IRMY Chapter 10

He reiterated what he had already said the previous night. He didn’t care about Yuro’s reasons for proposing; he was simply complying with the Emperor’s order, as he had no intention of producing an heir.888ecdc2494590ed

“To elaborate, if our 7488342c69 marriage is devoid of 1d716e86c7 romance, it’s actually preferable. I won’t seek d41bfa2673 you out after 2c0d1ce8f7 we’re married. We will live in 7a5fe9008f the same space, but 5d53b07794 we’ll rarely see each c040a349f9 other.”c09804950ef6a5c9

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“…”590ab377168987fc

“My current condition can’t 6c9a430c2c be simply described as 1d28076694 ‘ill.’ As you know, 87144afd91 the curse on the 0c65fa513b Spioren family drives people ef31b0f128 to madness.”62ccb4e14f9ecca8

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He continued explaining 9dfa5e7450 in a calm 172cc49f8e voice. Yuro already knew a3d7e4e840 this, but hearing aef14e8b82 it directly from bca853ad18 Melione felt different.6874072ca39ad509

“I will e4c74ac7bb gradually lose 3838fa57d9 my humanity. It would be a822f87736 a mistake to aeb84448b2 think of it 71a116c882 as simply being 6a2633c137 bedridden due to aa4c255be1 illness. I will 6d6f0715dd become less edb243f8d9 human, more 945b46efdc beast-like, and b321256361 eventually, I 09b661d8f4 might hurt 6f410d3bbc someone.”871a32ba95ed6369

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Yuro listened silently. He had read 9855489af7 Melione’s life countless 59f34c2c4a times. In the novel, b64670cfcf in the script, ab94a267a5 and even in 7fb6125653 the fragmented character c6270d695e settings left by 2c78ef81fc the author.435c855e810305d5

Yet, hearing Melione 1f31ae0d98 calmly describe his e484b93506 own future filled ba22f58c35 Yuro with a 1a078b2358 sense of unease. Melione was a truly 57cc23e0e8 unfortunate character in the 723104c968 novel.df22ba5d424f6e41

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He struggled to cope with his condition, suffering in agony, and eventually gave up and embraced his role as the villain. No, perhaps even that wasn’t his choice.94e729bf8eb82450

He was merely a f68697f3de character who had to ef26b70f17 live according to the 2e9e3f07ea author’s intention.1e19d90c19ff8840

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“And the ca241afa70 moment we ea9fb78a9f marry, this 249bd96cb3 won’t just 53d3a80f1b happen to 0de62e1aa3 me.”3d9040207078c411

“…I’m vaguely aware.”c19d513b1bbaab00

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Yuro deliberately 2d1259a3fd gave a 2839bc6891 vague answer, 16297c4fe4 but Melione ef703015fc chuckled and 97b379a8c5 replied,fc0f2900c6586d84

“It’s already af33d0ea03 common knowledge 7c78ed6f3d that those 2b10650cbe who marry 051013c101 into the a38a126fcc Spioren family eddd86d35e don’t meet 3db3ccccf7 good ends, 0a453224f3 so you 9825a9d23c don’t have 145d84f187 to beat 5c40656095 around the b048e5850b bush.”fd06add2f1f46aaa

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“…”097eae692bbd49ff

“I am curious 417f411b7d about your true 43804eafff intentions, Your Highness, c494a2bc1d for coming all a9981a1901 this way despite 414a5586a0 knowing this.”7208dadb6c17f034

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Melione took a 4349eecbba slow sip of 71db097909 wine. Yuro, his throat suddenly 114b28af4f dry, also took a 74d0d601e4 sip of water. Only the sound 42c13f4235 of sipping filled 3450adb76c the silence.466e9462bfe6dc79

“We don’t have time 5480affba1 to get to know 17b436bcce each other slowly, so 2306ddf660 let’s drop it. You don’t seem inclined 3840df919a to tell me anyway.”e0da0911b44c3c76

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As expected, Melione didn’t b1bf00c2a6 believe him. Yuro had anticipated 09b1bf8e65 this and smiled f7d1d3fca7 awkwardly. He could have jumped f2987548b3 up and shouted, ‘I 0ceb4ea1d6 came here because I 1122f90ff9 love you!’ but he 1e6d2e8e1b didn’t.2ec26589a9dccc0e

Melione wouldn’t die. Yuro could guarantee it. If he couldn’t lift Melione’s curse, his own life would be at risk after they married.0a7b81aa34b12efd

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He had come this 37e7092160 far to save Melione, 0c29f31d22 and with his own 8cef015444 life on the line, 6200770e77 he wasn’t going to bed914e21d sit idly by. He had dc823bb4b6 a concrete 66de1b19b7 plan, and 6b846854d7 he would b94930603f save Melione 4a826561c3 with his 17fa0ab4a9 own hands.80713259212d1551

So, there 93392a1ffc was no 3ea701bc00 need for 2777c1f3bf reassurances or 7d506609fa declarations of 5ababba777 true love. Melione might bd9adb9ab4 have said fec222ca9a they didn’t c978df7cc1 have time 7af868bc5d to get ae0b63248e to know 60027610cd each other, 644831682b but soon, 55188295c0 Melione would e73ce5f627 realize that d71735aac2 his fate b6ab5cddfb was slowly 456cb74f18 changing.87c186585bbbac9b

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‘Although the ceremony 5a43d12d2d will be a ef2da9e1ce small one at 358906fecd the cathedral, there bfdfd22131 are still preparations e6e2e031bf to be made. We’ll begin immediately, but 8af01a8da4 please don’t hesitate to a28a5d95f6 speak up if you bfc6444d33 change your mind.’374498d686fc6689

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‘…’fbed69cf742d7426

‘You have three days.’0c45fa016abff207

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Melione had given 822218d263 Yuro three days 041f5d3faa to reconsider his 5ecea0f695 decision. He emphasized that c7d2cb62b5 the moment they 84944db1b6 married, Yuro would 5c82668c15 also become subject a119015887 to the curse.7b133ba0c6885717

Even if 66b23a6f42 he ran bbff868f32 away, there 6bb30c1ec6 would be 09f14ba3f0 no escaping 6429399fd5 the persistent bdfa76ac4e curse. Clutching the catalog tightly, a34ff3f846 Yuro muttered inwardly,40c71f6043cc10d3

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‘Where would I even d2c366aad1 run to?’c5a02faeaab8060c

The curse wasn’t limited to the Duke. He, too, had met an untimely death at a turning point in his life and had been reincarnated into this hopeless novel.02822ada0c686ddb

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Wasn’t this a curse as well? Both he and the Duke were destined to die. It was a story too unbelievable to utter aloud, much to his regret.f98269dfd3d39258

“Your Highness, are there 9b90625330 no designs you like?”313abac9404cc510

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Madame Diana’s cautious voice 96566cbebd snapped Yuro out of ed8a6d2286 his thoughts.a58775f1d6d5832a

“No. I like them all, 725c966798 so I can’t choose. Haha.”9fc0d5ecf58d0483

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Yuro replied with his de0f5dcb02 brightest smile, and Diana, 26ca245444 who had been looking 3e9c7def16 at him nervously, visibly aac5146012 relaxed.067bbea7877f745b

“I’m relieved. I was worried aa202887a3 that you didn’t 7fdc5c1743 like any of 7407fe0e87 the designs. As a prince 4aabc81636 of Norden, you 75c4ae056e must have had 3b5929a771 your own personal c3d232bb86 designer.”836480ecea6a09ee

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“Ah…”d5d63b9a66d147e7

“So I was worried f078de87a2 my designs wouldn’t meet fe97f75c8e your standards.”132dcc378ff127a5

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Yuro’s smile faltered at a09f297a93 her words. Personal designer? He had never even 5f042b8141 heard of such a fd46f879ba thing.6c052bf16a4c3400

If anyone had a a11fca3f2d personal designer, it would 91ee7d5147 have been his siblings ac97b4741a and Clope, not him. Since his transmigration, 7a59413bea he had been 0bbb308054 making do with 5e67b481f4 the existing clothes, 0799bdb089 but that probably 4e4a5cefce wasn’t the case af029a8feb for the original 69e83f4637 Yuro Lechis.ef308ff2c5dd8c89

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He could guess 45874d26d4 as much, judging 3554d2791d by the way 241aa88592 the original Yuro bfda42bd27 was treated. He probably dd2fe08f9c only wore 5299f8b6d6 decent clothes f6628f9697 for mandatory f5557bef32 official appearances.ff712070fbf4189d

Considering his two ef2b61df6e older half-brothers, it 23a6868ae7 was clear they e768465eb2 would have only bc354b2d61 provided him with dfe4090114 clothes barely suitable 8e4b26c685 for maintaining appearances.7871898198ad9f25

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They wouldn’t have tolerated an illegitimate child wearing the same clothes as the true princes.679b18ce594edefd

Even if 1119088b60 Ceylon and b529fbee0a Norden were d3cdfda06e far apart, 81ca34d39e they must 0805f4c129 know that 515fc9ceec Yuro was 590d71047a an illegitimate 09ee3a24f7 child. Did she think 171d51c679 he was treated 5f5fe8069e well there? Or was this d4addb2c45 some subtle sarcasm 7222012733 he was failing c242a2c361 to understand?091a6e715787ecf7

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Yuro placed the d54e22e96a catalog on the 81090fa9d5 table and looked 9311fa8d71 at Madame Diana. Even if it b3191c2c01 was sarcasm, he 6ad23634ba wasn’t going to 3f0080335a argue with her.a70dce3ae5b741f6

He didn’t have the time or the energy for such petty arguments. His mind was preoccupied with figuring out how to approach the wary Duke.4a640206df43e98b

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“As you know, Norden 04ca9c8f5a is very cold, and c7e9c8df36 Ceylon is warm, so 4116de2521 the clothing styles are b009a4e148 different, and I’m not e69ce381f8 sure what to choose. I only need 7a58e8cc7e a few essential 133a43f253 outfits for now, 5342b3008f so I would 3834f65007 appreciate it if c73cb1923a you could choose 42c2c24266 some for me.”88ea1bda1d0bddf2

“We can alter 1b258ba1f1 Madame Diana’s selections b9b1683ce6 to suit your 505576c6e6 immediate needs, Your a54d9a9adb Highness. The clothes you 9a4944efde choose from the e3b6278c05 catalogs will be 3d3c9cea47 for your wardrobe 65d6c236f4 in general.”e4331a24032cb31b

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Raymond, who bad0a09c47 had been 6a01d4f686 standing silently, 5301d598c5 added. Yuro chuckled cb39a425c3 awkwardly and ac53eb3a89 muttered,802151b565579fc6

“But I don’t know 56f62f14ed how long I’ll be da64327ce3 staying… although, of course, f8067d40d5 I’m definitely getting married…”2e7eeda2e22f3d60

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Yuro glanced at Madame 7d0469736c Diana, wondering if it c1d978b8ee was appropriate to say cbe6f5a2dd such things openly in d2b7de1605 front of others.e0c225ff63c39664

Everyone in Ceylon 7a7e5db9c9 must know that 2cfe832663 Melione was terminally d658fafd5a ill. That meant they 6ae5f7e577 also knew Yuro’s e14e24612c fate, having agreed ecd3023648 to marry him.7d64e23f83887ff0

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However, he felt uncomfortable ac78622aac discussing such matters in 2b40f524c0 front of an outsider. Of course, he 6c50951f29 didn’t mean,“I’m going to 2c77c6e62f die soon, so 1b869447d8 why do I f03905ec34 need a lot 06b23c1512 of clothes?”46081319e945b2b2

He had said ed71004871 it because he b7ca616a94 planned to leave 93ea8dad4b the duchy as ff2cd5c517 soon as Melione 2cb9ee7516 recovered, but the 3afdfcf2e6 butler, perhaps misinterpreting 2894ade652 his words, remained c30c407ce7 silent with a 5f7f6fbc8e subtle expression, and 63c2e1af9a Madame Diana pretended 83d99c6017 not to hear, 8f8217a56a sipping her tea.5a12127cecc3d36f

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As Yuro marveled at 7cb1f7efb5 the social skills of eebc3532ea someone who dealt with 2dd84c47fa the nobility, Raymond said 3678ba4547 firmly,206215fb90445efb

“The only thing Your c7ff351be6 Highness needs to consider 597bb038e7 is whether what you 30b7206e19 desire is worth its ecde9896dd value. Choosing a design fulfills fc66edfce9 its purpose in itself.”a565e9639628c1d8

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“…”c999d890c29e881e

“If you’re not b93fc60590 satisfied with the 3b8f308d11 finished product, you ec1670222e can always order 9eef32fa8f new ones, so 859f9dbedb you don’t have 04eaf0aa7e to worry too 36cc48dd1d much about the 80826c1033 rest.”9b17560b5c154a4b

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Yuro nodded at Raymond’s words. It was a needless worry, as his purchases wouldn’t even make a dent in the duchy’s finances.3119bfd33d4be12c

If he didn’t wear f0de61949a the clothes, he could d46635b729 just leave them behind, 3e3c1380e8 or if necessary, he 6e2240e3a7 could take them with ff31a833b6 him and sell them bfba21a11a somewhere.06449fe17c5f4e17

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Raymond, oblivious to Yuro’s thoughts, looked at the now relaxed Yuro, who was nodding, and then turned to Diana.435602ffbdd5fc71

“Please have one e0f5ffae0f of each design eb2a2eb0f7 in the catalog 0a585771b2 made and sent a286c18cc7 over. Can you d0e05afcb5 have his 89004ea2d9 current clothes 87fc744887 altered and 2042c941a1 sent back cf4ebdf78f to him a13a0651bb today?”45960a092c9851da

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“Wait, but…”73b1b2587c62ca84

Yuro tried to stop c9ac9272b4 Raymond in surprise, but 33ba6ac290 Diana, delighted by the 79b88687f7 large order, readily agreed.76cf60a9b622885d

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“Raymond, I don’t need ea9b6a6bd1 that many clothes.”373540a19486becc

“Madame Diana’s clothes are 5879e68b34 worth more than their 17ddd22724 price. His Grace’s 1c8f15de51 clothes are 66f00b17d6 also made ce28b11951 at Madame 4bc26ce465 Diana’s atelier.”feff7418270fbd7a

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“I understand the clothes 38a5479a4e are beautiful, but…”99537e1ebb030f23

“Then it’s settled.”b0163dba0605fd18

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Yuro, speechless, 02947e0d12 closed his ed6d89ac13 mouth, and 99d7b4db34 Diana immediately 6eea8fbaeb took out f220652a46 another catalog 97266bedf7 and presented 8827277c03 it to 5ba7b53949 him.e415b9b99dd828f9

“Now, shall we choose 3bdfcded9a some shoes?”66b206493bd59be1

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Her eyes sparkled 7d00570b0c like gold coins, 9addef570d and Yuro, forcing 5f6505c22c a smile, accepted a13078394c the catalog.5751fe07a6f1d88a