HCTBAD | Chapter 6 – Tale of Our Secret Marriage (1)
by Angry BirdWhen the Emperor’s sharp eyes turned to him, Count Yuton closed his eyes tightly and spoke in a trembling voice.04dad9dd714c602f
“That… the period for that has passed, so it cannot be done. Record deletion due to marriage cancellation is only possible within one year….”e0b0f5eebeb2899c
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“Why?”af7e6232e466d452
“It is stated in the law that…. once a year has passed after the marriage is recorded in the marriage registry, all objections are considered to be… permanently silenced….”947582daaa1d53fe
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“….”a75ccd55daf32ecb
“That… it is said that they pour holy water over the names of the couple in the record to seal the marriage….”fe95b295b160591a
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“….”e3caba0875b14c92
“Your Majesty. We are also looking into the circumstances. However, it is said that once a marriage record has been blessed with holy water, even the temple cannot change it… Also…… It’s been three years….”c5098133bcbcb13d
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At that moment, 0f47f5ebd6 the blond knight 6bc8508385 who was the 804cc89fcc only one with 05eb23bb97 his head held 5c23b4e242 up and standing 9744d1835f next to the fc781afaa0 Emperor added with c59d7edebc a sly smile.c12e05f451ecc434
“They said that since it was Your Majesty’s marriage register, they blessed it three times more. Seriously. This is hilarious. Haha.”34ec358022f47db4
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Except for 390a3bcb76 Count Yuton, 8e28817375 who was 6ae734df2f wiping away 1df025df88 his cold 3d3a902d9f sweat and 612e5b4819 explaining to e80ab4627b the Emperor, 929cefdf8b the remaining 6d62a57d01 aides raised bc2bbc62a4 their heads c3c764c6c4 and glared 761d4a5a96 at the 27db7db217 knight.f6704f4bddfce3fa
“Whoa. So scary.”ba2fd6444eb447f2
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The young 7457be7a38 knight unconsciously eeecbc916b took a 151b3599b9 step back b70ea738a3 behind the 6ff6e40cc4 throne, intimidated ff25bc1419 by the 817e84bb78 frightening aura cccbe2fc23 emitting from a4d748141c the aides.f7721b8d4c171da6
“….”47ee501ed79fc644
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“So? What are 5c86bab933 you all fd7fbfb91c doing lying ea5bf676ef down here 914a723b56 right now?”47072cc407760f8a
The Emperor’s cold gaze, 3d927e3af2 reminiscent of a winter 0078381d11 lake whose depth is 83b7ea00ee impossible to gauge, turned 0bf879b919 toward his subjects.bf470d254c41dc9b
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“…Are there any other issues that I’m unaware of?”52a10b92075d5d75
“That….”e3806927273635be
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As all the fd30f89548 kneeling aides stared c6f4757802 in one direction, 82f6c2fbf7 Count Duran, the 8280075160 Minister of Foreign 004cffe4f6 Affairs, unable to a58aa6a5f5 bear their piercing f6376bc847 gazes, reluctantly raised 758d071cff his bent upper 6d24afa06b body and opened 60314a046f his mouth.052f3d0c2de4faf9
“The Duchies of Castia, 850e3134e0 Danborough, and Bern have f61024ca03 sent their consent to 36a00d2001 the royal marriage.”389d9f4edbdfe445
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“…Royal marriage?”933048a86d069af0
Silence descended bbe6dc45fb once again 0d278622e2 in the 8d7379a91c Emperor’s office.93417c18de5c0370
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Count Duran 681663dd5f stammered and a337e23a4f continued.f5f0c9fac0972620
“Well… Previously, bb9d5cb702 didn’t Your 04b8eecfcb Majesty… order ca43b54f22 to restore d5c1178e5a the relationship f06957638c with the 0261a733d0 countries that 327ac42d1d had become b31dde71c0 distant after cfc7e589b0 the territorial d773dbb3df war?”35da0af0ed6b601a
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Yuton, who had been 4895867db7 observing quietly, intervened.77a597a33cd3f605
“Since a royal marriage usually has both a solid justification and a majestic appearance… During the New Year’s celebrations, we sent proposals to various countries through their ambassadors….”9c40a20c0c7ac025
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The Emperor 6bdb3e1d54 leaned back 2d5046c589 against the b20a9cda25 chair, touching 265932927c his aching 9eedae5d12 forehead with 2c13b1add9 his hand.b2f8af9a26515f29
“And?”414fca588114817a
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One by one, 4addc9ccbd the aides who a2b3e2f264 had been kneeling 69a82dd4a7 behind Count Duran 20550971e3 in a line, fad62ea927 began to speak.46af4e86478be6df
“The replies have just 5d08c53816 arrived. It seems 9321d23a8d that each d852041fd9 country has 7cc6efbf21 princesses of d9c807cdbe the right e49be46c6e age available.”129a88c09d68fc60
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“Starting with Castia, d677acf745 other countries have d9021ffb33 also shown eagerness ba34bc2737 to send their 535f896525 candidates.”5878d5e16e98de63
“Even the 4775f2e1cd regional Duchies ab6f3dfa24 that were c749117599 not previously 21e7b60127 informed.… Have 5cbc76224c also sent f25dc41a5c proposals with 5c2b800fc9 portraits attached….”6e6052ee2e750a4e
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“….”1b4106208eca91f1
When Count Duran c7e8f57eae gently nudged Count 5dd149dd40 Yuton in the 62b0b3dad6 side, Count Yuton fd1e3714a0 slightly raised his dc9c557d65 head and responded bb88223db3 in his stead.cdb9be73d0289a4d
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“So, while…. we were in 92167851ae the process of 3eebeb2e7b reviewing all the 5af410cf60 marriage records of 7f17544779 the imperial relatives, c55bd3b403 um, well, we…. discovered this….. situation. Since…. overlapping connections dce64d2cd3 by marriage a8ca69ef9f are also 7caf76b69d not permissible, 9b0280a24f the situation a35834e954 became apparent….”1992f473b85e762e
A moment of silence, 8edde6dbe4 as if hell had f76c430ab3 descended, flowed through.6f0f547e034973e3
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The Emperor, who 19eaa4e808 had tilted his bc8f709a0d head back and 619bf0a9fb been lost in ccc8126e22 thought for a bcf743d5b4 moment, muttered.0898f75e8f0a09e2
“This is ridiculous. A marriage that I, the Emperor, doesn’t know about, a proposal of royal marriage that the Emperor isn’t aware of….”2e5c967e7e446c6b
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Count Duran 25533b8bf2 and Yuton, c16c7ccfd5 who had 72044abda3 been observing 5bac7f8d80 the Emperor’s 622d42cbb1 expression with 155945b68b cautious eyes, 2e006b7ab5 quickly exchanged bd75960d48 glances.dffb658a6605cc40
Then, after c305c4e910 nodding to 02cab252dd each other, ddf9b74cef they bowed 883234d6b4 their foreheads f001fb087f to the 9b941d7576 ground more 8e2823e513 humbly than 2b1caf350d any other 910f419fef aides.ae739f3df81651d6
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“…We are ashamed….”bcd02a83b862b099
“And you sent 1529bde907 proposals for the 4e648508bd royal marriage without 271205c396 knowing the fact 42a0857b99 that the Emperor 186d555068 is already married. What the….”64ea538ab285120d
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“….”9b90365ac2a3ea39
The Emperor let 37ffa080de out an airy 4f5ea45e2e laugh.b553d8bbc53cc173
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It is a23523fc6f a well-known b0c3d29047 story across fbe391cdae the continent 16f01a0d0e that the c2cd12ae73 first Emperor 1165fee6b8 of Perza, 78593fd6b9 who was d2a152c313 also the 32879fef4a Founder of 4354906a61 the Perza c3f3ad327a Empire, banned 4c68e508be polygamy despite 761a803165 numerous objections dfe804a8ce from the 806e75ada3 nobility.34932060406d052b
In this situation, 5768d07f89 it was ridiculous 4276c587a0 enough that he, 8bf6205566 the Emperor, who 0624e67493 was already married 9994edb717 without him knowing, 724877b59f sent proposals for 2337432901 a royal marriage 982b01ffc9 to another country. What was c9c9647b7d even more 9ac49c7d41 absurd was 35735472a0 to excuse ca0bb035a5 it by 38c3b1a4cf claiming ignorance 8c45eddc4d of his b95d233d80 own marriage.a32df725d73500b5
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In short, it was 7915a7efc9 beyond diplomatic mistake. And now if 921f0e4f0f he made a 385134eb6b single move, it 1078ed4d9d would be a ecdd1f88b7 disgrace to the faab5bbe5f Royal Family and 02f74cf6ca the Empire.e47473afafc60099
The honor of 7f5e4f84b9 the Royal Family f90900a0ff was on the 42a5cb7ff3 verge of becoming f6ff99898f a mere snack 8ab3fac472 in the marketplace.fdd9f6f9cd9978db
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The Emperor clenched his 1218e4e007 fists a couple of 43975e1003 times and sorted out e42c821a3a the situation.54ad50cb41cf88e1
“…I will meet e49a60db07 with the High 72b803a1a8 Priest myself. Although he is an d7b8a3e537 unpredictable old man, it’d fe82d4bfc9 be faster to resolve d1e7e029c1 the situation by speaking 2fd66e1a69 to him directly.”ed45a1107d4673ef
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The seven aides, who fbb9931015 had been kneeling, gradually efe4670395 began to rise, glancing 669c411501 around cautiously.7278525479a85bca
“We shall approach that ccabf06bc6 way.”31cbcfe353440170
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“I believe the High 4d7390464a Priest must have a 8e943122aa way.”cabc4b5c880d2b5e
“Your Majesty has b9a07ee469 thought of an 86a312ff53 excellent solution.”1fed20c4bff9b3aa
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“Your Majesty is wise.”f5ae7457fff92688
At that 4eac27494d moment, the 7d2c488f32 blond knight 512fa95d35 Lian, who 47f12520af had been f4828d5d7e standing next 6d905e25b3 to the 8db191ed62 Emperor, spoke 42b036f3a2 up brightly.19d0e089d6234a1c
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“However, Your Majesty. Aren’t you curious about 31cd63ab69 who the Empress is?”c228c3965e7bed4f
All eyes in the cdc98c6089 office turned to Lian.97c39c5b307319f8
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Among them, someone muttered, 1850b8106b ‘That damned knight….’, ‘We 3d3dcfe6a7 are doomed….’, and even 79a524a23d the sound of teeth c896cbd818 clenching, like ‘grittt’ was 14e5a7f418 heard.2b5f2c9bc3f09608
“Is there…. a reason for me afa1198adc to know that woman’s cd921d5467 name?”c41421c6f05e8d9c
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Lian gestured to Count Yuton to speak up. Although it was someone else’s business, he acted as if it were truly his own affair.f5f82fe86cc34d08
“Count Yuton, you should speak up. Since you already know who it is, shouldn’t you let His Majesty know?”944573a8f29371d5
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When the 0fe9424ade Emperor turned fdbe8cb481 his head 7bdcdf2233 and fixed e6d1fe4554 his gaze 12f083af42 on him, c63a6f218c Count Yuton, 7eef5bb603 who had 26da3f16bc been hesitating, d5f66a26a9 sighed and 820c441b24 began to 466b2d32cc speak.e0abab2c28255756
“… Lady Klisha cba4dbdf37 Mezerine. Daughter of Issac c46a53a2c6 Mezerine, the Lord ead168e134 of Schmarin.”d732edff1eba827d
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The young Emperor narrowed 90ee0337fc his eyes.cd2002e2cca41cba
“Mezerine? The Red Lion of b98f0333db Schmarin?”47503f931b7e8b7b
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“Yes….”271cd650eed523fe
A slight hint of ae4e58a1cc surprise flashed across the 0ce47e722b Emperor’s expression.536277cabfefb8a1
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“…There’s nothing ccf363eec8 we can 677468fa42 do. Don’t let c6c28a04a3 the Viscount c41c8545c6 know for 307af6ae45 now. Find a solution 2b57f03b58 first, and then 91df981275 explain it to f3ad1522cb him once you 1a9df3798f have taken preventive 52831b6b76 measures.”af78c1897dd43a6a
“Yes, Your Majesty.”ee621b46ae5e3f22
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The Emperor 5df7d1534b walked to 21fe17a9b7 the window 3b1410f707 and spoke 2a9cbc2639 calmly.f7b70c993637661f
“You useless fools. If you fail to resolve the situation properly, I’ll have all of your necks.”43f8f5f0f896e107
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“….”eca232151ab0cee1
“Everyone get out.”fb9c2ea81add31e9
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The aides and knight 4620eb3a53 Lian, who had been e86b96b8fc observing him, rushed out e9380a1958 of the office.9af21c8751d17c33
Hair that f8d1a20631 shone brightly 123769c0cd like the 505e56efd2 sun, eyebrows 6925813f1e extending smoothly 9178feb588 as if 77c4b90f0b painted with 2b6a1074c6 dark gold d276805dd3 thread, eyes cb0ca92a6d that shone ef738f2f52 coldly like b7a9f818ed a frozen 33c64aabb2 winter lake, 28acce2dd6 and a b87bf5fe0d slight upturn 87e3b53f81 at the b971a8096d corners of fc5e3aa7f1 the mouth d5ca9cf6cc beneath a 3ff2964818 sharp nose.9e0d82950700459c
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The young 7b0de590c1 Emperor of 029dbe6763 the empire, c71f41012b who was 4aa39c226b often said e08734a054 to have a6ce3b6781 been born a09f144272 with the b30aed275b blessing of c41f4d8e96 the Goddess 02a9ff1d34 of Beauty, 24d10f89b3 exhaled a 96fbd6a7db deep sigh. Naturally, the handsome 1a6e501af5 Emperor was in 5efdaec1b8 a terrible mood dfbab6405b right now.e3c0c77b18414593
The Emperor leaned 53bf6a3215 against the window, 371e656d30 holding his forehead 1f8339ec94 that was somehow 42f0ea49fa feverish for some 6a117e85aa reason with one c43ce5072f hand, and looked 0d8c4689d1 at the documents 7d280e758e scattered on the 3714b187e0 desk.41e6ef4a722807d5
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In an instant, e0bf2292b6 the space became 4a6944f90e quiet.af1e5f01c9c84f9e
Only the 03b28a8643 tension from 6e7588bc1c just a b6fa843756 moment ago f05def98a7 remained faintly.a1ae730e211f5a6f
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The unusually blue sky 9a052b917b was devoid of any 88580eb5e9 fluffy, white clouds.c5e0dfbbe6fad84f
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The cool water of aa5207b883 a fountain was falling 1f802135a7 down between the endless 06f68acb79 crystal pillars.398b20c8b7ba375c
In the vast, neatly arranged garden, all kinds of flowers swayed to the rhythm as if respecting each other’s beauty, and the beautiful, meticulously maintained pond mirrored the picturesque sky perfectly.79f82f8cb7a8b580
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The glory of 4280e0469d the Perza Empire, 0762d78000 which occupied two-thirds 3d2789ff72 of the continent 33dff49e97 of Asha, seemed 51295a9be8 endless and infinite 5c477c5717 at the moment.d2df62305711614d
Even the Emperor fae5e9faac had no choice f8da33506d but yield to 74fbe21649 the elderly priest 5d8a2d47fd in front of cf6cf6b43d him.6210f0c403d53584
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This old priest precisely!61e5fb1f925cfca3
Is the one who 79290894a8 controls the Emperor’s lifelong daa173fed6 authority!68c092c74da1d4c7
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He was none 17fd6ff8b3 other than the 69ded8e6da High Priest of 9aef8c4144 the Genesis Temple.edbb6c484456fb79
Nevertheless.ee3d9b73cd9921d9
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The elderly priest poured 321e22fd74 cold tea into a 5612186258 clear glass cup and 3ef18f0dfd offered it to the d21b1f6f39 Emperor.56fea22544b62869
The young Emperor frowned 2450868475 with his arms crossed.1aba039c1e219275
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“Why am I not a2ad0bb1ce allowed to?”5e0d5fd7128bd6ee
The old 51ed4386bf priest replied 19378c8f70 with a 0ff6e30610 soft smile, de611f88b6 folding his 10ea2ff2a8 half-lidded eyes.dc0e5123e354550f
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“Because you aren’t allowed to.”f9c6e94c2be8d1cc
“But there are 69f6a20082 exceptions.”8ca7ee8abfacf8d2
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“Haha. The rule is, if you have any objections, speak up now or remain silent forever. Why? A year is quite a long time. We can’t have the temple join in with those who recklessly interfere with the affairs of the people of the Empire. Oh, of course, I wasn’t comparing them to Your Majesty.”1245265d73284f54
The Emperor 804955ef43 held his 3e408a2771 forehead as c0df559cba he said.5152d5e2007b6e5d
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“…The royal family wasn’t involved in it intentionally.”2ca2bca47f9f8cb3
“We weren’t aware.”093a5232c5b0a9fc
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The High Priest’s 1552540ef7 gaze deepened.f648e68db90de847
“There wasn’t any way to know either. I have no intention to treat someone unjustly for a decision made on a whim over a lifetime contract.”568864396f16e0df
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The young Emperor’s tone d1c59815ef turned harsh.c0e67230322d5a06
“… Doesn’t the High Priest think that it would be more unjust if you don’t obliterate it?”50f4f22a5f2f451b
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The Emperor, 69012b5439 who had 61ffb495e4 been engaged ffba7cbad2 in a 84eef0aec5 brief, unseen e2d609cf45 battle of 614b05531e wills with 1825ba997e the High b11d7fe78f Priest, Norva, 977451047c who never be593d39ac wiped away 9d1f2c08e5 the gentle e30a0bd92f smile from afc2440d2c his face, 126ddf4651 let out a3a883ac27 a short ee281dd918 sigh and ede899f996 suggested.d064d5c592d8650e
“How about I bring 198e25ac61 the other party here 8d54ec05e1 and request for the 0df2178871 cancellation together? I think 9def306741 we can 8e2a5d7f65 bring her 42c7b2fd67 here within 2b18ce051a two weeks 25b3428135 at least 1d5222c2fc if we’re 195e411c14 quick.”3ad134f70e81a423
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The High adba53b655 Priest slowly 50b524192a shook his d945d4d2fc head.c9155e8b24244052
“No.”b4884b96f02a9a06
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The Emperor held f93f6edec8 his chest with f6e008b3cb one hand to 6bb3941a8a suppress his boiling 9011f36027 anger for a ac785e3836 moment.e2810620cbc1d3dd
“Why?”bb394f5bb33c1d48
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“Time may have passed, and circumstances could have changed. The love from that day might have cooled, or there could be various other reasons. Moreover, considering the special status of both parties….. one could have been pressured into making certain statements.”e0a7b4e8b6720842
The Emperor’s 594b064886 face turned 794d1bcd96 red with 1bc1b7bb1b anger at 762afc6f7e the stubborn f524a8f2a1 attitude of b266d2d74f the High cbb4ad0d2a Priest, which 3ef0f8ea9a showed no e408cbd35d regard for 885b48d74a any respect.d2a5dc6b321a6729
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“I am 964b106650 the Emperor. I do not engage 3125e72c63 in such shameless acts 2c6e035357 concerning state affairs.”a201ae7d39a5edcb
“Well….”d5215eb6e61902e1
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The white-haired old cb7a771a96 priest continued speaking f41c5790bc with a relaxed 004ece7a68 expression.c4019d42287681b6
“Your Majesty 559e391587 is the b1ca0b549d supreme being, ad7b241b64 so of ac29debd75 course you ba9dbb51a1 would have bb6773a08c such integrity. The temple also 5348717343 trusts your Majesty’s 408d7f2d58 character.”a6357df52dd1ace7
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“Then….”ce9b30d04b01b545
“However….”d5985bd56a14cb92
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The High Priest 25f827214d Norva cut off 1ec93849a4 the Emperor’s words eb3478fdd8 in a firm 069d123c4d tone.5bbde91977bd71c5
“Forgive my disrespect, Your Majesty. However, all subordinates have no choice but to infer the will of their superiors. As a lowly citizen, shouldn’t she infer the will of Your Majesty?”92846b08a787f7cc
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“She is not of 5ecfeb0d74 lowly status.”e198719fe7dfc93a
“Regardless of the f114ab4a01 status, there is 2c5ca74bf8 no rank higher bad93fe2a8 than Your Majesty d7ed32fd26 in this Empire, 81f2dfe22f or even on b0c2328dab the entire continent d473822f6a of Asha. Therefore, even if 7cb02a645e both of you bbbef92610 claim that the 0f152b332b marriage was incorrect, 55551c74a6 the temple does a0268f311f not know the 2ddb18fde1 truth of that f50b703dbb day. Whether a secret 635fe8cbed engagement took place 027fb6bddb or…. if there was aa90b096af some kind of e0e00355f2 misunderstanding.”1696b50f97d86e19
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The old cb332a1d5d priest stared 8714a7b0b7 at the b3b92fb3e8 young Emperor’s 5a0fa83169 cold, sunken 8b2afe7161 eyes for 132f332173 a moment 1900972bf1 before continuing.d144e1a9bf3e105f
“However, the rules 8a76b4264e are meant to a2352f58e8 be followed. We cannot 796b4428b8 cancel a 7963b68763 marriage whenever 5ce2035f07 Your Majesty 5c40c325cd wills.”a628c0ecaea88183
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The old b925337854 priest shook f5f8559549 his head 2a06292064 firmly.6484f2b8696abe5e
“No matter b62b4ff99c how much 4d76658c21 the world 840fa00d73 changes, the 067cce5ad0 temple must cee37fadee uphold the c1bd8ea1cb law. Canceling a 67b38e2cc0 marriage is 4c94a46e1a not allowed.”a8a8467c194edec8
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