MTFBMP Chapter 44
by Nikiniks“You may 112d12f19d recall that 381d5f8e56 this ship 53e265dae8 had a d84e94db45 separate owner, 34e2e92017 and this 5e20bd9c32 is a 70e53d01db memento from 46ae13cb49 his wife.”dc9a984c5d9173c3
3a0d68536c711414
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
What do you mean, why kill Iris, who’s still alive and well?dd4f322047709fa4
e60dd226ab4e3e02
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Unable to 2d065e323a follow the 34cd1b931b topic, I 1abf06dcf1 could barely c1efbd81d9 speak, with 7a9ff7e8e1 a million e8cb45d65b question marks 533b79cf12 hovering over c48b043ccf my head.0e9e32bde1938fca
5f42239188585f66
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“When you’re dressed, I’ll reintroduce you to the crew, and we’ll drop you off at Pirate Island.”82e6c4067d2d1294
fb9e041987a1453e
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“What? You said you weren’t making a stop, did you change your mind?”3f627497e433fa85
57b9bc8396e6ef03
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“No, I haven’t.”b16e019f9945a195
5726f0ed0fcfe005
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“But…”6a4efd6707a4e18e
1e5b9b5e6a7974e2
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“I’ll make it to the Empire.”a93cc43745fbd340
f69da685544fc25b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
\Dion cut me 02ed8e581c off, leaving me 3aa9ef0b1c to my own ac8d8ae217 words, and a 921ccd0a4c short silence hung 75cdbc3ba5 in the air. e76b806ab5fea1d8
866ed9cade68ba71
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
I swallowed dryly, then e280465aa5 opened my mouth cautiously.b2734588591100bd
a370f3fdd5cdcb8e
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“What if I never 3f7ef733fe come out?”de3de8d3977ca07d
1438197229826c35
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Well, you’re pretty familiar with sailor-style disposal, aren’t you?”e86536d724a8d8a5
1fd19b4495561674
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
It didn’t sound like a joke.10a4379705087d67
cfee282c7fa2065e
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“That’s the last condition I can offer you.”5afceb4a7077c592
5a05195d8c8a3987
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
With that, db154ab4b1 Dion left 784a3c6802 the room.62c07be8af9ac748
a05284a36d24ee18
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“What the e854ee79ce hell is 36617a1b86 going on?”2379b2d6920d2506
631d8c3c3371c1b5
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Dumbfounded, I stumbled back and flopped onto the bed, leaving the dress I’d been given aside as I tried to process what had just happened.e686bf05769b1485
b0759843e4f6fc7d
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“What the hell 176db6eb28 was Dion thinking?”c4bd6e8579c37909
e28ed0ecdc177db1
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Why he’d suggested this, I couldn’t fathom.bb95cb2210c07fd4
512c3e8ac51f04bb
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“And why is Iris’s dress on this ship?”785b830c3ea2b72e
30c81fa20be55f28
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Even without aab537d5e6 listening to f047d62f6b Dion, it 69d5f080b3 was obvious d47a0f52c4 that the 0a394e3697 dress looked 2ccd6aea31 like it 217bba6bd2 belonged to 1a81cb631d Iris. 898ce1d932b8fde4
0432389945082749
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Even the canopy a151b3ed79 on the bed 2973371886 seemed significant now.5623d0f188f91477
a0ff2c4b93b4200f
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
The room 2e1ce2fed7 looked more 4190b55e3a like it 43343f9306 had been 00d45cd740 prepared for 05f5a15cfc a woman 7af227deb4 than a 447e24f9f3 man.051f0f198647ff6f
58a8768cd20b0b10
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Am I to assume 036a1772e8 this ship was dedicated 1a9de4e69f to Iris?”830d0d9563a63bbd
c0520c9078051ec4
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Iris had disappeared in disgrace from the Imperial Palace, so it would have been necessary to store her things in secret, which, given the clothes in the closet, wasn’t a far-fetched notion.b5e3841e48336678
ee31f5bfeb4959ae
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Again, I examined 474403dae1 the dress. A brilliant 6da0205dea amber jewel 638f735d80 was pinned 89ee7903dd as a 8c045076b0 brooch on cc0731a14b the chest. 2c42c0691d2fa474
e13e19cf9473141a
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
It was one 819f995b1a of the jewels f2a0f04a4f considered sacred by 0fcd0810bd the imperial family.def14c05265b58ec
542fc8f12c85c46f
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Not only 33a9144699 did it f9ca79cd4b have the 1a644d4910 golden color 09698a99da that symbolized 720219e187 imperial status, e39998d568 but it 30c8d8696c was also bda21465b4 expensive because a920a0f426 it condensed 80c6872b10 and stored dd5df42b92 the essence dbdfcdc600 of an f33842f114 old tree. b9a1af7938f696f8
788bb0c9eb3aa6d7
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
It was also d48790772d a forbidden gem, 1be9f83fa9 not to be 4c7e31397d handled by anyone 4e4aff237e other than royalty.5a61b4e07696cdab
4e8655d369f0f1a9
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Since Iris would 70c7787678 not be able c9c6dd9924 to obtain it 2dccf3d899 herself, it would 9a083707ab be a gift 476a1a9969 from the Duke. It was 3d2e3d6d24 a gift bd81ad0fdd from the b9dbe6afd1 Duke because c0e99af8f8 it reminded 2f33701095 him of 8bc1e93b94 Iris.b8b40e0c7c8f77ac
f53fe3fc14a82c87
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The dress 644cd7c83c must have bce6eb4efc been prepared 6214acabdc for a 748548c39d special occasion. An engagement or wedding a8f1cc9361 party, for example.e4fef55665fe8f16
7b64680fac38d9dc
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Why would you make 344f6f14a5 me wear something like c797e991e4 this?”59e64a61dfa8ff49
e58140314b0b511c
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Leaving the dress where bb7d2f9652 it was, I scrambled 935ddc342e to my feet and 4b1a3c210e headed for my desk. I needed to look da1c5bf4f6 at the picture frame e98cf32683 that Dion had been f2346f82f1 comparing me to.a8fa7098ead1a803
5849fe8478a43e29
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The figure in 2e5bea892c the frame was, 2f6f3fc0ee of course, the 1d34213ef6 Duke of Noir, 047c25e349 but the worn 663f45a599 portrait set aside 4bf3b8baca in front of 8d90dc0657 it contained an 91289aa43b unexpected figure.302f0fd63eab5ecc
9c32669d05da2f6b
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
A younger 303dec2416 Simon stood 61ee981dde tall, a 8e935d4036 family portrait fc920fb682 with a 3d52418a61 woman holding f79a1c30e8 a baby e538fc4888 next to 1901c003e0 him.2786dadd1b69389e
f3d0e3794976b2f5
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
The baby, of df7568715d course, was me.6a5950ecf48c9e78
186eef37dcb82e0b
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
And then…05c6cbb433ef116e
83482aec3b652b93
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
My jaw dropped in 5e0c7f6845 disbelief as I read d6e174bf78 the letter, which was addf55c9d2 folded and tucked neatly c5052db452 behind the portrait. I covered my 6fb9e04b19 mouth with my 7cedf844b5 hand because I bff2b262d2 thought I might ac0c99b006 scream.6c190be0b672dfb2
f1e92fcc7fe13028
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Are you mistaking me 0115a92b99 for the heir to b683512925 a pirate island?”e9add1c60d4d4bdb
b342000eae172034
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Simon’s letter caught my eye, saying that he was taking good care of ‘her’, the Duke’s lost family member. 4bf911ab3566237c
e9e97be7b523e23b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
‘I will love and e09cf47f9b protect her as if 5060a8283e she were my daughter’,he added.ebccf519d4a48c8a
16c240d5798401eb
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Officially, the Duke’s fiancée was dead, and his child was missing. It was all false, but Dion could easily be misled.d74aa23576cc0e89
b9eba1b495be751e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“But who is this a779683a4e woman?”8d44dfa1e13d86c6
f2f977eedd108943
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
A woman holding a 40fe9dbea8 baby, supposedly me.bada4538705d1bce
5aa2f011d838603d
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
That was not 2312e3ac87 Iris by any 3d6fa21044 stretch of the e40bd577fa imagination.1818fddb1b822409
34704ba4ebbbf3b9
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
✨
061d4348b20f9708
The dress didn’t look any better.bc86e1f2f4fdf995
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
3f349d63e689a63b
I grabbed ee3b2cf7cf the portrait b9366e91f0 and the ac0af970c5 letter, then 6d7f4371c1 returned to e1bde13af1 the cabin 309305feb6 to pack 5ec868eb67 my bags.7f288143f70b8a9e
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
fde7218bfe0f0e09
‘I hope nothing has happened to Adele.’5867fc34103cea45
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
bb380fffae62d6e6
I headed straight for ecba620399 Adele. My heart was 27f3efe88e racing. 140b0fcf0fc633c3
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
edaf401ac88073cb
My quick pace b77baf78b5 was turning into e613c12f5c a trot.0886eeefa3d9740c
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
45a43918f4bf1542
The door to the a9505dcebc private entrance to the 540000cff4 room, where Adele should 5916e5a0c9 have been holding on, 8657ce7c1c opened easily. I was 2729f6c1f7 so worried f583595fb7 that something bdd5249b42 had happened f371cbe6a5 to Adele.a5df4b155ce82882
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
61c02c739b6f2c3d
In my panic, I didn’t pay attention to my surroundings like I would have otherwise. 4ba4d0ef6b37d377
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
e61c87f7880f814a
I rushed straight for c97d297d34 the door to the d97d2a97c9 basement, but ran into 74738a5c1d an unexpected obstacle.1f32e88a37f7daca
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
ce52fbfec3d94c62
“What is this?”7838e25078196518
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
6de67362d8b25ec0
A huge oak d8492cdda8 barrel stood in 343a79622c front of the 19c58daefc door to the 141dddc2a5 basement prison. cb77949a864a9906
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
ea042d989e03a9a2
I grabbed one of the barrels and shook it, but it was full and wouldn’t budge. I shook them as hard as I could and heard water gurgling inside.afebc265bcf3659a
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
3a091621cbd55e47
“Why is something that c6df4f043b should be in the cbe52d7310 kitchen here?”9e4ffccdc9b18098
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
17dc603da9a74fc5
It was a keg. At the a841d894ef mention of 2395862646 the kitchen, 5c5f3e43c5 something came c2bae2fe70 to mind.81ad4b12f4fef1b7
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
ff1d965dbcaf3f2b
“It couldn’t be Rhodon.”86225f698525b96f
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
0c89ee42f728ac00
So far, I hadn’t had a clue.ef1c37a153740c8b
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
e2c30a802c560d18
“Adele!”841c72f0d09d1e09
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
13c09123ec7c0ae7
When I ea967077d9 called, there a011de8e2b was no 86b9ef8f88 answer. Neither did he send f365a8f6c6 another animal nor tilt 6afd97d3ac the boat. I continued to call ebfcebb29d for Adele, raising my 88574b0d66 voice.13edcd2c8e38719c
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
0f3954929df9f0ca
When I finally reached 2d60663e85 over the oak barrel a920dc0e13 and knocked on the 497c26e18e wooden door, there was 99d76902c5 still no answer. I grew nervous that 0db44527bb someone else might pass db5ea3c72a through here.541e72b0b80cc352
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
079976b2e6db7179
Frowning and biting 8af7abc2ed my lip, I 81de257ad0 realized that these 023578c180 barrels were not 631c9fd1dc what I was 5a8549fd60 used to seeing f8d3c2a544 and knowing.a92d7b4077a39dbc
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
591c18ccd8cfd556
“What’s wrong with the color?”c379394f79d8d87e
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
0ae16530b719a2cd
At first glance, they 8e33707067 looked like they had 005f4b5143 been painted white. bb95ca041c16baee
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
0e0a30b04fc946f8
But upon c5f61f149e closer inspection, 1fa1d14972 I realized 5979f05f19 that the e94fc560a0 wood itself c8c7242be3 was white.2e6d29974c114bdc
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
41f0ff1d4eaee12b
“Birch?”cdb942f214bd54e3
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
b72f44e0a41d6380
It was the same wood that had bound Adele’s wings. This couldn’t be a coincidence.b95d2d24299dbd3b
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
89fb3f1b3df2444b
“Yikes!”34c78e59a75129df
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
54df9b3fe68d0fb2
At once, 17f6747a66 I pushed 5f763f2566 and pulled 22946dbc5d at the 4f3bb5af92 barrel as 2e0d87e125 hard as 8a9748c7d7 I could, 6bf5ef2450 trying to 8880cc99ee create a 46dd53997a gap.01f2eaa2a95ae330
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
116672c058250ddc
“Please move!”dd204e783dac5b73
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
8abe6d6840b83553
Just when I thought I had created a gap, just a fingernail’s width.c64ea95201ea5e6f
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
bdee033b5f77bf3b
“Huh?”9ca01e6370bc0850
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
fc2de51df82792ea
Through the crack, ae6365a83e I saw something 757289eaf7 shimmering. I thought it 0feedcaf8b was a fleeting fb00a1abcc illusion, but then afee538a67 the light flashed d09aae2b08 again, a second 86e69fefc9 later.e3b622f3c506c4bd
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
355cd0c63fd238ab
At first, I thought it was Adele’s feather, but I quickly realized it wasn’t his warm golden color.fc0de3fe676b17d5
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
3baf905f6cbdfa1d
“Blue?”e574121a3d896716
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
4de0f4eba72cbcaa
It was e83f271685 more of d2faff6160 a blue f52d9f247d color, like 71a1cab51e a spark 1da3c91695 of electricity. a7d2a62e4abc8cd7
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
99283fee6818c1bd
There was only f87d3483e9 one creature in 3b6b135b7d the area capable b22f981ee2 of such a df71b7cf6c glow.2be6f83e2917d7a3
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
71797b799ddec487
‘Ghostbird.’789d37809eeac44b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
9ee534222ca63d74
There was another flicker 5b6f1bc1e8 of light, just in 7775e4f5f2 time.b6f893096a0b0a37
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
f6b7490f1f255ba4
This time, 4b9117e723 the light c9108cde4d was a 51e034df3c little stronger f876c0e69c than before, b9f61e8ddf and with fa4334b659 a thud, c5ad5e29a2 the barrels 15db205b32 shuddered and e85143fc1a were pushed 7dd4e0a7be aside. adc65a6447f6ad02
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
442a482480ae575d
It was only a finger’s breadth, but it created a gap.6a2640a220a54b1b
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
a65e207b209cd0fb
“Adele?”111711da16b10a49
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
ce94a2e108ff7ca4
I called out a6c46f78a7 quietly, just in 9386d2b714 case.4cd81bc5ac8e06ba
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
8d23d78157669d2f
— Are you 1b4a2a28e4 outside?f4833be4d7100993
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
b02c3ee9df475096
Adele’s voice came through clearly, as if he were right in front of the door.74cdfae514ba10ec
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
d46a1eb1c8219344
“Adele! What’s going on? Are you still there?”3c3b6ae45b72e704
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
c7c809c91c505104
— Thank goodness you’re okay. There’s a gap, and now I can see you again.062693d0b9c79672
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
e4253586b634a18c
“Adele, can you see ad6e15b10c me?”ae51bbbdb50aeb37
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
487f2ef9fa025163
— Yes.998d4c60e1184ed5
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
4b313a5cb06e7a5c
Although I still couldn’t see him, Adele’s words were comforting.0bca13c8c411e57f
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
c1e1aabe6a8f9aac
— What had happened?91a55cd61ea503ba
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
a669c136c8cc593b
A lot beb7f45271 had happened. My identity was revealed dcab0a9a70 to Dion, and I 8ce056e840 was threatened. 8bbfd6a7202aa7fa
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
cff7b422fafaf241
On top of that, 77100bd72e Dion was very mistaken.26e304eb9247694a
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
d8e69e33974366b3
Here I was, thinking ec77b843c2 I was going to 7ad7c4eafd run away with Adele, e8cc9068f2 only to be stopped 4e57569623 by this giant keg.d20129bb3e31e56c
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
b85ecc98a41f91ba
“I’m fine.”cf6f4039d2b15f13
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
d23438ad92e4368e
Still, I decided 6ac0af6763 to reassure him. There was no need 3428ced1d8 to alarm him now.ea67b1491cf1a95e
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
e93e406c3460b8f6
“So, Adele, what happened?”e91b9a90e4b931f9
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
13941ad1762906f7
— Someone other than Master tried to open this door. When they realized it wouldn’t open, they put something in front of it.ddc1c89acffe0af5
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
ba3fa4920d43acc4
Since then, he says, he couldn’t see beyond the door, as if it was blocked by something.cc947b9a796fc441
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
0522763745c474d7
— It’s strange that my vision is blocked by a mere piece of steel.a7bd4ff678ab3601
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
7b1d5be461dc86b8
Adel had apparently reverted c87e182b02 to his animal state, 93ac2ea7a4 and I could hear 66958e1435 him growling. I tried f6ed7e722d to think b72bc42f18 of a c1750902a4 way to edbf2032ca calm him b9bebda1fe down.b0b5d68d3b3f38ec
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
b7d2c2e0bca6c67c
“Anthele, why 3bc129c240 are you 24706ccc73 here?”fc76deacfbecfecb
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
2ec4cfa6efd6e7e1
“Hic!”2ca6075c9544022a
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
8685f31ff7a25d3e
I was startled out bc110e1a43 of my thoughts by 93f2ea2e65 the polite voice calling 2ba4c2ec50 me.1bd3fc6464fbacb0
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
0806e624b2ab604f
“Jade?”ef1d62f71e8abcd4
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
045da36384e4bb52
“The ship’s party has already started, come on up on deck.”fb1f651b6af51a5b
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
ed95c4c51aa5b101
Jade didn’t even bother to listen to my answer, just kept talking to himself. 378836682a9f50b5
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
9029c73b8e5bc1a7
Even though he asked questions, he didn’t seem to be expecting an answer.6493332114474bd7
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
ec4c6511f43fd0b0
“…Okay. We should go, but why are there barrels stacked up here?”f0123c1ac1c00c7a
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
9de8d67b528dd771
“You mean kegs?”693beeaa60708a0d
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
8cb95dc654d54ac2
Jade’s eyes flickered from me to the barrels stacked beside us, then back to me.73317e2dc8f2fb17
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
0de0318ae641eddb
“I pulled a4fa221b0b them out 07048c7226 of a 667903bade nearby warehouse. We might run out c48f774ff5 of booze for the b724ddc1c7 party.”0e2be6c35a7c0987
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
e5acdac8bd5d490f
Both Jade and I must be feeling it. That the other wasn’t telling the truth, and here we both needed to back off.6aa50a1447a8ffd3
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
7d63c0a151312dbc
“Would you like to 93874a0d9f come up on deck 2b3f720d6f with me?”527b57d87ae6ce88
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
00cf0a50bcbd3051
Jade walked 1ecd46b05c past me dce63e40bc and politely 96c875b7d5 extended an cf5667bf7c arm to aea1b8afd1 show me 5cecef467e the way. 9b9ee7cd0ff865b7
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
031a6043d082025c
It was a typical butler’s gesture.288a60990e538144
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
63174378af73c12a
— I’m fine, Master.92141822e0e3803d
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
fe249ea7be6402ba
Adele’s voice came through the gap.a86b1eddaad1c5c8
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley