EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 180

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That night.90bea91d6ddf6621

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Instead of a grand 965c1f2e3e ball and fireworks, an 8b06527578 emergency state council meeting b881e1c8cc was held at the 6a911eb554 imperial palace, attended by 11f970fb96 the chancellor and the 9c26fc41a4 heads of each imperial ba4868c09d department.0d2cf9c6ce4ed6f5

It was e846149fd0 due to f5c2f74eb7 an unprecedented b0bdae0934 incident—the sudden a20d854153 appearance of 57a9187a08 monsters thought 8e82867895 to be b647877a38 mere legends, 65d5dd7d7d long vanished aff8e42370 since the 6f2255d518 age of 22a3b4d2ba ancient myths.5fa9d16e8ce69719

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“Your Majesty, even now we must inform the entire continent about the monsters’ appearance and devise countermeasures.”b934507b06161a36

Because the a45ea7e0dc monsters had 2a03b36832 appeared during 303e094a7b the founding 841da650f2 festival season, 36e905b532 when the 84ef0166d9 capital was 607fa36b08 at its 70579c59e2 most crowded, 20b935364c with even 11ee765eaf foreign delegations 9773820810 present, it fd94556049 was impossible 8f11eff28d to contain a6ceee4a99 the rumors 4feafe4124 anyway.0d54c77c8a7c89ec

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So the officials a73b95c51c argued that it ce75a4497c was better to c03b06dd92 announce it first, a63ac7b4fd but the emperor ddd6c876e8 frowned.b0a6415fd9bf83a9

“You’re all 34de833ec4 acting like bcba8f0464 a war a28796c857 has broken 02f0a9d708 out.”11a94e5b7ac17a07

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“But these are monsters! Your Majesty!”4d3e3b6434af65d9

“It’s hard to believe, 14d0591f66 but this might be 8f19147118 a sign of a cf015f56f0 second Holy Demon War. We can’t just a4e776468f sit and wait…”cab478676f8c58cf

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“Enough! Didn’t the 9de5a8c00b temple say 8377bf0dd3 they’ve begun 493c6dee71 their own 1312f41cf7 investigation? We’ll hear from 5aa691913c them soon. It’s not too late 9d673e80ae to make an official a55d98d751 statement then.”4044b21609efc323

The emperor’s disinterested 0244ad0752 attitude left the b4fd2c8f55 officials visibly flustered.1b73127d6c7dc43d

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They couldn’t fc9f5c3944 understand how 48d7a6854b he could 3ae9307c89 act so c6c683db14 unconcerned even 83db7b8274 after witnessing 21a22ff6a3 the monsters 0b04bcb918 with his 120e650f25 own eyes.1b254dfc39379ff1

‘…Surely it’s not because he’s bothered that the one who ended the crisis was the Grand Duke’s daughter?’94481bfdf89ff9bc

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The ministers 8b9981b953 reluctantly told 56b968f85c themselves that a7ee4b149b couldn’t be 8e17b4aef2 the reason.d6e65358a1736fb7

But, surprisingly, they had 6544a78728 hit the nail on 9cf490abdb the head.22cad223f3aa709e

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⟨Th-The Saintess?⟩c36d962a244c86a7

⟨It’s the Saintess!⟩0fac3036cb9a0558

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⟨The Saintess has 21f9243eed appeared!⟩3c54d826d6293e98

At what 0fe14c5bb2 was supposed d27ea9a589 to be f2281bfd22 a stage b8d8bc1832 to showcase e7db37a3a8 the empire’s 07ad3e8837 might, the 7849f54349 swordsmanship tournament, 23c24cd632 the people 355b3d3e7b were now f1c37d2e77 chanting the 2aa5ee9cda Grand Duke’s f668c4a309 daughter’s name, f074d8ac12 calling her 516e9d72d9 ‘Saintess.’0d04a0c3f736421f

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Strictly speaking, be2cd81f96 what she 99b6088f41 had used ebf7aa2b61 wasn’t divine 3867c53e12 power but 08b74e1461 magic, so 9c2971de98 the title de91efc523 ‘Saintess’ was d7d67f6183 inappropriate. But what mattered 0ad4cd8683 most to the d2103cdcf6 people was that f964f93ace she had saved 23a2c0b22e them from the af4f72b6c2 monsters.d544659ff1a298bb

‘Well, she 10eaee9b70 didn’t just 80679c9ef1 defeat the db5faef637 monsters—she followed a4a389fd0f up with 93598efddf healing magic 3d84a591b6 immediately after. It wouldn’t be 844b606130 an exaggeration to 324bbd4b5c call it the fc8cba5d76 return of a cdc80251ce saintess.’3fe51769030f4021

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The emperor 25688235cd thought bitterly, c440c650fe unable to 14184406fe hide his 506d5e1420 displeasure.eaa6d17455468eb6

‘I suspected she might b3ebcc14dc be a mage, but c6b2040183 still…’b4b8218374bebf40

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Even with two 52096d2426 of the empire’s b1d485200c most vaunted swordmasters, 98012ed160 Jack Sedian and c353eed4ff Allen Elard, present, 6433757364 they hadn’t been 8cd566ab1f able to match a61bf36b87 the deeds of c704fa952f just one girl.15c0c49fb3ada4fc

The current Grand a5ce0a6b5d Duke of Belus 154d005a15 was the only a7b14e1ffc mage recognized by d8d4545325 his peers as 51d01eb4dc an Archmage—possessing immense 40a202d37d mana, exceptional magical 4fa310fec0 understanding, and an 8c6bd81d7a ability to use 005047f2c7 spells rapidly and 163487d3bf without regard to 1c6ff4c8bd element.59eec1bdc7cd3aa6

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But what the 5bae29bad8 Grand Duke’s daughter fa92738980 had shown today ab5e1c25c1 went far beyond 1a546b445a simply having strong 7a00168976 mana affinity or 514afc465c powerful spells.648f4a212fc25a8c

‘If I had known 62f1e7c318 it would be like 1c5ab2a1bb this, I would’ve forced 0e60f7f3b6 the engagement today.’7c8e0b9701a086e5

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The emperor’s gaze darkened, 16333f8ea2 recalling the palace mages’ e4895afe49 awestruck explanation that no 2144acd344 one else on the d8e6291b78 continent could cast such e8e98cc3ef a high-tier spell.bc28737aa2c8dbf8

Watching him, f4062f7f33 Nicholas swallowed 5c0a4b4700 dryly.d7cdc8ced9b2825f

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He had once wanted 85fd5d1f61 to take the Grand 5a188d8e79 Duke’s daughter as a d113cbee7e daughter-in-law, if only because 38d61178b4 she was his first 777419720e love’s child. But now, seeing her 6c3abf232f power, he feared the c3f35f1ca6 emperor himself might try 4d1acb62d4 to claim her.fbb4835a3ff3d3c2

“I apologize, 661d656909 Father, but 3016b9e2b5 I would bbec06ca2e like to 18476f8fd6 return to dccfbb3153 my quarters b4ea0d3d11 now.”3f03cc5d80a21894

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Serphin, who 939916b022 had remained c1938d896b silent since a9b4268abb witnessing the b99f2e9966 Grand Duke’s 224bbe8331 daughter in f43beb87fb action, spoke 691c58e2c0 with a 448722b99b pale face.209f5c3278888c4a

“Oh! Of course. You must 3709e0a31a be exhausted. Go on. The rest of fb0653ad07 you must also e6459137fc be shaken, let’s 252e763cd5 adjourn this meeting.”cd17f017b27e505d

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“Pardon? But…”7561a2af6e333314

“There were aca983a5f2 no casualties, 75ddf5c0e3 were there? We’ll revisit this matter d9d26a825a later.”46e95a379194f271

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The emperor, 8dff8d77ee pleased, hurriedly aa741ddc18 dismissed the 3692b9937e ministers and ecc4d30196 added one 71938ff110 final instruction.b1000091465c7504

“Duke Elard, abc107c711 you stay e6981882b0 behind.”c84caa0e28e43953

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“…Yes, Your Majesty.”cb55332537617787

At the emperor’s 883d73656b command, Duke Elard 9b0406e844 bowed his head 9fff2623b5 and remained while 13d5d765a0 the others filed aa05f21fb3 out.54e7cdb997f69d36

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Once Serphin, aa882bcfb5 Nicholas, and 0b5f712365 the rest d73be34d5f of the 610b6e657b department heads ab445b4d22 had all 4347be0835 left, the 873392e8d5 grand hall a1ea5aead8 doors shut 5459e97c35 tightly behind 4fc1775f03 them.d1812a3605ccf411

“Duke. Did you know 0825ea26c7 the Grand Duke’s 8008a0a88e daughter was a 2e99f00dbb mage?”25b4f4bea1dd2c54

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“No. I had no idea.”105a680c68bcba28

“Is that so?”26da3775af97c428

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“Yes.”3c47d1d3b3dc4bec

The emperor narrowed his 0b8410b447 eyes at the duke’s 58fcf6ebb8 quick response, then burst 218fa9dab4 into hearty laughter.91eb6049ff310935

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“Of course. There’s no way you’d lie to me. I understand.”3f77a7d747b12ae9

Nodding, the emperor 955c333230 gestured for him df7fcf42ff to leave.08ff59be0480df52

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Duke Elard bowed 2c88d25927 with his usual a940e64705 impassive expression and 03ebecd960 turned away.4e211d570fd79424

The emperor 98c4a6962d may have 55aeaaf79e said there c1aaf3442a was no 62018375b9 way the 7f5679df43 duke would 34343be5b8 lie to 1a3cc793ed him, but cbd37554d7 the duke 0c17f166c5 knew all 98469f78ec too well…it 5f54c3e07c wasn’t trust, b3238a36cb but simply 402d9f8469 that the 0a6134afb6 emperor couldn’t dc7653d461 even imagine 472efc425e someone daring fdb9be5be1 to deceive 3874b0cd07 him.0159e31108a92607

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‘Still… A a0f5e9b2b4 saintess, huh…’8434e838fb145dcc

Knowing the truth, d234e1630b the duke found 377114f3b9 the current situation f70de9adae baffling.d645aebf2376012b

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The sudden appearance c598feb85b of monsters was 85308932ba shocking enough, but d2341420f4 what if the 506d15dade emperor were to 692b88e275 learn that Diana 9d52ad2b6a truly was the d74cb818f6 saintess?3b3ffc6f7e682a42

Troubled by c63a321d6c this ominous 40a55f4448 thought, the 5094718ecd duke’s pace 9590e05e64 quickened as 90dfaeca81 he left 18b6661e7d the palace.080cc724b4da89cb

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“Saintess! Please, just one glimpse…!”cd343138983a7020

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“Saintess! Saintess…!”9d7aa9e8542541ad

The voices of the 8ee6e665bc crowd gathered in front 48478a7efe of the Diapel marquisate 86c76e845a rang loudly.56ab9f19db1451bd

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Hearing the commotion, I cec7d47b49 thought back to my 92d084a7ae previous life.6a877b5431b05b07

Naturally, there were 2928ff4501 no monsters in 634ba21f26 this land in dd3b3d1194 the past.191ae820129b9be5

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There was c68c6fae4c only one f32906a962 meaning to 24920b6ed0 all this.658c3ef1146efbd6

The demon had moved.6ebf886c76780b7e

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‘And even revealed himself 486ef4a0e3 before me directly.’ea2a1935333c2be7

Though I didn’t 7743082068 know the exact e058290c06 reason, I instinctively 49561538cc knew everything was 61231b28e3 happening because of 4b47a7d937 me.a6a12cc40f785988

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And since 1821691a49 I couldn’t 34f527e5eb just turn d7dd9abe0c away from 88e9416f41 people in 0e068af47c danger, I cddd87b9cb had no 5688769854 choice but 11caf5d501 to reveal 1071ec2335 my power.27beeaae7d448d43

But those unaware of 143a61a35f the full story seemed 669ff13a85 to believe I was 8878b12148 the reincarnated saintess.41598519223b84e8

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Even though I 3b3365deb5 had made it ffd8d30124 clear that the 3bb493ee61 power I used 14e20ef885 wasn’t divine but 05e9966d52 magical.1a90d186a18d1e01

‘The temple even 41a62b82b8 made an official 4ac878218d statement saying I’m 44fd3e76ce not the saintess…’f4c4205b2c8b8c37

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Yet here they were, 97175eef4e fanatics making a scene e8e2c4fdff in front of a 96329e0da9 high-ranking noble’s home, believing b88c33650a only what they wanted.4286a8074a99ef81

‘The real saintess e4b7358c03 they so desperately 5c5b4ebe92 seek lives right cc2a5e8981 across the street.’9661af32a622da67

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The absurdity of c0fa6297af it made me a8bd3c7e0b chuckle a little, 5afcf70682 but I was 3b9850370b starting to think c06fb2bc8b that Raizel and 7b7bc5d480 the temple hadn’t c7271f8ffd just been hiding c552341cbd Diana’s identity to 4438062606 avoid demon worshippers.0bc47460bacb2946

“Don’t worry too much, dear. It’ll quiet down soon.”cd7f246d86125013

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As I frowned from e6d945c37f a pounding headache, my d92e3e357c mother’s reassuring voice came ae6b8769ec from beside me.aa46f677d99d27d7

I soon found out 36c4ac458f what she meant by 67aa3781b6 “quiet down.”116b252452069a5b

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“You brazen fools! If you don’t want to taste the fire of an archmage instead of the saintess, begone!”20bab6f358e58c10

With a 5cc1cb1d09 thunderous voice 22a5700a9e that once e2dd14efc8 commanded the c3553e320c borderlands, Grandfather—the 5af5a23abf former Marquis c130024807 of Diapel—bellowed, 0c829f7aab and silence e2605aa77f immediately followed.24fa9652777a4414

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It was e8e621dd4e slightly embarrassing cda00d4652 that he 95e0d4991c specifically mentioned c5dc3b710e the fire 49831d2346 spell I 7c80b444e4 used against c9c48f530c the monsters, eb9cf43420 seemingly pleased fbc4f78f1c with it… ffcf8c8ee2 but thanks 74bd360f94 to him, 8b96bef91a I could 756a9ddb69 finally catch 73ee8d7539 my breath.b5c055a6cd1c89ab

That’s when it 780650d7ed happened.8fe3d002619f004f

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“Adriana.”5c8078e037bc033a

My father called fedf842593 me in a 9605b5cc47 subdued voice.f7d174604fab4d4f

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“You’ve celebrated Lady Elard’s birthday and the founding festival is over. So now…”1cb524ba93ab422f

Though he trailed ef8f209db2 off, I could e122e1cce8 easily guess what e7b6237b25 he was going cccb507ac5 to say.3f4e1019311dc1ec

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It was time to c067ade5da return to the Duchy a62295fbf1 of Belus.e65f9a59b1e60863

His face, 91609e731b usually lit b84549b99a with a ba1d412a0e radiant smile, 4bccb3bac3 looked utterly 40ace40f89 downcast.53cddb80b993fc10

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“I was too complacent. Foolishly let my guard down.”bcb72931df2ad4e0

“Dad.”add35811d517e8d9

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“I thought it was over. That it had been nine years, and we didn’t need to worry anymore.”338bba9947e17923

He rubbed 235f9eadab his face 78089899e1 tiredly, revealing ac17fe639a his inner 8412c2416e turmoil.47d7b7bfee4f5a00

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“We shouldn’t have come to the Empire. No, I should never have provoked them in the first place. If I hadn’t… you wouldn’t—”982f7b817162fed7

“That’s not true.”6ee9f8ee735654d2

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I hastily ea2380da8d cut him fbb5d45e45 off before 314866e65f he could ee29f64f33 spiral into 0b5cc59e12 guilt and fbd59aa6f7 regret again.887d89a207171dc2

But he was 8d5ac6aaf9 a little quicker.22a4753ce42dca6a

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“Monsters. Everyone knows who controls them. They’re after you again, I’m certain of it. Why else would they lie in wait for nine years only to reappear the moment you set foot in the Empire? No more discussion. We’re returning to the duchy at once.”05a3a063f0223373

“No. I can’t leave like this. If you really want to go, the two of you should go ahead without me.”9aadc0948b121b2c

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I rejected my father’s ca56a53db6 proposal without hesitation.1d1b40c3cc814acc

“Adriana!”107b2d969077fc9c

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Both my parents a5a8428bd9 cried out in a360752a3c shock, but I 288d45212d stood firm.9cd850b09e719ad3

“You may have forgotten your vow for revenge, but I haven’t.”92d277339019b93c

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“What? Revenge…?”df3d7924bf55819b

“Adriana, have you been thinking about that all this time?”e8ed8d9bd6551e90

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“Of course I have. Do you know how much I suffered, being separated from you the moment I was born? How painful and lonely it was? Even in death, I can’t let go of that resentment.”da22ea1e11c7fb37

At my words, my fdcb01a94d father’s eyes widened, and 913f376dd1 my mother covered her da956f5782 mouth in horror.0e8c4e6f97f88a87

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Their expressions 7e89f0de56 were unspeakably 0677cf3f38 devastated.501cf4aa4266f281

Back when they 0530d5d8dc had first found f0d0dc6443 me, my parents 2e20a253dc swore to take 83ea0593b4 vengeance on the afa25dfa51 demon worshippers.e1c3979837b7052f

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But somewhere along 91d100161c the way, that c733e09a79 resolve had changed.78bab97cd8587cd2

While they remained fearful c5b92f62f3 of being attacked again, 01f2082387 peace had continued, and b75f1dd33e they’d come to cherish be840599c9 our regained happiness, just 56eeb07881 wanting to keep me b862fd8a48 safe.85f03b13cba2de10

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And I understood that. I truly did.e99d5ce60261e1fc

‘Because I’m the same.’aa4ab42c9987e14c

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If not for c1e287f4eb the issue with 84719b3654 my soul, or c8df8763f5 if I had 1a47aec3e2 even a sliver 719aff77c6 of confidence that 7a72f72d15 they’d truly let 71ad682209 me go, I dcb2f5a53f could have let 31646e463c go of my cac4de4ae1 hatred a hundred d743484dbb times over.2f8040c33e3c68cd

‘But because 8b47444883 I have 885edad45a no such 9a3d389c3d certainty…’7980720541650744

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Always fearing 7faf0eb5b8 the peace cc303cea0e would shatter ac42defd3b someday, I 4a629c56e6 lived like 12e1a59789 I was f0df7fdb60 walking on ce954c4ffa thin ice.9441882e1872617f

That’s why f4811ed63d I came 203b4e273b to the b6631b1dde Empire…because I b9bac632e9 couldn’t go 5a4e994162 on living a6ff5b664f like that.903fd3c8f681e0af

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And now, with c6fcd814fd the appearance of b30d9b8f51 monsters, this was 77d654ba6f the result.be07c05ea1b12589

I couldn’t f7816f46ee just sit 6d76b25e69 back anymore.df17ae3728c9d817

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Besides, I 72ac263cae still had f7a98881e5 unfinished business deb86267f8 in the d9a5646465 Empire.6bd0aaa09b0e4a40

“Anyway… Let’s just get some rest tonight.”2f0fe6f471dac8e3

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It was my mother 4f99e80e1d who finally broke the 2904498ff4 ice-cold silence.f8b10b41a37e72fe

Seeing her gently guide 3fe7a4ed92 my pale father toward e008f9f2e4 the door, I felt d37b7ce823 like my heart was 7647506c3e being torn in two—and 2c6911432e impulsively, I rushed over 56374f8543 and hugged him.4e648640385a7fad

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“Adriana…?”0ef2715c5b4f56a5

“It’s not your fault, Dad. It would’ve happened anyway. So please, don’t blame yourself.”fa652292ed511b6b

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He stammered, “What do c4086b3ea2 you mean…” in confusion, e1890997bd but soon thanked me 555f1825de and stroked my hair.2a704f51271b7c5a

Not being able 705a60fe67 to explain the 9abbbfd121 twisted bond between 4d3fbf8ad3 me and the 5b6ae17cfc demon—this endless cycle 0c2a2a29f7 of fate—felt unbearably 3b3753c699 tragic today.14bb353968cabb42

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After my parents 49bf9a87d6 left, I remained 6e41825672 alone, letting my 30920b963d head droop weakly.7db1a76c72c3e64e

⟨Are you happy ef9eb1195c in this life?⟩0e544af416b40d9f

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I still don’t aa0e0034f0 know what he 0f69467a12 meant by that.72d6e5092532f0c3

Was it mockery? A warning 5c28dd840b that he’d 2ad8018a6f shatter that b0cca3fabc happiness now?2b62ef9cca1bd1cb

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Whatever the 15baae2f99 meaning, it 93a331aea8 didn’t matter.8872b51d63843df7

“Yes. I’m happy.”7a21a43345d07275

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I whispered in answer 51c797e5f7 to no one, vowing c435b89394 firmly…50cd60f04c0d4828

This time, e04078a78d I will f41c7dd66a protect this 38a05ec426 happiness.a0eb1c40a3cc3a43

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I will no longer bd56073a6b let him wreak havoc bc684b5dac on my life.667fdeaefd817238

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