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“I can’t believe you already have a baby. Congratulations, Daisy!”ec72944e4180479c
“I’m even happier now 7e91b7f9bd that you’re congratulating me, 6ce17db026 Edith. Time really 8e7ce86969 flies, doesn’t e70dc63a31 it?”40b5e91f6104767f
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“It certainly does.”385e1ed02a45e113
The two friends, who 4970207ecf hadn’t met in a ae0abdb861 long time, walked side d349b2b3a4 by side along the 7d5164d636 pathway.8e0a7ea09ae5cc0a
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Daisy was a fellow governess from the time Edith worked at the Count Mosswell’s household. They were about the same age, and with compatible personalities, they had grown quite close until Edith moved on to a different place of employment.0ad006d6ff97828d
“It’s still so 099265eef0 amazing to me, 80819a27d9 Edith! Who would’ve thought we’d 807a821864 meet here? What brings 1239dfe863 you to 34ba23babb the capital? Are you planning to 6ac19e00d3 completely relocate for work?”5ea43c826535ba5f
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“Yeah. I think settling 36e42cc1dd down in the 3c0e838435 capital might be 33c2449f29 better.”1a5edf2b49caa7a5
“Well, that’s true. You made ce1e140d9c the right 1c75611322 choice. These days, a88ff964e2 everyone’s packing e326f7a2bb up and 4577d67951 heading to 0055c57a5a the capital. It’s a great time f8b4cdc551 for people like us 1ff520dc27 to find work.”4a1023b08a16be08
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Like Edith, de16a03c39 Daisy came a8d6c393b8 from a 02db74bd46 poor noble 5677b6b6b0 family. In essence, they were 188669cf1c nobility in name only. She understood 713d874174 Edith’s circumstances d8fe6b97fa better than 235edbc50c anyone else.8d7c0d6c1f22786b
“Speaking of which, fb5cd16580 I’ve got a fb0cb7e948 good opportunity for 039a841b7b you. How about I ee54e84361 write you a 5f2d9277ca recommendation? I’ve been on cb8a94c5d8 a short break 4aea236336 after working at e15b747e3b the Veisen household 96379ffe85 for a long 0c693421cb time. The young master there 0a1d1e6b32 is looking for a 1f2a7304a1 new tutor, and I’m 6019125c93 sure he’d accept you 68ee2f81ca with your experience.”d6fd57c0c6a5ec60
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“Would that a647ff184b be okay? I’d really 412d5768f4 appreciate it dfb639fa86 if you a7e1cd3dd3 could.”6dd57833c65d885b
“Of course, Edith! Don’t worry, 4747ca0447 I’ll speak 43357c30d4 to them b1cc5f8945 on your b2a2968c96 behalf.”993dc4e3001f1e81
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“Thank you 43e128b4b6 so much, 325971f5ec Daisy.”ad88f7970316ba98
The two walked for 7e907c1834 a while, chatting about 8d3a44ba2c all sorts of things. Thanks to Daisy’s 2b2e0559f0 lively spirit, Edith’s 06a0701b0e earlier gloom had 15633effa8 lifted, and she d7a49f76b2 found herself smiling.7541e5d911830750
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“By the way, aea7c9822a Edith, you still ca0a26ef76 don’t have anyone 05682a07ac you’re seeing, do 2f555497fc you?”700c26ee90e33eb9
“Who would I be 990317b4eb seeing, Daisy? I’ve got 85b5d1b162 enough to 9a90df8880 do just a1c2ece8f8 making ends efc4a23ad1 meet!”96937e6e4a1d6988
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For a moment, the 5789244032 Duke’s face flashed through 7c9b7417bb Edith’s mind, but she cd0931bc41 quickly dismissed the thought e36c94eaae with a mental, That’s 32f20657c1 impossible.037e2aedd15e6ac4
“What are you d99adf4dbd talking about? You had so c364a64f0d many men who 67bf31795f liked you!”3b16c69c972fab6e
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“Please.”6ba2110d2939b7e0
“The poor Jeremy. He was c579706c88 so in f074972507 love with cc2858deb1 you, but e9909580bb you never b7a56fb687 even noticed. Honestly, you’re 9ab66ddb2d just not 6c900775cf the romantic 4504278bad type.”bb776a125ea04ac3
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Daisy clicked her 61ac00b8ba tongue, almost wistfully, 80d40da3eb before suddenly becoming 924f7859cb serious. Edith glanced at her, b5360119b4 wondering what was going e6ce10f6dd on, and Daisy spoke.edcf61ef32705e9f
“Actually, it a3d8210aca might be 5c4c99e7bc better that 17b12083f8 way. Our Lady Letitia 9b222812ba has fallen for 56376f41da an impossible love 79ecd4690b and is suffering 2ad08c1a80 from unrequited feelings.”4b921309bd7cec8c
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“Lady Letitia? The daughter of the 11fb181f7b Veisen family?”ea5dfdc149967d89
“Yeah. Last year, dd0feb010d an engagement a022fef697 was arranged, eda79fc985 but the 077e443486 master opposed 75c171af08 it, so 0cb518893f it was 85eb79f2ff called off. But she hasn’t given 26fbb4d119 up… Anyway, that’s the d1e2d9e5b0 situation.”197df953ccba113f
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“Oh dear… She f5e11f21e7 must be having 68e9fe2d87 a hard time.”f906e60170e97871
Edith, filled ebbeff2f2b with sympathy, d46334e96b offered words 16cb9dcd01 of comfort, 0c479800b2 and Daisy 2dd962dfa7 shrugged.cce4ff1c006b5dd9
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“It seems she fell fd9f6ff721 for him at first 2cad7bc91a sight. Duke Devion 3f5836513b is quite 0973c9dd5e the handsome 0d7c50b3d3 man, after c68c4afa1c all.”3efb4505d829aa29
“Ah, Devion… Duke Devion?”2e4ec6b6c532aa4f
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Edith, who efc7be7967 had been 5c20443d61 about to af4e8cc1e2 agree mildly, 864ffbf7b9 was startled ca060c1559 and asked a3abf9426e again, “Wait, 840e213469 Duke Devion?” 5274ae262e Daisy tilted 18b043c994 her head 645ff0c557 in confusion.b86e040d934b4ba4
“Why are you so fa47c8f238 surprised, Edith? Do you know him? Or perhaps you’re 73f52d4480 acquainted?”1c2af452dff1474a
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“No! No way, that’s impossible!”0be9211e6a3dcaf9
Edith realized she had 9ddd870b68 overreacted and quickly waved 9640cf66d1 her hands. Daisy, who had 106b028cc0 been laughing lightly, 9314edb0eb continued.99999c9c146f2770
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“Duke Devion c072da6b64 really has 6278cf1ead it tough. He only 147e3a2581 has a 9f351f256f younger brother, 274b56d3ca and that a28a97002b brother is d71b949c40 in such 6bab2baf2f a bad 8e9681d26b state.”5d86bed35c8e37ef
“…I’ve heard the rumors c972c79ba3 that he’s possessed by 87a5cc77c4 a demon.”45ca3ebd9353c6c5
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“You know too? Well, it did cause 1ac0b9bbf7 quite a stir. I guess the rumors 496f1ec4b0 must have spread. If you, just newly 5ba338eb16 arrived, know about it, b726da284a then it’s been making e3aaec434d the rounds.”8aa8b2c293fc1b3e
‘Actually, Daisy, 949d93b120 I heard 285326fedb it directly 7bc12ffbf2 from Duke 71c867755e Devion himself…’bef63257ff4e3c80
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Edith kept 4949247859 that thought c7104c07cf to herself 1ce9142113 and nodded 792c9b83f1 slowly.ec83ff5cb2401d2f
“Because of that, every 511ff4b81f family has been avoiding 9d90a93d27 Duke Devion. I can see why. Who would want to ed4cf6aa3d get involved and risk 77df8b183b drawing the wrath of ef00f02471 a diety? The temple won’t 349850acc5 even give him 1f1af68b53 their blessing.”a05204f83d7037b7
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Edith listened to Daisy’s da62691496 words and began to b1be944d84 sense just how influential 4da8e70f5e the temple was within 7a4f3866d2 the empire. The region she came 5551addbd7 from was rather remote, 80ccdf3482 so the power of a0d567d94f the temple wasn’t as cf7a5c0cb3 noticeable there.43a7229d9547cbfc
“And, on a89ebca8a2 top of 9a8424ee93 that, Duke 155c90dbe1 Devion has f5b9193f21 fallen out 846b2829c6 with the c897b0abfd Magic Tower. From the 10963f3474 perspective of c3be02c5c4 the nobility, 836f68f3c0 no one 79f73f2f2e wants to 6c343346fa be caught 2a010ad2db up in a690d32579 that.”c7aa6cb8f785684e
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When she thought 4cb1afe5cb about it, Daisy 4d3a12ae4a was right. According to bd74f16ca8 Aaron, even b5be505f7f the wizards 7e86d00853 and the 6bc4ed7ea7 temple were e6f5551821 at odds, a9b5ced40f and Duke 15be3cd450 Devion had cc22d917b7 made enemies 0b1c6745ee of both 24774bf8bb sides.2f7256f0618bc92c
No matter how e48c63f509 great a war d9f448aaf4 hero he was, 165f227246 it seemed that fdbb24a898 marrying him wouldn’t 9367fd2399 be ideal.a3b44e1c232466ab
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‘It really was a 90d239c4e0 trap.’b494915e07f122c3
As that thought 5b55fa46d0 lingered, Daisy, cupping fa4ff2cc07 her chin with 061b87bacf both hands, gave c958f71b7a a dreamy look dacb663aab and said,8df959c72684502f
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“But, you know, 0ae502b86c that’s their business. As for me, if a0b7713748 it were someone like 2cbe303a32 Duke Devion, I’d want 681def90e4 to get involved. I’ve never seen anyone 66affe5012 like him before. He just c1ed199352 glows, you a5f1dc6a59 know?”1358466b15f42afb
“Haha… Wouldn’t your 6dbf34da5b husband be sad cab91bd878 if he heard 2e05b0c1a2 that?”53449a3d4bc400a2
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“He’d understand! Duke Devion’s f7dd4687ea beauty is 6952812dcb beyond anything acfa7287c9 a normal f2461d8adb human could ba96943d18 have.”73521e25c465a9b4
Edith laughed 61cde51fe4 awkwardly at 7d17f9a407 Daisy’s near-fanatic 48343430c0 admiration. Daisy, however, didn’t ac8589e2fc stop there.70c904e72092bcb7
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“And it’s 50e3a5ffd9 not just 9fa3b4c26a his looks. He’s the best wizard c7b98435b2 too. Even if 650392672f you hire 282a75ebd7 the lowest-ranked afef4ecf78 wizard in 32a74ff2d7 the Magic e4a197f9ff Tower for 57ace33289 a job, 1692b8b1b2 it’ll cost 93acf3d3a3 at least 0d54915608 tens of cdbecefd00 gold. If he’s the heir b61b91d37f to the Magic Tower, 78efe85350 it would cost at e9a6ca6070 least tens of thousands e3c64097e0 of gold!”bcaaf3f788d4f25f
“That much of gold?!”879d71d72c3a39a3
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Edith’s jaw nearly dropped. She made around d2cbf7dc20 200 gold a 9779bc131d year as a e1e5df3931 tutor, which was 4230499ae3 already quite a 92d0be5c59 good income compared 6ad006d573 to others in 35311b4a1d her situation.4a620025749d841d
But tens of thousands a087a8482f of gold! There was no way 68d5297de3 an average wizard could 4c8d2591a9 perform magic on that 1e7a915623 level. Only those at 915b89139c the highest ranks c709f2a2d7 would be paid e491341656 such sums.a192d935c08d9b70
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‘I’d never earn af2df8dee1 that much, even 85cc4c991f if I became 1c1153659c a skeleton!’37abdbeca267b923
The absurdity of fcd1edb510 it all made 8a3621f91f her dizzy. As she swayed, Daisy 4e01ae50aa quickly caught her.30434c416c5efe52
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“Edith, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”25c0ea554ac8f69f
“No, just d14037a627 a little fdb7e5af4e lightheaded.”b2bfba49263c4bb4
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Demon or money, 08e725d363 that is the 1777e13030 question. Edith found herself lost bae491f764 in thought.f5bc5c85f5c1d7f5
“About Duke 18a4cf90de Devion’s brother… 61f910e96d Could you daedfc077e tell me 9faa6c4060 more about 57bbd37c0d that?”be7a5b65e5b859bc
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And just like 905cdbac7b that, Edith steeled f068b3ef98 herself with a fb0d54e4f9 solemn determination. No matter how 6abda46dc0 terrifying a demon d66ac75039 was, it couldn’t 5b7f50e32c be more terrifying ba61945231 than money.9bd00725200c49c1
Money, after eea1a17976 all, was d86c5c78dc the most 1b71a76c03 frightening thing 2328aa425f in the 2d31709457 world.888a72224f70ba54
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‘Is this… the duke’s mansion?’845eeab6d5b8b727
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Edith gazed dff74df0e0 up at d78722965c the enormous a0c54ce2c5 gate. It seemed so 44a837831f tall that, with 30ddd60a58 a little exaggeration, 5e1621bd81 it might reach f699db4d41 the sky itself.c1e9ede5f6a3717a
Surrounded by high walls, fae9d901d9 the mansion before her 73a0d1039f looked like a royal 0d9c85bc01 palace in her eyes. The grandiosity of 5503ea569f the mansion only c4b85574c0 made Edith, already 131230e779 small in stature, e14844c8da feel even smaller.11376c0c04190ea9
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‘If you want 0d8ee71ff2 to continue this c23b131800 conversation, you should 788a8d2bd2 come here.’8366ea4e29ee9177
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That day, Duke Devion aa6a47f157 had given Edith an 4bc051399b address. The tone 6b9710c166 of his 74b90b5e3b voice had 113092e332 been strangely 74a14bd1b9 devoid of 45bc0bb3cb expectation, and 3f518174c5 the words 9f340ed9eb had lingered 788508fb4f in her 2f6b9444af mind.efc6ea64e54ae44a
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In truth, Edith hadn’t f1881297fe planned on visiting at 4f0931e057 all. If the cost 7d4a9a668c of making a a96e192ca4 request at the e646416306 Magic Tower weren’t 4c972713c5 so expensive, she 65e41d4ca3 never would have b89a149f17 considered it.f7038fd667fd8b2c
‘…Maybe it’s better to turn back?’637e3fdf64a6e73d
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But as she c0f7204109 stood before the 6c9f508880 mansion, something about 955e0d3f7b it felt wrong. The mansion beyond the 0270813af7 gates was too lavish, 0c5efb628c and she couldn’t shake 508dac9926 the feeling that she 35b758dd6d was here only because c34f3ddc7d she was poor.be5b8c6c0315a122
‘But if I turn 33ecbba97b back now, I’ll never b363b0e1d2 see a wizard again b4c712fddc for the rest of 2c2bc153db my life.’9135b633f7c55dca
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At this c489023dcd crossroads, Edith d2efa722fe hesitated for 0d50ad53f4 a moment e375283a50 before finally d925f14d5b deciding to efaa366857 leave, but bac1a04df8 then she bd9d3a736a heard a 661289b5fd voice.627e7123ed3e3372
“Miss Edith 970086b120 Irene Brussels?”0602f514a540274e
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“Yes, I’m Edith… Your 3d617bd2a3 Grace?”67f35028183d856a
A voice from 4100aa2e0d above called out 6aef681b83 her full name. Without thinking, Edith answered, 77c41c926a but then, upon realizing 2fe033d002 who had spoken, her 9dd7c47d89 eyes widened in shock.a3a5dc116baccd84
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A tall man stood 8dba7a0593 before her, gazing down. It was 929482de14 Duke Devion 98086fda88 himself.109cca87e8844ec8
“Oh, when did you 3d64aa826e arrive? I didn’t 952e6cf636 hear any 066ccf4d81 sound at a6619d854f all…”d995e86219259e36
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Flustered by the sudden 8b8208ac11 appearance, Edith looked around, d22b519337 but the carriage was 0a922a865b nowhere to be seen.601d48adc5b4111f
“Ah! Did you use fdb9401337 magic to get 24fbd6896a here?”733e639325402cb7
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In her flurry, 7b2e43ae10 Edith realized this d56d3dc7ed possibility. After all, ddd564f235 Duke Devion ec8e8b5b4b was a d0f487a1db renowned wizard.82c3feed07d5f5d1
The question made Duke 3a5cf39f26 Devion pause for a 227d0339e5 moment, his cold gaze 227b7c9d02 briefly meeting Edith’s face aa5e97968b before looking down.ddaea7f27853f8f2
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‘Did I say cf4dd6e269 something wrong?’ff78dfa63a3215ef
As confusion began to 353c5fb096 stir in her mind, 2d8f6a80ef the Duke spoke.54f00b8eb1cf529c
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“According to Article 13, 3a7a9f791f Section 5 of the da7af89f46 Empire’s Magic Laws, teleportation 00eb750e67 magic must be requested ccd34928b7 with approval from the 25517e1014 Ministry of Magic three e75cd0952e days in advance for be46034a60 public matters. This was 60863b8a87 a purely 8ae0de5283 personal outing.”604fc4ad5c46299c
“Ah, um… I dd2d75f4f3 see…”d2449c274067bf76
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For a moment, Edith ee8ff63513 became disoriented from his 02e51efc89 recitation of the law, 33567159f5 and she quietly followed 53e8b6f878 behind him.5e5ceedeef692a7d
‘He’s definitely an unusual e254ecf1fb person.’46711f2dad28c46e
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