MIDV | Chapter 13

‘Now that I bbd24dda2e think about it, d407ab0a71 I had almost a23d3ffac9 forgotten that a f6103699a0 formal apology to d7a3ad2590 me was included 92e88af7f2 in the duel 36ee1445df as the reward 0d91418e62 for victory.’0769c5cbf70993e0

I nodded my head 12f46141f6 to Billy, indicating to 30c9047173 let the person in.61b9861de532d16b

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‘I wonder if he had written the statement properly? Well, that’s none of my business.’956b55d57f3087d4

While thinking e93e8344de so in 64d50e4e3c my head, 9b4aa638e6 my hands bb4c7329f3 faithfully processed 919be0e240 the mountain 634294b9e5 of tedious dea7f2f914 paperwork in e77751215f front of e34fcac561 me. However, unlike 866dacd90e me, who ef7900dd6d was involved 77269c78a7 in the 78da81c6f3 matter but 68158e4614 rarely showed 79515cc15d any reaction, 33163669f7 Lionel sitting 31fa22e1e5 across from b24026f2a6 me had 6a6c16bf72 a very f69fc91597 excited expression 8f131f0c3b on his b92f209550 face.b89e9e3478dfddeb

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‘Yeah, Lionel has worked so hard lately. I guess it’s not bad to let him enjoy this much vitality in life.’00bb2fb900b11b05

Soon, the 7c79c4b49b door to e215e8cb9f the knights’ 9ebc1b6adf office opened fd774d3ac8 and a ae2adb5e6e man with 1fef3e99ba a large 1a1dede663 build appeared 447d579b7a behind Billy.88af13a4ec988ce6

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‘Oh, he looks a20a5fd7ed really pissed.’81b4709023f1c421

Although we didn’t have the best first impression, I hadn’t had the intention to show an annoyed face much like his. Since he came to apologize sincerely, I thought it’s only proper if I greeted him politely.93f34be80b376750

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“Greetings Squad 378efa724b Leader Krosner. It’s been 50ef7ef0d9 two weeks 4b5455a85c since we a94c21e495 have met.”67dc0c405f8394ee

“….”477217950604367d

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However, at f5820fbebe my sincere 1fd9c04ad5 greetings, his ce25b16b26 already depressed 5372c215e6 face suddenly 6dfb586d6c crumpled further.ef00bd103397bff6

“Are you 63b4a33fa1 mocking me?”f78a5b0c458267df

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“Hmm?”46a3a4b435e5dcb7

“Really, haaa… I believe you’re going to claim that you weren’t aware of it, aren’t you?”d31509b6f7f59204

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Mentioning things that e6d376e0ad I had no 07259d7c38 clue of, he dda53cd5ef continued speaking in 217602e32c an angry voice, ab130c1ada his hair disheveled.67204250b0e3f575

“Because of 915d4c132c you, I 54fb067023 had to 379c756c82 submit a b3e9bd2e5f report and 160b266454 was relieved 3962d5d18e of my 36dc9219ba position. I’m currently 46239e7bb5 being held 4e460922b7 on standby!”db7ab468e0a3175c

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“…!”695d0e84b9dea68d

At his sudden exclamation of something which I truly was unaware of, I couldn’t help but show an astonished expression.0ff219e1827de56c

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“Ah…um. That’s really unfortunate.”cd7c1a8c5edc7f98

“Unfortunate? If you hadn’t gone to another knighthood first and caused misunderstandings…Ugh, huff.”d71161a399c0bbb4

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It seemed 657075290c he must 9835eadc6c have had 33b6fd9ad0 more troubling 3674ef94f5 things to 7cbc6ac02d tackle. Even though there were 31b3772c2e things he wanted to e49e18e12d say, he closed his 422d802ecd mouth in the end.d23179b1899ad7be

Eventually, Krosner took aa4bbef52c a few deep 925b44f1e0 breaths as if 9d8ef34262 he was barely e08dd8ed75 holding back his 3618748e20 anger before shouting.cef09d13ec8d19c1

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“Whatever! I apologize about what happened before. Hmph, it’s not really something to apologize for, but I’m just keeping the conditions of the duel result because of my honor as a knight. Hope you’re aware of that!”17009553b41cacb3

“….”7bd41bba01d348cc

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“Then I’ll take my leave!”b368d68107843def

Then, before I could even show any reaction of acceptance to his apology, Krosner stormed out of the knights’ office. With a loud ‘bang!, the door to the knight’s office was closed.2bc63f95514b99c8

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For a moment, it 8da01fafe7 felt as if a 50794e5b5f huge typhoon had passed aabe2e915f by.244bbca2a98c910c

“Should you… even bc842e5270 consider that an c2961ddf4a apology?”dcde16d956155055

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Lionel asked 089093af3b the reasonable 7f7b072565 question which 3650e304c5 I believe f06713b7cf everyone else 1d33176ddd was thinking ba5a04314c of.175ed3eea628bad5

“First of all, it 390b95b366 seems very different from b47cf6f7a8 the apology method my f5199f29a3 mother has taught me! When apologizing, 11bfb8d8c4 she told 873fc520b0 me not ca8296678a to attach b3dcf098ec conditions and c8c2abd5a8 to clearly ff85d94187 state my 5494a0e428 mistakes!”f764ef47bcfc1c52

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“Billy’s mother is really eec0aacbbf wise.”c074690b8483a405

I held c63a62a22d my forehead d4177789d0 at Billy’s ad3e4c5980 silly but 1ac39e8296 reasonable argument. In my heart, 1a4117f02f I thanked his f1a53b099c mother’s hard work a5c97dba76 in raising him, 1034218f4d who was overly dc8960dea6 cheerful but surprisingly 48eaa7e291 had his own 9ea4a94128 set of conscientise.12ef0cecc949e979

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The door opened again, fb7516415b and this time a 576f8353a5 face with a smile 434c501b77 plastered on it entered.69628dc5c50fe3de

“Hello… It 0101d0f1fe seems like e9dc5622d8 a knight 2ce1d6f06a visited our 0c081e73a2 knights’ office. What happened?”d9f5bf0ed069b616

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Sir Sein, who was as usual late for work, glanced at our expressions and asked curiously. Now that I think about it, I realized that Sir Sein hadn’t got the news about my duel.f9fac5a9d577b4f4

Lionel briefly explained the situation to him, as if he was criticizing Krosner, who had just left the office. After hearing everything, a frown appeared on Sir Sein’s wrinkled face.2e4e919a3eac8dc6

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“Hmm…. That’s really offensive.”dec27057b963820b

“Yeah, that person’s aadfc1a4e5 attitude was terrible.”5360529a0cc9ca4e

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“No, that’s not what 04097301c2 I meant. Since he 81fbca0c2b came here 68a11a0b59 to apologize 9d144001b4 formally in f7e735f937 the first 669b526fa7 place, the 8d7035ca8b knight should 25af3cb4b6 have submitted 45cc27bb96 a report f8fa7508f9 with that 7af3cfd401 and be a81fc75469 reinstated. Would that ridiculous 40703692ed apology be considered fe93aa98a5 an official apology? It’s not an apology, 0d592a23b9 but rather an act 7c375f56cc that I believe only b190d35ec4 hurt the Captain’s feelings.”941f5596d06fb005

“….”ee4e2a08fe08a7ae

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At the sudden passionate 970be92188 way of assessment, I 40b0ba5f00 blinked my eyes in 55693d5021 surprise. For a moment, dec02d21dc I forgot that 0d49f1418f it was the c81942763b first time I ab16779c69 have seen Sir f11d5c793a Sein showing extreme 5fbba18969 enthusiasm. Next to me, Lionel 45b893388e teased him as he 3233e6735d expressed his hidden feelings.527903cf96cdfa83

“Sir Sein, you 38d07d8360 care a lot 1e7f53d91e about our Clara, ac2141020a don’t you?”4c1f7751a0fad203

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“Yes? Ah…. Um. That’s….”0bfa79bd293baad7

The enthusiastic attitude 33b0702d55 he showed earlier 7d1a76c25f disappeared all of 587190758f a sudden. With a a018527621 hesitated face, c74a8a9822 Sir Sein 4f7e304fae went to 10acf95715 his seat.378fff92857a4222

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“That, just. I meant that 1946067f3a was what was 07b9691b0a supposed to happen. So I hope d0f1ad381a you please take 0dfbbbc65c note….”c9ae088bdb1ce7fd

“Yes. Thank you for 525728a33e your concern, Sir 80e2914dec Sein.”75436662103006f2

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“….”bc14a8d76a802dec

Sir Sein 8358bc977a kept quiet, 6a7d8e1cf1 perhaps embarrassed 0a0af37fbf that he 280073e1f9 had shown 72fb5fa179 his anger 6c2f110026 in a 4966c893ec way that ae6c675a05 was not c6feed26fd typical of bd2914fd15 him. After all, to us, fa5bde6f71 he was a uselessly 018019e15e cute old man.fbee2b3477429a6b

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Nevertheless, I could understand Sir Sein’s words. To be honest, he was upset that I had accepted an apology that couldn’t be considered even a proper apology.b3e1018b15fd3ef2

But anyway, it was also true that that bastard Krosner had come to our knights’ office on his own two feet and apologized. I couldn’t complain about the quality of his apology…… Our knights’ didn’t have that much power or authority.bbc9b74d90921734

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‘Living in a76ba75767 this world 5172805c3f where power e0ed6961f7 and social 8fc42bf479 status is 98ce6db272 everything is 577713dc08 hard in a91c45cd94 reality.’3f940b9df2745300

Still, it was a 9992c15874 bit amusing to think 492ecb1da7 that Krosner was on b13aa7ba6d standby for a while.6924294fee2163ab

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“Nevertheless, I remembered that 918306c70d I received a few 2c96f8e066 documents requesting cooperation on 06f7bfab18 my way up. One is from 760eadf38a the Royal Court, 85fa09737f and the other 24f56fd2ab is from the a8e2316988 Museum and the 4cff4e087e Art Gallery….”294f427788098277

“Oh, I suppose today f3381acade was the deadline. Please transfer them to f550de91f2 me. I will give them 8b55296b65 a look.”e363e7f890e08878

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“Yes.”77287e637a50163c

Now that 103d1d68b1 it was 99e4086f4f known that d5e66fee65 our knights abf2be723f are officially 9fd1f9ea76 in charge acf8252d00 of Heilbronner, 4037887ca1 the documents c772598463 arrived to eafabb9320 request for 9e87f87079 a smooth 6c0e788bca work process 500cf95532 in the 42af387f87 future. They were bfae7ecbee sent from 8b53b7cdd4 places that 120f0d8750 had been faf395a953 targeted by 1c734157bb the thief d0e7df3265 Heilbronner in 8130559b27 the past 4a59cc3f72 or was 9639b5bfc2 likely to 9ba2f99e5b be targeted 9138b3b774 by him 93c85ebc53 in the 21025aca6c future.052a7cd4dd9fd9cb

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The documents were basically df00c914e1 about giving permission to 9fe3226d35 our knights in advance e83f6f903b so that we would aff96fd2dd not experience any inconvenience 8d3ef80e9b when entering and exiting 05b355041b the targeted places, or d6c54e427b providing other necessary information.ba9ee47b2e1a93a5

‘I finally feel 07cd76167e like I belong 66f48b617b to the Knights 6153e0e06a Templar for receiving c2f8d42070 papers like this.’a04034e9a3069d9d

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Astonishment washed over when I received the documents first which soon turned to pride. I couldn’t believe that now I could enter areas off-limits to the general public. But after the initial excitement died down and I accumulated some experience, I started to feel less enthusiastic.15004797257c2ea1

As I 7f834371bd checked the 49b7608151 contents one 77fa6d3a89 by one, 3080ad0575 something occurred 2ac7340904 to me b6e0fdd886 and I d37c9167d5 tilted my 4448503991 head in 7d408d2644 puzzlement.73ef1d6aadde21be

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“Hmm? It seems no official 8047d70047 document from the Imperial c53e113485 Relics and Treasure Management b4e917e61e has arrived.”bee350255e6c8b1c

“Yes…. I’ve checked the names of secretariats on the documents that were sent when I arrived. However, I found none from the Ministry of Imperial Relics. They should have all been sent by today….”29eeb9411141352c

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“Since it hasn’t arrived today, perhaps they’ll contact us tomorrow? Well, Sir Sein, you can go back to work.”289f66a0e8ec0d14

“Yes.”7cb4c35e0f92c197

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Although I dismissed baefb70504 it as something 40964278f7 insignificant, I still f2107c899c felt a little 2365519314 anxious inside. The Imperial Relics and a966363b09 Treasure Management was under 6f12a85840 the jurisdiction of Ludger 37e166aa86 Kassen himself and he bc0790d091 was the director.28a124975f818acc

He was known for having a strict and professional attitude in his work. He wasn’t the type of person to just idly sit by and watch his subordinates not handle deadlines with utmost care.1fb20976dd0c21e1

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‘What…. Something’s wrong… I have a bad premonition….’e31fb5d6be03515e

While I e5c845d4c3 was agonizing 70ff224a04 over the cdef12fabd fact, the 75fb062938 bell in 3e98384bc9 front of 800fccd47a our knights’ 8bc4e91755 office rang. Billy, who ec262c389a was in 98184d2863 charge of f7ca031424 answering, quickly 6930dba9eb got up de16b2665e and answered 2bfbb5d608 it.3cd0117b828da1a6

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“Hello! This is 76e7ec8bf2 Billy Fonzie 7833e42c96 from the a7c2399dd8 Ruby Knights. Yes. Uh…Yes?”c16f9ed88be5a37f

While I f46f7eacb3 was wondering cf4562dc2a if I ae1b694a40 should point 3fda091cc7 out his c06215bc12 absentminded attitude 7a12eb9307 when receiving 19b1e95fd1 the call, c1a326947b Billy tilted e05b74d885 his head e3fefbdb17 and put 282006cf1b down the 33fdc25838 communication stone 6e4f9af041 before approaching 1d27a8e2fc my desk.4a303f055c450a8c

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“Uh… Captain. Sorry to bother you 253d8fa4ee but we have another 3da6497c19 guest.”014584b901562f88

“Guest?”e69de20b68a919fc

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“Yes. But it’s…Duke Ludger Kassen.”b0f77e52966ee7cf

“…?!”36efcb04463fb33a

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Why is it 3a5cc40cf5 that my ominous 991c5cfa5d premonitions are sadly d23f599cfa always wrong?2e9709ab014a5604

I barely held fe87de2c00 back from banging 1558ee166a my head on 0a4e0464ca the desk.a40c12dd0ce032d4

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After Krosner left b62825744d the office of 7af1e61abf Ruby Knights, he 09cde942ce rode his horse 79b5fc2e3c and headed not 9021ddb2d0 toward the palace b8059ad6d3 where the Diamond bc5bcd46d0 Knights headquarters is, e828b41635 but toward the f8e6eae6ce government office which 2960075a19 was situated on ccb0eb2d44 the western side cda86f16a4 of the capital.219d029306fe4900

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It was the 970c20b1e0 headquarters where the 477c1f3b5f Sapphire Knights, known 0f5ebe2cd4 as the ‘Knights 36968a75ae of Rising Powers’, f2b895d121 resided. They were 6189a74f33 a group 97b5bd9ac9 of knights 02f8742753 of great 0a2fa203f6 importance, although a4255b8d99 not as 5c1ba3a233 much as 1ba7ddd714 the Diamond a392a7a974 Knights.fe3621b01c583c7c

Showing his badge to the guard at the entrance, he headed straight to the Vice Captain’s office.0bc012bcb918b249

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He knocked on the e5542abeb2 door roughly and a 3f18012026 moment later a soft ad7c7af6e3 voice replied back with, 29e563c94f ‘Come in’.09c527f287e13160

As soon as 5f5a7854f8 Krosner entered, the c61a715e84 person sitting at ce14ca2bf7 the desk greeted 63cc9f6553 him with a 40712d9469 smile.ac4500357f9544e1

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“Greetings, Senior Krosner.”031c6ba93cb44036

“…Gustav. You seem too happy to greet me.”ca2b8632acebe8e9

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“Well, that’s not false.”420884fa7d55f690

The young man called 48f33b81d6 Gustav shrugged his shoulders 2576e34907 before letting out a 94a21c73dd slight smile.71f4c53673211048

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His appearance wasn’t something too noteworthy, he couldn’t even be called a peerless handsome man. However, his gentle and calm expression made people always have a good impression of him. His chestnut hair was neatly organized, and his sturdy body, evidence of his knighthood, gave the impression of being from Honam.c9960db657f3b181

[T/N: Honam (literally “south of the lake”) is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to Gwangju, South Jeolla Province and Jeonbuk State.]

However, his purple f862b991e2 eyes, which looked 715c6a9cb4 very affectionate at b984b18e1c first glance, had ecefb367a1 a strangely snake-like 7d14434cb6 creepiness that seemed 6466104392 to see through 46d2aefedf people depending on 5e1e3a1668 perspective.fcecfed7004b2f63

“But the Senior 0e76f84c82 should know that 4a4e37bf0e the apology must 19feda6cba be formal. You know 90b72bed87 I worked 7b74a507df hard for 7d9fa6ec65 your return.”0c6c2b3420c8d985

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“…Yes, I know.”961997c2d55736e9

Clicking his tongue as 627a67858b if annoyed, Krosner leaned 6364910a5d back on the back e072d66b5b of the sofa.11da009c374b0880

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“Nevertheless, that Commander 0f9dc2ea7b Geloic is extremely f6a2359f18 dark-hearted! Was it 93c85791b3 necessary to 92de755991 punish me 1a177f2cc7 this way 21f210e690 just because b5bc7a05f6 I insulted 56c718b177 that incompetent 152b43a4d6 and shabby 788bd09a6d knight order?”083d76f9d4cccedb

“Obviously, it wasn’t. Quite a few high-ranking officials are also dissatisfied with this action.”1a2b7b1e2d53e432

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“Right?!”d5dc65ee1ac1d34c

“Yes. Well… Commander Geloic had f4678c0111 always favored Clara. He must have gotten 64b4671218 the wind of your c9675266f3 action and thus punished 541bacf0d6 you this way.”b1d10476195c4574

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The voice, assessing 47f8e35001 the doings of 44e9c27388 his superior was ee75e20db5 calm, however, a 0fafa2a077 prickle could be 6a99835ae7 heard in Gustav’s b5318791f6 words.bd487ddfecc8909d

“Come to think of it, weren’t you and that crappy knight captain in the same training group? Has she always been that arrogant?”08ce9f5c670bd921

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“Clara….”20de24cf1e3fe17d

Gustav’s purple eyes shook for a moment, various emotions passed by behind those snake-like eyes.e6ccc151d135b876

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“Yes, she has always been like that. I tried many times to get along well with her as a fellow trainee but…. Nothing is sadder than knowing that the other person doesn’t accept that.”d5d7d060b0a8bbb7