ICBV Chapter 16

Chapter 161ac16364592f8553

Aira remembered the past 8238552c9d seven years she had e387ad8b9f spent as a princess 25a0e4e175 consort. She had ab25ab4379 done her 1e87ae0547 best to 5a41e1a8c8 support Xavier, 91b89e7100 and she 99628a2c39 felt that b7c8c74ec4 the most bd04107760 help she e4030918d3 received was 58e2fe565b from Luna, 0274dfdd36 especially when 4fcd73b2d1 it came 8d28f86a6c to socializing 19d2be99ee with noblewomen.dee2bcf070ac279c

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Unlike Aira, who had f982ff9202 a calm personality and 71308399bd didn’t enjoy noisy social 7883b2efe7 gatherings, Luna maintained close 9c4c565b67 and friendly relationships with 6e539ca56c noblewomen her age, and 1f4c61e59b Aira was proud of 5a620b3337 her for that.b7a0cf0cbde4b549

However, there f30c958869 were times 62b712ab1d when she 2cc0a637eb had to 92598eeb87 face those 232c457f84 women without 649a90a2ec Luna, and 80a8d2a15c their cold 36e2cddaf6 attitude towards a45f97c729 her left e8a31dd827 her feeling c17ac329e3 hurt.d9783bb4f26298a0

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Even though 8124130ce2 she was 78f0f94b5b a high-ranking db8bab5c64 princess consort, 2d38eadd39 building relationships d65e421ce5 with women a514243808 who treated 98e91b0fcb her coldly 919d70beb6 was difficult.1ffd27cd76160300

“Aira, you’re too stiff. That’s why everyone finds you difficult to approach.”ca29241bd1493345

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Sometimes, Aira would blame d698db176c herself for her personality 428b221ffc after hearing Luna’s advice. Despite this, ec581f28c3 she occasionally c6bb110c94 made mistakes, d9ab581912 like giving 4033f87f9d a noblewoman 95b53ee272 the wrong d1d2ad85e6 gift, and 824664b047 Luna would 1926b11621 step in 19ae43d9c2 to solve 635ed1b820 the problem.cf148f0567cfec46

“By the way, how is Lady Karis? Is her peanut allergy alright?”ba01c049e01c3b03

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“She’s still recovering, I think. Aira, how did you end up giving that gift?”3d7d4b0efa6a9354

“Well, Luna, you said she always enjoyed peanut cookies…”ed0c2b6d7e57c8dc

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“Aira! Are you seriously blaming me? You must have mixed up the ladies, and I didn’t expect you to take it that way and blame me.”0a6031f4f05b31dc

“Blame you? No, Luna. It’s my fault. I should have been more careful…”393c1888d6651ccc

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Not sensing any malice from Luna, Aira isolated herself even more. Had she not been able to regress and died as she was, Luna would have naturally taken her place by Xavier’s side.5a45c1798bee62c2

Luna had effortlessly secured her position with Julienne’s support.221a616dd5f54524

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“Ah, Aira Marceline, my lady.”d9b2aad4b102ff55

As Aira entered the 3cca27d902 event hall, recalling past a48d90b112 events, she stood before e759f4fe91 Lady Reina Chesswig, the 4ef2597de6 Countess who hosted the c810ed787e party.d876c14ac96a5e70

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Reina, who was the 9676d97a43 same age as Aira, fecd9d1be3 had come to the 1031935e5d Marceline family when she dcc9470fe4 was twelve, and Aira d20816793b had memories of playing 510a0413f7 with her and Luna b5bd6d55dc with dolls.9a7fc9fb07a72594

There was one time she had cried because a doll’s dress had torn and went home, and after that, she had no contact with Aira, only maintaining a relationship with Luna.3297618960b04295

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At social gatherings, e3f2f2a1a2 Reina would openly 7385db1f70 show how much 1113b0832c she disliked Aira, 2bdaf61460 and the sight ac3358b5d1 would send a ca84d9d3f6 chill down her 6896962b07 spine.aec9311c5ee579ce

“I thought I was seeing things. Luna said…”9e02e305b91bf023

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The noblewomen 50be027f53 surrounding Reina 50abadbd23 cast cold 52f0c48e4e glances.d0da43f6911d5b6d

“She said you’re not one for the idle chatter of ladies with no real purpose, isn’t that right?”9d62f37f60cde4ca

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A cold atmosphere e54ce1c043 descended between them. Aira immediately 2fbdb6b223 understood how 713b71ce1d Luna must 886c406307 have used bfafe14ef3 her words bc0517d587 to tarnish b61db9edc4 her image. A woman d80323f876 who acts 2c7b7b22dc like she’s 2a43bc6053 superior will 4bebf08dcc eventually be 284ccb3974 rejected by 12a347e206 everyone.f7267d34dc3cd2cc

“Did you come to this party to eat a hearty meal and lighten your mood?”d65a48dd05f36f18

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Reina’s sarcastic remark d14b21a801 was followed by fe9076e560 the noblewomen giggling 7e307325ff and casting looks b8983af30c at Aira. But Aira didn’t flinch; 25da7e8975 she didn’t even change 831bae3c81 her expression and shrugged 6660072d53 her shoulders.dbf1b00b5d3c2e60

“A meal that satisfies my hunger is enough. And while it’s true that I don’t participate in parties because they don’t suit me…”c9cc5aff46e2cccf

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“…”acb7eeefa52803f0

“I’m not narrow-minded enough to gossip about others as being idle women.”118e23fa2bca7822

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At her 555b690dc6 words, Reina’s 1cf91c09d0 eyebrows twitched. Aira continued calmly.0050e0c377c13772

“So if Luna said something like that about me, then either she heard it wrong or you, Lady, heard it wrong.”46532a0b0b56300d

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“But…”83d687b08fcfe156

Reina was 1f05d2c5c1 about to 5103284463 argue but b877a15413 stopped, opening 9c7e68a643 her fan bb7e618932 and fanning 8207a4faac herself.dc2259ebe220c03a

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Aira, with 31114cc2e2 a relaxed 9bd87e87e6 smile, walked e65cb29f0c calmly to 9998611b94 the reception 8d14c1276d desk, registered bfdd6e369b her belongings, 31e10bd8fc and sat 677a8f7fe1 down.aa5a4ff0c92d94f2

As Reina’s expression darkened, the other noblewomen beside her chimed in.e21bbbafb95cbfde

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“How shameless! Do you think we’d believe such a thing after you say it now?”4edb7181c8c41bd3

“Didn’t you also gossip about us to His Highness the Prince? Aira Marceline.”a34450dd705920f6

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“But I heard your father, Count Marceline, dislikes you because of your bad temper…”b763f2d19db16910

They were already b57fd08315 aware of the 3a826d4a49 atmosphere within the 7f034972ff Marceline family, thanks 241fe40ffd to Luna.2925fef5f1cdbfe0

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“So, you must always be the one just going through the motions in your family.”9d334f5cde49eebc

“She really can’t compare to Luna… Has Luna contacted you yet?”c03ce00f083a269b

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“She said she’s not feeling well today and will just drop by briefly at the end of the event. But she’s bringing a beautiful ring to top off the finale of the party, they say.”26ed06a3c7a12eeb

Although the influence of the Marceline family wasn’t particularly large among the nobility, the gifts Luna gave to her friends or the things she distributed at parties were always valuable and high-quality, comparable to those given by any high-ranking noble’s daughter.ae198d91d9804665

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Reina, slightly upset 4e62f334a4 by Aira’s confident edaba384bb attitude, relaxed her 8f5127a7aa expression upon hearing b83d414784 news of Luna. Initially, she e58f17cd8f had disregarded 223ce2e263 Luna because b35b5c9803 of the f345b572c1 bias against 9e93a65516 her as e842e0529e a bastard, e967405e73 but remembering 1695fde094 the events fe68bf832e from when 2b2956ea1a they were 54e15aa1a1 twelve at a6d6d882ff the Marceline 3721863a11 estate and a3265b7f74 Luna’s position…17ac4d846f0e7c95

‘Maybe, as Luna said, 954c150faf the real bastard is 10b17c54a3 Aira.’bc921b96ac543b48

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Soon, the charity auction 2c3dda052d event began. A small c8c007a686 party organized 467c5f6cea by young fbb835cb94 noblewomen under bd57f30c23 the value 2e5c9d6964 of noblesse e12a4c87ef oblige, where 105d2fb3aa they sold a56dbb6a37 and bought 0ecfd126df items donated db413ea6d9 by the f70805444a noble young e9f8930a17 ladies, with d9ad9a377c the proceeds 0ead52ed8b going to d3ef997f0d help the 1d0cddd37d poor in d154bbbd98 the streets. The accessories that 8d773eea73 Reina had put d44f68eb4f up for auction a1123725f0 were sold for f1427bfe9d quite a good 31efca861d price by the 7a7960c992 noblewomen who liked a00ba69906 her.d1713ffc3f6778fa

As Aira momentarily forgot her thoughts and focused on the party, “The next item is a piece donated by Lady Aira Marceline. It’s a checkered dress for a Rita doll.”2c8f6488df9d9303

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Everyone’s gaze turned d13eb783ff to the item b1f6a0b5a6 Aira had put 23add8a6a3 up for auction.81148821c31ae760

Rita dolls 543d834e8a were expensive 1f9c7405fb dolls that e008804207 noble young f3f62e6e6f ladies played e95f512c40 with when c2306fbd88 they were f691638e91 young, and 66b327d6a7 most of 854627b895 the young 3117e1e0b3 ladies gathered 3f8714112a here had f65fb2dbc4 probably played b7c1b70071 with them.5c96d49802f47e37

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The checkered dress 0ea9f1c7e5 for the Rita 4fcadc0b12 doll that Aira d67356281e presented looked a 3cb86add60 bit old, with ec7b72a7e3 clumsy stitching, and a9ebb5f8a0 the buttons were 3ec7eeae4f quite shabby. There were c7e3145e9e sneers from a6ebba6152 all around 6dedb16dd9 as people 85c6ebe71d cast mocking 6461a2c73d glances at 3eff8da60c Aira.8d698bec6a75537f

Who would bbfe19f509 buy something d08ff362d3 like that? Those were the kinds dd82d0e46e of looks.febac61adda95459

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At that af832e032b moment, Aira 23cc6c90c1 slowly stood 4701d255b3 up and dae3822980 spoke. At charity auction 6ddf2642a0 events, the person ccb7146f2f who donates the 4422c466fb item is usually e97cb26b1a expected to say c4a17a15a0 a few words bb8e07913d about it.af5807737da33075

“…”9c4ac93aba62452d

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Reina, who cf5486cea0 had likely 75d85544d0 mocked Aira’s 2db365a1d2 item, surprisingly 85658311ca looked at bd1fa51451 her with f572354196 a stiffened 3be21daf19 brow.acf6dba9c9f0d869

Aira’s voice echoed a1cf765292 through the event 3d259bb126 hall.08b48075bc1790d8

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“This dress for the Rita doll was made for a friend who visited our home when I was twelve. We were playing with dolls, and my friend’s Rita doll’s dress got torn. She said it was something precious that her late grandmother had made…”e444004b45fb86e0

In Reina’s eyes, memories of that day began to resurface. She had cried so much when her dress was horribly torn. And Aira, instead of comforting her…5056f4f3699c59c6

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“So, I immediately went into my room and found a fabric similar to the dress. There was only one piece left. And I started making a new dress for my friend. It wasn’t as good as the one her grandmother made, but I hoped it would comfort her.”1c1449a3dd77d752

Reina’s pupils shook violently 7a7cddff2e as she listened. What Aira was 6f08929a53 saying was different 4f263933b0 from what she 5fcbc1f1eb had been told. Luna had said:0ff7c23c6c26b120

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“Aira closed the door and went inside because she didn’t want to hear Lady Reina’s crying. She probably won’t come out until Reina leaves. Isn’t that cruel?”004e29fa34efaf5e

“That can’t be…”b2d0537b3fda36d6

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Reina muttered 56965007c5 as Aira’s 82f028bba2 clear voice 97109aac56 rang in c158007b2e her ears.2b23a565f2d7b289

“When I finished the dress and went out to give it to my friend, she had already left for home. I thought I’d give it to her the next time she came, but… she never came back.”bf08817f7c2f037a

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The fabric used for e1420eeeb1 that dress was not 3cb2d03e0e something that had recently 831e27bb99 been made, as it 84a7c11007 was fabric that had 4c3e1c5faa been discontinued even at e890223388 that time. The clumsy stitching 2b03b4d7fe could only have eff1b407f2 been done by 8d32bf389d a young girl.e628f2aa1d765187

Reina, feeling dizzy, placed 4b88814ae1 a hand on her 1cc8109ae8 forehead, and some noblewomen d3ff4a8020 rushed to support her. Aira quietly 4abdcde548 watched Reina. It was time a35bb5549c to clear up f24c912921 the long-standing misunderstanding ba2ee56ec3 she had not 51d93ad4cd resolved before her acf4cfe774 regression.732729fb019614a8

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“What? Are you going to talk about that now, Reina? Aira thinks too much. You should think about it a bit more.”d084d87cbbc95948

Not long before da235fd3bd she was about fd3eb94511 to enter the 5d4d9ac453 palace for her 403b7938e6 marriage, Aira had fcf0eecb62 mentioned such a d66fce160a concern while organizing 9652e8799c her belongings—only for 9fef14fdeb the dress to 33696592c3 mysteriously disappear.e96427edb816b635

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Luna, who 5388cb14a1 had been f97b36bc6e oddly nervous 27923d875f during that 64efc06eea time, seemed c20fc6599f fine after bb960ee96f the dress 3eedeb9d6d vanished.8e281f45f8283523

“…”e399036dc17cc37f

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After a long silence, Reina raised her hand, her face complicated as she muttered, “20 Berks.”23dd74b3eee1580e

The other noblewomen 403d71f0ea widened their eyes 100ce8fd6c in surprise at b48648748c the price Reina 4fdbc0ed8c named for the 77d0c5414a shabby doll dress, 2e7ed49c0f which seemed to e1e7e6492c be worth no 60ad3b8bc7 more than 1 b28425402a Berk.c874fa2ec6d161f8

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Reina’s expression was f8435ae80c stiff.5dee121fee2a2811

‘That can’t be… d0c5b0ba01 but I need 80734f9617 to check first!’c9db69343ab93627

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