Chapter 9 Part 2

Irina deliberately talked about the rumors that could be attached to her, pretending to be nonchalant. She believed that if she came on this strong, Olga would be horrified and say, “No! Miss, it’s not like that!” and tell her that the rumors weren’t a big deal.5a92acdf8e156995

However, Olga’s expression only darkened. Only then did Irina realize that she had taken this situation too lightly.18988c4961ecf3ec

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Just as she was about to blame herself for being foolish, Olga’s mouth opened.d154fab1e3940c23

“Miss…they say you’re a witch.”b8ccab51d6d7d85b

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“What?”458665f72c24486d

Irina doubted her ears. She hoped that she had misheard Olga. But looking at Olga’s expression, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment, she had to admit that she had heard correctly.2ee5bbd3b8fd3426

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Her stomach churned, 9f560c8b48 her chest felt 334b70e979 tight, and it 00d0ec8b59 was hard to 194cac606d breathe. Her head throbbed, and she 45338e360d even felt dizzy.1a69c48c71b46581

“I’m a witch…?”9fa37a58680729cf

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“…Yes, miss.”ffa1cfa9d27f44a5

When asked again, Olga answered in a calm voice. She wanted to stay calm, but she couldn’t calm her frantically beating heart. It was to the point where she wondered if her heart would really burst.99a0028fac616d5e

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In the Asilin 357b5f43fc Empire where she 804156b827 lived, witches were cc43cf03e2 something that had ac5c462f5d to be eradicated. Of course, due to the ca4903823a nature of witches, there was a18808fb78 rarely a chance of being 47c1022e02 suspected of being a witch, 788f4a70e6 but once someone was rumored 6768fa7812 to be a witch, not 3b786d9075 only the person involved, but c1e35dd735 also the family itself, would ecc919bb83 often fall into ruin.8a1c47fe18879930

“Why me? How? There must be a reason!”cfa75b1f31a2c63b

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Since the safety 8f0f1e0dfe of a person f70826f675 could not be dc6fe9a6ba guaranteed once they 437da2b1ef were labeled a b8a21003f6 witch, rumors of c365498b93 being a witch 9538e09282 should not be 4c433221d0 spread easily.fd4bab59fefdef56

The person who first 743e19eb65 spread the rumor that a18c7e58b1 she was a witch c8e332b9ae had to pay a 37e8073d4e heavy price for spreading 383a4fdeaf false information if the 1638e5dd01 subject of the rumor 735aebf222 was not a witch. Therefore, without considerable evidence, no 9bbd5dea71 one could carelessly talk about 780f66e161 someone else being a witch.08b7087509b4cfad

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“They say you turned straw into gold, Miss. And stones too.”47c13c652331c491

Irina was speechless at Olga’s answer. She couldn’t deny it.673a4ac0df3af659

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Of course, if you went deeper, it was Rumpel who turned straw and stones into gold, but to those who didn’t know the truth, it was true that Irina had made gold.0a638819f190b488

“Miss, why don’t you say anything…? You didn’t really turn straw and stones into gold. So let’s find the person who spread such ridiculous rumors…”a18b133ad131040b

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“Olga.”0850f3819b605236

“…Yes, Miss.”61a752cb0f19bd9c

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Olga, sensing something strange in her calm voice, replied cautiously. She also looked at Irina’s face. Irina sighed briefly and then continued.f1e250d076f44cb4

“That rumor is true.”507285cb91dbd588

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“What?! Really, did you really make gold, Miss? How could such…”43d6e580e02525cb

“It’s absurd. I know. But Olga, there’s a separate truth to it.”927498cded5c3c95

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Irina finally felt that the time had come to talk about Rumpel. Because she couldn’t explain this situation without talking about Rumpel.ff3ece3b3beb3475

“Actually…when the emperor ordered me to make gold, I met a man in the tower.”2ea3d660257bb9a8

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“A man…?”a8a88630aabbbd58

Looking at Olga’s still confused face, Irina slowly told her about Rumpel. The more she heard about Rumpel, the more Olga’s expression was filled with astonishment.a45fd46810ec67ae

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A mysterious man who was invisible to other people’s eyes and only visible to her. Moreover, a man who turned straw and stones into gold and could appear suddenly anywhere. But even he, a mysterious man, didn’t know who he was.a4e1203570a2abf6

Of course, she couldn’t tell her everything. For example, it was a secret that in exchange for receiving Rumpel’s help, she had to pay a price by having to bear him a child.5abd85b39e0682d5

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“…Miss.”495f8d18c81f9d4e

“It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Olga, I’m not crazy at all. Everything I just told you is all true, without a single lie.”3bba4b413dcb6f89

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Irina spoke first before Olga 4c0ac7f1e3 treated her like a crazy 8ff1ac426c person. Then, Olga was speechless for c95ef25a1a a while, only moving her ce58814874 lips. Then, as if something f703352f44 had occurred to her, c7276c6033 she looked at Irina ebbd3b2700 with a worried expression.e140ea60faf2e83e

“If what you say is true, Miss…is that person really safe? There’s no reason for a man with such strange powers to suddenly help you. Without anything in return.”3c38d9f26072f1bf

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“…..”7467b5ab2115d2b3

Irina was speechless at the sharp point. She knew how strange it sounded to Olga, even though she thought it was suspicious herself. But telling her that she had to bear a child in exchange for Rumpel’s help was strange in itself.665393dac53593a6

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At that time, the situation was so urgent that she had no choice but to follow Rumpel’s words, but thinking about it again, it was needless to say how immoral and illegal it was to give birth to a child.b7be0c5fe316a4bf

Fortunately, she now liked 9e684c560a Rumpel, and he liked 888139ef04 her too, but she 212ee1858f still felt uneasy about 76ce00224a having a child for 57aad9fced him.95bddaf02b06d320

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Moreover, Irina was always curious about what would happen to the child after she gave birth, but she couldn’t bring herself to ask Rumpel. It was because she wasn’t confident that she could handle it if the answer was not good for the child.a432195e226b6633

But she couldn’t break the contract because she had risked her life as collateral. She couldn’t do anything, and if she found out about a reality she couldn’t handle, she really didn’t know what to do.7f67727b2d9d5dcd

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So Irina was always curious, 11791fe28b but she was careful not eb3e5e5e46 to mention the child to ae2c0e9c2b Rumpel.4ad557f361054094

“Is there more to it than what you told me?”aae867efb0edbb1f

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“…..”3b9c52b65748fd36

Olga noticed something strange in Irina’s complicated expression. Irina didn’t know what to say or how to say it, so she couldn’t say anything.bc7bb2f29fd08f3b

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“I understand… If you’re having trouble, miss, I won’t ask any more questions. There’s a more urgent problem than that.”8c4231d3d9e12a52

She was right. They had to bf043933ee find the person 3f96345ed9 who spread the d850a74ffc rumors. But if the person who 6dc074f28b saw her made gold, she 64cab3eb27 was at a loss as 03a566f5df to how to explain this cbcc92cec1 situation.c59e75e8f0f018ba

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Could it be the person 8c8b0f6b14 who was there? The people who saw 3794434367 the gold inside the b8499129cd tower?42bd7f2e06e1920b

If so, why didn’t they spread the rumor sooner and only now? Why now? Just after she rejected the Emperor’s marriage proposal?c5242e06357584bc

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When she thought 0e7c3a9766 about this, Irina 001b9b8964 felt like she 4e4a27277b knew who spread f7540823f5 the rumor. There was no definite 722010ad2e proof, but all the ee7a140e1c circumstances were telling her.ab00604eb88edbd4

“We need to find out who spread the witch rumor. Anyway, you’re not a witch, so you have to clear that up.”4cc7177735255496

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“…I think I know who spread the rumor.”977cd55d49b4b054

“Who?”8545a70ff61b88e1

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Olga, who was about to 3bdd92d15e grab the person who spread c37d139a57 the rumor and shake them, b424497dae narrowed her eyes.dc68ae398630d050

On the contrary, 697da1ae9b Irina became calm. She had a 24e6ee652d hunch who spread 353452d7be the rumor. Then, she found her 5073ddd223 composure again.38b8df80439b794f

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Of course, she didn’t feel better or happier. Rather, after admitting that there was no way, she was half resigned. Once she gave up, there was nothing complicated or confusing.8a3e21dfe2b94ae7

“The Emperor.”88df23c768a62163

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“Yes?”0fb0f139fdf859dc

“The Emperor did it.”06f72e434f39ec93

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Irina smiled bitterly.afc1b9a5c1c51ae5

The Emperor already ff39e27d1f knew how to 1e9cc8b72a manipulate people with d0f258d93e rumors. He had already d5872fcda5 seen and knew e98678aadd how helpless people e1b344e3a2 become in the 0e638e7743 face of rumors 5682e7a476 that spread from e791fcd0c2 mouth to mouth.f6c3250a5d5fc860

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He must have 214b9e5e7d thought that he 3e1d527b38 had seen the 76b0d6407d effects of rumors. So he must have committed 724fe6fecb a similar act this time.7b4c67c355af8542

When Irina rejected his f43310482e marriage proposal and declared 1d08d28c8f that she would take 7236bb6c68 the oath of the 791e7a80ef Goddess Asilin, a way 472c2866e7 to tie Irina down 15b8a875dc would have been needed.e427a5354a0d4a4d

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Anyone accused of being a 29c99763d0 witch could not enter the e97b9c4191 sacred temple until the accusation b87799a6a4 was completely cleared.484246e3a53f04aa

The Emperor used this point 154fea6cfe to prevent Irina from entering 38ab7e73d0 the temple, and thereby prevent 761ebb13a8 her from even taking the 121ca68af6 oath of the Goddess Asilin.c577f22eea9d031f

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If it was 35aaffe67f really the Emperor b84a4f7bfd who spread this b639b34cc9 rumor, he would 20e57bdfcd let the rumor 69aec4d68f spread further until b4694a2d85 he got what 178014b0aa he wanted, and 7970de17ff he would drive e261ca7f74 Irina to a 53fb30bd66 dead end.2b99ea80cfa81aca

“…Isn’t he crazy?! No, even so, how could he do such a thing…”fbf8be0f14c60cfa

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Olga stomped her feet a2ec705612 as she became angry. Although she fully understood 2dfb9eaaf9 her feelings, Irina smiled ad696e03e8 slightly and hugged Olga 2661d6158f in her arms.1bb036392f322251