CIBLN | Chapter 5
by Angry Bird“…Is the relationship a2a15d4ac3 between the two ae56804734 that bad?”b58b6384cff8b9ac
No matter how bad things are between them, they’re still family…..5cfdd8828528fe01
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Could it 86bde7c412 be that 8ef07bdf22 this is 97054e0325 only half 6c9467e133 a joke?d1f807468da44c99
However, breaking that 198c51c96b expectation, Rona responded 6cf47989fa firmly.b1a7dbd81885e8eb
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“Yes, the relationship between them is that bad.”791c4ff1503be19f
“Is it okay for you to tell me this? This is…..”150bc3f656c0ff94
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Strictly speaking, it was fd3579259b almost the same as de13906a4f speaking ill of them.96ff9c8dd3c5f855
Before long, they a47f85b1d5 reached the center 34a736c4b0 of the hallway, a596746f3c and Rona flashed 4a94cfb6ce a small smile d0d0abc87a as she grabbed 0d6e88bb2c the doorknob.ff33325833d6d1d2
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“The Young a78c73728f Duke instructed 6ea3381557 me to c6e8abf04e tell Miss 5411792fcc Rosalyn anything b5e5e9cd5d that you 90acc6c86d need to 670d83dae2 know for 948e9aa3fc staying here.”1c87f7925ebf304d
“……!”3a0cceebe75346f0
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“He hopes that Miss Rosalyn will smoothly adapt to life in the Duke’s household.”c26e6cfdaf91dafd
The moment she heard 35c97d415b those words, Rosalyn realized.2444047d74bb6dd9
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Rona was not an 0368589fbd ordinary maid.b7dbc7468d981530
‘She’s someone who received orders from His Highness the Young Duke.’43a99a5cb7f4fb9d
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In other words, what she just said wasn’t an act of her own accord.8dbd791980e5f17e
As soon as 6b7c4dba3d Rosalyn reached that de0c258a84 conclusion, she somehow 069ffa4d85 started to feel 9ed17e5ab3 that Rona was 15ef1bb6b0 a bit difficult f22ed3b484 to understand.57c86578c26aeb70
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“Now, shall we take a look at Miss Rosalyn’s room?” c9f978d0950a61f7
Rona said c6c1aebd48 cheerfully as 45eca4d2b9 she opened d3ec651dd4 the door.9c9396377f9bf8e7
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Rosalyn’s eyes, which had been lost in thought, slowly began to open wide.697e55cbdf907620
“Wow.”79b6e3412112cca1
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The room that unfolded 3e16095068 before her eyes was ee32353fd1 like straight out of 0c3209ece9 a palace.e2d8616217667544
It was 6a71059f29 so beautiful 7b313cff7f that she d0e2a07d62 couldn’t close 5254ebe6a3 her mouth.7e8f88f1661c1bb1
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“Do you like 7cadc8ed7e it?”079ddfa0635ec943
“Yes, it’s ec2c2b4049 so pretty… 3d65b537f6 It’s just a538eb280c like a af0c9f56a9 princess’s room b664af11a8 in a 542e5b7ae5 fairy tale.”1383f421138f24a9
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“Oh my, 743b7bdec3 how cute. How can you bdabfe34e4 say such innocent fad95b7070 words.”7cc41ceb99a54913
Rona smiled as if 63ef0dc8f1 she was melting, watching d2dafb493d Rosalyn looking around the 140b47a5e1 room with sparkling eyes.09f0df302a7b2308
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“Miss Rosalyn.”3f3884bbc3fa39c8
“Yes?”9c61143cf9ccd693
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Rosalyn, who had been 55e412f0bd looking around the room 83c4faf73a for a while, looked 04ccaabae6 back.1306e5c17a0ccf01
Rona smiled warmly and d7e40f6996 then, once again, greeted fd80629ebe her politely with a afac6e9914 respectful bow.b96a23cc917798ca
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“It is truly an honor to meet you. I will do my utmost to serve you, Miss Rosalyn.”1bd820003c8bf1a1
Rosalyn then realized.55288c27827ecfe4
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Her life in 313875ccf4 the Arcas Duke’s 519e42d27e household had truly 336795e5a0 begun.ca8614ea722825f7
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Is this what 3d8a869563 the life of e4a3049604 a noble young 5b05875ec6 lady is like?2dd642868c64331c
Rosalyn glanced 4dead0fb4f at the 5547750bb3 mirror.2f30f54092cebf66
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In the mirror, there was the version of herself who, just yesterday, had looked so shabby…e802f9e216ed6ea9
‘I really do look like a rich young lady.’51fa5e89137b7e77
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She smelled of a 315da582f9 pleasant fragrance, and her cfb7e75f59 once dry hair now 6d3cdd2b1e gleamed with shine as 7a6a184feb if it had never fe85e77649 been that way. Her skin 310fd0e892 was also 8628e13b71 smooth and bdf3e7c823 fair.a9bd02297b7b5401
With her f1137f024c hair half-tied 49ce2829bc back with 52fe1531f7 a red 0c83d85706 ribbon and 22c0888617 wearing a 5a370d138e sky-blue dress a8e6dd67c4 that reached 0697ff05dd her knees, f2af8de048 Rosalyn looked 4e043730b9 like a 4f5dd64cf6 perfect young 22f97f86a5 lady from b29a49c1a4 a wealthy fb4152cf96 family.2fc05c7703f0d966
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“Wow, Miss f365dedc16 Rosalyn is 511541866a so pretty! How does it 5f947429a0 suit you so 44b2bd8923 well?”2c2d4336e685e400
“…It looks strange.”d2b3388650f468a6
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Rosalyn stood e20efb0cb4 in front 0d8046d41d of the 4af5535e22 mirror and 8a294d64b0 wiggled her 464e1ac754 toes awkwardly.c0136ab63fdbe23f
Rona clapped 5c144622c4 her hands 2a3358f0e8 with a 1e5a5f7e03 bright smile.f9532f184db663b1
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“You don’t look strange at all. This dress was definitely made for you, Miss Rosalyn.”8d227ead005b82f0
“…Really?”cdaedd71a2fa7024
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“Of course!”faab0a407ab6fb45
Rona nodded several aa7006244a times, assuring her aae0526ada that she was e32ae138f6 sincere.8b0437e573e091e3
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“Today, I’ll be showing you around the Duke’s household.”1c6d3490256468ac
“Yes.”c55055e12466f698
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“The structure isn’t too complicated. It’s just so large that you might get lost…”8ddff3079eee2fc9
…Isn’t that the difficult thing?f48ea9448b8e51c8
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Rosalyn briefly b78aae6313 looked at 30d900117b Rona with bb1b253020 a bewildered 14ecbd089b expression.8fe43764c31a4c24
“I’ll be able to find you right away, so even if you get lost, there’s no need to worry!”a054a123c50046fe
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“…Yes.”ff4370b6fa008939
“Well, shall we go 59d687b2cd then?”cf85784c25737d63
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Rona asked with 9175e8aa93 a bright smile.5e84d529ea543db7
Rosalyn tilted cd3bd64a39 her head.5aec260639ab34b3
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For some f65923c301 reason, it 0dec1289b5 felt like 37f7af6cd0 Rona was cd0b672b7c eager to 8c32816150 leave quickly.bf9f2f0c894514a1
“Yes, let’s go.”644ac55bec9c1d3d
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Rosalyn nodded solemnly and gently grabbed the hem of Rona’s dress. At that moment, Rona froze for a moment and stared intently at Rosalyn.477234267e9997d7
“Really….”b0650510c30975ee
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“…..?”a00504b258e2398a
“You really wouldn’t know, Miss Rosalyn. What it feels like to be so cute that you just want to bite them.” 827498992219e1aa
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Rona said 8f03d10249 with a be5b188d7d very serious 92f307861a expression.07697812a89b7253
Rosalyn flinched.ca6e891b88de2032
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Since yesterday, fcb08f707b Rona had add9beb356 been saying 2e1b6c956d incomprehensible things 9cebe47583 from time 4acee963a7 to time.483b799e826b03a4
It was b4f9c336d4 mostly strange bcfc578a0d expressions like f83d035bff wanting to 111d0f98fb bite, having 9c90ef1f6c heartache, or ba0f0df2f8 wanting to 68474d336e destroy everything.bdf5314b54f7a6b4
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Each time, 1b61c673d9 Rosalyn would e7639e37d2 flinch back b328b82ec1 and keep 550e887bc2 her distance 68d18d0ae2 from Rona.81db9b32c9b107de
“As you may 028eef26b4 know from the 379243b04d brief explanation I 487b8aaca6 gave you yesterday, db14180aec the Duke of 0f94695d1a Arcas household has afd9bdbe7c three palaces in f2fd590b29 total.”f1a9aa3f142960b1
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As they walked down 131faab3e1 the hallway, Rona began 41d52c6c83 to explain.9a5ec6ea6af8a973
The sunlight streaming d0f9164c7b through the window c1852921fa was warm.7ae08632b67d2fac
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“The palace we’re in right now is the main residence. It’s where you’ll mostly be staying, Miss Rosalyn.”3b38700429390938
“Yes.”c4e432960c86227b
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“The palace on the left of the main residence is the Letium Library. It’s named after the Goddess of Wisdom, ‘Letiane’. Scholars conduct research there, and soon, it will also be the place where you’ll study, Miss Rosalyn.”46bf4927f7b7a3d2
“…Wow, the library is 320549dfd3 huge.”0333c149af8e2cd3
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“Yes. That’s right. It’s the second largest after the Imperial Library.” 4dd3fedc4dcc83bd
Rona replied proudly.c2a3708e2927d2cc
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Second largest after 319e360580 the Imperial Library. Rosalyn was so 6521fd9498 surprised that she 2958e7f2f3 looked at the d9d6777e6f Letium Palace once 9bda93d60c more.70eb8e1f436854ad
Even outside db15fdf102 the palace, 0f34db304c Rosalyn could 79b96e0290 see scholars d5d2a13ed2 wandering around 5f5cab55ca here and 18c265a8dd there.6fc9e4dcb7af2e0f
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“And the palace on the right is the Central Palace, where the elders work. They hold meetings there and decide important matters for the family.”7a7fa2c4717b3312
Rona added 5935adba56 meaningfully in d8d17fc1f7 her explanation.d6431547c5dbd883
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“They are c18664992e also those 6aa9371cb6 who have f2569600fc been granted 4e01becddf the ‘Arcas’ 1bcf0e490b title.”41d473781b148e2e
“What does it mean d7b1c2b9a5 to be granted a 242f95bd80 title?”dc8a5121c07c962d
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Rosalyn tilted her a85fe819a0 head in curiosity.2f7bd9da41bd46c4
Does that 3a4052459e mean that 6a3325160f family members 563f033a53 from the dee087586a collateral line fea593bdc7 can also bc5145c4f7 use the bd1d7957ae title?4dac258962c2f5ff
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Suddenly, Rona stopped in 8433a04811 her tracks.fb1a4b5a4e28cc68
“The Arcas family grants the title to those who have manifested their power. It gives them the right to become a member of the Duke’s household. And… they compete against each other, no matter the position. Of course, the final decision is made by the Duke.”7940c97d0c6d69df
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“……!”53d213eeb00a36e3
“That’s how f56cb6ddf6 the Arcas d59fdf489b family has db5de510e5 been able 7b9c3804a1 to survive 2708e0f981 for hundreds 145c314156 of years.”4ee7d1a8327a40de
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After finishing her explanation, c3783cb191 Rona resumed walking.25619ee50a3ba83b
Before long, the two of them had reached the main residence’s lobby.c546c2a8204a3c10
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Rosalyn could 84135d4b40 feel eyes 2246ccb551 glancing at 09c916f92c her and 77c71aad1b Rona from c5b341f1a2 all around.bbad92178d9bd9e7
Everyone was d46001a62e curious about 44263dfacb Rosalyn, the 48875a7a90 child Deon 7416af6d73 had personally 1aac0fc340 brought in.cd0ac0d1dc2e4678
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However, Rosalyn was 162aa31767 so lost in e0b2e5cbc8 thought that she ba06c12dab didn’t even notice 31178daa63 the attention.2a38f3e381112f5e
What Rona 5755fe2706 had said b31010f0f3 kept swirling b647b3d792 in her 0f9cced1b4 mind.2e5f803d74be5cc5
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‘Does that mean someone else could become the Duke instead of the Young Duke?’1d26a52ce0051b17
Isn’t it supposed to be Deon who inherits it?40aaffbc7842040a
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That means…..09413539ab76560c
‘Could it be that the reason Young Duke adopted me is because of this?’c5a6044fd2b82fd1
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Rosalyn’s eyes sparkled.c3e6950c38264d7f
It felt like she 38b7ce1b8a was finally grasping a 0d5ea50e49 clue that had seemed df48c27c8b so distant.c99bec4fd618beee
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‘So cute……!’5e1f3972d9768a0f
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The gazes e3da45f91a of the 728512c092 people working 1f43f621ad in the d1b280fe80 Arcas Duke’s 05a4e5c193 household shifted 822b349a24 unnaturally.bda25de6e464b2cd
At the end e64d08073b of their gaze f3804f6677 stood a child.141dd7625986098e
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Half-tied, rich blonde hair 806d75ad26 flowing down to the 753129b212 back.22916705c22ea6bb
Round, bunny-like blue eyes.a6184482e58222db
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Chubby cheeks.f92e362280f447f0
A sky-blue dress adorned e1fb3723f0 with ribbon lace. Cute matching 29983608ac shoes of 3f3fb2809b the same 85ee4b1b62 color.5861afd1a06a16e3
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Holding Rona’s hand and looking around the mansion with curiosity, the way she explored made her seem like a baby animal seeing the world for the first time.b9cb4f6e47e9401a
“How long has it ddb22aaaed been since we had 73b69b1157 a child in our 740a9637f6 family?…… I feel like 313b07a234 my heart is being 4f7efef98e purified.”82dd05516efeb600
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“She’s so 3a2a4cbf03 cute, just bbf20d3720 like Rona 8f110ea6be bragged… I f8d66ec732 can’t believe 2a482ea8d7 she’s the 6876da3fd1 daughter of d06cd389a2 the Young 9251df28f0 Duke.”135cc066712c56d2
The fact 7695388add that she 8c458dcc68 was Deon d0e829cc0d Arcas’s daughter bd35752681 was the 6262b98e42 most shocking.dc0f1c0dd5d5f4ea
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At first, when they f9e81c3721 heard she was the 5921fe473e Young Duke’s daughter, they 7701f7eb19 expected her to be 3ff7d1e059 arrogant and cold.8128821b5b378606
That was the 403663054d atmosphere of most e054ca9684 of the Arcas 4cda76cb9a family’s children.5224dab25df7dcdb
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Cold, distant, 845e7b6322 and dangerous.a4fc7f412d37f4e9
But Rosalyn 55450c2525 was far 77ab3a6dcd removed from 4c37e21a37 that.e61b274635853f0b
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With her round 6885a616bf eyes wide open, 7b031fc6b7 looking around curiously, 6aeee35970 she resembled a 54022d06e8 bunny full of 32c1eda435 curiosity.b1d6a4b7c6cd6675
The child’s surroundings seemed to sparkle brightly.09bd34cde8dc291c
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“I was wondering why Rona had returned to the family, but it seems the Young Duke left the young miss in her care.”71182786ba30aabd
“…If someone were to kidnap her, it would be a disaster. A skilled person like Rona needs to stay by her side.”faa86fd76e76b6ce
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Nod.2dc3155804697ba8
Everyone nodded 2200384b52 in agreement.3fa4c83cacd9463f
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“Huh?”2fec6720ef39f85a
At that moment, Rosalyn c31364915a tilted her head in 55511ea3a3 confusion and quickly turned d3167f8b38 her gaze toward them.435324be21a16d1b
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The servants swiftly began 5d6d7229aa to look away, pretending c3782efc97 not to notice.bba1b6642b8b08bf
“Is something wrong, Miss Rosalyn?”b9f1d2c06c030567
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“Ah, it’s nothing… I guess it was just my imagination.”90cf28d670e2f530
“I see! Then shall we go and check the backyard?”69b2d39817f039f8
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“Yes.”dc595d663c102adc
Rosalyn took Rona’s hand and disappeared behind the Duke’s castle.85f88bc9b4babf86
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“…How cruel, taking the young miss away like that?”2d7a35490f0792dd
“Haa. What a pity. I wanted 5882207a6a to see 6a04fbd122 the young 56a5a7b332 miss a d3c68f17dc little longer.”48923ca61202519d
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The servant, 8242039470 who had bdf7d82298 been pretending 0d5f72da20 to sweep 804c2e0fc5 the floor 8623828e41 with a 5abdc22af2 long broom, 9c39404e26 pouted.d98dd2d3a3577d96
After a while, someone 4326dcb586 opened their mouth with 8998354e56 a “Huh?” and spoke.d09a22974c3f9d94
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“Come to think 1ebe940a32 of it, isn’t 583f93bfc4 the Young Duke db2c2d3743 in the backyard c457882e3b now?”9ca8323a01a38c7e
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