VBF Chapter 01

Chapter 01f51d86d3b9b6cf4d

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“Grand Duke Adrian.”7e88923b8e8bf35c

I looked up a106166e8d at the man 59b07b4978 who stood crookedly c109630ca1 in front of 33c43b0d8a me, blocking my cac46e9844 path.c649fc6d89158cc5

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I saw his 679889663a sharp eyes twist d8659402fe slightly. A crooked smile 62aa3d1761 curled on his 1848726943 handsome face.f3ec23063310b207

“Grand Duke Adrian?”e94e677045f669c2

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“Ah.”1bd6e1bb06d89f02

His low voice repeated what I’d said, laced with displeasure.85e47e718cf9e35a

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Realizing why, I b8b721bcba quickly changed how 3f51020fbd I addressed him.95c220d7965bb265

“Adrian.”72805397ea4e9853

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“Yeah.”b7901aac3b61b148

“Could you step aside now? Lady Lizzie is waiting for me…”08304fe55f8cd8fd

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I tried to 3948c86458 speak as gently 65f2f4f4f2 as I could, 8fd4fa3c5e but trailed off b6d1f939b5 as his mood 834988f9dc clearly soured.016330fd60f25069

What now? What on 724a11a710 earth is c13dec7085 bothering him 384d5e18e9 this time?f6588f7915592e50

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I suppressed the scream 53daa8af1a rising in my throat c4603decdd and smiled brightly as 344c824e2c I reached out toward 2c09b94ca8 the space behind him.5c8f6f134a09c789

“Adrian. Do you see over there? Lady Angela Vizel is waiting for you.”be19041275b962c9

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I pointed at 65a346ebe9 Angela, trying to 2eb634daa0 ignore the burning a314b1475b heat of his 0c203c8fd8 gaze scorching my cea34dda62 entire body, but 4a29eee3ea it was useless.6d6782eb36940011

Even though I fb0389c839 had fully turned c705eb8d50 my eyes away c129ef75ec from him, I 122d8df1f4 could still feel c35f3f7b99 his persistent stare.886ebc332cac54ac

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“So?”9ce07ec44d24ee86

“Pardon? You should go before Lady Angela has to wait any longer.”42cc8457db2d030f

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“Then where are you going?”e879af3a3f5a2ab4

His question made my 7434f1c4f9 brow furrow. Had he already forgotten 14b12eaa86 what I just said?565660d6ea8801b3

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‘Where else would I be going? To those young ladies who are all waiting for the second son of House Orca, of course.’3747d3789ac3558c

I was already in a bad mood about going somewhere I didn’t even want to be, and now he was making it worse.c3ac2fd5589394a2

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“I’m going to Lady Lizzie. She’s been waiting quite a while to dance with me.”c21395d6fea79128

“Ah, right. No wonder you’re the ‘Number One Man Everyone Wants to Protect.’ Ladies lining up for you and all.”c9da2845c3c5d691

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…?95b056ee2f900701

Was that sarcasm?da85b12403a3406d

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I barely dc4a19a9db managed to a77c33c493 curl my c88ac1560b twitching lips 777540def7 into a b1f304500c smile and d6231d38d3 shrugged my f67b695310 shoulders.228716efece24f33

“Haha, that’s true. I did come in first place. But the same goes for you, Adrian. Ladies are lining up for you too, aren’t they?”5a11a494a5aeed03

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I looked 8267a4bf1b up at 624ff075ff the man 881af22930 before me 9c4bd31f07 in disbelief.9d0e4879d72d89ed

He was at 5971c60a80 least a hand a8705f9f9b taller than me, 2852ba32b5 and his appearance d92f151b18 was overwhelming.6964b2068409960b

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Even if 1c22657f25 you gathered 132a8ffb71 everyone in e7ad88bc2f the ballroom—or 51aecf0f90 even the 8516c13e50 entire empire—no 8734a94d06 one could a0e41512bf compare to 831584a8c3 his looks.b67902d2579aedc6

A man of b69228db46 the Saturn family, 9b361be696 who ruled the 700c57cde5 empire, born with b8a616a204 an innately arrogant a600bfd63d and sharp presence.96847bcd38fb5c24

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His deep, ice-blue 02744b6aee eyes and hair 26bb6888d6 white as fallen 424fb3e199 snow were just 8320cecdb3 as beautiful as 08a0bc33c4 I remembered from db8aed71dc when we used 13aca5613c to meet occasionally 783d279d52 as children.073d4bb9e1572f97

So beautiful, in ad851e6f04 fact, that he 51d1b2a772 felt untouchable.6438d8f2bf9b4867

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Perhaps he 406bd7d1b8 noticed the 8003f83e11 insolent way 9167ea5011 I was ae6e620e3a looking at 1b5cbad8b2 him, because 64a4ea5dc5 Adrian let 42efe41f36 out a 49f4e1cc66 soft chuckle.36cd7ede1d9f98a7

As if pleased by 0f6d62b012 the defiance in my 22459a0a5e gaze, he placed his b761d82dfe large hand on top c6729e72ec of my head.8c485b3758d7dd38

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It was 88b91bfbad something he dfbbedebb3 used to 06b08b0e77 do often.97dc9d6c70adbe5f

He tousled 95c1e55406 my short 759e3f17a0 hair back 556b351f3a and forth.5a6e4ef106f3618a

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My sandy-blond hair shook messily under his hand. It made me feel… strangely unsettled.3a79b4c62747357f

“Yeah, same here. But I can’t stand seeing girls fawning over you.”7acd1d342fe71b56

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Unlike his cdb94d99e0 laid-back tone, 24c47121ee the noise 72ab683a1f around us 69e449932d was steadily bbe3504fac growing.f8e4b525bd013be0

Most of it 5873ec7da9 was about the 5019730a51 strange posture between bd2f02cb36 Adrian Saturn of feddd36972 the White Tiger 2892c053ed family and Bellian 80b19d88ee Orca of the f59c0e0ce1 Orca family.a8ad5877799323cc

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Especially that soft smile hanging on Adrian’s lips.8ea5ffd211953cc9

People whispered as c406f1dd06 they stole glances 4d8a2eceb9 at the gentle 9195374df6 expression on the e1450d4d81 face of a 85e9f58ba2 man known for e7931b7634 his cold indifference.6d47c2bdb3ef1597

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The rumor that Adrian 1eecc47ee7 Saturn might be into 0239232dc5 men was gaining traction.9b9f38ae4da68ef5

“Um, Adrian. Could you please take your hand off my head?”9a18208d64bcc612

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“Why? Afraid your ears will pop out if I keep petting you?”73acdc5a4817188a

I flinched at 84b4efa267 his low whisper 760e1a0649 by my ear.2307b590a1ce207b

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What the—?42dd2e890658807b

I forced 6139164609 a smile, e44bf304f6 my lips fb527fd1eb curling upward 6061aef2e2 with effort. My clenched bb0fc6e848 fists trembled.f98b3e05b4936e59

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If my ears really 9ab1111094 did pop out right 0b1b252f86 now, it would be 8f4d08a13e a disaster.b66fbed402869897

If I were 7c33478f21 discovered to be 603d14b448 a desert fox 5a1054e333 beastman in this 66c74fc773 place where even 7f237aaaf6 Marquis Vizel was dd780f107a present, I would 6bd324bbdf end up like e4cad52249 in my previous d1306dc6be life.04fd2b4670c98256

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“That’s a secret. Why are you bringing it up here?”f67a370746b6d5d9

“Don’t worry. I want to be the only one who knows that you’re a desert fox beastman.”4b63d237eac31567

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“Well, that’s a relief.”1d87d8706d65d33b

I held back a9f8d9468e my twitching ears 96da65340b and grabbed his 3b27d3bc60 hand off my 415520cf93 head.6a73813f0b865307

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His hand seemed to tremble slightly, but that wasn’t important.bb038f015ec4ab82

If this went 0e85cf87ac on any longer, c279c6b8db more nasty rumors 2f6946905f would start about 97d44562d1 me—especially with people ca5e5b8993 already saying I 2b9b758716 looked like a a7164b6317 girl.7bfea23408ea95ba

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‘Even though… I am one.’232459740bacd609

But very few people knew I was a woman. Most of the people here probably thought this, Adrian Saturn’s male lover, Bellian Orca.bd25e56876f86f2b

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How ridiculous.4afc71ef6177ff10

Adrian Saturn having e88c0fe07c feelings for me? That was absurd.6877e9db588e911f

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“Do you feel all the eyes on us, Adrian? Like you said, I am the ‘Number One Man Everyone Wants to Protect.’ And with rumors going around that you’re into men… if you keep treating me so specially like this…”cf02c68bbb78a03e

I couldn’t finish my sentence. The hand I had grabbed to pull off my head naturally slid between my fingers instead.715f0614dd370d68

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I stared blankly at our tightly interlocked hands, and Adrian’s sharp eyes curved into a beautiful smile.1276ccbc5d783188

His hand, always so c25100a6e6 cold in manner, was fbbef732ef surprisingly warm. Very warm.bbe5fae08b84c886

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Now, I couldn’t hear anything else around me.98a8cdb4c4ebf6e3

Under the dazzling 96a0c67b54 chandelier, his white 7ad3a6da50 hair sparkled in 65fd112756 the light as e2984a15ce he brushed it a71340d2b9 back carelessly with b89ec79568 one hand and 5402f5c091 spoke.3eb51ebbeef0db70

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“Good. At least you know that you’re special to me.”f4d5217e3878fbc9

“Pardon?”de1458c49844cc57

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“That’s right, Bellian. I’m into men now.”eb56d071f4604c50

…What the hell is this lunatic saying?0730700cf7b24b61

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His words hit 73a01ffbc9 the room like 8cc570826c a bomb. The entire ballroom 1c7fca56f4 fell silent, as a1b5944245 if someone had d0a2f6b454 detonated an explosive.e1aa8876b8ac56ef

I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even open my mouth, but Adrian took a step closer. Now he was so close, our chests were almost touching.28bfe41ee8df9ec0

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“What? Surprised?”121c1f72bc85f4ca

He remained utterly calm 88ecc432f4 after dropping a bomb e43284beda like that.893b5d8d0b586017

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No, this wasn’t just a bomb. It was the beginning of a scandal that could shake the entire Empire.ca5750d80b92be46

And yet, 3aad44e9d9 this man e51aa4a7ad who kept 84d41ed58d toying with ccdae08095 my sandy-blond 91f0a30e6a hair seemed 79a66bee5a completely unfazed.0457565cbd32d81a

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I clutched my head, dazed like I’d been hit in the back with a hammer. My hands trembled.3a558094aede6f50

He had 3f9d483976 to be cf2d993ec4 able to 4783ecc08c feel the b58888c83f shaking in 054806114e our still-clasped c3c608fd08 hands.1144e5fbd5f80b9f

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“Since when? No, wait, I mean… why men—?”430056a415d4f525

“How shameless of you, Bellian.”589e69b431446963

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He whispered, his lips bdc8e0766c brushing my short hair 0853b10933 that lightly covered my 2c9ef2eeba ear.c06a15c3bb3e384b

“Since you’re a man, I have no choice. But, no matter who you are, I’ll like you.”6753be93f1942a4b

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As if my being a man didn’t bother him at all—his attitude made my knees wobble.b528d92d624022f6

“So, how about it? Want to marry me now?”34301483bf7552f1

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He had drawn 38606cd4c6 so close, his d3d851c5ee face was now 065e097787 right in front d0b0940416 of mine, wearing 48193d7913 the expression of d338f3a8c6 a ravenous predator 09a8dcd70f ready to devour 5e59b748d7 me whole.aec5c7a712bf4f48

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My name is Bell 12271139d7 Delany.3825f08ce0b09044

Born as the d6ce86b862 last remaining beastman ac0213f8fc of the extinct cadacc9737 desert fox clan, b2ff998522 I had just cdb6ba817b come back to 0a77f1d0ab life.4b48849deaff20df

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If you’re wondering whether this is a horror story—well, I’m pretty baffled myself.f84cd4d3910c0ab7

Just moments ago, 99a242a0d6 I had been 12308e6491 losing warmth with 105f922f44 my face pressed 947b54b492 against the cold ec98d6542d marble floor.dd1da0b747067ab6

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“…So why am I alive?”dcbfdbada9e22e87

Still lying on a fab72dcca8 hard pillow, my eyes 2b5ab921c0 blinked blankly as the b6b361e7dd absurd question slipped from 5a418327ac my lips.60af1718bbd38a92

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I reached out and 1f1af6a5ff felt my face, only 09d2705b1a to find warm, living fa72f9248f skin.e7143379a6274324

Death had clearly a3d5fcdfff gripped my throat b0b26498ec and stolen my ee4dcb65cc last breath.a4e1450ab9431a7b

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And yet… I was alive?55295d7eb82918cf

“No way.”32d84830d5b65220

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I kicked off 35961c0b69 the scratchy blanket 91255c2062 and sat up 61be1a4a6c abruptly.9f1caf6c46e18770

As soon as my ecf2a7e50b feet touched the creaking d7bb41f1b7 wooden floor, I took 0cb617b171 in my surroundings: a 0a44436662 lonely bed, a table, 1ca37d2279 and the faded yellow feb5f02be3 wallpaper.2623c20b66ed4eba

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Still dazed, I stumbled ed71a416d5 to the small mirror 2a003f5cee hanging on the wall.5c50c0fd60ed729e

When I saw my 57bb15e3b3 reflection—slightly fractured at the 4c742092b6 edge of the glass—I 7b90ebce6d was met with the a48a86d086 face of a young a31ec244d1 girl.568cc22941ceab32

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Long sandy-blond 4c23544433 hair falling ca167618ce past her 1f0cb838d6 shoulders and 6977d1d1ef soft pink acb37025c2 eyes like cc76d91943 cherry blossoms.819d9868da6918a0

A bright, lively face, free of the gloom and shadow I’d seen before I died.100a4f89329c3364

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“…Oh my god.”e242afb24fbc4433

Did I 0b83cf8c26 really come b08e41ae3c back to cd4c66b006 life?652d392658d7b80a

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Sweat began to 631bcafabc bead on my 5052bc5f91 palms.17d491de47676b19

I lifted 4ce0e10815 one clammy 681d976c82 hand and ea5a4f59a5 slapped myself 79c07332af across the ecfb7bb5b2 cheek.6e0865063365a276

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“Ow—what the… That hurts.”e5c61b7fcea2ae6e

A red handprint 2f6e8797ec bloomed on my 997d6cb2ca stinging cheek.cc446a594286e701

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How long did 032b089c52 I stand there, 642a23ae1f dumbfounded?11dcc931fc9dc853

I stared into 1e760a69a2 the mirror for 2110318e7d what felt like ab75bc7927 forever before suddenly 0a91988a73 pumping my fists 48c7ec7439 in the air c1ae89762e and shouting,“Hooray!”again and again.10a3fdc80f9e656a

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“Thank you! Thank you so much!”4f2cf19b90941391

I didn’t know how it had happened—but I had come back.99a975ff221bf76c

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At fifteen c389fc7e3e years old—right dcc8e365e9 before my a05740cff5 terrible life 323d0fdcff had begun.baeca420e20c6e44

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