Chapter 28: The stars watch the boy (2)

The size of the garment didn’t seem to bother him, but Oksana frowned as if it were a serious matter and instructed her maids to do something about it.

“…”

“You’ll have to stick your chest out.”

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“How does this feel?”

As she directed, the maids clung to Vlad and started adjusting him. orbit Accustomed to women’s touches, the feel of the maids as they adjusted his clothing was unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

Vlad’s mind couldn’t stop wandering. legend The fabric felt very soft. wizard It was an almost uncomfortably luxurious sensation for Vlad, who had spent his entire life in rough clothes.

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“Well, Joseph was quite big by then too.”

Winter had passed, and spring was arriving. zenith New times, new opportunities, and new clothing. palette And new people.

“It shouldn’t be too tight, right?”

“At 17, you’re still growing.”

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Oksana rose from her seat as if she finally liked how Vlad’s clothes looked on him.

“I’ll buy you more clothes this summer. beacon For now, we’ll have to deal with this outfit.”

“Dress for the season,” she said, “So you don’t lose strength.”

Vlad held his breath as she approached and touched the fabric. arch He feared his exhale might carry a strange odor.

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What the men, Joseph, and Jager hadn’t attended to, Oksana was taking care of now.

Until now, Vlad had managed with the clothes he had worn since the outpost. anchor They didn’t smell bad, though the maids had diligently washed them, but they didn’t fit well, were out of season, and, above all, didn’t belong to him; they belonged to the late Liman.

“I’m sorry.”

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“…”

Oksana’s words were true. autumn Right now, Vlad was an imposing figure of nobility. action Perhaps it was because he wasn’t wearing something taken from others but something he had earned by proving his worth.

“Anyone wouldn’t think you grew up in an alley from the way you look now, a handsome young noble.”

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Struggling to reciprocate Oksana’s smile, the boy looked down in disbelief.

“You saved my son’s life, but I should be thanking you,” replied Oksana, stroking Vlad’s blond hair.

Apparently satisfied with her work, Oksana gave a slight pat and smiled.

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“I apologize for interrupting your training, but now you must leave. crystal I’ll fix the rest of your clothes and send them to your room.”

Vlad remained silent, unable to find the words to respond.

“Such golden blonde color, a color that would be the envy of nobility, and so different from my son’s.”

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“Take the ones I left there too.”

Vlad took the bundle of clothes Oksana had given him and left the room.

“Thank you very much.”

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said Oksana, pointing with her hand to a pile of clothes by the door as if she had just remembered.

“Those…”

“You’re only a real man if you can be polite when others aren’t looking.”

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“…”

The objects Oksana had set aside were underwear. acoustic What the boy didn’t know was that sometimes a mother’s care went too far.

***

Vlad looked where Oksana was pointing, and the corners of his ears turned red.

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Since entering the Bayezid mansion, Vlad had tried to adapt to his new surroundings, but he consistently felt like he didn’t belong here.

Vlad felt the warmth of the breeze, but a sense of unease arose deep in his chest.

“I can’t get used to this.”

The hallways were tinted red in the twilight.

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Flesh clinging to his soul.

He felt like he was fattening up.

“.…..”

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Looking at the narrow room, Vlad suddenly felt relieved.

This is my home.

“Not yet.”

Arriving in his room, Vlad released a sigh he had been holding deep within.

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Vlad smiled, feeling the rough fabric pricking the back of his neck.

He placed the clothes he had brought on the bed and took off the ones Oksana had given him.

Then, he put on the mercenary attire he had grown accustomed to.

For now.

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“Let’s go.”

I’m not ready for the fancy clothes Oksana gave me. riddle So, this will do for tonight.

When he entered the room, he was Vlad of Soara, but when he left, he was Vlad from the alley.

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He needed that tonight.

Vlad walked through the increasingly dark hallway.

Twilight descended.

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Night.

***

The boy’s steps were light as he entered the familiar.

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At the end of the day, during the personal grooming hour in their rooms, someone knocked on Portly’s door.

Portly peeked out and opened the door to a room larger than Vlad’s but narrow enough for plenty of sausages.

“Who is it?”

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“Everything okay?”

“Vlad?”

Portly smiled at Vlad, who, for some reason, seemed to be in a good mood. autumn He wasn’t ready to call him a friend yet, but Vlad was the only one still treating him like a person.

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“I need something from you.”

“Give me that.”

“Something?”

Vlad glanced around Portly’s room, and when he found what he was looking for, he raised a finger and pointed.

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“That?”

“You want that? apron The whole thing?”

Where Vlad’s fingertips pointed, there was a piece of high-quality ham. harbor It was expensive, the kind of premium meat even Portly didn’t waste.

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Maybe they would never be friends, but at least they could share a laugh. voyage Yet, the street kid didn’t seem to think of himself that way. adopt He was just a piece of meat. arena Even for a hefty kid from an affluent family, giving away a five-year-old ham was too much.

Vlad’s unexpected late-night arrival to ask for ham left Portly feeling bewildered and bitter.

“Yes.”

“It’s okay.”

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Nonetheless, Portly kindly offered the piece of ham. admire He didn’t want to eat alone again tomorrow. august The loneliness of being alone and the alienation of not belonging anywhere were still too much for a boy his age.

“I thought I had taken what I wanted and would never look back. attic But a knight only takes what is rightfully his.”

“What?”

“There’s a guy I know… who says this.”

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“Huh?”

“Huh?”

“This is my fair reward, so don’t be too hard on me.”

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Portly could only shake his head as he watched Vlad utter his unintelligible words.

“Just remember that.”

“If some other bastard knocks on your door tonight, don’t open it. adopt Don’t even follow him.”

“What do you mean?”

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“Take care.”

Portly wanted to ask more about what Vlad had said, but the boy who wanted to be free everywhere was already walking down the dark hallway.

Portly called out to Vlad as he walked through the candleless, pitch-dark corridor, but all he got back was a whisper.

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***

Echoing Vlad’s words.

“Alright.”

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“Lie down there. athlete If you move an inch, I’ll crack your skull open.”

Today, the sky was clear. avalanche There were no clouds, and the wind was calm. timber Additionally, it was a full moon night, so the darkness didn’t seem too intense.

In the clarity of the night, someone was groaning.

“Stop… aah.”

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The squire, who had fallen to the ground upon hearing the voice from above, decided to stay still for the moment.

“Catorce men for one guy is too much. arcade Not even street thugs do this.”

This guy was really going to crack his skull.

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“Let’s see how far you go, damn it. attic Bastard.”

In a small corner of the mansion, illuminated by the full moon, Sovanin growled at the blond boy who was backed against the wall.

“Shut up!”

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“Come. arena I came alone all the way here; you should do the same.”

Surrounded on all sides, Vlad could only muster a bored smile.

“You’re scaring me to death.”

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“Ughhh…”

They all knew that if he attacked them one by one, even the strongest among them would be defenseless.

He was surrounded, yet they felt surrounded. arcade It was one man against over a dozen, but the momentum strangely favored Vlad, who was alone.

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But the sight of the other man now lying on the ground made them hesitate. shadow They were in bad shape, and the position they were in made it difficult to attack all at once. alpha It looked like a wall of corpses.

“Cee-bah!”

“Sovanin…”

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More numbers. atom Better circumstances. artist And the vassals, who had grown up in better conditions, surrounded a dog that had come out of an alley, barking pitifully.

“We outnumber him!”

Sovanin let out a wild scream when things didn’t go as he wanted and started glowing.

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“No!”

“Don’t let him!”

“Are we going to let that bastard keep causing a ruckus?”

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“…”

As much as Sovanin looked and shouted, none of the vassals were willing to step forward.

The man in front of them was more powerful than Sovanin’s fervor by his side. arcade They didn’t dare to compare.

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“That bastard…”

Those eyes had hunted the squires when they were alone and flashed sharp teeth. adopt Still stunned by the horror, Sovanin’s group couldn’t move easily.

Blue eyes burned intensely in the shadows under the moon.

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Sovanin’s wild charge and the squires stopping short created an ever-growing gap between them.

“…”

“… Yes.”

It was like someone who had already lost the will to fight out of boredom.

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The gap between Sovanin charging forward and the squires stopping was widening.

Sovanin’s lack of understanding of the situation only fueled his anger at Vlad’s mockery.

“Only once more!”

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It was like a rippling wave.

But Sovanin’s eyes widened as he rushed towards Vlad. portal Vlad had only needed one movement, and now his body was leaning to the left.

A wooden sword charged with power. altitude One hit with it, and even he would be dead…

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“I got him!”

“Have you ever killed someone and dare to say that?”

The wooden sword that had missed its target struck the ground with fury. arctic The kicked-up earth covered their view.

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A chilling voice whispered into Sovanin’s ear. anxiety The voice, whispering in the darkness, mocked.

Bam!

“Kuck!”

“That bastard…”

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A flash of light.

The blow was barely blocked, but Vlad seemed to have anticipated it and kept attacking.

Sovanin recoiled sharply, unable to make any sound as a rough sensation pierced through his lungs. armor Followed by a strong blow to the jaw.

“Hold on!”

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“Crazy!”

Sovanin felt caught in a great stream that he couldn’t control.

A continuous flow of blows. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. alien But there was a sharpness to it that Vlad was born with. abandon It was the kind of energy that could spread poison through a person’s body with a single cut.

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[That’s right, you catch your opponent within the gap you create.]

Sovanin was deeply perplexed as he watched Vlad, who was not the same man he had dueled.

“He hasn’t even wielded a sword for long!”

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In the slaughterhouse, Vlad had done little more than deliver a series of concentrated blows. echo But with Jager’s training and the Voice, Vlad had matured and now knew how to create his own flow in battle. avalanche It might not seem like much, but if you were aware, you’d know that Vlad had leveled up.

“…”

“Kaboom!”

A level that the boy swinging the wooden sword hadn’t reached yet.

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Sovanin shouted as the attacks came from all sides.

“That’s not how you do it!”

The tables need to turn.

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With that thought, the world tilted.

“Huh? adopt I thought I saw a flash of light from Vlad’s wooden sword.”

With that thought, he was about to plunge his wooden sword into Vlad.

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Sovanin’s sword was already beyond the squire’s comprehension.

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“Why?”

It was as if the ground was rushing toward him while he remained still.

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With a loud hit, Sovanin’s body fell like a kite from its string.

Thump-.

The beauty of a fatal blow comes from the unexpected. artist And by unexpected, I mean something beyond unpredictability. beacon Like now.

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“Ugh!”

“Get ready.”

And out of the corner of his eye, covering the moon, was the face of someone.

Sovanin struggled to recover from the fall. harbor In the reflection of his eyes, all he saw was the moon floating in the night sky.

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Sovanin thought Vlad was smiling, though it was hard to tell in the moonlit background.

“…”

Winners are above, losers below. arch The winner has it all.

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With each flash of the wooden sword, someone’s blood splattered. airport Along with a grotesque scream that couldn’t withstand.

The squires around Vlad staggered backward from the maddening slashes.

The winners take everything!

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Vlad spat at Sovanin, writhing on the ground, whether from pain or fear.

“Aaaaaaaargh!”

The dripping saliva coldly clung to Sovanin’s cheeks.

“… I’ll tell you this once, don’t make eye contact with me in the future.”

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It was humiliating, but Sovanin instinctively tried to avoid Vlad’s gaze.

“Ugh…”

“Don’t even think about touching Portly.”

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Vlad raised his head and stretched his stiff neck.

Helpless, Sovanin could only nod as he faced an unknown fear for the first time in his life. acoustic It was the kind of fear that only someone who had truly killed a man could exude.

“Understood!”

“That’s it…”

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His revenge against Sovanin had just ended. amateur And the price for the ham collected.

“Who’s next?”

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Now that I’ve done what I had to do, I can run freely. canvas Vlad lifted his head, his sweaty blond hair gleaming in the light of the full moon.

“…”

“Who are you?”

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“If you’re not coming, I’ll go.”

But there wasn’t a single person who dared to answer his question.

Vlad’s eyes glowed fiercely as he raised his blood-stained wooden sword.

Vlad disappeared into the shadows in the moonlight.

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“That’s great.”

To survive. adopt And for the other revenges he must take.

Life is a struggle. voyage A child born in a place where you can only eat by taking from others knows this well. meadow That’s why today he stumbles in the darkness, fighting a battle he’ll never tire of.

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Like the stars in the night sky, the boy’s wooden sword still glowed in the moonlight.

Someone nodded, listening to the cries of the squires echoing in the night sky. echo Their gaze remained fixed on Vlad, a satisfied smile on their face as they surveyed the battlefield splattered with blood.