Chapter 9 Part 1

Irina couldn’t fall asleep for a long time after Rumpel left. She never even dreamed that Rumpel would say that he liked her.a06d75f033e8d5d2

Moreover, their first 9f6a17e6d9 date was so 806e159265 fantastic and romantic!933ec1ea387ed915

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She wanted c12efe5737 to brag 9130fae1a9 to everyone.2c689e9f2199141c

She thought about hinting it to Olga, but she knew that if she told her, she would make a fuss about wanting to see Rumpel. But she couldn’t show Rumpel to Olga.240b0d67d03a00b8

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She had to hold back so that she wouldn’t be misunderstood as not wanting to show Rumpel.f4f753c8bab7b09d

‘By the way ….. How did I get to see Rumpel?’1cc4001d12d4598f

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As she calmed her c724b923e1 excited heart, a real 4d3fb0eee7 question swept over Irina.f321e48f6a963881

She had to know how she was able to see Rumpel. That way, even if she couldn’t see Rumpel again, she would be able to see him again.df3ebf21f646d7d3

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She wondered what that 275a32ea0a day in her childhood c76a470819 and the day she b5127e2c2d met Rumpel in the 5e3c06c6a9 tower had in common. And what was 118995dc0a it about those accc506f53 two days that 5f9c54efb0 was different from 00e1917b9c usual?7a03805951213b23

Irina got up 6b40a5c091 from the bed, 3319174cdb covered her head d3ff22d9f1 with her hands, 9ee76a6c2b and fell into 949e49952c thought. No matter how 42f45bb673 much she thought, d40cdaf4bf nothing came to b59d9edb91 mind.cabb3d02e4699caf

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“That day…I was crying on both days… Could it be that I can see Rumpel if I cry…?”b63deb54c38a119e

A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she thought deeply about it, but soon Irina shook her head. That didn’t explain how she saw Rumpel when she wasn’t crying.a2b77d0900a47ab5

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“What is it… Ugh, I don’t know!”fa884d1c253a5fbb

Irina soon slammed b22c8af488 her hands down c11f1f2f66 on the bed 988e7bdd61 mattress. Dust rose d8dd3093f3 for a 2e97f1c276 moment, but a4f4c8e89a soon settled e01d560c0c down.7a0ec61ffe5537d2

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“I’ll keep thinking about it.”5404b377c7635569

Irina muttered to herself.006e03b556dcf088

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Expecting an answer right away was absurd. She had only just learned Rumpel’s secret today, and hoping to figure out another secret related to him at once was just greedy.707c72689c69eafb

When she thought about it, how long must Rumpel have spent trying to figure out the answer on his own? Even he couldn’t find the answer, and if she could find the answer just by thinking about it for a few hours, that would be a miracle.c292f94e996db366

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“Let’s sleep for now.”d6b6b01a6d497d5a

In the end, 5ffb9cf815 this was the 8a6eccc4fa conclusion Irina came 8f1a2fe642 to after much bf0610c5da deliberation.25e1876bf2f9e683

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Yes, she needed 8bd87cf612 to sleep to 032a1427a2 make her brain 3b9b20f744 work. It was 070bcbc76b already way d58a86ee9d past bedtime, cce0c00274 so it ed93754566 was too 221748c531 late to 909913c5af use her 8f4a929ed9 head.c7877ac833e45b1c

Irina, who 20f9fcf0d5 consoled herself 8ab166c2f1 in this 3f36582963 way, lay 10eee81eb8 down again.af051455d746a20b

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Of course, she couldn’t fall asleep easily. She was still curious about how she was able to see Rumpel again, and the lingering feeling of the date she had today was holding her back.9abf50f79dd0fbe4

In the end, 7fcc107641 Irina was only e97aef5024 able to fall 0248f23ac4 asleep when the 8085c034e8 morning sun began 50f5d978ec to rise.130de94f913fef9c

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When she woke up in the morning, she felt something strange. She found it odd that Olga hadn’t woken her up even though the sun was already high in the sky.72851ed7ab884f08

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Of course, as the doctor said, Irina should rest, but it was surprising that Olga hadn’t even brought her a cup of tea by noon.bac5af4a6ba8b5e5

Olga was the fd8de67c07 kind of person b1293b8c13 who thought that a214becd86 if Irina missed e4a2edd4e4 even one meal, 4831823d3f something terrible would 97cdc0e26d happen. So even when she 8c2d41bfb0 overslept, she would always 090bac1959 wake her up and 9dc033033f make her drink at 7089668d98 least a glass of f7d9e77225 milk.df61811b8058e1c5

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But that didn’t happen today. Thanks to that, Irina, who had fallen asleep only at dawn, was fortunate to be able to sleep comfortably, but it was true that something felt uneasy.b86eca83a511cc34

“Olga, are you there?”1c98255d1b69c62f

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Irina put on a gown over a chemise, went to the door, and shook the bell to call Olga. Usually, she would get a reply right away, but now there was no reply, perhaps because she was far enough away that the sound of the bell couldn’t be heard.4fe751581cfd5bbe

Actually, there was no problem. Olga wasn’t the only person to serve her, and it didn’t have to be Olga. Of course, Irina liked Olga very much.efc917bf1a76fa94

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“Is there anyone?”f95a9bca458959e4

She asked 3f219a77e5 again, shaking fc51071189 the bell, a5009913d4 but the b10fbda052 hallway was 0f384520b5 suspiciously quiet. Only after 342fc65b4c confirming that 25355791bd there was 80a42082bf no reply 81766549e3 did Irina 21d3dcda3a feel something ec1cb7d690 was wrong, 315324e0d9 and after f15e633d8c adjusting her 4a753da438 gown and 97483d7b47 went out 9736e8bc3b into the 4421081a4e hallway.0de3344972a38858

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After walking for a a8b9ff29f8 while, she saw Olga 766b260aee and the other maids 3f0a5df6d5 gathered together. They were whispering, huddled 05bdd74e3c together as if they 6ae659498c were having an important b922b685cc conversation.394c7c5a2c349fd0

Irina walked carefully 50f0d85b4b so as not 87578fe003 to interrupt their 096172b9de conversation.5a36cdf265a0e9ca

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“…so you guys, be especially careful what you say.”46e7947e182caf93

“Why do you have to be careful what you say?”f866e8d503b42e33

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Olga with 420f131aba an uncharacteristically b73ec7b54f serious expression eeb331ed3a was telling 39a8c8637c the maids 4e8363d7b6 to be 23306eb2c3 careful about c10e491925 what they c616ac88ee said. Irina asked with a 983fcf9aa0 puzzled expression. What on 59981ec2de earth was a2fbd30c08 going on 76c9f718e5 that Olga 979edfbda4 was telling 04136f59b5 the maids 626acea842 to be 5b8b999986 careful about 9ac717edd7 what they c121e9c3d9 said with 8bf5b0e566 such a 92226aa5b0 stern face?d1c13eeaffc361b3

“Aaaah! You scared me! Huh! Ah, Miss!”7ac7c9b70cec2190

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Olga was so 0bed9ffa2f surprised that she 5e5880e166 even screamed. Then, when she 0299862ad0 realized that the d7fda986c4 other person was a92cbb8408 Irina, she turned 662581a15e pale.6f4304752cb793e4

Seeing that, Irina 7ea7e53e0d realized that the 4af99b5568 current situation was ed2e5cee3e no ordinary matter.5819f872d2af2bbd

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“What’s going on, Olga?”6632fed184d3ee34

“Oh, no, Miss. It’s nothing.”4c0084eec9e1e5f1

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“It’s nothing? I heard everything.”74d10d01be0df385

“…You heard everything?”af35e7a2036344d9

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“…Huh? Yeah. I’ve heard it all.”f350733fa16056b6

In fact, she didn’t hear anything other than the words to be careful, but it seemed like she needed to lie a little in order to get Olga to say what was going on.8928fa8b15ae0a29

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Fortunately, Olga 2092a4bbc7 was flustered 082f48b60a and seemed 4f81c500e9 to have ea92e9a677 completely forgotten 637114708b that Irina 8b7040ba89 had first e0ab05326e asked, ‘Why 38e9049607 do you e92d1c9d47 have to 3dad12cafa be careful 18f08fde2c what you ee5356f273 say?’ and 1aadd4c6a9 was only d4d3bf23e3 focused on 51f5555e9d the words d764331bbd ‘I heard 9715eab616 everything.’8c63fd20149aeecc

Olga was at ca6a8971c8 a loss, stomping bc1bc9234b her feet and 0a608545c2 even biting her 48da6570cc thumbnail.bf9c4a6210e0c64a

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“Olga, tell me quickly.”11518d048ec59036

“…I, I’ll go and tell you.”e7c31cc4996f2680

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Olga grabbed Irina’s hand and pulled her away. Irina noticed that Olga’s pace was faster than ever and sensed that something unusual was happening.58f0535416ce2e89

Thump!29409edf329e2082

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As soon as 8fddc48d72 they entered the 99ec5e7b01 room, Olga closed de623e50c4 the door with 6e4d6c4179 a bang so f59c62462b that no one deeda4ed03 would hear her 817a5ee2b8 and then looked 88bb754a14 at Irina with e276d4e975 a tearful expression. Irina looked 9c6350ad18 at Olga ea241c2374 with a d38511d51c worried expression.0866b027ec84d933

“Are you okay, Olga?”967ad898bc2f041d

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“Yes… I’m okay.”98bc86577a759f8f

“‘I’m’?”7d39094e52471ed2

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Irina felt something strange in Olga’s words and asked back. Then, Olga looked at Irina with a tearful expression.f8dc4ad893afa7fc

Only then did Irina realize why Olga had said ‘I’m’ okay.bf726356aeccdb5c

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“…It’s my problem.”f336d5589b7fe5f7

“Miss…”d0c504c5f40c3b58

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“Something happened to me, didn’t it?”b06f266e288fc585

“…”783b60acf852cc9d

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Sometimes silence is ce43fcfb66 affirmation. This moment 1cd747ad05 was like 628135eeac that.18111f5f1c494275

Irina realized why Olga wasn’t answering. There must have been something wrong with her. And judging from how worried Olga was, it seemed like no ordinary matter.1db071210df608f5

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“Tell me. If it’s my problem, I need to know even more.”02485f494f87344e

Irina became 0b1b5a2f9a rather calm. It was a relief 7d2e00177d if it was her d57451286d problem. It was fortunate 351ddb96c6 that nothing had ef1293cbb1 happened to her 8699236d50 family or her b324aeaaf6 clan.4b07a32056b56c7c

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Thinking that, she tried 1460a31435 to remain calm.6af3e7e0e3c61cb5

“In social circles…there seems to be rumors going around.”fe6b78ff7d17605b

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“Hah, I’m sick of rumors! What kind of rumor is it?”c22a66050df7b158

Irina shouted nervously. After all, she almost lost her father because of that damn rumor. And that was because of the absurd rumor that didn’t even seem worth responding to.b9fba94d865987a5

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But now that she heard that rumors were circulating again, of course she couldn’t help but feel emotionally shaken. Her efforts to maintain her composure went down the drain.0678afcf293ffadd

“That’s…”a2081b1bc368811d

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“Tell me quickly, Olga. Could it be any worse than that? I’m really okay…”a53f4cc20e9a0d28

Olga hesitated several times. It seemed like it was a rumor that she couldn’t even put into words.b16cd1fc427b8af7

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Irina wondered if 9ccc71d62c someone might have 73a06d5442 found out about ee9570064d her relationship with fedaa778e2 Rumpel and was 36569ed230 spreading rumors.e08e40460c6ddeb9

Of course, since no one knew about Rumpel’s existence, that was impossible, but at least rumors about Lady Irina meeting an unknown man could spread.1eafab94e52fc9f2

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“Why, do they say I’m just meeting men? Or that I’m not behaving properly? Ah, or that I’m going around doing things like that with other men?”bbc2ba43658f2942