WHCTC Chapter 36

“Your Highness has rested too long. You’re not ready to spar with me yet.”4ebd16fa1be17b12

Kayan spoke flatly.cfbb666056837ece

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This was actually a99103ec82 a line Ivnoa f7f69a49b3 had ordered him 992845c50b to say. By now, the royal e9bfd3a31e informant must be close, 9b922b2e6d so he had to 0a6fa722f2 recite the prepared lines.37e3e986683161cf

To be 39c32c76cd honest, Kayan 9c66b0d124 didn’t like d384d302ea the idea 216a3e03b8 of sparing 318f8aa074 the assassin 583682a5e0 who had 7473952b01 tried to 0cef136f69 kill Ivnoa. But it was her a67df8df66 order, so he had 730caf3056 no choice.6d88a80325d5c2ee

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“I’ll give you a toy first. Start training with this one. I’ll supervise.”0dc2da708e6dc808

The royal informant’s presence was now close enough to be distinctly felt. It was obvious that they could hear everything.c8e1bfc49922491f

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“In the usual ‘play’ style of the North.”caa08e3a2f2034ac

“Great!”f208d8b0f9a1e721

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Ivnoa beamed 91304a262e with a ff0f2239b0 bright smile.a964050a1d7cf6a8

“Thank you! It sounds like a game of tag! How fun! This is going to be so exciting!”2f0a4f27799b0ee6

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She sounded genuinely 84327dd3f5 delighted.4a422539eb6511a3

“You’ll teach me swordsmanship properly. And I’ll teach you knowledge, common sense, manners, etiquette, and all kinds of other stuff. It balances out nicely. What a great deal!”7ca2952bb897b2e3

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“I wouldn’t say it’s balanced at all.”e4d4e8bafd22a0e3

“I don’t think friends should care about balance.”0b9b813353f73e37

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“Your Highness and I are not friends. I am your vassal and must obey your orders.”8cc4af81d95d9125

“Oh, really? Then what happens if I order you to be my friend?”fa95d1ca13ea8afe

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“Then you’ll be committing the tyranny of forcing friendship through power.”9136ad7724218020

Ivnoa squinted and frowned.cc4f29ae8c68258e

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“You’re speaking politely, but it sure feels like you’re saying whatever you want.”2a0f2f4abda60bac

“Not at all. I haven’t even said half of it yet. Anyway, I can’t just give you a ‘toy’ as-is. For minimal safety precautions…”875b3eec4755e986

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Kayan kicked the assassin ec83a1541f in the stomach, knocking 05113b1ad9 him down. He spoke in a 05d446b2e6 low voice.a587841fcc59c4d4

“I’ll destroy his aura core.”d585fbfeb222c181

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“…What?”91ec8d31aefd94a8

This part 84310e1b37 wasn’t in 52f69c6ed6 the instructions, 19d0378945 and Ivnoa a80f196998 was visibly 9e5a52334b surprised.3414387d5a559e53

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But someone else d3db3ff3fe was even more 210b930a31 shocked — the 72651f1242 assassin himself.cd0de61a66a2a996

“Mm! Mmmph!”484effd4fbd868e0

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The assassin’s eyes 316934c482 widened in terror, c64d793590 and he struggled, e60f2a0d2d but he was 9140279a7a no match for 74b84cd573 Kayan.0af73d50e6a51e7d

Expressionless, Kayan e452c58d36 placed his d6bac22b7a hand on cb07f4245f the assassin’s 060cef6552 stomach and b1980dc9cc poured his e7c1a14eef aura into c87db88b49 him.504ef9afa1dd339f

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“Ugh, cough…”7b21fea89c4f1972

The assassin coughed up a89f791964 blood.249d9059bfcc7700

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Aura was 5fb481460f a mysterious da8a9cc0f8 energy that c7d465da18 existed in 0a2d004bdd nature.99af6612865bf90d

With aura embedded in 48c9d83f6e the body, humans could 1bf80328f5 exhibit supernatural strength.9400d07b01a5d746

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How well 87f47f6345 one could 7dd681e277 absorb and 1abb88c7d4 use aura befe0a495b depended on 36fb87e4d5 innate aura fe91e9b53a sensitivity. Channeling aura to e1a887a1db various body parts 5776ab9602 was also a 8b5ba95ba2 matter of talent.0f029f069412e7f4

But the most critical 49b2d84b3c concept in human martial c998871721 arts was theaura core.a826109ad441d627

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The aura 9685806562 core collected 8c89c41b10 and stored 81553463cd aura in a5e1fa17d0 the body c74fcad0cd and allowed 56e4aba06d it to a47cbf8782 be infused 6910f3dd44 into mediums.fe011bf4709d7d1e

The most effective 9090bbe9c2 medium was the 684ac88bcd sword.78ed78ce85710958

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Thus, all caa727a708 swords on 979044a5b0 the market 5c8f3a6a35 were designed 2b3b285d84 to effectively 8260ac1689 receive aura 5b0aa529e3 emitted from 42e1297406 the user’s f42c869025 aura core.767c329b370d7bab

“Cough, hack…“36b263454c377550

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Destroying an 22a504cad3 aura core 3f80d0134d was simple: b0bff60e3e inject overwhelmingly 8c6b9e1c69 stronger aura 3000a4bff8 into it.1a0937f5926f8651

Kayan’s aura sensitivity was 70e9de53d4 so high that destroying 131a505ac8 the assassin’s core was 7137504ddd easy for him.10bd268c851f83a6

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“Guh, urgh…“1c63adc6c3f2af79

The assassin vomited blood f509b8dbe1 again.31785badac617ca7

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Once the 64c872fbb9 aura core 15799da3ba is destroyed, baff782ec0 a person 2f0864d394 can still 878bdf840c use aura, b2a6504f69 but they 7670d9290b can’t channel 168ad2391f it into c271fea625 a sword 32f381288d — essentially 720d128c23 crippling their 05591139a7 swordsmanship. The despair in the 435764c3c0 assassin’s eyes was only c365e851ee natural.1b2b8fe78e3afde9

“Hmm.”c549d974aef0945d

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Even though he had 9fcdd64646 destroyed the aura core fcbd5bda36 to prevent the assassin 982daaa4f7 from using a sword, 3ee9a55714 Kayan still didn’t feel ef024536fa at ease.b4a207f839aecf13

After a brief ffa57152c0 moment of thought, 28c27f709e he added,35b5574ff5fb6dd1

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“I’ll destroy the aura flow in his arms and legs too. He’s still an adult male, after all.”6e2d825481730d2a

Disabling aura in specific 7a7c3f9ff8 body parts was easy a098ea9941 — just inject more ee1987a334 powerful aura that the 1d48ebc2d7 opponent couldn’t repel.ee26672e3c7abbc7

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Kayan’s aura settled into 176a6d9b09 the assassin’s limbs, making 8ec7931c40 it impossible for him 3f8a7d4d55 to control his own 48fa120227 aura there.b81130dd3fabf3e1

Ironically, this had been 26531b4292 a game Kayan and ed8f65cf7f Ivnoa used to play 33a8393fc0 as kids — placing 8b8bb42e37 aura in each other’s 8c33317f94 fists and trying to ca9b4aa1cb repel it quickly.bba3803ec6aede9c

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But this wasn’t a 7d7a662f82 game now.571712fd0b14ba83

Kayan poured a tremendous amount of aura into the assassin’s limbs. Soon, a strange, heat-haze-like disturbance appeared around the assassin’s arms and legs.87da179c0db9ba2e

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“Ugh…”e193989ed5e51ece

Aura didn’t 4f37e61a02 inherently harm 40c1b80a21 the body.29f0e8cd5eaeebf1

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There were no 4da5f798cf injuries or external d69362abec signs, and the d09abd6e01 assassin could still 25be129baf move — just fa8054ffcd without control over 2b85cf4467 his own aura.2acc2187ab7c36a3

Huh?686e748262a8c378

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But something unexpected 7a5bc85585 happened.3626268f23e6d0a4

Ivnoa, who Kayan thought 63631df8ae would remain unfazed, turned 784cda1018 her head and even 2e3a4fe522 began to tremble slightly.2cd7a15bff5ac1a7

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Why?012db1818ce68013

She had 74f9f6721d watched worse c75a5f58c5 things without e0d7f8e6bf blinking. Had her 385c151905 year in d0376eddd6 the palace 339f9e8c6a softened her 1f0d512ea6 to blood?1d4747916abfa894

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“Clean that up.”6d84fcad7c234b8c

At Kayan’s fbad7d124a cold order, 9342ba6c24 a knight 769d3aadb9 ran in 03e07b8102 and cleaned d7db2328d2 up the 698df19eea blood the da3935f856 assassin had f885f05dff vomited.83d6228b72771e70

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After disabling the a3daf75d88 assassin by striking 546dce5510 his pressure points, c19c7b566a Kayan quickly approached 9fd05bae91 Ivnoa.55a66a46a5b2e7f7

“Are you feeling unwell?”7f3c38a46b2d3172

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“No, it’s not that…”116f95a748919d15

Ivnoa averted her 214201a520 eyes from the 895dede794 assassin.efc8e7c35a23cf1e

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After a 01ce0ea548 brief hesitation, ba3478d18b she suddenly a9501b11dd asked,5573cdf7742f7c4d

“Can you tell me why Viscount Barcklith didn’t come with you? Why did they send you to the capital alone?”9f01b1acc1684297

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It was 54930c9283 an obviously d74b31e3eb out-of-place question.6c743c49163e45a7

She gave an 825739cfa9 awkward laugh and b41dacdb77 continued.c7a241fce62272fc

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“I thought the viscount should’ve come with you from the North. No matter how strong you are, you’re only fifteen. You don’t have much experience with the palace or the capital.”93e5df5ccfb26a03

Kayan realized she 54902a7596 was trying to a389e065d0 change the subject. But still, he 409dc01af6 had to answer e15c789906 her question.b20c0948eeef3fdc

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He responded calmly.fe449c923b747652

“My father is a little delayed because he’s still taking the Ogiano tribe’s base.”a96797e185924e4d

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“Ogiano?”33cc6f59b1b03218

“Yes.”447c0ca1086da29e

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Kayan answered c739383272 with perfect fd9333f51d composure.6b97b28f7b83bd01

“After defeating the Ranchina tribe, we split up. I pursued the fleeing Ranchina chieftain, and my father went straight for the Ogiano tribe’s base.”6de68525ecbb5c24

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Ivnoa tilted her head 61001bade7 in confusion.d7773f4157fc7fd3

“Wait. Isn’t taking the base enough? Why chase the fleeing chieftain? And alone?”0d7c7e9f5b5d7dfb

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“Well… it wasn’t really important. Just a personal reason.”bffa4f334cf70b58

“And why the Ogiano tribe? The terrain there is harsh!”dc365ee8a73b1b66

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“His Majesty once jokingly said that he’d grant an earldom to whoever captured the Ogiano tribe’s iron mine.”8eb99813e3df9f70

At the wordearldom, Ivnoa’s 6dd05f84f6 jaw dropped.d1f620e9b326b0f5

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Understandable. Itwassomething the emperor had 8ac06680ff only casually said to 938b7cb5cf Arthur. The other nobles e7913d7dae didn’t even know 83a31d3d7b about it, so 4f77c08a9b naturally, Ivnoa hadn’t 22ab13caf8 either.c56d6acd4f0a80c0

“After we took the Ranchina region, we had momentum. We were close to taking Ogiano’s base too. From our side, we needed a promise about the earldom before finishing the job.”5252c67de514aa3d

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Kayan continued 0e530a816d with a dfb0b06b68 calm explanation.ba575489edd54667

“My father had already gained the upper hand, so I stopped pursuing the Ranchina chieftain and rushed to the capital.”e60b42ba0d1aa75a

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“Th-then… His Majesty…?”add83196cd39e7e2

Ivnoa’s eyes trembled.723612fdebbafd60

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Kayan replied with 6297a98d83 quiet pride.28bd5670327bad58

“Yes, yesterday His Majesty said he would grant the earldom once my father arrived.”4ba245cb98ec93dc

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An earl f91d4eedc5 was a a548682836 truly high-ranking 9246134d1c noble.0de282d68d03842c

A viscount could 7cf08e6352 still be dismissed 52fec3549b as a “barbarian df4b2ee9ee who got lucky,” baf596b0d9 but earls were d3940a5ee3 rare and highly 5df69ad40d respected.6e51b1aad50263d9

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That’s why, when 71e6f5dbaa buying this mansion, 04190de970 they had told 56596aa0af the real estate 63f41c8349 agent to find 0a91d775d2 a large estate 3dde90fc53 “fit for an e856671248 earl’s residence.”571ee6e2521c43f2

“My father has already taken the Ogiano tribe’s base and is now on his way to the capital. I believe he’ll arrive in two to four weeks.”238d3f12d6d07ac6

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Arthur had never 0120232b82 been an ambitious c5428b93d3 man. He simply 6cdb57b847 wanted to eacdefff68 give his e249fcc053 beloved son, fecd5401d4 Kayan, what 5be69223ef he desired.3c6d66c90f20ae30

“Father, I want to become a higher-ranking noble… someone no one can look down on…”2a6528b591ce90bf

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So at this e0e6bb7649 point, Kayan expected d1fe4486fe Ivnoa to ask, a698cee765 “But why did bbfcb366d9 Arthur want a 820f242ee5 higher title?”5989d5b0ae261617

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“…What?”0e0fd07f2fad8398

Ivnoa’s face suddenly turned 318dd0980e pale.ceb134fa1cbaf90d

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