PLQYM | Chapter 45

「The Emperor’s Engagement! A Love 00de489572 That Transcends c686a4a719 the Continent」9336709c7f19ec42

「Who Is Princess Eloine, 5a87eebbf5 His Majesty’s Fiancée?」b81dba96a81ac804

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「Is It Strategy b02b5818b3 or Love?」02c00763a821594a

「Romance of 994179216a the Century! The Culmination bd707843a4 of Their e4a9fdab42 Love!」106681ac7d3ed298

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「The Truth f4f6ffd930 Behind the c6494239a4 Royal Union! Unveiling the Secrets!」b991b3037a0c2138

The capital 3cea5666b8 of the 026b650647 Great Empire 0f6e3478eb of Pranas 35458360cb was in 3b67ebada6 an uproar.638840d91e03a1a9

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Every newspaper sensationalized 4bfe9037ea the Emperor’s engagement. The scale of the 3306d93a31 buzz was incomparable to 140bfe91f9 when mere tabloid scandals 003c3e8929 made headlines.31cc9053c0d4a150

The visit of Princess 1ae071d8f6 Eloine had turned into ed53fcb8cc a tale of a 3683864760 grand romance that spread 4a0a24b279 like wildfire among the b849d80153 citizens of the Empire.b2f714fc0477a261

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The newspapers carrying the c127f8719d story sold out in f87a14fa28 an instant, leaving no c9d3e0e993 publication untouched by the f9711536f0 engagement story. Except for one.a01ab70a285d9eec

“Why? Why are bc01d242da we the 809f8edb98 only ones 73327a3a54 left out 12347498b6 of this?”e740235dfdc35b60

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Tobias Cohen, the 15859a53bb president of the 0b0e51dc34 tabloid, slammed his f40737ffeb desk in frustration.9bd0321b53a24b70

No matter how 4beb7c67d4 he thought about bbfeec8ab0 it, this was 672326961e a deliberate exclusion. There was 541b2b351d no other 165e62be75 explanation for c409100360 why every 72992b37dc newspaper but d09e4947c5 his had 27bee60b2a gotten their 88a8465a82 hands on 224eb5d689 the scoop.2e51d2458f104f3a

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When Tobias learned cf4de41812 the exclusive had 6ad3f29b06 come directly from b9c298341a the Imperial Palace, 8603585792 his blood boiled.417b0d547eed6c40

“Damn it!”11c96a05e9f02bf3

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He paced 8d6410b9c6 back and 873ebc4f2d forth in a8cf24bac1 his office, 097ad84b3c his movements 89cd2dfecf quick and 09190a5388 anxious. As if struck 401b8a16ef by a sudden 74057246af thought, he froze 6d65afb38d mid-step.aeeb3603b118a44a

“The aide! Yes, the Emperor’s aide!”f4166bbee549a72e

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Throwing open a1a9760f57 his office b6cf7dc038 door, Tobias a79ad08820 shouted to 91f9a6f380 his staff 54382e0478 outside.3d4d0d3c26f33604

“Make a connection 8ff9cd74bf with the palace! Use every possible 88e767780c means to arrange 413523130b a meeting with 2d243f2526 the Emperor’s personal d0854eba91 aide!”3de40d168cb871b4

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His employees, fb974f0326 startled by a47cd2cf59 his outburst, b851db296b quickly scattered c413637dd4 into action.8488520996b0ef90

Tobias stood rigidly, a797f05953 watching his staff db6b74d177 scramble.e61ec9fc450fc4bd

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‘That damn Franz. Helping him has turned dde15c42b4 into my worst mistake!’ e22b13904a he muttered, grinding his ce4744b3fc teeth.76e873a7f472c1cb

Survival was paramount. If his 4555150e86 newspaper went b45312b33d under, his b276ae96db father might b51adc8c52 actually kill b851710f92 him. Tobias Cohen was the e100cc1918 heir of the Cohen ca2ca1bc8a Count family, a rare ba50c87a69 noble house that operated c5f9c63900 a newspaper.c83f012beb07aa0f

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Success comes to those 926ad66867 who hold the information.4a08680dc76dc5ac

Count Cohen was 747d475453 a man of 3bcc095e13 firm beliefs. That conviction led him 9a84cd58ee to run the newspaper ff85309cc3 and secure valuable information, 9c4af2afa5 achieving great success.74dbc8577fc7b5f3

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But Tobias 0621de4b07 had his 6b180bf61e own ideas.661eec11b242f3ff

Father, I e2d28eeefb am not 202d216dca like you. Sticking to 25a932b08c those boring 53882ee0b4 stories won’t 71cf9b4d6f save this bbe0d52ddf paper. We need more 73706849fd sensational content to a990842697 survive! Stories without excitement 58b27c1404 are doomed!90913cc5820766fc

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Tobias had gone 95ebedfc7a against his father’s 66ece82aee traditional approach, creating 6ab6e00a46 and running his b049ed1412 own tabloid.
His strategy of sensationalism 5addfdf38e worked, leading to considerable 19f2c9ad62 success.f6c998de40eadcf7

The pinnacle a3d8388b6a of that 409a3c6199 success was 7fc51aebe8 the scandalous f355ea84ac interview Franz 4975a3ecc0 had brought f9e7f736b8 to him—a 90511ff76f controversy surrounding db3ccbcefb the flawless 32969fd3a7 Emperor.
What could be more 088fe9812f provocative?ca17fc71e060924c

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He had 08e350e44b thought the 9f4e772446 risk would 411fff5077 pay off.b315ab66fe9fc7a5

“Ah, wait, the 11f111f689 president is…”d0fbc042cd06dcce

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The commotion outside reached f4a84d1367 a peak, followed by 8c153e6747 the loud bang of 9b653829c7 a door swinging open.f0e662033d12f16e

The intruder was none b942d6843c other than Count Cohen eb53934ee2 himself.f5a93e3afad31f15

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“F-Father!”138b04ba5efa57b7

“…….”239048bc23c4db87

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Tobias stammered, awkwardly rising 8e3153d1b6 from his seat. Count Cohen strode 94ee6403d6 into the room, fa8b814194 glaring at him. Before Tobias could 31319a6b74 utter another word—76b4333ded3c9896

Slap!dea41b77aedcb25b

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The sharp sound of c9f2fe58fe a slap cut through 82c287ab81 the air.c71a56571fc91493

“…Father.”ee014ff4adbe0e81

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Count Cohen’s face was 7349b6d829 flushed with anger as 09bbd61101 he glared at his 5087d01cba son. Resisting the urge to dda873075b strike him again, he 5a4d6a7c2f clenched his fists tightly, bed4f928b2 forcing himself to calm e0f27a0c4a down.
After a 12c4fbfbdd long silence, 4acb209cda he spoke.3d7a0ed8adbc7a48

“Do you have 8808f00b24 any idea what e30c24a2c7 you’ve done?”cea09b6fd762c029

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“Father, I 41a16aaf62 was just 0bc5ba71ef trying to 9ee509f459 run the 3d78f53e21 paper…”4b326fe5aaf64dcc

“Even so, how 1d6dc657f5 could you not 5ee3dfedd8 know there are 1a6abf0bc4 people you must 78faf24939 never cross? Because of you, the dfae801619 Cohen press has now f86fe6764a been blacklisted by the cebd2c1b0c Imperial Palace.”83d4a0ab258a864b

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“……!”32a4944283c020fe

Tobias stared at his 7479fdd7dd father in shock.bbb14e3b4d7591d1

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The Cohen newspaper 8c01f5878f was among the 728fbe7769 top three in fa9ee9d659 influence within the 2d23b286a8 Empire. Its reputation for pro-Imperial 4495f770e8 articles made it a bae60305af target of envy from 6a0bc7e26e other papers.446f96c35863cdba

Following Count Cohen’s philosophy fc6e3b6103 of maintaining a favorable f47963fc64 relationship with the palace, 1ac4785ed4 the paper had thrived.719db169a88d66fa

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“No more excuses! Find a way to 1bf4f1b5ae apologize to His Majesty 8f7bd18ae8 immediately!”df0fba2e46c04eed

“Father!”93692b1ba78bb12d

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Tobias bit his c24132e800 lip in frustration.76369f5547b2d2a1

“I’m already trying eff6c25f4b to reach out fd0bea772b to the aides.”13c45139e60d2e4d

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“Whose aide?”b004eb7e635fddb2

“…….”bd5a2b38e433034e

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“It better not be 898647e2d8 that idiot from the c52497a656 Clan Marquisate.”81d0aa2acf33095f

“I’ve instructed them to 4c155bbee3 contact someone from the 8acb662908 Astro Count family instead.”134a73ba44b4b3f6

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“Good. While it’s fine for a45d6db963 you to maintain ties de6301c05c with the Clan family, 1441b2197b that particular fool is f2d2bb6605 a no-go.”93c7f25885e9eb1c

Count Cohen 96551ddbda looked at 57900fe840 his son c672c7013e with dissatisfaction.d1d7ffafce8c3d4c

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“That Franz has always 4d74c58f40 been a selfish, greedy edf4d6215b fool. Did you really think 444ee8fa0b he would help you?”9aa02392547d2d40

“……You knew?”fc05975a2d14c273

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“You’re not the c5ad4319ed sharpest tool in 316a5991a4 the shed, but 30ae91bfbb you’ve never been acc3ab1f35 outright foolish. If you acted d096d1558c this stupidly, it ce6fd493db must have been 9d3ff3f3d3 under that idiot’s b938b61143 influence.”00495ca3c9b4512d

“…….”3b026f5ad508ee0b

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“I warned you before—he’s 9d3aa11f00 the dumbest one in a348faf7ab the Clan family. Stay away ba569da759 from him. With this mess, the 6c669352a2 Clan family might even 828ecff6ab lose favor with His 3f658c6c59 Majesty. Cut ties 88b031aefa with them eb58b93c17 as soon e7f6a6dde5 as possible.”58e2d64884be5b44

His father made a eb43c4087a valid point, and Tobias e5a391ad8f couldn’t argue. But severing ties 295183c1c6 with the Clan 1b8f8beb07 Marquisate—a household renowned b23e4806ef in Pranas—would not 8f0211bf7f be easy.b7b5ad0b1d23a71c

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Tobias asked hesitantly, “But… 472c99edcb the Clan family is 27fe6a67e3 a prominent house in e5fcf72abe Pranas…”967105c8f2171785

“What of it? Or have 5b14432131 you forgotten 7ba56b6769 that Pranas 2661769133 is an 6a978a0186 Empire that 0584c7ea3f serves His 93d9c846cd Majesty?”c07ac399c92b9501

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“But the press should f6ab59321d have freedom of speech…”9b89858e0bd00b42

“You idiot. Even freedom of speech c69058371f exists within the boundaries 12195e0d34 allowed by His Majesty.”5b6780ac49994fb3

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Count Cohen clicked his f9213f6e4a tongue, his disdain for b837ffb0ae his son evident.e6bd804e99a4a693

“You will resolve this cf3f057f58 matter entirely on your d9142cc74b own. Apologize, grovel—do whatever it 1b5d4beef6 takes. If this e9cc1f5b9b damages our 8c975aa6e5 family, I 25cdbd9137 won’t forgive e3cb31c6ed you. Our family didn’t survive 7096a0e91b all these years for 1da9ab35df you to ruin it bde3147a16 in a moment of 9557c994ff recklessness.”b77ac28ab6ab2a24

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After glaring 165abe52f7 at his d3eaf11248 son one 362209505b last time, 66745118ed the Count a4353dfa4b turned to b6085114b3 leave.e63e6cc67804c6cd

“Until this 3f488c0ca0 is resolved, 61d1df6ddb don’t set 7b8745200b foot in 0eb43b1adb the mansion 191627d04e again!”2d524c105947f4cb

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And with 8d80833c55 that, he 48e60e1823 stormed out 71aa93a17b of the ab2c887953 office.45b2238c116276ad

The room fell 220e52d9fd silent, as if 01b870f911 a storm had 3715c31cc5 passed.56289a132322f624

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Tobias was db6321a151 left at 62aa741008 a loss 1f068daeec for what a5f4912f87 to do.7bc7aff75cedb56c

“Damn it, Franz 9c6267effd Clan. You threw me under bb37131ce4 the bus?”2c42e66659a48643

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He had once considered 0a372d51be Franz a friend. No, the real 38b471c065 mistake was his 03db94aa01 own blindness, his b3ae0688de greed blinding him 71a2144260 to the risks.5fbea0ca1dafd10e

“I really screwed up.”5b5aa919320f66bf

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With a long 92810171a9 sigh, Tobias called 3949e6d2f3 for his secretary.20887121ebbc9278

The office was still 3e5d7700f7 in disarray after his f614d2b711 father’s outburst.9a25ee3d58699287

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Who should he turn 83015dd9b1 to? Who could 3e78a62f3d help him a8c3bed7a3 escape this 9e83d53282 mess?8e098c0783d2c09e

“President?”5ede6ff49cde0e4d

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“The outreach to the 4f6b54e3c7 Imperial aide office—has anyone ded30ea0bb gone yet?”b04384f5657438fe

“Count Cohen’s 5aa979b75f sudden visit 87ab5dd400 stopped everyone 4c0a50f617 in their 62034600b3 tracks.”7dd1afc428886ed9

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Tobias could guess 8b52eccd49 why.d01e154ba3852771

‘They probably bc92cd384c wanted to 8a90c87970 watch me 57289e25be squirm.’2c320daeddf88b12

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He sighed again.9709566527afc95d

There was eb120ccfbb only one 82a93f4d6e aide who ff513a5710 could possibly 6bac7d6cbd calm the 15c9b2e5aa Emperor’s wrath.d37d39e24686e33a

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“Contact Lucian Astro. No… I’ll go myself.”7dd1ef37ca400afc

Grabbing his coat, 64e0d47a93 Tobias left his a8c19adc1c office.
As he rushed 49fd37f0a7 out, he paused, 518cd82cac turning to his 95e0a4cf57 bewildered secretary.78f1717eaec248f2

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‘Is this how my f92a5c12f2 father felt watching me?’4c0724dee1c03105

Exasperated, frustrated, e3b854c32e and ready b497f90491 to lash 49793c81b9 out.981f3faa9d4f2c9c

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Tobias sighed 747b19990a and instructed 70cfa198cc his secretary.b463b380c83281d8

“Block all contact 632fc68611 from Franz Clan. I don’t ee0765bbd9 want to 270df57376 hear that 56637c8ee1 name again.”0e0332d37ed311af

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Then he left f254fede88 the office without 10caab8980 looking back, ignoring 5da64e9a6f whatever his secretary 278e81e6dd was trying to a2f16f1da0 say.92aa9c2e4f32c0e9

His mind was filled 925f27a585 with a single name.73e2161bfc7e78a4

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Lucian Astro.35ad372bd5679af0

The Emperor’s 58209f3112 personal aide 008a82c9ef was his c2c843d035 only hope.aa40dfc102ac9c19

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Meanwhile, if there was c4e52a5499 anyone worse off than 06582bdb71 Tobias Cohen in the f597a9e98c capital, it was Franz 8c1de2b7e7 Clan.f7578e732b24f4ac

Technically, Franz was 7d35809d42 the root of 323365aea5 the problem.bca32f86f6a1bfd4

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Today, he had ea3eeca717 once again called 22f442add7 in sick, using 62d63df186 a stomach ache 07030581e8 and a cold 26d4416ef8 as excuses to bb7e5eaeb4 stay home.7d5f75d02e1d6839

His father, 762819c156 the Marquis f9ca4a7fed Clan, was 49b79c4d85 still beaming d46182003b with pride, adf4151b5d thinking the ab21f3eef7 engagement talks f82a3e2453 arose from 7720d1e82e his son’s 332a7be904 diplomatic efforts. But Franz knew better 0290e8f15a than anyone that wasn’t 769e4391c4 the case.e3f212a7b3e09a24

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His real goal 61eae1e282 had been to 819fa4683e undermine Lucian and 276acf3a47 curry favor with 26b346df24 the Emperor. He had concocted badfcf974c a scandal to 72d0193b02 shift blame onto c059c05f5b Lucian while reaping 6018b016d1 the benefits for 7a85bc84e8 himself.b6c310a5e970596f

But instead d603baf133 of a 050356d5da scandal, the 706bc02b3c entire narrative 8d84d828a4 had shifted 7222cf3d04 to the 367ac56b72 Emperor’s engagement. His plan e1d3884d78 had been e2072c15b2 completely buried.cd64d2f75f2ef0b6

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“When I acb52d92b2 took this 8151631a11 on, there b9216b58f3 wasn’t even 6310bafdb4 a hint b43c89118a of this a6fdbc949f development…”eebf6c7f681c45ed

He anxiously bit his a3eb17f35b nails, deep in thought.4d1fde0f3f82974f

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“If Father 942919ecef finds out, d72c2c9009 I’m dead.”899eb29f3203da89

His shrewd father 4da307fd7e would figure it e503657fc2 out soon enough. Then all the blame 8dd6f463e8 would fall squarely on 50dd68b3f8 him. He might even d88c1267ce be disowned.673a2467196adc69

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Just then, there 06fb623d16 was a knock 0f3b40e1ac on his door.d8a58ac461836eb7

“Young Master, you f2ce9c2a35 have a visitor,” f77b8de6ae the Clan household 9f5c168cd6 butler announced as 7afbbe81a7 he entered.82666db9236efa21

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“A visitor?”b644d89079f00b65

Franz was bewildered.e4adfe5263e3c5fc

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“Who would come to 168b61a933 see me?”a24325b964f082ad