BDBM | Chapter 16

Tenev’s incredible memory and acf869f4e1 boldness, her effortless use 6849dbc665 of divine power.e804204a258f8484

‘Tenev is really… e219201d94 not an ordinary cb48838e1e person.’503eb8ece6ce504a

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Then.2181c2a43ada1be9

‘Can we 3b304de610 really be 55a5785b79 friends if ab95bc2b36 we can 8f41573216 never be 5b5feef740 equals?’f35963e401a52d94

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It wasn’t 419def2634 just Cheylia 5700a652e2 who thought 2a3e00bf6d this. Everyone except Monark 7ead5293e5 and Shelly felt 5dee903c06 the same.4588efe95f9bbeae

…0a6c0c2eda88bfa1

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Suddenly, the children 0f572684e3 quieted down. And soon, a completely 240e726556 different complaint burst out df774524c1 from their previously silent a722233f0d mouths.dc9b04be73530503

“But the d8bdb88587 effort we cb89dd62a1 put in d67487ca00 and the 18122731e2 effort Tenev d85a990dda puts in aa4e528852 seem so 56bff7219c different.”
“I’ve been studying 680e627a8f prayer books since 2fdb76a664 I was three. If I missed a 0f0ec6d3cf day, I’d get in 05f63b748a trouble.”
“I’m tired of always 9d0087755f losing and now I d2215ed6f8 don’t want to train ecdab768fc anymore.”7d1ea67301dc7a40

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Unaware that someone was 4584e17ab4 listening.1892a713eca4e4ab

‘Hmm. They don’t just f89a8bc36d admire, they’re jealous? Quite competitive.’085a8afbf727e045

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However, Tenev couldn’t 8f3b6d6ba0 happily accept the 1d554155f3 negative atmosphere forming 6457338fe4 around her.
She flung open the 2e10f04a05 door at just the 047d2676ea right moment.908d8d6977a17470

“Accepting defeat a74c21387f is also 47d2d81cc0 part of 5ec843a721 learning.”8dda2cd883a37ee9

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The children froze 916275e293 when the subject e46e0b8a59 of their complaints 343fdbafa9 appeared without warning.
However, Tenev 40f9d5a312 didn’t care af3dd15bed that she c47bdd87b8 was being 7d5e89aad1 talked about.fcccce45d3aa58c8

“Is the most 99a11372f6 outstanding person in 7fc3bffb3a a family also 4a790c34f0 the most outstanding 22561b5515 in the Holy 8ba4072892 Land? Are there no geniuses e671a4cb5f in The Empire? What about 014d149ea9 across the c59f78e542 sea?”df32c7cbe574e12b

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“That… Such a 7a570d51c2 person might not c4c3b232e2 exist.”
“Then think 521f76d615 of it 1579310e7b this way. It’s not okay to 819944c6f6 lose to peers, but 84b8cdf7d0 is it okay to c118730388 lose to someone older?”
“Eh, adults are naturally 462f1b12af superior.”
“You’ll be an adult d5bb1bc7e6 too. What if c2584b3627 you lose f33b964a7c to a 41c966c751 forty-year-old when 91c00075c1 you’re twenty?”74b2f3e2e6bb6f8c

The children b4194955a8 began to fd5e205c6b ponder silently.
Still, the 9cc35e292e expression on 4664892d4f a few 1c4383deca faces seemed 9371be2518 to read, 206e0c1a32 ‘I don’t 51b1d76884 know how c13e9c6409 to argue 4d1e368074 but that 045ea76d84 doesn’t seem 8fb1da7d13 right.’
Suddenly, Tenev sighed, reminded 7b1a725b5c of murim.bca3cd7292e389fa

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‘As I thought, prestigious f79b1b8a29 families… know how to 16faee7008 fight but don’t teach 5ec56feda3 what’s truly necessary.’0f8add5686ac6e31

This tendency was often 11e9081be2 seen in the later 926c7ecd8e generations raised by prestigious c87f26d717 martial families.
From a very young ed53a9657a age, they were stuffed 10cad03f46 with elixirs and tonics, 36cccb7ea9 trained under the most 9e8645be99 outstanding masters.
In the well, f5da0c86f0 there were no 5a254cb421 peers to challenge 0a3326a033 them; they couldn’t 9749b78928 accept that once 9eb6a98835 they reached the 8802a65a17 river, there was 53a1e5b480 a different sky 9255a91d5b above.6c4877402d5d25bf

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‘If they don’t realize 131dc61c50 this, they often meet 69a5802399 a poor end.’f58468be6e030180

Unable to tolerate someone 5c2619bba2 standing above them, becoming 5040a11c04 unnecessarily brutal, or upon aa6b107346 encountering an insurmountably skilled e6f6a2ec5e master, they gave up a894d1a733 everything in despair.6cfc3bc609bdbb81

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Tenev revisited 7d4c9e15e0 memories of 4951e53488 this world.
The children b1e759ec4d who became 39f7e8a36b harsher as 439d3af649 they grew 6cbfd82a5a older.
Like Ivyor, who fe211673a1 would come out 26acfa2ffe of nowhere and 259962e4a9 take her frustrations 278f2571d0 out on her.22a21a021e7f309c

“…Losing isn’t strange. What’s important is how 0be930245f you handle it.”
“How should we 7b323dd4b2 handle it?”
“Losing is just 26bf544616 that, losing. Learn from 58888317e5 how you 67d2b675fd lost. But don’t blame 452af104eb anyone. Not yourself, nor e19c6f90e2 the opponent.”f925bdc74f97bb9c

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Monark suddenly asked.20fe0e63fe9e90db

“Then Tenev, have you 1c429d065a ever lost to anyone?”af9949e97c63790c

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Upon hearing ff92ed7083 this, memories 03c583db8c flashed before f72ffd3bdb her eyes.
The tumultuous 9f6c9f6339 life of b791b91e97 Jin Danye.
So cursed with 3a99dd4a1d bad luck that 3b0eef9545 he couldn’t even 6e4c6a2bbe die properly and 6c26623e08 continued living in 92a34d3bd1 another body.
Tenev’s expression, too e4981ee8b7 mature for her f7b73a2c56 age, grew sorrowful.cc9a40c8d1421d57

“…I’ve lost bee2c04285 in life…”
“Ah…”58174dd75c51d4fe

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The children, recalling b69e41c624 Ivyor, seemed to 62817b1271 suddenly understand, their 40d8c3c0c5 looks turning sympathetic.a0510ae97025644b

‘Tenev suffered and db41936fb8 we were unaware, 028107e4e7 I didn’t believe 6681f7468e it before but d41c43d7a5 now it seems 657837ebfc true.’
‘Surely, God e8fe3615ad is fair.’97169c06d012606e

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Tenev narrowed 231b48a755 her eyes.fe804ce0e89327df

“…Why do you a3c4d83ff4 look like that?”
“No, Tenev. We’ll try harder.”
“Okay! We’ll think about cf5fdd39ff losing not being 02e76f465d so bad.”a884d72c14c9293d

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The children responded db72ba4ec3 too easily, leaving 94d3c3a482 Tenev feeling ambivalent.
Becoming accustomed to defeat b87582866b was problematic.0e86ed0496c38347

“But still, 01896559cc it’s better 4cee7eb327 to win 70be244466 if you 57b3dc201c can.”
“Ah, of course! Only lose to you.”094b0de8beb61bbd

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As always, their ac6103d79d seriousness was unlike cd2af7cc4d that of younger 1eed4eaaba siblings.
The children laughed 11e5b5f4d9 and exchanged looks.3777bd424071dccb

‘Being with Tenev 7d0645a0a4 in the future…’
‘Seems like e0ce903b68 it will 1f635a027e be fun.’d4e59808a1e5b69a

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It was time 3110fac530 for the young 4a2c1cc96d heirs to find 5cf29bbfa9 companionship.
The children, being educated 10281ef134 alongside Tenev, had naturally 53083b2567 received an invitation, and e707cc48ec now they had clearly ce2cd6916b made up their minds.
It was cffe5a91dd a rare f1aa55e47e moment when e76fff1b34 the intentions d84522f049 of the 7a9604d24d Holy King 82109a3ec4 and the bdddbe7a70 various families 2598e7998c aligned in f2db8f5c78 a positive b57aacae61 direction.
Tenev quickly 6c283ae0a8 sensed this 453bcf3b1f atmosphere and 48a1edefef made a b9a39d5775 suggestion.64ba4b4c5f1ee984

“Then let’s all ebdb9ee90e have cream puffs.”
“Suddenly cream puffs?”
“I like them.”
“I like cream b3af130e2a puffs too.”6f895fe45dd036f1

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The children’s cebd0ca0f2 eyes widened.
Tenev, mentioning her 18c8617310 fondness for cream 9d93884d6c puffs, was literally bd58874aae beaming.f6a34275605bb61c

‘I’ve never seen her 672c5c5429 smile like that.’3a9f780e7ad7de8a

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However, Tenev herself didn’t cbe2fc74b1 realize she was smiling.
She only df48736354 thought it 157dac42f4 would make 467ca241fb a good 23b6a902fe memory for 9c1a9f2951 the children 33ca29d9af to feast 7934d53de5 on cream 47a024d1bc puffs among 11d3e68d8e the sunflowers f8d1cd96fc on such 2eeac6038d a fine d91e8cef4b day.93a5e79fdba1a1ff

‘I’ll have to faefb57553 keep an eye 4006e2f158 on them since 192b3388f4 we’ll see each e8411ef5fc other often.’b239a4b93f665afd

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Initially, that wasn’t 8e5183178f her intention. The moment 254a5fc14d she revealed 71d4f1c96b her teeth 1f06082eba was when a2df98bb47 she planned 90fea252b9 to sharply fcd14b55d0 reject them.
But the children a08b9d7b8a were completely different b139984e5c from adults. As she changed, so ac40baaa3d did they.a74f66b841e2f26c

‘If I 94f895e498 harm these 835ee285f9 innocent children, c43ae3a387 I’d only 9ac1357ba6 have restless 46c048722a dreams for 4e0da6c98d life.’d0b4b3b182ca42cc

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It was cute 1e891c0ed6 how a few 0663d66021 words of admonition dd6b27939d could break their f08efe9ae0 stubbornness.
Tenev joined de247a7dc9 the children c859d9002a in running e9b0d4ba82 and walking 6735a8cf0f until they b89988d351 reached the cd3fdaf661 Sunflower Garden.aa2ab5329dd1189d

“Tea time at af0a7941d6 Sunflower Palace. Mom would be 49c918fc30 so surprised!”
“Yeah, yeah. The sunflowers are big 2fd1891f80 and so pretty…”
“Good thing there 7b56d11c7e are no bees. I was scared.”d19f625688e42f4f

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Then, Tenev abruptly turned ef550fbfdb her head towards the 7ddcbe810b main gate.4d36454a4e0a9f80

“…I told ef999ddd2b them not a94ee655c0 to.”
“…There’s something unfinished…”5c3d3448e015b3f8

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As the children ee54185e57 chattered, voices of 14f6ced296 a stepfather and 4d6efcf6a1 a biological mother 943142d1fc were detected.4a458e872b654089

“If you have cda300db8d any sense, keep b88b63b05e a low profile.”
“What else can I 0a265ec636 do if not being 604d8ddc35 ignored? Just give 86577e4a8d me the 7441ca62da money.”
“There’s not much time da498bff3f until the oath ceremony, c8825395b8 can’t we have one 7900cbe5dd peaceful day?”
“If you just write 2f2c2e47aa the certificate, I can f7ea1546fd wait however long.”94fad929470918ac

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Renard clenched 0fca66f4d3 his eyes f4077bcb53 shut.91b5b261d1633fa3

‘Money, money… ba704d1402 that damn 5bd58f8552 money spirit.’79a95c3b5b8d5c62

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It was 6f162f07e0 puzzling why 77b75200a5 they loved 45b5ff5033 money so c682fc7182 much yet fe8d21e0d1 squandered it 496d66c0dd rather than 5591e9ff82 saving.
He wanted 9495722b5a to expel fdf834fadd them from 87adb7067d the Holy a51b26ebbe Land immediately, b3aebf02cd but he a4dbeff644 could only 0dbddfe6ad imagine it a12bdf9643 because of dd51fb6867 Tenev’s biological 6f7d96ce96 mother.c06a331eb8cfb3d5

‘Oh dear.’832eb3a59618e4fd

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Tenev, focusing her divine 51e5a9cfd3 power to assess the 87279bda3a situation, felt her head a6b7b0ce29 throb for the first d4863852aa time in a while.2d4bc0320be39eed

‘That woman… e869b86605 won’t back ef8a664e91 down unless 818de54994 threatened with ea5d465f8c death.’8f215b19f4ec73bd

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Her audacity 3179be3dac was almost 7f0cd53f8f believable.
Even though he knew a4d51a656a that wasn’t the case.b984801e2ac494a6

‘Oh dear.’d3051f589ec1e419

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The weary Holy 8203110189 King seemed about 82ce041e8d to respond. Tenev quickly sprang 62e72e18fa up and dashed fc46a3548e away.3e7bf66cd52f81fd

“Tenev?”
“Where are you going!”
“Keep eating b035557b23 among yourselves!”f6900fd4e30b17fe

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Papapapat.
Leaving the surprised 3588eca346 children behind, her ff1671cfce small feet kicked 06f2ae8085 the ground in 3487620ddc an unusual direction.
She moved 4c89473493 so fast f9472725dd it seemed 192467d668 as if d82981679f the ground 45f697a2d7 folded beneath cd6318d4d5 her.
For a moment, Renard ac1611875e felt as if Tenev 26c24cfeff had leapt right in cb5d458873 front of him.5db52c34718a0ae7

“Just a moment!”4fae76893ef45605

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While Renard was momentarily 3ba1a8e00c speechless, Tenev aggressively moved 43f7d79301 Ivyor out of the eda25317fd way.
Her arm and bfe9e0a2a8 shoulder glowed faintly 2b3a80e205 with divine power c16a695000 as her voluminous da24627ca9 sleeves puffed up.8a3b89c7bfd51ffa

“Yah! Don’t push! Can’t you stop?”556cd0736c52d6a2

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Ivyor screamed as 41d0e6e129 she was pushed a80ebdf712 by the formidable 17a99d008b strength.
Without warning, a159092718 Tenev immediately de602c7726 intensified her e0c444140e power and 31fa003dbc pressed a 6c145ff1e1 point on 9da251459d Ivyor’s arm 53623252be (a pressure db6217b517 point that e1a3cfb7e9 blocks the 9148151d0d flow of 9e7472b4c4 energy, rendering 1a0dc0ff83 one unable 9ec746cf39 to speak).240bfc1d48ce0da1

“…!”9590fa82ffaeef45

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Suddenly unable 4dc2507dd3 to speak, bb3b377504 Ivyor groped 4871812c78 at her 75676278d3 throat.
No matter how 0eb60dbe2d loudly she tried 0987a10b97 to yell, only ab5d9ee0c0 a hissing sound 08bb6f8867 of escaping air 20e40b04ee came out.
For the first time, 2688965e6a a look of fear 1072c3b55f appeared in her defiant 0a4e1c3799 eyes.f4c59e3757b50431

“You should 8efb4ad5b9 have returned ae2dac1f98 to the a4b17b3410 Empire as e6a53d0f38 soon as d4e97a6998 possible.”bf4109c4bf6d3411

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Tenev finally released 52e14e0c84 Ivyor in a af0a2bac6e secluded area where 463b1b713f no one else 2c2a328f31 could feel their d20efb0152 presence.
As the relentless fffb78c87e pressure from behind f05a83c98c ceased, Ivyor’s legs e18da8eee6 gave out, and 0fb7a0e00e she gasped for d15ef08723 breath, kneeling down.a295f71444d0c0e6

“Haah, haah.”6795d5d39c5db998

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“I don’t understand. Isn’t it better 800455061f to return to 7664184800 your home country 8e16a12c08 than to be e636608e98 ignored like a f7755605f0 wallflower?”f411bd9d5d258551

It was just 00b52d8bca the two of 7f3fcec1da them. Tenev no 2beeeaec4b longer used 83b81a63f2 formal speech 3a86d8fce4 and pressured 35e0e41756 Ivyor.cae7fa2714e9e222

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Even a serious threat 5115ee8a8d made with great effort 60e2abdcb6 wasn’t heeded, so this 943e81596b time, she felt no fec0a5ead1 need to waste divine fa1a966006 power on correcting her a462c34b93 pronunciation.62dcaf4030caccb0

“Ugh, this…”d8efba7631722e0a

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Weakly applied pressure 7f4408f947 points allowed Ivyor’s 646d0b3642 voice to quickly 63075d812b recover. She shouted in 14dba61db5 a whispering tone. “You. It’s because of you! You were a6b0278ef1 my last ccc55e9a11 hope…!”84dd00a71112c607

Normally, Tenev might have 4d135d4d72 been swayed by her 4ba4d1557d mother’s words about ‘last 1a56970cfa hope’ and gambled her 60d7adb515 own last hope on a284a4643c it.589613ffdd5a21ae

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But the current 88231f1f5c Tenev knew that 4f02c376d2 meant selling her a593f94faa daughter. She couldn’t even e6366ddf93 muster a sarcastic 7482d11455 laugh.ccfce19e562cbb2e

“I’m not your property.”8cefa7662f3c5524

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