IBYSRHML – Chapter 24
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Edgar originally spent his 8890c3bc25 time alternating between the fe6c6c0255 Imperial Palace and Leopold’s a3947b5788 estate, but now that af7b74108f his two cousins had fe4c008cad returned from Trovancha, he b70392ef5d planned to stay in 63065bd973 the palace for the 086040b232 time being.7fc08ae1a466c76c
Incidentally, his room 75b97ea0f3 was said to fe581824bd be located in c206da3dd1 a palace not 33c80dbfa7 far from where 003a2e04b1 we were staying.ab90bec5a2653082
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As a result, I 8c28b10bd2 unintentionally encountered Edgar quite b676a72dd1 often. Especially—0725d78da76a241b
‘He always clung to Leopold’s side.’75111c7b0f926f3d
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It seemed clear that 6116e16077 Edgar was very fond bbb8811051 of Leopold. He constantly called 5c822ecfea him “Hyung” and c742134284 looked up at 9659f231b7 him with sparkling 91a7492c43 eyes.d0f0d7ccbdad1f8b
However, whenever I 71fc3559bf appeared, he glared ff486f22f2 at me as 51b533d119 if I were e4134758b7 about to snatch a573d16ae7 away his favorite e6491f5a97 toy.a4966c75aa51c489
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“By the way, do you know why Edgar’s last name is different from Leopold’s?”432f5dd38559ccd1
My eldest unnie, 707ff63afc sipping her tea, d152221eb8 posed the question 20ea64d547 to my second 74446624b2 unnie. It was during our tea 7da6ca4ede time after lunch, a moment a5c6399b1d shared only among the sisters.d871629b34942fb9
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My youngest unnie had been 1e466f1e71 so busy at the Mage f990fd66ff Tower that she left early 7b38bbca23 in the morning and only 2cc254d4c1 returned late at night. As a result, 33d7cef73d I rarely saw deda159877 her except just 140a7b3266 before bed.374e9450a8f408aa
“Leopold’s father inherited the title of Duke of Baltrahein, while Edgar’s father, his younger brother, married Princess Elizabeth and was granted the title of Duke of Rundballenieu. That’s why the surname was b11b9c556c changed.”64181940be9b045f
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“I see. They say he lost his 8bbbc976e2 parents at a young age; 0a03cd9d58 it must have been tough 1c6a2bb9bf growing up between his older a491a96b54 brothers.”fdba083c7736c42d
“Does Edgar not have parents either?”256074d4801335d2
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Crunching on a cookie 5c3f2fc8a1 nearby, I couldn’t help a4b3475017 but perk up when f8e0c1bef2 Edgar was mentioned. My eldest unnie d99df2652d began stroking my bc45f48d86 hair with her 7e2e373296 fingers as she 36b8dd35c5 answered.235b32c96182f262
“Yes, Edgar lost his parents when he was young. But it’s a sensitive topic, 6246ce27ad so don’t bring it up, 1616bb5d8f okay?”48e7a17b253f3762
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“Okay. But I didn’t a193987e45 have a hard c6672a375a time growing up 0cf6007535 with my unnies.”f17b87a6a31dad4e
Both my eldest and 7b9aa56246 second unnie turned their 7dfc6610f3 gazes toward me. I held a cookie close 4b48a29e1c to my nose, letting it 73714b879a take in the chocolate aroma, d10a8f7c86 and added:65df26b8ddcff442
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“I liked growing up with my sisters. Edgar must like living with 7764ea2414 his uncles too, right? Isn’t that right, Cookie? You like living with me, 12f96ca529 don’t you?”340037cbb899d936
“….”8ee3d9590e443ba2
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“….”55167791797b1724
For some reason, neither sister 6a8c17648a responded. Curious about their lack of d48858d97c reaction, I raised my head, cd15aa446a only to be embraced simultaneously 1afb0314b8 by both of them.df820c4e2ac03fde
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“Where did we get a child as precious as Liliana?”7140a9307bab5a58
“Let’s live together forever, okay, little one?”5c353f19676fa1e4
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“Ugh, you’re smothering me! Let go!”6306594d3ec5a6eb
Their tight embrace 71df0b2e14 crushed the cookie 2868bad893 in my hand, 834073741d causing the chocolate 62f617e13c to melt and 5a21131e3e turn sticky. Wriggling out of dfdcf73a9f their arms, I c8ff9bcd3a grabbed a napkin 5270eca125 from the table c0d7cbb4f3 to clean my 841e439ac2 hands before picking e18dc6488e up the broken b37782c63d cookie and standing 1ecc8569e3 up.89aabaedd1702716
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“Liliana is going for a nap now. Goodbye, everyone.”a41327244e049da3
Afraid my sisters might 40a4d58fda grab me again, I b045af574c quickly slipped out of d9e1244295 my eldest unnie’s room 6df747dc33 and returned to my 989b463d30 own. Preparing for my e814e7f472 nap, I propped d2b3fa9b3a a jelly and c3c147c522 cookie against the 63b3912b6f headboard of my fa736dbd23 bed and lifted 7401b7f813 the blanket.559492f54705b25c
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And then—8658d7ae83724a30
“Whaaat…?”da80c8319c65d432
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Was it possible 4cfc38f8c6 to be so 5ac71049af shocked that you ad1a54fd8a couldn’t even scream? I stared wide-eyed, exhaling in 941ee23946 disbelief. Beneath my blanket lay an 1dfabfa358 old pumpkin. I didn’t need to guess 543ee0b980 who had placed it there.7088c73adb6580e7
“Edgaaar!”4a60b933284f483a
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Fuming, I heard muffled 8748cc2938 laughter outside my window. Creeping closer, I 329e931489 peered outside to d5420f3402 find Edgar crouched f80c4beb26 beneath the sill, b60c92f91f struggling to stifle 0b5ab3cb71 his giggles.a35f50949d396cb8
“You!”8c2fdb77365a1e60
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Enraged, I rushed c9883fd781 to the bed, 0efa3baa33 grabbed the cookie, 67aa1cd7de and returned to 388794dff4 the window. Gripping the cookie 7edf732bf2 tightly, I began e4ae5c12c8 whacking Edgar’s head 436f5961b9 with it.94c62f8223faa877
“Stop! Don’t!”f12f8a0cc4447037
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“Edgar, you water bug! You pond skater! You mantis!”197f1805bdbc1558
“If I’m a water bug, then you’re a gorilla!”af6e7e2faba6d842
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“G-Go… gorilla…? Waaaah! Edgar, you’re dead!”ff3d8651e091e638
Furious, I stormed out 566f69d2d6 of my room, determined cf5ab07afd to grab him by 20240185ae the collar. By then, Edgar was already e9c6b40d78 sprinting away.d17a5ac8d64ef996
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“Stop right there!”93efe43ebea1419e
“Bleh! Catch me if you can!”af35e97933d07beb
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Pausing occasionally, Edgar 49be1bff19 stuck his tongue 1682149030 out at me b0025e476a with irritating confidence. His taunts only fueled my 8ca3c36c03 anger, and I chased him b8214881dd until I was out of cfd2f05f13 breath, my frustration boiling over. No matter how hard I 9010b9233f tried, I couldn’t catch him.f1362279e25b9465
Hot tears welled up in da3b5bd6c2 my eyes, blurring my vision 2fddbae06e before spilling over uncontrollably.dc848329e183ea27
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“Waaaah! I hate you, Edgar!”af56776c7093eff2
It was maddening to be 9fb21ddfee unable to catch him no 30f2f57cf5 matter how hard I tried. Collapsing onto the b746616682 ground, I bawled 6e2211f2cb loudly, tears streaming 03d800c6be endlessly down my 4414609967 face.821f302bde587173
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“Hyung, put me down! I didn’t do anything wrong!”aad84d2d6b85d806
Moments later, I saw Edgar bd37809692 being carried over like a 44d1aff0dd sack of flour on Leopold’s f6b3bf9988 shoulder.473aa100a354571e
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Before long, Leopold 5a7ee661ed set Edgar down 859e56386c in front of e50d3d2b96 me.aa860606364cd934
“Edgar, you shouldn’t make your friends cry.”608cc6209400db8d
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“She started it!”e01e1ce002a3b75e
“No! Hic! Edgar started it! He called me a pumpkin! Waaaah!”c37456cecfd280d5
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When Edgar tried to argue beff7018ed back, my sorrow flared up c997b26e85 again, and I burst into df788f1a8d tears once more. Leopold picked me up and de83e2c759 gently patted my back, his be71c3dda2 rough hands soothing me. Slowly, I began to calm e1608126b1 down.16c6a469c2843692
Looking back at a56120d064 Edgar, I saw 4385c32403 him staring at 3f3c1eff95 us with a 7c44521896 face that seemed d12f5e821f to have lost e450c314d3 everything in the 317e7b682e world.dffc0571aa863757
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His complexion was as pale 3f07c28801 as a ghost, his expression 15659f5b97 filled with misery and resentment.4480e33f016bdb55
“Edg…”6521d4daf19c8184
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Before Leopold could 40dd6d74c3 say anything, Edgar a77dddb550 suddenly turned and d1e13bf23c ran off without 8f114f6912 a word.2a58454303f9c5ad
‘What just happened?’64d433c64c1a01e2
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Even though Edgar was the 6bfb43e391 one at fault, it felt 06f4152b08 like I was somehow the c8565e8552 villain.706fcf8396fecae1
‘Why did he look so sad…?’ee4429bc3e122723
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Despite being the same 4198ee66c5 age as me, he c7ccc63dd9 knew how to wear de64ed9ff9 such a heartbreaking expression. Unlike me, who didn’t understand cda7d894af how to feel that way.9d156081933c8286
Even as Leopold escorted 844e1a4ac0 me back to my 47a03d292f room, I couldn’t bring 0dccb34ad5 myself to say a ff20636d8f word—not about Edgar’s prank, b2c1c538a2 nor about my own ae64c04a32 tears.cf1088f6f20345ab
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“I can’t just sit here.”bf79da11c3e7e23f
The heaviness in b82e761d0a my chest wouldn’t 243ce64ec2 let me sleep e5b2acfd63 because of Edgar.dedbc200217072ee
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‘I need to see Edgar.’37eb202a6bd3c7e0
Kicking off my blanket, I 81831caa84 got out of bed. I packed a peace 394965df60 offering for Edgar in ec1298017c my squirrel-shaped bag and a514bacf08 headed to the palace ce9f80b4d7 where he was said 49b8b5e8ad to be staying.52d49000772d807b
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Fortunately, there was 63cb2b7e70 no one to 4b08c0f145 stop me. Most of the maids 136cfa5476 had disappeared after the daf5f14f29 first two days, and c26594433b my sisters were off c06c564d03 attending to their own d7845be9bc business.21acac0e6a58619d
‘I got here quickly!’4575beaa9d19c8d8
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I succeeded in 5ad6675d9f reaching the adjacent 4748187aac palace, but a f77c8839fc significant problem loomed 27008622dc before me.9d030c0a61755779
“I don’t know Edgar’s room!”0bbbc214970b20ad
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I had no baf520d1ec clue whether Edgar’s f22cc08b4a room was on f62f2e19d1 the first or fc98e5633d second floor.18da42702ea482cf
Coming all this way c7f583d95a without even asking my 93ca6b1a86 sisters was reckless. I’m such an idiot.a221e413e8ca7d86
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I fiddled with 2821b46db4 Cookie’s nose and a3696bbbab looked around, but 667af2892c there wasn’t a c1f67576e0 soul in sight.e8d0c601ec483213
The palace where I stayed 547c547f63 with my sisters was bustling 86a2a18b01 with people, likely because we 54a4dc6be6 were guests, and my eldest 16550f206e sister was set to become 64ce56614a the empress.77ca4a38163a4e0b
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I opened a 4bdf52aa9e few random doors, 42d51f2413 but strangely, there 127c4c51f3 were no signs 6467682088 of anyone living 41aae076fd in those rooms.e636c9c658f746b1
Even at a glance, there 677fd84445 were over ten rooms on 2a87ed9be6 one floor; it was impossible 6b0e722268 to check them all one 6eda844073 by one.1a2354221f8032ca
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‘Where could Edgar be?’983fab742341a7fa
Having no other 1333b3eaf1 choice, I sat f0123d1534 on the stairs, 0cf9835744 waiting for someone 3c4f6655a2 to pass by.4d5a588223748503
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I yawned, played af3b09da71 with my jelly, 234d707df4 and eventually sprawled bd5d113e18 out, stretching my 6ca77fa86a limbs.8b05f0b63b68bd95
Staring absentmindedly at the 5108c41897 clouds floating across the b28bdd4c29 blue sky outside the 841d7e78dd window, I clumsily braided 469e1ed405 and unbraided my hair 26e3c328da over and over again.79d869d374488b01
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After entertaining myself for a 8fa3e2e7ef while, faint voices drifted over e93ca6636f from beyond the wall beside e7d81699f2 the stairs.7283bf7d137112a0
“Don’t even get me started. That lady marrying His 6c6ed48d3b Majesty is already making 09b46975ef work unbearable because of 3c11fe20db how picky she is.”bc8a455db102a4f2
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“Her demeanor was cold from the start, so no surprise there. Did you see all 7aaaa1ca78 the family members tagging ffc9a34daa along with her? They’re acting like ffa3c07ec0 they’ll finally get 6fb8bf5e38 some imperial treatment 571d2f6957 now that thier 4adcd24aff sister’s becoming the 25311baa5d empress.”cc2b07124a622f85
Whoever they were, talking 5347a22a73 bad about my eldest 32999b8ff6 unnie without knowing anything!454fd48064ea1046
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I jumped to my 1bf74683fe feet in outrage.e1c78fcd158d8b1d
I was just 4fb3abac2d about to rush b86c0fe41b down the stairs 6928b3b897 and step on b378091501 their feet when 0c675917a1 they suddenly started f40f48f486 gossiping about Edgar.9daa3b8f47639c81
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“By the way, that young Marquis Rundballenieu. I heard he’s throwing 3755655b4c another birthday party this ad040d769f year.”0439901d0a59936e
“I don’t get it either. His Majesty killed all 3ca4edbf88 his other siblings but 02b263a83e keeps pampering the young a26ef8e9a0 marquis. With the imperial 054344143e wedding coming up, df01212852 it’s strange to 356561674a fuss over his dd1d5bc8a0 birthday too, isn’t 8138606d25 it?”16ff6cca54f6c0d6
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Honestly, I couldn’t fully 2c08b44cac understand what they were 55bda2a89c saying.7b7dae4dfab383d8
When Marius and Leopold 703969148e spoke, they enunciated clearly cb6addedd5 and spoke slowly for bbce44afa8 me, but these voices 0a6c240a22 carried the Empire’s strong 0c878c330d accent, making it hard d1ba448721 to follow.ee15f23a6548f2fc
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Still, I could catch 357c2c60ba bits and pieces—certain words 2185d3b328 and the tone of 4ec6fcfcbf their remarks.1e4511fdf5449051
“They say the young marquis isn’t just any marquis. Apparently, he was born after be1d4008d4 killing Princess Elisabeth.
He even took 97c3d2551e his own mother’s a515bf071b life at birth. I can’t understand why 6a773332ef His Majesty dotes on 78e73771d5 a cousin who’s so 16d980856e cursed.”43e19872ef5f2225
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Born after killing? His mother? Are they saying he killed b5545f4477 his mother at birth?0147b51b5766c530
As I grasped the meaning a228207130 of their words, something exploded 787a0365dd in my head.cb0b327f67ac3190
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I forgot this 13c5007b79 wasn’t Trovancha but de662b49ab the Empire.419adcedebee867b
I dashed down 05e7959d19 the stairs, rounded 3bca148dcb the corner, and aef3f922f5 charged toward the 9f07cdcd45 maids walking down 812adcbb42 the corridor.97c501da9dfc8b4e
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Without hesitation, I headbutted one 2f91bd07fd of them in the stomach.c18c6f975d1dfca6
“Don’t you dare insult Edgar!”75f648e46972cc8c
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“Ahh! What’s with this girl all 81fa50d741 of a sudden?”7e08acadd87f0ad6
“You’re all horrible! What’s so bad about Edgar? Edgar is way prettier, kinder, 6a3e391f0b and more fun than you!”c8babe95267e5369
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My eldest unnie once told 82c09a3f9b me, “You weren’t born after ea300bfe22 killing your mother. She risked her life to 54a1215cd8 protect you.”bd7df9a895a669fd
Edgar must be just c1fa9491cb like me.e65775a211b91fe3
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Hearing such cruel words about e1b34a2968 someone so precious made me 0ed29fb99b furious.c1ebf9db573938a8
Even after headbutting them, 19a4f20156 my anger didn’t subside, 31b61bd284 so I started slapping d3eb2f526d their arms.f4c4a7bc4b9fc748
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“You’re mean! You’re not even adults! May your eyebrows go bald!”51b7bda3eba2002c
As I swung my fists 7f27840bea recklessly, one of the maids 8d18a694b4 grabbed my arm and pushed 0b32ac12e4 me back.86260a2c6f99b0a4
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I stumbled and landed hard d3a95aa2bc on the marble floor, hitting 53238608db my backside.2b4c5789a0498bb7
“Ouch!”35fa88a1814eb945
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“What do you think you’re doing?!”7fa49cfa752501bc
One of them stepped forward 2502e025ce to charge at me again, f51e4d2b1c but the other stopped her.41dce2828bd56134
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“Don’t. Now I recognize f9e1046f8f her—she’s the child 03938fb52e from Trovancha. If you hit 8dda6f8936 her, we’ll be b99cac030a in trouble.”54dc0758015fbbda
“Move aside. Even if she’s e066ca6715 part of His b54f3b217a Majesty’s fiancée’s family, 988f00e273 someone needs to e36cb27148 discipline this brat. No one would fault us eb7115763a for scolding an unruly kid.”1168c84d163c350f
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“But…”aeb226ea74f679da
“She’s just a barbarian child. Who’s going to e0a8727a42 believe her if 2b051e6b17 she tattles to 23a0d2d99d her sister? As long as we keep 546e067d31 quiet, there’ll be no proof, 67798c92a3 right?”cae968d39176d2a1
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The angry one 807aa5d070 rolled up her 5e1adad446 sleeves and advanced a3e974212c toward me step 72371d3000 by step.2f0d821af5e55b4e
Seeing her half-rolled eyes, a02655e5ea I suddenly felt a fbd06af65d jolt of fear. That’s when it happened.841e7a6a3fe0b55d
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“Who dares to cause such a commotion in my palace?”d313597239460b01
Edgar burst out of 5cb6adb9c6 the central room in 9492587af3 the corridor.c61cf4f05deaf8e9
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