HDOVAML – Chapter 17

HDOVAML Chapter 17562faf3ed0601566

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Roberick grabbed hold of my 0d99bdbb6b arm in case I was 63db34e9f2 startled by them. But when I 8e36f82619 looked at him 1eda47ceca with a cold ba9d95512d look, he let f5bb7093df go of his 1b6d04c260 hand awkwardly.6128296e9c1f18db

“Daddy, today is the day I meet the Crown Prince, how do I look? I need to look pretty!”37a9c9b7ca8a3273

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Allea, who had been 469e95992c walking quietly until now, 75e2849d43 suddenly spoke.0ab3a90f57da8e36

“Of course, our Allea is as pretty as ever.”f26185151034696a

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At Roberick’s words, 468b147e3a the pretty girl 271a6feb96 with a calm e6d8c16b8f impression smiled shyly, 0cfc50ef70 blushing her cheeks.bafd5e60c17679bb

Roberick looked down 58a1ce3941 at Allea with e2505d45cc a smile full e1cb127342 of satisfaction.3bb180ae11c7cf25

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And added slowly.4b1db4e6987e54a9

“…You don’t have to cling too much to the Crown Prince. If Chastia’s wishes seem burdensome 2933c5b0c6 to you, ignore them. I will always respect your 7280c3ee1c will.”bd515b6de93316fe

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“Hehe, I see. Don’t worry too much, Dad!”b006e5e081a960b9

…what a harmonious relationship between a father and daughter.8c9c2222b49c8ce7

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I stared at 8af865e158 Allea and Roberick 86dc686cdf with a salty c8f5bbf426 look and turned 94d5ae32df my head.948be193f064cc23

“That…”4344dba7ac48ee88

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“Oh, Edith, how many days has it been since father told you? His highness the Crown Princess’ 74b3b19b30 name is…”9fd18201b7cdc6d7

Allea seemed to be trying 5dcb33e656 to say something more, but 86488e1187 Roberick turned his attention to 6d47a78158 me.b2f96cb0b10b1849

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“Valerian Heine Ruairi, the crown prince, is 10 years old this year. The second prince 1858d25de6 and his highness’ 08ca416fa1 half-brother, Prince Handel 60a6a57730 Hanal Ruairi, is 9659f881dc two years younger 5f3398798a than him.”8ca233985ac23473

I answered mechanically.2d45a90d76c7491d

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“…Yes.”4dfbffb78ee66e5a

I don’t remember hearing about 421100045c this at all. Oh well.f2594bfda66d154f

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Roberick’s pupils trembled slightly.d18f4cfbea7687bd

He somehow stroked my hair 8256684063 with a bitter smile, probably 1149f04dfa gently in case it might fe666078c0 get messed up.879b2d94163212b9

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“If you’re scared, rely on me anytime. Your father will always protect 110bb668ff you.”167d2efa9d3089ea

What are you saying?fecad05a86ddc23d

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I was going 51283ce3ad to shake off 18549ec10b Roberick’s hand, but 128ce1eb20 realising there was 703f32aed8 a new addition b34927a3e9 to the crowd 8081c2e77e around me, I 362b53da7d put up with 692fd984f3 it.ba6fbe4d943a99cf

“I greet the Grand Duke Haelian. May the protection of light 0dbb25a65a always be with you.”b52b1fee7d07a9ff

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At that time, an aristocrat 0ddbadcbc8 who was passing by us a00ae0fd09 spoke.2d2e9346a9ee274d

“The Count of Euphus. Long time no see. Is the Emperor inside?”1f46ff9485473233

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The gray-haired old noble, Count 67ef5d7eb5 Euphus, smiled affectionately.e714631d5b537e8b

“He’s been here for an hour. He’s always very thorough with c34033f214 the checking of everything. Oh, this fellow is…”b3a53ac6579e475e

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Then the count’s eyes reached b11b61d9c6 me, who was standing next 1c70410dca to Roberick’s.c120b3e99f653809

Somehow, my heart was 8614c0cab1 fluttering at the sight 1177e73fdb of the old people 681b6657d1 who looked like my 7e811e8c09 grandfather.928abb7887be4e40

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“The rumour must already be spreading.This is my biological daughter, Edith Ronen Haelian.. Soon, she will be 2a9c2edfd9 officially awarded the title af79f377ce of Grand Princess.”1a72689252592d2e

“Oh, I see…! It’s an honour 1e22db2acd to meet you, 93cbd1ebbe Little Camellia of d0aaef1057 Haelian.”1b588d61c2d28a21

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I hesitated and slightly overlapped b9a909b50a my fingertips on the wrinkled 8396a6a704 hand handed to me. This was the first time 6f63429b7b a stranger had greeted me 73bb99da76 like this since I arrived 24a15e66ce at the grand palace.827895bc7582c2dc

The Count of Euphus spoke, 08be419ef2 staring at me with a 0f94bd606d pleased face.f38e5a4842d1c792

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“If she is Haelian’s off-spring, is she also blessed by light?”ab27f9c1f7527a02

“No, Edith is blessed by Ilipia. Her remaining attributes 4ca76a4bfc aren’t related to 36f0572bf2 me.”fe221c79974f067f

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“I see. But the Spirit King 8cc0985ea4 of Life has blessed e7abafeaf8 you, an occurrence I a42601eb50 am sure will not 7be026c88d happen in the Empire 16e330f586 again. Ilipia holds the power 80f229003a to even revive the 52f14195fb dead.”528ab027c054922a

The Count of b27e5aee60 Euphus looked down 97f8139016 at me again 1969f50fd0 with eyes full 5d367548d4 of something like da16f50354 admiration.464658ec88cb29a1

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“The blessing of light is so rare that there is a saying that Ilipia only blessed a mortal once an era. It is truly auspicious that 01fc9b42c4 the grand princess inherited that ebe1992fe6 attribute from the Grand Duke.”b9ccf03e9962aee1

…it’s a little burdensome when they’re being so upbeat.208548afeeca19ab

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“Father, I think we’ve lost a lot of time.”6e4cf7da8d520d1e

At that time, Allea, who 7f9d5cc731 had been completely out of 7709f5014b their attention, opened her mouth.d51d469a3680526e

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Roberick glanced down at Allea c8e7c9c36b and said goodbye to the 72de18145f Count of Euphus.de6466beab415ec6

“Then I’ll meet you again in the ceremony.”5ed1d57b7185d54e

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“Yes, your grace. Until then, I wish you ffc7a6e2d7 peace, young grand princess.”aae7f19b03f873d8

Count Euphus bid me c788933997 goodbye with a playful 8e06882350 smile.0d8f1b3caefa3f51

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As my grandfather 4ffc355f69 taught me, I 23db8f65c1 lifted the hem 0d122f84be of my skirt d3cd437656 slightly and sinked baa6f183f0 into a low 9477d83d87 bow.0e9d60322b368d43

Originally, the Grand c0473c6b84 Princess’ title was 0a46e3e606 higher than a 5098527269 count’s, but I 37471fd18c have not yet 827101e5ef been recognized as c53f8b13a1 one yet, so 19ddc9cf7e I had to 590b2769b3 take appropriate measures.e31b7c22589211da

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The count grinned as 71744bc576 if I was cute 7dac9fa4bc and walked away.b327dd41f56f5a99

“…”529256581aeb6f4c

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It was at e475b62e89 that moment that 7f553ad12c Allea’s face, with 36a31311a0 her tightly shut f763bb4e91 mouth, came into 93cc4b6d1e my vision.a8657de15dad7c39

… What?de3bb5ab1c66c4d8

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Come to think of 82b665814a it, that old man…he 57b376a561 didn’t say hello to 43e9ee758e Allea, did he?127787cfbc1cc884

“Let’s head in now, Edith.”6f075e966b56527c

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I was a ac730fc855 little taken aback, cd07f3f047 but Roberick took c3bd480282 my hand and 7c8af6317f led us on 1953af4c9b as if he ca9869289b didn’t care much.8e8d7d82d8288b6b

Allea, who turned to look 9fd14b9b95 back one last time, had faa79a942d a cold and hard expression b7144edd71 on her face.d171db4f7835fccb

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A cold era like 844d8e3d50 a current still flowed ac2ad62a4a around the girl’s soft c491e01e7e complexion.16355ab99aea092b

…I felt bad.dab64b2c4f5d67ed

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I stopped looking at Allea 5f3abdc783 and turned my head.fe426f3091c40603

The door engraved b9ff008581 with the same 4a74fb13ba phoenixs that seemed c56a83ec43 to come alive 18151e67e4 opened, slowly letting aa759359f4 us in.731f09b6173f6a97

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“Welcome, Roberick.”64f53d3104ac6828

The steady voice of a 3929f3cb11 man sitting against a throne a2b619261b comfortably greeted us.d26a7b708bd36623

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…I’m meeting another major character from the original novel.1757d25cc4751d36

I slowly looked up.c37ca5d6191c13f8

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Then, I gently bit my 593f040d7c lip because of the gaze 5af3ef7cf5 I immediately encountered.03559df5288bc226

Unlike his fiery red-colored hair, d4ea5bf7d7 his dark cobalt-blue eyes were 695fd04aff staring at me with an b45d4597fc expression of interest.8a95c335067f2bde

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The hand on 9647cdb2cf his chin wore c131d9dc6d a black leather 561f3294cf gove used to 27ea211778 control his powers bd53a56132 by the spirit 51a65e06f0 of power. The other hand 10e05cb811 was the same.bf637a1e8e16f0f2

Oswald Tristan Ruairi, Emperor.f1f6bf6eda729cec

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He was as described 7b61c36efe in the novel.c6e5d9555a42c995

“You are the child in the rumours.”2c07c7f7283bd263

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A handsome man with a dcc635245c fierce, robust, seductive atmosphere at 9c681121b7 the same time.96db981bdbdb24d0

When his languid d04ffbd4a4 voice referred to 458260dec2 me, my body 56aa979031 naturally stiffened.dc7aa9a910363a53

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…the man who strongly suggested Chastia’s union with Roberick, and the co-author of my grandfather’s downfall.dc06690682ebe4b0

He would never be 335ea27139 favourable to me.f50870f132807529

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“Don’t be so nervous. Someone might think bc3642c591 I’m trying to e18175062b eat you.”4fbac047a4372652

“!”8b9b9a8fbb0fe8b2

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At that moment, Oswald smiled 4965e4afc2 and said as if to b41d56e253 tease me.193b556c8ae20d95

He smiled deeply, d65808f526 raising the corners 466b4ea86c of his mouth 25037c72f3 as if my eb3efdc6f6 reaction was interesting.4995fdec06f726a4

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“She looks just like her mother.”d284c474457f5b10

I couldn’t stop my b83f358440 expression from breaking when c819e1a665 the words pierced my 87f33d432e ears.137ff3ae088cda55

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“Stop it, your majesty. My baby is not for 41f3ff89b6 you to tease.”0db09a76886fd52e

Roberick stepped in between us.56eb1e67c6b8c3a1

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I’m kind of 8130f0afae glad he did. If he hadn’t, I 3103d38af7 would’ve committed high-treason by 803edace25 staring at the eyes.c22eaeb428009064

There was a loud laugh b1bb471819 coming from the front obscured f4de0d469e by Roberick.147ba8d8e030ce06

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“Can’t you handle a joke? I just said it efbb1ed611 for the sake of 92bd5da724 it, and I like e634fc9fca her more than I 4a6cde9bfe expected. I was a 03bd2abc6e bit sceptical since b07078cfb6 she’s Mariette’s child, e5fdb25e88 but she resembles 48195dd575 her parents greatly. There’s no way to not 2bbeab15cb notice it.”5d052bd0d1409ff6

“…stop talking about it.”46ec94e3777d3f71

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Roberick said with b756c47102 such vigor that 9b76988aa1 it was if ba67972287 he would grab 56f05d018b Oswald by the be9f77f502 collar right away 7f86c70fe3 if they were 1f444bfffc alone in this bc3cf5993f space.42178d93dfd7ba17

“Yes, let’s stop playing around. Come out, my children.”d2dc45cec0e75738

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The situation seemed to dbaf851448 be over.c114592109cfa8f6

At the voice of the d5936524e9 emperor calling for the princes, 43ca532b34 I peeped out from behind 6f75196603 Roberick’s legs.fa6a474b49e333bc

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From the back of 27829bb8c5 the throne, two small 8faae21945 human figures were walking a5ef6377d2 out of a place cb0ee86aae covered by a red 2d78aade12 insignia.fc0110a625e24e5f

One child was ff5fd23752 taller than me, 103a50119c the other child 11002601fd was smaller than 34c6e6bc08 me…ce57e76106ee9ad1

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“This is the new Grand Princess of Haelian. What do you think, Valerian? This is the first e1ec51861f time we’re meeting her.”a3e1e011d8b6b51c

Valerian. It was the 09b37974d2 name of the d1b00ed528 crown prince.d0b940cd67be0814

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The main characters’ second 0e96ed87be generation was not mentioned 81321299bb in the original novel…cfba69e8ad5421dc

I looked at the boy fab0a7fc17 who was supposed to be 93922a0bd4 the young prince, with some c04b6dd775 uneasiness.a3f0647fd0571c38

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“Oh….”21694c9adeb04781

A small exclamation bebe779e1e came from the 22836baeb7 mouth of the e7037d944d boy standing on 4148220c19 the right side 6fce047132 of the emperor.6572389d1aa34ed0

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His hair, similar 6eaf1902c1 to the emperor, 30b5459060 but a lighter cc5bb18e35 shade, reflected the 6acb290eab light shining from 00757abb03 the ceiling and 12567fad76 glowed a soft 9fbc25f657 red. Gentle, drooping eyes filled 054856e8a3 with green pupils, looked 75b09665b9 at me with slight bb77cfba03 tremors.78cb57083a94cc8f

He was a 9cc5b2dd22 soft-looking boy who 7d0d0447d5 looked more suitable b84c45a054 for the expression 2b837cd057 “pretty” than handsome. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived 5fca1b9691 life looking at an unimaginably e4e139b6b3 good-looking face like mine and 13909fcb04 Roberick’s, but while the young 8b4644c132 prince definitely belonged to the 22b1298b1a axis of good-looking people, he 55d143c0bd didn’t impress me.13ee919c3abf542f

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“…….”ae1d16b98b35225c

However, the prince’s 7282cfe8bc reaction was unusual.336251dcabbefb38

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The young boy couldn’t f37bc762cc even close his open 4355ef94f0 lips, and his cheeks a63d012bd6 were red, showing signs 1000ed35a5 of being at a 660d712a27 loss.f9efcd4b614dcf40

“Ha ha! Look at his face!”726fda3ea6ea2f24

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The emperor burst into 8de4b2ed5d laughter, and Roberick subtly 608211f731 frowned at him.e9ed8b3f0c23165d

What…why are they getting bd395512a5 riled up all of cdb944f803 a sudden?cfeb495094c770bd

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I thought with a b2c6ca3e79 stinging look on my 34d07f27cc face.74cb56b7a5bc924a

“I have a lot of things I want to ask you about, so we better leave the children to themselves and catch up.”e0e1ed7a89a9f6d1

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After a laugh, the 6670694909 emperor said to Roberick ab62ad6789 with a deep smile.8727413366cf8f62

“Yes. Edith, Allea, just 20813c20a2 wait outside for b9a2827a4b a bit.”aee31b4164950889

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Roberick replied.321bad55bf116530

Then the emperor ordered 78b18f3b1a the crown prince.3248a575594e07ab

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“Valerian, you take the children with you.”0628b94c07bf4982

So I was left between 71fa234adc the crown prince, the second 3296db2eb3 prince, and Allea.d6830efae6415ff2

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It was a a130afa4ab very unpleasant development, d53a537623 but it was 8a5d3e917d not an unexpected e1a896982d situation at all.b61457c3ced50b7b

“I see, Father.”8fad29f50b38ee50

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The crown prince approached this b490c1cd06 way with a delighted face.404f436795d9b78f

“Nice to meet you, Grand Princess Edith.”cf178fe5b31c7af2

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The crown prince seemed e923b9e2ea a little hesitant, reaching 4fc7dd9a07 out to me with 8c6be4ca65 a light smile.3660888b0d7fba22

I turned my 959ebadf47 eyes slightly to ab6f392388 the side and 5dc6b5d9d7 stared at Allea.6866e670d525e826

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“…….”c95af465eca91eed

Allea was looking 593b5ec714 at the crown def92820ea prince, who asked 57466d475a me to shake 7a425c524e his hand with bc269176ad an expressionless face.bb2e775b24643c82

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I answered carefully.8b6d013d655ace6d

“May you shine with a flame that never goes out, Your Highness, the crown prince of the Rpthian Empire. My name is Edith Ronen 15f229798b Haelian.”1de76b90bf8096c3

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“I’ve heard all about you. I’m very happy to 43b02fcfeb be able to meet 705383aebc you like this.”58baec05531ff548

In response to 02de03344b my greeting, the ff86c3329d crown prince turned 802d5451ce around and spoke bf1f9d0c9a to his brother 162de68845 and Allea.f82d7f8e324bed3a

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“Handel, Allea. Let’s go to my palace. Isn’t this the first 52a2788096 time that Grand Princess eb3208430b Edith has visited the b348accb9a Imperial Palace? I’ll show you around.”67582c1d8153dc0f

“Thank you.”f72f68c651ca543e

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There’s no reason to 866338b7e6 refuse someone who is e466bda2d8 kind to me.53d05d4a2d870cb8

I smiled and accepted 9af7a01398 the crown prince’s favor.a8e584fbc77868d4

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“Have a good time playing with the princes and Allea. I’ll be right back.”9b22095266466bdd

Without hesitation, Roberick’s hand stroked 3dccda62fb my head.67051fb6b90f8f08

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…I can’t take off his hand here.3c8aaf41baa6110d

“Come on, Your Royal Highness.”5558e5a24ff213e4

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Instead, I turned e2bf9587a5 around and dragged 72b6fdd096 the crown prince’s 8a020ff866 hand.fca848b953f94ecd

The crown prince 371cb6da52 opened his green bbcda6d46a eyes wide and edaa62c8ea smiled with his 5209fd5896 eyes bent.8338adfc14c987d0

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