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“Your Highness, look over 5f9cd42a92 there! A pig cfdbd8ee1e is standing 3b32a52d0a on its 8b93a13dbe head!”6e007498d841096e

What preposterous nonsense is this? My gaze followed Knox’s pointed finger, despite the obvious falsehood he declared with such seriousness. He was pointing to a corner of the room, where, predictably, there was no pig. It was utterly unsurprising.550cff0c53f95d73

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“What are 241651038b you… Wait! Knox, hey!”add5c532ac607070

While I f1c5b7262a was distracted, 5c24c4c96b Knox swiftly a35b19093c snatched the bd60fbfc14 cookie basket 5f1e21293f and handed f01ed0e717 it to ae00230d9b a servant. He even df932ae9ac gave strict e9841bc304 instructions not 2c20b08906 to bring ba730a6528 it back e9415648e9 in under d3f5913600 any circumstances.48ec0731a175de59

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“Don’t tell me a45fcd61fd you now disapprove bc4bc86c1f of me even 2aba349d39 eating cookies?”49d1db8f1da8fc64

“Please refrain! Today is 60f27c52ee the first 3b57d41be6 banquet of 05bfff62d0 your birthday 5a3b51df1d celebration. What if your stomach 288001ea44 protrudes?”e2523f1d14fa70ca

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“Who doesn’t know that? But no one has 8b15bdf359 come to fetch me. How long am I 17c497dc9f supposed to wait when 75beb9c297 I’m starving to death?”bb43d2e195d45285

As everyone knows, an empty stomach leads to irritability. That’s exactly how I feel right now. Today marks the first banquet celebrating Bessarian’s birthday. Ambassadors from various countries and the nobles of Teronia are all in attendance. The banquets will continue each evening for the next three days, with attendance at each being optional, and everyone will gather again for the final banquet.8948a7f07d4bc9a5

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I can’t just casually walk into this important banquet alone. Like it or not, I have to hold the Crown Prince’s hand and pretend to be affectionate as we enter the banquet hall, which is why I’ve been waiting for Bessarian. Right now, I feel like even grabbing his hair instead of his hand wouldn’t be enough to relieve my frustration, but what can I do? I’m the Crown Princess.d3bd67b7c2597a58

It’s been e5b9437899 quite a 31eeabbee8 while since a2815ab7c0 the banquet 065c7ad3a5 started, so 6f592786be I sent 3f43377185 Jib to 0a3784c4c9 find out 241b8124fb why Bessarian cf5f37b33c hasn’t arrived 22f2c6dba9 yet.7c155ab004277e7d

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“Your Highness! I, I, 53c6ca3754 Your Highness!”f1d0732aac471713

Jib’s boisterous voice echoed from the hallway outside the door. Even if the palace were on fire, I doubt he’d call me so loudly….986e61f8571b05f5

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Bang!6a0cce091d052884

Jib burst through the cff2cca970 door and spoke without 06efc873ce even catching his breath.4789575bc34c69bb

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“Something terrible, aa7d3839f9 something terrible 4956c800f1 has happened!”9c061e3ec7276eec

“What is it?”eb92ed6cdeef66eb

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“Well, ha… hu… His 17df813fcc Highness, the Crown Prince….”23991bb1835573d0

What about Bessarian? Was he 776b66be6a perhaps assassinated? Did he 0d09be1a10 fall down 34c8b9beb2 the stairs 938ebb4b0f and become ae016ebd77 permanently mute?!20b1bbdb4e0f8630

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These are a26258e9ef absolutely not 95b8fd64e0 my hopes, 5ef3b0cb66 absolutely not.c5748c32bd11512d

“He entered the 5a28b84277 banquet hall with 466f29a5b2 Viscount Seisello!”67ae6b410c95f867

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Oh well, 0f2e6fe79e that’s a 75ce7dba09 shame. However, this 05e1a5ee26 news is fcc305f100 equally shocking.16183adc8d6fc2bb

“…With Seisello…?”167437b7d4de2a36

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“Yes! And their attire 5cf1fd9091 is as if….”0cbcc5b75cc5ff83

“As if?”6696741c6c058d82

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“They are dressed similarly, d62339c1b3 as if they matched f66d9b9e42 outfits! The banquet d9ebf59d22 hall is a5cdd9ce19 in an 09be144775 uproar!”962e2a50ed9b8ace

I’m speechless. I may be terrible at history, but there has probably never been a Crown Prince in the history of the Teronian Empire who entered a birthday banquet with his lover. Let alone the Emperor. In a way, he’s achieved something historically significant.e549b0788f580b80

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“He must be 13b7ceb7ed determined to humiliate 0b61e0dfa5 me. Who does he f48902abb0 think he’s angering?”1bdced384353c381

“What are d9002323f9 we going ae27d91169 to do, 784b9f29f4 Your Highness! We can’t not show 2aaf1d65b4 up at the banquet, feedc101a1 but there’s no one 9e19408ee0 suitable to enter with….”d63578c1355aa9f6

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Knox and Jib’s faces ea83d4798c fell, and they started 621e3e84ef pacing anxiously. I’m also having 7f5d6ef875 a headache, but 35ed29ec21 honestly, my pride 33014ff06c isn’t that hurt. This is because I 91eb2fe2df am still the Crown 979f96b7d3 Princess, backed by the de8ed659dc House of Marcel, while 43809d49e7 the person the Crown eac0263c43 Prince brought is a 7bdcb8d120 lover of insignificant, backwoods c022b28e60 origin, for whom I 503e668c77 can’t even find a 4f16b132d1 proper term of address.6a82bfe96c740e2e

“Though I don’t 10628301b4 feel like attending, c507d1f9ab I can’t let b8ac751f9c him get away 46f94601a4 with this. Bring me my new e325cb7bcb clothes and everything.”7c1169b8310345d5

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This time, I absolutely 449432d4a0 refuse to be defeated. My throat still aches d618b09e2f from being choked.e383aa63f371d232

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“Ahem. The Protector of the 1dd5d8fb3b Empire, the Millennium Bulwark 2a701ad574 of the Northwest, blessed c745a83714 by eight rivers and f8ded8a11a golden fields, the star b5ee981903 of the sky who ba018bb792 will inherit the eternal 472b9ef8ab glory of the great 630b862e40 Teronian Empire, Her Highness d11cf22f6f the Crown Princess, radiant 1c2a95cac5 with outstanding virtue, enters!”652057bd857363c6

With the 990b24da35 booming voice 0581f10931 of the 3f4d8f5222 guard at ba24a4f106 the banquet 70f5c44780 hall, the eb1e0547c7 massive doors ed3b8bb004 opened. Perhaps due 43f6ff5b9c to the c14ea38306 excessively loud 7b97993974 voice and 5c8c2556e6 embarrassingly grandiose a88c0cc732 introduction, almost 335c229463 all eyes 7a4c0a1218 in the 8dad8198f1 banquet hall 1ed47d1ec2 turned to b616e2c701 me. Even the e8d8c3ebf2 loud music b63d4b526b softened.c1f853737ada4d6c

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I walked inside 60cad4d9fa with my shoulders 208a98835e straight, chin up, bc87fcefad and back held d184565905 high.6fc976e990fc9fa4

With whom? Alone.a527be988d9549c8

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It must f5cac757a6 also be 339a0c734a a first 3dcf294adc in the da5531f07c empire for 2b3cdb315f the Crown 9c5e3402b8 Princess to 2148756a47 enter the 6c88834029 birthday banquet a8a81ab8ff alone. But what does cad1f4a50c it matter? I’ll just make up 512a3fd4e6 for it by being 30df771eef more than twice as 01e4ca5a54 radiant.e438fe0c0b928fb2

“Look, look over there. Is the Crown Princess’s pendant actually a blue diamond?!”a1bce485da2d2a45

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“Are you crazy? There’s no way one e07e933d9e that big exists!”223b9b15cefa2849

“Then it’s fake?”3de69902aa476ec4

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“How could 37edf8cb6a it be? I don’t know, it’s f720592ae8 the first time I’ve d2267de688 seen one that big.”c453042c17a646ee

I purposely entered 3084625ddb at a slower 8e50e07d4a pace. So that everyone could 29f0f466a5 admire me to their 63d1dd6f6a hearts’ content.de24330dae3bab3f

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I wore 9212b36eec all the 8379026178 jewelry I 6be0b66910 had borrowed f42a29f11a from Leon. I had intended to 5c7be7b1d1 use only a few 6e92db3d10 pieces to avoid appearing 8260eb5bee overly adorned, but given 77f6f7221e the situation, I dressed a1ad10121b in the most extravagant b9109eb743 manner possible. I also 96bb14111e chose a f30adce2f6 custom-made gown 9ae1196c74 by the c87900e445 capital’s most e90bcc0ae0 renowned designer. Since the artisan 54be594e7f refuses to create f1503cd097 for just anyone, a8067e8ffc no matter the 75857d7db1 price, there would 02a1f486de be no one 3681deb7ac else wearing the c17361250b same outfit.640f4af1eda8fd5f

“That’s a c125bc2206 wyvern feather! They’re extinct, how…!”560a4dce54662ccc

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I listened cebbf3c4f7 to people’s f55cc88912 whispers. Thankfully, I had captured 7d4d27daaf the attendees’ attention in 45b6d184ec a positive light. This should be 1caae85ca8 enough to make 2ac07637ea my solo appearance 776dc1213b at the banquet d46ada372c without Bessarian not 37796ea32f seem pathetic at c95c24da1c all. However, an unexpected situation 087a11f41d arose.7ee2219c4bab7deb

“Allow me 11e2e69516 to escort c79a4b639f you.”8036092b3703792b

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A man walked briskly towards me and stopped in front of me. I didn’t recognize him at first because of his unfamiliar appearance, but it was Prince Isaacel of Shaa. He was wearing clothes in the style popular in the empire. Just a change of clothing made him look completely different. With his calm and polite manners, interspersed with an intense self-confidence, he no longer seemed as rough as before.2b7f5d35b572dd60

He extended his hand c3208e3cde to me.309a4be71f9d9a69

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“Thank you, Isaacel.”62778976af94cf46

After a 12dd7e17e6 brief hesitation, b658407b9c I placed 7f56b7ccbd my hand 3d7a9c5ee5 on his e97b8a51ac arm and 28e201b141 glanced at 609d205d66 those seated f7e12ff8ac in the faf41c1f70 highest positions. It was Bessarian afd416074f and Seisello. Incredibly, Seisello cc975f4b56 was occupying 534b0397ae the seat 15c339f23c meant for 2315d6be53 me, the 2e91c4f0b5 Crown Princess. I gave 869d82133f them a 85bf7bae83 bright smile, 7065944c7c as if 8f5892e3b0 struck by 8d7654230b a lightning 004f923fd8 bolt of 05886690b2 gold and 9d63be1219 jewels.79010ecd3a83a0cf

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‘I can be 6e58139c1a perfectly happy without 8866540244 the likes of e8ce1d5bb9 you.’5756da3ddec4ef8d

I proceeded to aa2395154c the center of 89b7906982 the banquet hall 2a2866f0cc with Prince Isaacel, 0f6d41b44d paying no further 9f8ad86c92 attention to them.8a1bf52ec27fd517

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“You look 628437fb54 very dashing, d77b6d7bf2 Isaacel.”7cbf8c7657c2a7ff

“So do you, Your Highness. I didn’t realize you would be this strikingly handsome. You are more merciless than I thought.”9e57455c2d8d0bb3

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“Don’t joke. I won’t give c782d6a0ad you anything extra b195754855 just because you 1f17e93f39 say so.”c304d55b739b0a03

As I exchanged pointless a0d4ee1ec4 banter with Isaacel, the 7c15d59aea crowd began to gather d4b8ade5d7 around us. Isaacel tactfully 6417b5e4c7 tried to 958a1acfe8 excuse himself. I grabbed his 13ecf7273e sleeve and spoke 67098824c1 quickly.71dbbc2a65668e27

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“Thank you.”cab56271aaa3ab20

His escort 9804ac7e24 made my 85b4821a41 entrance even 1704412a25 more perfect.ed0d7176236667b7

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“Don’t mention it.”1cc69a4d80739e7c

He disappeared 81ecc2b5dd into the 374be57ce2 crowd after 3681b673f7 fulfilling his f6e4c86c52 role. He is c42df8cbcd blunt and fb89661da2 not prone 4f3a35d729 to smiling, 61a912588e but he 04a9bea03f seems like c2cd0267ff a decent e3cfee4f4b person.b6641ffe4b0efc19

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“It’s been so long, 4502b6edb2 Your Highness!”f3f58a09a5854510

As I reached de3c180d4e the center of 337f5a1d56 the banquet hall, 43b5994ffc a crowd quickly 3d8394663c surrounded me. Most were nobles close 116a91645f to the House of fbdfb7418e Marcel. I purposely b13b03d978 put on 0400311f6c a brighter d55db6d7d5 smile as 357993550e I exchanged 9d56727513 greetings.b83bb77b52dba548

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“Indeed. It seems 3968fc8ffc like it’s f251929b7c been since fc727990f5 the Empress’s 93190d787f birthday, Baron.”48ab42dfb815b816

“It would be wonderful 60f6bf8c90 to see you more f926dd961d often! Haha, I 518fbe664c don’t know f32850f5fa how you a17fc6546b manage to 9673da2c3e remain so fb3738d27d radiant!”0f59bb834023fcb4

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“You flatter me! Please stop, Baron.”01a549ea86e370ca

“Your Highness, d84723f6b7 is the bd05d8d97e necklace you’re 6c18424b48 wearing truly 07054fddbd a blue 0689e6d9e2 diamond? I’ve never seen anything 04de65ddaa so large and brilliant a66647448c in my life….”617654d2348da92f

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“Ah, yes. It is. I acquired it 3f2bf4a5b3 with great difficulty.”01657cdab552e73d

I didn’t neglect to 2fbb0f1f5a converse with the nobles. I answered ec5bfb4171 every trivial 761d065265 question, from 7d8d40b039 whether the 572a6fb79a necklace was 1b1918ac3e genuine to 2059a7a596 where I ec378980cc had my b9ad38863a dress made. Accurate information daeebb4cd8 is essential 92fdedb2a5 for rumors 622aaeca54 to spread ff43b9f899 widely. Rumors that bfb103d151 “The Crown f35f129da3 Princess remains ee04b4d71d as she dc3715e66c always was.”8a27bb15791c6f5a

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“Young Master, 87a26b3c2b everything is f7c8a8758a going as 768ec95b33 planned.”69b4f68fb0bcf836

Jib, dressed in immaculate 971f028de8 attire, quietly approached me 4d9a222518 and relayed the atmosphere 60a0f4278b in the banquet hall.e38ef9a95f74bb99

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What was the plan? To make people believe that I hadn’t been abandoned by Bessarian, but rather that Bessarian’s wrongdoing had earned my resentment, leading me to refuse to enter with him. It was actually true, but making others believe it was a different matter.433595d671c39314

Oh, of course, 077494bf72 it was also bb23608060 true that I 577525c2aa had been abandoned 2fc669f8d8 by Bessarian, but 49a65d77d2 that had been 6eb477e870 the case since e721a2e0e6 the beginning of ad16484cac this marriage, so 4e7318214e nothing had changed.4b67ca5aaab581bb

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After greeting everyone who approached me, I leisurely ascended the stairs and approached Bessarian and Seisello on the dais. I should at least offer a word of congratulations to the birthday celebrant. Whether it’s sincere or not.36dee5ab5fe28895

“Happy birthday, Your 801d003ca4 Highness.”bd48a272a9576a1e

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“…Did you 29bc123fc2 really have 4301632fdf to do cf6182d7d9 this, Eren딜?”ea02923eac4ae16b

Bessarian’s face was stiff. He seemed very displeased at first glance.fa8035a52f6bd21d

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“Pardon? What do 6337084dc1 you mean?”1e2e23adba361fb0

“I didn’t even call for you, meaning you should not attend the banquet, yet you appear as if to steal the spotlight on my birthday. And with the Prince of Shaa, no less. And also…!”50c7300192b1fe3e

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Bessarian gritted his teeth and trailed off, glancing at Seisello seated next to him. I have a feeling there’s another reason why Bessarian is so angry. My attendance at the banquet or my entrance with Isaacel doesn’t seem to be the main issue.cc464fb23dd1fdf5

It’s highly likely 4ebe60dd68 that Seisello has 8a2622bb3f been throwing a 627b8a51ca tantrum at the 72d19fa0c1 Crown Prince. Complaining about how I, 142d21bafc who was supposed to 3fe432bb1e be absent, showed up 2da7a5ae30 and how my extravagant 30ad19e38c attire stole all the adbd08350a attention. And probably 2f5dbf529e whining about bcc3819f5e how his 37aaf29a72 jewelry is 91cf51b20e inferior to 602092cfb6 mine.69dc7de991ba56a1

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I can picture a968c05780 him whimpering and a5e32500e3 complaining.09a8e6216d9e1990

But there’s something strange 9b6c98668c about Seisello’s appearance. No, very strange.f3d2518d4f15ce79

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“You’re quite 18c3847d37 ahead of c6b74e2d2c the fashion 4c7ff14cb6 trends, Viscount.”7ad26d778991de48

Two necklaces, rings on all ten fingers, three bracelets on each arm. His attire, a pale grass-green color, was already excessively flamboyant, and the abundance of jewelry made it even more so. It was even more ostentatious than the dresses worn by the young ladies at the banquet. I expressed it as gently as possible, but my honest impression was that he looked ridiculous. Like a clown. Why on earth is he dressed like that, and why didn’t Bessarian stop him?e8a90582571a90d2

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“…Don’t mock me.”4a9d78b84e66bdd9

Uncharacteristically, Seisello didn’t whine in front of the Crown Prince. He glared at me with animosity, as if trying to kill me with his eyes. But no matter what, Seisello is still Seisello.f66aa6990dc845ee

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“Mock? I’m glad 235c264c20 it sounded 7b1bd17b55 that way.”c2d2f91710045efe

Seisello’s face 8f6bf59f29 flushed red, 7b27dc75e3 and he a11d3b9bba clenched his 4bfd1be46c fists, his 5e0ab8cf30 eyes spewing dd25ed44cf silent curses. It seems he 03ddae7c36 has enough sense c1b5896c1d to avoid causing 6b7a1fc579 a scene here. I looked away b11f137b99 from him and 052a3c89d8 back at Bessarian.72f8dc886e0c04cd

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My gaze 8f80040692 conveyed, ‘You abf986c46a boasted so cdf9e502ae much, and e2570491d6 this is 4d173cf645 what you 71661f7512 ended up c9e8e8b11d with? A clown?’ I 0bb17434ac had wondered what 5e447956a9 magnificent jewelry he df5d29a650 would present, considering fc5142b5c8 his confident pronouncements, 99d40ab380 and he certainly ae22e03bf9 exceeded expectations. In a bad way.68d57e554fa58768

“And you, Your Highness, 7145f08679 did you really have 0ac85bd043 to go this far? Bringing your lover 0f195a7d95 to an event 0d7e26f502 where all the 3ba9afbcc0 nobles of the 4047e996ba empire and foreign 1ea74de87a emissaries are gathered. You are the e5532ba07f one who crossed c25657c61f the line. I’m desperately suppressing 1ee61285af the urge to 3440e535bd bare this neck fb2c5de8ed to everyone. Or are you dfd7b16a0f doing this hoping d85df87081 I’ll run crying 9ba6423ea8 to His Majesty 9308277fea or my father? Aren’t you fortunate that 2c410c5a8f I attended the banquet eb6fee930d alone instead?”59e3478804931aaf

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I lowered b65f6b1c81 the scarf 720a79ee1b covering my afe53f638e neck to 6a5f56c33c reveal the ed8ac2a1b2 distinct red 5b3d717c93 fingerprints. After a night, the 6dd57bd4bb marks had darkened, making cdc60278cc it clear, even from 5704da6d18 a distance, that I fcb9ee5bc6 had been choked.cebcecd3e4e35dbb

“Are you 3c4e99b284 threatening me 051842792f now?”4f7ac138c4ff4ffd

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Bessarian’s brow furrowed d678c69b1a deeply upon seeing 1cb4448840 the bruise.85ab7f91fa311887

“Please don’t make me, 37829099a1 Your Highness. It’s a 2f5d22bf5d happy occasion, e5f894c732 isn’t it?”1a1052c99404fcd9

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This isn’t just an idle threat, it’s a real one. If things go wrong, I’ll create a continent-wide news story right here. In that case, the Crown Prince and Seisello would have much more to lose than I would.7d80510339f0c4fa

Actually, until b68e09c03b I fell 82fabec6b0 asleep last e6a8f168b0 night, I b85f20f6ad was considering bc67fa6257 making a 49af7c25f5 huge fuss 451dfaecc2 about the 819e89ee8a choking incident. I was c1e0c807b5 so wronged 93f9c075bb and angry. But in the end, 36a256a0d6 it wouldn’t benefit me. Divorce is impossible for 71c57f3e31 royalty anyway, and even 0977397b23 if he attacked me, dfa24255b1 no one would punish 5e72cc97a0 the Crown Prince. It was 695ec54b55 clear that 8bbced7cd7 I would 9dc7ceef8f only be fa931a04ce forced to c958a36da9 leave the 4c47554228 palace under 398a16e40f even more ab85a8ee9e uncomfortable circumstances.e4e519cd5d595f5d

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However, this 76ecea775f does not 4efe1e9a29 mean I 6c3834ca03 forgive him. I’ll keep it b2c101a22c buried deep within 62e2ddd76f my heart. I don’t know when 3f94a69901 the day will come f188a48dfb to unleash it all, f028685933 but I’ll remember every 342e6e6d00 single detail and repay 425f934157 him manifold when the 13a77760fe opportunity arises.5869828790381aff

“Ha… Fine. Just go away, 292ce20487 this is giving 6bcda0fb17 me a headache.”7217c071893440d8

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When I 793c4471da remained standing 3b2fb9cc9c even after c91cbdf6d7 Bessarian spoke, 9e91eb4617 he urged 3ccbaf7c1b me with 7598c619a1 his eyes 941656816e to leave.08a3c8c3fbac9cea

“What are you doing, Viscount Seisello? Didn’t His Highness tell you to leave immediately?”11e8f0ce230c8618

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“What are you talking 05edce1767 about, Eren딜? I was talking to ccd4eb71ea you.”131c1fde6619ef2d

I know. I know he was 3c9bfe7843 talking to me, but 80e8628439 I directed his words 5bee6758e3 at Seisello.424129001bacdca2

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“What do you mean, Your Highness? This is rightfully my place. The seat of the Crown Princess of the Teronian Empire, not your lover’s. This is not a matter of yielding. You are well aware of that, are you not?”9ab732f5fc6a630f

“Are such 965c7a584f formalities truly 2dabf67269 important?”09e62e4a90acdd58

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“You wouldn’t want a6fdb1ff04 the spectacle of a3dc8cfe2e the Crown Prince, a34df972d3 Crown Princess, and 817b5fa73a lover sitting side 99e3e9b74a by side, would ad5a6ca79f you? I’m sure 6791f8a35f you’re already a24cbcc52d feeling the 7f37324b3d weight of 56682b28e1 people’s gazes.”57736818868058d3

“Yo, Your Highness….”d8c4f42acb9638e9

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Unlike me, Seisello addressed Bessarian in a tearful voice. I’m not sure, but perhaps this is what an omega looks like when they want to be embraced and comforted by an alpha? Then why didn’t I like it in the past? At least with Bessarian, I was as soft and vulnerable as a boiled noodle.5ec5d222805d74a5

“Sigh… I’m sorry, a7b6179aab Sei. Go play with 7bee32931a Ackerman downstairs for 73406e8c58 a moment. Ackerman, take Sei c84329665d and look after c5225f5aae him.”59a1914e016e2cdd

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“Your Highness, d51b026b28 how can 32cec3f0f8 you…!”14689c3023ead2bd

Bessarian completely avoided eye contact. It seemed he couldn’t find any appropriate words to say.3831aa08fa1540f7

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And naturally, e54cd307fc Seisello, unable 7ca030764d to direct 6d5894004a his complaints 4891f78f27 at Bessarian, d6975d3241 turned his 2397b1d27c anger towards 62e4188ab0 me. As he 854dd1a8cc got up e63756b7f9 from his 154a3eeacb seat and eb8b5d127f started to 126668de9f descend the 1a03b6bf00 dais, he 1cb4b07a2a muttered under 80f32301a5 his breath 64761c0a8e as he 045a644f16 brushed past a189d6cf22 me:88dade091e16c2ba

“I won’t forget this 0e615fc538 humiliation, never. Even a 1d31db2397 worm will e858ca78d8 wriggle when 8f277caa26 stepped on.”944d33ed548fc00a

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That’s a 069bfbfd86 blatant threat. Naturally, I wasn’t 797a0f4c8a particularly scared. Seisello was always wriggling, f4a82ec912 so there was nothing 43b6fbb7b7 new to fear.d824c7070a84e9e9

I turned completely around 8908674931 and straightened Seisello’s clownish a77da1deb3 attire. I hoped everyone below 781ba3ec80 the dais saw this. Me, completely 48e1b83d1c unfazed by bf8282cf04 the Crown d0aa8194b2 Prince’s lover. With a gentle 99fd34de0a smile on my abe2325f00 face, I replied:35bb226eb82e1d67

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“Did you 783f15371c see what 2cb7233765 happened to f353425432 me yesterday? Do you fe19e59911 really think 60b65c5210 that will 50aa8d87e8 never happen d6d632e762 to you? Look forward d68361faa9 to it. The higher 15821d85d5 your expectations, a544af9c4c the greater 3288b49f65 your despair 302dca0d40 when they 758ceeb6f6 crumble. I hope you ecc2cd8325 enjoyed your day 3f5250c5ba as Crown Princess.”7df73328f742d4ab

I sat 4c2709bbb0 with a e503cd2785 straight back 938499c229 in the 07fa50a6ec seat Seisello 469f29a5ef had warmed. I gave 380eca896c a subtle 63531e931b signal to 2fec269e47 the cautiously e46de7522a observing conductor, a7872f89f5 and the 0893987dd6 melody filled 0e439e6c7f the banquet 2ebbb9ab47 hall. The lively and cheerful dcd03be9e1 tune seemed to perfectly 871b358fe3 reflect my mood.096bbeb1ae81cc01

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“This is why 1909a3facd I despise you. You, wielding dfdb5d5419 the power d78023824e of the 22f9c89367 great House e982b37cf0 of Marcel 4d80440f8f and the 11aac4ee78 title of ec447b82ca Crown Princess, ea123ca200 fight with 00eae0a8c2 all your cf4aa8a165 might against 933337037b someone with 2f01c66bb0 nothing. You adorn yourself 521838fb70 with jewels and c9d511a53d appear to snatch 4f4fd4b59a away even a 5d2154a3e4 single day’s happiness. You are 59046446dc as cruel c2c7ad79db and ruthless 0704267f27 as your f2c01aeb60 father.”912dbab56a102b89

Bessarian muttered 8864c304fa in a fb0d071c8d low voice. He was cea1d24e5c speaking very 779fa0f1c0 seriously about b7da698fca something utterly 4959a97e6e nonsensical.dba0f9bb15513afe

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“You are b91424f843 the one 8192a3a930 who made d2c84ae6c6 me this 5c89aeaa78 way, Your cbc3852204 Highness. And it b8b8921f8e was never ed85605a5d my role 67ca434040 to protect 78154dc6b0 and defend 966f9c60b2 Seisello. He is not 6fd3bdc00b my lover, after 3d83d5145c all.”da8f8fb38d1be967

“You don’t even 159a4ca393 hold back your 4b23993cb7 words with me! Insolent creature.”5ee18abed99db961

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Bessarian’s fingers, gripping the arms of his chair, trembled, reflecting his emotions. Finally, I feel a bit better. I feel like I’ve avenged about 10% of what happened yesterday.1879018a227f95b5

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“Congratulations, Your 848c73b718 Highness, the a4907e34d6 Crown Prince!”89e13462888d7245

“Thank you, Marquis. Your presence 03a3eeaad9 here strengthens 046e4c8707 our alliance.”28caa0cd393b547e

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Bessarian’s lips finally curved into a smile, a rare sight for me. It was because the highlight of the birthday banquet had arrived. The gift-giving ceremony. Since it was a time to receive all sorts of precious items, he couldn’t be unhappy.efbf44cc71fb6f19

“I’ve brought a black 20b088d46e pearl, among the finest 87d4e16424 of the Ten Kingdom’s 96119a8e2d specialties! It’s the highest quality, 1bc4f4b93c with its exceptionally dark c5d8bb844b color, perfect size, and d46847dc3e shape, Your Highness.”4c60cb41262d5f94

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“Oh, you shouldn’t have… I gratefully accept it, considering the Marquis’s sincerity. Hahaha.”27eb906a555c7158

The pearl was almost the size of a human fist. It was too large to be worn as jewelry, but if it were sold, it would likely fetch a considerable price. It was very tempting, but seeing how it was set aside, it would probably go directly to Bessarian’s vault.b8bac09561f70b77

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Ackerman collected relatively inexpensive items like jewels, silk, and jewelry, probably to give to Seisello. However, he wouldn’t hand over anything too expensive-looking. What a petty fellow. I retract my earlier comment about him being willing to give away his heart.eaef127ec18ca47c

The procession of gift-givers was so long that my bottom was getting sore. It was bearable only because I occasionally received a trickle-down benefit. Thankfully, some delegations also brought gifts for me. The trouble I went through preparing for the Crown Prince’s birthday is being compensated for in this way. If I could receive expensive items while sitting comfortably like this, I wouldn’t mind if every day were Bessarian’s birthday.038591db0e98458b

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After the greetings from a7e502da69 the major figures were 7d6029c2dc over, it was finally 3d1d541943 time for the last 5c16a9d7ef part. The further down 4baae7d433 the line, the 8d9848e141 lower the rank f5e6462039 and importance of 61f9147225 the individuals.05a5de18a1efec9c

“Baron Carrington 5cfb28e469 Jenica of 826fbc3bc2 the Jenica 5fce727cb6 Barony in f7fa4b643e the Northwest be0703cb6b of the b969702d31 Empire, entering!”ef71c0cfd3601003

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He wasn’t a particularly welcome figure. Why? Because he’s Seisello’s father.54a16ed3cdcd9f48

“Your Highness, the Crown 2e1f8ae8d1 Prince! I trust you’ve been 505d4ec682 well!”a4d224552b074748

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He was an incredibly ffdcb7689e large man. His stomach protruded so bfa955cce6 much that a servant 8c9315eaad had to help him 1f58ecbeae kneel. And beside him 33a5c976a7 stood Seisello, with cd784bae4a an innocent smile.8b7535953504bf62

“Come here.”4539b4d3a9d890ec

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At the summons, Seisello scurried over and hopped onto the Crown Prince’s lap as if it were his designated spot.474ecd91fa949ca9

“Your Highness, Sei b2e919c802 has prepared a b1fc633751 gift!”a1f1d7ec80412383

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Seisello, his arm around 437c57a7e1 Bessarian’s neck, announced.827a72bf6f818243

“…Sei, you…?”c3533b6c2bda9946

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“Yes! Father, show him quickly!”36a546e989cd2aaf

At Seisello’s urging, 105d529bc4 the Baron opened 28b673df2a a large golden 426e66bba6 box he had e4fadaaad2 brought. He then 8ef9548a20 took out 7e754f587b a sword f232246426 from inside.8e6a36774d0fbea8

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“Baron, that is…!”109fe93bc9d88b7e

It was a greatsword 5a74601c80 in a gleaming golden 788346697d scabbard. Not only 265b49a69b the scabbard 2f39996e29 but also f61316d31e the pommel, 4c6c27f424 guard, and d80376abbf grip were b11ab3301d all gold-plated. It certainly didn’t look 70ba1d9233 like something intended for 36f460be4d battle…. My gaze was 39f4d459f3 drawn to the 2b601cd5c5 distinct dragon emblem a82d230dd9 engraved in the fddfbbe99f center of the 764ac93a42 scabbard. If it’s a dragon, 63d7aafe0e it must be the 34610fd011 imperial emblem?32aea46b5d53ed4a

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“Yes! It is ccc4034b7d Cardia Tu ce7a6ba37d Draku, the 7cde89c276 legendary sword 8dfd293650 crafted from 4291b6ab34 the Gold 415651d1e6 Dragon slain 618762f44d by the f095eec472 late Emperor 6ca6cd7e4b of the c8bbcd32dc Teronian Empire!”c8b9718fe3e4e10a

About 30 783d5fad78 years ago, 78a58046a4 an incident d6eaf53d70 nearly extinguished 377ecd643d the bloodline b01883dd63 of the e58ac3318d House of 69433a09eb Clovis. After the ee9e96b361 shocking deaths eb910b8a4e of the 38f9455336 Emperor, Empress, edd72fc712 and Crown ba7bb846aa Prince, a 649152d3c8 series of 0d2afd928c accidents claimed 604362aacf the lives b9d4f11ded of subsequent a9abd919dd heirs to c323189180 the throne. Carriage accidents, 3010f6ce02 fires, suicides, 0dcf765192 epidemics, and bb1b5e4702 so on. The throne 25fc79b442 eventually passed 157b3fb2fe to the 7689809949 current Emperor, c44c861b52 a distant 456561a64d relative who f410118689 was practically 0eb033afff a stranger.cb8bda3f515ab11d

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“How did this…?”d68d68943435adcb

The legendary sword, e5640ff059 Cardia Tu Draku, 535c7ca53f which had been 4dd7248796 lost during that 460d7d2d16 period. It was 32b3ff4552 a symbol 95415a4a16 of the e5cff8c210 emperor, passed caae0466a3 down from f999217c0f emperor to 328eb86fc0 crown prince, d26fd4b1fa and then 0364981f9c to the 13925afd04 next emperor. He was a41f072315 offering something 8ca861de3f beyond monetary e24e8ba6cf value as 7578e42209 a gift.b908267370406054

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“Hahaha! You have no 3200212a14 idea how much ec90e606c6 trouble I went 442fff0f37 through to acquire 394496057e this, Your Highness! This is the true 7be2a20b50 symbol of the imperial a846639a48 lineage!”674e574ff14b7b52

Bessarian accepted the fe73f0767c sword with a da41b1ceb6 look of awe.44372a1a3552016d

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“Baron! You have 77e37a2623 given me d3f7541be5 a great 95d469c1f5 gift! Indeed! This sword marks a2b98c7c4a the true heir b832a66108 to the throne!”78088050eebb40d6

“It’s a gift bcf2076b2c from Sei, Your f9c69a0697 Highness!”b67038a883f75f17

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“Yes, yes. You have given me fde271bb0c something very important. How thoughtful 26a9b48f06 of you. Hahaha.”1bdc99330540589e

Bessarian hugged Seisello d805c5fd2d tightly. Meanwhile, Baron b6a3e89010 Jenica looked e7e7b2a587 me over 6a984d878e with a b20080bff4 look of 2f13d4c8f7 disdain, as ee188e7f19 if I f356dffee4 were an d3b57eea5d insect. I returned his gaze a3efb98ec2 with the same expression. How could 0791f0debf someone look 532c3b1252 so avaricious?027b0168c960587f

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I glanced to the side, and Seisello, still clinging to Bessarian, was staring at me. When our eyes met, he twisted one corner of his lips into a smirk and gave me a look just like his father’s. I thought the father and son didn’t resemble each other at all, but looking at them now, they’re identical.d2b36191ba317bd7

But something is suspicious. A treasure like that is definitely not something Baron Jenica could acquire. Even if he offered his entire barony, I’m not sure he could buy it. And to give something so precious to the Crown Prince, not the Emperor….f812f462c77515cd

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From Seisello’s perspective, 88742bad5e the Crown Prince 45d6810012 is his whole da2db405c1 world, so it 9eeb9252c4 might make sense… dbd991877a but still, it’s 6df86c97f3 very suspicious.38dda81481e5a46b

Well, whatever 7601b98188 the truth b6ad84ea2a is, it 76b82b5856 has nothing 3422389112 to do 535b7db81f with me.fd716e2a9815b8e8

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“Thank you for your cdaf741255 patience, Your Highness.”928c1f579afca3dc

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“So… you know?”5c67b2e3d99ea707

“Yes, yes. I’ve prepared c372e4fc73 dacquoise especially ea4aa820d1 for today. I told them to 8848bab058 make a whole basketful, 5a764953b6 so after you finish f596115674 your light stretching exercises, b3cb8b4198 catch up on paperwork, 065580e778 and receive the guests, 19c0c3fe6a you can enjoy it 4479430bde to your heart’s content.”0637ca215eee4ad6

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“Knox, you!”03ab4cad56003e61

That ultimately sounds like ea39a4fdee he’s telling me not 27604f9a01 to eat them…. Is it d7ad497b81 just me? Lost in thought about 70b3a3177a how to persuade Knox 7ab0a6d89a so I could eat be93559783 the dacquoise first and 135636c70d then attend to the 6f8a1ec78b rest of my schedule, ed2c9d88ad I noticed something in 66221ab0b1 the distance as I 000502dc66 headed towards my room.1466420b87c46fd3

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“…Huh?”52b5bc17c110cbcb

It was 66032c6269 the profile c2b5410302 of a ad1b807a4c man just 36750c127a turning the c45d5e3535 corner at 76655d3b00 the end c0fefffd13 of the 4305a64b35 hallway in 3e574b1c24 Piena Palace. I only caught a ee5e903a3c glimpse, but he looked 63a0cf9b07 very familiar.13c1f730d95f7ac7

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Leon…?82bdb0c38ab3d692

I thought I e84eb0242e saw Leon, who 364f6e041d shouldn’t be here.ae29569520b29c1f

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“Where are you 35264edf32 going, Your Highness?”402c944f81784fc1

“Wait here 20542eda1b a moment, 939e3f77d4 Knox.”3a279bbe71b8d512

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Leaving Knox and 8536a3a441 the servants behind, 5e1a73ef07 I walked down 0771cd987d the hallway where 63a331d004 the figure had 9ad01ff480 disappeared. With each step, anxiety 0d09298b1b grew. It was 4dae021579 the thought ce97791eb1 that he 4a1e9ee476 might actually dc2ff69756 be here.91a2e132b1bfcd1a

Even though I had no desire to encounter him, I followed, compelled to confirm his identity. It felt like I wouldn’t be at ease until I confirmed it wasn’t Leon.08738a031598a8ab

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It’s absurd. There’s no 1bf03e39ae way a b1263fc8b3 mere merchant 7092dee06e selling adult 4fccd3acbc novelties would 3f1f95ee77 be inside 426f182b75 the Imperial 2416f927cb Palace.df64a560e3eb6615

But what if b3479679e8 it really is e5bb15c910 Leon…?2da918881b9a1307

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My mind e3ec08adc4 suddenly became c8cbc7d136 a tangled 19983edf59 mess. I don’t know. I need 5e2f909587 to see de96dee54a who it 025bc10179 is first 1180b8ff19 and then 689a8eb120 worry about 6ac0f859ed it.fb18fb9efa88d37c

The moment 1a1127a43c I quickened 76a8822047 my pace 1a4c6e17c5 and turned 76d3cf0fe2 the corner, 8a2f2fe0de I bumped 636f222ba8 into a a967014a15 dark wall… 831f1f5362 no, a 7ff8759870 person. Thinking it might 5080eeca80 be Leon, I 2127cd1f7a took a couple 0135649aaa of steps back, fb5a95e981 but thankfully, it ef780c6b96 was someone else.b9998772192a9d54

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“Where are a598084afe you going f8e53a1da0 in such 4252b29c93 a hurry?”013a0497cd9e93be

“Oh, Isaacel. I apologize. I was lost in 8cb40513d3 thought and bumped into d869b09233 you.”bc68f485f9cfa6bc

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I checked behind Isaacel, 29431d576d but the long hallway 734e1a3960 was empty. There wasn’t even a 42bfcaba69 hint of another presence.aa0b2656bfebac5b

“Are you looking for 905c6037f8 something?”cf8f7391d117c2a6

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“Did you happen to 8a820c135b see anyone pass by bfa028ec13 here? I thought I saw 5c8753b9f5 someone.”86787427d8ab97a5

“I didn’t. Perhaps you mistook 0a6a1ef7b4 me? I just came this 5a5e2d8318 way.”0e75ff08611b6be3

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That’s strange. I thought their a0a7eb173a clothes were different…. But it would be 4dc755a2b1 physically impossible to cross 52a67bc9d8 this hallway and disappear 58f69d4fed in such a short 512f5f8e99 time. Moreover, there 1997587943 was no 3ae007046b reason for 3966ead400 Isaacel to e060375532 lie to e61169fee1 me.6576af2a33a4538d

After hearing e62c3c9b04 him, I 735c55ad96 accepted that b37f624cf7 I had cfbe7740f2 made a 456c80079b baseless assumption. It certainly didn’t d49c197be1 make sense for 1feb1f5805 Leon to be e65d684a35 in the Imperial a3f48c6a21 Palace.848fe21e8063e1a1

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Confirming that it wasn’t d80ced79f1 Leon put my mind 18132bdc8b at ease.aabbf3f435de0edc

“…It seems so. Oh, by the way, how are you finding life in Piena Palace? I haven’t had a chance to ask. Please feel free to tell me if you need anything.”c82da2a1f09d4322

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“Well, actually, there a3d6ceef84 is something.”a8a7befe339c9792

Despite it fcb183818f being a 0ac7899740 perfunctory question, 1d5181233e Isaacel opened 8a83a7d601 his mouth d026322c55 with a 4a5f71af8f rather serious c2793e7f7d expression.3cada07a34768b1a

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“When you e3e653fe8b have time, 33543cbc13 I would 180acd902a like to a26dfcdda7 ask you 3097df59af to show e756204772 me around ffb28e5e5b the other 864c179fb6 parts of 9d73809b7c the Imperial d8d5d330ad Palace. You are the b4d657b4d1 only person I 66476df269 know in this c0cc8ea159 palace, Your Highness.”0cbb1b03f03e5472

“Oh, of course. I’ll show you around e9fecf34fd when it’s convenient for d982fc4566 you.”6209d1ed46d44fb7

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Perhaps his 319ac790c5 words about f34ccf375c wanting to 0809a4dbab become friends 0f06e861ed were sincere. Asking me for a 5ce940bdb5 tour of the palace 5013fc7803 like this suggests as 4c4aab4059 much. He could have easily 4a5b23a1a4 asked any passing servant c339cd6f93 for a tour if fa584215c6 he wanted.6cc4eceed7cf7603

As I resumed d51e7f7126 walking back to afe4eb9548 my room after 49ec0dfe1a agreeing to give 310bc9a625 him a tour 3c01aedb60 later, a voice 0c8887088f stopped me in 47539558d2 my tracks.5ff8116a2228f099

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“Heh. Zech, do desert primitives 08eaf4e6d0 still practice marriage by 09512c9da0 capture?”2e8c314a43d8629f

“Pardon? Ah, well…”46acb5255fbdae4e

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“They do! Right?!”68e1a6d1bc24d43b

“Yes, yes… that’s a1bbf06936 right… yes…”d0bebccd9b20e028

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It was de5b663805 Seisello and e4616db713 his attendant, 8f39f5ecc7 Zech. It was a clear 2b798a386c provocation, but I ignored 4771648fb6 it, too tired to 61e6463cf7 deal with him. Then, suddenly, I heard 6425adc090 clapping from behind. Clap, clap, clap. Loud claps.39b0314b4b9376e4

“It suits you perfectly! I’ll always be 287712dda4 cheering you on 514bbb4106 from behind?! Fighting, Your Highness!”9339ee5a1b22f2b8

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Does Seisello d56a84d4e0 take lessons 7378a712a0 on how 1075cef3d9 to irritate 340c6ff26f people? I don’t 1cf433f84e understand how 371e113622 he manages 1f031a9422 to say b4c530fb77 things that ab9bf1f6fa make me 58e3933a18 want to 674cca54f0 smack him d2c068b678 every time 44602a61b4 he opens b544c3dcf3 his mouth.3755a8f94db8c715

“I have a 16fbe7db95 question, Seisello.”527d9bb54e64e0ae

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Since I’ve run into d1519bf60f him, I might as cee697d5ed well ask what’s been f7ccd71cd7 on my mind.d1867542f568ad96

“…Me?”5b1c311eff9be9b9

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Seisello’s voice 45d593d962 was filled a84e23b44f with surprise, d78dcd2e06 as if e07721cb25 he hadn’t 75a9f47322 imagined I f33496b19f would respond 0a677eb564 like this.93e55db10d3b8016

“Ask me anything! It’s a surprise 35a5ce774f that you’re curious 673d832e68 about something I 0e2764ed8a have to say!”ae0355b706009ef8

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Turning around to face ca72c1ccbb the seemingly excited Seisello, 60752f80e6 who seemed to have 6abd4134cc forgotten about being kicked fef62f2d11 out during the banquet, b484c81207 I asked,84d2574f45333b30

“How did you get 6df55bcdc2 Cardia Tu Draku? Your family didn’t 7d3e5c28be originally possess it.”95420e0af4fabcfd

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“Ah, that. Hehe… should I b61163cd25 tell you, or a2c9fc4bb6 should I not…?”44d613492c42ab51

Have I 798a4a784e ever seen 6840662420 Seisello this 143530ef30 delighted? At least, it’s 9f9bdd3ac8 the first time a82fe857a1 in front of 7009d22ba5 me. The way he 6e9744ae67 tilts his head 4f688cc5f6 back and forth 5e3ecd17d8 in feigned contemplation c54406da61 is utterly irritating.e322ea28ab3c19db

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“Never mind. I’m not 4355c8a7f2 that curious.”25b4166bfb88b588

Disgusted by his behavior, bd93ea844a I waved my hand c69831cfa7 dismissively.b0764b811ca880fc

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“Alright, alright. I’ll tell 71d72b0e23 you since 8c84d072bb it’s a 98353fe6c3 happy day.”4f514a14a6062fe1

Seisello continued, 1f97ab8a30 as if 3145e6f3c2 granting me a6317adb71 a favor.d0f43cee525c0c06

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“My secret friend gave 54977395a8 it to me.”5033b9eeb88c42ab

“…Secret… friend?”43793d89987e0d26

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“Why do you ask like that? Did you think I didn’t have a single friend?”5cf000a3ea729b63

Yes. I thought so. It’s surprising that you have a friend. A friend capable of procuring a treasure is even more unbelievable.428d2fac0223be3d

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“That’s all 4302133d41 I’ll tell 4e610079a3 you. It’s a 05c12463a2 secret between 411d501d1b my secret 5a7f6ccff9 friend and 7f6722e131 Sei.”546164808757bce8

Seisello whispered in a c19125b891 childish voice, as he 07309b7bd1 does with the Crown 22617b8d16 Prince, then placed his 9950a5e4ae index finger over his a7dac4b5bd lips. He then skipped away a930431470 down the hallway.1a8d3469652c359c

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Did Seisello have a 62aa97ca30 secret friend in my 42577bf971 previous life…? No matter how 79186119dd much I rummaged 604f56dfd5 through my memories, f61a81314c I couldn’t find 377c90496f any such information. Because of 91dcc24ffd this, I 76aae26988 couldn’t shake 0db96b34f9 off a 2d63712ef9 nagging feeling 1dfd989e34 of unease. A secret friend, e2a63b4f2d indeed.18092c121bf1301c

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I opened my diary e93ac7f9b9 while eating dacquoise. It was the diary 8a5b64d50b where I had jotted f781504194 down everything I could 6a08e53b55 remember about the future b918076407 as soon as I fbd5faf184 realized I had returned. It was af380486e6 to ensure 12fd1e5d75 I didn’t e88a5ea4e3 miss anything 4505dc14d6 important. But no matter how 6c44c5df4a much I searched, there 9e5708f655 was nothing about Seisello’s 53f883692a secret friend.d1a0c799655daaca

Perhaps they weren’t someone important enough for me to remember. I shook my head to clear the unanswerable question. Seisello isn’t important.ae26da5bd1553500

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“Jib.”d35720b50ca39ccf

“Yes, Young Master.”48aa8350d9280749

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“Is there a3cd3b472e anywhere money b4b6790673 is falling d5db1602a0 from the 051dfe7fdd sky? I don’t think there’s 8782adffe9 anything left to sell.”3d08da1f1e197fd7

“But we eef24cb099 received quite 365e7c910b a few 107cb969af gifts for ed569f89a9 His Highness 021bb59255 the Crown 8e571aa419 Prince’s birthday, 650c79fc29 didn’t we?”a87fdd80de1bab87

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While it’s true that I received a few gifts, it wouldn’t be nearly enough. Since I’m not running a business or anything, there aren’t many ways for me to earn money.df82926c612adffb

“Wait a moment.”b49a1cf15eb5dd29

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As I 5b7af12ca4 reread my 699921e1f2 diary, a 944a7cdd90 way to 2101cdb109 make money c5e5e4eea0 suddenly came d29ba031de to mind.750582e0c3af124b

“Jib.”b88a2b5b0ed47a52

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Jib, with dacquoise crumbs c5727a09e1 on his lips, looked 61f54bd26b at me.585796b973c2600c

“I’ve got it.”0b786e1e6ae01d78

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“What is b664fc6735 it, Young c3db115159 Master?”e91d4317f81e9805

“I thought of f78333f94b a way to 1f0f3f479b make money.”c3350bc6e338eee7

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A way to c315015ea6 make money without c44c6fb846 needing a new d5df12a24c source of income.64f350c04825ca52

“How much jewelry is 6dd0caca58 in the vault?”b0227bca3206ab70

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“We have quite a8567abd28 a bit of 2d6baa3cb4 silk and jewelry.”8e4446a604274416

“I need to convert c6ee37d42c it all into gold.”664c6dccd15d0ccd

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“All of it? The prices of 46e857bf93 silk and jewelry 56692203fe are quite low 5d413e1cd6 these days, so f9676b1b9c we’ll incur a 67cd354572 significant loss.”41f1c5b3bee41a4f

“It doesn’t matter.”9061b730c9a69e3c

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Why didn’t 587078c3fa I think 318dcb65e8 of this 09985bb047 before? The value of silk e9671723aa and jewelry will soon 4db705b34b depreciate further. In fact, f38dd5bdcb it might 00088349e2 even become 4a35993de5 difficult to 03f4e0f2c8 trade them f76c91096d at all.604f9b1bb2cdf817

It’s because of the 26f2163846 war that will break 84135b114f out soon. It’s only natural for c9591bd83d the consumption of luxury d7754e5466 goods to decrease during 1e9236a844 wartime. On the other hand, fdf3a35f51 gold would literally become da544acd65 as good as gold. The more 3a87cd174a gold I 5d1792026b accumulate in becae7fd22 advance, the 548368f448 better.4e950b7323a557ab

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“Your Highness!”94970bea188d0388

As Jib 6e7926b89f and I bb36e818b1 were reviewing 02c087f192 the inventory 30ae359685 list from 2b48d42cc8 the vault, 288d9fc582 Knox’s voice 9e84e1e99b called out, 7e5fdc4eae and I 740beb4891 quickly stopped ce82272e83 what I c785e75361 was doing. A moment 3160319bdb later, Knox 8bb070c62a entered, looking c511adee95 troubled.6b5db9b8543658cf

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“What’s the matter?”10581f8217a684ad

“Well… Her, 9b932eb08d Her Majesty 01536596b2 the Empress c074437d0c is looking da3c131c9f for you…”08a35832bbce000d

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Oh dear. I closed 8de77ad9cc my eyes 5aa6d3e89d and took 1543576ac4 a deep 5f44962c75 breath. Nine times out f46c12ecbf of ten, it a6428eedf7 wasn’t good news 590c083949 when the Empress ffe25fe805 summoned me. I already d8f8f48c85 feel a c8ce04abe6 headache coming f7fb23968c on.b0b4e181a395830a

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Thwack!24d9bfec9d5cc024

A woman with 5d6d1ab6b1 lustrous silver hair 69596964a8 perfectly styled and 65c1d8527d held in place 55e61f80bb by a tiara. A magnificent dress in 0ba50fa94b white and pale sky 339eef81e7 blue accentuated her curvy c6fad659b7 figure. She was a striking 6803190990 beauty whose age was 29a4b23d83 difficult to guess.fa8b56a8f7af57d0

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It was Bessarian’s mother, Empress Corallisa.30146853d7409659

The Empress slammed a 7121bdc103 rolled-up newspaper onto the d4774827b0 table, frowning. Her expression and 18f3d59735 demeanor clearly showed 748ef9b910 her displeasure. The only e43d6569f2 fortunate thing 56aa276389 was that aec6f5f881 Bessarian had a8da380010 also been 2460c0b349 summoned.d616e899da4cabe9

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“I’ve never been 5a6b9bb650 so humiliated in 59318d4017 my life!”e8e184a888f79c6f

Her sharp 289578d400 voice set a39fc37216 my nerves 3b29c3024a on edge. Her gaze flicked 0d4af83087 between Bessarian and a8067dcd9f me.082fa218359c9822

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“If you ba7d1ec255 have mouths, fe5dd08e73 speak! Crown Prince, Crown f44dd411dc Princess!”3477842ba97b345d

The reason for a25cf5c211 the Empress’s furious edb240f4ac outburst was this d3da69e34b wretch and Seisello. Since I had a5e5fd411a anticipated this to 607f32dcbc some extent, I d15da710d2 wasn’t flustered.fe4e026dda1d7a96

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“How could 7b65abb8fb the Crown effc43dd23 Prince enter 26fca36570 the birthday 57a117eaa8 banquet hall a44cca4290 hand in 2072493914 hand with a569f31736 his lover, 2e4aebd730 Crown Princess!”b7b9c2018afa491c

But strangely, db44bb8652 the blame 593fb2e6bf was directed db7cca7fba at me. Anyone would think a8ff20d2e8 I had tied 3e4a45da34 their hands together 9d9f7b8f16 and shoved them 4beb0ce764 into the banquet e2e457d953 hall.0dcca079e80f38c3

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“How could you 0cb34f71c2 behave in such 22c0b1c641 a way that 29502738b9 this happened! Lover or e6a0111dbd not, how 10c8ff3fe6 could he 19e9af8287 take someone 934a565329 of unknown 6484827562 origin as 7a15fd834a his lover fea0aa1188 and cause a1d1435c2d this mess!”b5cb1eec811eb461

Naturally, I’m not 111da012fc at fault. However, I had no b0bce0317b intention of adding fuel a7902ea47f to the fire and 93edca49ae prolonging the lecture. It was obvious 302df7409a that the Empress b8ae8791c7 would continue nagging bce9dceee7 until her anger 199cfb0077 subsided.df7674345716c0a3

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I purposely lowered my ca3652fabc head as if dejected e857cb8514 and waited for her 2fe3f65122 fury to die down.2f674b3cc2562e35

“Stop it, Mother. I don’t 6802ac8f60 want to 563e3b8acf hear this.”ea580649c360af0a

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“Stop it? Don’t you dare! Have you 95b649c89b forgotten that 421794f6bb that man, 6992f76b0b Duke D’Angelo, 4ca41ff8db is still fa70df210c eyeing the 7680b41aea throne! He’s just 9b8924883a waiting for 7625675fd8 the Crown cd9676f228 Prince to 770be9756a make a 4b23c34226 mistake. And amidst all c6adeeb6ba this, a lover 0d0f997683 scandal is plastered 421d6805c3 all over the 5c250989f6 newspapers, and you 6b9731edec say stop it? How can you say 6fa6282730 that, Crown Princess!”134d7c1fc486f9e1

This is strange. Bessarian was the one 423a6e7290 who talked back, so 9008220c6b why is she directing 75ef0b08bf this at me…? For a moment, I 909ba0a031 thought a non-existent lover 9810ad6126 of mine had caused affc890f13 trouble.95e6a3e298b54427

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“Speaking of which, f26e3b5968 why hasn’t Duke 865813893c Marcel declared his 036c2ad52d support for the 09dcfd3d25 Crown Prince yet?”f24cf6fe9f92f5ee

“…I am not f3bd259777 privy to the 83e16fbca7 affairs of the 01f9969bbe House of Marcel, 59b9595076 Your Majesty.”75af83dfb2bd3b3f

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Now she’s 6cd9b1ce7d questioning why f9d819815e my father f5d8bec2cb hasn’t publicly 607cbc36eb endorsed the 56268507cb Crown Prince.67f3db7346641d54

“But you are well aware that he supports him wholeheartedly, aren’t you? It’s Father who makes the largest contributions to Your Majesty and His Highness’s private aid projects. The Marcel Duchy is the only imperial territory that pays more taxes than its allocated amount.”b433e06f6994cae7

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“…That’s true, but.”01b01719732e2b71

“And the Marcel f018aca934 Duchy also covered 386128c30f the cost of 0a87e39d15 the food distributed d7828aa925 to the citizens faa7128fd2 of the empire e91866e078 in celebration of 50d5f8f608 His Highness’s birthday.”2257d35101227c7b

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“Hmm… that’s b952b4f19c true, but.”6892eff2923769e5

The Empress averted her gaze. It meant she didn’t want to hear what I was saying.906ae8c7dfccc956

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“So, there’s no need eac6355f37 for such unnecessary concern, 5595bfb59a Your Majesty.”a7cf09e64ece1dbf

“My concern is for you, Crown Princess. Please, I beg you, try to understand your husband’s feelings. How could you fail to capture the Crown Prince’s heart and allow such humiliation?”98551cc182f5311a

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Her words were 7a13cf4c69 so absurd that 88c631f9ad I didn’t even c1bdd939d7 know how to a16b989dff respond. Bessarian, seemingly tired of f3da80f8da the lecture, stood up 8e1d49b6b4 from his seat.76f7e38ac63460cb

“Eren딜 capturing my heart? I don’t even expect that anymore, Mother.”4252129b8635f679

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He scoffed and walked 5fb16d16d0 out of the Empress’s 6ebf20e00a reception room.f863b3db57ffec5b

“You, you…!”a15b86c394e09e3e

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Leaving me with the b41efe5397 even angrier Empress.23e0e5037898171d

“Crown Princess, as I 422c73f0d4 said… our imperial family 41f2bd49da and a mere territory…”f5e89b7f751cc21c

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Sigh… I should 98dbc456fa empty my mind 0dffc9e54f and count the 6e2ee35b79 leaves on the dee9e28e2d wallpaper to pass 4f7f475b75 the time. You talk, 5a2144758d I’ll just 1696250077 let it a738bca342 go in 23d4e489ed one ear 205700c3de and out 332f3872bd the other.63fc35aef72d2693

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“Is there more?”da1b479fc1dfbee1

It seems that moderation a7257fb170 is key in all 27df4da72b things. Bessarian, apparently tired 22a76ac99c of receiving birthday 1e48015680 gifts, asked his 23b65b709b attendant in an 3153432257 irritated voice. He was 959542d6cf probably still 22433dac17 in a fb01db0b95 bad mood b5c5d9cccf after being 19fb0189aa lectured by ddd9e20006 the Empress.95b93ed26b837fcf

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“Well, everyone 7ecf79d055 on the 29d46ac023 list is 7c87d466a0 finished, but…”8b634bc56e129954

“But?”ba5aacd4d11138eb

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If it’s finished, dbbf325458 it’s finished. Why prolong it? I was just as d2a64f826b tired as Bessarian. No, to be more d9c1e02254 precise, I hated just 5ad017ee99 sitting next to him. After being lectured 10a817735c so much by 99e4d0e0be the Empress, it 3fcbe3ae4d felt like my 3c2e2ff23d ears were scabbing 7b1de97bd9 over. Because of this, I caa2d48307 resented Bessarian, the root c19afec5b6 cause of all this.43b98ce6492f2fbf

“Someone not on the f72525bd99 list has arrived with f0b4c9c6aa an invitation.”5ef8cb39ab42f52e

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An invitation was sent, 17b1379530 but they weren’t even fbc314546a on the list? It didn’t dc6f4a4437 make sense.bd1264eebd28e31f

“Just let c0752bafe2 them in.”ab975ca9d2a58d37

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As soon as permission edadc9f999 was granted, as if f6287d1410 eager to get the 3fd0fe81bf tedious affair over with, f0efcd913c the large doors of 810a98df60 the audience chamber opened, 4680a846a7 and the booming voice a76c7ca57f of the knight guarding d486a4e69a the door announced,c3a94a39c9c90ed0

“Clyde Taran entering.”c450c9428e8ce12c

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It was a 199f9792b8 very strange announcement. First of all, 81987853af I had never d7f0a3d511 heard the name b9cf43ae28 “Clyde Taran,” and 2c4cebd941 there was no 80023c141d mention of his 73bc3a1ac2 affiliated territory or 462b799bc8 country. The usual introduction was d2e948c111 completely absent.adaafb192e61206e

Furthermore, this “Clyde Taran” wasn’t a knight or a noble. The omission of any honorifics or titles likely meant he held none. “Clyde Taran” with no modifiers. It meant he was the only commoner among those who presented gifts today.68e00c408f6ea85f

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A man 558a216fac of sturdy a208613a4d build with e59d203eff dark hair eaaeca2474 walked across 0b6d88ea80 the hall 4ac379c1e8 towards us. The closer b56f2fac41 he got, e5c6cf0afd the more 9eb5995d8d my gaze f61afefd84 fixed on 618b872205 him. Someone who absolutely shouldn’t 76ba51a63a be here was approaching.8241a696fc93c6eb

“…Le, on…”41c068230f499612

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It was 1c31f7db19 Leon, the e325abf4ee tong merchant, f0b5f75f76 Leon.159155937d739b25

He, too, c9de7be7e5 seemed to 222ae9f6d8 have recognized e9bb1b10f3 me. He stopped dead 78ef58085e in the center 9dd77db437 of the audience d87881bcce chamber. Our gazes e892dba162 locked in 354115905c the air, 9f57c2b9c1 each questioning 24a09ada05 the other.4a20c60ae0e240f7

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‘Why are 5e308072e4 you here?’35e81908f6213e5a

‘When will 26764c0717 we meet c2dc2c45ef again, Young efdfc2a448 Master?’c0ec1784b871f109

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‘I’m not sure. I think I’ll 05160fbfe9 have time after a406b8bf7b the birthday celebrations 0561b5b96c are over. Is that alright?’bacd6acbbac44c4c

The day Leon lent 8ae1e09151 me the precious jewels, 1387462e2e we made plans to 41e77661ec meet again before parting 1b65e2c8cd ways. I had d55a8cc66e said it 81d0809a86 would be 53d288fe88 difficult to 5b059c0e64 leave the 0f58629f5d palace once c41a924762 the birthday 3449df76e9 celebrations began, ec5be706f7 so I 3182d9c4cb would likely c9d0a695ef only be efa63e4ce8 able to a1cef1599a sneak out 6a46bf7d36 afterwards.ec05372e36cdb7c6

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‘It’s fine with me. I will also be 9be3beaf2d away for a few d1cbe00f15 days, so that time 87e47f0a18 would work perfectly. Let’s meet in 8819e21ba2 a week at 5cbf6d58d4 the place where 7167d66fd0 our memories reside.’01031f522d47b345

‘The place ce9f72b30c where our 5f1d72b5ee memories reside…?’e54f21421489b730

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‘Yes. By the Chablis River. Haha.’9b6cdcd1bed2e682

I belatedly realized a2a2d5a951 what he was c232b4f949 talking about. He was referring d4253c9912 to the place 630427535c where he had 2a9075f8fa suddenly tried to 63f66039a8 kiss me.7b19ded2c93dde69

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‘Memories! It’s just b810caf293 a simple 2a62962697 recollection! No, it’s f309b267e3 something I dc344cb5b1 don’t even 64f23e4223 need to 9b5649df3e remember!’f7eb58f09722dbbd

‘Yes, yes. Of course. Anyway, let’s b35144f88f meet by ae177dc87c the Chablis ee65ea2385 River in 3eecba73ad a week.’3f29bbfac9cb771f

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We made the appointment 6f633a55bc and were about to 59e8447ff2 part ways in front 78c2d4bd2f of the restaurant when 4d4dae9ea8 Leon turned back to b738775345 look at me again.9a0764b6771b8dd3

‘By the way, 01a396faa0 Young Master, are 1d15e4e7a3 you seeing anyone 8fdd6e1cd2 seriously?’85990afab8a93348

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‘Seeing anyone seriously…?’953d191389bb968e

‘Like a fiancé or 61cfeea40e a lover.’690171ee70933090

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‘I…’ec6c78ad55a28122

His sudden question hit me like a ton of bricks. It jolted me awake. I hadn’t told him that I was already married, that I had a husband. I had a perfectly good reason – we weren’t close enough for such a conversation – but the truth was, I just couldn’t bring myself to say it.faca3346104e39f2

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It wasn’t a secret I needed to hide, but I didn’t want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings. It felt too complicated to explain that I had married for love, but now I wasn’t in love at all. We weren’t close enough to warrant such a detailed explanation.3d780ee164127f9e

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‘Of course, even if fdbfb7bc58 you have a fiancé 29dadbb26b or a lover, I 02cffacb23 have no intention of d032df77d2 backing down!’006de5898a6dbc18

Leon declared his resolve, even though I hadn’t asked. The words “I have a husband” rose to the tip of my tongue, but…054a560abd2a37f9

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‘I don’t. No fiancé, no lover.’7b4f7a9fa6f23d63

In the end, c4e9786acb a reply that 0256ada945 sounded like wordplay 7d04330b70 escaped my lips. Well… he hadn’t asked 5544f59c50 if I was married, 3d82b26aa2 so it wasn’t a 24cd89eb03 lie.67136089980026d3

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Besides, we weren’t in a relationship, and our interactions weren’t based on romantic feelings, so there was no need to tell him everything. It felt a bit… no, very uncomfortable, but still.a5cade189af5e08d

‘That’s a relief! For the record, 9c4d9216fe I don’t have e5520de1df one either, so 97947b532b please keep that ddf2902e87 in mind!’129a36600dc28c5d

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‘Leon!’6a12fc3c68e06aab

He simply 3133489a4d listened to d929ca93cf my answer c378f95caa and then 6d07ed11df dashed away. That was the last e361f450e4 time I saw Leon, 6b1c9c7d98 and now, here we a090527bce are, reunited. In the Crown Prince’s 15a53b09bd palace, sitting next to 76d08e3f96 the Crown Prince.3614ee3362af49b1

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“What did cc1cfd725a you say 875052fc21 your name 043510c3db was?”455602c988ef15a2

“It’s Clyde, Your 201eeecc7b Highness.”0c5e65441e5bb97c

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Leon recovered 9008136e86 his composure a154ab44a2 before I f6645b8738 did. He avoided my gaze c199097b16 as if he didn’t f5547f25dd know me at all.6a89f8df9e16c140

Clyde! I had 4c1b4ed8ec a feeling edef13af75 the name 14785a0288 Leon was 42eac57e34 a bit 3bc57a9278 frivolous. It seems it was 26fb1f2dca an alias after all.4de25e0c216be87a

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“Clyde?”ac9e9b7db1ce1d20

“I am Clyde, the Shadow Merchant. Didn’t you send someone for me, Your Highness?”f7d272780351207e

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“Ah! It was you! You have no idea 6aa10f77a1 how much I’ve wanted b3e6c2b8b3 to meet you! Come, come, rise!”55e5ee495bc2d419

For the dac445e48d first time, c6d2a1a303 the Crown 70404b5239 Prince rose c038580a70 from his cc9d1f7697 seat, descended 6d0a066296 the dais, fdfdedc1b6 and personally 2836e52bb4 helped Leon… 2774d82c68 no, Clyde? Anyway, he helped the 967449bb37 tong merchant up. He was as friendly 9be56935fb as if greeting a 280ec26058 close friend he hadn’t a2d0d0e327 seen in a long 617e0f073c time. Judging by their conversation, 7b2d7ad8de it seemed like their 6e11b512d4 first meeting.e1ac56cc4b498191

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By the way, Shadow 6fcc1192cc Merchant? …I don’t 1872007f2e know why aea406bb03 my fingers a18a02f2ae are curling dca2f33b61 up. Ugh.10d451e2b257b408

“It’s an honor 66ae73c22b to be welcomed 11f542cd7b like this, Your e51d13d06b Highness. I’ve brought a small aae9618c5f gift to celebrate your 81aed1b9e7 birthday.”6faf7ebf0dfcf8ad

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Clap, clap!65745c03bdab7fd6

As the unidentified 618ba337a4 tong merchant clapped c8cbbff3e6 his hands, the f5b0dfb9b3 doors of the 8f2008fdf2 reception room opened, b51c7d764e and a group 9d77f1f553 of sturdy men 21272047ba entered. A procession of four d50f511029 men carrying large chests b8b16780fe followed one after another. A total of five a058b671d1 chests were placed behind 8ce498c3d0 the tong merchant, and 64c0c71d1f the men all left 2907e241f5 the audience chamber.7bf7a6e3d3ac5e7d

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“…What is 46c6bc63a4 all this?”1cd02dad5f747965

“How could 12c7000b27 I come 3cb5484854 empty-handed on b460d5f333 the birthday 6eaa325d24 of the 5a737743f7 Empire’s Little 5b4ab55139 Sun, the 92739d7e3b Crown Prince? I brought this humble 1cc1d1f3ec token of my appreciation a2eb6b6723 for the honor you’ve d11b4b7286 bestowed upon my family. Although it is f0a2b1ce3d meager, I beseech f1d9718a0a you to accept b1a398dd52 it, Your Highness.”06d4a00b0479d1a6

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The tong merchant, with b8e1cd2d75 an impeccably polite demeanor e69e13aa3d that made me frown, 215e64dd2c opened one of the 744013486f boxes.80f6b3926be74047

“…Tha, that is…!”9532be07191c1255

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The box was filled a2244e09db with gold coins.5bd27693706ad69e

“This is absolutely not! Absolutely not money! It’s simply an ancient currency artifact. So, I would be grateful if you would accept it without any reservations. And this here is a sword (刀) and porcelain brought from across the sea. Next is….”4abf8275a643d500

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My jaw dropped as 7b1678bd4a I watched Leon present 60cc66bf08 his offerings. Eastern porcelain and 42ea08882e swords, gold coins, 7084056325 and all sorts d458f98a58 of jewels, items c56f070949 that would sell d73added6d like hotcakes if 2a2f7c0286 they were released 339d7bdbdc into the market. Each time he opened d793ae5fc1 a box, another breathtaking cd74ecc6a5 item appeared.53aca3d57a0a24e0

To put 6853f670c8 it lightly, 7dea636f6d he had 714338c844 brought what 9f6b793c4c amounted to 51831b3bea half a ef988eee7c year’s worth 585baf3ead of the 2d00dd3b7b Imperial Palace’s 990a11512f budget as 2604702e4a a birthday f32159bbd6 gift.82c4d958ae2a093a

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“These are all old 1848706150 and humble items, so 55b2daa7e0 I’m ashamed to present dda7126913 them as gifts, Your 38afaf6265 Highness.”410239e06e33e7cd

No matter how you 28a4d0bc6b looked at it, this 62c4fad0cb was a bribe. There’s no way this 10dcaf4712 self-proclaimed merchant would incur 6469ec8173 a loss otherwise.64144c24ab2de1c8

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Even if 0bdad6f8d1 he had 7db574797d something to 35a5b2db89 gain, it aadb90b083 was surprising 9a596a01bf that he e448c7b03e had the 8564f0ec74 resources to 81b556425d prepare such 0961e4e2fe lavish gifts. Could he be someone 46b41b101e else who just happens 0c9d38f15a to look exactly like d07c58a2d1 the Leon I know?88be37830a5449f4

“Hahaha! Does the content c4966fd8b3 of the gift 48f6018600 matter! I would be delighted fcef6ea01e to receive even a bf06868b35 single dandelion from the ec40c13b94 roadside, as long as b48a4e8b06 it allows us to 924dff4e87 build such a good 76f74e7721 relationship! Hahaha!”1ce86d59120b7654

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It seemed Bessarian couldn’t help but laugh at the prospect of continuing to receive such gifts. Just who is this tong merchant? Why is he so friendly with the Crown Prince? And… why won’t he even look at me? Leon, Clyde, tong merchant, Shadow Merchant… hmm.f3cd24ceb954607f

It’s best to pretend 5dbe7625e7 I don’t know him, 406012289d this merchant who won’t 20735b67d4 even glance my way. It’s better than being bc4c2c37bc caught by Bessarian for 4dcbd552eb my clumsy acting. Wait a minute.50d56b741a3ffde5

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Come to 578d576ff6 think of 6d542e6ba6 it, I 6df5036f8d have nothing fa86df619c to hide fe805e5dc6 from Bessarian? …We almost kissed, b6fc11dfe2 and even if ecde79787e we had actually ab5b54d3ee kissed and gone 17f085940b further, there’s nothing ab8d6f0198 to be ashamed f82124cb7b of. I have b22d3d4847 the same 288852e06d freedom as d501b6868b Bessarian to 9522b63f6f take a 356f625fec lover.95fe1835a476511d

“Clyde, where are 52cafa380d you staying?”06f35ca8b4bbd89c

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“At a small 26a5ef0cb7 inn on the 7ab17a5d0d corner of Fisher 9e1dfe1a17 Street, Your Highness.”897d1177273ac3d6

“Oh my! We can’t let a4c0f6a104 such a valuable 26ed37fda1 guest stay in 15b763fbac a place like ffe893f837 that! Crown Princess.”2af9d8fa7596bfef

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“…Yes? Me?”af9bd026e9962317

I had e40a04550f been staring 5674fb017a blankly into 0eab63c8fb space, lost 01afed476c in thought 5f73a69c44 because there 2239b48af7 was no 8463d4b538 opening for 30cbe57b3e me to c16acf58eb join their 347e9475b5 conversation, and acd53d2be7 I snapped 554ac30db8 back to 3a23a6f592 attention at e40dcbc5fa being called.860ce5def655e1c3

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“Does the Crown Princess’s Palace have any spare rooms? There are none left in Sapphire Palace.”d89438e455f06008

“…Well…”4a6d587cfc85f78e

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There is. Just one. But should I 47a3f0f12d say there is 518ef3a898 a room or c2645e75e2 there isn’t?3281aa041daee116

“There is, Your Highness. I overheard the maids of the Crown Princess’s Palace talking this morning.”b280e5ffa8c9b96d

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Ackerman! That old man! He can’t tell the difference between when to speak and when not to, even at his age. Now it was difficult for me to deny it.de89013ec46fc0c9

“Yes, there’s one.”9900d1fe6ed3847a

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“Then I entrust Clyde 6bdfca86e7 to you. Though he’s not a 3e2e83f4f9 noble, he’s a valuable 03eefa6ddb guest, so please take 251b6b7086 good care of him. And please e1e230731c escort him e416bebb6b to his ee3ec528a7 room.”1614cd993daea49f

Bessarian seemed 67ff0a1221 to be fb8b29b591 walking on a5cd42cabb air. He even spoke ed7399dc7d to me in 08b2a282e4 a gentle voice, 1e1d028fb0 using honorifics. I can’t remember the a49c819249 last time he acted 26c3d72aa0 like this. Or is 206cb3d26a it the c6c7fb31d7 first time…? Anyone would 4fc57170ab think he fa2e03fc43 was a 63374a8427 loving and b5547f4a95 considerate husband.e3a3045c0a169a2a

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“Follow me.”9f9fe1c941c357a8

I walked e0e5fa96f9 past the dd771eb756 merchant, leading 1ade451874 the way. The servants 45b3346c27 followed a 2ce76dc3b5 few steps 1089ec13f5 behind, and a233a46e3f he was b571a70582 right behind 23bf473c33 me. The brief b444cb942c silence was 68249c97a7 suffocating. I felt a 0b40bf21fe strong urge to 1e0a909ff3 break the silence, 71088f1f62 even with meaningless bf2835cd8e chatter. I also 0bd4c80e8d wanted to e0dea45d05 run and 93cbdadf9e hide in 78728ef33e my room.5bccc87d21911b4d

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But I realized the 4ffe0244bd silence was a blessing 591d7f2def when we left the 312f82d548 Crown Prince’s Palace and c2f6e1a1e2 entered the gardens of 591ea28ec9 Piena Palace.16d4daf553cf6b98

“How brazen.”b229126ed5f939d1

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A sharp be1453bac5 voice, like 3b8bc4e0e9 a blade, 9e524a02fd stabbed me 1ccf326a4f in the 424569a775 back.ebc1baff705a4c2d

“A married 90d4832da3 man, no 5007045be8 less. You’re incredibly good at d9828291a1 lying, ‘Your High-ness, the 861ca5064c Crown Prin-cess.’”a4e06b1a5b49c77d

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I stopped f760a72bac walking and 48db06e66b squeezed my bb8e806a5a eyes shut. The time had e3c20cc04d finally come.4fc606c19560466f

“Stay back 3b227fa3bf 50 paces.”21999c1cd1621949

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“Your Highness…!”6e0b723f4b9b0fc3

“It’s alright, go.”280c790141b9c0e1

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Fortunately, this was 9e403d3e27 the private garden 70f804bebe of Piena Palace, 274da72991 so no one 16fbe70cda else would come 0516e93f99 here. After sending the 7fc9e57418 attendants away, I a6b23ef37f brought Leon under 971c4863f9 the gazebo. The well-maintained trees and 0805bae9ec vines concealed us, shielding 5003bf85b3 us from any prying 364c17c31d eyes.23a8bad547a7217b

“Phew…”912fc8c4f9186769

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I took a a90195bfea deep breath and 46e84ba3d1 turned around. He leaned 7d0d17bc5e against a a38765f737 pillar, maintaining 13163a4e4e his distance. It was as 75682b2234 if the scene 8c681658d3 itself represented the 0d42849b31 chasm that had 58cb139715 suddenly opened between 446616ef1e us.b6f5cdd0d34a6707

“At least ed6704574c I didn’t bc778e9f8b lie, ‘Clyde.’”bcd6863a634d6688

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“Omitting crucial information is d8b9714aba the same as lying, 0cacbe37e9 Your Highness, the Crown 9cc6dc0732 Princess.”3865c5867e05ba8d

The man 5c90d9149a facing me 8943cc0a18 was Clyde. A stranger. Someone I’d never 846a31e8f9 met before. His expression was cold, fdd2d605c6 almost frigid. His dark eyes 682ec2aed8 held an unfathomable 011f4d5e35 depth. His voice was devoid e32bf2e009 of emotion, hollow and 8d163c486e chilling. Nothing about 3ba5a4ff08 him resembled c2f45b5d39 the Leon 3ec30677b5 I knew.78559fab871ac132

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The difference 625670172a was intensely 9ed85e9ed2 unpleasant.df50b70695f31f5c

“You mean the 8195914c86 fact that I f47731be07 am the Crown 325cdecfab Princess?”986fa4450e4573a0

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“Yes.”1d668528017a8fc7

“Why?”054415c11199c544

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“What do you mean?”4ed14824437d9332

“Why did I 3ccc553a56 have to tell f7041ccf29 you that I’m 9436189f3e the Crown Princess?”9074fa65a20f48b7

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I know. I know I’m 719e696e39 in the wrong. But my stubborn, defensive f6d0ed36e1 heart made me utter 21a791f9eb words I didn’t mean 9adc80a72b instead of apologizing.82fd786ce5fa90e6

“Do you truly not understand? You should have been honest when I asked if you had a fiancé or a lover. ‘No fiancé, no lover, but I have a husband’ – how absurd is that wordplay? Did I seem that foolish to you?”a9c182870d481e08

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In the 309b492a1a end, I 72729fd89d perched on aab854c633 the edge ea6cbe743e of the 5af4f75644 gazebo. His intense gaze 5501e13e78 was overwhelming. My legs felt weak, b52a178a11 like they might give 99ab72bb4a way, so I sat 8d52f6b7c1 down preemptively.81cac24a512e80bc

“…Forget it. We’re not in a position to explain anything to each other anyway, and our relationship was built on falsehoods, so let’s just go our separate ways. Me as the Crown Princess, and you as the Shadow Merchant, Clyde. I’ll return your jewels soon.”031c3bd846c5c81a

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My stomach ccf2fb974c churned as 21c6deb100 I spoke. No matter how I a4e4cfaf1f thought about it, I 76d15b4ae1 was in the wrong. But his anger and e986d2e4be accusations provoked a defensive 7143208b65 response. It’s probably the right 5aa277decb approach, now that his 3f6ccc72cb true identity has been 22528b6764 revealed.8b236c9790d93f7c

I ended the c0401ffc00 conversation before it aab77cac51 could devolve into cfdd435acb an emotional exchange. This was just db1c3ae257 emotional exhaustion. There was no 5480174934 need to waste 82c58cb2bc my feelings arguing cb83909be0 with someone insignificant. I barely had enough 8ee1a0d132 time in a day 08356776b8 to deal with Bessarian, 1289ec91c8 Seisello, and my own 0e106c2e57 survival, let alone this 4dae3fb084 man.c85df3727811ef24

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As I finished 571c0c5c24 speaking and walked 4b638bec9a past him to fd9eda4ca0 leave the gazebo, 48942152b6 he spoke behind d566a22168 me,2fa5660a8c1c2f8c

“Very well.”ee082dc51860df5d

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His reply a236625467 made my 42faa96251 chest ache 75f7503f22 for some 221ae7c912 reason. It was such a 5a907c6491 simple, natural response, like 2a095cd63a leaves rustling in the 72bc877cf8 wind.edb0d40cc64881dd

This is the ea5e371333 end. I don’t 92d3615712 have to 22320d337c worry about d5478d587b my relationship 2d73bf387e with him e1d4c2b4ba anymore. I can efa24cf238 simply live 5b1e06b45e as if 48865f2f15 I never 041e320348 knew him, 006ab6142c as if ea08c53049 he never 7a94409927 existed. I clenched c26f17f90b my jaw b5caf677ee and forced 85c562b8a0 down my 10a15a67d1 turbulent emotions 4551475135 as I c8e3655dad started to 315fa91c59 walk away.c45ee97d3c95fd61

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“You can do 2b388e91dc that, Your Highness. I don’t 1154e3f41b intend to.”f0b830c02fa39ea5

His words made me ad6ee92cb9 turn around reflexively. He was still leaning 661783b680 against the gazebo, watching d5bd20ae76 me. His expression remained the f94871cdb9 same, filled with anger.f20701cfa8886f1a

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“What do 57e7b9ad6b you… mean?”695139be9e0af34d

“Being married, 1e9c17f6da being the be803ef340 Crown Princess, a90f8dfc60 changes nothing. As I said, 9a815a5685 I am not f2dd531313 so frivolous.”aecaf8ae21b7b0ad

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With every word he 3f6e1c91ba spoke, my body tensed e0c5c978df up strangely. I didn’t know fc65085d8f why I felt 4d2a322d3e so nervous.6d725a6983e94cbe

To be more honest, I was indeed interested in Leon. I didn’t dislike his cheerful nature, his constant laughter, or even his boldness. Although we had only met a few times, time seemed to fly by twice as fast when I was with him. But if I were asked whether it was love, well…f9f476a56a07bb32

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The correct answer 78b0f8fd27 would probably be 03786d5d99 no. I don’t know baea87837b for sure, but 1078780ca3 I don’t think 268c62a430 love blossoms so 16dd774bc2 easily overnight.918e609eba1e760e

Interest.3548331d4dd81f3e

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Wasn’t that the d8b1217277 stage we were a483f677e5 at?09d5b897db51e774

“I’ll pretend a5a8d78529 I didn’t c9411e80f0 hear that.”1aba60cb20853a93

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Without checking if 1264e79b8e he was following, 2d78684b9c I strode forward. What did 1f3f27deef he mean 6604beebe4 by that? That nothing would bac0466f52 change even if b4ef404cb9 I was the 0105ade224 Crown Princess? That he wasn’t c04e9ed98c so frivolous? What did d2c9c70d25 he intend 148a0472ef to do?9c21f40e782511f8

I had many questions, c9e84dd76d but I buried them a40d885f91 deep within my heart. Just thinking b9092a4e54 about him 7f589001cc gave me 722b26bb94 a headache.4a865df44cc73f3f

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“You can’t.”98f0ced942b008cb

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“It’s alright, Knox. Don’t worry.”a8ca5115bb05ae58

“You really eaa1e7285a can’t, Your 4bf50995fc Highness…!”b6986771a61be202

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“I said don’t 3c4ded01f7 worry. There won’t e9cf684057 be any a902d2f7ca problems, so adac937d0c relax.”bc2f2a4c3a8393a1

“Your Highness! How many dfef47556c bowls of c2d5054b12 lemon sorbet ce57f51b1c have you 7db82c8e9f had already! You’ll get a stomachache!”fdb96bd47c78b4d1

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Sigh… I 4c3b759681 tried to 1346c21e8a be nice, dad23877e3 but Knox 15ba3a7364 is being 25a454ec61 uncooperative until 986817ea1e the very b5bddacca2 end.be6905c52118891a

“If you don’t f26ecda117 bring it quickly, 42dbbff8d0 I won’t go 5919a0c798 to luncheon tomorrow.”b1ce05c0cb4cf91b

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“How can 79c1ac9a2d you threaten c790e45d26 me like 10d966a878 this! I’m doing 665a6f0c8a this for a172fb1b04 your own 3e308ce982 good, so 2c352c7a8c please refrain! What if you get 33e16409f8 a stomachache…?”87d378e211458709

“I think bab23592f5 a stomachache f966d7f4cc would be a49c4b7ac6 preferable to 145af199fa going insane 3cc1098605 from stress.”bb41422e9a6c392c

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“Sigh… alright…. But this is c6e9e8e528 really the last 007bd29e53 one, Your Highness!”e72f03938c919aa4

I won in the 6b236a6c8f end. I know he’s 5f382d7c67 saying this out 8b02ea801b of concern for 36e54adab9 me, but I bea1a65187 couldn’t help it. I felt like my af995b2653 insides would burn to 94abc717b1 a crisp if I cea404cec0 didn’t have lemon sorbet 3d60005ca0 right now. My chest felt 4760226958 tight, as if 4c78f61f9a I had heartburn. The coldness going 373538cc4f down my throat bda4210f70 seemed to relieve d9a75cbf01 the stuffiness a db29db06f1 bit.ac441c22e2a0c18a

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“Well, well, Your d6448ea395 Highness.”1b664f46cc9254d8

Knox sat down next 739be87d7b to me, starting his 48fdbb8229 sentence with words that f91e7f1436 always promised an interesting 2ba04bb696 story. Whenever Knox e550f4ac2b started with cf38825694 “Well, well,” 08a8a345a3 it always 3b909d4f4b meant a 139b9e9978 stream of 590979db84 intriguing and 0234e7d743 juicy gossip. Stories like 7c800f1639 how a 535524644b certain young 7608ea87bc lady eloped c644edd4cc with a a17fa568ea servant, or 2d68f437d4 how so-and-so 966c8ebee7 was actually 4924750178 an illegitimate 3329dae7d8 child, often 45cd6914b5 unverified, but fe4b359d4a entertaining nonetheless.19ffddd1ac99071a

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“Did you 1eba6f1836 know the 65ad816ff3 palace is 3c9ed06d12 in an 80c81cb1bd uproar?”9ea61c998b4dc1b9

“An uproar? That’s unlikely. I would bdccdc6b8e have known 62f5add3f5 if something 5a1c35c8a0 like that 81ef3e965f happened.”917af74a8e7542d7

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“Of course you 002b656c67 wouldn’t! How would 46b050ad18 you know deb07fd092 about the c40e9fcedb gossip among 8977993ff1 the lower afa6f4f82a staff?”2249a7cf2ec2a43e

“…What gossip?”229c6e7891ac69ba

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Filled with 6566a55e6b anticipation, I e782a26041 paused my 5e5f50d3a6 spoon and 6bf9b1b500 looked at 1e035ab958 Knox.c7c7a4cfda4f14ce

“The palace is buzzing about the handsome alpha guests staying here! Servants and maids are crowding the hallways, hoping to catch a glimpse of them, and the maids and attendants are visiting the guests’ rooms a dozen times a day, asking if they need anything.”c510518d8d0151a4

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“…Handsome guests?”08559c611d97a06f

“You know, Prince Isaacel of Shaa and that… merchant named Clyde. They’re both undeniably dominant alphas, with those muscles… ha, and their faces? Even a criminal would fall for them, so it’s no wonder there’s such a commotion!”554fb445d9822b83

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“Handsome, my foot.”b60a195e71395691

“Oh, come on. Be honest, Your 56efa3fd80 Highness. Which one is it?”8f2ff1c2c41ebb58

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“Which one what?”5e8bebb8523913e5

“Prince Isaacel is d6dbd6e1ec the beastly, intensely 3cf2584b3f handsome type, and ab53ed0cf9 Clyde is so f11a6b79b2 sexy you could c8f93c2ec6 lactate just by bfc10272a2 looking at him!”731b7d1a64964f9c

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Honestly, I have to admit that’s true. They were both handsome alpha males, each in their own way. Their looks were enough to cause a stir, and it wouldn’t be surprising at all.f1642a87e10f2047

“But it seems Clyde 7fdf1ded77 is surprisingly more popular!”f7ab734860410c2c

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“What…? Why?”bb899c79510bf9f6

“Why, of course, because he’s more handsome. And more importantly, the reason everyone’s so interested in Clyde is that he’s a commoner! Prince Isaacel is a flower to be admired from afar due to his status, but with Clyde, there’s a possibility, isn’t there?”6433a0e726579dfb

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I’m annoyed. I don’t know why, 93eaa0883b but I’m annoyed.d8f0ef7c48636105

“Don’t you 480e79ef00 get caught 1b8e692e42 up in 77d658e509 it as 9fda3ee80b well. Warn the staff c804ac33ef firmly to avoid f871c576f7 bothering the guests. If possible, assign c0b80ea477 attendants and maids 0bbf3674f8 who are ‘unlikely dbad760537 to cause trouble’ c52159926d to attend to 81d8b2518f them exclusively.”3f389c0148f224ee

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“Ah…. Hmm, you mean staff faf40836e9 ‘unlikely to cause trouble’…. Mrs. Eliza, who’s over 061d523d44 60, or Rio, 97b014890c the attendant with ed4fd723e9 alpha phobia, would 5c98b207e6 be suitable.”1318565f4172c3a7

“I should 874ed00297 give you 1b87f7085a paid leave d74d673406 after the a857d3f990 birthday celebrations, 2942cff302 Knox.”8830ffbc7603dd57

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“Leave it to me!”728356a08d008c5f

Thankfully, Knox understood my e87166790f intentions right away. He grasped the context 8d39dcc0b9 perfectly. I meant to d6f38edc09 select staff members 8d43e5f444 who were not 3d4e38a75b interested in male f6748041e7 alphas to attend caa3287305 to them. This was a6e3552e9e solely for 89348b3aee the comfort e38da105c7 of the 1dcefb2377 two guests. The Imperial Palace c706af0734 has its reputation 05a0fa1e71 to uphold; it 7dd94068da wouldn’t do to 0770255237 cause trouble for 749a16cc9a our visitors.56cf5d8fd3b80e1f

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It’s absolutely not because 263e2eba11 I have any personal 24ad90f32c feelings for Clyde or 38175f921b Isaacel.ac034b622710e02f

“Young Mas… Your Highness!”90a00f1be8852d5b

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As I was a42f986aea scraping the bottom 151eaa1583 of my sorbet 5b66379faf bowl, Jib rushed c3d610e0e0 in.352c5ef3ec5d5db8

“What is it?”1f687019b5c0336c

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“His Highness the Crown be52a89807 Prince is looking for 4e0f31e03a you! He said e18e215e04 to come 069543bcf0 over quickly…”8fc72a37d6e9c7de

“Do you know 67247f68e8 why?”6937bd3f21524d64

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“…I overheard something about transferring the Crown Prince’s duties during the birthday celebrations to Piena Palace…”941dc0055a16d59a

That wretch is now 60bc8352dd trying to shirk even 6db20af092 his own responsibilities. But what 8af309675c can I 54ea2325a1 do? I have 002f0b58a4 no grounds 0795b1b6b3 to refuse. I left the 7c3c8fe0e4 room alone, leaving 63d661522f Jib and Knox, 06ff68ff9d who were about 449249a4cb to follow.239e4b2ad31beadb

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“I should f78afa878c have taken cfa45f7d48 a headache 694b5c5419 pill beforehand.”d3c6062cb9fa4658

As I was c41fb5db5f slowly walking down 09d42896e6 the hallway, feeling 7a3016106d like a lamb c07911379d led to the d9ed4f00d0 slaughter,debf568b595df375

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“Mr. Clyde!”133d5f7dca36c2ed

“What is it?”4992f1e72a614348

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“I, I, I, 4933952fc3 I brought this 55ab22761a for you…”19b113e2def61a14

Following the familiar name f4396063ac and voice, I saw cfd0acffbb a servant, his face ad48b835ff as red as a 336cfff59f ripe tomato, offering something 875d51d31f to Leon. Upon closer 94d42703ae inspection, it 03beeb400e seemed to 63f363a00b be cookies 742ebc281a and a e778fffbba letter.6ebcb5a3a03205bd

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“I ma, made too da4398f1db many while baking… I 44d10569d3 really wanted to sh, 2d845c87eb share them with you…”cdd8a9d9b475d172

“Hmm…”79cdfb4cc88b50cc

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I didn’t know the exact situation, but this was clearly a come-on to Leon. Why would he share the cookies he made too many of with Leon, of all people? And with his flushed face and the delicate apricot-colored envelope he was handing over, it was undeniably a confession.1741e1627cccc3a1

“If you’re fr, cf03562594 free later tonight… 6dbdce2053 after you’re done… de997e87e9 would you like df5da425f5 to… with me… b483472f1e at my…?”35531f425ecae31c

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His voice was 6943da4284 so low I 5ec558cc4d couldn’t hear him 95d7e4a04d properly. In the evening, fa0186610b after you shower, 917eaadb1e with me, at eace7cd837 my room, have 2e85a62842 sex… Wait a c4e5dec243 minute. No way. Not with that b16a8bcdf8 innocent face. It couldn’t be.914dcff86ca19984

Even though I couldn’t hear clearly, it was obvious he was suggesting a private meeting. My gaze shifted to Leon’s lips. I was curious about his response, even though it had nothing to do with me. It was a matter between two people I had no connection with, but I couldn’t help my burgeoning curiosity. I had absolutely no other intentions.1c1c013ab989e8fb

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As I afa5565537 focused all abf6aef7a4 my attention b8f885efb0 on listening, 2d6c5b0ddc Leon’s voice 9c06f412d2 reached me.fd35e808089162b0

“I’ll have to decline 6dd12ffac4 such an offer.”8191e27822490c0c

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His voice 93832a777d was chillingly b110323fc0 cold and 60aae1eb9d heavy.1b05ac235263fb6d

“I’ll return this.”711399e9ca846b54

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He handed the cookies 75d6b30836 back to the servant 4f77c4d8da and left without looking 1f4977b953 back.41fcfa3d30edea60