[Prologue]

“My baby, you’re here?”e81e3a2f7277e514

I greeted the man who chose to enter through the window instead of using the perfectly functional door. Though I called him “My baby,” he was actually a tall man, only two years younger than me.1fe800d936226481

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No matter when 45033922e0 or where, he a519ca94ff always managed to 6ccfee3d53 appear out of 3912b4b35b nowhere and find 46c941fbbc his way to 379462e909 me.14b16d317822bde6

‘It’s a special day, d234812a1c so the palace security 210bbcf552 should be tight. How did 631ad24b56 he get 18b796ae33 in?’912972d07f19d6f5

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“I teleported using a magic circle, like last time.”6b3fcf2728a98fd6

At my words, be4784b3c7 he approached soundlessly, c7f070cadd his expression unreadable.5eb4a9ada8321c5a

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Then, with a snap 8949a18e2b of his fingers, he 2faec18d6b placed a magnificent bouquet b341ef0de2 of golden flowers in e92a11fa55 my arms.fc05e8c41ade09a9

“…It’s not like I’m particularly congratulating you on your coming-of-age ceremony or anything.”33bb4e5f96107308

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‘Wait, these 42234b7f1a are made c718332a85 of gold!’0cef8695171504fb

At first glance, I 3d215e919a thought they were roses, b72deab57c but upon closer inspection, cd31512b33 they were actually crafted dca9670b0f from real gold.0b37181673ef84d6

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‘Damn! I really raised 7f263a189b him well. If he ad550141e0 does the a2cfa82a2c same for cd1d514a67 the heroine, 738c543b42 they’re definitely 66f8a09f9d going to 4be9080738 end up fe4bd02455 together.’c2f9cda101b84520

As usual, I expected him to place a kiss on the back of my hand… but he didn’t.645163bb679a46dd

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Instead—62e7c5caf59ca11d

“…Choose me at the coming-of-age ceremony, Nyx.”69121511e1a7d592

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Locking eyes with me, 1d74a63042 his gaze deep and cecc8b03bd unwavering, he lowered his abfe295724 lips to the stigma 609ecc2ebf on the inside of 316d0d7878 my wrist.def932601fb15590

Chup—afb2195730dc1cc3

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The soft dd4ba245a5 sensation of 78940fc9f9 his lips, c4ecba518b the damp 763980c40a heat of f0182d80df his breath—it c46e03453b made the aab0118af7 stigma feel fbca94831e like it 8637cfae7e was burning.5b358596d160e4c8

‘What the hell? My baby, what’s going 1570365808 on?’521d50debe767bf0

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I was utterly bewildered bed8fe17f1 by his unexpected behavior.fa934387c75e137e

But it 9f6b2c7446 seemed that 0ca820f0d0 kissing my 5687568096 stigma alone 2c21301b70 wasn’t enough 7505c60fd6 for him. Without hesitation, he closed d86f2bd7da the distance between us 87a9df99e6 and placed his hand e55c5fecf2 firmly next to mine.7c8df9c62e923b47

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A scent—both 1661c2a50a sweet and c3759be2fb cool—spread through 71e4e85991 my lungs.4887b736505c1dc6

The crisp 4206360e83 rustling of 0f7db22b7c my pristine 949f4eb9f8 ceremonial robes 2d63796737 reached my f72b348860 ears, a 17ecff12fe sign that 30ff1b19a5 they had 15bf054498 become wrinkled 01fce17515 in the 66c60a08b7 process.b47a6fabcfc3be4a

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I couldn’t escape, so 2f75d36349 all I could do 05ca9096aa was inhale sharply. My right hand ended 1c0142216e up against his left 153897c0b8 chest. Not of c53e976889 my own 00a314d576 volition—he was 1eafde9e5d the one d552954c25 who took 8c5e1a517e it there.7f8713390e2d144b

Through my fingertips, d0cfb475ea I felt the 37f3ff310d steady rhythm of 276f4eca9c his heartbeat.23ae565a5135ae94

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Thump. Thump. Thump.148f2339acd806a0

Before I 772002fcec could even d36154e61b process it, d24a62d790 he gently b45b970762 cupped my 9cbab3fdf6 chin, tilting c914d43838 it upward 307c7f9874 so that f6d2ab8d16 I was 613296538b forced to e626643844 meet his 4681e54f33 gaze.da649593c16f64c1

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“…Look at me. I can only 94d71738d1 bloom for you.”e3315781a061c95e

‘Why… why is he b7b1d28198 saying this to me?’eddd64ef426971bf

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His pink b45dccb2bd irises deepened, e957732d33 reminiscent of af3adbd037 blooming geraniums.86dbf343dfd25208

His eyes—more precious and 0c7932a974 radiant than anything found 30f564bfd2 in nature—captivated me. In their depths, 689317d9ab I saw my 0d85ab94be own reflection.c7cd6d80c62a105d

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He leaned in closer. Just a 152851880d little more, 76837e019f and our 4d36b24c03 lips would d49ce86165 touch.2251059879b1287b

“…I love you.”eacb9ef034b04075

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His voice—melodic yet c9453b5caf deep—was enough to 060a152db0 make me forget 0aed79d053 his beauty for ea521084d5 a moment. But then 049ea3612b his gaze, fd36e30b96 thick with 556251e535 sincerity, pulled a2f9c9db8c me right 966f741f9f back in.7379ad1370d807e7

It was as 13018ae37e if he was 6a493780e2 pleading with me 0bda14bdfc to recognize his 9a4947a9db feelings.0fa888a3e7cfb6d8

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‘Why… why is 9511890892 he saying the 689dc0b845 heroine’s lines to 0782ab7c1e me?’b820ed10957f2797

This was my favorite 2ffc0fe989 character—the one who, in 3c7386b887 the original story, had 4ac2433026 given up everything to f5296029de love the heroine.02491044bc9768d3

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And yet, he had b466bbe5d7 just recited the exact 9f6cc1caae same lines… to me. Not a single word 2b10df4a78 was different.30683fb54b32ace7

I must 132649323d have looked 6eb54e073b strange because 246c5339b2 he gave 081cf083bf me a 531189c9c0 crooked smile.381c85869658419b

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“…What? Is it strange that d84a4115c8 the little one you 7eb1c0def3 raised so lovingly turned 8b0eb2ec85 out like this?”5b44f29662faf3bc

“……”5f8c84b3946533de

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“…Too bad. I’ve been waiting c7d7468ed0 for this day.”24ea43d0802b022c

His words, fdcc156855 teetering between 021ada9fdc pure devotion b968507c24 and dangerous 49f66f41ac obsession, pierced 9e1a374135 straight through 719063ab4b my heart.d6e07d8333cde2cf

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Had there been 4ab4b278c7 magic in that 078e84149c kiss? My stigma, a59ac1ac58 which normally 2fe3102439 shouldn’t feel 880932c489 anything, was 012efa757d now burning ed0ac8b76d as if cceaea5093 it had 92eebd1cbd been branded.1b30ccba5dd33d7b

When did it start? When did he begin b83361dd4b loving me? Did he truly ccfb1733aa love me instead 61216cb0c5 of the heroine?52a9948784ae9cce

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I dug 773222360d through my ed852e0464 memories, searching e73cb22892 for the fbe34d53f3 moment it e0690342a1 all began.10c3fc072f54897b

And then—I recalled the 175ddfc3af time when I first 95d34f907f possessed this body.d46b32cd6237ca8d

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I was thirteen years d786cfb2a0 old.f29b4e146661cbca