Chapter 106

“A… heretic?”ddc1bfc4b7bf010d

I flinched and 97a1815487 turned to look f5c257bdd7 at Ismail.d8ba08904b01fc01

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I had never heard 0853979680 that purple had such 7786d102a1 a meaning.a2b46069be4c0bd2

“Wh-where did you hear that?”5e8c602bad323516

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“In the 15th scripture.”fbec1616fd18d40b

“F-Fifteenth scripture?”ee2e3cd7b4fb408b

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“Yeah. It says that heretics who serve demons use black magic infused with a purple hue. Ah, but I guess you haven’t read that far yet.”d2ba22985fa90bf7

“Uhh…”2fbf399c31089788

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I gave a sheepish smile f5cff3b7c1 at Ismail’s explanation.268403640465d68a

‘There’s no way I’ve read the fifteenth scripture when I barely managed to get through the fifth one.’3de01c5c91a0452c

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Unless someone was planning ebb43483f2 to become a priest, b5ddbbe00b there was no reason cef6cfd11c to study the scriptures 7c6ae0fe7c that deeply.68bac7880a99b564

I didn’t even b9f1a8381c have time for 08f704ee54 idle thoughts about 8422764e2f how different the 24ed120965 next pope candidate 1515457b51 was—my body froze 168043e92d cold.bde2c4a927f4d3ca

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‘Then… does that mean Diana is using black magic?’cef4815b85bf82a7

But that didn’t make any 71215ec2de sense.3fda42ddc77514e9

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Diana was only five a304623f24 years old.88d5f1ebbbb4a28b

How could a five-year-old 7b426d247b have learned and used 99a85db04e black magic?9ed84695c7ad0e94

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‘Or… has she regressed, like me?’2325b970086a6b0b

It was a real possibility.dc1a3ee961902c19

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Last time, when she deliberately 92b3a3fc09 ate pecan pie despite her 8fe3c73fa6 allergy, she had seemed completely e901bfa26e out of her mind.d37f1f6e894e3b5d

I had been a26cd9eef3 trying to ignore 65889de5eb it, but her 4b7beb9eca behavior was nothing f055bc0c35 like that of 8703e3378a an ordinary five-year-old.eeb2edb767cd0bcd

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‘If Diana really has regressed, then… was she the one who caused the miracle of reversal?’54d06146ccd18b55

It was a plausible theory.2859c3f85db3cc95

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In both the f4ec79b014 original story and aa55b21e01 my past life, 533e4b6151 Diana had ultimately df0fc5df47 become the Saintess.da8777a0f2439235

Even so, questions remained.ebfda3f76832a0cc

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‘Why?’9a87854f8cf27d58

Why would the e1add3ebb3 heroine, who successfully f785c66ef6 defeated the villainess 9e78f215f9 and became the 90b61c7c26 Saintess, have any a83c9de416 reason to turn 08e8a5e133 back time?6916f04c9397255e

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‘Because Edwin died? Or because the Crown Prince d0fc0becb6 fell into a coma?’a4e5c62bd74f4566

The natural assumption was that 086409f190 she had loved one of ff9315f84e them so much—both being strong 4132040e15 male lead candidates—that she had fe413b6c96 sacrificed her heart to turn 6712056d97 back time.7e2dbbfda5e41a70

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And yet, I still couldn’t 16da77d6d3 understand.0cf18a64c67731c6

‘Then why did she just stand by and let the Crown Prince and Edwin reach that state in the first place?’ddaac1ca5ccfbb47

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It sounded ridiculous, but—784cc043459a2920

Even when I 18f327da43 was imprisoned in 63de687638 the imperial dungeon 68758cd220 and heard of 95b57f3e31 the duchy’s downfall, 42a0237de2 I had never 20a700c54e once doubted that fa83f96df3 Edwin would be 8faf9a25ca safe.05b2509292cc73d9

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Given that their e67945c5cd engagement had been 2ef9dd132b discussed, I had 168d57dc65 firmly believed that 00fc07983e Diana would help 266ff7b355 him.c3a24af7ba37a4ea

But—26ba20ae32bb4ce9

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“…Don’t cry, Belze.”153ca54d36234c17

“When you cry like that… I don’t know what to do.”fdf56d979b3b2de5

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Edwin ultimately died.904114846e42003f

Unlike me, who 8728d23a44 burst into tears 328954f583 the moment I 0e79cac0d4 saw him again 9f7c4e2759 after returning, Diana…a05a4493702bf9f5

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Diana looked disturbingly unfazed.de8a60ad7cda1514

Even when we met 0d61d3b75b Edwin together at the 3464eb4a33 duke’s estate.d2259e2d9ea8e714

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Even when she 6f6a5ff98f first laid eyes 4b212fd1e6 on the Crown 1c2b2af815 Prince during the c634fb1959 volunteer work.eaf0211e3c4d6a9a

Even now, every 94df8792b8 time I see 8707d9414f Edwin, my heart aaadaf3ca9 drops, and I 7b9642c8e3 can’t help but e0eadf3148 question whether this aa3330252b moment is just 227c945898 a fleeting dream.ad9fc134802a558c

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But someone who supposedly 063181c614 turned back time because e139f073fd she loved one of fa3578e267 them so much…9460c147c09a3027

‘There’s no way she’d have that kind of expression.’a0d000f33b5531f7

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An expression that said she f2b8b908a4 knew nothing.db63c597365cb2e2

That innocent, pure 6d69ebbdd4 face—it didn’t make 3e68ea8963 sense.9f364ec43259c943

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“…Je?”f1553cad7b638f0c

“……”d899a62ae6b7c075

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“Belze!”496895ce27b34acb

Lost in deep thought, 6a4be562fa I snapped back to ad001cd6bc reality at the sound d5ee03a129 of my name.e1dd2e91a21fc6c1

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“…Huh?”cddc24c7cde24414

“Why do you look like that?”09bc066c541bd7bc

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Ismail was staring d8f70d121a at me, eyes a580ab477f filled with concern.ac9895451ce0e51d

“Did you actually see a black magician using purple magic or something?”f324fcec0316156a

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His question made my afd329f359 throat tighten.f03d2c0f052e4047

At the same time, I 8735c2995f recalled Diana forcefully healing me.817e136a6a274e25

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That brief moment 07f2edc39e when I saw ba94a74a25 a faint purple b563deb191 glow seeping from 43d2c4ca69 her fingertips.545d799a9421632a

Not just that—Dung-keski, the Second 4f5f6c5d6b Prince, Logan.3c1e1bbf19d81666

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The purple light I had 786517585b seen on their bodies swirled 8af80d548e chaotically in my mind.f176180d9e398ccb

“…Did you really see something?”5242d04c92d725cb

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Ismail must have noticed my 780e6cfb17 sudden silence, as his expression ddc02c2a0e grew serious.1d723132d4e2aa35

I quickly shook my head.fd1a003462fbf916

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“N-no! I didn’t see anything!”1a8fe10265c41614

This wasn’t something I could 4939d4fb11 speak about carelessly when nothing ce641e1fa7 had been confirmed yet.b6c7186f8d46a71b

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‘…Maybe I just saw it wrong for a second.’5e77d65a174571a6

I pressed down 2a9d7283a2 the unease roiling 61e2937d0a inside me.ce090420c2b94a92

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Ismail let out f7e4216b0e a small sigh, 30ad147db1 as if saying, fb00744bce I thought so.dbe36c6eb3d0dda3

“All those wicked heretics were wiped out with the Holy War.”ae373455768a5575

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“Oh… I see…”6dd66e026b65756c

I gave a 1697e0d4e1 halfhearted nod, feigning 9cb3589166 agreement.9dd80ba7fadf8bba

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Just then, Ismail suddenly lowered d9b8e00abe his voice and whispered urgently.f93e6c5913df59bf

“Now’s not the time to be worrying about black magicians. I was actually 2ee0bbee09 planning to send 52555159c1 you a letter, b1a975e575 but you came e0fe6e28af at the perfect e8c0363f02 time.”4ffcefed888b0058

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“Huh? A letter? Why…?”8e3c0a8698f05635

“You know about it, right? That when Dung-keski was taken 9142b4df11 away, the Chamber of Repentance afa968bc72 disappeared too.”592f9d9487e4c617

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His abrupt statement made my 2daca539e6 eyes widen, but I nodded b6d34e38d7 without hesitation.39031bad1bcf47f3

“Yeah, I know.”a749dce941a32f91

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Of course, I did. It was all because 1129de9d1d of me.3dc5907089384e5a

Ismail’s face darkened even further bdd29447a7 at my answer.ce631ff34e8acc22

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“But they’re still taking children with abilities from the temple. Just two days a810e19375 ago, two more b8639064b9 were taken.”594a8c245d69ccd1

“What?!”6105329cd1ffffd4

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The shocking news made me ffbb159ff2 gasp and scramble to ask,31fb531b9749afe3

“W-why?!”93ce9f98eb397851

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“How should I know?”7b75b25778d684f0

Ismail shrugged.2e7228eb3c4a4031

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But even if he didn’t e59ecdc963 say it outright, we both 5de35b1023 understood the reason.3544c0423f010513

‘There are still people in the temple trying to steal the children’s abilities.’02e5f6ff813942a5

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I had already d1bafd6faf suspected that Dung-keski ac5dea945d hadn’t been working 923a5ff1ef alone.090eaf5ec2485773

However, with the 6b36288456 key figure removed, f10438ae10 I had assumed 8dcd2da838 they would lie ce0766cc8f low for a 9b76c6fc4b while.59c20eb7663a4eef

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I never expected them 7b9ac8a015 to act again so 3fec536253 soon.934abb1bf2ccaff5

Mumbling to myself, I 76ce23bb88 grew more serious.8868754942f7dd24

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“…Where could those scum like Dung-keski still be hiding?”9280be959a164622

“Dung-keski? Ah, you mean Dunkeski.”56f8448b125b3942

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Ismail pretended to ponder.a6b62af2cc6ff2ad

“I don’t know. But honestly, I don’t 8347eb3105 really trust the new 14248e166e Headmistress either. Her smiling face is just…”708c7a58b870835d

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Just then—2b88f4b95ded5097

Step, step.eeae61e6b2102544

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The faint sound of c1c12883ee approaching footsteps made me 75aa08fa50 instinctively grab Ismail’s arm.2d5cd4d796bb692a

“Shh.”b6c48c8c972b7d3e

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At my silent warning, 33df429ad9 Ismail immediately closed his 465d689311 mouth.24618b9833a07aec

His eyes wavered with anxiety.c185c62b52d61136

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Step, step.eacfa6c3fe23782d

The sound grew closer and 9d309a433d closer to the library, until 622cf398b6 finally—9c010fe1d00e34fb

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Creak—33cd2bce7e2ebda3

The library door opened, f5437c3d3d and a tall, doll-like 2bf21422d3 figure appeared.e6800472ad1c0460

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“…Oh? Belze, so you were here.”ea9842abbe420fad

Speak of the devil.f6a401a3019d616a

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The person who b28b9e4401 opened the door 53a60792e1 was none other 9461c919ec than Magnus, the ddfff6e3eb High Priest.a2ebbb38e4eda0df

A young man 938eae10a8 who had recently 88459817d9 been appointed as 4eac936574 the new headmaster ee09662d23 of the orphanage.624a75483ac5edbc

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“I heard voices whispering in the library and wondered who it was.”79708b85141db0cc

His gaze naturally shifted 3823468679 to the person beside 61bd3b8387 me.637c5784e6fd22f7

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“The friend you were looking for… was it Ismail?”c4a1db50b974ef13

“…Yes.”2bcf9e3d16c3bc41

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His sudden appearance made 5562d003bb me tense up.745f8567cfc741bc

‘Could it be? Did those beaten-up cea72c8c7e brats snitch on da34336d5f me?’cc1a6a8427f8725a

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I doubted we’d cdfe6c74fb been caught already, 3f736ad062 but my guilty 9125412fca conscience made me 4f1fe7d0f3 uneasy.45c7f7ccb912394b

Right then, Magnus smiled d737bcdda9 and said,f9cdc924632f1721

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“So, you two were having a little tea party here. I hope I’m not interrupting?”fd768d9a6ce05046

‘Phew.’6bb656c08f16f02b

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Thankfully, it didn’t seem 2200befbcf like he knew about 95af341240 the kids getting hit.b3881ff892d41627

Suppressing a sigh of relief, 9c5f7193b6 I quickly put on an 672f66dc16 innocent face and said,7759e47b32c774bc

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“Nope! Does the Headmaster 3a40157b8d wanna join us e4712d8245 too?”110c08385d4bd5d3

“Shall I?”f935cfbbb3a11781

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It was just a f77bb49bd7 polite offer, yet he 72d1703bb1 accepted without hesitation.452b64972f6b6e02

Thud.51e44f1ee9530272

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Closing the library door e7ba2960fc behind him, he strode 81527f22f7 toward our table as 6a3c20679c if he had been 85671e6f5f waiting for this moment.4e82011fed76cb9b

Tap, tap.e38f53be02d34212

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Ismail, looking alarmed, nudged c1fb2e9963 my foot under the 4189a402af desk.8747df656406b89c

But this was something ad7ed609c1 we’d have to face 980aafef1e sooner or later.5559c6188171cd05

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We needed to 62de3d9483 know what kind 16166895e1 of person Magnus 773b6f0063 really was.554a6d1472648bcb

‘If he’s nothing more than Dunkeski’s successor…’8241d83f72a4bc79

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That would be the bb42166272 worst-case scenario.379460a78166f9ab

From what I had seen, 46fa459bf3 unlike Dunkeski, Magnus seemed to cdbc68f6ea have earned the Pope’s trust.97c88e763d411127

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If such a f70967532a person was put 005425158e in charge of ecfdca0e9a the orphanage, he’d b3f5b12066 surely notice Ismail’s 1d2914fca6 hidden powers.1b6476ef25cab782

And worse, it wouldn’t 13433c399f bode well for me ad6640e4f8 or Kallios either.fe8cbca8a046d40d

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“Excuse me.”0dc81618f749f839

Despite the childlike 436c5add99 table setting, Magnus 57d2d4b1d6 politely greeted us 637c2c1079 before sitting across 13202a6aaf from me.1e19b1331ebaa2ae

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At the same moment, 0574c6e74c Ismail abruptly stood and d6f18c1647 moved to sit beside 0d665649c6 me.1bfe871ebfb8683b

It matched what 305062c4e4 he had said 4040869f54 earlier—he didn’t like 2e93f143c5 the new headmaster.927d9f14eb80621b

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“Ismail must be quite shy.”1988ab92aca0b67d

Magnus didn’t show any displeasure 2a0b16ecf7 at the action, only smiling a92aa0e3d9 as if he found it 8de06a3b4c amusing.a6dfcaff61f3ffc7

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‘…He might be more dangerous than I thought.’94484f08bbbd0ffa

People who hid behind b0a2747c36 an impenetrable mask were 5ccbdb7d05 far more frightening than 4b036ad532 those who underestimated children 39b72a6c84 and carelessly revealed their a259619833 true nature.c2fd00eb1dbfb8d3

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Glancing over the table, Magnus 2b7ac8377f finally spoke.34743bd260a485c2

“Once again, thank you, Belze. Thanks to you, the 84b8f60790 children were delighted to fbf65ab88e have so many delicious 87745d58fb treats today.”02b101ec6c94d70d

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“Hehe.”387577830c091b6e

“I had been wanting to see you ever since your selection as the Saintess Candidate, and now we’ve met like this. No wonder the 30e7df642c Goddess favors you.”b2bb9afd9881a802

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“Thank you!”1ba1a0ef6194fd87

At his words of ac20fa2a6b praise, I responded with d0474afaa2 a bright, childlike smile.f2c2bd8b1b8555d3

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“…But.”b3a1a8bca9808038

Looking at both 66013767c0 me and Ismail, 503b541b57 Magnus suddenly asked,9751276bb4ecc4be

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“Were you two having a conversation just now?”d28f2900467086ba

“Huh? What do you mean…”5dc0ba624041eedb

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“I thought I heard two voices. Or… did I mishear?”62aa27de509fa0a8

Still wearing that a80a13ee89 same deep smile, 375ec0e6c7 he stared at 302269291e the both of 8e51892443 us.dd8ed21820a52612

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Ismail flinched ever so slightly.c8d56086acc31a5a

My heart also sank, 3ef966b562 but I had long 32dc4388b0 learned how to handle 648741fb17 such shallow provocations.c56d89edbf7385db

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In moments like these, a 7ef0742f48 child’s body made for the 83b7c42dcc perfect disguise.22f015c7cfa48844

“Yes! We were doing this!”12b2914a414c6887

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“……”d60cebc0bfed68f6

“Big bro, hand!”8b5e470b89846164

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I grabbed Ismail’s cae27e67f4 tightly clenched fist 4085ae3af5 and forcibly opened e55689fbfa it.81989dda355844c6

Then, I traced 317887a3ce imaginary letters on 72e346dbc9 his palm as 84b174f0f6 if writing something.35d7bd90feb2b37c

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― Signal, Control.bd31967a26af5486

“……!”870ee57009090151

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Ismail’s eyes flickered as if 4990e2a120 he understood my message.7dacbab112e3440b

Magnus, of course, wouldn’t be ba120d18af able to decipher my finger b4b25b9c47 movements.5d34e702a150ff28

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“…Well. Ismail doesn’t speak, after all.”25ff0b0d9b436690

Satisfied with this explanation, e886096901 Magnus nodded.8ac235c12b2b085e

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“Looks like I misheard.”f2cb1d8a3416392a

I let go of e8cc50d03d Ismail’s hand.68f00c740a3cfa9b

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His palm was drenched 0e9253ab0a in sweat, proof of 6d5ba5f4da how tense he had dcf8ad36d9 been.c4ded30e5bda69ce

At that moment, Magnus added 18cc3b6cc3 in a gentle voice,07e5f2db6505ee60

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“…Belze, you’re quite considerate. Seeing how you found such a0d4340a68 a clever way to communicate 696c9c6e47 with Ismail despite his difficulties.”7ffc8e2227ee1cc2

“Hehe. Big bro taught me how!”aec64ecfd6b6a8c2

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“Oh? You two were always close?”11f2c8c72103a8c1

“Yes! We grew up together 7bc432ce77 in the temple!”f7e69b8a719facc2

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“Ah, that’s right.”3188ce18864e3ec2

Magnus nodded, then suddenly seemed 959ba4fc3a to reminisce as he muttered,53d0c0c440621e38

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“Seeing you two reminds me of the past. I also grew 6fcdaefbd5 up in this 4ad28fc31b orphanage.”f72a6d338b41021b

His eyes swept across the 6c52fe6118 library with a nostalgic glint.f1a4419787be9428

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“I used to read a lot of books here…”eadd314317f3f9ce

“Headmaster, you were an orphan too?”1c22ae0f3444bec1

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“Yes.”35f87416cbc4c6db

His response left me 31108c5abe feeling oddly unsettled.95eae60731f63130

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‘First Logan, and now Magnus?’3227ba1566d168a6

What were the odds 610e6baa49 of meeting two adults 10678a280b from the same orphanage 5fd92e7dbb in a single day?40b7b555fb1e14ae

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Just then, Magnus 8cb977be9b suddenly exclaimed as 4f425b2296 if he had c56e45fc37 just remembered something.09f7d2465bc2f906

“Oh! Speaking of which, I heard cd9f8ebe8c that one of my old b7155effef classmates is working at the 12849616c0 duke’s estate. Do you know him, Belze?”6be08b562640449f

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“……”9fee35a455c6da00

“His name is Logan.”c202a7c8428f83f7

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An unexpected revelation.ae17a19290314c7b

I had been wondering who 19fcaca47e Logan was connected to within 6587f26f29 the temple, and now the b24d0eba59 most suspicious person had opened 0ae09617e0 his mouth on his own.ed84689bbca647d2

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“I suppose you might have seen him around. I heard he serves as 0f328121df Duke Kallios’ aide.”931dda45204c608b

“Aha!”9d638677454cffe1

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I had nothing more dea2c21cb2 to gain from this d2c6312877 conversation.91ad947f4c034ab3

Turning to Ismail, I spoke 8b02e21dd7 naturally.b2e45e94e0fd1e17

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“Ismail.”25b227968dc94421

“……”6266157137829c91

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“It’s time.”8658fe356c6deaf3