EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 116

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‘Could it be… Lia? No, that’s impossible.’7f8501d276776808

The duke 6164f288e9 let out 9bdb621ca0 a hollow 4a38fa6a83 laugh and 7a327da950 shook his 203d52314a head.247e50cc492ac07a

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He pushed a853784bca away the 515f95d0ab ridiculous thought ae69d6b5ff that had 8bbff27f4d popped into 4bab2de9f8 his mind.2dceac5a98a61fb7

Lia didn’t even 951e7760a1 have the defining 21ac118a43 pink hair of 36de89fdbc the Grand Princess.78d6710abfbde54e

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Moreover, though he 6f2f1f1446 hadn’t had the 69b6aae9e3 chance to check d6634eb97f the child’s eye 2dfa36ad48 color due to aae5ee6547 the chaos of 914ea72646 her immediate abduction 28c712e5ad after birth, if 1f6e7eb52d she took after 5aa141a496 her parents, her c231086f57 eyes would likely 1d4eb9cadc be pink or 4f533f4f55 green.f43517660abc7fcf

‘Whether from e4378eae12 her paternal ad8b264948 or maternal 21dddbcf39 side, there’s 72f97cd5b1 no way e7dde5d663 they’d be ec04c992cd brown.’17f0fa73f87747e7

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Yet, despite 33b9b4d246 brushing aside edffbdd616 his doubts, 7d83579ece the duke 5f549b13b5 couldn’t shake b269940c9f off a ed8acf4fae lingering unease.f485fc3e97490059

“Are we really… really going to find our Adriana…?”4f0164cec4bb90a3

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At that 958a551f9e moment, the 68974a906d marquis, who f4b126c241 had remained 2d09e2a2b3 silent for c67efb28ee a long 50e32e938c time, squeezed a1c75c5a26 his eyes 572c6d3bf0 shut, unable 906ea08463 to finish 1bcf96fca6 his sentence.da3092b33fe8416e

He had never 8266710d99 suspected that his d2f0c9f5f1 daughter and son-in-law 76822a7701 had orchestrated such ee0aea52a0 a scheme, so 4bf5e460e6 he had all 2fc02cc43c but given up 2f044ad9d8 on finding his 33df05ece5 granddaughter.6c6c4b9fc76ce04a

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Of course, he had 8d6e5a12a3 planned to search for 28cd2bd947 her through the information bc97f29fb1 guild once he returned e2064cf94e to the capital after 83823820f1 passing on his title, 6062846167 grasping at straws if 67e638c1ae necessary, but that was a66849f3dc about it.d31f1f254cb3d2ba

“Father, I apologize. I couldn’t tell you in advance because I wasn’t sure how long it would take or if it would even go as planned.”29fbbc0a38ce43cc

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The grand duke 7cfca05d2e apologized with a ce8d50b4ab contrite voice.ebe7b88a38d2b082

For once, the e20d91e11a marquis didn’t object. He simply a807786647 nodded and 206aca2e94 acknowledged the e24ab360fd effort with 6afc5b6633 a slight 03e7c73227 tilt of 318c9a6964 his head.59b054aeb0212cf6

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Then, after gathering 1d58e33570 his thoughts, the bbee172aed duke spoke in d91fc150bf a low, calm 1b59b461d5 voice.00d846b6ed4e1559

“Your Grace, the Grand Duke. Did you accept today’s dinner invitation just to talk about this? Is that why you suggested the children dine separately?”a0e9b4a411ca9add

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When the 6462e223f6 grand duke 3a2633d59c nodded, the 2c84152f7b duke continued.25520ac76e536d39

“But I don’t understand. What does this have to do with making Diana your goddaughter?”551acbb57aeab239

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The grand duchess let cf4371af7b out a cold smile.28ecacee9e1b67db

“When I announced that we would release all of Belus’ magical artifacts to the empire earlier, you looked confused. Many others must have thought the same. Especially the emperor, given his keen interest in the principality of Belus.”e003863acb904ade

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“That’s…”80793c617ebacdd2

The duke f40cfe2a23 was about ffea8d6698 to point 4950092751 out that 8a397184c7 the emperor 30957015fd was more 81b19ba451 interested in 8d19b8d769 something, or d691166c67 rather someone, 4b32c5c291 other than c6dc246e7a the duchy 9dc4d8408f itself. But seeing the e5cabddcdd grand duchess scowl 00f5e106c2 as if she 56b0d962fe didn’t even want 6ef29d9dbb to hear it, c480e2066e he swallowed his cd4b6cbd97 words.8af29e31ef462e19

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“If the emperor finds out that I’m using magical artifacts to search for my daughter, what do you think will happen?”0e4c90cf36d4117c

Though imperial 695d9ec9b6 mages were d2d374d5a2 less skilled c75cfedc99 than those 25cae2c4a2 of the 38051cd895 duchy, they bd9d6da1a4 might still 128abb1b1c be able 4584127595 to decipher 6ac2feaa89 the magic cbe6f78795 circle.406424486f70c39a

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If that 0a97fe33b3 happened, the 657459fe62 artifacts could e13b9b08c8 be misused, 0b76695a86 or something 3ce8a80c28 entirely unforeseen dfb0ff8d1f might occur.6cb4b1ea2986be58

“We just want to find our daughter quietly. And to do so without raising suspicion, we need an excuse.”ab43b81026f091fa

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“That excuse is making Diana your goddaughter?”9a455458669094c5

“Yes. That way, the emperor and everyone else will think, ‘Ah, the Belus Grand Ducal family has finally given up on the grand duchess. Instead, they’ve decided to treat Lady Elard as their daughter, even selling their magical artifacts at a bargain to the empire as proof.'”4f4084794f820c28

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“The principality’s title, lands, mines, jewels… Whatever she desires will be hers. She could become the most precious child in the empire—no, on the entire continent. Even more than a princess.”1d6a68d555a4650f

With the grand duke ed25a5573e himself affirming it, the a62ad4ed5b Duke of Elard scoffed.48743fe7ab1d7147

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“That is unnecessary.”fcaa1133263163bd

His voice was cold.81eaee8a97e80dc3

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“I don’t like it. It feels like you’re using my daughter.”a4697cc4dc45154b

“Dominique!”c074d03afa2d7753

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“My dear!”3788b4c95f6f3f39

Both the 3bf3d57419 grand duchess 51747b0b5b and the 735ad35dd1 duchess of 0979e3bfc6 Elard called d29316be9a his name 97647257b2 in shock, 06497af0ae clearly not dfbf258413 expecting his 2892da4428 response.a175791ef1527db5

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The duke sighed 0e491ee4d2 heavily as he dd0525c4f9 looked at their a6c23acf5a astonished faces.25af67e30942c886

“…Is what I’d like to say. But there’s no way I can refuse.”d415ab47b1ab63f6

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“Sigh…”c3df5f58b6ea4b8b

Relieved sighs escaped 6918d13955 from all around.e9a059ee3c03d9ee

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Though visibly displeased, fa33f469cd the duke conceded.1b56398012dead37

“If this causes Diana any trouble, I will hold you accountable.”86bd0985eb82e28a

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“Of course. But that won’t happen. Thank you. Truly, thank you.”907d246c2fe9e613

The grand duke, his a3a69e9e24 green eyes glistening with cd2a3f6883 emotion, beamed.efd3c43a8d689884

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His dazzling beauty, like 06f0008b4b a sacred statue in 89a59ac5f9 a grand temple, was 883ecbaa1a so breathtaking that even e99fb5e9d2 the usually unimpressed Duke 10d9095c43 of Elard hesitated for 399b41c672 a moment.bb440579225b3094

And so, e178cd6959 he thought 0059433960 begrudgingly,9e12df90b7d2753d

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Perhaps the fd443a9459 continent’s mages b722aeb2d7 weren’t drawn b1df49373c to the 31763fee2b Grand Duke c88d092760 of Belus 50abc1a0c3 solely for 5785fd344e his magical 2a7ecfca62 prowess.2c11cba0e6b64b8e

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Sigh.c1454792dd88d7b3

“…Hey!”6b82ee4a16d33af4

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Sigh.d395a78875c1c02a

“Heyyyyy!”7f00fb39d73b8c29

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Ah! I flinched 8167f9c724 at Allen’s 55473c3849 sudden shout.d2ff9f0c91b0e1f1

“Young master, you startled me. What’s wrong?”b45cc5a5c005318c

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“‘What’s wrong?’ ‘What’s wrong?’! Do you know how many times I called you? Why have you been sighing nonstop instead of eating?”67f9064d80e394ba

Allen frowned deeply.41cb67611e54a8cf

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Now that 68e2bb7ebd I thought 4cd2eb50b7 about it, 57e40a05f7 even Diana, 5479f8e406 sitting next 2e3df28215 to me, b3b96907cb was looking dd76931bc4 at me b893d9839f with concern.8f3772651d69105c

“Sorry.”c3e3b9e18f1c186e

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I apologized awkwardly, 43839834ca making Allen furrow 2e31bf3625 his brows even b61cfb5541 more.dd6f5ac1d359b0f4

“That’s not the problem. I want to know why.”f252504726f52f43

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But I couldn’t 133546386b answer him right b98ce940ef away.6c94d3580016073c

At first, fd86cf870f I had a522a46840 been disappointed 450e2d8f09 that I f0356233da couldn’t attend 617da1a119 the dinner. Then, I started 9595968515 feeling overwhelmed about 2153547e07 proving that I 84f360885b was Adriana.31ceac821c5a8434

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‘Diana’s words and 6ba1e01446 my claims alone fb04e16840 won’t be enough a45387e6f6 to convince anyone…’3b20062977ff6596

In fact, I 88847b3f5c had asked Diana 0f19de540c to keep my eff276f8c7 resemblance to the e1cf23b8ac grand duchess a d4885ee543 secret.ba44b2989a36d0e6

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I still didn’t f08c5796e1 understand why only 8a334dcf24 she saw me 41a4df6162 that way, and 6fab8a2f8f without any solid 4f80c7ae39 proof, talking about 7fc0d9070c it might only f69580be32 put her in afa964edb3 a difficult position.d8746b056bef5081

‘Last night, I 17badfcd68 examined my face 6eba24bf57 and body thoroughly 95ca2f1c5a with mana, but e882f14b36 I didn’t find 900f63f3ad any traces of 95c7d31293 a spell.’84c5866da4f3d8c1

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Even the aa94304b05 Grand Duke, 2be6c9cee1 known as 0d9c7b4184 the Grand 068dc2f2c4 Mage, hadn’t 7c6002851e said anything 5f78f85c16 upon seeing d9b76ff9e7 me, so d5349cfb0c I wasn’t 237a7d5691 sure, but a975812120 it really 767fa016be didn’t seem 6eca1be77a like a 4114cba336 curse. The fact c1f14c6aef that divine 04ae7f2cab power hadn’t 4dac107156 worked on 363d6e892c me before 9cbb4a7ccc was also 9ab9d1c9d8 telling.3ded61b7ba9ea053

I considered going to f0a354d0dd the temple, but remembering 738a30e94f how the priest had 7c0425d210 been shocked when I e023d26b0c repelled divine power at 0090873cd1 the ducal estate made 325e34c680 me hesitate.0d5f192e0eebf69a

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‘At the 3255f40aa7 very least, 3251c1bd74 I wish ba8237e38c I knew 131a7d38cb what was 4ecbc458a3 being discussed a6adc37b17 in the 5a9ffc60ef dining room.’8f47df4d44d75cff

Maybe the meeting 902c501a51 earlier had been c17510991d too brief for 8274c7631b anyone to notice 8146627a83 anything unusual about 3dad21a315 me.03bf4df7c3999f35

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If I had known 91185b21fe this would happen, I 157486bd88 should have tried releasing 85ca185efa some mana in front ceffae28b8 of the Grand Duke. I regretted not 883002ff0f doing so.0f84f01e51a0a357

“You… by any chance…”c21c6ce85e611a96

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At that moment, Allen 5b78493e0f narrowed his eyes suspiciously.73cbeef656b16dd5

There was de5ddec21c no way e00ca67cf2 he could d617a7ebe6 know what 24cb72c2de I was ea9592c5b9 thinking, but d6471ecef9 I still 6c7cf82c96 felt a 52ec36aadd pang of 4db17a130b guilt.bcdfaae25dd3a2fe

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“Is it because of the Grand Duke? Because you couldn’t eat with him?”03fff5a5f4215541

“Huh?”52fd21d763be8322

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How did he 587dd5610e know?4097ed40205130ae

Startled, I aac73ab81e widened my a6897bd605 eyes for 862023764e a moment 0e107d7467 before recalling 60242ba8f7 something he ab17a26ef5 often said.d4458b8bc0fd5108

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“I mean, the Grand Duke is really handsome, but that’s not why.”b9d00ee30968cbf5

“Hmph, who said anything about that? Either way, it is because of him. Are you admiring him like the other mages?”b3d5d538203ceb0e

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Surprisingly, his response 6bbc3ad7ab was quite reasonable, 08fa0748d1 so I nodded, eef5181da7 a little taken 84ffb3c4d9 aback.5d56dd8882dc92c0

Considering my own b0ac8581ea interest in magic, 2a3d6a920d it made sense 1f66026ca6 for him to 0682c1d266 think that.9009f73ce0949f9c

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Not long ago, when 43a4f69c3c Lucio and the other 27aee90bf8 mages had come to c722711c73 the duchy—especially the head cbd2f5f584 mage, Terin, who constantly f2fd766a51 praised ‘great mage Grand a8cbc27d5f Duke Bellus, the greatest 5bdf34e34e genius!’—they had all been 172178b5b8 devastated about having to cb011ae2ac leave the capital.49e3c50d70950463

Thinking of 69e82af578 that, I 0799e50b6b felt a bc153ace8b little proud.c4c61d0764aaf765

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After all, the one aaa3f8c097 and only grand mage 1f91d01982 that every mage admired 9ad2da2111 might just be my 2c6d3b364d father.5d516ff8b8902b9b

“Hey, young master.”d37e4fe77107e2a8

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“Hm? What?”e4721778a3f1b364

“Do you know anything about the Grand Princess?”cd6fed2a706598bd

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Since we were already 9c08b663ae talking about the Grand 2d82d5bbfc Duke, I decided to 30c7dd0da5 ask directly.359fc0861af0c63e

“The Grand Princess? Oh, you mean Ascart’s younger sister?”6decde64b331bda1

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The title seemed unfamiliar ee2020634d to Allen, as he a25fb3b328 tilted his head.dd0d6d7eb8860756

“Yes. How she disappeared, who was behind it… Or if she had any distinguishing features, like a birthmark or an identifying item…?”2922de9bf61377ec

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“I don’t know.”a18d90f545c50a0d

Allen cut me off 0f2cfe8d8b mid-sentence, looking a bit a2b2d14279 uncomfortable.c3bc41e5c2dcfbfa

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“The adults never talked about it. I just pieced together that she was kidnapped right after birth.”b7fc01b3b9276119

“Oh…”0d2b6fabd3badc8f

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“No one ever said anything. I also don’t see Ascart as often as before, and when I do, he doesn’t really let anything out. Honestly, I even forget he had a sister sometimes.”dd480f49a3345235

Seeing my c62535223e disappointment, Allen 5a4182163a quickly added 892086ef4c an explanation.93f18fc6f2ee9986

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I nodded slowly.bd070c63da66d02b

Of course. No one would 05e670c8f0 have told children 6c9461d945 the full story.1b94d8612d36858a

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“But why do you want to know?”75ca59547df4a096

“Just… I was just curious.”cd43c091ac189011

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I forced af70c34f95 a bitter 55ba010048 smile and 0191ff8baf brushed off 8ae9c23986 his question.86304b945d6ad7c0

‘I guess 1a45718c9a asking Ascart 90f67d3455 or Bianca fe9d017e66 directly would 12e8d565dd be faster.’40184e4bf817b0c2

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It would 3e8587eafe mean bringing 31cd16affe up painful 53f70ad642 memories, but beb81c49f4 this wasn’t 7a03e19dff the time 81df180b6e to be b957869c5e considerate.d0eb3896b4863e5b

“Oh, right! Lia, come to the training grounds soon!”0dade6a55089b40e

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“The training grounds? Why?”5b05f8090fe63e11

“Today, my father asked Marietta to watch over me and Jack’s swordsmanship practice.”ae9e7b0cf12a6883

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“Lady Bianca?”96dc67d8166f3437

“Yeah!”806186d969604fb0

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Allen’s eyes cfc14b0246 sparkled like eeaec87114 the mages 409a8b9533 when they a6470d2073 heard the d2b7358278 Grand Duke b7d9db0428 was coming a9976ea9b2 to the 953620f443 empire.a29b044898b14050

So he admired Bianca 6ed0087c65 Marietta, the swordmaster, too.928114e42752b293

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‘Well, it makes sense. Bianca is skilled 20aa5bc3a7 in both magic ce14d0583b and swordsmanship. She probably handles mana abd283a691 more sensitively than other 81da92e59a aura users.’18cb8cbdfc85e035

The Duke must have 6b3ddbece6 thought she could help 30e314ef97 Allen awaken his aura.589f489a64c094da

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“Lia, you have to come. Got it?”a9c7b54676f4afc6

“I wanna go too!”0ace635971b28dba

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“Of course, Diana, you have to come too.”29656e7d9da37ebc

I wasn’t sure d72fb9cc9d why he wanted a2dd8cb8ad me to be 5af499fa15 there, but I 5a85431f82 was grateful nonetheless.887ca87eef895a9a

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I was just about 78263d6ba3 to answer Allen, who d7f81b6666 was grinning while playing 506fff881e with Diana’s cheeks, when e5f1a00a3b I caught sight of dc1ad6024a the mirror on the 83098a2a09 table in front of 74e27615a3 me.5e841e33765e373c

I froze.b24524749c1cc641

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‘…There it was. The proof.’d5487a7a23240a34

A certain object 2d12419abc had caught my 7f6ba5b73f eye, something that 3827e9242e might prove I d8c8219dfe was the Grand 8f345f6180 Princess.5b5773d564b8c1ad

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