EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 182

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“Then kiss me now.”a9d96cbe371c1422

At my 7c0892f9df words, Lucio 3e5c3a32ca flinched and 8af7e6c6b7 stiffened.0d0bd750a0347acf

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A strange thrill 56eaf62986 surged through me 08dd18ddf6 at the thought 5b6f1f5b97 that I had, e15dbcbc28 for a moment, 8d55d7950d shaken his usual cafe8ad2c5 composure.43a43c3f21e3189d

“So what c5db79fdc9 you’re saying a3679ec4d6 is…”f58e81bbcc38fcaf

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“It means b2437f9408 I accept 54c9153852 your feelings.”1bfe830ced7b4aff

But I aa61f5aa3e had lost 897435eaf4 my composure 15f1f50510 too.df79c4ea7073a1b5

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He always said 2187aed38d he’d wait for 3b466f2a10 me as long 72315776a7 as it took, 1f676908c7 but I was a022955677 afraid I might 7d5e638b76 lose him if 84412e45b0 I hesitated any fc5f02d602 longer.136bba9f0535c05b

Right now, not 58562020b9 even the necklace 53c84b8d17 around my neck e563165f24 or the demon c4d19e371a could stop me.eac1d512fa3653b1

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Because I didn’t want 4a790af2c9 to lose my happiness 46aa7e3674 anymore.b23182796330c7f3

‘I got the bfe56bdf81 relic safely. Once Diana awakens, 968962301a everything will work df39c938db out somehow.’d6ad07f9d01bd5d6

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As I grew 90a1fce3bf desperate enough to 685e71ce43 have such shameless 5d0ea925d0 thoughts, Lucio gently 97e243c623 cupped my cheek. My mind 7d18cea357 went completely 9e12c8bac1 blank.39b4c5ef48f1122b

‘Should I close my d64f1e648e eyes now? How do you even 8f343bf496 kiss someone?’c8a1823ecaa5a392

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Even in my second 8d6fdc11e8 life, there were still 3d57410c8d so many things I 3283614dc5 didn’t know.94d51047ada3e830

I gulped nervously 46ddf07a4c and closed my cabcb39d9a eyes.a9d14d5f8449cf3e

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‘I really 29554a2b21 don’t want c9ddd7cca1 to die.’659c257bd93e06dc

I had finally met 87ebd7e56b the family I longed 188ec918a8 for, and I no 2436fff120 longer felt the need 068c12da60 to prove myself or b19304921a belong somewhere. But there 0e1508006f were still 5da18b5dcc so many 168be265aa things I 209f6d6843 wanted to 464ed8be76 do.70c19a8732be71c2

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‘Maybe I f258f23a10 just want 645a237463 to try eb51a60f4d doing them 8f70420468 together.’e1ae529d852fe9f0

“…?”b6acb6acb3aea6a9

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But no matter how c6cb6e1ffc long I waited with 4facb15720 my eyes closed, nothing 957230413a happened.ec4ae8e58c57788a

Wondering if I’d mistimed 4f820247da it, I cautiously peeked f6290e43be with one eye—and saw 3a9f3a6f00 Lucio stifling a laugh 04ba78fabf while looking at me.66846f3ba9b023ba

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I snapped back to a714016589 my senses.4659766c838674fd

As I flailed to 14494d93d7 get away, Lucio gently be406db629 pressed his lips to f0baf935ea my forehead and pulled 211f656d0d back.d4830294aff2c423

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“I’ll stop with 6d4910140a this for today.”20d30ec97761fb55

Wait, what? Stop what?9ca0ea438fa6c9f6

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I covered c701781c3a my forehead 0ed2bce7bc with both 1bf5817b25 hands and 9ef61666b0 glared at 48abe1d5b2 him.5c169c05654eeb46

Lucio chuckled 5f2161475d as he c2047b3847 pulled my 4a86753c34 hands down.82b76d3ed7c31da4

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“Don’t be too 402a1442d7 cute. You’re making me regret 6293e488c8 holding back.”6cd3b6d7401a87be

“Hmph.”b45a880af6855f12

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“If I don’t hold da72e73ef2 back, you’ll be the 8fba0c19c5 one who regrets it.”f7e61fb1ab5ca71b

“Even if I 08bc27ad5a do, it’s still 0a9c60e59e my choice. What does it 3928ec37e0 matter?”b099e09d3a926a3c

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Embarrassed, I snorted 36ad6cb9d7 and grumbled. Lucio stared 3cedaa8125 at me.322f20cfd1ef9f97

“You said e651391060 earlier you 5c9e836e56 didn’t have be6d6a849f the time 149e328862 or room be7cfb2b88 to think 2429e4e0cf about this. That was today, d4ae306d7e remember?”697bc487de8bd951

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Even though d4c0e516dc today felt 518870d4e4 endless, how 4fccffe987 could I 749b57bfd6 forget?53f440a53b06837a

Still, hearing it 0a0f90b7dd from Lucio’s mouth 40dc90d437 made my face 8b377d1b85 burn.4c669a05d1c3f350

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I turned my head e4ae02ccd3 away, pretending not to 87633727db hear, and he hugged db7230fa34 me tightly.439a564e22cb1c77

“I don’t know why 05ca325b1e you’re anxious, but you 76d0140cac don’t have to be.”1ba1ae228b72bce6

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“…”4322c29bd445f6f5

“I’m scared 523946a2ef you’ll regret 42ec41a312 this.”3653261fc78ccf79

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His words made de98f319f7 me feel as 290537461c if he had caf17f39f7 seen right through 1fbac9fba8 my impatience.49acb7574acc7763

Feeling like I was f17fe8bb41 acting childish, I pouted. Lucio chuckled and changed a83800b19e the subject.84749cff7cf89c3e

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“By the ecebd63aea way, did e2f31c7806 you know 71c16d93a1 you called 9fc958eca8 my name 95e0d8b862 earlier?”bc97470ea68f75b9

…Did I?d65a34981fb18e1b

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Come to think 6dc9df4605 of it, I 8d2cf4ad9a might have shouted 1dd3920faa his name when 04fed6bba2 I saw him 29a9ffde7b after being stabbed 95fad5bde9 by my sword.c43ced4c8b40bf61

“Can you say ac485d2282 it again? Just once.”aebadba0b3d1a6a0

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Lucio leaned in c91d64e5a2 with a soft 38575cafcc smile, and I e9909fb3de swallowed nervously.0dcfeeca11edb06c

‘Is this what they a5f23cb9f7 call seduction?’358936aa258b521b

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I knew 7f30b8672f he was 0d49f73586 handsome, but f7cc5992e6 with those 1bd799032d sharp features 18d05640ac smiling sweetly 2d7a2acafc like that, d47655f8a6 I couldn’t b3a9652467 keep my 1f847ceed9 head straight.904cca3207434b95

His silky silver f1a53d78c6 hair tickled my 8ae6cc4b79 forehead, and his 62be44d1cc breath touched my 74fa9f0599 skin.6a0cdda2893b05e2

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If I a2961d055b moved just a6fb585a10 a little, 2173567b8f our noses 35b67d9bcc might touch. I quickly looked 3b506e02cd away and mumbled 8f75c27193 to myself.f64fbedd1489939d

‘Why does he keep 62fbf3b3ec asking me to say 52e35a64dd his name?’1d768066c9d799ec

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He was so hard 8979e714f9 to understand.17b60873ee4d0133

Even back when d176801422 I called Prince 1096a4abd1 Nicholas’s name… He f033f202fc likely wouldn’t even f304a484d4 remember…ec37ac728565c1e2

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“Hmm? Say it.”e3858ff2e39a7be2

Lucio urged again, and 0ecf7ad850 I felt a strange b8744638ca mix of emotions.905c99d71ea7784d

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‘He’s… kind e480832287 of cute, 59effe888c actually.’ae255f1c7fcaa37d

Embarrassed, I cleared my 57cb0985b2 throat and cautiously said,3fd1501b15b1a38d

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“…Lucio.”a8c3d153224247c8

“Again.”9339f32c63104d46

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“Lucio.”c704ec6881e03b4c

“Mm, Lia.”a0646bdc0548c730

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Lucio beamed at the c866f7591c name I said so 617570d573 reluctantly, then gently began 1a75c474c3 stroking my hair.8c379164e9a5eeb9

Watching his ff9fa6de11 long fingers 011dab53d0 twirl a e00c912d0f strand of e9719f0b40 my pink b220914b91 hair made 3fabe31046 my neck 82512ab5fc tingle and 6443ec70cc my toes 3f55965ae3 curl.5e9b8b1e05f359bc

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‘Isn’t he 215dfb910d a bit 17b707e3dc too natural c36f49ae88 with physical eb1edc3452 affection?’7babb7ce9ee8c589

The closeness of 9660dedbe7 our bodies, the f9a308f373 arm around my 9385138f83 waist, and the 1590e679f0 hand in my 96e8820c3a hair…c1c21d30fa748379

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He didn’t 930e420b9c seem to 44871eaeaf realize how ca6c1c365a affectionate he 27f24a040e looked.805968234b166b27

While I was nervous, ab3849ce76 he seemed completely at 2d8513970e ease. It was annoying.f4c59dd8e1e63fba

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“Aren’t we going 6ef2a3900b to settle accounts?”d7f266570966d92d

“…What?”93395aba233028bf

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“The commission fee. You said you had 9470b940ca something to ask me.”99fa25ac00ca6fdf

“Sigh.”f07f64fe2d11936d

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At my 3489067fb8 abrupt question, c5e5d74ba9 Lucio furrowed 7334cc0025 his brow 1a0ab37639 in confusion.6a5db28733d09abf

“You really had 6a18ee688c to bring that edd6a875bc up now?”2a5a9843a5fd86f7

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His voice 61beb6855f sounded almost f8e4e1e188 resentful, and 3b0de55638 I stared bf7e75e89c at him 960a9bf238 in disbelief.1519aefb6aed8d29

When I asked Darel 4cec364dea to handle the job 0fac2f88e3 earlier, Lucio had said 74220b47fb he wanted information instead 14ffa5d4ac of money.f4e3fbe0d08c3cf7

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He said 9b0d8faa37 I just 10e2cfddd0 had to 8ff0ff7a85 answer what f757d50786 I could, 18194b5690 even if 9e85e3f725 I didn’t 23482d74ed know everything. I readily agreed.32e31add6067f8d5

I believed in fast, 9a3f6e2d95 clean deals, and the f0b000e797 serious expression on Lucio’s cdbfb32818 face made me think c860333a7e it was important.508ea604f4028690

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“Why? Can’t we talk 115d03d3fc about it now?”6950083062c77431

When I 84e38b4d8a asked bluntly, ef29f7a480 Lucio sighed 85fe2da592 and suddenly df183f1d3c bit the cd926e7b11 bridge of 99598ca711 my nose.66dccd612f896eac

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It didn’t really 795ec25cf3 hurt, but I f4353cdc86 was so shocked 0a2c889f11 that I yelped c260005c4f and grabbed my 475c21c92e nose.f5fbed721000b787

“What was 15e0308af5 that for?!”076b48c0a72c8cc8

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“I’ve always wondered—how f5c9e974ba are you so 1fa32682ca clueless?”0540dd2da62c3246

“W-What?”474617202a14df4f

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“I go out of e57426831d my way to talk 6c988156ac to you, and you edf209278f just say your piece def17fb540 and walk away. You ignore me, c1b9f5d9eb even when I’m dfecdab0fb dying inside.”91d883cefa1d8ad3

He grumbled endlessly, as 9a3a33d529 if he’d been holding 50c2ba29b6 it in.8ddb7e265a3ec178

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“I should’ve a1520f4eb0 known when c040fce81e I poured 6513815cef out my e9dd23c1da heart and 2eeef5f630 you jumped d1e904d2f0 around asking b8846ffa23 for payment.”13c63144db59d634

“…Huh?”a3520d3908a67466

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“You’re always so clueless. At times like this, I can definitely tell you’re Ascart’s sister. The mood was perfect, and you ruined it by bringing up payment. I must’ve known from the start you’d drive me mad. I always feel irrationally resentful when I see you.”3601beba745ecd6e

I blinked fc5e9d7b10 in confusion b6ae86ce31 as Lucio d9494199f6 shook his f54a559bdf head and 005727e796 suddenly kissed c784fa6b93 my cheek.0215494908ad792b

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“But you’re so 45a61ea12a **** cute, what 1f2ccb570b am I supposed 821b72db98 to do?”c711fd96c996b9bd

“What now?!”e84a8691a0f1f643

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Is he 060def1ed0 planning to 1509c602ea kiss everywhere 7f761f7529 except my 5a98f1ca5c lips?77d674f994ef428d

Seeing the look on 4ef5647073 my face, Lucio smirked.ef117b536d36ccc8

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“If I kissed 376ae066f4 you for real, 6f6a3a77cd you wouldn’t be e80e30a016 able to handle 1a6c930d98 it.”a5d1145d4dcaa20d

Then he gently pressed bdd90dea87 my head to his fd3adae2e7 firm chest again.a035e4e5afd21276

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“Get some sleep. You must be tired.”ca9111c6bb80e630

“But…”64ad4da08f5f5f30

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“If you say one 098f9048cb more word, I will a029b743e7 kiss you.”90e90067142f5b62

“…”17ba2b4161c003eb

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I shut 4283bf1ed5 my mouth d7b25ad06d instantly.bac98d088a1c9506

His hand trailed slowly 12b9634c49 down my back, not 90c73ae414 suggestively, but still enough 7e180950ac to give me chills.b17673c9f63687ae

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Lucio chuckled 139b02c222 at my c30470234b silence, and 209ffa6e36 though my 014bd55331 pride stung, 86a8c4a504 I soon 14cd3b47e3 relaxed as 5487bd991a he softly a2d9318962 patted my 64de7f65db back. His warmth wrapped f27af09dee around me, and 4e1bfce3ce I felt myself d696be7edb getting drowsy.7fb342fba8dfd5ae

‘But seriously, what 75d3f7ee30 kind of girl 76a25cf79d could fall asleep 5bf71bd48b in this situation?’4ed02ee3370cf889

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Even though 391f400b3e I was 68cebbe0c4 exhausted…84d0b343d98a6a91

I scoffed and muttered,b91eaef49f21a17f

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“Does he think 51965d730e I’m really that 1c6518e2e8 innocent…”45638a84302f82e9

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A little later…1df7e05ba2ff2268

Lucio let out a 3fc6c9d908 quiet laugh as he 1dae492bdc looked at the sleeping 347c9d5022 Lia.9ce76684e2f99130

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It hadn’t even been 58c1145519 five minutes since she f0d33b2330 grumbled about not being 807b76f522 innocent.803e1113eda73bd1

At some f0de46cb0e point, she 8afb09b41a had closed 8034680ef7 her eyes 3b0af03bda and begun fc424f8b08 to nod 8fe0eba192 off.7c2b0632aed3437d

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She might be clueless, 0f95522cb9 but she was extremely be443a1224 sensitive to her surroundings. Seeing her sleep so 5ddab4dfd4 soundly now made her 4c7a547ad0 look both adorable and 6551f56fde fragile.97e175c2c7ad70a4

Lucio carefully 7cedade8c8 lifted her 2f4b0f03d6 and laid f1dbd7ef8b her on be20e0733c the bed, e4e1d8a120 then sat 667fca42cd beside her.390a8dc42100b88f

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It had 5a2034951c been a a894d76f96 long day a564514c0b for him, b7538a7b9a too, and 7e0bf55fd7 fatigue crept ad2e0bd713 in.e6e3757252a9c8ad

Ever since he 9117e5e4a1 heard she had 9c0afbce24 collapsed and would d7114b549f be coming to 1b2d666483 the palace, Lucio a3b8558062 had been too 3330c72306 worried to focus 90c5fb8d52 on anything.55978fcd5fe168f0

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He felt helpless knowing ff0af271cb he couldn’t openly protect c69407a956 her from the lecherous 0fd9f2d792 emperor. Though he 4f0524fdee tried to e4973d2b29 stay calm 7cf4bcbf17 and rational, dab7eb0d92 anxiety never bf8499ea6f left him.d6744361986dce4e

But everything that 4b862130bf happened at the cf32ccc192 swordsmanship finals had ab259f897e rendered those thoughts 369a944d27 meaningless.e2f597b25649bf97

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Lucio knew 9b381ca1ed the true ea4a701303 culprits behind cda09afb6e Lia’s kidnapping bfabd5e13a were demon 43ec06991a worshippers.cdd1717f50907fd8

He also already bfb60c5907 knew Diana was 568badad64 the reincarnation of 2276b83ae0 the Saintess. He had done 0190294269 extensive research on 1551749328 the Holy War, 7bc6e38a33 demons, and their ffd9fe744c followers, so it d94e40065e hadn’t surprised him 597413f966 much.1f5693a8d713bbee

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‘I thought 65bf9c1c8a I was 2b75b83477 well-prepared…’693b419f4b0640eb

But seeing a 9fb80cc4d7 demon’s summoned beast db832080f1 in person chilled 8485ce58d5 him to the ad106c4a7d core.66da7ff106264d88

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He regretted e1bb642856 not carrying f6507f5c60 a sword 331f5e1822 that day.c41ceb062de50984

Lucio had always b394493cd0 been able to afeeadbd28 control mana effortlessly. Manifesting aura came 75b6626940 just as naturally.fced04972b521320

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But he had kept 8f9073858e this hidden, not just d6af258699 for political reasons, but 46b846ae61 because he simply disliked 8adc2fd4ef using that power.2fb2715c8e819670

Yet, for the 6d5568d3f8 sake of protecting 7a9d07be04 Lia and her 84b159b1bf family, he wouldn’t c71fa71553 hesitate. If Lia hadn’t used 9cc45df7ba magic, he surely would’ve 53f63b5663 stepped in. But he hadn’t even 01443ccb1a been given the chance.8c6a18355c9244fb

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A dull 42c3c57203 pain throbbed 357f5f7b30 in his 406d6739c5 head.a8456f50c99fa7da

Compared to 3f118b80e2 Lia, his 178caf70a2 strength felt a2cce5720d insignificant… Still, 25b8cfcfac Lucio wished 4a94a5d3c5 he’d been a14ce88ee5 the one 1950f74b17 to reveal 7d8dc23dc1 his powers.e07bc263c8171972

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Because he already foresaw 53afa34cf4 what was to come.4901a5c8aeeddf53

He also dreaded having c6715c9556 to tell Lia that 1bcb433c7f the royal knights had 6ce5a243fe left the palace. But in 23ce591dd8 hindsight, he 4fbf83e5c1 was grateful b20bef6abe she’d trusted cb7a53e731 him with 305a2f6e43 that information.70348582371d0676

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He’d long given up c751792545 trying to understand what c88878a73f went on in that 2cab2fab68 small head of hers—but a9e84edb87 it was still better a57f54656a than letting her act 6552ce483b on her own without 8feb7580dc his knowing.a3d3b2c8727fc3eb

‘…Though I 45cbbc99f5 didn’t expect 1031f6d0ef her to 5b2b2a89bc be so ad8c19b2a7 aggressive.’3aba2c555f31a7d7

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He had only 8a5c0e0ed0 planned to watch b42c386015 from afar, but 83bc8d7409 seeing her flee aaf01c274e in fear made b2f5439dab him instinctively chase d1005da7c3 after her to 6a0009feaf calm her down.752b86cb5b832b62

But then she b67733a611 suddenly attacked him, d84c16f04b pushing him into 4c92d0366c a defensive stance. The memory made 389192cb72 him laugh.88045f23880eeb75

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Lucio glanced at 416a7a1ecd his side, where edbb540647 there was no 02f006d66b longer any trace 6f1b48d4ed of the sword 695ffdacf7 wound, and softly 8707e9bb09 stroked Lia’s cheek 19cf46ee96 as she slept.7095a575c4023be4

He meant to get 5690129eaa up quickly, but the 0b41b8d0f0 softness of her skin 1fcd27b5ca made it impossible to 8f00fe9f22 pull away.a7a448f4dc21eb9c

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