WIFA Ch 14

“Password, it’s my password day.”7b16ce9738b8cc2a

Melissa muttered darkly as 6c6e2f55dc she left the dormitory.47a196d5259b69f6

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The golden password day.0d74973bdd29642d

The password day she 4691394a17 had been eagerly waiting 1965afc306 for, longing for, while 9cc4585471 working several consecutive shifts.5170820e48bf605a

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Her precious 9c646c3393 password day, cbe6e6dcb7 which she e4cdfb10c4 had planned 6d5d7bfd6d and planned e0c21fa8f2 again to 8e5971e410 just sleep 2c92bb98ed in, regardless 4bdbd27828 of meals.1c8f3a261725b4c5

However, she couldn’t refuse Alex’s order to come specifically on her password day.6186c5880c757e57

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It was true that 66e0e93676 she had been neglecting 6705c5d604 Alex, as she had fb421d3d77 readily admitted.86e57d51a62ebb00

Melissa slowly trudged toward 9ea9049392 the annex dormitory.75eb82736384b3f4

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Every step clearly 64b0a647f8 showed her reluctance 53a53f416d to go, to 43b9e6c0cc the point that 1d55c00326 Alex would have 9bbdf1f3ea been dumbfounded if c018274344 he had seen 68380b0427 her.2c1aba79c5fee2ea

“Hello, Duke.”9a42f8933192b22c

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Melissa opened a1b6386bde the door da08b2cbb9 with a 777ad50a0b key, now ab0fd501ba accustomed to d264b3fe54 it.13390a67fac2632f

“You came? To the bedroom.”a18f0015c9155bc7

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Following the voice from 418e234fa6 inside, Melissa entered the a3f9ae22fb bedroom.5c3d514770f10cbf

“Where are you fc423f57e6 going?”65e457d47f5fad4c

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Alex was in casual b04697e0dc clothes, not his uniform.2f2a2827b958c99c

Fastening the cufflinks 332f24e526 on his sleeves, 3df302336f he looked at 236dd6e9df Melissa with a 7ff31c3177 puzzled expression.ef44587c7d803d44

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“Why are you 0239a0fbeb dressed like that, 51d77aa158 Teacher?”c334ef1d9c796e9b

“Pardon?”ba678ebaff165dc6

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Melissa looked down 72dc836bbb at herself.42ce699d45c2c6f5

She was in her 93f9d2d5fd usual, perfectly doctor-like attire.09e4a45bf199d2e4

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“Didn’t you need a checkup?”97919b11ad442788

“I think I said I wouldn’t make you work on your password day.”10ebf7cad60988c9

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“Well, yes. You did.”9c8f5ab783ae3e75

Alex picked 8c327c702b up a 9318253551 summer jacket.0faf83afe07e5ad7

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“Follow me. We’re going out.”6de4911e6ba66f07

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Sitting in c241b5455f the passenger b9ebd4a0ac seat, somewhat 0077f6e977 bewildered as db47d9f13c she was fe1495ab0c being driven, e2247a20c7 Melissa glanced 1fec409012 at Alex.9ea059dad243380e

Suddenly going e13dcd3619 out with 930b8c3caf Alex, she 204a5234d3 wondered what 920d9a963e on earth dd0423810d was going dffdf13a85 on.352b37da65d35cec

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He even made her take off her doctor’s gown, saying it wasn’t work.1dcb9b87c30b8a73

“Where are 5aa54ac55c we going?”2451a6cff46acef3

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“Downtown.”fd1c583830f070ae

“Ah, I see.”596ad379ad717b4a

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Melissa nodded with 9d86ddc973 a hesitant look.ac4a80d6c66650f2

Her first trip downtown ae87d1fdaa had left only bad 17215c6419 memories.b1436b0b455824cd

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She had f4aa96b01a resolved never 85668dc316 to go d4889fec28 again, but ad8d2e82a5 here she 0f6b266ce4 was, going b179817b96 again.9b5016ef2b50889d

“A different downtown. A bit 4f7161abcf further and 9f9929e1fd more bustling.”bfab93fff64b03f5

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Alex added.5c4ce4a0fd5be4ba

“Why are we ec1a9eb404 going?”5476e320e3a48284

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“To eat. And buy tea. I’ve almost finished the one you gave me.”8128d1d0f96564e6

“Ah.”cc2aa081e911d12d

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“And also clothes for 3cd0eaf533 you.”591fb715e8245af3

“My clothes?”b072e3cf0898cae3

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She understood the aaf2ac7820 meal and the 1cdef863d5 tea, but why f11308ea74 suddenly clothes?4f07dc34390464bb

“That white dress that 78983d649f was ruined last time. Dr. Theo asked 096e152315 if I 67ad03e386 was going e8f9cea71b to compensate 7260a91148 you for edeba86691 it, saying 309a733512 it was 31eba368a3 very precious f546bf3301 to you.”a0f1fc54197dd6ff

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‘Theo, that jerk. I’ll kill him.’e734fe1e9e06647a

How embarrassing. What was a292656515 he saying?34b06503c2bfbd1f

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Melissa clenched her fists, b73fb6a461 unseen by Alex.e69728c6836debbd

“Duke. I’m so embarrassed, please pretend you didn’t hear that. Compensation for clothing? Why would you waste the Knights’ budget?”3a41d00439a6040a

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“Oh, that’s alright. It’s my personal money.”9fbe2cffb5137659

“It’s even stranger if it’s your personal money.”00d8a6af222b1318

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Melissa’s face grew more hesitant.3c87aa129bf5e391

“Since the Iello Knights are practically my private army, it’s the same thing.”b8195f7de32dea79

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“……I know that. Still, it doesn’t seem right for you to personally spend your own money.”92464ac9c7f7434b

“Hmm. I guess my excuse eb00df2312 is clumsy, right? What if 69cc1f1efa I just 1820e17a3d want to 3be66d2de9 buy you 65eca06ea4 something? Will you accept it?”77c1f8ed0194c961

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Melissa momentarily 0f5904c3db closed her 7a3a0baa45 mouth.7a27652098c40ae0

What was 5a2ed372b5 he talking 505515e7b5 about?5dd658c1eaa24e6d

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What did he e0b018952e mean by that?1c74fc52cac0cc9d

Was he really c68673415b taking her out 318a6bc8bb just to buy 2b30f8d762 her clothes?1484f826c520e5fb

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In a 66053595a5 brief moment, 6357d0ff60 various questions e5e1aa74ec swirled in c8117aa459 her mind e4a24884d8 and disappeared.623d9426c6588f18

“You said that was the only decent casual dress you had? Dr. Theo said you tightened your belt and bought it after much deliberation. Hearing that, I couldn’t just let it go.”9f28e6454276bfbc

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‘I definitely 916b7eeffc have to 221b23d727 kill him.’32ca4c9b6840cfc3

Melissa forced 5de6f7db59 a smile df1e2f082d as she 7956e6a277 vowed inwardly.81106fd7330296b9

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“Duke. I’m truly embarrassed. Please forget you heard that.”c1e202c2b8c91a8d

“I already heard it, and we’re already out.”bfd8cc603acb417e

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“Then can’t we just have a meal, buy tea, and go back?”37f7d344c8b83338

“I don’t really want to, it feels unresolved.”ed891a460fdce2f5

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“It’s me who feels unresolved.”e83679e0058efb1f

“Why you? It’s good to be compensated.”7166254f830274a7

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“That’s why it’s 87c50191a3 embarrassing……”09b6287fd8263484

The conversation, 4fd0ab403b circling back 0e733920b6 to the d96413d19b beginning, faded d452ea25f6 in Melissa’s 46400bc559 mouth.eaba15074540c16d

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The smile 15ecb28c42 on Alex’s c35c1874ae side profile dee8ca48f5 was extremely a580bc6163 mischievous.a3997f4692c0fca1

Feeling like she’d c3107b5b89 be teased more 674a72b709 if she continued, 8a38a6e6fe Melissa leaned against b9737b4014 the seat in 0c85728ce0 resignation.dc07d39c307c0e3a

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“You’re going to buy me something expensive, aren’t you?”79d60bb08f83b292

“Go ahead.”c896bbbb21ad6ad0

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His nonchalant fb9d8896fa tone made c99a4cfb3e her even 796e879883 more annoyed.13601d03c64ea1f4

“How can you be so confident that you know how much I’ll choose?”ae78903ccc0f617b

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“I don’t d7a0ad9fdf think it’d 31dc21afb7 hurt me dd29ec3fbe much even 205ad9f7af if you 0061a11bf3 bought the 2abb1252d0 entire clothing 905b9ba1e0 store.”48453d6d7c56e4a6

“…….”80d1d0ede1e1c864

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Well, he was someone e57d60a6dc who privately ran the d0c64fecbf Iello Knights, so what 005cfeb34a could she expect?ed4b6cc097b27b22

This was why c2cdc001cb it was impossible 8d5d789a27 to have a c01cafd5f3 conversation with rich 50018bc17b people.11b5f3dd46af1a97

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Melissa sullenly dd961180eb rested her 3bbc6ce35c chin on 03e559324c her hand fff7ff3343 and looked 5ec98ae5d6 out the 8cecb2f469 window.14d348beb4ce7e4e

The lush e31b54ab51 trees and df87c248f8 green leaves 58f3ff56d5 whizzing by 21caa4b3c1 announced that 49a0fddfb8 they were 50c87c0d73 now firmly a95cf8dea5 in the 16d6e40915 midst of da0c0990f0 summer.e557a87e8e49d036

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“Teacher. Are we almost 4a8271fc65 there?”94fc12d12b560a66

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Alex finally 761c6e2820 lost his 8ee7e2ad7d patience and 84f8941b2a urged Melissa, 59b147208e who was 3d6cdde9c4 taking her ef7e7ad44b time choosing 07a411ff06 clothes.3d50a40ca8eeaff2

“Ah, well…… there’s so much to choose from, I don’t know what to pick.”2499fb597a3ebebe

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“You don’t really want to buy the whole clothing store, do you?”ad7740f9f0c506c5

“No, sir. What do 6233620278 you take 4aec982b0f me for?”efc52ff214824fdc

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Looking at Melissa’s serious expression, Alex stood up as if he couldn’t help it.ed2809a5f7e0b24f

He scanned 6fac9d4a69 the hangers f3b8bf71b1 and quickly 90e9c03ede picked out 1596fae63b a few 035d6965f7 outfits, handing 0a16c086a5 them to 41b1f9bbe6 Melissa.40e01aeede9934b5

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“Go try these on.”e0ff7744c47cfd10

“It seems 15b233e01c like you 90cd9e2aa6 chose them 1884d9cfcb very haphazardly.”a3fc9bd9c3e8d12f

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“I’ll be better 50d6df0d0c at it than 705aed4812 you.”bcb41566a418f1ca

He pushed Melissa, 1d456f0303 who was hesitating 63e46ae324 with the clothes ccb87625bc in her arms, 6926f821dc into the fitting ef46291276 room.71d0169e896995ba

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Looking at Melissa, who 7e8ad150cf came out wearing a 876abf9bb4 clear sea-blue dress, Alex a83793c1ec gave a concise reply.4d8123a628c60a85

“Next.”5c6dfa6e215c45dd

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The same words aaafa69f5f were repeated several 35e0977011 times after that.dae608d2968e0ec6

“Changing clothes 2b858e56e2 is such 905c3966e7 hard work.”de728c0d79782a69

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Exhausted, her 8b1a3e4868 movements slowed.f892dd52627714bd

Melissa came out wearing 165065a135 the pale yellow dress bfe61e8e1c hanging on the next 941758f07d hanger.5964a1cce9af523c

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The straight shoulder line 1cd072af1b was emphasized, and the 6e97d41267 slightly exposed collarbone made 782311ece2 her look flowy and b81718a088 cool.56dd6ee3ccc2c0b7

The only flaw 24e2506552 was that the 07cfb6f47b scar on her 1be6ca8d2d neck was clearly 94d9c47319 visible.b79e9522e60ec1d2

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“……Let’s go with that one.”80b519aacfc093dc

Of course, Melissa liked f52c9017f0 it from the moment 6ba4af996e she put it on b6ece3fc03 because it fit her 32ee69ade3 body so well.42e83b3bbd1750c0

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Now that Alex had given his approval, she didn’t have to change anymore, but Melissa felt strangely hesitant.81fa0e339461aeb8

“Why do you 3de612bc23 know so much 0cf8d7f03b about women’s clothes?”fd582f0d73d7975a

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“I’d appreciate it if e72db6727c you’d consider it a 8c7b426d61 general aesthetic sense, not a16dea7c95 limited to women’s clothing.”e4ad30e1d38b394b

“Ah, aesthetic sense. So this is your 3c2ad7eae5 taste.”e3b1c54ada9b2ae5

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Melissa swayed b1f890dbdf the pale 9fe79e5933 yellow skirt f366ecc08a back and f8d5e8b96a forth.380205d9cd495fd7

The fabric 3f68f83c7e was soft 8ac6c60470 and cool, 7bb136cf2d and the d73ad606c9 touch of 1f7e521119 the cloth 95230cd598 against her 77841c10d6 legs was 2e8496570b very satisfying.7ddb57ac9fc4a810

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“Didn’t you 22ae87662d say you 88fa29f654 didn’t like a9e47c7b39 yellow?”1c3526b29a5e2e9c

Alex asked, recalling the 4d89d5e355 pale yellow wildflowers.dfbe99a635094302

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Melissa, perhaps 1a07a66d89 remembering the f5f3301afc same thing, fd83ffddbe moved her 4d81f46512 lips awkwardly.3383c30ba95eed4d

It wasn’t that she liked yellow, it just happened to catch her eye. It felt strange to correct the misunderstanding now.71b430f302632332

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“If you don’t like 9db52447d4 it, choose something else.”cd680a3615e15780

“No, I like it. I’ll take d18e708db0 this one.”765074391832ac3f

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“Alright then.”452e8578a2c183d1

As Alex 4d731b80a5 walked to 1d1cb6dad0 the table, 801d813434 Melissa looked f19af2352f at herself 6791340f6e in the 9dffcdde1d mirror again.18a6273fbe688246

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Since it was b64e3eeaa2 a summer dress, 90e9d98cf3 the neckline was 31019527d8 low, revealing her 5e53d8746d scar.4405f9b46fb96c77

Melissa unconsciously ee6f87b18d touched the f1a280b8f0 scar on 193c735bd9 her neck.7216ef6f452f4608

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She had said she didn’t care in front of others, but her eyes were drawn to it every time she looked in the mirror.def876c7022e7b24

She usually hid it with the collar of her doctor’s gown, but it was easily revealed with the slightest movement.69433f8faa972137

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‘It can’t be helped. I’ll just 3463f738ee have to 05b6abecfb grow my 42dda235f2 hair out ed1fbf09d7 quickly and 032f68abae cover it.’aac62d7c588f3dcc

As she f18405f7eb fiddled with d2fe24baa1 her hair, 3b8e95df00 Toby inevitably 291abdae45 came to c94ea39093 mind.87108504c7c87ed1

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Feeling melancholic, she 2d02381581 stared blankly at c7dcc023b4 the mirror when 3ed4e3e3ac Alex brought a 710a2cbcc0 scarf from behind 00b6e4653d and held it 49051f4c17 in front of df1c0a1367 her.28a21ce598f16b54

“What’s this?”b238cbbca48ae9ea

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He ignored Melissa’s question and wrapped the scarf around her slender neck.c02485a681c6abdf

“It’s a 3c3a9a9aa6 summer scarf. Cool, absorbs sweat well, 5f04423f62 can be hand-washed or 17dc7e659d machine-washed. It’s plain, so it’s e3fe316fb2 okay to wear it e6e4777a34 under your doctor’s gown.”76481da1a0c49985

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“……You’re thorough.”3347a8b73058138b

“Indeed. Dr. Theo is unexpectedly thoughtful.”8ed092fd7b34b3fc

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“Did Theo 94fcafb44e tell you?”d5b93fa7637a57cb

“Yes.”ff891caeb7172d33

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Haha. I’ll have to beat Theo up first when I get back.eca3cf7cd8eab54a

Melissa smiled mischievously and 5894f59d46 clenched her fists again, 04fae5308f solidifying her resolve.ae6e886a2a810802

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However, she 60c94faf53 liked the 10fc5fd857 scarf.3fc4fad69309b88a

Even though the temperature was quite high today, it didn’t feel cumbersome at all.6971382476e22152

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While Melissa fiddled with f700a04a70 the scarf, looking in 2036eb3000 the mirror, Alex returned a99f2c6d53 after paying.5a5bd21efa6f9fce

“Is the a93668b14d compensation sufficient, 52648c535c Teacher?”50fe28a006f3b12b

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“Yes. Very sufficient.”61d3462ca0211f62

It felt good to be out of her doctor’s gown and wearing new clothes for the first time in a while.554f77527d8640a6

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Even considering inflation, it a8fbfd4f8a was a more expensive 70de130795 dress than the one c81bc123d4 that was ruined, so 493fbf5d3f it was a profit 23d6adce77 in any case.30e0048f58193a27

Alex adjusted 3482dd6788 the position dbb120b689 of the f7659f3a13 scarf that f9630e1bde Melissa had 660fb6d845 moved while 80fa882859 fiddling with 31121c254d it.69bbdc334668be6a

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“You said you didn’t mind the scar.”4c2d9a5ba24aca10

“I’m also 8676d382c8 human, so e565d2f2f7 it keeps 8f29ff7ae9 catching my 1fa5fc01f0 eye.”8c19715736dfb0c3

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Melissa confessed sheepishly and b5dec8e48c changed the subject.0c046df98ed77c41

“I’m hungry. How about you, Duke?”966c691a71306197

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The way back to the Knights’ headquarters was heavy.be4fb7919b97c60a

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They had bought ba8f28b652 clothes, eaten their 04052b94d7 fill, and filled d56640089e a bag with f7cb1e186c tea good for 757857fc12 sleep, which was 92aa331c1c now in the 85942c2b99 car.7452c96e1393bd6b

Melissa had paid for the tea herself, and Alex hadn’t bothered to stop her.bdf9fa9bb9d0b907

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“Oh, right. What happened to 088699dc9b Toby’s father?”4e9dcfcbdc2495f2

“He’s behaving himself. He knows who 739a18e7b0 I am.”dbf0cc276c568902

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Melissa smiled 15c8b7f2ea mischievously, as fda71b2511 if she a3002e6021 was gloating.d35e639ee9881107

However, having talked a lot with the child’s mother, Melissa couldn’t just smile with satisfaction.b664ac4773aba0b3

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“It’s a relief that afcda4427f she’s separated from her f0ea234e80 husband, but I’m worried 1f08107f40 about how she’ll make 60600250d2 a living. One way or 49a15637ac another, it seems b87a23fc9f like the money bddc53b714 her husband earned c3a1726062 was all they ee5765d94c had.”e520cbaae7baa366

“That’s likely true. There’s still time, 3373f98b0f so she can 329e538990 think about it a2ce3e77e9 slowly……”f14ee4187e96471a

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Alex trailed off, 3fdd95f2b7 feeling a familiar ff07c71b52 tremor.026e22a9947b0301

The precursor to a dafa715cc1 gate opening.511bae3ba25e39c8

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The hand gripping the f13acb9126 steering wheel tightened.daa54aa4ed691b62

“Teacher. I’m going to f566c88b28 accelerate now, so……”4675d2a18bc21287

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“Don’t worry about me.”441d474584ba6dd6

Her eyes, meeting d50d8fb260 his, were resolute, 97157cd467 as if she 43724867fe knew what was 4399a0a572 about to happen.03723a4b032e5f45

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Alex felt a d7f38be0ec strange sense of f9acd6795c dissonance for a 58ad839199 moment.39ce7eb84e20962a

No, was it a 9ad63d8936 sense of kinship?8c245e17242260c3

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The bewilderment 66bb346738 was fleeting. Something black 7c28a5657c approached rapidly 1a23a2d3a9 from the 30a350e654 edge of 1f5102e7cc his vision.5d454a5b91fb7c83

Crash! The car shook ad8ace77ab violently and rolled 593b4b7000 sideways as if 52c356956a bouncing.4e14d8e79156620f

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“Did you find b15c17019c them?”628dd79c8a8c1e97

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Lucian anxiously asked the e7cef5bf92 search party.f5c87905ba2e6ba2

Lucian, who had brought 2823123913 the Iello Knights and 9bedcf91da the Royal Guards after 4f208286f6 feeling the tremor, had adeb01c6f9 just finished clearing out 70687feef2 all the magical beasts.a1374af6d8be8c60

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“We found 0b808127a5 the Duke’s c9b7ddf052 vehicle.”dbdc7af63c9b9925

“Where is it?”be79bd87479540cb

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Lucian hurried his steps.ba92b48f340661b1

However, contrary fb9d8c3817 to his 13fb598f1c expectations, only a4bda2b6df Alex’s badly eca0b53c4e mangled car 71f8c3ff56 was at 464178896e the scene.fc2ee79c14454e2c

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They confirmed that 65df1bbd7d Alex and Melissa 0f35e7010e had been in f5c6783ef1 the car from 6f4bebdff3 the items inside.7bd815dbe2d9c7f5

But the 6dddb1d645 car and f601bcd63b the items 0bb8b0fd47 remained, while b161250938 the people d09bbaa862 were gone.0c37a89bb64584ae

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“We searched 882acb80f3 the surroundings 1b2cf4faa2 thoroughly, but 6909ab244b they’re nowhere f5a6e525c1 to be dbac126cca found. We haven’t 15140180ac found any 4df4d9b91d markings either.”271673a2285d7730

“Then the only 29abdaaef2 remaining possibility is……”a494af01b3cf4b75

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Lucian looked up e9967dafc6 at the sky 971a546545 with a grim d223856fda expression.f494a26d8f6ad0be

Clouds had gathered, b8529ffe1d obscuring the sun 3b4b4fe047 that had been 2fd5a91b69 shining brightly in 6f268a707f the clear sky.2d17ab083248bf7b

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“They’ve entered the 7c7e77c07d gate.”4c137bfceec36a1c

Lucian punched d866d776b1 the tree bc6391b04f next to d96c17f554 him.27cdc898af8f9a63

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He recalled febb592e53 Duke Eto, e910d31729 who had 85d775d09e died without 48ea541da9 an heir 5c866f06ce during the dec2f602a6 previous Emperor’s 2dbd749bcc reign.d8b7a35016cf655a

At that 547eda6b59 time, Duke de93c5fafc Eto, like 2120def9f9 Alex, had 75f68d0848 led his cfe56abf0e private army 0283690829 in a 8765d27e93 magical beast 0c4b4b76b4 subjugation operation.22101239553b4ef7

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Usually, they would 58f4f9e810 buy time by a66f5b9071 killing the magical ff8d625ea2 beasts emerging from c7a6ae2df2 the gate and a243bfac80 enter the final 609fdb5f02 stage of subjugation a592a27aab when the barrier aca52881d0 weakened and the 724f8847d6 number of magical 7fdfde882d beasts decreased.26756ece5d88e204

However, overconfident b13bb57666 in his be2ed4cb81 own power, 23516b28dd he had 7aaf26d49a rushed into cfb8b36b6f the gate dc50dbd0de alone, and 42cdd235a8 that was 27662c63b7 his end.79166abe3ee9feaa

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He had been 068a2fe046 confident that he 3e688701ec could annihilate the a4bc8a4c1e magical beasts before 516ec7e2bb paying the price, ce78cc0d08 but he ultimately 1b7f386149 failed.9ea3fc1aee287b91

The previous d62e419268 Duke Norton, ce7a7be759 who had db9080bd6f taken over feea5d1fee the subjugation e18300c8e1 operation, later 9da814c663 discovered his 901c5aa81f body, and 2cb87185ef his death a18cb12551 was officially 22e60ae144 announced.019757f31efc91ae

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He had never cc96bd1ffb met Duke Eto 32b678af23 in person, as 68934a0b1f the Duke had dad02f32ea died before he df47978c02 was born.9455e7aa78209319

However, he 5321d99ef9 knew from 38c2b7988e various records 8b81267645 that the ff49b8a81f Duke had f41d16172f been physically 14dd15b981 stronger than 336563718f the Emperor edb1141ba9 or other 7f760ca056 Dukes.edd5a438386f2e3c

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Even someone like him couldn’t withstand the inside of the gate and eventually perished, so how long could Alex, a strategist type, last?4ba63c1d42f245f7

“Let’s return 5d2369e978 for now.”30ff0955e3076f05

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With Alex gone, 96bb58908e Lucian was the 8dde2b5c64 one in charge 972c67d6ec of the scene.ab5e3b0c0f105254

He planned to 13aa0dd03a bring Isabelle, check c06a8f0d1a the state of 0163fbfcb7 the barrier, and 58358b89c9 then decide what 05c909ab21 to do next.5e85ddcbe4a60567

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“Ugh, mm.”dcd4f3656881d8b3

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Melissa groaned d421a7bcd2 and slowly 4430242a0f opened her a70cc87fde eyelids.ef1e367f2dfa0b04

“Are you awake?”e24362df7b9f4e9f

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Melissa abruptly raised f5ad6081a0 her head at f24682e2a8 the voice in 66333f57f0 front of her.8fd9a31e0a33580e

She was being 7883deeb2d carried on Alex’s 5137b7434b back.a05fbfbf083c0e95

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“Oh, Duke?”6d5d8cc816c6b793

“Yes.”a521cd9bf91d70aa

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“Where are we?”fa768cae437585f8

“Inside the gate.”703958df780d8c01

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“……Whaaat?”912bbef8fbeae2c0

A scream-like e883afbb9b sound echoed 9c2da68626 through the 027788079a quiet forest.6ab430f16db470df

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“Be quiet. Unless you want to eaf7d8bb77 attract magical beasts.”a1ed9c1e0b705cd7

“Gasp.”22a830c83f501989

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Melissa quickly aabafe6c4e covered her 7e5da07df4 mouth with ec67495bf7 both hands.547b0ca000d2516b

“Hold on tight. Unless you want to e88fe9bd30 fall backwards.”4dc7a869b1ed2847

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This time, 992fccd532 Melissa quickly 527b63a0a6 grabbed his 9c79967a53 shoulders.bd4e80bc0df99fba

Now that she had 20f3b5b21b come to her senses, c7d1c505eb she wondered why she 0411dc9e2a had to be carried e3ea042fb3 on his back.5637a0f762f22582

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“Please put me bbb8bafd8b down. I’ll walk.”f16f2984fdf94640

“The path is too ebcf1b6e97 rough for new shoes.”06b779ac04209476

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“But you’re also tired, 1445787cb2 Duke. And we don’t know 05956b7187 when the price will 7978118600 hit.”85e751cef0caf7a1

“That’s why bd39a29a25 we need 8b9c82fc1b to find 82687704fe shelter quickly.”3f83492a1183e001

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Alex didn’t stop walking 9bb4788149 even as they talked.ec74c732e320eef7

He moved lightly, 59bef1bf28 even while carrying c9dbcbb11e Melissa up the e9a6a6d44f steep mountain.6066d0a23803ebb9

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Melissa had given ef6d08071f up after several 116ed5ca68 more attempts to 374a6eea4a persuade him to 19f8b7c45e put her down.d8651209bea884c8

“Are we c0cbe44818 going up?”2d55a523324f39ce

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“Magical beasts cf1978848c are large a1e2b6b0a8 and slow, b61e7c05ee so they’re 3d2562d24f not good 910bdcfdd0 at climbing da23846cbc slopes. A steep f84025a83a summit would 74c05071ea be good 63935512d2 to buy b0383dad74 us some 002fa00ad1 time.”29b736563829b1ef

“Ah.”2221657a7c522f53

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Carried on Alex’s 334a064f8f back, Melissa looked 5412bcf38f around.ccb07ad2800e2169

The inside of the e73027c5d6 gate was no different 82c6e2de88 from the outside.f9f18aac96d55644

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Dense trees and 488f9340a2 green leaves, green 33a9ac077f grass without a 843ab9c1a1 single broken blade, a09c46764a perhaps because no 0c27e42d03 one had walked 20d0b7ba6e on it, and 5e8eeefd0b wildflowers blooming here b0d2b3af47 and there.81d2d17c29e960bf

Everywhere she 93d48dfe06 looked, it d207fa5d16 was a 80e72e9f98 peaceful scene.eb7fdd925aa42eed

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After looking around silently 76edbd3a32 for a while, Melissa 19c8e2c706 suddenly felt a sense d3a3bbb74d of incongruity.a99d15dbc65e7e4f

There were no birdsong.
She couldn’t see any 2eb2fd2b0d small animals either.b1c2e65e6e7b9de9

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Perhaps that was why 722bfce1f8 it was so quiet, 8358fa5f05 almost eerily so.ac64f5dfe016f587

“Ah, Duke. There’s a ff825b14c8 cave over 0f92f8723b there.”f3094325f5defe9b

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Feeling sorry for making 9f1d2fdbc9 him carry her up 0b481336df the mountain path, Melissa 1d64fff90b stretched out her arm e7d03a5584 and pointed ahead in 719a93c60a delight.60ced445544dae40

Alex put 4783656364 Melissa down 06f4a54ce8 after approaching 1c0e8a1e80 the cave.a51290a0d965424b

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As soon as her 8cce596d72 feet touched the ground, d81c28b88f Melissa ran ahead of 0bed2d7142 him and peered into 8307b31474 the cave.fa9b700f37e96177

“It seems alright.”6251def566261a71

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Alex, appearing behind f209f93560 Melissa, entered the 0b377226d0 cave before her.0bfc81252f660fb3

It wasn’t deep, but 77ee977835 enough light came in, 3d7741dd01 making it rather suitable 3342bf4111 for staying.5837ea61b5290465

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“This is not 0d0d9e9998 bad.”f356fec2111447d1

Suddenly, Alex staggered ce41986eaa and leaned against 974266596f the cave wall.6e52e90366c9849b

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“Duke?”f191a019649d880e

Melissa quickly supported him. The intense heat she felt wasn’t from the climb.34e78555c21f1d9d

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“Teacher. Don’t move 7b019d6ecc from here.”16a48f71a896190a

“Duke, that’s not d86371a8a3 the problem right bd50fb104f now……”3bc1ab4ce3f52892

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“Not until 2e5af29ce7 I get 3e93bfb7c7 better. Absolutely not.”bf32a1683b4f0b88

Melissa caught Alex as 0c8fa852aa he collapsed.f5535793103a08be

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Sinking to the floor e380e3801c under his weight, Melissa e1fe25b68c hurriedly touched his forehead.584e045d3f1dd58d

The price had begun.7905bcdbc7b59e71

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“This is crazy.”8a9282b9a8576b8f

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So that’s why 432c894785 his back felt 3d76312058 so hot.
She thought it 39fd025739 was because of a822299c37 the hot sun, fc3e1ae12c as the temperature 381708572f was high today.2737a5e5a144ffad

Blaming her own aa0d1ed79c carelessness, Melissa looked 4fa6f302de around the cave 5e33370914 while holding Alex.e148edb277c0d7e0

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Stone ceiling, stone 74319223a4 walls, stone floor.
Everything was 17c5d4f986 just hard 21a83e02aa stone.7a788a74121c8e9c

Melissa laid 01b98c28ff Alex down 331540f4a5 so that ee5bb09c46 he was 70cbe1e604 resting his 73f1d13f2c head on 6bf69529e8 her lap.2f012cd55f50a138

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Magical beasts roamed 79ee44bb7e outside, and Alex, f563da9b24 the only one 3454e5c88f who could fight f8d650831e them, had collapsed df32097a02 from paying the 4a40527d1b price.9bc0d336bd097fed

There was nowhere 6527184888 to ask for b92536519f help, and no 6cf43a0a8e one could come 1f82e535bc to help them.a737d3867f46cf74

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They didn’t 0005051120 even know 2a59961f1b when they 12dc6b1570 could escape.256f62d2262ffe29

Overwhelmed by the dd96a72d0e sudden wave of d7280a261e despair, Melissa placed 0ef5af7cb7 her hand on 6f25432112 Alex’s face without 08d8f685d5 hesitation.eb6c95aa8e06f90f

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The priority 2019f8fd6e was clear.
To survive, they needed 32d0da03a9 Alex. And he 53595d24b1 needed to 0f405360df be in ee5302f5ae good shape.f0f57a63148ea60b

A refreshing 9dbbbff1ae energy began 526545e369 to flow f4ee0a7204 into Alex 981cb6e79d without hesitation.510cdb047ecbcd36

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Around the time the 8961e1e262 surging black energy slowed 0a9485876d its movement and Alex’s b8873c3c05 breathing became even, he d2d3f4a347 grabbed her wrist.c6071d8050d09c24

Startled, Melissa c0bd73fd06 tried to 5776bc0598 pull her a9e6d1879a hand away, 367aa160c1 but Alex 7a54f23cd9 held on c45443eb80 tighter, refusing a2143bf74a to let 778188d663 go.ba84821cddd9c009

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His icy 6ff10a0648 blue eyes, d8b8f9499c which had 0ccbdf5d2b been closed f0d8556385 as if 44a6dc3c38 in death, 9b5468d704 opened, revealing 46da02a150 a chilling 65c64bc6bb gaze.6411f92b28eba8a8

“What are you?”1255c32466162bee

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Unable to 99bc74fc93 answer immediately, 8c64803627 Melissa bit 8d4647bc24 her lower 5730d14afb lip.1947260cfa274f07

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Meanwhile, back 8d5c901223 at the 4c809ed07f Knights’ headquarters, f82f0e931e Lucian sat 40b2f79779 with his 4bb75f607c hand on 46a2952fdb his throbbing 0834e1c1ea head.4c5067b9ca2fb6ab

Before him, the 5db456771f Iello Knights and 5d1cd9d57a the Royal Guards 4797872c18 were in a 575efea7ad heated debate about e186fbcf03 rescuing Alex, who 16d2a16be8 was inside the d07cfe8040 gate.67a1384efbed2555

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“What are we 6f61fcf472 waiting for? We need to dismantle 4f45ae59a2 the barrier right now!”b204c8fdbc48eee0

Isabelle shrieked, seemingly a89efb43b7 having discarded her 7ada594e52 usual elegant and de61a8efae gentle voice.0914a80f918ff5bc

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“But if 5c4b92de53 we dismantle 7ecece8936 the barrier, 59c4689197 magical beasts f85947df92 will pour a8a0460692 out. There will 7459a1816b be significant f76e7e7b2a civilian casualties.”d574925b930d9a37

“So you’re saying 70faa2641d we should sacrifice 5016a5096f Duke Norton?”c206cd5509b301ff

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“I’m saying we 20d92638b0 should look for a6580e882e alternatives. Can’t we dismantle 68d775a4dd only part of 6420c09acd the barrier?”abe748c9801e19ec

“If that were possible, d427a64921 we wouldn’t be having bbd9719eca this discussion.”16515226f358b615

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“Enough.”ac36e7b31b4410df

Lucian, who cd1b1e5101 had been 5ec566e975 silently listening ab8919c400 to Isabelle 12fdaeb13e and her f9a66a8541 aides’ argument, b9ffa8abba finally spoke.c4a331f236149a30

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“Sir Baron. Are you certain fdcad65cc8 that the gate’s dd862159a9 opening cycle is 9ec34b2ecd getting shorter?”2e25de151353e413

“Yes, I am.”7b42aba52e2f5b5c

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“How frequent has 976b79f299 it been recently?”22d7f2dd198a76df

“There are 7a7b69e3a5 variations, but 8ed7054d58 between seven 784ee3eb3e and ten a99284d74c days.”2eaadbedced80177

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After a moment of d41f137753 contemplation, Lucian came to d0eca9ca90 a decision.b00896ae4d74f6e5

“We’ll wait 0c880e484d for ten a0e3e0fc28 days.”ecb14bff00c98021

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“Brother!”9cc8f211ae139107

“Alex isn’t reckless. He won’t engage d418a2edd6 the magical beasts ccaf9c3e41 rashly. He’ll lie 7d668ba61f low and 754ebab5b6 wait until 5d745df57a the next 685abdfdd7 gate opens.”ea1f2605cbd399b9

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Lucian looked a6a26ebb22 around, expressing f1c1d4fe96 his trust e72624c87c in Alex.0af036ffc3e9114e

“We’ll expedite the civilian c92ff2f288 evacuation in the meantime. If the c8d1112930 gate doesn’t 696e07cce9 open after 8d136a8349 ten days, ed7c77edca we’ll dismantle 5f0e3ce2e7 the barrier. That’s all.”3fdffd391d347387

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After the f8bb37a68b meeting, Isabelle eba8c01a59 followed Lucian baf3898e03 into his 8fdff08943 quarters.76e76bebae93ee2b

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“Brother, are you really 15f2d12c84 going to leave him f958527abf like this? What if Alex dies……!”d331f9de9136e9a6

“Stop it, Isabelle.”edf1c55419c34729

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Isabelle flinched at Lucian’s 139b712c08 angry voice.81d034ded49a7fc3

“If we dismantle the 269690254f barrier now, everyone could 50dcc1483f be in danger. I understand your 400b4315a7 concern for Alex, abb2542acd but think and f30d7c6fb2 act like a a0d4011985 member of the cb19cbdf71 royal family right 4e7412ebff now.”0cbb4757cd640a46

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“But brother, it’s only 0ee15ff041 you and Alex left a39ec90080 now. What will 9bbb200c36 you do 6eda384a5e if something 4b0730c9e5 happens to d648907a23 him?”25764c3182b77939

“That’s why.”8b12598c209ccdbe

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Lucian rubbed e2813829ff his temples 9807ab6ab5 as if f0f1464a22 he had d4684c1887 a headache.26a3fbec92dc57ed

“If the a08d61784e number of 2d98fe71ff magical beasts 4cc67cb8d8 is greater b95e3900a9 than we 1e7308aa78 anticipated, both c8ac7f53f3 of you ef394b2e94 could be 9f9d81601d in danger.”cec883fbebe3140e

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He recalled Alex’s joking a1e39c488e question.a2ad0941a248a453

Didn’t he want 8d4a751da1 absolute power?a68a9b4ff47bbcee

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‘Now that it’s come a56e651487 to this, I understand.’f9fdcf7f1dae349e

The loss d5b24dc00d of the e474b82462 only person 125d32afe9 who could ff0ea63772 understand him 45dec01268 was more e04f085925 terrifying than 28451dc86e the loss 4bc2bf6ebf of absolute 006459c6b5 power.26799973edb38841

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‘Surely Alex isn’t 4a53d3aa38 intentionally staying inside, 5140b29ebc is he?’aed01711cc2b3b3c

He had acbddc0373 been worried c8d6009442 about Alex e9cb73fb63 seemingly preparing 99d0194563 to disappear, e7356563a6 so he 61a9ad0873 had confronted 99444b3d68 him as d5942a6c5b soon as 8801911ecb he arrived 45db98a6cc at the bcfa5490ca Knights’ headquarters.4bbb5f3f09b8abe0

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‘No, with Dr. Melissa there, he da035fa612 wouldn’t do that.’d9b7f475eeb4f577

In that sense, it was fortunate that Melissa was with him. Even if she wasn’t of any practical help.607709b0202db6c3

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Isabelle stared at Lucian, 0c7f2f603b lost in thought.46cef637e7f6d81d

She was still 99e5a8eb3d dissatisfied with not ef43d0b46c acting immediately for 82c132e147 Alex.fbd869399580f327

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However, her brother’s expression, 0235766bd9 a mixture of various 365edab265 emotions, was too complex b539724061 for Isabelle, an ordinary 1a0d84cffc person, to readily criticize.a009c7bd3a5f7fd2

It was 8f3586de9e difficult for 66fc9de0bb Isabelle to 561260ac12 fully understand 1345c29aeb those who 56d1cc0dd7 inherited the cef23ad303 power of 273de022e4 Heraise.3c60bdcc0d7a2519

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“Duke, please 037a657d51 let go ec3ff8917d of my……”fcc6c6730ae4c62a

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“Speak.”b6973592df33dfb2

Alex raised his heavy body. He was still holding Melissa’s wrist.598fd7d559849bf1

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“That power just now. What was it? Did you use it 3435a69a79 on me before?”e04b6f22120c0908

“…….”c93e832a9e3e36b5

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Perhaps because he wasn’t 58d07c7f41 feeling well, Alex was 36aec68cca urgent and oppressive.d82049e5e40280c3

Overwhelmed by his bf8f357bee intensity, Melissa couldn’t 4e31ffb953 speak readily.82aa0c7c0908b324

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She only moved her 7a69cf2ab2 lips, and Alex tightened 8871791e04 his grip on her f8b52f9c6c wrist, urging her to c153ee7282 answer.1df375af03a82cda

“Tell me what 36659106b3 you are.”d7d31bfbb73d9725

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“That hurts.”84d70d5a79ef3d5d

“Quickly.”4f07b0c2545c083a

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Melissa twisted her 88c50cd0c6 wrist to escape, 6505cac65a but Alex pulled cef6900227 her closer instead.52ebbf2197debc99

He was getting dc38b816de impatient, knowing he 057b1fa076 would soon lose 385083818f consciousness as the 0663bbc38d fever and pain 8e26e089f7 intensified.d59cda3c618501ff

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His blue a220a338bb eyes, still c23b6ef129 burning with 86ef88c52f fever, blazed 0d53e72bb2 coldly towards 80e98559fe Melissa.5ceee7a115452f17

“Duke, let me go.”fa68db33e44181b5

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Melissa calmly met Alex’s gaze.942644e4e9870d85

“I’m not e9b5dabe21 going anywhere.”9918339ae4f7a4db

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Lowering her voice c8b07b027e softly, Melissa lightly b054547960 placed her other 1423ed8de7 hand on Alex’s ec26806b71 hand.6a6d9dbdd86b9419

“We can’t f4bbdd576d run away 58525af357 here, anyway.”32d61a5a919c8dcb

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Alex, who had cb5af5c179 been staring intently 72fdd46576 at her, reluctantly ea13244bba released his grip.9ce5b042f33d7bdd

Melissa gently rubbed f03a06ee06 her wrist, which 88b04e6a31 was marked with 3b371754db bright red handprints bd558340c7 from how tightly 7e683632df he had held 39ae7994c2 it.37d6e0bcc8904630

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“It’s special, but dbe7a2463a it’s not that ef73b05478 amazing. It can’t e08bb59e12 cure diseases beec08ff6b or heal 565fb3b79e wounds. It just alleviates 0b67be4767 the symptoms.”98de4becc4c63ba8

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Melissa added softly.6fd40fac626e75e3

“I don’t know much 029ef268da about this power. It’s just innate.”b89fc45b2adf7ff7

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“…….”5c60f4c726601056

“It’s not inherited through bloodline like yours. There’s also something called magical power, so it wouldn’t be strange for someone with this kind of ability to appear.”e7ea99526e798b7c

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There were cars 5a3061ddc0 and biplanes.
There were also 1684d27473 X-ray and electrocardiogram f952c0dd56 machines, albeit the 8520d9b793 size of a 8e13924448 bed.c71f1aff1a19574c

The Sword Master’s power and the price he paid were still difficult to understand, but they existed nonetheless.280e83d1c3dde6d4

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So, a power like f54c4567be Melissa’s could reasonably fall 2ebf634f86 within the realm of 86fa00556c comprehension.328740f4ec400a15

At least, it 14e58dff9b would be easier a41fc45de6 for Alex, the fff4c43058 possessor of a 791ee40688 legendary power, to da9a1c854a accept.3ffc581ef643f6e2

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“Duke?”4708f896d98d9dc1

“I heard you.”a2fd32fbcaec108d

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Though his vision d634f798e7 was still blurry 9515aa3884 from the lingering a13180b703 fever, Alex felt 0e59a41a38 inwardly relieved.2f791d5937649d26

Contrary to the wishes of Lucian or the citizens of the Cedes Empire, Alex wouldn’t feel any regret even if the Norton family’s price ended with him.da9b998d77c2474c

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That’s why, if he had been trapped alone inside the gate, he wouldn’t have bothered trying to survive.558eef5b9d40436b

However, he f15047edd0 couldn’t force 8601c01566 the same 3fb60f4ec3 end on 12406e66b6 Melissa.51a0af3ce8e4d418

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He had thought d8a85f5fb1 he had to 697d700a53 get her out 8150e9d81a alive somehow, and c84241258b thankfully, she had 1215a676dc a way.d8596a6cb568b499

With Melissa, his symptoms 46bb7cc0e4 disappeared and he could 00382efa20 use his power, significantly 690d65d458 increasing their chances of daecb5491e survival.dfbeec94165a4467

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Thud. Alex dropped his b1b7d22416 head onto Melissa’s ce02ac2eed lap.fc2956f50a0a2be5

Now that 20bf55f48b he felt 4bd0160d4e relieved, his 0a803f68dd body suddenly 94c4c73cca went limp.0b9b39cd75a96dec

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“I’m… hurt.”351f0e9b66ec9f6d

“Duke?”3e8dbc8dde2d7850

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“It’s hard, Teacher.”d2dcffcbad678f39

Alex clung to b583e9121a Melissa.44a3f8fcdbfb7195

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His large body slumped a69c37ce86 against her like a 2cdb59c792 wave, and Melissa instinctively 462cd2f419 embraced him, his body db10004b8c burning with fever.18e5553ba259c69f

“It’s okay.”3af2e2714a36da4a

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Melissa gently stroked c326461fd0 his back. Her power flowed carefully eb881bafcc into him, soothing him.b2ba982c72d84e9f

“Don’t go anywhere b550da9dcf else. Stay by 77f2aca6da my side.”45df7d2715827278

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It was unclear for whom his last request before falling asleep was intended. For Alex’s peace of mind, or for Melissa’s safety.0903efeb8b0c9c98

“Yes, I will. Get some rest first.”9abd6a9b7054c1b9

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Melissa stroked Alex’s hair bf765080d6 soothingly. His fine 485d5d8b59 black hair 1731408c44 tangled between 9a6458bd55 her fingers 7d85c08fc2 and then 1b462e8991 slipped away.dd42f160be96b69c

Melissa quietly patted 2226317950 him until Alex e20640914e relaxed comfortably.b3d51f9668e36ef7

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Sitting on a small 41d0844285 rock as a makeshift 4d56ba2c9e chair, Melissa watched Alex’s 20363e080a movements with fascination.540e87fdbb617b41

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He built 8fc9c404f1 a frame 1b2e56b8ac with thick f2021ab0f3 branches, covered 2956400b79 it with 5752252391 soil, and 435d9f1341 then haphazardly d50157488f laid large 54d86cd438 leaves on a34b1a5443 top.95c3941f715cb2ea

Working deftly, cb7368d3fc he quickly 557f0dc6f7 completed something 643f2178fe resembling a 9ee7826ef0 bed.b82caecf07b9637b

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“Wow, Duke. You’re quite handy. How can c06dad4505 you make acaa98bc06 something like 5981837b38 this so d8b788eaee quickly?”35183e51f3e4e63b

Whether he heard 6513ba4f21 Melissa’s admiration or 0a20c6160c not, Alex silently 64d68c3aaf began to arrange f5f0c7a96a firewood. He used his dagger 45b08d4805 imbued with magical power c2f194deb9 to cut them effortlessly.fcb16bb76b8bca07

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“You’re not overusing your 0542a70f29 power just because I’m 15b06923c2 here, are you?”eeddeb71d4162022

“Can’t I? Does your power have 224a89c45e limitations?”745076652ba6f2a0

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“Well, I’ve used 33c2ef73f6 it on more 6bd6022681 than a dozen 74efa3a54c people in one 51f68654a3 night, so I d22d2fca4d don’t think it’ll 658a9e33e5 be too much f9d74c874e for just you, 2524a69895 Duke.”f9c3c905598bb134

Melissa placed stones 195adbd252 in a circle c1cc323e38 in the center 81782d3a04 of the cave a5c980e578 to create a 0c599ba9a6 hearth.
Then, she stacked 0aa17f449f a few pieces 66f51202b1 of firewood that ec93f298bc Alex had cut.531d696ad021ea07

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“You seem to 1896363df2 know quite a 645da05280 bit.”eba8dbaa7c0ccbee

“I just picked things 06fc1b7f93 up here and there, 83c08e5463 watching and listening.”b68cbe4f3569116c

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I used to like 98c9a87cc6 variety shows.
I didn’t know it bb0f0b894e would be helpful in 44b5523d52 this way.329e20b8fc7d6f2e

“Can you 1dce3bc06c take me 1369b50fa1 with you 25f4e14d9e next time a99d9e0dbf you go fd6ace981c scouting?”95906434d17af705

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“It’s dangerous. Do you 8faa32a81d really need 76b5f30eb5 to go?”082c8001f1315e8b

Alex stopped cutting firewood, d2f3fca455 looking displeased.e7d5dcff1819fd22

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“I just don’t want 84176be1f1 to be alone. But if I’ll be 864a92d281 a burden, I’ll just 68ca47b114 stay here.”6a2d73de654262db

“…….”f796987386d0eee8

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She had 57104fad43 just lamented a9ef827850 her helplessness 11e4fdcb32 and now b1a475dc56 looked quite e5be12a39a dejected. Unable to leave her 1379ad576b like that, Alex reluctantly d37f02b5c9 agreed.8092186729c90f61

“I’m going out after I finish organizing this, so let’s go together. We need to find something to eat, so an extra pair of hands would be helpful.”ca10274ff74a1858

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“Since we’re b5cd60b2de in the a3d2e39440 mountains, should 80a69a2a04 we look 4c5f712505 for berries c74d75f22a or something?”3566577215ef2f2f

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Melissa asked as 768aeb6adf she diligently followed 55996d0d87 Alex. Her flowing new 76412c55e6 dress was inconvenient 8973805e16 for hiking, and e6dab85bf0 her new shoes 9fea401ba0 hurt her feet 0804160f0c on the rough e34fd73277 path.36742c280f44cc00

Alex glanced back a09090ad36 at Melissa and f5da3bbd50 extended his hand.c4ce5d77ac900b0f

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“Take it.”748ff9a94f245425

“Thank you.”504cf3a4547661ac

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Since she was struggling, 17059b0d8c Melissa gladly took his e7ad6d31b5 hand.8c1cc55756c9e5cf

“Let’s go to the 13e6f06c17 abandoned houses first. Something might still be 4c345d5c64 growing in the deserted 9aaf3f8076 gardens.”79c106347d4edc16

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“Why are there 28d83fc561 abandoned houses inside 5fe11d270a the gate?”2e6e12907ce4ed91

“People evacuated 63cfffd849 as soon e4a80485e5 as the f9277172c4 magical beasts 0bd4285daf were discovered.”8295c87ff5029f69

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She still couldn’t understand.
So, if there 2153e11561 were no magical 9355634649 beasts, people could 6dccf9d406 live inside the 3d897e3a9e gate?ad5f9f1381f4fac6

Melissa’s face was full of questions.eaa42dae2b275416

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“The inside of the 05abe370d8 gate is the inside a4904aa941 of the barrier. When the ff569f113e presence of 319389cf36 magical beasts 75b1434911 is first aec36cca02 confirmed, civilians e6f58c6e60 are evacuated, 3f213a46e5 the beasts c2895d1dda are herded 77042c01bb into one 362cc3101d place, and a2e2c11561 a barrier 8c77168973 is erected f650db07ab to confine b854d93dee them.”2af87cc943b79e68

I see- Melissa 7072b3e3f9 nodded.40b448901c0c6a84

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“Wait a minute. Then, can’t the barrier be dismantled?”d51e49e874001a5b

Then we 1df6a2fd1d can get 02d7024aae out quickly, 084869206f too.31c096b922c954d9

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Melissa asked, harboring such aa225aa155 hope.a94f541a05b90db8

“It can, but if the magical beasts are released all at once, the civilians who haven’t evacuated will be in danger.”08eaf96d8df2ce2e

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“…….”7c7f33b780303128

“Don’t worry. His Majesty and Baron 22ab5ca33e must be diligently evacuating 517fc8d7d3 people right now. It’s only a 2f8fbfc195 matter of time 7c74858f28 before the barrier 29388cc723 is dismantled anyway.”ab698edc186d3e35

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Jumping down under a 475ef547d2 fairly large rock, Alex ca2edb5af6 lightly lowered Melissa down, 16565901ad holding her waist.dd4fed768e06bea5

Swish- The hem of her skirt wrapped around Alex’s leg and then fell away.a33d7a40b192f534

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“If it 71402e6eb4 weren’t for 44cc62ee91 you, I 141940678b would have 6f9b827001 died silently eaef0d2e34 while paying 04ca18a05e the price.”56334a4fb0b72cb8

Like the 46bea55e2d Eto Dukedom, 36fa721522 the Norton 14c6f565bc Dukedom would f92bd3d243 have ended 38c68cfcb8 with me.
Actually, that wouldn’t have been so bad, but the current situation was quite alright too.2ea3e75afbbe37a6

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“It’s fortunate that 8e1505af0f thanks to you, 527f4b76c1 I can hold 982d0fbfa3 on until the 299af3687b gate opens again f3e9101e8e or the barrier 295ff1e4fa is dismantled.”f31af072027af043

They had reached a 35e204ccc6 flat path, so he 9d278e2451 could let go of ab8a8014a5 her hand now, but b8d394e754 Alex was still holding 2a48816fc2 it.4d455d24b8e51b25

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Should she tell him 7761339cc3 it was okay to 72f2a5fc40 let go now?6b11a5dcef18d1ba

As Melissa 6dfa49bbb9 was pondering cfaab4a950 this, the 63f2342c79 howl of 1759f9a1c1 a magical 1a1312fef0 beast echoed 460a0a5dce from afar.c30274f44942cff7

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Melissa flinched and grabbed Alex’s arm. Then, with a frightened look, she pricked up her ears.89d8e51b4b360369

“It’s alright. It seems quite far 687a2e4d80 away.”c675ae0f3734b4a3

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Come to ef390bff35 think of b8375d7dd7 it, she bec1a7abde couldn’t feel 8e954fccd2 any black 166baeac35 energy.69a52b4dae24fb21

Seeing Melissa 10e51c0236 breathe a 9dba2e0420 sigh of 488d73f8f7 relief, Alex 739ec1af6b pulled her ecd6145844 hand again.b991c0f19f9c39de

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After walking fa4072c6c4 for about 5ee19e96f7 10 minutes, 35f2105ccc the two 9cbe124cc9 reached a f73d1ae924 ridge overlooking e37db218ba a village fea94c7084 where only f751d34071 abandoned houses 36c7c833b4 remained.3262728e0e08dfa7

“There don’t e6a3e5e76b seem to a649a661c4 be any 037d45fbfc magical beasts.”6315dc5bbc89afe1

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As Alex 9f3ecae27b looked around f834e63e69 and was 3eb3f61028 about to 453e43239d descend, Melissa c565253319 stopped him.8c93e4cff10f33ea

“No. They’re coming from 878fb98697 over there.”36846a752763e82f

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Melissa stared 18a3d3a13e to the 923fbaa460 left. She could 87bc8de0ac feel the 6b6174c5e9 black energy 3b6302b4bb billowing from 4f5dc0937d the direction f327ec7d68 where she 680145297f had heard b13d5eac3c the howling f75c2838f6 earlier.38f39ef9fafc32dc

Alex narrowed his eyes, following Melissa’s gaze. There were no magical beasts in sight yet.bf19c108ad9d5036

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“How do 5e8b8a49e4 you know?”6ad9d027c7089a54

“There’s this black, creepy energy that I can feel from magical beasts. Can’t you feel it, Duke?”24e008a9480ad98a

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“Not at all.”643b96abc8f728a1

Alex silently watched a499495b60 in the same 6b4754e43e direction as Melissa.3c669e8aeee77969

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After a brief ac879590f9 moment of silence, febb650bda just as Melissa 936a4389c2 had said, a 22cf7e06c8 magical beast appeared 2eff93d5fe from the left.e65fe6889f1853e3

“I see it. Just as you a712c7b192 said, Teacher.”46923b6846b1a589

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He saw her in 4647f4172c a new light.74580e8e22252b75