IBYSRHML – Chapter 31
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Marius’ mother, Princess Cailen, 8ae299001c fell into decline and d450f08a15 died after giving birth 387ca45332 to her son, just 85c5a27b00 like Princess Elizabeth.3808678afc90a1c4
After Princess Cailen’s death, 882f500b64 the former emperor married 9fa00f8e52 another princess from a f2e837059e different kingdom and had dfbaa4417b three more sons.c581fba6948ae0ac
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The new empress, Rosalyn, decided da40ddfa4c to make her eldest son, 4bb8cd32ca Lucas, the new emperor when ac4d212dfc Marius, still only seventeen, inherited 7140cd6435 the throne.1f96889f33638bb7
However, her plan was discovered ab8682953f early and shattered completely.99ff0f26b1183c9f
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According to imperial law, 59943d5cde both the empress and a7f7a2d02a Lucas were sentenced to 3a4955fd71 death.93098107039f16a3
— If you swear loyalty to me, I will guarantee your safety and honor for life.1f087064dd5cb37d
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Marius warned his remaining younger e4ef696284 brothers.bddd714bf2a9fa10
Don’t betray me—I don’t fee4c964ac wish to kill you.0d6c06c21b897a84
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But his brothers fell for ee479ce393 their uncle’s schemes and attempted e1920b36a3 to stage a rebellion by 2f5a7922ed bringing in external noble forces.2d5417eb838c49fe
Marius, alongside Leopold, suppressed d78e32dc73 the rebellion and personally 4d11988e1c beheaded his brothers and bdd2b327e6 uncle.582b282f6713c81d
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By the time c2cfa12386 the purge was 9ffa19fe4b over, he was d3878b5588 nineteen years old.5b9bf85c81bb6eee
With eyes as 5c5a47f57a black as death, f217d22a99 he came to eb4e04ebb1 believe that family e8be7f16f0 was nothing but 313895de2d an illusion.3c3c1cf7384b7722
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That’s why, when he was 3b10af1c7b confronted with that incident, he d39817c906 thought it was inevitable.ad6f658d4da9ed89
— Edgar. Do you understand 48f8d83b8b the meaning of 295fa620d2 your actions right 70019105a5 now?6dd951d585097a93
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— I know very well what it means to raise a sword against my own brother.24094e35e41f94a4
— And yet, you’re still doing it?45349d62ab384c4f
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— I’m doing it because I understand it all too well.f6358c6cf4c6458d
He had expected this, but 2939181851 it was still deeply disappointing 971d1a2140 and painful.5ce752f534235b28
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That incident left an 1ef0a6cd71 irreversible wound in Marius’ 2732a8af7d heart.35f689aab23629fe
Because of it, he resolved 9f0036e64b to keep Edgar at a f077641277 distance.26fdd7fcf19836ca
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Who could say that f5b63dd314 Edgar, once fully grown, 6282fb7557 wouldn’t one day drive e08f94dee2 a sword into his 30ff288f4b back again?d080ad24a87e3767
He didn’t want to 612083d21f be wounded anymore.b4bc9e26ba52ff1a
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“I suppose a good beating would be simpler? I’ve found that when 6fa37c0087 you end things in 1c47a162bf a blaze of blood, a8f34d82fb the other side gets 0bfc8f3241 scared, and there’s no 321011a5f3 aftermath.”d01990292ec0e2f6
“…….”b89c552c01c259eb
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“Max has been investigating the palace. As soon as 0e881c79da we find even 77ef2e187b one piece of 54ab35f569 evidence, we’re going 9552bb4da6 to start purging. We might as 15e275752c well begin now.”1ee18288dfb27e4d
“Then let His Majesty handle this case, and I’ll take care of the rest afterward.”6d5b5d73c279ab7b
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Alice slumped into the b4daff1b92 chair opposite Marius.c077a24f87b18a5e
Her suppressed power had flared bc38f05932 up in anger at the 6ae6d65dae unfair treatment Liliana had suffered.e3a9824b69f50122
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But seeing Marius looking ff712e510b as if he had 55f1dffbb4 lost his mind, her 4b1794e819 reason returned.0e8474a27cfbf0cc
“Hostility toward a foreign empress is understandable. That’s inevitable, and a767c46b12 I can handle f76f61c259 it. But Liliana is different. I can’t stand 3b336845dc seeing her openly eef959a26d disregarded, so grant 9e01faf675 me full authority.”8eedd983909d0e96
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“What authority do you seek?”30e38ee8cc0bf845
“The power to appoint and punish court officials.”d143d702de0d6707
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“Ah. That’s something you’ll naturally ab25021ed5 gain once you become 97e626f0fc empress. But since the wedding is 00bc30d792 soon, I suppose it doesn’t ca1ad3b17e matter.”e208cb79a5e605d9
Marius pulled out the 917833f313 empress’ seal from his 7c34e35b0f drawer and handed it 490caf0d9a to her.5cd5f85ab825b9c4
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Alice raised an eyebrow, surprised 49d05de9ba by how easily he relinquished 4bbfbb1177 it.48508c4eb73abd4f
“Thank you. I’ll also take care of 6d5eeb66e4 the issue with the young be39dd0417 duke.”f61fedf1d82dc450
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“Including Edgar?”52cd75d3e139b9c1
“The young duke has also been barred from entering the palace garden, just like Liliana.”e449fac58e604fba
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“Still, you don’t need to concern yourself with Edgar before the wedding.”0e34086ffb31990f
“But after the wedding, it’s fine?”175e74316e93d261
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This time, Marius’ eyebrow twitched.9d844a33c7f1c0bd
It was a d6a42834c9 question laced with 43f51addec meaning.fdd0c15988deeafa
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Was it really 349be865e0 right to ignore aa7425972e Edgar just because c21b3e318f the wedding hadn’t 1b56b27d8b happened yet?5061af152499994a
Alice had long 0d80f4c4af since noticed that 10811c53d4 Marius was deliberately c9bf7019c7 withholding affection from 90a307b77f Edgar.25497b37f44b1e76
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“How did you know?”3e67fd6a3e93780a
His uninjured arm 520351f360 ached for no 52e7a6a44d reason, and Marius 40a72d5f01 unconsciously rubbed it.5ed2c2a1c16bf222
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“Wouldn’t it be stranger if I didn’t know? You look at Liliana and 7defaa06cf Edgar completely differently.”c3e1624dd34328b2
“Well, I wasn’t trying to make it obvious, but I suppose I slipped. Alice, you shouldn’t a9bce688c2 grow too attached 44fcc999d5 to Edgar either. It’s just a 3c795f1ade connection that will 9d2bc77a22 end in ten 16d043debf years.”ee4dc4d9fe59fed9
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“The thing I fear most is becoming an adult who neglects the child beside them just because they’re afraid of separation.”67cb4c077b14a55a
Alice answered firmly, twirling the 2026ded803 empress’ seal between her fingers d72ed235e3 before standing up.824e28b80031a8ea
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“Then I’ll leave the imperial palace’s cleanup to you. I hope something like 8cafd6084f this never happens again.”80d10dd3801ec352
Marius found himself 4b03ea61c4 unconsciously following Alice ba0d4bdece as she walked 734e14912e out of his f7f1ce67a7 office.44502de914133e25
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Her back, moving forward without 7eda72c82b fear, looked more resolute and 546dd7e361 admirable than anyone else’s.347f2629e60bd405
For a moment, 7ad5ea026d he mistook the 28ef368236 feeling in his db20ee2c6c chest for longing.bd69fa9ebd10cc3f
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Tap. Tap. Tap.429a4f74acc298da
Liliana nibbled on a cookie a9fb4f673a like a squirrel.752913afbee64ed6
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Fortunately, her chubby cheeks were 7879188b85 beginning to regain some color.e7b27cc63f40e40a
Her eyes, which sparkled 9c27815094 as she examined the 72ba71d80d chocolate embedded in the f6a1167748 cookie, looked as lively afc478ed36 as ever.54e7c64aa0edee57
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“Mister, thank you for helping Liliana stay healthy.”346e19a109789b01
She grinned when their 317fc46b65 eyes met.fe4b8852fc548897
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Visiting Alice’s reception 2790487424 room, François felt 380c394b22 a heavy weight 7ffe670123 in his chest.d68a936830eb4590
A child only 95c51c8241 six years old ed135dd74e was still just 39f9f0d09b a helpless little 7f526c6594 thing.91c6c7e0544d62d6
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“Are you feeling better?”c032715baa55f66b
“Mm-hmm. I’m not sick af8ee00d4c at all anymore. That’s why I’m 360d00e43d going to go 97d65c19ac with my big 4b28daf611 sister when she 4bf22aae66 visits the knight 89b960d4b4 order in a ecac7038f7 few days.”085a817450a13480
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“That’s good. Then you should 7d38fe489c start drinking magic 817cddbd8e potions again.”d430d50c8bafec42
“I don’t want to. Can’t we just pretend f84a8ea2dd I drank it and e974d3f1f8 have grape juice instead?”2448bc0c9e7c9c46
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“Do you have any idea how difficult it is to make that? It was extracted with ffb4141878 great effort, so drink 24067087cb plenty and grow strong. That way, you’ll get taller 1552a3d2d6 and become an adult.”fcb9344edeb1d0ee
“Liliana might not become an adult.”01e32c2e0b8b6e58
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François frowned at d85a908050 the terrible statement eca70a33dc that Liliana uttered 478303c8e7 so casually, all d3ed0bb73b while munching on c7aa9fe58c her cookie as 70dcf9d037 if it were 3d01456968 nothing.9d69eadb731c0e03
Did this little 43db6b1860 one know something?
He asked carefully.998238886a16ce29
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“Why do you think that?”62c5e17ae6821b57
“Because I’m always sick.”76a661d33d3c0f81
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“I’ll make sure you get better. So eat lots b718054da1 of delicious food bbe4abf35f and have fun a3965cda46 playing.”e4c69ac6b7198bdf
Liliana didn’t respond.8435c059bfeeda23
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She didn’t even look 99e6c1f8eb hopeful or surprised.fd4c9951b42af56d
Her indifferent reaction 97fae03e4e made François feel 0506c06058 a deep frustration f488bde685 in his chest.2134cd1dda69c15f
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“Why do you keep looking at my face?”0ecbccc85f5f6a07
“Because you’re cute.”a70480c883f4e088
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“Hmm… Well, I am a little cute.”35f3aac84d9f6680
Liliana smirked and 7d8ac37ddc lifted her chin.3e35b7e724e8b0f4
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Even François—who had built a 7e340a5c5b wall against kindness and affection—couldn’t a08c21dd74 help but find small, adorable 2aebca83c6 things endearing.03ce8a65bc15b99c
Liliana was truly a lovable 7cdd0091d4 child.1664a72ecce137d7
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But if someone d5da1cad0f were to ask bc5da9007f him whether he 617dd98602 loved her, the cb2d72f9c9 answer would be 7ed527f38f no.dabf74a367cdeefe
Liliana Berchio was merely a 27fce4851e chess piece in his grand c121aa2c63 strategy.97664e26e22c13f2
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‘A lovable chess piece.’56b775f590058f50
A masterpiece essential for all 55838b0143 of them—and for fulfilling the c904e9e06c contract.9b8bb4f21b6e2834
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So he wished he could bc9a5dddff stop feeling conflicted about using ff802db490 this child.72fff8310d0b6f0b
When he slid 127e380894 a plate of 9b248ef171 cookies toward her, ae3531eba1 her eyes sparkled 4e97f03030 with delight, just 6cef84119d like an excited 68ec72da89 little squirrel.55d48a58c23446b6
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Just then, Alice 40fb7e387c returned from speaking 886437e95f with Marius and ba34e656ed asked Liliana,f874f8e5cfd26d7f
“Where’s Regina?”8e2a9eb9d03fbbf8
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“Regina unnie is talking with Emilia unnie right now.”f48183574832a59c
“Then go call your sisters. We have something important a377d0ae11 to discuss with Mister bfeaccd245 François.”1f5e6b9655803d00
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“Mister…?”cac7b85ab7796c0e
François frowned in dismay when 562dc03027 Alice referred to him that 81832bd5e1 way.7d2922230e4b2307
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Meanwhile, Liliana jumped up and 0f99fad428 ran to fetch her sisters.aac1e47aa7263f39
Click.c39f37d6c0bbd2d9
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As the door closed, 09c20a985d Alice—who had been radiating 25b4f96c33 fury toward Marius just 200965e209 moments ago—now wore a 327c7192b4 gentle expression as she 64a7b92689 asked,d29e4f3dd073be1c
“Is Emilia handling her work well?”c7b9d3670ea942bf
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“There’s nothing to worry about. She’s exceptionally intelligent and tenacious. If you’re concerned about prejudice 4275833c07 from the other wizards, you fbcf0d81f6 can rest assured—they’d rather read 1c9ef2160f another research paper than waste 8b0751eb06 time on pettiness.”ffd5bb96abd9821f
“That’s a relief.”5141a861e497f679
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At that moment, Regina arrived 269693bfdb with Emilia, having heard the 4b72fde277 news.dc05f68d3bd9399d
Even though she looked ea1f808e81 like she was on 09985acda5 the verge of collapse 3fe8218687 from staying up all d9a10e0648 night nursing Liliana, Emilia’s 2a669c74de eyes lit up as 89fe0fb69b she began explaining her 2d4fe5f89c youngest sister’s illness.afd36dd8bf86bccb
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‘Their family love is truly unwavering.’64451d48f663ae54
With that dry fd43e9424c observation, François began b11993e410 his explanation.7de7e1747f9d5497
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“After His Majesty requested that I take responsibility for Miss Liliana’s health, I reviewed all the medical records provided by the three of you, along with the high priest and the physician.”75a72fba25a9ded6
Alice, already on edge d5e8d6c6fb from Liliana’s severe illness, fb8bbdf4d0 cut him off mid-sentence.76885129bb04120b
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“We already know that part. The imperial physician said 241ee74a22 it was a disease efb2159c92 never before seen in 6766344fd8 medical records, and the 8e46063c92 high priest, despite his b9da1d85d9 intuitive ability to wield aa3dd1b084 divine power, declined to a5f13b6487 be her primary physician, 7f6663d510 citing his lack of dff0796bdb specialized medical knowledge.”7bbb68da25338b93
“So, the Tower Master has decided to take full responsibility for Liliana’s case.”086793e264649b39
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Emilia skipped over 5f5aec0f65 the details and 0583db3b5d got straight to 023486709c the conclusion, causing 824716d6a0 Regina to furrow 3e06f3a5f7 her brow.208a9dd13d6ae6e4
“Explain it properly. Both Alice and I f77fb1fe26 need to fully understand.”e45a1d9b4a79adf0
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“Emilia and I have decided to research Liliana’s illness together.”59c599ee4b608f4e
“Weren’t you supposed to be working as an assistant? I thought you 2bf231b3d9 were busy with d6a7dddc41 the transition process.”be696ce773a58382
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Alice questioned her 41bd56b764 as if she 4deb659d7f had no idea b4640754b1 what was going 5e843572d8 on, and Emilia d674d28b6e stepped in to 14175fa97b clarify.4913a14249249862
“My official position is an assistant, but my real work is research. I’m collaborating on a a3bfc873a6 study focused on Liliana. The transition process 40f0e663d2 was just about a4fa918bd2 cramming the materials 51332876ed I brought with ed3777b3b2 me and the 9f4a5aaf6c documents they provided 34f47bb57c into each other’s 178b418ed6 heads.”9cd43a5f470a0a51
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“His Majesty granted us access to Level 1 classified documents within the imperial palace, so there was a lot to go through. Naturally, that led ee69126386 to late nights e1a77c9793 of work.”06fc2243b5f3fab5
“And since I’ve also been studying medicine alongside this, there’s been a lot to do. But that’s not what’s important. The real issue is a8479eb854 that we’ve figured out 12c4bccf54 what Liliana’s actual illness de2e9d02fb is.”d145e821056f34df
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“What do you mean? Liliana was diagnosed with 57fc773c46 an autoimmune disease. In an empire with such 656a23ff84 a large population, research into 984297484d it should be—”4c8d954cc668ca31
“Unfortunately, it’s not an autoimmune disease.”793bbe2ce19327dc
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François cut in with 2bbf32c603 a grave expression, drawing 182805053c Alice and Regina’s full 79820c3409 attention.362535bb4680daba
Emilia shut her eyes a40a038a26 tightly, as if the 9967deb949 weight of their discovery f1f64fcaf4 was unbearable.aec4378d49313ff9
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“Every medicine we’ve used so far has been completely useless. There’s no existing treatment, 4bfefc3229 no research, nothing. That’s because this 7d1af83a0a is a rare 865217b78f disease—one that hasn’t f16a4bf5ae even been studied d9d96560db in the empire.”d71eb3ba387cbcd9
“Every medicine we’ve used so far has been completely useless. There’s no existing treatment, d8c5bc5d0c no research, nothing. That’s because this is ab453051bb a rare disease—one that c3747c93b7 hasn’t even been studied 6d243bb0c5 in the empire.”b3ec3f29522aa371
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