Chapter 109

Edwin’s unexpected appearance left 39ba4751b9 me gaping in shock.d71d8f82eccef786

“W-why are you here?!”47092e070bc3d62a

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“That’s what I should be asking.”89b17581c1d31f37

At my bewildered voice, 5500d10fcb Edwin furrowed his brows.55b504e637487244

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“What are you even doing here, hiding under a desk?”737efb56560aafd8

“Uh, uh… Hide-and-seek with Tara… The window was open, so…”c833fe8d50c80237

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I blurted out c31a3f068d the excuse I 5133b7f4ab had prepared in d4e8505f36 case I got 35a1b3fded caught.5c32c3702dc2a99e

But Edwin’s eyes 38c5841edd narrowed in suspicion.2f3e5753c5564c3c

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“Why would you play hide-and-seek here? Do you even f54f5cdc06 know where this 53b921d9cd is?”f83fbc859a436328

“W-where is it?”37ed34122763b8c6

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“This is Logan’s room. You didn’t even know that, 46e04b86c1 and you snuck in here?”c776ede9078efd61

His voice rose efb1bed4b1 in frustration, but 2335e9cf7d he barely managed a329952188 to stop himself 06f585075d from shouting.ffb56dcb5a98bdf0

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He looked angry, but his 26c7ba006a golden eyes were filled with b218af5ddf shock and concern.6342903ab4908a72

‘Well… I suppose anyone would be startled to find someone crouching in a dark room like a ghost.’af27927ce0f37148

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Understanding his reaction, I mumbled 60100da3e9 a small apology.f69e47abd4c1d3ca

“…Sorry.”e236364c3267fdd9

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“I’m not asking for an apology. I’m asking why you’re daa1a47657 doing something so dangerous.”5b38246c50db7e7c

“It’s inside the mansion. What’s dangerous? Besides, Logan is ccc95f9259 the duke’s aide…”686861bb53b1aa69

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“Aide or not—do you even know what he might do if he found you sneaking around his room? …Ugh.”7814f8e4b8c3e949

Edwin, who had 2d07da616a been arguing back 7a2b955e2e at me, suddenly 6539bd0c61 let out a e4fa21f21d deep sigh and 477492dd7b reached toward his 1845964e90 waist.1510126a83fdce77

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Shhng—4761905d76fd9b3b

The sound of a 4db88f40c1 blade being drawn echoed dd9c5e92d9 through the room.ccabd1ad9270c253

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I froze as I a19f2fa9a8 watched Edwin unsheath a dd71c8dcd2 real sword, one designed 92d832abf8 precisely for his height.2d7577a1404187a6

“I’m not an intruder! It’s really me, Belze!”03f63cc66f097c30

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I meant to say don’t dd5d1ff0d4 cut me down, but—5e96e6bcdd6c1f28

“…What?”65bc6fff75519e63

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Frowning, Edwin didn’t respond c1c5a55828 to my nonsensical outburst.56d38d58407807f3

Instead, he suddenly 1df1a9ca0a sliced his own 102efd2b0b sleeve with the cf75f78c68 sword.1619c03970f199e2

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Swish, swish.c98262f86268baa6

Then, using the 791c3ca2c6 cut fabric, he c6105e1d07 carefully tied the 0eff38b225 ends into a cc9d74b7e4 ribbon before handing 3bc175381a it to me.440611b1316b2424

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“Here.”c947ffac4505e8b8

“……”f70ac38a89d00d43

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“Next time you play hide-and-seek, tie your hair up. What’s the point 757adb61fe if your hair 616bc3c73b is sticking out 24ddef62c2 from under the 098ed1e1b9 desk like earlier?”c9f0dde4375e93bd

I stared blankly at 0a5411cf27 the fabric in his c0ef16a185 hands.616ce2939eb9ad00

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It was unmistakably a 86d3eadd5e hair ribbon.57ae0496705b80f5

Thanks to the duke 128be19351 and Edwin, my dressing 69a325db8c room was overflowing with 71ff9db566 hair ties and accessories.2bf72bcf20f279a5

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Yet, despite knowing 646c952c2f that, Edwin had 94d69a3f77 cut his own 851a7145a3 sleeve without hesitation, 103381b55a just for this 2462022c50 moment.98fe7d587e81a81e

The sight made my 6b1de2212a chest tingle strangely.ed64a942ff580c73

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“Y-you really didn’t have to go this far…”f6b68cc6ce541a33

“Turn around. Do you want 6a288bb139 Tara to catch 31debf493f you like this?”a7660cf7aef6c50f

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“N-no!”c29fdd934d8195a0

His argument made too eefc1377ec much sense, and in 9bb1eca6bc a panic, I forgot 78a72fdfb5 I wasn’t actually playing 5b2a34999a hide-and-seek and turned around bcebc829be hurriedly.e426cd6c56559e13

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Just like how he had 30dc597231 neatly tied the ribbon earlier, 1e648d7aa8 Edwin skillfully gathered my long, 4f641c5c90 thick hair and secured it caf6e28b75 into a smooth ponytail.c89c6f35b92e7a83

‘Where did Edwin even learn how to tie hair?’ce0e5b5968c45dc9

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Even though it wasn’t 63473849b7 the time for such 8b3c0a4ad2 thoughts, my heart pounded b0e1dbb79f stupidly.f97a0498b5c5183d

Even when he finally 9b582d4143 said it was done, 6f32c531ca I couldn’t bring myself 6e636a2c34 to meet his eyes fdc9dd1746 as I turned back 167deda72d around.0ca12e609f418074

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“…But why are you here, Edwin?”8f11e4ce96162a35

Still absentmindedly touching 1bf239997a my newly exposed 71995cbd71 neck, I finally 4bcaa329ae asked.2a03ded7120f98f2

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“Isn’t today your sword training day?”04c47680e6d349e7

The moment I said f19a46f50a it, the question I 7b32e31c3a had momentarily forgotten came 9089d9c6c4 rushing back.7743577355630634

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His sword training, d79a84477f which had been 57185906e9 paused for a c8e6a570b8 while because of 5240750d3e that bastard Svel, 72293942b6 had recently resumed.abf72afa52bfed7b

This time, Kallios’ b266f8033b knight commander was 4b6a438c80 personally instructing him—a c9a2e217ea much more rigorous db97b17920 class than before.05e0ecbaaf1a5629

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His sheathed sword, 40d9c0cb9a his training attire—everything 679e80dbdb indicated he should faf61bcfb6 be at training 86eecbab81 right now.384b4ceb2090963b

‘So why did he come to Logan’s room? And with a key?’25fb9f804abc7f98

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I had the Master Key, 74f0aa6379 which meant the one Edwin b9a5ef6e57 used must have belonged to 1d1ed24717 the duke—or was a copy.64dcb4f2a933b696

The more I 8152021168 thought about it, 6c45ac7a18 the more strange f4e325cefc it seemed.c249206ef465b35b

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When I lifted 0060a468e5 my gaze to ff3956388c look at him—bdbe544dff157fad

“…I…”a375ed59f99c379f

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I saw Edwin’s face, 80e10a25a9 painted with hesitation.0bc50a61fb06e9f8

After mouthing words silently 54588b0c1f for a moment, he 1c64b14458 finally answered.b2f8da4f1828f3dc

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“…I came to look for something.”037104afe1cbf20a

“What?”a88af60a939f6ab8

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“…Something.”c99e96eac3ca2c12

“Tch.”4c1ded9431f1e124

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His vague response made me 25945fab97 click my tongue in annoyance.cd84ebe46972a634

His refusal to tell me 33ebf9d2d0 anything made my cheeks puff e81e449030 up in frustration.7f754b8f32b35717

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‘He nags at me about everything, but when it’s his turn, he won’t tell me? That’s so unfair.’dad648e735b6b29b

I glared at Edwin, trying 046b0819bc to convey my annoyance, but 2d08d1e80c it had no effect on 780f6d0fe4 him whatsoever.2071296305f4f81d

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Instead, he pushed me 6f29badbf2 toward the door.41ad06b58ccf5055

“Now go. Before the room’s owner returns.”69c920c2a20918e1

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“What about you?”5be922c0f15d410c

“I told you, I have something to find.”57f47424660d9499

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“Can’t I help you look?”8d33d878e6907fc7

“No, you can’t.”2e55b8de7fabfc75

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“Why not?! I can help you d5a27848f4 too, you know!”3f078b18977c2e34

Planting my feet firmly, 5417ff49d1 I stomped on the 3e928d4b4b floor so I wouldn’t 5c133ceba0 be pushed out.c6573df99870c7e3

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‘Do you know how much effort I put into sneaking in here?!’5171bb360f686ede

Even if I left empty-handed, 9c3536e392 I needed to at least 7fffe88026 find out why Edwin was d6a5103f42 here—otherwise, I would feel too 5f831a6b25 wronged.85936062c937a467

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As Edwin tried to lift 8ec522f6f0 me up to carry me da5895ac55 out, I shouted in desperation.bdbed327ead879f0

“What is it, what is it?! I’ll help you!”2dfa4e71d36162b0

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“Even if I tell you, will you understand?”91b12e842044437c

“If you keep looking down on me like that…”552af7716e55269e

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“……”f2cc1c56b1de05c0

“I won’t play with you anymore! I’ll only play with Hanta 019ce7c88c and Ismail from now on!”26c92e2a735ddf7f

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The moment I threw out aa1c4ebed3 my ultimate threat, Edwin—who had 3ef88d1bf6 been about to pick me 3e4984de4e up—froze.eb6ab14f4077de8d

“I even got into a fight with Ismail yesterday because of what you said…”eab81f062a1df05b

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“……”eaff5306085ec1a9

“Now I’m just going to call him oppa.”9c72f75e50398dae

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Even after saying that, 2108289ae8 I gulped and anxiously af7a6a2930 watched Edwin’s reaction.7d5b356ddb7ff650

I had said it just caf602e3a0 to provoke him—knowing full well 78d508fb06 he hated the idea of 774a3d0cf1 being called oppa.cfd9a093a7d4ea19

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Would it work?1c8fee72c83790aa

As I nervously a22be3b1ed waited for his b37240f29b response,9af2a17e5d1ba301

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Edwin’s gaze darkened as he c9d2f0bfd2 stared at me.340cb27d3bb3c026

“…Is that true?”49d5bff0f15919fa

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“Huh?”749484b0d90a8393

“Did you really fight with him yesterday?”35f767dbe8a93909

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His unexpected question left me 0488cb040f confused.234c7b8be3bb3c29

But at least he d0e2440453 no longer seemed focused 0e240cb15e on kicking me out 68935bfdb8 of Logan’s room.698aba2a1a1aaa39

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‘…Sorry, Ismail.’b0fc5523ad18e387

Silently apologizing to the 49f18a6a8f male lead candidate who a773e9eee4 was probably working his b0f19b3732 butt off for me 4ff05f901a right now, I awkwardly 34f6864f12 nodded.291c63aed2b565bb

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“U-uh-huh…”cd5b0c3076bc0fc5

At that, Edwin d5bbd207b3 smirked and looked f57e3f94f0 at me with e6e8972474 a tilted gaze.f898b6c9dc48deb0

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“You should’ve said that earlier. You didn’t even 1acb519d02 tell me you f1214e66f3 were leaving, and 0f06286837 you didn’t bother e6d7e22d45 reporting back after 91545480a5 returning.”f0dc00216a7337bf

“……”05a6bc714f84f083

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“You never think about the people who worry about you, do you?”1326dbfdcf623a76

“I left a note saying I was going with teddy bear…”dc57323edc31ea6d

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I muttered defensively, feeling 98ad3ce46f a little guilty.085b96b4ab2878fe

Edwin sighed lightly before d1f605753d speaking again.f923e5c13dc34386

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“It was written in an ancient language.”4624df077cdeec58

“A-ancient language…?”048b5fa777c3d8d1

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“Yeah. That’s what I’m looking for. You don’t know 54208b84d5 anything about it, 7cff571ece do you?”fc7045266adf3cbd

“What?! No way!”10a222d736254d07

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Annoyed that he fa8c5d5030 had so confidently 047ddd1318 assumed I wouldn’t 588c2302aa know, I shook 56698bacfe my head furiously.c013d5874d0a9f0a

“I know ancient language too!”49478d8a7410a6e6

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“How could you possibly know it?”5a6cea8c46eef6a0

“I saw it at the temple! I can help you look 8dd703deb6 too!”03825f75132f0d2a

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Edwin’s complicated expression made it clear he wasn’t thrilled with my outburst.0890be9b997e3a36

But at least he no a7aaf3bfa6 longer seemed intent on kicking 4ba2d23c71 me out.41e9266a15adbc7b

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With an exasperated 30c774a5dd sigh, he finally d9e7fbb197 spoke.81c93a2ac20195ed

“…It might not even be here, so just go look around over there. And don’t get in my way.”0d4a1a5cc345fd1f

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“Okay!”caf8e139fe8a829f

Not only had 96446e26e8 I been allowed 0a8526dae7 to stay, but 7b1b74705d he had even 05bf21ce51 pointed me toward 7e7ca5f98c the bedside area, ed96a8d263 the complete opposite aa5667ce7e of his desk d99848a234 search.1a8d5079c5ac796e

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I let out b8380ebd79 a silent sigh 9e6817edbc of relief.c7bd15c1fc3f4366

‘Phew. He really hates being called 9b95b638f2 oppa.’d0cd0ee661afea91

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It worked out well for 469f62e9c2 me—I had wanted to check 7e28237f3b under the bed and inside 47f50b5a1d the wardrobe anyway.57ec09f0ac943ab4

Just like I had e9cd4e3bc4 done earlier, Edwin began 4dde2ef7d1 rummaging through Logan’s desk e05566fd93 and drawers.195002e95107b472

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‘But why is he looking for ancient language?’77d1c0948b797bb6

His actions seemed suspicious, b15f3d4f32 but I decided to 2f3fc90edd set my curiosity aside 8ea0447df7 for now.35d70e592e222005

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After all, I had c3648b0537 already wasted ten minutes e4a7e62d21 arguing with him.b36a3e9ea3ad6b9e

Only twenty-five minutes left before d5f685669d Logan returned.7f201bc4715e2b98

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Moving quickly, I 56a4de43a1 checked the bedside fc30039760 table and under 6214e9b3f2 the bed.5322109bb1191f45

Nothing.01fbd2a05bb8be60

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Next, I opened the wardrobe.cf5f10265a4254ed

Inside, there were 99088b1ead just some extra ce01d53a4a blankets and a e3bf839541 few plain outfits.1f3744d696d12861

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I slipped my df499e420d hand between the b16f467386 blankets, checked the 5685300d1b pockets of the 42b82e433d hanging clothes—5b5cc26607bbb2de

Nothing.84bd337c5c8e30bf

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No evidence of Logan’s 720e2b8009 connection to the temple.7c1b320acf17ca30

No ancient text that ce519ce645 Edwin was searching for.516702083045bec5

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Not even a scrap c17e2f2efe of paper.ecd8ee06065011fa

‘That just leaves the locked safe in the drawer… and the bookshelf.’c92d2a3e915c4116

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Suppressing my disappointment, d66868a87d I turned away 8ab06ead08 from the wardrobe 2389a387fb and let out 3f28255bbf a small sigh.127d3e894cab3476

The safe would require a c7153cc24d different plan to unlock.9bc4e9133993f057

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As for the bookshelf…a7503b58b9b1ee86

‘Ugh.’bd69ef0f18e93425

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The glass jars filled with 08bba14ca9 preserved creatures made me hesitate.fc274d9d6178822c

Even without those disgusting specimens, a77c9f6dcd searching the bookshelf would take 31072d3b26 too much time.ac5ae0eab661e5c0

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I would need 0913a635bf to inspect every b68417f0b7 book, and there 6bc3df8d27 might even be fc016163c2 a hidden compartment 72bc5261d2 behind it—like in 017bd28c82 the duke’s office.300909f414fda50e

‘…Maybe I should just stop for today.’8c59adf2c24eb8fb

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It made me uneasy ec688ba88f to leave, knowing that 6cb9ee0cb9 the temple’s spies could 67646d3c5a be plotting something.c5acaee11f026ed4

But since I lived ea4128bb63 in the duke’s estate, 74fa5e6650 I would get another b475b8fcc0 chance.b917962cfff3f251

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Acting rashly would only ruin 3751bfe127 everything.136ffac60f2979fa

As I tried to dabf6b9daf console myself and was 26bcd5a2bc about to tell Edwin ddf61d8f1a we should leave—eb0f4db685f7b01c

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My eyes suddenly landed 7ffc46b603 on the large painting f311119aab beside the bookshelf.028729d6bdf733da

The one depicting the 25ed6a2bf6 Goddess of Erea in 1de71caee9 battle against the demons.77b493800e092657

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I had already c094f17723 noticed it when 3ddabd3c4c I first entered 3c28e293cc Logan’s room.1a7b9a228c8dbcec

But this time, a052b9fb63 something about it a4d483b119 felt wrong.41c9501a4a73873b

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Slowly, I stepped closer.43a56e92994775bf

Usually, holy war b25e55c93b paintings were depicted ad819bc6db with the Goddess 138899a383 and angels above, b6fb58bb29 and the demons 745706a563 below—8ff54b728e41edf8

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A clear representation 3814941ad8 of divine victory.a7b44eadeb9fc262

But in this painting, the 0b00576388 entire composition was reversed.652f9b607622f695

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The sky, painted in dark b6b859a797 crimson, was swarming with demons—while 08e0678119 on the ground, the Goddess c7247e450e stood with her spear pointed 3b101d699a upward.a59cb25b871b8c59

And yet…2229438ba8cdcb39

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‘The spear’s tip… it’s broken?’d979c98de259566d

Upon closer inspection, I noticed e86097d3a9 that the bodies lying at afb70da4d6 her feet weren’t demons.fe9a9c86f6548101

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They were dead angels.741b798be0db0a37

And that wasn’t all.7f6c9e106d50f859

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The angels surrounding 83130e65bf the Goddess—rather than ef135a3f66 standing valiantly—c7fd86dee1b8d80e

Their swords were all 248d52b1e6 pointed downward.1ede8a6eb27b3693

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As if they had lost 404e525380 the will to fight.82cb35d6e0417964

Or—3bc32cc2a342d5f1

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As if they a7bb6f86fd were forming an 2babfe3eaa inverted cross.733214c47888b9b5

I wasn’t particularly religious, despite 04d66d1be1 being a Saintess Candidate.51888b4567a0fff5

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But this—fa4ab1ffee6d15b4

This was…fc7713c2f621f2ae

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‘A horrifying act of blasphemy.’d0ab4c7f1c454be3

A painting depicting the Goddess d5dced526c losing to the demons?39c55f535d025d60

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In Erea, the Holy Nation, 56eb3bbcc4 such a thing was unthinkable.174a7176cb2b7797

A chill crawled up my 4a55477b21 spine.c570335d3b03db34

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The more I examined f73494493c the details, the more 79bfc18510 the unease turned to 277b125cd1 sheer dread.e60d0ceb14805537

“…Edwin.”74d8d5e04bbccedf

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My voice trembled 980717eac5 as I called 2cb727596c him.8847942080bd6b85

Edwin, still focused 183489545a on searching the e29cafe044 desk, responded without 5a96852ed9 even looking at f35e482cc8 me.c59bcf628d75b025

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“What.”593d5a718b10cd83

“T-the painting… it’s weird.”807a707ca53e2c4a

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“What about it?”7564da433cef4d2e

“It’s… it’s really scary…”510c06cdda5fadf7

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Only when my voice cracked 3d7a66cd55 with tears did he finally dc970ae52f lift his head.b7dbfdac59801ec1

“What’s wrong?”ea568f18424e543c

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“T-the Goddess… It looks like she’s l-losing to the demons…”a19408238297899c

“What are you talking about…?”920f7777b1652061

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Sensing something wasn’t right, Edwin a182b715be immediately walked around the desk 3e19241ce2 to join me.26b03913e455698b

The moment he 842238caca stood beside me, b80c757e14 the cold terror 1163a66162 wrapped around me e979116df6 loosened slightly.0e58060f574db90f

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While I was 2f74e7af86 frozen in horror, aabaf00254 Edwin calmly studied fbad69476d the painting.7a70b376b0259333

“This is…”6511ae53c66b4636

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Frowning, he reached out and 08946be4ac ran his hand along the 453642e3f6 corner of the canvas.d0fb0b24967af6f9

“…The paper has been layered over.”7b40756f508f11de

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“L-layered?”a9005388ceaa8f59

Before I could 447b70ebc5 fully process his 9353ec3d32 words, Edwin suddenly 47c0eede85 scraped at the 65b0021b47 corner with his bb9347f13b nails.4b2970e6f517fc99

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