EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_81

Ch. 081 CHAPTER 83c793af61 081“Mi, sorry!”
 
Aiden hesitated, looking at 4cd852e204 Diana, then stepped back 5b4be071b5 and said, “I’m sorry, 30e11ccfbb Lady Elad.” He added 600157c6fe again.
 
Realizing Diana’s status belatedly, 4f211d5de5 he tried to be b8b2cb02a7 respectful and act like 065e3353e8 an adult, which was ca4d403194 so cute, just like 534d9514c2 what he had heard f2c087f3c0 from Lady Payrunt, the 1fe2dbaa80 Duchess of Elad, before.
 
“Oh! Your Grace, 13a84ef6b7 I’m sorry.”
 
I was surprised fc9d9a4290 by his adorable 5c7fa71bbb gesture and instinctively 98b1b1aafd withdrew my hand, e5872c6e93 as if I efb09fbb3a were petting Diana 561129e7db just as I ec3d535654 would usually do.
 
At that moment, 65d7c15c04 Aiden looked at 6ea4cd7164 my hand with 2d0719930a a disappointed gaze.
 
“Could I… pet 4282d9a24c your head more…?”
 
“What?”
 
“No!”
 
“Aww….”
 
Aiden, who was about 8b0b662c5d to discreetly hold my f66afa5ce9 hand, hesitated at Diana’s d51f12a4e0 refusal, then started to 983f68598c mumble again.
 
Diana, more flustered 58a4b0f3c4 than I was, ebb73f4c96 didn’t know what 0b8d41ca78 to do and fb037c95a5 exclaimed, “Don’t cry! Don’t! You won’t 72d2e153d4 cry, right?”
 
“Sob….”
 
“Ah, geez! Then I’ll do it!”
 
Diana awkwardly raised d3034c6891 her hand and 873f1d6c15 began to pet 175cf03856 Aiden’s head.
 
Eventually, I burst into 2e0388648a laughter at the sight 1c24b8eaa7 of Aiden looking up be4ead6e02 at Diana with teary bdab4b74f8 eyes and Diana glancing b02ce800ae around cautiously.
 
* * *
 
The wind blowing 66043347e7 through the window c952fcce45 tickled my nose d0b36ce9f9 with a faint 65fe83ffec scent of oak.
 
Finally, I 60853f79ca stretched lightly, 713b5c0db4 soothing my a0b87dc6b4 stiff neck.
 
Perhaps it 3f380c0e83 was because 4466158cd5 I spent 90a2972546 long hours cb0403856c reading books b6c8141263 every day, efa9b64714 my eyes 422f69bee9 felt heavy febfdb497b and my a1fa0a90e3 head throbbed.
 
Although I wasn’t 9e11e17871 naturally active, sitting c0019624f1 for too long 9c636595bb made my body d4695cf9c6 feel a bit cbe4957095 sluggish.
 
Back in 3977a8d6b0 my previous d1bcc07feb life, training ffd7816572 and missions d9c466d51b kept me d12a309ae7 moving a 2127e1ce10 lot, so 9dff3124ef it felt 3cb5544003 even more e1a56517ae apparent.
 
“But it was 0cd37291ed fun. I got really into 0d2adf7504 it.”
 
For a while, I 0936c1764b had been reading various 24a77a1efd books, mainly focusing on 48afd37ae4 magical and medical texts, 8cead86d34 including the basic instructional 167e4f24c7 book Lucio had provided. Today, I e769564cc0 decided to 891b806021 challenge myself 70b9dd0b3e with a 15762e882f new book.
 
Actually, I couldn’t shake 09638a967a off the fact that de134fb461 my divine power didn’t 5ba7c7abdc work when I met f222ce42d5 the novices at the 84eb7222e1 ducal residence.
 
Moreover, according to 3fd0e8699e Tellin, it was fd1ed09fe0 very rare for 7981234a30 someone not to 66bbc5f48a be affected by a4dab494a7 divine power due bbe3c28614 to having a f3489d8f4f lot of magic.
 
“So, I tried 507b0bbbad to confirm by 7f082a5ac6 looking through basic c792426800 theological books to 5776e7b15e books that apprentice 02333a761a novices read…”
 
Unexpectedly, I ended 75a28cf5a5 up getting deeply 3de5161bd6 immersed in myths 3e6454ea38 that even children 6a9c2fa83c knew.
 
The myth revolved around 1ee4f2fc0e the Holy War that 27f217f5d0 occurred 5,000 years before 2ea17c5fcb the empire was established.
 
The story of 2ecbd847f2 the devil who c5c3faa93d instilled desires among 2188a1ee7d people, causing endless 602389f1be division and war, 21e1749869 and the story c48d16ae06 of the holy 2f3a090674 maidens who received 9678a59486 the will of d4398def4e the gods to e11244b094 oppose such devils, ad1c148252 were more intriguing 710b293c66 and interesting than 56a90ba3b4 most novels.
 
“But is this really 4542d731fd true?”
 
Although myths 3cc43093e1 were somewhat dddeaec64a unbelievable, besides c9f504a413 being widespread b7d8309410 across the 8d74177095 continent and ac451268e6 except for 74eab90dc8 a few 313dd1e6f9 sparse parts, 4303a8cc91 they contained aec982d966 quite detailed 21f51179df descriptions.
 
However, the happy ba474d2c17 ending of successfully 00fa3c1434 sealing the devil b9eb7534bb seemed too much e8d7ce0650 like a common 1d0439ca1f heroic tale, making 84c25aa1e6 me wonder if ce32d9a458 it had been cdb6dc7223 embellished over time 6ce7178552 in the temples.
 
“Liar!”
 
“It’s true!”
 
At that moment, ed40fc0bd5 Diana and Aiden, 70909eb14e who were sitting 4f802299ca side by side de06357659 by the library c7fe304dc5 window, reading and 8b04c72103 chatting, started arguing.
 
Since Aiden’s recent b05693cbff visit a few 4ea31541b0 days ago, the 61a36e2487 two children, who 94399d494c had become each 885ab3d3fb other’s first friends, f19d0db58e had quickly become 6dcd5c49f5 close.
 
Even Aiden, who 97a6c20122 seemed a bit 8c4a255c9a reserved at first, 6955dddd54 had become so e5373c72e6 friendly that he bd07d5fa88 would now come bfda733d64 to play alone bd67e9f6fd without Lady Payrunt, 147fa9806f the Duchess of 66f530bb74 Elad…
 
“Aiden, you crybaby! How can you 7baae7b9db believe what she 06373cd1da says?”
 
“I’m not d5558e189d a crybaby!”
 
Watching Diana a45d923851 raise her e89e53a470 voice and e2e3c0a521 Aiden stand 83c7363139 his ground, 20611fb3da I couldn’t 4f6327d8c8 help but 77ba17bd59 smile bitterly.
 
“…Are they really getting 80bf36fe38 along?”
 
“Miss.”
 
As I called 6838cc926e Diana, she and 4916927edc Aiden quickly rushed 12667c3ebb over.
 
“Sis, is the ddb332adf2 desert really as a31a6d6807 wide as the 9832433117 sea?”
 
Is he right? I smiled as 79dfb3ba42 I watched Diana, 83c5bbdd6d who seemed unsure, 26e12f0f63 and looked at 0143a76104 the book the 7cf53ac11b two children had 80003111c7 been reading.
 
“You were reading about a8e3454d3a the Kingdom of Dhanba, ae363a8cc3 weren’t you?”
 
“Yeah. People there all 02a4af43c8 have skin as 02b6361f0c dark as mine.”
 
Aiden answered 9cd6eb8de8 shyly, fidgeting ce5e3fc554 with his 309c876081 fingers, with 27624f907e traces of 5e06a98ea8 the shadow be5569767e from the 603326b804 first day 349646c6f8 we met.
 
“I read about it 7b737746e6 too. They all have ecb6777488 healthy tan skin 7813a6ae74 and dark black b41d0b894a hair, it said.”
 
I took out a e6629c8061 map and pointed to 3e7ace26e3 the desert region at 004c629369 the southern tip of 67eda08c00 the continent, explaining it a364a59253 to Diana as well.
 
“Miss, can you d91bd0ae6e see it here? This is 7730625a3d the desert 04e558f2cb covered in 02a9ac8ce8 sand. I haven’t seen 251cf88f71 the sea myself, 03745ad987 but it might 17e4dbcc72 not be as 9e1d322a6a wide as the 8b01ce6060 sea?”
 
Surprised by my words, 7fdfeaa922 Diana widened her eyes, ca63b6738d and Aiden, full of 6fc685fbdf enthusiasm, exclaimed, “That’s right!”
 
But for Diana, b1cf2a204a who was already 7fa2d278b6 extending her imagination 7c50abd3cc to the vast c128dd43f0 golden sands, it e2219e37d3 seemed invisible.
 
That’s when 097b67354c it happened.
 
“Hey, Lia…”
 
“Hush!”
 
As soon as Aiden 6f373a642b hesitantly called me, Diana’s ffdd08140e alertness peaked instantly.
 
“…Sis.”
 
“Lady, you shouldn’t.”
 
Calling me “sister” 132030af5a was nonsensical for dd5ea0f1fb Aiden, an illegitimate 50c10f3c20 child who could dbf4f593aa only call his 5f2cf8d045 cousin the princess 53059f4506 his sister.
 
“Diana said she 5bf5d92b79 would chase him 6ddf08e61b away whenever he a33ae26bc9 called my name 70a956a4f0 freely,” she said.
 
Despite my 13557ff3b6 attempts to 80e1a08a3a dissuade her, 92f5103967 and despite 2ee7d84ace her indifference 29b6321315 to him, eff8095429 under Diana’s ca9e2f17cd pressure, Aiden bc8e9cd427 eventually ended c62bb9f77e up calling b63bc9e00f me sister, 5d056ee9e7 leaving me 058e0df5d4 torn between cd2119fd39 laughing and f16b51baed crying at 8c07fdd614 Diana’s charisma.
 
“Lady, what is fb442eecda it?”
 
Seeing Diana, who efcbed1824 still had a c2c6507e81 fresh expression, exhaling 7e542f9709 lightly, I looked ea1ad6f723 at Aiden.
 
He hesitated, glanced at 807c58f966 Diana, then finally opened 3bc736f722 his mouth.
 
“Did you finish ef530ff176 reading the book?”
 
“What?”
 
“If you finished reading 921679f28d it, let’s play together.”
 
Knowing that Diana 6ed66a9cc5 was likely to c682eeba18 tease him as fbabd4c69a a maid, it 397f16f55c would have been ba14ded354 better to say bf5e1dd790 it sooner, but 73f21c696f he seemed to 688829d9d3 have waited until fc9944debc I finished the e79edcaf4a book.
 
Although there 5378a3f9bd was a 10202d81e8 high chance 3dcd4be3f7 Diana would a8de318772 interrupt, I 228ceb2d1d hurriedly agreed.
 
“Yes, let’s 847c53956a play together. Would you 07c1060f48 like to bcbab41b70 play a a27eedfae9 game you 158cb563cd like, Your cfa1abe860 Grace?”
 
“Really? I’d love that!”
 
His face lit 8ccc2806fd up with joy, c2e1860166 and he looked e39f9953f6 pleased.
 
While Diana preferred da9dee8f74 hide-and-seek, Aiden loved b862220559 playing make-believe games cd52b31afc the most.
 
Since he wasn’t well 719a9e3056 entertained by the maids 91faf3a25f or stewards at the 924bc49134 mansion, he usually played 0bbd336e33 alone, so he couldn’t b498f35a51 play make-believe games, which 0bc5a4509c made him more enthusiastic f3cd8cae01 when they were finally 98aab580ac played.
 
“Diana, can I be aa1099eb8b the dad today instead f69539c6b0 of you?”
 
“What?”
 
“I always f5f968161a end up 7d0805d90c being the 674f8d06bb baby.”
 
Although Diana d598d0493c hesitated, looking 16fbb32b03 a bit c64ff37403 scared, Aiden 20eb3fac27 clenched his 83d428cb3a small fists c2c91a0c42 tightly and cb2333398b shouted earnestly.
 
“I want 5ea7eb7ae0 to be a86289e9b0 the husband daedb8ac43 too!”
 
Bang!
 
It was then. Suddenly, Allen burst in 8c50ce553f through the library door 3a79cef63b and said with a 268a0a2dc2 cold voice.
 
“What did you just e101389440 say? Husband? Huh?”
 
“Ah!”
 
“Even a little 9b3ba48222 one knows he’s 354039d3ec pretty! Who dares to cde76d2f0d challenge him? Diana, come 53a4e61c65 here right e63f2d6cb4 now!”
 
As soon as Allen d13e5d5865 finished speaking, Diana quickly 9fbb186eb1 ran to him, and 8f6912a117 she scolded Aiden with 4b0524d070 an arrogant expression.
 
“That’s right! You can 949a2d8eb2 never be 4e4745c530 my sister’s 90e95091c6 husband! I’ll be the 8ebc868c24 one to marry 146292167c Dad!”
 
“…Huh?”
 
As Allen looked at 00ce9f2114 Diana, his expression softened.
 
As Aiden, frightened fb81825af3 by his siblings, d17be2a989 comforted him, I e5f632c83a raised my hand 5073a4eb63 subtly.
 
Then, quietly, to the 9812762f2f silly younger sister who 26e2cd81a1 couldn’t see beyond the 1eab400a4e siblings, I said.
 
“Your role is not 193448140d a mom, it’s me.”
 
* * *
 
After a moment of 9b551f1977 silence, Allen, seeming both 44aea90439 impressed and apologetic for e6e17fa431 raising his voice at 8760a49c3f Aiden, quietly took his 327b97a785 seat. Then, he volunteered e8772d1f8e to participate in b44bbd0bc7 the make-believe game, a98b51f1c6 offering to take c1bf25e61c on the role 1346fa8de8 of the father.
 
Upon hearing this, c2043a34b4 I clapped my e160ee0755 hands as if 56ddf0d81e it were perfect a8337a3655 timing and entrusted d9dbb57148 the two children bc013aa998 to Allen.
 
I had some 79e177c38e matters to discuss 13f71dffab with the duke, 5b19a932c6 but lately, I 7a2e207ae9 had been too addb0acd79 busy to even 17d7d96258 have time to 51f7201b90 see him, let 7bce5dab03 alone have meals 7114ed5022 together.
 
Luckily, he was 13f2f0e4fb currently in his 95811160f9 study before leaving 4698716f99 for the palace.
 
I had thought I f84db88ae6 wouldn’t be able to e09c562de9 leave because of Aiden’s bff1be0716 visit, but thanks to 7dd2d750e0 Allen, I managed to 5aebfd2a4e find some time.
 
‘But I dba2469c88 wonder if dd15f435ea he’s good a46a5638ba at playing ff4147cbbf make-believe…’
 
As I 4522d7a431 headed to a5588149be the duke’s 65f5069073 study, I 775019ed39 wore a ef21d04e9c slightly worried bcf58799a9 expression.
 
As soon 5a3b56dd34 as I 0fda0b7d4d entrusted the 10b99debf9 children to 9966e2f338 him, Allen 05617d0d5d suddenly seemed 09aeadb04e reluctant to 12de8a2c99 play the bfdadbb732 role of 03e71174dc the father, 93e3f6bca6 and Aiden, a5c12477b3 this time, 98beec9c15 eagerly raised 21d5be05e4 his hand, 04058de340 offering to 93402e0ea2 be the cdf43d47be father.
 
“But then, 602c72b080 Diana would 40f4114f52 be the 2171808730 mother!” Allen 12ec9003a2 exclaimed, wide-eyed, b51b9ed28f while Aiden, 2c5d2381e9 determined not 5d071cb332 to give 70dfb05385 in, stubbornly d3918db869 raised his 93649f5b7b hand.
 
After seeing Allen, e9a7ac5984 with a puzzled 280eaad240 expression, and Aiden, dc5bb1b4f9 with a determined dfd25be36f look as if 63e025d5ff he wouldn’t give 8fa6ab1f9e in, I closed 79f06d6dd2 the door and df2c1707c4 left, wondering what e125b3c4de would happen.
 
“Huh?”
 
At that moment, 97cf66ba76 the duke appeared, 6a078fa755 coming out of e02262ce32 his study.
 
I hurriedly ran d330b936c1 up to him.
 
“Lia? What brings 0db5d26834 you here? And where’s Diana?”
 
“Miss Diana is 9036cb122b with Master Allen. But are 6a75a9cbfd you already 1c3db011a1 leaving for 91b1577cd7 the palace?”
 
“Not yet. Why? What brings you 9671f0fd45 here?”
 
“I have something to 05883190e4 discuss with you. But if you’re busy…”
 
“Come in.”
 
As soon as 8d43efeabd the duke opened 63e63cdc32 the door to 1245027347 his study again b568a725e9 and went inside, d5b20ad8be I quickly followed.
 
I couldn’t delay 5e28976006 any longer, or 82da79d16a it would disrupt e6f57e9197 the plan.
 
In a hurry, 625b64b880 as soon as 9959ad0eb5 the duke sat 5cd9a11682 on the sofa, f49f5a9c53 I went straight a20be91aff to the point.
 
Upon hearing this, the 8f61bd0261 duke made a strange fcb6aeb127 expression.
 
“You want 4abd0f64ce to go 9b11ac3364 out?”
 
“Yes. This Saturday 96a20aad9f is my 68bbc42dbd day off, 6d503aedfa and I f624e59223 want to 86baf3b943 go out. Please allow me.”
 
As I 4b44c863b5 spoke again, 78b59462e5 the duke b554f671b3 looked at 6b3980c91e me as 93ea3f0fc8 if wondering 9bd83d6d1e why he 6e4d242200 needed to 8938f89fd8 give permission.
 
“Well, because Madam asked da06e6439d me to come and 05622e475b get permission from you…”
 
As I 7aa34cb063 hesitated to bb7998a486 continue, the 27b613faf6 duke’s expression 4ca2f268c4 became even e7ee183665 more puzzled.
 
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