MFFS | Chapter 1.8

Feigning ignorance, 78fcae8b5b my sly 898eee56ff fiancé tilted f097517e26 his head 488d5050cc and asked.d9a360b88da365f3

“Just know I’m letting it slide because you’re pretty. If you ever scheme behind my back again,”8ce3a88af9ec1c04

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Karian laughed 3aa59e8996 brightly and 045a7cbd3b quickly hugged d320d9da50 me.81a9a092dbb3c179

“Ah! Honey, I love you! I’ll do even better!”972a944d80a0eb9c

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Seeing him so 0877c6d5b3 excited over something 2207bc25f7 like this made 8c4a42c1ee me chuckle.b4909247615719e0

Even though I had a new ‘guard,’ nothing happened for several days. There were no strange purple letters arriving again, and the mercenaries assigned to Lady Margareta reported no unusual occurrences.8b65d3da51b28932

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[Don’t worry. Until the fourth summer month when I’m supposed to have an accident, or for the time being, I won’t take evening walks.]

Lady Margareta even decided 2e4534f8dc to give up her 6efdcf7d1d habit for a while.adb05d529240c4b3

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‘Since Lady Margareta won’t be taking walks and falling, there won’t be any possession. Yeah, everything’s going well like this.’72eef3483ec2512e

Still, I couldn’t help but occasionally doubt. Was I being played by someone’s bad prank…?7b2cc733c886da6e

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‘Or is this whole situation just my imagination? Am I confusing reality with some absurd dream?’3ce85cb3f555d57a

If it weren’t for the letters I received, I might have really doubted my judgment. Especially since there was someone clearly benefiting from this situation, making the suspicion feel like a reasonable hypothesis.86c683a2a9f47585

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And the fact that 4e88d0d5cf the person who betrays 7a43b858bb me in the future 94f7c4a564 is my fiancé made 0bb85cc825 it even more so.ded549ab2730e74a

“Honey, what’s wrong? Should I massage your shoulders?”70468b494ebd6802

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Karian, who had 9483cb168d keenly noticed my 9f3714a608 gaze, looked up 100bd94d4d from the documents 2eb5eb48d2 he was reading e883bde0a2 and smiled.13dcb12ff85560a2

In fact, given his position, he couldn’t be entirely free from work. But aside from reviewing urgent documents brought by his secretary, he usually sat next to me, smiling like a decorative plant.d138a1731fdfea44

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Helping with c754ce2e20 my work 068d6d338d and exchanging 4a9df998bb trivial conversations, a41e15b8aa he seemed 354f3da07c so happy.9d15e59c884d7fcf

‘Seriously, it’s like he’s a flower or tree, sparkling more beautifully in the sunlight.’f7c9d380a857c75d

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“No, it’s fine. Go away.”9701769176386839

“Sniff, sniff. My fiancé is so cold.”f3e76c1d4238e5d7

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Though he 27e8b46931 pretended to cce0a7ada4 whine, his 77dedb06c5 face was 2d4115b1c4 smiling.971af558b3f60067

‘Annoying.’4c9fcc15f40d49c1

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It’s not that I disliked or hated him, but I felt a surge of emotion. Paradoxically, it was because the person who supposedly betrays me seemed the happiest, but other factors played a part too.34e38ef34538b9fd

The upcoming interim report for the crown prince’s commission was also making me a bit tense.3f94586cfa6bb39d

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‘Of course, I’m the one who received the commission and is responsible for it…’ea0ef01fcae4883c

But Karian must have contributed significantly to my stress levels. It’s not enough to worry about the report, and now I have to figure out how to escape my fiancé’s antics to greet the envoy.5bf780ced25e33bd

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Though he seems to be in high spirits these days, being my ‘guard,’ just a few days ago, he was sulking about losing time to someone else.4c971502c688690e

‘It’s a relief he’s working in the office with me as a guard, rather than growling like a dog ready to bite anyone other than its owner.’50ee9910ad0740f5

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If I tell him to wait because he’s a distraction, he’ll probably sulk and whimper.12f0a4df04368ab6

“Ahem, Karian?”0ef1b938327e828a

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“Is something wrong? Or are you tense because of work?”e00cf5ddcfd2d09f

He quickly picked b686b51f30 up on the b85cf942cc situation and spoke f785c9abcc first.33e7115b87ad5bd8

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“Excuse me for interrupting, but I have a request for Karian.”5cc7f607f5a82aaf

Anna entered with a e426845981 tray just in time.5e76ec8b875f12ef

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“What is it?”c27f5d482e715ba4

“The young miss hasn’t eaten anything. She skipped the breakfast brought to her room and said she wouldn’t have lunch either.”3e52ee77d042abda

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“Anna!”3de901b09ce32732

“What?”b1d572fa8e1ff582

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Karian narrowed his 1d655a741e eyes and questioned.dc57609c41e09938

“She didn’t eat much dinner last night either.”eebba3c96bad7827

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“But you stayed up late in the bedroom reading and rereading the report.”d743beb58661684d

“And you’re still reading it now!”08424c50a4a82e74

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Anna and Karian took 25c370e8d1 turns criticizing me. Their gazes a502026ec5 were sharp.3cf025cd8ffeacaf

“Well, it’s just… I’m a bit nervous. It’s my first official commission from the royal family, not my grandfather.”c40da450ff3f9e15

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“If you keep reviewing it, the report will be so worn out that it might annoy the client.”ffac561bc80c680e

“That’s ridiculous. It’s not that bad. You know how you lose your appetite when you’re nervous.”7c42ffbf5c54a3ff

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Karian shook df3e70c040 his head b75beb78d2 seriously.287aa3e5dba0d2c9

“Still, you can’t. It’s admirable that you take responsibility for your work, and I don’t mean to belittle it. But your health should be the top priority.”7aeeaf4637ec50eb

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“And if you don’t eat anything, your stomach might growl?”25ff8d0d990eb388

Anna added in be12c31abb a stern tone, 1e5900d4fe as if coaxing d2a61b6a6a a child who 8809ffbbad was picky about 4d05024bb4 food, while handing e9b8d73593 me a piece d1c7475d16 of fruit.59b7e2557f347a53

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That was persuasive. I briefly imagined a ba72b43da1 situation where the sound 0b8bc008a4 of my stomach growling 78d4babeb1 was louder than my c12cd2f1b9 explanations in front of 49420b40fe Sir Loïs and shook a935281df3 my head.8ddaf9bd7a626958

Sir Loïs, 22dba83f4a being a 3cfcc02aa1 gentleman, would f41bb03aaa probably pretend 0d861d5e26 not to 133ca4d595 hear, but 75bdecfe07 it would b4f8539b90 surely be 68bd0b14e2 a harsh a49a712c01 trial for 51e3d695f3 my delicate ab2bc362d3 pride.8d66db9df546de3a

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“Okay. I’ll think about it. But I’m not really in the mood to eat right now…”84a429b15b63d48d

“Thinking isn’t enough. Is there anything else you’d like to eat?”e81205dbfc6d9bc7

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At that moment, a 6c89c8eaa1 wicked thought crossed my e65508dd20 mind purely by chance.7b5334892e86ab86

I glanced at the clock. There wasn’t much time left until Sir Loïs’s scheduled visit. If I ordered a few pastries from the capital’s most famous dessert shop, the timing might just work out.84f0e1e11e875718

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“In that case, I have a favor to ask you…”4eed68ca6db7cd74

Karian’s eyes sparkled as he headed to the dessert shop. Like a dog fetching a frisbee thrown by its owner… no, like a gallant knight.da4f12d1ea403309

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In the 6a847dce46 room where 5b1ade3ac3 Karian had 9abca5bf7d disappeared, Anna ca2acef793 lingered unnecessarily.3eea72df63adc2df

“Is there anything else you need?”b1d4351db4fa685a

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“Not really. Why?”bdbb42eb294c9b03

“Well, it’s probably because of Sir Loïs. Anna always says she likes handsome faces.”04c2138790f52224

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Andy, the secretary who happened to enter, answered in a sulky tone. Anna’s face flushed with anger, but she soon smiled sweetly and retorted.ff374431d14f1220

“Whoever it is, it’s unfortunate if they’re not handsome or perceptive.”b0495ad13927466d

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“What?”4fee51920c9e59f5

In the fight between 796dcf4b45 the two employees, only 81c541a72b the innocent owner gets e388492674 a headache, seriously.038f227d09364c42

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I sighed 8bf7bef48e and mediated dd5c642119 between them.651d535a207904b5

“Why are you fighting again? It’s giving me a headache, so both of you go out. If it’s not urgent, report it after Sir Loïs leaves.”affc5738b43ea78c

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“But…”3a3658235a963372

“Okay, Anna. I won’t review the documents anymore. And Andy, I’ll handle the other approvals from the deputy merchant-guildmaster after Sir Loïs leaves.”f88f041a8c8928f7

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After sending the two disgruntled people out of the room, I enjoyed the rare peace that had come before Sir Loïs’s visit.52e4f16235ce11f0

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In terms of 84dc9e0cad the interim report, 9c8283e5cb my nervousness was 4850f94616 completely unfounded. I regained my 182912a790 composure as I 055a861947 would with any dffcad2c66 other client, but 011aa14f6f Sir Loïs seemed 306d62c1a6 rather tense and bbb20b3bf6 stiff.2d422f373f64ee19

“Since it’s a reconciliation with the Eastern Empire, with whom we’ve had no contact since the unification war of our empire, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have high expectations.”4a9cf88703bca76f

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“Yes, that’s right.”32bfa37cc3b495c3

“But there’s no need for you to be overly nervous, Sir.”5608342c53108042

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“Is that so?”195f4ed3db245b1f

The conversation went like this, and Sir Loïs, looking somewhat restless, kept his gaze slightly away from me. I ordered some tea through Anna to help ease his tension, and by the time I started talking about the Eastern Empire’s style of gauntlets, which I learned about during the commission, we were finally having a decent conversation.cb9537bce37c0a7a

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Of course, that didn’t mean the report itself went smoothly.b719a2f17691f012

Sir Loïs understood the tapestry to be gifted to the Eastern Empire’s prince, but not the craftwork for the princess. He couldn’t grasp how a wooden doll could contain another doll of the same shape inside it.db51adeb54c295f5

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“I don’t think I can report this to His Highness just by words. Could I see something for reference?”f4700ed382c7c893

“Oh, I see. In that case, it would be better to show you the catalog as well.”4e37bfbf430267d7

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“Could you do that for me?”fa890b8a93146e13

Sir Loïs politely requested, 1358211964 and I went to 27452f27d4 the office to get dfbe2521ea the catalog. Andy, the secretary, d1b0ef1f7c offered to bring 0238837568 it, but I 8a064a94a8 insisted on going 3906f7b911 myself.aaec43db826a32d3

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‘I need a break too.’ba0a13eb5f02e9a8

After exhausting myself trying to ease Sir Loïs’s tension, I took it as a sort of break to clear my head.348d8d64c33573b5

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‘Of course, Sir Loïs seemed like a good person. It’s the first time we’ve talked this long.’3e96a3fd594f98fe

But in that ‘prophecy book,’ it says Sir Loïs also falls for a possessed soul. Such a straight and decent person.87d16733ab143bf9

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‘Should I give him a hint or something?’590bfa1e8229d090

Meeting the second person who supposedly falls for Margareta in the ‘future’ felt strange. It was different from the feelings I had when seeing Karian. With him, I had trust that it wouldn’t happen, but with Sir Loïs, maybe it was because we weren’t close.2f3a44a4a20dd9a6

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‘No, it’s not certain yet. Let’s deal with what’s in front of me first.’ca4d362ece968d17

I took a deep eb75a8b593 breath, gathered the documents, 0493a9128e and left the room 246fa8df15 again.c74962fa9113b270

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“Thank you for waiting. Here are the rough designs for the product.”d07f5ee760f6bb18

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I handed over the catalog politely, but Sir Loïs didn’t seem to intend to take it and looked at me with a somewhat stiff expression.2a31aa1552ebc66f

“Are you okay?”0302e71ec6350299

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“Yes?”89df6a18b09a0f45

Not knowing what he 0596c5a3f2 meant, I glanced at a26a0cda80 Secretary Andy, who shrugged, ab1a8f89ce also clueless.525ecb36a477a0c6

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“Something…”299daea3e7e587f6

Sir Loïs hesitated, which 8a889c5199 was unlike him, and 5ff68b2bfe then spoke.a61d87fb57d06784

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“It might just be my feeling, but you don’t seem to be in a good mood…”b9084ac03a5912ec

He quickly added.6e485b9c08901005

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“If I’ve been rude, please forgive me.”b7f55c19b2970023

‘Indeed, maybe because he’s the youngest knight commander, he’s different from others?’a0a97f2374ccf4b2

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He acted like someone nervous in front of their first love. I was surprised that someone who seemed so tense could suddenly read my expression as if he were on a gambling table with hundreds of gold coins at stake, but I didn’t show it.3d813eeb2e42fea3

“Oh? Rude? Not at all. It’s more like I’m embarrassed for not preparing the designs with you from the start. Haha.”41a62a7c611ee143

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‘He’s amazing, but next time, I need to grow so that my expressions aren’t read like this.’ddcc02754757c983

I silently 1199b7debe fueled my eeedfd6831 determination, and 6bb8420a3e Sir Loïs 6ddefe4423 quickly apologized.e76a04d13f57d8f5

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“I’m sorry.”52f5d31ae73020b7

“No, no. There’s no need to apologize. I’m just embarrassed that you noticed my shortcomings.”95f7860b5f739bdb

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Sir Loïs politely didn’t mention it further, and I also pretended nothing was wrong and successfully completed the report.ac851b46e48dbadf

“As for the report, you don’t need to worry too much.”6e83457052072d48

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Sir Loïs, a5927f4119 who had 80c900d3f0 been hesitating 4c6da84a92 for a 7fb537a90e while after 324283b290 standing up, 1aae880309 said so.b33051b8f35f6370

“I’m not skilled in anything other than the sword, so I don’t know well, but I think it’s too… I mean, too…”2836fc92b292c254

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Sir Loïs couldn’t continue and just moved his lips.9e91d647f4c5c5b2

“Yes?”cc8290d279abe5b4

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“I mean, I think… it’s good. Of course, the item, I mean.”31ef78020adda80f

‘What? Was he encouraging me?’86bfabb52d919478

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I couldn’t help but smile as the tension eased.3e8525da198cb0c2

“Thank you for the compliment.”00f5a15b228a0427

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“Not at all. Then, I’ll take my leave.”d4b6fea6c48ea87d

Startled, he quickly bowed e60b3af02b and left the room 0726cd109f with a disciplined posture.5b5d4dd727189af7

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“My dear love.”0141efde17805ea9

If it weren’t for Karian standing outside the door with desserts in both hands, pouting his lips, that day might have been perfect.3091efae7d039925

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Anyway, a week after having a new escort knight, my surroundings were surprisingly quiet. Only one day remained until the ‘Fourth Summer Moon’ when another soul was said to possess Lady Margareta. The purple notes had stopped arriving, and nothing had happened to Lady Margareta.5d30e975bf766862

I was beginning to 5c64b6f94d think maybe all of f79c192ec7 this was just a fe4a8cab41 simple happening.3c51eb3d3d8049b4

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“Master, something terrible has happened!”5ea1e3865e37c433

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