Chapter 9 Part 1

Irina couldn’t fall asleep for a long time after Rumpel left. She never even dreamed that Rumpel would say that he liked her.d625e791b6f2bb88

Moreover, their 83ef67f5c5 first date 15eb8998a9 was so bf0b17197a fantastic and 68b74ca703 romantic!310361b6c0ba052e

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She wanted to 4e859336a5 brag to everyone.1ee6c729a34ecb0f

She thought about hinting it to Olga, but she knew that if she told her, she would make a fuss about wanting to see Rumpel. But she couldn’t show Rumpel to Olga.f8d6562413eb107f

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She had to hold back so that she wouldn’t be misunderstood as not wanting to show Rumpel.be2791531cc20370

‘By the way ….. How did I get to see Rumpel?’40e99703a118d836

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As she c1861d7c76 calmed her b296e85fe5 excited heart, 82cca10ff3 a real 64f77b5ad7 question swept 72a6fd12fc over Irina.7aa887eb3c06c1eb

She had to know how she was able to see Rumpel. That way, even if she couldn’t see Rumpel again, she would be able to see him again.af31677660d5594c

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She wondered what e4dc31e6d2 that day in 9847c189ba her childhood and 582d097e6b the day she 6c49b76b1f met Rumpel in 549022e894 the tower had aa8e36c414 in common. And what bd12b9311f was it 6f2dc2e182 about those c79bbc14fd two days f315aafc93 that was 10e7f99e80 different from 3b27885648 usual?7e9784d96e587a23

Irina got 0c93a5dcb0 up from b74f089c5b the bed, 39961585c1 covered her 8bbb4f3d9f head with 1ce41f02a2 her hands, f844a14838 and fell a953509568 into thought. No matter 35328b5f47 how much 08dfe02de3 she thought, 12bd1d5a9b nothing came 6a28003c63 to mind.30bace684715bae6

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“That day…I was crying on both days… Could it be that I can see Rumpel if I cry…?”54ff850b96b54ea8

A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she thought deeply about it, but soon Irina shook her head. That didn’t explain how she saw Rumpel when she wasn’t crying.10188a0cc165e1d2

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“What is it… Ugh, I don’t know!”58588293066352c8

Irina soon slammed 8297e10b5f her hands down 4c7c335137 on the bed 0395cd4c21 mattress. Dust rose 8b7bc4e70b for a 915f6c98cd moment, but de0b236080 soon settled 6d4261ccd9 down.1d081f99c010ad85

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“I’ll keep thinking about it.”061ee89b7d5a76ea

Irina muttered to herself.1c563ad500394b83

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Expecting an answer right away was absurd. She had only just learned Rumpel’s secret today, and hoping to figure out another secret related to him at once was just greedy.3da73fb16044da11

When she thought about it, how long must Rumpel have spent trying to figure out the answer on his own? Even he couldn’t find the answer, and if she could find the answer just by thinking about it for a few hours, that would be a miracle.ee7954f5485d26bb

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“Let’s sleep for now.”0645ed8edf06bd1d

In the 9368eed2dc end, this 6a200481f4 was the 38bed22ee3 conclusion Irina 4edfe4fd33 came to bdf7ae3753 after much ccb4707e80 deliberation.4f6e036a58ee6169

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Yes, she 4bcda24ff0 needed to 363074cb2b sleep to fc1d6b9269 make her eb9112fff9 brain work. It was already way 1d558f48c5 past bedtime, so it 4ea542a58b was too late to ccadcce37a use her head.443f60c1c48f9170

Irina, who consoled herself cf3cbfcc8d in this way, lay 465370ae80 down again.5c7a626034922755

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Of course, she couldn’t fall asleep easily. She was still curious about how she was able to see Rumpel again, and the lingering feeling of the date she had today was holding her back.7f100f4add785b88

In the end, Irina d3fb801f39 was only able to a58a4b8df8 fall asleep when the 560559f04b morning sun began to d69380435d rise.995336224d7cc46e

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When she woke up in the morning, she felt something strange. She found it odd that Olga hadn’t woken her up even though the sun was already high in the sky.39cbb9c07a4bdc13

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Of course, as the doctor said, Irina should rest, but it was surprising that Olga hadn’t even brought her a cup of tea by noon.aef844d3ce2bc1fb

Olga was 148cdcc3e1 the kind 1a95299a77 of person b9707679c4 who thought 3fb6405392 that if 93ab4e4fe4 Irina missed f77502f295 even one 1c6ef67dab meal, something e5e5efb2c9 terrible would 0e1bbdafdb happen. So even when 3f85e40f21 she overslept, she f1e954e789 would always wake d94fec3e75 her up and 5d97b8feaa make her drink 7274b8ab3d at least a f8852a62c0 glass of milk.42f553be0c0bb592

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But that didn’t happen today. Thanks to that, Irina, who had fallen asleep only at dawn, was fortunate to be able to sleep comfortably, but it was true that something felt uneasy.bcb6606fc6e08b8f

“Olga, are you there?”6319cae7a991032f

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Irina put on a gown over a chemise, went to the door, and shook the bell to call Olga. Usually, she would get a reply right away, but now there was no reply, perhaps because she was far enough away that the sound of the bell couldn’t be heard.f1ab3e1512d3582e

Actually, there was no problem. Olga wasn’t the only person to serve her, and it didn’t have to be Olga. Of course, Irina liked Olga very much.063974d39ac2267f

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“Is there anyone?”5bb646ae92858e1d

She asked again, shaking a4d8fe36c1 the bell, but the a1548b9293 hallway was suspiciously quiet. Only after confirming that 453ed9be2d there was no reply 7b97992d7d did Irina feel something 73d427139a was wrong, and after 98d02fcbf9 adjusting her gown and ba2cf78a19 went out into the b98768727d hallway.04b489c51589579c

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After walking acc8811885 for a fb91d5ab3d while, she 2b2fafff9c saw Olga 22728e97a0 and the ce1b918ae0 other maids 249eecfaf1 gathered together. They were whispering, huddled 19a6263432 together as if they 8938aba837 were having an important 00e3501110 conversation.17f54a56de364826

Irina walked carefully so 550e8a51bc as not to interrupt a68aaa1360 their conversation.778dfa50f9a9f2d7

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“…so you guys, be especially careful what you say.”e6193b3eda493db1

“Why do you have to be careful what you say?”84111d091a42400a

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Olga with an uncharacteristically 429c7077f9 serious expression was telling 3c9b5d97db the maids to be 61955c138c careful about what they 122d706d0c said. Irina asked 02f432bb9f with a e348a45ed8 puzzled expression. What on 71e056e1a7 earth was cebf7d26bc going on 04c6f8ca70 that Olga 9cd2227c98 was telling 52ee6b35ef the maids c1d73a7faf to be 6237dd8b33 careful about a9c68b0c84 what they 798d3fef35 said with f587c72f30 such a dcfb60a9b4 stern face?bef661d47518ff6f

“Aaaah! You scared me! Huh! Ah, Miss!”ccde5f360e9fac14

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Olga was so fa4e0be3d0 surprised that she c3d53e6306 even screamed. Then, when she realized 9f1eb36a1c that the other person 62c6a09040 was Irina, she turned ca2b558464 pale.a2d025ead16de85c

Seeing that, b8679a3643 Irina realized 035fbf8dc8 that the c0a02f927c current situation eecdbad1a8 was no 56f02ef86c ordinary matter.21d868ac9d773c10

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“What’s going on, Olga?”446255a7ab2ba185

“Oh, no, Miss. It’s nothing.”07898895a3864d7c

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“It’s nothing? I heard everything.”106b293e636e6ee2

“…You heard everything?”b1c208622629d4b6

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“…Huh? Yeah. I’ve heard it all.”0e2babccd0b1b9d8

In fact, she didn’t hear anything other than the words to be careful, but it seemed like she needed to lie a little in order to get Olga to say what was going on.164e8737224723f0

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Fortunately, Olga was 15272d4362 flustered and seemed 4624654b4e to have completely bcf6e3a6e5 forgotten that Irina 51fc1c3420 had first asked, 82a30cfed9 ‘Why do you 34babcbdf7 have to be 9eae4406cd careful what you 42c7a46573 say?’ and was 68cc252973 only focused on 5fb5eaac22 the words ‘I 4fb26c80cb heard everything.’f97b7428c7c24a25

Olga was at a 047be680bd loss, stomping her feet e6b8569ead and even biting her 8218533b39 thumbnail.4e158d01e6f3a33b

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“Olga, tell me quickly.”aeca767c220140c2

“…I, I’ll go and tell you.”3c2aa15d19be078c

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Olga grabbed Irina’s hand and pulled her away. Irina noticed that Olga’s pace was faster than ever and sensed that something unusual was happening.3d4cc369f54e2d40

Thump!3b1909f418afb737

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As soon as they 0b3b20acce entered the room, Olga 590a6d369b closed the door with 1054bb4309 a bang so that 08ad1735b4 no one would hear 1daa52a1a9 her and then looked 9644f7e496 at Irina with a 816bc3d22f tearful expression. Irina looked at fc2cdfdfb2 Olga with a 8d04d1f17f worried expression.ba380bb42da2623c

“Are you okay, Olga?”75981fd7e086d58b

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“Yes… I’m okay.”e6fc2bbd47e53cf3

“‘I’m’?”8ee7061ab1463dee

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Irina felt something strange in Olga’s words and asked back. Then, Olga looked at Irina with a tearful expression.74a6442784d742cb

Only then did Irina realize why Olga had said ‘I’m’ okay.0c17ce6db8de47ee

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“…It’s my problem.”c3fe3f1b10b43d79

“Miss…”e80d872125fc2cbc

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“Something happened to me, didn’t it?”67407ab99ac9e3fd

“…”e2761dbfc086bedf

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Sometimes silence is affirmation. This moment was b29a972b6f like that.d7da870db6b9800c

Irina realized why Olga wasn’t answering. There must have been something wrong with her. And judging from how worried Olga was, it seemed like no ordinary matter.d9c4dd37dd33be82

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“Tell me. If it’s my problem, I need to know even more.”5ebcf8e5f6846c46

Irina became 536f62276b rather calm. It was a relief 25ff2315cc if it was her 1c573ef46f problem. It was fortunate that 23450eecdb nothing had happened to 3728eace25 her family or her e9e4421df7 clan.94e7e938f61f2f3e

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Thinking that, she tried af427621bc to remain calm.8ee24a6ec18b442b

“In social circles…there seems to be rumors going around.”db1c91dbf623bed7

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“Hah, I’m sick of rumors! What kind of rumor is it?”8b82577b9202a9cb

Irina shouted nervously. After all, she almost lost her father because of that damn rumor. And that was because of the absurd rumor that didn’t even seem worth responding to.6c0760061457ca41

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But now that she heard that rumors were circulating again, of course she couldn’t help but feel emotionally shaken. Her efforts to maintain her composure went down the drain.a399940b344dccfa

“That’s…”6be51fa7f8d870ec

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“Tell me quickly, Olga. Could it be any worse than that? I’m really okay…”d7dc319f2a06c854

Olga hesitated several times. It seemed like it was a rumor that she couldn’t even put into words.15f13642706c6515

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Irina wondered f6d60455ed if someone c8cf0352c0 might have 4d0b58f03f found out 1f03651d69 about her 3646be97fa relationship with ca23606ddb Rumpel and 44e317c5f3 was spreading 3582bc5557 rumors.6aab9a7f0a3c727f

Of course, since no one knew about Rumpel’s existence, that was impossible, but at least rumors about Lady Irina meeting an unknown man could spread.09f403b0b267b8c5

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“Why, do they say I’m just meeting men? Or that I’m not behaving properly? Ah, or that I’m going around doing things like that with other men?”265faee6d444cfe4