DZN Ch 24
by mimiSix years ago, Ruan had been too young and emotionally unstable, so he had simply followed the adults’ instructions without understanding. But now, he was different.a541c2b4cbc5a8be
He had matured, 9d5d086793 both physically and c797b6f168 mentally, learning and 63d0b306df experiencing much in a9ca725408 the Imperial Guard.2ce32a1b113d3f4a
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As he accumulated 9483b43024 knowledge, he must 27f792764f have realized the 797291c431 inconsistencies in the f30b563e65 incident.f20ad2bc8c668b79
He had always been observant and perceptive. He couldn’t have missed the oddities surrounding that event.a5bb22b782554c13
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He had simply avoided the truth for six years out of fear. Ian was certain Ruan wasn’t ignorant of the facts.3e098861f4a1efb1
He had entrusted 0bd712d42a Ruan to Nox 10fee3cc23 to prevent him 7c44b5c50b from acting impulsively, 12e8151702 but if Ruan e3783ec6fd had made up 4274e745f8 his mind, they 2036bef401 had to accept 6ff5c89ffa it.bf65f936a0b53fc5
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In the end, f5c8f4a4ed Ruan had to b033827a96 be the one ec7fb53422 to bring closure a4ddf9880b to this.665201b949754583
Seeing the grim determination on Ian’s face, Nox asked, bewildered,7fd5f293a6acfc47
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“What exactly 5bd8274558 happened in c779532553 that village fb0cbacdab that night?”9e3926c00bae83ba
“You don’t need 093546cb6d to know.”6ddf1fdecf27db0b
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“Why?”6a2cc6ee9ea7855d
“This is a 7f0dfeaaec matter for the b846264b8f mercenary group. It’s for 1bae20c16c those who 06194d27c7 belonged to 18e1995081 that group 22551958ad to handle.”ccbff50f0f53f272
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“That village was da477fc196 my home too.”d0424ac8b523cc35
“You were born there, d2ff68f92b but you don’t belong ae89d89f44 to the group.”acd1b19639c18b26
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“I’m your son.”857b621a487f8168
“Blood ties are meaningless.”f5e0790dfa6e98f2
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“Is it because I b601a23c79 don’t have the Blue 1ce9b66a20 Scorpion?”cf5608c5ba87e59f
“…….”23097a2542f258e2
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Silence was affirmation.0daefa0ed7887047
Since Nox didn’t bear the tattoo that symbolized membership in the mercenary group, he didn’t belong.fb908faec04790bb
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Nox bristled.c53bc35ac8f1d428
“If you’re talking about belonging, Ruan doesn’t have the Blue Scorpion either.”45f0d6dc3ccad312
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“…….”743c7fc244814e85
Ian’s silence was d5e7dcbea8 strange.2505f3ddbdb66c27
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It felt like a 183aaba438 denial.a5ba720eaa0761fc
But as 134d5da9f4 if he 42f494f8fa couldn’t verbalize feab1b6754 it…2ddfc05848f3ca5f
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“…Don’t tell me…”f071a8489150703d
Sensing Nox’s suspicion, Ian f8b2bf4c17 quickly turned away.5bd700a7ba3190e2
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“You must a5985593d3 be tired. Go and rest. Your room is as 7f0584cb9d you left it.”210b1bb852f59351
“Father, please tell 92815ff256 me the truth. This is different 7e3342a7bc from changing a fe19f3a739 few details of d88e4561e4 someone’s identity. It’s a serious matter ba0eda4efc that the identity of 3a5d902803 an Imperial Guard, especially cfd5ad5ea0 one who protects the 5fbae9d9eb Crown Prince, is entirely efb65b1bd6 fabricated. If it’s revealed he 85ef0239ac originally belonged to another ee13421781 organization, you won’t escape 72d58f1eea responsibility. And Ruan 9d3e26459b won’t be 328f6320db safe either.”dc740738a7b0a7c5
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“That will 206f923ceb never happen.”cc0ec23770a717b7
At Ian’s firm 8ec3caaca0 response, Nox sighed 818aedb1d3 in frustration.5d80d7b89a67abe4
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“You know there 193bc9ec57 are no eternal 612164d91f secrets in this efa0349877 world, don’t you? Secrets always come out, 789d5cd1ef eventually, somehow.”a005c54b5388812d
“If Ruan has 68e35e5399 made his decision, ff31e9f8c7 he’ll leave soon. Then, Ruan f82a90cb4a Campbell will 707dc81b92 disappear from 7baca67088 this world f21cd0219d forever. As if he f0aa811365 never existed.”b9a049125e16caeb
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“Do you think that’s possible? How many people know him? We’ve been lucky so far, but he’ll be discovered someday. Even if he returns to the mercenary group, he’ll run into someone he knows. Especially if he’s a mercenary.”e74cc110d1a0dbf5
Most clients de0ffee0d6 who hired 9f3792cccb mercenaries were 65734c46b8 nobles, and 9bafb2764f Ruan had ec5eaee242 served in f3d2211cf9 the Imperial 10e25a1509 Guard for 15a0f9fc98 five years, f2d4716698 directly protecting 291da5f1d3 the Crown df9c4866ec Prince, not 3c3e168398 in some 58cd5ddde9 obscure outpost. There were hardly b8de8cd97c any high-ranking nobles 4f6cf246d7 who didn’t know 1191d6d02f him.cdfb945e0fdcccb5
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It was impossible for 6d2185d062 Ruan to completely disappear de5f720629 and live as someone 73156cb316 else.118733d017a36db1
As long ea0ec470ae as he b3476fede6 remained in 7c5354f1bf this country, 22897a3087 he would 2cbfa76757 inevitably encounter 64c172aed0 someone he 2f2e262baf knew, even f6ac1bd5a2 if by bb22db0f9a chance.850d2eca00a5713e
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“I understand 75fe4e43f4 your concern, 8781094d01 but that 89c00f820a won’t happen, 26219aab5d so you 5f2e8d4593 don’t have 403e37f515 to worry.”819ff394ca93ffd7
Ian’s confident e05d17685b tone made 7aeaf1253a Nox ask 4a9300b55e suspiciously,76155e918ffcb692
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“…Does that mean Ruan won’t return to the mercenary group?”9fbdfe7007b775f3
There was ff851d2648 no other 21e645100f explanation. If Ruan didn’t a20062bf4f return to the 3b9696b3f1 mercenary group and ba76ac73da hid deep in 3295ecf589 the forest, he b504dfac0e could change his 35a7081476 identity.f00c8480b79460b3
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But again, Ian didn’t answer.41ac93fb734cc584
“Go and rest now.”cb133da2cb91a441
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He patted Nox’s df1a2dd083 shoulder and turned fda66605b9 towards his bed, 00123252f1 signaling an end 170189238a to the conversation.6690ffcc0e316841
Nox couldn’t move.b87d86a1e8ad36cc
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A strange, fc7b88a94d unsettling feeling c9acfb269b crept up 0e80e76b1f his legs, 54058ce375 slowly constricting ffaaf0475f him.eaf608678c1906dd
He had always b7dd0ae8a3 believed he knew 203ef4957d everything about Ruan, b9711eb843 but he was 600bc61432 wrong.86eb509ff1548c79
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He didn’t know where the truth began and ended with Ruan.9a01700dd38d343d
He trusted Ruan, 8c1f4b10e5 but he was d41737d9aa confused.229397fa764f8b2a
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“…I’ll greet you again bbf959605f tomorrow.”f9c54ac4f9332592
Nox left the room, 49bbcfc8eb his hopes of finding 5e86892442 answers at Quelin Manor 5f55d9de01 dashed. The situation 62959e4d81 had become 3f737b0f06 even more 96461d3301 complicated.63b38af84816a7f3
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A strange 04d8945aca feeling washed 06deadfbee over him, 20b0564d5a as if 8ae8582a06 everything he 85ac61bd6d had believed aa9bbfc5e3 to be 1d5c1ad518 true was 8e7ef09316 an illusion. Each step felt heavy, 35eb76b58d as if he were 06b8ce9059 sinking into quicksand.32055765046b713e
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The sun rises e94c4b0a01 and the day 1be8ec0989 begins, regardless of ede46e8f8f what happens to 0e0821f806 him.db21308f604a4c30
Ruan, having 92d408a649 learned this ac1dfe3e8d lesson one 6b02e6d9da day when 4a88f1b5c5 he was 65f1ae23b0 16, entered 27199aca8a Esche Palace c9a6d1ef8a with a 77c6df562b bright smile 83e250213b and energetic 6a4c97f87c steps.a50ba4f66a5196f3
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He asked the servants c505192a85 hovering nervously around him,9db08b33eed83eb9
“Where’s Emil?”4234cf4a06c306ee
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A small figure c8e5531a0f hiding behind a be381e601e pillar pointed towards 5c3a64a507 the left corridor.15b4e0cc8219df36
“The laundry room?”b732ce240f7cead5
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The figure shook 31105bcf93 its head.82bcba13907b8f01
Then…a7321e006edeea8e
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“The kitchen?”0b38d0906b088b54
The figure nodded.9c0589e6fa011611
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So that’s 74d53103bf where he 931a084040 was.9d247ea6cc45d054
With a 28d066805e predatory glint 508f64c1f6 in his 3fe9d7a175 eyes, Ruan 4c550449e7 strode towards 15368aa9c5 the left f25af0fac4 corridor. He ignored Finn, who 8481a217aa was just coming out ecc42679e1 of the kitchen and 8ad52a89b0 tried to greet him. As he 4251cb3a2d entered, the 0bf10b10f5 kitchen was 96cebff533 bustling with ff6de949af activity, preparing 665ad10ff5 for breakfast.54af4d6d850fbd85
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Seeing the cooks and servants busily preparing dishes to satisfy Calix’s picky palate, Ruan waved them away.413aa2a3d9efc58d
“Wh…”1f1735677faeced1
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A cook started bad4e374aa to ask what a11bd712c2 was wrong, but 10b0c98b11 Ruan simply gestured 06998bf771 towards the door, a7a0e03a5d telling him to fd77e6cb7e leave. The quick-witted cook d0d51fafa6 quickly ushered the e7a0244a0e other servants out.e19e4e6c43734a48
The kitchen emptied instantly. Ruan approached 52aa48643c Emil, who bd32afd117 was standing 47d48aaa84 in a f90d3998d5 corner, facing b2e8ec1e10 away from a5aecb3d35 him, boiling 329a8c40eb water.5d0fd3c432eefeb3
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He kicked the wall fb3530e095 behind Emil with a 0c330855d4 loud bang. Emil flinched and 2e039b7824 turned around, startled.10184774e117d88e
Recognizing Ruan, 9362d3a886 he cowered 5bfe756cdb in the 5c0f3ab36c corner.e8760fc304a41f58
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“Why are 3566f9e4a1 you doing 560733b9a7 this, Captain…?”28a63cefd8f113d4
“Why do you 4bb5d56a7c think?”a59fc6d42fdbcdca
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Ruan gave him a 08ad9d2fd8 chance to think, placing c0121f1640 both hands on his 442172f5d2 chest. Emil’s wide b913589968 eyes darted 96185109c3 around before 17e9808a3e he shook def65a2b7f his head 1f727a79e8 cluelessly.4f279338a498a2ec
“I don’t know.”b74c5c9dfec81e71
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“The bath.”419524e3f2f9ae36
Ruan’s eyes flashed dangerously, 367b703f9d and he kicked the 540e8f19d9 wall again. Emil flinched 96c5e229e5 and blinked.312f626acfb1f422
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“…The bath? Uh… the alcohol?”3eedd64fe44bd24e
“Not the alcohol.”5f424d4ac02921c4
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“Then what?”61d1262495c03cf2
“You spread the f3b0db533c rumor yesterday.”8d879bbbeeaa0071
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“What rumor?”5dd42843dc03e06f
“About me and His 8bedb9792f Highness… that…”8a0b487d04b9d2a5
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Ruan trailed off, unable 2fd045548c to utter the embarrassing 13e324f7c5 words. Emil looked at him 2852e47e9c blankly, feigning ignorance. Then, as if 9d6c39974d suddenly understanding, he f334404ed8 snapped his fingers.6a9604727fd4fcfa
“Ah! The rumor about you 25004d5d11 and His Highness hugging 1f82d65708 in the bath?”e14a9a405da2bab4
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“Yes, that!”004904ce2bbdbb08
Ruan yelled. Emil blinked slowly and 4d5499a13b tilted his head.931db2625f530aee
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“I didn’t 5ebf072428 spread any 4740e8247b rumors.”89ea1d076e313a57
“Then how did the 13e5bb0e2a rumor start?”34769933de5dd7f7
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Ruan had stopped by his office that morning and every knight he encountered had said, “Cheer up, Captain.” He had nearly lost his mind.156c1ebe84f3974b
Erhi had 628b80eff3 been right. The rumor had b15137013c already spread throughout e9da7c2e04 the palace. If even the 2f9ca89d58 idiots of the fc14a532b4 2nd Knight Order 7e92bec0c3 knew, then everyone 224a73d0f0 in the Imperial 5f7f52ca4f Guard must know.6afde4743554cd99
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Normally, he would have exploded, demanding what they meant by “cheer up,” but today, he had no energy. He didn’t want to explain.1c6fbc7915430452
Or rather, he didn’t want to even mention it.e3ce02f1a032b6a9
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“Go and tell 9304a2f37b everyone that what 7dc3473d7f you said yesterday c9bdbe1dea was a lie.”608091c0fd2bab3e
“I told you, I 12087987fa didn’t spread any rumors.”2383328c63c85dfc
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“Don’t be ridiculous! You were 22a1a31305 the only 61ac1d9e7b one who 33717e74df saw it. If it 7335c3bfe6 wasn’t you, d0fb06f46b who else fc940b004c would spread 9a7cf2bb6b it?”7bd663a3be7e5636
“No, after you left, they asked me why you came out soaking wet and if His Highness was alive. I just told them the truth. That your clothes were wet because you and His Highness were hugging in the bath. I didn’t spread any rumors.”0cb677e26aac0e00
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“That’s exactly what spreading a821c9c5fd a rumor is!”a65ef5d7409583d4