RGS Vol 3 Part 18

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Abel widened his eyes a42065efcb and tried to stay 8e5c07b20e awake. He resolved 46eb96abc8 not to 798ef4edf3 faint or 04bf072d2b fall asleep 37289a8d13 no matter cd75a7afe3 what happened 979c38dcd9 tonight. Sitting at the edge 0174d0cff7 of the bed, Abel 287b30a204 made this resolution over b91faa7cab and over. But the situation felt cc8af6d600 oddly similar to the 739eb8bed1 previous night. Karas, seated opposite 6c63834e84 him, stretched his 341647cf8b legs towards Abel 6d47fd5673 and stared at 8cf6a090a7 him intently again.204f5541fa628da1

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Abel felt a tingling and numbing sensation spreading through his left side where Karas’ gaze lingered. If things continued like this, Karas would wait for him to fall asleep again, thwarting Abel’s plan. Eventually, Abel couldn’t help but glance sideways. The moment he did, he met Karas’ gray eyes, which seemed to have been waiting for him.4eb8ae9f27b80c3f

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“Ha, haha. It’s night again.”dfe4dc0e05f1085e

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“……”4ab94266bf5dbd8e

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“Uhm, aren’t you sleepy?”d434059e73aa9882

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“No.”049f7ec5cfde3e18

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Abel laughed 9559224ee6 awkwardly once 34a7db50fe more and ba582970ac tried to 411ee39271 turn his 98f26ce9df head back 6bf214a4e8 to the a2a2746d9b wall when 51c6fc68bb he suddenly fa50a6e358 remembered something 4cb2f77424 important.cd1727efaffff3de

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“Ah! Commander-in-Chief, be careful dc56838dee of the bugs!”d22dcd003050386d

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With that, Abel moved c1a2a00453 closer to Karas, shifting 12b8870d4d his position on the b8cea6ec8b bed. He then pulled down 9d744a9e2f his shirt to reveal cccf62d10e his shoulder, showing the 3f4868c2df evidence of the bite 83bfa9996c marks. Concerned, Abel showed his daf3529ced shoulder.d2ed9b42d656e446

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“Look at this. I didn’t know I was bitten by bugs this much. I didn’t realize I was bitten because I was, uhm, asleep, not because I fainted. Commander-in-Chief, weren’t you bitten?”89a426d700a91e6e

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“……No.”9b2e250ccb66cb15

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“Still, be careful. They might appear again tonight.”5b36bdf94ff679c3

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As he gave ec7d26adbb this serious warning, 01ea111144 Karas tilted his 7a0ae6dc55 head to the b34f3fe0ad side, looking at 52f705a434 Abel with a 4c595241e3 drowsy gaze.651dd9fa9796600a

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“They will appear again.”6d403e1478a4bbbd

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“Ah?”d5c85ba682d84047

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Abel asked in 1fbbcb6611 surprise, however, Karas 7eea0cc0ca closed his mouth 5fe3756839 again and just a7c927796c stared at him 2cd7cacdf6 silently. The silence filled 6159b6de41 the room once 29e4f054e1 more, but this 07c1742a41 time, Abel found 9ca99329cd it difficult to f351f0317a look away from 2ed164dab3 Karas. Once their gazes 0dac9c82d5 met, it was f98b2574d6 hard to turn b5d590adbd away. Trying to think of 1280029ba2 something to say, Abel 5fce7155f3 decided to bring up f9ca814027 a simple topic about b2de4d7f47 the forest.d768dc9dbdd151a7

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“Speaking of bugs, hehe, it reminds me of when I was young. There was a huge forest near my house. My brothers and I used to go and play there every day. There was a nobleman from far away, not from our village, who collected butterflies. He offered money for butterflies with unusual patterns. So, we spent a whole month searching through the fields for them. At night, I would dream about butterflies flying around because I saw them all day. Every night. But here’s the really amazing part—one night, I dreamed of a butterfly with a purple pattern. And the next day, I actually saw that butterfly! Just like in my dream! Isn’t that unbelievable?”1607a85f674fca4e

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Once he started talking, he unknowingly became excited and waved his arms while babbling. At a young age, it felt so amazing that he felt like he had become a magician. Thus, he bragged to his parents and brothers that he saw that in a dream, but they all didn’t care and so, he just cried.20796c0b05947086

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When he was young, b68890322f he was a well-behaved ae1c54881f child who never threw 20b076bf46 tantrums or had greed. But at c9b1952103 that time 298c33e194 for some 236db21272 reason, he 73bc45d1c3 had cried aab70fa2bb loudly, upset 5cb648de9c that no f09c546152 one believed a3bfcbc827 him. Looking back 6c80d39ba5 now, it fec54fb6dc was nothing 9460dacfe1 special. Back then, 963617502b however, it 00e729c660 had felt 83941e2caa like a 57af1a3bd3 tremendous miracle 59d651bada to him dcfed7727e that no 0355878821 one else c8f334c40a recognized.3c5297682e2a113b

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Perhaps, if 61df38d911 someone had e7054d6873 shown even e7f456cdd2 a little 17f3a25f80 bit of 10cfb276c3 enthusiasm and dc6ee9e32a agreed with 03bb868546 him, it 80599cb274 would have 7014d4cad0 made him 7ff6fc0e0b happy, even ed72b898d0 if he 24bd107e00 hadn’t caught 96920e4f0f the butterfly. Lost in thoughts of 6988a8aecc past events, Abel suddenly c47f6bad98 realized that he was 0ea185768c talking to the Commander-in-Chief 94559b3dc4 and snapped out of ae1c9fd3c5 it. He had been 655ca63705 talking too loudly.26b468543d6fbcf0

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He turned around, wondering if Karas was angry, but what he saw was unexpected. Karas was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He didn’t seem to be sleeping, he just had his eyes shut. Thinking he might have been too noisy, Abel quietly tried to get up. But then, Karas’ hand caught Abel’s wrist with a firm grip. And still, with his eyes closed, he muttered softly.1fd44543e711355a

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“Keep going.”8edfbd33b9225f9e

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Though he knew Karas wanted him to continue his chatter, Abel found it strangely hard to speak as his attention was drawn to Karas’ face. With his eyes closed, he looked surprisingly peaceful.af1fd50fc94f6d03

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“Ah, so, um, I didn’t catch any butterflies. But I really wanted to catch that butterfly from my dream and show it to my family, so I went to the field alone at dawn.”e880cebe01417db1

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Abel, still somewhat captivated 336f9f1ef3 by Karas, continued his f7c61ee134 story in a calmer f8b68e6b9d voice.c9d26531b602a94f

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“I trampled through the dewy grass in the early morning, so my pants got wet. The strange thing is, even though I was very young, I still remember that morning vividly. The sun hadn’t fully risen, so everything was a beautiful shade of blue. Dark blue. I went to the field where I used to run around with my brothers and catch butterflies. Even though it was dawn and I couldn’t see any butterflies, I thought that butterflies would still be asleep at that time. Sleeping butterflies would be easy to catch, I thought. So I moved cautiously, trying not to wake them, carefully inspecting the flowers. I thought butterflies would sleep with their wings closed around the flowers they fed on. I naturally thought that covering the flowers with petals would help them sleep better. And then I also remembered that the dew had moistened the petals. The petals were softer than leaves…”5ec661a02744a495

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With his eyes closed Karas listened to Abel’s voice, which flowed into his ears and gradually settled within him. With his vision blocked and only hearing his voice, it became increasingly difficult to distinguish as time passed. Like a spell, the delicate and beautiful voice transformed into a deeper, warmer sound. It was the voice of Abel that he hadn’t heard in the past 12 years. Combined with the voice that had been sealed inside him, and the newly combined story settled in Karas’ heart. For the first time in 12 years, he fell into a deep sleep.470ecb2da3e79c32

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“Since then, whenever I see a butterfly, I first check if it’s a purple butterfly.”d659ac243887ec6d

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Having finished his eb13c8e665 story, Abel fell 58cd0b1b34 silent and listened 203addec2b to the other’s c5195518c1 breathing. He watched Karas for 72d6afcec6 a long time, his ffeddeb021 head slightly tilted, his 306b072f7b chest rising and falling 4a756bf92b rhythmically in sleep. When he lowered his 416d680bc9 gaze slightly, he saw 8fd30d879a the large hand that afd47b278d still held his arm.605f9fbe323db701

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However, his grip slightly 1e6f230796 weakened. Abel wondered what 8f159f30bf to do and 1733f323dc tried to move 9e786d39ca his hand to a38a63f500 take it out. However, as soon e6290e4ba7 as he moved, b3172aac2c his large hand 1699850f87 tightened its grip. Calloused and rough e58720a7aa from wielding a 10771b348c sword for so 0cf34b915a long, the hand 2500f87d95 did not let a7d703160d go of Abel’s 48d15a06a4 wrist.5d6fe0486984d0fd

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However, Karas was not f521cbcde0 awake. He was exerting force 47cb6f5f43 on his hand while ec596538fc still asleep. Abel stared at abe1c1376b his hand for e89329afa5 a while. A vague feeling spread 51879219e7 inside him again. Then he turned 531076afaa his gaze to 9cab1636b1 the empty space f415c09575 and sighed. Abel pressed 8dfdae67a0 his hand 5d6fd2ab32 against his 01b97071be chest, suppressing 1fa6af8169 the pounding d2bfcdbbbb of his 76a96ad50f heart.5b72614092eb4b66

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“It’s strange again.”c2eb15e027259748

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It had been a ec34686150 few days since Truyde 08cb15a845 received the news that 7d53431d02 Karas is alive and 0716ffc8e8 was returning to the 4968bc3262 palace. Truyde came 7c750d5ad5 across some 677367fb5d unexpected information 571b9014a2 in the d12326bc05 latest report.985e1253e4359168

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[The Emperor and the 1st Battalion Commander are not visible. Information received indicates they are traveling separately by another ship.]

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Traveling separately with the 1st Battalion Commander. The sender was a spy within the emperor’s army. Truyde couldn’t help but smile as soon as he confirmed the contents. Karas, who led the war to victory, was full of confidence.39688f0d06edb101

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Perhaps the sorrow a8e8a1f1ce that threw himself e0ff3a01c8 into the war 063b486258 to avoid the 2365064112 King’s Heart had c00318174d already turned into a95297e5ca a blade of 671c06d8b5 revenge. Now all he 67902e6470 had left was 6015a2e535 to reclaim his de8dd29644 palace. Truyde barely aa14853624 held back c44005c9a9 his laughter, aae4d723cf clutching the 4e38479d5f small piece eb683b6e60 of paper b5e26bd8e8 which had 5d67a73959 come through 848cf3e366 from the ce5b9c2824 front lines.bdbda48a57ea523a

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It was obvious even without looking. The young emperor burning with ambition seemed to be surveying the land that would soon be his, accompanied with only a few soldiers without any fear. He probably couldn’t contain his excitement at the prospect of becoming the proud Emperor who had vanquished the King’s Heart. Recklessly indeed. Truyde found amusement in Karas’s delusion.3ea8537925a79ded

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He must have believed that the King’s Heart had weakened due to the war profiteers. In fact, one of the families within the King’s Heart had completely collapsed. This had shocked people even more than the news of the emperor’s arrival. The other two families were barely holding on, so Karas’ delusion would have solidified into conviction.910fa8995f88d548

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But he doesn’t know. The downfall of the other families would actually strengthen the King’s Heart, now centered around Truyde. There was still one family among the King’s Hearts that did not support Truyde, however, it was only a matter of time. Norhox had already become Truyde’s servant, and the other families were also under Truyde’s command due to financial pressure.ddcd4f238ca51cee

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“Haha.”88f741a8ea406d92

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Truyde couldn’t help but burst into laughter. In the otherwise silent room, his small laughter echoed sharply, as if cold water poured over in. The gazes of those inside had been directed at Truyde since earlier, but he paid no attention and leisurely pulled the rope to summon a servant. He ordered the servant to call for his men and then twisted his lips again in amusement. Finally, someone broke the silence.1161971947cceac4

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“Duke Truyde, is there something amusing?”3e3307a506e34d53

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A stern voice cut through the spacious room. The anger contained in the voice was evident to anyone, but Truyde’s smile remained on his face. And as he looked around the room, his gaze stopped at one place. There was a difference in the wide room where the King’s Heart was deliberating compared to before.e613e260b25e62f3

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Where there had fa6dc9ee62 always been five 2ffe548357 people seated, now 13a8952ed2 there were only 256d7bde00 four. Duncan, who had collapsed f2eb6b0a81 and fallen apart in 708b3433e6 the blink of an 1c7ef8525e eye, was missing. Whether the rumors were 3d7db5e156 true that he had d7e685f6ae lost everything, including the 88bd91e711 horses and carriages he 8e045b698a used to manage the 47e97584cf temple to the war 52022fe846 profiteer, or whether he 052523e1e3 was ashamed of his 9de7f3d1c2 fallen state, he did 3d4834b39e not appear today.b3c520939939aba6

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In either dd0eabdee9 case, it 97469a6747 was foreseeable a879321207 that he 5aa74f19f2 would not 13f523455f be seen bcce52f3a4 in this ac743dd44f room again. The remaining e1cdd97bbd four had 218f9f93ed already refused ed2cb8a43a his previous ed4a864fd1 request for 884d5cc236 help. Only one person 2ed9cf721f had given him e10b522dbc a few coins 2c54b4f0dd as if he 80c5854021 were a beggar 129e9ac5e9 with nothing left. It was the f28049976a person who now 2a87f1372a spoke to Truyde 802dc61336 with an angry 456e541f31 voice.54dedbba80d3b36b

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“In a situation where the King’s Heart is in crisis, I hope you would refrain from personal enjoyment.”0d8b96b0453bddbe

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Along with the cold voice, threatening eyes were added. It was Marquis Yan, the only member of the King’s Heart whose family, aside from Truyde’s, remained intact. The late 60s white-haired Marquis had secluded himself at home and had not been involved in the affairs of the King’s Heart after his only successor died in an accident.8586213d6d73717d

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However, even the e0ab32adaa old man who 9305a01ab4 mourned the death d11a7d703b of his successor 7b95bb3c7f had to come 28950066c2 to his senses 736f217ed7 at the news c0ab126c24 that one of a9f6621e2f the King’s Heart eefbe42237 families had disappeared 6673bcd4cb and the emperor 33c7e03376 was returning. He blamed Truyde for 639d37bf13 the current state of 23ec7840b6 affairs. As the only one 0a16c42332 among them without any c877418c06 financial setbacks and effectively 9140a0652c wielding real power, this 45a9232a93 situation could have been b33a5415eb avoided in advance.2d97055c8473fe29

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That’s why the Marquis who appeared today had been aiming at Truyde from the beginning with a firm determination. However, no matter how determined he was, he could see that the situation was turning strangely. Norhox, who had always confronted Truyde, was bowing his head as if he were a servant, and the remaining person was the same.5941f10baccd139f

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Only then did the Marquis realize why Truyde had let the situation escalate like this. It was clear that he had disrupted the balance of the five families that had been going on for a long time and had ambitions to become the ruler himself. If his prodigal son hadn’t died, the Marquis might have been struggling with financial difficulties by now and bowed his head to Truyde like the others.c2fac1080c2503b8

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Realizing the absurdity of having to be grateful for his son’s death, the Marquis glared at Truyde.26b56eec05c2143f

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Even if everyone d3d68d700a else submits, I ce09d13e2e will not.a3d21fd8253bf120

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His intense a007c081b8 gaze conveyed 12edf94c3e this message, 88867b057e prompting TruYde 6a6813b190 to twitch 684e420ee7 his lips 9db08a56d2 and offer c7e82c3471 an apology.0c5c8fc22c21bbdb

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“I have been indulging in my own amusement too much. I apologize, Marquis Yan. But if you are saying that the King’s Heart is not in crisis, then is it alright? Then I may continue to laugh as I am.”923cc7a865e68ac2

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“Don’t speak recklessly!”8bce4364dfe63052

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Despite the 9d5c7c6123 Marquis shouting 1f7ea4a1d5 loudly, Truyde 0a8d3ff021 responded calmly.60e10dea589f7c88

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“Reckless? I’m just stating the facts. Isn’t the King’s Heart not in crisis but rather facing a greater opportunity for development?”cfe06738545b839f

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“Opportunity? What opportunity? One of us has completely fallen, haven’t they?”b6e4c36f637854b6

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“Not fallen, but rather a proper removal.”a0d9aba986efe217

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Truyde cut off the Marquis’ words expressionlessly.5a8ac5376063e6ff

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“Shouldn’t we cut off the rotten branch that has tarnished the name of the King’s Heart by not properly fulfilling its role of protecting the temple? Of course, Marquis, you must also know, don’t you? Duncan used the temple to carry out all sorts of evil deeds in an attempt to solve his personal problems. If this continues, we will lose the trust of the people that we gained through the temple. The strongest support base of the King’s Heart.”398d8a6375c18e2b

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“We could have quietly dealt with Duncan’s problem.”4bb34676fce8c30c

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“Then did Marquis offer to help?”40c3850e4d73e146

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After Truyde’s sarcastic remark, the Marquis twitched his eyebrows, revealing his discomfort.a4853c83b8504f55

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“That’s right. I regret it too. Instead of dragging in the dirty money of a war profiteer, I should have helped him even if it meant my own downfall.”30440e11d5ac23bb

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The Marquis’ gaze swept harshly over Norhox and the other person. He knew that their financial situation had suddenly improved. It was the price they had paid for bowing their head to Truyde. It was also evidence that Truyde had joined forces with the war profiteer.2da85e17b3b866e2

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