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Two years ago…
Emir had been the one who orchestrated behind the incident involving Mikael.
An event carefully planned.
Perfectly concealed.
No traces.
No suspicions.
Even his own son, Castor—the young master's personal attendant—remained ignorant of the truth.
Everything had gone according to plan.
Until she appeared.
Scarlette Overland.
Her sudden arrival had shattered the illusion of control he had so carefully constructed.
He still remembered it clearly.
The day she requested an audience with Viscount Everette.
A commoner, by status.
Yet no one dared treat her as such.
Within noble society, it was an unspoken truth—Scarlette was no ordinary individual. The Silveria royal family themselves treated her as someone precious, someone worth protecting.
Her presence alone commanded respect.
Her reputation reinforced it.
The only SSS-Rank Adventurer.
