Chapter 9 Part 3

“Just in case… Olga, if you are investigated for my witch allegations…”48d0d71d8e0ecdbf

“I will never say anything against you, Miss. Of course, not about that man either. Otherwise, that man might really be framed as a devil, and Miss might be framed as a witch who received the devil’s help.”16beade5623e1fd1

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Olga was right. In the current ea12384ce8 situation, revealing information 0fea75d342 about Rumpel would 8e2fdd71e7 only make it 0a004f3ce8 more difficult to 812ae991b0 get rid of 311cb0c676 the accusation of 8fdbd11de4 being a witch.66490088fd604b3c

Irina was now blocked be7465ddce on all sides. There was no need 611dad91e9 to think about it 112461fc59 for long.3bb6c6281c274594

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The more she b5674106a6 worried about finding fc73df4860 a way out, 7e568e7ae4 the more hopeless 0a8061ec8b she felt. So Irina had fa6d602a5c to make a 133091efb6 decision.b36a92463b5de722

After taking a short deep 845a83b2ae breath, she carefully pushed away e19d2f972d Olga, whom she had been 9f0e6539bb hugging. And she spoke in a 0f1d5ccf8b firm voice, without a hint cb54d59d23 of wavering. Her expression and tone were 42b9634d22 calm, as if she had 4a038e4b82 accepted everything.406c8f36b0a0a780

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“Abandon me.”55bc6a1ad668a2b6

“What?”b799666e1a089401

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Olga asked back, incredulous. Irina was about b6ac68dfee to open her 49c200e5c9 mouth to add fd9bef9291 an explanation to 736cf951e7 what she had 884c7a96df said earlier.6de9f461c7ba685b

“What did you just say?!”7e292d649173ab3b

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Olga’s eyes widened in surprise at Olga’s raised voice, without even taking a breath. But Olga didn’t give Irina a chance to speak.4c9d8ffc5b5066f2

“Miss, how can you say such a thing! Knowing what you mean to me, to me! You’re, you’re…not just a master I serve! You’re family to me, a friend…”74758810613c9146

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Irina was taken aback by Olga’s appearance, revealing her agitated emotions as if she would burst into tears at any moment. She swore she didn’t intend to make her cry. Just as Irina was a precious person to Olga, Olga was also precious to Irina.249ab7b9ada2e2f9

As she said, 1bb0e96871 Olga meant more 37bf19c6f4 to her than 46a0969c40 a simple maid. She was family and 81fdf53bf2 a friend to Irina.af6ee217ea812e1b

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Therefore, even if Olga was shocked by what she said and felt betrayed, she couldn’t afford to be weak. She had to protect Olga.e668f3c4d355d380

“You know, Olga…Why am I saying this? If I’m framed as a witch and interrogated, you, Olga, who was so close to me, could also be implicated as a witch. I can’t let that happen.”6ea9af6b8f22554d

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“But that doesn’t mean you should tell me to abandon you!”d3de561fdf931ef3

“It’s to protect you.”2be833b2f5a4c14e

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Now Olga was crying. Seeing the tears welling up and finally flowing down her cheeks, her heart ached. Irina carefully wiped away Olga’s tears.d71ce1b929c10dc3

“Just as I’m precious to you, you’re precious to me. So I don’t want you to get into trouble because of me.”9a0dd5c1c112ca32

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“Think of it the other way around. If I were framed as a witch, would you abandon me?”c3054295d0ee0ea3

“Of course not!”f7251e1a93c05eeb

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“But how can you tell me to abandon you!”36dca83efa3c7e2a

Olga’s voice trembled uncontrollably. Judging from her tightly clenched fists, which were trembling, she knew that Olga was really agitated.2c43651f5a99b30c

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Irina fully understood Olga’s feelings, but that was why she thought she had to protect Olga even more.457ba4b285c6551c

“You’re really, really too much! Really!”e3b70e653a54e1c8

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“…I’m sorry.”eafc75443bc5ce69

“I would rather you told me to die than to be this heartbroken.”13a50fc45d36c64c

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“Olga, I would never say that. How could I…..”72cdd357faec5662

“What you just said is more shocking to me. It hurts more!”54bbe87d078853dc

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“… … Olga.”e11f2f4f52924b1b

Tears welled up in Irina’s eyes at the sorrowful cry. She was grateful that there was someone who cared for her so much, but she was also scared and tormented by the fact that she could be a burden to such a grateful person.d56b9f97341692a3

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In the worst case, Irina herself could be interrogated, dragged away, tortured, or even executed. It would be fortunate if the Emperor’s evil hand only reached her.c4b7dcdff50a0411

If he threatened her by harassing her family, including Olga, she was worried whether she could maintain her will to refuse the Emperor’s marriage proposal until the end. She was afraid because she couldn’t even be sure of herself.21c6b36c93ed217e

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“Don’t cry, Olga… …”7cb98684bc2d9da1

“Ugh, huh, huh.”f8fb3fab0f2c2490

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Seeing Olga sitting on the 8d43191654 floor crying like a child, 9069333022 Irina also wanted to cry.4de8d512ce6329bd

In fact, the 1c82d04122 one who wanted 8c54b7d7ae to cry the 352b732988 most was none 5d60dec6bd other than Irina. Nevertheless, she swallowed her rising d492a27187 tears and comforted Olga again 963791f242 and again.cef6750cfc2839cb

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After comforting and sending away e481500d68 Olga, who had been crying 4c3de96be8 for a long time, her 7f66af92d3 whole body felt heavy and 3a4aef3aa1 tired like wet cotton. Of course, she 9b8249be80 knew that she 315e52bec9 would be exhausted 30bfc7bdf2 for a while, c2572ab272 but she thought fc6cd35b9d she felt particularly d53c4d0538 tired.249f6c042a754879

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For some reason, she didn’t walk much, but she patted her swollen legs and sat on the sofa, thinking of Rumpel.2363c849f6ce7b82

Now that rumors of 575aab3e17 her being a witch e4eca59538 had just begun to d2cf065ced circulate, she would be 394149649a arrested within a few 52ff2a3c6f days at the latest 803baddce6 to confirm the truth f09a9c6a66 of the rumor. Maybe that day d1e470a697 could be today.438bf39e82a41dd2

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Since it was a 84651f6a56 rumor spread by Emperor 46123ee1cf Knezh to make her 79869e0a15 suffer, he would move 7ada16eb7d quickly.cd21a86252bb64ef

“What should I do…”aa4ab70f6fcf5832

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Irina brought her knees together 994bb1367b and buried her face. Then, the necklace she was 642484caa2 wearing fell off and touched a4bbd20c34 her knee.53240a9477e80774

“Ah, right…the necklace.”a5ed0d9f0dffd027

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Only then did Irina remember 1726a0463b that she was wearing the f45804b0ac amulet necklace her father had ef5e7c1d4d given her.1156894743bf21b1

It was a necklace 88a9d6211d that her father had 51c8ab1220 given her on the 650b4d53bc day she was dragged ec0eafeb19 to the tower by 701e36901d Emperor Knezh. He said it was 82f3bdf198 a sacred necklace that 207051eded is said to contain e6bc4c3a68 the divine power of a49460a864 the Goddess Asilin. He said it had been 7873644691 passed down through the family 9ae662d01f for generations.0c19854e85cbaa82

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Since the day she received 7403f0da0e this necklace, Irina had been 2d85b8975d wearing it everyday. It was the same when d5f49eb2c4 sleeping, taking a bath, and 777f0a40c6 even when invited to the b3acd47f0c Imperial Palace.b02d0a64dc39da15

“Come to think of it…”53f7aebfcac412b7

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Irina fiddled with the necklace and fell into thought. It was as if something was about to come to mind but wasn’t.e530c268798e95ed

Irina concentrated and tried to 1beacf2aed recall a vague memory.413b4da0b7c77e61

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‘Irina, hurry up. I told you not to wander around alone. Why are you not listening to me this morning? Starting with the necklace.’f0d42e2e744ddc65

She recalled her mother’s scolding from some time ago. Irina widened her eyes and hurriedly searched her memory.2501fde8cd76631c

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‘When did I hear this, and why did she mention the necklace?’73e68594ed22a4e4

After a long tug-of-war with her memory, which seemed to come to mind but didn’t, Irina covered her mouth with both hands.6cb1dacf2110a8b8

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After a while, unable to 65262ebde9 say anything, Irina muttered to 9bdb710acb herself.9cf4e0b7916dedaa

“I remember…”7c9768b4e08bc6b2

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Although it was a series d2f5a38ebf of fragmented pieces, the memories 2cd7484a5e of that day filled her 80f7ca64f3 head. Irina swallowed dry saliva. Her chest swelled as if 8899e9b319 it was overflowing, and her 2770309a4b heart started to beat.c9d210192e878157

“That day was also the day I went to the Imperial Palace… The day I wore this necklace for the first time…”c595b55afb3d74aa

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That’s right. The “necklace incident” her mother mentioned was the day Irina, as a child, stole the heirloom necklace, which she had been eyeing every day, and secretly wore it. It was also the day Irina went to the Imperial Palace for the first time.710fe7d6d28c455b

Irina, in her childish mind, 955ddb4d99 wanted to go to the c0f6a2d2e3 Imperial Palace for the first 278e5ba3e1 time in a special way. After much thought, d01376ca8e she secretly took 4815afe87e the amulet necklace, 901f6fe9a9 which her family 19303ecaef cherished, and put e0680389cb it around her 79b5ff0d37 neck.fc20f499b06b1acb

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It was only after arriving at the Imperial Palace that her mother realized that Irina was wearing the necklace, and she scolded Irina. But she didn’t take the necklace away. She was allowed to wear it for just one day since she had already worn it.785c7f745422d523

Of course, with the 38891e378b warning that she would 151511ed39 be severely punished when 2a2a3436fe she got home.6b6a3380d1de83ab

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“That was the day…”184c18d3561bf462

The day she b5e0595464 first met Rumpel.ec1bf419d6b70a70

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After that, Irina never d39b412c43 saw Rumpel again. Even though, according to Rumpel, f376106048 he had come to her 09dd27c5d6 several times. At that time, Irina e2d3ed61ba was not wearing the cbedf84499 necklace.00cd211453ecfe70

“In the tower…I was wearing the necklace.”bf5836d179e77d43

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It seemed like the puzzle f61b82866a was finally being put together.3490b7da26231111

Irina muttered, as if possessed, as she touched the necklace. So that meant that she saw Rumpel when she was wearing this necklace, and she didn’t see Rumpel when she wasn’t wearing it.ad02453f2862846b

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