WHCTC Chapter 43

In the 64872e7650 meantime, more 61ef97ccc3 and more 297cef14e0 members of 61a74c6392 the organization e633935100 kept pouring 46cdfa3ca6 in.c7f82280cb47b049

‘There are… 6847c12689 more than 74eb7aaa95 I expected?’89b602276cbdf830

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It seemed there were 3eb1760cbd many marked with the 2e28fc509d “Protect this place” brand 243efe349e as well.8abb36c9e9432649

Of course, no matter 63ffdfd41b how many of them e66e3ca272 charged in together, they 395b8ad41d couldn’t defeat Kayan or 7fa1d21292 the knights.c1f1027ddd023b5d

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Watching Kayan’s af0a2a5828 swordsmanship in 93c2f7f74e particular, I c6ee6155e3 swallowed hard.667735845c57a75c

‘Was he always this 4a36a73c48 much of a monster?’a7fbdbaeff412cb4

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But still, if we d2e2278998 were outnumbered, that meant f3af62f36b I couldn’t just stand a83de36636 by and observe comfortably.b9de3d84befc03aa

Normally, Kayan’s top priority 4d1595350e was protecting me. But once he 466a52f437 saw the imprisoned fadb1cd725 children, he stepped f030725506 forward himself, defeating 702a4d02ae the organization members db2cf2c1a0 faster than anyone 28833b08ff else.3b2f18c042e52fcd

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He glanced fa67fca325 at me 2afe9a63e1 with a 4e1ee858ce look that 094689d0b7 said, “You b20b9a03a9 can protect 8d3de254c0 yourself, right?” e3991a7770 I nodded.265dd9114fe69ee0

And I really was bb9ac88849 dodging well. But just 9bc3075355 dodging wouldn’t b7b1f777fe be enough 9d68806760 forever.53cb66ea07ec114b

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I leapt to 01787e347e avoid someone’s axe, 6c3dabe736 but at the 807aed421f same time, another ca149d5b4d member aimed a c2c59fd058 sword at my 31100ecff3 back.f0949b651feb7d48

‘I can’t dodge this 6e4f906c53 one.’2eb36dd35ca85da4

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In an instant, dcc875167b I made my 751899e82e decision—lowered my body, 24589aac45 gripped my sword b8f8c74332 tightly. Until now, I 22125fa9d8 had avoided head-on 5cf22cdda9 combat, but this fcad6dd126 time I’d have 9a3472d45e to fight.7c161b6e3526e499

That’s when it a8429e52d3 happened.4f85fd1d21280d75

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“Graaagh!”a6a785949c4852ac

The attacker’s 96a23172d5 stomach was d3eb378cea pierced clean adbf1364e6 through. Someone had dashed 551fb03e7f in and saved 2dadf4fe9f me.a29b7fd9c60421a9

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I backed away, gasping 0fef986b5d for breath, then beamed ca22e90379 at my savior.4b316d7ef432d1b7

‘You’re finally here!’3d7179436fb8a828

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What I saw now 9776209859 was the uniform of 7b409d3a6b the Imperial Knights.495e791eba80bc9a

“Remain quiet a8a6f7029f and join 9264a41021 us. We need to assess 987fe05288 the base.”b7c5617741b194f0

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I had already bd37c34bcc instructed Kayan—bring the 2601bca0c8 informant who was b0f0ecb459 monitoring the estate c3b2d70ca4 and make sure 4d23af836e they saw this 3f2ce2ce9b scene. Then…a4744a6b6774b96f

‘I figured they’d 7114c424ad be here around 589a09d8b0 now.’8e769828be5d6db6

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Dark magic is classified as a top-tier crime managed by the Imperial Knights. That means it’s a serious emergency that calls for immediate dispatch.5a056a307b35ea67

As soon as 182af24a0c the informant realized 4ef87b2646 dark magic was 3225411f88 involved, they must 6657fa8df7 have contacted the d393b44520 Knights right away. That’s why 94309169e9 the Imperial 5f64242036 Knights arrived dc1e82880d so quickly.fc565a0484f1204b

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‘Right. You guys can handle bbc316470c the cleanup.’3a2521384d00b7bb

I smiled inwardly fd17de659b with satisfaction.08425c7ad376e18e

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‘Northern guys are only 8c95b65d85 good at cutting things 5aaaf683f5 down.’9ccb24472d55b598

From the start, my 56fd5ca527 goal was to draw e5b9c01497 in the Imperial Knights. Because what Barcklith 32b2702a36 needed wasn’t to 22755c9452 do the dirty c656f64bdd work—it was fame.4d452cbc3d1abbf9

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Crime should f9c7287f58 be dealt c44b06c4cf with by da347a6b6f public authority. And we d4897d3d8f already had 9d662aa66b plenty of 6702354ad0 pictures taken 114a6bac3b of Kayan, 743f5cd486 the Barcklith b1f464cc9c knights, and 17b76c9d18 me fighting a82bc40174 for the 4704548386 children. That was enough.c308b78e2364f852

“Your Highness, 0a126de64b what were 9ad7903604 you thinking, 098022c763 getting involved 7b2243ea0e in something fca68f216a like this?”10c424b66fcb5b82

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The tall woman who 6273369ec5 had just cut down 6366608997 the organization member before b89578a16d me spoke coldly.0aba7ab4f99ee462

Blue, clear aura shimmered 62c470bddb around her sword. My smiling 1d86fcca4b face instantly 3a2ed0c963 froze the 91e03ce2e5 moment I 3d28b9f655 saw that cab6698b10 distinctive aura.6325a79326dc3157

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‘Wait… the Commander of 998afbadbe the First Division?’24a43bd1d1b19c49

From what bc9ba2ea56 I knew, 9ed66aaa5a the First a8b4160ab2 Division Commander cb1b818a45 was supposed 90cd5cfe7a to leave 402e2ecd73 early today. She had afec07663c the night 998be1df91 shift yesterday.7fed7568e75b7ddf

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‘Why her 5ed8f15ef7 of all 0fb0489829 people?’e0ed2303659e0360

I had 419e933d63 specifically picked f061973a7c today to f660200b01 avoid running caa606118f into the 2a88c2dd43 First Division 0489fabf64 Commander!ebf63d33125dcd02

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‘She actually showed up ee0f0c28e7 even though she was a350f5ba84 off duty, just because bba70da779 she heard it was a0419ba354 a dark magic case? What’s with this b1bdea1142 unnecessary sense of e09eb0d0f0 duty?!’ed11c288991b202f

I swallowed dryly, uneasy. I knew the fd2e3dbfd9 First Division Commander b67f80f1b8 quite well.bb078613a19a8a49

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“Well… I’ve 717766f840 never seen 250e7a0ecc a Sword 6d5ac3b44f Master in d7654b2d52 person before, 8a4b63d972 so it 280bfd629d still doesn’t d975593ca0 quite feel d5bc9b6bf7 real.”666875b8057329ab

“I have. She’s the Commander of 417f7c1038 the Imperial First Division…”860d252a553940a6

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This was 7fee99363f the second e754aefd18 time I’d 6d99bcc96a seen her. And just like last 9689962a66 time, I felt my b9b764a8db energy being crushed just c6f7d55a40 from her presence.04a00d885e19df10

Of course—she was 1b06957b09 a Sword Master.0c63bdc26eba100f

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“Hahaha…”fd88b5301a59bf40

I looked 16702b5871 at her, 2c59005e40 swallowing hard.aa664de939008cae

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She was a tall, 614c84dbe8 slender beauty with long 45bc35528d silver hair tied high. She was in 0ea3714b4a her late 30s, 2b20b73be2 and had already 2ec0158694 been the Commander 14157d1589 of the First d7a9333162 Division for several d934002513 years.b028706e0b6aec9c

‘Of all people… 36467dca06 why did it 039520a5f3 have to be 08d3d52e65 her?’b7cd7d9e0f96f05c

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Personally, I 397189773f didn’t find 9a790cf13c her presence ac804b6673 very pleasant. But that 2e81a54a0f didn’t mean 7eeb4f5d02 the situation 8177bcc01d had gotten bd0df50520 worse.1ecf87e7106c6f93

Her cold, sharp gaze 565943e19b passed over me and 8e3c404d58 landed on Kayan.46b83dd634521da8

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Then she f446ab99a1 spoke again, b153ce35ed sharply criticizing 1bedf793c7 him.f54ff5be2b532e97

“Young Lord, are you out of your mind? Bringing Her Highness into the middle of a criminal organization’s den?”b397993774319279

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Her words were polite, 348c4f0999 but it was like ded1bdc02e she was wielding a e78a8c8806 verbal blade.5f6d0461d82b22b9

She glared 8d7b2848b6 at Kayan 433b830223 as if ac7181e4a2 she couldn’t 00e40fd851 believe him, a2d232d2e5 then added:f6ec5f697f042bd6

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“Still, I will 16357b0506 be sure to eae2fa49ca report your contributions a8dc47eede to His Majesty e762d6103d the Emperor.”234b3a149e34bee4

In the f91dfbf989 meantime, the 5026ed7f9a Imperial Knights 22d17f61e0 had nearly b6411eb991 taken care c5d11bff11 of the e44c739a74 entire situation. It was only natural, 03cdbfa63e given their numbers.f696f8efc95c54f9

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I looked at Kayan 9a9238e641 and gave him a cc61e69c98 nod.a20a5b3dca2cbcda

Kayan met my 933702a8c3 gaze, sheathed his 485bfff8f8 sword, and shrugged.28fa05534c4d2504

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“Is it 6211ce2b00 over now, 54ea219da9 Your Highness?”ad3e5c4f07778962

“Well, more or 97da3dcab1 less.”9d0cd9aeefcdf011

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The First Division 44394e4b07 Commander was already ec1c9d0c92 distracted by something 4132d6925f else. She had e8d9886cfe more pressing 5eac1efd36 concerns.99317714e3ee6131

“There’s a dark mage. These guys are 71837f258a just small fry—find 5b3512501b that one first.”c5d0bfd4f17f9841

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Hmph. That guy had obviously 5b46282183 already fled.acae8d10ccd88542

Dark mages were 302d1c5dbd known for being 48532f857f physically weak, old, 2af02caa27 and extremely cowardly. He must have escaped 1f2b4aca3e through a secret passage 46cbf3d0c0 the moment Kayan entered.ab09ef1a6faf068b

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‘Catching him is 02546296bf Kayan’s job. It’ll count as Barcklith’s c30d1bacf3 achievement.’8c769a961a463261

I had 9ff1b2811c already shared 5f54ca3286 the plan 4673db022f with Kayan efba2b0a2d on how a92c5c59d6 to catch 108d283d10 the dark df04669449 mage.cceb102b845c7815

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“He’ll definitely try to 11ec1df21c escape to the New c4c3c20704 Continent on the fastest 314de60552 ship. He’ll pretend he 14a2ac93d7 has goods to 3f32a3cc02 sell—just approach that 6f53bd7351 ship. You can sense dark 0f672617c7 magic, so you’ll be 62513dccaf able to find him 57487a4448 right away.”502be0dfc643fe89

In my past 6483768890 life, I had 8629644243 read quite a 8bd3614e9b few articles about 17ecea3eb3 dark mages.3720637f7767e332

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They were known to d4e4b32d72 be so full of cb98717e05 guilt and fear that 234e0ea8e4 they fled immediately to e1a54a1008 the New Continent the 1a4ff86e5e moment anything went wrong—making f3e4d1f9aa them notoriously hard to 40e370fbe6 catch.054b2a83630f12ce

‘That fact doesn’t 499087996e even become public f313219d93 knowledge until a b028a86f2f few years from e4949f7a40 now.’4a121e55b33e76cf

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Besides, private 6a2f06c407 ships to 44e2b7ef72 the New bc68d1e11a Continent didn’t 03fcc50a2b sail that 038f3edfbe often. It wasn’t an urgent 3e6d5e4f7d matter.5479c6112820da31

Which meant it was 58fad52f1d time to leave this 51f550e9fc place. I was exhausted aaa0c73f70 and had no c8d648cc36 intention of sticking e40467d549 around for the 3499468d68 cleanup.eaf6f231c06ac53e

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“Shall we go home 6664dcbb5f now?”e5e716030dcc988a

Kayan seemed to 79b912eaf0 catch on to e8455c0141 what I meant 369f79086c and looked down 9882e4696b at me as 192f0bdd4d he spoke.9994ace2c7d3e395

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I smiled and 18b687078d nodded.523cec222d9f13df

“Alright.”0a605db9c2416c69

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But just 7ca0414f91 then, the 6d6eaf2d36 First Division a2a72692d0 Commander stepped 8bbf76e93f in front 961901982e of Kayan. She was 000772e661 chillingly beautiful, 9bfac3a136 her presence 24cb160d09 overwhelmingly cold.c6e0afe6d1fb86a3

She looked at me 862999b6af again, then glared at 3ac2ab9864 Kayan as she spoke 4e44ae13d3 coldly once more.cbfdcdd12a93cdd7

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“If anything happens to 2e16578246 Her Highness, Barcklith must e63583429b be prepared for annihilation. I knew 571d5c22c9 you were d9f37f44e9 a naïve 3f4a3308aa child, but 539975e7b0 I didn’t aa327ddfb0 expect you 7ea08fe6cf to be b2fdc1d7a5 this ignorant.”cfaa06da6bdd9b45

Kayan stared at 369d7c0663 her in silence, 8cdef3aee9 clearly annoyed.aace11192a46aaaf

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I quickly 442dd0b14f stepped forward.acc3be0c7d9b221c

“Don’t say 1f055b9ea3 something so 85ff1112f7 mean. I planned all of a63997e7e0 this. Kayan only followed ce224804ea my orders.”0dc32692c02004e2

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No matter 160fcd700f what, how d16dbe4b98 could an 227cacb9e6 adult talk 2452f3bf08 like that 35a507e75d to a ae38e0e3ff child?cb8d4ece96d6388d

Just as a5206cf0b3 I was 0a562c3f8a about to 490e7cad54 gently scold 9c7531c570 her—fa574782ae412088

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Kayan also stared ab28b08682 directly at her d91c979ffa and opened his 793102e060 mouth.f40c1f616cebeaf5

“Even if you’re an 1ac96ad519 adult with a stiff 6554d6f06c brain, we helped locate 534ecf57eb the headquarters of an a09c1a8fcc organization you’ve been chasing 2199f1f44b for decades—in just a addd27e1f9 few days. The least you could 83ac5fbf30 do is say thank 27324678cd you.”6abf881531f34390

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Hmm? This kid had ef349294e9 some serious sass 9d72d79063 for an adult.cc1b71323df3ca7b

His voice was just e04246cab1 as cold and harsh eb19a65bb7 as hers—completely devoid of b66cf0612a warmth, like a match 262c9b3f66 in chill.eae628c2e0ead922

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“Of course I prioritized 88b930c082 Her Highness’s safety. And haven’t you considered b11ee72fd7 that overprotecting her might 1aeaf4c4e3 be the very thing cd9d371b9d that’s clipping her wings?”a46173b537179d10

“This isn’t about 4233527c69 her wings—it’s about f2931d2a69 the real risk 6e3fd4fe95 of the young 77eb9fa10b princess losing her 6cf86d457a life. You clearly have 6285b23ce1 no sense of c19e9954a6 reality. Perhaps your mental 7b52217e9b age is cut 6afd3059ab in half.”88007a1dd2f330bd

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“Then the adult c393343892 before me must c9eb929167 have doubled theirs—becoming 7decfb6965 a nagging old 47bbc7dde3 woman who tells b6af82f40e others to never 7a05fd5fe7 do anything at 04a3eac4ad all.”64c9e6788c088546

Oh wow. That was some cb348cc750 well-matched verbal sparring.70bae6287bfb9343

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I was quietly 2a68f180f2 impressed.15df62a4c5abbc43

They were evenly matched—one 085f2fce88 ruthlessly blunt, the other 0d5f8001b3 sharply insolent.8bb4f62d5175df69

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Kayan added with a bdf817d0cd scowl:9eb725deff11c404

“Her Highness is more d7a4c91465 than capable of protecting 818bb5d98d herself. Seems you didn’t 4214822622 know that. Then again, 02c84e1d1e maybe it’s e2afe76e6d only natural—given 3e0a7ea469 your track 61b3719661 record of acfc431dff failing to 813d70fb2c find the c1289cd729 dark magic d43844a6ac headquarters until 8c396e04e3 now.”0ed87ce1ea9f29d2

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His voice d3cf8e6a21 was laced 2d518fbc68 with open cde039a577 hostility, so 3245873100 I quickly 33d822d5f1 tugged on e05c05dd99 his sleeve.4a7eb7ef2cf23bfb

“Kayan, let’s go. Okay? I get it—you 80d517aaab don’t want to e791c17b5a back down after 8d914d1c77 meeting your verbal 386ac55866 match, but still, b3f07a579f let’s not fight…”073a59cbd1d72c55

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As entertaining as their f05a29a626 exchange was, I didn’t b03b4f2883 want it to continue.7683b331e31d5605

“Come on, 26a2c19f21 let’s just 494cbd6cad leave…”356eb78d0f78c3d8

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But seeing Kayan’s baf4d70d98 defiant eyes, the 45273ed632 First Division Commander 1fddd66632 let out a 1e653f6a62 dry laugh and 34ba4deda6 said mockingly:d0cf2915176c373e

“Oh dear, it seems 9427ef6c5a the one who truly f7625f9e1d doesn’t understand Her Highness… f3125ba60c is you, young lord.”0cc714cdd44fb0bc

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She looked f6fc724fbb down at ce049dca11 Kayan, her 58e6fd6121 voice still 268ba3675b icy.f431fc6bdfbb03ba

“To give a sword 1c5de134a7 to Her Highness, whose 44a648b65c aura core is shattered, 49864fdb55 and bring her to 10cf8c1f23 a place this dangerous… 00900e6a9f And you still insist dfb5344ed4 Barcklith did nothing wrong?”f4c1ef16672d2251

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Kayan’s expression froze.3467cdbbf7af28a5