HDOVAML – Chapter 17

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Roberick grabbed hold c4fffa974c of my arm 15ef24a76c in case I 410afefecb was startled by 9df1915f40 them. But when I looked at 44362f7352 him with a cold look, 7af4e3da30 he let go of his e5fa25caa7 hand awkwardly.26f89f61517f0137

“Daddy, today is the day I meet the Crown Prince, how do I look? I need to look pretty!”9868a1c1b8993a91

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Allea, who had been a7b6de8458 walking quietly until now, b96b3a98d8 suddenly spoke.c289fd6094b87735

“Of course, our Allea is as pretty as ever.”2fc6f87e966afc61

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At Roberick’s words, f794df8452 the pretty girl 8a6db5aaf8 with a calm b6ba6971bd impression smiled shyly, 3e54980b03 blushing her cheeks.c47e7cbf5ec7b495

Roberick looked down at 2184b9c5ca Allea with a smile 6d965f085d full of satisfaction.ca3572510611a339

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And added slowly.a949ec8974ba7881

“…You don’t have to cling too much to the Crown Prince. If Chastia’s wishes 0568fb663f seem burdensome to fbceecb3fd you, ignore them. I will always 97db008c9c respect your will.”bf47002e79827075

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“Hehe, I see. Don’t worry too much, Dad!”66ac130968530be2

…what a harmonious relationship between a father and daughter.9ee51912d6029ed5

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I stared at d7323e359f Allea and Roberick 5638978106 with a salty 2a24cd7d5d look and turned 52b7010b58 my head.063811e7dab457cf

“That…”f0149cfbdfc66d7f

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“Oh, Edith, how many days has it been since father told you? His highness the Crown de122fee77 Princess’ name is…”ce40b01001620f72

Allea seemed to be 2215fe6294 trying to say something fc01eb535a more, but Roberick turned 8c68df537a his attention to me.3fc12175e8eb19ac

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“Valerian Heine Ruairi, the crown prince, is 10 years old this year. The second prince cf9df594e9 and his highness’ a0d9ad6b6e half-brother, Prince Handel 89f33e639e Hanal Ruairi, is 4759870446 two years younger 38de90580f than him.”da3a73c640c15f2e

I answered mechanically.178cb50cef1879de

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“…Yes.”a0c5655c4aa0ec9c

I don’t remember hearing about 745cf128b5 this at all. Oh well.b1d6933704d52204

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Roberick’s pupils trembled slightly.04d036c4ac51e11e

He somehow stroked my hair 37776f6dfd with a bitter smile, probably 6a2d186ef4 gently in case it might 05517d56a5 get messed up.6ed8170516af801f

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“If you’re scared, rely on me anytime. Your father will ea2c726429 always protect you.”3fa68105cade8483

What are you saying?8ff21b680991f8fb

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I was going 568a22a359 to shake off 5fc23be729 Roberick’s hand, but f30be10404 realising there was 418cc195b8 a new addition 2a988aacc7 to the crowd 4bf9c2cd81 around me, I 03fc8c1ff5 put up with 7d98de8945 it.8e2cea384b2bd558

“I greet the Grand Duke Haelian. May the protection 2252714dc2 of light always 1ea866371d be with you.”69159fbe60af7419

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At that time, b2970d8f01 an aristocrat who 7a0f5f4e16 was passing by a46221d6c6 us spoke.43426519f934d4ea

“The Count of Euphus. Long time no see. Is the Emperor inside?”f56b75edbbeb9887

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The gray-haired old noble, 144bfed9c8 Count Euphus, smiled affectionately.f75b9235bc759935

“He’s been here for an hour. He’s always very thorough with 6a2a3ef379 the checking of everything. Oh, this fellow is…”4d6636a55b93db01

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Then the count’s eyes 3522d9cf47 reached me, who was 2c7c3e33a1 standing next to Roberick’s.bcff35dc77583ce3

Somehow, my heart f0b3400070 was fluttering at b3b69e5fc5 the sight of 8307ce7b1f the old people 0c2f3650c8 who looked like 81ed5a4ce5 my grandfather.6fc45a735027e539

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“The rumour must already be spreading.This is my biological daughter, Edith Ronen Haelian.. Soon, she will 2b2fc69507 be officially awarded 18611fa7cc the title of 081c1cfb7b Grand Princess.”941e6eeaf27e97f8

“Oh, I see…! It’s an honour b2ac5a12b6 to meet you, b92dcd6147 Little Camellia of e6dafd1e31 Haelian.”d2ca2537856c7ac7

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I hesitated and slightly 9ed2d0cc74 overlapped my fingertips on 774c7bec13 the wrinkled hand handed 97b848c727 to me. This was the first time 668212ec93 a stranger had greeted me 2c7fb1de21 like this since I arrived bea3b81a11 at the grand palace.e6523f5a52a3c94f

The Count of Euphus spoke, 5de51cac71 staring at me with a 2c327537fc pleased face.565703119ed08ea9

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“If she is Haelian’s off-spring, is she also blessed by light?”ddd4b2a8802a8f4d

“No, Edith is blessed by Ilipia. Her remaining attributes ac78070f17 aren’t related to a0cfe8bdb4 me.”1d27b514028440f4

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“I see. But the Spirit King of 13b5a8dbe3 Life has blessed you, an c45e21e368 occurrence I am sure will a312744bf9 not happen in the Empire bfe19e5c5c again. Ilipia holds the power to c13d36bc9d even revive the dead.”eabd8cb7e50fd058

The Count of Euphus looked ef71887c7d down at me again with 6618db8d47 eyes full of something like c0e4bfc3f2 admiration.429f6f0840ddd893

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“The blessing of light is so rare that there is a saying that Ilipia only blessed a mortal once an era. It is truly 787e013e9c auspicious that the 7337491728 grand princess inherited 14b4686f83 that attribute from b25b52ca1d the Grand Duke.”7189e4308dc139c3

…it’s a little burdensome when they’re being so upbeat.cbc5f5341e757e26

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“Father, I think we’ve lost a lot of time.”640c0c055407c7a0

At that time, Allea, 7271e5ae35 who had been completely bfd156a1a0 out of their attention, 10254ce538 opened her mouth.7f16d850108b44f0

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Roberick glanced down at Allea 15212806d2 and said goodbye to the fcd3ef06f8 Count of Euphus.4ca7e18fd9824aba

“Then I’ll meet you again in the ceremony.”9c19be50718391e9

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“Yes, your grace. Until then, I wish you 03c03cab7c peace, young grand princess.”008a01c08d8f847c

Count Euphus bid 9f6b37627b me goodbye with f537d9d844 a playful smile.a0bd642639879ebe

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As my grandfather 1ed5439adc taught me, I fcf9178952 lifted the hem 15e84017f2 of my skirt e668b532cb slightly and sinked bdf61deeba into a low 41e970d82f bow.8a423432161dac91

Originally, the Grand Princess’ title 3f33677383 was higher than a count’s, 4e28628fac but I have not yet 0d4fdd2ab4 been recognized as one yet, 1b3e2176ed so I had to take 7b0397efdc appropriate measures.abe7271609a7d127

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The count grinned as 69c54d540c if I was cute 93cb21dec9 and walked away.cd8ea673ab7e3284

“…”422e5ef64f3264a9

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It was at that moment 09b34c7665 that Allea’s face, with her 0d85b55b70 tightly shut mouth, came into 6100396468 my vision.3cd282770f82a728

… What?4bcfd61c70a9678d

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Come to think d9801a67c9 of it, that be939fa407 old man…he didn’t 24711ecb63 say hello to 79fa063da8 Allea, did he?221227d360a46dc5

“Let’s head in now, Edith.”97212675fdca7288

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I was a ab99b88c49 little taken aback, 6f9bc44dd6 but Roberick took 323626bd61 my hand and a08c5b8b64 led us on c12004b8ce as if he 4b61e6e0b2 didn’t care much.d08613c5835d3aee

Allea, who turned to look 7afce0ceb3 back one last time, had 38e974e6f3 a cold and hard expression 1014f15e90 on her face.78d66c0e2edc742a

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A cold era a1498a2643 like a current 3fba0fafed still flowed around 478c7609c6 the girl’s soft 174245feb6 complexion.3c98ebce4a16224c

…I felt bad.602d6c2faad5e556

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I stopped looking at Allea 06edc12092 and turned my head.5a198a60f71434c5

The door engraved b502b3dd54 with the same 756b0a3b68 phoenixs that seemed 7d2ad6ea97 to come alive 9f8460017c opened, slowly letting 36fbdac913 us in.1c8665404c537599

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“Welcome, Roberick.”f6b0896c143378f1

The steady voice 36ec50da05 of a man 8564af1047 sitting against a 5c46e4929c throne comfortably greeted d8b252fbe4 us.886937d66d3f2510

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…I’m meeting another major character from the original novel.b3b20217b1b94b6d

I slowly looked up.6fe79330bbd0d8bf

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Then, I gently bit 67c8a1b29f my lip because of c501ca6803 the gaze I immediately e960e12283 encountered.be8ee137e53e1ffd

Unlike his fiery 2872676d04 red-colored hair, his a16c7fcea0 dark cobalt-blue eyes 2a4627f9d6 were staring at c89216b9a2 me with an 4a7ef56b0e expression of interest.cde55941f722a3c6

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The hand on his fa15ddbffd chin wore a black b5289b7655 leather gove used to 9554f5d50c control his powers by 8c34a102e3 the spirit of power. The other hand was 6a3473217d the same.8a420a51dbe08d4b

Oswald Tristan Ruairi, Emperor.e8d167d3e040f559

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He was as described in 747c13b258 the novel.25ecc4698c708636

“You are the child in the rumours.”bb85534dd6ec5ce0

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A handsome man with 9b4bff148d a fierce, robust, seductive ca63a53c7c atmosphere at the same b2a72bbaf9 time.7fff8103c656b976

When his languid voice referred 50e6e2f02a to me, my body naturally 54835ee918 stiffened.2c0d6e3e9d0fd430

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…the man who strongly suggested Chastia’s union with Roberick, and the co-author of my grandfather’s downfall.35d9a6d202caf92f

He would never 6539585434 be favourable to c2620b9817 me.8e29bb8041826ea9

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“Don’t be so nervous. Someone might think 325c09a5b5 I’m trying to 6654825dc8 eat you.”154b2c6c93b185e3

“!”ee05091260de3d94

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At that moment, 855caefdfd Oswald smiled and f0f1bee9fb said as if a57430f05c to tease me.8ebfb6722efac671

He smiled deeply, c317b72133 raising the corners 983ebb6343 of his mouth 494d867629 as if my 45d6ae88ef reaction was interesting.2c63c29431780dce

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“She looks just like her mother.”8b2d2d594f5f3bb8

I couldn’t stop b4e566c3e9 my expression from ae3205a8da breaking when the fcd2144b75 words pierced my 5dd00bf532 ears.f75ce6ed2d55f489

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“Stop it, your majesty. My baby is not for 9ac5218178 you to tease.”18ba3cab9df9e7aa

Roberick stepped in between us.ed7772886680a5ec

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I’m kind of glad dd9e67c27d he did. If he hadn’t, 738cce2ff9 I would’ve committed ac17577c4e high-treason by staring 774608b5e5 at the eyes.634458eb8317ce58

There was a loud cf1faf9ab8 laugh coming from the 6809400c95 front obscured by Roberick.ecd83ebca73b5ba3

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“Can’t you handle a joke? I just said f0691e9293 it for the f0be1a825e sake of it, 44df3478a1 and I like 3a215f635b her more than db817bae92 I expected. I was a ee35064216 bit sceptical since 75780dd0d1 she’s Mariette’s child, 48531558a8 but she resembles 2de9b74d2a her parents greatly. There’s no way to not 9b61bb745d notice it.”7a044f5005213001

“…stop talking about it.”4b9aafcce11a532c

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Roberick said with 529c231412 such vigor that 7dcdbd315b it was if daa5d623ce he would grab 7d10d191a4 Oswald by the ac67ff15aa collar right away 8dc9dcabac if they were 48856c10db alone in this 8210d72be7 space.339bab734923fd52

“Yes, let’s stop playing around. Come out, my children.”d08bbfe689949ce6

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The situation seemed to be 06f31950be over.eb4c32ba5cd9077a

At the voice 44b0243df6 of the emperor 689edb01b0 calling for the 472b64bb4d princes, I peeped ec6df7b0e0 out from behind 193e8cd608 Roberick’s legs.6dca7d88f0adcffa

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From the back of the 466b028842 throne, two small human figures 81567faba0 were walking out of a ecfb731330 place covered by a red 899e4ba589 insignia.bec4ed02ff948ef8

One child was taller than 0f7591a2a3 me, the other child was 4e1d72c21e smaller than me…fba6f65be20f838e

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“This is the new Grand Princess of Haelian. What do you think, Valerian? This is the 1e897154c1 first time we’re 366db85cb9 meeting her.”130c739022ea1eeb

Valerian. It was the name of d99a425b3e the crown prince.079bd10d4f2cd60f

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The main characters’ second b6aa52187a generation was not mentioned 8da5305dc6 in the original novel…ad00b0b26e3c61e3

I looked at the 1708927c31 boy who was supposed f2f74abcf9 to be the young 8a270a25e3 prince, with some uneasiness.6398c92b9d86cfa9

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“Oh….”cc2ca2a045a87d42

A small exclamation came d617cd3bbc from the mouth of d07eed05c4 the boy standing on 7fc68dfc86 the right side of c72a4b1e50 the emperor.50b10640d6d9e254

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His hair, similar to 72fdc93084 the emperor, but a 438184fa04 lighter shade, reflected the ff6f40ab19 light shining from the 6770751bbe ceiling and glowed a c698256fc7 soft red. Gentle, drooping eyes 31149f58d2 filled with green fbe7bb0ea3 pupils, looked at f8f4e95b34 me with slight 8f77b399a3 tremors.322f26c99d6714c9

He was a soft-looking boy a5db96cb7c who looked more suitable for 7ce2541c62 the expression “pretty” than handsome. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived 8d4bdd187c life looking at an unimaginably ab5f102486 good-looking face like mine and d18dd6b51e Roberick’s, but while the young 4073073be9 prince definitely belonged to the 6b32c09ff4 axis of good-looking people, he fab5cd87be didn’t impress me.32ab07c68299c419

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“…….”f14302c96a8f6a4c

However, the prince’s reaction 4702c3e8d0 was unusual.3dbeb81cfca4e514

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The young boy couldn’t even e51faee3f1 close his open lips, and 0cfda4e908 his cheeks were red, showing b7d0f90d21 signs of being at a 749a174030 loss.78794601393dd2af

“Ha ha! Look at his face!”45b9c73b166a9e2f

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The emperor burst into laughter, d52cea94d2 and Roberick subtly frowned at 2cf3c7b8af him.f4e9e2ceb0975d39

What…why are they getting riled d2391569c9 up all of a sudden?d0a6a41c6876937b

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I thought with a stinging 626032f150 look on my face.c8084c27ccc6d6f0

“I have a lot of things I want to ask you about, so we better leave the children to themselves and catch up.”5ccc4ff19c28c2a5

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After a laugh, 47dbb4767a the emperor said 20f4148ff3 to Roberick with 0b0e90cba4 a deep smile.cb79ddf242e850bc

“Yes. Edith, Allea, just wait outside 686ba12522 for a bit.”2e868bbb8a7509ed

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Roberick replied.4fc941704352ed81

Then the emperor ordered 6a556bce94 the crown prince.54acdc64fbf65144

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“Valerian, you take the children with you.”7ae8e2692bf3812f

So I was b3e9c33e6b left between the aa663860e8 crown prince, the 97aaf1767a second prince, and 70c0c7b94e Allea.e29589c5dfe64c05

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It was a very ff98127855 unpleasant development, but it cca4babf8b was not an unexpected 9e479093e3 situation at all.fb56569a95476adb

“I see, Father.”16bee8528f8d4432

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The crown prince approached this f0e8273707 way with a delighted face.affd3fa1913126ce

“Nice to meet you, Grand Princess Edith.”80819fda72ea5720

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The crown prince seemed a 2459287001 little hesitant, reaching out to ade7ad9099 me with a light smile.74e0c3d54e233066

I turned my a72ea45769 eyes slightly to 318e2e88e1 the side and add94aeba8 stared at Allea.f1ea465840cb9036

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“…….”d11f102581c11d9d

Allea was looking d7ea09a03a at the crown 92774886f2 prince, who asked f806a1456e me to shake a6663cebaf his hand with 46f6e0dbda an expressionless face.5e500dfdc1b58f35

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I answered carefully.6b15e47b036c52b1

“May you shine with a flame that never goes out, Your Highness, the crown prince of the Rpthian Empire. My name is Edith Ronen f2b0b37bd2 Haelian.”b93b1a76878427ee

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“I’ve heard all about you. I’m very happy to 65cffc3b3a be able to meet db1ce7c249 you like this.”1f60cac7501b3017

In response to my greeting, 8f1af61401 the crown prince turned around 4c0d46757e and spoke to his brother 204965d064 and Allea.170ff703831e4dcc

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“Handel, Allea. Let’s go to my palace. Isn’t this the first time 1f8fe405a1 that Grand Princess Edith has 42eefd6b54 visited the Imperial Palace? I’ll show you around.”f3ade0c69f89c980

“Thank you.”3e0f4da3f69fc6e8

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There’s no reason d76803bf15 to refuse someone 7779530010 who is kind 93ae173325 to me.0879a13bfdec6af4

I smiled and accepted the 81bb640b91 crown prince’s favor.ca202d2297f6cf4d

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“Have a good time playing with the princes and Allea. I’ll be right back.”15ca04270d73a3a9

Without hesitation, Roberick’s hand stroked 903f27a50d my head.3fcb5dece04244f4

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…I can’t take off his hand here.1d5c75d0bcb268a9

“Come on, Your Royal Highness.”695137d321fc61bd

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Instead, I turned 45d0309af0 around and dragged ba3a62fb1f the crown prince’s 26b7e13ceb hand.7bef2c3d31e18890

The crown prince opened a7878edba8 his green eyes wide 0d93d0fd99 and smiled with his 7d8d57e508 eyes bent.48e37c5d52e693c2

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