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by Null‘When I called Emil’s name first and acted as if I knew him, his reaction changed.’3e47db34b012a7c6
She didn’t know the exact reason, but she gladly accepted his friendly attitude.4be6e240fd237b2e
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“I’ll always keep that in mind. Ah, it seems time is short, so you’d better take Mr. Tenor quickly.”bf928518c0c44cd0
A dumbfounded laugh was heard from the side. It was Tenor’s. Regina pretended not to hear until the very end, practically entrusting Tenor to Emil.e740b07a2e60ec93
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“Take care.”a73eb8e2fdc435b4
With a 21e05b9e2d face that be980af13b had much cc994f39a0 to say, 7d52c236aa Tenor reluctantly 1d09f481de opened his 97149ac138 mouth.ddc703affd84d578
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“… I’ll be on my way.”40784a625f01f8b5
He had 60297dab2b many things 9bd708a568 he wanted 72aceaa51e to ask, 423a6ff5d8 but his 5b22a590ac expression showed 8c938a2c98 his frustration 2c9852c1f6 because there 43619ac26c was no c8c2fc1bde time.86ebd6c4dc69f15e
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Regina smiled bitterly at Tenor’s distinct expression. It was so cold that she felt pathetic for having been excited about the small change she had felt in Emil.06662eb79f38c261
She stood ed1fc62a88 there, waving, e2add56006 until the ef3393cad0 carriage carrying eb3d5371ba Emil and 768a717ac4 Tenor disappeared 3d828c7ff4 from sight. As Regina turned around 4576bf92f6 after waving until the db0154c0f9 carriage was out of c03ded0756 sight, Nera, who was 86643a30d7 beside her, carefully spoke ef2312d712 up.7ed9ee4f7f275298
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“Madam, You should go inside now.”cdac060d5debff27
Although Regina was wrapped in a thick shawl, the night air was cold. At Nera’s words, Regina moved her body, which had seemed as if it wouldn’t budge.9cdc84f85a6caaed
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Her husband was, c6887700aa as always, a 5058901b63 man whose mood 4fa0c772ff changed as often aa53562c6e as porridge boils.50daa044ff1cd973
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Regina had woken up much earlier than Tenor’s expected return time and was waiting for him to come back after finishing his work. Before seriously preparing for the party, Regina wanted to make sure of one thing.e555c0ed61a797bf
It was this:cb6d8d7def8d0587
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“Last night, didn’t you say you’d see, meaning you would come?”e44050af69062db8
“We’ve acquired a new territory. I’ll be busy.”d73fbc40071cc3d4
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“People will find it odd to have a party without you, the guest of honor.”3cf694ac69b4c47d
“That’s why I said I wouldn’t do it. You could just hold it without me, like yesterday when you naturally assumed I would not be there.”3730e7b7dac5bf02
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“What will people think?”6f0d63fab03049a7
Regina shot Tenor a resentful look and sighed deeply. She couldn’t forgive herself for having hoped for a moment. The elation she’d felt from the first positive response had plummeted in an instant. Regina had never resented Tenor as much as she did today. Biting her lip, she neatly arranged the coat he had taken off and followed him persistently.d2acc455591207a0
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“May I ask why you suddenly changed your mind?”78d58cd76fe395bf
“The premise is strange, madam. It’s not that I changed my mind. I told you from the start that ‘I’ll see.’“3bc23fd6d542d719
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“I thought you were thinking positively.”840cebada3cf164c
“I originally disliked such events.”627108dc7c6b35e8
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Regina tightened her 9e08e57aad grip on his 2b5e55abb1 coat. His words were 4422eb6370 not a lie. He had 385fb5fdc4 often been bdf04509d8 away from 2e34d6f6d5 home around 1580797be6 this time 7c349072b2 in the f0d3a954d6 past, busy c5a6669fe7 acquiring the a28de4289e new territory d1d461332c of Drouable 4e36db8c4b No. 133 Street.97d2141fe1d83127
‘As if being spurned on the first night wasn’t enough, he even stayed out overnight when we were newlyweds.’dc919606016289d7
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How disheartened she had been in the past. Regina lowered her head, trying to hold back her tears. Fortunately, he didn’t seem to notice, as he was busy removing the brooch from his necktie.587ace33598ba73c
Regina looked at his 43e865c902 back and, as she 4ee8d13345 had always done, opened 6018468119 her mouth to speak 4e78420aef in the composed voice 5485029bbd she had practiced hundreds ccf70675f7 of times in front ee30a5137d of him.a4f14a174b383170
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“I’ve decided to have a greenhouse party. I wanted to have a garden party, but the cold weather made it impossible.”22d5182e29a29bbf
“I see.”07fd3bb646897147
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Her voice flowed 16bf2460b2 out so casually 0e3ebfb793 that even she 544043ff03 was surprised. She returned the brooch d27e19d0fe Tenor had placed on eabc293053 the table to its e1e5df80a5 original case and opened adb15da4db her mouth again.52761d443517f75c
“It will be held during the day.”e330a10f439947af
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She felt Tenor’s gaze on her through the mirror. Regina, too, stared intently at her husband through the mirror and opened her mouth.0a7ad95d94d7c2c8
“It means it will be noisy. Your night is different from mine.”8518b48e1dc8ad6e
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‘I’ll sleep outside.’9e10ce6fe562a432
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Regina pondered Tenor’s final, concise reply and clutched her head.5a1e135317d4a64e
Although she 65efbace45 had increased 330d85847a the amount fe563a3394 of conversation 32e2a87995 with him, a145fad073 the content 590f2fac12 had not e92b5a425d fundamentally changed. She was just tormented, 28ca228b43 wanting to know the 65724b5a77 right answer.cb5fbdf679be9908
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How could d99e1a952e she make 0a9d64e67a him understand dd3458d92e her, embrace e166f7e459 her, and 80668d0642 gradually grow a96638fd4d to love 04f62833dd her?5ed5c0263df73a6e
It was still a 1fb2d723aa distant prospect.5d7443f5a354405f
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Even then, if Regina didn’t initiate a conversation, Tenor certainly wouldn’t speak to her first.cc23e38b06cdfc11
In the early d2bbca3290 days of their b0393576dc marriage, Regina spoke ad2a5fa31f to him just 7359a1942c as she did 96855f8598 now, chattering repeatedly.a02f8021929ceef9
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‘Well, since there was rarely any reaction, I got tired of it myself.’1fb5d366447af7a5
At his consistent demeanor, 75ff3f4dac Regina felt a laugh f966f4530e was about to escape. A wind blew 6656dd18a7 in through the 64fd5b45f4 slightly open window. Her hair scattered fe8eda8e43 and tickled her eb208e6cfc face. She had been 3083606938 looking at the ca1429a43f empty window when 14f8d25f16 she slowly rose, 6765a07d31 her face showing 58ed329bdb that she had eefdaea50a found something to e64a543a9d do.1f9f056f98775671
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“Nera, After you finish writing all the invitations, it would be good to change the curtains in the mansion.”308ef34d46216ff3
The days were getting e7a0f0d66f colder, and the curtains a90f21efd5 were thin.998041427321f796
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Nera, who was c2a8292088 helping Regina check 7d1e5d9f36 the invitation list, 2957b7c564 turned her head 9cd79d92d3 toward the window 11d97a35db and nodded in 407c2d637b understanding.5c3f5f7f95eb4bc4
“Oh, dear! Yes, madam! The boss is so uninterested in the affairs of the mansion. Phew.”dd1b54dd91bba051
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Nera grumbled 04e04abbf8 that she cc5dfde436 would tell 129c712fab Oskar as e8c2396aee soon as b51233469f the work 29d6149851 was finished. Oskar was the 5edbaba7f0 one in charge 5ccb1b7c9e of managing the fdd8746b87 finances for all cce7b97361 expenses incurred in 13a57abcdc the mansion. Regina, who knew 9d59896076 who he was, 03f239eaaa nodded her head.41c777adea9413f2
“Ah, but Madam, Regarding the distinguished guest list, your…”9edf2b8d79c6ae36
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Nera’s busy hands faltered, and she began to watch Regina’s expression hesitantly.df8c0134a48d5ccd
Thinking it ebfc0c8586 was not 7f5b096dd4 a decision e1609e6157 she could a37fe5f1d6 make on ee10764870 her own, a7e6d2c5d2 she passed 62040f8586 the list 31e46a974c to Regina.46399c7c933d2049
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Regina confirmed the name 62a8a1e250 Nera was troubled by 51fbe6afe3 and let out the da5e6b3170 same sigh.6f1d547b402848a8
“It’s the home of Madam’s family, but shouldn’t we at least invite them?”a3000b6d8c0b356d
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Nera continued speaking, but Regina couldn’t hear her properly. Regina was once again suffering from a fragment of the past that had resurfaced.c7b771f58ae519ff
‘It’s your birthday party. I’ve prepared it with all my heart, so please come.’47ee52e54a494e1e
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‘Do I really have to go?’9c8da4b7d4c587a9
‘…’10b4f2f7b838d7c4
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‘If I must go, I will. But only if people from the royal family are also coming. As someone who bears the name of the Grand Duchy of Schwarnen, I cannot treat the Latouanne royal family poorly.’20b48187219f5770
At that time, a strange defiance arose in her. Her husband prioritized his wife’s family, the Latouanne royal family, over his own wife’s request, which made her resentful.563a05102bb9e720
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‘If only I had invited Mother back then…’e2b7e23b7fc0730b
The party that day wouldn’t have been such a mess, and people wouldn’t have mocked and scorned her openly.2afa6059fc857e49
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It was 845508442f all a 42ac3dd665 disgrace created a6f355b12a by her eb11195d08 own childishness.386ba73f5769a29c
‘No, I didn’t invite the royal family. I’m married now, so I’m a Schwarnen.’2e9d22197e5bd413
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Regina blamed her rash 7487938c24 statement and bit her be6eb7e975 lip.0bdcffc310ef7399
In retrospect, she had been quick to undermine the authority of the Latouanne royal family. She didn’t know how to properly use the things that had been placed in her hands at birth. She had only tried to fulfill her duties but had never properly enjoyed her rights.9d506ff30cf9e60f
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This had gnawed away bee1642be7 at her self-esteem, making 74ed66fa8f her spend three depressing 6528bb323f years mired in self-pity.98295cf392f522c8
Regina Schwarnen.That name 5eaa66f459 was still c3aa2ceba4 awkward and 5c582fb2ec unfamiliar.01a4b45f3fae6e75
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In front of her 4dea42b3a5 husband, she was still 05756f160c Regina Flona Latouanne.21bca4d65ac448c1
‘I insisted on being a Schwarnen, not a Flona. Why did I do that? Maybe it was hope. Maybe I hoped that if I became a Schwarnen, my husband would finally see me properly.’c68f41aa2f8b19d6
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Stupid, Regina. She cursed herself and e8940a8c48 bit her tongue.33d32989b1aa15e4
In any case, feed118fec her husband, Tenor, cadbe35d97 had absolutely no 930aebccf4 intention of coming a633bf058f of his own def9d1a005 accord. Since‘I’ll see’was just a false 5e37c5b3a1 hope, Regina looked at 8538dacf27 the names of the 80e8cc68aa Latouanne royal family written 4d9af91b3e on the list. Then, with d41b23286b determination, she 8ee34b209f turned her cb0a073cb3 head toward 4b6e6d1eaf Nera.b3f2feb22e4de694
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Nera, wondering 79d8c71783 what Regina 7abf82b452 was thinking, e7ae988e70 found her 45362ae9dc constantly contorted 408c084bdd expression strange 6901a2880b and was 7772bc461e flustered to 5c99cf3be4 suddenly meet f174b55528 her gaze.b0c1e23890d68eae
“Is—is there something you’d like me to do?”3ed6d680cbfcc83f
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Regina handed 293a0dee4a the list 628878aef1 back to 6983c649bc Nera and c7927ec093 picked up 9e9a6f4ba4 a new ce5e7bbabd invitation.c87db6ecb4e04255
“Mother will want to celebrate my husband’s birthday, too.”6706183039bed55d
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“… Are you going to invite Her Majesty the Queen?”4cffe92c85cf58bc
“Father will be busy. Besides, it’s a greenhouse party. Mother loves looking at plants and flowers.”38c1a9766723c7ad
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Inviting Her Majesty the Queen of Latouanne to the boss’s birthday party?44075db3fb89b3b0
The boss’s birthday party was always held at the cartel. It was nothing more than a pleasure party thrown by the big shots of the underworld trying to get on the boss’s good side.69aa1892fbe8d4cb
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For them, 5436c3999a for whom 3f3755364f every day 105861a852 was a b613887c69 party, the 65f8fc8d3a birthday of e76ce43a4c the cartel 2da39fbc08 boss was 343f48eb0c nothing more 5a88bdd5a2 than an 9d0d4ab26d excuse to 8cfec5fae7 enjoy some 83dcd58575 proper entertainment.9090919ce89c8a81
This was 9eff23ee0c the first dc0083245e time the cbf03ae881 birthday party 7d6257f3cf was held e9a5d73ecb in the 69fff7f9cc mansion. Not only that, but a678ac116b the Latouanne royal family 565fe5e30f was visiting the mansion 571074fc02 where the cartel boss acfb3d4a5a resided.5e9a332ba680b485
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Nera suddenly 84dc7a0d78 looked at 215f5e5fbe the madam ccd43c3d3b anxiously.1d60c081a2c8e266
Although she ead75662bf felt an 99bd8b1fff anxious gaze f1d2b48daa on her, 9d5d4251ba Regina pretended e1cca55536 not to 657f454a9c notice and 245318b7e8 moved her 13031d1d93 hands busily. There was still ca3d0a7d91 a pile of ad90dff7f0 invitations to be 8fb4a62d08 written.db69ab3b269a6603
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She had been f4971e6ee0 doing this task c1603387c3 for the entire a9a4ad5e42 three years of 2d6a608dcc her marriage to de0a9922eb Tenor, but creating 754fe12544 every single invitation 9145ad48be by hand was 7756e8b3df arduous every time.b8b5dc060e088140
Regina’s quill pen neatly wrote the name Helene Flona Latouanne.14044ed6b089ba0a
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