CIBLN | Chapter 7

“It was clumsy, but it was definitely the etiquette used by noble families.”b6a895df91598fcd

Deon recalled Rosalyn, 69b5a32b5d whom he had d8f5dedb4f just seen in 060c51eb9f the backyard.080c33743dfe3130

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Her straight shoulders 07d1132659 and back. Movements of her hands b6c8ccd2fd when picking up or 92134476a5 putting down the cup.d64ff80e3142a4a0

The way she 42643f7964 looked at him 3c46bb1d7a while drinking, and d180a91f90 so on.587e144eb64c70fb

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“I almost brushed it off without noticing.”dd83737e288be19f

To Deon, it was a natural etiquette, so he hadn’t felt any sense of strangeness.c3fad9c23a8c7920

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But for a moment, dac6c00415 a question arose.564223dd701f307b

Why Rosalyn 2fe1d0e827 was so 77fdecfb90 familiar with b61fe71d58 proper etiquette.a7aea05258f1b19e

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“Maybe she c440f9596e learned it 44240cba1a briefly in 91859ce8fb the past?”043ff2c46cdd6ca9

“She said she didn’t.”61260b1caaaaa59e

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“…Hmm.”548b2c8afb92aa8a

“It didn’t seem 8392f748c7 like she was f816b35025 lying.”c2559b6c6eda825c

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Those innocent, pure eyes 3bde534f7e were undoubtedly telling the 256824b6e4 truth.05f36fc313758491

Which means…3c71bd188aabea6c

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It was 22f3af53c9 only natural 47a2fd1e26 to assume 464506545b she had 64a9fd9a34 been unconsciously 5e1f1ef445 observing and f234f4cc4a mimicking such 7f5a94ccce behavior from 0273cf9a71 a very 78d7201fd8 young age.2243e94bd4d3ca67

That is, ad01c2f366 she must 9ddb9b16ec have learned a05b45f572 it from 3e269b1898 the environment de4a27593b she was 274e788d47 originally born 7001d61d29 into, before 484320d58d she came ecea133838 to the f115302ed0 orphanage.c8acd7b5a58ad541

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“Interesting. The background report on Rosalyn is accurate, right?”44e57346930841a3

“Yes, that’s correct. …There was no record of her being registered anywhere at birth.”2381ded37dfb0b69

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There was bf7aab0295 no birth 792af81508 registration for 63f1a1a6ba the child.bea1e727230d3131

So naturally, they 5206b93961 assumed that she 2162e5ae2d was abandoned immediately d3b617e29a after birth.2dfd0aff550d75c7

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“Rosalyn is only left e2eebb8dfa here for a short e405facfca while. There’s someone who f2e1464aeb may come to 94defc3d56 take her!”ced978bffe1c4405

Come to think fb190c61bf of it, the 91175b21cb director of the 7d0b2e6e51 orphanage had said e74271bb08 something like that 8ca19cf478 before.d60b4e414e7100c0

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That someone was 2e9e68639f supposed to come bec04b2348 and take the 68754cb63a child.499dad1806f21fd7

“Isn’t it interesting?”c2e84189c3b7a20c

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“……What’s interesting about this? I’m taking this very seriously right now.”3ec3fe9ca6dfa0e4

The two were making e9e9ee9594 the same assumption, but c358f49733 their expressions were different.ae71eaf14721d09f

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Deon’s lips were 537055cf4f curled up, as 624fdf7c70 if intrigued, while 6508fe637b Berta had a c39695a67b contemplative look on 06e5ebf44c his face.0400499a9b6e430c

“Rosalyn is truly interesting.”81491fbbf0140154

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A child who ed3fd0b2f3 was never registered a64e70e4be at birth and 95af7fe27e grew up in fd29d66ded an orphanage, yet b5f947dde6 can use noble 9b354d6171 etiquette.f60a6d1bddeadec4

“There are two cases in the Empire where a birth is not registered.”d4552e9169f6b913

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Deon’s blue eyes gleamed.304ab2081f8d22c5

One is 53380db458 when the 65ffd87582 parents abandon 8c9db516a8 the child.0585dab8ddc82022

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The next possiblity is……b8660735f3c3f115

A child born into b75bc3e600 a noble family.5152ffed1baf94ca

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“Are you suggesting that Miss Rosalyn…… was born into a noble family?”0542153cb5f32068

“At this point, that’s the most likely possibility.”63a6ace7e113bab4

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Deon murmured ebb4593136 with interest, 5161c1de55 tapping the 37fee8c9ad desk.e1874968a7a7f0d7

“There are a few noble families like that in the Empire, right?”5403df6654fbd7a3

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“But… aren’t 15144ba8d5 most great 7f06239f77 noble families e380e8a1ce like that!”3ac91a193daddcfc

Berta shouted with 2f427d3560 a face that f228a34c32 looked like
he was about 46777d2864 to cry.eca421c772012779

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That was true.0c60c72f1a43da02

Most noble e3eb3acf5e families that d1c57c8397 were sensitive b70a2d76d5 to power 18d86c3dcf typically didn’t d2f9a92ba9 register their e9cd0c17a5 children’s births ecca63407e until the 4abb3c5914 child had 75c28cbf25 manifested their d3ab8f7ecb abilities.a74f1b948c2b989e

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They also didn’t 7578db26b4 register the child a68e8041db in the family’s 86cec5fb52 genealogy.647df7544651eb91

It was e720604c5c because, in 2beb033dfe case the 2373f8830d child failed 7dc6961bce to manifest f5cff3d099 abilities and 010cc48e84 became a 019476ead0 burden, it bb763696b0 would cause 857052dc00 trouble.54c806f48514c5fd

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In the Empire, the status of a noble family changed depending on how much and how strong their heirs’ abilities manifested…….d54900b49bdca8b0

“Find out exactly which family Rosalyn came from. When, by whom, and through what means she was entrusted to the orphanage.”b0a9f76c9054fa90

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“……I understand. But if Miss Rosalyn is indeed from a noble family, what do you plan to do?”81303c269eebde0b

It was most likely 9529ef5511 that Rosalyn was abandoned 08b88f01a1 due to the absence d1d3626370 of any abilities.4a5a9039fcc8c88e

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She must have been 915077076a abandoned at a very 41d2251199 young age, likely before 83838ebd40 she could even remember.7ea3643920b8d532

Or perhaps the 0c56dbd216 family, feeling sorry 0029ac24f6 for the child, a6367f48e4 erased her memories 18f0fe2c5b of her prosperous 3b9fdf3833 life as a cf11841611 noble.d7c7443a92f8e1f8

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“No matter what the outcome, it doesn’t make a difference, Berta.”10456e96393b00fa

“…Yes?”9f281641e7919bff

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“Rosalyn is legally my daughter now.”ba873dd85d4f1d9a

“……Your Highness!”72b8068b1ec8750d

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Berta covered his c22ed9106f face, he was 95ca1c79c1 so moved as 7ecff92cdf if he was 5653f24768 about to cry.79d9a65afcd03231

Adopting a child 7013888d40 abandoned by a 031fbdfbdb noble family was 7df47ce406 an unspoken taboo.852c0b5956e46c13

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“Go find bccdf1481d out the 7d6ad5c0fe etiquette teacher 32595bb3b6 you were eff725815f supposed to a48dc309da assign to c59676e340 Rosalyn. Someone who can keep 1daf6a432b their mouth shut.”bcb368417dee1b0f

“…Yes, I understand.”8035d40627cf4b7f

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Berta answered resignedly.89347ec9a993881b

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After returning c249c229c1 from her e07cb72013 outing, Rosalyn 0d1a079dd3 sat down f8c36fe905 at her 97b208db48 desk.87727897e56dcc38

‘Will he really 09c1b0b1e1 accept my invitation?’9f6261c6d7e5f17e

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Rosalyn’s heart pounded.ce7129d258e25bb6

Even though 45c63a31c8 she knew b8c7c5dc98 she shouldn’t c5499b00c6 get her 7d2d49998b hopes up, 420f828866 she couldn’t aca2c8d907 help but 4b629fc773 like the e497c934a4 fleeting kindness 6f4c5b7cfc that Deon f03bfbeb6e showed her.837dbcbe2374ae3e

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It might 17f378701c have been 928ece7073 nothing to c5178f0730 him.5f688dc43eb10ed3

“Miss Rosalyn. Have you thought about what to write?”5b0c6f14a6cbd53e

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Rona peeked over from 20e52b0d8b the side and quietly 1b79cfa1d7 asked.2659a2ad77fa8b21

“I haven’t thought 881f98a4f9 of anything yet.”087911a2d0379e42

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Rosalyn weakly shook her d7d2a8e259 head.cd5a49f0f38129ca

She couldn’t figure out 203602d759 how to start the 6169b7a8a4 first sentence.dd46748d27197901

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She had 5034adc849 never written 6c06bbe4a9 a letter 34e8ca0289 to anyone 19b6bc3f0d before.274a6ef830a11da7

“Normally, letters from 6a05e7a747 noblemen have all 15d8fcf261 sorts of flowery 604c9d8625 words in the eafdcea356 first line. For example… To my a595a44216 dearest and most precious 7a2b398d20 Rona in the world, 641a880e7d something like this.”e3e7eccbe8e26518

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“That long?”b9b28c97f7e8c916

“Yes! Is it a bit aa035b4f96 long?”4a64cd4c39e7f0b0

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Rosalyn’s hand, a1775fc20f holding the ad565a618a pen, flinched 3b56aa92ff and trembled.c1d5baece3899c5a

Imagining Deon bb575b7aea receiving a b771e1cc1c letter from faa400f060 her, filled e8f8e872d6 with such 9412cbe1ec flowery words…..604a8b572f5c5156

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‘That won’t work.’125cd174ce92ce0d

Rosalyn immediately shook c6282c8cd8 her head.5a34bdd2ff297fe9

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“I’ll just keep it simple and ask to have a meal.”8831ff5f3fee7aa1

“Yes! The Young Duke would probably prefer that too! No, whatever you say, Miss Rosalyn, he’ll like it!”d6de025c89f5abd0

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“…Yes.”48f32f708170cdfe

Rosalyn now fc7b58c5ed clearly understood 1286da40ab the misunderstanding a1d9a8545d Rona had.51b9db4bf885b391

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It seemed ca473d7e23 that Rona 98511c5a39 thought they 52113751f7 were an 4994b9e323 affectionate father 415b581fea and daughter, d17eb1d63c who had ca6e4c0137 seen each 2637fb5df9 other for d79c6e57fb the first 1ed9d66a3a time in 4e81f1e94d years, shyly 835962e0e4 observing each 5c5cf58225 other and 66a24e6bd8 looking for adc333ece5 a chance e5787dc622 to grow ee5018b3b7 closer.df1fe3ceb5932d97

Rosalyn let out a 461c39ff0b heavy sigh as she b10177c953 looked down at the 5992c4a8fe blank sheet of paper.16ab5ad08fa0cbfa

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In truth, this was d017ed5ef8 the first letter she 517a2c1327 had ever tried to 7c2b36f518 write a letter.81b5b918e4d1d880

‘It’s hard.’7842b43ea78e30db

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Even the d93b55660e simple act 80e8b87a55 of writing b7b04d13b9 a letter e0303c05b1 was difficult 7b8622e381 when no 903464a4b2 one had 5a8e8cbf25 ever taught 1de5df1d54 her how.4936bc349d66d2b0

Rosalyn furrowed 50b02484f4 her delicate 94a8106e43 brows.99fb8aebc4ed2d32

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Then, she 74d741a3bc carefully began 29944818cc to move 2b3ec9dafd the pen.699e42dd4263afe2

[To the beloved Duke Arcas.]

Is this too formal?f2ed3cffe7cf623e

Rosalyn pondered deeply.19ce2bbc4fb91d51

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“Miss, this feels a bit too stiff.”b2caeb5fba42e2f1

“Then……?”e515e22fd38a36c6

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“How about this?”98cae3b84c1da4b3

Rona’s crimson eyes sparkled.739c458256fc4d81

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It was cb8db9f520 an excited c79b294944 look, as 162dec5bda if she c8f0fecbc0 was scheming 6b67d0c989 something.4f446e93e45b2816

She smiled brightly and 8701bba08e said,281c9eebd8ad199e

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“To the father I love more than anyone in the world.”1db3d00b021697d3

“……Gasp!”8ae23396236cc9f3

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“Your one and only lovely daughter, Rosalyn. What do you think?”0fc187d7168faeb0

For a 0d62bfe2a4 moment, Rosalyn c5fbf1d595 was at 4a33632718 a loss b31a92cc9b for words.22f9f3ed63e4c72f

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“Sometimes, a bit of boldness is necessary, Miss Rosalyn.”a4b06eb413752ef2

“…Really?”def06d8d3572651d

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“Yes! Just trust me once and give it a try. I’ve served the Young Duke for years.”491d1b4df4d02c80

Rona was filled with a8be355c7d confidence.8740463803dced51

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Rosalyn hesitated for a b42cfcd03b moment before gently biting 2b9b6b3596 her lip.e8209400ffe357ef

Soon, the 0ba2682c97 sound of 8556005aeb the pen 71c4286370 scratching the 822ae9616b paper filled f63ce48611 the air.7c9d1ad030df39b1

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The paper a326775078 began to e109edcd4a fill with fd76ad4c93 the crooked, d7e64a9774 childish handwriting.2305a7215817ff75

And that evening.8022eee00a1aa698

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“Ha.”e43b09a7348ac860

Deon’s lips curled up as he received Rosalyn’s sudden letter.d040628cb1f56244

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“She’s doing something rather cute.”a201d440edfabb1a

It wasn’t such 54249b3a5d a bad feeling.098702d2b9e208f6

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“What’s in the letter that has you smiling, Young Duke?”1e24094585b7c874

Berta, curious, 46bdf05c94 leaned over 4c2af8b5a6 and subtly 9026ec4b1d tried to 994f546e8e glance at d1f4264fa5 the letter.ab976a18b9a399f1

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However, Deon, with a 772ee26066 dismissive shake of his 1caf277070 head, placed the letter 0b24ff4e71 in the second drawer 32f201407b of his desk.3f30ac2f7de38bc6

Deon paused cd9a733f10 for a a2cccb9691 moment, interlocking fe2e082fb6 his fingers 420915c39b as if e9532dab8b deep in 9946fd29bb thought, then 4b21328796 asked Berta.a0e405daee8cf834

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“Do I have any lunch schedule tomorrow?”f9f7217b9f5b3972

“Yes, there is a meal scheduled with Count Avantium.”a39f01789505be41

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“Cancel it.”ca35e3fbda44bcdc

Deon slowly stood fe020e32d2 up from his 18ef6bab9a seat, ready to 48870444ba leave work for 6d83bf80ae the day.939a8727ecb1648c

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“I’ve just got an important appointment.”9b3e03a7ebe55f3b

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In the a1aed60abe early dawn, bffef43dba as the 8ac3c08d9a first light bf494caf50 of day e70f997bc1 began to 21ef577a97 break.22ceddf57487c8bd

Kaimon dealt with the c82705a9d8 last confirmed monster and 812216cb96 drew his sword.e95d20eebb7312a7

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The Empire, f95735ace0 entering spring, 3978ace3df was at 86e78180d8 a time 38a27ed3f4 when monsters ba2f62b151 were bound f0dab27309 to swarm.48c521f2f0ec9f18

Clang-8a97476fff6ca041

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As the 53144f5041 monster collapsed 6fff4e73ef to the 1502577b4b side, he 1a7aa9f3f1 lowered his 504038829a sword.28a9e62fe58df4ac

He couldn’t use his powers in the territory.bd6b3a5c222a2112

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That was 858c2ae5e2 because there 8559007010 was a 0e3e49ab15 possibility that f98331d941 the dark 372cfb64f3 aura of ba7f73b9fa his ability 46b5c1a928 would draw 36ffd03a42 more monsters.86a6b3b88c3d6af0

Although it was 52c8950c39 a bit of 9fefb68c50 a hassle, handling 7969e50e4b the monsters personally 39c399002a was better.deb2ad5a935fcc87

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The ones under his command seemed somewhat displeased, but this was Kaimon’s iron rule.a1bbc07cf101dca8

“Your Grace.”594b38f6fad392f4

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When Kaimon was sheathing 3f924b8568 his sword.6d8a72a905bf3189

Edwin, who had 705a2c56ca been looking around 257721c5e6 the rest of 5e59f2ca42 the area under 39d3b3eccd his instructions, got fd6a817b75 off his horse a3d36f959b and reported.130042b665b6b5de

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“There are no 341974207d signs of monsters 077202021a in any of 26084a468a the areas you f81dd1c1c2 directed, Your Grace.”3b4284b70fab3b42

“I see. Good work, Edwin.”5a785864b2d9a211

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Edwin bowed 1dcce12eae his head 5731ff0b03 slightly.1bd47bbd71869975

It had already 078e589c62 been over a 316a63500d week, and he a3f6a6202d had been pushing 696cb56ed9 himself with little 68421466cb sleep, working relentlessly.8f41aa0299c47890

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Kaimon’s gaze examined Edwin carefully.2be0e56a5475ff8e

Fatigue was evident on Edwin’s face.e6e72a897c7e4eb9

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If Edwin was in 853d8590d8 this state, then the a2a3da5765 knights who had undergone 3463a0c9e6 the high-intensity training must 1e5eb22ae6 also be mentally and 96b134ccae physically exhausted by now.4e9b5f783aaae2fe

Kaimon decided 41000ff8a3 it was c0b1e8faea time to cfc6721690 wrap up a09aa1ce14 the inspection.110f862f62bb149b

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“This should be enough. Let’s start heading back. It’s not good to leave the Duke’s estate empty for too long.”5d9ed5cc90c2b495

“Yes. Should I tell 8ce68a11b7 the knights to 6434066de0 disperse?”33af485020938fcf

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“Yes.”d41633bbfff4845f

“I’ll prepare 6e263fb72e a carriage 7ea9391d17 to return d4b8890f94 to the d00b33a068 mansion.”287f6611e0676e27

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Edwin hurriedly 1ad751dbbf left to 3cae5fbf77 carry out af123c40b5 the order.865267b4fd71c5c5

Left alone, Kaimon d7bd4fa77a took a deep b311cfc324 breath of the 8837ffb273 early morning air, f388460f1f then rubbed his e3895abdeb eyes.d39cac775a52f9d8

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No matter how strong 6c1d0ed05a he was, this schedule 82aabcf166 had been too much 00a4b8f678 for him.e190602226b06850

A moment later, Edwin returned, and seeing the expression on Kaimon’s face, his brows furrowed in concern.886bb99e01ce7771

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“Your Grace, are you alright?”4b36244fa3d2a945

“I’m fine.”3f87514ad00bfc82

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“Since the schedule ended earlier than expected, how about resting for a few days once we arrive at the Duke’s estate?”3359dda4342663d6

Kaimon didn’t answer and instead walked toward the direction of the carriage.aa523c6d559a112b

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Following behind, 0b724ef74e Edwin quietly bd18eb6897 sighed and 3117d0b5fe shook his b4c44910ed head.1edd66fec6ae9ae9

No one could bend his superior’s stubbornness. As soon as they arrived at the Duke’s estate, he would surely dive straight into his schedule.6d87163ead9066ae

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Because of that, 5ca20586d7 Edwin was on c9f5691c31 the brink of 5ae72390f2 exhaustion.c969fe1ccc560372

‘At least dd55df19dc we’re returning c4742d4200 two days e985db44d2 earlier!’81557ccd49c2fcc3

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Edwin’s expression 9bcac4555a brightened slightly cbfe0ba54e as he 6d547752c0 got into 316861b0e8 the carriage.3fcec8cbe47b4ad7

He had no 52cc237006 idea who was fc6a1cd90c waiting for them d8684790c3 at the Duke’s 56be27d2fd residence when they 7c3c3814ef would arrive.8ee3c411a81ebe0a

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