HDOVAML – Chapter 24

HDOVAML Chapter 2404747cd8e444dd4e

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As time passed while 4db36a97ba confronting the emperor, the 3890fb5fac sky outside was stained dd38d695fb with deep darkness.87c1fd0e2a2277f6

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Red roses were blooming 168073b570 beautifully in the garden fe55106c6c at night, covered in 3e10ec6afc pitch-black shadows.418cec3c673f55d1

The crown prince, 4e764a8323 who had been e4a53ca888 walking silently by 4767b72584 my side for 97e33fd5cc a while, spoke.3b00ce94f93063a1

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“Weren’t you hurt from what happened last time?”160aea85ed542045

“Oh, it was okay.”06437e7eaa2882ab

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“thank god,…I was so distracted at the time that I kept regretting not being able to properly check on my well-being.”0e7bf3c8146c32e8

The crown prince chattered 47816fd000 in the lively tone 1d3eef051c of a boy of 107be153c9 his age.1c289e2a4b6dc7f0

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Pale green eyes b3cd15532a turned to the cdbbfa3a33 pendant hanging around f91d30707a my neck.e641c438f437ef24

“That pendant suits you well.”41c543970ae6c979

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“You’re fluttering me.”6f20927377359e99

The crown prince smiled c09cf3010e a little at my 8e16d20025 answer and spoke in b62af5537f a slightly calm voice.02850b955aefee1a

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“It’s a royal relic that my mother had. When she passed 3cdd3d060b away, it was cf96de2989 left alone without 5765a8d7ea an owner.”663f1e7d6a67c2d4

The second prince, Handel Hanal 94f8f0ef27 Ruairi, was not the Empress’s 428d7774c0 descendant, but the son born 7643ed61e7 to the new Empress after 5851b731f9 the Empress had died.6547d2f7d26c183f

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This pendant I wear around 88de150f80 my neck is a relic 8f86602dab that only the emperor’s companion, 4b272a1503 the empress, can have.d5a57ac63d79c38c

……I came here with the intention of breaking off the engagement once I achieved my goal, so my conscience was a bit pricked.56e67cd8e9ceda55

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“Ahh!”c178d8bff0ca8903

At the moment when 1226497c63 I was distracted feeling d5d38fafce the slightest remorse and f5e6b702a6 thinking about the future, 712777b5d8 the crown prince, who a518e4bd6b had been walking quietly a8d5f9d3b5 next to me, suddenly bb9080943b screamed and fell on 522372e636 the floor.7909f2e5fdc2cccd

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“Your highness?”b6bcf6abb8cbf3d0

I said, looking 946f97d298 down at the 830251f036 crown prince in d345645de2 embarrassment.123569a85d86a8ca

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“S-sorry. Suddenly, the floor was b10f8d4fb1 so slippery….”414ffcf5b8945d8f

The crown prince answered cbb066349e with a gloomy face.6bf9404f1123e595

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“………..?”fd1744952a0574cd

I looked down b98ecfb609 at my feet.c214ea031a051097

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It was so f720aede0e dry that dust dbb214a61e was flying around.a2c9b9e05da2be54

Where on earth is it 5a2c8d9d81 slippery?56c3a117af1289fd

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The crown prince must have a277e07507 realized that what he was 51f7ffec54 saying was nonsense, as he 302b52d524 tried to get up from d112966238 the ground with a red 1e17eb9fab face.67ab1ef154d26da6

however…..2c5541f4c8a33b75

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“What’s this…….”03343e6d15279d32

A bewildered voice was heard.256d5c8eb35eddf4

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What was it now?0bd943f8961aa574

I lowered my head 337c1de9bb with a clear frown 00dae57525 and made a bewildered 590d2fb50c expression.64360f09fe66565f

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Was the dirt that b7f2698ed9 touched the crown prince’s ed427fe7c2 buttocks frozen solid?b32039a38cc42820

Exactly, only the 94a627131b place where the f39cde3637 prince sat down 28915a1298 was frozen to 87939cbacd form a shining fe56fbeb49 smooth surface.8b651626f7a59630

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I looked down blankly at b66785fa7f the bizarre scene.ea576761e30d24b2

The crown prince 9509cfada4 tried his best 2b7094d4c3 to get his c92ff589cb butt off, which 7a4ff7337a had become one cbd1f67f55 with the ground.730de5f0a42dadbd

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“Why, why is that happening…”dedb805db96767fb

However, the solidly frozen ice 2a8d40ff15 did not seem to break.4072269e756d9086

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“This, this, I mean….sigh….”9d9885042f7651cf

As she was 1fed9d7bc4 looking down at a8a666f1b0 the embarrassing scene, cdec53283b the crown prince, cf1d85eb58 who had been 9e4558c320 stuttering for words, 78adc53911 eventually burst into 187edace17 tears.5969796ec6610476

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“Uh, Your Highness.”7fbc1b0ec613f361

The prince’s face turned red 6aa59b13b5 as he shed tears.aee7eb2631a0f05e

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Ugh… that would be embarrassing.a9cdf315490ea6b5

Yes, it’s totally embarrassing…00d1b1132f374989

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“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”231909e967e93301

How should I resolve e80f430024 this difficult situation?73d75366331fea2d

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I looked down at the 050338ee43 prince who was sobbing like 89417b86cb a child and looked around, 31290654d9 unable to do anything.072f7918c79344ae

Why did he have 3cd830bea3 to leave all his 7f0746dd0a servants to walk in 870fde70ee the garden alone?8eeac5763e645069

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I can’t do anything, 261e5187d7 I have to bring b0eda7da82 someone  myself.27a8b0972b57c7ad

As I took 0aa8a13a7b a step forward 1c8e76e18f with that thought afefcf7401 in mind.ea9cd0116bf88b98

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Tak.8883d65064f1110a

“uh?”0ad549da35c5c1bb

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Suddenly, snowflakes fell on my 090ba629e1 eyelids.1ad0f044733d3d43

And when I looked up 6b137d0b72 at the sky at the 9a8f271185 sudden coldness.d5a26b766b5432e3

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“ah!”01b2b78e0967753a

I faced the scene 7989b155e1 of the quiet night 7945fa5ae0 sky, then I recalled 2468f76ec6 the memories from last 9d2dda9d05 time and let out 69691b1705 an exclamation.ae20e775af9ded81

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Last time Perion d8f6808f8c framed me, something d9fc3b4c4e cold, not sure acf8360480 whether it was 5ef6dd5c9c a snowflake or a041595579 a piece of 1cd828c7e4 ice, touched the eaca3541c7 tip of my e42b8ec8e8 nose from the bf6c7744c3 empty ceiling… Didn’t 1e874890ec it?a55ef4572da2782a

“……It is the same.”50cb29fba892c7a5

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I felt a sense aec7f0b6e2 of déjà vu with 711dc7ab95 the same vivid sensation 1937204dc8 as then.516bcb89b96bb9a8

furthermore.572ca385171be614

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“It got cold again.”de1f4ee404f3aec0

I let out 438f5b39eb white breath and c5cd67a60a muttered seriously.3e88d9de3b90c659

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I have definitely experienced bbcb1b11aa this strange phenomenon before.27704a0b10a0044f

That day, a b263ba1669 huge wall of 621265313b ice came into aad7559af4 the crown prince’s b57c4f6f36 palace and crushed a0cc8a1df1 the entire palace.5f94016ab895c056

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Even after that 028ac13515 day, didn’t I e3087c4422 keep having a e8540abf64 strange occasionally when 2cd22c2a52 I was alone?2d298497cd772b69

…This cold energy that seems to freeze my lungs.c5fbede264537e6c

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It was not an illusion, 5f2a801248 they were all the same!09b862974deb26f5

I folded my hands 9c6d59bac7 and looked around.a0d1de646f289603

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‘Tell me your
name.
Tell me,
and
I’ll remove all that ice.’3c37e5501220f790

The unknown boy who 9f1ee03933 had suddenly disappeared when 6c6ef585e7 he heard my name a1d91b8207 came to my mind 6822db2c29 like a fantasy and 3b199c5c39 seemed to smile that 0be5a41de4 strange smile at me 767bdbc793 again.8bca0a3564db3374

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but.52041ab64ecb87c1

“Huh, huh, definitely….”d1c6939342d804b5

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To put that sense of 0ce83f4a7e déjà vu to shame, nothing 9b681589b1 happened.653b0745c3d2e0ce

Only the crown prince’s sobs 27d48a33bb echoed throughout the empty space.2f110a5f73e130f2

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……Was I on guard for no reason?64e323d42a8aa9a6

I was embarrassed 51bac55505 for my excessive ef6421829d caution, so I 4584273c57 just blinked and 07359593f7 tried to comfort 3478318d0a the sobbing prince.202075dd2cf222df

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“Your Highness, it’s okay. Do not cry.”4218d710402f75ee

“Well, I-I didn’t mean to do this….”cd607291ea2ec736

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“Yes, I know very well. Your Highness doesn’t 7f30ea94ee look ugly at f31a84c825 all.”bf72b26bf5577bd9

I tapped the spot 4cfeeda72f where the crown prince a21b331c07 was sitting.9885f60d8f1282e2

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I can’t help him on 68f4976d11 my own.d2ba6b20f0125521

Since summoning spirits was prohibited, 084a074a6a there was nothing I could ad2a9037e8 do.7aa806aeddddcbe6

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“I’ll get someone! Please wait a moment!”803351cac31e1517

Let’s just call a b70f0abc0d servant like I first 1bde650b2a planned.2f2b6da4dd9e7b02

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I ran fast.9ba4f92d26fd9e1d

In the garden ab629aac42 at night, bright a4cf2ad3bd red roses were 5e4cc6e395 blooming on both 9d9ec51801 sides.f5b04de904e7c4c3

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The more I ran, 9d1f8e6c11 the more red flowers 0f593e8011 seemed to run with 91d71829d8 me.422b049246ce1311

But it’s really strange.ae03423d37b508a3

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No matter how much I 06b05f9a01 run again and again, there 7ab2b19d63 was no end.17cedb1d9c54eb8b

“……uh?”c22fd274171993ce

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At some point, I stopped e0bc3b70bb and muttered.0538806d53219cdc

“Obviously, it should take less than 5 minutes to leave the garden.”3c2e17b795b6b2ce

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It seems like 0bba0d3656 it’s been over 53ec8e19a9 10 minutes, but 09dcefd525 why can’t I 2e0081fb47 still see the 60f3953de1 end of the ca3b254ba4 garden?d5344278feaac457

I shook my 5c2c4ed700 head and looked 8e90fac7dd around.15e4b2077adcd318

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The flower garden, with red 96dfa7b972 roses blooming beautifully wherever the e6e3577e62 eye could see, was no fe683c7399 different from the sight I fc93f3cdac had seen before.631601d2c35422aa

“……..”33360445565d4f53

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However, the once attractive 92d6618c11 red became strangely creepy, 712d06a83d causing me to fell 0e7a6f2a30 unexplained resistance.152f830bf53c0294

The moment I realized something 73444893c4 was wrong, fear and chills f615270dc3 came over me as if 66ba8030e7 they had been waiting for 11d2f18004 me.9993108d9f361e1f

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I instinctively wrapped 90a69a9933 my arms around 0d7ea5099c myself and muttered 807a76e546 desperately.5b7081a0009d7e62

“okay. Let’s go a little further…”64ddae53126f29ca

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It must be my imagination. I guess I d5312fc09d just had a 10fd0030ce strange delusion.b84db021db4d230c

I tried to 1639a47a02 console myself and 90b1076d23 walked slowly.b609e6a717c494ff

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After about 10 e1d34f9ba3 more minutes passed.f0e5b4d7d2efaabf

“…This is not normal.”3b10d65ba01a5b97

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I finally acknowledged that the d10b89d093 current situation was abnormal.6965bb710fb4e3ef

Cold sweat ran down bea273dc4b my neck.fbe9d0f0a1887581

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If it were f73d6c4f70 any other time, 5a5c20e702 I would have 44eb962bae summoned the spirits 65c2211508 immediately without much 49173a0403 thought.0bc7cf9e54435479

But now……bb621611997ec215

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“l can’t summon the spirits…”84bb96528e48b352

It’s driving me insane, 66d07feda4 what should I do 03a492cc7c with this?46c3503e690656e2

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“You, children of indestructible life. Answer the call of him 833f946f9a whom you have blessed with 55cef6ba0b an immortal heart. [Naiad].”e9b1c30016ea0e0f

I tried reciting the 71868191bf summoning spell just in 414b8ee188 case, but it was 8f6a9dccce still the same.c4da043dbdff4bfe

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Before I entered the 2b10325143 imperial palace, when I 0cba716c87 recited the summoning spell, 4dd830688f an indescribable feeling would 53e6dae979 well up in my c218378f25 chest, but now I 68b8d02339 couldn’t feel it at 0e1310f2b1 all.65ba0da5bc238ec7

It was because of the 01505fc2d3 spell that prohibited the summoning a0921d2fab of spirits.ea284242b930b039

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…In the original novel, witchcraft was never treated in any significant way.19f68008ee97cb07

Even the power of the 1f1b033a3a Spirit King was blocked, so e3c2676395 where on earth did the 158659f350 power of that magic come e76200eb04 from?d802fe5b1774f7fd

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“What should I do….”e59998c85c50f1b3

However, that was not the 3442fa32cf most important issue right now, 58d739aa9d as I was faced with ac0eaf38fd an unidentifiable, strange situation taking 113fe05d79 place in this imperial palace 470d38a203 where summoning spirits was prohibited.f5fe5bdd3987c2b6

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I was worried 0fd6dc64fc about how to 819d3ebc59 overcome this difficulty.c18751e523efc40e

Sigh-03fe57f710cfb35a

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At that moment, a bunch d1c301e88e of bright red roses seemed de57747781 to pass by in front 63a1f17049 of my blurred vision, as b236c4a031 I was lost in thought.e8bac7708de0060e

I rubbed my eyes and be767e0122 stared straight ahead.7d23cf18cc930322

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Was it an optical illusion?a3ad1906c6d4a493

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“W-what!”fffdc982b27adaab

Did it even hear my 2e5ed687b8 whispers?7628b92f0e518119

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The vine with its 8ee22c528a lovely rose flowers writhing 75b21b0b0c as if it were 395149c65e alive, trampled and hugged 3505e3db16 the rose trees next 89a7f76009 to it and began 8e150f40bc to increase its size.75454fd2d7606ffc

I was horrified by the 04523cb337 bizarre sight and took a 3dec3ad58e step back.cb20a7b9cd040a29

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The tall rose vines 1a6132ca1b moved all the rose 60892c3d4e trees around and soon 614fcfbc0f created a single path.b220c6200bff6088

“…….this……”b29f117f92993f59

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I stared blankly c6d6035f3a at a scene 0d65e39c3e I could not 10cb865cb3 believe was real.b347243bacd5670b

If you had seen fe9797fdf0 it in bright daylight, ffc8c880ed it would have looked bf88f3f9ed like a beautiful arched 0b2ab90443 rose path.1e9c1391e2379b1b

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It was made in such 9f4cd9b81c a strange way that there 229feb5f79 was no way I could 5950e04fc1 feel its beauty.8ee77f6ec0752ecf

“……..”2508221f74e8befd

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I hesitantly walked over 23964b438f and touched the vine.64b360c5ca0877b2

The vine was quiet, as 58bf57ca5c if it had done its f9f9207c37 job.bee5444f60de86c5

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“What…, does it mean to go in there?”9aab6d946205fef0

I looked into a513cf3c30 the red and 2b0e3ccea1 dark passageway and 46e7706d84 muttered softly.a8cd562c00455292

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Just by looking at it, 9f8c53e7d5 I can clearly feel a 63af3edc48 suspicious atmosphere, so why would 541498ba84 I go in here?950b2ecbf3ffee28

But nothing would change if e91914e5c7 I kept standing still4cacd757484838ea

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“What do I do…….”0d2e4a110bb9fab9

still.e2eb0dca670d7beb

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“Let’s try one more time…”e2d904047a7adc71

I muttered softly and turned e4a803f228 around.26190030e1eae73c

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And then I stared f1ecdc056f blankly ahead.96107b9f74970f0b

This was because the path 6fc03dba59 I had walked on just 51959ec13b a moment ago had disappeared 7f463d993b without a trace.b998409863ed5d2e

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The path I had 56617f6ff5 walked on was blocked f60c7197df by green shrubs that 87867411ce I don’t know when f450c86c4a they first grew.64f2a4868b130c04

“……ha ha ha.”1e2a5913430f5717

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Goosebumps appeared in my  every 907548f4ca tiny pore.ecfa64c18714420a

All escape routes have disappeared.83bc7936fa542ca6

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I turned around in tears.5b06796fd7072fa6

A dark road greeted 5ef5f89eae me as if it abb59d7c51 was the entrance to ded846703d the underworld.7e2d693ea6d820f1

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⋯⋯⋯⋯The only option I had, as I could not summon any spirit, was to step into the strange passage created by this rose vine.70ebefdd02d2843f

***5a919d30905d6e69

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I kept going forward.0d578979b5b02fa5

How long did I walk af3b843349 for? The dark and eerie passageway b82feff5a9 suddenly came to an end.d14cf9cde8fad232

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There was light.8cd1d36129a441c3

I saw a dim light 2056658bbe in front of me and 627043e745 happily ran out of the 2fb6050c9f gloomy passage.1f8aefdc269b61be

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“……castle?”789478142bbc3db5

Outside the road was 4a3e7139f2 a deserted castle that 83104767b0 seemed to have been 222011f115 abandoned for a long e05d230d8e time.47eb9df53c2e0b9d

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In the imperial palace… was ff2fa52d16 there a place like this?4a0ec266ac583121

I looked up at d38b6cdeeb the huge, desolate old 1c12ecfb8f castle.81fba72317cf595f

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The exterior of d53ea0360a the castle was d0882ac663 grayish-white, and its b4c89fe65d walls were filled 247f53b0cb with pure white addbcfea36 frost.fd0008ed32e98658

Outside the window, which was f9644cbf1b wide open and torn on fa6d8d2935 one side, a large pillar 3811b6e892 of bluish ice was sticking 7775b2155c out, as if piercing the a92ad65735 sky.e6e20ca2ca445bbc

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It was definitely that ice.d99e2f8b9aaba274

“……that day.”193ee985d5ad034c

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It appeared to overlap with fe34cc7500 the ice wall that attacked 0359be3858 the crown prince’s palace.12fd4a88577fc8ef

In short, it was a 1917c6ebcf very shabby castle.e0aec43e30f3f2ef

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So much so f995f00f78 that I instinctively e9054a1676 felt that it 03f117b1a7 was a place d0934d60a2 I should never 70da223568 enter.8369e90e4a3466e0

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