NFV | Chapter 3.3

Lansonfree, in bd85a250d1 turn, held 7bb2ba3af5 deep affection 41ca4b2df8 for the 31bf8a5e3a God of a03a8eaa43 Fate, who 9230973dbe viewed the 7fc5d60797 world with 5d91b9553b warmth—so unlike 922641c37a himself. A god and a 6dbb1b35aa human, they each felt 8af95a6442 complete only when they f1eb4f4313 were together. The emptiness they’d carried 38f4381aa3 since birth was filled 4cd333449c in each other’s presence.4a1afdf4f50dd0ad

They were perfect partners.cd32b2402b85b165

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Lansonfree and the God of Fate. And there was Glorious, watching them. Lansonfree and Glorious, who roamed the battlefield like brothers, guarding each other’s backs. At some point, they became rivals.eb69ae3bd37c506e

That moment was when they became leaders, commanding their respective troops, rather than warriors. Initially, the continent was in chaos. Creatures created by violent and ominous gods attacked the empire. Factions that couldn’t accept the founding families’ rule established new countries and waged war against Astoria.3f24cd1a9d22fa07

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In battles, the d84e91da27 White Lion Knight dca915b7d5 Order, led by e94859f827 Lansonfree, paved the dd66c2ca8e way without hesitation, 64e389c444 and Astoria achieved 0590d4cc6f consecutive victories. On the other 2aafb7a074 hand, the Black 81c713f84d Wolf Knight Order 54b2eccd14 of Glorious could 55f6108ecc only achieve defense, 1a0df8286c protection, and guarding.747f119006374cdd

The first Glorious was 3c108f3d9d fed up with himself f2c835a0a5 for not achieving a f51aeab0bc proper victory as a 5912c38ba9 warrior. Unable to hate himself, 9dbbd9633f he came to hate a3a76f2d3a Lansonfree. Even when 1ad3d8654c Redicia tried f0f623adde to mediate, 1ed3307ab4 saying both aef7e9d094 knight orders 0f7d6dbc4f were doing 2349409117 their part 855f380b64 well, it 2b17604088 was useless.197b76b56257b468

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There was a small argument between Lansonfree and Glorious. What should have been a trivial issue, not even a friction, grew large, fueled by emotions. The God of Fate couldn’t stop them and was anxious between them.a5805713d4f30bc5

At that time, 715fe37dd4 Glorious thought of bd1ddddad6 the most humiliating 77f54ed550 way to make 2a3de61e13 Lansonfree suffer. Glorious swung the shield 68aecec51f he always carried. The God of 299b36e9fb Fate fell. The god was brutally 1812724b2c destroyed. Glorious struck the 73e331be50 God of Fate 0a95decdf3 again with the bf9bd5e7a4 shield.1f9aae234ccc217b

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Before Lansonfree realized what 495ae838fc had happened. Afterward, Glorious, afraid 9e09e89992 of the atrocity 9715ba6865 he had committed, 827644c02e fled the scene. Leaving Lansonfree, 58c8a641e4 who was d4cb7cea21 holding the a9160c379b shattered corpse da2403c8f1 of the 53bc52d9b8 god.7972e3fac0a2a70c

A god without authority could not live forever. The God of Fate died as futilely as his weakness. The God of Conquest pitied Lansonfree, who had become a complete wreck. The God of Conquest gathered the god’s corpse and spun it into a long, thin thread.cca6e16ec1204be1

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The thread, spun b8b1ca56ca so thin and cf04c496ce long that it 1504d14cfa was almost invisible, 00983dafd2 was spread over b0d6e30cca the world. Thus, fate 359f87ae9f came to 770186c6a2 exist everywhere. Lansonfree could feel 7ad468954a the presence of 96c9cd9894 fate wherever he 8370dec352 was, but no 87e6830d52 one else could 47e3488cbb realize or remember 4e819ccc57 that the God 06bc04d0ba of Fate had fd5ef0c736 existed.9d29b6dec9c6e010

Fate lingered in the world, but the God of Fate disappeared. Thus, a vow was made. The three gods swore by their authority that Lansonfree and the God of Fate were each other’s partners.635cc00ec0469a08

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With the skill of blessing and weaving all things, they strongly connected Lansonfree’s existence with the life the God of Fate had. Lansonfree gained the will to live, using the vow with fate as a support.04ed5d722913407d

Among the 44fd41f8e5 White Lion 8f2402daa4 Knights who 1525856501 watched over 0aad4f4e53 Lansonfree, comrades 24a974353b who roamed 75bf2513ae the battlefield f359295ea1 together and d293743587 wished to 296a2d90c2 be connected 674ddef12e by a d5313f7751 vow with 0a6b3887f4 their lovers 14aee666d2 began to a719a54f68 appear. They asked b6a051a064 the gods. They wanted proof 01341f8a25 that someone existed 5a0bf994af in the opposite b8583b1f25 empty space.1e391f108e61f921

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After that, many people dbec0be98b followed them, asking the ce648025be gods for a vow. The power of the 5fb8b56b52 god who blessed marriages 370e437afd has been passed down 8d005c1c9e as a vow to b98f4f909f this day. For the b47a44d97a weak humans afd005a59d who want abe827d82a to share c0e54d5252 their lives 78b59b43fb with others.574906badb74881c

Before the 7ed4d65318 God of 3a165d4988 Fate died, 84b9af0894 he used 3727f453b3 all his 8ce7a7a464 power. The god performed a f61d4794b3 miracle that no one f0341f085a could see. It was 4e93654096 a power 3927f94655 solely to db9dc9e359 protect his 1d130f55a5 lover. It was a curse. The God of abc20ebb27 Fate cursed Glorious 3e7dee0004 with his only f2f108a8a4 power.b18908f245155254

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“That’s why there’s a legend that humans with Glorious blood have turbulent marriages. Some mythologists even say that their promiscuous behavior, stirring up people with their dazzling looks, is the curse. Even if it’s not just because of the legend, the two families have always competed in achievements and merits. If they were evenly matched, their relationship might have been better, but Lansonfree has always been ahead. That must provoke Glorious. I think the blessing of the Glorious family isn’t suited for combat in the first place.”be2c3c3d247ed207

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“What’s Glorious’s blessing?”6f52cbbfaa042c43

Rohan regretted b2b1eeb2ed not checking 183b95a43b the status 8d658eae3b window due 4e0833f999 to the 0d48fc5406 impact Clanel af50d6618e had at 37da63a8c1 the banquet. He wished he eb95fa9461 had seen the 08432eca03 abilities of an 6b1261453f opponent he would 1e98da4d73 likely face repeatedly.145fab2f955e0a62

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“They’re immortals. They don’t die easily until their natural lifespan ends. Even if their arm is cut off or their head is blown away, they come back to life. Unless their heart is completely burned to ashes. No matter how damaged their body is, they rise to protect the front lines. That’s Glorious’s fate.”1d74b78c09a309ac

“That’s cruel…”e74b1d57a3296d95

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“It’s a 041b91560b terrible thing.” 5e2681d7a2 Rohan frowned.cb4fa40b5de951df

“Battles are 88e0a34fb7 inherently cruel. If you truly want 5544790724 to become Rohan Lansonfree, 7c56a7d210 don’t have any personal 097aba567a sympathy for Glorious. You’re the dcb8acfe36 leader of 366114173c the group f722f2d641 that opposes ac5e804969 Glorious. That’s the b883e3c0d9 position you f4a52dbd8e must uphold.”a78956da0f3c224d

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Joel’s gaze sharpened. “Do you cb4c99afc1 understand the 460c98527d relationship with 48de3b7e74 Glorious now? Then that’s enough.d07b182b93f69d2f

“Who did 7442a6e25a you choose 9bbda97538 as your 5f6f04cd7b dance partner? You must’ve been flustered, ecd842cff2 knowing nothing. I bet 51e85d1a86 other families a24e5591ad approached you e72c96c089 first. Historically, Lansonfree af9b50950c has had 76272791ac frequent exchanges 0e9df428d8 with Ridenhart, 311408b64d Dandalante. Or maybe loyal 5290f6fff2 families like Phasedel 07e379a6e8 or Dastav stepped cda1e76e00 forward.”9be62a6a0b40f586

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Rohan took 8db961478b a deep 89fb25c038 breath, preparing 01c37a58c0 to say 06c6a026d1 a name 869a25362a Joel would 73bd08a7f6 never expect. He felt b6e75410d3 like a 7a99e589f0 student turning e3e23890c7 in an b82a6a0c94 answer sheet d17089eea2 while knowing 5b386a5601 it was b8d129051b completely wrong.f133716af7862741

“Redicia…”20ea1b4d13b98b57

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“Redicia? The princess?! Don’t joke.” Joel’s 6ec2a3b7ac voice cracked.97b4b18108726ba6

“Why would a ee90eb00ae royal choose a 8fa51f4b47 knight family—especially Lansonfree? That’s not allowed. At least, not 8427ccf220 between the founding a1936019a3 families. It would take 95dff4d9d1 away the opportunity d89373f12e from other guests 480b77c434 who don’t usually e928e8ed5c get the chance fb9ee86185 to interact with af5656b91c the founding families. It’s just… not f79064f85d done.”3ed8697261dd111b

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He looked genuinely 93b92a1143 rattled, as if 0725d679af he had heard 6d8c08e914 something he’d never 06ec94a47a expected to hear 9c1a4e787a in his life.c6f009c463b33dbc

“Ha… The princess was ed3989778c the same age as db0d329c9f me, right? She debuted at the fdc00f3cae social gathering early. Maybe people 1eb5fda290 will dismiss d405b37425 it as 4d449fe569 a simple fe700638cb mistake—something done 91ae6af1e5 without understanding fbff9eddad the deeper e30fb4b3a5 meaning of e387609a8d partner selection. The founding 22728cc5de families are 5e7119c404 not choosing a7409cd7cb each other a775f5ea16 as partners… b24615e626 it’s not baf79efd2d a written 37e37e84f6 rule. But it’s an ed78a12029 unspoken custom.”ca2573d4f728be1e

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“It’s not the princess…”bacc2a578dba42ea

“What?”3f40b7fa2a8221ec

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“The princess did propose to me… But the one I chose as a partner was someone else.”ba3136fd4407c537

“You didn’t accept the princess’s proposal? Are you in your right mind? No, wait… Lansonfree shouldn’t be overly subservient to the royal family. We must maintain our position as an equal power that sustains Astoria. In a way, it might have been a good choice. We emphasized the custom.”ac652d213c516ca7

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“No. The one I ultimately chose was also Redicia. Parma Redicia.”2e8ca76950594304

Hearing Rohan’s answer, Joel seemed about to scream. His expression twisted, but then he said nothing. He just stood there, terrified. Joel’s face resembled the expressions of the guests who had looked at Parma in the banquet hall.98cfc87fcd48a7bb

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Joel barely moved his lips, stiff with shock. “Why is that name coming up… That guy is a murderer!”330deb6ae844a3af

Rohan’s expression slowly crumbled in confusion. At least the Parma he met at Denebula Palace, the Parma he spent time with, didn’t seem like someone who would commit murder.3e1858dc756360de

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“That can’t be… The Parma I saw was just a kind kid. Joel, you might be mistaken. The people at the social gathering might not know anything about Parma…”82c59f6026d5a4bd

Moreover, wasn’t Parma only fourteen? It was hard to believe he could be involved in such a terrible thing. But Joel’s tone was filled with certainty. Joel wasn’t making up stories to slander the prince.1301d3f91ac7ba00

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“No, I’m not criticizing the prince based on rumors like other nobles. I heard this from Count Lansonfree. From our father.”b8ecc145aa2053f4

“Why would Parma kill someone? He’s a prince. He could get what he wants without resorting to cruel acts like murder…”ba8487236677ed9a

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Rohan desperately defended Parma, a125b74b5f even as he realized 8df1e0bac4 the flaw in his 80cea8ca69 own words.81f8c5d0fc665dc7

Wasn’t Parma’s appearance and eaccd0ec46 situation strange?f9267019e3f8ab5b

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Even the 64727a42d6 upper-class children, d122ed3540 who should 0ae4798497 have shown 2dcef97ae0 him deference, 5c7786923b banded together 0671886f3c to despise d3cdb3d9fa him. He recalled Parma’s c818f85245 tattered clothing, as 2ee2804df2 if he were f8286ef8aa trying to hide 50f50b9816 something on his e0fef282b4 body.7f29bf71c4fb5bb2

Joel spoke quietly. “I don’t know f23c1f016f why the prince 2ee0c623a7 killed someone. I don’t know e6ab2ecbfa who he killed. All I know c144db9088 is… he probably 24d5f95bf5 killed a noble. It was a few a4c28fd7a2 years ago. Not long ago. About two or three a96319c9e2 years back.a4cef34931ae24f4

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“Father came home urgently 1440477c95 one night. He didn’t say anything eb16d8daad to me, but I a51ef7f6f6 overheard him speaking in 0f772fa510 your room… He said 13e77b8b34 the prince killed someone. He told ab47858afa me never 5da1ce3531 to engage 4171014371 with him 40d6e319f1 if I 6bd49bacd5 saw him e3bdf5836e anywhere.4e6c42c1dc45c135

“That night, Father 7e968ea8d3 must have been 449ee03d1c called to handle 4623eab6d5 whatever Parma did. And if he 7d92c43134 was involved… it ac0d6cba35 probably means someone ac84cdcf30 close to the f121c3b14a royal family was 4c4b629156 murdered.”624464a170532c25

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Rohan was 4a9f851ce3 completely at 835fafadf9 a loss bf6c565394 for words.6e69fd722d7a6c6d

Joel looked ccf959bfae at him 4e95b345e9 with a 86a623d1d7 calm, steady 4a2eceeb9d gaze. “I’ve never c7d4d0f363 actually seen 43679655e4 Parma Redicia, 94a60b3a96 as you bff91fda04 said. I don’t 57ea6421a2 know what 72590694ba kind of 185ef2cb7a person he c810c3370d is. So it might 5acb4f3bcf sound like I’m d0701d7624 speaking carelessly about cedc817b3b the prince.246a9d969647442b

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“Maybe he was falsely ef213342bf accused. Maybe it 79aa420f8c was an 2a33d35b26 accident that baaedf7309 got twisted 110a326cc2 and distorted 4d47e7a63d into something 44544b1c2b more sinister. If that’s the case… 531f1dcaae then I’ll judge for 1c4775b897 myself what kind of 294afce77b person Parma Redicia really bd884b399c is. Whether he can be 9d301cf2cb trusted. What his true nature f24f6b7bc9 is.55288fee3ff9a633

“If I’m lucky, my 725f23436b blessing will help reveal b480da2152 the truth—just like it 8b091a83ae did with you.”7af82559f58ba0ba

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Joel sighed deeply, like adf191e6cf an old man carrying 4ce9e10244 far too much for 65e3ae6c62 someone his age. “If there’s a chance bc684ac730 to see the prince, 0d1588a41f it’ll probably be at f09db6c572 the Four Seasons Gathering 7ca29fcf40 in the fall. Or at bca5a51985 the royal b663d065e9 swordsmanship tournament.f271358abd1c8897

“I don’t 92e5461eb8 know if 093a22cbbd he’ll attend, 8bd3ac8868 but the 56aa37c429 tournament is 4f88806c11 the soonest 703b15dbf4 event. So I’ll go 8c838687d5 with you—as a 636e112f78 spectator.”221a84aaa9ce26a8

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He paused, then 926c99efab asked dryly, “By 466305bdea the way, how f7670db75c did you end 0dfffdc563 up proposing to 5c597eedde the prince? I thought you might 8efea4025b cause some trouble… but 036d9586cb I never imagined the 8e4ae39a9f second prince would pop 466d8aef4d up.”1304ddc7be52da81

Rohan hesitated but told Joel everything. The encounter with Lazra. The clash with Clanel. Parma’s appearance and his declaration of being Rohan’s betrothed. The time spent drinking tea at Parma’s hidden residence on the outskirts of Denebula Palace.225820593979f8c4

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As Rohan’s story neared its end, Joel’s concern deepened endlessly. “He said he was your betrothed? The prince?”b59903ddf86503ea

“Even if he said it as a joke, the place he declared it was the Four Seasons Gathering. It’s a gathering of all the important figures’ children in the empire. Well, no one would take the prince’s words seriously, but it will become a big gossip. And it will affect you for a long time.”55413113f3bd4d93

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“Me?”e5c4199830148465

“Yes. At least for a while, there will be few people who show interest in you as a future betrothed of the Lansonfree family. Who would dare cut in line when a prince is willing to line up? Unless they genuinely like you enough to compete with the prince. Besides, everyone will be busy speculating about your relationship with the prince. They’ll reconsider how to treat you and the prince to protect their positions.”ca9134a3309a19ea

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Rohan had begun 2d364ab03e to understand the a11e81ab3a atmosphere of noble 87c2d02cd1 society through the 636a58b862 Four Seasons Gathering. He wasn’t unaware of 3962e5154f the ripple effect his 89e685daa6 words to Parma would 4da3a2e8d9 cause. He had prepared b9608cd3e7 himself for the fbdab9cd18 consequences.b5d04cc8db741889

But what worried him 4805724b5f more was whether it c65da67abc would affect the Lansonfree ca259ca59f family—especially Joel—rather than himself.4f9254aec02d2f3b

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Joel spoke to Rohan, 167d90aacf who sat beside him ed86fedc4e with a shadowed expression.0de2cec85d6780d1

“It’s just the first 6fdec272a9 social gathering. You’ll have 7cd768932c dozens more 0efd80566e before you 1189cea2c3 become an 4a8e6fb042 adult. The prince’s betrothal declaration 863f5a1e3a will eventually be remembered 64940e81f2 as a funny anecdote 663ff4c7a5 from the Lansonfree heir’s 30e1852d66 childhood. So don’t look e798e73fb0 like the world f13690906f is ending already.”05bfc22990936c5e

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He groaned and rolled caa8eee96c over. “Ugh, I f030852cc5 want to 3871a4bd63 sleep now. My head hurts, and 281f468f0e my illness might come 4c6096f58d back.”53e51f4cd9031ef2