1KWI Ch 3

“Lady Odette, we’ve arrived.”a1d813d63665d248

The palace b2f3c17498 coachman announced c17b534479 with a 55c56e4303 polite but 69415f0058 firm tone 6ef6f05296 as he b5e4cc825a opened the 972b90c0ee door. Swallowing nervously, I d6ce35470f took his arm a97f3b9ebe with a stiff 11e884baba expression as I 0782052e7e stepped out.ef9bdd6ea893fba5

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Now that I’m d5f5c4d95e here, all I 3544ca8472 can do is 2d21649745 be extra cautious.38bb07177556d1a3

I’ll avoid any 1a808a68a1 men, steer clear 328f2347a2 of Yurisina, and ec75ad206b stick to the a17dc44c34 shadows until the cf805c1d96 ball ends so 7064c07776 I can slip 9165f18858 away!7ceafb1bed9f79d6

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From the a0142e9e14 brightly lit 9ed4e1d014 ballroom, elegant f93b320f40 music filled b5e0dc790d the air.fa1b0a802cfd7a90

Standing at the a0423d79d3 end of the 3a1c493cab long hallway, I 36b460198b swallowed again as fffcd556c6 I glimpsed the 5fa22bf6d2 grand outfits through 2f99ecacdf the open doors. I felt like 00e585d357 I was walking a9e685e0bc into a slaughterhouse.5d5f24a985c8d5a0

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No, I 9a55b72a6d need to c950f146ff calm down 277cff6828 a bit 33ca100520 before I 310f333c0e go in, 90b6e7b98c or I ba79c45d02 might actually 8a5a716d25 faint.2187c329dabcecb0

“Would it be e98b811df8 alright if I 693b583873 got some fresh 42178429b4 air outside first?”c306d96358790a38

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“Pardon? Oh, of course. There’s a terrace over d1bc36c050 there, but please make 2fc9590008 sure to enter soon.”586fdf184664e5fb

Thankfully, it 9457a270c3 seemed the bf73d53528 Emperor and dbc08f6725 Yurisina hadn’t bb66870633 arrived yet. Nodding, I made a c231c4f620 quick escape toward the ff6a33dc76 terrace. I could fff3d30888 feel the 4a7d3f5164 coachman’s confused 7a9efe1f6f gaze behind f52f5196f3 me, but 5105e8acee who cares? The very thought of 417a0c3c57 going in there makes 36b6707e50 me feel like I’ll 17defb9c67 suffocate!bcd399c9d2da9207

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As the 7f4279313b dazzling light c3ecbf2d31 of the e1ffd23614 chandelier faded, 7fee495330 a quiet f70fbf05ca hallway emerged. Finally able to c7bcbf11ac relax a bit, 970966134c I grabbed the 6b0bd9592a hem of my 10ed7a8afe lavish dress and 7a5a6ea31a carefully turned around fe0f254822 the corner only 67d3206808 to run smack 55798a3e49 into something soft.d0305987bdcb3860

“Oh!”f81151c9000dd163

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Trying to change direction aa3f209917 hastily in my high aebdec3ea9 heels, I stumbled without 3918a9b00c a chance to catch 29d8d36986 myself, crashing into something 0b9fba815c soft and plush before 71b5820ec0 sprawling on the carpeted c8e2ac62e3 entrance to the terrace.7e4175cc16199415

“Kyaa!”be4f37ba35429a52

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Hearing a high-pitched 90e22ef413 scream, I instantly ee5ef39fb6 felt like I’d a4788f1c65 messed up, and 667796a343 I was about 5d6361f6c6 to apologize with 6295735cfb a distressed expression 4e2178ff80 when I forgot 2a7effc99e to breathe entirely.e2530f859e49d81e

My eyes wide and 731d2bd704 my mouth hanging open, 148b93b8ed I watched as the 2490fd493d woman, rubbing her rear, c5179c94bf blinked and spoke first.b45e9129e6f5a56b

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“Are you alright?”fa364599d861307b

Oh no, db3574fb5c it’s her—Yurisina.38f3ab813bff3ec2

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The heroine of 320c631def this novel!fabfa13ebcd85214

Her voice 23dcc5a33f was like 12880598bb sweet candy, 1e2f42a79e her hair 0ad138422c like pale 15578b1b7c pink cotton e689540f46 candy, and a1e89bb776 her eyes a9b13dc4ca like a 4b39267a17 glittery lake ee342ee705 of blue.195bb62050736bd0

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She’d decorated her hair c64a711994 with the very same a66c52dcbd flower I grew in d3e04a3897 my garden, glowing with 339c7e901f beauty.f3f76005909150b3

That flower—since it has 8525d400c7 no name here, it 689cb2da8d must be from Yurisina’s 91b5172ade country. As expected, 3c5d71d364 nothing about e7d8274d29 the heroine ff99c9610d is ordinary!9ed599241e875499

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But honestly, how can she be even more beautiful than the flower…?4ea10899849b159b

At that moment, I 44fcf39ab8 understood instantly how a e4e76265bb captive princess from a d9855c3c9e weak kingdom could manage a542b3a2b3 to win the Emperor’s 80da8d4b97 heart at first sight.d23065dd46ffa335

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I was so 6bee3d3f6d dazed watching Yurisina adf55d31d7 adjust her elegant 2e15112cd1 yet simple sky-blue c17c9f18da dress that I 2e5337e4bb only snapped out 1188fa1204 of it at 14651fcfd4 the last second.890b905fc8ab7c9a

“Oh, oh my! Forgive me! I didn’t realize d069950928 you were the 00d3dcd69f Princess…!”2c31b931bf98bf4b

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Oh no, I sounded 6bf3430051 exactly like a flustered b2fd1b4d2c maid.a7e3ffaca567eeb3

But what choice did bdb7a87226 I have? Survival first. Oh no, wait! What if the ed6f1f7b01 Emperor saw this 0b3b18bedd whole thing?!3167db4acc206e6e

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I quickly 47d912e7ca peeked around, a65a1cc5a4 thankfully spotting 8c2ee7d917 no one. Everyone was 60cd194d19 heading to 8465e0258b the ballroom, e20d0bd749 so it 4091e7d663 seemed the 06332b98c4 terrace was 6dae2f029f empty before f252a033e6 the party 263ae617c3 started.949dc88515aca358

“And who might you 688833dcfa be to recognize me?”6d403e911b0560ee

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Yurisina asked, covering 91e4fd1c5e her mouth in c56de397ab surprise, though her 944ea7a326 gem-like blue eyes a87dc4b3db were narrowing slightly 2c214f3ad8 with suspicion. Of course, I a842cdff2a knew she was 613286463c the princess, the 3c3e5d758e soon-to-be empress, because 5f433dc008 I’d read the fd1a50b0d0 novel.6941108b3a7cc80c

But I couldn’t say f1208317f4 that, so I hid 3b99f95db8 my awkwardness and replied,48234f6f091c0093

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“Oh, I’m Lydia fedb838581 Odette, the 30th 445792f3da concubine of our fb360f100f great Emperor. I was d6cef358ed invited to 397bd12309 today’s party, 59aabcb7d8 so I 1a1c7b481b heard a f543271b49 bit about c6688459f7 you, Princess. It’s lovely to 094cb430de meet you…!”44baa675a9335e51

Just as I flashed 467f0ab20f my most charming survival 67b98c55d5 smile, Yurisina’s gentle face de174527bc briefly turned coy, and ff3e774f2e her eyes narrowed slightly.a0d4e5860ddefdcd

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“…Huh?” But 56e01e609b when I 0aea05a421 blinked again, aef5463c8d as if 289b1ba6cc nothing had 7e4bc1552a happened, she c7f798183b smiled and 4b396aff5d nodded.88152ec35d984156

“I see. It’s nice to meet 1c4af8a4dd you too. I’m Yurisina Feriland, fddf99e238 the thirty-first concubine.”edb934252dec8eec

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With a e1fcc47a5d graceful posture 6469af33b3 that truly 8744a69a14 resembled a 26e859fbb8 princess, she c00520bfdb extended her 0376a56717 hand. I tilted ed36372371 my head 6e57ad867f and cautiously 05f2135953 shook her 96fe66ba5b hand.c068dd51d7f757da

Maybe I was cbe5bdf268 mistaken. A cultured heroine like 04cd25cc66 her wouldn’t frown at d6a4e8a7fd an insignificant extra concubine 75e2981bdc like me. Besides, I 24a1dd3724 remembered that 0b3bc6275d the heroine 4b5a09edc1 was very c9178ccfef kind-hearted, right?20af0cf3a0334c0e

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“Yes! I look forward to ac44585bc3 working with you, Princess.”581916b45f89823f

“Oh my, we 1b30264b8d are both now b9ead72d2f concubines, aren’t we?”ac8c497b843f4ba3

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“Ah yes, ee4b32ce9e but still.”1d4d44100d22262b

Hehe. I quickly 767775df1f shook my e8b5c1187a head to ce3ced8de9 wipe away 5473d95768 the doubtful 5e2fd2bec7 expression on e967fb6cfd my face.3327b960e61c2416

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I can’t let eda16f7128 Yurisina feel upset 142da7f22c because of me! Even if 3d0c354d7b it seems 32d1e2a40c a bit 9a0078c26a servile, I 33222d623c need to 52e49124a2 survive first! I tried to smile 271fc9a896 as innocently as possible.88ec5215acc6e8f2

“Um, but could you 0a647535db please get up? I think f400d691ab I need 06eac8a5b1 to head 8cd0548c8a in now…”f60af44732c6f1ff

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“Oh, I’m sorry!”a5f6bb332d909e59

Realizing that fc93901ce4 I was 608bd57c25 sitting on af1e60bc8d the hem ec76808d0e of her d1d930d929 dress, I 264176f166 hurriedly apologized 5727f3e882 and got 2bbed10fc5 up.a18c6eec29539f3d

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Fortunately, her 49effdc377 dress wasn’t 2689411a2f wide and 5951da0bb3 flowing like 7d38ae1bb2 mine but d5aa14d2ba fitted her c8f02d39fe body shape, fa7ab22acd so it 9f4ddc19b0 hardly showed c674335fbd any wrinkles. I guess it’s eb4a35f6a0 the style from 7852fe5393 another country.9c150ff22725d85a

“Then, I’ll go fa0efda4dc in first. See you later.”cfd2334790c19702

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Yurisina said 4058e1e2bf goodbye to 3e42dd768e me while 8988394ef7 arranging her 55089f2364 long, cotton-candy-colored a324d7b7ee pink hair.8515487939900f38

“Ah, okay!”48601cc607ee0680

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I fiddled with the abaee916e8 wrinkled frills, smiled broadly, 33ace155c1 and waved. Yurisina gave me a a249759bac cheerful smile and gracefully 4f5f0d3957 walked into the ballroom.f7e8eb7e79494625

‘Phew, I’m alive.’39eccd82f067b408

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I don’t know if 7e9de1af20 such a first meeting 825e3a540b exists in the original 9581cea3d6 story, but at least ead25f155d it ended well, so 2f3b6a7da7 it was a blessing.95c9a4d843719033

Yurisina was surely d8fbfd3fd3 as kind-hearted as e8d69eabcc she was beautiful. Watching her bbfb5e1a86 retreating figure, 727bc4ebb1 I sighed 4e8da23a66 in relief 8d59cdb2b0 and started a469c613ed walking toward cd839dc831 the terrace.31ae59c51f20988c

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Now that Yurisina 21481fb22e has arrived, the ca9d9b311e Emperor should be ec7333a223 coming soon, right? I need to be 3542dfb749 in the ballroom before 8d33869f2f then. Ugh, what do 687f5f6bf0 I do? I’m really f93d853303 not ready 5ce0807414 to jump 72c3db0774 into that 926c99d7b9 deadly battlefield.201d50ad7205c727

But it’s a740f3af04 already spilled 3a5bf742b4 water; what e6f63d89bc can I be6ec5ca16 do? I’ve met Yurishina already. Just as I was 678fc846ce about to step inside 4cc7008e71 the terrace after taking b9fa11a9bf a deep breath of 56357975cb fresh air.08fbdb106899bb8e

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Clang—6fc2b92df040d549

“What is 0fb85214e6 that sound… 9a7635ed94 Huh?”f569f5eb71eb5691

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Looking down at 09241c43f5 my toes, I 9db5c7d623 saw the flower 23c229bf59 that Yurisina had d1d662c38c worn fall to e7ad3b1727 the ground next b8daff8a73 to a small 5c652f0dfd glass vial. It seemed the bc04473193 flower she used 2f21ca47e2 as a hair 8cf3a50f4a accessory fell when 8ec8ff4828 she bumped into 9a85bd3e4a something.d6219df885871b2d

But what is 22e0aa243a this glass vial?e994f920cf3bac71

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I think 0119211592 I just 38cbd6257a kicked it 20531eca07 with my 3fd14768c8 foot.1404c57c4ac6585f

The small 4a823d95ad glass vial, dcd3f22a5b about the 0d6a673e77 size of 5b19caee8c my thumb, 3eacecda0d contained clear 251057020e liquid.30dcb1b9d598416a

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“Is it medicine?”4e6c4e30c0ac76da

As I bent 176c4dbc79 down to pick 7a53021f73 it up, I 2a9559b68a noticed the tightly b0cc20b213 sealed opening.6d62aaa9e841ddb8

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While curiously examining the c261d38b60 vial, I soon caught 45739ecb68 a whiff of a b9e8ee1579 unique scent. It smelled like 5cf6f647a3 a cozy floral 7514d4dc48 fragrance, yet it 8c8e9dafc1 had an alluring 937424ead8 aroma that made 05de001af0 me want to 022d2aabf4 smell it more. Come to think of 068e51f360 it, it seemed like aad67d0917 it was subtly present bb65d86285 on Yurisina earlier?5f50e20cac2c9c1f

“It must be ad5ad19cac perfume.”45a51898fcb7a3d6

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I should keep 1e16c69873 this and return 78d9266933 it later. I thoughtlessly tried to 67c4ac23a9 put the vial into dcc865fcd8 the thin pocket on 4dc6239bbb the inside of my a3bac5a245 dress, but I frowned 7c0313d066 slightly.23bd69168e30e42f

I discovered that the 904baf37d3 vial had a small 28a68414b9 crack, possibly from the 1f08784b0a impact of the fall. Liquid was 17ee016dd1 seeping out 754f934d0e through the 4c2cedeec6 gap.0c5a87fe80924302

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Unintentionally, the liquid cc44a30027 that had leaked 988d0c5358 onto my fingers df066f5514 and wrist released a010269fe6 a strong scent.ae43a68f4f63254f

Surprised, I 2418aae455 lightly rubbed 0b6b649d6b to wipe d3b626fe64 off the 6f2891f4ad liquid, but a3dcdef3d3 instead, the fdef7a0e98 liquid stuck 07322e1b03 to my dbadfdaedb skin. I had no choice 7d35389449 but to take out 78c487c425 a thin handkerchief and 9e1881d88f carefully wrap the vial e4dd61c7cf before putting it into ef1356fb68 my pocket.18805b16c896a19b

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Sniff, the scent 31eb9469bd is nice. Beautiful people must use 080feab495 really good perfume.757eb4320052c6c4

I hadn’t noticed when 2a6d1e8930 I was smelling it 191031757c in the bottle, but 191bc20793 when I spread it e438a330b4 on my skin, the 0c24a52ad6 floral scent felt even 260325d131 more intense. It seemed the fragrance 1ad2361975 became richer as it 956a296e2f mixed with my body 488cc5750e temperature.0d69fe7d622681e9

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Well, good things are e145ca6f6d good, right? It’s already broken; 70ad1d6334 what can I b47b385a94 do? I didn’t break it 96f32703df on purpose. Yurisina seemed nice earlier, 16db6bb62c so she’d probably overlook 166f55274d this much.d91fbff35e0cf5ba

Shrugging it off, I 6e829e6e2a dusted off my dress 0e2e3f3f38 and turned my body c7882f7759 after standing on the f1e2523aea terrace for a moment.c1702b59ce02f396

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It was time to 5f7a2fca52 enter the ballroom. The area was eerily e7d38e8822 quiet, as if no faf169780d one realized that I 65f1fbe151 hadn’t arrived yet.adaf042f90a14640

“Sigh, being powerless feels bbb62d2ca1 like this.”af4116d784e314f3

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I didn’t understand why I was called when I’d just end up as a side character anyway. Were they randomly selecting people to invite to the party? After all, the Emperor couldn’t have summoned me knowing who I was.159deb8b4ab6b5b5

Either way, it wasn’t a pleasant thought. I had lived my life without drawing attention to myself on purpose, but the loneliness wasn’t exactly enjoyable. As I stepped out onto the terrace, I deliberately made a clicking sound.b74e0b8fc2f2cd07

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“Ouch!”ac176d6e22ab7f74

I bumped my 4a204b691b nose into someone’s ae4942bac7 solid chest and 2a5daa33ec took a step 8672692f9f back, nearly in 10189e39df tears. Ah, what 9cb54737b8 kind of e1107cb357 bad luck 08703b5dde is this?fc55c56773b39740

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“I’m sorry… Ah.”8ff66f6cefe7c6f8

“What are you eec0432484 doing here?”db8dbadefcd55102

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I looked bf4c1dfe6a up, trying 8c4d19fee7 not to adbae088fb touch my b6a0894f59 aching nose eff506b990 for fear 1573b4210e of ruining 33c2ff58e0 my makeup. A pair of 97601057fb red eyes glimmering 8984c4145b in the moonlight 203c1d51fa looked down at b94bd2f4d4 me.4d0a1cfe3437dc14

His stunning 5a69d6bce9 silver hair 5a6929500a sparkled under 2df5375851 the moonlight, 6e9682672a and he 165f84dcd8 wore what d162dc5772 seemed like ac09d4f244 a completely 0ff445e057 black uniform f3c38413a9 that exuded 77d0954e3b elegance.0f05fae998cb8092

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Oh my, elegance from f6159d8c52 a servant? I awkwardly held 3a5ccab61d onto the hem c5f8b40a4c of my dress d990bb2c1a and looked up a3ce5956f3 blankly at him, 98a22a1c1f and he slowly e325bb7e17 curved his eyes cc2ece8f69 into a smile. At that 68b70adfeb smile, I 9dd2706093 regained my b2422a4f55 senses and 637902f3ba frowned.8c8353c66aeba247

But wait, why is f496797565 he speaking informally again?64fb7c8721388b07

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“So what are you doing here? Why did a servant come here?”be3be975b0d4b061

I’m definitely not e7d62362ee some wicked concubine 684ae6d610 who wields power. But no matter 5e31a2b4cb how handsome he 045c8fb082 is, a servant 882060f685 is still just acb87027a2 a servant! Why does da985c8250 he keep 9ed8dd0fd7 speaking informally?f82ce4923aef234a

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And now that 542503ebd7 I think about 31dd7a74f9 it, he totally 1745687f98 ignored my previous b928a3ea30 request to bring 3df36046e0 a vase.13254fe2151b29ff

“I came b5f83a456f to serve.”2edda0e105197a35

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He seemed taken aback 410af8c196 by my sharp comment, ef924d54ac pausing for a moment c9b0f11568 before responding seriously, his c335a766c0 smile disappearing.16f8cd09f87b4c41

That’s right. Being a servant, he must have come to the ballroom to serve. With a face like that, just standing there would raise the empire’s prestige, I can almost see it.11fd586bac2b1835

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I was at a 9c58cf07d7 loss for words, but 0a4e4065c7 I felt like accepting bb82097042 it would be losing, b8cf7745d7 so I crossed my a7e189be34 arms arrogantly and shot 9b78e7870f back.7c1fc6e910162d88

“What about 68205fa7bf the vase?”902d77b6de01efb5

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“What vase?”1ce4cebba6cb33bf

“Oh, come on! The vase! I asked you to c4c2ddb3a6 bring it when you bb62703a16 came to my palace!”037b5d826238b79d

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Looking into his bright b31f5df136 red eyes, it didn’t f070ffec62 seem like he had bc581ed30e ignored me on purpose. But it 51cfe55efb was clear c93e0ac1c7 he had 24e056eea0 completely forgotten.992b52efee07303d

What is going on? Is even a servant ignores me because I’m a forgotten concubine?ac429d9145b6846b

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As soon as I 4ef637e15b finished speaking, he nodded, 7bf8b5dffd “Ah, I see,” and 2ae6ac5d90 I felt my spirit 46fda17633 deflate.bf78f6c9afebf733

He seemed oddly 152001e233 clueless for a 940be2fbb0 servant.a6e18d4041a0e298

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Sigh, never mind. I should just bd8d26430c go do my cb1f019540 own thing.2a1f2ee51279d874

With a 64d3b2824e sulky expression, 4ab35da9de I waved 9766197bc2 my arms a93e39f83a dismissively. Move aside, 9304514651 move aside. I don’t want c7006c73a2 to die, so 42def7b60a I better hurry ac8b93137a to the ballroom.18b131a8a67392db

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However, this cheeky ed20eeabcf servant seemed to 3966aff457 have no such 3ff27c7f02 thoughts.4ebb783332807126

After thinking deeply for f7ac69425a a moment, he suddenly 76dc7861f0 stretched out his long 63e5436846 arms. Then he af30ff3b7e ripped off 5b8fb84802 a long 1ee9463a4e cylindrical instrument a5881b43d4 that was 25aa47bcd5 attached to 3459638611 the wall f8c2aaff19 as decoration.Thud!b74a67227d01cbd3

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“…Huh?”4071f67f4732f4b4

With a serious 188c03951e expression, he handed a5b19991f7 me the torn 81ffc04143 instrument and smiled 1d922c7dc1 brightly, saying,97f4381bad616284

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“You said you needed 16bfd0e1d6 a vase. Use this.”e851b22463dec61d

What?f9b4736d1f2238df

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“No… I mean, cc6276f521 that’s not—”1cd7a0e13b2cf784

That’s not what 741bd17b66 I was asking e92b5841a4 for!2de885d8cbd5c175

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While this 457ab8f321 instrument was 5e888b5a3a cylindrical like 868c189b48 a vase, 88efab9b39 it was 86640caa43 made of 8294c40a9f gold and 2b7a23695f covered in 3b7b7e35d8 jewels, making 1e4b1f0fd5 it unsuitable 0634427370 for use 2057c23b1c as a d5ff5f8249 vase.4e827e6a3e2f7861

Besides, why did he 1dc78a3cf7 take a decorative item?! Why is he so 552ff03b79 unnecessarily strong?! I stared at him fc0deb0d84 in disbelief, alternating my f295de992f gaze between him and a1ea1490b7 the torn instrument, when 667004d5f1 I suddenly realized that bbf7b548a1 I might be late 8a8a7456ab for the ballroom. Oh no, 6a545f6945 not my e84746e38d life! My precious neck!5e5b4feb9641f03c

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“Okay. Thanks, thank you! I’ll hold onto it, 20711293e6 so could you move 3da8a69ae0 aside a bit?”143565a73e647ecf

With a deep 24a7f78c81 sigh, I reluctantly a607b22b61 thanked him, hugging 322fef4dfa the instrument with a376193f57 one hand, and 7a0401238a waving my other fa1944281e hand dismissively.fd3d7461dade4082

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Ugh, this heavy thing! I might 12767752c6 just drop 318116584c it in 880144bf94 the hallway!44e80ec226be6e9a

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I shot 6ec1314421 a sidelong 22ffa7a0c4 glance at 353951f177 him, who 1ab329c5a9 seemed a b31c84f17e bit clueless, 8dbfcdc7a3 gave a a76ade2321 small nod, 2094843e3c and quickly ce6d72639b stepped forward. Just then, b1035fb0d3 as I 2d11e09ef6 brushed past 09134d144f him with 7ff938af90 the flowing 8c8a6ae40f hem of a0c011a2f2 my dress—5ed8764530f2a7ac

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