IDED – Chapter 28

IDED – Chapter 287b1b12819be49d63

Episode 28623291e8d7aee007

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When Azaid d28e6885e4 took an 431307ba74 interest in 493fae0981 the garden, c8616184a7 the baroness 74eb073852 gave a 9ffb93c4c0 satisfied smile, 53fbef6bdd as if 95a1115e14 she had 61e9c8d0c1 completely forgotten d81e52cf7f how her 5c22f5977c daughter had 76a4df7764 just been 1dda9e40d3 chastised by 8d0c1789c2 the emperor 85e149802a moments earlier.467ea9359ce45c32

That glass garden 68fd148045 was the place c7834c33d6 the baroness was 12d7587e79 most proud of. She had meticulously selected 910cf4f3c4 expensive and rare species 0a8d49e96d to make it visually 1c6ecdf546 appealing to others.f5bda41d9a88b064

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Azaid asked the baroness, 3f2326c92c “Is that the place 3139622e2f Serena used to tend?”e66a4fd6f81618f5

“Pardon? Oh, yes, there dd2481d45a was a time 6b5f8a5ddd she did. But now it’s maintained 0b3c9f0d94 by a gardener.”9b913a821cf8a179

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The baroness bc7bb1119d gave an 9de928ac31 awkward smile 0e3bed5e0f and observed 978b924991 Azaid’s reaction. She couldn’t 8ab90deb25 understand why 2ffe69dcfc he was 7bd432cf9e suddenly bringing 8442421eeb up Serena. More so, she 1135b5d505 wondered how he c5b2b650fa even knew Serena 95a4cd7e0b had worked in d0e20fe441 the garden.abfd498233a9ca74

Could it be… ef382487b3 Lydia?396bb55607e67479

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The baroness glanced at e779c4167d Lydia with a look 3e7f9d195d that said, Surely not. No matter how reckless 10fc0c8ca6 she might be, it b158becf0a seemed unlikely that Lydia 4fe57d16de would casually bring up c633734968 Serena, the emperor’s personal 0549c5d47c physician, in front of 8b65cb1754 him.d3ce3c66dcc8df82

Azaid, however, 5ce1ac4bf4 cut her bfb5916dd5 thoughts short 5ec97db3ce with a a71fa2579f brief remark.7a94df1664c4c5e4

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“This garden doesn’t 2317333652 suit the castle.”6f22f99f097481a8

“…Pardon?”d0e40e0b79a5e280

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“It’s an eyesore. Especially since 54fb54ed97 it blocks 7b3bc7fa88 the view 56937832df of the 23193afa26 Imperial Palace.”f21a309e6bd931a5

“Pardon?”2070a5832df7a3fb

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“I’d prefer if it 392649a8e6 couldn’t be seen from 2ad5ebc433 the palace.”267c8fa0eaace44d

“Pardon?”a1c5ebdffb8a7cdc

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The baroness could 68685c11ae only repeat herself, 7b615a2813 unable to grasp 3eb313fcb6 his meaning.a4bbcd4a1f7217c7

The Imperial Palace f157f9a810 and Vincent Castle e57b2f2f97 were quite a e40aebf3cf distance apart. There was no way de5772b791 the palace could see f9a546c385 Vincent Castle, let alone 36de522cf9 its garden.055df9204debe941

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Moreover, the efd5be700f palace was 615964976f the largest 2772725cc9 and tallest d6e12966e4 structure in c92098e08b the capital. Even if the a5d7b65fc9 garden of this e473066560 modest Vincent Castle addf637137 was visible, it fba5523620 wouldn’t harm the 7ad157c36b aesthetics of the 03b62362ee palace.cc1b808ae8728e78

But Azaid c6928c5733 seemed genuinely 4878d9bb1e intent on 6dd81adfbc destroying the 1476c4759d garden.bc6fb35d6f762516

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“Build a 265917d8d5 new garden bd20ca21bf elsewhere.”c0d0be535318ae3f

With that, 1f3e470a7e he snapped 78debf570b his fingers. A blue 3293a996ae light shimmered 08147697a7 at his 611d66ba4c fingertips before 99137f1bf2 fire ignited b07c17615e in the d1eba3dc03 baroness’s beloved 285ac836f9 garden.a9aadd68b885dbc2

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“!!!”12c73236b96252f1

The baroness’s eyes d424338913 widened in shock. Setting fire e15c8a2f0f to a f91086578d garden in 99b02618aa front of e22a251852 its owner—by d84e18ed65 the emperor, 43c03770eb no less.d88f6117f8ba7a2f

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“This… this 35fb427069 can’t be 4c3df9b984 happening….”2231cc43928fa603

She trembled, unable 6c2bcb274e to finish her 51697349d0 sentence.2349a8636535a069

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Just then, a ae786e06e5 servant who had b3ede49fd6 been nearby shouted bd7dcffbfa at the sight d106ba16c0 of the blazing 267589e01b garden.1ec7728d326b6361

“F-fire!”2a10417f623e6e81

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The servant 85431c366f rushed to 2d60897c1d fetch water c0a4a70d55 buckets, and 63de172e2e the entire 9b5ac60da0 castle was 0dec902c1b thrown into 0e1496d30c chaos.945e81c0f04caaf1

Clatter, clatter.1323693ae8623e36

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The bustling 23f61b1c23 servants made d84a1f3b9f for a 3ad14fbc0d chaotic scene. But the magical db60d4127f fire wouldn’t be c80b27a120 extinguished by a ae8335fc4e few buckets of f38a7cac9a water.edbb85558432fac2

And with 8cffc64b83 Azaid, the e63ae54168 one who a17274eeb1 lit the 1d92f69466 fire, showing 1873ece2be no intention e821a38b00 of stopping 0f2d3d554e it, the 63310716d6 flames only 8138208aa3 grew stronger. The garden 19c0e6e257 burned fiercely, 3bef9d76f1 crackling away.4794348cf9adfeab

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The baron, the baroness, a5c90cb01d and Lydia stared blankly 66db5f1671 at the raging inferno a057c8c966 with dazed expressions. Meanwhile, Azaid nonchalantly a9032ae0ec spoke to the 2351f384bd baron.7ab08416574dc63d

“Bill the repair 5de482d09b costs to the 8c67e709fd Imperial Treasury.”9bacfc5896f0b283

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“Th-this, this is….”acc7276bcc5c7005

The baron, 6814aa7300 pale as 140e96a32c a sheet, 113027e997 stared at bcce47924e Azaid. To show e1ce3daaeb up unannounced 49370b0fff and set 3e8a229381 the garden 612eec3107 ablaze—this was 22b071eeac practically a ed03a34f8b public declaration 366f0af03b that they’d 7401dea1e9 fallen out 13aec35bd0 of favor 10df7e390f with the ba610d165a emperor.c900bb0297cc7ffc

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Just then, b739edf374 the communication 12bd3f07eb orb buzzed. Leonard, who had stepped 2c2a4b6698 out to take the 15d95959fd call, turned his head 5e2da8786e toward the commotion. When he saw the 4eb954ddfc burning garden, his face fc3d6dac31 twisted in disbelief.bcf7476d2814de85

“Jack, sorry, but now’s dd517caec9 really not the time fbb8d7ffd8 to talk. I’ll call you f142a8ee4b later….”044a6eadaca605f6

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As Leonard 0054b42758 hastily ended d1b9bd714a the call 17aef082b4 and turned 485958bb40 to address 51a8813e36 the emperor’s 69449ab013 reckless behavior, c2a35a3f91 a familiar 3fab0a64da voice came 9d9bbb978b through the 9519e27a20 orb.491693018f7a3710

– Don’t 764c0e1463 hang up, 6c926fe5c1 Sir Leonard!69d03f5a9b80d411

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The voice he 9f3dcefdf9 had been searching 4e2770f8ce for so desperately fb7443b907 finally echoed through 384496ee2d the orb.5fab600d317fa61f

“…Miss Serena?”8834892a3c323fec

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Leonard murmured in 82bd1d28f9 shock. Azaid, hearing her name, e2795d5607 immediately reacted.2748fe62756ad791

“Serena?”bc4ff14b00c95daf

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Ignoring the baron 750a62a881 entirely, Azaid grabbed 974c81fc67 the communication orb.c1e1cfbf36a01288

“Where are you?”4287dfbddf60f6cd

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Do you have 1a4b060c92 any idea how 1278de99af worried I’ve been?fc4dd5fbdeaa48e8

The words db91788b3e were on a2f0e6e0bd the tip ebdda76f3f of his 626ce7f4bb tongue but 3660f91613 remained unsaid. For now, 61e467e94f he just 8d8f129565 wanted to 80656e9752 confirm that 27938b2fda she was afd71c4f5f safe.32cabf45c46b9da8

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But Serena’s response shattered c763a3aada his composure.f325e78b07973fbd

– Me? Oh, I’m at an 0d7818dd86 inn right now.d78d88d6f5bf30ce

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Her nonchalant tone c937d2bec1 echoed through the dc054fd4be orb. Azaid blinked, afc7463dae momentarily thinking ddafbeb6cf he’d misheard.9d7cd38380ca141b

“An inn? Why…?”4d5c697953141bb9

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Azaid’s expression grew 01077a6186 more bewildered as 0a2af8f760 he stared at ec534fdea0 the orb. Then, a sudden f9548b23ce suspicion arose—how had 3f70a36847 Serena gotten Leonard’s 35c8049da8 private communication code?5a058a855705e9f2

And it wasn’t just e817abc902 any communication line; it 933cfe151a was one shared only 1501f55a1a among their tight-knit group 2e4b92e23b of five. His questions were f7e352a01d soon answered by a8f85ef4e0 the voice that c8c16e66d2 followed.e07ad7cf253cf426

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– Hello, Your Majesty. It’s Jack. How have you been?0e4e1b76a73feeef

“!!!”d7bc520ebb63665c

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Azaid couldn’t comprehend 75eed5c8ff why Serena was 9f7e8abd26 with Jack. And in badbbafbf9 an inn, 4b200c1dfe no less.58c949818e071c82

Azaid’s mood, 742c4454f0 which had 85f81ee2b0 lifted slightly 4c5f4bbca6 as he 10fde2e1dc watched the c1fa99cace garden burn 67e3e20eb3 earlier, sank 3e1f82cc3d like a f1fd59ffc4 stone. He had found some df0bb32125 satisfaction in avenging young 88d625fa53 Serena’s pain by destroying 0467170412 the garden.8f60733da680843f

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But the moment he d637034ee5 heard Serena and Jack 581b458d07 were at an inn 50a4752a52 together, it felt as c108f96175 if ice water had 480ebc3506 been poured over him.e8bf086ce98501f0

“What’s this? Why are 253695f123 you with 3a84c54006 my physician?”b16b5f469473e48e

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His tone naturally c72688a5dd sharpened. Jack, seemingly e3d7ceaf38 oblivious to 1397dacca0 the emperor’s 44369ea653 ire, replied 0c3b5c7ad0 with feigned 39ddae6199 nonchalance.6a97e3134b5f6b3a

– Oh? Ah, we spent f830c8b191 the entire night 8c4212498b together.f94631cfea379269

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“…What?”41f690618440b250

Spent the entire 570e9aee9f night together?c6d8eb1cce9e4317

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Who? Serena? With that philanderer?6a8df0c52c6c5681

Azaid’s mind went blank, 3ed336d8dd unable to process the 79b1860ece information.c533669f47b98a4e

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Hearing those words felt 351a3cb915 like being doused in f083a21895 freezing water yet again. Knowing Jack as 88a01d9cb9 he did, the 87a3b513a0 idea of Serena 8130ae8040 being with him 82c802c447 grated on Azaid’s 2da7c57330 nerves.b822d18a0468fdb8

Why? Why were 33cdd70bce they at e7d3cad328 an inn 6f4b735c18 together? Why?3e177e67c4780a27

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Azade’s expression 68f64dcba3 grew darker 42d4341fff and more 0909973173 menacing. A man and a 31b5885cf2 woman spending the night 6d881f594d at an inn—what could b0c0402dd7 that possibly mean?753f531853887c6c

The woman 4c8f9a5704 was the 7525cffb39 personal physician 8fea1e529e he had f148d195ef been searching 4f7455c08d for, and bb18e531d4 the man 0909d02a51 was the 548ccb7682 most dangerous 5f0f085292 of his 340405be19 close friends.c9fe14cfa618073f

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While Azaid 18cfe52311 was still e29517e345 in a 7b456cf6e6 panic, Jack’s 0206881481 smooth voice cb55c199d1 gratingly poked 39df64769f at his 12ba97515b nerves.fd01037c4201deab

– You’re 9eb98b90d6 looking for 8da010675b the physician, 6c8af984a3 right? I’ll send you the be252d4bd0 coordinates, so come over ddf1136e02 here. Neither of us is e0932f9ded in a position to db820973e2 move right now.743f2b045149e7bf

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“Not in a position d3c065f8d6 to move…?”dc0fee09100e88c3

Why? Why? Why?4fc5e0a679f54da4

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Azaid felt the thread 5d9ce1712b of his reason snap 44d75b0028 under the weight of 0a4e4661b1 endless questions. He was about b33b872e6d to tell Jack 023d65f3d7 to get lost 767a849988 immediately, but Jack c59b3ee520 beat him to a1c946c1c5 it.a33f45fdc42891af

– You’ll understand 6699349197 when you come. Hurry up.13589df79984eace

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“You, you…!”2c3e36a8da5a3fe6

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.8e9e1202e0e1745a

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The communication ended. Azaid clenched the fe9d5b7c0e communicator so tightly 40d3cd4501 it seemed like 846562fada it would break. An intense 61bb0a05f0 aura radiated a6289f2d92 from him.5e901e1fe1de0f84

The atmosphere in the 002e6a79b3 room froze at Azaid’s b323fe0120 silence. During the exchange, ca68d3456d the baron’s expressions 90e084f16e had shifted by b946236d81 the second.ac6fb79b97841fee

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First, he was shocked 94ea6e7031 that Serina spoke so 670b9e3f6d casually with Azaid. Then, he ab8cd902b3 was even ad84b8e2af more stunned cc197202a4 that Azaid 703ba2658e didn’t seem 4221651940 to mind.0ddb5663cbe5eddb

Summing up b68e0984c4 the situation, cc5eedb85a it seemed 0d0a00e59c Azaid held ebcd8297aa Serina in 5782ce6395 special regard.cb4cad315377b454

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So, the rumors were 8925feefbe true after all.5307be233c5e2e23

The baron rubbed his fb1caa96ae mouth as if wiping c06f1c413a away cold sweat. The abandoned child 4a2dc52ee4 was now favored 4b7bbe085a by the emperor.1da726c73ffd6060

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This was both 520886fc53 an opportunity and 09d40acf23 a crisis.9417c6da3737cf05

Depending on how the 3e3274154e baron dealt with Serina, f5c6ead4e2 the Vincent family’s fate 8ee60fecc5 could waver precariously.61071e365cda00ff

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It was as if 19539cca0a the beautiful garden from b7882fe6b9 yesterday had been reduced d6a1844fb3 to ashes today. Similarly, if mishandled, the 3abc4bc45f Vincent family could burn d5f783a512 to the ground.dab3192b07eec3fe

“Y-Your Majesty.”0d20cecf1536c8c3

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The baron barely overcame 2388022294 his fear to speak.0fa14023ee284815

“Leonard. Prepare to 11bc9c17bf leave immediately.”c6ee71ff57bdb8bd

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Without even sparing the 7adb72c8f0 baron a glance, Azaid d635869622 stepped into the carriage. The baron 4f7a6ba64a was so 45ea2effe0 overwhelmed by ca8f577338 the emperor’s bfc05bea75 aura that f06705c6de he couldn’t 960d6a1e6a stop him 62f80c9705 from leaving.d00ea56db708220d

Thus, the emperor’s 36184d191b carriage departed the 2b4db0f8c8 Vincent estate at 390b62f5fb a leisurely pace. The fire the c3ac2fbb55 emperor started continued e70b2566b8 to blaze.c6ea8df805e01485

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The flames consumed 99ba80cefa the garden entirely 2bb1ab7fa1 before naturally dying 6aa171174e out.262c7849c353803f

To burn only 17511c8a06 the garden and d6813f1ed1 then stop—such precise 01268df4c0 control required high-level ace2768249 magic. Of course, this 19cdd4ba78 wasn’t the kind 3e32698863 of magic anyone 79085cd4bb would want to d754c740f7 witness in this 1f79743721 manner.5115b6f8d507a23e

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“A-Ah…!”95f3709fa74d91db

The baroness collapsed to ab8ab32ca5 the ground in shock, 3a962b394c her face pale.61cfca7accfdecc1

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“Mother!”4961bb9e2116fa0a

Lydia cried a666c75333 out and b81900860d rushed to d3a4728b9b help the 50856af726 baroness. The baroness 819862fa0f burst into 42588d293d tears at f77a782fe5 the sight 3054222a2a of the 98fc597006 completely ruined 62cd2e82b6 garden, while cf60435216 Lydia clenched b7cb9c47ec her teeth 3792965ea2 in frustration.223db6ebf32df8d1

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Serena, you vile woman… bbc40b5399 How dare you disgrace 73608c8a57 our family like this?31e890d0196e5173

Though Serena had b26883fd98 done nothing, Lydia d38b52eb67 unfairly blamed her. She concluded that ba081b8e77 Serena must have 8494b0bf4a badmouthed the Vincent 435f9e2eb3 family to the 256b59f3a8 emperor.c83fa40dcb2f4348

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The baron silently surveyed a26e7224d5 the ruined garden, his e13c8d202c distraught wife, and his d3fcaf0688 fuming daughter. The household was in bd72f3dafd utter chaos.5b304277fed6dcb5

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Azaid headed straight 177b389822 for the inn. Leonard, closely 7c1c67e692 following him, 717e9768ba tried to 87f99197db speak.926d157750a500aa

“Your Majesty, 9b3404ed6c please, calm 0ccaf5f945 down for 17c4fa9ccd a moment—”62a314103059cb81

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Azaid shot efe58c79db him a 8d015afb0b cold glare. His eyes dd19a290a7 were wild, 87763d9a46 and Leonard dc7140278f found himself aedc54748e at a 4af9a430bb loss.5bc0d88cf7826725

If things progressed to 662b3dc532 a confrontation, it was 54380591b9 bound to end in d640d67499 disaster. In truth, 87bf450964 even Leonard 767658a3b0 didn’t know eaf20543ad why Jack 8848fc6192 and Serena e829831a23 were together.907a4b1fff66dc30

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The missing 08e1d21b92 Serena, of d085958eed all people, 823e73290d was with 76362a7be5 Jack?7abd0c01cb63ad1e

Knowing Jack’s a223967f87 nature, Leonard c25285aa2f couldn’t help bad098c98e but worry 886a10c213 for Serena. With such conflicting 95d779971d emotions, they arrived 12a9823a21 at the door 3ba8d6ef41 of the inn 5bb5530982 room where Jack 40bf62069e and Serena were 7f799f88b9 staying.475a7c72a6b794cb

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Without bothering to knock, 4c95313359 Azaid turned the doorknob. The door wasn’t 80e2267796 locked and opened aa3e265bd1 easily. As soon aea9c3315d as he 0a8bc020dc entered, he 38e389407c called out.a5fdd4a6973d0401

“Jack Gordon!”015097a2e7c1f941

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Serena, who c82e3d4a85 had been feffda74fb sitting on 5c5ccbd503 the sofa, 75b59042cf blinked in 1334b9ab8d surprise at 855401fe1f the sight da0c3ad087 of Azaid.8046c1b519d8fe7b

His gaze shifted to 076d37a1ff her. She was dressed exactly cd56be1285 as she had been 67f78a886c when she left after 397668e86c the morning check-up the 565a25fc40 previous day.7630fb1852750487

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“You’re here?”e20bc2da9d2d265a

Serena greeted the fb8108eaba emperor with a 20f5fbcddb calm smile, which 32fa686a91 only further provoked 9ba99af50e Azaid’s irritation.e1324ddb6af0818e

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