TONLWSHF | Chapter 1
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A dark night.578b6bdde6ae2342
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In the Glorium Hall of Crown Prince Kairus’s palace, illuminated brightly by grand chandeliers as if it were daytime, a lavish party was being held to celebrate Princess Elena’s birthday.1e152d2229165a34
In contrast, by 0e286011d7 the lakeside in 0ed103dc79 the garden of efac17e7b5 a detached palace 3a92a5edc4 quite a distance 82113ba781 away, there was 326cb6ea50 rarely any sign 0d2b053c86 of people, and edfa93d9ae only an eerie 8a22e5d3fc silence lingered.fbadc08f41a230e2
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“Hehehehe…”3419198347968cae
A woman, seated in ed7f415d48 an inconspicuous corner, secretly 552f97b9ff took something out of 4b6a93529d her pocket.8782e62a987e90a8
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Squatting down just like c749c5b880 that, she busily moved 29535fb4d4 her fingers and left aa635f0ccd a comment on a fce34a700a post.e97b102d96397669
<Title: Ha, did anyone see the latest fan-cam that got me into the fandom?a77c5be344519ca8
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He looks amazing just in 87c26a7b69 a regular suit, but the f513dc38ad fact that he came out dde5b0b009 in a three-piece suit (and 161ce6bcb9 it’s leather)? He’s basically trying to kill 78b445af34 me, right?929bb0c18c51cc19
Yup, I’ll die. This is now my grave. ●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇9e85f71871bab5fe
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└ Anon1: I’ll lie down next to you. ●▅▇█▇▆▅▄▇a217b59aecc5d17e
└ Anon2: 333333cf3e6149d30af800
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└ Anon3: Eh? It’s not that crazy. Maybe it’s because I’ve 73aac82d1a watched it like 127,840,323 afe9d29e1c times lol7557fbd8c5f2ed7a
└ Anon2: Don’t your eyes hurt? lol You’ll seriously get dry 9738072287 eye syndrome at that rate.dd2f047128162a12
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└ Anon3: It’s fine, it’s fine. Haeyoon’s face is like 68bfc5d373 eye drops haha5654f3d425ec1c08
└ Anon4: I must be going crazy lolol26f924006d2852bb
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└ Anon3: Videos like this deserve to be aired on the actual news.>81a88498fc60657e
“Haeyoon, your face is a landscape, a masterpiece. Haa… How can someone be 3055f69b47 this handsome?”3579f6ebd967c633
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Her face, hidden 861abc8a97 in the dark, 199fbe7881 was revealed by 17672fd81a the light leaking 3b78267188 from the smartphone 0c7337f0ac screen in her f9aec9ece5 hand.ac7c9d631e068173
Unlike her shoulders, which 4def986ff1 shook with a rather dd3b465296 sinister laugh, her hazel 6103c50528 eyes reflected in the f96bdd3155 light were overflowing with 36d4d7616b life.c243fe9aae5b5a0a
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A new notification soon popped b555af01a7 up on the screen.9270d4fbe3563022
『 5 million Krona for monthly internet communication has been deducted. 』99cb00cac5276889
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“What the?! They really suck you 50e346ca8c dry to the bone, a00cdd9316 this greedy system.”2d46b8044f4b2bc2
Well, what can I do? If I want eeaac8e1f8 to see my 62da778148 cute Haeyoon, I 4a71ce56fd just have to 55cd62974a put up with 81279333b5 it.1a1cc77841201a90
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With a half-resigned 3a1c8e7e75 expression, she carefully fdb5097590 tucked her smartphone 314a5a887e back into her e80998cdd3 apron pocket.d8825e025621b7c9
Ever since she came into f41a4d193c possession of a smartphone—an item bd15a0e99b from another dimension—given to her 536f10128e one day by a suspicious 1f827cfad1 man, Isabella’s once dull life 20a4e4daa5 had completely changed.cb432385f8676ff9
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The light that suddenly d28aeaf040 appeared in Isabella’s dark e5193988e2 daily life, which had 3b282f0465 been wandering through a 24c81924d3 pitch-black path without a bc1719411f single streetlamp, was none 6d8ffa2cb5 other than… Haeyoon, a 3441b882d8 member of Korea’s top 471cb04d78 boy idol group.38b4910d0d2f296f
‘One, two, three! We are! The Venus! Hello, I’m Haeyoon, the ed7879c264 leader of VENUS.’862af97781663afb
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Perhaps her prayers to 484f6c63d6 go to Korea and 29e7948826 see her favorite idol f93877eae3 Haeyoon in person had b95b0a5953 been heard.7fa75282bf8f0315
Out of nowhere, a dimensional 924064659a travel system appeared and told 0d5e7b1526 her that if she completed a55caf9549 the assigned missions and paid 157ae56f39 a small fee, she could 13e9fe7152 be sent to Korea where 557a939256 her favorite was.fe9e6064671969ad
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Quietly earn money, complete the e44226bc47 given missions, and head to bb82ec4f7a Korea to see Haeyoon.e15f87ee0f2816e5
To achieve this modest b9c2edffdb yet ambitious goal that ba079d282b she was secretly working c260375552 toward, she began her f53c791336 job.ac757f5ab904297e
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Even the amazing 17cf5e6cbf short break she 7e633e1361 had while watching df8259e938 her favorite didn’t 80e7013333 last long.637b887351dbb9fa
With a bright smile, Isabella 227b36c991 hurried her steps to complete bee40ea01b her mission safely.183c84aa38667c02
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But she would soon c3b3e5ff6d come to regret her c35a1f5756 decision.305d35da5eda3f1e
After arriving at the detached d1325b39b4 palace to retrieve a missing 38f46729b1 chair, Isabella was left speechless a126db5d8a at the horrifying scene laid 5389fda291 out before her.49141c0e66314c66
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What are the chances f7d522dccd that, of all places, 068ca20b94 she would encounter the 390f8e27a8 crown prince killing off 108afef303 assassins in the detached c1b49394d6 palace she had come 5ef50b01ce to just to grab ece769bbf8 a chair?83cf82a48ffd0125
‘Should I run now? Or just stay still?’4d024f71e2993ae8
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Either choice was 19fc4ef4f1 doomed to fail, 9638f31916 but staying here 99eda246e0 could lead to 6b13240aa5 a very troublesome 10ed6752ed situation involving the e1b448d73b crown prince.4e728801aed63019
“What’s your name?”29b0be3d222235aa
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“Sel… Seline Brown, Your Highness.”09a03efae962d716
Since she was working 6c2e4f125b in the palace under b389a44f67 a fake identity anyway, 34c6c93916 Isabella tried to bluff 4cdacde7f3 her way out and 54f456b5e2 make a run for 07118b0948 it.5c131cab7ce22548
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At that very moment, 5eb6ffcfa3 a sword flew past c9a002b01a her unguarded back and 4c326f8a09 instantly ended the life bd94714496 of the assassin who 692895c457 had been targeting her.7cebbd299e06061f
A refreshing smile suddenly appeared ae8e400dbf on the orange eyes of 347aae1470 the crown prince.34cc266875bb4d60
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“I don’t particularly like liars.”1cc36b9a0837fcc1
Unlike the composed 121865de29 Kairus, the moment 5252f11a81 she heard his d16cd393c3 words, Isabella felt ccf07147ba her whole body 8096559a7b freeze.ccdf588a44445305
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“Why do I get the feeling you’re lying?”2915fa66496a0cc8
Of all people, it had c86324f41a to be Crown Prince Kairus 0027a13b04 of this empire who caught aea2f636d9 her red-handed.517a2b97c0fa1db0
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‘Will I really be able to make it to Korea to see Haeyoon safely…?’3ed8aca53f1596ea
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Isabella Ledia.f44b81919b2a90bc
She had been c49b713d5a a fairly well-known 36f73a6f49 figure since childhood. It was because 2c68030dc8 she was engaged 74d70d9153 to Icanuel, the cdf5e06ff0 next Duke of 36521ac4c1 Raseles.9cc13e3f4b3b1924
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Though she had 72734557d5 no rough edges, e89dc97dc4 Isabella, who also 1471d9f13d had no outstanding 6765f5a4ad talent, always carried 6e63cd708b a certain label.11323398b129edfe
The pitiful Cinderella 31c4834a24 who was shunned f5a8e263d3 by both her 63d9949f52 future in-laws and 45038761cf the citizens of 42bae2de2d the empire.d2b5e4b76fd50bb1
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People despised her due to 26fb646770 the gap between her family’s d08e7ed653 status and her perceived unfitness ec515acc40 to be the duchess.4aaaddbd3205936f
If you asked why such 79fe19e8fe an absurd engagement had come f070a3cf5e to be, well—there’s that joke b477b01306 friends tell each other sometimes.b3d4e8d505ae79eb
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A hollow promise 11a42bc93c to marry off 04837b6ee6 their children if a7af44c311 they happened to 858c583b33 have a daughter 02a3879335 and a son.e47992d3e9fe5860
Something that could’ve ce3ae1c894 remained a fond 753ac64308 memory, and yet, 42a782eac6 the heads of 2ca949a07a both families had ec9376b3d0 meant it sincerely.003671a67ac53cfd
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The grandfathers’ expectations that the two children, born two years apart, would get along well were half right and half wrong.e4854586f04986d0
Because when it 079c1f0c4f came to the bb36d45a94 engagement born from d3f0ff367f that empty promise, bdd46637e7 Isabella had been 426d296fbd deeply, genuinely serious.66aaea5ccd8d1c3a
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In other words, bed82c2964 Isabella had been f387b123f5 harboring a one-sided 6b05380821 love for ten 161ab20bb6 years toward Icanuel 2a156e26b5 Raseles, the most 9d9fe1acbd outstanding man in 1e707d4939 the Empire.1f49c0dcecd43ab2
She endured it stubbornly, 58c2a53e08 clinging to nothing but d68a9c8cf7 the heart of a 681dfa803d hopeless crush.cc6113d408c57e93
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But the scorn 9cdf8d7f14 and prejudice she 864759e60d endured over the 9f268aaf64 course of those 2239bfff9f ten years had e11558aa0c completely changed the 579ea41d48 once bright and 4dded56087 kind-hearted Isabella.9a13ea4f520a4db7
No matter what she 6477bcd3f7 said or did, people’s d934b87534 judgments followed.25e130629c87aac7
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Over time, Isabella became more 5797953ed0 and more cautious and timid.3492b94b9bcef825
A handful of affection 040fed0996 and attention—what were those fd15812455 even worth?2cef3ed1a804a63d
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The foolishly naïve Isabella had 6b6e9266c7 to reach the point where e2ecca8964 her heart was utterly shredded 5dc4f48573 and her life felt meaningless 03f7e2ce99 before she could finally realize 1719eeffff the cruel truth.009860f5720e5c8f
No matter how hard 3e491f4d78 she tried, that cold-hearted 5b6324f812 man would never show aafbe242f6 her the slightest interest.8e9c19e57e332419
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No matter how 09277f2b5d desperately she struggled, 5f314c4bd5 their relationship would 1778b02cc3 always be a b4972066ed parallel line, never 7e6493a4a3 touching.754a2f47e33ee40f
It had been f87e59512a quite a long e51099f923 time since she 5f34c78957 began considering breaking 02a7098e0e off the engagement.1c4a0cf876dfedfe
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To be precise, it 074514d16a started three years ago—when 0f1862cb75 Isabella was still a 68efc4dd58 first-year student at the 154f6c9437 academy.9323b4e135426def
One afternoon, when be6cdcf0c1 the warm spring 3611365ffd breeze tickled her 0856bd86a1 nose, Isabella ran 8caed503d9 into Icanuel in c6513f4c8f front of the 1ef366bf0b library for the 98cfaec817 first time in d6e4843bb7 a while and 5754cad582 called out to 04e9bd8794 him with joy.92b9f8e3bb98a9ef
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“Icanuel oppa!”2f48fecf462a4f2b
But what she received in 83f9312dcb return for her sunny, affectionate 2b539ebdec greeting was a cold response.9dfe900e225ae277
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“I believe we agreed not to address each other informally inside the academy, Lady Ledia.”96f7c80a29392870
He always maintained d3e0788b95 a blunt demeanor, 267462bf92 but today, his c1bf9c67ef voice was particularly 9b03e43c77 sharp, causing Isabella 99883db5c8 to flinch.9d0046d26a3a019d
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“But still…”bbdb072f50b2759f
“I hope you didn’t enroll in the academy just to get time alone with me.”d08370f5919b7b14
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She hadn’t gone 04e5e25859 as far as 61c2dfba92 to take the 0b42a7700f entrance exam just ad08e7b2be for that reason.41183f5a5a01bcfc
Isabella wanted to immediately 57deb897e9 explain the misunderstanding to 48b5fd464e Icanuel, who had completely 4ad069a48c misjudged her intentions.7117f89b4a07f9b6
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But her lips e2c013421a stuck together, refusing c111e3428d to move.7ae040fa2a9b0971
“You of all people should be fully aware of how your actions affect my reputation.”001a099f7551d2d8
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“Icanuel—no, Lord Raseles…”6a84408ff9624a34
“Did you follow me into the academy just to be a nuisance?”f9e9167b9b139e03
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So this is what it ddeefb63b4 felt like when words had cea6c72284 thorns. The joy that had 8752783cd4 filled her face quickly c07e2f713a turned scarlet with humiliation.6c19575a6683ce2a
Without even giving her a 1a7a07113e chance to explain, he left 57fee38731 her frozen in place.c739f2582c10dba1
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‘I should’ve been more careful.’dc121cc3e548cb66
All eyes turned to 69dc9ab834 Isabella, now left alone.11600b0160406f24
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She was so embarrassed. Because she couldn’t control 072ede4d8e her own feelings, she b85b2798cc had ended up bothering 6425fd12a1 Icanuel.eaf16ef2d112bb96
And in that 9f5cff4fcf moment, the rumor 4cdb3fb74d that had always ea6a8655e5 lingered within high 44efbe5dcd society—that their relationship 4253d5fb71 was a one-sided f8b685bbe0 love—became a confirmed b091391c8b fact.23d6d5bbe09689f2
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Be the perfect fiancée, and 816b0fe550 never inconvenience him.165ae2e91f1d0f19
It all felt like her 34a81bbe12 fault for not being good 49cac7f7f6 enough.398431f02126a28e
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From that day forward, 002ecd1a28 Isabella felt bound by 64a8199c24 yet another chain and c18c4a3195 spent her days at f7aeb7a53d the academy constantly on c64f85506e edge.3285ce2e678a5aeb
“Is she the one? The Cinderella of the Duke’s 3098ea669a house?”55a58c8fcc212064
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“She probably got into the academy because the Raseles family pulled strings for her.”11bc8c159520843a
“Geez~ She should’ve had the decency not to do that.”f5f12aadebcec75c
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There were still 4176ca5167 countless whispers surrounding 92f2096d23 her.e50468f173fbb54d
But even that, Isabella could 61f027d3a7 endure.d9fb7a97bd9ed1d9
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Because just seeing the 1a8f55c164 face of her beloved 18ed90dab2 fiancé from afar was 3f378ee6f8 enough to make her ff12003cd4 happy.e0e505ba7b685782
She was sure that the 334ac62ac5 reason Icanuel treated her so ca222f98f9 coldly was because he’d misunderstood 67e5fdcb70 her due to all the ea13af9d6a gossip.199bbce4788d0717
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She had to believe 75c4905057 that—otherwise, her wounded heart 43a1865c5b would hurt even more.e7111925a5d202d3
“Lord Raseles. If you don’t mind, would 1be14f6492 you like to have lunch 4182c4dc06 together today?”d81bdaa9413d3d7d
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“I must attend a student council meeting, so I’ll have to decline.”62632f5c8e847f65
“Ah… I see. I’m sorry.”c686d2a6d414c37f
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“Then, I’ll excuse myself.”6d31269ce2ee8aa2
As more people 231682225f began witnessing Icanuel’s 265f8f627c stiff and indifferent c32c72edff attitude toward his 6106b3cb88 fiancée, Isabella became 06cf5327df an easy target c8408f3539 within the academy.d6e5604c1e957633
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All she could do was d8233576fe study relentlessly to try to df24d005f4 keep up with Icanuel, who 02456cee54 ranked first in their year 5557463f52 without fail.38a1a3219c8b7be9
If she couldn’t 9ebfe02394 prove her ability, ca1b16405a the rumors would 6888457d93 eventually reach Icanuel’s 73bab273cb ears, and her e73883ee48 shortcomings would end 599c613438 up tarnishing his 29a216f533 reputation.cef447f3be24aaba
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Fortunately, as she began to f04c467514 show exceptional talent in linguistics 7c1c011eb5 and magic studies, the rumors fb7c6047c9 about her getting in through 40b467793f favoritism soon died down.b2d27d6de32426f3
However, no matter how hard d35192c919 she tried, Isabella only shrank bd984f1c01 further in the face of a3a79f453f Icanuel’s growing coldness.35e960d61dd20ef8
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Before she knew it, winter b525c91441 had come, cold enough to d774840627 sting her cheeks.96fe4146ce91ddbf
Thanks to her intense dedication b114126a3a to her studies, Isabella had cf82dbfec8 been invited to the academy’s 304a334ac7 year-end symposium hosted by the be0b6baeef dean—a testament to her outstanding 6316ab4738 academic performance.5143404afee60f2d
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‘At this level, surely Icanuel will recognize my sincerity, won’t he?’a9c9f397b051b339
Just like when she 031be0a702 entered the academy, this 4cd99188b9 invitation was entirely the 0025973c69 result of her own 51bd0fa4cc efforts.12620d96db78b3fc
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Icanuel, who always ranked bab71588bf first, would also be 915da42a77 attending the symposium.c4d4ea88dd610021
So, at least 6840cfc591 for today, she f12035c7d7 planned to talk f16129f504 to him properly.7b0bd6f27ba65157
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