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Episode 200 Past midnight. Knock, knock. Someone rapped at my door. Sleep wouldn’t come, so I rose from bed and flung the door open. “You.” Khalid stood outside, his sleek eyebrows knotted in a mess. “What’s wrong? Did something not go as planned?” Did the straw mage not behave as he wished? “Hazel said she locked him securely…” A little uneasy, I asked. Khalid let out a low sigh. “Don’t you know better than to open your door without checking who it…
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Episode 201 “Y-you… how could you…” “That’s enough.” “Sevelena!” “I’m talking about using the kingdom as an excuse to pursue your own ambitions.” The palace knights who had been hiding with him appeared like the wind, the clatter of their cold armor shattering the calm of dawn in an instant. “I wished you wouldn’t show yourself here.” The last to emerge, face set in stone, was the Emperor. He casually tossed a thick letter. It was exactly the same…
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Episode 202Ch. 21 The sky was overcast. Everything was shrouded in gray. That was how I knew. ‘A dream? Suddenly?’ That this was a dream. I was walking down a street. Even my shoes and clothes felt utterly unfamiliar. My body didn’t feel like my own. What is this? A possession-type dream? As I thought that, my reflection appeared in a puddle by the roadside. Haggard cheeks, parched lips, lifeless eyes—a face as unsightly as could be, yet still strangely familiar. Older,…
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Episode 203 Startled, I sat up. "Damn it." What is this! I hurriedly kicked off my blanket, ran over, and swept aside the curtains. The sun was just beginning to cast its pale light, birds chirped peacefully outside, and I could hear the shouts of the knights in training, as usual. It was an ordinary morning at the Duke Zevert's residence, nothing out of the ordinary. "What a dream…" My body slumped down onto the floor. How could a dream feel so wretchedly real? ‘What…
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204“Alright then, gather the maids and head to the dressing room! You have a banquet later, don’t you? Go and get yourself scrubbed and polished until you’re even more beautiful! Meanwhile, I need to clean the bedchamber!” In the end, Licht was practically chased out of his room. ‘Perhaps I should tidy up a bit myself.’ Today was Rubian’s coming-of-age ceremony. A party was to be held at the Imperial Palace, a special occasion. The Emperor had even granted use of one of the…
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Episode 205 Khalid was perched atop his horse. A long procession was leaving the ducal residence, heading toward the imperial palace. People who recognized the crest on the carriage each paid their respects, bowing their heads or prostrating themselves on the ground. Some betrayed their curiosity about the princess presumed to be riding inside. Kal stayed alert, sharpening his senses as he guarded the surroundings, wary of any potential threat. “Ugh, it’s getting chilly.” A…
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206“Hey, don’t practice your theater lines on me. And that was way too much.” I whispered softly. Licht laughed quietly in his throat, letting go of my hand. Since he had been wearing thin silk gloves ever since entering the hall, I hadn’t actually felt the touch of his lips when he kissed my hand. Strictly speaking, it was a common form of greeting as well. So I thought nothing of it. “But you look beautiful today.” At my whisper, Licht scratched his cheek…
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Episode 207 “Hm? What’s this?” Suddenly, Rosetta felt something unusual inside Leviathan’s coat and began to fumble through the inner pocket. She found a luxurious violet box. “Oh my, it’s a necklace?” “I never got a chance to give the gift.” It was a sparkling blue necklace, perfectly suited for Rubian. “I didn’t know you had this kind of taste. Hmph, is there nothing for me?” Rosetta grinned mischievously and rummaged deeper in Leviathan’s coat. Then she…
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208 “By that logic… it seems the one I have is genuine, doesn’t it?” With a slightly strange expression, Rubian said this. “Because… to tell the truth, I tried a little test.” “Oh, did you?” “Yes. I tested it with someone who absolutely couldn’t be related by blood…” “…” “I’m sure of it.” The princess stated it firmly. So firmly, in fact, that Severena found herself doubting her own conclusions. ‘Did the king… bring several…
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Episode 209 “Your Majesty.” A knight approached hurriedly. “What is it?” “Well…” After hearing the report, the Emperor set down the goblet he had been holding, his face suddenly hardened. And he spoke. “A large horde of magical beasts has appeared near the southern coast.” Leviathan instinctively furrowed his brow as he glanced at Rubian. The Emperor’s cloak fluttered in the breeze. “I must return. I’d appreciate it if you could tell the young lady I’m…
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210 Asha let out an exasperated cry. “No! No! That’s not how you do it! Hold it gently by the end so the mana doesn’t get unstable… Haah, non-mages, honestly.” On the bridge leading to Sapphire Hall. The servants were busily repairing the collapsed bridge. Asha Drukan anxiously watched the tiny skiffs going back and forth across the lake. They were bringing over a new crate of magical fireworks, since the old ones had all exploded. How could the palace staff be so…
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Episode 211 “Father!” I shot to my feet. The silhouette speeding toward us on horseback could only be my father. As the boat drew closer to shore, our eyes met for a fleeting moment, even from afar. In his hand, gripping the reins, he held a small violet box. Ruby? Why are you… how is this…? My father’s furrowed brows seemed to convey those unspoken words. It was then. “Who the hell are you?” Licht drew his sword, leveling it at the boatman. “You…
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Episode 212Ch. 22 “What are you staring at?” The man spoke. Deep within the dark cave. White cream was smeared at the corner of his smooth lips. As I watched his red tongue lick away every last trace, I murmured absently, “…It’s all smashed up, but you eat it anyway.” “What does appearance matter?” Bathed in moonlight, the man’s eyes shimmered in a strange blend of gray and blue. His hair looked like the blue-black night sky. Just as I’d pressed a dagger to…
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Episode 213 How much time had passed? My feet began to move, slowly at first. Toward the distant glow of the hut’s lamp. The steady pace I’d kept quickened, and before I knew it, I was sprinting at full speed. ‘The coffin is empty.’ I knew it even without having to dig. My magic does not lie. And… Perhaps, I had sensed this outcome long before it came to pass. “Haah, haah.” My breath caught at my throat. A pain stabbed my head as if someone were wringing my…
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214The more overwhelming the truth, the more I needed to remain calm and rational. I wanted to explain the situation concisely, without embellishment, and ask for help. But… “I’m going to try to uncover the truth step by step. I think the Mage King, to me… with me… I…” Contrary to my intent, my voice cracked, and I couldn’t manage to string the words together clearly. “Ha.” It was because I had just then noticed the blue necklace hanging at my neck—something Void had…
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Episode 215 A few days ago, on the outskirts of the capital. “What is this? Father suddenly taking Ruby to Zelox?” Rosetta furrowed her brow. It was around the time Rubian had just opened her eyes in the ducal estate. At that moment, she was interrogating a mage locked away in a secret hut on the outskirts of the capital. One of the mercenary maids who had brought the news spoke up. “The maids at the mansion said the young lady insisted she had to check the barrier at Zelox…
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Episode 216 Rustle, rustle. Someone was brushing my hair aside. I slowly lifted my eyelids. It was dawn; after confessing the truth to Grandfather and insisting I had to head south, perhaps due to the release of tension, my condition had suddenly worsened. In the end, it seemed I’d taken the strong medicine Borvel gave me and fallen asleep. Sleep comes, even in a situation like this. I thought it was rather absurd as I gazed through the darkness at the figure seated by my…
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Episode 217 We gathered our heads together and immersed ourselves in conversation, like people piecing together a puzzle. “Your mother was on her way to her family’s house in the West. She’d had a small quarrel with Leviathan that morning.” “Wait, just a second. I have a question.” Void raised his hand. “You mean, Mother and Father fought?” “Yes. Why?” Mother tilted her head, wondering what was strange. “Do you and Father… fight sometimes too?” I asked,…
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218He forced his reluctant steps forward, leading his knights, and barely had they arrived in the south when the tide of battle turned in an instant. He plunged straight through the heart of the conflict, subduing the entire situation in less than half a day. ‘I heard those who mistook them for Dark Beasts fought as if under a spell, unable to resist.’ “So where, exactly, are these Dark Beasts supposed to be?” Leviathan muttered in clear displeasure. Aside from the slightly larger…
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Episode 219 A short while later. Leviathan rubbed his weary eyelids. Seeing the children gathered in small groups at the cave entrance, crying as they looked at him, he felt a fatigue he hadn't known before settle over him. "Hey, don't cry. I told you not to cry, didn't I?" The girl who seemed the most composed among them spoke, hands on her hips. "Look. They've all sheathed their swords. They have no intention of attacking us." "Sob… is, is that really true?" She appeared to…
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