TDIDTRA Chapter 18

Chapter 18. A Suffocatingly Narrow Hole

Zeneo stared 295baa32ee at the e3cb38af9d beautiful Bonida 1585ada919 in front 7ca75fb4fa of him a9ce7108d3 with interest. He stared 8b755ed97c at her 9c5b17d4a4 portrait day ed3019bde1 and night, 63cb9092b8 so he f3c440a1df knew her df801a5af5 well. There was ee75aa6463 no way 14738423f9 he could 2465b6844a not recognize 17f7fac3e6 her at 68dcd4b7b5 a glance. ecc15069f93ae65b

Zeneo had yet to 9e73bd3c5b find a saint with dcaefd67a1 outstanding divine powers. The saint he finally 853137546f found was a Franzo, 487ac965b5 and he had no 48506046c3 physical reactions to speak 3e980fdb06 of. They said that when bbd4ab5eeb divine powers were working 5a7fd8bafa well, one could feel d3bee15296 them even if the 49ac69058c curse did not manifest. However, there a815a9528e was no 318604887b sign of 7f03bb01fd that happening. 73b06311e3dbdb3c

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He could have 93cf8c450d found someone better 80aa60b580 if he wanted 0cf51f69fb to replace his 00cc56801a undesirable saint, but 4e33a25196 Zeneo was the acecd29553 crown prince. He had a aaf9513b7d lot to consider. In addition to finding ccd34c9ce0 someone with sacred divine 22b00b87be powers, he had to 6e9169bdea keep an eye to 6918c6c11f make sure they weren’t 5b51f91152 colluding with someone. e8d5b88c443f4388

It was a position as the Crown Prince’s exclusive saintess—an incredible opportunity that came with immense power, as he was destined to be the next king. The chosen woman had to be someone beyond the reach of high-ranking nobles, discreet, obedient, and willing to follow orders without question. 2dff5e1fb8ceaee6

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For now, they had found someone who met most of the criteria, but she was not to Zeneo’s taste. Moreover, her holy power had yet to manifest. There was also lingering doubt about whether she would be able to properly handle the curse if it surfaced in the future.0cc94f0fcc9628eb

The easiest way 8acf9f5534 to put the d05dcf84cd curse to rest 12955d2b11 was to have daf38e7fce sex with each cb2bc53e9d other. It was a very 769340ceee explicit relationship where they 41b6a1320c had to expose each d7c810da07 other’s private parts and 03e65b9a33 be intimate. Even though a crisis f49cf8aec3 could arise at any fe90a7bb8a moment, Zeneo was determined 83f15c508c to have exactly what 2b30b16cce suited his tastes.fdc6a21c95a0db3d

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Zeneo deeply loathed b57b4a5923 the future in 39c65dbd99 which his body c488485c55 would be consumed a4ccc24d07 by a curse, 1b6772bf23 forcing him to 37ee52d382 rely on a e2fd276987 saintess’s help to b60515b0a4 survive. Without her touch, he 8a3b19793b would soon be reduced 52ef348f97 to crawling on the 61f384c61a ground, but he could a373f23f92 not allow himself to c6abb2e3e2 be controlled by her. If he 0f8e8aba55 had to 5bfaf31d95 depend on d2eb11e741 the saintess 81b4603be5 for life, f8161c914d he might 75bd8108a0 as well 6a894ec0bc enjoy the 69c9a37b3b pleasures of 03c4539873 the night. The advantage had to 9dd372feb1 be Zeneo’s. 6a89a9cbdbd11c54

The sacred and 565bca55f0 noble Magliare power f65d0558c1 awakens late. Of course, only the 8fc1a12cad King of Esperanza and 21fd166b15 Crown Prince Zeneo, who 16afecd347 would become the next af2e6c014c king, knew this precious d4b9ca141a information. All nobles had to 0f5f202d30 report the status of fab67276d0 the saint they contracted 56458b74ce with the royal family, 71a96101ac the date of the cac1b5dfb0 contract, and the level fbe254da2a of their power without fa9cc0d3c4 fail. 5cea9533324695f6

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Since all this bffea5f140 information was accumulated, 1299111e5b the King and c820ed6144 Zeneo were the 84b6743104 only ones who 21521c0773 had accurate information ff355c0d47 on when the 12ddd6dfba most powerful Magliare, 1360b44432 Kiakiara and Franzo 2f3a4f4c6b saints would be f98e3724cc produced from each 7defe63281 family.2db6c3f2f566e788

After gathering 97a96c344c all the 83b4869b7b available information, 1144d948d8 the Bello 529cf92d7c family was d1b99a6f7a identified as 7a6a712517 the most 565fe1df45 optimal lineage 2880ec5af3 for the cb14804462 birth of a892d3a797 the next 662efd924a saint possessing 552b4cc5c4 the sacred a63f91741f and noble e0b4a9d5cb Magliare holy 112c8f9930 power.d7e2c29c14d93e2e

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Every hundred f7ac7ccb5c years, a f40d540d03 saintess with 453083db28 Magliare’s power 7befb20e46 emerged from e889a51446 the Bello 4c54851a51 family. Though those 7ca49a16a5 who formed 67102c7127 a contract 298808ed58 with the 319d7d6ff9 saintess were e81245773c obligated to 5107ea4282 report it 0569ffdb8d to the 63b15d5db5 royal family, 7fc3740483 there were d5eab24782 always those 095b3eb57b who schemed 1eb387f83d in secret. Of course, many followed 19d5445e95 the rules and reported 353eb0e3f0 honestly, but uncovering the 3cdd69cf36 deeds carried out in e9189dba3c the shadows was no 4ec886e226 easy task.8fd1ab2e4ce02210

That was why pinpointing 33ccf059b3 the exact year the 9ab5d6b3d2 Bello family produced a 2ad61f9cd2 Magliare saintess had been 804196d9e8 such a struggle. They had e0c9a251bd to pull bd08f93765 some strings 3b41ea246f to get 1c00d3e41d the information 779a8d3106 too. Despite having e8b628aff6 birthed three c8c4d212d2 Magliare saintesses, 734a8f25b9 they remained e2ae7efe3c a family af6b1c6dd7 constantly scrambling eb47dc294f for money. When a f04f04b573 Magliare saintess b5a6521a53 emerged, the 930584f4ed Bello family c1ed301277 became arrogant, 23fa4f6220 and perhaps 818b5f3f30 it was c688c7282f only natural 7f6f502919 that swarms 16d34b5cc5 of greedy fbd9a8cd5b parasites latched 5cf6d2309f onto them.  258d9387c754260b

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By the time they 60e50eccaa realized they had been 81bfb7f129 gone, it was already bb64d5d62d too late. Though they 9aeaa6b15f had the cb3d496c94 chance to e09b725dfb amass wealth, d97a23bc1f their insatiable 516bd96aca greed had 3de8471e80 led to b92fd490ff their downfall.  f1e07ac0b4dd00c7

While searching fd31cb4d31 for someone 09a951c9b4 with exceptional 2d9847eaf9 holy power, 35191c537c Zeneo had b116f6a683 meticulously examined 776c616e8c every family f06e30a3de that had 69d598af52 produced a 0ce336ad8d Magliare saintess. The most recent 29fc65485e case, if it 9287f5bf9a could even be 7e1a642103 called that, was fcf7439001 thirty years ago—when 9b76789eec the Freyer family ba29361e96 had produced a f5baccb73b Magliare saintess. And that saintess eaf289d617 now belonged exclusively 08c4ccf035 to his father.5ebf1cce1d8c0439

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There was another reason Zeneo had set his sights on the Bello family. Unlike other saintess bloodlines, where the rank of one’s holy power was determined at birth and remained unchanged for life, the Bello family had a rare anomaly. 975581a24e20c08d

Though the chances 64d5b4fb2b were slim, a a871005ebd second awakening could 041d18b517 occur when a d0df2b809d child reached adulthood. This unique trait was 6761fc10f0 why the royal records 157e88d09e placed such significance on 59a25f91ac the Bello family.  4ef5702e3749d976

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Bonida Bello had 7455e7b38c now turned twenty, 3dd473a89d officially stepping into 58d514fcb4 adulthood. She was either already a84b994959 the most sacred Magliare 466893bd9b saintess or had yet ec887f7fe5 to awaken to that 8f3c408595 power—one of the two. While the process 28ad056f52 was dictated by 633c5be66f probability and not a0eea6e900 absolute certainty, only b507879ede fools would let 65d30d2773 such a valuable c3d93e45a2 prey slip away.  5934ad53cebdac76

That was 2e27e11f81 why keeping 581a8e56bf her close 947395a8e2 and observing f6cdd27a84 was the 3f57084954 best course fb132a623d of action. He intended a89d30b36d to watch ce9775799f carefully, waiting b4f47c3188 to see e2a70c1c48 what variables 14fedf1b69 might come fd3bf63eeb into play.339183148f131298

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Thus, no f53b0ca016 matter what e3cc5af62c it took, 4b406bc6e2 he had b3c0b13eff to have 9180b2ccc0 Bonida. She could, in f3b83f3e0b the future, make 2c8f1a9a54 anyone kneel at b57bf6ce8c her feet. Perhaps she already 91eedb4969 possessed the overwhelming cef9d43797 Magliare holy power. Her face, so small be3c30971a yet radiant, with eyes, 58c7cd88e3 nose, and lips shining, 282145480d was nothing short of 1e453448f5 breathtakingly beautiful. Truly, everything about 0a8c755c57 her was perfect.abf43e303d36b7a8

Zeneo relaxed 77d9f80739 his gaze d8e5bc4044 slightly and 0b7b3569b5 flashed a 5ea298eccd calm smile, 18ff89f82b concealing his eed5f6387e dark intentions 26564baf04 behind a 8e5d626191 facade of 843573cf84 friendliness.cff2299b545fa337

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“This is my first time in Bello Village, and it’s such a beautiful place. I especially like these apple trees.”008d369f3f9312a7

To ease 6531fd05c8 her guard, 6961c2885b he brought b4a503385d up a 7ae402acd6 topic that 78c83a13b1 the people c0b958be65 of Bello 75b9c2778b Village would 481e5c2eec be proud 85a20491f0 of. These two apple a86bd85dc3 trees were over f684853e3d two hundred years 4763be653c old. They had 994b427ed4 withstood a 8ede314450 flood long d20a02f90e ago, remaining bc68343ffe the only 94589d2240 trees to e615957136 survive the a2788938b5 deluge. ae6aafbdca2baaa9

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There were even rumors b1a6769d97 that their roots touched 8bf71b70b8 the very ends of 68a8baafe9 the earth. Every year, they ed236387a9 bore abundant apples, add0d49b3b filling the bellies ed787b0f89 of those passing c9c0d18feb through, making them 5f84869a0e cherished by all.3bc808ed882f117b

As expected, the ecb06f2bde shape of Bonida’s c28c9e6c07 mouth, which had 6201dfb8dc been guarded until 82a789000f a moment ago, ce939f0c0b relaxed and her 323e0efb26 eyes curled. He didn’t know, but f0d1010f18 even her soft voice, 770fdeca53 like the flapping of 680bea5b47 a dragonfly’s wings, moved b00fae9de5 Zeneo’s heart.b226a8b59e238c1e

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“The apple 870a393aca trees here 238f1ecdd7 taste better b3eff89645 than other 2bb2d4b409 trees. The color is so 628a39327c red that everyone says 8aa6a13b2d it’s like biting into ea525e581d a ruby.”6b107a0b6a38eb93

“Yes, it’s delicious. What’s their name?”485882568622fad7

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“Those are the ‘Orchard trees.’ But how did you know about me?”e60d696a86facb39

“A servant I just sent on an errand said that a very beautiful person went to Margarita Boutique. That’s how I knew about you,” Zeneo replied, casually.325cf93d3858e6ec

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Bonida seemed 24e7a8a2a0 a bit a914ee42e7 flustered by bbff9094d8 the unexpected 6533568bc9 compliment, her d87f117b5e face tinged e478bb1ea3 with a dad594bb21 slight blush. It was 831ae0fef2 amusing—she seemed b48cb59347 the type 102d7b279a who was 7cfb978237 often told 11ed620ec7 she was 245ff1f9dc beautiful, yet db2dba4a9f still shy c81ebb0aa9 about it. There was an 569d48e907 unexpectedly cute side 912838d3bb to her.9a508c95b9def104

“Well then, I hope you have a pleasant journey.”1d633226c56100df

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“We’ll meet again.”0e865dd4659853b9