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Chapter 22 • ────── ✦ ────── • Rumours About Her Husband “Is this why you adopted her?” Lucia’s bad habit flared up in response to Mia’s sharp tone. It was the habit of simply agreeing with facts. Unaware of the misunderstanding Mia had formed, Lucia simply nodded. “Ha! I knew it. Annie, wake up! Since when have you been using divine power? I said, since when?!” Mia shouted, but Nia was deep in a sleep so heavy she couldn't be roused. “You’re making a child

Chapter 21 • ────── ✦ ────── • Summoning the Black Hounds The child had not been kidnapped. Lucia was at a distance where she would have noticed even the slightest presence of an intruder. But, why did she run off on her own? Lucia didn't have time to unravel the question. Sweat beaded on her forehead for the first time in ages as she scanned her surroundings. While she knew the city map perfectly as an Imperial Knight, searching every inch of the maze-like alleys

Chapter 20 • ────── ✦ ────── • The Missing Child Not only did they need to have the kindergarten uniform tailored, they also had to buy a bag and stationery, so Lucia stopped by a general store recommended by Marien. On their way out after purchasing the necessary items, Lucia felt as though multiple people were watching her. Was it just my imagination? It didn’t seem so. Despite wearing plain clothes rather than a conspicuous uniform, she could still feel their

Chapter 19 • ────── ✦ ────── • Preparing for the Child’s Kindergarten Supplies On a street facing the central plaza of the Eldarion Empire’s capital, Lucia and Nia were walking through the middle of an alley lined with the most fashionable high-end shops on that grand avenue. As they strolled beneath a vast, cloudless sky and felt the weather turning cooler by the day. There’s only one month remaining for my parental leave. On top of that, the kindergarten entran

Chapter 3 • ────── ✦ ────── • A Part of My Body Vianna shook her head at Delcia's declaration that she would offer her own heart. “No, no. I can't allow that.” “But, Vianna!” Delcia looked at Vianna, with a flushed face. But Vianna did not budge. “Why, why not?” “I've granted a similar wish before. The result…didn’t go well. I can't let it happen again this time. If that's your only wish, go back home.” Delcia clasped her hands together and pleaded. “P-please, use my heart t

Chapter 2 • ────── ✦ ────── • The Witch Who Grants Wishes “I'm sorry, Delcia.” Delcia’s brother, Arnold, apologised. Delcia, who had clung to him and cried for a long time, slowly shook her head. This was no one's fault. Everything was the cruelty of war, and all of this was something that those who fought in the war had to endure. Delcia was also one of those who had to endure it. She had to. She knew that fact well in her head. She was a strong person, so she cou

Chapter 1 • ────── ✦ ────── • For You Today was different from the other days that were just a repetition of long waits. With her sapphire-blue eyes full of excitement, Delcia was waiting for her beloved, Edwin. The servants were also busy preparing to welcome him. Finally, the moment had come. Today was the day Edwin returned from the western frontier, where he had gone to fight the war against the Kingdom of Polta. After returning safely from the battlefield, her w

Chapter 18 • ────── ✦ ────── • Kindergarten Interview The kindergarten attached to Eldarion Academy was located on the south of the imperial palace grounds, facing the plaza. Among the massive crowd of carriages parked out front, a black-haired mother and daughter duo were turning heads. Lucia wore a cream-colored silk blouse with a navy skirt, while Nia was in a matching silk dress and navy sandals—they looked like a pair of coordinated dolls. They gave off a warm, cl

Chapter 6 • ────── ✦ ────── • Negotiations (2) But Solita couldn't trust the marquess who was looking for his ex-wife and her child whom he had abandoned all this time. Rather, if Ethiel were alive, Solita would have felt reassured, but she couldn't leave this child alone. Young Calliope looked at her with determined, sunken eyes. Eyes she had never seen before while taking care of her with Ethiel. Solita, who had been taking care of her with her mother Ethiel since the chil

Chapter 5 • ────── ✦ ────── • Negotiations (1) After checking her hair, Calliope realized that she wasn’t having lucid dreams but had travelled back in time. Knock. Knock. The sound broke Calliope from her reverie and lifted her head. A gentle knock was coming from the dilapidated door. Knowing who was on the other side of the door, she quietly approached and opened it. A man with dark circles under his eyes stood there, immaculately dressed against the backdrop of the cloud

Chapter 4 • ────── ✦ ────── • A Goal You Must Achieve The next day, Calliope headed to Dora's smithy. Dora, who used to be a member of a successful mercenary group, had settled in this town with her husband. Her husband's parents lived here, and whenever she drank, "Settling in this village was the stupidest decision of my life!" To put it bluntly, Baron Hubert is a terrible ruler of the manor, who does not do the slightest bit for the manor, does not lower the tax rate, fil

Chapter 3 • ────── ✦ ────── • Survive But that's not the case with death in real life. As though in a rush, her strength drained out, her dry and quivering eyelids froze as if frozen in time. That particular moment happened so fast. “M-Mother.” No tears came out. Her mother’s death was something she had experienced once. Contrary to Solita’s words that she had died comfortably without opening her eyes, the reason her mother’s eyes opened was not because of divine mercy. Soli

Chapter 2 • ────── ✦ ────── • Regression “Ah…….” Calliope unknowingly let out a groan. The cold wind that was seeping through the gaps of the broken shutters was hitting her cheeks. She sucked in a cold breath and gripped the worn quilt she pulled to her out of habit, clutching it so tightly as if it were to tear. Waking up what seems to be like a long dream, she felt a stabbing pain digging through her hazy head. This was the house where she lived when she was young. Is t

Chapter 1 • ────── ✦ ────── • A Joyous Day WARNING: Suicide A day when all humans except herself is blessed. The sky is blindingly blue, and the sun is higher than ever before. A day when a cruel god bestows light upon her alone, caring for all living beings on the earth. Yes, a day when everyone else is intoxicated with joy, raising voices of exultation, and praising the human heroes. • ───────── ☽༓☾ ───────── • Like a sick person, Calliope’s hair which was now completely w

Chapter 17 • ────── ✦ ────── • The Rookie Teacher Inside the Great Hall of the Imperial Palace. For a newly founded Empire, whenever the ministers gathered, the hall—despite the palace’s solemn grandeur, was filled with arguments like a marketplace. What’s more, it had been especially noisy over the same agenda for several days now. “Your Majesty. If the child is five years old, doesn’t that mean at least a full year of pregnancy? That alone constitutes dereliction

Chapter 16 • ────── ✦ ────── • Practicing How to Call 'Mum' The orphanage was full of children with painful pasts, so they were often wary, and even kids the same age found it hard to become friends easily. So a situation like becoming friends so naturally was something completely new to Nia. Still, the child who had always endured everything just to survive might have thought that this situation wasn’t all that different. In the end, Nia believed that in order to stay h

Chapter 15 • ────── ✦ ────── • Gillie's Niece “Everything’s been taken care of. You may board the carriage now.” The Lewin’s coachman’s voice brought her back to reality. Ignoring the piercing stares of the young noble ladies, Lucia boarded the carriage without even offering a farewell. Whether it was discourteous or not, she didn’t care. All the way up the hill, with no time to spare for anything else, she thought about Airen’s intentions. No matter how much she checked

Chapter 14 • ────── ✦ ────── • He Knows the Secret “…If there’s anything that might be of help, please be sure to tell me.” “...” Lucia got into the carriage without saying anything in response to his words. In the carriage's mirror as they drove away, she could see the busy man staring after her suspiciously as the distance grew. His sudden claim of wanting to see her off had prompted him to call the carriage, but the thought of the anxious child waiting at the l

Chapter 13 • ────── ✦ ────── • Caught? “Well then, we’ll be going. It won’t take more than an hour.” “Yup! Heath is nearby, so don’t worry and wait. Little Commander!” Giliana and Vernon climbed into the carriage, waving their hands toward the dormitory. The coachman, who failed to notice the timid little eyes peeking out from behind the curtain, looked at them strangely. Gilliana had to leave urgently due to family matters, and Vernon had gone out to buy groceries f

Chapter 12 • ────── ✦ ────── • Our Vice-Commander “Then, let us begin the annual meeting of the division commanders.” As the son of the empire's most powerful man and the legitimate heir of a marquessate, Leon was in a position that even the hot-tempered Red Commander, Vengart could not afford to disrespect. Despite the frosty atmosphere, the meeting commenced with the timely arrival of an aide. But throughout the meeting, Ashan and Vengart couldn't take their eyes off