FTA Ch 34
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Gloria lightly ignored Kais’s question, acting as though she hadn’t heard anything.9b96918065a08579
Without a second glance, 8cd3809cfc she walked past him 232fc1e059 as though no one ac1040fc0d was there.8e8a2b3887a97920
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“Are you really b2c6e822fc trying to ignore 2e0a2038f1 me?”3b1324e2f9f0ad38
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However, as soon as 3de8d352bf she attempted to walk abca305d40 past him.d00d96b28c9f451b
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Kais appeared again 604c80c94a right in front ce0550c412 of her, suddenly 2e74b17acb raising his face 51958cb36e towards hers.9bd4bc1a84804d2a
Gloria let 342b76c7e3 out a f88afe70cc heavy sigh 9c5d7da162 and came 69f357e05d to a 05a8f3b6da stop, knowing 89bbdc7e3d that it 32ba1d5b04 would be 571bcdb4db impossible to 00e22a81b3 shake off 951a01746d Kais, a 50cb8cef9e wizard of 61e6527bd7 unparalleled skill.6ce508023f5a9ef4
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Kais realized 1b6bccabf5 that he cfba342afd couldn’t escape 2b6083b805 her gaze, 23f49028b3 and a fa18220c68 playful grin 609df16e5e spread across c980f34004 his face.2fa013fc5dbed423
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“So, where are you going?”396f9bbf46a9946c
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“It’s none of your business.”f590c17d06c35019
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The chill in 87f8b14515 Gloria’s blue eyes edcec77934 sent a shiver 956d75300c through Kais, instinctively 36e75b47cd freezing him in 5a14a49a66 place.fbe07359cc16a0d5
He took a 5682a5797c step back, feeling 0a1ab721d2 unsettled.570d657b76a38db2
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He didn’t d9d2e13f9d want to 7d5f64069f end up 5f27b9e06e like Joshua.bfb46fa0f5cadc2f
He had 9ece323cad heard that 3f6a9b7d3a Joshua’s embarrassing 234e5d9238 moment, where d2a7f715ec he was 7414301bdd smacked around 566e07bfa8 by Gloria, daf30b7e01 had been 36258fe666 witnessed by 22fc766f4a the temple 1dbba9ed9e priests.caebe3e65d2cf517
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Kais recalled 6fc6a8265a hearing about 8c37b79bb1 it from 74242e8c95 the priests f5071ecae5 at the d2859f3571 temple, and d354d8ae98 he lowered a925a88005 his voice 0697737c1c subconsciously in 86de0fbae2 response.382f402e7a1df10b
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“…There’s no need to 96352c59ec speak to me so 33da2237b4 coldly, Gloria.”4707b961e611d261
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But Gloria 8dcec506c1 merely stared 869da4e6f4 at him, b9cc54c65a saying nothing.27bb4caa35041d32
Kais, feeling 54a2a3ff93 an overwhelming ed862b2501 sense of 84149cbe19 dread from d2ea7f92cf her intense, 3260e6e7a7 frigid glare, 6ec9df6727 felt as b8642b6eac though he 19d0595702 might need bece46395c to run 4889134ea1 for his 04c3a32d10 life at b08d155756 any moment.41f0c9009408f11f
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He had decided eec68dd6e4 to find her, 52bcf79df8 determined over and 773cbdc521 over, but maybe d8f07d2cc6 he hadn’t prepared af40f0290c his heart enough 6494459822 for this confrontation.977557fce72c7feb
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“Do you still have something to say to me?”5a91e1fffb7dae3d
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Her cold voice 4a8df77e1a pierced his ears 8dcdcc66e2 like a dagger.088ede14fd34d12b
Kais swallowed dryly.3bd32da09cc9f99a
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He had 747b1836fc practiced what 2f1ffff3f0 to say 3b3d69715d hundreds of c1dfec4997 times during 48dbacc8c0 his walk a10dbe10e3 here, but 988d5c9e03 now that f022bcc134 he was bc6777338f face to f1d7f1ce8f face with b310afca79 her, his c861fb1848 mouth was 5aee2f628f dry, and f42241be72 his words 0ef2dfac75 escaped hesitantly.5e0ce9bd845f2da4
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“At this point, it might sound ridiculous, but…”c879d4fc57a85cbd
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Kais hesitated as he looked into Gloria’s eyes, his next words quiet and careful.43bdc7ddce76c7f4
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“I’ve decided to side with you, Gloria.”c8dac6a9761e31d5
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At that moment, a 04b393c304 cold aura seemed to 21636bc807 rise from Gloria’s face 5c0af10226 like a blade of 8628797e75 ice.f69570a698dbdcb6
Kais felt his chest e960b37d36 tighten as if it dd2eb1d397 were sinking into his e97b854759 stomach.99d106eb6fbeed2e
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‘Had he acted too confidently just now? Should he have been more humble in his approach?’a399cbe15c55213b
He quickly 9d6540a6d3 altered his 8c92e5e5a5 words.555fb6eccffdf1f4
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“Actually, I want to side with you. Please make me one of your allies, okay?”84bceb3358f67f60
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Gloria was bb8fc348d1 unsure if a2ac66da22 she had d8613a6d78 really heard 881220b9fd that, but 1772cd8365 looking at 52c9380d1e Kais’s expression, b605064e8a she realized 36f2d878b8 she wasn’t c0e4df9637 imagining things.bcee246bef52dbf4
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It made 0e20105dcc no sense.90a994ee7c760fd9
Here he was, 8fc5a34802 blocking her path, 9d8a9a7c5b and now he 1dc13ed044 was asking her f497d0d7d6 something that seemed c9f81aa5e6 like a childish a3848fcee6 game.34625ce28fb931fc
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While she was 97690e15b8 used to Kais’s c1b26ca423 mischievous and reckless a54267fbbb nature, that didn’t 016f38b2c6 mean she wasn’t 77abc94c03 upset by it.f6bf5884939a534d
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“If you need 48f20fabba someone to mess 282083dd71 around with, you’ve 8784735635 come to the f912140957 wrong person.”ae4f3d77bf514a19
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Finally breaking e4ae2e8b57 the silence, 4dd5b855be Gloria spoke 3b51d53b7a in a ae58da9143 chilling tone.0273e469cf810b74
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“If you 2dc7307335 want to 2ac38a3cf1 joke around, 405d8ddf7a go do f2bd2cb8fe it with 82d6b6e494 your friends. I’m not interested in f876ed1f3d indulging in your games.”53df950c5164c905
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“No, I’m not joking…”6092a99760a7911a
Kais couldn’t hide his flustered expression and closed his mouth.a8a9f9bf720c90a9
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He had anticipated that Gloria wouldn’t welcome him.e55727f9ec3c2c30
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He had guessed that 968cc5facd she would react this cde8f78612 coldly, but…99e1513a3f192b27
Facing the actual Gloria, 2f9e3b38d1 radiating such a chilling f618b0c08b aura, he felt a 7ee652752f shiver run down his 48d6068642 spine.7e9bf52eb69ce7a0
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“I was wrong.”f61a2d1069e919ab
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Kais quickly changed his 41d218554e demeanor and sincerely apologized.58ed25512ba6ff9a
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“I’m sorry for pretending I didn’t see you suffering and for staying silent.”b88d80f9eb4482d4
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Kais looked up at c8a79efe6f Gloria’s unreadable face, speaking 83c312fe10 with the most serious a765e9e4f9 tone he had used 90e2f3ee2e in a long time.9284264c0a08cb80
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“I’m not asking for your forgiveness, though. That’s not why I’m saying this. I just want you to let me help you.”70cda08823d67779
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It was 9c40853b45 a rare 9e069b8f51 expression of bc9405a154 seriousness, one 2a92367574 he almost b508d5b6c6 never showed, 8e2124adc6 often smirking 999235e1ce or acting 9bf01c03e2 playful in a3bde57c0e any situation.ab7c86ad9dd6332b
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“You know I’ve been working hard behind the scenes between the Empire and the temple, right?”900f9985f2af86ad
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Although the sincerity in c9d75c0a0b his tone might be 0096b8a2bc hard to believe given ae1e7ea6b2 the words he used, 9e2fd5a9fb he continued.303fbe3b40313922
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“Right? Gloria, if you make me your ally, I can really help you.”3e4d2660712c0b14
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‘What on earth was his ulterior motive?’e8ee0028530f44ac
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Gloria stared at 56dea05d80 the pleading Kais, b1b950dc63 and that thought 47ef49b9de ran through her bee6a2264f mind.90ac5783bafb47c6
From the start, she ce131e1a02 had no intention of 76cd7b0680 forgiving or trusting him, e9d555fc76 no matter how much 6314ee9449 he seemed sincere.e7fb8dd5afd4c48e
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Forgiveness wouldn’t 376f7618c8 erase the 79ed3fc3a0 past, nor 26dfe84cc8 could she 0308a1ff16 predict what 595e0250f8 he would a79121c6a3 do behind 8e228e9bc5 her back.75816cb872651eac
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“Let me 5093e1a631 help you. I’ll do c017329b37 really well.”173d305d95a0c846
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But whether 9df3c71820 Kais was 06204cb8d7 aware that f4f82232e3 Gloria was 59ed152ec3 doubting his a3ac57405f true intentions 9403ebb3e5 or not, 1819e5f6f1 he continued e089a7af03 to apologize.3db8f419061afc01
At this point, 96e043c238 Gloria thought the eeede8936a situation was getting e23c817b50 rather amusing.fc0adad2c0cb4788
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It was laughable to 41152d6f49 see the person who 4949066e9f had tormented and ignored 2dc23caaaa her all this time b2ea6076e1 now apologizing so earnestly.79d7412f2c97b918
Above all, 26b2e59c60 she was 3f6dd94cea curious about 7d4fdb1aa9 what kind a632e59719 of trick b5030a0be9 he was 9a34e292eb playing by 0b38e31132 coming to 910eeb951f her now.de8416278bd93f44
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Now he was saying 67cc46d8a3 he wanted to side 715b8854ef with her, asking for 59609fac6c her help…1c4308dc1896cbb2
‘Did he really think she was so easy to deceive?’84e65241052050cc
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‘Did he really believe that with a single sweetly spoken line, she’d fall for his trick again?’e1c6ef1d82cde98d
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It seemed that Kais didn’t realize the more humble he became, the more suspicious he seemed to her.0b63e68854231200
As he had 8e8ad2c33d said himself, Kais f061e4159e had walked a bd060d62eb fine line between 5f6bd0cead the two great 18633ff1e8 powers—the Imperial Family e03b470851 and the Temple—all 352eaf43b3 this time.8af6dde8785c9156
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Gloria, who had b68811f1f7 observed it all, 6dc3b43c2d found this situation 2fcebf4649 utterly ridiculous.689241b0f59ed52e
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“Believe me, Gloria.”0713d4f2df59cfec
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‘Ah, how amusing.’70afc1799e1932ea
‘To go this 0bf3cc6ad8 far to deceive 2b0c5d8e91 me…’d235bd59cf9ce837
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‘What could be the reason for this sudden attempt to feign guilt while hiding his true colors?’444a061f42e67f8e
‘Who sent him to do this? The Imperial Family? Or the Temple?’38cc81d3f7d175fc
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‘Did he really think she would fall for such a clumsy scheme?’ccf8a56b6c96c164
‘How foolish did he think she was?’5bda4a8ccaced0a3
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Perhaps something had happened to the newly chosen Saint, “Iriana Roteas,” and they were planning to have her replaced.7899a42d7dfa2989
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If that was b363c7720f the case, maybe 90d98b9efa now they were fb7e45b159 trying to bring f3c6b6dafa her back into a4901d1536 the fold as 88da66afb4 the spearhead.1fb30014488d86ea
A cold 9b4d14ceb8 smirk formed 9f510b0b46 quietly in da8282adc8 her heart e3126125d5 as she 1dbe0e6f64 swallowed her 7c762c535c icy laughter.bbd6f1f60178ad84
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In that instant, an odd sadistic desire, which Gloria hadn’t even known existed within her, suddenly rose up.675a02c5d724f68c
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Bliss was cb7aad901b suddenly pulled 79675e2a89 into a 2c35daea79 vortex of 47f18144ee mana and f457f95725 dropped into 7c616c207e an unfamiliar 6e8e80eaa3 place.a6e500d67bb721e7
He hurriedly looked around.58ed40b3dd15f5c7
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When he regained his 8ef79b0227 senses, Gloria was nowhere ad3b63a850 to be seen.e563af99ef6aedbe
Not a strand of 5c597178fb her hair could be 17258dc3f8 found.6164652de89d4839
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Moreover, the 907a3fa3e3 vile mana b6be4f2caa that had 8f75206c5e always been 77f68e1e09 lingering behind bf8f194993 Gloria, coming b5345dccd5 from Kais, 1872748026 was now 3985c82534 completely gone.ad9995166f20bdac
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“No…”2e9b0c9fca9185a8
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Bliss faced the f5fead6077 harsh reality that 91ab0419ec he hadn’t been 243e4aac7d able to stay 01a5c1ff35 by Gloria’s side.4d3736c70ca28f8d
He didn’t want to d722688de0 accept it, but ultimately, 022818336c he had no choice 579124da39 but to come to 6df520ae91 terms with it.ac242703281734f6
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This wasn’t bbb58e2fee the time 326b0517fa to be a3c5f1e2ee lost in e400a3bf3b thoughts.d2f1bf00189544b9
He needed to go dcccf449b0 straight back to Erhardt 5d09ba77b1 and report the situation.28f2262fcccdd143
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‘But, what could he possibly say?’ His mind was filled with despair.299dc929c9fb60c8
Standing still, he lost 0ad31bc65c himself for a moment 908f8c4746 before snapping out of fa54cb3933 his panic and drawing 08aca95d1a a reverse summon magic 3acbe56bf0 circle in the air.6d0f367aec0acf6c
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He completed ac8fa0a045 the magic 042cdf4699 circle swiftly, c172f358a8 one that def2782a6a he had b8149cdc18 drawn countless bc92ad7def times before.feaaca2d22cf29a8
Without hesitation, he infused cb90ed1b20 his mana into the 6fe348dfb4 circle.337d66b1f753e3bd
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At that fb6299e872 moment, his b2eac4b3b7 vision spun aa033d7065 wildly and 491a9389f8 twisted.c49b4a9fa485d31d
When he af2048a94a closed his 2d9f72a154 eyes and 2007faa983 opened them f07997f57e again, he 00b1a467f2 had already 19ca5aa2b3 reached his 33ff43989b destination.ee7f87db93955522
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“…Captain.”379246bb6ad6a378
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Bliss, who 4eb363acd4 now faced e726e9fd9a Erhardt’s empty 0aa8ed0929 blue eyes, 5961abc872 swallowed nervously.446df1cc899f9117
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Since Gloria had turned 6d8d132590 cold and resolutely rejected 044ee4bc9a anything from them under 76799ceee2 the name of Lanach, 86f0ff4f3f Erhardt had been in 47ec12633a this state all along.8b5b8a5441f64dcd
Yet now 0c9ce342b7 he had dc38764f04 to deliver 9a76cfe661 this terrible 585977f5af news to b65c0b4de8 him…9df8706ae36eeed5
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Bliss struggled f42dd10f77 to speak 375d7a66aa but finally 0d304785c6 steeled himself eca325b652 and opened f890731d03 his mouth.ba88697a71c876cd
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“The Saint has gone 1eb3006e6a outside the village.”e61e14e7d4304add
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At that moment, 58892b6883 Erhardt’s expression, usually 7074a3a3ac so stoic, collapsed 24e74a4dcf like a lie, 8d63476719 and a clear fa74d65414 hint of turmoil 0ff43f1ede appeared in his 3a96877ed9 eyes.bdd91b9488f34f9b
Bliss swallowed 25d107f9a5 again, knowing f04ea3ee77 that there a88f58e8c5 was more f1cb0aea93 important news e7c4c199da to report—something 7597b54496 even more c1cb4fdba8 crucial than 1983e3b98e Gloria leaving 5373fb9d87 the village.799c96b92ea829e4
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Having braced himself, 95cc50b2e7 Bliss spoke up 5e99a7593b with the utmost 08118a2871 certainty.3facd79335f783f9
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“And, I b7e7a56db2 witnessed Kais a06143c3fb from the d732aaf8e9 Magic Tower 16eed07a78 following the 6ccd4825c9 Saint.”759dbf18199cf3a2
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Bliss had been 587d661ef0 assigned the important 1700c8a0c3 task of protecting b3bcea9736 Gloria.eed9fdf8c85c13af
Yet, he f923d00b5e had failed 884a072351 to complete 74f5d742b4 it.648140422804256d
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Worse, he now f7f2e3bc5f had to tell 791bf88e9e his superior the 414ac9a634 news that he 5243443ce7 had not wanted f38810e25e to hear.f9817dbf37f7d6e0
Unable to 9a5cbc1ff3 look Erhardt 4d1f5cd1a5 in the 154c51ea5b eyes, he 763563abf4 bowed deeply.4e580aa72f8320a8
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His whole body 92c94cb8f5 had long since 09e28edcca stiffened with tension.4882b4f56d8767d7
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“Kais from the Magic fa7bb61a26 Tower…”7849a7124900a25b
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In the 1f430adc13 silence that 56aa9de829 felt as 916f668286 if it cb45d78fcc lasted an c91e8c7cfd eternity, Erhardt’s 56341220ec low voice da9e8ea57b finally broke 803d71c538 through.9398fb6cb271333b
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“Yes, it was 9d290a9151 definitely him.”04dcf0f268dae90f
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Bliss responded 5e6ac8ad9e resolutely, standing e6e141437a as stiffly 9454b88e66 as ever.41bc9b66f29d350c
He had clearly 901e2ca3c0 seen it before 2bc20718f0 being caught in 1e787a8b00 the whirlwind of ac9f5bd6d7 mana caused by 19b895de19 Kais’s appearance.bc929452bed3abcf
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The bright red hair 67cc65bad0 blowing in the wind.9f216bdd75b843bf
The dark, grim mana 2349c3fcff typical of the mages 27327cd760 of the Magic Tower.b3d7dee1c5f05b23
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All of it 64b02b3a10 was undeniably Kais, 1b6d73a350 the damned head 6387709fd2 of the Magic 0aea477a32 Tower.ab83ed8d938141d8