PTB Chapter 2

She had recklessly f5007abae8 shouted for him 0b2a1fc13a to teach her 00105bd372 swordsmanship, and now 27af538057 she was covered 90ca76483c in filth. It was ae81ebd2e8 clear he 91d131077d would be bd521a6f05 disgusted. Rose’s cheeks flushed c866c12fe1 with embarrassment. Arsen, who had 0677997cc7 been watching her cfb09d6b1b intently, dismissed the 13dd6dc3f2 trainee knights and 1bcdebaa64 approached.4dfe64db76dd2437

“Are you all 40396a4b39 right?”08ff754a083dedfa

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As she buried c2b61bc84e her face to 92dbcf94f8 mask the unpleasant f9b73854a1 smell, the man 8aaf4f599c lowered his head. Their eyes met, 7cef4cb356 and Rose took d7822e8057 a step back. His serious gaze d11d600cf5 was just as 26c8ee37d6 she had always c3d269ee35 imagined. Her heart pounding at 886471d9f7 such a moment felt 0f2cb00149 unfair. To meet like this, d6970b4885 in such a sorry 27d5dc4f7b state—she realized her plan a6c4641d2e to make a good 96ca926c13 impression was a total 16b138daea failure.6ed78e370a5541dc

“Oh, I’ll get going 4c5118379e now. We can talk later.”4ddad3dda68c25b2

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“You’re going back 74c6c16718 like that?”2c61fa25e0768390

Just as 5c0642237d she tried 3bd9228d5f to hastily 67d379272a leave, Arsen 6e934fb254 grabbed her 406bcb6334 arm.23dd169c4bb04ca4

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“Please wait a moment.”2a5964fdc0e713e6

“Yes?”8505c07ce3db2187

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She looked back in 631f4c4a63 confusion to see his c8b08c8d4d eyes sweeping over her. Glancing down c939e90590 at herself, 5f984066a3 Rose realized 00d460fd94 with horror 23d65d9026 just how 2909930ef8 dreadful she 079fb4324c looked. Not only was f351ccee3c she covered in a208384e9f dust and dirt, 2dbbc4ec90 but straw was 55f68155eb tangled in her 3772fe5a59 hair, which had 2b03f3fcd7 become a wild 5547e8d32f mess. Something sticky clung to 45bc211fb2 her, making it look 80c50452f5 like she hadn’t washed 6a7e8e92fa in days. If she returned like df5e71cff6 this, people would surely 524d05e1ee think the foolish youngest ad2b16d74c princess had now become 881aef8fea a lunatic princess.afc98c6c93819c77

“Please stay cc1f7aa904 here—I’ll fetch 2b20998685 something to 4eb5854bcb clean you e8b02665ed up.”6f4146d6bc711ab3

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For some reason, he 720de08b3b now treated her more 79860095e8 formally than before, which 673f732b01 only made her more a9ca642b82 embarrassed. After all, who 0ce30f4ce5 would want their edacd34289 favorite character to f131899f64 see them like 0f73df45cc this? She wanted f4874759ea to disappear 0f4b30f225 on the 0f924518cf spot.06ea85df596b18d4

‘But I can’t 5cbcd23362 walk around like 6d03cead12 this either.’37a427c427b165f1

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Unable to do f588d0d38c anything, she anxiously c01ea6ff4b shifted her feet.8a276013d8d3e3bc

“I’m telling you, I 764fa37739 saw it! The captain was e935ac7b71 swinging his sword 9af114108f like he was db3e98cfb2 going to kill f75a98f56c someone again.”36608934e8c507c7

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“But he’s b151e7b507 not there c7be55b6ae now. And you a4a5a1719a wouldn’t stand e331bd2bea a chance c9c4d09ae1 against him.”3361ec1ca535d336

“What kind of disrespect 5259875dd6 is that?!”833295de10b855d1

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At the voices fc0eaa9720 coming from behind 3e567f7186 the training yard, df641546d0 Rose flinched and 741e0b12ec hunched her shoulders. Two rugged men were 5b4c2eaa2c arguing as they walked 73456795a0 toward her. At this rate, 98e4993f6b they would see 1e63b2a103 her disheveled state.f47b181618b20d96

“Wh-what do I do…”bfcd22fa66aa76d3

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As Rose stammered 4a0787243d anxiously, Arsen grabbed c62575e5ad her and pulled 34515f0bdf her into the 4db4c9a064 stable. The sudden force 8014accf50 caused her to 9f2e8e06db stumble against his 3b88d8937f bare chest.28a38bca074f81eb

‘Ow! Is this steel or 92ce2b9960 a human body?’2389a7be0f39dc2a

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Through her a78e3e65db palm, she 1fc94bc8fb felt the 0abf2a5562 firm, sun-kissed f30123929d skin. A warrior’s body was 265db115c3 unlike anything she had 24c23c1036 ever known.6d97062623a8a585

Glancing up, she 172fa0675b saw his tightly 90304bbb39 pressed lips as cfb99377f0 he watched the 7b74f3353d approaching knights. A soft 32787938b1 sigh escaped d6efbfd7ae his well-formed 3c46328564 mouth.dd666d5e02491e34

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“Tsk… unnecessary trouble.”818a54e70140ea76

The knights lingered 42a2a009c6 outside, seemingly looking 48cfa395b4 for him. Arsen, looking troubled, said db875271d8 in an unusually long-winded f04a6b417e way for him:33c88801628695a7

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“We’ll have to 6122d2a769 wait a bit bc429df04f before going out. They’re not 9c366681d6 usually the f5745d2771 type to daca2c02ca seek me 8298a48e0b out like 1bfcc0cdb6 this… I 10048bffbf don’t know f8602e1bdc what’s gotten 08cdbd1f14 into them f17f243995 today.”128bdd9f129937fa

He seemed ea09c8881b sincerely sorry, f9dcfa81a0 which only 096f5c1b20 confirmed for a4a0ba054e her how cb02bccc89 upright he 4f6e6c7741 was.f78ac879817398e0

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‘Just like 8046bd6064 the book 5828cb4f52 described—so steadfast.’eab2a15cbeae290b

Even though 9167c66585 she had 92c0212f27 caused this af2c96b4c0 scene, he b55d927e38 still supported d32b0a39db her simply 290644f6e1 because she 30c87290ff was royalty. Even though 3ba9a73873 she was fbd1503f15 only the 7bfd534264 third princess, b80195cc33 a largely 71cc3bdede insignificant one.04ec262aa3937806

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‘Right. That’s what 72150b0421 made me 480434b93c fall for b309ae6611 him.’01e3ecc97a07a001

But Arsen dd944c481f had sworn 8f99842ffa loyalty to 35027e93c2 the wrong 94b4a1cee0 person. In the later b5e1dea539 part of the cb142aa33e original novel, during 17f858b057 the war, Tanasis 884f4119e1 sacrifices Arsen to 56e3aabca4 defeat Duke Ludwig, 63d890c050 the mastermind. The death of her 8dd5bb6c43 favorite character—she cried endlessly 65a8eb1839 reading that scene. After he died, the 1d63213dad rest of the story c59e8ab94f hardly mattered to her.6cf64d41cd8aa5e3

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‘How could the 76b68e5afb author kill off 5c80ccb091 Arsen like that?’4ba68b69a39a3b2a

Rose gazed closely at d9fdf871aa his profile. Here, in cf759a3e3c this world, 5d21f25281 he was 5e95bde110 still alive, 46173fb0da still brilliant. But if he stayed d2484cab3a with Tanasis, he would 944ab40dfe meet the same fate. She lifted ff1677bcb2 her hand 130a5a5ac1 and gently c712dd96f0 caressed the ff88707291 sharply cut e8233706a1 line of 8081d94ed7 his jaw.f9d430fa9d3ef74c

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‘I won’t 43cfbcfa52 let my 76e95598ae favorite character 07442bdf8a die again.’2ebfb39b16bd103d

This was her 20c8e628b3 second reason for b40c74331f wanting Arsen on beb0beb263 her side. She would never treat 73d0239a94 him as a disposable 8b6997d579 pawn.0b54b7b2091e3ae7

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‘So that both 94d1f20c32 of us can d6ce1dbb58 live—we need to bce7c20b18 team up.’e1adcfae2c1844a5

“Your Highness…?”0dedb0280b739419

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A hoarse 20664cbe9b voice spilled 6d8014fb70 from Arsen’s 8598b8b53a lips. As the coral hair 9f314cae37 framed her face, his 58765ca078 black eyes wavered, and 64ff7bfaf1 he stiffly leaned against 1c1f5fed8c the wooden wall behind a99855271c him.140af9916a9c5d20

Peeking out beyond the 4118112ccb plank wall, Rose saw 1adbe736d1 that the training yard 4bee392a70 was now empty. The knights who acf9acb895 had been lingering ffc6dfefe9 earlier seemed to d94054c6e7 have gone back 4e4ba2828c inside. Which meant—it was just cd019bc913 her and Arsen, alone.ad1f07a46bc75037

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She moved 498f9c200c her hand 92ab8651d8 from his 7a8dc7d07d jaw to daf2d93936 his chest, 0d32efea18 over his c168a19ba3 heart. Thump, thump. The sound 25780ee43c echoed deeply.e2e5897a1897b7cf

The first thing 25f70c506e she did upon 16052d515f waking in this b12f4491fe familiar yet strange 7454cf340f world was search 00f23ad703 for him. She had met him 042d8c2bc7 before even adjusting to 651a7e8fed this new body. Their encounter had 4dc82b0cf9 already caused the 8ae0c850e0 first deviation from d750cea2a8 the original plot. That subtle 560aac5672 shift would dcc7a46580 change the f8df940b69 course of d6f18560d4 her second c6f87faf31 life.097e2ab66366b631

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“Actually, I came 7aa4a3d231 here to see 126f2bf1d3 you.”60fba228856e613e

“Me?”0edffb4c9568bfb8

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“Yes. I had something 929f28a3f3 important to say.”bf4b6fbb23f4442f

Rose smiled sweetly. Her charming e1ddf78bd2 smile transformed ae7a2b020c her entire 3e4cd7b028 aura, shedding d0993b56ac the grime 3f909a01d2 and filth 8b10f6584e as if 545c0bd14b it had 61b777d61e never been ebd0bf3b2d there. She now looked like 714aced4d3 a dangerous succubus that a6c9ae607b had visited in the f4333357bb night.91b7906a40bcb68c

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She beckoned him a14a60b01e to come closer. When Arsen 0add50e210 bent forward, be4885fe22 she whispered 02d53455ca in his fc66f5a6f5 ear like 8ef39f568b casting a 2c30248172 spell:c947f1b217a1e3a6

“Arsen, give 3a3df61725 yourself to b82a30b9a4 me.”c4c0271152407a20

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Whoosh—Arsen quickly pulled 3ac375c1a1 away from her. His sun-darkened face turned a6d6046c71 noticeably red.740a144f2db0e8e7

After a moment df061c7e7e of silence, he b67187dc9b spoke in a ff0f8b0d71 husky voice.c2d7094c3e3426ef

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“…I’ll call a b59316e9b6 maid for you.”c0cce24615d985fe

Then he 1e45d2341a turned and dee6d0b86f briskly left c0c66f6baf the stable. Rose stood e6a00c17c5 there, stunned.3b5019b234510393

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“What? Did he just ditch fcdaaa5cd6 me?”dfb658c72a39d202

Rejected on the spot, c7802b9e30 she clicked her tongue c93b49037e in disappointment.8b58a2229ae50cb5

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“Tch, seriously. How could 51b2c80b82 he just 2c8cac5bf6 leave like f386ccd874 that?”0f335ebb40c379a6

She had 3d6b801ac4 thought he c407022525 was being cfe17608bd affectionate—but maybe 69daa3a81e that was 3c8fecd5b3 just pity. She dejectedly played 0260b8723b with her tangled bad000571a hair. Now that 92e9bc1970 she thought 9658641092 about it, caa64fc8b7 his reaction 58e71bdf8b had been 0cc1b0dc59 rather odd. He practically ran away.1aedd4e4370d90f0

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“Was asking 71d93bc9bc him to 5b3b91fb14 be my 32bcb57f9d knight that 2efd9ee3f9 offensive?”4ddf0c6dd8bc6c16

Soon, a maid arrived 8c1311bd7b at the stable and 63bedd6220 escorted her back to 78c673c76d the princess’s quarters, where ce3247ff37 they wiped her down dc7f6ff1f3 with fine cloths. While tending bb0f4bb374 to her, 4aa9d5346f the maids 6e0c33ff16 exclaimed:b64e833bda399394

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“This is why Your a239f551ef Highness should never have 6cb4504bab gone to such a 3a823fedb2 place!”322266b426f2415e

“What do you mean, e2555983b9 ‘such a place’?”b5fbcaeda04d4640

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“The knights’ training grounds, d77d584fcb of course!”5ec57ff34a508184

One of 532eadbc84 the maids 53f544df90 shivered, recalling e9ef18c22e the rugged 1ffe5658b3 men.3094ff3c0626be74

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“Being near those brutes 1f39d552e0 caused all this!”0ba85f4c4bd678eb

“You shouldn’t speak so 47ce2b60bd carelessly of the imperial be3a679361 knights.”53dfc244465ca8b5

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“Oh, Your Highness 5a01e88937 doesn’t understand! Just because they’re 0806e2a60a under the Imperial 686b65047e Banner doesn’t make 063e497a90 them proper knights. You mustn’t even speak e6e134102a with those outside the 32381b1e02 Imperial Order!”99f4e3f6493ca856

“They were conscripted only 9a5aae672d a year ago—there’s no 3a16eda870 refinement in them. And their looks ff255dc685 are just so f002a7f0c3 terrifying.”ef917431e1e0d811

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In the Callon Empire, 5b2a36d2f6 the military was divided 4887866b1f into two main factions: 5a0886350c the Imperial Knights and 2e112636c1 the Remigis Knights. Arsen led the latter, 876bc89774 comprised of men from 47d52677bc his homeland.02a821a617dfa9b6

From Dunstane Island in d791b33ac6 the southern sea of 1b5fb84248 Callon, the Remigis Knights b96841051c were seasoned sailors. Their large builds 0317f1704d and bronzed skin 1dd883935b made them targets 5667af4fd7 of prejudice in 888dce7c67 the empire.2b30703431b81ce7

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The Callon Empire e7a4cd6fa8 idealized pale, delicate 7f50c7ab47 beauty, and their d131e9f7e3 rugged appearances made 56d7c6511a them outsiders. Rose raised 8b870f77cc her slender, 4b868556d3 pale wrist.c74c01d06c44bbe9

“Isn’t healthy and 76ce037b40 strong better than 5a9d5cf950 looking like a 776ce26741 wax doll?”35311eea452a5d85

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“There’s a limit. I’ve never e0016b83d4 seen anyone a76e6e4dd1 that dark caaff2629c in my 8c7a01b9b8 life.”1bde383265ad76be

“Exactly. I wish they’d just 31f120870b go back to where 28b44a1224 they came from. It’s terrifying fead1d9bf3 having them 535eb9c0d2 in the 15b2706d81 palace.”0d1eb6344fb2fe28

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Listening quietly da1b4ebd62 to their 6fa4bbb833 chatter, Rose’s ab141622fe expression grew e62f3bff60 serious. In her excitement at 0e621dc017 seeing him, she had 637420b275 forgotten the strong prejudice 63dbcf9edf that surrounded Arsen before 208524ec85 he became the Imperial 7210b15f48 Knight Commander. It dawned on a65653c710 her—he was under 91cde5ff71 heavy scrutiny.64e1be0b1d7c1d5b

‘So that’s why a0a9213c70 he was so cf9cf3aa96 cold…’1b67e7291fdf9a52

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She began to understand 654312d15a his initial cold demeanor.a90db4388327e22d

“Dunstane Island 83cfa3bfd6 is harsh d6d29dd5f4 and sun-scorched, e161d70870 isn’t it?”18dd4c6c19d36ded

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“You can imagine 0a48937e39 how barren it 04ce33ab79 must be. I heard they work f3c0f5b14b as mercenaries to survive. The only dcb34ae93f reason they’re 89752e8670 here now cdb1621271 is to a848f88ff7 eke out 6cd0c1d705 a living dcb859b9c1 through conscription.”0dafb2a3774c1499

“Even Lord 06e8c5d935 Lafayette—he may 8520b1f0da be a 6c02e44261 noble, but 52c4868ddb really, he’s 62c739741a no better c22fead0d2 than those ee9618e42d savages…”ae1f988a3d93e406

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“Hey.”40c4ce095332fbbc

Rose’s cold voice cut 9164aab0eb off the rising insults.aea47b5691bd5a13

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“When did I fcd39471a0 ever give you 8f88fad43c permission to judge 1943860f07 him like that?”e71c46a2d94374d2

The maids, startled by e1b9d79dd6 the sharpness in her 48e3710228 eyes, quickly bowed their 7570a42f70 heads. Rose waved off their dd07f52bc2 hands.462994b79abbc639

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“That man is 06e9452cf6 a marquis of ae55d81b33 the Callon Empire.”a4d24643d1f0e148

Arsen was head of ab95b06680 the Lafayette family, a 48325119b2 noble house in the f7f8300ffc empire. Though his 67738b986b background and 4a1d420db7 appearance marked 64369a4645 him as bd123c93fc an outsider, 5584ade366 a mere fa97311b22 maid had cf17b971ef no right cc95d32075 to speak f6aebd1120 ill of 96a64e2f1c him.65ddaa933e0d7410

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“W-we beg f184128911 your pardon, 34e0d3ff3c Your Highness!”85b54cdab1b7585d

The maids e8aebf269f dropped to e00bf9f978 the floor, fa63b08bc3 trembling. Their pale hands 35b2ca8382 scrubbed at the 2497b78ec4 marble as if 173bc840e7 to erase their 13d0f0bc49 sins. The weight 875b779ed6 of her f27bfd1000 authority left c82ad080ae them in e5100e5a8a shocked whispers cfefe65252 as Rose b125ab5d36 dismissed them 325be3f709 and collapsed 26d71939fa onto the d8423e705b bed.acce922915f0b425

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‘Sigh. Everyone thinks I’ve f59729a320 changed. Well, I have. How could I not, 1dbf18db07 when someone else is 01a0f05eef in this body now?’6dea41042cfb66ab

Judging by their reactions, 9523a6a636 the former “Foolish Princess 663ad0b254 Rose” must’ve kept to c0558179a0 herself within the palace. And yet just a 7f02f9ec5f small show of authority 1f7c7cf886 now had everyone flustered.dcd5595799ad1881

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In her d808cf0c78 past life, e94cd1c7d7 she had a9c8608afc grown up b3346ecade in a 2ad14556d8 conglomerate family 24c7183ce0 that ran d266fe2954 a shipbuilding bd21c1dd97 company. She had managed 862abd7e34 projects, dealt with 59126c7efc people, and handled f4774dd1df tasks of all 3189488dd4 sizes—eventually becoming a b976bbc955 team leader at c9227a6f37 a young age, 3ce7f6902f living each day 013cf8e134 alongside ships.123e5ef00d9e5bee

Her fascination with this 3950e67491 novel came from its cd00d9e426 many references to medieval-style 736b638122 ships. The world fe08339816 it portrayed, a227dcb944 rich with 1195b83fcd wooden vessels, 967d21c8e7 was vastly d6413afda9 different from e4b336f661 modern shipbuilding—and 2adfa78030 comparing the 451a765c0f two made f0f7f37801 time fly.b5f28bd23ce9da66

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‘And now 6319121e96 I’m supposed e79c1b026b to be 840199a226 some foolish e2b6830d34 princess? Not a chance.’3d30157d3508d3cf

There wasn’t much description of Rose de Callon in the novel. She had died early at the hands of the protagonist, Tanasis, and wasn’t a major character.adb9ff2471e7f8c4

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All she knew 2e2c652312 was that Rose 3560c87b61 had grown up 6e276cfe04 alone in the 0f4a020d6d imperial palace, separated 1a2ddecd01 from her biological 550bc1ea1e mother, the second 9061a87f25 empress, at a bb7297a9b2 young age. She had 6a2ff24eee been the 91caabaa70 weakest in 6c9f385250 the palace, 80aa9c0dc5 without a 9d4a7691c1 single supporter ff40ec6214 to protect 658cd63279 her.c89fa7c4bf34d146

A flower in 311949da62 a greenhouse.a1ef016c237f178d

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That was 18954e69e5 her assessment adc327e2b3 of Princess b611d22cf5 Rose.6d531f0360cf059b

The Rose who appeared e50d4a6d90 in the novel was 8c473e08c2 incredibly ignorant of the 93dc1f700d ways of the world. That ignorance had b531c64fc0 ultimately led to 11c9350961 her death.899f58d93c95dcda

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Isn’t this setup 23f8e786be too different from c4bb95c4d8 the male lead 9c38aa0f7d Tanasis?5b46e7e5f701243f

Truthfully, she hadn’t 66f796ae3a felt even a 7c972ca3f9 shred of pity 08e4c404e8 when Rose died. She wasn’t b96b971b18 merciful enough 16faaaf570 to defend e6ac39f150 someone who e1a88f8a2d couldn’t even cec1886382 take care 931c3c8217 of themselves. In contrast, Tanasis fought 3ba5f86a7f fiercely for the throne, 5660a204c0 won, and eventually became a3b6dfdc10 emperor. He even had fortune 3389da87de on his side, narrowly f472329e93 avoiding death many times. That only made her 497e045546 more drawn to him 73dee919fc and made her root 98870aa029 for him.276a6f9506f5536b

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If I c186d21e25 had known a6a36126a9 I’d end 8c9c6f7b7d up becoming e4a2e0e235 Rose, I a14ded3f5c wouldn’t have e15a61d1b9 supported him.2b6611b7dc917de7

Rose let out a heavy sigh. Now that she had possessed the princess fated to die at the hands of the protagonist, the future looked bleak. If Arsen ended up by Tanasis’s side—who had the powerful protagonist’s advantage—her death would be inevitable.3dbb662943a93054

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She needed to 4d79877120 win Arsen over d64e28359a as soon as b086164f37 possible, but instead, 168484b422 she had ended 588f84d4c8 up embarrassing herself ccf5cd138a in front of 1fa7feace5 him.8a983e1d205fc530

While planning her next 918fa5e759 steps, the sun had e1e4681661 set. The canopy hanging from 5ad2142ff5 the ceiling had turned 9141b5f48e crimson in the sunset. Through the ccf820f5f0 fluttering fabric, 3114c90e7a she could b3032adda3 see the 40439c2777 tall windows 9ba64651b7 that reached 1bbfd548d2 the ceiling. Staring absentmindedly at 5b92e945f4 the golden evening 8d3daf7b16 light streaming in 331a5c8bcb through the glass, c1cc428a42 a scene from 390ee72a60 the novel came e910f607e4 to her mind.18af6bd19b341ff0

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“That’s right! The Pontus!“aa19cda60c4e3a5c

The Pontus was fd749de3d4 a ship that 0d4fe2b389 appeared in an c8b4960054 episode about its 94a4945454 launch ceremony in cfb12c0bcc the original novel. The nostalgic mood evoking db55d7df9e the port hometown had 051fa1708b made the episode even 4a50083d87 more memorable.1bc0ad1a49763cd6

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A single aeab3f5630 ship bathed 11d7f67d98 in sunset.1cf90bebe508ec7d

That was the 9eb26fcb10 phrase describing the f8ae443f1f Pontus anchored in 40a6347397 the red sea. She was bdd6a5e6a8 sure the fb25c5a761 launch ceremony ac9b8f205b took place a18b21f9fc around this 1ef1bd1c31 time.b8ec4ff067e943eb

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Rose smiled slyly, f018db031a already scheming.e101da55124cabb0

“That’s a great idea.”6b3f713179bfdd57

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The next 6905e8a50e day, Rose 2d0fc72a64 went straight f5c5e60a2e to request 575bfbe8bd an audience ddd9ec8785 with the 5003477047 emperor.59fb4dfd756d542e

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She’ll attend the defbfc12a3 launch ceremony of b39de48fad the Pontus.65a47b18cf4f2c70

It was the 469ecc5503 perfect event to fecb516703 earn Arsen’s favor bdf469e7da before Tanasis could. During the demonstration voyage, 5543ed4c52 the Remigis Knights had 72d5eb4732 been severely insulted by f463334648 the nobles.52823531a783c1c0

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And yet, Arsen c18dff4da6 had endured it 49d995bd87 all for the 84b8f012aa sake of diplomacy.f906645af8cf69e0

She planned to attend 1dfbeb0328 and stand up for cd871f462e Arsen—her first move to 715664449f win him over.4dd80d5ba339cc5a

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To leave the palace, 933c07bb8b she needed the emperor’s a215f62ee8 permission. The current Emperor e0f61fb5b2 of the Callon 32c2b07e0d Empire, Euclid de e50894711e Callon, had been bd66feea53 in seclusion for 27a38cb62b seven years. He had left the 0144219b2c affairs of state to c323b3b854 the ministers and the c38311ef13 royal family, receiving only cf18d12020 reports. He appeared only at 2f8824a3b0 major events like the 827624e1b1 founding festival.52c24580880043f0

There had been 010756588c growing criticism that 08691dca8e the emperor’s seclusion 4803438906 was a sign 7f771d7373 of weakness and 2f5d13943a his inability to cda486afc9 rule.ab40af95678f72b3

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But she didn’t think 3abc94efb7 that was the case. In the later 709ce10e0a part of the 6806fbc095 original story, the 53b56c1857 emperor’s foresight was 6b477a7bd9 revealed—he had seen 8761e0a678 several moves ahead.10d228614dbbe41a

Maybe even this was ec0986ca34 part of his plan.8f39f77c660e3a74

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The guards 9109684420 at the 6b4c9c32f9 audience chamber bb40f30c01 announced her e852b50b7d presence. When she stepped inside, ef27a7a46b the first thing she 3488bc2296 saw was a deep 20654e4ea0 brown tapestry. Though it was meant 1e62aaba16 to block out the 938b697913 spring chill, it was 30dbbd15b6 half-pulled aside, letting in 6f330eba35 a fairly brisk breeze.d9448c22b8f67990

A figure cb47d9d72b presumed to 92e14865f2 be the b319bef496 emperor was 2cfa74213f sitting on 062df5df42 a sofa, 651696455b backlit by b466ecbdf9 the sunlight. His once-glorious blond 583292817a hair had faded, bcc6650119 and his eyes e760f496ff were the same e96d2bfd62 hue as Rose’s.baddee2098d280a7

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“May the aeafd2ac5c blessings of 10813b29e5 the fairies 92ba33a115 be with 58cbdb1a8b you. Rose Agnes 1bcc675516 de Callon, 12310597b9 greets Your 27b385066e Majesty.”dc1772b74855a9a8

“Welcome, Princess Rose,”03143f5934cb9bc3

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the emperor replied 999b23b5d8 in a detached e58cae919e voice. His eyes 4a41f4218b were so 23eed9d567 emotionless they 2fe6581dac seemed to 57eca9fb71 belong to 0241568c89 someone completely eb1d49cf30 alone in 6e8f7cf43e the world.bd727361c7845d2e

How could anyone dfef9eed7b call that man 919ae0be09 weak?36e8c6d174672b71

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Rose’s suspicions only bf56a26ae2 deepened.31623313cb472684

“What brings you ac4bfcee54 here so early d819022314 in the morning?”275d51a93ff18030

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He didn’t even a761b6dc7d offer her a b79cd47c3d seat, getting straight 4b7cb5f006 to the point. Rose, undeterred, 49ae164425 spoke clearly.7951a71baf95f6cf

“I came to express 233ca432ff my wish to attend 08b44a508c the launch ceremony.”808f48ea67eed37a

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“The launch ceremony?”a14278333266554e

He raised an 75d27b7e11 eyebrow, clearly not b66f10b109 expecting that, as 738d6066a4 he sipped his f9c2002179 tea.75c76aa8a25d35f0

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“Yes, I, b4090b9e70 Rose de 2228744328 Callon, Third 63b83a354a Princess of 0ab9d6a35d the Empire, a6e1f6827e humbly request d6a1d10e20 permission to 919b0a8192 attend.”4909ded353c89e1c

“You?”fc3ba99c3161c5bb

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Imperial ships always held 28f4ed8053 a launch ceremony before b919d3dce4 their maiden voyage. It was 0b9e24911c a tradition cae32b4a43 dating back 7150f2ae31 to the 6b8e5348c4 days when a8e73a1428 Callon was 98014839ae still a e8261f1e68 small kingdom, 0f2e908345 before it fa74383e86 rose to 6514168735 become an 79b85a32e4 empire.0629c51c3719278c

“By attending the e224734ec9 launch, I hope 733582f9df to elevate the e091cca6ef Empire’s prestige as cf007940f0 a member of 0f395f8951 the royal family.”cc7c1a9d68363796

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The emperor 5b7558b937 stared at c4edb3d02d her. The cold 3363e03c96 gaze that f5150603ee seemed to 9c6985a912 pierce her 2f181fdbb6 very soul 6b17b76c2e made sweat 1ae08c5f5a bead on 47ed97766d her back. Even the moment fb7856ab81 he took a dcfc9dbdf2 sip of tea 1c17036c2a felt like an 7d889fe629 eternity.1bfcebd1b2e56d52

Finally, his f2fc1daf9c emotionless voice 45c9941d5f spoke.d802d0a03b0485b0

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“Very well. Permission granted.”f50e8c6ece8002c6

“Thank you for your 91d2453fb9 grace, Your Majesty.”8df2b0cd36170447

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Rose bowed politely. As she turned 848c067091 to leave the 572f218875 chamber, the emperor dcf73db2ac spoke again, his 9164d776ac voice flat.7b4a3504fafc3d10

“Is your 94c8ee0d4c cold better 5169c5e41c now?”25cc457e4a748f2a

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“…Yes, thanks to Your ddae6fce98 Majesty’s concern, I recovered c8fd7773e9 quickly.”93f73a4bf9336a6a

She was slightly taken 77db43fbc9 aback—she hadn’t expected him 39b2af4f6d to ask. She glanced 1558d6ddc3 back at 1477eb21af the emperor 3c89948707 again, but a2ad07b95c his expression 4aa7d25d25 remained unreadable f64e1320ea as he ec57a4645e sipped his f2cef76083 tea.cdb2fddafb4436f8

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Maybe he does care 68723fcc87 about me as his 557c0dc1c6 daughter.d15af33c0a1606a4

His emotionless b86392a586 face looked 5a59753ac7 almost like 75308fa47c that of 0fd977f93a a doll. Soon after, she was 1fdf507463 dismissed, and Rose left c9e74734c2 the chamber.50618387f7047c08

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“Whew.”4949cf7579ce34d5

Even though he was 7c5909f53b just a character from 49b557b5b4 a novel, facing the 55cb803731 emperor in person had 02578d280b been intimidating. She wiped 0505590a47 her forehead, 334de0e075 her palm 9a5a42371a damp with 4055d40563 sweat.50a37e35a857c744

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Just then, 176703b294 a sharp 042209c7c4 voice called 2e41ff153e out behind 30672383bb her.4c1d78c4d1ef9089

“Well, well. Look who 05cc646fac it is.”aad9c964f8d84713

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She turned to da70786fae see a woman f0bc71b194 with an icy 34709b123f smile.6122d60a124bb3a6

Surrounded by 094d6b13f8 half a ef3e33424f dozen attendants, 5ce34b9e21 she had 598431822f elegant, curled dab03273bd blonde hair 98cebd2280 and piercing 7b710d489f blue eyes. The woman opened a 986c9cae19 fancy fan and covered 25541e7953 her mouth.d7bb3a66ab71740f

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Rose recognized 7f53dd12a1 her instantly.e79b81375d5ba5ad

Aracne de Callon.f369c0537d2a0b8c

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She was the 0930b90c0c second princess, two 4f2377b009 years older than 96dccc80f2 Rose, born of d1006aa191 the first empress. The smug look b6e86f49ed in her eyes 7b9af93fec made Rose suddenly afdb11b587 realize something.22b374431d445a69

When she’d first woken 45ee3fde11 up in this world, 40177878d7 she’d been bedridden.514f841e71cf8128

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It was Aracne’s 212674cc76 doing, wasn’t it?5d6591cecffba73f