[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith":3,"chapter-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-591":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Childhood Friend of the Zenith",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1240541,1667,"Chapter 590","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-591",591,"\u003Cp>Before my fingers could reach Ubeom’s throat,in that fleeting moment, countless possibilities flashed through my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I rip out his windpipe first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stop him from making any more noise, perhaps I should start by tearing that out.Or maybe break his right hand—he was clearly right-handed—to ensure he couldn’t draw his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, does it even matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s going to die anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was destined to crumble into ash,then how I went about it didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those thoughts swirling, I reached for Ubeom’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop—.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice cut through the tension, halting my hand mid-motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave it at that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Madam Mi’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to look at her and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave it at that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should I stop?Was there any need to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even had justification on my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard had humiliated us with his vile wordsand had dared to draw his sword first despite being a guest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though we weren’t directly affiliated with the Martial Alliance,it was clear from Madam Mi’s earlier remarks that we were acting under their entrusted authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messing with us is equivalent to defying the entire Martial Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viewed on a broader scale, it could even be seen as an act that might spark conflict between nations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting this escort’s life go would be seen as a gesture of leniency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every action carried such meaning.Killing this despicable man wouldn’t have caused any problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Mi surely understood this better than I did.So why…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why should I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked her for a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Madam Mi was telling me to stop,I assumed she must have a logical explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was that kind of person.I expected her to offer a rational argument—perhaps that killing the escort in front of the young lady would create unnecessary complications,or that harming an outsider from the martial world could lead to larger issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The flower you gave me still carries its fragrance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Mi’s response was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no desire to let this situation turn into an unpleasant spectacle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were unexpected, and I couldn’t understand them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did the flower’s fragrance have to do with this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her reasoning made no sense to me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I withdrew my hand from Ubeom’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of her explanation,once Madam Mi had spoken, there was no going further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered my hand and signaled Tang So-yeol with my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately understood and withdrew her dagger, stepping away from Ubeom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, I let out a small chuckle internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Tang So-yeol had acted faster than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, I hadn’t hesitated to rip out Ubeom’s windpipe.But I had stopped because I sensed her movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she acted first, fearing I might kill him?For some reason, that thought crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed unlikely, but who could say for sure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa… haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragged breathing filled the room.It came from Ubeom, who was still recovering from the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have realized just how close he’d come to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised me was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes still haven’t lost their defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything, Ubeom’s gaze remained sharp and alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… barbarian scum…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his mouth was still running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare you look down on the Northern Sea—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fist slammed into his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force sent him reeling,and his large frame collapsed with a loudthud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled from his nose and mouth,staining his hand as he instinctively reached up to touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression shifted to disbelief as he stared at the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, I spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep your mouth shut for a bit. We’re having a conversation here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… this…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or would you prefer I rip your tongue out to help you stay quiet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard the sound of his teeth grinding, but that was as far as he went.He averted his gaze, signaling his decision to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a shame.If he had said one more word, I wouldn’t have killed him,but I might have actually followed through and ripped his tongue out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had held back my strength,though breaking his jaw completely would have made things simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I felt that would have been going too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I dusted off my hands, a voice of admiration came from Yuri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t expect Ubeom to end up like this. How fascinating…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reaction—watching her escort bleed while expressing mild curiosity—made me frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irritating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about her grated on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, it was simply the fact that she was from the unfamiliar Northern Sea.Then it was her uncanny resemblance to Moyong Hee-ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about her… just bothers me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her very presence felt foreign and vexing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri looked at me, her pale blue eyes eerily similar to Moyong Hee-ah’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re amazing. Are you part of the trading company too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! That’s incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly was so incredible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a low sigh, I decided to ask her directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was that about earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The part about marriage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had she brought up something so out of the blue?It didn’t make any sense to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At my question, Yuri laughed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, isn’t that just how it’s supposed to go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of reasoning was this?Did the Northern Sea have some bizarre tradition of proposing marriage to people who hit you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could such an insane custom even exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I began to have less-than-flattering thoughts about the Northern Sea Palace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I read it in a book.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri’s words broke my train of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A book…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of book?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could even form a proper question, Yuri continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The woman who struck me first… you shall be the one I marry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was in the book. A Zhongyuan person said it to someone who hit them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of nonsense…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of ridiculous book was she reading?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t help but grimace, and Yuri looked surprised at my reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Don’t you know? It’s a really famous masterpiece!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re telling me you decided to repeat some random line from a book? That’s all this was?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t expect such a lukewarm reaction, though.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of reaction was she expecting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I have hit her again?Yeah, that would have been the right response.I should have hit her, but the fact that I didn’t… made me feel like the real idiot here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even someone as pretty as me is saying this. How could you react like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, I should just hit her now.That thought crossed my mind as I prepared to move,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… cough… ahem…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when a dry cough sounded from behind me.It was Moyong Hee-ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at her and saw that she had her head lowered,trying to hide her flushed ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered what was going on, but the reason quickly became apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who looked exactly like her was spouting nonsense,and it seemed she felt secondhand embarrassment on her own behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing a sigh, I turned to Madam Mi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam Mi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what do you want me to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was tired of it all.I wanted to flip the table and leave, but I hadn’t even gotten to the main point yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… what am I supposed to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What connection could I possibly have with this insufferable fool?I voiced my frustration with a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? What else do I have to do with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri tilted her head as she asked.Good question—I was curious about that myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is she so cheerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her escort was still sitting behind her, bloodied and slumped,and yet she acted like nothing was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, it was starting to creep me out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right! Madam Mi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, when exactly will the Crimson Feather arrive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t discuss anything until they’re here, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crimson Feather.That strange title had come up earlier as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clearly wasn’t a name. It sounded more like an alias,though it was a bizarre one at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else is supposed to come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like everyone was already here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is someone else expected to join us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I directed the question to Madam Mi,the person most likely to know about the attendees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Crimson Feather person—do you know who they are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reaction to my question was odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was she making that face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could a Zhongyuan native not know the Crimson Feather?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri suddenly burst out indignantly.What was her problem now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Should I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course! I heard everyone here knows who they are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What even is a Crimson Feather?A chicken? A monster with red feathers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there a red-ranked monster like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I cycled through possibilities, Yuri continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re said to command flames that touch the heavens.\"Flames?Right, there are monsters that breathe fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They value justice and cannot stand to witness injustice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...So it’s not a monster?Judging by her words, it sounded like a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person with such an embarrassing alias? Clearly a lunatic.And if they used flames and valued justice…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there anyone like that in Hanam?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t think of anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artists who used fire techniques weren’t common,and though there was the Flame King among the Ten Great Masters,he hadn’t shown up even during the Blood Demon incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For all I knew, he might already be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So who could this Crimson Feather be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re also said to be incredibly handsome,setting countless women’s hearts ablaze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crimson Feather?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! I came all the way here just to meet them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her confident declaration left me speechless.I genuinely wanted to leave at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to get out of here.As I thought about running away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Crimson Feather of Zhongyuan… Gu Yangcheon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t wait to see them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri’s words made me whip my head around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri tilted her head, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Have you fallen for me now? If so, it’s too late—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you just say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did she just call me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Who? Who did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing my reaction, Yuri clapped her hands together in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? You know them too, don’t you? The Crimson Feather, Gu Yangcheon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is everyone acting so quiet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell into silence.I thought I might have misheard her,but it became clear that wasn’t the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…How was I supposed to react to this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, I considered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there another Gu Yangcheon somewhere out there?Probably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were other branches of the Gu family,so there could very well be another Gu Yangcheon among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be another Gu Yangcheon who used fire techniques?That was far less likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how I looked at it,it seemed she was talking about me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others seemed to realize this too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy silence in the room was likely because of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What’s with everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri frowned, noticing the shift in atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were glancing at me with strange, unreadable expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri’s gaze also changed as she looked back at me.She wasn’t as clueless as she initially seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri’s forced smile wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not true, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was laced with desperation as she laughed nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please tell me it’s not true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Why isn’t anyone saying anything? It’s not true, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes began to tremble.Those alluring, narrow eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… this can’t be….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression, once filled with hope, now brimmed with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me… it’s you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the Crimson Feather!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What even is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no… This can’t be happening!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this so shocking for her?Her pale complexion turned an alarming shade of blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no way someone like you could be them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excuse me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I just get insulted out of nowhere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t even done anything, yet she was attacking me now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s your problem?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you don’t even look virtuous or honorable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rambled on, clearly losing her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re not handsome! You even look scary! The White Fox said they’d be amazing, but—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, calm down a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But how couldyoube the Crimson Feather? This doesn’t make any sense—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eeek!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri’s head bobbed forward as I smacked the top of it with my fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a small scream, clutching her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re being way too noisy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ow… ow…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But… but it hurts…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop whining. You’re giving me a headache.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had held back my strength, of course.Unlike Ubeom, whose cultivation could handle the impact,if I’d hit Yuri any harder, her small head might have burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, maybe I overdid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh… ugh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled up in Yuri’s eyes,and before long,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waahhh… it hurts so much….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started crying like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like the type of person who wouldn’t shed a tear even if stabbed,yet now tears streamed down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Moyong Hee-ah look like this if she cried?The thought amused me for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I debated what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a mess. I didn’t expect her to cry over something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her sob so miserably made things awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sigh, I decided on the quickest solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guh—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuri collapsed with a faint gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the first time we met, I struck the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her escorts behind her widened their eyes in shock,but I simply looked down at the fallen Yuri and spoke indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why make such a fuss crying like that? What a pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crying was a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might have been a bit rough, but it was the fastest way to deal with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had nothing to do with her calling me uglyor saying I didn’t seem honorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>",2309,"2026-06-05T15:10:09.877Z",1,"novelbin.me","4de92d08f74904b12eb57b6168e84356640bc2e91f5cda195a072eb200c0d730","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-592","childhood-friend-of-the-zenith-chapter-590",974,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchildhood-friend-of-the-zenith-cover.jpg"]