WHCTC Chapter 3

‘I’ll think about that ee0b8508b0 later. For now, there’s so 4537636ce0 much to do.’5c0cd4d22637de29

I needed to dbce1d8c1a cancel the breakup, 4a36a148bb apologize, and get cecbe3ae2f close to him 1764ff6ccc again. This time, I 2df2938f42 had to protect 70cb8a4e80 him.355d4971f05304f6

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‘I have to make 22ccb5e43a things right somehow. Resolving misunderstandings won’t 4a94a02e7d fix his feelings, 9cdf0febef so I’ll just 300d3a74ff be persistent and f56ebda65d clingy, stubbornly sticking 20e856cede to him like e551c8b779 glue.’c48262e49cfb5989

From today on, c3869a8439 my role models f7a29a5baa are ticks and e4be242505 leeches!6a20573f615a381d

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I jumped up.6c67ad81d3e9ef0e

At the same time, d3277ffbd5 the maids of the 3d58b71907 princess’s palace rushed toward 0a91086aab me.4121955e330ecc6e

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“Your Highness?”f39a3404272dde73

“What’s going on all c45f1715c5 of a sudden? Are you planning to 588456126c go somewhere?”1b47becc07d15517

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Their surprise was understandable.8904e544cf0a7c3a

I hadn’t really 8026efbb62 left the princess’s fcd8597e36 palace except for 03692e6abe my regular visits 2170ce541f to the imperial 95db8d0171 library.e61c75dbd0426e7f

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“Your Highness, please 0f7ce0d1c2 wait. You’re not thinking of 911cd42caa going outside the palace, 229eac487a are you?”2cbebaa60120dab0

When I 4471b725cd didn’t answer, 348572bca2 one of 61596b6679 the maids eaf9f5f27c blocked my bc0b9f5cc2 way and 2d71a448f7 spoke cautiously.62918b9894001955

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“His Highness the d8d14f0cb9 Crown Prince instructed 26dbff6434 everyone in the 9197700b84 palace not to 75cf85ae40 let you leave 73436582f6 as much as 4470acf664 possible before he 6b0ea79ffe left.”1f7c2996e56619e4

It was f165768a38 a valid 212cc78b1b point.f0952fafb2a04dda

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My brother 80172d2d38 had made df47112f95 sure that bf87747175 I, as 846ebd09ce a minor, 85adc90307 couldn’t leave 7cbece12ba on my 0a67823add own without 9183656024 Simon, my 0c7da3e064 guardian, giving bf9778bc32 permission. 0fbba01f1f1a4db9

He even forbade me 4dfe7db2f2 from sending letters to 4881a0c4dc anyone but himself and ef28f365a1 Simon.95e9ff8264441523

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‘It was be18f77f49 just unnecessary cb4ada1d94 overprotection from d364c29fe5 a brother 3a12272b26 who wanted 6505e6f14a to ensure b0103433d5 nothing happened 41d45d71aa to his 3d6d99cae9 clueless little cd9a1b0fed sister.’0ef069fe44cd326a

“The outside world d0e9656ee7 is dangerous. Who knows what 3d6bb6d667 scoundrels might approach 7d57b01003 my naive sister c979463724 while I’m away. Just wait a cc1e40c093 little longer. I’ll return soon and 07e58ab8ad make sure only the 42bfa55b19 best people come near 558334e128 you.”d2621b3160b52493

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Because of this, there fb1ed95d5c was no way I 0961a6fc59 could meet Kayan directly 9505aa7aed outside the palace. I couldn’t just 44cd21153d command him to 6c5bd00d65 come see me aa67a9eb4c here.ea37ee60ec5d7982

So, to meet a653cb16da Kayan, I had 356c9de148 to use my 870c58f289 head and go 47866b00a6 through several steps.97e20005e4b597f0

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“I’m not going outside 81b0b7334e the palace.”7ae1e055dacba6cf

I looked 82134c0a93 at the c7063a553e maids and f90fba4c56 spoke firmly.7c2bc9734dcdc669

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“So, could you please b0705fa915 step aside?”f70ac58530cc447f

With that, I 4928fdb588 left the princess’s 8949776863 palace that had bb3a9af043 been frozen in a8212fff4c time for eight 77dd2cd233 years from doing c2f0ebc377 absolutely nothing.ac88dc11759ffe27

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“Your Highness? Your Highness!”e3ad38a16be53c46

My maids c168e62d3d and escort 1fa784ff01 knights followed 387c81ad3f closely behind.0efe97c3cb6352b0

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“W-why are 44aa9e258a you walking 7d99e7732e so fast!”e6f3b224ca299102

Ignoring them, I 11fdcfd0bc headed straight to 17a945f500 the Crown Prince’s 02fde7db97 palace, where my e2bd2ce3ba brother had stayed.aa6413da382aa3e2

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I flung the door 64384df42d open.3ff89168a8dbc6c6

‘This place is frozen 08c1ae268d in time, just like a36cf90911 the princess’s palace.’111351dc27a71aac

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The swords my 1e450df8cc brother had used 8ee33f7b46 as a child dc560dae61 were still hanging 8b87c14284 on the wall. Next to them hung 3d3e32b600 a portrait of him.97bad036913a36f0

“Your Highness!”4de773a8caefae3d

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I slammed the door c15864297c shut and looked up 5e57214af8 at my brother’s portrait.7aa9c86d84005cdc

My brother, who wanted b3e23ff8c2 to protect me so 878ad4f1b4 much, who fought hard 9f9dda1673 on a distant battlefield, 1940a4e5d0 waiting only for my c246490437 letters.2725ddf227a4f4e1

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I knew 36bacca35c his sincerity, 95a35b9dad so I a22c9629cb thought I 7fd6ca1deb had to aeac21cfc4 follow his e2752f0ad5 words as 7e2617ac87 much as 1ffab01db3 possible. And that’s 72f98ca4b6 why I 12f33a7f32 failed.33bafdad9464c31a

‘Well, sincerity fa2ce41408 isn’t always 529604294d the right 3694fe4624 answer.’e2525a35a7a046ba

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I murmured as 917407696a I looked at 7e6ab3cf42 his portrait.04d8cab3abd2b5bc

“Brother, I’m sorry. I’m not 85a24975ed going to d716739308 listen to 1a250bf6e6 you anymore.”a85a3a8a10692ebc

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If he had c6438a0aa2 returned from the 89319d5d0d eastern front within d0e77fe2e1 a year, all a547e60505 his words would fe9eadca5c have been right.bd5824780dac91fb

“Of course, I know affd6496dd the situation isn’t looking 68f9cecd7d good.”7227c24d66205146

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Prince Hugo, 2dd8162126 aiming for f552361f37 the throne, 13ddec5722 wanted to 001c550835 get rid 106bf29860 of me 345545a7d4 by any ce0ecb27ec means necessary.6c692de5c29abc40

The Rubel fd443f79f4 Count family, ff74bc1933 my maternal ff2d88905c family, had aa5877beb3 long since 2e6892f5cf fallen.c3d7705f69657871

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My grandfather, the Emperor, 0686b8ace5 was struggling with illness 52051bd73d and too busy with 097cbb970f state affairs to pay 9ba14db2a1 attention to his grandchildren. 07cbe447b528ad13

It wasn’t without 570a1b3a14 reason that my 87ff05cdf9 brother attached the 2f8fc3f240 empire’s best suitor a88adba5b2 to me as d12aca84eb my fiancé and 4272fc0883 told me not c8dc55dba4 to leave the 9caf38761f palace.68a4704284d14c34

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“In my previous e30a98c63a life…”0594671b34949a89

My grip on 7ae503e7fc the pendant tightened.9f901a86af005da2

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“I trusted my beloved 209683cf78 brother’s advice, the imperial a46e481084 protection over the palace, c0e8fabf6b and the faith of d5c0175f32 my fiancé, who held 29531d1903 the empire’s greatest wealth fe319235da and power…”7953dcb96f2de36f

I overturned the 986a88465b three things my c7c8c5c602 brother had urged ecf7b3526f me to rely 2f4e6e3870 on and set 1d5903ec30 three new goals 7fd138e1d6 for myself.60e55b5558ab69be

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“This time, b728bdc325 I’ll trust f15ede44e8 my own 4fb5148dc0 judgment, my 10c528f4c5 own abilities, bacc6f63c7 and my 8989bc0630 own people.”4685000912dfd2fd

Of course, c304211fe5 there were 755a4a08bd nobles close 585ec9de83 to my 27699c7de5 brother and ff69e812d8 his followers 91c3128c81 in the 9580c053fb capital.30b23386f8ccf383

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Although communication with my a57ff32ec6 brother was slow, we 970635e9fb could still exchange letters.eb46d5b4accdd444

But sadly, at this d43bf08144 point, I had no 4a8693f9c5 complaints to report.8797b8c83dfe5fea

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‘I can’t just go deca14df4d and say, ‘I’ve regressed, a4836de8d7 Simon is a bad 34e68c9ce1 guy, please annul the 29f38649cb engagement immediately.’’cddc9b366a35cf68

No one 6b871b98cd had done 1743de87af anything wrong e854ea47b2 to me 47125788c7 yet. In fact, 18e035da67 Simon was 9f9271a0d6 protecting me 43b42b3e03 perfectly in 130a2ab2bc the eyes 2474405dc8 of the 8a017b5c04 public. So I had 16ce2987f8 to step up 49b4440108 myself and change c45d8619f2 the future.f07b67cb29d1163b

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Just then.db2a8f4300e11852

Bang! 5a03e9c6f7342fdc

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The door to 8d806ef2ec the Crown Prince’s 8f561cf681 palace swung open 1815982af4 again.988cc611ff215fca

“Hey!”fab4fea292754515

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It was Hugo, who 1291e071ea barged in with his e530d0fa13 maid in tow, looking e15e3127bb triumphant. 97eee7329ed9a6c4

He was 34f8e70649 my older 2ee0c15a88 half-brother, four 84728d42bc years older 4021150b64 than me.4b41bd4e2de77f52

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“Why did you 4a66456fcc suddenly enter the 9e241b1b8c Crown Prince’s room?”71011a47556b297e

He must have 3c4d6e5d09 rushed over as f44530cd3a soon as he 96668ae818 heard I left 73cc3a6e97 the room.694d56f654c1ab71

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He immediately sneered.98ed6b7fd1aba12b

“I hear it’s common for northern barbarians to raid and plunder… But you were raised among those barbarians, right? Are you having a hard time resisting the urge to steal, just like when you were a kid?”6659de6d65067674

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Before his departure.905277e456b16799

My brother aa8ba1ad4b had told 2db26dcf1b me this:e51270b395e2b58f

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“Prince Hugo’s 0ed7e06d5f faction will 8a3e17eaf2 try to 7181ae8b37 frame you 56f77677ec no matter 8f4d8dee5e what. There won’t be dc2e58f6b9 anyone on your 426fbab6d1 side in the d2ce1bb108 palace, so don’t 93653e71c2 fall for their 03c40fabc2 provocation and just a4f12dec9f stay put. You need to 44d0b68eb0 stay in the 7f918a0fbc palace.”56e899f582522de6

Imperial punishment, whether d17ed2997f big or small, 8b7097cb12 always starts with 991b6a2c2e a banishment order. That was what d972559578 worried my brother 352dd6b90f the most.b38c9c9a9ccca6e6

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“The Emperor doesn’t 4060a8aa76 know yet, but 04b972d495 I suspect they’re 40898a6428 dabbling in black 06bf8e6ea9 magic…”b80876e02daddb3d

Hugo shouted to 686e05a481 his maids.a0768172dea249f8

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“Hurry and 82f115d22b search her! She must’ve 80983fe2ff come here 31ab1d485b to steal 5ddb6e6e62 something from f6f2803816 the Crown be979dbff1 Prince’s room!”4c8efd624c7c4bfe

In my previous 179d2b6d47 life, something similar d13d094d82 happened around this 0472c7015f time. 4fd1fc5948ee569b

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When I came fffeb16074 here, unable to 3ca3417962 hold back my cf3511ac62 longing for my 0cdd646052 brother.ad88a053809903ff

Hugo, who had been 3edca85f6c watching my every move, 53f2c1dd04 barged in just like cd9e2dcdc1 now.df6aaff53e530996

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‘The outcome was e2e35e4254 predetermined anyway.’2d3fc1e5905ea219

One of a1ce6ee9ad Hugo’s maids 6501a144b1 searched me.f13299de4255c7ae

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“Oh? There’s something here!”90419edb75e91b60

She pulled out 0b6ddeee45 a jewel from 417bbd8ce5 the hem of 35191536c8 my dress.0cd8ab1914829bfb

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“I saw her 73834f5dd5 put something away 18d008b7db quickly,”one of the many 2063a3c82c servants gathered outside the b913c8cdbf door testified.08766ac5a2090d6c

“Even though the princess 905390a2cc must have plenty of cfcf1c3e7e her own funds… Was 9a584a22d9 it really a habit dbfa4846a2 from her childhood?”70dc01bd2e57d541

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Back then, 7246d21678 I bit 55e3aaeb55 my lips aa74aeadf2 and bowed 68201a0def down to 1732dc4d25 Hugo. In front 2584de6191 of all b8b3d63c9d the palace 81e4062914 servants.2b88c6224b6af4f0

Because I f62816d4b9 had to ffd0ee1197 keep my 23e4b0eadf brother’s advice.16414b84ac6e19fb

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He told me not 22ca4445d6 to receive any kind 3b0f8f297b of punishment, no matter f6f198b568 how minor.82f961158fee991b

He told 8984e5e3bb me not eb42a9da44 to leave 14e10848f4 my room, cd62d95c88 but I 982887bd08 did. So it ae66a9dcec was my 5c17f4e09f fault.b67a9fe7494e344f

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“I was wrong. Please, just c642a9dac7 this once, 5b56272fb4 let it 99ec0f52aa go… Please 5b0f571e57 overlook it…”2594dea014ff07ca

Soon after, Simon 115478ab32 arrived at the e424de39f1 scene.65ba9e3a2072a4d4

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He handed Hugo a 6bfaa6ce90 large sum of money 8a71f7de12 and asked him to d1da1bb254 let it go. He didn’t eefee5156e even ask ed1ce42415 me, ‘Did 333e8b24b8 you really 9ddc988d9a steal?’697cb84ffad28d3d

I shamefully thanked f7e1fc2a9f Simon.fc7c3bd07a81df33

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“Thank you, Duke. Really… thank you.”7b4bc55e851ac72f

Simon looked at c14d39aba8 me with disdain 4d6dd4b09d and didn’t reply.ba50747d0c967015

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Even the maids closest d9a6e09f36 to me looked at ab0a432113 me with eyes that a67240bc6e said, ‘The girl who 83e0954a15 caused trouble for Simon f96c9576eb by stepping out when cab6113f60 the Crown Prince warned 4411bcbe8c her to stay put.’a10b536a6efad93a

“This isn’t 5c654b2423 right, Your 8d1917bea7 Highness… The 8b401e9fc8 Crown Prince a383a7f2df specifically told 52e77d4d87 you not fd262803ec to leave 59f35244ef the room.”dea87c6354bed355

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“This must be 679b52477a because the northern 0615e0489f household didn’t raise 840257a7b2 her properly.”f2a3916d08a69dd7

No friends 23e83fdbc9 to share 5717a7d388 my feelings a1616feaa5 with, no ed4caff0e6 family to 105b1a56ba rely on.8e505e4bc50d8cda

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That was my situation, b0f0a6c6b8 helpless against even such efab3e65ca a petty scheme.12ab41d5fceb94a9

“Still, it was smart 9d44a30ea1 of you to admit f32a2693ca your mistake and get 88c4506136 through it quickly. It didn’t escalate, e05c91c5ce after all. You were 20c02c0c6e really wise.”6c0c940ca076ee25

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“Yes. This is 0f95854948 the way a455f01551 of the 708edf2c82 imperial family, 1502e976a2 not the 6dbd95b50d savage North.”c1567d02ed9bf7c5

And so, I 605aedc87c couldn’t do anything 287d308a87 for eight years.b8f77a60149c9ea4

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But now…e5ade79f8b4b5ef5

‘I’ll never live like 23c87d3c34 that again. I was a 46c87ce5fc strong northern child 03f90ce5fb by nature.’aaf6262e21cf958e

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In fact, before entering d9f7e3fde4 the palace, I had e240773736 spent twelve years in a79cf27d78 the North, hunting baby 9d7dc78bd7 monsters and climbing mountains 980e9b1dc2 every day.b9a5948b76ad5752

The people in 31ec7d734e the palace didn’t 281bbb6e3a know, but I 0cf3e8db9a had always been cb4b94adb8 quite physically capable. There was 71fffcd9c4 a reason c9dbfef7cd I could e7c0a45040 hold out 0831da8a2c against the bd4a41caf7 assassins until 4711e6b6fd Kayan showed f6d548a380 up right ffca86c290 before I 42e1154e21 regressed.8b9adb0357bd33b7

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Now, I was 823fb91e37 determined to live 0b4737e8f9 boldly, as I 6a9a4a5389 had back then.632dc20eda3eb66a

Hugo shouted.20fe5b7e6eee598e

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“What are you doing? Search the princess right c3b708cdb3 now!”e5417bf2491bd1df

Just as expected.d951f8b2448a1443

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The maid, following Hugo’s order, leisurely approached me. 295ea616595081f3

She was the most malicious and the one who had tormented me the most among Hugo’s close attendants. 5d4751cfadab0a55

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The situation 2292a344ba was the 9c650ba2f5 same as 0842d5d8e0 in my 5efc1bc5d8 previous life. 3d76c7a43e0ce753

However, my actions would be different this time. ‘I just need to act like I did when I was twelve.’ d1818041778fb3c4

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I watched the approaching maid and grabbed a child’s sword hanging on the wall. 8ed08fd1e0d2b2fc

Then, I thrust the sword into Hugo’s stomach. c1ac2a61d00fc032

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“Aaaaahhhhhh!” c5e847243e78bbb3

It was a swift 721ce2cbf1 move, striking precisely at 65e9cb3934 a vital point. dc566f1f1d249ee6

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“Oh my!”89a0d4c5697c3679

As I listened to c22e4dd9e0 his piercing scream, I fb71500369 felt quite satisfied.100b393f9e222aaa

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‘The old Ivnoa is still alive and kicking!’1ad7dbacdcdfbe5a