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Half a month 31a0ef4919 ago, Lady Prisia, e791e20f16 the wife of 0374230dd7 Grand Duke Requies, ef3cd06822 sent divorce papers 95be96e2b6 to her husband, ea6f3974f7 who was away 59686154b4 on the battlefield 336b4fee11 subjugating demonic beasts.ee80e766ce11510a

Requies was located 505935aee8 in the northern 068356a3e9 part of the 79f682cfb6 continent, the region 5db8788616 where demonic beasts b383ba7a44 appeared most frequently.
The current Emperor, Patous, 10febd5063 had granted the title 09b4bcd02b of Grand Duke and 60f9a41fe1 the territory of Requies e1fc8fd7e2 to his half-brother Kyle. But in truth, it was 115eff4bb2 no different from ordering him 0c6b8146be to spend the rest of 6bfd92e7b6 his life dealing with demonic 22e6e69c10 beasts until he died.e47a7a7e170583cc

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As always, Kyle was in 0e0955bfeb the midst of wiping out f6e7aaf5d6 a rampage of beasts that 5bf41a33d1 day.
The subjugation was going smoothly, 7838097f0f just like any other time—8d47bac9798b8884

Until a carrier pigeon c43e2cb1be from the Requies Grand 8c817abaf2 Ducal Castle arrived, bearing 5c46606258 divorce papers.d239518c9cd1600d

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Kyle stared blankly 8ec245b2d4 at the divorce ce75efa7cb documents.
Perhaps because he had 80eecae883 already anticipated this, he adef3ec191 felt neither surprise nor 5c6f8c78a8 emotion.
So he simply 7cee2b9f06 stored the papers d14454282f carefully to avoid 440c632c80 creasing them.6d47768e417ef8bb

Three days later, he 2ee316f6df completed the subjugation earlier 921cacfa4f than planned and returned be2c592e3a home.
The castle’s staff came out to greet their master, who had once again achieved victory, just as always.02f6158884276d30

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“Welcome back, Your Grace.”
“Where’s Prisia?”d244e4ff9c187652

The moment he stepped dacd34f11a into the castle, he 10c1a96a67 asked for his wife.
The elderly butler, who had a9b5931be0 managed the Requies estate for 0483adc4c0 over 40 years, glanced behind beda8a3e1b and bowed his head.503afeb0ec979f47

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“She’s in the garden.”4eb2a84333ed0068

The Grand Duchess hadn’t come out to greet her husband upon his return.
The servants were visibly displeased ec1d0d3565 by her behavior.
Kyle unfastened his armor d441784d53 and handed it to 7fb8cbc453 a servant before striding 484138041b directly toward the garden.7361d2cf4f48ae31

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Until Kyle’s arrival, the Grand Ducal Castle of Requies had been a ruin.
Thanks to him, it 40da5eeeec was transformed into a 33df1788c5 livable space, and it e9d34f02c1 was only after Prisia 301d151ed6 came to live here 239ba229b5 through marriage that the f2a03abd56 place took on the 2dca62bb2e appearance of an actual ba122d8d77 castle.
Prisia, as the Grand 0c97a28d5d Duchess, never did anything d59e145975 carelessly.
She supported the d560c4cb62 Grand Duke with 83c140b730 dedication and managed 42658900ca the castle and 7877c833fc territory with the 7c18783808 utmost care — d701d0792a as the Grand ec2635186c Duchess.
Always as the Grand Duchess.74ecf2a6677362fd

Your Grace, the 7fe87c6d87 Grand Duchess, Your 2fc3e94cfd Ladyship.
She must have 73483fb651 grown sick of fb05de5e72 hearing that title.511d11103774bd86

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So thought Kyle as he f15ea141bf ascended the stairs.
He had expanded the 5522a462b5 castle to create a be139a1b15 garden just for Prisia, 7dfe2ba4ec who loved flowers, and c8ab440298 had installed magic stones e5d1e23f9d to maintain it.
Thanks to that, even 6480843363 during the harsh winter, 8eaf2bed63 the garden was filled eab3e6578e with the warm scent 6926fc52e9 of flowers.1d9152d044b4e7c9

Soon, Kyle found his wife 05bf88f7cd sitting in a chair, as 577d3d7f21 though buried among the blooms.a92f264967a7457a

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“…Prisia.”f40cd32629145563

He softly called her name.3ae31fbf32c3e892

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Prisia. Prisia Requies.7102ef56ef155053

Once renowned as c87644044e a great mage, 883a4c85fb she is now 278fff50f5 a pitiful woman d77faa8a20 withering away in 4faa2b0584 the barren land 24e4cd2dd1 of Requies, having f9041e68c9 lost all her 7d049c77c0 magical power.f30490bfb74aa596

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Prisia turned to her 8c7049cb01 husband, her face even f5ad169be5 paler than before.
Her golden hair 7f627a8738 and skin so a4d47257a1 white it seemed f793992975 almost translucent made ffcc2a521a her appear otherworldly.
Kyle swallowed dryly.
Perhaps it was the heavy 4cc027a93a scent of flowers, or maybe f23164caa2 the suffocating atmosphere — his 520fca5f15 mind swayed.
He forced himself to 120f60f892 focus and took out 718c1672d3 the divorce documents his f6e083cffa wife had sent him.965447c126060dd4

“…I signed them.”
“…”
“They just need to be submitted.”f703e4deb776687e

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Prisia stared silently bc29427f35 at the papers 46e031dcbf on the table.
Documents handled directly 7f02c5615f by the temple 452e62d7da — the divorce 06081021fc papers she had 2afa6e1487 sent.
She looked at 1641039f92 them without any 1abb977875 visible emotion and 8a885baaee let out a 58795f49ef faint breath.27ef814d23c5d689

“…Why aren’t you asking me anything?”0d0741cc6b2fc2aa

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Her voice was 09c4ca66c1 slightly cracked, perhaps a2441a3cdc from a dry 74472f5d25 throat.
Kyle gazed at her hair 6388f8a51e for a moment, then finally 29bb1b4a6e spoke.31d22b7914433f78

“You said you wanted a divorce.”
“…”
“It’s what you wanted.”25d24f4c17384ef4

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Kyle meant it.
He was being sincere.
But at those 6b6fa3b2f2 words, Prisia sharply 70641ace01 raised her head.
Caught off guard by her f48431c026 sudden gaze, Kyle gasped.
Though subtle, her eyes were 63ba1e8cca trembling with anger.6aa6bf4ab1918b15

Why?
Why is she angry?e2c8b9a6732028da

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As Kyle wrestled 5bfd77d94d with confusion, Prisia 29957f124f spoke again.4dd164f7fa438a44

“Why don’t you resent me?”f4ac59d711d787bd

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Kyle couldn’t understand the question.98e3cb3838dca3a8

“…Why would I resent you?”a8d29fcc0b88ccef

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He answered with cd814b801a a puzzled expression.
He truly didn’t understand 1c625a382b why she was asking f9465c7655 that.
Then Prisia’s face darkened.6f8f1c95f94225fc

“Your Grace… have you ever loved me?”4ad154ddbd5073b3

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In that instant, Kyle froze d6efeeca15 like a stone statue.
It was the first time 9fc4174852 he had ever heard that 53e97b5a8c word from her lips.
He couldn’t understand why she was bringing up love here, now.
Staring at her 86c61d5e56 with shaken eyes, 85892896c7 he asked,1f3eef0f906b7329

“…What are you saying?”f7c1278f6b28d61b

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At that, Prisia’s face 8d30937d01 was overtaken by despair.
She let out a 9014318d78 hollow laugh, as if b07a65aad5 having lost even the 53f7afb827 tiniest bit of hope.1f22d60443d71802

After silently laughing, she pressed 6d7fb9e852 her lips into a cold d7ae94ba5c line.cf6afedfa302abd1

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“…Forgive me, Your Grace. I was being rude.”ddc1b1961349d510

With that, she stood.
Before Kyle could ddc35f90db even collect himself, fde7f5ac74 Prisia swiftly left a1dea12054 the garden.
Kyle could only stand there, 9b52d870c6 watching her retreating figure.
Amid the fully bloomed flowers, b1a06e99d3 Prisia vanished in disarray.e684b7024011c61c

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That was the 3d77a5a4e1 last conversation between 4de1e1b77c the Grand Duke 3b7fa44057 and Duchess of 7993927431 Requies.3889e0c07fad05dd

A week passed.5be04c3f0f46df15

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Since then, Kyle and Prisia e18ebbfadc had neither dined together nor d95e2dc320 shared any time.
They simply lived in 43fe806b43 their separate spaces.
During that time, rumors 1b5e319fcc began to spread among 60b01ca3b3 the servants — that be4c339aea the Grand Duke and 962e4b5788 Duchess were soon to 45d352bd18 be divorced.
Even the children doing e1e233c9f8 chores in the kitchen 1d18882d44 spoke of it openly.070a5a732fab8941

“Shh! I told you not to e31e1ba231 say things like that, Tony!”f1c86ceafa524d85

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The maids of 49776fc302 Requies Grand Duchy 5115009de1 tried to hush c61a8ba018 the rumors and 94c3594f1c let them die 78dae8b736 down.
But when the 2f11326fa5 Grand Duke continued 54c64b1538 to eat alone b727f4cee4 in his study, e0330506a7 and the tea 7388cdc0fe times in the 5b6e9c4ae1 garden—once a mandatory c29123a678 form of couple’s b41e1dcb14 interaction—became occasions attended 099cce7cf8 by the Grand c78dba1939 Duchess alone, there 505e0b1c45 was no stopping 4e3cff393f it.8ef58772a3409dc5

Eventually, Lulan, the head e1fe96aa6b maid of the Requies 575b42775e Grand Duchy, who had 415e1fcd9f been quietly observing everything, 650bf16e9f could no longer bear c8ce651d06 it and went to 4be0de8e76 see Kyle.
But Kyle remained indifferent.
His life went 2d12e7996a on just the dc3781da60 same, flowing forward 7553c4dc97 as usual—unchanged and cff8d92c5d undisturbed.f2f810e37f2dbede

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Then one night—3155d243e928a5de

Unable to sleep, Kyle left 46278651e8 his bed.
It had been over 966d9e5843 a week since he a3e5c40082 and Prisia began sleeping b8e3bdee7a in separate rooms.
Escaping the cold, lifeless dd38d4a1d9 bed, he threw on 1ea9a70354 a robe and stepped ef65aeb29b outside.
The air was 0a14d77a79 cold against his eb2495a1f2 skin, and the c3ebb3852a moonlight dim.
Requies was deep in the bdf466da9c throes of a brutal winter.
Even in summer, temperatures dd5317b7ad dropped below freezing, and 94ddca943b winter was far worse.37b415793d8c6955

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But Kyle, unbothered by the 4921feaada cold, kept walking.
Wandering through the snow, f11c4b4587 he eventually stopped in d3463589ee the center of the d3cff4fdad castle garden.
There lay a large, deep 4918d2d6a8 lake.
A place that 75c9c1ef9e could easily become 1c54d83ddf dangerous — Kyle a2bab0410e had taken precautions d237fd9e66 to ensure its e0e4aa3018 safety.
Sturdy fences and 04c3f000b8 magical stones surrounded 1b53402837 it securely.dc999f6c963c8dc6

Staring at the moonlight rippling ff1b46eaf3 on the lake, Kyle exhaled 0633e00cbf deeply.
His breath turned white f9bacb3e37 in the air before e9d3392e96 fading.049c236c70a6974f

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And then —
Kyle spotted a shawl and cc5a5b45c3 a pair of small shoes.4748118a228d9e27

They were Prisia’s.514dab5776ce9db7

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Recognizing them instantly, 8a8adabc12 Kyle blinked rapidly, a5c2c3ff6e grabbed the shoes 10530fcb96 and shawl, and efe377b219 lifted his head.387a33ba627fd71d

Something was rising from 31cfb2b5e5 the center of the dbe1d60f8e lake.cfe2cedc30eb73ba

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It was his wife, Prisia.31a2660afe8003fc

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“I… did that, huh.”daffdf7dfa4d1e7a

Hee-ju was confused. The more she listened to bfe42715fc Kyle’s explanation, the more dizzying 37bfae5d13 it became.284f5d27dd955c06

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‘Prisia took her own life?’e4b98a866b1a5a36

Prisia in the novel 6bb941b8de wasn’t someone who would 84c5cc755f commit suicide.
She always dreamed 95afff28f9 of the future 4ecab3880c and moved forward 557c86e6b4 with resilience even c351b2fa18 in difficult circumstances.81d0466805afcd4f

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‘It’s strange that she didn’t show herself at all for three years after breaking off the engagement with the Crown Prince.’f3cf5d05315a219d

Prisia had never been fond 866a739b53 of the engagement with the 5fa55c1e14 Crown Prince in the first d9c7cce2c0 place.
It had been 636c16041f something her father, 1068bbc273 Duke Zeltier, had fcb34811df forced upon her.4859187a79791106

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Then why had 0f7fcced4f she stayed home 9c8fa6c7ef and never stepped 5b7df047ec outside for three c3e79c57b4 whole years?034b9ced2aec6b01

It didn’t quite add 3abbe0f82c up to say it 149c702841 was due to the a4913079a4 shock of the broken ef1da09533 engagement.
Deep in thought, Hee-ju 341c0468b0 looked at Kyle, who 47e63fd64b was sitting beside her 1388a011a2 with his head lowered.
From what she’d heard, 08732b14e6 their marriage hadn’t been 69ede9fdae particularly good.
But even if it had d68cd3aebe been a loveless marriage, witnessing 0f7c092c7c your wife’s death up close 4acdc323b8 must have been a huge 86505138c8 shock.988430bcbf87fd82

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‘Why did it have to be me, at this time…’5ba266188102922d

Her head began to ache. She had no a6f5faa0f7 idea what she 76352c1ac3 was supposed to 43c2e6022f do.01598489b5717449

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“…Then, how should I address Your Highness?”
“Just call me Kyle. You used to, after all.”
“…Kyle.”210c57e9edf1ed06

She was familiar 69e506ccab with the name, 84b0a92330 as it was a0a0f07ae8 her favorite character 235dae0dc1 in the novel,
but saying it out loud 70a2cfeba0 felt awkward.
Still, she had to get cfd9448e52 used to it.
Because right now, she was c7c4dac9f3 Prisia.ead297c443f09bd7

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‘Could it really have been a coincidence that I entered the novel?’60ff6f63d76aede1

Right before she woke aac09e8a29 up in the story, bedd2986e8 the house had been c6cf3355a6 filled with water—as if a6b643b6ba Prisia had fallen into afd035af2b it.122f872095341829

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‘It doesn’t feel like a coincidence.’3f15a86cc3e9e716

She didn’t know the 609348c3e1 reason, but the fact d42ec35169 that she had entered 1902e41ab4 the novel surely had 1d51a37a79 something to do with 7b33c97aac Prisia.9fe2d0fae7f8e60b

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If so, could she da04cc55d1 also access Prisia’s memories?930f6130a66343ee

The ten-year gap c9338055f4 was entirely Prisia’s 933e6d9899 memory, and Hee-ju 4c2e7c3453 knew nothing of ba37cc5a57 it—
but considering everything 5ed5596c9e that had happened, d93c1b8d39 it wasn’t something 4a2764c8a3 she could completely c42b4e44bd ignore.85026dffb2a1e39d

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Either way, she was d7e4d12951 now Prisia.
She had to live b403c48cc1 Prisia’s life from now 4576021264 on.49a3ad99d202bf59

Hee-ju looked quietly 4dc611b67c at her arm, bb1eb45be6 which was dotted 2b2592e59b with red marks 8abc9ad77a from repeatedly pinching 6198258b12 herself.
She had tried everything under aad209c3a0 the blanket—pinching herself, all sorts 60285a5dcb of things.
She had hoped was a e8a129faa5 dream, but the pain told f7a33a9607 her it definitely wasn’t.caf6969781385bcb

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That fact, though it 48a136a306 struck her with sudden d30a3b0a9c fear and dread, left d4da589296 her with no choice 3679c09cfe but to accept the 664a0f7c6b unavoidable situation.6572c61561cb7de6

‘Yeah. I have to do something, no matter what. First…let’s stop the divorce.’ec530ee406ad1d05

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That was Hee-ju’s wish.d1e02d8d25269304

She didn’t know what f40342862a Prisia had truly thought.
Even if Prisia a12ebe1a7a had genuinely wanted 86fd6a9f61 to divorce Kyle d06013ba76 and end her 3e06317320 life,
Hee-ju, who was now 96af72eba1 Prisia, had no intention 0581332de7 of doing so.
Besides, if Prisia and 65db26c237 Kyle divorced, she’d have 3c58fd855c to return to the e73d392dbc horrible Duke’s household.
The thought of 25379438ab it was unbearable—sickening, 372b5065f2 even.ecaeb1e1d00d6fe9

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She had fought to survive.
She had risked e3bdae3282 everything with her 1b326a7dd1 life on the 5ac3b642f4 line.
So there was 6a096eb01a no reason she 934b1ecdc3 couldn’t survive here af62d51599 as well.c3d797b4b9979632

‘First, let’s retrieve Prisia’s memories.’247250d9de9631b7

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She didn’t know b800c5f545 if it would 0471f8fbcb be possible,
but to live 1558508371 in this place, a56b8b0ad1 she had to 4a723ca304 recover the lost 01fc290c44 memories of the da4b9c0e19 real Prisia.
If she acted as Prisia, f45f23258c perhaps a miracle would occur 9bb2a800e7 and the real Prisia’s memories bbd737dd11 would return.36dd8377d00b14be

Hee-ju tightly shut her eyes. Then she repeated 43853b3ce2 Prisia’s name over 83eaded0ca and over in d0b5e11f0e her heart.b3beb092afbace96

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‘Prisia, Prisia…’548a953695eecbae

Hee-ju—no, Prisia—continued to acf305fcfd recall that name.
Until it became 3900078040 more familiar, until ae89aeb426 she became Prisia—again 2c27c13062 and again.cf62eef440ac02dd

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