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　After spending time with Rumi that day, I went to Serafina's room at night.

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　When I first met Serafina, she must have been fifteen or sixteen. Many years have passed since then, but her appearance has hardly changed.

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　Thanks to the profession of Oda Nobunaga. All my wives remain beautiful. I really have to thank Oda Nobunaga for this.

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"Oh, am I right?　Wouldn't it be better to spend the night with the regular chamberlain?"

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　Serafina giggles as she sits in her chair. Her smug attitude has never changed.

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　But I'm sure Seraphina knows most of the reasons why I'm here.

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"Seraphina, I'm going to fight to unify the nation. I'm sure you understand that too.

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"Isn't it obvious?　I told you when I married that I wanted to marry a man who would be king."

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　Serafina leans toward me. Her eyes are still the same provocative, testing look she used to give me.

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"Would you be willing to destroy your house and your family for it?"

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　I pulled myself away from her a little and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't help it.

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"There is a chance that your father, Ailes Kartis, will turn against me. If he does, I will do everything in my power to stop him. If the province of Brantall betrays us at any moment, our future plans will be in jeopardy. And if my father-in-law betrays me, the others may also turn against me.

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　Serafina's expression hardened a little.

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　No words came out right away. I waited patiently. And no matter what the answer was, I knew what I was going to do.

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　A few tears welled up in Serafina's eyes.

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"It's strange. I used to be willing to sacrifice anything if you would be king, but when the time comes, I am so afraid. I wondered if everyone I knew would die. ......"

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　I silently held Seraphina in my arms.

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　I knew it was the best I could do.

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　Unfortunately, no matter how much Serafina grieved, it was impossible to loosen the treatment in the case of a traitor. So I had no choice but to say nothing.

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　For a while, I think, Serafina was crying as she leaned on me. I know she has a slender body, but she is still light. Like a sugar candy, I feel like I'm going to melt away.

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"That's just when my father-in-law turned on me. I swear to you that I will never do anything that would make him suspect me of treason and kill me.

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　If I do that, even the people who follow me will lose faith in me. It's hell after that. No one will follow me.

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　It's better to have the assurance that I will protect those who follow me.

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"No. No. I am sure that my family will attack you. I'm not flexible enough to accept the new world you're creating."

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　Serafina left me and went to a locked box in her room.

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　From there she produced not a make-up kit but an out-of-place letter.

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"You, read this."

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　I quickly read through the letter that was handed to me.

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"It says you want to give me a home and hospitality. So Serafina should come back then."

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"Hospitality is the secret language of the house of Kartis, and it means to destroy. It's a trick to reduce the risk of being discovered."

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　Most likely, they were mixed in with the apparently innocuous communication from the family home. If they were included with other mundane items, they would not be discovered.

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"I've also been getting a lot of requests to send me information. I'm sure they really want to do it."

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"Thank you for telling me. After all, you are the one who understands me best.

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　He kissed Serafina's lips.

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　Then, a little more decisively, Serafina sat down in her chair.

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"Look, I know you know the answer anyway, but I'm just going to say it."

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"Yeah, whatever you want. You have that right."

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　I thought he was asking me not to attack his parents' house or to save his family's life.

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　But I was wrong. I had forgotten that Serafina was a more passionate person.

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"Kill me on the inside."

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　Smiling, Serafina said.

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"Then the master will be able to attack the house of Kartis without any worries. My presence might cloud your judgment.

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　Serafina seemed to have come up with such a method to settle her contradictory feelings.

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　I sighed and laughed. I can't even get angry.

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"What is your profession?"

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"A saint, but ......"

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　The ability to increase the fortune of those who are near you by thirty percent--that is the vocation of a saint.

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"That's what I mean. You're a saint to me. A man would be a fool to kill the saint who protects him. I'm not gonna live that stupidly. You only live once."

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"You don't even detach and turn them away ......?"

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"I'm not stupid enough to leave someone as attractive as you are. I want to keep you mine."

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　I wondered why he was making a serious move on his wife, but he was not lying about his desire not to lose Serafina.

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"If I were your only wife, you would be more persuasive."

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"Seraphina is the one who brought the other side chambers for the sake of alliance," he said. Thank you for finding Fleur for me.

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　The tension in the air was loosened enough for me to make this kind of light talk. Serafina's words gave me an idea.

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"Serafina, I'm sorry, but I'd like to add another wife to my family.

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Yes, yes. Who the hell are you?

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"The daughter of Solstice Nistonia, who has a navy, should be about the right age."

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　One more ground to cover before the big military operation.

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