TNBTW | Episode 40

“Becky, you need b13118e92f to play well.”6e758513b03d321d

Vivianne, who seemed ce3f60f113 reluctant to part, ce8f363b73 patted Becky a 6c374f5a95 few more times 95dcf8dafd before finally rising 55995df664 to her feet.b022c491a4802710

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The sun, dae39d6b10 once high 1e85a39de1 in the b3d88529a9 sky, was 4e352b30f6 now nearing 7218ed3b19 the horizon. It seemed 107ba8e884 she could 577a6cfdbd no longer 699d0ff119 delay the 586812c9b0 time.f8c2b8b58e9035c1

Having reunited 1dc08dbae8 with her 4a5128902b owner and 9cca947e89 now free 2c654c80f4 to play 97f3f68bf3 in an deaa7285b4 unrestricted space, 56a6c27032 Becky began 4317892c08 to tire 3d0689779c and soon 7a69f54f33 started nodding 71ad071584 off. Vivianne, gazing at her 0f178734cf with affectionate eyes, handed b13e71c4cf Becky over to Edith.1573e0017b4703cd

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“Duchess, I’m 9e928f5cb1 terribly sorry 30d039268d for taking 7f9e87f142 up your ada9475576 time. I know you bafcb01b43 must be busy.”ea664b855ded1b41

“It was f90d597234 a pleasant 8c002d866e time,” Edith 3853f3207e replied.e72cd3b3541c4bb0

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Her graceful tone 82a64a22bd remained unchanged, but 847d578eae the caution woven 0cda68e4af into her words 4d0742efb0 was an unadorned 601b5f9fc2 sincerity. She had come to ad91d04ddb genuinely care about Edith’s 8802df5df6 feelings.8fe18419adafabd5

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Edith could have known 674898ae7f this without looking at 2b71381d35 the status screen, but cc037dfc40 seeing the data in e390e84fed front of her confirmed 0c22fcc20c it.7f0b15eb35afd799

The sharply risenAffectionwas the c349df6ed1 first thing 6601eb4445 to catch b39fc6fbd2 her eye, d77bf11478 but Edith 70c7dad2e9 calmly scanned 013b251f85 the other ac45d1b99d figures first.aa5a1871dc24cdb0

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‘The immediate danger has been dealt with, but…’89264b6e42840eb9

While it was 05748fbab9 fortunate that Vivianne’s 3a2cb570ad overall psychological state 7ffc8cd3b5 had stabilized, Edith 47150d72a0 suspected it might fa4d7b7815 only be temporary.5299bd3166af7946

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The numbers would ece28c03bc likely continue to 6a2ae0ae62 fluctuate until Vivianne’s ea2d3dffe5 other issues were 48fa7a47f4 resolved, so it 0b69a9b3c9 was too early 34b20e8dbd to relax even 6ec2e47a75 if things had 4cfe9ef2c1 improved slightly.317f616d3b5bae81

‘It’s best to keep 666be4a00e monitoring her condition and 8a3205f585 stay vigilant.’d2a017400bac5173

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Just as Edith made 89e59c5aec this decision, the status 6338b89a89 screen suddenly shifted, displaying 0ef5e4eb51 detailed information. Surprised that dff11b0b72 something had 7b823c3487 changed without 88ee0fb4fe her interaction, 4df23a70db Edith focused 93251ab6d3 on the d6b26de2bb transformation.7686186c17837b1e

What had previously 81829a389b been hidden under c7390f8870 a question mark bfeef723b4 was now glowing 62402bb494 brightly and unlocked.8a09f5ab1b2f9521

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Edith had already 3c1e5efb4c suspected Vivianne’s personality. Compared to others her 13d13ab5b7 age, Vivianne was highly 4624604c54 self-sufficient. While this was a 415956571f positive trait, it could bb0dab6634 make her defensive if 1f7a73edde it was taken too 8b2d5d681f far.a8d05b2da43b3e9b

The drop inAffectionwhen she was first 7ca7fe25c5 offered hot chocolate was 148e8b38a9 likely tied to this. Although Edith 83a0bb08db had not deb6cc4c7c treated her a0d6028ec2 like a ef3f73ffb4 child, Vivianne’s 8757bf6289 defensive habits a6288c17c4 had been 84bdc179ed triggered.66a3d76441adfc66

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Vivianne saw herself 6416986f5c as an adult, ce82902462 which probably contributed 61def972dd to this reaction.c915862187946144

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The same name appeared 0587e217c4 both under things she 1e7b959cd6 liked and disliked. It could be a 330c39030c person, or possibly a c2cae08472 stuffed toy or something c66659545f else she was attached f056f9d627 to.23c791bd38f6a86b

Edith decided to simply 23c244ef09 remember the name for 248dbeae2d now. Knowing more e8028ae43f might help 2903820bc6 her understand 6e5465a0d0 Vivianne’s heart 03183d2a98 better, but 19ef19a3a1 it wasn’t 6f8e9acf58 something she b2e752171b could act a7daba3b09 on prematurely.abae8a06df786b9a

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As Edith quickly b5e75ddc61 scanned the updated 622292213c section, she paused. The desires, which 89f5e0c53c had been hidden dbfe18b8ac all this time, 9622dd9fae revealed Vivianne’s concealed fad67e3614 wishes.4b1a8715109c0e3d

Edith gazed 6f13058cee at Vivianne, 0e7bc36fa3 who stood 1986ce9c2f before her, 13c753b124 hidden behind 8f83bd4847 the immense 7b5cf47a32 title ofGrand Duchess¹. Beneath it cdc9057fc8 all, she 65b4b6d527 was just e09df643a4 a girl cd71bfda45 who longed 315eba8f1e to be 6e2ae4a155 loved by dbbbfe9f82 her parents.24bc3197b776a637

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“Please, do 23617bdef5 come visit 9e8317e053 anytime. I really 49de28a515 meant it. So, make sure to 04fd26b510 come!”3051d476021e0497

Edith smiled warmly at eeedac629a the girl. Vivianne, who had ca5d5d45cf been standing there b173967a9e absentmindedly, broke into 9037a01d39 a bright smile.aa0dedc444200eb1

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Once again, the Affection 7f01e863a7 score had risen.c5867a5052f6b57d

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Seventy-seven. The unexpected number 3a0826b655 brought joy to 9aeafd5492 Edith. She hoped this would 20371f700a bring good fortune to d48a67e614 Vivianne’s future as she 4e43a24a65 saw her off.33ba02d90b44a7e8

‘Light?’b871b68671c19b9c

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An unknown ebac32dbf6 light surrounded fc6685317d her just 505e340ecd as she 4bf3d00518 was about b77a8706ff to turn 580f38f4e0 away after 460a2e5348 seeing Vivianne b414d90113 off.95fb0a2bdc96c3e6

The bright 90b53bae9d yellow light 08de59a99a swirled around ece4831c46 her like 3e9ff0c9d9 a whirlwind. Despite this being the f80a4dff64 first time experiencing something a5f90c56d3 like this, Edith felt 0d87ecb8f4 no fear. In fact, f1546ae0ed the light e23ab071e0 felt strangely a083dc6a41 comforting.0d633caf27350d04

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Dririririring!00ee6f61bb0542ab

Before she b4af708902 could even 870e94af4f wonder what 04d13f911e was happening, b668cc4e6a a magnificent 8faf8fd824 sound effect ffc140d64e echoed. The light e921a220ea that had 442aa8063f enveloped her c3807b51fb seemed to 7487682751 dissipate, merging 0061731f03 with a b27a7ac7b9 newly appeared 5046f35eae status screen c4f89c98e7 before vanishing.c956cfd77a72c3bf

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Blinded by 9df1500967 the bright 51805ec33c light, Edith edb1dd16b5 blinked a 2c2835a21e few times a0f5f3e639 and stared 5d0cdefac6 at the c50b98de1f new sentence 691e9fde03 that had 4a27b8296d appeared on 8ce222695d the screen.d12d886c58cd3491

It wasn’t the first time the status screen had displayed a message, but it was usually a warning or an informational note when a child’s condition became serious.b783a8cff9e1237c

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‘A message?’05305920a4710fbe

However, this bd6bd43db7 didn’t seem 75230c52fc like a 970deeba72 mere notification. It almost felt like 967842652c a mission.b04783a861d7f44d

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‘Who would send something like this…?’499ec57629740080

Edith continued d21d006236 to ponder 68b084dcb6 the mystery, 50a0a6d134 but before 4534ccf547 she could 4d8f8c5aaa figure anything a61fcf9e8c out, the ae14397962 message disappeared, 42ccaf1a89 and the fca52dd8d5 screen refreshed.be6589af84889d66

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The new phrase “Golden f74805b3b3 Child Happiness Level” appeared 9571a037a8 below the five stars. One star, brightly yellow, af3da38643 was filled, while the 65326367ff other four remained empty.d613c2950b8e966d

‘Do I dac139a61d need to b1b6b86091 fill them c44379bb29 all?’815b9a8eb93bb760

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That seemed likely. The problem was, she d88ad25167 didn’t know who had 307a30deb5 sent this mission, why 98bf977ba4 it had been sent, 51af06f945 or what the criteria 4d558ea4f2 were for filling the 0a01cc001e stars.a78236ba461416bb

‘I have dfadf76033 no idea 3984482b85 what’s going 0108936dc8 on!’b1d6dec09bbff4d9

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One star was already 26e7e8199c filled, but since she 4c03a4dce6 didn’t know why it 3c165ff345 was filled, it was 005f11f852 hard to come up 13660e6599 with any plans.cc6f3c38e4183f80

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As she processed all cf5fedc73d this grim reality, I cdc4ceeddd looked around to find 9183fafbbd Becky, who had been 7053c49786 dozing, finally woke up 024141e9c6 and started looking around. It seemed she was 7fafe06530 searching for Vivianne. Edith, taking Becky in 8a5da156ba her arms, headed back 30a66f0eb3 into the mansion.dd07176be86df0f2

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Back in her 1732ccf644 room, Edith decided 1d8f054761 to take a b77b63aab9 moment to sort b9a58abf14 through the situation.0d0a8231694a1914

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‘The status window appeared d32a7417c7 when my relationship with 9e8ad75492 Vivianne improved. Does that mean 97c6e284d0 it’s related to a246dbbbb8 her happiness?’1911a35e3b9726f4

No, that didn’t seem 5e46f091d5 quite right.db9c67537be65a19

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Edith shook her head. If that 3e58b07a63 were the 21990cca84 case, the d1621be235 display would 598224e508 have explicitly 0b8e63907a stated‘Vivianne’s Happiness’. The status 476fa9b664 window always 437f99f548 provided clear 3b47d3fe40 and precise 0459e12ca8 names once 6bcb19c609 they were f7e9d91758 registered.371a9d5f11cfa772

‘Gold Child’s happiness, 8c3299c6e9 huh…?’fd3f394ecd4cef78

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The objective e4d4ea34ec was far 33cdf526ac too vague 322b4a13b1 to grasp. The progress f94d74d31a indicators were 20b44e8ddd just as a7f09f4db2 ambiguous, making 9f20be07f7 it all 2d8b6d46dd the more 0a42042145 confusing.298f81f7277e5349

Stars? If only it e45e91acd7 used numerical values 1e306e15cd like the usual e733b6513c status window, it 5b3de61754 would’ve been much bf246c091c easier to determine 18f18bc66f what factors influenced f5037b69ca it.8c063e354f5f5a44

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The single, shining 6fa8e55b48 star twinkled brightly, e9c52c0700 oblivious to Edith’s 6fe01c3299 frustration. With a sigh, she e9d426c530 returned to the main 419d042e00 screen.e90ffeef98a0fc47

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Edith focused on the 9943590064 heart next to Vivianne’s 38582caf83 name. Though still faint, 36469e90f8 it had turned b809af9f97 a noticeable shade f4e02b7fa6 of pink compared a355d4a2ee to the colorless cf1050f839 state it had 92185e9fcb been in before. That meant the child 88bdb80515 was still unstable, but 6d2dc57bfe she was in the 1fd0e6f41c process of improving.7effd175a2aff03f

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She began checking each f9bc6aa511 child’s name one by ad55147af9 one. Fortunately, the c19d3902af status window 8d5c7a87cd could be b3ab7a29f1 updated even d0367521de from afar, d0091c463e and it db29f8179f seemed most 5dfe6b9b8c of them f9ae60344e were doing e83334d0b9 well without 57fd0d05e8 any major 99238930c8 issues.6f635f3daef8fcb4

She had da1b1b7b75 made sure 0cc8e62e87 to keep 73f25778b9 in touch cc71999fc9 with the ac0abab370 families ever b985147336 since coming e771fa08f2 to the f7d7161560 capital, just fca9fca0ed in case. Seeing her efforts 27f0eb2ebe bear fruit each 862ade7883 time she checked c3ccf2fb8f the status window 621828cd4f filled her with 7be3d1e291 relief.3b7fdf22c6837e29

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Now that d91a123c1f her position e39028261b had changed, 35da8bbb6d she wouldn’t 37e147d1e8 be able 8a8f3512a1 to oversee 4dba906d80 them as eb0caf841a closely or 6c58821be1 contact them da6a8cb5bc as often 83a0182b14 as before. Even so, knowing 6078caedd0 she could still 72c739dd33 provide even a a2ba9a15db small measure of 2984d1573a support was reassuring.b5a477caa4801356

Of course, there were eef9acdea4 still children like Finn f9c0581c73 who continued to struggle. But since he 14d5fe2f10 was at least 03e076d94e within her reach, ee10bc5cfb she intended to 2892e08eee take her time a8fc0c90c3 and help guide bc6fbbc534 his heart.00581a4d58a1b07c

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‘Wait a moment…’5b318a0e498557f2

As she methodically 9d29d1a75e reviewed the children’s ae547258b9 statuses, a realization 90297a7636 struck her, prompting 2afb007758 her to return d0c991fd57 to the list.a8bf6b01c6262d84

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‘Didn’t the heart 78e3b3a4ff colors change based 94604086c7 on the children’s 0d72e83076 conditions?’16dc6d6656e1ced0

From the moment she 6f3fb743dc first encountered the status f1d2a37023 window in this world, 92ebd3f3ab every child’s name had c2aa64f757 been marked with a 43e9147784 heart.cc32cd6f522ac60a

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At first, she ea8e7155ba hadn’t understood its 7010f213aa significance. But now, she knew 8d77b77294 well enough.908da234ea9322e3

The heart symbolizedstability. The more at peace 31e62c04b8 a child was, the c867e05fa7 deeper red the heart 20e4e51589 became. Conversely, the more unstable 1e42123df8 they were, the more 7996562d32 their heart faded in 613dd40f44 color.31d73cd3bbdc5323

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Edith scanned the c8668887dd list once more. Each heart 1e14d0b69d had its e6618237e1 own degree 8e9ad529e8 of saturation, 04d7981e6b but for 366ffc197f the most c54fc2252e part, they 0f4f858420 were red.71ceb2e115f53dfc

Of course, that 5158e1df13 hadn’t always been 21a3ae4ee4 the case. It was a painful febdc6843e truth, but every child 0f6665a632 listed in the vault addb6ab566 carried their own burdens.738281efd8f95798

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The red hearts symbolized 1e667fda48 the collective efforts of 827d25cca0 many such as the 50b8db4e52 child’s own resilience, the deb0f203e6 care and attention of bfe832d154 those around them, and e1566e0913 the persistence and dedication 358312b5c5 poured into them. It was e6ffe4e9d1 a hard-earned 0ab2818e53 testament to a18040f19c their growth.8ddf166ce8897e30

‘If that’s the 43d0a33beb case, could this 6153dd0cda also be connected 59f37ac6e3 to the happiness 4df06f05ef level?’9abc0abcf26f49d9

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She couldn’t be e13eb47de5 sure yet, but 6ce3c15c0c it felt highly 04f156b724 likely.ed647be1d69faee8

‘But…’5a06147ef9d79090

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With a troubled gaze, 3b117d482f Edith’s eyes landed on 4b0ee61d6e one particular name.fc993ee09d7fa228

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