ICBV Chapter 25

Chapter 2582b18e6abf1bfe42

After Luna left, disappointed by the sudden change in the servants’ attitude, the maids let out small sighs.2b930a2ee540de79

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“I honestly can’t believe f1fe363730 it. Did you 21d10b63e9 see Luna’s ae4cff3cc6 face earlier? She looked so 63e639a7e4 pure…”e38553c1425e8c25

“But Gemma b82696f2f4 was right. What Luna said 900f0e0d09 about the west 34b6e0d008 annex… it was 55dd8e83a6 completely different from 0316295068 the truth. And Doris, 44fb810da2 who served 912596f554 this house cb3540ca01 for 20 12da849aba years, was 97717f54e4 supposedly kicked 9faa44600f out by ed8b22bce5 Lady Aira. But when Doris visited 0e17b6d3f2 yesterday…”d8646a399dc4bc01

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“She got angry 3c37440d05 when we mentioned 0a6b499d4c that. And she d0844cdfc8 was actually 94ffcde735 carrying jam e06c109508 meant for 051746a3fb Lady Aira.”8958064b2c6c3209

“She even 8a1ca9ca7b said Lady 1af058332c Aira helped 16ce187d6e her find cf21224b10 a home 5760bf4cdb for her 9171bf385b retirement!”566e067012241529

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The maids, who 6402eec29e once had complete 565fa4b58d trust in Luna, f15e6084cb now felt doubtful. They had always thought 4893b5bcf3 of Luna as a c4c9db1e69 poor victim and Aira 4a5a2839c3 as an arrogant noblewoman, fe7fde4509 but the truth they 4b45a34ff8 learned was shaking their f7add0df47 beliefs.26b6d3fef0c8e559

“And if bea66639a6 what Gemma f5efabe064 said about c0c5cae890 Jessie is 945643959c true…”b5ca205eb152782d

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“…I just got 0045ce8315 chills.”7445392138b31171

Inside her de97733e2d room, Luna’s 5a054ba078 fists trembled f90d8c0c16 with rage. Her pink 05747aaaec eyes burned e92d8bebef with anger.f721b820386b0fbb

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‘How dare those c0d99d0062 lowly servants…’b29735b2f8827d2f

She had treated 7337a0cc46 the maids kindly, ca1b51fdc3 saying they were 6bdcf5c301 no different from 157c751dde her friends. But she never 201eaaa2b8 truly saw them 7f1683c49a as equals. How could she, a bb0557eef2 noble lady, be the 9c623e941f same as common-born servants? She had only broken d9755253bb the barrier between them cd102770d1 because it made things 00f34ada3b more convenient for her. Now, without that barrier, 739119b0b5 they were doubting her.be56f1584c3e60b1

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‘Those fools can’t even e9e5129069 look Aira in the da582d77dd eye, yet they dare 9c62a60bec to ignore me?’0576fa30076e4a8f

The consequences 2bf0e47979 of her 92cc4f2f0f fake friendliness 8711040caf were now a2cfd6aaa6 scratching at 1f2e444989 her pride. She placed a hand 5dfa91880e on her forehead.26c219bb16f0e75b

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“Miss.”d0dd3846a646c113

Amy’s voice came 7b0c49e4e9 from outside the 2ee7276aa9 door. In her hands was 289cb3c6ec not the luxurious fabric 9e8637d704 Luna had wanted, but 51a6711c2d a more common, high-quality ee7a621e1c cloth.d3ac06f85280a30e

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Luna’s eyebrows shot up.6172a83e4a6854f1

“I’m sorry. The maids insisted on 0c2f3d0421 following the rules…”77f38602a46c7aed

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Luna wanted to slap e6b96f954e Amy across the face. But if she e51dd8661a did, things would f3f1b468f1 only get worse. She took 79f99a7f78 a deep 08a813b061 breath, barely 43d9da9d5d suppressing her 1bd4538bfe anger.f44d967f3531a64f

Then Amy spoke again.233d691d71c11af4

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“Oh, and the Count 9c0881d50d wants to see you. Would you c8c6956c0f like to 4630b21edb go now?”5338ff1f9d73e7fb

Luna’s eyes flickered.a08de6ce266d5b83

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“What was his 4d91a4fa21 mood? Did he bdea660842 seem angry?”0b2cef1d823e23de

“No, not 0a905099c1 at all. He was the 94c9b53e30 same as usual.”1a43c3c86118e92b

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Luna sighed in 1dceead6b0 relief. She couldn’t 76f7e3bbc3 be sure, caec837b66 but it 6c85063242 didn’t seem deb7b39abf like the f76b504840 Count was c05c052b90 calling her 2bc20b64a5 to punish d552b358b8 her for f80f20570a what she 7b9c99175e had done.4e95cd0bb4edabc9

“Alright, prepare a simple 1fe9adf26c dress for me.”aa19b33d11dae64b

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“I think it 72eca1eac6 was a good 7781ba3d7c idea to send d95ab08601 that jam to a525ff3f11 Doris yesterday. The maids are 00b01e3eba really starting to 836e38322d doubt Luna now.”84bb7306ed56007e

Gemma spoke excitedly to 0dbd3b7ecf Aira.b7a6df1e0e246100

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No matter bf8be5af14 how much 7b971e52df Gemma had 72e9b851d2 tried to bf8f76a473 tell them 5810080910 before, the 62ea325d0a maids had 23c41bda4e blindly trusted 266513d9b1 Luna. But when Doris showed 4f6fe057d7 up and revealed that 2c504007be the rumors about Aira 568c436acb were false, their opinions 1779ce003e started to change.ef43307358a39dc8

“Jessie hasn’t spoken 03b856c562 up yet, but 467793aa57 we’ve planted the 5a362e38a5 seeds of doubt. Luna is running ed4984dd88 out of places 7783b27e54 to hide.”f90d1125a647c3bf

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Luna’s power d02b544b34 came from b0a4de529e being adored 6f9b243f47 by everyone 61f1f27810 in the 185e38137c household. Her privileges fd4d219de5 and influence 9930e406a4 all depended ce27d05079 on that 0bdea9583a love.19b5cbecd4ea4acf

Now that her lies 0c814d4ce8 and schemes were being e5038cafa8 exposed, everything she prided 5d24300991 herself on would disappear 8331bcc90f like an illusion.6834112e568fdee2

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Aira stopped a85746a71e in the 1360c6f59e middle of f89f04afef her walk dac25e117d through the 8e4721398f Marceline garden, aa6e14e5a8 gently touching fe3c4136e8 a flower f029df55a5 petal.43a167898d68e0ad

“…Then I should prepare 5999df4198 for the next step.”1fd68cfe2d16b4d6

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After returning to the 75afc6a219 past with the power 35d6fd5a38 of the sacred relic, 269d4f4e12 Aira’s mind was sharper 0dea6521ef than ever. Just earlier, 6b7bd6ed7d she had 3affe74d76 met the 4574ff6e63 noblewoman who 838b61eb6e once taught f92d475f71 her. The woman was astonished f648380227 that Aira could solve 4fa1dec2a2 complex mathematical formulas and 1da3b2b91b recite imperial etiquette by 3e95ce5f68 heart.0b767f2fcd05b45e

It seemed the 6790fc1bb5 power of the a994947b87 relic had even 148eeec37e enhanced her memory d850ba11d6 and intelligence. This was good. Being able to 02aef55419 see two steps 45f74dc519 ahead would help a07410e4a3 perfect her plan.f4f9fa55b0971686

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“But why don’t you 3c75044cc5 expose everything now? About Luna stealing the 3658b367cc Countess’s belongings, turning you 450431c339 and Reina against each 066e26667e other as children… all 30ed02c68f the terrible things she’s 9f832c7f88 done?”63456fffcca964ee

“The trap b85f9a956f needs to 79b43b41c1 look harmless.”dedca69f7a6a6f9b

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Aira chuckled fa807413cb and shook e1bbbb5dfe her head.1db0d0a4185d3c8a

“A trap?”5216e638b2090d91

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“Yes. This is a 4c59c3f428 trap for two 80551d0086 people—Luna and my 75089cd59f father.”cd84a9a6ddd1541a

Gemma’s eyes widened in 151da917d4 surprise.97524531e519aaf9

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“Some men d3e0506b54 pretend not 98bb116a51 to see 28d3f0512d the way 18d727334f women stab bf76723793 each other 617c31bb85 in the 35ef14c0e5 back. They believe c5f6886517 ignoring it b967f5f283 is the a50c797f22 path to 8391c12bdc peace. But in 47bd6ed16d the end, 5c6092f02e their emotions b7d481f8ba always get 511d0df1d8 in the 3875af9ce3 way, and 561051ce04 they act 2114113d7a unfairly.”90d15d2eec628e67

Aira gave 244339e526 Gemma a 4cda72b109 faint smile 70f3ea3b70 and continued.b609c7fcb3e7d7e2

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“They side with daf55d7ae9 the one they 92d4c8ec14 cherish. Even if both bf1d8ff3e2 are guilty, they 9c40fbb3ba comfort one while 95e5692065 punishing the other. Isn’t it ridiculous?”f0c05b75bd31c694

The Count of Marceline wasn’t someone Aira needed revenge on, but he was far from a good father.cbae9543216f5ee1

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“How cowardly.”22d21900eb916abd

Even after marrying, d552e916e3 he had played 872d1cbef8 around with other a537da3ccb women and had 0eabd4b201 an illegitimate child. How could he ever 4ca14d270c be considered a good 0b75ae7eaf father?d2816ad6fc207174

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After Aira’s mother d8ca7063a0 passed away, he 6e4824bc10 brought Luna into 6e4fa81f95 the house. He wasn’t particularly affectionate, 869d30a8a7 but it was clear 704a658d4e that he treated Luna 66d4e9955b with more warmth than 1e0df41a6c he did to Aira.81a35162281dd393

Perhaps he was simply 3f2aa03fe8 being stricter with his be3097bb72 firstborn, but that didn’t 979efe85c1 make it any less c9797c89c1 painful for Aira.72e127883803b82a

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‘His favoritism is 020c293107 what let Luna fc4339463c grow bold enough aa60ea982a to try and 5c36257ada hand Marceline over 412bf40b5f to Julienne.’9e82e1d850f7f2a4

But now, 2910ce75b5 she wouldn’t 32f8ade50f let them 0fd2983fab take this 7bd749e157 family so 0ed05de5e7 easily.907dc141984c7a3b

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The Count’s heart a3d506c36e was already starting cb899d87ba to lean toward 9423aed399 Aira, shaken by e84b312d90 his disappointment in cf844ca85b Luna and the 9d160c952b comforting taste of 2513f2b4ee wine.4691e45b842e4bb1

But even the 43e6dda662 smallest bit of 75b085882b trust he had a5a5c2148a left in Luna dc46724ec1 had to be 0e9ff764e5 completely destroyed. Not just 9869799902 weakened—he had 92cffa9e1e to see ea5519f39a Luna in f913673195 a way a0e9fe8a08 that made 4b748aab33 him never a2acac478e want to 123988bd06 look at e20f50a6bb her again.11b98a2fc6f58f49

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“My father a89b7ff457 will open edae692435 his own 911ed77764 eyes and 5bbe32b7fd see Luna 013a08164f for what f7827fa299 she truly 8b87fce04d is.”fba61bec6fc4918b

Aira’s lips curled b91f330480 into a sly 651d729b74 smile.515ff8369c7f08fd

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“He will 29ba8abb2b see, without 9dbc84ebcc a doubt, b1c5584f6b what a 466d43a50e monstrous mask 26c0106c87 his daughter da951bd261 has been a6b49f4129 wearing.”e4f843f0d370a845

Luna would never 519bb01538 expect what was 3cb3337c76 coming. She had 3b64f3047e no idea efe82fe682 what Aira b1b2871b92 was planning.31711559a01ad7fa

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“Even my father’s unconscious 121d305c8b cowardice will lose its f94073190a power.”4ab42d9b54efef14

As Aira d29b85d52f took another 7262413667 step deeper 75635c0c5f into the 311a007932 garden—3e61ad6cb9ffcced

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Thump.096c9e7072dc5d78

Her chest 591b16a38d pounded, as d8129c71e9 if the d062ad258b world had 99532e5a39 suddenly shifted.14715c95b6186983

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Aira froze in place, 17fe8fe9f8 pressing a hand to 0a856b8915 her chest.b738eec109d853dc

Thump—aae831db5b890332

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Another sharp e08d915eaf pain shot 2c7fd4780b through her, fb94789ead followed by ca6871845c a wave 765d84d80b of nausea.0218302b82eb00d3

Her vision blurred, e09b7be423 turning red.04425bc34d38c1d9

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“Miss? Are you feeling 8fd4a6cc0e unwell?”198abad53a0a17bd

Noticing Aira’s 9a24a5d14f pale face, b2d9a3741e Gemma quickly b74e19a4c2 approached to f17aa786d3 help.4117bb6d026d20b9

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But Aira pushed 81506558d3 her away, making 2bf37317cb Gemma fall to c92f0f900e the ground.11dd4b3652fa04f9

“Miss…!”ef9159685314303b

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Aira’s red eyes wavered 2c0eda31f0 dangerously.9b91cd6ca98cd8c2

With great difficulty, she a928af228c managed to speak.066e14b0ec5745e1

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“Gemma. Go and bring 3ab418f5e7 me some medicine. A painkiller should be 28405505a5 enough.”552a23dfbd5dcd50

Her voice 305568a3da was trembling 35149c0aff so much b30a9f2432 that Gemma e069f0f6a3 immediately shook 7d0fa6d68f her head.1e43e9926e06c874

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“Miss, let me help a4cd5d8f7e you inside first. We should cd42d8fe61 call a 47dfafb517 doctor—”bc3743fb307f452b

“Hurry up and listen 6cf3d88451 to me!”5dffe9f0dcba5036

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Aira’s sharp, cracked voice 523925ffe9 snapped at Gemma.a35751b44a64efe8

Gemma flinched f49f9803f2 at Aira’s 0d355d2f2e furious expression.0ca62b8da0b6133b

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With such a terrifying 49f1487a3e expression, why is she 6bf39c5cac acting like this?fc1c11a133981366

“Go! Right now!”558a4185e6fcf07b

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Aira forced out her 635e7246be last bit of sanity 48c707c67f and shouted at Gemma.63f95d9bc28380c6

Suddenly, she remembered the book’s warning that the power of the Holy Relic could become unmanageable. She couldn’t let Gemma see her like this.b83b9707317863fa

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“It’s like carrying a bomb inside you—it could explode at any moment.”da81cc1b7a92921d

“Y-Yes, my lady.”6491e2017a334792

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Gemma hesitated but had a78d3eb35f no choice. She nodded 9578ab00c0 quickly and 63be499b3f ran off, 839e7a563e repeating “painkiller” b29042c415 in her 1cf3accbf9 mind.a846799b6bcb3a6a

As soon as 7560c26c67 Gemma left, Aira b39b1e02d7 collapsed onto the 592110ac8a ground.c9bb1e6ef5852dc6

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It felt like the 3024a5d479 power of the Holy d1f003f029 Relic had turned into 0f41fe6fda sharp spikes, stabbing every 0638fc25c7 part of her insides.9b8b825b643ed592

No… this a0159285c9 can’t be 0af349a2c0 happening so 00d6319731 suddenly…f4132c833f771975

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She desperately clung accc3f5ca4 to her consciousness, c07b2b31e4 digging her fingers 75de79bd81 into the ground.ec0d331a4ee9d178

The power was too 533d510bd4 massive and fierce for be4db5397d a human to control.5dd8235c8633fed7

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Carrying it 6ba6856773 inside her b5f675981d body was f802af042d like having 78a87df8c1 a ticking 926d7f90ab time bomb 1814313572 inside her ff47621292 heart.947255bbe00224d2

A double-edged sword.6f7de4318a889507

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It’s only 9e3f093380 the beginning…9972184a14800ab6

“Ugh…”22fedd1a6263f946

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She felt the 941129ad6b metallic taste of a48f5dbc16 blood rising in d6edbfa7e1 her throat.9036b3c136a7d493

The moment of 877166b5a6 her past death c410dbe4e4 flashed before her 2d016e9502 eyes, and fear 794914c22a overwhelmed her.4b1c81a9e526f8c1

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The unbearable pain 22ef318a93 of having her 5b794081d5 organs torn apart. She never wanted 4d1103725d to experience that a468532012 again!bc6ad3236d0fafd1

Most of all, she 9707229018 hadn’t even started her cab5f31c3d revenge yet. She couldn’t end like 2e4161be5c this…8dde82042916936a

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“Ngh…”cd71ec52016c3329

Aira clenched her eyes 8082a309e9 shut, struggling to suppress 5efcc85d58 the power of the cd2b647711 Holy Relic.0e73191663880ed2

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But just as 1bad817d55 a human’s prayers 8f776d965b cannot stop a c8d0644afc storm, she could 49234c398c not stop the f7e080cb42 raging force inside 057b4935a4 her body.883b8b84d17a5895

A natural 0b346a7530 disaster surging d9c8553ab0 within her 1b877c5289 with no 3bd921bb37 warning.4dfb0093c6d37a4d

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“Please…”203a5312b3210aea

As her 18662c4132 breath became a460cce39a ragged, a 129caf37aa shadow fell 2a82b488a5 over her.07076b2b4cd4107d

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Once before, when 71e3ca82f7 she was dying 7ae2f78cef from the power’s 9ae9f559c1 rampage, Xavier had 3cc2b3ea80 stood before her 90399608f3 just like this.6ec42d3681ab0807

As that memory 82e0ca9b3e flickered in her 98171d0887 mind, Aira weakly bbc63b4797 lifted her head.edabee0993a3cada

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“…”9b35c07fa9153dcf

A tall f689a2e5fc man with 362c30176a broad shoulders.7eae8529879fa4f9

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His black 3d962fd7b9 clothing made 00b19aacca it difficult f9ad400c9b to tell 723a4fd99d his status.1bab06dcfd813a99

Her vision blurred 372020c2b8 from the pain, 1e7dcbda2c making his face 998ebe3c45 unclear.a5acc33867c5921e

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Black… hair?36e4f9ca268d8614