Chapter 6 Part 1

Irina still hoped 7b911dc047 the heat on cc87557ff9 her face would b02180b1ed quickly subside. The afterglow of sex 35cdeaf257 with Rumpel always lingered.dbf70fd76fe8702b

Feeling the lingering fadf007439 traces on her ff5222d4c7 body and mind, f01c76feda Irina fanned her f57e18316f hot face with 88dea2ddc6 her hand. While she was 090708fb79 having sex with 87845966d8 him, the sun fef5cf6669 had long since 0f2f34b321 gone down and 40ed8ac541 the dark night b9c770ec19 had fallen.ce9514cb9a5c0de4

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Irina was relieved that she could hide her red face in the darkness. Of course, it wasn’t completely dark due to the lamps here and there, but it was enough to hide the blush on her face.2b1176e3aa766073

Irina secretly sighed in 197ef2721b relief without Rumpel noticing.e313481770b17905

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“Now it’s almost time to have a child. Have you noticed any changes in your body?”e9f3751dc4238029

“Pardon? No… I don’t know about that yet.”9680221c414b1dc2

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Startled by the a6b3f5788d sudden question about 3dfb797407 pregnancy, Irina reflexively a015482ada replied. She replied 6c2492c087 to the 6fc14c5696 question, but 6cd4c0eee9 when she dfcf6dfcba thought about 087ecf5c96 it, she e584d96a42 felt a 31c949dc0a strange emptiness 8beed4e13c in her 1e9712abb9 heart.8ab3abc34f45d49f

Irina quietly bit 31a00979ab her plump lips.355dee73058d63db

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“What’s wrong?”d0770213091e164c

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Rumpel seemed to sense something amiss at her action. However, Irina didn’t have the confidence to explain her feelings. Even she didn’t know what her current emotions were.74d7a4108f846d12

She met Rumpel through 4a76ce4379 a contract. He had saved Irina 84c991b0c2 from a difficult situation dab47316e6 and, in return, demanded 4944dac256 a child. Irina continued to 472359682a be intimate with 31474537d5 Rumpel to bear 4410ceaa9c that child.fe81016b82fa7128

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But what if she 8f37c05f27 became pregnant?31bdb49cc48896f7

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The purpose was 5eacc9bf34 clear. However, because the purpose b1199a7f6d was so clear, it 3dda690e61 suddenly struck her that 0270d965c3 once the goal was 1e919a6251 achieved, she would no 4ad4851d94 longer have any contact fed17001fa with him.a0994e06d660177f

Rumpel clearly 40ffc971b6 wanted a b9a799d92d child. That must 3b6e2b759e be why cb24464ac5 he was f9bae0ef78 asking if ccc6ce29f3 she was bcd1095276 pregnant now.e0938214c07414ea

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‘Is that all?’d118d36ca33dffa4

A sharp question suddenly arose. Of course, that should be all, it had to be, but she didn’t know why she felt so hurt and resentful.702be5678d819551

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Irina felt like crying due to emotions that even she couldn’t understand.a8ab72eca9f77389

“Lady Irina, what’s the matter?”1f4c556c29b181d7

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“…If I think I’m pregnant, I’ll tell you right away. So, don’t rush me.”7c909773aee43fa4

“Irina.”7beb1c3bfe53ce1e

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“I think I should go back to the banquet. I’ve been away for too long.”a40302b680e024da

Irina flinched when Rumpel c342190b71 called her ‘Irina’ instead d96627ff71 of ‘Lady Irina’, but b91b9170a0 Irina was so embarrassed fb47054400 that she quickly said 0984b9d9f8 what she wanted to 187f7e0a13 say without even looking 4b103c124b at his face and e3e8e0af28 turned around.65e5daa93b649e20

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‘Hold me back, hold me back.’f6a7fd2a86b999d9

Even though she was the one who turned around angrily, Irina whispered in her heart as if chanting a spell. However, Rumpel didn’t hold her back until she finally left the back garden.7f3f412a8a6e9e7b

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“Irina Lehman.”72151314224f7a50

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Irina stopped at the low voice. She had just returned to the banquet hall, alone and tired, feeling disappointed that Rumpel hadn’t stopped her.80286b5a33244dfb

Unlike the outside, the inside of the banquet hall, illuminated by a huge chandelier and various lights, was dazzlingly bright. Irina wanted to return to the dark back garden. But she couldn’t.ebf2d906ec7e78be

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Irina looked at 0f10a89a2b the person who 56360a0931 called her with defd5742f5 the most innocent d370a81cd3 and guileless expression 77a114fa99 she could muster.4e431da9a26ed276

“Yes, Your Majesty. What’s the matter?”c052a53fb01f5777

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She had been 2283292b13 away for a 672b9306db long time and 8b369cc75f acting as if bc9bf7d8aa nothing had happened, 80390e75f1 Emperor Knezh looked a3ec7d5f15 as if he 44aea298ea was dumbfounded. However, he quickly erased ac9a092dcb his bewildered expression and 5f4e8a930f returned to his usual bd01f0f70c cold and emotionless face.ea14767938ecb240

“Irina Lehman. I have something important to tell you.”407bb2e88451a25c

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‘Something important to tell me.’ It sounded ominous.0ca1f04fe50cc3c6

Irina wondered 81718913b1 what he eae9a89c71 was about c8af9084f9 to say. Although it was ce686ee2c0 a brief moment, a1b4cf93e3 many thoughts crossed 9d23a6c6f7 her mind. Among them, 4ddbc36998 the worst daa7523f9f thing he b4ed864c72 could say 28f2fc294f to Irina 888f9dedd5 would be b828417ec7 his marriage 391d26a4e1 proposal.3a82c34636ea3ae4

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Irina looked straight at Emperor Knezh, hoping it wasn’t that.ade2c533649ce03d

Although Emperor Knezh a7dc278c52 had said he f2eb9b37bd had something to 22d5713c5c say to Irina c77963b3b9 personally, the nobles 3bd95b2ea6 became quiet all f2f7a218a9 at once, as d54d63e8dc if by agreement. They were all curious 5861fc3262 about what the Emperor 524feee24f would say.897ff99c9a243bf7

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They would e10df091c1 never imagine 562c205184 that Emperor 5b88c07dd3 Knezh would e0e8df5174 propose to d5f6ac9848 Irina. They could 737a6e4e66 only imagine 292faf6dbd as much 5f5536659c as they 2d9d9cc1c6 could think 79630182ea of.c0b99b0f7847d87e

The corners of Emperor Knezh’s lips curled up crookedly. At the same time, his eyes gleamed dangerously. Now, Irina instinctively knew what he was going to say.72e251ef981d243f

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“I want to make you my Empress.”a6ffe6f2411f7f6d

The banquet hall fell silent as if cold water had been poured over it. No one readily opened their mouths or made a sound, to the point where no word other than the cliché ‘time seemed to have stopped’ seemed appropriate. It even felt as if the smoothly flowing 12 quartets performance had been interrupted.6e2107802a3218c4

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“Your Majesty, I am afraid to speak….”4a320297f12d0ed1

The one 09cf245290 who broke 7003cbdd84 the seemingly a0213274ed eternal silence 55acff5e66 was none d231732ea6 other than eb5148e5cf Irina. Now, all eyes in 4620d0225d the banquet hall were 15f8d1c04c on Irina, not on e7deed345e the Emperor.92d354acaf302d4a

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Regardless of b1f7d3b050 whether they 3e8c1bfd85 were eyes a4771fec26 filled with 69716de80a curiosity, eyes 7a404e5dbe filled with 95e948e7fc surprise or ffdec39600 eyes filled 93fd9f2721 with unbearable 70e281f626 jealousy—each gaze 7812f876d2 seemed to d38a158fb6 become an dfa4c2b1b7 arrow and 12af53e55b pierce Irina.d37cabd8570a7d3e

Irina felt a e14670e89f strange tingling sensation 8b12f17f5c throughout her body, bbf4092193 but she opened c611e5021f her mouth calmly a7f07a5d8e as if nothing 2904d1589a had happened as c5aca24383 best as she d6d90ae153 could.02eeb5d0f09b75e5

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“I intend to take the Oath of Goddess Asilin.”dd0ad5547ded705d

As soon as Irina finished speaking, the banquet hall began to stir. Those who had been unable to open their mouths to the Emperor’s sudden marriage proposal seemed to be confused by the words ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin.’5bc96db9be9380b5

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That was because the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ was such a serious matter. It was an oath to dedicate the rest of your life only to the Goddess Asilin, giving up not only marriage, but also love and sex.5fefed60e8396de3

One might wonder 36503f5a4c why it was 1ab8e63c9b taken so seriously 6ead9730d4 when it was e12ee4de1c just an oath. However, once this oath f6a79c56b0 was taken, there was e3a98c0f38 no turning back.5df7636c8a31a457

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It had been 4a30f30327 said that if 484d9f6651 the oath was cb4b158666 broken, the curse 0f44522e3d of the Goddess dad36f5ecb Asilin would befall 924d850f81 not only the 712f889e0f person who took 913256f538 the oath but 156d67fa6c also on the 979e3b00c8 descendants of the c9e46a1531 person who took f705b995ae the oath.aba1bda843e4b69e

Of course, the causal relationship could not be perfectly proved, but stories of those who had broken the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ and suffered misfortune were heard.f9abf8c8f1a243b0

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Perhaps that was why. The ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ became even more sacred, and breaking it was also considered taboo. However, there were some who occasionally used it to their advantage.06059afdb08afbe4

In particular, 03be7c3ef7 in noble 35d8ad31eb society, where 38d1c97825 unwanted marriages 9e217996f2 were common b97d6b3fa8 due to 0a25f469d3 family interests, 358d9726ea there were 0a89acf71e secret rumors 816d0fd5cc that there b9e9a5267f were some f1f7dfe6cc people who 651d9f5b53 would rather 987f308710 choose the 2c4c995c7c extreme option 0ae0f62a5f of taking a3e0d8bf87 the ‘Oath fa2112e4c7 of Goddess 5f7a546bb7 Asilin’ if 384c640bc3 they hated fd01414bdd their intended d5eddc60a2 spouse more 08a4cb95bc than death fac64ae14c itself.e098c6fe513000df

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Since there was d6532b22c2 no way to e8ecb84630 confirm whether these b90d63aa83 stories were baseless c88602bf87 rumors or not, 4980f1000b as long as 4daa898783 anyone mentioned the 0016b19d59 ‘Oath of Goddess e83fe86b3b Asilin’, betrothal marriages 04a99de3e0 would never happen.99d7d135bf15132a

After learning that Emperor 6711e8623e Knezh intended to make be509168e5 her his Empress, Irina 23d7793e6e spent several days thinking 49603fd04d about how to stop 26bb9afaa5 his marriage proposal.0bf7aa1649b23638

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However, no 26e70ddf72 matter how b7ebb135c6 much she 3349ef11a6 thought about ef9eac5c68 it, there fc3a7eacf9 was no 005d7243c5 solution. Then, in the 0081a2938c end, she chose 84997a2250 to mention the ae13f9a5b9 ‘Oath of Goddess cdd86c6493 Asilin’, which was e4b6c73687 both her last e21c3ffcb4 resort and a 807a61be8c potentially poisonous move.4903ba1870f0fb0f

In fact, Irina was already unable to take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’. In her position of having to bear Rumpel’s child, how could she dare to take such a sacred and chaste oath?b3af1467e6b04bf6

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For Irina, who had repeatedly been intimate with Rumpel, it was a foregone conclusion that she would be cursed the moment she took the oath. Nevertheless, she had decided to endure the curse in order to avoid Emperor Knezh’s marriage proposal.bc19cf097da1d6ba

“‘The Oath of Goddess Asilin’… Is that your answer?”71adaa6cba253cb8

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“Yes, it is.”061cc1cc284d4a7c

Irina answered firmly.fe95e36f9456c7c7

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Emperor Knezh was the type of person who would have easily guessed that Irina had deliberately mentioned the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ because she didn’t want to become empress. Nevertheless, Irina did not add any explanations.8afd4dad9951bba4

“When do you intend to take the oath?”ab33e6499b8fa968

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“It’s coming Wednesday.”fb902bb962f75197

Irina calmly replied to Emperor Knezh’s words. The ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ could only be taken on Wednesday evenings. So, from Irina’s perspective, she was stating the earliest possible date.844020bac1362594

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She had b95a0a11ae expected this 295d292b4b much questioning. She thought that 955b521e6f he might even 63df54ddc6 follow her to 7ca85d4820 the Temple of 8b9c983b2d Asilin to confirm 36d0b1c07f whether Irina was 80b4e22a3a really taking the 86752c8545 ‘Oath of Goddess 0ace746244 Asilin.’fcd6e0f8655f37d1

“…I see. Is there any room to change your mind?”8a408dba6dc02ae7

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“No.”6e70408738b3eadf

She drew a firm line. It was because she didn’t want to give Emperor Knezh any chance.c0b27a3d1ce99960

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Irina thought it was c765ae4618 fortunate that she could 3048c58761 avoid marriage with Emperor 46cdd2d106 Knezh, whom she hated 78e025cca6 more than death, with 1708768005 this. Even if it would fac680c3ae bring a curse upon 9c2882b7b3 her and the child 089b0cfcfb who was not yet c7f748be3d born.5c3400f791d9eeb6

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To be honest, she was disturbed. Although she had avoided becoming Emperor Knezh’s wife, she was so worried about what kind of curse would fall upon her in the future that her hands were sweating.51cae9b903804d75

Moreover, the cc1c2c963a thought that e87a051073 the curse 52b7703010 would also 3f114cab03 affect her e1feeafafb child, who 541e21ddf2 was not 97899aab6c even born 073c7159e5 yet, made f94d8603d2 her want 4858823ede to take e5e01365b9 back what 1eac945892 she had c1f15e925e said.c564ef9f73863323

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Of course, she didn’t have a child yet, and the fact that he would be cursed if the oath was broken might just be an unconfirmed rumor. So, she could at least hold onto a little hope.68ca5f6156998b55

Irina tried to soothe 8771236cd1 her uneasily beating heart, 03dd9d53d4 content with that much.97e72f599e960c33

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