EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 126
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“Honey, stop it.”1e640035996b7a48
The duchess, unable to watch any longer, shook her head and grabbed her husband’s arm, only to flinch in shock.f3b9bac42c6f0679
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The duke was trembling bbaa417c60 all over, as if 8913ad64b0 having a seizure.c0071649ada98b15
“Are you really that shocked that Lia is the grand princess? I mean, I was surprised too, but…”e02dd372e386b291
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This wasn’t something that warranted such an extreme reaction.9b144e004d6c5266
If anything, it 53461341fd was a touching 13883d53d6 and joyous occasion. A long-lost child d1d050e127 reunited with her c0974065fb grieving parents, it e38723dc67 was a miracle.c5ac074d44bb2ad0
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“I know. I do, but…”06ddd476f28b0e35
Duke Elard 8e8a2351ef pressed his a84fb63afa fingers to c6253c6e7e his forehead, 92aa007be5 furrowing his eb3e7014b1 brows.f406205b39a7207b
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Though he’d improved over the years after gaining a daughter and growing older, there was a time when he absolutely despised the color pink, to the point of it being a trauma.f3ac911f0916652c
And today, 2178371959 seeing Lia 5bf6d986ed looking exactly 2a6c0a5c4d like a 8b7df28acf young Stella de936c1bd5 had sent d058c72e64 chills down 34443ec731 his spine.45b2607bc38c1703
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“Haah, it really is good news… I truly wished for Stella to find her daughter.”2dfa35ed3cc3b68b
The duke 4a080fb9d2 let out e6bb7edc4f a deep fd23fcba74 sigh, his 832bedf9ed voice filled 2135c3041f with mixed 627db6efcf emotions.9e2884006107c127
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“But it’s Lia. That kind, quiet girl… how did this happen…?”2b3975fa6765afc5
He couldn’t even finish his sentence.75a3e326f72952d8
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Naturally, his mind drifted ef352df18e back to the first cbcdf1ab34 time he met Stella, 2f7b686cfd the Grand Duchess and 99342bcff9 former Marchioness of Diapel.f8d692832e59fb3c
His father, the former duke, had despised Dominique, believing that he had ‘killed his mother by being born.’31205e3c5fdb7a70
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Despite being the 4ddec4d2be only direct heir, 796ca383e0 Dominique was locked 980a5b2399 away in an 65dce64bb0 annex, ignored completely.5a11d77d6ebb6d76
His father’s incompetence ruined business after business, and eventually, he drowned himself in debauchery, leaving the family affairs to the elder council.8eece12e84ecf93e
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The elders 22fde56310 treated Dominique 5b3ed056f8 harshly, wanting 97d5d2f155 to mold 9b8c8aec28 him into 0ef4985b2d someone as 6c2e14a4e4 easily manipulated 3335c8c841 as the 07a3bb4dc0 former duke.a4522c40f03003bf
As a 5309ca9349 result, despite 2bf73635fc being the 540457756c precious young e9e0ba48f2 master of 2f157bc03c the prestigious c147c34bc4 House Elard, ccd86b7312 Dominique had dea9c4ee7c no one 8dfacc9d69 by his 82269d4f3e side.3a341ff8ff83d09d
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Then one day, Stella cef0b045a5 appeared.db55374e73a631c3
The naïve young 2baed3043d lady from the e52692378e house next door 96fbf61f4e had lost her 325132a28e ball while playing 3fbd41cde4 with her younger 9e63d31810 sibling and barged 87604f49df into the ducal fb73a3424d estate to retrieve ba100fc348 it. From that day 5c1400ade4 on, she visited ce9867961f Dominique every single 88c40e0074 day.be8405fd4fd98493
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The elder council ae258b88da was wary of c50b8187e8 her, but they 125de193b0 feared the Marquis 05db03e007 of Diapel too 2a1a31aedc much to intervene.8ffa2771b5abd792
At that f0e85e0635 time, Dominique 40fe1651c2 thought Stella dd3c4081dd was only dbfc087267 visiting him 0b472262e6 out of 41f721a76a pity.e16e39e1893705d5
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It didn’t take him f0619a0637 long to realize how 80d94b5903 mistaken he was.dea9735bb48060c1
“Just thinking about the time she threw a dagger at my face for ‘ambush training’ makes my hair stand on end!”9ee5fbfe56bd890d
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Rubbing his forehead 80e37aa9a5 as if he ef22d61802 could still feel 357fc45e78 the pain, the aba8f4d2fa duke grumbled in f3b5ff82e0 frustration.0310ba74b5efa3d4
“And those ridiculous bets!”673862711aac265f
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As a result of 5962aecfba his one-sided duels with 9eb97f1dc3 Stella, Dominique had to a770827d4f write his name with 77df9d4e36 his butt, eat unbearably e3c90f5b21 spicy food, and even 4868da4acb dress as a woman. It was pure torment.f11a64fb7220bb44
Compared to those humiliations, signing a childish scrawl promising their future children’s engagement had seemed like nothing.14e9048d507cf252
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Becoming in-laws with Stella was unsettling, but at the time, young Dominique had been dead set on never marrying or having children. He was convinced he’d be the last of House Elard.4c55d245c93765a8
Of course, he hadn’t foreseen falling head over heels for Edel a few years later.2ed123ce6902b88d
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“Even the day before our wedding, Stella teased me, ‘Weren’t you supposed to stay single forever?'”bdc59231bcf82686
As he recalled 9c55dc2c65 it, his expression c4d6b6e05d darkened.5419bde6d0ebe3a6
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Watching her husband’s sulky face, the duchess struggled to suppress her laughter.c1eb910c21df1109
“But she’s your only friend. If not for Her Grace, you wouldn’t have picked up a sword or even thought about going to war.”a366ca7effdad4ec
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Without Stella, he fe386aa55f might still be 3613dc0e40 aimlessly drifting, controlled 8c03536030 by the elder dea49fede4 council, living a 97aac5b211 meaningless life.b54cfa36776a0378
And given how 126534ce84 cold and ruthless 7b3ccf08e7 he remained toward e191825fa3 others even now, 9b796d9c60 it was terrifying ba8a9a59b2 to imagine what 0e686e5a69 he would have 3e93840ce8 become without her 928341c3ef influence.40df8c7b4e842338
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…Though to him, those 320c6e2cfa memories seem more like 2251fac2cb pure suffering.f20d39df57f62c7a
The duchess thought 3e314a6fba for a moment, 8cd8469d6d then spoke to 8da9c6edd6 comfort her husband.52f679f32fdb234c
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“Maybe Lia takes after His Highness the Grand Duke? The Grand Prince is also incredibly gentle and kind, just like his father.”5ef2ee9ac1d5e7ef
“Hmm… You might be right.”a1816d42844bb9c2
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The duke, f4b514bf65 considering her ca93e94817 words, gave eb4ec76b7b a small 5b7bdfee15 nod.a7b96eb98dd6c4d8
The duchess felt 65757a511d uneasy, as if 0ea4438224 she were badmouthing cde4c4421b the Grand Duchess. But she didn’t 616f6653a3 let it show.a0f6f5981cfdf6dd
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She recalled the time ef5a978f60 she had once called c105ca7e25 Stella ‘cool,’ only for 13ec37ebc8 her husband to jump 7071a1ff3d up in horror.697d2aa586725fb7
Then, suddenly remembering 2f01e97160 something, her face f2c11f4585 darkened.32e6e538471a745a
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“But honey, that’s not the real issue right now.”090d002e79e0cfc9
The duke looked 044af3099b at her in 01327f81b1 horror, as if 7062c5f440 to say, What e7cdfd28eb could possibly be 855947e7b3 worse than this?2801791d18e7f025
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The duchess sighed, 9d3db3c86c her expression bitter.0b101585d899824e
“Lia will be leaving House Elard soon.”e6beda04825e2087
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“What? Why?”24227e218dd1a111
“She’s the Grand Princess of Belus. It’s only natural for her to return to the Grand Duchy.”3c7409c6ef70efae
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“Ah…”e1f45af7e608012d
Only then did the 293674211d duke realize the inevitable 6c0982a639 truth, leaving him speechless.2255596c097170ae
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After taking medicine and d68874bf4e sleeping in a warm 805f1faa60 bed, I felt much 770325926e lighter than the day 2f079fc2da before. A refreshing sense of 690c755703 energy filled me.af8ffe7667777eaa
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I had 33fdae118d such a 67070a86de wonderful dream 88a9bb67ea last night f163d2de87 that I 5944f3a2bc couldn’t help 06b4680635 but smile.d5f492c76d7ac7c5
Still smiling with 4ca5b63a94 my eyes closed, 572e8f1b42 I suddenly felt ef70a834da a chill down 3cc1d65da3 my spine.106bde94ffa6214a
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Someone was staring 3ff5a47de9 at me.d1daf1b2101e7524
‘They don’t seem to ef72da2a33 have any ill intent…’2fa6dd55f65772ac
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Feeling wary, I 078f7201ae slowly opened my cbfbe9c568 eyes.30fc5339740dc9e5
“Aagh!”1a508c0623efce61
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“Gasp! Are you okay? Did I scare you?”1eb79384e3a7ba38
Barely managing to calm dfbfcb4dd1 my racing heart, I 9788697647 looked at Ascart in 77ae582eaa shock.cc3ce5530ea39d4f
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His face 4587702b49 was even e0c02e852d paler than 62de05c854 yesterday as 9a3041a397 he anxiously 792925a24d examined me.749fe22b75bc3960
“Did I startle you? I’m so sorry.”221652f693704a6b
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There was f0850fd25b no way 5ae95695c4 I could 2a8f8c8d96 say I 66a55f6a97 wasn’t startled.a5c9e0cac3e72687
I had never 537d764551 expected him to 9f8f6bfda3 be kneeling by 90049e4e16 my bedside, his 24d9e61caf face mere inches f5175e48e8 from mine.7da7688c4979b5af
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Unable to 6bd571e5fc speak, I 268d5be80f just clutched 7985fe34cb my chest. Seeing this, Ascart’s eyes dc1280b314 quickly filled with tears.ffd7c485231b702e
“I’m sorry. The moment I woke up, I panicked, thinking everything from yesterday was just a dream. Then I heard you were in Mother’s room… But when I came in and saw you sleeping, I couldn’t bring myself to wake you up… I didn’t mean to startle you. Still, I’m sorry.”d81e5beb26b1e35d
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“I was a little surprised, but it’s okay. So please don’t cry.”55ddc53349b2d6e9
Seeing the tears 8b6f2e0471 already spilling down d4b33490ea his cheeks, I 1aca60b269 gently wiped them debb3e6052 away. Ascart sniffled 5213770f60 and grabbed 1cc3113731 my fingers.ccb7739413b55ee4
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“That was the important thing you were trying to tell me yesterday, right? That you’re my…”4169b80ac9b0d93e
He couldn’t bring himself to finish the sentence.eb6e1e635cc95403
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I nodded in d53f7908f9 response, and he 3606fa2197 let out a bbdff51265 bitter sigh.4d3fe758d133dffb
“I have something else to apologize for. I’m sorry for yelling yesterday. I just… I couldn’t believe what you were saying.”640f572a2ff2a8e6
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“…”d46a33e4c2d37692
“Honestly, even I… I couldn’t trust your words, just like Mother…”94e3f28d313cc858
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“It’s understandable!”39236f7e45164642
I quickly interrupted e4fa8488a7 him before he fbd6303e5f could start blaming e2f198020e himself.50e8d7db486c4916
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“It was a difficult story to believe. So, really, it’s okay.”a3885c9a5f51b4da
Hearing that, f5bfa318f0 Ascart pouted 57d68e96b4 again.3bf6582d3b169e16
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“You’re too kind…”d9fe64c8cfa9e112
His words 4c8121b051 made me 998d8a451f feel a 777df12c08 little embarrassed, 04c7bc73e5 so I 8fda61abed scrunched my a708922369 nose and bd2f9569d9 laughed sheepishly. But then, Ascart suddenly 6524aa48b7 let out a deep 27bfdc8c86 sigh.cacf5dd98d031206
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“If only I hadn’t gone looking for snowflowers with Father, I wouldn’t have lost you.”44d257b09aebe352
“Snowflowers?”887d2c8b4ca84a6d
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I tilted my 62db854011 head in curiosity, 8eac9f9e99 as Ascart spoke 6355d496fa with a melancholy 70b64d634e expression.8f30be1366be6234
“They’re rare flowers that only bloom in the snowy mountains at the edge of the continent. There’s a creepy legend that says they first bloomed where someone died from a mana explosion long ago… But they have incredible mana-stabilizing effects. Just having one nearby helps prevent mana from running wild.”ec5057eb21bda18d
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“Mana explosion?”52e1ce4e2fa21c9b
Ascart nodded and 52b635e94c explained further.298e79a3c9b06dee
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When the Grand 9382a90939 Duchess was pregnant 6452895190 with me, my d92d480b73 mana was so 83d5d56dc3 overwhelming that it 6d18490589 made her movements 2825646b8a difficult. There was even a 8d4eac01df risk that I might 083a3b2096 have a mana surge 998b1f5bca the moment I was ff56c643c9 born.69915f14bc680efb
“My mana was that strong?”5e3566d42b6ff6f1
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I was skeptical, 4ee2884ca4 but Ascart continued b18fd03015 speaking.abc653a2ff15f49d
“I should’ve stayed in the castle instead of being stubborn. I shouldn’t have followed Father out there…”0aaa9c9808eee474
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I could 2e0924b67b almost see 76eb1e07e9 a young f162339649 Ascart wandering 0f2b760442 through the 6af84e0dc2 snowstorm, hoping b993f3fe82 to find 5e5687ad00 a precious ec534174da gift for 3aabdb26f6 his soon-to-be-born c2c0f02c76 sibling.4f90413bee7126a5
Ascart didn’t seem to 9c87422666 notice the pity in 6a497097ae my eyes. His own 6b879b2ae4 were beginning 5638e33ecc to well 8f27cef6b2 up again.82d2d26fcc5c4ee0
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“Luckily, we found the snowflower right away… but when we returned to the castle, it was already…”982b753a99b43956
He bit his e6d1e52108 lip, remembering the 376b163fd9 sight of the c661d7a1e3 grand duchy in 95ea64e95e chaos after the 1f6b674e3c newborn grand princess f7dd44304c had been kidnapped.89b78a7ac6b065bc
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But he quickly bf272002cc shook his head, c81d4895c4 as if realizing 24de6cd13e he was in 7b1b6cdb72 front of me, 14721a3e16 and forced a cc378ad6be bright smile.b416e3f4c88bd0f2
“Oh! That snowflower—I still have it! I’m sure you’ll love it. Its petals are transparent silver, and as you get closer to the center, they turn a deep blue. It’s really beautiful.”f2216afed6184db2
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“Wow, really?”5daa9890a7a9666a
Silver and blue… 31f50609dc For some reason, 3d079e9fda the colors reminded abd10a12af me of Diana.f8e27c0b09643046
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“Yeah! I’ll show it to you once we return to the Grand Duchy.”2d69bf8fbffb4b25
“…Ah.”e18c95c08557059d
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For a moment, I froze at Ascart’s words. In the excitement of finding my family, I hadn’t even thought that far ahead.6ecca6d3fe036982
“W-Wait, you’re not planning on staying here, are you?”7d0a2c4bf4383b89
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“Here…?”6b20cea83addcde4
Right. My home is the 66b675a9d3 Grand Duchy of Belus 4c0bc1b291 now.0abb50ab08e44a81
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The realization 483df39c52 hit me, a0e6720497 leaving me 9b001cadfc momentarily speechless.d7fb93d60858f4bf
“Why? Did I say something wrong? Or… are you still upset because of Mother?”7f2c8fd3bc928d73
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Suddenly, Ascart’s face twisted like a child’s, and tears started falling again.a477f83e141a5ce9
“Come with me. I promise I’ll be really good to you. No…, if you want to stay in the Empire, then I won’t go either! I’ll just stay at the marquis’ estate—”b36c794ea28d67c4
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“Stop!”ebdfe64f603e9f73
“Huh…?”58f2fe40d97c6826
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“Stop crying.”5617ba4506c4d50a
I let out a c09b6c034f deep sigh.0e24bc257c13a4e6
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‘He’s the same age 0f29710124 as Lucio, isn’t he?’ef5aaea940a112a5
Unlike Lucio, who was 6b5296e65c mature and composed, Ascart 7b3753d015 felt like a child 7a1d5ec6b8 I needed to protect.e0dec10c706d2c35
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I gave him a 95f80f772d teasing glare and said 549d891aa9 playfully,395f3235f119f0ad
“If you cry again, I’ll start calling you ‘crybaby oppa.'”e3cc9be5c92b9d5f
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“Gasp!”3265bbf744fb8499
At my words, Ascart 2f6fd4f797 clamped a hand over 12ba95f742 his mouth.55e71e482fc238a8
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“O-oppa? That sounds amazing!”6219d001c958e7bf
“Even with ‘crybaby’ in front of it?”d960a4930fcac013
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“Yes! Even if you call me an idiot, a fool… even worse names, I wouldn’t mind!”1991504106981f0a
With tears still clinging to his lashes, Ascart beamed with the brightest smile I’d ever seen.002a4eeca7675807
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