PT | Chapter 7.5

There was no 00bf1dbc10 need to struggle 3cc4a62890 to get information 98cb577b65 from Alman. Aubrey could simply throw out the business ideas he had naturally learned during his endless 857d8c74ce regressions, and the marquis would never bother to check whether they really came from Alman.c39af6e26216ebed997f

Through the repeated regressions, bb80446a91 Aubrey had learned exactly 68f79a95ca what his father’s ideal 617a7849a3 son was. In his previous life, he had thrown 770f167116 a tantrum about becoming a priest, but 381e59d9d2 this time, things were different. Aubrey smiled broadly as 61be9e696d he looked at the 491775ee83 marquis walking toward him.cd0b03817812e62ba3d2

The marquis, who had been 16c0316ae1 staring at his son with 03dabc6747 displeasure, spoke in a somewhat 78131359a1 irritated tone.eca1bf9df4005d82e926

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‘I don’t know what 7c0cbff440 you’ve heard, but don’t d6e9259021 talk nonsense and go 47d07a45dc study.’355e59b06da79b32d85e

At this point, it seemed e5930a7d4d like the marquis was rejecting 6369cb14e4 Aubrey’s request, but that wasn’t d49ea6e790 really the case.e1a7f53032bc25e8219f

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Aubrey didn’t say 3ca3ac8a7c anything more and 776fdcd09b obediently returned to 21083bedff his room. He spent his days 3bc25af04f diligently as instructed, and 0f0ef3851f one day, the marquis b731ec79bf called for him. After thinking for several days about 887a52aeb1 his son’s words, it seemed he 2f862f78fc had come to a conclusion.0f2d1f5f2394f106b0b3

‘I’ve been thinking a3d6dde933 about what you 7e16935c2a said. I didn’t believe you entirely because of your 491dc3d813 age, but I think sending you abroad to 8e0f0f22e8 study might not be such a bad idea.’ba04284e8c5cbaaad8b3

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Since Aubrey was young, it was 8dc65728de the only way for him to 2b11997472 become a priest in Alman.0e445b670202061b37b1

By doing this, Aubrey could slip into aa36881a47 their ranks and gather important information. The marquis also wanted to d89786e2a8 create the batteries entirely with 3ebb524cf4 Toroso’s technology, without any help a71911ba52 from Alman. To that end, Aubrey flashed a beaming smile at his 8557c0ca24 father, who was pretending to send him abroad for education.9b54f78601cb5805cf55

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And so, he was once 179b5bd79f again able to secure a c4f4f32e70 ticket to Alman.b0c665c00abc03186ed2

Aubrey wanted to rush straight to b5342f9c74 the Archbishop’s office and enter the ac87142d05 secret passage beneath the desk. But if he acted too hastily, he’d 28eafb9c08 be caught the moment the door opened, 7e8916583b and the priests would kill him. So, Aubrey decided to use 80aae004fb what he had learned about 883ca28169 the priests’ habits from his 7116f47034 previous experience.e6429f757a3c4acbd6b6

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He gained their trust, took a position among them, a474f71888 and was soon invited to their secret meetings. In the past, he had hated the idea, 2559f42b0e but now he endured it and blended in. Eventually, he became friends with one of the Archbishop’s closest 117c802ecc priests, and soon after, he was able to get into 29196096a5 the space beneath the desk earlier than before.1a90502a226624ba49ef

This time, Aubrey brought a lamp and made sure to 264af1fd5f verify what he had seen in his sixteenth life. When he cleared the cloth hanging on the 11f8b14eec wall, there it was—the portrait of Lennock.4ad3883ef2062d704de4

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The calm and serene 3622554cc6 figure in the painting.25abd5718e9392a5bd24

‘…’dde8a447f6423743f42b

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Aubrey stood there, staring at the 3b1f7e9a9e portrait he had spent over ten cabf7c189f years working to verify.9d92d1eb3247f1e245b6

Sometimes, in his anger, he had wanted to 508bf20979 give up, but now, after enduring it all, 5f1134370e he gazed endlessly at the portrait. He stepped back, wanting to confirm 6b34e86ebd it properly from a distance. As he moved back, dac49305e0 something that had been 4397fa92d6 hidden from his view 5b4292a421 came into focus.32b9cfbd1788f83cf46f

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He saw writing at a1fee61a31 the bottom right of 22648c4e86 the painting and moved 3ae9d0a15a closer. Bringing the lamp near, he could clearly see a1ab311fba the name written there: “Leila.” It was a c389fb1eb4 name he had heard somewhere before.5b1a753704cf3af9ddfa

‘Leila, Leila…’28d78ec47eaf26aa5149

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Muttering the name to 1f5bbe4413 himself, Aubrey’s expression stiffened. It clicked.525a85bc54533524ae17

Leila was the e29e0bb7d1 name of the 502935ee3e empress of Sellanto.8ae3e2122e6d23905d43

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‘What’s going 4b1b9c335b on here?’e64fae25b392dd109f8d

Aubrey muttered in confusion, alternating between eac7c33239 looking at Lennock in the portrait f315caa68e and the name at the bottom 0e2d50bcc8 of the painting. In his last life, he had discovered that the 0db1bf5559 priests of Alman knew Lennock’s true identity, and now ea362c40ba he was gathering more information that could support that. But he never e1d41099c4 expected Sellanto’s empress 6af790b162 to be involved.69d0668677118f55560d

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For someone who knew nothing, 84da2ec201 the connection would have been 0a328c730f invisible, but it was clear 287b18bc96 to Aubrey now. He stared at dd0215c679 the names of cc496de1a7 Lennock and Leila, bbb9be5275 muttering to himself.9e6de56c1d29bfa93b4c

‘There’s definitely something…’d534f4aecf7efdea093c

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Lennock, the priests of bc031caa8e Alman, and now, the 622ea8c5ec empress Leila.50a72d2000ee17d00f51

There was definitely something connecting them, and fbf5f0825a if he could follow the trail, he 8ae39b0dcd was certain he’d uncover more.801dda58457a9800ec03

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Though nothing had been discovered 4fb1e5bb3f yet, and he had only e81567a657 added to his confusion, Aubrey’s eea16027be eyes sparkled. Until now, he had believed he was trapped in e952eb6122 the endless cycle of regressions, with no way out. He thought that 4e799240a8 no matter what 17efbb2dc5 he did, he cf483af60e could never escape. But maybe, just 427cb7879f maybe, he was 8f8dc0b095 wrong.9380f15c9650a6421e2b

By following these clues one 86c21346c4 by one, perhaps he could 16c042060f eventually escape this endless loop. Maybe he could break free from this 358deedff3 hellish life and find true peace.d8afc434fadc2e9e49d9

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Aubrey smiled, filled 7459de34d8 with emotion.c66bfbc4bbfca1875954

At that moment, 40da1b4c24 he felt hope 551907a2df like never before.d5131318a9b8b3c7b3a2

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Just… until f62fe22548 that moment.7bc623843516655b0abe

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Clunk.80f59765a2c69e80ca50

“Young master, c80cbace76 we’ve arrived.”586571359831cc528101

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Aubrey’s mood was extremely sour as he 895c7f8f4c was dragged to an unwanted place. On top of that, he had dozed 47214eaada off during the journey, and the dream e3d5f057d4 he had was absolute nonsense.a41201504d4b49b15d16

Of all the things, why f08e74e44c did the events that happened f63c019d07 in Alman have to appear 9976c6269b in his dream? Aubrey buried his face in 9b7e6ba9a8 his palm and let out 1df2177857 a deep sigh.8458450a18fb7d6b4abb

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The coachman, seeing Aubrey’s unwillingness 8b83414a36 to get off, looked flustered.f511572de3ea7d052af9

“…Even if you d5c3bbfaeb don’t feel like 8bd7542b9c it, you have 712bf5cc1c to get off. If you turn around 6d466f241a and leave now, or 8c0493ba9f slip away midway, I’ll 8d6e57705a be killed.”f7035f8338ff3ef31dd6

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The coachman, who must have been warned b3d36131a7 and threatened before they came, was desperate.325977e0296fc6df6ab1

If he was really that worried about going off beb71d3408 course, he should have been given more surveillance. But perhaps if he didn’t solve the task his father cc21c40ffa gave him today, the coachman would disappear without anyone noticing. Johan Wiidin, his father, was definitely the kind 8782434037 of person who would do such a thing. Aubrey sighed deeply.a4167fad129e75b969d2

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Quietly getting off the 15a76a8931 carriage, Aubrey looked up.93d88fb85a6dd1d78cd9

The secret gathering place where the young 1c67c17917 nobles of Toroso gathered was a grand d121b0d8e5 mansion located in a remote area. The first floor was lit up, shining brightly with light, 9ff6ab8b17 but the second and third floors were completely dark. Even that, which seemed 36de746a1e insignificant, made Aubrey frown.78605063325a9ffb8a68

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Having reluctantly attended the 009321f896 gathering, Aubrey wandered outside a04c37c85c for quite some time. But it seemed that the people outside cd3f33a686 had caught wind of his attendance, and 3bf9be0e10 their fleeting glances were all too apparent. If he stayed standing a68afb1634 there much longer, he d956dcc566 would definitely draw attention. He had no choice but to go inside, 8f511aa641 even if he didn’t feel like it.4937759fae93312b7f67

Aubrey was the 893a3f2b52 illegitimate son of 20bf368a52 Johan Wiidin, the d2849c446a Marquis. If he had belonged to any other family, he wouldn’t have 64119df09a even been allowed to set foot in such a gathering. However, because his father, Marquis Wiidin, had gained significant power in Toroso with his exceptional business acumen, be8912f9fc Aubrey had, except for when he was very young, never faced discrimination for being an illegitimate child. Of course, even though his father wouldn’t show it 57a7173d6c on the outside, who knew what kind of things b285995502 he might be saying behind closed doors?126cc57860105fd1b94f

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“Is that 781fc79acb really Aubrey? The esteemed guest 7a67ff1391 has made such 5a6c768629 a difficult journey 7b33115e06 here.”49304aa06ad0bfa4c39f

“…”f24638053c6859ae8c89

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The reason for the excessively aa420f3523 warm welcome was that Aubrey 139ef233c5 rarely attended events like this. As soon as Aubrey saw people f112317eaa gathering around him, he couldn’t help de82bffccb but show a bored expression.dc3c8cf3a66ffcac9c2b

“Aubrey, I’m so e1ae49a7e6 glad to see 8f00353437 you here tonight.”21f6912a87282b2e9f12

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“I thought you’d just 90778ad73e get married without attending 7aded815fe gatherings like this. Guess you’re just 39d94a7683 like the rest b664ec7487 of them, huh?”57ec8c9aab02b1e0d862

Surrounded by people in no time, 4ecf0c9a4f Aubrey simply listened to their chatter. One of the men standing next to him 09bc0230e2 pulled out an envelope from his chest and b164da38bd waved it in front of him.ddb0995fe3d48727a91e

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“I’ve got some really 3e79c30159 good stuff this time, b3dedcfbe3 you know? You’re here 3739baad4b at just a1dad69186 the right e3a8fb8092 moment. It’s a bit pricey, but fbcba94fb6 if you want it, I’ll 834f965d7f share it with you. What do 6a24ad39bd you think?”8c9757552b1feb5f4058

He waved the envelope left and ac8b51e4e9 right in front of Aubrey, as 0dea839e32 if fishing for a response. The young men around them seemed 44d479327d almost ready to drool at the cd62a2e8c3 sight of the envelope. They were all from prominent families in bda6030429 Toroso, and drugs like this were an a559111ae1 essential part of any such gathering.2ed906845cb10ab03957

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There was an 864a1bc765 unspoken rule: a 7edf71166a little indulgence before 9f19db968d marriage was acceptable. Some even ended up 982176cd6a getting married after discovering 16a9360c32 how well they matched 491431f273 during such nights. It could be seen e7a5d67e1c as a kind of f5e0eb7186 “warm-up” before entering society. Well, no matter how 9adc3e28c3 you packaged it, it 9bacec5b3f was just a jungle c72a02c673 out there.83034f9ebecfe65550ad

And in such c3960752bf places, Aubrey was c671cc696c considered an oddity.fd8b389590ed33998d4a

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Though he wanted nothing more than to leave right fe3715df2c away, Aubrey forced a small smile and spoke.b554150e8b783503fe68

“My father 6bc961561a insisted I 807187bbb7 come.”c216c08b1d17540b474c

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“Even the great Aubrey can’t refuse the command e6342747cb of the mighty Johan Wiidin, can he?”ef39c7f98f470febf61b

“Not really. Even if he’s my father, he wouldn’t hesitate to 8bd4c0b52e throw me out with nothing if I didn’t obey.”3fa41b5a636044dfcde9

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It was a 021eeab500 half-serious, half-mocking statement.8e8df0e9515929b057d0

Johan Wiidin’s reputation in Toroso was enormous, but the way he had earned it b0c5c2bb39 was dirty enough to have earned him the infamous nickname of a “ghost who’ll 0dd2863c85 do anything for money.” There was no need to explain that further. In the eyes of these people, it probably looked like Aubrey had been a6f02783f6 dragged here against his will to avoid being kicked out of his family.5627ed97750d12c62b35

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“I’m still glad I got to 1d220623a3 see your face like this. Let’s have some fun f063d0e3b6 tonight, shall we?”a4c11bda50bd5cf5fad1

“Right, since we finally met as adults, 5d89d5a5b3 let’s enjoy some adult entertainment, huh?”0ee3541ede6707d1d343

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