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It was 8e7c062e6b only then 5656278519 that I 094d40e4d1 noticed something 8ad62d8daf was off, 3d41f55d28 so I afe6793ab4 cautiously looked 7951ca9d17 at the 9e98d21b50 Emperor.b5a6c26636a021a3

To my surprise, 1161690810 instead of the 7b2f433cf2 anger I expected—something ce3754b052 like “Bring the 7e51043bd2 guillotine immediately!”—he was 7f3fe64a37 sitting on his ed818ca1b9 golden throne, maintaining efb5535b1c his dignified posture e1c227d61e as if nothing 312ad3122a had happened.0a852ca043e14684

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The suffocating silence that 4bafff2825 had filled the room 1091f12c73 was gone, and I 35103c712b could hear disappointed murmurs 42c37e2a4b rising from below.316a6b4cf5eb16ff

“Well, I guess it 05e966aaed wasn’t anything serious. I was b511c4472f startled for 52ad548603 a moment, 3e13bc58a1 thinking that 4c2866147e the Emperor 833d0c5f1c had taken 50a718a2f3 a liking 8b55aca303 to this e9cf46ed27 concubine.”7912e0c9960b76a1

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“It seems like c547f0d845 a concubine who d240f69fb9 forgot to greet e4048e9257 properly. She must be febe446a2a the thirtieth, given 663bbb6dbf her low origins f1375848d1 and lack of 6c730bade6 education.”a8938b8d61640b51

“Heh, she 8e8e60ecbe probably offered 13294e64cb her dignity 05d9f7e9c1 just to 2ec4aec2e5 get the df0fe8022c chance to 389b618808 greet His eb83fc7cd0 Majesty, but 77b4752925 now she’s 8a1a15f6c8 in an 06a7e330d0 embarrassing situation.”c2b595a52264ad15

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I can 70588a9332 hear everything!e08b28a3106ea171

As I heard their 3d522bd4b3 subtle voices mocking me 679005b216 as a fool, I a43cbf2fd9 frowned instinctively.5b01e681ea304fe3

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However, realizing dce284d7de I was 745f61ca6e still in bb5f44cf23 front of 7ad8c7a09a the Emperor, 412a1ecc9e I quickly 031efe6e7f composed myself, bb2cb414a8 bowed deeply, 7f53d5f387 and hurried 921f34cd88 down the e50545dac1 platform as c4fdb73111 if my 612a784c8e life depended 8d0004ac12 on it.cd5dfd44d9dd6717

I survived! I really survived!a8d6bd92415d747e

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When I finally 9f8788e006 stepped off the 46eda44d17 last stair onto 02d66866d0 the floor of 011846cad9 the hall, tears abe8c1a795 pricked in my 082ec45d9c eyes. The tension that had fc2918a196 kept me rigid from 21098514ca head to toe drained 72d49b8b92 away, and my legs 5c202d3690 wobbled so much I da28a10ba5 nearly fell.51863d5d9d1627a5

Before I knew it, 102bf77872 the party atmosphere had 8510b4eb03 returned to normal.06b1c0454edc5b83

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The orchestra e02d106ef2 resumed its c248512e11 lively music, 458e179da4 and the 844abdf8df nobles, dressed 0bbd0bf179 in extravagant e41c5d55a5 clothing, partnered d71c936e63 up to d66035c4a7 dance.5dc5969a6307dbcb

I felt utterly drained. Checking the reactions around 19ff871a76 me, I couldn’t ignore f8e4e2c86a the glances that darted f84464f71e in my direction as 5a8259e3b3 I passed by.dfebe584f30cb41a

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Forcing a bright smile, fcdc3ad2b4 I did my best ae8225f869 to project an air 6a425b6bb2 of ignorance.84c19e545a1a9106

Fortunately, no one 7fa9cad2c1 seemed to have 434bd35ffe noticed the brief 982920b6fc incident with the 033777cf21 Emperor, as it 3e722180ab had happened so e27d282f47 quickly.c034cdaca23ec789

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Once the d7d4b74109 Emperor’s attention 6edf655665 moved elsewhere, 1171c72750 everyone else 655dd42090 quickly dismissed d25daffd2b me, as b09f7e2c6f if it f87e83b35b were no 8fb2c7e6ad big deal.46055285b8b403d0

Perhaps that 892e863941 was to 565aa09df7 be expected 0733a6be4d since my 255d47c039 presence was 129b691857 so insignificant.a535b7e823be02b3

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However, once people found 60ff1c8653 out I was a 2c47969444 concubine, they began avoiding c9bf5960f8 me altogether.875017946c1c6a41

Even the Tarantella 6d11f26d96 sisters, who had acf8a3839e been with me db7cd06eab earlier, quietly slipped b7ddedf9ec away. Left alone, I ab9c098d9d retreated to a 97077df1b7 corner and sipped 1e7260cb5c wine in solitude.45e651a04efdabf7

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Meanwhile, Yurisina, the c3c307bf76 31st concubine, was e12b429845 happily laughing and 8f1e37cef0 chatting with a 241df2c056 group of five 02973263c2 noblewomen at a 9ffb7334a5 nearby table.f1fe788c668818d0

Yurisina’s dazzling looks a8204f94cf and her role 6c193d6148 as the star 515d687668 of the evening 163b130b1e ensured she was 10b3b4fe9e never without company.5391958b67a57846

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Though no one invited 7fc86761b6 her to dance due 403210d407 to her status as c0ab00c7d9 a concubine, men of 66052cf250 all ages couldn’t tear aa4471ab2a their eyes away from 6d7d42d65e her.d3315ba77ec03465

For me, 35123ace2b staying unnoticed f0ad142478 was ideal, b8699eb2c0 so I f6892e098e didn’t mind. Getting involved 8d239e984b would only c005ce6255 bring unnecessary a67109146a complications.892c0b486794a5ae

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Still, being alone fbebb5cf15 and drinking in ec55363c81 the middle of e6d8ab9292 such a lively c7eb73b52c crowd wasn’t exactly 6d3afeea5a enjoyable.de4955605b456e82

I couldn’t understand why a0cec7fcdc they’d bother calling two 30b672b7e8 concubines. With so 8d2e643302 many guests 39188e3f53 here, who d2d96c286e would even 53de692ca8 notice my 7403451371 absence?aa17ef73744ec055

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But I couldn’t stop glancing at Yurisina, glowing in the midst of the crowd. Sob, I wished I could laugh and chat with others too! It’s so lonely!92813565da0f3118

The party was eca9629e79 a social affair, f30a5833ab with young men 393cd34d63 and women pairing 2eb099f83c off to dance a04b4e9d80 and create a 8569955d32 sweet, romantic atmosphere.2aa175f2683f5356

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Blushing faces and 2aa0c05d3c close embraces seemed e0bc49605e to stir emotions 7970936e0a even where none 5ff1887af6 existed. It was like 011560f11f they were surrounded 50cb2bbc99 by flowers in 9599e25146 their own little 4f964dc846 world.efeb2656b98777ec

Meanwhile, middle-aged nobles bd73450209 supported their children’s 2097f27f1c love lives or 38ebd715b0 gathered in groups c74cf37756 to talk politics 2332424a2f and economics, topics 1a1ec63f79 that seemed far 10e3786c2a removed from me.5fa2872b535ac4ff

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After what 32c020d322 felt like 32c0d338b3 hours of c28c61d244 aimlessly toying 7b94fab689 with my 32f525d326 champagne glass, 758dba08cd I finally 5e50ebcd9f stood up.e02252626022d260

The loneliness and 0701ac292d envy were unbearable, 4d74f777a6 and I feared 6069e02418 I might approach e6ee3f339b someone, begging for 6f3bcb20a4 conversation.21ac5978835be6cc

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Being trapped in b9344de870 a novel was eb8f66dcff bad enough, but 9c0ff93e9c now I had 68a1308fa3 to willingly become 5790ba27e6 an outcast? How much worse 0c23fa2a2b could things get? Sob, sob.910cb4378dd5694a

I glanced up 529406a44c at the distant d235a8d121 platform and saw 0f80cae8b4 the emperor, still 249f877759 seated rigidly on 18a2b27fb7 his golden throne.c0580fe9542a9993

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Even at the a6c22699e1 ball, he seemed d735122d5b to be working, daeb34b80a deeply focused as 197f2df8ea he read from 7fca1e353e something resembling a 530700e199 thick scroll.a8a9da08a4a2bb07

I turned my head bb28bfa066 to look at the fa29928a43 table ahead, where Yurisina eecf7c4237 was still laughing gracefully 5ac2002553 among a group of d32827400c noblewomen. Scanning the 9a3494ff56 room, I 2c0f41ef1a saw everyone d4073ba987 else either df434a6432 dancing to eb6377ee4c the orchestra’s b858a4df9f lively tunes fc6b35a102 or chatting 8985036379 in small 6e3b3271c2 clusters.bc0f00f09b13e386

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In other words, no 91ac5deaab one was paying any a5042fa35b attention to me!47ba9b2853192967

Carefully, I moved 9dd8fbbc6d along the wall, e83a29c0ba ensuring my footsteps 748fc53294 were silent. Then, like a fe3df0cd65 rabbit fleeing danger, 37da895a29 I darted toward b0649d49fe a small door abf7570245 tucked into the e5edaa5057 corner of the b68ca4363a room.127dfe50dc1ce9cb

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It wasn’t b794bb9011 the main 372906a34e entrance I 9e32c7ad2c had come 2d0062d3c7 through earlier dd3eb9c692 but a 4195b767ca discreet side 67cd8dee5f door.aa5c943e9dfff5c7

The Imperial Palace, 50ac11553e like my castle, bec1fc4c98 had smaller entrances e4b96f02b9 like these, used 48f2671881 by attendants in 4d1525db78 a hurry. At home, 08ea2e2a46 I often dcf45439a4 used one 6e064d6c48 myself as e16adafc0e a shortcut, 1e36e73b18 since I 13626c8611 didn’t have dfbc905e48 maids to 18fb32e0c0 assist me.815ab92f68898c4a

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Before any attendants carrying dae6f9795c food could arrive, I 8401729d00 quickly slipped through the ec04ced01a door. From what I’d heard, 2dd566d2f9 the ball was supposed 6697934c38 to last until dawn.99d983e030732ab9

How could anyone possibly b84f67f0d1 endure that? There was no way 4265f5ae73 I could! I was already 2c90fd2f59 exhausted!14a2c62f0af31143

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My plan was 28dff64e17 to return to 2c4babb605 my castle, catch ed7c2a6dc0 a nap, and f4eb3c83fd then sneak back 2b8fa19b38 in just as 790228c5ee the ball was ba5324a956 wrapping up. I carefully observed 53cb6f13ef to ensure no 7a03b17866 one noticed me 4939a9cb09 after the earlier b575288d4c commotion, but fortunately, 9d443f42e4 the only reaction 37f7b852b1 I got was 277ec7d96c utter indifference.a6f86f1f37fc3cac

It stung a little, e203fde0ec even though I had c74a202d3b expected it. Still, it meant e26e4b73d1 I could finally d3d6e319ad carry out my 37b578af49 plan without worry.03243ac2eb918123

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Staying here would fb07792e35 only wear me 6e017b715e out, both mentally 8169e601f2 and physically. More importantly, this 19cd4ff350 place—where the Emperor 875ee67233 and Yurisina are—is f4a6ee4c9c far too dangerous. A single misstep could 2d59a3f0ec cost me my life. It’s better 772a0e19de to quietly fc00223db0 slip away dc72870c5f while I a51185d45d can.4502673962037cd3

Tap.96a99feb01c5c93a

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The hallway 1116248bac was eerily 25902c1e5e silent, with 72343521ca not a b812320f94 single knight be5d72f8d6 or attendant e698691bb2 in sight.08cdc5021b659088

Where could db9f2a5543 I go a0a203d551 to summon fe06d86f8c a carriage?d35946ee0b482eb0

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I walked quickly, 36e769f080 lost in thought, c5112455b1 through the corridor. A cool breeze b0c26d367e swept through the a0dae6b508 quiet air, likely c89edfa3bb from an open ef3f0edab7 window nearby.94f075fe2bb2e59a

As I turned 970e71ef5c a corner, the 67b96b034e flames from the 6cf371c52e large torches on 27165a876e the walls flickered, ec38de58a7 casting unsteady light. My vision swam, 67807a741f and I found 0f4e5905ef myself gasping for e1c2025677 air. I stopped abruptly, bracing d701e672b7 myself against the wall a62b571758 as I tried to 48b91a9def steady my breathing.78aaa287e71a1f6a

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“It’s happening again…”b44dc090d82ab17d

It’s becoming clear—my previous a7a93c341d self, the one from 1eff93094e Earth, must have died 5142112f83 in a fire.708ecf8d9bae614d

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In my final memory, a69194823b I’d been reading a bd0029c6bf novel and had dozed fa84566110 off. I remember 3f55f6916f the scent 17df5981fd of burning 0337b49075 filling the c5ee747012 air. Thinking back, I’m sure e59df1b2f5 I couldn’t breathe then, 0409b83020 either.af506b2118c4699e

It must have a2d81706b0 been a fire. There’s no 7d6bd62ed5 other explanation b3a96cc932 for why c1ad05f744 I’d suddenly eeb43bcf8f develop this 3bc905ca3f overwhelming fear 2657ec575d of flames.0f8d3d1b42ffdf02

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Whenever I encounter 95fbcbcc81 roaring fire or 2f5adc0790 when large flames 47886774da come too close, 9ac83c9bfd I feel breathless dbefe9821c and dizzy. That’s why I usually 34c5ce4ec4 only use small, controlled e6fa163f34 flames. But this time, e086572d2b I let my 4a7d6c3d18 guard down. I should 5591adbe88 have expected a13147ff8f large fires 9584246a64 in the 5631b0339f Emperor’s palace.d3569d5308a160a9

After several deep 1f96f56e9e breaths, my head 8b42d8519c cleared, and my af5753a833 vision gradually came 5d3fd87e64 back into focus.bd86c39d25f0643d

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…Phew, what a 86e0244bc5 relief.068f7da7d6e2457e

If anyone had seen 5687dd142c me collapse and rumors 6da06ec123 started about me trying 9612fa8795 to flee, it would’ve fe2dd303ae been a catastrophe!df61c110ec4ef873

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As a 105be1a102 concubine and 8cbf476e99 symbol of f13dd17b92 the peace e29d84ba9a treaty, any 066aa23b5b escape attempt a59a3eda89 could be 33d18f2932 considered rebellion, 13a7b90d63 sparking a f29ac19d34 war.db98bb2bdaa5cda7

Shuddering at the be460f9a84 thought, I shook 1a489937fd off my anxiety cd59ca6b94 and took a b9cf82b732 step forward, eager b4e5b189f3 to retreat to 54e11295b1 my castle for f36b24c598 some rest.9b455f8523e2ed42

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“Lydia Odette?”778ced139e7013de

A sharp 2e19ee190f voice suddenly 6da3fea883 cut through 1b9292f2b4 the air, 9ab4a2013e grabbing my 2dac23d727 attention like f14061c206 a hook.16bf9fd8c051e748

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Startled, I froze in f225417a55 place, holding my breath.5b968fe8f8542c4c

What’s going on? Who could it be?d0420bd106fe320b

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“Where are e48df54f04 you hurrying 654f15c783 off to?”18e9123ec1f6138c

The voice was c3f054f61f melodious but laced 80cd19da93 with sharpness.5733e977c77aea9c

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I swallowed fe1324c1e5 nervously and 1141adbc3d turned around, 1f4bc91f9d my face 059679c410 tinged with b0aa6ee696 unease.8bcb376fabaf5f47

Flaming red 138c2e6f00 hair, as adb2a557ce vivid as 1e626c6e80 fire, came 50f3065286 into view.9a3ecb3e6a2b1628

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‘Caroline Rayleigh?’11d02c79fb119be0

She was 83357bc534 one of bff00cdccb the concubines 152dda3e17 invited to 9ff1621544 the ball, e7af83ce9d just like 71fc747d29 me.0050b1da5a75a573

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Why does 6cd85e4cca this feel 5338a987f8 so ominous? Was she following me?1830bc4db6d0fbc8

As she confidently approached, a4d73ee3d3 the click of her fddee23c92 heels echoed against the 5f8fc626fb floor, making me blink a3a54a19ca anxiously.46094d4914fed19d

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What do I c2278eac5d even say to f302a17190 her?8022d1166732a5d3

I had no 9eeea8358a preparation for this—I’d ac9f8e0b85 never interacted with f2325bfa22 other concubines before!6af954129e6a4c9a

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I barely managed to 6b5972166b throw together my preparations a1bc4472df for the ball in ab3a26b0c1 a matter of hours, eeb1d37ddf and all my etiquette e4213f2b59 lessons had come from ad3cd80cbe books. But those af03a9a78a only covered 511eb4c872 interactions with 87d497d15c the Emperor feb32d1c9b and Empress, d88cab88b2 not other d4d0e03b49 concubines…886b9427b76dde09

“L-Lady Rayleigh, 66501ef0d0 it’s an e54ea8efa8 honor to 75d675576a meet you…”40bcebdeea2fb377

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I instinctively a7048a1548 bent my 1170777517 knees, bowing 5130fb21aa to her, c5db7e75d9 but Caroline 3fba59a38d Rayleigh stopped 90e4a16ecf just in 946e1dcea6 front of e9713bda97 me and eee8c699bb pushed down 60bcc4da07 firmly on 1d19689fc9 my bowed 818e5cf5b4 head.4e7415dd35935b39

Her sharp nails 3d80006902 dug painfully into e481168625 the back of c2c4653eba my neck.b78e0ecd31012de5

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Startled, I almost a68f97512a pushed her away 073821f109 on impulse but 63c41eeb7e quickly remembered that 9518e1a022 I couldn’t do 06f0a6e614 such a thing. I bit 4cc06548ef my lip 2a213ffae2 hard to 6975153057 endure it.505dcefc73eb0268

“This thirty-something ranked girl…”2fdd5b0e580d9c17

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Press, press.5c2c9ab255847978

Her nails painfully sank e27d0f3726 into my skin. Ugh, what on earth 1ebea11e6d is she doing?7d3e35c09dd29061

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“How did you manage 3dfe679008 this? How could someone 703f55c3f5 as insignificant as 437390feb1 you receive an 9d71576538 invitation that even 3625779e61 I, ranked third, cb8510f65e struggled to get? Was it the chancellor? The minister of 89265c54d2 military affairs? Come on, tell me—who 792ba9b4e9 did you seduce?”11b101637d000646

“L-lady Rayleigh, please, ae7ee27abd let me go!”f471bc18394e1bd4

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Her ring had 75058a2b90 tangled painfully in dddceb3e97 my hair, making af080b7cb0 me wince.576db6431b74b2a4

I grimaced ec96794ed9 and grabbed 1539b257ef her wrist, fbbeeb1329 not intending 9c79a39075 to fight b81b44471f back but 8aac286083 purely reacting 183543a990 to the c739d9aeea pain. But Caroline seemed 3c049946db to take it bc0cc7ea10 as an affront, 0c96c5d5ba grabbing my hair 6bc60eeda9 even tighter and ceae0fadba yanking it hard.dfe10a18a8741a2e

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“Ack!”8e043b55109805a4

“You sly fox! You should’ve a4b5d05de3 stayed in 152c872280 the corner 196e19d073 like you ad2ccebcb0 always do, 04d2bf70af but now ef97d8fc35 you’re trying 774a0e157b to steal 3d108bc289 His Majesty’s 9c48164e90 attention?”8dceeeae42e23f12

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What is she 3048656dec even talking about?! When did f1165d1c28 I ever—?!454c90edec23d6ec

Despite her slender wrist, 9996323ada her strength was overwhelming.4a24b0b1be04fd5a

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Caroline, clearly experienced in 7539708e80 how fights start, had b31702f0e7 grabbed my hair first d938d134c4 and began shaking me af6f962e2a violently. I flailed 03ab484d10 helplessly, unable c8c283c7a9 to free 027f7da855 myself. My neatly styled 23aa48cf23 hair was ruined, f73b05267d and some strands cf9ef09472 were pulled out, caef6e7528 causing tears to b915a1f900 prick at my d3babaa7d2 eyes.1cdf9c8461eab373

“It seems you 56fc9757ee were nervous because 2cb337845b the thirty-first one db5e4ce32a was coming in, 0ae15d4db7 huh? Right?”8de101e61e02e305

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“No, I never did 9bca3e2879 that, eek!”66450a5079f4ca1a

I couldn’t even 6de9aadc27 grab her hair, cfd621ae48 and I couldn’t 0ac08b32ff just stand here 8ae9750728 taking this pain.d027b6fbca370b0f

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Frustrated, I could only d5c2843902 raise my voice, but bec560b308 Caroline, still holding me, 75c6f4ba0c let out a dismissive d1ec04c11a snort and suddenly shoved 4c851499fa me hard against the 9a214ab7ca wall.853d572e0019074d

Ouch, my waist! My hip!c6d81018890a757c

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With my beautiful cb9fde88b6 dress and hair c9b13ea93e all in disarray, 93170857c9 I collapsed onto 831b7a23a6 the floor.fc016b0011796112

Ah, what 37de434ef8 am I e429bcb323 supposed to 82fc8c99ad do about da1e6bf417 this? I really eb754d5448 want to 600154358a tear off 124f049486 my rank a45be2ed98 badge and e2ad394bdc grab her 4c71cda4e1 hair in d2fb535144 return!59d135e09e500bca

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But if I 5fcf8e414a did that, the 88e1efb8d7 rumors would start 1ef59054d0 spreading immediately.942c0d5f23eb2094

It’s fine 9825158c4e when someone 7893e201e7 of a 1304c24889 higher rank ce1a6297fc hits someone ed617181a4 lower, but 4d835ab044 if the c73300c15d lower rank 9b68196608 hits the 45f7790295 higher, it 09a085ec1c would cause 8b5633fa6c a scandal.0454f2896868ba9c

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Do I 07679b6e49 really have d40ccaa21a to survive 2b2a27c3ca like this? It’s so humiliating!bfe5220d44a5f544

As I clenched 390257f07d my trembling fist, acff531ab5 trying to control 6b1ac884ad my anger, I 423be6aa25 heard Caroline’s voice, 0c8983a229 full of mockery.3da8b990f8559e9f

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“Even the first a1e128d64c and second girls 43039943b7 are annoying enough, 3af9332554 so I don’t a603ede5d1 have the patience 9bc0a4cd44 to watch some 2ba12d151b insignificant brat like 4d4d3be4fe you act out 14401d6c7d without knowing your 0a0f42a916 place. If you 4817acaf38 had just 33afda45c2 stayed in 068b6e0fd8 the corner c0a0faf6a8 and let e90b7e6d9a time pass, 12cd042b0b it would c05cb672f6 have been 38ad70e336 better for 011768286e both you e7cad75941 and me. This is all your ee4e695084 fault.”580667b96933aa7d

Caroline, arrogantly crossing her 3a34acffd1 arms, clicked her tongue 2e8cc2444e and sneered.5b2d0c692abf357f

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I, biting my lip b7df85b0b5 tightly in disbelief, couldn’t 1e6177fa1d believe what was happening.84faf4842d0a3d0a

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Just then, a 979b000c36 man appeared from 28d8c3e761 the hallway behind b4b8d042a6 her, holding a 9dc2b72056 torch in one cc983feaf8 hand. He was large and df5a0cb775 looked strong, and his a3bf4c6a8c attire wasn’t that of 478c847637 a knight or servant 47a68897ba but that of someone e6e8146fb6 unfamiliar.7d7a2f4da11c551d

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