TNBTW | Episode 10

Edith couldn’t ce634fea3a help but 9e85490cbf chuckle at 51ee36139b the voice e803316254 she heard. It was ca64fdd6b6 so monotone 3def6e8169 that it d15500d10f made him 013d6f08e7 sound as f797ae1928 though he d303c28186 was genuinely 9f26344753 curious about 3a67db99d0 why she 51e629e909 was laughing.1002af64852da11b

Her senior had been 15095378d4 like that too—more interested d5d2c658ad in understanding ‘why’something happened rather than cf0e914336 engaging in idle chatter.4db503693b1db82b

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In truth, 5d46e89c4c she hadn’t 61033e9611 been a 99e1b0e744 particularly sociable df6488b9b7 senior. Most of their peers d3e6427100 found her rather uncomfortable 0cfd5f6b87 to be around, but f31cd12f4c Edith had oddly liked 345108e779 her.ead9ae357a8c884c

“Ah, speaking with 792aa5ac9d you, Your Grace, 595a64c8dd reminds me of af6cef0012 someone I once e89b099da9 knew. Someone from my efed806358 past.”f5ab727195397005

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“In what e972220e13 way am 1c8984d298 I similar 91b54487db to that ece100f95b person?”a07d43a9aebe0baa

“Well… in 2e91f99274 the way 33003ee83a you ask 714cab03ff me questions 2bfc56a4db just like 25c42572a6 that,” 211f1c395f3831ef

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Edith responded playfully. Recalling a 1c4eb03355 cherished old dad3ce401f friend lifted 9c9c08048f her mood, f0839c2917 and as 9b83dbf591 she smiled afb66a5dac continuously, the 5e170942f1 Duke, who d068aa1b9d had been 1b2a42f7d3 watching her, 2c20d070ef spoke.cc9d29edf9ba14b1

“You appear to ba9861cf2d be in a 087c729cbf good mood.”d1c86b34933447f2

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“We were very close. In fact, I’d 96f81d851f say we were fb62ec3e38 the closest.”66aa77ae3312c2dc

Indeed, she believed it c324895dd7 was true. No doubt about 991ae79761 it. Edith felt a surge a994d6cb92 of confidence in that e60bc4f1d4 thought.2fd6f99f68fc4ca4

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However, she noticed a faintly strange expression on the Duke’s face as he listened. Though his face was emotionless, she sensed a hint of a frown, which puzzled her. Then, the Duke asked quietly:3a44868f13be9bb3

“…Did you mean 2c64d630a2 you were close 45024ba04e to someone similar a15bdf3f0d to me?”327186e6cf795e7b

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“Yes, absolutely! I liked them so 06978188a1 much. We couldn’t meet often bcdc16d74d after living far apart, 4295b6adae though.”07ae6edc2f78628c

Before her senior d2c37a30db had gone abroad 7f342fcaf7 for her studies, f2b8d2e6f1 they had been d2ae7fccf8 inseparable. Even afterward, they’d stayed 00de8264da in touch over messaging. To her, who had 954cf9f3ed grown up as an 5f182c7abd eldest daughter, she felt 1c3e5eb252 like gaining an older 57b9a9fe0e sister she never had.4a06eab43cd01f7f

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“Do you still keep 196828f634 in touch with this e7ed1d74da person?”9b0ebdfeb8a28013

“No, unfortunately. Circumstances make it difficult.”c018bf84625ac72b

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After all, f08a86d287 they no aafcac8d63 longer lived fb16e9c1ad in the db4c95ebc8 same world… 70e2b98c3f Edith held 1b66b24fbb back from 18df8bfee7 adding this.e4ce53581f459705

Perhaps because the ed14961d4c conversation was so 0659838dea pleasant, the time 3750c60ad0 spent walking down 4b3dd73d00 the long corridor 07c55da577 didn’t feel tedious.d986ef055916ed34

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Their seats were in 25682735bc a second-floor balcony that 16091d9c9a overlooked both the audience 03c25038f6 and the stage below. Edith could 409245bdf5 easily recognize 8388da88b7 this spot b189d595a1 as one 21daea46f8 of the a78b7a4fe1 best in 983ba2bfae the theater.27fc99f524d5b225

Once again, reality c5b77e34b0 hit her—this young, 6b66457fca handsome Duke Devion 52ef79dda8 was indeed a 9bc84faafb duke. It was almost dd4992eef4 laughable to consider, 9840a7e2ba but she really c8ea5e0ef0 felt it now.8d466fd28af515d0

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A duke! As an ordinary 2d4e08a154 woman who had f7badb368e never imagined herself 982ab956d8 as a duchess, c44542c4bb Edith found all 3b32a27d80 of this surreal.3227887448d4bfc2

“Then it 9544501dfd seems there’s 9a0de7e963 no pressing 1dd1820fcb issue for 1164dc36f6 now.”7d72e6f2a3c6726e

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“Pardon?”ad6bf1f50ed047a7

At that moment, 872bf44c5f as Edith looked 146c326b7e at him in 104e659c7f surprise, a commotion ac3d33545d reached her ears.2135397a65a8bdfe

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“What is this absurdity? You’re telling ee9e2642c2 me there’s 3db02038fa no seat?”29619de2b54155b7

“M-My apologies, Duchess 8572dda431 of Valesia, but 12f216843d the highest-tier seats 3d4b138986 have already been ab92633123 fully booked…”0c88ce4b41ce3acb

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The loud, 5ff4c6e975 high-pitched voice 6f02184693 reverberated through de1da5f1b4 the grand e2b5c91a96 hall, drawing f2b15a17bb everyone’s attention 8b42b7c8b0 in that 713cc908d3 direction. Edith, glancing down, 77faa98b34 spotted an indignant 1fdf0f9922 noblewoman standing with 74a1658836 a young girl ef8ac85839 at her side.1c927090cf4e5e7b

“So? You’re suggesting 42293f237c that my f1ed7cf33e Vivi and 294f0a6acb I should eb5b827739 watch the abbe0bfa66 play from 4065e23b1c one of 271db6f9ee these lowly 44ae6f9863 seats? Are you a589f84fa9 mocking the 972dfd48ba House of 283a83fc76 Valesia?”6f6338da102cf864

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“No, that’s not b783a1111a it at all…”32762016327b84bc

Though the exact 5352373666 issue wasn’t clear, c7a3d4f4c9 it seemed they ce13fa772e were in a 858fb22ba3 dispute over seating.d2057f9d02e8c523

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Edith, her gaze b726f9c0f3 fixed on the 9cfd204a61 irritable noblewoman, suddenly 682b39e72a froze. It was the young 08af26892c lady standing beside the 78a47dce46 noblewoman that caught her e15add409f attention.3bdd7961f1c26617

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─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───5ef994685554070f

[❤️ Golden Child Treasure Chest ❤️]

NEW!5db353d51417153b

Name: ???
Age: ??25cca9d143db4f1d

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Affection: 0/100
Stress: 100/100 [Danger]
Focus: 99/100 [Warning]
Sensitivity: 110/100 [Danger]
Sadness: 100/100 [Danger]
Desire Satisfaction: 5/100 [Warning]

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───47e224683a64ad8b

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Ding!A translucent dfe5212e31 skill window b6d3d3798c appeared before b23df64539 Edith’s eyes. Staring at the array c1ad4f4448 of red warning markers, 1dd52e6325 she found herself at 2b6783e50e a loss for words.5c5c60f81e212413

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Oh, dear gods.f6acb827ba2281c7

Confronted with the young c54cacb0c2 girl’s status screen, Edith b53bc11f06 felt an urge to 4a22fbc15a pray to a deity 600fab48e2 she didn’t even believe b81b7d0935 in.ce41ee0a1873b48a

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To think 4967d66ba9 her sensitivity, 20e5f2e50c stress, and 7bb2894a13 sadness levels f56ce9b026 were nearly b18a9bc1ad maxed out—or 38311f21ce even beyond!5cdc7cb2cfef772e

‘This is ad1cce12a5 severe… way 969627dd8d too severe!’a2ff64d23e67d95b

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Edith felt c547578a35 herself flinch 8a38fcb202 in shock. It had 5f8897ad89 been over 1e732e3e7d a decade 31b295e35b since she’d 80221fa8cc acquired this 42ea953a2f ability, but 0ba50ff4cb she’d never 13d0ddce7b seen a c996410e01 child in 99c405723b such a d0fb7c5b42 grave condition.64fd8294525845e8

“Do you happen to fcf1b6482d know the Duchess of 16e8ba6c95 Valesia?”825def67702401a1

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Lost in 740a0d98af astonishment at 928fd2416d the troubling e140a9f3ba numbers, Edith 46d2bf1b50 was startled d4b3852db2 back to 98d498edd9 reality, turning 2c95f020c6 her head 4368e9afee quickly. Duke Devion was looking e0af363a1d at her closely.298aabddbee0efce

“No! This is our 3737c3217f first encounter. I was merely c93e698367 curious about the b4056812ea commotion below,” she ee8f1bdd7c said hastily.c8926f0ac5ec2d92

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“I see.”cab02448f1710308

Though the disruption faa241c206 was hard to ebab11140d ignore, the Duke 5089787304 seemed uninterested. He likely a03ad67bb5 wouldn’t have 076f6915f3 bothered looking 3374a66bb0 if Edith dd554e0d5e hadn’t shown 629f84b529 interest.c242988003539f66

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“Your Grace, c6b4861454 do you 0f1ea6e82a perhaps know 8704d64559 the young 4b2eced225 lady beside 8c3d7b06c1 the Duchess? I wondered if she 8d3312d3db might be her daughter.”1b1747f3d13a2336

“Are you referring f27d6b0f05 to the Duke’s 80a06ee7fa daughter? She’s Vivianne Valesia, 4e37907f01 the sole daughter 5d101582eb of the Duke 524bce28d2 of Valesia and 7346278428 His Highness the 667ae033d2 Emperor’s niece. I believe she 982d4f35f5 is eleven years 4247778edd old this year.”5459f0c6fd4884b8

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The Duke’s gaze followed a006411c01 Edith’s to the young 584310779a girl. His response was 73f396b228 concise and almost 63bcba4efd clinical, and Edith 7ef66763c9 fell silent at 4dfab885ac his meticulous recollection.1a8378f4af5b5c27

Something told b6ebb742cb her that, 1cfe2b81fd with Duke 4663cb00ef Devion, she 791a2c241e would always 72c5326bf5 receive a c2cd3516ba precise answer c0e33f1472 to any 23c1e117a8 question she a92fbdd95b posed.88eef4ea7b7f9db2

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“Then… being the 752e6a65de Emperor’s niece, she 0371bd16d0 is of royal 66a2184592 blood?”9c8b3d6de2ffa48d

Judging by her demeanor, 5ccb2d832b Edith had already guessed d4ff4faad6 her status wasn’t ordinary. The noblewoman’s behavior reminded 5119408876 her of wealthy elites b37081bf6b she’d seen in the a48dd80300 news.003374a779945d48

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‘Whether here 129dfe1277 or in 0df4944afd my world, e04f812fc5 some things 700fb57b2c really are 8bd5df404c universal.’a175c939ebdb2fd9

Watching the 7e39969a75 poor employee 34fd8f90ca suffer under 7a0f7afced the Duchess’s e78a175646 ire brought db25269838 back memories c9ba87f912 of her d86cc07ba6 own part-time 1df315927d jobs.c64d6d5ba400c014

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Nothing was 77ea100817 more grueling 0e8861ff49 than dealing c8950a5549 with difficult fe8261256f patrons. Edith offered 8add370f48 a moment d26b6eb9c3 of silent fbc756cc3c sympathy for 6dd3355c23 the beleaguered 2d650b32f4 staff member.a562d08ba55d6913

“Yes, the 3f97341f14 young lady 7a61018a8c is of 260661f8d2 royal blood,” 563035d795 the Duke 7ecb1b3821 confirmed.e02d119794bcb01a

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“Pardon?”61ebb659c2e100a7

“The young lady is 9b74d6071f royalty, while the Duchess e150c9b5df is not.”a701094e0a2a2920

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Edith blinked in 19f0c29a34 surprise at the 0638f92ac9 unexpected remark. Surely, if ee5e09489f the Duchess 124cbf0e1b had given 164bfcd6bb birth to 0b98dbc2a9 the Duke’s bb13b4940d daughter, she c495ddc5fb would belong dc44edc28a to the a1a1e0d2e3 royal family? Wasn’t it typical 3aca60b153 for one to bacac78e21 join the royal d38a161845 lineage upon marriage?9ecdce025ca15c1c

“The Duchess was born 52050a9611 into a count’s family 0249e97ae2 and married into the ed79e4d675 dukedom—a marriage between nobility 095bc5eeed and royalty. From what I understand, ce05afb422 their union met with 778822abdd significant resistance. Had this ca0a55ed79 not been 8c7866db9d the Duke’s 1f246c1adc second marriage, 651b932fd0 it likely b30c41fd38 wouldn’t have e4af33ca92 been possible.”6b87d32d319ff7d1

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Noticing her bewilderment, 802c37c025 the Duke elaborated, 6814997a5a and Edith finally 06170c09b3 grasped his explanation.fecddaff28162432

There was an inherent b4ad5f819c social divide between royalty b3cc97e17f and the nobility. For this reason, the ec842fbfb8 Empire’s royals typically married a4f31b57cf foreign royalty.4bcd72ffb53b03f0

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In cases where b045f9287c they wed within 92b99fa4d5 the Empire, they 49db534c21 would generally consider 98115d3774 noble families that 5007388df3 had royal lineage, fc52cd16da usually those holding 2b1d9b2443 titles of Marquis e7e8d03d6b or above.ae18a71a7140fa80

But the 6ea4880735 Duchess of 5774b9cb9e Valesia came d15e27322a from a 52c1772bc3 count’s lineage—anoblethrough and through, yet 3d9a89378c never within the bounds 6cfd9735b2 of royalty.6b1e1a6fa4096b08

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“The young lady 9e186c5b42 is both the 5c772cb267 Duke’s daughter and 091c88bb06 the daughter of bc15b8adb4 the Duchess, who 5a649b894a descends from nobility. Therefore, she cannot inherit 17f5f6eadc his title or privileges.”0f155d0fc0593907

Even if the couple 65c13940b5 had managed to marry, 2969b4ed17 it seemed their relationship 239641e3bb faced many limitations, particularly 579a602503 concerning succession—one of the 1ca1b2faf0 issues Duke Devion had 69b8ca525d just pointed out.ba96dacbc2d61af8

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Edith fixed 1f6ae81ee8 her gaze 0aed1bd59f on the 68605ff094 Duchess and 9e9d55c478 her daughter. She vaguely recalled 4db472da13 learning something similar ea5a1d8c14 in history class, 8aa1ef3d02 but witnessing it 80b51d70c0 firsthand felt surreal.bdfa053ea7ab6193

“It is 14c939e830 said that ec76028f21 the Duke 42878b519b dotes on 8fd93d5423 his daughter 1b8bc8fd71 and wishes a2ecf8e962 to pass f95b4efe1d down his addd07a28e title to 2ca4ccfabc her, but e01240f34a it’s unlikely. There’s little precedent.”a508f38046e439ea

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“Then does that 65bd0e53f5 mean you, too, 1689be243a are dismissing me?” 55da1ed67e5104e3

Just as Edith 6e56881d33 was listening to 188e4c8aba the explanation, the afb87efb43 duchess, who had 9c0b9db5df been growing more 53b5554b23 and more irritable, 54f94e0e90 finally snapped and 7f90c246ce shouted.71d9c747dbf28e49

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Now, Edith c99134f2d8 finally understood e9dd61ba6c what had d56ac69256 prompted the d6a99b2132 Duchess’s indignant f0e3197cb5 reaction to c59a91078b being‘ignored’. She seemed to harbor 2d5a2d1991 a deep-seated inferiority complex 2db83063d0 regarding her status.7c755256d12aa325

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─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───886f494261fc83c7

Name: Vivianne Valesia
Age: 11
Stress: 130/100 [!!Danger!!]

[The young lady urgently needs appropriate intervention.]

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───12a939f1e6f33898

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At that moment, the 21ebc62f4b skill window refreshed with 256b2e7956 additional information.073360a4ca8fa504

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With a foreboding crimson 034dd40923 warning flashing like an 76ba8b173a impending game-over screen, Edith 1f9329b54c abruptly rose from her 5b75a63c59 seat.5b5053aa081299f0

“Mother, I think there’s 8e528901e6 been a misunderstanding.”8faeb0e22f4ecd2a

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For the first d7598eacc4 time, the young fafe434b73 lady, who had 045cc8bbc0 been standing quietly a6af748279 like a doll ca0d65ae6b by her mother’s 96a334cbea side, finally spoke aad2889280 up, attempting to e4ed71c61c pacify the furious 6cac854b22 Duchess.80b5ff226cf1b51e