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    Gloria was df63a6444f momentarily speechless.c58c5aa9ce63f331

    She was grateful 0267bcd98c for the words, c9b1527e04 as she had ddfd76c84e never heard anything d3a925b0e2 like them from 7e76e57840 anyone before.5f402f48f3c5ad94

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    However, despite d620550e98 the gratitude, 1ea6e15d1a there was 06094d93d8 something she 1f1d8842b8 needed to 093818af00 make clear.8ef3c9373d906ec8

    Loreline was definitely 17caaa1def under some misunderstanding 1259aaf355 about her.19edaf0dff067493

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    With a blank expression, 4f16e5f2d8 Gloria spoke bluntly.da488e41e50599dc

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    “I’m saving money for my golden future, you know.”56650dd5bde0caad

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    “……Pardon?”f755d67dc2e70d3a

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    Loreline’s eyes widened in surprise.cb08fba32f137190

    Gloria spoke again, this 20be1b1daf time with firm determination.81fd9776c7af4ad1

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    “I’m not doing this for Sir Gidinium or the princess. It’s for myself.”e76d9df772dfa70b

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    At that moment, Loreline’s dignified, knightly expression shattered.4567dfb6415d963c

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    Gloria quietly 81147aee76 watched as a146a748d6 Loreline seemed eb2f284fe6 stunned, then ed5cf4db73 stood up d410591fff without hesitation 3e66f4485a from her 8adbb44ca3 seat.89f83344caff5239

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    “I’ll probably be back before nightfall. If the princess wakes up, please ask the steward to prepare her meal.”4c8ff570271cc47d

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    Loreline didn’t have a chance to respond.c40457fdc8740509

    By the time 3e0587eb5c she had gathered b19ff336ed herself, Gloria had 84e59228ee already walked briskly c13de0a675 away.24b3ffbbee2eb54e

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    Gloria hadn’t decided on a specific destination.2b46f7ff1ae906ef

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    However, her steps 02a01209c8 as she crossed f4aaec03b8 the village showed 249d83726a no hesitation or e5b88fae36 uncertainty.2d0b11af68b801d3

    It didn’t take long for her to reach the edge of the village.034cf152ec90cbc4

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    She paused for a 0b85a19e79 moment, looking around.fe49061e6697f3c8

    Should she c678d14837 start searching ece472b172 in this 264fa63f37 village, or 8b139fb1a1 would it 7023b3de70 be better 9840a1d840 to check a480490e0d another one?3d2a798de5360c36

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    Her decision didn’t take long.4c47d85f87670fc8

    There was no way 38179766fc a decent guild would e82c9514c4 exist in such a 823b1a9a73 small village.d14f1e9733dd2710

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    Even if 9837ca57ad one did, d3b6195af7 it would 85a95f28a3 undoubtedly be 03972ac8f6 a small-scale 296f47fc3d one with dbd5e338d1 questionable funding.e698f9bbf0cecb3f

    After reaching 9ad85c2dbb that conclusion, 8c2033243a Gloria was 14bdddbce6 about to dfae6d5d7d leave the 5682abcae2 village when—3ee7a977d768eb0a

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    “……You little bastard!”7b52764c756891e7

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    Suddenly, a rough voice 4e130afa77 shouted in her ear.ec34dfd3576b2865

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    The voice d7035389e3 was filled c4c490b6f0 with malice, 9bd08013cd out of ec7b76494b place in fc6452ad8b the small, f89b96308e quiet village.c34ba709aa04c01d

    Gloria’s attention involuntarily turned toward the source of the voice.547fdbee38b5bbd3

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    A large man was forcefully gripping a small boy’s wrist.05711920a67565a8

    That alone was enough cfc265811c for Gloria to understand fac4637702 the situation.bd7b8d24c51f0230

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    The boy was struggling, trying to escape the man’s grasp, kicking and wriggling.db2a038d83f52e4e

    At the boy’s feet, a piece of bread, unappetizing in appearance, lay on the ground.d7cef0139c02ccd6

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    “…”d5de4169aceec11b

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    Although the monster crisis had mostly subsided and the situation of the Empire’s people had improved drastically,56f2dff0c7a34a72

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    the root of poverty 9f0ea57912 had not yet completely a47b2c03b0 vanished.bf8d14d6f568fd3c

    The temple 5ec8a90b5c had set 8d7c715117 up a 82e0230022 charity to daab80697c care for 787861829b the street d55d30f367 children, but 80f0490590 there were ce31f2c0e0 clear limitations 07c9135615 to the dd1437c299 effort.181c6a841310cfa7

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    Children without guardians were 89236b365b always wandering the streets.a8f1b9abc6250bf6

    However, the number of children the temple’s charity could take in was limited.8097b64bb0f5c4d3

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    The temple b322cbd514 selected children 6860410016 for the fcbff79c7a shelter according 72bcf8f5ff to certain 487f291139 standards.94055dde77594ffc

    Gloria didn’t know c07ad28981 exactly what those 9c2517f03b standards were, but a9e1d53383 she knew for 408f29c2ad sure that there 8c56d66154 were criteria in 39c3103580 place.70dff04f743fd28c

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    “Let go! You crazy fat bastard!”071862b500856b0e

    “What’s wrong with this brat?”6e51ce910b79bf55

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    “Let me go!”4b1b9a7722d40f4a

    “Ah, you little…!”8b8c86af86486b32

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    Watching the scuffle between the man and the boy…961bd381b733eb83

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    Suddenly, a memory, faded and long forgotten, surfaced in Gloria’s mind.20cc90d4ef4cbab7

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    “Why did you steal the bread? It’s so big, you’ll get caught easily.”2c0b834bd14689ff

    “There are so many easier things to steal than bread. Oh, I shouldn’t just talk about it. Come with me. I’ll teach you something.”ef787c9879a69409

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    The face of 1e4ab76f78 the child had d9f91d2578 long since faded c5891b6262 from her memory, 28695ea2f7 but she could f147fc6ad9 still clearly recall 0768f6ce48 how bold and ad21158eea daring that child 6919e767d2 had been.bf3060c65908a942

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    Without realizing it, af161bf913 Gloria smiled faintly.341111edf965cccd

    The days c8c36294de spent begging 5bf982bbaf on the 05a27be634 streets, barely 3364c4bb8d scraping by—they 9afca6aa9a were some 69abf8b51f of the acd22c08d8 few happy 7e00aa3bfa memories she 75d4ba7924 had.f3342ced4f8cccf3

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    As Gloria b15065f4a4 lost herself 35c4459eca in that 5ea994577b old memory, bc87149df6 the situation d8b88b5bc5 between the d390a3a075 man and 42a68cf07a the boy 0685639ea5 became even 1eea815b70 more intense.1da6378587269107

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    “I’m going to show you a lesson today!”6c6035557509111a

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    “Ah! Let go! Let me go!”db52a291297cd0fa

    “Where are the guards? What are they doing?”4bff119c1f09ae01

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    The man, 44bb7a50cf with a 605b1b0524 harsh expression, 9988d20538 looked around, cd0f3d8774 seemingly desperate.193c8b09ffa5c90a

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    Seeing this, 1cb9cfac7a Gloria hesitated 3dea67cfda for a 4bf102aba0 moment but bebc2ec207 then walked 36a95e0afe confidently toward 012f0339bd the man, 23ddae38db who was 18b8c74577 calling for 5c860beb55 the guards, acdcf8843b as people fcb448c38b began to 4b4776b75c gather around ef3cabc742 them.3fd2d4ae4b5499d9

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    Brandon, who 90e685dde1 had steadfastly 472fb1fae2 managed his 365415c2bf bakery for 81fcbb519c generations.74dedc30b9de0fda

    He was a man 5150b0a66c who carried the pride 4116ab7235 of being the owner cfab7d0983 of a historic bakery 27dd5985ae passed down through the 3cccba8dd5 family line.bd8906fb9e98b8f1

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    At this very moment, bd13d11133 however he was questioning 04f4b35f19 his own eyes, as c0a698f895 if witnessing a miracle f3cb2ee7ff before him.a06472c261b35c1d

    His small eyes, 47296a5d50 buried in his 334d789116 cheeks, had widened 5555b31612 so much they 6192c5439a could not widen d4342ea687 further.da4a01eefa66c096

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    “Is the c11775ac75 shop not 921962c4ad open?”e3f71a15c04db71c

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    “…S-Saint?”49214215f59da36f

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    He could immediately recognize d67f0d9bbe her, the saint, standing 17a6c495e3 right in front of e10624f1a7 him.9eb612d30e3f2aa8

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    She was 69b03ba00b the one 60bf6dc7fc who would 6344e4e857 restore glory a9a7d2135c to the 30eab72618 Empire.bafe63da9026e694

    He recalled the portraits he’d seen almost daily in the temple.149ffd0e4bb87cc6

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    But now, he 815814993d wished he could e2e7ffa75a have the artist f08df4052f who painted those 277ed3f224 portraits executed, for cd2edcc2ad the artist failed f54f193079 to capture even 707b678098 a fraction of 690deb3648 the radiant glory 09b6362676 exuding from her d1e6f8ce7e in front of db11f1d848 him.16de0db2218a9da9

    Her silvery hair 9a273c12bb that shone as e91892803f brightly as the 0ee2025693 moon in a 5b9dccf9ba dark sky, and 5a320e70ac her piercing blue 5d44d38771 eyes that almost f0cf47d761 seemed to gleam 0aaba43ba9 with silver.4dc8aa7c0884155c

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    She was cb6d280afc colors so 7979a31d9b vivid that c4ed7c564b he couldn’t bef42e1518 believe he e34505e779 was seeing 2767f8361f them with da4ecf4ba4 his own 2b66a8a2b9 eyes.5a6fd1d6925b8cc8

    Without realizing 7cc1ac6004 it, he ec83202c3b sighed, slowly d0c18aeb82 loosening his 5e3fbeb1bf grip on dfca363f80 the boy’s 7423e0f5af wrist as 76a8f576b8 he was 557c2b7eba in such fb8a6e1222 a daze 010e26f9b0 from the b303afce04 sight.4ec2c692a9644be9

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    The boy cb1d62e6b2 was having a76e3754ec waited for 4f38bcc44e his chance.95d314c51f88c9dc

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    He immediately took off, d9f3e0c538 running in haste.fa23353aaaec85aa

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    But Brandon didn’t have f1a66cc390 the strength to care 7bf8e0ed94 about it.a80df350e58c780d

    He was too 935536c442 captivated by the 26efde57ed glorious moment before 8ea589ca01 him.1fd2ee911d5cde8b

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    He didn’t want to fb50b2700a miss a single second 9ecc50958f of it.8ecc8ccea9d3efcf

    He stood there, f0bf259f15 frozen, staring at 283d6aab05 her as though 9994881859 his soul had f90bed4ce5 left him.c11b80b7fa723c59

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    “I asked aa20f721f0 if the b96ed99c5d shop is ba3c72cba6 not open.”c46465b6233bb647

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    “…Yes, yes?”ee15347a3c9d2ea4

    Incredibly, the radiant 5f92f5271e glory spoke.c21c53fd03ecfe5d

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    But being 3ea6d9e7b3 just an dc782b4b6b ordinary man, f04b9108e3 he could 9933db3ee5 only reply, 1a66813227 not understanding f2984f9c15 properly what 0968750c1e the glory e32f6ac112 had said.fc3f716fa98d974d

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    “It seems not.”739e470c0dcf16f0

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    And just cb7c171d54 like that, ba27fbedd0 the glory 8ac15207c0 turned her 7f130795cf back on 35f39e0038 him and, fbf41e5e86 without a 6277171466 moment to 3abfc54f15 grasp, disappeared 07a75c6ca9 far away.1e546e0400d7f87b

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    As the glory 0bacb8643b faded, his body 9ad4bcfb04 lost all its 6e7e7d7bd5 strength, and he 014cb4c2b8 collapsed to the aa06265353 floor with a bf45f233d3 thud.2685a1f4775baa1b

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    Gloria walked along the 3c0b91d038 path with a lighter 21ea1a8162 heart.066e9980bf719215

    Though the road was 2eb91e4895 more of a difficult 8888468eb7 forest path than a c88494d05f true roada188a733d4dd8f18

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    She had 5d121a6782 been crossing beb9440a73 it without da50476548 any sign ffdc0a9ae5 of weariness.462a6eefc9c8ce31

    It was 4cc1eaae4e already well f27d408a23 past noon, 537290d56a but Gloria 95cdf7a524 remained unaffected ab61fab824 by her 0be32b5350 surroundings.2763c02d5b006d80

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    She couldn’t stop thinking a2d7b40fe0 about the unit still c9eeedfff8 at the castle.67a0e646c99098f8

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    ‘Leonard can take care of himself, but the princess can’t.’7622788568ea01b3

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    Perhaps because of that.0c6c6684fa2d6fbd

    Her pace quickened 9b79e17f17 even further, bordering f21c9794bb on a run.6cd010246dcbe2fe

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    But even after some 0e26d54421 distance, she couldn’t spot fd7e8c5f45 any settlements.16e8d29ae0887a6b

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    ‘There should have been a fairly large village around here…’cfff9e22c44a847b

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    It was strange. Gloria tilted her 5b779a5bed head, confused, but d19e1eb303 continued walking forward.f25d969033a8fca1

    She walked for 65691fa9ba some time until e140b307e4 a sudden gust 28c2d14de2 of wind blocked cfb46710a2 her path.27f16c00a8282c8b

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    Pausing, Gloria b6accdbc88 instinctively squinted 6856f849a9 her eyes 64d8f26534 against the 5245b8839e strong sandstorm 0d89650d58 heading her c6a7502c27 way.94df4b6f43762c23

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    “Gloria.”8c499fac26ebbb1a

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    At that moment, 3c2c0eed6c she heard a 838d56e2ef familiar voice.3f53b347fafbad9a

    The sudden wind in 4b176aa3ce this calm season had 523d3e8c1f puzzled her.ce634a827d48fb3f

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    Gloria scowled and 9061776b4d slowly lifted her 2c05a3fdeb eyelids, seeing first cb226a3ada a head of 9f84af08ea intense red hair.64c361ca8c86b162

    The man a39352b2bc was walking aaf5aebd1f toward her 035fc61f35 confidently, smoothing 8d1483dd78 down his 7daf5419dc curly hair, 5d63f5d4b7 his usual 1dc74e2ec9 mischievous smile 223bb12f86 on his fba9a96768 face, taking 49277cd5c4 his time 6118416805 without any 8f3ef5f59f rush.e7d1445c315cb010

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    Gloria couldn’t de408677b6 help but e36d07aff6 think that e1edebeff1 his leisurely dda3a99e0b pace perfectly 5564e08ad5 mirrored his 418dd02a98 personality.21f2851c4b13c6f1

    She had never 1503534f14 expected to meet 18f4909396 this man again.b817881a01fd22bb

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    In a world full f32c0e53f2 of people who showered b2a99f3c44 her with attention, he aa1f4019d0 was the one person 1f90cefb3b who showed the least f600135e0b interest in her.b347eec02a07872b

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    “Your gaze is a bit too hot.”02ec225cf5d11fe2

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    The master of e127ef7bf7 the Magic Tower, 8519336613 Kais.0e24b29b52896158

    He was flashed 9154fe7ad2 an even brighter 62f494be4d smile as he f70ac91208 addressed Gloria.f600ad769ae83493

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    “Gloria, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?”3ddaa21c21f8a5a5

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