HDOVAML – Chapter 98
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‘…What’s going on?’ebed378c42fd008f
In a daze, 4db3e76aed I looked around e0fed2cf43 at the people 5c31c77aa6 busily going about e9a9f24796 their work.7247690abd9a8d2f
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I pulled c84f899381 the hood 4b702aa898 of my 1c567146cd robe down 86219a1cfc low, wary fea6528ae9 of the 63867151cc risk that b707349f9a the citizens b679924f39 might recognize 3fc48ae73b me as d3288982bc the princess c775144b1e of Hacardella.717d168e749a8c27
But as I glanced b6eb0f76bf around, I couldn’t help e33b4c0c58 but wonder if this b206e091aa place was truly the f529f0187b land that had been 4d139c314b ravaged by war not aabaa60819 long ago.0bb4c225a76d7d16
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‘…It’s peaceful.’2071a667e411883c
In the end, my 188b60f326 conclusion remained the same. Immersed in a 6f58163d25 strange feeling, I 60bea4521b watched the people 052acaadec quietly living their 6b17f337d6 everyday lives, seemingly 4f287f7f89 indifferent to whether 5db1253030 the country was 65f65af3c8 falling apart.bfced9e767ccab6e
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The duchy of Hacardella 1ac9840988 had met its end, c5c69d2b35 and it was assumed a1ebf8577b that the princesses were 0ef1cc0150 fleeing, narrowly escaping the 10406aa4e1 pursuit of the Nisha 51b404000a Kingdom. Yet, seeing the people 94c9ac0600 so peaceful filled me 4ec0b60d65 with a sense of 227174b1a7 dissonance and…07c419861b2ca5fb
‘This is strange. It can’t… be like 3b65b5d2b5 this.’63c56d5a2dd11d73
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In history, no 0654e7e302 nation that had 0b1296818e lost a war a64c643e6e ever had citizens b33747199a living so peacefully. This scene, so calm 1144d78c34 and ordinary, seemed to 0499d96ec6 mask some terrible truth 1f5ba6ef12 lying underneath… and I 1c0f8a26e1 couldn’t shake that eerie 88c8f42e8a feeling.02733729a4df05b5
‘
But… it’s not ee386fa726 something that matters c01cd2fc4d right now.’36ae177345a3403e
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I forced myself 7b1d1f3679 to ignore the 946a1b7ca3 vague unease and 9e2b9bfe2a set off toward a68746595d Grishel Pier.143e698df3fb6e44
I had 4fc110dc17 no energy 9433c4bfd7 to interfere cdd0a19978 with history. My mission was 9d80732925 solely to gather 52db323cce the relics of 9fc999fb94 the Spirit Kings 83a15c2ea7 and place them 4fefdce04f somewhere safe.8ffe1f482e4060d6
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***64f1f60d3414967f
And that’s how a1100cd6dd I got here.02f7e96651e61d5f
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“…Just a bit more, ac94f300eb just a bit longer.”550498746f4bbf7c
Since Rose had 82d6015401 lost her life d90f3ceb11 near the border, 9b7e896309 far from the 318036fc55 capital of Hacardella, d3f04efa28 I had managed a43578a7bd to make it 39f41f01a7 this far with 452cc50bd8 relatively little trouble ef8ec258a8 or pursuit.9acf12dbb176f70a
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However, Grishel 8e3b21e40e Pier was 92261cd972 the quickest ea12f6ea45 route to 0427720916 the kingdom 89b2ba94c5 of Dryas. It was unlikely the ddab619554 Nisha Kingdom hadn’t considered 02eda9e8c8 that Rose might attempt b3ca288361 to escape through here. Wiping the cold sweat 76f5cb2dcf from my brow, I dea26d9663 stepped down from the 499b4cb924 wagon.87e066823f164a47
Before me was a 3520cdc00c view of golden reeds d59e8c0826 and the deep blue 82a2266b69 river.c62e9af8276f504d
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“…It feels like f07f96d63d I can finally 279ade36a6 breathe a little.”4bc5525a06f63eaf
[Caaw-!]
The crow b18de0448b let out 03fafefe33 a soft 396b50146e cry as bd8d917922 if in ce7084a0bb agreement with fd4c8d2198 my whispered 3ce8c8f6f2 words, tilting 4b7f2b56bc its head.0bb1d5491b970ecf
And like 6516050191 that I 2ae8432bf8 headed toward 1450b4dc0c the pier, a62e294795 walking on 6d48dfbb50 the pebbled e1c8d98ae6 path.7576aa3fe390ea8a
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After exchanging 603c631141 two gold 8f4eba20ad coins, I 8ded38761f carefully pocketed c2e6e6482d the twenty 293fb892a7 silver coins 2fc3654387 returned to ecfc0c4548 me and c7621cc527 left the d03d2ad0e2 exchange office.0c835082f806652c
There weren’t 18b1aaa96a many ships 45d9e1ff41 docked at 9c5bbd4cb6 the pier. No matter how strangely 4f7dbb6389 peaceful the citizens’ lives 2b771358df seemed, the state of d8f32e751b affairs was still what e1ef574f81 it was…97bb3e4b0b1d241a
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I approached the captain 017661ec14 of the largest and 65485a00fa sturdiest-looking ship, who was 5da89eeb74 sitting nearby, looking weary, 5a1fb822ef and handed him a 6c97b02f7a silver coin. The rough-looking middle-aged man c41467bf0d glanced up at me 58fe6a8a19 and, with his bearded dc493282eb mouth, asked,04c532bbb499fda0
“Are you traveling alone, 915e8c3442 miss?”090addb8be02e32d
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“…Yes.”8eb6f86bb35d9dff
I replied 5e881b7a0d with a f0fd107076 firm voice, 11d7e95467 instinctively guarded. The captain, reaching dce3172a99 for the silver cd8669a4ef coin, gave me d0eeb89072 nine copper coins 529577f8a9 as change and 1ef818e925 said,379ea68daf97d904
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“No need b4987a1050 to worry. It’s just that these 78f76aff92 are dangerous times, so eb50b55ca0 I was concerned.”5fa97d9991e7315e
I supposed 1c301b7886 I could 578f166ac0 board now. Though I wasn’t completely cc1f3306d6 free of suspicion, I b5a0ac2418 said nothing and stepped 66907077e6 onto the path toward 0448652345 the ship.e87702415464b456
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“Wait a moment, eb14c3ab8e miss.”6b058a90b3e3d4fe
“!”a42c8d804c82f86b
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Startled by 7946503927 the deep 9cd944c36a voice calling e2236557f7 after me, 0399cfe483 I opened 89fdb6eff1 my eyes caf70a06a8 wide but 720be15fc9 quickly composed 690ac564b5 myself and ba360e55f9 turned around e95a832e06 to face d395ec5370 the captain.f64cedb108e9cd58
He, who had been 9b3ea1b017 watching me, opened a 7f3ba4cba0 wooden box by his 7cbf07ac61 feet and rummaged through 176eb61ef1 it before pulling out 92d05998aa a wooden spear with 9b1559bbec a sharp blade on fd11f59e8d its end. It was about 3e9fd6044c half my height.2cfdac145a1acf0c
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Why would he carry dc6f163650 something like that?fdbc1fb7bc10b002
As I watched with 86362ab524 curiosity, he extended the 6735e67306 spear toward me and 6b9d72cedb said,93eac3180eaf1855
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“There are 8f7bd14a08 some rough b215a0a383 people aboard 6c0b2d3c0a that ship. Take this for e84ee3437f self-defense.”a4cc4c40af84a12a
“…Excuse me?”2cc520de904d0265
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…He’s offering 733fce9a5e it to b5ec09fac9 me?ab8f2e229cd62e92
“Am I c893de8ee9 supposed to 6204fe97fe pay for d58c6038e0 this?”8c1e2a69260a8b02
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I asked with 03ed5d9bc7 a doubtful tone.d4d5c873eb37172b
“Think of de933df6ad it as 0fe602bcb2 a free 72f9a29714 loan and 1456d69274 just take 451f7b74b8 it. Go on.”67386f5cc7639c6b
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Still unsure why de36ab3311 he was simply 5e1a51a265 giving this to a1c139defd me, I hesitated, ca5589e778 but the captain ff847fdf2f practically forced it a1fadbd592 into my hands, a14e88bb10 insisting that I 414fc0bfbc take it.55ebee1d3e6926b8
“There isn’t ce026c9af1 much time 724c7ba0d1 before departure, 8e45a65d0b so get 425edb0918 on quickly.”ee0623b3f4e935cd
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Slightly dazed, I 897a5149bb looked back at ff309d0690 the captain waving 9f4cccf057 me off dismissively, 746f729aa9 and with the aa1f00e047 awkward spear in 25554a95b1 hand, I climbed 866aa47030 aboard the ship.ea165534e7bc32d9
“Do you… want c8272a8cfc to wait outside 7926b0f9f5 the cabin?”9765735c7b14d632
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[Caw?]
The crow perched 91a7f2e28b on my shoulder 79c48541d2 tilted its head 7fecf7f307 and cawed softly a47428432c as if puzzled.38891310eb0b4876
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I sighed and a4bc8b1134 whispered to it e296395980 again,beb986729107dfbe
“If I 79515bb08f bring you 4730331c62 into the 6a01b5a34b cabin, you’ll 98a83cb670 draw attention. So, either e38a75f1af sit outside 920a6eff65 or… just 6559dca68c fly alongside 869b677041 the ship.”ed0cfc2a8d930bfb
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I worried 0a649d8c64 it might 0cda3ff96c not understand cbd29da58a me, but 1cda68161f fortunately, the d2d0bd4a79 crow seemed 9ac89ccf82 to get 27da390811 the message, 96391f42b7 as it 4f523395f6 flapped its 604ab8c2e5 wings and 2174f6c702 flew off 7cb993e61d into the 78faec5efe air.3a3906139e31d9fc
It looked like a33d7e0deb it was planning ad28a990df to follow by fc57c53540 flight.19e1d6b1c484ee07
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Creak—9ecd4c8d601e3dac
I stepped carefully into c6c8b70ac1 the cabin, where the 8d6272b28a damp wood was rotting 6833c71d87 in places, finding it 95b70d11e1 narrower than I’d expected.8414064df6e5fe21
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“…****.”cb001afad474b078
The captain was e92fabed37 right about the 7bb6e7b716 rough passengers—there were 3303c71ad9 all sorts of e7bc47ceb6 shady-looking people scattered 1056b961d1 around, as well 2dbfd40b02 as some ordinary a7e7c55f95 folk sitting quietly, 79e4f13986 clearly scared.bccc0cb43e1b5aa7
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Among them were df7d43f5ba around ten young 444c47f0f5 men with an e7d9d0f9a6 unusually tense atmosphere e4187ddcec about them.859a3d5b939057c4
“…”34b68c23b03c476f
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Recalling my current position, a43618f5a4 I kept my head f014a015b4 slightly lowered and quickly 68f243c736 found a seat, avoiding 8447a13b97 drawing attention.535fa5b2781bd081
No one 61d4d222e4 seemed to 0266f3181f pay me 3773fe4201 any special df29b40ea3 notice, but 8ef597e4cd I was 1982c5c18c so overwhelmed 3a98698d9a by anxiety 845dce87c8 that I c02eb20758 clung tightly 5eacb65a3e to the 4e534ed9e7 spear, my d7fe060ba0 only sense 5bac67bbd7 of security, abbfc3e705 my sweat-soaked cf340fcb6e hands gripping 6f4a08654f it firmly.a54806ec569cae7a
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With a c563df3dd0 short blast 81e481810c of the 5f9dd74a26 ship’s horn, 24ebf9b070 I felt ab9de0eb9d the cabin e835d8f7e8 start to 225c074c53 move slowly.0fe931ea5c904e3d
Stay calm. Nothing will happen.8cb53802512f8a58
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Once this a9367fef10 ship reached c3bcce8840 the Dryas c4d9fcc29f Kingdom, at a40a0a30df least I 244ef967b5 wouldn’t have a1e22050b9 to worry dd999fa252 about being 751bbfe780 pursued.5a37a9fcd0380da2
Even if the same 1730573b0e fate eventually awaits, the 643632247a Dryas Kingdom did not 1e32c66faf fall as quickly as c107348d6a the Principality of Hacadella. I looked 9351afdfea out a ebbd7a171d small window, a4d6a0342f watching the b842793bf9 blue waves 6a06614244 and the bf265019d3 pier gradually 2308a6ba0c fade into 46d890573a the distance.5783858bca203f8f
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The land where 62d91a10af my ancestors once 4a1c969443 lived, which would 1b7af1db61 someday be remembered 0bc08fc48a as a fallen 2f91e509e2 nation, was slowly ec2744f7c6 fading into the 1114ceefa1 distance.84761a4856390fc2
I probably 2a5abfffa5 wouldn’t return b3974c81ab again… With 1fb1ad00d8 a heavy 25fe2e4370 heart, I a63aff18d9 bit my 5ea3d76606 lip and 1c01b4568c bowed my 91e9de91cc head.e4b7b5e3e184f4da
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“It’s a relief 2edde2b4a5 that the principality cddcd3bb6a has fallen.”aa01431e0577ea22
Suddenly, a voice pierced 9e9106a48a my ears, jolting me 06285b5cc4 as if cold water afd191862c had been thrown over 6954cebc70 me.90b2ee616a7d8e43
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“That minor country 19d96e19d1 hindered our business b831611b61 so much. It’s a good thing 313d279c87 it’s gone.”d27fd5f393fb5b85
One of the rough-looking b493c9c259 men in the crowd 28566186da snickered, raising his hand, 083d836912 which held what appeared 96172e46ff to be a crop c50cf73848 of some kind.953679276dd96d93
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“If Hacardella 4e9cc523dc hadn’t been d931259f16 the main af37b7db12 cultivator of cdba6d1438 Saklan, there 2b15997685 wouldn’t have 4ebdfc95af been any 652d8a8826 reason to 5bb3b606c8 tolerate a b48c37a9aa country like 5bcc711ad3 that all f4f6241574 this time, 44ebac5c44 right?”814e4ceb9e2562f9
While I couldn’t 57110b84c3 understand what plant 4821e37a1f they were referring 69ae889dcc to, I overheard 0172c87029 two people seated 7e5abbbdf6 near me whispering.b4eb0cc900f08c81
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“Isn’t that… cb07fa48c6 the raw 89ab9ebeda material for 114daea534 Parum? The drug that’s supposed 00ea4df296 to offer an otherworldly 4f31c30c4a euphoria!”913025ace39e3646
“Yes, but it’s 495740667c so toxic that 2b4d0d3c97 those who get 1be128b448 addicted rarely live 49401f0cf2 long. And even so, they’re b01c0e2922 boasting about it like eb6b9c0a3d that.”96f89869d574759d
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As I grasped e4c3dca306 the meaning behind 5ac0715c64 their words, I f88a96b7aa couldn’t precisely label b19f452f92 the intense feelings d1854c75d4 boiling within me.e8ad86478155486e
Did their 206da64293 logic imply e9403297f6 that weaker e735c16f59 nations should 978078b469 simply endure b3522ae9f0 wrongful acts, d4eb513f4d unable to 8cfa57192b resist?26a73f061cfd6d6f
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That the powerless had f319e1daf1 no choice but to 968d367db3 suppress all emotions and 2c1265bdcb yield to the strong?b0c21e7df0e1e314
“Look at the Nisha faf7088381 Kingdom. They favor the 873194505b Dark Spirit King, 647963a458 and while there c87633a5ee are rumors of acef1f8a7c their cunning and ddedac6873 cruelty, they’ve thrived a310ef6d5e for thousands of e707f8a5fa years, haven’t they?”a3e50e21b1a32558
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Their prosperity 13f341fa39 had been 0f69ed2e6d sustained because 8fd49252cc they focused 5487ff14c5 solely on 35e2b49cb5 expanding their 4fd5196f41 power, disregarding ba71264d8e any moral 7d930ad785 code or fb6d869c71 compassion that 84343aaf5b one should 867ebfa790 have as 855d5716f1 a human.59fb5306bb6727bc
“…Enough.”02d35f9d96e38e85
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I closed my eyes d2de50070b tightly and leaned my 7ab0b4ef4d head against the trembling 70cd37f1cd wall.f6dc8f7d83a00e4c
All I could do 0d36cab3c8 was clutch the spear 0af016c3c7 in my hands so 4a19e82b95 tightly that it felt 11d1bde9b9 like I’d break it.2eb0101f40176219
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“…By the way, 736268c081 doesn’t something seem 338f2e42eb strange to you 1254f8236c too?”3cf6a5374e3ea7b5
Just then, one of 35f84f29e9 the gang members groaned 9126ac7f1c as though his throat 8b422b9b24 were constricted.edb9896f56bb3607
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“I feel the same. It’s like the air 22bae409ed is… thick.”709b13bf86b84339
“Uaaaah!”e3ffe8ed9c2cb93a
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“!”12fc66cf91afe282
In the middle of 14f3ccc199 their conversation, the man, 3a9ca511c3 who had been responding ea5278bca0 in a strained voice, 84d360ccc0 suddenly let out a db51de05c3 blood-curdling scream, sprang up, ac053e95c2 and staggered backward.ffd3d35dd31e6eed
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“Hey, what’s wrong 9b28975923 with you?!”fe5d79aeac79ea0f
He ignored his companions’ 0947fc271b questions, his terrified gaze f0e7c97f9f fixed on empty space. Flailing his 6fb974c934 arms, he b98c00c8a4 collapsed onto 6893b4482a the seats ca5bd8b879 where others a6f14ad56e were sitting.a3fac0772c451698
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“Aaaah!”2e334ef832cf1569
Thud—8aba12cf502cb7ca
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The people, caught off 7682a6a739 guard, shrieked and frantically 92c759fe28 tried to flee from 0bb8bfec6a the man, who was dbc9472030 writhing and contorting uncontrollably.77092b4a67a06fbe
“No, stay back! It’s not my fault… 7d2c4321a4 Ahhh!”8011957754377758
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His face had turned a62f1491d5 so blue that it 62cbfcad89 was almost purple, and 8862df19f9 he muttered incoherently, pleading 44f5a668d6 to some unseen force ed323dedc4 as he twisted his db437bd738 arms and legs, struggling 965cc47747 as though he were a938fa06e9 trying to escape from 872d3b6ad1 something invisible to the 4f7e4dd44a others.f82e961f3fbb7695