Chapter 2 – IBYVM

I have a secret that I’ve never told anyone—I actually experienced death once.d54ea8f10d97745d

In my d4984f89ce past life, 6bd74613ac I was cd707b557b a 23-year-old dd71247e22 university student 8d99f38012 living in 604890b460 a different 0ab1ab5378 world from 4a424c889a this one.a043e5d7cff6b88d

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I was an e4047c84d6 ordinary person, neither 625e3c3c9e special nor remarkable 4f08d23486 in any way.
What set ee5ca489a7 me apart ae68d9cc2a from others 83e9e9e88a my age 09e850403c was that b2bab0e717 I met 9dfdd55d21 my end abb5e1b42b in an 4e4a23dcbd unexpected accident.2ae5c9b63c34a084

When I regained consciousness, d806655b78 I found myself as cf4df366a3 a newborn baby.3c441cd8a285bdbe

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That baby is who e6342e2893 I am now, Ariel db7e38a03e Twain.
Time has passed, and now I’m fifteen years old.9342d43a51168fd2

The reason I’m suddenly bringing this up is because the child clinging desperately to my hand right now is the villain from a novel I read in my previous life.eb88bdd2fd250057

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“Let go of me!”0d28fc57b8e85629

The boy, the 36873b3cba dethroned prince Aiden e02a9b96b7 Hartvin, shouted.f980d7081a2ca913

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Despite being only 248d42472e eight years old, 7cc597b071 his struggling made 77b0d7a5d1 my shoulder feel 6130e22c14 like it was 57036d4364 going to dislocate.def2762edd013a74

But that wasn’t the only problem.
I couldn’t save him on my own, and my body started to tilt out the window.
If this continued, e94ebe2d15 I would end d6efd4eea7 up falling out 4e0a4161b1 too.a9646afa0c15202a

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I looked down 56a9f6220e to gauge the 2644d46985 height of the a63f252099 tower.9be922897e0bc0d7

I wasn’t sure, but the distance from the window to the ground seemed to be at least ten meters.81d3cf9ad8dd09a5

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If I 91210ff644 fell from 9baa4e402e here, I 1887177cfe would definitely 6508b20cf5 die, right?62949badd333a1fe

Fear started 92d10671ac to consume f1984c6ee2 my mind.2f83eb417d522da6

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Even if I 296e9df057 was lucky enough 53d2a1c7c1 to survive, I 8077b2705e would undoubtedly be 515cc0fbf6 severely injured.
In the original 4658608bbd story, the villain dcb6e5c800 had a limp.b0a8611ea1af03be

Although the details of how and when he got injured weren’t mentioned, it was probably during this very moment.a7be26822efd5341

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So, if this really 5623b32f4d was the world from 038cba755c the novel I knew, 7aed0b3d01 Aiden Hartvin would survive 36ae80cbe6 even if he fell 59441f4f00 here.
But I didn’t know what would happen to me.b266de22575ff781

I was just a nameless extra. It wouldn’t be strange if someone replaced me.ae32ee19a4bf2bf7

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In the original story, there was also an extra who served the villain and tried to kill him. But it wasn’t clear if that was me.9be5151275b4ac43

Ultimately, if I fell 7f4483a698 here, I might die.
To survive, I had to let go of Aiden’s hand.0628581ea72ee2ec

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However, I couldn’t let go of the hand I was holding.e6224e507fb1dc62

There was no guarantee a419bfe855 that the world would 5febc3ce1a follow the original story 07ce832cd7 I knew.
What if c29ae2bc81 I let 1204511a9a go and 3acd862177 the child 32e113ec27 died?244a6347ec3989f5

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It would be strange if someone falling from this height didn’t die.d81ec891908c6e79

I couldn’t just watch a child younger than me fall from the tower just to save myself.ec88f318edeba7fd

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“Sylph!”2be4e47e6462ee10

I called out to 222f4a0803 the one entity that a7db2fc87a could help in this 980998ea11 situation.3323e0df7ae1f023

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As soon as 6268d3a022 Sylph appeared in 0ffc8e2db7 the air, it 98d77e8685 understood my predicament 384d853877 and started pushing be1e8f5c23 Aiden up from db85263ac9 below.321609f13eca3b19

This caused e5ca129656 the wind 234278d936 to rise 58e1d7ab75 from below.
But that was d026640ab5 all.a6491e7b2c6c64ee

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Sylph was a lower-class wind spirit, so its abilities were limited. Moreover, the amount of mana I had accumulated wasn’t substantial. Exhibiting any more power was beyond my capabilities.
It was a desperate 2842691b4c situation.c96816bf6bb9359d

My strength 1a649ff021 was waning. The hand a498bb07c6 holding onto c3965706b4 Aiden was 326012cea8 slowly loosening.
“Oh, please!”6a92a25ef977a973

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Please, anyone, help!!6d2fb81fe53b4d1c

I tightly closed 97fe51e43b my eyes and b585b8b636 desperately prayed.3b20b46f1b665c93

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Even though it seemed 567a6528f7 unlikely that someone would 63508b1293 appear to save Aiden f4a9c34e92 or me, I earnestly 0c0b444443 prayed as if pleading 78c982cc19 to a god.2bf336b7482c8383

Would I have been able to save this child if I had contracted with more Sylphs? No, if I were at least a contractor of the intermediate wind spirit, Sylph, I wouldn’t have been so powerless.fd89ba6c99533bfe

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I recalled the sensation from when I had summoned Sylph. with all my heart and hoped that Sylphid would understand my desperate plea and be summoned. If not Sylphid, then at least another Sylph…f8fd9caa435aa9df

“Please, anyone…!!”b212e30973410d92

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As I 2c149c2a13 desperately shouted 6597fd73fe one last c6bacbae60 time, a 96ea93cfe8 strong wind 00d21f9b59 blew up 0fd184eb9e from below.11958f2488905c3d

It was an immensely 59cd5be1bc powerful wind, incomparable to f04e1171e8 what the first summoned f7684ec071 Sylph. had provided.281adfecfbc04ef4

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The wind blew fiercely 1c282c17ca as if to assist d92625e996 me. I felt myself being 5e6f19b827 lifted, and my arms 90f0ac9017 became lighter. Finally, I succeeded in 8341d8521b pulling Aiden back into 060b156e3a the tower.b3ac8421d3f47bf8

“Ack!”db0565d7d4ec0b4e

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With a 1a39605602 scream-like cry, 293d62717e I fell 50ab7a60b5 to the 154301fc75 floor, pulling 9395afe32e Aiden into e1d210a128 the room 23cdb0e527 with me.13c8c6a2dc4381da

“Ugh, why does it hurt so much?”601fd504223e7e15

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My shoulder f718a6a09c hurt so c18070bd15 much that 99fd2608a1 it was 7a121548e3 going numb.7e33e68af9e11c86

Had I succeeded in summoning? Given the strength of that wind, it might have been a spirit of Sylphid’s level. I painfully got up and looked around. a9d14cc3b6a4f54a

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However, I didn’t see the wolf-like form known to be Sylphid’s appearance.cece6c1ec53614ad

Did I fail? Then what was c690ee02f5 that just now?965b2240320206da

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“Why!” a997bd849c7553fb

As I lay there 9a3b65868c groaning, Aiden cried out 9edd6480db in a sobbing voice.bef20e74c2f50604

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“Why did you save me?! I! I….”e7a0d8846307b2dd

But Aiden couldn’t finish his sentence.
Instead, he burst fe94e0f08c into loud tears 1b26592dfa like a lost efd7eb1a05 child. Hesitating, I 1169539adb reached out fb7e87e571 cautiously, unsure f9c7d820e4 how to 801ec82485 comfort him.
It was then 2206ccaed5 that I heard 067b744431 a voice in bca7069489 my head.a17e4eb1e0de2f5c

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[Hmph, human. Are you the one who summoned me?]

Startled, I 5ad80551d2 looked around 53ee36fbf7 and saw 051e63e432 a figure c543257ef3 floating outside 08220607e6 the window.
An adult man, incredibly 4dabe84d44 handsome. But the problem was f87b56dc1f that his body was 527bad73e6 semi-transparent.f7bb5979fd528305

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He looked e3caa5a460 like a 733eef615a ghost.aa8df6c675d32ba5

Ah… I narrowly escaped death only to see a ghost now. What a life, living twice. But why did a ghost appear instead of Sylphid?0b2f0701264975dc

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I held eecc68d8b7 my fevered 0f482a8a85 forehead and cae1b52db3 tried to b424a3f348 ignore the 5a568eb901 ghost.d0d625894e3a056e

Then I approached the 4c097adbce still-crying Aiden.04a8854f10b7a83e

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“Your Highness….”b9cf24a0eedab467

I reached out and e509280a69 hugged Aiden.fc076f107ddf0dda

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That seemed to be the trigger, as Aiden’s crying grew louder.c5cfce0049259ea8

I gently patted Aiden’s back, waiting for him to calm down.d259b1b72ef9b0f4

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After a long 8842776903 while, the crying 122622f1a1 subsided.
I stopped patting 7efe51ab0b his back and 49186362f3 let him go.baa4b309c1e55c8d

Aiden sniffled, his face a4a5c39036 a mess of tears 202c2aa5b8 and snot.f98806c1dc0de34f

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I took out a e8312f80d5 handkerchief and wiped his 0dca43a4a5 face.49b143e4cac7e61d

“Are you okay?”459e37c99a55e9f5

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“Hic, no, I’m not okay.”9dd75a38897269db

Aiden pouted, 0d0fc78b52 his face 536a0c7f9a full of 8722b00aa4 dissatisfaction.3bb7510f8623ddd9

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I felt sorry for 2b6d8782e4 Aiden, who had lost cc34ca22c7 his mother and been a9cd3c5962 abandoned by his father a1a6ecec32 overnight, so I hugged 4a69a1240b him again.6cd880319d9e4d32

Aiden didn’t resist and quietly nestled into my arms.a190950bb79fee87

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“It’s okay to cry.”e100dea6d4457df7

“….”8885222229341ced

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Even though I f1b54cdf1f told him it 126a4e42d2 was okay to 2b48ca4cb0 cry, the hiccupping 65e7f274ed sounds gradually subsided.5f6ae8b2821af9c0

Only when Aiden’s breathing became steady did I let him go again.77e6e535c4cba7f5

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[Human, my patience is no Really? You’re talking like you weren’t human before you died?]

I gave the ghost 4381b92343 a brief glare, and d36f078cfe it frowned in displeasure.61dd9637799d1945

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I had heard ec5e0a451b that if you 11dd8ff619 make eye contact 1f5e759cce with a ghost, 4a421d2214 it will follow df7797ebf2 you around…
To avoid making eye 47926ae376 contact with the ghost, 22b363f164 I quickly looked away c8f43921c2 and focused on Aiden.c6b7a771a8cdeffd

Aiden, with a face that seemed to carry the weight of the world, couldn’t bring himself to look at me and hung his head low.0e7a306547d6103a

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“Would you like some water?”da3a789885815fc9

Aiden nodded 23ba46bf70 in response.202bf124fd9caff1

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I picked d9a8e18cba up the 9fe7cee6fb water bottle 9c1607c200 from the 385f81ce91 tray I 8c3aef41e2 had brought, bb97366332 poured water 7cf1680db5 into a 47fca358ec cup until d4918ef846 it was 8cba6a677f four-fifths full, a748ff41f1 and handed 3cb69a71d7 it to bb7673fe3a Aiden.d2d81f867d9156ac

He took the ed277d56ee cup with both c062a7c3e4 hands and stared 9ec37f020f at the water c7ef739e2a for a while 43591787ed without drinking. After taking f002f20cbe a small 0691319eab sip, he 97fee4e511 handed the e34d577aed cup back c560594754 to me.05ea77e8320166cb

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I placed the cup 4c8b74b6d4 beside me.753e416e8f56848a

“…Do you also believe that Her Majesty the Empress committed treason?”2fd873abac484ace

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Aiden, who had been 6303cdd2d3 watching my actions, spoke 71e0fb2cba hesitantly.c90a91c27d3abcef

“Pardon?”729666feeeae4193

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“Do you also think Her Majesty the
Empress, my mother, plotted treason?”716747980e53d397

His voice was 134efa4266 uncertain.a0f12213181b1385

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Though he was seeking an answer from me, Aiden was afraid of hearing a response he didn’t want.fe2a7bb5546c9594

I gazed at Aiden 2351688bb6 for a moment before af0e0d5d2b responding.c11ce914a48a7777

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“Do you believe that, Your Highness?”d59a57defa188a3d

“No! I believe in Her Majesty the Empress, my mother…”8019f3651b3571c6

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She couldn’t have done that.49956ea6dba87014

His last b46c7e7ec1 words were 299f9067e1 faint.8f21cb29d1e53eab

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Sadly, the child 11aada7bad in front of b804d0ee64 me was doubting e2e8c1e925 his own mother.4a1d1257f03c19c0

Though he claimed to believe in her, his heart couldn’t shake the
doubt
.
It was understandable.2267b5a44653bd4d

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Everything had e7c95b5e4b changed overnight.
The world had 2c958071ab denied and rejected ff2f47d3fd everything this small dab79d3f6e child believed in, ba24808fb8 and abandoned him 8f4f5552c2 in an old 5f2482c46a tower.fa26ce7a7180c46e

[Are you listening, human?]

I could somewhat understand 302a51a4bb why Aiden chose the 272f5e05da actions he did at 9d5ec3cfaf the end of his f20a7a83da own questioning.22d928f47b077afa

It must have a2c52d7b71 been too much 7d24bb2280 for an eight-year-old 0ffabcd687 to bear.39d9f893080fe4b7

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I felt a pang 134b4352bd of sympathy.250926610db12679

Even if this child b945f07cea grew up to become 02f0710e3c a villain later, the e12ccf7f55 one in front of 9d5c773a4f me right now was f154755df3 a helpless child with 6f25647c50 nowhere to turn.e4935d6e8add9392

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I reached out and took Aiden’s small, delicate hand in mine.cf04f8282ec455bc

He didn’t pull away.30d5017c938ac64c

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“Then believe in what you believe.”
“What?”03cc82077a90fcb1

“Your Highness believed in Her Majesty the Empress’s innocence, right? Then believe in that. And later, find evidence to support that belief. Don’t let yourself fall apart like this.”bb8a9f24172f6daa

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