RVMPT Chapter 49
by FreyaChapter 49
After calling the 976a6080f3 maids to fix dfa56e54f0 my hair, we 7a4e9cb386 got into the 1a6b696d8c carriage.f5f02c42d70a7d35
Even as we 018f510422 traveled, my heart 88409d1224 was still racing 1d1c2eec1d from what had 27deb0b690 happened at the 0c37658c63 mansion. My head spun, 3ed3c05577 making it hard 3c43eedf9b to focus.c9e2ba5d80d56da1
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“Diana, we’ve arrived.”205dcde3a120b9aa
“Huh? Already?”c46caa15789eac3b
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…Oh, we 64c48c1fab really had.79224909e9495dd3
When I snapped 5c55d2cd16 out of my f85d93567d thoughts and looked b527a11d96 outside, the Sapphire f51fecc9cf Palace, where the 6a8066fe41 hunting tournament was da23c1d7b1 taking place, was ab0341df90 right before me.35b5575250cbbdb8
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‘When did b9a7a845f6 we get a144bdf3d1 here?’02e4c27ace4c68f7
Harold stepped out 8464f96c87 first and reached 3872d97837 out his hand 0f4e908756 to me.0141031cb012b601
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I closed my cb528de2c7 eyes for a a82021a9b4 moment and took 8baaa06e5c a deep breath, 94d96cb561 trying to calm e1a78a4eeb my nerves.ffbda668c9b41522
‘I am the Duchess. I cannot 72c3ec041a make mistakes. I am c1e1ec2894 the Duchess. I cannot d35cd86ae6 make mistakes…’1b902bdb507e4e20
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After mentally preparing myself, af3bf2e026 I took Harold’s hand 0afb6a8b4a and stepped down.6745c6d9015c528f
“The Duke and Duchess of Baisen have arrived. I will guide you to the tournament grounds.”788d77a2f2463a19
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Following the attendant’s 6d61381d18 lead, we arrived 1ca8a1a707 at a tent e6d8da70d9 connected to the cf1cced1a4 forest, where many 12153b2a87 nobles had already 6fb6c0eb7a gathered.7da9e481c86852f5
“Oh my, look over there. It’s the Duke and Duchess of Baisen.”6f91128b78bd1878
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One by one, 4d7eb5a333 more and more e786560352 eyes turned toward c073b022a3 us. Their stares were so 7c1d42bfb8 intense that I could 3208f74b86 almostfeelthem on 68aedce3c3 my skin.867e293dd9404973
No one openly 74be1ce8ba whispered, but their a7a5b8f957 expressions were filled ac8096b638 with curiosity, as d35506b118 if they were dc1bf6b161 seeing something strange 60d52296b5 for the first cf858e7cf2 time.e53adc57737b7fab
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And beneath that curiosity a1284457b0 lay the familiar looks 9bdc7f9415 of disdain and contempt.ccafe9b8573b087e
It had b625e80c70 been a 37ce7189a5 while since 31b76867e7 I faced dc51b4017e such gazes, dc23bc2dbe having only 0531229586 attended regular 3b926f1059 social gatherings.447ad6ea9add3938
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‘To them, I 9af764c1eb am still the 2de585b18f villainess.’409733c4f57b015b
As I glanced 917854197e around, I made d25ee22793 eye contact with c02652157e a noblewoman I d097b10cac had seen at 8de83df3ba my wedding.0439acf702528ef7
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Her face paled, and 59f66525a9 she quickly hid among b12574978f the crowd.533656829071cf25
“What’s wrong, Diana?” Harold asked.80983938729d433c
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“…It’s nothing.”86c515d026b7d609
We greeted the e7f86df7b9 nobles who approached ac0986d504 us, but soon, caaef85b0b a loud voice 256e26abe0 interrupted.dd8cfd5ee9588ca8
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“His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince have arrived!”fc10439b2e7a60ee
At once, everyone stopped b383b202d2 talking and bowed toward 2cece69800 the center, following etiquette.d04beb45e3769a42
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I did the same, f3f9dd9352 but my mind was e04cdd4fe9 racing with thoughts about 603795e42d the prince.476df90159fefecc
‘The rumors d06d0496bc about him 3b25b42c8a are completely cd7fe144ad different from 64ab4efbd0 the wise 036280ddcf ruler described 1cc515334a in the 5c1ce7f817 novel’s epilogue.’d9ac2848e139964a
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People either said f4ac597d24 he was kind b61d7ae806 and easygoing or 50739059c2 that he was 061280ca9d clueless and foolish.825d1cbb60a43f02
But the one 96bed27bb8 thing everyone agreed 9f4a2c288e on was that d7b4ef1002 he was stunningly 0df4d43383 handsome, just as 210b342814 the novel had e6b47ee712 described.7b749939c20d9eef
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As I c161b3d958 thought about c0cf2fd943 Prince Andrew, 60236b3a10 who was 8a9c953c57 said to 5fc2bc2cc0 have fiery 390cb49985 red hair, 37f83dfb46 I suddenly ae3ba91fa8 remembered Young c8941cbef2 Lord Dante.7e57bc9fe6e35f32
After all, he also dfb559484e had beautiful red hair.89f6b0ca93d5c7f0
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“You may all raise your heads,” the emperor’s aged voice rang solemnly.713c9ef3f91f5c2e
Finally, I could see bc58dc3683 the crown prince standing 16a5797d2c beside him.20879b4dbdeddd77
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I lifted my 40ee816e0e head and froze.6bbb2f490b18b8c2
‘Ah…? Wh-what?!’d8b2767eb1f489d0
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Why… why isDantestanding there?!3029e22556e4c1ca
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Fiery red hair, ae2f3d62de sunset-colored eyes. A beauty f8813cf353 said to 17c70e4155 rival even a932865fbb the continent’s 57aa45cf69 most gorgeous 91d9edd135 woman, Ella.45884a39d02a5d44
The only d40a8f35ad difference was a4e7658fdc that he 3b988f536f wasn’t wearing a471fb70f7 glasses.f21174c1322c6c17
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But there 47dccecb68 was no 65b5669f04 doubt—this was df6857ab5f the same e67a593c82 person I 9bec7dbcd5 knew.39a7830c331ea244
‘I never f7b65d5690 even considered 6e37a06c04 that they 70ba42df73 might be a6945c41a4 the same 207c3712f2 person…’946bbcd39386e5ca
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Still in shock, afc958da5e I kept glancing 53226548d7 at Dante—no,Prince Andrew—when I suddenly 6bcbd5adb1 felt a gentle 4b96ec764b poke on my 5714cf746b cheek.7b97c81305950d70
Following the 5ad5fe4d80 hand that 4d25425fa9 touched me, 2cc084b9d5 I met dcf2e3b211 Harold’s gaze.7e44111c1b667f8e
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“It’s just surprising and interesting, that’s all,” I quickly said.735f94d59a099c56
“I know. It’s written all over your face.”f085667bd138eaf9
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“Huh? I was trying to keep a straight face. Was it that obvious?”35d5766f9550e42c
Harold’s eyes f70d78e743 flickered up b7821cdc6f and down 1a59621fb2 before he abf4e4f4d0 tilted his 5c6a9243a3 head slightly.ef7c68c906726d76
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“It is to me.”09dc6d3f5cbd9ab0
Oh, no.3157833a3ad12e8c
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‘That’s bad!’b595d348bbbd7054
In high ddc4748f49 society, even ce4258b9a2 the slightest 2de69d8b7e reaction could ce2caec734 lead to ca4fbe0094 endless gossip d73ee19580 and attacks.80d28194a1e9db00
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As a duchess, failing 77c32d81d2 to manage my expressions cc5ad26079 in public was dangerous.aea30b6b51bcf854
I quickly forced 443fcc7561 my facial muscles 0331a9fb30 into a neutral a63bb9daec state.4e49336d041b5bb5
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‘Now it should be 147361b7d7 fine.’eb4d0744987da65b
At that moment, 280d02ffef a loud horn 12d676d7ab signaled the start cab6509dc7 of the tournament.1bf8c4c52745f4b0
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Participants began 5dd9f65697 crossing the 0b76cf5ebd starting line a29b622d93 and heading 6ec82a347b into the 40b2bd911d forest.39e2bbf631e7cc89
I encouraged d2bcaa4b00 the five 9314f79c3e knights representing 3451ecd7b1 us and 042e00d64f then turned 26f8650f50 to Harold.dc0aa62d4ce9aa83
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“Take care. Oh, and—”e05ffd7c03a7fd8c
I was 218dbea558 about to 2f97a1df72 tell him d7e7a795b1 not to 861c71956c overdo it 8a4163a14d when he bde153605b interrupted.32fe9f0f61d43125
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“Don’t worry. I won’t push myself too hard. I wouldn’t want my wife to be concerned.”4276ed4339bc4448
“…Did I make it obvious again?”6bd765c36ab6279e
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“To my eyes, you did.”ea0a853662b5e99a
Oh, come on.3bb93a8fef3dbcc6
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As I bit dc66893a44 my inner cheek fc0098ef3a in frustration, Harold d00badbcb5 took my hand 98b19ceade and softly kissed bfef905fec the back of b6870307e2 it.7ac3e9f4845c1f0b
Then, unlike our 355a7b3653 usual quiet exchanges, e93b121401 he raised his 441e9895b7 voice for everyone aed04fa699 to hear.81fb96486e712344
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“Diana, I promise to bring back the most hunting trophies. You can look forward to it.”fa0148b2a5345ee1
A murmur spread d9c7ac7c97 through the crowd. I was stunned.78e6e465b36b19b0
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Of course, we 5b825fb3a5 needed to show 9d806260d6 our closeness. And to win, 90c17619ec he had to 3948d4d015 hunt as much 898d82877f as possible anyway.35f08ad8dc4cce54
But now 3060eb324c that he 1b1e8f38fd had made c5bc452933 a public 7304c59cbd promise, it 86a8f16b5f had become 0d573e21ea a matter 44fa33608c ofhonor.50342c2e66cd3875
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I wanted to say 4b401a539c something, but with so 11493b8788 many eyes on us, ad202c0956 I forced a smile 038e4a8231 and responded,22591e3fc7234354
“…I’ll be looking forward to it.”5e6189253315d0b5
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Harold climbed onto 6ed68ddd63 his horse and 7c19490310 smiled at me.f190d0c85a86fe0c
“I’ll be back.”026cc001d3438772
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With that, he and 22bde2c443 his knights rode off 6bc03da018 into the forest.702dc9dafdeddc17
I watched c6709ccfc3 him and 90698b5185 leaned toward 9968821984 Anna to 75e12291ec ask quietly,1824149b993a26ea
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“Anna, do my expressions really show a lot?”03cab9ae4cf8ba7f
“When you’re at the mansion, you have a variety of expressions, but outside, not at all.”0e73d6ed31aebf9a
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“Really? You can be honest with me.”b3feda5b618e6667
“I swear on my position as your personal maid!”c02c356b26a95404
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Anna placed her hand ca5bbfcc21 over her chest and b4c0da3c41 widened her eyes with e707ff0c42 determination.dfa7274e4e2e8936
Since she was 5ddaaa0653 so serious, I 597be79970 doubted she was c910f07046 lying.58e8b0a0ef245a77
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‘So, I’m not bad abc6417042 at controlling my expressions 5d776dac51 after all.’24b3296c13690fb7
Then how e782ae88bb did Harold 26549e87b3 always notice?837f74eb2ac58bc7
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I glanced at Harold, 43503de716 who was now among fdbe97020b the crowd.b69786e5a5ab8b9e
Maybe because of 5f47ce65df his strong presence, 6d446df14d even from far c6c346ef52 away, I could fb45990ec5 spot him easily.a484e0b39d5787f5
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Once I could 715836c819 no longer see 10fde47fa1 him or even 8451844ec7 his shadow, I bff47acf1e headed into the 95bd3c3606 Baisen family’s tent.b7d4387ac8cbd0fa
The hunting dfbe373f38 tournament lasted 5d60b06b50 for three cc67137bef hours, and 14d12a63b2 until then, cfab6611fb those who 41671982c3 stayed behind 148c15c00f were free 5da1be2261 to do 7485795e16 as they 28b07b8986 pleased.73f3c4b829aabfee
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“Madam, before the tea time, I will fix your hair and outfit again.”448e661558059ebf
“Alright, thank you.”30993eeefffb7c4e
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Today, I bb6b0f869e had decided 7faba0fe01 to attend 2a0ce7a848 Countess Russell’s 8b839863d2 tea time.497bcd962af37ee2
She had invited aa155cdf15 me many times 21b60ba935 before, but I 2362189f0d had always declined 9dec7f8caf with different excuses.0c46eeede9f45502
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However, since db87706b02 I kept 47de50859f meeting her b3722fe99b at other 9dd34fe864 gatherings, it 053985c18a was getting a7d7358898 harder to 6aeb1efabd keep refusing.5ba09f6511b72b67
So this time, I 449552dc75 had accepted her invitation.d29464d62ca616b2
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