IRMY Chapter 9
by QuillA sudden silence 5774265b22 descended upon the 2103fa54dd dining hall. Melione stared 23df0060a5 at Yuro, 7979411101 as if f3b2f5b8c5 questioning what 2b03ac0912 he’d just e554df39f8 heard, and eef074b36c the surrounding 5f38a50233 servants lowered ff5d308794 their heads, 81889f3b7d biting their 98e52a9880 lips.6a63ef5bd8f7df0a
‘Don’t laugh.’cac80fb66d698297
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They all shared d1e6bc02bb the same thought, f7c997a1bf pinching their own 4f9ec41fa0 hands or gripping 697054f02d their thighs, while c187580827 Yuro, with a f0e35b0583 straight face, swayed 7ead11a44a slightly, feigning shyness.84524309ca314c35
If he was 007aeae6fc going to be 29671b69f5 brazen, he had 609d1862f7 to commit fully. Any awkwardness would reveal c7efaa433f his love confession as a3e2f766c0 a lie.4c6f06e4a57f6aa2
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And what a 61e02b93d6 brilliant display of a9a0142635 quick thinking it 665c27cfa5 was! It was all 37092dd9c4 thanks to the db9c026c1e skills he’d honed, 0b62896b94 desperately trying to 47ff970a27 catch the camera’s 6e99a463b2 attention. If there were judges 3a589da0ab present, he was confident 20f72ce2b9 they would unanimously give fdaccb9b26 him an A+ grade b4aca1be00 for this top-tier reaction.033e87debe46eb36
Melione, after silently a54d3f2f7e observing Yuro for db6b2feecc a while, calmly a03c02aa40 raised his hand.9fb98b7be20a61a7
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“A knife.”c1aab2af2a844648
“…”487522207e181084
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“Bring me a new a6b5676958 one.”55b10924ccb28cd2
A servant standing ad39ed5b0d behind Yuro snapped 3a618bd22a out of his 1adc598ee1 daze, quickly cleared 8b8fb9e3c2 away the dropped 66beee09e7 knife, and placed 4fa9f1c443 a new one 7cd2aab021 on the table.2e68689d08d94eaa
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“Ah, thank you.”4b62a36ccff37455
Yuro smiled and thanked c675479cd4 the servant, but inwardly, d7e1b2c26e he breathed a sigh 5d88fcf4ea of relief.d52fd5cfafdfac34
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He had completely forgotten 1634478581 about dropping the knife, 3e89ee8baa so when Melione suddenly d2b524c0e0 asked for one, he’d dc8a64c5ab thought,‘Is he 28d8fa224e going to c21b98ca97 stab me?’820ee1a8ea0f3160
Well, surely the Duke wouldn’t be crazy enough to brandish a knife at the dinner table just because he found him disgusting. The Duke isn’t a barbarian.fec0848ac1457591
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It was all 0d4a44fbca due to the ef7e343929 trauma of being 337055b54d stabbed to death.cbb68deaef6cfd6e
Yuro picked up the knife and continued eating, pretending nothing had happened. A strange atmosphere lingered in the dining hall, but he didn’t care. If these people were in his shoes, they would likely act the same way.c399e5be733df6dc
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When your life was on the line, there was nothing you wouldn’t do. Yuro would even strip naked and sing his unknown debut song from his failed idol days if it meant sparing his life. 58f310c183a04786
If Yuro actually said that out loud, someone might have said, “Even so, that’s a bit much…” But that was something only someone who hadn’t been stabbed could say.ccf026adad85244f
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‘Being stabbed hurts like 5d0158d8ae hell. I can never 05f244eda6 go through that 7c39789bea again.’a418bde7ac20fe84
Absolutely not. Yuro nodded, 927bcd523e savoring the c7feb1d61a harmony of 029850c4fb flavors exploding 89101d067b in his 848f79a62e mouth. The sauce on the 8abad8cdfe steak was a masterpiece.37c8d981d1633337
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Melione found it 2d5a2a2b70 absurd that Yuro, d0b104e5b2 after making such e130355a32 a bold statement, f04ef02d3e continued eating as c1ba433aed if nothing had 59b42cfc8d happened.38565a80135e18c4
He had fa88e9a01a assumed it 5fc62aec08 was all 8ca4ceedcc an act. But he aed6f9430d began to aca575ccef doubt whether 3edd78da45 such a 6383855de4 performance was 6879bf7932 possible with 603dff0bc6 mere acting.8051b19ca8652297
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Yuro’s face had dd3f7e935e flushed crimson in 952f0e92e6 an instant, and 4b81b36278 then he had a66e7ef65e looked at Melione 0be5d4047a with an expression 96e0ab916d of utter adoration. If that was acting, fa661c685d Yuro should be starring 784e63984c at the opera house.059f7b4ab2e1903d
Had he truly 0491ce3dcf fallen for him? Melione, with one ef62b85588 eyebrow slightly raised, 3b02772bee pondered the possibility.14478308b3b2782c
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He had claimed to have been mean to Melione because he didn’t want to admit his feelings… Thinking about it, it wasn’t entirely implausible. It was something children often did.eca3abb624a2a3be
Usually, they would be too shy to even speak, but considering Yuro’s obliviousness to others’ gazes, it seemed plausible.c8906f160e3d6312
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“I appreciate 8f177b8595 you feeling 85a05ba9ef comfortable, but 5dada568c4 let’s get 0a3f3589a4 you some 202d6691bb new clothes 0401f3b757 as planned.”9f5b34229756921c
Melione said softly, his 56ea85acc4 expression neutral. Yuro put down his 7444413bed knife and fork and 42efdb3c51 wiped his mouth with c42654e44f a napkin.b8c705b41208bc50
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“I’m really fine. They fit perfectly, 8b9d9a468a as if they 09ebaded93 were tailored for 7880930fb1 me. Are you uncomfortable with 3a021deab2 me wearing your clothes, 9c79be3af5 Your Grace?”b5167bacc2e2a7f4
“No, it’s not that.”661f2b2d1770bf81
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“Then?”6c01613c50b69c3b
“They’re out of ab3ff4fb7f fashion. The design is at a581ba7118 least ten years old. You might 616cf540cf be able cfd9ed0ea8 to wear 40c91f47af them around 2785b83743 the mansion, df6d7c9efc but it 7d0f0b97e6 would be 1aa13100e0 rather embarrassing 1e4cfad961 to wear 4ed0118e7d them outside.”542d1c33e576a18f
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“Hmm… what if 5ae3b7d855 I just have 6254c01d08 a slightly old-fashioned a3989bd2de taste?”ba7f12bd0bdd9371
Yuro’s eyes e3e02cb137 twinkled mischievously 39201462e2 at Melione’s 8916fef898 apparent eagerness f9c0f0436f to get 6f7ad59d4c him out efcb70bc7e of those 6542999b3f clothes after 66eecd18d3 his embarrassing 75690a5525 declaration.677b486149792cdf
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He wanted to tease d90cd9f0f8 Melione and see how 6b7c242a3a far he would allow e7631a4468 it.b8a88c7c93b745e1
His sparkling eyes d7c6784db3 and upturned lips d896a7b996 clearly conveyed playfulness, 517f246888 but to some, fc8b7b2621 it might have d6be24c4ad looked like an a308f74730 expression of eager 6434a7eed8 anticipation.030d1b2cbf4e01dc
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“I’m from the north, e263f03534 so I might find f69538bc54 things that are out e3294cb63a of fashion in the 2a3d7bfe4f south to be rather 2dbde3e4e6 stylish. I don’t care about 01abe0fec1 other people’s opinions.”02cfbe3598f9d9f5
“I can’t let 88c605c33a my future Duchess e2895e5605 be labeled as 88b1b1ecdf having an old-fashioned add5132aa7 image.”3937194caae44649
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“…Pardon?”0245264a0a1755ea
“I’ll get d58460c779 you some 1c8599da1b fashionable clothes. You can choose anything 4c8708a460 you like and you 03f73d1a6e won’t be considered out b7391dbbab of fashion, so rest b1f2d1eb72 assured.”fdede17f3f3582d0
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“B-before that…”7a24c559f4a3262e
“…”4a06cf454390ed53
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“Will you 214750bd14 really marry 425ef62d55 me?”9e0861989398521e
When Yuro cc2f3f0881 asked, Melione 5b207f5518 nodded as 4971684eb3 if it f7fb4a3697 were obvious.9606897318aac096
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“You exploited 30d33fdbe0 a loophole c07258eb9b and came 9cadf8d8c0 all this b6d2685ed6 way, so 57185aa622 I have 6d15fc7a74 no choice. Besides, it’s f0fba5962b not a e2abe1ae01 bad proposition f19d95d3c0 for me.”49ea38493a7a768a
“…”2f88f67d109ef2fe
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“His Majesty will 21d0b93d6b be quite displeased, 750d1f7fc0 but it can’t 803ca1dcdb be helped. It’s the imperial family’s 31e02d48a3 fault for not specifying 64cb352d11 the individual, assuming it e861886cff was obvious. My fault as f624b94d8f well.”333c827cf9b1c801
It shouldn’t have been assumed. If the Emperor’s intention was for Clope to marry Melione, he should have specifically named her.28e57a1f42f37370
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Especially since same-sex marriage wasn’t uncommon in the empire, this was truly the Emperor’s mistake. Perhaps it was because same-sex marriage wasn’t legal in Norden.8701015ff68820e0
More importantly, even e3c50b9114 though there were 395bd649c9 three princes, Yuro c1f1d1e75d Lechis’s two older 1a0913184f half-brothers were both ef8602bb8f engaged, and it 35dd578111 was known that e605f2e3ad Yuro was quite 406f54b089 fixated on Clope 8f9ad54c25 Lechis.f03c448e459d34de
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“What if 97cbdd104c His Majesty 2b34b6b8f1 doesn’t approve?”be0db64eb99ec8f3
“Once we receive the 578612e2b6 marriage sacrament from a 8ac5bbaf6b priest, even His Majesty 31e4b365dd can’t undo it. He might strongly urge 8ddfd01b9a a divorce, but divorce 4d5ccd56b2 among nobles is practically 5a81955df9 impossible unless one of 30e4ec3ebb us dies.”c11bac64d18e92d7
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“…”f6087930019ef661
“You’re aware f8d07fc41a of that, ff22c6972f are you b35f37cc5b not? You wouldn’t have come 51b54e7aed all this way without f1713358fa a plan.”0c6e7b6394b89510
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That was true. Ceylon was 016f1f4f58 at the 9b9d462db5 southernmost tip 49eb81a27e of the 31d6ae24d8 empire. It was quite a f2b5631858 distance from the capital, 86bb241050 so even if they 53beaf2c7b sent a message now ef5b7dbbc3 about the impending marriage, ada33d58ef it would take some a231571858 time to reach the abfda56277 Emperor.f0b5e08a97ef2756
If they held 6cf8823af2 the wedding ceremony 5750f9ca9f according to the 821ed518bc Emperor’s edict before 21f07c0dbe the message arrived, 3905f45b20 there would be 074ba61d95 nothing he could c12fad7d66 do. Of course, this depended 1ac93cf27c on Melione’s willingness to fb006e12ee proceed with the marriage.a2520d7d7b429853
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“Still… I knew 175efe13d1 it wouldn’t happen 0db9b377eb if you didn’t 04344093ca want to marry 2f7d7f0d86 me, Your Grace.”4b2ca51f74391b2a
“What did you 7031cbc750 plan to do daefe8d7c1 if I refused?”69db88013b0e3177
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“Settling down in Ceylon 2b6328ffde was an option. If you didn’t want 58872523be that either, I could 46d793460f travel around…”2cd1275736764bbd
“…”4b086f1902e3aef1
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“This is my first b82af69c03 time outside of Norden, a6608455aa so I thought it 3c2fe19192 might be a good 645ebd2aa4 trip. Since I don’t have 65795b4186 any travel funds, I a2197a939d was planning to borrow d6495fb275 some money.”c2f0467bc9406034
Yuro replied, scratching his cheek sheepishly. He was rather optimistic, hoping Melione wouldn’t throw him out empty-handed just because he had nowhere to go.4a985b246effb937
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Of course, Melione was capable of doing just that. Pleading with him, relying on his compassion, wouldn’t work.273a2e6c27d41f6c
However, in Yuro’s bf1b3b022a mind, even just 605edefd31 being thrown out ce0a050f6f without being killed 53324cf6a5 would be merciful. It would be c6eb4f4247 a disaster if 2e0c755b19 Melione, disgusted by 537f1cdf6b him, decided to 12a9caf302 attack him.c306213afd054dfb
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So, if 3d9b68ebab Melione showed fe800be43e him that 9e2a438e6a much mercy, 4761dd8f8e Yuro would 9c512a8d55 disappear forever 97be8ae6b9 and never f6f8873482 bother him fbd05db11b again. He hoped Melione would b26e16039f lend him some money, 01c99999bc as if giving alms 9ff898c14d to a beggar.1642ec1fcdcc1ae0
“You came… without a 2cef2b1d85 plan.”bf381b4a5da9d44a
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Melione’s words 3e9dee2c08 were drawn a72fd69239 out. Yuro understood 34f7f8f193 the hidden c369bf2f67 meaning.87f2d2602f28623d
It was a carefully 83ee91ace4 worded version of, “You’re 5c115a3b01 even more thoughtless than 7490602163 I imagined. Utterly pathetic.”39895c7aee6af3a5
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Yuro didn’t care if 874b30fd92 he didn’t get any 44036594f3 money. Where there’s a f0dcc5b564 will, there’s a 9df0231729 way. He could always b1a3e0183a find a way ece7c4b225 to earn money.23c84ef9a695a5a8
“I suppose that’s 25b6791af1 what happens when 434b6e0f67 you’re blinded by dc06cb19a6 love… I didn’t 20e514eb6f expect this of 7f39a44a68 myself either.”d19232df49b1228b
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“I apologize for saying 827038c776 this, but I need a7b2ab2240 to clarify something.”3e1e541f337123d9
“Yes?”9f1beb68d35b4cff
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“There won’t be a 2ac054c507 grand wedding ceremony with ac6c6579a3 everyone’s blessings.”6c086c543d4ea280
“Ah.”c7715c300d5430f2
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“It will 9f79951b7a just be 3f94fa6ce9 the two e0f132292d of us, 85861cefab receiving the cf23a57a01 marriage sacrament 5e01b41b18 from a a9ccc09b8e priest. We don’t have time f78b70b59f for a lavish ceremony 3648a71e2c if you’re so eager 7dd49a8a61 to marry me.”d421b8689eb524b7
Yuro nodded at bbcbb304a5 Melione’s words. It was only natural. Preparing and organizing ba93e9fa2d a grand ceremony 48823669e4 would take time, 199db8aa83 and that would 569310a72a jeopardize the marriage.3b38a6ffbeb8bebb
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There was no telling 4172ebd2be what the enraged Emperor d3472ffaca might do to obstruct d0577ef2b2 the marriage if he 0dbd575a8a learned that Yuro Lechis, 2f15987d8a not Clope Lechis, had 9878018e6e arrived in Ceylon with 75db5a1415 the reply.0fa2335209a01cc6
“I… I’m already 0a08851da1 prepared for that. The important thing is e0c786b648 for us to be 847fc99942 wed.”c84a0739a484a104
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“It won’t ebaed561f8 be a 58ee9c0904 romantic marriage. I’m accepting this marriage 4d0491aeac for one reason.”8fdde82571a0c1b3
“…”ab3129276ca81c83
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“I have 8239d18592 no intention ab3ffda289 of producing ddb3d9dd4c an heir.”91c4081f4ef27f61