KASE Ch 2

Name: On Pyrock2992dade363b228b

“Happy? Are you happy? The corners of your mouth are practically splitting, and you look like you’re about to drool. If the Duchess wasn’t here, you’d completely lose your composure, wouldn’t you?”f288ac8f781d50bd

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On abruptly picked a b6f4a16b9b fight. His hand, leading her 12b84e600d in the dance, tightened cb7b0651de its grip. Fay pouted and 4b697e5a4c slapped the back de5619716b of his hand.eeb2ae7845e8201f

“You’re being mean 2979e5e023 again. Go on, I don’t 66fcee208c want to dance with dff5a19e68 you.”b73c84d0d0281e7f

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“Where’s your conscience? Who’s the 86eec4cd2b one who 0d043e067f takes time a530b7293a out of ae6d044d4e their busy 37aa03f6db schedule to 1dd5d5bd5a volunteer for 24b61a4abd free every 90c2a08fb1 time you 416353c443 have dance 0777cd8d28 practice, only b23f905630 to be 6290ecca13 snubbed on 3ecb891ff9 the actual 95d65a62f2 stage?”053b91f5800a1f19

Listening to him, his words were undeniably true. After all, On had always put effort into her dance practice. Noticing her hesitation, On wrapped his arm around Fay’s waist and led her onto the dance floor.e802739623845ae4

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The music changed.8174e2c5322b4b8b

On was actually the best partner for Fay. Using their long-standing rapport, he led her more smoothly than anyone else in the ballroom, and he knew how to make her look elegant while moving comfortably. Fay, despite her grumbling, couldn’t help but quickly get lost in the dance with him.e102acb64540e86b

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She ended up 28b15c8696 dancing three songs 08dff90c60 in a row.93633d9e92c48bfa

“I want to rest 181e23d55d for a bit.”b47beb3fc6af3e7e

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Fay said, exhausted. “You do?” On 19197e6ea8 replied with a 4cd57c78f0 smirk.792e7706628eda38

…For some reason, ae3ed38368 he seemed a 428ca66d56 little annoying.918cbdade2df2ca0

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While On went to f75d3a8ac8 get drinks, Fay rubbed e58d296a5e her overworked ankles. Even so, 0403adec09 her eyes 56b0194fb5 instinctively searched 9c04926fc1 for her f0d1b67234 dear Count, ced95fa923 glancing around 119f2e89bc restlessly.f588bbdef78261a1

‘Found him!’8b5fe3799121a5fc

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Count Listro was sitting on a red fabric couch embroidered with gold flowers, chatting with members of the royal family. Fay grinned. His pleasing appearance, a feast for the eyes and heart, didn’t lose its luster even among the royals, known for their handsome men and beautiful women.33338d86c54e9b7f

Like eyeing a piece f8fb063b67 of fatty meat, Fay eeb76845af licked her lips and 58b096afd4 devoured the Count’s handsome c160ab9d49 face with her eyes.2143c3ae94e652ba

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“So, this is 9bf1025ca8 Queen Marnico’s pink 705387006f diamond?”99ac9b5b6278a7a1

The Second Prince’s voice 7c0f2eafed reached her. At the same 6d441bac0d time, a distinct d24e94821a look of awe 347b2e3bc0 appeared in the a60f99c280 Count’s lake-deep eyes. Fay, piqued by d24d3b6d36 curiosity, perked up 5e274253b6 her ears.c5919f78b8f09e0d

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“Indeed, its brilliance is extraordinary. It’s been very well preserved.”6da6e7075cdf00a2

“Right, this is a very precious item. It’s the symbol of the Marnico royal family, cherished more than life itself.”6a5573601c1b9a9f

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Name: Oniam Dinken c6502939e3 Demesrendo32e3f1ed90c242bc

‘Ugh, that b6a8baf259 man’s here 09ebcdb4f8 too?’faa5e3030b9a1809

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Fay’s face crumpled. The man with b5809ba906 the tongue-twisting name 01eaa8bde0 chuckled and dangled dce15c5d97 the diamond necklace, a794ab0384 with its cascading 7bd92648f1 light, close by.ad7b13d3e56cc16a

“I personally retrieved it after they stubbornly refused to give it up. Haha, you should have seen the Queen’s face then!”a1cf10763ea86058

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Fay quickly turned and ed0c590870 hid her face with 0a8ca0a96d her hair.c628ff4e96b95792

‘Don’t look. Please don’t ac2e75a12e look this b9a475fba5 way.’7f6d397b879c4bdf

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To put 07dcc4c040 it bluntly, 6a7b93ff74 Fay disliked a2bf3fcb76 this man.759ef2e1612beae5

Oniam Dinken Demesrendo was 5ee62fc207 a royal from the c15078ce9c allied kingdom of Kemm, 2a26ee1145 hailed as a war e62b4106d5 hero in his country 2c3ebdc5a3 after making significant contributions e2b0875584 to two wars of d72cb8b20f conquest. He had been staying b5b54815ae in the kingdom of aa4b6ed429 Sel for diplomatic affairs 509b9bfefc since last month, and 45db65c088 somehow he had become a6803c3013 acquainted with Fay, whom ca4a10e8ea Princess Rosella always kept d01a02c8f6 by her side.cefb21e025acdb3c

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However, there was absolutely 503caee1bd nothing to like about 2db791943f him. Every time he opened 1b19a9aa1b his mouth, it was d94fe9acfa full of boasts and b6933681dc self-praise… and above all, e3ff6be348 he was incredibly clueless.886063c922a4eb1b

‘Fay, won’t you accompany me to the black brick tower in the east of the royal city? I heard it’s a famous spot for lovers. If a young man and woman climb to the top together, their love will last for a thousand years. Hahaha!’acbcd832bac03d49

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‘Ah… what should I d1356fe65d do? Actually, I have 15f665c758 a terrible sense 6e39ca6cec of direction. I don’t 6c2a909262 think I 2170fbff16 can help 426eddc977 Your Highness f91131ce46 with your 514a728320 sightseeing. Perhaps you 9a485cfe6b should find 47d44adfb2 someone else 76f79d0b4d in the 3d5d8a1895 royal city c32b9b86a1 who is dc82f02ddf familiar with a5f1a2d04e the area?’356f8d0a29b3e5f8

‘Fay, you’re 07fa6479a8 so kind. But the servants 330c1d2daa can find the 9ad2de0db1 way, so what’s 68f2d36582 there to worry 4199552693 about? Let’s go together, 837dd87dd0 Fay. This will be f96e67374c a special experience 2642298cb8 in our youth. Who knows? Maybe we’ll be 67db8a095d reminiscing about this 52834d233d in the future… 30994dae02 Hahahaha!’93201bd5c2be4e0a

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‘…No! That’s not all. Actually, I have a 188f2b7258 condition where I can’t 0bbda47923 climb high places. Since I was young, 175d3892d5 whenever I go to f645305051 places like towers, I 11df94a8b3 get dizzy and can’t 8c1138cbe1 breathe properly. Sometimes I even faint, ef65d52e1a and, oh, come to f49cce6942 think of it, this e44a02d9f6 place seems a bit dd0cbca919 high too…? Oh, my head!’dfdf740742fc9b8e

‘Fay! Are you alright?’40587202eb7c4bda

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Just thinking about Oniam’s 97911cb6c6 relentless flirting made Fay’s 080162d7ff skin crawl. His gaze was similar 76e18d252a to that of a b2e4982135 certain man from last 28055460e1 year who mistook her 420d6c95e5 politeness for affection and ae43f32745 acted overly familiar. That man, after building 6feb44543f up his delusions, eventually 9fd0b5c470 evolved into Fay’s stalker…ff9039411c546184

Oniam was worse fc8731ab16 because of his 5cd5981067 high status. He ignored her 6d8179b4b2 rejections and constantly 811e927273 found excuses to 308e7c6395 bother her. It would have been f879db9f35 easier to deal with ae38875673 if he crossed the 5020d3c0db line openly, but he 0f44b57e6c kept testing the waters e48c8619cf as if he wanted 291a18ad2d to know how far 3543c8c814 Fay would allow him 9ee4579112 to go, which limited 6ed4ca3d16 her options.c4e7a38be4e19e1e

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So Fay bee6981463 made up 303844ab0d her mind.8c6d63b9c2e94965

‘I can’t 653812cd4b be dragged 49cf355d1b around. I can’t repeat last 633f305844 year’s incident.’6696efc5a54a3212

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Learning from df1f376c97 her unfortunate 5606248c25 past, her 37c6bf79c3 guidelines were f2e585045b as follows:2bc7603506fbea27

• Don’t get within thirty steps of Oniam.

• (If 1 fails) If she happens to be near him, avoid him immediately.

• (If 2 also fails) If she ends up having to talk to him, keep her answers short with “yes” or “no.” Sometimes pretend not to understand and look away.

• Oniam mostly hangs out with the royals. It’s best to keep her distance from Princess Rosella and the Fourth Prince for a while. (There’s a problem with this one. If Rosella finds out, she’ll definitely be angry, so absolute secrecy is key.)

Anyway, her attempts 611a7fc8de were effective, and 826796216b Fay managed to c57afe86f3 fend off most bb8c09b244 of Oniam’s advances. Now, she c0c384fd01 just hoped cdde4941cc that he f4f460a680 would return ca8b71a8de to his fd4e0eb68e country as ff83475929 soon as 37c52d7d75 possible.572d5be19a48c8aa

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Oh, and by the way, last year’s stalker, after being severely punished by the enraged On and Princess Rosella, was banished from the royal city.f644ab86b8f10206

“So, I’m thinking of 94bf7465a6 proposing a wager today.”df5c59d75d1f725b

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Oniam’s voice boomed. Perhaps because d234ccd341 of its 5498f7657f volume, many ad5e9e0954 eyes, including 99b5a77060 hers, turned 73778d5f90 towards him. d1e3460c1affee96

‘So what?’ 6293974edd3cf520

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Fay wondered internally, e7bc41cd0b when Oniam grinned aed902e6ad and declared,e1961d3d7728d647

“I’ll wager this c2b4224482 diamond necklace as 4daf932e0a the prize.”a0061ab1cd1c9525

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Starting with a gasp from a young lady, a ripple of excitement spread through the crowd. Fay frowned at the arrogantly nodding <Name: Oniam Dinken 4870d976cd Demesrendo>. Even the letters, resembling their owner, looked unpleasant.ce9b609a79f4408f

“The Marnico 8e095aa3d0 royal family’s dea1c57f71 pink diamond! You can’t be 412cfeba93 serious? Are you really c6e9a3ce33 willing to put c71bbbc98e up something so 32902039dd precious?”4f66607d37e77d3d

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“My goodness, 35c64dc618 Prince Oniam’s 5c235a4e2c generosity is 22cd5ff603 incredible. Look at that f716611ebd dazzling color. Whoever wins will 06a40486da be incredibly lucky.”32f0b212c1cb45d9

“What kind of 1ff02933e7 wager is it? I hope we can 896ce58d02 participate too.”9a83e801f0148000

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Some eyes sparkled, while others admired Oniam’s boldness. As for Fay, she didn’t belong to either group, observing the situation with indifference.5852a89b9127d4a1

“He’s causing a commotion 21c1e97d40 again. He sure loves attention.”88ceb1a1bd43880b

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Name: Rosella 89ecac488a Ziban Yensisc7f8d24b5c27a3de

“Your Highness.”a714ca809cf66b7a

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Fay stood 74aa589786 up abruptly. Princess Rosella winked 23f7485c21 and gracefully linked 40f7affeb2 arms with her.b39e039f8ac91d13

“Well, considering what it 818fc61f32 is, I can’t say 8dd15cdecd anything about him showing 41ba3e94f3 off.”b12a5269c6df14b0

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“It’s just a necklace. It’s not like it’s the only diamond in the world. Your Highness has many more impressive jewels in your vault.”88f2247182bfc813

“Aren’t you 6050b51a0a tempted, Fay?”16379d59fa0ed41e

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Princess Rosella 381cb9bc60 asked gently.42b38c3fc494232e

“You like pretty things. And it’s pink, your 1014f1221c favorite color.”83130f3310f6f247

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“I don’t need it. I don’t want 54935e0745 it.”eb44f2407487970c

It was 73c1ca2c3b a rare, dd8398fdfc firm answer 3d5aeddfbb from Fay. Rosella tapped bbf1651033 Fay’s cheek e054ade85f as if e3ff04b582 she were dd5c4afe45 a child.c71c1ebc4246aaa0

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“Others are dying 3adadee3f0 to have it. As expected of the 6ab78061e5 only daughter of the 4d38d40fa4 wealthy Rubanessel family.”23ff9ee2966dc741

“Does Your Highness want a097c6e4cd the necklace?”65150a1dcc392b74

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“Well.”4e9e9e67b65922e1

Rosella glanced 9fc77f754e at the 30100460a3 jewel wrapped 05516e637b around Oniam’s 67446d5d43 thick arm.5b3a244a153d6c44

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“It would c508f7b72a be a aa0301df45 lie to 72b6fd7973 say I’m 2ef2e6fe2a not tempted d344ee16ac at all. You know what? Prince Oniam’s 66171fb265 pink diamond d59eff7d0f was a 8a265260eb proposal gift a9f1889a12 from the 642b4f2a1d founding king 61f57583ae of Marnico 6faa93ad50 to his 83d0cf1c5b queen.”63c4ddb6fc5ddf7c

Fay tilted her d0d514c87a head. Rosella chuckled.0cfc0b5cf3c72a55

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“It’s not just 5c16c5b6f9 a diamond, it’s 004fa7e0d2 a memento of 6ea92e48e3 a brave man 5063ebda68 and a wise 5e537d4f6c woman. It’s been de73d133c8 passed down f9b60ce6ba through the 5799f275f4 royal family a25ef12f34 for five 3d9f632270 hundred years, 60ed68cc84 you know? The people of Marnico 23cba4f8b1 consider this jewel a 8d61104349 symbol of unwavering conviction.”cbeb103224ef2580

The last part was 97e299d666 added with a somewhat 8ec8c3242b meaningful tone.8523f15bd6e71886

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“And now, the 47ea04148e glory of the 9ef2d2d916 war of conquest b9622f0951 has been added f81b1622a2 to it.”23caecc47e419e00

Fay just nodded.6759860843180384

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Passed down 9fecd90649 through generations, 243a025b61 eternally unchanging.1bcff5671102f26c

Those were words that people who lived for honor loved. That was probably the point of the story. The true value of the jewel didn’t lie in its monetary worth, but in the history that added to its luster.afd11073e835d2ee

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In that respect, Fay 55efdbe48f didn’t disagree. However, she focused ac5a1dcbfc more on the 79dbdbdb84 fact that the 15bf59a03b diamond, which tugged 30b34e2439 at people’s heartstrings, af6ae95619 was something Oniam 722b03ba08 obtained by beheading b5d396bb2c the King of 883861025a Marnico.2526ab16217d0971

Romantic stories 07ec7bbf73 were nice, 6e3f3b8e4b but focusing 1571c62b82 only on 84d3ec7305 that made 639d2fbc89 her acutely 283ed07357 aware of 6c392b369a the blood 15f53c82fd and tears d4c9430962 left behind 70b2177d58 in the 5d38494f0b wake of 86455cd542 victory.6939739926cd0d9a

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‘If I wore something 34a4830c20 like that, I’d definitely 899df08757 have nightmares.’a45ebed62d6d997f

Fay disliked scary a79f6e243b things. Even if torrential 6bbf0f1bef rain was pouring 00e1836395 down somewhere in 9eb1debf50 the world, she 0af0e85633 wanted to live bf0b2fe2ed surrounded only by 435385796d beautiful things, like 24f9b0c6b5 flowers, as far b11ff26dde as her eyes 29e1edae11 could see.41b3ee2c54f5daa6

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‘And I prefer the d36cfe9b72 handsome Count over a 69aa4f38a8 valiant king.’63bd1876e8c046e3

For example, a young 7bb763fd7e and competent Count like 22c8355634 Ahin Listro.05bb6ce230b70560

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Fay fidgeted and cupped 9665ef51a9 her cheeks. Just then, the Fourth c75a38336f Prince, filled with excitement, c6e4976016 slammed his heavy gold 179bae507b cup down.495d3157539cd51a

“Stop beating 203436f732 around the 95e558428d bush and 0ae9fa2642 tell us. What kind of wager 7638379d53 is it? What are the rules?”373db15e7aad3060

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