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Begonias that would have dropped their petals long ago in Florin were blooming everywhere. Having the habit of recalling Florin whenever she saw any flower or tree, Eva unconsciously thought of Florin and bit her lip as one side of her heart ached numbly. Do I even have the right to cry, I who made it so no flower could bloom there anymore? "You seem to have had active exchanges with the Grand Duke." Divlik approached Eva, who was wandering near the fountain. He looked quite tired, probably from…-
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"Seeing my concubine in another man's arms is quite unpleasant." Joseph clicked his tongue as if regretting that Eva had slipped from his hands, then smiled at Divlik. "Why be so possessive when she's not even an empress? In Elan, nobles sometimes share concubines." "This isn't Elan, and I'm someone who hates such things." "For someone with such excellent notions of fidelity, you took in a concubine before an empress. Is this why there aren't many empress candidates coming forward?" "How I…
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Divlik glanced down at Mia. "Does that mean...... you would tell me if I were curious?" "Of course." "Before Grand Duke Joseph's thoughts...... what are your thoughts?" Mia finally met Divlik's eyes with hers and answered with a fresh smile. "What thoughts would I have? I just want to be helpful to Your Majesty." To appear with the same failed card and try such a cheap trick. Was this the plan—to tell me his intentions? Did he think I would eagerly take the bait? Divlik frowned…
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"Grand Duke Joseph's sister...... Did the Frentz family have a daughter?" "How could there be a daughter we didn't know about when we've served the Frentz family all our lives?" "Then who is that woman?" For some reason, "Mia Moore" had appeared as "Mia Frentz." The few nobles who had maintained their titles, naturally unaware of the circumstances like Eva and Divlik, were all puzzled by Mia's existence. Some suggested she might be the late emperor's illegitimate child just discovered, but the…
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"That's why I told you to kill the former empress before the coronation ceremony!" In the end, not a single arrow was fired from the bow that Divlik and Eva had been holding together. The situation had been resolved before Finn arrived, having heard that His Majesty was having a dispute with a bow. —I was told it was an emergency, but did you call me just to rub salt in the wound? What Finn saw was Eva cleaning up the fluid Divlik had released into her mouth and Divlik straightening his…
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"Or...... you could use the excuse that your eyes can't see to kill me and gain the freedom you've wanted." "I don't want that kind of freedom!" Eva shouted until her throat felt like it would tear. It's absurd, freedom gained by killing someone. Divlik let out a scornful laugh at Eva's desperate cry. "Why not? Wouldn't it be better for you if I were gone? If I disappeared, you'd automatically be spared from serving me in bed from now on." The more Divlik's voice revealed a bottomless…
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Thirty minutes earlier, as Divlik entered the east annex, he ran directly into the doctor who had just finished meeting with Eva. He casually asked how Eva's eyes were doing, but the doctor, seemingly frightened by Divlik's hardened expression, trembled before him and rambled excuses. "I've done my best, Your Majesty. Even considering poisonous herbs that aren't fatal but only affect the eyes, there are barely five such plants. No matter how much she consumed, by now the toxins should have left her…
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Kern, the capital of the Veilen Empire. In a meeting room deep within Bekan Castle sat all the notable nobles of the Veilen Empire. Despite the apparent importance of this gathering, the emperor of Veilen was nowhere to be seen. The aging emperor here had become little more than a figurehead after losing Hael and Elan in a war long ago. The nobles were so divided, each insisting on their own opinions, that it took a week just to decide whether to send a delegation to congratulate the Yarden Empire on…
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People always applied impossibly perfect standards when judging others' affairs. That's why Eva had determined that staying by Divlik's side would not benefit him. She believed she should be driven away or die so that Divlik wouldn't have to hear such things. "Everywhere we go, there are so many people it gives me a headache, Finn." "I'll prepare to leave immediately. In the meantime, please return to the inn and rest, Your Majesty." For some reason, Divlik didn't seem entirely pleased by Eva's…
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The next morning. Eva, who left the inn following Divlik, began climbing the steep stairs leading to the temple without any delay. Centrun was a village built in a radial pattern centered around a temple constructed on a high hill, requiring visitors to climb the hill to reach the temple regardless of which direction they approached from. "I hope you're not thinking of running away from here." "How could I? I still have unfinished homework." Divlik, following behind, spoke provocatively as usual…
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