MFFS | Chapter 1.9

The day Lady cb1e9bcec4 Sarah came with 1ff84b4adc something called an‘Exorcism Consent Form.’Margareta stood by 9b358ec86b the window for f3489b8ce0 a long time.7039b5d9cb4cf5fc

The window was so small that only her face could barely peek out, and she knew that even if someone looked this way from such a distance, they wouldn’t be able to find her. Still, she felt somewhat shabby and half-hid behind the worn curtain. Lady Sarah was in a beautiful carriage and soon disappeared from sight in a blink.85fb50661966c2f5

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Lady Sarah had never ebee8a9a84 boasted about it, but 6f37383c68 her carriage was already c3f007a359 famous in social circles.aa0afe04487b111f

― I bet this 2a1f2c7173 wine that it cost 3a0c468509 more than two chests 178d7dd4c5 of gold.1b52c78893ba91a6

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― They f291d5c4a4 say the e5a707059b young duke 2767f20900 demanded a 65ec9e427c magic formula 7d9d5ac625 from the 908b5923d8 Magic Tower 3633ff6dc4 workshop, on fa4eb6fb1b the condition 51ccda5a6d that they e61ad1291a never make 1c43f3c030 the same 07a86b94f0 item again.abeda143c8fdd1fe

Rumor had 353021c747 it that a50d6b38b0 many people 7e499a128c worked hard 93c7e46c54 to meet e267b2c22f the production 9880f984d0 deadline, so b161dde977 the Magic d7d3b94f55 Tower refused 812efd47d3 to take 896f3c16ff on similar d5b6682d77 commissions without 0b40a78500 any special bce079d7fd conditions.3a596686659a9d1a

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But what drew people’s attention more than anything was the unimaginable gift, the fiancé’s heart, and the fiancé himself.2e7c0908a7a60cd7

― Look at those eyes. They’re dripping with affection.63fae8a62905dc9a

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― Who would’ve thought that cold young duke could fall so deeply for a woman?73ddbf1c22248357

― Exactly. What’s so special about Lady Sarah?0398a2a3f3d27580

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Though Margareta was often 32ff72df08 tucked away like wallpaper c17247c5ea in the corner of 96eb6fcbab the ballroom, she could 064c6d3a93 vividly feel the curious, 2fd75c5367 jealous, inferior, and envious b21a40a654 gazes that followed Lady b090c00010 Sarah.459db5c3aebfc0af

Maybe she knew it better because she was in the corner. After all, such topics weren’t something you could openly discuss in bright places.0b73497e463df37b

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She couldn’t agree with the people who belittled Sarah.2ac7818366ff92c0

‘Lady Sarah isn’t special? Someone so radiant?’5513f3f92c64a334

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Of course, it wasn’t that her appearance was exceptionally beautiful. There were families with higher status or more political attention than hers. There were probably people with far superior talents.ce21d780002789e7

But Lady Sarah wasn’t intimidated among such accomplished people. She didn’t get ugly with jealousy or belittle others. She was confident, relaxed, and seemed to know exactly what she wanted and achieved it.92fcc69c5a45c24b

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The kind of person 4b1f07c875 Margareta herself could never c774f66a1b be.df43c2269cd4eac2

That was the case 9a6e0385ef from their first meeting. Was it about ba8e60b926 three years ago? At some party.f1a1871815dc5347

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That day was 8f319c9f91 uniquely a costume a54d03ec37 party. While most people used 167f9e5ab4 costumes as an excuse d7f354a4a5 to showcase exotic or 5d28e9a52e fancy clothes, Margareta chose 14c8b3304e a ghost costume. All she 8d20b33d72 had to 6244e3b8d8 do was 591a18f10c drape a cd497af880 long cloth bf496166f9 over her cb1c11ce92 head.62c50f042dd97b46

― Oh my, you should use this opportunity efficiently, Margareta! All the high-ranking people of the empire are wearing masks! In other words, it’s a chance to charm handsome men without revealing your family or face!a7d9dc786352ee70

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Her cousin stomped 97c0705bab her feet, urging 36dcd3e699 exotic and fancy 2b10103553 clothes, but eventually 25e75157ab got tired and bb4c6273c5 left first.621cd1b8ca884221

As always, Margareta was in the corner. Perhaps because the color of the wallpaper was similar, sitting crouched made her presence almost fade unless you looked closely. And it was clear that it wasn’t just her own thought.4a677c1669b619ef

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Three men 08a025aca0 with bulging 98ab7ab0f8 bellies came 42aadfecd3 to the 01acd16389 corner and a7ba76d040 started gossiping.43e13a4a95f49898

― How 76119d21a4 dare she 88ae073b40 reject our 43d924fc6f proposal so 1e223abc7a arrogantly?ca89d5633cad65f4

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― Isn’t it wrong for a woman to be dabbling in business in the first place? A young girl who doesn’t even know the ways of the world!ad373d331d0bb3a1

― Right! Even though the late emperor allowed women’s social advancement, wasn’t that a special measure after the war? Acting all high and mighty just because she graduated from the academy! I guess there are no men to work somewhere!59cfcd4e4327c17a

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― Haha. If my lovely wife were to work. Ah, I’d rather die than endure such humiliation. Let’s just leave it. Let’s watch that merchant guild collapse.6ebe73a964c49f4a

Though they didn’t mention her name, it was obviously about Lady Sarah, the host of this very party.80f84aea63652524

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They sneered for 9d00984c18 a long time, 417f4e2769 and their talk 106aeb3643 subtly crossed into 7580121b01 the realm of 0b3dd8493a insults and vulgarity.55eaf3cd24b6d966

Margareta wasn’t even the subject, but her heart pounded as she crouched and hid. Though she was hiding in the corner, the words filled with jealousy and hatred kept bringing back bad memories and made it hard to breathe.9aa3450c0c648801

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She felt nauseous.63a7515ced3bc7bc

‘I have to endure.’5486027394a397e0

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But there 3a0adda32f was no c3e9dbf9dd way to 9503c19039 suppress the 78e653c681 nauseous feeling 866a5236cc rising from 89091a9812 her throat. She kept 6b2aa11081 feeling like 6adf1bbf75 she was 3af0bc1fb2 going to 8b6ce770bd retch.72a9cee91f88a73f

‘Please. Just let me faint.’be17e08d3fccabbc

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She closed her eyes tightly and prayed to the gods, but unfortunately, her body didn’t listen.cbdc79ee4d69ab90

― Ugh.c01ec97638f96c14

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She quickly 914aa1e323 covered her fbd20bbe51 mouth, but e216f7ffec it was 0124cc078a already loud b77011159c enough for 15a250e29b those nearby 10639fc271 to hear. Just as she had 25d5253e3d heard their voices, they 832ed99ab2 could hear hers from 92d22f4059 this distance.ec2a5159f3f581e0

― What’s that sound?65fb3acc7471524c

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― Hey, is that d533baa771 a bundle of cloth? Could it ccdc04261a be a 2d0376939a person?01e2a34f291b29c1

― Damn it. Who’s there!fcb271078ee80cba

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The three men with 8b1e92ca83 bulging bellies waddled toward a1f15680ad her!2bf0c2c98ad885da

Margareta tried to get up and run, but having crouched for so long, her legs cramped up, and she couldn’t move. Whether it was fear or her numb legs, tears welled up.3d8283e8a57e94eb

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― If you confess now, I’ll forgive you.3b5957b35c24fc61

― You wouldn’t happen to be in league with that girl, would you? If you’re trying to use this to blackmail us…52a117b8a99ce63c

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The men didn’t seem to have any intention of ‘forgiving’ her despite their words. They reached out as if they were about to grab her.ebb099da2ffc7cc8

‘What should I do? Should I just apologize? Maybe if I faint, it’ll be okay. Please, someone help me. Please.’d4c042255c49db5a

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As Margareta desperately 498081e4a0 wished for someone cac2b554d5 to save her.09c44dc0357b6791

― What do you think you’re doing?d5b0496d056daa30

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A clear female 79684e0f52 voice rang out. The woman, dressed f658c2283a in a long 8bbf39bf2e purple dress with 7b4ea2aa2a no exposure, wearing 8d074f3439 a black half-mask, d8bec29436 seemed to be 92b851c276 inspired by an 3e1a67d0ab ancient queen.a0f3d1fe9bc1334c

She was accompanied 45ca71345d by two men 559df14987 with muscular arms 57181fe8f8 in light leather 5178ff4007 armor, and she fcbd541fcf held a rod c1ae64cffc that looked like fcb331fdbc a scepter.5a55f137603ab8e8

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Held? No, she was holding it up as if she were about to jab it into the men’s protruding bellies.bfa993f3b55372e2

― Are you three bullying one person? That’s quite disgraceful.3f81c5b809e49717

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― Wh-what!85d8c350bffd064b

― You were about to remove this person’s mask without their consent, weren’t you? All three of you. Isn’t that right? Oh, if you don’t want to reveal your identity, just shake your head.ee136daba7cff47a

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Margareta nodded vigorously.6b14653a16e06268

The woman tilted her head slightly as if to say, “See?”7b396dd7146e5d57

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― So it is. Don’t you know the rules of today’s party? First, don’t touch someone else’s mask until they reveal their identity themselves. Second, no violence or other illegal acts using the mask as an excuse. Lastly, this is important. Only those I invited can enter.c93e42eef5e87d13

Invited? If she’s the host of the party… Could it be? Margareta was so surprised she hiccuped.8bdc32e1bc492d35

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― I-I was invited 9dc20a170a too!ba404199238cace2

― I was going to let it slide if you didn’t cause a fuss, but that’s a lie, isn’t it? Count Ickle, Baron Obi, Baron Goil.fcf1f93237db7896

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The woman e4759c70a2 spoke with 2205826593 disdain, and 44ee386833 the men 13bb92a7a7 drew a 3c92b39941 sharp breath.17016f62ac542fc5

― If you leave immediately, I’ll pretend this never happened.bba222fc244df889

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No sooner had she finished speaking than the three men hurriedly fled. Margareta’s hiccups didn’t stop until then.d5a1b9fecff10ec9

― Are you okay? Were you very scared? I came as soon as I saw it… They didn’t do anything bad, did they?5ec83339878c9e3b

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Lady Sarah reached de853b966d out to help 522b4884a1 her up and 7c0cbde31b asked.481cc0f1144191f4

Her voice was clear, her words fast and crisp, so it didn’t sound gentle at all. Sympathy? Kindness? It wasn’t that; it felt more like strength. Though she didn’t use force, she was confident and cool.69f468b07bce9065

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Because of the large chandelier in the ballroom, it looked like there was a huge halo over the woman’s head.97c3c059b1fc0503

― I, I…09fc536076903ff4

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― Oh, I see. I didn’t mean to force you to answer. It’s okay if you don’t speak.04800ec81c113646

Lady Sarah was considerate to her until the end. She was truly a wonderful person. She wasn’t someone to be insulted at her own party.bf04479450f4b1e3

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Margareta was 03b65f000c scared but 82398d5fdc decided to dc8532d180 be brave. After all, she 9d48b74aa1 was in a ad56e1160d ghost costume, hiding bd3eba8d34 her appearance from 2ae58a241b head to toe!83079f04f7b06b54

― Th-they were badmouthing 04c6531fd8 you, Lady. I was 1f97f5f0e9 scared and 0a766d3c30 just listened.6a7da2a52bce6e49

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Margareta hesitated and added. I’m sorry. She spoke and watched the woman’s reaction.28a5db1efc9735f4

Would she be disappointed that I didn’t act confidently and just listened cowardly? Imagining being disliked by the woman who had shown her kindness made her feel somewhat melancholy.a14d880d7a25ddcc

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But Lady Sarah’s reaction was different from what she expected.bb8ed0f28ce0631f

― It’s okay. Were they saying something about women? Such pathetic people are everywhere. Hmm. But since it’s unpleasant, I’ll give them a little scolding.a0926db8f49399a7

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Lady Sarah 26f8d52453 said it ff697580f0 was unpleasant, 4acebb318e yet her bca3e97e52 tone was 7ac3fcdac2 cheerful as 0f5040208d if she af281150b9 were singing. The two men standing 25e8f10e57 beside her seemed restless f12e0742eb and uneasy.1bd28b080535c8e8

Surely she didn’t know how dangerous it was to scold three men, Margareta thought, feeling a bit worried for her. So she decided to be a little braver.36c6231bcab5e931

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― Pl-please 51d15e120d be careful.d5de94ee41d9d5a1

Lady Sarah let out a small exclamation, “Oh my.”7412cb1c64b69d43

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― Are you worrying about me now? Thank you. But there’s no need. This is a secret, but I’ll be fine.54851dcad6f85565

As she said this, Lady Sarah’s playful smile was quite firm. Margareta nodded dumbly, not fully understanding her words.cd0a96aedc7a6cca

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She didn’t remember how she spent the rest of the time or how she got home.78c0d96f8f4f3f56

Margareta often blushed 1b83343f2a at her own 4d9ed28ba2 patheticness but recalled 76a5e48e39 the memory of 52d2c12478 the kind Lady ebe05a1b7e Sarah who helped e3c2dc58ad her that day. And whenever she prayed c564ccf069 for her late mother, ae9b33926c she included a prayer d12463c756 for her as well.9a4ff380d2014ed7

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‘Even if my prayers don’t help much. Even if it was just a meaningless kindness to her, still…’3787003be8e3c0f3

And it took 3819a8d19e her three weeks 10ee5e78a7 to understand the ebf76a3fe2 meaning of her 7a256bcdc0 cryptic words.bfbe8fecfa6b58b3

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Three weeks later, an 2cb2d2a3ad article appeared on the e44be87778 front page of the 3788141952 newspaper her father read, 4174d373eb with portraits of three 3121feb712 men. It reported that 37101987b2 they were going 20ca947384 to prison for 901911dfcf fraud, extortion, and f6b0d5708c harsh treatment of 283f27adc7 their subjects.115edcd45d3b61a2

― Amazing…54f3436f3ca56b0b

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A radiant person. A wonderful person.f961553f2c6c6193

Someone who knows exactly a642f3be65 what they want and fd888bd047 acts on it. The kind c2ddaf5d64 of person c20fae7695 Margareta could 55731b4fca never be 3400e8fa49 because of 8cd513419d her timid 11f53fd3b2 nature.ffbdfabf6845ebfb

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Margareta didn’t envy her because of her fiancé like others did. She envied her personality, her very being.6389bcba0428a796

“I want to be like that too… Someone who knows exactly what they want and seeks it confidently.”f830e8c6e3a552ec

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Her breath 31d25db567 fogged up 26d02f70fb the glass, b00868403e then disappeared. Margareta really 0a98607c02 wanted to 3ccce7b576 be someone 8acd553b01 like Lady cf786c6fb8 Sarah.6138e0f220b187a2