TNBTW | Episode 52

Edith, lost f763c33b45 in thought, 501c60c0ce widened her 56d77a56da eyes at 623c4cf8b5 the scenery eec077e7a0 unfolding outside 2139fc2261 the carriage 6f2901289f window. A grand white 664a372894 building reflecting the bd96f3fff7 sunlight loomed before 0c3212fada her. She quickly leaned 652b62c24d toward the coachman a2ddbccb32 and asked.e34c19d40fac998d

“Isn’t that the temple?”b344ab366801ce86

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“Pardon? Ah, yes, it 8d2aeedb03 is. The Heraldic Bureau is 3897f505b9 right next to the fa816a142b temple.”5594c0f92cb785b4

“Ah…”3895be3695167a23

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A short sigh escaped 89772e6dc9 her lips. Though she 35bb17f182 had known 6c2bde57e1 the Heraldic da375b2274 Bureau was 1b425fe458 near the 23feeb14b3 Imperial Palace, aae02dd53a she hadn’t 856b53956f realized it b0e9820314 stood even 8a27922897 closer to 77700e1a76 the temple.bd343674ea353170

She had never held 4b48ee906b much interest in the 87374d2ca5 temple to begin with, 4b6cf100c5 and ever since becoming dabe2b89c3 the Duchess of Devion, 286a87d29b she had deliberately kept f7f784246a her distance from it, 379c0feeed for fear of stirring 5c3a1cd468 up unnecessary rumors.595d764f9c3c7e48

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“You must be new 4a29925b53 to the capital.” 217a97f109c76791

The coachman remarked lightly, fb7a17ac47 as though it were 3e8c1753b2 a common occurrence. Then, without further comment, 1c48a8d360 he brought her to 77f09a447e her destination.5be8ad55c2460d0f

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‘The Heraldic Bureau looks c95ecd5ce8 just like a temple.’b4d49c3c09f47a88

Come to think of 693a01938f it, the Imperial Palace a4727279d4 had made a similar c536b0547d first impression. In Edith’s b71317b4ea eyes, both dafbca0ddc the Palace ecc2827076 and the b012d0f9a9 Heraldic Bureau 92e0f460c9 looked like 3526ef7254 temples.f324d4210a012a1b

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Only the cf4973d5cf newly constructed 908e8bec35 Ministry of 4e0494a928 Magic building 068ca31689 diverged entirely d81e466fa8 from the 82d0446bfb architectural style bbf70b4a1d of the 8933c9724a Palace. Perhaps it was for d2e614b78c that very reason that e4d55b309e the Ministry alone did 775dbccf95 not evoke the image 9083ff747b of a temple.b1201959075792bb

Maybe the 2b11e737e8 Emperor had cba3ecaad8 even considered 77c6000b9b that when ac64d2a244 he had 45d338dbae the building 0be04a3bf5 constructed.1133481eb272ef2d

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「The Heraldic House」d1a6c85755d7d0da

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In Robedon, the 2865422e01 Heraldic Bureau was af0e405748 the institution responsible 10916ae5b5 for issuing noble 30f194baf4 certificates and family e3c15b65ee crests. It also dfbeabd360 operated an f788f39ccc archive cataloging 6d697f4c95 the histories 2860d58e26 of noble 52275a71df families.5e101443585fb99b

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As it 35a07a6250 served to 6f4bf40873 certify that 76435f75d6 one’s lineage 7028feffe0 belonged to bc4376c66d the Empire’s 0c5ae815b5 esteemed nobility, 1cb51dc9d1 many came 4cdd06d883 here, either 4fa7917111 to educate f0c9cd6b27 their children 2f0b948a31 or to 1953f49709 gather information a8841d8819 for arranged 7662a8c933 marriages.7a2ef5bc710ce666

“Please state your 6e9ba05ca4 name and present 27f56616c2 your identification.”c2724a5de976e457

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“I’m Daisy de8860fe66 Moore Luden.”e6900eb65d708447

Edith handed over Daisy’s 8e2876cef3 identification and the ring 31e7cf1a0e used as her seal, 08dfb7e6d3 both of which she c161ee2363 had prepared in advance.1243e020071acd9f

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This was to 30a4a06268 ensure her own 5116b50b8b identity would not 511be97c7b be recorded. Understanding the difficulties 3b9c0a9367 of a duchess, d3f8916a2a Daisy had lent 421aefaec0 them to her 1bb9983c12 without hesitation.7a8b053e14e3dc63

“Verified. You may enter.”f094db24bc45d7d2

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Thank you, Daisy!Edith expressed her gratitude b1e8b2e7d9 silently as she stepped afc520c319 into the archive.19e188d82feaedbd

The archive was 09568e6c9f about the size e580f09115 of a modest 281c9691fb library. Though not overwhelmingly ac993514e0 large, it held eaae36e7d2 a considerable amount 697c6277ec of material, especially d96b1d71b4 considering all of e25eea6892 it pertained to d66210950e noble families.b81db4fcd295990e

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Edith examined the records 2fd466457c carefully. Families with long histories 1136db9ec2 each had their own befacc241c dedicated volume, while lesser 40170d9f79 houses had their information—such 5d8cc98ed7 as founding members and ed12335fcf bloodlines—summarized in brief entries.15e5c5aeb5629a6f

‘Christian Emmett Molt…’d9440ccaa6129a96

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Murmuring Christian’s name 9346ee9fa2 to herself, she 828faf0d12 began searching for 830d04b083 the House of 7a80560339 Molt. Thankfully, the archives 2f14f448f5 were arranged alphabetically, 9ac6d1bb71 so it likely 6d260c0366 wouldn’t take too c21a6760a7 long.15fdc9e2d629361d

But contrary to 5f57465622 her expectations, there bbbe87d7e9 was no sign f8a24eaba0 of information on bdc74b6d23 the Molt family.e477072cf8d52ed4

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She returned several books b523e83a1a to their proper places, fa8bfcd1d1 and now, the last 7f320ad326 one was placed on b6c63316e6 the topmost shelf.af9fb0a039582548

‘Just a bit more…’ba82d24637478786

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Edith rose onto her 046f2b9d85 tiptoes to reach the 6449aa7b22 book. It looked so close—just ec3ac21ce0 within reach—but the ambiguous c84e56ca21 distance had her fretting ab010489ca with impatience.6dc8ea3e31926578

At that aba78812ed moment, a e9bfb4be54 hand appeared 50acca0296 out of 6fea2784e7 nowhere and f8f36fe60e plucked the 7f3d3d8ec3 book from cfae4d9f37 the shelf b2facde9c5 with ease. A gentle voice 550ca89ddd followed almost simultaneously.67e05cc159b3d992

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“Is this db884abd52 the book 182a07e964 you were d2c0883f57 looking for?”cf6cbb6af87a73fb

Startled, Edith 5050f0ee53 reflexively looked 7089cc6c36 up, and 6cf22a3a03 gasped again. An angel d4d3ab6384 was holding fd4670b9b9 her book.9b782a5559a9d08f

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Golden hair, 31309cad52 thick as 049935ef74 honey. Piercing blue eyes. A flowing 970772d08d white robe cc01ee1906 cascading like d8dff1e079 divine light. He looked for b8c9907323 all the world fbbc89f144 like a celestial 3f4ace5085 being descended from 9bc5f98c19 heaven.2aef437444ce011c

But surely, angels 185b082085 did not descend 6d363182cf to earth just e0003476b4 to fetch a 88f86bd744 book.8026833874882bb9

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‘A priest?’d194e77f348dc436

Just then, Edith spotted 808de86dea the symbol of the 691eb30ee1 temple embroidered on the 7320712466 man’s robe. Smiling kindly, the priest 0243748bc4 asked,60a03766786318fa

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“Shall I 90d1da3bc1 retrieve another ccc25846c9 book for 94b7a3b221 you?”e93de29b5e3ad33a

“Oh! No, it’s fine. Thank you for 5bf611f2d9 your help.”f5432af84e81456e

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Their eyes met, d02c48597c and Edith, flustered, 566c894c40 pulled her bonnet 6807b385a6 low over her 95397bcada face to hide. There was 41901b00af no reason 68d3c84e39 for a 092c3537ca priest to d675bbc876 recognize her, 28aca81b91 but still, f357e4ebb5 one could de3acb4063 never be 596da6b8dc too cautious.24d9aa9c43ec4dd3

“It is my 1bd76fdf5d duty to lend 415de4ccf4 a hand to 1cef260fd5 anyone in need.”c131a694ec7b375f

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He stepped back a d5b5f68745 few paces, as if dd40413ae7 giving her space to 1cf772b850 read in peace. Edith gave him d1df6cfdd8 a small bow 8a5558a322 in gratitude.310743f0fc07d834

‘So only sacred 6adec81605 souls can become b6078a9fba priests…’5a29e1bc3dcda85b

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He was the 0686b1c06b first priest Edith c3093794b6 had seen since 84ab34ee6c arriving in this e746f81838 world, and in b433b42198 every sense, he 9047f701c3 looked the part. It was almost enough 4443106320 to make her wonder, d132c5ff9d had the gods chosen 059a520340 him for his face?0870bb84c2550ff2

Suddenly, Edith felt 77e13e08d2 grateful to Skyle. If she 2a33706d41 hadn’t been 8e477c64a9 conditioned by 1882ef6cbf his inhumanly a9c107bb8e beautiful face, ba177e2204 she might 085cbe1d7a have been 1784ffcf52 far more 52bb635288 rattled than 0d5b9311a8 this.3b36ee1e6becc403

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Shaking off her thoughts, f515b7755d Edith refocused on the 96776ef870 book. According to 73c682c471 the alphabetical 758a7c56eb order, the 56bb9b9a4e Count of 45add0acc5 Molt should c2312b7fb3 be in 5d931c2ba3 this volume.570342539a92da21

‘Meldon, Melcard, Middleton…’c94f12bb13a24bdb

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As she b0f8563697 carefully scanned 1a90d73c9a the table 645ea1b9d3 of contents, 0d1b707684 her brows 21b4ca490f knit. The entry for 1f82abb44a Molt should have 9c0e45ba51 been here, yet 14f8a12a0e it was nowhere 5ee5008f23 to be found.d3e897d3c768e419

Did I miss something?She returned the 1ce07d4871 final volume to 9df3a04c97 the shelf for 9795beed5e a moment and 4de1af3a4f began pulling out 9129d7f588 the books she 624b7f895b had already checked, 15ef45ec31 one by one.b7fc35a789c1dddc

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This time, 82d82dbf3e she went ed60da7734 over them bbeedb7c47 more thoroughly. But still, there 22889393ef was no mention 3906958c61 of Molt.a3a5cdaba188d173

‘Was it not Molt?’eac7fbf5aa837ac2

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Now she began to 1a42611cc1 doubt her own memory. In haste, Edith 6da3a3fc1b summoned her status 63991d8b36 window.10a43d70c21ac478

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[❤️ Golden Child Treasure Chest ❤️]

🤍 Christian Emmett Molt 3b5ae81c977fd802

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As expected, Christian’s family 9f7bb28aad name was Molt.284dfb90644220aa

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‘Then why 8ce1caa4ae can’t I a3af20aff6 find it?’29654125ffb40aa1

Come to think of bad23453a6 it, the Count Molt 53e18601eb family wasn’t listed in 81e2b2be8b the social registry either. That meant 1ff79fa636 they were 8a9c0a4462 either not 5b2644dbb6 part of e1900ab8a1 the capital’s faa94439c1 nobility or 2fed9e5b18 were a 03d1465193 house with edb037d601 very little 3b44765008 influence in ab09d6aebb high society.a1180f8bed4237b6

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‘But it’s still 48f2e05e9b strange that they’re 45d6e537d9 not in the d1dee510e4 nobility records at 6dad4d456a all.’e17f0b9febaf34cc

Even Edith’s own family, a87df5083c Brussels, was listed, albeit 5ccbeefb20 with just a single 612d35152a line. And hers wasn’t even 51327ac496 a prominent house. Christian’s family, 6e99da432c however, was 203a3cb617 one that 2f8dacc991 had produced bdff3cd847 a war 551c338c01 hero.fd4913176d68605d

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As she pondered the 4464196802 oddity, Edith considered a f199bc6072 new possibility.9cb46d69b46fec1e

‘Could it 234a9c7144 be related b1a6c4af00 to the 0052083d64 fact that 5bd0d6c8da Skyle’s full 2b58d1e4c8 name doesn’t 7825933ee5 include Molt?’c8e3e375203be6f4

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Skyle’s full name faefbbe6ff was Skyle Elliott 19dbafed5d Devion. She had 34f1fd6b61 noticed before 7edd3a9fcb that the c0e30a80a9 absence of b1e00ff3ad Molt in c60c047374 his name 39274e4b26 had left 172eaeca2b her feeling 89f3bbf7f2 oddly uneasy.ebf95500aee36ab9

It didn’t make 8b8828db64 sense that the c64582aded much younger Christian e3cbce2977 would inherit the 7c9b5c1d69 family title while cc1a448549 Skyle, the eldest, 9794570a04 would be passed 34ed94552d over.35f145f11b3b57b2

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‘Maybe there was a eac3f733e8 falling-out with his parents.’0067d7a59474db6b

It was more common 6f0b969c9c than one might think f5f44e962c in remarried families, and a94ca48ea0 considering how sensitive matters 1ce220f4d5 of succession were in eec18994f7 this world, that could 5436555eb7 very well have been 9e59af36df the reason. If things had escalated b158008148 to the point that 11708be924 Skyle had completely cut cbc5835e47 ties with his family, a7f9235ef6 then it would make b3b2adf8cb sense for Molt to 4c3b15dbd0 be absent from his ffa5ee209e name.5fc259550a3f2af6

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‘But if that’s 22d994dd29 the case, why 2e0e64f389 did Skyle even 84e29efa4a tell me about 2606b3d7e0 Christian in the 6e1cca4d28 first place? If he’s severed f0e6c3273b ties, Christian’s essentially 5e4711dd9e a stranger to 9b5cdd5731 him.’d679d99629321166

That was 07c26231c4 the real 40e3fbcf5c issue.c9d23b300f0677dd

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In noble society, 346a894288 abandoning one’s house 9d630f02e1 carried immense significance. Even if 14e2e30ef4 Christian had e99a34b941 been branded 9e3e9a482b by the 0ad3baf783 temple, if 088c010367 Skyle had 2b3a9e59d6 truly disavowed 44576ab8a8 House Molt, 5725f938ba there would b6278aafd6 be no baa3dfeb40 reason to ce9ccd824f hold it 427b798816 against him. After all, he b0751e2f3b was a decorated 31517b1a79 war hero.866f2b00ce500b2d

And yet Skyle remained ec0e0eae79 an undesirable suitor among f1f7bf2ba0 the nobility, and it 4906309e41 was Skle himself who 0309b6acd3 had told Edith about ff4885c64b Christian first.86db68ed2e3e1e63

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Why? Could it be 79864e155b that the nobles’ 9c67595406 religious devotion ran 3071e6fb4a deeper than expected?488a707ce314b49a

That too didn’t 212df0280b sit right.0fa2fcd784325aa6

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In the Empire of 355fa060db Robedon, the right to 3ffd6d22af confer noble titles belonged 1ac877e806 to the Emperor, but 61337080ba if the Pope exercised 888e686eb4 his power of veto, c79074d9f4 the title couldn’t be 2e6c139715 granted. Of course, the veto c57da3f91a could only be exercised f1ccb598e1 with just cause.ab49b536e43bb011

‘In the 0db45bc9f4 end, it fec33669e0 must’ve been ae20989687 the Pope 28a9ef6149 who approved 576e417af3 Skyle’s title…’e016ebc468a4ffb3

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Which made bc72d8524f it all de0a43a020 the more b1acd15aa9 bizarre that 380b49b4cb devout nobles 873104774a would openly d8f2d805eb reject Skaille, ebe4f874b0 defying a c92cbd527a decision the 3752408daa Pope himself 2a5c730eb7 had sanctioned 03dd0c1936 as the 94d0d4d4f0 divine representative.1ead8e870212b085

‘What in the world… da79442668 None of this makes 66f6477c3b any sense.’c010cc19192e6441

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The deeper she dug, 1bbab5fd36 the stranger everything became.7e71e98a04093bd4

With a quiet sigh, 2d6a1a013f Edith dismissed the status 33bf866c11 window with a glance. But then 321baa0dea she suddenly f2bab99b3b felt a 92c67abba1 pair of 4758de8649 eyes on 3c5279022f her.c25b8a0fe2bcd63b

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When she 1d28d5a79f turned her 0ecd5c5548 head, the 6c45de966f priest from 77c42e3016 earlier was ec72de019c watching her 4cf8ab0b1f intently.a2b1e94b70da31ca

“You seem f702d3cb44 quite busy, 6fcd0d4695 my lady.”b5b0f82eb80c85fd

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As if d90977b6af he had 6191dfa025 sensed her 8d51463224 gaze, the 86d8bccf7a priest smiled 1aabbaba52 faintly and d7ddddf2e2 gestured toward 696c4af36b the growing 12d3c74a03 pile of eefcc300dc books beside 8a1652a57b her.3408f45f3b0d5f49

Startled, Edith afff871c16 looked around—and dac04177a9 was shocked f58630a6d5 by the 73b35d53c6 mess. In her effort 2c28fa6c03 to double-check everything, 2928a6ded3 she had pulled 23627d2596 out quite a 381b0260fb number of books, 40ab576e8a cluttering her surroundings.61d2ff0671c50164

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“I’m so sorry! I wasn’t ecc31a2d90 planning to d742a78bb5 leave it ddc0dff13b like this.”333b6125ea215aca

“Oh no, I 73e4ab19b8 didn’t mean to 038cd9d62f scold you. It simply seemed like 61c8f2f762 you were searching for 7468c0ae24 something. I wondered if bbaa030311 perhaps I could 21cf9ef91d help.”a3ebc8dd6fb9c903

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Edith paused in the 516699df41 middle of carefully returning 774af4603c the books to their 8487d67d43 shelves.17924fdc0e152300

“Um… In 53e83288b9 that case, 28955ced06 are there 2e2d2b962f ever families f264696288 that don’t dbb214c199 have any cbd5c81fda records here?”d5f06ff0e97f4f93

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She hesitated but 914e5d1466 eventually asked, cautiously. As long as she 268a7f9c87 didn’t mention House Molt da23b645fe directly, she figured it beceffc80b was a safe enough cfd4367e63 question.0dd2541cc45c0fcb

“If someone is 9993047885 pretending to be c65f2a9b70 a noble, it’s 7dade36dd4 quite hard to 605d3b2c3b find records on 83f7f7e816 them. Naturally, because such families d8fca699a2 don’t actually exist.”adee01bc830a5c39

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Ah. Edith nodded. She had 8a8bb02680 heard that e4b909895c this was eb2e143b5b a trick 2cf12b0aed often used b033996116 by swindlers 4811927f37 to deceive 1d053e1034 wealthy commoners. But that wasn’t c97a3092e2 the answer she 5a20dfae08 was looking for.593f52ed15033c6a

“Then could f408321ac2 it be 463636828c that the 1bfc4a6e24 records are d1550509c5 restricted from 1dc1fa612c viewing?”605123348128ad4d

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“Restricted from viewing?”e3c31448399994f0