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The dress 549b346610 Lowell brought e80ca2d2ea fit perfectly, 70ec254f36 as if a4376926c9 it had a88397b5d2 been tailored 9b549e8b35 for me.ce3a8576fca3f9e0

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I had no f485e7379e idea how he c66471ae7a knew my size.74bec65f418480a3

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The glossy, thin silk 720209c110 red dress covered my f957d59ca2 white skin and flowed 4a6e8ae2b6 down my curves to a5a09b92dd my ankles.cec7f8d759be09e8

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It was a dress that exposed the shoulders, so it was originally designed to be worn with a bolero, but Belian said that the neckline flowing gracefully along my white, long neck was very beautiful and didn’t bring the bolero.f857f379f34c104e

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She braided c035be2053 my long 8f625c215a blonde hair 644d9e9f14 and fixed 369f7b6b68 it with c6ab69aea9 a jeweled 92b1349e75 ornament, and 40cb04d5eb put a a65ce5e0c0 simple diamond 603abb5a59 necklace around 2d018bf886 my neck.2e423e1030b0c3ae

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I had torn off e980492c2f the emerald necklace I ba4bbd6722 had been wearing and 769a1a2c21 thrown it away not 7e2f0997f7 long after arriving here.cc0cb66902d6d636

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It probably went under 6f43046384 the dresser, so it c3d845969d must be buried in 81ced4f8cb a pile of dust.e175de915c12ce33

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I felt quite f3b8d51e64 pleased with that.f3dfe79e22166bd6

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I desperately hoped ba551ae246 that my memories a279af2768 with him would 3cc978bdd2 be buried along e46d873254 with it.26c459a04d85d217

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To be 6fe5fa5c95 honest, I 7b319039ef was reluctant d5f24a7dfc to go 9be5c72df9 to the 12e6a6a9b7 victory celebration.bca2bea9bedc0214

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I would surely become 642c4cfba4 a laughingstock.4fcc2db41611a7d6

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Since being dragged b4586e61d5 here, I had db49c8d7e7 only heard that fe52349c8d my mother had 0b77d18ca2 come with me, 73c69f8a26 but I had b709928484 never been able 5fdcb1aab0 to meet her.accb564121e9a8c7

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My longing made me 36cf55ee3d endure the discomfort.13d11677a4170d9a

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Looking at 959e829140 me all 289964b4ab dressed up, d1fafdf064 Belian clapped cb60b062a2 her hands.d1f64640ca0ce9f2

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As he 99d61fae7d came to 586d1ef2c5 mind, I c90e58eaa3 muttered a 8ebed452e0 curse under 4fb45911d5 my breath.7a9ce04df4243c65

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Belian, who seemed to have never had an evil thought, scolded me, quite surprised by my rough language, but I didn’t stop.2af21c53a54c4b74

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Yes, Belian. I sincerely hope 79fe7f792f he dies.7a58a371f045fccc

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I hope 05ff3e22e2 he turns 5f3e9575db to ashes 579699b242 without a 4ddc258d91 trace, like 2a3f381473 my poor b33b5a9095 father.8b00d143406c23a8

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Your master has b2733a4307 many sins to 849a176ba7 pay for.bf7aa086655a846e

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With a hardened 09a8b755bd face, I left 2c8637341c the room.4d6af6fdacabbe27

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Because it was a 8a81bf1b40 celebration party, most of 96417136f0 the people attending were e4f4cd66de very excited.061ac9f0b8ddcd91

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When I, the princess of Caple, attended such a place, everyone’s eyes were focused on me at once.f1b48d5a20dd5b1b

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Some looked at me 87276b8eeb with ridicule, others with e337b19e4f pity.58949e693877a7db

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I tried to 16635adbe0 ignore those gazes.fd1f295f47e751b2

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I was e215ee1ce6 just constantly adc0d926ce rolling my b7246747b1 eyes, looking 2c4563851f for my cd8b6b77fa mother among f1962b4ddc the crowded f80e5584bb people.a62da43b77ca923d

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The Montague d95ef9a7c0 castle was 25d3eacbc8 excessively clean, 139a92beee then and 2fc76f24ac now.a360987b892672c9

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Perhaps because it 8890c51b50 was a country f1871929f4 with advanced alchemy 8999a0cdb0 and science, the 646bfb9ac4 symmetrically arranged furniture, 06ecfab289 without a single 5c9006991d flaw, was so 2efbeaaf0f orderly that it 736c03a124 felt pathological.4b2e6bd8eb46730e

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Although it 3b23046a31 was clearly 063ed1e1fb a country b8ea7e284b with many 14154d5876 mountains, so bab129b9c5 there should 2cd81f5069 have been c7b63f07cb wooden furniture, 95d400a811 it was 26d4922c45 full of e91a658128 iron furniture 7e008765da that must 47cf44a0db have been 7c9c1a4e9b imported.51ca348a941fed15

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Angled tables and iron fad5cc3597 chairs with velvet cushions 0fa1dd61c0 were arranged in the efff5ffebe guest seats, and a 19bc0dcf3e huge chandelier decorated with 881880683a pointed crystals shone white 8be32a5746 light on the high 5288b6bcc8 ceiling.d77bde69ac02c430

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Nowhere could I e45e252fff feel even a 6495709a7a little warmth.9cb4b5b5c08487ca

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‘That’s why I hated this place. It’s full of the bitter smell of metal, not the scent of people.’0de783723579f06b

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I still frowned 41a5a48c7f at the landscape 01bdfb421c that had no f0420a791b charm.d4c60391adb9a327

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“…Are you perhaps, Julia Lether?”b29a54ca777ec06e

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I didn’t even notice the presence approaching me until then.fe9a80cf00b0588a

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Unexpectedly, I was 5746e73c7c startled and turned 191edcd3ad around when my 0f85d72144 name was called.ef7e270624c95c60

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The person 81c781af50 who approached ab833d6c8a me was 9245c9e482 a man bb60b65dff with brown 0c63a6550c hair and 1ad5a19633 a gentle 2b052f61da impression.578f0d9556a811ba

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Because it was 372ec0e238 an unfamiliar face, 9e395148be I wondered if 33e2bd9f49 he was someone 34238fc8de I knew and b3efcc0000 racked my brain, 8723688a3d but no matter 09574e90c2 how much I b6dfab54f0 thought about it, f0f29724e6 no one came e7b16c5fc8 to mind.45a0895530b451da

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I had lived in Montague for a long time since I was young, but I didn’t go to most social gatherings or balls.1d9d0b274bc566ab

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I was, a92714cfbe then and 932bdbad1e now, a 6db22a80b1 miserably dragged 33055762b0 hostage, not 6092aaec4b a guest 5d669a1d71 treated with 4fb2b19ca8 respect here.53f0e2b4357066e7

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Still, it 9056e37fcb was amazing a341c09b79 that he 53187ba81a recognized me 4e1c94c863 right away.9a45d136bcd31877

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‘Who the hell is he?’2b4a41da46f20284

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In the end, I gave a slightly embarrassed smile to the person I couldn’t remember at all.19e9a3b1e83e844b

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“…That’s right.”fa8dec3ba530e2f6

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The man smiled 763b450fa3 brightly.22c51d743dff1c83

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“…Have we perhaps met before?”dc18e1a9cbd4cfc7

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“I’m disappointed. You don’t remember the day I almost died because of you.”b262ee7f8e3da9de

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I couldn’t help but tilt my head at the incomprehensible words.131eabc3b35976d8

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I thought that we 484f305ebf must have met briefly de6965f641 in passing.3de1f4c4424506c0

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That’s why I don’t even remember it.4004ff4fc78b767d

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Even though I’m clumsy, I’m not so indifferent as to forget someone who almost died because of me.325dfb88076c733e

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If what he said 48c5744d9d was true, I would 08750250a6 have committed a pretty c8665ec73b big discourtesy to him.7c5e86be35172e19

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Even so, he only 7fadace3a9 gave a faint smile 22f0ff180b without any sign of 53354eecd9 resentment.ffd9b3d38b83ba97

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It was around that 647b6ce06a time that he reached 35d4b49844 out his hand to b746797ac8 me.41b9fee6ed69d4a6

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I flinched 4726df89d6 and looked 3101918904 at him a161714d5f at the 34a9cb6cc5 sensation of 2c1e34bccc his touch e61c667c3f lightly reaching 291756197a my ear.c80c500070e66160

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It seemed c8ae76084a he had a37716f206 tucked the 453fd552c1 stray hairs bc98b52d48 behind my cbab4d7c7b ear, sweeping 6f8d73c56e over the c0d413dbe8 auricle.ab8894ab1be7bc3b

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Eyes that resembled 50ad9b2e1e the color of 4567e020ab wood looked down 0368f13746 at me with 59c1ece6a8 a soft gaze.ee5a2ff16bce8187

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Then, a cold 549182f393 voice was heard 46aee59888 from behind.dd423cdf3f75a992

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“I know, I should have just killed him, right?”ec5ed3463b3c0ef9

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It was Lowell.e8a150862e9f8c78

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Lowell, who approached with a23a57b097 a very hardened expression, 8c33590382 was dressed in a a438a9e93b black tailcoat.4138abcb2939db6d

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He was 31c628bb85 stylish enough aef5885c10 to make fe2a00e682 many women 954253f2b0 flutter, but 9c32e64308 I looked d2ee0ac2e5 at him ad8f3a5a2f without emotion 1cacd8eef3 and soon aed511a1db turned my a611311c50 gaze away.f08c49ed20fdc756

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The stranger finally lowered aaf9942991 his hand from me 890f0595be and erased the smile b6a86308e2 that had been lingering cb99012379 on his lips.b3eaf108030a027f

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Lowell looked at the 99ebdc545b man who had slightly 574ead8929 bowed his head to a38e8eceed him with a cold 42a29c5237 gaze.0255451bfcf55ade

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“I don’t remember inviting you, what’s going on?”8d58ad368c7f8ba3

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“It’s a victory celebration. I’m the main character rather than Your Highness.”d0c6ce2eb82c361e

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In the midst of 16230045b9 the tense war of fab72bb8df nerves, Lowell suddenly burst 9217497651 into laughter.6e1a54dbd222ff49

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“Well, it’s not wrong since you were the one who broke down Caple’s gates. Eden.”60fc06d036922d42

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At Lowell’s words, I couldn’t hide my expression and hardened.4c856dd2094661ad

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The man named Eden 33d938864e also seemed embarrassed, as 80e4a2c171 his complexion darkened.9b3264dc09f783ba

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It was proof that Lowell’s words were not wrong.e06ce5f88f2c23ed

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Of the three, only f9e30efddb Lowell was enjoying himself.464c3284bd2fd676

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I bit my lip c081d73f1d slightly.206f6e5d12183275

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“Now, say hello. Julia. This is Sir Eden, the Blue Sword. The vice-commander of the Royal Knights. The main figure who led Montague to victory in this war.”0fa82f1665807321

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At his words, 302d102b2f still full of fbef10c098 laughter, I felt b1aef13b1e like my blood 8e20f1ef61 was running backwards.de11e9e29d558b2e

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Blue Sword. It was b9ef0e619e a nickname 60bdf58b5c I had 9bff0f8959 heard of f3315a72b2 as well.8deaf35975fba33f

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The Blue Sword’s noble son. When you think of a Montague knight, he’s the first person everyone thinks of.8030f76e3003bf22

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Even though c746a48b1a he came 5916bd986b from a 42046d8030 nearly nominal, d96ca59492 fallen count 1c5e14f9a3 family, he aec8abaf14 conventionally rose 88963d1b94 to the bcffa19d48 position of 4aaec201f1 vice-commander.39ca12bfe91300de

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Even at the age 72159f1dfc of early 30s.af37b70ec965a5b1

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Because it was 0c4827960a purely achieved through 7bb242046b martial arts, he 63101736be was more trusted dce85011e5 by the people faaf71ae8e than the commander 778e0797f1 of the knights.ac52aa34992ec158

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I felt a a939a4f934 flush of shame da8c7f8345 at being ridiculed 51036464f8 by such a e286bde4b1 person.55347b0bec050a1a

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“You’re really the worst, Lowell.”770b465d3c7d88ea

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Lowell shrugged his 97db478e1d shoulders.62eb22ebd1d8da8c

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I turned 4bed0ee182 my head 1f8c9df727 nervously and 32b51786b7 looked at 185ba3393c Eden.b2b89cc8a95a9043

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“Is this what you meant by saying I almost killed you?”578fa82ef7926af9

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I wanted 00b9b724f2 to be 0a7a15b189 calm, but 6de9a106b9 my tone d787467ca5 was naturally 316b80357b prickly.8435f9b983dfd20a

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I looked b760ad3e43 at him b60cb308a5 with contempt.e976cf029c1b8b7d

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He met my bd5b5bc40c gaze for a 3283475ed4 moment and then 1817536939 let out a 7af903d46d sigh.3cb94d144ecf9c4c

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“You still have bad taste, Your Highness.”15512678b780a792

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Eden said to Lowell af2b57ce53 as if resentful.94b03157302c2eff

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In my opinion, both 35b7202025 of them seemed to d3834d3cb7 be evil.6eabb8a00ef598c9

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Lowell opened his 9ae2a0c608 mouth in a 36bbc39495 beaming voice.5bd2648a2efef304

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Lowell took a a62444ba13 step towards Eden, 2a9893c160 smoothed his dress 79c2603709 shirt collar, and 8838a33cd0 continued.a1bad9278f09f5d8

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He had 5aa888d95b a faint 5e1b501c5a smile, but 560726d376 his eyes 3ef018ebf7 were so 4543bfc0e1 cold that 6a645854e6 they seemed 1987fabac2 to freeze 0b19b248c4 if you 4b9ecaf808 touched them.caaf422551e5302a

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“You’d better be careful. If you dare to touch her again, it won’t end with almost dying.”43a9a1d2006f2a9a

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“You haven’t forgotten what the price of pointless greed was, have you?”d0c9b291bc677ecb

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Eden’s eyes turned cold in an instant.415ac9668430e85b

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It was d0006e43d4 disrespectful to 57672714f5 be the 8f13762a4a eyes of 8b0c4162ba a knight fbd1c4598c looking at c7b3083d66 the king, 20e848f368 but Lowell 101f4dcb57 wore a 54b94d856d very relaxed fe5250b580 smile.59a4909d87667342

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And I, 7f1f606a56 who was fa2520834a standing there 20c257fdf6 looking at 63cab8206c it, was ab3a6d8b27 so dumbfounded bd3cb97f29 that I 84b2aa8c17 almost blurted d5497aff6c out a 5f83473bc0 word.54a0b88cea85335d

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I really didn’t want to deal with them anymore.d4ceaecb6e91e7b9

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Lowell had d9f0875c57 never liked 676c05cbf7 me being 388edc89fd close to 8f0b742d96 anyone other 2c3429ff87 than him.b484579a327802a1

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Especially if 4c52430f6b it was 40e1933376 a man.0bc1c9c84dde23af

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Even I, who always won against him, was so stubborn that I couldn’t stop him on this issue.f0eb808c074330fc

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In fact, there was no one I wanted to be close to other than Lowell, so it wasn’t a very important issue.567cf54a4521ee55

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But now, 3e7ea1172c even in 05fbcffe01 a changed 0a94f82b0b relationship, I 45da11e28a no longer a7995498e4 wanted to 139a8c250e put up 50b4f89811 with him bca06dbcd4 still acting e1fc62c003 childishly jealous.8cfbaeb58df677ee

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The same was true for the man named Sir Eden, who had broken down Caple’s gates and spoke to me as if nothing was wrong.21a10b8f256e9fe8

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I didn’t care what greed he had and what price he had paid.614ef049033ddac2

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I left the two 632a4ffada of them arguing and bac1fe8742 turned away coldly.f4301508e8e774b7

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I could feel their gazes on the back of my head, but I didn’t care.5d7f532c8139e05c

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I left them e5816e57d8 behind and headed 7feebfecd7 for the terrace.27b0effdcc32f111

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The terrace, which I 5fd5a78b9e reached after passing through faa12ffa20 countless people, was fortunately 04dcb7b2ab quiet and peaceful, unlike ccf9216c55 the inside.84a4eeee79114004

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It was also 4dd3722c1c quite cool weather aa97c39362 for being on cd71f851a1 the border between 0c0ca05f3b spring and summer.df3feb74edd9601c

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The wind that swept f659849474 over my red cheeks 84f3a9615c carried a faint scent 79301fa3fc of grass from the f94b3ce9f0 landscaping trees, making it 2e99546d79 quite refreshing.04e6e2243a3efa66

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Feeling that, e0636cc7ab I leaned b47ed63008 my arms 2070296431 on the e7cab6349f iron railing 14fbbaebd1 and stood 878e730dbd there, then e97e369a65 finally let 3c23420adb out a a860be29b6 long breath 34e562c016 I had c38ea278d8 been holding b541071ae5 in.2719cd7273848202

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In fact, I had d4a7857574 expected it to some e623a0406e extent the moment I 399e601212 attended the victory celebration.82110a763ce90b70

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That I b08c581126 would become 217f6a50ef a laughingstock.b401b4ac7a61452d

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Even so, the reason 7a5be11e35 I came was because ff011db59c of my mother.38d04228d33bbda1

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I missed her, but more than anything, I wanted to reassure her that I was so healthy, so she wouldn’t worry.ab597d2fa41154f2

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I thought I could endure it with just that one thought……68c221c2b7b91e03

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With a bitter 1e08916bc3 heart, I clicked 37ac25defa my tongue lightly 6fc55b21db and raised my aaa911e9ae head to stare a4f7fa3629 blankly at the ec081dc310 haloed sky.511a1496c1c903cc

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The sky was b280166eda extremely unchanged.3360f71eb15c4c2b

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It looked the same 608f803aa1 in Caple and Montague, 5b0d2f7954 and it was the 2eb54de178 same ten years ago 63692edae9 and now.ac58406fea71150c

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The sky was 793e81bf07 completely the same a11073424e regardless of time e7c4f18fe0 or space.8c43ac1eea369481

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As I looked b36557d5e6 at it, the a5029d745e boiling heart seemed e4fa3861f9 to calm down 68fc1d85af little by little, 7f63aa33bb so I gently bda83a6c07 closed my eyes.08ce4ed32e07252c

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It was 759c41c057 then that 204482d3f8 I felt faf99747fa an unexpected 048c51071b presence.fb7f0309c8c1151b

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Lowell was 901217d748 already standing 591162b94e next to bb1c6f3ed7 me on e580f0a2f8 the terrace.ab2186d05fc1600f

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With one hand 1035932fa7 extended towards me.7880cd65ee99e071

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“Your first partner is always me, as always.”ef9eb83962e314b2

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Originally, it was right to politely ask for permission and extend his hand, but he said it as if notifying me, as if my opinion didn’t matter.f529277a2a1c1c27

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Thanks to aeb75f43a5 that, the f5ee31a1c9 resentment I 094477c23a had barely 8624792e43 calmed down 8c633898c7 surged again.2a822b59a1dbefc5

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“I refuse. I feel nauseous just looking at your face.”b29b400e4714c136

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Her rude language cf61aca358 made him frown 55181c30fb slightly as he 92f48d143e forcefully grabbed my f0cdc46fae wrist once again.b2cfeeef5fca0c06

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I twisted my 5c94b0c620 wrist, trying to 1d86b720c7 escape his strong 790be34727 grip, and leaned 5cc7ad9a80 back, putting my e623b67bec weight against him 5733782941 to avoid being 165f06cef2 dragged.85039b5d1e428555

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Of course, I was 5d7f9e98d2 dragged along helplessly nonetheless.24b7e79798a84415

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“Let go! I said let go!”b4e975573b110435

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He was heading towards 64ce634bf3 the center of the 4eae8efa26 party hall, but seeing 603ba65709 me still stubbornly resisting, 9799de0476 he seemed to lose beb88b1454 his patience and stopped 98c362acf7 in his tracks.ec73c3a7dc0e78d2

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“If you don’t want to dance with me, should we finish what we started last night? My bedroom is right upstairs, so it wouldn’t be difficult.”3a93b01b01571853

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“You bastard.”6721e8ae8e9194ba

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He pulled d4b667cea7 on my ef89707d12 wrist with e0483799fc force.0bc27f03c9b0c92d

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I stumbled abf56d05fe helplessly into ce26656abf his arms, 0ced38116a and then 193b8ea294 his cruel 90dc0ff607 whisper pierced f3fccb4f1b my ear.b64ce14e7f18deaa

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“The dress suits you quite well, but you know, you look best when you’re wearing nothing at all.”55a05108411bc516

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His lips brushed against d231a78429 my earlobe and the b42b36a1cc side of my neck.6869c7789e6affbd

The hot breath 3501d8e62d on my sensitive 932e842117 skin made me 3bdadc53f1 tremble slightly once 92c126c1c1 again.0a1a6a7bca598c3d

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We had known each other for a long time, but we hadn’t had much physical contact.241fc30171eaca5c

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However, since our reunion, 677b5a1b3d he had been touching a15a5ac341 me so naturally.edb215ed7bad2285

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As if c6af2141c6 we were 52d3b78d3f lovers.3fb151ad4a0c0c14

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What was 3ecd12448f even more 24fe4b7f38 ridiculous was ee6f181cc9 the strange 98789f9aef sense of 7856d5c1ff déjà vu 84870832c3 that washed 4c2e250c40 over me 965803fccd every time.41558d48ab7282f2

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I flinched whenever b776ff143c his lips or 5a9276c49c fingertips touched me.44586ceed13e5edb

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I already knew that it wasn’t just from surprise.f40ea2dc0bf83e92

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My lower abdomen d53754e1ad kept clenching hotly, c2f1f70dd6 and cold sweat 6cc0ab661b broke out from c80c4aeaa4 the tension.ed1242ab8a684bc7

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He started a2153b423b dragging me cfd499fa8f back towards b3dc136f03 the center 4721af4b31 of the 734e1b85f5 party hall.04568aaeba737896

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In the 78afcfb40b end, I a7be7468ee resigned myself f1bdb931fb and followed a436ea34d9 him listlessly.f3913892eb316afb

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When we reached fa83e18617 the center, a cc8858ede8 waltz began to de8a56a93f play.d8fdde3558e6d8af

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The elegant dance c57f812a38 tune in three-quarter c907eb13bc time had a 05aa0abfa5 fresh and lighthearted 9b2eb725a6 atmosphere like spring, 94065b9d33 but I stared 3d7e00c96b at him with 1ce7d002ee a cold, hardened b64dda1573 face.418782c848603691

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Lowell raised a hand.951b69b40ecc6a4b

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I straightened my ba66465f75 back, took a 062d2d150d step forward, and f4fc0c5231 took his hand.04efd1e631dc9f25

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Then, his 4d1d9234d9 other hand 1d456f0a86 wrapped around 50a22ae0cc my waist d6a2555a6e for support, 3da8f6d311 and I 631ab0ef2b leaned back 625050fdfb flexibly against 175d77b620 his hand.6dbe27b42e6aba85

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As a 129ab3acb4 result, our 4194de4b1d lower bodies 393e9b41d4 touched as 7a44aa11d8 if they d957281c4d were one.a84f3b0dd36560f8

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We began to 4fa370999b step to the 46f023c900 music.46a16d5d3bb70b13

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As we spun 1e9a0be327 counterclockwise, the skirt 36cc41be20 of my dress 904d16dad9 spread out in 92f285b840 a circle like 432a72578f a blooming flower.759bfc4fbcaa59a7

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For a moment, 76607763b8 I was reminded 2cc36f287e of the first b49c95d92a time I danced 3be843e54e with him.c576bc826207ec89

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I don’t remember exactly how old we were, but we were both very young.c8eeca9ee203e056

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It must have been winter, as it was around the time of Lowell’s first birthday that we celebrated together.e9141a7784de3769

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I was a terrible 881beb6fc6 dancer and made all 0fd564736e sorts of excuses to cbf9f184ea refuse his invitation.56249f331465effe

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Lowell had persistently begged me for days before the party, and finally played his trump card, saying, “If you don’t go, I won’t go either!”c11171029069c567

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In the end, I 0f2aa1e2a6 had no choice but eba898c4c6 to start learning to 7f3036fec9 dance from him, reluctantly.c240a2c2f495ae84

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“Okay, look. Step forward with your left foot, and then bring your right foot in front of your left foot. That’s it, Julie. Like that.”f2816fea4f19844d

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I was focused on 8a6e15373c my feet, sticking my 232d3d1c79 butt out, and Lowell 31cde280bd was half-dragging me along, df57d0739d so I looked more efbe75c318 like a waddling duck e0fe674cd0 than a dancer, but 1ea2898eb5 Lowell kept praising me.e4b6030726accaf3

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I replied in 7fe4b6e871 a sulky voice.ac593bd1d6042c5a

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“Something’s weird.”b54b8d337fbfe8b1

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It was fbf0485e6c definitely an 90aee0ed3e accurate assessment. It really 8731278716 was weird.b1a3a54d1ec92491

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“What is?”9dc1870f37d3c778

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“There’s no way this is dancing!”bb717bc6763fd972

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Lowell chuckled at my fe6539e3a3 grumbling.8212d4b798841612

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“That’s because you’re so stiff. Relax your body. Tilt your head back, like that. Bring your lower body closer to me.”7ce535cc46a8193a

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Lowell coaxed 02b9f7cb84 me in 004bbc526a a gentle ae873a4a7c voice, but 02177acbcd I had 6a9b798c0e already reached 81d56b5b1c my limit e1fa1a566c after being ee7939f9bb stuck stepping 06254063f2 for hours.9d1a4645448f972d

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Eventually, I took 2c7a0fd040 a few more af94ab0409 steps and then e75d696caf just collapsed.cc783919a5bb19fc

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“Ah! I can’t do it anymore!”9c8e953bec8de1b1

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“You’re doing well, why?”03772e70908e45d5

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“Can’t I just not go?”96b75214b2085725

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Lowell smiled faintly, e2fb78bcee as if he f60fe90602 had expected it, 65247f4717 and sat down 75c29e6946 next to me.c00f53e8771e8342

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Then, he buried 3478d3a8d7 his face in e5ca91e364 my shoulder and a1adc197ce whined softly.da526e42eea4c25d

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“You promised to be my first partner.”446b4f2a6125e26d

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“Th, that’s…”936a0165957f45e4

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I barely swallowed the words, ‘That’s because you came and begged me day and night!’ and instead looked at Lowell with slightly pleading eyes.676a6098e9a5151c

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“…Can’t I just make it up to you with a gift?”7f0fb9e25e40c319

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Lowell, who 07f9d0aa9a had been 182877d0a7 rubbing his 5613def8a8 face against c43260fac7 my shoulder, 6f01917072 finally raised 56b9ebd944 his head.de52ac578a5e7ac2

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“Ah, Romy… please… I really have no talent for dancing.”5f598e3b81fe0508

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“Julie, if I could, I would, but unfortunately, there’s no gift anywhere that could make up for you.”fdf86faefff0d832

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Lowell’s ticklish words made my face flush, and I lowered my head.05f5f19fa7b83f70

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He knew 051c84d513 all too 4a958f69a9 well that 335ddf6c2e I was 00c1e39b35 endlessly weak 222111c763 to his 1c9563892b childishness.9252bd9b7a1444dc

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“…You’re so mean, really!”d40e05ddf8b77de5

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When I glared 6810c0a75a at him with d7493be8a6 a flushed face 7fd2a75b1e as if he 2ab8c02902 were hateful, Lowell 49848b846d smiled brightly.8108ec7c7fbcae1c

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After that, bd7ebb45bd I practiced ef773b8ed3 until my 69f4c93bdb feet were b0bb7c9ba7 swollen every d15eff418c night until 47600c4b65 the day 79b6a95e42 before his aa8f282d8f birthday, and 14390681b6 I was 922cd360a7 able to 10c0f1dae3 dance the ce5dd61968 waltz quite f42ccda96e decently.c3f679e93a3476a0

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On the day of 9486bc84bb the birthday party, I 73d2f58f5d was so nervous that eb17555df8 I even stumbled and 7294057db2 fell.ff8710a4584f7e18

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“You’ve improved quite a bit?”2bdc18e55995c8e4

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Lowell’s words made me shake off the old memories that had suddenly come to mind.7062b7966c040889

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Then, I carefully matched 167675079e his steps.b74a7c80b6b98f76

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In the b7adc4f071 past, it 3f890b3757 would have 894914ae79 been okay 77b0f154cf even if de2a965e27 he accidentally e4f484902d stepped on 8e68238f41 my foot c0a11200c8 painfully.166dc5fabbe6cc66

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He would have smiled e05a4c6a91 and patted my back, dc0bc14846 helping me keep the 98bffcbd37 beat.9ec2a8840325eae4

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But the cold man 60670beb78 in front of me 3af9e3c1cd was no longer a 0672da3f1f friend.9def75e35bc91058

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I was afraid that 742dcf27f8 he would notice that 63b31539af I had been lost cf50e3e132 in memories even for 9fd5af2c5c a moment, so I 026bf04628 asked in an even fc24e611dd colder voice.3acfc1a9ba2ccbe6

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“Where’s Mother?”b119c178a2e5bb83

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“Don’t worry. You’ll meet her soon.”bdd390ca054d0ede

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Now that I 4b07df481e thought about it, 5d29d9e0ca if I danced 994578833e with him, the 09bdd027a4 host of this 64c0af7cc7 party, in the a10ad40b0c prominent center, my 46e12a8ecc mother, who was 691e852efb looking for him 2d46992f9a somewhere, would quickly 3f9440a56a notice.3e34f97bada6d180

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Of course, it wasn’t what he intended, but the thing I had refused had actually helped.1cda740fc2cb98d5

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“Julie.”181532fb010f6d20

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“… Don’t call me that.”50068e8f14413a0f

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My heart sank every 321268a37c time he called me a9efccb504 Julie.067386ede014d2f0

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Did I still have 341eff72c5 feelings for him?842c17fb9a48d1dd

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Or was 65d5414d47 it because 754da2eade of his 2299bac9cc voice, which 1deccf6aeb became especially 0c67f71a26 soft when 0825677d25 he called c44a6b87b5 me by 2cc9068d07 that nickname?2a74d5858e297cb1

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Whatever the reason, 6b10e33f62 it was pathetic.df7ca1856bff7224

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The song was coming 3bd6b3aa75 to an end.80d1896c7a5051cf

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He finished 2a13f552e2 the dance c24dd890df and, despite 0b6ecb0229 my disgusted 2b7f673fdd expression, insisted 8d4aa6ab09 on giving 2eaeae774f me a e7840a67ea short kiss.1311aeda18223c0d

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As soon 9a793f270a as the 18cd99b083 song ended 08ad7ff54e and he 1969698220 let go bfde801bf9 of my ab4ee98e91 hand, a b56430896d hurried female 4fbde558c4 voice was 1816488a63 heard from 06fa866836 afar, as 62f4928b37 if she 31211ae2fa had been 9afd41909e waiting for 53aad1e462 it.09a6dea02fe74214

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“Julia!”5fb752e7c17fcb3e

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At the sound of 127a8299a9 that voice, I reflexively 4b4ae05e2c turned around.f80454da56c5ab94

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A familiar face.62b8d4c408250e1d

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I recognized her d0063bee68 at a glance, 96fc4148f7 even from a 5cc2ae8849 distance.a71a53bbcd34c204

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“Mother!”cd2fe78bc79f03c0

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I called out to 93fa633b54 my mother in a 168e6333ae desperate voice.c80abee523da4bdb

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My heart was pounding, 4efd2973e8 and I had already cdbabba367 reached out to her, 2e87af368f but I kept stumbling cab2dd1ad5 because of my high f4006cc755 heels.1a59a226bfc47792

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Lowell, who was 14580383e7 watching my precarious 1214e56ce8 figure from behind, 25ca94d49e supported me by e20b035890 holding my waist.6afc6fcbb619ba53

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“Calm down.”a0c58e1a129da941

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At Lowell’s urging, I took a breath and wiped away the tears that I had unknowingly shed.c44e8584de9f9714

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With his 28e8df1812 support, I 0a3caf2402 finally got 874429fdd0 close enough 2c5aa01efa to touch 9ade50a9b2 my mother, a835ef394a and I aa57824bb4 stretched out 004d7faa57 my arms e043fc1e92 as far 692a5b588c as I 6501ed6b96 could.70b6d2af12df2445

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Only then did c0da1999a7 Lowell let go b87a1df101 of me and 5a2e6acb32 take a step 9bcf59ff32 back.87407b18ffcfb76b

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Everyone’s eyes were on me, but I just hugged my mother with a desperate heart.fff94ea92beaeacd

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“Mother… sob…”f7c4b95e3dcfa1b1

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“Yes, Julia. Are you hurt anywhere?”5466ff9576f2b886

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I felt 3a7cd7664a a sense e038570619 of relief aa1d185557 when I 4db9bf3fe4 felt her 10cd42e707 warm body 779dcd429c temperature.93bc375bf042056f

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In fact, I had been so anxious all along. Even though Lowell had said that my mother was safe, I couldn’t see her with my own eyes, so I was worried that he might be lying to me.f8f2464de79f74e6

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Fortunately, my mother was 440f366463 healthy and without a 0f5f3eae00 scratch.ede5b5db3216c09a

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Feeling her 5e2ad25953 hand patting 7d7a02a386 my back, a09ef32e21 I hugged a927ac7489 my mother 5023d40786 for a 99e00e0c09 long time.40f170d6edf0edbd

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After a while, she 4bca6e907a let go of me 1a09172526 and stro my cheeks.ac97bb8946e90a30

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“…Yes. sob… How about you, Mother? Are you okay?”5ade82a84c3eb88d

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My mother 1785a3dd9a smiled faintly 928905a762 at my 842578a362 question and abe4a4902b replied.104157f95aa0fb63

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“As you can see, I’m fine.”7bbbe56aed27eb43

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I nodded e84aa40cfb repeatedly in 5c33787a05 relief.2afab706c9828855

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After that, my 5f4f5e0807 mother raised her 9925e628c3 hand and wiped acfe6e800d away the endless 505635acbb tears that were 9758a37bdb flowing down my a4d7c182ff face.875906fc44d1776e

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Lowell watched our 4f4b02da4b reunion silently from 84f1f87085 behind before opening 604182e25c his mouth.4eb8229c275a6f22

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“If you’re going to continue, let’s move to another place. There are too many eyes around.”a3ab5f4fff8e6319

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I nodded obediently 9bc44a0513 at his coaxing 0821964f7d tone.dbc4a09938a2c5be

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“So, it’s come to this.”587ade7873eaac5d

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My mother, who had ae811877c7 been moved to the 78c457d927 drawing room of the a6e8e65b9f palace, listened to the 5d90efac8a story and nodded with 71694b67b6 a bitter expression.cd21b21fb2f8a6c1

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When she talked about Jeremy, she couldn’t hide her sadness and sobbed for a while, but soon she comforted me, saying that it was a relief that he was alive.c6a30119b259d80d

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I, too, e099b7e912 did not 565c018f90 know anything b494e28820 about what d586a0f37a had happened 613cce2c7f after Jeremy 5f4b12ad88 left the 20bc5cd227 palace.4063c65ff756455f

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My mother and 842e6ee4d5 father had locked dda569b984 the gates and b6bfa7701e held out, but e74ee2c219 the merciless catapults 5363d7e098 had broken down 49fbb5c071 the gates in 9609568b12 an instant.673c737b51b59c13

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After that, they 88627fca87 came in like 5402f386c5 a pack of 453234c865 dogs-of course, my 0559a1d7d4 mother expressed it 78af21decf much more elegantly-and 420cc560cd destroyed everything in 374e1806d9 sight.07f2b660456b2299

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My mother 2bb16b126e and father 0ec6fd06b0 were captured 04a229187a and imprisoned d1547ab92e separately.ee32f69081f88e4a

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My father’s death was…584510018b327787

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Neither my 65f4905dc9 mother nor 324a506b45 I consciously 1d69e00b98 brought it 92aa94ba35 up.31c5da2fd14336b7

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It was because we knew that we had already cried too much. We couldn’t add any more to it.89acc7606bc2f2b6

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I was going to e59c3d9223 save the tears that 3e03f0ef43 were welling up now abce15b38e and shed them alone 9ae078e6c0 in bed at night.fe8cdf8bf241c20e

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“Where are you staying now?”12fa7e04b6068a31

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“I don’t know where it is. I came here blindfolded. What is certain is that it is not inside the palace.”ee02177632f54b3b

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“……”85bbe2ae58f5e5d9

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“It’s not a prison, so don’t worry. It’s like a small villa. The food is quite good, and there are people to serve me, so it’s bearable.”4738f3d4000da8fc

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“…sob.”033ef72edd1d4fab

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In the 18089416f8 end, I 4ba2158ca5 burst into 1dd1080de9 tears again.12de922d3e930906

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My mother hugged 51d6daa599 me once more 972c757fc8 to comfort me.9e5f513817bd943b

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“Julia. You have to be strong. If you have any foolish thoughts, don’t even think about it. If something happens to you this mother can’t live any longer.”cf828c63aa541ecd

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“…Yes. Mother.”2089e175a3ca5c20

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“Let’s find a way somehow. A way to get back to Jeremy…”a72c9f87276e1d37

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“…..”ebf9ef47db7b76b3

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“I don’t know if he… will let you go.”3e402f0ac60a17d7

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I knew immediately who 973437de55 my mother was referring ac8851dc9c to.6661f49f1c5beeb8

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Just as 4c88099f35 he had 79d89c475c done to 855e66f2a8 me, he 14dd6b4a39 must have fe41fe9468 done to 28362e0dd2 my mother 4324acdef6 as well.ca7c2d8e7fd34081

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Taking each other’s safety hostage, in a petty and despicable way.112de2509dc042e6

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I involuntarily gritted 24dd1a93ef my teeth in 23a862452c resentment.467576d25cd40937

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The reunion was unfortunately 057e209845 short.bc1f501b1505a635

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I had been hugging my mother until the servants came to take her away, and I kept bursting into tears, grabbing the hem of my mother’s skirt as she was dragged away helplessly.f8f1c45cf154aa23

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‘Ah, Mother… please be at peace until the day we meet again.’509808da956f0689

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The tears 8ac371c600 that I 27d7037633 had shed 7065ba749e recently were 968ec3fb7d more than 1f894f2518 all the 25e6a7b48d tears I c8acb91d61 had shed a362c618a8 in my c2ef487827 entire life, 3f481df84d so I a91284dc65 thought that e196c3cce8 my tears 667077cf49 had dried 40e570a923 up, but 69067a69ff they once 7fe9e39920 again drenched e557eac3ff my cheeks.abcf0023e07cc58a

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Bellian, who caee16be53 had come 0aa0709867 to pick ad9edafdfa me up, c7d467bd2f felt sorry e80e95fdcf for me ec62fd8c1d and cried b09fe364a5 with me, 9b1f8d3674 but it 6cb669db8b was not 692ec7fbb2 comforting at 19419366e0 all.03844f8357acfde1

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I left the drawing 1aeb9b7592 room crying like that, 60eb5fc2d5 and Bellian followed behind 48b7764034 me.d5ae0cc4f2710dd3

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After that, 071e76f281 I returned 0a88f6b6b5 to my 47df2b8b7f room instead 3971bc3e5c of the 099c4f3207 party hall.e70e03512c21d6f7

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The party was originally e92549c2ea to meet my mother.4964ec1b535d6ede

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It may have been 6e2fb694ce a victory party for 08e6bb2382 them, but it was 7f4ebcd5bd nothing short of a 14816676b8 tragedy for me.89b67ac6dc8cc566

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I didn’t want to stay there for even a minute longer.55e650368e2c729b

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I had cried f456160aa9 so much that efe822eab1 my head was ca697856b2 spinning.1c5ebb36524aaa18

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Bellian, who was worried about me, came in to check on me several times as I kept sobbing, but I didn’t answer.c856828cbbfb9a5b

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I just lay fbec9b2fbf in bed, occasionally acafaeb0fb wiping away the 35ce7212ad tears that flowed.4957430548d3dbdd

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Seeing my mother 5b60a2450f made me feel b2692f42b1 a little more 6f42ba2aee real.c7a5b04c2786f7ec

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So many things had 5771a491e0 happened in such a a0339fbe53 short period of time 3914dc720f that the realities that 39434a968b I had not been a16a2f0f0a able to accept were, c5164eec60 cruelly, undeniable facts.b690e7380b98b03d

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My father was f8da0944a3 dead, and my a3d7f3056d mother was in 574ec78c6c an unknown place.3e0898753ab783dd

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Jeremy was a king 1ff052608a in name only, a e56795405f scarecrow for Monteg, and ef48be360e I was useless and 8914fcc3ac just crying here like 8e6d9ad11f a fool.1eefafb28f10fbe2

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I was no longer 0dcca9bc51 angry at my helplessness.5bcf244b31d74486

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I was just 313e62d032 purely sad.a2cb1af10747a9aa

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My heart, 0bbd308cc9 which had c39875f3cd always been cd77117ba8 a mixture 6eb69912ce of things, 0414bb1ac1 sometimes sour, 51c2b2bee0 sometimes sweet, f8e14afa69 sometimes bitter, 0bde8f6547 was now 1e29147914 filled only 456ab1eeca with the b2c61112ca salty taste e3f122297c of tears.994dbdb105394b6d

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‘Ah, Lowell. Please just die. I will never forgive you for making me so sad.’aadf10c805c6608b

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Dawn, just before a3666b86c7 sunrise.2ec72a8e7086eb39

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A slightly cool breeze 02ddb4a318 brushed against my cheek 08caf03763 and woke me up.d8005a8e40568182

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I struggled to d6e3a2e16d open my swollen bc7f715de0 eyes.de5e9518b7f6e9a4

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For some f06551e944 reason, the 2be560e19b window was cfbaee738f half open.1ca8c76ee3c2b6cf

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For some reason, the 7f2ccf1a47 window was half open.ee8a3263d2b6782f

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As I wondered and ce346302dd tried to get up, 4d2aa64efd someone suddenly hugged my c176694fb7 waist from behind and 757a81bdb7 laid me back down.013a07fc3c38af11

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I was so surprised that I almost screamed, but the stranger’s hand was faster. The stranger covered my mouth with his hand.29b6607a307790e7

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