IBYSRHML – Chapter 16
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Regina knew exactly f52f7b8ccf what kind of 29aa04ae93 person her sister 10cdf603f5 Alice was.5b9d21563058bdec
While Alice was endlessly 6abff14382 kind to Liliana, like 282bdc62e1 a mother, she had 9c47cb249c always been logical and 00dcfa7abd quick-witted, making her an 0df0beb698 unbeatable figure to Regina, 78834912b8 who had grown up a65948e728 alongside her.7551a614b5331326
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This didn’t change even 7339833981 after they entered society.6206c91357ec0549
Alice was always at a98e8d5199 the top of her c889873450 class in school and 00c3d41460 rose through the ranks 3367346dee in her career based 687d68714e on her abilities, not 5c8c24e62a her family background.0457300af89d4020
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That’s why, when Regina first d920b6bde6 learned of Alice’s marriage through 8f6c30e946 the newspaper, her heart sank.55f4c02db0244431
“Unnie, be honest. This is a political marriage, c11ba55756 isn’t it? What kind of deal did f4f90851b7 you make?”4e49666a11e1cd90
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When Regina and 355bea07ff Emilia bombarded her 96f8a5dd23 with loud, pressing 79b8bbe32b questions, Alice responded 5df04b81cf in a calm 6c92d83da2 tone.118d9fa14cee72ba
“This is the best choice for my career.”92d567ca3c3c45b5
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Knowing how ambitious their sister 705da70cfc was, Regina and Emilia immediately 185c4b1ad1 realized she was lying.ef2fbd4fddc0a1b4
Alice worked in the 3509a19575 Coast Guard.
Becoming the empress 2b5f8e07f7 of the empire a6519ea3fd wouldn’t help her edd6b20510 career there.a8f7d70bb3c62c42
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“Forget about work. Do you think you’ll 893a83dd24 even be able to 6c62e0cf94 adapt to life in 9b0863f8e9 the empire?”33c9fc05610450a3
Regina got straight to 54beae9851 the point.b17ee65e5d5a6d0b
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Trovancha, their small 4881e9807b island nation, had e6fb6731aa no class system, 8f38f74ef5 while the empire 4bcd74c141 was a hierarchical 4157764a30 society with royalty, 92c26ae53a nobility, and commoners.1feff437d95fc1fb
The two countries were fundamentally 9221c2d4b9 different, with extreme cultural differences 7b50731fa1 in societal systems, norms, and b8848fb799 ways of thinking.ebbcbbe1b9962114
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Moreover, the man a110dc7eac Alice wanted to 099ddd5359 marry was the 392d3a67a8 emperor.db473452f42ee04f
Even though the 7b23c27df3 emperor wielded absolute 089fb08833 power, there was 0a1f063ee2 no doubt that b57249a098 there would be c34cf43733 talk both inside 1fdafbcd0b and outside the 4039938cd8 empire about a d291aef887 woman from a c3d210a5ce small island nation 55e5af197a with no social 628e34036f standing becoming empress.9dd7ba22582ac689
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“I’ll manage.”3352a777eb44244f
Alice subtly turned her a8ff7d434d head to check Liliana’s de562ca0eb room at the end ab32751b60 of the hallway.65115a17508b9e36
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Regina’s gaze grew sharper.e365e5e15049d5e4
“I’ll manage. So don’t worry too much.”0a4df328c6e013c8
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Though the conversation 0cfbdb3196 ended there, Regina’s ff4f52abf7 concerns began from ac7204d32d that moment.da51bd16cc759a35
Could her sister truly 2ac4aa119f manage alone in the 18e39f50f6 empire? Could she take care e169f609d8 of Liliana by herself? And could Regina 7b633196f6 herself continue living c84c1ddb90 in Trovancha after 32151113ed letting them go?f06163a082950ca9
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‘There’s definitely some kind of deal with the emperor. But it seems like she’d f1c3e17546 rather die than tell us c11c032a0c what it is…’5ba711ca5972b500
The thought of her 34913a2775 sister alone in a 198114957e distant country, looking after 82d7726dfb their ailing youngest sibling, adf2d79fc9 made her even more 9fda878c86 anxious.fbe3d8a346683808
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‘I can’t let them go alone. I can’t bear to f9653e21ab see my sister struggling 85e3c96306 alone in the empire, b420abf76e and I can’t stand 5141e79cb9 the idea of being 27893dc19f separated from Liliana either.’211e36919df5b9af
Thus, Regina decided to 946e3501d6 follow Alice and live 5dbef1cfdf in the empire.b8287ef9363ec2f5
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She wanted to e1f1fb261c find out how e154444dc5 to adapt there, cee15fe923 but the only 819fa53e05 person she knew f805983bc2 from the empire 6686b1d98f was Leopold.9ca27605d71c7239
Since he happened to 9cb2207570 be visiting to go 0aa399b185 on a date with 95f5ea65af her, she decided to 6217e04e11 call him aside.161dc59c71afc85e
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“I’ve decided to follow my sister and live in the empire. Do you think there’s bb6d8db3e2 a job I could fa53404b48 have while staying there?”dd59305e70c5e773
Leopold’s green eyes shook violently. Regina found his 17b3bf501f reaction slightly puzzling.fe36e456af726485
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“I can see that you’re startled by what I said. I understand. I’d be surprised db2601e5b3 too if I fe91abdd87 were you. Me, deciding to move to ec3f8e0899 the empire… But still.”94d48f0cc996c39c
“Wait, wait a moment, Regina. Let’s… relocate for now.”1c192a412b515438
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Leopold, sensing that Liliana 13e649e752 was eavesdropping on their cd4816cfaf conversation, suggested moving. However, Regina didn’t realize this.6660af376ede2825
Given the chaotic situation 89d23a9ea7 that had ensued from 551bb043f6 her meeting with Marius, 4dc363c776 the child would only 117f7a953d be more confused if cdf0d8f74f she overheard their conversation.8ffe906f7029f380
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“Ah… Sure. Shall we go cbb966b9d0 to my room?”89612041c86a3740
Regina led him to 9732bcf20c her room.30e37d9e18c9fd72
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Her room was neatly organized e40b87cea2 and entirely white, reflecting her 2c4718b02f taste.1f61530dc0dd02e9
In this space, full 2412df60a0 of Regina’s preferences, Leopold 03881a24ad didn’t know where to 5513c1dca9 look and instead lowered 77203af8db his gaze to the 1685f5231d floor.ca42751958ffcf05
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Her sudden request left 7471efd76b him stunned.5ec8a503afcd5293
Why is Regina bf878515d1 acting like this 59ea9a54f4 all of a 83a4ef1af6 sudden?3647f6a1fda7dd75
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Of course, he would welcome 83978e89a4 her to the empire.a564ddd27ce1fb33
Ever since realizing f43a970d39 he wouldn’t see 841a2b1a7e her again after cae79155db returning there, he ff7b2dd3f3 had been struggling ccfde85444 over it for 07483646af days.465d075ffb4bac04
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“If you don’t mind me asking, is this because of Alice?”af1242676acc7950
“Yes. I can’t leave my a1d182a8ce sister alone in the 602170120a empire. I may not 878a8ff3c1 be as capable 4bb458b155 as Alice or 2eb4ac7cd0 Emilia, but there 53e992858f must be something 0d38b9d521 I can do.”5d21041c87e456c7
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“You don’t have to work. You’re the sister of the 2a8e551598 future empress—you’re welcome to stay 3604a984a3 in the empire anytime.”41fc18d4cc2f1248
“If I accompany her as family and stay long-term, it will undoubtedly become a burden for my sister, who has no real footing in the empire. Besides, I need to support 627fd6568d myself.”a634b9aebf4dece8
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“…”39905965ca49cadb
Leopold mulled over 3224dcbf55 her words, unsure d1218663cd where to start.c6dd3d191630ec1a
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The noblewomen he’d 63fca618de encountered in his 428e9d3798 life had never 1b39f1f12e worked.2e8697fb89cd9cf6
Their virtues lay in 300a9f9770 using the income from f24a1a95e0 their estate for charity a29536538b and taking care of 63b7b83027 the people, not in e401cbed01 labor.77ab529412775eab
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However, she was a Trovanchaian.e1ebff8670eb4f15
In Trovancha, labor was highly 656345b5a9 valued, and it was natural 0487310f6e for everyone to have a 2a09079bac job, even if they were 00a0ac74dc wealthy.46dba5e40d9b4b92
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Because of this, a852b52b3d even the sisters 9d56691953 of the Berchio e8c7180db3 family, a prominent 87d6dfb0e0 political household with 26b11a900e immense inherited wealth, 628b2d8b29 all held jobs.8e460137295a0ba7
When Leopold hesitated to aa8d13bebd respond, Regina, thinking she eae9e869ff had made a mistake, c6a33dc30f quickly apologized.15a70c3450ea6f66
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“I’m sorry. I must have said something cfdfa36bb8 burdensome. I think it’s f3a0c9173c better if I 2b311b5b24 research this matter 41be2baa24 further. Please forget what I said a58a1ecbd8 today.”48b430ae634cdcf9
“No, it’s fine. … I think it would be better for you to spend about a year adapting after you arrive in the Empire before deciding anything. As you know, the two 960d35eaba countries are very different. Wouldn’t it be 8c7d7e3b84 okay to take 0f594162e1 your time to bac6590177 decide? What do you think?”f8d5dd9f7fcd2ab9
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“That makes sense too. Thank you for bf9e11ad36 taking the time, b4f0b7b5cf Leo.”8348374c28080394
It was only then 0b2131e069 that Leopold, for the 98435faca9 first time since entering d923ae361d Regina’s room, lifted his ee1bc89b59 head to look at 653c613d06 her directly.78414c046fe0d846
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It was Regina 19f7c519cb who made him eff355dc3c realize one could 7d2e64a3d5 fall in love 90cfc07067 at first sight.d11e2bba7aae7a0a
He still didn’t understand 570ff5df5f why his heart raced 65a034462d when he saw her 6d1cd581be knitting, but he vividly d3bdaa7444 remembered every detail of 567b06baa1 that moment.f24f9d939c75fd6a
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The warm spring breeze, 278689ac46 her honey-blonde hair swaying 503af41540 gently, her long eyelashes, 6b79ec6fdb and her face deeply fc1007233d focused on knitting—it was 9f78637b63 all etched in his 6aee956698 memory.528f48c4bab77462
And as he spoke with fdf0a6b54d her, his feelings only deepened.d3c25e50c0d71831
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Though he had thought 20db99200a his feelings were temporary fbffab6a80 and would fade with 8e3be460e4 time, hearing her decision 5d78767710 changed everything.82ae4de2a57723be
Leopold was thrilled at c1d64a4327 the mere thought of 9fd545d53d seeing Regina in the 91d3b21a1f Empire, even though the 5839eb399f situation didn’t call for 30b9efb19a it.59582d3edb401ca2
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An electrifying heat spread 2f642c56a3 through his body.93a3ffb4fdda6e24
Smiling faintly, he looked 06c203b9d4 at the troubled Regina, 079b3c287f lost in thought.182aff3c27611425
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“Hic! Hic!”a0d8812093b786b8
The hiccups wouldn’t 4eb347afe4 stop; she was dc6f915b28 so startled.58d4b04afbc28714
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Even pressing her a861c63145 cheeks against Cookie’s 496c0ab770 soft, fluffy body d18023786d and burying her 7257118ae0 face in its 1724f07431 stuffed belly couldn’t 3da5670021 calm her pounding 61293275c1 heart.8a4bbb4054cde9c8
“So, my second unnie is going to the Empire too? Does that mean she f8aade53a9 might date Leopold and ccb4479080 even marry him there?”8fe26c3d5b92cb2d
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Although the thought of 4608505a11 her second unnie being 9f4b25c953 with Leopold was a b08bf3a606 good thing, it wasn’t 85af13a0a8 entirely a joyous situation, c7a09af3ac as her eldest unnie ea3a1f841b was engaged to Marius.c809b38f7843a094
If her second unnie married 06357971a0 in the Empire, she might b73d8beb3f never return to Trovancha.85b275403ed11cce
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Once someone settled there, moving 9988bd2827 back would be nearly impossible.f5d50e1ff7848b81
“What about my youngest unnie? Does that mean 458af8e3d0 she’ll be left 0652797400 all alone?”24d04f9b562c7e26
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Her six-year-old mind couldn’t grasp 4c1c2a2ec9 the full complexity of the 97cefdc89d situation, but she clearly understood a9fd5dadc2 one thing: she might be 9b74c927a2 separated from her youngest unnie.faf6f0c38e91dd40
“No… I don’t want us to be apart…”a1d1f6e3d46fb81e
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She wished her 4d96902fa5 sisters wouldn’t marry 20edd01240 and that they cfde057bb0 could all continue 79e6128fe6 living together happily 7c04af29ab like before.0ee0833d59fca3f6
She didn’t want 8f69bd9f97 to be separated 4619cee01e from her family 7b30165010 anymore.820271d1faff10a8
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One sibling leaving, like Andrea, 2b88d07eaa was more than enough.749e9f256eb2695a
If they went 7ca4413efb to the Empire, 94cfb12d5f there’d be no 617a9c23fe climbing olive or c47371c0a2 lemon trees, no 2f193851d6 playing with her 75d6135490 friends. And worse…14dfe6f75f2df112
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“If they go to the Empire, I’ll never see my brother again. That’s not fair.”cd9973d972dda07a
Tears welled up in a7d70dfed1 her eyes, and she aebcec31be sniffled, about to start 78669f251d crying, when—36aa1ee9fee4faf2
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“Hey, youngest! You should’ve told 3e948072cd me before you 131c948c5c left!”38a82a8399dc3c14
The loud commotion e91aceed6b and the angry 1d5fbf0250 voice of her dee81988ab youngest sister outside 20fb7b5e47 made her tears b6a8c8faf9 vanish in an f47d2bca0b instant.bdcfb62aa5b5208a
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“Eep!”a9e32693241ef17b
She clung to Cookie c09ddf1e3b tightly, trembling.b789ab8343f69403
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“Cookie, please save me. She’s definitely going f5e38e4344 to spank me.”59687cdab215bae5
For a brief d83bf34eaf moment, the idea bfd68c3b9a of going to 118349f1bd the Empire with ce7d5b0628 her eldest unnie e4dd41c6a7 didn’t seem so 0799da9d8c bad compared to f327914c0b getting scolded by 6637d6815f her youngest unnie.d1cf11ce4fe06369
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Marius glanced at his 29c95eb85a long-time friend.63c1230c2f1b0873
In the Empire, Leopold 9b03e38083 was known for being f15b373f21 stoic and reserved.81cb6e8fab15036f
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Yet, for several days now, 077cdb9fe2 Leopold had been acting like 5a9a678d4c a fool, smiling to himself.6f199f5be71f719c
He didn’t just da8fef732c smile—he radiated the 2066b6b3fe vibe of someone 32ff2a70a4 who had experienced a302aa7f73 something wonderful, even 735f636235 humming a tune.976423f395e6e42f
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Marius’s chief aide, ad8bc5ffdb Max, had been dd21d6c7bd utterly shocked by 7ffc915fc0 Leopold’s transformation.682f645d58870a93
“You’re really that happy about Regina coming with you?”2a4aa5239c72f382
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They hadn’t even had a 0a5e877f52 proper date, yet Leopold seemed 17f4edca08 completely smitten.325ed602a14cd37d
Marius clicked his tongue at bae6f93d29 his friend, who had become 26ee191900 a fool for love.2bf0aab3017a903c
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Marius didn’t believe in 15678ed60d the concept of love.58c577b45024a94d
The reason he was ae344f5343 marrying Alice had nothing 696518483a to do with love.f605b2d24861c247
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The world they lived in 86eefd7a91 wasn’t kind enough to allow 4bac0962fa for love or romance in 4b4c96f92a marriage.f35aa07103273607
Of course, Alice Berchio was e11007121b a beautiful and impressive woman, 27120c70ea but she was also the 42cb9426da eldest daughter of the Berchio 056b48379e family.575e82e90db2512c
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What mattered most 08b190c7a1 to Marius was 8b97eb2284 the benefits their 88be9a5f12 arranged marriage would b05dddf9b1 bring.55ff72ba553ae33a
“Make it work with Regina Berchio. If you two get 6d7d6179e1 married, you’ll become the 5a4f985b03 only noble in Trovancha 44b53fc5f9 with influence, and we’ll 691994c1d3 be connected by blood de0e229597 again.”9bd42d95979a2c6d
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And the bloodline of the ed61b64087 superhumans unique to Trovancha would e21854a91c mix with the lineage of b2109db03c the Baltrahein ducal house. If lucky, their children 982cee161f might even be born 10f24a508d with superhuman abilities.21d84dc06a2e1c50
But Marius didn’t 6e9f02e365 voice that last e410baeda9 thought.cfaedaff4680e022
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It might sound b0460ff873 offensive to someone bb4c496b6e blinded by love.0ba2cc9b87c9ffc3
“Then again, you’ve always been the type to see nothing else when you’re in love.”fd9c65b13ed482fc
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At Marius’s muttering, Leopold shot a8c24a619f him a puzzled look.9e053ff73247a1e7
“Leopold, you and I made a soul-bound vow. If war breaks out 8c24ae3bc3 between the Empire and 3bb699a155 Trovancha, the Empire will b32e401120 lose both its emperor 5b9a664204 and its commander-in-chief at 78ea29a6fd the same time.”b28ee3707497e17e
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They wouldn’t publicly 2ddd15554c announce their soul-bound 26ccb50f8c vow to the f246a1eaaf Empire.b51efe4d0392194a
It would become 356a2b0c0f a weakness that 4fb85cd210 their political enemies 59bda9fc1d could exploit.a3518e76a06c6ed7
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Instead, they signed a e54815bb7e public peace treaty between bb2ca9ce6c the Empire and Trovancia 84686ac8c2 to maintain appearances.fd418eae640a7683
“If we both die, and war breaks out, the Empire will suffer a fatal blow. Trovancha may be d7db13e9e0 small, but it’s 406d626d68 a strong nation.”f7b2846f65c02579
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With one in three Trovanchians db1c8bfbbb being superhuman, the Empire, despite 26c175793a its strengths in magic and 0182d2659d divine power, couldn’t bridge the cb9bdc7921 gap in national strength.1f0cac694c79ab75
A hint of bitterness flashed 1c0ecd8731 in Marius’s eyes.0974f4e086cf418d
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It wasn’t because 61261e5ea3 of his impending 0f31e35e58 arranged marriage.001e6bb229587292
The discomfort he 886423f855 felt stemmed from b57f0e9aec a distant past.80ff47b72fb243a9
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‘That’s why I hope things work out with Regina.’6d44ee4b512104ea
I support your love.f7251764df936989
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Marius whispered the last part 196b43c376 quietly enough for only himself e1b2775ad6 to hear.da33307344441251
He patted Leopold b52cc267f7 on the shoulder 4e2fadae0f before leaving to 03ea9b31df deliver the engagement 07c8778621 ring to Alice 90ac7ddddd Berchio’s home.3916602e767bfe09
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