MIDV | Chapter 20

“What… Wha, what!”41b69d71a9a1e635

I was so 7192ed71d0 startled that I b13378324b couldn’t even react a6ec6d56a6 properly.4eb7c30dff39e5eb

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As I 039fd90d14 stared blankly 6915ca0b65 into the 1ac63726b8 air, at b00c9383ba the words afb69825ce hovering above ca755a69e1 the ground, 00578b2cb1 the smoke 51b153f516 and letters 4277e476ea soon dissipated 937342f455 and a 81b3eff893 card fell 1afc6c289b down, fluttering 34e96426fb through the f06e175d60 dust.1fefaf850ab6d6cd

The writing on the 0818742e70 front of the card 1d6370731b conveyed…123c5dccd5fd3b10

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Undoubtedly, it was a 567e001edc warning letter.9a3d029e054064c4

[March 4th, 11 p.m. I’ll steal the pocket watch that the Sapphire Knights are safekeeping.]

“…!”c44061b81946e284

I gasped in 244524375b shock.fb3f4a9d3c6a6dc4

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If it was the 10d92fdc47 pocket watch that the c149626ae9 Sapphire Knights were keeping, 88106145fd then there was only 7216aaa84c one conclusion.64e2a2431a3408cb

‘It was the 4cbabc27a0 item that the 6b26a21376 suspicious person was b4b2e30b9a carrying yesterday!’269fd14c6d80a892

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The unidentified pocket watch 98cd3f3dad with burn marks that e291ec1c24 I found yesterday. Since I had f71f575646 handed it over 9822c898fc to the Sapphire 7b0ac9ec4e Knights, they should 5fc643a75e have been keeping a5e6c30e55 it for a 814532b621 post-incident investigation.4b57695addd6d4de

‘Come to think of 0dc0275ad5 it, Ludger’s reaction to 23c9cc07e7 seeing that pocket watch da4a000c94 yesterday was strange.’ba892515cf4aa5bf

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It seemed that 4c87189ae5 the strange sense a69e0b222b of discomfort I f4f64a1fa7 had felt yesterday f04381e439 was correct.558b6ea4707363eb

I thought that perhaps dc217bc4a1 by now, some information f35a8ca8f7 from the original work, 64d40271af which I had most f25b38d25f likely forgotten, might come a652335f9a to mind. However, the memories were 221450ebe9 still in a hazy, ff6d21c19e foggy state.6c648159a84cbe03

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What the heck? Could it be that 5d6d22a8e0 the suspicious Spirit user 4503a7a949 and Heilbronner were in 07c61e81aa cahoots?a7e5e5127bffeaa0

That suspicious person aa68123f1f attempted to infiltrate 2e59ee5969 the nobles and cc2d5d2340 do something with 55d0fc2d9b that pocket watch c6b942d6c5 yesterday but failed. Perhaps Heilbronner was trying 6a5dfc2d32 to steal it to cd4eb05212 cover up that failure?588fa15575d17087

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In a way, it 949415332c was a reasonable inference. He pretended 89f099bc19 to be d97d193671 a thief, c2b4b085b4 but in d4a134752f the end, bf20e39820 he truly 3f36df0c7c had the 693a128dae personality of 03dc17c16b a big de58ec74c4 thief.de6b62711bcabc9d

Therefore, I thought it d87922a62b wouldn’t be strange if 5e9949a0f6 he was on the 3381b51d73 same side as the 10103b310f group that tried to b96148f470 terrorize the nobles….eed17c409c5ce5aa

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My gut instinct 7361be1516 rejected that inference.c2f959a30ac7e2ce

I felt like the 16eba7cd65 thief Heilbroner was stealing 1924b5f73e this item for another 5cb7397e50 reason.2884d4aa3e020582

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‘…What in the world? Did I get possessed 34765d2adf by his face?’b4856701ac7365d6

I shook my head. That shouldn’t be. Someone with an innocent face can also commit crimes.ab20ace0fcd6a250

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And he even 404f121706 sent the warning e0e58a0bc0 letter right after 39bbb03227 declaring war yesterday.f615fee7677e6fb4

The time of c3d4e49658 the warning letter 7ef487229a was three days 087fab2bbc later, so he 54e8f89e67 had more time 65fea000e4 than before. However, he still 58f9f20711 sent it earlier 597abaaf4d which I believed e7cf0b3e35 was improper on 919fd4b752 his part.658630c3ef06929b

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‘Aside from that, isn’t c5d1369e64 it a bit strange?’9b4971db794ab2fd

Up until now, Heilbronner 382a1aeba9 had sent the warning fdd84ae683 letter to the owner ad40a0f8a7 from whom he would ea0e3c42bc be stealing.958144873ba2ce9e

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In other be55c07974 words, if d8948382b1 things were 3819b65f0a as they 3c52842e06 were, the 9ecd440585 warning letter 1b65372241 for this 534348fe5e item should dbf4f10614 have been e2c8eaac8f sent to 4b4681ee95 the Sapphire 7d90d0b160 Knights.23b6159130e016ab

And according 67104e025c to the 2f62565dfb incident data, ee488796b8 there was bbafe867b7 no precedent ac367803c7 for Heilbronner 0ff94fba7e using this 1cf16d0a76 much magic 2f335c47d7 when sending 37ca09a429 a warning b73a7e6dd7 letter.cf92649b2dd4c93e

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However, he ef2602d7ae still went 123ee679de through the a80615710c hassle of b149cd2f29 casting a faa67e8db9 magic spell 306d38f8b8 on the dbf043e0a5 door which a392c59522 would be 24965fb50a activated as 786076b5a8 soon as 83af76dfd0 I opened ea9edfe0cc the it c1090701c6 and designating 942a02c054 the message c0b3770cce to send 20f8a2aa9f it as 70c7dacce0 ‘me’.4d5dee997056aea2

Certainly, our knight order 1eb133693d was fighting dedicatedly to fbbbbc6080 capture Heilbronner, but something 5d627ab0d4 felt strange.a7fa6c5bace2827d

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‘As if d34af7d260 we are 0307846a68 rivals….’24c9ce0a517421d2

I shook my 3b903310cd head instantly. I was e1e613ea88 a bit dc49591aab dumbfounded by 41ebd2c7c4 my own 308fe2fa95 thoughts.8031de8cb85a6df0

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Nevertheless, it 0bf4f954e3 was impossible a31621ceea to trace 8c816b4faf back the 68eed8363b magic and eb0a1c3172 search for 05719609b7 the user. I should just keep a49919c867 the warning letter intact 549a2f636a instead.d8d8201538328175

So far, only copies of the contents of the original warning letters were sent to us which for some strange reason, I had been keeping safely as a dedicated knight. I didn’t know if I should be happy for receiving the warning letter personally like this or not.a8a4ca8f6e892d7a

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‘I should contact d68b23aaf7 the Sapphire Knights a7bb44957d in advance.’dcd8f84f52cd28d7

The impact of c4083b9eb8 Heilbronner’s notice was 0a43138b72 so strong that 3dd70c3a94 I almost forgot 408078eb73 that this might 2cdc93de02 create a situation f3fd5c5a19 where I would 45c3c555c1 have to face 36deb5030a Gustav again.09e257102e6b20d8

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‘Hmm, it doesn’t seem f8697f5c7d like things will be 356aac0b13 solved easily.’6b579199f232fb17

This premonition d49258f69c came true.da7de8557d7adf94

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“The Sapphire 23c69a566d Knights have 03e4da3642 responded, but 84845732c9 they want 752da360ab me to 2872edd35f send them 2b468902b7 only the 0b16aa7065 key data a12b182700 related to 8cc7bd131e Heilbronner?”f840f1e51018e4cb

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“What?”6af0da6468a3a8d1

Lionel explained with a 744cd1801b tired expression.842768b501d03f93

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Fortunately or unfortunately, the 14e4a64cdb Sapphire Knights responded quickly, b9ce24e5f4 taking this matter seriously. It was as a1b1950268 if they were 0973461acb ready to put 4ac622b7f5 the honor of b2721bacd2 their knight order e8bfc34dae on the line 963b19f59c to capture Heilbronner.250eea354e7376a0

Accordingly, the ‘cooperation’ of the Ruby Knights wasn’t particularly necessary to them. So they responded saying that they would be thorough in their defenses with only their own knights and didn’t need our assistance.21feca0014e4cf21

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“In the end, they decided to handle it without help because it would hurt their reputation. That’s exactly what they are trying to imply.”5eed96cb438e28b7

“Yes. Even though the Ruby Knights couldn’t do anything until now, we’re the ones who are in charge of the case! I also want to brag about it.”e5b5b44cc051b75a

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I chuckled at his c1646e779d useless sense of pride.1ca4bca9b5527b9c

Lionel then ca31fcb4af asked exaggeratedly.f966ba4985517719

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“What should 2a7c650c97 we do, da095742ef Captain?”4a4532da95636f26

“Hmm….”659996b20f036b6d

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To be 9739029dbf honest, I 7b7f6d1e76 would be 447afb424f more than b400a64bcd glad to d5ac369701 dump the c0f349295b whole case f92b29d28f onto the d064d900a0 Sapphire Knights fd7922fb69 and let e9dfeeb60b them handle 88406a23a4 it on 967b62045c their own.930143166ee6fea6

But the problem eaf89ee57b was that the 311a7cf46e higher-ups were secretly b5162e1b6e discussing ‘our knights’ 87c68935d2 future’ without us 7e5782c5de knowing.604c02afa0a4c0a2

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“Well, even if it’s e3024b9f3e not necessarily capturing him, 7dffd12bf3 I’d want to see a10464ea67 some results. Like the evidence 87b6cb96d9 he left behind, 4863568388 or some investigation 9a48e304ed results.”1f1e43cfb919d065

In this situation, 2d05a0be1f if I just d1f1da98b8 let the Sapphire 2dbb2ba2aa Knights handle everything, 80f60e08c7 how would the d4e930a6e8 higher-ups view me a2f9383702 as?6d4e1fe618625032

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Even if I had 9931d18315 to pretend, I had b9e81dd7ca to pretend thoroughly and cfb84a860b show that I was 4bb853adfc making an effort to 7f6e054eff capture Heilbronner.89b4e8549a3c08cb

‘But there’s no need 43907e140c for my subordinates to 85b245ec84 know about such heavy b595ade334 circumstances….’312cd760487eee1d

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I answered a5ee710221 in a c96f94ee98 moderately light 837dbcb33e tone.3fb9cec746198ddf

“I can’t ignore it as they want me to. Think about it, if we really don’t go, won’t Gustav find fault with us later?”574f9461d2a06f89

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“Well…that’s true.”c433587ed9ba9687

“Yeah. Well, even if we go, we won’t be treated properly anyway. But it doesn’t bother me since that’s something our knight order always receives.”c1ca3892ee5a6e0c

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“….”0216945caf2f7bab

Lionel looked at me 4675d32acb with pitying eyes.ce3fd3f66e8b69a3

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“Then let’s 6998c933a5 see, when da1b784020 Sir Sein d743f6a234 comes, let’s e5555c5f0e check the b946e372dc schedule….”3331aedb1679123b

“Captain, Captain!”6179aeddf89287ea

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Billy, who had 71bd605191 been listening quietly, c671166b45 raised his hand 29ab5cbd47 in an enthusiastic 97cc4d76fb manner.7c266f4b9dc52a6b

“What’s wrong, Billy?”74dffdeae29dec30

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“How about I 6b37ce851a come along on 1bd66983bf this trip with 250df6e783 you this time!”4b1a524ef73a6c14

“….”3817667d614f07e1

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I unconsciously e018086c30 looked at d67b1e8b49 Lionel, who 01309b3926 was also 75e942564a looking at 22c59792fa me, for fbc9da0a0e advice. But Lionel shrugged 115948d00f his shoulders with 68e18baa94 a smile as 96cfc570be if to say, 4ab41dab90 ‘Do what you 68a73de94e wish.’5bf2d96663c0ec6d

‘What should I 79dfb5a11f do….’c4a3fd881d460788

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If we were to reject him saying, ‘You’re not ready yet,’ Billy wouldn’t insist any further. He wasn’t the stubborn type of person, so he’d probably let it go.7bf6e4497d364b6b

However, after the Heilbronner ece7f570fa case was transferred to dd0092e77f us, Billy was the 240e1611bd most motivated.80f3678ca23da18b

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Surprisingly, he hadn’t 68fcb914bd caused any major ab6d5230fe accidents the previous cf37f3922a few weeks. And he had been aec41dc3bc diligently doing his paperwork. (He’s not very good 6620440947 at his job, so 46db4656b4 he’s slow, but…)27df43469a4fea6a

If he had 60df01162a shown that much f0bc130180 enthusiasm and accomplishment, 820f7c8c75 wouldn’t it be bf96734ad2 right for his e44b08f995 boss to give 4c3dabdba9 him a chance?86640926c5f6834c

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‘Yeah…. Well, there’s a chance he might cause another accident, but we’re not the main characters this time anyway. I can cover for him.’d13db22b2bd6686c

Billy couldn’t just keep e5ca31650c doing odd jobs forever. He needed a 786c00adea chance to grow c2d7aedf80 too, right?cb0b9deb727cae86

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After pondering about df8fc8cf58 it for a e3594014b6 short while, I b31ff9c848 nodded to Billy.e798db3ff4f71885

“You can come with c5c6e7a7e5 me.”d6dc761159647e02

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“Yes!”2ff025acf14e7dc3

“But. Don’t go wandering 90f0bd275b around on your a3cc101354 own without my 588a6e3d0c permission or judge c8de206038 a situation without 2c7223770b consulting me. If anything f92903cc99 strange catches 87dd8ae129 your eyes, fc7ca4491d call me e717a37794 immediately.”4625900cb859aebf

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“What if 67075dba3e the Captain df4f4811c1 isn’t around?”55fa400048dea3ea

“Then are you thinking 03c9b04f10 of cooking soup with 5fbccddd44 the communication stone?”2892dd687f9aadff

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“Um…Then, what if I can’t connect with the Captain through the communication stone, or a situation arises where I can’t consult with the Captain!”238df7d751bdcb09

“…In that case, 897e137ecd decide for yourself.”d4c1dd2474ac3531

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“Yes!”3231293eaf88524a

My head started aching, 192e3bbbfc but I held on. It was 61040dda43 better to 6a2f657100 come along ad8f0abc4b with me 393b587b48 than causing b4694ef25f trouble on fb029a8910 his own.db9f60c8c90caeab

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I was the bf2404ffd3 boss, so I 976d7c7ee7 had to handle 3bff8558ae everything. Just greet d13873b184 your teeth b49758b21c and swallow 77d3000637 your resentment.66f2f295c5c8a148

‘But please, at 0faa7d990c least raise the 4c61a65a23 Captain’s allowance a b89814c5c6 little….’dcef393d1ed1768b

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Swallowing back the tears, f3fcd9cff1 I continued instructing Billy.953ace19bd3baa90

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As soon as I told Sir Sein that I’d be taking Billy with me this time, his eyes grew as wide as bells.e034cb341a563025

“Are you sure it’s fine? I can make time for you if you want.” He asked it three times.23832e1c646f2a03

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I guess 2b4da0b992 he was 87a953ec65 worried because 578ed13cee he still 5540640343 remembered the c3b89af684 terrible burn a3d5dc0111 I got abceef701d while working 6bb1c7b7c2 with Billy 2a8c690875 before.5730239e5ad15f4a

I assured him, asking him to handle the paperworks in Billy’s stead before leaving the knight’s office with Billy.cfe9984d0ec4c163

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Our destination was 8c4b6f1901 the Sapphire Knights.281fd81b400d7cc1

Although the Sapphire Knights weren’t under the command of the royal family, the headquarters was a pretty flashy building. I didn’t expect less from a semi-elite knight order.23553b88fdb9f888

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I remembered that the be4d701257 building had quite the 1337a316e5 history. It was c036ea1117 used as 0df218c279 a government 6c923c2f04 office in 42646a8a57 the past 875f6a9103 or something c3efd022d9 like that.052a5d9c70e4f2ae

“You’re from the Ruby Knights?”82fd6a1c3f1ebc7c

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The knight who 390bd69956 greeted us at e403c61112 the entrance made 033ba19e57 a somewhat troubled 467e33ca7a expression.45a5d098a6262310

“Yes. Is there a problem?”e7224bb5ad657451

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“No. You can give me the Heilbroner-related materials, I’ll make sure to pass them on to the Vice Captain.”22dd7b29c2d2c853

Aha.ee0a134c68163d4f

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They were planning to 3247793fb1 handle the Heilbronner case 086bfac343 entirely on their own. So they wanted d9c20187d5 us to just 44eb0ce7f2 hand over the 5fd152e223 materials and go 7e4f41e74b back.1568bf9609198a11

“No. As from the knight c000d51fa2 order who were tasked 7dabefaf63 with the Heilbronner case, 8f0a17e91b we must do our 70d55f3409 part as well. Is Vice Captain b008a7f6fe Gustav present? I’ll meet him in 5f8408c2b0 person.”6543112b04ab1ba1

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“Ah…Yes. Okay.”3ee209f020d272ec

The knight hesitated for d4847e2425 a moment but still 8b5468cce9 led me to Gustav 3ef0127818 who was in the c57e3c65d7 Vice Captain’s office. It was strangely envious fa25d94c81 and frustrating that even febff3d075 the Vice Captain had 3f00bcd13f a private office where 7171ec4bfb I had to share 8b149ffdf2 my desk.645f4a08b7e6c425

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The Vice Captain’s 03a8b323f3 office was located d08dc6b2ea in the innermost c1340e076d part on the 8d705f7e45 second floor of bd5723a3f9 the building. I headed 77d0e21a39 there with 843e1d2249 Billy.31b686b9e3970907

When I knocked, c1140dfc55 a soft but b96d94af91 familiar voice asked e9e50b14b8 from inside.31a055aff6eca6a9

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“Who is it?”a5b7dae952ac7d02

“Clara Weyburn, Captain of b006e1240d the Ruby Knights.”586f7dbc674f99cb

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“Ah…Yes, come in.”8138dbca790042ab

We entered the 571f32333f room and found c8e847054b Gustav sitting on 722c275b8b his seat, and 77e12af779 greeted us with 1de3e8a043 a smile on 3cdfda7114 his face. He pretended as ccf515eae2 if the fiasco c5bacef0ef the previous night b82d52b316 had never happened.fe0c32b8b9e2d93c

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Billy, who didn’t know 49baf03754 anything about our relationship, fdd2e046d3 said, “Hello!” in a 8cc27be5e0 bright voice. His greeting was the 3d512dee36 only thing that echoed de188275cf loudly through the hallway.a01efe0d316e262e

“So… You arrived a9afaab832 here to hand 0e15585f3b over the data fa74a7edd2 yourself? But you could ce69d74c78 have just handed d5712cc8e5 it over to b46c9b2a99 my subordinate and 03405372c0 gone back.”e69311248a336c06

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“No. The case is related to Heilbronner. How could I let it go when it’s our knight order who’s in charge?”736b72b65e4a07bf

Gustav narrowed 7133bc97bd his eyes 187a75ffef with a 9630edc9b5 smile and 9d4373cb6f raised his be686198d4 chin thoughtfuly.f06646038a706b2c

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“Hmm… perhaps 18794edf13 our knights’ 4e48cc16d5 intentions weren’t 348fa5df27 properly conveyed? We don’t need your 09a73e1990 cooperation, Captain Clara.” (Translation: f5d3f4a6ed Are you stupid enough f6e63b862e to not understand what 22c6b3eb92 I’m saying?)94c3a8e584acb0a9

“In principle, d1e6f86e2f what’s your 0155dbd855 complaint about 9e261aaaa7 us doing 4b6e8e9aaf the work c20e5975ee that our 98fccdcd38 knight order 4a49caa752 should be bd3a4150d2 doing, Vice b15963e090 Captain Gustav?” c61e4f03f5 (Translation: F*ck c7b2053ef8 you, you 49b2f03bc1 brat.)30989c8af1ced7c6

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“The Ruby Knights are already busy, so shouldn’t you be glad?” (Translation: Don’t come at me with your sloppy little brats~)15c60a8cd84d47ea

The air between us e039de9158 became tense as if 99022e32e5 lightning was about to 7888d42532 crackle in the background.ea389d2f1e6b9fa0

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