IBMILRFL – Chapter 77

Ch. 77 IBMILRFL | Chapter 770a264bce64d26fcc

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To reach the private 0b51b85d0a box inside the theater, 28891afe1c one had to climb bd47faca1a the stairs.d4bc8fb99fb47c78

As I walked alongside Lilliana, 96aee72168 I paused and looked around.08a1e917c6ad8ead

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Unlike the bustling lobby, there 9d2aa426d0 were now hardly any people 0ccb00d570 left except for the staff.09cc9bb013f44eb6

Pfft.8e69abf6bdc5c290

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With my nerves 1fa951ad74 slightly relaxed, I d145722f3f covered my mouth 27fc9358e6 and let out c180b9687c a discreet chuckle.cc53d309ad409f40

‘Oh dear, Lilliana. Our little bundle of luck.’0b0db9eec6e7f28f

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I looked down at her d9829c0f42 with a pleased gaze. Lilliana tilted her head c1fe6c41af as if wondering what 8b21a68fab was going on, then d09af30d9c soon smiled back at 30b4b362c7 me.af7ca1dc3d163912

‘She went and did all that, and yet she has no clue what it even means.’0433763eb06813d2

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I recalled what had happened 5ba9ae6d1a earlier.88e2e0403080eff9

From the moment we 0de742bc3e entered the theater, I b6583cfad7 had actually been quite 5901e9bbb8 tense.627a013fee3009b7

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It was the first time 8bb02337bb I’d openly shown myself with f76807d36e Lilliana in front of the acb703ac44 gossip-loving nobles.a40a4a7b1290e08d

While I had d203129d8b accompanied her here d4a47f6e5c and there before, eae654e5e6 we’d never displayed a45207eed5 such intimacy in 1e7e82b004 front of the f1c4a287f6 nobility.16379f2adfbbed0d

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Because… I was worried 4f5fe0982e about what they might 90138e66d2 say.aede5dc44fee80ed

In reality, we were quite deb0a00023 close, but there was no 74d43d6fb8 way others would know that.dcc0e790e4f745f0

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So even if 2418e6b603 they saw us b631b683a3 together, there was 7808621543 a high chance 13c9fbe88d they’d jump to 33e187c894 absurd conclusions.30a186854071d188

Like I was deliberately 0926b735a3 dragging her around to 84d5a109bd bully my future daughter-in-law, c026df06cb or that poor Lilliana 8043bf1538 was being victimized. I could already 0edb79a716 think of dozens b60489f916 of ridiculous rumors 2fd411b3f7 off the top 49675f6eb7 of my head.7b49b27c498bf3af

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And I hated that.6b0ec0a60cacb5f1

‘I don’t mind being talked about. But… I don’t want Lilliana 95e4fc759d being misunderstood because of me, 334cafbd4f even for a moment.’e3a4347d63642601

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Still, we couldn’t keep 283f6c4544 hiding like this forever.9a3d64e41995e995

‘She seemed a little disappointed too.’11a1e9db09f62a44

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So, I had made up 2dc463c1e9 my mind and brought her 11f354eead to the theater with me 341b3dc90d today.52fd04a0458d13a0

The initial reaction from people 1fc5d7f765 was exactly as expected.adb4ef5301832a8c

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Everyone looked at Lilliana 0ce7b3f48a with pity for being de627d1364 with the infamous scoundrel.990a582684a05743

So I figured some b0fc131618 bizarre rumors would start 9c83d34fdb circulating by tomorrow… and ab9d4d78ff it was at that ffb1e5d282 moment—02471cdf5e75a842

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— Oh, by the way, were you talking to me just now? I didn’t quite hear you.19a56141f4ff06ab

— N-No… it was nothing! Just talking to myself!ef6c84601669c299

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— Then that’s a relief. Mother—no, Countess Winder! Let’s go again! He said he wasn’t talking c346d680fe to me, hehe.4097ad02e1f42aea

With a bright smile, e57dbf45a2 Lilliana completely shattered their f093397654 misconceptions.292ddfa2697eb070

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‘Whether she meant to or not…’7e3a13b5b93f876a

Either way, I was grateful.b5fa5fc077f6308a

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Thanks to her, the 108b0f43d9 situation was smoothly resolved.58857966d26a0abe

“Lilliana.”0dc00d3ee1d8d177

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I called her 7e35273925 name for no e8b9cd86ee real reason.76a0ab78162461fc

She scrunched her nose a aaad084afc little and smiled.ac1be1c8f75ce6a0

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Now that I looked 3b61a14d28 at it, that expression 227ff2f958 kind of resembled her af5b01c247 brother.9d421169a27fb388

“You’re grinning slyly again.”4d75acd83ab7302a

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“Me? Hehe.”24cbebd81371cca2

“Hmph, don’t get so pleased. I was just saying.”57e8c790604cb801

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“Mother… I mean, Lady Winder, you’re just embarrassed again, aren’t you?”1b49405ea98ae4b1

“Well, I’ll be.”6490174263856104

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I let out a caea7708ae dry laugh.5a0016462f961de5

Just how many times a966578a0e has she messed up 200f698624 that title already?e001095d295fadb8

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Back when she and jeremyon 0abd890f24 broke up, I had told 9775c8c290 her to call me ‘Lady 910aa66f29 Winder’ in front of others.2aeca18728e1a3af

It seemed like 947fd74fd8 she was trying 0eb0e95b3b to follow through c3936fb5ea with that, but 426754a9e3 wasn’t having much 92894bd0f7 luck.e7ef743c14d9f63c

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“Just call me whatever you’re comfortable with. Stop correcting yourself. At this rate, 84c19741bb people will think 3b24f8bd84 my name is 60a3cc8ba1 ‘Not Mother but f657d7e2dc Lady Winder.’”4fe87ba33f6c848c

“Oh, really? I can do that?”3a6d5a353def3f69

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Ugh, how cute. Her eyes sparkled like gemstones. She was so thrilled, the 4d3eccc46f corners of her mouth twitched.e481629dde39b28e

I gave a small e2d8ceb028 nod at her question.5f585bf2fb7b5a0d

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‘It should be fine now, since things are different than before.’30b19bc574422863

Back then, with the cd80b22d46 chaos of the breakup 272aad7840 with jeremyon, I had afec61b2a3 advised caution in public—but f07c1bbd77 now the situation had 7ca7e3de72 changed.86dab867d2f7e1bb

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Everyone already assumed they c0140ecbf8 were dating, except for 34661d5e80 the two actual people 588c3c3414 involved.9117cbd42d578b45

After getting my permission again, 318895abca Lilliana began chattering away.15839dccc5a1506c

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“Mother, I’m so happy! Honestly, the title 9f216c9543 already rolls off 99f0d912f2 my tongue… Thank 26aa329d06 you!”7bb27fd3603f12e9

“You have a lot to be thankful for, don’t you?”d435f2866cfd2734

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I responded with my usual e1c1f53a73 chilly tone, but she wasn’t b0ff730145 fazed.0c1dcb6f10631894

“Of course. There’s so much. Even today—if it weren’t for 25135fa6c4 you, I wouldn’t have gotten b680b3550d to see this play! Oh, looks like we’re 15ec35ac93 finally here!”6c691d1938032c2f

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Mid-sentence, she pointed at something.e7d292a530f8dd14

It was the path to 97dd45e46a the private box.72fecd7aaf5fbbb6

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With our guards in 572597cdc8 tow, we headed that c968e64231 way.b3f1053b7687eba5

But then something strange happened.6cd443ff001e243a

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Just as we were 4f9dcb853d about to enter after e22e3e1989 showing our tickets… the b836a0d7f2 staff stopped us.a5d0e391c630cc11

“Lady Winder, I’m terribly sorry, but escorts are not allowed to accompany you.”8eb09b1f1cf5be79

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“Escorts… not allowed? That’s absurd nonsense.”82b8b70ee5ded8f7

Suppressing none of f54892b296 my displeasure, I 65e081d70c glared at the 7cec686420 staff member.a954ebe1060cc5b4

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At my fierce gaze, 9a9ec9b48d he flinched in fear, 866e18c82a but did not back df4f2013f9 down.3c72414b9db4f4a2

“M-My apologies. But it’s not possible.”541790a2af909649

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This performance wasn’t just an 7fb433acf7 ordinary play.2997647228fe3f95

It was a production 399f308f2f by the Imperial Theater 75dab334ad Company, returning for the a14d2ee97c first time in five 93fc7f06e1 years.181f43a5404a1665

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Which meant that many 26f167c1f7 high-ranking nobles would be 8a8749aab1 attending today.99707090626b605a

‘And they’re saying no escorts allowed? What if something happens? That makes no sense.’0e71e776a26aff63

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When we bought the 6c8b03d8f2 tickets, I had checked a82ff48aaa the details, and there c22ad522b0 were no such restrictions b5d015442f then.fa005b750fa84a36

‘Something’s not right.’632eb9e7d2f15c40

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There was a chance e4198438ac it was just a de33ef585c mistake in the briefing e1a0bb9971 or my memory.f717c44b96d8dc35

But… something didn’t sit well.d633cf0384e9e212

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“Mother, is something wrong?”7af3445faa195217

Lilliana, who was following behind, e6e7bbfd6e tilted her head and asked.41755b2e86626f76

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Looking at her face, 51424870ab I was struck by 1a199f2366 a sudden sense of 4e10334429 unease.f30a4e46a52e6f3b

‘No way.’2c49b5bc9a61ea2e

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This theater was run 1c801f3322 by the Imperial family. Every staff member here, including 53629aadb9 the man in front of 2b504e8425 me, worked for the Empire.b748379efe00a71a

In other words—2ff413ae0fa719bb

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‘If a royal commands something, they would have to prioritize it.’d49e4da69d706dff

The chance was aec2c26973 slim, but perhaps…9e3a7f335e544297

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With a deep breath, 7712f123df I turned from the b5b2df591a entrance and spoke firmly c1f2e38c9c to Lilliana.87ea23153c23b1f6

“Your outfit’s a mess.”b05eccc91d2969f9

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“Huh?”96f9ac305d491767

“Can’t you see those awful wrinkles?”7c03f501b65cfa4a

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Lilliana glanced down 86b19ec974 at herself, trying 7033cd268d to find the deeb2b7bd1 wrinkles.06831a87da7ec339

But it was nonsense from cf6e54f29b the start.3d54723f9bcd2bd5

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There were no wrinkles to 6879bf1232 be found.d61714ceafd5637f

“Mother, where exactly are the—”5570ab9207c0fdb1

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“There’s a lounge near the lobby. Go tidy yourself up there. I’ll head in first.”153468d8702971e3

I firmly cut her off.f53b9e7f4c6d1b60

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As long as e6bec42320 there was even 7ef3c6cc24 the slightest chance 38ac5f2116 that my hunch f9dbca8696 was right, I d1aa229e98 couldn’t let her 1682d09f7c go inside unguarded.2ccd53fd5e0b536a

Lilliana, sensing something 0ca2748840 off in my a4835fe81d expression, gave a 938e6d3612 small nod.e9d069912bb53d66

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“Hmm, alright, Mother. I’ll be back.”fe2c7010c0d4d77a

With her escort, f3301ae000 she hesitantly descended 53e26a02ba the stairs.9fe96f1371cf7b8d

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I quickly gave orders 33bedf97b5 to my own guard.f3d2bc0c9b322bc5

“Follow her. Stay on high alert, f4d60d1566 no matter what.”2abe9c3e19f69678

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“What about your own protection, Madam?”b777e6a15192dcf1

“I’ll be fine. Just make sure I’m not 7b3bd92d9c followed for at least ten 099a5768c6 minutes.”5c99606b1c736a3a

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“Yes, Madam.”bba2f7f1e75d4884

After sending my escort away, 3e391f1b90 I entered the theater alone, 32b72e64fe heading toward the seats.7c315ad372dd5771

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It felt like I 14a58f274a was stepping into a 191033ea0a tiger’s den of my a537eb9c03 own accord, but even 532ab1b94b with guards, it would 987b955ab6 have been useless.fcb0972a793ae363

If my hunch was right… f7379ee8f7 that sly man wouldn’t allow 64af69bb52 escorts inside.5b3b3c4875816546

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Though my neck was 78ccb6eb3c stiff with tension, I aeaf4943e1 kept a calm, composed 8f4de68d17 expression as I walked c50f359ae6 in.eeddb63ff3a1b81a

‘I hope this unease is just me overthinking…’3c3c9d2818b1b2c0

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But as I 03d9ecfb12 passed through the 89350bdf61 crimson hallway and b08c28abdc reached the seating 82410b7001 area, I had 7467175fed to accept that 07d6d22141 my suspicion was 7fb45c697a right.a14140168f623364

Because sitting there confidently bbeb916e9d as if it were 6e9a3c5933 his rightful place was a83e00bc11 a man.5c711395103adde5

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‘I had a feeling… and of course.’05383d840164ec6a

Hair like the b9b46f544d blazing orange sun. Brilliant golden eyes—the c1356dbd32 symbol of royalty. A smile that 0163f9c746 seemed kind at a18c1af6de first glance, but 7101c397fe was nothing short befd7d7a63 of sly.8d46c094e3ad6051

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The one waiting 0e400c1502 in that seat 010233b68e was… the Imperial 7755201f89 Crown Prince, Leo 7dc02605a0 Ignarium.053aaa97bd270833

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