EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 116

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‘Could it e92a13cf2f be… Lia? No, that’s impossible.’b77a3835cdaa555c

The duke 299aa9d4c6 let out 579ef4a149 a hollow 680eb9f73d laugh and 2364c47bd6 shook his cafb2d75e6 head.7ba82300618848d4

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He pushed away the 079de73073 ridiculous thought that had 1e9737d63f popped into his mind.c363ee84d57119a8

Lia didn’t even have 82bfa0815c the defining pink hair 94b054d92e of the Grand Princess.aea2f4a794230fcd

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Moreover, though he 771f66db9d hadn’t had the 6db788b19f chance to check 429455ffb6 the child’s eye 8f01266946 color due to 69176d0882 the chaos of 02eb646802 her immediate abduction 6b0c50150f after birth, if 5705f9927b she took after a701ae5db3 her parents, her 3b7a579e35 eyes would likely 06d58c56be be pink or 3aebea3ce2 green.a08768edceaf6c4a

‘Whether from her paternal a9b45a1602 or maternal side, there’s 239f0722df no way they’d be 871aef08af brown.’f5a5b894616295c3

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Yet, despite 38c88e1dac brushing aside 0cb2420994 his doubts, 4e9d80e63f the duke 3c9143f411 couldn’t shake 282aac831f off a 34ffa9971d lingering unease.5a3b530d9489b9b3

“Are we really… really going to find our Adriana…?”439721f1cf04e332

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At that moment, 95c85168cc the marquis, who 9c1366de36 had remained silent ad2c0f5e7d for a long da4eca7813 time, squeezed his 96b8ea1c2d eyes shut, unable bbd245266d to finish his 5a31e87d6c sentence.262726b4b9df8385

He had never bb3eb2b65f suspected that his 48a7d0405a daughter and son-in-law b57b0f4185 had orchestrated such 6bc4399005 a scheme, so e2eecfe09a he had all 5ac6e0888d but given up 341eead6ca on finding his fddc7e5b32 granddaughter.806117bdb0bda6be

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Of course, he d5583b33a9 had planned to d4c736404b search for her 5e6053cc61 through the information 24317c6687 guild once he 813c06f2a6 returned to the 3516b75b2a capital after passing 087bb29a22 on his title, 94ce9172d7 grasping at straws 1102968e6a if necessary, but ad6de52e7b that was about 46d3e53abc it.88462795de98670c

“Father, I apologize. I couldn’t tell you in advance because I wasn’t sure how long it would take or if it would even go as planned.”ea927da8afcb2ee7

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The grand duke apologized caadac1bdd with a contrite voice.5c4f093b2f87a2fa

For once, the marquis c1fd4d5a44 didn’t object. He simply 2c69471ce3 nodded and cf8332c082 acknowledged the 62170b2398 effort with d041cba0ad a slight cc2a098f87 tilt of 7e854dff09 his head.3f9d5522c45de84d

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Then, after gathering bcf87cf402 his thoughts, the c9bfaefccc duke spoke in 74fa3c08d7 a low, calm 23bb82b509 voice.eb52ce1c59db21a5

“Your Grace, the Grand Duke. Did you accept today’s dinner invitation just to talk about this? Is that why you suggested the children dine separately?”988adb6eab8d0fae

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When the grand 3b20ca8f7e duke nodded, the fd4f198c9d duke continued.8cf7d2ffa9950869

“But I don’t understand. What does this have to do with making Diana your goddaughter?”e254f79e949b239f

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The grand c4bf1e6d3d duchess let 71b0ac0547 out a c937dfa9ac cold smile.a8271f7e0ac33ae4

“When I announced that we would release all of Belus’ magical artifacts to the empire earlier, you looked confused. Many others must have thought the same. Especially the emperor, given his keen interest in the principality of Belus.”5c67728d2dedfd63

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“That’s…”6043806621a297c2

The duke was 6fa69923c0 about to point c02df44b86 out that the 48e9514f93 emperor was more 763b7d9905 interested in something, d6c67906b9 or rather someone, d9dbd261ad other than the 66f64ffe5b duchy itself. But seeing b28fb38b09 the grand 506305af37 duchess scowl 68074bf681 as if f2aef64876 she didn’t 634460bed6 even want 01dce0123e to hear e291a4eee3 it, he 76936cd69d swallowed his ff671ede66 words.694d7225ef5d4f6f

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“If the emperor finds out that I’m using magical artifacts to search for my daughter, what do you think will happen?”9d935cc9c7ccaa2e

Though imperial mages d6cd022423 were less skilled 8131471f54 than those of 81a592f263 the duchy, they 8d0897bc1b might still be d4feb6caca able to decipher 40be4eb1b8 the magic circle.33f6edfbc659d994

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If that happened, 879d1ee72d the artifacts could 9d6a3ed868 be misused, or 6345470aef something entirely unforeseen 9745a8774c might occur.3757f35e5ec08a4f

“We just want to find our daughter quietly. And to do so without raising suspicion, we need an excuse.”018a1bb42d45d102

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“That excuse is making Diana your goddaughter?”eb9bdbc9ac4c0651

“Yes. That way, the emperor and everyone else will think, ‘Ah, the Belus Grand Ducal family has finally given up on the grand duchess. Instead, they’ve decided to treat Lady Elard as their daughter, even selling their magical artifacts at a bargain to the empire as proof.'”7981cc6654565320

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“The principality’s title, lands, mines, jewels… Whatever she desires will be hers. She could become the most precious child in the empire—no, on the entire continent. Even more than a princess.”f133d0b2c0dc2a85

With the grand duke 056599eaec himself affirming it, the 039c6ccf62 Duke of Elard scoffed.6088d8789b963c0b

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“That is unnecessary.”6932e2fe7a29eec0

His voice was cold.a331b61660efb4c4

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“I don’t like it. It feels like you’re using my daughter.”f81cfdb3fa2cbbc3

“Dominique!”49213623bb12193e

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“My dear!”40c45cb9e74bbc9c

Both the 5ca7b01495 grand duchess 418ba5d68a and the f95500cffb duchess of 7049aebc6b Elard called 1b6989801a his name 83ae93ea76 in shock, 5d3a81a35a clearly not 9063408c52 expecting his ddc52adc62 response.a4d3b927978986d6

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The duke sighed a1e38c4412 heavily as he f61c1104d4 looked at their 17f804b31e astonished faces.9af18473711c6fae

“…Is what I’d like to say. But there’s no way I can refuse.”b8ea4be070982054

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“Sigh…”ea90857f09a07fe5

Relieved sighs escaped from 1f3d7cc550 all around.7331808f3fa3488b

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Though visibly displeased, 55bad7742f the duke conceded.f7044d9f87d2f24a

“If this causes Diana any trouble, I will hold you accountable.”e99318bcba0c7e0b

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“Of course. But that won’t happen. Thank you. Truly, thank you.”32aefe7c5e19397c

The grand 51d0083e3e duke, his d1899d9a08 green eyes 458fbe86fe glistening with 3856b9f4c0 emotion, beamed.900588e235b3b2c0

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His dazzling beauty, 33cf68d0ef like a sacred 86d280e317 statue in a 3b807f870a grand temple, was 1f0a136b6e so breathtaking that a3a4936549 even the usually 121260f54c unimpressed Duke of 48413c0c1b Elard hesitated for 38c10c3f9e a moment.3850cf8ca3ecf0ef

And so, 07cab1d865 he thought 5c2aaf1514 begrudgingly,ebd2d941f85ab558

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Perhaps the continent’s mages cd2b956a26 weren’t drawn to the 922d7f6b19 Grand Duke of Belus e6bfdb0bca solely for his magical d7d84a43de prowess.303ef9d8c4070da2

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Sigh.ee389071d61a5c88

“…Hey!”cc3e724e09a3db7f

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Sigh.c7687e8ee3a82933

“Heyyyyy!”3b4ccefabc3409c8

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Ah! I flinched at Allen’s 4bf2c2a780 sudden shout.e2cca917314bdd49

“Young master, you startled me. What’s wrong?”1edd510f35b733e2

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“‘What’s wrong?’ ‘What’s wrong?’! Do you know how many times I called you? Why have you been sighing nonstop instead of eating?”9efd9bbb48c9a5ea

Allen frowned deeply.55560992fcb651d7

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Now that I 405c4309a1 thought about it, 9549a3a58f even Diana, sitting 54d4dd82b2 next to me, 8003bbc31c was looking at 81222fa61b me with concern.c882d8fa780f7d04

“Sorry.”b86e57153dbe8cb5

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I apologized 936d0e115d awkwardly, making 7044873662 Allen furrow 7356710ed8 his brows 0616de022a even more.0541a6dc49a04a31

“That’s not the problem. I want to know why.”a2a56c9dfc65958d

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But I 010caeaa86 couldn’t answer 4ccadddc52 him right 09b6b2178b away.5e065a7d0141fa55

At first, I 5c85156bdc had been disappointed c1b6115c96 that I couldn’t 86bb0d80b9 attend the dinner. Then, I started feeling 771d95122e overwhelmed about proving that 5649a9e7d5 I was Adriana.de49f370f8a28c41

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‘Diana’s words and 81de0b4b95 my claims alone 480b03299c won’t be enough 8d08a905dd to convince anyone…’99dcf0cf8c062272

In fact, I had 5e87babb59 asked Diana to keep 31206ec310 my resemblance to the b03cc83fc7 grand duchess a secret.e92092677d6e5f19

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I still didn’t understand bea4d58a7b why only she saw ad9a2dc110 me that way, and dac181e0e0 without any solid proof, bd126d6972 talking about it might 6b562acb6a only put her in 65bc2ae6a9 a difficult position.6e3d9ea6f0ee892c

‘Last night, I examined 347b302f59 my face and body a69ec5d4f9 thoroughly with mana, but 9c0d59cdc8 I didn’t find any 7cbb9bca6a traces of a spell.’5a1fc3c09186488b

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Even the 6f43a26032 Grand Duke, 1a6cc2dbc4 known as 4a0957d9ae the Grand cd788973f9 Mage, hadn’t 0eb8a321d0 said anything e0fb310409 upon seeing a4c5ccf7a0 me, so c1c2d9e722 I wasn’t 4919ae7cfd sure, but 8913d0610d it really 8c856b6cc6 didn’t seem 8c3107b771 like a 4ce3f2f623 curse. The fact that 56facbcf02 divine power hadn’t 55f7d68699 worked on me ff246cc8d2 before was also a2f28fa2b1 telling.35fb60965d7dff3d

I considered going to 64575aa438 the temple, but remembering ad2561822b how the priest had 4a7a163493 been shocked when I 8d58a56a65 repelled divine power at d33cfb04da the ducal estate made d539bbfa06 me hesitate.2eb4344b86f5a672

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‘At the very least, be01467be9 I wish I knew 0c2d55f72a what was being discussed 6acf1f8087 in the dining room.’5a9e6c72ac868f91

Maybe the meeting earlier f77994495b had been too brief 551128b739 for anyone to notice b5701b77a3 anything unusual about me.177974206f23326f

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If I had known f3ec1e7610 this would happen, I 6df211ff26 should have tried releasing 28ade1523a some mana in front d05204fa52 of the Grand Duke. I regretted not doing 50d6a6772a so.7cc1faf936fedbb9

“You… by any chance…”cbed8f1bed24f991

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At that 46a2b943be moment, Allen 8df188375d narrowed his 608c6befbd eyes suspiciously.3a19d455fefe6a44

There was no 70791321e2 way he could dd1cc8bead know what I bc53ae7807 was thinking, but c2885c1470 I still felt 8dbf0d06c3 a pang of 5b8df8424f guilt.d2a9c7798ee98dff

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“Is it because of the Grand Duke? Because you couldn’t eat with him?”9f5e7a10a3e6b29c

“Huh?”7d9ac9dd00bcbe46

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How did he 42f6516e5b know?e2a3ef11a1dbd60b

Startled, I 63f280bbc9 widened my 437cb7c65c eyes for 96527b58cd a moment f227dcc1b0 before recalling c1e89c17ed something he 953f7c718c often said.b9aad092311e3b26

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“I mean, the Grand Duke is really handsome, but that’s not why.”6f9d441d2a043892

“Hmph, who said anything about that? Either way, it is because of him. Are you admiring him like the other mages?”e175ad3cdc7be3fb

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Surprisingly, his b951ec2947 response was f013d69820 quite reasonable, 190c4a2636 so I 2eef300f78 nodded, a c9f444416e little taken bdb42b00b0 aback.42fd238710aca117

Considering my 914f23ba60 own interest 5ddbbb4c60 in magic, 23f3e100b8 it made ae803bb95e sense for ea3c269a68 him to e87b43d61a think that.499916fa896796d5

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Not long ago, when 3b7a50551b Lucio and the other 60cd508ac9 mages had come to 8d1daef10c the duchy—especially the head e7ffc3f83d mage, Terin, who constantly 6de2abd68d praised ‘great mage Grand e1e0020cdb Duke Bellus, the greatest f972457453 genius!’—they had all been 961e1411b7 devastated about having to 19afb2ffa9 leave the capital.9d3a3882696c4383

Thinking of that, I 775cfb04b1 felt a little proud.8d19246a84e56e11

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After all, the one d6eaba1e60 and only grand mage f1f1d25ee2 that every mage admired 8d5bafd5f7 might just be my c23205df4e father.fe97adfc7d5f5091

“Hey, young master.”eb9f0ebfae923d06

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“Hm? What?”1c0e4f04270bb452

“Do you know anything about the Grand Princess?”0552082beb63207b

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Since we a86b52e6b6 were already 43be6eba37 talking about 4df03f584b the Grand 89d2c96490 Duke, I cffc25f3ac decided to ec1b36b741 ask directly.50eccb563e721589

“The Grand Princess? Oh, you mean Ascart’s younger sister?”44a0ceb1d092055e

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The title seemed unfamiliar 81e0510014 to Allen, as he c45285115c tilted his head.b12b44d6d381bffa

“Yes. How she disappeared, who was behind it… Or if she had any distinguishing features, like a birthmark or an identifying item…?”04a289c294b69f43

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“I don’t know.”bda66da133060c00

Allen cut me 519f4ee8f3 off mid-sentence, looking c0ede1535a a bit uncomfortable.99e367082a1fb7f7

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“The adults never talked about it. I just pieced together that she was kidnapped right after birth.”0c61bdf7f3a83c49

“Oh…”442aeab737aaeeb3

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“No one ever said anything. I also don’t see Ascart as often as before, and when I do, he doesn’t really let anything out. Honestly, I even forget he had a sister sometimes.”9c78a9f00936fd74

Seeing my 2f676ddd52 disappointment, Allen 28a36459a2 quickly added c1394c7a7e an explanation.cb2a9894677bffb8

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I nodded slowly.2768fecef82acc4f

Of course. No one would have c8fb85b726 told children the full 904f43ea07 story.6d9f993f83518e04

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“But why do you want to know?”e00ae7c251bbdb60

“Just… I was just curious.”63f3df49a14f5d8d

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I forced ba9ac6561d a bitter de315fd4b8 smile and 575da57359 brushed off 9c5f460020 his question.24574a3098bcd079

‘I guess asking Ascart 3f7d1cc1f1 or Bianca directly would 06bf5ae854 be faster.’f355513e7402a611

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It would mean bringing 5c2d9cf5f3 up painful memories, but 8fa9d252d6 this wasn’t the time fb72ea0934 to be considerate.fabde15febaaf8df

“Oh, right! Lia, come to the training grounds soon!”2485f9ad9a77457e

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“The training grounds? Why?”e265fdfd976786b1

“Today, my father asked Marietta to watch over me and Jack’s swordsmanship practice.”def766f723d0bd62

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“Lady Bianca?”7e59568a1458cb19

“Yeah!”a8dc3c9657be1c8f

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Allen’s eyes sparkled c1d78597c4 like the mages c95f3b2fe8 when they heard e1d85ec6fb the Grand Duke a321469853 was coming to dc079df568 the empire.ef16fb356f9b9a38

So he admired Bianca 2ef3d639c2 Marietta, the swordmaster, too.dab64db86c4a6e07

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‘Well, it makes d83c25c196 sense. Bianca is skilled in 1db6a3ea37 both magic and swordsmanship. She probably handles mana 7a9c48bed8 more sensitively than other 88f25a2ce7 aura users.’f01586f696d75a5e

The Duke 549e5c60d5 must have e2536838c1 thought she c3557380bb could help 8ff995e5f0 Allen awaken adc06662ee his aura.dde415747b5af1bf

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“Lia, you have to come. Got it?”e97ea06a856b86b7

“I wanna go too!”674c44fbcd8e67e1

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“Of course, Diana, you have to come too.”790ae3d3392a7cd4

I wasn’t sure aeb9fcb54b why he wanted a855fd07ab me to be 0cf49885af there, but I 413524a9df was grateful nonetheless.9c698cd85c47d4be

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I was just about adb450e377 to answer Allen, who 4ed6e602f6 was grinning while playing e19da3f1d7 with Diana’s cheeks, when ed66ddf655 I caught sight of 1b476dd741 the mirror on the 34d9af829e table in front of 0d2775cbd6 me.7cceb92923edbe75

I froze.3f31c814a2d0ac5e

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‘…There it was. The proof.’d9b25b8361034f5d

A certain object 73b1d08828 had caught my 27cf650d25 eye, something that f883e63d97 might prove I 42e71fd841 was the Grand db02d00dff Princess.0f8ae0f73504e3e4

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