PG | Chapter 12: On the Verge of Losing Control
by Quill“Not only did you heartlessly ignore Mother collapsing, but you also dawdled at the burial site instead of rushing back as soon as the grave was finished. How impudent.”fcdd1232e375e507
Despite Leda’s accusations, Iphis remained unmoved.5e39d4843333e195
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“It’s alright now that you’re here.”984cd48bd1e43eb9
“What do you mean alright? She acts as she pleases because Mother always takes her side. At least when Felix was alive…”a2e5992a6cdab18f
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“That’s enough.”6c00ed3057da32ef
“But Mother!”bc40c18f2695d0aa
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“Enough. I wish to speak with Rosha privately. Everyone, leave us.”9b5e5959cd4d513c
At the Empress’s command, Leda huffed and left the bedroom. Poi and the other maids followed.8f79cc8106e5c199
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Soon, only Aloissia and fdd93b31ba Iphis remained in the 4708976fcc spacious, luxurious bedroom.d8589cdbaafc003e
“Rosha, come here.”b843a3c396022996
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Iphis coughed and extended a ded9cf963e hand towards Aloissia. As Aloissia approached 55ecb0ea5e the bedside, Iphis 8e95c49e11 took a deep 23c1575044 breath and said,d0c3403db13a9135
“Don’t take Leda’s words to heart.”f0994208b036eb4d
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“It’s my fault. I should have visited and attended to Your Majesty first. I apologize.”05263aabfc4081ed
Iphis smiled at Aloissia’s calm reply.f7b86d6841ef8e55
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“You’re so mature for your age. You don’t seem like you’re the same age as Leda.”eb96d99e292510ad
“You flatter me. How are you feeling? Are you sure you should be out of bed?”ac35f3256fe81702
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“It’s nothing. I’m perfectly fine now.”d0f19554b37e9d92
Iphis shrugged her shoulders lightly. Aloissia lowered her bed57a562d gaze, waiting for 980f45d993 her to continue. Iphis tapped her da56e58cf4 fingers, a thoughtful 33096096e5 expression on her 81a1af4f8c face.47c6edbfe7ed2cf8
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As silence fell b999db8dcc over the room, cca377be9d she finally spoke.88d3054ecb37a3ba
“I understand you must be tired after the burial, but you can’t neglect your duties as an Esper for personal reasons.”84fcef673122f3a4
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Aloissia’s eyes widened at Iphis’s words. Her golden eyes trembled slightly.45eb9fdeb1a2992d
“Do I have to… do it today?”87cdff3fe124bf4c
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Her soft voice held a desperate plea. Aloissia hoped the Empress would tell her she could skip ‘it’ today.87cb58af8cbd0bc2
‘It.’9ec40268b80c2aae
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The process of transferring her 80bcaaae9e Esper abilities to a mana a50be8a5df stone.70e60421c762d289
Shortly after Aloissia became Crown 52d7547665 Princess, the Empress ordered her de0d81f3ee to gradually transfer her powers 93ac808ffa to a specific mana stone.3a482c6b68e4efc9
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An Esper’s power could be infinite or finite, depending on the individual. No one could know for sure.d80a61acecd841f1
Therefore, the Empress insisted on preparing for the worst-case scenario, where Aloissia’s power might suddenly disappear.42326236dd4cf0ff
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The Empress and Leda dcc84cd85e were also Espers, but 30e21f6da1 the role of protecting 69faa4cab6 the empire rested solely 52b9cbeaed on Aloissia. Therefore, the task of imbuing b8cacdb185 the mana stone with her dc40c4c380 power was also her responsibility.c579de1a53afae0d
The reasoning was understandable enough. However, the problem was 171b2cb55f that the process was 5cf8548bb7 excruciatingly painful.ff23bb69cec3d1c1
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Extracting her inner power and transferring it to the mana stone was an artificial process. Therefore, the body’s rejection of this process was extremely severe. Creating the protective barrier was nothing compared to this.c32c4b613c71f35b
“I understand how you feel, but we can’t change the schedule at will. We can’t disrupt a process we’ve worked so hard on.”b17ada63bd3f968c
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“But…”1748069d10b1adc4
Aloissia clenched her fists nervously. Her fingers, digging into her d2539bd2c6 palms, were ice-cold.d9283bbb304739e0
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“Your Majesty, I…”50c3f0e8123c13b7
“This is an Imperial order.”f9554f082d2f4a25
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Iphis’s expression hardened.665a5c9cb17bf4a4
“This is for both your sake and the empire’s. I’ve explained this to you multiple times. Was my explanation insufficient?”00c2f1020359dd60
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“…No.”b0cd97e16ea90f09
Aloissia lowered her 6887cb913a head, resignation etched 62236943ec on her face. She eventually took 000fc13209 a deep breath.e16d17f110d166bc
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“Crown Princess Aloissia Ismene. I will obey Your Majesty’s command.”1124d0a056d6302b
Iphis gestured with her chin. Aloissia turned towards the fd6e8139ca direction she indicated.4f8124dc8644320a
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Aloissia approached the bookshelf in the Empress’s bedroom. She pulled out the third book on the second shelf. As the book was lifted, the bookshelf silently slid sideways, revealing a hidden room behind it.d2a82e6213d824af
Just before entering the e0ea8b1ff7 hidden room, she glanced 48bf64b27f back. The Empress was watching 8e22d3656d her intently, her gaze f2092b38ca unwavering, as if urging f15a42684d her forward.cb5c8333a76ec74b
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Aloissia swallowed hard 95e26c0290 and stepped inside.9ef1b67b1c206356
* * * 2a3577e898db1e86
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In the vast 9cee96597c gardens of the f5b0a7f517 Imperial Palace. 62078fdbbb75dbe5
A tall man e5923f81fa stood in a 256a3d3252 corner of the 52f16c6553 hedge maze. The pale light of the 24d3140699 full moon cast shadows across 4dc2d74136 his sculpted features.2ca56bbd26c43a08
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The handsome man, his 894e91b36f presence striking even in f39308b8c8 the darkness, opened his 1d59d53f40 mouth with an indifferent 19d6e31d7c expression.1db29ed71869ccdb
“…An adoptive mother excessively grieving the death of her stepson. The empire’s maternal love is quite peculiar.”6785b85f26680242
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There was no one beside ce394b7135 Cassius. Even though there was c9c966b1a4 no one visible to b40dec95a0 converse with, he continued 6cd49b4b91 speaking without pause.dddb0498619b07d1
“Well, it’s none of our business. I’ve told the Empress that I’ll move my quarters near the Crown Princess’s Palace. That way, it will be easier to move around.”6e8e289662df3885
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“I’ll inform Isaac.”be97a0e51b36ea51
A man’s voice came from the shadows of the hedges. Cassius nodded and asked in a cold voice,8492c3baf767cd42
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“What about the task I assigned you last time?”fae638186cec5212
“We were unable to determine Princess Leda’s abilities. They say it hasn’t been quantified.”6e6adb1b4967d947
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“Then it must be one of two things. Either her power is immense, or it’s negligible.”286feef591e47bcb
“What do you think, Chief?”bbbbf1874960c8f6
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Cassius smirked at the af4b039eb3 question from the shadows. He ran a 2ed8182e20 hand through his 5457a9d818 hair and narrowed bbc25ad63a his eyes.767184c01fd45c1e
“If that’s considered an Esper, half of Bedua would be Espers.”c170fd6c317a9729
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When he had placed his hand on Princess Leda’s shoulder during the memorial service, Cassius had discreetly assessed her abilities. He had already instructed Isaac to investigate, but it never hurt to be cautious.51d7e0c305ab7903
As he suspected, he only sensed a faint power from Princess Leda. To dare offer such a weakling as an Esper… The empire’s audacity was astounding.b47e20ca6fe804fb
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“Then what will you do about the marriage proposal…?”6d2e0bbe4c7f3e09
The voice from the shadows b917fbcf18 that had been answering Cassius b3b9ab0767 suddenly trailed off.0a9c2456792eae21
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Cassius, sensing something amiss, cdd7261f43 reached for the dagger b5708f7113 at his waist and 3f5ca10d62 scanned over the surroundings. He was about to e89d2fc7a0 draw his weapon when 6179ebf434 he froze, recognizing the 4f0803cda1 person who appeared before 03d2d53a66 him.4dc2c7f6aa738f71
“…The Crown Princess?”df8cc516b953217d
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Cassius lowered his hand from 726a615331 his dagger as he recognized 6c247523c2 the unexpected visitor. He gestured to Basan, d0aa2cb803 who was about to a0b71f8c32 attack her.48cf99316363fb5a
Basan, receiving Cassius’s silent command, retreated. As he stepped back, a faint rustle of leaves marked his movements.18819b7d9eed8747
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Cassius, who had sent 73356b201a Basan away, observed Aloissia cf68074fae carefully. Something was wrong. Her eyes were unfocused, and d2f40d1b9f her lips were slightly parted.17676c1725d539a6
As if her bb92675b9c soul had left c0354907db her body.e74dacf4f80cfc4d
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“Are you alright? What are you doing here…?”5031be86de4bab42
Cassius, who had been speaking 6bdf567c3b to the Crown Princess, pushed 75c052051e off the ground and rushed 0d8683464f towards her. She had stumbled and collapsed.674c7d1eb8ad765c
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“Pull yourself together. Crown Princess? Crown Princess!”1666a9234666c062
Aloissia went limp in Cassius’s arms. He placed his fingers under her nose, checking her breathing.9204554707ff3489
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Then, moving his 4fb68f032b hand to her 8dd5b98b87 neck to check e384afa028 her pulse, he ab4bbf04a4 frowned.8642ea24e39e9545
‘I just purified her. Why is she in this state again?’69c36c04c10f26ac
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He knew the moment he fa548b8c34 touched her skin. Aloissia was on the c861a37fcf verge of losing control.22066b3223fd5a0a
If he left her like 52edb312b1 this, she would destroy everything 303778373f around her and eventually go ac8a60c792 mad and die.5b458490a1e5ed6b
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“What happened?”4a0f9ecf6c90ece0
Cassius asked, worried. But the woman in his arms didn’t respond. He wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, gritting his teeth.847a52fe09da3b5c
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The empire was twisted. They acted noble, pretending to be the continent’s protectors, but their true nature was utterly vile.70384c7a7eadad47
The empire’s vaunted protective barrier depended on a single frail woman. They didn’t care if she was consumed by her burdensome duty. They were monstrously selfish.544ecdfc1a9014dd
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They were no different from leeches, clinging to the Crown Princess and sucking her blood dry. And they had so thoroughly concealed her contributions that…afd53ac03f3182cb
Cassius wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t come to the empire himself. Outwardly, the Empress took all the credit for being the continent’s protector.62a4d4c706aa61d0
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Moreover, in diplomatic settings, 2f0cc86194 they acted as if 1e2fd35113 Princess Leda, in place 4aec0d59c2 of the Crown Prince, 2b348debda would inherit the responsibility 01cc6fa8f8 of protecting the continent 9fd2891e06 for generations.b3eaeba058982751
Because of this situation…273af358eec53d01
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No one appreciated the Crown 28b8afd246 Princess, even though she bore 23b6feb18e the entire burden alone.19646cc3804982dc
The empire treated her carelessly fdb44267f9 as if she were disposable.ff262e0cf69141a5
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