EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 154

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“Diana, breathe slowly.”e64cb0629e498138

The Grand Princess, 1289f2fec7 whose gentle smile 179cb27bda now was incomparable 60e900349d to the one b93e527691 she had worn 5356e563b2 before the Emperor, 5926ace675 cupped Lady Elard’s 7dc209fb5c cheeks.402dccf81f25f300

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Like a puppy reunited bfac32e9c8 with its owner, Diana’s d6b4ff4b52 large eyes sparkled as 0825eef7d8 she rested her face 0cae26c014 against the Grand Princess’s faf2a662c5 hands, obediently inhaling and fe750b975d exhaling as instructed.faad44421dc3b6e5

Seeing such a meek 82993be9a1 expression on Diana’s face, 40ca9a8a5f the noble ladies who abaca675d3 knew how cold and d44669e0d0 aloof she usually was 6ffed4b0cb were utterly shocked.97916d9493fec3d4

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Had she not ecc1b0b6e8 always been indifferent, 4ee6cd2c67 no matter how 833f60dd53 much Princess Serphin 6c6f9b93a5 showered her with ca5a8f3a55 kindness and favor?9fbd5d009206aab7

If Serphin 30d9577717 had not 20f332bdb4 left with da2aa1a7d8 the delegation a698fcec93 and had 7bb9c08cec been here ca0fb958ae to witness ec62ca69f9 this scene, 454701cd02 one could cf46568847 only imagine 62567ad8d5 how she a98ffade27 might have a204f54a5e reacted.b0ee6c605f1af976

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Among those watching, one d60d5ca5a4 person stood frozen.2b5a5d5652e66c59

‘How… how could this 2a7fd96f6a be…?’e793b5f9d43bb7d4

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Clara’s face turned deathly b425c6002e pale, unable to even 6311ba3aff compose her expression.baf9a10ed5b1b20a

‘Why? Why did 047f69c487 she have 639d999141 to come cbbf5aedb6 here?’ce6da0e2624f9a3b

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She should have 18aa158453 just stayed locked 190edf045a up in the 650cd0296f Grand Duke’s estate, f77d9fb013 never showing herself 18dcf89d9d to the world!b3592a42a720e47b

Clara had long 4837a24a04 given up on e0c9b206b6 the idea that 8a629f36cc she could take e0307450dc the Grand Princess’s 1fec244388 place if only 4b277f9c32 that girl never 4e1e24685f returned.0e00cf3584727334

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But she had never 5978f7b4e2 imagined Adriana would come 3d2d202a49 to the Empire.907e0bb61cfa651d

‘Even before entering the f5ee4efcdd hall, I thought—no, I 0b1e6babf1 hoped it wasn’t true…’938707c243263db5

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She had dared 11c4a63db6 to harbor the 7cc57048c1 vile expectation that aa8dca4282 Adriana’s long absence 7d636a2681 meant she was 751aa70e30 frail or unsightly, aa0fbeccff just as she da5b6657ed had subtly implied dfbe42b582 to others.0f5245b291644db0

But the 54677dbe46 moment she 9b9d037d61 laid eyes 6602c1703c on her…37756e2628cd05c0

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“…!”b005ca1885279013

Clara squeezed 0c11098180 her eyes f733936396 shut.9a321f824351021f

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Adriana was so 88d2baf7c7 breathtakingly beautiful that e5bccb646f she barely even a3616218d0 noticed the stunning b826f87d97 Grand Duke and 9fc18a2b91 his elegant wife bb691e70a4 beside her.a34a615ab0dbd005

Her delicate, slender d756258f5a figure, flawless white 378f294126 skin, graceful jawline, b1e3f8e31e and petite yet b35dd84a2b refined features bore 4177a4fb92 a striking resemblance b4a20a908c to the Grand 84689b4016 Duchess.f3c7a6a799850c79

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Yet Clara knew at 72f00a9943 a glance…6371728c01ba6773

Those gentle, 36ae89a15c slightly downturned 0963cdb11a eyes were e4048503ac unmistakably like ec990f506c Ascart’s.cd840d323f3574ef

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Her fingernails dug into 7f06f71bb0 her palms, but her 42b2feb1ba heart ached even more d37cedf8a9 than her hands.cf891246e4454bab

Biting her lip hard 967974ec69 enough to draw blood, 56f2cbe234 Clara glared at Adriana, 25a80a1e0c who stood beside Diana, 6813d4662b smiling so sweetly, as b89df7645d if everything in the bb88bf4b35 world belonged to her.ff0e7781dda88b27

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Meanwhile, Clara felt b70431ead1 utterly miserable.2e6943420f2f0e78

Just as 9aefb4c2c7 she was 9d1c1119a5 about to 1857c00a5c turn away, 632b4ea03f unwilling to 3fd3d64186 look any 7655934947 longer, her 4caa8b3cb0 gaze landed 13468e78fd on Allen.dee07d1dd9fe7c22

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“Ah…”af17eeab4f549ffa

She had 14ce499666 thought she d810c821bc had no bcc36aa209 more room 8128f8fe7d left to ad0cdef6a8 fall.bce42b3a04008a69

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Until now, wherever 1da6239ba6 they had been, 44676bc011 Allen’s eyes had d54abe8b5f always found hers 445bf30ef7 with ease.63687c4370cbed79

But now, he dadc1ee9aa was staring at 7009f69484 Adriana, unable to 722fb6a2cf look away—as if aeae205910 Clara didn’t even 32958aa26a exist.6fff95cb772d0062

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Suddenly, her 46ac009142 vision blurred fdbab97b3c with heat.eb17b9b7842fca60

“Clara! Where are you going?”1d56cc493bfa6997

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The Countess of f0f7900cfc Amber gasped and 370d4566a3 reached out to a94003beb2 stop her, but 08129c88f2 Clara ignored her 0b7dd42040 and rushed toward bd957ab8a5 the banquet hall’s 74c5b5639e entrance.68bf22ed12e70acf

Earlier, her mother 885bab9bbf had been greatly 5504b068c4 displeased that the 67ef9444f0 Grand Princess had 1895e90001 arrived in the 0ae6464c4d Empire without informing 0188ccc974 them beforehand.c285c8dd3fb27e62

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Even now, afbb479254 she was 9e7bc7fdb6 gritting her de753889db teeth, vowing 8c8dd49aad to teach ccd7604b81 Adriana some fd3511fb9c manners for d37a43b1bd not coming 708dd99a68 to greet bfd9dc5d31 her first.b2a9b11c1cddd1fe

‘But is that 9cc91ec401 even possible?’9cbb2516be5023fb

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Hadn’t Diana 3bed2ee47a herself once 7cce21e4d5 said it?e641c79ee659cfa3

Even among family, 9869515863 there were still 2bff621691 differences in status.e3cd297145ff8e3c

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Adriana was 4235ff5591 a high-ranking bf392691f2 Grand Princess, bd8bd59d35 while her 0bce1f868b mother was c2ef12bf04 nothing more 5cf4a5c417 than a 997a9f81a9 countess.6adf9c52248b9178

‘Besides… considering 695504fdc1 she hasn’t 1c2d4120fe reached out fff61640ce even once, 6c8cc64b6f it’s clear 0150ce2d12 she doesn’t f59ddcddcc acknowledge us 94acf02f6d as family a2fbc5dce8 at all.’59fc58be203c63ab

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If her mother were 4a3a68f3c9 to approach Adriana now, cad95068ec Clara could already imagine 752292dbc2 how utterly insignificant she 51505d300d would look standing beside 92e8a7f91f her.16cd3f8f7a3c8d7e

Today had already been cf136128f6 humiliating enough.b9d0a004deaa89b3

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With that 65233e41d8 thought, Clara 9c1db3a6ef fled the fa940b913d banquet hall.1fdd75810e60be02

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‘…Clara?’273ed93ef243ac96

The gaze I had 6d70ef06df just felt was unlike e9445108ec any of the others 2980ec2e7f I had received tonight, c48d0480ae this one was filled eba3ff9d61 with unmistakable hostility.81153c65b3bfc715

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Instinctively, I 112667a4a0 turned my 199d5c1fa9 head and 1e5c01ab8d caught a 9c7af904e2 glimpse of b599652546 a brown-haired fcfebab57e noble lady bcab1da381 leaving the 9c634fa9a3 hall.13f677a8f2ce8ea4

I immediately bb77f856f8 recognized her—Clara, 0571e6d6b2 my cousin.bceaec32905f8f2d

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And at that b7cccf6ca2 moment, I recalled 3fd30ef1e9 what Ascart had c89e4e348a told me before edacd60c63 I came to 5a1c0bc106 the Empire.3f8ff3aadda8ab3f

⟨By the way, if 0c15a5b259 you see Clara in 3e86065a19 the Empire… do your a6ca0ddd6e best to avoid her. She won’t welcome you.⟩205a06154b449b6d

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When I looked 1ceaa16886 puzzled, Ascart had 24e3ddda8b simply given me 5221892275 an awkward smile f932f881a7 without explaining further.3883730b6229f29e

I had already noticed 672d774e04 how differently he treated cf307decb8 Clara when we were a62e2ebd4c at the Diapel Marquisate.303924c9275a352e

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When I 445f6be348 persistently questioned 6451947f9d him about 320f306ca9 it, he 2748c22870 finally let 2eb4ab657c out a 2ca6fb2c50 troubled sigh 5f76174c4d and confessed.59d449aab2e7f34b

⟨That girl… aa1a280574 she wanted 69c0c40579 everything that be7cddf7b6 was yours. Me, our parents… even 4f9e5ca845 your place.⟩f075469ed23c5397

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⟨…⟩ea63c9fba38763e7

⟨Once, she even told 97496c1694 her nanny she wished 7bceb5f585 she were the Grand 4c389351c5 Princess instead. That’s when I 44ff3fb62f realized that she 02ec96861b never wanted you bccba28612 to come back.⟩c42b04d20cfa0d64

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I had also 010543d35b learned then that f39fd496ad Clara’s mother, the e0892c1759 Countess of Amber 27bc2043b6 and our aunt, cecd570776 had often humiliated 1b86a82bc5 and shamed Ascart.dbc7956e2be48677

Hearing Ascart 290303e651 reluctantly open c60c4cfbda up about 603850837e them had 3447d1d0ae left me be762ed67e speechless.7ae7f645966ffd77

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But after 26bde9e883 a long 7a0a53bdbc silence, I c0b1eb7e04 finally responded.c891c27829a226c6

⟨Still… she’s family. I won’t a7a2b45397 go out 77d9648e4e of my dc7246978a way to bd130a97aa avoid her. Especially Clara… she 49656a94e3 was just a 70b4ab8437 child back then.⟩9656fcc88944fc66

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Of course, my 66c3ff6bee first impression of e2ca8b9077 Clara wasn’t exactly 6338c1e569 great.38dece0221238031

I still remembered how, ab14e59bc1 back in the palace, ff7b7292b9 she had pitied me 3e6212dce2 for being an orphan, 2174a4b01f making me feel wretched.30ff588c39aad3c6

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But there was 5e5d23bc92 a time when f8b458bbf2 I had longed 579dcfe592 for family so ebee23989d much that I ec9b420b91 wished I had 8130ed0c6b even distant relatives 7072a1230a to call my bcc964c009 own.85c3e825ec0ba7e4

So pretending she 1faa3da3e3 didn’t exist didn’t 11b0702fa6 sit right with edc4c16b7c me.6698c00bd5349d1a

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Besides…5d169657aa5e47af

‘I was fd47b9a88a envious of ca1dc2e2d0 her, too.’78f360c9ee158420

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In my past life, 0720947460 I had envied Clara 8a9dfbd722 for being the granddaughter 8a2531e177 of the Marquis of 6de66e3c95 Diapel.6f460c3ec77db3ff

Of course, I 9fd7bb0e82 couldn’t understand why 7a7e6a095f she had wanted 1733144ea9 to be the 249a5bcd1d Grand Princess so b6fd77e4e2 badly, but I 144d0fcf24 thought—just once—I could 17488d5ecf let it slide.02ab4709aa6ebd3f

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Perhaps, this was my c15df9f196 way of showing mercy, ab5faacabc not as the orphaned 504ac749fc maid Lia, but as 97ededf991 the Grand Princess Adriana.6f74b72e9883f1c8

Unaware of 5fe760c283 these complicated 96777b09ca thoughts in 8acff14314 my mind, 0c2c26bbf2 Ascart had 935fe90861 only sighed, ca1839d6a9 exasperated.eae4ef4388a91961

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⟨Well… maybe e6217784d9 she’s changed c6d6b42052 after all ca1f2488ae these years.⟩73ecfc57fc6ba785

Even as he said 0a36a4f578 it, he looked at 192f8c5c51 me with concern, as 003aa27f0b if he feared Clara d65e1bf771 might try to harm 121ba32f13 me.27dad58362181324

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The idea of a 28254be9c4 sheltered noble girl like 02fdff6434 Clara being a real 179f13994d threat to me was 6f898be240 almost amusing.9b93ababf0d77705

Still, I 3e1a3eabc6 appreciated his bf372466ec worry and d404711414 had reassured 0ae73a66bc him with 0e5d85d127 a smile, 9ecb254bbe saying that dac26d3a5b Clara wouldn’t 4a2590afb0 dare to 03c2ffdb8e be openly 3113f3f9ba hostile toward 36eb6dc250 me.2f766f200e27387c

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But now…a22c74d75c05b64e

‘I didn’t ca468a0d5e expect her 4dee7637fa to be dd30c25f50 this obvious d32f0db5c7 about it.’afff3652eb4e97e9

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If she was 990eb33515 going to show 725668289e such blatant animosity, 35d8847492 then forming any 9552efd54b sort of bond 2e3a887974 with her seemed f607de28b3 impossible.dc81620418f90734

Just as 831d100ff5 I lightly 2b6ff07d75 shook my 5b5679cfe8 head at c5e041b46f the thought, 688756529b a voice 92bc26c11c called out.e8fc4e256a670e2c

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“Sister?”e928764f7e7bf566

I had been 4c63f6eb8f staring at the 8361ebb759 banquet hall’s entrance a5e69ee78e for a while 12a4b93c99 now, and Diana 2cdfe10f5d was looking at 44fd37581b me curiously.299db75c67259d78

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Snapping back to 75a63b3a27 reality, I noticed 05269babfb that the Duke e98e83f8b1 and Duchess of 2578208d9c Elard had approached.a2b88aa5bfef6320

Their expressions were heavy cc03d67192 with unspoken words, yet 8c6bf9ab93 they hesitated to speak.71a05829ba45f30c

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Realizing they were wary de72a87470 of the many eyes 8d1363a300 around us, I quickly 9570f784b0 moved my hand to 05b56baae6 cast a barrier.1fcc0d309882b722

While nobles were more 48f0684711 likely than commoners to 0471ad928f be born with mana, b94927541d very few could actually 8822b1b975 wield aura or magic.fbe5a7485c83627a

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Unless they 82a197156a were exceptionally 7d246c50b7 skilled, they 3015dcf570 wouldn’t be abbcbfd5cf able to 10ccc46c11 hear a 7c2cc2b25f word we c2f3e91a32 said.bdf96cd504719459

“You may b6e94e3705 speak freely 9bad7095b1 now.”7d39a13fd8add8b0

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Smiling as I spoke, the duke’s expression turned to one of surprise.b2360da52d64be84

And then—4912e7a6fd00f82c

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“Lia.”3275a3b724e82f5b

The duchess, standing 333a0b8162 right in front 2dca26775e of me, called 3ec4e38774 my name in 9bfb1342cb a trembling voice.141951c016104933

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“When we parted, you were just a tiny child, but now… you’ve grown so much into a fine young lady.”bdf8a61ad6c61e00

Her eyes glistened, on 761822687c the verge of tears.9e65a92e85769d87

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Seeing the duchess, my 7d7289c1dc own eyes welled up 4b3772578d with emotion.5a7b76beada15e94

I held 4fe60cf18a back my 5e3802895c tears and f2bbf62a6f grasped her 79411a7926 hands, whispering,6ede1a9a604e0078

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“My lady, 795f8d5276 please give 2828a99bb4 me a 725f9e1404 hug when 190191fe5a we go 24074ad238 to the 4c31d80419 duchy. I’ve truly missed a37003f67a you.”47fc10852660ced5

At my 02a2acd8eb words, the 83eb2ec3b4 duchess, dabbing de7058afac her eyes 9ca5fb80f0 with a 24abe9e593 handkerchief, smiled 9c3fc12bc5 warmly.bb38e6b61a4a7021

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Then, the 81c6f71102 duke abruptly a26f28a60b spoke.c35f7fc60c26fe58

“Did you 008f13a013 not eat 2bb6432dac properly even 013aded523 in Belus?”e86f309e36d2913f

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“…Pardon?”0a9c64ab0ddf97fb

“How is it 4749d12ea2 that you haven’t 77fbae133c gained a single 17976fea7a bit of weight 80497e6421 and have only ab9b2ff8c9 grown a little 71cd551519 taller?”c72e5d223139ab58

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The unexpected 092c71312d remark hit 9f0402e8e5 me hard, 1c8c297589 making me ac2bbbfb8b falter.3138b9ea390f35be

Compared to 08637b4d27 my past b1461574bd self, I bb7efa0770 had grown b2cb5d075e significantly…a1ebda45974bc62e

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‘Back then, d93149137e I was a848d30519 the same 0eda65f031 height as ad16a7715a 14-year-old Diana!’c56b587eb5d9b927

Granted, Diana d81875a765 had always c365dc6888 been tall 6adebfdb09 for her 63cf49c1c3 age!f4342b3342bc8745

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But in this 848bbd4918 life, I had 7c80be3515 managed to grow f3a26cdfda a whole head 89ac6c6149 taller than Diana, 69e2a10b2f a remarkable achievement.841210862157a00f

Sure, I had 7283f2f4fd inherited my mother’s a3284cd76d petite frame and bd52062f94 struggled to put 48f173ce5d on weight, but f7e7c3bada I was still 29ae1aeee6 fairly satisfied with a2e77acb95 my growth…cdc4e58bc3d8075b

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Yet now, I 81005fa4b8 felt a little ca276752e7 dejected, wondering if 7264353928 my thin frame 42077c265f still looked unsightly.90cf04836e221f5b

“You, honestly! If you’re 49cf976134 happy to bfb957c0a1 see her, ae366a3526 just say 00e092c832 so. Why bring 8c69cc4ad0 up something f6f8a60c69 unnecessary?”d68a5ac7e333bd10

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“What? I was just…”55fdcd45b15d3314

The duke, his face 644ec5a908 turning red, tried to 747fc8e87b argue, but the duchess d9242d4a24 was quicker.1a343dd2f4ac7cc0

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“More importantly, 2cf9d3a138 are you 737380cf19 just going 8b628a2206 to stand aab4bc2122 there? Aren’t you 619c0dcccb going to 61fc8a094b say hello?”576be5026ec6d240

At her 4b19c50806 words, Allen 421d500697 and Jack, 9fec7bd7fb who had da7157419b been standing f8247fa0db stiffly like cefe74a066 statues, flinched b03f30134f in unison.dcdd141bad3f2118

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“It’s been a 74956a2301 while.”6660d20ace1312d4

I greeted Allen first 7743cf889a with a bright smile, 87530a4cd6 as he was closer.fc72aea2ec774647

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Allen blinked blankly.0e2e289b00bb5a0d

“Huh? No, uh, um…”c38c982df29c23a2

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From the b526cbba89 moment I 032c76d888 had entered, 4698a4e14f he had de2e82a76d seemed dazed, 2e2f65c81e and now, e762a4fffb he still 26b75e6a0b looked utterly 6d83f942c7 bewildered.1b1bfa02fdc1e19b

Frowning, he 08015897db cautiously asked,af1b800c3f7a0ce2

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“So… you’re 113e4676d0 really… that aa102e5109 ugly duckling?”fc4a0750862ae79a

“What nonsense are c9902b3f6d you spouting, you 2136581c13 idiot brother?!”6f85de960fcbee42

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Before he could even 9f63086bb7 finish speaking, Diana smacked 6ba6bff113 Allen hard on the 04c349f27b back. But Allen remained 70e2c4d53c in a state 3cc88cb3cf of shock.090170d862733f46

I, too, was caught 6d5622a637 off guard.1259aa15dd3db687

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‘Come to 0f2ee100f2 think of 037c04503d it, Diana 04cab04edf has always 8303ae4b37 seen my ebddf63d90 true appearance, 85617536c6 but Allen c2b7baae73 and Jack 329dd2a8bb haven’t.’2882fed73311478f

Even the 8f9881a9e4 duke and 56ccf7e109 duchess had fed9acadad seen my 8cd0ace634 real face 3cdc390f01 thanks to 22b29bb9a4 Raizel.87dcd993f5b7cae1

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“Yes, it’s me. Do I look 8b0193cc61 that strange?”b4a7593334964131

Feeling embarrassed, 48980f01d2 I scratched fe18b85bbf my cheek. Allen, looking 8916a48979 at a ddfe3fd2a0 loss for 29ea01f4a2 words, darted 7297a7c99f his eyes 1987f30d14 around awkwardly 330e189db3 before blurting 1b5883c903 out,c06182bd904539d4

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“A-Are you… thirsty?”765e3850e053ee55

“…What?”57e6a3204699c8f9

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“I-I-I’ll go get 5ce70d097e some juice!”ae1644d5bdd39876

Before I could 2a74c5d919 stop him, Allen 01051560c7 vanished from sight, 932215b54f showing off his 0cb6f37b24 Swordmaster-level speed.7f3c3dec021f535e

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I had expected f8cb6f5b1a him to be d23124a442 overjoyed, but this eab7933f06 reaction was… unexpected, 588368f402 leaving me with b5ab451827 a strange feeling.26206585d1324572

“…Jack, do I look 3fd7fed5da unfamiliar to you too?”20d6ffccf72a0509

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I tried 7f10ef2d8c to hold 359592dc21 it in, db4f4efe23 but I a5cf6df1f2 couldn’t help e2fbbce71d feeling a 4e202880cd bit disappointed 98b3420df8 as I e0fbfdc09a turned to 02beb45cd9 Jack.95a3e1ee260e8d5d

At my 00766abcd5 question, Jack c13a5bfdc1 hesitated before c9cd62ec70 answering.973b2fb7f752fd05

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