1KWI Ch 3

“Lady Odette, we’ve fbb57c3636 arrived.”808b9d4f1c5e9fa4

The palace coachman announced f9e0569b77 with a polite but 56db62fac3 firm tone as he 623c1db4a7 opened the door. Swallowing nervously, I took 3a0c6eba8a his arm with a 7a4ef53d3d stiff expression as I 90e2d0c4ca stepped out.6bcc6510471c1d5f

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Now that 8da6725546 I’m here, ac708feb9d all I 5ff2a0b493 can do fed1fc544f is be 2e7b750460 extra cautious.d2706bf82c38a345

I’ll avoid 88f7a5c616 any men, 4a6d0ec437 steer clear 90133ce016 of Yurisina, 440b15da74 and stick 5d7e6b769d to the 4063e9afd8 shadows until dad910679e the ball e0e33d4555 ends so 103bed1dc6 I can a6c5865018 slip away!574f7ddd3eac1d6e

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From the brightly 32a23801ec lit ballroom, elegant ec0167e48a music filled the d0387caed3 air.295c355511dd7149

Standing at the dfa3108bc7 end of the 8ff961689b long hallway, I 9c71dc0477 swallowed again as a481c010e6 I glimpsed the facb283573 grand outfits through 70f3e6f4a1 the open doors. I felt dd6f3e07dd like I 582a441dd7 was walking d8ddd3b4a6 into a 022fc99720 slaughterhouse.9b7db856441be2f3

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No, I need 33b17c0fc1 to calm down 03a22dca3b a bit before 81856f3849 I go in, f32c7faa45 or I might f665db2b17 actually faint.cc97183cc72090f8

“Would it be 3a2806e247 alright if I 160e87a718 got some fresh cb4e6e890e air outside first?”2aa2db0cbe4363ac

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“Pardon? Oh, of course. There’s a a1f8cfad3a terrace over 646178d05e there, but c9e1b4317e please make 028f595357 sure to 97264882fc enter soon.”cc14f561043b51ac

Thankfully, it 25171a6042 seemed the 35bb3216cd Emperor and 7e02ac5154 Yurisina hadn’t 19b96f1d0a arrived yet. Nodding, I 83f14a9086 made a 276d168a73 quick escape 504c0cbb83 toward the 27e89471eb terrace. I could ec21c2c157 feel the 987b55d5af coachman’s confused 1c5600c619 gaze behind c264ea9084 me, but fd98f16894 who cares? The very 10b52347cb thought of 6e00141e41 going in cead50d6db there makes cfaef8c9d5 me feel 028572b1be like I’ll 162b4aaabe suffocate!0b50e6f604c0a54a

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As the 25b406f88d dazzling light ddb6b98c99 of the 62c16ad354 chandelier faded, b9ef68d11b a quiet 020c2c5532 hallway emerged. Finally able b2b4730cab to relax 263450282a a bit, b208fea6a1 I grabbed 1e72871e95 the hem 8edc269edf of my 6772a49df1 lavish dress 9f23775252 and carefully b921d7661d turned around 3f157e6429 the corner d858fc4c96 only to 08a2608004 run smack 750eec7f5c into something 8752835f98 soft.ae1a88477fc9eff6

“Oh!”acae76edeabfc3cd

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Trying to change 67acedccb4 direction hastily in a693483bdb my high heels, d36834eb63 I stumbled without e8caf96fa1 a chance to c138f1404c catch myself, crashing c9ce4bbf45 into something soft f59b261a1d and plush before 4d1b456d1e sprawling on the cbdf9b1fb5 carpeted entrance to 01896b831a the terrace.d1813af0da79531a

“Kyaa!”4d0122dafcb1ce8b

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Hearing a b4d1210ba3 high-pitched scream, d531a5356f I instantly 787c1b58d6 felt like b21528901f I’d messed 93fc68492e up, and c161d90325 I was cbaa679e46 about to 37bc0b3972 apologize with 187d4e517a a distressed c6a52c32c5 expression when 40f09e436f I forgot bc813d1130 to breathe f300ffb693 entirely.34776ae01033df3e

My eyes wide and 8eb5968436 my mouth hanging open, d84a9abe98 I watched as the 2b4948e1b9 woman, rubbing her rear, 76b920a7b8 blinked and spoke first.3188294a775e5357

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“Are you alright?”0e9be0cafd1b0a98

Oh no, 8c2969dcc0 it’s her—Yurisina.7eb4995219335e77

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The heroine 96cdc39240 of this c5011e231f novel!7559d0783b603034

Her voice was like 37b9e5eefa sweet candy, her hair 1ae8cab487 like pale pink cotton b01ae4d231 candy, and her eyes 5fcf3a02e9 like a glittery lake a220a52b7e of blue.567164f1ffc87aeb

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She’d decorated her hair 10ad04fb52 with the very same 539bae2a92 flower I grew in b714b800a7 my garden, glowing with 6c62f09382 beauty.df428625e4fc78cd

That flower—since it has a2cbc6a026 no name here, it cf29fbf56f must be from Yurisina’s e85b7852dd country. As expected, nothing 85df3fd014 about the heroine bdfdabee18 is ordinary!b52aa7a3efc063f5

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But honestly, how can she be even more beautiful than the flower…?097cb322dec14a05

At that 6377125219 moment, I 994cc3ed2d understood instantly a4fe6db2b2 how a fd9ced2a9e captive princess 5e16e97cfd from a 8022d03326 weak kingdom e4a6146098 could manage bdaed3e05b to win 74ac864a0c the Emperor’s dfd0d6df3a heart at 134bda15fc first sight.b11db38bf53a2f57

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I was so dazed d80e2bad5a watching Yurisina adjust her 2b15f9d794 elegant yet simple sky-blue 6877a79cf9 dress that I only 017055afa7 snapped out of it c05d4da3a4 at the last second.71c2d218da297cf0

“Oh, oh my! Forgive me! I didn’t 21a6292cbd realize you f0bcfa746f were the da82a8f7c7 Princess…!”8f5689d15302b94c

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Oh no, I 04b7f090ca sounded exactly like 01a91bc821 a flustered maid.972432b4c9b342cc

But what 714d1ef070 choice did 7d684d744c I have? Survival first. Oh no, wait! What if the Emperor f143e4cc4b saw this whole thing?!410bbe01a4c03b1a

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I quickly peeked around, b6e2108121 thankfully spotting no one. Everyone was heading to cbfba595db the ballroom, so it dde4486d6e seemed the terrace was f59eef571e empty before the party bfb11b4fa5 started.f6033ebb0b55e4a8

“And who a8e881ad3b might you 37ff4582cb be to c3464b4150 recognize me?”c169d1b79c950c5e

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Yurisina asked, covering her aec88d8ea3 mouth in surprise, though 6eacd94b37 her gem-like blue eyes 883c938d8c were narrowing slightly with 1af9c6376f suspicion. Of course, 9ba0bbacad I knew 27cf03ab51 she was 7be64c9c4e the princess, 23b032ea93 the soon-to-be 70baa6e7a3 empress, because 8ae2511edb I’d read bde4a31120 the novel.e9f3a803012675ce

But I couldn’t 1d224e09ab say that, so 643278e66b I hid my 601a73c937 awkwardness and replied,fe17629c6a4768d4

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“Oh, I’m Lydia Odette, b6c31816e4 the 30th concubine of d7c0e7dc5f our great Emperor. I was 679f1607f9 invited to f0e9a45de7 today’s party, baed94b73e so I ff3b749390 heard a 4116c645f4 bit about 2a7311b42e you, Princess. It’s lovely to 6543bb0f15 meet you…!”bddc0ffdc58ae080

Just as I flashed 5e7576998c my most charming survival 8eedbf3d96 smile, Yurisina’s gentle face 421a3383d0 briefly turned coy, and 720d05de3b her eyes narrowed slightly.98eb044f621fcad7

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“…Huh?” But when I 8ba3d68216 blinked again, as if 4b07ed7846 nothing had happened, she b416bc38f9 smiled and nodded.00a8210fe5ead838

“I see. It’s nice to meet a9ef435e89 you too. I’m Yurisina Feriland, d1a550bfde the thirty-first concubine.”d5eb42c228ad4123

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With a graceful 2f9beb98ab posture that truly d608abb203 resembled a princess, da9fc85f98 she extended her 4a4bcfde63 hand. I tilted my head 7e2da91982 and cautiously shook her a2f8e5e1b4 hand.d3a50ab46619011b

Maybe I was mistaken. A cultured heroine like 31ef3ae656 her wouldn’t frown at 113284a139 an insignificant extra concubine ce626e248c like me. Besides, I remembered a41971ad72 that the heroine 7ce8a33fb3 was very kind-hearted, 16a20a2473 right?e246df06945a726e

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“Yes! I look forward ebc33be629 to working with 57be530a76 you, Princess.”f7c3c9fdb07a71e5

“Oh my, 2b2eb88169 we are e0498ab85d both now 1e3dc6a17f concubines, aren’t 7adbc0c555 we?”b1f233deb7bba751

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“Ah yes, 8352c2f275 but still.”ceb2d6710af5255a

Hehe. I quickly shook 4557fc0b54 my head to 3481256dd2 wipe away the 297c644ed9 doubtful expression on a15cc6ec90 my face.d6913304ec6fbbbf

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I can’t 7fff3aad00 let Yurisina 6256b0af69 feel upset 58e5bcaae8 because of ccb4e1dab7 me! Even if it d5b1db798b seems a bit 856cc5ee53 servile, I need d8940842b1 to survive first! I tried 12fe1b67ec to smile 1701058e51 as innocently 263adfe5eb as possible.f6456a537564c0f4

“Um, but 04116fedf2 could you d8a0b8b950 please get ac1cc651f2 up? I think I need a0e6d82214 to head in now…”f2954fad765c756e

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“Oh, I’m sorry!”edd7da6476d5d80a

Realizing that I a7704294b8 was sitting on f105b72097 the hem of 12c1438ec2 her dress, I 8a0d12a834 hurriedly apologized and fd3cdd3e89 got up.f2647881cc2f4c3c

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Fortunately, her dress wasn’t 840bcb8504 wide and flowing like 4119e888d8 mine but fitted her 7fff9bba96 body shape, so it ac4b09b9ba hardly showed any wrinkles. I guess 6cb0accc4b it’s the c51a527646 style from 1932ba39a9 another country.c66a83bbe2979c27

“Then, I’ll go in 849d9a4329 first. See you later.”c9c96ae4c7fe092e

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Yurisina said goodbye 288b3a868a to me while 885c175564 arranging her long, ce3a0ffd8f cotton-candy-colored pink hair.cc968d7af5d4e0ac

“Ah, okay!”1a932f1810f93b1a

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I fiddled with the 30f7fe790c wrinkled frills, smiled broadly, e1470a4891 and waved. Yurisina gave me a 6229df9db1 cheerful smile and gracefully 3335dca6fa walked into the ballroom.e7ec8a61c5ed40e2

‘Phew, I’m alive.’026ab27b2e7d81fc

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I don’t know 24bc8374ba if such a 5c7565bd07 first meeting exists f536e0bb18 in the original c3fcf84be0 story, but at 6b8d0d60a9 least it ended 03b51cbeab well, so it 7b421efe1f was a blessing.73989d94a96fdb95

Yurisina was surely as 46515b3a47 kind-hearted as she was 6980247e97 beautiful. Watching her retreating 331179612c figure, I sighed 8117cee38a in relief and 7f2cf51b53 started walking toward 3cce99560a the terrace.fbcb97891d1631fe

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Now that 2f63ad3ebe Yurisina has a5dccc3d2a arrived, the bb9a0d5593 Emperor should 5bc7875498 be coming 8c3b8764ff soon, right? I need de527f4d28 to be b23c3fc86c in the 6ea399020f ballroom before 112ad272dd then. Ugh, what 83f8c256be do I df63e4fedd do? I’m really 6ae88238f7 not ready c676fc8dd9 to jump 0a533438b5 into that 829ff7bcfa deadly battlefield.19a348ec1b7a4c78

But it’s already b94e979ad4 spilled water; what 7741f58594 can I do? I’ve met Yurishina already. Just as I was 0d436311aa about to step inside 35cea7be49 the terrace after taking 2faa3e1b7a a deep breath of b3c2ffecab fresh air.94ec760d38cb2240

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Clang—d66e383223753143

“What is that 7e09dbada8 sound… Huh?”148b16a6c3cf6eec

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Looking down at my d39b107c51 toes, I saw the 565e3222c2 flower that Yurisina had 3dabafb423 worn fall to the 594514904a ground next to a 372435edaa small glass vial. It seemed the flower d131b193ad she used as a b28897a2bb hair accessory fell when f47c411fc8 she bumped into something.3e351581e1f20971

But what a8f269135a is this 1439371b69 glass vial?fde7644f9eba7389

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I think I just 0fbe0b245b kicked it with my 1007608541 foot.93a3fcad03975282

The small glass vial, f9c569ffdf about the size of 41a75beb24 my thumb, contained clear 453a07f02c liquid.ef4d248ec6302450

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“Is it medicine?”94e6b5d629d26ee9

As I 732168592d bent down b5fd124ddc to pick 18d25aa118 it up, 57c13f69c4 I noticed 691575874d the tightly c13ffaacfe sealed opening.166942f26b261fa2

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While curiously examining the 1f8de1ba23 vial, I soon caught aaff78b169 a whiff of a d5037fc188 unique scent. It smelled like a f9ad8ce18d cozy floral fragrance, yet 6ec801208b it had an alluring 46fcf81505 aroma that made me 604bd4479d want to smell it 7a4c538a68 more. Come to 9514f566f1 think of 4275fbab17 it, it 259e0c8309 seemed like fc688b9333 it was ec08c8ad46 subtly present 0d48f4751f on Yurisina a55627ac6d earlier?353b52bd4cdf5601

“It must be perfume.”aefa8919338bddf7

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I should 253f71373c keep this baab127270 and return c064740365 it later. I thoughtlessly tried 5341a3c4dd to put the 0e7134e183 vial into the 19c94169fe thin pocket on 86c2c68a6c the inside of 5c69291e72 my dress, but a8d1f0f1c4 I frowned slightly.31269f885952688d

I discovered that the 52497e6c49 vial had a small df67df9663 crack, possibly from the 9e693d7a2b impact of the fall. Liquid was seeping out aeefca67a5 through the gap.a95cf335a5b235fc

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Unintentionally, the liquid ee5174daa7 that had leaked 8eaea75a28 onto my fingers eadd565061 and wrist released 270ff3bc64 a strong scent.0011f54b2753608a

Surprised, I lightly rubbed e569ee4d30 to wipe off the 4df69d3868 liquid, but instead, the 20d0aef00c liquid stuck to my 280cd0ffa0 skin. I had no choice d956589036 but to take out 7f0d2cc9d8 a thin handkerchief and 7a08781281 carefully wrap the vial dc1f89b2c9 before putting it into bdd4cc4d89 my pocket.5ec2ee3f97ceeca9

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Sniff, the scent is fac43f9a26 nice. Beautiful people must use 1b952f96d8 really good perfume.166531ad838e6967

I hadn’t noticed when 7a42849ac0 I was smelling it 0b77c9170a in the bottle, but 1861d0f858 when I spread it 96c32e4876 on my skin, the 7236af4186 floral scent felt even 2de0a24258 more intense. It seemed the fragrance 292947067d became richer as it 974f2f900a mixed with my body 36e4564e19 temperature.11023c18e052b5d3

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Well, good things are a1272d2204 good, right? It’s already broken; e89e99aecf what can I 4aa25de4db do? I didn’t break it f4643175a6 on purpose. Yurisina seemed nice f99ef36638 earlier, so she’d 7c5806356d probably overlook this 63b287962a much.316bf985da6383e0

Shrugging it off, 2f6a4da9f0 I dusted off b2aa53d3f0 my dress and cf9d466c73 turned my body 4337ae3bc6 after standing on aa1c57e37c the terrace for f8517bd041 a moment.8e75c1fd15ce77dc

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It was time a1afa8e798 to enter the 6977267890 ballroom. The area was 24142b1cc7 eerily quiet, as 847f7c8f8a if no one 48edaee715 realized that I 0c39a5e91c hadn’t arrived yet.836c8ec71fe98474

“Sigh, being powerless feels 2187ccbe4a like this.”1d7593a729a2709b

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I didn’t understand why I was called when I’d just end up as a side character anyway. Were they randomly selecting people to invite to the party? After all, the Emperor couldn’t have summoned me knowing who I was.ecc68ebe93ad8a1a

Either way, it wasn’t a pleasant thought. I had lived my life without drawing attention to myself on purpose, but the loneliness wasn’t exactly enjoyable. As I stepped out onto the terrace, I deliberately made a clicking sound.c8e5073f00204cca

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“Ouch!”d7303294840a4166

I bumped a5ea476017 my nose 073569a252 into someone’s 6d9b7036f6 solid chest 21cd927c35 and took 40b4e6cb91 a step 430f544421 back, nearly 9289f1fab6 in tears. Ah, what kind b855e82b65 of bad luck e8fb8ece05 is this?82997e666bf219ce

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“I’m sorry… Ah.”71ffd8d1092d694e

“What are you aa24beb99f doing here?”8d51284de6d42c64

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I looked up, trying 6470f870c0 not to touch my 893ebdf8d9 aching nose for fear f2a4e3c1b1 of ruining my makeup. A pair of e5edb31bdd red eyes glimmering bfd8e9945a in the moonlight e4c5190231 looked down at 7480a4de7c me.3e012650046b7481

His stunning silver hair 314cbfe026 sparkled under the moonlight, 504577e641 and he wore what 919719bd77 seemed like a completely d24384c0cb black uniform that exuded b73c7cfc45 elegance.e29debb39b4dde27

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Oh my, da8adff4b0 elegance from 849583c1cd a servant? I awkwardly held onto 0eb68eb813 the hem of my 5b09a43a94 dress and looked up 772730ff83 blankly at him, and 81d4c90fd6 he slowly curved his 2813ee7a38 eyes into a smile. At that smile, I 95f7955d1c regained my senses and 062345d345 frowned.a96e20184f5da095

But wait, why is 25743427af he speaking informally again?6f3739008f942004

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“So what are you doing here? Why did a servant come here?”66d0df60dd5114f7

I’m definitely not some 48df4bbd86 wicked concubine who wields 69aefbd791 power. But no 0c3fe75a63 matter how 7994dccbc3 handsome he fc398ea1d0 is, a db750cbc96 servant is 9cee66df4e still just 05ef6a188e a servant! Why does he 2f87294db8 keep speaking informally?4152614f1f46e396

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And now that 623e739fdd I think about 5238a4cbd0 it, he totally d6ae940719 ignored my previous 0d4c336d2e request to bring 3c93d6698b a vase.486ece52c01a18c2

“I came 4df16908a0 to serve.”57e05b8102da5fc3

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He seemed cb2a589eb5 taken aback e9e6167904 by my b642a8ef5c sharp comment, dff5303859 pausing for f1810e5a2c a moment 25f1ffeb73 before responding 5be5e742db seriously, his 2caf21cae5 smile disappearing.1c9ee21302152289

That’s right. Being a servant, he must have come to the ballroom to serve. With a face like that, just standing there would raise the empire’s prestige, I can almost see it.26f750555aa16f17

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I was at dfb18547ad a loss for c2e17ec716 words, but I 86dfd87c26 felt like accepting dcb1f11fe5 it would be 1676e6d8a3 losing, so I 3477d716b1 crossed my arms 36b473add8 arrogantly and shot d017c8e4fb back.828532e9cc8c197c

“What about the vase?”61b4e2139157ce5c

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“What vase?”17daa5584a65e76b

“Oh, come on! The vase! I asked you to a00259d4a1 bring it when you 4febfbeea8 came to my palace!”f7aeb37d5df45242

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Looking into his bright 798add1ed0 red eyes, it didn’t 408cf3d0f3 seem like he had 6f166af490 ignored me on purpose. But it f7908d6eb8 was clear 908e524ffc he had 842a4ec343 completely forgotten.7b8a5d3b5c8b4705

What is going on? Is even a servant ignores me because I’m a forgotten concubine?d504bfa5d12bac2b

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As soon as e958e73551 I finished speaking, 8be2125af6 he nodded, “Ah, f5bdaddd69 I see,” and 07d1d824de I felt my 4f0b76e2ea spirit deflate.f09dac19878beabf

He seemed 0c62bf090c oddly clueless 65d22380d6 for a 5cd9bcca52 servant.45fea68cd73b0a49

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Sigh, never mind. I should just go 75a7ae004d do my own thing.615c096c1bcbc461

With a 405dee2cb3 sulky expression, ab6a1a3750 I waved 959c8905ea my arms 0399ff9110 dismissively. Move aside, move b72897c408 aside. I don’t want to 17862101fc die, so I better 9eb347ba8c hurry to the ballroom.584acacfcd9220a3

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However, this 2f8a991e9f cheeky servant 4331073f18 seemed to 101b095b5d have no 61760bc0c0 such thoughts.13dd28218340b192

After thinking deeply 9aab18acca for a moment, b491ca01e4 he suddenly stretched d5c060b5c6 out his long 020cbbe3fb arms. Then he 59d504dcbd ripped off fe6767618a a long 717c8359d3 cylindrical instrument 02699f3b5d that was 6c922f3479 attached to db5dfcc0d7 the wall c88710dfc2 as decoration.Thud!d256c3a4c85241ed

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“…Huh?”db00a3ed4e9fd1e2

With a 9a611c7238 serious expression, cd46a26753 he handed 47a15d49b1 me the 8c5bf8fa54 torn instrument 273feacb69 and smiled 471b99f62b brightly, saying,f83049182672ec30

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“You said you b83111362b needed a vase. Use this.”1282b0da5d702080

What?ed7088a448f8482b

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“No… I f3dc0825a9 mean, that’s 720fef4181 not—”21eb746153de5c8d

That’s not 3b11853ef4 what I 4d3896c5e6 was asking 044382a5fc for!b2555806a423f9bb

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While this instrument 1bbf1c794c was cylindrical like 4ca93806b4 a vase, it 3a1d2337ac was made of b4996f48e3 gold and covered 1d5eb2f16a in jewels, making 4c15cd3043 it unsuitable for bbb1f5b5a4 use as a c2bf1b6d64 vase.cab91788cd20ad0c

Besides, why did 66239e65e2 he take a b3d2263741 decorative item?! Why is he so 871dbf485b unnecessarily strong?! I stared 386a5e4d45 at him 273d142fcb in disbelief, 7deed4ac2c alternating my 3e3c0eb96f gaze between 8fb4e2c7ac him and 0039cae895 the torn fc966ad089 instrument, when 98243c3570 I suddenly eff5846e2f realized that adaa3d65e6 I might bdcf98ec58 be late 4eed6c6872 for the 8bcb7bc636 ballroom. Oh no, not my d1d3ae0a47 life! My precious neck!3a63b9c9529b7c29

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“Okay. Thanks, thank you! I’ll hold onto it, 92da114e92 so could you move 47d84e3fc8 aside a bit?”e0141361346cfacb

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