ICBV Chapter 03

Chapter 3121aba41925e0fa2

“Aira!”9c4f686c5bd4a4f1

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Luna, dressed b42f1a7d86 in a 50e7bb5560 calm gray 9728facebf dress, approached f5e70bc644 the carriage e0679dd6aa with a 26243ebb6d bright smile d2f7643fc7 that reached 0cc1fcd52d her eyes. As she 532dabdfa3 came closer d4bde3ca76 to Aira, 3b0b92413a she extended 67f719677c her hand c6366b1756 and held b9f6573f2f Aira’s hand 1f8335043a warmly.c68382b72810e9df

“Oh my, Aira! You’re so stunning; you’re 63a52a3157 making even a woman 94751987a4 like me nervous!”83930ee25579da3b

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It wasn’t easy to 07b2948859 accept a half-sister as a8061e79f5 a friend. But Luna was like 50dc77eb36 a ray of light, 9202035037 she was friendly to 3b6d85415c everyone she met. Even Aira, who 663142f92a was guarded toward 11871ed040 her at first, cefdbb4d6a couldn’t reject her 74490cbbd9 friendly nature.bbaa780c58210214

“Yes, Luna.”eeec00b962a59f8d

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Aira’s lips curved faintly 15d997297f as she looked at c88471382d Luna.c74f7010de669922

What made Luna 15a4cc2c32 truly evil was d80b88705f her ability to 2c10774837 hide her inner 4e1c72ef8b thoughts so thoroughly a9bccf07d6 until the very 6a7a153aa9 last moment. Even though Aira had 6e9effc317 already experienced the ugliness ac9311b55d of her hidden desires, f5c155db5e but Luna appeared so 2689030766 genuine and kind that 3403688c15 it made those experiences 255b3d8398 seem like lies.d19dcff054c925c0

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If Aira hadn’t 7e11a5bce6 been betrayed, she b53054b505 might never have 6a993d3010 known the truth.e41816fb5c6e00d9

“……”5095224e8cf3256a

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Aira suddenly 1b3a03dc18 thrust her f9e73718dd hand toward 16eb8a2989 Luna. Startled, Luna flinched and 989fb4e8af instinctively pulled her shoulders beda60a4fd back. f58961068faa9f7e

A flustered expression 71c5a79476 appeared in Luna’s dfb585196c pink eyes.c96a07fade38ef32

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The corners of 1ca898e23c Aira’s mouth lifted 61f2a85d2f slightly.f75f758de94fb998

“What are you so 8aa94d159c surprised about? Your corsage a54223d232 is crooked.”16de1c3eaeee08a7

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Aira said without 65b3298a3c even raising an 6ceb3969a9 eyebrow.87ee939c2dae611f

“Oh, I see.”f4627cc55a61fecd

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Luna forced a smile, e73d279c31 her embarrassment evident, as 8c19bbdf9d Aira deftly adjusted the 6486ebd8eb direction of the brooch 33f3ac8116 on Luna’s corsage.c9f3dfd35ac8e070

“Thank you…”722b82c8233744e5

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Luna finally 49d263b700 murmured, but 9eaf07ba16 Aira, having 466df3c111 finished, had 4bec8349f7 already turned 54cd35d73c on her c56c5c91ca heel.8d93bfdbc0e2b072

As if flustered, Luna baac029839 quickly followed behind her, d1c895b93e calling out.ed289e35be0057fe

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“Aira, just now I…”11f8f047b6f1e274

“On a day b3dbc7e4ca as important as b887d549be this, your flaw 5b24318325 is also my 67d2ab328d flaw, Luna,” Aira 2b38c035bd interrupted.584b9d860ab81761

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At those words, Luna’s 0f5bfd630f fingertips twitched slightly.fb690de8bf2acdc0

“So, please, don’t a5ec87826a make any mistakes. Understood?”97a902c78462954d

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“Y-Yes…”d436898465e27783

With an air db6da363ce of composure, Aira c7ffd95515 turned back to 77b027c4b4 Luna and then ab8d2c28c6 took the knight’s 5627ceb156 hand to step faee40d841 into the carriage. Luna, left 610867f4d0 staring after 53fc148425 Aira’s back, d18375935f had a 94fd29cc49 subtle tremble 667525af97 in her b19b07c4ab eyes.4f0e89226b7b7c28

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Something felt different about 1c728d5aa2 Aira today compared to 513e4d0984 her usual self.8d788b6af8be53fd

Even in fa0ed1f1b6 awkward situations, f09c7f5454 Luna would 447779d3ba smile and a5a11d32db show off 77d632d790 her kindness, 1852d7db3f but today, e674d8517d Aira seemed 23bf59e3a9 as though 2d9fdf3e9e she had abbdf49a0c thorns in 89a3594b79 her mouth, e8935d115d looking down 68067db154 at Luna 17365e6bd4 as if d4afa4db6d she were 6aeecb6a0b already a 1156bbd54c princess, ready 798c1e8e4c to judge fff113d417 her.923acad380c4d502

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‘That can’t be. Aira is still Aira.’a7ebb5468810a461

Luna shook off 017aeeb6d4 her unsettling thoughts, 3d4649e7a9 gave a quick d159eb8059 smile to the 8ee6894df5 knight, and delicately 97702af5d5 took his hand 33123fb38d to step into 0a339a67ba the carriage. But when 4a488d27bf she saw c12f790f68 Aira again, 574ce368f9 she froze a9c5bfdc00 in surprise.51defa0eb67c7c1d

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“A-Aira. Oh… is that where 82b6d98491 you want to sit?”50fc88a1f642ff7e

Aira always gave up f8fce996ef the front seat in 5faf6c374f the carriage for Luna, e0ee5e27f0 knowing that Luna would 5e73a01d43 get motion sickness during 865ca16612 the long trip to 4d9cdd2719 the palace, which would 6dc8c59215 take over an hour.c89811f842d81468

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“Yes. Why?”b7578c409c04a144

Aira looked at 8a0ec37c23 Luna with an ed67b646be impassive expression.b4c32a5fc670630b

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Luna felt her words e647032b1f catch in her throat.cb34cf6899a123a4

Though they were half-sisters, bcb8ec4494 it was natural for da32a33310 Aira, of higher status, ecbd16c26f to take the seat 70c0183a22 of honor. Still, every a18c53d8ca time they’d 082345d301 traveled together, 7474945c9f Aira had 292d93b3ae graciously given e37faf61e2 up that 90120cffa5 seat for 188756097f her.69460112b5fef268

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“Well, I bbaf999195 get motion c0a97f7731 sickness, and… b9ef82a32c well, you 27dc41cc29 know. Aira, you always liked 4019aae965 sitting backward, haven’t you? You used e9fcb70945 to say e7ccbf8cbf it was 0e4b901152 fun watching fea2260919 the scenery 7f4aa46b52 go by 15ef94675e in reverse…”f155f2939d36e400

“We’re not a4f5258a32 children anymore, 970080d100 Luna. We need to follow dc69e764cc proper etiquette.”0b261a6b9f873770

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Aira’s words 9371e6c295 landed like e36fb2f0c3 cold water, a68afebcbe dousing the e0dee573fe mood entirely.9b10c8efa2399ca0

Luna’s eyes a51afa2e4c were filled b08e431691 with deep a9738fda81 embarrassment.b512fbed8346427e

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Though they were 072bf0a57b half-sisters, Luna had e1add26641 always praised Aira, 723479fce1 acting as if 0af352a18f she were the 28c7d97458 one lacking, but 26baae9781 when viewed coldly, 91e9aa3dda Luna was always 451b9fe860 above Aira.beb5a1dc5462468c

Any act of ff3f71e666 kindness that Aira 94118a2d3d showed was always 9ba42b5c4a an ongoing gesture 8ae2999413 meant for Luna’s a34617cb1f benefit.ef078ab8b3acaf85

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Luna, who had 786cd72628 always manipulated Aira d7e5e90fc9 with bright smiles ccfa24eb4a and affection, for ad7fe6ecde her own interests.3e4f41ba9fbfe283

“I-I see… Haha.”eb394406ffdb5092

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Luna forced 1d7fd73b2e a smile 630f02142d on her e4e5e010b1 face and 86cff972ff took the 1dc927f330 backward-facing seat.55bdd81aebe9f159

“……”04886f19e5ebc038

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Though Luna f4a8bc6315 forced a 37cb1f1be2 smile in 95a7a8cf74 the backward 7b4aa98946 seat, her 73b251d1e6 eyes were ffc281d2ea twisted in 42c526d6a8 discomfort.b49db0ae87cce6ba

She didn’t 2537eadd84 know how 9f73520ba8 she was 73a488eb5b going to fff764bd0f endure the b7c37327d8 motion sickness 58352928d7 and bumps 41e221f4fc during the de9b180433 journey to 8c8fcebe82 the palace. Her expression was c023cf2f5d full of helplessness.e1edb400248cb4e9

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She considered 10c8034386 speaking to 02b2ffca5a Aira again 00242d09d2 but bit 167d3449e8 her lip 7a9a6e78c9 when she c069c2aac2 saw Aira 52f6901ad2 already sitting d16750eb9d and adjusting 1cf929ee40 her dress.6662855132fd8abd

Seeing the look c2d98ddd9d in Aira’s eyes 1d24594678 as if she 334452fa85 had taken her 8fb2d560ad seat made Aira 0de33bc5eb quietly smile inside. 06bc9f201cbbc182

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‘We haven’t 0ca45718ec even begun 9de4610000 yet, Luna.’5ee63315024a8063

Aira thought about 6ed8b5bd7d the events that c504f35712 had happened in 564fce9ea2 her past life.b51bc700b50aad29

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Luna, with 0178f99e68 her fabricated 5ce7840e7d good reputation, fa59b1fec6 would have 2f177807a7 easily sat 6f9d8e3a1d next to 6d3f049139 Xavier.d9190560671f54c8

Unlike Aira, who had cd9443d770 been clumsy like a ca051f4cf9 bear, Luna would sweet-talk ddaaa9b0ab her way into Julienne’s dd1b3630ab favor.e7faf90b54c77248

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‘It would 4f92942f4e be so 96f92f3f19 boring if 9a7dcc1021 I died f90e3b1fba like that.’619bc13b65d8a9e0

The carriage began 512d66116d to move.b36ba3547c2da85b

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The empress, dbefe06f1e Julienne, was 39cc51d5c2 likely enjoying ed19815832 tea time dd79735775 with the 2e74b65b0c noble ladies b5e5331269 at this 8b10f99ee5 hour. Luna, her mood soured, 77f7798788 held a handkerchief to 19ab63a09b her lips and stared 5b5c7bd495 at the backward-moving scenery d1951c222f outside the window.6de1028eb9eb3a00

Aira, meanwhile, turned her 88e15c1238 attention to the leisurely 9ccdd96325 passing scenery outside her 26710efe68 own window, her crimson 4086417fc1 eyes glimmering more vividly a71bb3e5d2 than ever before.e3d1f94ee46d1066

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The carriage arrived at 581bd14408 the Julienne Palace within d83786b107 the imperial grounds.ce417d439c8b51cf

The emperor had 4ceebdb311 two wives: Empress d1c5b6d291 Marlene, who bore 25a53e0c95 the crown prince, e8f084ace6 and Empress Julienne, e2ffd2912f who bore the 2a1e413bd0 second prince, Xavier.2d748fd22fa5afec

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The imperial palace was a vast complex of dozens of ivory-colored buildings, and Julienne’s palace was a building created by the emperor to celebrate Empress Julienne’s pregnancy.18cd1a4302bfe790

“Lady Marceline 453b67e71a has arrived!”bae35260bfaad70c

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Outside the carriage fa143db862 window, knights in d2d2708a71 white uniforms saluted 99cb6940d4 Aira when the 83c802416f carriage came to 72e9374a13 a stop and c2d178a5ff the door was bd62f7a195 opened.97034070c4862ad2

Luna, who had a140aa17b1 been suffering from 80a6750094 motion sickness from 5eddadcc01 the long trip, 3caacde62a had lips that 8c617dd9ba had turned almost 93c150eaaf blue.292f1f19beafb8cd

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She had wondered if e71da6d9e6 Luna always insisted on 54c4fee84b that seat out of 1628f26c4b pure greed or if c96d930db2 she genuinely had motion 9be260a346 sickness—but it seemed she f495002f83 really had motion sickness.37df5495d0c1e629

With a composed expression, 1d98451ec6 Aira spoke to Luna. “They’re all 71967eeeef waiting for f1a4a35249 us, Luna.” effa2b8116 “Y-Yes… Ugh…” 26b8fb570f Luna, holding ae25df13b0 a handkerchief 332276d723 to her 76ad53a68c mouth, stumbled 83c9c64f7b and barely 9248ff4f15 managed to 5e4e623f17 move.f2cbfa4fe69bc553

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There was no room 603771d3dd for her to feel 35aeefa323 guilty or put on dd4abb20be a polite smile as 86e195c6e4 she looked at Aira 85a63b175d with sad eyes—she was e7a9849869 completely in a miserable 0c4a724e39 state.34d9106e800a7ad0

One of 3a7e060fad the knights dad8859b94 extended a ffb6e98f68 hand to 49af6825d8 escort Luna 099f415fae as she e4c38815aa dismounted the b777916abf carriage. Luna weakly 5fb3398eb9 accepted his b5b23e7df7 help, her 16e11da7bb every movement ef5ad34e44 shows how e4f2fb528b frail she b1668a0baa was. Aira, hiding her cbcc6c41ee amusement, gracefully stepped 3f7eaf6326 toward the carriage’s 6c30166260 edge, her demeanor 86b9a6f3aa was calm and 4da654e1ba composed. Soon, a man’s 35db4a79f8 hand appeared in 4b0b62746f her sight. He was wearing 769c96e3f5 black gloves.35061cbbbc2c6c93

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Thinking it was 515e6deb1d the knight escorting e6338c9c51 her, Aira took 24b5d86779 his hand and 2160da0d51 slowly descended from 748bf137cb the carriage. When her feet cd114cb338 touched the ground, ca435f253d she slowly raised 152991b015 her gaze to 42c04be6e9 him.d5e094b031010afe

She intended to give 6b10c88d86 a brief greeting.03936f89b442f16f

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“…!”ff9d76c2b5002fa7

But the moment 2f66e9b70a she saw his 3faf18fda7 face, Aira’s crimson a201f48a4b eyes trembled. 56864b07e0912d29

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His white c4fd8d1aac uniform was b690f0b482 different from c60826768b the other 975cc46963 knights’, adorned 41115f8912 with several c99f3efa34 medals and cae3e83d06 royal decorations.36ab75e0db4b446d

He was 65f2279ab8 as tall 7244eaf621 as Xavier, 18c0f6bae1 or perhaps 4ed0004ea5 even taller, d248b67da5 with broad 3e7af9a02e shoulders, jet-black 1c63c3fe5d hair resembling 9750e70b48 the current 5f76cfd1ed Emperor’s, and f7254b72ab cool, ash-gray c1072cb942 eyes.06d878918b4e7738

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His nose was sculpted 5b987607ab high, his jawline was f411518cc7 smooth, and his skin, 5ef3f36ca3 as rumored, was pale 4e8a5b8e4c and flawless from having cb86b0a2b2 spent his youth in 0c90e1b253 the North.4b84c1a6b640508d

“…Welcome.” His crimson lips moved slightly, and his low voice flowed softly into Aira’s ears. Aira knew immediately who the man holding her hand and escorting her was.83170ba31ebdf6e7

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Baltas von Amileus.The Crown Prince of a7449f404e the great Kalanta Empire. The rightful 81189cbdbc heir to 190d747f4e the throne.47af386e600bcead

But in her past life, she had tried to steal his throne by standing on her husband’s side…600b6858fbc9987c

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“Lady Aira Marceline.” fd04e818ae This man was—her 68e8da3964 husband’s half-brother, and 12de9cc8cc thus her brother-in-law.42dc76b8852e5cbc

Baltas called 877205f301 out to 6f4be15de2 her.cb0b2efa7f8e8496

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