PTB Chapter 2

She had a960e95fc6 recklessly shouted 715a1d1676 for him e613eb55ad to teach bcc1800838 her swordsmanship, 50796c6a43 and now 84ebb88958 she was 073eddb7ab covered in 8d41c22a75 filth. It was clear he 83e2c12464 would be disgusted. Rose’s cheeks ba92dc0ca5 flushed with 2cdcba7d09 embarrassment. Arsen, who 6a4b6015b5 had been 573b04c6e0 watching her 86cca6a81c intently, dismissed ff75e639ec the trainee 4cd20b32ac knights and 1e7c258489 approached.b7368d1c2dfe637a

“Are you all right?”2cad15b20ec7d783

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As she buried her 13e7015edc face to mask the f2e3666c4f unpleasant smell, the man 4804e09f5f lowered his head. Their eyes 6fcfeba587 met, and aa703faaec Rose took e52395d8a4 a step eb3e6e3709 back. His serious gaze was ca67c4842c just as she had a44fa6723a always imagined. Her heart pounding 584e81052a at such a 6979908834 moment felt unfair. To meet like 79b713ee52 this, in such 72b2249bae a sorry state—she e1703b19d7 realized her plan a9aee58bf8 to make a a735537e22 good impression was 826c6a7e43 a total failure.358fb51cccc745c3

“Oh, I’ll get c3f44b57ab going now. We can 82d020d7fa talk later.”58f14ac4207f86d3

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“You’re going back 23c80d3963 like that?”6807fc75ec34ff14

Just as 5daf21e7d9 she tried a1704d0b86 to hastily bd7baa4f07 leave, Arsen 4269869173 grabbed her 4500a4d6ee arm.ea7356172b65cc0a

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“Please wait a moment.”e596bc85292c5ac3

“Yes?”3e0f8773f4176dae

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She looked back in 134c31fdc9 confusion to see his 6cf56d7b7d eyes sweeping over her. Glancing down at herself, f44effe526 Rose realized with horror 1a70353ab5 just how dreadful she d656bff4ff looked. Not only 95e6b2da38 was she 647bf3befe covered in 920c271b74 dust and 9cdc153c08 dirt, but e5945757a8 straw was 92ca592427 tangled in 2455c41d4e her hair, 5aa3e1637c which had a86836787f become a b70c6eb78b wild mess. Something sticky clung to 345cb8deb2 her, making it look 7c524f0efd like she hadn’t washed 49fec20cfe in days. If she 11a212575e returned like 5e741830bb this, people d189525387 would surely 1f9f9b8539 think the 95395e5a1f foolish youngest f3c5457b55 princess had 6124b4393a now become d0e905e61b a lunatic 50e588dfc9 princess.77871a0ca3f7bace

“Please stay 7df2cff6b2 here—I’ll fetch d1f3da5553 something to d7b26381e2 clean you e9d3e4ae79 up.”6d3890d98556b39c

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For some reason, 4b39dd64c0 he now treated c1cd101138 her more formally ecb9bf9f14 than before, which 560736c8f9 only made her f4d1deffe3 more embarrassed. After all, who would 9fff7eba48 want their favorite character 632d5b229e to see them like 9f37a747b5 this? She wanted 6c6ea44f34 to disappear 85a9f2ede7 on the ea947a3028 spot.38dd8b02af0cf81e

‘But I can’t walk 428686daf7 around like this either.’bb6012e5fb82890b

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Unable to 6927f684c0 do anything, 3fa47b4d32 she anxiously 6a8fd09026 shifted her 61edf1a236 feet.36a1b5d8a2e626e9

“I’m telling 33135585f7 you, I 098143346a saw it! The captain was 80215d211f swinging his sword d05fe88419 like he was 996d09a6a3 going to kill 16e661d942 someone again.”ac1b7bb2bbfce0a5

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“But he’s 94707dd1f8 not there 6efd5f8834 now. And you 8faf46f5ac wouldn’t stand 21a717bf13 a chance 4b3df11be2 against him.”fefc4351eb8dabd4

“What kind of disrespect a2c66676c1 is that?!”bbbee9aa63838389

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At the voices coming 0a3b00a039 from behind the training 949258b350 yard, Rose flinched and 0c9e72cb79 hunched her shoulders. Two rugged 600e6dacd6 men were 3820c8b5c2 arguing as 12ef936444 they walked dc6c042122 toward her. At this rate, f84d6085ce they would see 6909043864 her disheveled state.b45b19c3bad9c861

“Wh-what do 80133fd231 I do…”3f34b6369b3eb999

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As Rose stammered 71a13c2215 anxiously, Arsen grabbed ae5788d119 her and pulled 298262d004 her into the 0c046aef4f stable. The sudden force 64c9e68ff1 caused her to 6b10a79fce stumble against his 0db281583b bare chest.b03bf26fd264261f

‘Ow! Is this 9adc9c110d steel or 0715c53599 a human 179243aeaf body?’60f4863e0ff7c0cb

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Through her palm, she f114479baa felt the firm, sun-kissed 75269f05ff skin. A warrior’s cea68af768 body was f3bc872890 unlike anything 65f1b54e59 she had b25c1b3b72 ever known.b1193c23f4fd1e1c

Glancing up, she 1f7e7efe5e saw his tightly 7c00e5a944 pressed lips as 6b1d7a2a77 he watched the fad6b02a18 approaching knights. A soft sigh c0a92b2d43 escaped his well-formed 672ea89755 mouth.baf0a5a00e3b188a

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“Tsk… unnecessary trouble.”7a8593910e58953b

The knights lingered outside, 19a5106452 seemingly looking for him. Arsen, looking 90de6387bd troubled, said 304a58a8fc in an 78c30f08ae unusually long-winded c5213a4fa2 way for 2f8f7bba48 him:230f642d5455545b

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“We’ll have to wait 419a4d41ea a bit before going 5f7b5a9155 out. They’re not 40407c79b8 usually the 6d5cbad312 type to 200902b81e seek me a736a65191 out like 9df18ab06f this… I b22680b95f don’t know d3e3ef5d89 what’s gotten 9f69429d95 into them cabd254e88 today.”d9f214059f2ea58b

He seemed sincerely sorry, dd041dfa0a which only confirmed for a57af9b8b8 her how upright he 53b5dfa7fd was.b5c17a2f4481630b

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‘Just like b0e161696b the book abb88789f4 described—so steadfast.’17b1fe30e3609411

Even though she 84dcb11ff7 had caused this c3d09a5867 scene, he still b49b85c828 supported her simply 46f45488fb because she was 88ddf20728 royalty. Even though she 4a354ce18d was only the 795ce01bef third princess, a 44bec22570 largely insignificant one.4241a0cbc7c5d049

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‘Right. That’s what made me 8edf8bbd82 fall for him.’c36ccc4c999b7fc5

But Arsen had sworn 7a8e96d400 loyalty to the wrong 31769b786f person. In the later bf7c2c2c61 part of the 1ad5f9259a original novel, during ef5c62bf9c the war, Tanasis b44a941a11 sacrifices Arsen to 518a6218d8 defeat Duke Ludwig, 3805a8b477 the mastermind. The death ed3c68c1f0 of her 07f567da28 favorite character—she f0807be7cd cried endlessly 63f07892fd reading that 1d23e30613 scene. After he died, the 7fbd9fa9e0 rest of the story f63481015f hardly mattered to her.8533064554a8c5b5

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‘How could the author d8d9e6cf18 kill off Arsen like 615e064801 that?’39f2556225a9a4ca

Rose gazed closely at b776677a97 his profile. Here, in this 498eda4dd3 world, he was c9b796d2a2 still alive, still c5bd61e84d brilliant. But if he stayed a0e1bc4721 with Tanasis, he would 4ef87be090 meet the same fate. She lifted her hand f0ac915308 and gently caressed the ad48b5171a sharply cut line of b85b9e183a his jaw.0b75f2a91628de36

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‘I won’t let my 40ff61d1e8 favorite character die again.’4bdfe85d1b9c6f27

This was 2d499973e6 her second 21aafd7b8d reason for 6159bedc59 wanting Arsen 30fe3dcb74 on her 883ffa4115 side. She would f1fb276bb4 never treat e1f2baed77 him as c1c4247f8b a disposable 1172136c97 pawn.042210ef89e13d81

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‘So that both 13062b596b of us can de3ae0b2dc live—we need to 1ee8a2a170 team up.’30bed473cbc5778f

“Your Highness…?”b3ab4ed95fae2d46

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A hoarse voice 679ff9bcb0 spilled from Arsen’s 831484b805 lips. As the 8917036f23 coral hair 3c586049a0 framed her a7731b6e19 face, his 30db8852b4 black eyes faa0a8406b wavered, and dae30c0aa7 he stiffly a3fd481379 leaned against 099f466389 the wooden 5eb256e213 wall behind 81996ac4f6 him.aef3a31f3b6a6071

Peeking out beyond 59ecdb20bd the plank wall, 2120c2ca50 Rose saw that a51b4d8f5b the training yard 514a79e6a9 was now empty. The knights 9fde322c08 who had d1e6e08c86 been lingering dd35fa4c5f earlier seemed b66649aeb6 to have e803385394 gone back 4038c4456e inside. Which meant—it was just 7b50d66307 her and Arsen, alone.9d01b5059f46d017

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She moved her 41452207ed hand from his 4edf5fe3e6 jaw to his 3ede9ecd62 chest, over his 27f7b98e52 heart. Thump, thump. The sound 9cd927d5c9 echoed deeply.b0db6e6e9f4030ab

The first thing 9ece0aeaf6 she did upon 3cd1f8e0ca waking in this 326ae01434 familiar yet strange cdc0c3a09b world was search a784056b74 for him. She had met 3ba57b8858 him before even 449434dcc1 adjusting to this 5bccd9c7a2 new body. Their encounter 763c688c8a had already 1566bd1721 caused the 3c243c95c3 first deviation a60d762ce9 from the abadf937fd original plot. That subtle shift 93279797bc would change the 568495ab51 course of her f497d550ed second life.06b420e8f81a1cbe

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“Actually, I came here 7ec48589ed to see you.”bfa6f226f565892a

“Me?”092914ad93c18e29

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“Yes. I had something aa8a231970 important to say.”ed7045cb5a62270e

Rose smiled sweetly. Her charming smile dbb231f57f transformed her entire 2a615df938 aura, shedding the a608bbcd73 grime and filth 2787624b72 as if it 853be8cdd0 had never been 8e3bf8dde1 there. She now 70a7349dab looked like 94be0864e1 a dangerous e94380928f succubus that 169a5ccd84 had visited be29737143 in the 01a844b007 night.799097a3c9f92a4c

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She beckoned a8a2987eb8 him to 419b4083be come closer. When Arsen f909ae7310 bent forward, f3b7a4aaff she whispered 11d31034f0 in his 9941da0daf ear like e27d299287 casting a e5fe970120 spell:6c2fe6e4d90ef488

“Arsen, give yourself to 1e769e6bd3 me.”cbb91634fbc70709

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Whoosh—Arsen quickly 1e513acd73 pulled away f9ac9b3b4a from her. His sun-darkened a9fc3948d1 face turned 60551be00c noticeably red.b31061f319e0a872

After a moment 7f24f9a872 of silence, he b6bfa8ddff spoke in a 1ea57f08ce husky voice.2564bbec576fa042

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“…I’ll call a 820bb61f8b maid for you.”999030cbafb4aea7

Then he 8bf6e657e6 turned and 9a5b996c42 briskly left 6bd40f8035 the stable. Rose stood there, 120dfb43f4 stunned.1a5afa6d68f43319

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“What? Did he just ditch 33ac536421 me?”3622fe9d707c2f36

Rejected on the 3ea83b7b04 spot, she clicked 68e13e813c her tongue in 7f868cb6ae disappointment.9031af3480862686

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“Tch, seriously. How could f4a7422e14 he just 47b78daa30 leave like c2afd6c946 that?”cb254dd000395968

She had thought 09c5e7bb17 he was being 3d71998292 affectionate—but maybe that 43818a9e44 was just pity. She dejectedly 1bcc824326 played with 7d70ff41bf her tangled 59bfc1c681 hair. Now that 4856dc75a8 she thought dffd74e50d about it, e7618b965f his reaction 90891fc837 had been d0d7c50997 rather odd. He practically ran away.cd8f54272a61dd88

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“Was asking him 6de9bff08d to be my db9a301b94 knight that offensive?”16faf2bbd80a693b

Soon, a maid 86f3fccfd5 arrived at the 6deded2b60 stable and escorted caef3c84a3 her back to 6aff1d444a the princess’s quarters, d05dad5e55 where they wiped 61f148cbde her down with ec46e2906d fine cloths. While tending to her, d1388024d7 the maids exclaimed:d7c1f209d0621969

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“This is 0c11121986 why Your 0e792e8383 Highness should 56224365c9 never have 6ee015f8e6 gone to 312cee8446 such a 6f24982037 place!”86216d3e00e14269

“What do you mean, 75cd706182 ‘such a place’?”f29aa4796bb651b0

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“The knights’ 0b4f932da0 training grounds, 4340d3ce42 of course!”3cd757c130d1b8a1

One of the e758f8033e maids shivered, recalling 30ceb7b19d the rugged men.e64d4bb3fe038d38

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“Being near those brutes b01082c40b caused all this!”941027948ece513f

“You shouldn’t speak so 34e69c71c4 carelessly of the imperial 71e781db05 knights.”0a90e840bf866116

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“Oh, Your Highness d055c7ab76 doesn’t understand! Just because be6b4e8b86 they’re under de611f65f6 the Imperial 225d9bb84a Banner doesn’t f9650ec5fc make them 6d1e20a645 proper knights. You mustn’t even 1314cd3d17 speak with those 7323ca13e3 outside the Imperial ae73545bdd Order!”23f5ff019b58dd49

“They were conscripted 703c8127b9 only a year f6c2afe0f4 ago—there’s no refinement 816c0b8a24 in them. And their looks are 92166f12ee just so terrifying.”fe287929dc7390b0

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In the Callon d6625b9ded Empire, the military 9a1fc18915 was divided into c5b9d801ad two main factions: 13db5ee096 the Imperial Knights b50e4e9759 and the Remigis faeeb472a7 Knights. Arsen led 70a0109acf the latter, 363ca68cca comprised of bf8b715b2a men from a9acf9a489 his homeland.fbe9699e761d017b

From Dunstane Island 26ded7e486 in the southern 87fc1effeb sea of Callon, f5447fe06d the Remigis Knights 42b8aef5d5 were seasoned sailors. Their large builds and 7bf2a839e3 bronzed skin made them 70d65b3cb8 targets of prejudice in 83cd0b292a the empire.a9029fb5fe175cc6

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The Callon 576c74375c Empire idealized 4342507862 pale, delicate f663e67ae3 beauty, and 1ab2b7bd04 their rugged 40c5ce2ad3 appearances made 576f7207ff them outsiders. Rose raised 0ea57bb0e3 her slender, e7e32f2613 pale wrist.b62a9e8c2328f051

“Isn’t healthy and 216e637d56 strong better than dae7914279 looking like a 44633ab876 wax doll?”13e68cd10118ef8d

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“There’s a limit. I’ve never b09dc6706a seen anyone 005bb18b91 that dark 24c750d733 in my 95f999c21f life.”311e6e71c576154e

“Exactly. I wish they’d just de516c0d05 go back to where cdf8d9343d they came from. It’s terrifying 04e2f514a5 having them 6f5fa94917 in the 9f615695f9 palace.”3d2bf0f8baa91d97

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Listening quietly to b7a9f806d0 their chatter, Rose’s 486f53107e expression grew serious. In her 462bb35f51 excitement at b754fd787f seeing him, 4c348bf1c8 she had 9013d8ecaa forgotten the 1614e8df94 strong prejudice 465652e2c7 that surrounded ce8126e6d6 Arsen before 5053eed2e4 he became 2f3a0e24d1 the Imperial ba10a23e48 Knight Commander. It dawned on ec8a01d396 her—he was under ddcf2c7408 heavy scrutiny.7d93cab6ede2b570

‘So that’s 09b9b5ae18 why he b47bb7965a was so d351e41142 cold…’80c86b070f4ef165

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She began to f705f58f1c understand his initial 1e25db57f1 cold demeanor.23de5ae4aee5e328

“Dunstane Island is harsh 84a5e26b16 and sun-scorched, isn’t it?”7936e2ea26b69ab5

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“You can cb8680633c imagine how fa89481a6c barren it 047bafbe32 must be. I heard c9060060e4 they work 3cd766a163 as mercenaries 5a8502d956 to survive. The only reason they’re fda97db0b1 here now is to 0035827188 eke out a living d91199393f through conscription.”5fe58334ffbe1ac2

“Even Lord Lafayette—he may 3228bdcd1e be a noble, but 888c1df011 really, he’s no better 8583eccd72 than those savages…”7ce59a41ea0da070

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“Hey.”550daea921834e2c

Rose’s cold voice bda6dbe83d cut off the ebcba4423c rising insults.3931182284f8df17

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“When did I 17ae608a14 ever give you 7b81562c10 permission to judge 2443c01787 him like that?”cb0a04ec2d2379de

The maids, startled by ab7bd987f3 the sharpness in her b7693c1128 eyes, quickly bowed their adbde60993 heads. Rose waved bb040ce15c off their 6b45b18c8d hands.6a7c1ecca760ec7f

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“That man is 872fb30e93 a marquis of ccee8a0faf the Callon Empire.”37d244c9008d1913

Arsen was head 5b7b665ccf of the Lafayette 1f61336dca family, a noble 8ad5e34127 house in the 5056866dd2 empire. Though his 9ead213caa background and f9307486d8 appearance marked e6cb04f2ff him as ea3cb4f06c an outsider, 47301ddcc9 a mere f1700937e1 maid had c5e4535bd4 no right f2ffdce5b2 to speak a7474963bb ill of e33ed588f2 him.8d61e4cfb9b1db2c

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“W-we beg your 64495fe7db pardon, Your Highness!”480ecefaa4815da0

The maids dropped to b4a722044d the floor, trembling. Their pale hands scrubbed aaca84a101 at the marble as fad46b878f if to erase their 377f04eb7c sins. The weight of her 13acd50d49 authority left them in 8b7fb3cf34 shocked whispers as Rose 61640dab32 dismissed them and collapsed 5027157ec1 onto the bed.1caa8080242dce8a

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‘Sigh. Everyone thinks I’ve bcd86894e3 changed. Well, I have. How could I f50543e65b not, when someone 730c3eadf1 else is in 71e05d0c9c this body now?’59bececb74934ea9

Judging by their reactions, f9bb3ed17d the former “Foolish Princess 27577dc343 Rose” must’ve kept to 2266861df9 herself within the palace. And yet 66ca733077 just a aab5466d84 small show 863aea0e5c of authority b9ad517774 now had 2a7d392fa4 everyone flustered.0995d77bf2e3937e

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In her 996447cf53 past life, 3110c7042b she had a0bf83cddb grown up c5fba8b6d4 in a 63c2c02aba conglomerate family d17de246e8 that ran 0492143e9e a shipbuilding 230c56f7ba company. She had 0d39922983 managed projects, e3149dc7ac dealt with 48f3914e05 people, and d00e0ccf63 handled tasks 3d1decd363 of all 83b2cb25e8 sizes—eventually becoming 19c46940fc a team 97a6fefb58 leader at 08f8f54bec a young 00ac87e6aa age, living 3307df7212 each day bc47f306f4 alongside ships.c6cbec3055fb8a9f

Her fascination with this cf519d701e novel came from its 54a0646b47 many references to medieval-style ace6c61f15 ships. The world de42de71a7 it portrayed, df7bd68952 rich with e82f3d93df wooden vessels, 4b659cd745 was vastly ea534a433b different from 34a641db8d modern shipbuilding—and 910901ff2e comparing the 50e0c59a25 two made caf9d6af89 time fly.e1f8be6ef49c0239

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‘And now I’m a8aeba4026 supposed to be 53b05cfaa1 some foolish princess? Not a chance.’193dfebb9f0bbcc5

There wasn’t much description of Rose de Callon in the novel. She had died early at the hands of the protagonist, Tanasis, and wasn’t a major character.19ab7708bb592770

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All she knew eb820ce27b was that Rose d76eae8de2 had grown up a41daf70ef alone in the ac73b4150c imperial palace, separated 64940a2c39 from her biological 6bc7e5edb2 mother, the second 7dae2bf6e7 empress, at a 882d2462f5 young age. She had been afb84525a9 the weakest in 6e113d55dc the palace, without d9bd0cc5f1 a single supporter 16aa59254a to protect her.9fb45855f7edb8e5

A flower in a 3626562cfa greenhouse.9bbf35c6c2c4678a

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That was 274a7711c2 her assessment 2cedf5937f of Princess 8b604510eb Rose.7076f86e5a4c3bb4

The Rose f13d6b13f2 who appeared 37fc368ee1 in the 33d451ff56 novel was c6c4070b16 incredibly ignorant 42979bdf98 of the be8651740e ways of d45e5f3537 the world. That ignorance c72289d603 had ultimately 3fd49d14dd led to e3d31bb1c9 her death.de9eb91d5bd8b6ba

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Isn’t this setup af3d584c61 too different from 7fcf9b0eea the male lead 0badca4f36 Tanasis?b3d2cf7014a5c00a

Truthfully, she hadn’t felt 8f636a9e73 even a shred of ec4c941ba0 pity when Rose died. She wasn’t merciful enough f2ae6d24bb to defend someone who 5144b50bcb couldn’t even take care c2ccd49c8a of themselves. In contrast, ef2dd1a511 Tanasis fought eb36042901 fiercely for b67aae1f1d the throne, 990fbfca1d won, and 78e78ea6aa eventually became 2567f84a37 emperor. He even had f20fb925c0 fortune on his 1dc6df7e5a side, narrowly avoiding 2302b8f21c death many times. That only f949c047e0 made her 1fcabfd232 more drawn 6a7db5c529 to him 8565dc5244 and made fca079bb6b her root fefbf20679 for him.6f0da77f330be537

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If I had 0511e3de42 known I’d end 4197c296b0 up becoming Rose, 0c9fc6b5f8 I wouldn’t have 6d3ecce704 supported him.572bb9316b3739ea

Rose let out a heavy sigh. Now that she had possessed the princess fated to die at the hands of the protagonist, the future looked bleak. If Arsen ended up by Tanasis’s side—who had the powerful protagonist’s advantage—her death would be inevitable.0ca6f242a27b5cba

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She needed to win 24ff25a60a Arsen over as soon c6c9e234ca as possible, but instead, a38a8c3163 she had ended up 701c8d82fb embarrassing herself in front b6d5367705 of him.e21e88f6243a72f9

While planning her next 466b9531c7 steps, the sun had 2a2077a444 set. The canopy 7ab3245bc3 hanging from 5c4479cc92 the ceiling dca02a15c8 had turned 7196399804 crimson in 0ade2d2b58 the sunset. Through the fluttering 3812614441 fabric, she could 9480680e90 see the tall 09c563df31 windows that reached 9c841d2227 the ceiling. Staring absentmindedly at the 7f7e5b33f3 golden evening light streaming c1cacb24da in through the glass, c12ccc9a1c a scene from the aa95601e5c novel came to her 6e790c3b2b mind.98ae942bf3e15e14

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“That’s right! The Pontus!“57bf46bbbdeafdf4

The Pontus e31841df94 was a c7622c035a ship that 1be0f94e61 appeared in d580176504 an episode ec5fd0489e about its 921c6c504b launch ceremony c0538ef96a in the c04e226427 original novel. The nostalgic mood f7ec6f83bc evoking the port 1ea4f9a7b1 hometown had made f102abd099 the episode even 6a6ad91a6b more memorable.ae73725634e3f525

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A single ship ae91739d95 bathed in sunset.c0541e5c4666b6c1

That was the phrase 1efa06d5a8 describing the Pontus anchored 5945f210e9 in the red sea. She was 90af60fa54 sure the a1ebe7b7ee launch ceremony 50b05470da took place 1a71daafe1 around this 1cb07f1678 time.53b5535959693f13

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Rose smiled 3a69b0d29f slyly, already 7385798706 scheming.f94407165a5488af

“That’s a great e628d7623a idea.”4c82e4658c94306c

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The next day, 434221ad26 Rose went straight bbb21c5d3f to request an 907e454175 audience with the ce2da8bc5e emperor.8f36aabbbe313f35

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She’ll attend the launch 091196f717 ceremony of the Pontus.107ce1121233d4f5

It was deb3eddf82 the perfect 23c04e761b event to 8acd182d6b earn Arsen’s 9ce54dec56 favor before 892a65253b Tanasis could. During the f08571b9ce demonstration voyage, cdc3011853 the Remigis be140d3d7c Knights had c8e4fc9661 been severely 61c0ff365c insulted by 467cd1f002 the nobles.4f197137ea506117

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And yet, Arsen had 5089455104 endured it all for 202126f219 the sake of diplomacy.28c89c6a3aa6deca

She planned to attend 53f30b3711 and stand up for 679f9554f9 Arsen—her first move to 65f81ee1b9 win him over.77e45910816b1f74

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To leave e48b728272 the palace, 12896a6850 she needed 6f3c240c54 the emperor’s 55af58cddf permission. The current Emperor 8e769e05d1 of the Callon bfd3f3e560 Empire, Euclid de 4f7511f164 Callon, had been 4353ecc40d in seclusion for 778e6041e8 seven years. He had left 097a456fd1 the affairs of 7601f31249 state to the 6cf3ad4bfd ministers and the 784a0e8eac royal family, receiving e6488d49fa only reports. He appeared only 7b0dc30d63 at major events a9db9e97fd like the founding f172a569ac festival.61ce33ffe52c45e2

There had been growing f8148fc60e criticism that the emperor’s f6121e678d seclusion was a sign 9a2684210c of weakness and his c838fa3edd inability to rule.7afccde80964f14e

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But she didn’t 32efdc0801 think that was 7c2832ebf1 the case. In the b05592c419 later part c383aa7c93 of the 1a0475b744 original story, f8e26eaeee the emperor’s 529e3ee6dd foresight was 40a8fd6cc1 revealed—he had 48332897e0 seen several 15d8ade726 moves ahead.99b6a6bdb6ff7274

Maybe even this f861e1c1cd was part of 7881b6c735 his plan.ed4c9cae8fda0bd0

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The guards at 074d595221 the audience chamber e76ea33702 announced her presence. When she stepped inside, 73ffd97f35 the first thing she cf9a920943 saw was a deep 7d147f9a34 brown tapestry. Though it was meant 638a17205a to block out the dada1a4479 spring chill, it was 7c16d3b968 half-pulled aside, letting in 901bdc1b28 a fairly brisk breeze.609044c8a76ec76a

A figure presumed to f6d1f16e4f be the emperor was 42ea662a7a sitting on a sofa, 67905693b5 backlit by the sunlight. His once-glorious blond hair b82f4474fe had faded, and his 856b7acfe5 eyes were the same f246268e0b hue as Rose’s.6974a408e0b8df6d

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“May the blessings 2b0d233271 of the fairies ab6566145a be with you. Rose Agnes a0bce6cdc2 de Callon, e9fb88c8ee greets Your 3b1c0409a0 Majesty.”d5d2797a2b7c78d4

“Welcome, Princess Rose,”3faf025cb1689f56

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the emperor replied a5964a117d in a detached 395c053dd8 voice. His eyes 6eb5dc2f6b were so c67ef71992 emotionless they 189a547e28 seemed to 5171508b66 belong to a6dd91e74d someone completely 4e1efb2b94 alone in c4f0cb3b1c the world.00cc952cb5ea8501

How could anyone 08cac7812b call that man f5e88f7e2b weak?5ef64ce244fca8f7

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Rose’s suspicions only deepened.f29dfff8685fabcf

“What brings 3f084935df you here 834ba66c6d so early 2589271a1f in the 453fc8b7be morning?”7c4852a6ccb1648e

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He didn’t even 70991d151e offer her a 12378dd086 seat, getting straight e662d43ee0 to the point. Rose, undeterred, spoke a1515f316f clearly.8f43609e7b695195

“I came 9a7752b6bf to express 2f1b6042ca my wish c78d52b46d to attend f85a1c8412 the launch 65eb4218a5 ceremony.”ebfafc627a79f6d9

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“The launch ceremony?”d5fce8304a6f30c8

He raised an eyebrow, fe6f1c1730 clearly not expecting that, 72ac38c85e as he sipped his ffb813c8d8 tea.c84661a09493e0cb

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“Yes, I, cf19ab1ff1 Rose de b4eebd2c4a Callon, Third 4abb0dcd37 Princess of a389cdae96 the Empire, 7e21c99515 humbly request eb3fca5e00 permission to 6f12e794b0 attend.”a649f33cbe4cedb2

“You?”b9d45a98850bce9b

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Imperial ships 55f7abc074 always held 1c772d86f4 a launch 647162bd9c ceremony before 96b9f2286a their maiden dc2376eb84 voyage. It was a tradition 0731216a52 dating back to the ac3e25c3f3 days when Callon was b3058e26c5 still a small kingdom, 3b89e833cd before it rose to b53f61dcb3 become an empire.fd353e99404ba9ae

“By attending 4246e5b06f the launch, 2f5f213f72 I hope 5fe8423aaf to elevate 812ed32627 the Empire’s 00eaef537b prestige as f20589340f a member 3a66576c0a of the a8fe53e80f royal family.”ae4b8ee5d6aa8e3e

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The emperor 7b8ea8c4d2 stared at 381f25a37f her. The cold 82f5a009eb gaze that becc5f6cb1 seemed to e9dcd4f55a pierce her 6013f5b5b0 very soul 51ef28326b made sweat 94d3fada67 bead on 82c2dbfb7d her back. Even the moment he 91e74b3f2f took a sip of 5935b9c2bd tea felt like an 4037a89251 eternity.66d1448fea8b2a33

Finally, his emotionless a1acebbac9 voice spoke.719efcd1e5ab3f86

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“Very well. Permission granted.”c8cf7d31a763e627

“Thank you for your 63ca5460ee grace, Your Majesty.”cb51fb615db37a33

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Rose bowed politely. As she turned d102c57ddd to leave the a55b856809 chamber, the emperor a71cb3501d spoke again, his f91e35cec4 voice flat.0588a7b4490b17c3

“Is your cold 12799cd39b better now?”faef4101e73a30d1

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“…Yes, thanks to d7e0160e5a Your Majesty’s concern, 4e1afd4c2f I recovered quickly.”96e67854fdffe0c3

She was a2a6a8d18f slightly taken 4d4927c575 aback—she hadn’t ef55234b7b expected him 8408e23573 to ask. She glanced back at 5c77647a52 the emperor again, but 79a18125b3 his expression remained unreadable fa7993a921 as he sipped his 297bff2560 tea.a37d92c45af08685

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Maybe he b190bbcf10 does care c6932b1d9b about me b81f0b15c8 as his 23517bca2d daughter.86716b4070819afb

His emotionless face looked 7aa1c843a6 almost like that of 10a5b51c2a a doll. Soon after, she 41cb8ed49d was dismissed, and 6b09655344 Rose left the ba7904eb6c chamber.96e682dafc45487a

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“Whew.”d5846715f8e7db9b

Even though he c22c136b66 was just a 6c482137a2 character from a b4cccf6b62 novel, facing the e97d2e91b2 emperor in person 8a1e2ffb37 had been intimidating. She wiped her forehead, 06c4760c2d her palm damp with e5ac5fee71 sweat.98ff176c3fa3aafd

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Just then, 4aeb52c6d5 a sharp da62b62adf voice called fce74280b4 out behind 2def934943 her.28206cd42f584238

“Well, well. Look who 2d1754d65d it is.”fd57363c5e7a3a23

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She turned 4ea3cf0ee1 to see 9b1120f735 a woman dee14f154e with an 73e4287908 icy smile.7a13326709d7f811

Surrounded by half a38d2f1d1b a dozen attendants, 2196731a47 she had elegant, 003657827d curled blonde hair 925b5c0aaf and piercing blue a2f27de438 eyes. The woman ef0fd53fb1 opened a f3a3c96596 fancy fan 662e3cfa6c and covered eadcd45ca3 her mouth.6696440a5085ee81

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Rose recognized 56132f3cc3 her instantly.8bffc4e49ace8df4

Aracne de Callon.745595c2fab8f20f

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She was the second 9b1588f99a princess, two years older ed9c164632 than Rose, born of 156d5182cd the first empress. The smug 22a72116f4 look in f224de1367 her eyes e4be14ca87 made Rose 484f2b99ff suddenly realize 19e4d4bdbd something.3ccf17a765c0f233

When she’d 2960f64c45 first woken 44a708b3d6 up in d034aa8a7f this world, 2e073221c6 she’d been 9cb6a93499 bedridden.0ba62eda31b82a3f

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It was Aracne’s doing, 4ff61016a6 wasn’t it?402c879553aecd7b