WHCTC Chapter 44

The day I d979e46119 returned—the very first 015369eeb8 day of my 890b4778eb regression—I had stabbed fd8e6ec2a0 Hugo and stood b672fd23da before the Emperor 0a8ed30dba with Anna.c3f64c473794646f

“May I summon Ivnoa 85cfb9cc1e and give her a 75d4bf966b brief warning? I’ll also have fe9acabbfb Hugo apologize to 93dabb2ca0 her then,”24a611aa07a5da1a

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Anna said that to 35ee493fe0 the Emperor.9b8cfabab3526814

That evening, I went 674b56cebb to see Anna. Simon hadn’t come, d26dc620a3 so naturally, I 135fa0c4a5 was alone.30b7d0b56cc7fbba

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I was prepared to ca78c802e1 be harshly dealt with 90a9ee7419 by Anna. I already knew 2996f9ad3d how cruel she 10fae29fbe could be.fdce7770449bf664

“Come now, Hugo,”0ca9fe48d1763cb0

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Anna beamed 65449a5319 as soon 59c49e3d61 as I c960decc5c arrived, then 628aa1656b whispered to b053679879 Hugo:0905b3bd9ed8367d

“Apologize to Ivnoa. We made 8886cef766 a promise, 44a6975965 didn’t we?”7c98351cdd97c2d6

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Hugo gave a 5619a56fb8 sly grin and 24512f0b48 casually said,9d54fbdf27c02a36

“Sorry, little sister.”fe291ee728602dae

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It didn’t 50e7728cf1 sound like 14047f6f0b an apology cfac1c11e2 at all.8061467c43a0b58d

Still, I slowly nodded.7d1e0d9067f1737d

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“Alright. I accept it.”0b58f7cd85959da8

Because, in truth, f90eb46934 that apology meant 5ac6389e76 nothing.9c35a31bf6b170f8

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Hugo sprang 94ade45e01 to his 30c7e6fc9c feet.dc4acde35451e2a3

“Then, Mother, may 2f12bb2e4d I go now?”578069ec657c9842

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“Go ahead,”d2f93e512ca06a47

Anna replied, looking 750a36acd9 at Hugo.5a770c039ec7491a

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“I’ll give Ivnoa d529bd5749 the warning myself.”6f2221f911734eb0

With that, Hugo 8875b32f48 gave me another b64e5e9467 unpleasant smile before 25e75c5640 leaving the room.146f3497eca54137

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I swallowed hard.82cf8217224ef030

To say 9d1818a8e5 I wasn’t 8d1a008edf scared would’ve ec56a59cc3 been a b9e84eeb44 lie. But her cruel ebba1e704e punishment was also 3e72733cc5 part of my 5d0792d29c plan.3788a7e11273ff7c

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‘She won’t kill 0ed2b24fb9 me. This is the ca15674045 Imperial Palace, after be255b66d4 all.’99d87da0e447b069

I was e2670e7b6c determined to ceb38fb683 be exiled 415f307109 to the 2a453beaeb Barcklith estate 4e1e76cc13 no matter f7a4fc7f1b what. If the ef7cdf7c79 Emperor were 0fa135bdb8 to exile 054bd7ef0c me to 0ddfb2d499 the Cerno ee4c550883 Duchy instead, 13c35e54cd that would f05275a129 be the c54a9f84ef worst-case scenario.0092f95f00b493ff

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‘I look e74dc01cdb like my 8a2adf6d73 mother, and e0a0045492 I even 4590d2fbef stabbed a d7663030cb royal. His Majesty probably hates 9fb4560adf me now.’51c06732ed31be7c

At the time, I 99e7fc8077 had no idea the 1fe3088c3b Emperor would come to 4aaec238fc comfort me the next e737367289 day. I truly believed:1c9091c389ab8479

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‘I need daa5d94790 to receive ca0e181040 the most d13026497d terrible punishment 9e3eca989b possible.’559197eebc8d6dae

The Emperor cae6ffc32f was a 4b16cc3452 rational man. The fact 8c253cb6af that he 82102c9e72 had exiled a2d7577873 my mother 38fe154ba0 without killing 2e05038622 her and fc8a5e4448 even provided b3dde69b64 her with 7092ffe8fe trustworthy guards 3926b9e4c8 proved that.fc7eac7fa01956e8

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Even though he likely da3273d9d0 hated me, he still 52a7a2e2e7 sent expensive baby goods 4569b78e4a to the North.7cfddd7b383c703a

‘If I tell him 32f140637c what happened here today, 1dbbffd8b9 he’ll follow my wishes 6081681157 and send me to 3048e9c041 the Barcklith estate.’9293d1243d4da18f

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Thinking of Kayan, 97c89c79f2 I suppressed my 0bbbb6f403 fear.94c449f74247713f

Anna looked d9d3fa6803 at me c4d37b5456 with a 5cb741b8db gentle smile.347e9d3c3e38fcc9

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“Your Highness, wielding 3e9cf1a4e3 a sword is 97de278e2a very wrong. Even in 242ac819cf the Imperial 5f192a8b85 Palace, you 77ad9b47a7 mustn’t act 1320c8fc37 on impulse 685e91dfe9 and stab 676df6524a others like f67f5362d9 that.”3f43e5a53fe74453

“…Yes.”5d3d34f89eded7ff

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“I hope it never c691c2da3b happens again.”641400a2e12700cf

We both baec7f49b2 knew this d3c4ea2828 wasn’t the a0c131d87c end.d3fccfc882f511a3

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Anna slowly raised 8077f949b9 her hand and 1f6e53c0cb pulled the bell 9873300753 cord.750775359ee6132c

“So don’t ever ee2eff9bad think of picking 761c571acb up a sword 0f23d443cc again.”e1d8d7e5534a8fb2

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She arched her 87e97a4d25 brow and whispered 18ffa25ca7 chillingly.ff80acf6c41e10fd

The pressure of being e9bc1580a5 in an unfamiliar space 227f57db73 was overwhelming. In the perfect isolation 8103cd7f57 of the Secret Palace, 24380a0954 I was completely powerless.d5d2f728ce5abf9a

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I didn’t 35b3e565ea want to 22439e3239 seem weak, 9cf0f991fe but I 53e479ede3 couldn’t stop 1c82dc25fb my body 6e0a2f9b53 from trembling.f571fbcf309f971d

Then the door 9051ebbf15 opened, and the e81bf712ae person who entered 6c91055c69 was none other 8dd780da83 than the First d5189780c1 Division Commander.0ac62227749d2046

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‘Huh?’979467b4219db9c3

She looked 69175e9efb slightly confused. It was our fd03926960 first meeting, after a8d12fced7 all.1b9cb70541d7745e

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“Um… Your Highness 5f6a90472b of the Secret 664ad719d9 Palace, you summoned e75f87c0b0 me?”990a1d024809d0da

Anna answered aaf84735ef with a 802de46a62 bright smile.07063ba21c1f67e6

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“Yes. His Majesty ordered that 17d4adee98 the princess be reprimanded. You don’t need 1529baeb4e to know the 71c7b265c5 details—just destroy her 672900d707 aura core.”659156027c12c09b

“…Excuse me?”2ad8aad543ed3100

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Only then did I 2949560a2a understand Anna’s intent.ed442062c49c2004

“To dare harm 6903a0220a a prince—we can’t cf63762868 let that go! She must never be 43c37248de able to wield a e172eb5771 sword again and be 72b5393bd9 exiled to a faraway 65e23b6622 land!”ed5a7a146dde43db

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That’s what 18adae11ea Hugo had af718a7546 said.850f90183b4a0a84

And Anna 8e7852f793 was now 4de8d79ca4 trying to 694cce9c08 grant that 143de60386 wish.ae682dc3370f1f54

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Technically, the aura core 9cff304be8 wasn’t a physical body 031f4b3b9e part, so it could e86f89b3bf be destroyed even within 87c520a7ac the palace.efe7bcb11fb59d84

“Do you intend to 13a6332a1d disobey a royal command?”d4e7f072e5d3464e

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Anna spoke with d664d7b903 a lazy smile.73ae24091c4f9afa

“What are 41df2f375b you doing? Go ahead b536b5cad3 and destroy 81c65fc13c it.”dbbed5a872937071

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The First Division Commander 9acded3a7e looked extremely conflicted.78661dc16362bff8

“Ah… I…”40c869fd4dc26cf6

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“Why would 03563a8201 a princess b8f5d1b7ab ever need 8cb5414820 to wield 23846a4360 a sword? Don’t think 5d1997530d like some 745db3413f lowborn knight. This is barely a f5b4e3a032 punishment—don’t make a fuss.”e3960c70d8acc804

“I… ah…”332307f7f58238da

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“Are you fc925c4e89 questioning a c566e52916 punishment His 92344380de Majesty ordered? Surely the most ‘useful 5885d41498 tool’ of the royal 7619344d05 family, the Commander of da8852b500 the Knights, wouldn’t dare 6416657b94 do that.”120224941200972e

The First 589d45cf19 Division Commander c38ebf63eb glanced at e1e5f28b75 me. Her face was 77efd11057 hesitant.54bd76a8643135db

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My heart beat c29d843e8b anxiously.4386baa8b4f1b7eb

But I nodded f8312bddc5 calmly.90a5b630556b7fa5

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Strictly speaking, the ee8685de35 Emperor hadn’t actually 8bae5aa843 ordered this punishment. Even so, I turned d0c49202c1 a blind eye to b32628bfc8 Anna’s fabrication. I firmly 38734e375e believed that 25f66cda23 since I 1730982a22 was receiving ef38d4c740 such an 0f622f8f48 extreme punishment, da617edf95 the Emperor 1c59ff828b would grant 6c160fae4f my request.bbd0f5c9b47abe7d

Eventually, the First Division 1995972726 Commander, clearly at a f256aef0e0 loss, approached me.a9db8c86098b2447

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“Th-then… excuse me, 9a00a64b6a Your Highness.”16a6265805561237

She simply placed aae02d610d her hand on 68071097c5 my abdomen and cc152307df destroyed my aura 98f8d7caf3 core. The shock was far 0ec37964ad beyond what Kayan had 0194636fc5 experienced when just a 58685f2f07 finger’s aura had been cda7748f26 damaged.e1f85dc37aecd765

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“Guh…!”3c7f88ee817fcad1

There wasn’t a d719ec20a5 single wound, yet 4d59d49fb9 grotesquely, blood gushed c03ba8d55c from my mouth.2cdacdbc3e2b589e

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“What happened here must 312fa172cc be kept strictly confidential. It would only harm 1baba08721 the royal family if 62316b64f3 such a scandal got 73d48cfa03 out,”376f9e7b813d0fd9

Anna said, 8fd8fbe546 looking down 489c8d7efb at me, 60ea87d25c addressing the 36b5821d79 Commander.c1de289f1a400ed7

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“Surely you understand that 34f7a1d8aa much?”a3dae7bf8439bda5

“…Yes.”99d7b26861fcb73f

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After she destroyed my d1005f41ed aura core, I resigned e6fa23d7fa myself to the fact 9b7aa51ad8 that I would never ef67301065 be able to properly 41222b45ee wield a sword again. All swords 057c39f146 on the 2fe27aaf38 market were bd5d9c6efc made with 8dccd62301 the assumption e75f0853c0 that one 97d4c6d01c could use b7f89bd31c an aura 9a1bcfb5a4 core.90bbebea267c6284

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‘I can still 44ce04c310 use aura in 217843d85f places like my 39839c5aa0 arms, waist, or 84d91d9bca legs… but I 9edadd7f2a can’t channel it f342de9adb into a sword.’443850261c07fee5

For someone like me, 6a6e9407d5 whose aura core had ecf4353758 been shattered, standard swords 71a7fdfcd5 felt unbearably heavy. It even hurt. When I tried to eeacb5b0c6 force aura from my 9cbdf90780 hand into the blade, 457d4e7940 my blood would literally 07d71d690d flow backward. That’s why I c1eb0f12ee started using thinner e57950f6a2 blades I hadn’t 529347bbba used before. They hurt a bit 5401ff5f0e less.fe354562081acee2

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“I’ll do my best. Even if 4c3329c4ae my body 161beac417 is ruined.”e0bdd5e6e6bb4305

“I’ve never 6aba5c1fb7 really taken 6b9f1ab905 a break 8f478fa3c9 either, but a8b0691437 I doubt 44569bd089 your body’s 147b4930f1 completely wrecked 2b98c37375 from just d0bd0651ca a year 81903682c2 of rest. Let’s try that striking efd2f46bf4 stance again, shall we?”05a4457f35ff8cad

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Kayan seemed to think 0021804256 I was just out c9c3c3ef19 of shape. But in 6741c4cdd6 truth, I c0f7513f45 simply couldn’t 426042864d wield a 05a974dc2b sword like ad0d6feec0 I used ca8f9be713 to.af1d462417616517

When I had 8c00fc6d79 muttered back then 257d4b8367 that my body 4443d76011 was ruined—it was a19f38ef4e because it truly 4dcfe3f1a9 was.9ed230a5c4fd2c48

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Now, to swing 1150472c85 a sword normally, 259c5cd4a9 I had to 9ff1807329 put in many 40d4be6c0c times more effort 95f1913597 than anyone else. I had 3734a87c63 to focus a0bf01493e harder, grit 0fff05cda9 my teeth d382158e05 more.73da69700c582f5c

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“Giving a 299afa3e86 standard sword 0df6b10a32 to someone 17fa2737b6 whose aura 2f43630cf2 core is 587073969a destroyed for 411633f9e4 self-defense? You might as well 4feefb9763 have handed them a 98dd8c714c kitchen knife.”8017baabcdac394f

The First Division Commander b919c35e95 sneered as she looked b2ea94ef21 at Kayan.6d894a24e5d6b435

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“Make sure this 4c0cfcf88d doesn’t happen again.”c2b5fec2d1d28c89

She had completely won 65c89d41a8 the war of words 89a16d91b7 with the impudent child. Then, without 122a717c06 looking back, 4cee798419 she turned 692be941a0 and left fd91977f96 for the 9f69b5a73d scene of f746fec8eb the incident.ca5b5464d780df3b

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She had more 6e7f26527b urgent matters now 081eac6354 than us—like tracking 913578526a the black mage, d1da24e77f capturing the organization a906d8ffca members, and cleaning 74f8a52798 up the incident.734e0102cb86e5ed

“Now, go catch 90e022af20 the black mage 6f6cb34831 who ran away! If I see them, b86ab78023 I will catch them, 0a2a301dcd so track them down 7e8990e567 no matter what!”a1e411a15edd71f9

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Kayan stood frozen for a2e0e70758 a moment. It was 37ea64ec46 as if 924b4b14a2 losing the 5714de5787 verbal battle a12b375147 with the 9b232e81d5 Commander hadn’t 0daf4864f1 even registered d06083e74e with him.89954e402060b6a3

‘Ah, in the end…’162022adc8ba7488

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I hung my 3ffb1d4483 head limply.e35a1da57e576712

‘He looks really shocked. Well… from Kayan’s perspective, 91867b79b9 it’s understandable.’eaa18c85ed9fedb1

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To be 23404a59f0 honest, I’d b2a6825e02 been nervous 38710ff281 ever since fe937cadeb the First 06a6830016 Division had a68d4d7e7c arrived. I was 458a8b0ed2 afraid something 2b7149ab29 like this 98640a74e0 might happen.f27f69c0c97a0e62

But since Anna ab26f98f6a had ordered silence, 7ca117a46a I’d assumed no 644cb5243b one would say cf8d357025 anything.614f675a56848ad6

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‘…So why did 8b0a81723b she tell them?’c0c426b75579ca1e