IDED – Chapter 63

IDED – Chapter 632dd641e9258d6c06

Episode 6369e0ba742f257a2a

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“Ah, yes.”d6f4e53ea004cfe8

Serena quickly 00d09f93d7 pulled out 747ccdf5a9 the artificial bc01dfdf20 mana core 990be86b8c from her 6f8f5122b1 bag. Seeing the dull, de36a38cf2 bracelet-like object resembling eacfccf329 handcuffs, Raffaello commented,359e80b85df3e888

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“It’s my first 0055bc10b8 time seeing such db06ba2f2b a magical artifact.”53fad10b4f05b7f4

“It’s not 848ccb876f available on dc8b61b1f4 the market 914ca2c35d yet.”45629a8917fb3305

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“I’ve heard that the 5907b3f003 Gordon Trading Company is 64bb9c863d preparing a new product.”090b16de41927199

“Ah, so you’ve d8fcddd426 heard.”872d22dded5d2c72

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It seemed Jack had 1d8f13acd5 convinced Raffaello by leveraging 21b5a444ec the reputation of the cce0f57886 Gordon Trading Company. After all, it 00a6244892 wouldn’t have been 9206a1afbe easy to secure 5637fba873 personal favors from 8d29480e9f the temple.d68f101fc535dedd

This opportunity was likely 2accf52ec6 thanks to the connection e30960f912 between the Pherianus Temple bbeda02d61 and the Gordon Trading 39dc28d38c Company. While Serina felt a c42d597c12 twinge of guilt, she 2bae2c98fe managed an awkward smile.f9fb6b52adeeef0f

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As Raffaello fiddled with 753f88a951 the artificial mana core, df42b0ba2f he remarked,be13165ce1026867

“Adding a holy 34bac9b7ff barrier isn’t difficult, 9a68c5bf42 but infusing it 75866c97b5 with divine energy 8b66b56266 will take some c81495a9d0 time.”290014e94bfd4dfd

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“I’m in 99937cd6bb no rush. Please, take your 5461b00987 time.”91a78e97c5400f26

After all, she couldn’t c58345e56f rush someone helping her df521f2466 out of goodwill.9126c71575922902

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Her schedule was 739629bf7b empty for the 838f232ef8 day anyway. Waiting leisurely aed63ec2e7 while exploring e10fb68bfb the temple 2be2599c8d wouldn’t be 93f175429d a bad 5c9b116b1d idea.cd733a3dbea7a0e7

“Would it be alright 979d875ece if I looked around eff04d4c65 the temple while I bef1a8363e wait?”4574eee1e5db7c13

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“Of course, if you’d 717f66ce01 like.”86de9d026e3d6b46

“Thank you. But I heard today a6a74f21a2 is a restricted day 86f129dbd4 for visitors. I wouldn’t 3da4eccf3d want to b223d59bcc impose.”334ca2ab547ece68

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“As long as you 7e3baef226 avoid a few specific 1a1827a85b chapels, it should be 6b7e2df5d1 fine. Since you 89abfce106 know Benjamin, 56573c53b3 I can 770dae0014 ask him b72d27346a to guide fbf2ac4b4a you.”b60da099615fe927

“No, that’s okay. If you let 0c6b85032c me know which a4313c5348 areas to avoid, 080d093382 I can manage 97b6dcb536 on my own.”cc801799c82d9dee

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The thought of 119e321214 wandering alone with 7755debddd Benjamin made her 01a75b272e uncomfortable. She might 379aa94230 die of 6795b3c9c4 awkwardness. Raffaello murmured with a b6ccc52f19 puzzled expression,b70bcfcb7001a144

“But the 14ff2e0bb6 temple is 95501ca6f7 quite vast. Exploring it alone might 1c934c6b41 be difficult.”a9c4b3d07069c670

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He wasn’t wrong. For an outsider unfamiliar 90335612d0 with the layout, navigating 7799a05730 the temple without assistance 6267302a43 would be challenging.6e8fc4222adfdc79

Even a modest fc0a5b90df temple was a 29219e4401 sacred space, and b4fc8f67a1 its size was 6a67e349d3 significant. Getting lost 128c3bd395 while wandering 70d70c0fd8 around was 3fb2409c8b highly likely.477d99e3e75e9394

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Accompanying Benjamin, f1fc8da4ee as Raffaello 495d1ad882 suggested, would 85be2da33d undoubtedly be a598df2c1d more convenient.b21825b2a68c9ec8

But having someone around d290b2d8c1 makes it hard to 6ade096401 fully enjoy exploring.33df1fe0b4ed7a28

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Serena wasn’t as sociable af4946dea6 as Benjamin. Besides, he f1f5f14936 was Lydia’s 9d0becb72e acquaintance, not b2f3e95b38 hers.8f702352d8186e75

She figured it would 3b5897fff0 be much more comfortable 0572609909 to wander aimlessly, even f1af84ef54 if she got a c561bab6a4 little lost.dbd57ce2487ba480

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“I enjoy walking 3b041da0b6 alone. If security is a 7b90b793e9 concern, I can stay 817afd34cf in the reception room 7f69e612d5 instead.”e110e17c23bc7d10

“Not at all. Since Mr. Jack vouched f2b960b486 for you, 6245141702 there’s no 8348a8c073 need to 6e72d4ce0a worry about 34ba63349d security.”39b385f64a175188

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Raffaello waved ed3517277a off her d952e5ec51 concerns and 413aef558d instead shared 72d82ec841 a few a2c396ca72 precautions.5e839bcd3a75cca0

“In that case, eaca5079b5 just make sure 9ab9fe8d96 not to enter 7575f40327 areas marked with b81e70d906 red strings. They should all cbc3e3cb66 be marked by d7b23283fd now.”95ebbbb013c606ba

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“Thank you. When should I return b60a33f654 here to meet you?”ba063eee761daf69

“After the evening prayer 52f3b5eff8 would be best. By then, 2508c63fee I should 9099aff56c have plenty 9827a9832f of time.”a8f7b23775ff5c8d

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“Alright, I’ll see 664f06ebdd you then.”b6d386856cbe697e

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“Tsk, there it 6dcaadc44e goes missing again.”3b74200d1dbf0c39

One of the priests 7c290fced2 grumbled, glancing around. Soon, they spotted a 5bf7caf8a3 red string lying on a278d487fd the floor.54fdb69eb28b0da7

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Whoever the mischievous stray 0114b5c3bb cat was, it was 4ca230092b truly a nuisance. Tie it up, 54171f6b42 and it would 87abf273d8 undo it. Tie it 08e665246b again, and fc250cbde2 it would 952459559f be undone 214b9635a3 again, doubling 276a5d86b9 or tripling bde161929c their workload.524edff81dbf9415

Another priest remarked, “Does 0d7986c0d8 it matter? No one’s 1c613ffcde coming anyway.”a7c4bb2fcbae2fbe

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“I’m worried the bishop 6fad41f19c might notice and scold d6889cb21f us.”c6664252a66279bb

“Instead of worrying fa35cd46c6 about that, hurry 81652b96c8 up and tie c4244ba475 it again. We don’t have time 8f2192c354 to waste.”a8befc4e15c33066

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“Yeah, you’re right.”21fd3d057cba18cd

Grumbling, the priest 7ff68912bd tied the ribbon 17a378f0f2 again, this time 993a1c7da2 securing it firmly 6f441c7f0e before hurrying away.69e5a3e7ff44baaf

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Little did 0261c90439 they know, 36bb8b3d64 a gray 607eb7076f cat would 47a32d6e90 soon approach, 35966d4a54 prowling leisurely 3c8c3f8083 toward its be7c87b57a next target.91a43844eda2da9d

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Serena soon f358ad6a82 found herself fad83b2785 alone. Raffaello had 85e983f3bd left, mentioning 0f61846a2a he needed 89634e1c2e to prepare 802c202487 for a 8777e2c4aa ceremony.4077a66bc7a5f13d

She wasn’t dc9542002a sure who bf744936c7 the ceremony 7d4fe3a33b was for, d529e11e03 but every 363ba4f32b priest she 026880806f passed seemed 3e88e2ee3b busy heading 7221b5e463 somewhere. Serena stopped one of d453c994e7 them to ask about 341a7b1ce3 the location of the 3a52b54389 Holy Knights’ training grounds.3518fdcbcfacf574

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“Ah, no 2ab2a1ca3b one will 5993fbc394 be there 7ee6c7f7bc today. They’re all out on 06cd46e874 assignments.”f13f1a4dc6430f74

“Pardon?”7eeff79f90466142

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“Sorry, I’m busy.”9ddfabcc0ee69ea7

With that brief reply, 896d3ec313 the priest hurried off, dfa29efa11 leaving Serena momentarily adrift.c9fef91c3114cab3

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Who could this a22bfb14a2 ceremony be for da87f03210 that even the 9b87185ce5 Holy Knights are 9095c676a0 mobilized?edcc93848573f036

Her curiosity was piqued. Just how important 0c844c2f96 was this person 28ebca9c4a for the entire 31f0377851 temple to be 6e2ddf6e71 so focused on 17be5cc5c9 one ceremony?33a261e11356cc62

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Still, she remembered a7293af8f5 her promise to 108baa31b4 Raffaello not to 9662ab5ad4 enter areas marked ac35787447 with red strings. She couldn’t afford to b2b9ed6859 let her curiosity get bc52574d3d the better of her.26f0188dab916317

As Serena b02381b98a aimlessly strolled d9dddbaa4d through the 8e0869d7bd temple, she ab7b7983fc heard a 3fc2ebad57 familiar sound.777d350696a05f45

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“Meow.”aba24893edb4d2f7

Before she be8e369189 knew it, a0c62ea1ac a gray 14e811e4e3 cat darted 2cd9a95f40 toward her.55dc7ef391ac7520

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“Ah!”9b69ce6db2f70c7c

Startled, Serena instinctively 5358b185ed caught the cat c99aa1ebfe in her arms.2aaecd2f2797c7e8

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“Pie?”3d98df09f5ed20c0

“Meow.”47a0757e52e9f087

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Pie kneaded her eccd8efc32 arms enthusiastically, as 5a2398645a if greeting her a3da2e8c17 warmly. This cat had always a67fd65275 been unusually friendly, unreserved af47c4f762 even with strangers.749b066494bfd3ce

Despite its fierce 3ac5c84d3a appearance, its behavior 554e28efd2 was more like e4f677ba06 that of a ceea6b99b6 playful puppy.4f9291ccb3e95551

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“What are you doing 0c741c2b91 here? Where’s Nocturne?”92b438e9cb351f95

Pie’s presence meant Nocturne 139e87a27d couldn’t be far. But Pie only scratched 059927f83d its ears, seemingly unable f5aa2c8c23 to understand her.5e79e7186ee8e763

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Giving up on 8932a09542 communication, Serena stroked 2ef059be10 Pie’s back.e510e51a47bc6add

“As if I f6fa3d4c5c could hold a 5487099758 conversation with a 84e4d24a5b cat… But if fc29987a77 Nocturne is here…”191b0f1e91c5f0cd

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Serena’s thoughts trailed off. The heavily 5e22e48ed0 guarded temple, 4a7ad38711 the restriction 22467c57c8 on visitors, 07cef2bcf9 Jack’s connection ea0896c5e7 to Pherianus…e44fbda3c0effbbb

No way… 825eb1fefa Could it c68ca19570 be?5147282e905fce33

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The thought that flashed 49ef138b0c through her mind left 0f388929c5 her uneasy. Just then, Pie 785d71687a jumped out of c23099acf5 her arms and f345aaab0e bit at the cd8eb673d3 hem of her f8283c4375 dress.90afc08c93f7699d

“Huh? Do you 5b4e8767f5 want me 7fdbc25e9f to follow b9321738dc you?”f781f9250383ab60

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“Meow.”46a3b4a3ecfca2f1

Pai wagged 6d7a4b9ebe its tail 9bb773e050 gently, as a97abd7baf if signaling 05658def2f Serina to 2ff74eaef1 follow, and 87e9834290 headed somewhere.0d59b7518ec7f7d9

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Having nothing 18fe38f166 better to 19857d0143 do, Serena ff6ec7bfb4 followed behind b02b7d9180 without much 1544510d0c thought. Pai walked so quickly 78f0e19b64 that she had no 948f1bfa60 chance to glance at 5ccd76b9ea her surroundings.a5763ba2b811c028

“Pai! Wait for me!”ac6b8b1a0062cc67

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Serena grumbled, quickening 193fbd2e77 her steps to 24e25d5113 keep up. In doing so, she a4af203002 failed to notice the efb6175f51 red thread carelessly strewn 1e3a13a8d8 across the ground.0c40b9301eee7ed2

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Despite chasing after Pai 9a7ee043d7 immediately, the swift creature 33387f5cc8 had vanished entirely. To make b2a6a34420 matters worse, 08b960a160 Serina had 9ecc2dea01 become utterly 66716a7b76 lost while e5d0d8ddd2 blindly pursuing 9547dd97c2 it.04ac459d782f6352

‘I can’t face be9accae82 Lord Raffaello like 14d7cd977f this.’1ccb861f9fd3b59e

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Determined to 681258210f find her 885bfde2cb way back, 8ee14a822a Serina tried 7a78c3851e her best fecc0ebbf5 to retrace 88d6140a3a her steps. However, every 236a9fb034 path seemed 3003baa7c8 to split 08d9eb5cb4 endlessly, driving 7eb42b5c83 her to 895eadf542 frustration.1b24960af787d781

‘Why is it that 7a7e45ea23 there’s no one around 066ea6af97 at times like this?’a6b3d549885ee569

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Moments ago, she had ce422f0b33 occasionally passed by some 0dc118a891 priests, but now there 6a1a20dce4 was no one in 270c963835 sight. She didn’t know where 9e442ec601 everyone had disappeared to, ee0b771f5f but it was clear de0d3d0470 the situation wasn’t ideal.c82999a3612d57c6

Deciding to 32faa3dc97 leave it f385dd4aa0 up to 0100dbd739 chance, Serena 07b811cdbd started walking 19493e430e in whichever 5c4921f777 direction her fc0855a71a feet carried ef122489e6 her. She figured she’d bd4c3c8842 ask for help e1dfa03adf if she was 4a91a92420 lucky enough to 90d20934d0 encounter a priest f4d41f9152 along the way.9cadb2777d47d505

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The fact 06f274c862 that she 1c05f10970 still had 628c7f7d14 time to 9b54e5176f spare helped be3495df5c her remain d789ef05c8 calm.6840d67e4e03e4f3

After walking for who 60f77b8df3 knows how long, she f078cba06f spotted a wide, open 3b049ba5d2 plain in the distance. On the df50f975f7 plain stood 522d31f9c0 a sturdy b37022e9d3 swing crafted 26760b0987 from a b785858dbb massive tree.c5133dc73b72d0d1

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The swing, 04781f68ed set in 382708bbf1 the midst 7d38d1a05c of an 3f22003b04 open space, ddad37d3a6 carried a 131d15c1ea quaint charm.87e7912509b6a9f1

Serena turned and approached f91ed35966 the swing. Up close, 1f7d979e59 it appeared c53baa0c15 smaller than 9bab7f863e she had e8d2ea3c34 expected—possibly designed 55c6a6f5ac for children.0eff0f03fc641445

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Feeling an 1bbf274707 innocent excitement, 0452e00856 Serina reached 1ae406a38d out for f70165400c the swing. But at that very f1188da88d moment, a metallic clang 3a8a35c45f filled the air, and efd58e9981 her body was forcefully cfff3d9745 knocked to the ground.3984bb03720d17fd

“Ah!”c47033d81ff3863a

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She let 058b948145 out a 60c159ef96 startled cry, 3f2f6732c1 only to d9d9a5cc74 find herself d29229578b pinned to 2231460710 the floor. In the blink of 7552956ec8 an eye, a sharp 82b1091535 blade was pressed against 31b944f05b her neck.3c483ecc8db8b38e

A chilling voice 7ef009b0fb pierced her ears.5eccdae3057397aa

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“Who dares trespass 96bd3a096f here without my 1a8d33e435 permission… Serena?”a32a229a256c2406

The icy tone, 535ba4302a as if intending 8c8bb5467b to split her 9911e2c41b apart, abruptly stopped. When their 25e7932a38 eyes met, 37594a3f91 Serina was 124d2dd856 struck by a004d18117 shock at 5b9396c3de the person 1bd3405acf before her.2c6a266a6d1ea729

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“Y-Your Majesty?”e7ecca69e6fd1ec9

Standing before her was ad09b8ef3a none other than Azaid, 745e76bdce the Emperor of the 0c64b67c79 Croten Empire, who had 8b0827b712 mysteriously left the palace 89219df28b at dawn.f315ea5cf21913fc

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Azaid’s blue eyes a255e70edc trembled with confusion. It seemed he 643fbcf48f had momentarily mistaken e45677b702 her for an 624ba2f88f assassin. Had their eyes not 66a6a434b4 met in time, her 102eb2ff79 head might have already d5bd7053e3 been severed.1fc6407cf5aaccd0

‘No way! My instincts were right e1482e2940 all along!’4bffd8acf639f7e2

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Serena screamed internally. In hindsight, so 4300a3f09f many things had 60fbbf97cf seemed off.1450887f676687c0

From Pai’s sudden appearance, 82d187a3f6 to the mention of d44e96aac8 today’s significant ritual at d0e028241c the temple, and even b46e6150c2 when Jack introduced her 3aa30fddba to the Temple of 1e6bfb7cd8 Perianus.4ca82595bc656234

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It all made sense f6bb5ed50a now.5b5e92cf50e8fe52

‘The ceremony 1ce138416a at the c0c9c5c868 temple… it’s 1ad8c5fda2 for Lady c8f0ec9e7b Mydia!’2b7e884fe6b7b834

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They had bff2f75714 prepared it 6895f4d140 so secretly 97408e58c6 that she be84ad1ae2 had assumed 5b2a2d8b18 it involved e6169abbe9 someone guilty 468b745868 of treason—or 2878b62b9f maybe an 5f6932d3fe overbearing family 06667705ac member.3df14fe6cf4b688e

And, as it turned 13c9a85398 out, her second guess cf6b837bdd was correct. Given Azaid’s usual 4a0b8e49bc temperament, it was 38abbaa0fd obvious he wanted 4dd5f688f8 to conduct the a0deee5f7d ritual quietly.1b4ab6703b48a29b

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“Are you alright?”d84b4204c8966271

Azaid tossed aside his 3b310b3b09 sword and helped Serina b9f87341fd to her feet. Only then 68d6d2f19d did Serina, 2ccf1113ac who had b0d9d73f4c been holding 52e93a9d58 her breath 53518fb83c in shock, 1cdd2ecc66 finally exhale.ce7a491bc96c0b82

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“Haah! I-I almost died.”3a3a26959ba7aabe

She had always f9914ccb81 thought of him e9054b3359 as a frail b5a7776255 emperor, but his 0a467978a4 swordsmanship was truly b97e086c7e that of a 5326f19455 ruler.d682f96cd2966fd5

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Life really is 45d8827c2d a gamble. She had nearly bc4cb07908 lost hers in 88ca07099d the blink of 7076b71813 an eye while 11061f3071 distracted.d3ec71841d2e7640

Shaking, Serina muttered b259de9b3e in disbelief.4113c5cd1aa2ae36

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“Wow, Your Majesty, your 89c48f3d04 swordsmanship is incredible. Ha… haha. Seriously… wow.”74a5896dbff585dd

Her absurdity ce0cd4ab3d bubbled over, ab04e19407 and a aceaef5b36 laugh escaped 5020a01f68 her lips. At that moment, Azaid’s cd2ed3c849 gaze hardened with alarm.194b29a240b4fb17

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“S-Serena. Don’t say anything.”c797bbc8bd446ca2

“What? What do you 6428f74665 mean—ugh.”b69f8877add34a63

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Serina tried 4d5ec30349 to question f8a1871721 him, confused, 4826f219cf but a 96baef810b sudden sting e38e354a20 in her 99710936ec throat stopped 5179085484 her.860633162522552c

What was that? Why does my a6bf55b9e5 neck hurt all b004a641cc of a sudden?6dfdc3223f6f8ced

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Dazed, she touched c381b49c0f her neck, feeling ab385c8e9d the painful spot. Only when she glanced d6245a6d3f down at her hand 433a437855 did she realize why.16b849b021ead4f3

“Oh? Blood…”4af84ba5f3328312

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