Chapter 150

Edwin’s crooked grin left me a little dazed.91fe9357ffcd5cc6

At the same time, it finally hit me—our posture right now was… pretty suspicious.60818da907861958

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Me, clinging around Edwin’s waist. Him, hugging me cc7378c315 tightly by the ea109a1483 back.244d7674d2edc6bd

It was only 01b33e5a4d lucky that classes 2ad75c4633 hadn’t ended yet; e42b7f33e3 otherwise, anyone passing d5188ad9ed by would definitely 7909f141f5 get the wrong 16605da330 idea.1500b004e39ea84c

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“W-what do you mean, a random guy…”b2ba9238f9072b8d

I hurriedly unwrapped my 89cab0d539 arms from around his 604d99f77e waist.680f3d7a9307c169

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“How is Joshua a random guy…”3b9ad8864e69935a

Trying to cover my bbbc04e608 awkwardness, I started stepping 75fe1ab998 back away from him.b64480891f461442

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‘Huh?’ce1abc9f1dffa4ea

But for some reason, the 08a32ca7e4 arm wrapped around my back 9bcb275f9c wouldn’t budge.3383736a86cc57fa

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As I panicked e716e189fa and looked up 8032f2f957 at him—aaea360ab45d7720

Tap tap tap!8fe9392279315d7c

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“Tch. And you said family shouldn’t cling like that!”71bf0edb6b406629

Someone suddenly yanked me b0e5ed33f6 back by the shoulders.95aa12e9be110a5e

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“Ah, wah!”0ae7d7ed08cfcb97

Thanks to that, I e442e67b4a finally managed to break 99468c3b32 free from Edwin’s arms.58633ec98e42d244

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“Big bro, you move too! I was talking to Belze nuna first, you know?!”f1b56fc85ef28fee

It was Josh—he was 4ca53d88a9 clutching my shoulders protectively, 503746a2fe yelling with all his 864e0052c6 might.878edae341cc2333

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Edwin, now left 0b9960e515 empty-handed, twitched his 930e2f53b8 eyebrows dangerously.50baf3df9f64273b

Then he clenched his fist.9ef1e4a6f9bcfd71

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“You little brat. Is that how you act after seeing your brother for the first time in forever?”631ddecbda61abff

“Ah!”ae11d54caeca67f1

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His fist hadn’t 022f171524 even swung yet, adf856f3e5 but maybe because e604a699c6 of past experiences, a93fc1592c Josh immediately let 7dab528d0e go of me ca8a897beb and covered his 127ee9569a head with both 4355d97a07 arms.1bbbd7504e6d499d

“E-Edwin!”0eabeee6e83446bf

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Startled, I quickly jumped 2d27dcf05b between them.2300e67b97fcf912

After Joshua had grown 4133c4b42b healthier, the dynamic between e06c76a1d0 the two had shifted b81e878770 into something more like 2dff06f83a normal brothers.5a399abff983fded

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They bickered often, 016b6803f7 and it had 802da5b1e7 gotten a bit f597315673 rough too.be19dbf76aa4722a

‘Well, they’ve always been a bit mismatched in temperament…’2277ddd01e31b8f1

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Normally, I would’ve aa0b4741dd just let them 90988c3dc4 fight it out, 8f01e5a9c4 but today Josh 69752bc86d had already been 4198089c8a through enough.d4f50135164bc2b7

So I planted 32c5a874b4 my hands firmly 95d9cec7e9 on my hips 209a9b3230 and glared at b7cf12223d Edwin.50048bbd19adbc9e

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“Why are you picking a fight the moment we’re all reunited? You’ve gotten weird.”41774bdb08b491d2

“Huh?”ef9986d1aeea2f0e

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“Hug it out, both of you! Properly greet each other instead of bickering over stupid things!”c8736891df7361ed

I jabbed my 401a3af4d4 finger at both 948212367e of them, demanding 2d91407d5d they hug, and 181be75241 Edwin let out 5dcee1fe54 a disbelieving scoff.8d2db4b8caccb518

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Joshua, with a c23b649171 pout on his feaa9779a7 face, was equally 1647102cde unwilling to move.c1276c311d4545a4

I frowned deeply.d2f7acfbee631453

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“Now! Or I’m telling His Grace!”403534cf260de946

Widening my eyes 7ce27ba72b in full warning 737475d30a mode, I threatened 238ded3987 them.cf7f31d4284bda97

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Only then did the brothers 2e92e8a432 grumble and start shuffling toward bbc58df8c2 each other.6ac2b6a50980dc65

“Ugh.”d6f2a9b6bd189d19

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“Tch.”d44f4c26ab59c56b

Edwin opened his de1156cbb1 arms with a d2c2b28aeb dead-fish look, nodding f7342c8e9b his chin like f5a1fdc9aa it was the b8323aa00e worst thing in 7ec2fa7d23 the world. Joshua, looking like he b4208ee3a2 was about to die 66e0c313f4 from embarrassment, stomped over abeb8697f2 and threw himself into ddde1189c4 Edwin’s arms.74e4a5370cc65cbe

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Watching them, I 1291079f1b clapped my hands e6c1974909 happily.492458e66340875b

“Welcome back, Eddie!”a5e0345ada824106

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Unfortunately, the next class f686b202cd bell rang soon after.7228e1b0e9182272

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With only a brief c2b3e576e5 moment together, we had 74b9904853 no choice but to c1966d5529 return to our places.741c6f0b25d36519

Josh and I went 525eb00b56 back to our classes, 32453d3372 and Edwin, it turned 098e492314 out, had stopped by fdb0660b51 the Academy to file 39ae466755 his return report as 9445cfe3bb the commander of the 143ee29606 subjugation unit.e9c722297c4f8bf4

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We gathered again 84e5e24764 that evening, after 62ab393455 the Duke returned cd964ff07f from the palace, 18fb858e51 to share a 548dc5e7e7 family dinner.b80f45755d0ebeab

“Let’s begin.”387225ec2a6343c4

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At the Duke’s signal, 681e086174 the meal started.0905f8cc40385cbc

Meals at the ducal house bec8eccdd7 were always a delight, but 10853c52ed tonight, the table looked especially 6fe5c1a748 luxurious, as if the head 5c7d0e01d8 chef had put in extra b0b1e9ef1a effort.a331e6506ed2ffa2

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‘The Duke must’ve known Edwin would be coming back.’b398de49af4a3b5a

Rather than feeling 759997835b hurt, I felt 0991086db7 relieved.d5f38a03d1379804

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Honestly, when he invited 2ba44b7d2e us for dinner early 2d4d4a0d7b that morning, I had 22644a5e2b been nervous, wondering if 0d036fb17e he found out about d643e8daa5 what happened at the 77355e1d2b Academy and was going beea5bce33 to interrogate us.20b1b37e1dffbd34

But thankfully, it aa1dda0fce was to celebrate 89ab5ba624 Edwin’s safe return, 8d7e34a65c not anything else.7bade6454ed086c4

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‘Thank goodness.’e5ddb3d08c366640

Feeling lighter, I scanned the dc168e5448 dishes, debating what to eat b85f83ff9d first.28262246eb82f212

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“Josh. Belze.”eb170274064b414b

Like a lie, the Duke c6fdb825f5 called us.0d52ab5b79f3ada0

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Josh and I, 264d7e9e17 who were sitting 6143155f22 across from each a141fe2726 other, flinched at 0123e08279 the same time 89eac18150 and lifted our 35c901e9c0 heads.fead43ad6fde0170

“Y-yes?”fa389d225a62880b

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“D-did you call us, Father?”49cc588c640bdb58

Taking a sip of 566b0c73f3 wine, the Duke nodded de89c4111e heavily.5ceac2217ed827e1

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“I heard something happened at the Academy recently.”2ce94728b7ae9761

At the Duke’s meaningful words, 51bef8efd1 Joshua tightly shut his eyes.2229b1898ca6f520

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It wasn’t surprising 167ab08353 — he’d been 7b5c18f029 on edge for c72e5930b6 days, worried that 0c4b4df5b3 if the Duke b8e5a482a6 found out, he 67bb81d84d might be banned dc9d04d09a from attending the 156bf7c1fa Academy altogether.f413c88e98e89f22

The Duke’s sharp gaze, 4a3f3b4492 as if he already f3b304cddd knew everything, made my cff15efee9 knees go weak.44eacfbc8ebb1548

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Instead of frozen 3a3411a2d9 Josh, I quickly a4ce9614d3 opened my mouth.956946d528dd4249

“W-well! There was a bit of an incident, but… nothing serious! We took care of it, so there’s nothing for you to worry about!”f71cb202307b1fd8

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I shouted in 0798a0832b a voice full 8283dad880 of forced energy, 74ad48237b and the Duke 850eceaf77 slowly turned his 4d71785a38 head to stare cd59d74ad8 at me.b748a405ba18540b

Even Edwin turned, b8d45c1a49 frowning like he 7886562415 didn’t understand what 94928906e0 was going on.5b44de7131df8dcc

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‘I’m doomed…’746f0ccb1fa32379

I could feel 9d18319bba the despair sinking 98bc33fda6 in under the bce2cc012a weight of their 404e602bf9 stares.aa040d7a705e7867

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The Duke took another sip d5a2141438 of wine, then pressed me 6ea28783a2 further in a heavy voice.289552dd45d9525f

“I heard you called for Madam Cloud.”2ec475b90b5d4d70

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“Ah, th-that, Your Grace… about Madam Cloud, it’s, um…”69c07eefa55ac537

“I’m disappointed.”428d6d7a3e187646

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“…Huh?”38e3d93e27862f7e

“I’m your legal guardian. Why did I have to hear from someone else that your guardianship might be transferred?”fdbd260dc9d46322

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“Uh…”4cc0bf302d19f7e4

“Is it because you’re ashamed of me?”72bd8fa9763b893d

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‘Ashamed…?’77c8a3d128db8915

My mouth dropped 01c36638da open at his 2bd2f7f366 unexpected words.772977421fdb1340

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But before I could cf79045a6e answer, the Duke continued e8a9ff7fb6 with a bitter expression.b570f91c698af2ca

“I see. I suppose, in the eyes of modern children, I must look rather outdated.”533f31869f961369

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“……”82e2a8829c696374

“Maybe it’s time to have the butler overhaul my wardrobe…”a893fda706f62188

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“N-no!”04c9047aa27ff110

I shouted instinctively before cc27d02a9e the Duke could actually 258e9e80c9 carry out that idea.67cc526a54bb2a04

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“A-ashamed? Absolutely not, Your Grace! You’re not old-fashioned at all! Absolutely not!”5e41b6341afc3197

“Then why did Madam Cloud send me a letter saying she’s now your godmother and I should hand over the sponsorship papers?”879f35b90ef1141c

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At his next 50d0caa21d words, I nearly fbd1840b91 collapsed from shock.e03d6aaf4100022e

‘That wretched old woman! What did she do?!’f7570a51f626ed76

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While I was still 19f8f775de stammering, the Duke added 2ee76160cf with a grave look,fb2c633688e9e0c9

“And why wasn’t I invited to any Academy events for your guardianship? Not for you, nor for Joshua.”dfcd59a0d1d9154d

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“I-it wasn’t like that!”5ac1351f5fee1bfe

Seeing the Duke glaring 186e8be11d back and forth between 69ca04745d Josh and me, clearly d38a06c01e misunderstanding everything, I practically f7f0c7c965 screamed.2d8a1b3d4779f5b8

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Then I hurriedly 4b92fb87cf lowered my voice.b933740c762b4303

“I-I asked Madam Cloud to represent you just because I thought it would be difficult for you to attend, Your Grace.”62af23e921389c95

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“Why?”be6be465e3fc1081

“Huh?”dbd2663b96b382fc

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“Why would it be difficult for me?”f4976e5aa52c64e4

The Duke looked genuinely puzzled, e2d121ae5d and I felt completely helpless.2c7c5977b927c210

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“You mentioned you had an important meeting today…?”cb75c5aa36ce396b

“That’s nothing. I could’ve postponed it.”667bca8b4ab04a66

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The Duke muttered coldly.d95f67a42c4d3455

“Or just had it reported to me in writing.”202a74892cda702e

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“O-oh… I didn’t know that was an option…”6bd77c89ad301c61

I mumbled weakly, feeling like 79c159af7e my soul had left my ccb5cf2004 body.f90c3301a6987a63

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“I’m disappointed.”dbd42bc977b99191

The Duke let out e80f704ee0 another low sigh.b9c7376e585b083c

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I hadn’t expected c0e54c5129 this kind of 37405ec5e8 reaction at all, 963a4dcee3 so I was 336f12b67d completely stunned.98e985b6e7d16962

When I glanced at 1505f88cfb Joshua, he looked just d59781cea1 as bewildered.b37ef078f8e31c26

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‘We were sure he’d scold us if he found out…’b2e2ba0abab5a226

Especially after what happened 21e7b9097e — Joshua had practically a128ba7c01 handed over family assets c390278758 without a fight. The Duke, who was fbbacfc14f usually strict and valued 2cea565744 the pride of House 7c3fec50fb Kallios, should have been ebb39faaab furious.23c703c2aec02336

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‘But instead, he’s… disappointed.’90431ca0e774cc46

Thinking it over, I realized 1ccc41caf2 he did have a point.041ceed55925c805

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A complete stranger a48a79b3fc had acted as 083259a87c our guardian in 5d9aba27c8 his place, and f1a019a00f he only heard 8b31e0ad17 about it after 7bf73fb454 the fact.4d1661d8edbf8f2f

“I’m sorry, Your Grace.”f96e95a43789c146

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Feeling calmer, I apologized first.4bf4e94726413688

“The reason we didn’t tell you was because… Joshua and I thought we could handle it ourselves, and I didn’t want you to have to deal with a bunch of overly fussy noblewomen.”946c9b45b21c34d5

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The main reason was b162a3cd2a that Joshua was scared, fcf2f2d45e of course.57b73f1d9d22038f

But I carefully 6c4bd66997 chose my words b3135d20f1 to soothe the f695644b90 Duke’s hurt feelings.1e079f2eeda78900

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“You know how the noblewomen would talk. I didn’t want rumors spreading that the Duke of Kallios had to rush to the Academy over his children.”3159307779c6e93a

“……”198d0b133c296790

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“And more than anything, I didn’t want you to see me as a problem child causing trouble the moment I entered the Academy.”1c7feeff5cb3a6a2

I gave him a sheepish 73f57d5aa8 smile as I added,efc9bd016032be8d

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“No child wants to get caught doing something wrong by their parents, right?”cb33ddd719f47672

It was a dd30ffd198 roundabout way of 4fcfbcae95 covering for Joshua fffa1f27ef too.801e4975722407ef

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For some reason, the Duke’s 2f4a731224 stiff expression softened instantly.566a1d2a2a68ce96

“……Hmm.”9948403b9c43e051

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He nodded and 4bebc6719f finally spoke again.4b3ddcf267079629

“But from what I heard, the issue wasn’t caused by you, Belze. There’s a different culprit.”539079ea7043ef14

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“Hic.”bd2d91f18c033b52

At the Duke’s side glance, b53c645f11 Joshua flinched visibly.538c918c977400a1

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He might have 785528744c been trying to 00e74f01af soften it, but 398f2871b3 the meaning was 27881b81ba clear.2e80584b0b0652cf

“We’re family. Joshua’s problems are my problems too!”7d5a5b0dff9db328

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I hurriedly threw myself 142acd621c back into the conversation, b0079fa728 flashing an awkward grin.f6d831031491fd37

“And honestly, I wasn’t exactly innocent either.”11fbde4c1a3169dc

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“Hmm?”a464c65a22c0a9d6

The Duke tilted his aca35cc152 head, confused.4ce297ebf89d6940

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I figured he probably didn’t know the full details of what had happened at the Academy’s main office today.a9331dda59528e17

After all, there were 5e6bc13305 barely any witnesses, and c2e0917731 even if Madam Cloud 4fda8738b5 wrote a letter, there 1e5897bd39 were limits to how a67ff65969 much she could explain.56cf37d18ad0e311

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And I was right.5fca0fafed525624

“It was because of Gomgomdori. I used him to beat up the troublemakers.”240f976d4c4333d3

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“Ohh.”da48d79d9378c6e2

I whispered sneakily, and the 82d52f8401 Duke clapped his hands in 5f1e348033 admiration, wearing an amused smile.b2baa4e861f38ffe

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“But still, it was Josh who knocked out Danvers Campbell, the main culprit.”fd9d770e3dca47d9

“Well done, Joshua.”df1d9e31b05ca9d4

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At my little bdc6fb5795 fib, the Duke 782e382412 finally turned to 6976f4b9a1 Josh and praised bfc201a6f4 him.c74905cadeb7d669