Chapter 9 Part 2

Irina deliberately talked about the rumors that could be attached to her, pretending to be nonchalant. She believed that if she came on this strong, Olga would be horrified and say, “No! Miss, it’s not like that!” and tell her that the rumors weren’t a big deal.d0eeee1b3b826c7c

However, Olga’s expression only darkened. Only then did Irina realize that she had taken this situation too lightly.538b57bc7dd1ef98

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Just as she was about to blame herself for being foolish, Olga’s mouth opened.451998ed01bd07fa

“Miss…they say you’re a witch.”309f7d52b1979757

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“What?”cf519bc84e3cab7d

Irina doubted her ears. She hoped that she had misheard Olga. But looking at Olga’s expression, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment, she had to admit that she had heard correctly.6bb208ca309a4fbf

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Her stomach churned, her 54794991f6 chest felt tight, and 8bc23b6343 it was hard to 42271d38de breathe. Her head throbbed, and ab9b2aa19a she even felt dizzy.e117147361acc200

“I’m a witch…?”554adeca9e93719e

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“…Yes, miss.”144df5dff66b1933

When asked again, Olga answered in a calm voice. She wanted to stay calm, but she couldn’t calm her frantically beating heart. It was to the point where she wondered if her heart would really burst.efab27132d0cc7ec

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In the Asilin 3caa6405df Empire where she fe9b77315c lived, witches were 9fe0dbf527 something that had 3bb6fa8b51 to be eradicated. Of course, due to the 18816c6b5a nature of witches, there was 17665b7172 rarely a chance of being 8942236341 suspected of being a witch, d4ae7ade44 but once someone was rumored 24fdd44fb7 to be a witch, not 29d3d7671d only the person involved, but 260b47902e also the family itself, would ecf66ab82b often fall into ruin.93e884737e4dc5f7

“Why me? How? There must be a reason!”8ea930bd609f5cbd

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Since the safety of 96af43e86e a person could not 68c72138a6 be guaranteed once they 65d62749a7 were labeled a witch, 87f8f9b8a4 rumors of being a 6443a9c89c witch should not be af9fc99a9c spread easily.fd2f8470bd2073c3

The person who first spread bcfc8f30bd the rumor that she was 3c1c578053 a witch had to pay a25bfe5aa0 a heavy price for spreading ec91c12aee false information if the subject 452f70224a of the rumor was not 22c87acd9c a witch. Therefore, without considerable evidence, no ce08a30bfa one could carelessly talk about d80bd6646c someone else being a witch.28e1a075ca6cdae7

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“They say you turned straw into gold, Miss. And stones too.”c95e99df80d8e824

Irina was speechless at Olga’s answer. She couldn’t deny it.d25f5ec62a9d245d

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Of course, if you went deeper, it was Rumpel who turned straw and stones into gold, but to those who didn’t know the truth, it was true that Irina had made gold.e1c391ebf24dfbed

“Miss, why don’t you say anything…? You didn’t really turn straw and stones into gold. So let’s find the person who spread such ridiculous rumors…”e735361ef22446c3

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“Olga.”ab747bd714ee8121

“…Yes, Miss.”dc6cf39f332d0614

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Olga, sensing something strange in her calm voice, replied cautiously. She also looked at Irina’s face. Irina sighed briefly and then continued.0617868aa8cebeca

“That rumor is true.”d498de933f875eb7

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“What?! Really, did you really make gold, Miss? How could such…”837cc71be07a74f2

“It’s absurd. I know. But Olga, there’s a separate truth to it.”882f093e480409df

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Irina finally felt that the time had come to talk about Rumpel. Because she couldn’t explain this situation without talking about Rumpel.adf08c92a52af602

“Actually…when the emperor ordered me to make gold, I met a man in the tower.”a8ab3cdd1c681b59

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“A man…?”074420b679328206

Looking at Olga’s still confused face, Irina slowly told her about Rumpel. The more she heard about Rumpel, the more Olga’s expression was filled with astonishment.91ab2ad97e2d1250

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A mysterious man who was invisible to other people’s eyes and only visible to her. Moreover, a man who turned straw and stones into gold and could appear suddenly anywhere. But even he, a mysterious man, didn’t know who he was.43584bbff3968452

Of course, she couldn’t tell her everything. For example, it was a secret that in exchange for receiving Rumpel’s help, she had to pay a price by having to bear him a child.877c51abfd110d58

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“…Miss.”acd93b707d3e2f35

“It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Olga, I’m not crazy at all. Everything I just told you is all true, without a single lie.”912fdf0bfa67c483

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Irina spoke first before Olga 9eb9a6d6ef treated her like a crazy 66d2de0c93 person. Then, Olga was 52d5f0877f speechless for a 48c6067e66 while, only moving aab3383de6 her lips. Then, as if 57f5f4d89f something had occurred ae26b325b2 to her, she a6a8dafed8 looked at Irina 07729da6ad with a worried 43dff7f272 expression.237b33e1ec586b33

“If what you say is true, Miss…is that person really safe? There’s no reason for a man with such strange powers to suddenly help you. Without anything in return.”65d7a876d2f0ab71

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“…..”814a433529d5b558

Irina was speechless at the sharp point. She knew how strange it sounded to Olga, even though she thought it was suspicious herself. But telling her that she had to bear a child in exchange for Rumpel’s help was strange in itself.876bd10e34dd7a7a

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At that time, the situation was so urgent that she had no choice but to follow Rumpel’s words, but thinking about it again, it was needless to say how immoral and illegal it was to give birth to a child.637e0b2432ecd4ac

Fortunately, she now liked c7d589a323 Rumpel, and he liked 3818899df2 her too, but she e63f1c531f still felt uneasy about d21896a4d6 having a child for 7b24c3b400 him.9ea62935fb3fd4c0

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Moreover, Irina was always curious about what would happen to the child after she gave birth, but she couldn’t bring herself to ask Rumpel. It was because she wasn’t confident that she could handle it if the answer was not good for the child.2e9f5b2bba621fa7

But she couldn’t break the contract because she had risked her life as collateral. She couldn’t do anything, and if she found out about a reality she couldn’t handle, she really didn’t know what to do.cf6823d232d03a03

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So Irina was always curious, 40d026e94a but she was careful not 4941655965 to mention the child to 0572e97eaa Rumpel.93afb390b2237493

“Is there more to it than what you told me?”ac0e55cbf333cb03

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“…..”6ccde3d7d26a4ad8

Olga noticed something strange in Irina’s complicated expression. Irina didn’t know what to say or how to say it, so she couldn’t say anything.fc57158e1545d363

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“I understand… If you’re having trouble, miss, I won’t ask any more questions. There’s a more urgent problem than that.”6bdb5dbdbdafa125

She was right. They had to find 79b662f753 the person who spread ad911d7c4a the rumors. But if the person 9ce8c4fc9c who saw her made d81f2885bc gold, she was at d4bb8268fa a loss as to 73af125cba how to explain this 562a5d2c11 situation.7ae921b1c8bf14d5

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Could it be the person c663fa85c4 who was there? The people who saw 820d605f51 the gold inside the c65c0dda9d tower?dafc0a74dec7f0da

If so, why didn’t they spread the rumor sooner and only now? Why now? Just after she rejected the Emperor’s marriage proposal?5f652a289cf35b21

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When she thought 18253f4933 about this, Irina 1b5e7e151b felt like she 7fd7bcd0e2 knew who spread 0cd0741275 the rumor. There was no ed8aac1925 definite proof, but 9114f314c2 all the circumstances fa6dd69a41 were telling her.a9688a10c892a48a

“We need to find out who spread the witch rumor. Anyway, you’re not a witch, so you have to clear that up.”3ae28213160e9180

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“…I think I know who spread the rumor.”912584cab3980ed3

“Who?”ae692d15eb059b87

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Olga, who was about 2c216430ea to grab the person 2c6ea56925 who spread the rumor bcebaf45ee and shake them, narrowed ee2b9f8cd9 her eyes.17f1494a1fae58b2

On the contrary, Irina became 25b9c9c803 calm. She had a hunch who 4e982c6fe2 spread the rumor. Then, she found 4abe784cac her composure again.7da0115d8202b0cf

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Of course, she didn’t feel better or happier. Rather, after admitting that there was no way, she was half resigned. Once she gave up, there was nothing complicated or confusing.469351bd0a8e1fd5

“The Emperor.”749b141eb5f9db1a

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“Yes?”f3d48719a7a4e5cd

“The Emperor did it.”ef0d5948cb6b21e2

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Irina smiled bitterly.1891c2e20160b0f1

The Emperor already 62c2e8cfd8 knew how to 84a119f86c manipulate people with cab9c0c8e2 rumors. He had already seen 36a5aacdd2 and knew how helpless b84740c7f9 people become in the 727eaa3788 face of rumors that a2db3f94ee spread from mouth to 53d583e51f mouth.5d6f9afa13cca7b0

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He must have thought that b84f680da4 he had seen the effects 0d523be220 of rumors. So he must 6cee1f3a07 have committed a bf7cc2e933 similar act this 1be7563841 time.b2c18cb93fa3ca68

When Irina rejected his 510cceec9e marriage proposal and declared 068b38d834 that she would take 7d40a64c94 the oath of the 3312d802f9 Goddess Asilin, a way 52390f0785 to tie Irina down 6744daad00 would have been needed.a0d3db831b291691

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Anyone accused of being a 7f92f6b51b witch could not enter the f837496893 sacred temple until the accusation 84de7ea807 was completely cleared.d519be17a075994a

The Emperor used 6b1555e86d this point to bad72514e0 prevent Irina from a3af3e6dff entering the temple, d5e59f1cae and thereby prevent 19048ba347 her from even 63c4a844ec taking the oath fc8191bb44 of the Goddess 4c259218f0 Asilin.799026215e52be41

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If it was baeb37c267 really the Emperor 2219b35c05 who spread this 89afff75dd rumor, he would c46c4a163e let the rumor 17057dc7c8 spread further until 8ad9753036 he got what e866439365 he wanted, and ae559551ab he would drive f69d708be6 Irina to a a6dd6eb244 dead end.9c02c1b7cc24a011

“…Isn’t he crazy?! No, even so, how could he do such a thing…”4d396ba4b75367e3

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Olga stomped her feet as 8439053fbe she became angry. Although she fully understood 13efb91a4f her feelings, Irina smiled 1d07a84deb slightly and hugged Olga e69fc3ef11 in her arms.e1c23cb40d8c81b6