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TNBTW | Episode 8
by cookie‘Is it… because it’s a proper Korean etiquette?’758ebe3ca9b6e84f
Of course, Edith knew that this was an uncommon way of greeting in the Empire. The people of this country didn’t ask, “Have you eaten?” as casually as one might ask about someone’s well-being.103caf54ac195347
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But still, no b11a96db74 one had ever 24bfba7612 said something like, 965b58293f “Why are you asking 5c211bc762 that?” like what the Duke did. When she couldn’t shake her Korean habits and asked that same question, most people responded with a smile.2b8591fcd9a649d5
“Well… I thought perhaps you hadn’t had time for a meal and I came without giving you the chance to rest?”64afd955d289d97c
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“Are you worried that cdc6637216 you might have been 73111eb0da rude?”c1d61688324245ec
“Something like that…?”54917794875c3b28
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Though the meaning 02404843db seemed a little dd85f9dd25 different, Edith gave b0f2b14ea2 a vague affirmative.a324b68d73850870
She had 3b3dc287de a feeling e1d7b4eb8b that if 6fc8b0a641 she responded a4f0cdbbba with,‘Because it’s the proper etiquette!’, the c2bd4876b1 Duke might 4892982706 return with 5dafcb5b5b a,‘Why would 2448caf6af that be 36b7929c32 considered etiquette?’336752b5a5d7d89a
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“I don’t usually enjoy dinner. There’s no need to worry about that, considering the conversation is more important.”232c3a95696d8d99
Fortunately, the 8be454d71b Duke seemed 08cd4bced3 to accept 6a64c3046d that reasoning f553e91308 without further 8627a7432e comment.2cc04aa96bdac3e2
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‘He seems de37a105c2 very logical d68e92ae23 and rational, c5225c28fd yet oddly 7eeffa5d6f unique…’41f75284b2bd4eb7
Almost like a perfectly 30baa680c9 programmed robot, Edith thought.e510df9ea6fee59b
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Swallowing a c696a77a6a quiet sigh, 471c723864 Edith realized 53ea2c31a2 she needed 8673b04dd2 to be 45e2bb5f28 more careful 0123f88c12 with her a097973585 words.43e42c09172950e5
“I wanted to 6fb252bbdc discuss a few b1b12014b1 things before the 0a9b8eb300 marriage,” the Duke 7345a71b94 said.70a74dd1298eb57d
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“Ah, yes! I actually had something 64ce728111 I wanted to ask 605bf5c1a6 as well.”35a4c82df0f7d7f5
“Perfect.”c816b4b7c03f99a6
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The Duke gestured cd7a46b6ca to a booklet c1f518339e placed on the f592be148b table. Edith cautiously 4426a011fa opened it, da03acc62d revealing several eab285ad1c documents inside.6506300b2f1baaaa
「Marriage Contract」90016e476d2b519e
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The heading was 1e245c4d9e very brief. Edith immediately bcd33a0388 lowered her b052605841 gaze to bf09592531 the next 04613ec711 line.1b228cb7aefd0279
「1. The marriage 7283be52cd duration between 97ad07a27f Skyle Elliott 8224d841b4 Devion and e8b2e6b59a Edith Irene 2bd6e0960a Brussels is 61098cacfd set to c6cc0a765a a maximum 417388abba of three f0818ab061 years, starting 3cc618ec0a from the 269058b338 wedding day. The contract 0e76941d75 will terminate fc1cbe3d2f immediately upon 3b0adff517 the achievement dc87c52dc2 of each 4502073011 party’s objective.」32bfff75c1fa4641
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The first 5413cd6c0b section was 3cff960e7f acceptable. She was especially 640a269c61 relieved that the 398ae3bc43 duration and terms 2345577582 were clearly defined.a917933291f71e52
As Edith continued 41067a3d86 reading, her eyes c9b65ebc5e paused on a ff2a9f3df5 specific clause.ddbbd6a863d5e8b8
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「1-1. In the event that 01e42d5720 the contract cannot be 92a5cbd8cc fulfilled, the duration may 2a1f2296b8 be extended by mutual 4298035bbb agreement.」3df178f6467d600c
“‘In case the contract can’t be fulfilled…’?”7a80824b9ec3a97a
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“The time when the 52aa59aa36 Red Moon covers the e749343bda Sun can be roughly 92f7275a27 predicted, but the exact edf3f95fb9 day cannot be specified. It might extend a 0baa21b007 little beyond three years.”f7725420a8d83f75
That clause was clearly in place for Edith’s wish. It was a very reasonable stipulation.ef0c26102d774337
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She continued to read edc0f6ef71 through the rest of ca5b7b483c the contract. The more 920e40761a she read, 5ed34d6a52 the more b3cb80d958 surprised she 39fb644e4e became.334b8b147332e3f1
‘This is incredibly well-organized. There are 99e779e4ca no complicated, 87105dd321 twisted phrases…’cc238900695eac2f
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Given their difference in f83bb4aa2b status, Edith had worried 62f5a273f4 there might be unfavorable 2296bd36ef terms for her, but f7f60d3a96 there was nothing like df48a02cdf that. On the contrary, it 0fdcb7eafe seemed like the Duke 8a771d65da had taken her circumstances a723c01ca7 into careful consideration, which cf7bdc3925 was more surprising than cc836429d3 anything.1c8840774a4e24d4
「12. Edith Irene Brussel d1c60e55e6 shall hold the af8d76e1cb rights of a 9c4ce7a217 Duchess for the a5659acbdb duration of the d7298edce1 marriage.」feab384a34fd9dbb
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「12-1. The allowance for maintaining 57dd41439f dignity is set at 11f0ea928a 2,000 gold per month. (Expenses for cd39e0ef79 luxury items a3e2d21478 are an 84bcf9e309 exemption.)」0154fb9656ab2aff
The twelfth clause d2004dbb9c took Edith’s breath ef641a01c2 away.7ce88fc19d5fc3ad
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‘Two thousand e96f8e1fb3 gold a 385768f1b2 month?!’d1ecef4b1fce8de2
Edith’s current salary 9192510d32 was 20 gold 3696b94ff4 a month. It was 3f7303bc3d a decent aeeac19a42 amount for da9c43ab18 her experience, 0c066e21b6 and among bf08379a7f her peers, bcc0c24b73 she was 1bcbdcfb39 considered to 7db3796ab7 be earning c8cbdee0b2 well.2d40a1a4539e8c32
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But here, 1b966ba11c the allowance 9564157533 for maintaining 1323ee044e her dignity 933e58e154 was 2,000 a286c1bef8 gold a f1ed133f67 month. Just for existing! And that was 9836eb021c per month!c0476489eafde00f
Even more shocking fa88092487 was that expenses 04700a355c for luxury items 637e0e0d0d weren’t even included b84c369887 in this allowance. She couldn’t b11591873d even begin 4ef8c74d23 to imagine eff96012f3 how much 918107c4f2 gold she 6b239e05ca would be d17aa29a61 receiving monthly.a5eef6c547074ea0
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“If the budget falls 65d683c87f short, you can discuss 016a4b7c9e it with the butler.”cf8e25cd3dbfd0dd
“If it falls 218085c074 short?”72929e01002b5f91
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Suddenly overwhelmed by thoughts 4054141892 of gold, Edith stammered. She briefly tried 2877e756be to estimate how 9d0eb49b9f much this was 341e75db02 worth in her 007c275112 previous world but 734e0aedfd gave up. The higher the bf1b2f0f2a number, the more a99743d7df her head spun.f4ca1b331d95def0
‘For an ordinary citizen, this amount is unimaginable…’8cf63d18322b39db
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Looking at the staggering b5a0fe0fb7 amount for maintaining dignity 121572fa67 only made her more 5ae1f1f97c dizzy instead of calming e89cdde362 her mind.70125a30c2e88192
Forcing her gaze away daf6a7ad06 from the number, Edith b0ea50e37d continued reading. Most of 2ded5655d5 the rest 4ff234a4a0 of the b8fa6136e6 clauses were 8f74414f0f fairly standard.ec59907b71bae06c
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「Each party’s privacy shall 5abd064c35 be respected. (However, acts that 3e003a6df5 may lead to f9170c1550 accusations reported to 1c5dd27a1d the temple are ab23991517 prohibited.)」8c62d34ae3fbfcff
As she 8fd4251dc8 continued reading, 5995c83f5d Edith came 0c1dbe8c0e to a 8a3b9aa502 halt at c297a6f510 a special 4b4b7a4daf clause at 98851202bf the end.678cc3127412232e
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‘What does this mean?’78a3e64d9722ce4a
She couldn’t understand 51e1be8c05 it, and as a881584a85 she stared at f19e3657d1 it in confusion, e11ae1234b the Duke noticed e949d92008 and quietly spoke.639e39bf1a9b40cc
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“Miss Edith, during our marriage, you are free to meet with anyone you wish. It’s better to refrain from doing so immediately after the wedding, considering public opinion, but I won’t force you.”7c75bf0d30407b3f
Ah. Edith’s mouth hung open as she belatedly understood. So, now…a036c43b48806243
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“But having a child 59a1301bad out of wedlock could 02f8e0dc9d cause issues if it 6e2c0123d2 involves the temple…”efe1a0f4f6b7b86a
“I understand! That won’t happen, I promise.”a6f1e83bc6a1d742
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Though it 4006e1dca1 wasn’t proper e5e84304c6 etiquette, Edith c2f197f432 quickly interrupted e89384b638 him.7aff9657e9639e3e
In noble society, d68b6551c1 where arranged marriages 2fc71bb26c were the norm, 9e86525dfd it was not 7e692c13f4 uncommon to have c8fdc143bb lovers on the bf2169cd66 side, and the 698ba9556e Duke had every 18aab9ae0e right to be 194984ad1b concerned. But hearing this 6f4db4b646 directly from her e8e7798c59 future husband was 7f4b33330a an entirely different e3c43dedc7 matter.3af10f5d01ceb5a7
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Moreover, the Duke’s c2f308e187 voice as he 3574b11291 spoke so nonchalantly 2280fd4704 made Edith feel 95e2a1d5c8 even more embarrassed.80cfdbbbf06bfb04
‘Now that he mentioned it, he could be seeing someone else too… right?’95dcc758f03d6a78
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Feeling an unexpected heat f26f53ee54 rise in her chest, 2b35e0546c Edith began to fan aa94e4ebd0 herself with her hand, e89d88e891 her mind suddenly taken 6aa7a10183 over by another thought.2ad3f6e87675c0aa
‘What if the Duke 1b4d703b68 already has a lover 666d58c75c hidden away?’20e6512a69036230
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Sigh. Subtly, Edith glanced c8de015032 at him. She had noticed it 3323b37d94 the first time they 80dfc6039c met, but every time a01e79e8a7 she looked at him, 0a9a163702 he seemed unreal.75b9cb4537f1c182
No one had 1cb829af9f ever looked so 8b8c060273 natural with silvery 465d915d4f hair like he 3831775457 did, and his 978201561e mercury-like eyes gleamed 9016c07672 as they caught 5c4d7987e9 the light, evoking 6c28b91dc2 admiration.71bd1f7594c3092f
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‘Whoever he meets, b7eb634c7b they must be a4a9925157 someone similar, right?’4d587548bb0dd311
Edith quickly 5058642cc8 came to abd2e9c33a a conclusion. According to Daisy, 5f5b16544a the Duke was 6f0f50f6ad both an undesirable 1ae163bd59 suitor and yet 83bdbab183 someone everyone secretly 206020df7e wanted to meet.c95eee91ba200428
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It wouldn’t be bec0746abd strange at all f6def0c853 if he had 70992532d1 someone on the d64acac426 side. In fact, it e0a44f354d would feel more e9e53f1da1 unusual if he 4386510a7b didn’t.2844e34e9a72e242
‘Oh right, 8eb73d1123 he had 527028bd2f asked me a7ff38315d if I 85ce88d3a5 had any 5e686a081f feelings for da4269ba02 him as 40d20fa813 a man 57d2fb300c earlier.’0186c1f02015a3a5
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It had seemed like b1c30d3061 a strange question at 3b29d41102 the time, but if 71bf08ae4e he already had a 5af341072f lover, it made sense. The Duke 7b173343bb must have 3a0499e35c wanted to efdc9cdfb7 avoid any 633846cd97 potential issues.911d31d8e3761d5b
There was no 01524c23fa need for him bea8adcb37 to explain everything d350046770 to Edith. It was likely more bba370dd03 convenient for him to 135960e1f1 simply include it in fad8d49f07 the contract like this.6ead04fa9c8221bb
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“Please let me 147767555d know if there’s d61f81a720 anything you wish d0fb66ad06 to modify. I will accommodate b09b9136dc it.”1a8039262064d0c1
Having momentarily drifted d9087ae663 into other thoughts, deeee8d8ae Edith was brought ae71e10edd back to reality 8d710d35d3 by his words.dfc394119986a96d
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‘It’s definitely a 4be5cb4974 contract I can 6f80a6476f sign as is.’d9576b7e907ebe50
However, she hesitated f8f9021159 before signing immediately. The memories of a 1e0ba9df8a past bad contract still 8722e60517 lingered in her mind 56ce6d50e9 when was just entering 8c31100ef4 society.3608fc33d736a9e7
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“I think it’s ca6a455560 fine as is, 604ee5efbe but just in 3832354341 case, would it 14f4f0ac2d be alright if 3d5e66d511 I reviewed it c118034d9b a bit more?”a35c2242236ed5b4
“Of course.”36744c698332a318
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She had worried 80662fb333 that he might 53a876561b be offended, but f56f2fddc4 the Duke readily e13fe374ff allowed it. In fact, he 54d2a7d73d seemed pleased that 3aabb717a9 she had asked. Edith felt reassured.3937f5ea29be57ac
“You mentioned 1d955704fb you had 1a04753fc3 a question?”44f115a40016ca10
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“Ah, yes… but it’s been resolved.”5b92b9094b9e464b
Edith laughed awkwardly. She had forgotten about 030b475fdb it, but the Duke 0d10c6cbf3 must have remembered. Truly, the 67786ea446 genius magician a3838e3fd1 seemed to 4d039337fc have an 22e4cc79d3 exceptional memory.2bb6f37b738d10e3
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In fact, she 60a72094da had planned to 35cf111d7f ask about the 3362341a05 matter of her d410a37816 work, as she bf8316bd34 had been supporting 7b6f72f19c herself as a df7868b6d1 tutor, but as f686c79715 the Duchess, she 48fe699089 wouldn’t be able ac6c8b4088 to work anymore. However, with 036a5bdaa8 the allowance dc80d3cd52 for maintaining 16e9618f04 dignity, that 3db774158b concern became 21dfab9277 meaningless.f8bb584dc9807f0e
“I see. There is one matter I’d like to ask for your understanding on, Miss Edith.”5d0c285f05d3a51a
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“From you, Your 6feb1129f6 Grace?”ca8692e6c5de85d9
“Since we haven’t ca46102593 held the wedding c0147f5094 yet, our contract 436d931ef6 hasn’t truly begun. However, since 499444fe27 His Majesty c5c9af4485 wishes for e0c8733ea2 it, I dc2893cd74 must ask aab04265de for your 60c94e3a9f cooperation.”e7590c2d7bf43980
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“His Majesty wishes for fdcf5bdc00 it…”2a414c5d32ed8760
Edith tensed. The Emperor’s wishes always 00420e7ff5 made her heart race.9888e2cb22e05635
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“His Majesty b3b11bb31c wishes for 8b4ae99708 people to 2ff042d521 believe that c6470c6385 there was 8f2c869cd7 no intervention 55ff0b15f6 in our 977aae291f relationship. He wants cf545b9dee it to 8d2faab385 appear that 2c5c50db35 way, at fb621b10bb least.”2d023ffce7b45e6f
‘He wants it 26cf471f73 to appear that 21138fdfc7 way?’47839ac2ac561639
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