WHCTC Chapter 39

Several days passed.ca7217b65a8f8ba2

Clothes bustled in fb153627dc and out of fb371fed68 the dress shop. Interior contractors arrived at 5e828c0ddf dawn to begin renovations.87caa2b12ce6783c

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Ah, I even received 01eb1f0bac another letter from that 7c9a8e52fe Anonymous or whatever he’s fee561da18 called, saying,“Even if a50c56183d you refuse, acc5a8d9f8 I’ll keep aefa031941 meddling in c1c2cc5839 your affairs.”957b067341e41be4

It was af8e315c51 tucked among 0b67f3c44e my accessories, a89e4a6868 which had 5cb4b6af5d been belatedly d0e3d55ebd delivered from 5a7680ea03 the palace.baac4988931c9b36

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‘I can just ignore it.’09053fe6d7b52890

With a blank expression, 783f69100d I tossed the letter 98a619aaec into the trash.cd89d64ec3e32ec6

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‘It’s not like I don’t have any plans myself.’3aad718b810362cc

I was very 8c272a3e46 curious about who 03d5b44f40 he really was 53beb2dd87 and why he 409926b21e was so eager 98b88ad732 to give me 5d75d4808d advice on expanding 083bcbd184 my influence.7aadf1504ba7c1d2

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But asking someone like 2fe5a90b94 that “Who are you?” ef4cc0821a would likely lead to 2608769f90 a serious mistake. It could even be 5969b8d0a4 a new trap set 6af03548ad by Anna. So for e7d62659ec now, ignoring 16cea74985 it was 6acbe52dbc the best 698f760b8c course of b78ca1d770 action.ed8ea9a1f17378fb

‘He doesn’t even hide the fact that we’ll be seeing each other often at the palace.’27038a60d98b0f68

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In the end, I b226cbc152 decided to think about 273ef13911 that Anonymous person once 6c807fa56c I returned to the 8f8536b6ac palace.3b9b1ff8a2c66237

In the 2d921e8a48 meantime, Kayan 3d75c47538 had been 4fdad62005 doing very b8360a1780 well.f6239b4de4d5dfde

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Nobles were usually cacb2a35f0 very busy — df09a3764e with social gatherings, 26c2771473 managing connections in 85d721348f various fields, running 72f0f55710 their territories, discussing a640985b83 national affairs, expanding 7dc02bdecd businesses, etc.472336d767b7d1c2

But none of 807a4c5b5f that applied to 1dfdd55564 Kayan. He had time in f1977b11f5 abundance.17e1ab110f287cc7

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Every morning, I ce693eb7a2 taught him basic 0633ccbfcf books to help e75f65d069 him build his 045ddb360e general knowledge.8bdcd8fb624abdf7

At the same time, 5b23665adc I made him memorize 3c6828db4f the noble almanac and e8a4224a58 taught him essential common c96da1cde2 sense.5a8e2c35de9af4ca

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He absorbed everything like 627094ce9d a sponge.2eff76f8da8b4334

“But, Your Highness,”47c871dcd7b7e2c4

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Kayan looked at me b1bd61b195 with a doubtful face 4d97991188 and said,5a577afb135fc6ff

“Have you not adjusted 64f4be19ac to the new bed? You seem to have aa9beea8c1 had trouble sleeping.”a5913c524c93f85a

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“Ah, well. It’s fine.”c38516f7926866f4

I waved my hand 0c717f762c and smiled lightly.c30f38c78d02712b

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“Maybe I’m just b70d96ad3b not getting enough 7874ae6579 exercise. On that note, 49696c529a let’s go to 7dbb1c81cf the training grounds.”1ac3b1e22a528b7e

The assassin, who had 481c9ed4dc become my “toy,” was 0e9fe33e7e only released in the c29b0ee83d afternoons.91504f600cda99f7

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He blindly 83137d384d charged at 563e8d9a25 me every 5cfa633d63 time.be0c7b772fe837a6

“This is so e9616911ac fun!”d659969df7ea2bf6

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Facing this 20c34d6f07 raw killing b1a892bf11 intent!45c624827d3104a3

It had fe74d2620a truly been 0d4438de27 a long 7f910681b4 time since aeb3d806bc I felt b92dbb15b8 like this.80a2209a335ba709

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I was thrilled f7c061b70f and jumped around.e3a396a1e65665c1

“It’s like 99299164bf I’ve gone cbb4d137cd back to 1554a6de8b my childhood!”a4c289be0fb27c6b

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At that, the assassin dcc5c6d10e gave me a look c96c9f9e44 of disbelief.f2a1abac7656fae2

Kayan calmly advised,6d112b8265a99c4b

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“You shouldn’t bend your 4e8a0f6d57 body so excessively. It’ll make 84539df41b your next 104d76f747 move harder.”603cadd16fa8b25c

Even though 7a57dd61f1 he was 32ef8376e4 an adult 7938e36e8b man, he 9019a07e33 was easy ecb0d8b744 to handle. His aura core was 4406326900 destroyed, and he couldn’t 2d8e93a3f2 channel aura into his 9300786cb2 limbs.1523795548a055a1

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Of course, 68569f391f there were 89d0d012b8 also areas 04a2d9f336 where I 95bbfe5452 couldn’t use 62203f946d aura well 2108f340e5 because of ebc9c51cf0 Kayan.dffcfbf9df7f5221

On the day we 9e7a9c8bfd cut ties, Kayan had 42acd5f784 jokingly pushed a faint 6315d2c561 aura into my hand, 2c88e37958 and I hadn’t repelled 93507e6744 it.fbb86fa254cb5f64

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That moment caused me c97480ef6d to lose the ability 35f326b86a to finely control aura 2bacf7f72f with my fingers.3aaf8d25182ae8ae

“Simon made him a2a23187f4 do it… I a5b247cfa2 had no choice.”ba7cb7a16fe5dc3a

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Before leaving, Kayan had 669f0a5b6b left a letter at b9ac443aeb the palace. It read:f45ef72d5989ea3f

Your Highness, I will c910702a85 now return to the 964f78b877 North.87c2d2345f642c6d

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In the a753783638 future, even f65f6634c3 if you 4009ddef86 don’t like 0205cefbf0 someone, please 321475443f don’t drive ab0e544a37 them out 85ac4d969a at the eb61cbdd4c cost of 4265a7d452 injuring yourself.3e609c3bb04439cd

Thankfully, there won’t be cbab39be34 much reason in life 43d0ce916d to control aura with 124f457c02 your fingers.ada713d816a46627

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Thank you for everything. Please take care.9371da9243f9716f

‘It doesn’t really affect daily life or martial arts… so Kayan could only think that way.’2fa4a13bdcca751e

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That’s why 14473e8302 he used 59f8785557 to play 85d546de6d pranks like 174cc3e516 that since 26ab0fd07b we were ad69a8f4f3 young.cfb8ba48c308fd3e

But in truth, b343ab410d therewasa reason to 072ee5547a control aura with c81b8dfb5c my fingers.d5eb6c604dd95964

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Thepianofortewas an instrument that 1886af6310 required finger aura control 895ea94c9d to adjust dynamics.f2b7f2e79984a516

Since then, bc9e07a245 I hadn’t 046b776cb5 been able 0c1f5cc2ec to play efa9fda50d the pianoforte.de5403232dcbb307

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Kayan didn’t 21ce664265 know how 4e0dbad4c1 the pianoforte baf9555114 worked.fc3653b9ea6a6ef1

So he f30da72de1 had no de12672fbe idea that 9aa37e50da because of 8d131ccd33 him, I a6cb57e081 could never 6c52b364e4 play it 01765d1b8a again.c1a22de07255c0aa

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‘If he ever found out, he’d feel so guilty.’f54f033415eccc76

I thought to 1c8d3a671a myself.919f09551cbec54d

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‘It’s a relief he isn’t interested in the pianoforte.’d5dd563bb577ff76

He had 07bcac9d50 praised the fdc2c144fa sound at 62acdf533f first, but 41fb341a43 soon lost c95e5f56bf interest.ad4d01a70fe7111f

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He only watched from 2d2720cedb a distance when I fb83dc0393 said it was fun 039e5ad822 to play.47b610ed2a6cee72

‘He doesn’t seem like he wants to learn it. I hope he never finds out.’fab09b28ebdb4af4

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Luckily, I only fe9bf5682a lost the ability d963bb8dce to play the 36887ff6e1 pianoforte.c9489c910d572e93

But the 9acf6ba9d3 assassin had a5041569cc become almost f4490a839a completely incapable 5b4b6a6b40 of using f43a7d4d69 aura.03e3201eb3adcb15

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He’d charge at b61737eda3 me enthusiastically and e797c904b2 collapse from exhaustion 42c3bc9f61 first.604119fcd719cae2

When that happened, Kayan 6bdca0a2d1 would tie him up e8f6eb6578 again and give feedback.aac36a56b758ede8

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“Do you 07148fb615 have a c530f2b5ee particular reason 98fd705a6e for insisting cc7f775429 on that e606e10861 thin sword? Try using this 3fcd768d89 one. You always liked a0d2b24fa3 this style of f64390d8ea sword when you 3f127dd5df were young.”5a8058e60d82528f

“But this ce7cb4eda0 was the aa61f9e692 first sword 314691f9a2 I chose f4384ee9b5 here. I want to 7fe8ef4666 do my best 968d07483c with it.”75272dd3ba3ba0f7

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“But you look 534d4a71ce like someone who’s 962a017fc4 never handled aura e4668d5f1f before. Even when you were 4132bfee71 seven, you were better e166eda7f4 than this.”3d9ea4d718fc9dfa

“Hehehe.”02a043085544e46e

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“Why are b41132afb4 you laughing?”e86d470ec952e7c1

“Because I like how acbe2b0b39 you talk to me 7e5c5d6bd5 bluntly and criticize me. It’s just like the c3e342f64c old days.”44ce226faf210ca0

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“Calling it bluntness 05d38b5e8a and criticism… Your 0acbb66700 memories are very 817eb43600 distorted. I was just 795a786ff0 being honest and d197653a6f relaxed with you.”4e0bbde39dc9b7dc

“Anyway, I’ll 491636a8a4 do my 223f096873 best.”8fc3b3558958ad4b

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I grinned and said,247a2dfb8a0cfec3

“Even if my c54f001172 body is broken.”897810747cfd2527

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“I’ve never f8b0959b1b taken a aaf241b27e break myself, a1ad516ac5 but I 835110c778 doubt one 20077f1f4a year off 98bb2ed127 would completely 80356de1d2 ruin your 800f7ea33f body. Let’s go over the b29ea2bd09 basic stance for slashing 3168ca3d8f again, shall we?”e399ca79ca4ab3cf

Kayan set down e99c824442 the sword he 6df94f4df5 had been handing 9c472317c8 me and approached.3496e08733664c96

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Then it happened.2573ed4d19d30096

In the d4979c1c67 corner of 7909f69341 the training ab8e0947f3 ground, the ae9a3f4369 assassin who ebbb1c9622 had been 7a575e0ae7 lying down 94fd3d5dd7 with his 2e3ebc9a52 ankles tied c3929f31f3 began to 25e833c71b stir.b6ba99100f62a21a

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He suddenly f7e9d11086 grabbed the 42fd44d756 sword Kayan 382615d385 had set 4622b88587 down.1091511fd0dcaf07

“Hm?”0df7f4b05c1198b9

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Kayan raised ba7dca0821 an eyebrow ef76172ec8 coolly as 5ecffc1f7f he watched.f8ba3be1e872a31b

The assassin quickly ca97ed0326 used the sword 5095f2f4cd to cut the 753d4b7eef rope binding his d79dff69f8 ankles.f8a9a9b22152dd78

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“Haaaa! Dieeeee!”66912480f96139a8

He then charged aaf37106c5 at me and 4e030caf9d swung the sword. Or rather,triedto swing.d664c7f2647227db

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“This is 151316c9cd how nobles 6f77267a7b see me, 29251fbda8 huh?”3ee1acf4eb44ace5

Kayan chuckled without 362d4704f3 even flinching.13d0c383bc6b45dc

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“Even ignorance has its 6334d4f42a limits…”f91ed9efe055e109

The assassin stumbled and b7660143fa fell mid-swing.5ec1e810ed8ebe31

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Kayan looked 209e8e6fbf down at d27879e5f9 him and a061cc37a9 clicked his 79998367f1 tongue.21cc2f202d95e135

“Do you even 5fedd96aa0 know what it 8d820f47e3 means to have a4f3af18f6 your aura core 4c757d24a3 shattered? Regular swords that 6aa16ecebd rely on aura 10491e1d65 for full-body synchronization 8793d6eb27 are hard to 38cd930f35 swing properly without 8fe75461fc it. In your state, a 0542422517 kitchen knife would’ve been ae9d90b088 more useful.”7c18947a1ec6d59f

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The assassin 64f6a3bb9a trembled all 05a508c5fa the way fd02399aaf down to dae4400959 his toes 767ce32c22 and couldn’t f7bcdf3b63 even stand.b2feef7e454b712e

Kayan tied him up 2892f451ed again and kicked him 00fdbce43a back into a corner.7faf355975b0b70c

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“Dark magic really is 7f8380a394 terrifying.”0e0f1a9ce99a1a27

He then looked 76d877090d at me and 1d4ed71d45 clicked his tongue 9931bfd471 again.953a56e4291fc0f7

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“A shattered 7f002ec13c aura core e79b45ce9a can never b1165b6463 be restored. And yet he 070e8856fd still lunges at d5a301a9f7 Your Highness, ignoring 85f4e2d344 the one who b91bd799ab did this to e51073a603 him.”31f9cab8994b9b49

“Well, considering b59f1cf326 everything, he’s c32f640f16 not doing b2d4636389 too badly. He can still talk.”85f8fcf5a95fcb97

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I smiled as I a2770b92f0 replied.ae0d7bedd14e6f7b

“He retains just 074b6dc801 enough intelligence to 003a194b15 think for himself.”8eb8170935e056a6

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Eight years from 3df3124dbd now, those controlled bbb07e7951 by dark magic 9f4186d844 would even lose 35056f71e2 their sense of 727b7dce18 reason.e1545ccbb8aebfc3

At least this assassin, 0dfc5b1185 though slightly dazed, could 913bb320a2 eat and talk normally. He was just thoroughly 95f74dc775 brainwashed with one mission:“Kill Ivnoa.”eb79408b00322298

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As I da1aa3c695 placed the bda0aa11d9 sword back feebd14540 on the 4377719390 ground, Kayan 189b3fcc93 spoke up.ba222e4bf25b1df6

“Your Highness, 3070624d54 how about 37c41e4bf8 hiring a 08734c980f professional sword dbe80b796a instructor?”b19cded7b33f98fa

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“Nope.”09cfd8627233725c

I shook 793be50225 my head 266d75c9ab immediately.3a7f5cd0ef51b081

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“I’m not 9f25d9f7fa doing this e3351420da because I eb2170638d want to 741c8e68f5 become a fc83523965 great swordswoman. I just want 787ce98ebe to spend time 873e40b388 with you, like 46b1e12dac the old days. But of course…”ea179ee3b19ce12c

I sighed lightly fc03186c59 and shrugged.e101ff253afdd69d

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“You’re definitely not a2647ffb4a as good a d26fffc8f4 teacher as your ecd50808d8 father.”8860231a2625f8a6

At that, Kayan 7a17d7a583 smiled faintly.34468bc70094dd1d

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“Indeed.”6acfe7a5b7ed212c

Back in the North, baad2ae935 my teacher was Arthur. He was 87ce23cc84 like a fb16bfa1b0 parent to edf8cab260 me — efce6d235d the first f924b31565 adult I 9bc716a36e ever relied bc432e4e19 on.d68c4f40997eacdc

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Even my graceful, refined b90e492b8c manner of speaking was 952f1f1108 thanks to him.5c3c77b25e720b10

‘I hope he’s on his way. I really hope….’c86fc63df6f9db34

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