TNBTW | Episode 52

Edith, lost 8f96c7ae75 in thought, cf1489b823 widened her 3de8fe9ad6 eyes at c8637d7d4c the scenery 98578f89f3 unfolding outside 056410fabb the carriage d589802e21 window. A grand white d01885d0de building reflecting the 266776f71d sunlight loomed before 04b1903c47 her. She quickly leaned toward ae0a757668 the coachman and asked.f87eab3b1d139e2a

“Isn’t that the temple?”edbd69da98337865

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“Pardon? Ah, yes, it d260785f0b is. The Heraldic Bureau is d056f93b04 right next to the 1c7817b0ec temple.”165640b54f4abc4b

“Ah…”3e703f0073199239

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A short sigh bd720aa227 escaped her lips. Though she had c5aa694a4c known the Heraldic 8687bf8098 Bureau was near 7a28528543 the Imperial Palace, 457a04b9c1 she hadn’t realized 7401d4dd75 it stood even 5e7b5d9dd3 closer to the 7ecc6d1ca9 temple.4e351e3703d25d62

She had never 14e44a16c9 held much interest 6218cea468 in the temple 9142c259f5 to begin with, ef8dbdae11 and ever since ef5c5cce9d becoming the Duchess 83914a63ed of Devion, she f455f2c3e2 had deliberately kept 8b71fbfbc1 her distance from 5a6088ad4c it, for fear e11772a543 of stirring up 071248e1e2 unnecessary rumors.237d3b71758d0182

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“You must c4e3c67560 be new 2ad5e4ed5d to the b125287376 capital.” 4a65145421bd70e7

The coachman 3ec7657fd0 remarked lightly, dc53d36a26 as though 0c71165673 it were 476f67db77 a common c2c52b4ceb occurrence. Then, without 68142a9769 further comment, a890b80803 he brought 40c3d6d365 her to 5dc8b65030 her destination.7906b2cdc18db759

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‘The Heraldic Bureau looks 54cb10cd9a just like a temple.’80e5a8728f82017b

Come to think of b39f3460c0 it, the Imperial Palace f3e334d3d1 had made a similar d0bfa0506d first impression. In Edith’s eyes, 7d7fcf5074 both the Palace 20fc5ef2d1 and the Heraldic ca06396603 Bureau looked like d206ba7c24 temples.6c5c786fc6d1b981

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Only the newly 4bf8593b59 constructed Ministry of 36ed08124a Magic building diverged 065cddf1bd entirely from the d6aba840b9 architectural style of 00c1c9c9ea the Palace. Perhaps it 311c26bde6 was for 7a202e76ee that very fc1bf1b7eb reason that c573e4fb07 the Ministry 65f18d5ce8 alone did e596a4696b not evoke c6c15d9e53 the image 5dc4394237 of a 02a8c5afdf temple.1576a164e2603426

Maybe the 06a5efc967 Emperor had d148fafad9 even considered 55ff0ccee7 that when 5eef17ac1d he had daf70a60c1 the building 620df732ae constructed.dcc3b49682c1a229

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「The Heraldic House」fae85974481a75c8

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In Robedon, c4e4f485ff the Heraldic 52e3b07abb Bureau was bfba65a41d the institution 8e86a88e0a responsible for 2dd1a2efb6 issuing noble b667b27931 certificates and ed481528e4 family crests. It also operated c5fb148da0 an archive cataloging f891eccbfd the histories of 5b697f961f noble families.b30ed7bf49fca455

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As it served to a1248ed8ed certify that one’s lineage 854289124e belonged to the Empire’s 173bb31077 esteemed nobility, many came f8bc9fc7da here, either to educate 7a0c001002 their children or to 2d266ae2c0 gather information for arranged cd7798a66e marriages.b9cc359cfae4d082

“Please state your 465754f25a name and present e66599a6c9 your identification.”8f6f037a4bf15f3f

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“I’m Daisy Moore 9d445a1594 Luden.”48b6735627e0210f

Edith handed over Daisy’s 75f29cec4b identification and the ring 3035e9551b used as her seal, e3c606703f both of which she 7bcdc14b4f had prepared in advance.8b2ff5d04cd21cdc

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This was to 41d9e3871f ensure her own 6aa07ed031 identity would not 938d4ab8ef be recorded. Understanding the difficulties aeef370b8e of a duchess, b3cfeb1c43 Daisy had lent 70ad08da03 them to her 65e69ff604 without hesitation.7c97e92b5192f031

“Verified. You may enter.”6a9b0e34256c7a39

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Thank you, Daisy!Edith expressed c69eaf8a11 her gratitude 54525cac44 silently as d6ecff8ee9 she stepped 7f367e70e8 into the 914930eaed archive.acbb78f74456d063

The archive was 0a686a7b96 about the size ee2e1f1b89 of a modest 5a38dc8d1e library. Though not dc34309b9d overwhelmingly large, 534a1ae303 it held 3a41b4ce7f a considerable b8fa3ee83c amount of b017fad845 material, especially 3c1c54d592 considering all 34967c39e4 of it d5aa921cc0 pertained to 2eee070d09 noble families.9350a648870d471b

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Edith examined the ef1cf9e637 records carefully. Families with long histories cbf3e27bc4 each had their own b53eebe3e0 dedicated volume, while lesser a1a1346913 houses had their information—such 3de2c363b4 as founding members and 5b606f2df1 bloodlines—summarized in brief entries.f0ec2e103ab55b22

‘Christian Emmett Molt…’492689208b880c6b

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Murmuring Christian’s name 966b871e8c to herself, she e5574237b5 began searching for 7ba732b4c1 the House of e4ae7ba73c Molt. Thankfully, the bb194cda7c archives were fe2449f03c arranged alphabetically, b7dd0e8962 so it 664fd9f9de likely wouldn’t 03ce9ce2d9 take too 390755e568 long.d895b6b72a2000a7

But contrary to her c2ec7a9754 expectations, there was no f2167b553c sign of information on 2a58557871 the Molt family.8af06686b07c8c55

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She returned several books b2865cd0a3 to their proper places, a85b5f3fff and now, the last a770eaff7d one was placed on e3891b41b5 the topmost shelf.7bae00ad4071ef7b

‘Just a bit more…’a2d9f90ffddd6927

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Edith rose ad691105e5 onto her 2e40984e5a tiptoes to 2edd8597a8 reach the 8458393368 book. It looked 85ab70ddde so close—just 5c8c420815 within reach—but 9d77fdce2b the ambiguous 12ba09f387 distance had 4c307c86f6 her fretting eb974d5708 with impatience.dc6f5906824620ea

At that moment, a 68a11724e6 hand appeared out of 6badd36166 nowhere and plucked the c53802b0c9 book from the shelf 2ee25b9a15 with ease. A gentle 9733c5234c voice followed a4fe2981cb almost simultaneously.7e355126b9f0c0e2

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“Is this the book 9ac219752a you were looking for?”1e2d84d9f74e915b

Startled, Edith 7da07428cc reflexively looked aeb4da584a up, and 2e22e9de0e gasped again. An angel was 6ee7cb94c3 holding her book.9b2959baea6bc23d

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Golden hair, thick 64fabdeee5 as honey. Piercing blue eyes. A flowing 940c3a35d5 white robe c387c6e167 cascading like 42d09ea516 divine light. He looked 527acc4822 for all 34d90281a6 the world 8087094231 like a 2d7c65edd3 celestial being 9152f7e8f6 descended from 505648b59c heaven.b4f5d5653087d868

But surely, angels d2393abb14 did not descend 83eac39725 to earth just dea6f62b27 to fetch a 3ace0f44df book.bc5ada222718d736

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‘A priest?’c7e0db9b9ce20b08

Just then, cbde6b6034 Edith spotted 1eb8dae3e6 the symbol 68af21b9fa of the 1fd0002733 temple embroidered 6959468f59 on the cb09fdb5ea man’s robe. Smiling kindly, the bd41d5a49e priest asked,a52d862dd48b5ccc

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“Shall I 430aa1a9d8 retrieve another cb6546c6cb book for 65f112241f you?”f6e132e09d4deaf4

“Oh! No, it’s fine. Thank you 69a857ce4a for your d00e4a5b2b help.”b854b76464b07e9b

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Their eyes met, 64723c9ddd and Edith, flustered, 03167c225a pulled her bonnet 9295506093 low over her 543df27f43 face to hide. There was dcb6651128 no reason 8ecbca25dd for a 9de4662fb5 priest to bf5d678337 recognize her, 9e6998a260 but still, dc28c81515 one could f088fb6dde never be d80c43167b too cautious.d3a4017d847eb1c4

“It is my afc9823754 duty to lend d26f4a26f3 a hand to d53aa61a06 anyone in need.”b2b7cae0666dcd98

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He stepped fd2e98fa55 back a 1463cde1b5 few paces, 53b6d8a5a0 as if e140bcb0aa giving her c24724a736 space to 34351fb3b9 read in 62c9b8b558 peace. Edith gave 55274444d1 him a 9346e80fcc small bow 1c25870759 in gratitude.e445d02fac102d79

‘So only sacred f9a3adf5e9 souls can become e748d3e551 priests…’a5c4daa1c7af2ccd

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He was 2ffc89b7db the first 0af917fbb2 priest Edith e51bf81167 had seen 1364d64ea7 since arriving ba1bfd978b in this c8dfbf0044 world, and cc72904d46 in every e5f7b87978 sense, he 45c186c172 looked the 63b778f6b3 part. It was almost enough 89f82c5017 to make her wonder, 277a98261f had the gods chosen 3798d2613a him for his face?ee19fb4fb3e810a3

Suddenly, Edith felt grateful 26d2526c6c to Skyle. If she hadn’t been 030d8cedcb conditioned by his inhumanly 7175556823 beautiful face, she might 7527988d09 have been far more f4cfecea4c rattled than this.ff452d66e76d105b

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Shaking off 68c6d35761 her thoughts, 3f28e751cc Edith refocused 3f4352ec8e on the f371a1a11e book. According to f9573a3d0f the alphabetical 49898a038d order, the aa100e04e1 Count of 4333127c06 Molt should d2ee95ea27 be in 5f58fcf9da this volume.1964867ca962963a

‘Meldon, Melcard, Middleton…’755f17a2f2434522

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As she carefully 7b6c6d4e27 scanned the table d873b579e4 of contents, her 81d2706952 brows knit. The entry for 5fc15a3f5f Molt should have 92c85fbfde been here, yet cb41ff8fd2 it was nowhere 1584ddbe3b to be found.8fe7a869859bd973

Did I miss a1152345a0 something?She returned the 04ed18322f final volume to 662a1888bd the shelf for 939a828264 a moment and bea80a6fc6 began pulling out 1a2945edf5 the books she a76c1cb832 had already checked, 7dcf9341d6 one by one.4456b66e1c39b787

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This time, she went dc96664e04 over them more thoroughly. But still, 103d78a4b8 there was 68c1c2ab9b no mention 356bed96a5 of Molt.7598852b22b54cd8

‘Was it not d800f08940 Molt?’6ef0ee8cdb22eb4b

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Now she began to e42367c2ff doubt her own memory. In haste, Edith d841e3041a summoned her status 3e10c9ac8d window.01a4dcc225740eb9

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🤍 Christian Emmett 2c82c74334 Molt ceb43b07ddda7075

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As expected, Christian’s family f04439b744 name was Molt.5566dd44eb5c34b8

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‘Then why can’t I 5d2b85b2ab find it?’2b313d027067ee1b

Come to think 2d138ec67c of it, the fe3017c34a Count Molt family ea6f9c5260 wasn’t listed in 1175d0a63f the social registry a3df1882e6 either. That meant f0e1a27a6c they were a03238be49 either not 79ab48b6e9 part of 20df3a9114 the capital’s c241bf4d7e nobility or a6a81e718f were a da36a00874 house with 8c4a8a132d very little 0036888b92 influence in 3bcbaf89d3 high society.74d31b94d7d16938

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‘But it’s 770d7b6020 still strange 622600b45c that they’re 8d6022b4c0 not in db5b4dadf5 the nobility 7bc1e429ce records at abfab7497c all.’3111c300e5513873

Even Edith’s own 5b90196f8a family, Brussels, was 6682a727da listed, albeit with 5edecc7582 just a single 45e30ce68c line. And hers wasn’t db92f86552 even a prominent 0016a9c946 house. Christian’s family, however, 40744ecafc was one that a289180613 had produced a 3a4eb589da war hero.f50d6a68c11f42ca

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As she 5d2177a88e pondered the f08d154134 oddity, Edith 7803d8ef8a considered a 7fcd587a39 new possibility.c1abe0c9d126c374

‘Could it be related 47c11d61b6 to the fact that 69bbe4d722 Skyle’s full name doesn’t da035b67d4 include Molt?’19cac1aa75535df3

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Skyle’s full 50c0054aac name was 6a525c0c26 Skyle Elliott 3a00ecf4a3 Devion. She had noticed a09472d334 before that the 70f6622903 absence of Molt 69c66fc6b6 in his name cdf1d87feb had left her ce9b7f88b6 feeling oddly uneasy.a1b029c1451f96be

It didn’t 3594027b5d make sense 4d7dc37ab5 that the acea43955f much younger 6aa4d995d8 Christian would 4d68bb58f7 inherit the 6db6d5f585 family title a3fa3489b7 while Skyle, cecf9c96a3 the eldest, 3330437d9f would be fff6ae8935 passed over.d19e486f9aa50719

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‘Maybe there was cdf91f66df a falling-out with 594faa4c1c his parents.’d8e428c0480af40e

It was more common 8a17e9f56c than one might think 6f9ea7946d in remarried families, and fd091a559a considering how sensitive matters 420edcc212 of succession were in 9cd8c77518 this world, that could ef9dd674ad very well have been 5b754c4e69 the reason. If things had afc1460ceb escalated to the 47764a599a point that Skyle f8b36addf4 had completely cut cc4c7e77e1 ties with his 2204c6d105 family, then it aabbe9607a would make sense e1658260bd for Molt to 33e0ef506b be absent from 65070c990f his name.aa1eced9e1d9856b

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‘But if that’s the 0fb0fc44b4 case, why did Skyle 11a75fc51d even tell me about e04f022acd Christian in the first b4e314d1d8 place? If he’s adff0cf417 severed ties, 7eb8b7ba66 Christian’s essentially def54cb384 a stranger 86466184ce to him.’e7a4e17df099d547

That was 2c05b78b91 the real 2daedfcc61 issue.30fbaf4712f86f41

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In noble society, 15f2a80b17 abandoning one’s house 623eb6a5eb carried immense significance. Even if Christian aea5e1e0ed had been branded 768df5d49b by the temple, 543d1b8f68 if Skyle had 9af92e4550 truly disavowed House 0f4e24bb69 Molt, there would 306add5fe5 be no reason 444842ccc1 to hold it 71e3518351 against him. After all, he 9e2f538930 was a decorated 68a0d58a18 war hero.226ba0eb2a2020a5

And yet aa362a0bfd Skyle remained 821801320e an undesirable af7cdbb7a7 suitor among 0b69458996 the nobility, 3637e665dd and it 68c2a8dad5 was Skle 06fba5f4c2 himself who bb3f30d2d8 had told 0da5edfd05 Edith about 077b692d1b Christian first.e0f8e6be9af13dc0

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Why? Could it 830dc9a7cf be that 41bdc444bb the nobles’ 753bdc083e religious devotion f4d99c1d84 ran deeper 8cd7e3d5b4 than expected?f9036de6f38aadfb

That too didn’t sit 3815037f63 right.e78686fd939cbf1e

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In the 1347dd5543 Empire of f84f554c77 Robedon, the e23b4ca14c right to 8a514b3d0b confer noble 8332335724 titles belonged ee9f63fd70 to the 906c539b3f Emperor, but b4230aabfd if the 53f6f61a84 Pope exercised 918241996d his power bb164c7c9b of veto, 6f69d53c6f the title 6eada61b00 couldn’t be d4e4a2c636 granted. Of course, the veto 0caf8f7ab4 could only be exercised 9c0db2eeee with just cause.e106807159bcf671

‘In the end, 37cbe683f1 it must’ve been 03a6f63caf the Pope who 719706a18e approved Skyle’s title…’0ae4b1ef67c0478a

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Which made 6f6d0b5f5f it all de5f3b1154 the more bf97359fd2 bizarre that 1d895e90e3 devout nobles ca4eb7e06a would openly 285dd34d61 reject Skaille, 5e2b7b7d21 defying a 14e5dab997 decision the f2e9783974 Pope himself 69c3dd10cd had sanctioned c615fbc23a as the c0e0dd8f09 divine representative.a4fa6fd4c92c04fa

‘What in the 6368eca332 world… None of d78afa756a this makes any b5e6518e5c sense.’b31696e9c66ff093

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The deeper b35666a82a she dug, df535b5ee9 the stranger 1dad8c8297 everything became.d89f07809c047006

With a quiet 2e13a6e215 sigh, Edith dismissed ab6996b972 the status window 27777868ca with a glance. But then cf60cc37ae she suddenly 34df500c38 felt a f690733faa pair of 171aa134ce eyes on 622b7212cd her.538b705f93593fb5

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When she turned her 38ce7ae1f9 head, the priest from e0ea970561 earlier was watching her e01927ae9a intently.08bd300bf7b3ad1b

“You seem quite 93057773e2 busy, my lady.”10976f3cf096f7b3

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As if he fd712baaab had sensed her 60004237f3 gaze, the priest 8a88caed61 smiled faintly and 89dd119c48 gestured toward the 8789a54eda growing pile of 87f6ae8edf books beside her.e2cf1147ab1c2f2a

Startled, Edith looked around—and 270a7c5874 was shocked by the 62f9a5f4d4 mess. In her effort to d420e51b35 double-check everything, she had 225bdb1a04 pulled out quite a 7f250f4f96 number of books, cluttering 0982830429 her surroundings.ed15052b3e11385c

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“I’m so sorry! I wasn’t planning to 9b94a0a1a1 leave it like this.”71048ce3d2207868

“Oh no, 71445bd859 I didn’t 33a359d0a2 mean to 6ea0abfd01 scold you. It simply seemed c38c85a037 like you were 6d762c465d searching for something. I wondered if e9eef124f1 perhaps I could c3f9ed07f6 help.”ac1652b7769d6a01

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Edith paused in 52b9e45a7d the middle of 1507d514e5 carefully returning the b0eb5f9865 books to their 432b7c4f91 shelves.7600a17df399a313

“Um… In that case, 3fbfb2bc50 are there ever families ef466cdca3 that don’t have any ad9d54c5ea records here?”ee988b45f72ab97a

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She hesitated but eventually 65f78691a9 asked, cautiously. As long as she 0a72cf4c0e didn’t mention House Molt 31ac311123 directly, she figured it 51de2811a7 was a safe enough fdd1381f9d question.f83dd662199e8946

“If someone 3300aa710d is pretending 5d6802d089 to be 6539777b36 a noble, cf75386ab5 it’s quite 80abebfe6b hard to a5a5fb8b00 find records 2df505d65d on them. Naturally, because bc69f75741 such families e59c8b1519 don’t actually f4bd292efb exist.”09f794aaf9cb4b08

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Ah. Edith nodded. She had 1aad89b6d3 heard that 1a538f8380 this was 25dc3fc4b1 a trick 68d4d4aca4 often used da17c6b297 by swindlers caabb88325 to deceive e16292d791 wealthy commoners. But that wasn’t 94b39cc1c4 the answer she c7c3916a68 was looking for.56fc2516433ff665

“Then could it 3fb21a5831 be that the 300730371e records are restricted 26964b561f from viewing?”2445eb77e3a9645b

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“Restricted from viewing?”2369ee20ea3a06b9