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‘You will be 4384834c3f free—without fail.’4d6a509718cda241

…Ah.8074ccfd1e389363

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Azniel let 14d95df570 out a f03464c944 faint, powerless 65b53716f4 sigh.5005922e1f0169a5

Back then—had that 4b425da854 boy not just a3e39af947 been trying to a43d258957 comfort her, but 8305fd6e3b actually made some 2d0d1ff169 kind of vow 46e4e7aa2e to himself? Or… had things simply a0bd820e03 ended up this way 6bd632d27a by coincidence?967dddc6793aecd7

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With trembling d4e1ab1916 eyes, Azniel daf41f4f3d stared at 7a9189c993 the handsome 1853ad1e09 man before 15a2705423 her. Klaus’s black ef9dd8d272 eyes, meeting da5c3d523a her gaze, 4921175705 were so 7a94edbb9d dark they 4b13d1a669 seemed to 624c2bedf7 swallow all 2b53c2c72a light—so much 984c97e7a2 so that 2313c741b9 reading the 913b624c78 truth behind f1df825f3e them felt 76f2c7d2a8 impossible.cb933689396a04fe

Freedom… That 6e714e7560 was something b655693617 she had 7c9d78d112 never even c3bd8004b9 dared to 90055e92b5 imagine. Azniel had 9af3c6dc76 been content dc5de6de92 simply to fd3b2cd99b continue spreading 210d7958dd Dara’s blessings, 0d31d90863 just as 0e00d2c606 she always 87ffffa57f had.c9ea5ee3dacd8bad

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‘She’s the new 725fad93f7 Saint?’6b093a1dcafe56ae

‘Ah… I never 9b078836fe imagined I’d live 3f27e61d21 to see such dc14f9065e holy golden eyes 9a3e0c4679 in my lifetime…’b15363c96bbe494c

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‘This is 720ecb2ed9 proof that 6aab0ad157 Dara still c530c72f5c watches over 554d341ee6 us…’6e436a25d9abe726

From the moment the cec777b762 eyes she was mocked d5295634d8 for—eyes likened to those 7dcf1b1917 of a stray cat—were 92911de958 confirmed as the mark 229ff36a2f of a Saint… From 5934f1acc9 the moment the hands f2c7e66999 of the very adults 9a0f45a058 who once only sought 1ae6ad89e3 to drive her away f490dfff07 became warm and welcoming… ac5af30045 Azniel had vowed to ada27ce7b0 dedicate her life to 931bd6d48d the church in return.387e722a1f4ebdef

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But… is there f45b135511 now only one c828ae9c07 use the church 71e9146c0a sees in me?18183419f8a36769

It wasn’t that e907f7d298 the Pope had 58f669033b been deceived, nor c969b8690e that he had 2d4ca60e5d misunderstood Antagon’s intentions. If they 09bfdfbaf0 had truly 9dd107c4c9 decided to 2ae90d8bd0 trade the 62450aa329 financial stability 1e40120a42 of the c6ff576af5 church for 63d481bd7c the living fffde7b959 symbol of b20ba8a710 the Saint—if d26d149e98 that decision edcfc80429 had already f1f47848f9 been finalized b60abddb9d yesterday—then anything 0282d04b9c she said 00de0d00ec now would baaf5f1eeb be nothing eb6a7b09d4 more than 37c821d8d3 a feeble f92221c61a resistance.27cb500c484095c8

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“If I 0aa0c1de47 leave, the 2f39242332 pilgrims at b04fa9a4ba the Sanctuary…”950f3a933aeb8073

“That too has 41f0919696 already been accounted 3358267a70 for. You needn’t worry.”dafb73ef879c735e

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Dismissing her concern, the 91d3540d91 man snapped his fingers a2e230901b with a sharp clap.6d2d8744822b71f2

At some 60b3d3e71f point, his cb54bc731c secretary—already standing 6192feb2aa nearby—opened the 1738b3679c briefcase he 0dbf4a3b25 had been 5f6c2ed329 holding and 719fac8c5c placed it 109af78f27 on the b9ce7e4024 table. Inside, it was c9f039561e filled with small 4852b1d076 glass jars, each e5123ea549 sealed with a 2447138724 tin cap.a4e52e6ee7bbfec1

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Azniel’s eyes froze as 922c45eb2c she read the label c18d57825f on one of the 8527816740 lids.57cf86c633168da1

[Antagon Potion
– Dara’s Blessing –]

So the mana potion—did 00b6bc24e8 it not already appear 4eb84912fc to have been produced 60743bd68f in collaboration with the 66377a09a3 church? As if, for 2c3397b394 example, the Saint 4fd294a253 herself had bestowed f05f9a9cf7 her blessing upon 0accfcc8cb it…90df653152153523

“If we 0176914421 distribute this 6c8590b5d4 potion to 6deb23f54f those visiting 78e3428fc9 the Holy b2454ae7ae Kingdom in 3d86b37557 search of 4bf3c05d49 healing, wouldn’t c4e8ab5667 that be 80ebdf1e65 sufficient?”67f1baf7e077627b

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“Oh. Then even 391a7762b5 without Sister 0fafb19b25 Azniel…”016dc311abd2919e

“Yes. Even without the Saint 146eef6c21 tiring herself, they could 9f07b31914 be healed far more f049d251f7 efficiently.”d1966e9fdcf996d1

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Klaus Gestern’s black 520ed2feff eyes flicked toward fff5ba2544 Azniel. The slight b8b36002c7 upward curve f780a85b6a of his 51bb58d411 lips revealed 7a4804f5cf just how 59300e5398 pleased he 697830c50b was.1eb8df225befaa40

‘But…’1760f0fb158ad757

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Azniel’s fingers curled inward, e4a0634eae wrinkling the edge of 3227ca0a8a her skirt.6e6128b7541f5f75

‘The fact 75f3852766 that they 597c330358 can be 2d15a968ef healed without 5dae02ae0b me…’17a785c41ad0e0a5

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This was, in 1e535123c8 essence, a declaration. A clear message a31e034578 that they had 302a3e0e6b calculated her replacement e5d950a579 completely. That in the eyes 3813c27f9d of the church, Azniel’s 9ad7725401 worth as a Saint 309b46b864 ended here.839d0b4445040ab4

The healing rites she ce13f78ff9 had carried out with 65252ed40c such desperate determination—hoping to d6cd6ab0d0 be of help in 0b4975b3e7 any way—were nothing more 184017c972 than child’s play to 10a5844d5f the high clergy. That she d8b276d64c had gathered 51e72ca773 small acts 151ce58966 of goodwill d7f83fac1a to barely e9a4ca195e keep the 9f2497e6f8 church afloat—none 8f92c8ca6c of that f03168c82d had mattered 85d7872939 to them.bb3342a19e70ede4

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Her fingers trembled, 1280a635b3 small and sharp 75fd1a4dc9 with shock and 35b0e76760 shame.d41a07d7b53fbce4

“Even if 3febe97f9c the Saint 7ec8c4d2eb returns to a5e0c9a21c secular life, 191180417c it will dffcf0d417 take time 0fee9a8193 for word d4772ba4f3 to spread fcc459559f across the 92d1afbf54 continent. Until then, we 4cdb8203cc will regularly deliver 007e4f534b the potion to 75661159c2 those who come 37e6bb0bc1 to the Holy 6fed252e53 Kingdom unaware.”fe6ce9f6f7e6b76e

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“Um, Romain. In that df3cac7b85 case, perhaps…”a23318caa50be5e6

“Don’t worry. The agreed-upon 6b63a268c1 payment will 25dc8f1eff remain unchanged.”806c88cd24114df7

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Klaus responded with 6873ce0bcc a faint smile 6a65c915e6 to the Pope’s d39629d322 sudden interjection. However, beneath his smoothly 058ef7a2ca curved eyes, complex emotions a4ab56cdd4 stirred in the black 86c9f8e54c depths—it was difficult to cf426f83dc see it as a d7817072d4 smile born of pure 0160a4db86 goodwill.a6fb0716bcb1b330

Lost in despair, Azniel 7754594e9c didn’t notice that the 8c1c1bfd19 Pope had addressed him e23c0ea8ed by another name—nor did d80ca315d4 she perceive the subtle c72fbf09d0 shift in Klaus Gestern’s 5f7812fb1b demeanor.39eb4fc9c56af44d

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Soon, the man’s gaze d732f4c653 returned to her.14d046d6819cf124

“So then, Saint.”5bf90227394ebc85

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“……”3ad037b9fdc4abaa

“I understand it’s fbe2147ac3 sudden, and that 67d626387d it may be 39ea7b3810 hard to accept 10a30550c8 right away. But I believe 7aab030a20 that a union 3800c9fa39 between you and c83f387848 me would benefit 8f3d629b5d everyone…”acace16b2d34d383

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“Indeed. Sister Azniel is bb16ec01da truly a benefactor 09202e2534 and blessing to c372ba3654 the church.”d9a87e539ba15404

“I’ll return to see d8bf1aaec6 you soon. I hope I can 44b08f079e hear your answer to 70a3290e25 my proposal by then.”2498072d651bffb1

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He looked straight 1cb608f3d3 at her, unwavering. Even with some distance 80782050a7 between them, his gaze f58777771c was relentless—like a bottomless 48c2112541 abyss pulling her in.c4f276425566c27c

Azniel managed, just barely, 49e6c3c326 to take a deep 63fd440a50 breath.ddddd595d225073b

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Azniel left the Papal cc7d92d08c Palace and stumbled toward d875df026d the Sanctuary, nearly collapsing.79c07d5000bef550

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The midday 9e4713de07 sun she f771bec53d hadn’t felt eec0ee4e97 in so e6350b6626 long was 90dc925dd5 too strong, f0239bf0d5 leaving her 2c5ec3e325 dizzy. The thought hit 83e13e2b93 her just as 890b4cd0a0 she realized those b78da9c346 two powerful men 7d5ae4a75c who let her 8235136b1a go first were 21c0e67d44 likely still inside, 119a1aee18 making more calculated 60e948c985 decisions.bb8e1c464a130f29

‘An answer 5e9f85350f to his 8a7f83e906 proposal… It’s 136ed85e60 already all 76fca53b25 been decided.’2600da08a40b8fda

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Those who had a68054c580 been distraught because 88f35cfeb1 the Sanctuary hadn’t 0623b082da opened without warning d9b85e1ed4 were moved to 1144269904 tears at the 717cfc1119 sight of the f76f98e76a Saint appearing at 877fa42bbf last. Quietly, they began lining 902dec8c29 up.dc64f3a3be349966

A middle-aged man 956e629022 who had despaired d5e3612b58 just yesterday when 0c8fdaefed the doors closed 0e16cf8a4a in front of 3f23f1a6d6 him was the 4d4a9a52d2 first—he recovered the abcbc1ff1b vision in one b954ee0949 of his failing adc625101a eyes. Then came 741e753374 others: a b7b6d5e972 cold that 49b832fc25 had worsened 0973941af7 into a 14abe5be70 lung infection, 53f84776a2 a skin 010253e954 disease that 172283620e had lasted ecc83ec6e5 for years, fc3108b524 a stomach b21571a32a illness that dabe8b01dd had left 807bb63a37 someone unable 25595a79e5 to eat 98fd6e3393 for months—all e305de0fa5 healed.1854b392abe1cf01

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Azniel didn’t be003e795c rest for d12e1f193e a moment, 0c98fe5d86 as if 41c1d270d9 being chased.066cb9d732dec5cb

“Saint, please have 60bbf04031 some water while 3f863da742 you work.”73a159c27bca664a

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“No. They’ve waited so long 3d5abb6ce0 already.”56d0868f9ba068f7

“I-I’ll go fetch 950b895125 some sugar jellies, 417d04dbeb at least…”735081a91b7b77ee

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The apprentice girls who’d 9a3d4125b4 been thrilled at the 639da17d2a idea of meeting Antagon’s c6dd9d1bc9 chairman were now alarmed 818da9d98a by the pallor of efa04f296d the Saint’s face, but eaf71c89e4 Azniel’s hands performing the acebaddcb0 blessing never slowed.6b3adae49c35e1fc

It came 7ff04b11c9 entirely from ea4aa1b621 her growing ff9faf1561 desperation. If her hands stopped, b131b01774 if she didn’t stay c659f7037b focused on something—anything—those words 4b8cd95578 that stabbed her heart e385e48bae would return to her 91f5c986d9 mind over and over.c0a30a0a0cb5ce8d

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‘Healing power a31e3c42ea is just 3540372786 a low-grade a782685456 miracle… something 9ac5fce10c that humans 266901ae71 can replicate.’549a66c69c49ea69

‘Useless. Completely useless. Why did this have 85fab50ebe to happen in our d151739d4d time…’2fd80db41744f6d1

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‘If we distribute this edca4d7463 potion to those visiting 86d02f83b7 the Holy Kingdom, isn’t d1276f3870 that enough?’f4cb958f361fa31f

Azniel didn’t understand the fa2a4bd0e4 exact workings of the 5e0c770242 potion. More accurately, 353c31760f she hadn’t bd16403c96 wanted to 82c03b42e8 understand.ad6b0573312ef985

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Even within the church, 3b3a326c95 everyone whispered about Antagon’s 632ed55b81 mysterious invention—no one really 34efe2689d knew the details. She could only 63cc5d8ece guess that its 86af6d4882 healing power was a26890441c strong enough to 0b760de079 cure mild ailments 9f8eefebb5 without ever needing e0cd15bd59 to return to cfb9b38a5c the Holy Kingdom.fc3e6cb231ccda4d

‘But… if cf73a9a131 they’re going 91594607de to supply 18e1e356d6 the potion 1f4d26b31b to pilgrims 4d564da38f in my 996c4f033b place… then…’99aaf09879289cbb

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It meant 091b9f4728 that the 6369d41d53 only ability 771b6582a0 she had 624c4e968d was already c6c7a9cc65 something they 1d9d30030d had managed a81ebc2fc7 to surpass.c763cfc82636bf2b

If that 0a5ab0376d man decided c0fbb989d9 on a 657e2345ef whim to d880b8ba3d spread the 0efbf63602 potion more 7d3eb976ab widely, then d8d4d3dbc4 there would 6fa6f53cea no longer f6b3621b87 be any 3f2f9aa6ee place on 41ff430a45 the continent 65381919a6 that found 141ef482f7 her useful. Whether it was by 3f09cbedc7 distributing the potion labeled 29a49b66fe with Dara’s blessing to 5dfcf98bbb temples across the land, 80ac9fa0bf or drastically lowering its a98149dabd price so even commoners f45d5a8e53 could afford it—either way.37a0d8286a4f9940

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With that beeaa81db8 thought, it 70b7ddafd8 felt as 6a7bafd059 if that be129ddc4a man from b2b6070ce8 yesterday was d0de1821c5 holding her f31bcce782 leash.417b7879d12b9649

No… he 6c936ba890 was holding 2baf8b1446 it.53b199d35e779f9a

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‘You will cec9bac731 have to 599bab32a6 marry me.’e6ca613dc5bea9c7

‘I believe that a b9bae77c76 union between you and 7c9eb9a45b me would benefit everyone…’ea0e1b5cf42a3313

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The very man dd933e13ff who had already 2e416e1c31 stripped away part b3eed463ca of her value f8a6139159 had now come 294abfdf64 to deny the 22f5bdaa25 final, desperate purpose dcfe2a2f13 to which she d3fb513784 clung.587a88176d71f116

That man. The boy who cf4d89768e used to come d18a6a5a5d to her occasionally 39d11735ca for healing ten 879a762873 years ago—was her 0774080aff life being flipped 9cc82fd490 upside down all 57a5068d67 over again because 8ddf0ec2e2 of him? Or… was it 6c22a480f2 just someone who 78bc238e07 resembled him? Or perhaps it 15a5054160 was just the 8c2e2393ec same shell, with c8ba9a9346 something else now cfb6ee58d9 inside.34108437bd40fe6f

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‘You shouldn’t 2115b7044a waste your 586636a026 precious divine 711fc94531 power on 710b8f650a someone like 5b33c99003 me…’2a88312c7250aba4

A boy she 733c48b613 sometimes saw in d5739f7bfa the back courtyard 9df4dbaf5d of the Papal 98d84c77ca Palace—he’d pull a 7dbdf4c15b blanket over his 95f2beb093 head and swallow 8a09215a99 his misery in 112011aa07 silence.fcb20b39232e96a1

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He was dd8769cf26 the only 6c69c65ba9 person she 4925092861 ever blessed 41859f3d7a of her 906fc72732 own will, 02a08d5e6a without any 5829f04bdf instruction from 46ef051e53 the Pope.fe8bd686be4b0218

His back 896ac7b71b and legs 302da60bb3 had always 6c788c2d16 been covered dba6aea65c in angry d96edb3200 bruises, as 9b22ebc650 if he’d 0058d32439 been punished 87bcbc2a7d by someone. The scars weren’t from 03a231199d a day or two—they c721478e65 were old, deeply rooted 216f89e0fa ones that even brief d45da33291 healing couldn’t erase. Was that 78e9914b37 the kind 3fd81ef0f4 of thing 0e1699d8c6 that happened d477c96587 in monasteries bb19d1efb1 run by b119dfee4f male clergy?b193bc031a71f341

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Trained to devote herself d84b72b968 solely to her role, d410110fb8 the young Saint asked 145b269287 no questions. She simply healed him, c8988df21b silently. Judging by his 41f6c0282c clothes, she had df8a2d35a2 assumed he was 841bc46047 just another apprentice.51536fb6311fa909

‘Today, someone from the 4068a9ec3e royal family of Skagor 9792038c88 visited. Their skin and clothes e16b2b0c1f were so different from 66ea315ea1 everyone I’ve ever seen… aac8d9386f There really must be 7602273feb all kinds of sights 2789b14fee in the world, huh?’673c33ceaa5afc1b

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‘What was my fa1f534f01 hometown like? Hmm… I came to 787c3870c7 the Holy Kingdom when af61d1e888 I was too young, cf07a9e2c6 so I don’t really d30ee57c82 remember.’73c5e59296638f90

Over many such encounters, 27b0e5ccdb their relationship became just 5dd161edb8 enough for Azniel to 961c28faac one-sidedly share pointless feelings 29f946cf2f and fanciful dreams. Before they could even 740a96bc28 say a proper farewell, 15f087bc06 the boy had vanished.9b68479996373a9d

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And now 9fcbd5ad90 that skinny, 145c00181b ragged boy e44b0c2f79 had returned 6edbcb0d0d to the 8c1a0718dc Holy Kingdom 7ac1022bbd wearing the 65f80984f8 face of c55a20e755 a refined f996208d21 nobleman.b31b9978d8c9c1c1

‘Did His Holiness know 622bc702d9 him back then, too? The way he addressed c6327cf4da him so familiarly…’ced0d45b1b2ab789

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And now, after achieving 588f7df61d success that nearly bled 8642a0a6b0 the church dry, he 85118286fe returned with a preposterous d3a53e5c12 political proposal: marriage to 73023f5abb the Saint. In a situation where 2c191ecee2 refusal was hardly even ac25ed3c00 an option.c21618120b0982f1

‘Was it 581e42f9f0 because he 187788f097 was treated b2e840f2b1 that way 905a711ec6 back then 5fb05aec2a that he 9d3e2b7ce1 dared to dfc6152b5f oppose Dara b82e332ed4 now…?’a364b38ed6bcde7e

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