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Chapter 50: Mother's Soul Is Absent

I smack my lips before speaking.

"She is different from my expectations." I remark blandly. "At least she seems to be."

"Hm? You mean?" Witsel asks curiously.

"Nothing." I change the subject. "You on the other hand. I fall asleep for a few weeks, and you have earned a new nickname for yourself."

"Ah. That." He scoffs. "It's the name soldiers started calling me after my few appearances at the frontlines."

"Frontlines…" I deduct. "War?!"

"Mm." He begins to narrate what has happened while I was out of commission. "It's like this…."

… … …

After the incident with the arena, news of the Emperor of the Dade Emperor suddenly dying spread. This meant we appeared weak as our enemies expected we could take a chance at us while we were in turmoil.

The fifth prince killing his elder brother must have been what helped cement the impression of internal conflict.