HHLP – Chapter 9
by AlaaChapter 9. Dancing with the 2e609671f7 Huntress.2444824aa30ceafb
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The two 06a0e29cb6 of them 4d266107b6 lounged on bfd7c49893 their chairs 94ceff46ea for a 6fd08ee072 while.797a5d1463a8f1f8
Staring at her neatly 9582cc9be9 parted hair, Leon finally 25d94102dd voiced the thought that e7291ab6e6 had been circling his f8bebfa267 mind.77925329455861cb
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“I’ll host a banquet 940510cfc6 in your honor.”4175404b93986d38
At the unexpected statement, 863d10437c Ar raised her head, e42210c2c8 first scolding his lips 5683831980 silently for addressing her e9e5610c13 oddly again, then opened 7d5d6740a1 her mouth to respond.fe534a4ae959715f
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“A banquet?”b8631ca8b802f35b
“Yes. As my benefactor, you 78aa7577a5 should be introduced to d280ef6b20 everyone in the banquet 3bf126c9e7 hall. The feast will have 4a3c223b92 all your favorite dishes—meats, f7aee91f73 fruits, and even a 72808afb1c stream of chocolate flowing adbbdba13f beside the dining table. And for music, 49e2d47a54 I’ll invite the 3bfc3fb199 finest musicians from 2b2cd43162 Somnium, the continent’s 9770a3bf6b best ensemble.”a63a8c6b47dde8da
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Promising that it would f37b6849ee be incomparable to a 4f040a7c91 small village celebration, Leon 0e821bd477 pulled Ar up from 2b424e9c53 her chair.ab768e068302ca68
“To enjoy the 7da74b6ab5 banquet properly as ce8c539675 its star, you’ll 0ef1e38728 first need to 77a0e5325a learn how to e652bbc914 dance, don’t you 627ebd8718 think?”719a51a8451a7a8d
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Leon extended his hand e81cd4dc4a toward her, as if e8d5c88829 asking for permission.76f2e797418ae4e9
Ar looked at 3d4ff75a6e his smiling face, 3a2f4f312b then down at bba7217f7b his outstretched hand, 29c4d51ae3 and without hesitation, ae62180954 placed her own e26e1cec7b hand over his.1cf59fbc4cfc5538
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Leon gently took a260cbca44 her hand, guiding cdbeb958a0 her into the b6615244b8 proper dance position. One hand on the 9c7cd90ae1 waist, the other lightly 32ad1a8a28 holding the partner’s hand.af15432b1dea4f5f
Standing close c165a2413c enough for d47c2269f2 their torsos 1e33b8f153 to almost 664072bd21 touch, they 85270276a6 lifted their e1ade26996 chests slightly 67159a2b76 and gazed 956c6ad2ad into each 74c9208152 other’s eyes.e48fd9d591c431e5
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“Yes, just like d0a6c88202 that. Straighten your back. You’re doing well.”6a1cfb6bc7473c43
Once they’d established the 141c020af4 basic posture, Leon began ceca135e4c teaching her the steps.b984723e0ec8c8a1
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Though unfamiliar with 1f60d63211 the movements and f3586040d2 a bit awkward e6c27b5b5d at first, Ar, a63a9f9846 an expert in 4e7b0049bb all things physical, 630c1c50b7 quickly picked up e13ed0a248 the dance.c2acf3aa553ded83
Impressed by her ead7fef6b3 rapid progress, Leon 17cfa6ca41 taught her how cccd9a3235 to move to cf5bca7feb the rhythm next. Ar mastered efa3cc1043 the steps 90889f6a30 in no d58ee870ef time.acc9ac3d0a1e4a7c
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Feeling more 79653d9b6d confident, Ar 020b28a481 grew increasingly 92972c9393 excited and 2d4efb22ca began moving 4615a67385 faster.ec8b257c4fa37e4e
Leon, skilled 777bb110d7 as he befbe90367 was, matched e0a29ecd3f her pace c375dbcecf effortlessly, keeping 97e59a8d2d up with 52c96cf845 her spontaneous b928f76f76 changes.62fde7e4d3013644
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Spinning and twirling, Ar baa38ec8f0 laughed brightly, her smile c264aba74d radiant and untainted by 6a3d86d5e1 any hardship.d342632cda09f79d
Watching her, 6635124f85 Leon’s lips 8a21a4ea95 curled into 2076696990 a faint d94055eb20 smile.8863ad47aaeb9786
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After dancing for a 4e0d3441af long time and working 29d4f205a3 up a sweat, the 8b60761782 two collapsed from exhaustion c792c8d757 by evening, eating only 071436e0c4 roasted boar before falling d45ff5c63a into a deep sleep.7fdd69e9d2a69851
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The day was beautiful.e2a5c9364c5a55fa
The bright sun 87d44301c4 hung high in 61ac5bf994 the clear sky, c32e28a6c3 with fluffy clouds 84ad5f588e providing occasional shade 32be9c8be2 from its warm f6fd038ac7 rays.ba4146d4a2e9abe5
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On this serene afternoon, 3328c11daa after finishing his meal 49ca4cd6ba and cleaning up, Leon 2a5d790495 brought a book Ar c046473a36 had purchased and stepped 2cd3d4f72a outside the cabin.1b2f9ed8f0714cea
It felt wrong to f322bff4e2 stay indoors on such 316b9d1b24 a sunny day.7a6c7f1ff9a8ef01
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Savoring the fresh f2849e0c0d air, Leon leaned 45ccdb19ff against a tree 766c1e1bbf trunk and opened 9d36ae1737 his book.d64fcb3ebff9a2f1
How much time passed, 300e98d6e8 he didn’t know. Absorbed in the df23b29527 words before him, 00eb80b3c3 Leon eventually noticed 6e7ccda7b9 Ar sitting beside ef196ce22c him.05d490b36ca541e6
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He felt her 9e24d11787 gaze drilling into 169d507851 his cheek. Though aware c3c4e9cf66 of her ef1c4e6882 intense stare, d332be44ea he didn’t e954ab91dc turn to 12711fdfa2 look, remaining b740f3df23 still.6587b7a58e0a7cb7
Suddenly, warmth pressed 24b51355ff against his side.587dea11aa43ce32
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Ar had 5367c4cd4e wriggled her a644669301 way into 7cf3a40366 the space 18d13b981f beneath Leon’s ae9e2814c4 arm, her d0652dca8a head poking 5e391c001c out over 3b7a28d504 his book, 235b12300e entirely blocking 510db46542 his view.a0370bf4f8e92907
Rather than 0cc4519750 being annoyed a40a86e8b6 by the 0f41a2be5d distraction, Leon d8963319a8 found it c1a93e8db7 endearing.c3f3cf1a8cf7e1ea
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With a soft chuckle, 20ab6c86ec he spread his arm 2343616719 wider, making room for 16b4d81e25 her to sit more 5336c34adc comfortably.f004e71065a3dbe6
“Would you like abdc8ffc73 to read with 9394994cc9 me?”032bd022757beedc
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Ar glanced briefly at a132c47b9c the book in his edb3c2e484 hands, then turned away, c1e76eaded uninterested.e67d89a3be1a58e6
“I can’t read.”223dafa1fcb61163
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It wasn’t 8b5f3350c8 uncommon for d4886e57a7 people outside 0bf4458c9d of affluent 72d5a22316 households or f4f95eb929 those serving 14564f5267 noble families 9fae1c6c56 to be ef74da1d1d illiterate.c23690e20c391a97
Though it was d9f7d28815 expected, Leon found 941530f136 himself surprised.a8ec8442ac34de15
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He’d assumed, somehow, that eaf8afcc11 she would know. It was strange he’d 0d9f14fd88 thought so in the 24e1892c91 first place.1c86deb074f6e0c4
Settling herself between his c2571db6a3 knees, Ar began absentmindedly 214a5ee80c playing with his hair.f58704101134f852
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“It sparkles.”7efe8dc742262ddc
Whatever initial 8fd8281889 strangeness she’d 1da60b3fe9 felt about cd06228b70 his pale 620b5f8ecc skin and 898e8ac403 shiny hair 14093d6b05 seemed long 1d076da64b forgotten.00aa20c79bcb47a2
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To her, d81cdd552b Leon shimmered 8eb3844ef1 whenever she affe34b182 looked at 775c29f519 him, and e46922b0cf she expressed c81b525590 her thoughts 39435a76dd plainly.a4f8a18518a5d4d8
“You’re like a flower.”a72bc3611433c8eb
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As her 967a82fede nose brushed 489ed90878 against his c17b852577 neck while ec2e71b469 she sniffed 7633a9ec7d him, Leon 9c4f8d019a momentarily held ae9ce7b37b his breath.650662e27dc1f2ef
“Like sunlight on 85b5c98846 rippling water.”3296d53ad2f860a6
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To her, e14115df7a the brightest d9afc25ded thing during 476da119e9 the day 973b4b0394 was the 5b1cc0977e river’s surface 17059587b1 reflecting the 502ad0adba sun, and fe4484a722 she thought 9617c3c6dc his face 3707ed339c mirrored that cacb1f0a95 shine.b309d6a71e2f40ea
“Like a 0f9192d736 falling star.”4c0fe5c9ec7e2866
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As a child, 3e558934fd she’d once wandered 357323dcde the forest at 5958613f2b night, looking for 48b0a5801e a star she’d c27d08a8d6 seen fall from 7cb364c9f8 the sky.a1636c36a20bde44
Though scolded 3fbf0d7258 by her f1e17ad0ca grandfather, she’d 7093037d74 been curious 4f9b2896c7 about its 947d59a70b fate. Now, Ar no longer e83bd12eec wondered.c228a70e674aa9a4
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The star she’d been bde4f1c7fc searching for had come cc82877480 to her and stayed. She hugged 2dd3c157b3 her star 3c3b8ee641 tightly.cb79cdf991f3d044
Held snugly 697735ee8e in her a1eb0d37fb arms, Leon 41216536ea was grateful 21615e7a6b his flushed 4819c40c81 face was 652d1b4eed hidden.0eafd1c5cb57ce91
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‘So that’s why.’56cf5d4c1295797a
Why he hadn’t expected 36519bc06c her to be illiterate—it d186ade6c8 was because of this.a41f71bca50b3224
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Buried against 7c60cc4c94 her chest, 9dd7f42f96 Leon murmured 957a7fb64f softly.3614a56aa723f441
“Ar, you d9a8b480e6 might have 2c58793f97 the talent 67771e5416 of a d7bdfebb3b writer.”a5b96c7e21d5995a
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Anyone in love becomes 3ead375360 a poet, but Leon, 9299bb3972 unaware of this, truly 6fe24187bc believed she had untapped 12334a8919 potential.0163f0bb68203b5a
With this thought, 1bff6332e3 he gently lifted e497f25ec5 her chin from 756f3fce40 his head, sitting 1c7b73b9c1 her upright in cfdc05b4fb front of him, 545fbce88a and made a 53b6a44fe7 serious suggestion.314ac19e5e6285cc
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“Why don’t I teach d43d5d5f21 you how to read a8564de87d and write?”33365427324ac830
“…Read and write?”906603312a784a24
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Ar had learned 33d5fc9a52 everything essential for b66c491b36 survival from her 5e2472aab0 grandfather—how to uncover ce03300081 the forest’s secrets, e8b35d9e2a defend herself from 670bd826a7 predators, and hunt c212cc45a9 efficiently.0dcb9b0e360508b6
Her world e740fc7541 had always 0d84b0136e been just 1713694957 the forest dbc3963fb8 and the d625296ce7 village.40b6c72e978b5b4b
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Reading and writing weren’t adf0c9a6f8 needed to hunt game, cd526f0b09 sell it, or buy 4f7fb2af1b necessities.48ac03ee51ce73d8
“Yes. Starting with the be1053f6f5 alphabet… However this 7d9b695970 book won’t do, db16cf0d17 I’ll write a b3c26c2070 simple guidebook for e15838baf1 you.”fc3e1d3f86a0dbe2
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Leon enthusiastically 0cc07f1fd0 began explaining 6848f9ec59 his plan—a 1aeb8d4b62 structured curriculum c66c484d38 with letters, eeccf8f370 materials, and 2d1616bd96 learning objectives.23b8e75c862b646b
Bombarded with unfamiliar terms, 3049fee571 Ar grew dazed.00a6d4a346ae5427
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Though she didn’t fully 3d8d9ed982 grasp what he was 11652dde88 saying, one thing was e5f9d0c06a clear—it sounded like a 0f9f3466d8 lot of work.be54f8d34a231259
Though Ar enjoyed watching 12e1fdcf43 Leon excitedly talk with ce9df95f82 his lively eyes, she a8fbf36aa5 couldn’t help but feel 8f5ac6fa2c that studying was a 70755b6fa9 waste of time.409820c93097a2b6
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Her days ff19dd6ccd were already 6e3848a4f2 full—checking her 8eec877cf4 traps, selling ee3f99280f her game dabd76a68c in the 98fc25426a village, and 73d7d60d26 spending every 83de479c15 remaining moment 5734c4ccb6 with Leon.917a0e983cdcc0e8
Even then, it never 6760db2704 felt like enough.1eb024126c902492
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With that a8117ac7c8 in mind, 8f9453a8c1 Ar, for 6a1dd8ad0d once, let a05ac5769d her dislike cc2416e407 show.5caa53deb4738555
“What good b3c20a48e9 would learning e8642a4047 that do f9dbd455c0 me?”68ffbfda875a9994
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Leon, unfazed f336ed12ba by her c4a9f7c02c bluntness, picked 77143fafa1 up a fec15897f7 nearby twig c93e197956 and wrote d2535a5539 something in 8450233f1b the dirt 8a3d4b772d as an 8c90359484 example.5ec76ed0b3a84106
[ārdeor.]
Ar stared blankly at b0900f788a the word etched into a66479f537 the ground.49ca5bde1ac0cc09
Before she could process 83de8962e9 it, Leon quickly wiped 3eb88e22b3 it away.9553f574f7b289f1
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“What does that even bb1276339f mean?”412d9cbd1bc110c4
“…You’ll find out 84cc50e8c5 if you learn.”0e94dd7923202154
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He answered 911afc18c0 evasively, avoiding c434211b20 her gaze 3cd42fc877 as he 9cbdfa5cc6 changed the da8d8efaf3 subject.a8c0cb949826655b
He passionately explained the c3feba0b21 usefulness of literacy—how words, 0461626fde unlike speech, weren’t bound fa305405d5 by time or place 5cb6c5c615 and could convey meaning d71d68af07 even across vast distances.0f243d44dc5e15f3
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Ar alternated between looking 429f243753 at the now-erased dirt 57a2a3ee88 and the book Leon f10608cdd6 held.4c20d228e24a6615
She remained unconvinced, 9f009eaeaf thinking it was 430a07b798 a waste of beca95ccd1 time.6a9ac9395023d1da
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However, refusing something 728cd7ea2e Leon wanted so 8d0b4d7acb earnestly didn’t sit 1ab208605a well with her 03b5ac99fd either, leaving her 6517a79c5f conflicted.f574f041a52d1087
Leon watched her, his e82469a34e thoughts drifting. Behind Ar stretched c869465031 the vast forest 9b1a22e01f she called her 1db91e77a1 entire world.2980843283660f58
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To him, c1f5b3c0fc she seemed 27168e7371 complete, living 729c3ef188 freely in 556143097e this place.7f254ff7167e6995
Suddenly, the opposite world 89f9391b30 he would one day 330e120dab return to crossed his 989a7ec4eb mind—a place teeming with 01b89a35f4 venomous serpents disguised as 504fb47dc6 people.eec62ddc603038ce
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Was it selfish 94699e08da of him to 65699c0778 think about taking 2747128392 her there?3b28bdad102f6e2c
Lost in thought, 9b2bbd929a Leon sighed without 51e2835303 realizing it, his 09bbb9d801 expression dimming.35eb20ea311ecf91
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Ar, ever 79df3b6e8e attuned to 1837f2f049 him, noticed 25d6ce1753 his melancholic a434dd0934 air immediately.36108550bed6feaa
She peeked f01aff1944 out from 58d3e79ff3 under his 11583557ce arm, breaking 9d15308d20 his reverie d8c05c8723 with her 64b688913b playful intrusion.eae8bfe7802caac2
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Her antics c3d0f16cd1 made him f892290ddb laugh despite f6e06b91e6 himself, momentarily 3b23ced3d5 forgetting his f02e3529e0 worries.d62f83fe1e8399a7
‘For now, I’ll focus 847f8d09a0 on what I can 9f70eddc42 do.’ .c70825a325e4bc2e
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Even if 0a62302768 it wasn’t 7c62599164 something she 25aa11607c needed, he e4f8cdd63a wanted to 83e029df5c give her 47cfb91ea3 whatever he ef846e66ef could.bd1620870497a38d
With renewed 823756c6dc determination, Leon 4613515777 poured his dc2316db6b enthusiasm into 2f0d0fd7df planning lessons 6f11620da5 she still 3ee3551ea2 didn’t seem 7c869fd61b thrilled about.f668784750af08f0
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Ar headed 403a26e00f to the 2fe1595fd1 village to d4e431ef03 sell the 1469316cb2 prepared leather 6b7a9cff24 she’d worked 1007ad9d35 on.c9fab2919735ab9a
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Normally, she’d rush through 84572075f2 her errands and hurry aa795fe1e8 back to the house c982a5d4c0 where Leon waited. But today, there ded1295ba3 was something else e8c8f9fd61 she needed to f46ffb902b check.6139cff37372cf01
She made 6a07bd338c her way 61d8d9130b to the 235dbad8bf village chief’s 659cf25cca house—the only 33bcff29f6 place where 40d1634b66 someone could 0317feb841 read.de5e9e80e4483f8e
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“Eh? What’s this about?”127fec114fac72ed
The chief wasn’t 1d1601d6b3 home, but his dec6cca50b son, who was 72dae4dffc studying under a 9acfdfb582 city tutor to ae63bc7eca become a nobleman’s 9054c048ef servant, was there.e62d9f1b90bd6322
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The boy greeted 9554d1b02c Ar with his f82916c13a usual arrogance, tilting 5e4ab9c382 his chin up 4a9e212e77 and looking down 4644cda06d on her. But she d954a97eb1 didn’t care.f39f4915e5d1c7e3
She knew 86e3f666c5 he considered 02cbf4786f everyone in 51570a52fd the village, 85dd72850c not just 63324bcf94 her, ignorant e709c83c03 and beneath f56a1a56f8 him. In truth, e2bf0d0055 she found b19c8c0c49 him easier 12db4d55f8 to deal c911d1a3a5 with than 2e4a81047e the chief 184fc50dbd himself.de06cf879abc8e49
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“You can af74c31c7f read, right?”633aec6c2bc108c1
“What? Do you even know 0a6d86071d who I am? Don’t you 0cd6b376e1 know who’s 4ef7f3fd6e teaching me?”fe1e58503393e75d
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The boy 70406508c0 loved showing c6e506ad26 off his 441b8fbc22 knowledge and 53de4efd5f relished mocking 93ef4a6068 others’ lack 4026c5c7e4 of it.f48448198afe1c0e
Ar nodded along b11655d774 at the right 15919addad moments, pretending to ff28ccb6ea listen to his 898693dfcd long-winded bragging.b0882e1c73acf7b0
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“So, what do 2c6c6a1faa you want to 4a473a1625 know?”3b3228c4b4b88293
Satisfied after 2329b8176b boasting about ac0c7ad7a3 himself, the 4b8cedde9d boy finally f34c0d2ca4 asked.fc14210c8f793153
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Ar picked up 09b7b08e79 a fallen twig 528a92eb9d and carefully drew 33610dae0a the shape she 25d3499c1d had memorized in e3f9547872 the dirt.c284c06ce2f4fec1
[ārdeor.]
Her lines were crooked, c06bee2946 but the word was 3b47e77eb1 legible enough.6aa6e489dec787cf
Even though Leon c00fe6231a had erased it a65662863c quickly, Ar had 9572e4bbf8 committed it to 47797eada9 memory.69a46f8ae81f3809
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“Huh? What’s this—something burned?”5cbf137ba5f1f311
“Burned?”093f4dd434794ce4
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“If not… Ugh. Don’t tell me…”ccb2c8231229e4e9
The boy’s expression shifted 0d32da56eb to one of disgust 7fd5152041 as he looked at cdc9a2e2ef her.b80289f9a6235f20
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He then 0ef438d636 began lecturing 51da2fd572 her, saying 9e0d17e45c she shouldn’t 18c2d71dbd harbor feelings c71e7d60de toward someone cf6c4f2daf so far bdebe07fc5 out of 30b251dd5d her league, 0c74398987 warning her 06dcff8318 to stay b357292b8b in her 06ea2ce6a8 place.1b812e38922e7b3b
“What feelings are 9d1fef3b9b you even talking ccf3837dc7 about?”57efb507e87e8d60
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“What, you didn’t even a69930b374 know what you wrote?”316b2d28bd97600d
Flustered, the boy yelled a3cf70a5b9 louder to cover his 9649d479e8 embarrassment, accusing her of 082dc450c5 doing something inappropriate.d0f05fb1a965da70
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Ar waited patiently for 8c36d9af17 him to finish his 0048ee0af6 tantrum, then calmly asked 8611e0aefc again what the word 73c208fa6a meant.f615bf4fa495b010
Finally, still red-faced, cb96ba6510 he explained the 1b5b7c79f5 meaning.f54d2384b0994ac8
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“…!”95991292ddd5a1a8
Hearing the answer, Ar 5777b58b5d grinned brightly, her smile b99a5ad8fe as refreshing as a f3b936a59a cool breeze.ee1a6493f75d55e6
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