Chapter 6 Part 2

“Irina! What is this I hear?!”

As soon as she returned to the mansion, her mother, Helian Lehman, greeted Irina with a pale face. She had been pacing in the doorway, as if she had been waiting for the carriage carrying Irina to return.

Beside her, of course, was her father, Thomas Lehman. He also had a troubled and distraught face.

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“…Did you hear that?”

“Of course, I heard! The rumors have already spread everywhere! A marriage proposal from His Majesty! And not only did you reject His Majesty’s marriage proposal, but you even took the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’! Why did you reject His Majesty’s marriage proposal? And what is that oath! You’ve never told us anything about this!”

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Helian Lehman couldn’t even breathe properly. It wasn’t that she hadn’t anticipated her mother’s reaction. Nevertheless, seeing her mother so agitated made her feel embarrassed and apologetic.

As her father had said before, her mother seemed to have no idea about Emperor Knezh’s marriage proposal. Therefore, she seemed to be greatly shocked by the news of Emperor Knezh’s marriage proposal.

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“Say something, Irina!”

“Honey, slow down… You’ll collapse.”

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Thomas Lehman, who had been silent, comforted Helian. He was anxious that his wife might actually collapse.

Of course, Irina was equally worried that something might happen to her frail mother due to the shock.

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“Then tell me something before I collapse! Even if everything else is true, the oath is really…! No, everything, even rejecting His Majesty’s marriage proposal…!”

“Let’s go inside first. I’ll go in and tell you. The night air is cold, Mother.”

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Irina thought that this important matter was not something to be discussed standing in the doorway. Moreover, if her mother really collapsed from the shock, it would be really difficult, so she judged that it would be safer to tell her in a more comfortable place.

“Yes, Honey. Irina is right. Let’s go inside first.”

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“…Alright, Honey.”

When even her husband, Thomas Lehman, advised her to go inside, Helian finally relented. She headed to the drawing room at an unusually fast pace.

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Watching her, Thomas and Irina exchanged glances, conveying their complicated feelings with their eyes.

“Now, tell me. What exactly happened!”

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“His Majesty proposed marriage. I have no intention of becoming the Empress, Mother. But since I couldn’t refuse His Majesty’s marriage proposal, I chose to take the oath instead.”

Irina answered calmly. Then, Helian widened her eyes in disbelief and raised her voice.

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“What?! Everyone else is desperate to become Empress, but why don’t you want to be the Empress, Irina? Alright, I can accept that. The position of Empress could be a burden. But no matter how bad it is, to take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ to refuse the marriage proposal! Are you going to live alone for the rest of your life? No love, no marriage?”

“I don’t have to date or get married.”

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“That’s just what you think, Irina!”

Helian Lehman retorted sharply. It was the first time Irina had seen her mother so agitated. Maybe that’s why she thought that it would not be easy to calm her mother down.

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Irina glanced at her father, Thomas Lehman, and signaled him with her eyes to help.

“Honey, Irina must have had her reasons for doing so. And between us, we never wanted Irina to become Empress, did we? We just wanted her to marry an ordinary noble young man…”

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Rather than comforting Helian, Thomas Lehman’s words had the opposite effect. She became even more agitated and shouted until the veins in her neck stood out.

“Exactly! That’s what I’m saying! When did I ever tell you to become Empress? I just wanted you to meet a good husband and live happily…! Ahh, my head….”

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She was angry, then suddenly she felt dizzy, holding her head and leaned on Thomas Lehman. Irina looked at her mother with a worried expression.

Although she was concerned about her agitated mother’s health, she was relieved that her mother didn’t want her to become Empress either. She seemed upset about the oath, but Irina had expected that, so it was alright.

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If her mother had urged her to marry the Emperor, Irina would have had to explain the Emperor’s schemes to her mother, and she was worried whether her weak-hearted mother would be able to bear it if she found out the whole story.

“Mother… are you alright…?”

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“Would you be alright if it were you? My daughter, whom I’ve raised so preciously, suddenly declared she won’t marry without even a word of consultation!”

At the cold reply, Irina closed her mouth and lowered her gaze. Seeing this, Thomas Lehman cleared his throat. When Irina slightly raised her head and looked at him, he gestured towards the door as if telling Irina to go outside.

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“…Rest.”

“….”

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“Yes, go and rest.”

Unlike Helian, who didn’t answer at all, Thomas Lehmann answered lovingly. Leaving the task of comforting her mother to her father, Irina carefully got up from her seat.

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“Miss!”

As soon as she stepped out of the drawing room, Olga rushed over urgently. Judging by her expression, she also seemed to know that Irina had finally mentioned the oath.

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Irina had previously hinted to Olga that she would take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’. But at that time, Olga had said she would just hope that such a thing wouldn’t actually happen.

But now that Irina had declared in front of everyone that she would take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’, Olga was clearly upset.

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“Olga, could you brew some chamomile tea?”

“Of course. Just tell me anytime. I can brew you a hundred, a thousand cups.”

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“Thank you. Please continue to take good care of me.”

Of course, there was no need to mention the feelings of Irina, the person involved. Irina’s own heart was in turmoil. Olga seemed to know this and replied with a cheerful voice that she had clearly put effort into.

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Irina forced a bright smile so as not to worry Olga, who was pretending to be cheerful for her sake.

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The next day, Irina lay in bed until noon. She had woken up as usual, but her body wouldn’t listen to her.

Because of this, a physician had examined Irina’s condition in the morning. He said that Irina seemed tired and prescribed a few medicinal herbs. Thanks to this, Irina ended up drinking bitter herbal water for several days.

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It seemed that fatigue had accumulated as a result of a series of events she had experienced. In fact, it was amazing that her body had endured this much. There had been many days when she couldn’t sleep properly, and there were many days when she was mentally alert and nervous.

Thanks to the physician who said she needed absolute rest, Irina was able to stay in her room without anyone disturbing her. Her mind was already complicated for one reason or another, but being alone made her mind race even more.

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Irina deliberately came up with a bold plan to soothe these feelings.

She read the books she hadn’t been able to read for a while, enjoyed leisurely tea times, and resolved to start painting again, which she had stopped learning and looked at the sunlight pouring in through the window.

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The shadows seemed to be drawing a picture, piece by piece, following the shape of the leaves, and warm sunlight shone through them.

“The weather is nice…”

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It would be better if it rained a lot.

She didn’t say the rest. She was upset for one reason or another, but the weather was unbelievably good, so she was grumpy for no reason. Irina, who was aimlessly looking out the window, widened her eyes in surprise.

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“Rumpel!”

It was because Rumpel was standing outside the window. Her room was on the third floor, so it was astonishing how he could be standing outside the window.

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At Irina’s call, Rumpel leisurely opened the window and stepped into the room where Irina was.

“….”

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Honestly, with her body not feeling well and her mind complicated, seeing Rumpel was… good.

Thinking rationally, since the situation was not favorable, she shouldn’t be happy, but she didn’t know why she felt better just by the fact that she had met him.

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But when she remembered the time when she parted with him yesterday, she thought she shouldn’t greet him happily. Irina suppressed the urge to ask him what brought him here and said nothing.

Objectively speaking, he hadn’t done anything wrong or worth anything to be angry about. But it was true that she felt somewhat resentful towards Rumpel.

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As Irina remained quiet with a sulky face, a strange silence flowed between the two. But the time of silence did not last long.

“…What did you say?”

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