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− | Claudius asked Mimizuku to sit on the carpet next to him. Mimizuku responded to his request without hesitation. Ever since she began to live in the castle, sitting on carpets was |
+ | Claudius asked Mimizuku to sit on the carpet next to him. Mimizuku responded to his request without hesitation. Ever since she began to live in the castle, sitting on carpets was on of her favorite things, though she was often chided by the maids for doing so. |
Here, however, there was no one to tell her off. |
Here, however, there was no one to tell her off. |
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"I'm happy? In this castle, I'm happy, I think?" she spoke absentmindedly. |
"I'm happy? In this castle, I'm happy, I think?" she spoke absentmindedly. |
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− | Mimizuku's words seemed to stab a |
+ | Mimizuku's words seemed to stab a hoe in Claudius. He opened his dull emerald eyes wide. |
"I was told it's thanks to His Majesty, but I suppose you had a part in it too," Mimizuku said with a smile. Claudius looked away. |
"I was told it's thanks to His Majesty, but I suppose you had a part in it too," Mimizuku said with a smile. Claudius looked away. |
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As the king listened to his footsteps grow farther away, he closed his eyes tightly and let out a small sigh. |
As the king listened to his footsteps grow farther away, he closed his eyes tightly and let out a small sigh. |
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+ | "Ailieidia..." |
It was a beautiful name. As he spoke it, its owner, a stunning woman, became reborn in his mind. The only portraits of her were in the reception room and the bedroom. There, smiling at him now, was the deceased queen. She was a fine woman who, even though her body was weak, loved both king and country. Rather than living for even a second more, she chose to bring forth new life. She had only one answer to those who disrupted her in childbirth. |
It was a beautiful name. As he spoke it, its owner, a stunning woman, became reborn in his mind. The only portraits of her were in the reception room and the bedroom. There, smiling at him now, was the deceased queen. She was a fine woman who, even though her body was weak, loved both king and country. Rather than living for even a second more, she chose to bring forth new life. She had only one answer to those who disrupted her in childbirth. |
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She called Andy as such because Ann Duke was too hard to call him by. |
She called Andy as such because Ann Duke was too hard to call him by. |
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− | "Alright, since you're Claudius, I'll call you Kuro--" |
+ | "Alright, since you're Claudius, I'll call you Kuro--" |
She stopped talking suddenly, and became completely still. |
She stopped talking suddenly, and became completely still. |
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Biting his lip, Claudius nodded. Ann Duke, nodding heavily, continued to talk. |
Biting his lip, Claudius nodded. Ann Duke, nodding heavily, continued to talk. |
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− | "If Mimizuku |
+ | "If Mimizuku memories return, and she still wants to stay in this country with us... I think I'll make her my daughter." |
Claudius's eyes grew wide at Ann Duke's words. |
Claudius's eyes grew wide at Ann Duke's words. |
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"Ah, it's been a while. Yep, it was definitely you." |
"Ah, it's been a while. Yep, it was definitely you." |
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− | With great humility, he stepped timidly onto the castle's carpet, and couldn't help but crack a smile when he saw Mimizuku. With his plump body and simple clothes, his |
+ | With great humility, he stepped timidly onto the castle's carpet, and couldn't help but crack a smile when he saw Mimizuku. With his plump body and simple clothes, his appearances seemed quite unnatural against the castle's white walls. |
"I wonder if you remember me. You and I met in the forest." |
"I wonder if you remember me. You and I met in the forest." |
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''Hm? I'm Mimizuku!'' |
''Hm? I'm Mimizuku!'' |
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− | That voice. |
+ | That voice. Who's voice was it? |
"Then I asked, 'Aren't you going to come with me?' But you were delivering a flower, so you said you couldn't. You were holding a very red flower. You gave me the stamen, saying it would ward off monsters." |
"Then I asked, 'Aren't you going to come with me?' But you were delivering a flower, so you said you couldn't. You were holding a very red flower. You gave me the stamen, saying it would ward off monsters." |
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− | Meanwhile, underneath the castle, Fukurou, |
+ | Meanwhile, underneath the castle, Fukurou, who's vitality and magical power were being squeezed out of him little by little, gave a subdued sigh. |
"The idiot is you. Foolish girl..." |
"The idiot is you. Foolish girl..." |
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<noinclude> |
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