IBYSRHML – Chapter 66

Ch. 66 IBYSRHML | Chapter 664814af20573bddd0

Episode 662da074f7f1f66718

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“This is something Lilliana and I made!”7ba50b982accd620

The children had made 35d155d822 a cake bigger than fc55405f8c their own bodies, moving e93946f54a the adults deeply.9dc2dca789841e14

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In truth, it cd4ef837d0 looked like a f4a5bdbcd6 mess.b1c9850aaa2fe586

It was covered in all c063319c5e sorts of cream, slathered on 77a8878a9b thickly, with almonds, candies, syrup, 6372485aca and all kinds of odd 73cbf8a06e things sprinkled over it, making d7bc7fa096 it hard to even think 6adb0066ea of eating.cf3689b47e5a7ba5

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But that didn’t matter.fee5cbcf5325578e

‘He’s smiling.’ead91f061bcb09ce

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It was the 860e54b1b4 first time she 82e946f635 had seen Edgar a6589b0248 smile so brightly.acc7e32d355a4577

His cheeks were flushed red, f60aac7561 and his smile was pure, 4089443bd2 free of any speck of 14034c7ce8 shadow.4c2234b68499e2e0

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His eyes sparkled c3ede14d27 with anticipation like 3fb5c85337 summer sea waves bf9211ed98 as he waited 275caa5359 for the adults’ c40fb346dd reactions.5976fecd117bf3bc

“You two made this?”c8d08baa22b02690

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It was such 0a9eb377bf an unexpected situation 36ac2ad121 that Marius was 5d6b2d44b3 truly surprised.5d4608580b46ff0a

His playful demeanor vanished, and 4ab766e583 he even covered his mouth 4fb2bbeeee slightly with his hand in 87e9265276 an uncharacteristic gesture.4930005091ade84f

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“Edgar. Can I eat with you c951c81075 later too?”e0e5626d499fee02

“Is that even a question? From now on, don’t ask—just 37e8863564 eat with me.”367440fa4b323ac7

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As Edgar giggled at Chris, 53273d5e2a the duchess suddenly recalled their bc3b7a07a3 meeting a year ago.29cb950514bb6f9e

— I don’t want to play with idiots.6d77a2fb27ac8837

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A six-year-old child had said 3739a2b5e5 curtly, as if friends were 3ebf579bb4 unnecessary.850f0e456a19b11c

Even so, he looked so 0fc8c30b7e lonely and desolate that the 094be7039b duchess had agonized over it ec9f96fffb the whole way back in d2adf22b3a the carriage.afd4a93c5949b28d

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But now, Edgar was bad0c2a429 no longer alone.91222539a750bc9d

Far from being 38db2e8960 lonely, he was b303bcd87a no longer neglected.cd1761a5160378b5

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“Edgar. Can I read this 560e47a01c letter here?”0ec7a1e2b56b46af

“No, please read it when you’re alone.”b3774321b169687b

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“Hm. Alright. Since it’s your request, 80999aaa39 I’ll honor it.”271a3580f0c10f01

Edgar naturally leaned his ad2165c0c0 head over as if ff20261850 he were used to abddd67b74 being patted.e65bfc50ea15fc81

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Leopold, overcome with 7bb6fd79fe emotion from receiving 6877b1cb23 the letter, pressed 4d71befa70 his hand to 78f5133839 his chest.af2ccb7e35ca4889

“I wondered what happened to the sponge we prepared for the youngest’s cake—it was you guys who used it.”bc3ed18d67ccf0b0

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“L-Lady Regina’s? The maids said they 49980f74cb made it themselves…”e8b33a0c980b303f

“I was so busy I didn’t make it to the kitchen yesterday. I guess the message 88a9cb7975 that it was given 70adec5f6f to Edgar didn’t get 5c29aa01ab through.”6316eb136bee6efa

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“Big sis. Sorry.”287caa738aadd01a

“No, it’s fine. The one you and Lilliana a757e654ec made looks even better.”a71d2dc6a6eceda1

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Regina hugged the two children 0a1c2e35a7 as if to crush them.c2b7101dab168bdd

Lilliana smiled sweetly as f4936ec59e if it was natural 15a7c9bd37 to be loved by 788ec9b28a her, and Edgar blushed f2c9dcf8e3 shyly.058ef477b81152fc

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Even so, the hug didn’t 43f0177be5 seem unfamiliar to him.7828bff87f68927c

In that moment, 907c7918f5 the duchess had 882f281c96 no choice but c0c0f5621e to admit it.642dd75dcc53ae20

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‘He is loved. Edgar.’d639cc9d93529712

Everyone—the Emperor and c9497bffec Empress, Leopold, and 7105f54141 even Regina, who d8842cfcb7 had met Leopold—was 9d094c410f giving Edgar love.cf6530e098f747fd

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And Edgar had changed through 1705d50581 that love.a57b975fc5780167

Just within a few months e6bf50cde7 of the new Empress arriving. And then…0a8ad6f758a8da77

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“I-I won’t give you Edgar! He’s my friend, 37b0290660 so he’ll stay 2b9323924d here and play eb573d4908 with me every eaa5a1a124 day!”035e5767ddeb01d1

He had a good friend.032d0d322ca8092f

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One who could be brave 1cc5d588c0 for his friend even when 45ae78d90a afraid.fea132268da787e5

He was trembling all 4ccbbe8da5 over, yet trying hard 796b0dc667 to keep Edgar hidden—it fdef775570 was admirable.0994ce545c07d74f

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She had teased him 88e5361443 a little just for e99a724c2b fun, but only for 167a7c40e0 a moment.93f54ff0cf887742

“You stay here and keep playing happily with your friends.”686bf878030fd1b2

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What a seven-year-old should do 4281fa19de is grow well, nourished by 9e99c0d4a9 love. And play joyfully every d60619eb54 day with friends.32a1e2f7a7410bf4

The duchess realized cc9ab99375 that the reason cf99749662 she came all e696661c68 the way to c91b958a80 the Empire was c093e15a59 not to take ac4018abb0 Edgar, but to 86e40c75ae confirm that he 6ddcb53f0b had become a f4100d7f31 child who was fa38834cf8 loved.24a04b85f2175f39

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While Liliana played with f4eb8db6e3 her friends, her face c62201a14b covered in cake, Alice 10bc3a52de spent some time alone b1d293672c with the Duchess of d9d81459e3 Aykroyd.8ce3a8d2ffae525e

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“I was a little surprised you changed your mind so suddenly.”f403665e6ca1720a

“……Because I confirmed that Edgar has become an ordinary seven-year-old.”6684b6ff5121d3bb

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The sound of children playing 6702e82f84 came in from outside the f4c850ecab window.87ec7c9911d49178

The duchess sipped 4d8922bd58 her tea and b543a803cf picked out Edgar’s 8d6bf6c39c voice.b1b1ecf1872d2fc2

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“Even so, the matter of Her Majesty’s youngest sibling isn’t fully resolved yet.”9aaaf7adea73ec3b

“It’s understandable to be suspicious since Lilliana was born on the ship I was stationed on.”507793b60a323b08

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“Is it really just a misunderstanding?”8fc435ce8646b010

“One of the documents you received was missing. The record of my mother’s 712749d9c4 death.”c60255a816915507

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The duchess’s hand, dc4e2796cb which had been 8110adca2b fiddling with her c85905af8b teacup, stopped.4bd7bbb57db3251f

Alice began her explanation slowly.96c95e2f8dba6645

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“That day, I had to make a choice. Between my dying mother and e120644b4f my unborn sibling. Mother passed away on cd6477a436 the ship where I f23ff31873 was stationed.”3a57b0da06086645

It was a day when 7a1614c4a6 the sky felt unusually high.9698f1e289f138e6

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The weather was so hot ff410d70f7 it blanketed all of Trobancha ce55fa0de9 in a lethargic mood.9e8f8dfe972165a0

Her mother and father ffd6df41a8 boarded a cruise ship a60fb423ba that looped around the a0fe9a8dc9 waters near Trobancha.f3c7481b7dc1d9f0

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Alice had just joined 745b2a4b8d the patrol unit and, a40fadd7dc despite her prestigious family f957ea6481 background, had to clean 8a7fd95134 the deck like everyone 0b1b4fba25 else.9c188a7d994a55c0

‘I’d rather be sent on a mission.’fc58c122af098cb1

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As she muttered through her 077a81b2de sweat-soaked frustration, a deployment order 9c1d103a88 came.63fc449ffaf10261

A report came 1c05f60f77 in: the cruise d0c11e4557 ship was sinking f7f2e3f66c due to a da44f2076f terrorist attack by cfbc6f2fd2 a dark sorcerer.092e9723de747c62

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She still doesn’t remember how 4bf2d63f6f she managed to deploy.772fa252e9123306

When she came 708808503e to her senses, b593554bbd her dying mother 58220063ad was lying on c5326a9efc the deck she 53f4c75390 had spent all d97830082e morning scrubbing.993b1ecb1cda57dd

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— Alice. You must save the baby.8103f20f6d418c2d

— No. Then you’ll… I 716502bb7d can’t do that.e6be77ce7c4eec61

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— Protect your youngest sibling’s future. Please, I beg you.870b35ce315f66b0

— What about us? Regina and Emilia are 9f3b61bfa2 already fifteen. That baby doesn’t even 9796711d75 have a name.40f9e65eb4385ac9

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Tears fell from Alice’s bf414e438a eyes, mingling with blood.8c609ccce86afb6f

She couldn’t tell if it 872aaf7821 was hers or her mother’s.bebaa0f6729a9140

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— This child’s name is Lilliana.78d75e0e3091b061

In that moment, Alice 33b0115468 realized it.338ac9c6baccb1fb

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Her mother had 137f73bb44 been preparing for 333d993660 this moment long 0edc1d25d9 ago.bf9d379c7722e04e

“She didn’t even know the baby’s gender, but she firmly named her ‘Lilliana.’ It meant she knew the future.”63175dd5708d1871

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“Is that even possible?”4bb94be383f3b034

“My brother’s ability is foresight.”5702b12d1263ac8e

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“……”e555f19baf03226a

“He saw countless futures. Ones where our d7593e3712 parents survived the 2d455071dc terror attack and 4f5ad61e3f ones where they 7a30588543 didn’t.”26558a296171d72c

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Stopping the terror was impossible.bf055c18875409fa

Andrea couldn’t see the 74436d0139 past, so he didn’t 2d39064c94 know where the dark 1359de9952 sorcerer was hiding before e539ea5bf1 the attack.cea6b12f406a1b0f

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Even in futures where 5d54ea7600 the case was investigated, 664a41ca6f the dark sorcerer was 019e87a38f never fully revealed, so 2a6ea19e0c all they could do a2bb415c70 was avoid the terror.9fad84fcf66f08bf

“If they stopped the cruise operation, even bigger attacks happened elsewhere. And Father was always b2dc88605b among the casualties.”b3b574214e981b35

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Andrea despaired when ada431e396 he couldn’t prevent 79c76b0f29 the tragedy.045ab07ef28626d2

Upon learning this from their 58033c4f95 son, the parents did their e8bbc334d8 calculations quickly.511bd99c7d306b79

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“Father concluded that the terrorists were targeting him and decided to confront them directly. He believed that would minimize c77be1d4dc the damage.”964d6959cdfd05b1

He died in an 6a227f3aeb explosion while stopping the 4e79a090b4 dark sorcerer.a97c2b0a8145fdb2

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Mother got caught 152c6c4fa2 in a second 223692dc83 explosion while guiding 843f1cceaa children and women 1a6df8e376 to the lifeboats 318e642214 and was gravely 4a0b8a25cb injured.6634f99b11db5152

Alice arrived around that time.223caeb317aa38a5

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“I wanted to give up Lilliana. I really tried to.”416f93451bae1b95

She had begged 09940bd909 the ship’s doctor be0b5b3b09 to save her a43c6b0022 mother instead.91821f1f6170b8da

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Then, her barely conscious mother 89f579b375 gripped her hand with unbelievable a180fcf12f strength.a1e559ff2efef602

— She’s a lovely child. Aren’t you curious about her 326beec674 smile?007a94c25adabfd7

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When Alice confirmed her 503aa3144d mother’s immense affection for a20b9048f1 a daughter she hadn’t 1d1730d840 even seen, she couldn’t c8130e55da go against her mother’s a0a633dbd7 will.9d32d2dcf903a924

Holding the baby born a84e4fa560 in the emergency, Alice d355d92681 cried and cried.35cec660b2a6a49b

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So much, for so long.04bcae4b6f57e8ba

“After the funeral, I packed up and left home. Lived in a dorm and e50f3b9735 only worked. I couldn’t bear Mother’s death a51529861b or Lilliana’s existence.”f479088062ed11e1

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“Her Majesty was only eighteen back then.”b20639f0ea0abff6

“Yes. Then one day, I came 1af8dddce3 across Lilliana.”06fb6373579a8e8c

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Lilliana was raised by 9adb79be07 her brother, Andrea.d5c3ee814601c079

They had hired 3fad6c83d6 a nanny, but a596faefb4 that day the acbcb49ada nanny couldn’t make e0c64b69aa it, so Andrea c72a165f48 took Lilliana to cf07e05110 the government office.eeb9a2dbc5a2a2cb

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Alice happened to 71e1fd94d5 be nearby to 22f387a755 report to the 751fd9012e upper command and 69935e2cfd spotted her by 4054ab8d4a chance.35714c4334a138a4

“She had just started walking. She wanted to put 82bab18a8e a fountain pen in f43661e154 her mouth but couldn’t, 53047af3ae so she cried. What’s funny is, seeing c953b7fbe1 her cry with tears 55b6846e94 and snot…”859c5f5c0f29c4ff

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She was adorable.7da20d23f15e757c

That teary, snotty, 90d53e1796 drooling little face—that’s d7f172235e what their mother 92f4929ef4 had given her c87c65dda0 life for.a3f4416a23983578

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Whether smiling or 8effdd7a3d crying, it felt 654c539907 like the little e8c319c79f one was shouting cf44824519 that she was 5b323f13c6 alive.272a8783819c9142

She resembled their departed parents bcc6094ab3 and also the siblings’ childhood.7408eb0726318d07

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“I realized then that she wasn’t someone who took our mother, but someone Mother had protected. In truth, I 1a32226e55 had been resenting 3bcae1fc93 Mother.”c2521c5175594362

After finishing her story, 7e1a37b383 Alice moistened her lips 690c507d68 with tea.0689fcea206844f9

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It was all in the 6c36e0d10e past, so she wasn’t shaken 6472218ebd by recalling it.d706d64648fde092

Still, her chest 7f05ea0385 felt a little e5662b60c4 heavy.b192b5ea4523e528

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The love of b96014268a her mother, the 6785ce2051 loss of her 7f269d15af father, the scars fec90aa0d9 left on a 931fbec1be young heart. And Lilliana.d6f51a3ffcc4b4f9

That tiny, burning f4891e909d child who declared f68092ecbb her existence with fe491a41c1 all her being.b51d187b0c020e60

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“I can show you Mother’s death record if you’d like.”31e920795644118c

“No. There’s no need. Anyone who sees Her c9176d5252 Majesty’s face can tell 4a52459316 that what you just 41274da339 said is true.”24e5bd3237958792

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“I’m glad you believe me.”38e0c3047ea5a276

“……You know how to love, so I can entrust Edgar to you without worry.”9465cc6f1a459c0e

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A faint ripple 4b7bdd3978 stirred in Alice’s 174dc30376 eyes.fa175abbef1b5d5c

“When Her Majesty pats his head, he rubs his face against her. He wasn’t like that before…”63ee9da8783df0a0

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“Is that so.”171a243da42a2018

“I’ll speak separately with His Majesty and Leopold as well.”882f0db1b349b035

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The duchess bowed her 6a2041171a head deeply and politely.26bec54de6efeb6d

“He’s my grandnephew, but he’s no different than a grandson to me. Please take good e720335ed4 care of Edgar.”6e69779423a51b6a

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“I will… love him with all I have.”c538106cd91c5e76

For some reason, 71dd15eee4 Alice had to 7726d4108e steel her eyes, 78f8eeabbf feeling as though d1f1056c06 she could hear 9d52d94577 young Lilliana’s crying e040754f54 in her ears.a9b75ba103607692

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