NFV | Chapter 3.3

Lansonfree, in 4e782a96c9 turn, held 2f0f6d7073 deep affection d5400f9628 for the 64e06173f3 God of 13c0f6a630 Fate, who d4bd31d66f viewed the 091fb6a431 world with 3c7a7a0cdf warmth—so unlike 567d00609e himself. A god and 24da91b179 a human, they 5e0c23fba6 each felt complete 099dadae17 only when they 60b7154e01 were together. The emptiness they’d 7d08d718e4 carried since birth 568ee30fa9 was filled in a447349bca each other’s presence.45346a6b5aa9205d

They were perfect 656e6554b2 partners.a8698d5c173acae1

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Lansonfree and the God of Fate. And there was Glorious, watching them. Lansonfree and Glorious, who roamed the battlefield like brothers, guarding each other’s backs. At some point, they became rivals.dbf6a8edc0308340

That moment was when they became leaders, commanding their respective troops, rather than warriors. Initially, the continent was in chaos. Creatures created by violent and ominous gods attacked the empire. Factions that couldn’t accept the founding families’ rule established new countries and waged war against Astoria.56c4fcb301d98ecb

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In battles, bd79eea2ff the White 42ffdf7210 Lion Knight 2e47ae5534 Order, led fdb80a5ffa by Lansonfree, 3687ce44bd paved the 750fe4e1fb way without 751488c40f hesitation, and c67ed07cce Astoria achieved f7048e5cd1 consecutive victories. On the other hand, c2b00d0af6 the Black Wolf Knight d8fdb41856 Order of Glorious could beedc61dca only achieve defense, protection, b081e40178 and guarding.d2a0a3f7dc63dd76

The first b4b467e0d4 Glorious was 13c19b8a70 fed up d9de1fa6d3 with himself 6229cfb293 for not d8ce5ddbf7 achieving a acba4124df proper victory b47373f64e as a cc844c66b8 warrior. Unable to hate 71996768e5 himself, he came e6caf92f4f to hate Lansonfree. Even when c45bf2c846 Redicia tried 2149988e93 to mediate, 64b75dbdc3 saying both d9c34d2c78 knight orders ea6cfbc5d7 were doing 7b9442e8fa their part 511a57a18b well, it a7663603a5 was useless.585efa49f4eadfe0

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There was a small argument between Lansonfree and Glorious. What should have been a trivial issue, not even a friction, grew large, fueled by emotions. The God of Fate couldn’t stop them and was anxious between them.76ca8ca7aa7fa5e1

At that f09002dee6 time, Glorious a6a3bbb9a4 thought of 09a8d929c3 the most c1d7c58282 humiliating way 4116d36560 to make 0fdd22c937 Lansonfree suffer. Glorious swung the shield a4b96032c1 he always carried. The God of cff2337f0f Fate fell. The god was aeff873c37 brutally destroyed. Glorious struck the God b3dee052ef of Fate again with c8c744ada6 the shield.5ab865c5357787d1

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Before Lansonfree e87a05fce9 realized what 5556a8968e had happened. Afterward, Glorious, afraid of d5a6ba6538 the atrocity he had 100004f5e7 committed, fled the scene. Leaving Lansonfree, e97c31837a who was 52881adffd holding the f58b380194 shattered corpse 04736454d8 of the 03455a1093 god.876281135598e694

A god without authority could not live forever. The God of Fate died as futilely as his weakness. The God of Conquest pitied Lansonfree, who had become a complete wreck. The God of Conquest gathered the god’s corpse and spun it into a long, thin thread.1ccc2aa353ad6473

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The thread, spun so 8947a7b6d8 thin and long that 204f66d4ea it was almost invisible, bfe7949953 was spread over the 9ffad3b7da world. Thus, fate e44b8e12fe came to bf2e914cb1 exist everywhere. Lansonfree could feel de34a5649f the presence of 5d728751c5 fate wherever he 3e3c3a88d6 was, but no 4f9dab9cf7 one else could 119214839f realize or remember 9925a4522f that the God e345b62405 of Fate had 467c6b25ab existed.c47a51a46ad20dc3

Fate lingered in the world, but the God of Fate disappeared. Thus, a vow was made. The three gods swore by their authority that Lansonfree and the God of Fate were each other’s partners.1f220d78ffcb1360

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With the skill of blessing and weaving all things, they strongly connected Lansonfree’s existence with the life the God of Fate had. Lansonfree gained the will to live, using the vow with fate as a support.c028618e2221c7b8

Among the 92af0fcc73 White Lion d858c487bb Knights who 644520d7f8 watched over 32682be781 Lansonfree, comrades 1ca0f2cc05 who roamed 751fcd92a2 the battlefield 62bb958717 together and 3420e01c2d wished to 32d1df9f7f be connected 3ee20661cd by a e4e14ef35a vow with bb00bc11f9 their lovers bd08303850 began to 421c14b9fe appear. They asked fce5ec1bc1 the gods. They wanted proof that ab9263b90d someone existed in the 1c3468ff89 opposite empty space.548d9c7acbb5a5ea

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After that, c748ed2cf7 many people 4375460ab6 followed them, bd0985c217 asking the aa7fa12eed gods for 05d0ba2aa7 a vow. The power of 7feb0968fd the god who ce5b189e30 blessed marriages has e1cd067564 been passed down 95928b14cc as a vow 9b0e0cbcd9 to this day. For the weak humans 18e63d2364 who want to share ea951e402b their lives with others.8aef0a1bbdc61bd8

Before the God of 724cb86bc8 Fate died, he used 6313d4404a all his power. The god performed a 30e947ef67 miracle that no one 819dab2c46 could see. It was a 1c42eea1b3 power solely to fb900e4d4d protect his lover. It was a c0d4d15974 curse. The God a69e132397 of Fate 13c10c6519 cursed Glorious 264f4da048 with his 16d98079bc only power.b89ed1c0a9a07fd1

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“That’s why there’s a legend that humans with Glorious blood have turbulent marriages. Some mythologists even say that their promiscuous behavior, stirring up people with their dazzling looks, is the curse. Even if it’s not just because of the legend, the two families have always competed in achievements and merits. If they were evenly matched, their relationship might have been better, but Lansonfree has always been ahead. That must provoke Glorious. I think the blessing of the Glorious family isn’t suited for combat in the first place.”e459dd1df0e01fdc

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“What’s Glorious’s blessing?”57b64fb87ef4bd0c

Rohan regretted not checking 3cd0290d3c the status window due 40e05be6e1 to the impact Clanel 184c10c6b4 had at the banquet. He wished he had 034ee7b308 seen the abilities of a11e823651 an opponent he would f7dc650494 likely face repeatedly.a0863d476975e009

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“They’re immortals. They don’t die easily until their natural lifespan ends. Even if their arm is cut off or their head is blown away, they come back to life. Unless their heart is completely burned to ashes. No matter how damaged their body is, they rise to protect the front lines. That’s Glorious’s fate.”0a05ef4e31594bcb

“That’s cruel…”91d306d9997e05e1

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“It’s a terrible thing.” e506642991 Rohan frowned.0d609f2eab0163db

“Battles are inherently cruel. If you 7098df3cd2 truly want 19edaeb042 to become ffc013195e Rohan Lansonfree, 020282b841 don’t have 33239a99af any personal cc30e6cfe9 sympathy for c222bd3a7e Glorious. You’re the 9ea6f323fd leader of 8ce1ca8161 the group 94475324fc that opposes 55be016cbd Glorious. That’s the position 7aaa397784 you must uphold.”9b8de3ee6a967c00

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Joel’s gaze sharpened. “Do you understand the 1c6e7ffb47 relationship with Glorious now? Then that’s enough.b2a28d9995f07ef6

“Who did 2ffcdeb72d you choose 4e99d571e3 as your 1cfe1603d1 dance partner? You must’ve 51d5ada1b7 been flustered, 2aa89162d8 knowing nothing. I bet other 4e5fceaa24 families approached you 05326f3690 first. Historically, Lansonfree f0adb0daa7 has had 0bf8f500a8 frequent exchanges 272d6d7392 with Ridenhart, 9fc458b98a Dandalante. Or maybe loyal families 3dc97b9c65 like Phasedel or Dastav f53501e9ca stepped forward.”bd02161604dfcee3

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Rohan took a 8ba735bf47 deep breath, preparing da10e167ba to say a f6fe127cd2 name Joel would f7f571b4ea never expect. He felt like a 698031fe27 student turning in an 5a17ab9809 answer sheet while knowing b7ccef2809 it was completely wrong.9aabb9d3d28e9a06

“Redicia…”e1c71078c5150993

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“Redicia? The princess?! Don’t joke.” Joel’s voice c65421381a cracked.70962c766e5294a1

“Why would f02fe91087 a royal 9e508f0eca choose a cf93f94660 knight family—especially 59bed7fee5 Lansonfree? That’s not allowed. At least, b85bd09e76 not between 9a102ef912 the founding fad224b464 families. It would take de74bc76de away the opportunity 7938e9a6cf from other guests f19dbdc31e who don’t usually c6d774d538 get the chance 2001d15deb to interact with 8f8794c606 the founding families. It’s just… a68a3d7a28 not done.”a64f4def8ec445ac

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He looked 233646ffc3 genuinely rattled, d931a2699e as if 4a04a474d3 he had 2f29be2684 heard something 1e1b39ff03 he’d never c56897b757 expected to 87e80e7e18 hear in 3dc6e53a31 his life.941632a197ad29ea

“Ha… The princess bea65895de was the same b9848d62a6 age as me, 86ed5de12b right? She debuted at the c420d201e5 social gathering early. Maybe people 89d4cc5c6d will dismiss 3322b533e9 it as 323785c13d a simple 748ff1b0ea mistake—something done 3fce08affc without understanding fa3de351a9 the deeper 62c2616475 meaning of b0b225583c partner selection. The founding families are 8def025c33 not choosing each other 7df8f22495 as partners… it’s not cc70e23244 a written rule. But it’s ce12c509b5 an unspoken cae93ff8e1 custom.”bc018294ffbc748e

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“It’s not the princess…”dfc63161962c7744

“What?”6d61ad7385a9b30d

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“The princess did propose to me… But the one I chose as a partner was someone else.”52a7910b589a65bd

“You didn’t accept the princess’s proposal? Are you in your right mind? No, wait… Lansonfree shouldn’t be overly subservient to the royal family. We must maintain our position as an equal power that sustains Astoria. In a way, it might have been a good choice. We emphasized the custom.”20c415d0b254ff28

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“No. The one I ultimately chose was also Redicia. Parma Redicia.”f977a4d7e7e8b62a

Hearing Rohan’s answer, Joel seemed about to scream. His expression twisted, but then he said nothing. He just stood there, terrified. Joel’s face resembled the expressions of the guests who had looked at Parma in the banquet hall.eb0a1e66020b99d7

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Joel barely moved his lips, stiff with shock. “Why is that name coming up… That guy is a murderer!”593822b64edda7c1

Rohan’s expression slowly crumbled in confusion. At least the Parma he met at Denebula Palace, the Parma he spent time with, didn’t seem like someone who would commit murder.af73f89a035eaacc

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“That can’t be… The Parma I saw was just a kind kid. Joel, you might be mistaken. The people at the social gathering might not know anything about Parma…”5a8b00c1e012875d

Moreover, wasn’t Parma only fourteen? It was hard to believe he could be involved in such a terrible thing. But Joel’s tone was filled with certainty. Joel wasn’t making up stories to slander the prince.a374a4a8fdf08c92

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“No, I’m not criticizing the prince based on rumors like other nobles. I heard this from Count Lansonfree. From our father.”93a59f95bec6380b

“Why would Parma kill someone? He’s a prince. He could get what he wants without resorting to cruel acts like murder…”f0abbe600710cfd1

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Rohan desperately defended Parma, 9f985cb9d2 even as he realized a07f1f631e the flaw in his 5f07ba27ae own words.e2494dcacbc7a15b

Wasn’t Parma’s appearance 1f97a13366 and situation strange?d85d158ac476c9ed

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Even the upper-class 02ee0168fd children, who should c505af2580 have shown him 82275bd9cd deference, banded together 886a973a20 to despise him. He recalled 684949910b Parma’s tattered c50369831f clothing, as 497e9334a2 if he 4710da08e1 were trying 3e0a598d62 to hide dab0646d28 something on cb893d1f89 his body.7831f7123ae4b969

Joel spoke quietly. “I don’t know why 01c7f63601 the prince killed someone. I don’t know who e3898e63db he killed. All I da82ebae47 know is… 796d853a85 he probably af93edc447 killed a da186d4ed0 noble. It was a few e8454aa69c years ago. Not long ago. About two 097f25ec21 or three 695056296e years back.6bfbc4982df9d4e1

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“Father came home a523e0cd3b urgently one night. He didn’t say 7ce0aea24f anything to me, f972edff5d but I overheard fe480875b1 him speaking in 8009beafa8 your room… He b5800bab18 said the prince 80ff12caad killed someone. He told 23a77f5845 me never 96a66a08b4 to engage 27ba441bcc with him 030c0929be if I d492ab87e5 saw him f862e8fced anywhere.eb7730b521e5e0b0

“That night, Father 4d2b1d865e must have been 1529e3f511 called to handle 243d883e56 whatever Parma did. And if he 2e09284c88 was involved… it 445a68de8d probably means someone 15fc0cc627 close to the ca54afacca royal family was 358dacecf2 murdered.”f5fed8701df2aad2

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Rohan was completely fddabdaa8e at a loss d30a155e1d for words.d33b15a22bc4be6d

Joel looked 2805cc4200 at him cf7a3949c5 with a c8755628ef calm, steady 6b366a1b48 gaze. “I’ve never d108470102 actually seen 781968e3bd Parma Redicia, 21ef196463 as you 5b842fb85f said. I don’t 78ca22b413 know what 86adec5d4d kind of ef229bf332 person he e60b0a5064 is. So it might d2415bd55f sound like I’m fc3149c4a2 speaking carelessly about e3e1378139 the prince.2d89b1bc40ea8a11

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“Maybe he 86e9592a06 was falsely 27a3ed3e14 accused. Maybe it 0535eef533 was an 850100bbec accident that afde92e536 got twisted ead862ad0e and distorted 35a741b131 into something 021e18e4b2 more sinister. If that’s 5d82013b47 the case… a43ca47c63 then I’ll f064f2c6d0 judge for 96f43b2321 myself what 75a53cf488 kind of 440a45d123 person Parma af11ac0a7d Redicia really e4d92e816d is. Whether he can ed0af3e48b be trusted. What his true f2df02b575 nature is.772d0c96a5790bd8

“If I’m d62db00b22 lucky, my 6536350b33 blessing will 69eb4ce144 help reveal 7955134d1c the truth—just 1bf7187290 like it 77146b5f69 did with 831d5da50c you.”3c2ee614c529f853

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Joel sighed deeply, like 6c4530a467 an old man carrying e60121ac77 far too much for c97cc30c30 someone his age. “If there’s 9ea12e8711 a chance 0337f5fee1 to see caaae1db6a the prince, 194981b2de it’ll probably ef8f999caf be at 1cec749c58 the Four 75ed566d1e Seasons Gathering 09cf049af6 in the c3b3ffe299 fall. Or at 672e0aadcb the royal fc513ab511 swordsmanship tournament.b7f0a2370a016394

“I don’t know d7c22a2c07 if he’ll attend, d8725bf285 but the tournament b0f65a4868 is the soonest 9757613360 event. So I’ll go 79d36f3db7 with you—as a d535b27625 spectator.”28978ae48efae1af

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He paused, then d1b6ca73c5 asked dryly, “By 6e39bda1d3 the way, how c05e0aeb28 did you end fa8fc09119 up proposing to 75931f2221 the prince? I thought bebb10685c you might 281dbcca41 cause some b98db30c52 trouble… but 802a63d571 I never a6f60e9b0a imagined the bc62c14d9e second prince 48b4461f7c would pop adf893dd4b up.”6a31e45b4218dc86

Rohan hesitated but told Joel everything. The encounter with Lazra. The clash with Clanel. Parma’s appearance and his declaration of being Rohan’s betrothed. The time spent drinking tea at Parma’s hidden residence on the outskirts of Denebula Palace.22629cc550499464

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As Rohan’s story neared its end, Joel’s concern deepened endlessly. “He said he was your betrothed? The prince?”1dded22964059705

“Even if he said it as a joke, the place he declared it was the Four Seasons Gathering. It’s a gathering of all the important figures’ children in the empire. Well, no one would take the prince’s words seriously, but it will become a big gossip. And it will affect you for a long time.”0c2c303e86842ca4

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“Me?”478039d08ec331b4

“Yes. At least for a while, there will be few people who show interest in you as a future betrothed of the Lansonfree family. Who would dare cut in line when a prince is willing to line up? Unless they genuinely like you enough to compete with the prince. Besides, everyone will be busy speculating about your relationship with the prince. They’ll reconsider how to treat you and the prince to protect their positions.”18e5cfd34142af96

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Rohan had begun d18f35e781 to understand the 3196bcd59f atmosphere of noble 29e14f27e2 society through the 0698415213 Four Seasons Gathering. He wasn’t unaware of 66a9bb6074 the ripple effect his 4cc2d7d15a words to Parma would ad7f5e1145 cause. He had prepared himself 03027ca58f for the consequences.bd88421b2f173c1e

But what worried cfac3f2138 him more was 61ef3726eb whether it would 6084964a3c affect the Lansonfree 108f068b10 family—especially Joel—rather than cb7d58fdc0 himself.c0389a47158459f6

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Joel spoke to Rohan, 5026d0d6dd who sat beside him e44af03e80 with a shadowed expression.9bce6271572fae97

“It’s just the a16844e333 first social gathering. You’ll have 2cdd73ead6 dozens more d26ce7d05b before you 1225ebe350 become an bbf5bf1f2e adult. The prince’s betrothal declaration 9d3a9bafa2 will eventually be remembered 4ce438030c as a funny anecdote 2b75616c45 from the Lansonfree heir’s 5153bc82a1 childhood. So don’t 8ef4076262 look like 3f5e83f39a the world 55d7c4e85f is ending d0f9195137 already.”471d50481484a6a9

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He groaned e7e052855e and rolled 32acde1749 over. “Ugh, I bde07fa5ed want to b67f941ebc sleep now. My head hurts, 7106d1f2fb and my illness 4027b1bedb might come back.”e57504cddf631eda