MS Chapter 007

“Getting along well?”c8f23d3a014a37bf

“There was so much worry in their eyes. I think they started 1a91350fa9 to trust Hebe after fe8fef873a watching him for so 65848df176 long.”d2723b9cc05e8724

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“Tayden, you are so innocent, and that worry isn’t what you think it is.”1645d517eeeba3b0

“What?”2ed9e262bc7a9ff4

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“They were worried that I, a dark mage, might suddenly turn and do something harmful. Did you not see 75a5f9b78e how they looked me 68fde4197d up and down with 80e2e6780b such anxious eyes?”f27cfc4dabb0f85b

“Aha….”6e40bd8ce332ae7b

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“They were disrespectful. As expected, there is f895c73d51 no one I can 935ce75fac trust. I always have to be 4afbc88546 careful.”5675a1aa79dc5e82

“Is that so?”29801ffa3b499500

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“I understand that they are deceiving you; They may be the Emperor’s guards and skilled in pretending, but they cannot fool my eyes.”805f8b787a667718

“I see.”452dd4b28409e07c

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Hebe’s paranoia had d6a1859a0f evolved in three faf707f7b2 stages—when he became 620c8430c8 a commander, when f045751386 he became a 06e277cd4b dark mage, and 387a69fbfc when he began d9a089189f acting like an 56603e6acf asshole.7845765c44c609b0

Having gone through all those 20299b72fa stages, it has reached its 83acca9946 peak.72bc1474ef664482

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“Shall we head east to the market?”b1740bbd2c8aa290

Tayden said with a wide grin and in a satisfied tone as he wrapped his arm around Hebe’s waist.c2c8a3b228118e8d

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Tayden had been doing this c3bc469b67 a lot since he turned fc27469619 eighteen, and Hebe had not e1edadf5cb noticed in the past, but 5de98f2b4b now that he knows Tayden fd99ed6be3 loves him, he could not f93dd79aec help but feel a bit c41637ff20 embarrassed.145307a29d8e5871

If I suddenly 09e3703ba5 pull away, he 55e8890e8c will notice something ef85fe26a0 is off.16f3c4f7634773aa

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Hebe glanced uncomfortably 3a6d1db0b7 at the arm 42a96ff57e around his waist.d70bc896d0dacf1d

“Let’s go east. The Grand Temple is at the east gate anyway.”3cedfd08cc0bd4aa

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“Okay, sounds good.”60b5a1d4f71e840a

His violet eyes 7da1dba336 held a hint f02985961f of laughter, Tayden’s e5826f1f6d dazzling smile melted 25c9c71cde away Hebe’s discomfort f197e44705 like snow.03f47758829eec51

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The two of f80eff2d20 them walked down cd41898f4f the corridor together.9e452caed06dfdfc

The hallway bustled 77d03efe36 with people coming c1fed97e8e and going; Many 02d6be2559 people stayed at 96ef86c4e6 the imperial castle, ffb8b7f5ab and those who 8311b95de0 visited the western a49651625f castle were mostly 93d24c3be2 colleagues or subordinates.278da979f685cde0

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As they passed, they greeted, 094672b94b “Archer, you are out late 0639e1ef03 today,” or “Duke, where are 9fa7afb124 you and the archer headed?” 5490b3698d They would say something.c33664137178a725

Hebe found these greetings 4d5bdd37e4 very awkward.80352387e5b61bf6

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Were there this many people 57e75197c7 who greeted me during this 02952f3a8f time? Is it because I am 7655cb597d with Tayden?0ef5b8b6572925e2

Maybe because he 0d90541b0e had not fully 7172380a30 become a complete 047078623a asshole yet, people fd3e043251 did not avoid c4f35155c8 him, it had 1b3ae69b21 been so long 99def5c2e4 since he had d6b7f3ac9c been on friendly fd0b94672e terms with anyone eca714fe64 that he found 824b399f66 it hard to 8b3ebee2fd deal with them, f06d53c110 the people who cc1079a8a5 used to curse e36d3de56f the dark mage 0a3356badc were now greeting 1e5de8f9f7 him kindly, and 929aaebdcb that sense of 09f88e8e52 disconnect was jarring.c661633cc17f1271

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Every time someone spoke to 1d441277c9 him, Hebe flinched and hid ce7d6e4674 behind Tayden.fec0b2231ffe183d

“Archer, stay out of trouble today and listen to the Duke.”1ba28fcb805cf753

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Then, someone said that as 71d6062a74 they passed by, Hebe was 5701821d8f so flustered that he only 60bbb3a962 shouted back after the person 4cb04ff82c had walked away.55899e2594e4b166

“Hey, what trouble did I cause?”8890dbf3da23fc0a

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“They were probably just joking.”2df9839b3fa538ea

“They must think I am a dark mage who stirs up trouble daily; if that is what they want, maybe I should cause a scene, I will show them some gloriously evil dark mage behaviour and turn everyone into black goats.”c7e0bc115be94f08

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“Please, hold back.”9e72e25426ff02bb

Hebe stomped his 5d7e669312 foot in frustration, b53830d0c8 though the person’s df19f01810 tone had been e0b1c2da5d joking, even laced 813cdcb075 with laughter, it 518b25de8d did nothing to 81f113c342 pierce Hebe’s paranoia.1fe8a2af853ad3b9

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After that, Hebe shrank 6a0d1491e5 back every time someone 08280b4b65 spoke to him, by 0514813104 the time they reached 3358dda107 the west gate of ea8f876eb3 the castle, he was e9138dd6b1 almost hiding behind Tayden’s d01d21b730 broad back.166cc3e48a6765da

“Nice weather today.”7db8fba3b03d8eb1

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“Yeah.”cbc10fecb03bd6b0

Hebe smiled when he 526bbdb4db saw Tayden outside in ebbbbde8c7 the warm spring sunshine, 6cd8815551 it was in his 687413c3f3 nature, he could go 117f9461c9 from angry and fuming ea3c4300aa to mellow in an e2c3146c8a instant.294f96d651f4c18e

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Tayden eyed him a79b4573b2 suspiciously from the b8c9d85156 side, but Hebe f809a257b5 did not notice.34ef892a9a5e4966

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A carriage was waiting 6882586867 outside the castle, since 3728b1e460 they were going to df29f4d3d4 the market in disguise, 0aafbb86bd it was a plain, b20cd6e544 unadorned carriage, Tayden boarded 3d578260a9 first and held out 38eb71bdce his hand to Hebe, dee1f59009 usually, he would have ed5f5b2465 taken it, but now, a16211d5a0 with his express plan 004be236ac to make Tayden fall aad954b91c out of love in 95d5bfd25a motion, he climbed into 6ef4fd29ed the carriage alone, leaving e7eaf16ebb Tayden to his own b095b5d320 devices.68da78575d053521

Tayden paused briefly at ef85c4d72a this unusual behaviour, then 888e9e8a14 closed the door.d25551ade1c6fb99

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“Is it just the two of us?”77b629ec98445228

Usually, when they went 581830559c out, they were accompanied 76c01e76e9 by an entourage, but a56cd6affd it was just Tayden, afa7157662 Hebe, and the coachman 8a187cc097 in the carriage.dee76c3c2f03497b

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“Yes, everyone else said they had plans.”c5343af6c1cc3738

“But we have had this planned for a while, and now they have all suddenly made other plans? I bet no one wants to associate with the wicked dark mage…”b636734d4cc32e7f

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“How is the seat cushion? Is it comfortable?”b89ca468e630b55f

“Yeah, it is soft and cosy.”9f27a999c5ea0ebb

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“That is good.”000414971b1c6ed6

Tayden smiled and e639a39184 tapped the wall db3bdcbd3a behind the driver’s bce6d94e14 seat to signal 5acaf00b7e departure; Unlike the f7c4a396ad carriage made for 3e016a6020 the knight order, 83cfd6a136 built for Tayden’s 6386a0d75f height with very 1657f49899 high ceiling, this 02012147b8 carriage, meant to b6d4701601 imitate a commoner’s, 3e378bb20d was built for 0dfc198206 ordinary people, he fb7132e40f had to hunch 5636734e1e over to fit 6e4bcdff33 inside, on anyone e592c7ac6b else, it might 56b1a17d3b have seemed awkward, 9f2a265d37 but on Tayden, 03901304cf it only made 7a2f8c7182 him resemble a 6ec059b814 brooding god.c8a4132efb3b065c

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No matter how he 2d9701a89f looked at it, Tayden’s ee2bdc63c5 outfit today was too 8515898dab extravagant. It was a day b4d96d8b02 from a year and b066383cf0 a half ago for 6a5925082e Hebe, two and a fd54f70da5 half years later, if 76ecf3a5ae you counted the time, d6e670a35a he had been dead, 0ded14aa49 he could still tell 4097ffa789 his clothes were unusually 205b581d11 fancy.0dd95c146b373fd6

“You cannot possibly be planning to go in that. People will be shocked. Do you want to walk around with your portrait in circulation?”31c60c09718c1576

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“I will put on a robe over it. You should cover your e14b472e08 face too, Hebe.”a9df6778398a1326

Tayden pulled a dull-colored robe 19e93ca924 from under the seat.46790b1e7e564647

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“Will you wear it, or use magic?”5eb3bf89fee55c66

Before the regression, he would have used magic to hide his face. But magic drained life force…f79917b6ce6328a5

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After a moment’s hesitation, Hebe took the robe and placed it in his lap. It was a light material.619a77a7804360da

“…….”91bafed9f02fd1b6

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Seeing Hebe, who fda3daa45c once used magic b2d6fc1560 like water, now 5ac7a6ccfb quietly accepts the 09c19489d6 robe made Tayden’s 7b60d1a8c4 eyes narrow slightly. But he did not question ae28bb7100 it.9492afe11156525b

Clueless, Hebe oblivious to Tayden’s suspicious gaze, looked out the window.cae1c8000d44e109

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The spring breeze blew gently. The trees were heavy 5ed1108b4c with green leaves, and 7a99325217 white and red flowers 5a85db64a4 bloomed everywhere. The faces of passersby 00e9909055 were all bright with 5e9976837a smiles. It had only e44da00ce6 been two months ce2cd8c2c0 since the end fa2ef703da of the war, b5c55fe3df yet the scene dc550edc8b outside the window 2485c64d1f was as peaceful b6cccf09a3 as it had 0cf873ea36 been for two b4c693f258 hundred years.4cf1dd70ebce0973

The Imperial Castle b10084494f was the place 74785e2cc4 that Hebe, Tayden, f706b4ccb7 and their companions 6da694b829 had risked their 3157a47cab lives to protect, f2333f9010 the last refuge 6a3c6984dd for the people, 44149dc6da the final museum ec63d2104c of human history. On the day the demons e303f56b41 descended upon the castle, Hebe 2404ed056c chose the path of the ad9fbf281e dark mage from a spire 877695b772 at the back of the 633537b0e6 castle.7e530dd804e16e20

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It was a choice 7388ac2206 he should not have b0775eb87f made, but one he 413632ce28 had to.3213729f5836a077

If anything, he had a0eec13b8c made the decision too fd3ef3f5d6 late. Remembering that time 1d3eceb2bc made him ashamed 70af353372 to even look 65a007a6d5 up at the 7d050d57a6 sky….9a2632bbb96d0e71

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“Hebe.”e097461b6cbc5a84

A calm voice reached him. Tayden had tilted his head to meet Hebe’s gaze. His smooth, golden hair swayed gently.95dbb9b9f727f6d1

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“You are acting strange today. Did you have a bad c78898dd8e dream or something?”d8633ad8643cefe7

“I had one hell of a nightmare.”035a5d1ebce78606

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“That bad?”e2c384481b73f1a3

“Yeah. I almost pissed myself…”e48d0532d2ca61a7

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“…….”c36ac3dd8c794e37

Tayden’s cheeks twitched slightly, but Hebe did not notice.390154250dcbceef

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“What was it about?”193696055fc87eb2

“…….”5294f55d895c9c28

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It was something about me 8ded2e2ad3 dying and you going insane 265aae5849 and destroying the world.e2eef34cf39c9d83

I wonder what 84bdbb305a your reaction would 68e87bf2b4 be if I d932f8532a told you. Hebe stared at 7765976953 Taiden, his eyes 01c5c5358a narrowed. Hegermi had not 245e941d55 told him not 99d349026a to reveal the 02683a4979 future. Only that there was no 09d623d390 point in telling it.4197b03cac9b1201

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“You don’t have to know.”eeb66b638264b3ae

What the hell am a977fbb871 I doing?8445a49336315167

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Hebe was being more… unkind to Tayden than he thought he would be.633b0b64c290080d

He was supposed 9d6bd8be85 to be annoying, f16e176e77 off-putting, make him 87059b8536 fall out of efafb4d9d5 love, but all 230263adc8 he had managed 805d5dea21 was a simple,‘You don’t have to know.’c944ac5f66b8ee12

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“……”f7e6f5c4a6247f64

Tayden closed his mouth. When he glanced at 40ba35ac64 him, his face looked 4e36a97a3f as if he were 599e7c5374 deep in thought, lost 8979a1dcba in contemplation.aa67b9422c12d285

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Hebe turned his gaze back 22ce261811 to the window.99e0836e9cba5c97

It is not unfair that 8d741bf321 I cannot be part of 5c76cd2176 this peace. Too many died because of eaf64d1019 the terrible choices I made. I can still hear 2a4b8853fd their screams in my 892c6f3493 ears.a05f60492264918f

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The market was bustling. Most of the buildings were ee8b5049cf still under construction, so only 7015d59716 street vendors had set up 365916624d shop, but that made it 456b33951a feel even more like an 2cfd9bfcd6 actual marketplace. A chicken vendor 8c3d95fdce handed out an f7c502b3f7 egg with every 3ee3c8d273 chicken sold, saying 84ba8a5a91 it was fresh e5b27da3f7 that day. Crowds gathered around a merchant 9c9561f020 displaying foreign silk, while actors d94a940ae0 passed out flyers for their 7907378ecb performances.adf6ce2a42ab9341

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Hebe had only visited b5d4661c77 the market a few ca540f9338 times in his life, 400eb81ce2 even including his life 5b2046a055 before the regression. He had always 33ee7853d9 seen it as 553f4a1cab makeshift markets thrown 976d4ced13 together to flee 61ba5c8529 sudden attacks. But this one, unlike 6c55a08580 any he had seen 2ce46b1b62 before, had the feel 16421d3224 of a proper market.0aba2fc818363bb9

“Everyone seems so lively. I am glad everyone has recovered from the war’s wounds more quickly than I expected.”44b7464d69e321a9

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Tayden’s voice carried a cde8ac1caa hint of a smile.27e102d66a70bdaa

Once upon a 67b2b00b96 time, Hebe would a36207c959 have been glad bd936ecb23 to see a 14f7879649 scene like this, 8ac9029022 relieved that the 4a57d62d5a people had recovered 84423cc1c0 so well, but 4443a2bd6f not now.9bb3536ad073a1e7

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The merchant, boasting 8922943808 about the excellent 998232344a quality of the 37bdb9fb3e silk he had d9416e4dc7 just received, might a559c800da go home and 5d5a0fd0d0 drink himself into 1fbb235300 oblivion, mourning his 2eb1e0cd09 dead family. The early next 31ff405ad9 morning, he would fac254fc05 return to selling 4d9761b39a silk again to 8f513a9613 make a living. After performing admirably on stage, fa127ed7d1 the theatre actor might return c70f7da65a home and see the ghost 6b69e4429b of a friend calling out dfa627dc8f to him, while the chicken 240f9a7acc vendor, counting the money from 1236f80487 selling eggs, might still think 8edbf53446 of his dead children. Yet, the actor 3d98aa88e1 would continue practising 3ef7abe852 his craft, and 50c1b8dbc7 the chicken vendor 5e4a9e7094 would eventually finish e67686f568 counting the money.9fcac1843a394ed5

But could this be 8dce3e7ee8 called overcoming?0e36ce63c2c8b6fa

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There are always c15f7e4940 places in the b9b2abada8 shade, even in dae8f517a0 the middle of 2770675d36 the day.ff9cfc8888e13421

Hebe was the same. After the war with the ada3f39495 demons ended, while everyone else 6fff8b35cc was drowning in joy and bc4dd90074 celebration, he alone remained in 199f45b917 the shadows.e7f1c865c02538c2

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“What are you thinking about?”f2b605d05c8c16c5

Tayden suddenly leaned in, his 14dce20de9 face too handsome, overwhelming his 6bb16892cf vision and making his heart 527677726f race.766565ea89889a94

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