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He hadn’t done anything special. He’d simply gone to meet someone he knew, and ended up helping out when asked. ‘I mean, what else was I supposed to do for someone who collapsed from overwork? Of course I made a fatigue recovery tonic.’ While he was at it, he’d made enough for Feyers and Loly to try as well—that was all. ‘That’s just… just being a little kind, isn’t it? Is that really enough to cause this much fuss?’ Now, it was said that there wasn’t a single person…- 279.4 K • Completed
- “I heard you treated someone from the outer castle last time.” “Yes. It just happened that way…” “You’ve been supplying medicine ever since too.” “Yes. Someone I know kept asking, so I couldn’t really refuse…” “Haa.” The outer castle’s physician let out a sigh. ‘So that’s why he kept staring earlier. He must have been displeased that I treated people in the outer castle.’ Even though it was with the Grand Duke’s permission, the outer castle was…
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- Romance, after all, was easily ruined when too many people interfered. That was why they kept their mouths shut—if word got out and the two fell apart because of it, the Grand Duke wouldn’t let it slide. No one knew where the rage of a man scorned in his first love might land. Moreover, the members of the purge unit carried a subtle sense of guilt toward Aeryl. In the early days of the Great Purge, they had misunderstood and ostracized him. It was a thing of the past, but because those who…
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- “Oh? Then was it Your Grace who gave the order?” “That’s right. Back then, many opposed it, saying it was unnecessary, but I pushed it through. I was certain it was needed. From here, you can clearly see people scrambling about.” Aeryl looked at the Grand Duke with admiration. He had thought such things with that cold face that seemed devoid of blood or tears. If it had been when he’d just become the Grand Duke, he would’ve struggled just to manage his own affairs. “Your Grace is…
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- ‘I heard Lord Rynello’s maid has been hanging around the laundry area a lot lately.’ Rynello came from a vassal noble house that had sworn allegiance to the House of Grand Duke Asirion. From a young age, he served as a bureaucrat in the grand ducal capital and eventually rose to the position of Chancellor of Administration, the rank directly beneath the Grand Duke. Though now retired from his post, he continued to wield considerable influence by presiding over the fellowship of vassal noble…
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- “Something you can do while lying down, huh…” The Grand Duke murmured. Why did the exact same words sound so suggestive when they came from him? “It’s something wholesome! Wholesome!” “Did I say otherwise?” He had no response to his question. He’d basically outed himself. Feeling a sense of defeat, Aeryl began to explain. “I was originally planning to teach Your Grace how to control your pheromones today.” Contrary to what betas assumed, it took training for an alpha…
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- “Why do my ears keep itching?” Aeryl pressed around his ear with his fingers. It didn’t seem like an ear infection—more like someone was talking behind his back nonstop. “Probably the Emperor, no doubt.” He never imagined there were people nearby crying out his name, and so he wrongly blamed the Emperor instead. Avoiding others’ eyes, he quietly arrived at the door to the Grand Duke’s bedchamber on the third floor. “It’s me, Your Grace.” He knocked softly and…
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- “Oh, and about that mage who collapsed earlier.” “Yes.” There had been another mage between Feyers and Loly. He had collapsed from overwork and was now asleep. Aeryl believed rest alone would be enough to help him recover. Still, he wondered if there might be something more he could do—and he came up with an idea. “I’ll make some medicine and send it over later. Just give it to him.” “Medicine?” “It’s something that helps with fatigue. It should do the trick. I’ll…
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- Was the Grand Duke’s touch gentle, like Connie’s? It felt like there had been a lot of pheromones that time… Meanwhile, whatever Aeryl was thinking, Loly blinked in confusion. The bed was soft and cozy, like she could fall asleep right away. But then she remembered the mountain of paperwork and the sharp-eyed Treasury staff, and her mind snapped back to alertness. “I—I can’t do this. I have a pile of work to get through.” “Mr. Feyers will take care of it. You can rest, Ms.…
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- Grand Duke Asirion was in the middle of handling official duties in the outer quarters’ office. Most of his work involved approving requests from various departments or issuing instructions, but since each case had to be thoroughly reviewed, it was far from a simple task. Then, he suddenly noticed that the materials he’d requested the night before were missing. A faint chill crept into the Grand Duke’s usually expressionless face. ‘So the problem with the mages has finally surfaced. Sooner…
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