EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 129

Chapter 129c11340db3fe759a3

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I looked 2b9ffc5dcc at the 9c4c0a71eb young man 0f6c2a2617 in front 53a545f820 of me e2ad3d35ca with tense a924580844 eyes.f174b9d1b91dd99f

I wasn’t 6f4c9ba27e sure why 9a5aa4a651 he was 95ab019c7e staying at f1abb94736 the Duke’s 0251a6a14e residence instead 41c3a78e6a of the b1897684bd Marquis’ estate, 7739ed4090 but the c54a295395 person my 1ab2bf704a father mentioned de1d6bccec was none e27cebe04f other than 07ed03ccd7 the man c9b2dbd2c9 who had 43a5032c91 declared me 6761f6b7b5 a ‘Grand 17c08c9d0e Princess’ yesterday.e7f1ef8dd2f03406

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The former High Priest, 9401377d66 who had managed to bb86d5be39 have me recognized as d24b29bce0 his daughter without even d11727ea01 needing a formal blood 6e1ff7d825 test at the temple…9d69f1350fea8861

‘The Great Sage, 20c0ff2c7a Raizel.’c26aa0cb4294eb81

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I knew 0ac2906e5b all too f6bbc6f565 well about b31df53c59 the Great 80aea6cf1b Sage’s name 4465970bcf and reputation.95a70b887d44fb44

Because he 7fe55713b8 roamed the 67a3efdec0 continent without afb873fe04 a fixed 3fc9a1fda5 residence, countless f8516364b3 people had e76279f472 tracked his 9b5457eb37 whereabouts to 71a3f81b4c seek his 935db2fd38 counsel and 8e6ec8b11a wisdom, and 4e00138336 even Terencium abb3445c9c had been fde39e28a4 keeping an 383b373a9c eye on f95fe7e7bb him.37197a25bce67dd6

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‘But to think f8bbe97aa1 his true identity 37445532bb was the former 8c4120a1e0 High Priest…’7f9fdd53756d312b

I wasn’t af6c2297b5 sure if b77016bc09 Master knew, 78e2fc9479 but it 24ab69968e was definitely c839c300c8 a secret dd0aa09b34 unknown to dee11248ec most people.b96f99c0fa1a24bb

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Moreover, according to my bcc7dca13d father, he had suddenly 44c7a8323d resigned as High Priest b1142c0aaa to fulfill some mission. The temple had b14b31079c hastily appointed a 2cfb6a6846 new High Priest, 04f849ef33 but they were 9a1ca9d10f still secretly searching cf609819f9 for him.001375eaab178254

“What are you f6b66b99e9 staring at so 0af5f42be2 intently?”742da837cd493f7d

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As I 3e28d85391 found myself bf3ce70d3a unable to fd8b763715 look away, 5cd9fa92f0 fascinated by 8823f0839d finally meeting bcf3e98ed3 the Great 86cb9a8de4 Sage in ee89c71093 person, he 0ba642ae4d asked gruffly.c621662e1fa4ddc0

“Huh? Ah, well…”bbc560380575fb2c

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Yesterday, I 93978ed4d6 had clearly 0bbd0dc0fc seen him 28ae49febc as an f613e29c11 old man, a23018bb15 and my e2a054aa6d father had 8139d502e7 mentioned that 647c0d4b90 his real 579339b7ab age was 1bfd084049 immense.09bd5dca86fe474e

Yet, the person in c6d6d89fae front of me now, 146af25387 despite his white hair, ffa0a94655 looked like nothing but 812bbc6533 a young man, which 645b513498 was quite curious.4ffdb1d8a3ed9cab

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But that wasn’t what 0e5067f825 I truly wanted to a735f56e4d ask.238bc428a160bff7

“I heard a35cee7f84 that yesterday, a34b9839d7 you briefly 75732d0788 showed my 15adb3467f true appearance.”09ab871c92f5a614

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After holding Raizel’s hand, 19b4cbd467 I had wondered why efb5276f19 everyone looked so shocked… abc3ee5147 Apparently, my appearance had eba5fcc555 momentarily changed to pink 4d1388b0bb hair and pink eyes.cb70da23ffdba748

It was astonishing 1fbe15f19e enough that he 10f5ffe211 claimed to see 1ada2c10f1 my true form, 0067b4de5d my soul, but 60f4f526d7 for such a 3d612cbc07 thing to actually 2aa4efb96d be possible…dadb2479236cdc93

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“I was b15783ffa6 just so 27690e4960 amazed and fb06e5720c curious about 9839537c80 how that fa70ccbd26 was possible 877e8288e0 that I 7cbc8fa7c5 couldn’t help a8edcbc031 but stare. If that made 204703fa3d you uncomfortable, I e39abc4806 apologize.”557c28ae1041a7da

“Hmph!”c14cf6a150a753b6

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This man might 030555599c be my only cd41eea2b0 hope.7df6db403bbf33cc

Not wanting to 154ad04207 offend him, I 94cae21197 clasped my hands 257b438bd9 tightly and looked 1a03543dbe up at him 7bad0c8536 politely. At that, the corner 55ca19433b of Raizel’s lips twitched.57947a08edd056c2

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“Well, if that’s the 24abd64ad8 case, I suppose it 8071d6e11c can’t be helped. I can understand why e173ef4b4d you’d be surprised.”206582dae3ffe8e1

“Exactly! I always 0f171c67f1 thought divine 7d3efb1eaa power was f4b583fbba only for 340b44541a healing. Oh, of course, 07d5be5108 enhancing vitality is 93794563e8 already amazing, but 7f421e15de still!”9644cb01e20567d3

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“Hmph, divine power is b99c054f14 inherently incredible. It’s just that no 68abf78971 one has truly unlocked 5ce8a6972c its full potential. If one reaches the bcb0ece894 pinnacle of divine power, 3c8be20912 magic becomes trivial.”b2e046262bbdb457

“Wow! Really?”cd5be873251ae653

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“Of course. Otherwise, how do you bdc8a39248 think the Saintess of 97d1231d45 the past was able 8f5d146fcd to protect this world 59f23522f3 from demons?”ff9ac69314c59c5f

“Wow, that’s incredible.”6023b143144e405d

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I clapped enthusiastically, f98175aafd playing along, and 5e7d8471ae Raizel’s attitude softened 17bcdc9a3c considerably.d0c004438aebce8b

For some reason, a0552c0cf4 he reminded me 8d5ef759e4 of certain high-ranking 8ee90b553b officials who would 4a356801a9 get ridiculously happy 7a9d06e233 whenever I praised 53c05c13fa them, which made 782c713c7a me feel a 2798f7120d bit more at f0b29038d0 ease.81ce18d5a927042d

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‘Well, he may daab4e47c8 look young, but 3084657475 he’s still an 7b72c8d350 old man inside.’7d651271e4217884

Then,5f1b8bd4a955504b

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“We’ll need 292b3f032c to see dbeee62b3c each other 2231095c43 regularly for 8bb16efd4d the purification cfa227ff97 process, but 693f943b37 at least 416163c5ab you have ac47ccd79f a pleasant d2382030c1 personality. Considering you managed to cde96c62e7 maintain such a pure ed3d5e567e spirit despite being under e457942fd1 a terrible illusion… Well, 0fffc6e45f enough of that. Come closer. I need to 337875b705 check your necklace. That’s where bb26f7cdf0 I sense f5518e9b05 the strongest ae94a86fb7 demonic energy.”f6acd6b675d21cf8

At his 9f26560100 lengthy statement, 41059300b7 I froze.acdec52ae2832477

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‘Purification? A terrible illusion? Demonic energy…?’7fb0e78546f35788

Every single thing cba177f1fa he said was f54ae1efb9 shocking, so much 971ea53fa3 so that I f4c771a7e7 didn’t even know fec654d134 which part to 7de4fa2e2b ask about first.10c7521c4b24562e

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“What are 4993c6f66d you just be7bbbfca6 standing there 700b127725 for? I told b6e3852c74 you to b013dd322a come here.”3072b75f34c89dc5

“Y-yes!”e4c6d0845a948938

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Startled, I hurriedly 53d176cc4c stepped closer and c2263e255f instinctively reached up 34869501eb to remove my afc9382f8a necklace.ffb450c3c31236e1

“…I can’t take f53b8ce2d8 it off.”c60144a5217bc52b

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As I spoke with 811404f4b8 a troubled expression, Raizel 51f149f19c nodded knowingly.a865867efbe424f4

“As expected, mind 2be6df6a06 control. Well, to maintain such 9c83d852b6 an illusion, that would e2aba8d1f8 make sense… Hmm?”629c5643a914acf5

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Just then, as he 4e308f58f6 examined the necklace up ab16ce94a2 close, he suddenly stopped.58c18ab1d362a4dc

“This is strange. If it were 310b812b6e merely the medium e3da36570c of an illusion 0fb706e99e spell, the power f3c60d2fe0 shouldn’t be this 24dda21653 strong…”382c523b5b1706db

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“A medium for aea3983c0d an illusion spell?”a7ebe38637b75428

“Yes. The magic of 5ef7fbdc25 deception that distorts 1c0568e66f perception and awareness 25f1bdb81b is notoriously difficult. Moreover, for something e56e1900f4 like this to ee5dbf2108 persist for so f836db9718 long without leaving a78d1b262f a trace… no 9e75dffb07 matter how much 69d1a47ecd one borrows a c88d3bc64f demon’s power, there caf8025b59 must be a ab846f59ba medium…”450e53be4ae46676

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“W-wait a moment!”67acb8f4edd3006c

Startled, I cut 761c6c363f off his words.dcdc0539aeaf359c

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“What did you just f99900b734 say? What kind of power?”681863a6a953f7ef

“I said demon’s f12a8e4527 power…”d1ced8e35f37ac0c

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Raizel blinked in confusion, 91fba48c24 then suddenly narrowed his 0dd8a083cb eyes.a232d2061dd21a2b

“…Don’t tell me. Do you have no bdd17851b6 idea who kidnapped you 08bab64a68 and how all of 0d96b4f66b this happened? Your father didn’t 7950a35667 tell you anything?”c72216eea57cd1d8

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When I dumbly shook f5a63931d2 my head, Raizel stomped 682995973f his foot in fury 6f7a189401 and yelled.4fb41d1dfbe0d0d3

“That **** fool! He just 2128466a89 brought you 0c8e8fa27b to me bbabb6e222 without explaining e02ede6422 anything? Was he trying b0feb03620 to dump the 17981d8a34 hard part on eff79faf3c me?!”786722571ad71645

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Clearly agitated, he 9b674fb4bc spent a long f55999b138 while ranting about 44ea06adbe my father, completely e9de39f47c forgetting I was f29701a3cc there.2967ba808944faa9

Then, with ac83b1f85d a troubled b39a623cac expression, he 3a47bfb039 finally spoke.1aba73af9b841a44

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A long conversation e5d49ba24d followed.5134abdf9b37bc47

After a while, I f9e2398454 asked in a daze.1f233f0a3eb5dfe5

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“So… the 7dda2e75e8 thing my 527dcb3b86 father did 1fe709f2ec to completely ffb0383395 separate the b590c94e33 Principality from 90aa4caae9 the Empire de4a2a1ee4 was…”6b7910bc9444ed76

“Eliminating the demon 127ee616c6 worshippers operating within 64c73eb1f7 the Empire. But he couldn’t 6eb92fe096 get rid of 1288407974 them all. Those *****s 67f5f69c3a are experts 041cb77fe3 at hiding efae21bd84 like rats. Well, since c7dc2b48af being exposed 79e0976e60 as a 9171f46252 demon contractor e0b7c5074e leads to e810640e0b immediate execution 1f47c1fb34 by fire, 24e721a5ff they’ve certainly d82e45f181 learned to 0a7feb624c run.”107fb0ec9f6253ad

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“…Demon worshippers.”7e5667a15c784710

It was a b1a7f27bf4 term I had 2011d99890 never heard before.275005d6d1ed9c78

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According to 4516b75d65 Raizel, they 2e853f91f5 were people 984983837f who made ff13e6797b contracts with ce9f7e2e89 demons for b6e643c942 personal gain, 357a8cfedb ambition, or d8c6162277 long-cherished desires—souls 88844e1ba2 utterly beyond 22608158c8 salvation.f3a2c904f9f42f40

I swallowed 2583944ef4 hard and 1a98c4eed4 asked,0a07170475e75c02

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“Do they 0cbe8fa03f really use cecd148083 humans as ac6c253c86 sacrifices?”9bb6cf19bca46d3b

“Yes. They offer 0796796497 human mana d5984f7f92 to the aa1ebd430e demons.”cc9a71c9eea5edad

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Since mana was connected 6b8ac6c2ce to the heart, that fff9cefca1 essentially meant taking lives.aaa9cda7de874449

But…64139bc28de871cd

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“How is e2b7f87f3b that even c6bdfc2c55 possible?”7a4bc983c7889c7c

How could demons ec6bf3af27 take mana from 41b04ed59b humans? I couldn’t understand a27c3ee47e the connection at 91f158a9f6 all.dd8fe603eb45033a

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When I 1bc3741798 tilted my 21dc491076 head and ca1e6be414 asked, Raizel e34344ed8b scoffed.06475efebc4f70af

“They’re capable of far 65c8bc4add worse. Brainwashing and manipulating 79d8422b61 people’s minds are 09af81c893 among their greatest a9c88b4bf3 specialties. Those under their spells 10527738ae betray their friends, lovers, c3b8b42fa4 and family without even 47529e41c0 realizing something is wrong.”47ace77c47d36d64

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“…”9fee4f921cb38f67

I had the adf822a814 feeling that Raizel 4dd5561430 was deliberately avoiding 028558bc7d giving me too 7d992fc18f many details, as e3103e6801 if he didn’t f976e3c1a6 want to tell 67593f4898 me the full d2ededecb6 story.5b1cb5c40041e01a

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Deciding that I needed bd298a0caf to investigate further, I c952375c0a spoke again.6a7e9f95fa6690de

“Then… the reason 3012f624c3 I repelled divine e3d4973695 power before was…”1ed3a027214da616

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“Even if 5fed6e16e8 the traces a79200c029 are erased, dc8bd15f9a there’s nothing 7006097f4a that can 195f32ad4b be done 9b8655bb7e about something abe53ec920 already consumed d3c10e5bc4 by demonic 2aa7d8b0b3 energy. Young people these 616a064f56 days don’t even e319760d94 know how to 11face0dc7 use divine power 44691c83b5 properly, so they ca6ce9c922 probably didn’t understand d16a11595d what was happening c3205423b6 and just panicked.”2da09c63992da700

I was at 3a1be181a0 a loss for 9a00cc7560 words.4b0dc0156e60d9af

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Listening to this abdcf6e4d4 conversation was leaving d2e79f2f5c me with a e29ab726f7 heavy heart.78493832f525415a

I had suspected 6c750c9c86 my situation was a93dda2edb similar to a 3ed1741786 ‘curse,’ but I 656a84d926 never imagined it 1d283e567b was connected to 9647263b64 demons.b4053b48489f5c16

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“But… why didn’t they 4f417bdbfb just kill me?”6e2593d638f6d20a

Hearing all 69009dd070 this, I 84090c2cd6 could understand 4c39579dbe why they 044ab226e0 would want 592d8eb8da revenge on 85790bd572 my father. It also made sense 13e13d19a1 that they’d covet me d6d9438eee as a sacrifice, given c2c603d2f9 the abundant mana I 6cfa90c210 possessed.c5a97831fc6fdf39

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So why had 546fbc8685 they spared me?b95d2ce8d749ba72

Raizel looked slightly 890357a453 surprised, as if d65da8547d he hadn’t expected 26d3dd9bbc a child like 12f4a2ca71 me to ask a26eac371d so bluntly.943b0e9d3a86f950

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“That… even I don’t 1e3a4c1194 know. I thought I 17ddd8e721 might be able 840506bacf to find some 83e72ba7a0 clues after seeing aea2aac2dd you again, but… f9790edfbe Why did they 26727d6aef leave you alive 1e7ff32512 while keeping this ddd1286bf2 necklace on you…?”f33c42253566b79b

As he examined my c13105cd02 necklace once more, his 8efa7616d4 expression suddenly twisted.fa55ff45bc90b3e7

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“This… It 403e46deb1 looks broken.”2ee3968ff6767618

“Oh, yes. It cracked a b996cacbe1 little.”e8177d757097ee3a

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I answered casually, then c4cb282bca froze.f7b23ba4264b612b

It was only after daa2029f69 returning to my childhood 9fe055b4a5 that I had noticed c90075f8ac the necklace was damaged.6be6d6229e667134

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I closed my mouth fb692975d2 and stared at Raizel.a371c59191eb06ad

This man had c403eb9729 provided answers to 1184512a6f many things I a98ee851a6 couldn’t understand until dc9c749e2c now.5411aa5624fa187c

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‘Maybe… even my 6d426053a2 return from death…?’098abda907b2422b

“Fortunately, it’s not 43aeb64e53 completely shattered.”b4d6be5b0eff05f2

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Raizel’s words d0ed42c4c5 snapped me 86c5f499a8 out of d8048ea02e my thoughts, 2415a702e4 and I 81993a5ca1 tilted my 1431deca73 head.5fcca8c776d69d5f

“Fortunately? If this 8da9230a95 necklace is 5fdbe8f123 the medium 1219443f0f for the 07bc390b42 illusion spell, f3be91973b wouldn’t it d986ea4856 be better 47b0bf68a7 to destroy 3321e4f2dd it?”74fb4122e826afc2

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“No. Even if 5090d44c9d it’s just 6a76bf7556 a medium, 1ce4bd3187 we don’t 8f28bf2799 know what c1cbd1c1c9 side effects d90d90912f destroying it 8bec51b14e might bring. It would be better f292b4f13b for you to purify 4ddf924302 it first rather than 38ec319cca break it outright. But…”e16fa3d5d91c6226

Raizel suddenly stopped ccc2bff1dc speaking, his face 68e6eac50c darkening.b1396f2f6976b471

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“Why does it 24660cea6c contain such a 20a6965135 strong power…?”60ba384c6e0e2824

His gaze shifted between a9fd7fd327 the blood-red gemstone of a3fef98390 the necklace and the 370cad8de1 area near my heart.1b9db88064487619

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“…A seal.”7f487e2dcaa3c91a

Raizel’s quiet muttering sent 69db9899c6 a shiver down my a4fadb8706 spine.aeda68333398a077

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I flinched and shrank 62ef3b876b back slightly, making Raizel 3c9fb211e9 look at me with 57abee0217 conflicted eyes.21f87ac298ebd8e7

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t 2f5a8f31f8 mean to 3b2e270b15 frighten you.”527ea48f3623ee35

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He quickly added an a64bab6f08 apology and lightly grasped 80af6102f3 my hand, murmuring something f624b4959e under his breath.0e51b1af007bce93

A soft 51473a5cd8 white light 97c7b6c292 flowed out, 1b787c6a1d spreading through aff0b23bf0 my body 1c5c62fd34 in a d4f4037281 strange yet 476cfc6305 soothing sensation 4ca5c293a4 before fading 61cd803e89 away.54cd7f2cc98b28e3

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I felt a little 534f3e0419 calmer.763d977b604a066e

“There’s no need bdc2128668 to be impatient. I don’t yet 53e52f75bf fully understand their e1991b72af schemes, but we’ll 06623fa7c6 uncover the truth 12b95f60bc in due time. And just 93553d43de as you’ve f6ce4d56b3 found your dce80812d2 parents, now 85beb42757 you must f078d1bdf4 also find 052d0fec95 your true 90aac2530d self.”7067ef2738e16a05

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Though his tone ac318f2be1 was firm, his 91d5a02ec3 words were deeply 245afcb13c comforting.ea2dccce02f17c50

More than anything, a1c0c49386 the thought that 01985d1413 I could finally 50f1d6dfc7 find my real 10216f4236 self made my 704289ceca eyes well up 52890e7202 with tears.5afbc1454af28e3f

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“Great Sage, honestly… f849a2fa04 I never imagined 1eb9eaf51a a day like 1d01936136 this would come. All this time, 50ed305486 I just thought 639aee2ed2 there was something 9523e7fb86 wrong with my b8515843f0 eyes.”53b921177bcccca4

“Well, it’s not c2ff201e1a like people with 6b4b3309a4 divine power on 0292e440ea my level are 5cf71c8f16 common—”4e9b78fbda99ad92

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“When Diana said 0292b68de1 she could see dc845166ec my true form, 38a9c6f933 I was so 433cbd55f7 happy, but at 4c40b2f68b the same time, 266e5593fd I had no e212a53c0d way to prove 99a824289e it…”7735093bbbce62fd

“…What?”[mfn]I knew it! That’s why she was so special![/mfn]

“…Huh?”7d3720ec563db926

“What did 9bd18a8e73 you just 6b16bd698b say?”04e33b496ccc8196

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“…What?”1b86a7bf2d6c8fa5

Sniffling, I looked up a0b4f0934d at Raizel, confused.a26fe8021a61067a

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His eyes b6597ab056 had widened df114e80c9 to the 7bdc364bc1 size of 08dc2957fa lanterns.1c6d324348976245