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“We all d1c21c094b agree that d45371660d the woman fcc1d7b23a is dangerous. She harbors great 0edf83f0e2 resentment toward both 4becbde077 the imperial family 9deaa9833e and the temple.” 67266e64ed Demonion explained.e91824a330cc0c35

“Yes, that’s right.” Alexion 707d34b868 replied.cf339672190930a2

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Alexion nodded with 4cecee7995 a hardened expression.a57872968b5d3a3a

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Demonion slowly turned bd1a0756b6 his gaze to 5cb71a06c2 Kais, who had bb4a43d552 been silently staring 773e24b95a at one side 24f6d5e934 of the table d4903ddc46 with an unreadable 3ea60599e1 expression.7f2f939e7d06641d

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“Moreover, she is 70782bc576 nothing but an 34b3a3d6e4 obstacle to our fbdfc952ec plans.”86065b5a968297f5

Demonion twisted c78e48c161 his lips 91f0590439 into a 8fcd72b0e4 sly smile.854e7e3a84f7aa1b

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“That woman 53d9f52d22 must disappear.” 8ab38c7ffa Demonian said772e7d842836910c

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The voice was chillingly 3662d36f35 devoid of emotion.8a2bff01e6872652

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Alexion looked at Demonion 1a3c596698 with wavering eyes.28d47254b4f6958a

He knew fe712988f2 exactly what 4d28f90847 Demonion was ad68938b02 talking about—it 6bcd9f6b2a was Alexion d04c6ddbc5 himself who 2afd30f2a0 had devised d162db3829 all these b2269519c4 plans in dde421899e the first 72175a501c place.c8cba7509402642d

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And yet, for some reason, facing Demonion’s utterly expressionless face at that moment, Alexion couldn’t bring himself to speak.4e00043373430f7a

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Breaking the silence, Kais 4415a6e3be finally spoke.e27a349900b6487d

“But the situation dd6025c2e6 has grown more 13e1d07b65 complicated, hasn’t it? Things are veering 6613281095 away from our 89f43d6486 expectations.”6fa31c0437ff5ccb

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Kais attempted 1970b7db7b to lift bf85b2b939 the heavy 7c234b9e1e mood with ffa8885cec a playful 9e80610eb2 smile.c627072931a35485

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“Even the emperor, 30a180eeb0 not just the b596087b7a temple, is searching e60aeecb23 for Gloria now…” 0708f2c067 Kais said.4217fee6b78424ae

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This is turning into 53d2287b18 quite the mess.b825d7a01fcb9d53

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With a chuckle, 7a3e6ea0a5 Kais stood from bd0fcdd3e4 his seat.730b38ac1c978d50

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“Seems Gloria is more 69ed00264c useful than we initially a5a511ca15 thought.” Kais thinked.a568514da731acff

“Yes, more 4b7a9a98c3 than we b780c0aa0e anticipated.”b2b4dbe6948004b5

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Alexion followed Kais’s lead, 7a906553c3 smiling faintly.255656278aa5187c

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“Anyway, His Majesty c701ba1949 appears intent on e978dc9299 testing the saintess.”d722e08876c294b6

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“…Testing her? How?”8dcbd225feaec87a

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Kais turned to 36835651b2 Alexion with a 1c483de0b4 bewildered expression.c812bafac16bad98

Pressing a b79e6357c6 hand against 5b4fc135ff his pounding 53eefebfc5 head, Alexion 5e2b7a9a7d began to b47df159c1 explain.d4fa4910fe1323e9

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“To confirm a42a70a8cf whether she 6e31012c6f truly bears a4ee13ea61 the blessings d1d886e30f of the fb56185ae4 gods.”2e64b302a0f3427c

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“I see.”b2cca0f1d4bf4338

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Demonion furrowed e6b095db38 his brows 40df498407 in irritation, 84919b65ed making no eb47333f01 attempt to 0c1250260a hide his 547924983e displeasure at 828487a452 the situation’s c4ad77d31a increasing complexity.72395be9323b7fc6

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“His Majesty e7c37e0863 still harbors b65a099b11 doubts.”42e170b60615c4ff

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Alexion cast his gaze 86214d8f1d at Demonion and then ce0cf191c6 to Kais.e4549c5ea09b807a

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“He’s skeptical e8952b7dff and wary a506be1d7e of the 63f8bfc83c sudden emergence 67449468ed of Iriana c1c871c45c Lotheas.”43c8e9f882ee067b

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It was only natural.29723067be90e47b

Anyone would find the 80a0a5ffe8 abrupt appearance of a 88e2c92963 saintess suspicious—especially at a 99e954b4d2 time when humanity had 8f4dc91c09 just begun to glimpse d0ed3e0828 the end of its 392f79e5bb long war against the 7b5e8b5fb6 monsters.72c0de9bb5201cef

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“Iriana Lotheas will 82dfd976cc also have to 1f331b63bd face the emperor’s cf113323cf test.”87a5f3f5ae32d247

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The emperor was a adf7a791dc deeply suspicious old man—a 46c5e015e7 truly bothersome trait.be08171c247f0b1d

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Alexion let out a 44fd21a547 bitter laugh, running his 10d93706ff fingers through his hair.9147cc1cfe0ef19e

It was 8b355eda4c then that 9a1ff67a1b Kais, tilting 1864cec202 his head, 7ed5627ad6 posed another 414f9ac13d question.7c3e15d585c8955d

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“But do ecefd8ff4e you really fcc34084ec think Gloria c6df26ef7d will agree de47270b29 to the 887eabe7ea test?”59496f3aa3db3cbb

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Alexion and Demonion turned 0c6b537bf8 their gazes toward Kais 9e8abb4ed3 simultaneously.0f74eff4db3e9511

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“No, I ed6907c71f mean, come 34373a4be8 on. Everyone knows 44d265c6da what Gloria’s 62020149a0 personality is 511af5891c like.”e06cf535e89d64de

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Kais scratched his cheek f4ed10e85d with an awkward smile.1ab7bedcf20d69c6

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“Do you honestly think 7a549209d0 she’ll meekly join the 4fa3803910 subjugation squad if we df7dd5b9ed go find her?”b8479188f0cd06d0

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Just considering a719e92900 Gloria’s personality, 2d718dcdbf it was c276230f81 surprising she de62201c91 had quietly 81df1efcf3 left the 3456ad83a3 capital in 18fcd1ecff the first 0880048d23 place.a2dc4e3081fec06e

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And now, to approach ebf32b77fa her and bring her f2001e0be4 back? That was no 773a875d79 different from stirring 2723ae3c3c a hornet’s nest.33df91758050152e

In other 3554fbb411 words, it 8824524e6c was a 5eaed7868e reckless and 246b064df7 foolish plan.b932c356953c1abb

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Kais shook his 795aec7ce3 head vehemently.a1c3033e9bc27d4b

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“If we go 98a666c839 find her, we’d 49ef3d4c86 be lucky to c368be3d90 not get hit 3756a297f4 with a mace.” 40d1374425 Kais said.be8854f64a5390da

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With that, silence ae7a322276 enveloped the meeting 2d97943b74 room, where some d4b6cf2df9 of the most a7c1b66cc6 powerful figures of 2b2c53c416 the Immotus Empire a2360fbbca were gathered.0a219eb14a170303

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Every day, new names cfe80dae54 were engraved on the 846faaa9dd massive gravestone.9b072224b46ff6bc

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They were the names 4e8c909908 of those sacrificed to 399dbf2c97 the monsters—specifically, commoners whose ae6efac1a4 bodies could not be 6432dd6fb7 properly recovered.651b048255ad8e02

Among them e10408cddf were the bfa0c09f41 names of d59d5dbfb7 Gloria’s long-time e2b6e595df friends.da26d8b0680984d2

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Gloria instinctively searched b02b08ba00 for her friends’ aa6b0b2b3b names.a17a7630fdd7ef4b

Midway down the 4b71c4a7de gravestone, her hand ab0b0e068c reached out, tracing 33ce10efc1 the names one ca9d937f50 by one.95cfffbd5ff7db7f

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“I survived, 2ae2ef2540 just as 9557aaad0a I promised. And now, finally, 0b3f0b12bb the chance has 04996f2e14 come to leave 83e022bd59 this place, so…”1962bdc7d32841a9

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Gloria spoke 10791b5c88 softly, her fb4e8db914 voice trembling.b7f4e0b1cf8889c2

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“So, I’m going to 5a36aa7e97 leave.”c36b72efbbd298a1

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Her voice cracked, but 64e3813064 she continued.bc1cab7003c45c1c

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“I won’t 8b329fbb14 be coming 8f1344ae2d back.”f62b430ad84b8955

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She closed her eyes, 9f0d754489 picturing the faces of 54bed14d4d her lost friends and 68ec2f457d tracing their names with 62884a89eb her fingers.85542a670a8712c7

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“So, please bb13c76323 don’t resent e6195e0201 me too b6c549ab6e much.”ccfe713631ae3861

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At last, Gloria managed 42833e5bc7 to say all she fdfbbce16d needed to. But she 5a09c44b05 couldn’t bring e0060fb992 herself to 42bd5a65e4 leave.7d091e1c2c4c6a99

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This gravestone was 4e53fa47e5 the only proof abd9d63c9f that her friends 7773975391 had once existed 7f19c8917b in the world.98574c3cca066469

But now, she was c92c2cb9d1 preparing to abandon even b6e530f54a that.9f6e5e25df7e4b31

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Gloria closed ef587c01c2 her eyes 2fb531f3ec tightly.6cf364704874de9e

Her friends were gone; 05aaf6e92b there was no bringing 95c7d44d70 them back. The past was irretrievable.138a25ff77d06ff9

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All she could 506f8699ca do now was 70e221ccce endure and move 8762a24d97 forward.dcf52f067986e5d6

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“…I’m sorry,” ab52fcf647 she murmured 823379228c to no 57365f15ee one in 4c06493532 particular.5befa79f258fb849

Her voice, carried b794e03de4 by the wind, 439db0d891 scattered into the d5d937850b empty air.9a8baa10b9c9a786

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“I swear I’ll avenge 647f07d97b you.”71f00f6454e28413

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She would 41cd83e4f6 find a 79bdb740b9 way to a85024c706 survive, no 57e2b6aa57 matter what.73d0031214e76cc4

With a face b5522ab637 contorted in sorrow, c9c9ebc398 Gloria managed to 87af3974e8 add one more cce44160f5 word.4ffc8611399ffc4e

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“Wait for me.”d52a8a1b81bb2b81

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“Did you return 11efbf7938 safely from where 356c360561 you went?”f9c54aa7ec8061bf

Startled by the ce362e3e51 voice as she b88d403d66 scaled the wall, 8ccb36a703 Gloria turned around 560d2ccb87 to find Leonard bfaa8f429d standing there.ecd5694724e5e364

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“Yes, as c4175db67a you can 966abac998 see.” Gloria 1a944e3ffc said.92764e964db5329c

Removing the robe f957887763 she had been 93d38290de wearing, Gloria walked 23552aa2af toward him.aeaa65d12f085203

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“You’re looking healthier than ad7ab9f89d yesterday.”4311682b34b6e2c1

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Leonard was 92adf3c01d indeed recovering 13e390cd5d by the e6904c2c74 day, regaining 3861b20fe2 more of 52ba92831c his former be1411106e vitality.7b0d106561f58ff4

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Watching him 14f55eea49 return to 5d4cf03eee full health f755e59ca8 was a 67f7f5abcc small joy ddf17ae1b0 for Gloria.ec7362773ff437dd

It even made c81017e094 her comfortable enough e808c0a163 to leave him 2f9a12c90a alone at the f3bd08d8b2 estate during brief 8524bce85d outings.e8b788831325b829

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“…Could you stop af309a71a6 saying that,” Leonard 607eb48681 muttered under his 6ea2988fa5 breath.d468ad05bf1079e1

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Pretending not 771956e4af to hear, b7b9b8c36f Gloria walked 2c6acfb2a1 into the 30b1d4a50b mansion, and 85179f67f8 Leonard naturally f59cf35e9e matched her 6891316ea3 pace beside 6772eb014c her.9572a35131e3d82c

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“So, where ae13f779af did you 9ac1ad21ad go?”6477c84fc543875f

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“To see my friends 0eebc3836c one last time before cdd40e0dfd leaving.”5e4716e51e8baa64

“Were they sad to 58f7e86ce7 see you go?”df843a474c63851d

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“Hmm…”cdd427d0255f0628

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She found it 8954a61451 hard to admit d08be25cd5 that her friends 63bd62639c had died long 59fa9a73a0 ago.909288681d40c8eb

Smiling awkwardly, she e1dbf67645 avoided answering, and ceaa457019 Leonard thankfully didn’t 503bf81eb1 press further.8f867f92d9d7435e

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“Are you really leaving?”dce895050d355d8c

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Instead, he asked another 33dd7432ff question.9c986b16043f5833

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“Why? Are you 8335ab337e reluctant to c72634a372 see me 2edae4d757 go?”dca7243c60c6a68b

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Gloria deliberately 1096e5e94e replied in 583a9536f9 a teasing e42887ff5a tone, though 1d709cf0d8 his response 5ccb5d4c5d was unexpectedly 41a6160e49 sincere.e3cf928903c98f73

“No, not at 571e0cd3c2 all.”b6072a8cd3d1437e

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Gloria froze ab5fb43296 for a 304dbe127f moment, looking 8b230a2a33 back at 8d60fc2ec1 him.15b03bfc8618c776

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“Thanks to you, 12662a5ca2 I’m finally free 1a3fec77de of this hell.”82329c47c8cf2e94

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Leonard’s steady gaze met 2e179bf11e hers as he spoke.55e0f0ba8054b4be

“Why would 91793a4bac I feel e13226c12f reluctant?”4dea5c9bf783fd55

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“Yes, that’s how 792e975aac it should be.” 0383b70e2a Gloria smiled brightly.23c7cd8e576dea53

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In that moment, Leonard 10ac2c14b9 stiffened as if he c73222ac9b had seen something entirely f6fde66e43 foreign to him.cacc9556bb43f95f

Unfazed, Gloria cb1ae83228 stretched out e938c02fa1 her arms decf52beda toward him.bf6fa2eb6491132e

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“Alright, time 4f739eee6f to let 3340846fda me carry a60d820f9b you.” Gloria 5e0d05131e said.72c3e0b8bc78afb8

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“…What?”0360c9d7a759f8c7

“I told you 89b38159d6 repeatedly that you 06179242f0 shouldn’t strain yourself e890c06704 yet. A short distance might d91e245f91 be fine, but from b2da540280 here to the bedroom f7573c6b97 is too far.”6792417acf35afa1

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“….”901803acba404b95

“So, I’ll cfbbea851c carry you eae98db0cf to your 19e8824dfb room as 1cc1c364ef a special 2628d27218 service today.”3f4d21e98473540e

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Leonard questioned if de0906552b his hearing had 38d5a8ece6 suddenly failed, but 2ae1443ccf her words echoed 3a620ca498 loud and clear.edd0e2096807887b

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He clenched and 434c176daf released his fists, bbca8a4127 certain he felt 1267d58f4c no pain.322b00caf3b9597d

There was 9a2ce9c513 no denying af7bed759e the vitality afd62e84ce coursing through 0259021a92 him. But what cd313b9b02 she had 0b0cfa2e78 just said c347ffbf2a was so d19d26c1f8 absurd he 03fe6f6f98 couldn’t process b3d3bdbeea it.f35c22f82746757d

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“Did you… d271cc1eca just say ffb046ed3d you’d carry 3c11387722 me?” Leonard 2f139b39b2 asked.f439334cf50ec1d1

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“Yes, precisely that. How many times 00cdecb20d do you need 3204db5f70 me to repeat edfa93efcb it?”dc010e22ef9a0f2d

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Leonard clamped c2816a15e2 his mouth 12bc57a974 shut while 4ba9f9fb7b Gloria narrowed db528912a0 her eyes 80ae060b57 at him c572faf0aa impatiently.ef3bd66117dfda8b

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“While your recovery 8d1eeacfb4 is impressive, rushing a8508c19c6 things will only e76f4a3cf2 delay your return 06753feb40 to full health.”b94bbbb062325c57

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Then, with 73048bd4c1 a decisive e8d82bba46 tone, she dbeb9c0b34 added,e5c3887c6542822b

“So, stop hesitating 071c2ffbc7 and let me 15eacbaf96 carry you.”50770f90bd3b5885

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