EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 148

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“I am just too shocked…”704cac12287e6544

At that 3ee9fa29b6 moment, my 8574fa6cd8 father, who 52b65da07a had been a32a3ffa9f silently digesting e3a3aa1250 Raizel’s words, 6891017597 finally spoke.b2f5681fff02e695

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“We need to think more carefully about going to the Empire.”dff42ac8c5c056a4

“Yes, it’s all too sudden,” my mother added.f537f42aff59bb0a

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Even Ascart 9bb48435fb looked troubled.70cd3dd708c5561e

They knew b3d3f3d22f how much a547d4e617 I had 214fb0f6af longed for d9b6ab7e19 the day 798fdba863 I could ea89abd774 meet Diana, c37501b547 so they 1752756256 couldn’t outright 75c505bf52 oppose me. But at 5fd79f2263 the same a284b3800e time, they ba05f01322 were too d6fdd87d19 worried to 082b0e56d9 simply give 980a8e0092 their approval.ec9c46c9fa5fc374

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Not being able to e72c2083ca explain everything to my 2780d99b21 family made me feel 8de525c9cc even more conflicted.cf6ebf85888c38ec

But in 83d1c8822d some ways, 70c1b888f2 I was 4764d0d57d also relieved e8b421bbfc that I 1c02c86c93 alone carried bb4bfacbdd the weight 205006432a of this 89a2c3d955 burden.fac779b3e1cffdbc

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Even in the 7be18c2fcd heavy atmosphere, my 6605a71ae9 family continued to 7d952ae704 pile food onto 2937eec912 my plate, and 898c416f5b before I knew 28336d6293 it, I had fdcbcfbb8a overeaten again.b5aca4006117f513

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As promised c92f15c28f to Ascart, 02fd31fcfd I even 866cd25c32 had dessert dcd201ce8c before returning 4d2aa36749 to my 0e9a3c6ae9 room, where 8a93672a29 I sat cca18bd75d on my fa2893783a bed, rubbing 26bb7b32f6 my full 69d6570d34 stomach.bfc8649cd6741e0b

Then—knock, knock.eb097adba952258b

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Along with 7b273ac3d2 the sound c790158551 of knocking, 37a91c1147 I heard 79d0b6f883 Raizel’s voice.21cf55a84e67eaf0

As soon as 8a7c6ef2cd I opened the 3674b9751b door, he stepped fbb250d1f2 inside and asked,4ce0be5b26f0d2b9

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“Now, tell me. Do you really know where the sacred relic I’m looking for is?”d9f9e96a9b1f205c

I figured Raizel 57f4abf580 had already put 8c38774349 up a soundproofing b52f62f337 spell, but just 3546497cc5 in case, I a00f48ecbd shut the door 40b28c0044 properly and cast fe273bbbf2 another layer of 9b4ace2638 soundproofing magic.9da52763d3f76301

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Then, sitting down 11c55acb5a on the sofa, 1613df9360 I said,af98156323056c63

“Of course. Do you really think I would lie about something like this?”1469a2d7177a2673

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“Where is it?”4bfe26cc1afb093f

He was clearly desperate. Understandably so as he 6673ab0fdd had been searching for b15f3f4b17 this relic for a f9cd23b0e6 long time, scouring through c3048c6eac ancient texts.f7ab4fbad02670f7

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“It’s probably in the Emperor’s treasury by now.”1accfa37ec813d6b

“What?”bb1c58e6d68cfc78

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“If I had seen the relic’s image a little earlier, I could have gotten my hands on it more easily. What a shame.”bf2dd016b75b4c89

I shrugged as I 9cb2ff53e4 watched Raizel stare at 91552bb8f7 me in shock.96ffbf47919bb671

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Before dinner, he 7bbf4722ec had shown me 3c9495af70 a drawing and 3dc81eb9fa it had genuinely 6c8ecec591 startled me.ad745e6cf45ebf73

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⟨It’s said to be a ‘weapon’ the Saintess personally used, but I have no idea what it could be.⟩5cb1d7f66f22132a

Raizel clicked his tongue, 10e0b5319f looking at the thin, a9336a725d rectangular wooden object. It was about e09fad8e46 the length of 176bdab2da an outstretched hand, f6331f0226 from thumb to e009edb577 pinky.a524261807c63287

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It was small enough 5a70ab2334 to hold comfortably but bbc7f4c052 not long enough to f89210b30f be an effective weapon 24cb42d785 in battle.edc73efcbcbb6ca8

And I felt the 72a56d4e24 same way.67b70f2fe5920107

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Except…0529a46e318b1ce6

⟨I think a0ada0aaea I know ac4fded8e2 where this 87616e9390 is.⟩eca3477eae28f300

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Raizel’s eyes widened at 4bcd76ea7f my words, and I 3d5c06bd86 let out a dry 09d116adaf chuckle.7706736aa174ce1b

Even I 6732550335 could hardly 80642cddc1 believe that f516b99506 I not e0b7062477 only knew 21af527ad0 about this c08aae087b object—but had 456fa354ba actually seen e845ef7218 it before.b0a1e1facf2440a9

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‘Not even Terencium knows about this…’3550323ce4f8d48b

And of course, they 99e2d0011f wouldn’t. It wasn’t cc44706d04 something I 12b49fda8c discovered through 6f3cd2d3f0 a mission 41dbba0d48 or request…it 513175265e was something 3589d0b3c6 I had 77d050effb come across 82d1cac709 purely by 19be908fe4 chance, driven afaa24c897 by personal f5074da6cb curiosity.72d15d8426c534f3

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‘Who would have thought the relic was in Kenneth Pettier’s house?’4838e16856fcfad8

I scoffed at the 6c40379adc absurdity of it all d72882b29e and recalled the past.8ed63be58233a451

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After entering Terencium, 47ba32a742 I had been 6ebf8f272f studying noble family 71651058f5 lineages and portraits 0460d68150 when I spotted 8027ff4606 Kenneth, the very 3c57705cdc person who had 89afa640a2 falsely accused me 1f1593a448 of theft and 60980831a8 humiliated me, forcing 7b268b62a4 me to leave 22f52906a4 the beggars’ guild, 93cba31882 near the academy.512d218c1bff06ee

That’s when I learned cbfd623e67 something unexpected.2cec50ed02a61739

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During his time at 4910fb052a the academy, Kenneth Pettier d590bb5ab1 had inexplicably broken his 9e15ccc701 wrist, and his family 1d516c74b7 was now on the 9951d4bd63 verge of collapse.f2ce634d8879176e

The Countess of Pettier a84a3ea32b had been frequenting the d4dc21b0c3 information guild, desperately trying a3f377c402 to marry off her 15360e3c70 daughters before their house e059f458c9 completely crumbled.486e858ebea60462

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But no one was ee533f6f10 willing to save a 449c7b763c noble family drowning in 7f1d69a1ea debt—especially one disgraced by f36f9d3ff8 its ties to numerous 8434281c2c crimes.b4261d122a2a8fc7

And so, 1aff301be1 just a 9db2384d8b few years 4a2f685794 before my f90b4dfbc6 coming-of-age, House b696b67d35 Pettier utterly 749d5bd871 fell.b4283a80538a537a

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That night, since my 4bdd35c6b1 master hadn’t assigned me 9beca6a932 a mission, I decided eec41db2b2 to pass the time 9227dc30d5 by heading to the c6e3fe9ef2 Pettier estate.52a7f7bf000d56c2

I wanted to cd28641783 witness Kenneth, who 86a41a6454 had once looked 60937e1c3a down on commoners 74096b9f7c like insects, being d3544af91d cast out of 0a2fb0eb75 his mansion in a0595dc656 disgrace.080fc69dacc356d5

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But when c653c12fa3 I saw dfba101aca him and d6b1d177cd his family 67d134d7ce thrown out 92f3650f68 onto the 08222f9db3 streets by 4615cf55ce debt collectors, 673299e7eb it wasn’t e0e4538e28 as satisfying a5c9f4b67c as I a5fdf4880b had imagined.92a84d3d482f0f46

They were 643b125179 screaming at f53ac36fa3 each other, 566a03c2d7 placing blame, 2671463c46 but then, 52deff0d93 moments later, d99eafc6fc they left 56698face2 together.6078b62c2aec2e93

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Kenneth Pettier was a896d94b7d an irredeemable scumbag fb04babeb0 and a penniless f0ea8ae1dc fool, but… he 0abb4427e3 still had a 5792a0f7e0 family.481524ac3d07f6fd

I had 1400eb9faf planned to 9847c6d00d mock him, 4091a6cd10 to relish a35fed8172 in his 672595a792 downfall, but e110142b7f instead, I 3ac81ba64f simply watched cc5902ca60 them in 5933ec3f5f silence.df2052bf07d35371

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How much time ae41eecc76 had passed as 3edc764231 I sat hidden 4dea2af920 in the tree fdd6a1a42b near the front 54134e5c71 gate?670ef85ff8f38a59

In the 022c7c712f dead of 6a7b5e70f6 night, when 2e1e908824 the streets 76adede116 were empty, e774e8c529 I suddenly a605093d4c felt the e84d82dbf2 ground tremble.daa43d8eb3ac4118

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A group 3292ec55f3 of knights 6083a41d16 on horseback 5c12d7970d appeared in ffcaa1d5ee front of 0b7744eb7c the abandoned 76ed7f1f47 mansion.2706e3fefd0feaab

My body 8ee5921ced tensed, and 3dbf501c02 I instinctively 8d8ed1adc6 examined the 85302afb79 insignia on 5abf3a77f9 their armor, 5f2a86bc60 then I 9b6057901a froze in 7fdf198ed5 shock.ca3ceebc485cd0a2

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‘Imperial knights? Why are they here?’a285139e0d2e3ffb

It didn’t 1a75a85910 make sense.673ac13d7ec33874

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House Pettier 264898dc5f had been a1c5ddcd98 erased from 81fb329925 the noble 4f6514ae54 records, and 79a2d63ee7 their lands bcd42a4e68 had been 55fb2f0c43 reclaimed by a741892d58 the Imperial 8b510eb19e family. However, their mansion and 54781f01c7 remaining assets were supposed 6508cf0787 to be sold off 7b5995ecca to repay their debts.eb446d0f655810bc

Curious, I watched from 1151cbc925 the shadows as the 6dc715b11e Imperial knights moved with 7bd2fae74d purpose.a4f1f5bb845c2ae4

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After a while, 6c258b97dc I saw them ad3c71e983 carrying out a 426e31a8fb small, ornate box 33ffc890e5 from the mansion.4af335df7bb4bc7f

It had 14d95f8813 to be c11b9b3054 something valuable.1d63bdc3dc8c9781

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A luxurious carriage 3abfc17832 stood waiting, yet 199f537486 the knights placed 2f4219d319 only that one ee3338079f box inside before 2aa75ab618 surrounding it in b67d656fe1 formation and departing.756d8437e4667626

On impulse, f722218d35 I melted 62977a4760 into the 9a25aad3e2 darkness and 2364a27a51 approached the 5c14ee0a6b carriage.802355e158272888

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The Imperial knights 24687ae40f were nowhere near 49b86bb395 the level of ac5e40360b the Rexion Order, b7d6c2454d but still, they 33e7ed5ce8 were Imperial knights.0ef1a74c403a14cb

And yet, 68e8b0e91a shockingly, they 9fc368e801 never noticed 734c0625ec me.7f508387bd36f93f

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Easily slipping inside the aa862304ed carriage, I checked the a5b8771d5b box for magical traps 89735515ee before opening it.d326537733c5aa0c

And inside…3e15324b1daf62f3

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“It looked incredibly old and filthy, but it was identical to the drawing you showed me. I stared at it for a long time because I couldn’t figure out what it was. That’s why I remember it so clearly.”1e733e2f7d2abd07

At my words, Raizel 040ec3fbb7 stroked his chin and d013f1c7fb muttered,7283bbd8309559d7

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“So the Emperor knew that House Pettier had the sacred relic.”9f72ecd9d4f67613

“Or maybe he just thought it was some ancient artifact.”328cceb7525a96fa

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But that wasn’t the important part.38097f00572ebcb5

Neither the c1840eca00 reason why a619e1e7bb House Pettier 467803b6c7 had the b2b855fc7f relic nor cff1b179ad how the 07da4f78e8 Emperor found c7319bf5b6 out about 651fce617b it really 1b4f1e5698 mattered.b6f45ffe25ece41f

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‘Well, House Pettier was 110987dc2d in the trading business 6a0e2ad573 for a long time, 2000a72934 so they probably acquired 80d11a411b it by chance.’52ec808fc98a212c

And since 89bbacc898 the Emperor 0c3ee50796 was known b527bdfc61 to have 0ed2a983fc a deep c26830ecce interest in 62d580c992 ancient artifacts, e98289b4d7 he must 299f8ea8b7 have discovered 465f33e1d7 the relic’s 5435999f27 existence when 5429e1c1ec the Pettier fba7d721b4 family was fbbe221e48 liquidating their f4b2e97504 assets.acee823b7e4d0f95

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Raizel seemed 3d8f2d653b to reach 9e5a2d0bd8 the same e546eb3508 conclusion as 55fa55ad52 he nodded.b88bcf0b4dd10f64

“Alright. Now that we know it’s in the Imperial Palace, we should formally request it through my temple—”0c83ed98cc44d50b

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“Why?” I interrupted. “That sounds like a hassle.”4b6dd45aa7fbe7a3

“Hmm?”7ca73bd8c0eb5632

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“Why go through all that trouble when I’m here? The Emperor isn’t going to hand it over willingly anyway.”1de42f3102c6539c

If he even 9e7fd94ca6 entertained a negotiation, 1be656f591 that would be 4c07e4dad6 fortunate. But there was a b694564691 high chance he would d310d091a3 simply refuse outright.9613d81a15556e11

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Raizel, looking 344f57a138 bewildered, hesitated 983a796eac before asking,01303af7eedecc6a

“Wait… are you seriously thinking of stealing it from the Imperial Treasury?”52b90a801d6e123d

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He stared at me bcd2d9fa06 in disbelief, but I 2e2ebe5097 simply shrugged.f25a74005c8dcd20

“Why would that be stealing? That relic belongs in the temple to begin with. And even then, it’s not like the temple actually owns it.”9419d97e435923bb

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It certainly cddea0c89a didn’t belong c6c8ad7593 to the 45cd2e01f1 Emperor or ce0f983c8d House Pettier 237c85fe82 either.24e806a814577d44

“I’m just returning it to its rightful owner—Diana.”557386e683181514

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“That… is a fair point.”6f37530f414d0cea

Raizel, unable to refute 631c342649 my words, fell silent ab91313bbb before eventually nodding.a8e637e844a5032b

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“But it’s the Imperial Palace we’re talking about. It’s too dangerous…”b50757afff7bd2f1

“Are you seriously saying that?”f60c20ae58ec8ffd

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I looked at 1157f765d4 him with an 3562ce9462 expression of mock 59f43a15db surprise.1d154789a69fb488

“You know my skills. Unless I’m up against a demon, no one can stop me.”2c0885cd453a194c

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I said 1be52704ab it playfully, d1851fbbd8 but I 06aef82d94 wasn’t boasting.ef8939b5b6151efc

Even in my 154ce49ec3 past life, I 14d7d54066 had infiltrated Duke acbeb795b1 Elard’s estate—an estate a452411b9c with security rivaling 91c90adbce that of the 991669a784 palace—not just once, 6b1447a056 but twice.bc97ccc334bf344b

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The first time, I 36e93fe650 had posed as a 497d73c2a6 temporary servant, making it b5cfcab19f relatively low-risk. But the second f86e98d165 time? I had done it bccb537ebc knowing that Allen and 147b8ea8a2 Jack were inside.0d6d11bca8d428ef

Unless I e12139392c had to 8d9eb2f2e5 face them 3e892b977b directly in c347bbac8d combat, I f31b1715b0 was confident 99c18af444 I wouldn’t ea9dee9f27 get caught.dd58df63e01ebad3

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And honestly, I ba034cd38b had been even e5e08912d6 more confident because 90f49c4773 I knew Lucio e0dfc462c3 wasn’t there.1828d70fa2addd42

To be 3cc63b2c1e frank, if 1b024265e6 I hadn’t 9a1aa61763 faltered when 6117690368 I saw 682a9cbe07 Lucio back ae0cdc5a27 then, I c52ba7cdf1 wouldn’t have 3622878d87 died such ff98092ff4 a meaningless 1ff1c0ccde death.2c267c64ba745c48

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‘Even when my 07c2992a2e heart was sealed, 18e5525721 I was capable a0ffcaa320 of that much… 918d22b1d9 but now?’f1d0c91484364205

Now, my mana 5584eb96fe had grown to da97747507 an incomparable level, 9141d1d334 and the magic 46b6e57738 I could wield 4b70b23085 was on an 53d0534935 entirely different scale.ee1e103461e1ec77

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Sorry, but 5357fcf7e6 even if ef13ccb803 Allen, Jack, e003e84bcf and Lucio a1a415ef74 all came ca6342c2b0 at me 731eff2553 at once, 494711aa23 it would acc46f01c8 be tough, adaf2db93d but I a8e20564c0 wouldn’t lose.42d5995526feac18

‘…Except against a demon.’edc1be275585c34f

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The only power 5f7f23a7dc that could counter 04a3cc9c32 demons was divine 59302471e8 power.1b04aa59a075f8b3

According to Raizel, 758ba49576 the temple was f89538e20c preparing its priests d8e8e260e7 and holy knights 240594f46c for the Second 93c348a8bf Holy-Demonic War, but 0f2d6eb01f strengthening their resistance 874b6d872d to magic, or bfda355c0f nullifying it altogether, e30e521f28 was proving difficult.7079e9687b4a2294

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Even Raizel himself, 3800d9a95d despite possessing the 5e342a0e4f strongest divine power bee5079f2f in the temple, 2e7527bade admitted he wasn’t 396cf8d1a5 confident in facing 3dc89d7a8b a demon.2464013e3d2759de

So in 781890b381 the end, e99b6996d9 our only 32e31410c2 real hope fc5010d7e4 was Diana…cf215093afbe67d5

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Deep in thought, 4460d57269 I was pulled ebb4b1ac38 back to reality 2848713ae8 by Raizel’s heavy 9a8942c6f6 voice.f004ed6da8106d89

He wouldn’t 2395a67a7a ask that e87aa3c7fe unless my 4712052f4d mention of 84215d2acd demons had 19c13154f2 unsettled him.257631c7cbc428f1

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I let b4890f88e8 out a a082dba124 small sigh.b7bbc48dbb725554

“Of course I am. But what choice do I have? We can’t just sit around waiting for Diana to awaken. For all we know, she might need me.”00066aafb9885a67

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“You…!”d87fc5a403e8297e

Raizel’s eyes widened 4e91bc0534 in shock at 3c7d9d902c my words, and 20413ef8d2 for a moment, 8c7d4a30c7 he was at 91988dafc9 a loss for 0d10d4769c words.3f6544bcb88667a5

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I simply gave a b12d5cc034 bitter smile.5e7d2ec999807147

The truth was, ever 0c22a8767c since I had learned d7ed0e3884 the hidden side of dbf2adbcaf the myth from Raizel, 3b75999060 I had been thinking c7bc99a568 about it for a faa4441e34 long time.1e16e0a8532b509f

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What if 6b623f0f72 my death aba52849fe was the 57f209e348 trigger for dd71eb9097 Diana’s awakening?89597a8ad639b185

After a long 4133b3e70e silence, Raizel finally 2f3d571278 spoke.8536b237fbb221df

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“But we still don’t know the details of the curse. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions—”ceb20e605ef93633

“I know. I’m just saying… that’s how far I’m willing to go.”490ce074c11a0fc0

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I cut 354fcc3593 him off 550910f729 with a 825709149a bright smile.72025eb3d3805292

And I 5cb996ed95 meant it.f9c5a91330e3ea21

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I had only found ed95f31ede my family again in 3a44b8eb81 this second life, there c406cae4e3 was nothing more precious caa34aca63 to me.58ce27162e038684

That was 86d8ade846 exactly why 7b29e5fb30 I wanted 87df722ee6 a definitive 369dec31d0 end to 3e5ac7f2ae all of c1a4d80dd8 this.51f233a02c8f1a10

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“So, Grand Sage, please find that ancient text as soon as possible. While you do that, I’ll take care of what I can in the Empire.”81aab5b6e8f5e58b

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A few days dbdef9aaca later, at Duke 8281e5a521 Elard’s estate…f8404493e702c79c

Lucio sat at his 4d5f6894d9 desk, quietly staring down 826361865b at a small envelope 23616a8d35 sent from the Principality a8f5db2c72 of Belus.483d42c3aff3a9de

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