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“A, a, actually, no?” The young man denied it. He seemed like he was trying to act casual, but he failed—he stuttered, and the effort fell flat. Maybe he realized it himself, because tears welled up in his large black eyes. ‘I’m going to make him cry at this rate.’ Aeryl felt like a terrible adult bullying a child. He gave a soft smile and released a wave of friendly pheromones. The young man flinched and looked around the empty air in confusion. As if pheromones could be…- 279.4 K • Completed
- “That you’re an omega isn’t the problem. I just spoke in a way that led you to misunderstand me.” “Then what did you mean by it?” “Well… In any case, I had no intention of belittling you as a doctor.” Rynello knew it wasn’t an answer Aeryl could accept, but it was the best he could offer at the moment. After all, it was true that he thought an omega couldn’t be the Grand Duke’s lover. ‘Being an omega isn’t the problem—but it is the reason it can’t…
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- He held a deep affection for Hiello Asirion. When Rynello first met the Grand Duke, he had still been a teenager—merely the heir to the title. Back then, everything was in disarray. The Great Purge had ended in failure, and there had been no preparations for winter. With the previous ruler dead, they had to arrange the funeral, prepare for the succession, and get ready for the harsh season—all at once. Chaos reigned both inside and outside the Grand Duke’s estate, and everyone braced themselves…
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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…
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- “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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