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"Why?　Why won't it work!"

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　In a cheap apartment in a corner of the castle town, where there were many bars and merchants' houses, Nancy was throwing tantrums, throwing things and acting out.

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　The reason was that she could not get back together with her ex-husband, Delight Sinatra.

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　Her plans to be welcomed by the Sinatras by now and to have a son as the Sinatras' heir eventually would have come true, but Rachel had prevented all that.

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"I can't believe you're holding the princess in your hands!　Fran is Fran too!　You have wronged me!"

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　He overturns the table and gasps for air.

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　The thin walls of the room made the neighbors yell, so I stopped hitting things.

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　I was the one who had to clean up the mess before my son came home anyway.

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　If lashing out won't clear my heart or solve the problem, I should think about what I can do.

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"I know I ran away that time,...... but yes, they won't mind if you make the princess your wife and me your wife!　Then I can use my royal power, and everyone will be happy!"

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　Unfortunately, there was no one there to give Nancy a second thought.

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　If Fran and Delight heard of her overly convenient idea, they would be more than appalled, they would be saddened.

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　At least, it wasn't like this before Nancy left the Sinatras.

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　She was a good wife and mother of an aristocrat and court wizard.

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　It was after she left the Sinatras and married into a merchant family that she changed dramatically.

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　Though they were a middle class merchant family in the royal city, they had money. Nancy, who became his wife, was able to spend the money like a hot water and enjoy the luxury that she had never done before.

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"If I manage to get back together with the Master, I might marry Fran off to a rich merchant family. Many men are willing to pay for a woman who can give birth to a child with the talent of a magician."

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　Originally the daughter of a country nobleman's mistress, Nancy had no connection to the glamorous world of the aristocracy, but she dreamed of one day leading a good life like her other siblings who looked down on her.

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　Then, when Delight, who had just become a court magician, visited the store where she worked, she took notice of him and, using her boss's connections, made a connection with Delight.

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　She was comfortable as the wife of a court wizard. She was also the wife of the most powerful wizard in the kingdom. People around her praised her husband and envied her daughter who showed her talent as a wizard.

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　But that life was coming to an end.

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　She was defeated by a young wizard and lost her position as the most powerful wizard in the kingdom.

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　If that were all, it would have been fine, but she has resigned her position as court wizard.

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　Then he is no longer of any use to us.

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　Nancy gave up on him early and married the eldest son of a merchant family whom she had been courting for a long time and had a child with him.

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　And it is a boy. Nancy had no doubt that she and her child would have a bright future together.

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　However, her husband started to fall in love with a young woman, and when she gave birth to a boy, he left her and the child easily.

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　He gave me some money, but it was a small amount considering the money I had been able to spend. I spent it all in a flash and ended up living a poorer life than when I had been mocked as a mistress's child.

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　The son made friends and got used to this life, but Nancy could not.

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　She has no doubt that she is worthy and that her son has a bright future ahead of him.

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　She had been transformed by the luxury she had learned to live in, and she did not deserve such a poor life.

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　Then she heard that her ex-husband had been reinstated as a court wizard, and she rushed to him, but to no avail.

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　However, Nancy had no reason to doubt that she could make it if only she could meet Delight.

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"We can still start over. I'm sure that when you see your son's face, you'll be able to make up for it."

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　Nancy, who does not know that Delight does not have the slightest intention of starting over with her, thinks that she has to meet her ex-husband somehow.

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　Worst case scenario, it could be Rachel.

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　I was rude to you yesterday because I didn't know what you looked like, and I don't intend to make that mistake again.

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　I'll flatter Rachel, but I'll get back together with her. Once we get back together, it won't matter.

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"Anyway, I'll make my son the heir to the Sinatra family and use the power of the royal family to destroy the merchant family that abandoned me. I'll kill his mistress along with his son!"

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　Nancy, who was already ready to use her power freely, was indulging in her selfish fantasies.

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　A discreet knock sounded at the door of her room, where a draft was coming in.

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"Who is it?"

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　For a moment, I thought it was my son, but it was not. I don't knock when I come back to my house.

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　Tilting her head, she opened the door and found a "normal" man there.

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　He was really ordinary.

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　An ordinary young man with no special characteristics. He was the kind of man who would not leave a lasting impression on you.

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"Who are you?"

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　The "ordinary" man, who made no impression on me, smiled a smile that I could not tell if he was really smiling or not, and bowed.

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"I am a messenger from the royal palace.

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