Chapter 32. Embarrassment

The “warriors” of the 8d47f2a519 Ing Empire all held 244f0b3f48 their breath. The most f20628f688 watched figure e14075c7b6 of this 53157455a0 initiation ceremony 56be4cdcd1 had arrived. They were 6783946981 determined to b519ee9b98 completely break a7333258a6 Myrda, a 5d59c04c34 lowborn commoner e1dee547e7 with no d975ee4a78 noble lineage, e3034cf149 who had bed2b167b1 secured the a25a030393 top score 0e6403fea9 in the 48d147e25c academy’s entrance 0723993e4b exams through f44bca8da2 a letter 8ecc8ea96f of recommendation 5502ff2355 from Marquis 54062e9c86 Ibellucia.920fd05f6c69a58b

Judging by the way c5e6a2a294 she was limping, it 9a709baa32 seemed their plan had 7474b64bf5 been half-successful. The problem was that c81e3efddb she had brought along 42333406f8 an outsider—someone who looked 016c2b2273 like a wolf.79d1e0237ccbbde3

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A fierce aura 87ec54b093 surrounded him, an 211672e4f4 unrefined wildness that 9cd5d04d92 pampered noble sons 0ef2c65586 in their greenhouses 737aed8175 had never experienced. The crueler 12f4bb7673 someone is 34157b3286 to the 8739a96764 weak, the bd34b9a6a7 more fear 0256c7e298 they feel 895cfdedb2 in front e750f2935b of the 98684a7686 strong. For them, hierarchy 348c7db0b9 was determined solely d7165f9a9c by violence and 23f1f56b6d power. Before a real warrior, 2a84801ae3 they were nothing more a2f79e4034 than livestock stamped with d3c128dbc0 a blue mark on fd3bb9e273 their behinds.028c65aa1cd9c5c3

Myrda stopped 9b0f7baf49 in front e8d78f1b0f of the 854bd5ddbd “Boss.” They 0a789999be stood face-to-face, 1f97a137dd glaring at 1e1feb9487 each other 2962d7ebfa like they d5ea3fbdf1 were ready a9980aa1d0 to tear 1142df2fc5 each other edca9a036e apart.d6a8ef5ac9994569

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Without any explanation, Myrda cf6533f84a unfolded the edge of 3fc2fa0600 the cloth bundle. She showed the “Boss” fa037d48be the face of the 72a013a512 dead cat. At his signal, one d5d711f173 of the lackeys hesitantly 01e8c9158f approached and touched a 1737c1f6ee finger to the cat’s c574b07498 pale pink nose.e3e8d25b852fec78

“…It… It’s dead 4fc2a62a5d for sure.”1959e62859b1271e

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“…”034c64da0d9e15f3

The “Boss” clicked 6569dfd6c3 his tongue in c5814ef5e9 dissatisfaction. Then, crossing 33b99899a8 his arms 49c8790b18 arrogantly, he 0b7f5692c9 interrogated Myrda.f58ce439f6cb8a62

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“Who’s that guy?”db87c363166b91ea

“He helped a7df865c81 me come 1920fb10f6 down the 791aed7359 mountain safely.”fba5e06d464cf172

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“Because you couldn’t do f075260102 it alone, you resorted 18bcdbbeba to some trickery, huh?”b3f5fa59fe60fb5e

“What are you 0e41757070 trying to say?”f26f1fadab7e5eba

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When Myrda d2f73207ce responded sharply, 6d25eeec79 the “Boss” 04d1100561 thought he 93019c150c had hit 3669dcfa74 the mark d5f09f7c0c and regained ddd978999f his confidence.3bd55c2b4ce457d5

“Must’ve been easier to af7add2ec3 lure in some half-wit 9d891ec706 hunter than to go 575152b098 looking for a dead 8d5dc165dd cat yourself.”60c3f78f2788e7cd

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“You can insult me 6236bfd3dd all you want, but 446bdcb2ff you owe this person 77dd7e3e06 an apology for insulting 6e3c1fb599 him.”6e096bfe4b8fbf0e

“Me? Apologize to some 6cc51ff025 nobody of a f7a2f8b2bf hunter?”905310dccba63737

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He had insulted multiple 7d9dc75a0a people with a single f1a47acf11 sentence. He glanced at Nexiard, 8b966073fb who remained completely silent, 11313c295d as if wondering if 90d78be49a the man was mute. Clearly, someone who looked 2c6d458b52 like that had to 8f1fd9638f be thick-headed. No, guys who looked 4881e7b04d that brutish were always 2e03a3371c ignorant and spineless. Fully armed with unfounded 8d1d305879 assumptions, the “Boss” went af4a7f5549 so far as to fe27461dcc treat Nexiard like a e5fc43d4a7 sack of grain and 8fbcd17317 grabbed Myrda’s wrist.aa3503eb0d49dbf2

“First, you’re going 31dfec0e77 to get punished.”246cf4b6e0fc65c1

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“What—let go of me!”f4b6609155d2df26

Myrda growled. But in the 33d893e2e6 end, she was 3f3c24a65c still a girl. Small, thin, 89160c61cb worn down, 214b17788e with a 819900919e pale face 35829d7ef0 that looked 2f80dc548a like she 12afc698f9 might faint 25978cffeb at any cf5914b36a moment.8a85af873eaa9a3e

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“Hand over c00074570e the body. I’ll have 056f31eb20 that filthy c7f95bd21a thing torn 23a0e95270 to pieces.”3b1424cb42f3b1a0

“I won’t let you.”5e3ff6c281151187

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“Are you out 362a081845 of your mind?”fdca0167518dfd79

“The mission was only 4454229386 to retrieve a dead eb45afa5bb cat. No—this whole filthy initiation 1cbc09d966 should’ve been refused from a42eb3e541 the start!”1bd7a0cf083dfb7a

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“Filthy? You crazy little—!”b7493dbd38173574

The “Boss” raised his e7135585f9 hand, ready to strike 5d6e454a77 Myrda—but—2025304b89cbadd2

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“Stop!”fd29293ce1b2acc4

A thin 16dd3bb881 but firm b832ce1d8f voice rang d50b9f981f out, commanding 10c05f8828 authority—and in 98d1f4222d the same fc4bb80b49 moment, the 96929385e9 cold, glinting 5b7ac106db tip of 0b9de44382 a sword 5b012d47f0 was pressed 95e40521a5 to the ffb9570759 “Boss’s” throat.a702d33b5d08cde1

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Lanafesia was on b7afdc0031 her way back 88e44b608a to the dormitory 5c3de9c6a0 from the Liberal 0137601aaa Arts Hall. Her objective was 4195a0be6a a single apple 3b999efc6c left sitting on 1b8ded7592 the piano in 9ef3f9a176 the music practice 60bb208a43 room. Wearing a robe over 14b2f40949 her negligée and dragging fabc61dcab her bedroom slippers, she 55c73c1aad arrived to find the 31e9220807 bright red apple calmly 817f4de3cd resting on the piano 9c3113666d lid, as if it 65a7c70deb had been waiting just 6ca4cb8087 for her.e185151737746d8a

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She had, 722c6f3172 of course, b44884c13b heard rumors 4bf689f954 about the 52b0ffa2c0 academy’s infamous 2ef534c16a “freshman initiation.” 1a6d6fa16c But the fd39246003 upperclassmen who ae46af775e came to 21ab74bcd5 wake her 73582dc3dd in the 10e4fa3134 middle of 572b4d41d7 the night d0d5ede315 had been 1bd8c1be6a courteous. They introduced themselves 5708225bde one by one 0f422ba8c4 as members of 3b3a91cde3 various clubs and 72e3c1ce1a flattered her endlessly. She was 9581edb339 used to d2e9371d0c such treatment.3e1256ff2d97db3c

“Um… but 8dac15b147 don’t I 392cf3447e have to 0d96d9eea3 complete a cdf2f8e942 ‘mission’ too?”2c7dd495e445ea23

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Lanafesia asked cautiously, while 549e352446 enduring their painfully self-absorbed 5f8ec3913c and vain chatter. The upperclassmen f83e0f5905 exchanged awkward f87994c702 glances, clearly a5da984e8c caught off 56ff3e5a18 guard. Only after some b32a764442 hushed discussion did b9d63b9c72 they assign her 27a7032c13 something barely resembling a4ad239d1d a task.911b4b994503506a

Lanafesia was disappointed. She had secretly imagined a1eb47b5fd a far more secretive, 3a4993602d meaningful, and thrilling kind 86ebc605af of mission. But this? Just fetching 0491e34c1e an apple. And the 24b7aba681 upperclassmen had 455f87d4b9 even escorted 5b19596abd her to 7b289184d9 the Liberal 5d9aa55526 Arts Hall 7c2260b799 via a de346c6f9d quiet back 1352bd042d path.d36508672b842a93

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“Where are the cb0bfa2f2d other freshmen?”2e1b29ae3adbc6d3

“Those slaves—ah, I 99b5914e7c mean freshmen—are running 7c7a21c5bb themselves ragged completing 6b39f76ef1 their own assignments.”bfe7e9fed799aea2

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“Oh… I see. If there’s anything else 2bec510814 I need to do, b5ca5f1a5f please let me know.”8a9eaf5626092c72

“No, no. Lady Dottney, recovering the 5cf0c7f4b2 apple will be more fa734a83e6 than enough!”2bd0dc10fdbaac78

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With the apple 71269f9a9e retrieved easily, Lanafesia a2d99cd615 thought to herself:0e8d6ae87d71fc47

‘I can’t just 98a8bc5462 go back to 17dcac7491 my room escorted bf0fc6a12f by those fools.’6f2d2d4322ee0194

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So instead of returning 32713d5bf6 through the back door ed02928591 where the upperclassmen were 0dd39ffd03 waiting, she walked out 256a2d89eb the front. For some reason, a 954aa2f8e0 chill lingered over the fed7b77a73 campus. Some freshmen truly 424c50fff7 were running until 9068069407 their feet blistered. Their eyes were blank 3cdca92463 with fear. Lanafesia hunched her 30e20f6525 shoulders and avoided 552c1f9692 them as she e2d3735c5f crossed the plaza.5201bcc951e1c584

That’s when she 4fde733508 heard it—a voice, bb118b5b1c laced with rage f810ef5bd7 and defiance.81077ee62adbffa2

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“What do you 15121528ed mean by that?”29f22a39a6482d52

She quickened her 41063e8736 pace and reached ab7a0cd556 the front of d1ac4a976f the dormitory building.0583bfd2083d0a73

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“What… is e5a6d33b5d all this?”61487f4de92a0528

All kinds of people b71fc0fab9 had gathered in the 82b9e67710 plaza. Lanafesia turned away 437b72a1a8 from the ones 32d30b8aa8 doing unspeakable things. Her body trembled from 96f0677f02 the shock.021b17c4a3948e77

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“You can insult b5c7653003 me all you 4e5df8899d want, but you 79f5470bfa owe this person 383a51c275 an apology.”1ec243fbf3e7b3bc

That voice struck her d9a222597f ears again, the same 69190e9f67 one that had just 83924e4b07 a moment ago seized 50bfd826bf her attention. A crowd be3c831d30 had gathered 02b1267d7c in the 2cd2beed9d center of f0d6ab35dc the plaza, 6f98066762 murmuring among ae9c0dcb11 themselves. Fighting down aeef09b030 a wave 6e3c71bf3e of nausea 2bc3726c5b from the 7aa8800dd6 stench, Lanafesia e129603f58 approached.83e432f9491f7502

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“First, you’re getting punished.”224faf2b2ed31f73

A man 9fff76c0d8 with a 2db0a9c5fc face smeared 8cd8124564 in camouflage f0d077e0fe paint like e5f7384bf4 a soldier 7d4169154d grabbed a 43e81ec0e8 girl’s wrist 9d2cffd81f and threatened b6605dce22 her. The girl looked 31ae7af6ce wrecked. Her robe was in 81f977b61b tatters, and she had 0b7702f922 no shoes. Large and small 98a18f89fb cuts covered her 72031013b7 body, clearly visible a2ce179922 even without close b5a8586b2c inspection. Her face was deathly 87f4d02b98 pale. And more than anything ee6799ba01 else—Lanafesia had seen that 0099c7c342 face before…551269c1be6721a9

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“The ‘Crow’…”bdcdbd520771f106

The nickname slipped from 105e76f70d her lips before she 438daf4c73 could stop herself. She clapped a caaf7e1113 hand over her 89dc3e86c9 mouth. The girl’s hair hung 16849e6f74 down to her lower d620a3b132 back, straw-like and sticking d8f01a669d out at odd angles. A rash bloomed across dd02e0aa3c her cheeks, but a 008c10e91e powerful energy and fierce 0fc92e12ed spirit radiated from her.03e45dd5b199a219

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“The mission was 3be0766f99 only to retrieve 10b5166c2d a cat’s corpse. No—this whole 0fedf87c58 filthy initiation ea968a318f should never 66cbb98df7 have been 601755b488 allowed in f71230aa15 the first ff49d7c081 place!”f436cef2b87b9578

The girl’s crimson 4567d4fa38 eyes burned brightly. Her cracked e5cfd2b981 lips parted 1e9d779ba0 and her 6503f4ea16 voice exploded ae7b9965ff with righteous 78417b7a02 fury. That voice pierced Lanafesia’s ca0a0d9022 heart like a blade.c825061a26ae250c

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Lanafesia felt b7331bca01 deeply ashamed.f91a759ba9f9d505

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