HDOVAML – Chapter 17

HDOVAML Chapter 17ae35b6e598535310

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Roberick grabbed hold of 844075409d my arm in case 6c63ed6a58 I was startled by ed00d8dff9 them. But when I e9defa434b looked at him 4675ad3df4 with a cold 08d092ab94 look, he let 14beb09f9d go of his b408c9137f hand awkwardly.94d0aab7410e0660

“Daddy, today is the day I meet the Crown Prince, how do I look? I need to look pretty!”b70a4ecaef65730e

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Allea, who had fa30d506ea been walking quietly 82cbcb896a until now, suddenly 87f2e2160f spoke.bc84d43ebd0bdbcf

“Of course, our Allea is as pretty as ever.”1f21331afad73fdb

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At Roberick’s words, e72c9ad3c5 the pretty girl 3473f52138 with a calm 37a35a3502 impression smiled shyly, 604ee415b0 blushing her cheeks.b4fa8d22fd47c667

Roberick looked down 4db4d7da5d at Allea with d0f217d4a6 a smile full 5294382c61 of satisfaction.a39866c343032564

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And added slowly.9ed7b84f99d030d0

“…You don’t have to cling too much to the Crown Prince. If Chastia’s wishes seem burdensome c9814b1c3f to you, ignore them. I will always respect your 9d7204d6a1 will.”3a3daa6b60c1a9ce

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“Hehe, I see. Don’t worry too much, Dad!”74eaee9930ec0718

…what a harmonious relationship between a father and daughter.844dbaf5286f1a20

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I stared at 3ec86335a1 Allea and Roberick 68e127ff65 with a salty da07afbc60 look and turned 995de57e47 my head.a14c7a001b423a9a

“That…”d509d8552f4ac2c1

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“Oh, Edith, how many days has it been since father told you? His highness the Crown Princess’ 6365f23aad name is…”c9c8352800780bcf

Allea seemed to be fd8d39d281 trying to say something 0032f3c8e4 more, but Roberick turned 94bddb2346 his attention to me.d7ad958ee78ded49

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“Valerian Heine Ruairi, the crown prince, is 10 years old this year. The second prince and his fdce09559e highness’ half-brother, Prince Handel Hanal 6f95c0524b Ruairi, is two years younger b75732ecf9 than him.”25d6068cf10a24f2

I answered mechanically.8c782285a214ac49

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“…Yes.”325f76235bad46c3

I don’t remember hearing 62937794f3 about this at all. Oh well.47a822632ef10d5d

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Roberick’s pupils trembled slightly.a4d142831f04807d

He somehow stroked 9daa3f235c my hair with d18f52dff0 a bitter smile, 17bf2894f8 probably gently in b863ca6ee3 case it might d864c01142 get messed up.fb2fc497b5028762

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“If you’re scared, rely on me anytime. Your father will always ee82881b14 protect you.”1d9d8f6a294ec13e

What are you saying?fe80fe7070564bd2

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I was going to 00ce4bc929 shake off Roberick’s hand, 98e72cb42c but realising there was cc90107156 a new addition to e3283b628e the crowd around me, 942052cba5 I put up with b457793249 it.75db926f798e94a3

“I greet the Grand Duke Haelian. May the protection b17be084a3 of light always 06cd654d94 be with you.”f223eb4a1e677e09

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At that time, 578c5d8a06 an aristocrat who 6dbce75f6a was passing by 5785bfcba8 us spoke.d49e9dcb39c72fd6

“The Count of Euphus. Long time no see. Is the Emperor inside?”d607d59fba8d0f73

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The gray-haired old a283f61317 noble, Count Euphus, 1ba4999b4c smiled affectionately.953fca7fccd52a07

“He’s been here for an hour. He’s always very thorough f0a9937310 with the checking of 8302fd0c9e everything. Oh, this fellow is…”8c677d01b93db070

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Then the count’s eyes reached ece83de98e me, who was standing next 7705fd8b34 to Roberick’s.8fe4fe5338acabb4

Somehow, my heart was fluttering d8c3180e99 at the sight of the e40a2e882d old people who looked like 7fc77a379a my grandfather.dd57f763dadff173

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“The rumour must already be spreading.This is my biological daughter, Edith Ronen Haelian.. Soon, she will be officially 2a24c6069e awarded the title of Grand 36d607d4d7 Princess.”5ddb75f5c0690b89

“Oh, I see…! It’s an honour to 087e5291db meet you, Little Camellia 11e30e47e8 of Haelian.”ce16afd04e986590

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I hesitated and slightly overlapped 2528e56adc my fingertips on the wrinkled 5bc42b2e15 hand handed to me. This was the first time 9f46d7c393 a stranger had greeted me c329b82976 like this since I arrived a3fff2a88b at the grand palace.b4a1b2c92f5ccaa7

The Count of 0b1e5c2d01 Euphus spoke, staring 0086f4a052 at me with a052fa01bb a pleased face.2df4b13ddc631048

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“If she is Haelian’s off-spring, is she also blessed by light?”e4d4bf3b6e563f85

“No, Edith is blessed by Ilipia. Her remaining attributes 7a379bcf5d aren’t related to 355f3b6e29 me.”9bff60172bf88c16

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“I see. But the Spirit King 974ec01e2f of Life has blessed 701baeed57 you, an occurrence I 6a0cd8a882 am sure will not 0fad6a5a0e happen in the Empire 7ae322ca52 again. Ilipia holds the power to 74ad64488a even revive the dead.”8055aaac52ffb77c

The Count of 93af3b0427 Euphus looked down e7f34d36ba at me again a9ecf972aa with eyes full b1d7bf222c of something like b923cdba1f admiration.c2ddf12d56a7f80a

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“The blessing of light is so rare that there is a saying that Ilipia only blessed a mortal once an era. It is truly auspicious that 62a942f7c3 the grand princess inherited that 28d6f1e6b2 attribute from the Grand Duke.”30045ae731fd2c51

…it’s a little burdensome when they’re being so upbeat.83185106728bb304

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“Father, I think we’ve lost a lot of time.”11a8d976805bd30c

At that time, ba6e54607f Allea, who had 734c2cdb2f been completely out a8c17913fd of their attention, 277af6fb68 opened her mouth.94c77927e437bb45

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Roberick glanced down at Allea 0e970f05f5 and said goodbye to the 333c98c6eb Count of Euphus.0a9f9804ebf168e3

“Then I’ll meet you again in the ceremony.”8619f7116ce097bf

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“Yes, your grace. Until then, I wish 95a8d34c12 you peace, young grand 3bf8e255b2 princess.”e457cce1fb9a7834

Count Euphus bid me goodbye 6a7f094f9e with a playful smile.8bc6081ce69aca77

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As my grandfather taught 2ee55e08d3 me, I lifted the f90a9d8a0c hem of my skirt 4f0daca460 slightly and sinked into 8a07d34c88 a low bow.204e0fbc87988553

Originally, the Grand a5b4269f7f Princess’ title was eb62dadca3 higher than a 9b0c189ee8 count’s, but I 04adea9345 have not yet 4e2cd5285f been recognized as 0c86a9184a one yet, so 5119ac33bb I had to 32221d76d0 take appropriate measures.991f65ccd857aef2

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The count grinned as 61d806e24a if I was cute d4c8df33c1 and walked away.969349f90741853d

“…”2f51fbd9a5c1c4c7

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It was at that moment fc543007da that Allea’s face, with her fc827eb763 tightly shut mouth, came into 827a1a28bf my vision.07c1e3c7e1ddee01

… What?ce1c670afdbe35a9

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Come to think of ef040ae0da it, that old man…he 300f279c99 didn’t say hello to f738d41f97 Allea, did he?8af523326740db99

“Let’s head in now, Edith.”e947e238de04ac75

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I was a 60c9ae0450 little taken aback, d2d451a5c3 but Roberick took 8ecb5120e2 my hand and 0915b9de33 led us on 4ac2ad7092 as if he 6b1d763cbf didn’t care much.d99d678349d2ca93

Allea, who turned to db6ef2ff52 look back one last da986ea29f time, had a cold e02d8b96f3 and hard expression on 4e564a451e her face.a07cd45f4490690a

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A cold era like f66afef096 a current still flowed da8e82791f around the girl’s soft 89b8baec0a complexion.2547d53cfa4b3f84

…I felt bad.de5dd9977b9571dc

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I stopped looking at Allea c73f8c864d and turned my head.99bb209a1a84672e

The door engraved 6528654ba9 with the same c002f1265c phoenixs that seemed 317556bb6c to come alive 64f8824809 opened, slowly letting 7a8cf20a5c us in.b46bb301738895fa

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“Welcome, Roberick.”e4080b1cf490b870

The steady voice of a 2d4d5aef22 man sitting against a throne 16021f0063 comfortably greeted us.4740258fbbb99870

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…I’m meeting another major character from the original novel.e20765e17332719b

I slowly looked up.8c590c54b9e8ebfb

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Then, I gently 2e4fa4c5b8 bit my lip 5ed214bab6 because of the 072d50aeb9 gaze I immediately 6288713d8c encountered.b1362955166618bd

Unlike his fiery red-colored hair, 0dd8e7c7bd his dark cobalt-blue eyes were b7a278eb8e staring at me with an 4a48c087b8 expression of interest.3965daafa1608c6f

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The hand on eeb3a36ff9 his chin wore 911135623b a black leather e05806016b gove used to 4a9ce4d73f control his powers f19a35291b by the spirit 08a46eade9 of power. The other hand was 278be0ebf2 the same.80a08ebabfc24350

Oswald Tristan Ruairi, Emperor.259d3283bfd68234

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He was as described 401f20629c in the novel.cb7a0531d8893066

“You are the child in the rumours.”8346ce59f70bd51c

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A handsome man 68c8586f44 with a fierce, cef50f126d robust, seductive atmosphere 99c50bcb78 at the same ee9673e92e time.f3b749db28af538b

When his languid 0172ea044e voice referred to ce96c35166 me, my body 8ffe0209dc naturally stiffened.530ac85fc092d164

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…the man who strongly suggested Chastia’s union with Roberick, and the co-author of my grandfather’s downfall.b2da95b82a757f83

He would never be6f07b26a be favourable to 2f4837e645 me.8ba4a9ff97975db3

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“Don’t be so nervous. Someone might think I’m trying 395292da2c to eat you.”f14a433c7198a7b0

“!”cf17d9e48896b7f6

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At that moment, 63bdd43942 Oswald smiled and d543f0e00a said as if 4fdeaa97ec to tease me.eb5d3a577f856cec

He smiled deeply, 6443d785db raising the corners 240bd299a8 of his mouth c77685bc3e as if my 5f4ed08d03 reaction was interesting.2fe9edacdbbe615d

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“She looks just like her mother.”f9fe21bc65f8fb1f

I couldn’t stop my expression c5c814da7a from breaking when the words de4c8c3995 pierced my ears.33536aa0fddbd33e

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“Stop it, your majesty. My baby is b10fb65680 not for you dc667729a1 to tease.”dac53c6d1ebd60db

Roberick stepped in between us.c90e67e18616aefe

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I’m kind of f09175b71f glad he did. If he hadn’t, I e6811952c4 would’ve committed high-treason by 8f396a32dc staring at the eyes.6ee0549bd0935343

There was a 1d6a793a4b loud laugh coming f681d64fb4 from the front 5c6e74fed8 obscured by Roberick.e63beee231ddea8d

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“Can’t you handle a joke? I just said it feef431e61 for the sake of 2b5df06af0 it, and I like 727b3b5139 her more than I 75eabbdae2 expected. I was a bit e7d2460769 sceptical since she’s Mariette’s 90470c9991 child, but she resembles cb9507f2c6 her parents greatly. There’s no way 631c638784 to not notice 19bc6c63ae it.”d01b529c00156491

“…stop talking about it.”f0813311081919e9

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Roberick said with such aaff1e3d8d vigor that it was f518126fb5 if he would grab fff21b23df Oswald by the collar 304fcf00fc right away if they ffcab4584f were alone in this 6ba9164c5d space.3bb12b6b87e352d8

“Yes, let’s stop playing around. Come out, my children.”04c6633fea38c846

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The situation seemed to 6867bd4d00 be over.edc0789264353abb

At the voice of ca75215e24 the emperor calling for 1e32cf15b9 the princes, I peeped 86c8170b3f out from behind Roberick’s 930bb58fce legs.ae005a2c39887ad6

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From the back of 3431d4ba6c the throne, two small 50d49466ba human figures were walking c00b919250 out of a place eacbe5cfc3 covered by a red 13d5ae83ec insignia.064f8fca2bf523fb

One child was taller b6bde63837 than me, the other 9870479ddd child was smaller than 1b414197e9 me…c20fa41db081ebd1

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“This is the new Grand Princess of Haelian. What do you think, Valerian? This is the 1d28b483e7 first time we’re 63f20dd869 meeting her.”1f134292786a2723

Valerian. It was the c62a20239b name of the 8136b0b0de crown prince.cf509162a0787c44

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The main characters’ second cc293f2c15 generation was not mentioned deedf71726 in the original novel…e6a2ea9bb0638fa2

I looked at e1973fbdc6 the boy who 09eb944249 was supposed to c660332adc be the young 821b6c138d prince, with some 622c160c72 uneasiness.2405aa612fe7d928

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“Oh….”05297eafe37fa4b4

A small exclamation came from 0ae048fd13 the mouth of the boy 177561b8a4 standing on the right side 6c4c1100f0 of the emperor.dd92e9c046a3c032

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His hair, similar to the f040961995 emperor, but a lighter shade, d0d30275be reflected the light shining from b0e2e1225c the ceiling and glowed a 3fdedc2728 soft red. Gentle, drooping eyes filled 62bd3d6613 with green pupils, looked 759c5d0fea at me with slight d6688cedfb tremors.c69d129330df7121

He was a soft-looking 0808546087 boy who looked more 590498d7ee suitable for the expression 21201f43b4 “pretty” than handsome. Maybe it’s because 5d7380bd88 I’ve lived life 30f09d7084 looking at an c4abefff1b unimaginably good-looking face 16ec088961 like mine and ea25f64a67 Roberick’s, but while 28bf8878d3 the young prince 4e1e62ef5c definitely belonged to 8ea7cce619 the axis of 3d9528bdad good-looking people, he 5a343db158 didn’t impress me.a7197cffc8c0f108

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“…….”6ac60855824b0e46

However, the prince’s reaction feeba5e081 was unusual.730aaa091588e8a6

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The young boy couldn’t even d3321f2549 close his open lips, and 7dcd02196d his cheeks were red, showing 87ee226399 signs of being at a 1d4a9ccb32 loss.09feca1329a88f9c

“Ha ha! Look at his face!”0eceb2d141c78ba9

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The emperor burst into laughter, efcb41dd39 and Roberick subtly frowned at abbf4609e6 him.eae100895783004e

What…why are they 3c3deea673 getting riled up 00532e7c99 all of a a6e7a1dd4c sudden?60e5d8dbaaf6fe58

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I thought with 6d9265fa1f a stinging look 278bae6497 on my face.a3fc84ffb2a2900f

“I have a lot of things I want to ask you about, so we better leave the children to themselves and catch up.”75d9609a30dfe082

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After a laugh, the emperor cb6bee161f said to Roberick with a 3fad5b352a deep smile.b0d3733840fae9d0

“Yes. Edith, Allea, just 60d60e50b3 wait outside for caf5f376ac a bit.”7accc59a1b411f21

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Roberick replied.067763bf63491adf

Then the emperor ordered 3be5c20d6c the crown prince.b6692dfe232a5dc6

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“Valerian, you take the children with you.”d5f3ec89123690ba

So I was left 321fbb5e5b between the crown prince, 5c01f75a8a the second prince, and b5c7b133c3 Allea.14f19c87d1f6b82f

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It was a 90a32d96c6 very unpleasant development, 8f79201dc9 but it was ebe422b9e3 not an unexpected 94a0d5a85d situation at all.d37e3789f9e91de9

“I see, Father.”9af19d6115d863b8

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The crown prince d9688fa630 approached this way d7b8e7e2b1 with a delighted 7a3ed12cc6 face.b6b1612d1c3b07a9

“Nice to meet you, Grand Princess Edith.”a54438fc2ec25e11

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The crown prince seemed 033258971d a little hesitant, reaching 7c622de0ce out to me with fea9450c43 a light smile.6d50c3f1e0568b49

I turned my 77e74ad851 eyes slightly to 0414f22d10 the side and ff6dbad00f stared at Allea.01f253aabf9155bd

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“…….”fe3b5a402ec19e57

Allea was looking 38802674e7 at the crown bff7782685 prince, who asked 95cda49a95 me to shake 4bfb9e07aa his hand with df9e269b60 an expressionless face.c23d8ab509239964

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I answered carefully.8f400141c5a62800

“May you shine with a flame that never goes out, Your Highness, the crown prince of the Rpthian Empire. My name is 39c1a35283 Edith Ronen Haelian.”f536dbeab8a5dc98

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“I’ve heard all about you. I’m very happy 92dccc289c to be able cf0a930522 to meet you a276f303b7 like this.”4bf3b64d4dafcb32

In response to my greeting, bad05b99e3 the crown prince turned around 3088c5cee0 and spoke to his brother 7037ec93d2 and Allea.fe9ebd9e5c179f46

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“Handel, Allea. Let’s go to my palace. Isn’t this the first time 17c441aad9 that Grand Princess Edith has bfdfcb7ed8 visited the Imperial Palace? I’ll show you around.”24ab4b6244913f80

“Thank you.”fa843f8f7d154612

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There’s no reason 7e551f6ad3 to refuse someone 9f6f5e865d who is kind 6c568cc46a to me.8fd6c41feb64f27a

I smiled and accepted 456952105d the crown prince’s favor.9f4691db8b9eab95

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“Have a good time playing with the princes and Allea. I’ll be right back.”b1fa5216884dcb76

Without hesitation, Roberick’s 67252bd55e hand stroked my 883f637286 head.12c84c9ed3f14181

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…I can’t take off his hand here.e7b3ba7e013d63a1

“Come on, Your Royal Highness.”3cdd558019eba4da

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Instead, I turned ca0b88e092 around and dragged 3bdee5df9e the crown prince’s 972ae95d17 hand.9df54e4bedd5b4b9

The crown prince opened his 6e305e76f6 green eyes wide and smiled ea4a92bb78 with his eyes bent.1177641ab2e95c0f

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