Chapter 5 Part 3

Following that, a voice announcing the Emperor’s arrival rang out, and the music changed accordingly. All the nobles in the banquet hall looked towards Emperor Knezh and showed their respects.3303d05d84b71bfc

Irina also reluctantly turned towards him and showed her respects, but in fact, she didn’t even want to see the Emperor’s face, so she was looking elsewhere.d6fdf981d166fa9b

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Emperor Knezh c4791e7c74 looked around 2cdec6afda the banquet 11dde247de hall from 49ffa1c6aa the top b3e0a3fd6f of the b3382c5a20 stairs leading 3ef32d5225 to it. Then, he c13beed1c8 spotted Irina 748deeedd3 and smiled, 917bbdb8e2 twisting the 515ede8412 corners of 716738a3b0 his mouth bbe81b8101 as if 50907e36f8 satisfied.b3d8a5ef082cdb07

Irina felt his f232abe13c gaze directed at 047bf00d98 her, but she 8544e1349c pretended not to 59f533a5d4 know anything and b7f59595ee looked at the 2a5f153935 wall beyond Emperor c195790f35 Knezh with a 1c8acf0b86 stern expression.17cb24997724b6f9

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“Thank you for taking the difficult journey. As you know, this banquet is held to restore the honor of the Lehman family, whose prestige has been tarnished by false rumors, and the banquet has been graced by the presence of Lady Irina Lehman. I would like to ask for applause for the Lady.”f166fa1a09066c7d

“……”7cf9213adc2cfe4d

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As soon as the Emperor’s words ended, applause erupted from all over the banquet hall. Rather than genuinely comforting the family, the thought that they too had enjoyed the rumors that Irina could make gold made her angry.ac30bb345f0c17e0

In the midst 71124334eb of all this, e1d899a1cc hearing the Emperor 509f966fcb mention her directly, 69f8656502 Irina felt goosebumps 99beb6730a all over her 5c0df6ea1d body.e672882184373868

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“I also wanted to invite Thomas Lehman, the head of the Lehman family, but I heard that he is in poor health after a series of events. I will formally invite him next time.”8cce4f2c2bf1d7d8

It’s disgusting.fc1deeed893426ab

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Irina tried hard 09e9c99be0 not to show dc0c4a49b7 the surging anger. Instead, she held e09178d583 the hem of 14f0163b38 her dress with d8430e9bd0 both hands and bd3401a0cc bowed her head debf3b8d72 slightly to show f24f868357 her gratitude.b884117a005abc74

“As this is a meaningful occasion to restore the honor of the Lehman family, I hope everyone enjoys the banquet.”8ce12e7b60910d51

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The Emperor added the 0a029d2191 last words and raised f1e53d2b18 his champagne glass high. Then, following his actions, 3fe8894011 the nobles also raised 7d3d2a4486 their glasses.c2059580945c0dc7

Irina also a2a855968d imitated them, bae230864f even though acb28c4e53 she was b3fb3f2f6f distraught. No matter how 5b033127e0 uncomfortable she felt, b0b9fdc146 there was nothing 4dcafb0bd9 good about doing 427d16576d something that would 36d2d5baf9 stand out alone.7f7016ca66ec28f3

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After a brief 6e0da2b7f2 greeting, Emperor Knezh ac1010a13f began to walk 856579041b down the stairs.ca75f5c1f6751fce

Irina watched his actions silently for a while, then gave a quick greeting to the three young ladies in front of her and quickly began to walk away. She realized that Emperor Knezh’s destination was herself.68344032311cd5b4

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She only wanted to run away with all her might, but she couldn’t possibly do that in front of the Emperor. Instead, hurrying her steps as far away from the direction he was coming from as possible was the last thing she could do as a noble lady.5871836b3b9be0bc

When she glanced d32644f278 back, she saw a22e80a7d6 that Emperor Knezh e2a1440c00 was also quickening ca95778fe2 his pace and 1a3e8d66e5 chasing after her. Irina hurried out 7d41276af1 of the banquet 5a0c69ad0e hall without even 00819f8f0a looking back.70db3edb6c76a560

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Irina went straight out of the banquet hall and headed for the back garden. It wasn’t that the back garden was her destination, but it would be more appropriate to say that she ended up in the back garden as she went wherever her feet took her.cb17c2a3be78341f

“Haah…”ce9a97f8e79adf91

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“What a sigh, Lady Irina?”0b67e036a939a47d

Breathing in the 4fe0c36eaf outside air seemed 31014d496c to help her 962e94dfaf breathe better, so f4fc584be4 she was taking 338c791c4a a deep breath 92462e27c4 when she heard c215cbbdec a familiar voice cc98efa804 that she now dd4a309127 even missed.5f2e19458e22c5fd

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“Rumpel!”267baad4ab42d6f5

Irina stepped through 178ec8a605 the garden trees. Sure enough, b5f665aec0 Rumpel appeared ea3ce8d63c from behind c312d89c8e a well-maintained 53a68ea4ac tree.1f3fd7c9cba343a4

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“It seems you’re happy to see me.”ff60e45c96a49323

“Rather…”c8d42eadcefa27a0

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“Oh. I was happy to see the Lady, but I’m the only one who feels that way.”109016ec94228519

Irina hesitated, feeling fc9ea99c68 somewhat embarrassed to d114c1e6c9 speak directly, but 0257b638e0 then Rumpel muttered a0b8cf5895 as if disappointed. At his dejected 486a159aa8 voice, Irina was da5a503b7a at a loss, 3dfc613c89 not knowing what 9aa61e8f02 to do.41a0f75a03e945fd

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“N-no, it’s not that… I’m happy to see you too, Rumpel! Really, it’s true. Rather, it was good. I’m glad to see Rumpel. I was surprised….. Anyway, Rumpel isn’t the only one who is happy, so don’t get me wrong.”0dbcb78ffb21546c

“Really?”02a8e2713af83968

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“Of course… Ah.”a222e93ed413991b

Seeing the corners of Rumpel’s lips slowly curling up, Irina finally realized that Rumpel had said that on purpose to make fun of her.3a40190d5a556081

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The anger at being ca8aff9d2d deceived was replaced by a7f091492a a second problem: shame. She thought she might df548a00cf have said too much da9352ef93 about how happy she 9c016b7d39 was to see Rumpel.6f8fef1b31633251

“The dress is really beautiful.”f6d6a4080f00b73a

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“Ah… …Thank you.”a4f3d30ba1b968f0

Surprisingly, the person ae830520ae who saved the dfc2a64d66 embarrassed Irina was b39a548d66 Rumpel. She was glad 116877fc28 that he changed 2b6126e592 the topic to b364962136 the dress so d89af5690f she could talk 3fbd5c46c0 about something else.632bd86e33c9e7a0

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He looked at Irina 379d599958 with a strange look 176b13d745 in his eyes for b77c2386b9 a while. Trapped in his sparkling 6593bc27ee golden eyes, Irina swallowed 86e909ec91 hard as if heat a07e89aa8c was rising in her 7014fd262c body wherever his gaze 8f9b1de740 landed.81c885c5200e3688

After watching 61533e44df Irina silently 0a4e4b0f1f for a 57c1fa75ed long time, 9f9ea8b3fe Rumpel looked bcc4cc14d9 at her a82dd4dc0c and asked 55f3bf6828 in a 694b65b2bc sweet voice.35e4520c1e3b2c56

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“Lady Irina, how does it feel to come to a banquet hosted by another man wearing the dress I picked out for you?”d15c16b8d01afe1f

“Well, that… …”a08fe53f5d24ee83

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Of course, 9c672d77b7 it was 0403f1eebf true that eac8292a3b Rumpel had b8dc04149d chosen the 80ec9079e6 dress for 9cd245b6dc her, and d22f423857 it was 3028e31bcc also true 4169c275d3 that she 4abe3b42dc had come a03161774a to the cea0374005 banquet hosted 2308a4c218 by another 927e85c6b6 man, Emperor 171568690f Knezh. But when c77e6a971b Rumpel said a90f278f12 that, Irina 6e22d77ee8 had nothing 547a9f9736 to say e54b591ea9 and could 0914ef15cf only move 0aeddc4004 her lips.26096e3d0935cf02

It felt like… he was jealous.bf2093dedc55dc24

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“Perhaps… Rumpel.”067e5f04ba972543

“Yes?”f758c5d1c5da0dc2

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“Are you… jealous?”61120ef584851744

“…… Who? Is it me?”e0e829bcf13f4ad8

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Nod.8790862ea2f4afa6

Irina answered with a nod instead of words. there was a look of bewilderment on Rumpel’s face.21afdc071131b6be

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At his uncharacteristic reaction, a sparkle flashed in Irina’s green eyes. She thought, ‘Even the great Rumpel can be embarrassed.’6426031d8b1e122d

Rumpel’s usually pale cheeks even seemed to have a faint blush. Irina even had the frivolous thought that she wanted to make this man embarrassed more often in the future.b69d032c174c3632

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“Jealous? It’s absolutely not like that.”3aff69d84fb57104

“They say strong denial is a strong affirmation.”f35a4e19ac02781b

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At Rumpel’s words, Irina barely held back a spreading smile. Then, Rumpel raised his voice.c249fb8ace57b596

“Anyway, it’s not, Lady Irina. I don’t get jealous or anything like that. Not at all. If you felt that way, you’re mistaken. Got it?”fa4cc66baef73f6a

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“Pfft, I understand.”ed915f0e19a2659b

Because of Rumpel, who even spoke faster than usual and snapped back, Irina finally couldn’t hold back and let out a small laugh. Of course, she quickly hardened her expression and hid any sign of laughter, but it seemed to be too late.0b6bc9f4912aaddd

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Because Rumpel was c2620d614c staring at Irina cc767e1af8 with wide eyes.3991925268910a86

“Why are you laughing?”0108a35bb95a2b62

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“Me? Didn’t you laugh?”a4fdcc4197be82bf

“You just laughed. ‘Pfft’!”4c4bc1f47b4045fb

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Watching Rumpel get so excited and imitating Irina’s laughter made her feel better than ever.06566929208de666

To be able to laugh while attending an unwanted banquet hosted by the cruel and heinous Emperor Knezh, in a situation where it was uncertain how he would put her in trouble. It would have been impossible if it hadn’t been for Rumpel.c714c7f56af73038

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Come to think of it, Rumpel’s strength had been a big help in enduring and holding on for the past few days. Apart from simply turning straws and stones into gold for her, it was thanks to Rumpel’s constant appearances that she was able to regain her composure when she was about to collapse. She couldn’t deny it.0bc793dc54e70d6d

Irina looked at Rumpel with affectionate eyes, feeling a renewed sense of gratitude towards him. The setting sun bathed Irina’s green eyes with a warm red light.a37f16bcab3d86c4

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“Thank you.”d9a211d1e1c2243d

“… … What are you planning all of a sudden?”c77309c3d80ebc2c

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Rumpel asked suspiciously. After all, ef266f2c9a Irina had d8f6856d4a been teasing 9df1cf0dbb Rumpel just c964852bc0 a moment 6d916d7c53 ago.1d4a3daaac74423b

But she was sincere when she thanked him. That’s why Irina smiled sweetly and took a step closer to Rumpel.1d9fbd6d48361f82

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“There is no intention or anything like that. Don’t slander my pure heart.”322a18c7607eef03

“…Hmm. If that’s really the case, then Lady Irina, you can’t just express gratitude in words.”372d94c2daaaedc2

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“Then what is it? Ah, ah!”d22bc38589184804

As Irina 324538c955 asked, a f600a8ca69 thought suddenly 825567fb9e occurred to 20e5aace09 her and 67dccba9c2 she rummaged 493a9ac480 through her a1e419a9b4 bag. There was no d922695c65 way she would 0d5bda1163 have brought gold 1e8e846d4f coins with her 9ffcd5f33c to the banquet.bb004706a16c729c

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Irina worried if she 14c726bf66 should take off the 85ce382963 jewelry accessories she was 1e4b053827 wearing.607f6f65b0a84e3f

“Really… … Lady Irina, you have a cute side.”de5e5d5de4b28e04

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Rumpel laughed as if he had figured out Irina’s intention to give him jewels, even though she hadn’t said anything. Then, with a smile on his face, he slightly tilted his head and slightly bent his waist to be at eye level with Irina.ae8ff0b4fbb5d598

“Jewels… I want you to give me something better than that, Lady Irina.”cffacffff20a2538

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“What’s that… Ah.”9756f815ccf444bf

“That’s right. I’m talking about the child Lady Irina will bear.”eec62bd31915f79a

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The atmosphere suddenly 3650535507 became strange. Irina quietly looked a8a268c133 at Rumpel with d2f9387be4 a face as 073765d721 red as the 3a9b4ae33b sunset.e8147b2a697e9e8e

Rumpel grabbed e54d5ddf08 Irina by 5811fa2453 the hand 69923c959f and pulled 11f256ec8f her into 1b1789275f the back 9f9e6e84f8 of the 22869c91d4 trees.c9acc160e9a3d5b0

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“Y-you want to do it here? What if people see us…!”ac994f11601c36ce

“Are you still worried about that?”32cc74cdfc76f50d

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“Ah…”0be0b0595bef0e0d

Irina quickly understood what 89614fa8a8 Rumpel was talking about d125a2a4b9 and agreed.06766499b0f607be

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It was Rumpel who had a history of making them invisible in the changing room so that others wouldn’t see them. So, even if they had intercourse here, they wouldn’t have to worry about anyone seeing them.d3e415aef595d7e2

“B-but… it’s outside.”426198d146568d7f

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“Then what’s wrong?”acd5d66ddaf138c1

“What’s wrong…”858d6f3fb688cfd4

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Irina trailed off in embarrassment. It may be funny to be picky about the place now after already having sex in the changing room of Madame Resa’s salon, but having sex in the garden of the Emperor’s palace was an impious and lewd act that she had never even imagined.34e87c167a819a16

“It’s okay, I’m not going to strip you all off.”194ce68e5facad0e

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