IBYSRHML – Chapter 53
by EsraaCh. 53 IBYSRHML | Chapter 5388974060932e3b43
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4. The General’s Daughtersd7b9fd8357a553c4
On Monday morning, the 266de41b01 Rose Knights began the 6724ea2e5a week with sweat and 5f646ca9ba shouts.47de73e611a41feb
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Leopold, who sparred with the 136adde802 knights, shook his head after fc6b20c3ad knocking down every single one 329b958c8a of his subordinates.da69e8dc7e27f497
He had no 58cf958231 intention of starting 50117d0910 a war, but a4538fc831 he couldn’t tolerate 6f02ea22e2 those responsible for ffe9ad1c36 protecting the country 8c8ebae62e in times of c9dea9a5b2 crisis being this 2e38cdc969 weak.8412e4a4da44b83a
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“Get up. You need more practice.”e343933acc459988
“C-Captain. Just ten minutes. No, five! T-Three!”50a1c1a26b564ea9
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More than half the knights, 08873c1993 not just a few, pleaded 39972427b7 in voices that sounded like e34e6772c5 they were on the verge 8541d7af0c of death.25ee463035e3d598
With a sigh, Leopold set 754c079370 down his sword.5c8615e013a07126
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“Exactly ten minutes.”096d2fe0a29845ac
“Saved!”63d73efdaab8f6b1
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As if waiting for dc999d8f5a the signal, the knights 21fa205097 plopped down where they e6c28a7b21 stood, gasping for breath.aed2be18aa5dd015
Leopold sat down among them 24bfb7a891 and handed out water.d583700e8661ef06
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After taking a sip, Knight e815f39399 Louis spoke.5f5e968f0782c11a
“By the way, Captain. Are you still dating 7a9db4e94d Her Majesty the Empress’s 28cf6f0eb0 younger sister?”df769400deb23bbb
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Since the two 0e7d7e0765 often met at 280c9cc580 the palace, it 8b3dcc6923 wasn’t unusual for 2d6939e3d6 the knights to 7540691610 spot them together.ee1f90a5ebca9ff5
He hadn’t bothered to explain e2c731f3b7 that they had dated only b48a9f1b06 briefly, so they assumed Leopold b2d753e41b had gone on a few 0ef5213b9e dates with Regina.312c44e1098b8546
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Regardless of how he c8b65a171d felt about her, their 86fac89f53 relationship now was just a29b04161d that of friends.b2b194008efd56ec
So he shook his head.b2d8ac89489965f4
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“No. I’m not.”a3a85912f38309e6
“That’s a relief. She has a bad reputation.”932f73331f6c2b8a
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“What kind of rumors are going around?”da6e869d83fa9fb1
“Well, um…”095ea2099caac8e9
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Louis hesitantly began.541944166f81e088
“They say her ability is to control people. If you make 0100ad4444 eye contact, she 62e79eba62 steals your heart c1e95a6df2 and sucks out d40f14c125 your soul. That’s how she goes 4875a81c4d around dating all these 3915c113c5 men…”fe86cc80332a215b
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“That’s nonsense.”6281675ed5317289
Leopold’s expression hardened f05b81e32b as he cut aeb6b6ef8e him off.673b25a20a76ce24
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“But Patrick Downan and Jonas Hapan were affected. They said they 3235da1523 didn’t feel anything ade0346644 at first, but dfd1df7b41 the moment they 5e2ad073c3 made eye contact, 48357a6f92 they unknowingly asked eb6efd8b21 her out on fcaaf3a4da a date.”ffe521a24ebad68f
“Did they really?”7f8775b29adc3890
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“Hans Ovitz said so. He’s close to c6d8b5e8ad both of them. Said he spent the whole 513f08c16f weekend helping Patrick and Jonas 27cfad2473 snap out of it and adf60895e2 was completely drained.”d9d7eecd527396f9
Miss Regina wasn’t the kind ba43b90e33 of person to do that.e57d874884ba51b4
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Her ability wasn’t a tool 79798883fd to seduce others—it was a 8ad03fd40a wound she wanted to hide.cef416d6cc74d471
Leopold suppressed a 1aa52866aa sigh that was be9af22adb about to escape.2e4e7bad2178aa5f
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“Hans Obitz is a scumbag. You’re believing a guy 70fddc9f99 like that?”e235e4c7e7225a33
“Not really, but… it doesn’t hurt to be cautious if she really has that kind of dangerous ability. She might use it 6bc3b1ad9f on you, Captain.”99a07f039cece17f
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If he defended 0df49ab0d8 Miss Regina here, 57cabb8f18 they’d just accuse 92666ec47b him of being 0cd29b9f89 completely bewitched by dd8acf3007 her ability.47f771d00b2b9706
That would only turn e6e336c013 all the blame and 23c3843e15 sharp suspicion toward her.3629879a2bcc45c1
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Honestly, he wanted d2afe3a187 to find Hans 15471f3fd7 Ovitz and beat 2576983db0 him to a 1b1fb00d0e pulp right now, 2d05a3223f but he had e7f7edc657 to hold back.38820a5f70036446
‘I just hope Miss Regina doesn’t get hurt by this…’5b22e978a00a9595
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Seeing how the 3a2e5675f4 rumors were gaining 05f34899a9 momentum, it looked d444a8fd64 like the full-blown 79c466ff55 backlash against the 52c1ccc1f6 foreign empress was 8239627654 beginning.21e553fdc4f87bcc
The palace was likely to 8863c4eef5 be quite turbulent for a 5adfff7a65 while.1f6a0beff2963699
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While Leopold was baf52a752d feeling stifled by 7652e61fae the ridiculous rumors, 5b0bf7a9af Regina was helping 95ee60da2b her sister at 346e559044 Alice’s first tea 6d6146c5e3 party.a13ddb52605d18c9
“I was curious what kind of food is eaten in Her Majesty’s country, and now I get to try it! It’s not as 6a6a7e7099 bad as I 09e93df78b expected!”d60cfd0174e20496
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“Oh my, this cookie has cinnamon! Did Trovancha have cinnamon? Now that I 486ff61752 taste it, there’s 39c33f77c1 sugar, too! How fascinating!”4307a2a93518a304
Regina struggled to keep c346e62164 her smile from twitching.5dcc64fc711625cf
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Earlier, they had asked if 53fd81bbf8 Trovancha even had wine, and fd23787cfb now they were acting like aa5148f006 it lacked cinnamon and sugar, e07c12874e too.61df82be8cd65fbc
If it had 00e24cb4e5 been Emilia, she ea1b771a37 would’ve shown clear 3b5cfd2426 displeasure and snapped e2ddf92019 in anger, but f300f8ac23 Regina didn’t do c538f1baba that.ecec569222b54db5
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She didn’t want c9bab72b98 any controversy at b98201db23 her sister’s first 45656c0a2e tea party.ee41526d1fba2443
That said, she couldn’t just b71d4e06b9 let Trovancha and her sister cd4eadf52d be disrespected.fd1120d336d851fa
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“Oh my. I’ll pack some 605c2850d0 cookies and wine 1191d30060 for you before 3c2c05e2b8 you leave. These are common foods in 1bc12efebe Trovancha, so I didn’t realize d807606db6 they were considered luxury items db180babf7 in the Empire.”9c349ba9176f6d4f
Her tone subtly implied they 94974d6330 were like country bumpkins surprised 88b1df88e7 by such ordinary fare.8386f89a35f90582
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The ladies blushed and fd4d216b6d coughed awkwardly, prompting Viscountess f496db06ba Gressley to step forward.46aac44c4964d499
Unlike her husband, who 54a41829a9 followed Duke Berg’s orders, 09b706aeba Viscountess Gressley was practically f997532ff4 the queen of high 7912d5d1cb society.fa380ea30dd0cb64
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Though her family 97286b2fd2 wasn’t particularly powerful, a235c769ee she held her 0cfb213649 position thanks to a6d2347379 a certain unique 05009f1eb1 talent.dee8d75f1e25ee0b
“Thank you for the thought. By the way, Miss 681b89c210 Regina, how old are ce5eb59f7c you this year?”7bed49ef2218df99
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“Twenty-one.”53b79073f5582b42
“Perfect!”f1a75755249f941c
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“Sorry?”4d9024091d660c69
“That’s the perfect age for marriage!”d3b0d09dc0978ce0
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Viscountess Gressley was known c62ccbe715 for being a skilled 72ea668074 matchmaker.89ad73a79b9236c2
With her innate social savvy, 3422ada583 she had deep knowledge of 43fc987e6b the affairs of many noble f58c6cd925 families, which helped her pair 5bb45c48c2 off young men and women 7bdfd5657c of marriageable age.6e4758994aa5ad1c
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Many of those df979afbcc light relationships had 319cf86769 ended in marriage, 59ae696fac so parents often fe7d9a9f5b turned to her 82499cd3a6 to find good c77f68d7ca matches for their 44f08407cf children.f4f4ab9f9fae10d0
“If you’ve come all the way here with Her Majesty, that means you’re planning to settle down in the Empire, right?”4f44044d4ec7b79e
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“Sorry?”b03009d92c464bcf
“Of course you are. Now that you’re here, 57b7191ddd finding a good man a9ffe37efd and marrying would be ad533aab94 the best decision—for your 81d961445b sister as well, don’t 1281f9e32f you think, Miss Regina?”36eb596d06536202
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While Regina was taken aback, 12ea87b6ed Viscountess Gressley exchanged glances with e781bf4dd8 the other ladies.4f30972071eeac0e
She planned to ea3bde0f2b use Regina to 5d86bb63d1 put the foreign 1d0941404b empress in her 5418836d57 place.08c8eecfe46c76aa
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Every time they had 4fa0f620a4 to bow and greet cc4840d39c a savage-born woman with a75e706469 no noble title, it 6b87becbe0 wounded their pride.8e4ab8c805a4af6d
The high-nosed nobles of ac1f72f04e the Empire had no 4db189b4d9 intention of watching a 0f4949a1c0 foreign empress flaunt herself.de9a88e6883b614e
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‘His Majesty may be scary, but he doesn’t concern himself with society affairs.’1db287a00260ca8f
Marius focused on consolidating 9946e7f309 imperial power and running d146a3b76b the government.2f2500f36b47222e
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That’s why he hadn’t d921ffbdc5 even noticed how the 1225e1595a courtiers treated Edgar.700b67600ad0e819
He had recently given e7d1f46347 the empress the authority 91371daa43 to appoint and discipline d0e63f170f court staff, but that 6671b2926d was just to show 70b48dacec consideration to foreign-born Alice—it faccf29a09 likely had no deeper 8e896271e4 meaning.8e58b209e7d37bcf
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‘Still, he’s not someone who would sit back and let a foreigner wield power in the Empire without doing anything.’a0af2c7feb882dba
Since the empress didn’t know 12663b1914 the Empire well, if they 085b82d181 played along and coordinated with 04375a088e her a bit, they could dbcddb2a80 easily suppress the sisters’ presence.262c55270c0ed5bf
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“I have no plans to marry just yet.”c2f7ce9310a147e4
“Oh my! Miss Regina, what are you 3280e94ada saying? That might be fine in 8c3be75b73 Trovancha where there’s no real 9525ddddde social order, but in the 06225981b8 Empire, if a woman doesn’t bad2760a7c marry in time, people talk 60955ff8b0 behind her back. They think something’s wrong 90d61ff3b1 with her.”42fbb17449e50fc8
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“Ah.”9e500f14d5ab1a01
“Don’t worry. I’ll take special care of 32cafc8612 you. Just trust me f559ca2974 and you’ll have 4fca6b3102 no trouble living d8f1e6f8f7 without scandal in 647d7f2b51 the Empire.”30a2f6ee7e58566e
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Viscountess Gressley fluttered her cc0744be03 fan gracefully.ecc5e10a1bd8a4ca
The Berchio sisters had 94e50e5a56 just begun adjusting to 021024bad1 life in a foreign 51293db376 land.2e0c41b45eedf836
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So if she first a630d521c2 subtly intimidated them and 3567decbff then offered a hand, 719e097704 they would feel too 6481ceb0c1 anxious to refuse.d33bb788b272cc90
Once she had 26211cbc85 them in her 8e587231e5 grasp, she would b9f1740cfe naturally gain the d3d117ad7e upper hand.dc84096e2fdb15d5
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“Miss Regina. If you just 25380c1d07 listen to Viscountess a17bc6143b Gressley, you’ll be 8cef0a2995 able to meet 425677cf28 men you otherwise a2bb99266f couldn’t even approach.”c9bc851257f7eac1
Alice’s eyes narrowed.45e66a88b3565a80
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The statement implied that 31b84396ee Regina couldn’t have met 0440332080 decent men because of 25ed298fa7 her low birth.0ea856f53a9f6cfe
Just as Alice was 982ff416f6 about to intervene, Regina 58a1e7f847 gently grabbed her hand d7e1db373d under the table to b82fc9dedd stop her.df3102dd7ba81600
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It meant: don’t 85d946c4e5 cause a scene 986d9f5b6c on the very 35ea955264 first day you 44e0f2b534 step into society 23cb2819b6 as empress.a770fd74eb889b4e
When Alice remained still, the 810646e765 other ladies, encouraged, became even 9a220ef722 more talkative.3b45308e0a657233
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“She’s right. Just leave it 93b032c435 to Viscountess Gressley. Ah, unless there’s someone 808e60fdbc you’re already dating…”4486443746f79a9e
“Dating? Are you saying 54fdd34651 she i dating b975ae1462 someone right now?”3de2bfc463ac090f
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As the ladies deliberately changed 6a45e22535 the subject, Regina tilted her eb6f8d768d head as if she truly 6d6b632450 didn’t understand.3b6c33dfadeeefb4
Viscountess Gressley then feigned 7ffde05acd scolding the ladies who c0d9da3e74 brought it up.eafd68584e6ee590
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“Everyone, watch your words. Trovancha has a different culture 00518872ba from ours. We should be understanding. Maybe in her country, fe4ac53363 it’s normal to date cde0019b93 multiple men at once!”3e48f21b1a797dba
Then she raised 8fd09bb036 her voice, strongly 860475ae31 implying Regina was bc4cadee5f seeing multiple men.dda7145e64648959
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The ladies, who seemed f69b01511b unfamiliar with the term 481a1cb860 “multiple partners,” gasped in f40724e0b9 shock.80ed77133d783f56
Regina’s eyelids trembled slightly.add2a21ca7dda13a
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Viscountess Gressley bit her lip 71201f1c8b to suppress the smile creeping b1599fb8f2 up her face.f986cf2e780091e6
Since Regina had 2eaa1d496d stopped her earlier, 3df7df0a9d Alice decided to 9eaf883546 wait and observe 71511201fa for now.fe5811fd2bb9182d
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“Miss Regina. I’m sure you understand c3a6d9abf9 that Trovancha and the 53623f73b7 Empire have very different 1f1cca089a cultures. In the Empire, it’s cf6401cc24 a serious offense—whether you’re 62ae4b1dfd a man or a bf71a535b9 woman—to date multiple people dad0f75a10 at once. That’s where these rumors started. Keep that in mind.”6daf45edc360e5c1
“You’re saying I’m dating men? That such a rumor exists?”ce7844d0ba9a4eb5
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“Well… So it’s just a rumor, right?”1d76c1dd96e32f74
“I’m the person involved, so I’d like to hear it. How did such a rumor d81b238c9b start?”45839af0e77689b2
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Viscountess Gressley bit her 6ceaf66abb lip as if it 5f470e2304 was hard to say.223268280a01f324
It was clearly deliberate, but 866aefd394 Regina didn’t react to that.856ca10b2399bcb1
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However, her face grew 3e3185f571 pale, like a frightened 6d708e8965 lamb.1b8ec02c81fd9a57
“I heard you’re dating several young lords. Some even fought duels e40d619303 over you…”e7fe7e5217f494d9
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“Do you know their names?”adf0acabff11c57e
“Miss Regina, you don’t look well. Don’t mind it. I misspoke.”f239d2b164364a1d
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Viscountess Gressley inwardly cc85ad2b30 rejoiced at Regina’s 3a874d353e anxious voice.75e00544e1b35343
Regina looked on the verge 83f53b8068 of tears.bf2dd79adcdc8690
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If her sister ce6354369e were suffering, the 4cc411d79e empress would be 9367d6d322 forced to act 49f8d6dc9a humbly for her ab9316c46b sake.c0dfa5985b14a5fb
That would allow Viscountess Gressley 89b7ac6bf6 to continue wielding her influence 064be3f083 in high society.5a7c3def8434c14a
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With a mere gesture, she 0d0d4a6fe1 could turn gossip into fact—and 0307a8e284 unfounded rumors would vanish without 5e9a467d34 a trace.bfe95e918ecf6b64
Seeing right through her aff2bffdba scheme, Alice sneered silently.9ba746cafba01a81
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