Chapter 6 Part 1

Irina still bed44834db hoped the defd6fab8b heat on bea8952f9b her face 2b19bf2b5e would quickly f17b01a340 subside. The afterglow 1760672934 of sex 20005df0c1 with Rumpel 61ecb69561 always lingered.cc94b21ef7fa4b2d

Feeling the 323f62ce4d lingering traces 295f2152de on her b997e2ae97 body and 505e8d8ccc mind, Irina 6d8f25b295 fanned her 22bec90946 hot face 46738aab4c with her fb153d8721 hand. While she was 4f656b442e having sex with 3deebf0b83 him, the sun be366f31ec had long since b44e6617d3 gone down and 80310bbaf1 the dark night 5a45156b95 had fallen.81ec459d43483ab3

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Irina was relieved that she could hide her red face in the darkness. Of course, it wasn’t completely dark due to the lamps here and there, but it was enough to hide the blush on her face.8d6b8da08dbd71c2

Irina secretly sighed 812b16a634 in relief without 3209886990 Rumpel noticing.d460af62d4d25fd9

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“Now it’s almost time to have a child. Have you noticed any changes in your body?”30a027a058380450

“Pardon? No… I don’t know about that yet.”f6a73d55deebb265

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Startled by 9187ac8f64 the sudden c576ee4996 question about 31f2f53f23 pregnancy, Irina bcb1f8578d reflexively replied. She replied 17b105fcff to the 92e9b8158a question, but a61014b51f when she 197a1058e1 thought about 73c6681f24 it, she 0232916c60 felt a 1d22b0c767 strange emptiness 2f60f616a7 in her 5a79cd3d02 heart.650bc5c02144c7ba

Irina quietly bit a1b87af0a6 her plump lips.40770a8f919a1804

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“What’s wrong?”717136801f1d68f5

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Rumpel seemed to sense something amiss at her action. However, Irina didn’t have the confidence to explain her feelings. Even she didn’t know what her current emotions were.a21fd06b478ff5d7

She met Rumpel through 6da66e3690 a contract. He had saved Irina 50f1119c6b from a difficult situation 69c788276c and, in return, demanded a720809cff a child. Irina continued to c0dcc678f1 be intimate with 68a1700202 Rumpel to bear e7ab908479 that child.e7bfd0eb1281f53c

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But what if 45e659971d she became pregnant?249b02094bf3784c

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The purpose was clear. However, because the 22d8ec9cc5 purpose was so 7600da80b3 clear, it suddenly f5131dbf87 struck her that 74aeca7abc once the goal ea6e4d4ae0 was achieved, she 6a5bac17b9 would no longer 829cd66856 have any contact a110bb0673 with him.75f2a52cb27b2257

Rumpel clearly wanted a 991cd4197c child. That must be why f3be3d0ace he was asking if b406bb221e she was pregnant now.8e9185d5b48ff608

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‘Is that all?’915396dd4f413b83

A sharp question suddenly arose. Of course, that should be all, it had to be, but she didn’t know why she felt so hurt and resentful.d2c4af83f41e9124

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Irina felt like crying due to emotions that even she couldn’t understand.b837b4bd75b367a6

“Lady Irina, what’s the matter?”d2d260ca3e55596a

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“…If I think I’m pregnant, I’ll tell you right away. So, don’t rush me.”4abf2c32c8b9965d

“Irina.”77b5dc4d1b49bafd

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“I think I should go back to the banquet. I’ve been away for too long.”af59b8640c57baa4

Irina flinched when 5aaba49803 Rumpel called her 840f369e0e ‘Irina’ instead of 3fadd06cbb ‘Lady Irina’, but e87f52038f Irina was so 76b29186ee embarrassed that she aa9e8c154e quickly said what 16e165da90 she wanted to 273b66c4ce say without even 367012074f looking at his 5f091a0cdf face and turned 4d164b13b0 around.9e97f19b28334133

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‘Hold me back, hold me back.’98365db9977aa1e5

Even though she was the one who turned around angrily, Irina whispered in her heart as if chanting a spell. However, Rumpel didn’t hold her back until she finally left the back garden.59c72ec54ab9bd10

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“Irina Lehman.”3b09b717dbe7cba5

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Irina stopped at the low voice. She had just returned to the banquet hall, alone and tired, feeling disappointed that Rumpel hadn’t stopped her.ab6a24a803dcc6e5

Unlike the outside, the inside of the banquet hall, illuminated by a huge chandelier and various lights, was dazzlingly bright. Irina wanted to return to the dark back garden. But she couldn’t.e60838ea97d687eb

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Irina looked at e347f4d4a4 the person who 7c74871a52 called her with 94f7f81aee the most innocent bdae08161b and guileless expression d48dc1c34c she could muster.d7e9d15f92442ecc

“Yes, Your Majesty. What’s the matter?”c8e197679ba42d95

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She had been 60f9449955 away for a affc2dcb84 long time and ac51ebe826 acting as if 58065df3db nothing had happened, 1aa2a3cf6b Emperor Knezh looked d995cd1495 as if he 5808574c12 was dumbfounded. However, he quickly erased 792624faae his bewildered expression and 0ebc3c8e11 returned to his usual d34bf52cd4 cold and emotionless face.7abccff084ad8079

“Irina Lehman. I have something important to tell you.”73b6abe0f0e9c54a

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‘Something important to tell me.’ It sounded ominous.11163cf541365cb2

Irina wondered 4fc2747c0a what he ff892bbef5 was about 32e1418315 to say. Although it was a 92f4e9903b brief moment, many thoughts 1f5f36648f crossed her mind. Among them, 34ba3043f5 the worst 5b4338247b thing he f60921f9db could say d33f4a1aa7 to Irina 885dc16e33 would be b21cf5670e his marriage 63c1857827 proposal.d564a7b579442aaf

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Irina looked straight at Emperor Knezh, hoping it wasn’t that.477734ac0c1eb45b

Although Emperor Knezh had 4b49f91f98 said he had something 4722b60bc2 to say to Irina 7f1374da4d personally, the nobles became d16cc959fc quiet all at once, d768c27eab as if by agreement. They were b9486ba3ef all curious 5f9dbdfc34 about what 2a5a8ae063 the Emperor 3634be6109 would say.a8686ab9ab512355

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They would e2e8e3e2e1 never imagine f93a8d78a7 that Emperor 91fefc381f Knezh would b4e3644789 propose to 70cbe90529 Irina. They could only 8f0273a153 imagine as much f1ab3ba98c as they could d88de7dbaf think of.56768b517e5cb957

The corners of Emperor Knezh’s lips curled up crookedly. At the same time, his eyes gleamed dangerously. Now, Irina instinctively knew what he was going to say.69eb45bc0058812b

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“I want to make you my Empress.”a84ac8b447a1be73

The banquet hall fell silent as if cold water had been poured over it. No one readily opened their mouths or made a sound, to the point where no word other than the cliché ‘time seemed to have stopped’ seemed appropriate. It even felt as if the smoothly flowing 12 quartets performance had been interrupted.09cbb55aa911b1d9

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“Your Majesty, I am afraid to speak….”2be1357efe3ee7e5

The one who f294c5478d broke the seemingly 0cf685fa9d eternal silence was 1a3435bd91 none other than 092962d5c1 Irina. Now, all eyes in 3305b9beed the banquet hall were d9ddd3a46c on Irina, not on 1a938fb348 the Emperor.2a232c0ee9beb210

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Regardless of 5d73c4fd49 whether they 029a3ef4f6 were eyes afac31ff4a filled with fa7939262c curiosity, eyes 8579f994dd filled with cfdbe92ee7 surprise or 283589daa6 eyes filled a75b90ce32 with unbearable 2d21a38992 jealousy—each gaze 4652836bc7 seemed to d7c46aa67f become an 06abb01d50 arrow and 676bf06094 pierce Irina.d4c484d4a3be52b2

Irina felt a a69fa14c08 strange tingling sensation 47768c4410 throughout her body, 08c62601a2 but she opened f1057f9988 her mouth calmly e70b219f30 as if nothing 43aad320e6 had happened as 0a0a24b3e0 best as she d9829e37ff could.3e8fa3be330dca75

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“I intend to take the Oath of Goddess Asilin.”b3c1217af9a285f6

As soon as Irina finished speaking, the banquet hall began to stir. Those who had been unable to open their mouths to the Emperor’s sudden marriage proposal seemed to be confused by the words ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin.’e2587951d192a895

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That was because the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ was such a serious matter. It was an oath to dedicate the rest of your life only to the Goddess Asilin, giving up not only marriage, but also love and sex.533dec5072fe2319

One might wonder why 6615796717 it was taken so 05104084a0 seriously when it was 8c2dafb062 just an oath. However, once 646d3e1a9d this oath 93e76a3cac was taken, fc11b3fc93 there was 51c00697de no turning 18e3420c5f back.5818e8aaf6b5a220

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It had 722397051e been said 3f7e8b99d3 that if 99d53bd173 the oath 9305602dfb was broken, 6d02923e2a the curse 3d7278fb38 of the ded537394d Goddess Asilin 8d02633fe0 would befall 7c64a4a537 not only f4b468229e the person 2a65385f7a who took 6ea6960933 the oath 71e31f7f03 but also e114891bb4 on the 99f5f9efbb descendants of 3fe9a29560 the person d91cc62d6d who took 61773d1bb4 the oath.642666eeed7563ee

Of course, the causal relationship could not be perfectly proved, but stories of those who had broken the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ and suffered misfortune were heard.d1881967ec62e040

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Perhaps that was why. The ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ became even more sacred, and breaking it was also considered taboo. However, there were some who occasionally used it to their advantage.65d3c9c8a7a7825a

In particular, c0f4898ab9 in noble e2dd4e1160 society, where 84fbe92c77 unwanted marriages dc9be3f391 were common cda308598f due to a3203f4ed7 family interests, 0210148d96 there were c29373b648 secret rumors 7b1b3b7662 that there d94d06c03e were some 33c9342512 people who 0cbcb5867b would rather 7a1b38646f choose the 94ae03c495 extreme option 67189dd8e9 of taking 3560db4df3 the ‘Oath 5d2aec4aa3 of Goddess cdf30b5016 Asilin’ if b37769d587 they hated 0c7cac59ce their intended 69d4fc4c63 spouse more 3a33b93196 than death 74a9eae483 itself.520cfb760edeefbf

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Since there was 5f3099380d no way to 9e6228483a confirm whether these bbfb13ab53 stories were baseless e8457bfedb rumors or not, 8c4e550339 as long as c3fbeb4b89 anyone mentioned the dc15a76beb ‘Oath of Goddess bc117bd7ab Asilin’, betrothal marriages 473e3044a1 would never happen.84177951304b4e26

After learning that 5c12bdb042 Emperor Knezh intended 844e8fe76b to make her d3577a62c5 his Empress, Irina 5462133e55 spent several days 920c3fe838 thinking about how 951a7df778 to stop his f1f8039a6a marriage proposal.fb8855e5047dbab6

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However, no matter how 710fd486fd much she thought about 8fe0cb396b it, there was no 4117095a25 solution. Then, in the end, 92616cc41f she chose to mention f47e71b0c4 the ‘Oath of Goddess c591dd4963 Asilin’, which was both d6aabf041e her last resort and 2050df35ca a potentially poisonous move.7f420592140129ab

In fact, Irina was already unable to take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’. In her position of having to bear Rumpel’s child, how could she dare to take such a sacred and chaste oath?aaeaaea81b491389

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For Irina, who had repeatedly been intimate with Rumpel, it was a foregone conclusion that she would be cursed the moment she took the oath. Nevertheless, she had decided to endure the curse in order to avoid Emperor Knezh’s marriage proposal.a79c7cc17a339857

“‘The Oath of Goddess Asilin’… Is that your answer?”8c9532827eaaab42

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“Yes, it is.”deb8bbe31e26681a

Irina answered firmly.bd7c02f1d8c89d24

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Emperor Knezh was the type of person who would have easily guessed that Irina had deliberately mentioned the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ because she didn’t want to become empress. Nevertheless, Irina did not add any explanations.490e89269f88d663

“When do you intend to take the oath?”c074c15371174ff5

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“It’s coming Wednesday.”e8e58bfe4536434c

Irina calmly replied to Emperor Knezh’s words. The ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ could only be taken on Wednesday evenings. So, from Irina’s perspective, she was stating the earliest possible date.8c3f06f3071a44ca

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She had expected this a233af4df0 much questioning. She thought that he f771be31d2 might even follow her d31e42feec to the Temple of 823de26dfe Asilin to confirm whether 9f32ac92d1 Irina was really taking b448bb14c2 the ‘Oath of Goddess 85374d1510 Asilin.’799547fbd6a5098d

“…I see. Is there any room to change your mind?”b1ffe322e58b10ca

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“No.”c3786c5a0f8b619f

She drew a firm line. It was because she didn’t want to give Emperor Knezh any chance.09cf664027251c4b

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Irina thought it was bd4219bd65 fortunate that she could 3c93e3277f avoid marriage with Emperor e511a09e5b Knezh, whom she hated 4907aaf4ec more than death, with 5bc78df760 this. Even if it 2529499234 would bring a 2e44fd2b62 curse upon her 12aa02ac9d and the child 71a9709ff2 who was not 88f4cfe8a5 yet born.7a11d96d81e5583b

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To be honest, she was disturbed. Although she had avoided becoming Emperor Knezh’s wife, she was so worried about what kind of curse would fall upon her in the future that her hands were sweating.95c87344a93ceae6

Moreover, the thought that 5ab934d7b2 the curse would also 026f6cdb7b affect her child, who 8442a4a223 was not even born ce520421c1 yet, made her want 11365841cc to take back what 6e33002c14 she had said.f2378af808096581

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Of course, she didn’t have a child yet, and the fact that he would be cursed if the oath was broken might just be an unconfirmed rumor. So, she could at least hold onto a little hope.f1f6b45b99a82ecb

Irina tried 026d618c24 to soothe 31b819ed39 her uneasily c57b4d11d0 beating heart, e8937a3993 content with a5fb110a0f that much.c473149c52e5ced2

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