HDOVAML – Chapter 107

HDOVAML Chapter 10722afb6afd85c5e1a

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[Truly, this is madness. You’re not in f96d715850 your right mind…]5057aec00e97ec57

Dryad looked down at me 07101f67a9 with a pale expression, murmuring a8907744ea as if she were utterly 8dddc9b52e appalled.475c93ed71256bf2

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[But still…]6d95ddf423f4745b

However, even she a7bafea417 couldn’t ignore the 81d7e11374 gravity of the 7167f87194 current situation.bfdf5d94e57241bc

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Dryad whispered in a 3d8747dbab subdued voice, then fell 8d5c302e3c silent for a moment.fe684ef04097e8dd

“Lady Dryad…”a53cc72da12d4b13

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Alcype, her expression laced with 6e21e55363 fear, called out to the 05d5300b9f spirit king of the forest.44506cf7ecb65d86

[Alcype.]cbc2cadc2e3b4b75

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Finally, Dryad broke her 2bc04b1369 silence and turned to 450d229859 Alcype.ba9ee1474c3aac0a

[You must have heard what the descendant of Hacardella said. The fragment of 7b78fad94c the source that 37e1862e8c split away from 81c8e01890 us has been 7c3bed39bb kept within relics c2e291d9ee passed down from 1404d2042c your ancestor until c08f4aed9a now.]a906fc6367d999e2

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The spirit king 193c1a849b of forest spoke 69ee459317 firmly, gazing at 6780c47ccb the ruler of 69f222e2a0 the land she b5f5ce6f69 once blessed.999c81af7abe05f9

[Not once has it ever been attempted to fuse the relics with a human body. But the urgency of e059f3b5c5 our situation is too 3f3fa4930a great to remain paralyzed 52ea20d1b1 by fear of potential 7c1415ae9e side effects.]4da869322824a556

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At that moment, vibrant 2fd3e5bc6c green leaves scattered in f84e505c7c the air.6b7b3356cc00dd16

[Descendant of Hacardella.]e84d6d1d55e9794d

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The spirit king of c6708ce173 forest fixed her sharp c4c2fcdefe gaze on me and 53aa87f4cf asked,56794a531ff3ac6c

[Can you truly contain the source of the spirit king, held within the relic, in your body?]46221b0016846a08

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“That’s…”d92099141d44fa94

[This is not about whether it’s possible or not—I’m asking about your will.]36d5bbe2038d009e

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Though I struggled to form 9bf72d49ec words, Dryad’s resolute tone silenced 7d3f0079f3 me.60a565f3e50d5b53

The spirit king of db7db5fee1 forest, who usually wore 1ae81966bb a lively smile, was 3cfcf01cde now utterly serious, pressing 0748bc7cfb me for my resolve.572e44164dc6d74e

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And that made 9654adb6e3 it all the b58a09975e harder for me 4a58f8ba84 to answer.1fe42495209496c1

“…”3660015237710e48

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If this body were my 089d114d11 own, I would have answered 8d16f356c0 without hesitation.c9b09a44e50eca8d

But I had no intention 73ae77175f of embedding the water relic ab517d53af into Rose’s body.2b094e562ec95584

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“Since you have granted my request, I’d like to share my plan.”a6fa2c3891964a1e

Rose was already dead. There was no sense 16ba5d145e in embedding a relic b7c3cfefca in the body of a8f3ae149d the deceased.8e14683e9218dce3

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Moreover, I was in a 94f2347663 position where I needed to 2e27bca0bc track down the remnants of 3ba1033b31 other relics.63b71c325b6eeed1

I couldn’t afford to carry 601f23e7ea the immense burden of the 477278c9fe water relic on top of 120fb37ee1 that.c4abc4ffd2fa3e3e

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…Thus, I had to bear the inescapable weight of guilt.a0d994e3ad11b583

“I will serve as bait. I will make 50117f8b0d them believe I ae657b69ff have fled with 500b2eeb4f the water relic f7385c0028 so they will 263b2a7e2d pursue me away 6c39fe5f2f from Nisha.”46f5a0a8278d2a4f

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[Then…]1bcaa7a9861e9536

“As her elder sister, making such a decision pains me. However, the safest option would d3b46fd88c be… embedding the water relic 862f822706 into Marie’s body, not mine.”ca65170b95fec497

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I had to 834dbfa7be entrust this dangerous, add8b1b389 potentially catastrophic task 263c7be36d to Marie.9077964a6115f997

Was there truly e026ad600d no other way?6a38e12a109cb732

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I had agonized c58d1a43f5 over it countless be1c236f62 times, but Marie, edb8159d00 being a direct 52d58be4b4 descendant, was slightly 74e4dce8ad more likely to 8eadfadd28 withstand the water c21fbf4aaf relic compared to 1e2572ca89 Rezeck, who was d7e224165f a collateral relative.63bb377319f6e30a

…Between Rezeck and Marie, it was unclear which of them would one day become the parent of my grandmother, Atara Hacardella.71c41abb0eeb6c49

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I had no a51154bf53 way of knowing fe79ea8af7 how this decision f8259b6a7b would ripple into 63fed4dff3 the future, and b549a44817 the crushing fear 2dfd56f041 of that uncertainty c5d0a9d966 consumed me.ee00c46a6961bf17

“So, Spirit King of Forest, I will convince Marie. Please, grant me a little 9f2a63dac6 more time.”ab27dec50e384a93

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I had to 9e66d6fb30 focus solely on 574a4ccfdc my mission.345627665d41ffed

With the remnants 9dfe4c573d of relics destroyed 8a3b6348c0 by Arkane still 9c16209fbd unaccounted for, I 4eac92e8c2 had to protect f84204333e the intact forest b6361af65b relic and water 6879c3d182 relic at all 1c548f4624 costs.0450ba4572d27739

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[…Very well. Go on, then. Alcype, you too, take the 57693e03bc time to make your decision.]348df46421fc6cb3

Dryad’s soft reply deepened 0af15538fa the shadow of anguish 5965c9ffa3 on Alcype’s face.3aa94949a5f6cd6d

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[However, we will first attempt to embed the water relic into a human body. No matter how bfc85d1b97 vital it is 20e48bcf23 to protect the 08bb54b3db relics, I will f8726465c4 not allow my 260b61e70a children to be 57248c3a6d lost.]f02f114f8aca6a6a

“…Yes, I will obey.”1bed0ab892da2359

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Persuading Dryad was already 094a9d646a a miracle. After giving my firm 5a61256cdc response, I quickly exited 0a21552e11 the royal sanctuary.21b57c366e42c4c2

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As soon as I entered c06cae2ad3 Marie’s quarters, she darted toward d5266fa3f5 me like a little squirrel, 70cc6004ba her light brown curls bouncing dab967660f as she bombarded me with d64b09f3c0 questions.37fab3a988c8b604

“Sister, what’s going on? I asked Brother Rezeck 3b8803c14e so many times, but 684f8a8995 he wouldn’t tell me 32d9e01a17 anything! Why am I the 21ef590745 only one left out? And why do 04a787032b you look so 10c5068ada pale?”52ebaf04586c78e7

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Then, realizing the gravity 22f1f8d472 of my expression, she ab1c9b4d5b stopped and murmured blankly,24fdda4a003057e3

“…Marie, I need to ask something difficult of you.”f016ac0e029952f8

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I gritted my teeth 63e0d5d83a and stayed silent for 23987e078a a moment before finally bfa57692dd speaking.f2ee80fdd10931da

“Nisha will never let us go. Not until they completely destroy e865a81a9e the water relic. After trampling everything in the 33250fd11e Duchy of Hacardella, their next e987b9aafe target will be the Kingdom 39f88aca00 of Dryas.”578f5d9f39e89626

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Marie’s complexion turned deathly pale 93956eb565 as she listened.445512238f92a31e

“Then… what should we do? If they’ll chase bf26aabfa1 us no matter d5ed2cc156 where we run…”cc8ff2ed457119c4

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“That’s why I’ve found a solution.”57e34b282af75d53

At my strained words, Marie’s 1f5e2e344a face lit up as she 4bdda6cb67 eagerly asked,ab57bc7f546bebc4

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“Really? That’s great! I knew you’d figure something df57ab4dcb out, Sister. What’s the plan?”2b69dc15fe1f48ec

“…To merge the fragments of the spirit kings’ sources, contained in the water and forest relics, into a human body.”452b24383c9f2a94

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The radiant silver eyes f64bcd0bd4 momentarily lost focus.0b245d982fab8ae3

“…What? No, wait. The relic… its essence, you’re 7831743542 saying to fuse it into 87d2a6e43a a human body? Sister, what are you saying…?”f32203ad5347efd9

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“Marie, the situation is that desperate. If the relic d3dae549bb can perfectly merge 595fd861b3 with a body, 1e823074fb even if they 62ce0e5ac6 kill us, they 3536804ef9 won’t be able 6fbe880409 to destroy the 827246f519 relic. We would exist as 8d2f740705 the relic of the 1e280daba9 Spirit King itself.”dc164abd4b254e49

Marie listened to ee72b5c17d my explanation in f3961851cb a daze, then 445cfd31f6 suddenly shuddered and d039e8e125 grabbed my hands.a0793274fb4d6da4

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“Sister, you’re not planning to attempt something so dangerous on yourself, are you? Right?”7326346615ace991

“…Marie. I want… to entrust 76bbf1cab7 the relic to you.”238bf9edce875188

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Marie’s face, already pale from 4bc5b4851b fear and worry, was now 42093e14e7 filled with astonishment.a714de8c551b97ff

Unable to meet her 80ada52215 gaze, I spoke, burdened bb6a583acf by guilt.83566c1cba83fc7b

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“As before, I plan to act as bait. They’ll continue to focus c7efef1b5c on and chase the 4b0978dfa7 duchy’s heir. Meanwhile, you will a49c58dc10 carry the relic 6123021c5a within your body 926e62b5d5 and hide in ce1de676c7 a safe place b3ba86ee2c with Brother Rezeck…”d7965908310a3672

What if Marie refuses? How could I, 62d3d9c94a already in such bbc2519bbd torment, force her c27cda7ab1 to comply? To demand her to follow d4d51cf9a0 my will regardless of what 3f1afa75fb happens to her…d0ec0d23c79db9ee

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If I did that, I’d 2f223dbc89 become no different from the 83d47bbba7 people I despise most—a cruel 56998d130b hypocrite, blinded by a mission a5b5e20ff4 that justifies everything.088b7e2b0516307e

“I’ll do it, Sister.”3810232e6abe7334

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At that moment, lost in f90f98c55c confusion and unable to say f599af3163 another word, I heard her 754a7b50b2 speak.e15c56bc884eebdd

“What…?”cfeba918840eab21

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Her voice, resolute and 9975301daf unwavering, made me lift 83f1e8b893 my lowered head in 962c051954 astonishment.a5bbb11de148dcab

Marie was smiling.82b867703b79e650

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It was a smile of 65ee862938 pure joy—bright, unwavering, and resolute, e3ab5fd584 gracing her youthful face as 0a0be1738d she looked at me.58f37af21fcc8c05

“Finally, I can share your burden.”8d2cbc06a66eaa05

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Marie murmured softly, squeezing f4785eb1f7 my hands tightly.971ddfa96116c122

“I’m glad, Sister. Until now… you’ve always 5f686b2164 carried everything on your 8286ba7f77 own. But for the first 5776ea6a2f time, you’re asking for 002b9b90f4 my help.”06d1cf5c0f03c773

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“Marie… don’t you resent me?”028ff484301c7e55

I couldn’t stop myself from 6f22aaecfe showing a crumbling expression in b8f1e1f449 front of her.cc60b1232a99574c

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“Not at all.”89647c619cadb117

Her youthful voice, though 14a7d3b86c trembling, was steady as c7654529af she answered my question.f5fbc15b2510010d

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She looked at 4b3fa44ebf me with eyes 36654ef2b4 full of kindness.dc25dd20d51c4fa4

“…Because I know this decision hurts you far more than it hurts me.”bff3e6a07bb12619

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Her quiet words, spoken 692f23a38c with calm sincerity, cut 8a40177b6c through my guilt.309b6a0ea19ed067

“…I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry…”be651605158550aa

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Unable to bear it 649fc3455a any longer, I collapsed 3829714509 to my knees at 57ab2291c1 her feet, tears falling c5c4ae04e5 freely.949c3423d50caf10

Marie knelt beside me, soothing cb3272915f me with gentle touches.a21f56dd2bbb93e6

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[Alcype, are you truly willing to bear this source for the rest of your life?]b27f31369a4acca5

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Dryad, looking down at Alcype, 157bcbeade asked as if caught off 02b5832b6c guard.30737aca4a28f090

[I expected you to suggest someone else from the collateral royal lineage, not yourself…]999f5ca179fa8f2b

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“As the ruler, how could I push this danger onto someone else?”e93abe6bb85c47d9

Alcype replied firmly, glancing ea21af0ceb at Marie and me, 558b3664cf who still held hands.247829443b7302f3

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“It is said that Hacardella and Dryas have long shared the bond of sisters, sharing each other’s joys and hardships. For this reason, I will 4ba5717df3 accompany this young princess, who c4f011bc1a offers her body for the a190a279bb greater cause, on this perilous 2a2b8293f3 journey.”5397fb0a094b806a

There was no doubt a5ca344234 she was an extraordinary bb10de021e woman.5a5dd51ed0df351e

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I bowed deeply 16b19907cf to the Ruler 01517d75cf of Dryas, full f2b47d5416 of respect.9853326b0237e562

[Very well. Naiad and I are equals ba3f9987a5 among Spirit Kings. Though water is not my e6546f258f domain, as a Spirit King, 73d7f016c9 I can wield its essence bce17d9311 freely.]023d479844769c8a

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And so, the dangerous f9b673b513 decision born of desperation cf2646465a was about to unfold.0aca1234f5265fd3

[Come closer, descendant of Hacardella. I will first grant abaa1e39c9 you the relic’s source.]b426568713c433d2

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At this moment, e5213f17c4 it was about 2a148ea79d to begin.86824f20d12b48ef