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“ Vladimir Indicum V, welcomes you to the Royal Mauve Academy and invites you to his private residence.”
“Darius answered in a clear voice, “but I am tired in my travels and wish to freshen myself and rest before I meet with him.”
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“up himself,” I heard someone snicker.
“his harem full already?” another whispered froma side.
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“titles andhouses are left behind at the academy’s gates,” he told the men approaching him, “and that I have all the right to defend myself!”
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“whispered. “They are neverseen again, until his highness grows tired of them, or worst...”
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“s he still alive? Perhaps I should practice my skill with the holy sword to rid us of this undead imp?” someone said which made the whole hall break into laughter.
“unnaturally long crack on your face supposed to be a smile?” they mocked me.
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“Prof. Laurel Novil told me to leave my family’s name behind the gilded gates, as well as my title.”
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“Aren’t there any other good neophytes left?” complained the rest.
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“so entertained by my appearance that they failed to look down to notice your feet,” I said with a small laugh.
“said, his eyes turning bright again. “So, is this going to be our room from now on?”
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“dark chubby face appeared when the door opened, and the man behind us at the queue entered the room. “You must be my room mate,” his eyes disappeared when he smiled. “My name is Elliot, I guess we’re stuck together from now on.”
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“incurable disease!?” asked Elliot. “I have seen people in the slums as thin as you when my father brought me to one of his business ventures in the far-west, they say they were suffering from an epidemic and were half dead!”
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“up! It can contain up to a hundred pieces of 300 different items, Father bought it from the Magnificat kingdom in the west where the great sages come from,” he said proudly. “We may hail from a knight family, but my father and his father before him have all been successful merchants in this Empire!”
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“loudly! Perhaps the reason why you’re so thin is because you always forget to eat your meals.”
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“to say, you actually miss your meals?!” Elliot asked in disbelief.
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“family has the privilege of having servants in their home,” Elliot said in a low voice.
“the emperor’s great grandpa! It’s impossible that they don’t have servants at home!”
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“Though, I was also quite sickly as a child,” I added as an after thought. “My parents used to worry that I might die early and force my younger brother to take my place as the empire’s ‘sacrifice’.”
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“Elliot Lucius III, second son and heir of Sir Elliot Lucius, from his highness’ order of Mauve knights, do hereby swear that I will not stop until I feed you back to health!”
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