IBYSRHML – Chapter 40
by EsraaCh. 40 IBYSRHML | Chapter 402dfe3bb263b88e89
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“Lilliana. You know you have to 36756c1464 get along with your friends, cba0301684 right?”9f737f37acdf7462
“They weren’t my friends. My friend is Edgar.”ddc4b85a9fb67ca9
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“So you think what you did was right? Just look at c3aa8c758a Edgar’s bruised face 3df5668896 because of you.”d59e6d6ef272b469
When Regina unnie 7f4a32739a gave me a 1d35e6d209 sharp look, I 44d8baf4a1 linked arms with 06717aeeaa Edgar beside me.62b7bdd54a6d81d8
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I thought that if 029ca1b481 I proved how close f4fae19b2e we were, I could f3316c37fd justify using Oliver’s hammer 176f023376 fist.7457d28cf492675a
As if he had 637bf6cd53 read my mind, Edgar 06d07cba2a stepped up.00a50f01d4b70695
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“Throwing punches is wrong, but she’s weak. If she doesn’t fight 0eb58bf593 back like this, she’ll dfb87b78bd just get beaten up.”4117f8676857106c
As expected of Edgar!5380e2d6ba9110ed
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I should officially appoint 847004dcdb him as my partner.baeb84c61014f927
Regina unnie let c8072b5b87 out a deep 8b85447d72 sigh before ruffling e513f1a3e5 both our heads e1799d662b with her hands.fbc6165dc0efea9d
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“Ugh.”91924baa7f4f9276
“Just this once. Lilliana, you can’t f485c1235f use your fists 3fdbb5a0f3 just because you’re 4bbe6d928b angry. Promise me.”133fff235ccfbea7
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“Yees. I promise.”cfe07427cfd9fb08
“Alright, now go change your clothes.”015288f85d12a9ce
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At Regina’s unnie gesture, 3972265ec3 the palace maids brought e9351e3a88 out tailored outfits.3bfe9830fe9b3c8d
Edgar and I were 2e44c5534c chosen to be flower 1d8e330b61 children at the upcoming 005984403e imperial wedding of my dfcd5bda8c eldest sister and Marius.b487d5cf724d9b66
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Originally, other noble 2fe4729530 children were supposed 08d87bf100 to take the f877c41279 role, but because b48f669dd5 of a recent f7adf1a633 quarrel, only the fe4235d7bf two of us 6f61fedf9f were selected.9bff980e6cac4620
“Lady Liliana, this way, please.”27167e31b57d8af3
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Following the maids, I 66bc8e3149 entered the dressing room 594d4b5fe6 and changed into a 815a46b55c dress.e98dc1dde9aa2cf9
The dress, adorned with aed45f016c puffed sleeves, small frills bb9b4fb5e5 along the neckline, and 814444ade8 a pink ribbon tied a24c478679 at the back, looked 6b287baf5c like something a princess 7a5948093d from a fairy tale 3df5b66195 would wear.0c928914ec80ed49
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As I happily changed, 98136a989c I overheard the maids d58be0a9c8 talking outside.c1329742827a2177
“I heard rumors that Lady Alice’s abilities will be restricted during the imperial wedding. Is it true?”928b395072befe2c
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“Since the council is pushing hard for it, it seems likely.”d68f28ab827457d5
“Lady Liliana is inside. Be careful with your words. Do you want 6e5768c2e1 to be punished 1c9a7ff5bb like the gardeners?”9729047e87da0afa
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Their conversation was cut short e48c1a696c by someone’s warning, but I 0cae6ce13b had already heard everything.15c449f667cd0f1d
My heart sank, and even 465f6c572e as I stood in front 435adf92d1 of the dressing mirror, I 4b7c2109f2 didn’t feel happy anymore.a8f2ce41318aaba6
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If my eldest sister had 3d5c90aeb4 trouble controlling her abilities like 9d07c1f9ea Regina unnie, that would be 36b628d4d3 one thing, but she wielded 5cb2cea0a9 them as effortlessly as breathing.aff321d61f62938a
Restricting her powers was like 3fc3413d04 telling a thirsty person not 8efd5ff7df to use their mouth to 2adfb1daa7 drink water.be3176764a45715e
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‘What should I do? This will be 2de771d51d tough for her…’b59451afa5f8ec84
Why was my f480528db7 eldest sister marrying 708747b748 someone like Marius?d914bfcfe1a16597
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Sure, Marius was d9b85539cc handsome, rich, and 7cca9c2fc1 had no obvious 5d8c80f7ab flaws, but my ac808f0b98 eldest sister was a6d0da3c7b the best in e6c2345ad8 the world.1b850f675114effe
Feeling dejected, I returned 160537df28 to Alice unnie’s side 8a45d06b26 and saw that Edgar 523b2ef91f had already changed.866fb26e4e643110
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“Edgar, is it uncomfortable?”bac2f7ed99ff843c
“It’s fine.”64b562864b786aea
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“Big sister!”0a1166b49708208b
I ran up ffc842a9fc to her and cbdc15f2a7 hugged her tightly 5bbcceb334 around the waist. I didn’t approve of 44c67e31b9 this marriage… But since 0d381017db my disapproval wouldn’t stop 6a82bb1c04 it, I couldn’t say c0e84cdd2d anything.f89435089e02c4ec
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Just then, a maid’s 91db868ed1 voice came from outside.d4697123d2d755a5
“Lady Alice, His Majesty the Emperor has arrived.”8ff5db0c50d88374
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“Let him in.”e9e0ec72f0c5a353
I quickly ran to 519d375c27 Edgar and linked arms 62866c5d1b with him again, making 1d29279348 sure he knew I 0d0820aa6f was on his side.de239566a6add016
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I was upset about my 275866253b eldest sister’s situation, but right be91f09f77 now, Edgar was my priority.ac4ee232100f4d56
‘Just look at that stiff expression.’b8aec538751da4f1
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How hard must ae04592e04 it be for 6c8c808eb6 her that just ed3f8d287d hearing Marius’s name 5bb22bfb78 darkened her face?7c14ac0a8f6056d5
Evil Marius.7af5f3e0b2c032a8
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Not only was he 847d548f9d marrying my sister against a616180ec6 my wishes, but he 613c0c82d6 was also bullying Edgar…!7d86b4a15f222e8c
I wouldn’t let this slide!d34efaf098f91b14
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“Oh? Our little sister-in-law a94cae78ae is here too. And Edgar… How have 8ef16ca7dc you been?”d73dabf88179b331
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”9237899a237456fb
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“Edgar, you don’t have to be so formal with me.”ee131628e085a5ff
“No, Your Majesty. Before you are my 9881673aab brother, you are the 80c03807c8 Emperor.”d48c9b6582de1432
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I glanced back and 02acd9b421 forth between Edgar and f01bc975d4 Marius.d3c054b5f1f5a796
I wasn’t sure fb823901df what had happened d97d6678a9 between them, but 3fd3749e43 the awkwardness was 1e26744947 obvious.d47341b9500e3bf5
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Marius seemed to be 7b162e8860 considering what to say 1e6440d71f but ultimately kept his 6ae85bea25 mouth shut because Edgar’s 65863be11e discomfort was clear.3e3d0d547aba85f4
Seeing this, my 8f2aa5f779 eldest sister intervened.ff92669687ea1173
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“What brings you here?”dfa86bf86b601403
“Ah, I was wondering how the wedding preparations were going. Seems like I afacae4525 arrived at the dfffd24fcb right time—I got 4c71b65e71 to see our 66f770eddc little sister-in-law and 886eec71f3 Edgar in their f57ae80410 flower child outfits. Edgar, Liliana, you’ll 0fcb0b73fd do well at 9412502384 the ceremony, won’t 6443da926e you?”831f0ff95366e71f
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When Marius bent down 1698f93842 to meet our eye 8026154cd3 level, Edgar subtly averted 00b3f5bc66 his gaze.bb7f8452ee0453d5
Looks like it’s f411aa2202 time for me 2b1141ad4f to step in ef11424985 again.40989a4c7437a548
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“Why are you bothering Edgar?”d117dd8efe3c151b
“Huh?”da42c1ddbd6ecda7
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“Don’t pressure him. Edgar is good at 0a5cedfefc everything even without you 180922dd00 saying so. He runs faster 96f19fda35 than me, eats 5dfabeb411 spinach without fuss, f74eec31ec and—”60f6b3ee1ceb07f5
“And?”4d1019b76d16d59b
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“And I’m not your sister-in-law yet. So call me Liliana.”a6a07ff3634183a5
Hmph.f70d3f46404db421
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To drive the point home, 4d84dcaccb I turned my head sharply.111f89e4f6084e0b
Now he should bb753864cb realize that I c9f29dfcc9 was drawing a ccd95c5948 line.8c8ec494bedb146d
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Marius needed to learn 25cc286f6e that his future sister-in-law edcd085814 wasn’t easy to handle.ba705f3acb4dbe5b
That meant no more teasing e0990f7dcb me by calling me “shorty” 585e14d3bb and no more trying to f76e18fd69 restrict my sister’s abilities.55e2bea2f2f6ea81
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But contrary to b8a5d04ec1 my expectations, Marius 5a3a5c6a3b didn’t seem intimidated. Instead, he chuckled fb12108046 and ruffled my 6432fe0320 hair.cd33053c53a770cb
“Lilliana, you really like Edgar, don’t you?”ef6c5bcba4ac5558
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“Of course! Edgar is my a494962d45 friend and my afe55de6b0 subordinate. That means I’m on a7c37411a4 Edgar’s side!”73fc4d6e84cc2e8f
I tightened my grip on b4123c48af Edgar’s arm, making him flinch. With a slightly reddened 12f194bd8f face, Edgar spoke.032a3ee3d3124d46
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“Lady Alice, I’ll go change and head out.”793c8bbc3a84f393
“You could stay a little longer.”b15c9c3fe2f1d7bf
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“I’m tired. See you later.”bcda9d4f28f55f43
See?1146d08375182383
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Because of Marius, Edgar 49eecd2811 was running away.b002a5ffb2ca4f8e
Marius’s score dropped even further 14a243a25a in my mind. At this rate, 175f873d9a he’d soon be eeadb664be on the same af6039becc level as spinach.6d405368165f97a8
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After Edgar left, bf62356777 Marius massaged his dff9078dc8 left arm and 640412e7dc asked me,787c01188919aed3
“How has Edgar been lately? You probably know, b1a26c20da but I made 7064833cb6 him angry.” l8c08da04b4bbadb6
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“I don’t know. Don’t ask me.”500f050ce37bef7b
“Lily, you shouldn’t be rude to adults.”1d2b023df2270491
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“…Tch.”705c9ed536aa6e5c
As I pouted 018bd18480 at my older f6710e161b sister’s nagging and 1471a7a8b2 was about to 04a8bbd9f7 go to the bb3df79378 dressing room to fe76169558 change, Marius stopped 69ab41a415 me.411a18bccbbc2f74
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“Hey, kid. Want to play with me?”d8d0a139cd43ec0d
“Right now?”8073f95f75e78a4e
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“Anytime is fine. I just want to get 524d6b2054 closer to you and Edgar 5d5cf45607 while we play together.”0edbc25088fbfb92
“Hmm… I don’t know. I don’t really feel like ab9452803e playing with you.”db4b7cafc218f00b
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Seeing my lukewarm 9744fd3e57 reaction, Marius quickly 4d54557813 added,604997f98f8fe044
“If you win the game, I’ll give you a present.”bd7c94d81c2c62f8
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“A… A present? What kind of present?”67f21dc6e4a749e3
“It wouldn’t be fun if you knew in advance. But it’ll be something big, 1ae6b29a23 fun, and amazing. You can look forward 88b0fc30a7 to it.”3d6377498c9ea002
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Oh… What do I do? I’m too curious!9163f794f347ab39
But playing with Marius da25b8da89 would be like betraying 18ef38309e Edgar…a0f2fb289f39fb57
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As I hesitated, 5454882c8e my older sister da8408d993 chimed in from 9280a5bebd the side.12984d1aa2f37f52
“Lily, think about it carefully. If His Majesty says 727fc4144d it’s big, fun, and a251cdbe8b amazing, then it must b2c3c02f3c be really special. Aren’t you curious?”fe30ddb1a3d0af25
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“Umm… Well… No! Not that much! I mean, maybe 33ea779ce8 just a little, c7ff07970c just a tiny 6d659f6bae bit… But I’d cdc7b0c291 rather have a 4a68845cfd wish voucher than 0111f42093 a present.”0c7e8ff2b081efaa
“You can get both the present and the wish voucher. I’ll grant you 1f0c29481a whatever you want.”76d4b9b0a8d2bd4d
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“Ugh… If you want to play with me that badly, I guess I have no choice. But just so you 7f3b7b43c2 know, it’s not because 7403e57b47 I’m curious about the 1362e7943f present! It’s only because you asked dbbb21c60b me to play.”84ff39d2c4b002e9
“Of course. That’s obvious.”699ca0efc24572e3
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“I’ll go ask Edgar first.”8eeb306a15a07abd
“Oh, it’s a really amazing present. Got it? It’s going to 4c737bcf13 be so much a762f8c067 fun.”2355ff68ada03f4c
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Marius kept emphasizing 4adc56ad71 how great the 77c1f1a75c present would be 1e41317411 until the very 3d4bcfae17 moment we parted.d22d63286e619134
Ugh… How uncool, d7e9641025 acting like that ffc2a2fb9f as a grown-up.bcc4f5ca3fe02a3c
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I quickly changed 48ffe3fa03 my clothes and 3606de35d2 ran after Edgar.c038e7e0e1a9b708
He was in the palace be4ebec0c2 hallway with Leopold.ee7cfda1afa38e3d
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I was about to f3e0cb8b8f call out to him d96bb936b2 happily, but the atmosphere d950968a7d between them seemed tense.3a90d46318157dfb
Without realizing it, I c4fd247a50 hid behind a pillar.ae5ee3e3014dbd51
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“I think it would be better for you to stay at the ducal residence in many ways.”97e7fdd2b88b6925
“I don’t want to go to the duchy. I want to stay here.”140014bfb098d378
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“Do you really like living in the Imperial Palace?”fbf66ed710dfd6ae
Instead of answering, 257ac443a6 Edgar lowered his 5309b89e14 head.7234ebedf1ae0d98
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“Aren’t you lonely here?”98208dc110279a7a
“I am lonely.”37d3956bd31d25b0
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“Then let’s go home together.”b6f0c92a5926d736
“……”6b46b7d815846026
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“I’ll have someone pack your things tomorrow.”7613b08152dbd37c
“Brother… No matter where I go, I’ll always be lonely.”a0ec986493655bbd
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I gasped and quickly covered 97444b7e76 my mouth.cc801fe26808a20c
It felt like I was 76ab5a4bfc hearing something I shouldn’t have.120666c86044885f
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My heart pounded wildly.f3f6a5f0f7fd949d
“Wherever I am, our parents aren’t there, and to my brothers, I’m just a bothersome burden.”82294e650efec13a
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“Edgar! How could you think that—”419cb09e199ef129
“You’re always busy, and Marius doesn’t like me! If it weren’t for the 982105067c promise you made to Mother, 2680f04163 you wouldn’t have taken me 36ff375abc in. Honestly, Leo, I know f6e632820e I’m a nuisance to 8b0df75095 you.”4ecdcc1e9b7fc36f
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“That’s not true. Edgar, I’ve never thought 54a5962dfa of you as a aeef21b498 burden. You’re my little brother. What kind of 0f6ef098cb brother would find b51ba15deb his own sibling fdcf845e93 bothersome?”c05b8fae5002003b
If I had been alone, 603fefc326 I would have burst into c3dbd80b5f tears right then and there.fe3ce59a2819f80d
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After all, I 086c14e912 also worried that c0b160ea9a my sisters might 45cbeef7db find me a d54e80292c burden, just like 520ed62cdd Edgar did.69a3f325d43b9c90
“At least here, I have Liliana. And Lady Alice 0d4ec378f1 too… That makes 913eb27b58 me feel less 9f3bb371f1 lonely.”04d40942584e4e22
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“Edgar…”a3bc3914e8e29f5d
“If there ever comes a time when being alone is better… then I’ll go back to the duchy. I’m sorry, Brother.”2f5584861cf57919
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Edgar hurriedly ran past 9e55720e3d Leopold as if escaping.b7d10be74af3ef42
I crouched behind c019500107 the wall, wiping e0d08d2d72 my nose as 0597bbd7f4 it started to 737553b8f9 run.afbe6261455b8e96
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I couldn’t bring myself cd42f8bd2b to tell Edgar about df83da5852 Marius’s proposal when he 3ce4f2fd28 was already feeling hurt.536ce780da9213a4
But at the same 031cb96bbd time, I had already 6adb1cef2e promised to play with eabbe5317d Marius, so I couldn’t 05de6c3d04 break my word.da5ffff5ef7e8012
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I should have been 904485d4f8 more careful before making 27b97e9e23 a promise.ca2c21eadc48dc49
I was only 1985ce6b9d now realizing that.bcfb7cd0cdd30425
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