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WRITTEN BY HYUGA NATSU

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THIS STORY IS A FICTION AND ALL NAMES OF
FIGURES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE FICTITIOUS.

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MOREOVER, THE STORY HAS NO RELATION
TO REAL-LIFE INCIDENTS AND EVENTS.

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A few high-ranking officials
who grasped the situation

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have already gone out to search, but…

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Where in the world could he have gone?

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Maybe he disappeared
with his female attendant.

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A secret date?

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No way. That’s ridiculous.

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However…

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It’s been two hours
since he left his seat.

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I’ve sent subordinates to search for him,
but there’s been no progress.

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Right now, I can’t
rely on my father either.

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Earlier, he seemed to have given

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some sort of order to that maid.

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But still, no matter what the master said,
I should have gone with him.

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I’m sick of playing a meaningless role.

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If only the host

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would bring this gathering to an end.

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Shishou.

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As always,

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he’s a man whose thoughts
are impossible to read.

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That said, he wouldn't want any trouble

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at a banquet he's hosting.

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Which means…

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This matter likely has
nothing to do with Shishou.

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It’s warm.

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And there's a faint scent
of incense as well.

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But more importantly, this is…?

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What is this?

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Is it that frog from earlier?

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It’s too big for that, though.

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Sorry, but…

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could you move your hand away from there?

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There’s a situation down there.

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A situation?

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It can’t be.

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A eunuch who enters the rear palace…

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should not have this.

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But he does.

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Thinking back,
he never acted like a eunuch.

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There are plenty of things
that come to mind,

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but maybe I unconsciously
avoided thinking about them.

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He has the face of a celestial maiden,

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but Lord Jinshi is…

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In a way, this saves me
the trouble of having to explain.

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I want to tell you something.

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No, I must not hear any more.

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That is why I brought you along this time.

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Once I hear this,
I’ll have to take it to the grave.

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Apothecary, I--

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My apologies!

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I might have crushed a frog.

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Huh? A frog?

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It suddenly fell from above,

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and I lost my balance.

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Are you injured?

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-No, that was not a frog--
-It was a frog!

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A frog. That was a frog.

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Come on,
let’s hurry up and get out of here.

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A frog, you say?

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If it wasn’t a frog, then what was it?

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Frogs are usually smaller, aren’t they?

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In this season,
there are plenty of fairly large frogs.

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Fairly…?

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Yes, fairly!

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If it wasn’t a fairly large frog, then
what was it that was fairly large, huh?

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Hey! What are you wiping your hands for?

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Well, frogs are gross, right?

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They secrete mucus and all.

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Gross…?

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What about mucus!

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Anyway,

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I know nothing.

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Knowing too much is never a good thing.

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Lord Jinshi is a high-ranking official,
and I am merely a servant.

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Nothing more, nothing less.

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There's no need to know
unnecessary secrets.

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Do you want to check?

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I definitely went too far
with the provocation!

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What should I do? Should I kick him?

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What was that?

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Well done.

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Hey! What’s wrong, boy?

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Suddenly running off like that.

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This voice…

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Lord Lihaku!

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Could you please pull us up?

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Huh? Young lady!

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What are you doing in a place like that?

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I see.

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So, you were targeted by a gun
and had to jump into the waterfall.

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They fired,
but I couldn’t see their faces.

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I’m glad you’re safe.

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So, why are you with this guy?

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It’s hard to explain.

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Ah, well, whatever.

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Can you tell me

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which men brought a gun for this hunt?

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No one. Such a thing is unsuitable
for hunting in the forest.

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It’s more reasonable to assume someone
secretly brought it for an assassination.

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Shall we inspect their belongings then?

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But…

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The guests are all high-ranking officials
invited by Lord Shishou.

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I doubt any of them would keep
an assassination weapon on hand.

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Lord Lihaku, that dog,

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besides responding to the whistle,
is it trained for anything else?

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It's able to find rabbit holes, at least.

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It’s got a charming personality, but…

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Ji-- I mean, Lord Kousen.

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What?

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He’s angry.

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Well, of course.

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After what happened,
I couldn’t help but provoke him.

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But he was trying to tell me
something important.

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And yet, because I didn’t want to know,

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I kept on saying ridiculous things.

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He is someone with great confidence
in his appearance.

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Even his "frog" must be quite dignified.

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And yet, I called it "fairly."

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It’s awkward,

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but I have to say what needs to be said.

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Perhaps,

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we can identify the shooter from earlier.

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Excuse me.

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What is it?

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This.

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Hey, is that…

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It’s my master's robe.

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I found it caught on the river rocks.

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There was no one nearby. Also,
beyond that point, the current is strong.

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With last night’s rain,
the water level has risen.

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If he was swept away…

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Search for him immediately!

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-Yes!
-Hurry!

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Panicking now won’t change anything.

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Then, I’ll join the search as well.

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What are you planning, Lord Jinshi?

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What the heck!

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Ah, my apologies!

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What a poorly trained dog.

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Damn!

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There, there.

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What’s wrong?

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Lord Basen!

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This…

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This is my master's robe. Is this blood?

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Was anyone around?

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The ground isn’t wet,

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so I don’t believe anyone was nearby.

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I see.

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However,
this was found along with the robe.

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A hawk feather?

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Was it made as a talisman for falconry?

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Possibly.

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I’m sorry, but…

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could I ask to check
everyone’s belongings?

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We found it!

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It’s the same arrowhead
as the one found at the riverbank.

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I don’t know anything!
This must be a mistake!

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Then why was your arrowhead

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found by the river
along with our master's robe?

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Loen?

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S… Someone…

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Someone must have
switched it with my arrowhead!

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To frame me!

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What does he mean? Could it be…?

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Loen’s reaction seems genuine.

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And his men don’t seem suspicious either.

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Then, why not check if there are

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any other arrowheads?

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Not just the riverbank,

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but a thorough search
of the forest as well.

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Understood.

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Conduct a thorough search of the forest!

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Yes, sir!

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Let’s hope they take the bait.

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Damn it! What the hell is going on!

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I don’t know anything about an arrowhead!

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Did you find something?

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Is that…?

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Give it back!

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You… You’re the guy from earlier!

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It seems dogs don’t like you very much.

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With this scent, any dog
with a keen nose would react immediately.

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So that’s why you didn’t bring

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the dog along on your hunt.

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The contents have
already been confiscated.

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There were three guns inside.

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It's foreign-made.

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Most likely
the latest model from the West.

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I can still smell the gunpowder.

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They’re quite small.

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I’ve never seen this type before either.

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I see, it sparks using a metal component.

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When gunpowder - made from charcoal,
saltpeter, and sulfur - explodes,

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it gives off a stench so strong
that you'd want to pinch your nose.

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A smell like a rotten eggs.

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Yes,

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it’s the same smell I smelled
when we were shot on the cliff.

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When we let the dog sniff the gunpowder,

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it immediately tracked down this gun.

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And of course, it also picked up the scent
of gunpowder on the shooter as well.

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What a smart dog.

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Good boy.

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Even though it was a setup,

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I feel bad for the old guys
who were used as bait.

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Lord Kousen!

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Basen.

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What was that gunshot just now?
Are you hurt?

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One moment you disappear,

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and then, I'm shown a torn piece of cloth,

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and then I'm told, "Take me to this man."

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I have no idea what is going on!

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Sorry. What’s the situation?

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The people related to this man

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are being watched so
they can be captured at any time.

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So, all that’s left is
to confirm the charges.

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Understood.

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After that, the masked guest
returned to the mountain lodge,

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and the banquet ended.

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The midday disappearance incident

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was officially handled as a whim
of the masked person.

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It’s a well-known fact that

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at the banquet,
a certain group disappeared.

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From now on, those people

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will never appear
on the public stage again.

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He looked tired,
as if something had happened.

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But as someone standing here
in place of Lord Jinshi,

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it is not my place
to be concerned about that.

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I still have a long way to go.

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Was it too dull a spectacle for a eunuch?

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No, I have been enjoying myself.

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It must be difficult,

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having just drawn the Empress's wrath
and then being forced to become a eunuch.

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That’s all in the past now.

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Besides, the sake for moon viewing
is quite fine.

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I became a eunuch, cast away my name,

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and took on the name Gaoshun.

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Yet, during the banquet,

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I was still treated as
a member of the Maa household.

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That’s how things are.

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Still, it’s a pity that
the beautiful eunuch

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did not participate in this hunt.

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Well, we have the masked one
in attendance this time.

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If such a beautiful face were to join,

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it would overshadow everything else.

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They say the masked one

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bears severe burn scars
upon his noble face.

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I hear that even tonight,
he remains locked away in his room.

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The Emperor must be worried.

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To think that "he" is the Crown Prince.

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Yes…

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"He," huh?

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There is no sign of reverence
toward the Crown Prince.

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So, what of it?

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Since the death of the previous Prince,

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has any consort conceived a child?

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I’m afraid I don’t know.

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Apologies, I may have had
a bit too much to drink.

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Everyone is watching, trying to determine

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whether the guest of honor for this hunt…

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that is, His Majesty’s younger brother

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is truly fit to inherit the throne.

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I wonder…

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Has Lord Jinshi told Xiaomao the truth?

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She must be informed

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in order to prepare
for the challenges ahead.

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She is, after all,

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a highly valuable asset.

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It may sound cruel,

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but the more usable pieces
we have, the better.

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00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:32,634
Yet again, this affair
has left an unpleasant aftertaste.

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Just like back then…

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There’s still a lot we don’t know about

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the source of the gun
and their true intentions.

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It's foreign-made.

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Most likely
the latest model from the West.

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The West, huh?

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Identical envoys, like two mirror images.

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The story that one daughter managed to
slip out of her room while being watched.

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00:17:57,576 --> 00:18:00,037
Most likely,
that story is about the twin envoys.

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What exactly was she doing

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sneaking out of her room?

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Was she plotting some treachery,

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like the younger sister
who became pregnant?

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Or perhaps…

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I can only hope the men we captured today
can give us some answers.

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Got a moment?

290
00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:23,352
Why is he here?!

291
00:18:23,435 --> 00:18:25,938
Wasn't he at the banquet?

292
00:18:32,694 --> 00:18:33,862
No need to open the door.

293
00:18:34,446 --> 00:18:36,698
I must have startled you quite a bit.

294
00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:37,908
Sorry about that.

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00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:43,539
I don’t even have to see your face

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to know what expression you’re making.

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I don’t mind.

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If anything,
I should be the one apologizing.

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For saying it was "fairly" large.

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00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:58,637
I wonder what Lord Jinshi is thinking?

301
00:18:59,346 --> 00:19:01,181
I’ve never been good

302
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at reading people’s emotions.

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The women who raised me were courtesans,
devoted to their work above all else.

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No matter how much I cried,
I was ignored until their work was done.

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In time, I came to understand,

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and eventually,
I became a baby who didn’t cry.

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Maybe that’s why

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I struggle to recognize
both kindness and malice in people.

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Even now,

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I don’t know what I’m supposed
to say in times like these.

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I won't say anything.

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00:19:37,676 --> 00:19:39,261
To me,

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Lord Jinshi is Lord Jinshi.

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That’s how I truly feel.

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00:19:48,437 --> 00:19:51,231
Whether you have balls or not,

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00:19:51,315 --> 00:19:53,609
it’s not like
I’d be looking at them anyway.

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00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:55,652
So it doesn’t matter to me.

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00:19:57,279 --> 00:19:59,406
To you, am I still me?

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00:20:04,912 --> 00:20:06,163
No need to be so wary.

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00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:08,540
I just wanted to give you this.

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00:20:17,799 --> 00:20:19,676
Along with giving you that,

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00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,595
there’s something I’ve been
meaning to tell you.

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00:20:23,472 --> 00:20:25,641
It might cause you some trouble, but…

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00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:26,808
This is…

325
00:20:27,601 --> 00:20:29,728
The reason I brought you
on this journey was…

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00:20:29,811 --> 00:20:31,271
O…o…o…

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00:20:31,355 --> 00:20:32,856
That is why!

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00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:35,067
Ox bezoar!

329
00:20:35,150 --> 00:20:37,319
A highly valuable ox bezoar!

330
00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:39,738
The legendary elixir
I’ve dreamed of is now

331
00:20:39,821 --> 00:20:41,740
in my hands!

332
00:20:42,407 --> 00:20:44,868
Ah. Sorry for keeping you waiting.

333
00:20:44,952 --> 00:20:46,328
I finally got to--

334
00:20:46,411 --> 00:20:48,288
No, that’s not it!

335
00:20:48,372 --> 00:20:49,915
Thank you very much!

336
00:20:58,799 --> 00:20:59,758
Well then, good night!

337
00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:05,973
Hey! Don’t just slip away on your own!

338
00:21:06,056 --> 00:21:08,141
I’m not finished talking yet!

339
00:21:10,811 --> 00:21:13,981
I don’t want anyone to interfere!

340
00:21:14,481 --> 00:21:15,315
I'm so happy!

341
00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:22,197
Whether Lord Jinshi is a eunuch
or not doesn’t matter to me.

342
00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:24,950
But I do owe him for the ox bezoar.

343
00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:29,162
If his secret is ever exposed
and he finds himself in danger,

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00:21:29,246 --> 00:21:30,455
at that time…

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00:21:31,999 --> 00:21:34,710
I’ll make sure to turn
him into a real eunuch.

346
00:21:36,294 --> 00:21:39,256
Hey, are you even listening!

347
00:21:39,339 --> 00:21:42,592
Hey! Listen until the end
when someone’s talking!

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00:21:43,593 --> 00:21:44,845
In this country,

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00:21:44,928 --> 00:21:47,014
some bear the character
"Flower" in their name.

350
00:21:47,097 --> 00:21:49,349
-There are currently only two of them.
-Apothecary!

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The Emperor, who stands
at the pinnacle of the nation.

352
00:21:54,354 --> 00:21:55,439
And…

353
00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:57,899
Lord Jinshi…

354
00:21:58,483 --> 00:22:00,819
No, the Moon Prince.

355
00:22:02,863 --> 00:22:05,782
You cannot remain
in a temporary position forever.

356
00:22:08,118 --> 00:22:11,204
You are the Emperor’s younger brother,

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00:22:13,206 --> 00:22:14,958
Ka Zuigetsu.

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NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

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The next episode is "The Bathhouse."

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Subtitle translation by:
Abhishek Chand Ramola
er.