Chapter 108

Upon hearing about bd5f02eb1b Logan, I was c344d7a641 told that he 5507bd1f5b spent most of c0e1593f6d his time working.73d6e8426902790b

Of course, it was true 110efd8e47 that he had a lot 14fee5ed6d of work, but it seemed a87ee5d75a that even when given time 432bb0754a off, he had nowhere to adfbba5763 go, as he had no a23cd1115d hometown to return to.edff2aa78bd6a132

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As for going out, 5134ccf440 unless it was to 725d98b294 accompany the Duke on 10986f83ab official duties, he rarely 46add885b5 left the estate.532e78c7ec32be50

Because he had built 25b94ac123 the image of someone 3c6892bcf9 who lived only for b379c53fbb his work, others never 51250932b9 had much reason to 76c92cd28c suspect him of being dd6dac87c0 a spy.fc9a66ab361b19bd

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“…But why are you asking about Logan, my lady?”1cc727df114898f2

Tara, who had just informed f74af84fda me of Logan’s sudden departure, f3e0a44d9b looked at me curiously.61a9317e50fd5b8a

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I quickly made 680e623fac up an excuse.3b62c48623f723d2

“Uhh, just ‘cause! I wanna get closer to 8cb8da2d18 Logan too!”9d17f17efbd28df5

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“Oh, no! My lady, you 2ff2f9bc02 should never get 42d8374759 close to someone 7331ef52d1 like him.”e6d2e225633c353a

Tara immediately shook her head 8634661a9a in disapproval at my words.45afb5ac00e3c0f6

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That was surprising.be8cd515e1f678e7

According to the butler, Logan 66caeadc3c might have some eccentric tendencies, 334586e362 but overall, he was well-liked 6166685ecb in the duke’s household.ecd214c949d6580b

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A prime example of 3990065670 a social butterfly.11519f46d33968dc

Tilting my head, I asked,ef7a93fac94d634c

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“Why not?”389a6423eda05773

“He acts all smiley in front of people, but when he’s alone, he swears and yells like crazy!”967a212dba807889

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Tara whispered, sharing something she 4de01b8be1 had accidentally witnessed.2f5a97d15aca87fa

It sounded like bbfe849174 a typical office e551d21fac worker trait, so 076b50d8c9 it wasn’t particularly bbf565b0ca useful information to 86ef7b9e6b me.a17ce55d2af19c9c

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“His eyes feel off too… Ugh, I just can’t stand two-faced people like that.”ddfe0c126979afe7

“Hehe. Actually, I don’t like them 1a306c3fd2 either!”d0357e0c19e60864

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“Oh my! Really? Our princess truly is f984790dd6 a genius—just one lesson, db1de0f650 and she understands ten 2fd8d14681 things…!”7382869f74bffae8

As usual, Tara launched into fe88ddb46b her exaggerated flattery, before suddenly 1e48d85edb gasping in horror.070d1e13cda66bc9

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“Oh no! My goodness, where is 3b06f9e8ac my mind?! I was in such f7f8ac8cca a rush to tell 71423cb67c you that I left f098f77c01 the laundry with Kona e79214b517 and just ran off!”b0d6399b602d659b

In a panic, b9ca0c795b she hurriedly left 4a6c2bf55e the room.723ff77dc3bd7ee4

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That was good news for 0319da224e me.7fc86aec43233644

One hour.5f47488655e19e82

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The temple was twenty 7f2e561979 minutes away by carriage a74f75818a from the duke’s estate.b38bfbb7aab50221

Taking into account Magnus a3425fdfe7 being controlled by Ismail, 048fbbfdca a likely pointless conversation, 29049e05f0 and Logan returning, I 10952caf1d estimated at least an 91eebb013e hour before he would 0c477d25fe be back.30d6b9d9268eda62

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If I was lucky, 6150b20ed2 their conversation might last 7e5b06abbe longer—but I had to c82ac26fc4 prepare for the worst-case 606f8afc81 scenario.b509b70cc6ff6ede

Meaning, I didn’t 748b150791 have all the f679a8b948 time in the c01731e330 world.ef384c2575fe5440

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As soon as Tara d49cba8ea1 left, I also hurried b3fad15bb2 out of the room.1c35a561977f3513

Logan’s quarters were tucked away c34e23b4b7 at the very end of 146923e4e5 the corridor, past the duke’s 3f89677284 office.e3230fb586d03e32

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The first floor was quiet.55b4ded39106af14

It was lunchtime, and due 18f5d91c04 to security measures, few servants 19d540fd69 were allowed near the duke’s 93ab98b57c office corridor.dc6b54a20ea5284a

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Thanks to that, ab759777f8 I made it 1b90980528 to Logan’s room ebb8146e80 without being spotted.f40601a496d1582d

Click.643916d978765392

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As expected, his door was 19c65eb2b1 locked.4907525705f5327d

But I didn’t panic.86ac32082d4fecd4

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Calmly, I reached into 000aeca9ce my inner pocket and d648b10cb2 pulled out a key.a03c439d80f44493

The Master Key for the first-floor servants’ rooms, something only Head Butler Anderson should possess.5146eff59b043b66

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How did I get it?e03be08121783e7c

“Teddy-teddy bear. Can you do a396f8b09a thief mode too?”10f138bdc6d698dc

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“That’s as easy as feasting on a dead man’s intestines!”cdc54448a5266131

“Sigh…”6438d4068417796a

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Recalling my late-night conversation with c795de541c teddy bear, I let out 9a26549a2f a small sigh.4eabce40fc22ade0

As a trade-off for learning bc2db5f202 about the teddy bear’s bizarre 8a54b97002 dietary habits, I had managed eba07f8b3d to obtain the Master Key 72b325d9c6 with ease.d1bf2d4dd7bf0e32

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‘It wasn’t a bad trade… was it?’5af84a536b78010d

Pushing aside my absurd thoughts, 02f150b4b0 I inserted the Master Key 162594e18d into the lock and turned 43e241af95 it forcefully.3df0a2cd0d335108

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Click.1662449b6eea527e

With a satisfying 661bdaef16 sound, the lock f124981af9 released.657b180a63645c0a

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After pocketing the key, 55032f53c6 I grasped the doorknob e64d97dd80 and finally—61be44c56206ee4d

Creak…4363b7da70943844

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The spy’s door opened.0b7843d9e2ccb98b

“…Huh. There’s nothing special here.”c5e45caa04ecf13e

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All the tension I had fd049b9983 built up felt pointless. Logan’s room was incredibly plain.7510381ccac40192

A single wardrobe, e004ac7763 a bed, bookshelves a1a13aaa47 packed tightly with 24da4f3630 books, and a 1be50d1b45 desk buried under 76951d4eb0 mountains of paperwork.b816dffc6f9c7aa2

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Leaving the door slightly ajar, 1ba9c575b9 I stepped inside.9cc34568d684f2f0

That’s when I noticed a cf6c64bdcb large painting hanging beside the 9640818307 bookshelf.d22b79bb1f423865

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It was a common sight.e0e2fd018823cdd4

A fantasy painting depicting a425d0626c the Goddess and her 5ea51535be angels defeating demons.da224cd0c5b7b6fe

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In the Holy 8962eef08b Nation of Erea, 80ab4e403b Holy Wars were 4176be87cd categorized into two 356202aab5 types:0327d8125d42dd92

The real religious war b2c8ea9b32 fought centuries ago by aea65b0f50 humans.5ec4bc351bc8180a

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The mythological Celestial c51566543e War, where the b58be812c6 Goddess descended to 13222bde59 purge the world 13f985d912 of demons and a0acf37cf3 evil spirits, saving e0e99d623e humanity.a1c03617ee78d6bd

A stale story found in 8bccdf335b every religion.a65d2c6a465a0ad2

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‘Was he trying to present himself as a devout believer?’d0793116aae7454a

I quickly lost c0599f7c25 interest in the e03f30b0ef painting and turned 86a0b7797e my head—only to c7c56fb911 gasp sharply.1448f2f903d6cae3

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“Gasp!”4a6f2950acd57b56

Next to the painting, 36d96dd8b2 lined neatly on a 077e9ff5d7 bookshelf, was a row ba4717209a of glass jars.dfcd561ceaa9167e

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‘…What the hell? So this is why people c6450fc1e8 call him a weirdo?’328599f23dff44bd

Inside the jars 723fe819dc were preserved scorpions, fd71696ff7 bats, lizards, and f366a701a5 other small creatures.91505aebe888cb4f

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There were also e600c53148 brains and eyeballs, fe93fe3210 presumably from animals.0893a5b4595e8637

“…Urgh.”fec4313149e2d0c9

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Was it because of my f05caf15a2 past trauma?668e824ee21b5c60

Or because it was 1c2bb6d6ec genuinely disgusting?de86eeecd8ae2c77

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Either way, staring at 614bf72b80 it made my stomach 661404cd8f churn.c13e0fd0a46a7d10

‘The Second Prince collects weird stuff too… Do all bad guys share this hobby?’7d546e12f00bc194

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But at least this confirmed 7fd8635a2e my suspicions.81fc21f54ff6d138

Logan was a spy for bf5d6c54cd the temple.24b15d02c5a86908

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My razor-sharp instincts told me f29bec80b3 so.d6829908e33f9aee

Tearing my gaze away from efd2391da3 the glass jars, I walked ed9a3f1a5f straight to the window, unlocked d169cd6c28 it, and pushed it open.b25dea44c57cf4c1

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The fresh breeze cooled my 5f10f436d2 queasy stomach.4bf8cb3306297a8e

The window was my b9c1f89226 escape route if I 64925e06c7 got caught—and also my 9e4eaea8af alibi.82be7aeccd87d9ab

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With my preparations 3f0fd7e409 complete, I turned 379a47fc3f my attention to fdfd1a0838 his desk.db16366b0fc135bf

Piles of documents, nearly as 28ead6da7f tall as me, were stacked 789807db9d haphazardly.8e549cb4d2c535d1

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Poor Logan—he had d718bda2fc to work himself 6891487687 to the bone b71d2a915d both as a 06baaddb95 spy and as 0147ff2914 a duke’s aide.ba594d0adec60170

‘Will I actually find anything here?’e2018ec270a9c330

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I sighed and began 3dd879c7b4 rifling through the desk.9ec0fea2a8f98381

I wasn’t expecting to 16a587346b uncover anything groundbreaking.414a89b9dc27e59d

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I just needed proof ce0283eb7e that Logan was a 523496ae0d spy.f76d1fd26408b615

That’s why I had 7e5cbbc84e decided to search his b223916b62 room myself rather than 526ee7e55c using teddy bear.21fc93dd49124099

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After all, it was c10fabb6d6 difficult to give precise 0020ce0314 orders for this kind caf5642b80 of task…630680324a57b107

And if teddy bear f02ddf9c88 got caught, there was d894f4402a a good chance the 6a2301b4a5 teddy bear would just 370563c2e4 kill Logan on the 9975048a7b spot.b16eeee37dc5a842

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‘I still don’t know who the real masterminds are. Killing him outright isn’t 43e0135363 an option… yet.’d2ac3167af71267f

For now, I just needed 112f526a13 something small—something I could bring 70e45ed1a4 to the Duke as evidence.f573c09f97275009

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But after thoroughly checking 318eab2b35 his desk and all fbccb4324f five drawers, I found 671ff2159f nothing suspicious.ccf1784f0f7d9c70

The last drawer contained 9d5e53f049 a locked safe, but a396036f75 of course, it was eb12300a13 sealed shut.605252a560bbe58a

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“Sigh…”ea167bfbd932bf3a

I let out a frustrated a4da77fec7 sigh.3ef84ee5022655d1

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Honestly, I hadn’t expected much.75f10b9f75a7b430

A spy who had c81c0c208f survived in the duke’s 91415e4151 estate for over five 86d25b3ba2 years wouldn’t be stupid 7c5ef640a4 enough to leave evidence 39eebf2ff9 lying around.972ae5db25fa8b5b

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But I still had over 0d9675ed52 thirty minutes before Logan returned, d901f895ac so it was too early 71bed30050 to give up.91978786f6c33b1e

‘Next, the wardrobe.’c64a201283631ea6

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Since I was 705267c476 already here, I c75cea45c5 decided to search 4b45e6092f every possible place.dca00c383c105452

I straightened up e55a9f3526 from where I cf2235dfdd had been crouching f7121c5b7b under the desk—bf7407821e2a8d5f

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And then.27c23eac295b0d12

Step, step.25f4e5c8f2359e20

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I heard faint aa78c6eecb footsteps in the 460732cfe4 distance.c4a5babe308be030

I had left 293d3f63a5 the door slightly da8c39cf15 ajar on purpose—to 6caf43994d listen for any 136f0d81df approaching sounds.6067a276aaaacbfc

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‘There’s no way he’s back already… Maybe it’s just someone passing by?’b5311985187d6a1c

But the footsteps didn’t stop.aa44ba16e31354fc

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They were heading straight for 7590282ca3 Logan’s room.d672a62de4ef6b04

So the only person 2796e5d4a3 who would come this 956aabfe05 far was either the b369f65cfd owner of the room dcb821f9b8 or someone with business fb091d72ad with him.b033ea8fc291670a

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Step, step.721fc35ba8008f80

The approaching footsteps 83dea58507 stopped right in ee79834e30 front of the 3b7fccf191 door.cd508c453b1fd375

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I froze, staring at 6e4001a303 the entrance, before immediately c96f69b8bd ducking under the desk 1148162178 and crawling inside.fedddac8a2a9e69d

At the same moment—63c1d0d3e6a8c105

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Click.7b5bf6c6b980cec6

I heard the sound 0646e17278 of a key turning edff4fb7e5 in the lock—just as c578489d18 I had done earlier.fe6bfaccd4fc0789

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The unmistakable noise of 50f2678677 the door unlocking sent c72d6eacd0 a wave of dread 6d5734e601 through me.9d917a6bf6a3f36e

If it wasn’t 5254f20c4c Logan, they would 1ee0adb980 have knocked first.7a7753ee61dfd876

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‘Why… Why is he back already?!’2d8932705eb782bc

Regret crashed into me.646cf29e096110a9

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If I had known bfda464412 this would happen, I b2c96fb58b would have run for 38e8c6e073 the window immediately.9850830e920218fe

I had waited 5fc23546e3 until the carriage 845f9209e8 left before moving—so f1afb4d163 I hadn’t expected 86e2af1c65 Logan to return 9971f8e295 so soon.67955b1275e33909

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‘Did he forget something? But turning the carriage 4662bb53a5 around just to come c7bd43530c back wouldn’t have been ec2c6ae394 easy…’ed3458b52d102d58

A cold sweat trickled 4198977eb4 down my neck from 92e1ead66e sheer tension.7d6b31319f5bd5b4

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As I bit my lips 855dc66a2d anxiously—ded2aa7bee9d9918

Creeeak…cc6163641a14be36

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The door opened.cd3519db0fcc8220

Since I hadn’t b9548ca979 relocked it, the 5cbf9b0aba owner of the 4435b95964 room must have 03d46fd52c realized it right ea286fa98e away.7606b03832215a54

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That there was an 20d6543ab7 intruder inside.5b0aa752df41f3df

‘It’s fine.’bb4979f0a208b3f5

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I forced myself to af28f7a53f stay calm, trying to 164efb52e5 steady my racing heart.c6116f20e1af9ae6

Even if I b2c22c5d67 got caught, it d4c9001ca0 wouldn’t be a 31c7fdc170 huge problem.09d4779e6f19b444

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…A ridiculous thing to say, considering I had sneaked into someone’s room and rummaged through their belongings.0d5c05287a26cdef

‘I’m just a five-year-old.’0300d4abfadef580

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I kept repeating e6495000fe it in my b60ee5f3b3 head, as if b82f668e34 self-hypnotizing.0568e5a7b78f55a4

No one would 45e50a18c0 ever suspect that f4a96bd54f a five-year-old had d28906c819 secretly broken into 0d474d30ce someone’s room to d6f9337d7a search for evidence.3dda32c86618fe3c

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‘I’ll just say I came in because the window was open.’559798c89a648fbc

Sure, sneaking into someone’s room d70659667b was wrong, but I hadn’t 3a2fcef706 committed a crime.bc2ea780112b43e9

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Other than the Duke’s 833f6bd162 personal space, there were 157fdd5115 no restricted areas in 90389ae626 this mansion for me.c37d557432a726a0

Of course, Logan would 42d9bd6c77 definitely be suspicious.4d55a05aa400cc28

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But just as 50af3a07bd I had broken 5f45ea8c89 into his room c0d62e563a looking for evidence—d363ec45da817566

He couldn’t do dc0aca1341 anything to me b8145a4acb without proof.b73e16a00a3d6133

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And unlike him, I 7d72732f16 could pull off the 06f1b456fe perfect crime.8eae6faf2124a79f

After all, no one would 7d153ce9b9 ever believe that I had daada7a4f3 regressed to five years old.a898505fd3c988fd

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‘I’ve mastered acting like a child by now.’69e907d7477c76dc

As I held my breath, 896388dd65 preparing for the worst-case scenario—ec458404c39b793c

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Step, step.ef5a8784bbf91c0c

Whoever had entered walked straight a44dd2f48d toward the desk.3fd36135c2d4f296

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The approaching presence made it 2e2686eee8 difficult to swallow the scream 31e4ec16d3 rising in my throat.0457b20a37d6e6b2

Thud, thud, thud.be967af316ed940c

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Even though I had 6cdf3eaf80 no heart condition, it bb1299ef9f felt like my heartbeat 1836a5c92f was pounding violently in 39048850b6 my ears.138cc5a51ec47a74

Step, step.7a2b5ce8508f9386

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The person rounded the d992f35adb desk and stood right 5ecdd9271e in front of me.4bb46022efb4a44a

And then—b3705223f5b94e15

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“Hair.”15613fb552cae36f

“……”aa8f7cf8843b2426

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“You didn’t hide properly, Belze.”4c8c0d49b18ae876

With a quiet daccc388e7 sigh, someone suddenly 84ff02d88e peeked under the 1b10ef8146 desk.8782c0c9609e7838

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The person standing there was 431f8e77d6 none other than—8308ce6b00554796

“W-what…? Edwin?!”ff044149d6a60588

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