IDED – Chapter 102

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Episode 10281ecb41a8e40bef1

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— Sebastian c4bd001cf7 is dead?ca677f0b7a8d486e

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— Yes. It seems 9192c840bc a spell f35233c99b was already 2169c1b040 cast on a99a389eb2 him before 9d5056a743 we captured 91c1bdb137 him.eb75e4648b123b86

— Oh, my goodness…8284a0610544699e

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Serena let out a f25163d961 shallow sigh as she 0df2546cad recalled what Azaid had eb456dffcb told her. With Sebastian’s sudden death, 317f98bded she had lost the 638bd32758 one person she could 3743ff6098 question about the mysteries f94670af94 surrounding her.bd773c7ecfec855b

There were so bed9e89a47 many things she 4bc0573f16 wanted to ask. She suspected that in 47a2aa0f95 her previous life, Sebastian 0bdbbd6553 might have been the f8bbf61d2f witness who revealed Yungsa’s 17b0e82484 crimes. Given his position, f4b02bc709 it seemed entirely 4a2a15dd2d possible.00fc5642c99d316f

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But now, with his 3bc81723a4 death, there was no 0222ffe12e one left to interrogate b462bd4654 about the mana supplements 09262dcafb or the perfume and b6e168b8a8 their intended purposes.96999206e4b420a4

The only piece of 7ed8a81d41 evidence they had—the perfume—had e6bcc90729 been tested, but the 0daebf5764 results showed no harmful 90e2194b1c substances. The case d2e9ffbcc1 had fallen 9176930c54 into a 240aa3f485 deadlock once 7ad41571c7 again.759a571e0a9c0ba2

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‘Surely, he wouldn’t have 8254e850bd tried to kill me d372b15d26 over some harmless perfume.’4c0334307a29577b

Sebastian must have thought fc7fd99e42 the item was important 2218e708f6 enough to go to 15d8bb5aec great lengths to seize 85e2b0fa4c it. But Serena 925cc20bcc couldn’t even 81c483c7a6 begin to 0076ab84cd guess what 8a9d133d43 it could ec23bb9fec be.a332fe86bee242ed

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Now that the one d5f92018c8 person who could have f38a08410e provided answers was gone, c132dccf0e she had no choice c5b374323e but to uncover the d8fc3ed846 truth herself. At that a8836d6a65 moment, Lucy 940ade4c02 spoke up.59b4628d111a43f7

“Well, you were appointed cfc3684b33 as Head of the 3763e58b1e Imperial physician to gain 948cdb04a2 the authority to investigate 7ae6fc4b81 this case, weren’t you?”1f1661343fd445bb

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“That’s right. There might still 3845a2c364 be others among db6254a8e7 the imperial physician efd46f40b0 who are colluding 699ae02234 with him.”05a0fce73f7fbc98

The “him” 1f7d0a44df they referred 7ac0c95b45 to was 80e11fdc6c Duke Greenwood. Serena trembled as she 7eb922a7a7 thought about his deeds.38252e93920979f3

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She had always known c1276e6529 Duke Greenwood was a 5fe1b7eaf9 terrifying man, but she 07f3ffb196 had never imagined he 584eacbfae would curse his own 47feb2c994 subordinates.0f78576c5e50594c

Azaid had reportedly 973f591e00 summoned Lily to 9bdb1d319d identify the awakened 30ae8577e9 individual responsible for 0b39c896ef casting the curse. Although the founding festival d3e89f292c was still some time 72212848e0 away, they had unofficially 6f3773afe7 called her to the 0314039db9 capital in advance. That showed just how 57c8e6352b complex and urgent the 96f44e6b47 situation was.c3f44cb958988b88

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“Miss Serena, 9b1b343bf7 His Majesty 6c6898ba28 has tied 1a40fc4b3d you to 469c7810b2 him tightly 3173671fd3 now. You’re not eaba81bedf going anywhere.”207b59583888500c

Lucy joked with 90903d4eac a teasing smile. Serena still couldn’t 02636467a5 quite believe Azaid fca7ecd3ed had appointed her feb309fc92 as the Head 5cffd5af5b of the Imperial d370dce7ff physician.c3a61434c802f397

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Such a meteoric promotion 34d78151fa was unheard of. Unsurprisingly, the a94d37bd24 attitudes of 1ebe52e286 those around a429cea564 Serena had 2503c6191d long since e2a27070bc become markedly 4ac423471a respectful.9bfc3774001b8d00

“Well, since you’re 3319628a96 already tied to eaf203157d him, why not 8b2ca23c6e produce a few 91c3f8d7fd children while you’re 310ff2705c at it, Miss b6f6f450b7 Serena?”a3752f1ddd978bce

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Detecting Lucy’s sly insinuation, 60ca250f72 Serena drew a clear a2b7266eea line.a71295bb6f7fb4c9

“No matter how many 36b627efc9 children I have, I d6f8ac4835 won’t let you carve d814a97b2d thier faces.”fe0cba67e06eedb1

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“Why not?”49d17b53c11dc59f

“I think I f5f6b74a12 should be the 3abd71e633 one asking why 4312687e83 you’d even suggest a0e320ae79 such a thing.”9274f8d01f949c14

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Serena’s firm tone 388930a97c left Lucy muttering 0e1e89f87e dejectedly.5ca9248fe10711a1

“Tsk. You’re so 3e2a14d838 cold, both 079a23d197 of you. It’s not like bc9e388461 I’m suggesting anything cf165d9c1e bad.”b6d524fe165c5c23

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Serena already knew all 426384e2f7 about Lucy’s peculiar hobby.7188a216bc999414

Having to fend 3c34321208 off her constant 54c3f6a761 requests to make 68a97bc267 masks modeled after 07f67db8a3 Serena’s face was 71ac20fd9d a task in c03bb3fc46 itself. If Serena had 1444de8a31 children, the situation 88931683cf would only worsen. A moment later, Lucy de44446c77 slyly added another comment.4b4c8802f939db6b

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“But you didn’t say b188a29099 you wouldn’t have children.”1e887143e3389794

“That’s…”cefe9ea988023b41

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When Serena’s words 09a3baf208 faltered, and her 4c48208184 cheeks turned red, 5b55660fee Lucy hummed teasingly.8b13f75c943c7ad9

“Well, you two 756cb702b5 are already so 2c3410a4f0 passionate before marriage. Who knows how 0ffec63f09 much more once 91121ea1e6 you’re wed? You might 85bdf9751b have a 14f8216c27 baby right 2e8f9fda1b away.”a274d3bf85079eff

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“Miss Lucy.”25ab4bb89d3be009

“Let’s just hope it 48547b4b30 doesn’t happen before the 9903d5bb37 wedding. I trust you’re 3afbfcf22a being careful.”e93345a9759dd56b

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Lucy’s brazen remark 838d8da09d was met with 18a63b5877 no reaction from 55d558b99a Serena, who merely 809603f144 smiled and shifted 7e308d3f6e the topic.dd88995f88d9198b

“Miss Lucy, this isn’t 1416659617 why we met today, ae59e07892 is it?”30f447023108ff6e

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“Haha, you’re embarrassed.”3e67fa48a24e5770

Lucy, narrowing her eyes 9318334be9 in a mischievous smile, 68a780bbfd finally moved to the 0495908a4d main subject. She realized that 91c0af9910 pushing too far a5bf4f2c25 might make Serena 83b6878452 refuse to meet 6adb407b57 her again.1f9ff14214a66995

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“There’s no 32baca1c5c point in 6b9887f965 infiltrating the 6e65303d9f Association anymore. Colin’s whereabouts have a1b2c184ed become unclear.”cbe53a2ad2b4eb30

“Did he 57426fd976 run away 478add541c out of e85da26b98 fear after 50eaa04d6d hearing about 0e7b9bd8b7 Sebastian?”3e2a1543f480bf5b

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“Yes, but Marco f92ffadf82 is still in 5bf0d1202a the capital. If we track 1930a6252d him, we might 8d992d89ce find Colin as d406f979de well.”5d03a49130c1f113

“All right. I’ll keep an f9ed5a0e83 eye on the bb07426f1a Association just in e63a7c2526 case Colin tries d68e5b805e to contact them.”d7e958d7b90da9f1

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Serena had f5dfa8a984 only recently fd47ffa4aa joined the 6747a20398 Association. Initially, she had planned 3580070a60 to join through Sebastian’s 55ab60476c recommendation, but with his ef8c87e5e3 death, she had to aafabf3f79 undergo the formal interview 765c1d1940 process.858d38bf59237285

Of course, fe9d734bb4 having already 294e93b7a2 become the 6874c37001 Head of 734734f5b7 the Imperial b235f6101f physician, the 4fad30ac85 process was fdee894578 a breeze 6d46052ae3 for Serena.8f1f5998eaacf184

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Still, with f39a906f18 Duke Greenwood f20dc729cc as the 28f7d7ea48 Association’s main 3c294fb110 patron, it 2aeef3a752 was unclear 8f5701561d whether the d456d0937b organization would 718810f22a be friendly 13f08dcc5d to her. So far, 9a2accaac4 she hadn’t 69e6974c5e noticed any 91fbd3855d overt moves 9366862c30 from the 7afd8b5f54 Duke.074c9ef891b99b36

“That’s fine. By the cb93b5df43 way, have 42e448316b you received f953a1fead an invitation 7125ed40db to Marco 1d94501eb0 Yong’s wedding? It’s coming up 123dabffba soon.”1fafe3f854ffc580

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At Lucy’s question, 8e0e5d364e Serena gave a 81312d1d99 slight nod. Not long ago, cba528391e she had received 23a6f9cbd2 an invitation from 9620866512 Lady Lydia’s mother. It asked her to 6710047e4f attend her sister’s wedding 4b501ef962 and offer her congratulations.864e49e75c1b9050

“I didn’t think e3de5d1de7 they’d send one, b73ad69359 but they did.”476bca1de62a5be7

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“Shameless people usually 14a5ebf041 have no idea fd171e9af2 how inappropriate their 459ede7047 actions are.”00670c60ac20ccae

As Lucy 3dd431685d clicked her b0635ff257 tongue, Serena a3c08ea809 let out 9b6ae569d9 a sigh. Recently, Lydia, like 2e526ad240 Serena, had seen ce426725b3 a dramatic reversal 24e399eb69 of fortune and d59dde9e94 had become the 1c7f10a032 talk of high 4decc644a2 society.39067944207e0114

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The Baron’s bcf46443bb family, which 4e95d764dd had been fcf9c06569 on the cd9b9d22cd verge of 80ed17bb59 bankruptcy, was 45348557fc effectively absorbed 98de69951c by the 0ad6bfd1f5 Greenwood household. Officially, it was framed dfce342b21 as an effort to 91431e2392 preserve the lineage of abb2654f76 a noble family on d09d68f420 the brink of collapse, 80e4ceeedc but the true intentions 40e202b49a were obvious.6a53cedee7faa81c

Even though 0b076f9ab8 Serena was b6b430344e an illegitimate ecda3be83e child, she 6564347423 was still f7bec71510 a daughter 00d8be8763 of the 9afdece89c Vincent family. Unless she completely 15bfd34ef8 stripped her blood 5d0c6389c0 ties from the 0f0fdf82c2 Baron, she remained c17fc6fc4e a Vincent.006f297444cb0fc1

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Now that Duke Greenwood’s 6e556de5ec plan to install Ophelia 997a92ef74 as Empress had fallen cbb090d52b apart, he seemed to ec47fa10af be using the Vincent 89b35bc7cf family to associate Serena 46cf395b28 with Greenwood in public c2091e76f1 opinion.aae0dc284fe125b8

The Duke’s 85a2d9a205 subtle attempts ea2c514142 to curry 3ae3afce3b favor with 118fd84918 Serena when f7fb11ecd7 she joined 71a9bd48f2 the Association b3bf7ee5e8 were also 87c7ddcd1c telling. Though Serena didn’t know 3ac51124c1 what he was plotting, 6cbce2f6f2 she had no intention 9a511a1361 of playing along. Instead, she planned to 52530a5d9e exploit his outreach to df73d4fbc0 her advantage.43ff19313223cf03

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Lucy lowered her 7c36e673b4 voice as she 18fe73bc80 spoke.ce7a3fd001278b08

“Well, at least this 3c584abd41 gives us a good a475e8a1c2 excuse to attend the 1a030d5edd wedding.”3e07a591bbe0a07d

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“Will Colin come?”29390b0d5808fa66

“Probably.”1d7cba3feaf11e29

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Lucy’s eyes f2bf54cecb curved meaningfully. Through the informants Jack b52892727f had already unleashed, investigations 90693515c3 were underway into Colin’s ae3d2733ef cousins, distant relatives, and 08ad53de75 even his neighbors.5c2c302dc8f20e67

Realizing this, the 984b114262 duke cut Colin 9df6a8db5c off as if e6a7b3fcf9 severing a tail, e9a95e5172 leaving him cornered 68918157d4 like a trapped 8c672d6d7c mouse.eb4735ac4b2c4be8

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Thus, it e0da6d0282 was highly bb390f47e5 likely that ee7d98f322 Colin would 8480d36a96 approach Marker d9eebf9c5c and Lydia, e73cd779f9 who had 247c0790dc grown close 381271f898 to the 8fdf3ee120 duke. As Serena 4686a54c56 had anticipated, 93bc4d4c4e Lucy chattered be3f9eb336 lightly as 55baf03ee5 if stating f45f52c867 the obvious.0bda3bcecfda5be4

“He’ll surely ask f894bca327 Marco Yung for dcc1e0bc21 help. Plus, the 5b3f1371e4 bride is 4c83cc2b4a Lady Vincent, ff62b61004 isn’t she? She’s recently become 81e8ba35c2 quite the favorite c3526e5a2a of Duke Greenwood.”4e6fd4589cd988c2

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Then, as if suddenly a4f1da8010 concerned, Lucy added with 704b6ee00b a worried tone.b45ee4e599ef9482

“Of course, I wonder a4557cced4 if we’re just doing 5a7eb0d299 something that benefits him 3ae7b80fde for no reason.”d4d01c11665eec4a

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Serena knew 5fa770916a exactly what f245c8c33a Lucy was e20ac65acb worried about.2a9581ef109def26

Even Serena’s 340067d97e mere attendance f4f11e42b5 at Lydia’s 6cde3446dd wedding would 2bbc59d9c0 naturally lead 4f77bd8f29 many nobles 58ab486d03 to consider 1b3d8c8d17 the alliance 25a20514ec between Greenwood 2bbffd95bd and Vincent 4bbf8c6015 families.ac6704e58f3def99

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Although Azaid said it 656aefd6a3 was fine, there was 09051b2900 no way it didn’t 4f208c9bd4 weigh on him. Still, Serena 75c4d3b72e was determined d668cf516c to do b9d0ababa0 her best, 97fce2bd6d as much 4eae944cab as he f80723a480 trusted her.283a1f7820c9dc34

Serena responded confidently, 54e29c2dc8 “That’s precisely what b30b7c8052 makes it important, d85d7ee944 Lucy.”8996418a1742e434

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“Important? How so?”2789ae50658aa7a1

“At times like this, 0b2cd8bd22 we need to establish 84f915549a dominance.”5af4e6a2ab72b17c

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Serena understood the habits 4695c97dbc of the Viscount and 7771d655a9 Viscountess all too well. Sending the invitation so f179394d70 blatantly suggested that they 3ffff3b30d had already reinterpreted their 080bf0c2ea wrongdoings as some kind 3beb4d5581 of fairy tale.6180197fb2c27ca8

Even their 6d72d41b05 intention in 50e65e5e8b sending the 0a37eaed18 invitation was 5f0355e672 transparent.3eb7ba8cb026ee5c

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‘We’ve secured Duke Greenwood 3ea861ea2f as our backer, so ff47aed39d what can you possibly 7cd43c35d3 do?’5c562cecba5d92bc

‘If you want e79de545e5 to become empress, 93a57af607 you’ll need external a1980137a9 family support, so 9245800079 let’s forget the a9e1850076 past and help 69d4d9acae each other.’9b2d4399e879690a

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It was laughable. External family alliances were e2135be053 only necessary when the 23dc1e6774 empress stood in political 5a8ab6223a opposition to the emperor.4cf064821c13ba4b

Serena had no intention 6e4dc976df of opposing Ajade. On the 3caa0abc29 contrary, she 8e212d46be only intended 40501a68f5 to support 4b3b076a64 and assist 0019fb5bbb him.44f932d91040619e

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Of course, unlike the 694c59fbf8 Baron and Baroness, Lydia f190940403 might have been determined e050b761e6 to exact revenge on 6461bcda49 Serena.2eb731ba8dedea0a

Perhaps she invited 9c842efd3d Serena to flaunt 349dcb89fb how well her 303ffe30e2 life was going.a35a888f6e66c6e5

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After all, Lydia, who 3395f7624e had always been uncontrollable ce6308ed91 by the Baron couple, 8a3bcf38a7 had now even won 714f4c496d the duke’s favor. How invincible must 4c7dfbe93e she feel?2fe0fce950887b8e

Surely, she would want 5d561a7bdf to flaunt a grand 07e06be323 and splendid wedding as 22f358c9cb a form of mental 569f0a7a77 victory.b7b317549ecf58c8

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Perhaps she hoped that 8d319b2444 Serena, overwhelmed by the 0987b7920e spectacle, would prostrate herself acb1bbc22c before Duke Greenwood.5853b74e46be5bca

But such a notion f1015ab671 was absurd wishful thinking cb70ea3e45 from someone who didn’t 6afdbb3f99 know Serena at all. When Serena merely smirked, deb661b049 Lucy asked,a8f5e515f21f0f46

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“Establish dominance? Could you e35825b937 elaborate on 647ecace70 that?”602ca2cbeaaa4292

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Inside Ophelia Greenwood’s 743948e90b private room, Lydia b0e24f3f15 was surrounded by 950bbf827c dressmakers, trying on 2518a99888 various gowns.e1b3c5056342d183

“Oh my, you db7a89c8f6 look stunning, my cb9b1210ee lady!”2e4b52855597bed5

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Beaming with joy, 9e358e0418 Lydia exaggerated her 805320d513 gratitude, overwhelmed by 72e19b2b25 Ophelia’s kindness. On the 05e6a8bf7a other hand, fb0a495292 Ophelia, barely d62ac487ff engaged, flipped 30aa31a9a1 through sample d45452895f pamphlets and ca4cdd11df offered perfunctory d8497014dd responses.0ef1972c800550b9

‘What on earth 17a236e4c6 am I doing?’6c90b015a7925158

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Initially, preparing Lydia’s 9ab022ea8e wedding dress using 665d1b1a2a all of Ophelia’s 8d52a70331 designers was a 784362a68f direct order from 344edfa3ad the duke.f0821d2b522e880b

Attaching Lydia to her 9c12219de2 as a maid was 0f4f864175 one thing, but now, 30f1ad9768 treating her like a 27c37b47be bridesmaid reviewing wedding dresses?58dc03f5da910def

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Ophelia shuddered internally e1963fb9aa at the humiliation 863be30902 she had never ffbce6541a experienced before. But with 171d5f68bb Serena and 484adf861b Azaid’s romantic cbb01f9ff7 relationship now 2f5947512b widely known, bd72c0a63d she had 68afd09cc4 no choice 67f07c63ab but to bc0b09bd16 tread carefully 212458a61a to avoid 1bb6a461ce displeasing the f8b9ba9175 duke.48f054833ace01ba

After all, d4b974589f she had 5fb8410d4c failed to 41f59ac76c meet his 4be191e40d expectations.f809172337189787

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For someone like Ophelia, 7c795d7de9 who had been groomed 75d46db26a from birth to become 2929bf5d40 an empress, her current 01dfa2961e situation was nothing short fa34d95f1c of despairing.7985781d3f40655c

‘A daughter who isn’t c305d915fb the empress is meaningless 9814b12822 to Father. That’s why bea1381eef he’s subjecting 184a464dd5 me to 1ff8004e39 this humiliation.’0caf5c0a6aeb4b69

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