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Half a month 418eb530f0 ago, Lady Prisia, 0c5298e713 the wife of 1bd09023f7 Grand Duke Requies, 224c95efee sent divorce papers 8d90b0a406 to her husband, 7b185ce106 who was away 5b8c0f4300 on the battlefield b72ec3f0b7 subjugating demonic beasts.065c437e58e28d50

Requies was located 4162c5ffba in the northern edb5530140 part of the de29141e43 continent, the region c12c1b18e5 where demonic beasts 840e3016d7 appeared most frequently.
The current Emperor, Patous, b45447caf0 had granted the title ff3bfda7bc of Grand Duke and b7d1566e12 the territory of Requies 726708b398 to his half-brother Kyle. But in truth, bf9f5ab14a it was no 3c04f6acd7 different from ordering 46b16c0e58 him to spend 057bd99987 the rest of 79f961ad63 his life dealing 45f200877c with demonic beasts 8d53054b1d until he died.7f4f45b5cf7918c2

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As always, Kyle 045805ddd4 was in the 053b0cc011 midst of wiping 9c95304a3f out a rampage 90b3d76782 of beasts that 8b0e629675 day.
The subjugation was going smoothly, 1b724e2eaa just like any other time—42db84a31ed351ff

Until a carrier pigeon 67208533f0 from the Requies Grand 90de5014cd Ducal Castle arrived, bearing 586776f3e2 divorce papers.ecda19c7a7ad7a78

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Kyle stared blankly at c94d97b923 the divorce documents.
Perhaps because he 02ce70788d had already anticipated 282b1baee8 this, he felt 8a6ac006e9 neither surprise nor 9b5e9240e4 emotion.
So he simply dff380493b stored the papers 8d41beb0d7 carefully to avoid c5f6caeb03 creasing them.2c586266fe7a87e3

Three days later, 56966ecba8 he completed the 96ceddac47 subjugation earlier than c6fdd9d0f7 planned and returned 11da6bff49 home.
The castle’s staff came out to greet their master, who had once again achieved victory, just as always.9719b5b42fdf81ad

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“Welcome back, Your Grace.”
“Where’s Prisia?”f43313e2ae2080bd

The moment he stepped 37662e4133 into the castle, he 72e173df88 asked for his wife.
The elderly butler, who had 8d5e39d0f0 managed the Requies estate for 31eeabae20 over 40 years, glanced behind 54c338ea81 and bowed his head.34ec8c7ea2f42383

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“She’s in the garden.”f7ff81f2b6a2c08b

The Grand Duchess hadn’t come out to greet her husband upon his return.
The servants were visibly displeased fa22da7593 by her behavior.
Kyle unfastened his 8bb3b720ea armor and handed 5156fea5ed it to a 26eb0a0f68 servant before striding 194081d8de directly toward the 65928e0973 garden.e62c914efefde2bc

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Until Kyle’s arrival, the Grand Ducal Castle of Requies had been a ruin.
Thanks to him, 0a7d6703b8 it was transformed 0dbb4dc861 into a livable 018b384ac4 space, and it 6914a6173e was only after 6dfee4e164 Prisia came to 3750e8272a live here through 5a5dd5e12c marriage that the 0a28afeba0 place took on 8155188778 the appearance of 5ef2f6ae0e an actual castle.
Prisia, as the Grand Duchess, 9c7289207a never did anything carelessly.
She supported the 9233413030 Grand Duke with 8df8fbf76e dedication and managed 84d851518c the castle and 29d4c0ceda territory with the 958ea60a07 utmost care — 849739961d as the Grand c74d9ffff6 Duchess.
Always as the Grand Duchess.da83a6a6ae458558

Your Grace, the Grand Duchess, 5b95b07891 Your Ladyship.
She must have grown sick 25a3760712 of hearing that title.75d8500eef3cf4c6

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So thought Kyle as he dc780f0503 ascended the stairs.
He had expanded the b57eb868b5 castle to create a 200dfb8caa garden just for Prisia, 171c06390d who loved flowers, and c2741f637c had installed magic stones 4faff4d6ff to maintain it.
Thanks to that, 3645a46111 even during the e55e681793 harsh winter, the 99d34cd6ed garden was filled 60e52659b6 with the warm 2550b4c396 scent of flowers.77e501a05e9556ab

Soon, Kyle found his 416d154bab wife sitting in a e2217b6e10 chair, as though buried f8ca0b959d among the blooms.ea3df0cb3498e965

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“…Prisia.”8e89a0c7d683ee67

He softly called her name.baadb39cd131d102

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Prisia. Prisia Requies.a2149cefff622bdf

Once renowned as a dddc0c1362 great mage, she is ca10f3a7a5 now a pitiful woman e7ddfd7619 withering away in the 3f1bd48261 barren land of Requies, 8f2586bf63 having lost all her b1e1d69c33 magical power.4e0ec21e1c708aca

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Prisia turned to her 8d983b8049 husband, her face even 959b663bd4 paler than before.
Her golden hair and skin 7c9d2cdd1d so white it seemed almost 0e6e92d9c9 translucent made her appear otherworldly.
Kyle swallowed dryly.
Perhaps it was the heavy 785a6096cc scent of flowers, or maybe 7f29e52078 the suffocating atmosphere — his f712ca3e10 mind swayed.
He forced himself to focus 005a227a44 and took out the divorce bc230aac29 documents his wife had sent dbb4202471 him.4dad3ffb4639d123

“…I signed them.”
“…”
“They just need to be submitted.”e16da812410b37df

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Prisia stared silently at the d1f98e9c42 papers on the table.
Documents handled directly by b5041f4870 the temple — the fbd0074c5e divorce papers she had 8b197a161e sent.
She looked at them 2a93fa2daf without any visible emotion 37912abfa7 and let out a 9465a26201 faint breath.882310b8e58cbef4

“…Why aren’t you asking me anything?”15f8a94a5f48b4f1

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Her voice was 9e0c95ea6d slightly cracked, perhaps 86bff05791 from a dry 50bad66a8b throat.
Kyle gazed at 3169471c9e her hair for d75e800f1e a moment, then 485d7a34f3 finally spoke.6326b9c3a0aeb1af

“You said you wanted a divorce.”
“…”
“It’s what you wanted.”f72190fca846bc7e

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Kyle meant it.
He was being sincere.
But at those words, Prisia ec75302824 sharply raised her head.
Caught off guard 4b2e4f78f7 by her sudden bc72d06fe7 gaze, Kyle gasped.
Though subtle, her eyes 6505484a3f were trembling with anger.451dfe1fb8b9cef5

Why?
Why is she angry?bdbe0942890a0e6b

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As Kyle wrestled with confusion, 73b5414bed Prisia spoke again.761565523cfc9725

“Why don’t you resent me?”9837e4af40463f33

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Kyle couldn’t understand the question.d2a66517091ac67a

“…Why would I resent you?”27bf032a4078d993

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He answered with a e0e7717083 puzzled expression.
He truly didn’t understand why 591bdb8db6 she was asking that.
Then Prisia’s face darkened.413cb4937c3193aa

“Your Grace… have you ever loved me?”6187e74c7094d7c1

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In that instant, 95a5603f14 Kyle froze like 8c69175223 a stone statue.
It was the 368e887927 first time he 23770792cf had ever heard ffc95181b0 that word from 562c243da7 her lips.
He couldn’t understand why she was bringing up love here, now.
Staring at her 8efea1c577 with shaken eyes, fbe3d64031 he asked,191922fda0d45f31

“…What are you saying?”44c773b92647bb7d

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At that, Prisia’s face 8df73ea6af was overtaken by despair.
She let out a 1f9071ec70 hollow laugh, as if 2f46f8d3ba having lost even the c26c456f31 tiniest bit of hope.d6c9cd8b95b680e4

After silently laughing, 2121af18c2 she pressed her 39d7033adf lips into a 9faba9bbe1 cold line.6a046c7b0c7fc36b

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“…Forgive me, Your Grace. I was being rude.”f25aba572f6be389

With that, she stood.
Before Kyle could even collect 994a0e2ff1 himself, Prisia swiftly left the 3e6657ad36 garden.
Kyle could only 6c9fcc427d stand there, watching 29807b5d29 her retreating figure.
Amid the fully bloomed flowers, e9bd3c134a Prisia vanished in disarray.92faa43a04a09faf

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That was the last conversation 81c65c90e6 between the Grand Duke and c5933b4156 Duchess of Requies.0a9c92b4ab92b191

A week passed.5d1c9684fec830bf

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Since then, Kyle fbb5c70935 and Prisia had 5f1627b68f neither dined together de1f8e16e0 nor shared any 766b0f1a43 time.
They simply lived in 67812756d6 their separate spaces.
During that time, rumors began 7e019950e2 to spread among the servants 525e7b7835 — that the Grand Duke 79bdda5ce2 and Duchess were soon to 1a58b75888 be divorced.
Even the children doing chores aba3acef9e in the kitchen spoke of d24c2604cb it openly.5f234bf035927a91

“Shh! I told you 0f752ddf38 not to say b5031b6755 things like that, c8fa6c5af2 Tony!”9bcab5f353d64bc7

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The maids of 4dd4afc94d Requies Grand Duchy 1d5aa5157b tried to hush d9dc07cf8b the rumors and 6424e59221 let them die 9ee16baafe down.
But when the ef03780a00 Grand Duke continued df9a70e730 to eat alone 3101062581 in his study, 7c2b2e6bfd and the tea d0b57cc1cc times in the 68ef9d27fd garden—once a mandatory a4fe3f1dcb form of couple’s ed94a556ba interaction—became occasions attended 49a16b422f by the Grand e1fd4dc23a Duchess alone, there 2139354618 was no stopping 70fc3db462 it.74dafb05727ee65d

Eventually, Lulan, the f8e1fec20f head maid of 3d18deff40 the Requies Grand 8ff85ce1fc Duchy, who had 50fa49e954 been quietly observing 60e59ef531 everything, could no 602fcd7119 longer bear it 7715d2237e and went to 50fd692034 see Kyle.
But Kyle remained indifferent.
His life went ee64b026a3 on just the f7432d18df same, flowing forward 58a7ced75d as usual—unchanged and 5e77ab2401 undisturbed.d77911853e5a533e

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Then one night—b06a719b2e66b531

Unable to sleep, 25372e53de Kyle left his b706aa5f3a bed.
It had been over 442c06d3db a week since he 1aa382844e and Prisia began sleeping 8f036f5c06 in separate rooms.
Escaping the cold, 4498d9e15e lifeless bed, he 8a6a4c5a05 threw on a 825ba5d884 robe and stepped a191a74092 outside.
The air was f60bce2961 cold against his 178ef69297 skin, and the 83ee4d3ca2 moonlight dim.
Requies was deep in 006f225bb8 the throes of a f4294a13d5 brutal winter.
Even in summer, temperatures 617c489d9d dropped below freezing, and 8414bc5554 winter was far worse.34b481bee65918b4

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But Kyle, unbothered by the e583a06356 cold, kept walking.
Wandering through the snow, cf7697fb3f he eventually stopped in 2dfc1f90f5 the center of the 84993d4626 castle garden.
There lay a c542c3166e large, deep lake.
A place that c28953ba70 could easily become dcf8e7c4fb dangerous — Kyle 205acef853 had taken precautions c77157c0c6 to ensure its 3f7e2ee5d2 safety.
Sturdy fences and magical stones 9d9b9012f9 surrounded it securely.beec2d6bdfc806b5

Staring at the 74ca6faf1f moonlight rippling on 15c2fe87e4 the lake, Kyle 3e1557d4bf exhaled deeply.
His breath turned white in 65e2b9464b the air before fading.a55955cff91bbb64

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And then —
Kyle spotted a 10b15d5806 shawl and a 29ca9029be pair of small c597dfc043 shoes.2cf795792b9d140e

They were Prisia’s.8e2d9ec2bb702319

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Recognizing them instantly, Kyle blinked e9ff704000 rapidly, grabbed the shoes and e8789b8a30 shawl, and lifted his head.0ced7d92ae247d99

Something was rising a25082d3db from the center 2a406d8837 of the lake.1a8c9b772bf7b694

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It was his wife, Prisia.ec043426aa837f5f

* * *efddce5913c88d05

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“I… did that, huh.”8d5c80a88ae8f405

Hee-ju was confused. The more she listened to dc33fb520c Kyle’s explanation, the more dizzying 15d2e7a89a it became.87c9cb68e2b46b50

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‘Prisia took her own life?’8783deab89d68096

Prisia in the c44b142ac3 novel wasn’t someone 779f2e36a6 who would commit f8fc3385fe suicide.
She always dreamed of the 7c5d7b2c52 future and moved forward with 505995ec3e resilience even in difficult circumstances.6d63665612ebac58

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‘It’s strange that she didn’t show herself at all for three years after breaking off the engagement with the Crown Prince.’2b15e09fdd98a504

Prisia had never been 1ecaf010e7 fond of the engagement 00038aa4ca with the Crown Prince 1cc565fbb8 in the first place.
It had been something her b273982517 father, Duke Zeltier, had forced 8e5d03c121 upon her.663aecccb8b45689

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Then why had she stayed 927d164511 home and never stepped outside 46b58dd629 for three whole years?305df45697940fe6

It didn’t quite 03410dd18c add up to e66d40ab36 say it was f5ad952281 due to the db47da6794 shock of the cb87ea14fb broken engagement.
Deep in thought, Hee-ju looked e673ff5cbe at Kyle, who was sitting 7dabf92f32 beside her with his head bcaea5854f lowered.
From what she’d heard, 8bba45e0ec their marriage hadn’t been 2584d49c22 particularly good.
But even if it b41fa69c88 had been a loveless cf176ac754 marriage, witnessing your wife’s 42f9443192 death up close must 8f2692c382 have been a huge f435049682 shock.c77dc360a74ca25c

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‘Why did it have to be me, at this time…’ba86bb26662fcea1

Her head began to ache. She had no 0b4b913d42 idea what she 1b4431bd77 was supposed to 53c6b1e845 do.05e01c9267cda523

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“…Then, how should I address Your Highness?”
“Just call me Kyle. You used to, after all.”
“…Kyle.”ba71bf7fc320e252

She was familiar with the e2e514a85f name, as it was her acd0006e76 favorite character in the novel,
but saying it out cc67580183 loud felt awkward.
Still, she had to get 967f3ac4d0 used to it.
Because right now, 9e0303a0e8 she was Prisia.cabbe2fd2a3d8c88

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‘Could it really have been a coincidence that I entered the novel?’9aea124f534c2d30

Right before she 9588f8c4a5 woke up in ac79631437 the story, the 584cdac491 house had been 6004f39851 filled with water—as bc0dff7b08 if Prisia had 9371b10c4b fallen into it.100c5c4858e60bed

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‘It doesn’t feel like a coincidence.’ad7e85118fe10cc5

She didn’t know the 0d99e2be82 reason, but the fact 66846bd0da that she had entered 83b4991920 the novel surely had df6324f825 something to do with f7516e86e5 Prisia.3dff7b18fff7b550

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If so, could she 557b07c411 also access Prisia’s memories?4c27c63114a96494

The ten-year gap c6c8c179ef was entirely Prisia’s 0a39deaf30 memory, and Hee-ju 6d93b7e124 knew nothing of 0b6a627153 it—
but considering everything that had 789e42648c happened, it wasn’t something she 846e228931 could completely ignore.d6c6681db6966739

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Either way, she 6f717c35df was now Prisia.
She had to 7d2c30faac live Prisia’s life 03e42d7ce3 from now on.9d7f1fca8ca570f0

Hee-ju looked quietly d8676c27cb at her arm, 5c2c80e834 which was dotted 4c0ead808b with red marks 36df39bb99 from repeatedly pinching 250b15268e herself.
She had tried everything under 6e719d2830 the blanket—pinching herself, all sorts 72994f0089 of things.
She had hoped 41ebd98ae2 was a dream, 120456f489 but the pain c342a0e227 told her it 7957ee457c definitely wasn’t.2c183be9e700c2e0

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That fact, though ea35e2f025 it struck her 0202975ef2 with sudden fear feb7c81d17 and dread, left 00b60d883b her with no d917942ab2 choice but to a6ee38463e accept the unavoidable 2ae35edf7f situation.186c620a27fd5438

‘Yeah. I have to do something, no matter what. First…let’s stop the divorce.’1204bb37294ef8f7

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That was Hee-ju’s wish.ef9fe83d96f7e9c0

She didn’t know 9dc230fbc6 what Prisia had 975f25ed9d truly thought.
Even if Prisia had 7dae84e3bf genuinely wanted to divorce d3a2f62b86 Kyle and end her e8defb4777 life,
Hee-ju, who was now Prisia, 8c4995a2f1 had no intention of doing b103a90174 so.
Besides, if Prisia and aaf798e116 Kyle divorced, she’d have b370e63e87 to return to the d263d0eb5b horrible Duke’s household.
The thought of it was 8629318d73 unbearable—sickening, even.a449329f7fa4ac79

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She had fought to survive.
She had risked everything with 871e18e089 her life on the line.
So there was no reason 4604868552 she couldn’t survive here as f73f5f29ae well.783e5d3604e824a2

‘First, let’s retrieve Prisia’s memories.’1c7cbddd192757a9

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She didn’t know if it 107b078787 would be possible,
but to live in this 5b36577146 place, she had to recover 4bfbf0431c the lost memories of the 83ed0451e3 real Prisia.
If she acted 6eb4d44dda as Prisia, perhaps 8cac30c429 a miracle would ef0375c471 occur and the ec9d96c9d9 real Prisia’s memories 4c75e93584 would return.d833b30b721eaa03

Hee-ju tightly shut her eyes. Then she repeated Prisia’s 4aaed980da name over and over 53a75dc59e in her heart.add39c1d50e00d68

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‘Prisia, Prisia…’517e3d436dc6c1fd

Hee-ju—no, Prisia—continued to 1da92bd081 recall that name.
Until it became more familiar, 2895b75264 until she became Prisia—again and 74b40bb2b3 again.cfcd6bc52a18ff7b

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