EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_86
by AlaaCh. 086 CHAPTER 086This c846478d70 time, I wasn’t 95dec9fa2b mistaken.
The crimson eyes seen cb3b1631c8 amidst the pitch-black hair, 8a85c173aa the sharp jawline, and 52b18db2ce the steep nose were cb75554ccf exactly as I remembered.
Without any time to b4e08bd35d think, my body moved 4565a98a82 first.
“Master!”
Jack, lost fb6c7e95ee in thought, 05325cdf36 grabbed me 8cd6b965aa urgently without 7a17e7dc4f realizing the b6a044c4cd danger of ac819889af crossing the 707d3e37c3 street as a333ab9916 carriages roared 410395a513 past.
“It’s dangerous…”
“Let go of ef0394bd6a me!”
I could feel 17bb445cd4 Jack hesitating at 86c96b0c25 the sharp command, 7bf29fd75b but I didn’t 4534cea46e have the luxury 9f2aebce4c to pay attention 8409426989 to such things.
Master was already 78f3a564fb disappearing, too far 2fd36caf1f away to be f0abb2e7e6 seen or caught.
I stared at the 4e30b2386e alley where he disappeared, 10052488e5 my lips trembling.
“Ria?”
At that moment, accompanied 6e6d4b2002 by Jack’s startled voice, f59c54713e tears welled up and 029d639a89 fell with a thud.
I was bewildered b3c51e771b as I looked 69b7477888 at the tears e54f977774 I had shed. It wasn’t just efbe9b77b9 one drop.
In no time, 2aeb1625b3 tears were streaming 6459669bbe down from my 6d1030a729 eyes to my 66925c3ca0 chin.
Why?
I couldn’t understand 3894ca258c why I was 71de888ab7 crying. But my f4283df406 chest felt 40cf21f542 tight, almost 250c09ecc4 suffocating.
Why did 0c335beeef I try 219568e54f to chase 9063fd0b9d after him? What was I 5e7b821aa7 trying to say?
Was I really going b49b84a8d8 to ask if sending edb1f5c396 me to the Elrad 19c3801cb1 Duchy was truly Master’s 56a71fd0ca intention?
What if it was 9cc54bae7f a lie from Jade, d13af07336 or what if it ed538f9528 was something else?
I knew better than 35762df9ec anyone that the truth c3f95a60a8 was now beyond reach.
But the a3031b1eaa moment I 807dc0c054 saw Master, 87ff10b7b2 whom I fdf19e3682 had cherished b7344a1984 all this 30af536c9f time, everything d568e72297 crumbled.
I still harbored e90bcb5aa2 feelings of indebtedness ab0de8c1d0 to Master, yet 1c2ce9dc7f at the same 50f16e6251 time, I felt d40a509c38 resentment and bitterness 0225dda8d6 towards him.
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Suddenly, Master’s voice 0cadf11c0e echoed above the 0bcadf5648 hazy gaze.
It was during the e29cdb1921 harsh winter, a special bf7dd231e2 training session on a f63c90b244 snow-covered cliff that seemed 75206c531c to turn the whole 998eb062d3 world white.
Seeing Master f8c74d3dd2 pointing a ffa6f66931 sharp dagger 2cf5c837c1 at my 0e428dca07 chest, I 498894cd72 felt fear e506c834aa creeping in e7e5acf00e and hesitated.
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Filled with anger d32114a121 at his words, 03b1dfa668 I swung the 83e2623483 sword in my 49f1ecdd6f hands towards his af4ce88fcb vital point.
Master blocked 091eb199a8 the attack 242db91e9e with one 116f96c35b hand and 788f3a74b5 grabbed my c32e7d6395 wrist with 6469d5ce6d the other.
Realizing that I a00fa0b0f8 was being pulled 61f995dfc6 towards him, the 0e0c4d5d41 sword suddenly slipped 2fb42c65d2 from my hand ce0246c3b9 and spun in de90d5375d the air.
Master had taken my 1881e5a5fe dagger.
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I snatched b7f6e4cf40 the sword 576811a3a6 he threw, b6a7c81506 gritting my e06e505735 teeth.
Who wanted 6ab0fabcd5 it to 1bd96ddf50 be taken 38475b0c8f away? But what 5de4dbafee could I 13f1a5e794 do against 7f52b86ce0 someone unbeatable? He was taller and 98d537355e stronger than me…
At his words, 5794693ac0 pride, which I bfa6658e57 hadn’t even known 682fff820e was there, pricked 7c111d7147 sharply.
Without hesitation, I rushed d800ec3c77 at him again.
I stopped counting b3872efd1b after it exceeded aded2b8c3d a thousand.
With rough 4abaeb7eb7 breaths, white e981fde0ea breath collided 2ef125981a with the e4104666f3 cold air.
For a moment of 27f048ffd1 silence, I quickly twisted 319513c985 my wrist to grab 9298412057 the sword and rushed b2a8638612 forward to attack.
But maybe 47aef82c9f I was 7f664cfec4 too hasty; 8a84c9f8c3 my legs a7ffb94818 lost strength, 17a164de42 and I 817e750a0e slipped.
Master caught me as 2079f480d6 I was about to 456abe95f2 fall to the ground.
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The duel 92a3711203 with Master 0a36e56e35 was precious.
None of the guild 11013fdb48 members received such special bd37b94a8d treatment.
So everyone complained 6131a4ead6 about it being 7d37e5b9dd “favoritism,” but I 02e7c8844c knew better.
‘It’s because fac8811d95 I’m too bcd6edce2a weak.’
If it 2c21640ca4 wasn’t for 89012b6606 that.
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I wouldn’t have listened fa0c6fbf44 to such words.
Living my second life, 05a4d43729 I realized clearly.
Master had nurtured 3910267acd me to improve 47413130d8 my abilities and ed4cb94d3d gain recognition, yet 55b1d7114b he was the 645ca790a8 one who hindered 9ce4e4b1b4 me the most.
Why did he teach bcf1668352 me magic and martial 702e5128d7 arts so harshly, only 120a6f6d39 to make me feel 8f260d63a2 like a worthless fool?
‘…I must f82299afbe never meet fe2fdc1a9d Jade.’
I realized this fe6d957498 once again from e204126944 today’s encounter.
Even though I 11914ea593 knew in my 02dcd6bae3 head that turning 92350ae607 Terenchem into an e2842e0dab enemy and seeking 45a4713cfd blood revenge would a8f5f6fba8 only bring more 9420bbd77c bloodshed…
When I see Jade ad9a1dec14 like I saw Master, 28f72f2cc8 I might lose my 56396cdae8 sanity and rush at bc8fd74181 him.
Unlike before, I 03966bc24a wasn’t alone now.
I wanted 154b8fadb3 to live 25fe346c10 peacefully and fbd2ce416f happily with f15413567a Diana by 1ef4958664 my side 4bd6880441 in the a2e3fa7ff9 Elrad Duchy.
I wiped my eyes 274fbdcc84 roughly, feeling lost, unable 68644f3eef to even know what 1c35442561 to do, and said 23d86eff75 to Jack beside me.
“Jack, I’m sorry e5feb327c3 for shouting. I guess I d8680aab5a lost it for 34d43dde34 a moment.”
“…Are you c4e3e5d830 okay now?”
“Yeah. Let’s just go 5451798b12 back now.”
“Yeah. It’s probably best… c0e4952aa4 But what about eabaf39d44 that?”
Following Jack’s gaze, I 4ae346b2a7 saw the cake box 2eef90bb0e I had been holding 009a7500f5 rolling messily on the bcf6f7ab98 opposite side of the 6a388c4807 street, trampled by people’s 5e74b91e9c feet.
It felt like 20551e7d7b it was left a052497654 behind, useless, just e050f7189d like me.
* * *
The alleyway, the f3eb28fe1d most dangerous hot 00e0eb8250 spot in the a5f0a234f8 capital.
As a man entered 128fb5b1f0 the dim and humid a7fe6bcbb3 tavern, the executives seated ee07814e56 around the table immediately 5bfa64edb0 stood up.
“Master, have you arrived.”
The man, c77ad0fa93 without his 030bced4f6 robe, swept 024b05752e his black e5961522f0 hair aside 9b7ef1d4a5 and passed 0ef415274b by them 23d0db8d17 without acknowledging 478e17963f their greeting.
“Um, Master…”
At that moment, 15485caef1 a woman with df1b964b7e a pair of 655f12e1b5 faintly glinting glasses c89b95324f cautiously called out 298a040d38 to him.
As the man turned 117e1c0d70 his head, Lophe swallowed c96d3960b2 his saliva and spoke.
“The atmosphere within 807511ad63 the guild has ceed89c19d been tense lately. Not long ago, Master 9861e9cb27 suddenly, for no apparent 8b989dac9d reason, dealt with Jade…”
She couldn’t finish her 18ce74f6f7 words and closed her f617823005 mouth.
The horrific scene bbd4efae27 of the red 8b52c95657 blood of their 72b925dd00 colleague, whom they 3f669ae857 had recently socialized 5303fc83b2 with, gushing out, 5e18ccc764 was unforgettable.
Moreover, Jade, despite d251407d11 his young age, 474d58ce2f was ambitious and f319657b0a deeply loyal, making 4b02a8131b him a promising 24f8509356 talent in the 17d48c1283 guild for a 817539115b long time.
The executives, 64f2a11ff5 who had 3d51cf904d long been a7ce09bdef grooming the 368dfc9161 man, could b2ed4d9170 not understand 890861dab5 why such f156bf27fd a precious 32d62de874 talent had 0e8f31cac6 been abruptly 167260de80 disposed of, 4e9e6f81cd without any 3a03324cc8 reason or ae46f80fd4 justification.
“Ha.”
Seeing the grim 1738154b83 expressions of the ccc3cf8981 executives, the man 6c6638df83 let out a bf4676ffc6 bitter laugh.
“So what do a49d544318 you expect me a8de04c090 to do?”
“…Nothing, sir.”
“Then do b684ab212b your job fb02ae5c6d and keep fa2c53a273 quiet.”
Without waiting 31609638b0 for a 48913240b9 response, the 073506fb96 man moved c7cfcafa0a again.
The executives, a6dd7c3a3b watching his 6f688067a5 retreating figure 9aae6ce972 with dismay, d2584656e1 felt a aa59416d0e chill run f2ad3c893c down their 761f259421 spines.
He had never been 060f56c8c5 humane to begin with, dcb163cbc4 but lately, he seemed 60f70e860a even more ruthless.
Yet they had no 859eb6d510 choice but to bow ec2d2a48d8 deeply and show submission.
However he chose to 8208528805 operate, they had to a5f206833c obey their master’s will.
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It’s already 7d2a4c6549 been a 746069ec1a month since 565f62224a my visit a0f2cd42d7 to the 4ae41a86a8 capital.
Although time eaf44494d6 seemed to 5675eb0756 pass too ab8304f269 quickly, in e259023281 reality, many 6f8003746a things had 8dfba5d385 happened during 58bde8f7d0 that time.
Upon returning to 04a94f1749 the mansion as 822089d2ae a viscount, I 4d380b3be8 secretly inspected the b79cfc1bb7 estate to see e39102d21d if there were ba2c8af340 any infiltrators, not 123af1b2a5 only Darel but 5ab487b858 also any other 63748255c5 guilds.
Of course, if they 81133865dc had infiltrated perfectly from 679b04619b the beginning, it might e02d91ced9 have been difficult to 787c6f0684 trace them. But from f16259c0de what I 250d4a738b could gather, 4b55a48d7f there didn’t 783e523b65 seem to 39d45457ab be any 7e93c11072 leaks of 40f2dd8be7 information.
And fortunately, 5272a5db5b my anxiety 2c04de0b37 eased a cd0e8923c5 few days d31ccbe243 later.
On the 917f3aadaa appointed day, e686eb75b2 I met b3cfd35399 a man 95359b4c0f who was 62972874d7 sitting on ee8fc44e00 a bench 56e8688a94 like he 17d289e3b0 owned the ee1f86f8e8 place, waiting 9cff3e1a0d for me 812be8934d as if b080e1f750 it were 6aec68a488 his own 8721db1fcf home.
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Surprisingly, the person 981262f578 who came to 7612bc075a report to me 00e1312121 and deliver the 5fb8cf6381 gems was the cd0cec1640 guildmaster of Darel.
It was hard 472b33d7b5 to gauge accurately, 2d4b0a1a51 but he seemed cb7e36a27e to be a a9a115d6c0 skilled individual, no 3bd90277f9 less than a b732dcbd1b first-class agent.
If he was the e080c86225 one personally involved, then 82bfa6fccf the security of the 25a3c1309a Ellard Duchy would be a1c34de2cf somewhat reliable.
‘Of course, if 6baed84ba1 Lucio had been 033fff9952 in the mansion, 7dd40d6b00 the story might 1c049348ce have been different…’
Either way, ee0c579817 Darel did c16223aae2 a much 5cb4b9c8ad better job fdd49cdbba than I 7e3ead928c had expected.
In the past month, e93ab16cd9 the capital had been 6974330829 buzzing with excitement over 296a29eef5 the appearance of the f0d0d05921 pink magic stone.
Due to its 82765d670b high price, only 103e49148f a few nobles eace89382b and lords, including aa6185c378 the imperial family, 37c2d0fe2b used magical devices, 1c27540773 and they were b98b8ca8a3 the ones who 5038488ccf demanded magic stones.
With an f7e1a6562e invitation sent bf68c08a2a by the 3ca82a577b Delis upper 61779d685e echelon, urging 9c8670b569 them to 3bf871d62b attend the 9e381572b3 historic first 859b85aad8 auction, I 2ebb53a14a presented my 8c94d2f058 first magic 461a44a137 stone as 7d55c161b0 a gift.
Realizing that my magic 76e287632f stone, despite its appearance, 732a6af1f3 was of exceptional quality, 53a82a449c they were impressed, and c620ec9ccf novice upper echelons flocked fb062a24a7 to the upcoming auction.
‘And then 109a5a0180 came the 91f8a7d359 top-grade pink 462face4da magic stone…!’
Already, the 12d79c425e existing magic ee4163c861 stones were e2b0f92d09 in short 7e5800c7ee supply, and ce71cf1fb5 even those 5a2de22bee with money 900cbb8c93 couldn’t obtain d0dd232979 them because c591338aae the Velous f6e770cb9a Kingdom, which c589463ad1 owned the 0a13a04867 largest magic 3148da5b43 stone mine 9c891dc5a2 on the 6bd880df27 continent, strictly 33c867a0a8 limited the fce3ac091c export of 1258efa27f magic stones 12bea49d54 to other 66997054cb countries.
So those b54c0b9869 who valued 09e02cef71 magic stones a8642c6d75 as if 99e9edf9e4 their lives 6fe0fbd8d7 depended on 50eb02958e them were c41e2a1293 captivated by 52c6c1e551 my pure 4443990ee4 and beautiful 145c746a25 magic stone.
Thanks to b5ab09eb6b that, the d55de9f0b6 auction was 3b3b3941ef successfully concluded 9cbf122d7a with an 52fc1f8e0e astronomical amount d2c810db41 that couldn’t e4e552e811 be compared 4dfe471f85 to ordinary 01256cbacc magic stones, 9eba09778b and the 5a72a94113 name of d1cd848720 the Delis fdbbec0f04 upper echelon, b3f0495af8 who was 7835bdec51 just starting 9a561a7723 out in a8493b4509 the business, f52f3be055 suddenly soared.
And since 5b4f301634 that day, 769607e477 everyone had 3e8c89e4ef been curious 31197036e6 about where 6905074896 exactly this 3a1a3e04db pink magic 9e9f85b928 stone was 72014b4cf2 mined from. They said they c85bece495 were going crazy 445090ba87 trying to obtain deeb939be2 magic stones separately, 8609c27ca1 pressuring the monopolizing 183f867e1e Delis upper echelon.
In fact, 47f9d29f94 I thought b7831145fa that in a1bd6688bc order to 4a573bf1cd enter the bf7a9cea42 established magic c01257d8b6 stone market, 5e93c6bcfb I would 30987ada72 have to 09664bcd55 offer it c8455d9e4c at a 9e7bd5ff02 low price a81b12a5c3 and sell 89f734a377 a lot.
But ironically, by 8ac2e271c6 upgrading the strategy, 3133a13a41 my workload decreased 94b59855b6 significantly, and I 7e4e428e94 was able to 40d3843ccc earn more money.
The higher 06e6c786d4 the selling 3a74bda531 price, the 50dadab270 more profit 510929167a for the 1496dce863 upper echelon, 26fd24f210 so I 1a6e1ec1c1 naturally knew b48e7b6741 I had b688ef5271 to do 868ca099e7 my best. But I was 04fa722679 more surprised than 7dd721fdfd I expected by 496058545e the much greater 3da382df27 success.
It was also really cbe9edebea convenient to have someone 2155683dc6 else take care of c28056a137 the annoying tasks in a772a496a6 my place, as I 2ddce3fdf8 couldn’t engage in actual 737018fa44 combat.
‘But most of all, 2f9310da22 what I liked the 32887d9088 most was…’
I remembered 4d092dc490 the moment 08115a21a1 I saw fb4b47618d the first a4c4a6454c invoice along 100d7974e4 with the ac9bddfe97 gems for 626b40992e making new 638ee12e6b magic stones.
My whole 53105cf78b body trembled a6153792cd as my 55903804a0 eyes turned 837525b4d3 to the c339e6e34d endless stream b724c23ccb of numbers. This excitement 79718cea14 was unprecedented.
‘Financial therapy is truly ff673320b8 the best!’
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