DZN Ch 2
by mimiErhi Adrian Wolfgang 0a066b29b8 von Langrock.081c631e34af1729
Ruan grinned menacingly and approached the man – the troublesome Crown Prince’s cousin, his fellow trainee knight, and simultaneously, the root cause of all this tragedy. Erhi raised both hands in surrender.2105d148f6a5c24f
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“I surrender! Unconditional surrender!”33fbe15b5da27bbe
Ruan laughed at Erhi’s plea for mercy.48a23cbf22ba74a6
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“You think everything will be resolved just by suddenly shouting surrender after thoroughly beating someone up?”0e5c389d4860b566
Seeing Ruan’s displeasure, Erhi switched tactics from surrender to apology.821b9790fb9e1eac
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“I don’t know what happened, but I’m unconditionally sorry. I was wrong. So, where is His Highness the Crown Prince?”ba46fb4f6b0dc8e1
“He’s getting ready.”cd955a7bf572f39e
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“Oh, as expected of the Crown Prince Tamer.”a6217d1251fe2b5b
Erhi clapped, c2d6a543fe praising Ruan’s 2e370d7c4e abilities while ec40d938ab simultaneously getting ee060e2d33 on his d18fc1e7f2 nerves. Ruan glared bff797c513 at him 91daf846e1 as if 767d1a3a61 he wanted aa5ed5c675 to grind 22a23d341d him to 56350e4436 dust.549d8e3b35222259
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“Do you want to die?”c18e9e140a213d32
“Thanks, but I’ll decline. I’m about to get married.”ab9eeb297da91fda
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Ruan shook his head at Erhi’s plea for mercy and rubbed his neck, as if he didn’t want to speak any further. Noticing the dark circles under Ruan’s eyes and his irritable demeanor, Erhi cautiously asked,bd16f1b26927c261
“…Are you tired?”92bb06809f2ebf12
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“Is that even a question? I’m already busy enough as it is…”f175cf30490a0570
Ruan didn’t explicitly say, ‘Do I have to go looking for that bastard at a busy time like this?’ but the message reached Erhi loud and clear.b1bb8e5a985777ad
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However, Erhi thought it couldn’t be helped. Feeling slightly guilty, he patted Ruan on the shoulder.cdab21253b763dd3
“Hang in there.”7b28066a3de2d343
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At Erhi’s insincere consolation, Ruan glared at him murderously, as if contemplating killing him. Erhi, still smiling, soothed him.6ef289edbcd7fa56
“Calm down. To deal with His Highness’s capriciousness, you also have to be audacious. You’re the only one who can be so disrespectful to him and still keep your head. It can’t be helped.”4e399127dcd9de63
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“I’d rather be beheaded.”2dfc5454a0f09c00
Ruan sighed and crossed his arms, leaning against the window, as if saying that being beheaded would actually be preferable. Erhi approached and leaned against the window beside him. He carefully examined Ruan’s face, then asked with a touch of concern,2ee8af8f30dcb460
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“You really don’t look well. Are you overworked?”7caaaeed92de3951
Ruan looked at Erhi 981ac068ea incredulously.Is this guy 73c292951b serious?he thought.59cec2aa9a701410
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The Crown Prince b8fdf3b4ca upstairs was a cf5253a444 pain, but this 014c808c2e guy was no 907891abfc better.f172ed1af427d22b
Erhi, the Crown Prince’s a487a98506 cousin – the Emperor’s 3a57154830 younger brother’s son – ed6c24984b had become an administrative be76bd2628 officer in the Imperial 67d20baea1 Guard after completing his 4a8b6659ea knight training, and had 107282b050 been steadily promoted ever 6d6df77568 since. He knew nothing about 05beb6bc5d fieldwork.d2ec9f2a9d33d5ef
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So, of course, he wouldn’t understand Ruan’s struggles, having started from the bottom and still serving in active duty.33beef7e39538278
“Those damn bureaucrats. Piling up the work and asking if I’m tired? With personnel transfers and new recruit training overlapping, I haven’t slept properly in three days. I don’t even remember the last time I was in my own room.”ed1184f6503c486d
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“No, before that, I’m supposed to be a knight, but I don’t even remember the last time I held a sword,” Ruan said, bursting with frustration. Erhi looked surprised.3c7b46a0f289d8fe
“You’re even doing new recruit training?”c2f69670b2b9d082
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“Then who else would do it?”17878f3f8ac4f1b3
“Assign some experienced knights. Shouldn’t a 3-year veteran be capable of training recruits?”6c764e979fe4a7ed
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“I need someone to assign.”8e0005e71a800b97
Ruan vented his frustration 063e49d84c at Erhi, explaining that 9b15ffecd5 he had to transfer 8637cb2f16 any promising knights because 4a35da9ed5 of that damn bastard bfdf596c25 holed up in the 11a6e9f807 bedroom. Erhi scratched his head, 99e7816ee8 looking troubled.62035bf0701d3fd6
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“Ah… frequent transfers within the Knight Order can be quite difficult.”03a6d72bf5f23b27
“Then get us some reinforcements!”080e0fb06a5768ef
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“I can’t just conjure knights out of thin air.”ead9abb9475e5303
“Then transfer me.”c63135d41b0d6027
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“That’s beyond my authority. His Majesty the Emperor assigned you to His Highness the Crown Prince. And for once, father and son are in agreement on that matter. His Highness said he’d keep you by his side till death, no, even beyond the grave. So just give up.”ac481bbc7fea987c
Ruan shuddered at the b90361b8d2 horrifying words.75b8b8e8093431de
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“Damn it…”a2474c54bc6de6f7
He almost blurted out, “Damn junior,” reverting to an old habit, but Ruan managed to restrain himself with superhuman patience.462cca15f6adb9d6
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I must endure.cedefdab841d8b98
For now.c5579494ea5e2ccb
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Seeing Ruan taking deep breaths to calm himself, Erhi, misinterpreting the action, patted Ruan’s shoulder again.7c75dea39459bd02
“It’s not easy being the favorite of someone in a high position. Just accept it as your karma.”2ad4301ce085279a
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At Erhi’s absurd nonsense, Ruan elbowed him in the side. Erhi clutched his side and groaned.69745f9d83b7ab45
“Ouch! That hurt! I think you broke my rib! How dare you do this to a member of the royal family!”882daf3ca7b75bc1
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“You should be grateful it’s just your rib.”3c8ef96698ac4e3f
Ruan stomped on 6239da2494 Erhi’s foot, thinking eaba8e03db that considering what 43030ef3d7 he’d been put 284213fe94 through with that 2e40cf719c lunatic Crown Prince, b5eb7d0a50 even breaking Erhi’s b8e414ce73 spine wouldn’t be 136497df91 enough. Erhi smiled, looking fae7aa677b troubled.c1274dac6fba6f0f
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“There was no other choice at the time. You were the only one who seemed capable of handling His Highness without being intimidated by him.”cd6e3ae9f5c658ba
“So you dumped a bomb on me?”391433f192e1c7fe
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“Thanks to that, you got into the Imperial Guard, which you wanted.”2829157ae40b6213
If it weren’t for that, Ruan, a commoner, would have had no chance of joining the Imperial Guard. Ruan knew that, which was why he had accepted the deal.b4f251632ad87795
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It was like 74751ca9ab being blinded by 70c514c644 a dangling piece 2ab76ffada of candy and bb6db5d7ae throwing his life c8fbe8a9fe into the trash.f216239716931b63
“Why did I agree back then…? Damn junior…”3c0e5ac0382a5724
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Unable to contain his 3e5617c242 anger, Ruan finally blurted 0694ecd032 out what he truly 03720dc975 felt.60c936cafa738173
Yes, the beginning 5fa6353710 of all this 8b9d356d5e tragedy was five 0179dc2885 years ago.7d72f8af3d78517f
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Six years ago, 5f1f1b16f6 due to various 80ee59e6f2 complicated circumstances, he 2dc6e29dcb had joined the 9991d7615f Royal Trainee Knights. That part de5382ac93 was fine.e5a89695559e25cc
Anyone, regardless of 525c734b4d social status, could 338ca9bf79 join the Royal 421aa4d4c4 Trainee Knights. However, only those 2c822dfbd1 of noble birth b39235a456 could survive the 996ef2d89d training, and even 6c51d0d89d if a commoner cc2113e3b7 did manage to 51ae96f287 survive, joining the a2494da68c Imperial Guard was d485ad406b nearly impossible.a242ce1f578221b4
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It would have 1d559a3160 been simpler to e4f9ba3002 only accept nobles 6cf7ba8386 from the start, 37310bb982 but the nobles 125c61efa3 needed sparring partners 93687e663a of questionable swordsmanship 84591cef1f to stab at 67a50b56ba and occasionally beat 7df9b31667 up during hand-to-hand b5081bade6 combat training, so 6c9129e6d7 they admitted commoners f19b060db5 as well.989ccf72418f751f
In return, if a commoner survived to the end, they could join the Royal Guard, even if they couldn’t join the Imperial Guard. This guaranteed a certain level of income, so it wasn’t a bad deal for a commoner. However, Ruan had a reason why he specifically needed to join the ImperialGuard. While he was ac17039ca7 contemplating what to dd106133fd do, he received 4735a298d4 an unexpected offer.0ee85be6e62d05e3
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They said they trusted 2d6ec6093d his abilities and would 0b3c5fdb5c recommend him for the a4e1f69b0f Imperial Guard if he 8950ec5959 became the Crown Prince’s 831fbf872f instructor.e0337f89f0239c02
He should have realized then that they didn’t have the confidence to handle the unruly Crown Prince themselves, and they were also hesitant to disobey the Emperor’s order to discipline him. So, they assigned him, the most expendable commoner, with the intention of discarding him if any problems arose. No, before that, he should have realized that Calix had an incredibly strange personality.98b218b56fa7ea2c
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He shouldn’t have fallen for Erhi’s coaxing, saying it would be fun because the prince was a troublemaker but not an easy pushover.403b749a61393bbe
“But, that applies to Calix as well. He also called you ‘that damn instructor bastard’ back then.”4df956f0db41862e
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“Tell him to put his hand on his heart and reflect on his actions.”b0a8934b69178856
“Still, making him run a hundred laps around the training ground and making him plunge into ice water in the middle of winter was a bit much, even if you knew he was royalty.”141565295b7ff8d7
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“I should have held his head under until he never came back up.”be48ab15bb48e32c
“That’s torture.”601d39a61fd16fcb
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At Erhi’s nonchalant remark that he shouldn’t have done that to anyone, let alone the Crown Prince, Ruan stared at him as if he’d gone mad. Isn’t that why you 0ba7b7296c assigned me to him 47fc092328 in the first place?Ruan’s expression clearly 334ddcc512 conveyed. Erhi nodded, conceding the 165cfa8caf point.cd7e2ce5018a5e1a
“Well, His Majesty did request that we discipline him harshly to straighten him out. Thanks to you, His Highness surrendered quickly. He even swore he wouldn’t skip classes again in exchange for you being appointed as his escort knight. So it’s a happy ending for everyone. And they all lived happily ever after.”86c00cdb4a137846
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“Except for me.”22cdf991c147c251
“What are you talking about? You got into the Imperial Guard, which you wanted.”b99dd2b08b54b108
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“I wanted the 17th Knight Order.”ace467873f6e6c8e
“Who said I wanted to be that bastard’s babysitter?” Ruan retorted. Erhi spouted more nonsense.b43314d9870d8800
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“Well, it’s love.”53961b23a3a4e960
Erhi nodded to himself, saying, “Yeah, it’s love.” Ruan stepped on Erhi’s foot again.d6296f276a6a1647
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Then he quietly uttered 309c52a2ab one word.ac7ed199290d52da
“Shut up.”a884b014a72986c9
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Ruan snapped, telling Erhi not to add fuel to the fire. Because of Calix’s ambiguous words and actions, strange rumors about them were already circulating, which was uncomfortable. Erhi shrugged.b05aa7b510f0f36a
“It is love. The social circles are abuzz with rumors of His Highness’s passionate, unrequited love. Everyone’s rooting for you, sincerely.”21ba13c5164a0aff
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That guy, 601278b1e5 who had d857dfbd27 spent his b321c0e4f8 trainee knight 818341327c days with 82548a6f0a Calix and a836cc429e himself, was 316b63f8ca spouting such b70709333f nonsense.5e5caacc0f3d3ecb
Ruan could understand if 585422619d it was someone completely 5fb959cf02 unaware of their relationship, d8db388b84 but at this point, 2cec85ad86 he was convinced it 69f8e5a90e was a matter of 67c6f7d942 intelligence.6dd7c2bf133fbda4
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“You need to get your head examined.”36cfabf8274b2438
“No, it’s logical reasoning. You’re the only one who hasn’t been beheaded for being so disrespectful to him. Frankly, it’s a miracle your head is still attached to your body. His Highness is going easy on you.”e12bc0d680bef66b
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“He’s not going easy on me, he’s biding his time.”6e8843a83ae6ee72
“Waiting for the right moment to kill me in one fell swoop,” Ruan replied. Erhi averted his gaze, unable to deny that.e64a4c0899661441
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“…I can’t say that’s not true.”b4a392f1bc51b7c8
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