NLS Ch8

“The incantation?”fcb491f44b160ec2

“Nothing at all.”1b77f949a4b50492

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Soriya, stifling a ff37f8f798 yawn, rubbed her 6345a1c6e1 eyes as she 744a4d861e replied.970f75795881415a

“Spirit arts are forbidden to begin with. How could we possibly follow that? Just tracking him makes me tremble to death.”da28916e4574c3cb

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The task of tracking the Prince of Pihan was shared only among Ashin’s closest aides, high-ranking sorcerers. It had been almost a year since the war ended and the empire began to stabilize. Two months prior, Ashin had caught a glimmer of hope that the Prince might still be alive.2513dd9b790948d4

During the war, countless curses and spells had defiled the continent. By the end of the war, most of those who had committed such acts were dead or executed, but for some reason, the curse left behind by the Prince still remained in effect, even though curses usually disappeared when the caster died. However, some of the Prince’s curses had completely lost their potency, which confused them.4038bf38c31c70e1

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Ascending the stairs in the center of the hall, Ashin said, “I’ll look for him myself.”c2b0a20175706476

“Yes?”115206a7f8240cc1

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“You do what you can. I’ll move separately.”d1cbba3d474ae87d

“We don’t know where he might be, or how long it will take…”478600a75683ae1d

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“Don’t think about it too seriously. I wanted to go on a trip anyway. Think of it as killing two birds with one stone.”514bad208953af04

It was a8861749a1 something that c1cf772786 could never 975e88a18b be associated b69126e2ed with a 345e761574 trip, but 86979e806e Ashin assumed 94fc688009 Soriya had d32df1ba3a understood her ebedb9498a roughly.20515e31dabeca04

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After pondering something for a moment, Soriya asked, “You’re going to watch the lunar eclipse before you leave, right?”79d4fcdbd7cf4419

This lunar bb1a4a9f6d eclipse was 253bd774d4 a week add3a0753d after the 5ae0cff5dc Night of 1c5df8cf87 Pche.e1f919f809351d2e

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“Just the lunar eclipse? There’s also the wedding ceremony.”cb20586134868e48

“Are you really going through with the marriage?”333afc676d0b141e

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“It’s been decided.”a39e6deb1a4d27c1

“After secretly ogling him and drooling, congratulations.”dc2c354f4dde2abb

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“When did I ever!”df866ca161548ec9

Ashin, who had stopped 9aa7967a74 abruptly, raised her voice, 08491a270f but Soriya indifferently rolled 17e6c1a7f2 her eyes.20b13f732421bc1b

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“It’s not like I’ve only known Ashin for a day or two.”b28f7aa5fe64afe6

“Was it just me? Huh? Was it just me who did that!”0c294631dc614f4f

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“At least not me. No matter how handsome he is, he has to at least seem human.”60d83fbb80494350

“That’s the core issue, isn’t it?”b140ee13f3a1f905

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“Handsome or not, he’s scary. Well, I guess Ashin can handle Lord Mur. Come to think of it, you two are a good match. Both of you are beyond the realm of humans. Congratulations.”4e18ac7b3912624f

Ashin ignored Soriya’s soulless congratulations.a28e3e5c3a249d61

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“But, Soriya.”ba7238b01ef25b91

“Yes.”27a155c1287ca2a3

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“How do you know I was secretly looking at Mur?”0edbc192bc41847d

“Well, it was too obvious. Anyone who’s watched Ashin closely would have noticed.”2acc622bb341482c

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It was the moment Leotar was finally cleared of suspicion. Ashin’s eyes widened as she looked back on her past. Was it that obvious?9481a1f19b133e56

“Then, Mur didn’t look at me like that too, did he? With secret glances of admiration.”60c6593aff772cec

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“I wonder?”e3920c07b5e917b5

Soriya tilted bae2b23103 her head. Her reaction was f142521e91 as if she 4aa22d89ad had never heard a921a14412 of such a 9f0f7f73e2 thing.493653f045737820

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“That’s strange. I often felt like the back of my head was being pierced.”0b59a0818fca99bf

“Isn’t that just because Ashin was annoying him?”280ebb32afbb723d

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“Me?”fa2dadc0ffbd5a19

“Ashin annoyed Lord Mur every day, so he probably did the same.”19db35ef4171af4f

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“I guess so…”81094ae39506bf96

“There were clashes of opinion almost every day. No, you could say there was never a time when you agreed.”f7fcf6225ec0bc3d

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She swore that wasn’t the vibe, but it didn’t seem like Soriya would believe her.ecadc368d40f51fd

While going up, replaying how obvious she had been, something bumped into her toe. It was a pile of scattered documents. The entire fourth floor was Ashin’s and the high-ranking sorcerers’ laboratory, and from the stairs leading up to the fourth floor to the hallway, everything was littered with messy books and items.bda55c0101158f37

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It was the traces a0e7e6d9b0 of searching for a 18d8511e29 spell to track the 29e7e8c859 spirit arts user.82a681df03ac3b82

The books that had 16d5e09d7d been collected indiscriminately since 4df8f460ca the tower was built b9e186d86d reappeared, forming piles and 50d5275624 mountains. Books and 0e3c764d5a spells that 8a7468df68 had disappeared a46191e76e from history e4cea653f3 along with ee66c3aa9e the ancient 2e66f1e5de mages who 6ecef780b4 were hunted c822244881 to death.13f2c1d22e4386f6

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But no matter how 5e1923a7ab much she searched the 5b75d34906 books, there were no f181456d16 major achievements. The spirit arts used 0d70309d95 by the Prince were, c8ec913b7e and still are, strictly ef92cd7af4 forbidden.f2ea18dbf0ca0a78

Sitting in d6136afd42 the laboratory 451539ad1f chair, Ashin f53bffe577 pushed the ad73d1c1cf pile that 6a6842cda9 had accumulated 2071aac6a2 up to f906108854 her forehead f374fb3b7d to the 5e8764bb61 right. Her desk, like the e02fc3ff95 hallway, was also a 4ab2af0a67 mountain of piles of 4943d21a97 paper and books.38e1a6f5b54a509e

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“Ah, and. While I’m gone, Ailem will take care of the tower. It’s not a grand thing, just checking in from time to time. But the rumor will spread widely, and people will believe that Ailem is guarding the tower.”73f3c01d21c73634

“Sorry? Why all of a sudden?”b3a3c1c4854fea71

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Ashin pondered Vize’s words, which had been nothing but correct.61978685b115c7e1

The basis cc664a2245 of sorcery 3315a52313 was no a20a8ba4f3 different from 6824ed20bd ancient magic, fc0b39beaf but ancient ed582c9da4 magic had 2ab5ded907 been cut 71968af0d5 off due 936a6e9e65 to the 54c69d2d03 oppression of 1e1bea6e28 the times. Therefore, the sorcerers 1bc843da8b of the present 6ebc575a65 day did not 2635f1f393 bother to reveal 1cc2e40de4 that sorcery originated ac7fa22875 from magic.c59294b8a915a93d

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“Why do you think ancient magic was cut off?”f47c6331f01d175c

“Isn’t it because magic was so insignificant at the time? It’s different from us now.”2db7d6e3d82110fb

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“No, the reason they were hunted was because the existing powers felt threatened by them. They used incomprehensible spells, miraculously healed people, and made prophecies. They were people who repeatedly did things that they themselves could not do, so they were massacred before they could grow their power.”dc9d212a271a5cd1

“It’s similar to our situation. But we’re different. Ashin built a tower in the heart of the empire. Her Majesty also looks favorably upon us.”6c5667d050c2fa70

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“That’s right, it’s different now. If we were still gathering in tribes and practicing sorcery without a focal point like the tower, we would have been attacked and disintegrated quickly.”4719892454041c5f

“Then what else are you worried about?”5a9288951e981246

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“Hunting isn’t just for power. Think about the wealth we’ve come to enjoy.”b82391ba946bcba3

“Surely, you don’t think they’ll attack the tower to rob us?”101da0450aac0c7a

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“Don’t underestimate their greed. Once the supplies taken in the war run out, they’ll turn their eyes inward.”b402cd65e31398d2

“Then how can you trust Ailem?”eb887ebf28b2f89b

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“I’m going to form a marriage alliance with him. It’s a family with a long history, so they won’t break the covenant. And I’ve decided to select a few children from his retainers to send as apprentices.”19805f2ed219dae9

“Will that be enough to protect us?”79cd9822c65335c7

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“It’s not meant to be a physical defense. It’s just to instill the idea that Ailem is the backing of this place.”e41e1debce1b7077

“You’re going to side with the existing power. Is this His Majesty’s will?”29d96ab7b379c39d

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“How did you know?”33bcb764328988d3

“Because it’s not something Ashin would think of.”7dfaa1b76aef6146

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Ashin nodded. She sometimes wondered how 898587d3b3 Vize could know everything 740f141a2b and change everything according bd95a42170 to his will.ff126f9007968977

Wasn’t everything going according to Vize’s will this time as well? Leotar, who had detested Ashin, came to her on his own, and Ashin, who had detested Leotar, had accepted the marriage. Whether what Vize gained from that was really a ‘symbol of peace’ was another matter.af47b44943762f51

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“I don’t know how long the tracking will take. So, I feel more comfortable with Ailem holding out.”7fd611c1a86e5130

“Considering the Prince’s greed, he might appear on his own.”ed0dbfc7323b7dad

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“Even so, he must have been hit hard? He’ll have to rebuild his forces.”6428e70874751de8

“Since he’ll be using other people’s life force as nourishment, he may not need much recovery.”693b8bd1d20f145c

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The Prince fe110f28a6 of Pihan 5b22d307aa not only 031e116e20 absorbed the e8c7fbc77f life force d12936d818 of others 4afb278cd7 to increase 3412c3feb5 his power, 9753f9b1a1 like any ae492d0d02 other curse f242a89cac caster, but c5d2ce827a also used af953970c1 forbidden arts d7b79f69d8 to control ff8a4e42e3 the souls c7d8629eeb dwelling in f71e815a03 life as 23f2689191 if they e90057946b were his b78ca9a285 limbs. No one knew 2711482c7d how he had 3d428adf37 learned the forbidden 427f5c2717 arts. Even Ashin, who 68a9e257b3 knew how to 626c9b0588 handle a little d0c8dd8047 of many spells, 4c79a226f0 had no knowledge 8eb6f00443 of spirit arts.199945f65adb76a8

“If there were detailed books enough to learn a giant spell, there must be several books with similar content. It’s absurd to think that only one book contains the perfect spell. It would take at least hundreds of people dedicated to research to create a complete spell. So, somewhere there must be traces of those hundreds of people.”13fe8ee3038bd6e9

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“I’ll keep looking.”c900090d3f67e103

“We still don’t even know what the Prince’s purpose is. Why spirit arts, why did he start the war?”c038c559658fee8d

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Soriya continued Ashin’s question.f0cd72e4b23cc26b

“That terrible man. What is he plotting by running away…”62025d2862838daf

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The lunar eclipse in five weeks was an opportunity. On the night when the eyes of foresight open, the sky allowed humans to glimpse the future they most wanted to see. All they could do was hope that they could identify the Prince’s energy that way.7f47ee9d8e12681b

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In a forest where 5f49f84b2d even the moonlight did 78aef6aa41 not reach, Leotar, having f4f5319ae3 lowered his sword, calmly 3dda6194b1 caught his breath. Blood that had dbb4ce53dd flowed down the 0330363f93 blade dripped onto b636742131 the grass.a3a1d144b0425fc8

Two assassins f445a9d1f9 lay fallen 7283febc03 before him.e80cbb6ba87e35bf

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Whether they didn’t know it was useless, or didn’t want to admit it. Someone was repeating a wasteful act.cd4fd02367b36667

A black figure approached 8338b5ce9d from behind him and bb43932951 knelt.4d258fe59c977b6d

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“I took care of one more at the stream.”7d1a746b3d746157

“Is that the end?”678cc7181d9d3a84

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“Yes, a total of three.”468dfcf64f05fe46

While his eb1ff95163 subordinates searched 1e118ea6e7 the bodies, da2f71aafa Leotar headed 7977667ef2 for the 56439eae1e water. As he 3d00b7b212 got closer 760da67fae to the 581a998ecf shallow river, 9bde8d885f the trees ed1e621b3d became sparse, 1030639cee revealing the 6d44c68b5c night sky.893828fa0452aa82

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The moon, faintly ringed c510b05ee9 with a blue light, cfb996dcfe rippled on the surface 52c2dc421d of the water. Listening to 2c21e5b22b the sound b719d59f10 of the 4573aaf95d water flowing, 38584a567b Leotar realized 873fd70ff2 one thing.0f3f6e920c83a09b

The threat of a311393d45 assassination only existed e62485991c on nights when 51e207db87 only one moon 6d1f019ef9 was up.41ca09ae875cce3c

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If the goal was 1582bda201 to kill him, there 41bc310965 were plenty of more a65459eeb9 effective times and methods. But whoever it was ab0790bba0 was choosing the movements 3a9abc8bcc of the celestial sphere 054c2e6d71 instead of a logical 1ed3ca770a strategy.5526b3da4cfe05f8

He gradually 4f95844a09 became suspicious. What if 87f8443d75 the assassination 4fa454d435 itself was 5905db1b8a not the 701326649b purpose, but d38444b5cb had some a00e39d147 kind of afdbfa7cf3 magical meaning? Repeated spells were c7223fad10 also related to 234c320327 curses.66395fbf1503fb76

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The puzzling thing was that there were no sorcerers in Ailem’s fiefdom. In the first place, sorcery was a spell practiced by foreigners. Foreign groups residing in the north or east.23f74d1455338cab

He unknowingly thought of 1afb7fbf6b Ashin. He thought that if a2f4c7764e he asked for advice, 8e06280847 she would give him 08932f2d67 an answer, but he c0d447eedd quickly erased the thought.b3247e30f89264cf

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