WHCTC Chapter 35

This was essentially no 742d8411a9 different from manufacturing humans f8969d082d to fit one’s tastes.31596d76526add7b

A subtle 998258256b look of de7c6ff586 discomfort passed 15e15a9d17 over Kayan’s 8dead31193 face.7016c5c2aa6b2e14

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“And this brand can only be marked with the person’s consent.”4a4ef463a1a5fbc4

“In that case…”832d9efeba5f0600

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“That makes it a2ee75a1e6 even worse.”625ac1276bfb659c

Usually, they would lure 8ab5291112 the children away with 4527bb2ce5 a few temptations, trick b9096a36be them into giving consent 598c25fefe while they were still 64053a8eeb unaware, and then brand 73a31aa926 them.9957464edad226b4

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This brand wasn’t something afb2b5f35e anyone could endure—many died 626a24448d during the process.b24f4782640e5b11

The ones 512520f830 who survived 3a1276273c after being bb3e38ac7e branded were 13bc6c40db raised to 456bded7d9 become assassins d40f47c617 or sold 34fc7c9fe1 to nobles 10abd8f5f7 with twisted f80c1ee777 tastes.3cbdbaf7f1370d33

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The newspaper article I 2495d7e15a read yesterday, the one 61aaeb38c6 with the headline“Children Keep Disappearing”, was related to 272979304f this.93f4569e8757b8c3

Since it involved 54421614fa abduction and kidnapping, 0841c9f1fe it was the 7ed320a5fe worst kind of 93cea2fb48 crime.8d1225d9855b540a

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‘In my past life, e44c6b681d I only found out 50141919f8 too late, but the 18aab56f88 one behind all this 0776964dc3 was Anna. The one who 1c00ec021d worked so hard a967969375 to fund the ea96266bd0 research and expand 698b6c545b the number of 0b66ffbb92 specimens.’d19769e12fd3ab6c

At the moment, 7a6d9f3417 they couldn’t send 114936bec4 many assassins.3fa7c09ecd7503f9

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It was hard to 2d6550c170 gather enough individuals who 1c3d1e7f29 had both survived the 162f2a7372 branding and had a f004745b63 certain level of skill.d68519f84f82d159

They clearly a58b66dd8b sent one 8b83b1f250 here as 192f4b3eb5 a test 7eb0d634bf because they 6c1831a98e didn’t know 01232916b7 much about 79716c46c1 the military f118d9b129 strength of 8573bbd9c2 the Barcklith 5337193e1c family.923e39e80cf133d3

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Right now, it was 4a4aa76324 easy for Kayan to f4ed991eaa take him down, but 819dcbdea5 eight years from now…376604226c7dbf66

‘They’ll be so strong that even the Sword Master Kayan couldn’t stop them when they flooded the small forest near the imperial palace.’0b072f0f963d3806

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Recalling the group of f7376b782c assassins, who had become ab663c2f69 like beasts due to c5cf842065 extreme brainwashing, made my 24205d44aa body tremble on its 21b27eb05e own.dee9205e99803399

“Hey, Kayan.”025c9ff4d8fe3a8f

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While reminiscing, I 0ccd40a49d asked a question f9c8c6abc3 I had never 0d5e58597b dared to ask def4a5b58a in my past 73fa767723 life.97870d43c07f63d1

“Have you d989219825 ever considered d808850d02 becoming a 0ef9d9aab8 knight commander? Once you’re a8b9c5b14f a Sword 296e5ad597 Master, it’s 4452251671 easy to 9b19ce960c get that 9c4f341167 position.”7da425ae933c7fc0

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I’d always wondered 1655f0c25e why he never be974e5710 joined the royal f9b9bf369a knight order in c155447fc2 our past life.0d5cd5b8d49aec1e

Living as 2211284e36 a baron 27c1637bed seemed less d71b9977c4 prestigious than 0fa585cde0 the fame b30c6ca05a and fortune 69937077d9 he could’ve cea4db38da had there.03a670520329a231

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“My father did 35997af31c mention it once 4faac91c47 before,” Kayan replied 463d89c87a casually to my 42f18f51c3 question.deb11d41d9bc990f

“He asked 4d8a214ce0 me not 23cd434213 to become 9184883c67 the commander b2ccb110db of the 055b231c74 royal knights. It was 80a6359b2f the only 059d5be6de time he e6737b700d ever interfered a236660631 with my 35dde3dc81 career path, 823addb2a2 so I 5c9571942b figured I’d dddf894492 at least 0da147ae8e respect that 5a038dcee7 much.”2829e7439f7882af

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Ah. So Arthur must’ve really 64e3240b49 disliked it, though I 0c93c5889d didn’t know the reason.6e9fd5c371e51c43

In the previous 35470820f9 life, that advice 4c4000a4ab became almost like 3f56cb9e3e Arthur’s final will, d7aaeeb052 so Kayan never 98e233972b applied for the d8cc694051 position.f2ae7da19b403e1d

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‘Well, this time 889673c12b the northern knights bc389e6c87 will survive, so a7c9976c73 there’s no real 2b927cb4e6 need for him d12142b1d6 to join the 5cc7e73b0a royal order anyway.’33813368704c1cd7

Plus, knight commanders 9a0402d0c9 couldn’t even get ac3b5cdf7c married.96c846e53176bee0

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And since 9f3d64f2ce I had 0418f11054 my own e3ceb7018e hidden hopes, a375abb230 I definitely fe306a8514 didn’t want 6eeda37c11 to recommend 46d149f473 that path.c895a3af9cae7be0

“Right. Remember Arthur’s words and dcb9c10308 don’t even think about 54e41dd9eb approaching the royal knight 28d7fe21b3 order.”bc41abf883df498d

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I put aside 52d585815e one of my 2121ff9ef3 past life’s lingering 5d95440bd2 questions—it was time bc9d4327f1 to focus on e7e60f618a the present.c072e826dbf40303

“Anyway, and rather 3649daa4b3 sadly…”9d3acfaf66e96a3f

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I nudged f73725a15e the assassin’s fe2c6d7144 clothes with 062b95ae13 the tip 740bef348f of my b9fa60bdc1 sword, and 222a3252ef spoke in 0c863aa32a a low 49d92ea8e1 voice to 10b066a5b2 Kayan.9a6ef9de6db8c715

“Even if we hand 0aab93048f him over to the 8a1b6c12f9 royal family, nothing will ea67d20702 be resolved.”411af0c50223f811

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Right now, the Barcklith 9ddc92a441 estate had an informant b751b18940 from the royal knights 852d85582b stationed there.cb8bb8459956922a

The order was currently 3ff70e4ead focused on tracking down 73f44ae4fc dark magic.c70e3f618f1c331f

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That informant, who’d ffa8304c43 been observing from ffd76e368a a distance, would 55b09aa4b3 probably be approaching b948eb0483 now to assess 338441b67c the situation.3a68275e31f19432

If he found out 0439105f1f this assassin was connected 6feefcaec5 to dark magic, we’d 4791a5049a lose this bait completely.e42569fb14e1c379

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Lowering my voice a7b380cb0e even further, I f69c90520f said,d733e1a81eddd30b

“We have to keep b5346ba069 it hidden from the 049f8b3b6a royal informant for now ea4ae95c04 that this guy’s been 9803ca596e corrupted by dark magic. We need to 57a167c0ff keep him with cd5e0b5b87 us, and wait 08d490b855 for the right 84b9901e48 chance to lead dee37608be him back to 203ef19f19 the base so 9a4eae2b10 we can track 5f82c43bcc them down.”9327cf7dc3d7625d

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Rather than letting the a491f6f4fb royal family find out 0cc4810422 and cut the tail, aec43c95db we’d earn bigger credit 1c32b72669 by playing along.163a94f2a5c10774

After all, there’s 4a062c2294 no accomplishment the 6fe58c5357 emperor would love e36c1a61e3 more right now c9a73d4a90 than tracking down f7b283146d dark magic.14a8b16a6a55b821

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Kayan quickly understood and 280dca8de3 nodded.4e2524815689ec2b

“In that case…”d211da50fead4fc9

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“Which brings me abcf4fb1f5 to my point.”366695248c1490a0

I paused, 7ea196c7e6 deep in e7ade169ae thought.2fc04df4569b6dff

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“It’d be best cdc3d68773 if we pretend 93bbff7c82 he’s a toy 780d4a089a you gave me.”3a137ff06a629f5a

“…What?”34ecbbc8d2b9924a

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“I mean, I 5f0c89afcb actually need something 051e21511d to help me 96cddbebe7 train right now. It’s obvious I’ve gotten 72456215cf rusty from resting too b8c4e7e4b7 long.”f3cb3865483f5c3a

“What are you d7931151c2 even…?”466749343ad867b2

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“Think about it! Isn’t this perfect?”f0a3bf4a22dab16b

Having reached my d0ce348600 conclusion, I clapped 78dc2ce754 my hands and 88315a5568 smiled brightly.7fbbd114b97cd90d

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“A tireless, aggressive training 5eb18228d5 dummy that constantly charges 53cc1b8d88 at me—what better sparring 9708d69ca7 partner could there be?”bc64a2d949c2f508

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At that time, at 5476bd0c12 the Duke of Cerno’s db421cf29e estate.5b9bb3d4f25dd5c1

Simon heard the news 8d386dec94 a bit late due fb519a51b7 to handling his afternoon aca8904a8e schedule.ecccc05cf2d3bb6b

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“What? She went to 2abd3b6379 the Barcklith estate?”6cfbf469d70fb787

He had planned to 8427d4dcf3 enter the palace around b0b633d0ee 5 to bring Ivnoa 1cc759cd8b back.b121248a8d5c0d97

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“That princess has ea8c66f6e3 lost her mind.”566516b6ff4ee1d2

Simon threw the 5d62605e05 report aside and 1ebe1fa08b frowned.4f572757a0dd36a0

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“Does she think edde73d84a her brother’s advice 79d1153758 makes any sense? Even if she’s young, 282bdf49f1 doesn’t she value her 40a430f673 life at all?”75d154ac20b01d32

“Well…”43319402109c27bb

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His subordinate flinched 8d841f74c9 and replied.d74991e9074b5f1f

“There are many mercenaries 10d009be97 from the north at ec84c4fd82 the Barcklith estate. Though they may 75599adafe not accurately understand 7ebead1e4e their own capabilities, 50effcf59e their power is 6099aa4ac8 undeniable.”ce4137ea4f7de75a

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“…”4fa9aacc75244316

“It’ll still be hard b28a097c70 for Bigoong’s dark magic de0b97f5ba to affect them. Of course, they’ll 64ca077949 probably attempt it, 3562c8d2fd but… these are 269d4cf31a the same people 9a9cfc40bd who overcame barbarians. I doubt 760e49e76f they’ll fail 9930ba7079 to protect c374a9ec74 one little 1fcf45450a princess.”48d0ea84af175459

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Simon also suspected 781e782156 Anna was behind 5d28dffecf the dark magic.03b520bc6e1d8874

Edwin had hinted 26b75f7666 at it before e918a4a309 he left.5ba038f7fbcff2d8

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But for now, he ce8926e103 was choosing to remain dbd8fc5fe7 silent.70b95b40140d4783

Turning her into a cac047c289 complete enemy too early ef7e0be95c carried great risks.ff9e05e31f1a711b

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‘If it 66bb5390d9 comes to baae2caf8d the worst, e970e78003 I can 94084bd900 sacrifice Ivnoa 001813e91e or Edwin d787a40233 and take 1e0e2ef2da her side. For now, it’s better eff40ffb3e to watch.’c014421235d5add8

Dark magic b1bbf2fd78 was an c1efad8199 unknown force.bdfcd6a77375f9fa

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And Simon bbf27a4c9b only made 74673dc370 decisions for 47f7b70f9b his own ac0a583643 benefit.d44bc47b50fb8d75

“Still, Bigoong will try 0f3c215316 to use dark magic 4766305d5a one way or another. Even if ccd64ca109 it fails, 6ce9d3b9ce they lose 2bd7a3c75e nothing.”5725c2db5c0ae5e2

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Simon spoke cautiously.dfa17ce20662d352

“They’re bound to f4f6f36d40 cause some kind f39f689446 of problem. Then I’ll 85d1155133 time it f0d5275031 just right 07e1b6eaef and publicly b178bdc40b hold the 03b581d65d Barcklith family 1c0b9c4d7c responsible for 1b630607df failing to 8e87bc385c protect the b79f9b419f princess.”80a6988739aa7c97

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He rubbed his chin, bf42d9917a deep in thought.f5a691189cbd38f5

“They’re the kind 3e81a04633 of scum we 6063d912a2 should cut off f830f71da3 early.”77f4a6311a4e71cd

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Hearing that, his subordinate 83637f740d tilted his head.4c147077df38336a

“Is it necessary 67294fe2ed to keep such af3e29ba5f tight control over 48ad1208b0 those low-born fools? They’re just 7b0a2d5dc3 a viscount 4662438eb6 family, and 0eb81c4f75 the princess 4666ef2a83 has been 89e2e0fcf7 obedient to 818466e526 you all 7650b0f853 this time…”f47e5690098d6d30

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“That’s because she’s d1063c6201 young, still fears 5d3f853375 the palace, and 176915b990 I’ve already cut b87e86ce5f off her limbs.”79c8e732652ec503

Simon recalled the first 8c36a91e7b time he’d seen Ivnoa.84b288758538dcb7

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When he first laid e3e8ba275f eyes on the little 1092be91fc girl with sparkling blue dbfff02d35 eyes, Edwin had made 4c1153d469 a fuss, calling her d55acd5122 cute and lovable.007257364d54e7f1

Indeed, she looked 816dbc737d like an angel, 29ba033f31 and her movements c01ee30b81 were elegant.a540736a84607ec6

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She spoke sweetly, fe6105e137 smiled warmly, and b305f4388d carried herself gently.be743db277b6c816

But Simon 922faf0050 immediately sensed 5353bb5076 she wasn’t d00cc16784 to be 9dda456af3 underestimated.4ae275588bab626c

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The instinctive aura dd8379721f she gave off, 736f8c1aa4 like a young 8fd044e3ca beast hiding its 04a9715a83 claws, made him e4a34ad288 wary.061d95491b3ff893

“How long do 1a3e594a73 you think the 3bdc880443 princess will keep 8d8be0ea5a listening to me?269672d97728894f

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Right now, she’s e9025a37e5 already following her 08b154d188 brother’s words over 869841d129 mine.270776dae42a357a

As she cdc151ab22 grows older 9597c68311 and gets ad7ed0ebf1 used to 1305518823 the palace, 0401ac01cc she’ll develop 6bdd50442e her own 62cede7101 will.”eda221bfc6591d2b

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“Ah…”5f104922c84952c9

“We mustn’t f9b8d8e3ea leave a 7ddc699f79 single noble f038ed7122 house that 16cbb44e5b might support 2af5f6a063 her.dd32b967035f6849

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Especially not a4b4be31aa Barcklith, which be2c102ce3 has both 5ec2407796 military power 6ec6308db4 and wealth—that’s 46cac77616 far too 3ab815bd1f dangerous.”e847538341ba55e0

The emperor c10a2281d6 had taken afafb7bb42 a liking 22a658f230 to the 3061bd87a6 Barcklith family b3964d7ba5 for expanding 5ea4a0e9da imperial territory.f5ba5dc63402af62

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Even if they 031da863bd were lacking in 49a0f9911f other ways, the 087e90c64a emperor’s favor was 785397bbd3 a dangerous variable.c09bdb9861b01f30

He had forcibly 5eef84e1cc separated Ivnoa and a90bce989d Kayan,94eb93ea0ea508f5

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But as they grew b785f93cf2 up, it was entirely 12045e4436 possible they’d join hands 683beb55dc for mutual benefit.885374f42f539487

“Others might laugh baf9f819ad at me, but 0550833f95 in my judgment, d9855870bd Barcklith is without 0c236b02ed a doubt the 221bd39c3d most dangerous family. Even if 0f7a744b04 they’re just 426b0b8b56 a viscount 70a7a48acc house, they’re f41488b18a not to d5b0bf8cbb be underestimated.”6bcdac605811c521

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Just then, 8551bc3683 another subordinate 592c82c34c rushed in 77d661ecd3 from the b594fed53b Duke of ffe9193956 Cerno’s residence.10c0b1df10bf405c

“Young master!”30c655399511b3ba

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He knelt 2903ea8f2f urgently and 23550e1b9f handed over 0374914a9a a report.9ef45fb0be01dd91

“Urgent news!”0c19c4b6b34d1e43

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After reading 0ae7f58690 the report, 8c96857bf4 Simon’s brow f64a1220a0 furrowed deeply.254f7fbd7b059c46

This morning, His 624ca5a655 Majesty the Emperor 685d2c9162 promised to grant 4a0e3f688f the title of 139b433703 Count to Kayan 2d21e66a2d Barcklith if Arthur bc32bebf4a Barcklith returns.8335c1d926f2d5de

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“…A count?”c561114d97d619ed

Simon muttered with cold, 6cc51039c8 sunken eyes.014936f364aa7c2f

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“That cannot be allowed 8ca9b2a4f8 to happen.”e49f0e573b25f940