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Chapter 2 • ────── ✦ ────── • She Was the Fool All Along Since that, she was imprisoned without seeing a single ray of light. How did it come to this? No, how did it happen? Tears streamed down her gaunt cheeks, with new ones forming the moment the old ones dried. Every time she moved her scrawny arms, the handcuffs connected to the ceiling clattered. The jailer had told her she had been in this cell for four months. It had been over a hundred days. Though she had

Chapter 24 • ────── ✦ ────── • Chaotic Entrance Ceremony (2) There was a small event during the entrance ceremony. While the parents were listening to announcements, the children, already assigned to their classes, headed out to a small garden for a brief orientation. There were four designated spots, each marked with a character symbolizing its class. Chairs were arranged in circles according to the number of children. Fortunately, Cézar, Ivonne, and Nia were all plac

Chapter 23 • ────── ✦ ────── • Chaotic Entrance Ceremony (1) It was finally the day of the entrance ceremony for the Eldarion Academy’s affiliated kindergarten. Sitting in the moving carriage, Lucia felt a headache coming on. The nagging of her knights, who had followed her around all morning chattering nonstop, still rang in her ears. “Commander. It’s not that we’re ashamed of the Black Knights. It’s just that our public image and a kindergarten are complete opposit

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 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 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