HCTBAD | Chapter 6 – Tale of Our Secret Marriage (1)

When the Emperor’s sharp eyes turned to him, Count Yuton closed his eyes tightly and spoke in a trembling voice.85fc275a5a82e790

“That… the period for that has passed, so it cannot be done. Record deletion due to marriage cancellation is only possible within one year….”6ae89285d28d77d8

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“Why?”d91715d1069014da

“It is stated in the law that…. once a year has passed after the marriage is recorded in the marriage registry, all objections are considered to be… permanently silenced….”362832247be9c663

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“….”9f22a1ea2566fbd8

“That… it is said that they pour holy water over the names of the couple in the record to seal the marriage….”881b30b807be456e

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“….”2b8cd2b27294f1bd

“Your Majesty. We are also looking into the circumstances. However, it is said that once a marriage record has been blessed with holy water, even the temple cannot change it… Also…… It’s been three years….”d087e93a449505ed

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At that moment, b658f4cd07 the blond knight 8712eaca4a who was the 4c617ebc6c only one with 6d5bba0f55 his head held 4eda301e88 up and standing be9896bc81 next to the d9e5752824 Emperor added with dbec2631bb a sly smile.05946fb1630b030a

“They said that since it was Your Majesty’s marriage register, they blessed it three times more. Seriously. This is hilarious. Haha.”03a7a9690b1a85bd

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Except for Count 55731ff43b Yuton, who was ef823c8884 wiping away his b1eedc9671 cold sweat and 536f46feda explaining to the b96f1f553e Emperor, the remaining 0eb0469ee1 aides raised their 85cc4ee290 heads and glared 73941c3d6f at the knight.73816c504827a7ac

“Whoa. So scary.”1b2f973215f4ffc1

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The young knight unconsciously 8aea7745d5 took a step back 43088eb02c behind the throne, intimidated 0afdec2e60 by the frightening aura 7efb1bf9b8 emitting from the aides.af4ec31442daa0ac

“….”adbbb0d6b95de701

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“So? What are you 54cf3356e5 all doing lying f4977007b5 down here right 019fceb9a9 now?”92b12de5b4186bbf

The Emperor’s cold gaze, 29035a3da6 reminiscent of a winter 28e6c5992b lake whose depth is ba3d0e4208 impossible to gauge, turned 0967ec9d1b toward his subjects.77afca756a45888b

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“…Are there any other issues that I’m unaware of?”1f335513dcc6dde0

“That….”6e25c5ee68120a08

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As all the kneeling 491b9072c8 aides stared in one 74785bac47 direction, Count Duran, the febbcdbab4 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 4f86f03323 unable to bear their 01f8829be1 piercing gazes, reluctantly raised 7243ef8a74 his bent upper body c3d3077578 and opened his mouth.ae03097cc8919f6e

“The Duchies of Castia, d545130b9e Danborough, and Bern have fa2f64b0e8 sent their consent to 236ada9b48 the royal marriage.”750c1454cfaf5af5

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“…Royal marriage?”f60a214b5bb19b5f

Silence descended once 4de8e3af3f again in the b1f4f692cb Emperor’s office.3046df672b921b13

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Count Duran stammered and 1aa1f53d50 continued.bc5fe5fa54671a63

“Well… Previously, didn’t a0e9e15ea7 Your Majesty… order 2fb106f047 to restore the 64e68f15c7 relationship with the 162237014a countries that had 4ef9bcee75 become distant after 476a3610e9 the territorial war?”81b63af21c09002f

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Yuton, who had been c31ea9e212 observing quietly, intervened.ca6b84597a48d1c4

“Since a royal marriage usually has both a solid justification and a majestic appearance… During the New Year’s celebrations, we sent proposals to various countries through their ambassadors….”9d5d9b83c3dfb439

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The Emperor e1d06d6d94 leaned back ae14735202 against the 7d68603f66 chair, touching 57f1babbc8 his aching a3fda589fc forehead with 642e56a6c2 his hand.6f0b0ddca1e6551b

“And?”c955f6aba3ecea67

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One by one, e281e40ee2 the aides who ef215f3ba8 had been kneeling 3e82deafbd behind Count Duran 64169b054c in a line, 0d2fb02773 began to speak.f4ddf9b338de966b

“The replies have b7a9c412bc just arrived. It seems that each c0c815182d country has princesses of 73e3577c8d the right age available.”8900888e945d07b7

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“Starting with Castia, other 18c187fbec countries have also shown d1792565ee eagerness to send their d9efcf4620 candidates.”13203d41ba480aa8

“Even the regional bd9d3c210b Duchies that were 12a5166cd0 not previously informed.… 78a0f6e8d0 Have also sent 08b8cbe41d proposals with portraits 8c4cbe7fdd attached….”8bb1d88b072450b5

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“….”eb4981e1e57cc284

When Count Duran gently 6b1849dabb nudged Count Yuton in 58f1ec8e80 the side, Count Yuton a9bea2908c slightly raised his head 6f43c5648e and responded in his bc095e503e stead.10a9caea49bf9001

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“So, while…. we were in cc73d567cc the process of c6b95257c7 reviewing all the ac3ac323c0 marriage records of 15a665d133 the imperial relatives, d393750672 um, well, we…. discovered this….. situation. Since…. overlapping connections 9c9b76e749 by marriage ca01b0422f are also 6464788537 not permissible, 0a4fe7bc6b the situation 15b34d6133 became apparent….”851272f198741256

A moment of silence, 84b66b2066 as if hell had 1bcd933ab1 descended, flowed through.dab6b5829619c756

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The Emperor, b6460c124d who had e9bf06ee23 tilted his 4163578990 head back 0696330b2a and been b425a0220b lost in e58ebb641f thought for 621caf3571 a moment, a99c86941b muttered.43b56bed20c9e4ba

“This is ridiculous. A marriage that I, the Emperor, doesn’t know about, a proposal of royal marriage that the Emperor isn’t aware of….”2ebae29961c2aebb

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Count Duran 878a5b1295 and Yuton, de65357607 who had ab5c36414f been observing 6a97405188 the Emperor’s a580bad3ea expression with 21936a7d59 cautious eyes, 6b2381793c quickly exchanged 602798b2d2 glances.e3d27416f4e1e593

Then, after 2324abe2ba nodding to 1b5cadabcf each other, cd98bd2968 they bowed 22d6533a22 their foreheads 545496e818 to the 7ebaa841c6 ground more 9a4348c602 humbly than cab4f686ce any other 23e5af14e3 aides.0fd0e0d836d27d36

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“…We are ashamed….”3bef0746d2448bba

“And you sent 4424d28853 proposals for the bbf8941002 royal marriage without a7a8b1fd71 knowing the fact 2a57f31382 that the Emperor 216239ec0b is already married. What the….”f74be6df67324b74

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“….”6f789c85aad3ecd9

The Emperor 8157c25b54 let out a179bf5a01 an airy 07481a3eea laugh.e12fef522eb731e7

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It is d6c3b2247f a well-known 8e5c4e5945 story across a1581c7eec the continent e52675f477 that the bfc6a5c996 first Emperor 62208b7b40 of Perza, d9c995f37c who was f9aec3f071 also the d39799b053 Founder of 07ece346d5 the Perza 2b65ad0878 Empire, banned 095c0af849 polygamy despite 2ca70d6937 numerous objections e46f1c07dd from the 8cddae0c48 nobility.5001a4ade5958091

In this situation, it db36bba397 was ridiculous enough that dae690163f he, the Emperor, who d130aad4f9 was already married without f2d609b754 him knowing, sent proposals 7c13773eef for a royal marriage 0d7d416c43 to another country. What was even 45fe59b22e more absurd was b14b8ab74c to excuse it ccd1eb8c4e by claiming ignorance c9c7e1a619 of his own eda85b7fed marriage.3af0efc9c8a276a6

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In short, f8670c4315 it was d678043929 beyond diplomatic 09d3d64670 mistake. And now if f050381e02 he made a b49c73e7c3 single move, it 1ec34bbfda would be a f8992f4cca disgrace to the ad81287e6a Royal Family and 2e2934f8a0 the Empire.aa178bc47e117372

The honor 2c71561040 of the cba8629338 Royal Family 82742ce510 was on 247570f42f the verge f6c1cadf8c of becoming 729e073982 a mere 1319f77341 snack in 8f65f0de98 the marketplace.9550d04da4d91714

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The Emperor clenched 96a7be527b his fists a cddddb7a23 couple of times 3351e12e5d and sorted out bddfd8ebbd the situation.6630e9066bad2493

“…I will meet 359bc7f456 with the High d56c431b0e Priest myself. Although he is an 2fade9aaf6 unpredictable old man, it’d 96b9da3f88 be faster to resolve a23265caa7 the situation by speaking 453c5f7583 to him directly.”f51d7020f1c1db59

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The seven aides, who 4d575edfe4 had been kneeling, gradually 36aa4aecbe began to rise, glancing 4629ca0f31 around cautiously.7137d31968ae243b

“We shall ff0ac40f54 approach that 1d631ff9ce way.”1206e8052800f99d

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“I believe 8b65515cea the High b11c6604dd Priest must 204bfb4199 have a 390da24279 way.”e8765cefb82186b4

“Your Majesty e0e877dd18 has thought 9494270d57 of an 5c4ad936ad excellent solution.”991d97e3623a62e7

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“Your Majesty is wise.”766f1d42fc645eea

At that moment, f9bdd446ea the blond knight e1b5733543 Lian, who had f77cf180bf been standing next a0c2d599ef to the Emperor, 4320d83c61 spoke up brightly.682c603b169820fc

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“However, Your Majesty. Aren’t you curious about fedec8eaf7 who the Empress is?”8430721b7bed2278

All eyes in de59063e76 the office turned 87bffa97f1 to Lian.d319daab90f9ccd8

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Among them, 00f0c089f3 someone muttered, 14e19db848 ‘That damned 91da7a7b2b knight….’, ‘We c0aab5c708 are doomed….’, 7c7c99dee0 and even be13dd3e93 the sound 99ace11878 of teeth b783237a10 clenching, like e9f35c796e ‘grittt’ was d4a208830d heard.d6a742deb790ac51

“Is there…. a reason for 09c85f20b5 me to know e03ac0d0b8 that woman’s name?”7138a3937d260187

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Lian gestured to Count Yuton to speak up. Although it was someone else’s business, he acted as if it were truly his own affair.369a1897575f95bf

“Count Yuton, you should speak up. Since you already know who it is, shouldn’t you let His Majesty know?”926718f1e826f277

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When the Emperor turned 4b1fb478b4 his head and fixed 38fbfb089e his gaze on him, 8c912f618e Count Yuton, who had 467fe38f1a been hesitating, sighed and 604aafb5c3 began to speak.7326e82f72e9150a

“… Lady 8b77494a62 Klisha Mezerine. Daughter of Issac 07726a7d33 Mezerine, the Lord 1b08320f86 of Schmarin.”be3a808e87090652

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The young 28ca0a36d0 Emperor narrowed 1032c69df2 his eyes.018c1b3a2ef0e6b7

“Mezerine? The Red Lion 8eb3d9bfcd of Schmarin?”89571de5f6feece0

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“Yes….”2a52e5fb0fab9579

A slight hint of 8827511fc6 surprise flashed across the 92383a00a4 Emperor’s expression.ebb662c2759cedcd

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“…There’s nothing we can 4a9b40075a do. Don’t let 4affc96d6b the Viscount 839f26270a know for d75952bfad now. Find a a9bdeb4b40 solution first, 8f813042aa and then 6395df9576 explain it c48ebe9d95 to him 451d210a42 once you 620c9c2985 have taken 209875f0f0 preventive measures.”ab74978cb9637580

“Yes, Your Majesty.”98f05f6ff4505f18

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The Emperor walked to 79944bd45f the window and spoke fa6cc09a81 calmly.f65f4e438a7ed5e7

“You useless fools. If you fail to resolve the situation properly, I’ll have all of your necks.”0fb86f4eb747d8f9

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“….”65983c5f9ae6687c

“Everyone get out.”853ffabf4291887f

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The aides 8d2a8b14b2 and knight c0936f580d Lian, who 6adfa5bfa6 had been a5ae263a39 observing him, a38179f719 rushed out c9ce297c35 of the 5edd9c639c office.4c6c13aca1c62c85

Hair that shone brightly 6f21c155e5 like the sun, eyebrows b497fb0831 extending smoothly as if 4718e1650f painted with dark gold cff83013b8 thread, eyes that shone afd580cc99 coldly like a frozen f6a671508f winter lake, and a a0ede95672 slight upturn at the 3a4f14b1b9 corners of the mouth e34c51d207 beneath a sharp nose.aafb89220b75450c

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The young Emperor db06bed787 of the empire, 2bf2ebb858 who was often 40e083ad23 said to have 8ff4f7af1e been born with 65dac92f09 the blessing of 81aee8f25b the Goddess of 287a1b01bc Beauty, exhaled a 94bba55efb deep sigh. Naturally, the handsome Emperor 1ad15abe15 was in a terrible bb697fc8e8 mood right now.c960b0cc7e0e107b

The Emperor leaned d1197ef3be against the window, 7fe8fa9307 holding his forehead 742224f230 that was somehow ed6bb4dd09 feverish for some 7bc74eeb6d reason with one 19b96baa37 hand, and looked ded2410b0f at the documents b4c2256335 scattered on the 6c3d0eb94f desk.28663c690608cd4e

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In an f47458ddb8 instant, the 6a040ca8e0 space became 8b8b49a549 quiet.17396aa8cad207bf

Only the tension from 2387aa66b4 just a moment ago 64c43bf832 remained faintly.7694aec24a77afd8

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The unusually aeb7873998 blue sky 9fa1942b07 was devoid 16b0521b09 of any d142b31f96 fluffy, white 71e7e00b35 clouds.4880a25f68dfae7f

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The cool 6fcca495cd water of 7bd34ec062 a fountain af6006a667 was falling 5132d20ff1 down between cbad6d6a30 the endless 42626b7dd2 crystal pillars.b0a0d0198e1f8634

In the vast, neatly arranged garden, all kinds of flowers swayed to the rhythm as if respecting each other’s beauty, and the beautiful, meticulously maintained pond mirrored the picturesque sky perfectly.4415290ed770288a

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The glory of 50afeee2d0 the Perza Empire, 7dddaafb99 which occupied two-thirds f956e9a18c of the continent bcbf934331 of Asha, seemed ed591ea5e2 endless and infinite 9e729955c2 at the moment.d67500a49bf0488a

Even the Emperor 0fc40d4bba had no choice cf57b718fd but yield to 2f782e5def the elderly priest 6e3bf8635c in front of 11ef3f6802 him.588c11a72f217e11

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This old priest precisely!070efe54fcf7d60b

Is the one fa1e65cbed who controls the 836c86a062 Emperor’s lifelong authority!2b9d1f39febceda6

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He was 39984ba6ce none other 971f914b7e than the 1c39b8b0c1 High Priest 9bd6e51862 of the 36c1fa5795 Genesis Temple.d45f29f32a125cf1

Nevertheless.7d5dafc0535218da

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The elderly priest poured d1d80d1d75 cold tea into a 7ac72bff18 clear glass cup and 547bc7bf72 offered it to the 72c25dcfa7 Emperor.60f603b05ae358f7

The young Emperor frowned 68fe428f56 with his arms crossed.a5b7eb11eaa5dcee

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“Why am I 13ed54266e not allowed to?”b151308a1f2fdff1

The old priest replied 1ad356a6a8 with a soft smile, 4a5fd1171d folding his half-lidded eyes.53fc00ee846a9e63

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“Because you aren’t allowed to.”504b5dfb4f9080eb

“But there are exceptions.”0d6dbb1262ce949e

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“Haha. The rule is, if you have any objections, speak up now or remain silent forever. Why? A year is quite a long time. We can’t have the temple join in with those who recklessly interfere with the affairs of the people of the Empire. Oh, of course, I wasn’t comparing them to Your Majesty.”c3eedfcf4d88d17c

The Emperor c1ef0b5374 held his bff6dfc41d forehead as b64f6f6a2d he said.c2c9c53fe43e0b62

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“…The royal family wasn’t involved in it intentionally.”7617b8352b84dc3c

“We weren’t aware.”7074293ba981ff35

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The High Priest’s gaze 7a0a05ff59 deepened.7437af900641d4d5

“There wasn’t any way to know either. I have no intention to treat someone unjustly for a decision made on a whim over a lifetime contract.”b4cfa596b3adaf37

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The young Emperor’s 2b8ed8bab5 tone turned harsh.9081db9af7404ca2

“… Doesn’t the High Priest think that it would be more unjust if you don’t obliterate it?”2fa8d0046260f93f

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The Emperor, dfade33d6c who had 69676ba01e been engaged 8661ac0944 in a 95aab8f76d brief, unseen 4fc024be50 battle of cb188e88d0 wills with 0958c1fd88 the High 9e74961700 Priest, Norva, 1c49905bf0 who never ea82c3fdfa wiped away 3aceb17639 the gentle 3be50d7c02 smile from e9876c93d2 his face, b43679ea7d let out 2434493330 a short bdac41ee69 sigh and f48dabd7e1 suggested.30b3dcc4b5054ad5

“How about 74d649aa1a I bring 86628bfc28 the other 957aeaa956 party here 3298e3452a and request b3e8509fce for the b286f30ef2 cancellation together? I think 2b31fa2f9c we can d4dc70a388 bring her e9844cade2 here within 0a46bae3f1 two weeks 8d43621c47 at least 70a4110c94 if we’re ff57846e12 quick.”fe334cc7e768c37f

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The High a5a94a66be Priest slowly 4ec8a76c09 shook his 9a02b9067c head.c2f0f545632568fe

“No.”e6a304d6f1ba65a1

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The Emperor held f1757249e2 his chest with bb5b4041d6 one hand to e608bfaab2 suppress his boiling f191363ee9 anger for a 13bc6500e9 moment.c186f042ebfb8c55

“Why?”1ee6e2244ce71d8e

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“Time may have passed, and circumstances could have changed. The love from that day might have cooled, or there could be various other reasons. Moreover, considering the special status of both parties….. one could have been pressured into making certain statements.”b4a6fbb54695caf3

The Emperor’s face 0ce36fe074 turned red with 1c079866cc anger at the bd2fabc508 stubborn attitude of b20806c143 the High Priest, 6f954a7b94 which showed no e1e3ea0875 regard for any 65318ef7af respect.4a7aed45257bd919

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“I am the Emperor. I do not engage 0e428a92c9 in such shameless acts 62160df619 concerning state affairs.”e9186ee2b567959c

“Well….”3a10739627b8ffde

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The white-haired fe54085d49 old priest 1589995e9b continued speaking 2994f9712a with a d9220488cc relaxed expression.51e8b091ac0dda86

“Your Majesty c53b925615 is the fc0e555139 supreme being, b2895bf592 so of db675a1876 course you 1f7f7fdc3a would have 2e54b35af7 such integrity. The temple also 43c9ba3967 trusts your Majesty’s fe1f547e71 character.”1bb2aec4efb0be5e

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“Then….”1d24be6c13e0f888

“However….”de203f3a69125a4d

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The High Priest Norva 810e733d00 cut off the Emperor’s 923e730c5d words in a firm f48a24c3e0 tone.b0a98c210535b9d0

“Forgive my disrespect, Your Majesty. However, all subordinates have no choice but to infer the will of their superiors. As a lowly citizen, shouldn’t she infer the will of Your Majesty?”cfba453e84b2caca

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“She is not of 486e00f983 lowly status.”c2b590103985dcae

“Regardless of the status, 1536280ef9 there is no rank 017246a461 higher than Your Majesty 2cac6b6c5f in this Empire, or 526fdcf2bf even on the entire e755910a03 continent of Asha. Therefore, even if 751e79a795 both of you c958933362 claim that the 2bcaed0d72 marriage was incorrect, c8e8fde458 the temple does be413bf708 not know the e795f34679 truth of that 5bbfa4f7fa day. Whether a aba680f319 secret engagement aa17fb2c02 took place 7e1b7ddfa6 or…. if there was some ba1df16ee8 kind of misunderstanding.”c86bf95b2db9cb34

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The old priest 5cf3f46669 stared at the d489e0d88f young Emperor’s cold, 89e1fa51d3 sunken eyes for 9156d9c14f a moment before 2ad12d7ddb continuing.6544609d1e57e284

“However, the 3e1f2ef6dd rules are 9944d9c5bc meant to b5aa50025f be followed. We cannot cancel a 53b99a7a81 marriage whenever Your Majesty 4fadeacab3 wills.”7fa5506d82179c42

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The old priest shook 8460f55822 his head firmly.a4e67abe8bf9d75a

“No matter how much a4764f80f1 the world changes, the c5d1fe6523 temple must uphold the 4b7be980c7 law. Canceling a marriage is 3d0644e80c not allowed.”77cbcb068d99c7b7

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