RVMPT Chapter 47
by FreyaChapter 478ee431e8a6c89edd
On a lazy c92215be7c afternoon, the butler a5b4f246a0 came to me.
“The Duke has 7d73d131da returned from the 95dd65d0c3 imperial palace.”
“Thanks for letting 618bc2a2a7 me know!”329e1b386efcda8f
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Hearing that d4a5b60eca Harold was 9673b9769f back from 57e93fa5b1 the imperial c3e0c92053 meeting, I 0615b1f705 jumped up. I grabbed the 70fe469960 documents I needed 231536b0ad to review today 855dc19d21 and headed to ea3a34cdde Harold’s office.c2db83fd971a8619
As soon c47678a60f as I 3897122f83 entered, Harold 5e3496a2a6 looked at b05d8b1cb5 me as a12a092693 if he ba534bea40 had been d124551fd6 expecting me.
“Are you going to 687d2aae4b sit on the sofa 2040285ff1 again?”
“Yes. It’s the most 383dd3b279 comfortable spot.”3fb297ae743de5ff
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Harold narrowed his eyes 8284c46670 in disapproval and gestured b7c128a0f4 toward a new desk 770346743a nearby.
But I ignored 2f5668e154 him and settled 539e1960bd onto the sofa.948d4b181ecc7d96
‘This spot def570cc03 is just 25326fb55d perfect.’18896a2d48a83b27
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Harold had suggested that 92c107cc5c we spend more time b08daadc6f together whenever he wasn’t 182003b64c busy with external duties. It was c6100a7b28 his way 5076d53a7b of helping 53ca66e827 me get a670719ed0 used to aa46174bf0 him.b00e9dbbc2cca1ac
It was a 8c15348349 classic and straightforward 8343af7948 approach. The only ea5d544c27 real change e16a7f0244 was that d4aa1c82e1 we spent 211f7a63ed more time e23d0e792d together than bd7d3021d4 before.99d17d2dec2c5e36
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‘There’s no way to prevent the sensitivity caused by my divine power, but I can at least get used to seeing him around. So this is the best way.’e65ad5bc01bf0609
That’s why 72246cdcfc I always 0d96c52631 brought my ac2bb1c311 work to 5a6bba4069 his office.bf140b1e5ab1a07b
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But sitting f3a552a8b5 too close 0a6417b0b7 to him 92348bc675 made it dc05dcb15e hard to f533125c0c concentrate, so 43b216214f I had 28fedcf246 been working e476ce5ee9 from the 891db6f3cd sofa for d654c9d4d5 days.ff9ab11f0391e662
“Well, I guess there’s 1f4ee6a75e no helping it.”86eaedf8e42046da
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Harold sighed as 0448a04fdc if he was 8b9e96c679 giving up. Then… huh?
‘Why is he coming f5c86b9073 over here?’3cdfb1854b608da3
Harold grabbed some a65fa1ceaf documents and sat c7172eff72 down on the 5dcef96feb sofa across from d678d9ed99 me. Then, seeing my ab57085919 surprised expression, he 0ae2706239 smiled slightly.7df50db1605c35ce
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“You wouldn’t e9e67cdd57 come to 6f900bd565 me, so e42c3480c9 I came 34370fc039 to you.”58c0b72ef1e491aa
“…Did I say that out loud?”51d90eea027a4a50
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“No. Your lips c9d055e662 were quiet, cf65fb2b57 but your b31d46e11f face said 8b27f06c9d everything.”d6822b8c7ca980f3
I wondered 4408c6ef64 what kind 4fbf6d0d61 of expression 553de11b91 I had 6f85836b31 made. Since there was no 02f5002d8d mirror, I touched my b62c513d16 face curiously.49cd8e3e14337f4a
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I still 2c794a1a2a couldn’t tell.a22145ac8be857c1
As my eyes 3d6a27f0c0 darted around, curiosity 4df3d2413c got the best d3080e59a3 of me.
“Can you aa76c9470a guess what 55fb9318ad I’m thinking 0450ef023c right now?”0ee5045b8e7248fb
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“Hmm.”09e366dcddc430b5
Harold let out a 197f9378b9 soft hum and placed 8dd59102ec his hand under my 01db15bda4 chin.6a928ac4cb8d0877
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The sudden 39a8133421 touch made d20e3eb40e me flinch, c469624bf7 and his 33e6f89cf2 deep blue 1cf7d73487 eyes slowly cb72c302f0 scanned my d4a6160398 face.5731ef6fcc5f47e4
Everywhere his 423136e956 gaze touched 01cb11f4f4 felt strangely 4a797ecc53 tingly, like 47ba54e54d a mild c66e39dfbe allergy.e165aa8e4fb6c58a
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“Aha.”dd41efeb64112377
Harold parted his lips 76ced09f3e as if he had a4d5498930 figured it out. Instinctively, my eyes 3e29486f41 focused on his d82ee1d1d7 lips.dce735fa17efa9a7
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“You’re thinking about how 737465d3e4 much you enjoy sitting 449e6e669b here with me.”641d5733b65d3adb
“W-Wrong! I was 83a7f55a0d just thinking edb45c313b that the 4d84c2695c distance before 107f5ea6d5 was perfect!”61a3875cdd30ef40
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My face df998c0932 burned like 4f67615423 a boiled f8548d43a9 potato as f273784a5d I quickly 1c98a16ed4 pulled back.9e7bd1a3f1b0f14a
As if 2f9415dc28 it wasn’t dbeb0e914b already overwhelming e8410548b0 having him e2fb20b95f this close, a11d123921 now he 92c3b4f73d was making 3f2e65010e ridiculous assumptions!56458d365cf9f5ca
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“I know.”fc16861271b912ed
“Huh? Then why…”35ebdde049edec41
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“I was just 2b94623ea8 joking.”f234dd607444e1ee
“……”92637efdb440eea5
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So annoying.5701a0b0f74f77e6
While I pouted, Harold f9f77cf937 smirked.b9b3007f561d45a2
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“…Can you go back 162ae15d52 to your seat now?”5e47c8b04428b690
“You should 6525906c6f get used ab3de90957 to being 9a6ca8b9e9 close, just d4ff2869e0 like when 6dae8013da I treat 0e35cd73f2 your injuries.”0b43f5d1f8272128
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“That’s true, but…”0cb9db2bc9c48439
I trailed 0d1b6ab019 off and 26a4cfad27 pressed my 962d061d63 lips together.6651503a879a05be
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No matter how I c94e803021 looked at it, I 7a4612d4d2 just couldn’t concentrate on aad85d8a60 work with Harold sitting 8809c1803b so close.bf8c83ae2eaf3308
“If you won’t move, cd32784833 then I’ll go over daf88e5521 there.”8189bdc2603922a7
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Hearing my firm response, f90f68d376 Harold rested his chin 8e2f369bc0 on his hand.bddeb0290badd2f2
“Do whatever 222d08adb1 you want. But…”1fdd15f67bde65de
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His narrowed eyes darkened, 3d3773134e the deep blue looking 83e01c1eb2 like the depths of 02e8aaa4de the ocean.be1102668c42620c
“No matter where dd7e6bc63b you go, I’ll a6fb47c445 follow you, Diana.”d1bf18402d837163
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“……”03deca8cde1a6474
That was the efb62e894b look of a 97c061b5b1 man who meant 16e96bfa3b what he said.8dc942ff74a4725c
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“…I guess I 4042e4922f should focus on c7712130d0 getting used to 6c062787eb it first.”317f79b50efe0ee7
Deciding not 81c57bc14c to waste 6c27d88fbc my energy, 10467557ec I sat ae5835bccc back down.5705ccef603fc302
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‘Let’s just focus on c8f067bcff work.’616b61914d68edc0
I forced 3ae0bfbea2 myself to 00dfcac882 concentrate and 655e92fb92 stared hard d6546d0b46 at the e26cb38e11 documents.2d148e584f55a661
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But just then, 2ea24b4cfb a large hand 464f00f3d1 covered my papers, 76f3a78049 shattering what little 4693a584b3 focus I had e97765c17d left.f89430b84f066854
I shot a glare e4be64556f at Harold, demanding an f8828517c4 explanation.33653c67f1be234c
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He immediately apologized.
“Sorry if I distracted 6ba1919eef you. But before 23ddab0d90 we start d50db9cf09 working, we 8b369f3007 need to 16aec28952 talk.”b4c0c8f243401bd8
My annoyance d94e97c0ea disappeared with 926790ce8e his quick 928464eb2e apology, replaced d24a548c89 by curiosity.c7afedb1a9188cff
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“Go ahead.”8d6b0cb38113f386
“You know that ae9b02feba Prince Andrew attended 6fb4b9b0aa today’s imperial meeting, 1e09ef0ed8 right?”5f02439d50ff8da3
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“Yes.”7acc6f88f255ff3d
Every noble knew afcf8ccb30 that the prince 3d9b639644 had returned and 17f45175eb would be at 86d9e25add the meeting.cb251aad69d09635
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“If nothing unusual e659d3ead0 happens, Prince Andrew 9969089863 will be the 7e1d4ec9b7 next emperor. I decided ced0072f16 to offer b653ff8bf7 him some 960b228d42 personal support.”157c84a26a7bfd78
“…You’re trying to build 60d800dfaa a debt with Prince a5d0fb9b02 Andrew, aren’t you?”38a4fadf6e7e7e92
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I thought about ae904dbdd4 it and then faf64030be asked,
“Do you need my 1a82dc83ea help with something?”911beb17fc878a83
“You’re quick to catch 0d4eb3e01f on with things like 89a63d0b85 this.”58ce9ec56ee29d22
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“…Was that a f36c143ce0 compliment? Thank you?”d1cdf5f3dc6b269f
Harold stared ef488ecb22 at me bceb0ed51e silently for 53e8793f25 a moment.cc0c72591c00018c
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‘Or was it not 993f9239b1 a compliment?’d1ebbff7aae6fb0e
I was f0f1fd1747 about to 114fb084db feel awkward de5879a313 when Harold dc0533700f nodded elegantly.
“It was a eff4730538 compliment. You figured out c38d23756b what I didn’t b66a825c43 say. Very fitting 55e76fda50 for the 2ee123afbe lady of 6284953306 Baisen.” 4bf7d926838f9565
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“Hmph.”8f09b9679024c29a
Feeling pleased, 6175d9727d I sat 289d44be12 up straighter.2b4a85d6eca829b0
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“But are b6a41dfb99 you okay bd2c19a462 with this?”52a3e01201851e71
“With what?”0ac0209b9f687984
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“Making you do babec3adce something you don’t 2fc86922b0 have to do.”b3939aa1364c9481
“Oh.”2ead89afe48e29da
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“I think we’ve had a similar conversation before, but whatever the reason, I’ll do my duty. Every position comes with responsibility.”99bbb0bb72b60abb
I wanted to 5693ddeb13 say it’s just 78662de8b0 my personality, but 7379bba26a it felt different. My mindset and effort 8dc75b9f7c were different because of 0e42c46b84 my personality.72c1175ec2626f90
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I didn’t 0f2e6e586b know why b769e005d8 I was 91ce92a146 feeling this 080993da14 way. It was like 9efd1b1bf7 a strong current 1fc260ccea pushing against my 592f40b38f chest the more 8301fa771c I thought about 31264b8a36 it.10c0b7c3d02373fd
“Well, if you feel bad about it, just give me an extra 1,000 gold coins later!”32ff718bf6aca108
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Before the strange feeling 162cc5e01a grew stronger, I joked, 26f1de7db4 and Harold nodded.ed514bceb36df761
“I can give you 1,000 gold coins right now.”e9d2eae906aef46c
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“You have to keep that promise, Harold. No going back on your word!”2d446ad68eb59604
There was no reason 521152af99 to refuse free money! Feeling happy about c611d60590 my unexpected bonus, 2163738967 I smiled brightly.7a82ddb423a34eb9
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“So, what exactly do I need to do?”1af807de2464d0c7
“During today’s conference, Prince Andrew requested to hold the ‘Eclipse Hunting Tournament,’ and His Majesty approved it. Have you heard of it?”6e5f15f15231be17
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“No, this is my first time hearing about it.”07c457b3784b1b87
In Diana’s memories, 8d07952848 the imperial family 3a70bfb7dd occasionally held hunting 893e090f62 competitions, but they 0b749915c6 had never given cb32400b46 them a special 1e839c10a3 name.deb8eaafdeb99a5b
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“But I do know that Eclipse is the name of the first emperor who founded the empire.”5c2c1a949b9caf49
“It’s the first time in 200 years that this tournament is being held, so it’s not surprising that you don’t know. Most people have forgotten about it.”9c36c516c24f236e
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Harold crossed one adc08004d2 leg over the f75c24c8c3 other.07f284d2b7f48c49
“To put it simply, the winner of the Eclipse Hunting Tournament gets a wish granted by the emperor. As long as it’s not about killing someone or shaking the foundation of the empire, of course.”11ce80b5d2f1c451
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“What? The emperor will grant a wish?”c6b51919df5ffab5
Wow… That sounds like 89e893a377 something out of a d065d48dc4 novel.90cd8ca86e75d1ea
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Oh, right. This is a f668b60403 novel world.f88731272a999820
Remembering that 47c2511fc9 truth, I 75df7d040d blinked.4aa4128effd47150
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“The wish-granting hunting tournament reminds me of a play I saw during a festival. More specifically, it reminded me of the fairy tale that the play was based on.”41a915f6f0cdd521
I recalled how the c5c29d8735 play ended with a 713d00677e king granting a wish 3372b88145 after a hunting competition.1694012e1f78b26a
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“That makes sense. That fairy tale was actually inspired by a real story about the first emperor.”b7b110eab9255d32
Based on Harold’s 4882943269 explanation, I pieced fcc4c2772f the story together.e4eb48b99e14e562
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In the 31d30244e8 fairy tale, 362c98da42 a monster 8f2d4be000 with eagle 1668bc7c24 wings and 9b61ab7ec4 a lion’s 5d63810bdf body destroyed 2368ab5498 the kingdom 7315354466 of the 4575b92d48 first empress, 9c25cf5bec who was 714e519e2b once a c93d47535f princess. Just like in 1d25abba47 the story, the e460db8f55 first emperor had 95ff9ed1d4 been a knight b76a1f091c of that fallen 2a202b80e6 kingdom. He made 8d83cd0ccc a deal b5cbf7b47f with the 42cbd845f2 princess, gathered 9f16391900 the remaining c9f43165c3 knights, and 62e8270072 went to 2594a167bf war.3c2942af5f56b62b
In the 6a39fca66b fairy tale, 0ba8baa620 the monster 9b93e69953 was slain. Similarly, in 1508d34cf2 reality, the 6beb828f9f first emperor 66bb8dc91e won the 4210355f67 war, married 073dbcee1f the princess, ac38519769 and founded c7c490cfd5 a new 8896c99adb empire. Then, he aebef0e1dc established theEclipse Hunting Tournament, naming it after aaaddbb686 himself.eb8cac987e5f8862
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“There were many small wars at the time, so they needed strong knights quickly. That’s why the Eclipse Hunting Tournament was originally created. But once they conquered most surrounding nations and built a strong military, they stopped holding the tournament.”39598571f48a9346
“Oh… So that’s why it hasn’t been held in 200 years. But the emperor never abolished it because it was created by the first emperor?”a294493d6de2ec63
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“As expected, you catch on quickly.”c6e43c254536d6eb
“This kind of thing…”e7b17a095f6550a9
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Was that 5027209dc1 really a 933fbbe4ef compliment?a2247050bbf3911d
I narrowed f98dc30ad7 my eyes d4fc589a0f at him 506cf6c701 suspiciously, and 78ff766b3d Harold simply d8e410a22c smiled slyly.25c525cf1ea19c25
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“It’s a compliment.”f4387f60172d0c51
“…”469de408c3675c34
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It still felt abfa316a20 a little off, cfb5164f67 but whether it 0123073f77 was a compliment 4cacf56e49 or not wasn’t 337b6c0d71 important, so I 505c0a8b9c decided to let 68099eb8ae it go.6cf9252d2fdb0427
“It’s surprising that His Majesty agreed to Prince Andrew’s request so easily.”686872c521993da3
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It was no da348825bc secret that the a16ce360d1 emperor disliked his d454cecbcb son. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have cc9e0c8da5 kept the only prince 2a32d80a43 away from the empire 6364502fd8 for so many years.d1e6c7ca1803e7a2
“Maybe he enjoyed seeing the nobles disappointed in his useless, incompetent prince. So he agreed right away.”d5e9b8046c50180f
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Harold’s lips twisted 598445dba2 slightly, as if 38b98e4da8 remembering the conference.1bb3c183d9624b5a
“But the emperor is still the emperor. Even if he’s an old lion with broken teeth, he took precautions by changing a few tournament rules.”5f77c6a5b1e8ce38
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“…So he made sure the prince wouldn’t win?”b8e8b84038402cdd
“Exactly.”d4e2241484d97ead
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Harold and 704949bee4 I locked f8c8e713f3 eyes.c52f3a81643f4c8e
“But we’re going to make sure Prince Andrew wins the wish with minimal losses on our side.”c5d2640a221b9489
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From here 297b09eece on out, c09a2195e6 Harold’s words d338dcecdb would be bddd669cfd the most f49002dd64 important part. I laced my e08c2dc305 fingers together and eae96e2ee9 focused on him.4725ce656ac2fb2e
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