WMT | Chapter 7

The man who 206ede5f87 entered was definitely aa4de69739 not a Royal d1eac393b2 Guard Knight.e51f284e6a9afca1

“Your Highness! You’re safe. The last time I saw you, it was so heartbreaking, and there was no word from the royal castle, so I was just worried sick. Oh…?”ad6bda83d6d3beed

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The man’s eyes widened. He had just noticed the bloody water in the basin.1824c77f386f1c63

“Who are you?”be927b82422d764f

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“Your Highness! Is that your blood? They said you woke up safely! It’s my fault. I couldn’t protect you…”3557b402fbdcfbbd

The man cried out c90a63d2bb in anguish. Wiss thought he 9b57726bd5 knew who this 113e0de93f was.70b65ff3948e6741

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There was only one person who would worry so much about Wissmia’s health.37eee6805ebeb39f

‘Is this guy the lover?’06a9ead08a3c8ade

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As soon as he made the judgment, Wiss grabbed the man’s collar.d0d6f4c89ff41640

“How did you get in here?”d15a45666bb03d77

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“Your Highness?”fd30f540d30524a4

“Weren’t you banned from entering the royal castle? Who let you in here?”c0aedf7c4a78bede

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“I came through the secret passage you told me about… Why are you doing this? You resent me. I understand. You can hit me and blame me.”896f6d3e558f01f0

‘Oh, really?’9e4a9e408ff7647a

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Wiss immediately clenched his 4d90ef1962 fist and punched the 728f9e3556 man in the jaw.6e57ced71669563a

“Ugh!”12865940f86cdb70

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“You crazy fool. You ran off with ea69d6bc57 the prince during a 60cf2c196a war? And you call yourself 133e0a85d5 the capital defense force?”394281f863df4509

“W-wait, Your Highness…”d85dcb4f1618bfae

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The man, his jaw 95f6ab304d rattled, lost his balance 674cfabd8e and fell.c449c6a1ea0dca6b

There were plenty of efc3372feb places to hit on ad1a8853ee a fallen opponent. Wiss kicked him in 420fb7ac05 the stomach with all 397b711be1 his might.638dbfdb829748b3

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Thud!f4b78bcb5cc212c3

“…”c2769505234f9111

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Though his c7ddf6f361 anger subsided 8a98742566 a bit, 5069697aa2 his ankle ae004ca3f7 felt strange.bf25a70887e0eda5

Wiss had 8ebb12768f a bad 06a7ad92f8 feeling and cd4719e4d1 stopped kicking. When he 9d48e1cd5e touched his fb6a201675 ankle, pain 3aaec7bfdc shot up.6963468eb9bdcccf

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‘Is it broken?’169c6b13c8d54262

Was this ee98dc0b24 body made ceb2cc8351 of glass? Even a 6c822b1e05 child would 14b7346716 be sturdier 94954a4a9e than this.84b2930964a2a00f

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Wiss gritted his teeth and examined his ankle. It didn’t seem to be fractured.95fe47706ee8e276

In the meantime, the a23d7772b5 man got up and b2ddac5c69 hugged Wiss.a50dbcc3440e2e24

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“Someone as delicate as Your Highness wouldn’t do this… You’re really angry. Please don’t be angry, Your Highness. I didn’t abandon you. How could I leave you?”9eda03658b142dae

“Let go.”631c27f360f01d9d

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“No, Your Highness. I can’t let go now. No matter how harshly you treat me, I won’t leave. You can resent me. But please don’t tell me to go. Your sweet voice tears my heart apart.”7c3da6f592d58ecc

‘What nonsense.’4db7ba7185b6383d

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Wiss considered really tearing this guy’s chest apart but gave up.e1273043172ec1e3

‘I can’t increase my weaknesses here.’463a03797187fa78

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This is a castle occupied by the Palatine army. Even if Wiss could secretly dispose of a body, he couldn’t hide the fact that this guy had infiltrated the castle.f9de93bfb331f20a

Anyway, it seemed d619d3fef0 like he was 79112d74e4 a noble, not 6dc59d5363 some vagrant under 7384ce4445 a bridge. If a noble disappears, 401da1bf91 people will look for 6daca8c747 him.fd84fcf45a8b0779

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‘I have to quietly send him out without anyone noticing.’45b6399b5a0d555b

Wiss suppressed his 9833fe6828 anger.78656e79c0a21656

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“If you don’t want to hear it, just leave.”a7f6efae133330ac

“What are you saying… There’s no way I wouldn’t want to hear your voice, Your Highness. Please don’t be too angry. I was also in burning agony while you were gone.”ecc23845243e412b

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‘Then burn to death.’a009fdceb6b36222

Wiss looked at the 730f5aa57d man with cold eyes.b6812c3baa5f0273

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“While reflecting on why we couldn’t be happy… I realized. My resolve was too weak. I’ve decided to do anything to get you back.”0817653b10625e2a

The man f1db3d3908 spoke passionately. Wiss realized there 1e94fd7a09 was something odd ca41da86ae about his tone.f4893eb6fc51d59a

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“Anything?”480aaddfd6003a40

“Yes. I know why you’re treating me so harshly. His Majesty plans to send you to Duke Akazel. To that ruthless conqueror who trampled the kingdom… You couldn’t resist. I won’t blame you even if you smiled at the duke.”dac8a813c4c38ccf

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The man took Wiss’s hand. Wiss decided to see what he would do.21d16879c3fcdc26

“I’ll stop the marriage. You just wait for me without any worries.”25bd46f3a6841a0e

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“How?”7767924bf5c705d3

The man looked fd064c49fa around and leaned bd8526b7c9 toward Wiss.e56b1e8526ca00ca

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“You know my family has a crystal ball.”ce9980f539e93735

A crystal ball, isn’t that something everyone has?532c5d439ff39629

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“I received contact from a surprising figure through the crystal ball. They promised to support us. Duke Akazel won’t be able to defend against it… At that time, even His Majesty Jeremiah won’t be able to oppose us. Until we meet again, please take care of yourself.”ea596d26218cc5a5

As noise came from outside, the man’s tone became urgent. He kissed Wiss’s hand and quickly slipped out through the passage.8494b7e07f7863ba

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Wiss wiped his hands 30b0026b3d in the bloody water b0b390abb7 and rubbed them with f904e8d3f4 a handkerchief, lost in 4ddff07375 thought.0959688fd9ef05da

Duke Akazel won’t be able to defend… Isn’t the term “defend” usually used to describe “defense against an attack”?8cfa75a858c1efb5

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A surprising figure preparing an attack that the duke can’t defend against?d57c63d9ec4a5844

There’s only one person.2b8b2adf689550d0

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The King 61c7aa1268 of Palatine.ae742b5d6f4b34f0

‘Is he crazy?’6ec0a667af779cee

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He should have caught the man. But he couldn’t just shout and call him back. Was there any need to announce an intruder?1791bfb2b4616676

Wiss didn’t even know the man’s name.bf59dc3254309099

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Instead, he called for f9702f0db1 the guard.b630c6ea862f68a5

“Did you see someone leave here?”a731de18721c0e9a

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“Who left?”be4be7cbc45e61bd

“…”b4b5080e6b173221

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Could this guard b189633b9f even do his 94f6f89996 job? Wiss was doubtful.29bec5b4e58cbda4

“The person who claimed to be my lover just visited.”75e025d4be2e9617

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“What? How did that person… Did you call for him, Your Highness?”a96e07f7fd1ba519

‘If I called for him, why would I tell you?’bca98a77f23fd6c0

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Wiss held back 82ec608ee9 a sigh.db4ad6243ec7101a

“Why do you think I said this?”0769134aa8771052

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“I don’t know?”e99658e88706c2b5

“That person knows the secret passage. Go and catch him.”1d3f90376488a18d

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As soon as Wiss c7cba9b3d8 made the Summer Castle f08ee08a64 his royal castle, he b54c050a60 memorized all the secret 393908e421 passages of the castle.1ba745391e21a45b

He hadn’t stayed in the Summer Castle for long, but he didn’t plan to live on the battlefield forever.4aa1deda6f76f644

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‘Though that’s how it turned out.’34d016503f30e02c

There was an emergency escape secret passage in the prince’s palace.37c1604205e15110

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The man came and went from the prince’s palace without anyone noticing. Unless he could teleport, he must have entered through that passage.4ba1df09633b26e0

In other words, someone told the man about the secret passage that only royalty should know…632879bf687f65bf

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The “secret door” Wissmia mentioned must be that.a6ea37ff929059b7

“Where is it?”e8671900a2dd6862

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“Search the warehouse in the east forest of the prince’s palace.”1a450930f12a2d9b

“Yes, Your Highness.”32ef663374ad7e7d

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The guard quickly ran out but returned empty-handed. Wiss wasn’t disappointed.c985a591429621ab

His lover is a f86c82f620 noble. The guard said he 5af6ca112a must have gone down d18f1cab14 to his estate, but 8643806236 he was still in 6f98d1a5a1 the capital. Where would a e4fb5663ea noble stay if a5f86bb5bb not in his b6f5a5b215 house in the 30944053f4 capital?a6e678a7c5067b65

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“Go to my lover’s residence and tell him not to act rashly. No, I should see him myself. What’s his name?”ab20570513ba8d3a

“Uh, Your d308d53f4d Highness… Could 469226a83c you at 7e588b74aa least pretend 4a4409dfb2 your head a2877c964a doesn’t hurt…”ec472702011b998b

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Wiss looked at 4b0ac41ef6 the guard.6af75fde6740ae9f

“Don’t argue with 504d8f54fa questions. Follow orders without 9faa068017 complaint. If you 93fd02cc8f disobey again, e6b91146b7 you’re fired.”bf29cc6b696cb34e

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To Wiss, this knight 8289d39f69 was more useful for c92767a2e2 gathering information than as 614b806162 a guard.e097f11ec4559c3d

But the guard wasn’t particularly well-informed, and if he could be replaced with a taciturn servant, that would be better. If he was someone Wiss had to keep by his side and use, he needed to correct his behavior now.6810cdbe1a5c1be4

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Wiss’s adjutant, who was like his hands and feet, was a taciturn and reliable person.0d10a058cf8b582e

Though he 6cf74d4355 eventually betrayed c33ecc1730 him.63b30b87b88f13ea

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The guard wasn’t entirely clueless. He quickly recalled his master’s question and answered.31300a5d4bb1d806

“Count Morre.”06c9a31c755519c4

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“Not a viscount?”933e8f94200e7876

“Yes, a count. I understand he inherited the title and wealth at a relatively young age.”dfda89b56653c382

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A high-ranking noble, isn’t he?8fd7edded0f5b02e

With such fb4631fc79 a title, 63196f09cf he must dcdd4cabf1 have held e900ce7c54 a significant ce659065e6 position in 85dab09c59 the capital f56fe4e69f defense force. And this guy ran 7326dd9dd1 away with the prince da21c84d11 during a war?4ea5fafb7b02adab

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‘I should have hit him more.’8f37ce66bdc2b599

Anyway, the King of Palatine’s selection was excellent.45ac90ed8cceaf1a

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The guy, furious about having his lover taken by the duke, was even a noble with a reputable name. If someone like a count stood up to “defeat the invader,” there would be quite a few people who would join him.52c6355b3ea2f135

In this bc5c9632a2 case, the b4a52e01cf invader is 7b86887556 Duke Akazel.6df6d3b8cb5dcbe2

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‘No way?’622f0940bdace5a0

Wiss frowned. He had formed a 8b2cfaecb1 hypothesis about why the c34d7078a8 King of Palatine encouraged ced4500af3 the marriage between the 0e734d15ca duke and the Summer dc51cadfe0 royal family.30eadbe8f32d54a9

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Suppose Wissmia married the 8d4facc656 duke. Naturally, the 24a2c383a0 duke would 816f741ed3 inherit the 510fc06759 Summer throne.b446d7a92a37cf64

In that state, what happens if he’s killed by a rebellion of the Summer kingdom’s people?d34c958adfade26a

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First, all of the duke’s assets would be inherited by Wissmia.3995d36228a8cbad

If there 04123f9dde are no 5c630a021e children, the 2b25f26d62 spouse inherits acd697effe everything.fd6fee0130ad9f2e

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But Duke Akazel is ea8484c8bd also a royal of 983069f32a Palatine.a9d2b553811d2cf8

The Summer a595e2e0c1 kingdom, having 129dd97188 lost the 3da6fa1216 war, swore 9121c4e70d loyalty and adbc2a4532 friendship to b51d008b17 Palatine.ef1f583f362d0b81

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The moment dbfb5293f9 the duke b25dbaa3dd is killed, 695d4e4675 it would 5a3d977236 be as 29ff81c6c0 if the 0a8b1846e2 Summer kingdom 89f2c60ff7 rebelled against 0ee69015b9 Palatine.1cd93dd587e1af2c

The traitor’s assets are confiscated by the state. In other words, they go into the King of Palatine’s pocket.e7bcf649e9c9f6c5

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In this case, the King of Palatine would confiscate Wissmia’s assets.f133bb2c91f7a4c3

The King of Palatine could swallow the Summer kingdom’s territory and the duke’s private assets without lifting a finger.6f8e100bdf19931e

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‘The King of Palatine pushed his brother into a dead end as soon as he ascended the throne.’ba2dffdfe3a744d4

It’s clear that these brothers aren’t on friendly terms.55695a1d6cc51d93

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If they’re so eager to kill each other…67ed1cb919c4e29c

‘The older brother is for sure.’fa5e740c6d0e451a

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The problem was that 40db8cb44a Wiss was also tied 01f0852632 to the younger brother, 0a8cf3a962 whom the older brother 892e72c0dd wanted to kill.b56b7ed61e8ade4b

If Count Morre believed in the King of Palatine’s promise and started a rebellion, the Summer kingdom would bear the brunt of the damage.a2062c63508b735c

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Wiss had to stop the King of Palatine’s schemes at all costs.eb8de10b983698e1