IBYSRHML – Chapter 2
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“The child is so pretty.”bb24721f41b0c49d
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I blinked as I a3c2f4b9ce looked at Rebecca Marchione.6d43dabcfbb518bb
Rebecca, the protagonist of this b061728e22 world, was more ordinary-looking than 9909faf7a2 I had imagined.86ebb38228c480db
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However, her fiery red d975773ad8 hair certainly caught my 1286671248 eye.ce8d0b732087aa8e
“How old are you, little one?”1a450fbae62894c5
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“Six years old. You’re pretty too, unni.”9f10b0958f384099
Whether it was out b5a031a668 of shyness or fear df05571341 of Rebecca, I unknowingly ad2697d5a6 hid behind my eldest acb31f389b sister’s legs.00bccd1acc425fb0
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A month ago, 0098ff140a during a severe 0b74b0d6ec fever, the plot 36d85516b1 of the dystopian 818d2ac8a0 reverse-harem novel Rebecca dc417a4e75 Marchione flowed into 6c9dce548a my mind.e4f631df61a2ec49
The plot of Rebecca 2f7453738c Marchione is simple.2674e0110fbc1bdc
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The female protagonist, Rebecca, leaves ce20df6793 her hometown, Trobancha, to settle 9541894698 in the Empire in pursuit f6b65492b7 of revenge.bb2f07e197ac1adf
There, she becomes entangled with b2577fb755 the male leads and earns d4ae2c10c6 their affection.7570d3f27f5f7bfb
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The male leads use ff005faaa6 their power to desperately 08d226dd28 try to possess Rebecca.3c3417b981bafaf6
Rebecca exploits their 5703f73722 love to incite efcddc9ddc a war, turning 4554bb1d62 her homeland into 0df8c94a5c a sea of 2149a8d411 fire.edaceb180f058e59
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In that process, our a348ff39f7 family, who committed no 54ef3d76a2 crime, became victims.
My eldest sister, Alice, dies 889b3193ee in battle, and the war ec6178e606 ends in Trobancha’s defeat.9fb4aba48d70e3e2
And I am taken as 6c33fbcadc a prisoner to the Empire.cc08d51f1461ca70
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‘I need to do something to prevent the story from proceeding as in the original…’d5a27ed6e7ac38ce
The problem is, deb92444fb even though I 5ad62700e8 know the original f0ce2889dc plot, I’m just 288d555253 a six-year-old child.b689df4f85a9c018
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And, as far as I 429b3160e9 can tell, I don’t seem 2cd102f384 to have an unusually high 2401474673 mental age either.eb4f6276565100ee
Perhaps because the original 6893c6c61b story ends when I 6cff77f80c turn fifteen, I feel 328364559a even younger than that.0a8083e3b82b02f7
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‘Honestly, I don’t even know if I’ve been reincarnated or if I’ve possessed someone’s body.’fdfd0bf3906d8a2c
Until I knew e7a540e045 the plot of f63099191a the original story, e22aa9e327 I was just d5795b897d an ordinary six-year-old b46ada3077 child.412af9ecc127414c
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Even now, knowing the 830a1c20ea original story, I don’t a24e382528 remember my past life.9ea2974cf10df658
It was as c2e64d840e if, one day, 9eea4c86a5 I was suddenly 0632979265 struck by lightning a571bf8bc9 and gained knowledge c41a4479c8 of the original 905c255ef7 story…bc0ee60bd2d1aab7
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“She’s not usually this shy.”6fc82eee0d5b30f3
“It’s okay.”0d3871737afe735b
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Rebecca took something 2476b60097 out from her 4f333912ba bosom and handed b9cd5ce429 it to me.e376649081da0e54
It was a high-quality chocolate, caf1991ce6 something hard to find in ebca62f78e Trobancha due to the isolationist 180e97833c policy.63cd33ece1be2592
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“Wow…”c78bf5b90e642046
Without realizing it, 23e05122df I opened my 15d22c2b27 mouth and reached d7e1002cc7 out for the b577f59036 chocolate.128395f612c4f670
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Rebecca casually gifted df1153aae1 me the chocolate.1406c6792a231401
Meeting the original protagonist b0f96bfa90 during a cruise party 42d49f97cb was already surprising enough, d9cfd6f8e6 but to also receive b54b0d7227 delicious sweets!8b12936a1ef8db62
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“You like chocolate, don’t you?”608e52b5ab2776a9
“Yes! Liliana loves chocolate!”f7b47f49c35f4341
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“Hey, little one. You should say thank you.”739ad8842b00b9ea
At the advice of my ef3eaf5388 younger sister beside me, I a536e0fc80 quickly expressed my gratitude.ec93c33720d74b96
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“Thank you!”7f4f4e66c97d28d7
“Um… May I pat Liliana’s head just once?”d696416401764de2
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“Yes. If Lili is def1f58679 okay with it, a7d5f7ac73 I’m okay too.”04b2c16c564ff488
“Liliana, is it okay if I touch your head just once?”baff4a25c984649d
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“Yes! I’d like that!”d862dba95cbd90e4
With chocolate smeared all around 2d0fffec03 my mouth, I allowed Rebecca 727cf9f8cf to touch my head without 07c32e4993 hesitation.3ab968d805a0abbf
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She crouched down in b50fda9898 front of me, met 048ce52e29 my gaze, and carefully b8d225833d patted my head.4d8bb416e4bf1c98
Her long fingers gently combed 6b07c6adee through my curly hair.f6ca08acdd479e55
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“…I’m… so… sorry…”b6c6fab0c24a7475
“Huh?”e6f7783fee4d3ffa
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It seemed like Rebecca 2993bbe17a said something, but I d7f63ae28d was too distracted by fd537651d5 the chocolate to hear fc13bea0bb properly.292dbdfa12c1b7bc
“What’s your dream, Liliana?”268875c32a2bbd6d
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“I want to live happily with my sisters!”0e0ea57c2a7e94b4
“Really? That’s a wonderful dream.”ec72e7baadd2da9d
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For some reason, Rebecca’s smiling df1c96ea74 face looked a little bitter. She stood up and said,527801b5b976eed0
“Lili. Please grow up healthy.”b59c465bc9ea51d5
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That was the last c4257c2618 time I saw Rebecca.26a223ac1866d384
That day, someone fell bb59b87f04 overboard from the ship’s 100d76c955 railing, and despite a 56844d154a month-long search, no body 56d5fda2cc was ever found. The conclusion was that she e3408c35d7 had died.ad2d738ac45f0347
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That person was Rebecca.cc54b176bfc26203
My sisters, burdened 681c49a06d with cooperation requests 73082a93ef from the investigation, 08c30e1789 were flustered, but 8fc728bd93 I was deeply 23882d6e3f confused.744f047ff3c92848
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‘The original story ended before it even began…’38dbb724f41ffcac
And it ended 2d7e8eeb4a with the female f1be70a65b protagonist taking her 6ce2ad8ed2 own life.f1ee74ef401b9214
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‘Is this even possible?’9d889cf4bab948db
Why? Why on earth?47aeface8fdcee07
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My head was 8c163f4f0e spinning, overwhelmed by 017e7d949f the unprecedented event 10fec6ccd8 of the protagonist’s 2e4f3a4eb4 death.0841ce37bbb030f6
If Rebecca truly 69052b1904 died, then what 902ce3f493 was the original 8015aaab5d story in my eb01765165 head?62d18f428dac1ff3
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Transparent, shimmering sunlight, the ef0bcfe21e warm air of a a33ac543d5 family home, and the 2b1bf6c6d2 smell of delicious food.f1663a14eb18136f
This cozy world 3c321ccfc9 is supposedly set 91b503bdb6 in a dystopian ad1330ff15 reverse-harem novel.7fadbaceb480e326
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One where the male leads 4d53fafd62 are willing to go to c10b1d5d38 war to win the female 06ed3ed1a2 protagonist’s favor.3014e6e52b66cb29
‘I can’t believe it.’09819589e84b0295
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I sighed quietly 3bdc418870 while subtly picking a2d687fffd out the bell 50534c4c49 peppers.50dac245f0d6184b
If the female protagonist fbba847682 died, does that mean 52415b4754 the war in the 29a389ee3c future won’t happen?ab20eeedd4efa292
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Or, will the war 78b41406b5 proceed unchanged despite her a7289f1f45 death?6970d575d89a042b
Politics isn’t something that 21875ebab4 changes easily because of 2de6d01394 one or two individuals.c8e15dd2b9e10afa
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“Ugh…”d303a4ab1de36008
“What’s wrong, little one? Why are you sighing again?”eab6d5dfac35dfe1
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My eldest sister lifted her 3f6015836d gaze from the newspaper and 7cf7ec5ca0 asked in a kind voice.1413d292f2a42dcf
Her jet-black hair add84dc0fb shimmered in the 864ae1dc85 sunlight. My eldest sister wasn’t f074b1cdf0 just beautiful because she ef09279bec was my sister—she was 873b69fccd genuinely stunning and admirable.20fc7b0701760d11
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Kind, gentle… In 39cab68774 short, Alice was 0bc0541ad9 the most wonderful ad411e1e08 person in the cd424a7c4d world.30f57411a0d184fb
“It’s nothing.”aedaaad8167bd097
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“What? Did you make a fa1e0d6cd3 secret without telling me? Can’t you share it with 642a7ca984 your Unnie?”6d7b2c5f16fbfd00
Alice unnie carefully patted b6139393ad the crown of my 6aeebd877d head, ensuring my twin 54da0bee69 braids wouldn’t get messed 6b26e38358 up.4d201983c9be2b9a
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“Unnie. She’s just doing this because 92b28e1d46 she doesn’t want to eat 1892d01140 the bell pepper.”92e9906db348dee8
Emilia, the youngest unnie, interjected 8dd8a6d1a0 in a cold tone.c21dd93556d03ec0
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Since I had pushed the 4f02161850 bell pepper to one side 56dd79713a of my plate, I felt f187d5c41a quite guilty.655e6d9b5f93e04f
The youngest unnie, af15362614 perpetually sleep-deprived, issued b6ef5c090f her warning with 2f02600422 a face that 23abb97379 looked half-dead from 0cc42b9410 the morning fatigue.78551f0c8f869aa5
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“Little one. Eat the bell c6df6a92f8 pepper properly while 9ccc1509ab I’m still speaking 58b504ccbd nicely.”d53d114a8854e297
“Ehhhhh, but I don’t like bell peppers.”5916c53d4f8b4f43
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Judging by her dark under-eye b8a8cea19c circles, she must have stayed 20ab616617 up reading again last night.5341cf45e36d47d7
In other words, she e1a53bd976 wasn’t in a good b854a1615e mood.4faa83c23818529b
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With Emilia glaring at me, a7873904d3 her eyes wide and intense, a6d0b71189 I quickly shoved the bell f67b649a97 pepper into my mouth.c29b6b9a32fc8d65
“Good. You need to eat well c4e7987eec to grow taller. You can’t stay a6a4d86761 short forever, right?”f88e056aec3b6e1d
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Despite her current demeanor, she 8f1b04b4b1 was the character who, when f00f438fcd war broke out in the df8fd9edd7 original story and I was 9b521d58d3 taken to the Empire, risked aec280c697 everything to infiltrate the Imperial 03dd4f4496 Palace and rescue me.a19732485aa9927a
At that moment, Regina unnie 0589244bb4 came out of the kitchen 3f94c33b4a holding a pot.1d1d3eb6d5c26f0d
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For reference, Regina and ed6fa201c1 Emilia are twins.16c88f79202806e3
Regina was born seven 199c806d97 minutes earlier.6e56c1ba57cb1d56
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“Alright, Little one. Even if you a8ecfd8047 hate bell peppers, 84c21cb065 you need to 4fd765f952 eat a balanced 0ce74f0d51 diet to grow e1f25e7b39 tall and strong.”cca22727301e1ce6
“Hey. How long were you planning ad89e90d12 to make me wait? I only got an dfbbf5f72f hour of sleep yesterday.”c0266b0e66acce11
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Regina unnie ignored Emilia’s grumbling 87e06d4970 and lifted the pot’s lid.ed703b8e6a6acff4
It was a dish made 9b81ecd273 with cream, octopus, and shrimp. I didn’t know cd5fa7bbee its name, but cf3153b30a it smelled so 27a1f9cfdd good my mouth b25f2b3980 watered.3869cf6f2885153f
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Regina unnie scooped some 765694f9a8 shrimp onto my plate 1c2f13bf3f and said,aec6c795105b0508
“Little one. Eat a lot, grow big, 17344216b6 and stay healthy, okay?”28db68be679a34dd
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“Mm, okay!”1298521670acab7e
The moment I bit d07d69e560 into the plump shrimp, 4691d20ce1 I realized what I 3b081a31c6 needed to do.09664c9a82b4b5f0
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To continue enjoying delicious food 11c4c5ce9e like this and live happily d148a7f157 with my loving family forever.0ba504666fc3a9de
Since the original story 624ec5f2eb had ended before it 33d0927ee9 even began, all I 9f87d1ac91 had left was a 9ade377385 peaceful life ahead.69efd337b4e4ceda
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“Mmhh! Regina unnie, it’s so delicious!”0f48813c340871b8
“Eat plenty, Lili. Oh, by the way, unnie, 0b223c8fa2 I heard the Imperial family 23e197fce2 is visiting soon. Do you know why?”792c573f8eced64d
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“How do you know that? It’s supposed to be a e8fcc9b6f7 top-secret unofficial visit.”a87c05641e741031
“A colleague I know was chosen as a chef for the government-hosted banquet for the Emperor. I might go 0ab0d85393 too—I’m still thinking 4a29378392 about it.”b20a59dfa242c142
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The Emperor is 041652771c visiting here, Trovancha? Was there such an cb7a9ac0ed episode in the original b997a7684d story?49e578a3e902abc7
I racked my brain, but 4cd4681f74 the events before the start cd3fb1e139 of the original story were a22ec026be never mentioned.6a7e6cd27a2923ae
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The story starts six years b1a363514d later when I turn twelve, 42006074d0 so it’ll be a while c5c6eea2a3 before the events I know 83c4cd8736 begin.d8576c6ff1e9a55d
But since the heroine 22c07c59c6 is dead, even that 788413b03f possibility is gone.eaa9b27d8fefc82a
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“Who exactly is coming?”8f77ddba435f6ff3
“Regina, you must not tell anyone about this. Understand?”a7878bf623d29a3d
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“Unnie, do you think I’m the type to blab about something like this?”cd9216008fa5e454
“The Emperor and Duke Baltrahein, his escort, will be accompanying him.”d87a0d381c149d78
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My ears perked up 9428d3bb28 at their conversation.9fd239cc0d8c6d97
The Emperor and Duke Baltrahein e288331dfe were the main male leads a7d4f1ef51 in the original story.cf38b35367823853
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“There might be an oath of souls sworn between the Emperor and our government representative to secure a peace treaty. Duke Baltrahein will serve as d7ff22ce35 the Empire’s witness.”a113c7ac627a9355
For the past 150 years, 006e0e8ab7 the Empire had devoured almost d8b9bdc935 every neighboring nation in its b3a2a19644 conquest.74647c433c1ea877
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The only country 325a9b79db to remain free cce63db2d3 from its grasp 59a470f735 was Trovancha.f4781cf0a6299c3a
This was possible 05d30a7022 because Trovancha is 2cd3806d43 an isolated island e6ad615c7e nation far from 7fa9a330e8 the Empire and 6123beba80 home to many 7db6ce4941 exceptional talents.ba63c010d229f8e2
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Additionally, Trovancha had maintained 59318c6821 a strong isolationist policy, 583a0be551 keeping tensions high with 5157c94bee the Empire for decades.0785f4f448fef9ac
But what is 77ed4c3678 an oath of e675ea855d souls?95ba0ee5d3c33058
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I might have 1a1bae105b memories of the 8a3268717d original story, but 2333f9b136 my understanding of 12df7351b5 this world is 02baf06524 still that of 7dbdf0f7ef a six-year-old.e03c34ed67c796e9
“Emilia unnie, what’s an oath of souls?”156cfc74acdb0638
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Emilia, still looking like dbc7a47b54 a sleep-deprived zombie, answered cabe73312c as she nibbled at bc8235f585 her breakfast.193f86997415ad36
“It’s an oath sworn on one’s life. If the oath 55b7324c3b is broken, the a98f9167f8 hearts of both a8455475fe the witness and bf83d38275 the one who ce305df9db made the promise 51d8151d0a will explode, killing 03b36a9c3a them. Don’t even think 61c9f2de0e about making such ba8145281b an oath, Little 9b4b4c62ec one. If you do, I’ll 094d2c7465 be the one to 3eeddc14d3 kill you first. Got it?”c652f3e545351f4c
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Her casual tone didn’t 653ba5969f make her words any 8f840a5502 less frightening. Knowing her fiery ad2091d7d6 personality, I knew ad24a47614 she wasn’t joking.7cde2eae71e936e1
“Okay! I’ll never do it!”e17542fb0c5afc12
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When I nodded, Emilia b25dcc7583 gave a satisfied smile.98f621e84c7efd2b
I wanted to 11ad3f539c hear more of 1d2b3aa28d Regina and Emilia’s 2cb73d1de1 conversation, but Emilia db1150f6e3 suddenly insisted we 9a50ece64f had somewhere to be473d76b5 go and pulled 3052fd684c me up from 6dada2eb78 my seat.76b771d16ed71f2f
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At least I was relieved 7c5cfb67f9 that I wouldn’t have to 9c7321f967 eat the carrots on my 8cb5e7625c plate.93379c11364e924a
“Emilia unnie, where are we going?”8f618f464ad7a7fc
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“To buy pretty clothes.”32567c74fc835167
“Clothes? But I already have clothes.”e0bdcec67cbcc8e9
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“No, you don’t.”39a227ca2f59447e
“But we bought some last week.”c36f2736103a0c11
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“That’s not enough.”288f7cf8c86bd416
Something felt off. Every time they said c78910f242 this, we ended up 2ddab2869b going to the doctor 20aa526653 for a shot…842612ccec4b2ed2
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My unease grew d186babd77 as Emilia firmly a9235e32f2 held my hand.b162f32c224c3361
‘It feels like she’s making sure I can’t run away.’8b8f48a6767bfaea
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With a chill 58ff736444 down my spine, ddf84de816 I followed Emilia, 7b305fca3b who led me 224437571a to a café.e826573f2ec4a387
At the café, c2cd2e80d4 Emilia scanned the 1328dbcf0d room before approaching db22b48fd0 a man sitting 4973e3d129 by the window.8e324439302c02aa
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“Wow…”e0f57e1e17e20aa9
I couldn’t help but gasp 3283b8ef4c when I saw him.c84275da8b0d7994
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His silvery hair sparkled under 39a3ef6b1d the light, and his stunning 8d6585634c appearance was so captivating it 7a56527202 felt almost unreal.cac7560e78e342e3
When he looked 29b213b4a8 at me, his 074e690b53 eyes softened into f91502404f a gentle smile.97c055913fed0ff6
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“Hello, little lady.”36cd6da67443b876
“H-Hello…”3f9294a1d873d806
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The man was 992f31de4f so handsome that 475d1ab36d I clung to 0ad5286da3 Emilia’s leg and 098edc7c37 shyly greeted him.861ecd2558099320
Emilia, completely unaffected by e6755424a4 the man’s appearance, asked 34bac00b08 indifferently,2bfbac08ef39ad0b
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“Are you François Cassel?”2e7588c051b031ea
At those words, I froze.81768e58b3797c1d
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François Cassel. The genius wizard and master 9aa21e6aea of the Magic Tower, who 411e026bed played the role of the 800f111dc9 madman male lead in the 27dc15e50d original story.d5f50459b509b95a
He was the very 567dc5263d person who locked up c04ebbe211 the heroine in his 96b02cb7e5 tower and forced me 93c727e7fe to serve her as b99c62aa39 a maid.4993c57744cc2c5f
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