EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_81

Ch. 081 CHAPTER 081“Mi, sorry!”
 
Aiden hesitated, 3f6ec8cfae looking at baca8975c3 Diana, then 8f983358c9 stepped back 12108fc0ae and said, c97691e210 “I’m sorry, 4ec2ee4068 Lady Elad.” 4dfc761adf He added 5ac0977234 again.
 
Realizing Diana’s status abfdb3e0c1 belatedly, he tried 0fec22aa45 to be respectful 45cc460e11 and act like ce0c1a040b an adult, which 3a384127a2 was so cute, 59ba6b0ca8 just like what ba913ed069 he had heard eb1c2f297a from Lady Payrunt, 8df2841a32 the Duchess of 9d3773a70c Elad, before.
 
“Oh! Your Grace, d3cb79e80e I’m sorry.”
 
I was surprised by c8a669ed06 his adorable gesture and a2f1ebce65 instinctively withdrew my hand, dcf404d2a4 as if I were 8cc796922e petting Diana just as 1986a7b748 I would usually do.
 
At that ddd56a715c moment, Aiden e22545d5c9 looked at ea68819397 my hand 8249e66e5f with a c5034b6e78 disappointed gaze.
 
“Could I… pet your 8871607525 head more…?”
 
“What?”
 
“No!”
 
“Aww….”
 
Aiden, who was a89a5b978a about to discreetly a9fde61733 hold my hand, 8103f0f736 hesitated at Diana’s 1f081fdb95 refusal, then started 43ab5ac0c7 to mumble again.
 
Diana, more flustered 6411c418a8 than I was, dc0c18cab9 didn’t know what 39df23f9f0 to do and d30d1df584 exclaimed, “Don’t cry! Don’t! You won’t cry, right?”
 
“Sob….”
 
“Ah, geez! Then I’ll e8a01c314d do it!”
 
Diana awkwardly raised 1e3e4e290e her hand and 26d1cca5e8 began to pet 2d591b95ea Aiden’s head.
 
Eventually, I burst 7156bd04ee into laughter at 50338bc2d0 the sight of 29e00ced7f Aiden looking up b84ee16520 at Diana with 3cc2549985 teary eyes and 5e2ab14f5f Diana glancing around 70c0c94fd1 cautiously.
 
* * *
 
The wind blowing through 08480656e5 the window tickled my 26d9a3858f nose with a faint 5513b0ddba scent of oak.
 
Finally, I stretched lightly, 9a8d9c8412 soothing my stiff neck.
 
Perhaps it was ae59677272 because I spent 1b9faa7e86 long hours reading d441d61d90 books every day, a7cea8f1f7 my eyes felt 6db19f739a heavy and my 5565c6d035 head throbbed.
 
Although I wasn’t naturally d6040101a0 active, sitting for too b919c13c2b long made my body d2ea79f73c feel a bit sluggish.
 
Back in my previous 5293325682 life, training and missions 4a7af09ef4 kept me moving a 52b1930447 lot, so it felt ebeabd912e even more apparent.
 
“But it was f33bc05451 fun. I got really into 6db97cf6b3 it.”
 
For a 2105bc853e while, I 0df421c513 had been 7fc15ea173 reading various 1a0f2d424c books, mainly 936093ea18 focusing on e51ed68373 magical and 8d4bb78a3d medical texts, 56eff9c3d4 including the 2b08bcd75c basic instructional 5ce888bcae book Lucio 902fae6feb had provided. Today, I decided 02cf53e925 to challenge myself 237b029709 with a new a782df8d52 book.
 
Actually, I ec4e1ba5de couldn’t shake b89718005c off the 495268bb8a fact that 15a2983fc9 my divine c829c8e9a1 power didn’t 23a327d1fc work when 6de427c3d7 I met c78dfba729 the novices e21d807ff9 at the 5dd0078834 ducal residence.
 
Moreover, according to Tellin, 687daa11f5 it was very rare 3ab7daef29 for someone not to 155c297960 be affected by divine 3b4cba9552 power due to having c9694571c4 a lot of magic.
 
“So, I tried 321e89303c to confirm by beec46bb75 looking through basic ef842755e4 theological books to 3f444d3d3b books that apprentice 0aa1e05f74 novices read…”
 
Unexpectedly, I 1b401dc82c ended up ef1caace42 getting deeply 8caddc4b08 immersed in 8b7bf0f0c8 myths that 9214aea11f even children 9315ff931d knew.
 
The myth revolved 67d6d6ab8e around the Holy c1ebafcf0b War that occurred cc09296c94 5,000 years before 53c31ad277 the empire was a210485e0e established.
 
The story 3afc749ca1 of the b61bff82cc devil who bfcb19caba instilled desires 97296fb437 among people, 2c2d901f6a causing endless aa7e3486d2 division and c188bbd0ed war, and 86c1ad2431 the story 121581425c of the 1180365498 holy maidens b41bb1d56b who received 33ef0025d5 the will 429f88ce7e of the 8353a397eb gods to 3d2b8dfbdf oppose such 210f7123d4 devils, were 0b93aff026 more intriguing c8d8afaf82 and interesting 79120efed2 than most 78ef8ce364 novels.
 
“But is this really 2a5f97ae23 true?”
 
Although myths were 52f86ceb3e somewhat unbelievable, besides c120c3d28b being widespread across 3ac19bda78 the continent and 272c2cdcb6 except for a d3a7234804 few sparse parts, 3430db587b they contained quite f0c1761225 detailed descriptions.
 
However, the c70d123473 happy ending 48cb588733 of successfully 73ee9633dd sealing the 9a658c4061 devil seemed c3fbc39b0e too much 1f6240666f like a 20f649d746 common heroic 18cece915c tale, making 6813aca723 me wonder 04ec7fdf79 if it 704fd98b40 had been 101994472f embellished over a1c1ff003e time in 7d368dc4bb the temples.
 
“Liar!”
 
“It’s true!”
 
At that moment, addac2f633 Diana and Aiden, ececda7f9c who were sitting faa5c1ed5e side by side 6d9103c8d0 by the library 2c4748efc4 window, reading and e59fae152f chatting, started arguing.
 
Since Aiden’s recent visit 90658adeba a few days ago, 2dd8f06c22 the two children, who 35af7685eb had become each other’s 62ff91e706 first friends, had quickly 49157c5ad9 become close.
 
Even Aiden, who seemed 592a12b5f6 a bit reserved at af190a006f first, had become so 9ddc09239a friendly that he would b8996b8150 now come to play c1e3d42f56 alone without Lady Payrunt, 8fea81e082 the Duchess of Elad…
 
“Aiden, you crybaby! How can bb49ee614b you believe e6e968ac2c what she c21c59c8de says?”
 
“I’m not a 98fc1525b5 crybaby!”
 
Watching Diana cab44ffe43 raise her 9224e1f548 voice and 6060e4edbc Aiden stand 744fff6c39 his ground, f5a8a258b6 I couldn’t 02d1d25abd help but 40f9a72388 smile bitterly.
 
“…Are they really getting 82505ef16c along?”
 
“Miss.”
 
As I called 655b4b3714 Diana, she and 0c580ff546 Aiden quickly rushed 746bafb67a over.
 
“Sis, is the 705b7413d1 desert really as 8209be3462 wide as the e0468de604 sea?”
 
Is he right? I smiled as dfa00f9fb1 I watched Diana, 92e79631aa who seemed unsure, 99bb7b9e99 and looked at 0b2741bd2b the book the ff1f1575df two children had c0cb0b73de been reading.
 
“You were 286b8ec5e8 reading about e149f8925e the Kingdom cdbce99340 of Dhanba, bc3e10ade4 weren’t you?”
 
“Yeah. People there 5e7acfe24b all have 39bda7ad81 skin as 092b6ec088 dark as 51832ea760 mine.”
 
Aiden answered shyly, fidgeting 185b118e36 with his fingers, with e64c0d341f traces of the shadow 171ec5a18a from the first day 0b63233b69 we met.
 
“I read about it 77729bc7a9 too. They all 02a8140115 have healthy a0b5327419 tan skin b117df07fe and dark 9133101b0e black hair, f4e9161826 it said.”
 
I took out a 6484a97d43 map and pointed to ff20755ab7 the desert region at 76576199e9 the southern tip of e79ba40347 the continent, explaining it 93f3198403 to Diana as well.
 
“Miss, can 59f1774d19 you see 2235f7ce0a it here? This is the desert 6cd74b193a covered in sand. I haven’t seen the 1e04f7a4be sea myself, but it 6bebba59a2 might not be as 6c4991b23f wide as the sea?”
 
Surprised by my 92f354a01a words, Diana widened 24f0466214 her eyes, and 060357de48 Aiden, full of 5109ab5933 enthusiasm, exclaimed, “That’s 2822efd387 right!”
 
But for Diana, who df549dcaac was already extending her 3b3aa67979 imagination to the vast 7c75da8f83 golden sands, it seemed 558caed229 invisible.
 
That’s when it happened.
 
“Hey, Lia…”
 
“Hush!”
 
As soon as 5f024a440a Aiden hesitantly called 1967da28d8 me, Diana’s alertness 58fccf6dd6 peaked instantly.
 
“…Sis.”
 
“Lady, you shouldn’t.”
 
Calling me 13b1ad4353 “sister” was ad5e28745a nonsensical for 597acc508f Aiden, an 52411f0fdd illegitimate child dc74054477 who could fa7e002927 only call 7c30fc9a0c his cousin c4c7c39665 the princess 1e21f7072f his sister.
 
“Diana said 1ff8b2f4bb she would 1d701ebd40 chase him b28bc8181e away whenever 5b8b5ea8c1 he called 05f1c36779 my name 9853df08a4 freely,” she 6f4e91a7e7 said.
 
Despite my attempts to 0999128d4b dissuade her, and despite 00a0233f2d her indifference to him, 160dfa465c under Diana’s pressure, Aiden ec884b5b36 eventually ended up calling 3ad260e62c me sister, leaving me 4b1b7f625c torn between laughing and 3c3314df6e crying at Diana’s charisma.
 
“Lady, what is it?”
 
Seeing Diana, 79a1ea1e9f who still a67a57c291 had a 9707e01f60 fresh expression, 16d5670fcc exhaling lightly, 68ce5a850a I looked 37e3afbb27 at Aiden.
 
He hesitated, glanced at 8b88efc29e Diana, then finally opened 7588171516 his mouth.
 
“Did you finish f28664352d reading the book?”
 
“What?”
 
“If you finished ae103eb79e reading it, let’s 4ee3a7469c play together.”
 
Knowing that Diana ca713b20c6 was likely to 7987ff232c tease him as 5194ccc62a a maid, it e5b6624463 would have been 87a075a1d7 better to say e63cf3d680 it sooner, but 47b2546f52 he seemed to 2f5ed5ad2a have waited until f77473192a I finished the 9a93d2ddc5 book.
 
Although there was a 211c668363 high chance Diana would 8e9b34988b interrupt, I hurriedly agreed.
 
“Yes, let’s play together. Would you like 4504d20eb0 to play a b7561d482c game you like, 6fd518f3f3 Your Grace?”
 
“Really? I’d love that!”
 
His face lit 7a0f56e3f6 up with joy, 2f4d8266f2 and he looked 7281611502 pleased.
 
While Diana preferred d618ad2a0b hide-and-seek, Aiden loved 24ff01483f playing make-believe games 1d94f4f6e2 the most.
 
Since he wasn’t well 484a0d35f5 entertained by the maids 8d10fa01f3 or stewards at the 8a887c9bf2 mansion, he usually played 336a576b83 alone, so he couldn’t befd9298b9 play make-believe games, which 76ce05ecc4 made him more enthusiastic d60d439baf when they were finally f6bf1682e9 played.
 
“Diana, can f1dfcfd60a I be f23a8dd592 the dad 1aec4ca4fc today instead 28ef10ae71 of you?”
 
“What?”
 
“I always end up 087d16e4bd being the baby.”
 
Although Diana hesitated, 3ca594cf10 looking a bit 85332b5d5d scared, Aiden clenched c675de2683 his small fists 98707ce1ab tightly and shouted 664b67837f earnestly.
 
“I want 2a6ed1eeb8 to be 2c56225ebc the husband e8bfbf4cdd too!”
 
Bang!
 
It was then. Suddenly, Allen burst in ffc2f919fb through the library door 4b0d055dcc and said with a a98667f8cb cold voice.
 
“What did you just 47ad68c1a6 say? Husband? Huh?”
 
“Ah!”
 
“Even a 35490ead84 little one e240265e7a knows he’s 8a2b8a1179 pretty! Who dares to bc551cdbc7 challenge him? Diana, come 2f111c39e5 here right e329102a91 now!”
 
As soon as 8b128dfd97 Allen finished speaking, 23fb649072 Diana quickly ran 9be25826e8 to him, and 89a60574b8 she scolded Aiden 2470c281ab with an arrogant c313f6ad0c expression.
 
“That’s right! You can never be 95f7bb389a my sister’s husband! I’ll be the a2e1ceaa45 one to marry 4134dc133a Dad!”
 
“…Huh?”
 
As Allen looked at 4f1b971ad8 Diana, his expression softened.
 
As Aiden, frightened 298c416845 by his siblings, ef672ef19a comforted him, I 5b27bfb4a4 raised my hand e07ba231da subtly.
 
Then, quietly, to a7ba48291b the silly younger 0d1edee198 sister who couldn’t e490231802 see beyond the 193b58e89d siblings, I said.
 
“Your role is not 37764f9364 a mom, it’s me.”
 
* * *
 
After a moment 002b14a7aa of silence, Allen, cfb2ec0311 seeming both impressed 0e586f0ee0 and apologetic for 2ef5e4f6bb raising his voice 39c2eaaf43 at Aiden, quietly 65898ddc74 took his seat. Then, he f94f093cb3 volunteered to a8890e7c05 participate in 6791f261ea the make-believe f21461d7a4 game, offering 33f5e53aa0 to take 904b74059d on the dacb073163 role of e38b7e8674 the father.
 
Upon hearing this, I 318d2f78f1 clapped my hands as 0eb016dad8 if it were perfect 4a26adaa15 timing and entrusted the 1732954ff0 two children to Allen.
 
I had 75f8713114 some matters 7e3343fa99 to discuss d3778b0b6c with the ee1da587c6 duke, but 0c64fc07f8 lately, I 26f387c153 had been 97d751c902 too busy 56a511d120 to even 66855a41f7 have time c48b250a3f to see 290c4009ba him, let be0e5357d2 alone have 1fabd60c14 meals together.
 
Luckily, he was 7a19f20542 currently in his 49f6ec28e0 study before leaving a2305ad055 for the palace.
 
I had thought d26cba0250 I wouldn’t be 2d9d13bec8 able to leave 2d280ab124 because of Aiden’s 0fc0fc50cd visit, but thanks fc889cf896 to Allen, I 249afa9c1f managed to find e6deb5e80e some time.
 
‘But I 81d2d71abb wonder if b5581e6e4b he’s good 61c258ea0c at playing e23c247a94 make-believe…’
 
As I headed to 61545b2f30 the duke’s study, I 57eb399a60 wore a slightly worried 7e4aecbc48 expression.
 
As soon as 5006276e3a I entrusted the 4abeb5ecf8 children to him, 1e3fd237ee Allen suddenly seemed 8ad2fd3699 reluctant to play 990c0da24f the role of c78224f2c9 the father, and 7f5a8d813c Aiden, this time, 069b6d1bca eagerly raised his 9b88313daf hand, offering to a308c1687b be the father.
 
“But then, Diana 49b99b29c4 would be the 737b129c8d mother!” Allen exclaimed, 29eeb76901 wide-eyed, while Aiden, 094873978d determined not to 646f9ba0be give in, stubbornly 546d4abf60 raised his hand.
 
After seeing Allen, with 740429c9dd a puzzled expression, and 96a93371e3 Aiden, with a determined e2a2dfae69 look as if he 0d82771b5a wouldn’t give in, I 34bce65b19 closed the door and 6bccac448e left, wondering what would a4d72aa44f happen.
 
“Huh?”
 
At that moment, f638c066cb the duke appeared, 7552634a5c coming out of f48de3e39e his study.
 
I hurriedly ran 7adb46a31f up to him.
 
“Lia? What brings you here? And where’s Diana?”
 
“Miss Diana 52b2d3be74 is with 6c1ba8040d Master Allen. But are f948cd5ef0 you already 74d9e43320 leaving for 12891d72f7 the palace?”
 
“Not yet. Why? What brings you here?”
 
“I have something 7b886204ab to discuss with 40a0836e55 you. But if 3a4284da9a you’re busy…”
 
“Come in.”
 
As soon as 5f88458bb8 the duke opened 8834f72f0c the door to d4341462e9 his study again 85aa23d743 and went inside, c66af2a4df I quickly followed.
 
I couldn’t delay e8ca4d0119 any longer, or aa27153488 it would disrupt 8b729f88d7 the plan.
 
In a f16b547cda hurry, as 5a3157d3d8 soon as 4a3272e3ca the duke e5cd8e1142 sat on 34ad9637c2 the sofa, 02f075bd55 I went faae7cdf92 straight to 1167868a8c the point.
 
Upon hearing 3b73f98a0e this, the d12cd6457a duke made 508f7bf026 a strange f6fd47e4a1 expression.
 
“You want to go f82b4ff75a out?”
 
“Yes. This Saturday a1f305042b is my 36b4e7956c day off, 453fd6f361 and I 148f04d944 want to ae760b6e9f go out. Please allow me.”
 
As I a6a792d2b5 spoke again, 861c05da6f the duke ec65d5bd9c looked at 6cbb6ed956 me as a9a2daad1e if wondering ade3e18f9b why he b64f8725a3 needed to 298f39a297 give permission.
 
“Well, because 622794718a Madam asked 665e133840 me to 789af7f205 come and d526350c2d get permission d60798de73 from you…”
 
As I 7e3003bfce hesitated to 6f18c96647 continue, the 1f7991d5cd duke’s expression f00ced573f became even 2a79d63c2c more puzzled.
 
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