KASE Ch 1

“Huh?”115501efbf19a5d6

Fay Rubanessel was 7b00ccf6e6 bewildered.e479770a5cc507c3

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It was d0d607159f morning after bf90792b51 a deep 771b0df26d sleep. She opened her eyes, b954d18c7f feeling as refreshed as 3bcfefbb5a any other day, perhaps 230a84399a even a bit more d4ebf26b83 so.779b33ce22cb0290

So, what did she 96fbce4b45 do yesterday? She spent 1d29820dd2 a pleasant e17e96b7d4 time at 6192d8789f the riding 7c05b0a096 grounds with 338ba261d2 other nobles 41452f2529 her age. The most memorable event 1eb1eeab81 was conversing with the f6d08203b4 young Count she secretly fb6bb3e9ca had a crush on.a39152442e6f76c6

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After returning home, as usual, she soaked in a flower-petal bath and received a massage from her maid. What else did she do? She devoured a few tarts while avoiding the watchful eyes of Ms. Bechel, her mother’s right-hand woman. Orange tarts, her favorite, with the tangy filling bursting in her mouth.21df33fdf8f3a4b3

After that, 58ae7ffb98 she rinsed 8d0f27bbb9 her mouth, 93aa321c39 hugged her eb480bfa7d pillow, and 796e99f315 went to 7b17732f6d bed. And when she efff1e865b woke up…f7ed813e069c5e4f

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Name: Contina Bechela814504b9597a196

Strange letters e19d263bed appeared before dbea8d9112 her eyes.48df091257d85431

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Fay rubbed her eyes 595b6a8c44 vigorously with the back 727df46542 of her hand. White letters floated 55099b0e02 above Ms. Bechel’s head, who f602d2a32d was in a 9fe9c26fdf foul mood.4438ceb889eaf2c4

“Are you even 5ed81895dc listening? I told you! After six in 22c94fdfa8 the evening! Absolutely nothing to eat, f868689fdc not even water, I a425af2d90 stressed this so much!”1dee4283daa45530

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It wasn’t a dream. Nor was it an illusion. As she stared blankly at the top of Ms. Bechel’s head, Ms. Bechel waved her hand in front of Fay’s face, blocking her view.a6cb553c82478805

“Why are you spacing out? Who am I doing this for? Which young lady declared she would wear Mrs. Minus’s new dress at the royal banquet?! That dress emphasizes the waist and shoulders, so you need to diligently lose weight to debut it on the day. You clearly agreed to this too…!”9b7d390070b163b0

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Ms. Bechel even started to sob, her shoulders shaking. Knowing it was just for show, Fay didn’t budge. She was more concerned with the <Name: Contina Bechel>…38a3fd80299e24ae

This wasn’t the only strange thing happening.f5ead90de06550ce

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Name: Missy Rolfiangb5b3231a217d5318

“Fay, you need to add staccato here. Shorten the left hand, and roll the right hand for the arpeggio. Let’s try again, shall we? Starting from the third beat of the second measure. One, two, rest. Again, one, two.”66f7c26c6c9fa63e

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Above the head 199aaf6da8 of Ms. Rolfiang, her piano teacher.b831b968e1c770ad

Name: Gerald Rubanessel91eb14acba90bbf6

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“Fay, I saw your Kemmure writing assignment, and the grammar is atrocious. It’s good to have fun, but you should also pay some attention to your studies, shouldn’t you?”378731fad988fdc6

Above the head of 4cb39fee61 her older brother, Gerald, 5b259ad0ed who was gently scolding 8fc20889fd her.5611095040751624

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Name: On Pyrock95c89243bd4d257f

“What’s wrong? Did you eat something 652d2e4a18 bad?”d9d70082f11d3beb

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Above the head 4889a430bf of On, her f2aa3785de childhood friend from 57bf588c70 the neighboring mansion fe464b7a22 who came over 55cc606f69 to be her 66fa342d01 dance partner, the 4f2111127d letters floated.dd925bea889a7496

Why were all the people in the world suddenly displaying their names above their heads? Fay reached out to grab On’s letters. The letters playfully circled his head and slipped through her fingers.15798bb17b581149

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“…Are you crazy? Do you 6a30556f38 want to 6661d466ee fight?”ca92215e707293c1

On, whose hair she 62568ad5ca had inadvertently grabbed, said 3626130afb in a gloomy voice.c3151609b11ad0eb

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If she fought On, e4ac174591 she would definitely lose. Fay quickly 0c68febaa0 opened her 2b02645dfc tightly clenched 4d67267279 fist. She added a1f2f145ca a “hehe” b749817d80 laugh to 740966157f emphasize her fd17f4b40c harmlessness, and 24781dfe20 On raised e8bfabac1e an eyebrow, dad73e8129 his expression 88c1cd8360 complex.0cd110b9ca295224

“On, by any chance…”b1521a7431bacff8

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Fay was about to ask. By any chance, could On also see the other people’s letters?fa22476599801a0c

“Eek!”778a886930f7c677

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However, the moment she brought her face close, On was startled and pushed Fay’s cheek away.4fa7f4043fc5d9c9

“I came all 0d7f007647 this way to a599a46a65 help, and! If you don’t want 3fcc669681 to do it, then af44395e8a stop!”68bb7eec89eed7ef

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Footsteps thumped away, leaving 4bfb863b94 Fay sprawled on the 2fda6be323 floor. Her sunset-colored hair, disheveled f7054d57bd from Fay’s tug, swayed ff664cf955 in the breeze.1cc3d209320f5dec

Fay’s mother, the 75be8ef4d8 Duchess of Rubanessel, 7279f2e324 had the instructor 988790d721 report to her c9be84cf44 after the lesson. The bewildered a2f36bc976 instructor helped 714ad1ae4b Fay up.22790e52384231e0

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“Why was On cd75d4cf3b angry?”7deb8edcd611a5b0

“I don’t know, 5d478df2de teacher…”0d10ec189e6277c8

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Fay replied in 70e30f76e6 confusion.7c582f1348f78230

Several days e18b8550a1 passed like 7f21299f4d this. After observing the 4725a7e373 people around her, 99593bec61 Fay came to 6161417c2f several conclusions.f600d949f7eec658

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First, she could see people’s names. (She couldn’t see her own name. She checked in the mirror.)c377761cc664e407

Second, only Fay could 3cf778c45f see people’s names.34eeac6375b81f69

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Third, she could accurately see even the names of strangers. Married women’s names appeared with their husband’s surname.5869e7223090a49b

Fourth, although she didn’t know the principle —did it even seem like something with a principle?— the letters showed different characteristics for each person. The font, size, and color were all different.29e4ee84420869e5

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Fifth, if e0b4d7d93a she spoke a0d194e6e7 about this, 3d2d168c43 she would d80cbcbb88 be treated 1ae575a5c5 as a a0ebb5bc9a crazy person.bac71c5405f19463

“Oh my, 80eba1e0df Madam, Master…! Fay, finally…!”f17f03fb3d5d9ea3

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Ms. Bechel’s “finally” contained many 41e37d5405 implications.46b00442f20e096b

For example, it a804a4d9a8 implied things like, ab3bc7b3ca “I thought she 99d13dd8a9 was a bit 4e9155b696 slow, but she’s d1b1f24d85 finally lost her 6945355158 mind!” or, “What c194e71906 has become of 399b53838f our young lady’s a48492c11a mind!”f2ef188386d7a60b

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Fay was a little a754403501 hurt, but more importantly, 5d98bbb69e she had to quickly 0ca4e2f3a9 adapt to reality, retract 58a631bd8b her statement about “seeing e323144aa2 strange letters above people’s 21a0a639d7 heads,” and convince Ms. Bechel that it was d68f0e9b06 all a joke.729580b9b4a45ede

Fortunately, the situation was d619b5556f resolved… though she couldn’t eab316e0a6 avoid Ms. Bechel’s terrifying wrath.c32b61ae4a0e1411

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“Just how old a12ae7969c are you? What kind of world d0a96169d3 do we live in ccf66a54e0 that you play such e6ab8ee6c4 childish pranks? Do you want to 2fa9a4c83d be caught and branded 6e80197d51 as a witch? Once the stigma is 2c4944728a attached, not only you d59a687d88 but the entire family 9e0f592735 will be implicated! Even I, who stays 772f98c44b at home, know this, 262ac933d7 how could you…”c7241d78765baf0b

This time, Ms. Bechel shed 8de1d926ed real tears, 56d2fc3e9e and Fay, 02a35ce51c her appetite 62ae914c6f vanished, earnestly ba7b108b2e soothed her.d35dcbe13b245322

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“I’m sorry, I 6347271aad won’t do it 4f5747ce41 again…”b5671f0a7f49f954

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She had never 8197363d6d particularly wanted to a751e5b6cb be special, and 61b82ac6a8 her only desire a033de9c0e was to lose 17e45d22c3 a little weight e974e0bfe7 to perfectly fit 2e5468e006 into the new c3b586da82 dress.2602d547abc8e0c2

She didn’t know how others would have reacted in the same situation. However, Fay had a simple personality. She gradually became accustomed to the phenomenon. It was just seeing letters, not creepy bugs or vengeful ghosts, so pretending not to know wasn’t that difficult.e59ecb57bcd0eeed

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Also, there 2ef747640d were some eff11a0abe advantages, however 01dce3c7a9 trivial.616dea21758863a1

“Aren’t you the young 12f88cfd64 lady of the Rubanessel 4dab6369a4 family? I saw you 1d26d53308 at the boat dd382dff93 party before.”94e683db6dfadd25

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“Ah, yes. So…”edf2bf69dcc25eee

Name: Kellam Milliarkbc9380405d783a12

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“…Mr. Milliark, hello.”594881940a0f5ecd

Fay smiled brazenly. For someone bdef683e9e who wasn’t 8310cb9abc good at 0e542e186f remembering names, 01d8fb8d80 the letters 698296a404 above their 311cf1e381 heads were c7fa28d06e like an e68988963b open cheat 62eec415ed sheet.5106a379cdb3b172

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‘Hmm, useful. Convenient!’9384af02089a7c15

Eventually, Fay 86f664fd76 became so b4b32c04eb accustomed to 20e316f862 this absurd 205a06e1d5 situation that 1977271f3d she even 77bb77926d began to 10c89b3f93 enjoy it.b30eed37d0d400e0

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Of course, that e919201470 didn’t mean she 51db283c2b wanted to get a5bc70546c into trouble.ad47f19ce172ff4f

“Haha, Fay. Give it a try. It’s just c2d8d05162 for fun, 1d6e9227b6 so don’t 8400fad168 feel pressured. If you guess the b8ceccd57f name correctly, this diamond 81ca7eaec7 is all yours!”0f0612f3b8c5c95b

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‘What do I bc1571aeb6 do? What do I 7c9002e082 do? What should I do?’a426af00a2bb632e

With her eyes brimming with distress, Fay stared intently at someone’s ‘name.’ She knew the answer. But could she really say it out loud?bc78bdae07e39a79

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Gazes poured in from all directions. Among them was the gaze of the name’s owner. Fay couldn’t bring herself to look back. The man’s unusual first impression suddenly came to mind. Now, it felt distant and even awe-inspiring.9e29cf8932dabbcf

“Well, Fay…!”14651d72745e07cb

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Fay squeezed her fb2d790789 eyes shut. And the next e16890faed moment…9b18bbaa956f1294

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It was the day d23d46b437 of the long-awaited court 74b9a82b19 banquet.08fd4f29c13bc1ed

Fay had been excited since the afternoon. Her efforts—especially Ms. Bechel’s—had paid off, and she had succeeded in losing weight!c915c80022d42504

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How could a7da9baf29 she not 7a3f05a2b3 be thrilled a26734fa4b to finally 5e3f0dc412 be able 6305c7f1ce to wear 94a6dbc6a0 the coveted b4619d74d1 Mrs. Minus dress?2fce439b352a5ae0

Today, she looked f804f5809b quite beautiful, even d1695da0ff angelic, in her af10ae048d own eyes. Fay, full of confidence, d815f59bdf lifted her chin and ce015a9fc7 entered the palace, showing c4f972c81c off her graceful appearance.3bdc41ac523eadee

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“Oh my, Fay! Is that really 86dd8e894c you? You’re so pretty!”10b66c00ddc147c1

“As expected of Mrs. Minus’s dress. It suits you well, Fay.”2d66cead15aec48e

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Her relatives spared no 520a272f3f praise for Fay’s dramatic 310b0445fe transformation. Princess Rosella, who 16b8cc110e adored Fay —they dcea1a2132 were friends of 3874f71a53 the same age, cbee0e1c57 but people said a6e74867e0 the princess adored 5dba30e3ef Fay— smiled as 9bb7d444c1 if she couldn’t 977d927ecc be cuter the 753586de8e moment she saw 4df460b470 her.07f0668bc2ba0034

Her elated c2d67eb5ba mood reached b060d6f383 its peak 360c4cd8cf when Count 6a210ee6db Listro, her 0bff8a814d crush, asked 7c39c0b5f9 her to a3befb1caf dance.7e288bdcff1500f5

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Name: Ahin Listro9850208f71a01097

“Fay, you look 513c298251 dazzlingly beautiful today. If you 6b658137c4 don’t mind, 95f758e8a2 would you 0bbe5f510f like to 1c39a82511 have the d14d66a595 first dance faa52c9322 with…?”26f0c632056784f2

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“Yes! I’d love to!”a6eed2f13f5ec2d9

“……”2dce7f3f90ea81fb

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If her mother had seen her, she would have pinched her side, reminding her that a lady shouldn’t interrupt.376324685941d2ce

The seemingly flustered a78d69936c Count soon gave eee461e7f1 a charming smile 2e63ea517e and extended his e03cc857d0 hand.bb617e47d4db1cb4

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Their fingers intertwined. Eeeeeeek! Fay screamed internally in 1cb71c3e3f excitement. Her heart 94f04c0ce8 was pounding 33d675537e so loudly 537c0ab3ee that she ad15075e76 felt her 1b2b218f7c excitement might af7417d8d8 transmit to 2049fe59ef the Count 0dedae2324 through their fdca9c1d8b touching skin.3d89c260c456e80f

The orchestra’s 722d897f49 melody flowed 01dae6a271 sweetly.183880453899a6b9

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Count Listro was 9835166d65 a skilled dancer. Fay was a lady 9af792f2e7 who had mastered everything 9aab3df62a from classical to the f425aaf2b5 latest fashionable social dances, 554e320b85 and she never neglected 0dc744701f her practice under her 03172358f8 mother’s supervision. But she was no cfba01edc1 match for the Count, bb94d4d03e whose movements were more cd162a4155 agile and graceful than c25d68e8fa a court dancer.16f4083a570c2baa

And his 768b01fbe4 strength was 76ebcf6d06 incredible; he 1757c8a953 effortlessly lifted 01585fbee6 Fay, clad 61569e74e0 in her 2203e1081b dress and ec8d1d7d41 jewelry, and e79031d367 easily executed e6230049ae moves that 750b3ee755 involved supporting 43909765cd her with 806853a8a3 one arm ea2ef95219 and bending 88510396cf her waist!c6501d6c7d114136

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Fay blushed, 091fd4a9f4 feeling that 2367f8c4b3 she liked 8fc5269b27 the Count 66b586aa0e even more 6cf47bc443 now.38de7699a4502dcf

If only… time could b37b6728fb stop…16f6d37f44671c0a

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But Fay’s wish didn’t come true. As the second piece of music ended, the First Prince sent an attendant to take Count Listro away.e6bcbd64c989c46d

Fay, clutching her 834c428c9c torn heart, greeted 0d80299e60 her next partner.19b99565a63fbb97

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