Chapter 107

“Right now…?”7d2dc2475f47572e

At my murmured words, 59428c2e11 Magnus looked puzzled.5ba73723cb967d50

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Ismail glanced between me 3fd4bc3317 and him with a af6451de72 flustered expression before letting 022c9d6cfc out a sigh of 6e175e7345 resignation.32ed8611c5c59aaf

“…High Priest Magnus.”ee375b25653bc4d1

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His voice, far too powerful for a child’s, echoed heavily throughout the library.f7a0b8a7538fe3d1

Magnus’ eyes widened in shock 7bd60c4024 at the sound of Ismail’s 33974b90f8 voice, which had been silent 428cd10baa all this time.09d8646ad6c7a285

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“I-Ismail? You can talk…?”27e3293332c1ead5

But his surprise 17aebc17f3 lasted only for a6ec6ff87d a moment.c1828bfbfdb54a2f

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Fwoosh—!49df509189f5205a

Suddenly, his eyes lost focus.0a09661b910dafbe

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Ismail confirmed the vacant, db809895b9 doll-like emptiness in his 6700568edc gaze and then immediately 79e4d6b3cb turned to me with 7fadbd1cfc an outburst of frustration.7a0bc1a0c395c1c5

“Hey! You can’t just tell me to do it recklessly like that! What if it didn’t work?!”97584f53b5926778

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“But… it worked…”30f53a135a8fc6ab

I mumbled sheepishly, feeling d38ced2a44 a bit guilty.f5c1f8df01c5dc1b

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Ismail frowned even more.5082051cb0eb0d0e

“It didn’t work on you!”78111ce58456e0a7

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“…….”38f4aefb87af9b9f

“Do you know how long I worried, thinking it wouldn’t work on people with divine power?!”02c34418d2ab392c

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Ismail, nearly shouting, 49080ecf33 suddenly clamped his d817a606f0 mouth shut, realizing a1fe04a6fd he had said c7a36bef90 too much.6e1bcad2957eb922

I felt a 5370dbc87b pang of guilt—he 92515372ff must have been 5ccc04fe8f agonizing over this 3bcc0004a5 for a long 7eef2b7f2e time, and I d556bc1dc3 had been thoughtlessly abb846f5e6 dismissing his worries.f0f1a7649864f144

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“…Sorry.”a969826bcff801cd

I apologized sincerely.08e9a1f9c7207d7f

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Since it had worked too 085d692a21 well on Marquis Barelotte last 9b6512848a time, I had assumed controlling 052e17e9c9 Magnus would be just as ffcbd97523 easy.0a5cae6b7d0cab99

Looking back, Ismail had a c64d864dd7 point—there were times when his 377c36c291 ability didn’t work.92262f9bdcc52e3e

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“…But then, why didn’t it work on me?”89af256b9d1a9ab4

Maybe it was because I 9b4693db46 had just been beaten up 77c034d8ce by those kids at the ed132de006 time.49c09b7f995abe4b

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Though, honestly, I’m 8165eca3b8 not much better 28a9b0bb3b off now…4d21eec368cc6981

I stared at e3d58133aa Ismail, who still 8dc61add4d looked scruffy, before 884ea128ef suddenly blurting out,128eab8f33e9d937

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“Try using it on me right now.”c4aacdb891d3d91d

“I can only control one person at a time.”d3ed186000801bb7

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“Lame.”1280613e6ed8c0ea

At my blunt response, aab7fbdd60 Ismail shot me an a4888623d0 exasperated glare.fcb3f784dbbc55eb

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“Maybe it doesn’t work on reckless people like you.”271af4dc88ae59f5

“I’m not reckless! I think through everything before I act!”5c69db58545ce80d

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“Whatever. What do you want me to make him do?”0db0a981f96c4e39

Ignoring my protest, Ismail asked da5ffa8765 calmly.692c8ef4c1910db8

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I thought for a b3506fb054 moment before answering.18fcccf6ff3534aa

“Hmm… Just have him stand outside and make sure no one comes in.”8e749951309f43fa

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There wasn’t any special 137d332d2f reason for controlling Magnus—I f3382acd68 just needed to talk b6800ac9cf to Ismail in private.6bc010eabd1b588a

But, of course, Ismail, 530b6bd0d0 unaware of my grand c2b648d3d1 intentions, scowled and grumbled.0fea4788ea92add5

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“And you made me do all that just for this…”efda3ccf0b8b499f

“…….”36210d6ba81462af

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“Sigh… High Priest Magnus. Go stand outside and make sure no one comes in.”576ef5fdf95f2bcc

Even so, he did as f1867f97f2 I asked.00b0b4f155435072

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At Ismail’s command, Magnus 7e59ec0dc1 slowly stood up.a621b0faac9c61b2

Without hesitation, he turned and 2cee7622fa walked straight toward the library aa41971e32 entrance.f188977725d44601

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Creak—d00b3480db2f995f

The door opened, and he 5d21c9402c stepped out.583032d3e8a17077

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Click.26c522060b412c73

The door shut behind him.3ec7a883edde7ab2

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The sight was just as a9000bf911 fascinating as before.85aa4a514afad30d

As I stared at fb2443c2c2 the door Magnus had f76524b6e3 disappeared through, Ismail spoke b148d00b1c calmly.8c4cc007b01b87bd

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“I can control someone for a maximum of one hour.”d023877c37754897

That was more than enough.ab9adcbf1e7d7c7d

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I nodded quickly before e22d367e07 blurting out,759225bf34344514

“Hey, the headmaster is going to call you in for a talk. Probably by tomorrow afacd748b1 at the latest.”19ab8abda5496b62

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Ismail looked at me, puzzled.0d66f0be93691e0c

“…How do you know that?”35f01c3fe20c2754

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“Because I beat someone up today.”4eed8ff467c9fed8

No matter how well 6f17d08660 we had silenced them, cde8135757 there was no way 5438a0a9b9 to shut the mouth 73d47006a6 of someone who had a65b0bb0eb been knocked unconscious.af6841d934299467

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Besides, wasn’t that guy a noble’s illegitimate child?d50c78e46819a493

Whenever orphanage kids d8685a53d3 caused trouble, they 607c157808 were always called 3fa98def88 in for a 9e7c81fa4c private meeting with c4d0d5f0f0 the headmaster.fc717cbd6fbc0daf

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The previous headmaster might have fbb8be2cad brushed it under the rug, e583cf29a3 but Magnus had only just 0eae3fc996 taken over.65b5b748e9737b4b

If a baron e6c7c878ea came looking for 598df09fcf his son, Magnus 7be991207f would undoubtedly make 45b4a0f6d6 an effort to 8284abc7bd get a grasp f3bf28c378 on the situation.54708963a3930372

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“T-That…!”146e107860a9d65f

Ismail’s face instantly paled.dca39d864b39528e

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“That was your doing!”5be74ea68f65e8e1

“I’m in the duke’s estate, so they won’t call me in.”61f9e9a627d243d0

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“B-But still… Why did you even get involved in the first place?!”db17bc4b7217489c

He huffed with frustration, 8a624323e5 looking like he had 67cb30d41c been deeply wronged.4b3b9fe583a32687

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But he quickly 39ed939788 calmed down—perhaps resigning cee58201a6 himself to the 662cff4e3c reality of the 43ac85d1a8 situation.552fafdb500ac2ec

I knew all too well 79193a9fb8 that he had endured everything c6e7b8ab53 without resistance to avoid exactly 8134b3c8dc this outcome.73118c148c1937ac

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I felt a 1177a4d565 little guilty for 9c062ad27d making his life ae444776bb harder, but I 4a5649dbc0 didn’t regret it.e6dde3eadaeca9a4

Even if the same situation 32d1384920 happened again, I would still 1a79dd42f0 beat those bastards up.52c60992d62dfc9e

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‘And next time, I’ll be even crueler.’f7ac3803a423283d

It wouldn’t just end 23d3261319 with bloody noses and 9275c64cb6 pissing themselves.b58fbd07797c292d

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‘If this keeps repeating, won’t they eventually get exhausted and give up first?’30bb370f4c58f65b

As I entertained such 2ed9b13f12 violent thoughts,7eb0724c71e56171

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Ismail, who had 193686cd68 been silent for 72bad8d537 a while, suddenly b4dc7e69e6 spoke.ab794d66842a15b9

“…Forget about me. What about you?”5e75742e9a29fd6d

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“Me…?”01c8e03357fa3ff9

“Are you sure you’re okay?”74e54f871ff58b53

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His unexpected concern afeee8033e made my eyes c29885e86a widen.5f77b475f8976d21

“…Won’t you get in trouble for using that teddy bear mask?”90385ecee54682d9

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Just moments ago, 0f2ef0ce30 Ismail had been 6ce92411f0 grumbling about how ea8c8014d7 unfair this was.579edaecd2ff264b

Yet now, he 3bcc7e0a2a was looking at 30705b555f me with worry 02ea3e1229 in his eyes.7fbc50d20ff5a312

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That warmth in his gaze 203e0b9ea3 made something in my chest a688941b17 sink.1b061398931f9413

‘Why… Why is he looking at me like that?’1f0fdc7b8f38c1eb

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No matter how things had 7591c4fae6 played out, I was the 8a0419c70b one who dragged him into 2f46931238 this mess.c4b4516237bec4ef

So why was he e3e2d7de90 worried about me?cb1fce21fdbb807d

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His young face overlapped with 68876eadaf a memory from my past d30013ac91 life—03a97df7c9449cbd

The Pope, coldly banishing me d73de1643b as I pleaded, on the 45b161a612 verge of tears.e4c58439a899a6e9

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I still couldn’t forget.60bf035b39c42145

The moment I 024b6c80fa had become a 721a390e9c laughingstock, discarded without dd1666eb66 hesitation the instant 5d996fae6e the new Pope 2adc3c1999 publicly supported Diana 96d2f78c0e as the Saintess.c7d981e114fbec3d

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Those miserable, hollow days.0c181bc070f1b0cd

Honestly, after learning about 5f24c00f23 Ismail’s ability, I’d be 811bccd035 lying if I said 809323e151 I hadn’t thought about 5714cacce1 how I could use 7e43166669 it to my advantage.c93b0c32db6cfb81

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What I was about 6011f8ea2a to ask of him be915f3302 now was no different.1fd1f016151dfaaa

Even though I tried 6ec885ad48 to avoid getting tangled 9d9d541900 up with the male e79ed27919 leads, part of me c924ea988f was still relieved that 483514b657 I had met him c7b6a0cd9b before Diana did.0edcd897dc576952

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And deep down, I couldn’t 880afaf39c deny that my emotions were 372d5dce65 colored by resentment toward the d64cff4428 Ismail of my past life… 86e573960f and the desire for some 411ae84f68 sort of reparation.4d7647bc1b257924

‘I saved him, so it’s only fair for him to do at least this much for me… right?’8f91610794770a28

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But when I saw dc73d08ede those clear, worried eyes 6b236ead32 looking at me, completely 7ee10440ca unaware of all this…d7b8a67dbc222f6c

“…Did I make things harder for you?”caad09eb7fdc85b3

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“…No.”d83c224edb4449c9

At his cautious question, I 9729e55d0a slowly shook my head.2cb9f31a346186b2

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“The duke gave it to me to use in case of danger.”76a6a88fedb7c93e

Besides, I was certain 9230ab1e9d that if the Duke ba2f91af6c heard about the bloodshed f268a8aa70 today, he would praise baee8e70bb me rather than scold acf2d3033f me.45c3953d25cfde83

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So there was no 2c6123e2b3 need to worry about 0fe872f67e myself.227f85d9a70a65d8

“That’s a relief.”98e4dcc9689225a2

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Ismail finally relaxed 5041b764e2 and smiled slightly.931507b7a4bfb04e

I avoided his gaze, feeling 4a7be4e0c7 a weight settle in my 02c60a46b8 chest.ae39415f454ab779

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“…If you’re really scared, I’ll tell the Duke that they tried to beat me up.”4ad556faaef29c12

“Forget it. Just don’t worry about it 47565ceba9 anymore.”55fe6ba3b4ccd5b2

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“But still—”27b042abea00e473

“So, what’s next?”4c87c1224446434c

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Ismail quickly changed the subject.eb4a930f8b2f8b4b

“After the headmaster calls me in, what happens then?”9b0f0302caf7890c

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As expected of cb01b1c1cc someone who had e0678d180d already mastered the 3b60f39814 fifteenth scripture,aad77c07839ef21b

he had immediately 317edee0c5 realized that my 72b8622498 plan didn’t stop 560f9c9b3d at just a ab105b4e75 simple meeting.6412600c474fc29a

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“That’s when you’ll control the headmaster again.”ef5cac5c2a42b51c

I lowered my a901718a6e voice and continued,d9da074d79fa3992

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“Make him send an urgent letter to Logan, requesting a meeting. And after that…”b5eca923ce04d7df

I quietly laid out dc07468c57 my plan to him.1ba0b8191cefbbf7

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“Alright.”18a1387561fd45dc

Ismail accepted with 4d3e9407b6 a slightly tense e247ca5df8 expression.e31ade3a7963aa95

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He didn’t try to 0da86d95d5 negotiate, asking what was c1ef7f6bc5 in it for him—something bb1e80e9d9 most people would do.1941c761224fb922

Instead, he simply pointed 797b5d9ff4 out the weaknesses of 138cea4de6 his ability, as if 68b4d085c6 voicing his concerns.3334216a5fa4e5f2

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“But you already know, the duration is only an hour. I can only control one person at a time, and I can’t repeatedly control the same person over and over.”d7bf42aaaf5bbd63

His innocent reaction 971fbfa794 was nothing like 77f097a36c the calculating Pope bf5cee119b from my past a2f449ee07 life, leaving me 091129581a with an odd, 3d806587b4 uneasy feeling again.e3000e2ac01d5d5b

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“…Okay. Thanks!”f1ffd2044ef2269c

With our conversation finished, a0cef1ffa5 we left the library 28c5fe8e19 together.9810bec6a83dbc92

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As per Ismail’s 347f536434 command, High Priest d9157ed046 Magnus stood motionless 65660fdb87 by the door.15382897f4eb84f7

Not much time had passed, afefa0df2b so the corridor was still 420b3d874b empty.b9c771d2abd57bfa

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Following Ismail’s signal, I lightly fc3ae85b57 tapped Magnus on the waist.3012d10d6a8837bb

“Headmaster! The tea party’s over!”cf4b1186b0560c01

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Flash!85b679cdb4d83847

Slowly, life returned eee047edcf to his once 819c9afe19 vacant eyes.0301e39b3d94f6cd

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“Huh… Oh…”eab0a520573ee637

Coming back to 6035c0f91e his senses, he 6245028e8a glanced around in d68bdb2226 confusion.4f90e23cd66e14e9

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According to Ismail, those controlled 013b6af042 by his ability had no 653cbca3dd memory of what had happened.d3b19e84d81efcfd

Taking advantage of his 95c15bd4b4 dazed state, I casually 39b6a39cab asked,dc57f9e2e107ee13

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“Is something wrong?”7f6688dee9027840

“Ah… Maybe I’m just a little tired these days. I must’ve dozed off for a second.”f253ff263beb8308

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Clearly unable to ab09350ab2 recall when he bf1e289644 had left the c0af06cc96 library, Magnus gave 5892575af1 an awkward smile.0283b766ecef9549

To prevent him from 1c8fdc75e1 overthinking, I quickly changed 54734aeffa the subject.559c2112a47fc931

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“I should be heading back now!”9d3b32e3e2499fbe

“Ah, of course. Let me escort you out.”7bcd2d461045c704

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Just as he bd9592f54f had done when a932aecc5f I arrived, he 39335767ec swiftly summoned a 79951384ad priest to escort 2e153b5083 me.b75ddb596217d688

“My lady! Did you have a fun time?”709cfa525923647c

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As I stepped outside the f3625bb56e orphanage, Tara, who had been 3ccb86f94f waiting by the carriage, greeted eac93e6cf1 me warmly.8325fa81132f5f1e

After saying my ebb811b757 farewells to the fddb445251 priests and children, fc392f3faa I turned to 7d4e8cf47b Ismail one last 56ff35a420 time.69b4b016add78f28

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“Ismail, listen.”934e945dfea125df

“……”6a4b1da95ff74ff7

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“No matter what, I’ll find a way to see you again. Don’t forget that.”67c8fcd3f302fb42

Instead of a simple 7d5838abec goodbye, I finally spoke d982ad0df7 what had been on 88b29049f0 my mind.cbeb7f507e3ed014

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Last time, I had said 35927df6be it lightly.0e352079fd86f21b

This time, I meant it.5da7a13e32848b75

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Ismail’s deep brown eyes 00382a3542 wavered slightly.69ddfc6e5905f46d

Without saying a 720d38007b word, he took ee96228cf6 my hand and cc89c375ac lifted it.a7eeaa73467f7199

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Then, with his finger, he c36231a0e0 wrote something on my palm.dcc64bea4e1e6f4a

— Stop talking so informally.6c16a2c30e6db96a

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* * *bef1197286fd90fb

The next day.5b7a23be54430a7d

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Just as expected, shortly 1ff15c34cf after noon, Logan hurriedly 118cdf18c1 left the duke’s estate.32387915f2db6158