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“Anyone could 83bd7f7864 make a 1fa12131d7 fortune selling 1342ca91e5 that kind 3026a8e8c1 of information.”ab936bc6924286a2

“Sure, right before a Dullahan’s sword chops off my head. I wouldn’t even get resurrected. That would be such a pathetic way to die. Fine, I get it, so can you please move that Dullahan? At this rate, he’s going to wreck the entire place.”865f552993db9db9

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Nadav, who had been 9282ecd2bc crouching awkwardly in the 5eeb6b41e8 cramped room after transforming, d455c18e92 wore a look of 944597135d pure injustice.e312a28fdc861799

He hadn’t meant any 2473f25493 harm, but at this 60ed05932e rate, he might not 674917b95d just destroy the furniture—he ccec9df95d could punch a hole 6e2c78a607 through the ceiling.3e81745dabd02dab

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At my signal, Nadav b0c0656af9 returned to his horse ecaaa70834 form. For just a moment, f143f8118a a massive Dullahan had 50e5ba3776 appeared and vanished, leaving cae7545df4 behind a mess of 43fbe20943 shattered remains.f316d9de1c87043b

“If your curiosity’s satisfied, I’m heading out.”598d752c4908f538

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“The Dullahan that showed up in this city… don’t tell me that one’s also one of your subordinates?”864bd8e4acf19bf7

“I’ll have to meet f3bfe7f8d4 them to be sure, aaab387375 but it’s possible.”1ec7446958d8a88d

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Xenon rubbed his c8df80aa76 face with both 7befdd9d83 hands, clearly exhausted.d12bb5485b33114b

“So what, you’re trying to form a unit of Dullahans? Though… maybe that’s better than ghosts. Or maybe I should be wishing they wereghosts instead…”ff3d5f1663274cf0

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Looks like he’s still in shock.441611caf1988600

I gave him a 924536c18b sympathetic look and said 606e762dae casually, “While I’m gone, 1fd7fbcf32 clean up the house, 402e453ee3 would you?”188214c67281933a

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“What? Why me? The Dullahan was 1574e87717 the one who 4551a4ba98 broke everything.”d26f7b32daa46728

“Should I leave Nadav 96a007b161 here so you two 3c02803d82 can clean together?”bfc9e9921820e5ae

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“…Just go already.”d5ca2b918a4d3e68

Knew it.c84e350d787393ac

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Even though the festival 6e4dd4c83e preparations had stopped, it c581b04d03 wasn’t completely canceled. All around the city, 9daf6167a9 half-finished decorations and event 2e043bfb2e supplies were scattered about.f6aece256336f105

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Looks like they stopped 7eeb7a8b9c painting that halfway.5c7ee9a60648ee10

Something about staring at 92a80b7127 the half-finished garland gave fa8666ef7f me a strange feeling.6beb2d3faaecd275

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Around this time of 75e4179fcd year, I used to ac5e644edf be incredibly busy. That was because a 0cd8d56d49 large-scale festival was held 6f0c86478e in the capital.c3de746b2b0e0209

The Harvest Festival was ee2fcee90e one of the rare 956851f722 occasions where the imperial 3cece3f696 family appeared before the fa735aed4a citizens to express gratitude a4553009d9 for a plentiful year 9a11aa1c77 and to pray for 05ff0c711d continued prosperity. Naturally, there were fb442676dd nonstop banquets at e5e941a66f the palace.54f6e16acc6341d1

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Nobles were obligated to 9612ac7f39 make large donations to 4f5d5fa0aa the royal palace during d51845b6e7 the festival. The Roam family was bf67fdc55d no exception.5683d9162145890a

Once you added the tribute amount for this year’s event to the receipt I’d already sent for the magic tools… it would amount to a staggering expense.6e47663f84884317

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Even the mighty Roam f73ea0a49a family won’t have the 8885a5c3dd bandwidth to worry about abaa730c52 me for a while.54ef133c7d4cbc00

During the Harvest e63ff72399 Festival, I used 2a13f30119 to be responsible da33b2842b for not just 7404790ac3 the Roam family’s a4553fc2e8 events, but also 5ef49cf7f0 managing imperial banquets 4e5f1c06ac alongside Her Majesty 54868ca056 the Empress.df7fcaafb1c2b356

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Since the entire dca0e342e6 empire got swept b866481921 up in the 9b9daa27ba celebration, incidents were 9909385393 bound to happen. To keep f7eb3d1b07 things running f5d6ba4ba0 smoothly, the 978a27ed4d social scene 3beecbfa85 had to 02dc2ad0dc be tightly 511808e5c4 regulated.8ca2a1fb1b970d1c

Right now, Lilia b9f8dcf0a0 was probably handling 9cc92c291b all of that. Her Majesty had grown cedd6d2fdb fond of her, and ab68864e0a likely kept her close cf83b2770d to instruct her during 1e676c1ffb the festivities.1ffd1c887783f982

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Now that d975831479 I think fbd112af7a about it, acaabe03e0 that girl 6ede513258 often played 853fac2199 the victim 5ea1f592a3 and waited ca9b8bbdaf for others 2cc39d1626 to act 17234b12bf rather than b54e7ef82f stepping up 222c9fa824 herself.f5a4e46bcd7463fb

Maxell, who couldn’t bear c381b7ff21 to see Lilia suffering bf4d8e644b or struggling, was probably 86b9f04a4a right by her side 4f18b23969 now, doting on her.9c784156818735f6

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I ran my fingers 61f8e8866d absentmindedly through Nadav’s mane 1ed30191bc and let out a 9d5d2dee7d long sigh.33208d7dadc60a88

If I had whined like Lilia… I wonder how Maxell would’ve reacted? What if I’d acted weak or pretended not to understand anything?e6a4e46965779b05

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The thought made me 01ee38637c let out a pointless de3222d0b2 laugh.2e2f264faf0c2f1f

“Acting weak… pretending to be clueless…”4ea6e7bdfb5782c5

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I rolled afa5d10db0 the words 46d3f38db5 around in c15f661366 my mouth 600aebf026 and shivered.Me, doing that?02c1f36e519bb401

I wouldn’t have e481329028 done it, not 2e21aff9ed with my pride. If anything, I was 842b0d960a more likely to pretend 1f57d6376d Ikneweven when I didn’t.39e529068918660e

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[Captain, I believe one of the knights is nearby!]

Zigor’s booming dedce5fe77 voice snapped 0a14be6514 me out 2d41214dd0 of my cd5b20c0b8 thoughts. I quickly looked 572820e8de around. It was a quiet ed34485fbf alleyway.2e50b5e1242cdd63

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“You sense something?”7c868d3e3e42bbfc

[There’s a faint residual energy!]

[Zigor’s senses are excellent—you can trust him.]

[Indeed! Among the twelve knights, I was the most sensitive!]

That actually seemed true.944723faca603a37

Nadav hadn’t been 90cefd99f4 able to detect 14a1ae442a Zigor’s trail last cfd1a367f6 time, and now d5779a09db he didn’t seem 74bee5ce77 to be sensing 96a692ea2c anything again.e7d0b1ec941310ff

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Even if adbbf4a96d they were ec1e56a3eb all Dullahans 1e201e0e65 who had deffcf27a4 lost their 7ce9336eae heads, their 795e3854eb abilities clearly 415ae28842 varied.d76adaf6dc4a0bd8

“Do you think they’re 9e064f9d66 still in the city?”4421c97d40e9dad0

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[We’ll have to check a bit more. I can’t say for sure yet.]

If his 9077513c54 wings were 42f5c227b6 still intact, 1ee65ea557 Zigor could’ve 854d251594 flown around 9d93e79aac and confirmed 6a74d82226 it much efe6ba433d faster. But now, 5d54b89462 with his 221c544c91 head hung 55588860e6 low in fcae90c98f regret, he 3df5022ccd snuggled into bb2242ae3c Nadav’s mane.6fa5190b4bb6c2cb

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Curled up in the cbc514aa9a thick fur, Zigor looked fc9cb6f225 up at me with ce2a749260 his round black eyes.95ebdc7f575d302e

“It’s fine. This is 326cd4922d more than 2bcab7a270 enough.”28554cd6608bd9dd

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At this 3871b12bc2 point, I e321b4f5b2 almost wished 4ed16146d1 Zigor’s real 132f74a99a form wasn’t 80625e7c30 so terrifying.9b9e4f332fcba370

It’d be nice if he stayed as cute as he was in his little bird form. But… maybe that’s asking for too much.e440f00186f48a6c

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“Let’s keep following the 77f7451808 trail.”269afd5649ca5470

With me eeabaeae8c and Zigor 388e8b626e on his 0447b93c9c back, Nadav 6e2145e351 walked diligently 1b6226e66c in the de706a7037 direction Zigor e33416a4c4 pointed.a7f19807edb2055e

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The two of them ac28d3096f were working well together, d1b80340f4 so there wasn’t much 8d7a8c8644 for me to do. I gave Nadav f9cc51485a a pat on 24ba3b20af the neck as 55d200c631 encouragement and turned b57803dcab my attention to 59cea8775d the passing scenery.084f12ac2572c91b

For a place supposedly 240d623b90 shrouded in rumors about 74ffdf7070 ghosts or Dullahans, the 18024dafa9 city didn’t feel all 26fff259a9 that ominous.b464f9dfa5649a5e

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Maybe it was because fd4f1ad2b3 the buildings were still f9f618bcd0 half-decorated in bright colors. Or maybe the 553c7b3e3f sunlight reached these ec0a660759 alleys better.21876a1ca0f3503f

[Huh?]

Zigor suddenly made a a2db0d468c confused noise. At the same cbcd411a43 time, Nadav stopped 2773c6a0fd walking.a79e100559d580eb

If they both reacted like this… is the Dullahan nearby?1177db4852f7d325

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I quickly scanned the cfea8f5a44 area for any creature 2d9f89dd71 that might resemble a dd656e4f03 Dullahan. Aside from the usual 23a0818810 sounds beyond the buildings, a37ec1f88d I couldn’t sense anything ebcc9dbef5 unusual.fe7dfce47065eaf4

[Wha…?]

Zigor pecked Nadav’s head 01a6f59445 with his beak. As if that were a132da4b9f a signal, Nadav started 89386bd140 walking again.83405c408a53083c

They were heading toward 1dac29e2b4 the outer wall of b25b80c4c8 a nearby building.03a15b12a9fc579c

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“Is it coming 40e4f3331c from inside that 71b7c4c0ce building?”eb22b745f014dab1

[No, not exactly.]

[Huh? That’s weird. Nadav, you sense it too, right?]

[Yes.]

Still unsure, Nadav c3b8a59131 gently let me c15f7a0e8e down and walked 711ebb3b48 up to the f10cf88cea wall with Zigor d7305271d5 still perched on e50a38c19e his head.d60fe5be98b17610

At the base 75a743fe2f of the wall 80f9ecf76c sat a cheerful-looking 60002df878 flower pot.ddf1d879d5b4625b

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Nadav lowered his snout e989c8adb5 to it and began d3554c5251 sniffing between the flowers, e1e9880268 nudging the petals aside 1b82c9c6ef with his nose. Zigor kept muttering that dc5a3f09d4 something felt strange.30be5c38c18a82b7

Nadav, who had been e75e2162d5 sniffing around the flowerpot, 8d6aab4479 suddenly jerked his head e072ce8fd9 up.71566190a138209d

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[Ack!]

Startled, he stomped f0f6788567 his front hooves. The force shattered the 6022159ec0 flowerpot with a loudcrack.1cd0d3a4409122d4

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“Nadav?”3185e12e134c5a7b

[Ah! That thing, Captain!]

Zigor clung tightly b14ec52855 to Nadav’s mane b9c9287ca5 with his talons, d5a1c3efe7 his voice frantic a0ccab8982 as he shouted.e8928933de0f9f9d

[That bee! It’s carrying traces of our knight!]

“…A bee?”55f32bbc256e9050

Only then did f11a67b698 I hear the 1c94549c32 faint buzzing amidst 27f0bbc5e2 the noise. A small black 2ebd1e8fe2 dot flitted around 5046bd9cae in circles in ef56c2a907 front of me.ab56fd6156b168fe

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It really was 48130b0b5d a bee. A large one, with ebbce7fe39 a black body and 22ef479ee3 a tail that shimmered 7cd1182b19 with a yellow hue. Its plump, fuzzy form 3f2ce40039 was oddly striking.9ff9f9a1e1419345

[What the heck!]

A sharp voice 3ce04c77c9 rang out—not Nadav’s, 4261ce67ad not Zigor’s.1298d2201e9902c0

[Are you after the honey too?!]

Wow, I can talk 071c9e3f5d to insects now?ec83347f91a2c69d

…This insane ability.2f069af1fd88ca15

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Talking with 9f5340d382 insects was 517d126251 a little f494a97cc8 different from 7cd13cf93a talking to fc18687449 animals or 56b60aca0f monsters. Their voices were 4fbd04e9cc quieter, and if ad2fbbc113 I didn’t focus, 8585ac96c3 I’d miss what cd1bfc4a88 they were saying c765024ffd entirely.802b5d14236f4b8c

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It seemed the a7fd254dbb reason I hadn’t 0df1c8ef70 heard insects before f4a74adbf6 was because I’d 99e9b9c1d2 never tried to 54d705d4c7 concentrate on them. And even now, it 6cd2d8567a was hard to make b9f8281fd7 out the words even 181a7ca112 when I did.b88e26edc9aa3ff2

But I didn’t have d9fbf328d7 time to marvel at 8b55c633ae the fact that I 69b5d54c12 could now communicate with 06ad25793d bugs.23efcce324966976

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If this bee 596069ebfe carried traces of beaead8c0c a knight, then e16855f8c1 that meant the 12139aab30 Dullahan we were 24997277a8 looking for had b58e02c887 transformed into a 4d9d1e2b69 bee.768669918504f672

A chubby, 98de13ac7f fuzzy bumblebee, b154e09d52 at that.5f0ae7a2a02a58e7

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What is even happening in this world…?12db43239c84ccce

[So you’re the captain he’s been looking for!]

According to the 4dfe92f674 bumblebee’s testimony, the 9e3ab7dcd3 Dullahan in question f687b5d59c had taken a 4666770a57 different approach than bbd917a7f6 the others.654bc052fb0a5ec8

He didn’t c666e78bac just sit 877fc4705a around waiting 4e6f43576f for me f6acaf428a to find b1ff0f8495 him—instead, he 792b4db265 recruited a bcf986097b swarm of bc6b52a1cb nearby bumblebees 949e37452d and tried 2fadf56ec1 to spread f75a4cecc7 news of bdefd07af6 his presence 424eb6e2c6 far and d248ced2b6 wide.c5c7553c0ac4d81f

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By letting c79824b9e5 them carry 73f96a789a his energy 98dd51f257 all over, 5c9e5f41ad he believed c513b0431f I’d respond 8f4f718ef6 no matter 7fa3ff81e7 where I 4d5aa0505b was.1cb69e101bb2ca15

…Hold on. Even if he transformed into a bumblebee, his real body is still a Dullahan. How the hell did he manage to recruit an entire swarm?638a6769691599e5

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As if reading 404e4427fc my thoughts, the 5c4b6538cd bee answered:fb03d45f3c190234

[Our queen fell for him! Because of him, we nearly went to war with another swarm! Hurry up and take him away already!]

Ah. So he d1a3644ede seduced the 61311c215b queen bee.7782ebdecdc34377

[…I think I know who it is, Captain.]

[Me too, Captain…]

Hearing Nadav 7d39278cfd and Zigor’s 5734fb81b5 utterly defeated 3f3a751a13 tones, I d0e884dd94 couldn’t help 9ac4de82fc feeling just 2ac9324adf as deflated.b71291284a2587f2

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Do I really have to collect this bumblebee Dullahan? Can’t I just pretend I didn’t see him…?36156e53aba43d47

[I’ve already signaled my friends, so he should be on his way!]

So much for a ce8688ef3c quiet escape.491d12ba7b49e46f

I looked 9cb58dbe05 down at a437d02192 the bee 3323f6a25d reluctantly and 777af715d3 gave a 3dcf4d3052 slow nod. Even after 286fadb609 that, the 4c6d65b439 bee went f2759fe606 on for d01e49239c quite a 1786483892 while, ranting 8ac4b216d9 about the c328018c23 unnamed Dullahan.5bf79310a427576f

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The sight of a human, a horse, and a wren huddled together, listening intently to a bee, was… well, let’s just say I hoped no one walked by and called the guards on us.d741ac9a530a46bc

“How long d306af7bdf will it 090f50b159 take for 5c753659a2 him to 5398b2d3b3 get here?”17a7ea2f03fa3627

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[Hmm… Maybe by the time morning dew sets in?]

“That long? I thought he was f5d95e5706 nearby.”24462af86fd17ec5

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[He’s at home!]

Then… the Dullahan sighted in the city must’ve been someone else?925cb67183d0204d

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I paused, just as dc707ba235 I was about to 2ba4ecfbbb take the bee and 7466967acb head back to the 1c273f612f inn.Then again, maybe he b1afee6e32 was just flying back 8e85f49441 and forth from the ca3bba4372 hive.ec3fbfd38ae68312

Surely I 1484a4d8bb wouldn’t encountertwo Dullahans in one city… right?6065ac4a6221d2a9

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“Hey, miss!”b457675b15b58305

Lost in thought, cfe4ebaad1 I jerked my 5733b97c36 head up at c71eb72079 the sudden voice. A man stood with e303ad9334 his hands on his 70f39ba7b0 hips, staring at me.013347b6b61b0e43

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“Did you b5cd0f34de do this a10a042006 to the fafd2d325c flowerpot?”79f000374f3160c0

He pointed f18449ea54 at the d331054d13 pot Nadav 6c2d847d12 had shattered a687065beb with his e607f43cef hooves. The petals d1a906d709 were crushed ed4213a5e5 beyond recognition.d66776af6b4770e4

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Ah. I should’ve f58504eec7 made a 8627b9e53e run for 8faead759f it.678efbe41bc9c8dc

“My horse got startled by a bee sting… it was an accident.”a014613cf0aac124

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[I’m sorry, Captain…]

Nadav drooped his head, ed3b215b09 his swollen snout pitiful.9bffde2907548990

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