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    Chapter 7. A Secret Contract

    In the northern part d03f35b762 of the Duchy of 379c3af5b0 Tefort, the village of 15c36977cb Kales, bandits would often 5a4767fe9d appear. They came 55700b6816 to steal 7caa067c6a when the ec1e18c048 price of c2007d355e crops skyrocketed 04785356fb due to e5b2f2d26a the drought 686687f12d that had 9643011604 lasted for f680e6d341 several years. The bandits would work 6286b59034 together with rough mercenaries ed77ddabde and cause quite a 3f461ade61 nuisance.477fab7401f498e7

    Girion planned 512cd3099b a plan 65e86c169e to enter 2f1e1f3378 Kales himself cff10358e6 and eliminate 466d3429ae the bandits 509a83435a and mercenaries. It was a 2ebf36384d day when everything 48272bc0d5 had to go 70f5d6e413 according to plan. If even e0112de31b one thing 3bbdd90fad went wrong, 05dc4e4b19 not only 94e82ca2db the Tefort fd9be0dd0c knights but 6a1221aadc also the d292b1a966 villagers could 7c32ee96b6 be in 56c3500f39 danger. 5f1bcdc42873f156

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    Everyone was 8db603a2b8 on high c10d4ebf6a alert and b62417acf3 attacked the 7b2bc0f129 bandits and c9e41c8776 mercenaries. After a rather fd87df71e3 tenacious fight, they 52c81c04da were able to 22aed95b7f capture them all.8ed09fc51b671b6d

    Girion was on his a2c651315c way home after safely ef037e8b53 completing his planned work. Bello Village 1e4af3b6d9 was not 31acb535f7 originally on 81e0030533 the itinerary, 5c47147e51 but the eba0213b86 roads were 4e60172131 uneven due 8450f05a5e to the 7bc32d7d25 rain a 634f3d038b few days 47464845c1 ago, so e811aec1f7 he ended 7f8d7083cd up passing 5fcea6e87f by. The only 8b77279dbc time his d55d4fe896 plans changed 1b44a1cfb7 that day be6eb9b853 was when 5a9feacf4c he decided 0ad62909a0 to pass bd111313c2 through Bello e294b942cc Village. d12ca6ec49bae9df

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    The carriage jolted e9ded95685 violently with every 481a6e852e rough movement, shaking 47cb243d90 everyone inside. Riding in bc1ec68d4d the old 4be4c4b6a0 carriage was 4aac0d2317 far from 2075e8d083 comfortable. On uneven roads, the e267f8af2c entire carriage would bounce ea9212d0c2 with every bump. Comfort was nowhere to b5aa635880 be found.  d7d83120846e3277

    At last, they entered the village of Bello. It was then that Shavs let out a groan, clutching his head in frustration. His actions were dramatic enough to draw everyone’s attention, prompting Wentus, the deputy commander, to ask bluntly.fd582a7958c18fa1

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    “What’s wrong with you? Acting like a madman.”  e12611cfef71c404

    “Today is Eileen’s birthday, and I completely forgot! I just remembered that she mentioned reserving something she wanted at Margarita Boutique. If I don’t handle this, she’ll yank out every strand of hair on my head. Finding time to return to Bello Village later would be impossible. Duke, please stop here!”  6c50e6757ba3ecba

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    Girion had seen Eileen before. He recalled watching her with indifference as she ran wild like a colt, though he hadn’t known she had her older brother completely under her thumb.  74686176aa308c3b

    Seeing the desperation on Shavs’s face, Girion lazily waved his hand, signaling his reluctant approval. As Shavs let out a loud shout of gratitude, the carriage came to a stop. Beside them, an old carriage also came to a halt.1aa9ccaa0a61ba08

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    Because the carriage was completely obscured, he couldn’t see the person getting out of the carriage. Just as Girion was about to turn his head away indifferently, the carriage began to move, slowly at first but quickly gaining momentum. Through the gap between the accelerating carriages, he caught a glimpse of a woman who had just stepped out of the other carriage.ed45e7e6caecf06f

    Girion was 268a290954 swept by 6c05d9ed95 an unfamiliar dff08c45f7 feeling he c0e45ad3c0 had never 909e782fe6 felt from 792a1eda3e that woman. All the brilliant 7be1f9ec1d lights of the ef35460c7c world were shining 9df8b22ab2 only on her. She was truly beautiful. Petite in stature and 96c6b83a9f a very small face, 6fe1b2f628 with amazingly beautiful eyes, 342f1f2645 nose, and mouth. Once he feed1921de set his f2b07947da eyes on 35dfd2f225 her, he a75d00a28f couldn’t take db27526726 his eyes 6f777d3e1a off her. Girion felt 8579520670 an irresistible a168f2e189 attraction to ef306f55c1 her. dc7a80c7445a70a5

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    Shavs also widened a1f27e72fd his eyes as c0d331b98b if he had c110f90704 seen a beautiful a74ea32780 woman and spoke 4d069d121d somewhat foolishly.a142e11e1da5605c

    “Is that df4b990280 the Bonida 6a24e8b722 Bello that 6ad8693137 Eileen mentioned? She’s the most acd76555c7 beautiful person in f05c9cc0ab Bello Village. There’s no 5bcaf9a304 one as 0db44d6b00 beautiful as 660c3a56d3 her, so 198697cedd it must a6c7aafdf9 be her.” ec34639800540394

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    No one in 8306d434fb the carriage could a8fcd22b1f refute Shavs’ words. They had never 726344fcf0 seen such a 9227c29887 beautiful woman. Everyone believed without dddaf29036 a doubt that 0deae97d74 she was Bonida 76d2b9d67c Bello. 94a9b15769d1fb9d

    Girion also had 74d8389f00 no reason to 68e946051a refute Shavs’ words. Only her appearance 324ee52703 and her name 9d016d107c were imprinted in d864888158 his mind. Girion was so absorbed ea8b3d142e that he realized too d873295cd8 late that he couldn’t c30df5ddd0 take his eyes off 0f51cbcf91 her. It was the 09a462d692 first time he e2965b9404 learned her name. Bonida Bello, a stunningly de5006b1f1 beautiful woman.9ef9bbedc883b906

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    She turned around as she walked and looked at the carriage that had stopped. It wasn’t the carriage of the extravagant Duke of Tefort. Since they had to hide their identity, they used an ordinary carriage and it didn’t stand out. Bonida’s gaze turned to the small window of the carriage. For a very brief moment, their gazes seemed to pass each other, but she lost interest and turned around to walk away.54d864063c7924a9

    “Can’t you dfefd37cb7 see me?”4f9f5c821ffe0f92

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    Girion muttered weakly. In all a99b5d7768 his life, 44744f0ce3 he had 991d81506e never seen cfb118345d a woman 9ffefadc9a who was 91f6d25915 unaware of 92cdcb9a12 his presence. It could have 72152254d5 been because the ab84264ec5 distance was far 11ccc71381 and the carriage e19feaecb6 window was small, f682393ae1 but this wasn’t 13dba372d4 right.6e17cf95c2cf9d67

    “It’s not just you who she can’t see, Duke. It seems like she can’t see any of us.”bdd0c03041bb6528

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    Even Perz, who was a8067bf440 always sharp and decisive, 7ecec850f8 muttered with a sense 08e2f1a5a1 of regret. Girion realized it wasn’t 32b500c855 just him who had 0a485a041e become captivated by her 0447aad9f1 beauty. Annoyed, he 383b1a0898 slammed the 51905c45b3 carriage window b3063da2da shut, determined f53185db45 not to b3e27de1e9 let even 6641166888 a single cb6995ae65 strand of 4429eaa8f7 her hair 04552f99da be visible 52cf48292d to those 8603d7eb34 around him. Of course, the side 3600fea53f effect was that he, d461bd29c0 too, could no longer 059ed3bca9 see her. However, Shavs, 4e320719a5 lingering with 345750a067 a reluctant 6929aed25a gaze, scratched d709fbda65 at the e803d56b49 window. He then ca8067ab18 muttered under 4eeba687a1 his breath, e1ccc10dfc his voice 23803da7c8 strangely charged 8f4c6a1f99 with newfound 6a911d77af strength.15bfbabce049fa28

    “Eileen is the same age as Lady Bonida. After buying a few outfits here, it seems they had a chance to become acquainted. Eileen is the type of girl who likes anything that’s pretty, so she must have been quite affectionate toward Lady Bonida. Anyway, when she said she saw a beautiful woman, it wasn’t an exaggeration. She really is stunning.”3dfdef63fc4d5d2d

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    “It’s taking too long.”e12b47cedebdaabb

    At Girion’s remark, Shavs looked a bit embarrassed, scratching his face awkwardly. It wasn’t just Shavs—anyone around seemed to silently wish the carriage window would open again.981774f867ed15fe

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    As Shavs said, she had a beautiful appearance that captivated people, but she was someone who would never get involved with him. So Girion’s short impression had to end here.4ec301cffc9be4c5

    Since he cb636ea418 had a 2a6704e46f lot of 65ba7548a8 things to da284c8d37 worry about 0a123ef6a7 inside and 2d350fd524 outside, he 5c6b666312 naturally forgot 4435798d7c about her. Then, a few months ec4e2115c4 later, he remembered her 816be449a9 again because of Viscountess b3adb2c244 Lenita.83d6c7fdd48a99b8

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    Girion recalled 3622c6f61b his old 4130e2e6b4 memories and 2212fb4ce6 returned to e77ed89527 reality.661d192d077f02d4

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    Bonida was cc2de91a9a right in 797d618ad0 front of 1b73f389c0 him, and 6289b1318c now she bb1db9a9be was his. He snickered in 6f0d4d86e7 a completely different fe6a9ceb1c situation than before. Seeing him suddenly 53c87c1e0c laughing, Bonida widened c4075dc55c her eyes. He seemed to be 1df9e24d05 the first person she 89a06697e1 didn’t hate no matter 7b665d3b9b what expression he made. 369844f70ac12237

    “Shall we go eat 1b2dc15663 now?”21ee40405164e771

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    “Yes. But you must be hungry, right? I was late to meet you.”98693e9e164462ec

    “I usually eat without any particular schedule, so you don’t need to worry about that. I wasn’t really hungry either.”56c672461a85131f

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    This time, he didn’t 99a1c5d903 reach out, but Bonida 7a1e4b47bc instinctively glanced down at 5b421aa0e1 his hand and flinched.What are 6fdd280e5a you doing? Get a hold of 5f7ebbc3e6 yourself.After scolding 9d2d5dddaf herself sharply, b520c3a1a9 she followed 4bd83e2d54 him down 800fd37235 the hallway. As they 92baa2eba3 entered the 8fcf7b8df2 dining room f6611a85bc on the 50df4f0a4e second floor, bbd75bfd13 she was 940fdf6629 taken aback c271433bf5 by the 4ce221bcb5 enormous table d168c92755 in the ac1dd61f20 center. It was large 13189991e4 enough to host 470ba3489b a grand banquet, 4b31c01e66 and the distance 4681903a0c between the head 26826d7057 of the table a23130d308 and the others addb82286f seemed so vast e29ab1179a that it almost 67134d0647 felt like a 6ec53b00e5 relief.baedc2afc5c6c69d

    She thought 94eaa0d063 she would 6d738c2cbc feel sick ccaaa82a4f if she 7efc0e855b ate face 5811862892 to face 85ad2e9f64 with him. He didn’t b520ecb772 seem to 6f92c22395 know, but 74ecc76cde he tended 3adbc3b1b9 to stare 86a6713003 at Bonida b03983988c excessively.  It 0ee243a405 was so 032db19ddc persistent and a56d0fe957 tenacious that acbd4b429c it was cfa0dfa4be the first c43ea758a5 time she 67ce9abcd2 had ever 0828888622 received such a76b479a1e a raw 1321439fad gaze. However, it 4b83adfa7a was pleasantly 415cedf795 different from 4e76741409 what Bonida b07ec75b5a had expected.54c0ed37314be28f

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