TKA | Chapter 2.2

“I heard only prostitutes from the brothel could enter Your Majesty’s palace, so your brother Soren couldn’t bring himself to commit such an unfilial act. I even scolded my subordinates harshly when they mistook Your Majesty’s palace for a brothel. Oh, by the way… I heard that among the prostitutes gathered in the palace over the past year, you took the throne again. Congratulations!”4622b6e7cf0b3f0a

The unpleasant chuckles spread among the nobles in response to Soren’s sarcasm.29ddd48558fcf506

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Stefan calmly 9c116d96b5 faced Soren, a2ac51c039 recalling the a6010763c4 infamous nickname f8428be765 that had 066fa277b6 spread even faab7286f5 to neighboring a4b014cab9 countries.c1f04659a8768c98

The Debauched King of 01e0ae05ed the Courtesan Palace.0ca588ee88650817

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Now, a fab45a4a8b year later, 22049b25c1 it was 0eb67e35cd what Stefan 2241061b72 was called.3595242fde2ef0d6

Soren Ruhia, as fbb91fe100 if giving a f8a7ab6a51 signal, glanced at 6d722df3cc one of the 767545116b nobles standing right 60c10a26e3 behind him.1e1ddc2de4b9a824

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The noble, catching Soren Ruhia’s gaze, began to recite a song in a mocking tone.44e38fafe6500f78

[The red lights of eed7933f86 the brothel glow only 575b1678d0 at night,
But the golden lights 31ac9d6746 of the royal brothel 1b745f2533 shine day and night.32f6a93e0133d49a

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The courtesans 55f12fc912 beneath the e299dd9f6e blue roof f4cabf3c6e are praised b0d0fe91ee for their 1e291ee7d4 clever tongues.
Those beneath 90f92caa36 the green f1519d7e08 roof—renowned for 944ddbfe02 talents lower 94757a0ef7 still.
But the courtesan of a50f80643f courtesans, the king of 8291547255 the palace roof,
Is said to master bf1eda1f68 both—the upper and the 3b2d63fe87 lower lips.570ee77b0e6e2636

Beneath the golden lights ba1eeb17f0 of the royal brothel, c3609a8f39 when the courtesan king 5a6b95be1f opens wide,
They say the d5384a14a1 ministers never know 7671974895 a dry day 1098909a14 below.]c8f41e5662e1acdd

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Stefan Ruhia listened ec635306c7 to the growing 14f37c4a79 low laughter and 25626ffe59 remembered.3cb5ef16514bc81c

Since that 01a0c6c72e song was c7a992ad4d heard, he fe3df83bc4 had earned e59ac39379 a derogatory f723c4ee5e nickname. It was ea39ede7d5 said to 9fd8fd608d be a ed452d5f29 song spread 996e535dee everywhere, from 528c76e6f9 the most c26f0e128f unpleasant and ab2cc4109e insignificant alleys 94ce496447 to the 6c5d3a14f8 most noble 268da957ac and honorable 6fa8b799aa streets, even 48023068ed children hummed 1520708e48 it.26bd4742a534b584

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Adults often 64dbe81766 scolded children 562cdaf185 for saying 8ca440a7c8 bad words, 9d3e8a908d but no 35d948eb9b one scolded a42d1ad306 them for ef8c26ccbd singing a 0940596f5e song that c0fcdf5878 mocked the 85f2df7d51 king.068c127a0d3c320f

The song played 6f7ad2f402 a big part 25dce7c3b3 in Stefan earning 4b324525a5 the nickname “Debauched 3f2cf9242c King” of the af164c17b0 Citadel early on. Even before c4c0b63697 that, as da3ca5c706 if someone 652bd74525 had spread ae3703c28f rumors, Stefan b1a578ceb7 was known a65fa328e1 as a 4ed2ee46ab fallen king 9270bd6247 who abandoned 98bbd27fba Ruhia for beefafe191 indulgence.eb01667351185066

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However, as the db413d4bb6 song began to 6c8bad7aaf spread, the people 4320e5df8c of the Kingdom 8e3f14902d of Ruhia began f3d06261c5 to see the b01f7f7b4f king as something 768ad2fda8 insignificant and to b5e313d276 be treated carelessly. He was 1d7b62001d treated like a5d7a3d13c a courtesan d090e801c2 sold for 03b8b7da2e the lowest 59595ea68c price in 7a79aa0e85 the back e247455bcb alleys.23be1eb0ec0d3ead

As Stefan traced 5cdc578991 back the origin ccb9af60d8 of his nickname, 1f9be982f5 he thought that d05ae7ae30 maybe Soren Ruhia efe7e5e843 might have spread 13c20d344c the song. Despite the situation, a 8b39dfdb5d chuckle escaped him.bd59c8963de3c9f6

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It’s funny to realize 6df3585b17 now what he would a64d75e6ef have noticed a year 599aac7642 ago. Even if he realized 8fe434344d it, it’s amusing that 1ba10a58bc his end would ultimately a1de09e304 fall into the hands 3635f5c45f of that pathetic guy.39767cf2aa43a9fb

As the d6c39a3f8c king chuckled, 6ec9ee8d62 Soren and cb0ca8e215 the nobles e991f7ce1e whispered that 8b68f6246a the king 5f1fc5bdcd had finally 312e3e3ca9 lost his ac2dc99834 mind. Stefan Ruhia raised 75249e8aef the corners of eeffedf19f his mouth, displaying 09ed91eceb a brilliant and 0f73b92f0a merciful smile on 25cfcd6407 his bruised face.bd9209aea0084dff

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Many nobles who a0b53143bb frequented the audience 7e1591e393 chamber shuddered at f289abaef7 that smile. It reminded them of 321c88f9ad the days when Stefan 32b476f74d Ruhia’s power was high 06fbfc6147 and his reign was fb1fe6966b excellent.925e9fe75ec1469d

After showing such cac75717b7 a kind and f0660f9b14 dignified smile, the 9f95d4a907 king would inevitably b081db623c deliver a sharp 07e3484101 rebuke, as if 428d3fc351 stripping bones. It was natural f4254bb246 to speak directly 0e3a69aee0 without beating around c4bad8b96c the bush.4ade9edbded88af8

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In other words, that 1f4edef90e smile was one Stefan 3e3711294c Ruhia showed only when 639b94b013 he strictly governed his 640caa8cd4 subordinates as a king.2d43f3717678fa95

Contrary to 1f725fc620 the mercifully f49180cabd raised corners 94c3d451c3 of his 24394450f2 mouth, his 6fcf490f7f eyes were 7b04375dec cold and 7696f79b21 sharp like 301c24619b a well-honed cd74b57c7f blade, sometimes 7d59b6ac05 even contemptuous.0e4c10e0ff02afa0

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No matter how old ee9ecfcaf7 or strict a noble 20b0a8ecb4 was, they became as 2113c82161 obedient as a ten-year-old db3169ea84 child in front of c30d90c5f7 a parent when faced e175f61564 with such a smile b4d595cb94 from the king.298bc19845e08a6e

A king who ruled b3f236258a high-ranking nobles and great 32a65d52b3 nobles with dignity and 239c85a5c3 majesty in his smile, 58ec90f4d5 a saint king of f4bc1f283a the Kingdom of Ruhia e093ac5da6 like no other.5c3c6c7ddf54bb48

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As the nobles hesitated, e518fb6e37 reminded of that majestic 5ed2b7517b past, Stefan thought that ab9c609fd4 since he was going 302f4a3eb5 to die anyway, he 1da6bc9841 might as well say b01a514776 what he wanted and 0936024871 die, so he spoke 631b6b39f3 candidly.9b1347b2c221e21f

“Yes. It’s been a while, 08d8786c95 Soren. Thank you. I am the 5cfdf6bfe4 king of this f297532b4b Citadel’s…”5b78a0cd2dc94ffc

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Trailing off, the 0e16424eef king looked back. The palace, whose repairs 9665e91d04 had been delayed and 04b483cb9e delayed again, was almost 4e1d9390b3 abandoned and had deteriorated da9c5c0740 significantly in just one 1ce9f9df84 year.29d745e7349cf483

It was 6bd5499a6e like a 8e3410dd0c shabby brothel 1d5c68357c in a 1f3bdfde39 dirty back 33f78721dd alley.a10af8db32b1cc13

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Nevertheless, Stefan 9dfbd96583 did not 4586e6e274 stop smiling. No, he smiled 8753e0a14f even brighter.601904cc39141a56

Thanks to that, the fbf49148a3 king startled the nobles ea594e4215 once more and continued 356fd5d899 to speak slowly, trying 719c578332 not to let his 519360621a voice tremble.57ad87e2bec9ccd8

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“…a splendid king of b69c9988fe courtesans.”27c622f74c4b5b95

At the king’s efcdc1f23a words, Prince Soren 0eec99b0dc Ruhia thought the ee71ca65cd king was speaking f0c2b48878 out of despair. A thrilling pleasure tickled d65e6e0674 his spine.4dd6b3c3bf3cbc85

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He was always compared ac32b03dac to his brother. His brother 4955e46223 was always ebf4294238 superior, excellent, b72351487c and beloved. There were countless 1ca17336fc nights he broke 1ce5c4ee08 his glass because 9ea44a12fa he couldn’t stand d91ae49a23 the sight of 472b577ee8 his brother.38093d1313dfa392

But now, 41206c5fe4 his brother, a5b42aa895 who shone c9c0e6df7a as if 7f62c51391 he wouldn’t 915c8fef54 allow anyone 19760df227 to approach, d33717933c the saint ad3cec405b king Stefan, 62610f95c0 admitted himself 15213d6788 as the f9100478a6 king of 37a9fae59a courtesans.ad973c1c1b484409

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Serves him right!7b17063c2f179703

Soren felt a cd15edd507 pleasant heat boiling 3ce731359b not only in b17465e74d his chest but b65c1707b4 also in his 0f9beb038a stomach from the a7b5e32e15 lowly sense of f98ae4918c victory. If he 5feeacc77e had been a5fca41942 wearing thinner, 8a1c9c180a tighter pants, 313607a983 he might ec113b5013 have shown 3a23a21d20 a slight 7e029b8041 bulge.46f300870a4d8b4f

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It wasn’t that he 50747e2472 was aroused like dogs 00c8715048 mounting each other, but 653b444153 he was excited by 2baee391b1 the fact that he b5144856eb had gained the upper 0c25f5bb7b hand.c72132e32b225847

As Soren, filled d42e53f4d0 with a vile 41e621ccea smile, was in ddea0fb80b high spirits, the 680fb74da7 king, who he 14e689bc07 thought had finished 958643c001 speaking, suddenly continued.ff285a0e253cbf27

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“But, Soren. Even I, the king, 47b2f79c44 became the king of 338f469193 others in just one c02c902c3d year, so why have 0abc711d87 you achieved nothing?”e927f089d17484f2

“…”2b9b375710ec7101

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As the smile disappeared 5fd20d5418 from Soren Ruhia’s face, 0f200aa435 Stefan slowly moved forward, c659f7a681 trying not to stagger.55fc8f146435fc71

Step by step, he 2a2cd7cdf3 put strength into his fefab1244f walk and spoke with 1bc3b05af2 a clear tone.28d57ccfda7feca4

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“At least, 4ccef7e372 yes… you 63593cfee5 should have 652b56912a become the cd42cee57c king of 60e500e096 the rebels.”2276fd0ac6443534

Finally, standing right 0d9417a4c4 in front of 2b2e5c587d Soren, Stefan looked abd953e81f him up and cc7d8b692a down from his 96455ae4bc feet to his 57c26663e1 head.bc0f2320e014eb05

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Then, with cfcc93c41a a voice b376ec9117 full of c65e78d757 laughter, he d8b6946d3f said,9be6fd3ded2e04d6

“You’re just being 72ebe8bad0 used as a 1c6f66e8b4 convenient figurehead, easy c46e52bb41 to dispose of bd1daa19ed once used.”abd2a78cca865550

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“Grand General! What are you 56fb681473 doing! Execute that lewd, depraved a1588528c3 tyrant immediately!”831cb8b4819061fb

At the prince’s frantic fd5a779a17 words, as if salt 33291bda5a had been sprinkled on a22917f7a4 a wound, the Grand f2d8514aa5 General, who had been 7d466f511f quietly standing behind Stefan, e13ce22170 moved.1f9fb9e86721a0b1

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With long legs e96c1dea03 and a wide ed5bb1324e stride, he quickly b06a3ae24c stood between Prince 2d06d606ad Soren and King 73e5c128ae Stefan, placing his 3398beb494 hand on his 68659d8209 sword hilt.d1c72025c5a5b4f0

Then, he drew 7f39074d0e his sword.5f2db3e3116899fc

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Srrrng.d43cf8199c045426

Watching the 99771baa53 long sword 1a73d4c518 come out ae682a048f of its 88c8448dd0 sheath without 24fbd95a2c hesitation, Stefan 77478b4200 Ruhia slowly d05a6e8d8a closed his 900b9b065a eyes.215b1d1b60e1efde

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Even with his e4831c6599 head muddled by 49788f92dc the pheromones and 43f161d4c8 semen of alphas, a456f26d8d he was grateful b420c54f2b that his foolish 2180cd8ae5 brother was still 3654368aed so easy to 69e3284cd7 provoke.4ab966553cfc053d

Not wanting to be 6cd6a3359d imprisoned in a corner b82e4eea7f of the palace where e765a0aaf9 no light reached, living 7321101787 a miserable life and 2bc2693fab dying a disgraceful death, e295a0389c he used his remaining f6251b9d73 strength to provoke him.64d5f6d7849d1b5b

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Thanks to Soren Ruhia’s 67221bea9b explosive temper at even 2fc071fef7 a shallow provocation, Stefan 5f8103589c Ruhia could die peacefully 5a3d55d463 here today.2463f1478e6652e9

Thankful that 54ce9d9e51 his mind, 5c8214d918 which had 0a66cb6e29 somewhat regained 5ce98b1a67 its function 2b5d531281 in his 395d08e444 final moments, d45e3ceeea Stefan laughed 082afc56c6 inwardly.e6f361206a9f8dbc

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“Grand General!”12325f909a0d4656

Soren Ruhia’s urging voice 1235bc9c6b cracked as if it 727ec02cd2 were tearing. It seemed 3915cc498f he couldn’t 965ed4f2c6 control his b8db1a63cf emotions due 8866987884 to intense a60bf27ac3 anger.a94df853423d064d

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Soon, his 1bf648499c neck would 3b60ef08f3 be cut 68cfe6ed8c in half. Stefan hoped the fa19d69f7a Grand General would c65db72767 be merciful and 7435e11503 decapitate him with 63bccb2df4 a single stroke, 7ec2cc5c28 keeping his eyes 69a718e820 closed.faceab1a8c6ef2b3

He only regretted df5a97e560 not meeting the 7ec83e6f63 ‘alpha child’ he 08e05342cb never found until d4ca342f8b his death. His life had a0dd853c52 been ruined because 39b346f948 he couldn’t find 71e11c34b7 that child anyway.97cfdb9ee9602788

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…He had no 2f2240608e strength left to c8dceb7399 live. Now, he e21405de1d would be 102ead1e6c at peace…c423d481c98b680d

Thunk.70b4ef17096e6685

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Splat!101fe667ac63e216

“…”6eb9f285a8b9ef0f

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Only after something hot 01fb267a8a and fishy splattered on cda324c4f1 his face did Stefan 675a0270d4 Ruhia realize something was e144d6ef27 going wrong.6d932f698563d73e

“G-Grand General!”622fb2a042daf8d8

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“What are you doing!”4091859c57ecaf79

Srrrng.5cc9254fa8baccb0

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Srrrng.90f9aa93a1f48898

The chaotic noise bb3738444a of countless knights cf80e2631f hurriedly drawing their 72e84c8412 swords from their dc49badaa9 sheaths and the 5bd9a79bf4 shocked voices of 49a9c3a6fa the nobles mixed, 9d10f3d300 creating a commotion 77dd51ab8f in front of 7a2386a8ec the palace. Stefan quietly opened his 8f86cfb3ba eyes amidst the confusion 0b5362bcb1 and looked ahead.f91020c0908bd308

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Soren’s severed head was rolling at Stefan’s feet.835a0d2bd148f35f

“…!”7da968d4d18e2576

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“Why did you kill the prince…! Are you planning to become king yourself!”838389ddc22cca08

“How will you handle this, Grand General!”17c9f4a17feff483

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The knights of 53be3ce2d9 the noble families 7c55ea0815 who had been d98e48d600 brought along all 58c39432b3 drew their swords e76ac24f9c without exception.98f6f5c0d7ea4179

However, standing in 34f7ca48c1 front of them, 2899587597 also holding swords, 8188151812 were the knights 8bb92b250a of the Kingdom 7ad703a5bb of Ruhia’s palace.0bddbce335c52217

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Under the 34cb3abe1f care of 56849df07e Grand General 4d4e0d1c48 Leroy Kells, d530be0841 the knights d8c82f71b6 of the 4b65dd008f Kingdom of 4fdbe4a09c Ruhia’s palace, 55641c1e42 whom he 53cbb807b7 had nurtured 8426a4e166 with great 86db5f9bd7 care, were 66d99fa317 renowned and 00eace9ffa notorious in 7ee5b4b10d many ways.36fcdc0dc03023fb

Especially the rumor that 485f5df82d they were sent to 8a68aaf3c4 the border instead of eb4b146db1 going on leave was 8606fcbc30 the most terrifying source b00722bd68 of their notoriety—and also c09ea40eea a fact.eda0cd4e1fc8443e

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However, thanks 8b36d81cb4 to that 091d0fc683 dreadful ‘leave,’ 970592da27 none of 56aa779388 the knights 20900542f6 of the e045cee1c9 Kingdom of 07105a9b8c Ruhia’s palace a76ed1592f lacked real 73f9f0fb14 combat experience.21ea347bc0c852f0

Their posture was d15ad04f94 different from the e880556b7e trembling or aimlessly 028f76960e swinging swords of 6c98648a2d the inexperienced and 5b57f8a77c unorganized knights of d40cc7a67d the nobles.3f056af8773e3f8a

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Having killed people before, 3ec5a54b86 they quietly held their 99a1a114d4 swords and subdued them 6f3840d240 with their gaze.e220effffd98530b

And finally, the 2ca6154411 man who had bfebafb087 caused all the 4e9eacb9f4 commotion opened his 145ec0f9a6 mouth.a9d09bff9a338373

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“Silence.”ccbfa128bf18824b

The low resonance wasn’t very loud. But a deep silence fell over the palace garden, just as when Stefan had stepped out the door a moment ago. In the stillness, the Grand General swung his sword indifferently.200672ff7d05614a

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Thud.cdf77b132449e1d3

The blood of the prince, which had stained the sharp blade, was mercilessly shaken off onto the dirt ground. Then, he kicked the prince’s head, which had rolled to the king’s feet with a look of astonishment.8e2506feca3ce37f

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The prince’s eyes burst under the hard front of the military boots. The head, dirtied with soil and blood, flew and rolled to a stop in front of a noble’s knight. As the severed head of the dead prince came close, the knight let out a weak sound and collapsed.f63e99456a4ae6e7

Without even glancing 96ddd4c49c in that direction, 9ef385df9e the Grand General afc90e99f4 continued to speak.f726c137491aa140

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“The king has been safely rescued.”f90f13ef170be6c6

“What nonsense is that!”1bfc9cf4f3dc79fe

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“What?”4e2bf3705063bc6c

“…!”972923b6fc111e56

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Rough gasps and exclamations erupted among the nobles. Even Stefan Ruhia was surprised by the Grand General’s words and turned his gaze to him, but Grand General Leroy Kells did not respond to that gaze.d71484a89061ff8d

He continued to 56a5cfbda1 speak, looking at 1558aaccc9 the nobles.f675566fb1be59f3

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“The vile prince Soren Ruhia poisoned the king’s food for over two years, and the king’s body and mind were damaged because of it. Therefore, from today onwards…”be714293b652a131

The Grand General glanced 647a85b77b at the king, who 4bd5644a77 was standing blankly, and 23b86a022a continued.06e3470385e951e4

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