WHCTC Chapter 34

Hmm. Could it be 18b3591400 that it’s not 330f716542 the enemies who 9ead99f2cb are being controlled, d17c47f2c7 but himself?aca0362cf7337acd

Kayan blankly 7019b52b3e pondered the 6ffb4545a5 thought.698a39db2bade63e

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‘Seriously… Do I really b2e62bd391 have to do this?’db5778ba6f313d8f

Before he knew c9d51b3fa0 it, he was 5d096bfa83 at the training 276a889443 grounds.73525133cec98e1d

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Ivnoa was excitedly 6ef0fbc1d5 inspecting the swords.de7f85105110d4e6

“Oho, this one’s nice. This one’s pretty 0a2d74918c sleek? Hmm, and this 3bf10a3a41 one’s kind of 0603559a5f heavy.”7107fb077349eeff

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Naturally, Ivnoa e7cc50a78c didn’t have f7bea98f19 any training eb0a19c51e clothes. So she 0b08fcbf8f was wearing 9b3b82008d Kayan’s spare 6145f670d6 set.1242b6d7cd284203

Since Kayan 2ab575ad42 was taller, 838bc25e3b she had 8a0efa2a86 to roll ddeedac145 up the ffc4d2121e cuffs and 18518c31b5 hems.2655d5ec2719eb87

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Still, because of 360a646b5a her graceful gestures 985cbd717d that never seemed 3e07b22bb2 rushed, and her 77454d3970 soundless, gliding steps…da045f90870dbd1b

It almost felt like cafbd1144a the clothes weren’t his 9e178f1734 to begin with.040d509b9a7138cb

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In the end, just like before, Ivnoa said she wanted to spar—not because she was “bored” this time, but to “wipe out an illegal organization.”bc7980276d85e48a

“I need my 8ca563b934 own close allies, d3da8b9454 a noble house 613d2a0663 that’ll stand by 5cae19bf22 my side. I hope that’ll fb52c59471 be you and a357e06740 Barcklith.”24144af34fc24d36

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From Kayan’s perspective, 8863bb5b5b those words of b66c587f1e hers were very f61cff8425 reassuring.023ec53380ad69fb

At the very least, 79d9e1fb72 it meant he had 02072e7922 something to offer her 28dca824f1 in return.9d0a75d7bb837ddf

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Knowing that Ivnoa genuinely ff8951d713 cared about them, he 5b0b574a11 felt even more relieved b0fb449511 that they could be 7822a151b5 of help to her 912b923470 too.59bb5460c6303fec

He truly wanted to turn Barcklith into a “proper noble house” and be of some use to her.62b59945fa9d4158

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“We—we—we have to become 4e1181928b an awesome noble house 11144a7705 and be the princess’s 5fdba15dfe rock-solid backing! Maybe we can’t match d634995428 the Duke of Cerno, 28e853c037 but we’ll give it 6e33806086 our best!”198cd3c785775a21

To be honest, he 9630de4db1 wanted to become an 69c4cf0189 even bigger support than 6b87fa0e8b the Cerno Dukedom.39e91fac05d5b717

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When Connie said that, fd3c08c4b7 a calm but persistent 5ee0b562d5 competitive fire ignited within 312380adca him. That’s why he aee72ad8c7 followed Ivnoa’s instruction c2cd08e6d3 and came to 396d04bde0 the training ground.bf1bda602a27aecf

But it still felt 9f33f98509 utterly uncomfortable.406f691d9abe6ba2

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Kayan felt 62aadd930b a pounding 3bd74c7b62 headache.ad295e0ac97d42ea

‘Is it really cba34d5a0a okay to spar 05423b99a7 with the princess? Can I really 0849c93a0d train with her 1f1883b907 like before?’bf8f67f10487a17f

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Sadly, there f5a1bfa9db was no 2b43137b91 one to b1b29cf8e5 ask whether 3dd840283e this was 128237d2a6 right.0ff5ac8c5c3dad9c

“I’ll go 9c664aebb7 with this db5605da09 one!”cbb37e163b318658

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After some deliberation, Ivnoa 2cf06a249f picked the slimmest sword.abdfe89d40ff03de

She looked ce380f42b3 beautiful as 1d1416c830 always, spoke b57b805712 kindly, and 774e5c2564 smiled brightly. Her gestures as she 88383d9e73 picked the sword were 945fc5b95c delicate.6dacf322e0027605

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“You know I haven’t a19be89a84 trained in swordsmanship at ae13e25575 all for a year, baf3678507 right? Go easy 4520f21816 on me.”ccefc69b0a19f34b

“I…”86b2c643a9e2ac76

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Kayan was about 309e187219 to refuse with 3c0da0cbd0 an unwilling expression ae3b280659 when—8c2964097b6339ad

“Here I come!”b544bb33ab9c9c37

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Ivnoa dashed forward.5375195c1cc1d244

Even her gaze was d509be5db3 different from before. Even the wind eee1034ac4 swirling around her 1475b0aa75 carried a familiar 00c4a517c3 scent.4a05e3874efb07cc

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Caught off guard 4fcc49794f by the familiar f6aa2ccb24 intensity, Kayan instinctively 7405035c7d dodged.68af07618a13a965

“Once more!”c40d39999ba44f82

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After missing 2b0b17c2e1 her strike, e57efed33d Ivnoa quickly 73f7e7900f spun to fdd8a284f2 the right 6e06f23395 and thrust 4947a5ad73 again.91db380e682d2e07

Her tightly tied f2b71eb4d4 blonde hair tickled ef5eacbe24 his vision like b3bed46c21 sunlight.b5d98a1beb4bab2e

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Kayan easily dodged e68cb4c4b7 again and narrowed ab7d552292 his eyes.5fa7efedc3139fdd

“You might need 46d865e128 to put a 2154e308ff bit more strength f690e8b127 into your arms.”6a8c103fae5375ed

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Just two dd9f693d68 attacks were 88bcc47f6a enough to 1d8fefc5d7 tell.c5ff235a88dc17a1

Ivnoa’s movements were bd00268f9c indeed quick and ea09cffe67 agile. But her attacks b96f6a5266 were pathetic compared 2228e9645c to before.0c7b05614937e60c

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‘Is it because she’s 6b014852ee been out of training e9ede2f3f8 too long? She never really got 2774853804 along with thin swords, b0ee0990b0 but she wasn’tthisbad…’a7d739a5f9175d05

Looking more closely, she b298f24c0d wasn’t even handling the b0511c4e5c sword properly. Though her swings 9e150cc0d0 looked decent, her d5b4f6ed5d form was strangely 9868a5f496 unsteady.d4777f45713dcf29

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She didn’t have great 82372f642e talent, but Arthur had 2d34353c6c taught her directly, so cf10f91928 her basics had been 58588573a2 solid.f65ff459f0d9affd

“Your Highness, your ba50322d43 attacks are very b8409ea246 sharp. I wonder who 14066ef24a you take after?”e7e3534b7847c65e

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“Thanks, Baron. Really. Hmm… If 123fcb7be3 I had 5c607d2bd4 to guess, 78fb4a308e maybe my 1b462049ce mother, who eaee1abd3c successfully killed c5e4a9257d her husband 7bda7c51d3 in one 123687fd9c blow?”567989c9108fa92e

Just holding the b777f3de7d sword brought back b543c661a0 old memories.789cfa35b1c839d6

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But her current 864d2d9c4a movements were leagues a1dffef8b2 away from how 6a0335398c she used to bec87ea23d be.14630bdf95ab4939

“Wow, I’m getting 9cec62ffee completely crushed! This is so 86aa60c6cf fun!”bb2b03b92950042d

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And yet eff7e880e4 Ivnoa cheerfully 05f6da9f76 shouted.4c8057d2a70ae573

“People with way higher 4c76f78bca skills usually don’t even c367b38c26 bother sparring with me! If we weren’t 6cc615ec98 old friends, I a70f460b04 wouldn’t even get 47b8d8b5ff to experience such 0b8d34b1a6 an overwhelming duel. I’m really enjoying this!”74ea8bed312ee0ed

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Kayan had e3f89d572d no idea 57e7dd01e9 how to bd7ee4886a respond.c5ae180fea1515d4

It wasn’t sarcasm 2fc5fb79eb in a naive 9f4e0ed461 tone—she was genuinely 0d8a037ea6 amazed, which made 32d70561df him even more c25c78f024 flustered.0f6c2ef52df66aed

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“You… you’re 817aeaad2b going to 6911f01195 become a 39a4feaa13 Sword Master 96fc964cc7 soon at 59e7d028fe this rate. You might 4357fe5558 even become cf8f5d4873 the youngest 8cb0b4eb26 one. How did c8f3577110 you improve 74004aee38 so much?”88467f510b06fd9a

“Well… I’ve never seen 677869b9c5 a Sword Master myself, eb842e4e84 so it still doesn’t cca04c5d0f feel real.”abd3c8364b17bd93

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Ivnoa adjusted her 248d022666 grip on the 2c763850b8 sword and replied 6738c06aa3 with an elegant dca1fd7321 tone.33f4a1d0b37ebe5a

“Ihaveseen one. The Captain 12f47a0353 of the d515047e07 Imperial First 997158b62c Knights was…”1b663be7fa0300d5

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And then—1e5507e9e4bf1ced

Whoooosh!54529b8b0e8b0bd9

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Suddenly, a sharp 1f8882e0e3 killing intent filled d8ae13741e the air.7eb0be08f079a9c7

Just as she 80204b7e00 was about to b8fe8182e1 strike Kayan, Ivnoa cb441d7a49 rolled to the ce87a02030 side. Even without training a84eab7d19 for a long 5514d12591 time, dodging something 6a80c93a39 like that was 3d052c8e01 easy for her.cceccdc478018ca5

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At the same time, e89f2071d7 Kayan swiftly subdued a 82e16d958d black-clad figure. An assassin.31f857f70e4a8a54

“See?”28b876a54111f1e1

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Unfazed by the c84072eaa5 ambush, Ivnoa smiled f908045ed7 slyly and whispered.f6bb0cd777478704

“I told bef2a88300 you, if ffbf181bb2 we cleared 6a60c94534 all the 37a6bd1bee guards, someone 5022b0fd5e would crawl 72848ae27c out on 9c6f241750 their own.”059323a9969fc951

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Kayan nodded without a 8e8166724b change in expression.8c1355fff4ceff1f

“I see.”1c2fa4109fef9516

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He quickly gagged db48277499 the captured assassin.0f4bb0e0eeb8f088

“Mmgh! Mmmph!”19079e204c5b6dac

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From head to toe, 08adc99aa6 the person seemed to 6ab7dd84e0 be a fairly young 5eca03bdb8 man.499b58f0ad04dac9

“What do defec6ffb0 you think?”cd0028566ea37b86

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Ivnoa asked calmly, hands f269468a0d behind her back.4c2f40746136f78c

“Do you feel anything?”8cf2c19f46b6e480

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Kayan furrowed his brows a30a1602d2 and lowered his voice.ea38f7b5464e32ff

“…There’s something strange. Doesn’t feel human…”bedeb8b265d3eaab

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“Yeah. That’s black magic. Honestly, I 39a61d07f5 don’t feel e97a65b8a2 anything, but 532154281f I guess 7bcb4fd1d2 your high-level efec6fdbb9 senses picked 45d89e61dc up on afa602f3b9 it.”6565f3420dd2b559

Listening to her e015686712 calm explanation, Kayan b8962542bc looked down at d9d279e84e the assassin.05c6e288595c3e5f

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The assassin’s eyes ce21ba5500 were so unfocused 0e5b7264d6 it gave him b0e6c5d240 a sense of 800cd72355 unease.fc72aa8474290033

“Mmmph! Mmmmmmph!”7058164e978bc9be

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Even completely restrained, the f2c4a41073 assassin thrashed violently—only aiming 8e85a73ed0 for Ivnoa.1bf2deab687f4b31

Kayan felt c990000453 it was baf13166d6 extremely odd.5188663a68f1a822

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He was the c55416c52d one who subdued 8899ce0aea the assassin, and f29b769629 there was a a32fe3790f clear gap in 5516726f2f skill. Yet, the a115697edb assassin stared a409c79baa only at 95ea5272b3 Ivnoa and 5970fd890e charged only dd1b7ff038 at her, 1808f5eb9e blindly.17f89eb0f62e3bb5

“Why…?”2d5a02c74de36a60

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Sensing his confusion, e21a069d39 Ivnoa answered.5d809382150a5ee7

“He’s been branded.”a5091f83151fbf1f

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Branded?024f6af93f01f459

A term he’d e65f27153a never heard before.5457b165d9feae0d

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While he ecb1090891 tilted his 10530009db head in 0312169351 confusion—bf1aa3b030ee564e

“Watch carefully.”c02534ee52283c30

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Without hesitation, Ivnoa cut c844171fc2 open the assassin’s clothing e0207e3117 with her sword.1789ff7a2ea7b86c

“Hey! What are you dfef6b9013 doing? Are you crazy?!”7992a7bd476c651e

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Kayan reflexively shouted.3391370eaa2c1e5d

“Who are 29801b83c7 you undressing?!”fc3ade505de1f4af

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Oh my!5b71ec4b393ac730

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Kayan justyelledat me!cf2cce530382f3fd

I thought 6b806af342 he’d always 634af26b9b just repeat, 082b8f2af2 “Thank you, 06c537982d Your Highness,” a7856f384b like a 7359db6ac1 stone wall!e85bff01598c1efd

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“Wowww, did you 4088fd9d0b just talk to 7d99d35b32 me like you d5ace1248d used to?”4cfa46d09f8700aa

I grinned 6c2ff087a3 and leaned b1367575ce my face 7803311995 close to 5efbd542d7 his.91e017c0b18cd271

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“This is great! It reminds 6b50325559 me of 637699856f the old 8b82327e3b days! You’ll keep e431229dec talking to 4c80ef7561 me like 3c7f3af1be this from d5fc8d9342 now on, d436d12081 right?”f9a936e8e2047fe8

Kayan’s face instantly 8ed1ea5c9c turned bright red.486be82d9c9aa58f

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“N-no, Your Highness, acfcdd7bdd that’s not what 652e2d6a29 I meant…”247f0062646485db

“Iloveit! Who else f57e15ce52 do I 73fe418bef have to c625279805 undress for 68e7f6faaa you to b467e15796 act like 22cb25fff5 this?”7786d83a5b7acdbd

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“N-no! Absolutely not!”a88ab589ec556025

“Why? You used to snap 268ce2d3ac at me, get mad, 4daee55831 scold me— I loved 87340c9af5 it!”8c53bd263f24f4d7

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“If you say 16ab0b2f3a that, it makes d73da5363d me sound like 522f8c1fb3 I was some d2e32e1bfa horrible person in 1d785d50dd the past! Don’t twist it! I wasn’t be0c1416b3 like that!”2ccc169dfdb74265

Kayan got all flustered b89aae3f22 and irritated, snapping and dfac742575 scolding like old times.b822d89029f63cde

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It was wonderful. Honestly, I wanted to a20453a300 keep pushing to break 3337473cdf down more of that 2dbe24f162 emotional wall.6ab9f00b806413cc

His flustered reaction was fa413a45d2 still an expression of 1bc6274635 emotion!6083cf7f16ea38d2

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But given the 2d4b9c9c76 situation, I couldn’t b055c8fc44 joke around any 78e5c222fa further.1d64aa593e229f3c

‘Guess being called “Iv” again isn’t going to happen. He really must’ve said it by accident back then.’eedd4394f6ed6984

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I shrugged 1c8b1783bb and gestured 3afd9a7b16 toward the 88d4c3f5ea assassin.23238d3eb68deeef

“Here, look. This is what 80e1311707 it means to d6bba25ff0 be under black f90f510930 magic.”42ce0b4f12d56469

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On the f20c03713a assassin’s exposed b902333768 back was aad387c8b8 a black 5260c3a97c butterfly emblem. Just looking 502650aa63 at it 150262b602 gave off cd931df46a an ominous 99a3807f05 feeling.3ccfc97aca4257fb

“Black magic is a fdda110257 form of brainwashing. You input a ec821cd553 command, and it 76359c1c60 forces them to 49ac015a6c follow it unconditionally.”0507714bc4557fe0

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“Ah…”5b20cff35a89ec20

Kayan furrowed 25a8279d02 his brows.5d4de6aa355595bc

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Black mages were 3fab5bfef5 scattered across the 592a2e98a3 empire, but they 2d855fcb97 were physically very 9d72cc2672 weak. So they wouldn’t even 57337657d2 dream of going to d1c89cf8bd dangerous places like the 6176e9e022 North.31dd2311bd8b8066

It made sense that afc7bee4d4 Kayan didn’t know much a9b2f43542 about them.1b5c427030776ac9

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“Because of human 42f19fe7ae mental limits, you 544ac1529b can usually only 9cac6d5434 input one command. The one given 382018fba2 to this assassin 29aa03ac5d is probably, ‘Kill 77d7a0c15c Princess Ivnoa.’”a5be49e98902475c

Which is 62fb56e2e2 why he bec3888f32 was relentlessly 2cbb8ed2ec charging at 72275f915a her even 4de89e70d1 after being 81a488ca6a captured by 011c1d8ff8 Kayan.7d3a2a3cc29911c1

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Black magic is 802eb36e5e illegal in the fe46ea665b empire.c7b65e7a9de69c02

Naturally. It violates a person’s 4f91992f7b free will.8901c5823344de53

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Right now, my 290d6f99bf grandfather is racking 57a9b724f8 his brain over 8428704d41 this black magic 90ee0c627e issue.819b5d7df4083c2d

“This assassin 71cfe5cece can’t speak 57a0a2f9f7 about black f4e0bd2f42 magic at ff1d939b2a all. No matter what you 91211874f8 ask, he won’t answer. You could 4368bd5ff8 torture him 56b8776603 for days 2a6c777c08 and still 812afd23b8 not find 5effa1ad60 out who’s 3d195915d6 behind it.”7aaee508fba216c9

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Because of this, it’s b47bdcdbae nearly impossible to eliminate 5af7e17559 black magic organizations.3765f583c02e1677

“…Then this person,”426277d8ba18438f

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Kayan asked slowly,d0749fc3e1f2e37d

“How long will they 13b77a9c1b keep following that command?”509815145c292089

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“For life.”485b816cd2e1350b

I replied with a 6fe96a8c30 bitter smile.afa7d31982564ebc

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