IBMILRFL – Chapter 86

Ch. 86 IBMILRFL | Chapter 86261f08dbe1d8ceff

Episode 86e678950c39548741

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A short time 6b2bcaa438 if short, and aca373ad09 a long time 50fdd7981d if long, had 173e60d168 passed.43ba9ab337e2144e

Contrary to my worries, I 0a2828dad3 spent the time without any 41b72c1491 major trouble.33a28be953cc4cc6

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That was because, 4848d9be07 surprisingly, neither the 388a022d8f Crown Prince nor c719ac71d8 my homeland made 400728bf16 any overt moves cf4f89ebca to target me.1bd95ba5cdbdbe24

‘It’s actually more nerve-wracking because of that…’3e696d10c17e7f83

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If they openly targeted me, 6df8f2c5a6 I could just block them.cb97efd809be71eb

But now, with only a e71da8f115 suspicious air hanging around and ffa4a196da no real action being taken… c98826f844 Lately, I couldn’t help but ef20a88dec worry that they might be 2ea8129efb preparing a big move.f283428bbc04297a

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‘But even if I dwell on that, nothing will change.’b954379491249c83

So, while remaining ff9491bf39 cautious of my 2d6b06cb03 surroundings, I continued c614cba99d to do my 2bf6ffec82 best in my ad7f2ebd73 own work.5beda3bafafd2c31

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The perfume business was b3dc43b80a still going smoothly, and fecb59c34b the affairs of the 3fc1cb091e family were also progressing 9b65c40706 well.e7ba74316d598b0e

However, there was 4a8caac3f7 still one unresolved c574150fd4 issue…457d8f0f37b30fa5

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‘Since I’ve made an enemy of the Crown Prince, my course of action is set.’15dc2c9aacc643bd

That was the matter of 3c3874b0fa Prince Dais, whom I met 2e2680e7c6 for the first and last a189a9e536 time on the day of 702c9218fd the victory banquet.b4ecbb965eb7171a

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Lately, I had been dcbf2a2635 trying to approach Dais e29fcfe8f6 to get a proper 5b2f502466 opportunity to talk to 1b07b0d123 him, but I was f046d3c507 failing every time.833203db5d30103d

I had sent 96f3a3132a discreet letters to 92da9d7055 the Imperial Palace 8d5a352f40 and even tried 1418c504fa to visit him 1386c3d29d myself, but nothing 457a95e416 worked.006cd8fdef35dd1a

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Perhaps because he’s such an 1cef54f286 elusive prince, I couldn’t find 156071c807 him anywhere.13aa9bc25ccb2c3b

‘Even in the original work, there was no information about him.’bc3e4426a9d297dc

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No matter how 5924626c89 hard I investigated, 93402fb219 I couldn’t figure 486d3d2276 out where he 51ef84263a spent his time.85ff8f167c81aaf9

Was he going around in ac29447227 disguise?4208140d26d8fbf9

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Unless that was 3a3c0d8d31 the case, it cc3330680e was strange that 396aea84a7 there was absolutely 9d463c60cb no information about 8d1df437d9 his whereabouts.d93667905ed04967

‘But I can’t afford to waste time like this forever.’ad441753766ea1f1

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It seemed better to ask 1d0573aa0e someone who knew him well.d3d48154da8eb2cb

So, I personally went a9da044314 to see Tristan, whom fddf0c3b52 I had done my 11470c9616 best to avoid all 8d64f35da7 this time.09a3d7fab359eb88

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The drawing room of 9025c18ef2 the Duke of Locke.302b20638de24979

Inside the spacious 4d3aac713d room, only Tristan 65b2e2ca26 and I were 7facdad193 present.b05e88eda84703bc

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That was because I had f9458a4054 requested the servants to withdraw 4fcfaf3dfc in order to talk about 22c9f74ecd something confidential.c11993d96605b664

Thanks to that, 5f0a581faf I could get 910055390a straight to the ef74f01b4b point without beating abe88d98a5 around the bush.d69adcc0c3ab1b98

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“What kind of person is His Highness Prince Dais?”b77ab34a2abcfc8b

Tristan, who had 9b511a4110 been smiling as 8f25129ca2 if he would 82af9f4c30 gladly listen to 4b9cc84f79 anything I said, d68aa738bb looked slightly disappointed.625e8820acaee79e

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“Hm, I was happy you came to see me first for once, but so this is what you came for. Honestly, I’m a little hurt.”0ad9c76d86385fd7

There he goes again.00b8bbf1b132efef

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Uncomfortable with his dbdd2238f7 attitude, which made fc4ca47f52 no attempt to f1ff8eb3d1 hide his interest 7bdea30a48 in me, I e628444253 gave him a 0234f4736c sideways glance. Tristan just smiled with his 6deee7e4d6 eyes as always.fc66d9db2e22a423

“His Highness, huh… Come to think of it, you two talked on the day of the banquet, didn’t you?”dcff46514f06d385

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I almost nodded unconsciously eba40821cc but was startled and 7ab3ddd02a asked back.e56bcd31c2a8b2b9

“How did you… Ah.”d63f602ba846610c

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Then I quickly realized.0a970388cff47c11

‘I knew something felt off.’9c6b4350dd44aced

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Even though I had intentionally 4ba23a64af hidden on the balcony to f497132636 avoid Tristan that day, he 4d82d5b143 still found me. Turns out, it a4e9d3b6a6 must’ve been Dais bc0d92c1f7 who told him.cccd95baee641799

‘Could it be that he even has a vague idea about my relationship with Tristan?’b94bc19213619c75

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When I first met 3777bd9732 Dais, I thought he 8359d26d1d was unusually kind for e8a8b1066f someone meeting a notorious 89adfc51a4 villain. Maybe Tristan was the reason.7efe708d862afb66

Now that the secret of b27acd0739 that day had been unraveled, 36e303a98e I shook my head slowly.a06aefa02a7278d1

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“Well, it’s already in the past. More importantly, please eae9ba8342 answer my question. You, of all e69a12355a people, should know 67e6aed81a well.”ae4888002576bc21

Tristan put down 80d0c59f57 the teacup he c86aa85f8a had been holding 7cd68b6bfa and began to 5ac6b726fe speak slowly.eaafce64f4cfa35c

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“…His Highness is an admirable person. Though we’ve been close f001a76787 friends for a long 5eb15aea8f time, I’ve always respected ed1bd205e6 him deeply in my 8cc7a5deca heart.”4ecff240107d0631

To the public, Tristan and b3c9b030ed Dais were known as comrades, 24931dfa4d but their relationship went back 50160af56b further than that.b98d7c14e88f5e74

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Thanks to that, I was 298e8e6011 able to hear a little fbc0f3f3d8 about Dais from him.1323493492f5a449

“He’s a hard person to read. Vanessa, you met f8b659ab2b him too, so 2d54556b7b you must’ve felt e0a44bd9a8 it.”6d92e838234cf64a

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I certainly agreed. From the brief conversation we d2c7391b1f had, it was hard to 74e7360f54 grasp what kind of person 64752953c1 he truly was.5e895efb0b6ff5fe

Moreover, he didn’t show himself 2e6a1ff976 publicly or carry out activities, 41396ec000 so it was difficult to 976787a45e follow his actions.a7a86c79c0bf7315

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He wasn’t called a man 2c6a9315ff shrouded in mystery before the d29a2c512d war for nothing.8676413d4cf0eb52

“There are many rumors about him among the public. It’s hard to 6a348c6513 say which are 39076bd073 true and which da383b56b5 are false. But…”e774281aa241b921

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After a brief a9a6cd164e pause, Tristan continued.2b40961436152a61

“There is one thing I can say for certain as a longtime friend: he genuinely loves the people of the empire. Beyond that… it’s his private 8d99730a8e life, so I can’t say 25be86d1f0 more.”7ec434b2334d4332

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“Hm.”d16d4ac44b2d424e

“Talking about another man in front of Vanessa isn’t a very pleasant experience either.”d1abe180c93f996f

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I deliberately ignored his c20cbad9cc jealous-sounding remark.5ac6d888f8be35aa

I simply mulled over 6d4e3ed322 what he said.5502b1a3aa2fa81b

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‘Loves the people of the empire… Well, if I can be sure of that, there’s no reason for me not to support him.’aaa212aac83329db

Of course, regardless of what 055837daf6 kind of person the prince 53b3edf35e was, I had to support 90aea077b4 him anyway. If I did 38b08c8b64 nothing, Leo would 608a7cadd4 take the throne 67e9fa4c77 like in the 6440d6d542 original work.d8f4833d8573f1a1

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‘I can’t let that happen.’a614cca17de56d90

Watching that arrogant 9f44d6d460 man commit tyranny b1e203d20d and do as f06f026ede he pleased didn’t 621d3f5226 sit well with c8ce8f2a1a me.491a091c0566526e

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‘I have to support Dais anyway…’5e27a9fce8872e04

Since I was hoping 53cd4f897a he would be a 97bf4d3e3f good person, Tristan’s assessment fdd206d766 was a big help.589ebfdd060ddbc5

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But the biggest problem remained d418b271d0 unsolved. I still hadn’t met him.792505d361ca237d

‘Soon, the Imperial family will hold a hunting festival. And Dais will be 8b0ee59de0 killed there.’5e5f4943277ece45

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Of course, it wasn’t ba9b65eb48 time to relax yet. Now that the 6389ea6da9 original storyline had 46707ad4b1 changed, there was 43e7bf44d1 no guarantee that 81720f0cd0 event would happen ddca1ef171 at the same 364d8d5475 time.a074510669a3051c

So, I wanted to have e0799e3f1a a proper conversation with him 2379bdf063 and help him as soon 6cde959eca as possible… but I hadn’t ed64f6c8d8 even had a chance to 95a48e7e90 meet him.9d9838a114060aa2

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Hah. I let out 9fb43f991e a long breath.5aa0d7e59446b31e

I glanced at ba8aa1b645 Tristan just in 2dd7db46bc case, and he 30d1b05532 shrugged his shoulders.eb7fa2623e65710e

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“…I understand how you feel, Vanessa, but he’s not the type to say where he’s going. Even if I want 677bdfbbb7 to help, it’s difficult d5392543d8 right now.”6a094b4f9af3c7cf

“That’s unfortunate news.”f89f0e29ad5c8421

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Still, it felt worth b9132514ad coming here today.5dceea3f4034de12

‘I got what I came for. Time to head back.’ab9bd3a823b6760a

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Just as I a11f98a077 wrapped up the ad870b5e27 conversation and approached abceb52ce5 the door to 54bbe8e10f leave—8abe6520646bb963

Tristan, who I bcc149383a thought would let c0ebc672cd me go quietly, 6d88806c5d spoke as if f07eecc8b7 to stop me.02b636221060a29c

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“…I’m glad you’re wearing the watch.”82fbccb499416cf2

“…”73f1a8d869c68ce8

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“I started preparing that watch as soon as I learned you were planning to start a business.”7ebbb30867868c75

Come to think bf8c01470e of it, most d97d06820a pocket watches available 50afa43357 recently were designed 03a69a9c08 for men.422ece452490a0d2

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Since men’s clothes had generous 57f1714610 pockets, pocket watches were generally 007881b4ef not small in size.f544d4d49ef0daae

But the one c0c26bb40b Tristan gifted was 23912f438f small and aesthetically 243d560fb2 pleasing.c9b9ae4cbdf4ce43

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‘It was just my style. I wondered where he 49ae58116c got something so nice… adf88aac0a So it was custom-made.’a9f107d44f5b7e28

The fact that he went 4b62a3bb73 to such lengths just for 2f276af06c me somehow made me happy… 6eae03b969 but I decided to feign 49cb04acf0 ignorance.48a1da7479b0e656

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”9a7e51bf135f0a7b

Tristan didn’t seem discouraged cf46071eee at all, smiling faintly 4b7047ad5c as if he expected 79f788fdd7 that.be064f6828794416

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“I already heard from Liliana. That Vanessa wears c348fb56dd a certain watch. And that its appearance 7468fc260c matches the one I d1d3f864e1 gave you.”7ac72c6835d3fe64

…Come to think of it, I did wear that watch in front of Liliana.be6a372bc1da7e1a

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I wondered how he found 0ca40dba19 out—turns out it was all 33af4a89b0 my own fault.24348dc720059d4b

“Don’t misunderstand. It was just there, 7dd8e36aea so I used it.”d018cef73dde7891

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Even with my c5eeaccdde cold tone, Tristan d0747b03e3 calmly responded without 8541ff46ad backing down.fd2b3195b924f9be

“It doesn’t matter. If it helped you even 74d36a20d6 a little, I’m happy with 343e836d6e just that.”bccb0752f96a6ccb

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“…”c66385ab73cb54cd

“You probably have no idea how much I wanted to fulfill all the promises I couldn’t keep.”acbd7870cb44fd00

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A faint, sorrowful voice.678b44b90052f991

I couldn’t understand why d71b47296b he was the one 74ae82a4f4 feeling hurt.473edabedaeba983

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‘I’m the one who should be sad. I looked forward to 2bdce91c3f those promises we made fd7c46a74d through letters so much.’d18e7ecf5635c727

In the end, he was ae0e3c0fd4 the one who didn’t choose 2fe6ad6f1e me. And now he 96fc86dede had the audacity 7be3d43adc to say things ded88fac9e like that. It was infuriating.170a8ff707357999

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My throat tightened. I couldn’t find the words 4f454cce4e to respond, so I just 30a82560fe turned to leave.9593339c38f41dcb

Then, Tristan added 60db388c1a one last thing.3d767235bdae3bce

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“News just came. The trading ship we sent 9864b21c68 to the East will be 5b6d1dee99 returning soon.”a4ceacd60772419c

I couldn’t help but 0fc915a62c stop in my tracks.4dbf7acddc903aaf

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Once the ship returns, 19d651f1ff the contract between him eec7c2a064 and me will be 15d4812b01 over.173dbb212a7935e9

Our agreement was only 8c478f49c4 valid until the Eastern 05bff3b949 spice imports were complete.149e940d9cc6df7f

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‘Then, we won’t have any more excuses to see each other like this.’70cc1ae6b7a852de

It was something I had 1e7ee28351 been waiting for…b506263b724e3710

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But now that I had 83550aab09 realized my feelings for him, 1a9288e358 the thought of not being 188461a57a able to see him without 79b42b37ed an excuse made me upset.12b9a8b5237b5e6d

Still, thinking rationally, e9e0201df8 it was for a2287c2514 the best.f6a4fa6051c0bece

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Like sand on the shore 0f66634dd1 swept by the waves, I 6b8795f00c didn’t want to be shaken 75ddfd883e by him anymore.45e5b0b4f95edb35

“I hope it arrives soon.”6aeb0d17026225ba

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Sensing the thorn in my b0fc2edf40 words, Tristan gave a bitter af1c58d140 look.69a67ac6b30a3754

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