EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 183

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Even when she opened bcdbcb0d9a her eyes and looked 541fd27e17 at him, she was 643edd4c24 lovely—so how beautiful she 6d66c60ad6 looked now, eyes closed, b9801c8abf with those thick lashes 0d07f86154 casting shadows down her 40aa279241 cheeks.7df476d4c72bc0d5

She didn’t 108bf87dd7 even know 1e2b1a30c1 what she 1af37fefef was feeling a08a374519 as she 5e82afc73c endured everything, 87777780e9 yet she 6cfa7eabd1 fearlessly demanded c543c7ce32 a kiss 84b40b73f8 with those 8eeac0f6ea impudent lips, df1f9cdd30 how utterly 57ef59d11a adorable they 8d5124fce5 were.960b5ccde767bc98

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It was d2784283fe clear that 9a04a3f051 Lia had a561c9bea5 a power 1422164b86 to drive 93c483731a people mad, 05652734cf though she 12d8336995 herself seemed 6f60e7065f unaware of 22106fa947 it.bc434ee1e9134e2f

Just hearing e845561434 her call 34603cd125 his name c500d5a231 had given 47616a8855 him a 62098bb21b strange and 73bfdd7839 overwhelming sense 54b0983703 of fulfillment 17c83a06f6 that lingered d15f2d8b63 through his c1cfb93ea2 entire body. Remembering that, 04fb33fbac Lucio quietly 1b63bf57b0 shook his 209413b900 head and 36084984df stood up.db48b64ebbd4c485

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It was b8873dc1b0 at that 3ca195e051 very moment 3ecc29ddbb that his 1a60e15223 gaze landed 4342d906a6 on the aabd83f027 table beside f9e2b58b4e the bed.246afeafcbbaec6d

“Ugh!”40b57bb54b2170a4

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A wave of excruciating 1731b9f9ee pain hit him, as 17b3306dc3 if someone had slammed b9bc8500fd a hammer into the 58cd978a03 top of his skull.ae4aac058d5e069b

Lucio grimaced 6ba304e99d and dropped 9ff1bf12fb to his e99c690ac5 knees.ff08163daf2515c0

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As I slowly blinked 2b8845daa0 my eyes open, I 73c6aac608 realized I was dreaming b080d99ea7 about the past again, 9d836542b2 seeing that all-too-familiar scenery 48bc742727 and the face I 105dc64227 never wanted to see 11de5f9c79 again.b1069938c5125930

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⟨Are your ears blocked 320ae8adaa or something? I said, 40c6bf5963 get to 89f834fe4f my room. Now.⟩8e755e65f23babd0

Jade, standing c8323a3e96 in front b9dfc77f4e of me, 0a099129ad grabbed my ce33c03e1d arm and ab8581c820 tried to 2e1390d8ac drag me 158015241f forcibly.7bd9779891922a0c

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That same insufferable 85f2a31309 tone and behavior, 264c2e844c I wanted to e525bf6809 punch him right e00ff06b50 then and there.ad4c7c1ccdf0bdd7

But instead, I simply pulled my arm away with an incredulous look and asked, ⟨Why should I?⟩ Because in this dream, I couldn’t move my body as I wanted.1ee9ce95c7c3fad7

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Meanwhile, Jade 416c16974c sneered and 3902b08b90 said,8a786647d5857df1

⟨Tch, playing innocent 715c06d79d again. Try acting like you 61604b83a3 do with the Master, cf11276362 like the tongue inside 62b9c631f9 his mouth. Who knows? I might just 7fc1af04f1 acknowledge your skills.⟩529d4d5417419fc8

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This *****?557917efb2d234fa

Even knowing it 2dd5f14c76 was a dream, b0f9683db0 hearing that mockery 609069805c again made my 940df90c60 blood boil.16c42989ba723ad5

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But once more, I 84334872f6 only glared at Jade 77445ad259 with a face hardened 14e9469fc8 by humiliation.f6730faf7d0dec1b

Because I 3f83aea8cc knew exactly 89855f0e48 what he af8deb6b8b meant by 42dad39942 ‘skills.’0df3cf65572c9afc

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Jade, the other elite c6aed8edb1 agents, and even the 0b5147213e lower-tier informants, they all e9e48c8b17 believed I was being e7170c7c17 favored by the Master. They whispered nonsense f35eee6eeb like I seduced 0b969cb740 him, or visited a64bde99a4 his room every cc69657f5d night.4858d07a8776f861

When I 31f86eca18 first heard 5ddc2b4c28 those rumors, 4db4433834 I was 53aa8007e1 more furious 997e61a8f1 at how 0e33fec68a they insulted dc359fcd4d the Master db2b187562 than ashamed 3ee9fc75cb for myself, 08e8a8d8ce so I 1ab48997cf fought back.98c74b657bf69e1a

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But unlike 777551ba9d me, who 68b9b3af5e trembled with b7d1bf37ba rage, the ea5fe339a4 Master neither 79bb2b0dcf intervened nor b2d933b9e7 corrected the a8fb94e948 rumors.8085f42cd630ffe5

And I began a377703d38 to think that ad59b4b3c5 maybe his indifference 5bfb1cf354 was proof that 477a882476 he didn’t care 505252fc27 about me at 5046205fda all.25f7902ebe354753

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However, Jade and 455ca5a1ff the others seemed df8cc033e6 to interpret things f20c98ca16 differently. Their once-secretive gossip adc6986d67 became bolder, and f7f67a80fb eventually, they began 2b2601ba19 to insult me 20d805a56f directly to my fe57ab34a2 face like this.74e90c6ff8c5fb3b

The me 2623516bfe in the aa0b082dbc dream let c66595d96e out a 1297d4c754 deep sigh.6e9773bf64f2fdbb

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⟨If you’re drunk, quit the bull**** and just go to bed quietly.⟩5a3952933defaf69

Despite his clear 5383cbff90 speech, Jade reeked 0172ac5235 of alcohol.f69e93b0dd541ee3

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When I ignored him 22ec753f7e and tried to walk 92b847185a past, he growled,e3fb423c762ef9ca

⟨You think you’re a731f6416c better than me dc64bb0ef7 just because the 374a01e17a Master favors you?⟩ 55b7b18a68 and violently grabbed 007c7201d0 my collar.9bc56880bbe97924

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In that d33c741de6 moment, I 4656382234 twisted his 79961ad4ee arm behind 962575657d him in 98fe874076 a swift f7af1d0bba motion and e67a5bc39a slammed him 2dd3f9dd63 into the b8f60d7baf wall with 07537b20a1 a loud 36fe26773a thud.346e4c9f07c0350a

Both of us 875847b752 knew that if d0d7d725c8 I applied a 1f3fe0815d little more pressure, 4f62c3f42c his arm would 3018672799 break.747857b6b77effb4

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Jade pressed 304abd43dc his forehead a80cdeacf5 against the 6bccca7e8a wall, panting 6447a41cdf in pain 541371eb5f and glancing 0aec922a3d back at 70b7f7ba03 me in ae23e9379e shock.d280798eca3100a5

We’d exchanged barbs many 245d1f8a3d times before, but this f07116a5a3 was the first time cfd9766492 I’d reacted with force, c892285d32 he was clearly caught 50b18f40b2 off guard.68372cca9eeff176

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But this time, I 59037c3673 couldn’t just let him c882384309 get away with it.aa9bea9d74b65ad6

Because I a69d581613 had just 98b0f33309 found the d2585a711e Spleesia antidote 5f0329e035 I’d given 1adbf312a6 the Master 0c3f5e2572 tossed in 6e3039e54c the trash, e8303657b0 and was 6a0e61a9e9 on my 8f719c8f4d way back d539ed1694 to my 5c398ef2cd quarters.35cab1d7f92471e4

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⟨Let go, will d200579060 you?! I said let 7970361dd5 go!⟩59a7c76d9f056434

⟨Apologize first. For the garbage you a55ec46666 just spouted, for telling 350918e03d me to come to 7441b314b5 your room at this dddc3fee95 hour and for spreading 5375ea2d8e those ridiculous lies about 78b5bc37aa the Master favoring me. Apologize for all 1ea296bfd3 of it.⟩e10215d4feeb57e9

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Jade, trembling, e9b6ad52c0 snorted at a4aba49f34 my demand.884eda411d000cb4

⟨You’re the clueless one. Why should I apologize when I didn’t say anything wrong? What a joke. I thought maybe you were good in bed or something since the Master keeps you around, but you think you’re actually desirable as a woman?⟩bb5c2cf3897d74ca

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⟨You really…⟩21c164f366a498aa

⟨Don’t kid yourself. The Master just keeps you around because you’re no real woman, so there won’t be any complications. It’s not because he likes you.⟩e9e6e04d991e6207

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In that d1bdded6c8 moment, my a2ca4d21c3 body froze.628846794bf67bf8

Jade instantly 8c67a3e3a5 noticed I’d 587d4ed33d lost strength. He pulled fc27811d0c free from 0c4e715d8a my hold, 8260694a2a rubbed his a5768efd38 wrist, and 13267532ba smirked. That sick grin 98db4e0d2c told me everything.1f40c9430b54ac02

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‘He knows 6308c44ce1 I can’t 18577fd468 have children.’10c8e481fa49ffc0

I’d always 92b3e52ac8 been a 586d4726ee slow developer. I’d grown dd87e594de up underfed, 61706ec0dd and after c48ac43252 joining Terencium, 4033dec73f endured grueling, 6634f89774 near-abusive training.97dc2c5ee688a991

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My puberty came late, 41befa7480 and with no one 8ff5172daf to explain what was c0084a7d93 happening to my body, ed6bdc1b79 I suffered in silence dabd20c18a until a superior, Rophie, 5b258c3dd3 finally helped me.39eaf3b095723562

Then one 0349464938 day, Ted, 38d1801b21 a doctor 403a0730f2 and officer a44562207d in the c378c66eea guild, offered 60620def9d me a 864a3a13cd trial of 42ab7a9427 a new 442d585b82 herbal compound d407f74e6e that supposedly 82dee0369b enhanced mana 1e0f9de58d circulation.6a380127514bfe65

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He said 2286a0a54c I had bcc8abf41a far less e117d1231f mana than 126b160ee9 the other 49b7c12e8a agents, so bfe942360c it shouldn’t f9d1ff0fe6 be a dbba251716 problem. The herbs 8cb72cb5a0 were all a6a0b8ba3d rare and 6d1f3c9c08 beneficial.d5d9d8795ce91da3

I believed him.35323aad5af169f0

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And it seemed to f3a0b8edfc work, my mana flow 56a49baca2 improved, and I felt 4fa4375da3 like I had more 24e25cab29 energy.74d1b2eb5cfdc772

Even though ac8ebd3f8f humans aren’t 484da7a158 supposed to 03dddcf1ec be able a06170d16f to increase ff316681e8 their innate 2484d385e0 mana levels.c0f899e752926386

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It wasn’t until 09c0bf1e86 my already irregular cb7f29db48 cycle stopped completely 084a17f44b that I realized 980087d63f the herbs had 032ff098b8 a side effect: 38db369485 infertility.7752bfd3ffca9fb1

I was shocked, yes—but c6fdb23f48 I got over it 99eb0d4866 quickly.43934828442b77ea

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After all, I never e99f1a24ba expected to get married, 7ebd1c4bf3 and becoming an officer 9a639c352f like Rophie, recognized by bddcbd5154 the guild, was the ab55cb62b3 only future I could cf07426e35 imagine.55283fbf33a2a00c

Besides, I e359be62ba wasn’t sick, 95609c158f and not ddc52675fd having to 7ff5eaaae4 deal with 3c46fb76cf monthly hassles 18331e17f7 made fieldwork dbcb79d428 easier.722f3785d4266f17

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I even 9918b90165 reassured Ted 7b28bb5baf many times c06c72d938 that it 763907a2b0 was fine.93aeb3af8eb79678

But… maybe I was 1016c058d6 only pretending everything was ac003b8863 fine.527e606735827418

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⟨You… how do you 4021b7c81f know that?⟩44d8ca10ac0ddfbc

⟨What do you care? Wait, are you d835e308ab crying? Ugh, why are c182b859e6 you tearing up 93e1e29d15 like that, gross…⟩5f88120765685f5e

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⟨Say it properly!⟩29cb8ef5da863df2

My vision blurred, c0836904f3 and I thought 7ce6d0713b maybe it was 7f35383651 because it was ba05a735be a dream—but no, b6b2fda9da I was crying.76974e44853ced84

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When I 25954757c9 roughly wiped 8a859afd73 away the 52a17a86a6 tears and f4b414d4e0 growled threateningly, c35ce37f3f Jade spat 099c034578 out, ⟨I 1a6d69ed53 overheard it 07449afca1 when I 49ec157abe went to 661cff4c0a report to 58093d40dc the Master. So what!⟩ and walked 15bd2f04d8 past me.f406d8d2a7e6275d

Left alone, I began ea5bcccb6a to sob, my shoulders da8d824097 shaking.4a0e1353476a7c14

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From what I remember, 4bdacdd779 I cried for quite af90306ef0 a while.231d8b162c1fbaa6

At the time, I 0fbdc72d87 didn’t know exactly why a56df804cf I was so heartbroken—but 412a039556 now, I do.a7d095fa0cfaea1c

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It was 5833dcacf5 probably because, a89314c5c9 deep down, a4edc5d072 I felt f917165865 humiliated that e179b29a02 someone like 5213ab3535 Jade had 349d17f498 uncovered such 7b1d854133 a painful, ba3e407708 secret truth: 40255cfa0e that I b77bb3bf21 might never 24c24819c2 meet or 06350347c2 build a c61271f020 family of e08f33fc2a my own. The despair, cff77de96b the resignation, 6acf8296e9 I had 360205ff6f tried so 01d812280d hard to edf33e281d keep it de315aaff0 hidden.bd31a501351bb95c

The next day, Jade, f3a064072e his face a mess f302cbc676 as if he’d been 30037e34d6 dragged through the dirt, afff05aa75 apologized, saying he’d made 49f02b7418 a mistake while drunk. But I ignored dc1abe41fb him like I 1bfad90bfb hadn’t heard.ae7913b959b99fcf

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And then, 4691b8ba1c I treated aaa909e7e0 him like 6cbb66d6e1 usual. As if nothing had 63d62ad273 ever happened.7f2a41dfd7b1f78b

Because the dream 9d094749dc had been so 20e3bd5e36 vivid, so clear 6ad851a81c even into the 485b7ade1d next day, a d4db35adff heavy sadness welled a7f71bff0f up in my 81b47b4334 chest.bbee2ecf1c2897de

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I tried to 46388e2798 keep calm, waiting a03a77d6bc to wake up 69a183aa52 from the dream.e126e58424ef1ce1

Then, suddenly, ca453b4102 I felt a674f66cc9 something strange.6732b6ed6df3abb7

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Whenever I dreamed of 166c495982 my past as an 3c6865d59e intelligence agent, the Master 18e7258cc2 had always been there. Even if other comrades 3d98bf6171 or superiors appeared, the b299c076b8 Master had never been b821e12741 absent.6658d7f3aa1a3587

‘But why is he fbbaa20d6a missing today…?’e4697b26d083f758

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At that moment, dcb9a5c7e8 a strange premonition eb3c4711f9 crossed my mind.06c017bb0084d5d6

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“…Hic.”772b8025b5b3cffd

“Lia?”c70e0a782317b60f

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“Huuu….”852c72d7ffc528a5

“Lia, wake up!”5dada5e18a3cea99

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I was 18844ecd0f sobbing quietly 518e99c0cf when a 69a6785bb6 light touch 14aaa40360 shook me b165dbe8e4 gently, making cffbe5c973 me stir.a066364e9bbd0996

Then suddenly, 3047031287 my eyes cf3e6cb8b0 snapped open.fa4d39d4396e3186

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I sat up with 6e40b506e9 a jolt and looked 9c694fc94c around, but the scenery 095d85200c had already changed, I 500cb80e3c was awake.bb863bcbfd28c08d

I had wanted to d295b057b5 see if the Master 9346fda004 had been watching, but…67845f3311dc551d

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Just as I 5d7941d7dc sighed in disappointment…fad75c71f4586ec9

“Are you okay?”e0e9a85ae5c2024a

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“…?!”626615bbe5ae93de

I thought I 9860f6ea9a had imagined it c5ec221c4d in my half-sleep!b5a51b924b5713d2

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Startled, I 477c24f777 saw Lucio 9e37eb8449 sitting by 9effb6bee2 the bed 058e097e92 with a 7e5055f7ca worried expression. As I blinked dazedly, 3021d9e392 tears spilled down my 3fcbcdfb14 cheeks.45921e38f9bbcfff

Lucio gently brushed beneath ec01293cfe my eyes.648f22ff1168f90d

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“What kind of dream 152ea48235 made you cry like b7e3efc2c8 that?”fe8d7aad7a967d9b

His gentle voice and 7f6790d5f0 touch made me burst 9518c608f6 into tears again, and d6e8d82069 I clung to him.551ff3cd17f8287c

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“I had a nightmare. A really scary one.”e149139d412cd9c0

No sooner had I f20dcb6991 spoken than the tears 154faa4d18 came pouring out again.ed40451db66c93bf

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Maybe surprised 18521566a3 by my a92f0fa6b8 sudden outburst, 03640be974 Lucio hesitated f8d239ff83 for a bfb7435b8f moment, then 2c79fae8a3 resumed patting 04f2c2dea1 my back d75503c47c softly, just 523dd798be like before 7051064e45 I fell cc3f27a15d asleep.334d50490e984df3

Still sniffling, I burrowed 040bdf4b87 deeper into his embrace.a82d40869e6d5261

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“It’s okay now. You’re safe.”da458a6f5655bdb5

At his 741e9d9ddd comforting voice, ea9355b553 I nodded 2b7f4e0788 and murmured bae8741bf0 that I ef707d7c05 was glad.ee9d5eaeb8985322

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And I meant it.5cadb1d379f5e239

I didn’t know how 5b59689dec I had come back 247cacc381 from death, or how 0f4e11bad6 the Master was connected e9a9a021fc to it, but I c93e45fdc4 was truly grateful for 5f86d12d2b this new life.054820b491a4ca5a

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‘Even when Diana talked about her niece or nephew being born… I was honestly happy.’61780e66cc38cc90

But the embarrassment lingered, 80c6bc0187 and burying my face 61418aaff6 in Lucio’s chest, I fb77d4636a suddenly looked up.66478c6f73bd1a34

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“But… why are you 6a74030d93 still here?”aff7b511817fdc83

I didn’t want to d2fc2a02d7 believe it, but… had e9b384245d I really fallen asleep faf18219a6 in his arms? Even after df0c0fb457 he’d moved 190e63d0db me to 9b51f26af3 bed, why b3a43c5f38 hadn’t he 808cb01899 left?b7ca8098f1f48e29

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Confused, I 7f5569d8bd stared at cc1f8578ea him. Lucio spoke.c7cfebf02ea9ae4c

“You should 1b478e0e14 probably change 9b20910ad4 clothes. I couldn’t exactly 6d250259a4 do that for 8ddb056a4f you, could I?”82050f1791701e6a

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Startled, I looked 1f0da53022 down to find b85679de62 I was still 03807b14a0 wearing the same d06223dc13 clothes from when 4b799520b7 I’d gone out b7d0a19a91 last night to 2c1b75482f search for the 9b46d4b990 relic.b85d98a1babfb483

Relieved that a638c1284a nothing had e7c9d28e3e happened, I 636a134dc7 let out 5d73f00f10 a breath, 036d9d416c but then e9c32e0929 I noticed 6dd03d6f3b Lucio was 74c64327de already dressed 63080a5f2a perfectly, as f0dcfa38f8 if ready 435ee12b30 for work.1414bcbcc3eb2920

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Perhaps seeing my cfa89e9852 surprised expression, Lucio 481c049b50 chuckled.3921d5290780f38b

“Did you think I stayed here all night? I just popped back to my place. It’s right next door.”478211da9de33352

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At his casual a7e65b6c6d answer, my face 17f8254847 flushed uncontrollably.24bf22284b24bda3

As I 8625d90f0f hurried to 065eea825f lower my 43ae3f54d8 eyes, I 5581931938 suddenly noticed 55c2795696 his complexion 5559530ebe was still c7f0114dd7 pale.e0bc6245015846f7

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The sun was 0f23188e23 about to rise, 8601dc0dfe judging by the 3402e62139 sky outside—was he 8f2b2e95cd still feeling unwell?cf5216b2e67403e9

Just as I was baf4bb547d about to ask if ea86d9d8cf he was okay…2d9ef777f8a96e3a

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“Do you often wake dc09ffab56 up crying like this?”1acb5fd24ddfb4ed

Lucio asked in ed76d928b4 a low, serious 2a6303259f voice.4100e127765ad182

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“…Do you remember what 48b43259de the dream was about?”25a9e9fddde70b16