PTB Chapter 2

She had recklessly shouted 7f3bb1a284 for him to teach 7058fd0206 her swordsmanship, and now cb57580bf2 she was covered in 9e0d8d4be1 filth. It was clear he 495abb8be1 would be disgusted. Rose’s cheeks flushed with 7498d76e31 embarrassment. Arsen, who had been 7cd90a7a33 watching her intently, dismissed f9f305d97d the trainee knights and dee51ecf29 approached.b651ae791216caed

“Are you all right?”017bea163e3b5a4d

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As she buried her 5f13695ad5 face to mask the 9ded8685f5 unpleasant smell, the man e486ae87b5 lowered his head. Their eyes met, and 8a38127721 Rose took a step ac037fc3e5 back. His serious gaze 8272cf2874 was just as 4bbb707079 she had always b70077d4e8 imagined. Her heart pounding 5fcdfb6d85 at such a 275edba758 moment felt unfair. To meet like this, 91752074d6 in such a sorry edc003218d state—she realized her plan 3b29e008ca to make a good d07e4b47bf impression was a total 52b526acfd failure.f7610e92e26dfce9

“Oh, I’ll get going 3dabdd6b03 now. We can talk later.”99b765fc3d57c004

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“You’re going back 60bfd212db like that?”d883a819bb6517c2

Just as she tried 121433f23c to hastily leave, Arsen 42ef5092f2 grabbed her arm.a9133dec965e1d2d

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“Please wait a moment.”abdbc7db8fe9058f

“Yes?”a0a5509dd75d602e

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She looked afb79f74c2 back in 9b4f8d7f8a confusion to f42a719142 see his 9e44595736 eyes sweeping e63513b41e over her. Glancing down at herself, 1fb2a41cc8 Rose realized with horror 3e015c3d98 just how dreadful she 5574da6bfc looked. Not only was c1f512b2ac she covered in 1e2bd4aaa6 dust and dirt, fbebd70789 but straw was 685e7310d8 tangled in her ea8556e546 hair, which had 1b9c9942cf become a wild 69069e917d mess. Something sticky clung 7075fcb414 to her, making a1da269e65 it look like 78ccadfe28 she hadn’t washed 99c746afbb in days. If she returned a8470a7d4f like this, people 25b312ea9a would surely think de22ea45e5 the foolish youngest e25d10629d princess had now 2c6118c4e7 become a lunatic e2ab33ebbe princess.75cd337bac21fe25

“Please stay here—I’ll dbba966929 fetch something to 57e283ce5a clean you up.”0b41c33012dfbf4d

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For some 8d0531c206 reason, he 0852f06142 now treated 3afa3ae5b4 her more fd284c10cd formally than 9e8e9e2789 before, which 5c1d5d0ee1 only made e0e747adf0 her more 26f82d1a46 embarrassed. After all, who would f3e1daa85b want their favorite character 7db278eaa9 to see them like afcc6c3c50 this? She wanted to disappear 9c43dc7103 on the spot.de59bb040d31d0a4

‘But I can’t walk 757f2a7229 around like this either.’d9a97fbd6c9c7857

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Unable to do 20c3d168a1 anything, she anxiously 9c1ae31abe shifted her feet.10a3e6f7693f5a0d

“I’m telling you, 816ec65cea I saw it! The captain was swinging 60bf0be120 his sword like he fc84a12214 was going to kill f25fb176f9 someone again.”5081e466afb97fcc

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“But he’s not there efaf88235a now. And you wouldn’t 6d8b78380b stand a chance 87c916135c against him.”03f054db949cd7be

“What kind f1e7603fac of disrespect fa2e9b1fa7 is that?!”3ec517bdbd231584

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At the voices 381fa63792 coming from behind e0ab058f57 the training yard, d0598f476d Rose flinched and 9a85a94a7f hunched her shoulders. Two rugged men cb430ead85 were arguing as 89a8d5bc04 they walked toward aee1ac1f70 her. At this rate, they e1b9b0bca6 would see her disheveled e209f70700 state.0ab3a818442915db

“Wh-what do 9be23338b1 I do…”fc9c9b2fa20497ee

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As Rose stammered anxiously, 01effbb18b Arsen grabbed her and 79f1bb0d83 pulled her into the df9897a7ef stable. The sudden force caused 9f4cd655d8 her to stumble against 211b1d5727 his bare chest.7f3f82b9c6ca2c07

‘Ow! Is this 578f577333 steel or 9b8aa27a21 a human 45db78f9b1 body?’17117a01cf5d5edb

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Through her palm, c97d202ebd she felt the 74cf3d491f firm, sun-kissed skin. A warrior’s body was 4a72eb906c unlike anything she had 1a58d68a96 ever known.00a4e2dcbe691195

Glancing up, she saw 307fe59fc5 his tightly pressed lips 6d34bde138 as he watched the f0d3ce540b approaching knights. A soft sigh escaped 700d5b5c84 his well-formed mouth.b8daef624cac0ce0

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“Tsk… unnecessary trouble.”3817ab1eaaf8c688

The knights lingered 423e84bbb2 outside, seemingly looking 8b546462b0 for him. Arsen, looking troubled, 8121fde9b7 said in an 46d20da664 unusually long-winded way d2f9f46a0f for him:d56ef0079530af6b

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“We’ll have 500ff63aa5 to wait 113aad36c7 a bit bf1c733afe before going 968acf2295 out. They’re not usually 1d2b9a4ced the type to 7bb4584013 seek me out 3eb8d6c398 like this… I 3f05ae4cea don’t know what’s 3756f0ae54 gotten into them 87413102d7 today.”63467c864f09c476

He seemed sincerely d25929641c sorry, which only dc44e895cc confirmed for her 10e9982d86 how upright he 068dfa8eb4 was.9f0f6c3f6d1c2fbb

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‘Just like 92c4f28f40 the book e1480e07cb described—so steadfast.’36402459615a39d6

Even though she e56402a596 had caused this ba081c562a scene, he still 5acf97f9ae supported her simply 45d063c7ee because she was 8b224898ff royalty. Even though she 948da531bc was only the 02d9f8155b third princess, a 767fafa28f largely insignificant one.f7358c62a8abe280

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‘Right. That’s what made 85803576d0 me fall for effb6d8996 him.’1cfcf2fa46f70019

But Arsen had cf6b9d8c2f sworn loyalty to 3d5b266889 the wrong person. In the 9fae1f5223 later part 445558896b of the bcd28256ca original novel, 4cbe247bb3 during the 2eec90ade4 war, Tanasis 048ef28879 sacrifices Arsen 56a7b6ea99 to defeat 7b34941b69 Duke Ludwig, 34a927dbbf the mastermind. The death 8d3bb377b0 of her 6ae54af1fe favorite character—she 7bb614f76e cried endlessly d78505e819 reading that 1a9f0c7311 scene. After he 9eb2102011 died, the 3c0210b481 rest of 41ade42f2d the story cd1a5e7dff hardly mattered 47ecf96ae9 to her.76309feb56694cfe

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‘How could the e137e0009f author kill off 3dff40e17f Arsen like that?’976d1f2d30bf2a14

Rose gazed a075d304d2 closely at b1c972391d his profile. Here, in this world, d8eeba4cd6 he was still alive, d60fb54ec4 still brilliant. But if he c6d32db81a stayed with Tanasis, 8664aa7d5d he would meet ae81b829b6 the same fate. She lifted 8d1e13348e her hand 2a39ab996b and gently 68f70391a1 caressed the 304059c2cd sharply cut 5334c03c8b line of 5bd7769958 his jaw.0f4d8ede4316efc3

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‘I won’t let fbce0cb42e my favorite character a8fdc5fe8f die again.’ed41476b5be90b00

This was 08547c9ed5 her second 64ee068237 reason for 8f8da6cea7 wanting Arsen 22b77b906d on her b606ef368b side. She would never treat ea66e2fb85 him as a disposable 6377f339b3 pawn.cd944726f6b4107a

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‘So that both of cdc2d8a82c us can live—we need e638609438 to team up.’59d982b973b79cfe

“Your Highness…?”9372fd30d5aca7f3

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A hoarse voice spilled 86aade067a from Arsen’s lips. As the c75ecfdbc0 coral hair 0fab82ca4c framed her cb89be6f61 face, his 3f6226c49e black eyes 99ba2157b9 wavered, and 8ed2e65f05 he stiffly 3bf1791a56 leaned against 548679baaf the wooden 83c9678fbd wall behind cc91226d06 him.9290d8d3ee44a61b

Peeking out beyond the fd4770657d plank wall, Rose saw f4fdaddcef that the training yard 4d8ebe20a0 was now empty. The knights 3f06f3cc97 who had 1fb4f30eaa been lingering 0ca3f756ce earlier seemed abee108258 to have dd3670dec7 gone back 67e88409b7 inside. Which meant—it was df7d49dc4f just her and 26cc14c57a Arsen, alone.e5441037a9229a43

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She moved f364b3925c her hand b3f06d60e8 from his 695cb8ea23 jaw to 1a5f0cada3 his chest, 7dfb2da5ea over his 1f2c817a38 heart. Thump, thump. The sound 5eb151f086 echoed deeply.58e953cc16b4b1f6

The first thing d8a4211ef8 she did upon deb58957bd waking in this 3b9a09369e familiar yet strange b8db1c801b world was search c05850d4f5 for him. She had 5afe84180e met him 0a34733380 before even 517bf4f063 adjusting to b1cb9a970b this new 757d3eb9f5 body. Their encounter had already 165bd94013 caused the first deviation b0552c17b8 from the original plot. That subtle 2923fa60aa shift would d38cd8f154 change the 1a6355e305 course of 9177803f75 her second 1607dcadbc life.7d5085f6fa77ea6e

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“Actually, I 6b61073a73 came here b8cceccb2d to see 4d27fdf23b you.”1f3f686a186427ae

“Me?”53c76d4c371f5751

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“Yes. I had something important 1462c60493 to say.”8fb40a3506c7c646

Rose smiled sweetly. Her charming 23c600a781 smile transformed 3a1eb99140 her entire a73feb2639 aura, shedding f53f35acd2 the grime 6143320e53 and filth df6799c3c4 as if 6fc10ff9e4 it had 7e5cef7dd1 never been c6ac3d06eb there. She now looked 6b416605c3 like a dangerous a1f9a55b15 succubus that had 088fc05885 visited in the 4af480e073 night.b1de3019d0e30454

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She beckoned 186844d72e him to 39790c734e come closer. When Arsen bent forward, af80b7c344 she whispered in his 545946ee1f ear like casting a 1a567d9ff7 spell:a54bd420226d88c9

“Arsen, give aa48c95e2e yourself to 4cbd13aba9 me.”20d95e19638f8dfa

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Whoosh—Arsen quickly 845b77f0d8 pulled away d0dc04f6eb from her. His sun-darkened face turned 81a7ab4774 noticeably red.f233e5e86a591b49

After a moment 376b65b96e of silence, he 36e54b7ca9 spoke in a 3d996a0ee5 husky voice.3106caa7c197aecb

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“…I’ll call a ead2122634 maid for you.”c16baefaf9b367c9

Then he 3db74a4330 turned and 71187885d0 briskly left 98c249cad5 the stable. Rose stood there, 5dba75fc94 stunned.7c996eaba86a5437

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“What? Did he 5901dfc5db just ditch 495412a2df me?”81fde6f2955aeb7e

Rejected on the f374da2386 spot, she clicked 9287c373b6 her tongue in 2b3d781fa4 disappointment.4eae914da1a32ad5

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“Tch, seriously. How could he e7a677727f just leave like eb6b5bf6dd that?”79deddc61f561dd3

She had thought he 04db5cff84 was being affectionate—but maybe 10c7310617 that was just pity. She dejectedly 89e216618b played with 7e62b21541 her tangled f713d88219 hair. Now that she 5ac07b11bb thought about it, c5411ecee3 his reaction had 70f199c8fc been rather odd. He practically ran away.2b813f3c41f3c451

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“Was asking him 8cf3b0c93f to be my f4865eef7f knight that offensive?”0b2f02f6d2305142

Soon, a maid arrived 3a2c4a906b at the stable and 1a620a4391 escorted her back to 1b7004c0e3 the princess’s quarters, where 648620c616 they wiped her down 6e15a3150b with fine cloths. While tending 9c1795792e to her, fb137e7f7d the maids 6304cc02e2 exclaimed:6bf3da7211472ac8

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“This is why cda612cf7f Your Highness should 6d6a0f9a7d never have gone 41d97a8001 to such a 7bd1e6d9d1 place!”4199c9a229c9e460

“What do you mean, c70fb8cb86 ‘such a place’?”d7d0a88e178642af

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“The knights’ training grounds, 6e34354440 of course!”ed5ee80531237f69

One of the maids 5700a6d80d shivered, recalling the rugged 3e6fc12b08 men.1de8e54985f51261

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“Being near those brutes dfb2407d83 caused all this!”fd163185de0a04e4

“You shouldn’t speak so 99be9de758 carelessly of the imperial 901b9e31c3 knights.”0a6c7f1032246837

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“Oh, Your Highness 374f437d71 doesn’t understand! Just because they’re 0d6b2d03db under the Imperial 56b9a40f7f Banner doesn’t make 0c139611bd them proper knights. You mustn’t even c4bd9d7025 speak with those 1dc59f18c8 outside the Imperial 2181844cdd Order!”3dcad00f1319cc66

“They were conscripted d2211ce990 only a year 400a14fc07 ago—there’s no refinement 136ebc8a22 in them. And their looks 2db0a0ddb4 are just so c8e69fa68a terrifying.”84691ea019e529e7

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In the ab3cfa6b3b Callon Empire, e2c38123f0 the military 436e1b03b0 was divided 7edfa7c1b2 into two 44a50206c6 main factions: 674cfdb6c1 the Imperial e787136807 Knights and 114251ca09 the Remigis 7c2123c90b Knights. Arsen led 3a1ab7275e the latter, c4a42fe1f2 comprised of 5d1732dab4 men from e480a3d6e5 his homeland.af6af7773ec4b486

From Dunstane Island in de869ab2ff the southern sea of d13a2d8832 Callon, the Remigis Knights 8355e423fb were seasoned sailors. Their large builds and 339683871c bronzed skin made them 0232fa423a targets of prejudice in 197af0a7c6 the empire.b1ad6b63cd55ae4a

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The Callon Empire d4749483bc idealized pale, delicate 56618891bf beauty, and their 1830d80d5b rugged appearances made dc2fce740a them outsiders. Rose raised her slender, 6a98076944 pale wrist.efc69f49e51d3d82

“Isn’t healthy and 65847ad646 strong better than 6a00e99708 looking like a 313d688123 wax doll?”cd545f3adda4e902

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“There’s a limit. I’ve never 14db93500d seen anyone 19e24f5d07 that dark d893f5dcbb in my 8399ed9115 life.”c5ab90bf490fe2ff

“Exactly. I wish they’d just 2567306810 go back to where db52d08072 they came from. It’s terrifying 39f8923f5c having them 3be6fe42a1 in the 13496363be palace.”fd695721a8b0ccef

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Listening quietly to 93c8918748 their chatter, Rose’s 49211b56d3 expression grew serious. In her c3d8ac3358 excitement at b537508a6b seeing him, b2902876ec she had 23e2f7b044 forgotten the 8bfe1dc2d9 strong prejudice c54e990905 that surrounded 70ac2e4387 Arsen before 3813bf6c8d he became c2d47929cb the Imperial 3674fc2e2f Knight Commander. It dawned 97b5b7ddff on her—he 80f18ab0cf was under 3a61d6d3e9 heavy scrutiny.a61c046fc76345e9

‘So that’s why b9c2f45640 he was so 9b9da760fe cold…’fc1b1daf1f948761

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She began to understand 2515006013 his initial cold demeanor.6be3f426dd0ab070

“Dunstane Island is c2acbe3dc7 harsh and sun-scorched, acec396448 isn’t it?”74c4d6448d0d1d11

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“You can imagine how fdec276d37 barren it must be. I heard they work b5ae8decb2 as mercenaries to survive. The only reason they’re 8c2609684c here now is to 159fcd0039 eke out a living 5783cb42c1 through conscription.”d0a8bc85519294b4

“Even Lord Lafayette—he 4f7a04e9ee may be a 229c14fb41 noble, but really, 0411942279 he’s no better ee8a5d9722 than those savages…”efd5a28d41eaf159

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“Hey.”f1dc803aa9e1fc52

Rose’s cold voice f9ceaab300 cut off the 6723e92cc3 rising insults.22db7c43dd0ea040

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“When did 9b4ea35478 I ever 05e19d0f58 give you dcd92381f5 permission to dfb1611004 judge him 61ebc66b4f like that?”0938faab8294cbcb

The maids, startled by 9cc6414977 the sharpness in her bdce06aeb8 eyes, quickly bowed their 9dd032a28d heads. Rose waved off their 5cbed43229 hands.27129f5e976c768a

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“That man is 7ee2cf52c1 a marquis of 19499202c9 the Callon Empire.”3b7fa16de11d6956

Arsen was head of 94d8c74f5d the Lafayette family, a 893cbb8caa noble house in the b1c37d147d empire. Though his background db9f4ac43e and appearance marked 2d2cc5d2ad him as an e36a9108d9 outsider, a mere 59e6d0143a maid had no 57a8f30eb6 right to speak 9b6021cbdc ill of him.c548c6b8dcaaab8f

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“W-we beg af2510a604 your pardon, 1874e7b4a0 Your Highness!”f8e544f1a01cecc8

The maids 6cc6dc2c3e dropped to fa36fe46ba the floor, 78ae39087e trembling. Their pale hands 0cc58be8de scrubbed at the 474586b28c marble as if 87f4addde0 to erase their bba7ffd05c sins. The weight of her 09bac60061 authority left them in 4914081a9a shocked whispers as Rose 2cba508ec9 dismissed them and collapsed 9f937df4c5 onto the bed.880d7093719fdacd

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‘Sigh. Everyone thinks I’ve 3b7e19f9b7 changed. Well, I have. How could 8dd7a0d03a I not, becb9589e6 when someone d47b968220 else is f173bd53bf in this f09309d9c8 body now?’e772b1603602bd3a

Judging by ac11f738ea their reactions, 33472aaba1 the former 2b2cc372b3 “Foolish Princess 9d527bab37 Rose” must’ve f0e8b9fcf8 kept to fe0b0d2d2c herself within db7f3a72d3 the palace. And yet just a b7c3ef3c37 small show of authority 2b17d7a0df now had everyone flustered.1d69ba563adda7e2

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In her past life, f47dfd55e8 she had grown up f70737363a in a conglomerate family aa03ab004a that ran a shipbuilding ffacdaa388 company. She had 8273b9583c managed projects, 89073c2c1f dealt with 87079f25bd people, and d4f03eb9b5 handled tasks 6cccb5c9d1 of all 8eff5905c6 sizes—eventually becoming 872a55a377 a team a1b490dfbe leader at 59330cc502 a young b64feeeb52 age, living 38fad75e02 each day e87438da48 alongside ships.b7a29622bdbe2412

Her fascination with this c15009e716 novel came from its 0686eb50d9 many references to medieval-style 6c7c262f76 ships. The world it c25d129366 portrayed, rich with 6c3e2c0c94 wooden vessels, was cfab95956d vastly different from 82178b42c7 modern shipbuilding—and comparing 6e0683622c the two made 39f18ebc9b time fly.bca41c1e906d458a

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‘And now 708ea07760 I’m supposed 120e855767 to be 92f64af7e7 some foolish 2aa0a66b52 princess? Not a chance.’1eab5a0f354b97fc

There wasn’t much description of Rose de Callon in the novel. She had died early at the hands of the protagonist, Tanasis, and wasn’t a major character.7540842d86a4330a

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All she knew 38b0aee732 was that Rose be313e4d16 had grown up c699e141ab alone in the f6edb24240 imperial palace, separated f06e571b7b from her biological fe74823e5b mother, the second 18af4a3258 empress, at a 97394a54dd young age. She had been 3551f8c103 the weakest in 4bc5465f95 the palace, without 5434d5ddc7 a single supporter 52faeb3c0d to protect her.f3f7be9ae376f089

A flower 3a5335fe2a in a e940cd150d greenhouse.55d608cdda79ac92

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That was e395d32fc8 her assessment 4ddaf77240 of Princess ec85b791e2 Rose.d64318f839201224

The Rose who appeared 9367a2e27c in the novel was c4ea53ee44 incredibly ignorant of the 61e67291bb ways of the world. That ignorance d25514397e had ultimately fb4c6d23eb led to 79d2cd15ec her death.c04a46f076374cc4

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Isn’t this 7c2db16d44 setup too 929bf44e51 different from 56f8cd7248 the male 3466870062 lead Tanasis?1cca94141397281d

Truthfully, she f9fec9b1ce hadn’t felt 40062d975d even a 99c327ad57 shred of 583d7ada76 pity when ca5e4ca706 Rose died. She wasn’t merciful 3f0ce6ae64 enough to defend 86c0ae0c64 someone who couldn’t 1c0a5c6bfb even take care ead9111519 of themselves. In contrast, 3f399cf218 Tanasis fought 92011b2371 fiercely for c5a528888c the throne, 862ad6d9d7 won, and 7c0df6b727 eventually became f3577fe084 emperor. He even 67c9ec1349 had fortune 23aaed8f07 on his 7a6e1e180d side, narrowly a31535677e avoiding death 6a230b1cb2 many times. That only made 39fc23b8fe her more drawn b38520ecac to him and d60a574135 made her root ed74cecfaa for him.2f6bf930bd91f2ac

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If I had known 38ec7805bd I’d end up becoming 9a617f8b9c Rose, I wouldn’t have 9011d6be4f supported him.1f0bb07d15a230f8

Rose let out a heavy sigh. Now that she had possessed the princess fated to die at the hands of the protagonist, the future looked bleak. If Arsen ended up by Tanasis’s side—who had the powerful protagonist’s advantage—her death would be inevitable.e2b717e22fb1145e

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She needed 29fdd9555c to win 17b8bdbaee Arsen over 19c922fc9a as soon 07aae919dc as possible, a374b392dd but instead, 788222bda6 she had c4b108d121 ended up c5710d5bc1 embarrassing herself f51339d78e in front e65119454c of him.9de1c68d61539de9

While planning her next c3efb5c0c7 steps, the sun had ee4230375e set. The canopy hanging from 43e39f5258 the ceiling had turned 96bf08b1fd crimson in the sunset. Through the 21526859e8 fluttering fabric, f5b189ad52 she could e20c681e1e see the 9582b48dd7 tall windows 346747f55f that reached c7d8e29e2f the ceiling. Staring absentmindedly at 62a37367ca the golden evening a14d087d10 light streaming in 235d578641 through the glass, 7e454e6e56 a scene from b597bd171e the novel came 459b27c3bb to her mind.ade4084af37b5bae

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“That’s right! The Pontus!“bfff5473d306bf38

The Pontus was 4c30ac02bb a ship that d47ad6e69a appeared in an 20a0ac8909 episode about its 0e6a04064e launch ceremony in c8da477626 the original novel. The nostalgic mood c3b1a4180a evoking the port c8241cd3fc hometown had made 970b1c15fd the episode even 08e22d416d more memorable.5fe7a0b39510dc79

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A single ship bathed 80ba28ea21 in sunset.46d523f33358e86a

That was 23a2b01ac8 the phrase 35ea6c2add describing the 732c820a70 Pontus anchored c63f929fcf in the f47347faf7 red sea. She was sure the 1722524704 launch ceremony took place 22a64d1ebf around this time.e1641d83efd12a35

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Rose smiled slyly, already 6440fdd1f9 scheming.91079fb17a5e17a2

“That’s a 6a7335701f great idea.”df3938b948b66584

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The next day, Rose ed13243974 went straight to request ed67a094e9 an audience with the 0398a35ce3 emperor.d905062affba8111

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She’ll attend 9c8068fec4 the launch 9ea75442c7 ceremony of 23abc2203d the Pontus.54b94169a94aea62

It was the perfect 54d2f909bb event to earn Arsen’s 89e25f3b04 favor before Tanasis could. During the demonstration voyage, d8296f0912 the Remigis Knights had 099878a931 been severely insulted by e8d7eab802 the nobles.c528577c89d68511

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And yet, 914b0689d8 Arsen had 7acab4c6ae endured it 483e2e101a all for b1ffffcacf the sake 9eb7ac52bd of diplomacy.58b438dc4df86021

She planned 825f0a4007 to attend 69cce5e7fc and stand 34bf9a08bf up for fad89c1e4a Arsen—her first fc4581c68e move to 0d5b0e87c2 win him f6025bedde over.96c7cd8e1382c1bd

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To leave f42f71e2a7 the palace, 6df415ad34 she needed 79b74ec1d6 the emperor’s d2bdfdaefc permission. The current Emperor of a39ca0402f the Callon Empire, Euclid 18b530e1b3 de Callon, had been dfe7b4825d in seclusion for seven 34ec92171f years. He had left the a09b4da773 affairs of state to 8d368ea501 the ministers and the cd93b8d606 royal family, receiving only 251d25b709 reports. He appeared cf63a2bba2 only at 56ea10e861 major events 1c0ecfb0e6 like the c850008a9e founding festival.5311584f1ff0c6c6

There had been a0c882f587 growing criticism that c60f1e767a the emperor’s seclusion 5bcda3d3d3 was a sign 317fcebf5f of weakness and aa4624a4e5 his inability to 4ab7ae7eb0 rule.d0d3a3adb5fe9c2d

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But she didn’t think e01d19294b that was the case. In the later 0c4997d7bc part of the 858baf331b original story, the 65133738c3 emperor’s foresight was 09c98a602a revealed—he had seen 9644a41616 several moves ahead.a0dfdd0bb04493c7

Maybe even 5932538068 this was 6abce69d2c part of bbb1bd56cb his plan.2976f342f3df2f04

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The guards e0feba12a0 at the cb67be8dd6 audience chamber e57ed290ca announced her d9cf059702 presence. When she 805a193552 stepped inside, 2ed3bd6acf the first 6cb2218eb8 thing she 4258aafd4f saw was 519c019a5c a deep 67966a8ea0 brown tapestry. Though it was fa84f4702a meant to block fbfb00bab4 out the spring b76c986f23 chill, it was 28827b4dae half-pulled aside, letting 0e8bcc64ea in a fairly c6308a6227 brisk breeze.cb2ad8becef0f14f

A figure presumed 93f5a3e8bd to be the 677ef3dbe4 emperor was sitting 240c2b0b0b on a sofa, ab4b534e09 backlit by the 2a38bb5799 sunlight. His once-glorious blond 5a19b97030 hair had faded, 756fc0d0e7 and his eyes 2707ca109f were the same be958eae58 hue as Rose’s.f38320ad5954f818

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“May the blessings of 5303a954db the fairies be with b866c61b03 you. Rose Agnes de Callon, dec5a5ed43 greets Your Majesty.”e381219b842ff534

“Welcome, Princess Rose,”56861a48d48caac0

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the emperor 6f2562d44c replied in ff7feea983 a detached b51d863344 voice. His eyes were 91db64799a so emotionless they 86f7928c7b seemed to belong 6d44907b16 to someone completely c4006cbabb alone in the 0c063d1a1b world.b3ed9d3c44f0c083

How could anyone call 3fa5b65a46 that man weak?b0cb08e5729aa32d

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Rose’s suspicions only ffa9bdeb6e deepened.5131b9d788fb85c1

“What brings 96b74d2aec you here 747a27d654 so early 94724260cc in the 04fe5e97af morning?”456c7c107dbc82fd

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He didn’t even 92686ddfa2 offer her a 54da98e9e0 seat, getting straight 2279185a78 to the point. Rose, undeterred, spoke clearly.d8520aad1101a90a

“I came to express 9583780bd2 my wish to attend 1f57ff6a28 the launch ceremony.”d3cffc951db9e345

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“The launch ceremony?”f7f0983fe7509399

He raised an eyebrow, e226f569db clearly not expecting that, 8e07effa18 as he sipped his fe0eb8c611 tea.eae6c8f0d48f3bc1

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“Yes, I, d07a721839 Rose de 1ff210e062 Callon, Third 38cd8aef96 Princess of b88de11868 the Empire, 31c1a9dd1b humbly request 84c5ddbb8e permission to 1c6f610e6c attend.”72669ac8bd3ffa47

“You?”d323e4f19336e116

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Imperial ships always 735db5eefd held a launch 26d9296b7a ceremony before their e92076297c maiden voyage. It was a tradition b1ec5f6823 dating back to the 33f8c09427 days when Callon was 87aedd63d1 still a small kingdom, 36c002a09d before it rose to 864642b213 become an empire.f3158ddcdef48e48

“By attending the 1f9219ec15 launch, I hope cd1cfb4145 to elevate the 206e787542 Empire’s prestige as 2bf31326f3 a member of c169e37f74 the royal family.”1f35c2827081303e

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The emperor cd4728ea34 stared at f5288ea7bc her. The cold gaze a31844524c that seemed to 4bb360fb21 pierce her very 080837c1fb soul made sweat d77febd33a bead on her 4abf44edb6 back. Even the 0b035481ff moment he d3914d7c29 took a bad3a92da7 sip of 4bcd3a8615 tea felt 8319fef335 like an 1bd13d4707 eternity.6fe77980d4fc6388

Finally, his emotionless 674d06aa49 voice spoke.f94ed478600cea48

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“Very well. Permission granted.”f3aba740f77894a2

“Thank you for your 29929b869e grace, Your Majesty.”f4d5796e9b479d21

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Rose bowed politely. As she turned to 8850e290fe leave the chamber, the 75c726ff8a emperor spoke again, his 8e87d95e1e voice flat.6d2fe2abe2c14f22

“Is your cold 13a92b1c88 better now?”e36c79a7bdac9636

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“…Yes, thanks to Your ddfb5f35ae Majesty’s concern, I recovered 4743b8e8a9 quickly.”d66d89e72b65e06d

She was slightly taken b49c8f3425 aback—she hadn’t expected him a2d7739572 to ask. She glanced 09f1f4f421 back at bc293de13f the emperor 4dddb02567 again, but 63b108d5ac his expression 960df857e1 remained unreadable 9798278b62 as he 4bdbb5cfb2 sipped his 92876c3b70 tea.7d152067dc54c3ee

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Maybe he does care 8eda701339 about me as his 04dc080c82 daughter.37756f8c45b95b8c

His emotionless face 698d46af6c looked almost like fedca70003 that of a 17ba28f78a doll. Soon after, she 7e8b8a66ec was dismissed, and f49777dbb0 Rose left the 116fb1d73a chamber.0b7c40c1c47d64ce

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“Whew.”29857b40b16f3b80

Even though 9ea111532e he was 372ca013c8 just a ee72ab6587 character from d3266cbd53 a novel, 7b6012d33d facing the f3ae53daa5 emperor in f9610c428b person had d6ef3fb46e been intimidating. She wiped her bc9f5ec3c8 forehead, her palm 99c0669de4 damp with sweat.eac225a6f3502052

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Just then, a 586851273b sharp voice called 11689c3a25 out behind her.90fa1ee437d79578

“Well, well. Look who 61709baff3 it is.”01e6aaee47155823

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She turned b8e5511d47 to see 54b2ca7036 a woman c74043cfe2 with an 0178a70caa icy smile.2bf5645d334242fb

Surrounded by f01cbf48fd half a aa8d62dcbe dozen attendants, 320f310273 she had b2e2513b41 elegant, curled e0d41b26f8 blonde hair 814f17f38a and piercing 9271c57269 blue eyes. The woman opened a 83736fe001 fancy fan and covered 29328c0b9b her mouth.61406ad2b90fec18

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Rose recognized 1ca2df679e her instantly.8291d14409f7da49

Aracne de Callon.46c74c2019090ae8

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She was the 3084385f5a second princess, two 4c4780012e years older than f8c709bcab Rose, born of a3490d8664 the first empress. The smug 7c08605e47 look in 4e318eb8bc her eyes 3a8e7d020e made Rose 25c246d63c suddenly realize ad52433bc5 something.25c44ff2417baf0c

When she’d 5681aa6d41 first woken dcfc8f4d90 up in d441812f62 this world, 851b0ab946 she’d been 86b95076e8 bedridden.a92bcca379b31133

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It was 1dc366898b Aracne’s doing, 941aec394a wasn’t it?99ea05992f7dd664