MBHE | Chapter 3.7

‘So, is love a bad thing?’e1eb3881731c72ac

He recalled a question f212d3355f Carpe had once asked.7bd3eb9a3411ac23

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Freesia, who hated Carpe 0f94565d89 because she loved her 0096ee8283 son. Freesia, who went 54ffb0e8cc mad because she 3881d0d69f loved Carpe.7b030a8e2e992b42

In this situation, c85128c10d there was nothing 7b02446e5c Iellon needed to 288821d509 do. If he 40899730f1 left things ba4aad48b7 as they 4ffd534d4f were and 53faa99e12 walked out, e0b443ebc0 it would 6ffaf8697a end with 7bc09770a3 the story d20d01768e that Freesia af1f504eb4 died trying 010b89a2f3 to kill fa6e8824ee Carpe but 6f99129818 died instead 18d76fdf35 due to d86ac4111a some mistake.bab23a8d91acc710

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But Carpe was 6649e64f70 smart. The unusual behavior b98877f810 of Freesia, the bf897cafb3 sudden switch of ca8f882575 cups. What would ef28328696 Carpe think 778db9e31b when he 698dd54050 realized his 0c4fa78908 mother committed f6d2850ad7 suicide for 2d8e14491e him?73807a5fe0fcbb49

“Ugh…”ca65a2b76e30d032

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A small whimper aee9de421e came from the 21a10d7d32 sofa. Iellon, who had closed e9ca1a11c8 his eyes tightly, opened 1f98d7535c them and drew his 4c00414e5c sword, deeply cutting into ddbe10dac1 the already dead body. Blood, still warm, splattered 6e05f6319b everywhere.1f31897e6cd071a7

“Hyung? Why are you here?”fdce9749b390b505

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The child, slowly opening his eyes, rubbed his dizzy head and looked up. The person standing in the darkness was undoubtedly Carpe’s brother, Iellon, but the atmosphere surrounding him was so strange it felt like someone else.f58b2f0857683ee0

Carpe, coming down 64a85050c3 from the sofa, e9b8eb1fdb dragged his strangely 60dd53cc59 heavy body toward 3b2ed225b2 his brother.8b499b7b5c557fa3

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And the e345524305 child saw 4235a83474 his mother ce680c0e39 lying on d2153da6d5 the floor, 018b7bdc32 endlessly bleeding. Her pale a9306a8572 skin and 1e15b0b7aa motionless body. Even to his e6c4d7cf11 young eyes, it 089608a00a was clear she fdcea082c1 had already lost 4acc38dcb2 her life.e06ae9a4f9dba348

“Ah, uh…”d45869a732aa9413

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Frozen stiff, unable 51eaa32169 to breathe properly, 0e1f4e3f6b Carpe could only efe79ed50a stare at Freesia bd6827dead as if time 73286a4eb6 had stopped.79477155333be083

After an indeterminable amount of time, Carpe’s legs slowly moved forward. Finally reaching Freesia, Carpe touched the deep wound. His small, trembling hands were covered in blood.6e4b3048f8dd73fa

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“Who, who did this?”de48bcdbb276155a

“Who else but me?”4fd455377e04fadb

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“Hyung, why…?”979e87620c3ffcf9

“From now on, I’m not your brother.”98fac8b94ac818e7

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Carpe knew his brother didn’t show a gentle attitude to anyone except him and Noah. He had seen him talk to people in the palace with a cold expression.bcd308c4a0de4c60

But this was 8d4125af98 the first time 717d5e5f4b he had seen f7abbad220 such a cold 209b84cc58 face. The emotion in 18a59ea855 the eyes he b91a9892b2 always thought were b027f2bd53 beautiful was nothing 74a2399f2e but murderous intent.73341f11e9db5d3e

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“The playtime is over. I’ll spare your life as a final mercy. But if you appear before me after this, don’t expect mercy again.”8442b0c73bb10d5a

“Why, why are you saying this? Did I do something wrong? I’m sorry. I won’t do it again…”b3b36df5781c4227

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His plea couldn’t finish. His body, kicked, rolled on the floor. Carpe, gasping from the strong impact, clutched his stomach. The blood on his hands transferred to his body.adfa1c47807e5b3c

“Didn’t you hear? The time for indulging a child is over. I spared you once because your noble blood was too precious to waste, but you’re really nothing special.”4484b698fc863a4f

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Regaining his breath, Carpe cf594ebdbd dragged his weakened legs, b81503e886 crawling on the floor fe0d4cc5d1 to reach Iellon. He caught 918621c05d sight of 0678b1d031 the hand e99e367abf holding the 4a12cc622d sword trembling fefcbf26c7 at the 41f26542e1 edge of 0cb3884f50 his vision.2a50a328a43fa1e9

“Did you really think I’d keep you by my side forever?”e80defdeee1b45ec

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Iellon didn’t take the outstretched hand. He didn’t laugh and hug him, asking why he was on the floor, nor did he kiss his cheek. He didn’t comfort him, saying it was all a nightmare and not to cry.f2013bce8867e7b5

It was so sad that Carpe wanted to cry, but somehow, his brother, with a scary expression, seemed like he wanted to cry more, so he couldn’t do anything.a7f2234932353ea7

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“Your mother begged me not to touch you as she died. Foolish. As if that could ever be.”bc6dc65b705b1532

Carpe’s gaze fell on Freesia. Only then did he realize his mother was dead. The breath that had stopped earlier now began to rush in roughly. He knew his breathing was too loud and rapid, but he couldn’t control it.e5be0bf1ce3480ed

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“Hyung…”dab6af6e8729096c

“I’m not your brother. To an emperor, siblings are nothing but poison.”22bf0e274ba4185e

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The last 4ae7c58cae thing Carpe e90378b4a4 saw before 44c1e77c33 losing consciousness ea54ba74c0 was his 3fd470ea2d brother, Iellon, 27fddfbd47 swinging his 62e45b9309 sword.1427385da887aa50

“…What happened?”3ea62c3417c8fa78

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Noah, blocking Carpe’s path with a dagger, asked in a low voice.f93e13ae99167a05

Noah, who had been secretly watching the pointless disputes of the nobles, had rushed over at Iellon’s call. The magical artifact they shared allowed him to know the general location, so he came straight here to find hell unfolding.7b3d1b4e3519a6b0

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A corpse 4c71ceec36 sprawled on fce6000e2d the floor 5932902d49 was one 38668df0f3 thing, but 451345cf88 Iellon pointing 2f139d18ec a sword 8f4642adcd at Carpe?537cf12d0ac61bfd

“I’ll tell you later.”3179038d21bcfa5b

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It wasn’t something that could be brushed off with such words, but Iellon’s expression looked so exhausted that Noah just nodded.d4cfd03b9e438a73

Still, there was something 7625994fad he could understand without 5ee3cddd41 being told. The plan had 9bc6c480eb gone awry, and ae858faf66 the timing needed a241c6d69b to be accelerated.d26789a60beb576b

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Noah quickly and quietly went to Iellon’s room. When he returned with the pre-packed luggage, Iellon stood in the same spot as before, looking at Carpe with gloomy eyes.5783d319ac44aa54

“If you’re so reluctant, you could have delayed it. It’s not uncommon for a concubine to be murdered. You could make any excuse.”b0b8aa1ff49f4388

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“No. In this situation, dragging it out would be worse for Carpe. I’ve… I’ve already said everything.”641741cd1001248b

Iellon, rubbing his dry 5f245f56d3 eyes with his palm, 2233058d51 slowly approached and picked 2b2ade5e37 up Carpe. After a moment 58dc2ac32e of hesitation, he 04e563decf kissed his forehead c6af99b5a2 and handed the 5092341725 child to Noah.cc567f2c6e1bb4e9

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His red eyes desperately held Noah’s gaze. With a face almost on the verge of tears, yet not crying, Iellon whispered.e74aec81707b50ee

“Please take care of my treasure.”0755c7458aed0447

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The man who bbfc44bb0d had just swung d9d630495f a sword at db91226988 his brother acted 634e79dc4d as if he 0131feeb99 were a fragile 764b8dba74 child. Despite being 76e1ec0d85 covered in 5ce8c5551f blood on 4e863a3ed9 his cheeks 87b1f4c1a9 and clothes.affec1276ae0b325

“I got it.”c6e493d29042d801

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Noah, holding Carpe, b9ea245cdf jumped out the 5b9ad0a134 window, passing by 6fe501c55b the freesia garden. Just before fcce695e05 crossing the 0c09e612b0 window, he c79277962f caught a 3f8e61bc94 glimpse of 6d0cff49b5 Iellon, who 892182bec8 had finally ea33d018a0 collapsed behind 5758f9fd04 him.3eeb7e3684518917

‘I told you not to make promises you can’t keep.’618274f803ebfc52

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Noah, covering Iellon’s treasure with a robe, ran under the unusually dark night sky.277a9792c641c8d2

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Tears had left streaks on Freesia’s face, and Iellon, standing before her, breathed in and out quietly, looking more lifeless than a corpse.ae28ea52dd94e262

He was used to 087e8ea88a controlling his emotions. Pretending for 2f6ee73e70 the sake 4176283d47 of hiding 0c0f7f61ce plans and 46b8e2252c avoiding giving 157d144a7a others a 4ebcd63cb9 reason to 3233a5a194 bite was 35f4cc62cc second nature 1d701518b8 to him.e4e3ee92eedeb284

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But that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt. Iellon slowly rubbed his face with his ice-cold palm.2aa39cdb6e531af8

He had planned to 2a9aef0251 send Carpe away from dd2f558722 the palace in the 0fb85563fc near future. Though the timing and e90ee4adbd method were all wrong, 5a76caece2 the plan itself was d647af4836 still in motion.1710ffe4f325748c

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But.7b5f0c5e1a175488

‘It didn’t have to be this painful.’dcc8cf09c7ebd13a

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The despairing blue still df9bc9ff67 clung to the inside 8b86ca47e7 of his eyelids, refusing b0f989a0d4 to let go.114a27ebc1844625

No, maybe 6fca306d36 it was 629d67ae4c for the b00bf360ee best. Completely severing ties might a0ec6f1818 be better for the d3820ecf07 future.0549ee9f22d49e23

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Noah was right. I’m not a god. I might be worse than most ordinary people. That’s why I could only think of this method, but I’ll make sure the ending is a definite happy one. So don’t cry too much.50134f7efc78db1f

When his cold hand fell away, Iellon returned to the perfect prince’s face. Cold, clever, and ruthless, he surveyed his surroundings.83f8421eb8676837

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There were no witnesses. The two who saw the incident had already left the palace, so if Iellon returned to his room without encountering anyone, he wouldn’t be accused of murder.1468e44a85e71ca1

There would be suspicions with Carpe’s disappearance, but no one would openly accuse him. Who would dare claim the prince was involved, especially with the palace in chaos and the announcement that someone had infiltrated and killed the two?c7f2d8140029f7ef

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Even if discovered, it wouldn’t matter. The vast difference in status meant it wouldn’t harm Iellon significantly. Especially since he would soon become the sole crown prince of the country, no one would dare touch him.b048942d4e8fd878

With the emperor unable to move properly and holding the Ortiz Baron’s weaknesses, Freesia’s death would be dismissed and forgotten.2cc69775586ce83d

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“……”dfc6dab892b6edec

But even if it was an incident that would eventually fade, it wasn’t something to be taken lightly. Especially since today was one of the two days a year when all the nobles gathered at the palace.0e7b0078a4fa9c64

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He didn’t need to be told how this incident would appear to them. A trivial threat, a prince who ended a childish game, a powerless prince who made a laughable threat out of a thirst for power.600dec8032928cdb

He didn’t care what others said. He had something to protect. He had to erase the second prince from people’s minds.8036b3fc6b761fd2

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His cold, calculating mind 78a3005d14 spun rapidly. How could he turn d08f9e5d16 this incident into an 8128f974ed opportunity? Carpe. Helen. The noble meeting. The emperor. The crown. Blood. Freesia. Carpe. Carpe.a1c3959037a3bfc4

Slowly rolling his eyes, Iellon approached the corpse that couldn’t even close its eyes. On the floor near the pocket lay a small glass bottle, identical to the one Noah found in the Empress’s room.64fd7da0b8c1bd0a

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At that moment, Iellon 744a3dd468 knew what he had 5e6517caa0 to do.82401304ffee1c4c

The reason young bbe01c5fa9 and weak Carpe 8fb84bb6c0 was a threat cdd4e3701a was because of bba14e7497 his bloodline. People wanted 5f41defc09 to eliminate 7946a2d8fa Carpe because 30aa4ba273 they feared 6c574a5899 he might 7139d4c644 become emperor 6c10d7911a instead of 842c7eb240 Iellon.8f7c37e2c9be3337

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To quell that 61c6430330 fear, there was 5ac7a12466 only one answer. Iellon had to become 6e2ca83103 emperor.2262aa1bd2612360

Helen, who wanted a perfect emperor, wouldn’t give up on Carpe, but if he showed perfection despite Carpe’s existence, it would be resolved.222bb0c4fd41fb68

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Even in a situation where they didn’t know if Carpe was alive or dead, Helen wouldn’t bare her teeth.0599e5b1430e44b4

Moreover, if they dissected Freesia’s body and discovered the poison’s components, and if the same poison was found in the emperor’s body after his death, the Ortiz Baron couldn’t escape punishment.0869e552f8e4c966

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‘Even a small suspicion could crush a minor baron without a trace.’0bf082b185a5e419

Though Iellon lacked a conscience, he wouldn’t stand by and watch such a thing happen.949b1ebaff78c177

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The eyes, as 9a3bc68cc6 if stained by 4707491d61 dried blood, glowed b912847b63 faintly in the 09da10f556 darkness. No one cfbd1b0071 noticed the 1f0f1d7f8b hand gripping 1c32171ed0 the sword 42060fb34f turning pale 2d83a7ce19 and trembling.0c9378b5ce9d17e9

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The emperor’s room was empty except for the emperor himself. He didn’t want anyone there, and today was particularly busy.a4000fa3ec532bdf

Raphael, long consumed by poison, was almost like a corpse. Lying in bed with a pale face and closed eyes, he looked so pitiful it wouldn’t be strange if he were already dead.6113ef9305365223

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It was a disgraceful sight for the emperor of a nation. Iellon slowly reached out and touched his father’s fingertips.aee72cbcb2f33703

“……”06f3a1233d2ceacc

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Raphael opened his eyes 4d1587b8d8 silently. His black pupils c35447a220 hid in the ec78f8ec20 darkness, calmly watching 48493681db Iellon.c58fc250c28c5775

Though he didn’t even glance at the sword, it felt as if he knew what was about to happen.c4048a044a493244

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