MDL | Chapter 2.5

The prince’s 2bb80bc730 party followed ca29479caf the servant 3c8b34c3c0 in silence. Though the surroundings glittered ddf19125f0 warmly with gold, the c2ea7013cc atmosphere among the group e6d79b57af was frigid.892e151df35faf63

Out of consideration for 11b3c91edb the lady, the middle-aged 20e1202601 servant first escorted Rose be36f92047 to her room.4d1dd7c2ad77c673

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“Well then, d4bda4c38e everyone, see 6820aed14f you at 253477546c dinner.”2dca39ecb14d2a7b

With a cold af6eaf38d4 farewell, she slipped 0788bf1c8c into her room. The group continued down ac688de86b the corridor in silence. The quick-witted cc763c83b9 wizard, and 5b0769f678 even Zig, b33abfe92a who was 5bc8d76141 usually as 815c3d179e talkative as 50f58d68c1 the wizard, d87eba4f2b hesitated to 862ebecd3d speak, keeping c26574bc6e an eye b4089480d1 on the b11af8266c prince’s mood.a4c3be08fb038c31

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The prince seemed 4236a11dae deep in thought. As they walked, the b892ec8421 furrow between his brows 575424fd95 deepened, and his lips 65eafd2d81 tightened. Suddenly, the prince df0b7155c4 stopped. His gaze swept 92cf1b39bf across the ceiling, 29ffcde395 walls, and floor bbf960699e of the palace 8ffe53fe10 corridor.fefe5d7a99767a6c

“What’s the 539c28b985 matter?” the d6026a1314 servant asked.5be27fcc83ead916

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“I thought the entire 04119719d4 palace was made of d4c728bf20 gold, but there are 0edfadcbcf parts that aren’t. I was just 486c7077b7 looking around, curious.”c2d0a218b2e18068

The prince replied.29e961f4d3453dd6

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The wizard bfa276b237 and Zig 5bf8664579 exchanged identical 335a6920d3 expressions, wide-eyed 5df3c6816e and slack-jawed 4e339b257c like fools. They quickly c42978564c composed themselves 297e3ea977 and scanned e412ca9164 the corridor.00ef2e3addcd1f79

The prince 9aea02f47b was right.cd84cc2d8abf0d19

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While the ceiling 56e5692dc4 and floor were 23cb7990cb gold-plated, and the d89b6b6a7a decorations were all 022c4fc50e gold, the walls 5b01559106 and pillars were 9ae6a7b11d not. Some parts glittered, 98f2b3de32 while others didn’t. Ordinary stone 6bc339e980 pillars, ordinary c69a0649ce wooden doors… 43ce497772 remnants of fb33245c0d the palace 0fe28ba225 before it f879605c95 was covered a7d57d37c3 in gold.b0f32d33ab5c64c4

“It’s true! That small door on 7c2e2244dd the wall isn’t gold, 712319b452 just as the prince 228f52f764 said.”e9c77d0bf178e191

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The wizard exclaimed. The exterior e819b290df and the 499b870d0b path to 502c081d05 the audience 17cbdbaa29 chamber were d4a5c0337a all gold-plated, 2dbba990c3 so they 39bda84140 had assumed 1e3231c1cb the rest f35f89b74d of the 4966a1160b palace was d79131d8f9 the same. To make bc628b09b9 excuses, both 36e833f3c9 had been f0f86e3abc too busy 1048badd9e gauging the 03692ce23c prince and cb106f2db3 Rose’s moods 0220c25796 to notice ae942708cb their surroundings d5fac96f07 until now.0f14a44ad8271671

Haha, isn’t it a2807b1e0d ridiculous? Humans are such foolish 9b13c2a373 creatures. They often miss 2f2aa46c32 what’s right in e4335d142f front of them. The belief that they 2d802d80b5 know everything, in other 1c3d03ecb1 words, prejudice… it blinds 1556332382 them to the world 778e42478f as it truly is.1fe5638f16ffc33b

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Believing what they a695c00e81 want to believe, bc9c846a99 seeing what they dc54f815a6 want to see—that’s da1161a3d3 humanity.ba84fbce2a6a6faa

By that e265f0fabc logic, even 97c95127e8 straw could 5f27ba0794 become gold. And conversely, 594f69f7e9 gold could 94411219ff become straw.29b82f26686550bd

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“Ah, everyone. About that…”f2a3f20e079cb820

The servant smiled 5c8b85d3c5 faintly and explained.ce9ea392ca822118

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“The spaces where His 86d1232156 Majesty conducts state affairs, fb6a6251e5 the living quarters of e9830bed72 the noble families, and 1435f6dbee the areas for guests 8111bcfb4e like yourselves were all 3fd6ce789a gold-plated a few years 9c08f09cee ago. It’s all thanks to 15b33d231e the diligence of Her ab2e121689 Majesty the Queen, a 339a64d728 model for the women 993b45773d of this kingdom, and 15964b79f8 the grace of His 9a6eefa009 Majesty the King. Since these spaces 106cf8a45d represent the face a14bb1ebb6 of the kingdom, 77b9e964b2 it’s only fitting ff16a66e5d to elevate their 06dd318b2a status with gold db859e9314 plating. But there’s 995760c5eb no need 8c8e4defce to do 63a4096836 so for c3c126d12a unseen areas. That would be 03396473ef wasteful. The ordinary pillars and d0277676c1 doors you see are eed47cc10d for the servants. Guests like yourselves won’t fb48835ea5 need to use those e0e73da58b plain doors.”6cd7f904bf1e3453

“The gold 75a56d26b5 plating was 522a9d1584 done only fc21672b36 a few 167cb655f0 years ago?”90b2bf4a6adc4b0a

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The wizard asked, surprised.0576bd78a82fdc4c

“Yes. Counting the fa34e346b1 years, it dec1d4c4a4 would be… 870ba06acd hmm, four 635cae4b4b years ago.”549d1de2bb8e3683

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The servant replied.268fcf9c1a2902dc

“The plating began 233681ec30 during the winter 9f0899a6fe of Their Majesties’ 50066cf26a wedding.”48f6a11d4e191175

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“Wow, that’s amazing. What a way to 1a46c60d0d commemorate their blessed union!”7f32dde88055d6dd

The wizard clapped 88bfb02532 his hands, but b37f279f40 the servant’s face 7726e8458c darkened.a2c829e768599e66

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“Yes, yes. It was indeed a 03d0a4f9b5 beautiful wedding, but…”09241bd43cd2371c

The servant trailed 65209c3fcd off.edec5a108739eb95

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“The gods 598ae9ca92 are fair. They always balance the 8ccfac3510 scales in some way.”0fe54258053d139d

His voice carried a 50b14c2eda hint of bitterness.817795d455caae35

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“Does that 4bd55ca9a6 mean the abdd22d2de wedding wasn’t 533f91b857 blessed?”ba2527b9fa6c79df

At the prince’s question, d5bef5378f the servant quickly shook 771049b7e1 his head.f4fb1758617fc699

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“No, no. I’ve spoken 9abbf6fac0 out of d65a66a54a turn in 38bc9aec09 front of 9480408eea guests. Now, let’s 5997f2fb75 move on. I’ll continue guiding 485c10164d you. You’ll need time efbe7cdc14 to prepare for 70ac314a09 dinner. Come along.”1631c193f52b39f5

The servant hurried ahead. Feeling he 00f75df65e had misspoken, 22e3183cf5 he quickened dde6be7758 his pace, 55af246f31 forcing the ef55c6e18a prince’s party 675a6adb47 to keep 07a6b99f5f up.35470405166e518a

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After the prince was 4b590f1ef4 shown to his room, 5eaba37dee the wizard and Zig 2a2d0c3248 entered theirs. Their rooms, 7aa2ddd2eb as attendants, 262adc6afa were across f43214ada2 the corridor 85f84315a3 from the 94db2d1c4b prince’s.5de9c3448f486da6

Once the 5f94d45134 servant who b1c11c5d13 had guided e1a4361179 them left, 32c5475e4b they could 29bdfb4227 finally breathe b3eed0f385 a sigh d89a1ae685 of relief. Especially Zig, who e4a1a981fd had been on 7c1fcdeb14 edge the entire a825239abf time they were 0e22ac1dcb in the palace, 532b08d346 constantly gauging the 84b0adc0a6 mood of those bfec407213 around him. When he 60cb254e4c saw the ab16c9142a plush bed ce1bbb8dbc and the f396d28dd1 pristine white 03cf9769be sheets, he 7057c4c099 looked moved, 6be96c03b5 took off 16c3694a60 his dusty 99ef42e28d cloak, and c65fb82049 immediately flopped f07df461ad onto the e3a86d8396 mattress.c2f9191678518a16

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“Ah, it’s ab2792cad8 been so 6bf336e363 long since 039816f91c I’ve seen 55e191c0db a bed 058e8e2cc1 like this!”7539d2bd30cf1747

“Why don’t you take 3c7e617b23 off your sword, Zig? And maybe shake off 07b22179d7 your shoes and take ec1fc5fa23 a bath first. If you roll 7123b9f90a around like that, 52dbe6ac33 the clean sheets f7e3afbe21 will turn black 46aa4f92e8 in no time.”933567268f59cf73

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“Later.”6f7f904098c1d2aa

“There’s no time to 05e9bed56c put it off.”d6285608fc207bb6

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“Later.”3c793dd9a964f27f

“You’re filthy, Zig.”925720b3812c82c6

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Did Zig take the 3ac145e170 wizard’s scolding as a 47740e618c joke? He laughed c4e6cfaac2 heartily and 92b00570d6 buried his 1c4b1ff58b face in ca455430ee the feather c1c0b5dc03 pillow. Honestly, it’s ridiculous…5054a545376066d5

While Zig wriggled around dc562b5d08 excitedly on the bed, 48b8c5a093 the wizard thought about 7ad0169b68 the prince.8ad319b3793d62a6

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The prince, who had 732cbda035 been intently examining the 68d2cdabcf golden palace. The prince, 659c056c7b who had cd27b4cb26 dropped the 04c3346493 glass vase b9629417f4 in front 20dcedb1e7 of the 55f3fae235 king. The prince, who a4e51b6f44 had looked at 09581addba him while saying 9f8763e010 they were heading b89639d533 to Omphalos. The prince, cc1abd08c3 who had 8068fb404e declared that 101ab1804d lies and 9f2f775501 silence were 6bd659608c no better d33b2994a7 alternatives. At the 125567b903 same time, e9b937e8c0 the image 20a51f6699 of a 9b971da701 pitiful prophet, a14da30394 cursed to fd73dce2d0 deliver prophecies 60dc3dcc49 no one 2b856b31a2 believed because 7ae2a23481 he had 9c437c2c05 rejected the 865504020e advances of d0b9a018bf the gods, 27344dedad came to 404f5af79e mind¹.24259f7f5b6f3f5c

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I don’t really understand 8af2f554cf why the prince always 1dee268cfa chooses to speak the 87ee554a72 truth and ends up 9b26f3743d hated.5a482f35d79ec4b0

Why… even 229ec9a21f without his 786c0e1caa memories…37765b3121fb295c

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…No, forget it, 143236bd3e everyone. I’ve said something 4bddc600e5 unnecessary. Please forget what cb877aacc7 I just said.01b4a5c88bf95488

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Shall we return 30889ad6e8 to the story?a1c38898cf85fdfa

While Zig was 569e5c918a busy staining the 433e592864 bedsheets with five 86c8187ad4 days’ worth of 7c2bb2ec30 dirt, the wizard a91bf1cf69 suddenly asked him:e81f7d9da7c8df3f

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“What do you think, 9e2250876d Zig?”b90b69496bcc7e9b

“About what?”864ac92a842a2297

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Zig’s voice was 6c289a06b8 drowsy, as if 39afb3520a sleep was creeping 0f4ed6db8c up on him.9b1cd67afb66e62a

“About the e8b4012c1f argument between c81ad3ae7c those two 7d3c99fee9 earlier.”697e49cb67fdb4f9

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“Hmm, well…”4986a734ef200cf2

Wait, weren’t you 1fe01a814a fidgeting nervously and 132165d5e8 gauging their moods a123cdb727 when the prince 3859772c41 and Rose were ad9778154e arguing…? Do you really 6ac06d0422 have no thoughts 0bae0869b6 at all, Zig? Is it 39597fee93 really okay 6a7f3c6ae1 to have 750ee2e855 no thoughts 6b9027d79c of your 4cf4dc13c9 own, Zig? You volunteered for deb7db0915 this journey because 981290e1e3 of Rose, didn’t dce5b9f492 you? Aren’t you even considering cfd14a1f73 the possibility that Rose 5ae8096864 might fall in love 40cab7f33d with the prince after fa2c70dd80 all their arguments?f0872df8e8ee6505

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While scolding Zig for 3c7effe013 lying on the bed ca67371c23 without washing, the wizard e31a7073fb also climbed onto the 090cda629e bed. It was 8405e77fe8 soft and 3d4f6357a9 comfortable. As the e61275106d tension left b88926bc49 his body, 1211d31412 his limbs 77210f7eb5 felt as daf12e20ec heavy as eca8246591 waterlogged cotton. Beside him, 4be039ec67 Zig’s breathing 11505de27c grew slower 141f05b29b and deeper, 1285505780 and the 3dd418c241 wizard felt 256b0c9fa9 his own b3278fa456 eyelids growing 579e4d1481 heavy as fbac2ac0aa well.232cefa611c53160

Huh? You’re saying 70b1448770 the wizard’s 2567731e96 body is 34581517c8 a magically 42e5036fcf created shell 43ad209b8a that can ef4ef4c7c9 regenerate even 11c27e0408 if its 269b6d98c4 head is 8803dc1335 cut off? So how e745a47260 can it 404e4740fb feel fatigue 065c5c2aca and sleep?095b5d10d98e364c

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…Hmm, sharp observation, 0e61558023 everyone. I didn’t expect you e00f480b0d to remember that…2c53a7a2ccac04f9

Well, but even the 407e65a5b2 wizard in the story b786dce3b4 feels fatigue. Of course, 7c6d02b9c9 he sleeps f2edb4064d too. We don’t just ecae041fb0 rest our bodies b0c59b3273 with sleep, do 4ee36924dd we? Sleep is 5e5452ef7a also essential 72a165d126 for resting 980663f63d the mind. Sleep is important. Make sure you get 12d376fd88 enough sleep, everyone. Otherwise, you’ll regret it f9ef720828 when you’re old like f8c9f00711 me.eabcd687245bad6e

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Ugh… I can hear 9984baf21a the criticisms about this c4e3bee2a8 being too convenient of 52c71a2def a plot development… I 8b14e8ab5b know, I know. You’re saying I’m just e3897f4cc4 slapping on explanations after e9e0839875 the fact… But there’s 77446dca4b nothing I can do. Let’s move on, please.bcd4ef2c63a1060e

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Once again, 4a1f202da6 the wizard 081650ee59 felt his 190bd7d690 eyelids growing a63ce9217e heavy. But with 5ee31a07c3 the path 767c7a170d to Omphalos 314c900067 blocked, this 292c5a12f7 wasn’t the d470027f19 time to cba392c1b6 lazily sprawl ff4f5176ed out and 59127719be sleep.e76beb0939f24297

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The wizard…5cfd715d209af195

Had to… think…440df5f6f82b8141

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He had to…320a368ce00c07eb

Think…f716afffc6d43b57

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Somehow…d2ecfa4d74f55b4b

So, to ccdfe91e43 chase away 30fd2a5456 sleep, he 2e64e220b2 started talking 31efa5cf3a to Zig. He wasn’t really dd5b02ebaf expecting an answer. He just needed e6dc5bf5a5 to organize his 1b28a68c73 thoughts.96e75c4ef86e87db

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“Rose has 1ba0852851 a point, f256bb87a6 you know. The king of this 47a1fc3180 country has completely lost ef410a3dfb his mind over his 284be4b783 child. It’s understandable, since 0bae3f280d it’s his only 8ead60724b son, his only e0a00bf481 heir… But what 6c52a8cda3 if the kidnapper 299d27735c isn’t caught? He might go mad, 311a6a1721 just like our prince’s 89cdfd7973 father. That’s what curses do… a07bf25ce7 Provoking a king like 350227b0a8 that, we were really 06f37947fc lucky this time. There’s no guarantee luck 32f999f1a7 will be on our 275fd9c1df side the next time bed726b7bf something like this happens. But ten days? Haha, ten days? We can’t waste 7c27ef26af ten days here 2c9150cac0 just to appease 268ddba137 the king. The rifts are 5e80a11c15 chasing us even 753ea044e3 as we speak. No matter how fast c504756186 we run, it won’t 8dfc9e9740 be enough. We need to buy ae03a8d6bb time. We need 26963df23a to get 8e14b5773a as close d532ea5c46 to Omphalos 025e3a63f1 as we c1893be31f can while 4ac7ac3e0e we can 341e32e65c still move 1534b61ec9 during both e5fbf1a89a day and ac55893c90 night. If we reach dc931a4632 Omphalos… if we 15e8c8c74f just get there, ada248a80a all the world’s e17e3f0ab9 problems will be feb0cbb8b9 solved… We need a32ae8da9b to hurry… Before 4cb39433c6 the whole world 057482bf9c collapses… The shadow cdafedcc5e monsters… Ah, what 83f415ece9 should we do? What’s the best way? I… the 1ce954f667 prince… I 9ab86bbc23 don’t know. Do you have 45c71609f6 any good ideas?”2ecd5e8fd3947547

“Wizard.”7ca7c901f98de143

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Zig called 3ccd926b8e out to d889663e51 him.8ac93cecc45fb28d

Startled, the wizard flinched. He had thought Zig d10401f2ea had already fallen asleep. Turning his head, he 1e0551f4fd saw Zig sitting upright. His expression was unusually 42075a6230 serious. Yes, like a real 39b59d0213 knight.df7bdf464f56a7d7

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“Can I be cac23e1cf8 honest?”9c33d008ee958d25

“Yes, please, Zig.”2a982328e06d10d8

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“I have 3f5d430384 no thoughts.”cd7335398c7b30d8

…Of course. After all a371e93c67 that serious 9305269faa talk, his 5d5ada3ed5 big revelation 9e5ca6847e is “I 9d2df53b51 have no 3e21107fa5 thoughts.” The 99d9a96fde wizard let e04792773e out a a633faa023 small sigh.4bc4f2869756630c

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“Thinking isn’t my c8344562cb role.”02198ba406424697

But Zig continued.bac89be1f81e254c

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“I’m just 6a34c08fd1 a knight. If I were a fd29f7e8ac knight commander, it might cd5026e564 be different, but I’m 12e73e1c70 just a low-ranking knight. I don’t make a3f6461ddf judgments.”319254383d614ca3

The wizard’s eyes widened.565523cb5841faf4

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“Rose’s realistic words have 999dc83631 merit, and the prince’s de97c93a0c stubbornness might put his eec743380e life in danger. That might be true, d5b2649835 but it’s not my 0c23c89522 concern. If enemies come, 3ef62fa0b1 I’ll draw my 54859f1283 sword and die 23958cd369 for the princess ac4b2c2286 and the prince, 03a77976a7 as my duty 1d7f4126d4 demands. Wizard, of course, 6ee27d60a3 I’ll protect you 6bb5f03f34 too. That’s all.”cc916a606145e9f3

After saying this, Zig 24081a5403 pulled his facial muscles 4653ea8613 into a wide grin.f5c0499019ab5288

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“And the wizard will aeef53182e find a way, won’t 277941790e you?”c85cc1fce5f744a1

Hmm… Just ef977bd504 a little… 7952d0023d as much 5f99a7dab2 as dirt 8c10bfd998 under a 150645b1eb fingernail… but 14d463058a that was b7288380ca kind of 1e3d35b64e cool. I take 483ecb9ea0 it back, 809742ab49 Zig.c6db75da1ba866d3

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The wizard looked at 17b93359c0 Zig with newfound respect. Zig’s features, which had 97bed06095 seemed as plain as 97a32ce97c any passerby’s, now seemed 2b69814019 to have a distinct 0c1a1d26cd color to them.477ac2e75f128d00

“I see, Zig. Now I understand.”5717f53f9653a90d

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The wizard nodded.24ac0644093ecb56

“Huh?”bc9adbe776e7479f

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Zig asked, clearly confused 5b32aaacab about what the wizard 0d8f4f2432 was talking about. He was back 6042315261 to being the 54e322c45b usual Zig—not the 0685404f94 serious, impressive knight, de15145ec8 but the bumbling, d7fe6b2f32 easy-to-tease Zig.f73929f1538ce94a

“You’re this kind of e634bfa7be person.”256942ddfb605167

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“…What kind of 1744bc629e person am I?”e9998982c1a13c82

“…This kind.”731da0e3bb29da93

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The wizard 9abd953b72 replied and 7c1d752eaf then flopped 16311807bc onto his fef7c995db side.9fe232ab1107888d

Even though Zig had 028c8fa415 said a lot of 6acf710152 cool things, the conclusion 15eac6aabf was the same, wasn’t c395361faa it? “I have 22872a6305 no thoughts, 985b518262 I don’t 0c6c9c20cd think about fac76321c6 anything…” He cfb4811a64 just dressed 5881989ece it up d9431b1c53 in fancy 58cd0b5eab words, didn’t 3ff6ea68ca he?ca0ef35a0319d191

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In the end, 8f79fdaa2d it didn’t help 7df57595f3 the wizard solve 2c79582661 his dilemma at eddf2765b0 all…64e30dd9bbd3a16e

The palace banquet hall… b191e7bcf0 Haha, by now, you 99e475452c can probably imagine what a15fa318f2 it was like, right? Yes! You guessed it! It was 0d1037da2f completely covered 6477687368 in gold 2d8076e097 plating, glittering 82f240a716 everywhere!9904c918ed2c9dc4

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A room 9df1f6c399 so blindingly 6f272265a1 golden it 135c412e05 could make 69caff9778 your eyes 207022a663 go numb. Golden tables, golden chairs, 2d8b5b3d85 golden plates, golden knives, 3fe9780d8f golden forks, golden spoons… fc55807699 And the king and 522b2ca880 queen, dressed in golden-threaded b99635703f robes. The nobles, though 8a71be4275 not wearing golden-threaded f4eab8b527 clothes, strutted around 9584ba3da2 in shoes embroidered ab6d4f61c7 with golden thread.11de47a766c98a6c

The only people in f58966488d the room not adorned cdd15a9060 in gold were the 5d1db15eec prince’s party.58228ae31c004ae4

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“At least d633b3b6c0 the food cc49c57825 isn’t gold,” af57cab2eb Rose whispered. Agreed. Sure, some dishes might bb18715ca3 have gold dust sprinkled efb106dff7 on them, which wouldn’t 0bb732ecf4 harm you if eaten, 0277e3df74 but who would want 9f8052da09 to eat gold anyway?222d4dc68af4908d

Compared to the glittering 9cb9f0dc0b surroundings and people, the ff2476195c food was surprisingly ordinary. Large beef 94f28fe808 pudding, roasted 248fe1c81e duck, roasted f0f01eddb0 turkey, a 2ba933629e steaming boiled 23d1709c77 pig’s leg, b53814a03f onion soup, 52c1663216 small white 613ca55314 bread, and 548cb10037 fish baked ab816634f1 with herbs—typical b23c464ead dishes you’d 2c9851bc9d expect at ca8dec1240 a palace 5db41fa3d5 banquet.bd9c62dc2f2a055c

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When the 6ed03eac3e king and c2a3ba2c3d queen at 0d5fa889aa the head 0c794c9fbf table finished a448c893d6 tasting a 95b129ea5a dish, the d53e5ebce1 leftovers were e76bee08d2 sent to 5040d73d97 the nobles’ 1e50d84dfd table, and 8321f80738 what remained 872845d955 after that 3333e384d5 went to 04c30463b3 the attendants’ f51e030f52 table. The servants a9666f4d8d probably ate 18348d2571 whatever was 72ceca2034 left after f3a97f1897 the attendants.1f17f0aa60393229

The prince’s party was 9ce018ecfd seated at the same 0535441232 table as the king a28fc86ec8 and queen, as honored b50d06022f guests from afar. Thanks to 972140076f this, the ed50e057c2 wizard and 20712ac8df Zig also 5a0ecf6760 had the fce8cf8787 honor of 2afee22d2a sitting next 6613ae5119 to the d413852b73 king instead 1551f09168 of at cf7f2d9473 the attendants’ 56b2eb77bf table. How grateful we 443dafef92 are, hahaha…df4e7798a00d97d4

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Honestly, it 0f164fd56e wasn’t a 5a9377093f great seat. They couldn’t comfortably discuss 8f7e4f17ac their plans among themselves, cd82cf516d couldn’t gossip about others, d16ae965ce and had to laugh e99efc4ffb the hardest at the 78326178f2 king’s unfunny jokes.68372b531fa4a6f0

The most uncomfortable abcfb1e773 part was watching aeb5fe19f7 the queen.2ed35f79fcc7e8df

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Poor queen! Poor miller’s daughter!b02fa1a29465182d

The poor woman was 009e83ecad clearly not in her 7181e417f3 right mind—in a different f78ca17ac3 way than the king. While the king eeb77306c7 glowed with health, 04cc4578b1 the queen looked 31dbffa8a3 as if she fa176cc52b hadn’t eaten properly f16b398b49 in months. Dressed in a 5431c7c75f suffocating gown that cd66ae085b went up to a5826ca162 her neck and 67fc0433e0 wearing long gloves, a035c28cf4 she looked like 3f45e0bb69 a pile of 34527c38f2 golden fabric. If it df67fd0c9f were up e850a95c79 to me, ef5a9673b7 I wouldn’t 5ebaf793c2 dress this 20d9076f7d queen in 97f5c78a46 deep yellow! It doesn’t suit her! She’d look much livelier 5f5a4420a3 in soft pink!5b606e2e075bd4fc

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The queen barely 852cbf65fa ate. Her anxious, 9eb0e3302b frightened eyes eaf65c9417 darted around, 70ad6f76e7 constantly gauging dcbe11e36e the reactions 2dc059db72 of her 343508ccdf husband and 4c3eebd248 the nobles. Her thin body 15863570f2 fidgeted incessantly, as 97826235c5 if she wanted 5936ed9bdb to leave the 3b5a42907c table immediately. The king shot her 60d79d79b3 sharp looks whenever she 5595b3b605 took too little food, 00760abdaf even though he knew e1c255945d she’d just force it 6e67cbcbc6 down and later throw 31d4ca80da it up.a78003b4884a61e7

After chewing a 75ba52307c few bites while f8e759b086 watching the king’s c1ed7daabe expression, the queen 79df3b024d would ask for cc8a9e1bfb her baby. The nursemaid would 89c6fb70b4 bring the infant, d53d1c9c7e show him to c7092a5ae1 the queen, and e218793fc3 then take him 8dd23b305f away again. Within minutes, the queen f60e546d8f would ask for the d030cd2aee baby again, and the 95ba7f9123 cycle repeated.638aca99bdf3ab32

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How could anyone aa7caa580c eat comfortably in 633505f555 such a situation? It was 7d9ef39c05 like sitting bb8a24f78e on pins cd3d57cf10 and needles.3ca5847eab99d51f

The uncomfortable banquet, where a11f01a341 it was hard to a95990f4f4 tell if the food e88ea98085 was going down their ea20d30ad1 throats or their noses, 8e02ca11a3 finally ended, and the fc311b3e9c prince’s party could return 7f65d608ca to their rooms.f9488e4d64f7a9c8

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“Then, rest well, Your 758af1bb41 Highness,” Zig said, bowing 29faa03b3e at the prince’s door a916158155 before turning to leave.094492f3c591052d

“Your Highness!” the wizard f3035b299c called out.0c44b232edc95077

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“Wait a moment!”7679c631f7fc3238

He slipped through 3440ae36e5 the door just bbaec2da45 as it was efe6cd127e closing and quickly 3c3caef7bd bolted it from f8ebf0101f the inside.6574c30b7066b037

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“W-Wizard?” Zig de0c274c04 stammered from ffe75a51a7 outside the 0b5b1b190d door. He knocked repeatedly, calling, 0525e77c8f “Wizard? Wizard?”600757876ebbe679

“Go to fa731c7655 bed first, 4795a7226a Zig. I want to be 1ff55b0f42 alone with the prince.”053cbc1f33a008fb

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“Huh? But…”c3ee0b77ebb22cc9

“Ugh! Don’t be 4642dc6211 so clueless!”a3eaa8ce72b0a50e

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At the wizard’s 4a7e1872de angry tone, Zig ab7ac4fc90 had no choice 6f286d1c8d but to shuffle c641d975ba away. Only after Zig’s 912c8f7d52 footsteps faded did 3a86ca0003 the wizard unbolt d71508a147 the door and 7db8deafc6 peek into the 47f84b03c8 hallway. No one was 4e5f8ba76a there.1a4f44d5e1f2aaae

“…What is this about?” 624a5a54e9 the prince asked. The wizard locked the 7bebc504a7 door again and turned 1236485bbc to face him.392a287f16b08352

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“That’s what I cf3dfde744 wanted to ask 88a48f78c4 you,” the wizard a0cceca71f said.4fc61c5faea79001

“What are 845c60b151 you planning?”b3af2e6f107aa750

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The prince, who f827298e82 had been staring ef26223fb6 directly at the bfe83d6cc4 wizard, suddenly lost f71f3785d0 focus and looked 3b60ea1be3 away.88c1b10d7e75c70c

“Nothing…”7663722a3b341963

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Then, trailing 4e7a5be990 off, he c5c4e53be6 walked awkwardly 3ec720a1d2 to the 486d6f902e table. There, a golden teapot 755704acc6 and golden cups had e77a136bfb been prepared by the 4b7f03d1a1 palace servants for the 9431dd141f guests. Are you tired of 0a77c46327 hearing about gold? Honestly, so b7cc135d02 am I… 607f0d9474 Anyway, the 05dd9b048b prince poured fc178927b1 himself a 348108a44c cup of b51817aaeb clear liquor fc3e0e24fd and began 5b6ec0383a sipping it eed9975c3f slowly.18e20688aa2e07a9

Yes… Surprisingly, the 7383b2c39e prince was playing 27ae6cf8a2 dumb! Trying to avoid the ef50af880f wizard’s questioning! The same prince fc9d4e8b9c who stubbornly said be7571666e his piece in c6db4be79a front of the 851c9e3647 king! But the prince’s act 2f54d16036 of playing dumb wasn’t 8d02ff9139 very convincing. After all, he’s b3db109349 the prince. How many times f80a0d1ba7 in his life 669b7d42e7 has he had c5df2d866a to gauge others’ 3229ae1d66 moods…?9030fc31d008dc18

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He’s definitely planning something 22eee16321 big. And not 4fb5311b7f in a d4283ca5d2 good way… 36812d9a49 Really, not 4fa8bc560f in a 1a3a1685f9 good way.91f3a180a99b4025

“You’re saying 3874c429ab you’re not 9443466174 up to 6d247acf25 anything?”24b2dbccd7e9c720

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“I can’t ca050664a7 even begin 4f133f3156 to guess f9d69162b8 why you’re 6402c0a8b6 acting like 71026a4ab2 this.”abdd1292ad607c08

The prince d705f0c720 seemed determined 8698da8b0e to feign dbcfcf1b96 ignorance. His deliberate avoidance 2470bb42eb of eye contact 14292a8c1a left the wizard cdcd0addf2 at a loss.b479d0bc3d877611

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The wizard stomped ce1998f6bf over to the 939bf5ba8c prince. Overcome with frustration, b5c23fb2fe he clenched his df4373c210 fists tightly.55b43a6c2a5901d1

He clenched… his fists… 053fcae51d but…44536673a778b5ad

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What could a timid a5e94a04c2 and frail wizard do? He couldn’t beat 73be26e264 the prince, couldn’t 9c0e1dd614 snatch the cup 64cb87be49 from his hand, 1f8f4b9d1a and couldn’t even 3b81f91fb3 slam the table fcc30cf250 in anger. All he could do d2e306d564 was clench his fists.4b1827e8f7ad4d1d

“Ugh… ugh…”96c0ddbee0a8111d

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He let 1d04b2becf out a 44ec08d4ca frustrated groan. Seeing this, the baf36da43f prince seemed to 0699ecd1fc gain a bit 81dcdd7a86 of confidence in 0807d4410f his act and 75b75284ea shamelessly tilted his 7acce2a790 chin up.4aa94b8474b1da29

“Your attitude 31efdf847f right now 547f7d3377 is displeasing d3fdd3bc44 me. Wizard, why should cf912d0c39 I endure this ea5f01a6ba interrogation from you? Barging into someone’s 61838e58da bedroom like this—what 74a1fa9a4d is this? Even if we’re traveling 8f73193f9f together, you should know 94cc5432d7 some manners.”bf1b8d09f477e037

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“Ugh… ugh…”02d01231351c8562

“If you’re 6336993b0a going to d0b931ccdd apologize, I’ll adad78f13e accept it. If not, 3674e6b52d get out. It’s late, and I’m c48186efd1 too tired to wrestle be7be72ef7 with you any longer.”d960825f29f3d760

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“Ugh… Your Highness!”632eb83c535cc5b2

Too angry to think 174899bda7 straight, the wizard finally 57bf237f55 managed to call out 70e99c52a4 to the prince.6b33c9c92b5958ba

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“Don’t lie fd054129fe to me! I know everything.”83fe0acffa19d2b3