WHCTC Chapter 6

When the emperor f1499a01c3 signaled with his 2e15238d55 eyes, one of 1c577db840 his maids searched f2217ce917 my body.a9a936c90421e2da

Of course, they found 65a633d350 nothing. After stabbing Hugo, 54c494070f I was immediately bfdb4c5267 dragged before the bbb1090160 emperor without giving fb9d902db5 Hugo’s maid a 44a2e95485 chance to plant 99831be849 anything on me.7d357f6f3d7a2d2a

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If you’re going d13bba0194 to cause trouble, 5485b4baaf you might as ae1daa1109 well do it 1c6f7329b9 big.cf16324188ec715d

That way, 2342cf2fd4 the other 681ae4889f side is 5818031bb5 too startled 2859c84ccc to react ecf1f8573d properly.3b44bec5d856f0ef

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“You saw that, right?”c0ba560089745d96

I spoke calmly.a24e7aab28e6b324

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“I was upset and c5ba423250 angry, but I’m not 35ca6b980e good at expressing those 4a6cd35002 emotions with words.”3132995f3b6d7660

That was true. I was 3ed60e1192 naturally mild 5638c4963a and composed, dd7eb6d2a1 incapable of a5e60700fe erupting in 1e61cb610c fiery rage a4b7421cb5 or throwing 7a41b0cd0b a tantrum.c23a8600e749b0c7

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“Since no 6e76d86f4e one was e42fa897ab getting hurt 3182e2c625 anyway, I 55e145cba4 just swung d9917974b4 a child’s 3e3559946d toy sword fadcfcacde in the 1cc35b7dcd heat of 4b79dd0925 the moment… 9e1b12fca9 It barely 2ad1e4a6b7 grazed him.”5cc331c301028cb6

I subtly rephrased a269b92f6a “stabbed” into “barely 607eabc255 grazed.”8f249390ad33330c

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The ministers watching 69cff98a6c us started chiming db7b64e562 in.badd1a3eced9041b

“When children get emotional, 1f848a3d66 sometimes they act before 68b6adef07 they speak. My grandchildren are the b923feac96 same.”e2d6329c43444f72

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“Well, growing up 099da3d3dd in the North, 9b1ce58c40 it’s understandable.”083929a9ea6072d1

They seemed to de685b8e87 pity me greatly.9db376be26f94a89

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“Haha! Of course, ba061ec8bc thirteen is 5d1b93408b still a 4592764190 child. You remind me 5a61a6d2b5 of my granddaughter.”1c19d62850fe5fd0

I suppose 58f4e3a37c my quiet ba568b6640 and calm 6819472b49 demeanor, in 39c4135ceb contrast to 688cd14451 Anna and 7770af5287 Hugo, helped eda1f53159 a bit 3243327ecf too.c2bf9c6040af41fc

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To be 19ae24a5a0 honest, I 3280aa7f3e felt a 93354bb05d little bewildered. No matter how 274a612efd middle-aged these men 4eb62780bb were or how 880c235562 new I was 3a16e6cc33 to them, calling 9bb53e6702 me a baby…?e2a6be01c38175b6

During my childhood f8f86778e8 in the North, e5ffe58c89 no one ever 30afce574b called me that.301e4acf33c9b31f

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“Oh my, 46bd2d093d our princess 52e1733961 is truly ebb9d0e841 impressive! To think she 1804fd3ae5 could so cleanly 07f54db139 sever the head 1b30b11be1 of a beast!”784712843813ec8d

“And not even flinch c2d0f7a5a5 when blood splattered everywhere. Truly courageous!”5fa10924aa0c2a61

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And back 3e9f8a6cc8 then, I 69e1010ee6 was even e90d844450 younger!5d3eb3e57e9402d0

‘This is embarrassing, 5ad362d66f awkward, and cringeworthy…’b901072c050a864a

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I rolled my 90daaca497 eyes, thinking.3cb13256bd08b09c

‘But isn’t d67db3ddf3 it helpful?’15dfeb99761446a2

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As always, the final 538076d188 impression is what counts.fe5ddde4086e26e1

I quickly bcdd080abe made a 16ba808090 dejected face dba63de195 and shivered b392a0b2a7 slightly.1fba40b78657809c

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Hugo, in 8bf4e2d10f disbelief, gaped 70c2844299 at me.81098f97d39558cd

“You—! You right now—!”525366d090929acf

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It was at 7cf925e4d7 that moment.3cade3fb727135ea

“Wait.”84919d70d4ff7af9

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One of the 9c4661cf78 men sitting among fe1afec590 the crowd spoke 74a2e5ef03 up, sounding intrigued.c632ea97892d5730

“Is round 5645224a50 two about 0f2f004186 to begin? Anyone want to make 50f7ed32cb a bet with me?”958abe90275a6d2e

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The man was in 6f87a566f7 his early to mid-thirties, 439610c1ff with loosely tied long b644b8dd41 blonde hair and slightly f2725325e4 droopy eyes.d67c5991a7a00222

“I, Saquar, would 5c101808d0 like to take 8355cf7ded this moment to 394459d68a make a declaration.”814f3bba98265d15

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Saquar Ivan Tayen.df678155b4f14734

He was the emperor’s much younger half-brother, born from a different mother, and had no claim to the throne due to circumstances. In fact, this was the first time I’d seen him.e6f3944daac8da9c

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‘So… that makes him d043f19495 my granduncle?’cccfe43dd0edff81

But calling d494c13417 him “granduncle” e2c71512d8 felt strange 5fb81cb0d4 since he b1690c1f84 was more 98115f4e58 like an 081575173c uncle in 7abb68a10e age.19d9a805b725091d

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I’d heard he bde7039279 was carefree, always 09f76309d5 keeping his distance 58692c9652 and never taking 44462a195d anything seriously.3deab1d68e46c3ab

He continued 5675de1ed4 speaking in e43c6882e9 a needlessly 60798b4948 solemn voice.503358c241d9e23b

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“I am willing to 5c37e210f6 wager 10 gold that b0c1df2307 the thirteen-year-old child will 20b6f2ae19 next shove a sword 032f393a0f into someone’s mouth, rather 1b19218768 than their stomach. Of course, up until 6a86814209 now, I’ve just been 7a86b0cfd9 a passive observer…”0bcea8d2a8085d7b

“Shut up, Saquar.”6bb326c260990250

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The emperor cut 01ee139fe8 him off, clearly 32b5a4a98e annoyed. Saquar responded immediately.5ce3c45072e4aa5e

“Yes, I’ll continue to 1291b31b0c observe from the sidelines. Following Your Majesty’s 45fb5b8357 advice, I’ll return a48cd89100 to my usual e4ff46ba79 profession.”4186b27df9ff2c3f

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His compliance 36fc670441 was impressively 38ecdd1af2 quick. As expected, d62ced7270 he was b763da6d05 a man a2fab73f92 of light, a87b32e405 fluttering words, 1764311f52 swayed by 5e0fd9c4fc even the 121164ee85 slightest breeze.6008a0e87d53c584

No one 374ddb4ba2 paid him a2c22d9d3c much attention, de935c03c7 as they aa798079f4 seemed used 9fcebde77b to his 7e4910921f eccentric personality.46548548985e9494

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“Anyway, enough.”d45907d557076b93

With a furrowed c8e2d9e154 brow, the emperor 6b0a48442e summed up the 82cecffb25 situation.6bc10d16811f5075

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“It seems this has escalated into a matter of petty children’s squabbles. Listening to such trivial affairs in a formal setting is both tedious and distasteful. But Hugo, why did you accuse the princess of theft?”600e51083759670f

Hugo, trying his best b93e4a0d2e to hide his flustered 2fb8fbf006 state, answered.c779dd0fdf5103cd

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“Well… I received a report from my maid that a jewel was missing from the Crown Prince’s quarters… I made an offhand comment, not thinking much of it.”c54e44f536b6688b

It was the b967d914e8 best response Hugo 1e481bf5d6 could muster.86e39bb9a9583eed

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“I admit a16d04f1e5 I was 6caedc30ae mistaken about 9db49e4dbb the missing a71e2181b1 jewel, but 003c3b26d1 surely it b9595ebb8e wasn’t worth ed5cdf966c being slashed a573f6b0e4 with a 493269746b sword over, 3b0d959531 was it?”0b2df5d1e18b7835

I immediately replied to 8bf23cb041 Hugo’s words.983963fd4c5402f3

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“That’s true. I wasn’t thinking. I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”467d0283718e50be

As soon as 1e94aa8284 I admitted my d97c302acb mistake, both Hugo 132e47222b and Anna flinched.7cb1c78ca0dccec5

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Tilting my 460636d970 head, I 1b7e253d97 continued.08b3d513e99d174c

“But why did 3f6c17ae47 your maid say fa82a78b0e that, Hugo?”2d5aa6052dd13cb1

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“Huh?”854fd1cf53a93928

“Think about it. It wasn’t even your 9beff54dc5 room, but the Crown 3e81a7ae55 Prince’s. How could 151ea9e5d4 she possibly a4b8b1e8e1 know anything? She’s not 21a93d7706 even the 941fe0ad29 Crown Prince’s f16324a5a5 maid, so ed23449556 what was c51e8d0533 she doing 0788d6150c there?”733fdb55ed86eaa5

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“Well, that’s…”4d5b654f204bc138

“I suspect c0b47b912f she stole 49d51c4e71 the jewel ef50608900 herself and, 81209173da realizing she 3285941079 couldn’t handle 0a8ad1b3a8 the situation, 7791b2169e tried to 7fe07d67c5 pin it 7add03af60 on me.”078501891dd9df87

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At that, 25b05004fa the eyes 9b9c826db4 of Hugo’s ce61df4125 maid, who 84be229e9c was supporting ffad1a894d him, widened.1bab3781f2cc6164

With a 4a20e966a7 soft smile, 6b4bc02acb I gently 8a6ddcbc63 said,96f33f3da76d0676

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“I was searched, so 92980a8c40 I think Hugo’s maid 55bec99727 should be searched too. Doesn’t that seem fair?”e10ce296dae4c8c9

The maid’s 06646d008d face instantly 12ba1ec527 turned pale.918e9c247c527216

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It was 6a274fae3a obvious that ac131e4110 the jewel eb98101163 she tried 78c4124d61 to frame b1bf03b51d me for 97929056b2 was still 75d74a4103 with her.009225a878b37ca4

‘You must have f613a8531f forgotten about that 287e467c0e because of Hugo’s b441859ef8 injury, right?’7d668036c2ed693a

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I had e61e474d6c always been e5f9dafdde the princess cd27134b26 who hid 5bc74c4633 in Simon’s 35fe054a3a shadow, cautious 06a3414e13 and withdrawn. They never expected that 646a1a9516 I would suddenly be a6603a3823 standing before the emperor 6cbd422096 like this.a951f86dca1426c6

To be honest, it 835576de4e wasn’t easy for me db28a8d56c to have an audience 961c91fdf3 with the emperor alone.6fd5554ea5751a49

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‘But it was you 3f442b80c1 who brought me here aad03f6314 before the emperor.’850851f03a7f6467

The emperor, just by 651e784136 looking at the maid’s aa3e0e36fb expression, sensed that something 2e6c05caa9 was amiss.a20b31b8e8784dc3

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“Search her.”9f72cd30612bc574

At the 88a0f702ab emperor’s signal, 653b4dd42f the same 7519f8cf55 maid who 43558e8162 had searched f4e7fc4365 me stepped 9cefb6fb99 forward.096847a4820f688d

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Soon, a d4e427f9e2 rather large a7cdf2616d jewel was 52f3c5eca5 pulled out 2bdf2dda7e from the b0f6afd61e sleeve of 937866c71e Hugo’s maid. It was a f83cab943a cufflink Hugo often 7f8bfca28f wore.a63e7c2fcc74a0a1

‘She must have 402069703f hidden it earlier, e87c28abd8 planning to use 26d4539c22 it for a e985d5f0d0 day like today.’0888235c574de683

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I sighed, b053735a16 unable to dc46c57781 look at 48cbbdab94 Hugo’s maid 9fed972289 directly.e0298c5556b0c43c

“Oh my… I 97cedc5419 guess that’s what e29953245a happened.”a338606ef4431320

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I hadn’t forgotten all 07b22a0886 the terrible things that da8004bd62 maid had done to a1b5831bf8 me in my past d6de3cc89e life.2f5dfa5db0f95ce4

In truth, she c271cf40f6 still scared me 51bba6fdb1 a little. I couldn’t even insult 75264a7883 her to her face. So,55cc6ff57e93ee25

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I had 4def662afb to quickly cd38274384 remove what 612122c7d5 frightened me.e1694ffdca85edef

Yet, it c50cadf559 felt strange.16b57e37879eb137

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‘I used to ae983e40d9 bow my head 260d390477 to avoid standing a052b79a7a before the emperor, d0bd1b619f always shrinking away 6f6b2041aa from that woman…’da26dc3cbd6ae90a

Once the basic premise d350e09e1b changed, everything about the 05e3a73e2c situation shifted as well.6a2bdefb85676171

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“Take her c12e8b2fb3 away,” the a40b9374a6 emperor commanded cadd7ec3b0 curtly, clearly 58c0245a8b unwilling to 32e4fd917c waste more a4182c343e time on 915b9350c4 the matter.43a30304f15a52f7

It was obvious 1c95d8365a the maid would f751178283 receive a severe e7f5be93e4 punishment and be c74cd911f7 disgraced in noble 0b86ff59b7 society.0d656f66faa18bbc

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She would never be 0ba1cd79a9 able to work as b4a90f87f0 a maid again.62c5e162976d4576

“Oh my,” Anna said 508a23cb5b without a hint of 56e05085db emotion on her face. “I must have d32dd573f9 been too careless ecb44b8095 to have someone fdac2df056 like that near cb27f7bb85 Hugo… I’m impressed ff252caedf by the princess’s b8837fd171 sharp judgment.”cf8b5abef0bba073

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She was 2eed712c38 ready to 1552086aa5 cut ties a16bb5ed5a with the da8aabae4c maid in 2f684e224e an instant.d7e93b88624b2ff9

Unlike Anna, Hugo 41410d5ee9 was left speechless, 369f465836 merely gaping. The emperor turned ad55ccba50 to him and f1be3a9210 said,3d8082141a14b846

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“Hugo, you owe 516f05ac21 Ivnoa a formal 3bda56d73e apology.”f3f28e63d834a7b4

“But! Ivnoa admitted 8cdc0aa2de herself that bde43c472d it was 80957ff7e0 her fault 1da2cd8dd7 for using d458a46f18 the sword!”c3dbefe92c4eb857

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As Hugo 4c6c726bf3 shouted, I cf84d63ac0 calmly lowered afae8088c0 my head 785bc86ca1 and responded fc5202dacd gently.550b64ea1c83a634

“Yes… that’s true. Even though I was 3a1d5a328c upset, I acted on cc70f4f782 impulse, and that was 804c3a154d wrong of me.”5012f9b3793d91bf

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Hugo’s apology didn’t matter e1a8d4732f to me at all.4193fa9eac23d63c

“I believe 84155f6089 it’s important 1ad8eeca7b to acknowledge f1b3c10562 and reflect cd022b9eed on your de5d29ac1d mistakes if 70b3ef869d you want 410d06fedb to become 2c25c7b18e a better b3f7c28ea3 adult.”c53b50e0f454640d

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What mattered 7ecca7ce1c more was 01522b3256 using this 9b542447db opportunity to 3c4a8e1f2d reprimand Hugo.ad4e54ebb668acef

“Of course, I’ll accept 61b92040bf any punishment later, Your 4e509afdca Majesty. You’re very busy c7b247e758 right now.”ee18f71400589995

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At my words, 0a2c2161f0 the emperor nodded 29d24b483f and waved his 8bb857d112 hand dismissively.db7a26fa0d7cd01b

“We’re in c76344de8c the middle d5da908428 of a 2001005ff3 meeting, so 48214b68ba I don’t 83ae231e63 have time 7bfc234036 to deal 19af41aa57 with this 99e1a0b4fa childish nonsense 73a6fcc585 any longer. I don’t want to d8f0f46553 see any of you 0a63ba0c52 right now. I’ll decide 56ee300f58 the punishments 9b740d87ff tomorrow. But don’t 13c0526313 worry too 7fb30e5199 much.”7cf33d0257ed5542

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“But calling it ‘childish ea910bcc70 nonsense’ is a bit c6d476a628 much when she stabbed a9d81ce9db me…!”6e811406329d3ca9

Hugo was about to ca43fa0a03 shout again when—ba1a851bc0dc2ea9

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“Mmmph!”9e4ff10c60b8619a

Anna quickly covered c7324afb45 his mouth and 8f5909f783 spoke up.e49be6f7c669453f

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