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After quickly sending Baron Lelbrant on his way, I carefully examined the message.
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I had been too flustered earlier to read it properly.
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So what exactly is the reward?
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The system was kind yet infuriatingly vague.
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It should at least tell me what changed.
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I frowned, deep in thought, when something flashed through my mind.
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Wait, no way…
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I hurried to the full-length mirror in the corner of my office.
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A window popped up instantly.
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Name: Abel Carius
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Identity: Duke
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Position: High Judge
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Title: Berserker of the North
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Skills: Beast’s Heart, Doom’s Retribution
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<Person Information>
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“Whoa!”
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Sure enough, the change was right here.
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A new skill had been unlocked.
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All my irritation melted away like snow in spring.
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With a reward this good, I could forgive the system’s lack of explanation.
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But what does Doom’s Retribution even do?
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Just the name screamed offensive power.
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Of course, there was no description.
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So what else could I do?
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Test it myself, obviously.
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“Doom’s Retribution.”
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I didn’t actually have to say the name out loud, but it was the first time, so I did it for the vibe.
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Nothing happened even after a while.
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What the hell?
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A skill that wouldn’t even activate? I felt like I’d been scammed.
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I tilted my head in confusion and casually lifted the iron gavel; just in case it needed a weapon.
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And that instant;
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SWHOOOSH—BOOOOM!
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“GUEGH!”
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A sharp blue blast shot from the gavel’s head and punched straight through the office wall.
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A massive hole gaped open.
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Pure, overwhelming destructive force.
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Even Beast’s Heart at full power wouldn’t do this much damage…
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The blue energy vanished as quickly as it appeared.
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The sudden drain told me it was a one-shot ultimate skill.
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Can’t use this carelessly.
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I shook my head at the giant hole in the wall.
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The office was ruined, but I still felt great.
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I’d just gained an incredibly useful trump card.
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Now even seriously strong opponents could be crushed instantly.
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But what about the wall…?
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I’ll just make something up and pay for repairs.
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Money was the one thing I had in excess.
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***
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“I’m dying. Actually dying.”
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Four trials a day left no time to breathe.
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At least the judgments were relatively simple.
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If they’d been as complicated as the Lelbrant case, everything would’ve been delayed again.
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Of course, I didn’t half-ass the proceedings.
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I had a reputation to uphold.
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“Your Excellency, this is the last case. Once this is over, we return to the normal schedule next week.”
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I took the files from Joseph and let out a short sigh of relief.
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The end was finally in sight.
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Please be an easy one. Please!
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I opened the folder with a silent scream; and there it was, a very welcome name.
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Alonzo Brayden.
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The lunatic who’d been caught hunting humans on the territory outskirts.
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Thankfully, an extremely straightforward case.
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All evidence was already in, and the defendant had confessed.
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More precisely, his father, Count Brayden, had confessed on his behalf.
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Whatever. Simple is what matters.
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Count Brayden had begged for mercy, but I had zero intention of granting it.
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This was a barbaric fantasy world.
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People getting hurt in the wilderness happened all the time.
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Bandits attacked; self-defense was fully recognized.
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The criteria were broader and clearer than on the Hellish Korean Peninsula.
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But this guy’s different.
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It wasn’t just a fight in a remote area.
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It was systematic human hunting; harassing defenseless travelers and even selling some into slavery.
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True, Alonzo hadn’t killed or sold anyone into slavery, but it remained a grave crime.
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I need to make an example. Show what happens to human hunters.
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I flipped through the documents with a meaningful smile when Judge Kolund Emir spoke.
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“Your Excellency?”
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“Yes?”
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“A petition from the Brayden county.”
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He handed over a thick stack of papers.
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I chuckled hollowly and peeked inside.
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There was barely any white space left; completely covered in writing.
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Who the hell mobilized an entire army to write this just to save one spoiled brat?
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Looking at the names, I had a pretty good guess.
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“He must’ve terrorized all his retainers into writing these. Right?”
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The judges hesitated, so I shrugged.
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“It’s fine, you can answer. It’s obviously true.”
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Joseph looked away, and only Kolund barely nodded.
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As expected, only the powerful can mass-produce these things.
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The self-defense standards were different, but the petition bombardment felt eerily familiar to Korea.
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Of course, a bunch of paper wouldn’t sway my verdict.
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“The trial for the human hunting incident in Brayden territory will now begin. All rise and salute the High Judge.”
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CLANG-CLANG-CLANG-CLANG!
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Humans are creatures of habit; the more I did this, the less embarrassing it became.
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I calmly took my seat on the bench.
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The proceedings began.
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There was really nothing to see.
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The defendant admitted everything and only begged for leniency.
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The trial flew by like roasting beans over lightning.
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“The prosecution seeks fifteen years’ imprisonment for the defendant who inflicted serious injuries on thirty people through human hunting.”
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I nodded at the prosecutor’s demand.
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In the Parbiant Farm assault case, breaking an arm had earned ten years.
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Whipping thirty people? Fifteen years was remarkably lenient.
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Yet Alonzo’s eyes were filled with hope as he stared at the towering stack of petitions on the bench.
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He was banking on them.
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Nope. Not changing it.
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I handed down exactly fifteen years.
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“NOOOOO!”
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Alonzo’s scream echoed, but the trial was already over.
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The only appeal left now would go straight to the Emperor himself.
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Would Count Brayden really play that terrible move?
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Of course not. He’ll wait quietly, then try to negotiate under the table.
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He’d offer some massive concession to get his son out.
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Since I had no intention of taking bribes like the doppelgänger, the kid would suffer a few years first.
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Whatever happens after that is up to them. Time for a break.
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I tried to leave the courthouse as soon as work ended.
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But today, someone extra stood beside my carriage.
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A man in plain light armor; clearly a knight, and one raised gently.
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I tried to slip past to the carriage, but he predictably blocked me.
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“First time meeting you, Your Highness Carius.”
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“And you are?”
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“I am Cordel McNeill, Black Agent of the Imperial Guard Knights.”
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Just the introduction made my head spin.
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I knew about the Imperial Guard, but…
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Black? Agent? What kind of insane nonsense is this?
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Feeling my confusion, Cordel continued.
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“Black Agents specialize in VIP protection. We move solely on His Majesty’s direct orders. Usually we escort the imperial ladies.”
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“Then keep doing that. Why me…?”
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“I told you; we obey only His Majesty’s commands.”
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“…Huh?”
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“From now on, I am responsible for Your Highness’s security.”
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I clutched my forehead.
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A bodyguard for someone once called the Berserker of the North?
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I wasn’t invincible, but this was overkill.
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A few mercenaries had always been enough.
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This is definitely a surveillance agent.
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He’d report my every single move.
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A knight whose real master was someone else.
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But I couldn’t exactly send him away.
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Rejecting him would probably mean facing the Emperor directly.
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That man whose mental world was a kaleidoscope of madness?
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Sigh… fine, whatever.
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“Did you say something?”
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“Nothing. Just talking to myself.”
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“Hm. Frequently talks to himself…”
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I shook my head and answered vaguely, yet Cordel was already jotting it down in a notebook.
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He’s writing down even that?
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Something told me life was about to get very annoying.
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***
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And I was right; Cordel was a leech.
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He followed me everywhere, making me break into a cold sweat every time.
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He even tried to enter the bathroom with me; I had to give him a “lesson” with my fury-charged gavel.
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But his bizarre behavior didn’t stop there.
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“They say Your Highness’s new knight has been rummaging through every corner of the mansion.”
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“Why the hell is he doing that?”
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“For security, he claims. In case an assassin slipped in.”
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“Who would even…”
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“They do exist.”
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I tilted my head at Steward Miller Xavierre’s words, but soon had to agree.
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My verdicts had earned me plenty of enemies.
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The big ones were the Sierre and Giovanni noble factions.
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Small fry included the bandit gangs from Lelbrant territory.
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So yes, a bodyguard made sense.
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Then at least send a normal one!
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I frowned, recalling the Emperor’s eccentric grin.
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Clicking my tongue, I walked through the garden when a sharp noise rang out.
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CRASHHH!
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“You’re the assassin?!”
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A sudden commotion followed by a shout.
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Miller and I exchanged glances instantly.
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We both knew exactly what had happened just from the direction of the sound.
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The crashing was definitely porcelain.
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Cordel must have seen Adam in his beastly form and lost it.
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Sigh…
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Another headache.
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Explaining this was going to be hell.
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Then a brilliant idea struck me.
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The perfect way to put that blockheaded knight in his place.
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He who rises by the Emperor shall fall by the Emperor.
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“What does that…?”
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“Just follow my lead. Come on.”
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“Y-Yes, sir.”
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Leaving the bewildered steward behind, I dashed to the warehouse and grabbed the shattered porcelain pieces off the floor.
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“UWAAAHH! The treasure meant for His Majesty!”
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“Oh nooo! Who broke these priceless works? The master artisan poured his heart into them!”
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We burst in and started wailing dramatically.
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Cordel’s face crumpled.
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The sword pointed at Adam dropped limply.
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“T-These were such items…?”
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His voice trembled in shock.
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I smiled triumphantly inside.
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Gotcha.
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Now then; shall we put a leash on this rotten dog?
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