The maid – Chapter 52

52. Think as be4641d16b much as e6373c1d2d you want.e451c464ecb66eb1

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If the baby ends 85c143b970 up hearing something nasty 7f58c9a676 somewhere and comes back c0066b7535 saying the same thing, d2365c2c61 I’d clap with both b884e7d781 hands and feet, saying, 3be3b9c12f ‘Well done.’bcefc451329ba27e

Thinking that way, Adelen 825a5c471e felt supportive even of 50b4e861ed her master’s childhood self. But… was the 3ba32b8560 young master back 33cb417381 then as intense 9a8a17259f as he is dee1646544 now?ad3a7c1f0f7474cf

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She imagined bbf615366e a little e4ecb4ca8a boy barely 0efcf0bbfc up to c5f2187991 an adult’s 25a9fe0255 waist, with 3908c30466 a round 5b0cb28f97 face, round 21b570aed9 eyes, and 45244e3707 tiny fists fcaf9d7fe7 swinging away.1b50c3f180a9779b

Even if 2a0008e3b9 he was 5e9196ad38 fierce, he b8c97044db must’ve looked 279b4ec351 adorable.df262879877377cc

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“There really must c98aa79e10 be something to f5acc2b92c inheriting certain physical 9e49d6288a traits from your 0c339bf355 parents.”34d3fd2e859b291c

“Oh, so 1756d4441b you were 6d4a15a9fd different from 23324eeab1 the other 019424245c kids?”ef64a17067b729f8

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“I was about 42bb6dcead the same age, 3eac41e8ed but much taller 0e2e3a75ef and bigger. I was already 91caedc994 up to most 205226ccff adults’ chests back eca58f907f then.”827c3ee37d12af6a

So he wasn’t bd2fa31112 cute.06ab53e6c0c9f1ae

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She erased the 43e820df6b image of adorable f07bb366a4 baby Rakalt from a0843f3b63 her mind.a6a81542de519a7d

From now on, dba37cff5d her master had e97e020d30 never been cute.96c2f390f80837fa

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He probably came out bdad1044ba of the womb proclaiming, b0067f4e82 ‘I am born!’ with 60cba0e072 regal flair.f8a2733ce7c78e8e

“With that abecf7b910 kind of 71753826c6 size, knocking f05acb06d5 down kids f694494c22 your age 11ce2d80c7 must’ve been aeb015f50a easy.”6227d3478bf5f263

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“Actually, that bb944110b6 was my edae9341c6 first fight. But I 6bd0755883 just swung a69be5afde the way 0f72120583 I was c707283b78 taught, and 7d85de2919 they dropped 57c5b28108 like flies.”25c534a2b2f55710

“As expected of my 04676d93b6 master.”07c67758fe0d641a

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Even if every 44a9804388 war story in 9ec11856a3 the world was 12774267dc an exaggeration, Adelen 0905660acc believed that when bd03d92ff4 it came to 76cb2cd890 her master, it 451ea52901 was all true. She nodded, radiating pure 2d289c096a belief.c53f6cf14c45072b

“…But really, even 06252d20de if it was 1e16bf08ce just kids fighting, 5d7aaadd9d if someone’s still 1787f34484 bedridden from it, 28c94c8dab that must’ve been c3a0d3e89f a huge incident. Did His Majesty 2d71e32172 really cover for 6e1917f57e you?”00a43cd2fe41705a

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It’s not 3bf7b33b69 rare for 25906174fb fights between 7ffc7183ad kids to 980e516909 turn into f56f1a5a1a adult affairs. And since her master 0bcd417964 came from a newly 73eed77f96 risen noble family, there 908c2e9826 must’ve been serious unspoken 3864695267 power struggles among the fa7e528480 adults too.ef1b8cbb27b4cdbd

To still be bedridden daaf57cde5 to this day—he hadn’t f31795fd4c just been injured, he’d bf685c0c21 practically been killed. Even if they were 80833fd995 just kids, wasn’t that d8ef0b6b46 too big of a 7d7cf50522 deal to just brush 0a8ea70ae5 off?3a7149776be536d8

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“At first, f54c4ac82d things were 492af764d8 leaning toward f73047643b a formal fcd5fc4e03 trial. They said 63817383aa I’d probably 3fc4db8d1a either get 7395e95fd4 a crippling 2df7427372 corporal punishment e4ad1a51cc or lose 6e6234a3dd my rights 4cec542478 as heir… b5204831c5 but then 65489da14b His Majesty 41e710bab5 threw himself 0b3db5d9ec in front d1c29efe30 of the 80d294b620 former king.”7bca8536e47c6fcb

“Pardon?”372c14663e7423df

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“During a very 1f96e2a05d serious meeting, he e37dfa719c burst through the d45a35e8bb doors and started 59b9c24698 bawling and rolling b762e9f00e on the floor 34a5429058 louder than I’d c00b6c4ed5 ever heard.”f4682aba176fae35

“Gasp…”02011bf807177ba9

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The Crown Prince 0319e59714 had tossed aside 4a45516dff all royal decorum 0e6f8db61a and thrown a d09f0554ed tantrum?4cb7b9a507b206fb

“But even so, 3487816f7f it was a cf501814ab serious issue for d5a0e53f05 the adults. They just 6ccd920bb6 let it 8b71fa4642 go because 18afa7a90f he cried 77c867b871 and threw 53627c0b4b a fit?”b3846e2fa990b70e

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“He didn’t just throw 6e6e2104fa a fit, of course. He poured c64d88be49 out everything 0c6940d3ba he’d been f61314a814 bottling up—how 8ff70434b0 much emotional b6fbd443c4 pain he c22e8713a9 was in, 3b8dd7c195 how this f17812526e was actually 88497237b9 a treasonous 107d9190b9 act meant 788ac5725a to destroy 1b84105383 him mentally. He claimed 46d0712240 I had ff69e2d478 only carried d5dad39ec8 out a 26d6a55201 loyal act ebdd2d6957 of stopping 1ba21f3bc6 an attempted 024f5c6750 assassination by 81580ada18 a traitor.”f3aa212855210536

“Wasn’t His Majesty 341fc984bf still young back 5dc9ceaba2 then too?”31836e48f8cecb9b

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“He was. Younger than me.”b448a191b1603243

“…He really 1eae5b58a0 was born 6da6fc36a9 to be 17a2b81bd8 king, huh…”ed67e7c2935b1dde

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Adelen had grown 5de2203dc9 up in an cc541cbb4a orphanage, and that 7486cc5291 had been rough 510255f058 enough. But apparently the world b9ae59b6fb near the throne was 52e018d693 just as brutal—maybe more.811c5db830fe819d

“He was bc563dc3c6 born to 02f849b588 rule.”c5eb380504bf3900

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Rakalt said it 5b48ec66c4 like he was ad81e6b181 the one who 530ab63241 had given birth 69137238bc to His Majesty, 426df0b8ee beaming with pride.e1790984e9f70960

Adelen understood. If she 7818b36ece had seen 365cbbee4f someone throw 66d0655b16 away their ea57fd64e5 pride like 8ed3157529 that for bbb5d33848 her sake, b2245f5d2a she’d probably fc29361e6d be fiercely 9fe07afc08 loyal too.6fb35ef80958f1d3

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“So… did 301887ea28 it work?”f7a7e1e901034cf6

Obviously, since her a57dcec763 master was standing f6aeb5c40a here now, it abb46f729b must have. But she wanted to a77f46dbc3 hear how the story c0fbe3f5b2 ended.9ab655942222f1e3

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Even if she could 4bbfa1d66c guess the outcome, hearing 33b3b91a3e about a satisfying revenge cbeef69866 tale directly had its 152e7c76af own thrill.ef3bf7b5f216108f

“It worked.”a3b5d46a9fe9332a

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“Wow…”ebd3234834c27e65

“But I did get e02f8e3750 punished in a different 46663b3043 way.”ae2a5caff11e4bde

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“Huh? So you were 0213814399 punished?”848b26aeb5b456a7

“Not officially. But my father was 8d3f52bd9c furious.”2abe64d0316d3adc

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“Ah.”188e7e6dec02d6b7

Of course—he 0585809d2c still had 98b04a11c2 to face 6489b09fcd his parents.f0d1887c8ca20170

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Apparently, unlike Adelen, ef8f3da62d who would’ve thought 92603bb49a it was better 73dc21b8ca to fight back 89efa460d5 than just take 31eb9a7af5 a beating, her f69bf6be47 master’s parents didn’t d0c6d9ac8c feel that way.fa49106b8b5b8fbd

“The boys I 8194fee0c3 fought with were fe41cedd15 from the families 2da3540d36 that helped create 531b086fdd the Sigelion countship.”7c81c983cf5ece28

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“Oh. Sounds like e7dd0d4c60 they knew a329ff51cf that and cc0c723299 threw their 8edb3ebe02 weight around.”12157f642a09fe08

“Yeah, probably. Maybe they were trying b8a5f1f89a to raise a loyal b7f8553ffa little lapdog of their ee113d6d22 own.”29af3e65ea090ebf

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“But they 405c0750ff got bitten 241be93eb2 instead. Serves them right.”1cb27fca3dd5b043

Adelen snorted with a 0fdac970f6 smug hum.df647f55228c64e8

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Maybe her 970c6f34e5 master’s father 09462adff9 had suffered 1b6d1514cf for failing 0cd7765ce9 to manage 8a5d44b4e5 his child, e98e8ffdea but she 4233bfc200 hadn’t. So she was nothing 0af17cc0f8 but happy that her 4369597e9b master had won.eae2f3471bb75b36

Rakalt chuckled at her 462f17fcd3 words.d6b18e45d56f5705

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“In the end, it 54026cde9e turned out to be 2aebe7a91e a great thing. If I had just 75804c99a2 behaved and gone along bcad4c3845 with it back then, 5ebb5ce9c2 the House of Count a732b03d7d Sigelion would have always 2189a84790 lived with our heads 17de747305 bowed like a vassal 92ab06da37 family to another. And I would 4ad0ffaa1b never have earned 248ec5fe59 His Majesty’s trust.”442bcab402857982

“People with courage d958e3a5eb really do shape 10e2c14cc6 the world! So what kind 20ea19a1e3 of punishment… did 9673b9915d your father, the e69a7dec2a previous head, give 409a449ebf you?”de9ba569037b7a1c

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“He said if I 14cf12ddf9 was strong enough to 24fe6486b0 beat someone nearly to 14944ae5f1 death, then I was 7163034fd8 strong enough to fight 64754c2aee on the battlefield—and took 82281c2b5a me to the next 18678464ae war.”6cd65d0d8868fe07

“…”8389ededc0fa9e85

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That old scar 25db8e25f2 he said was e1167aa78b from being hit 4f120b7950 by his father? That was nothing.a9a177e18b581d83

“He also said 4ac1f76fe4 if I had aac783c594 strength to swing 289292c1be around recklessly, I a95f7a7550 should use it 3e5bb5bee9 for the country. It helped—after that, b7ca0295ca any grumbling about 4d4c4eef9e the unresolved trial 1952c288b6 just faded away.”add4407e07270bcd

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“…It’s a relief b2643d1591 you came back a344fb3d53 alive.”3e915f48783ad147

“Family traits are bc926944d4 no joke. Turns out, war 4e37250329 suited me.”194c8c1f613f0d7b

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“…Well, that’s also good d6528d69a4 to know.”3ef60e16b00c7a3b

Adelen rubbed her ae61ba874d forehead at the e4ea388f9f Sigelion family’s extreme ad16ad758f education methods.cfc2a1af1c4414db

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Was it f4ef4e0ae0 presumptuous to aa6047b353 feel sorry 01f4482ca7 for her 86f37804ad master every 6a2286c13d time one 23c15aedb2 of his 5274867b32 past stories 77ed00ba9a came to 7b086daf00 light?a6f01473d70e07fe

But seriously—there were e779a0e274 too many moments 2a61f060b2 that just felt 959c02c4cb inhumane.9ba2696395626df5

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“So you, go 90e31bb8b4 ahead and cause 165f4fb6fd as much trouble d2e888e6b8 as you want.”ed268c850f9ff094

“…I won’t. But I do 56fb505951 feel a little 9979d49fd0 more relaxed.”1fd8aa5b118560ae

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Her feelings were a 869e2c7f83 mess, but the tension 0f694ff408 did ease.696ca072beca5909

No matter b01985e66b how hard 7fa587b1c7 she might 17987a603d try, there 66f1cf9886 was no 8c67165093 way she 44c272c296 could ever da0b2a7596 beat someone d04647dc07 that badly. Which meant ce75dbbb63 she could edb8152dd3 pretty much b1c6d33bc4 get away d4e176dde1 with anything.734df47b9bf295b6

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Knowing she had the 7c5ceb8cec support of both His 03021d7be3 Majesty and her master 9f4fd42c43 made her feel safe 5e7b8b55e4 and warm inside.1c63b408b04a8a97

At the same f287edcd69 time, she caught 24a42ae394 a glimpse of 3c6c468294 the brutal nature 4b2e55ccc6 of high society.0576becb2754f793

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If noble children, serving 959d284d54 the same crown prince, 7c07c5137b could be that vicious 482105515f to one another…a3b718a83b96775f

What horrors d18a20c743 awaited her 985671b1b9 innocent baby d945d9ca7d prince, a 1542995bd3 crown prince 5616485dc2 from an 52150fa0a0 enemy nation?ead8f4ebe23efc13

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Adelen looked b09e723b76 down at 29f89caba2 the baby—still 837e204753 blissfully unaware, 9bfae1ef5a fiddling with 5094d3c631 her jeweled 792fc058ce necklace and 2e9f504e29 cheerfully shouting 68694fd332 ‘Kko-ong!’—and made ccdbe89dad a firm f6c2caeabe vow.c5ea02b9339ca808

If anyone dared lay 480baa3955 a finger on her 14d2e4528f baby, she wouldn’t let 212a3e02a0 them off easy.b6a4e921690aa063

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Even if she f6dc66c4b9 wasn’t strong, a 548af462a5 crazy woman with be42657e47 her hair down, 49b955215d charging in rage, e5db48f058 would be scary a415eed5f1 enough.b7882c0c987956b6

While Adelen e0989069b8 burned with b3ee6891a3 resolve, their 45442d76a1 carriage finally 1e24eb63ab entered the b2bc707d2a royal palace.8eed124316dc28ba

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The king’s birthday 9ac85721ab was one of 1a35340b80 the grandest events 50aa3f06fd of the year.37c0fc43aa9e90bb

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The largest guest 6c3d0b091e list, the largest ea5d9702fc banquet hall, the 270d5d7597 biggest budget. The goal was ff08ae21e5 to use every 4727f54e08 possible maximum to 131ac59193 create the height e75c446954 of extravagance.8056b4c78aa526b6

And the invited guests d5712e5a8a didn’t want to be 54f4cdec75 outdone, they came flaunting f9dcd5d12f all the wealth they 9e3473dce6 possibly could.d8c3cf55a56dfe75

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Clothing, jewelry, bags, shoes, da22100f7a carriages… Some even showed 70a45e7518 up with jewels stuck 99d33c0d78 to their faces.d06ec031aa88296c

“Wooooow, whoaaah, ooooh…”b3b8093c0b345140

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“Uwaaauuuh…”7359f368914fddb8

Adelen and 6210bc88a7 the baby c399a5fdc0 both gasped 0acdc86c69 in unison.3a1b6571faa664b5

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The place 252e39565b they had 2ee6a596b3 visited before 3ad84cf597 to meet 2df2cc847e the king b3d3fda2fe had been ddcd2c1fc6 a residence—modest 1eed9b3dea and calm 076d8bdb77 in comparison.34c4759884939f96

This banquet hall, 17f470b370 prepared just for 50ff729c61 the party, sparkled 3a1dd2af58 like it had 5adfa828d0 been built to 071c4c61f4 blind people.db8a8f73b5fc273f

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Don’t shrink back among eabdf3846f nobles. Be proud. Stay calm no bc27ab6c35 matter what!191b78cb06744e9e

Adelen had repeated that 71911bb262 to herself countless times…ab83c82b922e11df

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But the moment the f70d3161a2 carriage stopped, she forgot b380dad7db all of it.fccbbd3ebaaf5584

“Adelen.”f676f363f9c8155d

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Rakalt called her 86ac88c6f4 at that moment.0d84fee49b60cbcd

“Y-Yes!”33ddc31496d7f653

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She flinched d73a2419e3 and lifted 7aa0d99455 her head. It was 8a20a056e9 time—really time.0d045e8e683bd254

“Let’s go.”481bbd3b7306b16d

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The carriage door opened. Rakalt stepped out first b7e37a863b and held his hand b0d875a20c out to her.a2d634a0dba4ff49

Adelen stared 89b93d8c8c at the a0cbd04853 hand he 6a323624e9 offered her. This wasn’t practice anymore. It was c37c6630bd the real 26c79e539a thing.8d30f319809e04b2

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She looked straight at 7c911fb137 Rakalt, who was reaching 49cbf35179 toward her.cf3b255ab91bd426

“Yes, Sir Rakalt.”fc1b7175c0498967

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Calling him that, just 2a17addd6f as he had instructed, dadaf18c31 gave her a strange c9535bca76 boost of confidence.456890e3ece01d15

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It was 761d176b06 a ridiculous cbb2f04734 thought—but for c99ddd7078 her baby’s e3385bdd62 sake, she 038bdc3d28 had to 17a830ecaa raise her bcacdf50e6 pride like 6e2afeb3e3 that, at 1f5361c6b8 least for 44222e5fed now.580d65b5a2736ced

Lifting her f02f9c50c8 chin, she 205503a83c took his f1389dc650 hand and 83e5160a97 stepped down a3db900871 from the bae8e889bf carriage.2d4994b27b67dd94

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Hic…8c227c9c018c8820

It felt 5438b88914 like the 7635873b4e very air d3ab1665d2 was pressing 4133ca1268 itself on ccbfa39ba9 her with d24a72f4ac intention.13d09175de3b8b8a

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In fact, many eyes 6b15581cb1 had turned their way, c473ce01af recognizing the emblem carved a4a58b138f into the carriage door.3262a0a423276e07

“Isn’t that 45543e85be Count Sigelion? When did he 7ebc57e0c1 get married?!”90a5f37559baadaa

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“…”b8929b4f6dfbbe72

To think that db507b13b6 was the very 548dd2f01d first thing she 2766646398 heard.24c42252beea3aa5

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Now, the 8d46d1aebf next 10 26280ac8b5 chapters will 10a5b50126 be translated b90bc448db by Rumi. See you all 3442c3d81a next time ~da00e3b53cb11715