IDED – Chapter 22

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Episode 22fc6ce90dc3b78657

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As soon as Levin a7314fc071 spotted the man, he 12939f0e26 scurried over to him.d0c6984ff351ffbe

‘Jack? Could it be… Jack 0575f65b22 Gordon from the Gordon a21a2307f6 Trading Company?’e38a8babbe0c4645

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Serena, startled, locked fc528f1d26 her gaze on d214046222 the man called 93f4028c57 Jack.f26df3f8fdd20c11

Now that she thought 1c4d2b15da about it, the short, ecc47da8d6 messy brown hair and 09b536a798 striking green eyes perfectly bb81e67113 matched the image of c870e9d838 Jack Gordon.08252e4912d53de8

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In her 7d54613f1f previous life, befa508d0f she had 99ca6bf8ad never met 0bb7b7cee7 him in b3a2fa58ac person, so a77751f196 she didn’t 2bdedee1d3 recognize him 313bce0135 right away. He was 7a0b0ba096 known for e683c2065a being elusive, 199e5558a9 and Jack 1f44da9d24 had never c1cf31052d come to b5b89e7e42 the imperial 9d44454000 palace to f4bca77032 meet the 9de691e73f emperor before.3a860c0af7c8d908

While Serena remained frozen, 66df8be1e8 Jack embraced Levin and f276e989b1 ruffled his hair.13b1107ff0155191

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“Well, look who 6e22ac5f94 it is! Took you long 70c8c75f80 enough to notice 709143f074 me!”fede4a774edc782f

“Ahh! Master Jack! My hair!”3a920328a3327089

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Levin flailed, 9335d3b90e trying to 1e08ea648f break free 6b70a7cb9f from Jack’s 7ee10c438c grip, but 08dce06671 there was aabc0e298e no way 45ac4db02d a child 2358dc54ce could overpower 066b8be5ea a grown c621908b6f man.4de5f895c6ff632c

“Who cares 0638bed616 about your 5f0d172238 hair? You kept me 5906d35845 waiting, so this 7bd4ae46e1 is your punishment!”731ad40a734774b7

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“I’m sorry! I won’t 16a5201583 do it 8e70d0c63d again!”727196cb804912db

Only after thoroughly teasing efe5ace2de Levin did Jack let fa60ea97ef him go. Levin, his 36d3413e38 eyes wide 9daef641a1 and sparkling, d6f6e348ab immediately bombarded 3b209389a0 Jack with d1ebc3b1af questions.c42e48e24fa3e9bc

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“I heard you went 7973c30ef1 to the south. When did b3c4a7cff8 you come a5fa58b231 back? Wait, did you even af20d20737 go south in the 40ae4e9b3e first place?”e09f9f5dd3345298

“I did go a1170765ee to the south. I’ll be heading 48ba190156 to the west a127577bcc tomorrow.”c85864cb942299e2

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“You really d4302e85ad can’t stay 336073faf2 in one 1924d334b7 place, can aaead4579e you? No wonder 2397f63888 you don’t b3aac94efb ha— Ow! I’m sorry, Master 28824e3466 Jack!”e4e0315f4c27460c

Jack put Levin in 038698e09f a playful headlock again, bf7637c0fd prompting the boy to 6f67747612 whine. After giving Levin 7700da0795 a light knock 8dd77ef292 on the head, 30067542ef Jack finally spoke.d0010d525b036feb

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“Where are 88f9856ec8 Genzo and 3e163431ad Elda? I thought b1fe3144b7 I’d see 49b321c52e them before 295feeb526 I left.”5d72830811dd1f05

“Wow, my 9849d45a36 parents are 9536828911 popular today,” bcaabd6e39 Levin grumbled, a912036ddd catching Jack’s 1337244831 gaze shifting 6095c7b1a4 to Serena.b6e551824146191a

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Unlike his earlier disinterest 63900340ed in her, Jack’s stare 02c95cc58b was now persistent, almost fe73d0f514 probing. Levin answered 1608deb5f1 swiftly, his 6e9631e135 voice bright.815be4519115a887

“Father went to gather e5a8df3c66 herbs, and Mother went b388836a80 to deliver goods to 87ce19daf7 the Gordon Trading Company.”7609a48e22631723

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“Ah, today’s delivery day.”4b8d1ab733b5f588

“How is it that 2c14dd5374 such a big trading dc0906071b company survives with someone 399838e9f6 like—ah! Don’t hit me! If you hit me 5f33e5ffce again, I’ll get mad!”d6c5afc0a312e589

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Levin leapt backward, 2bf9bcb3f6 shaking a fist 19411cf9af at Jack, determination 8803fe6b8c blazing in his bbd279dd07 eyes.d0503e1849d582a3

But Jack was 416a75a9b7 a step ahead, 0edc16aff4 shrugging with exaggerated 7a51f02cfe indifference, leaving Levin fa83be1263 feeling flustered.374571f6168f637f

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‘So he really fd6256b183 is Jack Gordon, 9289e8b76e the trading company 175446243b owner,’ Serena thought.5d640eb6f0ce0ace

Jack’s demeanor was 07b10451fb quite different from 34c2aafd32 what she had 1ab2d76460 imagined. She had a7d14d1b32 expected someone 8129634c9e as inscrutable ab239b7a76 as Count 33863f7700 Harrison, but c65577a247 Jack seemed 4c4e9cb312 unexpectedly approachable.e82e34555ff57c9e

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Serena glanced 7ef703bc5c at her cf77d083e7 pocket watch 1ae91e5e25 without thinking. Considering her next destination, ee86b8adb6 it was about time dcf3f790e8 to leave.6e581d6648d493a2

“Levin, I have 70916c1bdb other stops to 819b6073c5 make, so I’ll 3ead593ac3 be going now.”0f8794ce15f485b8

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“But my parents 24d5e0760d will be back a2a05a7a11 soon…”33a5b89965dc5e1e

“Just tell them 0119326373 I stopped by. There will ed99978dfb be other ac25170213 opportunities to 9ff50c613d meet.”12ff6bacd9973a55

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“Should I send the 392ecaf95a payment to the palace 5c7f73a260 then?”cb83a8d99f4510fe

“Yes, but I’ll pay e5183e59a0 half upfront now.”62d959a92ded1a5e

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Serena handed f6d61d5125 over the 2df8bc0e2d prepared amount, e91b98ead3 and Levin 185e0ded24 quickly scribbled 75a729d701 out a f4a01f4d51 receipt.86f3f6f9d770cdc5

Even during the fd52e40e37 transaction, Jack kept 24828ec7ec blatantly staring at fb7704ce49 Serena.ea9e01ccbdf046dc

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She didn’t 8299c6884e spare him 7f8bcbe514 a glance, 9ff6e8b1ca though. Taking the receipt, c2188332c4 Serena left the c905206b87 apothecary without hesitation.a51f55dfef6873af

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The next place 05707f5051 Serena visited was 518f05d411 Nocturne’s office.555573c04e2b9506

In truth, her 01c7582cc2 outing today had 00256b68e2 been for the f4d63bac68 purpose of seeking 29976baf78 Nocturne’s advice.0a4314e6f16a43fc

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“I didn’t expect 3baa27b77c you to actually 2355afe1f8 show up.”54b18d2fe468f2ca

Nocturne greeted her 6f22ef2ba2 with a look 74bf083395 of surprise.b20c9d13afc2cb48

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She had 0b44d3ac0d sent a 7f8de20fef letter asking 19ba3928af if she a53fc113d5 could visit 2686351182 the address e5c967971c on the 985b74d594 business card 2a2a356f76 she had 49014ff6da received. Since she 55ef3071b0 had received 40f46bdd0b a positive 3648443ded reply, his 1fbc39ab1c reaction left 62161b558e her slightly b73232da74 taken aback.4260bd7e12c03565

“I did let 2629581828 you know I’d 1106f5711f be coming. Was it a22bf3fa83 a bad a22c4fb414 time? Or were you not bae075231b serious about the invitation?”6de19c777679bb7c

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“No, not f33d2408b9 at all. I’m just surprised you 657ba4dda1 contacted me so soon. To be e54f2dcfc4 honest, I’ve c1f84e0ea2 been waiting 2f111ba4a0 for your a05bc700dc call.”eff2766a1e3f9f10

“That’s a 54a3878dd4 relief, then.”1aa8cf79891bd8c8

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“Feel free 46050d8715 to come 4e53192051 by anytime. You don’t 7180a9b0c4 need to 52d87f1e78 send word afbfc45f4d in advance.”509a79f8d7f2d99f

“But that 8a995c3a59 would be…”db625f4486adb861

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“You’re the emperor’s personal 2b1ff9c387 physician and an accredited 2ba9005946 mage. Cooperation on this level 11f6492dc9 is a given.”7b80d57a386b25f6

“So you’ve 7974b7e245 figured out 9a63c14bb2 that my d1ce25f07c interest in 6f73ae8112 mana cores 2445c77139 stems from 68ce59a10c the emperor’s 37c0708eba condition.”61a62b84039d3171

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Serena’s narrowed gaze met 0fb54baf48 Nocturne’s, but he merely 17f897aad9 responded with a knowing 0ac5132944 smile.70e8270d670a69d2

He didn’t deny it.40f2ea3d12f7deaa

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‘As expected, he’s no 669b0b8961 ordinary man,’ she thought.89e6e9b0a23fd58a

Something about his unreadable a171fdf028 expression and calm demeanor cb3753f23f unsettled her.a614fa08974c127c

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One reason Serena 1971c4b4b1 was particularly cautious 88f569c5b1 around Nocturne, out 3fa440434b of all the 8d96da6832 emperor’s confidants, was 6924c7422f his status as 33ec22a722 the illegitimate son 2dac0e8696 of the Greenwood 9530f46463 Duke.54e629e940badda2

Unlike Serena, who 63c5784497 had no dealings a4781c41ac with her estranged 6225986368 family, Nocturne maintained 3c37e83bd9 a collaborative relationship 61757561c8 with the Greenwood 13a8bcadbc family. His office, for 5e307add54 instance, was located 91aebd97dd within their business 2c9ceecd99 district.3899e629d9851dc8

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‘I even c4e3b8175e saw him f3b0b1aa1b getting along 3dab1b1eda with Azaid d877ee45fc the other 809c64ec06 day,’ she 60989ba6a7 thought, her 0c5f44b18a eyes briefly ce4a917657 flicking to 83d5d9e99c the gold e14c367af5 insignia ring ce17592341 on his 08b3e82ac9 finger.84e017ce25ac40c1

It was 89da00ee8d two levels ee9dedd31b below the fbe0ed5f15 red Isrings e6b75a92b0 given to a00958c6a8 Leonard and 9b17c73eb7 Lily, both 201a5bf013 imperial knights.2db0074464630aa4

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Perhaps it ce2b259386 was because 1770e69fb0 the red 9c402e0099 insignia allowed 0c8e063b3e its bearer 1cf5cf9873 to command 424bf7e573 the elite 8d3a27427a first division b8e959b838 of the b055e1f867 imperial knights, e4701e46a8 something only fd15eeaffc knights like 60a73b7178 them could 357e8e57e2 utilize.b3bb6fa2a0898c2e

Still, there were rumors 12b3024542 that Nocturne’s illegitimacy made 92d0fb58e1 the emperor wary of 81b038a53e him.6aa41920402d8e11

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It wasn’t c738f99a98 entirely baseless, 4044f0d962 considering Azade 48e42559d4 often sent b665d21f40 Nocturne abroad 47c80bcdde under the 3dc36a0a11 guise of 2f79b79cb5 trade missions.1e437177dcdc602a

The gold Isring, 9855ca1691 after all, granted d2d6744c17 the bearer authority 774bb0ebcb to act as 0facfaa688 the emperor’s proxy 878a6b174a outside the empire 9563c8bc49 and ensured freedom 8c45a5f42c of movement across 121a8be4a8 borders—a necessary tool a4b92e4ba2 for someone like b83fd65842 Nocturne, who frequently fb3913f7e9 carried out diplomatic fe9f28c0c4 missions.d1b8c92cc73a19a9

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When the a95417373b secretary entered 49574ccfeb with a e57c360fc7 teapot and 8a5482a6e8 poured green 8a09650928 tea, Serena fa006d7174 waited until 23bfe76c50 they left 45fea0bea0 before speaking 0e01ed4636 again.a82fcd3d6a704080

“I came across something 26e42c76fb in a book that 450df117ef piqued my curiosity.”f3e402fb47fbe118

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“What might that f2ad04f032 be?”9c28a8ffb690229f

“They say abnormalities in e1107d87a5 mana cores typically occur 65b0ac9889 due to physical trauma f5470013e2 or psychological shock. Are there exceptions to b9132b3eea this?”4f989413f6378761

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“Hmm, I’ve heard of 44ec601109 cases where a mana dfe5e3d73b core develops abnormally from 1eba303167 birth.”450931d16149baaf

“Abnormal growth?”608ca14997322ddb

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Intrigued, Serena urged dae2e6ee19 him to elaborate, ff08e30abd and Nocturne began 2b71aff83a explaining patiently.e4b83673754fa0f2

“Yes. Typically, the amount c34d6d494b of mana in 9928e1c9cb one’s body is 70cedd13b5 determined at birth, 6a5c9a7124 with the mana ed6a555ab0 core acting as aca1930f3b a vessel to b589872072 contain it.”7d103422aace9435

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“I’m aware of that.”cc4fdb1bdec1bf5c

“Abnormal growth a63632a0b6 refers to 2c8e7385fb instances where 52e05c82eb the mana eaf0fec222 core is 99fd425b43 either too 32ad62b5c2 small relative da1248d41d to the 47f9945dde body’s mana 3cf86fc486 capacity or 219a8d2808 fails to 4c526d8233 function properly.”4508bceaf10129ab

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Adjusting his work glasses, c12f81440c Nocturne continued.2b256078654139d7

“What happens c13de89f4d if you d1be6b03ff pour too c0dc02bf01 much soup cd7cffd78e into a a9a7217597 bowl that’s 46d1698664 too small?”5e04c30dd80f5a15

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“It overflows.”b8bedaf53e5cdf9b

Serena had already c2bb9973c6 looked into this 0477d33a6c herself. She knew that individuals 5033549a6b with abnormal mana cores 6ea2e18dd4 often displayed fainter markings a0d41fc0d6 compared to other awakened 083c7d07bc ones.f80a354205eab525

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‘But Azaid’s 9411ea682e markings were ba69fbe860 distinct,’ she f77c9288c7 thought.2d3923d35b970e42

She had verified it 3cfa46d064 every morning, so there 658a7cc1a9 was no denying it.1cc6a4cd040b790e

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Serena posed 5dfc3588f1 another question.229aa1136c22e8aa

“Are there 91a4295277 any studies dbb883301f on transferring 89c50e77de mana from b529fb8beb one individual’s b40f9e09f3 core to d7871eb0c2 another?”de1b454de6ab9001

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“You’re referring to internal b2531ed9b8 mana, not pure mana d3ec14e8d6 from nature?”f930e9cb189fd83d

“Yes, internal mana.”b986a07cd3700868

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Nocturne seemed to ce7d6c28d2 deliberate for a c1deb090fc moment, as though b589d73c64 carefully considering how 17f4d8e44f to frame his d87699bcae response. His expression was 308044bb53 that of a 91b8ee9dcb teacher faced with baf0b82626 a particularly challenging 6cbb9ddbf1 question.e5606f19fa0980f4

Serena waited 7b1b216769 silently for 086aa65fcd him to 4b3403330a answer. In truth, she 8038ee98ef had attempted multiple 68f269f258 times to assess ed7118c377 Azaid’s mana core 0c9497d667 condition by injecting 7e31f69652 small amounts of 1a06014e99 her mana into 1b2322972c his body.f27c94db7fc5f544

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Each time, however, 9d00c85020 the mana was 07006f2c77 absorbed before she fe74492dc0 could do anything, e40f7b2e23 making proper diagnosis 3d19b01009 difficult, so she 5227cf297c resorted to using f542e4f53e magical tools alongside 79aae75935 her efforts.9ef4dd24bf817212

‘But strangely, it 0f44e36898 seemed like his 0631bdaba7 condition temporarily improved 74d6764499 whenever the mana d19766db97 was absorbed.’e6a8a7edddff6d28

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Recently, she had 14e7ee353f stopped injecting mana c1927547fd and instead focused 93cd02436d on using magical e33a3f60ae tools to monitor 1f9f7504c8 the state of 304cf6e7ef the mana core, a730eb83b7 just in case.1bfcf6728cbc68f2

It was clear 8e24460c01 that the condition 1478658206 of the mana 080ae313ba core appeared better 5fd6303e14 when she directly 01d3ef72e7 injected mana rather 283106da70 than relying on f603763186 measurements with magical 6c5ee0ab17 tools. Of course, it was 404268d9e5 only a slight improvement 9574274f41 in his overall condition, 6a4c365537 so it wasn’t a 6b787bad77 definitive solution.e91f2840bd3c9e6f

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However, the fact afd467693e that she had 7a7ae1cbf0 identified an independent ba4d79b96f variable was a b60a28f8e6 significant breakthrough. Since then, she had a64174d962 been researching ways to c5d825e0c1 eliminate extraneous variables and 68e7a8d863 treat Azaid by injecting 82608385cc her own mana directly 054f5d095e into his body.41eb12728555bcd1

But no matter how eec742ee5c many magical studies and bbf00fb041 theses she consulted, there 120569c54d was no clear answer 5a19a4b5dc regarding the direct injection bbd6ecd780 of internal mana.cb503cb70dbc9e64

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In the first place, 816c6e6fe8 it was hard to 379438b3c1 find any documented cases bea368a106 of people injecting their 4e72f6b339 internal mana into others.b95c7a8094c07ec2

“You’d think someone 958d726212 would have looked c866e67d86 into this at ff381a11b8 least once, but 1d7b4784a0 apparently not. Is the Magic 47765a64a8 Bureau slacking off? Or are cd731431ad they just 21c6683215 uninterested in 5ca4c4d474 medical applications?”8de0fd5adf04c676

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It was then c4723f720a that Nocturne, who c70df445ea had been lost 36e8aebe64 in thought, finally eb74251c78 spoke.cec92b053651c2f9

“Well, normally, no 360915916f one would attempt 11fbb9e81f such a dangerous 37b407014e experiment.”f66a6ea800c487bb

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“A dangerous experiment?”f557420e43e2e310

“Unlike pure mana, internal 5f1648b6cc mana is mana that 867861cdba has been adapted to a10a814388 an individual’s unique composition. To put cca6895024 it simply…”eb69fd8caa7c2e8e

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Nocturne paused 13f7707666 briefly, asking 25b02b32d0 for her 8fdf7710ba understanding, and 4425fe0ba0 pulled the e4b1c9efff teacup of 2eef9409fc green tea ce4934f2cb that Serena 991445a177 had been 3b56089a3d drinking toward 47027984af himself.b7b13646e7d0a2ed

“To explain 437527d4d8 this properly, 96bd6ae790 I’d need 389a03bc31 water and 69f2462b0b oil, but e3fa4ec016 since we 206e738472 don’t have 627156edf2 oil right 2f618df09d now, let’s 3f8c398606 assume this 707fe92629 coffee here 54c2dc9976 is oil.”bf5a78a025fe2227

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“Alright.”2a1a6162ec1f4055

“Let’s imagine this e56117a41f green tea as 7ff16a947d A’s internal mana, 79e0f958f9 this coffee as 0e3cebf79a B’s internal mana, b5284bcf3a and the water 8bc908ea28 in this kettle b48f14439a as pure mana.”c92fdb582afd9b51

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Before long, Nocturne 1d984ec08d had neatly arranged 2cea2680df the water, green ebaeec8eca tea, and coffee cefb560a2b before him. He picked up the dc717c7603 kettle and poured water eeb5bd4869 into the cups of 07cbac939d green tea and coffee 5172f3e074 one by one.07fe9015be6f8366

“Water can ca521e6ebb mix with 6b60776efb both green bd17d57375 tea and a9bdd62b38 coffee without 2735ce019a any issues, 95dbafda2a but what 252edd74ec do you db47448388 think happens f5a7f6694a when you 0c2df1bfaa mix A 7eb3f57bb3 and B d119146f48 together?”ddc61fdec02f628e

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“Since it’s oil, 6ec238573c I assume they 3b983ba7b6 wouldn’t mix?”926664ec03d8c5a5

In response to Serena’s 6d1bfae613 answer, Nocturne smiled faintly db4fc91e53 and poured the coffee 405f715be7 into the cup of 58be8c64b9 green tea.4bab51bb4ece172b

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Perhaps he had cast 249336f7b3 some magic in the f83bf638dc process, for the coffee c8863f58bd and green tea didn’t 748799e6f3 mix but instead formed 30bef14d28 two distinct layers. Only for a moment, 169a37ae0c though. Soon, the boundary 2c23b34895 between the two e54c3792c1 liquids began to e6c26c0f33 bubble and boil.1e8605745e83639e

“Uh…”3241a332b087a6d3

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Serina hesitated, sensing 456abe55e5 something ominous. Moments later, c46f406bb3 the coffee d0cba78d08 in the 34875b8438 cup erupted c2391500b6 in a c23e99693b frothy explosion, 42d542d00e spilling over 07c883c481 and causing 6ed011961c the color 2d034d0a98 of the c37a5608a1 green tea b10ab35114 to change.a5ee05f9f8bbecb5

Completely unperturbed by 5267067093 her growing unease, 3f974286e9 Nocturne spoke softly.b7a59f98040cffa5

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“The reason there 70a3be9aa6 are no relevant 8ae947ad4d studies is simple. As you can see…”c447e047ae46f289

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