ICBV Chapter 17

Chapter 17cbe93d293d7c9cd0

The shabby doll dress was an item that Aira, whom Reina despised, had put up for auction. Naturally, it was a worthless item that no one would bid on—almost like trash…599494c594d30259

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As expected, e43a4fc014 no one e5f600b370 but her cbeccfce44 bid on ab366e6e03 the Rita 52ccf50248 doll dress, f3b86068e5 and it a5d8eaf50c was sold de9f360057 to Reina, ebdc9c4cf0 who ended f31c4a2e6c up holding c1aa98a7e4 it in 4ba3927cc7 her hands, caedf55959 while Aira 9149ec6b46 sat down 882454aa40 with a 25c30993a4 faint smile.8b4827c4f9f78d2b

“…”8e9a0ed8ca841196

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Reina, holding the dress, 1135a5bd9a felt confused. The Rita doll dress 2d5570f395 really did resemble the ce425347d4 torn dress from her 41daab0517 childhood.85e5490fb033edd8

‘But still… Luna b762124cfc wouldn’t have lied 58902b6dac to me like bfca917ec0 that…’b8b06e620a7dff79

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To Reina and ecc2ba3a30 the other noble eab805995a ladies, Luna Marceline edabb9d793 appeared to be 483a8693bb an honest, kind, 33afb54623 and cheerful girl cc72a600b0 who was struggling 50d7c90478 because of her 56f28174ef cold and malicious 18395f9104 stepsister.af3c60c406b4e34d

‘Yes, I may have misunderstood Aira back then, but now, I’m sure…’1b105ae3b6e18c48

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As Reina tried 34e3ea1c04 to shake off 9b799b1958 the conflicting thoughts, 535e19f215 Luna entered the b9fcd3d7de room wearing the 4b0b38af9f dress and opened f061417ce5 the door.99d91bb7594c416f

Unaware that Aira was cef66b6e48 there, Luna flashed a 520a0fc4ab smile and showed Reina 8227a35fdc the ring she had 23672acbf8 brought.8243239a119a5cb2

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It was an item 06fb0031e9 with an engraving of 40fe5df9ee a woman, and according 4ed8f3bcea to Luna, it was ff5f67a287 one of the gifts 9a8f2534cd her mother had given 9f111d83ef her.254ac3c586652f0c

One of 9501af8112 Luna’s friends, d60b1807eb a noblewoman 6646eb6467 who followed 0c59b7b657 her, happily a902ca5177 took the 4670384ed6 ring and 7c9c53c9a6 handed it a01b76a884 to the bf0a1d8391 auctioneer.52ad0d5a0313acb3

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The auctioneer, who had 0d203d4729 a background in gem d2f56f13e6 appraisal, widened his eyes df28dd27e4 as soon as he f34ef10ab3 saw the item.e1209c8418bf37b4

Luna proudly 2d82dd7804 wore a 126e98e4c3 satisfied expression 777abfa4d0 as she fe0a39b8b0 enjoyed the 264a8a2589 attention of eddaab0512 the other 4b04c04d65 noblewomen.6c0de863c15cf6e5

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She didn’t even 0a5c207e18 know who was f4521acacc sitting at the 841e11eb1a front.fe31e9c836366a50

“This ring, 95afc5280d made of 921f2fae7f jade and 89481101b3 moonstone, seems e7e8e4374e to be 38eca84239 an ancient a8292c3a3b treasure. It’s quite a rare a84d3221b4 item.”d83080acd0891524

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Once the 108bec4799 auctioneer finished 56f362b301 speaking, Luna 297fe26b9f slightly raised 1b11ab8ee8 her chin e2531287b1 and spoke.770d07b9c1ca3d2f

“This ring is one 97a8ac5d7d of the many treasures 1aaa43fe88 my mother passed down 2766c0ff0e to me. If you look at 2826a8a048 the engraving of the 0730a057c8 woman, you’ll see that 7d73f519ba it’s a precious item, 87c7ab2747 just like many of d25886eb6d the things I brought.”a27190a85eedbbfb

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Luna had told the af8a38dfe0 noblewomen, including Reina, about 6fe475e22e her background.dbb7579ae2fbe448

In reality, she 8d7f8cd556 was the hidden f2901e1909 daughter of a f0ad9e2b61 high-ranking noble with 74d59960b3 immense wealth, and 1ca5f9394c Aira’s mother had b0e4328e1f taken her place 8b7ff1f6da after getting pregnant 2fccd5b38e first.b385376bf5d8f296

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She had said 7640130afd that her mother 1e975304cf had been courting a74ba73fa4 Count Marceline before 578de53817 Aira’s mother, and 11d1ad25fa that Count Marceline 430f179b38 treated her as b05430730e a legitimate daughter.dc97350210a0c2df

After Luna’s 2c15d45865 explanation, the 002bcfdb91 auctioneer began aade6cea8c the bidding, 2b640b8449 and soon 7d9e9339b8 people started 6272d37c13 calling out 28b5c934ec higher amounts c976261d7b of Berk.dec163e59b4f3bcf

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For a moment, 16685d4e02 Reina, who had ffcee2b14f doubted Luna, gripped 3deddef64e the doll dress d0677c496f tightly in her bb12f1221f hands to calm fc2d121b1a her mind.4f95b7e53079ef3d

‘Yes. If Luna wasn’t 0a597c5313 a genuine girl, 52a00e7fc1 she wouldn’t be 6745859f26 offering her mother’s 2145d60b4c keepsakes for a 1433b373ac charity auction like 373baac1d3 this.’fd7bb2879e13f747

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But the lively auction 1797b8eeb4 was interrupted by Aira, e09c604901 who raised her hand.202ae1cba3354536

Aira, who stood f9a0ee383a up, locked eyes b9e889ad89 with Luna, and 462ad058ef Luna flinched as 61a58ad7f1 if struck by 1659d8422d lightning.844c7340056765fa

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With a cold expression, 7d93bca7b2 Aira raised her hand, a7eaf390ae signaling the auctioneer to 1532c0088d stop the proceedings.8d641d78d36bbb2f

“A… Aira, why are you here…?”b939389ba0c021bc

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Luna, shocked 0baf0b9d45 and pale, d8ff7a86ab stammered, while 95607a3ac1 Reina raised 96e7cd9680 an eyebrow, 3fd1e9c958 looking at 39d73bf8d9 Aira.df8099731690ef15

With all 24ef87c798 eyes on 24afd2b817 her, Aira 9850a28d89 spoke.d6ba695caeaa4ebc

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“I am the owner 1397156b80 of the ring, Aira ae0deb90f0 Marceline, and I request 7e4e25f3ff that the auction for bc7826797c the ring be halted.”12d68bcefc007c13

At those words, Reina 7e62008dde spoke up.c7733293d3fee6a0

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“Even if you’re the illegitimate daughter of the Marceline family, I understand this ring to be a personal possession of Lady Luna Marceline. Aira, you have no right to stop this auction…”e8fde23344e93435

“As I said earlier, 5c7f2b40fd this ring is not fd5205c936 Lady Luna Marceline’s personal f260d3d037 possession; it is mine.”c9888877e99d92aa

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At her words, f5227d327d the noblewomen began 38cde237e3 murmuring.8bfe3d19e7d94915

Hadn’t Luna just 6603095baa said it was 37117ea4bf her mother’s keepsake?4beb5082bbce10ce

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Luna was 8daa6147e3 taken aback 098dbb5197 by Aira’s 82a35a2a97 sudden appearance, 85bb45b82a as she 82e70d5837 had never bf1e1aefae shown interest e3b100cfce in such daf0813328 parties before.48a9152e2233ceec

“A… Aira…”55ee7279741cc13d

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Feeling the heat of 0e676061e2 the moment, Luna rushed bc53d078fc to Aira, grabbed her 2a15c02267 arm, and tried to 2c39f32a54 pull her away, but 74f4014967 Aira easily shook her a8eda06062 off.3dfe88b5e6259580

Other women caught Luna, a2d76010e9 who nearly fell backward, 647ec18778 and glared as if 117c810496 disapproving of the roughness, 4adf05b159 but Aira remained calm.b94bb5fa22ba370b

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“The woman 0ea28e37ab engraved on e8dac2f487 the ring 73d824e34c is Seredena cd184c0ed0 Adwints, my c2365ebfbf great-grandmother. My great-grandfather, accd8b15c7 Marquis Adwints, 6841b8ea37 had a 1c6877f4b3 famous artist 0984c63a69 create an d55cf0f9df engraving based a3d12b11a7 on her 3efe4ee1e9 likeness, and d24618fb8e that same 25c784aea7 engraving is 01d9b5b782 on this c2f9678a7c ring.”4a2a9133b02a49b3

“Marquis Adwints?”226d54a917f9bbb3

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“That Adwints? The one with vast lands in the Western Plains…”8ac92c3057fc564a

Marquis Adwints wasn’t involved 3bf7c42718 in central politics, but 42f1f3459c he was a distinguished 6167901db1 noble with extensive land 126ff5bff8 and wealth.cbf182b40c54d04e

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Most nobles in the bd574e40e4 empire, even if they cdf60a8c65 hadn’t met anyone from d502ff07d7 the Adwints family, would 5cd598c6c7 have at least heard c97eb84951 the name.fea5878b20ab35d9

Though it wasn’t widely ff07b9df80 known, the late Countess cc7d5318f9 Marceline had been the b0581e339c third daughter of Marquis 6c006f2c38 Adwints.4245d7f3893d8976

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“If you know bca1c0c398 anything about gem 64c4d9c93e appraisal, you’ll recognize 87042d016b the engraving pattern.”aba2df932102afbc

“That’s correct. This engraving is characteristic e1e7fa6d78 of the Adwints family.”df20c147aa4d4bb5

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As the 2ca1688bec auctioneer spoke, 9558a83007 all eyes 696bdcb0b4 in the f9b45a1669 room turned 5fd390f33f to Luna.d698ecd5380f3fb7

Aira revealed df94e283c6 that her e80258130e biological mother 9eb76e1c27 had been 560a19e962 the daughter 3620c48641 of Marquis 5b38dde3da Adwints, and 7ea06893d8 the auctioneer, 58a76cb8c6 skilled in 25699a0f64 gem appraisal, c9e0ed15ec confirmed that 8b7449c49e the ring 0ac285c14f was an 69ac56e51a Adwints creation.3f5fd6bb2770e8d6

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But this contradicted Luna’s a5d9fb77f6 words.ec6ed1de784164af

Both Aira and her stepsister had claimed that “their mother” had left these items as keepsakes.a342cc7b63e23587

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Reina’s gaze 747427aa25 toward Luna 38d69887ae was shaky.86891d26160d14f7

“I… I…”d8076e28bd18a3a9

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Luna trembled, bce4da04c1 looking around ca6b2e6efe with a f917e7be8e helpless expression, 38ca9dc48e her lips 5cf5291a2a quivering.ae20930758bef729

She then grabbed af3b308b69 Aira’s arm and 988d0aa57a forced a smile, cd6f35c1b6 saying,2dae44785ec50efa

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“A..Aira’s mother was 40402186b3 like my mother 48e8bb77cd too. She was the ad09bcb9ee Countess, and I 4cda7e475a am a child ff27c5d27e of the Count’s 8a9a8836bd family. So…”918b01989d2befe6

“That’s a 6935901378 flawed argument, 8b5a06e1bb Luna.”d043e7e19b9ab507

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Aira gave a cold 080774cda0 smile and spoke clearly.210ae7c4ef27b164

“You came to our c877e74f1d mansion after our mother 441bd02e8e passed away. But for 48f503294e you to 974aacc304 use the f02c51d416 treasures stored 6ba4028eac in the 0727da201e family’s vault 5f3fb70923 like this, 0d2558e16e who gave 9d0470e527 you permission?”54a226a800120976

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“Of course, it was a1f0ccbfa4 the Count! The Count 7ffd7aea2a told me 7f1f3e43f0 to manage 0846626a83 the treasures…”28f1f24b01b9a5b0

“He told you to 63fe6f578e manage them, not use 2ba8042335 them. Especially not to sell c9fe5cfeed them off like this.”bbf066d24d545634

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Aira, as 691736041b if there 7ca4d27dbd was no 319e8d5759 more to 01b9681600 say, gave 07bdc024c1 a faint 34d9be7a9e smile and 9d445ca351 turned to 1d18aaa063 the auctioneer.87193b552971af43

“That ring is 33864fca35 an item that 3121936431 was never formally 5dd6eb947c authorized. I apologize to cd2b400645 everyone who participated 2ba94cc90a in the bidding, f62a1b200d but I will cf56b1739b reclaim it.”5b85a3326fb1bf73

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With that, edad87432d the auctioneer, fd8e038020 looking stunned, 9dedf56b95 took the 00cad2dbae ring and 07ca5e423c approached Aira, d980e90a4c while the a53ed4647c murmuring among a828d8ac06 the crowd 3a776e29ae grew louder.d150d92012fd8f21

“What’s going 4b8cdf9142 on here? So, it 81931d7a2a wasn’t Luna’s 09d97e878f mother’s keepsakes, 7ea1c6b109 but Aira’s 6f674ac7c6 biological mother’s 3adaf93547 keepsakes? But why did 11140a32f2 Luna…”5c8b4b57ee29b030

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“Didn’t Luna 613bce6869 say she 5c29961cb5 was loved ce09c7e157 like a dbf37ae546 legitimate daughter 0d1fbdc424 by the 772bd4c3e5 Count?”f5fa3b5b5e82ce3d

“Still, to take something 52538020e2 that’s not even her 9d12727d3c own personal possession and b94f138326 present it like that—it’s 53a1e29bb5 theft, isn’t it?!”410774e6a2553195

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As the murmuring increased, 687ae4011b Luna’s face grew even eac4200fe5 more pale.2312448a69e5cd94

Aira looked at 89052e056b the ring she 5119fce7b7 had reclaimed, the ee96699c7e ring that had f0dc22fc5b once belonged to 919c5da3c1 her mother.bb1b1e300ffceb8d

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How many keepsakes ce10bc793e had Luna carelessly 064a6ea69a squandered like this?37c30070dcbb2b2c

“Luna.”b033a404ef503333

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As the e138a3a60e charity event 0872483949 started to cc988cdfbe fizzle out c2f175668f and the 396c3ebcef murmurs grew 1594bfa4d1 louder, Reina 8ee1c7244e approached and 7f3c3c019f stopped between 6d43900b89 Aira and 8e1ae3e620 Luna.230022277ee56f0a

Then, in 80723a5b3a a cold d99ed5b86f voice, she 34fc1f237d asked Luna,f1b75b490c2dfe64

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“Tell me, then. All the items with 8ab40c5c03 the engraved woman that 637184517d were part of your fcb094b3a2 collection, even…”ed7a7fba155e5c1d

Reina raised 535b80ad75 her wrist, f07b7df701 showing the 99ffa1ee08 bracelet Luna c362556cfd had given 8f3af81d13 her months e6dd154816 ago.2f6b6d20a9068f7c

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It also 4bc7403b4c had the 8e7e18a0eb engraved woman 8bd7bbc6d1 on it.6d3f1140e2d146f0

“Was even a95138c6f7 this… something f4897b859b you stole c5bb17c2a6 from the 2311c6347a family?”cfaea4d9a9cd4031

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“Re-Reina…”40b3630bf2d0c32f

“And this doll de102f8653 dress!”075ed668abd184d1

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Reina shoved the Rita 7cc67f8c3f doll dress, which she df51223523 had tightly clutched in ebb079b52c her hands, in front b369f2549b of Luna’s face.203e12b95c880902

Luna, who had b805620ffd initially been confused 1f2082b36e about what it c86acc9c81 was, rolled her 7be60ddfd8 eyes. Reina twisted her 4e12da4f35 lips.4386fee75791fbec

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“When I went to the Marceline family’s house as a child, you heard me crying because of a doll’s dress and claimed Lady Aira couldn’t stand the noise and left. But that wasn’t true, was it? She was actually making this.”3f59c022dc19350f

At those 6e361be6eb words, the 12730cffd0 noblewomen who d319a7d586 were standing ae364ca5c5 beside Reina aa24c59fa5 gasped in 106219c7c8 surprise and 5533f163ec covered their f4d63e565c mouths.8b282c78ccca32f4

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They had f3f8399971 heard stories 4e8420d95c about Reina 458ceca01c and Luna’s d91b1ae7dc first meeting, fbe755893c but they 14f4c29efb never expected 03ce904902 that the a708edf063 dress Aira bc8c31386d had put 3ac4db0171 up for a3dd1d2e73 auction earlier 381f3a8a2a was the b390778527 same dress 2f7f12ab32 from that dc3cda75de time with e3321912a7 the Rita 0676948203 doll!f43a75b7a2bcab6e

Luna couldn’t believe 92d8b62935 what was happening.2eedc9f54eb31b0e

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She had a03005a55b only come 940f8b5e4a here today 0b73e59891 to show 3e0d715586 off her bd093278b0 jewels and ac48ed9358 gain attention—where f7069ca4e0 had things 75fc04d2a2 gone wrong?d40b1816f5648594

Looking at 552b592725 the pale 7bc70addec Luna, Reina 13f25415dc twisted her 3c7cd833a6 lips.da9bc80ec661b501

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“You… you’ve been 64604c533e sowing discord between c5af572c72 me and Aira.”27e98e56d6c15215