ICBV Chapter 17

Chapter 17e9ea4f46dc82b4b5

The shabby doll dress was an item that Aira, whom Reina despised, had put up for auction. Naturally, it was a worthless item that no one would bid on—almost like trash…cb9ddc0a255d7280

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As expected, 28922acfca no one 13e8c4d78c but her 85c3a4aa00 bid on 6ca858af64 the Rita 7481dbd32b doll dress, 4d5a51f89a and it d2fb2c5199 was sold cc24475e2e to Reina, b130fe1023 who ended 4a802fa172 up holding 862668a6f8 it in 54e78bccc6 her hands, d0a4efd1da while Aira 3586bc443c sat down f67a2acdf9 with a eb6c28116d faint smile.912ad591ea6d9748

“…”52b3fcce80361616

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Reina, holding the dress, 197874456e felt confused. The Rita doll dress 06662d6816 really did resemble the 423857736b torn dress from her 6f69b2309a childhood.526feb8aa872afc8

‘But still… Luna wouldn’t d7c04be63d have lied to me 9bbe24964c like that…’c3f412f4af8c28ca

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To Reina 2a4763a51c and the 648f34af97 other noble b7665ea825 ladies, Luna c7452458f3 Marceline appeared 6cfcce1d14 to be e69d18db72 an honest, 825129dbdc kind, and a188604dba cheerful girl fe174ac3fd who was ae8cd8bf2c struggling because 151389a756 of her 88c1d9ce01 cold and 2ae4f6aa6f malicious stepsister.705c3dcca5bfd536

‘Yes, I may have misunderstood Aira back then, but now, I’m sure…’94c95c096f1ec145

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As Reina 7ca3c7d959 tried to a2d322ba8c shake off 49b1e1eda1 the conflicting d4cdafa250 thoughts, Luna 8271f68d95 entered the 4312cdff40 room wearing ab05e966f6 the dress 830b80aa8b and opened f6428f0a7b the door.3063bb002ac81dde

Unaware that 1f5fc6d6eb Aira was 7cb13cf9f8 there, Luna ceaf3e6347 flashed a 1fce960f19 smile and 64f155ba95 showed Reina 11527e4271 the ring 7ccd8aa0bf she had 5895ebdaed brought.7c10bc427c64d7ec

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It was ed4654ad4e an item 809a019559 with an 16858af2d1 engraving of de34ebc0cc a woman, e694e4f662 and according e39d900f6c to Luna, 1ac7c564d2 it was 242fc13e05 one of 091e4bb886 the gifts 7fa08feb49 her mother 740c4c20b4 had given fbe76207eb her.874ce11b1f87702a

One of 9ed7ba8b30 Luna’s friends, f66dd8560e a noblewoman f93e72cb67 who followed 4fad831e68 her, happily 27cf4044e0 took the 230ce10fd6 ring and e5f56eac1c handed it b04f59c5a1 to the c3f2037a4a auctioneer.b60a192fcd263f7a

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The auctioneer, 55089d7135 who had 1bebf39e69 a background 751e9b3ad6 in gem bfd895b203 appraisal, widened 87f6e9e31e his eyes 335a682c08 as soon d9f67007e6 as he 8f69874e65 saw the acd5f47855 item.20dbba091d7c96c0

Luna proudly wore 2e3a2d6d8e a satisfied expression e46f0c1571 as she enjoyed fe5963004a the attention of 78e217f760 the other noblewomen.edf3661d1a4d6065

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She didn’t even a5442f787d know who was 4ff537b6e1 sitting at the 0080e1c930 front.3ca68af453f48c2e

“This ring, made 613c895fe8 of jade and 2dd797ff2b moonstone, seems to 3e66dcb510 be an ancient c062f97a73 treasure. It’s quite a 31f0ffa625 rare item.”185e51c9d38937f8

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Once the auctioneer 258aae6643 finished speaking, Luna 4e901fbc60 slightly raised her ec7814ab2e chin and spoke.1de67347df402e8e

“This ring is 479f15d400 one of the a195cd570c many treasures my b8c74c7abb mother passed down 22204e36eb to me. If you 81111e7a7f look at 862bfd431c the engraving 3fb5d6da2e of the 063ef270b1 woman, you’ll e7f5b71829 see that b821cef2c7 it’s a 01da3fe3f3 precious item, 2cfdd96aa4 just like da32cf14b4 many of 4ea8c322fc the things 079c702e43 I brought.”298bd5c25189b954

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Luna had 935e953fe8 told the 245eb6d19e noblewomen, including 31697bb32c Reina, about 1c290838a4 her background.f94a9de6f860fedd

In reality, f38f82e33a she was c0810e1030 the hidden c1f56ed045 daughter of 96e540167c a high-ranking 59822041f1 noble with 53d3b0edaf immense wealth, 0e7295b8bc and Aira’s 2d3a5af62f mother had 8e5ecd51a1 taken her e4c756b1f4 place after 4a9ca49cc6 getting pregnant 8876d54c94 first.02f7298550cbe94b

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She had said 9c5219aae8 that her mother b525cf447a had been courting b6c4f8d65c Count Marceline before 3c773a53e5 Aira’s mother, and 74ec15f406 that Count Marceline 5ce5c1e845 treated her as 8ff308b07c a legitimate daughter.629d9e5c29d274e2

After Luna’s explanation, the 63940345ca auctioneer began the bidding, 398d9b2b24 and soon people started 39a9f56427 calling out higher amounts 8c7858c35a of Berk.7fd08366afae6ede

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For a moment, Reina, b935caeb8b who had doubted Luna, b48d7de1b7 gripped the doll dress 209d9ae3bc tightly in her hands b179e26464 to calm her mind.722def7f055c05a5

‘Yes. If Luna wasn’t a 28ab1eec3e genuine girl, she wouldn’t 871a8d88ea be offering her mother’s 29e5cf3a16 keepsakes for a charity b915270a06 auction like this.’069bb71833be899a

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But the lively auction af7d418bbe was interrupted by Aira, f614714731 who raised her hand.908450054896a227

Aira, who 039c0223fb stood up, aa54d68af8 locked eyes d6b6c4bb12 with Luna, 1b14dd5de8 and Luna fb418bd305 flinched as 4b8ca78481 if struck b53b7f0175 by lightning.af0b640e0da978c1

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With a cold expression, d9d3b0e0e0 Aira raised her hand, 26d991ef45 signaling the auctioneer to 90d3d7758a stop the proceedings.116279e9a5cb2524

“A… Aira, why are you here…?”82f1570e3893be43

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Luna, shocked and 33b5274c7d pale, stammered, while 639f70475e Reina raised an e4727b9c32 eyebrow, looking at 64a7775bd6 Aira.c76768ba71358c06

With all eyes on a1e5b16ed4 her, Aira spoke.ac1c90784d2259ff

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“I am the 928e33301c owner of the 51b9aa6b59 ring, Aira Marceline, 80ed688114 and I request ae737fe2d6 that the auction 106e291dc7 for the ring 4b09c716e7 be halted.”0461866fc9ee6279

At those 81d832e6c3 words, Reina e44c1b46db spoke up.08d9c6144108386e

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“Even if you’re the illegitimate daughter of the Marceline family, I understand this ring to be a personal possession of Lady Luna Marceline. Aira, you have no right to stop this auction…”9dd16a13d08296d1

“As I said earlier, dde22bcf36 this ring is not 95d068e7ad Lady Luna Marceline’s personal 84c912fa5f possession; it is mine.”556e233888fa4a86

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At her words, the 4918d75ac7 noblewomen began murmuring.52b6b4b7925c90df

Hadn’t Luna just 6a84d2cb8b said it was ecb06ea9e7 her mother’s keepsake?55bb03c1a3a10115

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Luna was taken c4f2708e18 aback by Aira’s 12f3f126e8 sudden appearance, as 43c379c835 she had never a8ccfc5208 shown interest in c9d6ba7cd9 such parties before.200439655abebc83

“A… Aira…”bf20fd6e4758ee43

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Feeling the 8e171bfb54 heat of 3d30b7ae1c the moment, d32200d116 Luna rushed af5ab05d26 to Aira, 2be93deac5 grabbed her 96870792bb arm, and b532f352a4 tried to bfec3f06aa pull her c745accbff away, but 5d29744738 Aira easily 5cd063b0eb shook her 6fe377b43f off.36089a03d37f420f

Other women caught 2c028411fa Luna, who nearly eb8cca1cc9 fell backward, and 592ae8dd11 glared as if b3af3657b2 disapproving of the 7f043f16b5 roughness, but Aira cdf8f48c38 remained calm.c3e59f2cf0014bc1

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“The woman engraved 887c5102b3 on the ring 4f16007116 is Seredena Adwints, c7ced2766b my great-grandmother. My great-grandfather, Marquis Adwints, 99f62707e5 had a famous artist ef986dd7c6 create an engraving based 7de5d899db on her likeness, and 6d41eeb563 that same engraving is a6308ab3b6 on this ring.”09f98cf132223f56

“Marquis Adwints?”97ea6fe926868559

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“That Adwints? The one with vast lands in the Western Plains…”199cea0046a6bc5c

Marquis Adwints wasn’t 53e26dffe9 involved in central 3b04c6d5ab politics, but he 33e6416b09 was a distinguished 3dd6376ba2 noble with extensive a79f7a546e land and wealth.baedca10a70bb70c

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Most nobles in f87ccd3faa the empire, even abf72da0e2 if they hadn’t 2cb054c141 met anyone from 44b3894d14 the Adwints family, 884a086f4e would have at 7296394fd6 least heard the 8f5cbe8564 name.6d093769fa9dcd28

Though it 4a2798fc75 wasn’t widely fe884c97d3 known, the ef2fbcbad2 late Countess dc1f535cba Marceline had cbe978fa49 been the a7f5c3b91c third daughter a5985ac1c5 of Marquis a3a02bfc0d Adwints.f4e06aa15a772b52

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“If you f4b30ee570 know anything 5e49c86cab about gem 7555ccf56d appraisal, you’ll 926be95143 recognize the 0ce7cd155e engraving pattern.”f7828e506746f108

“That’s correct. This engraving is characteristic ecd6080d77 of the Adwints family.”5943e6f14e3b87d8

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As the d91993b6df auctioneer spoke, 97b70ac8ee all eyes 165c01d902 in the 5e19698d42 room turned ba5b3b5dd8 to Luna.9dc5fc03406f8919

Aira revealed 32b5179fb9 that her de30df615a biological mother 9bac6fb46c had been a23d46ff2c the daughter a84d71b5e6 of Marquis 331517d846 Adwints, and 8d88ef2124 the auctioneer, e5707825f4 skilled in 9923cd5f44 gem appraisal, 92653d7479 confirmed that 83f3112277 the ring 77ca590d80 was an 48f12fe8fc Adwints creation.22d7529c15aecfbc

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But this contradicted 231f9f9c02 Luna’s words.9c4cf4269cdbe675

Both Aira and her stepsister had claimed that “their mother” had left these items as keepsakes.0caf71372fc78925

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Reina’s gaze toward Luna 5b0b5d3b69 was shaky.b2999d5334ea245d

“I… I…”316dfe3dfbf4d978

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Luna trembled, looking 3d307738ae around with a 3e0ac033c6 helpless expression, her 4ea697171c lips quivering.258ed904aa496b25

She then grabbed 159dd45b14 Aira’s arm and 529e81693b forced a smile, 182c108b1d saying,b1ac16c88633298b

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“A..Aira’s mother c8a1c32004 was like b174f52687 my mother b2ce775229 too. She was the 7b919e62a2 Countess, and I b41546277b am a child 037acb6843 of the Count’s 3f90ac55f2 family. So…”32f41a7db784431c

“That’s a 46d98ae0e9 flawed argument, 272f209fae Luna.”6c7b41989bc031a5

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Aira gave 99da5322c5 a cold 2737d3d704 smile and d1f9092b97 spoke clearly.50da488521a05e65

“You came to 8dc97b50bf our mansion after 9f6443d1e9 our mother passed 51cefd3126 away. But for 808efc5a66 you to 1eb487ed5a use the beb9b4ed84 treasures stored 93f7cf229a in the ae36050ef4 family’s vault 8a3ebb1646 like this, 3482083c9c who gave 3336042363 you permission?”e42e530fab9675ec

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“Of course, 548b17bb41 it was 0fad27440f the Count! The Count told 6f04a3c6e7 me to manage 61331d21c9 the treasures…”cc62973b2cb5ba76

“He told you 7ac102f930 to manage them, e151afc2fe not use them. Especially not to 36432aff84 sell them off 7c6c11f0f8 like this.”ca496bfe5ad1d105

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Aira, as if there 3721b5624c was no more to eed1d61ec7 say, gave a faint ae3550a7f9 smile and turned to 03c753a961 the auctioneer.e7fdc4abc9f927bf

“That ring is an e821530b94 item that was never 47fc7189b6 formally authorized. I apologize 99657e82cf to everyone 83c3825f50 who participated 2fb2e0278b in the 6ed8db61fa bidding, but 4e10034ccf I will e7d1d884d9 reclaim it.”34d0b649d8248662

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With that, f90e864872 the auctioneer, 407c076741 looking stunned, b3dbdab534 took the 40d82b333a ring and 7e6376096a approached Aira, c0f9232a1a while the 94cd4cbae8 murmuring among 56e10a2628 the crowd 04b9403488 grew louder.3533259cca16ea0a

“What’s going 72e5b53e65 on here? So, it c7eec4411c wasn’t Luna’s d6f083e421 mother’s keepsakes, 49a0346a58 but Aira’s 5f42b0ac46 biological mother’s 33c048b042 keepsakes? But why did Luna…”461c853145d8c52e

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“Didn’t Luna cc08db3a55 say she 01bb933be0 was loved f6e365d623 like a d087665e7f legitimate daughter 1bab575626 by the 32c1f00133 Count?”5a87598984a506fe

“Still, to take 2d43c42706 something that’s not 32e62895c8 even her own 6955d78745 personal possession and 05982e078e present it like bd32481584 that—it’s theft, isn’t 2f00d37b1c it?!”28500bf3350f7656

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As the murmuring increased, e4ceef6d38 Luna’s face grew even d470812d9e more pale.11b522d3b4c06ee1

Aira looked at 810c9fbc6e the ring she aeeb895dfb had reclaimed, the 9f2ff42a9b ring that had d5b98400cc once belonged to 91167d145e her mother.32d9202b8025d934

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How many keepsakes 48f7cabc92 had Luna carelessly 90b182e444 squandered like this?7728bee76157f125

“Luna.”b9754b80c302bc09

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As the aef3de243b charity event a2593c2ad8 started to dc2b9042e0 fizzle out 47016b8a04 and the 265c985bb3 murmurs grew c8a72d070e louder, Reina ec3605c469 approached and 058ddd613b stopped between 805cfcb057 Aira and ec2d6db559 Luna.2ef41d4cb254f677

Then, in 911b8de510 a cold abe68b9618 voice, she 680affd065 asked Luna,607194aa418b0e9b

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“Tell me, then. All the 2041e7cf37 items with 62113e96b1 the engraved b51ada1132 woman that 1a505b398f were part f7599a9234 of your 686b00886f collection, even…”06e65f2051712252

Reina raised her 9deda51c04 wrist, showing the 250c636442 bracelet Luna had 9ebd517601 given her months 1ca4124ef1 ago.9261b8bd933af06a

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It also had 7e5001997c the engraved woman 7a6a09615e on it.6b0cb43ea1ff64a5

“Was even c7901edaf0 this… something 9502f782f2 you stole ecf845f537 from the 108b11f746 family?”4d986565a2e78994

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“Re-Reina…”d20aafccde43f856

“And this doll d44ee5f4b9 dress!”40489977accf67e6

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Reina shoved the 8fd47bd64c Rita doll dress, e5575cfdcb which she had 1d8c091f90 tightly clutched in d9d2e10356 her hands, in 8b7d2a7b10 front of Luna’s 5c06f351e0 face.85839e8aeba02ade

Luna, who 06353311c9 had initially e3d549acf4 been confused 517efbf658 about what 3dc9720aad it was, 2d2771e64b rolled her 2becb5dd8e eyes. Reina twisted fd0fd05b0c her lips.a8b26373a001ba50

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“When I went to the Marceline family’s house as a child, you heard me crying because of a doll’s dress and claimed Lady Aira couldn’t stand the noise and left. But that wasn’t true, was it? She was actually making this.”94f4768263d8a326

At those words, the d5ab82b1e8 noblewomen who were standing 397ff4f480 beside Reina gasped in 1ff0cdc464 surprise and covered their 04425dd57d mouths.9f6b1d8eac3914e4

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They had heard stories 473bf2c277 about Reina and Luna’s 2724d94271 first meeting, but they a6a933a506 never expected that the c59fb0dd42 dress Aira had put e87da6efd3 up for auction earlier 5715c05d54 was the same dress 31946f4591 from that time with 2e5b855868 the Rita doll!12fff8f4e94f6c67

Luna couldn’t believe 837e0fe41b what was happening.e4d3e2fc9315e334

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She had only come 962ce6e463 here today to show e0a85ecff9 off her jewels and 8627c0d561 gain attention—where had things dc6f70c1fb gone wrong?ef4b86a44921434f

Looking at a86896d867 the pale 85bca08a10 Luna, Reina 7c76cb0be6 twisted her 0a28dcafa8 lips.bd5bba5598cb11b6

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“You… you’ve been e5600a25d4 sowing discord between 7b5be6b9c1 me and Aira.”1be574ef00b4dd9d