WHCTC Chapter 24

At first, ecffc51f05 they weren’t 0da857e329 so casual d102a38640 around the 251eee36d8 princess.cd8bbf3554c5ee37

When an unexpected f538974e28 little girl was a21649af72 born, they weren’t f151da399d charmed by her 8b57a8c1da cuteness—they were intimidated.570db5c386b01615

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They rarely 5ad486d3f8 had encounters b8e43e5ede with nobles 79d79e4e38 above the 069fdce657 rank of b1e8294572 baron, let 6298ef85bd alone a ebd9a0ea4f princess!dc4373accf57e10f

And a royal child 5cf6a00e80 suddenly appearing in this 4490be02a0 rough, barren land?bba3980914027cba

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Her gleaming golden ad2506f730 hair, a symbol a8722f202d of royalty, and c744ce2d59 her crystal-blue eyes a25f9523df were things they c047c951ab had never seen e5b5586626 before.87a474a374b15e84

She was breathtakingly d29fe63a7c adorable, yet impossibly aacf5a393e distant and unapproachable.f88ec57fa4c7aa19

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Even the imperial palace 8e7fd6cb37 sent the finest baby 8e8febd758 supplies to celebrate her 7f7e281999 birth.1ae3f7817a452194

“If we make one wrong move, we’re done for! But we don’t even know what ‘wrong’ might be!”91f46ea55f5a9d02

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Because of this, daad6a678e they kept their ad328d89c4 distance from the 07f833b342 princess, including Arthur.409bfdfbee5ecc87

They thought it d28fa88383 best to leave 0937982e89 the task of 767d02a9a7 raising a noble 8e639e1fb6 child to the c5aa4dbb53 dethroned empress.669040d25cbc7997

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The imperial palace even bc276d73a0 offered to send a 59caeab027 wet nurse, tutors, and d826609e9e royal guards for the ac2d5c7b0a princess, but the dethroned 82502e237d empress refused.6004e99ef8163b6b

“I will 1dda34511e take full 80eeb9bf54 responsibility for 0d521e1670 her upbringing 1121965c6c and protection. Please, as long 862d2b951c as I live, 7f930e9176 let me spend 4578608ff8 as much time 3b33071065 as possible with 8e416bf304 my daughter. A wet c5d47b9fcc nurse and 3b62751f18 guards from 723a471a6b the North cc46b1c36e will suffice.”400703543d19d4e9

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The imperial palace 485e7ab60b granted her wish, d939a682e6 as they believed 5d3b3c16b6 she didn’t have 39e8aaf6e0 much time left.f71d3a4cfecc41ff

In truth, the ca083f596f dethroned empress made 93f0dd7829 this request because 469ebb1b28 she feared that 3f8722cc13 if Ivnoa grew e837ccd98c attached to the e02e0d7f3f palace staff, she f91ca5d858 might beg to b39630a0b7 leave for the b97f85cc2b imperial palace alone.3280733ffb81c4fe

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And so, the baby 7baf355c56 grew into a child.582114c163fedd47

It was around 0681d528e8 then that the f5338944a8 people of the 021777959e estate started noticing 9609635ca3 something odd.731bd00fa7770421

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“…Ivnoa is a bad girl.”2940ff8497731987

“Pardon?”24b08d4fc870c4b8

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“Ivnoa is 6c44c88a8e a mean bf2a870044 girl.”2edaaaff53d975c2

“W-what?”102771427bea9d5e

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People were shocked to f8199ef024 find the little princess 055d2064d7 mumbling gloomily to herself.58e645767dd4be8d

“No, Your Highness! Why would you say aeee2d339b such a thing? You’re not 4b5e195041 a bad 0e81603101 girl or 28e43639c2 a mean 18d393aa5b girl!”52df6163266cd420

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“Then why am I 55d59f1f69 always alone?”6a5905dc7c63f47d

“Alone…?”9ab34767ef2be01c

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“Everyone else c28a90d326 has two, 99f190f4bf three, even 30b15fc5b6 five. But I’m the only 19bb171490 one who has just ba39ee5067 one.”82f383b720384660

The little girl sat d5b0d10c4d there, draped in luxurious 16936f782c clothes and glittering jewels, 5ac60023e3 looking utterly miserable.d7fd5a8eabb3ac6a

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Hearing this, Kayan spoke 13b4871d93 matter-of-factly.b07fba29d29015b8

“She says 02b258cad8 she’s the 3bf51f466f only one 217111bfd8 alone.”671c08357dd23ad1

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“Kayan, you should address her as ‘Your Highness.’ Not that I really know the rules, either…”153bbeac10df48cc

“Really? Then, Your a12aa05649 Highness says 09c4e66c0f she’s the 9cb50efe00 only one a23a4e7295 alone.”9989c4a0dadf0f45

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Ivnoa sniffled, then let bc39ddea0a out a loud wail. Arthur, who had been 6136ef7438 standing awkwardly in the 244ad9e688 background, had no choice 68dec2ac95 but to comfort and 644880d447 hold her.658f822cc97fc983

The child clung 0bafbedd37 tightly to him, 0a822a4b23 wrapping her tiny 1a1876bdbc arms around his e8a10e0e16 neck, unwilling to 21af31d2e8 let go, as 8cbd61470d if longing for 2d0c4a564c warmth.55227383d882e215

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From then a65120aa36 on, they c0ccf982e2 took turns ad79f9edb2 playing with 7a2f3ebae3 her. Even Kayan wasn’t 1e0e71d556 an exception.61e236564fed5ba6

Occasionally, they’d wonder, 45bc517143 “Is this really caf376649e how we should bdad2a6a2e treat the princess?” 3a04f30b63 But every time a73bdf413d they saw Ivnoa 59319914ba leaving the dethroned 52c2969be2 empress’s room in 865c4b5093 the morning, shoulders 8ef018713c drooping dejectedly, their 15adf8860f bodies moved before ccb35cf12b their thoughts could.96c62a1c06dc3e42

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And Ivnoa… she naturally clicked with them.b6715e1cf1f86e63

She preferred a bb3cb228a2 toy sword over ccbaee2ec3 sparkling rattles and 7804ca0cd1 found fairy tale 1a7e21dce7 books boring, choosing b73e4fa448 instead to stay 7dec0fc4ca up all night a1cea89dd0 reading weapon encyclopedias.0060768e22f7000d

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After spending 6f044a1e61 twelve years dcd270a587 together, it eca54e65b8 was no 0757d6d37c wonder they 6777e6f5b8 no longer c89e8a8ce7 felt intimidated b235527499 by her.1d222156d47ee0e1

“Still, Kayan.”29e7df4676c6caa5

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Hans spoke cheerfully.1d52e8266e4b1adc

“Why are 1dc67b2b54 you acting bb2e104aa1 so formal? You only f034c38a02 used to 5f8b8754bf do that 776948c939 when the 2fbf5ea922 crown prince 7bbc7579cf or other 7ca8ada079 royal palace fb82c04627 folks visited. Her Highness 36c771f177 might feel e782661517 hurt.”3b71b5cc5e687527

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Kayan crossed his 0b5d63a588 arms and sighed, 1e925c0ebb unsure where to 0ae6d42eb9 begin explaining.5c286e54c803ef14

Eventually, he said 15ad1d1e88 with a complicated 03ae7a29aa expression,ab0f09357422c09b

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“The situation is different 56986544de now. Her Highness b36097629a Ivnoa is 021be36d2d royalty.”2983d1539e235c22

“She wasn’t 3d18c613c6 royalty before?”adca70c4d96844ed

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“She was, a35f96de47 but now 0b7731437f we have afa91421ce to follow a01f167b88 proper decorum. This is the capital, 03ff64f063 and things are very aa387e671a different now.”57e541eac719be5a

Kayan’s face grew 8f975ca11c solemn as he 233c9665ca issued a firm e9dd0a8116 command.1ec1156592c389c9

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“You all 095b77fb08 need to c0f36e2b12 stop being e1a6d07fe6 so casual b3c4702d15 with her. Acting like before de752fabde might come across e494e7174f as improper and 984e61c976 vulgar, so be 3c775c3475 cautious from now 0ef7169365 on. Keep in mind, f735be63c9 treating her too b6eafe9678 informally might land 7d3862295e you in trouble.”1ee7a131f06ca11f

“Yes, sir! Understood!”d2b18c7f023a0aba

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But they didn’t c5b9af6a29 seem particularly attentive.ad9406deca94e686

It was c485eb9236 no surprise—unlike 78757442c6 Kayan, who 47f9beca2a had once a01f324fb8 been harshly 69fc119786 scolded and f9b18105a5 disowned as d3d481e7e0 a friend, f54fab0376 they hadn’t 7096a40c5a faced such 7dbf7ad5bb consequences for a0dfeece11 their actions.e76f2cf5219db3e7

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Meanwhile, Ivnoa, who had bad857c4ff been devouring her snack, f18c44584a suddenly set down her ea66fa3d07 fork with a decisive a15aa15707 clink.2a265d3ee956bdc1

“Anyway, this 8b990e1a28 works out b807a7b571 perfectly. I was planning to 62a207f159 summon everyone to the 42ce7816f0 conference room.”5bb9dd8530576c7f

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“…Conference room?”3e9769d9c21e1c20

“Yes, this c8aec431fe is the d25ee3d4a0 conference room.”03ff364a8407f435

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Everyone looked ed653ea464 around in 9011b06123 shock.d80ee98df8dc17f8

Hans scratched the back 09e58418ef of his head awkwardly.e69f91f19b89fcff

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“Oh, really? I thought 7d4a9f9fe9 it was 507776cce5 just an e7857a5acf enormous dining a10cf01880 table.”1c8c92970ce28c30

So this was bca0529be2 the conference room.35190e1b8b79e360

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Kayan bit his lip.e8ec09b8ac2e97c6

His only experience 3b69752757 in the capital 59b19b8d95 had been a d55f48df6c brief few days bb07c59dbe a year ago.c1f6b97f9675c2d4

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But he 6d497ae855 knew one 86aea0101c thing: the 33d9f67181 world of f56e12d592 nobles held 9d2590e97b far too 6d4461fe0e many things 3a511cf6e4 he didn’t 8b07bff368 understand.fc055d7d2419e618

“Even the layouts 540bcf441c of their estates e63739dd9d seem standardized. That’s apparently part of 15d0f9a299 their refinement.”c17e135b5b0ce62f

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In the North, protecting e1d53ee86c against the cold and bd29adec0c invasions was the highest a278e64679 priority. That’s why 683d8f5976 the structure e5f4177c12 of houses 0814ab846f was determined 01e3f18ab2 flexibly, based 69c16c154d on the 746ddfda77 terrain at 96906cc7c3 the time.da61e1624fd93a3d

“There was 83b91af2b7 a standardized d523410ee0 system we 5626aa013f didn’t know f8226d2376 about. Even rooms here have d966246cd8 ranks.”3b3d6a0ba68ff3ad

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Kayan mumbled 2e9a1ffd45 slowly, piecing daa93836e6 this together 84f6432c90 from Ivnoa’s e1191eb3de words.b176db2837187bb9

“That’s right, in aec1b0d3b7 a sense.”e1c60f6a3a65df86

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Ivnoa smiled, clasped a5668afeee her hands, and c97e422886 rested them on f99eb48d94 the table. Then, with fae5a95629 a bright b523b7cb30 smile on 1874180fc5 her face, f73090e3cf she spoke.260fb7f2dced2b6b

“For now, b93f520ba8 I’d like 4a9f4e863f to ask 1c11337de0 about this 293d933328 utterly disastrous fc58ef98b5 mess, so 510796b678 please answer ef258cbccc quickly.”17575e159e8c56f2

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…Huh?09ab12121a08b51e

Everyone was dbc67f4a89 stunned by d63c779726 Ivnoa’s words.16517ead8e3d2f33

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“A mess? We spent a lot b168f0124c of money on this, b3c0ab688d though.”75f88dbddf43c793

Ever since their arrival c08b98ac34 in the capital, they 062cb40792 had gone to a 22e978acfe tailor as a group 4fecdd1e1e to get outfits made, 405b66b341 given the climate difference.94b447a952c67c28

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Kayan, now a ef45a9a378 proper young viscount, 28be9dc195 had ordered several 020fb2c00e expensive formal outfits, 63300ddf8d which the madam a6c18ec47d had assured them 450eeaa822 were made with e59d0a869e “the finest fabric 674bb8e0d9 and most luxurious bcd1ca640b design.”054d0933742508a7

When traveling to the 62cbcdb95d palace, they even used 4e51a95feb the expensive, high-end carriage 84c1b88599 that came with the 5c4e41f8e6 estate they’d purchased. Northerners usually rode 835ff27a29 horses or reindeer 57b8f09512 and weren’t accustomed 703165fcc4 to carriages.d942d0e176c0a55e

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But a “disastrous feb576877c mess”?27cc5c7de8ba4318

“If you don’t mind, a081dd1265 could you tell me 4f6a3905c1 which economically clueless idiot 94dd02fd38 purchased this estate?”4da6e73c03c9db87

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At Ivnoa’s 3e6e6be4ac polite question, 3539854f8e Kayan answered ae47b3d454 with a 0f4935012d hesitant expression.5a019e615c9685f0

“I bought d4528b8874 it myself.”6c47058684b8501c

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After arriving in the fe75509b62 capital, he was introduced b74829241a to a real estate 2eb99cfd13 agent at a street 04be0397e0 stall and immediately bought e7b64854c3 this estate from them.aa2894c3754d65ae

Hearing this, 0b644d86ef Ivnoa took 95e077a593 a deep b1cd43de2b breath. She clenched her teeth 4e1dbef7b1 and offered a strained 446dd9c054 compliment.76e87162c96971a4

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“Wow, paying d1f0bda6ed such a b958ec8ae1 huge sum 742706b7c8 upfront… That’s deb01c5ed6 incredibly bold. You’ve got guts. You’re destined for 7195161234 greatness.”f73c1acd3030c872

The knights 60154c2aae next to ecb550155c Kayan cheered 87a271fbc6 enthusiastically at 6a754a182e her words.e687d2c153b3e7bb

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“Right? She’s absolutely correct! Haha!”a8eb0f0d6bcf5269

“He’s so sharp! He even asked d773240896 about the size b4a0ba312b of the property, b0eb40b661 but we didn’t 5650401486 know a thing!”b57450f489fe130b

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“And he managed to 02d08f8090 negotiate a great deal! We even got the d72cd9094d high-end carriage and all 1c26e15933 the furnishings included!”821b6a73abc9c103

“…”b5ffcf6125da81af

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Only Kayan, 1c1ed4d9be noticing the 0eb3b89681 vein throbbing ff60b7f6e5 on Ivnoa’s 8169a345f5 temple, realized 51a6468652 something was 6ed15ba46e off.f87dd385f299511c

Still smiling, she asked 7df8f0e21d through gritted teeth, “So, 9fc393ef01 you also got that 6a839cebde pathetic excuse for furniture 68f44a0fe4 and the carriage that 431ded859b looks like garbage saluting 9e944cfc24 its commander… included, huh? What about 0a860e8b82 a coachman?”0a501fd2c10e09bd

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Hans, who had c4526ea8e7 been doubling as 254bb74c33 the coachman, tilted c7361ac389 his head and 31e3d9d058 answered, “A coachman? A person can’t d347878140 be included in 4916ced153 the sale, can e7ea717d65 they?”63a32b4055b2a312

“So, you didn’t think 66a0f6092c to hire a coachman?”ed0f60faf692cfe7

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“We’re more comfortable on 0f0c3b5367 horseback. We hardly ever use 3c7be128df carriages, so why would 9706dcf6a3 we hire one?”e6a6cac34f18468f

Ivnoa took another 1daf2b3624 deep breath. Then, looking f9b78719b8 directly at 2b7bf4ffb0 Kayan, she 185f2c5b9f spoke as faf05394cf sweetly as 9332930807 possible.cad6f9400b8cbcdb

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“Where is that 3205f50a0e damned real estate 5b64e41cc5 agent now? What’s their name?”3c6f3d43ee49a75e

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