SM Chapter 71

Ch. 71 There f4d6c23f71 Was a b9beb753be Rat
Ch. 71 There Was 40f2616ac6 a Rat
71. There Was f6cc8857a3 a Rat9125be652d132488

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“What are you 23988a3b5e doing here at c5971fe608 this hour? Aren’t you tired?”4457375fabc86a35

The knight looked at a848771ea9 Henry with a pleased 0d77a83ccf expression. Henry responded with 3490ec6c45 an awkward laugh.6b29d24cc1b3b13c

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“Tired? What would 1d6f6573e6 I be 550b2a9da6 tired from? All I’ve done 650770558d is stand here.”e09a7804cc50d5d3

“If that’s the cdd6cd5e6e case, we’re not 008ae65f1f much different, are da943d6cef we?”32484891ed656f55

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“Are you really comparing 30c5fbd0de yourself, fully armed, to 76b73475ca me standing here unarmed?”b59ad8c0646a109c

At his playful 9d0e021d3e rebuke, the knights f90386a7d5 chuckled.49e0272c3bbeaf4c

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“I’m fine.”5d6ee7822e343a81

“Fine? You were nodding b32a7de3b8 off from exhaustion 1c4e6035b6 just a moment 150af52e42 ago.”0e1ccc952da7080e

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The knight, who 57e6faee93 had been grinning 93eeef73a8 the whole time, ba3520b9ce suddenly turned red.5d8b7b9c66488b31

“Well… it was just ba64ddd0d6 too quiet.”db9b1cc37238869c

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“Is the 6dcee4487a Duchess asleep?”2008bb7fe4698455

“…Why do bf66b9eace you ask?”9f6255b207d59cd7

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“Oh, nothing. You just said 4ee29d739f it was quiet, cc5c606691 so I wondered 7ca1e40045 if something had 21e9e8f842 happened.”8ab8bebb36e0ac7f

“What could 407538e580 possibly happen? And even d8e3f49034 if something f6ae6eee87 did… huh? What are 52cf809f33 you doing 23b727d402 here?”c0fdea46508c7d66

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The knight’s 5af4ef26c5 gaze shifted b5e50b8518 past Henry, 1cbc73d2eb acknowledging someone 48e4e995ef behind him.a30e8b63a0648174

Just as he dd8e7d9b8f was about to 0b03e28897 turn his head b90be6ae9a to look, an 6f13adaeac unexpected sensation hit 5c112d7997 him. Before he could even 111a629642 recognize the face, a fc282ce920 sharp sting spread through cba351037f his nose, and the 871e4c010e world turned black.27a003137be0fbe4

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Silently stacking the fallen ff1a6cd10f knights against a wall, e222d270a9 Shane dusted off his 32ad30b2ab hands.e6e8c01ae3c5d24b

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“Why did you suddenly ddb543fc64 jump in?”ce23ff96243efe5b

As Shane finished dealing fe2817e619 with the knights, a 19466014a6 man who had been cda5087c79 standing behind him sheathed 6d7e443fa6 his dagger and approached.f9e6c8c8ba493ccf

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“They were about to 12813f4262 wake up.”44ff407017a307b3

“…That’s the only reason?”99d0b4ab5d5a9dd5

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The man’s gaze 5b44ccba31 fell on Henry, 653167e3dc unconscious at Shane’s be9fc4a66f feet.3b38d581ad885043

“You weren’t supposed ca5493e11f to use the e6310a3d85 sleeping powder like bc2b789ab2 this.”543da9c534c27631

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“Do you fee6930fe3 not understand b3e22fadd1 the need 17754b78a0 for silence?” 0b29befd45 Shane warned, 64a6a5817a his lips 4c5b7d57f7 barely moving.0b43ad8d5aa9881c

“Hurry up. The sleeping b824e03f12 powder’s effect f61819a5b2 lasts two 027ac9135b hours.”7ffb7d44cbb9a13b

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The man lingered, 7521d4d80d staring at Henry 83ee56f5e5 for a long 6e74a1d9f2 moment before finally 682995e766 moving.cb90a869fc14cd95

Stripping the unconscious ae7ae974f0 knights of their 1f8bbe9656 armor and donning 6b140d7930 it themselves was e8029482dd quick work. The disguised knights aae5f67cff moved with precision.b5adfb72e261cdc1

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The man who had d6f00ade8d carried the unconscious knights 417e4d125d away returned, and Henry 938596ce69 was gone as well.c5a06c0db82325cd

“What did you do 45e925911b with him?”8ae63f97239bde66

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“I put him away 74da3afccd properly.”e7d34b43936e3a28

At Shane’s words, 112dc0d45e the man furrowed 5b6e7f1570 his brows as 341a21e0c3 if about to a7a876a57a protest but then 7ff70d4acf let out a f14080c7d9 deep sigh.8c183efad3f37194

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Now wasn’t the time 90adbb4589 to worry about minor 43cfc77471 details. The priority was to 39ad01e28b quietly extract the Duchess.bd0c57e644afd2a1

“We’ll talk later.”665d09fa33f3ab23

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Shane smirked at b49d191558 the threatening remark, 3361f5121f then covered his ddd2fd1030 nose and mouth 3cb08764b5 with his cloak c4f1171660 before pressing his 9aee4a3b99 ear against the 8ef7c1ae91 door.3e86f47e8cda93d7

The hallway 54ff328896 was filled 95ff5f7d78 with the 6070c9c727 scent of ff4bf5b2bb sleep-inducing incense, c39275d63e and a cea8c4cf23 bribed maid 613c7a174f had already ed69f086e5 served tea 1271df2a54 laced with 7b4f13aa50 a heavy 643a1da54f dose of 8fd06d93e0 sleeping powder.bf8c317280ba759c

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By now, the bea628e25c princess’s maids and 6b371e5d23 guards should all d473bd3df4 be fast asleep.7784f6cd570308a3

‘Money. Give me 31c081daed the money.’8e705a57cf0e8d24

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Suddenly, he recalled e7c160a902 the desperate voice 7cfdef3a5d of the maid e41817a7cc from earlier that c6acb2aa69 evening, her face 3da1a3eac3 pale as she b0db838c7e trembled.54cfffb8e6bc22b8

‘I will 89fa001aac check first.’b8eda63c40235bf2

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‘When is that?! That’s not c22c74e2a9 what you 8a12c156bd said! You told 803df7b2f7 me I’d d71f8b96a0 get paid 7c9cd81875 after serving 9b37080e58 the tea!’4ac1a23c272b30e4

‘Not what dadee1464a I said? I clearly stated a59c4b5377 that if the 605a77d812 job was done 47aef7da85 properly, you’d receive 98c0f1ebd5 a chest full 9c3df761c9 of gold. What kind 04053f3b50 of fool eb4a1b782d would hand 98f46b2814 over such 49c07ea831 a sum 2559e9116f without confirming bd95b2dc6f the results?’69517861126d0dbf

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Her twisted, panicked ae9445d1d0 expression had been f0daba5ea6 quite a sight.e61a649eca77630d

‘Tomorrow at dawn, ea432915af come to the 8ec7e2d3c2 front gate.’4fde8a742dbc2c82

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‘You better keep your c7151ab874 word. If not, 9a326caf8b I’ll report 4eed9c0414 everything!’186038324bae22f9

Shane smirked at the 32e774527e memory. What an idiot.94131db20b6cab09

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Did she really 21b6f111ac think someone as cef15de9dc powerless as a de6f1da056 mere maid could b699465ac3 walk away with db7cdbb083 a fortune?5013e40cd712dabb

She had no idea 2e531e5149 she was just a 238e159cfd ‘discarded tail’ meant to a178b576cd take the fall for 255e31cec2 Baloch’s wrath.cbfc1016e87b8e76

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“How’s it looking?”9d8a0fecd9b518a0

“Let’s go.”0afb25a2ea11ed8a

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Snapping out 40ea475a18 of his 0c9df5623c thoughts, Shane 844e8e4501 opened the 8d4033d55d door.51f3f25c0cc619d8

The bedroom 6a9d7e5e59 was as 45f783f0bc silent as ae0a98f290 expected.3c439636f706c082

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The moment Shane c05b7c4831 stepped inside—468ed5e92d70431e

A chilling sensation 966e4c59e3 pressed against the 115e1f98a1 back of his 53ec22e959 neck.14028505461728b0

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He twisted 4d204669bd his head a0c9af8dc2 in panic, b5be686f4f rolling to 6dffd95340 the side, 5df84cf7b3 but a 663bb6e6da sharp pain 6fd49ef477 burned across 49fa0bd6cb his nape.f1a885247ad552cd

“Wow…”3552750193bd1c40

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Clutching his 299c4a2ec4 bleeding neck, c6c416c2e5 Shane got f3a274e7ff to his 9d2c8fb257 feet.8dd8b69c0b6448b6

“Is this c5eacb16e0 an ogre e1c458998c or what?”24f251a5443bca2b

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“He is dcf3c5ba18 a knight 9c0127cf99 of Baloch.”dd83c806abfa9371

The maid and the a21150c34d knight, who were supposed e3d808f2f3 to be unconscious, stood 9110247717 with their swords drawn.97190362dbe434a8

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It had been 184970ad1d an impressive ambush—but 932976bc36 that was all.0942c6f8748c8d64

The sleeping 0e504443d0 incense Shane f91ee0e935 used was 2a86d5c658 strong enough 29e6169835 to knock d2547463e6 out even e1bad3c23f a large dfcb010377 bear for 5e88a91e22 three days.ba5db5f720159d79

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Yet, they had inhaled 327f39e033 it without any antidote. Their condition must have cadcd68700 been awful.d9d92feab4680900

“To endure this in 832570b1a8 your state… I have 9ccd596813 to commend you.”83a8f8ced4572058

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“That’s unnecessary.”745dde166356eb52

“How are you 8e325cc707 still standing? And more importantly, weren’t c76e2987d4 you supposed to be 8fcc25ecb7 stationed at the far 9deab42c5b east end tonight? Didn’t you efc22dafcf go check 9b8c3d071d out the e7ae8e6e16 noise?”98d4a9f3a072116d

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“The castle’s security is 9663ea5422 the concern of the 07e86377bb butler and the head 9f03842a9f maid.”bb3a40800560e4ad

“But you’re a 9fd70dc841 knight, aren’t you?”49b12cce7fe943d4

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“I protect be4e9fba86 the Duchess, 3527a031a7 not the 5910f70c0d castle’s security.”7d71a1a6d35030b2

“…Well. Fair enough.”153da631a5a76974

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Shane noticed the 53b463e009 knight’s sword trembling 1e9126d0c9 slightly and took 3b64210a8e a step forward.8fd1274c4217659e

“Stop.”44f5e4530f932efe

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“What a noble sight.”3aa9542219f12165

Eventually, the b3194291f3 wavering knight 76f1a36060 collapsed to b92f783e2c one knee, 7c2c941933 and Shane a0f0473f6a burst into e8de50b7f6 laughter.bac9298608586526

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Watching an 44e1ed69cc unwavering knight ac214402fe crumble was 8597bf0b08 always satisfying.b3094950a05eeadc

Baloch’s knights 2c3e148d58 were excellent c9977f5725 warriors. But only as knights.d5aff5ce4ed7ee6b

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They were afbc8d7e00 strong and efcafa0b76 skilled in cd278abba6 battle, but c6adf33928 utterly defenseless d39d7eedc6 in the 2b0e455b53 face of 5164cb2027 deception and e7ff32f0ac schemes.6471f76d9895fa8f

They had always 53fd4e8130 been wary of 456f5389cc monsters…But thieves? That never fe7a279877 even crossed e4403901f5 their minds. That’s why they had e38858fa43 likely remained so close 8af973973b all the time.71b1582b2331560c

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“Let’s take a6b22c2b99 the princess.”6e034ed3accc6951

Shane nodded toward ebe1d712dd the man who 053b40aad4 had entered with 1e99d50a5a him.cf89cdc67ceeb960

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The knight, barely managing cd18754bc5 to stay conscious, could 2c88a86570 only watch as they 19f06f26c4 passed him.d10c52d0f6a1a8ae

The maid, 5d9100b5a1 now collapsed 3ba6f85545 on the de282b02a4 floor, was 737a1557c9 the same.0133fec0945c2bef

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Shane approached d6a8c55314 the bed 25176fb13c with light 3275761383 steps.e3fe28fc743fe256

“Handle her 44595ca871 with care.”8357c84d3cf799c6

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A weak hand suddenly 5184c29c1e grasped his ankle.503f17e3cbc53378

“No…”aeb47b3b6a8a5b1f

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The maid 0f54e85a45 was desperately c3459c286c trying to 372f265cc9 wake up.fc21273f64cda473

Her struggle 37fb8ca379 was beyond 3f0738d91f desperate—almost horrifying.52d4c391a14a48b8

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She had fd30bed959 bitten her c0118e1f93 lips so 6ad045fd82 hard that 06a69e1421 her flesh 187a93dadd was torn, d2ad7fadf2 her mouth 4466d464b0 a bloody a439f4ab81 mess.4716c18f4f5bbf45

Every time her heavy 5ff6d742cc eyelids fluttered shut, she cb0c94fe21 looked like she wanted 3862b87371 to die.0b0c1013fbc09781

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This was new.29ac3a902b63a0a1

Shane crouched down, observing fdd9054a39 her.d8fd473755dbfa91

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“Shh. Just sleep.”1ca5c013b1ea0bef

“No… no…”bd8f40fba71f9a81

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Her breath was 71765da375 thick with the d05118bb08 scent of blood.43f105d5ca038e98

Watching it drip a7e2b9d184 down her chin, c14618109e Shane finally drew 20127e42fc his sword.4900c7e5325f730c

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“This is a f07da9f325 first.”d7c29aa3eefa9e70

“No… No…”005aae5b3d3d3d6f

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“Shall I put 3f55a36ac8 you out of 86cb8c3868 your misery?”c2c48337ff35b6b5

‘You just look too 4137fb451c pitiful.’3d62a841b54e6bfd

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Shane was serious. However…ba8fa280a3cef4d3

“Ugh!”c4d931aace4d8857

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A sharp cry rang fb4ec00b04 out, and Shane had d1e776151f to twist his body a700e66008 to avoid the sudden 48a80b53f4 attack aimed at him.82a2ca11d1b38e69

“What the—?!”3663dc1a72af2cb1

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He stumbled 7ca27ab12d back, staring 916b203c11 in disbelief.09edc3f7229325e4

The knight, who 331093855e had just been 8dc9db5862 struggling on the 6b9d6776f8 floor like a 812e7c7abb dying insect, was 965dd7cca1 now standing tall.9b34f68eaf35ad09

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If not for 03f1ba77d0 the faint trembling f8c588dd38 of his sword, 2f4cba90a6 Shane might have 87fb050960 believed he had 3cdad83c04 imagined the knight’s df326477b7 earlier state.caef793f36e7ce62

“What the 671c9e3b94 hell is 2a2fef9ec7 that?”f7d813c1598d31c1

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At Shane’s words, edd019ffeb a clear voice 6079823642 rang out.746335dfe83ad472

“I told you. He is 66d87e8a2c a knight 564862e962 of Baloch.”1a8f4de7fe81df62

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It was the maid’s efd9518546 voice, the same one c7060d24a2 who had just collapsed 9e229116f9 and was gasping for fb96137972 breath.d4822f3a0309e0c3

Clutching her bleeding side, 509dc596ed she pushed herself upright.6b7f47a5480ef2cd

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Shane twisted 5fe8c3892e his lips 8c4420eee9 in frustration 441b82d4d9 as he 8fe9788c04 looked at 60e82381ab the two e0c3f2cfa5 of them, 293cf21c56 seemingly restored.d14c212fe91e0fe4

“Did you take an 59f328c0eb antidote?”ccbf3a4ead7e21be

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“There’s no such fdf634e45b thing.”62466e58d19da7ee

“Then how 1732908307 are you 879d9faaf8 still standing? Even I have d3cc9a6569 to admit, this 7409e44c67 stuff is incredibly ee069ffcec potent.”42615752f7505fce

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This time, it was c8b7557b2d the maid who answered.ba5bf5e44ad721ca

“You really don’t get 30b53945a3 it, do you? Knights of 5a0fc81116 Baloch endure bd70b341c2 the waves fdfecd4bf1 of monsters, 1384c9a2d4 taking in 873c0e7f39 their poison 8d876f830b head-on. Most poisons 32a09f8ff5 barely affect d21770615a them.”fe73e5e4e0b4c144

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“What about earlier?”ff10a8c8718a755a

“Half pretense and a 69c99aa4ce trap, you could say. To be f1ca59b8cb honest, I’m d268cf168b still struggling 40aefbd444 a bit.”d5f7120e06563049

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Shane suddenly 0933797021 noticed something a87f02b1aa strange in a20e01717e the maid’s 2a54b3e500 words. The knights 1f86c60bb7 of Baloch b6b1dfb9e8 were resistant 0971e10b0d to most 173cb064ee poisons due 4c0e394801 to their ecb146a965 exposure to c69dccde62 the miasma 6244b5ba8e of monsters 7d23957978 but the 7b36cbb527 maid wasn’t 6722b544a0 a knight.b0ae30b9e28d304e

“…Are you a knight 3757659fa0 too?”0d896f884a5d8e68

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The maid smiled 35f7de40f1 at Shane’s question.d11dfd5cf9c9b4ba

“Did you think 1daa4c2c24 I was just 38f6337013 an incompetent maid?”58c9fa821c714502

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“Well, if you’re 2db046a0c5 a knight, it’s b50417205b only natural that d55e1bcebc you’re bad at 95f16c5ed1 maid duties.”efbeea8f2f6846ca

It seemed she wasn’t c9e5773347 lying about feigning weakness 74ac1a0b9f earlier. Though she spoke in 8bfc70db6b a relaxed tone, her 2e97e959c0 body swayed slightly.4750a406d5b57c9c

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Shane pulled a8ae71dacf a handkerchief 19420d8845 from his f350a32fc6 pocket and 1a804fa76a wrapped it 775891ad30 around the 1b07aa82c6 deep wound 116b767834 on his e758d1f7d3 neck.720bd0ea4901917d

“Wow, you’re really b462679eaa something, huh? Even with d76c715286 two wounds, cf46666a50 you’re still 4504974dcb standing. So, this means 835995c7ad just cutting you 427cb80a05 won’t be enough?”c82e9cb3fdafe48d

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“Unless you kill me, d57d7fb5c3 it won’t make a 92e754b15d difference.”e63d570e0aacb267

At her words, 104ba6a2ca Shane answered indifferently, 832dbc7b32 as if the f1751cc06e matter had nothing 74e8417852 to do with 55423fa853 him, and stood 8f2ac1218a up.9549282a25306870

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Every breath he took e34049b9b1 sent sharp pain through 0c082ed415 the wound on his 168a284407 side. But if he stalled d7e4689b6b any longer, he might 1cffaa8dfd actually die. After all, 755b7dc22b traps were 02495dc95b meant to 86896da122 capture their c70e36535a prey.db59e95c1fb466aa

Still, something d0af924cbe about this 2f9d7fc4b4 situation felt f4cbe286ea odd. Why hadn’t the princess 61bbe3d236 reacted at all despite a3ad81c49e all this commotion?4858f60390eb644a

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“Did she dc3d6b652d drink the 40f87a0dac tea?”3fc81f71c6b7bd79

“What tea?”c3b40065d24efd20

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Ha
.3c386da57401f038

Hearing her response, 74083f322e Shane let out 6dda9c5984 a dry laugh.8c6e74798957313a

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So she hadn’t been 8b14a227f3 trembling earlier out of 1b5314fb9b fear of betraying Baloch, 186d5f2481 but because she had b29c08931e been lying to him.aa716d7141ba6009

He should have just 4468e4a0dd killed her outright instead b581536765 of planning to use d49d902520 her as a disposable da36a33bd0 pawn.5f2f6db09cbd1849

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Grinding his teeth, he 07953e120f muttered, “You really are b0c7544f27 something else.”f33e96905b3e603e

“I don’t daccdafe02 know what 7a7081ac62 you mean.”36c6fe20c297d04b

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“Then why 12747a13e5 is the c9e1bf7ca7 princess so b2b490dd6b quiet?”fc7ff398d7e3369c

“You said you used 184786b2a3 a sleeping incense meant 35fee5eb3f for beasts, right? My lady isn’t 930349aaa3 a knight, so b673e45acb of course, she f1b717271e wouldn’t wake up.”e17b9f2cdad1f07a

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“For all 00d713565b your arrogance, ce9f7b0643 you still 2559576f0a let her 407e38554e breathe it ecc0575c11 in?”d2f07930a6538a2f

“Oh. I didn’t know. We’re knights trained to 3e8feb2c8a fight monsters, not beasts. It would 2b68980cd8 be strange 118c961a54 if we ed3dffb4ff knew everything.”5ac7cf9d628a3bdb

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The maid shrugged 0d016b2952 nonchalantly.d291b645f660b23d

“Are we f592649377 just going 857efe0427 to keep d3abe890bb talking? I don’t mind, actually.”03c030298e4b3129

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“…”9641723edde85076

“Soon enough, our ‘Head 54627dbf6e Maid’ will be back.”4a983350abd28f41

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“So this f0e3e39a03 place is 6d6335a28f filled with e66b49f564 knights?”f01e3486a1c0d7e1

“It’d be e90608410e faster to 16ec7814fe count the 4a4503785c non-knights in 5217e58435 Baloch.”fe2620652759e505

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Shane clicked his a0f659752e tongue and glanced 3fbca86e11 at the bed. Then, he nudged his 331663494a fallen comrade with the 64b1028172 tip of his boot.7e77c03273764927

“Hey, get up. There’s no 0f1b34f3b4 way we’re f909ca3683 leaving them 876ec9b5c5 alone now.”00c9642611f6dc2f

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At his words, aab7d2b608 Baloch knights answered.5833e8ef2785bc1c

“We were 517619540a hoping for dcac78c494 this.”c3b979a73beab800

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With that, 31b2bb5130 the clash 1794014cbe of swords b010341808 echoed sharply eaeb4d4782 through the fd775acf76 air.f88048aac50a00fe

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Inside the inner 1f3953c209 stronghold, where the 29bc24b7a3 snow had not e8216b2e7d been cleared, the 5c9409f7e2 ground was blanketed 4bb98e4636 in thick, untouched 962688477d snow.78af9dfb6266794d

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Jillian charged straight through b7da7ec4bf it, relying purely on 3d1808a8f4 strength.0800bb4689863475

He wrapped 42fe12ceb3 his mana bd7726f5ed around his 1fcf01cc68 horse, ensuring 560e5bdd68 it neither d33708a936 froze nor 4e8a72e97c tired as 9a1c7913ad it galloped 55b2c2f834 through the 1f01937b70 snow.04a2454402b442b9

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Thud. Thud.059218d288a5cf10

Plowing through cf9cf3c3f9 the deep 0076cdfeba snow with bfd0e6df49 his own 24cc428d18 body was a29da4a50d pure agony. Every step e5953e1678 collapsed the 404a8af432 path behind a7709a2586 him, and b23a77fec6 he was e4d84963ef surrounded on 52db86303e all sides 395aed7e15 by endless 3489623440 white.6067af5096b668dd

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A normal person would f88816eb83 have lost their mind 2caeb84f60 in such conditions—no sense f3343072bb of time, no direction, bb4f65d2d9 no escape.bdb7806b422422b2

But he was 2b6c1fd2f2 Jillian Baloch.2e13a7f18d6c459c

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Baloch, the 7edd45ee9e one they 854560960b called ‘inhuman.’31c6dd3d5435e797

For him, this was 1aa2fd3ac8 merely another challenge to a0423146cd overcome.45945d419af5d617

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After what 623b523d14 felt like 9b04594a6c an eternity, 96c43ab973 he finally 61190e9fcb reached the a6fbd3f9fc main castle.3407b9e1cf76c61c

And waiting for ab24a6e1c5 him there was…d7dc0b8838421f75

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“So, there really was 20e584fa1d a rat.”cf6fdf3874b3f5a3

It was 8e184938da Izar, strolling 65e8ea11af leisurely through 566b3a987a the castle 02c31ef3eb gardens.db15a683c531013c

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Izar should have 003655c2ab been shocked to 6608b94db3 see him return b36fde799b in the dead c214949f03 of night, but 76d5bc8fa7 he merely narrowed bbaa4b8dac his eyes for 12327f4477 a brief moment 681e681446 and that was 5ef7977824 all.e1f2adabdef71052

“Back so soon? That’s unexpected. I didn’t realize the ee5e49ccf7 Wave was so easy 770aedd748 to handle.”daa7a025181702b9

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Izar even smiled as d090bf5679 he spoke.7facc6b68bcb55c8

“You’re not 87f9c263fd asking who 3e1c1c37ae I am? Does that mean you f9231984e4 already know?”b2e2d8dc397f8463

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“Is there a 60217c409c need to ask 0f0cf53444 your name? A rat is just 0de12e1f5d a rat, after all.”0276899c8599518e

Jillian shrugged.5d11bae44dc6cf4b

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It was 75e08a4b0e a deliberate a2bc7c0181 provocation, but 9000e6959f instead of 9cd6e4a972 getting angry, 5ccfa2aaf5 Izar let 739b05a14f out a b3fe98f577 light chuckle.5019e254db814fa4

“Ah, my mistake. I momentarily forgot that be11268212 you’re a beast of 6132ee91ea Termina, standing on two b269913d13 legs. No wonder you b98ec7bd51 fail to recognize 3348c6487c your emperor.”4fd256ee2e031757

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Unlike the 0612eb0ef1 emperor of fbdab32829 Termina, who 16c9e0e717 was known 41279a0810 for his f5f8d547f3 temper, Izar a4cea4d001 remained unnervingly 23d148caf1 composed.8b3ae37eded6a884

Far too composed.9e86995d2f806166

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Something about him was cee930a8c6 deeply suspicious.aec31c2966e828d5