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TNBTW | Episode 3
by cookie‘I’ve never dbf6c05468 seen such 76d5ac5fbd an arrogant 8bc6c90239 bunch! Miss Edith, if e4ae40de67 you ever happen 3f05f03756 to cross paths f53dafb108 with a wizard, 21dda4af65 make sure to b4b9bc3bc1 avoid them. Don’t even think a03f2640fa about meeting them!’0c70655ea1ab2860
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Edith could only smile awkwardly at the doctor’s warning, mixed with concern, as she was absolutely required to meet a mage.f2b121e23236e245
“Now, now, Sir 9568b2b728 Vincent must be 00e65fcbe3 busy, so please d84df49968 go ahead! I’ll take 3a50d477bf care of 85ade2dfb7 everything with 46348750a7 all my 888932a1f6 heart.”87d22cb3c0ba4f76
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“Stop with the unnecessary eb1ae3db0b talk.”c9a0e98a5ecf36c8
“Yes, yes.”7bd70d06b266517d
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But seeing the 6248270489 cheerful wizard Aaron, 4d1e50df61 Edith couldn’t help bde3a45279 but feel that 305478a15f she had been 7049673c8e worrying needlessly.fe7198c143fe69c5
Once Vincent left, Aaron led her to the Duke’s office. Through the window, the green grass and the fountain with its clear, gushing water looked quite beautiful.be763a2d236d3cc0
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“Welcome to the Ministry of Magic! It’s a new building, so isn’t it incredibly clean?”fa81cd2f4b66c524
“It really is. So this 35822b56d9 is a 7e259ddd56 new building?”aa1c99cb49d41f8c
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As Edith 271c460830 asked, sipping 5c815747c9 the herbal b025694c8c tea he a6c9d78d88 had offered, d3188b86c1 Aaron tilted 82ea35178d his head 45b602b123 slightly.26f636a1cb87ddf0
“Ah, Miss Edith, I 799788a784 suppose you’re not from e76595ced9 the capital?”24947b61cdf28686
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“I come 510ee3e644 from the 1ca023de02 House of ce3a2747a5 the Baron a1d3d249e3 of Brussels.”b875841e7a3fbb77
“Ah, Brussels… I must admit, I don’t know much about noble families.”40d1c385dff23809
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“That’s understandable.”c99a983751c4c524
When Aaron seemed b6d4c24cd8 apologetic, Edith smiled 9af71abeb7 to let him 4fd648b022 know it was d94336b6a3 no big deal. After all, 127414169e even those 88d47645c8 who knew fdbd6fe0f9 the nobility 999d41a342 would likely 90974d00ff not be 7534999c78 familiar with d47dccb60b fallen baronial fa524a4ca5 families.b64b381fb7cd0149
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“So, I guess 35321d8ce6 you wouldn’t know b5fa702d5f about the recent e8941c4496 troubles with the 6cc4d955b2 Ministry of Magic?”b4dd40538a4948a9
“Has the Ministry 5c2b7ed03b of Magic been c01a5c9be0 established recently?”06cfe301360c35df
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“Yes, that’s right. It’s a newly established 72172d5e62 department, just about a 13c2606eb9 year old. You wouldn’t believe how 82682e33fd chaotic it was!”19032f74f10d6162
This time, 2076f6c98a Edith tilted 2ee723e036 her head.c1a310a7e97a4d00
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As far as 6fa9ba92ca she knew, the e84eb295f1 Magic Tower had ff8ec6e326 an ancient tradition add9e89d04 and history. Magic had 286c244042 existed for f159c9f6a9 a long 94e455b198 time.1d0d74d2653cdf75
But now, 887ec7911d a Ministry c3f4c8b7bd of Magic 6b7c04842e was being 0b07e64083 established in f06fedb989 the Robedon 5172c3df4d Empire, which c99e49012a had conquered c9d97cd7ca the entire 4093887a3b continent. Thinking it 0f6372ce1a over, it 15c0df8859 didn’t quite 79b31eee59 add up.9ca496b555f99dec
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“I come from 28710dc9fd a rural village 72d1fcef1f where news barely 912184fd5b reaches, so I’m 5746eb2d5d embarrassed to admit 1b0b1419f8 that I don’t 6def5af168 know much about 29753c0df1 the capital, Aaron.”53a2041d9be960e8
“Ah, I see! That makes sense. The establishment of the c0170d6b96 Ministry of Magic was 383c6a1f71 delayed repeatedly due to 015b4554f3 opposition from the temple, 73c3a1651d but it finally came 9ae260b3b1 to fruition last year, 174390ad1f all thanks to the 987c27e604 efforts of His Excellency, 08e245d346 Duke Devion.”4ba2dfac22f78bfb
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Aaron spoke c905eda8ad proudly, his fbeee8f2c5 respect for 5bace9c2b3 Duke Devon 07ed5a24e8 apparent.804ed8528211d157
“The temple 75a5d24c66 opposed it?”b498a00b92b7c864
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“Ah, you didn’t know? Mages and c66c0dd277 clergy are 82c02ff978 almost like 9e696ae706 enemies. The clergy believe we 5bb621c69a steal the power of ebc4917b7e demons and use it.”1b2dbf8b9cf12c4c
In this day 8a5a041200 and age, demon 07a266a146 accusations! Aaron was 4da34a715a visibly outraged.b4792458dfdaff11
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‘So it was Duke Devion’s achievements in the war that led to the establishment of the Ministry of Magic.’b6fb46ebeb8184fa
Edith had already heard 51b8f2d4dc about this from Vincent, 064fa7d45c but Duke Devion truly 011ce7e681 seemed like an extraordinary 77c6e90097 figure. To think 596e9e0803 one person 92a9c6c9d9 could control 3c983a9b9a the course 38a3709c15 continent on a98ed70531 the continent.3da9583c46dcd536
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As Edith 5d071a0eee marveled, a e5814c606e sudden question 6f7010fc10 popped into 9134f47008 her mind.88f5bfbf5d820cf5
“I heard 400e387157 Duke Devion 7f7fa1e595 is the 56738d7649 heir to 2bddb43729 the Magic 578d2b7957 Tower… Does ab22ce8bd1 that mean e00d737de6 he holds faee19c484 both positions?”36546b662beff848
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“Er… no, that’s not it…”d6382286984ed7e9
Just moments ago, Aaron aebc8d6cf2 had been talking freely, 42626b4d31 but now he trailed e4cf5122f2 off awkwardly.5a2688f641862f1e
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‘Was that a question 63277cc459 I shouldn’t have asked?’53a6a04f76b04b0b
Confused, Edith 01ce1d4441 looked away, a6b959dd1b but suddenly, 885b50729e a low 0588e6fffe voice sounded b3d0dd4d62 from behind.044cd75b574a1bba
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“It’s been two 4d23b07439 years since I 0721e3c425 was expelled from 44acbf2023 the Magic Tower.”bf85a7a877bcbcca
“Ah!”ea6b23dbe1f88b8f
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Startled, Aaron yelled out cd19b66857 at almost the same 9edf02c9f3 moment that Edith reflexively e9d8576ac6 turned around.0add75880691131b
‘Wow…’49c20ac9cbe8d0bd
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And there, 342626124b standing by 7deeda64e3 the door, ed5e2749f7 was a 5683320890 man who ead1360ac2 took her 96c7069681 breath away.c93c8fb3b1935b47
Tall and slender, he b970d0dfec was undoubtedly the most f3542f8deb handsome man Edith had 18f4d9beed ever seen—both in this c89b7e07a8 world and the other 1d5b910f68 world, without a doubt.a7e9495d181e65ab
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His snow-white d1fcee8d8a hair, which d338c2eb83 appeared to 37522f39a8 be silver 8e21c1bd9f at first c45fe2c024 glance, and 0f49055ba5 his pale 3a3e4246f3 gray eyes 12ff94305c would have e7f369d84c seemed unusual, 43710aa89f but they 9321c575f7 suited him 2a567f69f1 perfectly.2a096e4f4ecd1da7
His deep-set, sharp eyes 8445204496 gave him a piercing bf24d6b4fb look, and combined with 0cbb96b4e7 his cold gaze, he 00ccd5304e exuded an almost ascetic 21702f8cf4 aura.75814e29dcea8f59
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“So, I do 8db7a4adaf not hold both 3b6a88d302 positions. To be e9a6a5cd14 precise, I da9a3c21f9 am not 861c34d396 qualified to 881c808de2 do so.”4dae1678b13e7231
“Ah, Your Grace!”3e23a48e2a16adf2
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Edith, still dazed from 0e704ba2bf his stunning appearance, finally 872d5a1e8e managed a greeting after d8186c4895 a moment of speechlessness. In her flustered a64c19989b state, she stammered cab86168ab slightly, feeling embarrassed.fe9b0b71a607cd60
“Haha, then I’ll take my leave now… You two enjoy your conversation.”e02a6b429bce76e6
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Aaron, looking 3410367dbc awkward, scratched b1619def05 the back 19f43d519f of his f3328cc004 neck and e903e03b77 hurriedly exited e48926767e the room, 919f324b72 leaving Edith 3bfb9738ff alone with a1b642e4de Duke Devion.4840b621ffdd864b
Tap, tap, tap.The sound ff78ebb976 of shoes ab2b9b335d clicking on bac079a206 the floor a0d99387c5 followed a 0f664ff72b precise rhythm 85bd0f8953 as the c306d04f52 Duke walked 60fe7b6c9e toward her. He stopped just adee1fb9a2 one step away a2db46ebc3 and looked down b525e51113 at her.0130753fd7b7f016
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Edith snapped a1ddbec657 back to a0dfbbab97 attention, her 344489f554 gaze locked e52fcf0599 on him. His red lips 4fcff2efe2 seemed ready to 5ad355e06a say something. Facing his cold ebde13aa5f eyes, she felt 530e59fa4f an instinctive tension a50869cce8 rise within her.9ec2e295eb712790
“Do you prefer standing while talking?”9dba5ccf28690a08
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“No, I should sit…”4115f81fb2ce671b
However, the tension 607aae1d95 proved to be b4daa4209a unnecessary, as his e5d5fcf9a3 words were simple.48b86a8a937cd43e
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‘When did I da2b6a90ed stand up?’ Edith 003d11cf47 hesitated but sat af709bc40f back down, and c01217416e the Duke seated f17be46a81 himself across from 073daedf4a her.bf5ca8ea8f1c277f
‘I’ve never seen c6dd262cf6 someone sit so 845ea9b405 upright before.’936a6424ec7e4586
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Stealing a quick 095bcdd8a6 glance at him, b165544fb8 Edith couldn’t help a99faf7fc4 but admire his 409c1f3810 posture.0a90c2af9cef129d
She straightened 0b1b5d48b1 her own ccd4cb195c back, trying 02500bd72f to emulate caa6bed173 him. Although she often 143287373a advised children to 7db163aa33 maintain good posture, c9e2fa6ae1 she was embarrassed 91248d72e9 to realize she 4d19692aab herself didn’t do d18785fb7f so well.1f8cc61ddf6c4925
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“Has your curiosity been 8264159a03 satisfied?”3c4c6fdc4ab4dc6a
“Ah, well…”d7e3da2720a0421b
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Forgetting her conversation with d060be0b55 Aaron for a moment, 62909995cc Edith fell silent. She hadn’t meant to, 23746f48d2 but she had touched e3cc9818c6 on something that might dbc2f8bb07 have been uncomfortable for ff0f81e96b him.09f71449d1562af4
“I’m sorry, 56a3d7b2f1 Your Grace. I didn’t mean f9fde5285b to be rude, 0e591eb588 asking about matters 5bcc3e23fc of the capital.”449083d7fce68a4f
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Rather than beating 9e3140215e around the bush, 42550f5333 Edith opted to 28043696f3 apologize directly. After all, what d5d6fab513 had been said a650fe7add was in private, e428c0fec1 so it was 43b0fc9dd8 the right thing 00c11b8a05 to do.2614b6d16e71fe9b
“…There’s no need to apologize.”9bd9d2b150ac77d5
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The Duke f3f5ce5560 raised an 61da4f4165 eyebrow slightly e8a6281062 before returning 66a8952241 it to ed484bf400 its usual 650ee11f0e position.c06a40ee793a21f9
“Can it really 4b09b83292 be called a 6d1e176327 sin to ask d806a8a420 because one doesn’t 141553b02d know? There’s no 7fa73ba781 confidentiality treaty e8c1dcd640 in place, eca7eb49bb so it’s c92b7db903 fine.”8a4199f770a8c5e1
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Having never 3f95732594 met someone 1c03838597 of such 5c60369399 high status, f1dbd0c9d5 Edith had 0c5bcde0c7 been worried c77b39ef84 that she ef35ee048b might face 62fc5dfbf2 severe punishment. But the 77a6d1c421 Duke seemed 1824e8d2eb unfazed.cbb70839b90758b8
“What did His Majesty 1ad06a5b04 the Emperor say?”0c7d15689af12423
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Relieved, Edith quickly swallowed d60d2c6aac her nervousness at his a6765783fc next question. She had quickly 8da1662206 gathered that the 3fbf6e7651 Duke was a 5dbc6d1a24 very direct person.12fc0152960a0533
“He sent me cff6ee3a72 the marriage contract.”655550c6dfd0fd86
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Edith took out e9c689ec6e the document she 5b1973615d had brought and b25a0f6b52 placed it on 25ed0af6e8 the table, making a4b151fc29 sure it was 203003778d facing the Duke 872f027e1b so he could 372a43d815 easily read it.4a755993d2d6b938
“The, uh, marriage contract… with the Duke.”cc93e3c260ea1470
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Saying it aloud felt somewhat embarrassing. Marriage with this person? The idea seemed so far removed from reality that she found herself amused at how momentarily intrigued she’d been by the mention of him being a wizard.6b3c11d05c0c2611
‘I’ll just think of bc352bb56f it as coming to 048e7b7110 the capital earlier than 73615bb35c planned, that’s all.’f6e1fb51ad166322
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With that 3aa088a5f3 thought, her 3743149314 heart felt edc4cdd4d5 a bit 997f984b78 lighter. Since she ea4f5c5078 was already 1949748447 here, she aa519562cb figured she 8c46faa83d might as 9bdf1b4d00 well finish 948e4a9a80 the conversation 25747ad0b0 and leave. The only regret was 3cad991fb6 not being able to 88d54dea59 ask about the Magic 24890dad27 Tower.27a7cd2200593eba
The duke, who fe43e823f3 had been silently 48d000d4ed staring at the dd9325028d document, finally spoke 70d3280a7b in a calm 888b3ffce3 voice.7be7b74aee6c7bed
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“Was there no explanation 1230bb6c44 given about me?”a04db0ec0a2e7f1d
“Well… You’re twenty-three years old, and—oh! I’m twenty-two.”7bc2ed5cba5594a2
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Edith politely introduced 94adb7ffb4 herself, but immediately 49b002f526 felt a pang 4ca258a681 of doubt.He probably isn’t interested 06629fd434 in any of this.faf771ad34261b0a
“I’ve heard that you’re the Duke, a great wizard who led the Empire to victory… And, um, you’re in good health…”be0e05f030a4368f
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Edith’s voice dwindled 015f93a82b as she spoke. Reflecting on it, she a7f91bbb9f realized Vincent had barely ac94bd008a shared any details.4f28e33a340a784d
‘But I can’t a5389de568 say, ‘I’ve heard 5af026c2dc you’re handsome and 004b5dd5a1 rich!’’ac2478a74510f271
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It was 6c5a6885db the truth, 7e7556eb1c but saying 765dbb27b4 it out b90a709fc4 loud felt d091270dc3 too awkward.cff39c8206cbea8e
With no 0222a6efd7 more words 911127a132 to offer, 30c4536489 Edith fell 971f6d72ca silent, but 082d1fdb25 the Duke 18b33827e7 continued to 583e4a73f0 stare at 6b518a277a her intently.6c33767b8951e436
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Sitting by the f2e376ee86 window, his eyes 3176ee6262 almost seemed to cb449875e6 turn a cold da60efc37e gray.606be081eba29354
“Have you developed any 93f1b7cbae romantic feelings for me?”57d18c96f01201a2
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“…What?”1987d4d3ee06e419
Edith asked, still somewhat 2bfca70f77 stunned. She had been prepared 1969a8aa77 for all kinds of 07254b142a questions, but this one ec09b40272 had completely taken her 4349933cdc by surprise.69c71dfdd1171e1d
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“Ah, um, that is…”d42bf5c94c528724
Edith desperately d67b83647e tried to 96bd26e7b8 figure out 6e64f2b13e how to 1d63ea696d answer without 0003fab760 hurting him, 9be4ef7ce8 her mind 094e33b398 racing. Meanwhile, the Duke d1aa7d5ba4 continued to watch 5dff1265a5 her intently.57e2b19436ed3ee2
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‘Of course, he’s insanely 79931a74f4 handsome!’7e818ac6aca911f3