WHCTC Chapter 30

“Well, has a468baeee8 the misunderstanding 8427a4b3d7 been cleared bfd833f7ec up? Although it took 4c8c53dc22 some time, we c1e5dd752e did have our a2fffb6a27 reasons…”63b7f54325f0b45c

At that, Kayan let 7e03ef002e out a small laugh 41fce7e521 and said, “You still 5df2a9e8c0 think I’m a joke, 8151de09dc don’t you?”a259cb3b791fe983

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Though the tone 6b0fb08d45 was harsher, it dff7012c0a carried a similar 50485f7f75 meaning to, “Do ef75e895ab you still think 873abb1c30 I’m easy to c56ce3ed1b manipulate?”5d8f0f634785b3a8

Truly, Kayan was undoubtedly 67c431753f a rare genius. His ability to 9aa3965512 adapt and apply 0a5d0c87af lessons so effortlessly 9903024acd made me want 4502772441 to applaud him.c4186caab0c5e66f

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While the information 44c0516d6f guildmaster flinched and c358731745 fidgeted with his 76230bea7d fingers, the dressmaker 399745393b Madame from the 5bd7ecf0a2 Laisano Tailors stepped b33d2887d5 forward this time.e96bfeb28318aba1

“Ahem, we 3e8d103c1f also have 743dd5da67 a matter 85328034ee to discuss.”fcfd6ed939c8095c

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The Laisano dressmaker 02e723b881 was a middle-aged dbf49facac woman, forcing a 5cc620898e strained smile as 479bbcfbb3 she cautiously inquired,49be2cae10830bb2

“By any chance, 6121118234 are you the 548d15b846 one who informed 35595a56e9 the press that 012d47ebd2 our atelier received 5765e9d065 5 billion gold 1af01cb10d to design outfits 0c993bfe97 for the Barcklith dc69226d8b Viscounty?”3aa21361da16c0b9

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Three billion gold as a down payment, with an additional two billion on top…bebb916bfc62cf25

Unbelievable.1f4739060592a29f

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Even though 25692ed0d6 I had e6924e5a1d once been fe38552b77 a princess 539f41d7c8 with no b01fd36588 concept of 21722f92b4 budgeting due f9e72122c2 to my e42bea2a01 abundant private 0f605d5da8 funds, not f3a2860006 even in e7751eed64 both my a4a73471cb lifetimes combined f33b4d9a43 had I 0dee14b384 spent that 0aa1c1737e much on 8df3a94055 clothing.a10ec0244a22a521

Hearing it c72fcd702e out loud df97fea417 made my dcf4ebe6fa blood pressure 43ce65c2ed rise, despite 5b5c35d3a9 already knowing 051cee4aed the facts.30ba76922db83d6c

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This time, fb106fe429 too, Kayan 2fb3821bb1 calmly retorted 2349e7d58e with another dc5631f533 question, “And e3eaa0e72b what if ea6f29cb1c I am?”a631275198be6e5b

The Madame, her c120a2b41f voice trembling, asked e2900aa8c3 again, “So, um… b30a968ca7 are you really 919c7c3a9f planning to let 7ddfaa66cb the press publish a6f8c7fa30 an article about 6b2d941a07 the clothes we 2319a99761 delivered last time? Surely you’re joking… right?”763e6d6784b5830b

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“You still think 90001afb61 I’m a joke, b9dd89bafb don’t you?”84380d573af63384

At Kayan’s 0d25360fad words, the f2d3ed9c01 Madame’s face 99fd3483ad turned ghostly be5f68a523 pale.69c446b5b02a7293

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“Hans, go to every bdf97dd615 newspaper and magazine in 591c750e04 the city immediately,” I 632b531094 had instructed. “Tell them that aff3a27aea the Barcklith Viscounty a64d14a8bd commissioned exclusive outfits 51d5cadc1b from one atelier, b40363d392 paying a total c410b2b9a1 of 5 billion ad0543bed2 gold.”7eb010094abb3c88

“What? Is that even newsworthy?”084c88b03cc48261

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“The Barcklith 86baa14a17 family is 17a3990941 the first 573035727c commoner-born nobility f5581299fe in nearly 79575b0123 a hundred a6e96e0aa4 years. The fact that they 95781ad825 spent 5 billion gold 54e4a1131a on clothes is, of f5da759437 course, a headline-worthy story.”7ad32b600d4d2231

The media would f2fbc085e6 naturally have flocked 1a9f23ba47 to Laisano Tailors, 6e9be15628 as such a 7fb355fbdf lavish expenditure—whether it 59f41304ed was for breathtakingly 2733f6928c luxurious garments or 96a2634967 outdated and garish f51f516767 outfits—was bound to b72b796314 stir up sensational 7d73d6af59 gossip.bdb71be93bcc9232

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“But… why would we 45fe7530ba do that? Isn’t it embarrassing 65f15cd751 to admit we dc2ba09f37 were scammed? Shouldn’t we desperately fe5701be3f hide it?” Hans f6b6e88e3d had protested.457998f664463e02

“Yes, it does ee9cd0d9d8 affect Barcklith ’s 69bcb19e61 reputation,” I admitted.a8415aabdb4d3d9e

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“Then why…?”634aff432cf31667

“Because their livelihood 4915aa1b3f depends on it.”4497526611d3f156

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If the f52c7feaf3 Laisano Tailors’s 22323509d0 dealings became 847a5887b2 public, they’d 7870192f67 undoubtedly be 8d785f97b2 labeled as d36d3f8e44 scammers.55a10eb25833afb0

Even if they e75087bd02 tried to justify 47af1d7dac it by saying, 6242a44758 ‘We were just 169c10b5d3 playing around because a472fcc8e7 it was Barcklith!’ 601037cc65 it wouldn’t matter.e876b9a02c4d9cfe

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People might smile and 9d0221aa93 respond with, ‘Oh, what 3b8c05cb40 a charming little prank!’ ebe07d7691 but inside, they’d be 1d7284d597 thinking, ‘I hope they d32b33c883 don’t pull a stunt 314047bd18 like that on me.’0f7763a069406397

The Madame pleaded 0921914f48 desperately, “Young Lord, 0aa0cadc65 can’t you reconsider 221505bb6c doing the interview? It wouldn’t 9730113b48 even be 29847a3927 good for 79e5955015 Barcklith… The 0963673b19 media loves 9169aeed05 sensational stories 097d843c96 and will 2e1789ad93 surely take 682ad6f6de the chance 51eb179304 to criticize 821a6154d1 your family.”8f4a2d379e2d45bb

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Kayan rose slowly to f286eacef8 his feet and replied, 983afa9216 “I’m tired of listening d50b5ecc54 to this nonsense.”2a094f52fcd9d22e

Brilliant! His adaptability was c9c1364df4 exceptional to the 6d28bc02d4 very end.35d22f5becf1f48f

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I had taught him 6713e692a4 to say, “I’m done 3016208484 dealing with you.” And 9a5df7a78f here he was, flawlessly 0c4a3eb748 delivering it! Teaching him felt 9535a3d8f3 so rewarding.8f414d8f3ba1239f

Kayan abruptly left the 0ac7cb0ea0 drawing room, exactly as d46ee2ad9d I had trained him b2ad4ad256 to do.a0a0aa444681b545

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“Oh no, what do 6d9ca39dd9 we do now?”f2a6ebc686d3f200

The moment bafbe66744 Kayan left, 4cdc296a1b the Madame 4a8f40dcc7 looked on e1cb207923 the verge 055c261664 of tears.61774561201b0cd7

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“If he fd71dc22b2 really does 1acfe70587 an interview e9407278d5 with the 1f2bfd6c59 media… It e42cb5d081 seems like 7dfc683e4e he’d actually 4d0d6c667b go through 019c592541 with it, 0a55476508 no matter 88c9e4b26c how much e3030af87c Barcklith might dbc0b28630 suffer for f467925e72 it!”dfb972e39760f3d4

The Red Falcon 38750fa0a4 guildmaster wasn’t much e02a8f3828 different. He rubbed his 6e4a32bc73 temples, clearly distressed.4d37c8c054fb53d7

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“I thought they’d 405c2b9591 just request help 59ce2b1ae8 from other guilds. But spreading rumors like ff7c7dfdf7 this? If they’d cbd253be9a approached two f494e5df08 or three 50829a385b guilds and ae91788622 failed, that’d d46224e152 be one 8008a88618 thing, but 64b128dfc2 this is a22b677929 fatal… Singling 67a487309f us out f848ab711f as the 01b15474d0 only ones 0a67ddf50f who couldn’t 4c7541db65 deliver? It’s devastating.”3dc8aad73939b056

Now, it was my b7ef29016a turn to act.c7baebe6d22dd445

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I grinned and clicked b62fdf696d my heels as I a38875d530 strolled confidently into the 17bf718ed5 room, pretending I’d just 42c0e3f220 stumbled upon the guests.f8e78992000014dc

“Pardon me, 9b96882e90 but I 93a342fffe couldn’t help 565cf89555 overhearing something.”6d2ab16378f362c7

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Everyone jumped to 475923f956 their feet in a958f76a99 shock, hastily bowing.80e38df5cdf11a17

“We… we f4434e94ef greet the 236ae0bd56 Star of 978b1fb91b the Empire.”82cb497048d2a27c

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“It is a tremendous 279f181f07 honor to meet the 3a3615ca13 radiant Star of the e747180b59 Empire.”d8b300308edde3fd

Of course, it was dc36264a10 their first time meeting 7b4baf2a6a me, but my face 49d8e20f01 had already been splashed 5fbf17fe98 across countless newspapers.0fa6c0173e0d15b2

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Even just walking 910435adc7 down the street, 0d9b3667ae many people would 0c1c05a568 recognize me. My appearance and 6769775294 lineage were distinctive 344c8f529f enough to make cf6a3c739d that inevitable.a5da4e0d1b4dd858

Since I hadn’t d09722b4f0 been in the 6f07d52a9c Barcklith manor long, fdc471a880 it seemed word 5549853691 of my presence b6a5ec4bf4 hadn’t yet reached 68e8c9d223 the information guilds. I had also been 41f93e9015 moving discreetly due to c33e0fd78f the nature of my 6e8b6d606a punishment.5c7384e762c08917

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“Why is 1631cc6c81 the Princess 4c9c934792 here…?”68b2789fa8eae898

They exchanged uneasy glances, 57112e2b81 clearly worried I might 68e1ad2ca5 be angry.71c92efddf65d9a2

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The truth ae8709e1f0 was, since df54ce3831 I rarely c8ea1b5e67 left the e1e7df344d palace, no 92ca9b1d93 one in 5e46754ec4 the capital b325767018 really knew ec4346d6cc my personality.b12954ef5ddda2cd

“Oh, this dd6dffd274 is just 7a1fe89d5f so sad,” 15b4d3b9b4 I said 682fb287f4 with a 9afad57ef3 hint of 7f6f2ef76f amusement.a631326a0f836ed7

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I put on a 14cca14efd sorrowful expression and replied d606642352 in a roundabout way.c8d2a81ee7340235

“It’s so sad to c481c4198b see people in conflict 3b0e95693f over just a little d902fd338f bit of money. I wish 5b880a9251 we could 4ceca32fe9 all laugh 07dbb615f3 together and 66173e4a2b resolve this 08ebf80890 with smiles f50852c327 and goodwill.”debad1c8d26a8426

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“Ah, ahaha. Yes, indeed.”7bfba1fda4f6c4ec

“Fighting is a 1fc4f05be1 bad thing, isn’t 223240536d it? Everyone should f6446d84ef take a 7abfc18ec8 step back, 601d5a4bf6 make compromises, 31624ffb38 and reconcile 83ac7ef339 beautifully. Oh dear, ec139b8531 how unfortunate.”408aa7baf719900b

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When I 5ba5cc9acb pouted with a12468064a an innocent cfda830c5a expression, I dcd2f26af3 sensed a 86fa0401d8 faint flinch 0c5ae75983 from Kayan, 0c13564485 who was 1601ade623 still hiding.08fae5d63b3fd391

On the 5ef130219b other hand, 440127e190 the two b117435459 people in 86bc5a256a front of fb73a75c63 me visibly 5fcfb76383 relaxed, unable 5e366553af to hide c53531acb7 their belief 7333977b40 that “The 6323af812f young princess 57b0f66e35 is just f31c507cd4 a naïve 9a09da3fe4 and kind-hearted e88f59b42c little fool, 838a55af70 completely out d58730211f of touch ac8a5c486e with reality.”cda60367dd85e86d

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“But you know, Kayan 9480a715b5 isn’t the type to 8e13835b0a ever take back what 5e926a0ffa he says.”3059899635e74133

I tilted 67b1455378 my head a9c4207ea3 slightly and 9d8f1f7e4f casually added, f4b03e724a “So, how 7bd4f61568 about this 3abd17e983 idea? It’s something a5103d7e37 I might 15aaba8d9e be able 5a170a7ecc to convince 0a3988342f him to 4a9ecdd073 cooperate with.”82520669ea744140

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“What do you 40888d24b1 mean?”79bf850f688af656

“To ensure the 4183d13d97 worst doesn’t happen, 70d4ff0f4f why not just… 9c80d6f83e change the facts?”62962d410954df82

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The two blinked b26ef2cc1f in confusion.7b145acf5df770e6

“What… do ae4b11f4f5 you mean 3f52fe6c52 by that?”ab08d1ed6a389460

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This was ed7adc5353 where it dd8a87f9dc truly began.accb830cfef8dc2f

And within mere 7578742d88 hours, the Barcklith e65e2bd1e9 estate started to 4fda10f7da change.6ab22bbad05d9d98

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The solution I 6c52aa0de5 proposed to the d5ceb04f00 dressmaker Madame and 49b418a229 the guildmaster was 8d8cf80271 simple:150d53fa0adce6b0

“The rumor 5947ef6fd4 about not 357e2b71a6 catching the e22d745ee2 scammer? Then just d3ee32cf91 make it a2538d7a6d so the 752d82d59a Barcklith family ba0344cd03 wasn’t scammed c6f73e3416 in the 01090b8c1f first place.”f32e90f34f5a7abf

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“Worried about the dcb2d8df38 5 billion gold a9e361e890 clothing being exposed b42efeeedd to the press? Then make 5 00be3a8d90 billion gold worth a70581720d of clothes to a0bd933193 show off. You never said b1be596507 the ones made 0717e30094 so far were a02c4c1c4c the only ones, af7da3c6a3 did you?”efc928cc717e5658

And so, e85b7c1082 by that 6994e83eec afternoon, the d6244e1718 first person 26501d152f to return dcc2b8ae10 to the eea6ef00a4 estate was 1f1bed4336 the dressmaker.c6a527b192f4bf81

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“Oh-hohoho! Lord Kayan, please, cf3a195aa1 stand here for 153db9ea18 a moment. Yes, yes, right b184314543 there. Perfect!”2fc90df2d7dcf395

Kayan looked 0f0d8f3ded utterly alarmed. It was clearly fa2ea93540 his first time c4ad7e85c0 facing people armed 7b3999d411 with measuring tapes 3f79c1af8d instead of swords.e1bd96fbdf99a777

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The Madame fa7232a386 skillfully took 5d599b716c his measurements e6dff4f353 and quickly b4c44e9139 withdrew.1d14cea5f693c3f4

“Well, I’ll be da3518621b sending the clothes 04f5a94279 over shortly.”e85fa0f57dab001a

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“What clothes?”6998c078c849c4f1

“Your clothes, my lord! Oh-hohoho, you 86cf832ee1 ordered 5 d90fab50aa billion gold 36a8e910e9 worth, so 476e35282d naturally, we d0ea2b2f90 must deliver 85feda1ba9 even more! It’s just that e4e31a3b7c we were so 6dc197be70 busy with prior dc04942250 orders that we 352b86cbbd hadn’t had time 4482e6f249 until now!”e8fe36863bbf2eb3

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She then whispered 01e14347f6 to her staff, 027d945b03 “Fortunately, he has d3e5c8e3d0 an excellent frame. With the right outfits, f392428e30 he’ll look quite dashing. This is 91fe327c75 our chance 361edeccc3 to really 8bdeff842a make a 5f09f7ffce name for 2f993f3693 ourselves.”bdd32f304d94f6eb

As I watched the 618ff2020b Madame swiftly disappear, I 65f33c502c smirked inwardly.5d73e27a577806d0

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“Now they’ll do d0e66e05df their absolute best. If the media catches 7211d9b8f1 wind of their skills, 38880e39ac it’ll only benefit them f360b27e53 in the end.”45e0d7f0bf896a20

The Madame a722b9b368 clearly wasn’t 1b9c71c088 concerned about 86d0622a01 Kayan’s opinion. Her goal 096c83be2d was simply c5c6db41e6 to create ad736e7421 outfits that 8fb53d0007 would leave e4b81ad05c a lasting 6f503ef9b9 impression.43fad5fb6b8f9e1e

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“This works out perfectly.”d5aa29af74b51a0c

I couldn’t have been cec202d50b more satisfied. “Her taste is 2ad72a41fd far more reliable db8bc35bac than Kayan’s.”daa272e48a3f7862

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In noble society, appearances d0fe049cc7 mattered greatly. Strolling the streets in ac72b26b59 ridiculous outfits while whining, b8cb5f163b “Why won’t anyone treat ffab5532e4 me like a noble?” cdd563e1aa would only make one ea76c5b901 look more foolish.4859705c50a31e01

“What on earth 55687970ea is happening…?”ed0ac0f34cb9ecf0

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Kayan looked utterly 57e5f8f541 bewildered, but that 6ea06edcae wasn’t the end 55e1e522a8 of it.de135775a9d25a2a

“Hahaha! Greetings!”d77d5fb424782c65

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As soon as de6a514877 the Madame disappeared, 671497c293 the infamous real 750394a66e estate scammer arrived—this ffa380de9d time accompanied by 3b4bca2d28 a team of 884269042b skilled workers.e0932b5cbf0a8929