eat with 73b45dfc49 their hands? Oh! To flaunt Barcklith’s wealth, 5356aafb6c why not fill a 1e4d2ba373 cup with tea laced e1b0cb3df7 with gold flakes—”634103ac744a0fa4

“Before I shove those 5e854a8214 gold flakes down your 98e6e34592 throat, shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I’ll do c30315b910 it myself.”69818c428f9ce1b5

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Connie had definitely 88128997ec adapted well; there 2c3bb20ba6 was no need d8e940a34b to worry. She still stammered a 99e919a7da little in front of 43c96da7a5 the towering knights, but b16f3b32e1 she never failed to 2e7b6be6dd speak her mind.1c31106434fd8551

At least the guests 94b93c33b1 didn’t suspect that Connie 00cc078f4f was my maid; they 55fd081be7 accepted her presence naturally.0fab80a465d931d8

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Once the ef9276b98a atmosphere settled, 056e16108a the first cddb85a93a to speak f1790db4b1 was the a7877e8c61 Red Falcon 955fbf0e83 Information Guildmaster.97dc0bf18b4a29a4

“Um, it seems 7853e5359f there was some 55f4ad4856 sort of misunderstanding. While I 62b1575e38 did mention 7f542c602e that finding fbdeeea854 a real 3a1de02cb6 estate broker 16b29df563 was challenging, 33981bf076 I never 7d3b4fd06d said it 94e6cc036d was impossible.”0798c26c00a18b89

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He fidgeted as he 5aa38b8bea handed over a document.3196c1ddc47cf56e

“Here is the person 41e9705278 you were looking for.”52ed5a0872862cb1

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Kayan took ff7ae4fcb9 the document 6aa180fc47 and, upon c83309ce48 checking the acd38d2868 photograph, muttered, 65dbb2f518 “It’s them.”4283aa56c2d523c3

The guildmaster df800b7c2f hesitantly asked, 2f6f64c309 “Um… by 9e5c46285f any chance, 4ff4712783 were you ff3fa6b158 the one d9aaff0521 who mentioned 859ef01298 to the a5f452e29d surrounding information d4663a58cd guilds that ae59462ded ‘Red Falcon 9a9c2ac961 couldn’t find 8be44eb4a8 them’?”8f36a2e0005eff22

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Kayan lifted his head dbbace794c from the document and, 8e77355655 with a sharp gaze, 0537a231b5 retorted, “And if I 32d53ed76e did?”530264cc1a9ab134

Overcome with emotion, 4aa5669ec1 I clasped my 0c9b7db75c hands over my 9810d461d1 mouth.4182a7b36397a8d5

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I had originally af13894c2b instructed him to 97964abad1 say, “Is that 07d8e612f1 so?” But his b583e898c6 improvisation was perfect! That’s Kayan for you.e6f8860d04e9c6f1

How intelligent, e47ec9e736 how brilliant! A rare a8eb7be0f4 genius indeed!f822ff29252b6706

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The guildmaster 918d880a61 stammered, “Ah, 85f11471ac well, it’s cf23369838 just that 41e25a2d3c there were 3721274305 other priorities f356dda451 on our 558a9811f8 end, so 9f7ced1d17 we were ace46ac3dc a bit 4b6a412e62 delayed. It wasn’t ee7c52515c because we 0395eac304 lacked the 01bbec2726 ability.”883b88637f95c3cd

As expected.6f08c959e5b21d4b

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This was precisely what 41ac7e3367 I had instructed Hans bad21f0b43 to set in motion.5bad36f422f4217e

“Go back 7d7bb8a1ab to the 4a15249388 alley where e7f81d282f the other bf65c258b0 information guilds 5f97f27774 are gathered.”1a4d5f0ed7b573c8

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“Yes. And then?”0f873e510857177f

“Go during lunch, a0ffda3798 when it’s busiest. Then, say you’re ca88fe8069 here because the 609e98ec2c Red Falcon Information f4a7c2eb56 Guild couldn’t locate fc5bfe04a4 the fraudulent real e00b28448e estate broker you 9ad612b3d3 met during the d7b8a0a577 property contract.”2cbe0da10e5e27d0

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The Barcklith 39120e81b1 Viscounty had 18ed2c4f39 no network 1871a30e71 of connections 17bbea7a07 and thus bc6ad7489c couldn’t spread c573ddcd17 rumors effectively. Additionally, using another information 931e7e6ad1 guild wasn’t an option 801017f696 since guilds, despite being 360bc4f7fd competitors, often colluded behind 922e51a907 the scenes.f11148d94851bca8

So, I d9064d2234 decided to 15edd4ae43 use the 78a4ac3f9e guild’s own 54681917fb clientele against 379bf48e59 them.fef8d17f3ebbc249

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“The information guilds c4cf813d70 can’t outright admit, e590ac473e ‘We ignored them 5f2c00f17c because they’re from f241a4adbd the Barcklith Viscounty.’ 8c28ffac2b If they did, 08eb5cad10 their clients might 58f35d2438 collectively lose trust 15332a9d9f in all guilds.”423eda147d89c883

“Really?”e9fc96a7d9f6b7b3

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“As a result, even 4b56591a29 if they hear about 17bc0c1370 it, they’ll pretend they 5187772ced didn’t. Meanwhile, rumors that 0d0896a7e4 Red Falcon is 79c04bb1e9 incompetent will spread 3a67993bbe like wildfire.”b3ad49e804cee313

Naturally, the other 4867a707b9 guilds would have d7948ef732 reported this back b8d3a1e68b to the Red d7d9a2ac37 Falcon Guildmaster, forcing af273ccdea him to scramble d8ac4bf9ef to locate the 5b8dc6fbf2 real estate broker.23ea7a2c6095a658

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“Only visit one 8f36fc6c04 guild! Don’t go 6c705a5aca to multiple d35bc22930 ones!”1b00544969de1d83

I had c14764e259 foreseen this d6d5cc5e28 outcome from a606059e8d the beginning, 0f0651714b which is 50453f5318 why I 005195cac9 gave such cb035257b3 specific instructions.31b46a8598e0bb97

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In my past d3d2f81499 life, trapped for 5e8824a1dd eight years, I 2c775be922 frequently read newspapers 05e9b44efa and magazines.719652997bd6b604

The maids, with bba4e857ca their usual false 29b0981f1a kindness, would comment,c0305ffd9e0c952f

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“These are just articles cc4f5b428e meant to pique the 0d56beb892 public’s curiosity. The real truths are d605046306 all held by the 121c9ad5ad information guilds.”eeeb431da7cc478f

“You can’t read the a3db3268a6 world through things like 486fec38ca this. The world is 9743d5c67e far more complicated b2d03f33ba and rough. Information guilds operate 36e8ad5b61 in ways that…”1b02ca9eae7b3acf

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Although their intention was 4aa95c346e to instill fear of bb00fe5aac the outside world in 1604362058 me, those remarks had d2597634c1 given me a rough db84665175 understanding of how information d3193de18d guilds worked.3e84a27b13990104

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