Chapter 5 Part 2

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“Anything that comes to mind… … I’ll tell you.”a2d0cdbe7d789bb4

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“Okay. I’ll take care of piecing it together. Miss, please don’t feel pressured and just say whatever comes to mind!”f583a915c3c20556

Olga clenched her fists firmly. Seeing her determination to understand Irina’s words no matter what, Irina smiled slightly because she found her cute.10e25b3b9f2aa4c4

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But even that c4feca6be8 was only for a3f3468534 a moment, and e6750eb974 soon Irina took 0592e27c4d a deep breath d31082f3d9 and put on af8b59a3ef a serious expression.26bdffb5dce4a5bb

What should she start 2952cadab1 with? What was 499b76bdef the most 25f3c3761b important thing? What should she say fcd2420bda first to better convey bd565800bd the situation?1aa5a7fcafa8fed5

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Irina, who had 13f251fa88 been thinking for adf7886a06 a while and 6125f412c0 licking her lips, e95b756cde finally made up 7b041a2095 her mind.80105f139080d545

“His Majesty … . He wants to make me his Empress.”7b2134b39ad52a82

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“What?!”f13b4d26a1067413

Olga asked back in 693e76854f surprise at the words 7e17e7102a Irina had thrown out 62925e1d01 without explaining the situation. She was so e4efa406ec surprised that her 680d2628bd eyes became round 52c3d39b51 like candies, as 9a3da68581 if they were 0504598fb6 about to roll 62e8eea02b down.2cf59f5bf65f9315

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Seeing that, Irina slightly 66651adc20 regretted her action, wondering e328979dfa if she had made 85795451f6 the point too simply.d80f046499b5b54e

“You’re surprised, right? Me too … … I can’t believe it.”cdb5f45c415e72a4

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“Really? His Majesty the Emperor…? But isn’t that a good thing?”a17dad9f1e98f23e

Olga rolled her big 12e58719fd eyes back and forth, a62b114c26 and then tilted her a000ec92e9 head. At her d6cda45791 reaction, Irina ed09a86904 gave a 620eddb75d bitter smile.d864d89e96c91880

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In fact, what she said wasn’t wrong. In general, it would have been a good thing to become an Empress.be7f850d44523b41

But that was 43f917d066 only in general ae78dd910f cases.2ffbb783dc0f384e

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“I don’t want to become Empress.”ffbcdb9d07580391

“Why?”5374d5a5e0ea6392

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“To be precise… it would be more accurate to say I don’t want to be the wife of His Majesty.”6c79a1acd191fe6f

Actually, she hadn’t given much thought to the Empress position. She had no desire to become one, nor did she have any aversion to it. She had just thought of it as someone else’s business.3c9bc981a8c0b870

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But one 7b6d79b77e thing was bfa09afb03 certain: she 18899cc377 definitely did eaaf5797c9 not want 7d252da75e to be 5f7ee2755f the wife 7166ddb2b4 of Emperor 4c4fd4ffd9 Knezh. She did c070981cec not want f8547db4c1 to be 6d5734d07a the wife 11fee5be11 of such 11f33dbb37 a selfish 64f9b18784 and vicious 7ed6dea05b man.2d829773b33f83ac

If she were to 1b0a052791 marry him, she would 17b6ccbbe9 be constantly nervous and bdff3f2621 anxious, as if she 65f0e85248 was walking on a c8a8dcc7d4 thin sheet of ice 0c6a9ce623 on a lake.3aa67497fd8c844e

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“…Why? Why don’t you want to marry His Majesty?”b856e3bcacb72f7c

“The rumor that almost wiped out our family. You know about it, right?”563b4952ef07d058

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“Of course! How could I forget that! Who on earth spread such ridiculous rumours! Just let me catch them! I’ll make sure they pay the price…”d2a1f22693c3ce84

“The one who spread that rumor is none other than His Majesty Emperor Knezh.”25d8385791bc0594

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“Pardon?”3f6cd12f95b46658

Olga, who had been 9795d244f7 growling like an angryYorkshire Terrier¹, stopped dead at Irina’s words. She was still holding her tightly clenched fists in the air.dde479a01f35f2ff

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“It was planned from the beginning. To make me his wife… … He used my family as a hostage to drive me into a corner.”cc5afa9d307ce0a6

“How could he do that! What a terrible person…!”c9b44a58dfb135af

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Olga’s small fists trembled. She looked as if she could, she would storm into the Imperial Palace and punch Emperor Knezh at any moment. Seeing that, Irina burst out laughing, even though she knew it was not a situation to laugh.a25123b33a48a969

“Is it time to laugh now?! You’re laughing without a care in the world!”0f7e76bfa451b8fc

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As expected, Olga’s sharp nagging followed. Irina quickly bit her lower lip to suppress the smile spreading across her face.e52ff3d64738553a

“Then what can we do? If it’s an imperial order, there’s no way to avoid it.”786468081b232b01

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Olga asked with an expression full of concern. At her question, Irina’s expression also quickly darkened.f7f8056bf0130976

“Could it be… that today’s banquet is also related to that? What would you do if he publicly announce that he will make you Empress in front of all the nobles?”ead0f6e181ee75b2

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As Olga voiced 8efea8a4e5 the anxiety she 8326c13a1a had been thinking 37a97dc84e about the whole 0f208dda61 time, Irina lowered ece7a5361c her head helplessly. Then, after taking a dab407bcb1 deep breath, she opened e0639453cb her mouth.e437ee259aa851e3

“There is… one way, Olga.”47ac3fd6c679dbf2

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“Could it be…”84476466bddd4ee3

“Yes…”58ce5eb5c765eab3

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“No, Miss! That’s too…”cfeb2cb2559500bd

Olga screamed. Irina wasn’t at ease either.cf025361374bb64c

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It was an answer she had finally come up with after racking her brains for several days, but she wasn’t sure if it was the right answer. However, since there was no other way, Irina had to stick with her answer.6df5373cc6c6d625

“You know there’s no other choice.”489cd7f7b7788cb3

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At Irina’s calm voice, Olga’s face became tearful. Irina quietly looked at Olga. Olga, reflected in Irina’s green eyes, seemed to sink.24e2fa1a7b52d564

Irina stretched out 030bd887a8 her arms to 107c65d0cb Olga.6f6df5298cf428f3

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“Will you hug me?”731462e189bda6ad

“Of course, Miss.”3bebfabf9008c50a

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Leaning on Olga, who hugged her with all her might, Irina swallowed the tears that were welling up. For a while, the two comforted each other by leaning on each other’s body heat without any conversation.920518196ffd510b

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A beautiful 80481a9965 orchestral music 32d6c2352c of the eede0f692b 12 quartets 01dd660ca2 rang out. This place, 19b655af11 filled with 913195dffe impeccable performances, 0fe45052b3 was the f9873645cb imperial banquet fde32a3792 hall.aac98d96c7f68e80

Irina entered the banquet 257e231a79 hall with dry eyes. Inside the banquet 46d38dec96 hall, a large 04470a64af number of nobles 973404f10e were already gathered 1a4ea49cb0 in small groups 81f654bf2a and chatting.95340a08fcad5fad

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“…”e7081198c494378d

However, they became quiet at the signal of Irina’s arrival. Instead, they had a silent conversation with their eyes. It was clear that they were focusing on Irina, who was, in a way, the main character of this banquet.a7b0309145dc7a26

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Irina secretly sighed at 3b0a7bd3e8 the unwanted attention.ddfc118906313856

Irina naturally moved to 4a84a9acec a corner of the 97a1da5a97 banquet hall where people ecac852b7e could not see her 89c0c0df85 as much as possible. However, the gazes following bed0558d7b Irina were not easily eadee87f9b withdrawn. Some people even began 5edc06e983 to secretly move places, b9acc6c0e9 following Irina.86c32286eb04821a

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“It’s been a while, Lady Irina. You remember, right? I’m Olivia Bartolison. You know Marquis Bartolison, right?”7ffcc49ab4cd0e07

Before long, 8242464fdf some even bc84b57b29 started talking e9dec0afbc to Irina f489356337 directly.eb7efee00c792e62

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The first to do so was none other than the daughter of the Marquis Bartolisan. She was a woman famous for making many noble young men’s hearts flutter with her beautiful appearance.65eb4de9dc86856f

Of course, her fame wasn’t just about her beauty. She was rumored to go to great lengths to catch the eye of Emperor Knezh.80394d680aaa4494

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There were even rumors that she sent servants to the gypsy village outside the castle to ask for secret ways to win a man’s heart. Although it was unknown whether the rumor was true or not, it was true that Lady Olivia desired Emperor Knezh’s love that much.725e0892361d1b8d

“This is Evelyn Ias. The young lady of the Count Ias. And this is Lydia Olson. The young lady of the Viscount Olson.”303981fffed77126

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“Nice to meet you.”306cef7ab1af9b9d

“Nice to meet you, Lady Irina.”5ff322b7a9a8faab

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Olivia Bartolison introduced 393f169a3f the two young b7e12b6d19 ladies on either ccb913fe90 side of her. The two caa2b6447d greeted her e358bfa41a as if 82c8537ee2 they had 61adf1a830 been waiting.f5b4638acf1f90df

The three 206c97eb45 of them 8fee75b4c3 were quite 0ab9f44d27 famous in 593a7cf0aa social circles. It was no 7870a119d9 exaggeration to say 00a0ee4fc7 that most of bc091b3658 the rumors spreading a1cdee1b0b in social circles f82b6ca15d came through the f0c8890f53 mouths of these dc41695ecd three people.5a24d71926c7204e

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Knowing this fact, Irina couldn’t help but be wary of the three. Therefore, she only felt uncomfortable with the three young ladies showing such great interest in her.cdad792bd0707978

Irina paid attention to 7ea6c04824 showing respect while being 86891f4148 careful not to reveal 3510732b93 her feelings as much 91a84c6494 as possible.850e189a44b15eb7

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“Thank you for greeting me first.”a08898fe1db67994

As a daughter of a Baron, Irina’s rank was lower than the three women. Therefore, it wouldn’t be good for her to be criticized by them.1ecd47b692d8d30c

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“I heard you went through a lot this time. It must have been a lot of heartache.”fb0735f2b4810fdb

“Ah… yes, that’s right…”db6e0e953ebd4b9d

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Knowing what Lady 71dc49ab6b Olivia was referring 18f5c7bbef to as ‘through 93a50a51fa a lot’, Irina 2f12b0eedd felt uncomfortable, as 81a485e11b if something was b37a738b8f stuck in her d29fe828f2 throat.20d57340087b49ce

She was referring to the incident that almost put her father and family in trouble. Irina didn’t intend to disparage Lady Olivia, but she didn’t feel good because Lady Olivia’s expression held curiosity and interest rather than concern.1faa0f868289338f

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“I heard His Majesty took care of it. Not only did he put the false rumors to rest, but he also held a grand banquet to restore Baron Lehman’s honor. He’s such a thoughtful person. Don’t you think so?”de1464e5dad1fe6b

“Yes, I think so too.”8d9c0bdf2786dc76

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“Of course. He’s a very thoughtful person.”608e21c0cc82a9e4

As soon as Lady 6f2627dc0d Olivia finished speaking, Lady a0800c71d1 Evelyn and Lady Lydia 0c9481ff30 chimed in. Then, Lady Olivia, 8074904053 as if she f9dde490e6 was proud of c887578f94 praising Emperor Knezh 9e0af2eee5 as her job, cae47550d0 held her head 69d525fc49 high and shrugged 63812683ab her shoulders.10854bf19add64c1

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Irina, who knew a9ef798b39 the whole incident, 94b0d49456 was speechless.7bb9659dc213e0a9

As expected, dd45e861e8 Emperor Knezh b5b9d4a818 had created 30d5413a18 a favorable 861767555e image of ddb185cc75 himself to 61e9142ca0 others. The people 34b92143b6 who were 0a5f81ae30 deceived by 6d8ced1ec1 this were f5aa4a525c ridiculous, but cb78dae28e at the e7e09160f1 same time, ff29f52b8d she could b2a794417c understand them.2e8c948d2f25946b

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Who would have a179b2584b thought that the 4004db892c Emperor himself would e76474a53a intentionally spread such 709e136024 absurd rumors to 32477a637a destroy a family? And not df605ac614 many people 649565d333 would believe 468c8f3c0a it even d8b3f2c2f6 if they b921f84cdf knew that 01cc2c5fb1 the reason 74766391b2 for trying dd82624ebd to destroy fb589e8cd4 the family 1efe055af3 was simply 0097f82e8f because of d7a033e07d one woman.d1dc159429c0062f

Even after that, the three women surrounded Irina and exchanged meaningless stories among themselves. They occasionally spoke to Irina and included her in the conversation, but Irina couldn’t help but feel that it was more to show off their friendship to other nobles than to worry about Irina who was standing alone.963b81fe9c356fc5

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As proof of this, fa4918aa85 even when Irina spoke, 2c167419e5 Lady Olivia didn’t even a35cf526a4 look at her but 546a94bc1c instead looked around to b4a089ec44 see how much the cbffaebd20 other nobles were paying debb1bbf70 attention to them.3eff7481b0983cd2

She was tired. The banquet hadn’t even begun, but Irina already only wanted to leave this place and return back to Baron Lehman estate.33ea515b9cd4cf78

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It was about 33f5b28cc1 the time when 438dc2053e she was so 1b03ed9225 tired that there 97c7fb4412 was nothing she f7161887e9 could do. The pleasant 45f85a469f music stopped a7048d9567 abruptly, and b87ab54a8c the banquet bcfb8f2976 hall was 223c1da84d enveloped in 7e88c6cc24 quiet silence.3e6684559958ab20

“Your Majesty the Emperor!”1bc621a4591acabc

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