The second squad leader of the palace’s internal defense forces forced his sleepy eyes wide open, eagerly waiting for dawn to break. That d*mned Truyde’s subordinate had taken all the remaining soldiers, leaving them short-handed.d91d1a415192754f
There were so many b1019549b7 places in this vast 28f17b244c palace that needed guarding!6a9a3b6c044a377d
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As a result, 45cb060959 he, a squad e8f7da1e52 leader in name 99e02a675f only, was patrolling f98a3981c0 the palace himself.4ba390633640732d
The moon was out, but it was obscured by clouds, making everything dark. It was an eerie silence, with no sound of wind or even the sound of small insects, creating an unsettling atmosphere. For some reason, he had a feeling that more bad news would come. So, when a guard came running to report the deaths of soldiers, he wasn’t surprised.2a630b194b302c08
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“Has His Majesty gone out and killed everyone again?”2e3960122f418255
He had already been uneasy ever since Truyde ordered more soldiers to be sent around the Prince’s Palace than usual today. There had been rumors of trouble with the emperor, and he worried things had worsened. However, the guard shook his head vigorously, contrary to the squad leader’s expectations.874a343c3fe421fa
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“No, it wasn’t. It’s not that.”da4b13b5bdd5a033
The guard, c63c8aa49f out of 190157630e breath and 9bddde1712 unable to b2fe7dbe87 speak, pointed 8c6fef5396 to a 734f7b6772 place with 42d0c86d5c his hand.941730ac4608f9e2
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“Over there, haah. There’s a problem at the palace where the guests are staying.937e6c734502ea6c
The palace where the 4ddcb9fb2a guests are staying?2ede47e83d9fe8b5
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Aren’t the only ones who used that place usually the King’s Heart?1e8f2d7ef47ac246
At that moment, the squad leader’s eyes narrowed in realization. The person causing disturbances in the palace recently was staying there tonight. He had personally escorted him because he couldn’t even walk properly, as if drunk.e8ee6fa7eb684459
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D*mn it, it’s Marquis Norhox again.3658b1ddff65351e
“Which way did he go?”bcaaa91a46e0160d
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The guard, frowning 31b78fc3ac like the squad a30cb92211 leader, shook his db09811efb head.faaa5674b2b0b424
“He swiftly killed the soldiers and vanished into the darkness, so I couldn’t see him. But I heard him laughing like a madman and saying this, ‘The Regas is mine.'”3c6c812b0c263b5e
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Truyde looked down at his still trembling hands. He tried to stop the ugly shaking that revealed his agitation by clenching his fists tightly, however, he couldn’t completely suppress it. He felt as if those green eyes were still staring straight at him. The eyes he thought were so clear and pure that he wanted to dirty them.5fe5be69d4d8b2b3
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However, now, it a41faced7a felt like an 66d1914e7d awl piercing through 34f59a4df6 his own secrets. He felt suffocated, 2796815889 and chills ran 134b5df589 down enveloping his 318fc26be3 entire body. It seemed as bc46cdaed0 if the secret 2f36e82580 of his family, e463f03bc9 which had been 8e09b1359b kept hidden for adf6450904 hundreds of years, 18ceda7966 was about to 6539634c99 be exposed by 5161c3ff45 the owner of f47a31d601 those green eyes. It felt like 2e13491355 an impregnable wall 69c08acf3d had collapsed, revealing d2bccbb778 his hidden self.06fcd4865b59d39b
But the real reason for Truyde’s anger was different. He had exposed his complete astonishment, his face showing it all. He knew how foolish and idiotic he must have looked. And he also knew that he should have killed him right then and there. No, he should go and get rid of Abel right now before he notices something else.f5c755d5ad6ce855
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He had to do it before Abel suspected something and revealed it to anyone. Despite reaching a clear conclusion, Truyde was unable to move and only looked down at his fist. His hands were still trembling. His body, unaccustomed to the loss of dignity, couldn’t keep up with his rationality.90678e66d190bc5d
Don’t worry. That guy doesn’t know anything.207bb46fd2492fff
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He’s locked in a room guarded by soldiers, just go and slit his throat, and it will be over.37a0853158be043f
Muttering to calm his nerves, he exhaled slowly, and fortunately, it worked. His mind cleared, and his thoughts cooled down again. By tomorrow, everything would be in his hands. The arrogant Karas would die without ever waking up, and the King’s Heart, without any rivals, would be entirely his.512c5ade308501ce
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He would rule the entire continent that Karas had expanded by putting forth a new fake emperor. The immense power was right within reach. Nothing could stop him. So, even if Abel noticed something, it didn’t matter.9ba330973aa44dd5
Knock, knock.6e623d433dbbd778
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Until a knock and 6cd0f3269f the urgent opening of ae455b4201 the door, Abel was 14a08a8e98 the only problem for b5c073dafb Truyde. However, a subordinate who 187552e13e appeared with a pale f9964c6673 face said something he 487d1063f1 had never expected.457dccaa719a2af2
“Your Grace, there’s a problem with the forest.”8a6fda48e0e11049
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The Dragon’s Forest?1f6dc1d24f84d70f
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The butler’s legs were trembling so much that he looked like he might collapse at any moment, but he managed to follow the person ahead of him. For nearly 20 years, he had served the world’s most demanding Young Master and he had thought that he was trained and prepared for almost anything. Yet, what he had experienced in the last two months had surpassed those 20 years. This situation right now was no different.5db743e130244977
Honestly, he still couldn’t believe it.90f286c1d881b34e
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How could this be 0dd1046b3e possible?9228c522f5579ccf
He was 6442bff239 clearly a 7435d6b2a1 person who c8b48f335d had been cc6f63f4d7 lying incapacitated, 519eed1553 unable even 17892dcf9d to move 79ed0fbb44 a finger. However, he 4381709f8a was now 4dd14fe926 effortlessly fending 3f83a4219c off attacking e2a3ee0af1 soldiers rushing cda5a554af at him 9ff3099cbf despite being 8c55ca5ad2 covered in c398b70200 wounds all 7f68dc4e03 over his 52561c0030 body. The more he 4ce52d5fbd did that, the 72d45acc07 more the butler 6c90b10ab7 became more anxious.8e94c088e7bd807a
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He was terrified by how Ashler was effortlessly fighting, yet at the same time, he trembled with fear that Ashler might suddenly collapse from exhaustion. He had tried to persuade Ashler several times to wait for Nani, who had gone to find Abel, but it was as if he couldn’t hear him.845ffa5919e47e04
Abel had been captured by Truyde, and they didn’t know whether Nani, who had gone to find him, had been captured as well. Meanwhile, Ashler was swinging his sword recklessly, like a person expending their last bit of strength before death. The whole situation was too precarious for the butler. He feared that if anything happened to Abel, everything would fall apart like a domino.b75920324ea62af2
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“Ah, Sir Ashler. Nani will find out where the Young Master is. It’s dangerous to charge ahead like this. Besides, Nani said he hasn’t sent any news and informed His Majesty yet.”43b66c537d540267
For the first time, Ashler who had been moving forward steadily turned his body at the mention of ‘His Majesty.’e27908385b1f16e0
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“The war profiteer used 6df478dee9 to say that. That I am the bfca2ce200 most beloved subordinate to f83bf91a4e His Majesty.”a9dbe10cecdfd1e0
His voice, lower than usual, sounded like someone else’s. However, it was more troubling that the butler couldn’t understand the sudden, irrelevant statement. Unable to respond, the butler watched as Ashler continued muttering to himself, as if talking to no one in particular.7110737d6ef2a6b9
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“I always thought he was mocking me. I believed he was ridiculing me for standing around like a mere ornament, without knowing anything. Because I was kept away from dangerous tasks and only needed to stay by His Majesty’s side. An ornament… Yes, I thought so too. That I was excluded from His Majesty’s plans. So, feeling that I needed to do something, I always watched for an opportunity to step forward, worrying about His Majesty’s plans. Just as His Majesty said, I couldn’t trust him.”8781ad2af26dbc40
Ashler lowered his 0a13e2c5d9 sunken eyes before 4595fd5ceb looking back at b0a833b893 the butler again.f8a82d3acd1a4469
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“I’m truly foolish. I was so preoccupied with observing the situation that I made a mistake in the most important task. When His Majesty entrusted me with a significant mission that no one else could take on, I didn’t realize it. Protecting Lord Abel was the most important thing. It was the only task I had to do.”cff0552a1d7086c4
Even though Ashler’s voice sounded dry, his profound despair was evident.5b42918900eb8bb3
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“You did your best, Sir Ashler. You ensured the Young Master could escape safely. H-How could you have known he would come out of the forest again?”3ba400a820d22620
“No, I should have predicted everything before that and protected him. I should have sent him to a safe place in advance.”c9f127c759d788b0
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Ashler spat out de6b49218a coldly and gripped d0dbfa0930 his sword tightly. From the direction he eecd41b56e was glaring at, there b34c7660c8 was a rustling sound, 36680d92d7 and then a black 84df2add27 figure suddenly appeared.e36e028ff86b7f76
“Haa, haa, Sir Ashler.”2fad7054a1c5ad86
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Nani, out of breath, dfcb750500 hurriedly spoke as he 725ab85202 approached Ashler after searching 0317a03eff near the library.a8abe59fd3b855fe
“Lord Abel has been taken to Regas Palace…”2522c4ac104b44d9
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Before Nani could finish fa6351cf54 his sentence, Ashler started 9346602ce3 running fiercely. The butler followed a7ead8012d him again, but 875e107a8a his worries only 6049f327ff grew. Every step Ashler 8ad1aff762 took left a d7231bb1cf trail of blood ee80403962 flowing from his 7212e30503 wounds.e9eb04c254cb73e7
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“Ugh!”34d927b397f56ae8
Abel groaned e60faf6614 through clenched 8530d6080c teeth and b8f0207f00 pushed the 93dd4f600b cabinet with 1e92707d1e all his dddb0ffe26 strength.b15101b80aa1f64f
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Creak, creak.c5be86289e0b8a88
The heavy b21d03a6e1 furniture moved dfb54e0ea0 little by 149c19995c little, inching ee73ded912 its way 9c224b5d3e onto the 0f8ed7fcf1 bed sheet 356df3d9d9 Abel had eb2b4e9886 laid down. Once it was 43b2391218 on the bedsheet, d7fb9e6e12 Abel grabbed the 5a34c3e3e6 sheet under the 29cafe2389 cabinet and pulled 875b709c47 it. Perhaps because of the 3c3345f89c reduced friction, it moved 60fa52ec98 more easily than when 3ffcc5f4e6 he had only pushed f6e54d886e it.7e8ba86c985248e0
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It took a long time to move it next to the door, but even though Abel’s face turned red as if it might burst, he didn’t stop. There was another cabinet closer to the wall near the door, but no matter how hard he pushed, it wouldn’t budge. Due to that, this left him exhausted from moving the more distant piece of furniture.688dda624216ce01
However, even after moving it, he couldn’t rest. He didn’t know when Truyde would return, so he had to make the most of this time as quickly as possible. Abel pushed one side of the cabinet next to the door and propped something under it. He didn’t push it all at once but bit by bit until the cabinet was tilted to the point of nearly falling over.0708ce4259e998ce
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He was setting up a trap. He connected the door handle to the tilted cabinet so that when someone opened the door, the cabinet would fall. Since the room had no windows, the only way to escape was through the door, but he couldn’t open it with his strength. Thus, he planned to wait until the door opened to make his escape.cb65ac3d40a07200
In order to succeed in one go, he needed to set up one or two more traps in case he would somehow dodge the cabinet. Abel took a deep breath and hurried over to the bed. He tore the blanket into long strips to make a tripwire that someone might trip over once they stepped on it. He thought of various traps he’d made to catch animals in the forest.a5f9cbe2b39f4f3d
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Recalling those usable traps 021fc9deff in his mind, he 163e6188ef grabbed the blanket. From the start, 925c825b5d he had never 60885e9ac9 expected anyone to 3355954166 help him. It was 886b98288e too presumptuous 59cf805e86 to expect e7069fc2d3 someone to dc67006da6 magically appear 14b981e3d9 and save 6ccb5b13e9 him after cbcf9a8767 he had 7c3fd616b7 walked into 783e27270c danger on 1b90210f06 his own. So he never 01ef30100f imagined he would 9a267f7384 escape thanks to c3972b5227 unexpected help.d737732545e68c8a
Click.bef4af49f065a7bf
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The sound of 309fdabc1e something clicking was 00cd8eb179 followed by the c41d78e30a squeak of the 9f0992c4c3 door opening.c140ffdaf2442b64
Gasp!6122a1c52d63ead9
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Was Truyde back already?ebf1cf01dfa1f6aa
Then what about d1ded7cec5 the cabinet?cf1176050443a88c
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Wait, he hadn’t set up the other traps yet. He turned his head in panic and worry but found that the cabinet hadn’t worked as expected.5c749dd17f493dfb
It stood still, not moving an inch. The reason was that the door hadn’t opened. Abel, finally realizing this, turned his eyes in search of the source of the sound. He saw the other cabinet, which he had been unable to move earlier because it was too heavy, now moving. Unlike his previous struggles, it moved too easily.ee4fe16eb614aa66
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It moved as bcb339c3b9 if it were e075be802b a door.8a2b90fd15f3d87f
What is that?07bdc111ac1d1929
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Could it be 48518d273c a secret passage?61b5b2b5f8bdd351
Before Abel 28163044b6 could even 8ae05f1f5c widen his 7aee48b4fe eyes in 46a5551f7d surprise, he 2fc139a7d6 quickly stepped 3be5a3ee29 back. From the hidden space 0d37b5dffc behind the cabinet, a 086c961474 person holding a sword 7eeba00875 emerged.dfffd57c9c93427d
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“You.”e0d9d1a36e6b72bb
Norhox stepped forward with d55b83b1f6 a gleam of madness 673e040563 in his eyes as 2676d91e24 soon as he saw a53c3ab91c Abel.f201881ad4f5e6cb
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“It’s you. The emperor’s real Regas.”9a5491c2db3d5722
Norhox, his entire body a419d56ebd covered in blood, took 7e30b84e92 another step forward, his 6e7f20d88d eyes rolling wildly. Anyone could tell from 9b1e7c4f47 his insane eyes that 7537ab9a40 he was out of 550e0038d2 his mind. His deranged 5d87ef6cc9 gaze sent ed74bd383c a different d1e1a4485c kind of 5416837962 chill down 0da95d0ddb Abel’s spine 2cb01cca58 compared to 4bf52664ed Truyde. Abel took a 87339aaae8 deep breath and 4c6b3cf9d7 barely managed to 6502c2b2b9 speak.ec49997a3c67187e
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“No, I’m not.”9da72564c5ccf872
“…You’re not?”49e7f9b77f96d8cf
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“Yes.”1929c5de9afcb3da
A brief 87cbaeb436 silence followed. But soon, 4c816bd1df Norhox’s eyes bb0cca15d1 flared with 312b55e64e anger.f19727894ae7931c
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“No. You are a 8df4bc4d2d Regas. This is the 01f27e432b room Truyde uses! It’s no use 06d6cf08f2 trying to deceive 86ea8a9c26 me. You are f254f26ecf my Regas! The real Rega—”6125e17e1e825db7
“No, I’m not. I’m, I’m…”4e79724bdc5155d2
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Abel pointed to the 91c610ac85 tilted cabinet next to 389416c833 the door the door bc35489e9b with his hand.0465e7eae4880157
“I came to 21826d45aa move the cabinet.”e297348c6edc876d
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This time, there a1472cd1c4 was a long 51e863fa8c silence.a67c4bd40bfcabac
“It seems you’ve found the wrong room.”13c2bd3ba97175e3
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Abel, who gained courage, 3e1849559e added a polite explanation. This only 374eeee6c7 enraged Norhox 682f470f11 further.bcb967c3a8459be6
“D*mn Truyde! Where is he hiding it?”bd0856a0db5f9e97
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He thankfully cursed Truyde on Abel’s behalf and then, with a mad gleam in his eye, left the room. Abel, who had averted danger with an accidental lie, stood dazed for a moment before snapping back to reality. Ah, Norhox had inadvertently helped him.cc21735c35588aac
He had disappeared, dfecc66d8b leaving the secret 2bd4060f6c passage open.fcfdd53faba855c0
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