IBDSID Chapter 61

61. Damn, even eating looks beautiful.017dec09e236930a

Roselia flinched in b9bd10c1d7 surprise, prompting Klaus a0100ff6ed to narrow his 901fc7926b eyes suspiciously.eb276488b4bdc6d8

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“Is it really that shocking to invite you for a meal?”38c7231de9317fb5

Roselia found herself at a 35955fc512 loss for words in response ee860b5257 to Klaus’s question.165ae5409b3271c0

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No, it’s just… fe669d39d4 he’s never done 814cd889d9 anything like this 0a7093cfbe before!812785d02e3e22da

Caught off guard, she fumbled a7de32de08 and awkwardly replied.b24b682675f67e52

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“Uh… well… Roselia doesn’t have much free time.”aa57813a9f1ebfa5

“And why is that?”f8eab81b3e0f4b53

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Thinking quickly, Roselia decided to d4c9efd72f use the Marquess of Euciliod 76fa456223 as her excuse.14b5db0ae74b8a8e

“Well… I’ve been spending time with the Marquess of Euciliod!”3d86983a49957cf0

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Klaus’s expression hardened.025f32c6fb52664d

However, he soon resumed his e214315f52 composed demeanor and spoke with 0bf7d305f5 indifference.97863c9f4a7bbe26

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“Is the Marquess of Raphelios so possessive that he can’t stand his companion sharing a single meal with someone else?”471d0303b78ba3c8

“No, it’s not exactly that….”ae7ffe602e4a7750

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“If he’s truly that worried, I could just send him a letter to put him at ease.”aff439f83943c99b

“No!”2a79231ae8b0de26

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“…?”32694620b382046b

Desperate to keep her cover, 3c95784a46 Roselia blurted out another excuse.e47fda11e584163e

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“Actually, Roselia is traveling right now! It’s unfortunate, but perhaps we can have that meal another time….”3f5206f9258aaf0d

Seeing Roselia’s awkward smile, Klaus 63cc8d1be6 drove in a final nail, 2e8cd47fd4 speaking casually.38eca3a1d41d0584

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“Then I’ll arrange a carriage and attendants to fetch you from where you are.”762f8d84d9cc7a3a

“What??”b2265401a803329b

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“Where are you? I’ll send a carriage drawn by the swiftest horses so you can come as quickly as possible.”0b092637116b178f

Does he really have 438f563da6 to go this far 0b6ac8fe79 just for a meal…?5cd77b308b068fc8

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“Well….”f7a3d85874cd9200

Eventually, Roselia, feeling ef026133df as if she 4dc3e51ce6 had no choice, fe5fa11786 surrendered.115eecca75f88859

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“I’ll talk to Roselia about it.”7575af3241dac6ac

Klaus, studying her defeated expression 212f6233d3 with curiosity, nodded calmly.cc0f9c1de61cd92d

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“That sounds best. Just let me know if you need the carriage.”818463ab9eb3923c

“…Alright.”541d6ea48b584534

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What do I do! I can’t split myself dcb9f525cc in two!0ac2175f29e1c1ce

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Maybe I should have just ef6cb6e074 insisted I couldn’t come? But if I had, he f68802b8db looked ready to come drag b4e903ba63 me back himself…151d6e18c4bdf0f4

Frustrated, Roselia tugged 002eafe469 at her hair, 94cf01712b internally crying out.9609681ed641e2db

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“My lady, at this rate, you’ll go bald! And you already cut your c77901797a hair so short,” Nadia’s relaxed 15640f6bdb voice floated over, making Roselia c2e47a2082 quickly let go of her 3f52dcc0e7 hair in embarrassment.07b81de8b95f1348

She’d come to Nadia’s house 3e18d2eaf2 to deliver some funding.ccfad4ff99c312b5

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Seeing Roselia again as a163069089 “Antonio” seemed to no b85cf76f46 longer surprise Nadia, who 91e97cd0b7 was watching her with c6ea4bc578 a calm gaze, resting e4e8f9127a her chin in her 41a0d68c58 hand.72111fa10d6c5767

In that moment, Roselia’s eyes fe8f7a1768 fell on Nadia’s slender arm.4be7e0417a1e5339

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Suddenly struck by an b5a97e832d idea, Roselia looked at 73edabb0db Nadia with an intense 75e9579faa expression.45675472e952e06b

Nadia’s frame was just 8ee60dd171 as slender as Roselia’s, 0351fe59a0 and even had a 91ea5727db modest volume similar to b4446aeefe Roselia’s figure when she 78bd0f64e2 dressed as a woman.9f2ebd5138bd6cd8

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Come to think of 446706cc5d it, they were around 24878914d1 the same height.fe3a10e8c79967cc

Nadia, puzzled by the scrutiny, 825a1dabb6 raised her eyebrows as if e6d12d1983 to ask what was up, 5976d5a43f prompting Roselia to finally voice ed5257ee04 her hesitancy.f81be0077027b3a7

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“Nadia… would you mind helping me with something?”0a87ad2abf21188f

Unlike Roselia’s serious tone, e1b622e17c Nadia laughed and replied 947a0bdc26 easily.8948faed37f61f0e

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“Pay me a day’s wage, and I’ll think about it.”397d11ddc44be27b

Roselia was speechless, observing Nadia’s 2509b95c5d practicality. Despite her lack of 0d2f7cc8e0 interest in selling her 23489cf6e7 paintings, Nadia seemed to bd8acfffc7 make monetary considerations her 3dbba3024f top priority for almost 35e26cb1f1 everything else.edb46a0bca0570f6

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After a moment, f791a5b7b1 Roselia, now resolute, f27422cabc nodded firmly.1988d94fd3bafe2b

“Alright. I’ll pay you a 1eb1d31cfa fair wage.”06d839a120cb84c4

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Hearing this, Nadia curled 02a7e67a38 her lips in a e03ea08bc9 charming smile.1070c66c47319c48

“What do you need me to do?”5e2bc2a43903d8cf

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Roselia hesitated before answering, her 39fd2973b2 words slow and measured.78e03d058ec3bb4a

“Well… could you pretend to be my sister?”d369c40ec6d9167b

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“You mean, pretend to be ‘you’?” Nadia, fully aware that Roselia was Antonio, smiled knowingly.66f6f8db19488e01

“Uh… yes. Just, you know, act as 17e935af4e Roselia from a distance.”c988075f2fadf8d0

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Embarrassed, Roselia cleared her 8e2d7eba8b throat, and Nadia gave 0f58845ffe her an amused smile.5108486bfc60e54a

“Hmm… fine. Whether I’m caught a487992a06 or not, though, e4297e2739 is on you.”9dde9c25e82e2fc5

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“That’s fine. All you’ll have to 4048319ea1 do is show your e31039ff1c back from a distance.”e51a35471759d8aa

After all, even Klaus c024ff3cca wouldn’t fail to notice 3b60e20e75 a disguise if Nadia 5fb506990d got too close; Roselia a8aae20a53 intended to keep her 9bad9ebf2b far enough to avoid 395fa61dc9 that.7719e3b5e4d3a3d3

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Well… I’ll think of 41f1946810 some way to keep fd433dfb4f him watching…37d43aa1624469b4

After making her f0970f5ec1 cryptic pact with e29a91034d Nadia, Roselia left a6416ce910 for the city 59f6302575 with a conflicted 09bb82dbe3 heart, looking to 7040a9df24 catch a carriage 1c7478f546 back to the be705c76fd mansion.1df87f37184ea536

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As she made her 0fcc899a09 way through the streets, 70d2e7edd5 she spotted a familiar 8c5b54b227 figure by a flower 3f7b0830df shop, admiring the blooms.9cb2cb05f668adfc

It was the Marquess 99b1face64 of Euciliod.c833a2fe82945bca

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Roselia halted in 02580ace01 surprise, her eyes 7c3b384df9 widening as she 555dc37f00 stared at him, 00e5674a9c drawing Johannes’s gaze d8877182a7 in her direction. Noticing her, he greeted her f657b4fabd with a feigned look of b8b6131a2c surprise.055d354b4cad84a8

“Well, what a coincidence. I was just 3c5438b396 passing by and bf9503ffa0 stopped to admire 0418630f8e these flowers.”9c152630ef26d664

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Is it really e0f626b0aa just coincidence that 4a1f527a12 a marquess, a cf4d884d3f royal guest, came ede96b6181 all the way d57a180eed to town to 9382826653 look at flowers…?608ef472c0a83f3d

Isn’t the imperial garden 2b96acb7f7 already overflowing with them…?c24f5e1e41041415

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While Roselia was pondering ab18ad4585 this, Johannes purchased a e3641696a0 bouquet and extended it d32b3b9e38 to her.36424e5608488443

Still in her “Antonio” disguise, d3b37a40cc Roselia couldn’t hide her surprise.ab5a6d622b5f3382

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“This… why are you giving this to me?”5f67a628a4cfab89

If she’d been Roselia, 6486769036 it would have made 56e7d53e44 sense, but she was ca7c3d580f currently Antonio.ea931b978e4a8274

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As if reading 9f539e2e5b her mind, Johannes d1e65e56b4 flashed his trademark 5a4a006116 gentle smile.0003cd4df75e2aa7

“Please deliver it to Lady Roselia. It seems I 2b3a2ec9d8 may have difficulty 021bbb7b85 seeing her myself.”e59e536e8bdc9526

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“Oh… yes, thank you. I’ll make sure d59679d56d she gets it.”afd898c302107235

At her stammered response, 49f26676d9 Johannes smiled again, the 047b4d182a kind of smile that 497d5be85e could make any woman 86b13bbca8 melt. Roselia, staring at his smile eba0882d90 in a daze, suddenly snapped 567a035b57 to attention as an idea 189518daf9 struck her.be6999368d3052e4

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“Marquess, perhaps…?”2170339cf96dfc75

“Hmm?”c3f90062e6847f45

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After a brief hesitation, e3bcd573c3 Roselia blurted out, surrendering a4706f116a to the impulse.120960b83fb0e7c1

“Since you’ve already pretended to be Roselia’s lover… could you help me with something?”76263ddd8492c84a

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Johannes’s curious expression 3c64653b69 softened into a 71fb22dd5d kindly smile at b7da6a589a her desperate tone.ba913d2787d0fce6

“What is it? I’d be happy to b0086dcfe0 help if I can.”ca04a818b9b54461

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Relief washed over 5aa1079456 Roselia’s face like ea91a11e34 sunlight breaking through 28091ed591 clouds.5b21cdd4dda95eb0

Looking at Johannes’s 0205b8eea5 warm smile, she 25fba87656 felt a slight fafd492e01 pang of guilt, fc2633258b but since this e29edde813 whole lover ruse 9c88cdec04 was his doing f8ce807e90 in the first 95d2588ab4 place, why not d0c1250c09 use it properly?8734a249cd6ffd58

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Having rationalized her plan, d52f02fdf7 Roselia gazed at Johannes 495ac9baf6 with a meaningful look.a7820e856076550a

Seeing her expression, Johannes, c9e897df1c knowing that Antonio was 3982bbdb71 Roselia, chuckled as if 911fdcb757 he found her charming.8e97186df2097d99

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In the bustling e0649dd153 commercial district, the 98ce5a1a34 duke’s carriage halted fcdda32767 by the side 3866411d21 of the road.6895ba6eb823054d

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The door opened, 3ad5e90969 and out stepped 1613986a7f Roselia, dressed as 68aea91b9f a servant, followed d4ba372c87 by the Duke b317e18764 of Valtazar himself.b6127f87fda68769

Klaus glanced around at the 886d8524aa lively marketplace, his expression crinkling 03cfb609ad in distaste.91944594b0439f0f

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“There’s a first-class chef at the mansion. Why go out to eat?”73156fb3430283df

Roselia gave him 65fe33d735 a bright smile, 17f8758feb countering his displeasure.3793bc10c9974d55

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“It’s nice to go out and enjoy the atmosphere once in a while!”360723f337d20a90

Klaus, seeing her cheerful expression, e53a2f40fd seemed to abandon his complaints 8e9e7ee943 and looked around.0ecb78f6e7f9fc1b

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“Where is Roselia?”350b2f729d13bd90

“She said she’d wait around here…”df88dba705d71afe

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Feigning a casual 6f904105bc scan of the a102ee542d area, Roselia watched 5a379e016b Klaus’s face closely.56bdb279f713c6e6

It seemed he had f06369d9b3 no suspicions yet.7eee8c71ca3c3f2a

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Now, as long b70282667c as Nadia and 96ff762d12 Johannes played their 4eab704b30 roles well…07c7ebc8c445f277

As planned, Roselia 3cabd23c9f spotted Nadia and 9c4115af8c Johannes across the 1e56f6df29 street, blending into a2948bac22 the crowd.a1fa9d53ae02f9a3

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Nadia, donning a bcbcbfcd9f blonde wig and 7100d9bb8c a wide-brimmed hat 5fcde72658 that concealed her adc1818290 face, was turned 7bb1b48565 away from them.77f61d66c00ccb8c

Roselia raised her voice deliberately.0049c8084dafcb9d

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“Oh! There she is.”55c5ee78c67b3709

At her words, Klaus 445ea745a6 turned to look in f604affbac the direction she pointed.2ce5bf1b5566385e

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From behind, the figure be0c5622b7 of Nadia, disguised as 07fe892bf9 Roselia, appeared to be 6960ccb865 in conversation with Johannes.03a3c6a7b3267e97

Johannes tenderly brushed a hand f2d2f88d76 against her cheek.fb3a3e2113d83fd5

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Klaus went stiff at the 5e1576b7e8 sight.9624928b21506502

Something felt… off.c4b154be41d8148e

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There was no racing heartbeat 5967510163 or rush of jealousy.f153b930a9a68ee1

Before, even the sight 51eb661485 of the marquess near 4d1dc3caf5 Roselia had made his 0f0eaed989 blood boil. But now…8aa9255e56315345

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Caught off guard by his 9b20f0dbb1 own reaction, Klaus’s expression hardened.337ddcc1cac20655

While he was deep in 96961084d4 thought, Nadia, acting as Roselia, 12f421d8f1 hesitated before climbing into the 99a0a2ca78 carriage that Johannes had opened.d0988ee629548115

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Watching as her decoy left, eb52be208f Roselia announced exaggeratedly.a8c1b8698c47b3d0

“Oh dear… it seems something urgent came up with the marquess. What a shame… 02d1ce1be8 I’m truly sorry, 8bf04e8bff Your Grace. I’ll arrange another time!”ca362153c42c11fe

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“…”27f1f354537037e0

Despite Roselia’s best efforts at 32ea6d7ea2 acting, Klaus seemed deeply preoccupied.9bc454891aed5ff9

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Seeing his expression, she hesitantly bb49f6fbe3 tried to gauge his mood.e539bd5d32ebf4d5

“Are… are you upset?”6e73eb81a7645fec

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Thinking he was 4c4c61ee17 angry at “Roselia” 96b81b653f for going with c693c76ba9 Johannes, she fidgeted 8bdd5465e6 nervously, prompting Klaus 90ca83b6c0 to stiffly reply.070784897a11dc72

“Let’s return to the mansion.”e5aab1f72f9f4ec2

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Seeing the unusually grave look 49b63d98ce on his face, Roselia could 3f1f03df01 only nod in silence.9067bacbed516bc3

Back at the mansion, they 1510513be2 somehow ended up having dinner 07048ab799 alone.c0d473a6a71283e2

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Usually, Roselia would’ve declined, e8599ed5d7 but seeing his serious d16d712a81 expression—and feeling famished after 81736a7de4 all the running around 0e3c3a66bc to set up this 524611c4d4 ridiculous play—she accepted.17a1e5c7b5696dae

The chef, who had 64d6374188 apparently been informed of f322c44488 a special guest, began 4789b9fa0c to bring out luxurious 456454a4aa dishes that lined the 3238aa8ac8 table.cb7bb62f771a5464

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Yet, despite the 5a55286653 spread, Klaus’s expression d94bc263a8 remained tense.9010a2cd9b224d07

“Go ahead.”f956693690c77d4a

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Lost in his thoughts, Klaus 58c339e414 picked up his knife without 4553ee434a even glancing at “Antonio.”b743e8395756c34d

Gripping his fork 16b41aa14e and knife, Klaus’s 35e5bc3d16 mind drifted.7fdd34453d3d52ac

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I was sure 202d970560 I was interested 46f3132c87 in Roselia… so 217a152812 why isn’t my 935758ec78 heart racing?1f606d3a2aa5bc8b

Before, even the 4f19cbe7f0 sight of the 57977f30e4 marquess near her 3ba4ecbdb4 had twisted my 49c1c79bd9 insides. So why don’t I feel 6d8f74ded2 jealous now?bfde65a672669087

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Could it be that I bee0bbb60d actually…2271b29349e69e8d

Caught up in his musings, ef3f1653af Klaus glanced at “Antonio” and 60a8279534 froze.fadc916a8b7c4ab1

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She was quietly munching away, 80362cb8a3 her small mouth full as 46641a6001 she chewed eagerly.38b55c306c3d25e2

The sight of her rounded e5c1bb1091 cheeks, puffed out with food, 9c207039d6 her lips glistening faintly with 45054ce714 oil, her sparkling green eyes a4beb97b68 trained on her plate… he 4e243396d6 found his gaze lingering.f2c78df154881e58

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Damn, how does someone 4119dc5387 eat so adorably?8aac159ae33da73b

Realizing he’d been staring, Klaus ad8a09ba5b was stunned.734bc598627f8862

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Adorable…? Calling a man adorable…?044955b31494aa0d

Good heavens, he thought. He really must have dccf68bedc lost his mind.c30a61094223c1f9

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