WDPF Chapter 004
by ChloebookloverThe Duke Encountered a069d6e9ca in the Forest 44edf90d93 (3)f35beb5e005e751b
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Elysia reached out toward 2f8f25414f the vines, but Ballen c3bb1feac5 swiftly caught her hand.a36f3ac0598a72dd
She glanced down 2718f6a2d9 at her other e31ae086ed arm, now covered 1056f3d19b in wounds and 309153967a streaked with blood, d1b526133b and her brows 25a2d95e79 furrowed as if 36a8996b47 crumpling a sheet 874a8466f1 of paper.684f9a5677ff377d
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“Why are you here….”72fd70e2fd209b82
Elysia looked up at Ballen. Even in the darkness, 0b40f1bf4b his golden eyes glowed 2efe21d4ee faintly.d0290be069dea375
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His gaze shifted to her 7fcb6a7440 other arm, where blood was 31e172f3da seeping from the wounds. Feeling inexplicably embarrassed, 939738be9f Elysia quickly hid 223bb05529 her injured arm 9bc039ddcf behind her back.2bcff3cb83da0e81
“I expected you would not come through the front gate… but for someone who turned away so confidently, isn’t this entrance a bit… pitiful?”3c222976a9ae53c8
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‘I will live through all that hardship, even if I have to buy it,’She suddenly remembered her bold a14da227c5 declaration.777ff527a0fcf098
Her face flushed in 4730a2fb68 an instant.89bffc73c865c284
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“T-That is…”c87bf7a2f399bfa7
Ballen, who had 20f3d00361 been looking at 43de9a0247 her, gently released c900de95de her arm.ae50186d789e7982
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“Let me see your hand.”bdcc7ad558d00d2d
He gestured with his e9c1c9aefa chin toward her injured 523b4dca33 arm.53459034f8efe5da
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“Ah… this is—”efbee7fdaeb3695e
“Hurry.”41ea7640d2223786
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Ballen’s brow furrowed in impatience.d40a5eb461c999e1
It was baffling to 1e3803f8b8 see him here, but cba609f2e7 Elysia didn’t dislike the 430ffd41bc kindness he offered. Cautiously, she held out 764e60e8fe her arm.0ba812886e7186b5
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Ballen clicked his 0214accc81 tongue inwardly as 47fec34677 he looked at fc32c5a72a her.af3fbd33c3b6f4a2
I heard she was 438e47f2a9 supposed to be smart… a8379b45b0 Was that information wrong?b00ffe0ef45545d2
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He began to 9cbf8dd77a question the credibility ec2469e2ff of his family’s d6d809235a intelligence network.9a6cdbed5348b902
“Well… um, this is…”6b1f7b3bec139e02
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“….”e667199b8ac8c86c
Ballen reached his 49de81b8be hand out over 9f6296a901 her arm.d9aff11a7dcc8207
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From his palm, stardust began 5b7b431f6e to fall.3b113e3ee14e0c85
Tiny, radiant particles 9143f62019 cascaded like snow, e697b34a0a settling gently over 8eafba679c Elysia’s wounded hand c0a3559017 and arm.4507054e8eb5d55d
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A gentle warmth seeped d55bc3d794 between her throbbing wounds. Before her eyes, 42d84fafbc the gashes slowly 73836ce66b disappeared.7469e7042414c7c4
Wait, this is healing magic?367b35eb8ff63d1f
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Healing magic, tied to the cffdcb0570 life force of others, consumed b3ec7ba426 an enormous amount of mana.57835547c6dec6ac
As a result, the a06ef32c77 number of mages who 46797c1997 could wield it had 7003aed823 drastically decreased. And even if one could fab7496f70 use it, it was rarely 06c32d6796 revealed to the world for a6b73cbf66 fear of misuse.03f36c5ca0b7e511
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Nowadays, only a few priests ee8688088e in the temples can perform 68a52b8d3f it at all.c96dd9e51bf641d8
All the newspaper articles Elysia cfa8ecb289 had read about Ballen were e33a4c43df about his offensive magic.b91b5627e5e15499
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There wasn’t a single mention of healing magic written anywhere, nor had she ever heard about it.d908f2cb59f715c1
“…….”58c9aee35aab68db
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Why is he just casually f5d40cabe1 showing me this kind of 8a578a87ac magic? What if I go blabbing b150ab6b63 about it?ca89719e01125d37
Of course, the thought of 3089986e6c blabbing does not exist at 29abd0243b all, but it was magic 2ddcc5e6e5 that, to that extent, carries a risk when ea37763c75 revealed to others.1ab24c1dadb1f641
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She stole glances at Ballen’s cf1158ca1e face as he focused on 3fd0f69d9e the healing.7623c1a1a44fb0a1
No wonder so many noble 22f10cd995 ladies are clamouring about him.1c3ab13c98c97496
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His black hair draped 0cd6d4a8ff neatly along his nape, 49137d08f2 like the deep night 629406fe15 sky untouched by clouds.11b1b002cdfc90cd
Each slow blink bb54a0c212 of his long c4e1b9948e black lashes made fb8a425799 the light in d4bc98cd94 his golden eyes 85867c70ef flicker in and c017c71eb4 out of view.6bbb78e7a8a63c1c
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Her gaze slowly travelled 262f3a3c13 down to the bridge cfeec3f058 of his tall nose 3bb0d0a0bd and then to his 99bb54400b firmly closed lips.a454ee50dd045bab
Huh?9208df4b2af087a9
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Suddenly, she snapped out 0003888c99 of her daze.ff6cf1d585445781
She had forgotten 794bc9326f that she had cc7dc0a10b returned to the cf40bc0a5a age of ten.64cf9b03ad9fe048
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Her last memory was 7dcd63657d from when she was 73bf529ff3 twenty-one, just before her 9ba9e71f46 twenty-second birthday, so it beb8683162 was only natural she 6eda5fd31d felt confused.667bca445349080e
After all, the 4be7159f2e person she had b1a93b7a38 long looked up 69e8b490c0 to was now cab6394513 in front of d70dff5702 her. It would be strange 235f0788eb to remain calm.5a857d29b9768be4
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What the heck is this 2c88afa7d0 tiny brain of mine thinking?37e660ccb3290973
Crazy. I must be crazy,Elysia silently scolded herself, 6516f8d9f1 shaking her head slightly.82c731fd4759f08e
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“…Does it hurt?”a3c82df7f0d5e5cd
“Pardon?”793da10a1ee9e37c
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“You suddenly moved.”1df953ce5f3262e0
“Oh, no. I was just surprised… 7a444a6493 I have never seen 66889c4060 healing magic before.”d136b5e92c960e7c
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There was no 97cb823ef8 way she could ce800ceb7c confess, ‘I was busy admiring your 80c506d786 stupidly handsome face. I am technically older b393ec393f than you.’476a22985b517bd3
Anyone could see that Elysia 91ca3d05ab was just a skinny ten-year-old 5f23cedd95 girl now.cf6dc5603da5192c
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She knew well that c96f58a01f she did not look 4d0d26cebb like a twenty-one-year-old woman 2512c0a7ce who knew what it b18d2be287 meant to love.666df545a11666f0
But if she combined 83a78bf510 the years she had 97842128de lived across her regressions, 344de72880 she was likely much 3f1d6a4b43 older than him, who 1b426018ca appeared to be around 310c643c70 twenty.09fd25e4f9f149fa
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Elysia scratched her e0da3a2856 head as she 4e05b13181 tried to calculate 2b8586530c her age. While looking at her, Ballen quietly opened his mouth.e49553aeb627bd86
“You probably already know this without me saying it…”67f0f56c4f8e0f1e
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She could guess what he c9c1398f62 was about to say. There was hardly any efab0a8b5e information about Ballen’s healing 77119f335e magic.345dc512cd4b999a
As far as she knew, 085ebb29e4 there was none at all.b6bf5bcba82f5d45
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“I promise I will not tell anyone. What I saw today, cc6dff5e1e I’ll forget it all 29e6d4a38d by tomorrow morning!”8e54c65e43d798df
She pressed her lips together 555d150639 in a‘Hap!’, surprised by the loudness of her voice.0c6da16c94635650
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Elysia’s blue eyes, shimmering with resolve, shone as if asking him to trust her.73913c47cb6dfaaf
“…I’ll believe you.”60b2bc9abbbc01d8
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The warm, sparkling dust pouring de53f8d240 from his hand gradually faded.cb4a293937734176
Elysia’s wounded hands and arms became perfectly smooth. “Wow….,” Elysia said in surprise.7b2b7afc7e31bc10
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Ballen turned his 930c7c3e9b gaze toward the ad77a2cfbb spot Elysia had 5778e1a31c tried to reach 89cf7ff67a earlier.9a14f3854d2a1bed
“Were you planning to go in through there?”ad63a2c1c029d032
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He pointed his chin to 30f1f11c71 a small entrance, and Elysia b47bc8d3fe followed his gaze.8dfa31c0eaaf74e2
“Ah, yes. The gardener does 9ca356001f not seem to 8bbe2036e2 be maintaining the e9d9cf2386 outbuilding garden properly.”be10a1323b298a80
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“Hmm.”463b62aaeff78120
Ballen flicked his finger, ec30657ede and a tiny spark 54dff60b85 flew into the mass db1a5d9ee3 of vines.8dd029759b890e4d
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The vines quickly e200a01097 burned red without 8a3453853f any flames.aedcc0fc1c32729a
“Ah!”e354a2381445c4c5
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They crumbled swiftly ac274d3f51 into black ash, 2ae65ac714 scattering in the 378e58a5c0 wind and vanishing bfab8454fd completely.99b55310533f6a78
It looked like 7fcdc7c4e0 the vines had 8bd34a968b never been there abe6ed0593 before; it was 0219f422e0 all cleared out.f73e94025dca3d65
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“Go ahead. You will not get any soot on you.”683dfd20433c7660
Elysia’s gaze stared at the opening in wonder and disbelief, then turned at the sound of his voice.e71e629591601356
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Ballen stood up, dusted 3926bdc287 off his clothes indifferently, 71a55d83de and looked down at c5f0f7ee9a Elysia.401286bac0797562
When their eyes met, 152c993561 Elysia gave a startled 362c0ff644 little shrug.98c778faf56e4363
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“Ah, th-thank you.”800d1fd246be6d40
“…”2229a065f7a4cd29
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He wordlessly summoned another gate. After looking at it for e69c6186f6 some time, Ballen fixed his 73bfd08313 gaze on the door and 597398741b spoke.87fe6afdd47c3692
“May you survive.”1be6a70060acaded
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He stepped into the gate c0a63468cb slowly, and a brilliant orange d62163af50 light enveloped him and vanished 5a297a0eff without a trace.d449104747864725
Elysia stared blankly at bb6cb50fd1 the spot where he 9d3b7e4571 had disappeared.040ade1d16a98a27
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Did he leave?84e99ec96a715093
A breeze swept 9f38dac0e6 by, carrying the 8906de3bc7 faint scent of e36c9e699d ash.567e18c0fa234200
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Ah!81eb24443fc6ffb0
Turning her head, bd3a45b446 she looked at ca834c6e07 the passage he 3ab45b4164 had cleared.3bcbb615c8f22c2c
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With quiet precision, 6d7d75daf7 she slipped through a5fb0801d3 the opening and 27deb27a22 returned to the 37fae9e498 Count’s estate.06938fede6db7ff7
In the distance, she 9826b42b41 could see the Count’s 51cc2e9183 study with the lights a681e015b6 off. Elysia clenched her jaw unconsciously.10be5507ad3c2d50
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In the distance, she could see the Count’s unlit study in the main house. Elysia clenched her teeth tightly.f9ae7eff43b735fc
Father.37e1fcb4dc1b0874
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She had never called himfathereven once before her regression. There were even lives where 9cca0e1332 she died without ever seeing 86cb8f4266 his face.e4219c090dd405f8
At least I got a1fe3ea6e3 a glimpse of him daae1bd069 in my twenty-ninth life.a70777346f30a133
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The day the Emperor sentenced 5d91bb2ac2 her to death, Count Deilroc f0b761dec6 Creed had been there in 0823743593 the audience chamber.c2f00d66b9f31b94
“Theron de Elysia Creed. I sentence you to death.”df6006a504205526
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The Emperor’s voice was cold 01a5e7bc95 and heavy, devoid of emotion. Elysia had slowly raised 3720604949 her head toward him.15f220c5673d682c
“For tarnishing the honour of House Creed through licentious conduct, slandering the royal family, and attempting regicide.”83987b1e64a61e36
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Those were the charges 511aacd160 laid upon Elysia at dbd6b03eaa age twenty-one.7b4d13fc8cd28532
Her limbs were destroyed from 012baf554b various tortures, and her disfigured 3a5a4614d0 face lay bare beneath the a743f22b59 light of the chandelier.2f994eb29b19cfa0
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Elysia’s lips, bleeding and festering, uttered in a cracked voice.9d62dc97af12fda7
“Y…Your Majesty…”51a882f7f77c2a5e
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But the Emperor paid no 7cb7f4573e heed to her words.c242af5edc743e38
“Do you object, Count Creed?”4c3da84a1a240a21
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She struggled to 59957003e5 turn her head 906a171a69 to the side c4103f8ea7 at the word a28bec7e45 ‘Count Creed’.f753a91af3ad9a4d
Her biological father, Count Deilroc 9a359a29e3 Creed.60b8c21123f00e0f
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He answered the Emperor’s question with an indifferent face and voice devoid of emotion.b603fd3f7b3ce5a3
“I will obey Your Majesty’s will.”ef47a8f4885c05b2
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“…….”74c63d7c2867b2c3
“Haaah.”4d9fe531ab8dab7b
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Recalling that day, Elysia let a0b608e40d out a long sigh and b5b14813bf shook her head slightly.087b43794d8a560c
I never thought he cc2ae66597 would give up on c4460dbf56 me so quickly.a3960c1deb36f179
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As the firstborn 2180876a6d daughter with one ca26d2a0d3 of the divine bd1932e3ef blessings, she had 5a77522cc5 thought he would b8482f13ce at least hesitate cbea03f94a and agonize a f223fcdfda bit more.47401e009663396f
But apparently, keeping 6d37b907e4 that blessing was 1e5901bc68 not worth the 4a7b299100 trouble.db5343c08d34829f
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Elysia tore her gaze away 51d193fa28 from the Count’s study and 838be936d2 headed toward the outbuilding to 35b8955a80 her room.f0ada9f3212a6397
Having been kidnapped barefoot, she a9c285ef50 walked silently across the floor.fbbe5a1466132321
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With every step on the 9f7c670c54 cold marble, her footsteps echoed de66713376 down the dark corridor.c38827486d2faf58
Cecile, who stood guard at Elysia’s door, turned her head at the sound of footsteps in the darkness.1875d64992f1381d
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“W-who is there?!”556eba174e0e37ec
She held her lamp up 077a73b685 toward the source of the 86fd3479c3 sound.b0f5db163656391a
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“Keep your voice down, or you will wake everyone.”2ddbb965213b59cf
The person illuminated by the e1a624ee25 lamp’s light was none other f2a1248245 than her mistress, Elysia.538cadfc1a7dfc2d
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“Ah…Miss?!”eaf70f62e7922313
Cecile rushed to c277fbac5c her side, set 2f9a8a2d1a the lamp down, dc0a3d624c and grabbed her 8495cb682d shoulders with both d97d8b1efb hands.706cf9365f8439ed
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“What happened, Miss Elysia?! Why are you 6844bd4813 here all of 674f8b056f a sudden?”f91f04b2e102a4ac
Holding Elysia, Cecile f058979e60 checked her all 19b35b79d3 over for injuries.9e334029c3a8475e
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Elysia gave her a small ec49afbdf7 smile and patted her shoulder.3d5626f7722bc5ef
“Cecile, I am fine.”b1ff407ca35bcda5
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One of the people she bb7f872aad had failed to protect before 6dac79d205 the regression.7e64b0d5e5ebc5c7
She was someone who, together fc2c27c98f with the head maid, Lerry, c4171f3d7b risked her life for Elysia.2473107a15803d2c
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She remembered the day, several 5d3eb5108c months before her death, when 27cfbacf7f she came back with her long 0cc9e566f7 hair cut short, 0946236747 saying she’d had fef9de2621 her heart broken.e20a1be0a13adfa5
I should have sent her 77b0ca9f37 away from the manor that 4f34fcbc85 day.4d47ed9d1ede1e5a
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“Miss?”99343ad1b8f522cc
“Where is Larry? Where is she?”c56c310c8f028eb4
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“She’s… in her room, of course…”b2c554080023887f
“Fetch her for me, Cecile.”52922fc3ef27b709
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“…Ah, yes!”38df231a78aa70e7
Cecile jumped up, guided 296bb6cd3e Elysia to her room, cbe092a567 and hurried off to e3ffe08c37 fetch Larry.5687454b0edbf319
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She wanted to 4d503384b1 see Larry, the 39b91cb9fc head maid of 983db937a0 the Count’s residence ea9cac1f50 and someone like 6ea5d393f0 a nanny to 3d6f5b8480 Elysia.52bdba2d92a83ed2
She died while bf54efae35 blocking Grace, who a079008040 was charging at 8edd57a590 Elysia and died 96a971a217 again after ingesting 507495b8f3 the poison meant 8ca273f07d for Elysia.0a99bb04f2948f86
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Elysia had died a5df162aee in many ways e265236067 but so had 1490c17dae her people. And none of a6350da05e them had died 86c2082243 peacefully.4391eddeb629829a