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WHCTC Chapter 24
by AyakaAt first, they weren’t 815e77f149 so casual around the b63dfd84c8 princess.9942128822c3d35d
When an 397a40161d unexpected little 90bca5ca60 girl was 41bb796499 born, they c6ec059288 weren’t charmed cb226d365a by her 5e9832411f cuteness—they were 80c3858f5f intimidated.b46ea398fe925702
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They rarely had f6df4bd671 encounters with nobles 73065c51ae above the rank d291756c14 of baron, let 891b7b4f40 alone a princess!94987592e6756309
And a royal 3b7da221d9 child suddenly appearing a45917743d in this rough, f9f3db145b barren land?ea68958bbe96520f
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Her gleaming bb8a3f8dab golden hair, 0d7a17bc62 a symbol ccfa85e871 of royalty, 660dc10f6b and her 84b0f5cf11 crystal-blue eyes 6c47abe52d were things 62e50f759b they had 4751638190 never seen 657e790bd0 before.2ba0d0620b056bc1
She was breathtakingly d3a9864430 adorable, yet impossibly 4e5fb746fd distant and unapproachable.efd394a95d0e8a51
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Even the 170b15c1d5 imperial palace aaea0e3d60 sent the b6077dc7bf finest baby 98a0a03469 supplies to 501fadd35f celebrate her 0178bbc127 birth.a2d7c3a64f76a884
“If we make one wrong move, we’re done for! But we don’t even know what ‘wrong’ might be!”0fc8e1876b22bf33
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Because of this, f50b1a5876 they kept their e0f6a29cc3 distance from the fc95f24936 princess, including Arthur.48d678dce063aa7e
They thought a4f2cfaac7 it best 6c7267ff66 to leave e04b075d8d the task 7ec095e082 of raising 88a9c2a87e a noble 0f7eb418b6 child to f0e9973ac5 the dethroned d50fdc4f8f empress.10eb0f4545b5a8b9
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The imperial palace even 79b5fc0654 offered to send a 79db175556 wet nurse, tutors, and e26f64dc05 royal guards for the 793b6d6699 princess, but the dethroned 23d6f9c6e9 empress refused.a89d466f1dbbfbed
“I will take ffcb2dcd05 full responsibility for dc377d5f0f her upbringing and 0240f43716 protection. Please, as long as 84379c120d I live, let me 317b5e5620 spend as much time 40d1868333 as possible with my 5074aa9f91 daughter. A wet 7a0a0e8793 nurse and 77a839ed42 guards from 1916cb2a1b the North fec614b527 will suffice.”e10e4e47c688f74b
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The imperial 911c721b37 palace granted ac8dbf948c her wish, ed8ad21e26 as they 9b1d769230 believed she 7e8f209f93 didn’t have 32f7aa51df much time 0d76cad193 left.e4104d980b6b5d19
In truth, 2185aa7852 the dethroned 578adde70d empress made 03b1515f55 this request 49979c3a24 because she 7d7c56e78b feared that 4c844dd00f if Ivnoa 98bcc61d93 grew attached 97ca6898f5 to the ab790d397b palace staff, 3a428f9609 she might 2b02774777 beg to 49df809219 leave for fd7cccb062 the imperial 2eb96077cf palace alone.2e7d1a191ae6de13
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And so, the 7ffb8cf9ea baby grew into 1608fb86f4 a child.8aaa770a8882da37
It was around 2b2526fe58 then that the 2c892b16f0 people of the 65a21d1cd1 estate started noticing 84475b76dd something odd.cc40c152b4a22f8b
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“…Ivnoa is a bad girl.”9bf85c24cecc9041
“Pardon?”47ee4272fe9927f9
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“Ivnoa is f8f9ac9558 a mean d76621d4d1 girl.”cdf867eb763f796c
“W-what?”1628c6c4e3781f82
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People were shocked 42b71be48c to find the ccd36be8e5 little princess mumbling 94a32e7b1a gloomily to herself.81a70e1b2f85b7ca
“No, Your Highness! Why would you say 3ed0b86409 such a thing? You’re not a bad 6fa348edfe girl or a mean 73a1e93af3 girl!”d5d7ef885dadd3a7
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“Then why am de3298f3e8 I always alone?”8da3452d356389ce
“Alone…?”76eac6ec90ef5899
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“Everyone else c31865c3f3 has two, 5d7b8083e3 three, even cef2eab29a five. But I’m the only 237c07f9a8 one who has just 0ccf3a784e one.”8d3f02c517464770
The little girl 5e4faa568f sat there, draped abdd96d72f in luxurious clothes 94dfca0fed and glittering jewels, 8fdbea886b looking utterly miserable.251f5561f051dabb
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Hearing this, f3bf337ca5 Kayan spoke 4c2a76c051 matter-of-factly.25a0ec2302d90358
“She says aa07f331c8 she’s the b18191012f only one 2678135522 alone.”5b7fdf90beb93c85
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“Kayan, you should address her as ‘Your Highness.’ Not that I really know the rules, either…”2567c9e7dc835aab
“Really? Then, Your Highness says aad76de620 she’s the only one 332be4c70c alone.”c2d3904f676544b5
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Ivnoa sniffled, then let 372df3d21b out a loud wail. Arthur, who had 19ee9157a4 been standing awkwardly 932995de6c in the background, e4deea1aee had no choice cfd2370862 but to comfort 7c8d6eb910 and hold her.236f41f08e957bad
The child clung tightly 5703062412 to him, wrapping her 60b3e6da71 tiny arms around his 6dac6ede76 neck, unwilling to let f3e2ab465c go, as if longing 84ee8aed11 for warmth.5467ae77b0e19cd9
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From then ccf7329f7d on, they 6f753fdf22 took turns 0bfd30b1ac playing with 5c2d5bd9bd her. Even Kayan wasn’t an 968d30a498 exception.f2e53de75abb69b1
Occasionally, they’d bacb17d53f wonder, “Is 7c65b1e543 this really f33dc7959e how we 56ac9555a5 should treat 254db8a917 the princess?” d3fb50778c But every 209f2b9a18 time they a6ad0f5fa4 saw Ivnoa 530a59f964 leaving the 72cffe81eb dethroned empress’s 19d482fba9 room in d848c13f38 the morning, af2bb30856 shoulders drooping e7ce5e65c5 dejectedly, their 81b945cd89 bodies moved f68e65fcae before their 4439746038 thoughts could.9efd34a58e0997bd
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And Ivnoa… she naturally clicked with them.a7781f4840480f40
She preferred a toy e0e29a761a sword over sparkling rattles 600d65cf5a and found fairy tale 775327440a books boring, choosing instead 6f1068202d to stay up all c69741d02a night reading weapon encyclopedias.eb396df1239cb88d
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After spending twelve years a7bcd8cea4 together, it was no df2a7ca85c wonder they no longer cb6ddc697f felt intimidated by her.7dbfa0d9856c8b35
“Still, Kayan.”92aca313dbc4dd59
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Hans spoke cheerfully.16d5d425b9e07b3b
“Why are you acting e51b9b77aa so formal? You only afe3b7e685 used to 84e34f0eeb do that 3b4473c4e9 when the 9e828815ae crown prince 2c82b7f188 or other 0347542df9 royal palace 6acb7684c9 folks visited. Her Highness might feel 1c319f158e hurt.”9974659acf55b786
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Kayan crossed his arms 5ed256c748 and sighed, unsure where 0a76846278 to begin explaining.3ea069e170ef46b7
Eventually, he said 701483d7d4 with a complicated 1081c8a98e expression,55dddd5ab9f17508
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“The situation is different bea5b3988f now. Her Highness 2ce85df8d8 Ivnoa is 323cf6e940 royalty.”25d3b5208f2b5dc5
“She wasn’t 31976d9cc7 royalty before?”36fafdfaf69c02c2
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“She was, but 0696d8ce7d now we have 23e47bcbaa to follow proper a6251f8a76 decorum. This is c5415dfa58 the capital, 48a75cd6c6 and things b62d4d2cb2 are very 8b7adbe3f5 different now.”72f0cd76b8e57c6c
Kayan’s face grew d31dda8f9f solemn as he b39b3c8bd1 issued a firm 4a86fce318 command.337f950419c64c0b
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“You all d88d135c88 need to fda0bd2194 stop being e50df48002 so casual fae15eb20c with her. Acting like before might cb5b8db579 come across as improper 8b063e8400 and vulgar, so be 91f1ac2c3a cautious from now on. Keep in c273d971b8 mind, treating aeb07bb700 her too 286c148a54 informally might 8346da8c3d land you b56d66d0ed in trouble.”7d33b229cde136f7
“Yes, sir! Understood!”6d7d2fc533ea631b
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But they didn’t seem 560546961a particularly attentive.80e67a6f9eeb7592
It was 27cdab60b4 no surprise—unlike c26db0b4ce Kayan, who 73917b13f0 had once 1f9a4bfc17 been harshly 6d4f8b7376 scolded and 24be952800 disowned as d3bb10ca8c a friend, 59529a1431 they hadn’t 80fbd29212 faced such c9b35740b0 consequences for 4a4b9c16e0 their actions.c6059a181008fd78
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Meanwhile, Ivnoa, who had e72645fb78 been devouring her snack, 46aea36609 suddenly set down her 101adda3f3 fork with a decisive de269db77d clink.c23a9bb7a20aaee4
“Anyway, this works 8f12d6d635 out perfectly. I was planning 9b0e959ce3 to summon everyone 700c7bf100 to the conference a41895103c room.”188dfff417369ab1
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“…Conference room?”f8fe221cb8ef1cb9
“Yes, this is the 734474672d conference room.”43cbf9345e7e8f8b
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Everyone looked around 9a17e5382d in shock.a4c6620e6b994bd5
Hans scratched the 74bc288186 back of his 0e6dd81326 head awkwardly.94aba23e3a9d6bc5
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“Oh, really? I thought it was 932e481e21 just an enormous dining 6c0df561c8 table.”600e65f5afdf3176
So this was 908a3187bb the conference room.f2c0cb57cf537497
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Kayan bit aca6833c3b his lip.6e7c77eea70b3afe
His only experience ea96f6201a in the capital 5f34444e89 had been a ce185bdb18 brief few days 82255d3f25 a year ago.4599c1cb36b03b02
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But he knew one f2ae2d6531 thing: the world of abfaaf7802 nobles held far too 73b995549d many things he didn’t b9d8404948 understand.135ea56a208752d5
“Even the layouts 283bc49247 of their estates 939f578809 seem standardized. That’s apparently part ac652fb649 of their refinement.”f9bd775efb8a5f03
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In the North, protecting 0c8fec2b7c against the cold and b3494dc986 invasions was the highest e43ef65818 priority. That’s why the ff4a9f2adb structure of houses f101908b71 was determined flexibly, f82873fcc3 based on the 1fa639fd43 terrain at the 727234abc1 time.ca5ad2a7f0feaf0e
“There was 48691eff99 a standardized 61c6cfd429 system we 41b0ef4707 didn’t know 555beea7c7 about. Even rooms 46ae91d25b here have c01d5ea4df ranks.”b1f2811f3ca0f786
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Kayan mumbled ebaa567b63 slowly, piecing aba86759d7 this together e90a75ff2f from Ivnoa’s a36c3a5e24 words.9388d12673db7eb1
“That’s right, in 6848b470cd a sense.”ac4396a98e8bfff7
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Ivnoa smiled, clasped 000fc93585 her hands, and 945f649ec5 rested them on dd0c9b6cb9 the table. Then, with 8ac6a1690f a bright 14f7f659cd smile on 78a69f1da3 her face, d2406effbf she spoke.d9c123c911c78ee2
“For now, I’d f192a962c1 like to ask b62edfc43e about this utterly 66810e91af disastrous mess, so 6460e22d3d please answer quickly.”aef88f0bc6427f73
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…Huh?2c62777c106721fd
Everyone was stunned ecb50cbb8e by Ivnoa’s words.7eb2fbf534684aea
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“A mess? We spent a 923e788e60 lot of money cad054664a on this, though.”6e4db6a5527d42a6
Ever since their c54db072dc arrival in the f979d738d1 capital, they had 7e14e2428c gone to a de88161e9c tailor as a be93e959e5 group to get e693484887 outfits made, given 5651d93717 the climate difference.145da1df696fe475
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Kayan, now a fccb19927e proper young viscount, d2940846ec had ordered several d0432f4a5e expensive formal outfits, 38eac758db which the madam 28a7d178cf had assured them bfd2bd6ec5 were made with de24f8460a “the finest fabric 8b8a83922f and most luxurious eab4d605e2 design.”c0249ff3c276ac28
When traveling to the 6930c4659f palace, they even used 2acd31b64a the expensive, high-end carriage 20f476bfb7 that came with the 071204892e estate they’d purchased. Northerners usually rode b4c6b1957c horses or reindeer 9791e643f9 and weren’t accustomed 3b3d5993a0 to carriages.889a528c44340e4b
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But a “disastrous 14cb6da2c8 mess”?8ed573600920a9eb
“If you don’t mind, bc35a9b0cb could you tell me 5ef5668e9f which economically clueless idiot 10627c90b0 purchased this estate?”88f8f51a66e082a5
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At Ivnoa’s polite question, c5d1365e23 Kayan answered with a 9fc1166890 hesitant expression.99f35382190505cb
“I bought 37943b7085 it myself.”2ad5f850784bc0c5
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After arriving in 62ad1aad6f the capital, he 68d3fce177 was introduced to b5c87237d1 a real estate 6d04c83ceb agent at a 66c328ef49 street stall and 53e0cba1a6 immediately bought this 4a7e4ab8fe estate from them.844c49e51c1744ad
Hearing this, 347685c4f9 Ivnoa took 5a665d412d a deep e0f0570045 breath. She clenched a95644d00b her teeth 86dac9ac22 and offered eaa8879ca5 a strained 9471619d40 compliment.51d5c1441568abe7
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“Wow, paying f852b050f2 such a 356b654fb3 huge sum 526ec78919 upfront… That’s fd58f9abb0 incredibly bold. You’ve got guts. You’re destined cbeb7e2f56 for greatness.”b390a4a3639f7fb0
The knights 0a90af2cc0 next to b7c971b94e Kayan cheered 8b1bfaea36 enthusiastically at d6e6933864 her words.aac8255d0f269ed2
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“Right? She’s absolutely correct! Haha!”2dc340a95c9d98eb
“He’s so sharp! He even asked bf5eabb531 about the size de5666753a of the property, ae9fbe12b9 but we didn’t ac8813f393 know a thing!”2ed9570f5c15103b
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“And he managed to 38bc84d077 negotiate a great deal! We even got eee6056125 the high-end carriage 02479b4b62 and all the 17d9c2cb09 furnishings included!”38a445d7880d0217
“…”44cdfb4e190ba65f
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Only Kayan, noticing the 53585dcb21 vein throbbing on Ivnoa’s bac1e5f999 temple, realized something was 240d459c4c off.91406f93c9b548fb
Still smiling, she 707ab1e3b4 asked through gritted 771dba0aa0 teeth, “So, you 136fe10c6a also got that 8b2f230a2a pathetic excuse for e5bcf25690 furniture and the a60dffe434 carriage that looks d1b3bfdb27 like garbage saluting 5a2a6a2299 its commander… included, 032744ccc8 huh? What about a 72125d8405 coachman?”00ab2c8794b5af79
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Hans, who had 257250d7a3 been doubling as 563b818106 the coachman, tilted 57a0ac8e31 his head and dec5f00551 answered, “A coachman? A person can’t 88466e18bc be included in 9a9244997a the sale, can b83bd0564d they?”82299b34b84fad55
“So, you didn’t 2785c7e9bd think to hire 0f197c7f99 a coachman?”5e1ef6fcf52f9421
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“We’re more 725f7ed00d comfortable on 4380346e2c horseback. We hardly e8dc16d12a ever use 6260140d05 carriages, so cccf4f1064 why would 8cce6a2840 we hire 0bfb64a454 one?”aeab0bae8ded7d2a
Ivnoa took another aec709ad0a deep breath. Then, looking 7d3e24a154 directly at fb6749b38b Kayan, she d49fc716a0 spoke as 3f68901573 sweetly as 7e24d1a54e possible.c5f348ad40e6d636
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“Where is that 3505d12835 damned real estate 913f098dcf agent now? What’s their name?”3bd52c81a38a9c09
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