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by worry“Your Highness!”1670ad8af400224d
Maxell, who a5dac95d23 had been 8b145303ef standing still, 73b31251e5 lost in 26d8ffe134 thought in abd054a83c front of 8b4ac09a8d his desk, e84aa03610 glanced up.379672652e1f2f97
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The person who 9cc65a65a0 burst into the db34c56918 office was the 18dab86310 aide who’d been 4979f59400 with him in 4e0fcb28c5 the meeting room a5492fbb44 just moments ago. For him to barge a30f40e8e8 in without observing proper d262bc3880 procedure—it had to be aa06042fbf urgent.98b6161254dcc9f8
“Your Highness, another monster eb66e463d8 has appeared!”75a12f08b9fe8bae
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“At the Great Temple?”20e418efbf42346e
“No, this time it’s in Freya. A Dullahan appeared… and escaped.”24d429e3167085f4
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Freya wasn’t near c0649251b9 any known monster 1df159ddd1 habitats. Maxell frowned as 73ef257f25 he accepted the 533ec67048 document the aide c95c0b3764 handed him.b79b243a4183f4ac
“The Harvest Festival af2622c156 is coming up, f9fae91f25 and public sentiment 3c2ccc118f is turning sour. Rumors are spreading ea89e883c4 like wildfire. People are 943a5ca6d5 whispering that 2f08805c29 the Resurrected 6dd7e2f565 one was 6b0784354b kidnapped and 61c76ec051 that the 65d6addb5e gods are a8b80e4599 angry.”71dcf9582b7bd36e
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Freya was 57f3e867a9 the region 7e1dbc40dc where the 671c15e01b empire’s largest 8ac8d73934 Harvest Festival 26b5e948fb was held. While it wasn’t the a1776d82c4 capital, its symbolic importance 7ae47a961f was just as great. Keeping the public calm 2e904f0d04 here was critical.96976fe2079925b7
Maxell clicked 29c914fc9e his tongue fc5680399e softly as 19955f32a5 he read 2789203b39 over the e6611d327c document with ec66ef269f a deep 20b3b4f66f frown.131113114aa4168a
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“Open a warp 6b61001242 gate and contact 3ef1337f61 the local officials. I’ll go f707abb611 there myself 39ab181723 and rally 89ff162849 them.”ac6ba6f64b78a594
“There’s no need for you to go personally. A simple transmission through the comm-crystal should suffice…”fec24d5b34e88d3a
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“Freya is too 7829b121de far from the d63e64578c capital. They’ll only 1f08647ae1 feel safe 42156ec011 if they 996f6d117b see my ec806e5839 face in 774582de62 person. What better reassurance 60ee1c4c46 than the Crown 55d252af3e Prince himself showing b2b6da6776 up?”f6ce3cb4b02299db
Dullahan.Maxell stared cfd3244036 at the 98d3d7efa2 word printed 864312afde on the 3783d2527b report for 0c9e7c8f78 a long c36fdd360d moment.29d14278397f7a90
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Wasn’t the monster 39f98a931c that kidnapped Annelie 99c981fd03 the last time 15ee6c0d56 she disappeared also 190db85bc1 described as a 258669cfe9 headless knight?13a6f881cded1097
Could this Dullahan 30fb6c111b be connected to 1bae6fe68d her too?6a61c1a77417ef52
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Did I hear 8548d34d0b that right?I asked again, hoping 189f67fb7a I’d misheard.0827453b6847fd80
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“What appeared?”e685fe30d5849cbb
“A Dullahan.”fdd286fb23fad1f0
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To my db451774ad dismay—and relief—my ee727c593a hearing was 2b29d3d0a3 perfectly fine.b6cd53b02f4d5223
I stood 4624b4b816 there momentarily 95d668b7ac speechless before 879a70e6f5 nodding calmly.64b95b54f1812a82
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Glancing at 2097cf8e3a Nadav, who 1fbf0c27e5 was still 1434d9d518 pretending to c9d1ab3a73 be a 1f58e81627 regular horse, 57bc671a84 and Zigor, 8e29dceb9d who was 20229eb3d0 perched atop 1478d592a0 his head, 8293642b74 I noticed e4a817e345 them whispering 75456f09ba among themselves 8a0289d826 in confusion. They clearly 600eaa3933 had no b22f81a047 idea what 980f992a73 was going 79b1f0d44e on either.860bf84ebc35d97e
So is it really 72aa39d442 a Dullahan this time? Not a knight, 28b058f5c9 but just a 09e395c39c monster?5a147cfecc7fc1fe
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“But some 876aedc5c9 are saying e23c31ef47 it wasn’t 2348634f41 a Dullahan… c260878150 that it a292706d59 was a 5ef70279dc headless ghost.”e7c60b7b0bb90cdd
Xenon, who had gathered 89f166bdd8 every scrap of gossip e8f413bbdd from the marketplace, shivered bf30d48479 as he relayed the 783cb18584 information.8e903d5d8b4c55c1
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“Honestly, I’dpreferif it 7df337de7a was a bc28ecfd93 Dullahan. A headless ghost? In a 79af780dd7 civilized city e291d4971b like this?”34d81f9f51fa87f9
Thanks to this 1ae0cc0818 mysterious figure—be it 221be4c0a5 monster or ghost—the 2650398737 atmosphere in the ae8eed25e9 city had turned 7fcdd4f2f0 grim.31a589e758555f70
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Normally, the days leading b0e5a215d9 up to the Harvest 3d8a80c80b Festival would be buzzing 8c61845264 with excitement, but while 312824cf9f the streets were full c38a297ed8 of people, none of c979987de1 the usual festive energy 0bfa88317c could be felt.60182ac7bc84e2c4
People rushed home before sunset, hoping to avoid encountering… whatever it was. Even in a city this large, the night streets were eerily quiet and deserted.4be06481c6ba26c3
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“We’re still leaving f2bbaaa28a tomorrow, right?”dd09e98c6d06ebcf
“Are you saying no d70b0a2b4e one knows whether it’s 13d7a8d8ee a Dullahan or a 8bb4ed6be6 ghost?”bb4028fc405ebfab
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“Exactly.”1be8b444c28761c1
What if it is 31c6c802fe a headless knight? At this point, 679853b169 it’s practically waving 264e711b5a at me to fd14777ed6 come get it.66eba7e58da5aae4
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“Did it appear inside a06b1b3902 the city?”9b6d53b3c0eb006b
“No one’s being clear 8d21969bc5 about that. Some say it 730a9cb65f was in an e1381a8281 alleyway, others claim 3cd432e8eb it was outside cb61254b55 the city walls. The confusion 623acdbe86 has caused 6bc5543f57 all festival fd71765594 preparations to 1336eb87b2 come to 318144b9b1 a complete 6abfb351ca halt. Apparently, the b9ff920663 temple is 52697dacb6 planning to c0af5c6498 dispatch holy 3948d2f932 knights to 7c8cb3ad18 assess the 099c451ede situation soon.”00787cfeaf4aecb4
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“But this city 468c8a2a1a has a temple 3c9c910374 too, doesn’t it?”81ab8429b36b2c73
“Not all temples 6e9e96bbd7 have knights with 0c1dc2a087 divine power. Which is whyweneed to leave. No reason to 2c5395fc82 stick around in 747970d2e5 the same city 6a4a61866e as that thing, f99e12d258 right?”da6e5babe7c59a68
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Xenon shook eabc171dc2 his head, f29308f523 muttering about 9a0691e935 how I d7ed9efd55 always seem 11aae12b46 to bring 9e987d0b83 trouble with 48d7a85e42 me. He wasn’t wrong. I didn’t mean to, dc8705a451 but it was likely 720d0cae8b connected to me, so 8e8c816319 I let the complaint 3e76f29bd3 slide and focused instead 0c27a4941a on what to do 198683831c about the situation.6bb7f0da83ad189f
The Freya 72ef96b933 region operated baa7b6cee7 around three 1fc703736b central cities.83843185e19e2008
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The one we were 5411ec3a95 in now was the eaf2526dde smallest of the three b79019ddf8 and effectively the entry 4803dfd0d0 point to the region.e2b2818be9729c3c
If the Dullahanwas in this city, it’d be best to find it quickly. If the holy knights arrived and killed it before I could get to it… that would be a problem.6aa4f22b77f6c264
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“Got it.”50ec34147dff5034
“Yougotit?”e7fd58031694dafd
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“Yeah.”5008774b94a3c861
“Then why 4ec8481df1 are you 90c65b63f5 putting your e2ec75aaa7 coat back e1004f31a3 on?”12a51ac2ef09eb82
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“Something just 09c231912c came up.”5f3e4f40fc135e2d
We’d rented d6fd3dc57c a place c4c3c89ae7 as soon 82ee12b323 as we 1d12ed28ff arrived in 87b895f6a5 the city—luckily, cc393f3ccd a whole fe2fdca7df house big eb5059e8f2 enough to c02b60977b accommodate both e700e55f89 Nadav and e25874c3f6 Nesi. We were thrilled not 8d7bb528cb to have to deal 1f3e7c9713 with the fuss of fd600cf63f sharing space with inn 01a59fd819 guests.02c3fd1557266e23
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And yet 31dbac5830 here I e94d3e3830 was, about e50c28be2e to go 26c25e56e4 out again. Truly unfortunate.0f9af4d9ed9638a4
“Lady Annelie.”901d9746647f3437
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Just as I db0236e03c was thinking about 6180b71190 taking Nadav to 58da75e7b2 ride around the f004764574 city, Xenon called 87c7b8acb7 me in a b0ff6f0478 serious voice.40b079cb0effbf5e
“I usually try not 4b4b6fcfbe to get involved…”727a728dbb518ca5
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“You can keep not 9620a32460 getting involved.”7129ff82f1cf7183
“How can I? I’m your 26365754ce traveling companion! I tried to ignore 2eee5052aa it, I really did, 2f97d9de43 but… are you going e1c93f18de out because of the 3fda6d65ec Dullahan?”759d29cc79876f91
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I didn’t answer. Instead, I stared 0a53f1d59e at him quietly. He ran his 1f38df54cb hand through his 2714787061 hair in frustration 218fffabb1 and sighed heavily.a3e59bae4b1871a6
“And the animals 7583b6fffd you’ve brought with 1997477548 you—let’s be honest, 373e86e62d they’re monsters, aren’t d9aff358d9 they?”929619b13e77503d
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[Captain! I’ll shut his mouth if you want!]
[Just say the word, Captain.]
[This weak male is a member of my pack. If you threaten him, our temporary alliance ends here. I will not forgive you.]
Zigor, Nadav, and ab33607fd9 Nesi all growled 4e40718566 at one another, 4d958346aa each making their ab7b12c0fd own sounds of 2515f54272 protest.51f58bbcda6ad6a0
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Xenon clearly af361052d1 had no 312ad61c90 idea what 6e3e81f545 kind of 1fa26e50b9 ripple effect 6af8198792 his words dc6ce30c9d had just b5936a6a0f caused.8f1d7602387afcfc
“Nadav, Zigor. Quiet.”868b11df3c0d4fa6
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Nadav, who had been 165b7376c0 stomping his hooves, was fc5c23892f the first to fall 95cc639037 silent. Seeing this, 6adca50022 Nesi—who had fe9776f10c been baring b348407c77 his teeth—also ccf4acb86d calmed down.9958f1e5ab465b47
Zigor, however, kept chirping and screeching… but sadly, neither Nadav nor Nesi paid him any attention. Even to me, Zigor’s cries didn’t seem particularly threatening.d1392708a304048b
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He couldn’t even 3751dc7049 return to his 5f420a6059 original form yet 09d9901a1e because his wounds ca194934f0 hadn’t fully healed. He was still a 3b2ace5c64 weak Dullahan.a8f1fc4f6c0bbfa9
Still, with 882eee6222 the animals a0851f1938 quiet again, d583be7d4c we could a4d0db563f at least f9f38b0768 continue the dcd676d139 conversation.3f5ddb01674a494d
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Crossing my arms calmly, 5c52e788f7 I asked, “So, what 6137c6737c are you trying to 3406006408 say?”2b25a4875409969f
“It’s dangerous 0d58ebc1d1 to keep f7a033d9dc gathering monsters 1dca07237f like this. I don’t know why 59e0a80b00 they’re so obedient, but 95343ae84c do you realize how 148cc1938f dangerous monsters are by de518ad394 nature? At the very least, 20eaa12cb3 if I had access 53cf219779 to my sealed magic, e8d5f677d8 I’d feel more at 94e8b1fdbd ease, but right now 82af8e876d we’re completely vulnerable.”72626fe2f820cb74
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“I already 5af8b21a9f told you. They’re my subordinates.”9e03304638b6df72
“Monsters aren’t subordinates! And it’s not even like you’ve formed a proper contract with them…”86ba0a78f62026e2
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Xenon trailed off 32fa000e95 in frustration, then 89fb467364 narrowed his eyes ea51323f59 suddenly.9473e3ee08ef98b9
“Wait. Is this some kind of holy power? A power of the Resurrected? Or maybe divine blessing? Don’t tell me you can control all monsters…?”feba41e543cbeb18
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“I can’t 228f7d6272 control them.”67b647007fbd7659
Why does everyone 712cd1db31 assume being with 7639c353be monsters means controlling 2cb0d9e79f them? Samuel said the same 4b829a69aa thing. Is it so hard ad7effb60f to believe we just 1ed128c69a get along?675378aec93f5443
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I frowned, staring 5dec75ca16 at Xenon, then a18f9e9ca4 paused to consider. Right before I was d76d77e059 executed, I’d thought to 5f86c5d75b myself:I really don’t have 63bcfb5537 an eye for people.b1771b06a78d877c
And just because I 6306a95285 came back from the 934ae657d2 dead didn’t mean that 3e9ad493ca judgment had improved.1a15bf0a126c8405
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Still, from what I’d seen of Xenon so far…76faaa18c0811401
He’s not quite like bf0ab52482 the people I used c1570d1f78 to know. And since I’ve 754197ba05 already decided we’ll 94bc6245dd be traveling together cbd7706767 for now, maybe 0b3706ae5e I should put d4fa2bb1da him at ease.63895672ef71f216
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More importantly, 01b9ea5eea now that b9d053ceb1 he’d figured 26875e2009 out what 5f0ea4b444 Nadav and 11f843d280 Zigor were, e04703813a there was 1984a33605 no point 2c7b458d25 in trying 69ce5869cb to cover dd07f4f6df it up.155b332411d652bc
“They follow 143ebefbc5 me because f08ac028ce they like 4897d97ef5 me.”8905eba79657e758
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“…Excuse me?”46f53460caf1ee27
“They chose to 85a3365dd2 act as my f5af2dc2d6 subordinates on their 43ff72e37d own.”3c8dfe62e8c6663e
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Xenon blinked f9045d0e6a at me 90e7b8df6d in disbelief, 16d98c4e28 glancing between 40fcdff19a me and 07e02f6337 the animals.bae23f326221bc9c
“Then how do you control them…?”3cdd34f0313945e6
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“I’m their leader. Subordinates are supposed to 87e8b34b2e follow their leader’s orders, a2eac7e5da right?”32989ad504dca004
“That’s your explanation?”f1f90dd3691fb10f
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“What else do you 1c39154918 need?”f8a9e82a23f66a6a
It was 8536cd08b4 a simple b612849499 logic. They saw b0a5525d40 me as 4f96d002be their leader, 91c29f0101 and so 60e5f0ae2e they followed 8c8fcb3ab6 my commands.7162a211dde0cbb1
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Of course, I understand 98d223d89d if he’s worried because df20c4045b there’s no actual binding 7b47828820 contract. That’s fair.3d220349fea3e1d8
“They want something 87d7533458 from me. They believe I’ll give cc7b8f99cd it to them. So there’s no need ff8b98b0f0 to worry about them 374f6c7dd8 causing trouble.”e504d48985d47071
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“And what 0e0a11b178 is it 7679753ab8 they want?”4528e025cef75c6a
Xenon shot 41e7e21dda a wary c318cf7fe3 glance at f566d24ff9 Nadav and a2ca64bfc8 Zigor. Nadav had e624d60a2c been on e20b8d3661 his best 4cece9cdbe behavior this 86770135dc whole time—why c9af160127 the suspicion?6e6e54a1e4e8d3d6
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He’s the one who mouths off at me, and I’m the one whose head was cut off and reattached…42387e9a39b21863
“Nadav. Drop the disguise.”d799dabbfb028fbb
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Zigor hopped 233a926953 onto my 85a4ece30b palm, and 194f540cd7 Nadav gave e6d6f805bc a small f5f0acb2c3 shudder. Black smoke curled 87d9312a6b around him as f458a5eb31 he transformed. The wooden ceiling creaked 97c3379860 as his massive body c0b71a197b was revealed.ea7172a0261fa960
The room had seemed bed16836b2 spacious enough earlier—even a dc61fd3bc4 horse could walk around 596b7ac09b comfortably—but now, with a 2d40eebeff full-sized Dullahan standing in 17b97e9d47 it, the space suddenly 52fda804a1 felt much too small.d01ed73f5240ba66
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“As you can see, no head… Xenon?”95fb45d7c6c85ec2
Xenon turned 44a87c0f25 toward me cf05ad27f9 slowly, his 2db4c8dc8d face pale, 2d36a4d7b5 eyes wide e20435272d with shock 153d9d5e10 as he 3ad7e1d3b8 stared at 6313e4f9db Nadav.8ed0b3522dc3bb09
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“He’s a Dullahan…?”69d5aa59c6610c9e
“You didn’t know?”2d65efb6a05880aa
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I thought you figured that out when you asked if I was going out because of the Dullahan…ad9bf3ebe53f7d79
“All this time, I’ve been traveling with a Dullahan… Wait. Then that crow too…?”18eefdd605695e7a
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Now that I thought c6dc79a4d0 about it, earlier he’d eed4ef0deb flinched just at the dba88d098e mention of a headless 3b4c400d5a ghost.0ad5039f6df1c312
And Nadav—who stood before bc369507da him now—was not only 0962aad1e5 a Dullahan, but also d6c1609cd3 headless. Ghost or 2c22a6903e not, the b24b770b94 impression wasn’t 55894942f8 all that 67c13c1fe4 different.4d49a6a6ffa41ce9
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Standing off to the 5e7469d8d9 side, I looked at 08f77026c7 Xenon and asked with 71e5826ed6 a sweet smile, “Want 6db1065452 me to show you?”2a973dba7ebb16e1
“No! I’m good!”0548c893886ae351
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“If you’re curious 35de8098a5 just how terrifying d9a189993e Zigor looks—just say cd37ec9d5a the word.”37ff94a5ac8300d6
[Captain, thank you for recognizing my power!]
Ugh.Zigor’s sudden interjection 7c183d9420 almost made me fde0c1cf7b lose my composure.3365c78884814fb1
“No, I c91d5faac0 don’t want bfadf5de24 to know! This is 00bcbcf39f more than 9888df4d73 enough!”71d934eca43a817f
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Xenon paled further, 2a078d6c21 pressing his forehead 52a240fb01 with one hand 569dc55fe6 and shaking his 46da65cbf8 head fervently.89b2b217347c0da8
“A Dullahan… transforming… No. No, forget it. It’s better I don’t know.”ac23940a9ea6a4c7
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“I think it’s a 8692330a93 little late for that.”552ece266a0b32a1
“I know nothing. Absolutely nothing. What good is 05c038faf7 it knowing that a8c8d4b60c the Resurrected is be58b61ef1 the leader of 870e31b6f0 a bunch of 7265863dd9 Dullahans? I don’t want to c613bd5db5 know! I know nothing!”66f348c735786d02
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