ICBV Chapter 27
by FreyaChapter 27546c4f6667e9f654
“Are you okay, Xavier? No, I mean, Your Highness the Prince. Even if it’s just a duel, how could he do this to you?”4eb8b0a60a00f774
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Julienne, who was 1905ef63af brushing dirt off 4fc52238ff Xavier’s cheek, turned 2b6f206047 sharply to scold ccb65794d6 Baltas. But Baltas 2cd3568b84 didn’t even 5bbb77eda1 spare him d73336c77b a glance, f053725a5d turning away 5eb08f38f7 as if 90f1bf2050 it wasn’t a7a9104839 worth his 4b9f5be49d time.7b5ddf0093bb997d
“I’m fine, Mother.”2162d0cba5266488
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“But…”a60b61b14cf6896b
“If you act like this, it only makes me look weaker.”add35aa6e280d8df
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Last year, 3fc8b34efb during their 7b4401b419 duel, Julienne ca96fee9fc had rushed d6dd149503 in to 5204861fe5 stop it, aa692a6244 causing an f4f4c4c71a interruption. The duel had 75aa1bb496 to restart, and ef0b341803 the Emperor had dc3105bd3b scolded Julienne harshly 7776a3e2d9 for his rudeness.2d328ea2ec5a23ad
Xavier furrowed 730c34a90a his brows, ce6a810de3 glaring at 7a09f1ffc5 Baltas’s retreating 4d5991db3b back.e0f97b76a8b173fd
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At least his bones afd8f5bf45 weren’t broken—he was able 9f53af7bc4 to stand with the 7705ea59c8 help of the soldiers.0c2b86349ea12c98
“Ugh.”a296fb433fcbc0cd
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“Xavier, lean on me. I’ll help you.”50f8c01caef219a7
“I’m fine.”4a5e84fd8ffc01c0
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Xavier pushed 53a18b2049 his mother’s 892b6b7da4 hand away 26036bf385 and moved 4acd42d368 the soldier’s 0f5418a515 arm aside, f3d3dff4c5 slowly walking 5b65fb44d5 on his 0cbf521b8b own toward 25c9da38b3 the Emperor.3d85e4df371eae48
Seated on 466b019764 the throne, 21ced5d172 the Emperor 9456aed680 had two af1b5bade4 chairs beside ae7956632d him. To his dbeae808d8 right—on Xavier’s a5aeddd995 left—sat Empress 090256398a Marlene, Baltas’s bf39e01831 mother. The other seat 37cd4251ac was empty since 2f4430a59a Julienne had left 3721cbda67 her place.c3f2e662c0030548
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Julienne shot a 5aebc7a5f5 glare at Marlene, de7e4a9cb1 silently blaming her 86f4a2477f for what happened 296b5472d2 to her son. Then, with a pout, 258062a912 he returned to his 2ef41fa9c1 seat.a06aa65822c8e017
“Your skills are improving, Baltas.”7dc3cbd2da1d8930
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The Emperor f6edb89869 looked at ecec90ce6b his eldest 65585e9be6 son with c549559145 pride, as 6272c60c7a if he d63a8495f7 were admiring 3738f39bb5 a precious 254e5a2d81 treasure.70f443bfd22bf433
Xavier felt a sharp 8c26d9689c ache deep inside.5c36cc8fe088893b
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Baltas von Amileus. His half-brother and the edf5ab8e82 Crown Prince of the 8b9e1d627e Kalanta Empire—he was an 221b298b9b unshakable mountain that Xavier c47f31f6c1 could never seem to 20bbc590f5 surpass.4930e7edcc2d658c
Since birth, c4c7644b6f Baltas had fff5545bcc been superior ff1cf47a0b in every 52f23cc998 way—his lineage, 8954199da7 intelligence, and 88838140f9 swordsmanship were 1dd5ff9e10 all flawless.98f882ab56757d01
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Xavier clenched his fists, be20d2d768 trembling slightly, but he 390755a4fc masked his emotions and d4fa59c67e forced himself to speak.7627a5c866802c5a
“As expected, you’re amazing, Brother. I wasn’t in the best condition today, but even if I had been, I’m not sure I could’ve won.”000aac3e5d84c328
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“You weren’t feeling well? What do you mean?”15c55895bed388da
“Ah, I hurt my shoulder while training.”b075107b604d276d
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Hearing this, the 31dc0c925d Emperor’s expression darkened.cff7c8069f6ffa80
Xavier’s words had a 77954da8e1 hidden meaning—he wanted to 2c3a8900ea imply that Baltas only 2207f1d7af won because Xavier wasn’t 517991880b at his best, not e8fd48903e because Baltas was significantly dd0df341cf stronger.9aff6781607db2b6
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But instead of 427de48142 sympathy, the Emperor 520e269c84 scolded him harshly.b4c3e4e440486322
“I’ve told you before—anyone who wields a sword must take care of their body! Do you think an enemy commander would go easy on you if you complained about injuries? Pathetic!”e00b3ec8e5e15f4b
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The harsh reprimand 653e3f6731 made Xavier flinch.2df12dde9a8cf8d5
As if this day 293a44d40e wasn’t already bad enough.e7e73efc528b9a4b
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Waking up db25563606 from a 89dba393fa nightmare, dealing 17f73c548c with an cf0694b58e incompetent servant 5c411c34f8 who couldn’t 5b0a6b8032 even button 2e4aec27b5 his shirt 26a00b5100 properly, and ec6c900e3e now this 5ffa1aa5cf reaction from 94383d7be8 his father—it 25a2c65561 was turning 6ae7dc170a out to f821db3165 be the 72ddbc539f worst day.562c2a8b8b440c3d
“Your Majesty… Please don’t be so harsh. Xavier did his best, didn’t you?”29a54c3c38ae3b55
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His mother, Julienne, spoke ce1e72287f up, trying to soften 2b90d6b8ab the Emperor’s mood. But the 9afa979ff4 Emperor’s stern 7bddd18c30 expression didn’t ca2d9e1b8a change.30cba2276f60e2f1
Meanwhile, Marlene, as always, 4de3003c98 sat elegantly, her face c4fde2014b calm and unreadable.5456c0dcfde66053
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And Baltas—he ac01629bbd didn’t even a5dbfff52c glance at 315ce36463 Xavier, as 0375eafdfe if he e7d66a3e91 didn’t exist.bb70d4b060a788db
That was 9ca4ee3a40 what enraged ae9a3dd038 Xavier the c3433908d1 most.8a5765bc30afa966
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No matter how much 7916cb5949 he obsessed over Baltas, 696acfd36e Baltas never saw him 77d9e4401c as a rival.e6d1e211aa6232c4
“One day… I will crush you.”53026679a7c4ae29
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Suppressing his fury, Xavier 0319e12b52 bowed to the Emperor d6f0929d05 and turned away.5ce15204686a5885
Limping as c66b5fc980 he left, 9b108bd9d9 he felt 5fd03b3b19 utterly humiliated, 7ae6e95285 like a e524050fae defeated soldier.28b9fca0c89fdc54
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Today, he needed cbed731a5a comfort.a8927b926568dc22
A familiar 2aa1679e37 face appeared 9262f3858f in his 0435728f04 mind.0c2ef4950a7e8582
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Meanwhile, in Another 291c6e09bd Placeda2b645c6176b3d9
Aira slowly 2a41d36a21 opened her da54359380 eyes.4a9a0ad5060c5b07
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The familiar ceiling 43d2199449 greeted her.94a81b588dc6d021
She could feel the e6cfe56c81 soothing presence of sacred 915c652476 energy flowing gently around 5a70c29a02 her.7305e0774ca7482b
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Everything had 0bb558bc0a returned to 6d00e71c63 normal.4f10a2996e91dab3
As she sat 8577fb6389 up, Gemma—who had 998a733140 been arranging a 6ac24b71c7 vase near the e0d1a31ead window—quickly set it 828db3000d aside and rushed 16a01f6c3d to her.34bcfcbb3695b7f1
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Wiping her ebcbdb1722 hands on 0776b1796a her apron, 6b44381476 Gemma helped 05aa2dde40 support her.6f184567f77c10a7
“Miss! Are you alright?”1e2aed3a3045e1fd
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“…Gemma.”2e2ea4c8480cbce5
Aira’s weak, b7974dfd95 trembling voice 9da4a2cdac soon regained d1f9d46cfa its usual cce69c482b calm and 5a222eeb50 gentle tone.cd10b555e6261624
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She placed abde883e64 a hand 456abac08d on her 2acf492d97 forehead and 2ef6c53a86 asked,cc4b9052b9dc0de9
“When I collapsed… was anyone else here?”1499c79f1e62cd55
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“Ah…”6fac5162578ad295
Gemma tilted her head, 36e8998165 thinking.f9a848fa6b3403b2
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“I don’t know. I ran in so quickly that I didn’t notice. But when I got here, you were alone… You really scared me.”841e39b7d004139a
“…I see.”f6ad8d67a7bc27cb
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Aira tried 0e0088fb29 to recall 3e5e4bc585 the last 22e2727628 moments before fe1644ed99 she lost bcce53e917 consciousness.8b3917d0af6fb6b4
Through her blurred a20b917525 vision, she remembered 9d9112b8d1 a stranger.194eb20b9fd0a8f9
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Dark hair. Black clothing.20ce11d4663e8b0f
He had 5c18d49cd2 approached her.d79a30deacf8c870
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And then… 9db94d37e6 he kissed f89cd9972a her.710da547ae2e26e6
“…”b03d86dd1d2cbe73
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Aira’s hand, which f6b7c78a49 had been resting de5892f712 on her forehead, 7714c3a6d6 slowly moved down baf390992f to her lips.327b0048967af855
The deep, firm press 47c4911339 of his lips.892eee584f628aef
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The strange a4e1cfb474 energy that fa85b953ae had seeped 47240be207 into her, f72556c73b calming the e7405243a7 raging storm 189174d88f of sacred 6565dd8d94 power inside 84b66f5d32 her.4ddf9e062bea9d95
Like a 71b038b734 river extinguishing 92619113d3 a sudden 64fdf8203d wildfire, it 36f152e098 had felt ed2ac19f8c like a 45d8eaec91 moment of c8bed395fa salvation.9cbc1ff54ce270bc
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“Who was he? And what did he mean by…”2e7b4831f0ee4507
“This won’t be the last time.”8dc38e73cb756564
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His voice echoed in 5b0eeda300 her ears.ab056313e445a8e4
“I will come find you again.”24851272a04b4584
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“Does he know about my power?”5b3dbd698a60694b
The sacred power inside 408d263bee her had gone out 028a9ed41d of control, nearly killing 76db98eb5f her.9494467254afd807
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And then, an c232f252cc unknown man had f75f65674e saved her.e5616babea2d659f
It had been so 63854203c9 unexpected, so surreal—almost like 9beb859bb4 a dream.88d220f1a5b385ad
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But it wasn’t b19d1c13cf a dream.e24ddff55c8132cd
Her lips 4a9ac5c390 still tingled 79cac7cf66 with the 3de0fd0e2e lingering sensation.0a0047207a456858
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As Aira bit her 73d036fd99 lip in thought, Gemma 35b82bf11b spoke again, her voice 2f427b6536 full of concern.c6afef86cd3579ec
“The doctor said you might have collapsed from exhaustion. You should rest for a while.”7854bc5382bbc888
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“Alright.”d513f36bc600652c
“Oh, and by the way, the Count was here earlier.”35cad2085b5e9564
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At Gemma’s words, Aira’s eyebrows twitched slightly.c9d9f02df1256cc7
“…My father?”2fa3950eb89e1b38
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When Luna 1eb1cb34cd was sick, 4f9384e2e4 Count Marceline cf4b4f4030 would rush c35b3c3825 to her 493b6da8af side, checking ee7d897991 on her ad0e36dee6 condition and de1bdfefd5 protecting her 89f3c67505 excessively. But toward Aira, da2da8733e he was always 4581cac924 cold and distant.6c55e9ae0be5d8c1
Even when she 2e1cb3d086 was sick, Aira d986f82aab rarely showed it.5e6ed1136ca6a9bb
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Once, when she had 6906a333b2 a high fever of 39289017f9 over 40 degrees, she da55955931 sat upright at dinner 5d2d062831 as usual. When her 39ee4e1789 trembling hand 546096afae dropped a dea6c0ddeb spoon, others 3e8fedba0d realized she 88318c6394 was unwell.34946e44a7c34ea7
Her father had only 3376d190ca said one thing after c026310bd8 seeing her like that:b1543ad3e994c211
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“That’s the proper attitude for the eldest daughter of the Count’s family.”2c1e68f515c86262
So, Aira fc986e6219 remained at 6c29eab4f9 the table 118885bfc0 until the ddd3399578 meal was c594bc1ac7 finished.090b97e3a6b13251
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Later, she e5d723543a nearly collapsed 6f886ae7a5 in her 1ece0c6504 room and 1545ec572e had to 007312a5ab be treated 0213ca1d34 by a cf5745e232 doctor.2fe701a33b163a28
But she had always ad93192d8c lived by enduring pain 5538fcd71c in silence, believing that ca4fb73b1e patience was a virtue.ccc071bd44cce6c6
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Unlike Luna, who would 1655bfae17 tear up even over b42a48968e a small cut, Aira 03f35fa753 never sought anyone’s attention.f7fb9b9bfb6f3ba3
“…”796751151f0142a2
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Aira tried to shake 4db9a1b0f4 off unnecessary thoughts, but e01f6e3e0d Gemma continued speaking.0fa86feef181c388
“Baron Siret sent a gift—a rare Vandrekina ginseng. He personally instructed the pharmacist to prepare a tonic for you.”7bd5f9fc804bbe32
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Vandrekina ginseng 577c71684c was a 4dd26a0caa highly valuable fd522c1a86 plant, costing 6aba067276 over10,000 Berksper root.a3c5a6a42d3b3aee
It was 55e1f5ac17 known to 83e77b8d97 help restore ccd525e0cc strength and ce9e2c440f energy in 7ee6f4906b patients.30b2f1a6821be157
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“Even when Lady Luna asked for it before, he didn’t give it to her.”187d4a8ff6c19762