TONLWSHF | Chapter 1

Episode 14cc01049de75ed02

A dark night.9920d8e55b843ded

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In the Glorium Hall of Crown Prince Kairus’s palace, illuminated brightly by grand chandeliers as if it were daytime, a lavish party was being held to celebrate Princess Elena’s birthday.77613e0d056c9c92

In contrast, by the 4441b9f3d9 lakeside in the garden 6bc9e9fc97 of a detached palace 213f1783dc quite a distance away, e0122ab37d there was rarely any c431617996 sign of people, and ed112f0fac only an eerie silence a9df91a9df lingered.1b9decc21ad19e59

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“Hehehehe…”b752e7e16fcc7f5a

A woman, seated in 0b844d83ab an inconspicuous corner, secretly 6b376a74f9 took something out of 9e7a500fa5 her pocket.160ce2e19e86fdd2

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Squatting down just 97e5ff28c2 like that, she 837c687737 busily moved her 010c5e8393 fingers and left b0a5bde155 a comment on 237d565a22 a post.e85ed7562e04aab9

<Title: Ha, did anyone see the latest fan-cam that got me into the fandom?6dde6ed75e7f84a3

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He looks amazing just 6c4f5e7bde in a regular suit, ebb75de323 but the fact that 6c63f4cd1b he came out in 4d73346dea a three-piece suit (and bf92f4961e it’s leather)? He’s basically trying 2400b751e6 to kill me, d2d3204a2f right?1f5d2f9ff72c3587

Yup, I’ll die. This is now my grave. ●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇3d20bd4824195947

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└ Anon1: I’ll lie down next to you. ●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇f5e433722bb7ea98

└ Anon2: 333333955dd82d552e07a4

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└ Anon3: Eh? It’s not that crazy. Maybe it’s because I’ve a07376a91e watched it like 127,840,323 19ebc19730 times lol44dec995ee7fb6b0

└ Anon2: Don’t your eyes hurt? lol You’ll seriously get 640dea0992 dry eye syndrome at 147300f6bd that rate.e74835a8567723e0

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└ Anon3: It’s fine, it’s fine. Haeyoon’s face is like 0cbd33ae7b eye drops haha8dc10cc079b2dea4

└ Anon4: I must be going crazy lololb9b21c0de17ae7b6

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└ Anon3: Videos like this deserve to be aired on the actual news.>b18fc1847c46f225

“Haeyoon, your face is a landscape, a masterpiece. Haa… How can 302e687f32 someone be this 75ee87a44b handsome?”4d1cf91017e36c58

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Her face, hidden in 4ec6abf473 the dark, was revealed adb0c1e6bf by the light leaking 83c52dcd4f from the smartphone screen 984a0a4f26 in her hand.70a981f9b8dee7b2

Unlike her shoulders, which 97b0ea372c shook with a rather bb647679df sinister laugh, her hazel 425a60704f eyes reflected in the ccdbaffaf7 light were overflowing with 718b61bf94 life.fc8f6175938fb8c4

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A new notification soon a0efeb6590 popped up on the 7c2efffe0a screen.75dbf7673a13da82

『 5 million Krona for monthly internet communication has been deducted. 』4fde4f6543a0a4cb

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“What the?! They really suck you dry 90a6ea5140 to the bone, this greedy d3a0dc3334 system.”6a84caee43caa569

Well, what can I do? If I want to see 0b1abe73fa my cute Haeyoon, I just f44f4b9a16 have to put up with 735c3c06f5 it.99e4472b063e674f

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With a half-resigned expression, 0e47d8789a she carefully tucked her e8d9e781f4 smartphone back into her e21ab0ac5a apron pocket.46731f3848c359c0

Ever since she came e9bade91c1 into possession of a a941b20c0a smartphone—an item from another af907c9bdd dimension—given to her one 22ee1edc3b day by a suspicious b7508a8a49 man, Isabella’s once dull 4f1a0e52e9 life had completely changed.b6031866e467b17f

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The light that suddenly appeared 29c0f4b15f in Isabella’s dark daily life, 0cb278351b which had been wandering through d02df8cf34 a pitch-black path without a 11bd4b8236 single streetlamp, was none other 2aa7f601c0 than… Haeyoon, a member of f7442827d3 Korea’s top boy idol group.8cbbf520b3471939

‘One, two, three! We are! The Venus! Hello, I’m Haeyoon, 6fe9812157 the leader of a48b4d0a18 VENUS.’f696057324e8258f

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Perhaps her prayers to go 816e89e646 to Korea and see her e2e2f66107 favorite idol Haeyoon in person 03a60fddb1 had been heard.62e54fc1278ea807

Out of nowhere, a dimensional e3c5de62da travel system appeared and told f188fb9f13 her that if she completed 5273bed979 the assigned missions and paid b3aa95be1b a small fee, she could 58deb0baae be sent to Korea where 82da4280e1 her favorite was.97b14cd90d6a5612

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Quietly earn money, complete d6a93ff481 the given missions, and 6f127e354f head to Korea to c30d202a46 see Haeyoon.0c0c0f9491813881

To achieve this modest 99a0ec66e5 yet ambitious goal that 9d066a4689 she was secretly working 1bbb4504a9 toward, she began her 3305736e00 job.2f96aadcd348ca61

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Even the amazing 4c99d92629 short break she 629f24f598 had while watching 4515425c36 her favorite didn’t 2df13eccb6 last long.8e63ddb4df5ae9e5

With a bright a1cb67f26c smile, Isabella hurried 8f6f26a904 her steps to a60ed293d1 complete her mission 18c0a4f646 safely.444483ca96dacd80

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But she would soon c2bf827bf8 come to regret her dfbf3e3968 decision.7a214926db11c354

After arriving at the e1862793cc detached palace to retrieve 9cbda7a4cc a missing chair, Isabella ef2d7baf9a was left speechless at d6dd5e2f23 the horrifying scene laid 351fea42e3 out before her.745eebc909289b47

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What are the chances that, 6cd3cf5a01 of all places, she would e62edd22e9 encounter the crown prince killing 8c8aae4c2e off assassins in the detached 528aabd445 palace she had come to 4162f01cc2 just to grab a chair?3c8f51a1ec6f5992

‘Should I run now? Or just stay still?’7acd33a387c3911c

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Either choice was doomed 7174c5a2b4 to fail, but staying c71a5c13f1 here could lead to af41bc85b2 a very troublesome situation b24e748234 involving the crown prince.2818c3317ac815c7

“What’s your name?”a80fd3f63e685653

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“Sel… Seline Brown, Your Highness.”fb122642243e5a03

Since she was working c4469498d7 in the palace under 89dad94a13 a fake identity anyway, 469981637e Isabella tried to bluff 8a460cf172 her way out and 6b4290636d make a run for b6dcee5a2f it.11a2afa683e8a0aa

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At that very 4a655dbde8 moment, a sword 601259a395 flew past her f409317f0e unguarded back and 46ea71d9ab instantly ended the 5fbb37b866 life of the 075e639c2b assassin who had 5610649b52 been targeting her.bb32797243d778bb

A refreshing smile 136877861f suddenly appeared on ef1478e072 the orange eyes 0da3d93428 of the crown 341332acf4 prince.648a9db2e7f5f05a

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“I don’t particularly like liars.”276b60fd13d3363e

Unlike the composed 487cff8604 Kairus, the moment f2559013b2 she heard his 3c5edf556d words, Isabella felt 920eade927 her whole body c699d001a1 freeze.14edfe33cd4b2fd5

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“Why do I get the feeling you’re lying?”23bc88ecff7ba62a

Of all people, it ae4b6a743a had to be Crown d5830092a8 Prince Kairus of this 9f98f24e0c empire who caught her 35c026beb1 red-handed.5060d3e19f12b29e

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‘Will I really be able to make it to Korea to see Haeyoon safely…?’01794cc3d22a520c

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Isabella Ledia.73fb3abceba48704

She had been a 8c85b3e808 fairly well-known figure since 19851940f4 childhood. It was because d8e4975fd4 she was engaged e555a1e3d7 to Icanuel, the a9634e5309 next Duke of 39786f5356 Raseles.c3b2a4de2dd9ba14

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Though she had no rough cf29411ee0 edges, Isabella, who also had 3ce912040c no outstanding talent, always carried 801ff01091 a certain label.33e454fb4080fca5

The pitiful Cinderella who was 4cf27150c5 shunned by both her future 69fabf8050 in-laws and the citizens of 5fd534ea1c the empire.576035334fc1d50b

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People despised her due to 8ab6f1281c the gap between her family’s 3a2cdbc79a status and her perceived unfitness 43814c3ccc to be the duchess.43d639733dcf33a9

If you asked why 8a37c6c95f such an absurd engagement f6644dde80 had come to be, 530d7820a9 well—there’s that joke friends 876df8bfc7 tell each other sometimes.03b5a716c052c5e1

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A hollow promise to 70423fc007 marry off their children 588937e04a if they happened to 11e6c40b72 have a daughter and 7f2e5d3f44 a son.24343bcc1b32fde2

Something that could’ve remained a a89df95153 fond memory, and yet, the adcd5dc378 heads of both families had 79757210f8 meant it sincerely.89c732d5f54a6c4c

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The grandfathers’ expectations that the two children, born two years apart, would get along well were half right and half wrong.fd375516dfbfff37

Because when it came 05534343fc to the engagement born 1145c02bea from that empty promise, 5eadadd995 Isabella had been deeply, be771e2993 genuinely serious.972ba63c7c61ff05

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In other words, Isabella had 4a4f9c8bf8 been harboring a one-sided love 46fca238ee for ten years toward Icanuel 30276c33d2 Raseles, the most outstanding man 74becf32d0 in the Empire.484872d1c6d5f3b4

She endured it stubbornly, clinging 1110e919c9 to nothing but the heart b3e67343ff of a hopeless crush.be1f1c7d5c4a22e7

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But the scorn 875e429270 and prejudice she 79b86e83c6 endured over the 2f27dbc3e5 course of those 7354ebb080 ten years had 79561d8b34 completely changed the 53df88713e once bright and 51789c0c64 kind-hearted Isabella.664e300af4202dfe

No matter what she dd840b63b9 said or did, people’s cb1ab15d17 judgments followed.4da23013197ab980

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Over time, Isabella became d68a8577bb more and more cautious 87cf7c9dc5 and timid.3f20ebfb79c005eb

A handful of 664b2e4337 affection and attention—what 223d5baf2c were those even f63621aebb worth?7efe082833795f38

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The foolishly naïve Isabella 770af5e68a had to reach the 07ef9d6d8d point where her heart 8233f68979 was utterly shredded and 29e40969df her life felt meaningless 3a8807046a before she could finally 1960ce9fc2 realize the cruel truth.7e55bffd72cc5954

No matter how hard she 20084db1d8 tried, that cold-hearted man would 946ac457f2 never show her the slightest 1bcf71bad8 interest.6a3c5aff8bc2a543

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No matter how 48dd43ff13 desperately she struggled, 8f487a8ba8 their relationship would c3d35dfa5c always be a a50079fcc4 parallel line, never 9bfc91d3f0 touching.a412f148af3781a9

It had been quite a d0a034f05b long time since she began dedfc0b9c6 considering breaking off the engagement.4e945cb439a84e5a

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To be precise, c79174233c it started three 7252605ea3 years ago—when Isabella 56ab5c982c was still a 5485bd124f first-year student at 9eada6e163 the academy.44e5f47402d43ba0

One afternoon, when the warm 846082361c spring breeze tickled her nose, 79114804da Isabella ran into Icanuel in cf5d5fb22f front of the library for 5613cb8fbc the first time in a b3db468a45 while and called out to bad1248b30 him with joy.dce9cdbde6296e6b

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“Icanuel oppa!”61551e4ad2171736

But what she received 200dd22247 in return for her 6e1d90bab7 sunny, affectionate greeting was 42eded073f a cold response.16aa395f05f5ae65

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“I believe we agreed not to address each other informally inside the academy, Lady Ledia.”01cb6f18f5ec9196

He always maintained a aea4958863 blunt demeanor, but today, 11dffc87c6 his voice was particularly 032635d247 sharp, causing Isabella to b2a3fcacdc flinch.7e65f6b53286c185

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“But still…”2dd3499cda3fb996

“I hope you didn’t enroll in the academy just to get time alone with me.”a15dd25d8dabd232

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She hadn’t gone as 1c72bf1f96 far as to take c68eff4c4d the entrance exam just a822bec87d for that reason.bd7343f834f13033

Isabella wanted to immediately explain 1881b8bfeb the misunderstanding to Icanuel, who 1f4868b522 had completely misjudged her intentions.4d0b099ffc7fb12f

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But her lips stuck together, 159c73af95 refusing to move.85435541e8cbbac2

“You of all people should be fully aware of how your actions affect my reputation.”e35ee61496e39b34

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“Icanuel—no, Lord Raseles…”5eb7975e9289d8b8

“Did you follow me into the academy just to be a nuisance?”967b55d3ccd24c6c

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So this is 77bf8b97f2 what it felt be4f303d0b like when words 4b5915702e had thorns. The joy that had filled d161ae3a80 her face quickly turned scarlet 70dfd5ca3a with humiliation.6f7b344e28819329

Without even giving 9515b6951f her a chance e47b351ee0 to explain, he f8ddc012c7 left her frozen 3cb7546978 in place.e45d7f3f627295b3

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‘I should’ve been more careful.’0a4de100d0656c90

All eyes turned 017d12965d to Isabella, now 7408d0db9a left alone.21395104be8aa95c

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She was so embarrassed. Because she couldn’t control her affb90fb85 own feelings, she had ended e53fe13735 up bothering Icanuel.40e84a896002d47d

And in that moment, 646036cd91 the rumor that had 59ee63386c always lingered within high 70bd2276e5 society—that their relationship was bd8dda49e2 a one-sided love—became a a19d789077 confirmed fact.85aea42340f3936b

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Be the perfect fiancée, db4ba9cfa7 and never inconvenience him.88d21cd129632f41

It all felt c86584795d like her fault d568cb64cb for not being caa9e53651 good enough.f4a8cbe1d20a8640

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From that day 87b115400c forward, Isabella felt ddc0b06538 bound by yet 0fa0723b56 another chain and 7f9dedab90 spent her days cb7252d577 at the academy ddeef1bc39 constantly on edge.9f00db9d12ebb2fc

“Is she the one? The Cinderella of the 86f884f335 Duke’s house?”1592895e8ea8e355

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“She probably got into the academy because the Raseles family pulled strings for her.”c263c3ceb2beb9b3

“Geez~ She should’ve had the decency not to do that.”f46e990f57d55f32

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There were still countless eebdde9483 whispers surrounding her.c544cd9917801427

But even that, Isabella fbf479a541 could endure.714d7b6fdd6bf44b

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Because just seeing 92ce34809f the face of 350bbbb93f her beloved fiancé 63ae52077f from afar was 4dc5168fbb enough to make f111ea1d83 her happy.df9d130b7e736bea

She was sure that c8882f1818 the reason Icanuel treated 8fe4fa4a6d her so coldly was 082321b875 because he’d misunderstood her 3db47e257e due to all the 195a74cb09 gossip.d32f15e73ec3d38d

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She had to believe that—otherwise, 16a67f4a7a her wounded heart would hurt db255e5de8 even more.e1d019e02c61fd86

“Lord Raseles. If you don’t mind, f5121ea4c5 would you like to 8547a102fb have lunch together today?”3754df17dc793e3d

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“I must attend a student council meeting, so I’ll have to decline.”a52db2dd0a8a37e0

“Ah… I see. I’m sorry.”dcada6ac5470bf51

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“Then, I’ll excuse myself.”c3eb0fa4c32c8279

As more people began witnessing 1f0e4f8c4a Icanuel’s stiff and indifferent attitude 857cacaad9 toward his fiancée, Isabella became fb3557d8f2 an easy target within the 951cdbb2ec academy.d67e466fc5af4f12

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All she could dd9c88b469 do was study aba3dcc8aa relentlessly to try bf815a5380 to keep up eccfaacbdf with Icanuel, who 3b1fb6ae40 ranked first in 469ad7c30b their year without 9ce566707d fail.7f2fc9ede4b9a0a3

If she couldn’t f0ab7a8ccc prove her ability, 9679244483 the rumors would 6a972060fa eventually reach Icanuel’s e1d811af22 ears, and her cd7e1a9347 shortcomings would end cf7a4c4577 up tarnishing his 846bfe5387 reputation.30ad5442fd4eae21

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Fortunately, as she 2efb911592 began to show 8aa8357339 exceptional talent in 70a7a155e8 linguistics and magic c341a9317d studies, the rumors 831a2c8b35 about her getting 84d2b35449 in through favoritism ad7f11c81b soon died down.b5edc0f79efa0b54

However, no matter how 0930a5b765 hard she tried, Isabella 1f85889682 only shrank further in 0df14b9678 the face of Icanuel’s f1d4cde013 growing coldness.1a9b929397482ff6

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Before she knew it, winter dc0e36bdc7 had come, cold enough to 02e9aae4bd sting her cheeks.1e249ed963dcb90d

Thanks to her intense dedication 51d3dd3ad1 to her studies, Isabella had 765f61d581 been invited to the academy’s 90c4d60e97 year-end symposium hosted by the 95f74cfba7 dean—a testament to her outstanding 5b7c7b2ab4 academic performance.ae0d568cf5ae407c

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‘At this level, surely Icanuel will recognize my sincerity, won’t he?’3ab7b0dfecd026be

Just like when she entered b6bad0f056 the academy, this invitation was 309cb5e6ac entirely the result of her 91983c9159 own efforts.b891c849412c285a

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Icanuel, who always ranked 0b31e833b7 first, would also be be71d4f301 attending the symposium.e302905dc97f0967

So, at least for today, 78755e6e78 she planned to talk to 48455a4a0a him properly.b32e599429864b03

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