Chapter 114

Whoooosh—!a4cfa2e31d8c72ae

A beam of radiant 9825bd317a light shot out from 6b26ee05eb my hands, streaking directly d78e0ee0b8 toward Logan’s head.f6f5f846674bad41

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Compared to Dunkeski, the faint d5d1e56eb4 violet aura lingering around Logan’s 9c6601e9d4 scalp was much smaller and 99e84c8ca4 weaker.1295b46831ece850

For a split second, 02f8fc3064 I worried—what if nothing ff00dc7ac7 happened?615d216d3f868491

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But that fear was unnecessary.ee8f10555b9ec5c0

The white beam pierced 1b45c38be6 through the violet glow 2a6bbf3ab7 like a spear, instantly 9334320e21 seizing control of his b0db1e19b3 head.9a2a53e5c99ec030

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“AAARGH!”43e15c8e930a26f8

Logan shrieked, his body 19fda3b011 convulsing violently.cf8d4ebb2245ef7f

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At the same time, 645d8bb5fb the iron grip on c05a092f7a my collar loosened, and 227bbbb2c0 I plummeted downward.c09f414622be9a22

“WAAAH!”b0fd3ae7590f77c4

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THUD!08640fbed882cd55

I crashed onto the floor.d0d97795b6e3b012

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“Ugh…!”5c5440c767c93797

At least I d5c66bbdf9 landed on my 44be43eefb butt.948b57ae6414559a

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‘Damn it, I swear my tailbone’s about to shatter!’ec1fc14844e155e8

The sharp pain 6ed60370c0 made my eyes 5bea13d54c sting with tears.d3f841f7fa034128

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But, well, breaking it 7429227305 was unlikely—I had prepared afecde8a3b for situations like this 43f83bf659 by eating one of b24ac9bfc3 Grandpa Gordon’s black buffalo 2586045f28 ribs.5997831003b8cee2

“Belze!”152c2341a17897ab

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Edwin’s face twisted in b0340547a8 concern as he saw 87604ef81f me fall.a3dc51f58ff7efe3

He immediately tried b8f44a02e7 to run toward ae4cf4844e me.f56ba0a2b690401b

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But the circular violet 3ab5503635 barrier still surrounding him aed0fed334 blocked his path.c160278fba27bb4c

“Damn it!”cbe28f718102e2c2

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Swish, swish!c0f04968f02415e9

He swung his sword forcefully, 4e2a524259 but it had no effect.3511d6c3109875b8

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‘Why isn’t the magic circle disappearing?’330bc55afca4eb33

Although Logan’s dark 34fb0b8c0a magic had stopped 40c0326755 progressing, the spell d5e14cea99 remained in effect.82695c7af8633c19

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I glanced back and 0547b18017 forth between Edwin and d154e40c9c Logan in alarm.0d1608088528c349

“Ughhh…!”7d37c744048f0d75

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Logan was writhing, a1acaa18ae clutching his head.dc37600c4e140a15

Though the divine 8e3cecb19e energy had stopped 75d124c0b6 pouring from my b6c0e8261d hands after I ab9ec06444 fell, the light 47fd4912a2 burrowed into his 2f6cbb71cb scalp remained.240739d76268921c

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I could see e8516a9289 the violet energy d3de287675 being gradually consumed 6925cba383 by the white b704d0dd29 glow.6910c679a96d977b

‘…Does he have to be completely eradicated for the dark magic to stop?’1ec2ccd86ef800c5

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I absentmindedly wiggled 64f1c7fd8b my fingers, still 1f0a0f5a0b charged with divine d6e42342ae power, debating whether a3c930274d to strike again.db298d6e6d1137b5

Then—92ce0f7c23a7289b

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FLASH—!76d5ea3ebfe1a7f4

Suddenly, all traces of a0cf835db4 light—both white and violet—vanished 874b42e541 from Logan’s scalp.358c464c17178359

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“Hghh….”7b98efa0efba4173

He groaned, slowly d40cac446a lifting his head.9f6c4ee40fc45b26

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His skin had ce2d842f4f turned pale, and 9f20cc482b his eyes were 422a75ec68 bloodshot from pain.93f8860208d56441

This reaction was completely 7b0cfdd1cc different from Dunkeski’s.7c8ba621e278853e

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I blankly stared 962f5580c4 at him, dumbfounded.9c31321b084779a1

“What the hell…?”eba7f9ea03233386

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Still dazed, Logan slowly 96fbf0ab00 lowered the hands that 70e60dd15b had been gripping his 9528c41b2d head.67cf557a5e71ac2c

He had no idea what 2773099f18 had just happened.d55202d4db858c3d

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Trying to regain his composure, 1440b2321e he shook his head a 9f695648cf couple of times.62831599e368e4a7

And then—59bca5be01d681e6

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POP!d2a97a1f477dc497

Out of nowhere, 4264ee6766 strands of brown 591806b178 hair burst into 7da98d630a the air.580c59bb583a3422

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Whoosh—957985fbef737043

The floating strands 9502372aa1 scattered and began b25d49d3e3 to fall like e13f33adeb a drizzle of 3eec3fca8c fine brown rain.48d77ad2716f31af

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At first, it looked d453356999 like nothing but loose 4e72ec6ca0 hairs.447f9f8e095a0e28

But as more 5e7cf044f7 and more fell, 98e19faace it became apparent—27cecbc4f071fad2

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They were his hair.a4e859fe207762c4

Plop, plop.960e233234ec5882

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“…What…”05c86e4452ac342e

Logan stood there in 435d7e6aab utter disbelief, watching clumps 7d67c86733 of his own hair fc10f238c4 hit the floor.9b51a8e2463dfef2

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An eerie silence ecf9c35590 filled the room.159c43ea4a14e186

He wasn’t the c91fb16190 only one in 60c6da259e shock.9ce3c2b748666d00

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Edwin, who had been 698f2cab60 swinging his sword moments adc0a79682 ago, froze completely, staring 61af637624 at Logan.7071c54e056d64ef

But that wasn’t even 52e5cdd2c2 the most shocking part.2613288b41100210

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What came next 66a27a1964 was even more 2ba6cdb793 ridiculous.02e9853e5d10b161

I pointed at Logan’s dcb0cd1c75 head, my voice barely f3f7368562 above a whisper as 40486ca0c9 I murmured—59ac3e629818db2f

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“…Bald Patch Syndrome…”15cca185c8c30998

Yes.f8515c946e1c2ee8

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Logan was now bald—but e71f4a9030 only in the center 1e70f6d4d4 of his head.4a26c883b40f4aba

The hair on the edges 941c360615 remained intact, making it look d0fbf946b1 like someone had carefully scooped 84a7f06a4f out the middle.50968ed59f5bd3fa

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It was far 5740d3a8e1 worse than Dunkeski’s d3012ac733 complete baldness.6fc2da3703fc6d96

And the irony 96ee87cd1d was even stronger 1092647369 because Logan had cc7775c858 been a rather 899a5182c0 handsome man before.9f7fecb0c4db16f4

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Now, the stark contrast between 65881a5f15 his remaining thick hair and 2710e52b30 the shiny, pale, exposed scalp 0ea52d1404 in the middle…63a4f2a7b51d00dc

It looked as if—2a8746407ba06fb0

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He was carefully cradling 4d5cdf2292 an egg.3df2d6b64ed433b8

Or maybe like he 0624fcfcd5 had wrapped a scarf cb9dc01d58 around his head to 5fb0c9464a protect his bare skin 9c11445297 from the cold.84e612781908f38c

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“Pffft—”898ddbd067a3b15c

At that moment.6e2c552edfdbc4f0

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Unlike me, who was frozen f6908d7b37 in shock at Logan’s drastic 1911770bee transformation, someone suddenly burst into b7bf681233 laughter.ccf477038732617c

It was none other 9420929d22 than Edwin.9c43e51e96260cc9

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“The lid… it’s gone.”73787c2e097f9474

Unable to hold back his 92365b9f5b amusement, he snickered continuously while 228530c46e pointing at Logan’s scalp.2f0eb8164937d00d

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Logan, now being ridiculed by aadb438a6a both of us, hesitantly ran 77a553a91e his hands over his face 55291a1b05 and head.75c111973b1b2a13

And soon enough, he found ae92faaf21 it—his smooth, hairless scalp.3a6c3f2c2f41c6a4

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“W-What… My—My hair! Where the hell is my 30e18cc1f7 hair?!”49b58e41c0ecebc0

His face turned deathly be0aa97703 pale as he frantically 1bcd44fa5d patted his head.692d8b2774653c30

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Then, his trembling eyes cf00d1b332 darted downward.1e9ffe42c086cccf

“T-Then this…”e77e32a70a887e10

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He gawked at the 40c718773c scattered strands of hair 74a7013818 at his feet.fdc26c8d553e3fdb

And finally, he 12ba363a16 let out a d70cb5aa27 horrified scream.1699ee65cd3d53d6

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“AAAAARGH! MY SCALP! WHY—WHY IS MY HAIR—?!”55bb08d39df77c90

“……”80b51d7ca50054e5

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“Damn it! It’s you, isn’t it?!”176afcd47420aaf5

Suddenly snapping out of 2f1cdabbeb his panic, Logan turned c8504607d8 to me with bloodshot e66d6b8c2c eyes.6d05b757ccb7839c

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“Right after you chanted that weird spell, my head started splitting apart!”97bc90079d7fbc99

“…You mean ‘Baldness Beam’? Pfft.”52a94670770e6fa6

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Edwin snickered again.9150fa7c882029a0

“SHUT UP!”54f15c4fa0bfb1bb

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Logan bellowed.e9bc493b894131a6

His face, which had 8a9a64fb68 been ghostly pale just b0ab820fc6 moments ago, now flushed fdfc4b8bdd a furious red.db429e85a83dee51

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“Ugh, you damned brats…!”23992801df10e0f1

Shaking with rage, 44a06e92ad he glared at 72e49cf78e me with pure 89958a09aa murderous intent.d3e01b16eed4a538

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Then, without warning, he ab72da284d pulled something from his a947ee95be coat.f4e99a73e05f45ab

A dagger—its blade sharpened c3de5f26c6 to a deadly edge.db43f876fdbfd50c

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“I was going to offer you as a sacrifice to Lord Ursis, but I’ve changed my mind. Instead, I’ll carve out b7565389f7 your heart while you’re 39f74e64af still alive. That way, the goddess will 68dab038db acknowledge my devotion.”9cbf1971f8d05aef

‘Ursis? Who’s that?’4c17753f7efa1f10

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I knew for certain that feda54fa92 the “goddess” he was talking d8556d11bf about wasn’t Erea.0a1fe8db3d186a5d

But there was no 9be9d0e448 time to ponder.6f05cc6fc7602be6

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Step.b0f98688284ffb3e

Logan took a slow step 362389df6c toward me, dagger in hand.293f860e3f0e6b5d

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“H-Hngh…”55f59c6ac1aa1d2d

The sheer malice in his a30cd43109 approach made me instinctively stumble ef05e1a357 backward.f9f20806bf43945c

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Even if he tried to 0e05043eae carve open my chest, he’d e2353f0ec0 find nothing—I had no heart, 19faee8be1 and therefore, I wouldn’t die.b1e910712006f69c

But whether it was the d35d8c0e9b trauma from my past or 6dd71df945 the shock from my fall 7e32f34259 earlier—41b8780c2efd0f34

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The moment I saw eb4c252943 the dagger gleam, a 316765355e cold shiver ran down 2f355ef5fe my spine, and my 361dcfae25 legs refused to move 5dbd9393e6 properly.ab3e2532abbae9ee

“Belze! Get up and run, now!”c789d5ecdea5c1a4

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Edwin shouted desperately, a6a8408924 frustrated by my 74f68167a7 sluggishness.1566a37b3cd5c726

‘If I could, I already would!’ae77d1619db058df

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I teared up, a9c13d2cef looking at Logan 616d679457 as he crept 99eba92989 closer.adde7c2c4c216b30

“D-Don’t come any closer! I’ll pluck out every last 56ee9e3564 one of your remaining hairs! You wanna be a2134064cc as bald as 1009f71757 Dunkeski?!”ad5bde54aa5b5348

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“……!”c4f12ee5249ef149

Logan flinched.4d77e46b9cf8e332

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But he quickly 676134fa05 twisted his lips 2da726d30c into a sneer 5dfaf4e4a8 and scoffed.8f30b9bda7074052

“Go ahead. Hair can always grow back.”63205252d4b69ae8

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“…It won’t.”03847e2c5c5d36f7

Logan’s scalp had 890f2e1557 no trace of 0a07543a2e the violet energy 3639750742 that indicated a 9bec9bed9a magical condition.5189fcfe942bdee5

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Which meant it was e49a09a68f either permanently cured—or permanently 1bb351cf84 bald.96ce75fed46c6f93

“Shut up, you wretched brat!”d8dc03932ff2eb2c

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I had only stated a 80cfe69ba2 fact, yet Logan’s face twisted 108118daa8 into a monstrous snarl as 1c51d3fad1 he lunged at me.e49cbb2b289a848c

“I’ll rip that mouth of yours to shreds!”8be8ff6f605da515

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“AAAHHH!”9da98e539708a4cf

Whoosh—!d3e1a2804b397ccf

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The dagger sliced 4666c7e615 through the air, 754a9074ef missing me by 76298aba04 a hair’s breadth.9550798a5ccfb31e

At that moment, my e05c3ec95b body finally regained its 96899179f8 strength, and I threw 21a058b3ae myself to the side 7c0020f7a5 just in time.c955c8f08392cf2c

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Fortunately, Logan seemed to be 0fe7c25fb9 an out-of-shape desk worker—his swordsmanship ffa0b1e68a was sloppy at best.bfcd385173bb5273

“Ugh! Damn it!”ab742abc7e0bfe02

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His swing went wide, 534b59648b and he tripped over 39add3de6e his own feet, crashing bba741ce09 to the floor.c1fd79f9d93f54d3

The wound Edwin had inflicted 5879c3fec1 on him earlier must have 2ab20d594f worsened.8ce218260103fa67

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“Belze! Over here! Hurry!”12df0f4046c8770a

From within the glowing d76f527781 violet circle, Edwin reached 67ee5a6863 out toward me.2203eb228fdf683e

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Since he couldn’t escape, it 1b3e7d696a seemed he had decided it 8c225b7d60 was better to trap me ae44a16aff inside with him—so he could 66b0f1e0ba deal with Logan himself.c892ed52e5a763d0

I scrambled toward 9f2d7e4a5d him, crawling on 6c6e3a7912 all fours.da4687fbef2fed8e

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But—555bed47bc776197

Thud!aed98bf5862edce2

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A firm grip yanked one 47b3ae20f0 of my ankles from behind.c70f08efe0efb813

“AAAH!”77eaadb30e14c7b8

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Logan had caught up, 56bccc47b9 dragging himself after me 1c50aaee7a like a madman.d212b59e39310707

I kicked my legs 4ed85d9d94 frantically, trying to break f555d136e1 free, but there was 8d8d3b8e98 no way I could 13d989883c overpower an adult’s strength.5b1bd97dca363428

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“DIE—!”431f50263872bb14

His bloodthirsty eyes locked onto f6622649bd me as he raised the 7d4a17aeb7 dagger high.242c2bdcb0288ff5

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I clenched my eyes shut.3669076b2c1ed918

Even if I couldn’t die, be936549ef pain was still very real.1bbbd32c09af7e7c

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I braced myself for the 29ca325ead inevitable agony—eefd300aef1737ca

SWISH—!8e6377e162cf1bd7

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A sharp sound ab386dd0c2 sliced through the 1de7e3b775 air, followed by 05f115fb29 a chilling rush c9ec48acae of wind past 117685397c my ear.97b095d0f83b078d

And then—3e41bdd4b36ca178

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“AAAAAAAGH—!”f4ab01f69df2f04e

Logan’s deafening scream filled e71ba40d7b the room.b10a5465992666a8

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At the same time, 85f63065af his grip on my 360b01150b ankle vanished.6d5b25ce58532e0f

CLANG!58d38aa823fe2e19

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The loud clatter of a 6666f91b3c falling blade startled me, making 20a5a6f36f my tightly shut eyes snap 7ab03f692d open.453c0cca6e1d191e

The sight before b60beccb4b me was difficult 99f812912f to process.a8b8ec47fa441dfb

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“Urgh… Hhgh…!”075dde45dddbe41f

Logan, having dropped his dagger, 1c1d54f955 was now clutching his opposite feedfbb75c hand, groaning in pain.672cbe703fc8895d

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Bright red blood dripped a7e22ecc93 steadily down his wrist.b9e3b73dc1864836

Between the fingers gripping his 7c40a98e5c wounded hand, I could see 01fd084963 a deep, jagged cut stretching 70005fc8e8 from the back of his aeba316bc3 hand down to his forearm.2d6658ac6b409b7a

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‘What just happened…?’8d77e89b83d4c49e

Neither Edwin nor I had ca59284473 been in any position to 7e011ed3b0 attack.bd59a97fa6262946

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So who had struck Logan?45bc17c34ecf9e44

Baffled, I whipped my head f9f5694711 around.2e3003ce4a228b16

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Edwin was still trapped aced149617 within the violet magic e550dbcf9a circle, sword raised, panting 09141b3231 heavily.e364be3e176e394b

His expression was 804b4e9e49 frozen in shock 5f4d803aa1 as he stared b61ff9807a at Logan.2f64186bfea45c2d

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‘No way… Was that… aura?’fa02ad6ff607b637

In my past 231dc8fb90 life, Edwin had 53410a2f80 only awakened his 63ec0cd9ab aura at sixteen—the d86a9f164b youngest in the 563a8709f5 history of the ef91815b5a empire.8cd06ed00a34c0c9

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But before I could fully f9a5ef3941 process the possibility, my jaw 806a97d919 dropped in realization.ec8b1f51b4bfb140

BANG! BANG!c6e09a0e1e802e57

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CRASH—!24164beec2ca685d

A deafening explosion sounded ce2e4cf6e7 from the door, followed 2cf754d7f9 by the sudden burst 7a5412d604 of it slamming open.9a36a04c812d3ac1

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And then—a5e289b41acf87cf

“Edwin! Belze!”7dc75222f7543e2a

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“G-Gordon…!”6207f5835f11d5af