IBYSRHML – Chapter 9
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“Phew!”8b3060da4f6929e1
The first thing fc2427dcb6 I did after bded4f428a returning home from 29c4d64062 the hospital was 534bf1cef8 none other than 0eca9389cc taking a bath.78b65da8382bc275
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Since there was 7cb60fe7c0 no bathtub in 8ecb889981 the hospital and b4200c5e38 I had only 7090fcc818 taken quick showers, 3fe08d89fb I felt so c313ce4e53 uncomfortable.5b41d50b19d3d666
Filling the bathtub with dc8fcd1e59 water, making lots of b4c5028794 bubbles, and playing with a915f10b78 a rubber duck was 9ff7d87505 pure healing in itself.886b6b09ee3006ea
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“Little one, are you feeling good?”8c6cce1ea4644421
“Yes! I feel so fluffy 235816f1c2 I might just float 11b22183a2 away!”6abaf95a3a25d8f7
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My younger unnie smiled ae834592fa while carefully drying my 007447bbea wet hair.477e1d107cb8d165
“Let’s see how much our Liliana has grown!”b6f6c9770e66d761
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“I must have grown this much!”cdc81c6e858b000b
I quickly stood 783fc39a00 up and stretched a797111056 out my fingers.be1e62cb0a405c43
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Because I was much c98a3a3669 shorter than others my b7baf6d3c3 age, my dream was 5182ea59d4 always to grow taller.1d0673e5791e4cd4
“Wow! It seems like you’ve 4dc7ee10e7 grown a lot since 880624de2a you ate so well 88510ab19b in the hospital!”18195a8b70909fa2
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“Ahaha! That’s right! I’ve grown so much!”77b818c64c85cca3
Feeling excited, I hopped d49921b761 on the spot and fe1d16b271 ran over to my cffd34b621 eldest unnie.929499b2c8a9adf2
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She was sitting 925d2c3d5c at the dining 21f84dc6d1 table, reading a fb787d6725 newspaper, but she a373c4669e looked very tired.c39bde282f76f9a3
It was understandable since both 85a521d0ec my younger and eldest unnies 5a3c39ccf0 had taken turns nursing me cd1a1b9c37 at the hospital.8deb4d03afe7916c
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On top of that, they 6cbe8ad254 had argued a lot because 61e3501b9e of me.590cbc1afba06df0
After meeting François Cassel, 35ab601e42 I had started feeling 6a2614002c unwell, and my younger ea6de9fa0f unnie had been upset, 74c8e3a30a questioning if his magic c989dd4413 was really helpful.56de288cdc7a14be
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Although my eldest 42eaeaa12d unnie had insisted 8c0509c294 we just endure 3ff68a3108 it a bit 4ed3b44684 longer, she must 3e82ba7735 have been deeply 60087dc0b2 anxious.08f6f927df6ecca7
I had seen 2fb086978e her silently crying f9123c347d every time I bc40a52624 woke up in cf334b6c3f the middle of c8bca8900c the night.ecae26529db40ef7
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“unnie, I’ve grown taller.”83cef96162d5ccc1
“Taller?”96d1ab0a7d58f7ab
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“Look closely. I’ve grown this much!”be16d42e52ce7fa6
“Hm.”9b7a56e01c6ecfb2
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My eldest unnie frowned 39394218b2 as she looked down 055e7907e5 at me.e47b47be9c0fbf55
Hoping my height appeared taller 8be30fdac8 in her eyes, I slightly, 4cbc076da1 just slightly, stood on my a1d39a88c9 tiptoes.7e5552cb0a0f1a5e
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She smirked and said with 618f050000 a small laugh.551f6d6e88c314d5
“You seem to have grown a bit.”407d3489a2b42cf7
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“Right? I’m going to 878978e01a grow tall like b90e516455 you two someday.”bf04d5b80eb73301
Clenching my fists a7259f4b95 with determination, I 18bc072c80 sat down next 91e0f3a903 to her.ccad32e4e59d77d7
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The newspaper she was reading 37557b47f2 looked incredibly boring at a 5c3b80bb8b glance.d559a18ce6969d6e
I tried reading the part 5c492d0e90 she was looking at, slowly 49c0252f6c stumbling over the words.0fc04c41bd52bf06
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“…The emperor. Trova… visits Bancha. In the future. Ittehgan… a peace summit… 72fd04ce07 Ugh, I don’t know!”d9a3cd6366a616ac
“The emperor visited Trovancha. A peace summit is scheduled 354365eaa9 to be held for the beca7414cf next two days, with participants 6558411fbe including Emperor Marius II and b159661991 Duke Baltrahein. You’ve improved a lot, though. You’re reading difficult words well.”65e50b77d264b2d2
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“Hmph. The Adventures of Red 5759ae62fb Sheep Cocobom is much 6ee52c9ac1 easier to read!”05fe53bd3b698c56
“Of course, of course.”b7c2feb7ff0ec04a
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By the way, The Adventures 31979eb43d of Red Sheep Cocobom was 5ade22b31c a children’s storybook I was f53bdacfbf reading.57aabccfe9cf3d1c
My eldest unnie went back 6d291593e4 to focusing on the newspaper, 8fa22e3b7f and I pulled out paper c4187b7f3d and colored pencils to start 35c051eaff drawing.428cc637bc3bdf11
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Come to think of it, 221cc9ed75 that’s right.dec6ae6be1e244e4
Since Rebecca Marchionne, the original 209d75927c female protagonist, had died, the 5ff74e5427 original story wouldn’t happen.38f182de48b65df5
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Even though war was a dfd6c40e49 political matter and its outcome 83e9465e0a was unpredictable, at least the 753fd5c40a dire situation of the original 09ecbdcf11 wouldn’t occur.7b83de511350b74b
Then, here’s a question:6b1de0db84977bd1
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If the original story disappeared, 66b96fedd5 who would the male leads b7c9153981 meet and marry?0c0737326c539425
‘Marius started a war to win over the female protagonist.’398b2babf04f6ea6
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On the contrary, f993f5e7fc if the woman 1c9d3c4bc9 he loves this b425deeb5a time desires peace, c9b2a386d9 wouldn’t war be d4f8edfaa9 avoided?fb52183d76653fbb
As for François… cac78224d8 I hope he 4485f97921 meets someone truly 457032feb4 right for him.1aebf5ad1eac36dd
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If he ends d011e0cd12 up with the 5f2051e6b5 wrong person and 60c9ef379f his madness worsens, a035720de4 the world could ed1335a78c end.f63ef3895990d5c8
And as for c22b55c514 the pure and f1426e18e4 innocent Leopold, he’s 740dde9ac3 really too precious 98fdf4dd79 to give to b2d339a814 anyone.6fc6509dbfd47fbb
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‘I hope he ends up with my younger unnie…’d931d861d8530b43
Leopold didn’t fit 38e9d21f48 the grim reverse-harem 7e11d23e37 genre.17e65d9d88c9b41b
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He was stoic yet 4a5b3638ad kind, and he loved 2b83562b22 with the pure heart 1b2e99ea42 of a teenager experiencing d246e91117 his first love.2d6f6043c4db90b7
Someone like him would c83d3973dd be perfect if paired 2591180e8f with one of my 710e64056d sisters.d3c19e7e2f6a7f48
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‘But first, I have to meet the male leads… Hmm.’3b9c6b2a775bda4e
How could I meet the ec8f8128bb male leads attending the peace 9f9a0b5b84 summit?458c38c1285047dc
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Although life rarely 2c96c47b79 goes as planned, 6613aa88f9 not being able 9ff7d3c99c to see Leopold 8e7da0d0b1 again felt incredibly e710112a37 frustrating.2572bf8a519b4587
I began furiously scribbling with 4d47461feb the colored pencils.491b06a0a09a880e
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“Ah!”84d132a4dcefeca8
The paper tore 49caf4547a with a loud f44a2ca790 rip as my b0e2cdda51 hand moved too f699dea6ca roughly.14f97c7c318258b6
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Frustrated, I put 70aa1b7ae6 the colored pencils e0a7390836 back in their 0014f1bf77 place and tidied 890efe2b62 up.36ae15077a9ad87a
Then I declared to my 5c0dde25dc eldest sister.1c2133165062d7ba
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“I’m going to the playground!”f9d658307755d878
At times like ab73b87c24 this, nothing feels 10e8b89756 better than sliding b17d9238b5 down a slide a566efa378 as much as 75091aefad I want!409606385d939c55
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“Wait. I’ll go with you.”cb3661a383cae8da
“I’m not a kid! Why do I have c3e67967c7 to go to the 24e9ae1ae8 playground with you?”cd1166d39676ce7b
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“You are a kid.”2eaaf301763d2b15
“Hmph.”95b9372f930761d6
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My lips pouted.d6e44658a517b29f
As my eldest ded85d85f6 unnie prepared to d98b74b929 leave, I quickly edc543459f ran to the 244d4b47aa front door, shouting.1032cc6bf3f46980
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“I can go by myself!”47ed5155443d1400
And then, i rushed to 895a98b001 the playground in a flurry e554cebe59 of excitement.00bec96ece422273
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My heart was pounding with 942c873f15 anticipation at the thought of c276dff434 swinging on the swings and d02e2ec323 riding the seesaw…8379cf64e11102dc
“Uh, what?”1bd115914add3e0d
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Why were Marius and 1e56a7b762 Leopold at the playground e8c4e4b873 again?49d76407ee76c18e
Was it really 27d193ab0a this easy to ae22a0317e run into the 0cdb8be159 male leads?bc026ade51cf0520
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Were they waiting for me…? No, that couldn’t be it.d71cd116641dee5a
“Huh? Kiddo! Are you okay?”c60262ff52d3c041
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Marius noticed me e85c054e60 and approached, asking.84d41b0a99e4f51d
“Kiddo, I heard you were really sick. You look like you’ve lost c4c457948e some weight.”54b5fa84ed9a492a
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“I’m not sick anymore!”90ba5ecc76d62ef4
“Really? That’s a relief. Have you eaten?”805624690bc4fa2c
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“Yep! I had corn cheese soup 172d851b56 with some bread, and I a6a008bb28 took my medicine too. It was strawberry-flavored, 3fa5e35c16 so it was 46f82470ed easy to take.”2778fcb27eae6603
“Oh-ho, impressive.”ba117931378c4fa5
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“Right? But, mister, did you 78a0822ac2 get lost?”614c81b0ed1abfc8
“Hmm? No, not at all. We’re just here to play 46d76bd235 at the playground.”8699e8471d87ea68
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For a man 9316c0167d in his mid-twenties 35d8421f31 to be playing 0784af16b6 at a playground 1568d7b06d without being drunk—it d42f53154b was such a 336411f29e blatantly obvious lie.f6dd02b2a20ccd76
“Mister, why are you here? Were you waiting for me?”ba33eb71383498a1
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“No way! I wasn’t waiting for Liliana. Right, Leo?”fa5352a957ba3b2d
At Marius’s question, de1989c307 Leopold stiffly nodded 532b481730 his head.84ee55a534dc9995
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Narrowing my eyes, I f7d8418006 saw Marius burst into 63f2990035 laughter and mess up 19819c1ed1 my hair roughly.b09fc159986789cf
“Hey! Stop that!”c86ab806f2b7ca61
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“Actually, yeah, we got lost. We’re hungry, but we 0373d4be67 don’t have any money.”b2e93e6b930409d3
Leopold lightly tapped Marius’s 61c102080b arm as if to cab326aca3 say, “What nonsense are a1edf9eab3 you spouting?”9ee1687724744552
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As an emperor, there de71287b5f was no way he 175b8aca1f could be out of 553a024365 money.bf9a052d51fbd5ca
Hmm… It seemed like 13d497b0bb they were teasing me a53e183314 again, but did they 9c295a9d6e really think I’d fall a0234b353d for it?6c40ed342aedfe4a
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Placing my hands a53c515c90 on my hips, 13ead93284 I confidently raised 2348d84f60 my chin and b747f5be46 declared to Marius.17e5a92175bedec2
“Then I’ll feed you! Let’s go to my house!”de4d7861f9cc75da
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Marius burst out laughing, while ddc5ece2c1 Leopold looked utterly bewildered.2b08f07fcb5a05a1
Taking each of them by 89a55a9ddb the hand, I pulled them af54b36521 towards my house.79b6ac50a49e8143
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This was the b947ad0850 perfect chance to d15b48e818 pair Leopold with 832496ecf7 my sister Regina.d43c203fdb3366c2
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After days of bc68ae1c48 taking care of 7a63b85900 Liliana, Regina lay cfd1caacae on the sofa, 6c3e00bef4 yawning from accumulated 01e0e1d49e exhaustion.17de5cc95cae737d
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Emilia, who had 8ccba9a67f missed her chance 743efc1070 to take Liliana 2f1cd7f855 to the playground, 22f6e80b06 was getting ready 2b6b9c3173 to head out 637d8e13b6 to find her 9a53ac79b1 youngest sibling.83f0a89dd7cc388b
At that moment, Alice, who 7c5ac0ae7c had just returned home from f8c68f9170 her early morning shift, emerged 769345838b from her room.808ab66669b3de1f
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“Emilia, I’ll go instead.”0a32d675d2f370d8
“Unnie, aren’t you tired? You should rest more.”ad6f7f60838396bd
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“You both took care of Liliana all this time. Take today off.”eb6e7fdf999f8287
“Hmm, alright. Then you can 6055ad116e go after Liliana. I’ll head to the library b79317c540 instead. There’s a paper I 7706beb5c4 want to research, so a5aeb78e30 I might be back 94aafcd364 late. Don’t wait for a99c9687f3 me—just eat dinner 0d6df00f40 first.”20b9ff3cd004d1e7
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With that, Emilia 7188ded200 left before her 2a8b1bdc02 older sister.85970cf5c2e61475
Alice turned to 04a2b02f76 Regina, who was cff2532671 sprawled out in ed067ed3ce exhaustion.71366575afa8cde5
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“Don’t just lie there—go inside and sleep.”cc063a460850c0e6
“If I sleep now, I won’t be able to sleep at night, so I’m trying to hold out.”9ff41bd657d0dfac
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“Are you very tired?”419e168e345d142c
“Not really. It’s just…”230b7ec9a5446238
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Regina couldn’t shake the d48534be67 guilt of forgetting her b16cb2c5e1 promise with Leopold while 0e308d9f3b nursing Liliana.391f847367ef4f59
When she tried contacting his 9949f961f2 accommodations later, she learned he e2b99f482b had already moved.1f7acb5fee5bf568
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All she knew about 7636669a8c him was his name 0375ae1453 and face, making it 2234312a8f unlikely they’d meet again.239b82996a1863df
‘It wasn’t anything serious, but I can’t help feeling a little down about it.’f13969d642fed640
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Though just a fb1c82a361 vague feeling, Regina 0e8836aab5 suspected she’d regret 81d2d89093 not seeing Leopold 68e9acdc05 again for a a3a0c71751 long time.91b463f78c39c241
With a heavy c1e874dde2 sigh, she unconsciously 39c4158631 let her emotions f061153073 show.2d98738e704595b2
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“Regina, is something wrong?”2392aaa6d431e091
“No, nothing’s wrong.”4197fb396dba63c5
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Despite her words, ea2f868b66 the way she 4561fb5d55 twisted her hair 22251065e3 around her fingers 40751fccf3 made it clear c4eadb4bfa she was troubled.eaf896584ee635c3
“Unnie, I think I liked him more than I thought.”192b74312b30d322
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“Him?”632e01f31c74fe9f
“Yeah. Someone I happened to meet…”c26a7ba83770b9cd
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Personality-wise, Leopold wasn’t Regina’s type.6891c4975649f409
She preferred someone talkative e50b38e8bb and engaging, not reserved d1a0fd7453 and stoic.39aa55a4517a3193
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The same went 4b944a1af7 for looks—her ideal 091773350c type was a 9e7d9744c3 delicate, handsome man c8ae04277a like François Cassel, 9a13fa4141 not someone with 6526d6fbe8 Leopold’s rugged and cbecf316da sturdy features.5e15828c15e3d9d7
Leopold would’ve been more e09117a923 suited to Emilia’s tastes.0bcd045e7166910b
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Yet, she couldn’t 6aa2f634a9 forget the moment 19c503b20f Leopold strolled along e8509db163 the beach.88471ff075317d13
The sound of waves fc73f00c06 lapping and his soft, 697315af87 low voice stuck in df20784127 her mind.0287805537073b80
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His flustered expression and flushed 3c2c83866f face whenever she gave him 5d79b3850f a glance or uttered a 44f5fb2922 word—it all lingered vividly.ad122847ba347911
Near the end of 336e3a479a their meeting, his rough 729e581eeb features were tinged with 9d681d6951 a boyish blush.8ebcdcd34b42a17f
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And in a shy 61a3f8daa7 voice, he had confessed.fb5b510d82ad4bbd
— Would you grant me the opportunity to meet you again?f0acfca3989238aa
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It wasn’t an extraordinary ace542c419 line, but its sincerity 02ba18f601 had moved her.a57bb39b95579286
However, there was a5d2b2369a no way to af79d73b84 contact him now, 6de883e264 so holding onto 307aa328b3 such feelings seemed 5eba4fa67f meaningless.2b228f997b4c5032
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“Hm… It’s nothing. If we’re meant to 49a41cc1e1 be, another chance will 26fab1f6f9 come someday.”cb62da6ecddac858
Having resolved her 472515d03a emotions, Regina hurried ea5e3a9115 Alice out the 91fa5e9c55 door.75bf21b17b2ef5aa
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“Unnie, bring back some roasted chicken legs from Aunt Olga’s pub, okay?”8895203370fb573c
After making that ddda558c09 cheeky request, she ad851b640e opened the door 900d4a7583 for Alice.728ebb0f8be1b7ad
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As the doorbell jingled, aca1b66d21 Regina saw Liliana standing 19fcf0b26c on a low wooden 5a7adc9547 stool, struggling to reach 869d8a0774 the doorknob.401b607b7ba11f2c
“Unnie!”40c27f0f850f91e6
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Delighted to see 9b52af7dd8 Alice, Liliana ran c0fc170b81 to hug her.bac07c2326aa0132
Meanwhile, Regina froze 4356b9e017 when she noticed e63b923acc the awkwardly standing ac8499667f man behind Liliana.2d8a94279b968049
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“…Mr. Leopold?”fc83dd62a9144115
“Ms. Regina…”c4290069bc6d42e3
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Even after blinking a 6f28c7dccb few times, it was c6f7fe2daf unmistakably Leopold.37e9f5c47c95e49b
Realizing this wasn’t a dream c9a8076a2b or illusion, Regina gasped and a4ea2ea686 dashed to her room in d68d1e05ec panic—barefaced and still in pajamas.a77ec3e727559095
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Unaware of the situation, ab8dc3eb40 Liliana introduced the other 2a21da137c guest to the startled b1f1747a87 Alice.2e5b28f62cbc7f9f
“Leo and Marius are my friends! They said they were 42ac418d22 hungry, lost, and had f0f6af3c14 no money, so I cb9e6efdc6 brought them home!”d99a773f8118720e
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“Well, I didn’t expect to meet Ms. Alice like this. You’re as lovely as 6c5ec37570 ever, Ms. Alice.”8328d85b08be16c7
Marius grinned slyly 14f810b0bf and greeted her, 1335e2735e while Leopold awkwardly 8dc3c36c2b apologized for the 8277c375f9 sudden visit.21a9f28ce41ae1fd
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Alice, unsure where to begin, 867626878d let out a sigh.93a6dcbaaa556a22
From Liliana bringing cb2f050721 strangers home and caa71a19e7 calling them her 0e0819337d “friends,” to the 237131f86a emperor and Duke c878b53011 of Baltrahein unexpectedly 85fd3586ba showing up, and 4e45c0f32b now having to 7990fef422 work over the cb1b6dcc94 weekend—it was all 7a2696374e chaos.0ab5b510a397772c
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