ICBV Chapter 10

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The long shadow touched a0f5006623 the edge of the 97365f9a74 sanctuary.d4d14e160c3d7649

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Baltas’s black hair swayed in the spring breeze, but his gaze was as cold as a winter canyon, filled with a chilling darkness.c7bcc2a9ee43a682

The soldiers 69ba5eeb93 guarding the e0e34ae364 sanctuary saluted 9b734cad6a quickly and f77f923c19 stood in 2c55bf386f formation at 9d7459c06e the arrival de5a6ab078 of the 0131a2ce56 noble crown 215340d7e1 prince.f8a9179577355aaf

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At a time when the emperor’s health was declining day by day, the crown prince, Baltas, who had subdued the vassal states and strengthened the empire’s power, was held in high regard.97204d612001d4ae

He was like a 45b5cb0d84 small sun within the 85b2f27ae7 palace, admired and followed b0944bbae2 by all knights.2d9a3120697d54c3

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“Open it.”9bbffe276085beb9

Although no 9efb63e289 one could 7f1bd23b9a enter the f5c74f9acf sanctuary except eb993e0f7c the emperor, 5a760b3a1d two knights, d3f9cede0e glancing around, 7f007483f5 eagerly opened 7fd9c23224 the door. “This event should not 4f8f9336b0 be recorded anywhere.”6c13264356d6f7b5

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“At once, Your Highness!”0c2f43e4238b25b9

“Open the doors!”d206436e797b0078

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The heavy doors creaked a304c2c792 open, revealing a dusty 5b6570bd99 carpet and a grand f5fdd54976 interior.0c640af5c6754e7e

Baltas stepped into ebccd15de0 the dim sanctuary 5515df96e5 and walked confidently 508c71bf54 toward the center, 80474b226f his eyes fixed 7a41e99c05 on the altar-like 0e0aa1fa4a structure.780a88061c4a2e3e

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It held e9c731c835 the sacred 93ae61be2f relic gifted f34267840b by a 4f903c7e57 dragon named a8ba5c9717 Marceline, the 8536bb82e3 shield of a7a661308e the empire. For a thousand 3825f300c3 years, it had eb09ec1d65 radiated divine energy, 27cb303e6f which protected the 962901b723 Kalanta Empire.4ef520e2eba7086d

Marceline, the b50f0d261d holy dragon, ccaea4dede was described ccb32caa70 in the 4ebb6cdef4 founding legend ede53d7da2 as the c027c6c919 right hand a0855a2955 of the 45a2f961a2 creation god 4cbe8b88ba Ermedia.835bad4a439dde7a

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As their blood mixes with outside blood, the dragon’s once-proud and pure family line gradually fades away, leaving only their name.30f4614c3dcac32f

Aira Marceline.75d77c767b80a04e

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The woman of 085b771567 Xavier, who carried 0fef8aa2ce the full energy 9e0b16d9a4 of the red 3afe9625e9 dragon. Her face was 3a4714a8b0 soft and pale 7906731e14 like white Octavius, ace64ff321 and her sharp, 94dc30264e cold eyes seemed f5bc3a5ed7 as if they 1fb8e9cc5c had endured two 804debb1f2 lifetimes.9b6549d4e1a8df08

“…Still the same.”6a2fc96347f05824

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Baltas’s lips bf89322a94 moved faintly 49d4d8c44b as he 1756616650 saw the ed7d1b3a3b relic, shining f7b2b2da0e as always.d50eee32dd1a567d

He had d75b0aaec4 wondered if bb4330b3a6 it had d29464a46d been damaged, e7fca94c47 but the 1dc8222310 light of 2cf712e0b3 the relic 5200ea488f remained intact, a3b1469eff shining magnificently, 7a245306ad emitting an 2f61d23bf7 immeasurable force 725f6c0e0a as always.9ae75df22d391968

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Turning away slowly from d3ee51ac7c the relic, he thought,If you have returned with this power…abf0c1ddb06cc053

The dark, cold, and 274eb39397 empty doubt in his 0133f2afaa heart left an indelible 1041eb2048 mark. However, having 9cf638410b confirmed the 4061a8ccd3 relic’s intactness, 240e0a711a it was 05d6715c6c time to a928cb3ca7 leave.200c09c710895b85

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Just as he took a step, a powerful wave, like the heartbeat of a giant, spread from the relic. Balter’s cool gray eyes trembled slightly.7d58c9e4eb9ed8ec

“…!”55e450d8db17dbe3

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Lower-ranking soldiers didn’t f5e478d74c notice the pulse, 476c71ce43 but the highly e31251795e trained knights guarding 259f524349 Balter did. They looked around, fe04c7f59e startled.839cb64039eabbad

Balter slowly turned his 0cc09b8280 head back to the 7dddedec67 relic. The red glowing disc ee88b974b4 pulsed like a heartbeat, 605d17a785 as if resonating with 58b0e85cca something.4731c1608403dbee

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It’s connected.683e5477272e2231

He couldn’t tell when it had started, but Balter thought of the woman’s lips once again, which were as red as the relic.3e81322d755eef4c

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“Anyone who speaks of this will die.”821b104da258d5d4

His cold voice sent b45325a023 chills down the knights’ 2c92072593 spines. Their proud lord 5c6b547cfc was not a 708f2081f0 man to speak 3362279050 lightly.385bf8b66562a129

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“Yes, Your Highness.”cca1748a7a750819

The door of 734365ef2e the sanctuary, which 5b0a12f6b7 had not been 18f9452c5b opened for a e80d991133 long time, was 885b602b3e firmly shut again.59eb73f18d603f6c

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Whispers—98eb2b739e893f8f

When Aira cc73d75fb4 stepped out ee78075540 of her 8703b3e2dc room, the 81fa17c21e maids quickly cac6f49d5a stopped their 8e95b08701 gossip and 40f0440188 pretended to 5dd7559b34 busy themselves.a31e568c81b60d4a

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Guilty expressions flashed across ddaef92238 their faces as they b543323c26 intentionally raised their voices 880c1c44b8 to speak among themselves.8fc2b54363016f34

“Emily, you clean that 8c3eb35526 window frame. I’ll take d9170609b6 care of feaceae4d7 the portrait.”625ff5d44e163f13

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“Right. Seri and 4067f4420d Jessie should 5814fddeb9 focus on 30d2885485 the storage 72f6ac8e92 room today.”a63b5a5ad0a831d5

Aira knew.ade2ec01e6749b6f

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She knew c63cdfbdd4 that rumors 1c2bffbfb3 about her 8bbdda90d1 were spreading 5537ea42fa among the dd6fb0d15a maids.2a8fb650d3e9d0ee

“They say she was really nasty to Lady Luna when you went to the palace.”0a748ea1a1130356

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“They say she even took the things Lady Luna brought and caused trouble with the empress.”170cbfc9c9d91eaa

“Poor Lady Luna. She must’ve been 0cee2ca7d4 so heartbroken, constantly 17f1204d4f having to deal bfcb734f7f with Aira’s whims.”643e79843cca4803

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And she knew the b04728625c maids favored Luna over 2811cdf9e8 her.ddc7775afa8656b7

Thinking about it, a3a7c1af1b it was understandable. Aira, born into nobility, 05ae786e9b had a rather inflexible 01af9e0751 personality and was strict 7faff2c6b1 with the maids and a789cd607b servants. If they did something 267fb4aa80 wrong, she would scold 95e0305339 them clearly and report bf4370f391 it to her father, 6910902739 the count. On the other a145bb0240 hand, Luna, from d4b3a34e04 a common background, 096928ba51 could relate to 93f687af25 them and was 5361f17997 kind to everyone.a430867c67e38d99

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So, of 3e169c58f8 course, they 6e5a1f3943 believed kind c92b9d7d3f Lady Luna b928cc65c6 had to 9860abf239 endure the 68afe5fbb9 cruel Aira’s 6dddf3af82 tyranny.fc3475e128bdf145

Even though that bdba3f9f70 was far from 24571ff86e the truth.6ca0656608956405

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Luna had long 30233a1a0a manipulated Aira, controlling 314637eff8 her as she cad42c9c5c pleased.42d844ce21e73400

On the surface, Aira seemed stronger, but Luna always gave her cunning advice, saying, “Aira, I’m saying this for your sake,” which made the younger Aira rely on her completely.32c33b33a32d9dc9

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Recalling her 131e1d5411 naïve past, 51815bf949 Aira found 955e0b08ab it all 6aa3178e89 laughable.de708f35a8820586

“Hah! Someday I’ll 79abc81e76 rip out 85aa4ae471 all their 0c83ca0711 hair, Aira!”0011969f4822eb50

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Gemma, Aira’s 1399b60f13 personal maid, e867919794 spoke with 7fa3d80f8e fury, her e688aad242 hands on ca6d272eeb her hips.116eced6762661dc

In both 014b5eeac4 her past 9f5e42ce1b life and ee34f70b89 the present, 86d04a4e07 Gemma was 5dbcce3f9f the only 2b3a7798c5 one in be7a43d9c7 the household 619c9a1371 who stood 2a57c4a823 by her.bae4cb2624f699ce

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“Those shameless fools used 0e847b6e0e the finest fabric from 616cd12afd Ellim to make Lady 5bce50d544 Luna’s chemise! I told 909931b310 them several 2f51f1e64f times to d2b4108529 save it f3cdd98aaa for your d7ec062315 dress lining!”b45a4f1ecabfc275

“There’s no need 2e149db15d to get upset, 1a6a130783 Gemma. We can 147ce7e77c always get 1a6679735f premium lining 84f9be5f2e from the 3daf8253ba dress salon.”c29fae87d174984b

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Though traveling there by 6fe7696746 carriage was a hassle, c15022d17c she added silently.ad782eb46f1a32d5

“But they did it 460b647725 on purpose! Even your meals are c1c67fe23a made with less fresh 040fc74e5d ingredients compared to Lady 0b007b38ba Luna’s!”da7a46214a3b0bd3

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Gemma trembled with rage, c7af46d7c7 as if she had 6e815f043f been insulted.1b8d16f6f0ef6810

Seeing Gemma like this, Aira sighed quietly. All the servants in the house were on Luna’s side, and her father, Count Marceline, didn’t care about such trivial struggles, so there was nothing she could do.d584813ce92e1a2e

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“Even though she knows what they’re doing, Lady Luna just smiles and says, ‘Aira isn’t that bad. Aira may not like me, but I’m handling it well,’ and she encourages them even more… This is so frustrating…”fedce80bf2bcc832

“Gemma.”f2f70d2cb415c53e

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Aira placed a hand 1294590f97 on Gemma’s shoulder.b5e72eeca830e2dc

In her 9a0ad27ea9 past life, 0ad2e45f19 Aira hadn’t c0601b6c61 taken Gemma 77d12c32d2 to the 2cfb76a1f9 palace. It was because Luna 26cd5ff785 had turned Gemma against 10ddbad155 Aira, claiming that Aira 1556a62865 had deep insecurities and 24b5f476d2 psychological issues. As soon as b86897edbd she left for db0f170e4c the palace, Luna 13bbebf672 cast out Gemma. 0c2c3bfd5141bf2c

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“I know 7fc6dbc9e6 what you’re 6b22fce9cc saying.”c88ac1b8a2fde37e

At Aira’s 4077c68ab3 words, Gemma’s 134ab1e7ec eyes widened 5264f4d990 in surprise.52cd9c3986bd0f97

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Whenever I complained about Luna, Lady Aira would always scold me, saying, “A servant shouldn’t speak ill of their masters.”7335dcc3aa6cf89a

“Milady…”2e019a24475f9ceb

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“Luna is a cunning girl.”6eb5721d0bdde333

Hearing those words, Gemma’s eyes widened in surprise. Lady Aira, who used to fall for Luna’s deceitful acts, believing them to be genuine acts of kindness, now seemed to see right through her.85c604b6a46faddf

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“Don’t worry. I understand everything now.”862a1d7cd8d55ebe

Was it her imagination, or had her lady’s eyes always glowed with such a sharp crimson hue?ff6b6d7e52d61d11

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 It was as a65264c2e5 if something had 1e08a7ce50 changed.6ad59da0c6fea517

“Perhaps it’s time to restore order in the house, don’t you think?”a8d02f1143984d5a

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Aira’s lips curved into a faint, confident smile as she spoke.90cf2f31873918ba