KASE Ch 3

The Fourth Prince, Ninogale, b228f969ad was quite drunk, chuckling 5c65fa1b43 to himself. As befitted a twin 298eeeb54e brother born with Princess d27a7af941 Rosella, his features were 3518dd084e remarkably similar to hers, 9ddd687380 but his personality and 28ceff34f2 expressions were completely different. He hummed a 747457d416 tune under his ae86a039b5 breath, his eyes 5e670e99cd sparkling like a 8fa80c7c42 child who had dea61e8c7a found an interesting ecc8ff02da toy.e175d729cbffbe37

The Second Prince, 3296ec0542 beside him, was 592e1771a5 more blatant. He licked his e9d01c919c lips greedily and 72184383bd pressed Oniam to 68641a9495 quickly state the 86afed7368 conditions.e1ab0f7b86c62356

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“Hahaha, I’m af51efa991 glad you’re 12c248a084 so interested. I’ll explain, 449dc157f7 so don’t 808e677bb9 be impatient.”e2b41f15e6b04788

His relaxed attitude 06c031399b only fueled the efa31bc1aa people’s anticipation. Oniam clinked e3b8dcef46 his glass 9ff2425679 against the 01575144fe one the be0daea2c3 Fourth Prince a4c79aaaae had left 77b5bd932d behind.9779be49a3e0eaee

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“The opportunity will be given to everyone equally. Not just you, but any guest present at this banquet can participate. Since it’s a special occasion, it’ll be more fun with more people, don’t you think?”3ec45b3066fa4088

“What? Is that true?”18205c5bae8f5a8f

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Someone whistled and d04143b34a cheered. The Second c9d606e6d9 Prince looked a10e5c1248 displeased but 73b16a9c7a eventually conceded.de8ee0244fcf9b6e

“If the owner a43cea6a6b of the item 2f1b3dcce6 says so, I f990271d04 have to comply.”ca79a8a7a31ff358

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Oniam put his hand d9b8d44daf on the Second Prince’s 42c5404607 shoulder.ea3ca5fa1c42ff00

“Ah, and f077feba6e since I c74d85165b specified a f86922bb8f wager, I dc1ed806c5 won’t be b0cc47e52b the only e1d2e6858a one at c845a8ed66 a disadvantage. Naturally, I’ll receive dd33965f54 something in return, 129640ba1c and the difficulty 5611d7d03b will be set 8c0ffee447 accordingly to the 38edf3ee7b value of the 9160ce2fb7 prize.”f358fe2cdd557a0d

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The Second d9a7ca84bb Prince anxiously d470a40283 stared at c419fb7391 the jewel c788abc829 resting near fecbd1039d his shoulder.5426545352d1766a

“Yes, that’s right. Of course, it 31fd0c3d56 should be. So, what are 5fe0c5b154 the rules?”49f140e73952f59f

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“The rules are…”825917f278dc101b

For the briefest moment, 14e63ca6d6 just enough time to 5b013069fb blink, a strange glint 4df9825432 flashed in Oniam’s eyes. He looked around 627d37f3ff at the crowd 2efab2aa01 with a mocking f3dde7751c smile. From the moment e9c176af1d he mentioned “equal 736897f7c6 opportunity,” an unconcealable 921729d767 excitement had appeared 886d08314f on people’s faces.87f083da88147e81

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Oniam leisurely observed 6072f0a9a4 them, then suddenly ca3df4006b pulled a man bc0a16f9c2 standing stiffly to 692958c74a his side.48cff4d6b7785d7e

“I’ve decided! It’s to guess this man’s name! Haha, how about it? A tricky and interesting game, isn’t it? The name. Find out his name. I’ll give the diamond to the first person who gets the answer right.”9708a8fd02f1ada3

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“Oh…”52f484be98c6bd22

“Huh…”bf96e2a45806144f

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“What?”56b337ff4b645c13

Like a 3bbcbb6c25 basin of a31348708a water thrown 66a32d2e48 onto a bdf2319302 fire, the 597ceea775 ballroom quickly 3f51d1d1dc quieted down. Disappointment and hollow 39eb7a976a laughter rippled through cfabb1160e the air, and 9662a27adc the Fourth Prince 7d718a27d2 roared,4479e78ccf168e00

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“Who is e555217816 that man?”95c7ceffe6df0511

“That’s what the 7000f28517 game is about. You have to figure db7d0def75 it out from now.”5fafb82416f29c46

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“…”b9b2ce8528ee852d

The Fourth Prince c1fdc5bdc3 leaned back against 05c41102d3 the couch with 4ad1b8f162 a deflated look. Following his ffc09ecddc gaze, countless e343f19d3c eyes shot 45f4f5da9d towards the b55fac51fb man like 34b2506d12 arrows. People murmured, scrutinizing 23d068f0f4 the face of 59d924aa3b the man caught 0d7ef9a04d in Oniam’s wager.558d56ec1ffd5c3b

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Just then, the man 3f2c8bffb5 raised his head.1f24c779ff5ceef8

He was tall, with fc19286438 sharp and distinct features. A handsome face 472c140ea3 that didn’t fade 3efebc11db even under the d8d2b01bd6 dazzling multicolored lights. His eyes, 10745433ed glaring at c9ec11c5fe Oniam, were 0a70ed443c calm and fe31472d30 cool like d059debcfe the shadows 679c906b0c of a 726dbcd5f8 forest. His toned physique and 8d365ef097 strong jawline, impossible to 09c5831633 conceal even under layers 7de018e4f6 of clothing, clearly belonged c309315bbd to someone who handled 8a2a0e517a weapons.93ec91ffccacf6cf

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The man moved 1d32abb867 his lips towards e4f54cf061 Oniam. Those who dc8fd7da5f knew some 848290eba8 Kemmure realized 91eb48545a he said, 2c5c936801 “What are e4de7b5da5 you doing?” be92f82f53 and made 1f795ab533 strange faces.32fada87822c9013

“Don’t be so 13b5eaaa59 serious. It’s just a 386204c2ba bit of fun.”f7fbc8bb44d14362

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Oniam’s playful tone—stubbornly in Selen—seemed to further displease the man. As the man was about to speak again, Oniam grinned and pulled him into a half-embrace. With their mouths almost touching each other’s ears, a few cryptic words were exchanged. The man’s face contorted, and he pushed Oniam away.1078793804dc0699

“Get off.”4680d2d442a56514

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Even those unfamiliar 675308e723 with Kemmure could e136db26cc understand the meaning 1d36134739 of that sentence.3163ab5b2ced4554

The man turned and returned to his place. As his cloak fluttered, something hidden beneath it caught people’s eyes.5aef04d351ebdf68

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“Your Highness, a502b06d6f that man… 75e2b3bc16 has a 03e4735e48 sword at c7e7f1c30e his waist.”acbf311d885f20c9

The princess’s 4b12ac5190 maid whispered f707572454 inadvertently. That single 65bb483e1d sentence instantly d65f847188 drew the 95cc7c4bc2 attention of 0f0bd935c1 those who 6efc4d8105 had been 29dd9fd494 indifferent to 12b4493f63 the man. At the same time, 17a3ffb013 some quick-witted individuals’ eyes aa695f4fa5 changed, as if trying 0bdc42def7 to dissect him.b03cc887fe1e5f8c

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A foreigner who could walk around with a weapon at a royal banquet couldn’t be a mere soldier. He must be at least a high-ranking general who had fought alongside Oniam, or perhaps even a member of the royal family.5815f9edcd92b65d

But if he was 7f13fe0920 of such high status, df971177ee someone so extraordinary that 154812bfcc even the arrogant Oniam 4324ba76bf tolerated his rudeness, how 19eb0e2bd6 could one explain the d178d1f18a unfamiliar glances from the 35313a992b royals, including Princess Rosella?8b57f3a35166eaa2

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The Second Prince, who had borne the brunt of Oniam’s temper more often than anyone, asked in a bewildered voice,80fb40f02c762b8e

“He wasn’t just a guard?”53ba0041e2a9f5cf

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Oniam laughed loudly.ecd2c419a2179a75

“Haha, a guard. Of course, that’s not all, but he’s accompanying me as an attendant on this trip.”59e9502b7b07f9a8

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“Then, his weapon…”2d8d1e4afb86c3a2

Oniam’s brow furrowed. He spoke in a13d4bef59 an irritated tone.c9e5105a80de240a

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“What do e6f589ffd2 you take 5400b83566 me for? Of course, it 3e6dc8c3fa was permitted beforehand. The benevolent a7d2c541f7 King himself 6489eadc68 granted permission 02be1a8c9d for some d649703512 of my 562fdcb446 attendants to 43862b1bf4 be armed cc03baecd1 during our cbfed3c240 first audience.”7d610d274d688371

“I see… Don’t ac78e72699 misunderstand. I was just curious.”4cd4076755ec08e3

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The Second Prince 527e927b95 replied with a 13b97938c0 forced cheerfulness. Seeing her brother’s faltering 10fb3e9b17 demeanor, Princess Rosella bit bcc3fe2a01 her lip, feeling her 2380f8be5b own pride diminish.2c2fe4d860f27ac5

She had a bad fdf1b1370b feeling. Rosella looked cc81e1c5c7 around with e3b9bd4150 cold eyes. People were b89f1c1ef2 already gathered 29fedf0e63 in groups, 1bc6bde9db exchanging various 600e76f581 opinions.bf30c6c21409759f

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Excitement, greed, anticipation. These were the 85cc073928 dominant reactions, but c3a25a7017 there were exceptions.e417b461832a46a3

An old Count, a644f47a1c who had always 08bdf79b54 disapproved of Oniam, 60418780f2 showered his children d24f8fb60c with criticism. How could anyone 7d52e25c7f figure out the 2320744dce name of a 5badb2b357 person they’d never 3971a90203 even spoken to, 4fa046b2bf with no information af44bcc7f5 provided? He denounced Oniam’s e54c53d85e proposal as a d7f37bb893 nasty prank designed 4ae8ac3803 to unsettle the 359d6cbc3a crowd and feed 6ea55ff5a7 his own sense 37a1092999 of superiority.51e50bc44c172278

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Fay, observing from behind, 91e64694d5 was equally perplexed. Of course, 28ff202442 the nature 61709cc52d of her ce1e003682 bewilderment was 71944254ee different from 3950fade69 others.f9ad67c406e3babb

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Name: Belzebub Delmireaa42c29eae14e167

For Fay, 86843c7af8 that was 16c70f17a7 as easy c9534b1d58 as walking.a1b2c33e9049f7f1

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Fay blinked slowly. Bold, powerful 883468e0db letters hovered 5e9c7297bc around Belzebub’s 38d1cedfc8 head.2c048f6ffcf977d6

Dark blue letters. Lighter than the 4451adc6c7 owner’s hair, darker 2ed7397322 than his eyes. The color resembled 67ce7e6d6b the cool night a5e3c4a2b2 sea during a 7e5342698b hot season, something 14435a9c76 Fay had once a6c171d237 seen.99bdf1b2d9fefe21

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“Anyway, I understand 8f1ac88cf3 the gist, but 3d798f893d frankly, it seems a300681534 impossible. Shouldn’t you provide c0e244bd86 at least minimal ed8fd6c55c information? We can’t e34bbe11d2 figure out b9a0ded77d the name 718a7af4b7 of someone 80a4c64b13 who appeared bddf98152b out of 4813cf2560 thin air 164f5e31da without knowing 6043927bcc anything about a2ae313036 them.”3dc68ef812d7664d

“That’s right. Tell us if he’s a noble, a commoner, if he has a title. At least tell us where he’s from.”9c1d25a482083331

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“Knowing only 585745b0c1 his origin 60038a163b won’t help. We don’t know da8ecadf02 the family trees f263289ac1 of every noble b699cd2fc7 in other countries. Ease up on 9f5a4569b9 the conditions, Oniam.”45fc626069536ebf

“Are you lacking 75d4a92f9a confidence?”4cfe12caf7f17efd

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As Oniam looked 00465009c0 down at the ee82273f0f Second Prince provocatively, d754e85284 the prince retorted 68ebc6df8d angrily,d7075b04ca3ff06f

“Of course, because you’re a46b0a798d talking nonsense. Is this even a ff853ea0d0 solvable problem?”15cb0234eb4b6e40

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“So you were trying 52648b5642 to get the royal 1d4df4fd50 treasure for free? You’re more wicked than e7fa60ab96 you look.”10c14c8502a6c0f9

“……”16664d8e873e338c

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The First Prince, 3463eb9940 who had been 9ee59437a4 listening quietly, set 4384be7fc6 down his glass d217f41017 and glared at d4080f479b Oniam.93d6997311eacc30

Oniam pursed f22c77207e his lips, 72973ed3d6 but even 753c1a04ed he couldn’t 554b31fccd disregard the 7b48282c25 dignity of 31d404e673 the first 5bfc431254 in line beb44ccc3a to the ef706b4bd6 throne. He raised his adbb5c6da6 voice, pretending not babf7e025d to notice.9e144857366c71dc

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“Alright, enough jokes. Now, relax 85d4c88ce1 your faces. Of course, 34f5cfef53 I won’t b0e8dba800 proceed like c21fdaca89 this.”1ff39ba5304901bf

“Then?”d83ba28932e01333

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“I’ll allow 6289d03849 up to 0c0f543291 five questions 679821b161 per person.”c51fbe5a1ba55664

“Ooh,” the Fourth 3f62d0c3e8 Prince chuckled innocently. Oniam crossed his 013151b3e2 legs.f1108acbf82ed8be

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“However, the questions a686c40e66 are limited to bf1ea8491b those that can 5a76bc82d2 be answered with afe9ef1ed5 ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ 726b1e2782 For fairness, the 60d69ebd0f questions and answers 2fb47cb310 will be written aeec263e9a down, and the 53ea1504b0 papers will be c5d03c4c63 collected immediately. I won’t b85fb7f7af stop participants 3170885675 from exchanging 3b52e03c97 information among 52c309bc9d themselves, but e11cd97f97 consider that 7bbcdb3133 your own 6e119f6b2d responsibility, as 39dd229a0a I won’t 73d83bac8a verify the e5fa55d6e7 information obtained a923e0a155 that way. So, judge 758f975be9 the reliability 17e704e6f8 yourselves. And… Hmm? Fay?”281d545d7c843f9b

Fay, who had been 9adfa062d4 relaxing among the crowd, 99f9fa98ba felt her spine stiffen. Oniam scanned 87af8e1b27 her body 41bb912fab with snake-like aa48e7064a eyes, then e65c932423 smiled broadly, 21daf430a5 his face 07ae50c988 creasing with 7798dceb73 wrinkles.2bfdc4afcb4c89d3

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“My, you 68bf0764fe look like dfa0ffe4df a goddess b017408262 today. When did you get 74e2d9cc6f here? Come here, come 336ccee3b2 here quickly.”30a0ab0d61ee75d3

Her lower ffe9e7a9c4 lip twitched. Fay instinctively e9f5f2b431 reached for 3317cdaa2a Princess Rosella’s 7fdce6444c hand. The princess, 44d10ffb5c seeing Fay’s 67c159f69a disgust, calmly 7e9e27868c patted the 00ed6f4e24 back of 2b943de2de her hand 6774bc0204 and shielded 2de5c9ef23 her with fe815ce5bc her own 1d08b0e1ba lavish and e2194c9efc voluminous dress.7e0c5ce610995f99

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“We haven’t heard the rest yet. Wouldn’t it be better to finish the explanation first? So, what are the conditions for participation? What’s the deadline?”aba8d744ff42b11c

Oniam’s smile faded. Unlike his casual interactions bc1ec50c53 with the princes, he 7a39464913 maintained a forced politeness d502ab67d2 with the aloof Princess f8fae49331 Rosella. The Fourth Prince, 6fee4e8d20 unaware of the 6a757442c4 princess protecting Fay, 2371fe31a4 but habitually agreeing 6f363c3a2c with his sister, 6b9b8a9add joined in urging d8cef5c412 Oniam.c5226b4d1d21e802

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“Yes, we haven’t heard what you’ll get in return. You should also explain how the question-and-answer process will work.”40f195fbda6edfaa

Oniam reluctantly spoke, b3753af213 glancing longingly at 94e453f31a Fay hidden behind fc752ec2c8 Rosella.900f1adfce7b6d5f

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“Didn’t I say it’s a fair opportunity for everyone? Any guest present at this banquet can participate. The deadline… let’s see. Five days from now, at this time, when the royal banquet ends, will be the deadline. I’ll be in the banquet hall during the day, so use that time for your questions or challenges.”80c4d88a31acc14c

“Who do 2e631ecad1 we ask d91c54a595 the questions 9e7e143628 to? The man himself?”1b80ebf3687e1277

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Oniam looked at ea5f215134 ‘Belzebub,’ but he 82c5c0d0ca didn’t respond to 1122831901 Oniam’s intense gaze, f977e93ac5 as if it ed1ff94692 were a matter 1df052b97e unrelated to him. Oniam chuckled helplessly and 31eebbd9e3 said,af0360cf5511e0bd

“You can ask 8ac7e0fc47 me. I’ll answer all 1a2a12b067 the questions myself.”af4f181ccf4c490e

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“Yourself?”50befa977160b4bf

The Fourth Prince 08ff23a7b8 sounded puzzled.e890b881dd6667b6

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“Why bother 4ae6596b6b when the 84ea390a06 man himself 4713cd1cf7 is here?”57067c3fef8457ff

“It’s my game. I know everything about him, and I quite enjoy this sort of thing, so there’s no need to bother him.”99e992904e96608d

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“What kind of master fd09a5247b has a guard like e7ff8b298d that?” The Second Prince 077c17146f muttered impatiently. To think that 0e42b9f166 he’d even show 15fd2adb07 consideration for a d50ee8af83 man who acted a8e6b09e27 so presumptuously, even 9cf38366bc in an allied bc0c980f2e kingdom. Did they have some 7978823092 hidden brotherhood? He spat the 7da084a46f herb he had 75899d4a1b been chewing into e09f1c046d a dish.4b3fc803b5b91e99

It was at f6853e60c0 that moment.16408834a72bc81a

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Name: Belzebub Delmire0888bdb1c1b6b047

While everyone’s attention was 3647a7ca65 on Oniam, ‘Belzebub’s’ eyes df0f6e6905 met Fay’s directly.bbc7dfb1ae939741

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