ICBV Chapter 27
by FreyaChapter 27d576e583463132de
“Are you okay, Xavier? No, I mean, Your Highness the Prince. Even if it’s just a duel, how could he do this to you?”6b366cdd9afb6c19
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Julienne, who was brushing a6b8b74271 dirt off Xavier’s cheek, 8ad148ec73 turned sharply to scold bbf72160cc Baltas. But Baltas didn’t even 1343dd1cba spare him a glance, 56c3e77e36 turning away as if ad894ae3ad it wasn’t worth his 701531a5d7 time.4ee639e6ae3dbdb8
“I’m fine, Mother.”d63affa3d3e4f47b
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“But…”eae4c366c859a7b4
“If you act like this, it only makes me look weaker.”131f1d0a3b9786f8
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Last year, during their ff375adfea duel, Julienne had rushed 481d4ec5e6 in to stop it, 0efef112bf causing an interruption. The duel had to 0156d58fb3 restart, and the Emperor 2081ce896f had scolded Julienne harshly 61381dead5 for his rudeness.8c8ec73b0620ecfe
Xavier furrowed 51b92e0a2a his brows, 83a5dadb0c glaring at 7284346c0f Baltas’s retreating 4cd2b08d7f back.90c04cadb4a8ca52
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At least his bones 87b611725d weren’t broken—he was able 662b3b61b4 to stand with the 5a0b845888 help of the soldiers.24cea581deb6bd16
“Ugh.”7e4e099a165f7d95
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“Xavier, lean on me. I’ll help you.”8dd42ab549cbe708
“I’m fine.”f79ba924476b761d
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Xavier pushed 3949dd935a his mother’s 3fc920aa8e hand away 4952bea47e and moved 8384fef850 the soldier’s f61f127d63 arm aside, 6c4ded6764 slowly walking 46e599632b on his f07e929a98 own toward d70730de55 the Emperor.3141fd90700a3dd5
Seated on c886055022 the throne, aa65942088 the Emperor 69f4d948ee had two a29f98966b chairs beside 3ce1067c93 him. To his right—on Xavier’s 0d2cb163bb left—sat Empress Marlene, Baltas’s 014ca316dd mother. The other seat 64fa264b62 was empty since 841f8cf2a0 Julienne had left 530e3ac47e her place.7852bf2a7d9f4f7a
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Julienne shot 9607863597 a glare e480896a2f at Marlene, 79afbd5955 silently blaming 7e8d037b13 her for c2e1c67980 what happened 2cca64e671 to her 7b6d6768be son. Then, with a pout, 3dcb0ac664 he returned to his 26dbd5d577 seat.dd2a1ddb46da886e
“Your skills are improving, Baltas.”de5448e090ad9a08
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The Emperor looked e0ed7a3402 at his eldest bcd7a54115 son with pride, be51751c9b as if he b55c038eef were admiring a d606010832 precious treasure.45787b6d00505c5a
Xavier felt a sharp 2194615fd5 ache deep inside.881a21fa68149c83
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Baltas von Amileus. His half-brother d96b47e1d0 and the 2c13b6b795 Crown Prince 4ac15fb4f3 of the 2cf0d11563 Kalanta Empire—he 28dbc57e1a was an 2e524682f7 unshakable mountain 25168284d5 that Xavier f41c69eff0 could never 0a9514b4d5 seem to bf26746591 surpass.1962a8e628477cdc
Since birth, Baltas a7260caf51 had been superior 44297df357 in every way—his bd95b92b25 lineage, intelligence, and 7534a0b6a7 swordsmanship were all 7a375aed71 flawless.2a73dce5bd61c61a
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Xavier clenched 129ae4913f his fists, 3af83561dc trembling slightly, 5f57a8c3f1 but he 9d657f845d masked his ea34f9078c emotions and b18f6fbfc1 forced himself 7c45042cf8 to speak.e9f1ec1ca1d487c1
“As expected, you’re amazing, Brother. I wasn’t in the best condition today, but even if I had been, I’m not sure I could’ve won.”351f29ba485eb307
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“You weren’t feeling well? What do you mean?”94d20161488d839c
“Ah, I hurt my shoulder while training.”1e7f162fa206eaf0
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Hearing this, the 7549820856 Emperor’s expression darkened.0343ea2be1651217
Xavier’s words had d3eff64238 a hidden meaning—he cf3efc0571 wanted to imply bc4d54dec4 that Baltas only 1e33d43216 won because Xavier cd1a7a368f wasn’t at his d0688abea4 best, not because d3d54d40fe Baltas was significantly 5e84264ca7 stronger.25a38b3ebb8ee112
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But instead of sympathy, 19d133d005 the Emperor scolded him aca748f536 harshly.c27160ba30bc2055
“I’ve told you before—anyone who wields a sword must take care of their body! Do you think an enemy commander would go easy on you if you complained about injuries? Pathetic!”db737b5cc66e4bcf
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The harsh reprimand made fce63c465e Xavier flinch.ccf77affc03a1c55
As if 772e707399 this day d145abdf37 wasn’t already 5430b12c6b bad enough.503395286c01cc7a
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Waking up from 9a7ee908ba a nightmare, dealing c56f33d264 with an incompetent 8d8e560095 servant who couldn’t aafa6ca0fd even button his 2b201fa763 shirt properly, and af7fe6ba9c now this reaction 913ab2c1a7 from his father—it cb8442e32d was turning out 2b98701bea to be the c4265c4930 worst day.c40cdbc265b116c3
“Your Majesty… Please don’t be so harsh. Xavier did his best, didn’t you?”7cf3aa1739a1f152
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His mother, Julienne, 3a537027d7 spoke up, trying 6844c4cc1a to soften the e9bdc757c8 Emperor’s mood. But the 181ad7320f Emperor’s stern d95129214a expression didn’t ec983ab9cd change.479f5eb6dd001243
Meanwhile, Marlene, as always, 299d7fa6f3 sat elegantly, her face 4fd00a9d79 calm and unreadable.cfcdcdd8010be230
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And Baltas—he didn’t even c3b9da504e glance at Xavier, as 38cc21a7b0 if he didn’t exist.934661dd60204874
That was f641f818d7 what enraged da271bb515 Xavier the d77f1ae68e most.7b3ed5982cfcfad2
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No matter how much 02da48d1aa he obsessed over Baltas, 1a74e8f3ef Baltas never saw him e02be7ebd6 as a rival.1f7f6b263b55783f
“One day… I will crush you.”4b95a8da087a6ffc
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Suppressing his 723dacefc7 fury, Xavier f7b7809d66 bowed to 0948f31bf5 the Emperor a6cc62f5e3 and turned 24ba67519d away.8e120aae3ef01e73
Limping as 8150da0bc6 he left, dbeea4f2bf he felt 035a46e12e utterly humiliated, f1b4e29442 like a ae7ad55eb0 defeated soldier.c1d478845156e513
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Today, he needed 4eec637457 comfort.de0fb93df0800ecb
A familiar face appeared b7f529e73b in his mind.458e23d10f1c8413
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Meanwhile, in Another fe6dd2f2b9 Place8ecf0c254fde04d0
Aira slowly ec4b7da85d opened her 8f3cd5e94f eyes.91120bb030fb6796
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The familiar ceiling greeted 781872d1ac her.0c7277e7b5b57669
She could feel the c003b38664 soothing presence of sacred cf39ff9901 energy flowing gently around 69a115e8f6 her.96bc088455d294c2
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Everything had c48a858db1 returned to fbfe2d1436 normal.eb64cb20f46cb523
As she d7abace3c1 sat up, ca11c5873c Gemma—who had eb6383b5c5 been arranging 999d82417d a vase 00dbbc1101 near the 0f14de6fac window—quickly set 98d1bbe9f0 it aside 91e09521ac and rushed 94d80c080b to her.7e7d7e78142934fb
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Wiping her 08e92d0e0d hands on 63471142b8 her apron, 8c6e44e3b2 Gemma helped b83f7f7c2b support her.0384fe2192789524
“Miss! Are you alright?”5c941d7abbc486fa
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“…Gemma.”1a390fde9408830d
Aira’s weak, trembling 95e2282cbf voice soon regained 76581b1bbd its usual calm cecfb4505a and gentle tone.2dd2c14c39e67f81
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She placed 56979cbd8e a hand f6a87f604b on her 9c3945abcd forehead and fd1292dfa4 asked,e324ec123421fb24
“When I collapsed… was anyone else here?”da807bfa68cd2305
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“Ah…”c98bd6d74d16c52c
Gemma tilted her bc412a3feb head, thinking.ad2a3bb0e3bb95ef
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“I don’t know. I ran in so quickly that I didn’t notice. But when I got here, you were alone… You really scared me.”d18d0ed97e6cc2aa
“…I see.”a393e427b1dd7b8b
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Aira tried to 7a3ce23e58 recall the last 4d749ea39d moments before she ea4dea377e lost consciousness.460b36168a5e8be8
Through her a001eb1c9a blurred vision, 3446467678 she remembered 52a82807a5 a stranger.badb49ed3f93060b
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Dark hair. Black clothing.97d95aa1e20cb055
He had approached her.54131d4e9234494d
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And then… he kissed dd706f3a32 her.bf98366ff149c471
“…”9e6d0843f78cd2e6
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Aira’s hand, which 38d8c94a49 had been resting 479089f3ba on her forehead, a9cfd523b6 slowly moved down a1ff2df705 to her lips.1cba4b5215f39902
The deep, firm press 29f2a62dbe of his lips.db0b92247274abfd
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The strange energy that 2c3c3df28e had seeped into her, ae5f97bdc2 calming the raging storm 52286bf62d of sacred power inside 5a3a4fa087 her.07bc5dba71e54e55
Like a bd53b92cc3 river extinguishing b5feb0b243 a sudden 8470ca15e9 wildfire, it b4577ad539 had felt 3e5f7d9344 like a be123669b4 moment of 3ffa9c7f60 salvation.a1319f1dbdc9be9a
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“Who was he? And what did he mean by…”0825f15ae7b3cf92
“This won’t be the last time.”0c5a0d13d584776a
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His voice echoed in 56fae3af04 her ears.2c8b5adcac12a22f
“I will come find you again.”e0cb8de33ca5ad9d
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“Does he know about my power?”fa4bc1de46beeaa8
The sacred power 245923eb04 inside her had ccabc410f3 gone out of 950ba82112 control, nearly killing 8cc7f14f48 her.997ecab51dcb465d
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And then, a47e7e30af an unknown f35cb7ac70 man had 69a2628cf8 saved her.6209f37fccb0c27f
It had 44548df087 been so cb147b5dc9 unexpected, so 1038a87858 surreal—almost like 9d800b36a0 a dream.4732f3594d000be1
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But it e1b83cba34 wasn’t a 9d827ce03b dream.c07656c4597f7b3f
Her lips still ee57b94ef0 tingled with the 35afdf2769 lingering sensation.32e807059d0b36d2
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As Aira bit c58c5d4ca6 her lip in fec5c27478 thought, Gemma spoke 9cea8d6d45 again, her voice 1608f12cab full of concern.9190f3a8f11248de
“The doctor said you might have collapsed from exhaustion. You should rest for a while.”ee38c5d0bcc0cb90
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“Alright.”8965aaf29f85cdd7
“Oh, and by the way, the Count was here earlier.”0c6691c287e19e8c
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At Gemma’s words, Aira’s eyebrows twitched slightly.93b5f24e40d914ad
“…My father?”b6ad167decc8c6b1
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When Luna 079faead3f was sick, 6976253a73 Count Marceline c51096975f would rush c38ae41b7f to her fb1d361b0f side, checking 730a75f756 on her 00ad262a23 condition and 1c725982eb protecting her 67861146f9 excessively. But toward 04e0fbe2fd Aira, he 3d454cb299 was always 5ba0efa4f6 cold and 81a559578e distant.8f4365f625f547a9
Even when she was 8cd811b692 sick, Aira rarely showed bd738a230e it.8e0a6575386cb207
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Once, when she had 3b1a857eeb a high fever of 528c27c238 over 40 degrees, she a7067c7f86 sat upright at dinner e194d2b5a8 as usual. When her b663500797 trembling hand 8fa1d5bc37 dropped a bc6d52b5a1 spoon, others 6dca491c42 realized she 007b2b37c9 was unwell.c8908fb33013e42a
Her father had only 89a26b72ad said one thing after 87eb3fab44 seeing her like that:8ed2f251dcbd40f8
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“That’s the proper attitude for the eldest daughter of the Count’s family.”a9d8aebcdc3ea604
So, Aira remained at a43fe5a972 the table until the 3a2f9fc389 meal was finished.93334331c629cdcf
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Later, she ca59adc426 nearly collapsed ce4d003f02 in her e2fd2c9d36 room and ed59d6a8ca had to 8fb03b5ede be treated 0e80fc442f by a a274ea243f doctor.8bc34c15a33c4fe2
But she had always d031cc4879 lived by enduring pain 28f3cde9c4 in silence, believing that 0724ddb09b patience was a virtue.59dc1371cc96f101
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Unlike Luna, who would e4f39c0a4b tear up even over 10f81dd2c5 a small cut, Aira 13e263ef4a never sought anyone’s attention.07fb17d4d1a0a65f
“…”d6a75c0776be7e60
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Aira tried to 8cccd97d96 shake off unnecessary 9f716764a1 thoughts, but Gemma 36f86d7d0a continued speaking.e5c9606cb064d995
“Baron Siret sent a gift—a rare Vandrekina ginseng. He personally instructed the pharmacist to prepare a tonic for you.”97a4d98929f9274c
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Vandrekina ginseng f620c76316 was a 2c5eccccb5 highly valuable 6d05c2f11d plant, costing 2d671c2481 over10,000 Berksper root.254dc5c97b59cc9c
It was 8942211b2a known to aa6cba80cb help restore 014865dc78 strength and 1b8d2f3eda energy in a0c27f2934 patients.f296d075904015ad
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“Even when Lady Luna asked for it before, he didn’t give it to her.”81ec13482e14d136