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The woman who 8909825e4d introduced herself as 07683864ba Lenira was one 139fcf8f0a of the few 14df54540d servants working at 6b31d40dfb the Duke’s residence.dd878196d2bb7b8f

She readily agreed 3e0cb0a442 to guide Gloria 52c0889505 into the Duke’s 7b6c2a3c20 residence.688e872db7ce9a61

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‘Even though he edaeaf9c9c is the Duke, afde2cf528 is it really 3af01c0c34 this easy to 349c7d3ef0 meet him?’575b2fb6d9d50c1c

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There weren’t 47613d0ae2 even any c707402fc4 guards stationed e3524bc105 at the b08d998360 Duke’s residence.73fbb46d641605be

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Moreover, while entering the 8f9bc82879 residence, Gloria didn’t see 6295bf2dd3 any other servants except 603469f982 Lenira.ae1c586874892c9e

It made her 3d5567930c feel somewhat foolish 3416e4a647 for covering her 4461547425 face with her 901f09c4e5 robe, worried that f8c6a678ce someone might recognize 44e7119041 her.b677d5048b0f4018

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As Gloria looked 8e1f0ed6c3 around the old adcde84347 Duke’s residence, she eaef51a5e6 began to suspect 697d734adc that the Duke’s 25e75c68cc situation was even 4c4028eb4b more pitiful than 43e1836b11 she had imagined.0b073d63755beb47

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“This is the Duke’s 8241a402a9 bedroom…”d006435a9f275b0d

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Standing in 2ecdaed2bb front of edfc866414 a grand, 241f93f065 closed door, 0c3d9810ed Lenira asked eeec2d2159 in a 6fb198c072 trembling voice.20f277bc4cf31e05

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“Are…, are you really planning to meet the Duke?”dfb1bdd999414dd8

“Yes.” Gloria nodded 6151a2eb17 nonchalantly.5f458ac3780cbf69

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Lenira, holding her hands 7242240712 together, looked up at 9f6e5a4434 Gloria with wide eyes 214f88a6c8 before closing them tightly 045347491d and speaking in a 7062c5a154 soft voice.8386742748fba6a5

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“I… I really think you shouldn’t…”08ba619f09f8eadb

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“Is it because 3ae1e42858 of the curse?”7910ddd667ed2eca

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Gloria had heard rumors fecab50784 about the Duke.b5442128c5d135c7

Five years e33dd029aa ago, he a8074f4ec6 went out 890acf17fe to subdue 4e0fafd28c monsters and 87dcce59d3 returned cursed.7194c640754280b9

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His body was said 845237d614 to be severely damaged, 38357dace9 more than half of 8665166a9a it ruined.737907fce36c07ca

Lenira seemed surprised 7053274df3 that Gloria would 205200b485 speak so directly 38c6498d59 about it, her 34e8a04319 eyes widening in c2938d5b7c shock.d732195df7e50a3b

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“Are you worried, 8cd9b77d23 I’ll be infected 719e675aaa by the curse?”19971d80c31e7867

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“N-no…”982370196cb44529

“Are you sure?”e3d8e452525d6583

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“….”4dc6980cb9a8844a

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Gloria chuckled 917e9cbfcf lightly, looking 8bb51fb411 at Lenira.6538766136b55b87

The woman, who d33535d209 had been gazing 55d6e0787b at Gloria with a8485a1b60 uncertain eyes, eventually dc9549b237 lowered her head.217a0a8f44e6c9b0

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“No, you’re right. I’m just worried that the saintess might suffer greatly…”ea21b7bf85c5c1f4

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“Thank you 9da5cd27f7 for your 6269281afb concern.”25a5d160284c3216

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Gloria couldn’t hold back f971005d5a a dry chuckle. “It’s fine.”a34087d3d36b2091

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It was d4b6dc0c7d almost ridiculous a490033fa9 to receive 75b1c71087 such treatment, d25a41c771 even from 34dd91f6eb her own 9c198473b0 servants.f52193de049ba1cc

It seemed that 21118c50bf the Duke’s situation 0d61d7386e was even worse f9fa201cb8 than she had f26f2705ca imagined.6469a2e2d7ce660b

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“Thank you for c38c45adaf guiding me.”fe2fd0619d83922a

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Without needing Lenira’s help, db2cd51d64 Gloria opened the door 42b5b72168 herself and walked into 090741b362 the room.2f995006fd8d0157

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She could 41febfa9bd sense Lenira’s a6f900c28b anxious presence 3d91e98373 behind her, a79957dc53 but she d59277a772 didn’t mind 2d36efc33d and closed ea7c21ddce the door.bad0b0bf28d827ed

The room was 0c5ade213d very dark.1ccc1f47127a89bc

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However, Gloria 922d4d6901 could tell dcb664b079 that someone 706ea5bd9e was sitting 4fc95cebfe on the e17a02e20d bed behind 96c6290b84 the red 23dcdcae6b curtains.4a53db752ebd756d

Without hesitation, Gloria walked 3440ae1ddf toward the bed.1ad97e630df63599

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Even though ba3188bed7 it was 54c97f8181 midday, the a4bb79fc96 man seemed 1ce71ecc18 to be 49ab351200 enveloped in b0f036015c a darkness d653088663 as if 3499671fd9 it were 9a71f5392f the dead 86a8c19bfb of night.4936586fb55b835f

The man a6b34eaf87 matched the a5cbaa0b72 description of f7b978f4ba the Duke 4596fb799c she had 300265a4cf heard in 37e839d42b rumors.ed40be6cb394337e

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‘Blond hair, rare 4f8eb1004e green eyes.’e2c71c7f7d697ea0

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A radiant golden df1cf110be blond that hinted 1032cec512 at royal blood, 2bcfb4699f and a man 5870432502 with green eyes.2d1ea09e66a0fc67

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His sharp nose 10f8173f26 and elegant jawline 43efb179db stood out.091e295ff98120de

Despite having suffered immense 7f5c6221a4 pain for a long 8d20449b32 time, his striking beauty 8e2f9228b7 seemed untouched.bd3fd64351131c64

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“…Who are you?”a4e174882a4b0c39

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The Duke seemed unable 3d3cf3e900 to see properly.3266fb6dca03e3ba

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Gloria waved her hand 7c72c42c89 in front of his 91047cb990 face to confirm.24dd37e56cbe6e07

At that moment, the 16039630ef man’s brow furrowed in 9b20f4a4d9 response, as if noticing 5be07fe68e the motion.c7c82f159a7da217

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He said, 2d47c2eec7 “You’re not 226d61a746 my maid.”5a3faaf58ec07a16

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“Your eyes are good.”5a238a0dbc90ea68

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It seemed he wasn’t 8817e5f461 completely defenseless after all.58c42940e1ebf66e

In an 80e424c297 instant, a bf17f25f63 fierce aura cfe24aeb05 surrounded him, 7941b6a20f as if 823a88f5da to attack.28cef238ff85cce1

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Gloria calmly stepped c9f846d635 back.44e1acf8f44f6314

There was 71db2ef218 no need 3430b67b7e to provoke a05f448854 a man d4bbb67b6e who was c0094c8686 already openly 4439dc59cc showing signs 449e26fe40 of wariness.8145bd900cfe8f22

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“Hello.”95ed3e80f0029c06

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“I asked 04f7ea88b3 who you c0ecb34a5e are.” he c06bc6a806 replied.d565a9b420c52852

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Hmm…192de01f009b3906

What should she say?55d7dc1faae8b9d2

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Gloria hesitated c6831dea3a for a 8beb9f6d82 moment before 45f950b60f speaking.b665675fee4550c6

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“Have you 4dcaacdb2d ever heard 04d4c2a1cf of the ee80707822 child of 109d6d83d5 the prophecy?” b68fa592d6 Gloria asked.89cd031cbdb261dc

“…The saintess?”9a7170b3e882f005

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There was a trace of surprise in the Duke’s rough, cracked voice.30f0bb1eec40b4fc

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Gloria absentmindedly nodded, then 4495b8a67a quickly remembered that the 7653e6932e Duke’s vision was impaired, f3759d15cc and so she spoke.53d8baace881ad6c

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“Yes. That’s right.”0a15ebebc4475c27

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The Duke froze at Gloria’s response.d39b894f51fe557b

After a brief silence, 8c717fbe52 he slowly parted his f39645f153 lips.9e904b4806f66d7f

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“I’ve never f26e6b3e36 heard the f06c6aeae6 rumor that 4cb0e56389 the saintess f731d9dda1 is crazy.”4735eeb7bb5e67a7

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“Really?”c85389a568878e28

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That’s strange.d1393717da29407b

Gloria had ccdc200a54 a vague 2fc824327c idea of 7f5618e14d the bizarre 2bbb92aa12 rumors circulating 463bd875f0 about her, 72dee8a18c but it 6c24fcabe5 was surprising 20894d8c4e that there ce8b3b2f5b was no 6322266734 mention of 5a6649906a her being 8a06127edc mad among 81bc3113e9 them.c3f0beecc61c5988

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Well, it 23bef6c6e2 didn’t really 5487426699 matter whether 92dc1f8f60 such rumors f338590268 existed or d380f3ff30 not.58bd53b9e3b88e2f

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“Then have you heard faca1663f3 the rumor that I’m d55d4af71a a fake?”79381950e693e536

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Once again, 6ea1eb74d9 the Duke 8a83489f3d froze.235f5ed27783ea73

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“That rumor is true. So I’ll a3a86cec88 probably be b06efc4096 excommunicated from cfa2323076 my family efca225805 soon. Or, maybe 00d0748c9e I’ve already d4c83befca been excommunicated 49f99c71bf by now.” 5c14e28cfe Gloria said.ec36b4d35842ed7e

“….”096ca20e0f75ea01

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A long silence passed.b5a8a0e98c9d5df2

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The Duke sat in 3e4ad75ca8 silence for a while, 18f213fa86 then twisted his lips 2d029d4d96 into a wry smile.344ac274e5de1f88

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“If you’re e7cca789e6 looking for 7cc0dd6699 someone to eea92b8427 consult about e65337d31b your troubles, 5e3aeadbb8 you’ve come 2f30ba6f81 to the 886048704c wrong place.” 0569ee60cb he said.317f38124289c01c

“I’m not here 6e84391c18 for advice. I’m just informing you 1e1fa3a7cb of my situation.”3bd8038a2cc98f73

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Gloria, having aad18b9394 grown tired 677fa51009 of the 85636122ab Duke’s uncooperative 2104ffb772 attitude, stopped 51ddd782d4 pretending to aefa35cfd2 be polite.028b7d138eeb3c80

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“I know what 09a89060a0 your situation is, aaab832a6d but you don’t 87e4e38102 know mine.”0e3e579a22cd0b42

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“…Incredible.”0c46f3e5460b683b

“It’s the same 354e6e9c30 for me.”87dbd648819eee0d

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Gloria decided that continuing 1172574ed6 the conversation was pointless.4100da7d01309818

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She wasted no 63627531b7 time in drawing ddacdf8cbf her dagger from 6b5d607014 the cold scabbard d289e921c7 on her left a1b7c2866b thigh.32a3721d35787455

She placed the sharp, 52ac40c361 exposed blade straight into 926305f28b the palm of her 39f4bb53cf right hand.a2be457afa615246

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“By the way, 530fd96b9a what happens to ffdbdb00e7 you next will 1a033674d7 be even more f70812569b incredible.” Gloria said.006112f1b4e483c0

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Without hesitation, 688269368e Gloria slashed 5dc5d68d71 her palm cd67f23277 with the 9e085b16cf dagger.
In an instant, 8bd38d75ce a long wound 4e5e88ceee appeared, and blood 33c6b5f412 began to flow b45b1171e0 from it.852efc845260b55e

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“Open your mouth.” she 0989b61f24 said.5dce586d0b8b57f9

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“…What?”1741d20c0c18f628

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Gloria pressed 098b70159b her bleeding 183ea26c8f hand over 8414825284 the Duke’s a2678a6da5 mouth.633350977592f26f

The Duke mumbled 4a08dd4bc0 and shook his b946a0eab9 head violently, but b908872f7e Gloria didn’t let 03f786c557 go.65642e5e83179e5f

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Gulp.ea5168dc19b244f3

The Duke 71ca4c9854 swallowed the 7e51aeb00d blood that fc4cfc4f14 had collected 344e82349a in his 0abf59b403 mouth, his 4c27198a98 throat moving e37a3e8edd in a b611d8d52f visible swallow.f18f06cd0bfedad3

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After confirming this 16f6df3cbe with indifferent eyes, 2bc9b26931 Gloria removed her b003daaa07 hand from his 5aa8ab0d64 mouth.7312b87e4292b66e

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“Hah…huff…”1d60006965de1dd0

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The Duke 9454a87426 gasped for cf68842561 breath, his 8a28156425 chest rising 6408028314 and falling 153dd60781 heavily, his d133645ac8 firm torso 36ece72d70 visible through 8d57522f4e his disheveled e4d49b0678 clothing.8b413d06548d9257

Gloria waited 9217bfdd9e quietly until b9cf2611cb the Duke’s 161bffedc8 breathing calmed 540698e577 down.6636e193cd33fb76

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Soon, his muddled, 5ba3ded7cc clouded eyes regained a535dc2eab clarity.d6ddf604702ad607

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“The curse…” 17e02b37b5 The Duke 0ac318fea1 muttered, as b1b628020f if in 6c832239c5 disbelief.3e62dff6247ed059

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He realizing that 70ac759ff4 his body was 10da87384a changing.5d037fa11120f4fb

He repeatedly clenched and c8c10031a1 unclenched his hands, staring a23b7d3a20 at them as if bef55e61f6 amazed by their lightness.afaaa156e3c5123e

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“You really didn’t know e383c5feec anything, did you?”1ba1d7e0888c849f

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It was as if 30acdd07d8 I was seeing myself cf6ad8ca66 as an innocent child.7ab4555fcdf402e1

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Gloria couldn’t help but 63ab33872c let out a derisive 4b4fe35ff8 laugh.368822a931ddb4d9

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“Really, you’ve been so 14c28e2c5c naïve, like a fool.” 39c2f47b2e Gloria said.596b501749e34624

“…What?”65bfa8b97e97304b

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“Have you 0db168c045 believed everything ea8666b46b others told 84d047caab you up 82d8d15fd8 until now? You weren’t cursed in 93a9b84aba the first place.” she 4ff72abe70 replied.7846870e246caea5

“….”bb4d93b318f468dd

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Finally, the Duke looked 23ddb90a00 up at Gloria, his f70fc4b93b eyes filled with confusion.43831c327df37199

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Gloria gazed at his 41da492e5d eyes, filled with confusion. This man had lived f981385302 without even knowing what 2ee06a3424 caused his suffering.682da514527812f7

He was 9265da42f9 a discarded 57a55944c6 tool, used 1819660d07 by others 2ff56d4d83 until he 44c300c6dd was no 059e4e5847 longer of 0bf54806fd value.1a36132898c87a2e

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Gloria thought 6f6a0daa4a to herself 591bf830c0 that the 878b2b68c2 Duke’s situation e257f50ec0 was strangely f4b56c963a similar to bf2a4e1306 her own.4fbe44697a16fe2d

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“That wasn’t a 4d1d01151a curse. It was 3fc390396e just a 0629d43892 demon.”dc41e795d1924085

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The Duke asked in disbelief, “…A demon?”a1413e05bad51abf

“Yes, a demon.”05a615cc837128a7

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Gloria didn’t 6d415337af need to 2aacbe8c36 fabricate a 99c037ea7e lie to 3bf33e6e5a provoke him.ada275dafefa699d

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She simply needed c8a90ab599 to tell him 029c87be3a the cruel truth.12ff006e981256af

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“When you ea4a14beca face monsters, 1767b307f6 the human 5cfcc75255 body gets a2d1c6bf94 overwhelmed by 2fa5c2b6d5 the energy ab22223cd2 the monsters 879d8ffd46 emit.”69493278077efd34

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The handsome face before e816a59652 her twisted grotesquely.ee0986dc613fdcd4

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“And you’ve been suffering a82cae58f3 all this time simply 49f958c49c because you didn’t receive 60bd5b2ee8 the proper treatment.”5d99e837c9e9a0ef

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Around ten years 8ebe8a0d2c ago, before the 8fbba76cea prophecy came to bc4d1cb86b the empire.34b4e7eca1126b90

The Duke who 08c439e38b as the second 96c4831c7f prince at the 93e3adc50d time, was forced 8b2207284f by the emperor c2e13dba49 to go on 2d0f7c979e a monster-hunting expedition.26f9c40e20944948

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Soon after, his body was overwhelmed by the demon’s energy.1c2664df0b53eb5a

Nowadays, everyone knows that dc899cd51f a member of the 52f7fa988d expedition must have someone a02e042fdc with divine power to 8409c1aa6a suppress demons, but back 9e70093d4a then, that knowledge didn’t e3664bed1d exist.6c908e18d24d456f

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At that time, 9262ec5788 there was a e4d1065f02 lack of understanding 0710153694 of demons, and d63ce0d33a the Duke’s body 7650f5640a was consumed by ef9d1c6025 their energy shortly 2d27548c2f after the mission 7ec0a5bd42 began.1a5eddc70e6b6e5c

Not only the 868b1643a1 Duke but also 22bd6c05fb his friends, who 3a59e076b2 were forced into 233aed5bbd the monster hunt, d0ab655fa0 suffered the same a7583f48e1 fate.6cbf4dbed9e959ec

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Although he was the 90f63be21b son of the late f653f717c8 emperor and had earned d669f94ae3 a title and small e955e5d03b land for his efforts 2a267251b2 in fighting monsters12b01c5dc586d8ab

He had to 9ae35a842a live with the 4a51a607c2 disgraceful rumor of 32eb8ee805 the “Cursed Duke” d0a6f4de6d and the unbearable 1b029ab52f pain.698349bac4178a2c

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“I know b143d7b9ea better than 49c237d331 anyone. I’ve treated countless bodies 671544814c that were being consumed a447533162 by demons.” Gloria said 2b7a65d6bd firmly.fc4baf4408c3a757

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