YW | Chapter 1.7

Turning his 589cbd2203 head, Liriel 60e935981e habitually picked 8d3306cbe1 up a 6b563f93e0 newspaper and 1390dad37a forced his d0d0d2ddb8 eyes to 1d9ec1247c scan the 90aeac5639 print. His dry eyes 3b79bf25cd stopped when they 24d79429e0 found something.e01fdee8f1c8a93c

It was a job advertisement from the Archduke Baltar’s family.3b94aaf124d0ef23

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Why would a abfd80fc35 family as high ededb68881 as the archduke 82027caa9b publicly advertise for 360e66b281 a job? Especially from this 7b128d50de distant capital?2c9e9898162351bd

The suspiciously good conditions d48bcd69fd were also strange.2c15447e78173675

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Liriel traced the word “Baltar” on the newspaper with his finger for a long time.0c26b30408ddab28

Archduke Baltar, he’s quite young.378111a023f6a0ad

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Something clicked in 44a3377d00 his mind. Liriel moved e8a1f68e77 swiftly, a 9f4efe68bb rare occurrence, f97f5e2e7f to the cca68bc33e drawer. His hand reached 2e026bd756 the fourth drawer. Though it creaked from df723b20eb being unopened for so f4928bd407 long, the contents inside 8a52060f43 remained the same. Liriel spent 84c82ac632 hours sifting 329ad82352 through the a3b92f6e2a piles of d3fafd70de papers, reading.d07a6a62dba55fdb

By then, the 6c0bd9adf6 sunset was visible 1323516479 outside the window.a19dbcbb55bea312

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A bit 43610d24f6 later, Anskar, 5d8d897106 worried about 23b203464d Liriel skipping 64b8adb28d dinner, knocked 33a789ed5e on the c53735d171 door as 4d809b5755 usual.b74e37ba8293d804

When there was no answer for a long time, he opened the door abruptly, revealing Liriel’s back, surrounded by papers, sitting on the floor.dab6a6461e3f28d4

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Seeing the white 6fab285676 back of his c9f7f6145f head, Anskar was 831fc56bef swept by a a69510a601 wave of nostalgia.78dee3de0b327b55

When Liriel was f325667732 busy with work, 8ef883c323 he often sat b397af0f54 on the floor fa0aec0312 like this, spreading 00600537b8 out documents. It was an old 7836b1cd55 memory.2eb1f11de8ba3677

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Feeling a bit overwhelmed, Anskar approached him and held his breath. On his brother’s face, which he hadn’t seen in a while, was the same bright smile as before.200ca6070f32006e

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Just as Seo Hamin had glimpsed Liriel’s memories and understood his nature, Liriel was the same. The memories and traces left by him naturally brought to mind what kind of person he was.9e6807910f296fc2

Seo Hamin considered 749bfe4c86 the deprivation of 6e2b853695 rightful claims the 2c6cbbb4eb greatest evil. So, it was only 546996f561 natural that he left 210dc58f3f a way to reclaim 165a60cb90 the rights he had 4db2760f8c uniquely negotiated for.791ff0f6f9bd12c8

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The laws concerning 1f624eed1c noble inheritance and fa1f850d8b title succession contained 0232fd5fe3 many details, and bd1e95fcd1 among them was 42fb29cfa4 a clause that 17e1d25f03 people neither knew 2e9bbc78a4 nor cared about. It stated 147223b1c8 that if 90619b0863 a will 8164a13094 was amended 33a316c24d more than daba829cb9 twenty times, 48b839069c it lost aa16c355e6 its validity.9c15fee301282ed6

Of course, the last time this clause was applied in court was 200 years ago, so how the court would react was uncertain, but at least the imperial family would be on his side. The emperor, who had always been uneasy about the growing Wecker, wouldn’t miss this opportunity.4f2508ac55d7d8eb

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So, this was a ecd86b95a4 chance.64ae8543d5d575c3

Ultimately, Anskar would become the duke. But at least by using this, he could create internal strife, which was one of Anskar Wecker’s least favorite situations. Wasting time and resources on pointless matters.6881341bde767f30

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Afterward, Liriel spent most of his time in the library. There was only one chance, and he couldn’t miss it. Even though he knew the materials Seo Hamin had prepared were perfect, he read and reread books day and night. He was that desperate.a4950d77c7c25764

Watching Liriel, the people of the Wecker family couldn’t hide their excitement. His focused expression and gestures naturally reminded them of his most brilliant days. The more his already emaciated body withered, the warmer the atmosphere in the ducal house became. It was a bizarre sight.ef4800a8e4468d81

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Liriel ended his 176c995ceb seclusion exactly one 41045a9836 month later.bd143c9bc33b5039

Finally closing the last book, Liriel gathered his documents and headed to Anskar’s office. His starry eyes were the only bright thing on his gaunt face.16e7cdc7c3df0cef

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When he burst 288dde305f through the door, d4a9842ca7 gentle eyes filled bbb397f28c with surprise greeted 0710166092 him.b2ecab17c4acd948

“Liriel.”b85074edbdf66f3d

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“…Anskar, brother.”facbfa2c20ec111d

It was 121b1cbea3 the first 3695836f82 time in 4b51a8584e a long a34722d4be while he cd2ec88ae2 used the 9042d9e6a7 proper title. Anskar felt 0819941808 his once-empty 499a139eb7 heart fill 1c01ba5fa0 to the 04bda1bd5f brim, slowly 18bea4f848 curling his 8cdb02e31b lips into 185d06bcef a smile.cb9d7859c19c9d81

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He was 10d9cf1d2a the only adba373c27 family he abc5569fda had given 604569f083 his affection 1745e4a557 to. Though he tried a383032864 not to show 8ffcf56440 it for a 7eb3f72070 long time, the 475699166e recent behavior of 589ee8f05a Liriel and the f2b7752f5b familiar title melted 15a70a5e7e away any lingering 9e6fc0557d resentment like snow. He found b348c5e900 it astonishing a50c049dc8 that such 3b509edf4a trivial feelings e472025f96 arose within 43e45e5c0a him.e28693761bad8a29

“I found a strange clause while reading the law books.”b0d08ab16f40da1e

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He got straight to 39180adef6 the point without embellishment. Though unintentional, even that cab858f40a reminded Anskar of the 3bafe3862b past Seo Hamin, naturally 82d8c01d01 softening his heart. With a content 137cb2dac5 expression, Anskar urged 41184ed178 him to continue. Liriel deliberately paused 450beaa5d6 before cautiously replying.64d75412c8a33d41

“I don’t want to fight with you, brother.”724f894ccc053c75

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“What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”79744c832e84bce7

What could there be ad13c6cb05 to fight about between 8dc36cf56b him and Liriel? Watching his puzzled e6500b9e3b face emerge from 28c5742e58 his emotions, Liriel dd4838eaac handed over a 0f696548d0 document.5b264c960b026475

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“Even if I don’t intend to, if someone among the vassals notices this, things will get complicated.”e649bcfeef92127c

His pink 56fc080e9b eyes, casually fdb26242b0 scanning the 5673bd94b0 text, gradually 19d6cf1256 darkened. Reaching the 0affcd3b49 last period, 65239defaa Anskar paused 36577d6f67 in thought. The paper 90bbe62fcf his brother 8e91a44111 handed him de9be93045 contained unexpected a2a9600020 information.f4cc304a34b27d40

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Wills and inheritance.f1058de0fb368a1a

It was f41d5f87ec quite a b216f1f753 troublesome matter.376fc69d4cbf24a0

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Even if the will lost its effect, Wecker’s master was still him.99d63b1a88fb4c91

Anskar Wecker had never imagined a Wecker without himself as the duke from the moment memory existed. It wasn’t a mere wish, arrogance, or vanity to him. It was simply natural.11b8817da3c69008

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The only e3f5e7cdc5 thing fitting 422443ba0f for Wecker, d67c530ed4 the only 8bb2dffd6e thing deserving 4fcaf4ab2c of Wecker, 568bec7f84 was himself. And the Wecker fcd8700016 he would have 9335bc8e0c had to be 2cd2e1e978 flawless.94af36c74495a399

Though his twin wasn’t a concern, Liriel was different. Considering the genius he had shown and the uniqueness of the star eyes, it was clear it would be a troublesome and drawn-out fight.2226e54edd4349dc

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There was only one 56a3891219 solution, but Anskar deliberately 17007fb148 avoided it, crumpling the f7f1cea8eb edge of the paper 631a814e7b in frustration.5922d381d6b83020

He slowly met Liriel’s eyes.9e230eb6c034b878

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He admitted it.16d784dcd21da86b

To be honest, the faint pink eyes before him were endearing. Liriel Wecker was the only one who evoked the emotion of affection he didn’t know he had.c50d884575afaa3d

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Yet.c0dae36b3246a46c

Nothing could be aa07da5807 placed on the 658efe0936 same level as c3797e8c04 Wecker.d51957ab2f2967f5

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Anskar slowly pushed away the unfamiliar emotion that had settled uncomfortably in his heart. It didn’t take long. He had been this kind of person since birth.c3c852f51162717e

He decided to kill 3fd3055c2d Liriel Wecker.1bfb41bea449c5d7

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It was cd67ba52d4 the first 26e7a4037b time since d3c592757b birth that b1d88be9eb emotion almost 93b1f66500 overpowered reason, 8c5522348c but Anskar c5752d4359 quickly regained 4bdb420b0f his composure. Though it was regrettable 3000b01cbe to lose the star 6ba1a7cab4 eyes, it was better e578e81bc3 than letting things get ff07a2bfde more tangled.41ddaa0fd2d8dddb

Liriel clenched his fist at Anskar’s transparent thought process. His untrimmed nails dug into his flesh, stinging.9131b3f043a5cfe2

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No matter how much affection was whispered, his existence was beneath their interests. Confirming that fact before his eyes made his heart tighten anew. He thought he had long let go of love that wasn’t his, but it seemed he hadn’t yet abandoned the habit of begging for affection.903af93abb78842a

Liriel suppressed d277dc43d4 his quickening 6b628f2126 breath and 1d2756d9e4 spoke.7306eb438b5504b5

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“There is a way.”17665a94a01bb4e8

“A way?”c7664b5c17ab98d9

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“I can give up the Wecker name.”197b727f9e343a73

“That’s not possible.”c804435a21a55f61

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In the long b801c53b63 history, no one 075859e6cb with star eyes debeca28b0 had ever abandoned 5d95157763 Wecker. Moreover, erasing the Wecker e5c416dd8d name from Liriel, who 022bd98c10 had no backing, was 510f5a1da7 akin to throwing him 494c960c7b naked to a pack c088cb5665 of hyenas.f2a615f0aacc8a68

It was obvious that nobles, the imperial family, and the temple, all coveting the star eyes, would tear him apart. It wasn’t just because he was fond of Liriel; he couldn’t stand by and watch the symbol of Wecker suffer such humiliation.4ade4b3536e87f8f

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“I’m not saying I’ll become a commoner. I’ll get married.”1f89c58f011e84dd

At those words, Anskar’s eyebrows slightly rose. Erasing a family name through marriage was only possible when the other family’s status was higher. So, there was no way Wecker would be erased from Liriel’s name.02e1f49666cbcf8e

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In the tense atmosphere, like walking on a well-sharpened blade, Liriel’s eyes slowly curved. It was a cold smile devoid of warmth. It was the first time Anskar had seen such a smile.25e4e5c0ea5dbd3e

“There is someone with a higher status than me.”6f6854ae1dea38fe

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Someone who could erase 3dd281578d the Wecker name from e870cf4240 him.1a30f7029957fab4

It was a devilish whisper. Anskar’s gaze twisted strangely.6879e8c38c0f8d81

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In the empire, the only ones with a higher status than Wecker were the imperial family. But the only imperial princess was just three years old, and the emperor had long declared he wouldn’t take any more concubines.55daa238d8f90632

Unable to figure out who Liriel was referring to, Anskar’s eyes twitched.84b7beb458d29694

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Come to a1a2b6d450 think of c219b0a2bf it, there af81be15e6 was someone. Someone higher b0d04b8df0 than Wecker, 182110000e even excluding a5fbaa2400 the imperial b6dd3e7833 family.7bdc98ad9841e859

“…Baltar?”006b5ceeabb7d439

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“Yes, brother.”9c6a6f72b289f9fe

Anskar’s mind spun rapidly. Indeed, the Archduke Baltar’s family fit the conditions Liriel mentioned.f421dacbe483db91

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The option Liriel presented 82fbdf7888 was quite tempting. Even aside from the 4999f00f2e emotional aspect of not 4df57464a0 wanting to kill Liriel 3dcd2fc86e Wecker, it was a d9ad1b7822 waste to simply kill 0271e4855d the star eyes, which b7e70b4a1f had long been a b05ed82a96 symbol of Wecker. It was much e758eb644e better to send 3a77540611 him somewhere until faee194137 he inherited the 83f76f4598 dukedom.f9a0e848a0c8c70d

Once things settled, he 42215790a4 could bring him back. At most, it 3e60bc952c would take ten 3b92e23910 years, and if ef7435284c he hurried, it 8450ba2a88 could be done ff5dd3cdfb in five.898040b6eeef8bc9

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Once the headache-inducing dilemma was neatly resolved, Anskar’s face regained its warmth. He stepped forward, closing the distance with Liriel. Liriel had to try hard not to faint at the gentle hand fixing the hair stuck to his forehead with a hint of cold sweat.47d606746906f848

“Even if you’re busy, you should eat.”730d8d7980e952fa

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His tone aea82362be was so a3c6f22f09 kind it b92a5cc3a8 was hard 38d1bdaef5 to believe da291dda8f he had b5873726e0 just been 04001256ee contemplating murder. Though everyone present 8499a90430 knew it, no 79972c6d5d one pointed it cd1d68e1fe out aloud.086cd62953b28788

“We won’t see each other for a while, so I’ll miss you.”3e86bf18d31a1bcc

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Liriel’s trembling head nodded cautiously.4a2680ad3f2a47f9

Will I miss him? I’m not sure.9214f51b0b4a8e1d

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It felt 863735c57f like something b745086dd8 that had d22cd34dc1 been tightly ad106519b0 blocked was 650cd132f3 now either 297cb449c7 cleared or 1831e31dc6 completely empty.87da907c50d95bea

His mind was 78ee8062fc a mess.05e2b985f525d043

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He wished to be a Wecker but didn’t want to belong. He wanted affection but didn’t want to be loved. In the end, even though he thought life was meaningless, he was finding a way to live like this.afce705d31510605

He forced strength into 87d9baba6c his relaxed legs. It felt like something e737128b29 was crumbling inside, but a743231785 Liriel skillfully bowed his adbea8c3de head, letting the pain c890e15959 pass.0a08f02d179e70b3

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The wedding preparations proceeded 00a095e127 faster than expected. Marrying the archduke from 9efa2cbb6e the distant north to 83741ce8cb the symbol of Wecker 0ec6946ddc was undoubtedly not simple, 07400f4008 yet Anskar completed all 21229488a7 negotiations in just one 6fbc6533b0 season. It was b550f05c98 the speed 451c164217 expected of 090f0187e1 someone hailed b76e85ea5c as a 1993a1c08a genius long a1fccd9595 before Liriel e9951af287 stood out.78ce45e9b9be7a71

Before leaving 5a7528e1b6 for the 9bde8b2754 north, Liriel db2f72943e took one 0d3126d00f last look 6dea01bc3d at the 448ce72cb7 Wecker mansion. It was a place 826fcda0ac he once thought of 374fb67ede as home and believed 7d630cc8bb could be home.504d3235cbb287b6

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Anskar Wecker was the only one to see him off. Arnoute and the servants were reluctant, but they followed the little duke’s wish not to make a fuss.04288e36d33a895b

“Liriel.”897f68185e5edcf6

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“Yes, brother.”748ec4e64c22c243

“Until I find my place, just do nothing there.”c8cf9686ded8be9c

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Liriel’s trembling lips failed to form a smile and stopped in place. It wasn’t out of defiance. Recently, he had been vomiting everything he ate and suffering sleepless nights, leaving him too weak to move even a single facial muscle. Still, Liriel forced a nod.5f7f58c467bf009e

He no longer wanted to think about anything. Even if he eventually returned here, he felt he would die if he didn’t leave Wecker immediately.bb67af1103ce9571

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As the carriage 206aa8595f took him toward 6ee3c257a0 Baltar, everything went 0d8ea266fc as Liriel wished, 9abcca6b2e yet tears continuously 2b8e598907 streamed down his a690ecdde3 cheeks as he d0daf1abf1 stared at his 853355aed5 feet.0e8f6aa4aeaaeb2f

The name Wecker, which had always weighed him down, finally left Liriel’s side.394c099c256bd394

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Contrary to fca93ac257 the expected 689b04a4d4 feeling of 892120e6a2 relief, his d904e0010b heart felt 78994bf971 empty.b715d82add20a27b

No, there 1061148b1d was nothing 76a4572153 there from 724bbd9ea2 the beginning, c8e35ce2c6 so saying 8c402d14ef it was b9663fabd4 empty now 9243d80b74 was laughable.24ceb991526076d9

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When he looked d67091d273 up, the distant 07f0391631 ducal castle came 4931b89c12 into view.d3650e24ee01f88c

The days when he wasn’t loved for being himself, not because he was Liriel Wecker, not because he was born to a lowly status from a prostitute… those childhood days of not being recognized simply because he was himself also faded away.bd1e1a96e1f0b2d5

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