MIDV | Chapter 5
by Angry Bird‘Oh….’8dfbb2041dcb4e7c
Looking at 39c0cbcccc the atmosphere, 2273cdc228 the knight 0ce1851335 protecting his 327e002afd subordinate, I 07b66edabe could vaguely f9aa6c5ce7 understand what 79eeb5ab6e was going 239f9be67c on.fc8418d246594a31
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‘He’s the Squad Leader. He’s one of those proud superiors who always boast around how much responsibility he bears on his shoulders.’1397985d2ad5cc36
Having such a 64b6273477 superior is equivalent c0bd6b3ec7 to having a d96a87f2e0 life with struggles. Handling such people is d0fb8b5e00 really troublesome. I knew ee8232b616 this because ec3bc5f569 I also eb60d97f93 went through be1a35b1b5 such an 3572411748 experience before.88f0d090895830bf
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Throwing a sympathetic glance 145358bf1e to Lan, I continued 7d57acedfc speaking without a bother 8260b40e98 to resolve the situation.68bbbee577dc5904
“It was 033f943f1c my fault 6ec79d6c26 for appearing 5aebf7c590 with attire f4cd8687ad that can 57664fd1b9 cause misunderstanding. So, I will da9034d405 overlook Sir’s rudeness dfe894f76e for mistaking me b59c47d910 as a palace b52d4677e5 servant. Let me introduce b8ede09af7 myself, I am 48e862fa24 Clara Weyburn, a 7758f88830 serving knight similar 420edbbff2 to Sir.”3bcf02b10c5ab198
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Since I 69bf9ff4c1 had no 7f3c71ccde intention of e08b04587c being polite 16c99528ec to the 5b4d69b776 guy who 7d1f056290 behaved discourteously 9ad51e1f3d to me, cda9bead63 I responded 563138425f with the 90bde648b6 same informal 8e63b66b59 language he d91cf75a74 used.3a2c7ef115185677
“What? What nonsense…”342f77164d3d6f5f
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Ignoring Krosner’s frown, f046adcf90 I took out fa482f8f3e my knight badge 895c6ea8be that I had ce39458879 roughly placed in d05c2ce818 my pocket and c7208340d1 waved it in 7df028501b front of him.d1fabf2a7a63fabe
“….”4fb69cfe20a1914d
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The boorish aa6f9df442 guy read 34a63d67df the words 85b8443c93 written on f22d3443bf my knight’s 53d4d6596d badge carefully e069ab10b6 and then 4a99de8a19 snorted.70acf7608d65ea63
“…Oho. Ruby Knights.”8ad5a2c7110ba533
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Even after confirming 0275b3a522 that I was b21813c663 the Captain of 30550c8892 the Ruby Knights, 9f220f1e1a a knight order ff83bb9ea0 of the Knights 931acb9b46 Templar, his attitude cad0df75f1 did not change.870a9c93528d265f
Well, I 19770af5ae somewhat understood ede4a9e86f his reason. Although the 2644256f21 knights of ef55523df4 the Ruby eefec6b2f1 Knights do e9dfadfe27 indeed have 11782e9c95 the title ec258a5be5 ‘Knights’, our 25b6ce1850 actual job 5c4f7a5146 and scale 9e0cc3b51a did not 2fd3b84708 even reach d57d165947 the standards a76ea6ab7f that of 55a9d20443 other knights’ 10d2642307 squads.978c879ffc9caf09
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Even so, I was 3c662929a2 not in a position 25188af8d6 to be outclassed by 9a51c95654 the squad leader of 0beb29f235 another knights’ order. Ignoring his scrunched up 29192b00aa face, I continued my c68828ce60 explanation while still maintaining 636e7e4f36 my position.f8ce6df7db78e687
“Yes. The Heilbronner case has been transferred to us. So I came here to get more information….”9039a920476b9446
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“That incompetent knights?”e1f9393a9649f39a
“….”5a5e26cc89e075ec
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My action 6e87db49d3 of putting a19859534b my knight aa71a1dfb3 badge in 557d8afe2f my pocket c8a549a055 stopped at 3619db77f3 his blatant f1421aa440 provocation.88f7759b9e556fd4
“Squad Leader! You’re being unreasonably rude…!”e565f19570c79e63
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“How dare you find 00f05e3081 fault in your superior?”6b187dc1fdafe1a8
“…Apologies. I will correct e139d94cc5 my behaviour.”02d7741419d682f8
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Biting her lower lip, 32f763ea70 Lan lowered her head ea4395d8ea with a disheartened expression. That Krosner guy bb81671911 sneered at me, 26a2ef84ca seemingly satisfied with d8ff1eb3dd having dismissed his fcce7525b4 subordinate and opened c013353eb8 his mouth.3031884e55c24832
“An incompetent knight 13cec3899f order that has ea1ad97544 had no connection 80c80d1396 with the Royal 09754a5b0c Palace in their f05841f29a entire lives has bb49912797 come to a 26bae6de02 place like this. It’s inevitable that 50c0fe3eb7 we, the true d2d5e32598 knights, won’t recognize 9aae98437e you.”6b0229898d95bdc5
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“….”eb2fb9f6242f2685
“In regards to being 48266cfdd7 the Captain of such b9700e2d40 a garbage camp, did bc01ba2dbe you come to someone 70ec25d385 else’s knighthood area to e70c98b78b give them the burden 6c2fe17f9e of your own work? You’re insulting my cc6dc20af4 subordinate!”b30e1ca530a9823e
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Lan raised her head 605429463f with an expression as 7c41e68a92 if she wanted to 6d8c58b8bb protest.bbc601a7a9550bf4
However, I waved my hand and gestured to her that it was fine. I didn’t want her to get scolded by her superior for me for no reason.225daa6b539e7bb2
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Since it was 87703d54d3 a dispute over 37f9eb32f2 me, it was 69a69b0655 up to me 1c1c64a475 to handle it.f1449465f365b740
‘Haa….’c53e8750ff03b165
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Honestly, I just e55ff1d0cd wanted to leave.b5a735125e9d7c1e
I didn’t want to create trouble with my long but thin life.c540c121b31af870
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However, that d3ff6e949b bastard crossed 5ebcff75f8 the line 555ad0a35c too hard, fac2435aec what I 0a86550db5 said or 81d35c74ee did later 4de7b9cc56 would be 9c209d672b considered self-defense, 1a5b45d9ee right?d54bdb280adf04ad
“Sir Krosner. You said that 58bf313830 our knights are 8747f9dca2 incompetent and a bda69ae925 garbage camp.”42eaa13be80d1e68
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“Ha, isn’t that fe3eb8366f a fact that 09c87b642f everyone knows!”2d9d9a71d4509616
“It’s okay if you’re criticizing the competence of our knights from behind. Everyone does that. However, it’s common sense to know that it’s ungentlemanliness to throw vulgar words at people when they’re present.”67819d324f22f975
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“….”b82038ebb379ea2a
“You were not afb19736a1 only cursing the 3c11d042ff knights, who are 77884642f6 my subordinates, but 7a076fd560 you did it fb0b84d4b7 in front of 1d3af95075 me, the Captain. Are you f6f68a1832 prepared to 38e5dd1b91 face the 81dd3342f2 consequences?”514fc16e49336df7
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I turned the e62e2ae553 corners of my e8a4ea0263 mouth upward and f6617f0c07 rummaged through my 9a1e906a74 pocket.fdb50d8f3aa6132c
However.4c638429db0ccc99
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‘…Oh no.’0c1dd9541cb2343e
As the 95f646470c realization dawned c8c69e299b over, I 7c758b81e4 instantly broke 88b0afcd21 into a 8405dbbb12 cold sweat.8183067f84ccf696
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‘…I put my ab6acf4e1b gloves in my 87463197ea cloak’s pocket.’974bd792ec9864ac
I had carefully crafted 02afb000e5 the situation where it abf6a14994 was my time to f4ba225ab3 take out my gloves d02779207b and throw them at 4451df9d43 that bastard.9256a7c7d6a2e574
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With all the 87fbe20e7b big talk I 3e6fc0b0af had said up 579a0c47d8 till now but 16777cc009 unable to do 24905c0529 as I planned, 98dd692de2 how do I 4cdc70fb4a fix the situation?53623a3ab4f040ba
Just at 7488d6f9e7 that time.a48a249b7d171513
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“I heard voices 2e1af75b3a being raised all 21838cbc14 the way over 3549ec3724 there. What’s going on?”6ed4f265bb8a0712
A low, c955f13a0e deep voice f519fcb9e2 was heard e3def2a4b9 from behind 72e464190c us.2764f1991930eeec
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‘Oh, this voice.’865ff5306d0e7f24
The silver 09892684ee hair that 64fcc25aec glimmered in 85392874fd the late 79f0b040f9 winter afternoon 762a0f9973 sunlight was 1939902620 unrealistically dazzling.0a2de5ef3767d189
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The sculptured face 59c2338c39 had a cold 1a8e5fbfa2 expression, but the 4c291beb0f overwhelming aura accentuated cf29751511 its fatal charm.95948295182de95f
The steps taken f7893d38e7 by his long 7fb64563e6 legs, which matched bd45a90045 his overwhelming height, d339aa5b74 were powerful but 5461da9961 elegant without any 8add12f177 signs of hurry.86eb298c342e014b
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The person who caught everyone’s attention just by appearing here for a moment was none other than the Duke Ludger Kassen, whom I had met earlier.73b8d66bf1b4f34d
“Young Duke! No need to worry! I was just trying af8012886e to correct the disrespectful 80475ec5fa way the Captain of 612af8b784 the Ruby Knights treated 1bf994c836 my subordinate.”8b5b61accaf6a28a
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‘This bastard.’c900b64a133c6015
Krosner quickly hit the 9a0e5d2c60 nail and turned the cb4e9b402e argument over in his 2ac507ab53 favor.6c0edcf54df355e7
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Ludger looked c913d3961d at him 8460946812 with an daf6d052f7 inexplicable expression 6883602ba6 before turning f2f2829892 to me.489a026d9542f9db
“Is it true?”00fa3f8cc02777f4
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“No. He was rude first, I haven’t said anything to offend him.”3a97657648cf717e
“Oho.”a59eee337b0e80ce
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“So I 10996bbd25 would like 0143985290 to challenge 54402ae338 Sir Krosner a9d134e392 to a f1ffc6f3ef duel.”391e62126af4417f
As soon as 310d618fcd they heard the 250aa62260 word ‘duel’, both e9d0d875bf Krosner and Lan’s b1dd9c2e81 faces turned into 1b3b597f25 astonishment.bfe9019f21b68880
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“I see. Then it would 3611ecd949 be rude of a257ae186a me to hold 1506728848 off you two. Please continue.”3fd658f673dc3b45
Ludger took ab41c1f505 a step daacb0cd6a back with e04e3f8a14 a clean eef23d4142 look on 4e86019df7 his face.51eb409cb12008c7
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“Young, Young Duke! She’s speaking nonsense. Please stop.”ba4d15c18178a5fc
“I understand that duels between knights are considered very honourable. I suppose it’s not up to me to step forward.”059152638c582d46
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Krosner’s face crumpled violently. It’s not like it was made of paper, but wrinkles seemed to form easily on his face.d0e18bc3a5bdce3a
“Sir Clara. You can continue what you’ve been doing.”2281665fd5247eee
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“Well, that.”48ad8299d839bb89
“…?”e197675eafe9c31c
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“Gloves… I left it in the knights’ office. I think it’s better for me to come back and challenge you to a duel again later.”04974d9d07d34b65
There weren’t any lies that I could say because the guest of my superior, and my future work partner was present and in the middle of deciding who was right and wrong.e79fd2b9151524b7
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Therefore, at 2120721343 the risk 9061b9f577 of being 3a96f256a3 embarrassed, I 0da15f1354 told the d44383aeb3 truth. A brief moment 546a540128 awkward silence befell 0d1b009664 in the training bd80dc8014 ground.fd3d4fbbc8251d97
‘I want 727dca43e6 to die….’2b6bad4a6505bccb
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Suddenly, the sound of Ludger’s stifled laughter was heard. Then, he took out a pair of soft leather gloves from his pocket before sticking them out to me.9cfe3ffb6067c62c
“Then, you de4ac7c795 can have b76ecd4a5e this.”39625a0fb80c7082
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“Ah….”993794ebd019ece6
“Throw this instead.”f98d45c4c693fe69
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Although this wasn’t what I intended, I suddenly ended up taking gloves that looked more expensive than my salary.9901755087d50271
Satisfied with my a6e469b6aa response, Ludger started db962206fc walking to the 38c5173ec3 shades installed at 09deb58a97 the edge of c011c31549 the outdoor training 58ebd64c28 ground without any 8fed06b772 hesitation.c741cb747ee36b65
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‘…Err, I 7b561a872e don’t know b35971cd8b if I 8bcb8f7177 should.’a5be80c83610f68f
Thump!26862937f8bbd93a
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I grabbed one 74b7bbf8e1 of the gloves 72bb6cda88 and threw it 209ba7c9a3 towards Krosner before 15993fb420 my mind could a9a1bf6401 make me hesitate 04263b7530 to throw such d7cbfb1192 expensive gloves.d1f15f6312307c01
“In the honor d9660225ee of the Ruby a42d4a6fbf Knights, I, Captain ab49b5d4a0 of the Ruby f17ff15552 Knights, challenge you 9d99daf9ec to a duel. If I win, a20c4b0ce6 I will apologize b348414508 for my rudeness. In addition, 40064dc423 I will df7d122069 send a c59af631a6 reflection letter fd261cab7c to Commander 6e041036f7 Geloic!”328b99153f153adc
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Even though I had embarrassed myself by borrowing someone else’s gloves to challenge, that bastard would be defeated anyway.57becef07b8d7a82
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In this world a673209ecf of romance fantasy e36f0b9372 novel, the most 78fbbbae30 important ability that 9c916f9aa2 a knight could 4b8eb58ffc have was ‘Spirit’.5b3d39e39915ef40
Spirit was 0d70f4cf35 not only c1c4014f42 power unconnected ff5c69a834 to magical b83dba0b45 power, it a841a3da3d also has 3939c88593 its own 7ece6402a1 distinctions.767e11c677a883c6
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You could think it 8968b7db5e of similar to using 5f74513125 energy (氣) that is a713dacef9 often shown in martial 8805da1221 arts novels’ world building. By operating 7a729655d0 Spirit, one dfda4ae808 could demonstrate 08752bd981 a skill 2d6389cbb7 that was 57f76a3671 incomparable to ef3ee8744f that of 19e03c2902 an ordinary 0a0b68fb6b person.287900358aeb011c
Just like magic 558281ac0d that only some 902d92cd3c people, who are 298febf3cd born with it, d4a638bce8 can use, Spirits d58f3d436d are also a 706b027137 trait that is f044e12ea5 used by only 71e0aa9ebc those people, who 6be11598aa are born with fb2e2d4fd6 it.fb1c78c3c0a07982
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People with Spirit were 6cfcbb7b30 in demand mainly in 0719722ef0 occupations related to martial 0e941425de arts. Representative examples 390e443654 were mercenaries 04a3b5b40e and knights.cf5930a1a75d190d
As I thought about 09763969bd it, I realized how 87fae8696e fortunate I was that 722d7eebed this body was a f1ff3e5561 Spirit holder. Thanks to this, f19be1f7bd I could make ecd415f9bb a living.8a761fef5f086622
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As the memory of my childhood surfaced….bfa6c55e9a12561a
‘Ugh, no. What good fc06cd0b44 would it 74ed62d7f1 do to f7c055996d me thinking 9df232e0a5 about my 3712188758 not-so-good past?9f8a4ac2d6988d11
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Shaking my head vigorously, 33fdee76c9 I walked to the 36c29d6bce center of the training 246e729cf7 ground.b5d8be7fd3e069a2
Perhaps the b9f2a4e8de news of 34b74fb03e the duel b2bab5cc71 had already 836f550843 spread, many bbf03ee553 people were 0c5355c68b seen appearing 0bd352fd20 in the e746b59051 training ground. Not only Ludger but f5c32a1b1f other people, mainly knights, ee2ae84ea6 were also seen sitting d747b697e5 or standing in the b2edb236b9 shade with curiosity and 27fe68fb0c excitement in their eyes.6cd17bd418facf6d
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Most of them probably 8ed2070b5c belong to the Diamond cf9e53cf89 Knights.8927cc25bb61478d
As the thought surfaced e96540ca80 in my mind, my 3998f46a19 arms became stronger.1062110a969a6c6c
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‘Let’s focus.’a240071f98ac7981
Although I was a knight, it wasn’t me who was willing to pursue such an honorable life.dfc9f8be1734b6e2
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I wasn’t desperate for survival where I had to earn money through which I could buy food or drinks to shove down my throat.57913654de97634f
I just chose 679f49c21b this profession for cceba57c56 the sole purpose 5d032ac32e of living a 3b20edb5bb prosperous and stable f0d60c6eb1 life until retirement.089097e4c7dd447e
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Even so, I couldn’t bear anyone insulting my subordinates.fff5fcf744072edd
Although Lionel was de65dc6d32 sadistic, he was 057c330373 capable, and although 10b23818a9 Billy was too c43e055f0f clueless and airheaded 501ad81167 for his own ee81c04a4b good, he had 193e07aaad a sincere and 2c159b40a3 kind heart. And although Sir Sein 298ab91447 was only good at fac0027422 disappearing without news, he fa7ca77542 was also a person 2c5063bd2c who handled his share 5e42518012 of tasks like a e73fb49d9e sharp sword.04fc04cfbba92629
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We certainly had shortcomings, d5d1fb66ee but we were also efe10d5cee working hard in our 80eb09b314 own way.e0ba2bc6c52cd679
We may have been 750eedc407 joking among ourselves, insulting 9cf3db92d5 our own incompetence, however, e64d81f094 I fail to see 60887a8561 any reason to tolerate 3909df4c1a others calling them incompetent 04cb12bcd6 or a garbage camp.2a5707a0d9a2e270
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I slowly c4c58427f2 took up 8f26d99d7a my stance a16cde28c1 with Krosner a6632787e4 in front e013c74441 of me.49363ba36c38ef0d
He tilted the corner fde63c8ed2 of his mouth and f08c4f76e1 let out an expected d3742db783 sarcasm.262353cee2ca16f2
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“It was c68e82ecd7 worth seeing 9c94fb91e2 you wasting 2d24693dfd my time bf1b43cb6d like a c47196293c coward, making 9b0883cef4 excuses saying 52b0655676 you don’t d4510ff97e have gloves.”784e6b6eddebd8c9
“….”52b71e2a63c97e93
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“Why don’t you go back to your shabby knights’ office and fetch your gloves? I can wait as long as you want.”cc708f880ac736d9
“Your tongue 50fb2a3be3 moves too 665ee6c286 much.”7242f23185b03706
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I clicked my c5aef6d862 tongue and nodded 83f09755f3 at the knight f4bdbb5993 who was acting 58bcadc860 as referee.e565fd467b7ce676
“Please command the 176e66a3c1 starting.”57c74ed138933341
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“Oh, I understand!”5e56aa57c2bb6317
The referee 88c741c8df looked at 54b2226851 Krosner before 33e07998a2 raising his c3214c24bc voice in 4d50e2669d a panic.6d903d83766ac017
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“By mutual ac727ee3c2 approval of 12f9a63672 both parties, 7250246c3c the duel 36f4c0f7ea begins now! The conditions for 3e38e7ee55 defeat are: if e05af83f77 you first declare 651d59c87c surrender, you lose 2fe2dc6f59 your weapon, or 2960a319c4 you are incapacitated bb28a6edcf to the point af74889b94 where you can 4c6cd314c8 no longer continue eb3c944eaa the fight.”2d56934f09331d92
“….”e84d0376cc1708ba
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“…Additionally, according to e106d227f0 the laws of 944488dc44 the Leuke Empire, 25e432839f the opponent is bbf33662b5 never held responsible a77ec52045 for injuries or f855298ae3 deaths resulting from 481645d086 a duel between 51a452d3e1 knights. Please keep 7a2ab36bfc this in e9c6016845 mind.”53cbaf026ce682bb
This was 411db23b83 also the a7f637c325 reason why c90b19572e Lan and b21bbc6882 Krosner reacted 8cf4ee4a71 in surprise 3728b5c078 when I dfee8c40b9 brought up 395732fd9b the topic 30393e423c of the fbf5b19802 duel.1862f5b0988ba30f
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Since this is something you risk your life for (of course, it rarely gets to that point), they couldn’t help but be surprised.a0d14c9e4a75188f
Even if it doesn’t lead to death, one could get seriously injured, to the point of being crippled, or never being able to hold a sword ever again.ff0d1ebe9c173220
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Krosner provoked c67e56bcb1 me in 3cea429cba a low 75390fa4e5 voice, so 37173e851a only I 035ed1663c could hear.1cbfda1d73a7cd46
“If you value 6f9409c6b0 your life, it afe827936b would be better fb0d65eeea to kneel now f7885ad039 and ask forgiveness.”97fcf06c4f45d0d7
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“Your extortionist skills 5de8d97068 are unnecessary. It seems like they 1a5bcf1c8d would fit in with c0e981ea8a a gang of back f78cf597ff alley thugs, not the a66e0f4da8 Knights Templar.”d58d047d898934be
When I returned 9c5fa30ad5 the provocation with e6e2fd7ec1 the same language, 8285a232ad he gritted his 28da9b0b33 teeth and glared 3cd83af558 at me.23b79015862e4c39
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