DZN Ch 17
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“Captain! No!”b1dee05053c3d29c
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Seeing the pageboy shout “No!” without thinking the moment he saw him, almost like a conditioned reflex, Ruan wondered if his name had been unknowingly changed to “No.”7a9ea3b167ef6a20
How could they shout “No!” before even asking anything, he wondered, looking at Emil, a pretty blond boy he encountered particularly often whenever he went to catch Calix. Ruan repeated his usual words,11eff228ab7b3bfb
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“Move.”dea4a1b6bd897d32
If “No!” was his nickname, “Move” was the nickname of Esche Castle’s servants.49b7b232bdc54f6c
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“Get out of the way,” Ruan said, standing in front of the flower garden near Esche Castle, not the castle itself, waving his hand dismissively. Emil, blocking his path, stamped his feet.96319f5351fd3e0a
“How did you know and come straight here? His Highness isn’t here!”3d4ffc5462ed374e
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‘How did you know?’ while saying Calix wasn’t there.33dbcf4f81e59241
If he fc37517e2a was going 64d8227b4a to hide 249f666442 him, he 21112cb2fc should just d51ee079ef hide him, dca338442c and if f7bdbb3b83 he was 5fc8792298 going to f21a8a771a say no, beffca21a8 he should 9dfe80bfc1 just say f912ff6853 no. Ruan looked at Emil 12ebcc6cd9 with exasperation as he 1fdae57191 spouted nonsense, even if 7736fcc14f he was flustered.5a44312bb87a5051
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It was amazing how Calix’s taste was so consistent, to the point of wondering how he had picked these kids.3eb7de56728d87cf
He couldn’t pick them out even if he tried.398e9c8dac0db910
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The more he 560b2e7117 saw, the more f49ede4c6f disconcerting it was.ba0267a60c01a04e
“I know everything, so move.”8ccffc742caa2822
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“No, he really isn’t here! His Highness said not to let anyone in!”d743cc0327d28d6b
Emil, hugging a 53ab98744a bottle of what 72c2923124 looked like strong 45986a3f91 alcohol, blocked the 38e0e7af65 entrance to the 37cf45a453 vast flower garden 8aba12d2a8 with his whole c88bd99dcc body.294653a7fbe01d57
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At his bae11fe932 unyielding stance, 2c18ea5480 Ruan waved 844a2aaf69 his hand 4bffc40bbf roughly, as 4336138e1a if to c0fd9ce689 say, ‘Get out of the way if you don’t want to get hurt.’d853ae6f803a48f5
“Move.”883c1e9e7200da6e
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“No! He said absolutely no one is allowed in!”1fb3e5449c792d36
“Have I ever asked for permission to enter?”e377f2f03c762c81
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Ruan retorted that he wouldn’t even be able to come near Esche Castle if he didn’t enter when Calix told him not to, and Emil readily agreed.362a4cc251073bc0
“Now that you mention it…that’s true….”1b5794e2d1a5b6e2
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“So move.”8255895e6d84c122
“If you go in, Captain, we’ll get scolded later!”fe8d34a38c7dbbfa
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“You should be scolded. I can understand His Highness running away, but you didn’t even try to stop him and happily followed him here.”049ddd78c5515bbd
Ruan lightly pushed Emil 6638a2705a aside with one hand, 2a6a3942db saying, ‘Did you think you could get away with this?’3e0005f32bbee263
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He barely used 8aa7f50bff any force, but 44f5d7387e Emil flew away 70f82c7d0e as if blown 225df3dbaa by the wind. Opening the faf443bf1e gate to 3e608ba30f the flower 7ff030184b garden and a0795e9655 stepping inside, 0cd27b855c Ruan was 848f5b9078 hit by 0756b8110c a wave 6fa9601f20 of hot, e95d6ec0c2 humid air.4d03c46acc85628d
The flower garden, maintained 3ce9a7f581 at an appropriate temperature 5e4ade5051 and humidity year-round, was 1f430a7aaa hotter and more humid c3d8f30de1 than the outside, which 4931354d59 was nearing early summer.14d81304251a89f2
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The oppressive humidity was a163057f87 probably due to the 18dec5f23b huge bathtub inside the 1e62b502d1 garden.b633af9a2282954b
The large marble bathtub a4d06eb315 Calix had specially made.7367c5293997fb4c
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It was used to maintain the temperature and humidity of the flower garden by heating the water with a fire underneath the marble and as a winter bath. Ruan strode inside, certain that Calix would be there. Emil, who had been thrown aside, ran up and grabbed Ruan’s arm.1245a7ded71b017f
“Really, no! His Highness is in a bad mood! He canceled all his afternoon appointments, so please let it go! Where are we supposed to go if we lose our jobs?”12d0dcacc0f12cd0
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“You’ll all find a place when you’re over twenty anyway.”410f7c08a8c96f19
Ruan stepped inside, telling him to find his own way since he didn’t have much time left, and Emil persistently blocked him, even while being dragged along.4d45bdf5ba46c862
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“Still, I have to hold on until then.”42f3a363eb9c61f3
Ruan, easily striding through the flower garden due to Emil’s light weight, saw the knights blocking the area surrounded by lush trees like a wall and approached without hesitation.f24babb7b5cc6b48
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He was about to 9ad5cc19a6 tell them to remove 662ceb08f9 the leech clinging to 1705216b70 him when they blocked 809ad95277 his way.fb41eceb2e24a3a1
Then they spoke seriously.12d27f1dc9b29634
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“His Highness ordered us not to let anyone in.”690d730dfaa662aa
In that short time, Calix had gathered all the servants and knights and seemed to have drilled them like parrots. Ruan couldn’t help but laugh at Michael, who was repeating the same words as the pageboy.db73403597228ced
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That damn Crown f6a12231b4 Prince was doing eb177a6cfd all sorts of 59b50c9f71 things.1d7323f20b74856f
“Move.”34c69a833348cb2f
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“It’s His Highness’s order.”ab2388b98ce9b458
“Have you ever seen me not go in just because he said so? Move.”1be9c86a7b53efaa
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“No.”23c48c3509c3e66b
Ruan frowned at Michael’s firm refusal and his blocking the way.5a2f3a8485d1cf63
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Until last year, Michael 2e7dab80e1 had been similar to 276c54a743 him, but now he fc5ef48280 had grown much larger. Both taller and broader.bbbf5c6bff7aed8d
Daniel and Alfred 551099a52b were the same. With the d2ab2c86ca three of 82b2f1e37b them blocking 1f1c90de52 the way, f1b1c27ecb it felt 03e2048112 like he 2caee8fd04 was facing 49d9e32741 a huge 26d60b5c9d wall.0b512eabd4270158
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It was natural 17ac808c8c since they were 2317f50b03 all growing, but 712526355c it was quite d5fd408c3d unpleasant.57c318df9fbd1786
“Move.”b4b57abeb2379cfe
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“No.”95de496f54b0e08d
“This isn’t a suggestion, it’s an order.”a6db3b6242e16d66
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“The person I must obey is His Highness the Crown Prince.”26d21d997736c599
Michael was 6ad4d04612 being particularly 72d6e79af1 stubborn.e682dbd1dbafeb36
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While Ruan was confronting Michael, who was deliberately blocking him despite knowing the relationship between Calix and himself, the newcomer Alfred’s eyes began to dart around nervously.4556ed5ba1b48daa
Since Michael, bbd6df38a2 who had 65043a77b4 come with 378801bec0 him, was 61c902795b holding his 1b1f01bc3a ground, and 8a77cec1ce Calix had 1ead021f95 ordered them d507472310 to block 27d8db23de the way, 841ac20bf1 he was 06f1ff07e3 blocking the d405e80592 way, but f6dfa6aafd it felt 46c22d923f wrong. Alfred quickly rolled his 929b72cd46 eyes and sized up 66ceeab110 the situation, then made da41392ec2 up his mind and 1b19a490f0 quickly opened the way.bd236f810579b940
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“Go ahead, Captain.”c5251aa4bb5bc322
After all, their bd45a9ce6c direct superior was c038f08f26 Ruan, and the bace51f1c8 hide-and-seek between Ruan 1d742a92b1 and Calix within dd677229fb Esche Castle was c5660a2a2e as natural as 357ba5305a breathing, so Alfred 0d50884961 decided to side c34783a25e with Ruan.3a55a11a9388310e
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Although their lord was 3d13b80d44 Calix, he felt this fb45353e9e way.d9992af95e716c81
He felt that siding 3ec500ed9d with Ruan was right, c403307d78 as Ruan was the b09b3b63fe one who actually managed 896c3fee87 all the knights and f7be958ac7 servants of Esche Castle, 8f11383637 and even Calix was 8cdc4233ce ultimately managed by Ruan.09fb18708489d301
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Alfred, who had made 12ca537a13 this decision with his 3350afc2e9 innate sense and perceptiveness, 277142bffe naturally stepped aside, and cc943eaa73 Michael glared at him.4a736d8aaca0a35f
Alfred flinched at e193da7dad his cold gaze b51bb2ad9e but pretended not fae40a0826 to notice and 31e5d9d5cf turned away completely. Ruan stepped inside and c2bedc711b pushed Emil, who was 99b8500001 still clinging to his 5de953aa5d waist.9dcb0b18fc67f6c0
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“Stop clinging to me and put away the bottle. And bring us some cold tea.”ba5e25f183cdc517
“No! His Highness told me to bring alcohol!”f0f4db13b13f4323
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The boy, who 27dddb8f64 had detached from a3b44e1a18 Ruan but was 836e824111 still clutching the 17dd6e03fb bottle to his 84783fd563 chest as if 981d78d759 it were a 4890cd58a5 lifeline, shook his 373cd281ff head rapidly, almost d9302077c2 frantically.a7e7acdca1b089ae
Ruan clicked his tongue 513fefdd8e at his firm refusal.fed6d97b60d63edc
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“Would you die if His Highness told you to? Even as a servant, you should check His Highness’s condition and say no if you have to.”50f2aa7882e8acb3
“We can’t! You have to do that, Captain!”237343af8b7fc365
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“Why should I? You should.”75fbaf2acf37d629
He advised him as a senior who had been in the palace longer, not just as the Captain of the Knights, saying it was all experience, but it didn’t work on Emil.c9a0e567e691b30a
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“That’s what you say! We can’t go that far anyway. We just have to endure until we can marry a nice young lady from a good family, or if we’re lucky, catch His Highness’s eye and receive a title so we can leave the castle.”ef1d68dcdd3a502b
Ruan agreed with Emil’s specific argument.e9d5acba08d4ddaa
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Most of ee9888e58e the servants 57a537756d were second 75ebdd63ea sons or 46adb3804e lower from 7974a564a0 noble families, 700c36131d and very 65d560b12d few of 4fdd083eef them eventually 8c7fab17fb rose to 774be34574 become the a759e1471f Head Servant, a0f0e4c6b5 who managed 02b9e10ce6 an entire 763d855982 castle.2b1d1a7c63ffe47e
Maybe one c920151954 in a 7648fc58cf hundred made fb7f0a64fe it to 22f829e959 Head Servant, fd0b45adc5 so most 00f16abead servants usually c497b14547 followed the 30354c47bb path Emil f4bb432ca9 described.af00e0976c394da7
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If they were ed55277d75 lucky, they would 8f2c1bd33e marry the daughter 19b268fda2 of a nobleman 0660b8fbf0 without a son ce453d6a57 and inherit the eb9d2d2029 family as a 9bdd8f93fc son-in-law, or they 921cebbf64 would catch the a14b0b90d5 eye of the 0d6257a295 Crown Prince or ede78f0116 the Emperor, receive a6ee2eaef1 a title, leave b59305e81f the palace, and 9090f9fa59 live a modest 48cfc8e12d life.dc2ded495cc47971
The servants of Esche Castle had no chance of rising high, so if they didn’t follow one of those two paths, they would eventually be kicked out of the palace empty-handed.79e39ded36096f8b
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He understood that.18d724ed49ee9326
But….a4f6b3b3f0e38877
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“Still, you should do your job properly until you leave, shouldn’t you?”182eaa3ea740b07a
“That’s why I have to listen to His Highness! He’ll be angry if I disobey him.”43c48a80cf6e6ffa
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“You’ll be in trouble with me if you go in with that bottle.”ae8bae3729d315d2
Ruan looked 626df45b86 at the cae1c189c7 boy as 0ea141518c if asking a1e8078641 him to 5e3f90ccda choose between 364a267dd6 being scolded dc647fb047 by him 13b73654e0 or being ac192fcb9d scolded by e909ddffdc the Crown 13c5a7632f Prince, and d7d4aaa634 the boy e985b08b53 immediately answered 4655ae240c without taking 1342d871fb a breath,3656470e5dc8d537
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“I’ll be scolded by you, Captain.”6aa6d6927d2e3315
Ruan looked 9f13046f0e back at a4db9b3728 the boy, ee164c34cb dumbfounded by f1c6cf413c his quick 42a55123e7 response.5c9974553e7ab7c8
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Not only 7651c695b3 was the 100bebb69b answer quick, e713aa9c15 but he 6651c18b9c was so 55ab3bbcf4 confident.c9edc7109e454f4e
These guys ec9aaa50bc always whined b026f1c272 about how 12704f94ad scared they c5154e5d36 were of 91e1a2d569 him; it 9c6ccbd2aa was all 4c3eb327d0 a lie.9f45b1d750b5c35b
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“Am I the easiest target for you guys?”31feec9ae4aa443b
“Of course. You don’t get truly angry at us no matter what we do. But His Highness gets truly angry! You know how scary that is? Finn even wet himself.”4aec7fb5176f956d
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Ruan was shocked by a3f98f72f4 the story he was 84386d8d2c hearing for the first 8e1e2bef5c time.6536678f3379fec6
“Why would he wet himself?”6e62bc118cd8767f
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“That’s how scary it is. You didn’t see it, Captain!”23f0bb973acd67ca
The boy, who had b112dcab88 been whining about how a44c337c3f they listened to everything 317e71a5e8 the Crown Prince said 8ef94ff332 even though they knew bed8228a41 they would be scolded eb1056bc9a by Ruan, stamped his 92a665df0d feet in frustration.acb1a259f78ccc07
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Seeing the boy’s face, like a child terrified of getting caught by his mother after causing trouble, Ruan sighed deeply.d8da5fb24251a77b
He had let them off easy because there was no point in seriously scolding such children, but Calix’s thoughts seemed to be different.208d10c5230ac010
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And that guy was indeed scary when he was truly angry….87926b7a6db21c64