EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 128

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Allen, who 48d5062c10 was staring fe9d8f025b intently, made f0e268df9b Lia feel 0e976efcc4 awkward, and a3827ade6e she let 3a8922b93e out an c10948b496 embarrassed laugh.af84a585859e6b9d

Then, she c6b77200f0 suddenly noticed 7773c75cae that his 3044cde6f3 gaze was 533cb7368b subtly fixed 69ef54eba7 on her 629de47624 hair.c9c8190eda692634

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‘Ah… He must 807ff66b8f be curious about 940cd87126 my hair color.’667f30b39405fdab

Well, considering a6871eb416 Diana had eff2c450ea already mentioned f1a07b94a8 how she 0b13723744 looked in f1d9cf718a her eyes, 7524f301d2 it wasn’t 0a0f24e8e3 surprising that 278ab3fa19 he found af3b361239 it odd 71631425bb and fascinating.39cee6083c8d3023

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However, contrary to 25801cd16e Lia’s thoughts, Allen b2594cdedb wasn’t staring at 41e2e83e5b her hair because d0fcee8689 he found it fa05ff4d51 strange or intriguing.3d546ff1d5aab297

To be precise, his c8096dd774 attention was more on 30c094e068 the hairpin tucked into ee05d0aa05 her hair than on fc1c0f2ef0 her hair itself.281d96cbc55cbe53

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Allen carefully slipped the 5e7045f169 hairpin he had been b616b32bd4 holding into his pocket.34b703f21b3e3aa8

⟨Brother, can’t you ff8740c797 give this to 42efcf4ec0 sister? She would look b574578360 really pretty with f19df8d54a it…⟩c14b6b0575d72fcd

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The words Diana 0036f40fea had whispered to 287dc0e4c7 him the night f58469bf21 before flashed through 138a759501 his mind.82149b50358c7dc1

At that b5a60c624a time, Allen 101062e9ec had casually 1736bec26c taken the 7c3c7ad87b hairpin from f9aa219ff5 Diana, saying 290905c828 that he 41f19bc0b3 would give 8591e0b237 it to 6dd8569b88 Lia himself.b88eccd474d85dbe

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But now, seeing a 9fa80996e9 different hairpin already adorning eeb55c225e her hair, he found f9c888b35e himself unable to speak.a2223fad231cc410

‘Maybe they could have met sooner… But because of me…’[mfn]How? Why?[/mfn]

The image of Ria 63ce77114f shedding tears in front 7b58bf75d0 of the Grand Duke a416277c2d and Duchess yesterday wouldn’t f6417fe346 leave his mind.d584f4832a07ca25

Shaking his head 18ac630682 to rid himself ae58e5ca06 of the faint 7c8fe9b664 guilt creeping up, f50863d3c7 Allen deliberately raised e8549fce81 his voice.5358525f480c99ab

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“I can use 8062a77743 aura now.”84edd72c98267c63

“What?”b125d5d7bdc01c14

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“Aura. I can use 373e759345 aura now.”98a1e026a3b3a6df

At the sudden declaration, 7154d32ae5 Lia tilted her head 4fbfd14d76 in confusion but soon 4dffcf5413 clapped her hands in de28eb3d1a amazement.e8fc992d4a98e2c8

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“Wow! That’s incredible!”6a98ddccb1fe08a7

“Right?”279d1ddb3433930e

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Allen puffed out his chest, acting like her usual carefree younger brother. [mfn]If you don’t remember, she considers him a younger brother because of his usual naive actions as well as her maturity in relation to it.[/mfn]

‘But to f980efe002 already be 7daf471876 using aura a71d0d10ae at his 5acf78b7f9 age…’70889cd702e3b569

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She often forgot while 3dd2656d04 spending time with him, 9e317257be but it was clear ac1bea6f5d that he was a fc6d54ec1e natural talent destined to 4ed1278d6e become a Swordmaster.d8f229f1a717e523

Then, as another thought 82b946583b crossed her mind, Lia 42ea385274 asked,e36968ef3b20d90f

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“By the way, where’s b59ac03ed3 Jack?”55b66ffd2f8c1e32

The duke had b3ce2fc21e probably gone to 3fc9d29620 the imperial palace e62161e475 by now, but 1a7c520fd3 since Jack and f64a519b32 Taze were also 544cb3ea0f present at yesterday’s d071ff6050 commotion, she had 6be92b40a2 expected them to 4a48f46dd2 be here.395758ae8d4da527

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Allen scratched his head 8ef42b3620 and replied indifferently,1d6352403ca0f424

“He said 25677d0a07 he’s sick.”7e623843a1e583c8

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“What?”771ab52b6f887cce

“Yeah, he’s bab12f0c72 not feeling f843e0b394 well. Probably a cold.”7fee5445061d0692

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Lia’s eyes widened in f89bd5a410 shock, and her expression 09dc65b229 darkened.837be059254911c6

The heavy snowfall 84b0024443 last night had 0d5c83d398 caused the temperature 799b3f38bc to drop drastically—it e89e9b934d was likely the 3da386e92d coldest night of a4f7a9a5ad the winter.130e20001abd6463

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Considering Jack cc938f7f9b had been 6978dc5887 running around 9599a2f1bc looking for 625dfbbf67 her in ced782f259 such weather, 7f904383a7 it was e79f236601 no wonder 9409f17da4 he had fcfd038393 caught a f4600d1f90 cold.9eb6613e1aa5a344

She wanted to ca40ad5c8a rush over to 0f0e352b0e see him immediately, 9f9fcf7b5b but since Taze e0e038b3d7 had already called caea88b44d for a doctor 80948fb6c6 and Jack was 3212e4a93f likely resting now, 739a03e767 she hesitated, not 85790856ce wanting to disrupt e330ace3da his recovery.946a1c6935c565e2

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Just then…ae0a284b35c85437

“Oh, by the way, bdfef6ff27 I sent someone early 154f8e0444 this morning to deliver b50438e370 this wonderful news to bdbce9ce30 Lucio, but apparently, the 05fbf46296 teleportation in the capital b55034c34e has been blocked due 37abddd7fd to last night’s blizzard.”afc8f8fb96cbe7bc

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The duchess sighed, 52bb562a63 saying that Lucio d57f6cbb93 would probably only 49e876bd3c hear the news dedc16f61c once he returned 0a911d6a6b to the duchy.710b149cbff7b3de

“I hope he can c286d9b585 make it back before f724132a44 the graduation ceremony…”8be79e58322edd9b

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At those words, Lia 66998b9340 flinched, recalling her encounter f94d9a8de4 with Lucio the night a5bdda97b6 before.2f139752705af686

‘So that’s why f8146bfd18 the snowfall felt 0a9714d5b0 unusual…’8b19334c5dcb203d

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She had known 482a66e00b that teleportation could 2581e4e01f be temporarily disabled, 2bdeb4e5f7 but she hadn’t aa6b1d5b78 realized it would fed38c70b2 be today.f8f97f9f3f9a2dcb

Thinking about how ed86142af0 Lucio had barely 5832b7b701 managed to return c6cfe146b0 in time, she 331ff57eb6 felt a strange 43fdb2e78c sense of bewilderment.7b5c9a91084eb538

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With everything that had b74f3dfa56 happened, she hadn’t had 91cf2ea1cc time to think deeply 89718c86c1 about it, but why babdb81f2b had he come all 1c9d92aa6b the way to the 9329e6949c capital alone?59eeb4f2308746db

‘…It must be 70acb55531 because I’m an 137d3f215a important client and cc4b9deb62 asset to Darel.’057e5a3d455cd05e

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Ria understood 441dd3c055 well how 260100920d intelligence guilds 347e2e9506 operated, so 04cd5e1ec8 it wasn’t 44a77abe44 difficult to 415a5199d8 accept this 6c9d370ce2 reasoning.b71a2a61247ae784

However, when she e551b781e4 remembered how Lucio b8be97adf1 had said he e64128405f wished for her 612a2fd5f3 happiness, something she bb61813b05 had never heard 5c86793749 from anyone else 254173879d before, her heart b5e79a2905 felt strangely ticklish.ae44c72d7e8ca72d

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Just as she was c752f9e169 about to replay his b5543dbf80 words in her mind…6ff76de4aa65410f

“Where is she?! Where is she?!”d59e234e31222b19

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A loud voice shook e5618384e2 the sturdy walls of 9d6832ae2b the Duke Elard’s mansion.1c4d7abee6507576

Then, the drawing-room 74be8c1ee5 door burst open.b48e2f6fcac15a4e

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The overwhelming 67bdee324c presence of 05443f2267 a towering, 9c2dcbaa91 bear-like figure d79c3392a4 made Allen 99b5c079df hiccup in f865ede5f0 surprise.a9d00d30300e5161

It was Marquis 0efeeabae7 Diapel.616c02b7bd4f5259

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“…”e524e9925930c4eb

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“…”063b0c467344a33f

Despite having just 4c947f5818 called for me 8f4d1cf2fc so loudly that 6f15625185 the entire mansion 2477341ed8 seemed to shake, 8ecbdf43c7 my grandfather was 85da2c2382 at a loss dc478b3802 for words upon 81b16c282e seeing me.5ea933f7b197882d

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Though he aec7b5bd52 didn’t cry, f82d4dacd3 his reddened 5f4fd4d04d eyes gave a9e7bcd9f0 away his 5273cfbd57 emotions.c7d8c4574c6f37be

Ascart, standing beside 61d80cc2b0 me, blinked in 206465788e confusion at the 299104382d unfamiliar appearance of 34f9e95f71 my grandfather, while c1d8cdca49 my parents, who daa8410049 had accompanied him, 946cf8b992 looked slightly apologetic.dfc617074ae16779

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The silence stretched unbearably 7c87071737 long until my mother df07c4eaae finally spoke.31736e77d078dae4

“Father…”3747fb5a929bbe1a

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At that moment, my 87ad5a12a6 grandfather suddenly muttered,05a221852100d737

“Now I can 22ec6467c2 die without regrets.”0ff18facd664cab8

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“Father!”a610dac24e6500c5

“Marquis!”0c8217856cabf3a4

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“Grandfather!”2a838b6965614bb0

The startled voices 7f32fe83cd followed one after abd1df1f28 another.afb72785281f978e

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Avoiding my mother’s 3cc9c32a08 sharp gaze, my 305cebebba grandfather looked at d1fcc069e0 my father, then 440ddaf84e Ascart, and finally b10e6839b2 me.08e5a906e69d540e

A choked voice escaped 01532500a4 from him.6c53e90f8226b58d

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“…Hearing you 222b359aa0 calling me f8d4a9151b ‘grandfather’ is 57fa8f1bfd still the 4063099ca6 sweetest sound.”25da31b98136ef69

Beside me, 2759c29649 Ascart flinched 427eac8491 as if d5bc7fb02e startled by 7931b724c9 the unexpected 2a420a4e17 words.3d4508ed709432cd

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But I had no 20a96a5ecc time to focus on ca2304799f anything else.c36860fb8c17f9b5

“Lia, won’t you call 045ca49a7c me grandfather once more?”5f7233a8e5729fb0

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Though he 2b958c1d2f seemed healthier 7c99b375f2 than I 8a06bcf204 remembered, the ea9c198441 deep lines c801cea573 on his 1b2382395f face spoke 0081525ca5 of long 9a5e4af9c1 years and df0f250abd hardships.d1ad4b403cc3125a

In my past ce833e0320 life, I had db76d5c51d called him ‘grandfather’ 7e1a82f819 countless times, but 886fddca4e never had I 82c035f5b5 felt this nervous 424772a174 saying it.7d175003aef1d1da

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After opening 476fb4fd52 and closing b83276b96a my mouth e59e872b4b several times, f435538f1e I finally 5a23040a4f forced myself 5932a21d8f to speak a7988ae484 calmly.8e0b11ada796a881

“If you 8200d0766f promise never 0320a8bc9a to say dba2da6e78 you’re ready 9b3a34d7d4 to die 056a713463 again, I’ll cc5ef2e555 call you d3b7d56e3c that.”d8aec76ca45bc546

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“I promise.”3c45bf0f5d1923f4

“…Grandfather.”576488cd301216b7

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The moment he responded 1f5dca7692 without hesitation, I couldn’t 39c68c04cb help but smile. Then, without e524dd33fa thinking, I 173d0318ca rushed into e663e46ad4 his strong d7e5cea9ce embrace.08e61caa42500163

“I always wished you 5534e6b92f were my grandfather. I’m so happy.”e5736c7dac01834e

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For the 1e4e4bac0a first time, 511ae3b4dc I let c63a7a16d1 out a f969bf0d71 bit of 8365a05a18 the longing 72b99541db I had def441d7f4 kept hidden 740b43c140 for so 29ee8f384d long.a7defacba1096baa

My grandfather 85f4498d46 lifted me 85949eb752 onto his 9c2c2aa31e lap, gently e5e09aa918 patting my 00611b435c shoulder and f6cfeb08cf back.54238c450726e2d8

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“I’m truly happy that c4fbe847b1 you are my granddaughter.”93773d42a7232528

Startled by 716dbc9a79 his words, 6674f39b63 I looked 729f5f8a98 up at 84437a4665 him.ca1b226003ebbf03

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I never expected 666ac61185 such an honest 9feb103ed6 confession from someone dc44ccf9fc as reserved as f3276df782 my grandfather.5675fd2093e689af

Sure enough, his 6a63c83f45 ears and neck 740d6ecef5 were turning bright b1133dc00e red as he 059e2e02b8 looked away and 0285e8d57d muttered,49e8c373348e0583

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“Hmph! After making me 4e82cdcd51 feel all emotional, 6efb939728 you think you 7ff336c0f3 can win me ff96e069a1 over with just f3d1286b21 one act of 59df7fcff7 affection? Do you think that’ll c695934fc3 be enough for me b8b5521f07 to forgive you?”69a44a74fca06d42

“Then what 09eb2dae51 should I 98efed733a do to 8d243d258c be forgiven?”bc552ef03d44f599

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I asked, grinning.49fba79b15f568ed

His eyes widened in f3ae5ab1c0 surprise.473b152a3b49590f

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Now, even fb85a0bcbb his eyes 3a22781146 were tinged ad7d4e70d0 red. After a moment, he 8054d36050 cleared his throat and 693ea06e7f asked,ecc097e625326e49

“Do you really like df41da4d06 this old man that ed5248876c much?”1c25ec986c54a7ef

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“Yes! I do!”ab8c2cc771f8e916

The moment I 7314317f61 answered, his jaw b0718a39a3 dropped open.50b9954ca393306a

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Though he quickly shut 8adcca5d77 his mouth again, he aef77bc9fb couldn’t hide the smile 7dd15e7a1b tugging at the corners b6b86e605a of his lips.c15e9acfe094a2a1

Just then…bac59fcffcd7c9f8

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“Grandfather! Allow me to reintroduce d4bc6d8774 her. This is beabd35934 my younger 2bf80b9964 sister.”19174135007e348b

Ascart spoke out of 84dc0452fe nowhere.7b528e8bbc845b1c

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At first, it sounded ba40fb3840 like he was simply 57a9c23f5e repeating his introduction from f743acf2a0 earlier, just as he a7753fa07f had done with Allen.c8ea9c620ab935f3

But the 2750cf7085 fact that 1313b3cfa4 he had 5edf40f488 called him 1ed093535a ‘grandfather’ instead 25516490e1 of ‘Marquis’ a564eec05d showed that 7be0862ce7 my grandfather’s 061c3c57d4 words had d02b049471 affected him dafbf19808 deeply.ce6395ead345a665

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“Isn’t that 28c1fb86fe right, Lia?”6e5244f4c0c049eb

Turning to me, Ascart e15972759a looked expectant, like a dcc563542c large puppy waiting for 96d4941e23 praise.8f97930ccd7eb485

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I could almost 49376fa504 imagine an invisible fb96a40f9e tail wagging behind 856f8aca28 him, and suppressing fbcb7393e0 a chuckle, I c8f9632293 gave him the 0fb8193794 answer he wanted.04fdac7c2706f67b

“Yes, Oppa.”d4f04a985789c436

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At that, Grandfather also 14d737b318 grumbled at Ascart.948456e849f6fcb8

“Hmph, she may be your sister, but she is also my granddaughter. Right?”491cc7d39a6c986e

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“Yes, Grandfather.”afd95b62afc1b1c3

As I eagerly answered 9f08c2cbe5 both of them, I ddb635faba suddenly hesitated at the e012995269 small voices coming from a2298ea48c the side.eead3701d3afe907

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“Our daughter…”8b2a7bfc265b0e75

“She’s our daughter, though…”edd689aa4aedea04

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I had d69997a332 expected my 9a902385b4 parents to 2b9118fac2 be watching 51ab4dd87f us warmly, 03f782badc but instead, 7e18505180 they looked 316989d3da utterly dejected.c379cdb765ee4087

“Leaving Father aside, even Ascart is being called Oppa…She must still be mad at us.”e2a170c6ea4e07b2

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“But why me too…?”5ef1c0af2d781cef

“Wait, dear! What are you saying? Aren’t husband and wife of one heart and one body?”e5dcaf00f0959a5c

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Things escalated to dba380d2d1 the point where bc1ecb6197 my usually loving 311c6c916e parents seemed on ab0781b821 the verge of bad6854c0e an argument, so e6584d94aa I finally shut 4b32cfe713 my eyes tightly bc0dc24159 and shouted.2ee0f6b353c271d6

“Dad, Mom! Please stop!”56a4e57781603789

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Hearing my words, my b7eacd802c parents turned to look 0b76533d2f at me and froze 64fda686f5 in place.8bc6884c64953787

They even held their c8f24f4d43 breath, completely unable to 3c19c4799d move, and seeing them 33767b6799 like that made my f42d4682f5 nose sting with emotion.05d4dba107c6ffb8

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I don’t remember much after that.8e03d41d71ac43c4

I was 4b34ebe6a2 overwhelmed by c41a4c88e2 dad and 4069e6f2b3 mom hugging 4e864c5cf1 me tightly, 10f95dd871 begging me a2aa6b0785 to call a128c66eb8 them again, 2fb8d6bd9c and then 0db43400f8 grandfather and d073a1d4fc Ascart joining bc2730f7fb in.8d0e42b3cac8f16d

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Then, a b4f1d662c5 voice suddenly 7b87cc0fc2 snapped me 233cfb71a1 out of c1ad0c8de1 it.b38e2961f856bb8b

“**** it! That Emperor ***** just had to get in my way in the day my granddaughter was found! If not for him, I would have heard this joyous news yesterday!”[mfn]No swearing, grandpa![/mfn]

So that’s why dad 253420ded2 and mom had gone 76b19e010a to the palace early 9ad9feeda8 in the morning.c2e94b522e1caafb

Apparently, grandfather aca0e180ff had stayed 9e6707fdeb at the 326d6843f1 palace after f85cc9abd3 being held cf897e1b36 back by c31a07ecc5 the Emperor, a030cb2d3a drinking and 1b67373be8 playing chess 4ce399c1af late into 75842fd1d6 the night.ad6e9c17fa21f035

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Because of bbb1ddf163 that, he 855958ad0e had only 3d31bc3462 heard the 8c7db08c82 news this 9221e6479f morning and 4c52e03d51 was now e3320b2a69 fuming.3ce0521718c56b51

Hearing such dangerous a08114702b words made me 85bbc13111 flinch and glance 9d8b7a83a5 at him nervously, b598937651 but grandfather just 4111ddb3a3 waved it off 05db334b99 as if it 503f109c58 were nothing.a2889bd863ae4bc6

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“It’s fine, it’s fine. If I can’t even complain about the Emperor in my own home, then what kind of home is it?”a2d22668c4f5286a

“…But this is the Duke Elard’s mansion.”bd8866a5ad2d7c76

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“…Huh?”3f380aa168fed5f5

Because grandfather had fb86ae7cb6 stormed into the dfb703a2fb Duke’s mansion so c14cd17b38 suddenly, the Duchess bfbc4c24bc had taken Allen 75b2589e65 and Diana away 9fe4ea0868 to give us ef67562578 space for a 0bc43c8a3a proper family reunion.358ac428b2ed425f

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Hearing my words, e3732ee744 grandfather looked around 95493b682c in confusion, as 320b77340b if realizing his 50a00efa35 mistake for the 7d070812af first time.3e4a7c101cb6ae0f

I let 51447e78e7 out an 75853ac25d awkward laugh 9d96976ac4 and stood 0203fc675d up.236822ce4844b74b

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“Then, why don’t you all head back to the Marquis’ residence first? I’ll go see lad— I mean, Diana for a bit before coming.”26fadd0c9224b946

Until just e85e3079a9 the other 0b1f516b99 day, Diana 0fd48ef305 had clung 63a6236501 to me a9cf0aeae3 all the 970aa30419 time.3cc8a9f7546c2db8

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We hadn’t even 24f8c086a2 had a proper 8a2edaf1c4 conversation earlier, so 5fae50cd0f I was still 41f2826375 worried about her.bd412953d5ed0266

‘Besides, there’s something I need to say properly…’260a06bf8f0b2245

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“Adriana.”a8d0d69b8dbd7191

At that moment, my bc4e4e401c father called my name 73dc544f85 with a serious expression.961840c9bb48b29d

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“There is someone here in the Elard Duke’s mansion whom you need to meet first.”8c22350ef13dca58