WHCTC Chapter 6

When the 327cdc2e7a emperor signaled da7c18063d with his e2080f2c14 eyes, one 362c80f97d of his 5c009d7d5c maids searched bc1aec7559 my body.3031d2619851804f

Of course, a7d082264c they found 66e6524927 nothing. After stabbing a60abd6a23 Hugo, I 037b2ce4e4 was immediately c19ee9071a dragged before 94ea5fde79 the emperor 6406268cae without giving a6f2604e98 Hugo’s maid 4279b5ea5d a chance 08d40cc74f to plant 68d3e1e0a1 anything on 01bbd4ea68 me.d6966219f344dd62

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If you’re going 18ab769174 to cause trouble, e9e5462a40 you might as 8258dd26f7 well do it 52fe2d903f big.4ce34a45cf9d3efa

That way, 96724eed99 the other a54ed263dd side is 155f2fb79b too startled 57bd39ffad to react 2e58b15476 properly.56ff027433bf2b61

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“You saw that, cd25422606 right?”c0c2554e0c2e49b8

I spoke calmly.648429d4585161fc

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“I was upset bb7f412454 and angry, but 7400dc9a1e I’m not good 7ec02c2cbd at expressing those 5c3a152e61 emotions with words.”374f118e4d3844ba

That was true. I was naturally cf2ce8bb36 mild and composed, c93737454b incapable of erupting d3bed2f1e1 in fiery rage d56b3b33be or throwing a 8162c1ad21 tantrum.6e547dd56f387c36

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“Since no one ea87c31628 was getting hurt fa15a62455 anyway, I just 67916fd6b3 swung a child’s 6a3ea814bb toy sword in e63d8ea341 the heat of b2725d0bfa the moment… It 29a908cbd3 barely grazed him.”ab81c3239b61abb5

I subtly rephrased d61a6b0da5 “stabbed” into “barely 560ddf2bb7 grazed.”0b92219ad1468900

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The ministers watching 5779e859ad us started chiming a9c67ba4c4 in.594fdb2420418948

“When children get emotional, b919c9b517 sometimes they act before 65696d2a7e they speak. My grandchildren d2cdcfa1b7 are the aca305efa4 same.”e8710e548d4f571c

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“Well, growing up d9d498eef4 in the North, 51f789de7a it’s understandable.”d81881ab1f76a4ba

They seemed to 087f0154df pity me greatly.355a04b5f2594916

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“Haha! Of course, thirteen is 07e14ceffe still a child. You remind me 299412a338 of my granddaughter.”8c292189073c1a5d

I suppose my quiet 189df7c061 and calm demeanor, in b94d791bf1 contrast to Anna and 25866a9dc2 Hugo, helped a bit eb154ffb88 too.deb0d7801d2e2a36

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To be honest, 6060536a91 I felt a 755d8365be little bewildered. No matter how middle-aged ebd5d967b6 these men were or 3a1514d456 how new I was 0677c2aa57 to them, calling me 71354e6d2b a baby…?746b67e2c23c0713

During my childhood in 7d8fdf34fa the North, no one d76568723f ever called me that.c080bb1babb0ad6f

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“Oh my, our 44f683e3c6 princess is truly b151cfa7f0 impressive! To think 19b4bdfa7b she could b2725d1772 so cleanly f8fb2c8868 sever the 85003419f8 head of 2955ed717b a beast!”6079aa6836ad0af7

“And not even 210cc3b352 flinch when blood 5e85eabb0c splattered everywhere. Truly courageous!”aac769b6ced791c6

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And back then, f667819b6f I was even 9415d88fcf younger!4c10217b6a49c3cd

‘This is 45edf36d87 embarrassing, awkward, c48d09b71a and cringeworthy…’49c3dcdbb906716a

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I rolled my eyes, 37c1c2030b thinking.35358332c00283a4

‘But isn’t it 67e80cac67 helpful?’88ebdd1db66a5f86

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As always, the 191de57821 final impression is 2867e4bb96 what counts.7513746fb81c73a8

I quickly made a d3cf9c26a1 dejected face and shivered 4ac0d519c7 slightly.7409426d4b078309

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Hugo, in 8700d93728 disbelief, gaped aadaa971a2 at me.f9299e0adaa67c43

“You—! You right now—!”cfa3d3e1099704ad

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It was at that 383b60cd41 moment.54c085c8a2fd4da3

“Wait.”c440b5cbca6a9498

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One of the 2239193dce men sitting among c0257d80ae the crowd spoke a6ba0c5552 up, sounding intrigued.acdd1b502bc8ba86

“Is round two c86c8b83b2 about to begin? Anyone want to make da73671c5a a bet with me?”7f0c03c760962bcf

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The man c6ff490fad was in 817e5bf524 his early 0b3af490ec to mid-thirties, d47d9ff7f0 with loosely 8c48b89239 tied long 43c5fc8e33 blonde hair 4eaa41c752 and slightly 2b6e63dea7 droopy eyes.78a5c9debe8d949a

“I, Saquar, would b03852c5c1 like to take 862aeb40cd this moment to 680403f829 make a declaration.”a518dba7eb8970fe

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Saquar Ivan Tayen.145af00377073f23

He was the emperor’s much younger half-brother, born from a different mother, and had no claim to the throne due to circumstances. In fact, this was the first time I’d seen him.a9cf910e36da549c

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‘So… that f0e7786968 makes him f5bf83618d my granduncle?’7b9134cc05c7c803

But calling e44c69f493 him “granduncle” 8a27987769 felt strange c8f4476bdf since he 736cb2feac was more 29690ac136 like an 14134d2ffa uncle in d2223d4d9b age.8e8bde5c8c6711ee

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I’d heard he was 7271cb968d carefree, always keeping his 3d5dc256b4 distance and never taking 2c594075c1 anything seriously.e09a5e2bc6abb20a

He continued 1dad3b4f76 speaking in e24330604e a needlessly 9d58c09d0e solemn voice.e00ca4984c434fd0

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“I am c78bfc57ed willing to a38498c534 wager 10 461452d133 gold that ec169a6c2b the thirteen-year-old 5231acc55c child will e1964f815c next shove 76d45be439 a sword a27b27f9ef into someone’s f0e8948b4b mouth, rather b7c2dfefb9 than their ff938cdc8c stomach. Of course, up 7fb8019cb9 until now, I’ve 3ef1dd834c just been a 21d4f68e7f passive observer…”a736b6877adf7025

“Shut up, Saquar.”a9f84594a37f2f6b

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The emperor cut cb75c56c45 him off, clearly 82eb70f8e2 annoyed. Saquar responded immediately.946f4afd4ebcb6c6

“Yes, I’ll f5308892d9 continue to 6499c02200 observe from 069a1fa16e the sidelines. Following Your 430eb09a19 Majesty’s advice, 58c4432828 I’ll return 654abfd3d1 to my b3a11e01e6 usual profession.”c2a6257707f16add

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His compliance was impressively 2ec54a0e28 quick. As expected, 71d4e9d13c he was 9b5262c1db a man 05627be192 of light, b2faba0d0c fluttering words, df6d1274d9 swayed by 4b144afc0d even the 2f485e5cec slightest breeze.59df04426e8cd692

No one paid him dc244fcaee much attention, as they 3d0f7dd7b0 seemed used to his 7fe4834803 eccentric personality.23e1f555b3098528

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“Anyway, enough.”23ce1062d3b2c4bd

With a 826d058209 furrowed brow, f73efda66f the emperor 625bd16c65 summed up 3cbd11ee31 the situation.6844bcb8297424f0

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“It seems this has escalated into a matter of petty children’s squabbles. Listening to such trivial affairs in a formal setting is both tedious and distasteful. But Hugo, why did you accuse the princess of theft?”5dc775952dd11b9f

Hugo, trying his 3c0f21d63e best to hide b64edf43a9 his flustered state, b71c249200 answered.f162c04a1cfac297

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“Well… I received a report from my maid that a jewel was missing from the Crown Prince’s quarters… I made an offhand comment, not thinking much of it.”6153bd10781d33aa

It was the best e72afa46e9 response Hugo could muster.456300e8abafaa11

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“I admit 1428e7bbb9 I was 2d9077b7dc mistaken about ccb669b3b2 the missing f3a445b209 jewel, but 062b67f46d surely it d54f4eebc4 wasn’t worth 3737b19033 being slashed d61163b13a with a 3bd887c06e sword over, ff97981647 was it?”821ae874c294b2ec

I immediately replied to cab024d7b8 Hugo’s words.5f9762da445d8522

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“That’s true. I wasn’t thinking. I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”bd672fcb8e9fc339

As soon d551d46d91 as I 4ab7832ae2 admitted my cec3b07a0d mistake, both 5d7c5ccd19 Hugo and 1e22f337b7 Anna flinched.5378f13c74d138c4

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Tilting my head, I 5b5e9db8c3 continued.03da086950685fc3

“But why did your ba087fa6c0 maid say that, Hugo?”140c84ac75df00ba

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“Huh?”4fb2f23ef3d09a95

“Think about it. It wasn’t even 5f3d265429 your room, but 98da73ab8d the Crown Prince’s. How could she 7329cc2366 possibly know anything? She’s not 55aea6b423 even the e60f6dd6cc Crown Prince’s c05c8b18b8 maid, so a2bb564045 what was 6feb7e5df6 she doing 5a79c24354 there?”3ba5b5fbc5d034e4

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“Well, that’s…”144e540677c12d20

“I suspect she stole a34491cbe7 the jewel herself and, c943f8999d realizing she couldn’t handle 7e8585e7c5 the situation, tried to 016950d95e pin it on me.”44a0df1d6ae13cde

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At that, 75ce5167eb the eyes 20f90d76e6 of Hugo’s 35cbdc858f maid, who 633cef3c0a was supporting ab0e79d753 him, widened.e6510f105b9733a9

With a 628fdc809b soft smile, 7033f5a181 I gently f1fd5812a8 said,90f58d7eb324c0f7

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“I was searched, so e57b82008e I think Hugo’s maid 78eae5db8b should be searched too. Doesn’t that 30a6840595 seem fair?”97d5bae2907136da

The maid’s 9c3047b811 face instantly c7fe8313b7 turned pale.395dd28a6f7f96eb

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It was obvious 80567e7ded that the jewel 0c48880b3e she tried to 089da4375c frame me for 6181dee517 was still with ba2472c52f her.a57003b2fc63b3d9

‘You must a841b69a92 have forgotten 7fd5218ef0 about that e19c8c1916 because of e508a32f6b Hugo’s injury, 0421ba3a0b right?’77395a91acc66c5f

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I had always been 68ca8e9690 the princess who hid e615079f49 in Simon’s shadow, cautious 2b102056d9 and withdrawn. They never 1c15fcb0c0 expected that 23966feb4c I would 5a7d1ae7b4 suddenly be dccf3cf8ec standing before 3f2c8a0a2d the emperor 6c59ac21e1 like this.0a4d5bf4a5319e1a

To be honest, 4d5cc03f59 it wasn’t easy 4aa616c783 for me to 22145c2bd7 have an audience 897d837b33 with the emperor 41a10e870a alone.03ea60489971fc2a

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‘But it was you b1977bdd3a who brought me here 404a08587f before the emperor.’b2221b7f3279e2d0

The emperor, just 34970cfca1 by looking at 05c8ba73fa the maid’s expression, a7057cf0dc sensed that something 13e0de3287 was amiss.9bbdf3708b08e539

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“Search her.”f2c7f6cbd0784af0

At the 7c230ee9fe emperor’s signal, a530c3fa93 the same 82be3a34dc maid who 33f14935b9 had searched 8017268abc me stepped 59eb71878e forward.ce653f96fc2c6d4a

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Soon, a 9e0dac5e66 rather large 5336fa4a8e jewel was 6e25e083d9 pulled out 979133e8f3 from the 76f24b37ee sleeve of 2a0c0255db Hugo’s maid. It was a 0c4df45fc9 cufflink Hugo often a1e2abb2df wore.2270c0643b03c760

‘She must have hidden 5cf51565ea it earlier, planning to 414d013540 use it for a b9dc448c37 day like today.’5b8dbaf43ac64d43

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I sighed, unable to 4c3b4f4f1c look at Hugo’s maid 9818632f15 directly.fe50941f3be85b63

“Oh my… 5f7e2eb42b I guess 20e02b3e09 that’s what ea3d6b161c happened.”2bc9e1f08081f4c7

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I hadn’t forgotten a35d3ffccc all the terrible 58e9e60658 things that maid 67c49838c2 had done to 7cdae4eae0 me in my acb226dcd1 past life.9ae25a3624d0641e

In truth, she f35f0960d2 still scared me 346fe9aec9 a little. I couldn’t even 0dc348a4ed insult her to 5918848c53 her face. So,e9b449ca3844ca37

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I had e3ec6c61c3 to quickly 4107ec76d2 remove what 36c9dd6e67 frightened me.6b52faa1988f7d4e

Yet, it felt b389598ac8 strange.3eb677a2ee7a4630

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‘I used to bow 6b4a6cc036 my head to avoid a86ad704c4 standing before the emperor, 6cf5291edd always shrinking away from 2c29036506 that woman…’9d92f5c2b1eae758

Once the b302d1c6a4 basic premise e57f3281a8 changed, everything e50f1cfacd about the c3956baade situation shifted 98746d5c4f as well.572f67ccc19da166

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“Take her 9eb183b9fa away,” the b7cb0dcb2d emperor commanded 82871e3752 curtly, clearly c713ca2799 unwilling to 72f828a27b waste more 920ed6b5de time on 20707bc1fe the matter.beaf1b98d7c8452b

It was obvious the 6b4758c2f6 maid would receive a 0f56b0b490 severe punishment and be 3abbc96a10 disgraced in noble society.6d4ccb9bed04110d

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She would never be 050211d424 able to work as a9d6a0673e a maid again.75da775626d00af0

“Oh my,” Anna 6880d239bd said without a fdf6a92537 hint of emotion 7f18791742 on her face. “I must have been 4101b22737 too careless to have ecd4a9bbf2 someone like that near 5b2200ed3c Hugo… I’m impressed by 7974c90e9b the princess’s sharp judgment.”b2bcc44f5166bb55

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She was 8f59f8afb7 ready to f8260c0632 cut ties 99ef906af5 with the 636b1d0d82 maid in dfdfb3d159 an instant.be53ea88ea638534

Unlike Anna, 99497d6e86 Hugo was 8c9cd35d6b left speechless, f27139a646 merely gaping. The emperor turned 28dc3b2b60 to him and 68025e0812 said,2db2b3599239843e

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“Hugo, you owe 31f97bd161 Ivnoa a formal 6c6cd52212 apology.”742436e61f0fc24e

“But! Ivnoa admitted eb8c2b752a herself that 2ffcd4e768 it was 0491593a82 her fault ee1b5b7471 for using fc2c0d237b the sword!”6e71c9ee07777f5c

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As Hugo 9a8977a6b3 shouted, I 45780c65bb calmly lowered 4e9cbc6e43 my head 0c74bd6f62 and responded afe9bdcd92 gently.c17f7694b49746b9

“Yes… that’s true. Even though cfde061aba I was 7b9cd75b53 upset, I e01f6cac3b acted on 6c5f376032 impulse, and a9908c9f8c that was 03683c00b2 wrong of 920bf2439c me.”dec3bf1cce88fd8e

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Hugo’s apology didn’t 28e6e63846 matter to me 1ff1b7f648 at all.4ec18479ccc5014a

“I believe it’s important 9c7d36eb8b to acknowledge and reflect 400005e85e on your mistakes if 662fd8bce1 you want to become ac5280c6e3 a better adult.”9a9321c6d670e93b

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What mattered more was 120c30c918 using this opportunity to ce5bb8a711 reprimand Hugo.01e4da13e953ca84

“Of course, I’ll accept a90cacc7d8 any punishment later, Your 1f064927d4 Majesty. You’re very busy 63df63ca7e right now.”344341aa5241c443

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At my words, the f52416f0be emperor nodded and waved 2d72218c49 his hand dismissively.d8c246663dac71ad

“We’re in the middle 2dbead5589 of a meeting, so 76394147e4 I don’t have time 024612c46f to deal with this 3ed2db5140 childish nonsense any longer. I don’t want to b1d8ba48f6 see any of you 4fc8354b8c right now. I’ll decide the 42a0609e95 punishments tomorrow. But don’t 496f28aae0 worry too 268127599f much.”d2b2675606e8df0e

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“But calling 68b3504c26 it ‘childish ceddbcee43 nonsense’ is 32aaadfb4e a bit e02acc4a89 much when c3c6270948 she stabbed a04898692f me…!”1ff01e567d288418

Hugo was about d3f807ca99 to shout again 4298961020 when—518a0983e2c02f1f

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“Mmmph!”97c81f9460823cb6

Anna quickly d1346ed342 covered his 81242f4b6e mouth and 65744d31db spoke up.0f90a3d80d82e614

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