IBYSRHML – Chapter 2
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“The child is so pretty.”f46f71e428f9fdd5
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I blinked as I 2c8e1f91be looked at Rebecca Marchione.afb8e1246847bf04
Rebecca, the protagonist 37e696c337 of this world, cbc0075001 was more ordinary-looking 61cbee7f7f than I had f9057700c3 imagined.e9969b7627f4c4f5
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However, her fiery red 234059874e hair certainly caught my a560bc2085 eye.74ced678c1e85bbf
“How old are you, little one?”b2da848eb8ad6751
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“Six years old. You’re pretty too, unni.”172484c77de4494d
Whether it was out 1b99e0aa9f of shyness or fear 1e6749c675 of Rebecca, I unknowingly 7292997647 hid behind my eldest 859d0723bb sister’s legs.27978c41cd996a4e
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A month ago, e0d0b7ceab during a severe 3c591ed0d5 fever, the plot 52a66639a2 of the dystopian f15fb93b50 reverse-harem novel Rebecca 73251edef0 Marchione flowed into 4cae6bd397 my mind.3ac89b8ce87af570
The plot of Rebecca c72e590eb4 Marchione is simple.663cd6f8b83ff80c
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The female protagonist, Rebecca, leaves 96e145f71e her hometown, Trobancha, to settle 508fef1294 in the Empire in pursuit f356c439b9 of revenge.f6090eb676f8c782
There, she becomes entangled with 58f0dbc292 the male leads and earns 9d9803d566 their affection.c53582de1f244bdc
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The male leads use their dae8e2ccdf power to desperately try to ec9701a193 possess Rebecca.8bda6198fe24b149
Rebecca exploits their b7d7680982 love to incite 2964dbc757 a war, turning 80a335e34a her homeland into 0af2227a7a a sea of 5355a83025 fire.e7f0412391d392ca
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In that process, 5cbbe8d4f9 our family, who a47c15c022 committed no crime, e09b185f10 became victims.
My eldest sister, Alice, dies 4cc0111f59 in battle, and the war 6b3fe89ac4 ends in Trobancha’s defeat.255a59d9c3e5eade
And I am d645470921 taken as a 9fd73aece8 prisoner to the 6b649037d0 Empire.c82e6aa9b7710383
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‘I need to do something to prevent the story from proceeding as in the original…’eed3fbdce23c5031
The problem is, even though d1a6623984 I know the original plot, f6263d84a6 I’m just a six-year-old child.7d63042dbd69cb6f
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And, as far as 861dd9fc73 I can tell, I eea86421c0 don’t seem to have 353e96cca7 an unusually high mental 8f2637e681 age either.018b3091c76e7857
Perhaps because the original story 11a6bf20e4 ends when I turn fifteen, 691d81fb80 I feel even younger than a5b6c4d8ce that.3d2e266e09eb37e4
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‘Honestly, I don’t even know if I’ve been reincarnated or if I’ve possessed someone’s body.’743dbaa1dc323e09
Until I knew the plot 6a1e1c215b of the original story, I bfd32c84f7 was just an ordinary six-year-old 20e20a3edf child.9d030157d8b7f8bc
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Even now, knowing the 0bf243900c original story, I don’t 885ceca9d6 remember my past life.0ff4c2ce6df520fe
It was as if, de913c3474 one day, I was aedc57dea2 suddenly struck by lightning 1bba03fce3 and gained knowledge of dcf2c061f5 the original story…a6660975dfb5d512
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“She’s not usually this shy.”722e6e13061886fe
“It’s okay.”e3e717ab81c14bc2
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Rebecca took something 92d10b7a3c out from her 41136564cb bosom and handed 895c5ef37f it to me.17f0d117b84363ab
It was a high-quality chocolate, 9740b9b470 something hard to find in 369d1dd9e8 Trobancha due to the isolationist 7df4b193d1 policy.635c23748a336871
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“Wow…”f6adaffae3ef4d7b
Without realizing it, I opened f01b215c9e my mouth and reached out b9bd29f15f for the chocolate.b0f39db454be954f
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Rebecca casually gifted 2df39f0d30 me the chocolate.63662fedf59104eb
Meeting the original protagonist d947e91cd5 during a cruise party 034154eb8b was already surprising enough, f416bfaaa5 but to also receive 267bfdfd1c delicious sweets!8caa51d52c28cb29
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“You like chocolate, don’t you?”0b8be6b953df2d04
“Yes! Liliana loves chocolate!”3fd5a80ae77a2033
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“Hey, little one. You should say thank you.”17623bc579283dff
At the advice 792f6d164a of my younger 4f923f2db8 sister beside me, 1f059ade56 I quickly expressed d767d8a80c my gratitude.600527a811f52fbb
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“Thank you!”b453e296178a9e78
“Um… May I pat Liliana’s head just once?”534144ed964f5507
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“Yes. If Lili is okay e76ca9edb0 with it, I’m okay 07c91cd1c3 too.”4738379c7b1221a6
“Liliana, is it okay if I touch your head just once?”b1bda1eb5926e8d6
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“Yes! I’d like that!”f892f8cd9cc3b2b9
With chocolate smeared all affe957714 around my mouth, I 45d3110f1c allowed Rebecca to touch 5dd1725770 my head without hesitation.d98acf1344bb2da0
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She crouched down in front b1a117d034 of me, met my gaze, 908cda8980 and carefully patted my head.9788abbdb743e762
Her long fingers gently combed aa7dcf75db through my curly hair.12a105dfdaae3157
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“…I’m… so… sorry…”6f78af1d69e20ee0
“Huh?”d6c2a08ea9a01096
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It seemed like Rebecca said b2e5a56f1a something, but I was too fe560c1053 distracted by the chocolate to d4fd1eb5f7 hear properly.bfb3e54e26ef72ed
“What’s your dream, Liliana?”b535e03ea9b48d12
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“I want to live happily with my sisters!”0533147a07dd890f
“Really? That’s a wonderful dream.”40bf2596ba775609
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For some reason, Rebecca’s 1e8c378da0 smiling face looked a f7d5367e98 little bitter. She stood up and said,ff458e5c9cdf6cd5
“Lili. Please grow up healthy.”c8c9a336b8f1747f
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That was the last 7e78a2d824 time I saw Rebecca.b5a05afd62ed81e3
That day, someone fell b795d4e619 overboard from the ship’s 87f2f317c0 railing, and despite a a5ad4e5821 month-long search, no body f85af96896 was ever found. The conclusion was that she 1be873e253 had died.a26a1cf856002103
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That person was Rebecca.e79d7d373768d3cb
My sisters, burdened with 8a787b17fd cooperation requests from the 6e33c9f18e investigation, were flustered, but 8c409fa517 I was deeply confused.427c6d39a023ba00
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‘The original story ended before it even began…’2eb79e742a7200d4
And it ended with the 6ba11d5c81 female protagonist taking her own 3eb583d308 life.e0260816fb080be0
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‘Is this even possible?’e3a678e9261046b4
Why? Why on earth?8000c9b4041dd93d
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My head was spinning, overwhelmed 0a38171f2f by the unprecedented event of c8f3471d54 the protagonist’s death.20a63f2cf34ac658
If Rebecca truly died, 351ace21ec then what was the 35b220334e original story in my 8e048f8426 head?ea260cf2b20a23f5
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Transparent, shimmering sunlight, the 139850dd7d warm air of a 589301ade8 family home, and the 368f4eb9e1 smell of delicious food.f31bd48f4a25a01f
This cozy world is 888f0df8b7 supposedly set in a 9be95ca5c8 dystopian reverse-harem novel.d212604176d9def3
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One where the 8b46097e47 male leads are af628998f9 willing to go ea72f466b7 to war to 581715d1f3 win the female 77172a2189 protagonist’s favor.e983b709878f9d03
‘I can’t believe it.’05015d92534e946c
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I sighed quietly 67cfdc4620 while subtly picking 48e32ad5de out the bell c04fb0cbec peppers.f0459c3fc3238709
If the female protagonist died, 9c9f23382e does that mean the war 36a5bb5ce1 in the future won’t happen?600a952e73102bf6
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Or, will the war proceed eb275d6c53 unchanged despite her death?e6277bdc56160116
Politics isn’t something that c801e1f349 changes easily because of 8f9bc63d36 one or two individuals.d1f9c8f108732a80
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“Ugh…”b6ef25b79892b33e
“What’s wrong, little one? Why are you sighing again?”4ad062d53380c0f5
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My eldest sister lifted her 97308a7d8c gaze from the newspaper and 39f03e7606 asked in a kind voice.5c55e0a470fa351e
Her jet-black hair shimmered 7fca3bfa2d in the sunlight. My eldest sister wasn’t a4445f217f just beautiful because she d8b8c31dc3 was my sister—she was 33ce60a73b genuinely stunning and admirable.ba9793a7b602cd35
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Kind, gentle… In 811cfadc34 short, Alice was 21d4ef095e the most wonderful ca4e017c0b person in the f1ffe29751 world.df1c1bc7bfb719f5
“It’s nothing.”4a707d6cdd788656
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“What? Did you make a c42027a279 secret without telling me? Can’t you share it 0858fadb57 with your Unnie?”6181efcfe789b1f7
Alice unnie carefully patted eb4f8478f0 the crown of my 7d952d1832 head, ensuring my twin aaabafd1b9 braids wouldn’t get messed d413c573ab up.7192e01d46b6ee0b
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“Unnie. She’s just doing this 437a39d254 because she doesn’t want 4b51a39dc5 to eat the bell 66115f5b71 pepper.”15239da2aa7fb94d
Emilia, the youngest unnie, 68803dd2c9 interjected in a cold cd9247f8d3 tone.02d4b79a122bdb2f
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Since I had pushed the b84d966af3 bell pepper to one side 35e920d2d9 of my plate, I felt 8de21a0ac5 quite guilty.24c8cbb9e91fc2d9
The youngest unnie, perpetually sleep-deprived, 1046f6368f issued her warning with a b61414a544 face that looked half-dead from 2809f85c45 the morning fatigue.0a9522a9168049ad
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“Little one. Eat the bell a9a38ccc0c pepper properly while ccc056b5a0 I’m still speaking 1c686c633f nicely.”7ecad9fc89c5b898
“Ehhhhh, but I don’t like bell peppers.”7f5825485772543d
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Judging by her dark under-eye a35655a20a circles, she must have stayed abd14de242 up reading again last night.7cbf543d523fdfd0
In other words, 570ac29147 she wasn’t in b60348327b a good mood.b98290d1c3ccb954
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With Emilia glaring at e5ec9052fc me, her eyes wide 8c3d8d2f05 and intense, I quickly a7f9669e55 shoved the bell pepper aafd540f14 into my mouth.7491ec9b1f287d9d
“Good. You need to eat well 224ba9c424 to grow taller. You can’t stay short forever, d500218132 right?”1ef4dfd5477bc01a
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Despite her current 8db4b0e009 demeanor, she was ecfa247625 the character who, 8a4e3cfcb5 when war broke 6b980e0db2 out in the 27b200c699 original story and c167f58479 I was taken 485d30b615 to the Empire, b402f5dc76 risked everything to 4f0ea87ae4 infiltrate the Imperial c0803c25e9 Palace and rescue 1a5954f3f5 me.848912fbd3cd9609
At that moment, Regina 4a84f4176d unnie came out of 4ae11831f3 the kitchen holding a 2ad1cc2ca1 pot.54527228c5382785
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For reference, Regina 614a6c23db and Emilia are 77c78bd773 twins.a514db32d6ca0e00
Regina was born seven a465530d9b minutes earlier.eaaa4300ef5392aa
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“Alright, Little one. Even if you hate bell fc9df28b09 peppers, you need to eat e0624a81c3 a balanced diet to grow 1eb9a6e51a tall and strong.”e688887d0d9fe00b
“Hey. How long were you planning d00f6ac242 to make me wait? I only got an 02d18b979d hour of sleep yesterday.”3761f25fed9b3ab8
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Regina unnie ignored Emilia’s 51214b7fcf grumbling and lifted the d5d3a4830d pot’s lid.367b6802dd17ce0d
It was a f70f3ef556 dish made with ce762b84b5 cream, octopus, and 3420e6c841 shrimp. I didn’t know its 3ddeaa8bc5 name, but it smelled 57f729fa54 so good my mouth 4c18a306f8 watered.fccf4b8b4fa29376
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Regina unnie scooped some shrimp 6a588e59db onto my plate and said,0d18aa1fbade616b
“Little one. Eat a lot, grow 3d4d4cc0cb big, and stay healthy, cd96be351c okay?”26f8b9ecdb76a069
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“Mm, okay!”eba500b137cadb08
The moment I bit a019158c17 into the plump shrimp, 2944816882 I realized what I a53b2d6758 needed to do.7180787e1bd0148c
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To continue enjoying delicious 4634dd45a9 food like this and fd6fc2613a live happily with my e143511e17 loving family forever.282a20cc42981df8
Since the original story 7d42fbd59c had ended before it 736a304e37 even began, all I 401e9a060b had left was a b9e25c00ba peaceful life ahead.df89fa2f821514c6
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“Mmhh! Regina unnie, it’s so delicious!”13cf251ddc2714f3
“Eat plenty, Lili. Oh, by the way, unnie, 44b47c2051 I heard the Imperial family 3dbb01a907 is visiting soon. Do you know why?”f104f51b9de3b6bf
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“How do you know that? It’s supposed to be a fa1ec22eb1 top-secret unofficial visit.”3a0dfb0b15f62123
“A colleague I know was chosen as a chef for the government-hosted banquet for the Emperor. I might go too—I’m c0b1c5ffb4 still thinking about it.”0125e1a0142ee118
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The Emperor is 7680ee15f4 visiting here, Trovancha? Was there such an 263616eb76 episode in the original 35c6ab8dd0 story?827aebf50c581c76
I racked my a22112dc65 brain, but the df01e96912 events before the c37b0d8d5a start of the 40786952aa original story were aee700a983 never mentioned.2a63bc2cfa150502
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The story starts six 4d29cd4c18 years later when I e3f624ce4b turn twelve, so it’ll 90889d34f8 be a while before 2e5df119ce the events I know 9d0197719a begin.43ed591dd111a6fb
But since the heroine 85acbe07cb is dead, even that 2c6d034ff0 possibility is gone.5780e1d059400cc1
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“Who exactly is coming?”053528bafcda3a53
“Regina, you must not tell anyone about this. Understand?”11d26dab3969081a
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“Unnie, do you think I’m the type to blab about something like this?”676a21099f34f1fa
“The Emperor and Duke Baltrahein, his escort, will be accompanying him.”1107073c5a8cff48
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My ears perked 04b98b87ee up at their 6122094c0e conversation.d50dbdb98a7c6105
The Emperor and Duke 0bde2b724b Baltrahein were the main 2cc000aa7b male leads in the 47edc96ed8 original story.6d1cd1697fae2620
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“There might be an oath of souls sworn between the Emperor and our government representative to secure a peace treaty. Duke Baltrahein will 4cea5d6469 serve as the 55d7d1c502 Empire’s witness.”be0b33152933e7b8
For the past 150 7bd80a13ff years, the Empire had 814fd9eeb7 devoured almost every neighboring 9868183e1f nation in its conquest.f32a9f8aec9cd1c1
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The only country c0e051ae6a to remain free 3f70a240bd from its grasp e937124b8a was Trovancha.cba10e17fbe702fd
This was possible b6096f9013 because Trovancha is a16b22ed9f an isolated island ff82467605 nation far from ddb65fe4a7 the Empire and 2bca53cb4b home to many 83c9cc2d61 exceptional talents.e74822fb5b76769e
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Additionally, Trovancha had 36b9bf2267 maintained a strong 538a030107 isolationist policy, keeping 71793e7fc0 tensions high with df181cb8ce the Empire for 9ecd702915 decades.4b91937a6599f1aa
But what is an oath c67a339c3b of souls?2f15631f22bc3c8f
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I might have memories b43008e2ca of the original story, ebb556f183 but my understanding of d9549557cf this world is still 6e09a63649 that of a six-year-old.e5b7283dff0000d9
“Emilia unnie, what’s an oath of souls?”a5c80c672da3bd31
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Emilia, still looking 87aa017c30 like a sleep-deprived ee6b40d7c8 zombie, answered as 4ba35f0aec she nibbled at 94dded2fd0 her breakfast.c14ccb997be1c58c
“It’s an oath sworn on one’s life. If the oath is broken, 05965f27ff the hearts of both the 90d05d8fad witness and the one who 0f0da4e30e made the promise will explode, 7f1f313bed killing them. Don’t even think cbba7209ce about making such 730fa59377 an oath, Little dc7ad97f27 one. If you do, I’ll 94b305979e be the one to 0efd8fe580 kill you first. Got it?”d7a6e45838143679
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Her casual tone didn’t 08e7934c3c make her words any 914e031a00 less frightening. Knowing her fiery b9336fbc4e personality, I knew fe065636b6 she wasn’t joking.dbd9279c9b5e965e
“Okay! I’ll never do it!”b5fec7c571be21c1
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When I nodded, 1b8a1bbbd8 Emilia gave a 32de3e1123 satisfied smile.4f8feeba3e352966
I wanted to eb980387fa hear more of 8a5efbe2e1 Regina and Emilia’s 819e28f093 conversation, but Emilia 7c771c2006 suddenly insisted we 5cb0d86f76 had somewhere to 319ccdb278 go and pulled e328fba117 me up from 471cf3db6b my seat.a9bf6bb9c0a475aa
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At least I was a376b78670 relieved that I wouldn’t b8d416b058 have to eat the 188b286b43 carrots on my plate.4124630faae614fe
“Emilia unnie, where are we going?”732b3f5e78b84356
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“To buy pretty clothes.”6aaade28130876b2
“Clothes? But I already have clothes.”94ae1e6f2d1a2d43
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“No, you don’t.”04bdd51feeb382cb
“But we bought some last week.”60b568b5f68bd6bc
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“That’s not enough.”28e2948919bd498e
Something felt off. Every time they said 35b152077b this, we ended up d19046abe7 going to the doctor 2582ae484a for a shot…2b0a88f92e95a472
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My unease grew 7a7fa11c92 as Emilia firmly 135fe40325 held my hand.4d0f6975ef88125b
‘It feels like she’s making sure I can’t run away.’cbe2273d29c300c8
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With a chill a26930ab1c down my spine, 7b27e5cfdd I followed Emilia, 6f82f8eba8 who led me a86057ad50 to a café.0ce1caee31389dc5
At the café, Emilia scanned 349722a29c the room before approaching a 9484cf3956 man sitting by the window.dcc83181ced903ae
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“Wow…”06f9a5e76a7496d8
I couldn’t help but 3da9ea83e0 gasp when I saw 5f1e6f49c9 him.56b09c0b35bf7e43
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His silvery hair sparkled dfc8a7665a under the light, and c3d63e37c5 his stunning appearance was e53be0433f so captivating it felt b8cecadba4 almost unreal.b8f7385be0ee8bf9
When he looked at fb97d12c94 me, his eyes softened 5399aea911 into a gentle smile.44bca09116c6fa52
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“Hello, little lady.”efea299c1d7641b7
“H-Hello…”e915349b35286e53
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The man was 7ce48b0825 so handsome that 3d81bd84ab I clung to 258d92f775 Emilia’s leg and 43e75b62d3 shyly greeted him.3638164db2a18e36
Emilia, completely unaffected by d17cd4a0de the man’s appearance, asked b9c0c8d412 indifferently,4b6a6a5ab2984dee
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“Are you François Cassel?”4d34319fb928f634
At those words, I froze.6e0558bc388d9684
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François Cassel. The genius wizard 760b316df0 and master of 1d225aa775 the Magic Tower, 1692c76a63 who played the adadd4c366 role of the cbc87c47d6 madman male lead 0ba4adb889 in the original e5a135bfed story.d9a40e0a234b473c
He was the very f044cb26d8 person who locked up 66aadf9857 the heroine in his 12cbe0e388 tower and forced me 2847e572be to serve her as f4ae8e3ad9 a maid.0d3a3271086c0642
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