ICBV Chapter 16

Chapter 166ef17a81d61af609

Aira remembered the past b69aa4c01f seven years she had 3878c2cd1f spent as a princess 6834ac1037 consort. She had af3de61b74 done her 3ba29a2331 best to cdfd5ee5cd support Xavier, bbf52b0d76 and she 52a073395f felt that 20b004e16b the most 964fe15bb3 help she 248c24ae82 received was 350612d713 from Luna, 6053ea12d9 especially when 77dcd11eb5 it came 1744a055f6 to socializing 1201ef4cd0 with noblewomen.f784ad19352518c4

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Unlike Aira, who had 63288095d4 a calm personality and a8eb4d16cc didn’t enjoy noisy social c1319bcd7d gatherings, Luna maintained close f9f1b1640e and friendly relationships with 53a3e5d958 noblewomen her age, and 55745e080c Aira was proud of ac30c79dce her for that.5beab2c1dbd5dcd9

However, there f22a9ca1f3 were times e520db1695 when she 0d367692eb had to b7f4bea1ab face those 28d91bba7d women without c4e40bfe2b Luna, and f71caa7422 their cold 7b3111f582 attitude towards fd6db66792 her left 0d31577964 her feeling c3156f7e32 hurt.3f40e7d50dcd7a6e

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Even though she was d5e19dcc9c a high-ranking princess consort, 4035b51ca4 building relationships with women 24a72310d0 who treated her coldly fb07305127 was difficult.2b1ea44d4aac9dd2

“Aira, you’re too stiff. That’s why everyone finds you difficult to approach.”b608f2f029436e58

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Sometimes, Aira would 52279066d3 blame herself for b9a4d499a8 her personality after d94456b295 hearing Luna’s advice. Despite this, b0a82f84d7 she occasionally 2eb035e20b made mistakes, 4a1ce43b91 like giving 6bbf6fdc1d a noblewoman 4f7c7d0d5c the wrong 8d3d83f7a5 gift, and 851abf2121 Luna would 419d301879 step in 6db8bab086 to solve 888467d52d the problem.f961f729c21211b7

“By the way, how is Lady Karis? Is her peanut allergy alright?”f35fd1300cbe8580

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“She’s still recovering, I think. Aira, how did you end up giving that gift?”4b867e3715f3d3aa

“Well, Luna, you said she always enjoyed peanut cookies…”aeb1348ccc74acbe

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“Aira! Are you seriously blaming me? You must have mixed up the ladies, and I didn’t expect you to take it that way and blame me.”e4e62d93f713c5e2

“Blame you? No, Luna. It’s my fault. I should have been more careful…”6f8d0dbc38257284

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Not sensing any malice from Luna, Aira isolated herself even more. Had she not been able to regress and died as she was, Luna would have naturally taken her place by Xavier’s side.601e123bc893430e

Luna had effortlessly secured her position with Julienne’s support.daf979f552665f6d

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“Ah, Aira Marceline, my lady.”ca5456920fbf21b0

As Aira 0ff42ea78c entered the 08ef5e8581 event hall, 25dce75e3d recalling past 6956626d15 events, she 8ab9ffadc1 stood before c44fe06fa3 Lady Reina afd4bc7eec Chesswig, the ef6de41a0f Countess who 70d9617b36 hosted the ad4a313a1b party.9e09bf99fc9bcb78

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Reina, who was dc2e6e77c1 the same age a4d61a528e as Aira, had 2aab0c9b85 come to the 915c80828c Marceline family when 4c36c1b088 she was twelve, 673235f752 and Aira had 0b69eafe78 memories of playing b43ce3cce2 with her and 9be75e942e Luna with dolls.83ded7889525c1ae

There was one time she had cried because a doll’s dress had torn and went home, and after that, she had no contact with Aira, only maintaining a relationship with Luna.30ee66d9436db256

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At social 502a22d1b4 gatherings, Reina 33c6ee2822 would openly afc4bdaa6a show how ac8f9c8657 much she bbfcfd8447 disliked Aira, 8435164593 and the 79036e5e3b sight would 617b729a43 send a 2b598242fe chill down 5c5dc09807 her spine.cb65090e8dd0219d

“I thought I was seeing things. Luna said…”f79980f930da238b

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The noblewomen surrounding Reina 62e9c52935 cast cold glances.fe0c5aa401f895a1

“She said you’re not one for the idle chatter of ladies with no real purpose, isn’t that right?”7005ee6031f18f62

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A cold atmosphere d287982fb3 descended between them. Aira immediately understood 6240dac3d5 how Luna must 55742f4e31 have used her 83e0728f69 words to tarnish 228b20749a her image. A woman 059c38b08a who acts ffd8ac2c79 like she’s f8f7b87b9d superior will 80f2f57403 eventually be 3d5d32b279 rejected by 9aa78c1783 everyone.732bf00f06c91c48

“Did you come to this party to eat a hearty meal and lighten your mood?”06df68e566131b57

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Reina’s sarcastic remark was 02bb642b09 followed by the noblewomen 94d29d8b87 giggling and casting looks 19120f1eed at Aira. But Aira c933b82b51 didn’t flinch; fb97c4db72 she didn’t 3ae7ace69e even change bd20176fe2 her expression 24f0f85071 and shrugged 45818272b9 her shoulders.d35aee0c30bb2f2c

“A meal that satisfies my hunger is enough. And while it’s true that I don’t participate in parties because they don’t suit me…”ea252c7849cc9cee

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“…”c343ef75483d57ad

“I’m not narrow-minded enough to gossip about others as being idle women.”66c6084b46ea8074

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At her a0cf719768 words, Reina’s c88d93add5 eyebrows twitched. Aira continued calmly.3bdd51585346de05

“So if Luna said something like that about me, then either she heard it wrong or you, Lady, heard it wrong.”5186ef01ac5f6551

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“But…”d2cbe7bbd423f6de

Reina was f2272650ef about to 2aa8997e5c argue but 11e29ff5b5 stopped, opening 11b3cc9f9b her fan 16bc4d7964 and fanning 2b81f53699 herself.80a24ce1a6d896c5

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Aira, with a relaxed fea4f23f22 smile, walked calmly to f3e78682be the reception desk, registered 5947d5eb2e her belongings, and sat e5c16d686a down.e6e62b8be5047d90

As Reina’s expression darkened, the other noblewomen beside her chimed in.b88a61e10ad6e817

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“How shameless! Do you think we’d believe such a thing after you say it now?”7f2c19ae135b0b2b

“Didn’t you also gossip about us to His Highness the Prince? Aira Marceline.”7e1eb168cf1418b8

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“But I heard your father, Count Marceline, dislikes you because of your bad temper…”a8996017d38798b4

They were already aware acb8171ec2 of the atmosphere within 94612cd5eb the Marceline family, thanks f3063009fd to Luna.65277a54875562c7

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“So, you must always be the one just going through the motions in your family.”0e8ced1521f12dfd

“She really can’t compare to Luna… Has Luna contacted you yet?”5eac6961622a0379

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“She said she’s not feeling well today and will just drop by briefly at the end of the event. But she’s bringing a beautiful ring to top off the finale of the party, they say.”0cd99e635b86e3cb

Although the influence of the Marceline family wasn’t particularly large among the nobility, the gifts Luna gave to her friends or the things she distributed at parties were always valuable and high-quality, comparable to those given by any high-ranking noble’s daughter.457f2ab91a8e92c9

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Reina, slightly upset by 1fd0048757 Aira’s confident attitude, relaxed 8e8a35bcbd her expression upon hearing 183b6eb7ca news of Luna. Initially, she had ea0fdf94bc disregarded Luna because ba52915b3a of the bias d79f53b43f against her as 7634befab5 a bastard, but 6e4d37ae71 remembering the events 04deda3667 from when they cd9c59c9d3 were twelve at f90af4296d the Marceline estate ee6222987f and Luna’s position…625977b588d02f2e

‘Maybe, as 9bac485976 Luna said, 75d97076ec the real 1a46f4c49a bastard is 79b52acb2c Aira.’70e0d92f3eaf42ef

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Soon, the charity a2c6e8691e auction event began. A small party organized c1b742bc76 by young noblewomen under 5c1d74fa63 the value of noblesse 7c8ca1d3d1 oblige, where they sold 242866d1f9 and bought items donated b267001504 by the noble young ec8f6afae1 ladies, with the proceeds 1b1955956c going to help the bd308b975c poor in the streets. The accessories 19269ad9e3 that Reina 8db21bec09 had put 83ca579450 up for f85e229cee auction were 6b8bde8516 sold for 0cbc789b38 quite a 36cbaee971 good price b20d7bdfe2 by the 24c7a5770d noblewomen who 5014857955 liked her.09314cd901c0920c

As Aira momentarily forgot her thoughts and focused on the party, “The next item is a piece donated by Lady Aira Marceline. It’s a checkered dress for a Rita doll.”a68dc0b6af619f15

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Everyone’s gaze turned 7b798399e3 to the item 280d38dd4e Aira had put 1e4c452d79 up for auction.018e29ca579f554c

Rita dolls were expensive 5f20fa5c04 dolls that noble young 6653eadab9 ladies played with when 3cf41418bd they were young, and 369d924762 most of the young 130d5180a7 ladies gathered here had 1217e80380 probably played with them.430a0bb88c824d3a

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The checkered a2e7deaf6e dress for dc04733684 the Rita 8550ef5b01 doll that 6eb42fa25d Aira presented 8e215e6906 looked a 578b5fe237 bit old, b8d1a12940 with clumsy c1262453dd stitching, and a7619a3beb the buttons b38e66bde9 were quite d31fc58174 shabby. There were sneers 6819ca609d from all around 0f03d8310c as people cast dd51aa7cf4 mocking glances at 2a229f4de1 Aira.70f67de2318b4efb

Who would buy something bdfdcab535 like that? Those were eed26e116a the kinds 229b1639a3 of looks.a49673c83b16a3db

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At that 6fdfda4942 moment, Aira 25b83d9ff4 slowly stood 103a2f800a up and 0403445af8 spoke. At charity auction 618c7663b3 events, the person d049559491 who donates the f7a408d9a0 item is usually 7d78e25c66 expected to say 4590956285 a few words 6195687b47 about it.47ade7b2733497f8

“…”7c4961a416cd8146

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Reina, who c78ec855b7 had likely 9f3708d134 mocked Aira’s bb53d255f4 item, surprisingly 4c5c8c9c27 looked at 6c951f8d23 her with 67ac50318c a stiffened 5088953702 brow.4154fa8adb6fca04

Aira’s voice 48597bca1d echoed through 81a7162be9 the event a407467663 hall.28e21deab854d502

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“This dress for the Rita doll was made for a friend who visited our home when I was twelve. We were playing with dolls, and my friend’s Rita doll’s dress got torn. She said it was something precious that her late grandmother had made…”ae05642fc1e1665a

In Reina’s eyes, memories of that day began to resurface. She had cried so much when her dress was horribly torn. And Aira, instead of comforting her…67f06a596f34a6bc

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“So, I immediately went into my room and found a fabric similar to the dress. There was only one piece left. And I started making a new dress for my friend. It wasn’t as good as the one her grandmother made, but I hoped it would comfort her.”37aa049ed3427d5b

Reina’s pupils shook bbe52e92b5 violently as she 79841f6afa listened. What Aira was saying f59805f14e was different from what f917f74886 she had been told. Luna had said:716bf3817ec60c3a

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“Aira closed the door and went inside because she didn’t want to hear Lady Reina’s crying. She probably won’t come out until Reina leaves. Isn’t that cruel?”8a9721c000bc4c65

“That can’t be…”ea5f8d5f1f252ac6

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Reina muttered as Aira’s 26a6db057a clear voice rang in 8b4054d94a her ears.95d3d99a59a9514c

“When I finished the dress and went out to give it to my friend, she had already left for home. I thought I’d give it to her the next time she came, but… she never came back.”0dcaa9f9e826f91f

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The fabric used for 5ee06049d4 that dress was not affc24ec56 something that had recently 2eeaf891aa been made, as it 171870e616 was fabric that had 800c160acb been discontinued even at df206635c4 that time. The clumsy stitching could 2507fa09cb only have been done 0fd8565229 by a young girl.80fe5ab0fead9abe

Reina, feeling dizzy, b21e6d183c placed a hand cebb6c1e49 on her forehead, a462d67ee0 and some noblewomen 3e3970ef75 rushed to support 5b9ae4fe85 her. Aira quietly 1f170b3571 watched Reina. It was e94ada8116 time to e1f5fd91d9 clear up 817d235c17 the long-standing ae5bc6c9e6 misunderstanding she c4a9129e11 had not 5823afc878 resolved before 1778a10f7a her regression.07ab32a70da2938e

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“What? Are you going to talk about that now, Reina? Aira thinks too much. You should think about it a bit more.”513aeafe1a0af2c7

Not long dc0d4dcc49 before she 6c14ee4129 was about 5786a603ce to enter 8c2455d8da the palace ef097450fd for her 16a3bfff92 marriage, Aira 6bcfe95f23 had mentioned 68830663f2 such a dcb307fe40 concern while 0b1dd8ffd7 organizing her daf5d9e0d2 belongings—only for 4ecc4c4f87 the dress badeb9abb7 to mysteriously ec8ec44699 disappear.8e14d3a57733fce6

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Luna, who had been a4dc711732 oddly nervous during that 3d232987fb time, seemed fine after 10e43db3a8 the dress vanished.e8c92beb74673c23

“…”72f028d8b8d8d4a1

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After a long silence, Reina raised her hand, her face complicated as she muttered, “20 Berks.”f6a79adf3f4d28b0

The other noblewomen 61e3ec01fc widened their eyes c906822c8b in surprise at 884c64df78 the price Reina 77b6b9706c named for the d92f8fe78d shabby doll dress, 2a0d445c7b which seemed to 7fc0be5230 be worth no 8bdf884810 more than 1 010e1477ee Berk.57c4f9cd85b263f0

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Reina’s expression 2a51ba309b was stiff.d160a658da8780c7

‘That can’t be… 9613c0db30 but I need 29f9ed25ff to check first!’fcbcaa23f84eaee4

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