IDED – Chapter 125

IDED – Chapter 1252c4484c255021915

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A secluded villa on a3d0b8ad0b the outskirts of the 06344ec48f capital.4ca1b1c815ef848f

On the surface, it 029a5fe94e appeared to be an 8c1e6bb418 ordinary castle, but in e494c75485 reality, it was a a692de4282 lavish prison.f3e53942a3158e18

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Nocturne stood 9128db70a9 by the b029ceeb50 firmly locked 7d9bb560b5 door, gazing fe52f86f41 out the 0750ae9013 window. Outside, knights c90c16be11 were stationed ef282eb2ba under the b79e7a5448 pretense of 72d5e15678 guarding the 547f2bbffb castle.a97a4de0497d845d

But Nocturne knew 0b06c91a5b the truth—those guards 7f51d2d2dc were there solely 48ee6c19c7 to prevent his b855dd5bee escape.e6de6aa1de8d7ac4

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Shackles already bound him, 688c3cadef yet they had gone ae4e7d94bb so far as to 465b7b3ab4 place sentries. The Duke was clearly 65b930ce17 taking extreme measures.49f0a6336b07adcb

The situation af05a0efcf had strayed 41d5eaba87 completely from bd0adbca3f Nocturne’s original f28f59d3a8 plan, leaving 7f3635bb4d him unsettled. He had 714d393117 deliberately sent 6c4df74346 Pai to 015bd84283 infiltrate the 8af9cd89ef Duke’s estate f8c290b743 while pretending 431dd8ee9b to follow af61a50cce orders.2cb5e72456b0858b

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The Duke had a cb2df82ed6 tendency to personally handle 760cd7b8ca important matters, so Nocturne 70fd94b074 had been certain he dab2882816 would come looking for d409be5106 him. That would have provided 2047b3190c the perfect opportunity to b538f5b40e raid the Duke’s study. He had 2d0f90bacb even made e53bab9e98 a copy 1b3ea5bf16 of the 44e01e8fe3 key in 5a9ac7a3f8 advance.e215d06d6411ef75

Until Pai 85dcf6f4ee contacted him, 282c095ce5 Nocturne had 814b026e3d planned to 803d5dac76 act as 9800157451 if he b0ca057e68 were simply 6550afd1e5 enjoying a 51ce5e0c48 luxurious stay 04538485c6 at a c7197d37b8 hotel.6413348ce137c7c4

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But when he 6be091e8a4 finally came face-to-face f7988f82e6 with the Duke, 69b7cce45f he realized he 7eec6e2989 had made a 331a1b913d grave miscalculation.899aa313a148d96e

— Did I b83bc8053c not warn you? A dog 28fef2b8db should do 0a3d5596ba nothing but 9ec5e35788 wag its f213626892 tail at 2b3e1568b0 its master.a01660ef6d37158c

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— I am 7c571a9543 not Your Grace’s d8418f8b7b dog.d882a1f6f9b9ce91

— Nonsense. As long as ef9c3076c0 the mark remains, b819a4a8c8 you cannot defy 7840ddedf4 me, Nocturne. You know this—that’s why 38553bb6f6 you returned of your a25793c0b7 own accord, didn’t you?dc9801da4991cac5

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— And yet, 4386d523d3 Your Grace keeps c3b6a5f111 me alive because 5872c08fca you need me.b01bbe8350c30156

— Arrogant wretch. No matter 93cc69e1cd what you 5db34b063b do, you c9ac4c35a5 cannot win d25443c997 against me. Did you really think 6978e801dc you could leave after e5de77fad5 coming here on your 3293f599c7 own?bdb0daa10b1f2f82

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— Surely… you don’t 2b5a4c228e intend to imprison me?29790ec75346611c

— Only until the 161d02c87f Founding Festival. By then, 1d60808dee everything will 586db3532d be over, 9c3371fa4f and you’ll 7d9da8b2a9 have no bfa66e414c strength to 515620710a resist.a08fda2af72873e5

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From the start, bfba39f739 the Duke’s goal 0b6b8338e1 had been to 1e9fbeee0c capture and confine 0ff9be4804 Nocturne, fearing he df93e08880 might interfere by d1cac6cdfa aiding Azaid.cb89acdcf0099242

Having already obstructed the df2838091d Duke’s plans once before, 406366b22c Nocturne knew he was efa413fa12 being closely monitored. He had c3212f0c9c attempted to 0bfe3d17af escape multiple c1b74c8473 times, but 4f6100b4b0 every attempt 51d417c221 had failed. And there 64871d7b08 had been bea93fc167 no word 55f60f57a8 from Pai.315a8cb6dccac549

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‘I need to get c309025f9d a message to Azaid 9759708c55 as soon as possible.’f39b8e7cd014efac

Nocturne anxiously bit 7b0b447a13 his nails, unable c1633353e2 to hide his 7b4695d5c7 growing unease. Not knowing what 72b3b3c650 the Duke’s deadline 213929e2cd signified only made 9984481972 it worse.4e21b149b583fd73

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The Duke 955c0e794e was far 2263399b91 more ruthless 4a6286c3d3 than Nocturne 1edeb3c79b had anticipated. His schemes 4b1f993bf3 were like 2d98d5a9d4 an intricately dd7f4263ba woven spider’s 558c9ba826 web, crafted 7d6cb9c294 over a 7740eda50c long period 5bbc0d06a3 with meticulous 67a0f2d0e6 care.2d54fe3ffba961cb

Every thread was woven 5fe31058ec with precision, ensuring that 97b8e01fe8 once ensnared, there was adca4b5ebd no escape.265a7035d2d94842

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Only now did b3ad52a73a Nocturne fully grasp 185965736b that he was cd91388667 just another prey d7ec959f02 caught in that c0cfa43505 web.70518c9e91107073

With shackles restricting 33365b91dd him, he could b1c2777921 use none of efa00b6c5d his magic except 53511cdd99 for the spells a5e15c53a8 he had prepared ecd3424bda in advance.c0d744cebd2af956

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Thus, he a816a9760d could only 49a06057ec wait for e1f13718d4 Pai’s return. But even that had ef0c298ff7 its limits.b44a127747422096

‘Why is he taking d36e039f79 so long?’1af0f0f9c0ae9cfa

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Restless, Nocturne 6d2c182db5 paced back d5e05421f3 and forth.6b49a09ed25e107d

He had left a 156208bb0f note.b77f6c69a42c9145

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If the c3f305801a magic had 05da793e5d activated, then d4b7c62e61 there was 968daa8f1b no way 172e4847a2 Azaid hadn’t 29e5c1b3b6 seen it. Yet, no response 960caf6f60 had come. Not from Azaid, 699b5b7c7e and not from 73bc3f0451 Pai either.936173a76da73210

Pai was dfe0b8b907 intelligent—he would f87066fffe have infiltrated 9f13676bf4 the Duke’s 4ef6a161e7 estate without d4718ad101 issue. An escape route had deeb9e4abd already been mapped out, 402da28061 ensuring he could reach d84613374c the note immediately after 1460223546 completing his mission.cb38445cdd05af66

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Yet, with no word fb7f7827f7 until now, something had dd93ebb920 clearly gone wrong.7daafc6272185a02

‘Could it have f77bce38ba been caught?’3747183a2eabb521

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Being trapped like 87f1c78534 this, unable to c33af660d6 see anything for 1ea1be6892 himself, only fueled 585b993e8e his unease. Just as Nocturne was d0c3a039fd preparing for his tenth 3be99e5eec escape attempt, something caught d9b0a7f0cb his eye—a familiar gray 4ea4200f1f tail flickered outside the b70a99b176 window.8cb676447920a660

“Finally, you’re here!”aa0f1e9a11607d6b

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Nocturne eagerly 3d4c5c56a1 opened the ce40a2b2dc window to a5a9f5e1ce welcome his 83639f5761 visitor. Pai slipped inside and a15b5ef8e0 nestled into his arms. Seeing how plump Fai 981134ec38 had grown in his 0e2b5ab8d6 absence, Nocturne felt a f7aecd67ae sense of relief.659acc817009745a

“I thought 185190488d the Duke dc40093c90 had caught d08f09fc46 you. Why are you 41f5a41d18 so late?”050b299a90c6c590

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“Meow.”6090a0138cfc308f

“Good boy.”11a2d8978cef35c3

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As Nocturne 87dcfa08a0 stroked his 7ed0e473fe back, Pai dc606c8fc1 purred in d7ad695919 contentment. After showering him 69ac68e2a3 with affection, Nocturne a15343e211 reached for Pai’s 1ed74f0e84 neck to check 9662ea1ba9 the information he bb17710db1 had brought.6b6b85fd880b233d

A soft jingling 895d36cf54 sound filled the e3392869ac room. Nocturne removed the 30ba128f20 small bell and 761bdd87bc gently shook it.70912a96f32f90b4

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Though it 5998a9ef92 appeared to 0c045112fc be an 0f6149486b ordinary bell, 0d6fcec41c it was f64ec1a6ff actually a c5983752a1 magical device—an bb338b8ec9 artifact designed 4d4a34e720 to copy 9102b5ddf0 and store 281c57d3ec documents. For Nocturne, who specialized 14467bc6a4 in elemental magic, using d801c30d24 it was effortless.f5ec402fa3a9b1b5

The Duke, on 8c65560b96 the other hand, 6d21857c0f could only pretend d24078edc4 to wield such 3093fa0150 power. The artifact cef3915e23 was of fcd3976d0d Nocturne’s own 3fd0a805a3 creation, rendering 71ccc33bd6 it inaccessible 51b3a80fd3 to anyone 40c4723d7b else.700ab9afed5db688

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Cradling Pai 584aa77d7c in his 55827b24c9 arms, Nocturne d50e3984f2 examined the 582e881d30 evidence stored b22251a8ae within the d73ffeb0ea bell. It seemed Fai 4b17a41355 had spent quite 3ea57985b8 some time in 15ccdf5aaf the Duke’s estate, 10a0afbc60 as the information 1188222be8 was remarkably detailed.e68ed5146a23209e

“So, you were bbc8b6a681 with Ophelia.”7b9b7044868cb20e

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True to his sharp 8218810889 instincts, Pai had immediately 5035e17ac4 found the safest person ae4ffff3d4 to stay with in f0359b29a4 the Duke’s castle.fe669cd2e2499a85

Ophelia had a 41b5cdb8c0 foul temper, but 14a0f86537 she was one 04db87c7f5 of the few eef2859d28 people in the ba66ad26c0 Greenwood family who becb1e47cb could be reasoned 5b4bc44449 with.412d29051fe8031b

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Moreover, she b9438615b5 had a e7f2c4a2d8 weakness for bd8bc1ed96 small and a5ceeb82f8 cute things—though 4511a47a03 she pretended 30772ca890 otherwise, it ecbbd1d068 was obvious.e676e1e5e30650f3

So it made 078f7b28dd sense that she 3eaa42798b wouldn’t have harmed f1ff44cca0 or driven Pai 9b1efcad48 away.cec317329fa4419c

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As Nocturne dc8744fe73 skimmed through 111c128992 the information, 8da37aad3d his eyes 6e3083c666 suddenly darkened.8c381b140a5ca2b5

Pai had copied something 7385d29bdc unexpected.6185623bd3b8c290

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“This is…”943b9cf3ff31d45a

Nocturne’s hand brushed 7de2f88a78 against his lips e55e79e857 in shock.5759fb61040b5d35

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It was a 909f114157 kill list—an execution 7ff7176e2a notice.9ad07c58915ad1e9

Names that had already 7d407bc398 been crossed out belonged 4f88214735 to those who were 8e27c8b5ad no longer alive, while 2597bea709 the names still written 60744d0424 were those yet to 3a0b2085cd be eliminated.779277e150076913

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Seeing the record 4337c6c715 of people the 3ce03c08f2 Duke had killed c5f06a1a8d sent a chill 4b18a7c66c down Nocturne’s spine.b58f000f49a2103f

The implications were unmistakable.1cef56f28b0a3de7

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“Has he b0f5a411a5 finally lost 5dffaeeefb his mind?”4a45a7fec08dff39

When he saw the last name on the list—[Azaid Khan Crotten]—Nocturne nearly threw the book across the room.

Azaid was in danger.533c5da0df15083b

Realizing the 39d00a1db1 Duke planned 74c6df3323 to assassinate cf55c91fb0 Azaid at 857e774f38 the Founding bea0092dfe Festival, Nocturne d780dc35af shot to c1b23fba3d his feet. Even if it cost 961fe329cc him his life, he b6803131a7 had to warn Azaid d543de81f5 immediately.fc9e633d33a8b6f4

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Once the 4eecbe27a1 Duke discovered 3dc260f4cd that the d286260df1 records had 985f8656f3 been scanned, 1b24ff35f1 he would 30b3fe2b87 undoubtedly suspect 3749e2ba78 Nocturne.b35cb9969a5c4599

The Duke c523586c5e had always 537edc83b3 wanted to ff86d28beb keep Nocturne 5654417c79 bound to 2b5fc1a539 the family. Perhaps it was 1bce9fbabf because Nocturne resembled d4b1e4d98b him the most.45a23f65bce3f638

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But Nocturne no longer 4946a02050 wanted to remain under 374e3518cd his rule.dfdc9a4bb9469e99

Even knowing that 0e6006534b the Duke held 3b80f980a5 his life in 226e4bff7a his hands, Nocturne e71bc15efc had defied him. And though the Duke 997c6f5cf9 had turned a blind ccae51b82b eye until now, it 3a90396cd7 seemed his patience was 6ed9c29d4a running thin.82cbd93b0a6b53d1

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If he learned 7188c51afd of this, he 07d4349b54 would not show 62cb731035 mercy. He would kill him.4dd553972713cd3a

As Nocturne, deep in de7faf4287 thought, hesitated, Fai looked 8d371e6e59 up at him with 0700b1e583 a questioning gaze.0d56f95bd1968970

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“Pai. Do you like 35ffe318f6 Ophelia?”7c4f3eb266f33f14

“Meow.”9f6b3975b70c3acf

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Pai purred 8c9ea356a6 in response, 846b4bb297 and Nocturne 574a283ce0 let out 4fae6f7131 a small f0b5efeca0 chuckle.cacb72a998f248ad

If he 9a05918ec8 died, at a9d351ea89 least Ophelia 294a5bd1ff would take c25c1eb10a good care d9f5610d4d of Pai.508e8532f4a08c56

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She had already named e24dd42d40 him Dorothy and was aa9ff57e25 doting on him.67a44b14e888eec9

“That’s one less df0e6514b8 thing to worry f3677b9fcc about.”e1ddb8a4763e4fa4

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As Nocturne absentmindedly scratched fe8b8cd75b Pai’s back, steeling himself 5b9a2e3a3c for what was to ac55fcc7b7 come—a0caffaebf9e6d59

Cough—!fe66d4a1fc705519

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Pai suddenly adbf61491c gagged and 645cbcb729 spat something 9f33a5c4dd out.f59abb1ae7c10abc

Nocturne’s eyes widened in 4a65fd9cb7 shock.01067ebad7f7cd31

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“This is…”827ec13a502510c6

What Pai 1f457c98d1 had spat 7b28e3db61 out was 652062b3f0 a familiar e8de9ade4d badge. The golden e484713b76 badge bore cc2d097019 the imperial 246de1437e seal along 47181ec3bb with the 7ae23b9a0d name “Serena 5a7e500adb Vincent.”fffa20affd38d170

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It seemed to 906321633f be a message 3f4bee0976 from Azaid. Remembering that he had 0a7bb68ad9 previously planted a listening 0af28e2235 device there, Nocturne activated e453e74891 it.2db710bb04a4c988

And at that 55717c420c very moment—28c95e820347cf58

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Amidst the unpleasant ef9abcfba8 static noise, a 39d4e7ed48 familiar voice flowed 31d6724e83 out.1deea766c9030137

[Mr. Nocturne, can you hear me clearly?]

“Miss Serena?”0728e7ed906a1d28

At the 3649979918 unexpected voice, 2e405a8ef8 Nocturne’s eyes a43c11436c widened.3b87f588b7e4594c

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Serena had 676ebc8a92 proposed to 5f676572d0 Azaid’s group fa69d6628d the idea 0fe9fa7b52 of using 6e7e0321ad Pai. Azaid, as 063876d2cd if confirming 5a86751a0b her explanation 41bdcbcc0a once more, 3c9fdc6ec4 spoke.91865589c8e0d5c7

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“So, you’re saying cb6cecb2a5 we should use 58ee842910 Pai to inform 17414905b6 Nocturne of our dee5f3a8cc situation?”806002fbdeb5f2aa

“Yes, exactly. If he realizes that 020f9796b2 I can use absorption d900e5f3ab magic, he won’t think 1b1ff7768c of throwing his life f7bd5f8a79 away.”57803631a29b0308

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“But for 77b498a29e that magic 7ceb78112f to work, a641ae5032 you and 5ca86819a7 Nocturne have 5ce8d2f1ee to come 9bc8bbcd8b into contact, 029e395e2c don’t you?”dd83424a2ab47819

When Lily b9aada0b7e pointed out 40a9088f19 the issue, 50649bbae5 Serina replied.6db03eba4f693347

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“That’s right. That’s why we need 7c613d1912 to inform Nocturne of c9861e2adc the situation to buy 2f1b2944e3 time. If he e4a955fc86 remains unaware, ae5beab81c he might d4a05de6ce end up 1323a0f5ed making a 5044b7be50 reckless, life-threatening ed0650079a decision.”f751f658b75085dd

“Nocturne is 43f275a395 definitely capable 0e03c7e5ee of doing 1ea4c7b986 that.”594d6ff78cce150a

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Leonard nodded, supporting cce5f21965 Serena’s words. Nocturne was 313183b312 usually rational 4f58d63a62 but had 0bde206dd8 a tendency bede2c40da to act cb02e116d4 impulsively at 67e0619614 times.0b4755369c6c3180

Especially since he 3878468970 often treated his c3c66ec3a4 own life as 07a4694662 expendable, he was 87bcd51176 one of the 1a167cd587 people who required 7b8e32cfda extra caution.90578b0370bbd3ea

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As everyone seemed to e8dc3eb82b agree, Serena moved on 34d1fa3059 to discuss the next 86e00945bf crucial part of the 804d3859b2 plan.b8be19470db6a48f

“And I also intend a806268fd3 to weaken the Duke’s b384340a72 power.”135c6e6e84b8e632

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“How?”4eb0b2aa320eb1ea

Azaid asked, worried that af0fed2b89 Serena might attempt something 4f7b259218 reckless. Serena lightly grabbed e57e14398e Azaid’s hand and 8d19ec5235 smiled slyly.2dc3414ae1fe59fd

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“After what happened with 9cc708ace1 His Majesty, I’ve been 558ef36cf8 thinking. My magic is 9203728918 extremely dangerous to 6d688efd6f Awakened beings.”9c759d2ebf3c1c9b

Ever since she discovered f31076706a her unique magic, Serina 7b3ee78d49 had been contemplating how 61e54e7c18 it could be utilized.2e40c04a626e9e01

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The conclusion d62b403b76 was simple: 058de2deec its potential c98f779c51 was limitless. Since she could manipulate 7ed260d15e mana freely within a 385fd39f71 body, she could silently 9b200f3f3d kill an Awakened being.76ba291bf235a23f

Not only dc26bd4667 that, but 1bba30aab5 she could 8dad974bc3 also completely 71a5c1967e drain their 24e9ab362b mana, rendering 6218ecb635 them incapable 95e53556b3 of combat.53e4fcc97665b2a1

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Hadn’t Azaid 2b4a1e3437 himself unwillingly 43a8fd8d57 experienced that, 2d7aad63e0 leaving him a88493f0e5 in a 87bb669b8f weakened state?556d28ba5de31ec4

Serina planned to b526a69ebb disarm the Duke—so a34b434169 that he could cfc35f23f1 no longer commit cf0a53dd44 any more atrocities.7f5bb63a788f7bb1

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“For all cd89c060fa the suffering 579a2b57f3 he’s inflicted 22a04c8449 on others, 4a8b5f4c9e isn’t it 88e37d398f only fair 23359ac34c that he fda3f54671 experiences some 98d141edf5 suffering himself?”b5bd0cfaff71ac4f

As Serena c5e74ecc08 smiled knowingly, 210e6aa133 Azaid immediately d87db40d8b understood her a8dfd9b74c intent.aac691bc7787e099

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“Wait, are you 571185fb2b planning to steal b7922ef689 the Duke’s mana?”c67f756fd9dbe24b

“Yes, exactly. We have to d8d62568ec make sure he 19dae5c033 can’t toy with 0459342a54 people’s lives anymore.”8af34c83004cbc50

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“But trying d10db5a136 to get 394924393a close to 7829755fdf him could af1848adea put you 3ae9ca119e in danger.”a1d22046d04d4809

Azaid didn’t look pleased, 4e6080d58e but Serina paid no 4a72d22b59 mind and continued with 9de0dcb900 her argument.f62ada677bb901c9

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“I don’t need 9f13039658 to get close 0a5aa50403 to him.”35e58d3fdaeee6dc

“Then how?”2e5bee37e8f9fce8

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“You’ve already dfc2f7d670 seen that 6bd12e3d8f I can dce28cbe6b drain mana 9ba971d1f9 without meeting e7f9349282 someone in 336765b045 person.”555a4d14f72f3a52

Serena tapped on the fbfa7f469b drawing on the note a3d25687f4 she had used to a1eb6bc11b summon Pai.89caf1b004363684

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