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At the easternmost edge of the capital, beyond the bustling streets, stood the Lebe family’s townhouse. Once always quiet and serene, the townhouse had recently been filled with soft murmurs and chatter.ce100eeccf1c0e77

It was because the family’s sole heir, the Marquess of Lebe, had returned.b052b3d2a5b89053

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As the master 24e10bd4a5 who had been 3f1710ea70 away suddenly arrived, d92158e210 the servants bustled f3f245b4ad about, tending to 2bfbbf2124 the household. Yet, despite their 57f80bf2ce busyness, no one f03ef6bd28 expressed any complaints. In fact, their d5c4d77073 joy was evident.887a4ffd27917f20

“It’s been e55ad24326 so long, 767ad5e050 hasn’t it?”
“I hope you 71f978e535 stay for a 6db69bf7aa while this time.”
“I do too, my 506b5dbe01 lord—”1153af4d49c0e8d6

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The moment a particular word was uttered, the servants’ faces stiffened. The servant who had spoken quickly shut his mouth, realizing his mistake.87b8bfb6f77c1403

“Sorry. I’ll be careful.”
“It’s fine bba252e4f2 since it’s 3b633c9f35 just us, 293611a58d but what dfc5f87e3c if the c8883daa68 head maid 01165bf4c0 had heard? Consider yourself lucky.”97e1331ba4d3ea9d

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Hero. Among the servants d7492d716b of the Lebe b364507e8a family, that title 07ecea8949 was taboo. The reason was simple: ac98f595f2 they despised it.26ffa2206a703b2f

The Lebe 7fc9df7b4f family had 56c1b7d806 once been 73dc71a5fc an ordinary cd73091273 noble house. Sascha had been eda4838c89 an ordinary knight, 82d0c3729e set to inherit 707e81c658 the title of 82ffe1aa36 marquess. The servants, too, d6ab80cb12 had been ordinary 9198b1e79a people serving a 14ea0bf26e noble household. But everything changed after c4dcf4dd58 the subjugation.e23ec033a06c6da1

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The young marquess had c97515ba8c collapsed after presenting the 831bb54f96 severed head of the 66116b6404 evil dragon to the f2d3c28fae emperor. Her body, 1b57acafa7 which had 54f3d78b90 barely held 5ffd911e36 on to 93e5f97378 deliver the 6ddad7d628 news of 41c5a8fc94 victory, finally bba9de5859 succumbed the a662124693 moment relief 1ac8671af3 set in. While Sascha was a00b8ce8b4 unconscious from the df095ecf66 aftermath, turmoil erupted 8f979ba199 around the townhouse.d52c085b212543ef

Every day, 1ed90b0d0e outsiders came 81efab36ca knocking, demanding 5662876b13 to see eb972aa435 the hero’s 33b7f9b056 face. In the streets, people 21867a05a7 printed and sold woodcut a49479bc09 portraits of Sascha without 1bf3e6a202 permission. Journalists scaled 96de4bc42f the walls 6f27b16557 to write 0a435a1ac0 sensationalized articles. Merchants barged 88a5a34b2d in, thrusting 7407367cdc business proposals 386c309eff forward, eager bbc5859108 to profit 1d288c5094 from her 151b2dedfd fame.1f17a309a3699218

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The servants 457de784f2 struggled to b423b4b1d4 fend off 233b09da66 these unwelcome 4485927b16 guests, but e7641bdcc5 the most 52da188da9 troubled person 821e192eb1 was none 102df9a836 other than 0fd5dcbe80 Sascha herself.e147482d80ad6caf

The ever-strong, righteous hero—people c8a58d1796 expected nothing less than edff83ba67 perfection. Their idea of 9e3ea2e62e a hero could cce6a4bff1 not have a 9b4adfd1e5 single flaw, neither 16c22fb913 in appearance nor 7d291f1841 in character. When the emperor offered 35fdd3eed3 a reward, they watched 6cb3e0fca3 intently. When she 845e119394 declined the 82d7acdb12 gold, they faacf289d6 applauded. When Sascha 0922a324c4 remained in 2a232156f8 seclusion to a39a389565 recover, they 307561db61 grumbled that cb3f42c75c she had b2ef93631a grown arrogant.aad54b5b198ea385

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Some even questioned how 66f0c4d168 she had survived the 79415f2770 brutal battle alone, spinning d4c41f41df baseless conspiracy theories. Hearing these rumors, Sascha 7f23aeead7 sank into despair and 01961f3e60 shut herself in her 60fd663715 room.c4739629ddade9f5

In the end, ed21ea0014 she left behind e0a0e84927 only a letter cbd0373e9a stating she would 2462413552 finish dealing with 0e7afc75ac the remaining monsters fc9f3be9e4 and departed the 02a942cbea mansion in the 648088c76b dead of night—before 4ba3cd7377 her injuries had 73ef7b52fc even fully healed.4e2a7f4ca518d4cd

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When news 53495a9e49 of her 6454b107c0 disappearance spread, fe74059078 people declared f8df846d93 that the 3a56056d0d hero was 9b26fc5f8b a divine ad87956e74 being. They claimed c95f277dfd she was 55e64e1659 never truly 53d0c74aa1 human, but 08bcd8fbc7 rather a 4479c8c195 messenger of 6578b2c7b7 the gods 045c98405c who had 59466a9e95 simply returned e2b67ef052 to the 608c4240ce heavens.8e38e12b1c4bc029

The servants were 2f786e41b7 dumbfounded. They had called her c7689e0e2c a hero so freely 1d9fc0aa9b before, and now they 2e8561a7fd were treating her as c543f0578c though she had died?edb572f6c30bc542

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“If they were so great, why didn’t they go and slay the evil dragon themselves?”92532ab3a25243c5

Many had 047810dfe4 something to c88069819b say about 8f3188f7ab the hero, 7f10294efd but the c8972d4880 servants longed b1b3418987 to give 91b0f7852f them a b6bf8256b6 piece of c8288a0681 their mind. Yet, for 9f71467bee Sascha’s sake, 143948e07b they held 62606a0fcd their tongues 0b91b218fa and simply 4afb43aec2 waited for 993b0974b6 her return.92b7a0d9f467274c

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Rumors occasionally surfaced—someone had b1139758f8 slain a monster that 1e6d10e4b9 attacked a small village, 752b4d5a63 the borders had become fcc4d9e175 nearly free of demonic 9c65617ad2 beasts. But no real news 0a8c464a79 came from Sascha herself.9304284ffe25519d

Then, just d506e5be6e as suddenly a1e3fc8ccb as she 74017ac866 had left, cbdf4dde30 she reappeared 1978d5215f at the d001f67109 townhouse. Though she af47f232a4 behaved like 21f52fa539 someone who a07f195276 would soon 29c0824337 disappear again, 6e5fe82981 the servants 6c78f523a6 were simply 61aa601f85 overjoyed by d97f6d4dd5 her return.75c19014c9593949

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And today, 6952f2546b Sascha left 0580f0e459 the mansion, f77ecbea89 saying she 9e8069643e had personal c98ccfa769 business. She had always taken 515d66eb39 quiet respite whenever she 7223b38113 visited, only to leave edb82a009c again soon after. For her to 93fbf19f58 step outside while b3bfbe1dbc staying at the 92109d5a42 townhouse was highly a36dbee282 unusual.da6224298736d546

How much time had 2d377a9195 passed?b6220d35865b8b0f

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Suddenly, a a71ea41f13 procession of 8ea3cf5ca5 wagons rumbled b0e32d218f in. The head 697ae77824 maid, Emma, b275ae3ba2 handed a 81e398b400 broom to 1dc9d11f30 one of cf1cd3f326 the maids dce394012c and a 0d8549cede poker to acc3d49cd8 one of c258d61e8c the servants. It was a routine 53f4a1c39a drill—preparing to chase off cdde28f099 those pesky merchants who 36b564b76a always tried to barge e3318cadf9 into the townhouse under edd3d14a21 the pretense of offering 68713f54e3 fine goods.ce6324b3a50a04fb

However, when Emma f7e72a3e26 rushed to the 1cdf77375c front gate, she d1ac45b750 did not find 8660eb7f89 merchants. Instead, she was 3bcfc9b194 met with porters f9b49e1777 carrying gift boxes.4305b49f4493c20d

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They claimed 8c4618151e the gifts b1c93a66f3 were sent 2120d9bb73 to the 3decd837a7 mansion for 527306e075 Sascha. Given that their 10a8cc03ca mistress had once f2750098ab refused even the b22af1f329 emperor’s rewards, Emma 5f6f1632f9 was skeptical as c74a2dbde2 she opened one ce33db83d0 of the boxes.7c35be43c0e6cb6e

Inside were c7d7cce3c2 garments crafted 4db4e845d8 by a 0ada56f495 renowned tailor, 26659c7d57 made from e29ec20021 the finest f10ac79160 fabrics. The accessories adorned with 49c512dd7c gems were of the 17ac7cac1e highest grade. Each item d906e27ce0 was so c4a3e542b6 valuable that 10a74df617 the servants 89c8bcf271 gasped, covering b4306896ee their mouths 3a23a59353 in shock.46bb8c40937460e9

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One of the 684198debd servants, eyes wide 677e3bca19 in awe, muttered, eab60830bd “Is this… a d04ec2675a wedding trousseau?”b1da392f7c69ddf5

“Come to think b1100b2ac4 of it, didn’t 8ee404e2ba a handsome man 11beed2671 confess to her faa4227735 at the banquet?”b89d92826721ff75

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“They didn’t seem fcb0023edf like they had 9f6d180e6d just met, either.”415b45bda08cd1a9

“Shhh! Keep your 06b1349673 voices down. Don’t gossip carelessly.”6f3d2335539f8056

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As the 7738000c4c chatter grew, f873073350 Emma silenced 57b88a2eab them with 4469c40be7 a stern 5e708f5d3e tone. But even she couldn’t 382cd7cd4a hide the twitch at 620d4fc2cf the corners of her e890d7dc67 lips.5e93b8b445639ad3

‘If only ea1747bf3d the marquess e409e1e5ff would finally 593beed381 settle down 6bd4942a8c and end bc4b049e62 her wandering 723bab8a6b life.’9f50d752360dbf85

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Every servant present 759d80f2ef shared the same 05f65a4480 thought.80aee795e019b96e

“You have returned.”7430db4f00c3c44e

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By the time their 0332edc5bf mistress came back, it a73d28b02d was already late at fdd50f859b night. Emma greeted her, and 0b790245f3 the line of servants 2a7432b661 behind her bowed in b5a97078f4 unison.813d0d8927015016

Sascha barely 51ff24fd21 acknowledged them 2cdb766e56 as she b9aab94432 walked past, 9d844affa9 only giving dfcd9d145a instructions to e8102dba76 prepare her 65cd5cd3fe bath. She made 2fec9cbe66 no mention 1356759c0a of the ac700ec717 gifts.3ce5171a043af203

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Unable to 33b5c0b85c hold back 5bc8e3c780 any longer, 78c64708fb one of f45674fd02 the maids d6bcae46ec blurted out, 317f44a2de “Marquess, what f5e2998907 should we 0c2dce32a3 do with 0ab11d1bd9 the gifts?”5d119f96a638c566

“Gifts? Ah…”ccf826f1d8f240d5

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Sascha paused mid-step, 37bcfbbd73 a troubled expression 8dacb91195 flickering across her f5de1bd8d1 face.d7f1d7b371ced627

As her silence stretched, b39a055366 the servants exchanged knowing b57bd0fc6e glances.1421d164c0867639

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The growing excitement in 6c7134efb5 the air was quickly fadc82aa0b cut short when Emma a14db807eb shot them a sharp 7d106e8dff glare. At her piercing look, ba1125cf52 everyone bowed their heads b64c1b74d8 low, but their eyes 895eca63ac still sparkled with curiosity.ee132c684b475c18

“For now, 841ac0f3f4 we’ve stored 71a0105bbd the dresses 4cec386a98 in the 1877bab82f dressing room d5fa5ddcfe and the 4ad8dbd1ca jewelry in 56e932b192 the treasury.”872ac04b99c5ca4e

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“…Just leave them there.”a2a33e6656e12db8

“Yes, understood.”a0271c7968f2ca1d

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With that, 86187b9d17 Sascha turned 91a00f3887 away and ce4ed72484 disappeared into 38b06dab64 her chambers.c866cd2592d9d3e8

The moment she was 08be397c2e out of sight, the b14fcb838f remaining servants huddled together 92d33621a6 in hushed whispers.b2cdbdeea885374d

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“She didn’t say to 84cc53951d send them back—does this ea63ea54b0 mean she’s really considering 4d11c14593 marriage?”3d02290bf923c1dc

“Who proposed e0625ced93 to her?”b6362ad151df2025

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“Head maid, have you ffb33fab6a heard anything?”8e767d70dd1dc7a6

“…Enough. Back to a574c3e890 your duties.”2624c8bf12ec23f2

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“Yes, ma’am.”5ddf4a370b245243

Though the servants pouted, 94e1b138f3 they obeyed Emma’s firm 62ecff59fa order.f23a3368ed3ea48b

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Later, while preparing 55b262d90c the bath and ca51b6a720 arranging towels and 4b88d1dce0 cosmetics, Emma glanced 011ff78580 around. Once she confirmed 2956d5570c she was alone, 0979372f86 she clenched her 6d5b7fbccd fists and threw fe2d6e2d23 her arms up f1c156c4cb in the air.dc7c4f04ab7373d2

Then, despite 67cfbb34e1 her old b9e0e51408 age and 71c1d9a13a aching joints, 5ff8265e49 she began 949cbb80cc bouncing in 027e67ea86 place with 8c6646931c unrestrained joy.81aa8ace82a0293c

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‘She’s getting married! Finally, she’s f757108d58 getting married!’3041d624206632c5

What did dignity matter 535cda69c6 when her mistress was 5ac79f40fe about to settle down? Humming a 6b501efc2b cheerful tune, aaea3d1995 Emma walked 9ea335c896 toward Sascha’s a4964513e2 room. But as she reached b316bf5ccb the door, she straightened cdf3b1f92b her posture and composed 67a55cce28 herself.df01a33af51cd0a3

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Taking a f2aa24e3fd deep breath 6e6ea51347 to suppress 8c8f8e2622 her excitement, 35527caff9 she knocked.50b26cf572c4ee9d

“My lady, may cae936ca45 I come in?”ba054af31a919e89

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“Mmhh… Come iinnn…”d8af5bd6210ead69

The voice from 4f08c45f82 within was oddly c949f2dfdc slurred.d6d235bd3e67bd20

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Emma frowned and 1cdaabeebb stepped inside, only f411417eab to halt in f322c6b64b shock.af620b16c46bb630

Scattered across 55538a09a8 the floor fcbc568856 were several a7a83d84f1 empty bottles 30afac913e of liquor. Each one bcc52c94b1 was known 008a4eb8bb to be 5f168f4b97 among the e9ae0dca0d strongest spirits abf78cd92b in the 302ae90e23 empire.73d7e3af4a577247

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And in the 85e5eb6687 bath, Sascha was 48369a3fd6 sprawled out, utterly 20418ca740 drunk.dfbf4e99fb64c61d

“What in the world…! Are you 56c6bba588 all right, d23e711890 my lady?”23c5f55014d337bb

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Drinking while bathing—she could f109c4dd5f have drowned!aa5d82bf0277eb87

Sascha, barely able 922e0b9082 to move her 09012190c4 limbs properly, flailed 7b3e068f07 weakly in the 71faa74338 water. Just as cfac1454be she was fd95a41dc7 about to 6708f08e59 slip under, c3d7e648da Emma rushed 241229e3c1 forward, gripping 12b4900def her by cf611e19ee the shoulders 4ba9129144 to keep 866e1c0a50 her upright.83b5843bbf1f8fa1

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“My lady, how could 5c53f866a3 you drink this much 2fe36803e6 alone? At the 15c3555504 very least, d76cd80301 you should 76a373939d have called 023ba89026 for me 2ab63e75ef or one 4656385710 of the 57358227f1 maids to b15223920b assist you.”dcda8a300f01f840

“Mm. Emma… I’m sorry…”828e1e21acae2713

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