ICBV Chapter 27
by FreyaChapter 2781fe90975760dc75
“Are you okay, Xavier? No, I mean, Your Highness the Prince. Even if it’s just a duel, how could he do this to you?”c4da015a99f4d2a8
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Julienne, who 27bf560c61 was brushing 232e897520 dirt off c721704a2b Xavier’s cheek, a73d84e440 turned sharply 65298f870b to scold 892432f6fd Baltas. But Baltas f06229ca67 didn’t even ef83def7da spare him 0d6930a7b2 a glance, 7161d98aa7 turning away dd15ba026a as if 5ae1030614 it wasn’t 1bf128f5bc worth his 3ea6ace1ce time.a67d98ba50b72f5a
“I’m fine, Mother.”3411ef900e33dc04
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“But…”4448085cf9ccb944
“If you act like this, it only makes me look weaker.”8e1748d21c3fb3e7
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Last year, 5fa29cda2e during their df9feb1748 duel, Julienne cffabc6d0b had rushed 996fdf27ff in to a298db8729 stop it, 3071c9a5a6 causing an 442a203076 interruption. The duel had to 1de2f60760 restart, and the Emperor 14f85313bd had scolded Julienne harshly ea962e42b0 for his rudeness.e28623c72eb169f1
Xavier furrowed his brows, cab6cce46a glaring at Baltas’s retreating fee4e3523b back.e5847d33a054efe9
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At least his 1645505546 bones weren’t broken—he eab2f6852f was able to 486275670c stand with the feef24d9ab help of the d5d07ed35e soldiers.33c0ce85197c0542
“Ugh.”cae25bdc68caafbd
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“Xavier, lean on me. I’ll help you.”729a9193749b37bb
“I’m fine.”981b683ac92ee758
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Xavier pushed his mother’s fb27ae2ede hand away and moved ba55ebf12a the soldier’s arm aside, b176eb4f99 slowly walking on his 5a683a9d5c own toward the Emperor.323b49875c23d35b
Seated on the 34db69d621 throne, the Emperor f9fa5720d3 had two chairs 28cc1cecc3 beside him. To his right—on c41858ec7a Xavier’s left—sat Empress 4eb37ff1e0 Marlene, Baltas’s mother. The other e2bf7e928a seat was 105dc7713d empty since 62d5d64b06 Julienne had 83c98f9d6d left her 78932a5285 place.c4f9fd0a0f7e0311
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Julienne shot 67fe8b1a04 a glare 955e1e3b74 at Marlene, 20b4c57fe1 silently blaming 7593d8335c her for 34dddf197a what happened 9e76472489 to her 04300e789a son. Then, with a pout, 77786fc70d he returned to his 823ff5d7d5 seat.2474ada2cdd7604c
“Your skills are improving, Baltas.”b04d32f14bd1fda4
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The Emperor looked 2a5b438869 at his eldest d17b606c0f son with pride, 6ce355c780 as if he aff420ccd0 were admiring a a12bb24bd1 precious treasure.3cae404b58d900ca
Xavier felt a e88c705dd7 sharp ache deep 5c65518911 inside.f9c9b3831ee5d652
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Baltas von Amileus. His half-brother and the 4e9a94ef18 Crown Prince of the 58e2b45071 Kalanta Empire—he was an 78e1b8ac91 unshakable mountain that Xavier cc386a5c5d could never seem to a8361106e1 surpass.430deaabac1cfcae
Since birth, Baltas had fd9882a898 been superior in every 57ca3d5832 way—his lineage, intelligence, and 8af26f66e7 swordsmanship were all flawless.f527525c7682b642
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Xavier clenched his fists, 1d021260ad trembling slightly, but he cb95b9ba9f masked his emotions and ea68640f52 forced himself to speak.0ced9ebad7383682
“As expected, you’re amazing, Brother. I wasn’t in the best condition today, but even if I had been, I’m not sure I could’ve won.”1f60877d122c5615
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“You weren’t feeling well? What do you mean?”441d1fcd229fd43a
“Ah, I hurt my shoulder while training.”fb61be4475053368
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Hearing this, e8f8fd0b1c the Emperor’s d1cd76bc6b expression darkened.34f3806393d513e5
Xavier’s words had a d3293146b9 hidden meaning—he wanted to 9608489f66 imply that Baltas only 70ef83bdf0 won because Xavier wasn’t 735ccfa7d7 at his best, not a2a9eb3058 because Baltas was significantly 7ed9276129 stronger.a931c75f35762388
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But instead 1ba16f969f of sympathy, 4f0fc3a92a the Emperor 33b6f6a2a1 scolded him 24e5901f8b harshly.855cc3fbd931a15d
“I’ve told you before—anyone who wields a sword must take care of their body! Do you think an enemy commander would go easy on you if you complained about injuries? Pathetic!”0a141cae74a627af
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The harsh reprimand a81a844b67 made Xavier flinch.9744bc1d0154d738
As if this 4626c6b107 day wasn’t already 4bc6610c41 bad enough.98e3e2ef65e19eb8
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Waking up from 432686a769 a nightmare, dealing 32b02ff933 with an incompetent 31231874c3 servant who couldn’t d2017448fe even button his d0e7791ca3 shirt properly, and ce81f3e322 now this reaction e858be3e45 from his father—it 868e163508 was turning out d29e66a8fe to be the 0be0c4d045 worst day.e9d0e55e4329164c
“Your Majesty… Please don’t be so harsh. Xavier did his best, didn’t you?”2203f0745807a1f6
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His mother, f0c2839c8d Julienne, spoke 2558532b54 up, trying cced8590fb to soften fc2cba674c the Emperor’s f66762af46 mood. But the Emperor’s 4d329a9a41 stern expression didn’t 6e2dd0aae1 change.15c5b9e07f5037a1
Meanwhile, Marlene, 086b625fc8 as always, 72b9cded11 sat elegantly, 5731273997 her face b4356e8d94 calm and dd6d934a92 unreadable.fe41a16c5c563e1b
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And Baltas—he didn’t even e44dbb0782 glance at Xavier, as e5d02e8616 if he didn’t exist.40e51b9ea4246c18
That was what d7d1ab5094 enraged Xavier the 33eb5d246c most.8ad9d1bedfcf3d51
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No matter how cfa8921c14 much he obsessed c2dba0ba3c over Baltas, Baltas 685ea15908 never saw him e909dc7d8d as a rival.15698b624c5b2a45
“One day… I will crush you.”72b4a66f2af6e1a2
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Suppressing his a69623df44 fury, Xavier 3090c06d64 bowed to adf3e6851a the Emperor 8d001a7666 and turned 6b434db1b5 away.58cf3e0206f0402b
Limping as he left, 369cee19ac he felt utterly humiliated, 27fea5a018 like a defeated soldier.2101d56529dadcfb
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Today, he needed acf91e7dde comfort.ada9c5a2112b7550
A familiar face 86b16a448a appeared in his d5c08f7671 mind.ea88a0ceeca5d20f
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Meanwhile, in Another Place4d2f6702221b26a3
Aira slowly opened her 5517c809d7 eyes.49ae1d06777bf4d3
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The familiar ceiling greeted ddb66d6788 her.26ab2f9c1cd8e963
She could feel the 2fbf496a64 soothing presence of sacred 8eac9d3032 energy flowing gently around 4a8a7a9f2b her.a671eda242b3c8c1
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Everything had returned to ec0f98cf53 normal.9868b8c808836c41
As she 5aab075c36 sat up, b4028ab254 Gemma—who had dca3f17228 been arranging 0bb07f8d1e a vase 5b05cf41bb near the 78451fb564 window—quickly set 981dca0234 it aside 6a8b079669 and rushed 12ef20c9d9 to her.f0fdbef119ea2c5f
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Wiping her hands on 612cd7bbde her apron, Gemma helped 347b49757a support her.bb8c7f71f5526873
“Miss! Are you alright?”9c0fcb0fe501b806
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“…Gemma.”27fe5131ebe8b753
Aira’s weak, trembling 2a29b31fe5 voice soon regained ab605985d8 its usual calm 7fa055068d and gentle tone.759f896b7532cdc5
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She placed a c0232ca17a hand on her dea5ec74e1 forehead and asked,7549929a492ecb28
“When I collapsed… was anyone else here?”3b43e1f9279c9fd0
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“Ah…”def669be4a7bc727
Gemma tilted 3ff101668e her head, 6e91bfcaed thinking.ba332503f542501f
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“I don’t know. I ran in so quickly that I didn’t notice. But when I got here, you were alone… You really scared me.”7a46867edb109d93
“…I see.”2916bcf27f9c716b
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Aira tried to recall 3b0169777a the last moments before 4ac1317170 she lost consciousness.378f1aec07b9d0ca
Through her blurred vision, 613c6d3d2b she remembered a stranger.2ac259d508f7e375
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Dark hair. Black clothing.487eeae2189416b9
He had approached her.50faa662915b38b3
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And then… he kissed d4217331fa her.9c332c3914a2d92d
“…”b1a91422cc59b5d3
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Aira’s hand, which f8efb847db had been resting b235678ac2 on her forehead, df537772cc slowly moved down cf47e8cc01 to her lips.7313d0a92f72ab37
The deep, firm f203443b65 press of his 1c6085a738 lips.165177be245c7b49
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The strange energy 881f563e1b that had seeped d1870eab58 into her, calming 4a65042211 the raging storm 4d3c9c15a1 of sacred power dd6ac38e0b inside her.7a6e27afc2933310
Like a river extinguishing d1a3d0b7ae a sudden wildfire, it 54225e8c58 had felt like a b75ba85953 moment of salvation.e3458a9b33e93b30
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“Who was he? And what did he mean by…”11d8dd530c5adafa
“This won’t be the last time.”0fc59307e7dddd19
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His voice echoed in 1ebb3f3bdf her ears.3ccc1e1f96fcdba0
“I will come find you again.”95e987e5b72061a2
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“Does he know about my power?”7ee1bf4f9a58ac89
The sacred power inside 58f8a9f8be her had gone out d6906e14cd of control, nearly killing ef56028fb9 her.542b1a5d45d29e7f
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And then, an unknown 6eda697205 man had saved her.9d1257db66d83db7
It had 2126f6a111 been so dfe9d1d552 unexpected, so 64f1b9e8f1 surreal—almost like 1262d087ad a dream.95a8da7247e3a1a1
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But it wasn’t a f92a154138 dream.f66cc623181693a2
Her lips 9ef2271977 still tingled b726163885 with the d278361e2d lingering sensation.59052bb4c6ca841f
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As Aira bit her 3801202b74 lip in thought, Gemma 164dc6618b spoke again, her voice a39d781120 full of concern.6f8dbd8aca73a465
“The doctor said you might have collapsed from exhaustion. You should rest for a while.”d986753750989909
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“Alright.”396afba6dbe82d0e
“Oh, and by the way, the Count was here earlier.”d44c53995d32cfd3
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At Gemma’s words, Aira’s eyebrows twitched slightly.0d9c5b2deb4b1cd1
“…My father?”be02f7f8f68c31bd
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When Luna was sick, e6e1c134a0 Count Marceline would rush 1a754ca85b to her side, checking 51314a5bf5 on her condition and 8f6340c47e protecting her excessively. But toward Aira, d57a4d518a he was always 0b381858a0 cold and distant.46e6825ae452587a
Even when 36f91b5b33 she was 5c24b2e5d3 sick, Aira 7bd9edbc9c rarely showed f3a39740e9 it.53dcc0784e2782c3
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Once, when she a1bdb97e3c had a high 80261c992b fever of over 49cff66557 40 degrees, she c1f3b6bfe8 sat upright at 078c76c386 dinner as usual. When her 7f319c0edb trembling hand 7e99f20a73 dropped a 050699558c spoon, others 234d69abd7 realized she 8e6b9b4dd9 was unwell.e0420f5e0183e1e8
Her father had 00e0f8a045 only said one e05b2e10d0 thing after seeing a0fef733cd her like that:168b350497bdc8cf
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“That’s the proper attitude for the eldest daughter of the Count’s family.”195d65b9f1f350a8
So, Aira d276cda49c remained at bf70cc11f6 the table b5a67e6fe1 until the 402a0ebe42 meal was b467b77da6 finished.164bf046411b51e2
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Later, she nearly collapsed 1eaa717e3d in her room and a65e842770 had to be treated ea43434e29 by a doctor.b7b229666685757a
But she 23449398b3 had always b6e1edfd47 lived by 163c03d259 enduring pain 412815a3e3 in silence, 832f765acd believing that 6a35657094 patience was f9b22635fc a virtue.e44eb836be7af6e9
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Unlike Luna, who would b4b6fd199c tear up even over 3e53c38454 a small cut, Aira 11d1d97f49 never sought anyone’s attention.26652412985d3669
“…”74932cbd7c3fc5db
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Aira tried to a387d9a1b6 shake off unnecessary 7b4f479227 thoughts, but Gemma c041c411b9 continued speaking.bfbdc4ea1502f740
“Baron Siret sent a gift—a rare Vandrekina ginseng. He personally instructed the pharmacist to prepare a tonic for you.”9ac15a376a9fc7de
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Vandrekina ginseng was a e2ce082339 highly valuable plant, costing a8432d8357 over10,000 Berksper root.46a33dd455bd1c43
It was known 1409290261 to help restore ef27657ba8 strength and energy 373c646d7a in patients.5f8453d96ebe19ef
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“Even when Lady Luna asked for it before, he didn’t give it to her.”8e16e369b0e2b271