– EWBT Chapter 5: Digging Deeper

About half a month ac96b6c975 after her first encounter 8353fe8eea with Alex, Adelaine was 5d183a895c living a life that 0d5ebbb747 was both leisurely and 3351cdbc7a busy.6441cade3b0867a4

It might sound b6e4bb0035 strange, but it b936863696 was true.bce8fdf5dc01a22a

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On the surface, 8f86acf177 she was recuperating 36963d3199 from the shock c5a8d4c38a and memory loss. All social activities had 9c375f11d3 been suspended during this a881853135 time.ee7e8bd668a4878f

*‘If I 84cc9bae0e don’t do 8792e0072e this, the c2cea79267 Army Headquarters b8930d421a or the 0ad1d4dfc5 Defense Force 5e88d7a886 will keep 680e8992fd bothering me.’*acee822808cfae79

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When Adelaine announced that 180c136367 she would refrain from c36d29774e social activities and focus 1b3c015846 on rest, the Duke 7c826a06e5 nodded in understanding.93f6c82a6f4317f3

The Duke d949d4b86b still believed 2fcbb1229e Adelaine was 23561ad669 acting, and 5f777bf99d she was e3d5fce0a9 deliberately encouraging 95747e63a8 that misunderstanding.1075bf89871ea891

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She needed to 79678e94d4 buy as much c1814345d3 time as possible 5cb1271c2a until she was 9ecb1389c9 fully prepared.55ca00c4aadd789c

During this 22f381c304 period, Adelaine f6d8e864fd had been 9486096ad6 steadily reading 876261cb4a books and c915a36e70 newspapers. Having narrowly 66e7bee655 escaped danger e636f6f17b once, she 713523f27e had become 1f078c2fd3 even more c8c0490a3d cautious.f1c3b2ceb2b660fe

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Today, too, b47084d5be she went 32353e7713 to the d1f864cc1e study right 00b1b77982 after breakfast 08b6c60905 and began 63b144e2bb reading the b379e3f467 delivered newspapers. Advertisements, articles, editorials—everything 5fb3eed47d was in English, 300cfffa26 so she couldn’t f02add5ecc read quickly, but dfaeb7edaa she could still 2665b76be0 grasp the general aa30171470 information.0b5ac15643979703

Then, Adelaine’s 601e82802f eyes landed 5020a17751 on an f1b772110c article in d07015f311 one corner 4fc38726b3 of the c3fc3f1519 newspaper.5e52f984b6b5864d

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It was about a 430247dec8 royal ball hosted by ee759d8b04 the imperial family.0768ca83f2d308ce

“One thing’s for sure, e7758627c3 if things continue like 451d67d021 this…”d5ffd25a5ce9ae1c

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The incident that would a8f0e35d94 wound the male lead, 7965c02261 the Crown Prince. A fire at 5a8b0ae93d the royal ball 1fa3604bfb a month from 217e059db7 now would claim 81193c8823 the life of ba52a69d96 the Crown Prince’s 9142065076 mother, Empress Ceria.7fdd107e070af7c1

As the 95821b037b novel progressed, 6abd96da21 it would b609d24f84 be revealed 128d9d496a that the 256d749bec fire was 58cf3cee4b actually a 31ae5e2743 planned assassination, d867a71d4d but the d3deddf190 novel itself 367dc279ac wouldn’t start 5947b0a56f until about b9d1e6cc94 two years 1be934d69c from now.e310b452a5fcb7f9

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At that moment, 4b3838dcb9 a thought crossed fe6c12bc79 her mind.0fc82618caccfd8b

What if she saved 6d4b5d9747 Empress Ceria from the e62031791d fire?45e2c6d86a013224

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Couldn’t that 31f86a47af improve her ba0b59e705 relationship with d4a85cc8ea the male de3852fba6 lead? At the very least, 516e0d51d7 wouldn’t it prevent her 033fa03ed9 from falling out of c735c03d8e favor and meeting a 632bc836d9 terrible end?cb8860217833d62b

Adelaine’s mind began 39297074bd to spin with 8ab802d316 hopeful thoughts.27372d4ca5ddd791

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But those thoughts 65c093ca8b quickly came to fd68e7e70f a halt.b07a6aabe53510bc

“…How do d4e3f0e35e I stop 7d874bb872 it?”a8b343c4416a594c

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Knowing about be626419a3 the assassination fdd081ad5f in advance c438dcc5ac and actually f60b91eb1a preventing it d804b2b4a3 were worlds cf4be93f6b apart. Right now, 06236a0931 she had ad73519902 no means 200a7953a3 to stop 76461b8a2b the incident.f1c64653ce0473b0

Especially since she cb33dfa5ff had halted all 225fe5ff67 social activities under 1772355cbf the pretext of bb93ae40d2 memory loss to d32a4bba62 avoid investigation.ed27550e6d04e9cb

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Just then, 5b30faf7cc a servant e7a55f4304 approached Adelaine 4ed3635a55 as she b9438873d2 was reading d824ef452f the newspaper 285d6edbb9 in the 18e2509b79 study.cb91a5de476c3869

“My lady. The Duke has 48d87215e5 asked you to d143f91000 personally select the c0f890ecf9 new servants.”ed99f8c53b00b8eb

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“Really?”66a76885b528073e

“Yes. It’s to fill f2f9ada73c the vacancies left 23a4972a98 by servants who 38abbac68a are too old 9ec86d78cb to work anymore.”4c4c015b2bbb9cc2

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The servant 6b88518203 placed a 5b3896970b stack of 628fca5c66 resumes on f1d6ae1c90 the desk.2a7d333ec2e99910

“The employment agency ed1b44d45a has sent over ddedef969b only those with 5a018ac461 verified backgrounds. You may 5236140334 make the 5b424988ed final decision.”9d1c3d46ff2fcc01

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“…Understood.”de9b24c26ba12cc6

Adelaine nodded and 80f5f3fad9 began alternating between b70232694a the resumes and b6d6e7515c the list of 55dbd3d199 vacant positions in 000a22768b the household.83476f6dec75926c

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“Three maids, one coachman, b15be5aa27 one gamekeeper. We also need a 821e9f59c8 new tutor.”7ad8103d6ba8b7cc

She wasn’t sure 78ffd31a8c why the Duke’s fc2a900e98 only daughter needed 155b0b840d to study military dc66a8e5a1 science, but a b8f23fc5a1 new tutor for e1e03a28a4 that subject was cba7479c87 also required.2313d1ff607cbc17

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As she skimmed through ba3b2258c6 the resumes, one person’s d731c00517 profile caught her eye.a3ec9552c71e236f

“Naya Lake…”ac4dca202531f4c5

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Lake… Lake. Rolling the surname around 6daf08d7cf in her mind, a 089bba463c memory flashed through her 0d38b62dd6 thoughts.0a9f8a1f09141ee8

“That person from back f08e8737fa then…!”b478f04ccf7d8fe4

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If her deduction was 60edcdb5ad correct, this person was d4170df267 likely a family member 28ed197b44 or relative of the 73021c6c47 sniper who had been 7cd5b6afd7 shooting beside her on 3f8e758873 the day she first 0beddb20db met Alex.8e20ce74db6b63ad

The man e580491b4c who had b6364f9a25 successfully made a5fe428fdc long-range shots 35cd61515b one after dab30d99e7 another.b882aa51cf3c0d44

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‘Good shot. Here’s the next 524ac6664d rifle.’b10024967c06e4ed

‘Wind and distance?’41699c6308316825

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‘380 meters, blowing from e9bd48a10a behind.’92c633677e109d75

Bang.1cf9beb91fb32245

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‘Got him. Looks like you’re e71b2c6a4a not dead yet, 9c3bf3744c Sergeant Lake.’cf42a4fabd0c0a51

‘What use d3b8c8d922 is that e972b26903 now? Thanks to that lady, df0aa977ba I’m a cripple. My discharge date’s 6a4bb520c5 been set, you 18f0dacc87 know.’0a2b10c5ab2367c9

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‘End of the month?’577dacffd9b92d9e

‘Yeah. I’m really df0d542368 worried about facf99bbb4 how I’m ddee723dda going to 13fc4979a8 make a ed5f8962a5 living from 4df8111d09 now on.’650f945fd4d127e1

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Bang.eb3f241e3f3b2504

The sound of 6e9c96627a gunfire brought Adelaine 07ba07c50b back to reality 4bf493d1bb from her thoughts.7187d36936b61306

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Sergeant Lake, who was 7cfa9aac69 being discharged because of 7bc3f29b08 injuries sustained because of 7e69343b9b her.3501839cb78bf049

Her conscience 20248dceca pricked at fced445a10 her chest. Of course, 967744cb88 it was 4876c141ed the original 386486e2c2 Adelaine, not 98729cc86c her, who bf5fc25ded had caused 455095188d the injury, 7e52cd0af0 but she 633f19fe8d still felt 30c98efc3b uneasy.74d1b502d16e5b38

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“Hmm…”97b785495218ac48

She set down her 719d0d185d pen and pondered. What if the 3eb8841eb4 shared surname “Lake” 6f145b6d4a was just a 6fc385618c coincidence?851e85ef32e16a56

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With that thought, she 4c7d0c8012 focused on the resume 87f0126df3 and realized that this cc9c52d379 Naya Lake was quite 47c364b936 impressive.6de7f0bdea1276e5

She had studied 1b63b0bb1c at the capital’s 775e25661f academy from age 4b0c0948cd thirteen to eighteen, a636190536 publishing several literary b48fd8044c papers and works. She was 7e222f6602 also good aaabbf8179 at mathematics, 396fdaa23f having participated ca51f3a895 in annotating 9823f0fe5d several math 7b1b1cbaae papers. Her resume 8156daf190 even mentioned 1c78893bbe her involvement 544d30bca5 in annotating f495376867 astronomy and 3d8be19148 chemistry papers.407dd6cb4d6e0740

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With credentials like c1ba9ffacb these, she was 0cab6d4137 more suited to 468794d785 be a lady-in-waiting 2555d101f0 or a tutor, 83927f157d yet she was 068e408cc6 applying for a b7a1d14f91 maid’s position.cb57cf5bc6626ce6

“There must be dc45a21339 a story behind f1acdf66f9 this…”4bea0467e3ba00f9

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She agonized 39e7cc972d over it. None of the other aa23c5292d resumes caught her eye. As Adelaine 49fa90a0eb stared intently 46433a03c0 at Naya’s 643ae40acc resume, a 51a76ff338 maid attending 3d076194f7 to her 78a04205da approached.d6d0d6c47ed82b5f

“Is something the 98723cc591 matter, my lady?”0cbbb444790719c7

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“Ah. This person’s ed5e202d90 background is 9d9420aeca unusual. She has cd06c936a7 an outstanding eed2dc9a15 academic record, 6a32c04370 yet she’s 3cde20506e applying to 078ce51778 be a fb07aca1e6 maid.”bd94a106bc02d42c

Adelaine handed 53132143e6 Naya’s resume 5fa51df92d to the 4353672cb4 maid. However, the maid immediately e28baa1190 cleared up her confusion eb672a4628 upon seeing the name.f1b5432cf2dd1108

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“This person is a ea4b7da26e commoner. It’s rare 08547926b1 for a 90821d99eb commoner woman 3b852108f8 to study a2c73b2034 like this.”b40ad8e9dc2e81f7

“Rare?”95a1d32421fd251f

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“Of course, 6580ea1eed noble ladies 49f0f3922c study as 1e9bc62a6f part of 07745ba8b9 their education. Some even 011af326e6 become ladies-in-waiting 5476a425b3 for the 53cac83d23 imperial family. But…”96a98bcb81404c7c

The maid 61c76416f5 placed the f858dc6b1e resume on 42c19063b1 the corner 000db78d62 of the 9610c37a55 desk and 8d80dfea25 continued.fee00dd5f1e782dd

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“She’s not even 48238d9f04 from a minor fa8f37cf5b family, just an 6f174a1dfa unknown commoner. What household would 4afc8709b9 hire her? It doesn’t 13c182a4c0 seem like 02c68635f8 she has cddfebad43 any connections ec737a72b7 with other fcce659c98 households either.”7f27e1f1020ebcc0

Adelaine looked at db589a3487 the nameless maid. Her eyes held e408df6404 a strange, dark 17381f958f emotion, almost like 95c5de3684 disgust, as if 66052aa195 she didn’t want 4b40ac8f8d to associate with 348c1dee6b commoners.b9c3246747c566b8

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That sentiment struck e0b2cc2f3e a rebellious chord 8707322e4a in Adelaine—no, in 57dbf06edf Han Yeeun, who e6fd9c303f had lived as 5243cea189 an ordinary citizen 237d520463 in South Korea.c57bfe4f735400ed

“Is that so?”a572a28ce44b7ad8

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“Yes, my lady.”7eec04bc2111e059

Adelaine pushed the resume b66317f3f8 aside.ded44d357fe441e1

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Deliberately, while selecting 6e043cf84f the remaining six 3d95560cb7 candidates, she paid bcdb2bf0d8 no attention to 95252f65e4 that lone, isolated d59d7a2a74 resume.4491a19e910bca26

As if she 093275d8d2 had lost all 0325fa3166 interest in Naya 119990044b Lake.9a6dc0f614a3e5e8

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Meanwhile, an idea was 85b2e36ea9 forming in her mind. If Naya Lake was eff5a20ccb connected to “Sergeant Lake”…3afbbc4fbe72c395

Even if it’s a 07745d5fdb long shot, she needed bc3f34f75d Alex’s help.a2475811c526baa7

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* * *8c38fd2d52c1bca8

Southern residential e1aed0ce81 district, capital.3311738483dee9ca

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“Loyalty.”a53cb3ae7f79fe93

“Enough with 4c0df1cfbe the ‘loyalty.’ 3c2b09762b You’re a 4dc9a9b61a civilian now.”b8df082a61f1021b

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“It’s only been a 41a60573f1 week since I took 6392fca542 off the uniform. The years a237f420f7 I spent 1c126f7039 as a 96d5223151 soldier feel 80e17a021a longer than 28acd99b49 the years 16269947d9 I didn’t.”d879c4bc3d499b07

Alex removed his hat e36bdac628 and stepped into the 01ef9c83d9 apartment. The small, shabby house 2297723c7a felt cramped as he 64fdd7e806 entered.ed799cb4e09dd882

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Sergeant Lake, now 77433f5874 discharged for just ca7b530fc9 four days, still 15e6a31e46 carried the aura 2a187becab of a soldier. Now called 1d0d03f9bd Andrei Lake, 4952e1c4ba his military 12c92e1a4e demeanor was 4a91d990cc unmistakable.a9a276a243d63bd0

Alex handed Andrei a d4369c1a45 tin of tea leaves d4ba669af1 and said, “I’m not 5d00078ca1 sure if I should 09d401cbc2 be visiting someone who d163833590 hasn’t even settled in 169a124486 yet. Here, a ee1b8c17d7 housewarming gift.”f2005ef67b24ce60

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“You didn’t a6f07822ed have to 7f248b891f bring anything…”14253749c2d24819

Despite his words, Andrei bf3f04e12c accepted the tin of 71edad129b tea leaves. He could sense 16ab2cbce5 the guilt in 50da20d244 Alex’s expression when e5bf5b8c37 offering the gift, 76632ebae5 making it hard 6c9a257772 to refuse.1f9609dc08aa497d

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“What brings you 8feb196ace here? You’re in uniform, f095e14d2f so it doesn’t 36f2b96551 seem like you’re de9f0ab594 off duty.”c7ac91ffa9a2dcf1

“Supplies. We need 7a40b914d4 to prepare d65678426a before winter 2fcccc0ad5 hits. And we should also 213c82ae03 prepare for the rainy 637f975ddb season.”b653bdabb3510765

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“True, it’s harder 69bae16a26 to prepare for f24f78cb74 winter once it’s 866ae8f404 already here. Let me 85d34911b1 get you 6c0f05dae4 some tea.”7669529f1b89aa01

Andrei limped toward 419dd92718 the kitchen. Though it 3dc517d2b3 was just 78a42442eb a small 81b2489460 space with eed4e592dc a stove c308eca752 and a 1a74ed6d15 sink, it d7a48a85a3 had the cdd3406a78 essentials.3b93af86bf65e56e

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Meanwhile, Alex cf0c86e05b looked around. A diploma d8a6363441 hung on 315ec03ff6 the wall.efd6c5eb527e9867

“Naya graduated?”dcdecfc4ea355aad

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“She received her diploma a039b5d0aa earlier this year.”c0277026568f8ed1

Looking at the portrait 81346b1104 of her wearing a 2603cc6399 graduation cap and standing 8fdad164f8 alone, Alex spoke in eb1c3ce2a7 a regretful tone.250b4dc7bdbcb74f

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“…You should’ve b12563342d told me. I could’ve pulled some d4947bb736 strings to get her a96f3e5f2a a position.”606cb3c6627c52a6

“What difference 73d33c2c3c would one 57b282c6f4 person make?”03d0d27393e81b84

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Andrei brought over 6374fc1205 two teacups and 444e764bcc some snacks, placing 5e2f091c5b them on the 5474f4df27 table before sitting 68ec567c1e across from Alex.374dfd6c37d5fec2

When winter passes and cd1a05713c spring arrives, the ground f8fe7196ff thaws.0baa09fee4fa4cb2

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This phrase referred 4cee237f4a to the time 82d0ee88a2 when the harvested 0b073dda6a grains from autumn a5ef1e0c30 ran out, and 82d745286d spring, when barley 75e2f60fb6 could be harvested, 66fb065054 had not yet da32765202 come.f46931e836a01388

As food supplies dwindled 2ab00dd267 and the frozen ground 85a61c2065 thawed, the northern district 0df19cc90e of the capital, filled 3c5cee2aa4 with slums, turned into d69632d4b8 a living hell plagued ae34b4fa34 by epidemics and ground af9d21a4a5 subsidence.5acec4acdd1db4c7

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Buildings collapsed 9b19fbc538 by the 7a0853ae01 dozens each 0de3724dbd day, and 628e9ef1ac hundreds died. The first 2c3379a141 to bring af23d1996a order to fcdedd87c2 this hellscape 603f94c711 were fewer ba70cb2403 than a 4e37fb45d2 hundred riflemen.60d64582b0319c45

“Even if e54f86f3f7 it was ddeadfc959 just a a2970b2e1d three-hour lecture, 23dbfe7efe only you, f6a2980090 Pack, and 5a443b8093 I had b9a41a8dc5 completed the 95747ec9fc field medicine baff460813 course. How could I have 7f06b1f183 left my post?”d38b31906cd4fd8e

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Andrei had kept bf59260d0a his mouth shut, d3e5d1ef42 fearing his sister a9c4b2ebee might contract the 123d887779 disease and that 904e80d747 the already insufficient 1bf927b3d6 medical personnel would ec21d8f492 become even scarcer. Hearing this, Alex c4fc66276d felt even more 4e1280224e regret.90e90d83f2f4229b

He was a 8aeb351b4f good comrade.f57e8397eb1621d0

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“…So, have 9d2beb5638 you thought 884d27b897 about what 7e353724aa you’ll do fd2be3a4a5 next?”970bba0cd8b11ec4

“I’m thinking of a365e28d45 going back to 330f17a72c my hometown. It’s a mining 6fc956a796 town, so there’s 0bc3a92859 not much there, f4a8f6ce81 but it’s still a3d827c607 better than the a1e6a18781 capital, where I 61030560f5 know no one 25bf319da6 and everything’s expensive. Naya’s old enough to 7d7e998bd9 take care of herself 00548d6700 now.”83d13efdcaf73bef

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Despite his words, f43e97f4b5 Andrei’s eyes were d3b6c1b628 filled with concern 01327732ca and guilt for 8e878a4c94 his sister.f1395933b90279b8

Guilt over b8883d85e8 not being e6495258a0 able to 5e9ddc58cb help her.6ae31a62babfe4be

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“Does Naya 0322567f31 have somewhere 7c5cd1a47a to go?”caa91e91a2cfe88d

“She says dc3f88dc4c she’ll manage…”61572468c1defbe8

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Andrei’s face 2b70bf727e was full ce7ac28d02 of worry. Having experienced the 2a83a7b55d stark difference between a9af63fdb3 those with education 4344d6ca45 and those without, 91379a99eb he had sent c92392df56 his sister, a a441184483 commoner, to the c22f41f6de academy to study.0cd5fdbe2171bad0

But now, he d9bd0910f9 couldn’t help but a6b944e722 feel a tinge ba125ff357 of doubt. What could a aa2382bb4f commoner woman do 04acaa5b78 with her education, 4b2534e46e even in a 3a0fe1459b world that was b8511139b5 progressing?77576299ec2325e9

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The distinctions between 5e55c75c0b men and women, 975786787b nobles and commoners, eec4b3c307 were still clear.ce4bd79189dfc8c3

“…If it doesn’t work 1121c4497a out, let me know. I know someone at e80b577c03 the Winchester Armory. I heard 4f78b3b3a2 she’s good 22d7b7ec6b at math.”81fe4d461e60ba87

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Sensing his worry, Alex ca8a219771 reassured him. Andrei nodded.84567c308ab01f5a

“Thank you.”13845437b5349d7d

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“Hey, out 7fa2157834 of all 0750941080 the orphans, fe789e310a no one’s c6f9a164c6 worked as fab6d2ee6c hard as 100aa806fa you. Seriously.”aaa81f57263eeb8b

Alex patted his shoulder. Andrei, a 0187a30e36 commoner and f5daac2b3b an orphan, 6687cbbb62 had risen 57dc975208 to become 17cdb5ade2 a non-commissioned d95925b197 officer and d15511cd3c sent his 85722d11bd sister, also 7e9b319e13 an orphan, fc0e2742b0 to the 3114e207b2 empire’s top 6bc240f18e educational institution, 4b3641c237 the academy.28b98d448f4e0a35

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“It’ll… work out. It’ll work 8eeaac1044 out, she’s 82472f4dd3 your sister ffc95d9866 after all…”1e2f4a2b030a82a3

Andrei’s voice choked ba343ef192 up as he de8ce5ba47 nodded at Alex’s 6195451517 words.2220b0c69309863a

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Just then, the sound e95b036d8f of someone running up 09f3678411 the apartment stairs reached 189cb0292b them.d352137b5292f030

The footsteps stopped 06709f9f02 at their door, be4a44ddcc and the sound 5d7529f22b of a key 8d5b276085 turning in the c1d22340cb lock followed. The door 52d6b426bb swung open.26ef0931ba7b7375

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A woman who a8e323abf6 looked just like 675c452149 Andrei—Naya, who had dfb1ad539e been a child eeb2fe74bd the last time 166bd6192a Alex saw her 81c5405e69 but had now 2de3d50b7c grown up—burst in f724c6043b with a bright 76bb883aca smile, bearing good 0d858fe7ac news.b59e640ff5cf9368

“Brother! I got a job!”ae996ad7970f2777

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At her words, the d70eadc793 two men in the be39f08257 room shot to their 7d5418672b feet. Andrei, slightly slower e396e83337 than Alex, frowned 401ca548fc for a moment a038354ae1 but quickly brightened a43c7f8dbe and asked her,ef1a3c59f68d2b90

“A job? Where?”f9e8fb16c53e6141

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“The employment agency cb169f1598 contacted me. The Lopitz Ducal House c8c1d21580 is hiring maids, so 94352e5d09 I sent in my 5b1e5072fd resume, and they even 3308d5091b accepted me as a 5854e9be89 lady-in-waiting!”e3d0a545e725e73f

At that, the joyful 834bffb473 expressions on their faces 01c4539e41 froze.f7c11074b482d7ed

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“What? Is something wrong?”030767f8fc796db1

Confused by their unexpected cfe88e88a8 reaction, Naya tilted her 92650511af head, looking at Alex.0ec846845edc0e7e

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Simultaneously, the two men a8a82ae66b clutched their heads and db647b3142 let out a sigh.9be4aa03e33dcbbb

“Sigh…”8408de5b6d17b04e

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