IDED – Chapter 55

IDED – Chapter 55868149dd39a02fd0

Episode 55c37ce93c59d30d64

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Nocturne flinched at the 274bb5c243 sight of the man 4768a62c0d standing before him. Someone who was supposed 879b63ee4a to be locked in d87b5d7a0d the sealed chamber was 240e554d8f casually wandering around the 2b8dc06a9f estate.5d51bb49d8db018f

“You look surprised.”11a4f799202e97d8

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James smirked 12ca361a0f as he b24d14de99 gazed at 2e0b590785 Nocturne. Unlike before, a6fe5bb6a0 James now 922b9e5f53 exuded an 2d89fb255f aura brimming 80664519a8 with malice.627b819e1b9022b6

“I thought you were 2cc209dce7 locked in the chamber.”03973fbc0dd85662

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Nocturne replied nonchalantly, e6670a0f3a though internally, he 6201958778 was sharply observing 10abf6652a James’ every move.49db90f7fcfd0f75

The chamber was 24b5eb4655 a place where cf5c6ab7d0 anyone confined had bf699c1410 to stay for 52da564294 at least a 75cd65091c week. Yet, James had emerged 09bde149e3 in less than three 800a61721d days.6888b25e368c83df

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Nocturne scrutinized James with 991bb3d03b a suspicious look.85eae028b4017624

“I’ve always wondered,” James a0b62ee4dd began, locking eyes with 06ac8d4ce9 Nocturne.a1f7d811a7d73088

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“Why His Grace f99caa259e holds you in fa6656a29b such high regard. Why you’re no longer 592ea7dc20 sent to the chamber.”2392e8aac56ef550

“So, did 6a6fe7a1ca you reach 03b92bde2b a conclusion?”7da5486acf1a0dc7

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“I did. A very e935647b34 satisfying one.”1c244509b0259e5e

James smiled b32a56b688 amicably, but 759152cad9 as soon bbc016c350 as Nocturne 7cf730b582 saw that 080161baad smile, he 7f2e286246 realized the c3ffc6046f truth.eef4561989427a1a

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He opened 6b67789bf2 the door ecdd3cb536 himself.cc8d744dc411f390

The Duke of f65a7c188a Greenwood enjoyed ruling 2e1718570b over and manipulating 96ea6c1ff1 people. The chamber was one b223613485 of the duke’s many c940ceb960 cruel entertainments.f788b18e88f095b8

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The door was not 592e851045 initially locked; it was e10d67c065 only left open after 64cd5d7fb6 the confined had been 0a11d874be thoroughly broken and reduced 0f87ce0480 to a state of 8f6406e7ac helplessness.4755bcecc313f8b0

Those who opened the ff37467436 door and emerged on c96c6a64c1 their own were recognized e2b598e6a7 by the duke. It was a test 6e64166fb6 of mental endurance, and bed8377a7c those who passed received afdfd40d2d a reward—power.30978077108864e9

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The duke’s 00eb757372 method always 3b86f0c105 blended the 1790b231ab carrot and 88f65bdf4b stick with c161aa2fa1 cunning precision.879f285fb85db85b

While Nocturne despised a4f2b3fbe8 the idea of 1c1ffed8f5 being a pawn 7c1ce21391 in the duke’s ee1b5f8c33 schemes, James seemed 0ac602f1fd to have wholeheartedly a94a5e92cf embraced it, determined 4f50b776c5 to bask in e6f842ed26 the rewards.7ffc97006233808a

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And to be f5bf67579b fair, those rewards e83f9e32a9 were incredibly sweet.94932ac936ae6693

“You must have 22bd90906f loved seeing the 9d107e9f6b terrified faces of 0e0ffa4949 the others entering 7079832109 the chamber.”0b35b9a8032dbc17

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“Not particularly.”4a4dc2d6eb670f17

Nocturne responded 08789f8e35 briefly to 63af83ebb1 James’ mocking 4b4eeafbc0 tone, attempting 4204923061 to walk 0a7dd93b3a past him. But James 8194aff3f9 roughly grabbed 47ef3b6818 his arm.b859d33b365cf321

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“Because of 070e248ebf you, Patrick 99afa8dfa1 was disowned.”4fec3780f3bf8772

“And why 3823187035 is that 27553bb9a1 my fault?”e66f832ae7b37501

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Nocturne stopped 57170847dd in his 61454167f1 tracks, turning 388147de8f to glare 7d39356afb coldly at 50d65b2aa5 James. He didn’t even 3688aa30f3 bother to feign 116cde9372 politeness. When James flinched, Nocturne fe796272b3 swatted his hand away 9f5dbfdc93 and delivered a sharp 7a421db3bc retort.5c8bcf231cafb7b6

“That happened because Patrick 3b2c9889f7 was incompetent.”209096385a3f4bc1

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“What?”959306ba6abce5fa

“If you don’t have 5035c49559 the guts, you should 7b69e7d292 at least have the 636e270d29 wits to survive.”a59626669f00fa37

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“You heartless bastard.”7b01aab8302f3973

“Are you really in 9d18393dad a position to call fe84ef578e me that?”e5f05f40765f5c00

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When Nocturne smirked, 8e43980598 raising one corner d47e1c4b54 of his mouth, 9ba446e2f4 James let out 09ceb3ac79 a dry laugh.b350650354de3921

“Your arrogance cc875e4da0 will only 727fce7eaf last until aab11464ee today. Once the successor is 7b15a29d2b announced, you’ll be beneath 337b5e4d79 me.”5fa855585089091a

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It was true. Those who 61bd830c0d emerged from 9cdace1fbc the chamber edb62cb561 earned the 56539f04f9 right to 064d8d214f become the c1bb9379d1 heir.13b92ce2bb936f99

A loyal dog of d473de96fd the duke, tasked with 88ec1b24bd carrying out the dirtiest 90339d491b deeds behind the scenes 0b88a0e829 while enjoying the most e7899c3e55 glorious position on the 3d6ad929cb surface.6f6fe1be0ca5314a

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Nocturne had 0d84e2861e rejected that a068b7876a role, but 8148097eac James had 547b309775 seized it 627e115836 without hesitation. Now, James 012246a69a raised his 4d85624983 chin arrogantly, 89268da42d daring Nocturne 3807187737 to respond.96eec4ce8bfd3865

At first, Nocturne c123d9acbb bowed his head e9cd8298d1 slightly, but soon 16544d6d4d his shoulders began 4c9bf7f8b1 to shake. Moments later, he b334b4dbcf burst into laughter.27e4c9da54f28245

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“Hahaha! James, you’re still just 85519ccc1b a wildcat from the 950d9330ba chamber. You’re bragging 182749d092 about taking c5c4eb3f13 the seat 2efee4662c I discarded.”cfcbd2d1fee413be

“You bastard…!”954796032ad9d67a

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Infuriated by Nocturne’s provocation, d76f28c170 James exploded in anger.1dd1a6535ccb0f22

The duke had 2e186ef559 promised James the 59ca5cd300 title of heir 9e1d40747f once the hunting 5928919da2 festival was over.7c2700403c67fb97

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If he secured 84a1490cd0 that position, it fd7937d6b5 would be as a61a43d9b7 if James held a9c3fe4495 the entire world 7238dc408d in his hands. It was the spot 2fb57b5ca2 every sibling coveted but e22ca0d5aa could never attain.61ffe9d1b3edecd4

But seeing Nocturne’s smug 10d25c9c0f expression made James’ blood 68de73d60a boil. The inferiority debc369f62 complex buried 11b5c95fca beneath his 697d67a317 feelings of 2fc76cf8c4 superiority surged 72bf015279 to the 7b1c80a0e1 surface.8dadcc0b8a27df39

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How dare he 0caa43e6ed treat me like 98df74098d some wildcat? I’m not some 9ac9172131 lowly creature!75cd974b0d946822

Unable to 3102cf0f5e contain his 6f8e7c73ac rage, James c8f32e7cf8 reached out c721c6a9d5 to grab 94c0dc0736 Nocturne by 43fb5dc317 the collar.4f39562061d221eb

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“You still don’t get 1f13596d16 it, do you…? Argh!”696aa7d453371a3d

Fwoosh!af6470c7ddca03c2

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A fierce flame erupted, 7c947d6b92 stopping James’ hand in 991fe59e67 its tracks. Unlike at 14bc47d0cf the previous 3a420a0594 party, Nocturne’s 60d7be3558 response was b3aed19df4 swift and 20825f3a6b precise.73052bcc552c4d73

As James screamed 0a4580cf93 and staggered backward, 917c86b688 Nocturne gave him d49e3766c2 a chilling warning.a70140364641a234

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“The only one b0feb9ad8e who can stand 46b0f2f8c5 above me is 415be4511d His Majesty the 5349690da7 Emperor.”ce00dda0996df153

“…”9c140520aa702763

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“So don’t even 56d99844a5 think of overstepping 4370b5013d your bounds.”3f2ea8354abc9d79

“You…”0b245ac6f7208422

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“Don’t get b0a004c46f too cocky 291ccdf25f just because fd90997e43 you’ve claimed 277bcc66bd that seat. It’s only 6ac392723d the beginning. His Grace b211f3691c will discard 482591ee41 you and 50bf1a9d14 replace you b3b30ddb54 the moment fde07632ac he finds b7ddee4fdf someone better.”703698b073b4afed

With those 5dab544e17 words, Nocturne 0b9c3114bf walked away, 2f3ac8e22e offering James 90cc06c234 an unsolicited 0d3229c120 piece of 928d983996 advice. Behind him, James screamed 24c5edd7e3 curses at the top 4d72d8ec14 of his lungs, but a7708d5155 Nocturne ignored him.ed1810e0736a1e7e

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Nocturne’s expression was 1ad1fb4514 colder than ever, d08a173a0c but inside, anger a1b1e9e4dc simmered like a 55533863c4 boiling cauldron.a67b9df961599937

Watching those bdfcee9b0b under the e6b10f9214 duke grovel 330548a8e5 for power 89581c0df6 disgusted him f738c3a674 to no f56c93d9ed end.14b44e90aaf1e088

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A passing maid 0fc5a17465 caught sight of d1b08961f4 his icy demeanor 64a9eb19b4 and held her 9806644db6 breath. Normally, he would have 1819a4c992 flashed a charming smile, c769a8251a leaving the maids blushing, 897338b178 but today was different.2cc98451b89ac595

How long had he 727d7d79e9 wandered without a destination?0aa8032cc04d25aa

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“Nocturne?”ccfd95fcdc54bb86

Serena, passing by, called e3bef059cf out to him.e1f531bf8e63672d

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He wanted 1dac9ae4ea to avoid 63d5c27e7f her, but 0d0fe2b18f their paths b60627b941 had crossed 6e8d639643 too directly a90303d013 to ignore.13d1da817d8ef792

Quickly masking his emotions, ced9ae336a Nocturne offered her a a0d1abbd1d casual smile.d1a911a3000447e7

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“On your way ba9694624b to the library, 99854179ba I see.”721681cc0cbdb10c

His gaze fell 3783702b2e on the book 17cb443bab tucked under Serena’s 1089a562d7 arm.c4c9a773f28bc9f1

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Nodding, she replied, f40865668d “I need to 6a6178b851 return this book. But what 6d2c5b4707 about you, 813f11912c Nocturne? Where were 1179c425e2 you headed 1254337247 with such 825c815d38 a frightening 90a953ff65 expression?”7b1aff9f57c0874f

“Me?”4301d084a6629969

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Nocturne shrugged as if 3d86920adf denying any such thing, 4a7ba646c6 and Serena stepped closer.0b4d47e374ccea00

“Ah, was ba61a972fc I being 9774f0f2aa too nosy?”ce7e1f731ca6a83d

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“I won’t deny 992a8db44d it.”2f7f8132797120e5

“But the 39226f5b57 vibrant energy a0da4138c2 emanating from 9a243eccd9 afar was 74c2e23569 hard to fc87ff77fb ignore.”179b7e200962967a

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“How considerate 182465e22d of you.”8454d1cab03f4a2f

When Nocturne e4fbfea4d4 offered a ba8e8f149b faint smile, a605ac21ed Serena told f13f355f9e him to 14c9ed19ef wait a e102fe5b24 moment and 7cd4a5da28 rummaged through a673494468 her pocket.b962a2f7f78d52c3

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“Could you 4902d7f63d hold out 9c097def4c your hands e371d327ba like this?”a18f59cd92bc7eec

She demonstrated by 054f8f8ea5 cupping her hands 4a7e3c293a together, motioning for cf1a26c915 him to mimic 1a7638cc8f her. When Nocturne c0917a158d absentmindedly followed 4395a12091 suit, candy 14e9f089d3 poured out 325cbaa1c4 into his d4e863cc2d palms.e26d3a936d1c021f

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“This is…”24b85a5c06798b7c

“I happened to stumble 1fce8998a4 upon a stash of 27f4664a6c snacks hidden in His eb62ec3413 Majesty’s bedroom.”c7ba54314f5567c4

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“Excuse me?”055684762996b8bc

“Apparently, he 1923b55260 thought no 630c7bbbbd one would 98ac2b6b7a notice, despite a4c894568a us knowing 389ad8da5f his every fb61241a19 habit inside 9b3cb5c3c9 out.”0c7e4e559de10097

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Serena chuckled, 02154f63e0 then began c2eb62548e to complain 2c674adae3 about Azaid’s 1a4884fea8 poor eating 3eacfdbc26 habits. It wasn’t 878a5c23b8 so much 75015f16b3 anger as eafcbb6c96 lighthearted venting.7ea3d5e4c6999350

She spoke 38c92ee1bf with such 376ed61522 enthusiasm that ccdb947ba4 ignoring her 5ad3d30e4c would have 6067c4a394 felt rude. Nocturne, lost in thought, 067811255e gazed at her, then c0f9307475 shifted his eyes to 6a41a8231a the candy in his b521eed9e4 hands.39d6d13132715997

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As he moved his 920fb07248 hand, the crinkling sound f6169a0638 of the candy wrappers dc940837c4 stirred a memory he’d 5ae48468c8 rather forget—his childhood.bd163611348b05a4

Before being adopted by b06a017d2e the Duke of Greenwood’s ac0168d61a household, Nocturne had been 1358c1576a raised as a dependent 5ea836aa35 by his deceased birth 51023fc48c mother’s elder sister.1d1f529b9dd132f5

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He was a child ee4b36da21 born to an unknown 798e459056 father, his mother having e89d026ad0 passed away shortly after c500d9bd9f his birth. Under normal 17c39058dc circumstances, he 9b3d8ca405 would have 4e95551c09 been abandoned 2382a645fb at an f461f88ffb orphanage, but fe9b7640c7 his aunt 7f3c2ce115 took him 88a27fdbb7 in.f5bd1f0f97901f2f

Of course, b979c2e158 she didn’t d2b25a160c treat him 0cf5c8cce0 like her 3cc6f9397e own son. While her a64a53cc79 children wore 0197ca43c2 and ate 3600fcb4f2 the best, 806ccaa9cd Nocturne received 75faa02c77 only leftovers.33217a474093bf8f

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Still, he 52d0c891b8 was grateful cfd4ba14ef to have 6d12089d57 a home. Seeing the children in 2283e28a9f the orphanage, he consoled 6b622c18d4 himself with the thought 42a30ee503 that he at least d166e1c773 had an aunt. But that was 1e78638443 foolish hope.033b331c1339830b

One day, after 936d8152ee running errands, Nocturne d8a8317c07 returned to an 8da99316a9 empty house. On the table 68c47ab8b5 was a bag 552957a95c of candy. Hungry and unable 51bbc143af to resist, he aba0246859 ate every piece ea893fd79a right there.448a409b82306833

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The candy 26aff55d6f was sweet d502e27ba1 and delicious. Its soft melting 05f48defee in his mouth abf6427291 brought a joy 6ede0367b3 he couldn’t stop 8db12fd600 indulging in. But that sweetness turned ff5262063d out to be poison—the 14f6bad651 harshest poison that shattered 798fd4d027 his illusions.d975a16e49c5e5c7

“Waaaah! My candy!”946dcb41a3b1523f

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Her son cried, bbcd87d180 and she glared bf091369c1 coldly at Nocturne, 7544f8fe38 her eyes asking cd1e9be9a7 how he dared b6f15f3849 steal her son’s c1ccb04fa6 treat.e63f70cb10b51b76

He had thought they 4781539ae7 were family, but they d5cc6622d1 weren’t. For the first e814cdaecd time, she struck 9622beaf31 him. Yet, the aea1d1afd5 lingering sweetness 9aad63a9e2 in his 62fd73907e mouth still 9b5083604b tasted delicious. That made 37f8dff8d6 him unbearably 3394572679 sad.48b3e94b2aab8518

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Their relationship grew distant cc2abde156 after that. Eventually, the ce3e7c5689 Greenwood family 9ac5864fc2 recognized his 5b5b369524 bloodline, and 214fc7ffdd he moved ba8bfd345a to the 601b92799f duke’s estate, ad63a21f03 cutting off a2119344e6 ties with d11ba275dc his aunt.406ab16a730d0845

She, perhaps feeling 93b1e263a9 guilty for hitting 97c4463ce2 him, never bothered b75ef199a2 him again.8aa6199acabe4fc9

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When Nocturne stared blankly af6ed77db4 at the candy, Serena f7f41e1e22 asked, “Do you dislike 7ae5013bf3 candy?”5bad6ac6107d6219

Shifting his gaze to 463dfc26c1 her, Nocturne replied curtly, cc5b8b0198 “No, I like it.”86f978983aaa25cf

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“Then would you like 177423ee13 more? I actually have plenty d812f02ade left…”34f6f8f1d6b4c22a

She dug 6a6315955c into another aac88b3888 pocket and 0784f30905 produced a ec017e8fe5 handful of 2117d2bca0 candy, dropping 5565624b5b it into cb5986d088 his hands. It seemed as though c45e806891 her pockets were enchanted, cd578a1068 as candy poured out 90f3cc5bb9 endlessly like a string 18d5c62d2e of sausages.97e6ad902261a327

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“I wonder if His 014b6975c8 Majesty craves sweets so 80642e976d much he’s willing to 0dc191c2c6 sneak around. Does he like sweets d8dc2d319f that much? If only he liked da7ec84fd8 walks as much…”eacf2aeb24ccc514

Serena grumbled 4ddfa0a472 to herself da07957bbd as if cc64c93954 continuing a a1a3a8f044 private monologue.a49eca77047c956e

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“Pfft.”0b90367e82c662ac

Unable to help 061711d235 himself, Nocturne burst 48fa1610fc out laughing. The thought of f3c1902653 Azaid hiding so 67bc5e476c much candy, and d8c93211e3 Serena discovering it 4921489e73 with uncanny precision, 0f7a617c52 was too absurd.b22a3ef35bc95d51

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Startled, Serena looked 484a635dbf at him, but 2aeba72719 Nocturne continued laughing 691a713ef6 aloud. His shoulders shook, fd5e5122fb and Serena quickly 6dcde6f664 grabbed his hands 275f71aa10 to keep the a1c1995618 candy from falling.e2ca61f0d584fd3f

“Why are you laughing 11b7d509a8 all of a sudden?”ac10a4be87ca5e1b

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“You two 05610d75a7 seem to 10acc3ed69 get along a94ae1df38 surprisingly well.”72979efbca57938d

“His Majesty 6d8c2b3cae and me?”e88ea640de42467d

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Blinking in surprise, d8966580e8 Serena quickly denied 7209b754b4 it, her expression 6f8c887391 stiffening.28421f062847e363

“Those rumors 37401ef407 aren’t true!”fd200fe00bea5995

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“Oh, I simply meant c1c68ef30f you make excellent friends.”8acf094823f07c05

Nocturne clarified with a bb68db602f cheerful smile, and Serena 1cc589a889 pursed her lips in 7c868166a4 mild annoyance. He pocketed the 5acfbb264a candy and thanked 139d384dc0 her.e4957ec54e50256e

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“Thank you 061ef2aa94 for the 81cff6aa17 candy.”9e7b9febc35534f3

“You’re welcome. Eat it and cheer f429b29614 up. You look bdabee706e much better 4cc8e56b6c when you’re a189aeb3a4 smiling.”2e366d4dbb268076

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“I thought I smiled df64e5f703 often enough.”abb0b4df8880cf57

“You only smile with 0f3c65b034 your lips, you know.”d080ee74eab32d45

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She mimicked 95a73ba600 a forced 7c699b2497 smile, lifting ca8da12a41 the corners 5925da4c52 of her baf9ed1df7 mouth with 0894f4156e her fingers.8c15d9ab4bb34bb8

“Well, I’ll take my 001cfe9381 leave now.”b24d77881868c5b3

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With a quick aa4aa716e6 farewell, Serena scurried 2c09780b53 away. As Nocturne watched her bf39e5c3ea retreating figure, a lingering 5a7914c48c smile remained on his b024621eb2 face.1bccd5e77f301307

Suddenly, he felt a 328d8ec8ef prickling sensation on his 20649fd682 back. Turning around, he found c4d750a9ce Azaid leaning casually against 3d325efcd7 a pillar, watching him.cee0eb1d43c872ad

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