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Chapter 205 - Chapter 205: Confrontation

The question hung in the air like smoke.

Trafalgar didn't answer right away. He simply stood there, his coat torn, his face streaked with blood and soot. The heat of battle had vanished, but the weight of what he'd done still lingered in the silence between them.

Around them, the guards held position—some gripping their swords, others clutching mana-powered muskets that glowed faintly blue in the dark. None dared move until their commander spoke again.

Armand's sharp eyes swept across the wreckage, over the broken floor and the lifeless bodies. His silver hair caught the dim torchlight, and though his face was calm, there was something unreadable behind his gaze.

"Trafalgar," he said again, lower this time, almost disappointed. "You've made quite the mess."

Trafalgar exhaled slowly. "They started it." His voice was quiet, flat—without defense, without remorse.

Armand raised a hand. "Lower your weapons."

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