EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 209

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At that moment, the corners of the man’s lips twisted into a savage sneer.a557586c2fdfbfc1

Bang, bang, bang!31104afc0168f208

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An attack 2383a824ef magic far 4202e5062b more powerful 0733f25cf8 than before 4fc61bf8c3 rained down 03e8924e24 on Lucio. The impact alone made 18688de871 the tightly shut windows 4100b2e4cb rattle noisily, and the 053416cd8c ground trembled.a04161702fb79090

Lucio narrowly dodged the 2ce2d27486 attacks with animal-like reflexes, ecbf25e002 but there was a 453cfa294c limit.d36b77ec56aa2aed

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Each time the powerful c7778e6dcd attack magic touched his bd7b4149b6 body, the protective magic e9b626c9eb that activated to neutralize 159f47ea89 it weakened.401fc5493c55b684

Eventually, when the 191eb36719 protective magic surrounding fbc6e560f4 his entire body 8f5683a1d5 reached its limit, 1b3728e0d5 Lucio let out a325eb83a0 a gasp and 8499f819b5 bent at the 756aa855f9 waist. He tasted 93b29e0eb9 metal under d23ef5d8a5 his tongue.35e10958fc5ad981

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But the man didn’t 608794c649 seem satisfied in the 9321cb3699 least. He glared 7d54ece103 at Lucio 0490f4ad6d with a a047db65ce chilling stare.907b28d1edc6e840

Had it 1d21fd90e6 not been 055ab7c50d for the 4c2f444ac1 protective magic, 3d9ed09af9 his life 180ae85ca2 would have 46f53d7bf2 ended long a72c96e8fb ago.d9d2f6d89b5d84f8

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Of course, 810a3c4b14 he couldn’t 2611376795 violate the 2f8662659f contract, so afb97e76c3 he only 2ac10ce11e intended to 162d731dc7 break the ac157f6224 protection spell. Still, seeing not even d45bfba361 a scratch remained annoyed ebe496891f him.576e69dada030735

“…How touching, Lia.”af7264167dbf4964

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Hearing the familiar name come from the stranger’s mouth, the groaning Lucio abruptly raised his head.8adf81a10de39213

But he couldn’t fight 6e846591e6 back.579115148cc575d1

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The black magic flowing 3786e13592 from the man’s hand e550e3ff19 instantly transformed into sharp, 27b69acc34 claw-like chains that wrapped 4e06fb4036 tightly around Lucio’s wrists 6144abdbbc and ankles.32699d6095e07199

Lucio, bleeding from where f76d14f12e the chains bit into 019d4ea640 his flesh, collapsed to b9a88e12cd his knees.708628909c64730e

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Thud. Clatter.2d071de2dba8c994

Just then, something fell a7db7e69ea from Lucio’s robe as 99d4948a64 he bent over and 32465c4df6 rolled across the floor. He urgently b4fc06ecda reached out 8be88b6735 for it, 94dc1f288c but the 157bb85752 pain only 7b741e9b9b intensified, and a0a8670730 he couldn’t 85aa18e89e grasp it.fea4e2d70fdcc5b4

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The man slowly dfd72e44f9 lowered his gaze 00d5d55132 to the glass 8b0dae9ce4 vial that had 18423afa31 rolled to his 9e76682964 feet, filled with e433066388 a pink liquid.7f58069377d8c50d

He knew cee739c424 exactly what f1c0789c55 it was. He knew d69be685db how much 4d151738a8 affection and 72d4860e8c care had 86df83a920 been poured 29e953187a into that 5fc16dc356 small bottle.3fae49dbb44e4920

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Because… once, someone had dfc0e8a9e3 handed him one of 73c47c7146 these too, with a 8b98ff069c shy smile.9b5402f9b8e3958b

Crack.28c945db806fb39c

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With that sound, a7f5f2b991 the vial shattered 505ea906df under the man’s 32d87b28e6 foot.300d75691ba51fb2

He couldn’t bring 9245f69273 himself to destroy 2f564b5cb7 the one given 8adafd7667 to him, but 9cf896da21 one given to 379c211a09 another man? He crushed it d6c6d37a74 without hesitation.4d1f2549ef5bd01a

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Then, through his pain-blurred ff430a86a5 vision, Lucio saw Serphin 94efda7926 approach. She stepped ac4f47882c over the 05e73bdef2 glass shards aed5ba7f0e and bloodstained d32398a01b floor, slowly dbabdfe8ab brushing Lucio’s 7f5c3977ef pale cheek.3013269e505b27a4

“Don’t touch me…”d7d4f72c6098b601

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Lucio barely managed bba8087b4a to grit out 43c83a92ac the words, but d18cd9b27b Serphin’s expression twisted 772e73e393 into delight at 91608cda7e the sound of 2584418abe his groaning voice.226ff69364320173

His usual 9213c7c365 aloof elegance bd779e4a79 was beautiful, 7722b1a3cc but this 8dd9005d62 weakened state 58e7794de1 gave him 325ee58fd1 a different 4220f74d35 allure altogether.fbd3d65f65642283

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Feigning sympathy, 9fa91234b6 she looked 207e5cbb5b at Lucio’s 37a1c91b3d bloodied, battered 52d96173fc body.da21e7789ecc6861

“Why did you choose 811d1b236d her over me? When I 662e489011 love you e8b6448f05 this much…”191b1909c175f7f7

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So much that e38ad479cd I’d offer my 61ea047564 soul to a 1d3eb73624 demon.2bc6df73c07fa14e

“I couldn’t f777af1ede bear it 76cc0d17b9 when I e144f5572b saw you 6ce70e7e7c kiss the 6c486c4364 Grand Princess.”696259b3afdc9e0a

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Serphin spoke bitterly, recalling 39b0649b63 the scene she’d witnessed e0fd8ec672 a few days ago 44242127bd when she went to 1b58befff5 the Ministry of Foreign 29a84ab494 Affairs to see Lucio.c4088361f0d2a33b

And no sooner had bd436ce995 she finished speaking than 5e19ab1e06 the man suddenly stopped a730616e9f moving.0435855c9c0240e7

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Noticing the uncharacteristic disturbance c86bd54a17 in the man who 63f21d6427 had remained calm throughout, dc88616998 Serphin tilted her head 145ea1d5b8 and asked,2f8e054bfa9b2070

“Is something wrong?”7bce79f94d516efb

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Instead of a21bfce1bf answering, the fb366a87cd man looked 06b3b7f382 at Lucio. His lips curved upward, 2655e06ed9 as if mocking a 35e51852fa pitiful creature.10e53d4e61f019ff

“So the slayer of a11537c89c my demons dares to 1be0076968 touch what’s mine…”4120399f888fd98b

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At that moment, a 2d4e2c143d teacup on the table 0d574aa2e3 floated into the man’s b35c7d5a9c hand.ff3adb5d52891161

“I suppose I 114888640e should return the 36c6567e18 favor.”5c43bfb02add4872

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He roughly grabbed Lucio’s 1e063347df chin and forced his 1adb46a23f mouth open.d7bb871af3354e6f

“Show me whether you’re worth the devotion she gave.”b4a1f36df1abd4bc

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Despite Lucio’s 6fb3d90a63 desperate resistance, 0803aa9396 the liquid 3b2bd7b490 poured into 07285a68d6 his mouth 628e8128de slid down 88910bb414 his throat.16c9a5fed2171f87

In that b0f8809576 instant, his d54b6f3610 ears rang, 7022d3c800 and his e1f13be2fb vision blurred, e20199c4d3 as though 814b362e00 he were 4145ffcae2 plummeting off 7d54ab8a58 a cliff.a00e36a992a6d9bf

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⟨I like you too.⟩fed392ece882ab43

⟨Probably more 04eefcd631 than you a8f0ee8c5e think—and for d3c0c1018c a very 10d4287190 long time 51e0beefa8 now.⟩b0b2c32db65052c2

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Suddenly, Lia’s voice ada8afb854 echoed faintly, like 065378d905 a dream.692bf4a99306eccb

When Lucio 854c4276ab squeezed his de1e1bee37 eyes shut 0c0c754738 and opened 0d8cc59648 them again, e55f973316 he thought 0d71a3eb0c he saw 8feb4ed382 her smiling 0c6ee3c01f shyly.fc2a1c1a12a1183b

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But he 396a595df1 could only 482d57ab02 stare blankly eb5c9c0fbb before collapsing 06e5309c4d completely.b52ac642e40d3d9a

The sweet gaze, the c0a9ac1e60 gentle curve of her cae61790b5 eyes and lips, swirled 21585e6582 like a vortex until 8afb61e87b they turned pitch black.64eb5dbad929d2a3

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Moments later.1f7aa6f3c1bbd443

As if 48dffd9f09 the world 9ea88bc5d5 had gone 7b3624350e dark, his f2312e02f7 vision slowly d85c84218e returned.3480d09f88eb677d

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The haze lifted, and 405eaf464d when clarity returned, Lucio 0b4a6b7b85 saw Serphin smiling brightly 935c071eed at him, her face ba83a0107e overflowing with joy.6e8754a7ebc50ec4

The black 82ed2813b7 magic chains 591b09281f that had 8b884a6888 bound him b56c82a6c1 had vanished.4cedbf9327820bb6

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Covered in blood, Lucio 24c435addc felt no pain as 363dd1af0c he knelt with one 0568101b95 leg on the ground, 4d47eb68ee his head bowed.74e06f2394caf7ad

Serphin looked down fa91a40652 at Lucio, now f30fd2d59f kneeling respectfully before 0cbfd5d2a7 her, her eyes 91d6e51e1a filled with ecstasy. Slowly, she d1aa49d64d extended her 5b67ceacf1 hand.13b47cf0b6e51b76

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Lucio gently placed 47b08f67a4 his forehead on 3fe8234e99 the back of adf851a1b4 her hand and 057142cfe6 whispered softly,204ff9a964b56e00

“Your Highness… I 140c68822d am yours.”dcb59d7260e659e4

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“I can’t just c603e6b09e sit here. I need to 4e087bc75b go myself.”128a410dcb8e0709

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Pacing anxiously in e312d58ab1 the ducal mansion’s a228e552f7 lobby, I said.6985969a356a1310

The duchess and Allen 4d35ccf601 gave me puzzled looks.9396874cb232b229

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“Is that… really a61ce4cb1d necessary? Father went himself, fd6fa2b719 so I’m sure 599e81a814 everything is fine…”9ee54ecaed9f3bc1

Allen, who had f359b93ce3 started speaking formally 8def4afc8c ever since hearing d9102fce23 about my engagement f8f9390332 to Lucio, said 21f5316f09 hesitantly.a95a14fa80ed03be

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But I 20421da693 didn’t have a18978e0eb the luxury d98a419dca to smile 07ce19a863 at that.5b9e35c37bec42bd

A few hours b897384daf ago, Lucio’s aide fe368ad4cf Nyx had rushed 293acbf688 to the mansion. He reported that 9d6258c774 Lucio, who had 218b0ff17a gone to the f9d5fbd82a princess’s palace upon 19b831cd0c Serphin’s summons that 155dce7d62 afternoon, still hadn’t a6f2403a78 come out, no 20e5f25167 matter how long 40d2835dd7 they waited.757f4b10002a5a73

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The Duchess 866a4c8539 and Allen 79d13487a4 seemed unable 840f5193c6 to understand b580175b87 why Nyx 3d262b7759 had come dee2ef8d13 all the f746e7f37e way to 9fe1902c36 the house 0ff16bd29c to report, d03175be68 as if 289f154428 Lucio were 474c442495 a child.31fa5bf4bdfdb4ee

But as soon as the word ‘princess’ came up, the expressions of the Duke, myself, and Diana, who had long sensed ominous energy from Serphin, immediately hardened. We all knew how obsessive the royals could be.2f46fadd2c911ec6

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It had already been e5e3ca43d0 two hours since the 7203b988a2 Duke left for the 435d321692 imperial palace. And an hour 4164c6ac7d had passed since fe7d85166d the scheduled dinner.4a82436bab3b2f38

Tonight was supposed faa90d71ba to be the e091c5bece formal family meeting 4293cae3ed where both sides c2b13e9606 would gather and cef14c5a8e set the date 951ec92690 for our engagement.761ef5a5d0fd60de

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Unless something serious had 3ab9012bc9 happened, there was no 4aa39c7a66 reason for Lucio to b0d9109650 be late.34a7e5900bf4903e

‘Serphin… What on ccd47bd45e earth did you 29ac2b0d83 do?’95d2fe4c8aa65b36

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I clenched my 971ff286b4 fists tightly, trying 1d678a03f6 to hide my 470310e790 trembling hands.42cb250abf32224a

Afraid that the b74c3e1501 princess might think, d215bdc63d ‘If I can’t 45c27f7e10 have him, no 16e0c93272 one can,’ I dea89c098c had even rushed f03a6c61a7 to prepare an 2768674fb3 antidote for Spleesia.f0950685a4f190f4

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I knew Lucio was 36f2bf90d1 strong, and I’d layered 26a4713a9d several protective spells on ebfda39723 him as well. Even so, ef467a03dd I felt bf9d69303e incredibly uneasy.06627b634325b403

⟨Your Highness, the Grand da19b253f5 Princess, the reason I ec75952ae8 ran here like this b5b4ec7032 is because of Bert. He went with 916cf3678c our master to b3fe25dd40 the princess’s palace, c493af17de but no matter abae7a0beb what he tried, 96b438cd4f he couldn’t follow fa92458cba him inside. He said 0f862ff1b3 it was 058149563d as if f6e7ac2fc1 there were 6faf84f44f a barrier.⟩1dd3bf5993b2cff3

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I remembered what Nyx 24be90f923 had whispered to me ee87ae4842 alone.3e08a7e7cc6d7293

Bert’s stealth skills, which allowed him to melt into the air and vanish without a trace, were on par with Terencium’s top agents. The fact that someone of his caliber couldn’t break through a door meant…5a38ba2009802135

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I bit 759d4de765 my lip 5aa38c8e94 in regret.4558351c7e40585b

‘I should f8317a724c have gone 2646f61fe3 with him 1ffc439f9c after all.’f2441f0304d5af7c

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Nyx had told 6e7021ee13 me the night 3ce2a6879b before that the b6adcd285f emperor had fallen 69a100def4 ill, and he 3069247c12 wasn’t sure if 91bb092f86 I’d even be 0c4b34bce3 allowed into the 92ee26f9ca palace if I 9a90bbb276 requested entry as 94fc64a5ec usual.3c38300e8bbfee58

The emperor apparently believed abf6bcb14b his illness was caused 02e2878c7c by my refusal of de7477bb08 the marriage proposal he 2b429d1cf9 had suggested.a1538d03e48c5028

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But I thought aef8ed23fd it was more 60c23673c0 likely due to 932088fd60 the shock of b6c667c246 the demon relic 172e8dca7b being destroyed.57c61a601bd9c3db

Just as I was 78e35fb929 about to send an 995a776667 urgent messenger to the ea6b0fc41e palace—prepared to sneak in a4077425fa if necessary—6b70bdfee179cab2

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“Look, over there!”b2b2cd84851ba4f2

Diana shouted urgently.4240c8107832dd11

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I turned my 662fff9a8e head and saw c144e32aba the duke’s carriage 5d924cb2d6 passing through the ea29882142 main gate.fa6161eea8183c8b

Thinking he must 23b28c4df3 have brought Lucio bd79a17a9a back with him, 748d168504 I ran out, 5ae5dd6ae4 my clothes billowing afc08d64c0 behind me.509355caf49a079b

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Just then, the dcfaf3d754 carriage door opened, 156882d2cd and the duke’s 4ba60881f2 cold voice rang 8e266ce57f out.b07fcbc082159504

“Bring a stretcher.”7db9050a71c05afc

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“!”439f341a54ef8afe

I froze 84daac9e0d in place, f22e79c542 as if c5e39dc2a2 something had 020c22e54e suddenly crushed b8b01505a3 my lungs.4730b64acc1f9613

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“Lucio!”2335ed6af8205544

“Brother!”7c185c1bb35bb88e

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The duchess and 4ce14d0c47 Allen rushed past 298898c5fa me in alarm, 98ebea0ebe but I couldn’t 4a4ad599db move an inch.978b3c69574a6e19

I didn’t want 18db8341ba to believe the e8af8780c4 sharp metallic scent 9dea9b6895 in the air ac5f8bdc03 was coming from ec798cea0f him.bdfa61407939c87a

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“…!”964eb0f546d10487

But I d59fd321d8 saw it. Lucio, covered cce9b863ab in blood, b06ca38141 being carried dbb270ae6e into the 3dbedbfed1 house on 05e9854448 a stretcher.5e5c7286cb1d6f95

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My lips 7102f76165 trembled, and 797cd7d9e0 my mind eaef3c0414 grew hazy.6cff05c37ba84b48

Just as I 4688684e31 was about to 80a8f8a9ce follow him on 1df1d24380 instinct…a2abde6aebe2dd48

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“S-sister…”d61b9f1ecd28eabb

I turned 39569e5623 to see ab92a512fd Diana, pale 35d0bb8de5 and trembling, bc8ce62b3f clutching at eb1454cb7d my sleeve.5223a75f1fceca77

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Seeing her 0838a82595 frightened face 3f867cdaaf snapped me 14a320b0da back to 32d10409a7 my senses.1b9f63c48b8b42e5

“It’s okay, Diana.”6f771cf6fb343294

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I forced my 9a30e0c284 lips into a 35a3c011f7 smile to reassure 920188a84f her.aa580977bac2effa

“He’ll be 35a7f6914f alright… he ce1717829b really will…”1e0dd7f4691e5734

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Lucio had 547c122879 to be 9e2b3cd4cc okay.2a8afa4ea50ccecf

He had dca7b593f1 to be.98272781230018be

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I looked down 5be95e26e6 at Lucio lying 65212e457e in bed, worry 2672840e92 clouding my eyes.94815a293e62e03f

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He had 0244b2d75a already been fd4f380156 changed into ce59da976f clean clothes, 6761b8b574 and he 51a145745f looked far 519f700132 better than ebfbeb379a when I a6099a64e2 first saw ee45b35010 him. But his 4bd3b197fe face was ad21d82385 still deathly 90f3a198f9 pale from 89fabd8a30 all the 0d47c803f4 blood loss, a267273bfe and his 306f1c693f lips were fc15c9e138 cracked.d8543e627bca3223

He looked so pitiful, fee4e15cac so fragile—nothing like his 936909b6bf usual self—that I felt ef1ea88d0c tears sting my eyes 2776ca1405 again.9a977b48a99aae22

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‘So much for trying a8e90de1c4 to comfort Diana… How 10177aeffb pathetic.’aca4979a869d5726

Earlier, I had entered 04da1044aa Lucio’s room trying to 02415a605e be brave, but the 217a22bf53 moment I saw his 1ca1c0b455 injuries, I had burst fd1a4abae0 into tears.1a6fef55a1b2bc5a

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His entire body was 22edbc4f43 covered in small but 0122728cfd severe wounds from the e8815aeb32 powerful attacks that had fb34bae994 broken through even the b7954c4c9c protection magic I had 27da36744c cast. But his 583d80ae18 wrists and 3bcc9cdc9d ankles were a19cc6de43 especially horrifying.c45ea777617c88e5

The marks left 7fd6514fb7 by something sharp 8813cbd031 and cruel were a390fe2788 proof enough that 5bd940f2d8 he had been 8d19697585 treated worse than 6b1945cdfa a beast.d4ec093aaa0eb703

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The only relief 35bcc1519c was that none 1a346358fd of the injuries e22682ac04 were life-threatening, and 8fb78ec72f I had quickly 78b3a247ea come to my 4ed36ef5c5 senses and cast a1d6c5702f healing spells.d51d2e29e97d0eb0

Even though the physical 9ea23ba62a wounds had vanished, seeing 9bab12d5a3 him lying unconscious still f850367439 broke my heart.f280c0aa1f10ab53

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Letting out a 9f952801c3 small sigh, I 1090f0de60 reached out and dde9bf7d70 gently brushed aside 8bcb64d13d the disheveled strands ab0b2a40ba of silver hair, 2a2b9b21e9 which shimmered like d6ce99b19f jewels in the afe78231ab moonlight.b34e1f216e18ad1b

It reminded me 9b60395519 of that time a4b4705238 I watched Lucio 07012e11d4 sleeping in the ada52dab8c library, and thought 5f44de0e00 how beautiful he 14caa1ed83 looked.2a091fcf8f9885b2

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Of course, 7d1ce674e7 I’d made 7f8733a62f a fool 638464ca43 of myself 7309e0fe66 shortly after, 9c5d115d25 so it 8654042133 wasn’t exactly 83a901fc31 a fond b4ac960966 memory…28ab3f04c1b364b9

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Just then, d377dd14ff a hand aca1812501 grabbed my 09d8ef83fc wrist, and 9a8131706d before I d4c474e501 could react, e6c6ee6586 my vision 163880377f spun.e17905e3273c9e73

My back hit 536f2f9f5f something soft, and 937f343284 then a cold 55d48a3e15 voice fell from 87701a989c above me.e576c23c46b302d3

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Some good news after lots 70a389d939 of bad ones!3d9a6cbe2b230bcb

This novel 392064e639 will be 7b76c72e0e completed next b032c69692 month ෆ⁠╹⁠ 64fe6a9f99 ⁠.̮⁠ ⁠╹⁠ෆ20e60de81128c824

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