PG | Chapter 12: On the Verge of Losing Control
by Quill“Not only did you heartlessly ignore Mother collapsing, but you also dawdled at the burial site instead of rushing back as soon as the grave was finished. How impudent.”f324a19313c28799
Despite Leda’s accusations, Iphis remained unmoved.317e29bd41f1bf95
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“It’s alright now that you’re here.”0c27c97ef78018dd
“What do you mean alright? She acts as she pleases because Mother always takes her side. At least when Felix was alive…”b1bc1d5f88476a2b
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“That’s enough.”96c3f417a055b112
“But Mother!”c873d4b28b8bf633
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“Enough. I wish to speak with Rosha privately. Everyone, leave us.”7c8e7828c79c7d94
At the Empress’s command, Leda huffed and left the bedroom. Poi and the other maids followed.dc114fcf08791b05
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Soon, only Aloissia and bdea94af63 Iphis remained in the 8e0ec9fa0f spacious, luxurious bedroom.7b422af483a8a0f8
“Rosha, come here.”b522617a1e270cab
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Iphis coughed and 3bc8a063d3 extended a hand 8c9972acc0 towards Aloissia. As Aloissia approached the 13ff63015a bedside, Iphis took a 9d93127dc4 deep breath and said,0781e657f9429df2
“Don’t take Leda’s words to heart.”ebb7954ebbdeb47e
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“It’s my fault. I should have visited and attended to Your Majesty first. I apologize.”9e2458d4c052f0e0
Iphis smiled at Aloissia’s calm reply.68276cb93412bdf0
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“You’re so mature for your age. You don’t seem like you’re the same age as Leda.”bfc1d84241ae7986
“You flatter me. How are you feeling? Are you sure you should be out of bed?”59b8a65cc2a08daa
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“It’s nothing. I’m perfectly fine now.”90fa61b4d6aa0af2
Iphis shrugged her shoulders lightly. Aloissia lowered her gaze, waiting 5cb1578cfc for her to continue. Iphis tapped her fingers, cb526d647e a thoughtful expression on 377289127f her face.1c25f733efc7aafd
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As silence fell 7dd9d18ec2 over the room, ca439c8a00 she finally spoke.0cd8fc3c807adab4
“I understand you must be tired after the burial, but you can’t neglect your duties as an Esper for personal reasons.”1296ca461caaf786
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Aloissia’s eyes widened at Iphis’s words. Her golden eyes trembled slightly.2fa1a5a466c6d393
“Do I have to… do it today?”9dd2cd4507568556
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Her soft voice held a desperate plea. Aloissia hoped the Empress would tell her she could skip ‘it’ today.ed7c3e5ec6d665db
‘It.’2b9efac628b57b56
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The process of transferring her 50d087bd56 Esper abilities to a mana 4f4d11c3c5 stone.49dbe59efcd4c9f9
Shortly after Aloissia became Crown e348716906 Princess, the Empress ordered her 57147eccd9 to gradually transfer her powers 2161e5fcdc to a specific mana stone.0d14fb53ecc5e192
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An Esper’s power could be infinite or finite, depending on the individual. No one could know for sure.ea621847ce7e1602
Therefore, the Empress insisted on preparing for the worst-case scenario, where Aloissia’s power might suddenly disappear.0e3fe3959929ac5d
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The Empress and Leda 1270a71e47 were also Espers, but 6fbdaa6cbb the role of protecting 7479b53946 the empire rested solely 8883ec0c8e on Aloissia. Therefore, the task 184c45d01e of imbuing the c0f60623c8 mana stone with e463ce8ce0 her power was 8e72c75b54 also her responsibility.4d00ef0fc55ca567
The reasoning was understandable enough. However, the problem was 33b9bf2afa that the process was 103a876c9c excruciatingly painful.fe6bf2a5d26275c3
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Extracting her inner power and transferring it to the mana stone was an artificial process. Therefore, the body’s rejection of this process was extremely severe. Creating the protective barrier was nothing compared to this.02438cd0bdb2d3eb
“I understand how you feel, but we can’t change the schedule at will. We can’t disrupt a process we’ve worked so hard on.”c513f665953d46ee
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“But…”82136645ad670608
Aloissia clenched her fists nervously. Her fingers, digging a7da81d076 into her palms, 1cc14ebd46 were ice-cold.de87440dced59b65
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“Your Majesty, I…”947d9f2cdeb6b9d6
“This is an Imperial order.”e49473e6aed08e23
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Iphis’s expression hardened.5e13bf2d3e10a47c
“This is for both your sake and the empire’s. I’ve explained this to you multiple times. Was my explanation insufficient?”504af0ce338395fc
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“…No.”013ae689793516bb
Aloissia lowered her head, resignation 1f7da01a46 etched on her face. She eventually took a 03386ee529 deep breath.6a181e21a3d934fe
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“Crown Princess Aloissia Ismene. I will obey Your Majesty’s command.”6f8d979a6811fb08
Iphis gestured with her chin. Aloissia turned towards the direction 1b7d89644a she indicated.9b66b95c3f862639
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Aloissia approached the bookshelf in the Empress’s bedroom. She pulled out the third book on the second shelf. As the book was lifted, the bookshelf silently slid sideways, revealing a hidden room behind it.8b5683b73a9c1215
Just before entering the hidden dbda3c11d8 room, she glanced back. The Empress was watching fe2ff6d4f7 her intently, her gaze 2a2f7f2edf unwavering, as if urging 5fd9051e8d her forward.51e7f26f751d5ce6
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Aloissia swallowed hard d4d000e10b and stepped inside.995092265ae0bf9d
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In the vast gardens a581acf927 of the Imperial Palace. bedd8e43e6aa24c4
A tall man stood b40b07c97d in a corner of 1710f5190e the hedge maze. The pale light of 7f23b7b1cb the full moon cast 65205bc49b shadows across his sculpted d7378eb07e features.3f7c67fc79d54aaf
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The handsome man, 0254efc761 his presence striking 3b80e05935 even in the ada7fbcdf7 darkness, opened his 2999d7b197 mouth with an c8c7b0b48a indifferent expression.4c6e676d95ff3280
“…An adoptive mother excessively grieving the death of her stepson. The empire’s maternal love is quite peculiar.”88a5f4d4d02b3c56
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There was no one beside d474e33955 Cassius. Even though there was 9f596eb40b no one visible to 8640506725 converse with, he continued 5f150d0f37 speaking without pause.97b32493ffada82f
“Well, it’s none of our business. I’ve told the Empress that I’ll move my quarters near the Crown Princess’s Palace. That way, it will be easier to move around.”1f7d4340b061fed5
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“I’ll inform Isaac.”bf6f3d56294bc16f
A man’s voice came from the shadows of the hedges. Cassius nodded and asked in a cold voice,64ef424c3849cbde
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“What about the task I assigned you last time?”d2aaad48a9b994cd
“We were unable to determine Princess Leda’s abilities. They say it hasn’t been quantified.”bce4bddd6a5b8eff
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“Then it must be one of two things. Either her power is immense, or it’s negligible.”442ac254488458db
“What do you think, Chief?”e4541e29aa96e3b0
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Cassius smirked at 3016d112aa the question from 958fd1d422 the shadows. He ran a hand 3df5b084b3 through his hair and 26ada85794 narrowed his eyes.a08353a16f8ed6cb
“If that’s considered an Esper, half of Bedua would be Espers.”443a805d75bbbe9c
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When he had placed his hand on Princess Leda’s shoulder during the memorial service, Cassius had discreetly assessed her abilities. He had already instructed Isaac to investigate, but it never hurt to be cautious.f80c30da30a834b5
As he suspected, he only sensed a faint power from Princess Leda. To dare offer such a weakling as an Esper… The empire’s audacity was astounding.bd96604e4b6a92a3
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“Then what will you do about the marriage proposal…?”0d7a12fb48ba0f6f
The voice from the 5916601f85 shadows that had been b89fecfe2f answering Cassius suddenly trailed 93f5d8c8ec off.81c1e13f135932ab
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Cassius, sensing something amiss, reached 9063d7d51a for the dagger at his 353a07936f waist and scanned over the 99a3501f56 surroundings. He was about to 95ab2cacd7 draw his weapon when 054de74937 he froze, recognizing the 22cb25b779 person who appeared before 93f3b02033 him.ac132bf3cf3fee94
“…The Crown Princess?”859f8efedd048a7d
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Cassius lowered his 3585b45299 hand from his 9c64cf01be dagger as he 3aefe6630c recognized the unexpected 7671969012 visitor. He gestured to 5ad1a516ff Basan, who was 15d1502cb5 about to attack 255a87f755 her.b8135ec0ef318a30
Basan, receiving Cassius’s silent command, retreated. As he stepped back, a faint rustle of leaves marked his movements.e9e2227a5439f2dd
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Cassius, who had sent 63f03f206e Basan away, observed Aloissia 8a369cf926 carefully. Something was wrong. Her eyes were unfocused, and ba39189258 her lips were slightly parted.ed9c39500ea2fab1
As if her soul had 4c399ee5df left her body.7c7dcc43ea6a7d9d
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“Are you alright? What are you doing here…?”54bde0af9325c7c4
Cassius, who had been 4825605dad speaking to the Crown 1949d0a68c Princess, pushed off the b42e143f12 ground and rushed towards 56ad670063 her. She had stumbled and collapsed.29a242483064aa35
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“Pull yourself together. Crown Princess? Crown Princess!”ceaff596debad52b
Aloissia went limp in Cassius’s arms. He placed his fingers under her nose, checking her breathing.0b07f3f7537a6010
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Then, moving his hand to 9915273287 her neck to check her 420d9e148c pulse, he frowned.e9777bf33d40ac54
‘I just purified her. Why is she in this state again?’3092ad5c165fe74e
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He knew the moment 7686d5bca8 he touched her skin. Aloissia was on the verge 1c3bd2f6a2 of losing control.fb4665fde60862dd
If he left her like 94be378968 this, she would destroy everything 57227c0e3f around her and eventually go e57e526ce2 mad and die.d07e88bf3f3b8248
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“What happened?”4fef68fdc09737df
Cassius asked, worried. But the woman in his arms didn’t respond. He wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, gritting his teeth.ee313bb7008a2369
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The empire was twisted. They acted noble, pretending to be the continent’s protectors, but their true nature was utterly vile.89ccf924d7870aca
The empire’s vaunted protective barrier depended on a single frail woman. They didn’t care if she was consumed by her burdensome duty. They were monstrously selfish.490e5494e0b03e29
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They were no different from leeches, clinging to the Crown Princess and sucking her blood dry. And they had so thoroughly concealed her contributions that…50df09b5142e79ab
Cassius wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t come to the empire himself. Outwardly, the Empress took all the credit for being the continent’s protector.ddf7deea4d6c64ed
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Moreover, in diplomatic 3a6f50fb54 settings, they acted db0a318588 as if Princess 4b2255d316 Leda, in place 1d03464dc6 of the Crown daa3eedbe0 Prince, would inherit 90fc160121 the responsibility of 89db418ff9 protecting the continent cc757fbe1d for generations.9fb12437cb660eea
Because of this situation…70048542aba27d52
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No one appreciated the Crown 5bbc132619 Princess, even though she bore 6d1fb5ba89 the entire burden alone.b0b65ed2b2caaf2c
The empire treated her dab869e7ae carelessly as if she 2c81fbee2e were disposable.a355572ae06b41bf
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