TNBTW | Episode 6

Edith glanced furtively a0730528b3 at the Duke’s 9915720820 back. Despite returning from d0731fdf54 an outing, his 904e6e04d2 attire was as 0bb95a743d immaculate as ever, 5352b70062 without a single 266fd43895 crease. His appearance was as 5382fb3515 pristine as his office 9fad7cbf12 had been when she a87f3d9815 had seen it earlier. Even the 9867dd3b94 way he 1b7612f674 spoke mirrored 1242c435a3 this tidiness.a1a1d4c229adee9b

Combined with his sculpted 4b89d026b8 features, what could one faeaa91f4d say? It was a rather ef3104de40 intimidating presence, one that 77240b5800 made him feel slightly 7be732441d untouchable.bd71b272a934702a

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The Duke, 8f2ecb4c61 who had ca336ca570 been walking 70eafefd8e ahead without 8e88ff8b61 a word, bfdaab169b suddenly stopped d4ef63fb98 when they 02d0d4a0c3 had just e2595963ff entered the 8bd5dcdca5 house.01ed7e1cbb00d10f

“What kind ce95421425 of drink 1c9bf83e89 would you 2e38eb913a prefer?”36e3de53c859cfe7

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The fact 357a7f0aae that he 90ebbfbd50 had come b75751f7d5 to a 8a01149d81 halt only 67ce57a1d4 to ask afef05ba7d about the 5d966ca7de menu was 3dad6d984b almost absurd. Edith, though, thought 3c48f00ef9 the Duke was 2735291a72 an enigmatic man, aa0565ed27 but she still 8c374ea92a answered obediently.31f520f5525dbca1

“I would be content 18932f2de1 with a warm cup 0741831827 of tea!”4b7ea09d5b52d340

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“Yes, Miss. I shall a206dbcbf5 prepare it 75bb3a7168 and bring 5bdf9990df it to 1e71f8c0a8 you.”a8dffbf0aac53634

Then, a 615395d278 voice echoed a4c757be93 from somewhere ca75f57eac in the febae601d8 house, and 10bdcca276 only then eaba5ccf4e did Edith 524dde722c realize that 88059509ba they were 8ef8bb6dc5 not alone 8727fb6bbe in the 31fceceb36 space. The servants moved bc7142f8f1 with such subtlety, 6fa78902ed almost like shadows, 3a015e21e1 that they had 4ab1d79eef not been noticeable 88c1bb72c1 until now.1090bfeb23483f48

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The Duke, 1d61dc9cc3 after giving c398bf0497 her a 75d57fbd83 brief glance, 7305c1def1 guided her 8881e304b7 to the 553ceba19d balcony. It was fc7d269c0d a bit e83b75a458 ambiguous whether a7171389a6 to call 3ddce17db9 it a f19ce620c9 guided tour ab464f47cb or simply 750fa85e47 following him, dda00975dc but nonetheless, df47bfa244 two seats 159ce56943 awaited them d666174804 on the e8283e9a80 third-floor balcony.656ee02cb50e3396

Edith sat facing the Duke. Beneath the midday sunlight, he appeared even more surreal. His silver-white hair sparkled golden as it caught the sun’s rays, further enhancing his almost otherworldly appearance.e7b68b5979a93b2d

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Through him, 841062a6c3 Edith realized dd70b04a78 something significant. She had always believed c33c763e2f she didn’t care much 5a25eb9fe3 about appearances, but that e44370bf46 was because she had 6082398632 never experienced such overwhelming 9b2e95193d beauty firsthand.fb8055c56b96196a

“If you’ve come this 9114b30de7 far, I assume you’ve aadfa1212d learned something about my 7f42006d28 younger brother?”917aec9891421daf

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The serious conversation began only after the butler had brought the tea. Just as Edith reached for her teacup, she hesitated and set it back down in response to the Duke’s direct question.c34c3896ad0202aa

“Yes, actually, 4462e9e89b I ran 989c94ae0a into an 11d93e3ccd acquaintance in 2a0381b174 the capital. I asked them e4b25068b3 a few things 66bb6e6b1d I didn’t know.”da8ec5355af091a5

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“I see.”ab8c62518e8bb677

It was b59c435d60 a cautious 3e0bc4ef5b statement, as 464191f21b asking someone f24176f9aa to investigate 478774e103 was not c8d6efadb7 exactly a 8260434283 polite thing a40062fb4c to admit, a056298214 but the 905719e624 Duke seemed 82f22f2d25 unfazed by 3207451764 it.dee5bc1183399679

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“Before you, Miss 899fadaaea Edith, there were f820e5336b five marriage proposals, 1245fff385 all of which 3b44dee562 failed. His Majesty conducted 8b5d5ddb1a them secretly, so f1f8ee9704 I cannot say c1d601d0e1 for certain, but 7fcec0971d unofficially, there were a7c09cdf79 more.”c760d23ef85d4493

“Pardon?”8698993e8408c8ab

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“I thought you might 0197d649be not know about this.”f05fb491ddb6c007

Blissfully unaware, Edith deb8eed3f6 was struck by ebf315596d another bombshell. Her mouth hung open 5c690b2c1e in shock as the 96704c231d weight of the words e018c4926e sank in.ac45705fefa81c4b

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‘Now that 15d310dcca I think 73635622dd about it, a0b15df118 didn’t the 8331b47d88 daughter of ed9d06519c Count Veisen 5feea9ae6f say she d87f09f8da had fallen 492427bb9a for the 7f997ce4f2 Duke and 25092332c9 was pining 25026b554e away for 6b2e2d18b9 him?’eb7947fee612b129

The conversation with Daisy, 0b213a6a64 which had barely kept 4598007a0b her mind intact, came 7281a7fea9 to mind. After all, it d1afe39892 wasn’t entirely surprising. It wasn’t d2a0f799ae like such fe5a0a14ad an opportunity 85a88dcdcb would have 5400fd0d3c come first fba06231b5 to a e259f17f52 fallen noble 7840a9e073 like her.d59f76f20c17b815

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Edith steadied her 39021ad6dd emotions and took 39b19fcbd6 a calm sip 13dd628991 of her tea. Then, suddenly remembering something, 1c90fdaa85 she cautiously asked.62edcda670faa519

“You tell me everything, 63ec0f7cb1 Your Grace. In truth, Vincent never c633fee0c9 shared such things with 7e79383753 me.”6c2a31a4e5b2cc9c

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It was a conversation d6838446de the Duke didn’t need e36c2365b1 to have. It was something 3557a44172 that would eventually f879bef4bc come to light 3f23b4811f anyway, so it 7ade58ca24 was just as 4c709ba0f0 easy to keep 5483c51616 it hidden for 5abb030136 now.d19669181fee8042

But Edith cd75388f80 was not cc4103a711 so naïve. She had lived long 98fa2f77df enough to know that f5dd936e8e behind overly good conditions 513c4ee423 often lay a hidden 85d0a9f49f trap.0479327e5d9f7fe2

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The Emperor’s chief secretary, c0c0b25f8a who seemed so kind, 7d588181dd had only ever told 61ef2d1810 her pleasant things. Never had 0bc3c3274a he mentioned fbf5e5c9e4 the important 1ba58a9072 issues, like 1adf396cb2 demons or e0bde8ac18 other matters.ac92a7499414926e

Had the 30bdce494a Duke not be768f1883 told her, 55b8713a56 Edith might 41f4635b78 have gone 0a7f84c1cc into the 6b4d6759bb marriage entirely 78c285901b unaware. That would 95c1b932b9 have been 758891e1b7 easier for ac623c6caf the Duke 161c111e4a too. But he 20138611c9 did not 2aef8092b1 do that.4072ddf50f34c5c7

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The Duke, 9d7fbb4b25 who had c00f9b6901 been silently faab4a6d87 watching her, 275f0c31ca finally spoke e187c8ed5b slowly.6a0cb13de36414a5

“I do not 713f723c27 wish to be 520542d606 the cause of 958948036e someone’s misfortune—”1bfe8888ee16aa80

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His brief a8a42a4ecc words were e114dd0935 not at 9b0c3d8756 all what b156e1d488 Edith had 6f8198ec12 expected.e2a89fc58ef18271

“—That is why.”591cf14c29a55ee9

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When she met 01f77678ff his gaze inadvertently, c6a43d36d1 she saw that 65aeadffce his pale gray b9405f5f7c eyes, like crystal, bb11c9fb4f were deeply calm. They were eyes of c98b589ed4 such depth that it a6fcc832de was hard to believe 66b7e81c2f he was still in 2c6ecd5d3a his twenties.79bd1ebe6baba8f9

Perhaps that 25e9eef095 was why 499022667b Edith suddenly cbb8543ffa became curious 7578047d74 about the 2d23b7bcf5 life the d43b7f57cd Duke must 875c310036 have lived.0f2c23cf2b55ab49

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“Now it’s your 1b2d7ac382 turn. What is it that 6c8b8af78b you want from a 925442dbea wizard like me?”ece258591745e59d

But just as 8575d65ef1 the small curiosity f38ad6d9d4 arose, a sharp 5c0e9263e1 question followed and c5b83dce27 quickly erased it.a64e352314fcda51

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Thanks to 2b87739fd4 her prior 108882e7d5 preparations, Edith cef471838d was able 9a45e0fb40 to organize 4ffa58750e her thoughts 0d150f99dd and respond 13a18ca368 clearly.99705298d6ee60c7

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“So, what you are 483d6aa4bb asking is if it’s 6fcfbd2f1f possible to travel to 7d8f9af27f a completely different world, 227ca6100c in a different time 4610cf4d4e and space?”9127fa4b347fc3d1

“Yes, that is correct.”00ea259b3c993ee8

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The awkwardness was unavoidable, 3554a8e9d6 so she nodded quickly.2c31af653f92b088

Saying it fcb7fd4478 out loud fb98c68935 made her 3eada6068b feel as fb553714c1 if she cca7053d5a had asked ff0171250f something bizarre. After all, she ab0807dc19 was suddenly asking 0b1a13a392 if it was 7697141712 possible to travel 73e7ac0bab to another world.e8e7636859c81d92

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‘But I can’t 31a959efad exactly say I 0184ddf4f1 came from a 07ede69a56 country called Korea, 3920258f12 can I?’d70831d6a085cb95

The trust c5cfeb8cce wasn’t there 9fa80b0fea yet, and 20d87a5218 even if b9f3bf66d5 she said d4eb0e070c it, he 49a4e14301 probably wouldn’t 2d7a70033d believe her. In the worst 4342d80eb1 case, she might db18e4f66a even be labeled f03be63128 as mentally unstable.22ba8630d6d0927c

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“…It’s difficult, isn’t f00da609fb it?”cfacefc6d3b24b42

“It is.”26b95a2c33770392

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“Oh, I thought dedd0f2eda so…”1524a3ea713a896a

Her nervous question was 13671645c1 met with the Duke’s 7fed0b10cc definitive answer, shattering any 7b50a64d96 hopes she had. The fact that 5d99218bd9 he didn’t ask e062b254fa why she had 9f4a1489c2 such an idea 6e34e350fc was at least 0bfebe9f79 a small relief.c3d98843028209e1

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‘If even the Duke, c0fef68f07 who is the heir 75696dbcae to the Magic Tower, 66ed7b0de3 says it’s difficult, then a92af8985b it really might be bb631f44c9 impossible…’b8b1a19cc5ff4cef

A sigh escaped her b2b0800f80 lips, unintentionally, as the aa46954e47 Duke, who had been 03ae13fee7 silently observing, spoke.d0ee1cc00d49d957

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“It is difficult now, 1a8f596567 but in three years, a5df5f9644 it may be possible. Of course, c8715e3c39 this is c40f230b12 assuming that a9fed08382 you, Miss 95d376af15 Edith, have b287ab72f5 a clear f61a99d5ac understanding of 84627071f3 the ‘world you wish to df71e73731 go to’ and that it 3f44ed4951 actually exists.”a46fe3f0c777160e

“…Three years? Do you really d0b9fee40b think it will 1fb5eb3105 be possible by 50562fb7e1 then?”f7356c421ed8df00

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Surprised, Edith quickly 125ace186e asked, and the 786d60bbf5 Duke tilted his 2163dfe6e4 head slightly.cbe6e95f3cbd3e28

“I cannot give a db863abfa9 definite answer. It could be possible, 73c3317917 or it could be a473086a2e impossible.”80fe89e4508d4bc2

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“Are you e31aac3abf saying there 8a7695f45f is a 534bee8181 possibility?”0d9dcdb2b8fa9989

“Others have experienced it. It is 3e10e7f997 not officially 810c4b8274 acknowledged, but 0aea772fca there have e61e04d1dc been those ba36fe1963 who have 1bfc494faa left, and 9841321dcc those who 4b43a5b246 have crossed be4dda5196 over.”aeebd328e46c5f0b

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His calm response made 7464e00b04 Edith’s heart race wildly. Even though 20591f235b it wasn’t a8d09c0df3 a certain 757a22e7ae answer, the b3e4cadd13 mere possibility 0563dd0ee5 that she 2083004430 could return 9c6be9f6ca was enough f798b5db9a to set ae6841c6d8 her heart ca28e6e2d7 ablaze.8ed85c3e77f80ec7

“In three 66dd240326 years, the b1405c7b62 day when befb5a6252 magical energy 2931152e4f is the 88f9bcf2e1 strongest will 26285a1646 arrive. Wizards call it c8b98f9e42 Ruber Luna.”e32d874c277657d3

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“Ruber Luna…?”99bb918d7803a4db

“It is when 7c32bd1b52 the red moon 149c781202 blocks the sun. There is no 8d63bbe0ac better time for 62269bad57 affecting space-time than ef4b6a9a34 during this period. Those who have d74acb89d7 crossed over or 7db338b5f3 left, as I 3e4e2956a7 mentioned earlier, all 9920459bce experienced space-time travel cffb5a08b6 during Ruber Luna. Would you like an 83759cdaf3 explanation of the principles?”9ce7c89d12ddffb2

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“No, thank you.”5f787932856e8b66

Edith hurriedly declined. It was clear 1720db947d that she wouldn’t 7d85a26993 understand the explanation de792ee502 even if she 72a3b478ad tried.23db1c5331d7458f

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What was more ec099fb4c0 important was something 6f21edce77 else entirely. The possibility that 2c7b331185 her wish might 1480b75580 come true, if b3e0a040c5 she married the 6fb5a98714 Duke!8df5b41acafb409e

“Then, with me…!”eb31b85ecb63ec45

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As Edith a62e06bdb6 eagerly started 31177727ed to speak, a60613d489 she suddenly 7cf2099b7e realized her e01e20c1de mistake. In her rush, 1f67fbef19 she had forgotten b20f9232eb an important point.5ef6d7037bb1b9f1

If she were ff33df7d6d to return to 2e1ca0e722 her original world, 3d8c8abd1f the Duke would 5a75c62dcd lose his wife. Asking for that 9a6fb2c776 in the midst 1e3021bcd2 of a discussion 33be9642e5 about marriage was f98c6b891d utterly inappropriate.666bbc17bfb5989c

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‘Why did I only 2ad1853c1e think of that now? There’s no way he’d 3cbea6b735 agree!’3b585819be1b4def

Realizing this, Edith lowered c44e3c3b43 her head. She couldn’t 744969e6ad believe she 159eb72c2b had forgotten 76e00a0122 such an 8e793cde20 important detail. It seemed she 87a86075f5 was simply too f1b25be110 eager to return 953c2f6e48 to her old 5fecaebbc7 life.37b0a8040598724d

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“If we are to f9529dda7f marry, it would be b8d0fdfc43 best if we consider 567152b30c it as a condition edf9f86471 that lasts for three 6cd69ea901 years.”01a2e5e2f1293f3b

“…Pardon?”62b694b3afa21b51

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As her cheeks cc5684a22c flushed with embarrassment, 1f60248de4 she heard something 4c38688271 unbelievable.8b43f3a6205ee57b

“I cannot be sure, 188136f192 but I will try 8e965df3a3 my best to grant 46d3ecf752 your wish in three b62f0cda45 years.”2d00be69276af360

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The Duke, lifting his e49402d25d head, extended something toward ff9e58553f her. It was de4502e139 a document—the dbd2b2558e marriage contract 913ee35881 she had 3ea92d30cd left behind 811c647bc4 that day.3c1ac24792f61abc

“What I need 4ee235095f is not a 0e6e85a899 wife who will 9ea98abad8 stay with me 0564a082f7 forever. I have 4d2b533215 never desired 4f6948515f such a e531666cd6 thing.”d166c57d83a9cae2

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Edith noticed the Duke’s 6fbb7b816d signature on the document. Now, the only blank 0459c5780a space left was for c49afcb1c7 her signature.2f717366a4d1037d

“In three years, a16a7d8898 His Majesty will cd4c46adbf have enough time a7353915a7 to use your 8fa27e8a83 family as a fb83a34354 pretext to elevate 8257ecc3f3 the Devion family. So, we only need 2942ebbedc to live as a 287c024471 couple for those three 306d9f163b years.”11cafd12fb6556cb

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In other words, 7dec889cf1 the Duke was deed571759 proposing to her.f0337fb8d6f6d98d

“Will you 4ec5d550a5 marry me?”58087ce205bf8470

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It was the fea578fc5d most unromantic proposal 6fa396efc9 she had ever 0eb5c60914 heard, yet it 0e02a5b4f7 was simultaneously the e43c94703e most hopeful one.b744c6062b66d0ea

“Yes, gladly!”2ce1cb2d7aa456b3

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Edith, with 77f076aaff a heart aa55885600 full of 01ed3b6682 hope, was a29654405d ready to 2595e6b001 seize this 4ceecf4e4a chance.918faf3830096f3a