WHCTC Chapter 40

Northern Border Region.04e61468932b61ff

Arthur was 5559ee5400 a large, adb4280260 muscular man f5ed3d351c with black d2d2574f5d hair and 32e90408f9 sunset-colored eyes.c779bfd03dfe33ea

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He had just arrived 180b31f376 near the former border 0fe6c28e59 with a massive knight b142e20359 order.e6aae4fac32c82a6

No other b777f60f77 viscount in 370ebf86a1 the Empire 81622c1803 had such d23b420f04 a large ce52e5cd50 force. But this 9de444d05e was the b76fba6dc6 result of ace8bbd529 the mercenaries 76ae605d2c who had abd65b982e followed him fc2aec172c 13 years 8ce0c6f8dc ago becoming ff7d137094 knights in 0931b08d5e a rush.a8efaa5e048a3088

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“Viscoooount!”57d583389be38957

During a short break, f1975dfbe7 while Arthur was stretching, 3acf18167e one of his lieutenants 5f8245b084 came running.1b89ccbeb5fb499d

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“A message has f1136912d0 arrived from the ef74631e8e capital!”5406169d42396420

It was cd9a671719 a letter fa38775de1 from Kayan.7b5f7a7d2f8a4deb

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Arthur beamed with delight.c32454c8c3383355

“Oh my, how wonderful. It’s been so long c3f7d6aca5 since I’ve seen my 2ac3b38caa son.”8ce7cd1a0ffd513e

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Arthur, who was d8df2f4b35 clearly a huge ad4d56e2aa muscular man, had e301cb0fc7 two peculiar traits.e427150713c1925f

The first was f98e4cc4d5 that he could fed3faf178 only speak softly 10b361f63f and politely in 9f9096a4ee a gentle, composed 7417c267d3 tone.bde14c16909fe991

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No matter c4eb5ca30c how much c306616e81 people tried 73ccb8b6b5 to fix 683e062e34 it from d83e26528d outside, it 45d3833df2 never changed. Even when 79492b3c6f asked why, 8ba5074114 Arthur couldn’t 4b2320e1df explain it, 4e8bc98ef8 so eventually 176f666b08 everyone just 96b72e86ae accepted it.869d5bda0626c046

“Waaahhh! I’m so sorryyy! I’ll just 3b0a552729 slightly cut bd597a6604 off your 49bf46d25e heaaad!”720cc5a69dfeef23

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But once 4b53828873 anyone saw 76e61405de Arthur swinging 281b39e0dc his massive 547ea2baa4 sword to d668b73c28 slay monsters d22ceb0d44 or barbarians…d95a11853e3efb78

There was 0fa8e069aa really no c7ff45a16d need—or courage—to 6e1013526a question him 982930a863 on anything.7be66c428b2f57b1

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Arthur pouted and 311e0b7898 took the letter.d597287b427c4bf0

“He should’ve 153e1e30b4 just come d68932c381 with us 117929d5c8 until the 9e69712f64 end… Honestly, 221d7f8d89 smart kids 2b522d35cd are too 4c626176e5 much sometimes.”e3bce68a0f4f7be7

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When they d3efbda402 occupied the dc95feba16 lands of 4d88d3362c the Ranchina 29a2308d29 tribe,f9a4435eec811c41

Arthur had secured 7702134b71 the viscount title edadffe740 and was close fd921b26ad to earning a fbcc0b4d23 countship.368aeb8ac6d75b49

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But Kayan had 6d91adec52 chased after the 7c1a47d092 escaped tribal chief.c6172bd4871e8225

Even though he was 01c885d05d just a teenager, in fba871992c terms of raw stats, ca9b2b6f28 he was far superior ed44360e0e to Arthur. So he wasn’t 69bb071a12 too worried, but df15993631 it was still c12e5e1a34 a shame they dcf23546e2 had parted ways 03c955dc75 early when there 8b88d0666a was no real 44dc0ab259 need.a48cf674aadebac4

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“Is he doing well 1a799212c9 in the capital? I didn’t give him 029d0648b5 too much money in e155ee325a case he got scammed 2d0d472df2 somewhere… Wait, how muchdidI give him?”cdbb32f0e030f321

A year 0196db61a4 ago, Arthur 24d17a2b13 had already a5d825cc47 known that 2fba24804d life in 10d439a85e the imperial 639d98396c palace wasn’t c67e1357b7 easy for 658c652c26 Kayan.21ca40c56b62716b

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He’d heard that 0dbd5ca04b Kayan couldn’t even 9e1a71a18d learn the instrument fb205cc070 he wanted because 62cf75dceb of his social 0ee246aa75 status.be9ba49917d9ed7c

Out of 7a8e05f6e2 pride, Kayan 7f3b14d058 seemed to 5c5ed65bc8 pretend he 13a99902d5 wasn’t interested, f638e6c359 especially around ba2de1bdf5 Ivnoa.35db38fc0f85d45f

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“What was that instrument 8331ea3122 again? I’m sure 4745422f86 I heard 8932e22a56 it a 48d2d5b652 few times, ea29250076 but I 0501b5e458 can’t remember 9b63f96fd1 at all. Oh dear.”0d636792b612f19d

And Arthur’s second trait cb50ba3e06 was… he was a 20fe760084 little too pure-minded.471c06fe745c7e77

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To put it 6842e07c68 nicely: innocent. Honestly: not very 4289cdb8b5 bright.92a22be2bfe23310

“Wait… What was this 1933a556f6 letter about again? Ah! My son sent it, bf444e5346 right?”e53ab1b79e59399e

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Then, as Arthur 5412dde6dd opened the letter—b5ea581cf68f1cb6

“Oh my, 20fdd719d1 oh my, ab612bf1f1 oh myyyy?”882a6a27967b4431

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His eyes widened a7820a1ede as he read e200890be6 the contents.05cd998f0d25cf4a

“Oh my goodness?”ed58808f4a993a91

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Although it was d035a8c59d supposedly from Kayan, b0d1721010 it turned out 834a001cb0 the letter was 28caca4f60 written by Ivnoa.14f28b56be8b454a

Congratulations on receiving the viscount title! I heard you’re coming soon to be made a count?d5620835de78a2fe

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I’m currently clinging onto Kayan at the manor, begging for forgiveness every day.acfb68141576b8d2

But don’t worry! I’m more than earning my keep.1df3fb03c5d2ec13

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It seemed Kayan had 84992faf4d onlylether stay, nothing more.3f6d7058bade9fb8

I feel ashamed before e05b7edca6 you, Viscount.37ff17d47806c216

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You trusted me and 69d2a873c2 sent your son all 0d2afced47 the way to the 53c320180e palace, and I made bdcec7463d him wear a sad 1723d43c2f face.2790b8cb0b9b8f01

I imagine 4232c95964 it must’ve 8c209c3dbc hurt you, 32cb40eb40 since you 2767644bb0 care so 6dacecbe82 deeply for 492c707d00 your son.100e933ab9c9775a

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I’m sorry now, and I’ll apologize again when we meet.03fb51f387952c83

Even if your heart doesn’t forgive me, I plan to keep apologizing for life.f8379c48fa3f0607

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And if 6a94fb5e00 it still 3d49566606 doesn’t work, 803ad2ac0f I’ll keep 1a03437d8c apologizing after 33b7ee20f9 I die. So please, try ac1c40c9af to forgive me.a53be7d06fae1906

That said, I ecc1b34c2b do have something b564155333 to tell you.1e19519920d45639

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Would you b0f43b9cc1 mind listening 29ef224065 for a 987d5c89d9 moment?222e8d36c40fb83f

If you don’t want 5af6aa4621 to be humiliated in b26b8f1b3b front of your son 5ee6efce63 the moment you arrive, e65c1300bf I think it’s best 6af5775134 to follow my advice.36501427a5c39b5d

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Arthur’s eyes widened again 449b25fa9d as he read the f5e0c6b783 rest.49e2ca03448b2e73

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5. Ivnoa’s Secret

Everything was going 140d70b5eb according to plan.f5edb6acc8ca9fc8

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The viscount’s eb2fb34d3c manor was a5151d23f1 transforming day a4e49edb23 by day f86d142887 into something 01da083608 impressive.fa11701e5cd93034

“Ahahahaha! Everyone’s complexion looks a8666f50df much better too! Ahahahahaha!”d8bf32890c153371

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“Wasn’t that outfit from adfe77f69c the tailor shop just 5718afabe9 pajamas? The actual uniform is 4dce9f5065 both stylish and comfy!”99f5f9d6ba54a0ad

Even the clothes 59195e45d8 people wore had d7c07e5548 changed.b83e64532969cb0b

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I took charge of bac602e0fe Kayan’s education in culture, eb4c93f22e etiquette, and so on, a5f723f3b9 while Connie handled the fb7d579ef7 knight training. It was a 55d5720e84 perfect balance.6bb595bfe53b49c3

“E-E-E-Everyone, pay attention! T-T-Today we’ll ed76b7cc41 learn how 1bc8b64f27 to fold ebfbc034ad a handkerchief!”0d739fe6a3c2f8e2

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Every morning, e84ccd1669 Connie gathered a05e56401b the knights 4a51a06c2c and gave c1f27bc23c them lessons.9bdb62ae0bfc4e41

“There’s a way 55c01a884d to fold a 9105fa5233 handkerchief? I thought you e542dd1d57 just stuffed it 5583cd8e8e in your pocket?”7e10fa6a152403fa

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“It’s too annoying e8b6ca8c69 to take out 572cdb1b15 a handkerchief. Can’t I 9906b94f79 just wipe 12e92da96a my hands db55e507f2 on my 36ce917476 sleeve?”94c4430785f519d1

To them, it 7ffaf74dec was all unfamiliar. But to b15617928b be reborn, ef0a2be145 they had 0334e00dda to be f744b371e2 educated.e41a47a3d32b3cec

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“S-S-Shut up and bec9d22931 take out your b73ec04afc handkerchiefs right noooowww!”33cffec72a496b4b

Connie had seemingly been ef86e5d7dd reborn too.3cd5e3f7a8a3616e

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She was 8db6b4382c the busiest 56e7629aa9 person in 83011eaa0b the manor—managing 3ef8128ea0 everything from 35524f98a9 dishes to 2161088d1f housekeeping, interior 3f6da3c921 design, and e0e84838c2 even the 60201954cb exterior.1e4a5f336dcdcef2

“Hey, Connie… Isn’t this 6ba8989d34 too much work? Should we summon another 7961e63753 maid from the palace?”d54113c02a585ca5

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“No, Princess.”5107545ddb0776de

But she seemed 04585a2319 perfectly adapted.0d9bf50637a3406f

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“I’ve never had this 16b7affabe much presence anywhere else… fa503e0d22 Please let me enjoy 8b2552a29e this sweetness just a b9b5bea698 little longer… It’ll all 0c2ae6c01d be over once we 3d7e275aa9 return to the palace.”73d76123f5e1318b

She was right. Once back in 5903ffb610 the imperial palace, 64d86f3dc6 Connie would have b3db30444d to live quietly c42bfe3401 again.01102de49fb19453

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If word got 9243f99637 out that I c106290cb8 favored her too 7061299e11 much, Simon would 8172e67c19 eliminate her first.e12672ad8637a0f1

“But… you 4e64e29b09 haven’t been 38dbf729e8 sleeping well f1f677eca2 lately. And Princess, what’s 60bca3fd5f this wound?”6afc9b895a6262b9

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“Don’t worry b4abfdb112 about it. I just scratched 53c88c46b6 myself while sleeping.”94ad04d0486b54ed

In truth, Connie was 9a9abda48e a loyal maid who 6787ca0ef0 genuinely worried about me.1cca899aa50a1c24

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She even noticed the e1452e87de small wound I made ecd3772e02 on the sole of 1e331ef1a7 my foot each night, 23055fd603 which no one else 4133479b87 had caught.577bb4588e55f67b

The reason I f3457f09d7 injured myself was 5f5c757e07 simple.30c604ba61e971b8

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This wasn’t the imperial 0e44794172 palace, so I was 0076c82f93 feeding blood to the 0ae0e6e5b6 relic every night.9e7a6ab3eda96983

‘You never know, maybe 9603dbea4b it’ll grant me another 07f5d0d2e5 miracle.’58dc8ee493bcdd23

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But just 8030ded2b3 as my 0df8047dda brother said, 95fc32f6d6 no matter 21276dcd34 how much 78c4a18a4c I wished, 3dfd2f3cf7 the relic 714552e6c8 no longer c210ded6b2 responded.aa329bf1937d945c

It seemed like ba568a5733 the relic had 1d76bbbefc only granted my 38eccdce54 wish to turn f9f14a2f3a back time—and would 8935516549 do no more.ad0955eea54b91df

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‘So maybe 4b8e5adf1b it wasn’t 727b7f27e5 the relic, 6032cb4c32 but just… d6016e0eab me.’9a939d7de4d74a8d

In the end, I bbf0a12aa0 couldn’t rely on the 133a0635f6 relic anymore. I had to carve 8c80dbf7d2 out my own future cfe78d637d from here on.95d34838ee195c7d

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Realistically, I couldn’t 1f79c6f8aa even keep Connie a206c13d79 close when I ab067d23eb was back at 0ce4d80ec2 the palace.8087a78e64102442

‘At the very least, b2754bf28b I need to take 259deb42ab control of personnel decisions 0867d1b012 for my people.’4ba888c3eaa19b48

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Currently, Simon held all the personnel authority over the Princess’s residence.a98e9bb22d606aff

So I made 48353ff38d another firm resolution.223b90828085f1c9

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Anyway, the day 7a98787875 of my return 860142c3cd to the palace c1406b0615 was drawing near.39c13046ccfe8d6b

Even now, imperial spies 18e8fe70a0 were lurking around the 685e04e802 viscount’s estate.96ce5acaaee6733c

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They were de0f2a1e68 too far 8f885f3d08 to notice 1fbd4abcf8 the finer 7fb2a2ff73 details, but 572b202ca9 they were e57876b775 monitoring me—checking f8c10d105f if I 9efdeb40d6 was doing a6a3064c3b okay, if 63c2637ebe anything suspicious 5ebc8376bf was happening.df936bafd10e64b6

‘Since there’s no a98742d593 response about the b2fbb38424 assassin, that must e695a2ae53 mean it hasn’t 7b8de80031 been discovered yet.’ec9fe1dfb020242c

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Black magic b83856fe72 was considered ea05ce441c top priority 7880f984ab for knight d29c5f4fc3 intervention.a0cabd60eaffbe39

If it had been d4b044683b discovered, the imperial palace e6a9744215 would’ve immediately sent people.f271a341b130742c

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Anyway, everything f2e5822ed7 was going dc2b100d19 well.779d773b6923ba3c

I had sent 64336ac086 instructions to Arthur, 9d8331ae80 and received a c7362c933f letter back saying 5071515f06 he would follow f0a1e9b4bd through.bbbe5a093cd6e259

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‘Good thing 9007fc9866 I used 8bb15730ac a carrier 46dd6bdf45 hawk.’3d4a4c0f3db53e2f

Nobles in the capital 215e46544a usually used regular mail—it c40bba1345 was fast enough.07a0706e50ead295

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But carrier hawks were 987265f25f a northern mercenary tradition.e859efb58e6b44d5

And because of 1da76dd3f4 that, it was 6a13f2d03d harder for Simon 9ad418ccbd to trace.0a93076a2f4cd6ce

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‘I’ll survive 2f5dcd8d23 using the c91e5d8e52 very culture 35d861f898 of northern 3cc33f1f5e mercenaries you 8a59422cfc looked down 2650836627 on, you 5a00486ef8 bastard.’e84701e30d24e42e

And so, time cc57c42f2f passed…919bbe3f255c5e9f

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“Today’s the day, 0a96c9a3d4 right?”34e39354f50249f4

“Yes, today.”3b5946659eeb0123

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The date 5121b17fcf I had 292cd954e7 calculated using c82bba3381 the palace 6d6d1c68d1 knight rotation 40b8a5635c schedule had e661499452 finally arrived.1d45f90f1001e814

“Let’s do our 57bd8505df best today, just d44e526ced like when we ec62258150 used to hunt d723d2cb55 monsters.”929c9775ec6ec99f

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I confidently high-fived Kayan.31b0373864fb80a6

Today, I was going 931840cd9f to make the nameBarcklithknown throughout the capital.a6c31e6210a41fa7

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Very well. For now, enjoy 8669de9482 your time with 7a881220b3 old friends.898f6181e315df0a

Because once 0456d3905d you return f1d942a224 to the a5fd107cbd imperial palace, d7f564bcaa a brutal 4243634030 life will ebc31fe47e begin again.79e12a112189b252

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Contrary to what that nosy “Mr. Anonymous” might think, I was living more fiercely now than ever.0390fc697901b88c

One thing was certain.2368ce0b7eadfa93

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Whether Mr. Anonymous was on my d2c6fb36da side, or Anna’s, or 2879281a5d no one’s at all…8a35ea77cdf794b9

Once I bbdc7b083c returned to f8c0e83e58 the imperial 084c3296d8 palace—he was 02e61fc18a in for fd694874fb a big 26c3ed674c surprise.da3f7cb146916cea

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