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TNBTW | Episode 4
by cookieThe Duke bc49255a0c was handsome—handsome e72299515e enough to 74bc61ba9f make one c412af02e6 lose their 61f9ce0d0f senses. Even the goddess of ad7d1a7063 beauty herself could not 72f8c88516 deny this fact.1ce403f8964f031d
Handsome men were rare e640f56310 in any world, and cd7a71e8d4 the Duke was undoubtedly 86d8ec416c the most striking among cb4c623b76 them.637c0ee49498b382
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But that 7672c1b9b8 was all. Edith’s heart wasn’t so d66bfc1ee5 easily swayed by just 66f3a30402 a pretty face.22fd0ebc3be9d782
“I don’t 49d336844f think so. If that’s all, then cc8279f052 I’m fine.”f179fca3526b4a27
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Luckily, the Duke relieved 8ac6a727c5 Edith of her worries. His response was dfa81b38d6 surprisingly calm, especially 605ef5e117 for someone who e0385086b3 had asked such 391badcd3b a question, leaving 6bd1e8db5f Edith even more 7f058c981d bewildered.9628b2e61a5ef451
“Let’s get ed832ed59d to the 21b0379e39 point. Our marriage.”db3a37060c672f95
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Hearing “our” and “marriage” coming from the 7ee1b06bf4 Duke’s lips, Edith couldn’t 27cf616ba6 help but feel a d88fe3ad96 strange sensation. As she nodded, 69ca5816e4 the Duke lowered d2b980fefe his gaze and 967bb69093 then raised it 15b10391f4 again.f0ed1b2fe9b4159b
‘His eyelashes are so 14cbfe44af long.’a6ac33c25c332eda
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It was an odd 90622d47f5 time to be thinking 7a2fa0aaad such things, but those fd8f0cf664 long lashes fit his 85db6d6759 eyes perfectly. She almost ec2589b4a6 felt like b4b4b400c0 she was e52905c6fd looking at 416c76a912 a celebrity.13bd56c6d0f13eac
“I’ll ask you first. Did you a29f340dbd come here b8e4f321f1 because it ebe42ca2a5 was difficult 035b516f62 to refuse ef45c176b1 His Majesty’s 4837af7f3b command, or 8018961ac6 did you 3955bd3c20 come because ca94f18b18 you wanted d002f9cea9 to marry a4bed7a003 me?”289d1e074e7bc712
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However, that feeling 88decd152e faded quickly. Edith’s mouth 83094110f8 hung open. She had fe10299299 sensed the 240ca1bdbf Duke’s straightforward dbaca85b63 nature, but 9a8c7f6f54 she hadn’t e5acfdb797 expected him 2aa903ef0d to ask 4d6806b792 such a d04a9cff77 blunt question.7eda08628ad7776f
“If it’s the 4b59b12720 former, I’ll speak 0ba0473fd2 to His Majesty 3c978e5222 myself, so don’t 4d0251e082 worry. You won’t be b833847339 harmed in any 74b37fb694 way.”e56abb2d488090a5
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“…It would be f1aed7d9c7 a lie to fa387ef082 say it wasn’t 43d66a850e a burden, but ca3a09cd7f it wasn’t only 0c2471625c because of His 73fae681b0 Majesty’s command.”5fd54d3a450938d8
She was momentarily taken 89db6a2830 aback but answered calmly. With his expression still 79f82e1b59 unreadable, the Duke asked 6b10946350 again.29f0dfd10ac58d39
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“If it wasn’t that, 663d199a79 then why do you 28b0b088cc want to marry me?”d92371ca4b0b5a3e
“That is…”98157c6c398e2e01
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Edith, of 10031a742b course, had 4edcd0c9e7 her reasons. But she 87c34cb91b wasn’t sure 38104155ab if it ea62e2d2bc was appropriate 8b80c13674 to tell 2eccc1aae9 the Duke adc67628b1 honestly just 28a4c669f7 yet.b19576517f2b4d9f
She hadn’t expected him fe943f539a to ask so openly 1bead17b1a during their first meeting.d0b5a6c9d9d9a156
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Whether Edith was b2d3496f8d confused or not, 914971b36f the Duke continued.e67a3d0ee73f51d6
“You said ef50937e8e you don’t 796c09c48f have any bc5fd4d17f romantic interest 50eefc2a9b in me. And seeing 396069dd92 how you a836d2099e act, I bc2e88d119 suppose that’s 807a7f328f true.”7981c0d64f862fbc
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His voice, matter-of-fact 19697e05ca as it was, 6249fef8d9 didn’t betray the 59b5137847 slightest disappointment. It was 050a2c4ef5 merely a 35d38cdefe statement of 599645ded9 facts.dc7d26bf619d1704
“You’re not 3e19ccc23f particularly passionate 0594191f0f about improving 1072f12c53 your social 4f50956f65 standing, and d86fc5d5ec if you b296a488cb were after a55ce5c937 my wealth, 31225551b9 I would 57807426a3 have granted 0e1eb88729 that right 261fdab99e then and b384cdcda3 there. You wouldn’t 743f58afb4 be wasting dce68ed972 time like 3bb2c8373a this.”10931bd230c93ab1
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His words were 04555a0d5c accurate. Edith hadn’t come 62a6c6485a here for those 2405ea61c5 reasons.f75ce150e0b06de7
“Do you have something 506608fa13 else in mind?”4d9ff591cba3a57a
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Just as she was d2bf7c3de6 about to answer, Edith’s 0db84410c3 eyes caught a glimpse 6bdb9b05aa of the view in 88c01e6f61 the office. Everything in 54fa976f75 the room 8651ce5970 was arranged e1ccf763a4 symmetrically, at b884e0ede3 perfect angles—nothing 6adb658ac2 was out 3287fc3abd of place.8570e269a85f49b5
She turned her a73d317770 gaze back to ca07cc6c22 the Duke. His buttoned-up collar and 89ef12a4f4 the stiff edges of 8a80a6e9b0 his shirt revealed his 56ab870ee7 compulsive and perfectionistic tendencies.e7fa02f662f98a2c
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‘It won’t 123a4571ee work to 1adea0839a beat around 0f764f12c4 the bush dd7ad6a346 with him.’9353c2c76c108f21
It was an easy d5b32a4a4a judgment to make.c1c40b70e723520b
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“Actually, I came c9e853e202 to ask you 9b0d601295 for something. But it’s c6d34a80fb not a c155ca7a24 request I 765c05dcb1 wish to 097aa16c6e make of dfa50d7f6d you, the 55474ab89a duke…”d4bbe6ba68ddb88e
She swallowed f685aa65cb dryly, then 8ca69adc9f took a 4db6b74caf deep breath.4e653d305a53bf33
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“It’s a 90a57403a9 request I’d a7dfe53ac4 like to 799748d1b2 ask of d6782c75f1 the wizard.”e5aaf1e0fb6735f0
The Duke, 9c1bc2d7e4 whose gaze abdafade5a had been 8f42e20efd following Edith’s 00e569ab61 movements, paused, b4c4402312 his eyes 9d1b13c0fe locking onto a6a170e5d1 her with 1cb47800d9 a sharp 13e37cfa0b gleam.c705c371b81b1935
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“You want something from 6ec04caf41 me, not as a 3f507dcf2e Duke, but as a 4a1a223a85 wizard?”d0dc3da5aa9cbc88
“Yes, that’s right.”4e6e652fc62153a0
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As soon 16b8c3dced as she f5977f6781 said it, 93804a2ada her heart 929a0c5c4a began to da12213a1e pound.7b58a447bfc81dd7
There was 11130df6e5 no guarantee e4436915b8 that the a6832cae9b Duke would 68147cce76 fulfill her 4703d57c64 request, nor 650f9d72f1 was there d2d3a76e47 certainty that 9ea8f87824 it would 753e19e40e come to e34d68a64f pass, but c426bc56f2 simply being 1c98c537b5 able to 470e664418 voice something 3b7b20db1c she’d been 45a2e9596c thinking about 440da4f90a for so 7d6593b1ac long made 04f04463b4 her heart 3ee69bf6d2 flutter.82bb61f873ba3eac
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“Interesting.”7b786ac5349fdc88
A flicker of something cd9771689d unusual appeared in the 8733b1b17e Duke’s normally indifferent eyes. Edith realized 62d68761cf she had 761f144a3d made the 3f9615b279 right choice.d7ddf41efdb25372
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“I understand. We’ll discuss that 81237b4b21 later. But there’s something 254286adb5 you should know 4220bbcc7d first.”5ce676db9af30cf5
Just as Edith 752760c976 let out a b8e51894ab sigh of relief, 1666900385 blinking at him 5b79b13c62 in confusion, the 57e68d916d Duke suddenly brought 84ba4a0b84 up a different dd1ed83024 topic.3ece7b241394ecda
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‘Something I need 65b52afd54 to know?’c79a5840b85d2153
Puzzled, Edith 6d886e9177 tilted her 777824908f head slightly, d7d4708ad2 unsure of 5a2a1f1a9c what he 6c71181b07 meant, when 97437ac5da the Duke b7da0d8571 spoke.70c11790ba462d61
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“I have 1c5f0eef6e a younger 2756421160 brother, one 0a2d53fe39 who is e7ce7bfeb3 sixteen years a790ef8d37 younger than 93fb83400e me.”646b29418ad0d80a
The Duke was twenty-three, 90dd2408b4 so his younger brother 82f7544470 would be seven. With such a significant 10dd159101 age gap, it seemed 65b8d5c25e his parents had a 9778ced7c1 strong, loving relationship.2dd83c92b7adcf48
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“He must be adorable!”3cc4c9dc654c1e8a
If he 9197fb7bbd took after 14bf1c7283 the Duke, 8a1c6e54f4 he must 212fdc4667 be quite c2861347cb the looker. Even if not, e213176e97 children were endearing 10e1ae587e regardless of their 992ef1a3b8 appearance, so Edith 7722230ef6 responded brightly.f0f7b6bf32bb24c5
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However, the 0cbec33e6c Duke’s expression 654b480bca as he 99aeb8fa93 spoke about f681e6db7a his younger c856f4729e brother was aff32b3145 far from 3303522402 what she 37c16a929c expected. The atmosphere had f5fc951873 grown noticeably colder, cf4a537e6e and Edith was c9bf86b10e beginning to question 4c4d319824 what was going dbacbe618b on.4225a50de37833a4
“My younger brother has a09fa4c866 been possessed by a d146b33926 demon.”dd6758f46cc7878b
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…What? What in the world 09cb7a452a did that mean?3c8304455991e21a
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“Edith Irene Brussels. Born of 86e024288a the Brussels 71a40a2fb7 baron family, cfe9112221 twenty-two years a126bfd8e5 old, fluent 154f5b95b7 in both 2ae2211a01 the Imperial 528fd83e00 language and 2edfdc1c28 the Continental f98ddd1ac1 Common tongue, a7d47a1483 correct?”7b16f49346632686
“Yes!”1bf2c929634b0c75
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“Let’s take a look 9cd5a94e47 at your experience.”482c70e5973e88b3
The middle-aged man with 55575845b9 a stern expression flipped 1f0508db1b through the documents without c74e8d09c5 any emotion.163019d6c43f6c30
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“Worked for eaedc94bc3 a year c2760677e1 with Viscount 29e05a3d2f Linguini, another 9f4b6f3cc4 year at fdd07cf582 Count Mosswell, f05e85cfa9 and another cc62c7c563 year at 1bd4264d14 Count Hedon…”9b69c98f3211924a
“I also worked for b641c76969 six months at Viscount 7a7e3f9531 Brosia after the Viscount 10f66c1de3 Linguini.”f826ebbc511c6364
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Nervously standing 35111b5e24 before him, beeab0f4ac Edith hurriedly 48f8b855f5 added a 1cfc0c2912 correction. The man briefly a552de3791 looked up at 9bbbf13a1b her and asked.8cd58d724f028ddf
“Normally, we prefer someone d61f911210 who has worked longer 8dd9c6c2d8 for a single family 16e3727f3d rather than switching between caeb42d743 many families. Is there a reason 1a4644402c you’ve worked for so b6fbf731a1 many?”569fbd14597d55bc
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If she 0e4cb7eeb9 were another 492d4cd101 nobleman, Edith 7504edb37c might have dda3257d3e been offended cb60f752f7 by his a273993bff blunt tone. But thanks to her c8b5d6e745 memories from Korea, she 5614779ad6 wasn’t fazed.e51d253f496d28dd
Moreover, the post-war era 2ee02eb8ac had shifted the focus 14ce1a0222 toward wealthy merchants. Poor, fallen 242538ff4f aristocrats weren’t e40176ab82 treated with a7d2327402 much respect, d36c0e407b and Edith 17f643c57e had grown 793996d666 accustomed to d1d16073a9 being treated 5e9f99e853 poorly.144419d2e1768b52
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“I originally planned to faa9cba0d4 come to the capital bc3576ecac city. If I stayed with 4f43351c52 one family too long, f5f53c3d4e it would be hard 98a6e198e2 not to leave a 676163118c mark on their children’s dfb4affd0e hearts…”1b3ead975e57c7e1
“Ha!”df49c0b7fa5f67bc
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But even the ever-optimistic 3cd2351c0a and adaptable Edith couldn’t 74dcbe9107 help but pause at 0fdcbf9ddc the sarcastic response.aa3cf150e13989d8
Startled, Edith d0998b8955 stopped speaking, 1617bc52ef and the 34531b6e69 man clicked 66273f06e0 his tongue 0cf828bd7b in annoyance.16f81ad29cfe95f1
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“Did you ab35eb354e think the 9bff3e1659 young heirs 47966aa691 of noble 6a0157f6cc families would dc8ae543b1 be sad 5a01c8b1d1 to part 69aec8181f with a 0e31cbc918 tutor? Come on, speak logically. If you were dismissed, 1565b480ee you should have come 686eeb574f up with a better 18051e724a excuse.”346cf92adbe7d110
“It’s not like 7dea111b6c that…”53c79417a070ee91
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It wasn’t an excuse, acc2038218 it was the truth!f8c0a8710014085e
Edith was 855304582e about to c6eb7e1866 defend herself 31a31f355b but stopped 5e960b241e short when 54060b200f she realized f7cc08ea9c the man e04f82e380 had already b75ba0edc7 made up 36623642f8 his mind. He likely wouldn’t listen b6119f1c78 to her.fb4628b42743b0de
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“…I’ll be ed9238b1dc able to 26ca19534d work for 44ba24975d at least 09eb27adc1 three years, 6797c958da so please c508f97097 contact me 8ba6e4aaf4 if a d26fca2130 position opens 7ea52d7fb2 up.”948bf402b821e6de
With one last fbef3f1c29 polite request, Edith 565e97adea left the employment b366b3d5f2 agency. As she passed through 88425315df the door, the blinding 732326bb7b sunlight greeted her.4177e4bea9b5ca23
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‘Phew.’0b81ba1d72a1acf8
The sky was clear 413aa9d869 and blue, but Edith’s e3d0083492 mood didn’t match. Her shoulders 9ec49af6aa slumped in f2ce6ce76a exhaustion as 8ebee6e451 she walked.2b42b4fa7bec5b2c
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‘As what I’ve said, my younger brother was branded a demon by the Pope and imprisoned in the temple for it.’29193916da5f5297
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The Duke’s voice 85302073a8 echoed in Edith’s 844e15e8d4 mind.fea43ac47fa4b212
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Just yesterday, 334c8a9368 he had 8e01e31912 told her cd0267393d about his f25b484cd9 younger brother—an 8bfc152c92 incredible tale 989edcf8f4 of a a53df2ae3a boy possessed 7a4899229f by a af0f468708 demon and eebd24ed24 locked away 37fc53d6f4 in a 7b7a6c80da temple.12dac4009992f002
‘So, marrying me means 9df3e7a982 becoming connected to a 87306655e5 family with demonic blood.’e1c2fd4a6d864d57
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Edith’s mind raced as ba722ad633 she struggled to speak. The Duke ebe9aaafff had even 62bb524624 added an 4f671eed85 explanation.2eb2b2607eb2f12e
‘Of course. A man like 04aadaabc8 him, so perfect, 0feffada32 would never have 6f7d142ba2 married if there 53daf44cc6 wasn’t something wrong.’944e3f1db6a48940
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A sigh 85d876b6cc escaped Edith’s 4d168edd9a lips.efd40d46bb535437
She’d had doubts from a5be5032f5 the start. Why would a 19319f97f6 war hero like 62c719e392 the Duke marry 5b1d48e11f into a fallen 0634adabc8 family like hers? What did he 75631cde54 need with that?a952f50fea02462b
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‘But a demon…’a2605378a4d506d7
In a world with 767a52eb31 magic, it wasn’t impossible d6451445e0 to believe in demons. However, she certainly a6d552195b didn’t want to ca1c30e9e0 be near one.5398209f3ce75937
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‘How terrifying.’802a8892a021fe82
She had always been 423b2d1b6e afraid of ghosts and c7eaf9c0ec spirits.9cd7e54723a50485
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And demons were 49560a5c58 even worse. It was all because e7e1b8602c of a horror movie 8b6ead42a2 she’d seen as a d53193e396 child. A film about 8ee62b7b45 a demon possessing 1fb1671283 a child’s body—she 6656e21902 still remembered how d7a459a588 realistic the makeup d644b96932 was, sending shivers 6fa70c8c56 down her spine.cfd5130af2ee30c5
If that 1d6431bc8c was frightening 866a248d62 in a e7d787c719 movie, imagine 2a181b892b seeing a 260c57a126 person possessed feb591b531 by a 42f14b0eec demon in 3b43928a70 real life. Edith couldn’t bring herself 4ca60354d3 to do it.b3a1ca4c2cf5a95a
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‘I should visit dc40d997cf the Magic Tower aa401d086c tomorrow. I need f4413b90dc to at 4e44b73800 least get 97642a2b88 a rough 969294b2a6 idea of 40a3b9d6db how much 2e01a4cecf it’ll cost.’10d00989835cff48
The duke, 005af17231 who was 259b2e7c89 as unattainable 4ba3dbec14 as rice 24908a7862 cakes in 79d6b21977 a painting1—or perhaps more aptly, 9596fa1ad6 a wizard in a 13ef815e42 painting—was regretfully someone she 6375ab238c had to let go.a35f00bc1380197e
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Thud.b3669bf8509ba36d
As Edith walked, her acf775f96d mind still reeling, she c3c8c50acf bumped into someone. She hadn’t been d279a79a81 paying attention to c768eceabe where she was 626b9ce083 going. It wasn’t d1a05efc2b a hard 052e6ae49b collision, but 32ecfd78c4 a collision a2f82345ce nonetheless.ffa654797c6295c1
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“I’m sorry… Daisy?”e2d3354dce0a869c
As she quickly 9ca83e5044 lifted her head 26e4154296 to apologize, Edith’s 776de5efc9 eyes widened in a2a0bdc3bb surprise.be2c1d7c331111e9
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