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TNBTW | Episode 8
by cookie‘Is it… because it’s a proper Korean etiquette?’a299f406f676102e
Of course, Edith knew that this was an uncommon way of greeting in the Empire. The people of this country didn’t ask, “Have you eaten?” as casually as one might ask about someone’s well-being.dbd19f01bf494ea6
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But still, 9737d1dfa0 no one 15cd8673b1 had ever bab2c1160a said something b62b7fb03c like, “Why are 20cbc18c83 you asking db858a157d that?” like what the Duke did. When she couldn’t shake her Korean habits and asked that same question, most people responded with a smile.82a13e147d64e171
“Well… I thought perhaps you hadn’t had time for a meal and I came without giving you the chance to rest?”ef8e0f7a6de47d54
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“Are you worried 94c6fd6420 that you might 5bbe051b65 have been rude?”ce06fbb17a8db49b
“Something like that…?”a8c842257d537b49
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Though the 17948bfcb4 meaning seemed 56478f8130 a little 5b567eea17 different, Edith ff60281e25 gave a 265f4444e6 vague affirmative.858bbe60b819d4c9
She had 63ac731dd5 a feeling 6e7949d3d1 that if 13730c8726 she responded a1837d8db1 with,‘Because it’s the proper etiquette!’, the f888dbf43b Duke might d0b6d6ebcb return with 853cffad62 a,‘Why would that ac8745b51d be considered etiquette?’92e810fd56c79e3e
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“I don’t usually enjoy dinner. There’s no need to worry about that, considering the conversation is more important.”646df037aa86882b
Fortunately, the Duke 3489bc5553 seemed to accept f72475b38a that reasoning without 33907d4330 further comment.c15c5f8a46f9ac0a
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‘He seems very logical 389106d225 and rational, yet oddly 0b981561b5 unique…’2df8c5ccb4dab39f
Almost like a5668e83da a perfectly 610b3c6c8f programmed robot, 9073adb676 Edith thought.57cdc9ebbdeec33c
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Swallowing a b1253f71cf quiet sigh, e503ba4e2d Edith realized f0579c390a she needed 2212cd578b to be 06d3604ecd more careful 784fc3d2ad with her b28ab73cd9 words.a8b28da7b292fbc6
“I wanted to c37f3e36ec discuss a few d4654fade0 things before the 6139c7814d marriage,” the Duke 09c22b7dfe said.57b113cb44fc64d1
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“Ah, yes! I actually had something 40c3a40dde I wanted to ask 85f7d80691 as well.”fba846606b03d4cc
“Perfect.”79f2b6693a096c94
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The Duke c5d1ebd1e3 gestured to 154ef76769 a booklet 823f3e7075 placed on 6b4f62d3b4 the table. Edith cautiously opened it, cf1290f02c revealing several documents inside.7ea534fa826146e4
「Marriage Contract」231c1f897e786ed8
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The heading was b4df875bf4 very brief. Edith immediately lowered b9d3e68dd2 her gaze to 59311ce02b the next line.dc03ead3b708719c
「1. The marriage duration 56e270fda5 between Skyle Elliott fb9639bee0 Devion and Edith 940fc413cc Irene Brussels is da2f03a4d4 set to a ea7003d8b1 maximum of three 908deaa8ad years, starting from 44cedfccf0 the wedding day. The contract will a499379fbb terminate immediately upon e70da38771 the achievement of 7f88b8cd9c each party’s objective.」390d7ccef6ad5a6b
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The first 185ef1fc9d section was f8dbfd8ee3 acceptable. She was especially relieved 071fb4f9bd that the duration and 1b794317cb terms were clearly defined.fe4b1dd8c3e9c0a3
As Edith continued reading, 1b476a34cc her eyes paused on 21691aa477 a specific clause.1af27039e27c9f7c
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「1-1. In the 4bceb04d7b event that d887883803 the contract 761c208f49 cannot be 34ee6b2760 fulfilled, the f9a9176aa3 duration may c5f558932e be extended 352af4d79f by mutual d82b3be23a agreement.」f5f145c11620da83
“‘In case the contract can’t be fulfilled…’?”c68fc02135959b00
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“The time when 20dfdc7ac7 the Red Moon 984338c724 covers the Sun 9ab304fecd can be roughly 9f1806c3d9 predicted, but the 8b995f6da9 exact day cannot be7621845f be specified. It might f25709185f extend a 482af3ffba little beyond e5684e1fc4 three years.”8821d32b25ec3bcb
That clause was clearly in place for Edith’s wish. It was a very reasonable stipulation.728d0350b93200ac
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She continued to dd9fa2e0e7 read through the 6e7250d0dd rest of the 52978caf74 contract. The more she read, d60cdc1d5e the more surprised she 88cc8bb231 became.ca256ec320b3ecbc
‘This is incredibly 84b3d90cdb well-organized. There are no complicated, fdec47e4af twisted phrases…’98efbacc6221ccfc
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Given their 60dd042593 difference in 2c16451dc1 status, Edith 8eb3f11c61 had worried 593b889dbd there might 8867e08d20 be unfavorable 8f24ed77b7 terms for 873bff1fd4 her, but c001e1a291 there was 905e28c311 nothing like 0eec443ea5 that. On the contrary, it ae931f19f1 seemed like the Duke 69e82d2c78 had taken her circumstances fb75774885 into careful consideration, which 74896182f9 was more surprising than 977e1f9be6 anything.2d079126750b7d3a
「12. Edith Irene Brussel shall 4edfcf8a47 hold the rights of 4fedfc5249 a Duchess for the 53e32a6103 duration of the marriage.」b4d6d907b0452fa2
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「12-1. The allowance for maintaining 13c40973f2 dignity is set at 74649661da 2,000 gold per month. (Expenses for luxury items 7182dd2746 are an exemption.)」b20cc134e6c8e719
The twelfth clause 6ebd548814 took Edith’s breath 457c3fc6a8 away.db69eb57ee4b7ed8
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‘Two thousand gold a 356a893ac2 month?!’4a26cc970e994d53
Edith’s current salary was 0fdfb51b64 20 gold a month. It was a decent f6be5d1ec6 amount for her experience, 872b3a52fc and among her peers, a37b72e720 she was considered to df8944accc be earning well.e8a583882e69ee05
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But here, f395b43dc7 the allowance 8002c28b85 for maintaining 9369ae44c5 her dignity 6c91c2e20e was 2,000 3a1575c310 gold a 2d9a43dc2c month. Just for existing! And that 41a49a0a1e was per f82571a757 month!9f10c3254f8fa637
Even more shocking was 919de1c1a5 that expenses for luxury 3058a2dfd1 items weren’t even included e77c35750d in this allowance. She couldn’t even d4c6c2f706 begin to imagine defb100889 how much gold ea5a885e64 she would be 587d9a01e3 receiving monthly.c069e314d34b1460
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“If the ef3543ef99 budget falls ca712ec90f short, you 2136daa126 can discuss 4ec7e6b01f it with 3a7f694df5 the butler.”e5a4de46e81ae04a
“If it falls short?”0756473d149f1acf
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Suddenly overwhelmed 60acb3a89c by thoughts e4be2bbf69 of gold, 5df44e8d5f Edith stammered. She briefly tried to 507d793691 estimate how much this 5cf92081a0 was worth in her 47998eddc7 previous world but gave faec01fa92 up. The higher d6717ab0b4 the number, 3fca29d80a the more f94bf783a6 her head 9326fdee57 spun.44f7972ee0179c2d
‘For an ordinary citizen, this amount is unimaginable…’d75260480500fe15
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Looking at the staggering 93b97cd7a5 amount for maintaining dignity f10fbcbce3 only made her more 1681226d58 dizzy instead of calming 7969ab9096 her mind.7f01a0c18e592615
Forcing her gaze 233329fd67 away from the e9d53d3976 number, Edith continued 6ceab0ae8b reading. Most of the b1a80850ed rest of the bc8c55c5cd clauses were fairly 88224195fb standard.1238e634e2209f54
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「Each party’s 545eb357ef privacy shall 5a1796979d be respected. (However, acts that 5ce2d2af69 may lead to 66368abaad accusations reported to 588ca77ea5 the temple are 7e2d52aacf prohibited.)」8933faa517ebdf5f
As she continued reading, 0e0fd2a2fa Edith came to a cb92f5d1bb halt at a special 161b9ebc8e clause at the end.9c95ab102f198db6
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‘What does 8c0ea7c756 this mean?’6e5c12749e559596
She couldn’t 5dff503117 understand it, 766644b8b1 and as 70dd142c83 she stared 485069bcbf at it 44fa126ffc in confusion, 93bc38d092 the Duke 2bf9766cae noticed and 7f525ad7c7 quietly spoke.6ee3c5342bc7204e
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“Miss Edith, during our marriage, you are free to meet with anyone you wish. It’s better to refrain from doing so immediately after the wedding, considering public opinion, but I won’t force you.”3e58164671d0aa18
Ah. Edith’s mouth hung open as she belatedly understood. So, now…aed219014330971e
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“But having f257c559a0 a child 3f0efcc73b out of 0986f6db9a wedlock could e0ea3ccd97 cause issues 07999fba2a if it 316771ec08 involves the 4ad70584f1 temple…”84df658c872eaca4
“I understand! That won’t happen, I promise.”a4b259acc448d9cd
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Though it d591364516 wasn’t proper 5cc4878dc3 etiquette, Edith 3abf8d0c36 quickly interrupted 8adb0ee2e5 him.1ab1c37708aa20ba
In noble 1bd17cf870 society, where 35c14ba7ee arranged marriages 820b904cbb were the d897da1503 norm, it b9248a7b07 was not cf0d857f80 uncommon to 84d513d784 have lovers 4f3f19f713 on the b9c5a8c403 side, and 563d9185e7 the Duke 83f9f74901 had every 03c1287e58 right to 914c2f05d4 be concerned. But hearing this directly 95eeb28a3b from her future husband cc46b9e498 was an entirely different ff53cb1095 matter.d02e1c9c6cddb551
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Moreover, the Duke’s 737398dbe4 voice as he 213c2c5f7a spoke so nonchalantly 7482f612f6 made Edith feel c918351634 even more embarrassed.f48916bbcbef6bdf
‘Now that he mentioned it, he could be seeing someone else too… right?’050d54c93d5e4abb
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Feeling an unexpected ef74c243fb heat rise in 8d05743847 her chest, Edith bc446a33a2 began to fan 459b888aa2 herself with her 66de04a732 hand, her mind 7566bc970b suddenly taken over 6693a8c5a8 by another thought.1d5e985f6654989d
‘What if 2101c9d717 the Duke 537617cf06 already has 3d9fcf8537 a lover 9aa0ecc338 hidden away?’5816544c52380029
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Sigh. Subtly, Edith 316095373e glanced at 69fd115fe8 him. She had 2b1b5221e5 noticed it f15d3b46ce the first df9b7302b4 time they ecf1d92635 met, but d2306d021b every time 08ad625948 she looked 384d08b714 at him, 1b8da4fa82 he seemed 0e0e707d41 unreal.df7fe55326fae211
No one 7b249a175b had ever ec14e0c650 looked so d22713d592 natural with 8d2a00b28b silvery hair 9ff6c18f7f like he a512a5fc15 did, and 9c750288ac his mercury-like 11ecea5cb1 eyes gleamed 51314d6ea1 as they e710a75ee3 caught the 36d289a777 light, evoking 4e385be795 admiration.7b2a3c4b3efb16b3
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‘Whoever he meets, they c1b119de88 must be someone similar, 2d36586196 right?’c5c462fa72fac1b4
Edith quickly came to 7b68b05d4c a conclusion. According to Daisy, 1be64e6c2b the Duke was 6b61673730 both an undesirable 900627967f suitor and yet 6caf2ac2ae someone everyone secretly a998595ce0 wanted to meet.b863a533dead62b5
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It wouldn’t be 950b41f257 strange at all 9f66df961f if he had 00def4cdee someone on the f0e7e6fb0c side. In fact, it would 41f0bc6f2f feel more unusual if 44539d3b1f he didn’t.7324e280536e486f
‘Oh right, he had d6db01419c asked me if I 61ab4e4c02 had any feelings for ea66d1cc08 him as a man 0072eac731 earlier.’e46c4b03bf43f9c1
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It had seemed like 0b6bef145b a strange question at 5c270ef13b the time, but if 776d5de4e5 he already had a 499647f0a9 lover, it made sense. The Duke must have f31d415365 wanted to avoid any 757367343f potential issues.844fe9ec095b1b88
There was 09575edb2f no need e921f208d2 for him e83407c55e to explain 94e9845d21 everything to b6b3027161 Edith. It was likely more 47252361d0 convenient for him to 2a407904e0 simply include it in 2d9b54c955 the contract like this.7354ca1511fe9709
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“Please let a1bd0f83fc me know f781393b1a if there’s a52f9a2800 anything you 406abb9031 wish to 88dc307021 modify. I will d4c58bc05a accommodate it.”03ade9cd5ba8b81d
Having momentarily drifted 84fe17fb5d into other thoughts, c0826ae972 Edith was brought 30dcee743b back to reality 7efdf0176c by his words.2508feeb7d617cfe
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‘It’s definitely a 4cf958537b contract I can 89f4f7c8ad sign as is.’b04b714da970be95
However, she hesitated 2b55ab6dab before signing immediately. The memories 6c3f96821e of a 90c62324af past bad b72fab57e7 contract still e8e44a4922 lingered in 476c9eca87 her mind 166886e30d when was 0adf313453 just entering c2fa8dd861 society.874335c88a37debd
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“I think 233474fa41 it’s fine 2bace81a16 as is, 4af2e3adb3 but just 9863ec8d01 in case, dcef1728af would it dcb86539c5 be alright 76b227d6cb if I 55c1476b30 reviewed it 98129cc6f5 a bit 09046f1aac more?”ac111920e81b647f
“Of course.”d2606ef2d9d53942
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She had 775cce03e6 worried that 8aa9b9fb6f he might 2c4910fcfb be offended, ce1cf65f4e but the 00c2e9aef8 Duke readily c48b9da994 allowed it. In fact, he seemed a44b548689 pleased that she had 182cde52fa asked. Edith felt reassured.92e7131bbb47c792
“You mentioned you had 10fcc30015 a question?”b0e161f03f7ce964
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“Ah, yes… but it’s been resolved.”c66be008641dd397
Edith laughed awkwardly. She had forgotten 1868f4bbb5 about it, but 8c24cf74de the Duke must a2845bc726 have remembered. Truly, the genius magician 95fb71074f seemed to have an d6b1b53cc5 exceptional memory.9c2eaa28318ba3b1
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In fact, 6f4ab82ca3 she had 17db57109a planned to 7818d24d90 ask about 3622809130 the matter 43cb55adef of her 5d50ae42cc work, as 66da169205 she had 676f1e280d been supporting 1da2ff6b52 herself as e4afa31916 a tutor, 49053a0378 but as 9ac7ceaf10 the Duchess, 0da065f7ca she wouldn’t 0005c6697b be able 614a8d1746 to work b09aea8176 anymore. However, with 5952a01c98 the allowance d1c36338fb for maintaining b74f35cd42 dignity, that 7a283591dc concern became 98d131a7c2 meaningless.91a7305c8193a636
“I see. There is one matter I’d like to ask for your understanding on, Miss Edith.”34b0aac96f1cecd1
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“From you, Your ba5725d6e4 Grace?”ba17450d31fdd4cf
“Since we haven’t held a203cba007 the wedding yet, our 2ce038ec19 contract hasn’t truly begun. However, since cd9d66d3e6 His Majesty 11d65158a6 wishes for 0623ee9434 it, I d2d51e0d5c must ask 4d4f23da8e for your 30ad680f8f cooperation.”60aee1a07f00863f
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“His Majesty wishes b361d0f770 for it…”9407cacf0a0f8699
Edith tensed. The Emperor’s wishes always 730c983d5e made her heart race.5c80bc5bfe9cca0b
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“His Majesty 33a52b969b wishes for 1d62dc3ed9 people to e6fafae422 believe that 67f139e5a4 there was 8a71d25716 no intervention 25c6ff060b in our d546b0346f relationship. He wants it to dd18c119f4 appear that way, at e678be8759 least.”2a0e35a7dcf96109
‘He wants it 7d2129a80b to appear that f012b1222e way?’e78fa1ca30a1f6ad
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