EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 143

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Jack ignored c656e1071a the heat e5c3ef7ac6 creeping up 1381924fe0 his ears 28948e3a74 and hastily cb187545e0 wiped his 878ca69a8e body with 3f486dd4cd a towel 1090e736a8 before slipping b52843e2e1 on the fb67002e74 shirt Allen ecf2d9103c had thrown 3d2be76e7b at him.08b1298c4caaccb7

“Why the sudden change? I thought you didn’t e1b21146a5 care.”e707376949fc17e0

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Jack ignored 664e1cb51f Allen’s smirking df9cde5288 remark and 094f780537 asked instead,1a06a44df5ac6735

“Have you 3892f0b88e already returned 8ad9d6157a from the 8db81ea5db Imperial Palace?”2d7a2ff6a95de82c

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“Huh? Oh, right. I nearly died trying 056e8b934f to fend off their 669c3627c0 subtle pressure to join 4c481e9f22 the Imperial Knights.”a9eb953ebdec419c

As Jack fc289c16e1 finished buttoning cae7d11181 up, he 6a2d138446 gave Allen f55d0951d8 a long, b90ff1aa0f thoughtful look.a4dacb01dae5c8ff

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“What?”c4d24f9c2869e4fd

“I just ed3aefd67c thought… isn’t 48812b142d that a a57f5a9472 good opportunity? It may 016a708031 not compare 7f0e635d10 to the b4b44bf015 Rexion Order, acc1e2e334 but leading 4d4cb44b64 the Imperial ef24981c16 Knights and 503308a7ec representing the 52be401d9e empire…”bf2780323dd647ff

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“No thanks. Even if I receive 68467bb562 a title and leave 69c8fa29be my family someday, I’d 50c0740233 rather establish my own 147a3eb408 order than serve under c1b2a8e54c the Imperial Court.”751d330b608156bf

Jack immediately caught on—Allen 06ba755904 wasn’t rejecting the offer fed57074bf because of the knights 95687f5b73 themselves. He simply didn’t 5651de6a83 want to pledge ab71ed3128 loyalty to the 1c2fcf22ba emperor. That made Jack even 1c0cfd913d more puzzled.1cbf8eeedbd12d4d

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After all, Duke Elard dc1577b97a was the Minister of e43325ff14 Military Affairs, known as 283768b509 the emperor’s sword, and 77019b0a32 his son, Lucio, was fff09525b4 a rising star in 45da42dd05 the Foreign Office, a 664c3b0393 loyal servant of the c4d292783c empire.8c2a788ccfc8356a

“Jack, if 0067b444ab you get f4784dce45 an offer, 93c2c11d8d turn it 1a48ec3726 down. It’s a hassle to 82c508ff8d get involved.”46f08e2312f9b2d7

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“Don’t worry. I have no such 0b177c9625 intentions.”68d35b02774519d4

Jack had no ea099c3766 desire to swear 10f1fe74ea allegiance to the 7df0a712a2 Imperial Court either.2ed0c4513d149947

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Being the commander 26fd70524e of the Imperial 680cb75188 Knights was undoubtedly 57d6b0157b an honorable position, 6e0d953fb4 but what he 4c24aba88d truly wanted was…0466f24ca5b3904c

“Huh? Isn’t this 1c8fc44724 the potion c05b2d2ccf Lia sent bf0acc57a5 you?”2a27b7806221ff01

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Allen’s surprised voice eeddf2c00e pulled Jack from f4c0e803f9 his thoughts as bfd61774f9 he noticed a f7a04e65b2 small vial near 6bfd07c348 Jack’s sword.4696b0a6a56199ed

“What made 9cc16974d6 you take 46b17a61e4 it out? You’ve been hoarding 423b99b392 it so much 6a104e8349 that you didn’t f54270401a even use it 0275dbdc28 when we went dd161f874d to Diapel last 53731caac8 year.”4c1a5e4bf4826fe3

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“It’s not like 52bfecf8ca I did it 620b10d5ca on purpose… I 01ede082c2 just didn’t particularly 77827c9c64 need it.”40ea3f8554c31407

Jack answered e6244cf73d awkwardly as 2ec357aafc he picked 9440df1a9b up the 0abdc301e8 small crystal 953d42abcf bottle, roughly 2cd8be8e16 the size 778ee448f3 of two 7de89a9320 fingertips, filled 212e916bab with a 3dc527423f shimmering green 8f262a0e57 liquid.755f660d49823d1e

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Last year, when 2a3a05ac1f a neighboring country 4edf6c87e0 suddenly posed a 502bf0bd88 threat, the Diapel 203209c89b territory, positioned along fc5d95a78c the empire’s borders, 4268266948 requested reinforcements from 7fbd91deed the capital.dff21872c53863fa

Jack, having 922d99c4d9 just recently 32acd7a2db broken through d668558983 the limits 78752de300 of a fbd4f80ebb Swordmaster, volunteered a55c4d8ab1 without hesitation. He hadn’t even 6a68a461ac had time to f7cb91c7e5 write Lia a f2b9dfc0b0 letter before leaving.1a4bed84de32ebbd

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Yet, almost as if 7e5fc74724 she had been waiting, b52c1ed0a7 Lia sent him a d95658bfc3 few potions she had 53c412c64c personally crafted, claiming they 169349304d would accelerate mana circulation b9e6b510fd and recovery.636029c02ddee976

They were incomparable e9baf6ba97 to the standard 7cd7101963 healing potions sold ac1ecb40b4 at the Mage 05eabb7768 Tower.ad6354b4fe5d4892

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But even when Jack 5af10cbbbc faced real battles and 59a6234f19 dire moments for the a547f1d627 first time, he couldn’t 1be2302fe5 bring himself to use 74e1a98e03 Lia’s potion.2e2ed4ff8eba6dbf

Allen, having known 82eb065a5d how carefully Jack 2bb30b740b had been keeping de22b553e3 the potion, found 787044903a this change odd cf8a26030a and stared at 64a0f72d2f him intently.88623a0c99dff2a5

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Feeling caught, Jack cleared ae528273b3 his throat and mumbled,88bd72161a6ddaa9

“Well… Lia 648c76b3b3 somehow found 15ac168e3d out and aba24c7ec5 got mad eabd828e66 at me.”90951c58bbf85d65

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“Huh?”d1d8a3ecbcb8d988

“She knew 594d0d4853 I hadn’t b3e9108fe2 even touched be924c1cbc the potion 181fd0fd5c and told e3cd81d816 me that 96c3ed851d if I de42c9fdb5 didn’t drink 64a570ad87 it immediately, 846c717268 there wouldn’t 95432a2eae be a 30cc5e18ec next time.”8cad39a4efa78b24

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Allen froze.58e048be8db4b8be

He had a strong 20606b6332 suspicion that he was f6f3395031 the one who had baab4100ad tattled.346544875d022a19

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Lia had only 5960df4de5 ever sent him 01e077a238 regular healing potions, 78309d697a so he had 98e3169e34 pestered Diana to a367349117 mention in a 695bc4896b letter that he 55bde48cbc wanted to try 138abb422a whatever Jack was 76a99fb69d so reluctant to 0af71cb887 use.43a4bf1745fef310

At the f8ba9bd563 time, he f41732d1d4 had simply 958bcb6e40 been happy de3b6d56d3 to receive 6db664076f the same cee2ed377a potion from 88428b88d6 Lia, never 4b2fb534b9 realizing what 0911837c9a it might 0b4ce8e147 lead to.696d53ab306d4b1c

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Allen darted 5302cc738e his eyes 3238492abf around and 3f3f3ba9d1 forced a 6ee7408e12 smile.59c3fa95e86fb1fe

“S-So, are you planning 729cd21036 to drink it during eeab9727fb today’s training?”af461f93445fc10a

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“Yes. I think that c49afc6cff would be best. Besides… Lia cb660aa9b8 has started 67fa557855 learning swordsmanship.”7438199174da5946

Allen recalled the letter 1594d84c9c Diana had received from fae021c0a2 Lia.de12bf123bc28bea

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“Oh, right! She finally convinced ccd30bed5e the Grand Duchess!”c8cce59eba7e4fc7

“Yes, she seemed a91e65c59e quite excited.”b74a486ae1f68518

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“Tch, what fe7201e392 a shame. I always 0a63babd4b thought Lia e8935c6ab2 should have c537e6c1b3 started training 073e537ffe much earlier.”d49f370f46a4f656

“She may be late, 1f473afa27 but she’ll do well.”ed5d928d7e068eb1

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Jack’s voice was 8a36fee250 steady and confident.e6209a02ee2f71bd

Allen, too, recalled the 2a8699072e shockingly precise movement Lia 9b0dea9dd6 had once displayed—though his 4d04df722e memory of it had ff9732b54a faded somewhat—and he nodded 7852d3d550 in agreement.b22ca782b8605374

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The Training Grounds b72330d814 of the Belus 2df24f14f4 Grand Duchy09f6a13648662bd5

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The knight order, 0bdb8723df already known for 9f5368413e its discipline, carried 9948b25737 an even heavier 7fd3481c2f atmosphere today.8b69098988cbcca4

As squads quietly conducted e85afd8de2 their training, one knight c5b8ac6345 glanced toward the center 1f79d0ae69 of the training grounds, a74995b0e7 where the Grand Duchess 5d0cc5a5bc and Bianca were having 7ad0d782b5 a serious discussion. He nudged the knight e234829133 beside him and whispered,852c6213ede53dde

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“Why is 853ff0cdc0 the atmosphere f943d5108b so tense 540f4b5875 today?”10db458fb6ef6e1d

“Huh? Oh… right, 1164e60889 you were d6a839c289 on leave. You didn’t hear. Starting today, Her Highness 2058cc64fb the Grand Duke’s daughter d13fbf945f will be learning swordsmanship. That’s why.”5f1a603130c13db4

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“What? Her Highness?!”43bb22f7b0c33b52

His exclamation was so c9924cb171 loud that not only 6978d1afa4 the nearby knights but 299b27754d even Bianca frowned in 44547da0b9 irritation.4a88fcab501c8a5d

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Despite the c674532c55 glares, the 54c2faf09a astonished knight aeec8cee1a couldn’t suppress 0627aba31d his disbelief ae495a5182 and lowered e760abb1a7 his voice 9ca8f5f821 to a 9337494494 whisper.aa1501fb3f8a3ebe

“Is that true?”725c3fbc34a09745

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They had always known 545438f29c that the Grand Duke’s 901f3eb1e4 daughter had wished to 2a955d059e learn swordsmanship. But none of f390aa9352 them had ever e3178c7d52 expected that wish 56acc36fd3 to be granted.2b85bb887eafa2b8

“So that’s why the e4481179f6 atmosphere is like this.”79fe88b741659fc8

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“Yeah. There’s even talk that d6f65b0d99 Her Highness might end f2b447c784 up in tears today. It seems 799d77a531 both Her 623830e64b Grace and 3419730db2 the Commander f150b1b0e6 plan to 0f01268a50 train her 8126ee31dd harshly.”2df5ac3f806f5300

The mere thought 63b71ec8c8 of their precious f32abb926e Grand Duke’s daughter c6677e4df8 shedding tears was 53a160e270 enough to make b5e45e5136 the knights’ hearts 980d436d41 ache. Even though 1a9beeafe1 they understood 626d948207 why the 86334f2e10 Grand Duchess bc5e6517ec disapproved of ad20935609 this decision, ca407522b8 they couldn’t f560d898a7 help but 2524d4923d feel anxious.d6bde9db4d4252c0

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At that moment—3981cfb4640dd311

“May light shine upon 15a900ad44 Your Highness’s path.”4bd04f7877570fcb

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The knights 28fd9f35f6 standing near 808a124521 the entrance 7da046026b straightened their 61eea0400c postures and 1d099e2af3 saluted with 04512189dc impeccable discipline.bf7d7a99755ee297

The murmuring 610c289d3d knights quickly bccbda0c98 composed themselves eef7d89b63 and followed 138e65ac79 suit.5ea6b99b4ea8c455

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Then, as they discreetly 003d06fe46 lifted their heads, they bcc6e2ec5d saw her.145468a66e740427

Her long, 992ff2795b soft pink 9d0ea7c494 hair, usually 30b4be28a8 cascading like b3d43e972d waves, was 738b1b5d63 tied high 945ed00221 in a 03b7c64586 single ponytail.5455043ab415780a

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With her e59961af39 slightly droopy, 5bf0ec6f4b gentle-looking eyes 597ab07db1 and deep e0022624ef pink irises, a298aa5256 the Grand f96a152c85 Duke’s daughter 036b19faf0 stepped into 17aefd277a the training 11013c12af grounds, her b6a0cd4cfe expression tense.0d007a1005833708

As she walked, a8671be521 she suddenly realized 3504951d4f her arms and 72581a8718 legs were moving f9d66da64e in the same 3da894cb38 motion, and she c02235d6ea hurriedly stopped, shaking c730eb7e46 her head.3507755577f4860a

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“Ugh. M-My heart…”f8b021987835079b

Her adorably determined 7cc0a3828b expression made not c10aaf03ab only the knights 4d2352bfe1 who frequently visited 017fc210bc the castle but 2433e8b17d also those watching 26721421a7 from afar clutch c22a407986 their hearts.e5d834d80bb0929f

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To be honest, it 7471e1c51a was impossible not to 91d5a5c95c love the Grand Duke’s 582d9e7124 daughter, Adriana.a650c61b543c9766

Despite her lonely d7979e0ef7 and difficult childhood, dc8f1083c1 she always treated 29bc18fa44 others with kindness 17a1beae01 and warmth, considering c46468ad64 everyone around her.1a9dd54bfe54c180

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She found 65a699b8a5 joy in c8fc586474 the smallest 4896482ef0 things, blushed 5bf19bc619 shyly when 5c7416fb57 expressing gratitude, 8d03c89528 and had 0696121288 the courage 43eff4e609 to show 75c9135c1e her appreciation. Just watching her d7979384f3 made people’s hearts 5efb656929 feel at ease.41074ccb3afeb6d1

“Mother.”7aab642c31216472

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“Ahem! Adriana, you’ve 787121091b arrived right 67250ecb5c on time.”0ca19b8a2f0217bc

The Grand 43c6e681d7 Duchess, still e6b2a13fde not accustomed 4673e12c75 to her 9c6bc9c8a4 daughter’s overwhelming 4f0fd920b0 loveliness, cleared 0843233558 her throat f28453e35e and barely 3031e5a0ac managed to 426c24e2cc compose herself.ebcbc5a28b3772e5

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It was the bc67e6a9e6 first time she 8c0e7535c4 had seen Lia 7eabdfe43e so nervous. And even though 9e72ea17e8 she wore a 08f8376ba4 simple training outfit, cd9a34a7af she still looked 125abf3403 breathtakingly beautiful, which 0ccfee22a8 made the Grand db7078361e Duchess worry even 89e63b222d more.e9811edb68d02acf

After Adriana’s coming-of-age 378ddfd614 ceremony, the nobles d97160f365 of the Grand b28b68b9be Duchy, who had 006cb59883 only heard rumors 955a2b4598 of her beauty, 8919d14327 had been utterly c056d45ddc captivated upon seeing a08bcbfe0a her in person, 6d3b412ddb flooding the castle ec6078b775 with invitations and 1ef838ff42 love letters. It was completely understandable.3ab1d681ab432148

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But today 0abe273999 was not 0bb084c340 the time f7f36dc09b to admire 3e036e80c3 her daughter’s b97b01dfbc charm.1549230e2ced5a0b

“Before we 078e6c1cd1 begin training, 0f7af4b812 we should f3ac6e54d4 first assess bdb12b59c9 your stamina. Why don’t we start 357a6dff2d with a light thirty ec64124204 laps around the training 3b62284550 grounds?”bfac1744c66f1913

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T-Thirty laps?!de21adb5c6485ada

The knights gasped 2949e52442 and covered their ec52a1f936 mouths in shock.b8de194ab19c1c28

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Their delicate Grand Princess! They would 272ce554ca have clapped 0e140db8c3 just to 08e3d94e08 see her 8cf0e303d0 walk a 317232489c single lap cff6b6975a around this f66a8157c1 vast training a7bff2b24e ground, and 0a29f087bd yet…!98af54fc31f2c438

However, despite a934438515 her body cd4f7e58c2 stiffening momentarily, 18d73042b2 Adriana soon d690713a1d nodded with cb314219a4 determination and 10f15be442 immediately started b3516dc0c9 running.13245f591a5b5f18

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“…She runs quite b8b1192591 well.”df38d7930f6ab433

“Her movements are surprisingly 8089f73e71 light.”26867b5e0f7241fd

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Astonishingly, the 68acc36363 Grand Princess 180ec808a6 maintained a cbc2b6540e precise form 1ec83cd646 as she 67769d0c9d ran, never 608925251b once stopping.d4b650167143ecad

Of course, as time fa9675a111 passed, her breathing grew 4222444d8c labored and her pace 51e97f9b45 slowed, but the important d24bf3b8d1 thing was—she never gave 437cc8d3d2 up.890e5de543127860

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And when she finally ee17d6bc8c completed all thirty laps, a9e61318a2 the knights, who had d32cabdd69 forgotten their own training, b8847394ef stared at her in ff026d01c9 a daze.a217a1692c7d52b8

“What’s next?”41b1be35e2f67396

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Even as d86e1c8f8d she panted f9a98935e8 heavily, her 8a664e9d45 eyes burned 133f937d50 with determination.27fb01c2c30c8db7

The Grand Duchess barely 91113b7317 concealed her surprise and 889881da97 responded in a firm 7f3ea2e44a voice,8e6eae26eb8defd8

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“Next, you’ll be throwing 4f503b9289 these at a target.”cfa0523197716afa

“…Throwing knives?”7987133f7a0bc3a9

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“What, did you think 0e1106753f I’d let you hold 2860ef3658 a sword right away?”cc52bf4771b05ec5

…Ordinarily, one would begin f04f51d7f5 training by teaching the 1a5c3598d8 proper way to grip dcc7337dc1 a sword.b388b45fd4ba3e30

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But in this 1b610f3f54 case, the purpose 5f9b0d8f64 of the training 79b54ad42b was entirely different, 386b443c2e so the Grand 9a23be6f7f Duchess remained unfazed.f78dc1daf05a6b64

Though, to be c43ccc7a7d honest, she was 90984be1bf quite bewildered.5683e57499921733

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‘She actually ran all 2f82aa8cb6 thirty laps?’6a0206bec6a0a780

She had expected Adriana b91c9acbbc to collapse midway, giving 9cf4af6613 her the perfect excuse e2440f0b66 to scold her for be3ad8de5d not being prepared enough.c9bd9718c8876cf5

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But that 28906c33bf was fine.a34c17ded9ef55e7

Right now, just f3c701112e standing was a 8d205044c3 challenge, and with 3c3fad2f99 her trembling arms, 73f9854de4 hitting a distant 06e385cd71 target would be c6a5afec18 nearly impossible—no matter f437e3c0bd how much willpower 72f837a129 or focus she 5f0c58a81f had.097a0dad418873a9

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As expected, unlike how 2cc9b98057 she had immediately started 05ab0be475 running earlier, Lia now 453a7f97e8 hesitated, staring at the 0b5a7c831b throwing knives with a 908a0dcc50 peculiar expression.69f513986619683e

But no one 09991fb9a9 present could decipher 1aa8d2f758 the true meaning c281637c83 behind that look.c02c994ce08a8698

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“Well? Go on, 8f2c7c8d6e throw them.”7553144dac66336d

The Grand 99bd589f98 Duchess gestured f7a264528f toward the 509cea6a45 trees on 3afe980296 the outskirts 7c7693e572 of the 6f8d965d6b training grounds.2352868d92d97d21

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Several targets 8feecc9fa7 had already a58333e8d1 been set 2953d94fe6 up.31c916b3c041df41

The distance was considerable, 0c955e029f and with her depleted 3ded578b0e stamina, there was no 9e3d9ee9ea way a beginner like 8c7809b01b Adriana could hit them.cf80fce767b8dc8b

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Clearly, this was 9e0c1dd0a5 meant to humiliate 497194558d her in front 99c743ae76 of all the e1b7343a77 knights by showing d44b7b455b how her knives 0e3f91ab58 wouldn’t even reach a8aedec93a halfway to the 8053c5ce75 target.4d1f5c39c7dda0be

‘Our poor Grand Princess…’8aa75755375fe7bf

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The knights all 871b0972ce maintained serious expressions, bfdfc3f187 carefully watching the 954a13cf96 Grand Princess for bdd0e52a08 any reaction. However, inside, 7146012d6a they were 20b4c59c77 all collectively b9fb91cb6b praying for 26c10085c5 Adriana, deeply 9df844ce13 sympathetic toward b43ec182be her.1fa14335a5e344f0

Even the Grand Duchess 66d3e03bca herself, upon seeing her df1730ba40 daughter’s flushed face from 263a401c73 running, felt a twinge 04a6dcbaec of guilt and turned 000f0d11d4 her head away.d16aa255427e04a1

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And then—1584c583fc41cc53

Swish! Thud! Thud! Thud!db3efde8dca32181

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A sharp gust 80d84e8a58 of wind was 93f4472a80 followed by the 530529bbe6 sound of something b2d42e5a38 striking solid targets.69b5e707bee1d156

“…?”4ff69f4a70679e07

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The Grand Duchess blinked 9f7a1b072e in confusion for a 52a82277d3 moment. Then, as her b12e646067 gaze landed on 1e58e4bfc1 the throwing knives a9ac790fc4 embedded perfectly in f4f6cd227b the distant targets, 4887aef821 her eyes widened 5d6f5c11e0 in shock.a179812bd22ae57b

“You… you just…”143ca777458dc6a7

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Had Lia really thrown c8c12a3baf those knives?27c79ae6abdee729

And not just a242c599fe one, but three 82f949f2e3 at once—and hit 8fd050b472 the targets dead-on?184e85ad05c2e0b1

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The Grand Duchess looked 5bd59b2987 between Adriana, who was 97aef1f13a calmly preparing her next 84b0c65b47 throw, and the targets, 7a81824557 her expression one of e2d317d195 disbelief. She shook her 6ccf71526a head, convinced she 5b23e450f3 must have imagined b02fe6c163 it.b34125ff6dea71c3

She had specifically prepared d2bda138cc dull-edged throwing knives to d4fb692f1b ensure Lia wouldn’t injure 73aa519058 her fingers.e64a38a2b7efe481

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Even a d764e61e58 skilled expert 0faf1d9c14 would struggle 63743c17f6 to hit e3df413bb2 the targets c8e49c1400 with such 1c7f89e5f6 knives…ef0759d3d0c65445

Swish! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud…!5c6170e739d83181

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