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Penned by, Iekami Homura
In the year of our Lord, 2045
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I WAS BORN WALENTYNA ZOFIA JAZLOWIECKI,
and for years I bore that name with pride. I carried its legacy, honored its lineage, and tried to live up the greatness those before me presented. Yet the more I walked this path, the more I felt its confines, and the pride I once held was given way to clarity. I came to the realization that the name I carried does not belong to me.
I renounce the Jazlowiecki name, and with it I waive any claim to titles it holds or will hold in the future. That legacy, once mine to honor, is not one I will carry any longer for my spirit does not belong to it. But, I do not stand without roots. From my mother flows truer blood, and through her, I return to the house of my ancestors. House Iekami, born among the Oyashi and since endured through the rise and fall of other lands, once a line of those who sought to aid in the protection and progression of those they were sworn to, and those who ventured towards more scholarly pursuits. Though the house has long since slumbered, its spirit endures, waiting for someone to rekindle the spark it once had.
With my mother’s blessing, I take her name. No longer Walentyna Zofia Jazlowiecki, as that girl and that name are gone. From this day forward, I am HOMURA IEKAMI. I have not merely inherited ambition; I have proven it. Through tireless work, and the encouragement and wisdom of those closest to me, I have made myself DOMUS MINSTRI, Head Steward and Lady Treasurer of Lotharia. My achievements are known not through title, but by will of my own, the discipline of my mind, and the sheer resolve of my spirit. Others see what I have wrought, they know that greatness is earned, not given.
Now I dedicate myself to the revival of HOUSE IEKAMI, a family tempered by wisdom, guided by ambition, and to be renewed in flame. It will endure beyond storms and beyond time, just as those before me intended. This is my vow, and these are the words by which House Iekami shall endure:
❝BY WILL, WE CONQUER❞
意志により征する
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SIGNED,
HER EXCELLENCY, IEKAMI HOMURA
Domus Minstri of Lotharia
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