IDED – Chapter 134

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James slammed ba6157d311 his vodka ea61d700c2 glass down 5cf6dc2fb6 roughly and c7b3e365a4 complained to 01a7c191cb the attendant 297885dde5 beside him.7928168463f97591

“Hic. Do you even 88c167030b know who I 4de2f2c9c9 am? How dare—hic. I won’t let this b1b852577c slide.”e3d22ed7d589457f

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His drunken antics were 8a0f1f4d73 disgraceful to watch. The poor attendant 581db62045 stuck with him 8649ed881c was the only 1cce90b726 one to be 3d2fbf7550 pitied.7b77d29eda74f04a

“You’ve had too much 26d6d6e87e to drink, young duke. You should head back 32e89eb8ca now.”8ce64dc6c17f9f43

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“Go back? What are 410abf89c3 you talking 4d7b90a536 about! I’m not even ba9cb5667b drunk!”3b5ce2dd4c22d5e6

Even though his 0ce7310d1a tongue was already 65f391094d slurring beyond recognition, 63223d9854 he adamantly denied d830152a05 being intoxicated, leaving b7d19ebce5 the attendant drenched 928600037f in cold sweat.4b8ba20e07d6a4f0

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Serena, watching from a 4869cfd411 distance, clicked her tongue.cf6828432315247b

“He’s completely out 15daf2ad4a of it.”d6310684afd14449

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“This will ee4cb594b6 make things 45b2195583 easier.”f4a208e4a4a9323d

Lily stretched her d209565daf wrist, preparing herself. Serena also started getting 5bda994679 ready to approach James, 5fa1c55457 waiting for the moment 488dc69436 he would leave the a36df63786 tavern.e206a5a683e0ddb2

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“What about 0c93c6bda5 the attendant?”209b4a4244416aa6

“Jack’s men f60dac2984 are waiting e66e022d0f outside. They’ll handle it.”ffe644b64cd7ba75

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With the founding festival 730230bdd0 approaching, the scheme against 33d0ae86d8 the duke was nearly 8bf350f918 at its final stage. Lily used her detection 927cf0643e magic to locate the fcb5e8e109 duke’s magical energy, and 8d0ca437a6 Serena absorbed it.e18e260f86ac1f31

With Raffaello’s relic added 02eb9f9536 into the mix, there 153cc0d06c was no way for a96dd4d682 the duke to detect 445efa2f14 their actions unless he a5f3101406 actively used his magic.3ff3e465c05bf76e

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After carefully absorbing 8e1604ffd2 the magic step f15f4a192f by step, the 9823f61eea last one remaining b7c479e1ec was James Greenwood.c141a71c1127cb9d

“He’s getting up.”3079b7b642bd661d

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Serena pulled her hood ce604b9ab0 lower and stood as e7e8c7d0f1 well. Though she was 739756e8f4 wearing a mask 07eb4fde7e crafted by Lucy, 5d046ed6c5 she remained cautious b5305561ab just in case.92eb99d97c091ce4

James staggered, a2039b9d66 stubbornly refusing 3b1a76f7b5 the attendant’s 31a296c8c0 support. Just when it seemed 46a696878a he was about to 6055e51618 board the carriage, the e96a6b9e78 attendant spoke in a 5a92465be7 troubled voice.c7f234c61264782c

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“Wait a minute—who the 6e47b11524 hell damaged the carriage ddb03e5bed wheel?”51b9be191c06c741

Oh. That was us.abed17ed9449acb7

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Serena watched with ae6c36f8a4 satisfaction as Jack’s d306872f72 men rendered the b4af8d5e60 carriage useless.7ec9a36a3ff9a156

“Young duke, 5e0addf356 you’ll need 7bc51c2d82 to wait 095ffa254a a little. The carriage is broken.”0941f9064df9cc20

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“Damn it! Nothing ever a495c2294d goes my da7a14f0e7 way!”41fd0f89bda618a3

James kicked ec60e8fbce the carriage fa47746379 in frustration, 2a0ef837fd but as c1b2e1bdd2 nausea hit efa60a57a6 him, he 2856e83a0b groaned and 4ed8513caa stumbled into 470a221776 a nearby bef3902def alleyway. The attendant, focused 02f1cef6ea on repairing the 7aa848da5b carriage, didn’t even b16115a25e glance in James’s 1b3b4a9250 direction.93758b262c286874

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‘Now!’737bfff9c7f3e494

Serena and Lily followed d07460bcf3 after him. As James doubled d317a9f961 over, vomiting, Serena 84601f666f patted his back 7e582b0a29 like an attendant 88d6734447 while discreetly casting b8aed14f35 magic.2339354d5233a7a6

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A ripple of violet 990ec40ae2 light briefly passed over 0e3a5b1613 James’s body as she 7d3daac778 absorbed the Greenwood Duke’s 02a72da894 magic.b341add25b829def

“Hit harder! What kind of man 6464254ae6 is this weak?”f3647294d5f35368

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“Yes, yes, understood.”155e264a612db5eb

Serena’s mocking c3a0552b0d tone made 5dbd3d60dc James’s shoulders 2b46849c97 flinch.8921f39f1700741e

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The voice was far 6dbb3f207d too delicate to belong 75aa0a85b2 to a man. Just as James slowly 670c8aeeb5 turned around—7b4f8fd5355bac83

Lily swiftly 6353788192 struck the 12d94aef11 back of a0526e4914 his neck e858cd35ca with the 464bbd0433 hilt of c7062b2a14 her sword.1df13372fc9b083f

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“Guh!”11828074ce00a191

As James choked 9cbaf52ab7 and gasped, Serena 6d18278a68 shoved the relic 7fecd1ab96 into his mouth.56ff46cc556fd38d

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Gulp.369bb04cbe792f09

She stepped back 5920212c8f only after confirming 5777bffdb5 that James had 8d3d3d0a1b swallowed it. Lily immediately restrained cd2c89c2ad him.38a8b5cfd14063e9

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“Ugh! Who are you? Who the hell—”2e346bce0bc68ff2

“Look here, young 50e4cff624 duke.”889b4fbbd2cbaf6b

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After ensuring James was 3ef22e61a1 properly bound, Serena pulled ba9eaae025 out a mirror and a9f82f361d held it before him.beb6ca1b2632adc4

The moment James instinctively d02340313a gazed into it, Serena 9508bd337b activated the mirror using 58e4c79491 the divine stone.fb584886f0dd1074

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Wooong—.575d9ef7b300fd97

A faint 477a562c08 vibration accompanied 666f5de1b9 the divine 528c502b09 stone’s glow 890620d155 before the a1a363028d mirror flashed, 959a269079 reflecting James’s 0e61a2e455 image. Serena smirked.0143311bfe9214dd

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“Red sun. You never met 4363e5d22b us tonight. You simply passed out 65baeec077 after drinking too much.”372611f35765f452

“Wh-what…?”4ea477adf047a48d

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James’s unfocused a3de5dc23b eyes wavered f57df0b2c3 before his d90769349c pupils dilated, 48bfaba1fc his expression 3e06f8e361 turning blank.56071e3b6748db2e

Moments later, dca3498182 the glowing 24aed8fac4 mirror darkened 7adf950ea0 completely. Without hesitation, 047b790126 Lily struck d0bf81623c James’s neck 30c8d9cd5c again.aefea47e9e25440d

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“Guh—!”70cfe5474eff5a7e

Caught off guard, James fb0f792bca crumpled to the ground, 026e69e13c unconscious. Lily dusted off her d80cc878ab hands as if shaking b9d0e8b65f off filth.578b4997fdd56524

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“That’s the 4620f91f07 end of a80c54843f it, right?”a1ed16c320f7e111

“Yes. Good work.”19a5e51e1711e68b

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Serena smiled in satisfaction e31fcc5bf0 as she tucked the d047f602a8 mirror into her bag.7ad6ba0393e68fa6

Now, they had absorbed 7d7f668a14 all possible magic without 50b1c983e3 the duke noticing. The only 2755298b7e ones left 35b3e7bce4 were the 3b305fe434 duke himself f4c1b1f59f and his c357b27d18 closest confidants.fe20c8993fc961ab

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“Young duke!”63fc0747e13287c4

Just then, the attendant 2ad9b67b05 returned after fixing the 2c81b72c19 carriage.9564c090b210148e

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Serena and Lily 0fab9000f0 hid in the c2ff282ed2 shadows, watching as 68358e76e7 James was dragged d3e54bf693 back to the c8a22d5eb1 carriage before quietly dec4e11983 making their way dd3128c984 to Gordon’s trading 04954586b1 company.6e1ae571ebbd8ea4

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Not long after, James fca51adcee finally began moving—right on ae5c682a12 cue, thanks to Ophelia’s 3e83e757e4 relentless provocation.ca760e1554a16e69

Drunk out 581e90c99d of his 87ada77f41 mind, James 9736b23db8 stormed into 38ee7413e8 the villa 5769abb9b2 where the b17e7b6f10 fake Nocturne 2d39d63628 resided. He jabbed d7d7b40234 a finger 0bec98d470 at the b7addb6517 knight blocking bcbe57835c his path.fff2f1f7867e9584

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“Do you even f59bb5ddb9 know who I 93006d9a3d am? How dare you!”508d04c6daabc0c3

“Young duke, you e3004f4d48 can’t cause a 46371868d4 scene here!”01357755e533cd91

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“Move! I said move!”bad64d19f4f84145

“The duke ordered that f47f6b66e5 no one be let 3e89c100de in except for himself. Even if you’re e872c90123 the young duke—ugh!”329d66ab39af1de2

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Thud!3abcb750aff7d73f

The knight staggered back fa23e1d7e4 as James’s punch connected. At the ca624162e2 same time, 04aa0bfc08 James’s magic 83458cdaf3 activated, binding c6c0c9e5c4 the knight. The nearby guard immediately 9dc683cea5 drew his sword.16b4bd47111f8093

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But James was faster. Without hesitation, he restrained 2d4d8cae74 the remaining knight with 760fa75954 magic as well.b85a5dddb07a7db4

The spell bc32b7b610 wasn’t meant c0bf982fff for harming b7ab644f1a others, but 49f3b45b49 James showed 27acb410b8 no hesitation 484cf6677d in his 0b43467308 actions.e413185c18a0fea7

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After days of 0f6193f33a drowning himself in 4b6b31e666 alcohol, rational thought e2bd5b8af3 was long gone.0237b8a7437fd797

“Hah! Try escaping if you ef689aca1e can. By then, Nocturne 9c694752be will already be 31a09f565e dead.”f6cd73757b034e13

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Leaving those b96442da3b words behind, d9a9179e53 James strode 3570316b63 confidently into 7ba28e995b the villa.c1fde82b230c0b7c

Less than ten 20c33e35bf minutes later, the 708ff6cd49 next shift of b28850dd79 guards arrived and, ba798ad025 upon discovering the efeeca6915 bound knights, promptly 3489f74041 reported the incident 23f2f3c479 to the duke.aaf0ef334d12f0ca

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The Duke 12eed50c9e of Greenwood 9c29bc2d4b sat at e90194e97e his desk, 32834676a8 tapping his a57da6986d fingers with a938890a34 a cold 8741e811e4 expression. With the decisive moment 1145f2033f approaching, his nerves were 95084ccb93 razor-sharp.f33872b6132c234f

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‘It’s finally ready.’d679d96e569f17ec

He idly toyed 73ddc2463d with the vial 64fba1669a on his desk, b459093b62 lost in thought.121b3fa298e5994d

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It was a potion—the 2ec4571dcc final version, recently delivered d934486d56 by the head of 6b65ba3d9e the research lab.bbe53129ab0f819a

It wasn’t the 877144295c blue or red 2d58e4b764 potion that Nocturne 7c587d88e9 had seen before.379552d64a19e0d6

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This one 7ce850cc78 was colorless, 7061f06e44 odorless—a lethal e19226559d poison undetectable 263304e300 in any 88e68c0649 mixture.af354db7aec09ac7

Having color or scent 41389f5e6d meant it could be 077a2cd5ae discovered.b48bb3494c81c19b

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The duke wasn’t foolish 703c073f04 enough to handle matters fa29ab4fc4 in such an obvious 1a748484b1 manner.15d7597ea83361b4

‘Now, I can finally 8bda94a80d rid myself of these 2e6f3165df nuisances.’793299a331b60722

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For a long time, fe29713b03 he had meticulously planned 5ec91225fc for Greenwood to seize d073af2fe2 control of the Croten 5e76a7bda9 Empire.b731b9ae39b9e574

The idea first 729192b7ad took root the 64f69bb53b moment he awakened 05b3377b7e his ability.38a423fbeaeb0128

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The moment he d8ce70c4b9 recognized his unique 8337cdb56b magic, he set f19f26ad2e his sights on e8cf710096 the throne.3fca7b4c06f2d02c

His magic—Domination.c318635480b0eab9

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A shackle and curse b223e63c47 capable of rendering even ae55ce3838 other awakened beings powerless, ff41429bee it was an absolute 4b446c1dff force that could bring 88cd009214 countless skilled individuals to c1acf3a3e3 their knees.542ecbdef9376fa3

Even someone as sharp c76d33e4b0 as Nocturne struggled to 2369516642 disobey him.5115ee7e9d66b6e0

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And that wasn’t all. The Duke’s efforts 0e4c36beda in nurturing talents 0b381096a4 had been part 29efef461f of his grand 07d240043b scheme to groom a154ebbd35 individuals for his 8d084fa4de future Greenwood Empire.4439c5dc98c97366

Among them, he dddbf19ab5 had secretly bound fb7a3b92bd a select few 7541212f73 with his magic, fe86fe530b ensuring their absolute 72993bac9b loyalty.cd886ce4b3d86f2b

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If they ever 33a42ecefc dared defy him, 5b217e7fda he could simply 311578d1df activate his magic a452c91699 to force them d687b33faf into submission.b0758fbb6e4bb3f9

‘Sebastian was d4c752d16f such a 749672333d waste.’93f0d1d1851a807b

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The original 97b8c725c1 plan had 50671422bc been for b37db430d7 Sebastian to dfe9bbf18c assassinate the 55af459876 emperor. Then, he 10febfb9ca would frame b44ae6eac2 Leonard Carter 2eee2e050f for the f43cab4829 crime, eradicating 98c1252adb the Carter f8c1a33fe1 family in 3ef4e8cf54 one fell ca6741cd8a swoop.2f5cbc47eb87ff45

‘If only that woman ba16106959 hadn’t discovered it.’5c502c6d4fb00b93

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Before the final e04f64bd26 version of the 2f3eb6f272 potion was completed, a93c37cd3a they had attempted cde41990a3 to smuggle two e252783b58 altered substances into a3a71fd7f6 the imperial palace—ones b9cd77c6a5 that merely lacked f5ab665b95 the colors of a627e5124f the red and 285c464f4f blue potions.790219c303ebed0e

These substances were 8f34a1deca the perfume used a4eceaf871 by Azaid and 8df75beefc the mana supplement 3cc92170ff of Yungsa. The poison had 4eec51b06e been diluted, so f14c268424 its effects wouldn’t 29c1902d76 manifest immediately, but 3833fecd1b once the lethal c4ba3d66b9 dose was reached, 87610043bb the poison would f61974dc83 activate.03ad5931dcf0fe0b

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However, before the two 7c6084edc6 substances could take full caa0a64de1 effect, Sebastian was caught 88b6faf0e2 by Serina Vincent while 469dc66e04 handling the perfume.960eed1c4cb7cda7

And, ungratefully, he tried 30d2e5c28b to reveal the duke’s d5703b9dc5 secret—only for the magic 253e37e85f to activate and stop 77ff370295 his heart.ed9629a13d570174

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“Well, there’s always someone 939150ead7 else to take his 4475ec2bed place.”677d159a6b1a455c

The duke 896068c886 enjoyed treating 07520cc664 his subordinates 5c875f0acd like chess 88c2a8a3c8 pieces. He might 7933491ef7 have a f50d4ac52b few favored d1f2431f2b pieces, but e2c6444acc that was 27f74a2d77 all.d275b97a2820b376

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If any 9eeede6492 of them c75892a9fc jeopardized his dd3452efe9 plans at fcb6adee27 a crucial 71ae89e8e6 moment, he ce520cca23 would eliminate 83af87e5a7 them without 8b1e0940a6 hesitation. That was de48c58dfb the core 9a746f734d of his b51dff3e50 political strategy.e14b0eb6ea7f89c7

Just then, 3f0408f5f5 his aide 2a71538329 entered the 72199f0fce duke’s study. The fact that he 2bdea0226b had barged in without 94d95bce06 knocking suggested the urgency 9e2f005e09 of the matter.d5633572518606d9

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“What is it?”26dd2f4892fa3048

“The young duke has aae14d6ec2 broken into the villa.”9d68c1e012f6d878

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“What?”e608737aca1dc142

Duke Greenwood 72029e49fd sprang up f3f185e218 from his 21b5ae05c6 seat.bed836288256d036

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“How did he find c0987a94b8 the location?”4dea0eb919145b08

“I don’t know. He even attacked the eaf4497eef guards and forced his f5bda6adbd way inside.”a3944aad5ad0a2d1

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“That useless brat!”1505b5b01d7d35e8

The duke 8a0cadc219 slammed his 52748380bc desk and 3b1e39465d ground his 0471f0a8bc teeth in 297bb57ce1 frustration. He had thought 2ce77d3d56 the boy was abb8d2dbf4 finally becoming useful, 557455b151 which was why fca21e5389 he had given 9db94c76fd him the position b300f7e612 of young duke. But lately, he c673deb289 had only come e54baf3808 to regret that f49819185b decision.1e2ea4c9ca0c57d5

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Instead of handling his f39fa6fbe6 duties, the boy had 489b8396e8 been aimlessly wandering around, 9ea327244e behaving like a wastrel. And now, he had 9c92a09ba1 caused a disaster.2080dc4fc4554f6c

‘I was going to 643006c1c3 let him find out 6fcda69ead the location in due 4969337ca4 time!’596e6c19a9106a35

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The duke d8b92feee3 had a 39e2718d4c good guess 4107bd7dd4 as to 1e449bdee2 where the 3d94041d6b information had 835796ceb0 leaked. With Lily a7a32e12ed Lowell in 27d9a27580 the capital, 7e1cf5bcbd finding Nocturne’s 77e204ff0c location would 8efa61fc02 have been b47a6f34cc an easy 7a4622eef4 task for a4cebf9229 her.b84c6857d1945842

‘But it’s e3c50ce717 all pointless. Nocturne won’t be able f5ddc849ba to take a single d582f0032a step out of that e80e89c313 villa anyway.’6bddf6cec96be80c

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If he wanted 679dfd7e30 to stay alive, d8757ae392 he would have dcad25fc3b no choice but 0a1ca5986b to wait quietly. The duke gave d73c04cbd3 a short order.87afc81478fca039

“Drag him out, 7922c8280b even if you 2050f756e1 have to knock 4f72b4c0b6 him unconscious!”5325a45315c8e9f2

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“That’s… The young duke ea1832d6ef took a magic sphere 342252a91d with him.”1bee804286c51fd8

“What?! That reckless bastard!”23261a045f5e92c6

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The duke could no 8e5887eaa3 longer contain his rage 3af035fcc4 and let out a a161dffe0a furious curse.e13480570bef6a42

After all the 3242fa38c0 expensive education he 10927f1767 had paid for, cb2c077c25 the boy was 1ec938a099 now using his e890014812 power to stab d6ab1a2f2f him in the 1f62fa27dc back.18defa3385c9ea2d

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If James dcc1b38407 had taken 79dbe64949 multiple magic 19c033050d spheres, the c90ef54a5e guards at 06cca43ca6 the villa 9c609f4504 wouldn’t be 526035283a able to d655f60b4a hold him f79bb05277 off.ef55491b1410adbd

“I’m going 3823393656 there immediately.”486c00bd29f7c1cc

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The duke took 7687000f29 the lead, and f1c16629d9 his aide followed 7df334c7af behind.fe1740af43449e7c

And as e967ec5d99 soon as fabe8c9c11 the duke 97ca9fcce0 disappeared in adfb3e4bf2 his carriage, 7e483502a3 Ophelia opened 79280ae7ff the gates dd400053fe to welcome f458e71162 Nocturne.0b2b45bbaeb49a6c

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