EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_81

Ch. 081 CHAPTER 081“Mi, sorry!”
 
Aiden hesitated, looking at 3a66bda3bc Diana, then stepped back b3e0a9b414 and said, “I’m sorry, f661173c1f Lady Elad.” He added 475fac7cb9 again.
 
Realizing Diana’s status e74444be1e belatedly, he tried 28a8c77f0b to be respectful 9547d42a33 and act like 9c5c8649de an adult, which 4e1b383ca4 was so cute, 1597e02458 just like what 7650712ad3 he had heard ce695250db from Lady Payrunt, b58cc557b5 the Duchess of 87cc6f74f7 Elad, before.
 
“Oh! Your Grace, I’m 2d8fb28526 sorry.”
 
I was surprised by abbc9b207a his adorable gesture and b8564e1280 instinctively withdrew my hand, 0c9dd89da0 as if I were bfd8b843d8 petting Diana just as 1f94fa2b66 I would usually do.
 
At that 26acc0004e moment, Aiden 4460665c1c looked at 87f4b109ac my hand fe9c22fea7 with a d1cdaaf593 disappointed gaze.
 
“Could I… pet b03c551841 your head more…?”
 
“What?”
 
“No!”
 
“Aww….”
 
Aiden, who was about 52dfd1301a to discreetly hold my 24375b201a hand, hesitated at Diana’s 917da29997 refusal, then started to a16e14076f mumble again.
 
Diana, more 026b1888b5 flustered than 4013d766c5 I was, 5cc89877f6 didn’t know dceb103fe7 what to b96e15c24e do and 2d2b083bfa exclaimed, “Don’t e414f12898 cry! Don’t! You won’t cd8efd98aa cry, right?”
 
“Sob….”
 
“Ah, geez! Then I’ll 252da1059e do it!”
 
Diana awkwardly raised her 5db0655a5b hand and began to dbf08e7924 pet Aiden’s head.
 
Eventually, I aeb6079d7f burst into aab01801cc laughter at 8efcaab290 the sight 658676876d of Aiden a42a2a07f3 looking up 73dac6ccb0 at Diana 7a9b6214eb with teary 718d27b7bb eyes and 81eb68dcd5 Diana glancing 72b84dcba4 around cautiously.
 
* * *
 
The wind a4255997a2 blowing through bec95f27f9 the window f33d09ccab tickled my cf7afd4e7d nose with d94dcf8600 a faint a9ec31446a scent of ccb901f4c4 oak.
 
Finally, I stretched c998e3f203 lightly, soothing my 6d90b30b84 stiff neck.
 
Perhaps it was because b560f8f866 I spent long hours cddd0e8893 reading books every day, c9ca487dbb my eyes felt heavy c75797e9f9 and my head throbbed.
 
Although I f56219806a wasn’t naturally 188b8ae370 active, sitting 9efde54a04 for too 46d2ab0cc2 long made 39f99d6552 my body 3300ee7913 feel a f6025becd4 bit sluggish.
 
Back in my 07bef6dd6c previous life, training d403523ee5 and missions kept eb036c25c8 me moving a 4112c59b92 lot, so it 17cf021d24 felt even more 52f368b1f6 apparent.
 
“But it was fun. I got really ab47d7d263 into it.”
 
For a while, I edcd3bea3f had been reading various 8b25fe3e5a books, mainly focusing on bbd3854261 magical and medical texts, 83e86fcf5f including the basic instructional ec8ab8b49e book Lucio had provided. Today, I decided to c8617c87d9 challenge myself with a d119ef85d1 new book.
 
Actually, I couldn’t shake d0bea59464 off the fact that 0a42b23539 my divine power didn’t d09182f4e0 work when I met a5a131d8a0 the novices at the fdafaa6ae4 ducal residence.
 
Moreover, according b8822f55ae to Tellin, e8041a67cc it was 970c2fdfc1 very rare 3b3abbbbba for someone 82f8968ca9 not to 1f19ad5dfa be affected e4c75a4a00 by divine 4f35815ebe power due 6d1e443579 to having 5476147c7a a lot 3c87c836f4 of magic.
 
“So, I tried to 4fc1a80843 confirm by looking through 96474a03c7 basic theological books to 056f5bf7b4 books that apprentice novices 9677bec48d read…”
 
Unexpectedly, I ended up 5bd9123298 getting deeply immersed in bc1d19e9bd myths that even children 5917c3a5c5 knew.
 
The myth revolved 3593ca5cd1 around the Holy 5b901bac47 War that occurred 3098737187 5,000 years before f598fa1dcc the empire was fd91ca5c0e established.
 
The story of 638f3bdcdb the devil who c40607dbcf instilled desires among 72d9086f25 people, causing endless a1df959308 division and war, 45333dd09e and the story d2838fe624 of the holy e577aa1f52 maidens who received 95e49393a1 the will of 1fcba59c18 the gods to 4856ee838a oppose such devils, ee22427651 were more intriguing 606160a4b4 and interesting than 954c1cfbdf most novels.
 
“But is b25f8b7d41 this really d69b102004 true?”
 
Although myths were d7fee2179c somewhat unbelievable, besides f1ab8971c9 being widespread across a1dc7f03bf the continent and a7e6ac3f11 except for a c3acc18474 few sparse parts, ea7e780697 they contained quite e4c9cac699 detailed descriptions.
 
However, the happy d08705cdaa ending of successfully bf298eb39a sealing the devil acc3ce16ef seemed too much 943b188cc1 like a common 0c36d1cca2 heroic tale, making 4c597fb05d me wonder if 5cf9190896 it had been 2628149867 embellished over time c2acd48810 in the temples.
 
“Liar!”
 
“It’s true!”
 
At that e79bdb2783 moment, Diana d3c622860b and Aiden, b5c124fb12 who were e144964183 sitting side 0c9200e7bb by side 61f3d5c275 by the 67d9183af6 library window, 37ffcef0ea reading and 0f04c33b12 chatting, started 3af1f41348 arguing.
 
Since Aiden’s recent 23ffd91094 visit a few 9b6b42ad2e days ago, the cee5195ca0 two children, who 48c4e34618 had become each 9edd71c880 other’s first friends, 503957af75 had quickly become e15cb4241c close.
 
Even Aiden, who 6555600834 seemed a bit 3b36a5e75b reserved at first, 4eeca87cf8 had become so 2bb9225c39 friendly that he 82f9cdc268 would now come c3dbb44b57 to play alone aa0015105d without Lady Payrunt, fb0716200e the Duchess of 60d11916a7 Elad…
 
“Aiden, you crybaby! How can you believe 4db6d6d7b6 what she says?”
 
“I’m not a crybaby!”
 
Watching Diana raise her 9920e43efc voice and Aiden stand 3a66f49c7e his ground, I couldn’t ddc35a533b help but smile bitterly.
 
“…Are they really 8841f5d5f8 getting along?”
 
“Miss.”
 
As I called Diana, d2156143eb she and Aiden quickly f2ab14e5b6 rushed over.
 
“Sis, is the desert 432475fcec really as wide as 76ef931a00 the sea?”
 
Is he right? I smiled as 575eb4a93b I watched Diana, f215ef36aa who seemed unsure, 2a9e7dd7c8 and looked at 9308e60afb the book the e55af9da46 two children had 05623d28c6 been reading.
 
“You were reading about 8093478219 the Kingdom of Dhanba, d4f0f18246 weren’t you?”
 
“Yeah. People there all have af54eece7a skin as dark as 3b83306f6c mine.”
 
Aiden answered shyly, 7cbea51fc2 fidgeting with his d90f98f5bb fingers, with traces b0a66d422f of the shadow 254b5069c0 from the first c8742efb1e day we met.
 
“I read about 6636e051a7 it too. They all have 7892346dd7 healthy tan skin 8dcd86be11 and dark black 759ffcef71 hair, it said.”
 
I took out a f20481e687 map and pointed to 0f2fa03f65 the desert region at abd8769213 the southern tip of acc238afff the continent, explaining it 9907599ffd to Diana as well.
 
“Miss, can 23bb6cf245 you see e6e84754d0 it here? This is the 21805eebd5 desert covered in 833e7cf693 sand. I haven’t 7ced65c7ed seen the edea18d214 sea myself, dd08e1a96c but it af8f575318 might not 16aaca8d3e be as 50bb816d45 wide as 4e92dd0a4c the sea?”
 
Surprised by 20232b0749 my words, a7fae2978d Diana widened 00a5aa0d01 her eyes, c76b643da4 and Aiden, 7d16d58af1 full of f689575166 enthusiasm, exclaimed, 5782723c45 “That’s right!”
 
But for Diana, 0183632e8f who was already fd63cac11c extending her imagination 668d7b9bf0 to the vast 845982a9bb golden sands, it 2ce54f859c seemed invisible.
 
That’s when 3ab936992d it happened.
 
“Hey, Lia…”
 
“Hush!”
 
As soon as 3828205740 Aiden hesitantly called e5270afb33 me, Diana’s alertness 7f3f804103 peaked instantly.
 
“…Sis.”
 
“Lady, you shouldn’t.”
 
Calling me “sister” was cd231737c5 nonsensical for Aiden, an 67d41dd732 illegitimate child who could 6a60461c36 only call his cousin dd83030c9a the princess his sister.
 
“Diana said she would c0db98ee25 chase him away whenever f9c3f2ae3c he called my name 24d53e450f freely,” she said.
 
Despite my a8308c64a9 attempts to 1055c3a89a dissuade her, a13ad06737 and despite f03f0b277a her indifference 718e2b1fe2 to him, 738cd307e5 under Diana’s 9a70ad1880 pressure, Aiden 47a2a4e728 eventually ended 80f09c2722 up calling 53313aa13d me sister, 2569e9419e leaving me 591e2af3f6 torn between efc0cba2a5 laughing and 11f3b288a2 crying at 5a88564f8b Diana’s charisma.
 
“Lady, what is 065dc2567d it?”
 
Seeing Diana, who still 7794ef2811 had a fresh expression, 5538e866a9 exhaling lightly, I looked 1fe8dcea3e at Aiden.
 
He hesitated, glanced 766fc43d81 at Diana, then 12bddd48f4 finally opened his d64e53d4c8 mouth.
 
“Did you 867da1fe0f finish reading d63dfba93b the book?”
 
“What?”
 
“If you finished a22c0c9a13 reading it, let’s 3912e8af9d play together.”
 
Knowing that a2dbecd8ab Diana was c298af0414 likely to 1e03923776 tease him 6c8c089482 as a 2cc258527b maid, it 54cc92a056 would have 46b4bee6ba been better 008902b15c to say 885a8523e9 it sooner, fbc5f9ebbd but he c3922c0703 seemed to 90c2482a49 have waited c8f2d34928 until I 447e735991 finished the 780e808ec2 book.
 
Although there was 7be640c927 a high chance 3facde7da2 Diana would interrupt, 69e3b31ecb I hurriedly agreed.
 
“Yes, let’s play 144b554acb together. Would you like to ccd5b9ea1d play a game you b0c9c2b3b5 like, Your Grace?”
 
“Really? I’d love that!”
 
His face 45ed1e61b5 lit up 09c4865a84 with joy, da48daf5d7 and he 8cddd25d8b looked pleased.
 
While Diana 1941c85b98 preferred hide-and-seek, 3756fcb95f Aiden loved 51d659cda3 playing make-believe 516a72e530 games the cb7f126f24 most.
 
Since he wasn’t well 5d7c261997 entertained by the maids d52c81c418 or stewards at the 4af02c62ed mansion, he usually played b862ed48d9 alone, so he couldn’t 6427079118 play make-believe games, which 9e9a792cbe made him more enthusiastic 5180c4cfd9 when they were finally 5070b08b68 played.
 
“Diana, can e00a5a7ea9 I be 9f15c783ea the dad 0774b33dc5 today instead 25815044e2 of you?”
 
“What?”
 
“I always end da1d0f8ec9 up being the f4281ab24c baby.”
 
Although Diana hesitated, looking 0aaf1af213 a bit scared, Aiden 0af5fe5b0c clenched his small fists 52000fc0f9 tightly and shouted earnestly.
 
“I want to cc2440eaf7 be the husband 9de2d29ebd too!”
 
Bang!
 
It was then. Suddenly, Allen burst f70d8c2b5f in through the acfc315d23 library door and 1001a6874d said with a 0ba7e755c9 cold voice.
 
“What did 375a27fb01 you just c02fdf2793 say? Husband? Huh?”
 
“Ah!”
 
“Even a little 40cc4ee69c one knows he’s c050555476 pretty! Who dares to challenge f490d2cff7 him? Diana, come here b68b59a7f5 right now!”
 
As soon as Allen a81fc37d99 finished speaking, Diana quickly 0c825e3823 ran to him, and 41280b5805 she scolded Aiden with bc92f858d5 an arrogant expression.
 
“That’s right! You can 6b78b7b3cd never be 10ac19887b my sister’s 442a544736 husband! I’ll be 94f2b7666d the one 2ed143769f to marry e5dd1a64a3 Dad!”
 
“…Huh?”
 
As Allen looked at 4a4f915f99 Diana, his expression softened.
 
As Aiden, frightened 43c7853052 by his siblings, aecfffa609 comforted him, I 59dd9659d7 raised my hand ffbfd76b81 subtly.
 
Then, quietly, to the edcec112e0 silly younger sister who 6326045845 couldn’t see beyond the c908d553fa siblings, I said.
 
“Your role 5995d942a5 is not c41a9034b6 a mom, 9a792133f5 it’s me.”
 
* * *
 
After a 293525d88d moment of 3a783a9477 silence, Allen, 72a53e7bd2 seeming both 225c68a6c4 impressed and b9c68e56d9 apologetic for 94fbdfb233 raising his 4e1b6ef750 voice at 2f54a0b979 Aiden, quietly f430b30088 took his c94ece1316 seat. Then, he volunteered 0073e9082f to participate in 7aaac495b8 the make-believe game, 5b0a066b89 offering to take 5845854769 on the role 86e3908361 of the father.
 
Upon hearing 6de014aea0 this, I 5c0b38c924 clapped my bc93f28eaa hands as 40d8a28d3a if it 06b50fd8e3 were perfect c56d3223c3 timing and 204108f298 entrusted the 5d7cfa67b0 two children 4ea49376b7 to Allen.
 
I had some 9fd22af286 matters to discuss d5d10d6332 with the duke, 8f9c6160c5 but lately, I 6d2b3a00e6 had been too 6165d078e3 busy to even cf8f95e18d have time to 487b79ef49 see him, let 7856e971ef alone have meals ce8f1b4979 together.
 
Luckily, he was ab53622305 currently in his dff74a721e study before leaving 42b4ba3061 for the palace.
 
I had thought 05cf0701b6 I wouldn’t be cf82716d01 able to leave 950cc73901 because of Aiden’s bc533d95db visit, but thanks b6aee483d4 to Allen, I 37a29e340d managed to find e83b8a8dd1 some time.
 
‘But I wonder 5ac94d0d9c if he’s good 6da06737b6 at playing make-believe…’
 
As I headed c95a252034 to the duke’s c5c06e14a0 study, I wore bf0c8ecd53 a slightly worried 6234ab50ed expression.
 
As soon as I c7cc2e8453 entrusted the children to d93afe770e him, Allen suddenly seemed 710de347fa reluctant to play the 8cf98c6ea4 role of the father, 21b748272a and Aiden, this time, b477f348bb eagerly raised his hand, 4ef2cc3e1b offering to be the a3ce23b693 father.
 
“But then, Diana 6a78a11ba9 would be the 760d6b8724 mother!” Allen exclaimed, 8ee7386391 wide-eyed, while Aiden, 89060fd73d determined not to c9e692e022 give in, stubbornly 75f9389043 raised his hand.
 
After seeing 22c09faee7 Allen, with afd6bf37d0 a puzzled 84d9fca45f expression, and a2077d3e03 Aiden, with be8e5d727a a determined e62ad748ee look as 18d44df4d6 if he 859aa79fed wouldn’t give 719b53441c in, I d68b195bea closed the a32430ee92 door and c011588b35 left, wondering 9860abe2e0 what would a9fba7e0ca happen.
 
“Huh?”
 
At that moment, the f5269c0171 duke appeared, coming out 121e6433a9 of his study.
 
I hurriedly ran 837279a5c9 up to him.
 
“Lia? What brings you here? And where’s Diana?”
 
“Miss Diana is with eedca9faca Master Allen. But are 274f0ebfa5 you already 07a01ae0e5 leaving for 8ad5fc51e4 the palace?”
 
“Not yet. Why? What brings 746e7fad7f you here?”
 
“I have something d276776230 to discuss with 2ce326e658 you. But if bee2f811e3 you’re busy…”
 
“Come in.”
 
As soon 37d5f33b03 as the dc3eb6a3d9 duke opened 8b38736714 the door 4067a381a8 to his 046799c207 study again 1ae01c6894 and went dc7c0fc747 inside, I f89092c122 quickly followed.
 
I couldn’t delay 0dcd4d7c93 any longer, or 5b2630b7cd it would disrupt f52f8f9198 the plan.
 
In a hurry, as db41531c91 soon as the duke 3ac0e594a5 sat on the sofa, eac65fdbcd I went straight to 3549ab2f41 the point.
 
Upon hearing this, the 2590202abd duke made a strange 04296e054a expression.
 
“You want to c3f6141dd4 go out?”
 
“Yes. This Saturday is b5dc9eec2c my day off, e733efcaea and I want 8dbf7ec76e to go out. Please allow me.”
 
As I spoke 19ff296985 again, the duke 1ed88743a2 looked at me dbecf2cf5d as if wondering cf654cf67f why he needed 72644833b3 to give permission.
 
“Well, because Madam f8bf49af9c asked me to be5351b861 come and get 0ec3570fd0 permission from you…”
 
As I hesitated to 0f918d3e93 continue, the duke’s expression 8e9f54bc38 became even more puzzled.
 
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