IDED – Chapter 127

IDED – Chapter 127660246fcd34f1447

Episode 12798e406ab45920d76

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“A-Alright!”bec15281fc33d13b

Lydia quickly pulled a 090f668c0d chair over and sat 35ba80f893 down.664aaaeae34fa639

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Serena let out a e343280c87 short laugh—Lydia only understood a486bc3498 when she was threatened.0e058e12ef596489

She should have 5a992d531c just crushed her 4366c1a2aa from the start 1ec447235d instead of wasting ddb2b4e535 time arguing.e6414fc145b706ef

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At that moment, Azaid 0824fcbaf2 looked at Serena with 0e680f1c37 satisfaction.b18b7945c1ed983e

Lydia’s backtalk was 4887d7bcea annoying, but Serena f5679c50fb was handling it d94b99a4d8 well without backing ce8a30b559 down.da1bcb899c59d6b8

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He had been 3b6f9a506b worried that Serena afee1492e4 might go easy b313af1a92 on Lydia again, 21aa472993 but it seemed 21bda67a74 his concern was 046a4c2842 unnecessary.2359af15de16a27f

Serena was eee9b32ac9 pressing Lydia 47e2c98352 without hesitation. And that was—20253cf5836e9e7e

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‘Cool.’2f11c6b1cbf046f4

Azaid’s lips curled 5068bcdd6e up.3be7e4cd3a0322fd

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To him, completely blinded cb3d7dae4c by affection, even Serena’s 206d9dc31e ruthless threats sounded like ff9379c7b8 brilliant lines.f8a27e6043a10d75

Lydia, watching them, a98baad41a was horrified.0a4d1eb9ecad1592

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‘This couple is insane.’9339aa1dcd84a0ec

They had 9b202f7262 imprisoned her, 48eae82101 and now b377c376d1 they were c8ebbdc3b7 threatening her—while 1d51d6d405 smiling about 2c977fde2b it.113c13cb68f578b3

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Lydia trembled with c36a0f235c fear.0b6865fa6a024e25

She had no a6a0d09ba1 idea what they 48064a8f68 intended to do, dac33d9cf3 but she wished 148a7d22df they would just b19ea2ba4a say it already.a47e971c83a26c97

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Finally, Serena spoke.f2f3df92b2fbcac6

“Have you 0e3bfc4853 done any 7a4c50415f reflecting?”470ad07892c33348

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“…If I say f2f4dc58cb I have, will 050287093c you let me 6fd105682d go?”38a2ef1433e6da35

“Depends on how dde023c472 you behave.”55dc048a44e9fa18

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Serena smiled leisurely 691d86177d and tapped on 1e5182a776 the iron bars.a242e07404bbe459

The eerie sound made 11e288474b Lydia bite the inside 62d8f959d1 of her cheek.31da28798deb1993

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“I’ll give you a 47bc75174c chance to earn forgiveness. Of course, refusing is d25b923852 not an option.”580c243e8f0c26df

At Serena’s merciless 856593c910 tone, Lydia’s voice 801cd5073c shook.5da425536e3b6527

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“A-A chance?”f6248ee97ec7aea1

“Go back to 4b8d416ae7 the Duke’s estate. Act as if nothing e761d9726a happened, assist Lady Greenwood, 18318ebc7f and keep the Duke 77ea4a1201 in good spirits.”01e6bfbcb91bfd74

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“B-But with my 776773208d family’s debt, loan f7240d48eb sharks might already 28d4955105 be after me—”531745de9e3df835

“You don’t need to 13e4b98ce3 worry about Tyler. I’ll bring him 28d3358835 to you, safe 43f5d98083 and sound. Along with all the 624ff33a23 money he stole.”9d50feb627f97beb

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“Ah.”44f70008f0a81400

“If you fd4b8dfcf5 say you 427052ceaf captured Tyler, 6e24cb61df the Duke 8e152e1d68 won’t suspect 7b5451711e you. Isn’t this a generous 21599b5be2 opportunity for you?”cd473266bd4d27bd

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Serena had already c14eb67c06 recovered all the 2355ecd4cd money Colin had be80df47bc hidden long ago.a5f82020697269ce

If Lydia, who 66eb502d65 had been missing, 5c74d8092c returned to the 53a9a998b9 Duke’s estate too 566434924d suddenly, it would 041af81e4b raise suspicions.3c4b16d9038e3aee

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So, the 01bf19c5f5 plan was 5428bf3c74 to make 56201cebb7 it seem 3e0047dd57 like she 9fb488f552 had gone c25c587bc7 to capture 3aeec06321 Tyler and cea78ed6ea use that 3be23281d6 to deceive f950ca7f3d the Duke.897255d87c1b472d

As long as a759c4fa95 Tyler returned the 97c2620e40 stolen money, he 1256e48a9e might get scolded 2f18ea41f2 by his parents, f116adae16 but he wouldn’t 650a0b5abc be disowned.07793d7324c26af6

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Lydia didn’t fully fc9067a8da understand Serena’s motives, 7686edf0c0 but the idea c835e91801 of having her 21b3e183eb debt resolved made 336e8dab63 her brighten.2e87ba972e42553b

“You’re going to 93e7ba83ae erase my debt?”3abc3b018b1ea8ba

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“No. I’m lending 232c04c9df you the d601d2c4ed money. Didn’t I tell you 9fb4a7784f to take good care ab188b763f of your brother?”0582111d0a560fa2

“…What if I refuse?”5417f1133a7453f9

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Lydia, putting on a 577c602c1f defiant face, challenged her.3b04ad4b7e038d78

Serena simply shrugged.c228f2f05d5f1972

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Then, before Lydia 43f0f769c9 could even reject 64ca06ae1e the offer, Serena 0e333a6f73 grabbed her by b4c7d6f589 the collar and 0009629f47 yanked her forward.0760cd3c8a15569d

“Kyah!”e1c0ea966b825b2a

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“I told you, refusal a232b61d7c is not an option.”1db984fe90eff730

“L-Let go 4375f93293 of me!”984f0d3d5c5d7c8f

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“If you really want dbad922363 to refuse…”753a95a9c928a8b9

As the Violet Izring c62b43e8da turned red again, Lydia 48234bad31 panicked and screamed.5fe3f397b4781c27

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“I-I-I’ll do it! I will!”39884a32643c0f9b

“Good.”8bffe0f93bd758d4

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Serena grinned and 95a6f3e20d released her grip.1cfcf05aa33485d3

Lydia clutched her throat, 49a2036747 groaning in pain—only for 0d2f09e9fe Serina to hand her 8df0949e26 something.30f9adca7d8ae4a6

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It was 2ba1353bfa a delicate d194554da4 gold ring a07573272f adorned with cd671a9823 a beautiful fc54f9c9eb ruby.5fdd5afcd6fe3c4e

“Put it on.”272df5f4e66487c7

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“W-What is this?”02ac68dc6f7c3591

Lydia’s eyes widened f6e4321a20 at the sight ec14f48160 of the gemstone eba57c1471 ring.c5643d20f62abb87

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Somehow, she 2ac5c21939 was still bb4f9fb92e drawn to 715e015933 wealth, even 0ee8e5863b now.9d7e6482de662e7e

“Do you think e8c8fe0dc6 I’d just let f8be518259 you go without 3fbf453e39 insurance? This is cdb50d0849 a safety 4a6744236a measure.”05697b434fe82d0e

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Serena gestured 813cc7c76b for her f783084f3b to put 9d821cb1ca it on 7015861772 without delay.181d219eff304fd4

With a face on 2bb989539e the verge of tears, 5bc88bd570 Lydia reluctantly slipped the 6028708244 ring onto her finger.cb94e66538a833d6

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The moment she put a6e6356d02 it on, the ring 4387def825 tightened to fit perfectly.a4ec3ee9d4b912d5

When she a3c8cd5ee2 tried to a545e83aa0 take it 373d8ede4a off, it a2965d86aa wouldn’t budge.6f83ee4fb38c7b68

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Only then bf7ce5f753 did Lydia aa0fc2cdf8 realize she 1997490a52 had walked 534f79094b into a 097339e086 trap.9638c1a7b7f0babb

“W-Why won’t 34367e2655 it come 7c9d59e03c off?”6a9ffa142c940674

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“It’s a magic artifact 1b58400f06 with an embedded eavesdropping 8efe96030d device. Unless you b3c3c1a46e cut off 7c2757bab0 your finger, ec51d7840e it won’t 0f818e1dbd come off—so 5e66a2ea74 don’t waste a4c50261f0 your energy.”bcb45c282b3f9f06

“Y-You!”7cb55c73ab866f21

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Lydia’s face twisted in 3e9a4869ed outrage at being deceived.3db75a72ebcc084e

But Serena’s 3c08b7c472 next words d63751c852 made her aa478c762b swallow hard.3db32f1f0fb9150b

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“If you c0af4c969e try anything 8a907179a9 foolish, you’ll 0d08d7ef7d be nothing dceb243c11 but a 56b6339e0f pile of 96ebe611c2 ashes before fbdb55a3db you even ed68d09d8c realize it.”95129529a1fd0d4a

“……”076165a5b00dc64a

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“You can do this, d22162d5aa right?”1662787cb1beaf6d

Serena smiled sweetly.6cd3edc9036bb79f

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Lydia wanted to burst c88a9544ab into tears.a9b7ddf18a26ec66

In the end, eb965a800c Lydia was only a2efc7921d released from the a308d395c9 prison after writing 6412bb2a50 a contract.c5d8231e4516da7d

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The promissory 5721aa4b36 note for c9ccc3e583 her “loan” 7492edc135 was a 5f3e341aa3 bonus.d8e61cd846ffe9c2

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Ophelia was 4d5bfcd507 unsettled by 449776121f Dorothy’s sudden d17c30dd9a disappearance.067330fbd147f8b4

She searched the 100462025e gardens and hallways 7725322a8a Dorothy often visited 47b1292c68 but found no caaa66dd4d trace of the bdd1a02485 gray-furred creature.47b374f29b7352de

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“Did it d04ce7aa90 go back?”880016495004ca12

Dorothy was so 7210fadef0 free-spirited that it 6cd855f09f wouldn’t be surprising cdae9424a1 if it vanished 7b122d506e without warning.aa28cdf9928e3f8b

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But to disappear 837689d8a0 so suddenly—ab1f2bd756180ec7

Feeling empty, Ophelia 247610ea05 wandered the desolate 74d4f4bcf7 corridors and suddenly 92fc8adda9 ran into the d06835f194 Duke.80c8b387f8c5a521

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“You’re back?”5bdaef7e68c8afa5

She greeted fdd5e002d2 him, but 527e3d9df6 the Duke 46cdd112a4 ignored her 50f2496e2e and tried ae4a8aff18 to walk c21a18db8a past.c5a8c0e67a480a71

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Slightly irritated, Ophelia spoke c0faa43b3d up.a8ee7f89bb96e9e7

“Lydia has returned. She says she was 792ba2f6dc away searching for the fe297731f3 young viscount.”0bab5f47accd3cc3

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Not long ago, Lydia de81e475a9 had returned with a 97bd6f6704 bright face, as if e00c66b937 she had never been e9e4fb19bc gone.57c876cf334840f1

— I’m sorry for 78b328d9a5 disappearing without notice. I was too ee92063202 busy looking for 6d90c2b0e7 my brother.6185516a88565305

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— If f287da34cb you think 91070da8be being a e471ad2291 Bridemaid  is d54315f3fb a joke, fab6cd8aaf you don’t 5fae9dffad need to 3ea45b2eaa come back.ebe73a1b0c3124f2

— N-No! I promise 675ff5330a I won’t 78f4697ffd leave without 74a2619a53 permission again! Please don’t kick me 79a82fedde out, Lady Ophelia!ba220c9c752c009d

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Lydia had 4d08bd1bdb been unusually eeb5625e94 submissive.98ed88fa8254d7e6

Ophelia had given 41fe24848b her a light a08c450bf8 punishment before accepting 3d3303f9f9 her back.b03c907689bbcf16

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After all, Lydia e3f6c1554e had been taken 814f138b83 in by the ac94ce798b Duke himself—Ophelia had 1d65d366ec no authority to fa956b7604 expel her.c5d9212b2c7018d1

But judging by the 3c25898a9e Duke’s expression, perhaps she df804ec03f should have.51edbd1e06e3c70f

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The Duke spoke 7ce0967e79 indifferently.6563b488a2751201

“You stopped a89c6ce32a me just f839835b91 to say a637c39240 that?”102217a5cbc8418f

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“I thought Your 7645be6020 Grace would be d4025a5592 interested. Since you’ve been ignoring 449491b7af Lydia, she must have 06a16bba67 suffered greatly.”b6d7bd260ccbc5e7

“Ophelia.”e5a7c9f48f3e1e7c

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The Duke frowned at 4b773d065a Ophelia’s reproachful tone, but 7452125768 she didn’t stop speaking.ead06435db5bb7ed

“She managed to ce3d65c011 find her brother c412c2b5c2 on her own 0680c0a046 and restore her 81f106e460 household’s standing, so 6243a3063f she’s not entirely 6f266e8b0a a fool. Now, I understand 9edca92985 a little better c358d90510 why Your Grace e62b456a63 kept her by 224a81fc7e your side.”5d9605820efcd548

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“She’s paid off 488aaedd33 all her debts?”1bc59b943e71bf01

“Yes, that’s what she 81212d3952 claims. Isn’t that b0ae04c54c quite impressive?”523d2e3fadc5635a

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Ophelia smiled, as if b8054561d6 masking her expression. The Duke, now 62a01a5830 slightly more interested, ecd8ea1532 lightly stroked his 37ea91f439 chin.7e1726e11ddf270d

Having said what she 71d8e33c0d needed to, Ophelia lifted 805ed762f6 the hem of her 55896e8312 dress in a polite b9db46a980 curtsy.90706489e0d15104

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“Then I won’t take 477b16238e up any more of 1ae5fb0432 your time.”35cfdb59aa66f048

“Wait a moment.”53f8bbb7fc9ee564

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“???”c2d4611229d27aba

“Where is she f40100238e now?”aaea7fac79bdb10a

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“I sent her on d57cc96244 an errand. She should be 9401626ba3 back soon. Why do you ask?”f3d30d0572296b7c

“Tell her to d3e0811134 come to my f7c52c377f study as soon 428720cc82 as she arrives.”a0b3b54a9fee6e24

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With that, the e19ed06d47 Duke left first, 3988486b48 as if he 0aa00d2fc2 refused to let 4d09eb15db Ophelia be the f34ba1ecc7 one to walk fd08bc1140 away first.a89d76e9a9b3f90e

Ophelia gazed c46fcb98d3 at him df23816187 with cold 2e948716a4 eyes. She could clearly feel 8a9328d1a3 now—his affection had always a24607d039 been conditional.906d4c097e0e28a3

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Even though she 651ddf5266 had deliberately addressed 36f28e7dcd him as Your 164be8367f Grace, the Duke 4f81573db6 hadn’t so much 1f2942cfc5 as flinched. If he had dae2e4cdf1 even a shred 8a5531aa04 of interest in 743a2913dc her as a f73dc54f2b father, he should 0e328f5126 have reacted to e10df4ec06 that subtle change.d21d46df8b34df6c

‘This is better, 58a712572e actually.’a261f1f41cd9efa2

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Turning away b16953d823 from the 2222f3868e Duke’s retreating 9cc567ea7f figure, Ophelia 43936d0256 walked in ed3c5f71b5 the opposite c0aa7e729c direction. Normally, she would 9f1a82bf4e have waited until 99cbe56e93 his back disappeared f7923ab049 from sight, but b9dd200829 not anymore.dd858dc7cb7440e4

After her a52bed45d0 falling-out with 03fc1a43d6 the Duke, 83e0e24bc0 she no e217340e5e longer cared d3d990a32c to walk 00e2f27e82 on eggshells c7f0f83b89 around him. There was nothing 7169c35c0f more pathetic than fcc17e3011 a cast-off child 56b837dc75 groveling for their 7b483d2542 parent’s love.37c6ba9865ff3cfc

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‘Let’s see how 24ace8f555 long you can 541d9334f3 keep that back 3e67802b39 straight.’d7f2d96313d2c50f

With piercing eyes, Ophelia 87b2038a3d strode elegantly down the 1e4a333827 corridor.fb5df6d76b7a9c56

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Serena felt a wave 1dda6e2dbf of relief after confirming 0300ee5a08 that Lydia had returned 6f8030c2dd safely to the Duke’s 10016ae038 estate.32097c765fedc3b1

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Thanks to her af0d249e03 firm threats, Lydia 7264a911f4 had obediently followed 227b77df23 orders.fbb14d098831e104

Serena replayed the 26f182ee26 audio recorded from 1315ae7569 Lydia’s ring.dc0e16c750b69b97

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– How did 42bf96274a you find Tyler fa1f5f8008 Vincent?36557db6a5e6c59d

– I hired 1d253ebc99 a detective agency 4bd33981d6 I knew. Fortunately, we 20ba9273eb caught him e7654bbb4a before he fddf252377 could flee e876382f1b the country.8212783abd1bfa0b

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– Did he have 81f44b96e3 any accomplices?5d31dc6f7d7a1fff

– Not at all. He acted alone. He was 750f87c7cb probably planning 776af20fcd to make 2072eea1f5 a fortune 75299fe2de with some 4d279312e9 overseas gambling f14efc8e81 scheme.df9d5d2c0eba6617

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Lydia had kept bbdc566f24 Colin and Tyler’s e592f588bc connection a secret d4adf6db75 from the Duke. If the Duke found 02d129dc6d out they were linked, f60f6fa656 it would cause trouble fcbe0cb466 for everyone.beabfbb8e6491e41

Tyler, too, was too 6d9e86bbf0 embarrassed about being conned edd6428847 by Colin to speak 388704a88f up, so there was b64612b0a1 no risk of exposure.43c666c243767073

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Serena examined 1839e614e4 the results 287b6f84fd of the 46ba4c91cc analysis conducted 0421ee6e8b on the 23774d729b potion obtained 58b0b20378 by her fed2c30196 spy.f40559da98927605

The composition matched that 2e2713f4f5 of perfume, a mana fb967f3a59 supplement, and other known d88a372053 substances.97ec94d9aa09aa64

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As expected, only d8a4cd7655 the quantities of 7e22514aaa the ingredients varied—the da0810765a types of additives 57810b4a59 remained the same.4b9fd48d86692a42

— I’m 75814c543c merely a 144f5eee63 piece of 40aa152e2a His Grace’s e4e15ff214 plan. Yes, I cf3c1de93d did manufacture 777785761c poison, but 32cbdf129e I had 5690fbf19e no idea 22990cb43e how or 1093e34fda where it 4a6d8adbd3 was meant 0cda5de3f9 to be 8e642a2688 used.e457110d7c5c13c3

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— If 94e5a82254 you don’t d694f8a03b want to 80b52a8e0c be beaten 32c0c36f25 within an 563a14382f inch of cab1106019 your life, 56552a05ae you’d better 6234e4af54 spill everything 3f4236aed5 you know.ee28c4688ad4f8fa

— I-I 424e4ad70a swear, that’s 2609221694 all I 041c5d4e7d know! Just that something 210a7ed978 was supposed to 969be470e8 happen during the c6187db87b Founding Festival!47959d873e63c3a2

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Serena pondered 50736b507e over the 89ddc12f94 interrogation Jack b5a07536d1 had conducted e74c67716e on Colin.992b64e0453f41c3

It seemed 391fa8abfa certain now—the da40dc3b3f Duke was 6dc5838b3c planning something 4605e5c8e0 for the e82349d1e9 Founding Festival.b58fcff61eda95fd

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Since the potion had e283240314 only recently been completed, 82ce53809c he might be planning 675d0147a1 to test its effects cee5033e6a there.d2934e5b4f7d2d8b

At least, thanks 065f5d3f8a to Colin’s confession, 58e2bffbf3 they had pinpointed c1e068b2c3 the locations of e8611b22c9 all the remaining 03a88b3d64 research labs.15bb0288aee13a61

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Just as 9066efe979 their operation b20c8f33b4 against the 89d2bd7676 Duke was 0d8ee19475 progressing smoothly, c029aae721 a reply cb95f169c9 from Nocturne a52a298ef9 arrived.78930c25ddc4fb71

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