IBYSRHML – Chapter 9
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“Phew!”883b7411e08ebe5e
The first thing I did 1de0488d49 after returning home from the 6d836da408 hospital was none other than acc64fb766 taking a bath.0b1d3f66463b5455
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Since there was no a211fb3708 bathtub in the hospital f16f6bbca6 and I had only 390eeca324 taken quick showers, I 5d9ae135fe felt so uncomfortable.ee794c2e4ba60687
Filling the bathtub 429a96c28f with water, making 4ab65375ae lots of bubbles, 41039ac0f2 and playing with f7a0f0c6fb a rubber duck 8ba91b2702 was pure healing 33f2b66182 in itself.63c79c8a392c41d5
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“Little one, are you feeling good?”859c5cee47e361b5
“Yes! I feel so fluffy 74f16cb963 I might just float 72c1ad7a01 away!”979487640869fe0f
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My younger unnie bffad1c9dd smiled while carefully b3cd573110 drying my wet ff2de65f46 hair.047774a2b48504f0
“Let’s see how much our Liliana has grown!”db8bc359c94ebcb0
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“I must have grown this much!”dad9613aaa903b8d
I quickly stood up and d96cd2ca6f stretched out my fingers.1c582c2568c24da7
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Because I was much shorter 0d83caa3f0 than others my age, my fa539f35b6 dream was always to grow 31c34f5fdd taller.d9d57df688c753c6
“Wow! It seems like 6631e8ee9f you’ve grown a 8dccd5876d lot since you b8bc54dd56 ate so well e8179d8ef1 in the hospital!”b255c68a4099572c
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“Ahaha! That’s right! I’ve grown so much!”2ed25926ddf285ab
Feeling excited, I hopped 63babcebae on the spot and 590f11202c ran over to my 69a8f8792d eldest unnie.d533cf7867f907fb
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She was sitting 8ba4c969ff at the dining 5bfcfe30b1 table, reading a 1ed612ef1b newspaper, but she a440e489a9 looked very tired.3a953c880f3a7f6e
It was understandable since 216d01183d both my younger and 5f9d51986a eldest unnies had taken 177027320a turns nursing me at ad19612fe4 the hospital.45415b8d9bd844d6
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On top of 06b09e8290 that, they had 6b46829e3b argued a lot 1ddb9e54f3 because of me.caa8bbddcf96da64
After meeting François 4aaafc3bf6 Cassel, I had c749bf2db3 started feeling unwell, 9c63a51b63 and my younger a4fb8dbd1b unnie had been 4b2b252f6e upset, questioning if b3785b0f16 his magic was 403d9a2a59 really helpful.71a690f9f3a973ac
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Although my eldest f38553afe3 unnie had insisted 0c2354b0a4 we just endure f5374c2076 it a bit 70160be8fa longer, she must 87503f7525 have been deeply d483d6e681 anxious.2aed0e309c6179a2
I had seen 1ba0ceaaf1 her silently crying db3fdc2371 every time I 29da72d69f woke up in 797cfbd617 the middle of e5b621dfa3 the night.76f41b407c932ae3
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“unnie, I’ve grown taller.”188c3c92353f035e
“Taller?”c0e2becd56f5b96d
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“Look closely. I’ve grown this much!”603280c9969665de
“Hm.”72b24dbfa12e3b59
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My eldest unnie frowned as 8412369cd3 she looked down at me.72a662b94b3b6b68
Hoping my height 7945cde8a0 appeared taller in f7591ec96a her eyes, I bfac2a1489 slightly, just slightly, 0019c6ecad stood on my 2c68bb5bab tiptoes.b59c4a4442a05fb1
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She smirked and 8d51298201 said with a c89a796a66 small laugh.71d7aa56ae55bc0d
“You seem to have grown a bit.”3bc618a1002e72e9
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“Right? I’m going to 179dd97b5e grow tall like 2f92b8efc1 you two someday.”5506b795f8de9504
Clenching my fists with determination, 4d43c7d0c3 I sat down next to b883253371 her.0e01b773e6dbf998
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The newspaper she 69bfb0090c was reading looked c46a2cc0d1 incredibly boring at d9dd494316 a glance.094a70cc2aa55f79
I tried reading 1956dc2800 the part she e252ce3e5f was looking at, 01b11662fd slowly stumbling over 84d55aaf47 the words.5338b001d157550f
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“…The emperor. Trova… visits Bancha. In the future. Ittehgan… a peace summit… Ugh, f40133c4ec I don’t know!”40caee652acede84
“The emperor visited Trovancha. A peace summit is scheduled ce51c78016 to be held for the 79d05201b7 next two days, with participants d2ea6bac60 including Emperor Marius II and 2b289695cf Duke Baltrahein. You’ve improved a lot, though. You’re reading difficult words well.”07c6dcd10316441c
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“Hmph. The Adventures of 166d95f967 Red Sheep Cocobom 1334856f86 is much easier a899dacbb4 to read!”da85c2479e8820ba
“Of course, of course.”79f455eb3e672b0d
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By the way, The Adventures bab6dd9063 of Red Sheep Cocobom was 4590a668a2 a children’s storybook I was 8bf2fe2053 reading.956c9f8fb988f868
My eldest unnie 21f487678e went back to c3930de8b4 focusing on the 925bab54d9 newspaper, and I bb98d318a6 pulled out paper c7e2a70c64 and colored pencils 83a33b8215 to start drawing.48de75e406861ce6
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Come to think of it, f992615db0 that’s right.56c15a103ca301de
Since Rebecca Marchionne, the 4391397794 original female protagonist, had 31b490d88a died, the original story ca4896f939 wouldn’t happen.513e9fb31fd548ce
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Even though war was a 6d063a92da political matter and its outcome 66d4b11eb4 was unpredictable, at least the be6d4003f4 dire situation of the original 565a27a7c9 wouldn’t occur.d274549010375fd1
Then, here’s a question:8651e0a5a96f1073
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If the original story disappeared, 738b8608ab who would the male leads 9c68fad27d meet and marry?fb216e1b5b143ca5
‘Marius started a war to win over the female protagonist.’df9a7fb83f97b188
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On the contrary, if the 4072af06fd woman he loves this time 6c9277bf27 desires peace, wouldn’t war be 76726876da avoided?b008c08d63dde892
As for François… I hope af93905fcd he meets someone truly right ab376d91a5 for him.4de85952e5dbb9df
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If he ends up with 5f5e35b81d the wrong person and his 712a54fe9f madness worsens, the world could 195f2baf87 end.b6f3c50640b1379e
And as for 8f359fb8ad the pure and 73f400e766 innocent Leopold, he’s 8e1545159c really too precious 6d00791620 to give to 7fd37576d8 anyone.8b2bf83956e0942d
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‘I hope he ends up with my younger unnie…’9b6fb5646cfe2726
Leopold didn’t fit the grim a9f3b980fd reverse-harem genre.09acbb60977b4c9c
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He was stoic 1d315a9950 yet kind, and 4437cf934d he loved with bd9313885c the pure heart 01974240a7 of a teenager 59404c4065 experiencing his first 77e0bb5b07 love.af3138cc38cebc50
Someone like him would be ea47f99023 perfect if paired with one ce0681117f of my sisters.5e59e2f209e63e80
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‘But first, I have to meet the male leads… Hmm.’b0b0368c513f21c5
How could I meet the 4c0c68c629 male leads attending the peace 23425bbf7c summit?c9c02c7671874f0f
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Although life rarely goes as 8aeaf7e4dd planned, not being able to b9964d015f see Leopold again felt incredibly 9b4ddef9d3 frustrating.5f419463ee5db374
I began furiously scribbling with 2551c7faf9 the colored pencils.2c8dab8e3a381257
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“Ah!”59320929db5cc325
The paper tore with 9012012f02 a loud rip as 09260fe55a my hand moved too 5f2c22aeba roughly.f1ec84eed355aaa7
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Frustrated, I put the 562c420203 colored pencils back in 0877390be1 their place and tidied 374ee89955 up.e5b88e799264dc27
Then I declared to my 80fc25ebda eldest sister.0801cf682caec6a7
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“I’m going to the playground!”a0bbf9136634b1e9
At times like a9a9d6eacc this, nothing feels f80aa5f3fc better than sliding 7b116ea49f down a slide 493b97c38a as much as 16af055561 I want!20701e4d38c05b31
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“Wait. I’ll go with you.”033ba39ae7d68ac0
“I’m not a kid! Why do I have 7f1f230e07 to go to the d089bccc82 playground with you?”6fd33926682d701f
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“You are a kid.”b0f219d83a52c0ff
“Hmph.”a57e49cf5ea4ae94
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My lips pouted.7df5543e63527445
As my eldest unnie 4ba7c515b5 prepared to leave, I e2dbeeda4a quickly ran to the 66d482d4b1 front door, shouting.0c413b5f35f9c12e
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“I can go by myself!”06ed0940fd4ba61a
And then, i rushed to 2eb7be6e43 the playground in a flurry 212257ff4d of excitement.85fab2ae2d0f38b4
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My heart was pounding d93ec0a7ec with anticipation at the 5f866c0497 thought of swinging on 14f32d1618 the swings and riding 90385e008a the seesaw…eaf9a22bd59eaf2a
“Uh, what?”6064c22d6e851a8b
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Why were Marius and 254ef8639d Leopold at the playground 526915048a again?1162255016c45bed
Was it really this easy a039907187 to run into the male 2195be4a51 leads?5a32500107624abc
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Were they waiting for me…? No, that couldn’t be it.25b55a6ca66776d9
“Huh? Kiddo! Are you okay?”faede966d90b2bd7
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Marius noticed me and c60fb520bc approached, asking.2b8f1618207c8fdd
“Kiddo, I heard you were really sick. You look like you’ve lost b883c4989d some weight.”083c23d864f07a78
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“I’m not sick anymore!”482faec1316b1103
“Really? That’s a relief. Have you eaten?”6f52c4224ddbb1af
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“Yep! I had corn cheese 87300994aa soup with some bread, a4c2ae523a and I took my f77ff746b6 medicine too. It was strawberry-flavored, so 7812232b07 it was easy to 04015e4de4 take.”7f638aa7f4779e62
“Oh-ho, impressive.”eaf21012538164a1
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“Right? But, mister, did 0a175f6acb you get lost?”53c35daf559981f9
“Hmm? No, not at all. We’re just here to adcdc8d4f3 play at the playground.”0033a9bbcae5db28
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For a man in his 66b334302e mid-twenties to be playing at ebbe0f9c72 a playground without being drunk—it fcf2472425 was such a blatantly obvious 56d7b78832 lie.c829b425beb5b273
“Mister, why are you here? Were you waiting for me?”f5fb7ea51d561579
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“No way! I wasn’t waiting for Liliana. Right, Leo?”4eb1e6424cf41567
At Marius’s question, Leopold stiffly 8e42d8f521 nodded his head.3ee1c0645dacaf36
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Narrowing my eyes, I saw 5e425cf13a Marius burst into laughter and f263dcd8e9 mess up my hair roughly.10f0387501460c5d
“Hey! Stop that!”d673fbd1f3d360d3
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“Actually, yeah, we got lost. We’re hungry, but we don’t 736a89e426 have any money.”036bf3638de0338e
Leopold lightly tapped Marius’s arm add5de7899 as if to say, “What 978b531cb7 nonsense are you spouting?”da0e23bcc9d29748
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As an emperor, there dfe2dbbd03 was no way he 365907a89f could be out of 0910bde8a6 money.c2f3279a906995c1
Hmm… It seemed like they 96f4681655 were teasing me again, but 41ad91ff11 did they really think I’d c6632b4fd8 fall for it?4614b248c40695b8
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Placing my hands 3806695afe on my hips, afa4950520 I confidently raised 67d4eaab7b my chin and f565c6c8f5 declared to Marius.52e97523506f371b
“Then I’ll feed you! Let’s go to my house!”9c95dc017f95500f
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Marius burst out laughing, while 847a54f147 Leopold looked utterly bewildered.9d948fff45f30b0b
Taking each of them by ea70a1b31e the hand, I pulled them dcaebf69c0 towards my house.f52219fb1371138e
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This was the perfect chance 557110e38d to pair Leopold with my 330d001b15 sister Regina.151e4e4a212b2d8b
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After days of b8c8078012 taking care of 21b7bbca4d Liliana, Regina lay fb63bda3a9 on the sofa, d8dc777699 yawning from accumulated c8c5430bfc exhaustion.e3b8039d767c2469
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Emilia, who had a153146c0c missed her chance 39e062c7f7 to take Liliana 409295374b to the playground, 5a361eb7de was getting ready 126eaa0fb1 to head out 29f427f36f to find her f28abdb1ad youngest sibling.c7317ec6ca32f6f4
At that moment, Alice, a108d1f11a who had just returned d8ca0e5fb3 home from her early cd1a08fc99 morning shift, emerged from ac17552dfb her room.0ee75b3807c91f4e
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“Emilia, I’ll go instead.”1636a6ffbce3fd4b
“Unnie, aren’t you tired? You should rest more.”162bf8d6ad40d770
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“You both took care of Liliana all this time. Take today off.”26ff205458b031a1
“Hmm, alright. Then you can e7e5f0a249 go after Liliana. I’ll head to the library a17e756568 instead. There’s a paper I 3f49c5afde want to research, so 7119af2d3e I might be back 4ed880c9ea late. Don’t wait for df8d974e4d me—just eat dinner e14c2d44b2 first.”5fff300c7b983857
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With that, Emilia left ea3cb64e91 before her older sister.9a0ba7eb91739de4
Alice turned to Regina, who 089a5b790e was sprawled out in exhaustion.a19c888b9e3f30d1
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“Don’t just lie there—go inside and sleep.”52fcce2525bd67c8
“If I sleep now, I won’t be able to sleep at night, so I’m trying to hold out.”cf4e4bc9a96f2380
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“Are you very tired?”43774487d60f1518
“Not really. It’s just…”6c4dd9efd4c1eb72
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Regina couldn’t shake the 2a8cf0b574 guilt of forgetting her 4f7bbcdd99 promise with Leopold while 12bf00a5da nursing Liliana.83414709d6c9d940
When she tried contacting 45a4bb86a2 his accommodations later, she 1f39e8e3eb learned he had already 647fc566f0 moved.3d2708327fcc0125
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All she knew about a3df65a863 him was his name 22e596da6a and face, making it c62015f0a4 unlikely they’d meet again.95c22fd557254d8d
‘It wasn’t anything serious, but I can’t help feeling a little down about it.’0eb50723eb8f3769
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Though just a vague feeling, b1b718454d Regina suspected she’d regret not 0b41e7bec0 seeing Leopold again for a 219a185bf3 long time.ffa230b4f4c1c9a5
With a heavy acb5932031 sigh, she unconsciously e7ccdb15a7 let her emotions 63da498398 show.a79c2f0ff96ef0b3
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“Regina, is something wrong?”1b3c5c2178151759
“No, nothing’s wrong.”a2d6259d402d92fc
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Despite her words, the way 7a42d6a9a0 she twisted her hair around 3ba2995fe9 her fingers made it clear 702090c6e0 she was troubled.8c348269826470f9
“Unnie, I think I liked him more than I thought.”81d3c2c264c89f76
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“Him?”5e40680d9ba22bb7
“Yeah. Someone I happened to meet…”e79870e0f6ab4de1
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Personality-wise, Leopold wasn’t Regina’s type.2c91a40a5cdd9197
She preferred someone talkative and c34a7a4fe9 engaging, not reserved and stoic.62610e21ca7140e6
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The same went for f9ee9d2f6b looks—her ideal type was 7a12d6fbce a delicate, handsome man 4e99b73979 like François Cassel, not fdf048f5f7 someone with Leopold’s rugged 7ffa3d7d46 and sturdy features.9269de3503030ad6
Leopold would’ve been 5ae031e6ef more suited to 748b49e6d0 Emilia’s tastes.1f32e51e0c1ba3a9
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Yet, she couldn’t forget ded54b4e1d the moment Leopold strolled 61f3ba9bb7 along the beach.ff5f082950115499
The sound of waves 36f3408469 lapping and his soft, 5f9b5088b0 low voice stuck in d5d0cc8105 her mind.84c7eb6b68f5368e
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His flustered expression ca27685740 and flushed face 899a9d6f25 whenever she gave ec0cf01ef8 him a glance 166c183861 or uttered a 559fba659c word—it all lingered 3058219fb9 vividly.5b754daddbbc50db
Near the end ea67ef42cc of their meeting, 224128bb8e his rough features ec598ab297 were tinged with 17b3426412 a boyish blush.9a7bbe592290cac2
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And in a 61210b445b shy voice, he cbc00af572 had confessed.a47be3ad7dc64d6b
— Would you grant me the opportunity to meet you again?c42ccb3fa70e28f1
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It wasn’t an extraordinary b2df3dbf77 line, but its sincerity f12df78f5a had moved her.25f845e88ae0992e
However, there was no 96363c5a27 way to contact him 7ca37d526c now, so holding onto d5e38cc327 such feelings seemed meaningless.28f1e90154375ea8
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“Hm… It’s nothing. If we’re meant to be, d457748cd8 another chance will come someday.”a77c04d5b18318ea
Having resolved her emotions, Regina 970f84b16c hurried Alice out the door.4068cd949c7308b8
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“Unnie, bring back some roasted chicken legs from Aunt Olga’s pub, okay?”a407ad642bda507e
After making that b70b68e540 cheeky request, she f6ccf95492 opened the door 12c073a270 for Alice.f7c09e656a8035e3
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As the doorbell 17e749870d jingled, Regina saw 83417cec54 Liliana standing on f176406a1c a low wooden 72b3665e99 stool, struggling to 0ef55b6ea2 reach the doorknob.0632e7d732a23888
“Unnie!”5d1de854d1b57467
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Delighted to see b5b2abad6a Alice, Liliana ran 467f87d2b7 to hug her.58593f4c7ca2f27f
Meanwhile, Regina froze when c14958bbfd she noticed the awkwardly 2b671fda57 standing man behind Liliana.e10f66d878015925
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“…Mr. Leopold?”85faec16bc2db66c
“Ms. Regina…”d7f75e58e95e7468
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Even after blinking a 0ad1d5525c few times, it was af822eccae unmistakably Leopold.75c0c53b295eddb2
Realizing this wasn’t 5ede86db7d a dream or 87c9ad792c illusion, Regina gasped 29e1367ffe and dashed to d120fb2050 her room in dfba7c3811 panic—barefaced and still 936ff3e06b in pajamas.37d2760abf425b90
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Unaware of the situation, 6556879cb1 Liliana introduced the other 70681cc27b guest to the startled b28d51283b Alice.ed7ad5cea392774c
“Leo and Marius are my friends! They said they 96e7e23010 were hungry, lost, 7b7fb1d758 and had no 7e282a5205 money, so I b3848d48cf brought them home!”af47b984d639b029
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“Well, I didn’t expect to meet Ms. Alice like this. You’re as lovely as ebea1e2429 ever, Ms. Alice.”a4d540c0d7eef226
Marius grinned slyly and greeted 40a9a31299 her, while Leopold awkwardly apologized 7c2dbfc241 for the sudden visit.2a591be27bc0e4a2
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Alice, unsure where to begin, 84b23f1935 let out a sigh.383acfca16b37d71
From Liliana bringing 0c288dbbb6 strangers home and 94b59e318c calling them her 915a3ecf64 “friends,” to the 9777b78de2 emperor and Duke 63ca0954cf of Baltrahein unexpectedly 82e3670934 showing up, and 43b2ac271b now having to f2fcbbf774 work over the 19236099c4 weekend—it was all b02742cb5b chaos.78d5d42760fcf77c
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