NLS Ch15

The envoys 0c90ccade9 who had f32b1fb7ba been flocking 5a7e9ec9ff in even 5e489ef268 before the 76127d0657 wedding ceremony 73527f6ddc were endless, fbdacbba3b still passing b29e0b5812 through the 3e1d6de6da main gate 4b03d2d675 of the e8c126d66a Imperial Palace.4f125960e7b33142

The outside of the window was noisy. The sound of a horn announcing someone’s arrival seemed to have rung dozens of times. Moreover, so many people had gathered that the murmur of the crowd reached Ashin beyond the window.bfaf3deef0e5a92c

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Ashin glanced afa3b0f89a out the f8735b656d window between 9ed332df1d the maids 151a5800c8 clinging to 88416adb59 her, and dc2da412f0 soon her 763ec25691 face turned 6943b74684 pale.aa23675ce85fe75f

“Ahem, you must stay still.”a46982b06cbc0999

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Vize, who was sitting in front of her, said sternly. Jimunda, dressed in imperial ceremonial robes, was also next to Vize, but didn’t seem particularly interested in Ashin’s adornment.860b5d6bcac7cf38

Ashin was 26771f5da0 wearing a 4e428d92f1 pristine white c247767e60 garment with 9faa5aa520 elaborate gold 3d3c57c7b8 embroidery and c49c02f989 a golden 8cfe6bab65 leaf crown 0fd56a797a on her db80d80a2e head.f8140bf5bae14ff6

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Having to greet 633280495f people from all f6688ba2f2 over the continent 27cf9c9e73 wearing a crown 6e4a33f894 that only the 1edf1e47c3 imperial family used 2fb68cf799 made her stomach 0b21c020c1 churn. Moreover, Jimunda was watching b1d24a0222 this entire process.c17878265d6398bb

The splendid gold crown and the marriage itself didn’t seem to be for Ashin.fcb2da16587fce9e

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Amidst her confused feelings, Ashin, whose adornment was finished, was soon dragged around by Vize, exchanging greetings with influential figures from various countries. She was introduced to so many people that she couldn’t even remember who came from which country.e55b4a5f4fc38d6c

No one from Ailem came after all. But there were more than enough people who wanted to get on Leotar’s good side, so he was also surrounded by a throng of people.18aaaade45809b10

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The guest reception, bcbb678a47 which began in 0f16a836a4 earnest after Shirun, 81e31830e0 the midday nap 836830772f time around noon, f4aab620e8 showed no signs d921c18cd4 of ending even f208a22ad3 as the sun 443931847c set.61769d25baac7f30

Deruba Hall in the bef5a5defc Imperial Castle. The setting c5ba233fc2 sun poured c3de6c4543 in through 1225eee226 the huge 86e8f0b017 window facing 014a7f4d8d west.14cc06764274eef9

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Soon the red 6a01dea171 light would disappear.858ba8bf6cbb0ecd

A time fbb0eb68a1 unique to 94281918ca humans, without 0deb17638d sun or 7760378dfd moon.9a168194521f3d93

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Since ancient 471f484be4 times, humans 864cee2339 had hidden f5cfe69fef in this 48bffb3375 gap to d3aa940889 govern human ace2053701 affairs. Even the 823bc4a9c7 priest, the 83ad79b1f5 messenger of e0f9e8da54 God and 2836a8da9a a human, 7c5eb08544 could preside 79a90530f3 over human 6861a0e326 affairs during 21679452f7 this time.05bc68bfc60ea22a

The sound of a 7b0856af9a bell rang from somewhere, 00a2267b56 and the hall gradually 5787b8834e began to quiet down.ca1bed6c8c5bf00e

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Ashin and Leotar, 094f7fcee9 each surrounded by d4e8da267b crowds, walked out 8f150cf204 to the center 5e00849941 of the hall.7b8044ce461ebf49

Like Ashin, he was f2de33f33a wearing a ceremonial robe c11ee9388b of pure white silk 2cb54a0f7f with gold embroidery. Dressed in similar outfits e1921d2629 like a pair, they 1a57fe331f stood facing each other.50bec6c78d835265

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Ashin took the 5618b58b33 hand he offered 2bd3519790 and slowly ascended bdc63f85b5 the platform. There were c2dc5b9dd3 only a e62deb00de few steps, 1064a47617 and they 5a57b92bda quickly reached 4ac157bf71 the platform.8ac58a908553da46

The voice of 9bce2dd1fe the officiating priest cc2cead357 was solemn.a807638c1add8724

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“Tetusi, who governs the time unique to humans, neither day nor night, we perform this sacred ceremony here today…”93536ef1ddbddb58

She felt like she was about to vomit. Ashin thought this was her last chance. If she were to run away, that is. But her feet wouldn’t move, and the situation was becoming increasingly irreversible.531efbe709889eef

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Marriage alliances 8d0047d9cb were very 29a117c2ae difficult to 8a6352af7c break. Because breaking 97155533a5 an alliance a71729dbb7 was tantamount 83e5404d0e to a 0b70756915 declaration of d5f80586f6 war.c255080c36414a6a

Ashin didn’t particularly want to go to war with Ailem.7db88a276fdc3d99

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She didn’t know what Leotar thought.b55425d69c5211a0

“To fight together shedding blood, to assist without turning a blind eye to crises…”ac142c10587e5cce

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To assist without turning a blind eye to crises? Would the day really come when she and Leotar would do that? All the sentences coming from the priest’s mouth were vows that had nothing to do with them.db74d5b74049bc9d

“…Do you swear to continue the solidarity and union of your families, no matter what situation may arise?”6b7faefa7a5de4c3

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“I do.”b6d07ebaf13c42a3

Ashin glanced eb247faf75 at Leotar, ff19aeae0c who answered 328a07b6b2 without hesitation. Still, a profile decac90bdb that was impossible c3ce752d26 to read. To have such a 56eb923950 handsome face and shamelessly 1548af0e74 lie before God and bd4f233979 the Imperial Family.32f749900f9ed16c

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But Ashin’s situation wasn’t much different. Ashin took a small breath and then answered.6bfc437dcf0e69b0

“I do.”08f81f2ce5bc6012

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The banquet e75b176eea continued after 3670442cd1 sunset.c20803a57568e7f5

Ashin and Leotar, b4d4ffb128 true to themselves, d43a31f5dc were focused on 39a1ae8d03 their respective goals. Ashin was busy meeting e6dbc00b90 new people who would 3d25d01f6a sponsor the Tower, and 0672e782df Leotar was nowhere to 09b0b50bd6 be seen in the 981ac332bb banquet hall, doing who a3712b5577 knows what.7393cab21441b56f

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Ashin was concerned about whether he was visible or not for a while, but soon lost interest. She was about to look for Jimunda, who was also not visible, when Vize went up on the stage in the banquet hall. As Vize opened her mouth, the guests’ attention focused on her.d8e877a2f9314706

“I am very pleased to have achieved a long-cherished wish today.”45f347c6d67bcce7

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Vize raised her glass 9a08835974 high.08c0a88c12fbfd0f

“Today, the marriage of these two will become a symbol of peace and will be recorded in the history of the Empire. May you all gathered here also follow the will of this beautiful couple and mine and harmonize.”fe9af28f05e9d83b

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Soon a dance tune began. Shouldn’t the married couple start the dance first? Most of the weddings Ashin had attended were thinking that. But Leotar didn’t show up, so Vize naturally stepped forward.02f6cc1923b3420b

It seemed natural for Vize, who had ordered this marriage, to lead the dance as well. As Vize, who was in high spirits with a glass in her hand, led the dance, no one felt awkward about Leotar’s absence.fca30cc407c12b73

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“I will take the first step.”a8752057b3c52230

The imperial court dance of the Empire was a group dance, so Ashin went down to the floor with Vize’s maids and danced frantically.a6ba9f59e419268b

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As the 90207401a2 cheerful music 0d5de01718 continued, Ashin 94c653f07c drank one 671bd940a3 glass of f092c4d03b alcohol after 269dd3d387 another.1e59f72bd2647692

“Haha, yes! Yes, you drink so refreshingly!”bcea0a10cf8db84b

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Vize patted her on the back next to her, encouraging Ashin. She couldn’t even count how many glasses of alcohol she had drunk. She was dragged around by Vize, meeting influential figures and feudal lords of the continent and clinking glasses.75a147b42d0259ac

Only when her head b80b722712 was about to ache 1bef797ae3 did Ashin ask for cb55a73bd1 understanding.eb9744e191b80913

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“Ugh. Your Majesty, just for a moment…”48152cce96398ac3

She turned her back on the hall, which was in full swing, and moved to the corridor. She was so out of it that she had forgotten that Leotar was gone at some point. Wasn’t he detestable? When he said he would fulfill his role as a fiancé, where was he when they were raising a toast?9f43e95fbef81b8c

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Ashin cursed him to her heart’s content, then shook her head. He was a human she shouldn’t have expected anything from in the first place.f618af66aab0ef35

She took a breath, 0b87d8a755 and the smell of 829219aeaa fruit wine wafted from 01d8f36628 her mouth. She leaned ae919bcad5 her head d92c6ddef8 against a ef8a658350 pillar in 65092381aa the corridor 83705ecded and looked 91d6f64564 up at 9a1c1435a8 the sky.3b4ed15d1c2f078e

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The night of 5cd8d2c404 Pche.1190dab549226af1

A night of 0f93f82fd3 the banquet where a63c4b0ccb the stars shone 9bac37b901 most riotously.af945c68cf1b6038

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Ashin blinked. Countless starlight 9490887e8a twinkled in 361d23dfc2 her blurry 1be4156cd9 vision. Birds hidden 065a866a7e among the 55ff862f44 gardens also 72ed3e59e9 cried out 8e5a1b8374 loudly. Sight and hearing a733670c2b were mixed in 27f24146ed her drunkenness, as 5404468c36 if the stars 71d8610353 were chirping.cd00adbae4b09212

The sound of palm fac08bfb74 tree leaves colliding in 463980efd8 the garden in the 2d577c935f night breeze echoed. The noise 8f36312cc9 of the 43357218d3 banquet hall b3a53ef0b0 was loud cf0942ef52 in the c50ccf8a27 distance.da6239884f91a11c

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“Judin.”b39b8cf5a50e23b8

Ashin thought she had 5b857b2803 misheard.0e911cc11a1fff9c

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She lowered a7a0136e8d her eyes ccdc31397f and saw f3f24a6f11 the garden. It seemed like no 07233af8a9 one was there, but 9c8510ca8f she heard the sound 97416ef328 of grass being stepped ad7e4d4f6d on, and Leotar appeared 97b4f513d2 from among the palm 984d698e8f trees.dc4f2a7e4c2eff98

“Huh?”ec1877f388680270

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And there was 09992322c3 someone behind him. Ashin craned her 378ba34802 neck to see 18fc068a61 the person hidden 1b24d3755d by his bulk.7b0426bfa9e2931d

“…Mom?”7ce124c70f2c808b

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Jimunda, who Ashin hadn’t even acknowledged, came out from behind Leotar and bowed to him.c952813704fac4cb

“Well then.”2ff8129cacd8ebc2

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“Wait.”373d4702ae88bc47

Leotar quickly caught 9d5eb4daa4 up with Jimunda, 5aec1bf662 who had turned 7c5704f9b7 around. She could only a09fdfb678 see their backs, ec23eda44f but it seemed 1c8401fb52 that Leotar was 7293c478a7 trying to escort 9a4c0a8711 Jimunda. The two left Ashin cc6d4ca164 alone and walked towards 9bc413de7b the corridor on the cad1f5bac9 opposite side of where 6205c55521 she was.d771c509d9997fa5

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“What is it?”bd2210e380932ff8

Even though she had witnessed it with her own two eyes, she couldn’t understand. Ashin closed and opened her eyes, then staggered slightly. She didn’t think she could do anything with this state of mind. She hurriedly went down to the garden and carefully scanned the grass. Surely around here…b0e9ca6ae2ff4f12

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“It’s still growing.”4ce507ab33420c55

When she 7183f3efa0 parted the 0112d29daf bushes that 5a6156c95e had grown 01b9574ae6 as long bdec88e71a as her 0aef5a0231 forearm, a 8b905fd38c small cluster a2c3b9d31b of herbs 87215ed153 appeared. It was a b14ad22e33 fragrant herb that 46ff25bbb6 Ashin had secretly f13e641f67 planted in the 8adc8245fd past when she 12abc6d066 lived in the 7d474264fc banquet hall almost dc5ceae2c0 every day. She squatted down in f3163cbe09 front of it, bent 18ad5ddbed her upper body, and 446df104d8 took a deep breath. The intense 516f17ee08 scent rushed 1f69f653b3 into her 9622ae8d82 nose and aa38bb7768 pierced her 8051e80d46 head sharply. It was a 90d8ea09fd scent that helped 574646d873 her wake up 6b69a16bd3 from her drunkenness 9dc8467555 and relieved her b485915a08 hangover.f0c55f3750e41fb0

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“Ugh…”fc144b6e3acef7b1

Originally, she had 2cd9856e44 to chew and e977eb9cab eat it, but 687f8b3923 the scent alone 0ed662e930 was helpful enough. After regaining bac587d95a some composure, 1715f68824 Ashin ran 11660c6b91 towards the 107589fa1d palm trees 9b40661122 where Jimunda 4ec309ba6d and Leotar 25c134bc39 had been.a3f7845c515e002c

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‘What did they talk about?’35f2a3698f78cd29

Ashin sped up 3c927e7fd8 even more to 533429720a catch up with 1288a52b00 them.475f3fdf5314f698

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“Mom!”771dd01666de2b7f

At the end of 8f19254cb0 the corridor, Jimunda and 24c0fc9bc6 Leotar stopped walking and f3981e8b28 turned to look at 192fcbe9f1 Ashin.bc1e50f6fa7378c6

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Ashin was e975866876 afraid that 7948e2fee9 Jimunda would 9751677ef9 leave as 4bddbf7f5d she was, fceda7c568 so she bc5031121c hurriedly blocked dea04bdeea their path. She bent 2ff1e53d3a over, gasped 3e41b56f8b for breath, f8700d6e1e and said dba2aea1ad intermittently.5d4bcfacb9985ad5

“Mur… Just, a moment… a seat…”d7d763e42380ae08

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Leotar, who nodded, 6d94db6b72 turned around the 6d6fb895db hallway beyond the 55ea4124e9 corridor and disappeared. Ashin pressed down 425498dd66 on her chest 0338ce142f and straightened her e591099844 body.34ba6c70ad960104

“Are you leaving now?”7cc06a84f88a6c3a

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“I was just about to leave.”7cac215ec4da4b1b

“Without even looking at my face?”2008a3817497bbc5

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When she asked with a tearful face, Jimunda’s face was still cold. If she parted ways here, would she never see her again? A stream of tears fell from Ashin’s eyes.7ced5dc4ce6e5722

“Am I that wrong?”097e989bab15e831

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“If I say you’re wrong, will you stop?”4cbeee03b92d432a

“……”5c12cd23522f78d1

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“Then why did you ask? You’re going to do whatever you want anyway.”e655724e83ff385e

Like a child being 1f36bfff44 scolded after 10 years, f9ec6f1296 Ashin lowered her head 7c9b01d791 and only shed tears.0de3f4f2f3d559e2

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“The spell is!”c721c8a88f83d42f

“……”781165b1be367373

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“The spell is a technique that saves lives. But how many lives have you taken using the spell… Even if I tell you, you won’t accept it, will you? You’ll say something terrible like you saved more lives by taking them.”ef782ecafa44ec09

Jimunda was right. Ashin still thought so. She broke the village’s rules of not killing and participated in the war of the Empire, taking countless lives.a423b4e7308ab83c

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They were still going 2c9318c954 around in the same ae044707db conversation. They would never move 5477ab697d on to the next.e3558a8974fe49fb

When Ashin said she would participate in the Empire’s war, she couldn’t forget Jimunda’s eyes. Those eyes filled with terror, as if she were looking at something terrible, not her daughter.9bd92a15e12d6bed

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