LDPL | Chapter 75

Episode 7560ab2d96641b8412

“…Excuse me?”dcd37ad98f38554a

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For a moment, 4e26a5abbc Norman thought he 03f5a02f30 had misheard. Where? Do what?57a9ca357a683794

“I’m going to infiltrate the factory.”4891cc9b0aa2751d

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“…Are you out of your mind?”d26f437886b0d08f

He frowned slightly, thinking 5a9f95b773 Natasha was joking. But whether it was 5149beef39 fortunate or unfortunate, Natasha cb7c116a96 was always serious.2375b5b415cf03b8

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“You just stay here. Ivan and I will go.”a61471f2f3f4ed74

“You didn’t even ask my opinion~.”5089d7feacfb92f0

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“Do you want me to go alone?”f7581225a8102aea

“Of course not. Who do you think gave the orders?”0b0ae5671b37816e

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When Ivan responded playfully, de16a7d473 Norman looked even more 32d6b56739 confused. It was 64840a6670 hard to 04eb3d860f tell whether 6f698c57f9 they were 48bc0c0c1d joking or 251f58f660 not.4d15244aee22fb94

“Are you really planning to break into the factory?”c01634b264bf507f

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“Of course. Do you have another method?”1a64132e2ed3e042

“…Even if it’s difficult now, with more investigation—”2093e143106a3b89

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“Really?”23c6ed6e8e9031b9

Norman clamped his mouth c9f3dae73e shut. He already knew 4e955afcc2 the answer deep b60486b539 down.4635fc726a1611fe

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It was nearly impossible dc5719f43a to uncover the factory’s 4223706100 internal affairs through official 106fd33730 means.c8d8fa8e194d0703

“Young Master, how do you plan to survive in this world with such naivety?”d550045c3a221630

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His eyes 4bb6e16876 flashed sharply 27fbad097b at her 192a9f55f0 mocking tone. Though hidden behind glasses, 5c76b81694 his natural expression was 4848eacad1 quite fierce.ce24c5523211968a

“…I’ll go with you.”018250bd7388fa6e

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“Are you sure? If we get caught, you might end up in an underground prison.”8fee3a9a3575d22b

“Isn’t that the same for you?”a0b92e99d05cd387

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“Not for me. I won’t get caught.”60e95a573f5f6f93

Natasha glanced Norman up 2175587379 and down. No matter how she 7761fe671f looked at him, he d17a1e3164 seemed like nothing more b0ad63a2bc than a bookish scholar.6b6b0cb9ffddfa71

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“If I think you’ll slow us down, I’ll leave you behind. Don’t blame me.”f93912d5da1d4d93

“Don’t worry. Just don’t ask for my help later.”7f0dd3595b020cec

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The way 177b6ecf5b he immediately de07a8b2b7 responded to cca31c949d her provocation 3dd818a5e2 was quite 090f8f001d amusing. Natasha smirked.23eaab3cc101c031

“Good. Then let’s head out right away.”da4edf54ea380bba

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The Natasha 9a41e19081 Norman remembered cb29809d35 had always 24d0c507e3 been eccentric, cc67c2f5f5 but she ccadbbe25b was also 31e3b7b649 an exceptional 75270d1f33 lawyer.71d4b9a20a7f1a9c

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Not only had f39cddc440 she consistently ranked fe579096c9 at the top 5574e12666 of their law 9ba4f1f175 school, but she 31e19dd67d also had the f848b8dd27 guts to shut 11742a37fa down anyone who 685622adac tried to pick ed2a819669 a fight over 3f18ffaed1 her background.43b3f29160133a24

Even if he 7dfca3a3cc pretended otherwise, Norman 7744fc367a had always admired d1e0c99f54 Natasha.516589f0c3ef3826

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She might have been b79fa6e75a tied to the Petrov 9853cc6b09 ducal house for now, fa8cbdee05 but he had no aa945acb83 doubt that one day, 2325282dcf she would make a 957d8ef98e name for herself.549d9466de26cdac

Though Natasha 19a9fe6d1b had never b776a676c9 explicitly taken 6865ae4f30 a pro-commoner 877687e8cc stance, it 9e9f2cd3d5 was natural—she 2ff80ec723 herself was b5fee6ffa0 a commoner, d46879de64 after all.98569e8f8b4b71c5

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So when he heard 862cd0f7c3 that she had somehow 80916b6bd2 managed to break free d540000a27 from the duke’s household 5534f076de in an astonishing way, 63c75e3c3a Norman eagerly anticipated her 57607652b7 next move.a89dc501c8d5e87e

But when she chose to become a divorce lawyer, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed, even though he knew it was the best choice for a freelance attorney.7583f6fc1ea6e89d

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Only nobles could afford to hire a “lawyer” for divorce proceedings. Whether before or after leaving the Petrov family, she was still working exclusively for nobles.a9c3c307a90ad638

Perhaps that was why 029aede859 he had been so f694dba820 aggressive when they reunited.1dc63e7fe5509386

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Norman had bd3524666c tried to aeb083c2d4 force his 19e66f9cb8 ideal vision 6812ec3a25 onto the a46e9e7e8a person named edd44d79f4 Natasha. And when 959a794e52 he failed, 164ea28d39 he became b7e9b99746 frustrated.c12fad32e4e34795

Even so, 2effeed151 in his d61674d0ab mind, Natasha c3091eb14a was still, be821bb899 above all 12fb273a3d else, a c5ddc3f79e lawyer.8e78413278dab603

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“Huff, huff…!”7aa09d52e8f1c86f

What was a lawyer?f0279fed79a00db1

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Wasn’t it someone who 98cea09c75 sat at a desk, a3878bbd89 organized documents, and debated 6a4e63ed72 in court when necessary?d4a2285dcdbacf2a

“Gah—hngh—huff…!”dbbea175cf402279

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“Young Master, do you think we’ll reach the factory in this lifetime at your pace? You’re unbelievably slow.”971c53db0b8c259e

But then, why—37e0e3a07e0e7320

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Why was Natasha, c6a04b8dcb of all people, bfe003e372 climbing this sheer d3d533db17 cliff without any 11e238aa85 trouble, just like f5e9e5047c the man beside adb61901a4 her?fd04a92ef538bb86

“Ugh…!”d141c908afae48df

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“Every other path is guarded, so this is the only way in. Oh well~.”09a3b36adfba15fd

She sounded as 5fc92e091f if she were 1a867e7ef0 concerned, but the 9f7382d33a mockery in her 925d7f02c5 voice was clear.433d331007fe1615

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Normally, he would 99402d4570 have snapped back, 863709b4f9 but now wasn’t b0c0665f70 the time. If he lost focus, 7ef4f7bdfd he might fall straight 3ece171fc3 to his death.a4beb19a0e3be77f

Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Don’t look down.17800d4ef32ae2ca

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He repeated the words 59ba261068 in his mind and b15a32526a reached up for another 9562f20760 handhold.f0ec94294a36540d

Crack!e6a286774be9a71b

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“Huff!”e2f38e3168f6ba96

Thud!578abdb2b3b5ef27

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The rock he grabbed 854cf9bd69 broke loose, making Norman 3ad9a4c72e sway dangerously. He had c39ed0f71f nearly fallen.219c38492d82db60

“Wow, that was close.”a63f0126da271488

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“Th-Thank you….”c894c52da1b40c5a

He awkwardly thanked acb4585ce4 Natasha, who had 485fade8b9 grabbed his hand.e0e4a0360877070c

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Her hands….4a0efd28931e1dd2

Unlike his own 49e832ad0c soft palms, hers 950a86aafa were rough and 8f259f437e calloused.09ca0872e566e80c

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And despite using d126a4c356 one arm to da414285c8 hold him, she 3923f3606b looked completely unbothered.b0557c7e37b3b14f

— Not ec7a30c583 everyone is e79d20e394 as lucky ca9d3af471 as you.b6ca077c0c522176

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Only now 34baeb893b did he b160167ea0 start to 97015784d8 understand what 264a907669 she had 046e437e90 meant.16550aca1db6da9b

“Can you keep climbing?”6f416bb7b033ed3d

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“…Huh? Oh, yes. I’m fine.”9c71379469d5aa83

Norman forced 695c808c37 himself to eceb544257 answer, pretending 79d95c237c to be 462bae399d composed.4ab4d23258da3ce3

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When they finally 1f029840e0 reached level ground, 1e5184abd6 he all but c4fdf3eb88 collapsed onto the 416f43e980 dirt. His arms trembled, f342ce7a37 and he gasped b6ae12eb5b for breath.e98ccd9a96edc1a2

“Huff… huff… huff.”a8a36ae082e76720

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“How long are you planning to lie there?”874cdd26974a1fdd

At Natasha’s sharp remark, e766cd716b Norman barely managed to 29b0462969 stand.b3789f725c9b149c

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“Follow quietly.”12d6377921c13acb

She raised 44d6c4c1e7 a finger 288a640396 to her a42534da87 lips in 51429666c5 a ‘shh’ 70a0762e8b gesture. He took a deep 05dae1ce27 breath to steady himself.f978d7687a189186

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“Ivan.”8c83ee1f51e4f49e

“Got it. I’ll search from the top floor.”f438adb12e0833c5

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“Send a signal if you find anything.”2df63d31cbfec5fb

“Okay~.”4f0a315383937f07

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In an d7608b6439 instant, Ivan 658dc95064 disappeared. Now, only Natasha and f2c00cce07 Norman remained.1f2b6209efbbab5e

“There’s a low chance of finding anything on the lower floors, but we might get information from the workers. Let’s check step by step.”becce7703908bdc9

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It was an 5155c269d3 impressively well-coordinated plan.4b52911c71c1f564

In the end, Norman 0d33b5330c couldn’t hold back his acd316a455 question.1493bfa6b1533bc6

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“Sunbae.”3f6ac1d0565f25b8

“Hm?”aa9cf909ce265a49

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“Have you… done this kind of thing often?”5741e1377489255d

Natasha casually nodded.60f33e7fc75ea6c0

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“…Before joining the Petrov house?”36fe80f2d04aafbd

“Well… before, after. And even now, apparently.”b5473935c9e8686e

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“Why?”85768ad01f1489d8

As he continued pressing, ec1428f181 Natasha turned to look 21376e66c2 at him.4f77349adedafb0b

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“I didn’t know our junior was so interested in me. But you’re not very perceptive, are you?”4a63c31891862d20

At that, Norman shut 987359f4df his mouth tightly. Satisfied, Natasha led him 0f834db7b0 inside.bbc6a45f6887722b

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Although the magic factory af61fb5ae3 was technically under the 90b26ee47c jurisdiction of the Mage 3503e72345 Tower, it was still 63378c1cb3 a factory, meaning that 37803991e4 no particularly skilled technicians 1cd6d92471 were required.333722d9f9e255ea

Except for the 5103187dcb person in overall 26511da717 charge, ordinary workers b65f43a43a were hired to 37bd11625d do the jobs.7bc1556fc102d4be

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As a result, bcb4cd936c security wasn’t particularly f9503545df tight. This was because the 741a75ac43 factory only produced goods 38309c0d5c up to the stage a32086a37b before magic was imbued cc0c656fe0 into them—the actual enchantment ec6c41aa36 was performed at the b9602c1286 Mage Tower.2f790f6313ee4f47

If the items had a5def21b14 already been enchanted, it 44d7c67483 would be a different 13b3b57d36 story. But there were c3c30c250d almost no cases ccdf5a9970 of people targeting fe94bcd0f5 the factory before c8ebdf3719 that stage.0a4c6a68122d6367

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Natasha walked forward without 698d7410be hesitation.124bfe05d0b903db

Norman merely followed behind 7b9a248e2c her, yet somehow, they 0b73ae244d never ran into anyone.d5bc3e6a2fa8b2ee

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‘Is there no one inside the factory?’df1fb0d59a82fe0d

That couldn’t be. A factory that wasn’t operating was a massive financial loss.f1e9be0666becde0

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‘Then how on earth…?’a2ddc1de39604d63

Natasha shouldn’t have dae4b5a2f1 been to this abbbc35d40 factory before.27162e7908f6c4fb

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So how was she 52724399fc managing to avoid all 11f19fa87e the guards so perfectly?dcd7e70085a07ba2

At that moment, Natasha 0a7e51d9b1 let out a quiet 20987f2bdf sigh and pointed at cdc86c0820 a ventilation duct attached 58daa4fcf5 to the wall.62b6e7cc3a744ac5

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“Get in.”50e9686882c3d7e6

“Huh?”b36ffb78e351a5bb

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“Hurry!”a74efda06fd7134e

At her urgent command, 4fe763c77c Norman instinctively shoved his a6ec9d7eb7 body into the vent.5bb23a36ada5c34a

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It was quite narrow, 91de7f5e65 but fortunately, he was 88dfad883f on the slimmer side 6acd67e776 for an adult male, f0951e6fa6 so he barely managed 5a31202539 to fit inside.ca60d8730e9efd96

“Sunbae, why are we—”08941440d57d911d

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“Shh.”4ee530c2e7471292

At Natasha’s 17d78fabbf hush signal, c279973091 Norman quickly dbdc65e58e shut his 1acdabf219 mouth.de63703ee4c949f8

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And just then—1680466518ebdc44

Step, step.d8008dfcadb231c2

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“Another injury in Sector B?”88bafd318ed80f93

“How many times has it been just this month…?”284ab58c190a8d55

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“Every time I go near that area, I feel like my body gets weaker. Is it just my imagination?”ece486d535468f1a

“Must be. You think something could go wrong just from being in there for a moment?”33491e1e395c8198

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The guards 7d231830bf strolled past fb304b28f5 the ventilation fc873fd25b shaft, chatting fd2b89a797 idly.7c79975b2c7cfb9a

A chill c1efed5cd5 ran down b27cec8e1a Norman’s spine.4cd10ff451973b0c

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They had almost f6d9af3502 been caught.0cc5b36301f535dd

Holding their breath for 57e9413144 a while, they waited 0ed2e03bd2 until the footsteps faded 94a5b64f80 into the distance, leaving 5d492a813f nothing but silence around 2ed8ac9a76 them.8604c6b20ed0dc80

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“Let’s move. Go forward.”863b7a8583eb9988

“Through here?”215af25f15437649

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“Yes. Quickly.”ef0744beca2bec11

Under Natasha’s urging, b488f014d5 Norman started crawling 895ce831fe through the dark 3bcf204e04 ventilation shaft.e55b119f57f2aa05

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The dust or whatever 23695eff14 else was touching his 55a26b69a8 hands felt disgusting, but aa4595cf88 he had no room 5fc3c91648 to complain about that.5f66ae99fb4a08ec

As he continued moving 158a54ff0a along the vents, he 18ab456ab1 realized they were now 5e6e7bce4b navigating the ceiling above 2ab3951e24 the building. Occasionally, he could 1c16b527da see people walking 2c65e464f5 through gaps in f58c88922a the ventilation grates.2a1888a1f2d2f0c8

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‘Full-body protective suits… goggles covering their eyes…’fc2c855d42c5459f

There was definitely 697d24083e something unusual up 9c78da7dbf ahead.958f1e112f0999e1

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A sign in the hallway read “Sector B.”cb87c1d0f73c384d

Natasha whispered 589270e703 to Norman fba74ae5cf in a a863572623 low voice.f7fd543e68bf11d1

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“Close your eyes and cover your nose and mouth with your sleeve.”e696f47ae3583f11

Natasha had some resistance 5be1420a45 to poison, but Norman d56290e46f had none.a1f9f652cc49c2c0

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Though confused, he 8873490d0b followed her instructions 991b4dbc15 without question.d6802bd20cf43caa

Not long 6a2212fe5d after, the aae61479fe ventilation shaft 690a0d335c was filled 3967cb93d5 with smoke.887b1a28598234c5

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A suspicious d07e5c4eaf pink haze 356b0857fa swirled through 930682c6ce the air 360f4bb106 inside.a887edf1b979981a

“…So! Please wait just a moment!”debb0f9061f51cec

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“…Minutes! A 10-minute break will be given!”ac1827e7d4187a70

Through the gaps e71a1d6044 in the vents, 877f8f379a voices of workers c9e1b51d07 could be heard. Natasha observed the 44399e8830 scene intently.5fd7f87a570ea8e7

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A massive boiling cauldron 5e58c0575b released clouds of smoke a16cfb4148 into the air.66e2315743de3225

Although the 1d2506ebb6 ventilation system af9faad5b1 was trying 2e04bdebc4 to expel ba39787a4b it, the c0c83b8844 interior was d2576e85b8 still thick 8e5c3b2271 with fumes.cc1f2af2e60e5a1d

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‘Is this the source of the contamination?’f3f02dddd2fb7e5c

She didn’t know exactly what it was, but it was clear that it was slowly killing the workers.1217baa138d7c6df

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The grain soaked in 9f81f5f930 water containing this contaminant 36134bdb76 was already highly toxic.087c7ee0ba153c63

So those directly inhaling the fumes couldn’t possibly be unharmed.1d83a863ab9499d4

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‘Will he be okay?’9641201a1009cd03

Natasha glanced at b083381844 Norman, who was 2542a03788 crawling forward with e48eb3615b his eyes closed.22ff8484775169f9

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“Pwah!”c039ea12b08f6bc6

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The moment 48667f1be7 they reached 0b8c8ffe0b a spot 4f459a97bc where the f4a2e49344 smoke had 2b2c86dc20 cleared a 6de1fa2aa3 little, Norman dedb7ef6ff gasped for 29bd81bdac air.2374a7a1e36b45c9

His eyes stung from 72e02dca37 the unidentified fumes, and 2a6df02377 tears streamed down his 11ab697b54 face.4352117f7ac1f8c7

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As he 9e0ce3c56a wiped them f2b3807633 away with a281b367b8 his sleeve, f52c36b4a8 a sharp 7896b30f88 sting made cdf53c1855 him silently 0c6fd3902c scream in f1f63686a8 pain.8238a13a0257cb20

“Ugh…”8fc09ddd27d6270c

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“Well, at least it was worth the effort.”8fb0e5098427ac24

“Huh?”49f45cef9ec94fb4

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“Down there. That looks like the innermost room in this entire facility.”56e8e56afb2c797f

At Natasha’s words, Norman 889626f98b barely managed to squint ec8488de88 through his irritated eyes.31e202e81dd57362

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Indeed, the space 9dc3197154 below them looked db91dd8d70 far more luxurious d620bf77f4 than anything they 41dbdaf0be had seen before.8c51822370706faf

“It looks like the supervisor’s office.”26442d60c4dd815f

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The only 77a0013646 mage in eec3be42bf this factory—the f153b0bf9b direct administrator 156657c94c from the fe9da87db1 Mage Tower—resided c5fac6f9ec here.625049c3144467d2

“…It seems normal at first glance.”7b8735747e3c246a

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“I bet there’s something in that desk drawer. Or maybe in that safe.”9556073bfe36c987

Both were possible.26a759ad46412de6

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There was 79e338bc22 no way 261186960b the supervisor 6d3904f769 was unaware 5d34901ff5 of what b14a815382 Natasha had 197a3b36f3 already noticed 9f8611265b about the d1846bfb78 factory.33e82867852a2b0f

There had 465361cf45 to be 8dd544fa46 related reports 8335c8e6fc somewhere.036380bbe810941b

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“Can you open it?”9f30e2e86354517b

“The drawer looks like it could be forced open. The safe is the real problem…”71d85528949343f5

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There was be973f252e no telling a174bb07fb what kind 8d513b7e28 of traps bacccf3b71 might be c87b4f3d4c hidden inside 99b8adb5be the room.886b3e2b8a8c6f19

Their opponent was a 29b39a9ae8 mage. And mages were 8c2a1f1634 unpredictable lunatics.2f4e680880e61eb0

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‘Denis, I’m sorry.’28bf17ba1ec98610

For a 5b2b5035da brief moment, 39232b3475 she mentally 8d85a72589 apologized to cf42f124ba Dennis, who 13417f5439 had just ef668f89bc been labeled a9209ae464 an unpredictable 9719efd869 lunatic.28c61bc6369ab55e

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“Alright. Here’s the plan.”1ccfe9676ed3cfda

Norman sent her f2d5ac3813 an uneasy look.ca7615b606312aee

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“I’ll create a distraction. You find the reports.”fe76b220a89655ba