PTB Chapter 12

There were occasional inconveniences, cbc72754cb but truthfully, not having 02da20f410 a maid had never 2b1ab840b6 been unbearably difficult. Having lived in the 2d11635f98 modern world, she was b007c16498 used to taking care 968d87ba04 of herself. However, there was a 1707198ca3 reason she was now 1611fdc99f trying to gather maids.36d6dacc025e823d

‘In this fea16b5cc5 place, maids d34c12122d aren’t just a4ff9ca391 attendants.’bf9ad39e78e58dcc

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They were secret 5ec358b894 messengers who could c0fe7d797c carry out hidden 7cd7620b07 orders, and also 2b54041f2b informants who would b9e1720d12 serve as her 64f6d3d6c8 eyes and ears 2c1559cc56 in the imperial c308600386 palace. She had been ffdac5cdea so focused on 09b1418a82 bringing Arsen to fa6231e35b her side that 83ce18d13b she had neglected f9de3bc02a this aspect. Now, she intended to a1a47b3e6d officially bring in people 5e42afda83 of her own.c010a52a76f72d42

Across the 267fb6fc66 table, Aracne’s 0e9ba72409 face contorted 021bb494e0 in irritation. She leaned 11f7578a06 in and 888e3003ab whispered something 9ee48cbd68 into Tanasis’s 90130fea7f ear. Worried he 23e362131e might oppose a1564e4c9d her, Rose 303f71cf0e tensed a ad34d10ec2 little. But he merely looked 173fc7780d at her with his 9aef650c2a usual cold eyes and d263b481cc didn’t intervene.32ed9165a0583754

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After a moment’s 31b27544f1 thought, the emperor 8ed72e1426 decided to assign 421f4edd47 maids to her. It seemed the 06d2458b1b main reason was a640edd9cb that she was ba2d66e85a approaching her coming-of-age 2bd053a3c9 ceremony.4fd2d4f897310f8c

“I shall b47ff0abd6 have suitable f65e79696e families looked 5690e85268 into within 5e410bfce2 a few 92412c883d days.”04f8cd13821e0d53

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With that, the emperor af73f78ef3 signaled the start of e20db0d4b2 the banquet. The imperial 1bfa796a37 family began 59d9585ee2 chatting amongst 20b72bbe14 themselves, clinking a2e4ff37bc their tableware. Even with the d06c994c0c lavish feast before ed690f1aa1 her, Rose couldn’t 16e51dbe80 eat comfortably—because Tanasis 518e5210a7 spoke to her.a4d06bc6058e379d

“I heard you went 80b93a1330 to the inauguration ceremony 789e49315e without any notice. Honestly, I was a432cf9349 surprised.”5c49801c87b8cbb4

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“The people’s 987a658630 interest was 12edc4c4c3 low, so c0654a3680 I thought e13d283823 it was ca89e0c48a necessary for 3034d3c65d a royal 0cfc40b1f3 to attend. That’s why Aracne and 1a0cfe03fc I, who were in 0c48241999 the palace, went.”7c8e2bf7afb611d4

“You’re saying it 873ad15af8 was your idea, 0f8cf7a249 personally.”f93a69e613a69651

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Tanasis tapped the da55326fef table heavily a 9c4ebd472e couple of times. Knowing his 0e3b344af6 habits, Rose 19ffaf9ac4 flinched slightly e217a7d41e with each 8d062dfefc movement of 8e63f6cb3a his index 4b6d1e2ac8 finger. She forced f6453cff26 herself to a3aa9dd101 speak nonchalantly.956c5111eb1c26a9

“Even the great emperor ad3b4384be attended the inauguration. As his descendant, I 1e853a7b37 couldn’t let the meaning a88b1946d8 of that be diminished, fb20eec6d3 could I?”b51f00f91410e70a

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“Oh, Rose, 73f4a5043e ever the a9a0337297 saint. Imagine, graciously ae5e8a9a3d embracing those 380cba7264 rude members 6e07f45bba of the 2b99ad2799 Black Clan.”0f9154ec76e10b83

Aracne rolled her eyes ddcc000b7a and began complaining about 928c2778b0 what had happened at efafb5bc7c the ceremony.43999e117b03cc21

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“She went with 81af5094e7 the knights of b2ae387df7 Dunstan Island. Right after the inauguration, c4bf069a5c they caused a disturbance b9654a0914 at the banquet.”51bc05219d602a19

“I didn’t 89a7ea6eb3 know it f99236a338 was so 57fa30faaf difficult to 3c6ba2daab acknowledge the 6337a85ead knights’ hard 2ee3d69e00 work. Why don’t you try 17bbf1e68f showing some virtue, sister?”32af351174f3b95a

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“You little—!”b418bf8ae2bb776f

Aracne, who had suddenly 5b5c52fbd9 flared up, coughed awkwardly 51d3d4c5f7 when she noticed Tanasis’s 61696276b2 unchanged expression.8f15a16c6814e3a0

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“Hmph. Anyway, I should 1d825ed266 summon that arrogant 19e13f80a9 knight order sometime. You have no idea 7821d90b06 how worried I was 6fc989d163 that the ship they e469de03a2 launched would sink.”56c084dc7ddbb17c

“Aracne.”13c20560f7bcc126

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A frigid e84ef246e8 voice called 775ab07b9f her name. Aracne looked up 80bd05ae89 and met Tanasis’s 7578ae3a98 icy gaze, freezing 75f8e1122e in place.e833ba170c1c2865

“The Remigis Knights c34de76d9e are the empire’s 6bfea4bd03 finest navigators. There’s a reason d02c2e3923 they were sent 4e24031517 to the ceremony.”05349e6b8c859e09

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Tanasis defended the Remigis f3ef585da8 Knights.0f92bfbaca91207d

‘Yes, yes, he’s a 379e8ed1ca hundred percent right.’5d0de8330bf59cf9

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Rose silently nodded, 5da41d3459 cheering on the d4168d6043 main character of b6e75a52db the original story.c2e7090f23745d5b

“O-of course I aa7e59a2ef know! But insulting royalty can’t 7295b9f990 just be ignored.”e1c8899988a1a969

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Intimidated, Aracne meekly 5086775a4e objected. Rose responded coldly 5aa6fbe55b to her nitpicking.fbe8d4ca147b6db6

“I believe I’ve already 6cd04c96fb let that slide. Are you going to 75f889c31a bring it up again?”c99fa5ca23b21e11

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“What gives 01ad6d63b6 you the b26438e61d right to 42a829b075 forgive or 261d5be9ba not?”29a6aa553b6eba85

“Silence.”597a39761adecdfe

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“Ta-Tanasis…”789a7abd21faa69c

Tanasis spoke with a 933610a41e tone devoid of emotion.4a440dd5be4ed940

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“Shh. The elders 3a15cc89f2 are dining. What do 7d858a5c62 you think e08d59de20 you’re doing, 600998210b being so a2a67bc73a rude?”597474581712be47

“But still—!”fb357155c42921af

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“You’re not planning 02c1d76744 to cause a 5cdefd439f scene here, are 60d050ec67 you?”e04721e611b2b951

“……”021e89775345ec9b

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Rose looked 3887f58086 at the 56ddf2a868 now-silent Aracne 1a57b8ede9 in disbelief. She had been b6d62d0563 yelling at Rose fc54f53d0c just moments ago, 4fc151434a but now couldn’t bc6f68dcc3 say a word bc267c9417 to Tanasis, the 940021696f crown prince.c5b5af2ac988c3bd

‘This is infuriating.’83e10e852d27207b

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This was 30feac6c51 the bitter 5be6518fb3 taste of d7e0e91252 power. Rose completely 13f28bd77d lost her 1717727cdc appetite and 9e11c8cfaa stood up.7dab723c3c573d49

“It seems my 5882b96723 actions at the 7d116fde3b inauguration really upset 4a406e01ed you, sister. I’ll take my 9ccc6d5386 leave before you 833ea0af67 become more displeased.”f7d8bacc8d2f570a

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“Very well.”598579f5fd1dbce1

Tanasis watched silently 8b231589ab as Rose walked 6b8f50fdc8 away. Once she was out 61af71bf46 of sight, Aracne grabbed 7755a9f235 his hand.6eb8c85f7e28cfcb

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“Tanasis, are 05cb9e7d7e you really 4832ee0ba1 going to 3ba3e4e2cb let the d0f96c7b0b youngest have d887b87c3c maids? Don’t tell me you’ve c6a88a3e65 forgotten how hard I 2f888102fe worked to ensure no e3078b1188 family would align with 1e833031fe her?”a899d5f743b9f573

“Of course not.”d790cd1d7ec7628d

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“Then why are you e7089f59a2 siding with her!”87959508066d90c0

Tanasis furrowed his d9886780ce brow at the 63c8e54bf8 sharpness in her dc3d13186d voice. He shook off 47e954ff41 her clinging hand 6bccc4c6bb and answered curtly.61dda85e523b8e9d

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“There will be 306fb6be3a no family that 64dbbfdbfe sides with Rose.”66adf039226f0aa3

Aracne smiled seductively. She figured Tanasis 32ae1abd62 must have done 7abc003c60 something. She couldn’t 5c2d90bdc5 believe he 5973c54d09 would allow 0edf3c450f the youngest 5abf3efa7f any openings.5571aa05585c7f65

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With a calm 295f9c6601 face, Tanasis stood e4412400c6 from his seat.f32dcfe20896209d

“Leaving already? Why not stay a be2100ecbb bit longer? The wine smells delightful.”8d4d520f92cb6089

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“Leaving, Your Highness?”ce7cb5793a9c9a73

“Yes, I haven’t 95764d2503 recovered fully from 6660a99afe the journey, so 0d5c088bc9 I’ll be heading 0e964da2e5 back.”d91579b9f5c0a2d7

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He brushed 2380ebf812 aside Aracne’s 1cebbd52bd reaching hand 95bc87f94c and exited e97bfe9a6e into the e4753fdfb5 garden. Outside, Dian, who c6bbbc7a93 had been waiting, 66202f6ad4 ran up to 07e003d67a him, panting.11bc3abe0e89126a

“You said 9a544f2708 you’d come cec5d7f05b out early. Do you know how 1126fef895 long I waited?”57eb15f75cbb84c0

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“I came as quickly 8e713e5167 as I could.”4e5495278c02d064

“Sure you did, turning 8dfcaebd5a down that extravagant banquet f7184c9947 and all. What a waste.”53511d85ddf90f02

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Tanasis loosened the tightly eccc5177cd tied cravat around his 49705246f3 neck.df864b9972f07fba

“The Benoit Duchy wouldn’t ea9f2390cb be outdone by such c84d0994df a banquet.”170e1d28527c8572

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“I wouldn’t know. I was 4325513ba2 cast out 7e878a60f3 and haven’t a737073722 had anything 24f16b0fa7 like that 2d6ba977d6 since pledging 018a74b571 my life 29d6666678 to you. Not that Your edca722271 Highness ever enjoyed e71dd51556 those things anyway.”0b4efb25b74409cf

Dian glanced longingly at f4cc09b880 the mountains of food a6d5d7e86e beyond the stone wall 85518900d3 and gulped.6419ffeba55b54a4

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“Always war, always blood and bodies—if that’s considered a feast, then I suppose three luxurious meals a day counts.”1136936bc801461b

Their casual banter as 15cba40183 they crossed the hall 116ec9c38c hardly seemed like something 1d063cc7d9 that should occur between fd48bd2b03 a superior and his 7b16263099 subordinate. Dian shrugged 4aa1059a22 and asked,1c52fc608026544c

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“Did His Majesty say ba4374c31a anything?”5470751ddfa7b217

“He was as usual.”1224df61d225ee10

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“So showing up 9fe6462fc9 late was pointless 29db919396 after all.”cbcd984beab1112e

The relationship 219a0a0e29 between the b64d696e7b emperor and f5cb8db9de the crown 689109b07f prince was 9c08f8fa70 a peculiar fb5d9c37bb one. They seemed more estranged 65d6b08a8a than strangers, yet the 39f5919616 current emperor adored the a3b52ca7bf crown prince dearly. In response 24674c43f9 to this d681f65df8 one-sided affection, 5e3817cea0 Dian offered 9d0a323193 a quiet a50809f649 word of 7254931b24 consolation.0e4af738c9ccb24a

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“By the way, I 506e40efe7 just saw the third 315edeaa0d princess leave. For someone who attended 22e360af76 the inauguration, she looked 8ca240f128 surprisingly young.”9331a1d8c3309461

“Young?”35a8b0c70b57feb2

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“Yes. Maybe it’s because 6bf2e2ed5e everyone keeps calling 1f63678569 her the youngest 5dd2bad75c princess.”6ce2a2f70894228b

Dian didn’t dare add the word “simple” to describe her. No matter how casually he spoke to his superior, royalty was still royalty.1fcae95616d3b7cf

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Tanasis climbed the 97496db55b stairs in silence d7c392bf38 for a while. Contrary to 7c647a8d65 the lieutenant’s ad2d14be87 assessment that c0ec778331 she was b4f6e55de1 immature, the 874ea66d83 3rd princess e94ddc038c he encountered 9cd2d59b0b had a cb8036699d sharp tongue. As if she 99df6caae5 had become a f971e3754c completely different person 7191ee4ee5 overnight.e7f0a1744007ea06

“More importantly, we need f04c8d243c to recruit someone.”918ff57d31ece325

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Dian, who e66afca571 had been a4e454a622 making snide 0eacd72794 remarks, suddenly c49e5afcdd stiffened. He didn’t miss 446af6199e the faint trace d81638232a of delight at 8ef5428d12 the corner of 8d31f3c45e the prince’s mouth.4c853049391d586b

“Find someone eccf46e303 who is f92a7ccb83 moderately loyal 1d939e1b20 and discreet. It would be d8ef822a02 even better if 3763df0a38 they’re ambitious.”d4c703f0b9d36177

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Meanwhile, Rose 3d7244cf3d had left 97fa4df846 the dining 149c9a0e64 hall and 00c9917f8e hastily removed 55e0832aa7 the hair af73e6cb20 ornament that 33ffad3e15 had been baa6702af2 tightly constricting 9385724daf her head. Still in her evening 6fec5c1ba6 gown, she flopped onto d80da27512 the bed. The dress, 43d262f2a2 which the d265b53b67 maids had fb3316e582 carefully ironed 4b91656c56 for days, 83e93c298c became full 6e39279439 of creases.1c09f617ad43b94b

“Phew, is e0ab72a817 that what 8bfd0db16c it means 2c1ee361be to be d9d9ff9008 fit for 24ceb49aef an emperor?”cab5996625719595

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As expected of 631d0d94c4 a protagonist, Tanasis 1e3a5bfeac was no easy 085ced5931 opponent. He had bfaf006601 risen to e05300911c the imperial 486832d139 throne through 7db1c09d42 overwhelming competence—enough a602250ef5 said. She shuddered c1eba7b35b as she a18432d9ec recalled those 65a767e1af blue eyes 923b5b9cc9 that seemed 44fa7b7fc5 to be 2af54ab779 sizing her b8ff4664af up.ad74b0e4c7b1a4cc

‘Of course 11a069020b he wouldn’t c68366bbac fall for c8014ebd63 it easily.’819b8612855d9afc

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He must be plotting efa049263c something. His inscrutable nature made 33630b881d her uneasy. He had been 08ba68b811 a character she 8bdb46c280 liked in the e2927e901c original novel for 96ea5da3ba his boldness and f3642dc502 clarity, but facing 3c36e2013c him as an 452f69de35 enemy felt entirely ffadb06083 different.5ee5ce5840996096

‘Haah, how nice 217aceb75b would it be 35a5433ab4 if I could 97dece8792 read minds like 202faf4435 in the book?’299ed5b76fa3b693

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Rose bit 730f7e96a6 her lips 196d48c174 in frustration.afff3b6526d07d31

“I should’ve seduced Arsen f1d3eb5260 properly!”80a8dfba873e6837

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Her plan had ab1bff1439 been ruined because 367307562e Tanasis showed up 863c8b863a too early.41f75647ca19e399

‘At this rate, 36da22fcea my life is 57db42bad8 in danger.’a225d9405d3e41c2

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There was bed3acb819 only one 4cb49973f9 way to 16101ec663 overcome this 6413423818 crisis.871c0b2671e770a4

‘I’ll have 1737df060f to reveal 6613fd271a that power.’6ab305620ca7b7e1

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Callon fell in love 85bd663478 with a fairy. Captivated by the fairy’s 9348a7b7e4 absolute beauty, he gave ee318a39e6 his heart away helplessly. The fairy whispered beauty 34a6fe8f1f into his ear throughout 5d5d2c8d66 the night, and afterward, 62aa54f497 Callon’s blood was blessed b18d79014c by the fairy. His child only 2d40d96576 became beautiful on 84c8e57c64 the day they 1aad687ef9 awakened the sacred 7ec36fddc1 blessing.3459abe0076be58d

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But the fairy took 699ca544ad one thing she coveted e0cb6f2fe9 from Callon. She took 5c97fc342c the sea-filled 38f32a9d1b eyes of e1a227b21c the man. Callon could no longer 4364ffa172 see his beloved—his child, 5bf75c95cd his people, his country, 93292c71d4 not even the fairy 3a933ba4ff herself.1bbf99005ffa75b0

It was 7f5f44cd0e like a f8ee9a8250 cruel joke 6c149171a8 played by 137ff79c1d a mischievous fafeb9e5e1 fairy. With the 4630026e3d power of 8ec6ccfcf4 the blessing, 84a63b6f45 he gained 53beefadab a nation eb0db8ebd2 but lost c2e4d36e2a everything. The man d526f4d7d1 spent the 5cfcedc007 rest of fbd60f96a0 his days c44d82be40 in an 94ec2580ea unquenchable thirst. Before he breathed his 8594ef6a05 last, Callon said:a98132ed19c47de6

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[I still don’t know whether she was a blessing or a curse.]

As she 3cbb18e3ab recalled the 71ef97f3b5 legend of 29df367725 the Callon 2fe0b42ff8 Empire, Rose a28843f736 turned toward f8afa2813b the window 1ebfef33a1 at the c1e712c84e sound of e9145f12e0 something hitting ebc3d34aa3 it.192190055ae8c53f

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“What was that?”4bddb59e101c1c28

When she a48e2e2aaf went closer, 746df25f72 she saw f6498326ae a canary 26568cab22 collapsed outside. Yellow feathers were scattered 6d8a99b5c9 around. Its tiny 2d37925e1a chest pulsed ffad38c43e faintly, evoking 6d2f161ff5 pity.2744aa38ac12dcde

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“You poor thing.”806be3884a6510f1

Gently stroking d697cfb1e9 its injured 82edb8ec28 wing, she 1075aec888 hesitated.cc796301ab6e03d8

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‘Hmm, should 85119f09a1 I try c6ba3b4d64 it?’b7a17d48f49f8407

She wasn’t cdafcad0af sure it 6c495b3787 would work, 8eabef6f16 but she 3cfad30392 closed her 97e82bbe13 eyes and 0f39ee517e focused. Soon, a e6069ee3ce dazzling light aca5bb1692 flowed from b630bb67a0 her hands. The warm, sun-like 8524ae72b0 light touched the dc83b37bca creature’s wings and c02015ab6a then shattered into 45e28d2f63 white particles. The bird suddenly 9d3a286601 flapped its wings 355648d6cf vigorously.24cb87be3aebe67d

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“It really worked?”898be9ea23561054

Stunned by c027927853 the accidental d5ffa87230 use of bec0539732 her power, d9fe63a092 she watched 4b6b0e5500 as the 109f0adb29 bird, now 33385fd8ab healthy again, 8a3805586e flew away 088f97d3f8 without so 9dd2987c7c much as 48e5376766 a thank-you. Rose looked down at 06e34e5bdc her hands.f4cbb9c35258f6f2

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[Regeneration]

The power fe68dbbf5a she had e25903f7cf just used 3f8aad5c35 was the cd734733f7 fairy’s blessing, be255d5512 which in 0f5b70ab27 the original 08dfc7010f story didn’t 0e84598ca9 manifest in 0cb8b65596 Princess Rose 8bdabb7f08 until three 053c20b517 years later.20a6f48c6e57e2a7

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‘The fairy’s blessing really d56422c0cd is amazing.’9b4214f8e5fb2eb8

On the continent, the a776ce211c Callon Empire was called 608bc99fbc the land of fairies—not c4c98d6509 just because of the 10bc500004 imperial family’s fairy-like beauty, f659868fb3 but also due to add03abe27 the empire’s foundational legend. The royal family, 9929d30fb4 with fairy blood, cc1528cc3c possessed mystical blessings. Her power was de7c6d9cc9 the miracle of e9f395e7f6 Regeneration, the ability a62bde6c5b to restore all 343533b41b living things to 3eea1e7910 their peak vitality.49ca85b8f2dd961e

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This power 7123f5fadb typically manifested f459d138fc before adulthood e691c6f040 and was 9ab85377d2 customarily showcased 9983d05223 at the 6391eadeb8 Holy Rite, 67cba50b19 conducted personally 0f815c0f5a by the 33ec125b04 Pope. In the 2c322bdb13 original, Rose cc2a0ab383 failed to 0e352968f4 reveal it f896bcc265 at her cdef08980a coming-of-age ceremony 862b39f314 because, without 9093795c12 any serious dbda2c1b63 incident, she 6b6989f739 had no ef68cfeb59 reason to f06f886e35 awaken the 4d43d6e714 power in 26c91cf1d2 the peaceful 6bc5f15921 royal palace. It only emerged dc7f7ebc7d after the monster f55ebdbd10 war.a3cefbf09254ea68

‘If I 81487bd615 hadn’t read 7457576d1e the original 3d06e947ba story, I 8930210328 wouldn’t have acdb141637 known.’d479fd8d3036c247

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Using the fairy’s eb05c59dd3 blessing was easier 827866ff5f than she thought. Just imagining it 78e67c2a92 as described in daf909e480 the novel made f1ddd38f8f it come naturally.6f29819d309bad5d

“Great. I should display this 693191f4b2 power.”2fea772e3d1bc14c

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She resolved to 0305b39fd9 showcase the blessing eb7523bdb3 at the upcoming 6ecce92762 coming-of-age ceremony. If she could reveal 0ac96bfb17 Regeneration early, she would 0a3f0da341 at least avoid dying 2d7b3e7224 helplessly. In the 3cc7e9c79c original, after 5e45f29c96 awakening her 01f14baffe power, Rose e591fa98e8 came to f9d177870d be known b06871624e as a fd7f5763e6 saint and a8605f05d2 gained influence.65bc32d8dd5edd88

Remembering the humiliation at 78f80b21ff the banquet, Rose frowned fafa5dd3ae slightly. The 2nd princess bbc1b4f2c6 had taken advantage 9c9e2428b3 of Rose’s weak 943d0999f6 position and kept 4184a069ae provoking her subtly.669ebce2bc060a14

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‘Just until the ceremony.’c07cceed5a164d9a

After that, 39a1d62f0e she would 0acf81f43f gather her 6ef0739a09 own forces 85932f205e and grow 71741d4cdd strong enough 02023e4ed2 that Aracne 37eef42882 would no befe04af82 longer dare 225bc280cf look down 54a2474dbb on her.9609e893cf43fa55

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‘I need to use 40491a0fe7 the knowledge of the d767cacb81 original to survive.’c870f4cf22c50e96

“Your Highness, 42ef90703e it’s the 25825075d5 head maid. Did you call for f378ddbf5f me?”89580305e2d71432

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“Come in.”58f017be2c97c03d

Not long ago, 1e8fce2988 the emperor had 54f1d53ada assigned Rose a e62a28e62c group of handmaidens da55f1ea41 and a chief 9b7a6cb889 maid. They were all 4a42c84c36 daughters of noble 578a1d5973 families, always attending 80c3310518 to her with 71682cb0b9 gentle manners. The chief maid, 9224bdb3dd Countess Verdier, was fab1769365 a middle-aged woman 742077baad who looked stern 04f3ff226c rather than kind. She was in 39f160772e charge of teaching bd4afe1109 Rose etiquette and 3b64f28ec3 history until the 6e0da4d0b8 coming-of-age ceremony. Through these lessons, 779d63fd9c Rose could gain f46b4e9479 information not specified afaacfa283 in the original.82badc2cfbb51175

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“The core 95265d6025 of socialization 7764d01d9d is greetings. Be careful 1662dfca2a not to 3a74b8d516 hesitate when 09a66de970 you don’t 568cc3f49f know someone’s ca49c7649d name—it’s considered b88cbf8dd3 a serious 2ec5d6b754 blunder.”6537892692eebcfd

The chief 16d001b581 maid dropped 3ac6634119 a thick f832e98327 book onto 90ae93e555 the table 9cf52649cd with a f32ff5b9d4 thud.71633b6fc104e34d

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“What’s this?”3b666057e0dd9438

“A key cbbd84580b registry of 52cf795c55 the Callon 58b2b9f69c Empire. It includes 29b4d402a5 details on 88ffaae20e the royal 5e48782a6f family, nobles, 02feee9bae great lords, c8e117c829 and influential 0f920d86c8 merchant clans. You must 233fed8127 memorize it.”ba375c555dbf5a70

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“All of this?”c83a21471393e017

Rose flipped through a0cee7988a the pages. They were densely 06fcf93533 packed with names a3bc40a45f and personal details a941476678 of the continent’s 72c81a73a1 power players.2251bcd0a8f71db1

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“Start with those attending c3943c8c8e this Holy Rite.”ca537b4040a9befe

“You want me b179306c6f to memorize all af559aa766 this in a 578c82e295 month?”847378350284c543

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“Since this is a d563bda8a8 ceremony for Your Highness, e006c2cc17 you must make sure 5167855093 to show your face f0265ff07a to each of them. I may not ae724cafae always be at 325f0ebb2a your side, so cda036c64b be thoroughly prepared.”9760a36cd55a3537

“Got it.”b1d6adfb71edd53f

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Rose began memorizing the 13cf07782b names of key figures 208c74ed85 one by one.27be2c3c0e983a7c

“The Holy Rite will 58cca58556 be conducted personally by 3d2a5a8469 the Pope. After the prayer, 29df0609de you’ll reveal your 8be5eea06d noble power upon 6a63dd225b the altar.”056544b674472424

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