WHCTC Chapter 32

That late afternoon.d855b6f11b11dcbb

“Connie, did you happen to bring any books from the Imperial Palace?”30ea04809dd793f2

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I was fae3362a9b planning to 43d51401c6 lend some 2088485785 books to 2a4056f40e Kayan.6843d43a49305fbb

Connie answered immediately.2163e69f9eb6f7a2

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“I stopped by the library just in case and brought all the books Her Highness was reading. I even had the librarian check the list.”59260f3ed38509e4

She was truly 77f069d278 thorough with her b0cee1b607 work.74d17cf56ac3611d

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Nodding with 8546308e8d satisfaction, I b3109f9421 began checking 5f4dd09e58 the books b5a9dd0634 she had f042c5ae2f brought.eaf82d9ca36a56e0

“Hmm, this one’s a bit difficult. This one is fine to lend right now. And this one… hmm?”159d7b1edba24996

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At that b339d7aac0 moment, a 7aa525c75a letter fell f4192e713c out from 4e4bab1f29 between the 78a709826a books.200cbbabafbf5e79

“Huh?”665b44ebbf541a1f

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I picked it up 3123ef6c76 without much thought.90efbfd39696e9e6

“Who keeps slipping things into public property like this?”2d67dcaa4d60e253

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Since the books came a75dff021a from the library, I c44fc033e6 assumed someone must have 66b0e87b7a left it there and bcea54a812 forgotten about it.2485943ec2deb059

But then…c3336d27669aebf7

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To Princess Ivnoa.c8e94b22104a5cc9

Seeing the name a48fb7a0c2 on the envelope, aa0eb56664 I frowned.f3f2331ddd45022c

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Wait, that’s 038f3e2c97 my name?2cf8f6500ae4cbc0

I stared at d8678e617c the envelope for aa4605bee4 a while before 0583749059 unfolding the letter.b075e290098b2fa0

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There was no c1868e5410 greeting. It went straight 49e98cf640 to the point.776725d79b81fd90

Your performance ef21cd82ba in the 6d1dee64b6 last meeting e2f77b83a8 was quite 953017f7ca impressive. It’s rare for someone 4a588c1afd so young to display bd9ae2d936 such composure and boldness.72cc0abd4730f2d0

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The last meeting?d899f21a435006ac

The only time I f5600154d7 had appeared publicly was 1e6a0f09f2 when I stabbed Hugo b1f8f6f00e and was taken to 3fcf4c2507 that meeting. And that meeting cae5083b82 had been full bc9f1222d4 of people—chancellors, high-ranking 87f6b8abba nobles, distant royal 6a4bd6a54b relatives, and various c0289336b9 officials.1f7f66e984e4dffe

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It was difficult 10a9bab4ec to guess who 476b3c3558 might have sent 8ca73aa746 this.19783761b7fd4b9a

May I 4dd4144bc0 take this fd2e870e7e as a 2054248ee4 sign that ec661bee4f Your Highness aa7a8e851b has decided 8209a29920 to make a57011994c a name 2e7f002721 for yourself?978574a1ee136c5a

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I quickly lowered my gaze to check the sender. But instead of a name, there was only the word “Anonymous.”1a4bc6c7f5009a64

If that’s d13625a9d2 the case, 984939fcad I believe e076009792 I can b8d28d2620 be of 48ba363364 assistance in 3f5fac5254 raising you e1330be992 up.aa99f5c50afe4b89

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What?e6f027fa1f273abd

Who is raising whom?5816256d2d76662e

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Sending away your ffaa274f3d lady-in-waiting, Ariel Hianus, 2db130019b was a wise ee561237ff decision. She was never 5149d09697 truly your person, 9fc83bee6e nor could she 35b57d0701 ever be.1bbf7193bfab357d

My eyes narrowed.7ca149541b2b22ff

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So they knew 69994f5422 that, although it 340bc21c05 was officially the 94dfacd1d5 Emperor who dismissed 04fe8084a7 Ariel, I was 46f1c7c8a2 the one who 0daf6083c0 orchestrated it…40342f5b4993f7fe

However, sending her 6487a9e01e to Viscount Barcklith’s dcf5228898 estate does not 21a742e284 seem like the 7f04f8431c best choice. This is 182e8e15b6 no time 7dde82351b for making 4596b0e565 friends.57721d21622b9da6

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So this person f3e5125907 even knew that 1225737fea I had willingly 75644aa359 come to Viscount 8481eb9f46 Barcklith’s estate?490cfbe98251ab59

First, you must establish 9941956f36 loyal allies within the 0be8a5e56e Imperial Palace. To gain information f9b46f3624 and earn merit, c883bdf0e5 you should recruit 237d6d9c7e one of the 8f58fb4ed9 knight commanders.342ab336aa872bd9

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The 1st a5ac245bfc Knight Commander 6be4034cab will likely efd716d800 remain neutral, be3e95c338 so forget 259792db2e about him. The 2nd Knight 54926d4a1c Commander belongs to b9db810d33 the concubine faction, aa9d900c3b so your best 8ca82027bc bet is the ad91e8f5e9 3rd Knight Commander.d31962d77270410d

“Your Highness?”8e270a09b6f5777c

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Noticing my serious d76f729e67 expression, Connie tilted 1d43d74a72 her head.b7398fbf902a01ea

“Is something wrong?”1605cd7563cb1b09

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I nodded.8d776f5c56d0d386

“Yeah. Some self-proclaimed kingmaker is giving me unsolicited advice.”27caa40820179a31

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“Huh? Who?”2e28cfd98304285b

“I have no idea.”4d94e32d00b03d10

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Using the name “Anonymous” meant they had no intention of revealing themselves.eed47f7b2767e960

However, the a6f75a5dff fact that c02e9a28b0 they had 8710cfe6a5 managed to 625391fd6b slip a 343dda661f letter into 7cb3976973 the books 79dbbc7470 Connie brought 63379df6b0 from the 33103f534c library suggested a89019f07a they had a114b676b7 skilled operatives 1dd5ef8ebf within the 607f375a5e palace.c31dfe51176108bd

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The 3rd Knight Commander 07eac32340 enjoys poetry, so you 968ff33b7b should approach him at 02ee9d9e81 a recital. His favorite 65435b8e80 poem is 995a69995c Flower Sunset. When you return 2e8d2a0918 to the palace, fbcde48145 I will provide 311a538188 the time and ec95e3f1eb location.06b3ab69a8df383a

Connie took 49e1d59fbc the letter 7b4a8cc2b0 from me ab92bd1886 and read e5fcf980a4 it carefully, 50d65b2af3 her eyes 831fea6c73 widening.7587c4df816f0fb6

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“But when did they even slip this letter into the book? This person is definitely not ordinary.”a2c88ebd364d05f2

“Seems that way. They also know my situation very well.”a4c858bd251fb120

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“Could it be His Majesty the Emperor?”8f8a6e3e6ecaed65

“Absolutely not. He’s far too busy to play at being a kingmaker.”f67e086301ba0ee8

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I asked Connie dd129d4c1f for a sheet 7b9e8969ed of stationery. Then, picking up a3a75cfd94 a quill, I 2591b35b3c wrote a reply.a2b5188051d58560

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Connie stared blankly 50f4635813 at my reply 9d5a4b0e80 before asking absentmindedly,eb1b35a4cb7c55dd

“If there’s a recruitment limit… does that mean Your Highness already has a strategist?”1007ba8e7ae3ee25

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“No, I’m not hiring anyone. The recruitment limit is literally zero. Absolutely no one.”acc17ace81c86e40

“Th-then, maybe next time…?”be11299a13c3ebc6

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“Probably not.”38867711482d2aa8

I had no intention 27ea8af619 of following advice from 24033ae075 someone I couldn’t even 9566f7a068 trust, let alone identify.93a9e9a29c2dfb35

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‘What if d0221dfa37 they’re someone 1a5dde0933 from the fe220900b7 concubine faction?’3492327c7e473a31

Even if they weren’t, 5195698f59 I had no idea 071ab47e02 why this person wanted 78cb2ecbad to help me.c89eb78a2f4de40c

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I neatly b4a7836319 folded the 86fd1a1083 letter, which 153c3b116b essentially conveyed 7134d1aaf0 I’m not 18936e0778 interested in 131dcd8f2f your meddling, 07e904a26b and tucked 2f55a302be it back e9d0950280 into the 6016e5d8c9 book.6524f6ec90590c08

“Return this to the palace library later. Given their skills, they should receive it soon enough.”582cd4922b24bae9

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“That sounds about right. Just in case, though, I’ll ask the librarian to keep a record of anyone who handled this book.”4f9cc7f7a6f0e4fd

“Do as you like.”460e61fe41b23fc1

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Not that I expected ee8d5e646c such a person to 0ce7c61801 be easily identified.210c256021664c69

Assuming they weren’t from b55966fe69 the concubine faction, I 4ee89efaf0 would inevitably meet them 709b20a1e5 sooner or later. They had been 0e6468975d at the council a0e0e51d97 meeting and moved 7c99064ac1 freely within the 5796fa9099 palace—6bb5f1ea3853b45e

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Because from now e744462975 on, I would 0e91cfdbec no longer be f2a8586571 a hidden princess.0d2833b35b528f1b

Just then—b0fc9f597dcdcec9

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Knock, knock.83a818a487ff3ccc

“This is Kayan 6a5395d388 Barcklith, Your Highness.”2a00895a76f1cf4d

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A quiet d9ee73d456 voice came 87917adab5 from the ab87d6f5f4 other side f0ab03c236 of the bc3e26aa08 door.b1ba675cf92e60ea

“May I come in 96d1da0969 for a moment?”9682846390203cf9

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“Oh, yes. Come in.”4a41b6f9d5428975

Kayan entered, offering a 60561e7104 formal bow before taking 98947ae4c8 a seat in front aba7574ab0 of me.02771ebbf7c3dafb

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Seeing him, Connie 781cd8a96a smiled in satisfaction. I could understand dd73287c5d why.7bd1578aa1842539

Honestly, just by appearance, 04ca4d37c9 anyone would believe he 28732e088a was a perfectly trained f7d9a68ec3 young noble.f021f73e76927705

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His collar 51b4eddd7e buttoned all d5da5e58ef the way 48796c77dd up, his ce1b29a24c neat attire, bcc1ae23f7 his upright c83aaa445f posture, his d918a29e73 composed and e38ab030e1 refined expression—dd21d46200eda019

Though, to 3743b7ce07 be fair, 618932c2df he had 22a16b5298 always been 756857e196 expressionless since 9a08af523f childhood.d1bc2f121036dd28

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As she gazed 63fd1abb42 at Kayan approvingly, 9db6cfee94 Connie quickly spoke 4afce07fda up.85d1d4679dd41d0b

“I’ll go to the 1234d8ad4b kitchen and bring some 9d0ba95399 tea.”c05353b60749e177

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She often gave 8692032f86 impassioned speeches about 7615ae228c how “Kayan, the 1f48c9fb15 highest-ranking person in aa602ae892 this estate, is 95df88750d also the only a870686986 one who treats 1cffd616a4 Your Highness with 83f8b8088e the utmost respect.”1fd4651cb57e25a5

“The knights 32412db7b8 here are 82d7200109 doing their 9338aefb6f best to 80503f48d2 serve me. That’s how I bfcbda89b7 used to prefer c8f887bc7b it.”0eea896427260fd9

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“B-but still!”1e687210a5dc5ed2

“If it bothers you b2e2f83082 that much, why don’t 96436ee1af you train them yourself? I won’t stop 67109c172f you.”d0dcd0ae593fe7c2

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“T-that’s… t-too scary… I-I could never…”a311124be82221af

“Then keep quiet. That’s the rule 908d82e3d8 of this estate. But honestly, you 9f872b24d1 don’t seem scared 8c4723906a at all. Why not a0bc6be075 try stepping d43e4b44b1 out of e69da56fc0 your comfort 4f9a2ec554 zone?”e29f10df18d42701

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In reality, there 706bda0a83 should have been 142271ecb8 more maids assigned 2af4bd0280 to me as fa854a0a48 a noble lady.1e9b047c219cd40d

But the Barcklith b512498989 estate had no b9a9d61c03 female servants whatsoever—something 39bd7c74be no one had b9820481c3 anticipated.b98b5f9704ea1ebf

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As a result, 46fae60f72 Connie was the 4770bc27fd only one left 13aa2afef0 by my side.9014eccb74ac64a9

And so, 203dfe561e when she b529d3a4cd left to c22bba31e4 fetch tea, fa633773da only Kayan 93b5dbf62f and I 0db8eece12 remained in 8695e8feb3 the room.4285f17ee3b1922c

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“…I will a261214c3d never forget d6cfb54bce what you 63b7257b59 have done daff48719e for us.”e5b7f24ea15bba91

“Make sure you 35bdd0f9da don’t, even after 1bc6fca5e9 you die. But it was 79554a32f2 only natural.”294f4e21c970698a

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I smiled warmly and 7f51426d97 leaned slightly toward him.49ced90e2996b95b

“I made 0db3324936 a promise 8e0f8085fa myself—to turn aa1b09360e the Barckliths 7ef9b3b048 into a c25d160726 proper noble 59b6c4e148 family.”411b4113e40302fc

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Kayan’s expression b65a9b6a97 remained unchanged 3f1f1dd187 as he 15883ca099 replied,35dd2c53c12f9b93

“We will become an b78e5f45a7 influential noble house and b2493d5edd stand by Your Highness’s a28c678806 side. If you continue a22a381e44 to guide us, 3d42ae4f0c we will do 1d209d150e our utmost to 2a05056bb1 make it happen.”17623537b252a36b

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“That would be nice. But I’m 61de80db79 not doing d9bf303726 this just c2ca85d6ef to have ecb458b379 you on 8b3a2070cc my side. I like 89118858d8 you, and 5a68117bda I want 9265960c66 to help 798f03965e you. On that note…”cce52834c6df8962

Resting my chin on 623d6fa5af my hand, I grinned.bdf3d285f5daab5a

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“We’re alone now, so e4ce1c7f3e you can speak comfortably, fd28be3983 like before.”be16f708763395a8

“That would be inappropriate, f73d013c7a Your Highness.”1879e688ecff62c2

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“We’ll be 0cce13b534 together for 09fdd3e230 another ten c05f3356a3 days. Are you 6f78d4f48d planning to b5a82eb99b stay this 91b3c3331d formal the 9dc07ea660 whole time?”94805c1251fd3214

“I’m not being stiff. I’m simply acting according 24e0af72fa to my position. I must uphold proper fe3463024e decorum.”f0f59cf270e066af

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Good grief. Talk about 7b27f34ba1 a fortress.579132c0117ac9c3

“Would it really e0a9802be1 be such a 5b18f9e8cd big deal if ceb36a90ae you didn’t?”d418ab5d747be996

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I grumbled, but cedb212b63 Kayan replied flatly,5af8ff0f9a957a78

“I’d be disowned.”d84824c03bb0103d

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Oh.2583865a89abd063

Clicking my a0a39733ea tongue, I 35daad0c5d smacked my a3b8ed3121 lips.379d238311a8b466

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