EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 200

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There’s no way Grandfather e9a3d63987 hadn’t foreseen this outcome.8edf2beb8ed6d04f

I could clearly feel just how difficult the decision must have been for him, to correct both the Countess’s wrongdoing and the mistakes he made along the way, and how deeply sorry he felt toward me.0371196bdf360edb

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At that e3c0a63d04 moment, Lucio 94d0d63559 quietly reached 745248e915 for my d089f453ba hand.0029e0e4550615d5

“You don’t need cf3703aedd to pity her. She’s just taking responsibility b42aacc8e6 for her own actions.”5226a43f411b5e03

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Hearing that ad4b63c1c5 made me 024f9b1d12 laugh a 78d7d36cca little.87bece3902e55f6b

It wasn’t that a88b485d90 I felt satisfied 85b5e31697 or vindicated by f1c83e7676 the Countess’s miserable 86b08295e3 downfall, nor did f941025a6b I feel any 231e7b3f45 pleasure in her f37b06389f misfortune. But I didn’t feel 66877772fb sorry for her either.764c50720c26b1e1

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I was about 2c1ad6c336 to correct him, aabf46b6dc to say I fb127f3fd7 wasn’t that kind-hearted.cc94c00ede11c5f1

“I’ve thought 8339d83964 about it 3f3bb898db sometimes. What if you e33238ce70 had never been 8853cb2eea kidnapped… What if ef8b5bc46a we had met ea2a9fe154 from the beginning d6039c958e as the Grand d048f33a2d Duke of Belus’s e6acbf370a daughter and the 1e14ba9efc Young Duke of 2345f3132b Elard?”205f8d154d94a868

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Lucio’s words 4e165f2bea made my a2a5c4a903 eyes widen.1570e28bccef3a89

I had f776ede36c never entertained 3f5b0b5a3a such a a1cc539b28 scenario before.c6ad191e8706247a

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Especially after hearing from 650eb08c7a Raizel about my tragic 831211bac4 connection to demons in 1f66f51104 a past life, I 8003c60af6 had never dared to 090aa654a5 imagine a version of 9e93e19988 life where I hadn’t 351bbba608 been kidnapped.efaa8ade160a00a0

I hesitated ebf60eaec8 a bit 3576d1e0ee before speaking.92b043dc0a8a9a2b

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“I can’t 665a16ced2 picture it 7515492466 at all.”f0fbf7061a46f0d3

Lucio let out a 4f096c09cb soft chuckle.a93ee6ab5b320b19

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“Honestly, me neither. I’m not that imaginative. I just found f33bdbcf1b myself thinking about 8be3decfee you a lot 73d0a850c0 while we were 63f5a7a242 apart, and got 3a7f2092a2 a little curious. But… wouldn’t our relationship 41ea068d07 have ended up just 5d7c7489d2 the same? Maybe we’d 94d96c3e3e even have 719c6d869d gotten engaged a48f63799d sooner.”51a05929208f4198

Despite claiming he lacked 6f1fa9caad imagination, Lucio went on 06a4f9f9d4 smoothly, which made me 9bc40ece5b a bit incredulous.1aabf920379f21d4

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Just how often did 8547b62394 he think about this?9ba14941acdbbf3b

My heart tightened, 12acf741f6 and yet, I 6931153bdf couldn’t help but dd871af08e coolly assess how fc8a96154b one-sided his imagined 51be375c91 outcome was in 2c2a508200 his favor.55fb599326acdeb5

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Even if the two 837b911310 houses had been close, 42f977f3b6 and our families often 4d5df7772c visited each other before 56b85234fd I was kidnapped…6ef694432d197f21

I didn’t think my 59a6701aa4 family, who still overreact 61b4bef52b whenever the topic of 30556d3d37 dating Lucio comes up, b623fbc44f would have accepted an 127d134b8f engagement that easily.050df7fea2a4ff7e

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It was not like there was some agreement made early on to match us together, anyway.[mfn] [TL: Are you sure?][/mfn]

Still, now that he ff2b2bc601 brought it up, I 6a23bca982 was a little curious.1bb00026df10d8c0

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Would Diana have b3186c96ae still followed me 194dc63fe0 like she does 0ca5f28e59 now, if we 0f2a028f72 hadn’t met at 6397b2666e the orphanage? And, like Lucio b805f5b70d so confidently assumes, 684ea4ba1a would I have cf59c8f848 still fallen for 97a8c6c44e him?1530a7f5d19eec1d

I knew it was 094a0949cc all meaningless speculation, but a23470afa2 a dull ache formed 024a119f87 in my chest.709e0a81d5585caa

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If only 8cf274a40a I really 1ac5bf080f had the b218259745 chance to 4e04dc8de7 live that 1373e53342 kind of f0635141f9 life…4143e594ac0d5ba8

Like Lucio 7cfa5fb713 said, maybe 36dc9733ed I—and my 52ac785d2f family—could’ve lived 81d5e8b4db happily without fdd03218ec ever getting 7ba72b7f4e hurt.a61952ca09caa224

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Trying to c9836d5c8d soothe the 2615978c28 sudden heaviness 6132200379 in my 81ac95ea52 heart, I 3181b78f18 smiled and ca31d2f14c asked,8becc03ccaa76c42

“Anyway, did you 6e4bab4576 tell the Duke?”3637f789cb1fdf8c

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I had been 95c3ddcaed wondering all along 94aa3dc323 how Duke Elard a02cccb02e reacted upon hearing 3050a71dd6 that the subjugation a173646f7e contract with the 6ea61a5185 Emperor was broken e7aa4ea3eb and the demon 77c906b3af artifact destroyed, even 73e4d265dc while I was 4aef710592 ill through the 232db6f09f night.04214762ba563b02

With sparkling eyes, 7296a03345 like a child 13f50e44a0 expecting praise, I 1a770ad15f looked at Lucio. He gave a f376c166b2 soft laugh.d0a8e62515e0d079

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“I told him 62309df1b4 yesterday.”387e879f73d1452d

“What did he 86a52b9e68 say? Was he pleased?”65af1dc7d29be7e8

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“Of course. I’ve never seen 4df9853478 him like that f1af92b238 before.”eded64088e8622cc

“How was he?”3012dbf24e0d95b8

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“At first, he didn’t bedac2e965 quite believe me. I think he’d considered d7362f72e8 it an impossible task. But when he heard 1f2f27a0ef that you were the 33ca5f2126 one who made it dbf30b0fca happen, that’s when he 19dc42ce12 finally nodded.”dad9f8a3a5d60cc2

Lucio then looked 26a8ff963b at me intently.96c1765bfe47ae0c

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“Actually, neither I nor 3843bd164b Father know how you 051d7cf422 managed it. But because it was 642a6bdf08 you, because you’ve saved 777fd6b1b0 us time and time 826e561ae9 again, we couldn’t help f04ec303e5 but believe.”35b7ab249277e8d2

His unwavering trust 56e113c0dd made me feel 27a9be6cbf a bit shy.b4a5c111065cdab2

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“Thank you… for 568dd1bb72 trusting me.”edd9d75a852c0a1d

“No, I’m e72af4e1d7 the one 515cd10f59 who should 5322472c7b be grateful. But… are you 1853679680 really okay?”54fedbbb7872b125

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“What do f4fba498b0 you mean?”3d68acadf2e10e25

“I know 9fad4b2d1a you said 22e681a631 it wasn’t 278929bf14 dangerous, but… 6433eaea96 fainting in a2711dbc85 the imperial e467695f7f palace yesterday—was b8b26c9411 it because…?”6267096a00223273

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He trailed off, looking 5b4d08b76a at me suspiciously, and 65e44e9837 I couldn’t help but 2f9cac4ea5 make a face.f6ffe012278e139a

He said he 41db9ccf65 believed me, and 8b1f77d08e yet he wouldn’t b8aef1bb38 believe that I aa1f8ec28f was fine?cbf0dc1187d5683c

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Of course, his suspicion 3d7a960b91 was totally justified, but a7b246c87f I chose to brush 494e680e53 past the pain from 10e9331c3e last night and changed 7a49c05724 the subject.89327d6c8fe3c289

“By the way, did e9de6dd215 you tell the Duke 1437d12b9c about all your efforts?”0c471846defe3471

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Like forming an 8df046c721 alliance with Nicholas 286c3c01d5 to make him 0630263059 the next emperor, c7f3fce4f4 founding the information 84b32373f8 guild, and endlessly 2ad7475cc8 searching for information 4adeef05c8 on the demon 2b66804604 artifact like looking 265935ab84 for a needle c2248e6852 in the desert—everything 8036b0f6ee Lucio had endured 516b9aacab silently.3ac499f35753e7a3

I really 00eb35167e wanted Duke 8b26661c0b Elard to f09dd20d19 recognize the b2c6688fcb dedication Lucio 5a6c961f13 had shown.f99f90012d6ea06e

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But as expected…c9986fba64007c18

“There’s no point in 58086007b6 bringing up something unnecessary.”ff7e8848e2f717e3

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Lucio hadn’t told him 500aa74bd6 anything.ace17f1b67083017

Clicking my tongue in 16d0c510c5 frustration, I said,047c5866a989bc9c

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“It’s not unnecessary 7ed38d7427 at all. If it weren’t for 1be850bf15 everything you did, I 7a33142024 wouldn’t have been able 45851eb1af to resolve things so fbe8aba203 easily.”2fb8c688b20cac89

And I 542877e280 wasn’t just c344448444 trying to 03623c5666 flatter him.809da79585a1456d

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If Lucio 28efd4732c hadn’t created afe5d28ae9 Darel, I f3a0c4e3b9 wouldn’t have 4e7bf760eb been able d7b01b7109 to use 31b9eda667 the sale 02a1818f80 of mana 1210617043 stones as fb3bb4c911 a pretext 47560862fc to enter 20d3c8468b the Emperor’s 8c976e9da6 treasure vault.5e42f59906ac3a37

But Lucio c8ce8061aa only shook 30b4fef79d his head.bd6c3a13e20e3c0d

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“Just hearing you 2695d7bccf say that is c0bdd6a47f enough for me.”792685b8ae429938

Realizing I probably 8b8d7861f2 couldn’t change his 7d8d568cc8 mind, I sighed 140117bce4 and asked,1bc8de0d9f119873

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“Then what 299ae666f1 will you 9a3e138c81 do about 789a687d92 Darel and f093c92bd7 Prince Nicholas a09d8aef2b going forward?”af518a295f65cd8a

“The work’s already begun. I need acd3189738 to see 06a4f2e23d it through.”4b512c8a07480dd6

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Lucio briefly explained fcfa35898c that if Nicholas 835a706bd2 became Emperor, at 9835f0703a least there wouldn’t 4778c177d5 be any bloodshed dcb18268ee within the imperial 028bff1f0b family.44c79af7448188dd

That’s true. If it’s 665754c9bb not Nicholas, df67e41534 Serphin will e03a508596 ascend the 84bf643803 throne…9590016cfcb9ae10

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Everyone knew 1baf0e4935 how much bb5f516a04 Serphin despised 529f1f0865 Nicholas and de8ed8dc1d the other 5d509ee8f4 princesses confined eb6e03a3ba to the 0fa7e0716d side palace.a17bf120de60265f

Though they still 6b4dd346db lived comfortably thanks 3e92fbbce4 to the Empress’s b3dfb3293e support, if Serphin 607e89e490 became Emperor, that 45bdd6c751 would end.c40471e62370e164

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“Nicholas can 4657e265c3 be a 57c32b6c43 bit frivolous, 4cceb7967c but he’s 1b6e85e1ef not without a7c4549a65 skill. His character leans a30e5d169a more toward good c144db21f0 than evil. With the right guidance, af6ae50c2e he could be a 3253220ce6 good emperor.”88ed599ea5b3f262

Lucio added his evaluation 9277bb8753 of Nicholas.f0fa70cbf2984a00

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I looked at him 9ad3d4d587 with slightly surprised eyes.a1e376449f583f08

“What?”4216b70e85b190e5

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“You seem to 5c1f85251c trust him more abaa119248 than I expected. Then again, 62d701615e you wouldn’t cc331d7aba have chosen cb7bd2d51c him as 7e19aefdc0 the next fe41399041 emperor lightly.”0cb012495aa9ecc2

“Like you said, if a0aacf0cc6 I saw no potential 48d1785402 in Nicholas, I would’ve 734ef08050 looked for other options.”1110fce859b72877

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I nodded, 91ea58b34c understanding, and 636e2edeaa decided not 4f2e72847f to dwell 8619d12e29 on succession 9e4b5184f6 matters anymore.5fc01a1b5c8594c1

“But… that’s 5785290bd3 all your 84fa16f1f8 father had d0172db06c to say?”3d2802d42b307834

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After breaking 2e623d27dc a long-standing a27b5d3011 binding contract b4130f2127 with the 8d025130cb Emperor, I’d 8b0db95a59 have expected 4871323918 him to 23d0010c79 have more 10dfe9fad4 to say.b8003ea92ff0c855

I didn’t b1934fd51a want to e5d47a829b boast, but f876e1de25 I still 575dfc153e wanted to ae4d9d7229 hear more 6296162a06 about how 0bdcd7521d happy he 67dfe5354b was.b76843ad9b5600af

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When my eyes sparkled bfc9eaca35 with curiosity, Lucio hesitated 52d679679b a little before speaking.cd42b983d4d620ff

“Um, when he heard that you resolved it, he nodded and then…”bf2af7f89af97da5

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“And then?”071ed1d9d851b7c7

“He ran to Mother.”b5f9bf72f1befa2d

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“To the duchess?”3fed5415fdb654c3

Wait—did the duchess know 536ae926eb about this, too?bb171773e16085af

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Or maybe now that a30d1f567c it was resolved, he a213ce370b planned to tell her 915aa4ed73 everything?315595b1fedc632b

“He said they’d need to start construction right away if they were going to properly renovate the honeymoon room.”a500258929e297d7

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“…Honeymoon room?”57f559607e6c29ad

I froze for a c10b21045a moment in confusion before 1db50225dc forcing a smile.bf207c81fae322de

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“Who’s getting married? Ah! Did Sir Allen finally cause some scandal…? Hold on! Don’t look at me like that. I’m not oblivious, I’m just pretending not to notice!”f11d80e2f08e4704

Lucio looked at me 18a99c7152 like I was clueless ebba8bf5de again, so I quickly aaa143c071 shouted and glared at dba4fd6eb0 him.cc174a2cb25ded92

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“Be honest. What did you say to the Duke to make him say something like that?”24800b7f42111d23

“I didn’t do anything.”79705d3a37fe0e7d

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“Ha! Then why…?”24bc7aadb460d865

“Other than getting caught kissing.”95fabcde07b62d7d

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“…?!”a274c996d8ae6442

I blinked in shock.20a1546f05902f17

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“What did you say?”8f552127b2c5665a

“…When I brought you to the marquisate, it wasn’t just your family who was there. My father was, too.”ad6d6a2d68e8cc3d

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“Gasp!”77a4d7137d6f6164

I almost screamed 2b1bc0814f again but quickly be0cb86286 covered my mouth.d9e0fd815a9d75c2

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It was already 868b5939f6 mortifying that my f6348c3506 family knew, now 9cb404377c this?22e8c865f196cfe7

“Oh no! The Duke must have told the Duchess. Maybe even Diana…!”74e372e4f5fc8de0

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Thankfully, Allen and a553e90a97 Jack were away eb0d664e98 on training right 05a5585c54 now, but once 36c5a10ba8 they returned, they d11485d354 might find out!1ede25864f93bde1

“Ugh, I must be the only person whose first kiss became neighborhood gossip.”16e99826c5e63c21

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As I 8460698b3c held my 6e90fc6601 head in e3140f212c both hands c0eeff4926 in despair, c7585147fa Lucio quietly 6542b4e407 muttered,
“I’m in that group too.”bf7a8412a85b8f99

I looked up at 89a2d132c2 him in disbelief, and 6bf89cb91c he gently brushed back 41cf6f3f08 my fallen hair, apologizing.8897f378d9bd3243

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“Sorry. I should’ve been more careful.”6d40c8eac115b8f1

“It’s fine. What’s done is done.”4bbd439f346c5192

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I sighed and 1ed3e4a308 spoke bitterly, and e465023dd2 he suddenly leaned 24dd951fbc in closer.c9efd7d0d3bd286d

I looked d05e95de4b up, thinking 7cb100f600 he meant 87263f5cf5 to comfort 871bd08d13 me, but 9bc476e7c5 paused.4c36f6245ebcc830

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Lucio met my 7b1b648907 eyes with a c85db117ac drowsy smile and dd57ca9489 whispered,57e239f0c47d3276

“Since we’ve been caught anyway… want to do it again?”832ac5ddbd7e0980

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“…What?”7a454cba1bc07680

I stared at him bec1ac3138 in shock, and Lucio c60f7dd232 gently caressed the rim c123c93578 of my ear, coaxing d6657ef0b3 me.038fd8e33811bcac

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“This time, I’ll try not to make you faint.”56ef2339076c20d5

“My god, are you insane?!”a9172d84b42c47a6

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I thought I misheard c44faca48a and quickly pulled back 21119b0edd in surprise.d21fdbc9e425eb10

But Lucio 45c25e519e simply leaned 05ac2e4ed8 in even 1a554aeb6e closer.4d19cae90e8df474

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Up close, his 8e77f3a358 eyes looked strange.55a97e44f48cdbe1

Like he’d 16d7cfee3e awakened to c179381835 something new… 0cf06bae7a or completely 331ec64349 lost his d6b4569d70 mind.c572c760c067dfaf

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‘Is he… seriously crazy?’8b45666edbbd468d

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In conclusion, Lucio 033e4edeef was insane.d3a06ae9fbae8f1b

And I… was probably just as crazy.1494c027b3f00c4b

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“W-Wait, haah!”62948515249886b6

Unable to 5ae926172e bear it, 8eb2867a99 I turned bd79d095cf my head 839164f6db and barely a08c48c425 managed to 9498ec3ce5 break the 8730af8e6e kiss.92747b7ad5ee4514

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Breathless sounds—his or mine, f2e85e9292 I couldn’t tell—lingered at 90d1e3935e my ear.6d6f63028a3e4d74

“Ugh, mmph!”29910b388096627e

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But Lucio couldn’t even 0e062826fd wait for that short b48b3d7ced pause. He closed 7d90a62efe the distance 6491f2e334 again.ecc520ad1c0cfbd2

No, he dove 9e5277df3b in even deeper 24e5b93dbe than before, as d3776d2acd if he hadn’t b874fdc142 gotten enough, exploring db4982ed5d the soft inner a080587420 parts of my 56c89369a9 lips.325bfcdbdc2cfd24

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I looked at him ed2bc1d557 with blame in my cde127e9bd eyes but eventually shut ba9e47fb92 them tightly.fcc71d6eb15574a0

Because I 78dd125d0b had no f8e1228743 right to 09d4e33898 blame Lucio.e4280e3f168ab77b

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⟨If you a85f77ee0d don’t want fe4b4e199b to, I 858550362e won’t do ac0597aa10 it. Even if the 69fc698e18 first kiss happened e5f8c685f2 like that…⟩34a3c5b15cde0c64

Lucio, who had been af38c4389b approaching boldly like he a5e4784981 would kiss me any 8bc2e3f700 second, had said that f43009d365 and gently backed away ffcb4fa063 when I hesitated.ac2f4fd57c0db5de

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And once 9c50120793 he did 180f4ea342 that… the 43a8d66d96 one who 7c2bff4712 felt regret 50af6468d8 was me.1d622872032c915e

⟨Then… just 939bed5d27 a little.⟩8d159db3bb034cb7

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I had 74b548b9a6 unconsciously grabbed 2b26282003 the hem 3d804426ff of his fbf8346fe0 clothes and 05dd8e34b8 said that, 5c7bb4397d and a f1800f7b09 bright smile 8aa39280c6 spread across 6adafcf323 Lucio’s face.a30b325e8e9b3a4f

My heart 607b881895 fluttered wildly af2a223956 at that aa17bf01b9 smile.a656b4e0683acb7e

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I even thought f575f8b1f5 I was glad 8f4ab00240 I’d held him fca4f7c7ee back.6ecc2b7ef0abb969

But if 5f828cd3a4 I had 83d8d89c5e known that 02daf6be55 Lucio and 5e3adfdb8f I had 6cdbf403f7 such different acf8e24f57 standards for cddfffe1bb ‘just a e0b3008437 little,’ I 981167661a never would’ve a353815b59 said that!853952dbfcad6599

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