syl_bee
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Walter and Ricardo"Love is ultimately nothing but a manifestation of selfishness. That's not what should be protected. Don't you feel anything even when you see a cripple like me?"Just then, the servant waiting by the door announced that Walter had arrived.As the door opened, Julian greeted him with his back fully resting against the sofa's backrest, only tilting his head back."Oh, the perfect heir to the Chaplin family who has walked on two feet since birth has appeared.""Are you drunk already?"Walter…-
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Pallium (4) Walter turned away with a cold expression. After that, the players he led easily won the match. Since it was a single-elimination bout, it didn't take long for all twenty-four families to compete. By the time the sun, which had been beating down mercilessly to the point where even the canopy overhead was useless, had finally lost some of its intensity, the Pallium finals took place. As if following a predetermined course, only the three ducal families remained, and the Paquin family…
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You're Too Beautiful, LienneRicardo's voice, speaking in a weary, low tone about how he'd missed me, stirred my heart."What happened?""I was drinking.""With who?""Julian, and Walter."The moment I heard Walter's name, I unconsciously tensed my hand. There was no way Ricardo, pressed against me without a gap between us, wouldn't notice my reaction.He slowly pulled me away from him and looked straight into my eyes."Does it bother you?"It does bother me. I want to ask him why he's acting this way toward me. It…
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The Crown Princess's VisitThe two of us strolled through the garden, reluctant to part. The path we walked hand in hand was so quiet that I couldn't even remember what we had been talking about just moments before.The air, slightly warmer than dawn, calmed my heart."I'll need to visit the Imperial Palace this afternoon."This was the first time Ricardo had told me about his schedule, so I nodded with a somewhat moved feeling.Behind him stretched a perfect summer landscape with red and yellow celosias…
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Leave, As Soon as Possible"I don't know what impact my words will have on you, so I... hesitated for quite a long time. Perhaps that's why things have reached this point?"".......""I couldn't wait any longer. A woman carrying a child places only one thing above all other choices."I steadied myself. What she was about to say would surely shake me. I removed my trembling hand from the teacup and placed it on my lap.My body trembled finely, but I took a deep breath and tried to steady myself as much as…
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Ricardo's Return (4) Duke Paquin was away on business in a distant continent and couldn't be met, but judging from what his vassals' wives were gossiping about regarding his character, it was obvious how he would treat Sabrina. Feeling as if she were blocked by walls on all sides, Lienne sighed, and Sabrina tapped the table with her fingers. "Do you know how great the Demahen Knights are?" Sabrina's voice, cutting through the heavy atmosphere, was tinged with light laughter. Even in this situation, she…
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Ricardo's Return (5) Why were the duke's estates in this country so vast? The journey to see Ricardo felt unbearably long. The carriage Julian had provided was a two-horse open carriage prepared for traveling relatively short distances from the estate. The driver's seat was higher than where I sat, so I perched awkwardly on the seat, unable to settle my hips properly, keeping my eyes fixed ahead. Before long, we entered the cypress tree-lined drive that was the entrance to the Paquin estate. The sky…
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Lienne, This Time You Give In "Don't believe me. Whether Your Highness believes me or not isn't what's important." "......." "Nothing changes just because I arbitrarily moved the date up by one day. What matters is that His Highness the Crown Prince acknowledged this engagement and personally removed his ring to stamp his seal." "But the lady's name—the signature—is still blank, isn't it?" "As you know, I've been busy lately cleaning up the mess caused by His Highness the Prince." If Ricardo…
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Sabrina and Julian's Engagement (1) "I'm sorry about this, Walter. I was too impatient and begged His Highness the Crown Prince to let me get engaged before you." The man standing near the door came to Sabrina's side and wrapped his arm around her waist. As if in response, Sabrina's face flushed bright red. Just when had they prepared all this? Their actions, clearly a well-orchestrated performance, left me increasingly dumbfounded. "You see." Julian smiled at Walter and continued. "I received a…-
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The Mysterious Woman from the Eastern Kingdom As Walter rode forward on his horse, he flinched momentarily and lost his grip on the reins. In that instant, Ricardo struck the ground hard with his rod, right next to where the stake was driven in. Unbelievably, the recoil pushed the massive iron stake upward. The horse stumbled sideways due to the rider losing control of the reins, and at the same time, Walter was thrown from his mount. While the horse neighed loudly and thrashed about, Ricardo…
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