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第三章 公主的条件
Chapter Three: The Princess's Terms
The terms Lina offered were simple: enter the frame duel at the academy festival. Win, and she would act as though she had never seen the baths or the hill behind the school. Lose, and she would hand over his true identity.
"You look very much like a dead man," she said, watching him. "I have seen a dead man's face. The night of the revolution. Beside the fountain."
Klaus did not deny it. "Then please allow this dead man to fail once more, Your Highness."
Lina laughed coldly. "Failing is allowed. Losing my academy is not."