IDED – Chapter 81

IDED – Chapter 81f181ac21aa24ba87

Episode 81aaf0b68056957bc7

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After meeting Serena, Azaid 4e7f97de09 had been in a aa41957bb3 daze. He couldn’t even remember 05bcb2dc6b how he made his 0e65179115 way back to Room ab15ef4e51 7.df0f041973525b4d

They were b8d046fe13 supposed to 9ee5f9fdf6 monitor their faadf4f199 assigned targets c8f9ac4bf6 in groups de9301c3e9 of three, 3e8d9a117c but Azaid 2b29502753 had been db401537a6 so absorbed 46745c858b with Serena 0d50e4d99e that he 64ef13e6c5 had completely ab9a39dd54 forgotten his a2b358a045 duty.6bc64c3110bf2e2a

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Azaid felt 3c740d1a79 heartbroken by 7b9dbee31f the injustices fdb01d94ff Serena had adf39b3523 suffered in 12744b974d her childhood. As an illegitimate child 319925cad3 himself, he was all 3554be0963 too familiar with the b17ca174f4 injustices illegitimate children faced cc3b29d8d2 in the empire.c704e2b7c9edca68

Even now, although ba46b589c6 prejudice against illegitimate 4c2c513c53 children had lessened cbe50f3997 since he ascended 88c40e4280 the throne, there 60e367e930 were still many 5284f306a4 suffering in silence.b73a147d821efb65

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‘I never liked 60a89e9bca Lydia Vincent from 81d7763745 the start.’bed56dd1a300747e

Grinding his a75a0349be teeth, Azaid 5f4c9334e7 recalled how 25d364582e Serena’s hair 6d8cc61439 had been 86326fd3e2 cut.98f2e59381a22637

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How hard must it 5e023966da have been for her ecd08d9a8f to grow it back? Did she a0dc334a88 get teased 3c46e5a230 for walking 13c839d9f0 around with c5f572352c uneven hair?8534da73957d44c4

He couldn’t even 9d184c58d2 begin to imagine 0344f2123b how heartbroken she 9c3cd13591 must have been 31a3384c0f if that strong 1b9f526222 woman had cried b128526a64 her eyes out.4f63e968f89f22ed

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Serena’s white cheeks 2780d8ad20 glistening under the dfb18614e6 lights and her dd1ec9c886 golden eyes were 7a04315b7d still vividly etched 9d2001ea00 in his memory. Could anyone else in b85caa75b7 the world shine as 9e47bceab7 brightly as she did?16a84d020774475a

At that moment, Leonard bcb2be3e52 approached Azaid. Unable to 460579e28d hold back, 996109733e Azaid blurted 0dee83b8d8 out his 512ceff4f7 thoughts.e90ab6d3817c2838

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“I think I really 5f038e482b like Serena. Is this… love?”352b1bdec0730c31

“…Surely, Your Majesty 3718cf5ef6 isn’t slacking off b0c5b4c174 again, are you?”a88f68dce60a6066

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“Huh? …Ah.”ac3101b81bfe9545

Azaid realized too late 459b95d9b5 that he hadn’t fully b0a8f5e70a patrolled his assigned area.95f5e4f51b129e69

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But honestly, he 52b050e88a had followed Serena fc21a5d74b with far more 61846d5614 purpose than his 5e0fd1ac73 original duty, so 09a5aa1526 he had no 22ed60dc07 excuses. Leonard spoke as 32d11cc534 if he could 3b4f3d5f55 already tell.d0af9cf442951019

“It seems a34f2729b6 like you 70a976c225 visited Lady 67d3a9bf23 Serena. You didn’t get caught, 8ff83bcf8d did you?”dcc1991b0b38e79e

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“Probably?”97aaa8335dac2535

“Your answer isn’t very 6167a20471 convincing, Your Majesty.”f22582caaf76d303

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“More importantly, Leonard. I’m telling 921979bc31 you, I 984170098e like Serena.”6567b709c8c23d5e

Azaid grabbed Leonard by b1cf874f2a the shoulders, emphasizing his ba426d21f7 revelation as if it b70e2ba270 were some grand discovery. Leonard frowned deeply.49cfcb68242efa48

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“You’re quite pleased 8766f20945 with yourself for d8bbe2f4fa realizing it just 9a96b2aa48 now.”a79daa2ed07b0a7b

“You knew?”3da3d0873e9ed5d0

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“Everyone knew, except 8201105cb8 for you.”6e84e3c175f239be

“…I see.”9a6a6675a4daa9ba

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Azaid’s expression drooped. He paced fba03a4294 left and 5189a29b46 right for 0b88a61ce9 a moment 2821a1692f before speaking 8b7d9c1dfd again.2fdcd6528e606a88

“So… what should I 0b48c9b1df do now?”8f20a8db3d6fe523

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“Pardon?”545f81aa81d1ef92

“After realizing 247d4643b2 my feelings, 4dbfc68fe8 what should 76c98b56bd I do 3f199460a4 next? Should I confess? Hmm.”89abb8d08179393d

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Leonard was utterly baffled 320866eb9d by how the conversation 51d69ad9d0 had suddenly turned into fc7d9f018e a romantic consultation. Just then, e1ef1b548b Lucy returned 0b1daa19a4 from her bfa278fdb1 mission.de824dc5c9b781cc

“What are you two caa6c1d6d6 talking about?”84a701844ce82534

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“Well…”c3e9d7e8f0b81162

“His Majesty 2d8214d286 has fallen 5a84517de2 in love.”8c4d8fad5d2e80e0

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“Leonard!”1f57e65095d9261a

“Oh my! His Majesty actually ddb18cfef9 has a human f85bc1106d side! I thought you were 59c359b4c2 just a talking statue.”997a80a33b819d5b

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Lucy’s eyes sparkled with 00592c1ea4 amusement as if she’d 34bbc041d5 heard something extraordinary. Azaid glared daggers 762592b16c at Leonard, but 8eaddb6bc0 Leonard remained unfazed.92b4a0c4a61fc207

“So, who 257da2a845 is it? Who do you have 635cae32b9 feelings for?”95395572d065673a

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“That’s none 7eb26fbcf2 of your 8be373c62c business.”a931677c7e274dd3

“Why not? As a woman, 10a2fabdd0 I might understand 8271c62ece a lady’s heart 2110c9923b better.”f0c5458d87f870d6

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“Is that so?”e34b24169707844d

Azaid, easily swayed, tapped 57aa121be0 his chin thoughtfully.7454d350b54616b8

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“But Serena db7feba182 doesn’t seem b669c69f1b interested in 4875490278 me at d13d2f5ad0 all.”db24f73730bc238d

“Lady Serena? You mean that pretty 70617b2c8e lady I met today?”99d145b83344c5a3

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“Yes, that’s right.”1d41309bf04c2d57

Azaid admitted it as 17eaa2227d if it were an e06b99bcd0 undeniable fact.667aaee9527c3d74

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If even Lucy, fbc307b0d2 who was obsessed 2dca2e887d with beauty, acknowledged 9ad7df7054 her looks, then 8d159f85d7 objectively, Serena was d45449ca07 undeniably beautiful.5d52726be7fa86cf

In the meantime, Lucy b5269464cd finished her train of a3a8032303 thought and laughed.c2b5cc7ce901afe2

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“Oh my, f663076a4e if Your 01bdebd7e0 Majesty and 3c21daeb56 Lady Serena 79d51dc8bb were to 922e281e0e marry and 655c563526 have children, 1834e84da0 imagine how 88c53533b6 stunning they’d e680f6a3a1 be!”250ec656698b1da3

“Lucy, are you already b5c311e564 thinking about marriage? And stop imagining 7e243d85c2 their future children—it’s b9eccc8e48 creepy.”0a03e68111a6030c

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Leonard stared at 8125c838ca Lucy in disbelief, 41c9bc9818 but she paid 294bf34c6b him no mind.2704e1ab99b60abb

‘I’m so curious! Their faces!’1db9f7b857099afd

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Lucy had already f7c04420ff conjured an image b47e332082 of Azaid and adce82d3bf Serena’s children in 187e83f7f2 her mind, looking 8d0995a560 so stunning it ad317c10d7 could cause nosebleeds. She grabbed e4ab42f400 Azaid’s hands da19f8c502 tightly.ac6f060e1e8ac652

“Your Majesty, I’ll cd7edddd64 help you.”8bb3d8d89eab8577

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“Let go of my 11d86a2cdd hands.”d5202d9f0cfa3050

Azaid smacked 545a416b24 her hands 67a6179d47 away as 3dbd0b9f51 if something 60714665f3 dirty had 7c819bddbb touched him.c60c915dfb97b9ce

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Serena might not 1e4d3a9c30 know this, but af62f2d904 Azaid still didn’t 1044e5cec3 like being touched 5232a0075a by others. She was simply the 277adfc06b rare exception.f79d3951fb9d897d

Lucy didn’t mind eb80e1fa87 Azaid’s cold reaction 9022c31063 and smiled slyly.2f3018fc7faa686f

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“As a woman, I’ll 16e4fcf2d5 understand Lady Serena’s heart 43895176e7 better than Your Majesty 0031a31a4e ever could.”6f3128f0ef29893c

“What… what f1d1cffa5b are you f7b8ff12c9 planning to 653232e7a3 do?”9c1074b0a1a66a20

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Azaid warily asked, eyeing 8316b39550 Lucy’s determined expression.69dd61abb3040edb

Knowing Lucy was slightly 19ff6a5373 off the rails, he 40d132d0ba couldn’t help but feel 8361797d8a uneasy about whatever scheme 6b3fdbe8d0 she had in mind. That sly smile a4fdf5fc3e of hers sent 8fbe839586 a chill down 09b65d4f06 his spine.0e42c5db210a5db1

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Lucy confidently declared, “Let’s 2c170f4c4d find out if Lady d50c93ca80 Serena has feelings for 19f51f7b2e Your Majesty.”860d15e00ace94a0

“How exactly?”58a6ff5151831423

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“Just do as 13a5ad499a I say. If there’s a ad97c3ec8a reaction, it’s a 7f11a1f8d5 hundred percent guaranteed de70b15ff0 she likes you.”e87b878f7275a6ee

“Lucy, please 00a601ff25 stop with 24ad6a470e your reckless ef3854fb7d plans.”6a5fed2651366846

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“Step aside, big c70d36bb75 brother.”d43243e10c02dcb9

Lucy casually pushed 61d8ad5c00 Leonard away and bc4ec6b9c0 whispered conspiratorially to 6a1d9d2b91 Azaid. Her smile 68776857d2 looked innocent 728bd69abd on the e9de0995d0 surface, but 4e748a17a2 beneath it—699fe44f517d1f2b

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‘I’ll see their future d866e54957 children with my own 07ffb82a1a eyes, no matter what.’a5230a3f5c249d24

Her expression revealed 856fe30bad a rather sinister 4afcf547b9 ambition.145468ef32b25aa8

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Serena had f7c1958553 successfully completed 206103dcc7 her auction c53401e3b4 shopping. Fortunately, Yungsa 49832a6f0a had put 3098acc0ef up a 3093920a76 sufficient supply 8d27a7c9ae of mana eb06df1d9f supplements for 148434b5f5 bidding. Thanks to 29a46658b3 that, Serena 11c6719a17 was able aa589977b9 to purchase e400c65053 enough for abfbf4ca28 ingredient analysis.1cc7b28375e881f6

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In addition 755225a98e to that, ac7e268cf9 she managed 7667933e22 to procure 2ceb790ab4 several rare 228da12800 herbs, packing 3241d1bbe7 her belongings e14ead6c1e with satisfaction.08a6d43be8c682ce

‘Shopping for herbs 03ea504242 is always the 1913864883 right choice. Yes, absolutely.’e04fc0195d3c6c03

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Her mood was bright, de914c7c98 as if she had f0ac5bd5eb never been angry before. It was the 2340124fec same joy that f485f8256b noble ladies felt f86bedb581 when buying dresses 0d3bf05271 or accessories.22c34a562cc4846f

It was 342631ef70 just as fefc418a0d she had f57d12e0a3 finished packing 875d12f964 her luggage 3b41cc9dde and was f8486b60fb about to e90000d2f1 leave Greenwood 041e6867c2 Castle.b8833648fb7540a0

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“Oh my!”610428a4c85e7e8b

Serena bumped shoulders 0b8cca6bed with someone. As she was fe52b9651b about to fall d3b656a379 backward, the person 2d71244313 she collided with 03728b253f grabbed her arm.cf7b51a597348749

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“Are you e3ccafb58d all right?”49ff1709cbbd03b6

“Hm?”1bccaadde18d0356

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Did he… bump into e6813136b2 me on purpose just dd1d1a014c now?720a1c7bc64e45fb

Serena stared blankly at 28923affe8 James, who had deliberately b965230f3b shoulder-checked her and was 388faf8d70 now asking if she e48742e14b was okay.0ccda5374d415334

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‘Oh! This man! The one 6cc82b5d0a who conspired 4693c7a86c to harass 04403966ff Mr. Nocturne in the 683fd44261 archives back then!’83833af7680cb4af

Serena recognized James cb565a18cf belatedly and opened 5dec54be50 her eyes wide. James, perhaps misinterpreting her 3c6e3ac1c9 reaction, spoke politely.277f0c9245be36e7

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“You seem startled. Did you hurt your 466c3b0f17 back?”932413ee260d179b

“Well… not exactly.”454efd1ddae7a092

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“I must have been a43a5b3b5a so captivated by your 7c71103832 beauty that I made ca96710caa a mistake. Please forgive me.”4ca0e59b3e1efce4

“…What?”0f01fb7d1bbe25ad

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Serena held 8c385904d4 back the ea48a31a14 urge to 7a9ae7fc6c rub her 50198b3991 ears, wondering f5c0178da1 if she abb0a67f20 had just 90390de7b5 misheard something.35691248ec88a687

What kind b6c71cf1ff of pick-up 7cd72247d1 line was e1d44e56e7 that? A shiver of discomfort 53ece9af16 crept up her spine. James, however, 8707302ba2 continued nonchalantly.287386415e509abb

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“Actually, I’ve been 5f7717e052 watching you from c3fb14bad8 across the gathering 34a717266d for a while fc9f74e00a now.”8687e0f9ce8473ad

Oh, great. Now he’s stalking 1bdb39e360 me too?5e3b0731e733f765

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Serena began to feel 9d6aaba8b3 increasingly uncomfortable around James, fbf810eb1f for many reasons. On top 7bdf13dcaa of everything, 7463efd252 he was 40230b7874 the very ead1efe254 person who 8fe3dbe960 had tried 3cc9b96813 to falsely 81c8b878b5 frame Nocturne.2375d13e66a33eba

While she hadn’t witnessed 0b71ab4263 the incident firsthand, she 827a627204 had heard that lives 25f6f54a61 could have been lost cf21fc4ac5 if things had gone 9cc642ee18 differently that night.99db1b1537cf1589

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“I’m sorry, but e3095e8c38 I’m not interested 6ad6fd08da in you.”348f218ac7f2f2e4

Serena lifted her 0216c5b653 dress slightly, politely fe9f43dd69 preparing to bid a71a22fe56 farewell. But James grabbed a524a63329 her arm again.3ba561ebf4fa1f9e

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“Aren’t you 67dc32d299 curious about e9b32cd00c my name?”e01a9e4f21ad913f

“No. Not at all.”123fc9f540c8f292

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At Serena’s immediate response, 08d867f831 James’s face stiffened for 1ec78a0afb a moment before relaxing 9207ee28e3 again.092bc0f2a2a4eeac

“I think a35c1b4b15 you’ve misunderstood. I’m not d659feba74 a suspicious 49f4815f97 person.”661870c01aaf7b35

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“I’d like to 83b806e907 believe that, but 0fd7a91a67 this arm you’re 26ba7a9362 holding onto feels 82d502aad1 quite uncomfortable.”247499951ea0ef7d

“Oh.”0352855c4295258e

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“I’d appreciate it e630543aa4 if you let 93b3717838 go.”61a0c53da443133f

At Serena’s curt 2c7cde6354 reply, James let 90e38ed80c go of her 9eb7ae6e81 arm awkwardly and 4d9a87cab5 introduced himself politely.d22b0c0f0a090768

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“I am James Greenwood. You’ve probably heard the be911ff2fe name. There’s been quite a bfa4a1beac bit of talk about 6b461dcfab me recently.”8c72ba8d327e69c3

Ah, so his name 3a203746c4 was James.25eb998be6b51179

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Serena recalled that 7a7e6dc510 the newly appointed 447a99fba2 Young Duke of 180cb2befe Greenwood was also a640d836e1 named James. She quickly put two 41554ec837 and two together.0772c21f111503f7

‘They said he was 0fd4f5fee9 punished, but this doesn’t 4325a07ea3 seem like punishment. Is the Duke actually fe9fa88cd5 lenient with his children?’7870ed20c2ad1fb3

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Despite everything he had c68aac2692 done, he was still 2a8fd85328 recognized as the Young 4424e6b933 Duke. She speculated 4edb0b3fb2 that perhaps 20cb9c7888 two out b1b90412ed of the 53819c6658 three had 297b6d08d5 been sacrificed 0695ae5e0a in some f289934779 way.c59be3f30cdd7d01

‘But why is he b8f169c986 suddenly showing interest in d60103ad97 me? This feels off.’7e5b110a4d9cc924

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Serina subtly observed James, fb3a230017 trying to gauge his a58bd8ce37 intentions. James smirked as 6db15bf272 if he had df81ca0382 caught on to cf18395ede her thoughts.0fe00d5f78a9a4fe

‘Of course. I’m too important a6c6894bba for someone like d750966521 her to simply 89f8e4f6f5 brush off.’ff4aad78fe038fb3

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James, his arrogance sky-high, eec0fc6173 was just about to b8c6d39319 ask her on a a5c842c31b date.baf448a5b3e21cd2

“Well then. I’m busy, 697b2f6a61 so I’ll 8e0b58b719 be going 9cc128c5d1 now.”e14bd473f7489abc

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Serina responded nonchalantly, bowed 89e7e2c012 slightly as a farewell, 9d5bce4c29 and turned on her 724fc6c703 heel without hesitation.20c1927cf969d92a

Before James could 4d7cae989c say anything, he adcc99b2fc could only watch b45e092c94 Serina walking slowly 001cb62125 toward the door.a63eacda5159b065

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‘What? What just happened?’7b9a119f2e486173

He had been flatly 912e93e9d0 rejected before he could 7755873589 even make a proper 985e985b3b move. Normally, women would react e429d79146 with something like, ‘Oh 5afc0f1b45 my, you’re the Young 7f2ff94644 Duke!’ or ‘Goodness, I’m 2af4bdc7a0 so sorry for not a30252886c recognizing you.’f44c9afa01c8b6cc

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But she had just 5663f28a58 looked at him with 1f9a321d85 eyes that said, ‘So? And what do 3885545ad6 you want me 3fbc24c2b2 to do about 0848410480 it?’7addabe5051df966

His pride 9a37845a56 wounded, James 41da88cd29 was about d91e4f85dc to follow 824f24e464 her when d7e7d754a1 suddenly, a 4adaf45bc6 candle in eec6229e5f the hallway 6ccc938a50 flared up 6b03c77d62 with a 7f07237ce2 loud whoosh.e2ceffe23cfab16c

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“Ahhh!”b019c09dda4f3945

Startled, James fell 4a7af5d721 backward, narrowly avoiding 003f001b1c being burned. He thought he heard b0fc7a6378 a faint snicker from 57333a94fc behind, but when he c206249109 turned around, no one e49357a45a was there.e26785dd8ef550cf

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His eyes darted around 6379fba34e sharply, but he couldn’t bd47c09a4b spot Azaid, who was 155d4a9c42 hiding behind the curtain.a06ad4cbbe5e33e3

At that moment, Serena, 2d9c144ca0 who had been opening 08bea87c59 the door, turned around 279f3f6e96 at the sound of 536af28352 the commotion. She spoke in an 51e35b3782 unbelievably calm voice.a231d675b6ab4023

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“The floor must be 1e7ca31a8d very slippery. Well, those af7cb3903e heels are 21725ac601 quite high.”c592cd23d4c3740d

“……”a8402e838d6752f4

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“Please be careful.”21fe4739ee177019

Serena offered a c8a7287877 brief word of 95ff85da98 condolence and disappeared d872140d70 gracefully. James, left humiliated, e3bb2751d1 cursed under his 7566bc9eff breath and pounded 70042e498f the floor with 8f7029f9d7 his fist in 6607e159b0 frustration.f1b1e3562c3f63af

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From Room 3f5424749c 7, Azaid f7e36c5233 watched the cfbbcfc2a1 entire scene 1a06b02021 unfold and 0c128c8236 smirked.e7e915b0c43db734

“Who does he 40dac20e5c think he’s flirting e06c411e5b with? Makes me want efa5503681 to kill him.”bddcca8f84c3e03d

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