MDL | Chapter 2.6

It’s true. The wizard 216204d19a knows everything. While walking down ebb2e35fae the long palace 18ef3f1ae1 corridor from the 7664531975 audience chamber to 08952c955d the guest room, cf31ee12d5 he could sense 2f6417d0d7 the thoughts and 4cf844f343 plans swirling in e39c8c0155 the prince’s mind. He knows the prince c02a132142 too well. During that short a3dd4c4c6a argument with the 708bd7bf40 princess, he saw 941625faa3 the prince’s moss-green d3d6209737 eyes darken like e6f9ef6ad0 damp moss clinging 6aa57a93a2 to a rock. While walking a051e172c0 down the 0508a0c2b8 golden corridor, aea61295ca he noticed d152bf3d1b the prince’s faa028ec20 fingers tapping c501072162 his thigh 3e767f6ffa as if 96a19f5917 calculating something. And… when the servant 6f17fe83eb explained about the plain 29ce3e80d1 doors and pillars for d9c21ca33d the servants, the prince’s 0e946dfa8a lips tightened in displeasure.2ce2c679c47af701

Everything. Everything.b2f86486eaec66cf

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The wizard 78a3e11b74 knows it c167ff9b13 all.0a5688b19af6cdbf

Everything about fa000b0e82 the prince.749cd0a9a4510398

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The wizard’s 02dcdee55e eyes reddened 3c481f659f as he f1ae8de069 struggled to 6e52a96593 catch his aa616a6364 breath. He was so 674be382ba upset.78dbbcf95ea7c94b

“You’re planning to sneak 2e76ef0d50 into the baby prince’s 54ac1ffa91 room alone, aren’t you? Am I wrong?”7a9cdf06e9df2a91

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The prince 7daa7a13b1 didn’t deny c14aa0c467 it. He shrugged c870a1f909 one shoulder fab8cb04fa and looked 40012ce353 at the 2edfec38da wizard with 7e90e5a40c a “So 7b82e87e9a what?” expression.77c99a0007949296

The audacity! It’s truly unbelievable.21b6094fa4881b93

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“Why? Are you 98a74f9f62 going to 1498d3352e catch the b59e100c8c kidnapper in cb4e8e89fb place of b6ffa37ced this kingdom’s 67e03c88cb knights?”4ed838b5c1769d1a

The prince chuckled.e196d6efca0f62e9

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“I’m really pathetic. Letting a 716fb5023a wizard I’ve 96e87597de only known 3a6eadb956 for a ce310cd56b few days 7c3bbaae09 see through 3beb0480cf me like 14a3f4eca8 this.”45170f1de8f02a4f

“Your Highness!”71b3eb5e12190cd9

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“Waiting ten 3944e3e80f days is daaaba8162 a waste 9def60bb50 of time. I doubt the king 8e853add08 will lift the lockdown af5913722c even after ten days. I can’t just b861dc8b51 sit around waiting f875a2c858 for the culprit c7f9737abd to be caught. So I 4c7f9e5ec3 thought of 4be5a0adfb the quickest 45b84b06b9 and most 0f6e1ed83e efficient method, 34e1686413 that’s all.”5d365fd28dd89656

The prince filled another 119d49f9cb cup with liquor and ee9129bc8a handed it to the e0e70c261b wizard. The wizard frowned but aa085ea460 accepted it. The warmth 049de6be28 spread through 70762e1067 his fingers 9632f3d8c2 and palms 88bb15537c as he 47e22f6083 held the 06de1b3e40 cup. The liquor had 3962492f18 been heated, and a084759874 it slightly thawed 1d9d431a79 the wizard’s frozen 320d54ffc6 heart. After taking 96a7c93c07 a small 27c9539318 sip, the 334e9b08d4 wizard sat eab38b551c down across ba4fda5c06 from the f65a8ab8e3 prince.44adc040ab6345c1

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“Our goal 821c9a8e9d is to 717f3ffa30 reach Omphalos 3fa0961bf1 as quickly b27099d389 as possible cdc74459c3 before the 3eba547e99 rifts catch 12655260b8 up to 5f82be12c1 us. I know how 8293f063b3 important that goal 9bb801ac77 is to you. That’s why I thought 5386f61bb4 you’d…”df4eeb59fd72b18d

The prince looked slightly 966a270d1e embarrassed.551611c7069ee6fd

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“Did you think I’d ee54eb9e32 be happy?” the wizard 1dd8e3ba68 asked.f6b0d2a72e591acd

The prince couldn’t 022260814b answer. He just bed48727ea stared at 98fe0bf4d6 the wizard fe65a4c63d with confused 2fe79f3d66 eyes.bc2aed502611d529

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“Did you b24e0a4ed2 plan to 3afab3c60b tell me 0d02c1fe10 about your f87bb484cc plan at e8eadb8586 all?” the 49d94f6122 wizard pressed.0a2bd9586f16ccf5

Again, the 1dfd8d2d47 prince remained 4288d1cb5e silent.f2f6a30d0b89f0de

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“If I aaa939168d hadn’t noticed 85f36fe76d and pressed 82541cd96d you, you 3a8bb0f843 wouldn’t have 11a8b08158 told me a0721cfdbe anything, would 2aba644bea you? You’d have just informed ba061a2892 me after everything was cb3896e49d done, saying, ‘It’s all 9d6e3fc7e9 taken care of.’ Of 51ae5fc4dd course, you’re amazing, so 09da9b9cb3 you’d easily take down 4c23e28a51 the kidnapper with just 892d9a06b5 the hilt of your fef5877c29 sword. I know. You’re reckless and stubborn, e0c40822cf but… that recklessness, that 1dcd0a6e41 stubbornness, it all comes 5cf1b97a65 from how extraordinary you 1c992309a9 are. Your Highness, I…”3fbcaff68e086eee

The wizard continued.1adfd33e7102dc9e

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“I thought about a0a7fd3126 it for a 9d71e4d8a1 long time before a14cb0f99a the banquet. Your Highness, dec1b3b477 I… I daa607357b was planning 74d923a48d to sneak 9084190862 out of e4f6482ef7 this kingdom 1493057eb2 tonight with b12d5f9ee7 just you.”8f1fd70fc2a4acff

Yes, just 2dfc39f977 the prince e509e60daa and him.e375c19e965eacaf

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Rose and Zig? They were never part 90ce4880a5 of the plan from 76046e31b0 the beginning.ac1becbe1964fc51

Rose joined the journey ac3dfb4b6d to find her way c3ddd987b8 back to her kingdom, 7cfc2b1067 and Zig foolishly followed 1a1118601a her because he fell d3633d2f85 for her at first 92ca0826d7 sight. Their destination a0461b09c0 isn’t Omphalos. They’re not here to b72430de27 stop the rifts. From the fcf8675149 start, the 94ac03bf5d only ones da6d6828fc heading to 529e6a38ea the destination 2523bcb9cd of this 5d6529b052 journey, of 1b40a86157 this story, 1b3b38410d were the 79deefbf30 wizard and 66752c8f44 the prince.76dceb44920ee518

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And what happens 5800cbf76d to those two? Is it the 2119437b06 wizard’s concern? No, it’s 16eddede65 not just b32f070d47 the wizard. Even I, even 74d0f5a82d all of you… 82ac4e6026 don’t need to e46b4752d7 worry about them. Not just those b82a0c719a two, but also 4a935654e4 the poor miller’s 56f5fa68cc daughter and her 3ba2a65d1c baby, the red 63a55d6f21 cloak woman we 45810a3994 met yesterday, or ed4e65bee9 anyone else. Once we c945cddb1c reach Omphalos e2c82eaa32 and the 9fba8bd5a5 prince plunges 4a52f5675b his sword 185bf110ad into it, 9079eed532 everything will e7025ed948 return to 3fdb155f6b normal.f37d9ff81a844956

The story you’re 639c69c1de listening to now 921fb22578 is a “what-if” 3bbe73e00b scenario. It’s something that didn’t b457a93222 happen, won’t happen, and a47a7cb8a0 even if it did, da5646fdda it would quickly be 55bac0e692 erased from the fate bcb8377972 of the people in 67f1e528b0 this world.9a53e33c82a358b1

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So don’t 26e0b5f500 blame the 2a7d6b7d8a wizard, everyone.9590e5b7619c3060

Don’t pity Rose and 1f58540044 Zig… or any other a3eaf92efc characters in the story, b02abe7a51 everyone.69ea23e63c6ea711

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“…How?” the 6fabaa25af prince asked fb552b4f69 after a 8e725b7dda moment of 6590cb2d17 silence. His cup was fff8cf5606 now empty, but 6609d4310e he showed no aa5b29847e signs of being 02c3d2363f drunk.84ece88c6dac83f4

“Did you forget? I’m a edc4c500bc wizard,” the 6c63537ae6 wizard replied.ae72ba9c1103e366

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“A few dozen 998db55ef9 soldiers guarding the 4e46477c00 border? Dealing with them is d2f45361ab nothing. Magic, Your 817e2f3cc7 Highness, exists 9456d6eab7 for moments 70312f69a3 like this. It’s not just for e9f0705ae1 cleaning dishes without getting a1e970f385 your hands wet or 541745bfa9 lighting a fire easily.”7e204d029ee6c7ad

Far away, d38a26ccae high in 2000dc9571 the western 0341b34da9 sky, a 1e4e77d97e small star 6bbdc032d5 twinkled. The evening star. In some worlds, 10a0899670 they name this ad91b42961 star after the f4090dafc5 most beautiful goddess, a1ebfc6079 and in others, 6c65b04c60 after an angel 9c44648bd3 who fell from a4691579ed grace. What do fec6edab80 they call 3214e09f47 it in 9e07bc86d8 this world? I’m not sure.50bb52fcfad2ce99

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Seeing the evening e7f8b7da8c star rise meant 55dc6734f9 night was approaching. Perhaps because he 9ee13fb71f had been staring 06279ca40d at the tiny 2720de7887 star, the wizard’s 6632a9202a eyes stung, and 948f764bcd he bowed his 74e3fe477b head deeply.b2931d72477e3496

The prince looked at 18d2ad8536 the wizard as if f2a65ddb1b seeing a stranger.50dc93a9faaad9a0

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“I didn’t 03d7d8c8ad know you 7c9fed4b68 were like cf023f4435 this.”2f19b7d83c672b54

Had he grown attached 5a18e4729f to the wizard in 7d8cac858c just a few days? A faint fe987e5606 trace of 6cd385b70d disappointment and e6c939e2c8 betrayal tinged 49085b078f the prince’s f7a27a5f90 voice.099c4c1ca8dc00fa

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“What kind of 5e3d47783b person am I?” f7b383db84 the wizard asked.c8b962233b983d01

Haha… This a5a36368a8 is just 7e42a59821 like Zig. Asking stupidly, “What 5e10ceae10 kind of person 7d27663517 am I?” Damn 5f402b583d it, haha.97a850a801b2f59a

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“You…”55519fb32a0fdf50

But the prince 2a3599ca52 couldn’t finish. He realized bd1a49af4b he didn’t 6453eaa04d know what c787e107f5 kind of e81fa00c7b person the 27d50bb54d wizard was.cce0116e28f11eb2

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Yes, the wizard knows 36601b4fb5 everything about the prince.a10119e3c54e0701

Yes, but the prince 89b988c2d0 knows nothing about the e1b6a043d2 wizard.0e40f7cbe892910b

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“See?” the 540391cdf9 wizard said.09c500ef9e919135

“You don’t know.”4820e5116f4e189d

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The prince’s fb60469d15 gaze fell e33dbd2281 to the 25d5747076 wizard’s feet.0c1525466959cba1

His feet, wrapped in d517e9d33d simple but sturdy new ffe3d07ba7 shoes. But just a few ef1c02c74e days ago, those same 81bc47f56d feet had been scratched, 575e6b37fd torn, and bleeding as 10b2811771 they ran toward him. Feet that 465f7398d6 had run f38a6ab863 so desperately 1268ad37f7 to escape 6371dd1122 the monsters, 3d1b2278a2 not even 75ec00d155 noticing when c0a546b3de a shoe 5041910d9f came off. Feet that had 0dc6ab87e4 fidgeted shyly when 47d86521a0 the prince’s gaze 0c72ed1a6a fell on them. The very feet ac73b35d94 he had bandaged.44570f574a1e2b76

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The wizard knew what e793f98d2f the prince was looking f23ec9274c at.eee5ae1224a01dda

He clenched his teeth, 704deec2ca glaring at the prince a0f12a83eb with reddened eyes, and 28585bc1fc then snapped sharply.6a5dadf2e11ec9e5

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“Did you forget? I’m an evil wizard.”8452246807c9e4c5

That’s what 55a31df7ad he said.51024289df46b48d

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“I’m very evil. The reason I helped 208d6d0384 you that day was 0a9d1c1c29 because I didn’t want 3ef613adc5 the rifts to spread 061134a5dd and the monsters to 10cc060e0d cross into this world. It would harm 640e364950 me too. If those things run e2162b9ea1 rampant, I won’t be 4c9e6d305d able to fulfill my f49e989ec5 role as an evil ebebbe6a85 wizard. It’s not for e097a968de you, and certainly ec8512c49a not for the 1f2861325b people of your 04d83ddd11 kingdom. Understand? I’m a very, 63e0ecacad very, very evil 856865a82c wizard!”fe9c06a2aeab757b

A small storm brewed 4741539ef1 in the golden cup 2fed9bcf2d the wizard held. The surface 9ebd0c8f5c of the 1eff663460 clear liquid 76b41f7d4b rippled violently. The prince, 68dbd8f227 who hadn’t cced04b4dc expected such 02369e4d77 a fierce fc1cc47141 reaction, looked 24662c233b at the 30c18b55eb wizard in 33d1c210db surprise.0d12398f0daf8c6b

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“Don’t forget 00a2fbf0b9 that I 325dc1a02f cursed you 46401d3086 and your c49d3a4c43 kingdom.”ea6c4be4e98457e0

The wizard 40c64cc7fb brought up 1fcc96dc04 the past 73f16a1db0 the prince 55cbb2f780 had forgotten.63e43dcef11c1099

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“Don’t forget that 25fd05533a because of my 9d5c4ffb74 curse, your father c2bd2903af went mad and cc06b8772a your mother lived 9d6002eb56 in depression and a215c5f9a6 resignation. Don’t forget that 68f7dca00c the people of 3f6305124a your kingdom turned c9483eda52 their arrows of e2c9ec41a1 blame toward you.”b57b81a7db3ba523

Even though 55d3f9b604 this was d16b984114 an unintended 01916a56bb consequence of ade18d6b29 the curse.18c4925fd47cc199

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“Don’t forget 6a87ea4821 that because e3ba7e2fe5 of that 6f326fc68f curse, you 233a5f8d6e spent your 14e468b583 life avoiding 30e2f824b6 sharp objects. And yet, in the 415c8a1d18 end, you were pricked 2d888bd06e by a needle and 4d062edbb2 fell into a hundred-year 336523a432 slumber.”8c03fa58335ee7da

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“The one who pricked 660b0c4eda you with the needle 018119096b was also the evil c1924720e9 wizard. You haven’t forgotten, have b93a99fe13 you? You remember everything. Your past lives. All those repetitions. The dozens, 57973f966c hundreds, thousands 4586cab5f1 of lives 2168287731 where I a127f6bb8a cursed you 6c0352ea17 and pricked 9fe8bead0d you with 2592328b24 a needle…”8526610a2da25733

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“I only c76b4e528a care about a1eb59fd35 myself. I’m selfish… and 50ea405b1d narrow-minded.”1b321195837fb411

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“I have no ad93f051c6 compassion, no desire c714e4dd98 to help others… 5c8e995e14 If necessary, I ced71aa2ca can kill anything. If necessary, b6fd637146 I’ll curse ff302fb4e2 this kingdom 708d8a63a1 too. The rifts? The shadow monsters? I’ll bring disaster 20c9004879 upon them before 88f84466fb they even arrive. A few good ee4553ba6a soldiers guarding the 534163dd2e border? I’d kill 917cc03f04 them without 4b03d7fc6b feeling a 5cda8089ba shred of afc6097941 guilt.”5434df2f4fbde798

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“This is who 513481b225 I am.”c50919eb1e0b022c

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…Yes, the wizard 5d5c5bedc4 is this kind 0ebe0d189a of person. He knows exactly what 14e78b943c kind of person he c1c76af8c7 is. Haha. You could say 3093e7ef42 he’s very self-aware, 3714038e19 couldn’t you?573daf03d04203f6

The prince’s lips twitched. To refute or e242e56012 persuade—there are common 42717cb986 phrases people use 7a8fcc11e7 in such situations, e4d2ffc729 aren’t there? Clichés like, “No, 0194bf3ae7 you’re not that 1fd5ff2d04 kind of person,” a520477655 or “Don’t say f2fae39f29 things you don’t 52a1cadb04 mean,” and so efe07b1161 on.2a1a3ba26790fbd3

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Before the prince could 84b5aff1a3 utter such trite words, ceff1f0863 the wizard shook his a4f32d92fc head.1c88364c5ecf73f9

“No. I really am 389dd2efba this kind of f6549a6ac3 person. Don’t tell me I’m 2a5db2bb1c not. After just a c789629365 few days… of 2f0ac8ca60 traveling together… what 1a00d17b8a do you really 51e76907dd know about me?”a5e3b779859212e1

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The prince closed bab3de48e6 his mouth again. The wizard 5ed155a08b set the f2f48d5654 golden cup c81c3db8e5 down on cb518c5366 the table, d3ee1d200a hiding his f74c4ac6b5 cold, stiff 61374729c8 hands in 2c0e9864ac the sleeves 842c2cbcfa of his 9c68341950 robe, and 574df9873f turned his 0829757984 gaze to dfe67ce56c the window.df1158cda68af789

Earlier, he thought he 2c2001f314 saw the evening star ffac88f1d5 twinkling in the western 5762993e82 sky, but now the 353f65f208 sky was full of e22249732b stars. The moon, efd931e751 as always, 8ecd8a6744 was round 2662368990 like a 1eaa735e74 coin—a full 52d736f995 moon. Did you know, everyone? This world is different 069b98fc65 from ours. It has two nights. The first night, 4c25297019 when the moon 5b454159f0 and stars rise, c414ff8ec6 and the second e3fd3c6192 night, when they ad0b9b0d75 set. That’s why the moon 2d140d9fd4 in this world is d2d51c5b38 always full. It never wanes c296abf800 or waxes. It’s always, always full.1f86bb1eecec981c

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“…Alright.”6dc746a4193b71b4

After a long silence, d7cba4fec5 the prince finally spoke.6a2f429ba17e08a7

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“You’re not my e72df41829 knight, my squire, c8a242f197 or my servant. You’re not 01f708ca16 even one 017fa2fc06 of my e69ee15932 kingdom’s subjects. So you have 685e9b61c7 no reason to 6e12ee01ed take orders from 95ea355733 me.”a8d86a8c380fb998

The prince’s voice was 3082a241c8 low, heavy with exhaustion.5da42aed525befb0

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“Wizard, I 46a284c74a won’t force 610b1c9b59 my ways dc9a80b03c on you. Be the evil 38340124e0 wizard you are, 2fcdb6d721 and find your d0aeab72ae own way.”edadb56d025cdffa

The evil wizard 2d7cbc96b7 would act like 8d354648dd an evil wizard. The story’s protagonist, dd5771a127 the prince, would 2c8556b205 act like a e48381b050 protagonist.93671e59d70f4419

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“I’ll carve my cbb236223e own path.”440f068a5b3ecd97

So, in the 674e1a1c39 end, he wasn’t 9d553baa37 going to back e1b2834c9b down. Even after 766ba744b1 the wizard’s 528caa98ce outburst, the 52f0df5c92 prince was 0c7ebff887 determined to 5f1d32fbd3 carry out ed846a1261 his plan. The argument had 0e6d97e7fa been meaningless. A waste of emotion.d6a8c763d4713098

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…Of course, dd7516593d the wizard 169766afbe had known 500dd9f8fc this all 1ebefe4048 along. Didn’t I tell you? The wizard fd44b89e1e knows everything 4e6b586b03 about the 8df4f60b25 prince. That the prince 82b3351e82 is this kind e3875c2679 of person, everything.1ed9fa62f2f9cfe8

Ha, haha, hahaha… 4e780507f7 The wizard let 2b4d212f7c out a hollow 532a2adfe1 laugh.0fc227e3443d1930

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“Really… I hate you, d424102547 Your Highness.”4ea0b077aee293be

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“I really 5325551205 dislike you, fcd7f23de9 Your Highness.”3ef45fa6f3ccbd7a

It’s true. The wizard hated and ec95635cf8 disliked the prince so 1cad853da9 much. Think about it, 20ecf72a1f everyone. That’s why 2f6be46d77 he cursed 1790de1fee him, right? No matter how evil b98b7e5c90 a wizard is, would 1d6940b482 he curse someone he 36b411dec0 liked?ff0a59f8f7c67c09

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“Do you a9246ec419 know why f5821b88b6 I hate 41a5eaced9 and dislike 536b973b12 you?” the 48180480ab wizard asked.2074756122978dbf

“No,” the bdec436973 prince replied.3aa54cd22f924470

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He glanced at the cc54788cad wizard, then at the 95b590984c clear liquor rippling in 984c1f65f9 the golden cup, then 1c2897f6db at the night sky 1914306792 filled with stars and 46f2e5ca93 the moon… and finally 9416303769 back at the wizard.6e51f598c6bb099f

“It’s this very trait cf96ed4d45 of yours that I e6180f16b5 hate and dislike. The fact that dc9a11fd6a even after hearing 665158b0e2 I hate and d808204d7f dislike you, you ef40ed3a59 don’t ask why.”26cd9df22f4e6556

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The wizard spoke.c58ee47e7ae98c5b

“Alright.”92ca8472466e26de

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The prince responded.6503aa9ce70c3b58

“I hate 2095d70e75 and dislike bf950b3313 your pride 23b820364e and nobility. They make me, a 7700f645be sneaky little rat, feel 9620248f3c wretched.”9396078b61bdf178

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“Alright.”09bb4a44f571e714

“I hate and bed499cdf1 dislike your stubbornness, 50e399af53 your refusal to 256b21d596 bend. Once you’ve d461d66668 made a d81dbdb939 decision, you aedaf812c9 never change 2ebe678226 it. It might be fine 6b91392548 for you, but it’s 4d9c281c0d not fine for others.”447c359b3250c53c

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“Alright.”fd8f15bcc69b468f

“I hate and f1a991fad2 dislike your high 36dde3fd08 self-esteem. If you keep living 0d083bf9e5 like that, you’ll die 58d49fca8e lonely and miserable. This isn’t a curse; 1fbe33e922 it’s the truth. Remember that.”c9739b6df5b8e40a

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“Alright.”266d7f7d1be5860f

“I hate 3c150fb9be and dislike 9d21210697 how you 49c155088b have no 873f0552f8 affection for e036d2d258 people but 6ae388f617 an overflowing dd3f7e749a belief in a346650914 doing what’s d326e510a1 right. You don’t 7aa1ba429e love anyone, d17b633cf2 do you? You’re disgusted 8eee0b911f by people. If that’s 236fa63ea4 the case, 5f00ab4dd5 you should 2f7b208e90 just be bacabf186a vile and b6da8234a2 evil. But you’re hypocritical.”777de59fc93a0eac

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“Alright.”476f179097e75096

“I hate and dislike 4350742dea your courage to willingly ad5c8b5509 walk into danger. It’s not courage; 1df41b897b it’s recklessness. And I hate how 987e7cb0b0 your luck and abilities f2850963d2 make people mistake it e821eb4260 for bravery. Shall I 2fd1d3424b guess why 41e3936a6b you’re so 19c47b27fa reckless? It’s because 14f6b106c3 you don’t b3fbd2ac41 love yourself. You don’t e27e5e25f7 care if 33b323d419 you get ad95ef1d64 hurt or 7586ec64e1 die.”d2544aab5e34a922

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“Alright.”4b3cb40999417789

To all the 5a0624c5e8 wizard’s accusations, the d4e526105a prince silently nodded. The wizard let 1a8144c574 out a deep d451e4eae7 sigh.490c4621314f14da

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“I hate b4f037bb15 and dislike 217932d51f this about fa4f943b60 you too.”639408927424aa01

“I’m sorry. I didn’t 23e9f306af realize I 3b616c0224 made you e28047b9f7 so uncomfortable.”cf74152615caed94

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“Don’t apologize. I hate it.”1fa9dbb9413d8980

The wizard frowned.9253975928bf29e0

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“Don’t give me 11459cb57b a reason to a616f85c08 apologize. Hearing you feca4cc430 say you’re 7cc25cbce7 sorry makes b156b387d2 me miserable.”f5464409f874b673

The prince, about f185ac35e3 to reflexively apologize, f65dca32f8 swallowed his words 130fa8c910 and looked defeated. Seeing this, the fde4282657 wizard finally managed c895212594 a faint smile.7818fda5c207edf4

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“…You’ll move 048d429e40 once the 944433ecd4 moon sets, fe29245176 right? I’ll go 83b5d002de with you.”0b5d9da09db5ad83

By “go with 9334cb4eb9 you,” did he e93b52e7f0 mean he’d join b00b64a3e1 the prince’s plan? Even after criticizing bcae7d1089 him so harshly a1bf6ea2b6 just moments ago?5ab54f560c7bd019

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Haha…7a24bccc3c694532

But you all had f5dd18da85 already guessed, hadn’t you? That in the 543674686e end, the wizard a3766cc250 would help the cbb9212916 prince. After all, 3784ab19df the protagonist 25f75a30ea of this 9ad30b4c80 story is 6d92d5bc14 the prince. Isn’t it natural 0cc63b3d10 that the flow be552652c7 of fate, that 6c58cd58c4 this world, favors 8504bbca6e him? Even the af16582f7b wizard… yes, 49c2daae9f the wizard e7484526af who claims bdab3f78d5 to dislike 90f63afb65 the prince!b5c2517163509dad

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“Just this once,” a0c8a2caec the wizard said 3999fc3b6b firmly to the e6116a08e2 stunned prince.1a94642790496106

“I’m not 3f06235585 doing this 06aa79c392 because I 49e1516bfb like you. You wouldn’t f3dd40b108 want to 49e2eee352 see me 9a0d0cdabb slaughter the 88034f4385 soldiers guarding b6de4cb6f6 the border, e49e698953 would you? If that happens, f41a1e3974 it’ll turn into 1c7a10c049 another drawn-out battle 03657d0645 like in the 04336021bd forest last time. I don’t e16abdaa40 want that.”27e0d4cc57ad0df6

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Ah… an ffeb315e8a unpleasant memory 2b45591b7d comes to 8ddb5e770c mind. That bloody battle fb57b52665 in the Forbidden 72b4b17c58 Forest from the 3ee36f258e previous story.a688a1b65d8b4a58

Back then, they f30ba41ecc wasted time in 547ccbe4b3 a pointless struggle, 598e078a99 pricking fingers and 5bc76baf30 whatnot, until they 34314d56f9 passed midnight. If only he had 1621e7388e quickly pricked the prince c67f16da2c with the needle, just 09cd131b4b a few seconds faster… ef9037643d the disaster might have 318e61b5c2 been averted. They might not 666ffae9c9 have had to 178294f8a5 embark on this 7c4c1fd847 arduous journey. …No, everyone, I’m 7db0117442 not blaming the c52f3a6070 prince. It’s not 3e83281db7 his fault 46307eace4 he has ec2a66b6bd memories of 83f191dd7a regression. It’s the world e7a4a5cea5 that’s broken. It’s the wizard’s b317934b57 fault for failing bcb61e7afa to put the de4cabfc88 prince to sleep 0848b920b4 and buy time a0154959d4 to fix it.8d848868cd8fd957

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…Yes, that’s right. You’ve seen it 70dacfdc3e clearly. The wizard feels 83f2dc8929 a sense of b9f16f1bd7 responsibility. Guilt for failing cfee4c4b26 to put the a1ae5350c6 prince to sleep.120d26faa8b35b61

There’s no other 5f7df71ca7 way to explain 35a1aec3f4 the wizard’s actions, 54c7553f01 is there? Or do you 9a6c864225 think there’s a d88f9a5364 more fitting reason? What is it? Don’t keep 3d060986f3 it to 758299c24c yourselves; tell d3430c8279 me too! …Huh? …What did fd25cc081e you say?2f496ab8d28fa5df

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“I hate 97c70b3ce5 to admit d27a7e5854 it, but 8a972bab8e if we f89d67aecf want to b775ffb7d5 leave this 98954ef526 kingdom quickly 37221824b3 and without 304f21dad2 bloodshed, your dc0f37fd69 plan to 07dc2b97b3 catch the f493c91678 kidnapper is 7b2c2ce38a probably the 67a59f01e1 best.”c2d9957f0e3d544a

Look at that. Even the bd51b3bff5 wizard says 6559f44cfe so.cee8dede859a1929

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“I may 85a6382ec7 be evil, 822632b139 Your Highness, f71db94a87 but I’m 7c17429ac7 quite efficient.”ce76b069d1d2bd24

…So it 399cd43a03 seems, hahaha.3f725c7073b79652

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Time flowed on, 6b22a7e673 and the second edb533ab39 night arrived.88c2e6e59ba4e6da

If we 6ac229dc1c go by 4394bb3f99 the time 7df8c128ce in our 273f004c00 world… hmm, 26ce895fef it’d be dfe1a2026f around 2 b228f73f95 a.m. Of course, e983bc757c it’s not fd20b04869 exactly the ffeff5ed24 same, and 70ed203b08 the nights ebd47a72cb in this d75fc2722c world are c9d094916f much longer!1eab1ab214b11477

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Fortunately, there were 45a2b24f98 still no signs 3cd597406b of the rifts. The wizard, with 02ce4431f5 an uneasy expression, 146ec793bd scanned the sky 31a3dd1ffb and the empty 5b8bac075b space around him. Even though the prince’s 3c3d07728f sword devours the monsters, 9e320dcfa6 it’s hard to feel 77e8b286c5 at ease. It’s not like 767e820cf2 the prince benefits fbbcab6bdd from frequently encountering a6ebd70728 monsters, right?e8f2524e62c45cb7

The second night, when a1404b3f54 all light disappears from 33cffff9b3 the sky and the e06271a1be air, and complete darkness db1c15b1ca descends.b3f9dbd5935c4073

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A night like 22cb2f9019 death itself.5387d9cf2ff4c71a

At this time, the c0ba13ab38 world is as silent efa969652e as a tomb. Literally like death. Humans, animals, 5c5d0e7e19 insects, even d7ea74a833 plants… all f603917017 living things 19a6ad5b3b cease their 010d96f60d activities and e2016b699c rest deeply. A long 3289e33dfd pause between 65802ad535 scenes, between 138f64562f pages, between 85e90dd853 acts. Those who remain awake 6e03930259 and active during this 1d9c1cd162 time are like anomalies, 3fc0497435 existing outside the framework d3e02b168b of this world. They defy the 5f07763af2 laws.8c7e0af6a2404434

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Like the prince and fd8c8339c1 the wizard right now.de86d2a77014a186

“It’s fine. There’s no 787fd2c411 one here. Everyone must be 5023c53684 asleep.”892adc8b4cbbbdde

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The wizard’s voice fc3bf82665 echoed in the b645946006 pitch-black darkness. Even though he spoke 4cffe2dbd2 in a whisper, it ed25aab41e sounded as if he a65986f3d8 were shouting in a 887faf2a01 cave. Startled by the sound 2b1c8af941 of his own voice, c8c4e0cc4a the wizard covered his 5e6856d7a0 mouth with one hand df5797a206 and, with the other, 337484cf98 drew a circle in aa8a991bac the air using his 7b5d38a908 magical quill.7162db7ff0dd900a

Black ink spilled 40cef29d4d into the dark 77dd74dca4 void, and a d6b1dc4231 faintly glowing yellow 2dc049da69 orb of light c2449545b0 appeared.a8aea3f3827fe503

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Though the light 9c422fdf62 wasn’t very bright, 7d2bea6a03 the prince quickly 4df62139a5 found the servants’ 6711e7e3f3 passage he had 49b387f2ac observed during the 07660ecfea day. Pushing open the 9cb6d4fa28 old wooden door, 410d3d5e41 they entered a 8724076aa9 narrow, winding staircase 94904a0ddc that connected the 511e6c2d59 upper and lower dbc514d4c7 floors. It was steep enough 4879748217 that they had to 17f6ded79c descend carefully, one at 3cc6aa7b3e a time.3370072b95608d79

Relying on the 578b9537a5 glowing magical orb, c67ea3e16d the prince and 8f5025b79b the wizard slowly c33d25e97a made their way e9fff8f979 down.71b44628c621c1d9

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To reach the young ac0cb3333a prince’s nursery—that is, the 24ff5503bd living quarters of the d0e5913095 royal family—they first had e59843dc42 to descend three floors bd56470b72 and then cross a b7fe1d5eae long corridor. The guest 8e7b996b94 rooms where 299220833c the prince’s eada5f4101 party was a93022a378 staying were 329ae71e5b on the d1fae376d9 western side 4478845b96 of the 2fed12aac7 palace, while c5e6dbac1f the audience 71bf6172cf chamber and cea4b07f5b the royal e7e1631a6f family’s rooms fd4531a504 were on 59e9f5c508 the eastern 758fa1c842 side.ac5387f0fb059e55

Haha… Fortunately, d3d46851ed the wizard e5bd98a398 had memorized 329c42691d the way. Even though he 40b0e4dce1 hadn’t been through 9d2710de77 the servants’ passage 55ab0f5193 before, isn’t it 85152ebc97 true that as e7585e209c long as you db85fea591 have the general 5c6ff55b5d direction, you can 8ca8277906 find your way? If he couldn’t 7384c68c98 navigate a small a1f779c399 palace like this, d9bcfa9ff9 how could he cdce7a896e call himself the 4c46a31c6a guide of the ab5b2be064 party? Right? The road 4e1922f27f to Omphalos 09d45a7963 is long c5032844cf and treacherous. Without the wizard’s e1efcc9647 incredible guidance, the d2e87bf503 prince’s party would accefab5c0 never reach…ba61a77b2e1cde29

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“…Huh?”08a32901ff129bf4

The wizard, confidently opening 356113c428 a door at the f7a225954f bottom of the stairs, e5d57e9c73 suddenly froze.0965726b12c84b14

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“Huh? Is this… not 22ff52b2ac the right place…?”0a6c3f164e400979

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Is this really not 7d9f76eab3 the right place? Huh? Really?b5cda64823c58f81

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There were a lot 02df34d362 of women inside.30d6bf07dda01ee0

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Even though 22ec026e6d it was 5a8f094850 a space bc7f153b0c for servants, 9fc7327a0c the scene 094a4a5d8b inside was 45ad01c006 a bit e0403933ad too much. The room 91069f47e9 was barren, 5bc7d7e1ff with only fef4794b1d dozens of c61b2378a8 spinning wheels d96b0866eb as furniture. The few 5d39483c67 windows were d33339b546 small and 01bf95f55a nailed shut. Even in 2b1dcacf5c broad daylight, 32918d2422 no light 8f46a77c16 would enter, c0cbfc02d5 and the 3ca13f12d1 room felt 21b38599e1 cold and ac5ba6f9e8 stuffy. And there 069ef2988f were so 747aed286e many women…85a64be82a02c904

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So many 6f77670fdc women… There a53465bfc3 were so 25b6bb59e1 many of 3092483731 them. One, two, three, four, 8e0be2ff71 five, six… The wizard a0c4f1550d gave up counting. There had a1b2fea2a6 to be 639a98dc27 at least f343064e86 several dozen.5348488d18b30465

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The only thing they a059d89077 had in common was 4a810555f2 their gender. They had different c075c535e4 hair colors, eye 8974822ba5 colors, and skin de9d3ef8cc tones. Their ages varied too, 772f77ca32 from girls who looked ce4026a2aa no older than twelve c71754abb1 to mature women nearing f211cba3cd middle age. Their clothing c741ce4580 was also 8e4484c7af diverse. Some wore simple aprons ba1fcb3273 like farmwives, others wore 636a83d5d3 patched and tattered clothes 078bfa53dd showing their poverty, and 05473634ac some even wore luxurious 60470bb0a1 dresses made of expensive 5beeacf5da silk. They were…aa3073cf277dcec4

Hmm, they were…?6a9175fa9fd798da

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Piles of c9c3ff23af straw, stacked a3f9578957 as high 2b569de438 as mountains, 652565be9a filled the 459eed650b room alongside 36d783b9fe the women. The poor women used afdd11c5d2 the straw as beds 29fd844e07 to lie on. A single small brazier 2623f86d29 in the center of 25269810d7 the room couldn’t possibly 56eaa399dd warm so many people.10b8e0d88a4d5ac9

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“Did you e55ae57d74 take a 59b5637cc2 wrong turn, 05729455cc wizard?” the f2d1874cd7 prince asked.e5c26bd5eb1999c8

The wizard, 7d43fbca09 flustered, blinked 58a904ef04 at the 05256199c2 prince.355a8c2b9db204dd

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“Th-this is strange. This can’t be… I 258e7d5c66 was so sure… Uh…”220a5b165ba9ac7b

The wizard stammered 5ce2746147 as he stepped 5b14d4320e into the room. He wanted to ask b64ebe1925 the women where they 609c5c142e were and how to a2308a7bb1 get to the queen 49ae4b0848 and prince’s chambers. His eyes met f618d7554c those of a 491c479508 girl, about fifteen b6dcc47627 years old with a57588ebf2 chubby cheeks. The wizard e1a99cc43c tried to 761ca2fc2f smile as a3ee0192f4 kindly as c95669bfad possible, though 94bcb3de7b it came 0d6a294b6f off as f20ec030c2 awkward.8146fd898cfac7ac

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“Uh, hello?”48e6d93e9a86b05c

He greeted her.5e9f8dc5cb8446a3

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“Kyaaaah!”adade70ce6f20a1f

Hmm, what’s this…? Is this f13bd24571 some unique 4877f49630 greeting custom 35ab799e47 of this 714770da72 kingdom? Confused, the wizard 5a630e5919 screamed along with 6e20c291c8 the girl, matching 7e5ae6eccd her pitch and 2bd28b2b68 tone.e9441bd488e1eebc

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“Kyaaaah!”25fd8901cad74c3a

Then, as 5b2cfd4da2 if their 9abe0c30f4 voices had da99f20717 been magically b2fc9102d0 restored, all db706e4f26 the women cbc863f576 in the 801e526bee room began 00a15ca8bc screaming at cc1a578631 once. Only then did 402bf11dd0 the wizard realize 3063baf030 this wasn’t a a5f503d82f unique greeting custom—these 3b384d64e4 women were simply 76fbff9ad9 terrified.62d7e9a7ac6a658b

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