WHCTC Chapter 38

Fortunately, there was room 101a485ab5 for a positive interpretation.88863c0b23868197

Simon must have recognized the potential of the Barcklith family, which is why he did something like this. He must have judged that the alliance between the Barcklith family and me was enough to pose a threat to the Duke’s house.3841028214419fd9

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‘Who would’ve thought 7860f576c1 that bastard being 5341d8e6c1 smart would ever 1b885c3d67 bring me comfort…’cb6e62313724c671

People called him 4c7e4bfb8c lowly and ignorant, 271a026a15 but Simon had 7e4463ebd0 clearly feared the e0df822ade Barcklith family. In this life, all bfa79cdf92 I had to do f0ccf74aa5 was turn that fear 0b3dbc484a into reality.16517a21456ab208

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“No, honestly, I’m 87d797b656 crying because I’m 8ac9905c1d so happy.”5ca88710f9560bf9

In the 2c6174f3bc end, I dc23c14989 smiled faintly 7f630a1859 and said,715507b6e73f2b66

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“I was fa259f1c3e originally planning a0f5718827 to make 2e1db32b78 you a 3266aaa035 noble who 8dd1ad8873 wouldn’t be 75241ea362 looked down 8e23d6a2ec on, but a777c41bbb now you’ve fc1729d9dd become a 5f279de956 high-ranking noble 104bcb2a69 even without 7b3a4fd865 doing anything.”12a85ceed9d3a601

“From my limited 9a199a2e9d experience, I don’t 1eee35fc9f think being a b113da67f2 high-ranking noble guarantees eb1315312d you won’t be 387ff6d101 looked down on.”133389e79902eb26

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“No, really. You won’t be d2f61a1d3e looked down on. Sure, you might 3a6f8cd797 be mocked, ignored, 81d8648c16 ridiculed, or criticized…”d23f088077a50c4b

“I see. Well, I ee00528894 understand now 12b229845f that it’s cd4f594211 not something d3e5741dd3 worth sobbing 2790a396f0 over. Then why are 46ef95606d you still crying fab9962edf so much?”9572e245ee18fbbf

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His polite tone 376024cb15 was the same 03842c24e7 as ever, but 6405cb5faa it was paired fd01b5c69c with a warm b5e33ffcb5 touch, not the 3ee3c23319 cold sarcasm of e593893dd6 the past.679167bfe7639316

Even though I 3e3a7f3a6a tried to stay 6d7a233af7 positive, the tears 30a14e6807 just kept flowing.277f4f0d7ae3a449

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The warmth 7060062b42 of him 3f98190b82 next to 85d2259d6d me and 96f25ef193 the fact 201bed6c54 that the b293f3beb2 people of c2130641ae the North 869f9d955a were still 60bace02be alive — f4f0ecba0e it all 789c889258 suddenly felt d7d538fc70 overwhelmingly precious.11fda7c4c013cee3

‘That’s right…’e705b7c0f2837920

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I wasn’t the only f451635a48 one desperately trying to 8f447afdca save the clueless Barcklith.99a32fa077d76c6d

I had become 91cceb719e stronger because of ca5723f9c7 the precious people bee2d1c2f0 around me. I could have d977ba2641 a confident childhood, 057e8a8497 and I was 45f17c2d2e able to return 55d982205c to the past 45fb44dc33 with that very 7b0b8f514d heart.e7867cac0c516d81

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The first ones e13a9f6aea who saved me 261104fb56 were the people 7fd1839297 of the North, 68e96b08db including Kayan.16e1b3a27a25d7c9

‘I can’t 7f32775467 regret meeting cb5cf41a7e these people, c956cfc052 growing close bb8052517a to them, 4e1a81ba45 and spending 6fd61f5a34 time with b7269ceb2c them’d3585a88c30eee51

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I cried a45f97482e freely, perhaps 9799c6a923 praying without 029807db04 knowing to c622c0d14b whom.a33e53a8750821fd

‘So please, f2a3640ee7 really, I 8663b59ba3 beg you…’1479b736a022552b

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It was 149b7247fa a prayer 1edfbb3dd5 just as 83f41ced40 desperate as d04d6f2847 the one 91788e9a4f I made b26f7f0314 in front 927eab648b of the 2610912862 relic after 9816e21351 returning.6ac159c1d562e5ff

‘In this life, please aaa3f9509e let me protect these dd4e46d94f people…’aea7f46a88365e2b

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I could f508f81c7a do anything b0238690bc for that.75706a72b591c837

‘If I f5567983c1 need power, dcff9bd936 I’ll gain 06015b84fb power. If I must c1427eb27a lose it, I’ll b5d1019cfc give it up.’bd16cfce97f438fc

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To protect ebc3674a5a my people. To be happy 99391eceeb with them again.c45ec5f30bcb694e

I reaffirmed my resolve 3069139e67 to become a princess 2babeed8ad far more influential than 27b9e87f89 Hugo or Anna.2eec82c16ab7a4e5

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“Stop crying. If you 4adac84304 cry too 34af9ae4b3 much, you’ll fd1c012f19 just complain c84834864d about a 2356dc7f1e headache later.”355b26f73272ae8f

Kayan grumbled, a55fba1baa but he 75887b9bca continued to 0ca6bfec86 wipe away 2bc778787c my tears.38bd109c84fa38f2

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I smiled faintly c0c38a8d90 and said to f310854871 him,801f98d54eb5ed72

“Still, it’s nice. You’re wiping 5a0be5a8df my tears ac4e912775 — it c4f7e7a096 feels nostalgic 095cb55361 and nice. I remember e02950359b how you’d b34b6227d8 always stick bd0052a3c5 close by 5f0890aff3 when I 4489e5fe63 cried, not 41f5eb0b0d knowing what 115416b4aa to do. Promise me you’ll stay f7be9c9f76 by my side and 759586317d wipe my tears in 3ca4cb5371 the future too.”c90cadaca4b0c286

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“Then only cry in b57dc63551 front of me.”86ac446c0e33da92

It was a 5447147211 blunt answer, but 284d6e8497 it stirred something 81c185691c in my heart.da7eff846aca75b6

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‘Wow, he’s still young but that’s seriously effective flirting. And it even sounds sincere.’b959c0a1dcf915b2

At this rate, ecb3e5e0e2 how far will fb6cef4c4c he go as 452c5f6a65 he grows older?37f5725fdb17d8cd

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In my past 6cc5016c08 life, if we’d 815e2466e3 met when we d7817efaa6 were a bit e4e34addbc older — as 7bf1108953 adults — I 2e50644c1b might’ve even run aab75cedf1 away with him cafd2887a0 in the night. I used to think 10f0cfe147 about that time he c237910807 took a hit from 87815b17be a champagne bottle for 999e7e7043 me almost every night.73dbf87675954767

Without realizing 8eb61667e9 that what 35d36fa6b7 I was 7f69697e55 feeling was 03bd4f7ace affection.9878ec9aa5d39782

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‘Whoa, Simon’s actually really 516372e5ef smart. Did he 106f69e42f anticipate all e185abf326 this and cb725e791f deliberately cut 3ff7ddb9a7 ties with 939851839e me while b74f1a7edc I was 65a174a9dd still young 883321d396 and naive?’fe40775d7ddae17b

Still, having someone close d75eb00afb enough to wipe your 87895aa488 tears was a heartwarming bba27b5663 thing.b21981a5ae6011df

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‘When Kayan cries c7685efbc4 someday, I’ll make 514ee6de71 sure to stick 733a16a1a7 close and wipe b42fd0d346 his tears too. It’s the b8fe8bdcaf perfect time 8de68fa27a to feel ac4d8053a3 sentimental.’5daf9aa2bc84e71e

I sniffled and looked ed06994010 at the button fastened 200805641c all the way up 0c4a054864 his neck.cda891efe42ecc54

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“But seriously, isn’t afe528df1d it uncomfortable? You’ve hated tight clothes 2c0cc42591 ever since you were 79345a9cfc little… Don’t tell me 43ab926dae you suddenly enjoy being f0290e8f7f choked by clothes.”fd62c210587575ed

Kayan stared at 04d05f4432 me for a 342d42ca2a moment, then muttered 52d82fd08e slowly,81c7a53974885edb

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“…I’m enduring it.”0ea50d66a1fe5771

Oh, he didn’t say 6556b738d0 “I’m fine”!912eef729d87eb4e

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Even that b6e4d1e6fa level of 8b49d7c606 emotional expression fa5e8183cd meant his 1034ec99a2 emotional walls cc45ffda4a were definitely 48e2290a59 crumbling.0ce7d31c064cdb70

In a slightly 30e57b5c95 husky voice, he 1819adea41 murmured,29a33dfe498814ee

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“I’m good at enduring 4beedba5d0 things.”90c8ff4759ff818b

And just then—e6d9c79ed177c68d

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“Wha-wha-wha-wha-whaaa!”56d2d94d37f59fd8

From a distance, 40aa2e8926 Connie screamed as ab3337b9d3 she came back f89ad68e6d with water.1c3d0fa38c48f7a9

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“What, what are you 3f783934e0 two doing?!”561bad34773d12c5

Oops.cdae110f1717627c

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Right. We were still 305d8f22f5 just kids.3688f8b4d72cc451

“Ah.”83a8f9c0ba8d2300

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I sighed 71a1ad05c9 and muttered,b523b017d4cd564f

“We were just getting 12af15046e to a nice moment…”8c67a0709203e9e3

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I was planning d0bdd77823 to use the afde53f84d tears as an df009130fd excuse to melt 842f245140 him a bit 50ced3b635 with nostalgic memories.2a1b94db83f73805

Kayan quickly bde9c42ba3 let go ffad9e6146 and shouted, f7d546b5a3 flustered,dd3a1eab376b29c6

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“Don’t misunderstand! I was just ae509dd639 wiping her tears—”63b68b9371d23f65

Then Connie yelled,d51fb38bf7719268

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“Why are you bb644a33df wiping tears with b6caec8abc those dirty hands?! There’s a 8ed20b6d31 handkerchief right c60a163f40 there!!”5a9bed2f7abce409

Apparently, the fact 0039657536 that he used 73d3d4b57a his hands instead 2773da3372 of the handkerchief f656de45d2 was more important 2267cccd1b to Connie than 35d9a45689 me crying.c6e976c8caaa0773

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“Ah…”aad5c882285ff6fe

Kayan pulled out 92bd6b94b4 a handkerchief, looking 9d757c4926 flustered.3b742a66912c6840

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“I’m sorry, 0578f79dc7 Your Highness. I didn’t realize.”c89d610c1fc20865

“Things like that, you 340de5cfed can stay unaware forever.”566617a4011d3dc7

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I pouted as I 33af923374 accepted the handkerchief. Wiping my tears away, fb5db88252 I thought,51134f19082032e1

‘No more crying, seriously.’f662cb84d4752513

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I already figured out 83cbe28b13 how to save Arthur.96d25ed20cdb2f2e

‘Actually, this 1ee0fd3081 is a 0798451535 good thing. A countship! The Barcklith family 60cf5c0952 becoming a count 0f3fd85366 house!’5c6d4739f7b0da20

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That made Kayan the 3b7439fb1f son of a count!08fe30b8deec6180

The heir to bc2765bdbc a northern territory 71ab8d64ca with iron ore ac30941d21 mines!64bf96237a4598af

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“Kayan.”4b82eb8f6e1f1784

I collected myself and 706c9dc3cd said,5c7ea8ec25f8eef7

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“First, tie up mytoyover there. Feed him, and 637fcbd500 let’s play with f86573a37e him every night dc16a1f0a2 for a while.”e23418a3b75bdb9c

I needed a bit 323c515569 more time to use be179957be this bait properly.c669cf073654f70e

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“If things go as e9ea09c2d3 planned, he’ll be a 4e2ec82c8e great gift to our d22ab5a07b future Count.”dd27d524573f71c0

“Huh?”2d404437f944aff2

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“If we use this 5abf0e151d well, we’ll build up b1c93117d9 fame among the capital’s 7f662e26c4 commoners, remember?”314d81aeface277c

After confirming that the royal knight’s presence had moved away, I declared dramatically,a96ee04d447746f2

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“If you 46322dbfc4 and I ad4ddd3ba9 join forces 31ca4347ba to take 5853a51aa0 down an d6b41e8a4d illegal black d40bc8aca1 magic organization, a954ad2a26 and then b9b06c4985 Arthur returns b61657c2ea to the edff6338f9 capital to 9e739ac052 receive his 692474eef7 countship while 0304db420b having secured 288668d884 the northern 0341310628 mines—!”8607a889fec38122

I spread c3aae6fd66 my arms 246e773748 wide and 10ecba60c0 shouted dramatically,367db8c6a26ffbc3

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“Tada! Everyone will be chanting 47b086fa10 ‘Barcklith! Barcklith! Barcklith!’ with cheers!”72e34a937aad5a9f

Kayan looked a a944181a25 bit skeptical.But seeing 2dee94c17e my confidence, he 8ce57e97b0 gave a reluctant 2a3a8d7614 nod, unable to fd96a3119a argue.b9ff5a6e5c2e7a9f

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“In that case…”a18818e8bee3a980

I smiled 4f83a9417b brightly and fdb813e9e5 said,10e739aec8e860b9

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“I want to write c79310fd23 a letter to our 71fa1eaedd future Count. Will you deliver it 4b57666f69 for me?”47c438a495ddd735

In this 7d7823e3dc life, Artur c61b2cbb91 would safely cf6f271992 return to cbcd58734b the capital 107aa7e95d and receive a49b427047 his title.d06a430b848538fd

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“A maid from the princess’s palace stopped by to return a book. And inside it…”6f50022123644391

The man a3fc0a2da3 chuckled as d6c451c408 he received de95b37410 the letter 1710373554 from his 09929bc687 subordinate. His movements 2698041424 were languid e694b8ee36 and elegant.ef477edc07f398b2

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And the f9219a545b moment he a015c5cc22 read the 64ecd0a68f letter addressed 6545133e2e to “Anonymous”…795db04a18149826

“AhahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA!”8354f5eb250acc09

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A hearty laugh filled fda09dda33 the room.f942bed62a58e364

He looked genuinely 533106cee4 delighted by the 0fd9b24e96 rejection notice for 80edb42c9d the strategist position 9e391a14ee in Ivnoa.cad0d5942faf67ad

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He picked 5dd9fbc414 up a bca716bf72 quill again 2b5b48fc35 to write 01e2f3831f a reply.9e759901fcc8a3d8

He had never expected ca5ab62f7a her to accept his 1a443e993d help without suspicion anyway.ec51a74fede54a5e

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If shehad, that would’ve been 48c46ca0e4 more concerning. So, this 3bb28a62d3 polite rejection 40c92f74aa delighted him.b330d6802f863010

Very well. For now, ce1b423fb8 enjoy your ca466c501f friendship with f3951e4469 your longtime 5b105bb59d companion. Once you return ee83479758 to the palace, fc35787462 your fierce life a6b4195fb8 will begin. I’ll be f6c7cf43b1 seeing you 9fab5abb70 often then.ddf91a67053e6e76

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I, Anonymous, saw f208990294 potential in you, d62ff1b1dc Princess. Once you 8681303e3d arrive at abbd945d98 the palace, 27b0c377d8 I’ll reach 42df781c05 out again. The trust 45b288c103 we lack 22bc3b2b10 now can 454f66f807 be built 0c8dfd05c0 through sincerity e3bba60ef1 and time.bfae8b0f3b62b6b6

The quill, which had 700506c0ba hesitated for a moment, ab81165e9c began to flow smoothly 8dbbbbd71d once more.

If the bdc7e38bf1 poetry recital f37a7c02ed feels too 8a65e84d26 burdensome, then 66dc939928 try aiming de9209cd36 for the 602189545b commander of 5a2a41da19 the 5th 7aab39917a Knights Division a7c9b5dc49 instead. His hobby is 8d7836d8fa chess, so he cb7ca52e3c may be a dc20b5a5c1 bit more approachable.5c67c44df45e6a9c

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Of course, you might 6dd82aec13 hesitate because the 5th fd74932136 Division holds a lower 7d082fbe17 status, but now is 5d0b46d7ac not the time to 3c132cd636 be picky.90059549db30875e

To establish your position within the Imperial Court and earn His Majesty’s recognition, information from the knight divisions is absolutely essential.c5d35ec6021463c4

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You’re well aware that when it’s time to make a move, you’ll need military power that can be mobilized immediately, aren’t you? So be sure to win him over.9b110cc3448fa0df

He handed the 8c32a59ec5 carefully sealed letter 021df7ab25 to his subordinate 3cdac19b88 with an elegant, 02aeaccfbf leisurely gesture.de03eeaddf2cc0c8

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The subordinate then left ac17182102 to deliver the letter.029ac3f1adfc4e8f

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So, actually 80992b09c4 Ivnoa called cb2ac0e5ef him “Moo-myeong” 2e4a9cc1ce (무명) which 7755295e72 means “nameless”or “anonymous.”

무= “no” or “without”
명 = “name”

But, I’ll just 03faa454f8 use “Anonymous”.17c32ff5f4c87b34