IBMILRFL – Chapter 66

Ch. 66 IBMILRFL | Chapter 669ea3b6d2e040eae8

After leaving the banquet hall, 9f30e5f269 Seira couldn’t quell her anger.a29f0797047afa23

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‘Where did things go wrong?’c72718a420c0a49c

At first, everything had gone 3ba1d7761c as planned. Everything was perfect.75ceb9ff143d42ce

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Except for one thing: 4236cdf59a Jeremyon’s unexpected behavior.f9f5eecf166d8329

Tsk.975a648d2acbe583

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Seira clicked her tongue inwardly.b2ba80ccaa9c7132

When he follow her around 5ece4d65c0 and shower her with praise, 9f70cc9c08 people saw her favorably. But now, with her image 4062f960e7 tarnished, they mocked her relentlessly.32c47f6d9475e536

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‘I worked hard to build my reputation! No, there’s no need 9ee3629c2f to get upset over 2c2b1b1eab this. I can fix it.’ec664d9f0a3ab574

There was always a way bf8e64df23 to restore her reputation.6f66818cdeb2c1ed

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‘I’ve already said it was a marriage proposal my father arranged… I just need to keep pushing that narrative.’463f9ca718566878

If she spread 8664b1c0fe the word that 34e0a58a34 she, as his 9ee929f008 close friend, was e6a6113571 disappointed that Jeremyon c01cb86660 hadn’t even informed e8b0ccb844 her about his 42bcdd64d5 relationship with Lilliana, 20ce85e78b people would change 3ab082617b their attitudes once f36211f7a1 again.8c4132e5a5ebfbb4

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After all, she was no 5c56b086fd one else but herself—the woman d11093d54d who had reigned as the 862809480a queen of high society for 4459abcc99 so long. Overcoming such hardships was well b4c7abd4da within her capability.6197b5f751707557

So, it wasn’t truly a 8d719c0ad6 grave situation. But… the reason 166eb3ce99 Seira was this 41ece4b49a worked up was 9eb9df08c6 solely because of 9124972b22 Lilliana.1366ee725fc2717d

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‘So that’s what her aloof demeanor was about… She must have plotted things with Count Winder in advance.’f656280c613856c0

Though that wasn’t 05239b83ae actually the case, 23c219eca0 Seira’s anger clouded df77671659 her judgment.71fa787cccb0ce57

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‘Hmph, I need to calm down first.’3b22626e64e536af

No matter what changes Lilliana 04d1df3665 went through, she was still de5a224e70 the same naïve girl Seira c78275f369 had always known. Although Liliana had managed to 84a955fc2e one-up her today, it likely 99e30102be wouldn’t last long.491a8e0e82c2a7ec

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People generally revert 50bed57e8a to their true 02b7204eca nature after short-lived f576c88340 changes.9dc3c16a879283a5

If she simply waited, 1321b0db99 Lilliana would inevitably bring 9c84ba9fd7 herself down.4b456a5eb48a16a9

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Of course, that didn’t 8d2847e229 mean Seira planned to 77fa688387 leave her alone.bbb37f7e855d94f3

Seira headed straight d6fddfece4 to the palace 41a6b527ec gardens to find 0e9cf7dafe someone.ccaa3b6825b5faa8

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‘If only he had listened to me, things would have been easier for both of us.’71b8944a0fa5245b

She pitied Jeremyon’s 55ebe8bfd3 for foolishly choosing d596ac4c38 Lilliana.6818260cdc74d701

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‘Hm, he should be somewhere around here.’e8beed68ca30e493

She checked around the benches 0a44a7c0b8 scattered throughout the garden until 8b97f2c06e she finally spotted a familiar e27aa9cfff figure.bf4c53785d70522f

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Seira quickly approached him.ccc94038f2c11f76

The man, who had 8757a4521a been enjoying the silence 7d87d108dc with his eyes closed, 7372ec56c2 opened them as he de4ed83f73 sensed her presence.4608543ad8f1c6fa

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His gaze met hers, e576b20c95 revealing golden eyes—the mark d8b9ab8c70 of royalty.78dbf0f966746c61

The man Seira b3b8f4d7da sought was Leo 7250123825 Ignarium, her cousin 5a9fd3875a and the crown 5c4d38b93d prince of this 275b9230cf land.3fe04d8e2f208125

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“Such an unexpected guest. Could it be… the lady fd61f13177 of House Winder?”33d14f7d42357e7f

Seeing Prince Dais suddenly 4fd3419b94 greet me, I instinctively d7328beacd froze.94537adc7255412c

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‘Why now, of all times?!’96998f1ad45197ff

I hadn’t yet 621af14d7d figured out Seira’s f5821266fc scheme, so the a85b8516e2 timing couldn’t have 23a18919d5 been worse.d7c0e1861b0a318a

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But there was no b5b9bf76ca need to show my 821015cd53 anxiety.054be26efcb0ba7e

Calmly, I responded to b4791fbf2f his greeting.2f49fe83565abf4d

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“It’s an honor that you recognize me, Your Highness. I am Vanessa Winder.”2e6d1ecd4b5a8991

After a polite bow, 2a82a76f40 I studied his face.2f019f7c19ffe005

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‘Let’s look at this positively. This is an opportunity. I needed to 7fa24e4bef get acquainted with 780e60f68c him eventually.’890fa549564454cd

Dais rarely made appearances 0a4d4232b2 at imperial banquets or b62b71b8f7 events.a8326b441f57208e

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Had today’s gathering 773a1c4e4b not been in 6bfdedf9fe honor of Tristan, 05beaeb88a the hero of 256ab4e57e the hour, Dais 213d6917f3 likely wouldn’t have 77439648cf attended either.b16c4fa946cb9fc3

‘This could be my first and last chance to speak with him.’a1336449e07ab5ed

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If I missed this opportunity, f77c287d8c there might never be another.c1465a3c4ef3e4f3

In the original story, Dais 5406f117e8 died during an imperial event 0ae19d3b66 hosted not long after this.f576ee3db10b2e2e

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At the hands 172158c058 of none other 473e311a49 than his half-brother, dbb47cbd61 Crown Prince Leo, a82d838a6e the primary antagonist 19693b335c of the original edff13fcae work.f4e895b279bbe574

The current emperor had two 2c71996991 sons.99a6d24a72f5276d

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Leo Ignarium, the crown 69ac60acec prince born to the 80d331f613 empress, and Dais Ignarium, cdc304a447 the prince born to 1e7736139b the imperial consort.a10cef7193ca2506

Being the crown 6400c48b39 prince, Leo was 24af7c1626 the favored candidate 3c7f81d310 to succeed as 865a7001b8 emperor.74d054a62d449021

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Revered both within 03489be52b and beyond the 1231f5f128 empire, he was 4e8fc93d98 seen as the 71272b6026 future ruler, with 4d6bf0f5c9 everyone lauding him 1e363258d1 as a prospective f9bbcb4390 wise and benevolent 39cc1e20b2 king.37addf7aad28a9da

But I know. All of that 6f70d7ce61 is just a 724e4490a4 carefully crafted public 02567963df image.2a5ebfcdf287b729

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In reality, he’s fa1f46e4a3 a mad psychopath 3d4c3dcc63 who would stop af2b6ff29a at nothing to a8dbdaeb30 eliminate anyone who e6a00dd5c7 defies his will.d8417f21629eb96a

Long before recalling the 2518631d8d original story, I was 9e76aa619c already wary of him. The Winder family, b6c22e9b1a too, had been 8aa8849e66 one of his 30c6a61fcd targets multiple times.0eca5d827c118247

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‘He probably didn’t like that, unlike the other nobles who openly sided with him, we maintained a neutral stance.’cd703f3415ab408b

He had tried various b4c11e765d means to threaten and d141dbc29c pressure me, the de 4e06013a56 facto decision-maker of the bb6443edff Winder family.7c71e5678160856b

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‘Hmph. Not that I’m someone 7911b07c67 who would easily yield.’209bac141d02c5de

In the original story, the 4a8c99866f crown prince eventually ascends to 8ca05c7ebc the throne. And with that power, 72fb9952e0 he attempts on several cecf71e70a occasions to take the 5d0a7412a0 lives of Lilliana and 6996f1da1a Jeremyon.88a0a564e486a6ed

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‘Knowing that kind of future, how could I just sit back and do nothing?’4121677ba3b9e4c7

That’s why I wanted to f6463caa7e take this opportunity to talk 7203cc8105 to Prince Dais today…ac6eeac7ac8ef93b

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‘Hmm, but it’s hard to figure out what kind of person he truly is.’a5113ccafb2f9748

I studied him closely as 78a6115096 he offered me a gentle 3e21fc8d36 smile.dd252df3654aef16

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There were many rumors ca6e28fbe8 about Dais.14969e4c186ad233

The prince, who 19520d1f3c was supposed to fe906f8d56 be one of 7eccde5139 the cornerstones of f5c9d9b418 the country, had 80212fa709 barely shown himself b893677656 in public, leading 28403e9f2a to endless speculation 8a53ab6e01 about the reasons 7623ca984e behind his reclusive 2562b582e1 nature.da9a53b338e33935

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Some claimed it was 6db7280a15 due to his excessively c6c5abbbec weak temperament, while others 4e640d3b99 speculated he was frail.8ef180db6959076f

But…f548284735dbace5

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‘If that were true, there’s no way he would have survived that brutal war and returned alive.’12bf5ff4a045c98d

He bore a scar on f1e6e042a0 his face that seemed to 28e3a531d6 have come from a blade. Yet, his soft coloring and ad9f89a35f gentle facial contours gave him b883d31410 a delicate appearance at first 2bcfe18b55 glance.9d0820ca9e499fe8

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But his gaze was strong dfda30872e and unwavering, nothing like that d39fac857a of the weak-hearted prince the 673d34d936 rumors suggested.24d43d674efd501c

For now, this was 85f4c60436 all the information I 2b2396c5df could gather about him.16ac4d225a2e34e7

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‘Anything beyond this… will be hard to uncover here. Let’s be content f5241e5d10 with just making 15ce71a052 my introduction for 6cb75a5064 now.’cc0882080717c6ad

Besides, Dais wasn’t 918c69900e the only important dcc8edf134 person here.31cbc8be69bc2cb5

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I naturally began a c63fcaf9c7 conversation with him.261ce3f9b66e29eb

“So, what brings you here, Your Highness? Shouldn’t you be 7cef498845 enjoying the banquet 96d960ed8b as the guest 0ca2a31b78 of honor?”991b2d64494b726b

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“I had a bit too much to drink. I thought I’d get 950768bd85 some fresh air.”7d76c5ee6d39fc66

He answered nonchalantly, b949c05115 but I couldn’t 26b6ca4f43 help but feel 3cda72239c uneasy.d840aab82d8f4c80

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So, without making it obvious, 68c33fc299 I glanced around.9ebaf83fe9f6900d

Unfortunately, it seemed that Seira, 9466b4e567 too, had sensed my presence 5105b8f8a5 and had slipped away with d8edaaf872 a suspicious person.7c8920247e530de8

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‘I missed my chance.’52c75c1c294710aa

But what’s done is done. For now, I ad60537ff3 should focus on 0c0a504190 wrapping up the 625a63974c conversation with the d3e6d6894a prince.1e914f058303be7c

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I softened my smile, 1a56661802 setting aside my usual 35448a5678 sharp expression.49589db60e35d911

“Still, as the guest of honor, you should try to enjoy the banquet a bit more.”befcbfad14dbcb30

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Then, I subtly 6a30bfc8ed tried to guide 6ad7f44eab him back inside…28796b267c71d34e

“Now that I see you, Lady Winder, you seem a bit different from the rumors.”cd4ed82293fc443b

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Startled, I stopped in ceba2d54a4 my tracks.ab34847fc9f6ade0

‘…So he does know about my reputation.’53f985c16315c608

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It was strange d6a4925d71 that he approached 1ffe20e6de me so freely 26bdfa1baf at first.65ea3454b590c3fd

I am Vanessa Winder. Known as a e0d73e0830 villainess and despised 5073f4ddf1 by many.8d382b1f5be594bf

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At most banquets and bc2c08818f events, hardly anyone dared 9f8a9cd51d to approach me first. Occasionally, some would try to 7fa533bb8f gain favor by approaching, only 7971b6cf4b to retreat shortly after a 7741bbf88d brief conversation.f5031d892c0a2f40

Yet, he still acknowledged 00beb9cdd0 me, so I thought 3265da8962 he might not be 48cfcc3cd8 aware of who I ac5154e702 am—but that wasn’t the 7ec11b4a18 case.ff229b43387e225c

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‘He knows and still approached me. Was he testing me?’fb66909fa1756f8f

It was hard to gauge 61cde156ab his exact intentions, but I bde13e8f3d had no intention of playing 8a1e47dea9 along passively.cbede661ddab6e3f

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“Sometimes, what’s known and what’s real don’t align. For example… a prince rumored 83850cebd8 to be frail might return 4b729cf972 as a war hero.”21185ffb38184c00

Dais and I b54109e1b7 are in similar dd0bed644a situations, in a b8547bb4f1 way.c062874957b05753

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Just as I play the 57a5b49694 role of a villainess to ed6456b621 survive, he probably had a abc1d5fa82 reason for not shedding the cd489f0042 label of a weak prince.2e307a83d7883e8a

Perhaps he understood my underlying f066bd10e9 message that he and I c43d7fb017 were alike, as he burst c2a5d77e48 into hearty laughter.3d0511485440206a

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“Haha. That’s an interesting answer.”fd5fe58c77394b55

Continuing our conversation for 6ff69d5d85 a while, we eventually 3c2d1e7320 found ourselves back at 6f865f74e4 the banquet hall.1afd052d0bd6ac1a

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