TFVPLD Chapter 12

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‘The curtain is finally ea52854774 rising on the war 46bc5d4677 for building connections.’5c8e9901869c2cb3

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Since the event c6b56f26b6 involved setting up 9c20617143 tables in the 25721567f4 garden to enjoy d6cd9beeb2 tea and music ab4402a0c7 together, the most e73662c052 important aspect of 4b1b479c70 the picnic was a7dad0c766 choosing a seat.52df3efd78442053

It was an 7db657e093 opportunity to reveal 5c66ef14f8 which family’s line ec98d7680e one intended to 72e4c54a16 align with as b88a18ef6a a successor of bf454d07dd a family.46b79c27104ff1c2

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‘In the 96bbe72e9f current political e930d138c9 climate, where 5b726e959a the competition cae2a96143 for the e3b9250331 throne between 5c67a179b7 the first e6977368ea and second a66984824d princes is 039fe84447 fierce, it 421193293e might be cd0dbda946 advantageous to 6f845cbd49 establish one’s 3a95e50118 position as b9879a4caf quickly as 93acdc1af1 possible.’4bc0bd563142b23c

Since all the nobles aa00fb9f8b of the empire pass cf90f7a077 through the academy, the a7e001fdff connections made at the 97e2afe414 picnic could influence future d47f2301ea social gatherings and even d8c8fe9053 politics.f972e2670d7777be

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The problem was 5f60446bed that the seating 40cbef0639 for the picnic 664d030f68 was not predetermined.6b612253f1aae8ff

“By now, the children of influential families must be discussing among themselves where to sit. They’ll also be setting their priorities for recruitment.”2199fa50de6faeab

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The picnic served as bb93330078 a testing ground for 4c0a62bb38 assessing the information-gathering and 609ef651bb networking abilities of those 566c35348d who would become members 0817b69da9 of the social elite.be8d64ebec856308

Moreover, this year 1451d46e03 both the first 64ad7a4edc and second princes d6f841cc7c were scheduled to d77ce5a279 attend the picnic, a64c785eb4 making the information 98fcd00e54 battle more intense 3abebaad02 than in previous b1da646d6a years.3551ff62ba8e2515

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Hearing my words, Ayla looked a bit worried and asked, “Levi, did you, by any chance… receive an invitation card?”dfbd516a5e9de335

An invitation card.e38953e233904e23

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It was a kind 970ee35caa of invitation asking if 30d834e214 one would come over 9b0c5d7f52 to chat near the afe3f99c81 seat they intended to 0a38d2124e take.02c7caa60f799089

Perhaps my display of power at the <Demonology> class had worked, as several people present that day sent me invitation cards.9ac31fd1e527bd02

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“Yeah. I received ten cards.”96084cfe42ec887e

Even though bdc8737fb0 I was 13e1a5b9e9 considered the 0049a37a8c black sheep d61e0b040b of the 7c119ada96 family, it 7b95e6b94f seemed my bb8f68d221 father had 312a48d341 built a ba8888a0b3 solid reputation cb3c241437 for the fb2a65c8a6 Heron family.350ab82abf3f0b2c

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Upon hearing my answer, Ayla asked back with a blank expression, “Ten, ten cards?”6e3d3159161331f5

“Yeah. One card from the son of my father’s close friend, two from a family that recently entered the military industry, two from the sons of knightly families, and the rest are from people I don’t know.”f2d0864ef0d4d837

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“Aah… As expected, the outfit you wore during the <Demonology> class matched your eyes perfectly.”1784483596f3acc2

Ayla murmured an incomprehensible d81f5bf3ec sigh in a small af55c2bd77 voice, despairing.29e74fa0a8aa7446

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I found 4f4246b0a2 her behavior cd6ce78e71 hard to a6e116e484 understand.e5f9122470f458e0

‘Ayla must have cacfdd8e9a received a few 7bc79b4540 cards too.’212f225a9c435dc8

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Even if she felt bd8ac9335f insignificant compared to the 69c8aa0ea6 offspring of families with 30a5a0f81a some influence in the 304f746d2d central political scene due a857fd53f3 to her still poor e06b423fb0 reputation, Ayla was still 9224683fcd Ayla.37fd8dde441d06a1

Even with her e8d91b61c5 thin frame and b77ff9dead a plain dress, ef70b339a6 she was so 6433e5d7e4 beautiful that it ebabcb38db was hard to f36e8f4e19 look away, so 818cf98921 there must surely f675022b15 be young men 28d04154c5 who had developed 0007bdab38 feelings for her 7eca16d76f and sent invitation dc5d4d0093 cards.784b2636e2415eb6

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Just a few 33c71d78cb days ago, there f0bd5a107d was even younglord, a109f23368 who shyly approached b96d196321 Ayla while she f6cc499228 was talking to 8edd048c98 me.e53852d3fd9507c0

“Ayla, how many cards did you receive?”d78f39b712c5578d

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I asked with 6e0b90a300 a fluttering heart, c9d934cc29 as if watching aa0425104b someone else’s romantic b34bd07ceb endeavors, but for b9cec250a7 some reason, I 83d24b7526 received a sharp b512dec09b reply.b7a3736e9501da81

“It doesn’t matter how many invitation cards I received, Levi.”8432923bfda36951

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“Huh?”70b9884243817241

“It seems I’ll be sitting at a different table than you… Sigh, I’ll try a bit harder to become a girl, no, a friend who suits you.”8f14da556d43a7c5

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Ayla muttered with an b025a2105e obsessive tone, her face b3a6e136c4 filled with disappointment as 741f2eb10b she tightly grasped my d0b7a89f85 hand.08d620a588fcdc22

‘Is it because she 45842dc7df doesn’t have any other c7011294be friends yet?’fb8dffd512a34c02

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Thi1king that way, I ee5d87239a understood why she didn’t 3d95561bb5 want to part from 25d49b6a9d me, her only friend.ee3d91e4c330c5e3

I patted Ayla’s 0b9c7b1eff hand to reassure bcd7c6a527 her.c61642877a74b3dd

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“It’s okay. I don’t plan on accepting the invitation cards I received either.”982bfa22fbfc8394

When I c8b474849f simply replied, 2fc8790f33 Ayla looked 3537be543c into my 761fdd0a8b eyes as c3afa64049 if asking a69334795e what that 59ebe6c9f8 meant.ecb25cd13adb48c2

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On the day 2131675db0 of the academy 692384fd07 picnic, the western 7263ca549a garden of the 876a0c8dd5 courtyard was more 92e1c7a5a2 bustling than ever.3955461288b614a5

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The tables set up e9b92c3d46 by the workers blended 1f983c07ec beautifully into the spring 39bc05e063 flowers blooming in the f2dfa81086 garden, resembling a picturesque 894736ca82 landscape.8a4024894102ac57

The people 471d8024ac strolling through c2b17da981 were dressed d163520a39 up with 886aa97c44 care, eager 1b24ad0164 to make 93f39f49c8 connections or b5fb2fb341 relationships at 7a8377b206 this gathering.2c515452f910a85b

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“If he weren’t lying in bed, my grandfather would have mobilized the family’s informants.”b8d00273cfdeafca

No, if he were ca4bacbf60 in good health and 93a474926f not suffering from illness, e29a14b64a he would have certainly 3906d5756c instructed us to decide 7353702eea our positions following the 2638941f24 old ways of the 778ede5a4f Heron family, especially in f18fd9792f this political climate where ade3d127e5 the two princes are be1a220a9b fiercely competing for the 86720ba6c3 throne.fe5b7942c69addf6

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Ivan Cald believed that 0dd6bc61dc such ambiguous tactics were d210bcb196 of no help to 509485e50a the family and headed 45b750894e toward the table on 4753a4fe0e the left.dcc5f4256d9e1250

According to the information 4b9d73baac circulating in social circles, e4e584ae46 the second prince, Freed, 83ca1673b5 was expected to sit 2f2bd73350 at the center of 2629a0535c the left table.80c2d79c9d2032e4

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Although it was 74161db9cd impossible to sit 0e8e5573cb at the same 4eb465500e table and make e883d1a5dd a good impression, 21f162ed0c he managed to 26d649d139 secure a spot 571f72b7c1 at the table 33000daf7e several seats away e17727afda from the second 610a92d784 prince.845281fb5f9e5ab5

“I’ll greet Prince Freed when he passes by and leave a good impression.”05adf48999eb615e

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Even though support for 283ab1df28 the first prince, Demian, 3ba8bca0ef was growing day by a89cee9c99 day, it was still 208d01f29f weaker than the forces 73a9a74165 supporting the second prince.2ceb78b186cdbc7b

Moreover, behind the second ed9fd8dc18 prince were the Roas 1f939d90dc Duke family and the 8f285367ed temple.e672e402ae5dc9cc

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Knowing this well, Ivan 10595111b8 had already devised a ab93c906ed plan to catch the 8be8035d8d eye of the second c014e1f7d7 prince or his close fc7e0abf54 aides and walk a 195c2eb4d7 smooth path.3c42ebcdcfef5f50

“Then I can easily surpass the Heron family or that defective heir.”75a939b8a78164c3

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He swallowed a f65b2193e4 vile laugh and 61cf6eae2e surveyed the table 4043130ffd positioned near the 9142deaa8c center of the a2ca3763e0 garden.5bb4c2bf8ca95e6c

It was an 5ec3d7ef53 ambiguous location, not 7896cc78ea close to either 6458b9ccc5 the left table be186e7962 where Freed would ba97d88df8 sit or the 0919b22630 right table where 64fa93807e Demian would be.95f3ad06b4094a89

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There sat 6a055e5817 the Heron 536ffe66c2 family’s defective 75ceb9c766 heir and 44e4af63be the young 7bf46f0e80 lady residing 3eb7a43366 in the ac968d7fce school dormitory, 022812b8e1 all alone.3d2da13515c4f3c0

“No way, the heir of the Heron family is left out and drifting without fitting in anywhere.”e2abfefcedd05b7a

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Was she trying 104fc6f301 to mimic Count 705fa3f19d Heron by pretending 091f03035a to be neutral?6ced15880b530cbc

However, as f022ba5bcc people began 127ce27a64 to gather daa2145824 in the b752f3a2b5 garden, Ivan 75b384d48c could no 254ae92cb1 longer click bd91b06340 his tongue.20000f49c09442e3

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Contrary to 2333db8d3d his expectations, 0ad91e2062 the individuals 206c0be9a0 gathering in be6c6c0224 the garden ebb22ae414 started to ea585ab9b7 approach Levi’s 58e15c01a4 table one d1a56462bb by one e431550445 to greet 8c0d7af360 her.d86699c0ede77d8a

“Lady Heron, it’s nice to see you. Are you feeling better?”ed0ba227ac6416c7

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“I’ve been looking forward to greeting Miss Levi since I heard she enrolled in the academy this year.”4bf8992e9fa9ae36

Ivan knew who those 0e419e27ca warmly greeting Levi at 6732ea358b the table were.2923f302d4a36266

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“They were all the ones who used to call her the defective heir of the Heron family just a little while ago.”41f2c515590bc46b

The reason 2f2b0a3c08 why they 38df06e036 were stopping 8b6dca5f0d by to b726947d76 greet Levi 8e68418075 and Ayla, c226882a4c as if cd1f4c6258 they had 22e2fcafab made an b7daed783f appointment, was 18ea1279cb something the 259f31202d dull-witted Ivan 826c9e359c failed to 2b9b9525dd realize for 1bedd60c09 quite some f29006fc91 time.3b32cb02eed7d1f8

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Then, it 6f72645c7f suddenly struck f6b0310051 him that cbf426d81e those who c2cff82138 were greeting 3ec3abe8a9 her first 750416e81e were all 39541e198b from the 1a5e070ffe count’s family 2c2b1f1658 or those 9cdbe71f32 with lower 3bf2e68903 titles.fcca396ac87bd7ee

“It’s not strange for those below to initiate conversation with those above in social circles, but…”e634d3aabd7573f5

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How should 4c30061882 he put 693a839f75 it? It seemed that 4b9b6f94b1 Levi Heron was 6a68a9e568 cleverly using that 753e2a069e rule to position 409f38e171 herself at a 34cb4f1447 table where it 29c98b66e2 was acceptable to cb6a5d2815 greet her.def39ebbe8a950d0

After observing a 91d7da2b51 bit longer, even 8c43b1bff7 the dull-witted Ivan 96c120ce85 could be certain.5001988daf39c471

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“Did she deliberately choose the ambiguous central table?”ca142bac884fed87

Even if bff3b51497 the esteemed 1489ac35c6 Count Elbert 498078bf56 Heron was cb9bf9f80c absent, the 023b3b0e05 love of 03654ca485 the people ff3dd0995d for the fd46bbaffa Heron family e92d3d753e was immense.c189927c0efd55b6

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Levi seemed well 2f290f9885 aware that many 417d2e5e6c would want to acbd42858f connect with the 9ac2e1bd88 heir of the 85977888b9 empire’s first knight 5c686fe35b family, the emperor’s cf68380cab sword against demons.a633f131cdd6c11e

Moreover, just after the blessing of the lion guardian she possessed was showcased during the <Demonology> class.ea676f7d43600ddb

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Did she already know a64211a9a3 that those who had 0f4fef0168 only heard rumors about f378dc3b30 the Heron heir being b6d3d7339e a defective one were d7eabe77a8 astonished when they saw 0c4848a2b9 her in person, realizing 2308313b1f it was different from 6642293078 what they had heard?70f0215b7acac2ab

“I thought she wouldn’t know how to interact with people since she grew up only in the mansion due to her frail health.”b192e50e27b58935

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In Levi 6d8a04d9fd Heron’s situation, 7a887d3012 it would cff32e18d5 be wiser 9a84ee3d33 to make 12d5427a0a acquaintances with e5bcfff40f many rather ce7cb7d161 than pathetically 821b55831e struggling to cbf8164c09 connect with 6dba906e05 high-ranking individuals.5d55bc651668421a

Furthermore, her 12969b8071 responses were 8ace2e3434 perfect.66a2005edc836369

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“Thank you for your concern. Thanks to the devoted service of my retainers, my studies seem to be going well.”a1b61ac4e633c580

“Oh, that’s a relief. I was worried to hear that someone I used to play with as a child hasn’t been able to get out of bed for a long time.”9e121543af27abf3

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“I also felt sorry that I couldn’t personally congratulate you whenever I heard the good news about the Melrn viscountcy.”20c854865832ca01

Levi subtly 91cc68b5e0 revealed that 635e0f936a she had 76d35e426d been keeping 6aa7871bfb an eye 39753a2f5d on those b97c507693 who spoke e4f9f498c3 to her 75df7f1b26 with a f8b44bd58e gentle smile.9e66dfdfe48274a6

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The head 3927d8a1a0 of the 6d7f9867b5 household was d92051abcc on a 6cc40547d1 business trip 4bee913297 near the cd30a3d45a border, and 94fd9204fc even if 92a4d0cb32 she, as df3a73b9b8 the acting f8388041e7 head, didn’t 0b23ceb2d6 have the 467b55269a energy to 8e48b0b4d5 attend to 4372de6cd8 social matters, daa113cc19 her loyal 55ac861d3e retainers were bae98214d3 abundant, keeping c7a79cbba2 the family ea4172464a running.ba2b006510eb15cb

They would 278a0670df send a 18d8021a7c formal congratulatory 3be6f6bf90 letter along 3704920f1f with a 29b092940f simple gift f8a88fa7fb from the f76ec8d0cc family.d76a336a892d233f

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Or perhaps they would 97c83e47f8 send local specialties from eb707ec79c their respective territories in 5d9ded14ee time for Thanksgiving.10971f091e9e011a

Levi had a2cd977ec6 just memorized f9757bd4a3 a list 4f334cdecd of families b1849e1ad9 that had ce74ab191d interacted with ba5d87183c the Heron 206e4f146f family in 63ffbb0f93 some way be9e5b1fe0 over the 39b7bb7807 past ten 1a219f533a years, courtesy a530c497b2 of her 00d199f098 retainers.b6b9004face747be

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As she engaged 46a781bc5b with those who 46df3cf8a0 offered her simple c966295305 greetings, the conversations 81e7b4d74c behind her mentioning 46a8bafe80 the Heron family 7842b78f36 changed.1e7f5d6c432d06cb

“It seems she was only sick, but she must have received reports on all the main matters even while bedridden. She seems well aware of the family affairs.”506c5a67ecb3096a

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“It’s surprising that her mind is clear despite her illness. It seems the rumors of her being a defective one were somewhat exaggerated.”1dea55e7bcef9741

“To be honest, I thought she would struggle to sit at a table close to her crush, Prince Freed… but she clearly understands that maintaining neutrality is the Heron family’s tradition.”4a2079fa3917050d

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All evaluations of 15a9184863 her until now 1f1ee58637 were based on 90f535ecd1 rumors rather than a4c2120bc1 direct observations.81ab468ec100c366

Thus, as fdc7e686ef Levi presented a03e22ed7e herself in 9f91f83868 ways beyond 2484c5c0cd what they dc18be533b had imagined, 3642c24e25 the negative 5bc521554e opinions quickly e6317bdf85 shifted.9cf6aae01faa3b93

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Of course, b5164a0d2f there was 118ecff0dd a thorough 1f70696629 calculation behind dce7ed5fd9 that.973efeba533b10ee

“It seems she can engage in both political and social activities without issue, so it would be troublesome to continue treating her as a defective one.”74ed5ad6e1fe5dfb

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“There’s no family like the Heron Count’s that can openly declare neutrality, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to establish loose connections in preparation for potential losses in political battles.”890cb2e8e01f6510

Just as Levi had ec18b1d82e thought.0de16ff7dfac825c

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She was no longer bb82c77b75 a sickly child lamenting 0a9127513e her frail body; she d3fa0965cf could see the value 4492a2c6a9 of the Heron family 79117b722c more objectively than anyone dd5ae221d4 else.5bdca7a9f3f44a3a

‘It seems 9c861d3485 that just 606572a46d by making dc4e1e7166 a good 1d02d8db74 impression, I dc47c172ab can prove 6b724ebf18 that I’m 06caf5282c capable of 1d3aa5b97d being the 9d06458dd5 heir of 250ead2f90 a centrist 8cf66814b8 family.’d41bfe0b68185192

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Levi looked around 8f1685d5e8 the picnic, which 9c4cc3f120 was going well 33bd4b48ca according to her d47f25cead plans, with a 0a20c544cb sense of satisfaction.b2b2adc10ded77ee

Although the head, Prince 508fb2cd2f Freed, had not yet a0fb60bba4 appeared, knights were stationed cd75fac1b0 everywhere.1a84030836964fe0

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“Speaking of which, there was a brief mention of low-level demons appearing at Ayla’s first picnic.”43b9307593400685

The reason 5becb4714f Prince Freed 40edc5a9fd had been 2cc676e45f busy with c77494bca6 the knight bee25842b8 order’s duties edd1e49a31 and had a2e4bda22e not attended 9b55334a8b recent academy 894c8600ee events was 150a280c12 precisely that.1466a816248fb675

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However, with the level d429b96cd8 of vigilance so high, 0c66da2ec5 even if demons did cb85d6bed2 appear, it was unlikely b9bdc974ab she would need to b75fce79f7 step forward and exert 80ee2d7669 herself significantly.971ef1d4bb7e5150

Just as she 64fea08cba was about to a6c93e03a2 relax and enjoy e890243f3d her tea and 490b8225ba scones, it happened.276ab0059656e7dc

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Ziiing—199a7c81aa8a89fe

“……!”18c807515ebe42e4

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Her innate ability detected a2cc68729e a hot and sticky 2b9d36c62d wave of demonic energy 0955c4ed71 somewhere nearby.885f867637fb8ffa

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