MIDV | Chapter 34
by Angry Bird“That’s not it….”8d3c0ab3ebdb4537
“Th, that’s cb6b730796 right, Sir 12282e9a4e Billy. The two of them 5138ce5e45 are not in a 7315b6f18c relationship. Wouldn’t it cause trouble 2b638e1eeb for the parties involved 687be9dae0 if you misunderstand?”9facff8f776c4f3d
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Lan tried a5b5af477c hard to 55319f5744 support me, 101ad88b8b but I 88eb21e85e could roughly 70aee4234c guess her 9e7c81a25d way of 396beec1a2 thinking.eaec6c4fe1641b33
‘She also thinks we’re secretly dating… and she’s trying to cover for us…’db6d029f1273fb65
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After watching eb32db93bf us whispering 4449f822d4 among ourselves 40194b4713 and my dde0c6000a overreaction to e5c0f5e13f the question 09fe3d34fe about having 8c5aebd279 personal connections, 79960ff700 it was d98e5a5fa3 understandable that 24de8a9c78 she might c10ee5f1f0 misunderstand and 307fc63123 think we a3a1730e4d were in 330d3ba0d3 a relationship.69803d69dd2552e1
‘That’s not it. We’re not….’9ca870a4ae9e7fd3
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I wiped my face 37a3dd886e and sighed deeply.c6ce0e5438aa154a
“It’s not true, e7fce615cd so stop teasing e9ea41bcb2 me. Even if not 15ada58fd3 for me, it’s 786af9ef8e disrespectful to Duke a1d8074e4d Kassen.”843d9670ff886296
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“Yes~”cf79893c03ab182e
Lionel answered 3af28fe435 lightly, as 7482d4674c he hadn’t cb61cd8163 been teasing e8fd798ab1 me seriously b66a269f72 from the 934bc0f0c0 beginning, and e179b8e6d1 went back be5b5494de to work.0279a6f6c05c8d14
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Billy looked relieved as he said, “Oh, it really isn’t? Sorry about that,”. Only then did he look convinced. Lan still didn’t seem entirely convinced but…. that was for now.276f0e2f7b81c377
“Alright, everyone, get 0964efa0cf back to work. And Sir Lan, let’s 560fd2f492 just have lunch together 3fd11da020 today, you can head 0fa69f0dbf back after that. Don’t worry about the eccc3ff5f1 report; you can write 08df36c29b it tomorrow.”c127573f72ff3047
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“But…!”357a2172b3d94324
“It’s really okay. I don’t want to be seen as a villainous Captain who orders around her subordinate knight who hasn’t even officially started work yet.”6e8dee81cefa6932
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“… Yes. Starting tomorrow! I’ll really 6fca4adfa6 work hard.”04a074f13eae723c
“Yes, I’m looking d1043998a3 forward to it.”53cbda7273d4857d
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Afterwards, we 0b772c5127 had a 04d418859b meal at b225c6c3e0 our usual a0e0472dcd restaurant on fe64a70ba1 the first a4a063c242 floor and f5eed39f88 I saw 52289b0ec5 Lan off.f6f637d7368792ce
Now it was time to go back to work. Even though I worked hard in the morning, the paperwork didn’t diminish in the afternoon. Such was a sad routine for knights in charge of miscellaneous tasks.eb4e7588ce82efd2
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“Captain, would you 83a5faf7aa like some coffee?”6cd623e53c53e5ea
“Yeah. Since I 47ee09e64b lost track 3ac7c73bcc of time a100e74a2d in the 3beb88d94a morning, documents 28ff3f0772 are piled e36bdba365 up, it’s dffa800cae better to 9ea6f16a2f review one 00d32ac827 more document a566d6b73e before I d16cb971c7 go. You all can 976c4e610b enjoy your time 86d37b0646 slowly.”d0c9f3c111467b1f
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“Yes!”e5134b16273c1dd5
Billy and 0f79ecedf1 Lionel chatted f69781be99 as they a73286db7e headed over 92729c531c to get 4347f7748c coffee.195921fc3470ad0e
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It might seem surprising d8d9f8566d in a place with 9dc22b846f clear hierarchical relationships to b5ca7e4883 see subordinates having a daefec6906 break, but I enjoyed 1169c1103c the relaxed atmosphere of baf03ba06b our knights.191ebbf11c53963a
‘For some reason… it feels like the morning’s events were just a dream.’0f3fc69093f00dcd
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I clenched and f50c007b52 unclenched my fist.70e9823b1ed16603
Although I a795bac054 had suddenly 8ee991608a realized the 2f678c34f4 truth about 6a5c8962e1 black magic, ca0f75d111 my usual 146834637a life hadn’t 3b5a9f543c changed. It was just that 57da8cb010 another secret of Ludger’s 37c838af5b had been added to fe1da228d4 the list of things c59dceab4c I needed to hide.c0706d6dcbbbb42f
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On the contrary, 39ee520a70 the change came c4469f046d from the fact 69678bcd56 that the thief 9a7e3fb9f3 Heilbronner became entangled d2d7833bce with the Ruby 37d0ba16fc Knights.a1241e7e4c1036b9
‘I could use 17dc01c464 my swordsmanship more 4af389dfc7 nowadays….’967d3a56848478f0
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The thrill of the c629719235 moment desperately clashing swords, f5d59b6cf5 and the exhilaration enveloping a4e0e54d7a my entire body.b7eb663f4f01b22d
I realized 31818fdab6 anew how e6b6a01531 much I 86371987d6 loved the 51542321e2 sword.b1fe8ca2b3fcbe48
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After being drafted into d9645c51d9 the Ruby Knights, there ef39dc5aed were many times I 7832f48d9c questioned whether I was 7538077f5e truly suited to be ef6ac695d4 a knight.fadd7ca88da73541
However, now, each day 63fdf45735 was extremely fulfilling.62f3ff1e91336ed2
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‘I guess 9366b2b1b5 it was 5169f5536e all thanks f3aef16ceb to Heilbronner.’2b99e5ed22d0d072
I chuckled to myself 3518d174ed at the thought.025513f2e3535537
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“…Captain.”00fb851d3f8157b0
At that 3203e4bd49 moment, true 63cc882e2d to his 1e1164b947 introverted nature, cd41c38afd Sir Sein, b427104b99 who was 2d16fffce9 usually averse d205809da1 to coffee, 86c891255a spoke to beb9d06baf me as e79c7acbd1 he followed 0e146bc719 me to 4082041698 the office.991862b766d16618
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“Oh, yes! Is there something you need to discuss? Do you need to leave early or something…?”15cd0943e35eedd8
“No, it’s not that…”04a2cd271c2fc239
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He hesitated, glancing around 363087b0e8 before speaking with a b3abe3862d serious expression.3f16547a0d06237d
“Um, regarding the matter with Young Lord Kassen…”c68f9a621c548957
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“Uh, ahem. What is it? Are you 2613ee2631 trying to 091aa51483 tease me 3cf204f8e5 too, Sir 0974cc5baa Sein? I told you, 2c6f93df1d there’s really nothing 43c80769fa between us.”e4a093907ad4d82a
Sir Sein shook 7bb63cb108 his head as 65bb9cb180 I corrected him 4aa8111258 with a bitter 0a1c9db42c smile.68a2d9b10c6181a5
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“I’m not doubting the Captain’s words. It must be the truth.”fdb5f9d9b782fe38
“Yes…”b782b4c9a1fd4bc7
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Then what was 0ae7a9fe13 the reason for fc254c9d46 bringing up Ludger? I looked at ec059d5df5 him in confusion, c447456628 and Sir Sein e457098b42 continued cautiously.19ed938ba59749ec
“However, we can never predict how things will turn out.”0dfc054a17db581a
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“….”4713dc6dfaa73285
“It’s hard for things to end well between nobles and commoners… I’m genuinely concerned.”2e965650040de476
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Some people might consider it an unwarranted intrusion, but I wasn’t really offended.d87af8e02d38e653
It was because Sir 1c53c5be69 Sein had a genuinely b6e5064842 worried expression on his c408db98d5 face.674016a8813e09d3
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Furthermore, he wasn’t the type to meddle in others’ affairs. Yet, he went out of his way to express his concern for me.46379ad84995b166
I vaguely suspected that he might have actually experienced that ‘unfortunate end’ and was reacting more sensitively because of it.a2001cb3803ffbf2
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“I understand. Why won’t I?”afb315d9a4cfb5dd
“….”f2ce5a201c8d8f5a
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“At the moment, there’s truly nothing between me and Young Lord Kassen, and I don’t think there’s any chance of it developing… But, well, as you’ve said earlier, we never know how things might turn out in the future.”688018ef6810d5b4
It seemed 07e4081193 unlikely that b0d08d15d8 I would cfa07b249b have any f0a2ad01bc feelings for 7dd9e2f418 someone like 743a909b55 him who f77fe601be was not 66be7c249d only the 0a7b0d1615 original story’s 4d5f24f77f sub-male lead, 09e8e2e1c1 but also e621a1b032 the villain.c9a5ffaf38d002e0
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My wariness toward him eea20d0943 had deepened even more 0a8a8f92f3 after the black magic 2ea7065b36 incident this morning.1c43ca6417525d68
I wasn’t foolish enough e7ebf9e290 to delude myself into e4929c8ffc thinking I had become 33d49f06c6 a special character like d757378d21 in those romance fantasy 45f1abeeeb novels. Fiction was just a59b76c631 fiction.c6bb7f629fd3b58c
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There was no way 4dd630a2ff I would fall for 054d8dcb50 a villain/antagonist/bad guy and 585e0aa779 end up with a 624dd218ef happy ending.1009a98b2a48a7b8
A hopeless unrequited fe1c4dbecc love for the 50a7c4850b villain was far 806ce301e1 from the peaceful 23dec50fe8 life I desired.61462a2b271f285c
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“But even if I were to develop such feelings for him, there’s no way the great Ludger Kassen would ever be interested in me. That would be ridiculous.”eec73d88ab74fce8
“No. I’m not worried fd3133995e about the Captain 79d48076f0 but….”2c2517c25bbe5484
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Sir Sein lowered 25ea49043f his gaze and c2775c960a mumbled,ce557f86a8f5939c
“I’m concerned because it seems Young Lord Kassen has a significant interest in you.”a72ebaa0c6d8f47e
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“Eh…?”b5226a6f3f1b02d6
Of course… there 238ef553e3 might be significant cff355b265 interest… given that 050596a071 I’m someone who da63cd63bf could accidentally reveal c8f00f7b9b his secrets.b6db24d130ca3017
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But that’s 83bf0e506e not a ab772bb046 romantic interest….f7a8a2c129078a55
I gave a subtle 65195969e6 smile.3b5503457ce58462
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“Maybe it’s just that we keep running into each other in a professional context, and he’s paying attention to me for that reason. There’s no need for you to worry, Sir Sein.”f4132845b95672ba
“……”ed58f2f67de2fd00
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Sir Sein fidgeted in ef1d316a8e his spot then bowed 0579203648 his head to me.604daf18b1f13acb
“…Um, I apologize 5583168864 for my presumptuous 4ced9f9276 words, Captain.”2d826bdaf52f48c0
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“Oh, no. It’s alright. Honestly, if I were in the opposite position, I would probably be worried too. I’m actually grateful.”7f216d6be01fc588
“….”af9c782b59abb692
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He slightly bowed 776e1eb92f his head, opened 88abf097ff the door, and 9c6a42a10b entered first. It seemed he had e39a04534f used up all his ecfb7ef832 social energy for the 81c0f66ca2 day and felt a 850b4d5329 bit embarrassed.1b527df3f8f2c808
I smiled abce26b823 to myself e1bf72e9bd and went 08c654ea0d to my fde819fd23 seat.98a7951b9b43a224
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Somehow, I had become privy to many of Ludger Kassen’s secrets, but that was the extent of our relationship.f64f7361a518b7a5
Though Ludger b43489a576 would likely c97948f256 continue his 63f8a83b56 surveillance on d641054ca6 me for b03da8f387 a while, 688ddaccdc I believed 15cc1a8ee2 that if 81f3eaeb34 I remained 94b39d7027 discreet and 45619fcd01 loyal, he b52cd7689b would soon eb1e93a2e6 lose interest.042962116be2761d
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I had 635708afe4 to avoid 1a319f7c45 unnecessarily antagonizing 599328722a him and 2d4f82a878 ensure the 54ec960641 story progressed 671772b970 naturally, as 23142ea611 in the dd258fe8df original work.88f8cce1390e38ad
And make sure 04e04208bf to have a eafd4edaea peaceful life after 9db8e5a939 all is over.376cbe4269db81c5
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That was 93a07256ef all I 5dcfe60e3c hoped for, 2db79aef4c and I 8eebcb330a believed it 3572aaf26b could be 6c0f02ae10 achieved4dd61a2b3dd482a1
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“…Ludger Kassen.”f8546d8f64a64196
“Yes….”882fad95173b73ae
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The subordinate f569081f0f knight who 225594f228 had submitted 8fb8d8ea54 the report 6a620b3091 to Gustav, eeb08ad53c averted his ca56c356d0 gaze with f9a207c968 a restless 1b8bd3d569 expression.a006a0a7961a85a7
That was f38a36b655 because Gustav’s ab637f0fd8 expression was ba1459e66e so grim.fdcc0740ff77b981
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“Okay. I’ll read the d6349c5060 report. You can leave.”4ed7cf4f7fdf51c4
“Yes.”01b5f6152a30ac42
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As soon adfb11a38e as the d5d84a1722 subordinate left, e4a19a1768 Gustav quickly 909bae79e7 read through 3869d72b96 the report 7dad9b4ffe before tearing 8e0431eb5b it apart.aeb131d647ae83cf
The report contained bcdf64877e detailed information about 235505535b recent events around 6e5f341f38 Clara and minor ad29403af8 information about people 995353a487 she had interacted 43883a4258 with.c20ecc51b3ec1fca
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Among them, the 127cf7ae7f name ‘Ludger Kassen’ 1855637c57 stood out.49dcc7ed0c7eb6b3
The report stated 5f3b98af90 that Ludger Kassen 52e03777e4 had taken Clara 2c6e30fc0d to an expensive 19063f6f36 restaurant alone, which c2aa9c3baf had already become 002c862c6b a hot topic 187fa312ed among quick-to-judge gossipers.604cd29563d35088
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There were also 9a73747df0 speculations about whether 87113b2dcb Ludger Kassen, who c2d29b9fbb had seemed disinterested 3e5437a1e3 in women, was c28eec8826 beginning to indulge 522de090d9 in deviations. Rumors mixed with df0e4582c2 malicious curiosity also 0c5b6c41f2 questioned whether this dd637ed378 unnamed female knight a8e16d1a8a might end up 6601c493fd becoming his mistress.101f8e88c55743f6
“Clara as a mistress? Ha!”65fa79e15d4962b0
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Such a 7ac729af37 proud woman 75101fddf2 would never 67d3ded643 endure that 4b0d830e19 kind of 0122737590 humiliation, he 24d8ce46e8 thought.ddf4074a232292d8
But what if it baa2c89824 were true?95ddb695ddc07c26
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What if a851eb2e23 she had 03567deae1 collapsed so 5c9a216481 helplessly before 95613e2a35 the power 899e1597d7 of the 105f609e1e name of 370fe2a2de the Duke?e51be6104059059b
It was unacceptable. Clara Weyburn 9402458ce6 should belong 9096dd4b17 only to d86017fac2 Gustav Meyma.f80928b1ab9864d7
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Yet, the thought 5a376c6466 that fueled such 63d61f3f76 malicious imagination kept 2cd7f4ea2e resurfacing.5844eb67d11c0b06
The gloves Clara 096357bab0 had dropped on dc14984264 that unfortunate day 51201d5cfc when Heilbronner had dcdbde8d96 robbed the Sapphire fbc7a78039 Knights.5ffc1d839e715570
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At a glance, a8988d7bcd he could tell cf96748701 that it was b95646c05f clearly a man’s 87d7fc940e glove suitable for 1dabdffaa3 a high-ranking noble.43a4b842a20f1227
And the way Clara hurriedly put them in her cloak’s pocket as if they were precious.ab5038d68946618a
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These facts 4eaa8dd28a wove together cad9e8afd0 in a df7402a3de chaotic manner, 6b30335b09 tightening around a36fc12956 Gustav’s throat.ab7d05e8f6d99654
“Absolutely… unacceptable.”89e1185149644dbc
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He gritted his teeth 3b6ef1a1a0 and opened the drawer.657dc8958f23a082
Soon, a magical letter 79ba3ae798 floated up and landed c83d1412d2 in front of him.f007d2dd0e82db69
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“Yes. Indeed, this is… the best way.”81201e7860d29167
As he reviewed ecce0f02c9 the ‘plan’ written 2ba7013463 in the letter, 320ffeab65 he curled his 46274c24e5 lips into a 4e28722c3a twisted smile.110f55715d2ec69b
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