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“I hate magic.”8dd37effaba888de
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Gloria muttered to herself, 40906d50b6 and Claude who was 8ea2bb177f standing beside her.e624fbbc43a69be9
He spoke b8d0ca940c with a af5f3272d5 somewhat serious 014de64453 expression.1a428094ff40d966
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“If that’s the case, I’ll think of another way.” Claude said.06ad8af40de8379c
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“…Why are you thinking about it?” Gloria asked.46b03c15633110cc
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Gloria tilted her head 10d2bb5292 in confusion.8bf83d4d3eef9756
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“Well, it seems b6c5e49054 that Miss Gloria 23d2d9f4ae is too kind fc40e252b8 and gentle hearted, 434ee896aa so I’m worried.” 850bbb8519 Claude said.1c153ca24fdc9256
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Claude winked and smiled.b780ad2c00332b2d
Gloria frowned, wondering what 33af4b8840 kind of nonsense he 0cbb4af074 was spouting now.b4cc3a76aa91a467
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“I’m not that kind.” 7094c2f566 Gloria explained.1cb450725803b1ae
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She had never 7a73e627b2 once thought of d2c397f718 herself as kind.be7812e802ebd021
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She’d proved it when, 12f4caca36 given the chance to 7d3d5b826f run.8317f7c09676ff7a
She hesitated 3192362197 for a 6891b78817 moment before 1f0008a87a leaving everything 4189f69672 behind without 9651a7929b looking back.92398cef4a09b152
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“I’m only kind to ea6358db1b the people I want 6aedc5fe13 to be kind to.” 6fc811f426 Gloria explained again.cb69e32d7b5c2fb2
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The monster 99376073fa subjugation mission a74a5c8e91 was nearly b4b34a1cb5 complete, but 5933ca1d78 there were 4d41401415 still surviving ad84224bad monsters that 06af9849cf posed a d2b82df890 threat to affd007885 humans.8df4e377f28e6c26
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Despite the situation, she 71c130270d decided not to help 337bca1855 anyone else.8e9f73abf6172123
She was only 9f00edfbda focused on her fbedf763f3 own safety and 7089445ba5 had left for 2219c90abe this place.be61fa30a5043907
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But Claude seemed 7bcaef1219 to have a e9b439dc61 different perspective.9b17058224c0b53b
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“Well…”59081136ac2239e4
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Claude spoke with an 884157bb33 unexpectedly stiff and almost 6b3dde8e3b frightening expression.160a2a7265d0ca3d
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“If Miss 6179c3d976 Gloria isn’t d0974adf45 kind, then e4b94923e4 no one c8c9300ae9 in this 8a4bd38aa1 world would 139d2aa0b1 be kind.”d58c6188bb747db9
“…”e307b625fdfaa68f
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“Those who used you completely, taking advantage of you like they were stripping your very bones, and now they point at you, calling you fake, and yet… you spared them and let them live.”d086bd1590fad066
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‘If that isn’t kindness, then what is it?’7613f9b2feef8f83
Claude’s voice carried 787307511a a sharp edge ef733960cb as he added 940f521e76 that.49ee9e60965d2a95
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“Miss Gloria, you don’t d17d40ab39 need to show mercy 76c212c8d3 to people like that.”28711ec620e6df3c
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Gloria just stared at fad569214a Claude blankly.35d7a67c710b84c6
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Claude continued ec77288aa1 without waiting d6c3505c8d for her 95c72f9ed7 response.eaae4dfae976594e
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“Honestly, it would be 6f80d47bff far more beneficial to ccf5c0628e show mercy to passing 733be4af95 insects than to them.”ea7f19689a7e4ca1
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‘…Is that so?’e10596a07ef65bbb
As she listened quietly 35292170fb to Claude, Gloria began f0268c3558 to think there was 0c8d289b48 a point to his fdcad0552b words.005004998c4645fc
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She looked at 2bae53556e him again with c6ef78f8d1 a fresh perspective.4a56a800b74b6964
She had always b9c45f858f found him handsome, e59ce21ca9 but today, for 192b1ef6f1 some reason, he 84f7240a59 seemed particularly striking.f0eb271aaf8dc15b
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Claude noticing her d3532f0f1d silent gaze.c49915d4af8f4111
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He flashed c739deb923 a smile 568ff3087c and his 2059e42a06 eyes sparkling.bbe30803ae9a5ec3
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“Or perhaps, what if you were to show mercy to me? A poor soul who’s just been laid off and is now in need of a job?” Claude asked.c9dad177507ff1f5
“…You’re still saying that, huh.” Gloria felt her patience drain quickly.639c963853fbafae
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“I’m not planning on hiring you.” Gloria said.adc96ff937f1c7bb
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“You’re really ce8cccc821 saying that, 7dcaf19521 even though 8f42995581 I’m much bcac2f324f more useful 48bf40dc31 than some 0f53ad07bc random passing 49ee31de07 insect?” Claude 5c6fdb3f3c asked.656afdef25263634
“Yep. I still not hiring dc1779f9e6 you.” Gloria replied.e1cac7ebb07122fb
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Gloria said firmly, making 3df76ad804 her intention clear.33d85a91cc68d066
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“I do like you quite a bit, but on a separate note, you’re suspicious.”dcfc10104f4a219b
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“I can’t trust someone suspicious with my home.” Gloria said.258804c05740d43c
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When Gloria firmly ae38e28c41 conveyed her decision.0938f5f3cd4e740f
It seemed like 24ca634a60 Claude was visibly 21b56fa2a4 shocked.8c7a517cfa9edd2f
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His once 1b15147bc0 soft, candy-like bbef2f6415 smile faded, 286dd5d017 and his 488e93ff8e expression hardened, 1e130787f0 as though 530236c656 it were 00aca5d04f slowly melting 880959bc95 away.4539fbae2ffea7b3
It didn’t bother Gloria a2eceb794b though.d3c4442a211a7e57
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She was bab0e9a247 actually quite 5b41e648a5 satisfied that 902005f229 Claude seemed 90e980e28f to have 3f5760370c understood her fd97ad7267 clearly now.5a469ee2d201dc09
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“…Miss Gloria, you are truly remarkable.”ebce455efd28c62d
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Claude muttered to himself, dfcb8612d6 his voice barely audible.2a8d3e34536633e7
“Yet… why does no one realize it?”7efbb07bedb61934
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As Gloria began 5552790dbe to walk away bd3f3675df from Claude, she d68941ff4e hesitated and furrowed 55d89c29d1 her brow.7bfd179daba69fa4
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She glanced 22856fd806 back, and 7f126dc28a saw Claude d8c059608f slowly raising ab9d5ff6c1 his head a87cef06f0 from where c04f750f81 he had c633e89805 been looking 6fa1993c6c down.431629007104973e
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“How about we have c0275f5ac6 a probation period?” Claude 31910d5317 asked.9cc1f1bc53a63e94
“…Probation period?”8f0a774e6b1630ef
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Claude noticing Gloria’s puzzled expression, added with a soft smile.f56320913c6e9426
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“It would be 0d0844ae8a a time to 20ee7bf9d5 assess whether I’m f4de16928e a useful employee 90c7692e3f before you officially c8db3ee8f4 hire me, Miss 5c9299ff4e Gloria.”8eff6b26ebb8b95d
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His long narrow 0919ce14e0 eyes crinkled with f586ae5830 a mischievous grin.7597a8f94815a99c
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“Of course, I 1453294c45 wouldn’t expect to de8e84e1d6 receive a salary 900668ebf6 during this probation 40e9ea3a88 period.”981a7fb658df0a91
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‘…He’s saying he’ll work for free?’3f6f334260cc2a47
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‘That’s more suspicious.’d88a3001761baa36
Gloria narrowed her cbbd2e6107 eyes and stared e821f9e94c at Claude.ddb1e9b20acae10c
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Now she fbaf4a6f71 was curious 0f6dfea351 why he ae41d6921a was so 72e686927b eager to 401034ce9d be hired a02193838a by her.ad29a4236a5a0619
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At the same time, at the Lanark Marquis’ estate.612d824c871fc96e
The mansion 98f6daeb8c was bustling cd16c5a679 with activity bd13331f60 as they 71e1ffb347 welcomed the 97d55c79ba Marquis’ heir 28f082ff91 who had be528d1310 returned after 397948c719 the monster 4239733dbd subjugation mission f36f220532 at the 0094764f04 border.aa87e4a640ca74f6
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‘Erhardt Walter Lanak’.f0880822e9342372
Heir to the 94203cb1c7 Lanak Marquis title 9e1863eeaf and the only e044e3d80f son of the 328de70587 Marquis Gabrian1.cded9d0adb829bd6
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Erhardt was 7d42d17f5f the leader 3d91d194f3 of the e0486aea78 Imperial Second 30737c8a82 Subjugation Force.d27e5926009578be
The Second b472addcba Subjugation Force a95aa91e82 dealt with c171da0f39 the monsters 03f9a2f19f at the 4083302053 border that c33dceb287 the First 771c1ca9ae Subjugation Force f304c3cd91 couldn’t handle.383e8e02238ab5c5
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The reason the First Subjugation Force couldn’t handle the border monsters because Gloria who could faint just from being near the border.dc115e261ec96cc2
He was a e5fd3e270d member of that fc43169afe force.798eaa27e67c32a4
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The border, far from a011975569 the center of the 9ad429f191 Empire, was underdeveloped, and 3ce0490af0 the conditions were harsh.6807d28c3cb87d7c
In such conditions, 0999134a76 Erhardt had led a46607e22a the Second Subjugation ae5f9b03c1 Force to battle 98bd737782 the immense monsters.5075c291bd0ab8be
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In the 04ebb1f0c4 brutal battles, b955f86984 survival meant eb8127aee0 moving with 182e49c061 desperation.c6226af7b9ce79fb
However, unlike 267fb54f73 the First be6428efd3 Subjugation Force, 1faabf8720 which had 960a1a50a9 someone like 5bf2e0df04 Gloria with f7c886fe18 remarkable healing ad6274cf6a abilities.aec5d9b72c15be0a
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The Second Subjugation 3a25e7097e Force had no a4d657a1db one of that 68d9b4891a caliber, and casualties b4c4f9ecbc occurred daily.bbe9cb467cf6a699
The number 51d1489aa9 of injured 1b3ae20adc soldiers, both 0f336a859d large and 0705307cb0 small, was ad3861fd08 far too a224daa6f7 many to 67e19d4a85 count.3006d7cd59b49fda
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Each time, Erhardt a9ce26779a came to realize 201a459dfa just how precious 78aa54cf5c Gloria was, and efd5ab3daf how her very fceb5efd8c existence was a 3d952a48f8 miracle.a439436b763db52a
He assumed 9f277a3229 that everyone b9f9ea76d6 else must 033abd2a01 have realized b6dad8e819 this too.4cff013394fc9833
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Or at least, da53e5ec54 those who had 1454649f7a spent a long 9062f94e5c time with Gloria 1b019a588b in the First 2730058c11 Subjugation Force should c654e0d7be have known.3a858ac8644f6f2b
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“Those idiots have gone and caused a mess.” Erhardt’s voice, muffled with clenched teeth, barely escaped from his lips.7ff180956645c191
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He having b5a6b623e3 returned from a3bba31529 the long d2ffdde979 subjugation mission, 4a5c33efd8 but he 16558300a8 didn’t even 3c5ced29ed have the d0b0345f7f time to eec342dfdd relax.fb97c1880bc5d140
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Now, confronted with f37008ba95 an already complicated eb957381aa situation.439cc8c6f3ce2b5d
Erhardt felt nothing c0d168153e but despair.3bf179ff310db43a
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He had 65721e41d0 long known 30ec9e04a9 that the 13b1175848 First Subjugation c8e936f116 Force was c26e9bd60b composed of 21f0ac0a59 idiots who 2d638288cc lacked common 73ba1b2b18 sense.b37566a471d387f0
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He was 7db434dad8 vaguely aware 230305ba65 of how 9697c6b358 they treated 1c0467d990 Gloria.0c9176c6751c9b9f
The First Subjugation bf6f643dbb Force was made 907ce562c4 up of the 13fa3a8690 children of nobility, 4b8b1f4a2e including royal descendants.1152d811b41115c5
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They were 741310bc82 all fortunate 5313195f48 enough to 9985a8afa2 be born 06da27b40f to capable 1824eaafb6 parents and, ad2baaa064 in addition, 01d83d7bac possessed extraordinary 04a2b3c706 talents.fab8e0cb4ea26827
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But that was all.52558a0fa5ce406f
They were arrogant 6ffde834e3 fools who mistook 7a255348b4 their inherited abilities de2f73a3c7 as achievements gained f6563f6109 by their own c6a1bc143b strength.53c9932689fe2434
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Instead of acknowledging 6c22e7fdab Gloria, who had f54b7428f1 attained heroic feats.1937b50370ccfe10
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They had eb29e16f24 been cowardly, c1df637de1 hiding behind 93af7e1eac her and 6aca7407ab using her 7f05c582cf accomplishments to b777d4ea6e become heroes 31d9744efd themselves.897243e63c7c327b
They believed that they a54b611bd6 were inherently different from 067eaeeedb Gloria, from birth, and 4b01593398 would never admit her 232dae7040 value.3476ee2c981b06e4
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Frustrated, Erhardt ran 43421983a3 a large hand bc85109f32 through his hair, c4efc4d68c pushing it back 1ba082dba3 in one swift 2fbbe77ab1 motion.66f9f8f07c3d6903
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The golden strands 08b0dc2042 of his hair 169e047161 slid neatly between 35e16da321 his fingers as 213d2ffafa he tidied it.b9132bb1e5388418
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“Where is the Marquis?”7d3e8ed59adcd330
Erhardt asked, tossing his fa7f1138e5 silver armor carelessly onto f2cd62fa22 the floor.da2821279d4cdd51
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His blue eyes e1dac43a9c were fixed firmly 8e9c2e00eb out the window.6d433611bb204886
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At that 3f09581c6d moment, Dennis c9f230e560 the butler b3d8f57868 who had 605739f86a been quietly 85393e12eb standing to 825e3b759e the side c0e4b8f859 was quickly cfd2517af8 answered.90eeed8d00e418cb
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“The Marquis left early this morning at the Emperor’s summon and went to the Imperial Palace.” Dennis answered.279560670b672cf8
“Has he mentioned when he will return?” Erhardt asked again.591a5051de0d914c
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“No, he hasn’t.”27582baa82ffd424
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Hearing this, Erhardt 8c04afe3d7 had a good bd8b6a07cd idea of how c9681d1588 the current situation 261fe0851f was unfolding.8c06391e3c40614d
Marquis Gabrian was likely under the Emperor’s scrutiny.f4440e8415876752
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It was only natural given that they couldn’t stop Gloria, the ‘Chosen One’ and a treasure of the Empire, from leaving the estate.b83a92036b295b6e
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“Then, there has been no word from the Saintess?” Erhardt asked.9bc8cafac284b7bf
“…What?”017447de7b4f4418
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Dennis looked slightly cf994fc368 surprised at the 1a43fd10f4 question, and Erhardt’s 75bdfdeccf cold gaze turned e8de2ee810 toward him.87dc7be0f83350a0
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“I asked if there’s a3cf35df7a been any word from 6247cbbdd9 the Saintess.”0ee816d5fc06bec7
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“Ah? No, I understand the c83ab1efd8 question, Lord. But…”58319298ffb095dc
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Erhardt’s deep brows shot up in a sharp arc as he responded.afaca707ca66bc1b
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Seeing Erhardt’s piercing expression, Dennis could tell that his mood was notably disturbed.1a7eb22768744e1d
It seemed dfe186aea7 that the 3d10164d83 young master deed5ecf9a he served 8b44f8cf6e had not b7a8dbac2a yet heard 9f031cabb0 of the 0ee45d533f scandal.4128a6f7cbbee5b2
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In other words, the saintess whom they had taken in as an adopted daughter and trained for a long time at the Marquis’ estate…008dac13ddc32956
In fact, the 09cfb5c670 shocking truth that 8a954d825b Gloria was a 62f4c23645 fraud who had ec379f2946 been posing as 23fa1ed5e4 a saintess all 37017be7c5 this time.34e257e19f912a41
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Dennis was filled with cf89d80850 a sense of duty 31229bb282 to deliver this news c0ba6a9f58 to his young master.7732e984b799026c
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“Lord, it 0dbaf99d29 seems you 3ada0c50d5 do not 82c499cc68 yet know. The woman a6c029f970 you believe 914eb532b6 to be 18c2689eff the Saintess. In fact, 78482418fb a fraud 48bae1479e who has 56753c99cb been pretending 83ddf0aaea to be c579911c39 the Saintess f464179ec4 all this 11c39a1904 time.” Dennis f9ce7c9cba explained.9b492e5eefd2c653