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Chapter 333
Flower Crown
Valdrova Castle.
There, a woman with red hair wearing a white mask was walking about.
She had become familiar enough to come and go as if it were truly her own home.
'Still, meeting people is awkward......'
She tried to meet them, but when they recognized her appearance, they were so startled that she felt sorry for no reason and had no choice but to hide herself again.
W̆ebn̄о ṽӗ l Е n̈ům̀а
Walking through the deserted corridors in the middle of the night when no one was around was her pleasure.
Since such reactions were the norm, there was no better friend to Valdrova than Penelope.
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Penelope made her forget, even if only for a moment, what kind of existence she was.
'There are other people now, too.'
From Ludmilla to Rize.
Good friends had appeared who could face Valdrova and converse with her.
Е̂ n ǔṁа .і d̊
'And now even little girls.'
Not far away, around the corner of the road, they were peeking out their heads and staring intently at Valdrova.
Valdrova remembered the names of all four girls.
'Jessica, Rami, Hurin, Yuri.'
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She vividly remembered their first meeting.
The children had trembled and fled the moment they saw Valdrova's face.
Ē n̊ u m̃ а̇
They looked no different from the other staff.
That was why Valdrova did not approach the girls.
Rather, the fear Valdrova felt was greater than the sum of the fear those little girls felt.
'I was afraid they'd break.'
They were smaller than Ruri, and undoubtedly much weaker than her.
She couldn't think anything other than that they would break if she touched them wrong.
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In that deadlock, the ones who approached were the girls.
After running into each other a few times, they came walking up trembling while holding each other's hands tightly, and began greeting her with the etiquette they had learned.
At first, even greeting was difficult, but as the days they met increased, the girls naturally became familiar.
"Hello......?"
Valdrova raised her hand first and greeted them.
The girls came out from the corner and greeted her with proper etiquette.
Ẃе̂ b̌nо̆v el Е́ n ũ m̄ а
And then they immediately became mischievous girls and boldly dragged Valdrova off somewhere.
Unbefitting the name 'Aspect of Fire and Power,' she was helplessly led by the girls' hands and abducted to the garden.
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"It's night right now...... Do you want to play house?"
That wasn't it.
The girls held something out to Valdrova.
It was a flower crown.
W̄ ӗb̈ňоv е̊ l̄ En̆ um̂.á
"It's very pretty."
The girls looked at Valdrova with expectant eyes.
The beautiful flower crown made of colorful flowers brought back a memory from the past.
That memory became a pain in one corner of Valdrova's heart and spread as bitterness.
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She laughs to erase the bitterness rising in her chest.
"Shall I try wearing it once?"
Е́ n̆u m а
Nod, nod.
The girls waited for those words as if they had been waiting, readjusted their positions, and just waited for Valdrova to put it on.
Valdrova tried to place the flower crown on her head.
"Master-nim."
At that moment, Ruri's voice was heard.
Valdrova turned her head.
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Ruri came here holding a lantern.
"What is it?"
"The Princess of the Arken Empire has an urgent message to deliver to Master-nim, so I have come."
The Empire's Princess, Olivia Arken.
A very beautiful, pretty woman.
And a woman who should have been detained at the World Tree.
E n̊ŭ m а̄
'War.'
Valdrova had forgotten about the war for a moment within the peace.
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The fact that she had been released and come here meant something was definitely happening.
Valdrova rose from her seat.
She moved her feet, clutching tightly the flower crown the girls had made for her.
* * *
W̄ е́ b̊ n̊ оv̇ е̂l̄ Е.nūmа
Ferda accepted Gokma's proposal and released Olivia.
Olivia, forcibly pushed by Ferda's hand, was summoned near the Imperial Palace of the Empire.
The Empire's observers detected an abnormal dimensional gate and dispatched elite soldiers.
They were surprised when they saw the person they found.
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"The person summoned at the surrender point is Olivia Arken, the Empire's Princess!"
"The Princess has returned!"
Е ǹ u m а̀
The soldiers clamored noisily, covered Olivia's body with a blanket that could hide her, and began forming a human wall to control the road.
Olivia realized she had returned home and immediately asked the person in charge.
"Summon the Imperial Court Mages!"
"Huh? The knights are coming right now, but......"
"There's no time right now! Summon the Imperial Court Mages!"
The person in charge was overwhelmed by Olivia's voice.
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It was the first time that the woman he thought was so frail in the world had spoken with such a powerful voice.
Shortly after, the Imperial Court Mages rushed in along with the knights.
Since it was the middle of the night, naturally they weren't even properly dressed.
"We are relieved that the Princess has returned safely!"
"We heard the telegram that you urgently sought mages. Is there something we must do?"
Olivia nodded her head.
Е nu ḿa
"Prepare teleportation magic right now!"
"Teleportation magic...... You intend to track the summoning location?"
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She wanted to do that if she could.
The location where Gokma was.
Tracking would probably be impossible, and above all, they had no way to defeat Gokma.
So what was needed most right now was reinforcements who could oppose him.
Е n üḿ а̄.і̄d̀
The place where those reinforcements were.
"No. We must go to the castle of Grand Duke Valdrova!"
"Ah, the coordinates of the Grand Duke's territory are...... please wait a moment."
Since it was a place she had already been to once, it could be set easily.
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The mages hurriedly opened a gate leading to the Grand Duke's territory of Valdrova.
In an instant, she stood before the main gate of Valdrova Castle.
Е̄ n̆u̇m а̃ .і ḋ
A silver-haired valet welcomed her, and Ruri was surprised to see Olivia's appearance.
"Princess? What is the matter?"
"I request an audience with Grand Duke Valdrova. It is urgent news."
There is an official procedure, and the Princess is not a human who doesn't know that.
Ruri accepted that the situation was serious and went to find Valdrova.
'Someone who can stop Gokma, and who is closest to Ferda-nim...... there is only one person.'
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It was Valdrova.
She hoped Valdrova would show herself even one second faster in this urgent moment.
Shortly after, a red-haired woman entered Olivia's field of vision.
"Great Grand Duke......"
The greeting she tried to make hastily was cut off.
Her gaze slowly lowered, and the object caught in it made her lose her wits.
Ẇ е b ṅ o v̊ ѐ l Ӗn̆u̇ḿа̄
She wondered if she was seeing things wrong.
'A flower crown?'
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What she was holding was a flower crown.
Something young children, country girls would make.
At the same time, it was an object far removed from a dragon who had practically enjoyed eternal life.
And in a time like this, it was such a childish, immature object.
Ẅ еbňo̊vе̌l Ěñü m̂ á
As Olivia stood speechless, Valdrova asked.
"What...... happened?"
Even the sound coming from that small mouth seemed like a foolish sound.
Beyond anger, a hollow laugh was about to burst out.
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"Does Your Highness...... know that a war is happening right now?"
The words coming from her mouth were thorny.
Е̂n ŭm̊ӓ
"Of course. I know that such a situation is......"
"Even knowing such a situation, you were playing around making a flower crown?"
Valdrova's movements stiffened.
The most beautiful and noble woman in the Empire, the woman she had taken as her role model, had said that, so it was no small shock.
"Aren't you even curious about what Ferda-nim is doing?"
"........."
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"It seems you had absolutely no interest in what pain he lived through, what agony he endured?"
"Princess, your words are excessive."
Ruri stepped in to mediate.
Valdrova's lips moved soundlessly.
She couldn't answer anything.
"He overcame death several times at Heinkel Castle, watched his family die miserably, and you can't even worry about the person who was about to collapse, you——!"
Ēn̈ ŭ ṁ а .і́ḋ_
"Princess!"
Ruri glared at Olivia with a fierce face.
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"Have you lost your mind? The one you are facing right now is not a human you treat like a toy."
"I know that."
"Your disrespect has gone beyond the degree that could overturn the entire Empire. If you were only the Princess, I would have cut off your head right here."
"I know that too."
Е n̂ úm̈ ӓ
There was not a shred of shame on Olivia's face.
"They say frank advice is given with one's life on the line. So I am also speaking with my life on the line."
"Cheeky——."
"Ruri."
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Valdrova called Ruri's name in a trembling voice.
Ruri quietly lowered her arm.
W̆ е b.n̄ о̊ v̀ӗ ĺ Е nu ḿ a
"Continue...... tell me."
Valdrova politely requested.
Olivia took a deep breath and brought out the words she had intended to say.
"Great Lord of Power and Fire, Ferda-nim is currently in Gokma's hands."
"......!"
"In a situation where both would die, he saved me by sacrificing himself. I don't know what that bastard is doing to Ferda-nim right now. I want to save him myself, but......"
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Olivia's blue eyes contained resentment from helplessness.
"I do not have power as strong as Your Highness, Great Dragon. So I earnestly beg you to save Ferda-nim, Your Highness's fiancé."
Olivia bowed her head and pleaded with her.
Lowering her head meant her life was in your hands.
Olivia, who had insulted the dragon, might die here.
'Dying here wouldn't be bad either.'
W ẽ b ñ ȯ v̆еl En um̄а̇
Olivia thought so.
However, Valdrova did not cut off Olivia's head or get angry.
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"Thank you for telling me......"
Yo.
She muttered as if the sentence ending was attached.
She quietly placed the flower crown on the floor and turned around.
W е b̆ nо̌ v̌е l Е nů ṁ а̊
Ruri watched Valdrova's back, then turned her gaze to Olivia again.
Eyes like she was looking at a rat that had infiltrated a grain warehouse.
"Do not appear before my eyes again, Princess. This warning is also the last."
With those words, she sent Olivia away.
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Ruri followed Valdrova's back.
She quietly entered the arcade.
Еn̄u m ȧ . ĩd̃
It wasn't that she wanted to play games because she felt depressed.
She just headed there because a space to be alone didn't immediately come to mind.
"Ruri-ya."
"Yes, Master-nim."
"The Rosnova family...... that was the house where Ferda-ssi grew up, right?"
"That is correct."
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"That day, with Ferda-ssi...... what happened?"
"Ferda-nim is......"
It's nothing.
She couldn't answer like that time.
But she couldn't tell the truth either.
How could she tell her about the tears Ferda showed, his weak appearance?
Е̌ n̂ ŭm̂ā
Everyone has secrets.
It's impossible to share everything and live together.
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"Tell me the truth. Please......"
The fact that Ferda had a heavy secret was now trying to break Valdrova.
She could no longer hide it as an attendant.
Ruri told her everything that had happened.
W̃_е̊b́ ń о̄ ṽ еl̃ _Ê ǹŭ ṁ а̌
The persecution he received at the Rosnova family and the reaction he showed when he perished.
And even the fact that during the war, Ferda risked his life countless times and even lost an arm.
Valdrova couldn't take off her mask.
With her head bowed, she looked down at her own hands.
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"I really...... knew nothing."
At the voice mixed with self-reproach, Ruri hurriedly made excuses.
W̄êb̄ n̂о v̄ ӗ l̃ Еṅ ûm a
"Ferda-nim just didn't want to cause Master-nim worry."
"Because I wasn't trustworthy?"
"No. That's just a secret between a man and a woman. What man would want to show a weak appearance to his fiancée?"
Ruri's words didn't resonate deeply.
Right now, it was just that Ferda was having a very hard time.
And that such situations had happened a lot, and in the end, Ferda had been driven to an extreme situation.
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The only shocking thing was that she hadn't noticed it at all.
'Maybe it's my fault.'
It seemed like all of this happened because of her greed.
Valdrova, who had been bowing her head for a long time, flinched and raised her head.
"Master-nim?"
Valdrova's gaze turned toward the balcony.
Е ñ ú m̊а̌ .іd
That place was where the Devil's Land unfolded, a polluted area where demonic energy was thickly felt.
Valdrova quietly looked there, then showed a look of certainty.
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She immediately spread her wings and flew toward there.
'Calling me.'
If she wasn't mistaken, someone was definitely calling her from the Devil's Land side.
As she got closer to the source, Valdrova's speculation turned into conviction.
W̆ е bnо̂ v e l̊ Eǹ ů_m ȧ
There, a man was standing.
Valdrova stood before the Devil's Land.
He had white skin, but red eyes on black pupils, and teeth like a beast's claws.
It was a man revealing the characteristics of a demon.
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Valdrova realized instinctively.
This man was Gokma, the one who kidnapped Ferda.
W̌.е b̂n̊о̇vе̄ ĺ Ӗ ǹ u̇ m а̊.
Valdrova tried to get angry.
If he had come to kidnap her fiancé and mock her, that's what she should have done.
But his appearance was far from someone who had kidnapped.
His tattered body was saying he had been betrayed.
"I greet the Aspect of Fire and Power, Your Highness Valdrova."
The man greeted politely.
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"You are Godwin's child......"
"Yes. I am called Gokma, one of the Seven Scars."
"Your name was James...... wasn't it?"
"......!"
At those words, Gokma was shaken.
"......Once, it was the common name James. How do you know that?"
Ѐñ u̇ m̌а
"I remembered. Because Godwin...... had spoken of it."
"Master-nim......"
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Gokma let out a hollow laugh at those words.
"Haha...... Master-nim shared memories of just the two of us......"
What rose on his face was a sense of betrayal.
He bit his lips tightly as if harsh words would burst out, and swallowed his emotions several times.
Е ṅu̇.m а̄.їd
"As expected, I don't like you, Valdrova."
Gokma no longer laughed.
The mask that had hidden his appearance shattered into pieces, and James was there, not Gokma.
"I always wanted to resemble Master-nim. I wanted to love everything and uphold Master-nim's will of keeping faith. But...... this rising jealousy I cannot suppress is an original sin I cannot detach."
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Gokma remembered all of Godwin's gestures and laughter.
And he acted out his appearance as much as he loved and longed for him.
W̃_еb̊ ñ о̊ v е l̆ En ũm̈.a
"Master-nim loved us. But even that was merely love for the people and children. What Master-nim truly loved was separate."
Resentful eyes glared at Valdrova.
"Foolish woman. Knowing the possibility that nothing would change even if you died, you chose to die by your hand."
"........."
"Valdrova, I hate you. All dragon spawns hate you, but I will hate you the most among them."
Valdrova's heart ached.
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She was called the worst in the Dragon-Demon War, but she clearly remembered the appearance before that too.
'Godwin.'
Kind, knowing how to give, a lantern helping the alienated.
A man who threw away his honor and lived for the continent in the lowest place.
Until he killed everything he cherished......
Her head is complicated.
W̄ ê b ṅ öv̄е l Е̊ n̆ūm ǎ
Because her head is complicated, no words would come out of her mouth.
Gokma suppressed his surging emotions again.
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He desperately swallowed the vulgar curse trying to come out of his mouth.
"I want to somehow throw myself at you and return to Master-nim's embrace...... but I won't do that. Unlike you, I love Master-nim."
He spoke to Valdrova in a much calmer voice.
"Regent Ferda has been ensnared in Sierra's scheme. That woman is aiming for Godwin-nim's resurrection using Regent Ferda."
Еn ū m̀_a . їd̆
"......!"
Valdrova's eyes grew as large as the moon.
"The only one who can stop him is you, Valdrova. He chose to sacrifice himself for you, so you must make the same choice this time too."
Leaving behind those one-sided words, Gokma vanished suddenly.
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Valdrova had no intention of leaving him be.
She intended to make Gokma, a demon, disappear from the Serdes Continent just like she killed monsters.
Ënu̇ṁа̂
But while listening to his words, Valdrova could no longer think.
"Why would Ferda-ssi......"
Her tightly clasped hands trembled.
A truth that must never be reached was digging into the giant wound called the Dragon-Demon War once again.
A bleak wind blows from the east.
Valdrova raised her head and looked up there.
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Something was flying toward here from beyond the Devil's Land where Gokma had disappeared.
At first, she thought she had seen wrong.
She thought it was the sparkle created by the moon and stars.
But as it got closer, its form became distinct.
Above all, the sensation resonating in her soul was spitting out a three-syllable word.
'Godwin......'
Еn ūm а̇ .і̇d
Black Dragon, Godwin.
The evil dragon called a calamity had come again.
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"Godwin......"
Valdrova carefully called his name.
-Valdrova......
An unstable voice mixed with static.
Е́ n û m_а. і̃ d
His pale eyes were staring straight at her.
That appearance was awakening sleeping emotions.
"Have you come to take something precious from me again?"
-I......
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"Where is Ferda-ssi?"
Valdrova prepared to return to her true body.
E̊ n̈ ū.m а́_.ї d̊
She prepared to bite his neck again.
-Vald...... no......
Godwin's form shook his head greatly as if resisting something.
At the same time, his body melted like a candle.
Just as a question was about to arise at that strangeness, he opened his mouth again.
-Ele......nor.
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That name was a pet name only one person called.
"Ferda-ssi......"
Ferda is inside that form.
He was refusing to be consumed, enduring.
Godwin walked up to Valdrova and sat down right there.
As if laying down everything of himself so she could do as she pleased.
Ѐǹü m а̃ .і̄ d
Valdrova grabbed the form that repeatedly melted and regenerated with both hands.
"Ugh......"
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The moment she grabbed that body, an unpleasant sensation flowed into her hands.
'This is......'
Her hands trembled.
If she wasn't mistaken, it was certain.
W̌ ѐ b̄ n̂о̂ vê l Е̌ n u m̊ а
It was the madness that had wrapped her body when she bit Godwin's neck.
Valdrova's body reflexively tried to distance itself from it.
'I mustn't avoid it......'
Valdrova bit her lips tightly and grabbed that form again.
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And she tore it.
But that alone couldn't find Ferda.
Ẃ е̂b́n̆ оv е l̄ Е̇ ň ū ḿ а
The collapsed form endlessly melted down and blocked Valdrova's front.
There is only one method.
To dig into Godwin's body and pull out Ferda, who still has his ego remaining.
"Ferda-ssi......"
Valdrova said with a determined face.
"I...... will save you."
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She threw her body into the evil called Godwin.
