VGHA Chapter 5

Chapter 59df112f0bc9e1f55

Erina sat down, staring c1fb220df8 blankly at her name 2ed73b6b22 engraved on the stone f5746db99e mountain. No one could f703ea8019 understand how satisfying f0917b9170 it was to 7e538111a6 see her last 9336dbb29a name not as 3cc880f04c Eols but as d7603a1003 Medelia. Since the moment 3c9e5d8a55 she decided to 0fde2e5900 possess everything and 99406f9b98 began her plan, c2c462307c Erina had not 821d7bbe69 been able to f346b49e69 relax. She couldn’t ec2841f5ae even close 8e45ce1d5e her eyes, 4a28b23ee6 standing on 27794b47f6 the terrace, aba45aed78 anxiously watching e67e16a19f the entrance dfa91eefd2 of the b486cdf037 mansion, wondering f4257734cd if Rose, 6c4b4e393d who had cb961b63eb been staying becf746429 with Faylon, 178be9af94 might leave 65f3ecb63d the mansion 89cfacaccf and arrive e4047f29e0 here earlier 1eb5d52088 than in a2450fe6f0 the original ccc9365698 story.0c966456cd186258

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But contrary to 219d739e32 her fearful imagination, eef59a9f1b the beautifully engraved 1e21eb8339 name on the 03de945baa stone wall was a3d0c678be ‘Erina Medelia’. The fact that this aab79a4f63 mine, with its astronomical c3ce11595e value, had her name 93091b8e57 engraved on it, meant 40627a7a38 that it was now e413c47671 hers. It was so 150e5cd6e1 precious that it 7a43620d6d could earn the afc2de1e20 protection of the 387bea4945 imperial family and d772a66151 the priests. This was something 0fb546e0f4 she had never 311f8b20a3 had before—something that bde8a9cb87 was entirely her e6b9ba7862 own in a ffb9a12452 world where nothing a887c87007 could be possessed.b0d79b2946150082

As Erina quietly 69a0c1fe67 contemplated, she heard 603348c5a1 a loud voice f5af016f7e from behind her.7a9133986a024578

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“Countess! A-Are you okay?” a1d917a0e823b2c0

She saw Revil stumbling 381ac85598 toward her, holding a 73f232c2ed parasol nearly her height. Erina couldn’t help but d31f891d2e smile at the sight. It felt 874ff548c1 like the b61efec508 tension she f7c2b9bd1a hadn’t been 333ca31ef4 able to 31629a279c release since fec66d49de yesterday had 4fdafab30b finally dissipated.4cf2c6af8be4c7b2

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“Revil.” 34a1a02a56f7d2ba

“Yes!” 7d6262e0bb86f13a

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Since her 53b2e8e5e8 parents had 2d79feecbf passed away, 6cadcf058f she had 74e28f2a1b never felt e769172045 such genuine 11fdc53454 concern, and eac5ea6f17 it made 7e21adaea0 her heart a3414ba71c flutter.ae9347c9a8149da4

“Thank you.” c773234ee115b424

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She smiled 6eefeb61b3 brightly as 0f5d89d411 she sat, 206b72bbb4 and his 39c7893147 face turned ca9b60a9da bright red ef38314c92 as he d715563091 still held 2ea8121193 the parasol 9633d71749 close to 9e9f89dffe his chest.a28552e9a5b7a2f8

“Can you see it?” 7b949bc61cf15804

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Erina’s gaze was fixed 0e9719a724 on the spot where 16af93bb6d the ancient language had afe03b803a vanished and her name f50522733b had been engraved. Revil quickly understood 3808fe393e the meaning behind bcc9aaf0f0 her words and 978e71ad8b shook her head 51d4db0b30 up and down 5f6c24be29 rapidly, responding in a18fd9393f an excited voice.88dfd258ae074ba5

“Yes, I can see it! It’s so amazing! The picture suddenly changed to the Countess’s name!” 3b4524cdc7ebc7b1

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“This mountain, this mine, has chosen me as its owner. Not that woman, but me. I can’t believe it.” ddb211107ca94d5e

Revil seemed to sense 628148f4f6 the complexity of her 37a0d69f54 feelings in those words fa40d140dc and kept quiet, pressing 7ed2abebbd his lips tightly together.6ef622279418afd1

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“Do you want to go with me?” 3de194accdea64ea

Revil’s heart skipped a beat at the word “together.” He had always known that he was seen as an annoying presence, even if he was still young. Having been sent to an orphanage at an early age, he knew how to be observant. But despite that, Erina had always been kind to her. Unlike others, she never tried to take anything from him, nor did she raise her hand against him. Instead, she had rescued him from difficult situations and reached out to him with kindness. He could never forget that warmth, which almost brought him to tears. 3201fc42edb76973

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“Yes, I’ll go.” 13e89bc619946089

“Then, come.” f37a427f5faf8d06

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Erina reached out her b6004620b9 hand to ask for f043f1eded the parasol.c354b23cf37309b9

“I’ll hold it!” 1e3b31f0070626a2

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“It’s because I don’t have the strength to stand. I’ll use it like a cane.” 92b69feb7e2e15ef

“Ah…” fca31aca2a23c0bc

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Revil’s face, 4ef0737ac6 filled with fe6515d29a regret, was bcfa4100c7 so cute d234f15320 that Erina 2206b7691c couldn’t hide 0032726edd her smile.e996774e8872d17b

Though her legs were ba9d0d3fcc weak from the relaxation, b8bc7a9cb7 Erina gathered her strength 8c85e52368 and stood up, gripping 476283f1ac the parasol tightly in 7a446b39dc her hand.fe64595731914704

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A warm breeze, 46a005e2e4 as pleasant as 91ebd2e2fc the weather, swirled 4cf9d753bb around them as b5b7b404d6 they walked together. In a buoyant 31ff238005 mood, Erina used d57d2fe556 the parasol as 38825d1ef3 a cane with b8fc23e310 her left hand, 52921e86f5 and extended her 95a3370547 right hand to 0ba793d83f Revil.2c37b1738ee438f2

“Let’s go.” 8490ec46ff901024

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They held hands, walking 904dfd0207 until they reached the 096ba75171 entrance of the magic 15b06cb76d stone mine. The entrance 82c04848a9 was so 77090c7697 massive that 6a45f40eeb it made a56bb205c2 the two 9b9729a242 of them c58d869cab appear small a4b5618612 in comparison.06e0e863caf66418

As Erina stepped d9817e7d43 forward, the edges 5c2f00c807 of the oval ae6734c43d entrance began to f2b50df5a4 glow white, as 944be552d1 though wrapped in 6659261dee a band, and 9d4209947d simultaneously, the interior fa1c48f1e6 also began to 0f7e660b8a glow brightly. It was 491972a59e like an 38fee44dcb artificially created 417bf0e468 short corridor 8b37a78e12 that opened e1bb9b2d2c into a fbccf4f47e jagged and 61ceb1f173 brightly glowing 8bbcc08d96 stone wall. Everything visible was made 710e3870e6 of magic stone.3d859e2a4fe25d6d

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Unlike other ores, even de49326c34 the smallest fragments of ac31355696 magic stone, which could b073e95973 be discarded with other 70a0b94ac9 materials, held magic within 4b97b13256 them. Erina noticed a190a2457b a stone, e5d209dc3b about the 6c4874816b size of c97de8b476 a child’s 8ac3f2c203 fist, lying f26bdddfd1 in front f0bf033b22 of the 5cbb7e5cec stone wall 17d3beaed9 at the 813678937e end of 5f06b9c39d the corridor. She picked it up b3aae52352 as though she were c413085433 enchanted.59ed8622fa123bca

The rough, translucent magic stone had a soft purple hue, and within it, a golden name was engraved.
[Erina Medelia]

It was b27701ec21 the first 8b25b01a9b magic stone 99836800bb that Rose 920f8971ad had picked 3c5067d2e9 up as 7d27b7f5eb soon as d8abb14ac9 she entered dfb2034590 the mine 7437e92505 in the 205009553b original story.d7ac555ea9815366

In the original story, the magic stone had a pale pink hue, with the name engraved in green. Unlike the original, which represented Rose, the magic stone in Erina’s hands now clearly claimed ownership, a color that spoke of Erina. It was intoxicating.8d6fa32d1d9c0bb6

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She tightly de327b753f grasped the 63a924f0d6 magic stone, 3551a0686d placed it 85e225d5d3 in her 79f7e7c621 handbag, and 9f0113b84b turned away.77d0fde4a2b0e35e

“Let’s go back, Revil.” e6b926f06c901ff3

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Now, Erina truly b56b3aa833 believed in the 812cbf0885 reality she had 5513d9592b changed. The satisfaction 3b28dfa56b was so b79d1412fe overwhelming that 5864ef51fd it made f3c5c0daef her heart 2d44553f79 ache.f30fb55e6e046d2e

She left 3f7a875ebd the mine 7ffa5c6b3f with Revil 323bb829f9 and turned 2df8977fb6 back to 8941cb5838 gaze at c17d698e9d the place 7afa25dca7 where her 689989a367 name was b2d36b8d70 engraved once 1086e13b77 more. It felt like the 20fc51e7d1 time had come to 09713c0b10 put all the plans, 47817f9b7b which had been waiting bf1d79f98f quietly, into action.f2f761c85f1d9ea0

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But then, 7ba7424929 an unexpected fe848d9298 variable arose.c7e089d3e643e9a1

“Ugh…” 0db96627a441f139

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Erina felt Revil stomping 8e93aebc9b his feet beside her.57ccab0e9b350e4d

After leaving the mine, the two returned to the place where they had boarded the carriage. The sun was already setting, signaling that it was nearly evening. Yet, the carriage hadn’t arrived. cc573d75fbd3ed1a

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Erina had overlooked 026b8958e1 a crucial detail 7dbebed905 in her fixation c8d0758970 on owning the 1383f202a5 mine. The coachman driving 6f8996595d the Eols family’s ebc4b504df carriage was also 6112e702c5 Faylon’s man, and 07ba90f11e it was a 73a1b278f3 servant who welcomed 6f59ecfbdd Rose. She had been b48d4034dd awake all night, b7f40345bb unable to sleep, a35e44b61f and perhaps her f242381080 exhausted judgment had dc23183011 caused her to d6c30824a6 miss the most 2b14ea2405 important detail.cab49cc9995c40b0

According to her original 85fa8a6eaa plan, they should have f33a59d606 rented a public carriage, b2d8a7548c not one from the c792cb5b93 Eols family. Erina had to 12c208c46d admit her mistake.3b63c2faa35f739a

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This place, though part of the Eols Count’s territory, was located at the farthest edge, in a sparsely populated village. Before Rose discovered the magic stone mine in the original story, it was a village where outsiders rarely passed through, maybe once a week at most. After the mine brought prosperity to the area, the roads became more active, but not now. 14c688fde5cccb06

“What should we do…?” 8370f38f52f3aa3c

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It seemed the 02bedaec88 carriage wouldn’t come. Whether it was 1f82ac5046 Faylon’s orders, Rose’s fe7f17a5fe cunning plot, or f36d494c3b the coachman’s twisted 5b66cbd1c7 loyalty, Erina could 0638137b38 sense that the 7c2f4727ad carriage wasn’t coming.80fd71b6dae399b9

“Let’s go into the village.” 4167d84ab16024bd

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Erina took e57aecb33c Revil’s hand, 48ebe346c8 remaining on 0a5c1fd174 alert as d593e1bb81 they entered 9aa501b947 the village. A noblewoman and ce909a41bb a well-dressed child 98a4a58445 would easily become a68378d8b2 targets for crime 0084bf3a26 in such a f07d53f073 place. Not knowing 08e4bb3fa3 who lived f6e438b1fb in this 315d863e14 village made 9b10c8abe7 Erina anxious.f852b4af597e329c

Worried that bringing ef618e9b2b Revil along might 185291347c put him in bbfb2da413 danger, Erina gripped 6962b7cf1c his hand tightly.65528a0838d7b9c4

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As they entered, a cad9a22d09 row of less than 94e0c75927 ten houses lined the a447705c8b streets on both sides.7ee0494ddba5feeb

“Oh my.” 41f1b956b706cdc1

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Suddenly, a 8b1733aec3 middle-aged woman 6ab4fc1806 appeared from e9a2892bf8 the second 81efb38ce6 house on d2240b3410 the right 9038ff5ecb and was 71fc3c2848 surprised to 09e02df4e7 see the bb449d921a two entering de4f720da3 the village.29bd4f8f43c13df8

Erina instinctively flinched 56518ea29d and looked toward 8c7e42a9d8 her.82eba676c0715b41

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“What brings you to our village? Ah, are you with the group from that last house?” 5dacb982e3c532c4

“Excuse me, but the carriage we were expecting hasn’t arrived.” 6421f70ab17546f9

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“Oh dear.” eb57647e81dd30ef

The middle-aged woman wiped b5e01103f6 her hands, which were c833e0d35a wet from her apron, 79dc7c235f and walked toward Erina.4f13d9f94a6042fb

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Her warm demeanor helped 329da7e27a relax Erina, though she 6dc97ad8c1 struggled to stay alert.3d317ce55e9e7de7

“I thought it might be one of the nobles who visits around this time. I assumed you were with them.” 08c1c39e6b7cf241

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It seemed a noble 78c79dde96 was known to travel 3625f96ecd through this village.124bd14ef77f4f62

This was dcdcf2caec a fortunate c88a46f019 turn of 7ee8013861 events.
If the carriage didn’t arrive, Erina could use the family name to ensure they returned together. 72dd9afee9223423

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“Goodness, I can’t believe I left the food out like that. Oh, and I suppose you haven’t had dinner yet?” b30a27363f507c8d

With a bright smile, f78fdbc764 the kind middle-aged woman 62cf1bc117 quickly spoke and, after 68e6d02d2b a moment of thought, 78724915c6 invited Erina and Revil 73ed3a33c0 into her home.6ad9ceb64705dd09

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“I don’t have much prepared, but would you like to eat? I tend to make too much food.” 32a9a734ad27054b

Erina hesitated for 4ecbc315e8 a moment.
The sudden invitation from 975b9a18b1 a stranger, the sky bc39ae1989 growing darker, and seeing 4c30681cec Revil nervously looking around, c17e88f5ea made Erina realize there 35b8c4134a was no time left 08edb8c518 to think.2255696233879a7f

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“Then, excuse me, but may we stay for the night? I’ll make sure to offer a token of thanks.” 8e3cb403e543dc7d

The middle-aged 88cf74079c woman, who 7b22a32ea8 had been 2635cde908 staring at fed6f7db2f Erina, smiled f113c1d672 brightly and c1a5279aa3 nodded.a6aacdb47eeadb4d

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“Yes, do so.” b30c59f50eb660ab

“Honey! What’s taking you so long? Come inside!” ca18607ea9b3f127

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The door suddenly 1f8beb745f swung open, and 22e0b0402f a man, likely ce57a3e788 her husband, stepped d4c705909d out.e27567ff3bba3066

“Uh… uh.” 29abac564e496fcb

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The middle-aged man, upon adc98b9d7b seeing Erina, seemed at b7c7b9ceae a loss for words. His face flushed red, 4a19bdb3e8 likely in shock from eaf86a3bce her striking appearance.c1c5de08541973a8

“This is unbelievable.” a5048448779f068c

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The woman slapped 3076016b9c her husband on 2f171379f2 the back and fe749879c1 carefully and kindly 0bfb69930a led Erina and e19e91b308 Revil into the 54381892f3 house.2886e03bd1068b13

“Ugh! This woman is something else!” 047321e084865fdc

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“Ignore that man and let’s go inside. I was craving meat dishes today, so I must have been preparing to meet some distinguished guests.” 4fc02e992ead1c8a

Ignoring the man, 65e20df3fe who was hopping c642f980dc around while being 81aa1a6a2b scolded, the middle-aged ab484f10fa woman led the 12ee069d73 two inside the 2e11c55b5d house and guided 5050800513 them to a 9d5e343c0a small dining table 956f22a08b that could seat d8ab0ae09b just four people.115fcf2d418a0b57

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“Please, make yourselves comfortable.” 80b9550ac1b38cf2

“Excuse me for a moment.” 2269d42dcf6719ec

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After some 2d95596e6d hurried greetings aee81f9279 and preparations, cff2df8ffc they all 026fc1762e took their 492f229f24 seats around 2e14d5035a the round 8a70e95963 table.d3c6a7a23de1f8d5

“Oh, I almost forgot. I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Susan.” cf42a32a10b19200

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Through the steam fa2020c21c rising from the b88ba1e986 food, Susan’s warm 54efb492f5 smile eased even 2a98bcf7d6 Revil’s nervousness.3ac7f11fcc87fed6

“I’m John.” c863325dcb3d5288

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The man, who seemed d7b29ef603 to be her husband, d072da6e90 introduced himself. Erina thought for 3cb05d6a7d a moment before 35d7f13f4b replying.88a77deb9eefa728

“I’m Lina. Thank you so much for inviting us, especially on such short notice.” dd274b8732a58bee

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Erina politely spoke without d1b03bd554 revealing her full name, 3713778e43 and Susan and John 1dbab63932 nodded, urging them to e388b6848c eat.97cffdb1baed9c20

“It looks like you came with your sibling.” bb8e0ee7e9b7259f

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“Ah, yes, that’s right.” 84228ed333ddfded

Erina answered a8ffaccbeb carefully, trying a0059dceb7 not to 0aee46ec34 show her f56480c42a discomfort. Revil, picking 62049fe02c up on ca75d1d030 her cue, 9d5dfd086b focused on 4aebe5896c the meal.277d6e9881073cd0

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“How did you end up in such a remote place?” 969c63a38fb68335

“I wanted to take my sibling out for a change of scenery, and we ended up here.” 1b9f1c89b68bb57c

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In response to Susan’s 766449e8cb question, Erina used the 8b633f6491 same excuse that Rose a09fd8ca62 had in the original c46478eaab story.12f74111a3016e20

“My goodness, this is quite the strange coincidence. What’s your name?” 540b8c09cee5fd82

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Susan moved some b9c13f5b68 food closer to ac4533511a Revil as she 3b0cf799fe asked.fadb7b91ace26c36

“…Bill.” bb5e72ccf8f7270a

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Revil, following Erina’s lead, dropped the first part of his name to hide his true identity. e0a8f9338694da2b

Of course, no one 636866f0cb here knew that Revil ffa07b5b9f was an orphan, but 75536c1b74 Erina appreciated that Revil ceefa1f0a1 was acting carefully.d42ee0f3e9d4652d

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“Alright, Bill. Eat up.” 76325fc8fbb1423d

During the pleasant 040093c3f7 meal, both Erina 6d954a4fb4 and Revil relaxed, c1a5f6f877 easing the tension eca7f20a49 in their shoulders 2cb9bea610 and enjoying the ed238fa655 food.d783f1f4bdc291aa

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Though it was 96ae0ad182 different from the 36385716ba extravagant and delicious 1e8b1bcdb4 meals they had 450d7d7bf1 at the count’s 9a46f0d71e household, the simple 7678b77d66 and delicate dishes 46aff73f63 warmed both of 68f5d1cdac their hearts.3df34d536e93e34c

Just then, there 4d90a20f63 was a sudden 428eb783e9 knock on the d995d04e35 door. The door 3ef524b2fb opened, and 45ec75ebd8 someone entered.53c5e879d7d9efdd

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“Susan, John.” f9e01210ada9e458

A deep, c2d66519b2 pleasant voice e99f2130ed filled the 222686aad2 room, and 8dee0ed4b1 Erina was 623f293874 taken aback bdc826a10b as a d43af109a9 man appeared.edcd5cf99a5729a7

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