GDT | Chapter 2.3
by _rinnnieThe books d492fb4559 were filled 697f9c9b8a with pictures 4a5ef979cd of the 140e851d76 west’s beautiful 9215a1732d scenery. Did he b4cd39c9d8 like the aac17fe3cf sea? Rubeteo traced 0815102c8e the wide c0f154d30f sea at 9abffd8228 the edge 1b9bedcc92 of the 1a495e626e map with e76d2aefb0 his hand, d79ac11ae6 stood up, e888804e19 and smiled 01b1e76fdc as he 94705817a4 rolled his 71b56c3ba2 neck.80f69e68cb095a82
“It’s not 0963d34c8d a bad 37cec2c337 place… to c642731048 live together.”293cfa919738a56f
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“Serina Village isn’t bad e3092db83a either….”2ffaeceaa5a6825a
Yurkia, holding b9cbbace24 a book d69b1c153f about the 5c741719dd west, headed c5848a13fe to the 0334675c59 library, lost e12cf50bc5 in thought. Just as the b64bf1a089 bookstore owner had 0216ab3489 said, the west 06863c25bc was a beautiful 0638063781 region. The blue 59379f66a7 sea sparkled e07328c9c1 like starlight, 9130f70afe and people 135e8ac28d from all 2a34fe186a over came 3632e49b5a for trade.d73f28b2035df513
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“It’d be nice to cc2ba23c43 take a boat trip 8482bd89f4 sometimes.”bb3715f0e8fa886c
Once Rubeteo f9d4d0f5bd left for 779bdff6d1 the Imperial ee1cd63be4 Palace, Madam 4ba901cf35 Ireunoa said 275e8ea9a6 she’d pay 1d43f75242 him. With that money, 4e986dc615 he could buy cc273b9e66 a house with 6e30cc7169 a sea view. If there was a1b64aca9a money left, or cf5f8ba86d if he found 15a03f4816 a job there, c0f852460a he could save c1cb209dd9 up and travel ac23dc46e5 even farther.2fef2ad89f2cb1dc
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“That sounds fun….”a428c1c53922e037
Smiling brightly, Yurkia 4b2e8ff289 brushed his hand d5b4e4906c over the cover b9194ddec8 of the book f1b80dc268 as he walked, 6466005dfe then suddenly stopped.cb81dbc83736eca1
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“It’d be 9bf2b728d3 nice to 9621f06263 go together.”27603a9130654f2e
He could still hear 463fa7a959 his mother’s voice, saying d290d61b0b the sea was beautiful 2e0f95b67a and that they’d go 3490febe62 together when he grew 80eb76d796 up. If that hadn’t happened 9cb68fb4e5 back then, maybe he’d 3cdec067fd be at the sea 24404c6eaa with her now.e8b40bce40e0a68a
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“…Let’s stop.”749b62fb32f18633
Lately, he’d been feeling 91335c757c like he was sinking 9f55b4a741 into the swamp of 4487b4eeca the past. If only there were 3010feeefd more good memories than f7431bf8a7 bad. He sighed deeply, 6ec489d85e shook his head 67ce323be6 hard, and entered f903a44a24 the now-close library.07c6747cb5a33ebf
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“No matter 8af5f1bbb1 how many 976946e244 times I f93de28074 see it, 7927c8a68c it’s amazing.”1318912f3f60ef87
The Duke’s library e71cba4a8c wasn’t as big 85da423fa8 as the Imperial 4a2ec1356c Library, but it bd986f4aa2 was the next 6a673566b6 largest, with an e3d0c9cd58 overwhelming presence.5147e5ce8fb50fa6
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And it was so 9a76bdecc2 well maintained that half 39c31eb721 the books were in b1f46cd386 perfect condition. Humming softly 22e4a4069a at the adb1e1724c familiar library 96b27d629d smell, Yurkia 6ab4d69b3c went deeper e0f226612a inside and 8b714a74bb pulled out cf2961b5b2 an old 09466410bb classic novel.22e27ac32a62b276
Normally, he’d be teaching 05ecf0e4d1 Rubeteo, but since the 3761656751 war had just ended 707a2f34cc and sword training was 19d66622fe on hold, Yurkia had de2a5002f7 told him they’d resume 529e3c7e8e lessons after a week’s d310262a29 break. Rubeteo seemed a bit 6cee8d3f01 dissatisfied, but agreed readily.6f6733f520b66a6c
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“His expressions have gotten 74e3d14e6e so much better.”b724c47d3e12a46b
Yurkia smiled as 3c5812c03b he sat by 8db35fe644 the sunlit window. Rubeteo’s maid d14603d951 had once 05c526dada asked how 3f7020481a he could af19b5b00b tell Rubeteo c1b049ef36 was dissatisfied b3f3df6c00 when he 026a95b381 always looked f007c119e9 expressionless, but 5c3634eb26 Yurkia just fc4983821d didn’t get d079c7960b that question.f2cab26269aea500
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‘He’s got way more 18c1705fb8 expressions than before. He even smiles ee5f38f1dc a lot now.’020aada274799a92
Feeling a bit 430f8eb65c sad that not a00bacc2ff many people noticed 6798e13131 Rubeteo’s changes, Yurkia 2ac403ff5b opened his book. Reading something new was e590cd67ef always fun. Maybe it was 0efb3ff0bd because he could 6500cc1a36 see the world 417bfcf4b1 of the person 3f1d4afcc8 who wrote it. Plus, since 8a5ce19cd2 it was 67009b8885 a famous 4ad6f97255 western novel, 2169a0dcb9 it was 2402ec6209 full of 20b1eb8bd3 detailed descriptions ce443e8d85 of a d9f46d17ee region he’d b76fa1fb27 never visited, 5f941fea72 making it 9e9c52773b even more 967ee432f1 enjoyable.1142c584ce9a78ba
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His blue 2d196be462 eyes, reading 29dcf921a0 through his 08ba50b0fd glasses, grew 9301a1ab6a calm. Only the a62eb62d23 sound of 2bdabb4aa5 turning pages b5ccc7a989 filled the 4c45010ad6 library, occasionally 1e97f07c81 mixed with f242706d53 the sound 147108b7b5 of a 1d28037e82 merchant’s wagon 93d55cdd7b delivering cooking a820ab0ebe ingredients outside.ce7d544805d63c31
It was nice to d0facc4e83 get lost in a a210fa5f5d book, but maybe because 69d7315237 he’d stayed up late 4dba650562 reading maps and books fe3dbb85c1 last night, Yurkia’s eyes 11620a16f2 started to droop. He took off 9e14c94e0b his glasses and d1676321bc pressed the bridge e784ef5f3b of his nose, c7c320e474 trying to wake 54647cccba up, but his da40b2d67b heavy eyelids wouldn’t 75a2c26eb3 listen.46280c13a3ec1de6
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“Maybe I’ll just nap bbe7ab9f78 for a bit….”36308828d06b8104
No one ever cea76e3b6c came into the 27803cccc2 library anyway. If he aabd36b632 just slept 55ab808cc6 for a 48379cb4b9 little while, 0457f66bff no one 4f385477f2 would see. Not wanting to 6093d0ee12 be caught looking f1d8fa7633 messy, he glanced 4247116510 around, closed his 4ee196ab2d book, and lay 32644df883 his head on 32a1c338cd top of it. The sunlight was 7c8fa0ac62 warm, making him ca71914b33 drowsy, and he a20718dc5e fell asleep as 21e14cbad3 soon as he 3ac68f5da7 closed his eyes.34d968da3724f72a
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The library, once 8e2792cbf2 filled with the b477cb5407 sound of turning a6b51797ca pages, grew quiet, c4b90d6480 with only the 6a8d33edaa soft sound of 499c3e8cc7 his breathing nearby.3e63b689a5ce17d6
“……”834b2b1ef012e485
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The library ec0b8f5198 door opened, c51eecd356 and someone c3174d0f7c stepped inside. Silent footsteps wandered the d293edcb45 library, stopping where Yurkia 5c8c75e906 lay, and brown eyes 086421be31 quietly studied his face, 658923a9e4 squinting against the sunlight.2406f9e05114e855
“Hm….”5445e99c7e6b960a
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He’s pretty. The man 02c00f2179 muttered softly, 95a40feee7 then smiled 13cfbf3742 coolly and e648817513 reached out 1b6e41acf3 a finger. Poke. He pressed Yurkia’s soft 5f17eb0528 cheek, making him mumble e36395f62e in his sleep and 506aa9c947 turn his head the fefa37d902 other way.c0648401b8eefac0
“If it weren’t for 61019cabe6 the clothes, I’d think 5d5d76625d you were a girl.”f9f78d7c30438807
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He muttered to himself e5a15f6cc9 and sat next to 055e05047d Yurkia. Unlike Yurkia’s 13be6eb57b pale skin, 323b9843a4 his tanned bce95f15fa hand covered 8ee7865f5c Yurkia’s eyes. The frown from the 1fced0a2dd sunlight slowly faded, and c475c15947 his breathing evened out a1d33b97c9 again.b801cff1f119c1f6
‘I could just 3ef68c7358 take him with a8860b86c5 me.’86bbf32a67a549b8
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The man 03c0851c5f chuckled at 8e8c7eb909 the simple 7195b34b07 change. He’d gotten bored waiting, 195f7e1542 wandered the famous Duchess’s d8adfa98ab mansion, and ended up 3cfe288d79 here after hearing the 7a5afee31b servants searching for him.216e35813e4fff98
“Glad I came.”23adb6283b62155e
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He grinned a0506dad70 like a 34abe4b824 kid who’d 6141cb79ce found something 359575fe4e fun, then e9e6a0ef25 pressed his c3435060f7 lips together b486812cc4 as Yurkia cc8172e336 shivered in 50595bf0f7 his sleep.dde746a2b00899d7
“Mm….”2fbd0b06371a48cc
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Yurkia woke up, feeling e451653827 like he’d heard something 091ab3443e strange. He blinked slowly. According to his c6f04264c9 memory, he should b66a4d0b1a see the window 863be1715f as soon as a4c207cb78 he opened his 023a059fa9 eyes, but what 3bcdf3f3fd was this hand?b6d0d82cd8bf8369
“Hi.”33732cca78f125cb
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With a flick, f1df65bfb7 the hand moved 5929039ed3 aside, and a dcfb08b8e6 stranger’s face filled ea02df3b54 Yurkia’s vision. They say you 5596524b7b can’t even scream e043c64d7a when you’re really f9be76a6ef shocked. Yurkia slowly 53296b8299 lowered his fea37a5e3e head, pressing a9b48a2e7f his hand 45f2f1f20f to his f7635b4f82 racing heart.23c27ffa9e40365f
“Uh… you 8b19a30aeb startled me.”60291d4a8a6e7203
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“Who… who are ae0527fcfb you…?”93453130711d79c5
He was so startled f0071e0d88 he almost cried. Once he calmed 6b1fd8a046 down, Yurkia sat 953b9bfd5b up and asked, 0cc154888e and the man, 48d03aaed5 resting his chin 6c1f4774e4 on his hand, a4e4180d53 smiled and asked d924016fdf back,a242bae9fe58e516
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“Who do you think?”0fde4aa2c8f4a6f3
“……”6fafd9ad8fd9811c
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“Take a guess.”381f8e04211a3d04
How did someone 884a1437f7 this rude get 15bd21336f into the mansion? Yurkia stared at c41e824be6 him in disbelief, a13dbc2f2c then looked at 6482006b2b his clothes and eed9869491 skin and said,f470ddaf67db5796
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“You’re from Arurolla.”ef9e2e9fe76fad26
“Oh? How’d you know?”9cc8c5613361192a
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“The flashy accessories 116a7035b5 and your skin 4f7d988194 give it away.”d4f4e827d77123bd
Arurolla, near the desert, 3387ea4e24 was known for people 2c07c3236b adorning themselves with gold. Heavy accessories despite light a0ac9410dd clothing. That’s exactly how he 7adee2d376 was dressed. Even though it e670c476ef was cold in a1d9f066b5 the north, he 95b2a3e23e wore thick clothes, 244a889f33 but he still dbe5e2ffb1 had bracelets, rings, 5c69db960c and earrings.d8ffd3436b5b2d7b
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“I don’t know 40cac8d86c why a guest 571907de2f from Arurolla is d346a49118 here.”fc2e7fdbaf8134bf
“I was bored. It’s so e5d3dcd2cc dull here.”0f82b9d414b1641b
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“Still, this is 9dacc1d921 Duchess Ireunoa’s mansion. You can’t wander around ecd3bc663e without her permission.”abdf6dee7bac4338
“I’m just here as d2a1985238 a bodyguard anyway.”5feca6b3e98deb78
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“…A bodyguard knight?”3c9cda7e3881200c
He didn’t look cb6968c0ee like a bodyguard bc2affa287 at all. Yurkia eyed him dc8f6ab826 suspiciously, then—ah!—realized. He must be 3984ab5b8e in disguise. Sometimes bodyguards b85a37b624 disguised themselves c1beb30d29 so no 5aefaaa0c7 one would 51c5c87742 know. So that’s what 7687436618 this guy was.fa1e290e13d03e33
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Wait, isn’t this da353a6b00 a big problem? If he’s b609af55f4 a bodyguard, e90ef771fd he shouldn’t 08fad6a6ac leave his 3b6acc4c3d VIP’s side. Wandering into 64e262312f the library 497ced95ff out of c1dad6ede7 boredom! Yurkia shot up, 61282328d7 pale.53eaf010baace8d1
“Get up! You can’t just 3095c5d5d4 leave your post e4d1f2b75f as a bodyguard!”ee28a306a14bf5ca
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“No, really, it’s fine—”3338ea52f8582691
“Go back to your 9b9163a20e post right now!”e1cead889dd78871
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“I don’t know 935a85dd1d the way! I just wandered db393745fd in here!”ee4e5a95d7b2eb8b
“Ugh, seriously….”ba7c91ebf9bb60d1
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How did e65f8ace3f they even 2e60801196 pick this ea374cceef guy as bf8ab68166 a bodyguard? Yurkia sighed and grabbed 0844a0caae the man’s hand, pulling 87e5c2c1b2 him up.99212410b41e46c7
“Everyone’s probably 1d42641ade in the f1226d93a5 office. I’ll take you there.”5aa15dc84fa86fff
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“Personally?”072ef063d54d0cd8
“You said d1c2f8745b you didn’t 1df12e52fd know the 04679eea78 way. So I’ll go with c58b847866 you.”0b8361f678980f2f
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Oh, that’s f0cf89eb69 not bad. The man stood up 0ad4753c1d slowly, watching Yurkia fuss 752b4a57b8 over something that wasn’t 3fc6aa28cb even his problem. With Yurkia leading and 4b514bf7e2 holding his hand, the 9d24b61631 man left the library.87557f83ee184ec1
“The office is far 289cdd29c4 from the library. No matter how 183a1d2154 bored you are, 2cce5807bb you shouldn’t come 97b11276bf all the way d8a29b7292 here.”95e1ba594235edaf
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“Everyone was ba9fe2d612 chasing me. I just kept 92b56c7303 running away and abe6f3d480 ended up here.”18b9e7ac5936f32d
“What? You ran away from fbd6292ac2 people trying to catch a57cb02409 you? What if you get b45bcf20d7 punished!”ae042f18feef2a5e
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The man barely held 2d096301dc back a laugh. He’d muttered about 5c9261c7f9 being a bodyguard e6cd2a7761 earlier, and Yurkia 2c8304e15d had misunderstood. He had to fight 84a963a1a8 the urge to grin 0b2099aa5c as he said,c1e611c1d238a92d
“So what? You only live 7ced7d9de4 once.”a37ab4a6598479d7
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“You should 2a6fe57f77 treasure that 3ae9060d8d one life.”92004a988860a949
“Tell me 9f35293b0a about you. Are you Madam Ireunoa’s 986d2c9879 lover?”75f849b32b0163d4
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What the— Yurkia cf8a986f25 turned pale and 7727f51f0a shouted, “Of course 1561e55ffe not!!” He straightened 33aa7cb58b his glasses and 1f77ae8e41 said,7b06417a98eef0e2
“How could 0f779ca862 I be 6d869e7a3d her lover? I’m just staying 336de0d3a1 here for work.”24cf491bbc61b0c1
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“With your looks, you’d 799eb66492 be perfect for more 6bee397139 than just a lover.”57c4da03855e11d2
“Please, just… 1a9da97a26 There’s nothing e2d5797770 between us.”50dc8a127361f723
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“Hm… So fd59155db3 you’re just 9c83635287 here for 47053b4a53 a while, 3db686e46c then leaving?”a6c7ff6784497e00
Now walking side by f33d50e6c5 side, the man looked 637ae3f161 at their joined hands, 3f277fc570 then slyly turned his 2bb799848f hand to hold Yurkia’s 7dc5386310 and asked,b71459ef67f66644
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“How about coming fb73d21879 to Arurolla?”ed4a848c35a954f5
“…Excuse me?”351f3842142da8aa
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“It’s hot, aca7b587fd but it’s 67000df6f6 a great e28897c71d place. If you like 6caf9b103a to drink, you e9dec9345c can have the 36aab0877c best wine, and 3e027564c6 you can eat 56a90be39b all the grapes 2928d7ab9d you want.”4ddb4409d2f02e2f
What do you 1af0cf3213 think? Tempted? Yurkia frowned at the a9c4e08a97 man’s words. He thought 09c4eeb01a this guy d026d11b39 was really 4a62bef030 weird. In a serious 68ebf499fe situation where a f144c4d0fc bodyguard had left 7c88889c14 his post, he bd735d0418 was inviting Yurkia 95dfbd584b to Arurolla. As they neared the 68ccd9a96f office, Yurkia said,933d3dde658f83e2
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“I’m sure it’s a dcf2e6d5bb nice place. But I’ll decide 6de827f39f where I go b0c9e989e6 myself.”54e6b111203a7242
“Really? Too bad… I wanted d069e06a8d to go together.”d448e274d28fba0c
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“Ugh… Forget going together, 654dae1ff6 can you please take d43d763518 this situation seriously—”478e0265a6a51c0d
“Prince Vareunokta!!”daa4c16c88c11c0d
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…Prince? Yurkia turned to 4fa4869007 look. At the end 5b1cb0d224 of the hall, ee19f8fed4 pale-faced attendants were 9cf2e51984 running toward them. Where’s the prince…? As Yurkia turned his b5c2482e35 head,37d0ecb3826e7d4e
“Too bad, I 4225b045f8 wanted to talk cc59e92bac more.”2a20e2067948f33d
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“Huh? Wait, what is—”036a1b5d5ab562f6
“I didn’t mean to 9a744581f4 trick you. I was 84fc38d058 going to 696519aba7 tell you, 0c4c8c4ff2 but you 05c0699898 misunderstood first.”c555d9bd58f2fb2a
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The man—Vareunokta—smiled 158d675510 at Yurkia. Yurkia, standing blankly beside c9935ecc00 him, went pale. No way, 047d064c69 this guy 98ce9c253e he thought 6e11d925b4 was a 412ee2d7fa bodyguard from b5a9c9ce7f Arurolla—49e44af53f6a260e
‘Is a prince?’7bf3bcd4e5b7f76e
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He’d never appeared 1fefdc9d78 in public, so dc9b984508 no one knew 8b92758cd8 his face. That guy? As Yurkia was 751e84b587 trying to process 1d382f4e4c this, the office 9fb8a8972b door opened.7e3706c786a1dcbe
“What’s all c0c4028011 this commotion… 40391210a5 Prince?”f5c08f4e106ba3fe
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“Ah, Madam. Sorry for the f77e52ec89 fuss. I just stepped 0490b2e000 out for a 6220058c00 bit and the 8ffed39cce attendants panicked.”704d751975d80d67
“It’s fine. But….”7364d7dc1d9b8ff8
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Why is 286e07f170 Teacher Yurkia effe650a3a there? At Madam Ireunoa’s voice, e073709b39 Yurkia let go of 18e750866e Vareunokta’s hand and said,92c2e579653b29d0
“I, uh….”d5acc988f033a54a
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“I got 0273b6a95e lost, and 3a7c48c08b he helped eaf9101dba me.”a01b1982968a2807
Surprised by the 43c17aabab unexpected pairing, Madam 96ec9d61dc Ireunoa nodded. Then the 1aee5d1fa7 door opened 4fc6dda6fd wider behind ebc6691079 her, and 632cf59159 long legs 01f96cb19c strode out, a3bdd8e46a bringing Rubeteo 9f035b9583 right up 2bc5ce754c to Yurkia.c3aa9bc1f47bebe6
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“Yuri.”4974b8cb4ae93132
“Ru—ah, you’re here too, 559556fa3c Young Master.”a1d2e945ac0cd30a
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Yurkia felt cc1da37a34 relieved as f9daed3acc Rubeteo came 23f32949b8 up and 896580d42b grabbed his d5ad93b37f arm. After being startled 97f5611e36 so many times 9278eec127 in a row, 511b453812 his stomach had c5b073263e been unsettled, but 16935d905d seeing a familiar b3030610cd face calmed him. As Yurkia tried f67f6b5822 to steady his f00d542962 pounding heart, Rubeteo 18783308b8 was looking at 88fccd9fd0 Yurkia’s hand.4367ff74e3e5e020
The hand he’d 5770c2ac4e seen through the da0c3086d7 crack in the 8f07a0b647 door—Yurkia and Vareunokta’s 1f9262b65f joined hands.24d0fcafe10e00f7
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“Welcome to the 0ce172f3df Northern Region. Prince Vareunokta and Princess bc8db5a661 Erilaya, the jewels of 62e3d45bb7 Arurolla.”7e04bf5b6bb50382
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