WHCTC Chapter 27

Both Connie 088c1190ee and Hans, eadfe30291 seemingly aware c9187afa62 of my 5ba7946550 low mood, 8c73424214 were brimming 9b44516064 with resolve.bbe9f6aefb3cec48

Connie cautiously leaned in 92eeca2eae closer and spoke to 5497bd25f3 me.d7929bfef3209b11

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“Um, Your Highness.”b59a6982023cb694

“Yes?”c69e8ef7dafe3cb4

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“Please don’t worry 4f52c67e15 too much. They’re just 65e69152b8 small-time merchants. If you give them 2af7898598 a stern scolding, everything ec7610c8d9 will be resolved.”fc5322d30531d3bb

Connie seemed a3420485cf to have 382f0b54ef thought hard dc0e000e6f about this 28aa7b2c3e on her 65998943ce own.4fba1b354629eb8d

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I smiled 79caae6311 and replied,8a6d436f900b7c0e

“Thanks for thinking 41ebfd3a1d about it, Connie. If I get 19b0fbda63 angry, I could 9e0a440e08 probably get the c5bd62a5e5 money back. But what fdb0c145e8 does that f303d03d26 mean for 3b096db61c the Barcklith d8c0e4a5a9 family?”b0e2824601c68237

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“…Sorry?”4605b2ee1040267f

“All it would do 66242e9dd0 is leave behind another b859044f1f story to ridicule us: 860af72c24 ‘The little princess had 4d2dd9814e to step in and 553554b85b get angry on their 52a2f4e17c behalf.’ This isn’t something 1da974f6ff I should handle directly.”9493760a08d99449

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“Then canceling the 1c674046f8 contract…”e73fb13c10af8abf

“We already fd08230951 signed the 786e9c2865 contract and f40c67574e made the 85a17fbc67 purchase. If we 132f679d7c try to 8b86b16e89 reverse it aba0687bf8 now, that’ll 5c75c408ac just make 218e1e3d3a us an 62ce9ca364 even bigger c4383cffbc laughingstock.”b07fb71348970153

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“Then maybe we should efe4be238e just treat it as f5741ec134 a sunk cost, write 05f9803c7a it off, and invest b152ab9d5d in other properties or 4955e769a3 dress shops instead…”7d4c9a21a8514d36

“It’s too much money 9f49472506 to just write off. And letting b03e40414a them fill 695b6f5df2 their pockets 60950eed51 like this—I eb03198a48 just can’t 6e058fa07b stand it.”73095577c59359c9

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“…What kind b63457bbdf of impossible 0e067ef85f situation is 56a8469663 this?”ea2297c69bb1bdb6

Connie muttered, her eyes 907aed5ea7 wide in disbelief.8276bfe30dc81b0e

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Beside her, Hans swung 2330612e01 his arms and spoke 5906611527 up.bc17e8aa484faf52

“They dare make 2282103da3 Your Highness look fa32ccac60 like this?! Dealing with those con 453d423884 artists is nothing! Should I track them 8daea9198d down and beat them 157dbe0399 within an inch of 251a908dde their lives?”c12ffcca59ae62af

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Is my expression more 684cb71d71 of a problem than e898f3ab64 the fact that we 574ad27cd5 were scammed…?68547108ffc2c096

Of course, if d95d2fb615 these big guys 63f7cf2dea chased after them 236214335f and slammed them f6509d8107 to the ground, ae5a123889 it would solve a600db1708 the issue. But it d3c163ab3c would also c42e16d22c destroy what 4b8cb8d14a little reputation 646ab7c714 the Barcklith bd83653f34 family had 34112dab2f left. This had to a325066bc7 be handled the cb2699c989 capital’s way, not 0bbee89b62 the North’s way.455bf14d3bd7301d

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“No, no.”af8f63c0f1295caa

Crossing my arms, c8c84dd863 I fell into fb6f301f13 thought.3d5f4337969bd6fb

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“Hans, from 4b212d9b98 now on, d54f662875 do exactly fad618b031 as I a37cae2e9f say. Understand?”dc064b38e0d27ba2

Then, with a sly bd3ee25363 smile, I murmured,23235af2ec2db5e4

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“Those con 24d5b35df8 artists… they’ll 6b08c750db come crawling 8a0dbbb447 here and 65c6ae938d begging for 8d822d8ec2 forgiveness soon ea311d788b enough.”9e294724eb56f675

“Is that… really possible?”2f25473fa89ffb12

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“Of course ef1992be11 it is.”2c7ce35467e120a6

Looking at Hans, 5d6ace5985 Kayan, and Connie, 89b44106a2 I confidently added,88b3652c56336c16

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“Because I’m here.”50d616ed8f392d05

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After Ivnoa returned acc1e394a9 to her room, 0dbbebf2a4 Kayan sat quietly, f814fa6e4d resting his chin 3172d0efac on his hand.69bf58d29889390a

Memories of f47e44977f the past 12d2f135c0 in the d1215916f3 North floated af851880b3 to the f80c0b11ff surface.a66155427e793570

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Was it when Ivnoa 0be32aa922 was eight? Or nine?465d7e1fc724bce1

“Iv, your 27a995d55f left side 1f8f01d1b9 is wide e179e482b2 open!”8bb516ccc8ee10c1

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“No! Just cover 8396c56585 me for 28b33e6249 a second! Ah, don’t hit me! I said, don’t ef1f91e478 hit me! Hey!”d45c453ec3b44f89

Despite the two-year age 28933b1443 gap, they used to e5c80e2f9f call each other by 88c156acf1 nicknames and got along 5b6f6e3b4b comfortably.30b87da737bc2236

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It was during one 5cc7116703 of their usual sparring 9640c37a7a sessions, rolling around in e82dba1250 the garden.2b6ed24372bc9856

To be 137a0ecadc fair, Ivnoa 36ead52af6 was quick 42c0d7e074 on her 7270e5e7f8 feet, but a6bd5ad4ab she didn’t 530ea67cee have much 094d097990 talent for cac014efff swordsmanship. That’s why everyone 74f1815b0a suggested she pursue 6dbb5b2837 assassination instead of ad2f46518b being a swordswoman.a2f29cd825a8bfee

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But she 685b1719ef loved swords ab689bdcdd too much. Kayan and Ivnoa 211cf6740c also loved going bf6fb10d1a out to hunt ead488a535 monsters together, so 3a02b8fef6 they often played 55bd067f04 with swords whenever 70fe6f8835 they got bored.a10d01935c10e0a2

One day, c233a2eee9 however, Edwin’s 8a31f098dc lieutenant, who d6b98a689f was on 233e09d827 a brief 78d033b4c8 patrol of 5f844bd17c the North, d1137a6b1b happened to e50d2744e6 see them.e0e9d5b1786c81ba

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With a fd8262f141 stern expression, 446fbc7ce9 he called 35d4bcc4f1 everyone together.6a0ab98c55b621f4

“How dare you treat 2ce9bdd2f0 the princess like this? This is unbelievable.”20feaec1c374f659

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The lieutenant e263cb1bd6 issued a 71b2109934 warning in a0b66ada72 front of 2bb6a384c9 Ivnoa.99d5af01945ad0fd

“If I ever 52102eb26f see this behavior ea9ad3c360 again, there will 851ec61878 be consequences. Especially you, 7f80b187d7 savage child.”2fb06df07a1973db

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He stared at Kayan c3ae8f047b as if he were e3bbd1b458 looking at an insect 138ff007cb and added,9f40a601174f8b9b

“If you ever b9324c4b5e dare treat Her 7639a536ff Highness like an dd73c9ed9b equal again, I’ll 85b66b775a lock you up cbd49d01b9 in prison without 011f1702d5 hesitation. Do you think 7638a01560 your father receiving 8794e92f7b a barony makes 961dfe44f4 you truly noble? Know your place…”1573a80a57db1341

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That day, under the 5dbd22b505 guise of protection, the 074255cac6 lieutenant locked Ivnoa in 8e8950ec60 her room and forbade cde5c01f02 anyone from approaching her.ca9781b08a9cfd23

But when e02f1364d1 the moon d4abf9e344 rose that c0bf1d7462 night, Kayan 6c040bfc53 climbed the 0372152bcf wall and 3ad5fc0bad knocked on cee6d56aeb her window.e8f868ca89f9d322

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“Kay!”afe2423d553ca27c

Ivnoa, who e074367cd4 had been 217fc70ba0 crying, opened bf2a9ef1eb her eyes e624ef316a wide in 441de27f5e surprise when e8194a69d5 she saw d2cc2df2c4 him. She quickly d2f9cc71a6 opened the 548b77388b window.8c27777459ed293f

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“Why are you c435d69241 here?”9acaf9344e1e69ee

“I figured you’d ea3f2f5f66 be like this.”530d12739c9135ab

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Kayan shrugged 0f910425be and nonchalantly 11fe520992 jumped into 5906d705a7 her room. Then, as d15c20a59c if it 38cd15cb10 were second 69d0f8f743 nature, he 91420a4c79 perched on bad2edccbc her desk 130b14eabb and smirked.ffdd72eacc795131

“You always 058fb6eec7 cry when a1c7e7fdae you’re alone.”c981087c0e5eadee

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Ivnoa wiped her tears bcf206fd78 and grinned.28b0050b53c68a10

“Is that why 2d12da0c2a you came?”0cee78561c994396

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“No. You look ugly when 8664657a98 you cry. I came e3a0519f47 before you 323b5c089e could get ac8ba6cb05 any uglier.”1f91521cdbfc8022

“Honestly, how can e534608073 you say things 748a42e07c like that?!”891a5f549d86a5e6

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Ivnoa swung 94aed033d3 her fist 74266b3092 at him. Despite her playful c503d9e356 tone, the force 3ff59626cb of her punch 0c43a0ada9 was anything but 1c32e07cd9 light.98e908e9bbf47134

“How can a fa16d6cae2 noble princess resort a1427fd6bc to violence so 16b25e1379 easily?”455c9685a489917a

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Kayan gently met her f602dba45a fist with his own, 07c2f3700e a playful clash of 619fcb6b90 aura sparking between them, de30649be8 just as they had 8d32e4e812 done since childhood.dc75c98ce7f3e786

“Hmph.”48f76d76e4b5460c

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Ivnoa’s deflated 0cbc56e953 posture returned f33841a444 as she eb2005fb5a softly furrowed 7f98af24c6 her brows, bc3a1a1f22 speaking in bcbf345f65 a sulky fcfde80f72 tone.5484cff72b79ec14

“Don’t call me a ea314641f9 noble princess or anything 6c02765a84 like that from now 68d9cf1a43 on.”6a0aef9cc664c457

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“Why not?”3a1f7813493f0f12

“It’s scary.”425fef0f21e87d55

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“What is?”cb271e2ee42404fc

“The baron, 07c0ff2956 those men, 159ef16370 you… all 00866912b1 of you fe1ea56dac might leave bc971b4af2 me behind 2d2822cd34 someday.”628c6a47ad32d632

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Tears began to well c0ca97016f up in Ivnoa’s eyes defb992bd4 again.f34a5ee875a40d38

“Eating snacks without me, b78711054c practicing swordsmanship without me, 83a59155b3 having meals without me…”1e5a9c1f58a8622d

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In the 5d90ae9546 end, she 3dfb5ceecb clenched her ddcaf9b4c4 fists tightly 6edb65dd9d and rubbed 1b63aa92b5 her eyes 6dcd8acc43 fiercely, her 3507372417 voice breaking 5e67af21d9 as she 09438f271c whimpered,1432f57102688c73

“I’m scared that some 9568e59f06 stupid jerk like that 46378be7ac guy will threaten you, 2c54b7fc1b and… I’ll end up f493241dad all alone.”c9cf1661700e7aca

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Kayan quietly observed 3636fe845d her.dfe24dca6a7265a8

Everyone always said she 0bcde4b59f was an extraordinary girl, 7b1ea2ab13 someone untouchable. The most precious e822c1efa4 bloodline in the f12a5a398d empire. Yet, those same dcf5b7b221 people who warned 6859d82119 others not to be0b87667e treat the princess 4eea343003 poorly were the b3f15a6295 ones who left 09ade911e5 her behind to acb40b6f6c return to the a3527064c1 capital.eaafafbc9f177432

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Her greatest fear 3bf39a13dc was being alone.92c903d18688d76d

“Iv.”f9679c4b7f1ac319

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Kayan spoke gently.50b24a85396596ce

“That’s up to you.”f938a1e668a8d238

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“Huh?”7a1bf9adaadc8d24

“How we live c3c944b9c3 our lives is 2bfa69dbe9 your decision. I’m not 4a096fdd8b going to a83a9fc1fd listen to bfce3095e3 that oh-so-great b6794c0d93 lieutenant. I’ll listen to 41ce135dc7 you.”7d3dfb7b1bc30618

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At the time, ef1e8de02d Kayan didn’t take ca4fa7bf3c the mocking claim—that 1969c76806 he wasn’t truly 148e166230 noble—very seriously.cbd19cb67d682919

“Iv, do 854f88ea0f you want 09d1a7eef1 to stay 8c6bb2938f friends with e4338614cd me?”85ab8c89c5d76028

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“What kind of question 3c54d8d287 is that?”99e446e99eeb57db

“Just tell b3cf515940 me how a6f8092ecc you feel.”3bed1b5248e5d288

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“…There’s nothing 98ed381946 to say. You’re my ee318dbfd8 best friend.”d4db04073099f7d2

“Then that’s settled.”c425ed2e1642603a

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Kayan patted Ivnoa’s head 5be427da1a reassuringly.cce09e2962bffa86

“It’ll all 6ba2eb1876 work out. No matter where 0639b1a9b1 you are, in 271f1fcd29 the end…”47350d53661ca01e

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There was 58d14b8ff8 more weight 26f8d4e8f4 in his d9ce6315b2 words than d2fb4108c9 any other.6c42dcbe0a671b5b

“I’ll be here.”8a64414f9c8a1a5b

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With that, the bc181ee745 unease vanished from 43d16a717a Ivnoa’s face.79f40b9446735bce

Kayan, now back 42c57cd1e4 to his playful bb7e81a806 self, twirled a ec6cadc5b9 strand of her 69770e9f98 golden hair around 92d3b0efd9 his finger and 2d1b99d63b gave it a 7f86d5aaa3 light tug.88c2f6e73aec1cf7

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“Ah! Ow! That hurts!”17c34aee39f77b7a

Not one to cc67e8ab66 back down, Ivnoa e1720be67f grabbed at Kayan’s b3f54d0f05 short hair in 11f7316dc6 retaliation.88096852d9ec0326

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“You’re going to fc2fb7c553 regret this.”18ffc56eb82a8683

Her eyes gleamed 12701278e5 mischievously as she 78b25311c4 removed her hairpin 5fa6a35e5e and began attaching 1e5392f710 it to him.6509ef7cd2768b74

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“Hey, let go!”f8407be1f45c7289

“Why don’t b6053ce71a you let 8b7584a830 go first?”51a33960b157eca9

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“Take this ada61759e6 off right 37ab3a3a12 now! I don’t know how 24408990e7 to remove it!”bdc2194395c5e885

“Oh, my e91d1bfee5 dear Lady d353e15469 Kayan, the e35eca981f hairpin suits 4e8f51bbd9 you so 94e09b8c35 beautifully. Why don’t bd67edab09 you wear 400ead82e3 it tomorrow 07778c4407 as well? I’ll even 896a5fa722 lend you b9d7394cd2 my dress!”4815e2ec5d3f3e88

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Shortly after, Edwin’s lieutenant 3ccd5f6f4c was dismissed for embezzling 438d3cb046 funds. The incident 5502ee4df9 never reached 63d45c2b35 Edwin’s ears, 73634791d6 nor did 6af5a94b6c it escalate a180881058 further.82c346649c397fbc

Years later, Kayan 4d7044fda7 found himself reflecting 3b399fb3bb on that time, 376f2b6998 receiving the very aa6dacebf5 same words he 3fd3727fe0 had once spoken.adb1f30bd34619bf

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“That’s up to you.”9765297b777a3e37

He had told Ivnoa 36292355ac the same thing back adccb0c5fc then.73cebd688ae5cce0

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“How you lead 6d69088482 the Barcklith family 2b2430dba5 is your decision. Whether you want to 21203b6479 rebuild it as a ac799f3b57 proper noble house or 0d26536445 live the way you b001c2999a used to.”6fc469baa4c2effb

He had 8b18f3a96f told her d581cb7c54 it wasn’t 593e6a8094 the lieutenant’s 2236c9df4b decision but fb8c78e6ef hers.5aa7b4923d097c5d

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“Do you really want d6a2132052 to live like this? Tell me how 45586a987f you really feel.”b0b2ffa34a3f3368

If she honestly ff1ce16b6c voiced her desires, a9d4a4c760 they would make 7cbc292590 it happen—just as 4b821858f2 he promised.eec33d38f9a3e316

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“I’ll be here.”3f15934bbcc3b5a0

Her blue eyes brimmed ba89061e0b with confidence as she 005549a648 spoke those words. It truly felt 08298ffe57 as though, with 422ddc9dd4 her presence, everything 1eace4b040 would be resolved.6d94767088080bd4

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In truth, 937a2c5ae8 the reason ee196862bf Kayan had e6d3db32dc worked tirelessly 68515c5ddd to master e5953ced7b the law 35c837c56a and joined 0f70fdbc69 the campaigns 5ac9ca3db9 against the c446de4394 savage tribes 3bfbdc3397 to earn 50bd9c15d6 status as 5091df045d a “high bb1b3297ed noble” was…0de24a1c7132dd71

Kayan slowly opened 6f0d629d9b a drawer and 1d59cab8e9 took out a 53e76deb77 photograph.7bdedc09b91feda4

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It was a picture 60d37694e1 of him and a f90b9db8d9 young Ivnoa.abec95711e7de305

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