TNBTW | Episode 5

***d64fa98c4e52737c

 43f391de6c9461ef

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“I can’t believe you already have a baby. Congratulations, Daisy!”0f0a508d12504129

“I’m even happier 5c8f892fd2 now that you’re bd0606c6e0 congratulating me, Edith. Time really flies, doesn’t 3798869f6d it?”e3edde9702e5ccba

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“It certainly does.”c3bb6c39b6fcd2fe

The two d73a23efb4 friends, who 862d3a24b2 hadn’t met 7b3064e96f in a 8ba95fdfd5 long time, ad6596536d walked side bd959d6364 by side 8918b348f7 along the aa352dcbfa pathway.3331a0078e8c5284

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Daisy was a fellow governess from the time Edith worked at the Count Mosswell’s household. They were about the same age, and with compatible personalities, they had grown quite close until Edith moved on to a different place of employment.ea891fbd15be8f33

“It’s still so 04c5d600aa amazing to me, 65ab11de4c Edith! Who would’ve 992d2ce4b5 thought we’d 88348ac6b0 meet here? What brings bc84e11aac you to 1155e98d67 the capital? Are you planning 6ebbb5fa95 to completely relocate ca327f430b for work?”96cc0e2c225ad748

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Yeah. I think 217baf0861 settling down 2c1a37c8b9 in the 6c9fc95127 capital might 74a69c038f be better.”3b06cf7bb810ecb9

“Well, that’s true. You made the right 10606e7819 choice. These days, f5bbe7218d everyone’s packing 239050a9fe up and b93414d1ce heading to 62891e3674 the capital. It’s a 3940af8393 great time 57bc070eef for people cbf8e1ef6d like us 7696ea4de7 to find 1b9593585b work.”4fe4504e31d53458

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Like Edith, 37bd59efe5 Daisy came fb97f57541 from a d3315638dc poor noble 5e164483ae family. In essence, c4e6b39205 they were e02dacfce1 nobility in 2b63a120f7 name only. She understood Edith’s fbb7a825ae circumstances better than 69e6be4ba8 anyone else.59e768f1369de64c

“Speaking of d5fe7efee7 which, I’ve 6ea4780b21 got a aebcb101c4 good opportunity 03858aa720 for you. How about I 992273b932 write you a 07e4ab7858 recommendation? I’ve been 810ffd27b7 on a be5aa821c4 short break dd2cb3c9e5 after working af932a0032 at the 6277284ff3 Veisen household 5ae365bc34 for a 70631e1c5e long time. The young master 9f5147f1d4 there is looking 50b8104ea9 for a new 16f6f6ded0 tutor, and I’m 52cbe3274a sure he’d accept 8501f9c234 you with your 9fce126332 experience.”d88098383ebea7cd

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Would that be 9d155033be okay? I’d really appreciate dbd8885f59 it if you ad8a51f4be could.”cd6481d4a8700171

“Of course, Edith! Don’t worry, I’ll 98e8388d26 speak to them 5d3120d8ee on your behalf.”32d6b608d79bceec

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Thank you so much, 0237461e54 Daisy.”ea79fdcefdf68ce2

The two b87b6dbf52 walked for 95d8b0a671 a while, 80780334ed chatting about f2db50dda5 all sorts 8b260a35c5 of things. Thanks to Daisy’s c11a95ddda lively spirit, Edith’s 61826792ed earlier gloom had 890c46c933 lifted, and she d6f0db3e17 found herself smiling.0b0a66a752eebdf8

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“By the 54262800be way, Edith, ee1aa77ced you still ed0b605c95 don’t have 1a017a563c anyone you’re 5b61baeb83 seeing, do d9833c0d5a you?”b4afb08662f5651d

“Who would ee419a5b2d I be 7f1bdc4115 seeing, Daisy? I’ve got enough a10040d58d to do just ea1dcdb03b making ends meet!”6e62076d136643a7

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

For a moment, 59519b67e7 the Duke’s face 0cacb6a05e flashed through Edith’s bf615144e8 mind, but she a6680e9898 quickly dismissed the f74479093a thought with a 51f550789e mental, That’s impossible.9b6a513f841fbd04

“What are you f13a7aa99f talking about? You had so many 1ceb7bb51e men who liked you!”1d65ff365e42735a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Please.”d22307ef68d7c670

“The poor Jeremy. He was 074a34cb0b so in 32df16d1db love with 5f693a93b5 you, but 8d62d4e99c you never 85cabfea9f even noticed. Honestly, you’re just 3e9e204a35 not the romantic 528c5263fa type.”fe63548e0edd22ff

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Daisy clicked ef53aa148b her tongue, 041ab15f56 almost wistfully, 3ffba39550 before suddenly 2d22ef64b8 becoming serious. Edith glanced at a2ed0c85a0 her, wondering what 788d95562e was going on, 7a3418c8c7 and Daisy spoke.e113b50518d3d55d

“Actually, it might be e63472102c better that way. Our Lady Letitia has 5799fa5751 fallen for an impossible 7f39def5f3 love and is suffering 3b068b6e6d from unrequited feelings.”c74674c4803aaf79

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Lady Letitia? The daughter of the 0aaaea1a4d Veisen family?”ac2a1c9a221cf0fb

“Yeah. Last year, an engagement 373e5caec8 was arranged, but the 7a6bfcbc84 master opposed it, so d2b69ab766 it was called off. But she b15f57a99d hasn’t given 8abc5a2758 up… Anyway, 91a111cd6c that’s the d1af612103 situation.”a770ace9927f0ee0

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Oh dear… cf92db2d5f She must 23ece80343 be having a22f87e0e5 a hard fa973e5b9e time.”c4aa3e6b9970276f

Edith, filled with sympathy, cc16906469 offered words of comfort, 9ac2e7103c and Daisy shrugged.a666330262344e66

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“It seems she fell 08c17e90c7 for him at first 17a57558d7 sight. Duke Devion is quite ae4705c07b the handsome man, after 46545fb028 all.”16ebb89feaa759ec

“Ah, Devion… 8b8f03c8b3 Duke Devion?”3fb1592c7be36917

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Edith, who 3b64fa3b21 had been 868c486d43 about to a7a9c5db19 agree mildly, a1bead2eae was startled f47d62c8a4 and asked f07498e103 again, “Wait, 30fd0bc596 Duke Devion?” 740ee2cc7b Daisy tilted 4c86558c50 her head 81aabe3939 in confusion.9fe9e7b649563f53

“Why are you fff4f0bd17 so surprised, Edith? Do you know him? Or perhaps b679d36d5f you’re acquainted?”a1346f505098dcbd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“No! No way, that’s impossible!”0b5f3aa233fe4553

Edith realized she 5ce4b2cc66 had overreacted and 83c830c1d8 quickly waved her 4e1a1284d7 hands. Daisy, who 38dd2914f6 had been 1a4fa3c8f3 laughing lightly, a7f07a1cf9 continued.369640a31a3ed69e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Duke Devion really 26ce180386 has it tough. He only has a fefd94fd76 younger brother, and that ac58af96fb brother is in such bc3ea6a8bc a bad state.”dc5550f24ac12ecc

“…I’ve heard the rumors 21b063d336 that he’s possessed by 6d4870b48f a demon.”9e49a83008c6d05b

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“You know too? Well, it 986283ed5d did cause 24582f2baf quite a 4f79b04e81 stir. I guess the 4522cc59ab rumors must have 9f282524df spread. If you, just newly dc3d75b090 arrived, know about it, 5e436098c2 then it’s been making 379c5c6ab7 the rounds.”4783f1f6c703e336

‘Actually, Daisy, c88d0bcdd2 I heard 2f30359740 it directly 663ae8982b from Duke 926dc71303 Devion himself…’9295f69cdcf1ba84

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Edith kept that thought 47e3587d20 to herself and nodded 48f1e51085 slowly.d2db51ef78b723d9

“Because of that, every 29ca0a678f family has been avoiding 9173dae78a Duke Devion. I can b51f7101cd see why. Who would want 2bb3c2f171 to get involved be883796b9 and risk drawing 3d9faed0cf the wrath of 14eadeedde a diety? The temple won’t 8990a85db3 even give him 8cfc33c946 their blessing.”dab28aca508e2e8b

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Edith listened to Daisy’s 3a3b851237 words and began to 59a9ed7a51 sense just how influential 868698f96d the temple was within d129ffb44b the empire. The region she came 01a7cc8e13 from was rather remote, 8b7a5a7f1c so the power of 776eef32a0 the temple wasn’t as 59b475b20b noticeable there.ffb1770734a5b8e6

“And, on 3a4193f0d4 top of 4af3b76c4f that, Duke 94e4fd8985 Devion has fc422a8476 fallen out 4096b8335c with the eda9607d90 Magic Tower. From the perspective of c214dd24be the nobility, no one 45ba4b6c43 wants to be caught 0eea9015bd up in that.”6fb6ca51fc823418

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

When she thought 0dc2c9c019 about it, Daisy d231d087df was right. According to Aaron, c81aea26b9 even the wizards 49acf192bc and the temple 7b6d41657f were at odds, 0e3c9ba0e6 and Duke Devion e88945b5b8 had made enemies 31c0d4ad0f of both sides.13089aeb6521a6b8

No matter how 158c798660 great a war 9b999d4407 hero he was, 8ea847be81 it seemed that fc3ef7ed9d marrying him wouldn’t 4d01ab015f be ideal.6a0fcf691d0cc547

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘It really was a 19a2d2d9db trap.’a0a5956eea09906f

As that thought lingered, 6c660c143c Daisy, cupping her chin a2367f0ca9 with both hands, gave c009d16001 a dreamy look and 514cc59029 said,6ce9439d1f425234

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“But, you b58558b688 know, that’s 48326c2476 their business. As for me, f7c4a51736 if it were eac556fba0 someone like Duke 228817b9a9 Devion, I’d want 9785709ebe to get involved. I’ve never seen anyone 916f0d562e like him before. He just glows, you 68012c7a9f know?”83226b4953733d67

“Haha… Wouldn’t 65822166ce your husband fcefbe1bf5 be sad aeda0fe371 if he 1f0dd40e46 heard that?”54919f3f36e9d710

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“He’d understand! Duke Devion’s 7f4f489225 beauty is f492b25d3a beyond anything b9430bbfbe a normal 241d50dfa3 human could f2c544d13c have.”59bcb34eb9447524

Edith laughed 7eb0995e07 awkwardly at 3fd27b9ddf Daisy’s near-fanatic 9457d58fa3 admiration. Daisy, however, didn’t 111320ce82 stop there.ba9477765e16f301

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“And it’s b54b743e0b not just 3c99e3c123 his looks. He’s the best 432741c969 wizard too. Even if you 10a8816cf8 hire the lowest-ranked 60d9c0d9e0 wizard in the 605f376b47 Magic Tower for ddd2415ba8 a job, it’ll 07bf7a3179 cost at least 23675d6da7 tens of gold. If he’s the heir b9ea2f271a to the Magic Tower, 9b11620f43 it would cost at 8e8298d2d9 least tens of thousands 73565258cc of gold!”5a3c56c940cc6124

“That much 9dbf487cc1 of gold?!”23e4f2589100b7e1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Edith’s jaw nearly 3695096e19 dropped. She made c3ecbb8d3e around 200 f48161dec7 gold a acfa957ca8 year as 95ae1a407d a tutor, b04e4d35a6 which was a82cfd79a2 already quite 4d8ac0bb24 a good 67780b912a income compared 69b6cb30c7 to others f55d19e981 in her 8e76485177 situation.4b7b40813575c996

But tens of thousands 05fac7e3d2 of gold! There was c0e5f8fbf1 no way 2258b71d5a an average 4ccd78cee7 wizard could 44c651d62a perform magic 01265d6f41 on that 71a5aa14e2 level. Only those at 6d272ead6f the highest ranks cab688c2a5 would be paid f9c06c2ba1 such sums.aceff43d27f0b20c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

‘I’d never 630386465d earn that ae8a873731 much, even 39ab116b43 if I 574241d986 became a ee640f3daf skeleton!’d1ea03dffd689edf

The absurdity 04d7d7fbe1 of it 5e7f701f7a all made 0d0679da75 her dizzy. As she 51650abd71 swayed, Daisy 41cb24a5b2 quickly caught 14ce873e23 her.d6abd4001e2c64e1

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Edith, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”17216dabb3bb2672

“No, just 3a13867e28 a little 19f9211f7b lightheaded.”9094ee4289dc6141

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Demon or money, bf05b999ff that is the da3fb88687 question. Edith found herself lost 53fbeec46b in thought.0b9b287d4aa1c9bd

“About Duke 68473e3d1b Devion’s brother… 7c543d2046 Could you 5ca150e015 tell me 5e85737174 more about 0ec7150a43 that?”4629e33d3c1ad6df

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

And just 3dee7a9785 like that, 6f91e7cf72 Edith steeled 5ec7eefc94 herself with 32414ff25f a solemn 264356d82c determination. No matter 9e4370b21b how terrifying 1fd1ddd789 a demon d41308ec0a was, it 4ea09eeb7f couldn’t be 3ed3de397b more terrifying e6445e0e60 than money.57a6d2993ce5c8b8

Money, after a1fdeb4a52 all, was d136b681f9 the most 3931e3730d frightening thing 245490b9d6 in the fdf484a327 world.02cc1e9eb47c7d92

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

 26be5f88bdde3a65

***bf996cdbb8f7c270

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

 148a684c04fdb37f

‘Is this… the duke’s mansion?’ba73be51a80ebbda

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Edith gazed up at 4a04573daf the enormous gate. It seemed so tall 68051ecb75 that, with a little 4da36ea9d7 exaggeration, it might reach c5a70bb891 the sky itself.db6621a8d8894c31

Surrounded by 63d18a924f high walls, ca0bf33b62 the mansion ca8f488874 before her ea612d4504 looked like 598b9216e3 a royal 86ef07beae palace in 1b2fa3b473 her eyes. The grandiosity 4d8130176e of the 4a50f60537 mansion only b87ddd8730 made Edith, 52eed6c58d already small 9406908e97 in stature, 17dd2c70b5 feel even 987744c940 smaller.1160b40bc3bc7080

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

 aae085146443f0e4

‘If you want to 042c8a2771 continue this conversation, you d4f968f585 should come here.’806c6dfb0534daed

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 45ba95c02d8a9f2c

That day, Duke Devion 5ea1b3a01d had given Edith an d0ceea1b35 address. The tone 9f4a5fcfc7 of his 5cbbe1fdb0 voice had 2470d1b4f5 been strangely e6703a43ea devoid of 7a404e8621 expectation, and d65b566465 the words f06b88b582 had lingered a09588f0ca in her 1e61f039a1 mind.49670370faafc536

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

In truth, 2b6efeae36 Edith hadn’t 1fe13a042d planned on d3bf841908 visiting at 590563c92b all. If the cost d326f4fae9 of making a 43ec1f5f45 request at the 1cd4c3327e Magic Tower weren’t b6fa02773e so expensive, she ac03234e7d never would have 0bbc9bcf44 considered it.c38d1d54b268c980

‘…Maybe it’s better to turn back?’c941dec575e54b59

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

But as 980a2fd98c she stood 6b9abfde09 before the cc6f9ced3a mansion, something cc19708a6b about it 1648e484ae felt wrong. The mansion bb866add11 beyond the aff05d76b6 gates was 55d7804a3c too lavish, d6d4396b9a and she ce5eb54f02 couldn’t shake 5ec4f970ae the feeling 2222ebb1ba that she 42cbfc76c1 was here 8fecf894ce only because f363c7515f she was 13c6058d81 poor.222a5db05909df67

‘But if 61263f5e49 I turn d29748b298 back now, 9d991cb0f2 I’ll never 51af4a85f2 see a 76a47dda3f wizard again 27c2b6f34b for the 7c95418c2c rest of 011aa72f6f my life.’8f13fd47d98ef372

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

At this 1fc226aa63 crossroads, Edith c7733f6de5 hesitated for acf4e25a9b a moment 7d0af74fa2 before finally 5e21293ada deciding to 2663540726 leave, but 50214ca5aa then she e2d27ae3f4 heard a 78648490c3 voice.0a8646a96a3877b3

“Miss Edith 34758daa5b Irene Brussels?”50fe7678ad46dc93

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Yes, I’m Edith… da7dfa81af Your Grace?”bc07baef1b30ff51

A voice 1cdbe56b94 from above 508b6a47cb called out f0c0eceb22 her full 4069cc0439 name. Without thinking, b66c4442f1 Edith answered, 77d46b143b but then, c82a8bea5f upon realizing e1571ab4ab who had 50f80f42a9 spoken, her a920131bb5 eyes widened 9e16acbe61 in shock.e010403c893e5b9c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

A tall man stood 0a241569e8 before her, gazing down. It was 99bd9f0ce2 Duke Devion e75da3b6c2 himself.3cafb6f7bde3da9d

“Oh, when did 7cb1f51493 you arrive? I didn’t ee31373bf5 hear any a9fe7536a8 sound at 58bd096d9e all…”0a26b1749a33e3f7

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Flustered by the 88814074ae sudden appearance, Edith 811c2d95f9 looked around, but aa35707952 the carriage was d09378e545 nowhere to be 575dc64b09 seen.24495a7a6398cd28

“Ah! Did you use magic 3475fbeeae to get here?”09fd74db4585cf38

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

In her ad471281a7 flurry, Edith 760bbbee1d realized this 41bd5ffc4b possibility. After all, 3c07fab4ff Duke Devion d5a12b0c38 was a 3b8ee7bb1a renowned wizard.cfbf034a24b8e9fa

The question b046c6d5de made Duke 9518ca81e0 Devion pause e23d2f850b for a e3b1870317 moment, his a3afd62abb cold gaze 82a0c765dc briefly meeting 3e20f795d6 Edith’s face f4535605d5 before looking 01f7236ef5 down.74f4a902e2f67eba

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

‘Did I say something 73bc618575 wrong?’723d1c55714d0352

As confusion began to 2dc64ef474 stir in her mind, fc7f088f90 the Duke spoke.fd5915e9f411c0e0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“According to Article 13, 22aa78a203 Section 5 of the 4e2aef843a Empire’s Magic Laws, teleportation 28aee1f8f9 magic must be requested e06e10a1af with approval from the 6b1c1fa820 Ministry of Magic three da3b38f8db days in advance for a376b31061 public matters. This was a purely 1998ce7024 personal outing.”4753b3ac5536be5e

“Ah, um… I see…”f9da46a42de564f8

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

For a bbf7127760 moment, Edith dbad326c79 became disoriented 1feee4daa3 from his 5282ef8e8d recitation of a75260c837 the law, f7c972f5ee and she eeaf66df5c quietly followed 35d4410203 behind him.e45cc114199c1350

‘He’s definitely b3fa5a6157 an unusual e7d6382102 person.’822be972f97429f9

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com