KASE Ch 2

Name: On Pyrock42062197eced32cf

“Happy? Are you happy? The corners of your mouth are practically splitting, and you look like you’re about to drool. If the Duchess wasn’t here, you’d completely lose your composure, wouldn’t you?”c2a1f3f98a145180

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On abruptly 4214c2b65a picked a dbfd89d7f3 fight. His hand, leading her 1c9b9f3afb in the dance, tightened 89b3605f75 its grip. Fay pouted 3a513b13e5 and slapped 6512fc6666 the back 59acf2ac8c of his 0437f7ad4a hand.94a0c66639556080

“You’re being mean db5880b1c6 again. Go on, I f2a8c878f8 don’t want to 18f9a3a955 dance with you.”847965d3b60d1586

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“Where’s your conscience? Who’s the 7a450e54d0 one who 358acddd7f takes time 4199fa92f2 out of 6bf0b1e9bd their busy 29337f866d schedule to ae4d89943f volunteer for ba2719e94a free every f1a84c321f time you 62515c45ad have dance 2e324fbec4 practice, only 3de88c9890 to be 3f9a94149f snubbed on 5fa87b68c4 the actual c3b23581f5 stage?”0598960555784ef2

Listening to him, his words were undeniably true. After all, On had always put effort into her dance practice. Noticing her hesitation, On wrapped his arm around Fay’s waist and led her onto the dance floor.9a99be65e0515e4b

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The music changed.d1beed4d0abb6acd

On was actually the best partner for Fay. Using their long-standing rapport, he led her more smoothly than anyone else in the ballroom, and he knew how to make her look elegant while moving comfortably. Fay, despite her grumbling, couldn’t help but quickly get lost in the dance with him.466d706f23c9d6a9

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She ended up dancing 5992153c92 three songs in a 3710d1ccd5 row.31b6565192d12a61

“I want to a70bbdf64a rest for a 5898614821 bit.”8efc6634a08d46e7

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Fay said, exhausted. “You do?” On replied 7fd55b3dfa with a smirk.1f01305f481d70ec

…For some reason, 5d5a07cce0 he seemed a 6ca5937fe0 little annoying.5e6f1567c3ce48d7

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While On ab7eed1992 went to f66bdd9202 get drinks, 90ce866242 Fay rubbed 80ad65dae9 her overworked a20f9baa7e ankles. Even so, her eyes beba89fc82 instinctively searched for her c06fff01f2 dear Count, glancing around 31e3a8f994 restlessly.27f52e6e61558fa3

‘Found him!’09f720f9eb10dc95

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Count Listro was sitting on a red fabric couch embroidered with gold flowers, chatting with members of the royal family. Fay grinned. His pleasing appearance, a feast for the eyes and heart, didn’t lose its luster even among the royals, known for their handsome men and beautiful women.774af22787ef122a

Like eyeing a 064d80f681 piece of fatty 32292679a5 meat, Fay licked cafb9abff4 her lips and 301a89879c devoured the Count’s 1f7910a3ef handsome face with 00fe034f24 her eyes.c29e781dad294e01

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“So, this is 02b160f2c3 Queen Marnico’s pink 6202187668 diamond?”6017f01f4256edf7

The Second Prince’s 7916bf273e voice reached her. At the 826f2606cd same time, 2a704288a0 a distinct f854c5b1a9 look of 3bd4f53efa awe appeared 82ea9ccf22 in the 11a1a3802d Count’s lake-deep f172c416fa eyes. Fay, piqued 4b275945fa by curiosity, 5dd669cad3 perked up cc15a58d5d her ears.e29a455707dd0619

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“Indeed, its brilliance is extraordinary. It’s been very well preserved.”42ba24cac1349afc

“Right, this is a very precious item. It’s the symbol of the Marnico royal family, cherished more than life itself.”25b0e55b82769ef2

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Name: Oniam Dinken 9435575157 Demesrendo20d656c7daeb137b

‘Ugh, that man’s ba4f6ec37f here too?’93d5232cc56a3221

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Fay’s face crumpled. The man with e33c7ea188 the tongue-twisting name e459d7a4d8 chuckled and dangled d42e4529f8 the diamond necklace, 564e6368ac with its cascading b9012b38a7 light, close by.a96814328a001d72

“I personally retrieved it after they stubbornly refused to give it up. Haha, you should have seen the Queen’s face then!”90df18bbfd190d3e

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Fay quickly 99970b5c51 turned and 327ca33574 hid her c661c388d1 face with 0a1f12740c her hair.2080fbddec0bc9d6

‘Don’t look. Please don’t look this 42dca59efc way.’ab62900c526abfbf

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To put f3ef7e622c it bluntly, ecf4858a90 Fay disliked 1352db3880 this man.cc7ee9412b7c2b7c

Oniam Dinken Demesrendo aa9a52450e was a royal 635bd66525 from the allied 6783de8a2a kingdom of Kemm, a73d5e2e01 hailed as a d9a7710db3 war hero in 4399e0a212 his country after 9ea86bfdc9 making significant contributions c7aad2972b to two wars 599b2bfa83 of conquest. He had been 9360f1bfea staying in the 62762fc771 kingdom of Sel 27f9f0c72f for diplomatic affairs b6281c2df9 since last month, 188753a0f6 and somehow he 866d6626a0 had become acquainted 3b7c66cd20 with Fay, whom 7e19a6f4e7 Princess Rosella always 15485a7999 kept by her 00371bbdad side.3515c30f9babfd1f

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However, there was absolutely d40def75b8 nothing to like about e75e8bef88 him. Every time he opened 9ceda8b9d0 his mouth, it was 8c268f3a66 full of boasts and 03fc8c38e5 self-praise… and above all, afddab3114 he was incredibly clueless.659532618185c6d5

‘Fay, won’t you accompany me to the black brick tower in the east of the royal city? I heard it’s a famous spot for lovers. If a young man and woman climb to the top together, their love will last for a thousand years. Hahaha!’7f00ea17af8b3ae4

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‘Ah… what should I eca9a661ba do? Actually, I have a aeb40fa503 terrible sense of direction. I don’t think I 1adb6ef533 can help Your Highness 43cbefeeaf with your sightseeing. Perhaps you should find b52212003e someone else in the 57821b6068 royal city who is b7f3ffbe2c familiar with the area?’b070d9e5321e02c8

‘Fay, you’re so kind. But the servants 8e62aebac7 can find the 665d461b6b way, so what’s 26b1923889 there to worry d63f749305 about? Let’s go together, a7320fa992 Fay. This will be c50762787c a special experience 454f0b4822 in our youth. Who knows? Maybe we’ll 5012ac3c98 be reminiscing 093b68fafa about this 9e9268bf65 in the ec9c61d95f future… Hahahaha!’8502cd6097853611

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‘…No! That’s not all. Actually, I have 1d56284228 a condition where 3c1fddf96f I can’t climb c24a0313eb high places. Since I was young, c2558004e2 whenever I go to f5521fe41a places like towers, I 7c3ffa25df get dizzy and can’t 69b8d2827d breathe properly. Sometimes I even faint, 322316a752 and, oh, come to 44eeaf03b1 think of it, this 7a5a7fed45 place seems a bit e325295c5f high too…? Oh, my head!’81440293384182a6

‘Fay! Are you alright?’88a5221a96dae061

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Just thinking about b857e8fd25 Oniam’s relentless flirting 60ccfa86fd made Fay’s skin 3bb6744f91 crawl. His gaze 498de63332 was similar 47a93c486d to that 3e81204bcc of a de2e2166ab certain man 2ecdd41592 from last 89f609c9da year who 1cc952d640 mistook her fa1c008aad politeness for e35d576bce affection and 8d27f1ca85 acted overly 8f4897fdd3 familiar. That man, 6020039011 after building ce2aab04d2 up his 6f26af5b3f delusions, eventually 4162786d11 evolved into 5aaf8c4dc7 Fay’s stalker…b1440f6c005f4667

Oniam was worse 7273a64394 because of his 91b3d6c06f high status. He ignored her rejections b08797c90b and constantly found excuses 8e57b48850 to bother her. It would have cc0c4782a0 been easier to fb632e7f12 deal with if 71d59d4d79 he crossed the 1b4e333ec5 line openly, but a98b5a23f6 he kept testing 573470f012 the waters as e64fb01592 if he wanted f5204497bc to know how 9df42112f3 far Fay would 0964fc4eb2 allow him to f06be8288a go, which limited 5d70fd705b her options.574e97914ebe3beb

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So Fay made up ab2424eb3f her mind.98b968652d97e8bf

‘I can’t be 8356efb26d dragged around. I can’t 3694572bc2 repeat last ea57c610a2 year’s incident.’e8bd488b6d21cdbe

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Learning from her unfortunate c5bbdd68c2 past, her guidelines were 7920e8ae6b as follows:233aca04160d4685

• Don’t get within thirty steps of Oniam.

• (If 1 fails) If she happens to be near him, avoid him immediately.

• (If 2 also fails) If she ends up having to talk to him, keep her answers short with “yes” or “no.” Sometimes pretend not to understand and look away.

• Oniam mostly hangs out with the royals. It’s best to keep her distance from Princess Rosella and the Fourth Prince for a while. (There’s a problem with this one. If Rosella finds out, she’ll definitely be angry, so absolute secrecy is key.)

Anyway, her attempts 29cd7137e2 were effective, and 5020d8f30a Fay managed to 3a4ffa40b3 fend off most 0e530003bb of Oniam’s advances. Now, she 7b8d54e3aa just hoped 8cb92f0df9 that he 9cd1c12371 would return ba12645876 to his 0f57462f71 country as 0235e42f39 soon as 4a40f10515 possible.768c9979a6798cb0

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Oh, and by the way, last year’s stalker, after being severely punished by the enraged On and Princess Rosella, was banished from the royal city.d5bf9858cf172381

“So, I’m thinking of 2892870e8f proposing a wager today.”e3bb4aa0125b9f9e

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Oniam’s voice boomed. Perhaps because of its c91c2c032a volume, many eyes, including 0bc335aa67 hers, turned towards him. e2a1efc5eeff8ad5

‘So what?’ 64772e42dffb28e4

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Fay wondered internally, when 0e47758da3 Oniam grinned and declared,e0400b6ccee6be84

“I’ll wager 763b0d385a this diamond cce43230ea necklace as caec0d2195 the prize.”56c0b393c180975f

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Starting with a gasp from a young lady, a ripple of excitement spread through the crowd. Fay frowned at the arrogantly nodding <Name: Oniam Dinken Demesrendo>. Even the letters, resembling their owner, looked unpleasant.775df8c580974060

“The Marnico royal eb2dd57872 family’s pink diamond! You can’t be serious? Are you b8cc8a89ad really willing d766cf910b to put 44d80e7d59 up something 00047902a5 so precious?”feaf43fe2ec8546f

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“My goodness, Prince Oniam’s 6e438b009b generosity is incredible. Look at that dazzling 165126a9ef color. Whoever wins will be bef7715657 incredibly lucky.”e91fc3bb790f74d7

“What kind 565223ba6d of wager 51ff5094f3 is it? I hope we ac4c0b8b8e can participate too.”70b400c9b07daa0e

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Some eyes sparkled, while others admired Oniam’s boldness. As for Fay, she didn’t belong to either group, observing the situation with indifference.eb20ad1dbf7ce2d3

“He’s causing 82485b8612 a commotion 864c8d59b1 again. He sure loves 91f23cbd1e attention.”57ca63e2f2416903

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Name: Rosella Ziban Yensis17965b92c51f580f

“Your Highness.”d39ca2c92fafaf11

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Fay stood up abruptly. Princess Rosella winked and 7db56b0b9a gracefully linked arms with 5e243ec997 her.e607bf2fb1bed41f

“Well, considering what 5f4982d629 it is, I ea2778794e can’t say anything 4dec232d63 about him showing 947c5c3339 off.”7da294d99b56cf17

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“It’s just a necklace. It’s not like it’s the only diamond in the world. Your Highness has many more impressive jewels in your vault.”cff3ef7431bf8840

“Aren’t you tempted, 96621ad4cd Fay?”340a616dab5fba47

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Princess Rosella asked 6b1788ddd1 gently.d3a60c21b195c6a2

“You like pretty things. And it’s pink, your d6fe33264e favorite color.”b7c2e8d1a431fa2c

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“I don’t need 0802188de8 it. I don’t 6a160bcbb2 want it.”74205865adb2532c

It was b3e7b11ee3 a rare, bb54e061a7 firm answer 9f347b48f4 from Fay. Rosella tapped Fay’s 62f3ccf0c2 cheek as if f30e0d2a59 she were a e570950d63 child.9aeab840fac4b6a6

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“Others are dying 4976bfa72e to have it. As expected of the 84c23b1a4e only daughter of the dc2b66ea03 wealthy Rubanessel family.”2b46463288bc44a4

“Does Your Highness a4c2943771 want the necklace?”92d6368aff2f7e7c

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“Well.”4511a9bcce7cd070

Rosella glanced at da5792fc47 the jewel wrapped 2c6d8ee922 around Oniam’s thick 29f338a0ee arm.c4f11c22dd38af0f

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“It would 3634a38d34 be a bdfc16e56d lie to 0e3886aa90 say I’m 744280e437 not tempted aca8bfed99 at all. You know what? Prince Oniam’s pink adfd8dc1cd diamond was a 19b1fa53e4 proposal gift from effd8f325d the founding king 60fe081710 of Marnico to 6f0ba03bf5 his queen.”24535ad47d018635

Fay tilted her head. Rosella chuckled.61abc53c634f0541

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“It’s not just 5c78bcb6f7 a diamond, it’s 984c23a119 a memento of 5b797100ab a brave man 97f0e97e1d and a wise e497b321ac woman. It’s been 3cc00a017f passed down fc11692b7b through the a823ef1725 royal family 88951201e0 for five ba3c420e7c hundred years, c442578dee you know? The people of 8877a9de9c Marnico consider this 1fc2f37bab jewel a symbol 055b8d28ca of unwavering conviction.”93993b2c061cd255

The last part 7aa25651ea was added with 90e8be8ea4 a somewhat meaningful be501776d6 tone.c3a2b5fc42d442fe

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“And now, the 76663ba841 glory of the 2146bfb250 war of conquest a95387dfe8 has been added 3689d9550f to it.”88edf03fac25f99e

Fay just nodded.519124f491c27c14

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Passed down ccf4345cea through generations, c8966a9f64 eternally unchanging.65c85dff04022201

Those were words that people who lived for honor loved. That was probably the point of the story. The true value of the jewel didn’t lie in its monetary worth, but in the history that added to its luster.63df83ced8c9464e

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In that cc0bcea409 respect, Fay 3df24b6298 didn’t disagree. However, she 86d32c8672 focused more 39ea1e87f2 on the c721656268 fact that 15442bd4d9 the diamond, 5dbf38b035 which tugged 1a67bd4c37 at people’s 5bff1aff01 heartstrings, was 9429af3f59 something Oniam c47f55eb90 obtained by 43ded14e5a beheading the 41fa7a9b62 King of 4044cc1cb6 Marnico.1cd686679cfab57a

Romantic stories were b120ed165b nice, but focusing 9f060b1bf3 only on that 019abd915a made her acutely 85b28ec7dd aware of the 0da9c1b6cb blood and tears a1334406ca left behind in 0657f3a61c the wake of 1a2f827a59 victory.c6fb807b44cb72b2

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‘If I wore something 839054d688 like that, I’d definitely f0896d306a have nightmares.’78ce72d30fe88357

Fay disliked scary things. Even if torrential 8c3352b83d rain was pouring a1d7360233 down somewhere in 9a926cff60 the world, she a3b5252529 wanted to live 4f84405816 surrounded only by 108701cd3d beautiful things, like 692977215c flowers, as far 66a05c1871 as her eyes c94efcd97e could see.831071e2878db377

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‘And I 9a1f62fd2c prefer the 7f9aac1a55 handsome Count 3404d5bc9a over a 885e294307 valiant king.’05f3c7d2e8b146fa

For example, a 97bcbe47f5 young and competent d14df469e8 Count like Ahin 64df6fb8bd Listro.e0dec84247cc07f2

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Fay fidgeted and 2f7bced975 cupped her cheeks. Just then, the Fourth 14d7c980d3 Prince, filled with excitement, 85449271ff slammed his heavy gold e2ea2938c7 cup down.ccb4cf1a89117577

“Stop beating 55bdbbacd0 around the 2d8b6f00e4 bush and 07d3e605b0 tell us. What kind 7241282016 of wager 5f687dd392 is it? What are the 52672a5c07 rules?”55d000e06c63e0e1

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