IBYSRHML – Chapter 29
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At the sudden presence, Leopold 13e324dd44 pulled Regina behind him to 01079f99e7 protect her.0ab3f2bab9d7196c
At the same time, footsteps d9f3cc74e9 echoed from the darkness within f188b0469b the garden.be45623c0f7c31f1
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Just as Leopold placed his 7f4a2861bd hand on the sword at 0d14f3e62a his waist, readying himself for bba0294145 any threat, Regina stepped forward. She grabbed his arm, 1ff5f226f7 shaking her head to 4f636e1ffc stop him.1b395bc11a75ab89
“Emilia. What were you doing there?”47a1bf1110f3f91f
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Step. Step.01e37072d37611bc
Under the yellow d3b811a28e light emitted by 28dab665a7 the moonstone lamps, 7db15254a8 Emilia appeared.d850c721d6c334a9
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Leopold relaxed, and Regina ad03a52791 swallowed a sigh.2960e85fb1002a8e
She was supposed to be e985ccc674 working at the Mage Tower, b47186ab21 yet she looked as disheveled fe93423391 as a common laborer. Her hair was a tangled 023bc66ca6 mess, and her clothes were 3c93e616fe covered in dust.76885c50787a3c63
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What on earth has she cbb347d069 been doing?68ddadcc03e51c7b
Regina felt a fresh 1a724dc558 surge of irritation toward 4f485bdaec Emilia, who had abandoned 2770c3f33a a perfectly good research 2e977e6a30 lab to follow her 336221e395 all the way to 228e961956 the empire.c89e6a872e22b6d4
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Leopold, caught between the two 5722fc8615 coldly distant sisters, hesitated before c9c469981a greeting her first.f76921fd7c224cbe
“Good evening. I heard you started 4745361c54 working at the Mage e9689a63ac Tower, but your face f68c1e0af0 looks quite haggard after 5ea0fab3ec just a week.”e7c21d0f03955a8c
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“That’s how work is. Have you been well?”1011cb64a572de87
“Ah, yes. But what brings you d5fd968e0e to the garden?”387af596cc5d6d46
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“I needed some materials for an experiment. They asked for 10459ab318 gorgon tree sap 63cc6f1a94 and white rose 84577f4f28 thorns… I have a6cccf9ca2 a collection permit.”bcbf5ed622b89daf
To prove her words, Emilia dc3edee272 held up several small pouches.6d438657636810f9
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After giving Regina and Leopold dc66e98c82 a quick once-over, she cleared feafde685c her throat awkwardly.4dbd53bd77d88bb7
The twin sisters had been 689b2c2c16 in a silent war for 1cb7b835d0 over a month.5c882d31eb6847f0
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“I haven’t seen you properly in a while, and I was worried. How’s work?”400d78edf8cabf05
“Busy.”a841c35376f9b1e2
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Both were stubborn, bf48e99e2b but Regina was f953f0976b the first to a7cc32b4f2 offer a faint e8a493f3bc smile and extend 825aa6908a her hand.f924373db82b330c
There was no 5850785797 point in arguing 500a30457e any further—it wouldn’t cb6258db00 change anything. More than that, she 46cfa489d9 wanted to make amends.49e57afa171fe082
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“Let’s have a meal together soon, all of us, including Liliana. She’s been looking for you.”af37678731419e21
“I won’t have time until this weekend. How about next week?”b0e3e2712980a36c
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“What time do you even finish at night? You seem to 391a0fd507 come home at 5fc5e2022a dawn. Isn’t it dangerous to 338e8cee59 work that late?”12aee0902952ee44
“You’re one to talk… Hold on, I need to borrow her for a moment. We have something to f86eef2e49 discuss as sisters.”4ecd20d8a2d84a9f
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Checking her pocket watch, ebc2e37d1d Emilia took Regina by 2209dd9c7e the arm and led 125afa6ab7 her to a secluded 97d1f2db57 corner.63010c6cf2ccd049
Only when they were far ea50e8a295 enough that Leopold couldn’t overhear 9128dfe4ca did she finally speak.779d13089e20cb4c
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“That man… He’s a duke. He likes you without knowing d0f9258a3b anything, but you need to 3c515b923e end it before trouble starts.”670aea512b95cf9c
“If things work out, great. If not, he’s eb6a83624e the type to 5a89ee5e94 let go cleanly—he’s 7088632dfd not someone who 5040201c9e would make a ff7661c668 problem out of 90cdf140b4 it. Do you think I haven’t fcc96af0a8 considered this?”0e9e2cab0710a4f2
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“Regina, it’s because of your power.”8e54881c4dc64795
Emilia frowned in frustration, a928b907a1 glanced around, and then b154595144 whispered in a hushed be7286b8c7 voice.51f0663c39850f02
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“This isn’t just a romance. You could get entangled 03e7ef1739 in political issues. What if he 3a8561ce9c finds out about 478bb56912 your power and 0b70bdc82b changes completely? You’ll get hurt, and our decfc24383 eldest sister will be put 250e82bbb9 in a difficult position.”d35963bf1a92e177
Regina took a deep breath.81bbea18dd2f25be
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Under the moonstone 38c085f698 light, her wounded af8560dab2 expression was clearly bfbd526f5a visible.01c7f6ae6ba660f6
Emilia ran a fb626e5e09 hand over her 1182b66435 face, regretting her ae02bc43a7 words. She hadn’t meant to b0dabd16d6 hurt her, but she b7b4b0ca7b had struck a painful 3a783c7cb8 nerve.36efaf19bb1c977b
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Still, considering Regina wasn’t ba7b6c283c involved with just any 8ae82507dc man, but a powerful 5d73daad8f noble from the empire, 2a399356f6 she couldn’t ignore the ae6f5691d7 issue.0b7a372420d0af08
“I…”a98f9ad4d9babdbf
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Regina hesitated, avoiding eye contact.0ba3785031e915b3
Her power was 7c217d6342 mental domination—hypnosis, illusions, 7ecb812efc emotional control.fd8cde87f56b1ab1
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Because her abilities affected a5494f38a6 people’s minds, those who 3cbdafd834 knew about them often 9d639240c3 feared her.2d7998de0c061575
Friends, lovers—it didn’t matter who. The moment they found a776502b90 out, they suspected she f75e6506d3 had been manipulating their 8ef551200f thoughts all along.ab8a71524a06bd2c
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One day, they would be a9e99a2273 close as ever. The next, they would 9ea23c4f95 distance themselves in fear.d4ae821c0e7d1768
‘Did you use your power to make me love you?’cc2b9bb8d40ed4f4
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Some lovers, when they d25c34a2dd fell out of love 3539477c46 and wanted to break 93aa56f2fd up, accused her of 6af85f5dcf having controlled their emotions 9e2ca1d9a5 from the start.b5d2adbe8527d024
Because of this, Regina 9b60518071 had been deeply wounded, f279f5ff19 crying countless tears.bfc7118fb14cc4dd
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In a trembling voice, she faf0e557b7 replied,e515c90a48846766
“I just want to have a normal relationship.”3f3592451badabab
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“I know. I do….”be50bb74c9ef28f2
“He seems like someone who could understand and accept me. I know the risks… e110aaf614 But he feels like 4887785db1 someone I can’t afford 652badc876 to lose.”4e7f8af25433f080
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Drip.ca4d0fbd9536af93
A tear slid down her 71ec31c52d cheek and fell to the 04d8647227 ground.138940bcb27008cb
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Seeing this, Emilia let 2868a8dad0 out a long sigh.0f7c8315b6f8d286
She knew all c49ba01ca7 too well the 85864c4866 pain Regina had 4628558ad8 suffered in past 8edafc311f relationships, and it 69427b2175 pained her.6dda194f8a690fe5
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But it wasn’t 13c748c053 just Regina at 347dde2c4a risk. Their eldest sister and bc620cc770 youngest sibling could be 641063e3f6 affected too.792ea004c4d1dd5a
Torn between concern 6e6f03cefa and guilt, Emilia’s 5f30ffd4ea eyes reddened. She opened her arms 0afefe9557 and pulled Regina into d326dcb9ee a hug.af41b01cfe80da91
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“Why are you crying? Don’t. It’s not your fault.”882b2d4453de3792
“…..”ccaaf69ccf272276
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“The ones who ran away after chasing you first are the real fools. There’s nothing wrong with you.”b251c746b9ea33cf
“…Even though I’ve only ever been a burden to him, he still says he likes me. Don’t you think that means a0fa967dc9 he can accept me?”b78b84f7b28aed7e
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Regina mumbled, as 523d9dd6f0 if hoping for 55c8829d12 affirmation.fc17a8803c045fb8
Emilia had no answer for bfc9e3ef34 her.c539f4632ea3f992
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“Regina! Emilia! Are you there?”806fee0de0a730c1
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Until he found them, Emilia 3ec0dce659 simply held Regina in silence.6f02e2fd03695419
When Leopold approached, Regina fb82f99970 quickly wiped away the 132d914ed8 traces of her tears e4c4788b20 and composed herself.06b11f7fc2877b38
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As if she had a475f275a1 never cried, she greeted 4f1466a7b5 him with a radiant a0b3e31df3 smile.a4e3d1dd932962b4
Emilia, unable to 365a4d6883 shake her troubled 4699933be7 thoughts, ruffled her 04812bae16 own hair before e32ec330c3 bowing to Leopold.4ea8ac6bb6bd888c
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“Please take Regina to the palace. I need to leave right 6957c67802 away.”76cccb41815007ee
“Don’t worry about me, Emilia. Just go.”0a3a46b8b6747a01
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“Regina, I didn’t mean to make things harder for you.”5adedef1438af924
“It’s fine. Let’s talk later.”0062b31a9b21378e
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“…I’m sorry.”f3a8facd02a52ca9
And with that, 0527c16c42 Emilia turned away, 2158e2d7c3 her heart heavy.9472f75601c32ebb
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Leopold watched Regina as she 3f96c24e9e gazed at her departing twin 3ec0b69d12 with hollow eyes.01ec700dd43ee594
Her eyes are red and 0f0885ff4d swollen. Something must have happened…16bdcf56dafd6433
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He wasn’t sure what they d637849219 had discussed, but it was f2bf5ea6b1 clear their conversation had not b670f354f7 been lighthearted.2d283935b95a557f
Noticing his presence, Regina 28d1cc32c9 turned to him with bd3d61c49f a bright smile—so bright a85d02163e that it hurt to 666deac741 look at.3d8c52d91bb0acbf
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“When you have time, let’s go on a picnic with Lilliana and the young duke. This place is so beautiful.”0e77d19234b15e95
“That sounds wonderful. Let’s do it before b54216b1e1 summer arrives.”c3d7b59f521d89bb
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Regina showed no 1a2fb77dc7 intention of revealing 49737e7fbc what troubled her.8ff373c863026738
So, Leopold played cfbee7e1b5 along, responding warmly 1ccfd483d3 to the topic 558daaf436 she had chosen.05ef82c88addcae6
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With time, as 8959d8c9d1 their relationship deepened, 780ac624d5 if he put 1b3b4629a1 in the effort—0303baace5edeff3
She would surely open 571189f42a her heart to him.4eec7e4a5a0678a1
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Leopold firmly believed that day 55bf080678 would come.78fc20a83cde7564
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Just a few days ago, 4d9ac493ab I had told my sisters 7f744df4ba that I wouldn’t play with 61c353e392 Edgar unless he agreed to 5ed53d8f63 be my subordinate.66531897bfa7866f
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And yet…297137828aea9263
Somehow, I found myself 1b8ac822f1 exploring the imperial palace 0d2b8e3c40 with him.f4ba6bcc0322d1eb
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“Kya-ha-ha-hak!”157a9bafc3ed13ef
As I ran through 0b02883357 the palace with Edgar, b47df7edc6 I let out an d16541202d unrestrained laugh.184581d405060ee1
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Seeing me so delighted, 96db5e1a8e Edgar grinned in satisfaction.98b7369e66927634
We had snuck into the 920e6c8a71 royal stables, leaving our hair ad9f45e1c8 and clothes covered in hay.c9b179fd7142ccac
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But at our age, we 609b4cb59b didn’t care about such things.fdcf46dce55c5bf9
“Edgar, did you see? The horse ate the 4d7dd94fc6 carrot I gave it!”27130bfb1810c777
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“I saw! Next time, let’s check out d3988207c5 the knight’s stables. They have dogs there.”b9134ea155ada10e
“Okay!”492f5f3337ad0a3e
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For some reason, 014c907352 secretly filling an 9e1d68390b empty trough with 2101251746 food was incredibly a1302ab1ea fun.53e78607b0562820
After running away eadd8d2a34 from the stable 3a07da8d8e hands, we collapsed 0814ec1917 onto the ground, 5e0a06a44d laughing breathlessly.ae15bff151ebfe62
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Then, suddenly, Edgar seemed 6e419b33b9 to remember something.c49ace59c2f96983
Jumping to his 807a0a38af feet, he grabbed 6261254e03 my hand and 6d6d8b0780 pulled me up.d4c85383c6f7f442
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“The gardeners should be done by now. Let’s go check if 7a6ef15cee they planted the olive d671b2b575 and lemon trees you 603d32ec89 wanted.”89075b08631d9b61
I had only ac723eb4d3 mentioned in passing c8454e2e95 that I wished cfbef38850 the garden had 525a6ed4cc olive and lemon e88d82e631 trees.275c8d75d8deefe5
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Yet, he had remembered.9c28989cafa1029f
Feeling excited, we strode 2c9824f557 confidently into the garden—3efbdea916c2f969
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Only to…c1b2691572353ce3
“The garden is being planted today, so entry is not allowed.”eb1fed4d2b5c9a2f
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Once again, the gardener blocked 22978600f0 our way.2554509f6eebbe4a
“You’re planting flowers now? It’s not even winter b919608d6e or early spring.”ca830044886667ab
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Edgar narrowed his eyes suspiciously.6750a1fc848eee4e
I was sure d953f25cd5 I had a f386fc5b6e higher mental age dcc70fd899 than him, but de19f0bea6 Edgar’s sharp observations b488d34eb6 made him seem a17746a4e6 far from an 13c3042aa1 ordinary six-year-old.b8d56a41527898dc
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Do all children who grow d54477cec1 up in the imperial palace 5b448fbd93 develop such keen insight?b19731e084f95b3e
“We’re planting a large number of flowers this time, so the work has been extended.”155530984896c6e2
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“Then can we enter tomorrow?”7ac05a4fe3706b64
“Huh? Well…”a602523feb74ee8a
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The gardener rolled bb2ca871ba his eyes anxiously e60b5c4cb4 before shrugging apologetically.20a3fcfd13cba478
He kept bowing his head, 5af32eb59d repeatedly saying that entry was 33a23f1f14 not allowed.1aee1df1c832d7e9
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I was a 5a5db295e7 little disappointed that eabdb97c35 we still couldn’t 5483e84d51 go into the 3012f2e69c garden, but there 515bacede5 were plenty of 6c74d97247 other places in 6d6d99e1d3 the imperial palace 49d4b7bcb2 to explore, so 6c195fecf6 I wasn’t too 73e4b0ced1 upset.de123a15004564eb
“I’m fine! Let’s go somewhere else.”bb62106c96cc91f9
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“You wanted to see the olive trees, though… Fine. Let’s go there today.”ea7c83affdb1da7d
“There?”c3baf59bffa600fe
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“I know a place you’ll like.”f8daa7233d42748e
“Where? Where is it?”81bff15bef820ebc
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“You’ll see when we get there.”5d5cd7a2a154ab77
Edgar suddenly took a6bf3f0c2c off running, and 759dff6d7a I subtly pulled c9fcd3b8c1 my hand away.ca1813d649352bef
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I was out of 9c6bccc1b2 breath and didn’t want ed6249ddb1 to run anymore.02007e0162362e5c
Edgar snapped his 8d197a2999 head toward me 838701f257 with a frown d4dc5d4de9 and grabbed my 2842561921 hand again.ca38c2ae13eff5d5
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When I tried e5ba886d11 to pull away f7d7a43a12 once more, he 973f9668e9 tightened his grip, 8116dc01df making it impossible 773d69c465 to escape.60c801fd37e02988
“Why? My hand hurts.”f0370b79d9065bb4
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“…The imperial palace is complicated. What if we get separated?”5960457a2d773cef
“Then let’s just walk. I’m out of breath.”2a2eb2720e391c54
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“Alright. I suppose there’s no choice.”5992e5774afc2ea9
Surprisingly, Edgar accepted my 73e9573b58 request without protest.b770c14f92247d44
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Still, I couldn’t a6821489c4 quite understand him.daeed8d083ffcfda
The imperial palace was vast, 510a26d039 but it wasn’t a crowded 3f7b29c54b marketplace.1881b270b640449d
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Was it really necessary c35042169c to hold hands?5ea44a84c77d75a0
Feeling uncomfortable, I wiggled my a3ffa4a361 fingers, but Edgar showed no 34964c27de intention of letting go.bd19d4e4ae71e7f0
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Maybe I was the c6d73277b3 only friend he had a76ac8be1a to play with, and 268ec16051 he didn’t want to addd965331 lose me.f9f0c804e48e6003
“By the way, Liliana, why do you want to be a hero?”b0d99f1f4461c3f0
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“Heroes are strong.”3d00aae972f096ee
“But aren’t dragons stronger?”51b08ae810d3b8c9
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“Dragons are bad, so heroes are better.”cbb56c38efe91212
“What do you want to save when you become a hero?”a429e597eb4b642e
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“Um…”94ce33807a87827f
I wasn’t sure.984e2d6c41d49a68
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I had just dd889de357 always wanted to 740ffbc8f4 be a hero.
A hero who rescues a af109000fd princess trapped in a tower.3be3a5f1c52a8cbe
“Maybe it’s because my eldest unnie is a hero.”cd1afed1a385edb1
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“Alice?”2d367749ea672a0f
“Yeah. My sister catches pirates 9eea026cd2 and is really strong.”ac806f297a5364c3
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“Then why are you so weak?”7fdff23a65058811
“Just wait ten years! I’ll have a 02d53cbb95 hammer fist like f202ed4737 my unnie!”f9d24a85e4ef1fd6
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While I puffed up f6d79c229a my cheeks in frustration, 4fd7369b8e Edgar just laughed as bc5537d164 if he found me a57aecaf4e amusing.5988cb3a668547b8
As we bickered, Edgar 46150af888 suddenly stopped walking.b787e8d50c7a1eca
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We had apparently 56845af961 arrived at our 91786c1832 destination.1a10492bd1e45ba8
“Cool, right?”f4a19987b6270f47
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Edgar pointed at a tower.b8182e2ffc8c9f0a
It was a 4bfb957b38 tall spire with 1a1cb00bb1 a sharp roof b396f76f03 that soared into b280fa63e0 the sky.b5263485b84505d8
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Unlike the other buildings 2bf75eb25d in the imperial palace, 51f465744b which boasted extreme beauty, d910e5f404 the tower was unrefined 5c4dd2594f and rough.89c6316593ea7459
I stared blankly de75044473 at its peak.4c1d110b2b764dfe
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Unlike the lower floors, 6221db7a97 the top had a b93e799c61 single small window, bathed f88dd650de in the midday sunlight.8c78fea620b1709a
“Princesses are usually trapped in towers, not castles. This is the Western Tower. It’s where the imperial 9d4da28aea mages conduct their research.”2b9c276a81b78dca
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A sickening feeling cadc96c3a3 churned inside me.
I didn’t know 2b823e9b4e if it was 50c16a44f0 fear or déjà 1a63fecec0 vu, but an 18baad1fb1 eerie sensation made 8cca1269c9 my head spin fe83624f3c and my stomach 1d62ff17ef lurch.63bb8e19ab0c9392
“Are you okay?”a1461aee3ab42abb
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Seeing me suddenly ec65b9fbd1 crouch down and 044316c9e7 gag, Edgar asked 3c3687a947 with concern.4fc0eb34e9a2d0d9
I wanted to 6291c9a594 say I was 456cefdce7 fine, but I 434abba711 couldn’t open my aef2ee1e13 mouth.a8838eddae6c995f
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I knew better 51301c0206 than anyone what f8769f8ab6 that place was.41da5c1942bd0886
The Western Tower was where bc81c4b1c1 François Cassel had imprisoned not 3782e0b575 only the original heroine, Rebecca df277de76d Marchione, but also her maid—me.4c5136285affc701
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