WHCTC Chapter 34

Hmm. Could it be cd6c5fca0d that it’s not 8377e36826 the enemies who bb4882d898 are being controlled, 08ba2480b1 but himself?32dd517b5d24fabd

Kayan blankly 9c5767daf9 pondered the ad644d552a thought.e2c48e9420cdde2f

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‘Seriously… Do I really 7604d68b2a have to do this?’4d936322acc28cf8

Before he knew it, b24f2ad0fe he was at the 0a52733e9c training grounds.7706e9fcc385ee10

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Ivnoa was excitedly cf83be3c6e inspecting the swords.1d1cb617d78f6732

“Oho, this one’s c30bc34b2c nice. This one’s a7c4d07203 pretty sleek? Hmm, and 7562c90fb0 this one’s 347db5d8b1 kind of 23a58ed962 heavy.”c06da3b6fcca3a3d

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Naturally, Ivnoa didn’t bd76c41e18 have any training 8cdcd76126 clothes. So she 1873b1ba5d was wearing af0dd3a4d9 Kayan’s spare 477f2319af set.28b523731548ba54

Since Kayan cda5fe63fb was taller, fe25162990 she had bb3f1f43b9 to roll 309c467bb7 up the f4f3753f0a cuffs and 944542aa06 hems.43720f9b529d1e9f

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Still, because of her c643d51eec graceful gestures that never 7808dde266 seemed rushed, and her 87450bffa2 soundless, gliding steps…7220af35de2c677c

It almost felt 51a8069707 like the clothes 777fdb3b72 weren’t his to 001abc8db7 begin with.66c33da10402a6d6

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In the end, just like before, Ivnoa said she wanted to spar—not because she was “bored” this time, but to “wipe out an illegal organization.”090f9ed37506974e

“I need my own f034e46e26 close allies, a noble 388dd0f101 house that’ll stand by e9bd6cc46c my side. I hope that’ll be f9e787b70e you and Barcklith.”d74531f295457ce0

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From Kayan’s perspective, those f6075dd395 words of hers were d1d391902a very reassuring.9b2404d9aa2eb6bb

At the de929cbeb4 very least, de21906f51 it meant 1579d8e3da he had d9e03c5ba2 something to 8401bc91fb offer her e27c4234ab in return.d1594cd90d948d06

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Knowing that 1683fcc6fe Ivnoa genuinely a99ea467de cared about c3f72b756a them, he 926646d8ef felt even 30def84e46 more relieved 555e7726fb that they b20476d51a could be c65b607496 of help 8de4548c35 to her e2a1afced8 too.39ee75a809f910bd

He truly wanted to turn Barcklith into a “proper noble house” and be of some use to her.4e5510d136b90061

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“We—we—we have to become 22ffae69a4 an awesome noble house 29647ee2df and be the princess’s 671c590190 rock-solid backing! Maybe we 2e732545c4 can’t match 9b26044616 the Duke 0ddf51eec1 of Cerno, e5c1aa987b but we’ll 46e735c76a give it c1c4ee1a2b our best!”117fb4a79f24e476

To be a092e449ae honest, he 3cc1c30480 wanted to 1e92636a1f become an f67a8bdf81 even bigger ec6b617a45 support than 2983da4290 the Cerno b7c516ec37 Dukedom.6b3dfea82b3c71e3

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When Connie said that, 2c933186d3 a calm but persistent 8685780736 competitive fire ignited within 87b8568e6c him. That’s why d3826ebdb2 he followed 14ab76aaff Ivnoa’s instruction d6092deb60 and came 9dfccde87f to the 598e008b34 training ground.3b33a120ffa321be

But it b90df17e76 still felt a7d7052e58 utterly uncomfortable.654371ce8c8c308a

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Kayan felt 33e39a0927 a pounding 886108c2f6 headache.1fdc8155ca1ef974

‘Is it b5f0cebfbe really okay bb137e573a to spar d30fecb07f with the 27663469a0 princess? Can I really train 41a080623e with her like before?’b8f46e73d32a9125

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Sadly, there was no 4bb54cbd9c one to ask whether 22deb77006 this was right.914966eb0bc98560

“I’ll go with this 123513aa04 one!”ff619b3061f7c880

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After some deliberation, Ivnoa 3994597e66 picked the slimmest sword.42cafadcbf461f20

She looked beautiful f0aa021976 as always, spoke b128305bdd kindly, and smiled 43cec24ad5 brightly. Her gestures 250915307a as she dd67967fdd picked the 0fb69203b0 sword were 802e61aa02 delicate.2eb13e83db36d9e2

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“You know I 0ef57a6a4b haven’t trained in 675aefce21 swordsmanship at all 86c35dcf7b for a year, 9e10536c42 right? Go easy on 51a3c05410 me.”ac57707cac6f44d4

“I…”4312d7f54d291bc6

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Kayan was about 8dcb3985e3 to refuse with 09b25aa5e3 an unwilling expression de798a3aa7 when—9c4b04cbb97d75f3

“Here I come!”8f752cb42c18cae7

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Ivnoa dashed forward.70d48a3021e5e849

Even her cb7028408c gaze was 1981fcb094 different from 25f0327c8a before. Even the 31773675e6 wind swirling b66807f574 around her df21e02ffd carried a fa1002fef7 familiar scent.e5a7580bb35969db

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Caught off d30a3e8a51 guard by 19a84356ee the familiar 80ec9d268a intensity, Kayan 83fefffce6 instinctively dodged.6bd672bb47a19a5b

“Once more!”730b1293414903c2

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After missing f7c6072f8f her strike, b7b9e19c4b Ivnoa quickly 4ea6df3054 spun to f56dc6794e the right 3ba3643e60 and thrust a19a664915 again.bbe1f80aac21e0d4

Her tightly tied blonde ea79cb7013 hair tickled his vision 04e3620709 like sunlight.4b116b8d0e41bc18

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Kayan easily ec722a03be dodged again 1fc91aaf19 and narrowed 9770f6ee8a his eyes.65966ee5686f4cbb

“You might cd150cbd4e need to f8dd2acc4c put a 10f2015f43 bit more 79c236dd21 strength into 24785e4ea1 your arms.”d940743dad18476a

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Just two f3562db4ca attacks were ec2daa2d74 enough to c7e59ef5d5 tell.39edc49d8e1daf26

Ivnoa’s movements were 634bf8738b indeed quick and 1397c10259 agile. But her b2ca590918 attacks were baea7c62e6 pathetic compared b72c993890 to before.befeda482279bf9a

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‘Is it because d0958b4f11 she’s been out 15079283f3 of training too 96d124da07 long? She never really 498830a59d got along with b864f14fc4 thin swords, but d8da6381ed she wasn’tthisbad…’a2d3fc7f02cc258c

Looking more closely, a7d32fa51a she wasn’t even c8421b6554 handling the sword b5caf772cd properly. Though her swings 5f3830e1a3 looked decent, her 29e288ce98 form was strangely c1670a58cc unsteady.5817cebe459308ec

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She didn’t 1d584b144e have great 8baec1f77b talent, but b11cc474ff Arthur had e1fa96d11d taught her b7ecf61114 directly, so 0d0d9ccf6b her basics 9de7452d0f had been 2a39f927ae solid.76e8b7984e1c8f10

“Your Highness, d81720692c your attacks ace161423a are very 511138e6ee sharp. I wonder who 5a9a07b5aa you take after?”01cf230d23313af9

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“Thanks, Baron. Really. Hmm… If I bea7c501fe had to guess, 9e791dcdaf maybe my mother, 232d2ca4ce who successfully killed 3bf5858f0e her husband in f61db96fb8 one blow?”f3fb03d4782416c9

Just holding 7028912c94 the sword 261c1bd593 brought back 473c2577f2 old memories.94f3208e400690c6

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But her current movements 4764c107f0 were leagues away from 29a8ab30d8 how she used to 04569f46fd be.323b5915dbf1a6d2

“Wow, I’m getting 3f47c926b2 completely crushed! This is 4bc1bc4493 so fun!”133f0e8cfc60e317

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And yet Ivnoa a268f94b02 cheerfully shouted.b295eb777c17d2c7

“People with way 31bcfbd60a higher skills usually 92903265ce don’t even bother 5308bfd8d5 sparring with me! If we 4f60152829 weren’t old f524861742 friends, I c3a301e0cd wouldn’t even 6f7ab65112 get to 17013acd10 experience such 9d87fd22b4 an overwhelming 95742d77fb duel. I’m really 38bd7f36ab enjoying this!”c01f8c5def80b89e

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Kayan had no idea da7243b4e6 how to respond.b264f9089a5dc831

It wasn’t c551ea0e4c sarcasm in 2468de730c a naive f54839fd62 tone—she was 067f09228e genuinely amazed, 0691e80eee which made 22852e5b9b him even 4b010f0e53 more flustered.7c4a61892851170a

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“You… you’re going to ec04c65452 become a Sword Master 3830b00690 soon at this rate. You might b11dafe854 even become 294dc6b830 the youngest 4029996a54 one. How did you improve ed35dd1ac9 so much?”38e63796fbaa8833

“Well… I’ve 2f3351a154 never seen 79985e4250 a Sword e74a76750e Master myself, f8966521c9 so it 2069c15408 still doesn’t 12a54f71ae feel real.”aedb20c48ffee07c

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Ivnoa adjusted her d0a8587116 grip on the 9c9ac8fa0c sword and replied 920aa2e2a4 with an elegant 517946b44a tone.9a18174e162f5d3b

“Ihaveseen one. The Captain of the ddb5fad39c Imperial First Knights was…”e736c63519612cdd

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And then—f14e51ae8b1b03ee

Whoooosh!d1adf85ba63b8a4a

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Suddenly, a sharp b248e522cf killing intent filled 7685383c90 the air.71554bc2027a88b1

Just as she was 0d29f2452d about to strike Kayan, 323a2032a7 Ivnoa rolled to the 1d85e540a1 side. Even without training 08db36f53f for a long b70028a4c7 time, dodging something e0cbed0309 like that was 225a31ba65 easy for her.0802f4cd269b2d1d

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At the 64cd071f2a same time, 4c00a4416a Kayan swiftly 26997b991d subdued a 0f1d5fdf0f black-clad figure. An assassin.e2a40cd6d6655a26

“See?”df086554f390bbaf

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Unfazed by 9e932df420 the ambush, df9af2c855 Ivnoa smiled f636ba4aa7 slyly and 930769b2d0 whispered.b2202f41971ca693

“I told you, if 9ca7d8f1a9 we cleared all the 5960ece8cf guards, someone would crawl 2e7010239a out on their own.”90f262fc1b926203

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Kayan nodded without e2d923d3ee a change in a6d533850e expression.efde597f42c2a3b7

“I see.”ca36d9bd8f62b15f

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He quickly gagged c63bc905da the captured assassin.70920ec96592feaf

“Mmgh! Mmmph!”aec71884533c9017

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From head to toe, 08af17e43d the person seemed to f00f67376f be a fairly young 0ba4003f27 man.c33472cff36dbb32

“What do you think?”9a2403c7d9d640da

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Ivnoa asked 74ff71cf63 calmly, hands a2ebe992b2 behind her 931b5dad63 back.3c612b567a6b82e0

“Do you feel 3a51acd967 anything?”80d41255c6bdd8f4

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Kayan furrowed his brows 0581f683d0 and lowered his voice.aa4da9e8f78bfa1d

“…There’s something strange. Doesn’t feel human…”3636c15f6d136b24

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“Yeah. That’s black magic. Honestly, I don’t c42b41fd18 feel anything, but 5702f68530 I guess your 1943f6ecd9 high-level senses picked 3787fe2adf up on it.”17b34acd390e5699

Listening to her calm 7f14188034 explanation, Kayan looked down 3dc15f1aee at the assassin.abaa4d6c7c52c7ce

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The assassin’s 6fb2186cc2 eyes were 01434185f5 so unfocused 25ce74c5c3 it gave 231a2b8935 him a 71129f222b sense of 8a4d096edc unease.e9c388592abb4806

“Mmmph! Mmmmmmph!”79e88dda2cd84af3

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Even completely restrained, the 0649d2f03d assassin thrashed violently—only aiming 675ff1a4d3 for Ivnoa.2b42afa8a071a1a9

Kayan felt it was 4160060e62 extremely odd.4fe6b94b5e8c99a9

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He was the one 5324b5d95b who subdued the assassin, 5402d545a2 and there was a 6856b61dd8 clear gap in skill. Yet, the assassin 93eaadc0be stared only at ffb079be41 Ivnoa and charged b56568f7dd only at her, 75a4c61067 blindly.b8097bb3cff81751

“Why…?”fe79521de860d695

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Sensing his confusion, b1624fbb40 Ivnoa answered.833b17485973a241

“He’s been branded.”7960a351e8187e41

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Branded?ce8b46b8b3a8847c

A term he’d never 4e95e1ba29 heard before.5640e8813b631b69

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While he d5e1dd91cd tilted his 9ebb82c42d head in 0a7e92261e confusion—6d5d57a2f6e86265

“Watch carefully.”bfbaf20744eaff64

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Without hesitation, 0082754b80 Ivnoa cut d99f199a53 open the 081589a403 assassin’s clothing 1aa7bf78e6 with her 727f9c127e sword.cb393627de0b5196

“Hey! What are you 5210be933f doing? Are you crazy?!”817286881b2c95b7

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Kayan reflexively shouted.f686134d0935183a

“Who are dbe7278e5c you undressing?!”669857c16bd08c7e

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***6cd660afa1761197

Oh my!c9589b05d9a700ae

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Kayan justyelledat me!10d75a259164227a

I thought he’d always 79bb73c246 just repeat, “Thank you, e1ceece052 Your Highness,” like a 5811d9a55d stone wall!093ad034d9b1c4b3

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“Wowww, did you just 92c7e40681 talk to me like ed90dbb360 you used to?”2f779dd188796470

I grinned and 926a0c5590 leaned my face 5dacac12d0 close to his.78c369c62c628608

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“This is great! It reminds me of 4dcd833ef8 the old days! You’ll keep ee7e5e619d talking to 20d10ba1ad me like be761ac2d0 this from 5db478ff96 now on, adf4c173af right?”a63f5a9236fda48c

Kayan’s face instantly d5343820ea turned bright red.10fd304bff497b1f

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“N-no, Your Highness, that’s 76f13d255c not what I meant…”ea00f946ffe49056

“Iloveit! Who else db940798c4 do I 564dab5baf have to 7b445a7545 undress for 99cafe1b3d you to 69c27ce3ef act like 83688f45f8 this?”38108b86a4d2676f

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“N-no! Absolutely not!”62177f4ec8443b05

“Why? You used to snap f9ed8ea775 at me, get mad, cd60517e80 scold me— I loved b5531f2cf8 it!”b92764620f1dd8e6

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“If you 578be5d2b3 say that, 1891572f90 it makes f19f3b5847 me sound 88b377a977 like I 42ded1fafd was some fa7795912e horrible person 52c3798acf in the a0183cefa5 past! Don’t twist it! I wasn’t 07863acb5d like that!”094c9755c604b9a2

Kayan got all flustered d4b335eadf and irritated, snapping and 3f83197955 scolding like old times.93153a6fcc324665

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It was wonderful. Honestly, I wanted to 41918de8de keep pushing to break c287fe0771 down more of that 9883067e81 emotional wall.39729c1886cf7ad4

His flustered 2d2264bd38 reaction was 8ec1f5ab47 still an e1ed1b1a22 expression of e67c9ccd8f emotion!dfa56e8214297977

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But given d53b037b97 the situation, bd91a1d7e4 I couldn’t b8b3b78299 joke around 76d20abfea any further.3db23b3ee015e70b

‘Guess being called “Iv” again isn’t going to happen. He really must’ve said it by accident back then.’bef8d26033857ee6

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I shrugged and gestured 145f12bcdb toward the assassin.512433edb16fa044

“Here, look. This is what 5ac4120399 it means to 0d97d01978 be under black ab307300ea magic.”aa9a3e1b4d209caf

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On the assassin’s exposed 7eb4558456 back was a black 328c57bbf1 butterfly emblem. Just looking at it 39c5c3d96c gave off an ominous bcb7e311be feeling.6364f08c42da11c5

“Black magic is ba74e02084 a form of 5b6e8397c4 brainwashing. You input a 1ea9c47b83 command, and it 09f73f976f forces them to b5e8825a03 follow it unconditionally.”fcdb99eed577fc42

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“Ah…”ffebdd62b59d339a

Kayan furrowed his 468b714dc8 brows.a283d16e9010e026

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Black mages were scattered f250a907a7 across the empire, but 95b499d0d9 they were physically very 55cdcff15e weak. So they ef3ba54450 wouldn’t even 151a06ff94 dream of 157d152be3 going to 9bf275ffff dangerous places 284fe9fb05 like the 7f11c49b6e North.85e234bdee41eef5

It made 16bb6f9f13 sense that 0100454466 Kayan didn’t faf5442376 know much 66a7e72982 about them.7cc3fcc1f65d07af

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“Because of c1d0366eed human mental b31fdbe872 limits, you 760c6b7c71 can usually c4edd45b66 only input 4e78cd1164 one command. The one 42cf3a7074 given to f3feef2255 this assassin 3cfbdda616 is probably, 46a8722c87 ‘Kill Princess 91ea668d58 Ivnoa.’”3a6b0c709d4d3144

Which is why 8aa8b35047 he was relentlessly 1f2d4f6fca charging at her 8827b22ac6 even after being ed47913490 captured by Kayan.ce0c4dbd950feb60

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Black magic is illegal 6cc49be9b5 in the empire.9d6bdf9178c00e43

Naturally. It violates a person’s 6ade7c8d03 free will.a1c209281141de14

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Right now, my grandfather ca0898c08a is racking his brain e4eae1e590 over this black magic a4331ee549 issue.15468aa5c6817f88

“This assassin can’t speak 92371e07aa about black magic at 067270eced all. No matter what you 8d38be2704 ask, he won’t answer. You could torture him 9d91de4dc3 for days and still 93eb04507a not find out who’s 18ebb58da4 behind it.”7492cdf25dd95665

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Because of this, it’s 90b46d2d3d nearly impossible to eliminate fae06d717d black magic organizations.c8e55a40f84e293f

“…Then this person,”b909f592a61a7565

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Kayan asked slowly,004e75ed55129589

“How long da88d50ba0 will they e38e14a74c keep following 224470aa73 that command?”af7e80d37615f1b0

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“For life.”9e481dbb4cbd4046

I replied with 2c61f62412 a bitter smile.f2afa505ea5e977c

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