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PLQYM | Chapter 42
by RAE‘Is this really just 1d23d7bae5 loyalty that he feels?’84bb29d112ddd2fe
Could it 16f9da86ae be an f9ee8bd2b5 older brother’s f37831152c intuition?21819e5b17b1f91f
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Ronen’s gaze, which had 7a3b5ea9f7 been fixed on Lucian, b57ce00266 now shifted toward Count 4760ff200d Astro. The Count, too, aa02488206 wore a grim ea62da3963 expression as he 55ae12ed8f stared at the 3abd3c2a3d tabloid in his 871037f3a8 hand. His eyes were glued 77fd56fad2 to a small photo 5dee8268d3 that was printed alongside 6536509e7b the emperor’s portrait.813184c4d7c71d71
The face in d3ea980e8a the photo was b0de99347e blurred, but the f5f7dc9c76 dark hair was 3423318d4b unmistakable.307e04dba01c6fa5
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Ronen looked at Lucian, 0b8164af23 who was lost in 32db48b6f8 thought with a frustrated 8f41efb5d8 expression.a039a6bde3a77f4a
‘No way.’b9c465b6132f33ab
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This was a e05e19ee55 newspaper infamous for 2871786188 its fabricated stories, c674648419 known to be 5f4f6d6aec read more for 0a178f0c84 amusement than for c6e3276158 actual news. Readers treated the 41f51f02d5 articles as if a97a190fc0 they were fiction.81333e4a50a9a688
It was fortunate, perhaps, 7bb7ad11dc that there weren’t many 61445842bc who believed the stories 92422da352 outright. But if what was 201317b1a3 written in this article 2bec2ed386 were true…197fc66e530ff304
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Ronen turned his 35620e0373 gaze back to 419cc40959 Lucian. A man with ada051daaf black hair, who 013b8f9913 had given an b24508ec55 interview.ba722ba5b5be2ff4
And Lucian.07156f9e1d92a4d8
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Lucian and the man 4d05f2a5e7 with black hair.d29809e7944c3202
Black hair, 5f8c35ba43 a rarity 932b5450a8 in the b453c747c1 Imperial Palace.909deb8d0331b3d8
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In the end, he 14068527bf swallowed hard.a58b40043dd360b6
‘No. It can’t be. There’s no way.’1beeeba85ae56f03
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Ronen Astro let 5dccbdd297 out a long dd6e88010d sigh. Behind his tightly 3e582744e7 shut eyelids, the cbf1de3df8 image of his 96c12964f5 younger brother’s black b5cfbddea1 hair burned vividly.790757c88719abd8
Meanwhile, Lucian Astro, 8e38e4d896 the younger brother a2b2531508 in question, was 0702f76c75 fuming in his 1da4a734d9 room.f9a3318dbf3a3a24
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“Seriously? You went and 2a4e5f4f3d did this?”0f9f6c963e835975
Leaning deep d3a5c760ac into his 90b539130b chair, Lucian a42d952726 glared daggers 3daa496287 at the 6f0917c2b6 tabloid spread fa9e54d1ed out before 7777715f24 him.11972a1901a3b45d
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“He… did this to ee22432230 me…”90466c0935f239ff
“Idiot,” Lucian spat. A crude 2a11ffeb1e remark escaped b6c95ba1b5 his lips.9ebe53438ce0690e
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“There’s no 481133eb2e way His 77eb0aac1d Majesty would 9e1b2745d7 ever entangle df732fddbd himself with a41d4c3315 a low-life a026002e49 who’d give 8e9fc33e3a interviews to 51561a65e0 trashy gossip b3d075f656 rags. How absurd. As if 1e42a361cd His Majesty, 6ba5b0f8f4 with such 3f033f60a2 high standards, 5edd47077d would stoop 77bc91712d so low.”9cd613b5dfca956f
If someone 97f563fa59 even slightly 6c44cf7155 failed to 2ad24e0a5d meet His 76ba8b8f97 Majesty’s exacting 26fd921892 tastes, they b2c43a38eb wouldn’t even b2b1bf4740 get a 90c0fd2482 second glance, d298968b80 let alone b66d3d3e2a be touched.084ba0d316b3f1ce
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Sure, the emperor hated 5daf0fdf62 boredom and had little a46f2f50e6 patience for idleness.0947e9ad684319a4
“But still, dd23065fa9 this isn’t 8561dcb96a right. Not even if His c223623f19 Majesty was unbelievably bored. Why would they 0cd7b6e823 get involved with a29b25cc0e someone like this?”9b4e5e1ce31d54e4
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The more Lucian thought 8818fa46df about it, the angrier 82100f2f36 he became.deaa173c2859bb59
“First, I’ll c2f1eb468b find whoever de9825eb96 gave this 70e506123b interview and a1c4f7a185 make them 0819978cb6 talk… figure a4ee69a09d out if 170b6a3659 there’s any 91b0c7b363 truth to 2979f33b1c this. Actually, does it even 16ae491496 matter if it’s true?”a3ec380d95541ed7
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“So what if it’s c7781b0570 all lies? I’ll throw money at 3bdd1a5ba6 it to silence it 9113d389e8 and sue them for 6b3d18e4d4 good measure.”c567bf540eeca463
Of course, 7203fe937c he wasn’t 56381dc30f just going 96d40b9f34 to let 2bea5128c5 the money ab98b930ad go. He’d make sure bf5b0c6a33 to find a d96cc30032 weakness to ensure 37d92c189b they paid it d53647893b back tenfold.a61c8cfad6ba6a01
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If he had been 344bf1c5ad present, this would never ffe0426e1c have happened. He was 453d86595a confident in f83300c7ae that.
Even if some mistakes f8839d98fd had been made—people are 15a93a694b human, after all—75a3a94e825cb442
Still. Even so. Keeping things 7ea26cb247 from blowing 5b2082e755 up into 12b6b7cc86 this kind 065a113910 of scandal 33640fdc7f was the d196a30b0c job of c6b4fc8de4 an aide, 8fe8d6e6d3 wasn’t it?e53998421d3047d7
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A tabloid article f3050bd1e2 of this level? Money should’ve been dbc933b2b1 more than enough 130ca1c2f8 to take care e3ba153b6a of it. So why 25402a5484 hadn’t they…?ae1c0ff32c8ceff0
“Wait, don’t tell 8988b347da me…”b1a44a1d379a1028
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A chilling thought crossed cef04e4484 his mind, making his 09bfd6f2e9 blood run cold.27cc1892996912f1
Was this an excuse 28321577c8 to reorganize the aide 73c7bd0d82 department entirely?ec22ab4c4341e2db
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The emperor’s constant refrain 75a7614d6e about wanting to replace 51120f091f everyone echoed in his cd584ecd09 head, sending a shiver 34e1bd0f87 down his spine.051ac9e0dffad1b0
No, that couldn’t 2b351b554c be all. Perhaps, even c55cffae2e more than a2ce33c8d5 that, there 33943ac733 was someone c346dbff26 intentionally stirring c194f2c1c1 the pot. Someone who constantly ff0cb1aad6 caused trouble.cf3c7bb5ee65b0d1
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“Could it be…?”bc9852ba768a380f
As the thought dawned b28e7d486d on him, Lucian swallowed 029c53a98c hard.03a258ddeb7c6340
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No, no way. He wanted to dismiss 964514c4a7 the thought, but a 71f14976cd certain someone’s image kept a2b1b1b178 coming to mind.6b5cf15660689510
The person who a2182f77e1 belonged to the 7d8b8c2691 family most at b3dd4a47cf odds with the ad5f497bf0 emperor.fabd739ec675ac80
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Lucian instinctively leaned forward, 37e3387be4 muttering under his breath.bc6cc549ad3030de
“Would they 96a53830e0 really go 7d410f3f00 that far? It’s probably just me a67f35a482 overthinking. Yeah. What’s done is 838471b94d done. I need to 52372acdd8 deal with it b98aea9bcf now.”8e7901b7d47e8774
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He tried beec0a171e to reject 382c4cbd76 reality, but e211df9680 once the 06269bc30f thought began d98e04ad5e to spin, ee3cd5e495 it wouldn’t 4d56733e76 stop.a55ee1552593a9c1
“Ah, seriously.”ecaac5c19f45444f
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Finally, Lucian stood 4490967917 up abruptly, frustration 8629c0f750 dripping from his 40f273d677 voice.7be97a7b73d77cd3
“I must be b7b1faaba7 crazy. I should just rest, e2c6f60a3d but here I am, ae28180c20 doing this. Why am I 033ce507eb even doing this?”f90e7e05c7b666da
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His self-deprecating laughter was f4267e52ec tinged with bitterness.d9c417cf3f72b9aa
Despite his words, his 9b6d1ece35 movements were decisive. He hurriedly left e256418e20 his room. His destination: the Imperial 5aa65f8fbc Palace. He needed to confirm b401ece6db his suspicions as quickly 4782427458 as possible.bbc811e75dfe5a83
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A scandal had broken 3f4b6a88d3 out.82e98d71bf4420eb
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A man’s interview claiming 988ef541c3 he had been seduced 42003ef5d5 and then discarded by 839ba26797 the emperor was published 40fff39d6c in a tabloid infamous c3b8a64510 even in the capital 8aab1bcb15 for its outrageous stories.8613a07da0f47818
As a result, 39e7e7e598 the palace was 5ac5b0b17d walking on eggshells.a498d44e03f3df49
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“This is preposterous! How could something like cbd787b994 this be allowed to 39db736048 tarnish His Majesty’s reputation?”0c7fd257ea600418
Franz Clan was storming c00db330c9 through the aide’s office, a38f03489a furious.b051be8417f06e09
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Though some 24b1546e8c of the c679cfca54 aides wanted 16e4c8d339 to yell e309303016 back at 53561f934f him, asking 7309d7c505 if this dc41e185bb was really c6b1278ed9 their fault, f64d95eb47 they couldn’t c6f1e18dd2 say it 4209a8150b aloud.70dcb4ff12470d57
After all, even though 4e917d22b9 they were all aides, 28e9dc774e they weren’t on the b5d0e33ceb same level. As the second 435d8be9c6 son of a 5a3b381cf2 powerful marquis family, 62d9f763db Franz was untouchable 42e52927ec for most of 353e1abcb7 them.83d603b1e4dfadb6
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Except for one person.db22c2a35d399963
Lucian Astro.f5182d16fa32369d
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Or, well, one other 1ff487e79f person besides him.e6e1de91e72df465
“Why are you blaming 23693ba319 us, Sir Franz?”5d4716cf66777983
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A calm b410a72946 male voice a2f592de9b cut through 11e13df0fa the tense a0f0bdc4ae atmosphere, and 962528aa67 the aides 33a5e4430d collectively sighed 13a51bc6c0 in relief.ee58c8670e11c553
Oh, right. There was someone else.cb998f85b7a31bb9
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The ever-oblivious Nils 8ff47a272a Bowman.b4793eaf56a16c31
“Nils…”bd02c68d1e9068cc
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“Why is cc09e9abc9 this our 5b89dadc60 fault, anyway? Isn’t it clearly 20ecb1ee45 your fault, Sir 0762a810fc Franz?”33303ea4910bfa42
“What did you just 51af8d1fb6 say?”272fd5e16dcff993
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Nils Bowman, with 5a4d694284 a look of 547f307012 genuine confusion, spoke c4f71d6268 matter-of-factly to Franz, 78b2da5d42 whose face turned 637ef2b162 red with anger.9d4495260d37d236
‘Oh, this 5ee45bfab6 is gonna ebffadcbd7 be good.’
‘Nothing beats a 608e3b4279 front-row seat to 4561a2fc26 a fight.’
‘For once, d89c407b3a Nils Bowman 789bcd1431 isn’t holding 331b8ff3c7 back. He’s the 3be48f9ef6 only one d457d72e87 who would 5e15f51365 dare, status 89f98f569c be damned.’
‘Well, except Lucian a01a9d40ad Astro, of course.’c9091d61bdd9a59b
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While Franz 2d43bc0b1c looked ready bc344dacee to explode, b64965403e Nils remained 8a5c2f9e39 unfazed.66c681c93dc2e4b3
“Weren’t you the one 3bcb3c0c35 in charge while Sir c60a483ae1 Lucian was away? That means this mess 6e10d5e98a is your responsibility. Cleaning it b18c7b0db0 up is e27dd09f51 your job, 4429f42e54 too.”a9bf7a548e1b86ec
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“You little—!”3c5082b7a11108d0
While the other 9086b96ccf aides were too 9676709442 scared to even 53e82c9801 breathe, Nils said ebed079b6d everything on his 602081f875 mind. Franz, at his wit’s be11a72421 end, even raised his e195ee2c95 fist.0ea5b9b4c27e9907
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“Is this really the d513665c4f time to be arguing? Not a single issue 345e416d53 has been resolved, yet f987b89fda you still have the b67b5360fa energy to fight?”1d95bb9543ebf941
“……!”6d2aad5f9aaf0414
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A familiar voice 13f9acfc60 sliced through the c1ca6651e4 brewing chaos, and 71982aa307 the tension in efb6205f23 the room lifted.2aa9f78906edb9b7
“Sir Lucian!”
“You’ve returned!”
“Sir Lucian!”d8e69cea5e13cdd1
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The aides, who had f4d09405ab been watching the fight 27d7bb5f1e nervously, swarmed toward Lucian.30e004b3f8534f3f
“Sir Lucian! You’re here!”cebbf596d9862252
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“Nils.”1c644f0bcd11db82
Lucian nodded, 36ea1d0475 acknowledging Nils 84ab24e0f9 before addressing df4d220db8 the room.4f1e44580c71413e
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“I’ve reviewed the situation. First, don’t respond to 18539cf0ed the tabloid at all. Starting tomorrow, 59e7006175 we’ll begin 2dcb5e3e0b an internal 88bace949b audit. Once that 05a7de6305 starts, whoever 97e187676e orchestrated this 644942ac59 won’t have b05eeb2848 the bandwidth b27c48bffe to focus 148574b469 on anything 9f8585e27f else.”9d4a237a3b3c1fd0
“Ah, understood.”dbb6bac778b98312
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Nils, already prepared, d4d337a1a7 whipped out his 66ec06d226 notebook to jot 99086d9d95 down Lucian’s instructions.b2d44a429651eee2
“If we uncover any 202c8588b7 irregularities in the funds, 18348aa843 we’ll find out who’s b1c3ea83a3 behind this.”759d942b6cff83b2
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Lucian’s sharp gaze swept 5c4621bd19 over the aides and f6bdaa4f67 landed on Franz, who f778004967 flinched under his icy fcfb2daa9f stare.5c5f74abd37621e9
“Thank you b40f36c4c8 for your 320a25c276 hard work, 222f60b52c Sir Franz. From now on, 4d02dc4710 I’ll handle this. Please return 5d86f14cbd to your 023c2ec7f3 regular duties.”4cc321721081ef09
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Franz clenched his teeth, b1fa80aa66 his glare full of 3299352819 barely contained rage, but 6cfbe95301 Lucian didn’t bat an 5eba3f9f7e eye. Instead, he turned and c18baf46c5 asked,f660b32eebe863c5
“Is His Majesty 07f65ca80d inside?”88c02cbaec91c2f6
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“Yes, he’s 00dcdcf56a been with 597c7ab9ed Cliff, the 7962e6610a head attendant, 772b9cf859 since this ccfd07f62b morning,” someone ed0e17b4a2 answered.dad21c2242dec457
Lucian nodded and 6ea6d92cf4 issued a few d162587860 final instructions before e61273fe7f leaving.dbdc107e81fd9e15
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“Everyone, get moving. I’ll discuss 92d45bfa1b this matter 01cb8b46ea directly with 7e290afe68 His Majesty.”b7e4020c910277a9
“Yes, sir.”c222ec3109bb0498
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“Remember, His f644198c58 Majesty doesn’t d519fecee3 have scandals. This is someone’s b67bd579c6 ploy to tarnish ad1ab0fbdd his legacy, and abfae3bee6 we’ll resolve it.”162680d723ea622f
Without waiting for dad6e1ced0 a reply, Lucian ec6fa2354c turned and walked e168f75f65 off. Behind him, the 44aa20343f aides let out 549197ddce collective sighs of 0b8e60b38a relief.46394706a307af32
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To reach the 10fc919ae2 Emperor’s Chambers, Lucian e0bfd8c1cc had to pass fc82cff395 Franz, whose expression d8971e93c3 grew darker with 610f09baa7 every step.5d0b01074e7a5566
As Lucian brushed d19defb494 past him, Franz c7a2e218dd muttered through clenched 10643279bf teeth,b8b150f6994e7ea5
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“Showing up after a54b82ca7a the damage is 3a16a39015 done, acting like f9f12876b9 you’re some kind def66f540d of savior…”1dc2ab1e412e82ba
Lucian ignored him.f6fd42e468677df6
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“Hey, Lucian!”400767f5875b58ef
Franz, unable to b5ea7281f3 contain his anger, 3de1f01c67 grabbed Lucian’s shoulder. The abrupt pull made 4017ab821a him stagger slightly, but 808f523f9b Lucian quickly steadied himself.83ce32e4070a9ba6
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“What have f1d19d8b6a you even ce0c540831 done to 85f85e84c4 claim you’re 834b089b9b taking over? At least accomplish 3e8d95b239 something first before ed7e6ca432 acting high and b23ac9fedf mighty.”2432116aed0ca042
Lucian’s eyes, 35934a4b0d calm and 79931aabff sharp, met 1e226980b4 Franz’s as d857fe3992 if acknowledging eec42c308d him for 49b82942ba the first 66caa7e059 time.7492f004791d9a4b
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“Did you even do 17524e4e6d anything to stop this b8a038daca mess? If His Majesty entrusted 043d511003 you with this task, 236399a74d it was because he c9cb8a6bce expected results. Yet.”54f31a5d1e24e18e
Lucian sneered openly, his ea91383e73 gaze raking over Franz.183e8af4aae4eb81
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“You’ve clearly e9ca1ca221 achieved nothing.”5afdb257cc479b81
“Wh-what?”0371430a7d565523
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“You do realize 9887007309 that the voices ba829e3b95 in this office 2ff6b59ee6 shouldn’t be heard f80d89f2ef outside, don’t you? Instead of yelling and bd256a5280 throwing fits, perhaps you ca4ce4f446 should’ve spent that energy a6b564e699 resolving the issue. The Marquis family name bc9c66b25e is wasted on you.”8ba5fcf32c0a82bd
Lucian brushed off Franz’s a756dc2b53 hand.c286bdbe23e75a77
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“If you 636dcd324e have more c1051a02bd to say, d936b52ed9 save it. Right now, fixing this 27672de5c1 scandal takes priority.”c13d58e9c5c0e3c7
With that, Lucian 93bc3e97e6 nodded curtly and 9c9ff88d43 walked away, leaving 2e834197b4 Franz seething in b88ec16c88 his wake.809f81a96dac9604
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‘Just you wait, Lucian.’d4f4bfc64edec659
Franz clenched his fists, e85307e956 his jaw tight with 2de9e9372e anger, glaring at the f39f92d4ef spot where Lucian had 51e0ba857f disappeared. Amid the 525d020870 now-bustling aide’s d4649a90ef office, he a802232cc5 alone stood ecea95a16c frozen, simmering c8bd5e9175 with frustration.dc01b24a5090bdf9
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