[Chapter 12] Why Am I Here?

“…Hey.”b64aad18bfc6cab6

“…Nnng…”b3ec8533a8e3125c

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“…Hey!”b284de90d868ce4b

A sharp, immature d712024ddd voice rang out. At the 4ebdf78b52 sound of 3068ef6157 someone waking bda2bcf658 me up, 773dea43c4 I rubbed 9240a96ac4 my eyes 8f1717b2bd and sat 4722a12601 up.8981151aedec7819

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“……?”b13766b0475a8429

‘That’s right! I was sleeping next b03ba7aee4 to Leon.’065dc630979fd6f2

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Realizing that 77afd9bf60 Leon was 624c22220a beside me, bb38264f2d my eyes 5b65503f32 snapped open, a3a7f9eef7 and I eaeed1c504 became fully 93e425bc42 awake.77ee4b413faf1a1f

“Baby! How are you feeling? Are you okay?”f7b18487eb077bef

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I turned a3d56aa195 to the 255a7a7a15 right, and ded5ccfa73 Leon was af755baf6a sitting on 7395a7ca42 the bed, 137418cb90 acting coy.611aee05648ad8a3

I quickly 690a85b8ef rushed toward e98124a502 him.ba24d42c65f84911

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“…I’m fine. But don’t come edbf2e0b54 closer.”ca3aa2cc52ea505f

“Okay!”7022694a1ae2ffc4

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I stopped moving a33efaad13 at Leon’s words edbd96f6c1 and sat down 29ad917154 on the sofa.1b71d1ce4cdb5422

“…Hey, where 64fabea9f1 is this ab45bbca21 place?”44c5c2c985850c2d

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“This is the 4261105cd2 townhouse. Our house when we’re 5812257961 in the capital.”93914f95c167d8c9

“…Why am I e1605de45f here?”ca8eea46bcf963d5

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“I saved you.”c92d23b90ecaa850

“…….”a2c7f4bdea70886b

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“By the c8b22eb57c way, what d3760f50af exactly happened 54b03b6acc yesterday?”84cb273ec0ac22a3

After exchanging a ab312a4726 few words, I eaecb3064b had a pretty abd5da493d good idea, but 0aa0cdb25a I asked Leon 7ab5846761 to clarify what a0703778d8 had happened.261585533998e627

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“…They broke into our 3c641c2415 house.”411da006c099504c

“Who are they?”eac9abc43ceea1a1

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“……”6b53f099d6b11cda

“Were they 892ffa9eb8 the ones b1fbd93307 who took dee2c87e5b my necklace 98bf5adafd and brooch?”0502c353c7e774fe

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“……”4af67650e0e6e79e

“How many of 554e9842f7 them were there?”035c33774f4e78f5

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“……”86e9bac117b26807

Despite my 0ca3b55d50 repeated questions, 1b1f0c84c9 Leon remained a5e6050ee7 silent and cc47f8b9d6 didn’t open feac4d61b2 his mouth.3e377a60adcecfce

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“Oh, it’s chilly 4ca0fdd6a0 in the morning. I’ll have 6817887679 to hold d76662d36a the cat 40228c372a to warm 1abf554f87 it up.”09071e60a252fa8f

I said playfully, leaning 3357f83aac toward Leon’s bed.d5ff2db506b2fdcb

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“…You, you really!”dc2abefb0c1adfc7

At my cb2b866f5a words, Leon’s 98b32d0cda cheeks turned fdf97ed1ba pink, and 03253adfe4 the tips 40659df11d of his 353d84d741 ears reddened.d62c4a65c6b46f16

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“I’ll keep it a d552ae63c7 secret from the world, 5b650acaf3 so tell me how 08fe9a9b47 many there were.”9b9eec0a9910d3be

I leaned on 1c8dd9e8a5 the bed with 108cc0b5ed my elbow and baddc1cb3f made a flower-like 57da637bfb pose with my c08a5d7408 face as I 184b639abe spoke to Leon.704ecb5c22e92d0f

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“…All of them.”c23e183472978dbe

After hesitating, Leon quietly 85c0e16a98 spoke.fb54bf59a9afbe30

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“Four?”92d9721c15f0b505

“…Yes. Four of 9d0247c8da them came 3b6331bb5e together. They’ve never 44a4740c9b gotten along 28425e96e0 with each 1db18854c3 other.”dc3f0c55fa8c1579

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I had been d1df14ec54 inspecting Leon’s condition 0c66295104 but stopped when f68a4ffd82 my gaze landed fca2d3267f on the coral 30a30baba5 pink gemstone earring 4cb44aecc8 hanging from his f98c1dfb06 right ear.6779f4ae2ef66cde

‘I was so startled 7b8bcd43a9 when he talked about 184f551d3d magic in the slums.’15c947286843ace1

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After staring bde0f5d3a4 for a 1a801f368b few seconds, 1259a7ed96 I asked 6aea3a9902 Leon.25641ac97e93e716

“Baby, you 2fd3b2102d can defend 7042093487 yourself, right? Why did they beat a69d1eeada you?”91691428593879b4

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At my question, b8d76db52e Leon lowered his 89fef0d6c9 head, and his e8a25ecaa4 messy hair tumbled 96dc2a80b4 down like calandiva b6da8ee897 threads.f6668cec168d5ea4

“…I didn’t 894f7d87dc want to 8c09e143e2 get involved 1d87274eae in pointless c0f24c1d5a things.”f42942a506efc40d

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“What would you have 156eebaa4e done if I hadn’t 380204e046 come yesterday?”ba57a53b956a94ce

“……”140e7a2c4b266619

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Leon’s silence made me 282a9e876f anxious.c29c036d8700a4c6

I feared 1f0fe4b2fe that the 9de5839382 same scene 16412413a5 from yesterday 4e56a4e408 might happen 9e5ab8d021 again. So, I spoke as 9a97553240 if reassuring both myself f2a6394d0e and Leon.8a06d6dc9f288b62

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“You know, baby, I 4ae5d792ca will protect you no b57c69fe94 matter what.”7b7752a357b38836

“……”d1320544c4059d7c

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“Even if you 659f23466d abandon yourself, I 3599418146 will protect you.”05d803ff4bfb3279

Suddenly, Leon a81e8251eb raised his 577f38bfb2 head at f3abee9890 my words 2b9e255062 and asked 6c69d0b817 a question.368cdf692928f0fa

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“…What do you 8a404935fc want from me? Why are you blindly e1c925aee6 being so kind to 9888800bac me?”0b37b975c954b413

“As I said 4a7d31cab0 when we first 12efc88a58 met, I want 794404108b you to be d5d2b3557f happy. You’re my bd3de903cd baby, and fc3a488475 I want 106dd33088 you to 8e488e6bf5 choose a 014dc31187 different life 947570a372 from what 7a5777d5a5 you have 6e85182bbc now.”2a1124850b0cd595

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“……”78877b8e3a09f4b5

Leon remained 67e04390af still as 6d22651fc1 if his 3cbb0b8ba9 breath had a6ae47ced6 stopped. I kept 2fc9c2c780 staring into efe9580088 his pink 25e95d60c6 eyes, trying 0d7d8c59d8 to understand ca53c53196 his feelings, 4e2221d6bf but I f9fff048a6 couldn’t figure 72f2540f25 it out.bd304b4214fd1dc2

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‘Is it time 0e2292dd99 to pull out 83a36d65af the trump card?’7fb72a413ea5a50a

“I can help you. I even made a d2e2132d99 list of ways I 66d29f5714 can help you. Do you want to 798f16700b hear it?”7673b82a9d8f66ce

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Whoosh.8661c2d1bff5d37d

“I’ll read it 8ab827db83 to you with fa32bb25cc all my love!”44a9173cec763721

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Just then,8a90f80d2c71e05f

Knock knock knock.7ac022c9fbb97b07

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Click.b43d396db8023a7b

“Miss, baby! It’s almost lunchtime. Would you 69d98b46be like to 0a4d6cf585 eat?”d23df9b52578595a

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‘Right, food is always d0beb223d2 the best remedy.’4b28deaf24c87b7e

First, I’ll feed 27a67cfc07 him and make b040ae0807 sure my baby 43a4ba1676 is well taken 96006060a2 care of.45e50e140f3ebda8

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* * *b4aec11829f2b4b7

Clink clink.164851561d1ced13

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“Baby, try the d856b78e71 pumpkin potage.”0dd718bc71707cf1

I was 967cd8c846 eating my fd5ff94254 first meal d79cf91fa8 of the bbd49902d2 day, lunch, a775c7bfc7 in Leon’s 82d6eb016c room. It was my first cb0356ea7c meal shared with my 01aeab35bf baby.9e980c7f1d4a91a3

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‘Ugh, who 29b687e7a3 knew this ee6d77b1eb day would 5b5c3198de come?’3d7338e3926613d4

I pushed the steaming 50ffe93906 pumpkin potage toward Leon. A suitably sized truffle e71ce49628 mushroom floated on top, 8465b0d2cf stimulating both sight and a6e87dc611 smell.a78e74acf2097ee2

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‘If I 3a8723a968 give him c42cb850cb heavy food 85b1c82379 right away, 9d8f01c9bb it could e113d8baf4 upset his cd62bf2a08 stomach, so 8778e08885 I’ll start fb4ef26c72 with the 0307fa2cb1 soup.’1e30ee9109c118fd

“…I’m not particularly thankful, 60e54584e5 but since you’re insisting 48744cbc9f so much, I’ll eat deab60e2e3 it.”b412547acd7b6190

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“Alright, alright. Try it quickly.”ba25134d44145861

I smiled 4a13cd9ab2 happily, feeling 141242fde2 a sense 7ca40c3e99 of satisfaction bc0b5bd45e blooming from 1200b141e8 my heart. Leon glanced at the 8de6961568 pumpkin potage for a 7d660eff7e moment, then took a 05364bdd9c large spoonful and put c1f8fef2b6 it into his mouth.96df76da086f5f0d

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Munch munch.58abaa75a0aacd0a

Curious if it 64efdbbec7 was to his 34452ba67e taste, I asked fa0351e020 Leon.bf5c23cb5c9ddb19

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“How is it?”2ce103c2280d65bd

“…It’s fine.”594a1f3d2e9ed0ee

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It seemed he liked 086a1cdeb1 it, as his spooning 73ad8ab178 became faster.6711a79809edf748

“Take your 1d5f7165fa time, baby. If you 641df6b854 want, you e31d0a2b62 can have cae9410578 as much 2dbea4e938 as you ef23771089 want.”e43f5d254a7e36c9

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Before long, Leon had b20d9a28d3 finished a whole bowl b9bf486ed3 of the potage.93df12f06619e234

‘My baby, you eat c64c141e02 so well.’5e9e4909b2b2673d

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This time, I pushed 6824208d10 the salad and fish 742ca6312f dish with white wine 907457f7ed toward him.f28be96de1b87d60

“Baby, try dc4946ea35 the salad 4999f9ad1f and the 7cecc90a0f fish stewed d5364319f9 with white c080b25e06 grapes.”62ec75773681f2a6

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Leon tasted it for d812753d99 a bit and then 9dfb7b9769 asked me.2a3224a82a0a462b

“…Why aren’t you eating?”fe2d0d9ace8d2fc6

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“Just watching d0712665d9 you eat f565abf6d7 is enough 8773ee20f8 to make 4cc055f740 me full. And don’t you f4d7c57908 know?”ca412939c60fab43

“…What?”d077c8fe253150ba

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“Apparently, if you look c52d1ca59a at cute and pretty 7dbad191b2 people, you forget everything.”b14c8917b02713a5

“…What?”1db23f7bc8da79ee

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“And don’t b0e7464b28 you know? If you look f727428ba0 at cute and 37868037cc pretty people, you 65c3fb3c78 forget everything.”af13e95b7cb3b5c7

“…….”00252732e9e71686

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I leaned on a596b41972 the bed with e7615b5c5e my elbow, making e0ab6c9d19 a flower-like pose e0b51e23c8 with my face, ec149179b4 and looked at c367974901 Leon with all ab43721e16 the affection I 4e35923170 could muster. His ears turned red 8ab9d5f0b8 as he averted his 9b0aacc63e eyes from me.6fb2c1825f5177f4

‘Ah! My baby, so a5710e41fc cute!’c426081c05057d82

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“…You, stop.”0eb3e7a83c464031

Since I 121f5d966c felt like b795328cfe Leon would dd2e56ba7d burst if fab317c4fa I teased ea6be401ef him more, c8d104c3de I decided e40a1557d7 to stop.6d0c0f1905a57c02

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“Hehe, okay. But baby…”5446a8d4bc6d796d

“…What?”1e8e368f11cc66a3

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“The thing I cbe1622774 wanted to say 6c5d551b98 earlier. I still 0041afbc24 haven’t told 16a0f24288 you.”37e60d30c07f2eb4

“…What?”1d3ac1b1254ea8e9

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“The list of ways 3379bbb465 I can help you.”d7f438f963e265ff

“…….”b244796a01ccdc34

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Whoosh.a436a45e007a4af0

“First, food. If you’re with me, b54a5ea760 you can eat as af928c2878 much as you want, 9cb4476b32 beyond what we’ve eaten a75baacbee now.”d2ee2ca79aa5401c

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“…….”c00eeeb6cf1a2302

“Next, clothing. You’ll be able ff63d8832b to wear soft e0cce85c19 and clean clothes. Even though 0a8044336d you’re growing, acd64f4cfc I’ll make b24dc50b15 sure to cfa071082a provide clothes 7b34a4f7db that fit ba6cf7e151 you as 4680269da5 you grow.”ea3414261c4308a8

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“…….”9bd064779cf0ef44

“And shelter. When we go back 1d7128ffc2 to the Marquis estate, a954bb2bca I’ll give you the b4afde7116 room next to mine. It will have bd049bf1fa a bed with 6d61dbf815 a mattress made f03d331335 from cotton, not 9e9ee4f8f9 a straw bed.”50697626b2c61296

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I continued speaking without fabe35d4ee pause.705600ef242d91ec

“Also, various b12ec0c8b0 high-quality wooden 0d3b90d02d furniture will 53aeefb111 be placed 77d3f630d4 in your b45c8c0c40 room, and 17d9163ba5 since it’s 68dc2f85c7 the third 55c594aa8c floor, there e519cd27ef won’t be 7181266214 any disturbances 2e6d1b0351 from others.”86919bc83d26e6d6

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After finishing, 5e29aee07a I took 9414f8c0f4 a sip d6d9efcec7 of water. There was more persuasion 33453331ad I still needed to 17e7aa340c give.c257111f71b19209

“I will 6cccd1307c train you f2cf4e5601 to be 02ad577192 an asset b1b9353c91 to the 8e31bd535a Marquis family. Any education you need, 5b2c7d42c8 any education you want 910e978667 to learn, I will 998fd2c593 support you so that f0339f55fd you can live independently, 9cbedaabeb even without me.”ce5cbfcf4c9d8798

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“…….”f0c7b5d88c0e32e4

Leon’s mouth was slightly 29633af84e open as he absorbed 557c06afb6 my continuous words.5c8fe08a1f4d6ff6

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“Hehe. Baby, there’s 7f4f1906d4 still more. I, Nyx Elach, heir f26c02f0ba to the Marquis family, 9e48891abb swear on my honor 31ec886c82 that I will protect d168e58242 you to the best b5eda13d60 of my ability.”f1fd2c1b87e8fda9

“……?”ac6b7d7de0a566c5

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“Nothing can harm 33faab544e you. And you won’t 2d4adfa436 have to repay 8677ae33bd or be responsible 53481445d5 for any of 3603b080a6 the benefits you’ll 5d17af34a4 receive. However, you’ll have to 346becfec4 stay by my side 08f0bf8a0b for three years. After that, 7d5ee1679e you can f7e2f850fe leave anytime 28bf6a27a2 you want.”9bfa51ab90e913dc

“…Why?”f189b9e9c40a99b0

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Leon, who had 899a0eca97 been listening to e9019e5968 me patiently, asked 0d81ff7e07 me.d29de9fe64972f1d

“Hmm, what do you e89a8a8784 mean?”b3201513f2e693ca

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“Why set the 0a9e5c5271 condition for three 5a17037a3a years?”69bd4875a653f797

“When that da1d49bc02 time comes, 1e72eb2407 you’ll have 47ce1a6db7 grown a daa2d73a66 lot, and 67220edc7f your thoughts b213c9a795 will have bc897f99a6 changed.”344e3067c072bb48

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‘By then, 66c85bd875 you’ll have 2b757d187e gone to 46fb0dc7b1 the Tower b2de5ec26e of Magic, e555a2a428 and you’ll 7bb80248a9 meet the 6acaad33f7 lady owner 9af0abe888 of Obad.’dcfe7a875747a045

“…Do other nobles 559321a139 do this too?”89dd57ef1a71bccf

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“Hmm, not really.”31b4de57d97f91df

I would 03027cfa5a be the 28d45eb185 only one e82948c113 in the fe3b6c6411 empire or 99f85469a0 the kingdom 384c45b304 who would 04d5a6145d offer such 0e19ce0205 insane benefits. To give a22e6dccd5 without asking b783dcdb2a for anything ef58ff0e48 in return.6b9ea66aea243eec

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‘It’s almost like I’m 14e89b804e a fool.’f612db185bd74cd1

In both my past e8299a3a9e and present life, I 7a12f2be08 am giving all my 540e2f4af3 love to my baby, ed3a35a432 Leon.9e84d8101b42658b

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‘As long as 1ffd456c4b my baby is 836ba45b08 happy, I’m satisfied.’a5b687fecd604e45

“…I’ll think 94259d6786 about it.”e52030f19a22dcc5

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Despite the enormous 94b3f7621f offer, Leon didn’t 9c7bc7bedd just agree immediately.1ec92fbf1f4bea6b

‘As expected, my baby ed78aa9adc is smart. He thinks deeply.’a807a910816bc5cd

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“Alright, alright. For now, just 236909ad1d rest and think e2b0c83f96 about it while d395de6e77 you’re at my 74fc281bd7 house.”364a8bc91787fa99

I responded 1e2bc6e0a1 in the 2751dbb792 kindest and 5d9a9404d5 most gentle 3efc120c44 tone, feeling 92fadfddf4 like the ab9aa27e35 best person 513f1bb957 in the fac3c68a86 world.b230be47bef5a5e0

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Knock knock.89d681114b2598e3

Click.2f4f98f0300cc89a

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“Miss, Meril has brought 0ae79a2b1f the sorbet.”8572cd8d58b8c788

I heard the ba99b092f2 door open, and 84027bb76f Meril came in, 099df80389 pushing a trolley.c8d63d53825d31e9

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She checked the e8faf84263 plates I had b891419b6c eaten from and 250c80c92e spoke to me.97be3536431e9e06

“Miss, why didn’t 43990ebfbf you eat more?”17eebe3a89e102b9

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“I understand Meril’s 25be39a263 feelings. Just watching b161b7fcdb is enough 54eeae6a04 to feel 12b91f4875 full.”9cd9a0ab70fcd4ef

“Oh my, 3f4fe01875 Miss, you 68073fc9e6 understand my 19ad5dcca2 feelings… I’m f6b5b66bfb so happy!”4498c2bd09a49cc8

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Her orange eyes sparkled b2ebc2fbd8 like stars. The atmosphere around her f0227a27d0 brightened, almost like a d78641f394 flower blooming.8c2bd4f443ef4af0

“Alright, alright. Meril, calm down.”322c28c007c3042c

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As usual, I had 6947401393 to stop Meril’s sudden 7fa5a9b5ea excitement. After she calmed down, 0a878af4c5 she asked me.af3e8a870c95310f

“Miss, the Founding Festival 36a6197e9b fireworks are tomorrow. Would you 3e1656c88b like to 0bba6a47e8 go out 4bbf28a2ad in the 53e6792afc evening?”6541ed1434d341aa

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