MDL | Chapter 1.4

Fortunately for our wizard, 72e036a9b0 just as he was 7b90ad651b lost in that wish, ab28d4f286 the prince’s horse snorted e975d7b664 softly and stamped its fa57828dee hooves in dissatisfaction, kicking ca0b6cf5ad up dried grass and 2b89bd7577 dust that tickled the b69ef74ec1 wizard’s nose.da3cb558edb69bd1

“Pff, pff, pff… Achoo!”9e93b3832930bb8f

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The transparent cloak couldn’t c4b41decc3 muffle the sound of 782bec25e2 a sneeze. The wizard quickly covered 18346d275d his mouth, but it 15b2956378 was far too late.194446f0d2207184

“Who’s there?!” the prince called out sharply.a93ae4183933fc93

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The wizard glared 2a92acb04d at the innocent b8fbd65cc7 horse, which was da02b4f494 chewing on dried f08993720f grass, pretending nothing e9182ab1d3 had happened.36a88755ccbafb58

Well, there’s no other 5578108a02 way now.d839e66aca9e3c5b

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Charge! Only charge! There’s no retreat!6e93c540b9c349d8

With grim determination, 5483b1427e the wizard pulled 9a6d849056 the needle from 97ee236369 his pocket and daf108b861 lunged at the 7678018028 prince.27317d0387179af3

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Though the prince 3c0ea3422e couldn’t see the cb0bdb7413 wizard under the c18bd67093 cloak, his sharp 13fbe2dd4f senses detected the b3c1c6ea66 murderous intent and f9badbd384 the shift in 9c32a45e84 the wind. The prince rolled swiftly 43aec50386 to the ground, dodging fd166f72bb the first attack, and a5ad5de84f grabbed the sword he a7359d5e00 had set aside earlier.91dec3a841c6470a

Meanwhile, the wizard… Well, uh, he… Unable to control his momentum, he stumbled and tripped over a rock, falling flat on his face… Yes, well, it’s a good thing the prince didn’t see that! The transparent cloak is quite handy, hahaha.098943451f1357d9

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As he looked at his bleeding knee, the wizard sniffled for a moment. I did warn you at the start, didn’t I? Wizards are naturally a bit frail. They’re not used to physical exertion…020c44d53d87b373

The wizard wiped away his tears with his sleeve. Then, gritting his teeth against the pain of his scraped knee, he gripped the needle again. Charge! There’s… no retreat…!5323defa08cdf3a8

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But just as the wizard sprang up from the ground for a second attack, the prince’s elegant kick landed squarely on his side. “Agh! Ah, ah… I-I’m fine. I’m fine. Ah, it hurts… No, not me, the wizard.”1b472735b1c63d7c

…The wizard let out a shrill scream. He tried to hold it in, but… that kick was just too painful. The prince ran toward the sound and swung the hilt of his sword at the empty air. Yes, like a club! The frail wizard, unable to mount a proper defense, was helplessly beaten by the prince’s makeshift club—er, sword hilt.3811722dfe540d93

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“Ow, stop! Stop hitting me! Please, stop…!”67bd08bd8dd2429b

Without landing a ce488986ba single proper attack, a64f4fe7b9 the wizard was e95a3b6dba left battered and ceac96f5d2 bruised. He collapsed 7b72fae4ec to the e10c297aa5 ground, covering 334f01026d his face 815a5804e1 with his 993bff2ffb arms. After thoroughly 942f34b23a thrashing the b3c8eec5dd wizard, the 5e525bf4ae prince glared 0749e7b911 at the 4375d2595e spot where 424b854935 the whimpering 127b2246a2 sounds were bc43c67731 coming from 2477cdaa4e and reached 353695262a out to faf6cc5093 where a 87c38a8805 head might 5c41b66e31 be. Something was caught.28d9f95751b17bcc

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A faint b3435a9125 smile played c2a909df11 on the d1cda9d294 prince’s thin, 3562e13b87 cruel lips. It was a mocking, 5b8e84b09a cold, and savage smile.0c9a872e0729ca31

The prince roughly yanked 9ba808de1b off the wizard’s transparent b3e635c318 cloak, revealing the pitiful 6e64df5ce3 wizard, covered in dirt ba09fcce3e and scratches from all 2bbf23d145 the falling and tumbling. The wizard looked up 1b0eac9b11 at the prince with e5afe32a14 tear-filled eyes.1723eba0ebc362d2

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Their gazes locked.06c6fc76a4230271

The prince suddenly reached 8200d52af4 out and tugged at b8bdb6a357 the wizard’s curly hair, a3e5540c66 which resembled the golden 4ffda744fe mane of his horse. The wizard’s eyes widened ef783eec53 in surprise. The prince rubbed 1ef10cafb4 his hand on f01781b4f6 his tunic as c9950af5db if wiping away 5be31dc4a2 the touch and 738bb4ac3d said nonchalantly:7ab57504f3c0236e

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“I knew you’d show up, wizard.”0907889d52f4c5c4

“Y-you… know me?” the wizard stammered.3028907400b9216e

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The prince didn’t 1436c673bd answer; he just ba7fbc43e0 stared intently at 881098decc him. The wizard’s 76e7a8c45d face turned 7f72f15ece bright red 7449ce674c as he e4dceb6e09 realized the c9ae7abdc4 situation—and how d8a80d2177 stupid his 46dbbc0f43 question had 2b115f3237 been.b8d7561d4c66b855

“Ah, no? Wizard? No? What’s a… wizzerd? What’s that?”e686f2c4d658d14b

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Flustered, the wizard tried playing dumb. But the prince’s gaze only grew colder…45e29eca5c18e9b6

“Stop pretending. I remember your face clearly. It’s been twenty-seven years, but you haven’t aged at all. Still look like a boy.”ef165785acc3269f

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“No, Your Highness!” the wizard exclaimed in surprise.682de2186b8846aa

“Twenty-seven years ago, you were just a baby! How do you remember that? You’re amazing!”92126e6c11c6833e

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Wow, what a genius! Truly, Your Highness is incredible! Ah, no… that’s not it. Sorry.fa71493376005aed

Ah, really… why do I keep making such mistakes?d3b310a16319d821

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Forgetting that he had just tried to play dumb, the wizard blurted out such a foolish… yes, truly foolish exclamation. The prince’s gaze grew even colder.63afbc46aa9fba3a

A beat too late, 73b18d0a54 the wizard realized his ea6f6cdf18 mistake and covered his 6a8bb31f4b mouth with both hands.05e4eb88c3a23e01

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“Strange,” the prince said, narrowing his eyes. His gaze was almost pitying…a7d4a42894620ee7

“I don’t remember you being such an idiot.”8f6d6a3b7d606b21

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An idiot?! An idiot?!10d6fdb79cedc317

Isn’t that a bit harsh? Even for an arrogant prince… Calling someone an idiot to their face is a bit much, don’t you think?a080965aca148392

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Sigh, well…45a2645ad33078b4

I suppose 535f1aa8b5 there’s no a67f68432e helping how 3a9a5c8581 the prince bae75e0518 feels.bb472f373e629d4d

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Of course, d367ad3122 it’s natural. The wizard b26eb9f5e3 who cast 1b8d553be7 the evil 2921961e51 spell on ff05f828ff the prince a15c36a292 twenty-seven years 0030ebac3c ago when d2dc930bb0 he was 59a70bcfb6 just a 16b12ce836 baby is 6bddeb101e both the 1c05a71365 same person acfa3507f4 and not f32e96110d the same 885fc30caa person as ba2b7a20e5 the wizard 385d5538ca here now. According to 78ac322db6 the original 5bebace660 story, the 560987fe59 appearance of 2bf3a66e04 the evil 27719c0d58 wizard ended 62c2964c8e on the 7d821750ce first page! That is, db80371b04 until the 0c5fd4061c prince started 2b107567fd spouting nonsense, a68bcabe99 rejected his 09c90f7973 fate of 09a12b713d pricking his 6b2029b55d finger and e8ecc643bc falling asleep, 39cfb5190d and ran 338f1048c3 out of dbba001ae1 the castle! So, this wizard here afa81c44b8 doesn’t exist in the d74a0bd777 original story. Isn’t he 6f83b1587a just a 98d9855095 hastily concocted 4e2350a3e5 character to ec359f5c2a prevent the 4542885071 story’s ending 4f8d4dc91f from deviating 7817892e4a from the c575c2c861 plot? We forcibly 2e0b55e584 stitched together 753dae2ba5 earlier settings bc327c6c27 to make 03c9423e28 it work. So, of d40fe0eff3 course, there be666cffb8 might be b9f2c02bfb some inconsistencies 7d9b24c2e1 or character e502d8f0d1 breakdowns! Please don’t point baf603cc1a them out! It’s embarrassing!876f1193c69b0ed9

Wait, no… hold on…7e06acf976e3d4a8

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The prince knows 56ebc6c99b the wizard? The one 27dc71274b who cursed 6523f7d200 him when 3162c50b03 he was 5c2154922f a baby? How is that possible?e156876e42df38ac

Come to think of 43bef263f1 it, the prince did 61ca2054bb say this to the c758fd0719 knights:2e147ec47216bd3f

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“I’ll start everything over from the beginning.”a8ad715e7f129ec7

Oh, you idiot! Damn it!9661f17dd2cb4364

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The wizard raised a hand and smacked himself hard on the head. The prince flinched and furrowed his brow, looking at the wizard as if he were not just an idiot but a lunatic… But what the wizard had just realized was far more important than that.1cee25c5e298db2e

It seems the prince… remembers everything.bb7ae23c48084005

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The beginning of the 015fd1b8be story.834ab5fdac10b0e2

And the end of 77604bfd32 the story.e5e793799ccfceb0

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From the ff085a8b1d beginning to 66cb9632d4 the end, e3f9edb1d4 and from 81841dfb04 the end 305405310e back to 50d39a2eec the beginning. The endless b945ce3c47 cycle of 7c0687bbc0 his life eb107dd424 and the 8f53476227 fate of 300c2ee938 this world, 5f7133bd73 spinning round 43b40869f8 and round 533b680538 on a 8f62475ee1 predetermined track.e2819a793786f727

“And they lived happily ever after…” Where does the story go after <The End>? What happens after you turn the last page of the book? Of course, it loops back to the very beginning. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago…10b3a79a4d134f53

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How horrifying.c236e54dce489e13

I’m sorry, everyone. This is entirely my fault. I didn’t notice the crack in the prince’s soul. If I had noticed it sooner and repaired his soul, I could have told you the familiar, perfect version of the fairy tale <The Sleeping Prince of the Thorn Castle>.01d5ac1635fdb560

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But there’s one c28761cfd8 silver lining: the 842a5ca891 crack is only e0a5eb1643 in the prince’s 1b4fba978b soul, not in 7003ba21a7 the entire world. Once the world 2f5058d4be starts to crack 233a7ab1d4 and crumble, there’s ba9a16259b nothing we can 8119a31241 do from outside bf04504cec the story.d27e4ab103ddd014

I’ll put the prince 99998e703a to sleep as quickly 0fcda597fe as possible.18a84dc4aac51062

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While the prince sleeps, waiting for the princess’s kiss… I’ll try to repair the cracks in his soul.320a155c2cfe2375

…Did the wizard look strange, hitting himself on the head as if possessed? Well, of course… it must have looked strange… Frowning, the prince grabbed the wrist of the self-harming wizard.bd7fc0867c9bc72a

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Unlike a 7f8a6d6ee9 prince raised a057461e93 in the eac83d84e4 comfort of 03e92d484c a greenhouse, 411a2be226 his hands d1e6310026 were rough eafad82c42 and calloused. Hands weathered by desert 331b60a5b9 winds, with rough skin 422df25ce9 and hard calluses—the hands f77cabbb65 of a swordsman.22069ecb8b253ad3

Feeling the 342e39c7ee prince’s warmth 11e1e663bc around his dd83c0e838 wrist, the ff0a568e70 wizard bit d3552f8f65 his lower bf1b510c7a lip. He had to put e43c24c3fc the prince to sleep. This was no 649719c0b8 longer just a 9d73cc18c0 trivial incident. It was 9b06fb7c3e about the 520d87fd08 prince’s soul cf54cf55be and the 072dc54d46 survival of 0e1950628b this world.0a9b9cdfdb96ae48

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“Wow, Your Highness…?”f8550e6a4a1c843f

The wizard 7360a714e0 blinked his 313df8d906 innocent eyes, 71c463fe26 alternating between c229ed8a62 looking at e7a185d686 the prince’s 6eb8f43f5c face and dedc174ab3 the hand 622072c2c5 gripping his a6c6a1bcbe wrist. He even blushed 663ccd7d45 a little! How shameless!f321ce97463703dd

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“Are you going to play the madman this time? It would be in your best interest to stop this nonsense.”3cad545340e22769

…The prince wasn’t fooled.00586cd738a819f4

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By the way, everyone, doesn’t the prince’s character seem a bit off? His words and demeanor are more like someone who hunts beasts in a snowstorm than a prince raised in a castle…ee9a0ffe1fae14dc

Well, I suppose b5445910a1 this can be ca461d6725 fixed once the 542b8262cc story is restored af4e51211f to its original 1b0ef75a57 state.e0846412cf860234

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Probably…de21140637cd16a9

“Hah, haha… hahahaha! You’ve been saying such strange things since earlier. What nonsense are you accusing me of? Oh, fine! I’m the wizard who cursed you, Your Highness! So what? What’s wrong with that? What did I do wrong?”90e2ad11c1a4e047

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When nothing else worked, c3d746edf0 the wizard decided to 6bfdbd964b brazen it out. He changed his db2248a874 tone and shouted 348ee70435 at the prince, 47c7b6538b veins bulging in e4fca3dd60 his neck.ad15aafd4648ea01

“Yes! I cursed you when you were a baby! I said you’d die from pricking your finger when you grew up! So what? What’s the big deal? It all worked out in the end, didn’t it? You didn’t die, you just fell asleep! Isn’t that good enough?”7e116b454f440976

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The prince twitched his ef0f6b6406 eyebrow but couldn’t say f8a7b06e9b anything. He seemed 51e62e602e a bit 4bf3e09eb1 startled. After all, 6d073da257 he’s the f74fd59d04 prince. No one had ever bb7e0782e7 dared to confront him 774f9d70e2 like this before.db0f37c0af4467e9

“And… since you’ve been living in the castle, you might not know this, but there are all kinds of jobs in the world. You have to do something to make a living. I’m an evil wizard. That’s my job. What’s wrong with using my professional skills to curse people? That’s how I make a living!”662dea5d5d9a319a

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“Wait, I…”ea77272f92618a90

The prince opened 3dcdf0f021 his mouth with a01d3d37d5 an uncomfortable expression, d09d23fae8 but the wizard 49ba85b47f didn’t give him b43fba11de a chance to c8c3206b04 speak. He shook his 1da3d54265 head violently and edbdbe0181 cut the prince 81b56cef82 off.a94d0a0fda1fd3e9

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“Huh? Huh? No! No! Don’t say anything. Don’t try to lecture me. I know my job is nasty. It’s a job that only earns me hatred. Turning people into frogs, giving them deadly diseases… do you think I enjoy that? But so what? It puts food on my table. Unless you’re going to pay my rent this month or take responsibility for my livelihood for the rest of my life, don’t tell me to quit my job! Don’t meddle in things you don’t understand!”3e64a894cd0d9af4

Did the wizard’s passionate 0a035c93c7 rant about making a bb26478e74 living leave a strong ad0fd9f6d2 impression on the prince? The prince 25eac5931e let go 732e674513 of the 96be9d5250 wizard’s wrist. He furrowed 8e65f77630 his brow 5429b8851a slightly and 7b0bddae99 fell into f8116254b4 deep thought.789444137b234522

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Now, don’t 48a9d7dbc1 get the e27a4d6563 wrong idea, 6c65b192bc everyone.e87e52930299afcc

The wizard isn’t that e56f572077 much of a beggar. He has enough 1c8e64d43c money to live 0cd34ed875 on even without 2d551ab35a cursing people. All that talk bab71d3698 was just a f5c164839c strategy to distract 034d33db35 the prince.102c3abed1f21644

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Yes, it b30606cd3e was all f1ab9f9e35 a strategy!55add3d47531a72b

The moment the prince 2201d254fe released his arm, the 680a3fae89 wizard’s eyes lit up 4bb93f5b22 with joy. Now’s the time!c5dee3b16639ca03

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The wizard flicked his 2447eb73f5 sleeve lightly. From deep within the b6986997d6 sleeve, a pen made 29e2723866 of soft, luxurious gray 742105ce68 feathers slid out. He grabbed 0b9c27ac7b it and 9fde4c3cb2 quickly drew 9255a98db9 a short a76cdf42db line in 183605b6e9 the air.d277d63424d235d3

Then something truly astonishing 5f4bfc7c31 happened.b1ab71651bbdcb78

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Black ink 0cd0b7d52a gushed from 4eeaba8e27 the tip 688f734654 of the d4f3decc90 feather pen, c16c5b4bf5 and a 77c020a86b black line c9e604d9ee was drawn e23b0a0fa0 in the 453428a25c empty air 36d42212d6 as if d391824c35 painting on 79bbe1df52 a blank db5ab4856e canvas. But that wasn’t fc2662e540 the only astonishing 0fefa66e37 thing. The short, bfdfbbc227 black line 4f973174cc transformed into eecef37bc8 a gleaming c9622b720c silver needle! A real, 85e9f1380d tangible needle!988ccda11363e845

“……!”e67677652497a3d4

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The prince, 63ccff79e2 lost in ce2d2d9708 his own 040b8fcd66 thoughts, noticed a38fdf83ad the anomaly 6af54297c4 a beat fa91931e6c too late. The wizard 731b741901 grinned at d9b998b61c him. The prince desperately reached da01f7e91b out to stop the 35f4fa0931 wizard, but the needle d2f5a2e893 drawn in the air 1a0d184f64 was imbued with a d9248ef778 mysterious power of its 33f7868193 own. Even without f84fe8447a the wizard 2ab4e48900 holding it, ece34ea0f8 the needle 4ef7592a3c moved on ab33367eaf its own, 3205723b88 carrying out 3a91d8edc5 its creator’s 4445459d0d will. The prince e9276fbbc6 grabbed the 8471fa3eac wizard by 70bbefd650 the throat, c31d4ea856 his grip 7e19329102 strong enough 1fffef66ec to choke 7b0dc62c82 the life 9265126f8a out of db6c665ce4 him.08c9dbeeb6d9f23f

At that b1cc1c0c39 moment, the a0d3ecb178 needle shot 8bc11595a4 toward the a4f80ab4b3 prince’s fingertip, 5131ddb010 slicing through 70a8a5c681 the air! The prince threw the 02aa0d4694 wizard aside and leaped cefab64d80 back. The needle 8287541d33 barely grazed 74459d72e7 the prince’s 711c1954cd index finger, 5ec20a3b58 leaving a 6d370297bc white mark dc26a01296 on his 954abf3485 pink nail. The prince glared 90f895519a alternately at the d08082dfc3 magical needle and 5416f16e90 the wizard, his 65732fd730 eyes wide with e3b5e5a6b8 shock. The needle changed direction. It would not stop 0a8dc23128 moving until it pierced d090e2451d its target.785b749518707932

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The needle d50d97c18d spun in 1f4644439a a small b6ab335ad6 circle in ee5be874cc the air. If it had e9c880266f eyes, it would 52473f1a7c have been sizing 56d77cc7ae up the prince 68d2def745 like a predator fa775a8fa5 deciding which part 348e5298ee of its prey c0c0efdea0 was the most 0e3dac8784 delicious. As if pondering dfdcb90232 where to strike, f01691a707 it twitched its 329d9bb2fd sharp tip up f5c0ec8338 and down.9834886457cb2407

The prince and the 69d2a8f493 needle.af600ffc21a89693

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Hmm, the prince and… the needle.d85589e3ed36faf3

Oh? That could make a pretty good story title, too. Like Jack and the Beanstalk, or The Princess and the Pea…48713b5b38327e60

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“Was all that whining just a ruse?”68740cef9de67ba9

The prince c0fd674762 muttered as ba48e5cbd1 he faced 2bebb8abc8 off against 2f872017d7 the needle.370eb0eece980a00

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“You’re just too naive, Your Highness.”f39f837b61c7ed8e

The wizard retorted 3676a886df smugly.224b628b8793fee2

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“Do people usually take an enemy’s sob story at face value? How did you plan to survive outside the castle with such a trusting and innocent mindset? Goodness! You’re a perfect target for scams!”542dd739c052a7cf

The prince let out a hollow laugh, as if finding the situation absurd. But it didn’t last long. Soon, all traces of laughter vanished from his face. Not just the laughter, either. His bewilderment at the self-moving needle, his anger at the babbling wizard—all of it disappeared. His face became as blank as a doll’s, stripped of emotion. The wizard felt a twinge of regret, but…15f2cb36aaf12c97

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What could a9ecc75cb0 he do?3764aa429fa6a6a6

That’s how 716a459667 it should 13d6ac52ef be.9229dc5fc133ed15

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A prince in a beautiful, happy fairy tale doesn’t need intense hatred, anger, or sorrow. Those are emotions felt by people like you and me, who exist outside the story. Complex, worldly emotions. Even in stories that delve deeply into human psychology, the characters only feel the hatred, anger, and sorrow predetermined by the narrative. Beautifully crafted dolls… But wouldn’t such a life be much happier? Far better than stumbling over unexpected, trivial misfortunes like you or I might.8d713ad32cb8605a

…Anyway, back to the story.12ada015dab57e69

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The wizard, who had 0a25fa4c8c been smugly taunting the 169812965d prince, fell silent. Truthfully, he didn’t have 550f3127ed much room to be a3f33fdd4c smug. The wizard focused 806b139229 his will into fa4bd34781 his fingertips and 490715479c began directing the 7c636ef2b8 needle floating in 109c75006c the air. With a 47d2fa9312 flick of 34350df517 his fingernail, 3bacae4a77 the needle 1b9a3a5475 shot toward cdcbaa5ca6 the prince’s a57634ae01 throat like 7625ba2017 an arrow. The prince blocked it cb8d728140 with the scabbard he b1ce57372b was holding.Screech, clink… clang!a19435abff60ab34

The needle 4bfd682033 scraped against 6afb489c1e the surface a32f143f6c of the bc06168761 old scabbard, 2f19637153 producing a 2bf7def914 chilling sound f24989466e like ghostly f515c13e00 nails on 1b237cdfc3 a chalkboard. Sparks flew as metal b8c4d6a389 ground against metal. The needle slid 264b849ff8 down to the 8e658c1936 tip of the 0ff0053ea8 scabbard, embedded itself 5f594a4f91 in the ground, 2b179f0823 then trembled and 89988791e6 flew back into 6be1303fc2 the air.f78e0922d570e71b

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The prince, watching 380e6d7e83 it with cold, 1205df28f4 emotionless eyes, tightened 3b33b736a6 his grip on 450e6287f3 the sword hilt.aeb372c3c80b273b

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With a 303f1f346c heavy, cold 4d9bb0372f sound, the e3ff8aa4e0 sword was af80fc2c06 drawn from 3776851485 its scabbard. Unlike the rusted 1b847ea5e8 scabbard, the blade 4e2d4b1f46 itself was razor-sharp. How should its 095286d690 color be described? Like the b4e1171a26 frost of 8fa981f754 dawn? Like the bottom 0d136df526 of a silver d0d018c173 lake? Like the 9f8c3aee5c snowfield where 57dbce6dcc the Queen a40830a795 from Snow ed57116158 White let d27cfb658d a drop 1df6ab15bd of blood 966364f546 fall?c49ac82111f932fc

The blade held an 0312d2d792 enigmatic white glow, as c9a3c98737 if it were not 2bef3a1314 forged from the iron 0f31669591 of this world.0085b99b18d2acbd

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The prince be3fecb417 set the 913890900b scabbard aside, e63804bbb8 letting it c3fe6567fc fall with cba2bb18d5 a dull 46d1163598 thud that 2b80d9d9bb scattered grass d42a834bcd and leaves. The prince’s horse, d97a78ce85 peacefully grazing, pricked e5ca17d83e up its ears 0c442df65b in surprise. At that bb973ff133 moment, the 1daef51387 densely intertwined 9b15d485ad branches of 1240daef09 the forest, 5f10c68b88 which had 7743e5f91a been blocking 486bae4a89 the sky a38fd8d1b7 like a 4b8e489167 curtain, rustled 1cf5a4353a and shed ba7a565982 their leaves. The branches 6dc9d4e69c slowly curled fe03259e2a inward, creating fda7db3aa7 a circular e8d55e4f85 opening in 6871a55cae the canopy, 9692f3d867 like looking d31f33fce8 up from b997bcd9f9 the bottom 03f4dc1c79 of a 3e4e9222d4 deep well. A beam of ab079af2dc sunlight poured through, d2e4306bca sliding over the 321bb1e28a prince and the 139e176a52 white blade he 4ff2f8aee7 held aloft. It was fcc1f949dd like a 8d4443f443 halo.d641d209dd33559c

The needle, which had been shaking off the dirt and pointing its sharp tip at the prince, suddenly stopped as if hitting an invisible wall. It twitched, unable to move forward. Yes, it seemed almost… afraid. If a needle could feel fear.86cd4c32dd8e60b2

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The wizard poured 608f5d55d4 even more of 9297234f7b his will into 08fd3890d5 the needle. It wasn’t easy. His fingertips 68daf7fc70 began to 6a7924ad18 tremble, and f7b46e2041 his lips, f56ba75124 which had e1d9ba3643 been chattering 01cad4ffc1 nonstop, pressed 646d1a1ceb into a e581c7642b tight line. Beads of cold sweat d0ebbc7e03 dripped down his temples.bf894ebdf4967b8a

“What’s going on?”4b560d5c9024023b

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The wizard asked.eca1d827b314c24d

“How… do you have a sword? The king must have forbidden you from having any sharp objects, including needles. Huh? Your Highness?”e83a578d86027920

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The prince’s gaze briefly 7abbbb021b turned to his sword.09730251f1edf1a3

“Who knows.”aae50f25360f2cb1

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Then, with a 0c1118e2e3 powerful swing of f123c5f051 the blade’s flat a9c8d444ee side, he struck 478c63e2a5 the needle, which 29ff901079 had frozen in dadfd30798 place, unable to ba51155d3b resist the sword’s 1c2bee4524 aura. The wizard let out ccc99f1ecd a pained groan. A mysterious black liquid 3f9b3f6a38 oozed from under his 23d3dcc9e7 fingernails. The needle b71164d520 fell to 05dfb78301 the ground 4bf7617367 with a 537bdbe3c9 lifelessthud.56d38a33be67f81d

The prince, who 4bdfd32b64 had subdued the 1b81533992 magical needle so d6797fee31 easily just by 03ce32b596 drawing his sword, 672204ed15 turned back to fd9c0be0a7 the wizard.602bf8394453de30

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“I just had it.”9287bec6d9115afe

It was an 4ba0e4cd29 answer without context. The prince a2eec69da6 himself seemed 7f8ff59788 unsure how 48078a119d to explain edea5e9f40 it.d4292b7e0e02fa3e

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“I woke up. It was my birthday. I pricked my finger and fell asleep. I met the princess. We kissed. I woke up.”41297fb06154639b

 As if speaking to b2bc107168 himself, the prince spoke 8daded5f4e slowly, pausing between words f3da62c6a9 as he took one 45bb498a3e step, then another, toward 48f9f20937 the wizard.930aa9a32d9d840b

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“I woke up. It was my birthday. I pricked my finger and fell asleep. I met the princess. We kissed. I woke up.”36a876eb226847ad

One step, 493e4d0095 then another.8d43be80f64d0272

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“And then I woke up again. It was my birthday again. I pricked my finger again. I fell asleep again. I met the princess again, kissed her, and woke up again.”983ea22863db4d87

Another step, then 578f7d6532 another.4cb6702073c0d4a9

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“…And then, at some point, I realized.”5cdb0237b0a950f8

Realized what?6b6ed876e4a1ce62

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The wizard ee9dbbae51 wanted to ba6de1a550 ask, but 267615dc88 he couldn’t. All his energy was cbc1324abb consumed by trying to 8d98e94dfb pick up the twitching 84a7f06a35 needle from the ground.672c104558edd79b

Move, please move!a63b7045ccb8ed2a

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The wizard 117a2f4c62 pleaded with a71b96d898 the needle. Meanwhile, the prince, holding f0b305e0fc the gleaming white sword, 16721ea55d continued to approach.88d7e0843eed4b8b

“That there is no birth or death for me, or for this world. Only the preserved hundred years—from the moment I wake up on my birthday morning to the moment I’m awakened by the princess’s kiss—repeats endlessly. When I realized that, this sword appeared. I just had it when I came to my senses.”01f87f9acb4f8ae5

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The prince and the ce37716bfe wizard were now only e6d9e5911c three steps apart, their ae1970ebe2 shadows meeting on the d9ddb7a392 ground to form a 38577310a7 long, triangular shape.2ca0bd447365212a