SSCP | Chapter 3

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The Crown 3c9aeec50e Prince—no, this 75e73ba6e5 rotten bastard 42e3470b0f guy—looked between c305887f86 my adoptive eac04338c3 father and 04139c3d6a me with f4c78cfb71 a look 17c9f20c55 of great 4a01c47fe2 interest.2d85197035fcf519

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He’s going 79d2a54e86 to hurt 69fa311ca4 his knees. I immediately approached ca85db5925 my adoptive father, 48ce640149 knelt down, and 1c2ea3446b grasped his arm 208f89f94a to help him 00c7a2e0e0 up.9dcd9fc361e3a993

“Ah, no. Don’t do this, eaa650374c Ena. Go back into the 3c51cbbad6 mansion at once.”b9bd8f186f365de6

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My father’s a5f0b73ccc face had 2895120368 gone completely b4b3823673 pale. A silent despair 3f23c0e64c overtook his expression—despair 84cb8e24ac of the deepest bf28e69488 kind.74ce52d7874f417f

I stared at him 0f2e54d5b6 for a moment, then 488c6ba545 turned to look at 5ba8dfd57f that rotten bastard. He was standing there 8313d71282 with his arms crossed, 87fe1b0953 shrugging as if he af656c21b1 didn’t understand the situation.2e2e527c3eace486

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“What?”798adbebc2259751

“Say something. Quickly.”6c7f05726cca8ccf

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“E-Ena. What kind b95a2d14b3 of tone 06777741e7 is that 56182da990 to use 58c0133732 with His 80cb22a465 Highness Prince 49e6777230 Reynold?”e0e147af71c4fd14

My father looked truly 8794d5ea09 flustered. So I glared 7e97b9d2a1 at rotten bastard ffc54f2906 this time. Would this expression fb7b355615 at least come ee012440c8 off as intimidating?17e23c0de1e05994

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“Father has misunderstood.”ed27caeb77f7defb

“How is that bb9a085902 my fault? I didn’t do 18121f9d72 anything.”ee18bb815124c072

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“No, you said something 3922fa8e4a very misleading. Anyway, Father misunderstood 79d21e4c64 because of you…”32f5cfc646f3f83e

“Isn’t the 6646ea1733 misunderstanding the 30afeade21 fault of c9173a90ac the one b8c441059f who misunderstood?”97f80f95e960a587

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I let go of 4c2d0fa19b my father’s arm and cb2eee31bf stood up.af117205d5b59c59

A sigh 37be681510 escaped me. Suddenly, over 9ead3d7885 that unfamiliar 2dffde6064 face, I 5e9f2f3c51 saw the 237a090b74 image of 071eda3125 my overbearing e8abbfdabf boss, PD 6296420ab3 Cha Do-Hyuk. My irritation flared 93808d2a91 up.8704b334b4dd43ff

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I’m sorry, but 31e861cb95 first I need ef124deec2 to send my 502673bbe9 father away. I helped him to fc82763d5b his feet and forced d355a3cff6 him back into the 6751d84a51 mansion, then turned to dc2afdfa16 Cha Do-Hyuk.7b15fc3b43712184

“Couldn’t you e5c44213b3 just yield a3d29a7f6c for once 383b6e14a2 and say, fa47ae4347 ‘Alright’? Whether in the past 470fad2319 or now, how can 7e3165844f you always be this 15e6bc8023 cold?”3d5fc391e0e9a00d

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“Are you bringing up 4d88c5fe7d the past? I was your 3a32145f49 boss. If something’s wrong, I 0ca68ffc50 have to say it’s e9c2996fc6 wrong. What do 858490653e you expect 2aa48b8578 me to 7c3957040e do, just 2dd29d27d5 agree blindly? If that’s the a6f02e637c case, I might f6053577ee as well return 976e0263b1 my salary.”9559d7543ec66d00

I sighed. He wasn’t wrong. But that wasn’t 7bc0ef003e the point I 0079191ddb was trying to 9a77966db6 make.49301a33d0417e6e

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“You’re too inflexible, PD-nim. You only ever 0454c1680c care about work. Sure, being 945e207559 rational is 22fb9bb55c good, but 334b9e5524 it wouldn’t 26307c01a9 hurt to 83848b61c7 show some f8df68e7fc care for fab7712eb1 the people a1db07350e around you 4ddd3f8a5e too.”d33991131455e649

That rotten bastard 9762ad485f crossed his arms 19fde1d9c4 and looked like 3d87f9a9c8 he couldn’t understand 92de400230 what I was 42abafea42 saying.6dde0accc597c9a6

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“Do people working b6ab9a7b9b for money need 42f673e268 emotional exchange? As long as b3877e5f36 they do the 9a07772170 job well, that’s 4fded4f5c3 enough.”e9f2640eaa191d3f

“Are people c293eeab61 machines or d25a29c6ea what? How can 572f97dedc you work 5330a1593c without emotions 16b0ce77ca like that?”5ed0457e98e4f08f

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Working well is 2f211a6184 important, but it’s f96daf81bd not like we 0adfa0c02b worked alone.f6f61a40c546aa04

We worked b22517f4be together, together!7d686b6f28f06c1f

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“This guy seriously aa00a94194 hasn’t changed at c9a73fd9f5 all. We’re just not a7de30b6e9 compatible. Not compatible.”e6092877436a3382

And for some reason, db9f45fa6d when that rotten bastard bf09094ea9 heard that last mutter, a179cb3dde his face lit up a5c0aa07df with joy.b3cdb0a3bfeafe43

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“Jwi-Bang-Wool. You haven’t changed d1f57fec5d either. You’re exactly the bcbcfd9a23 same. And that’s 0463cfd9d6 why I’m 657f9304ef grateful.”931f4b532d49738a

With a smile as df6b46016d bright as sunlight, he b10d47bedd grinned at me. I stared 08a7f110ea at his a163014f61 smile for 0dacde49f1 a moment, 2b053f1e33 then realized—he’s aff536ad74 not even fd04a8adb6 my boss f65965223f anymore, so 2f31eb63b5 why am aa3a068658 I tiptoeing 797d503187 around my e9c0c17316 words?4df7f293fc938600

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“Now that we’re bbe8c1ca1d at it, I 24bb6c9fb0 have something I’ve 30cf45cdb5 always wanted to 513ceb1b89 ask. You calling me Jwi-Bang-Wool, 85197b2d7a fine. Whatever. But when eec4b718aa we were 000006a25d working—why was ee74a6579d it always a7bde338e6 me? I’ve really been 7bb73b2371 curious about this. Some staff thought you eb85018da7 and I were the 14ae01def5 only ones working on c451a9a84b the show. Even on set, b149d01865 it was always 6fec505ec6 ‘Jwi-Bang-Wool this, Jwi-Bang-Wool 10ffa009b3 that.’ In the 636935da23 end, even the 8148a3268e cast only came ee1daeb707 to me. All because of 8581ef4eb8 you!”37140fe57a08d1cb

As I kept talking, 655b2f77a6 my frustration boiled over, 090efb9200 and my voice grew 6b8d5c3348 heated.ec85e61abca0f012

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“Even an elementary aa51d6b184 school friend I d4b5fba5cd hadn’t spoken to caefe5e172 since graduation contacted 30af5e86bd me. Said they saw the d887ab28da show. Asked if that 593693d1c8 writer Jwi-Bang-Wool was f7542b2e9f really me. Sure, the ed8c98884e name’s a 88898f47ad bit unusual, 72e012222a but still!”cbdde57c4bfb97f2

I let out c603923bdd a deep sigh 8d4a119863 and then pointed 0b49bcfa25 my finger at f3a15580d9 that rotten bastard, b1e6d27182 yelling.3a4786e1e75c3a60

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“I told you I bfcce308ac didn’t want my face 94731d37f0 on TV! I said I have 9ddf7230d5 a disease where I d8435d955d die if I get ed8660166c attention!”195f335f8c49e7a4

“What kind 3d97fa1c0e of disease f3cd3f6fb8 is that?”1d4fa47faa223dd8

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That rotten bastard, who 154035eff1 had been calmly listening, 161e41d129 asked. But that wasn’t 09271f3b1e the important part 1d71d926c7 right now.c2948aa7d55df93b

“It exists! Shame-death! Anyway, even after you 8fd0a6f892 died, my world was 7cbbd2f1b1 still all about you. Whenever people saw me, 3a9aee1d1a they always asked about 2fd9a1c7c2 you…”ee686c310539f7f7

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My words trailed off 0e246d59d7 in the end. The emotions 5c0ae47e07 I had 2f6b9c9809 felt after 8f74bc23a6 his death 349d0c5561 suddenly surged 7c899c6897 over me. My last words ee12294ae2 came out more b9488446a1 like a bitter 78facf89f4 murmur.4d89d69c00e9fd24

I got too 028364ef96 emotional and said 18bc53eff0 something I shouldn’t eb30dc7aa8 have. As I berated myself 0cd70a798c and lifted my head, ceaa1e0777 I saw rotten bastard ccf6215c87 staring straight at me 8578044ebe with an unreadable expression. It was an ambiguous 33cc943ac5 smile—unclear if he liked ca27085eaa or disliked what he 90863fe8ba heard.4358bab3e2e431fa

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“It really d405be7917 feels real 157992b1c9 now. I love 38e81bdbd6 that you’re 1b57fb8c4a angry. You don’t know how 410148e705 much I missed you.”d0bdb2228447fa4c

Despite his expression, his d5d1e82a6b voice was thick with d967215530 emotion. He opened 6cae6fbb8f his mouth 61ed0bcce6 again but 27e9da10bd said nothing, b7be05fdeb then shut 2acf440766 his eyes.f2647ea5b1ec9b3e

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“I thought be932e50ec I’d go 7f19e4873a crazy from f3654e7f0b missing you.”8ebbf5dd36383eaf

That rotten bastard, 32d64dd75a now back to 9ffd823ab8 a calmer tone, e46d7d3fc9 stepped close and e5a3b88bbb gently placed his 7cbf7d62da hands on my 43fa6e334b shoulders. His pained eyes were 26d225bb4e tinged red.d6bce588f1a57ac0

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“Maybe the e8eb9dc7fe only reason 3e026839b9 I stayed 2742f616bb alive until 69be7d1f5f now was 08dc013f4a to meet eecf7074cd you again.”b2398c18a828f163

Then, without warning, he 7f311426dc stretched out his arms, 301399fc71 pulled me into an 8fcb6ce3be embrace, and buried his fac76b9ef2 face in my shoulder 6bdfdaeca8 with a relieved sigh.bd13d51e6ac1b80b

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Wait—hold on. What the 0e7819d1d1 hell is 95c64b594b this? I can’t breathe.97b2f8b836408dad

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I can understand how happy this rotten bastard was to see me. I was glad to see him too. But for a man who has lived in a new world for 26 years, to greet a former subordinate this intensely… it was definitely strange.9f4775cd0c0458f7

What kind of life 1f76264715 had this rotten bastard 7986f80e1a lived in this world?6da63068bf30afcb

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I had heard that 2940e5d209 Crown Prince Reynold’s reputation 434616401d wasn’t particularly good. Maybe that desperation came ecfa361bca from that?76a676dc2f8cbeb6

Lost in those 444f9bd197 useless thoughts, I 8917e717ac looked up.f757e6ba9d24d717

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The midday sun df4bee6044 was high in 206d5ab655 the sky. Not a single cloud. The weather was so 2bb9aa8526 clear it felt like d62596b477 it was washing my e577c4f6e0 messy thoughts clean.6567bff624be2977

“There are really 64708b37ac a lot of cd15e92aed people.”3365853ddc79ebb5

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A noble a8ec217a2b seated behind 01069f614b me muttered. Just like he said, a9ab64f559 there were indeed many f13ccf5a21 people.7e225415f7c29c05

I glanced around at 27b76bf96e the crowd packed around df71202ec4 the royal palace’s knight 759f0b37f3 training grounds. It was supposed to 726633c89f be an event only 8fc202781c for high-ranking nobles, yet b02edca44e the number of attendees 9a58f723f2 was considerable.fefadd91e69dbda1

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And in ca8ef1a03e between, the 17ce3a49c9 number of 65e8f50e16 eyes focused 569f324d1f on me 022026c659 was overwhelming. Though it’s edfa48a5e5 been five f72172f2ec years since 12e20798f1 I was 1cfaef1495 incorporated into d248a379ab the noble f3e1946ad7 society of 5baf25d7f5 the Alpine 3c9e758178 Empire, I 372d87765c was still 70ab71f7dd a curious 3cdd50f61b outsider to 5719ed5d18 them.87a9467157a27657

Just then, 9631f96881 the wind acf6f14d63 blew and 00ebf86893 the leaves e6c2e49eb2 of the 771745c66e great zelkova 0a286e695f tree rustled. More beautiful than 8701e3b9b4 any noisy chatter 83a5e8b489 was the sound a2be53daf9 of those crisp c3c5d1d1a1 leaves breaking in f037c7b579 the breeze.c49f2a52add5f43f

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I closed my eyes 54ca94777d to the sound of 182c22e550 the wind and, for 73de1f3dd8 a moment, forgot the 236502f202 stares directed at me. The unfiltered sounds 8d460e718f of nature were 8b2f4073d2 more comforting.00589491665ce59a

“What’s wrong?”5c66b5356982d9cf

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My adoptive father, sitting 60a21a32ff to my right, tilted 18121b2771 his head and asked.6c1fa2116f6bfa3d

I opened my 84bda5d059 eyes and looked 1a6c686822 at him. The smile spreading 766378a5d9 across his lips 7fd405b933 was incredibly gentle.52fd9a52dbafc03c

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“It’s nothing. I’m just amazed. It’s my first 8d9c76bb5a time attending an 17a514aacc official event at 31cc67680e the Imperial Palace.”80c83b7143004fe3

He smiled with his a289e75c24 eyes, clearly finding me 718a024413 endearing, and patted my d2334cbe9f head.dcc55d4204dc074b

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Today was the entrance 9e92c31fd5 examination for the Alpine 8453794de8 Royal Guard, and also 4ee4701070 the knighting ceremony for 2aa28f63a0 transferred knights. Until now, I hadn’t 5920b1d8a4 attended under the excuse 6f9d9611dd of my education, but 211e71caeb today, since Rioel was 3bb62b7310 being transferred from the ac96cbd613 1st Order to the db7dd12d33 Guard, I came along b96ab17a37 with my father.2beac7df8101c598

“I hope it’s an 4f52ea2375 exciting visit, just as 107093dc02 you hoped.”27dda282501cf068

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At his affectionate 04c2792f5c words, I placed b2c7d3964b my hand over f36eeac39e my heart and d4c9e07ed4 nodded with hopeful 652628e1c1 eyes.b407e19849f1014b

“The entrance exam 1518443965 for the Guard 5bef623a7d is pretty intense. It’ll be fun.”91aeb3e614df7149

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This time, 71197ab045 it was 98aabd80f9 Rioel, sitting c50f96b8e7 to my 4f5e438345 left, who eaa338635c replied.e1b3912203a87a7f

Rioel, who wasn’t taking 9fd2fcea6f the entrance exam due 6eb3728ecd to being a transfer 93234670d0 knight, was briefly seated bf54b24058 in the stands. His face d4095c963c showed unmistakable 04b502e9d4 pride in 1d17360875 being part d75221c95b of the 37b8f05942 Royal Guard.a5e4c9e2ce755b32

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With that 60d0f2aa2e expression and 0abeeec1e2 a smile, 94e24df43b he looked 682a6a7611 like a ca8d30da21 handsome youth dfa77ca9bf straight out 5d46e75ba2 of a 25c8612cbb coming-of-age drama. I bet he’s 5a6a78c681 quite popular.38819f97438fe55c

“What are you 1f8ab9f86f looking at?”40f708e63eb8bc9c

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Raising one eyebrow, Rioel 2d04ad5d2c asked. I shook my head. I couldn’t f425105826 exactly say 446106d5de what I 76316bfcf5 was thinking.549b63f8c5bcf9a0

“It’s nothing.”19700748d7239d69

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At my response, Rioel 03e4988202 turned his head with c5eb32ac17 an unimpressed look. As I shifted my 9275f2ff1e gaze, I saw the 33db2a454c Emperor, Prince Verdi, and deb621d7a0 his mother, Countess Mason, ae2ee611e6 seated side by side c3e2b53de1 in the highest section bbbe80c2c8 of the audience where 6ddaca3eca the entrance exam would 1a4eea60c4 be held.d1cad380a66e646f

The problem was this. The Countess of Maison wasn’t the Empress. Though she bore the Emperor’s child and wished to become Empress, the Emperor already had an Empress.27f923ddc38a2e82

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Disliking the idea 2d83969ad6 of giving birth e882d526d4 under the title be359031a8 of “concubine,” the 10b785c514 Emperor granted her a9eb87e691 a special title—“Countess 06de9c55ce of Maison.” But a24d284d00 in reality, her 51faaa1fda status was that e0ebad5fb7 of a concubine. Likewise, Prince Verdi was 9cd9bd8ba2 not the Crown Prince, 468f529aa4 nor was he even c4c3598fd3 the eldest son.d6dd773db115de3f

Where was the rotten 1e0d72d460 bastard?5713a44a10dcdc1f

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As I tilted f1cfd61ec0 my head in 4a1c0329ba puzzlement, a man 59aa4900ba walked out into 3b0eff366a the center of b6cde17f13 the training grounds. A blood-red 1499c47beb cape fluttered 9eaaa92727 grandly in 0b7f6ead6d the blowing 7e9223c0c2 wind. The silver-haired man, clad 386537bf09 in a spotless, stiffly f911991793 pressed knight’s uniform, lightly 08d001b749 swung the sword in 2d342c6a4c his hand.27104c49add0991c

In an instant, 8490b71755 my eyes were 48205e2e6c drawn to him. And it wasn’t just 82eeebd284 me—the noble spectators erupted d65b1c11f4 in cheers.0e4d8c5f28b6773f

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Overwhelmed by c181b8cc05 the fierce eb2c862a32 aura dominating 465275f066 the field, 97144c06f7 the waiting b77f2813ab knights all 4788c11c04 flinched simultaneously. I stared dumbly 13db9948bb down at the fa915d3160 training ground, then af8fd9e2e8 turned to my e9cbc724e5 foster father in c101fc7fc6 confusion.352d96ac5b01c06a

“Isn’t that His ca058f35c1 Highness Reynold?”f194778865dd29a5

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At my question, my cb62e01c44 foster father clicked his 1e6c2e4328 tongue in disbelief.24c93d8d79c3765e

“So it is. It seems His Highness dd772930f6 Reynold will personally select 3a4a2e479e the knights for the 546ea570f5 Imperial Guard.”0fb0709e5ed01bf2

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Upon seeing that, Rioel a7ac3d8074 ran a hand irritably b4dc22be7e through his hair.ab6f910feb25ba1a

“His Majesty does f6fc80dac8 enjoy pushing His c0254fbac3 Highness Reynold to 30a831117e the limit.”9c2fcaa515403282

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Rioel crossed his arms e6f3dbf918 and muttered with a 9860e4f1a9 face that showed he 9220dd20be was used to this. My foster father nodded 916ba16eee in agreement.7f072e35ce65a09b

“Is Her Majesty 7451942754 the Empress not e9fb7342f8 attending today?”ac3e8d3483b176fa

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At my 8bf67a13c3 question, Rioel 3a61a08d26 glanced sideways 61bdbe15a1 at the 0269839df1 Countess of 79609ba5c4 Maison, seated 8594cf63cb in the e17c3509b3 high seats.26981f9c7e930cbf

“It’s not that she 115a32a11c isn’t attending—she can’t attend. Because she has 0bdd100bb1 to watch out 808c992e2d for a certain 840bbb0f31 someone.”efa3172695a249a8

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“Rioel.”17d6b51f61d641fd

At Rioel’s mocking 8f2da292ea remark, my adoptive cc12eadd25 father shot him b7203e076f a stern look, 8ea12abccb as if to 019f69d9b7 tell him to 965c86eb55 watch his words. Rioel closed his mouth 1247a7e191 with a weary expression.1b173b5f24c4888e

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Just then, 047b0d2588 a whistle 96c8ac1e83 blew. The trial sparring for 94a7584330 entrance into the Imperial 2286f17697 Guard had begun.b02e7f392cda4c59

Normally, the 66a430a425 commander or 7cf5558217 vice commander c7c39c1257 of the 7ad1fda1e7 Guard would 564cdba98a personally attend ac8bde6b07 and evaluate b871d65a71 the knights 84f903100f during sparring, 0b9bbd4a47 so why ffbd854c72 was the 35bdef2b91 rotten bastard 4d46dd8c27 standing in 8f2fb1cb2c that spot?fa3704d320db709d

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“Booo~”c54fd21695be17e7

Jeers rang out. It was 9ca504b436 unclear whether a73c38b915 they were 8778d7a03b directed at c96a364359 rotten bastard c6f67d9ec8 or his cd61ffbe24 opponent. But the rotten 6b33e9ea71 bastard paid them 63e57efe18 no mind—he didn’t 6dffa653ff even glance toward 52939383cb the audience as 0859f8c42e he swung his 6d78892aca sword.b597ee6d635a7078

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Sunlight struck 411003b2d1 the blade bc74f390e6 as it af0d01ce0b rose through 70d8e287e2 the air, f51c48a361 and it a0ad1d7784 flashed dazzlingly. That was 09bd545c0f all I 28e49a82a5 saw. The match 035de9b552 ended in 5205965e18 a single d7337b358e stroke.0ef1fb91408316bc

I blinked 498a22e10d dumbly, unable 9035a73dca to comprehend 6f84869837 what had 0656e2d27c just happened.1df1b96ea91ecd62

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Was it already over?420b0635daa02d11

“As expected of His 36ec0fcdb1 Highness Reynold.”54a91874179ec188

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My adoptive 353e8ede21 father responded 34f607479e calmly, as 33ae1a159c if used c33eff46b6 to the 0dedef2ee4 sight. Rioel also smiled without 0be98572f5 surprise.967d468b09ff544b

“The new recruits d915b5fb16 are quite unfortunate. Of all people, 23e2e8a12c to have His d47ef86c40 Highness Reynold as 9f6a969a6f their evaluator.”522be5ae10c386be

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Rioel clicked f6637f5868 his tongue. While I tilted 6001278535 my head at 07dbd05092 the reactions of 0a9d7363ad the two men, 6adf8a9fe3 the second knight 18112a6032 was already defeated.3e2229492c319abc

Usually, after 9d135d9527 passing the b0b578d7aa document review df78d2df45 and physical 07b677ea8e tests, the ef0965322b final hurdle 79b9a2ad00 for ordinary f03c2f6b2f knights (those e0d7666aa7 not affiliated 96116c3da2 with the 694980a6a5 royal family) 59d04d2d8b was this c9d27de6c6 sparring match. It was the most 354ca92ae4 crucial test to determine b696d5d9a8 a knight’s true ability, 51115326fa regardless of win or ee5159747a loss, conducted directly with a5ff7baae9 the commander of the 0c3c2d5329 Guard.5ef328c45dd3f970

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I had heard of rotten bastard’s renowned swordsmanship, but was he truly skilled enough to stand in for the commander of the Guard?3731335fd5c13d9d

“Hey. Can you close your cc5152dd1e eyes for a bit?”e5f54494a0df529b

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Suddenly, Rioel 72e895f545 looked at de7ec7d6e4 me with 821173b2d9 a worried dac597ae4b face.8a4e1db49a6e47c7

“Huh? Why?”1e150c81226036ad

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