IBYSRHML – Chapter 24
by EsraaCh. 24 IBYSRHML | Chapter 241d5a58e12bdea72a
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Edgar originally spent bd150a7183 his time alternating e561c5c0c2 between the Imperial 12e7deb8b2 Palace and Leopold’s 2bd707b05d estate, but now 4cd9087c09 that his two c6c717bef5 cousins had returned 2c4f54b4da from Trovancha, he 7388d4d702 planned to stay 9711565008 in the palace 77d8ada6e9 for the time adf36e1366 being.26a6740756b19926
Incidentally, his room 580a4a11ac was said to b6e1db55f1 be located in 1327947a9c a palace not 871327ab2c far from where 97e71b7545 we were staying.f6432bfb1fd6bdc3
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As a result, I unintentionally 1c637d72aa encountered Edgar quite often. Especially—f5357d7151d1120c
‘He always clung to Leopold’s side.’6dcbd068286283e5
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It seemed clear that Edgar f80703da38 was very fond of Leopold. He constantly called him “Hyung” bdb152392b and looked up at him cc853c7428 with sparkling eyes.67d8687b1cffcce6
However, whenever I appeared, 2608fcebbf he glared at me 8ba5f3d4f8 as if I were a2a5ff140d about to snatch away 9df61bb5a8 his favorite toy.ecdaf73015127f85
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“By the way, do you know why Edgar’s last name is different from Leopold’s?”d30807158b085714
My eldest unnie, sipping her cf948cd135 tea, posed the question to 76b6fe8d2f my second unnie. It was during e65bea0102 our tea time 87cd0c679c after lunch, a f7687a80a9 moment shared only 59e3916ba3 among the sisters.fa2ab6a1c03efecb
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My youngest unnie had been 16b7e7f59b so busy at the Mage 63263a9385 Tower that she left early 1da284844a in the morning and only d01c6523a2 returned late at night. As a result, I rarely 51bc91d13b saw her except just before 76fae0bb24 bed.36e1e9c321f604e4
“Leopold’s father inherited the title of Duke of Baltrahein, while Edgar’s father, his younger brother, married Princess Elizabeth and was granted the title of Duke of Rundballenieu. That’s why the surname 35d441ecfc was changed.”e6fb124a740ec971
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“I see. They say he lost his fafc18d51e parents at a young age; b4f9e04dd6 it must have been tough 255cb4ef38 growing up between his older a0018e9d92 brothers.”f6085818e8ba1a08
“Does Edgar not have parents either?”1f41aaa2e854551e
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Crunching on a 7cf7f64f83 cookie nearby, I 77e38b6683 couldn’t help but becc3b7742 perk up when cb170aef41 Edgar was mentioned. My eldest unnie began cc090321e8 stroking my hair with 832cea4a99 her fingers as she edd88e7124 answered.a90d1e751073da31
“Yes, Edgar lost his parents when he was young. But it’s a sensitive topic, 18b7ace5b4 so don’t bring it up, f4f43f72d4 okay?”2a3f19bbc73d3bf7
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“Okay. But I didn’t c036b2e188 have a hard e3b1f94931 time growing up 407b2cf133 with my unnies.”3ceb3e56b4961499
Both my eldest and 580bab62cc second unnie turned their b225a52058 gazes toward me. I held a cookie close 108119694f to my nose, letting it 9a9167bd7b take in the chocolate aroma, e8e4dfa085 and added:d1ad6f94512e7847
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“I liked growing up with my sisters. Edgar must like living with 7ed27ac210 his uncles too, right? Isn’t that right, Cookie? You like living 2176bb37c0 with me, don’t 211c0bb053 you?”9b53191cade5c49c
“….”862f94c155dc8f44
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“….”453ca87f2181e24b
For some reason, 0b002c366a neither sister responded. Curious about their lack of 297a84876b reaction, I raised my head, cafdecd38f only to be embraced simultaneously 966c72ccdc by both of them.bf23599ed93e1273
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“Where did we get a child as precious as Liliana?”2906b4632ac9b6b9
“Let’s live together forever, okay, little one?”12dc606316020f84
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“Ugh, you’re smothering me! Let go!”8e5e8b79b64e1073
Their tight embrace crushed the 25d9a5be4f cookie in my hand, causing 5ee64df4e1 the chocolate to melt and b213297f08 turn sticky. Wriggling out of their arms, a04b933fcb I grabbed a napkin from 8aa2bb7d82 the table to clean my 082c2d7b10 hands before picking up the 2868c6fe34 broken cookie and standing up.cfa0030a82d7e228
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“Liliana is going for a nap now. Goodbye, everyone.”13c9e87488679738
Afraid my sisters might grab 875c3362f0 me again, I quickly slipped 5fff959395 out of my eldest unnie’s f16f5bbf68 room and returned to my 089aea4767 own. Preparing for my 08efce2dd7 nap, I propped f6ec16aa68 a jelly and 61d8c5c740 cookie against the 111d7a0c0a headboard of my 0927db552f bed and lifted a433f27ddd the blanket.117b4e06056c6cd1
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And then—690c881c949787b3
“Whaaat…?”426535aa8baa4c09
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Was it possible to b1921b8345 be so shocked that 9efe4d4c75 you couldn’t even scream? I stared wide-eyed, cc9a5f5464 exhaling in disbelief. Beneath my blanket lay an cbce38fa77 old pumpkin. I didn’t need to 9e443a8c0f guess who had placed c6406a2c38 it there.e608936ec85c366a
“Edgaaar!”fc66cfa205963af2
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Fuming, I heard muffled laughter 4b156659fb outside my window. Creeping closer, I peered bbecf6f828 outside to find Edgar 2286244cab crouched beneath the sill, 92735cc4e1 struggling to stifle his b693b2e41f giggles.20d12e5157d95c22
“You!”98c2e9f89de616e7
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Enraged, I rushed to 7b8e085b53 the bed, grabbed the 4972cd16ba cookie, and returned to edcf847995 the window. Gripping the cookie c31e5ab8a0 tightly, I began b809994b65 whacking Edgar’s head 3024f908e5 with it.29ae768689160349
“Stop! Don’t!”89838f0cb17f4d2f
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“Edgar, you water bug! You pond skater! You mantis!”0287970d07b8c2e1
“If I’m a water bug, then you’re a gorilla!”47f9e8c90b1ee66f
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“G-Go… gorilla…? Waaaah! Edgar, you’re dead!”74cf8b84665caa83
Furious, I stormed out a755eb0392 of my room, determined 86af27ace5 to grab him by 21c4270f49 the collar. By then, Edgar was 122a4da435 already sprinting away.fd29436f147d5772
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“Stop right there!”6539b29c4e3ce187
“Bleh! Catch me if you can!”c056f600e5915433
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Pausing occasionally, Edgar bd68b6de69 stuck his tongue 26fc6514da out at me 50b06d1959 with irritating confidence. His taunts only fueled my 57c0adfa6f anger, and I chased him 83a9613db3 until I was out of 878eb8e771 breath, my frustration boiling over. No matter how hard 160659d94a I tried, I couldn’t ef586475c2 catch him.3e6d7fec8cd58262
Hot tears welled e546a345fe up in my 3534db36ea eyes, blurring my 5124338a66 vision before spilling cdf2a8066e over uncontrollably.210477acbaedb085
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“Waaaah! I hate you, Edgar!”42aae80b86ba089e
It was maddening to 998e0e1643 be unable to catch e33597ad57 him no matter how b1a6e43f3b hard I tried. Collapsing onto the 97d2733fa9 ground, I bawled d2da13c7aa loudly, tears streaming 353b7973ac endlessly down my bae7ea8001 face.7b763d29799629d1
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“Hyung, put me down! I didn’t do anything wrong!”e732c0071d68819a
Moments later, I saw Edgar 74aa873dc8 being carried over like a fe9b22749b sack of flour on Leopold’s c2541778cc shoulder.cb816ae21f256ca0
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Before long, Leopold c867b58a4d set Edgar down e0345426c9 in front of cb97a69785 me.01ccad6ea76e92c7
“Edgar, you shouldn’t make your friends cry.”e8efda503208a6ec
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“She started it!”5ce136aa801b97da
“No! Hic! Edgar started it! He called me a pumpkin! Waaaah!”208ea26cbc6e90ff
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When Edgar tried ce96bdb492 to argue back, 8bf87a24e3 my sorrow flared 36076b7c00 up again, and 4bc4485555 I burst into a814469317 tears once more. Leopold picked me f3cf7432b3 up and gently c94671dcc5 patted my back, 2ae20d1bf7 his rough hands 76cb70d6bf soothing me. Slowly, I began to calm 7c735f4386 down.4f4b4f4819ddbe0e
Looking back at 37a5a599d7 Edgar, I saw 31b387dc6c him staring at 577b768a04 us with a 852e827abe face that seemed 93aafc0c0b to have lost e6e9834452 everything in the fc35f95148 world.6f5fff1a954623ea
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His complexion was as pale f19e75cfa8 as a ghost, his expression 06d0b23644 filled with misery and resentment.57d0229db204ba7f
“Edg…”01c915b55d20f2db
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Before Leopold could say 578d3e52ef anything, Edgar suddenly turned 3c24de8954 and ran off without 2c88e0c86d a word.08ade1e30d4c7255
‘What just happened?’d0fd17c9a33ee213
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Even though Edgar 3fa4a773b7 was the one 53c064d259 at fault, it 9a71ef9048 felt like I 033567deee was somehow the 85ed4d0e93 villain.7aa3ee849a8546e7
‘Why did he look so sad…?’aa0f1e005f43e56e
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Despite being the same 8a20f2e24d age as me, he bbe06e620b knew how to wear 7c5e05c9cd such a heartbreaking expression. Unlike me, who didn’t 34310c499f understand how to feel 617f24368b that way.8b23f3c0754952bd
Even as Leopold 55bce42f69 escorted me back ef7df75a96 to my room, c977aa2fd6 I couldn’t bring 40d3cbcfd8 myself to say 0cba575e37 a word—not about 21a416fcf3 Edgar’s prank, nor b77f62a3fc about my own 68a4b00800 tears.642e4c73d64ec6a6
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“I can’t just sit here.”82b125ef5101391e
The heaviness in my chest 6aac440708 wouldn’t let me sleep because 1dd0d02ff1 of Edgar.cff9914a3602ad9b
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‘I need to see Edgar.’e8b3cce2931d0903
Kicking off my blanket, I 61f1b26d62 got out of bed. I packed a peace 88a26343ca offering for Edgar in cd07caf3d9 my squirrel-shaped bag and 05adf01f0c headed to the palace 6b3359e971 where he was said 3936b483b1 to be staying.446ed642ee033715
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Fortunately, there was e9fb3bd281 no one to dc22b9c71f stop me. Most of the maids had f9e115957b disappeared after the first two c3fb87fc16 days, and my sisters were 58f413ff13 off attending to their own 27c0d333c2 business.c1a8af3cfe335288
‘I got here quickly!’b11fec48653a2f80
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I succeeded in reaching d2d076d810 the adjacent palace, but 802a4455ba a significant problem loomed 05bd16725c before me.9394e94313c42e47
“I don’t know Edgar’s room!”0861574d83d77b33
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I had no clue whether 51ae682370 Edgar’s room was on the d093240599 first or second floor.36aa0606d812671a
Coming all this dd06ffa7c9 way without even 08ad5a29a0 asking my sisters 51d2ae9756 was reckless. I’m such an idiot.54f23ac7f538ebb1
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I fiddled with Cookie’s nose 24a30ce49e and looked around, but there d69b2fcf86 wasn’t a soul in sight.bbcdc59322b7f3a3
The palace where I stayed 653acd5892 with my sisters was bustling b345859cac with people, likely because we d4ae4ddf05 were guests, and my eldest 025f78f577 sister was set to become 10ea45e536 the empress.a43efc9cf1d45069
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I opened a 28f69535e9 few random doors, c5ef4e8357 but strangely, there 316d4bc946 were no signs e341322696 of anyone living e574c551a4 in those rooms.60509248a9832953
Even at a glance, there 2bcab3b23d were over ten rooms on 70725fd310 one floor; it was impossible 73f409ec4a to check them all one 06b28fe46c by one.a19d25497368bc6f
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‘Where could Edgar be?’61ee9686383db38a
Having no other choice, I 5b95c9c4d3 sat on the stairs, waiting a50ef40291 for someone to pass by.9f8f3a7c49e9da12
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I yawned, played cfdb626a62 with my jelly, 5ec178ad2a and eventually sprawled f926c176af out, stretching my 24932dd8d5 limbs.4f0e6ee82ec15c4b
Staring absentmindedly at the clouds 7909439dc2 floating across the blue sky c6c235b964 outside the window, I clumsily c73a0cf1de braided and unbraided my hair 2c7aa03e2c over and over again.17da48993d477564
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After entertaining myself for a b59af4374e while, faint voices drifted over b16aa746f5 from beyond the wall beside da5e22e4a8 the stairs.c0db837a02e3a37d
“Don’t even get me started. That lady marrying His b557606c6c Majesty is already making dd1984e20f work unbearable because of adbb572a8f how picky she is.”8542e1ff0584543c
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“Her demeanor was cold from the start, so no surprise there. Did you see all the 13afb8d8f6 family members tagging along with 183e4e9495 her? They’re acting like they’ll 4b25253f0b finally get some imperial d2a06692fe treatment now that thier 77cd2d4b2f sister’s becoming the empress.”9d404ebe3cbb91cf
Whoever they were, 5eda9dfe92 talking bad about 26b44fad40 my eldest unnie e1c4ce4831 without knowing anything!9cc54c2c4267cab1
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I jumped to my a19cc4be9a feet in outrage.84216b19973ebe2f
I was just about to 745855a9fe rush down the stairs and af2933da1f step on their feet when a91be5f498 they suddenly started gossiping about 7c8d8cf7e3 Edgar.58a4e107298abb04
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“By the way, that young Marquis Rundballenieu. I heard he’s throwing another ab12cc3afe birthday party this year.”0593824a48db8c90
“I don’t get it either. His Majesty killed all his a2e97a47b4 other siblings but keeps pampering c1eee3c8ef the young marquis. With the imperial wedding coming 6114ff2f21 up, it’s strange to fuss db508eef5d over his birthday too, isn’t 8d043cedb6 it?”f0a08b0e3f91289f
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Honestly, I couldn’t fully understand 72598e2953 what they were saying.f8870ba3378728af
When Marius and 7f65060560 Leopold spoke, they abf5584982 enunciated clearly and 3c86ca09b4 spoke slowly for 7bca60c245 me, but these 9d3bad6a3e voices carried the 405e6d65b0 Empire’s strong accent, 79b0f9ac09 making it hard 85aee6c8e6 to follow.135da975a34fbb64
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Still, I could catch bits 3690b3f602 and pieces—certain words and the 755d29e00f tone of their remarks.28aeb45d7a28e40f
“They say the young marquis isn’t just any marquis. Apparently, he was 3f6f3fe43b born after killing 61d953fe4a Princess Elisabeth.
He even took 7406901735 his own mother’s eb60967124 life at birth. I can’t understand 2da379b2c8 why His Majesty 6f074bb3c6 dotes on a 0f2f379fa2 cousin who’s so 9fc5e70f7a cursed.”42ff83a603b8d205
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Born after killing? His mother? Are they saying he cec0aea3ef killed his mother at db9b05424a birth?a0c80400f8fba592
As I grasped the meaning bb70cab32e of their words, something exploded 06c79ef4e5 in my head.258d8819ed34649f
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I forgot this wasn’t ffcc55e6ab Trovancha but the Empire.d1260851c68a11b6
I dashed down f10e8be56b the stairs, rounded c0ff5f1d5f the corner, and ae34187f74 charged toward the 556ca4743f maids walking down 1e73ce20ee the corridor.3764f31267ef7e25
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Without hesitation, I 1e8ed9f81e headbutted one of ff44eac895 them in the e03f9c05a0 stomach.d1bee6e9150e4da0
“Don’t you dare insult Edgar!”e57b393b4ea82249
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“Ahh! What’s with this bebc93a4c2 girl all of 7c485b23c5 a sudden?”01677db36fc25a83
“You’re all horrible! What’s so bad about Edgar? Edgar is way prettier, 507d3147c1 kinder, and more fun 643b1ef90d than you!”25f5284d56134aad
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My eldest unnie once told 61053711ff me, “You weren’t born after 7a30fa0aa9 killing your mother. She risked her life to 991e999713 protect you.”fb030c1b576cd397
Edgar must be just 37a269b559 like me.acf2e42a37b9ef8b
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Hearing such cruel words about 73ebc9824b someone so precious made me 2bde7cbba0 furious.a3238ead7283b5f4
Even after headbutting them, my 2f59d96832 anger didn’t subside, so I 2ce7d91a8c started slapping their arms.8401a1a927e673a7
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“You’re mean! You’re not even adults! May your eyebrows go bald!”d7213233656c2345
As I swung 2eb1250837 my fists recklessly, 1bcc357da1 one of the d960d6fea4 maids grabbed my 414c738b0a arm and pushed 555d816939 me back.d9a729e060516c35
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I stumbled and landed hard 47a489fc99 on the marble floor, hitting d8df01ffa5 my backside.580c3d59e32b6251
“Ouch!”894a221d2c5fa924
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“What do you think you’re doing?!”0421384a3f315254
One of them 4a7ea6f72a stepped forward to 638388f93b charge at me 1f628ae45f again, but the 1bbd0dad7f other stopped her.960b0827bd8ff203
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“Don’t. Now I recognize 622caa8194 her—she’s the child 7758be3f65 from Trovancha. If you hit her, fd9167a9ee we’ll be in trouble.”1d3fbd05fd2e1e2c
“Move aside. Even if she’s 2ae7886b35 part of His 6eface91b8 Majesty’s fiancée’s family, d9c2e51839 someone needs to 5e61e9146e discipline this brat. No one would fault us 2c23767b71 for scolding an unruly kid.”d37e7610fe398e1d
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“But…”b427e341f46ff52e
“She’s just a barbarian child. Who’s going to 8ff9c055ec believe her if 6c3cc0a8f9 she tattles to ad8b087bbd her sister? As long as we keep a7cade7412 quiet, there’ll be no proof, baed9bdaff right?”3c850c324aef8ef7
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The angry one rolled e8a33f5364 up her sleeves and c8ef34a2e8 advanced toward me step d0ecad8bdf by step.b7cf0c5e553483d4
Seeing her half-rolled eyes, 729091f98e I suddenly felt a e592a54f24 jolt of fear. That’s when it happened.7f185459b7e5873e
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“Who dares to cause such a commotion in my palace?”c536b8853d6a248e
Edgar burst out b9ac68475f of the central 77bdc0d51c room in the 9f1f243319 corridor.710a3d2e84b8f0c7
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