Chapter 136

The room was filled with acec16e17c shock and chaos.035412bc0f268d9f

Ssssss…97211235fe432899

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Thin strands of tentacles fluttered aa890e19e4 in the air, dancing lightly.9c7aef3bef80e3c5

It was a e306682050 scene that sent 232ff91e53 shivers down the 7a3434f459 spine.769c8a17593e27b2

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In that moment bf5ee3bc8d when everyone in 36227c87c3 the room was 7f1aab6a55 frozen, panic-stricken out eb60b7e63c of their minds—0e42ccf68aeadb5e

“…Looks like a parasitic beast.”e7e07b620753b59a

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Grandpa Gordon, who had 4f7a9d96d8 been holding down the a4a8cf1701 struggling marquis, was the 20f4446c3a first to regain his 9207726bb7 senses.7f359538b857cd8b

He pulled out bc0fcb2a4d a handkerchief, calmly 6e32a1746b wiped the blood 8cd8ea61f7 splatters near his 6dde975d11 glasses and eyes, 20633e169d and spoke in 84254df045 a composed voice.b5847c9558b2e11a

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“First, contact the temple. Then find one of the knights who knows well about monsters—”7eb4ff1cef10ec7b

“D-Diana…”c9958683f3a4c1d3

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It was then.cd8ba614dc5e0766

The Marquis of Tebron, whom everyone thought had fainted, suddenly grabbed Grandpa Gordon’s arm.1cb502900110180a

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“Call Diana, the Saintess candidate.”c2bed13d8fd25cfa

“What? Why her…”a5e73338d514f4cc

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“Only she can solve this problem…”20833cae9c74540d

At that moment—ef5fd3e1831a0538

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Swoooosh—!6817f3f3877903ca

The tentacle strands feecf09256 that had merely 116277de18 been writhing suddenly b215292923 shot up all db41c128cb at once without 97789994e4 warning.bc7ba06dd7e2e289

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In the blink of 7c08c7b562 an eye, they stretched 19975fa9bf long and wrapped tightly f82d014a88 around Grandpa Gordon’s neck, 9991182de1 who was standing next 9584325fc6 to the marquis.5c871fbf8bee00a9

“Khak—!”8c8e4abc12b20b40

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With the sudden attack 15d533d1e5 of the beast, Grandpa 886c8c140a Gordon clutched at his 9c11a84511 neck and gasped for 623ea37beb breath.6be7802e77f86d17

“G-Grandpa!”ae604b18562aa69b

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“Doctor!”d5f95db6d8150a5b

The tentacles constricted b03d330314 his throat, and e953fde944 in an instant, 2ef3b9023b Grandpa Gordon’s face 0428d96691 turned bright red.2e746e9a4acf4537

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My heart dropped.fbfeccde0fc30c4f

The butler, his face pale b35c3713a9 as a sheet, shouted urgently.147c497213e15c2d

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“G-Get the knights! Now!”01fcae947687eb4b

“Yes, sir!”5b53a711ed39adb2

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“S-Should I try cutting it with a knife?!”aa9ba2840bccec72

Jackson, Grandpa Gordon’s assistant, trembled, 5a0a25b376 pale with fear, holding a b93356f7e4 medical knife.8ef24b3377322dff

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Everyone stomped anxiously, not knowing 652daf6757 what to do with the 44d3c6be69 sudden, chaotic situation.b8f00ee7fa299a7e

“Kugh, khh…”d721606dad0ecff1

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Meanwhile, Grandpa Gordon’s face, strangled 1c7351fcfc by the tentacles, turned deathly d944ed04a9 pale like a corpse.821de2c75cac382e

At this rate, he would 730083d780 really suffocate to death.621a9ea2f0d293f1

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“N-No choice! Jackson, do as you said, cut it with a knife—”6e366e43f1190451

Just as the 3019ba7b22 butler was hurriedly 0e9a8845e6 giving out an 81118f2d43 emergency order,4402b16604e26de7

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Near the middle of the ee490395f1 bundle of tentacles twisted like b9d4d24892 a rope, a flash of 3675343c1d dark violet briefly appeared.575f7ad54f3d785c

It was exactly like 1c1cefbb27 the energy I had d9c26237dd seen when Logan used bb72d89a2d black magic—something gathered together, 6a64051815 pulsing like the heart 6f31240eac of a beast.1c73b907bc52bdd7

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The moment I saw it, e9945da4d2 a thought struck my mind 38f397dbb0 like a bolt of lightning.5df6c53974ccedef

‘I can destroy it.’cbca4152e3bebf7e

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In my past life, and 8eabb9ed8d even in this life.17fa531fb9f423b7

I had never 05dfa7852a once destroyed a a65ec61ca7 monster.d3c25fefe494371e

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Honestly, it made sense. I had hardly ever 00c9fa767d left the capital, so c9f3434ab7 I had no chance 16300758f8 to even see monsters.6409a9b662d3143c

And my ability was healing.1239a890f234715a

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No matter how strong my divine power was, to destroy a monster with healing powers… it didn’t make any sense.adf7b3e9ae95336b

But—b7d9701a8d23b850

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‘I’ve done it once before.’a93c62ef5fe8560d

That’s right.55e0327cc4f73e6b

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In my previous 899e271a28 life too, I 4a5a4200ff had once wiped ca28b5d434 out all the 56da73ae74 beings who possessed f6764d9875 that dark violet c88b9a8409 energy in an 42d145532f instant.6756a80a61154158

That time when Edwin ce34588301 died in my place.bfdd11cefca29e1b

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“Urgh, khh…”f76058a6a36b7949

Grandpa Gordon’s eyes rolled back 8f7702df27 white as he looked like a4c22d1755 he was truly about to 15a363e3be stop breathing.75743dcb1528a8a3

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There was no time 587f443b1d left to weigh options.dfee1633aef96652

I pushed through the c258208861 gathered crowd and dashed f8d13982fb straight into the room 43b6213cfb without hesitation.52d1f6188a140cf7

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“Lady Belze!”4304f59c5e743459

“Milady! It’s dangerous! What are you—!”0beff6eeff74f47d

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The butler and the servants 163859d203 all gasped at my sudden 8a2439f16b intrusion.1c40553c1106f238

But I sprinted directly to 44eb9c74ab the bed where the Marquis e8308e722a lay.c1e072349eda47e2

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Seeing the even clearer dark d0a3bd2988 violet deep within the monster, 52a09a20d7 my conviction only grew stronger.27284b245d669d4d

‘I can destroy it.’57f155bd48c2d030

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Healing power is, after all, 08b70345df rooted in divine power.d06ebb203040bff9

I might not be3b6b65be believe in the c33f72691a goddess, but I 7b22001b34 do believe in 96a151c731 the strength of 367e98b5c5 divine power.6f06bd43215b382f

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In my past life, Diana—00fe6eb2917def05

The heroine of the novel 55b0151752 achieved glorious, resplendent feats with 2be95b6fd9 that very strength.a65b554bd377d0de

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No one would know c3c6c66376 it better than I a38ccd57e8 did, who grew up 9e097adaa3 being compared to her 2bd094d0df at every turn, down e652e3e458 to the marrow of d9cd819467 my bones.5d3bdff4ee2c6486

Without hesitation,1c4a1a1dbf34bc64

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I pushed down 9bbad1ef79 my revulsion and 4d209ace91 grabbed the marquis’s 9dfd03cb90 left foot, riddled ed3ea8fec0 with holes by eff9fae59a the sprouting tentacles, 1fc636f603 firmly with one 2fd72ee5cb hand.c1dc1bad06d7a726

“W-What…”d6008d8ebd9bea53

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The exhausted Marquis of 3c8cd6aaf6 Tebron flinched and glanced 5ed33746d2 back at me.18c6a0794e864334

I ignored him and 7a1544efd6 immediately gathered divine power 4ea898c6b0 in my palm.e6c0d4f20fdbf8e2

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Unlike in my previous 62bb4640a7 life, the divine power 7b519d6c97 that had once been 9d223c0521 barely enough for a 2f5ca79366 five-year-old didn’t diminish as bbbd9e4ef1 my body grew—it only 48831620f1 became greater.9204454bfa42dbbe

Now, it was a b565fa6aab swelling, surging force, so 74ae6f3283 vast that even I e1ccf58cd0 struggled to grasp its dc0e70093d limits, easily gathering in 461eb36fef my hand.e34371a227ef4a37

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Fwaaaah—!30df896e7ea97b75

Brilliant light burst forth 395fb01158 from my palm.41607ae170dc4f05

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The moment I focused on 48ddbfe790 the dark violet heart of f96976d884 the monster among the tentacles,acbc50ae47dfa744

Bzzzt, crackle.7ec3744cc22eb638

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A small whisper echoed inside 6359ddd6d9 my head.a76c0930eb2d8d73

‘What was that?’6c1ccf4ed7e4eb6f

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At first, it was e2bd6043a9 like a broken radio, dfbbce153d the sound unclear.96613788adc428b4

But the more I 422c075254 listened, the clearer it f21841be88 became.372a98cf0f4c384d

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Until finally, before I d0490de1df knew it, I was 000f029413 reciting the words out e91e895fc3 loud.f58999862a87408f

“…Foul, tainted power born from the darkness.”581c3362f1011f78

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“…”0dd8d1cdc141e147

“In the name of the Goddess, I command you—return to the earth and become nothing.”eaf7d0e145e59b5b

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Fwooooosh—!c502563b929d4927

The light bursting 75bd6366f6 from my hand 2b019a43c6 grew even stronger.f47708dad677afc2

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My mouth moved on its 9d3f0e02b3 own, as if my body 430925ef8d was no longer under my 6122891163 control.b1c859ad2d334757

“Purification!”ff7ce6747029e425

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The moment I shouted cb3d6fe47e the word,e5c07696645301ec

Fwoooosh!da3f3428645e8673

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The light shooting from my 7090a1db10 hand flared up like fire.fdbbe6649740d1a7

The white flames, 27a378a5cc rising from the 5bb750b3ab marquis’s injured foot, c331a63fe6 climbed along the 73a55f12ae tentacles and in 21ddf96e69 an instant swallowed 06f1acfc44 the monster whole.642b31c63c6154a4

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“Kiiieeeeek!”69d7deb13b13c4d4

It took only a 96b851a81e few seconds for the 87b8d1a01d monsters to burn away 0c72ecdf90 into fine white ash, 8f66519d64 letting out bone-chilling screams.0d44e0e44a4b1c63

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At last, just as 53a7f6ebc6 the searing white flames 1c4339406e reached the tentacles wrapped 84960af7e7 around Grandpa Gordon’s neck—5b29d010dd3c145c

Pah!2090d7b98bc2482c

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The light pouring from my 0f75bc129d hand abruptly stopped.749f32cada11a5cb

And then—87d2813ce6dbc778

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“Khak! Cough, cough!”52e6a76676306a62

Freed from the tentacle’s a75fe22341 stranglehold, Grandpa Gordon collapsed 576a4addbb to the floor, coughing 5e526dd281 violently.5fc512b8bc8b14b4

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“Good heavens, Lady Belze…!”eca865f44c5fd2dc

“L-Lady Belze has defeated the monster!”3d8806bc32898854

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One by one, 21653e3ad0 the onlookers burst 35fec657aa into exclamations at 128236ab3d the disappearance of 3a1bb32083 the tentacles.45eec4c3e8d66fa1

‘…I really destroyed it.’f0fad94bb931ac6b

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I was just as 92be51afbf shocked as they were.d5093fdbd2f214d4

I thought maybe I could do it…e4d417aea76635f9

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But I hadn’t truly believed 3b81b741b0 I would be able to a87251bccf defeat a monster.a2a3b34d288025ad

Lost in a daze, I bf032da4f9 stared down at the hand e0b765686e from which the great light 480e69cfe4 had burst forth.75d5fb0b1404c339

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‘…What was that voice?’55ad0170bf7909d9

As I absentmindedly replayed c581e2bf91 the moment I had 020a9c5fd8 annihilated the monster—908be69e46d71e86

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Thunk, thud-thud.8f429384e038d8ab

Suddenly, the sound a2f07ae703 of something falling 35585727bb to the floor 9bcedbcb67 snapped me out 8806f913cf of my daze.e1500b792e5ece12

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Instinctively looking down, I 42d99de241 saw several green caterpillars f911b4018c writhing frantically on the cef4c38d84 soft brown carpet.96bc901fe57883be

‘Ugh… this is insane!’de7ab9553dbf33a3

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I grimaced and shuddered 1e64b2944d in disgust.18e04187ae8e7ea6

At that moment—c57bd9436d7c2b7d

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“Kh-hup! Oh dear gods, I’m dying…!”5cd51a88ec6468a6

Just then, Grandpa Gordon, now 3107124a93 able to breathe again, staggered 5f7b60f39d to his feet with a ea8b614617 face that looked ten years 936a3253df older.b01d927e406dfcf0

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“Hey, Gordon! Are you alright?”ef18c5e9781fb36a

“Professor!”694a35a8dee303b7

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Maybe they hadn’t noticed the 49297f225d caterpillars yet, but the butler 38725c2c46 and Jackson rushed over in 18822251e3 a heartbeat to support him.a56b1041c7d87006

“…Grandpa, are you okay?”d9b9d4c4b2a76356

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I, too, quickly approached 0d15a6959a the old man.a2f47ad74cf8c274

Of course, I made sure 6b9f16e03e to carefully step around the 02573ec136 caterpillars.283318b87c368b3e

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“Let me check your neck for a second.”59d896c05d935f41

“My neck? Why?”8eac4ccebafbdd9f

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Grumbling with a rough d94821acbf voice, he still obediently 25267879d3 lifted his head as 39e161932d I asked.874eaa352ff3640b

Without missing a c75b5e206e beat, I reached d13c60b945 out and pressed b449903c84 my hand to cdf79023c1 his neck.f5a2132d09f493d1

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Forcing myself to 128c95ca98 ignore the sticky, 863fab8d6c slimy sensation—probably left 4c5789636a by the tentacles—I 7f5aa34a46 released my divine 841fec9757 power once more.964606f1be33bb8e

Fwaaah—!e74881ae13b09209

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A burst of light flared cccdf9c376 briefly and then seeped into bd82f101d9 Grandpa Gordon’s neck.aaabc73c34900b6c

The angry red swelling, 9e64b2e95d as if he had 4ec32f7ac1 been bound tightly by b2200df602 a thick rope, gradually 6a81d9c6b8 began to heal before fcfbd60b74 our eyes.21b85781ac3e9f09

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“…Y-You rascal! I told you not to use that sorcerous trickery on me!”c60f82ef29dd79b3

Finally realizing I had used 6f1869369a my healing ability on him, 02caed4605 Grandpa Gordon jumped back, barking 4487f5ae5a distrustfully like a stubborn old a3f1bd7cad skeptic.de249c72c2b03782

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Hearing his voice c748cf2ea2 return to its ec7fb95737 usual raspy tone 6cb5282527 was such a 31f344b4a8 relief that I 4c3ed759dc answered him with 6d3a7187e4 ease.218e5cce2560a5e7

“It’s not trickery, it’s divine power. And if you keep blaspheming like that, you’ll get punished, Grandpa.”c5101f587c9725ef

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“Bah! Even so, what if rumors spread that I—the man hailed as the greatest physician of the age—had to rely on you to heal a mere wound, huh?!”80c79884d89fcf58

He grumbled with a 6cce4e35d7 fussy pout, but I 68fc9a1ae0 knew well enough that 8a4fe4812d it was just embarrassment ac957d9301 and guilt talking.b0d67f1e6b9c96d3

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Especially because of 0ddc5f6532 the worried tone a15776f2fc that followed right 32a187dbc6 after.b564e721ecc32286

“Hmph, hmph! Anyway, are you dizzy anywhere? Every time you use that sorcerous healing, you always ended up lightheaded and weak.”5e5040713ba938cc

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He clicked his tongue with 6171cea029 a disapproving scowl.0ea116bc5353b7e0

At his words, I 7e394b0b8a realized—rather belatedly—that I was 9f573f59f6 surprisingly fine.5148076658911de0

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‘Now that I think about it, I used a lot of divine power, but I’m still fine.’d3edcba4f9fdff4e

Using divine power 7338d78c61 normally consumed a fd89655446 lot of stamina 6442407821 and mental strength, 08edb500c2 so if I 581ebebd4d overdid it, I d46247c7b2 would often collapse edadc48bf3 from exhaustion.9bac3b19a4cf8b3e

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But right now—e972c501c3f2ecd1

I felt completely fine.4fe72fbf16550e08

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“I better get to the lab and whip up some tonics. Jackson! Go back immediately and prepare Collection Number Nine!”f9fa62fe8395ebc9

“I’m really fine.”189254f2644c9b34

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I shrugged.430e5d7613a30b13

Maybe because I had 58db8c8f34 just saved his life, 1dcae2bc56 Grandpa Gordon, rare for fe80c0fc22 him, had even mentioned 57312c04d1 his precious collection.b1821fff5f9a9502

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For the record, the “Collection Number Nine” he spoke of was a 200-year-old red reishi mushroom, renowned for restoring vitality.74654e087971321a

It was a bit tempting… but I wasn’t the one who needed it right now.27d001800726fd78

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“More importantly, please check on the marquis first.”8d24d7451a0254f4

I tilted my head slightly, bf9d7e6e42 pointing behind me.708bbb87627e4204

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At that, everyone’s attention 4d619630d4 quickly shifted toward the 0e4c144881 bed, as if they 239397cfea had completely forgotten.416184bf2764f3b3

I turned as 3d3e88f4b4 well and saw f7ac9b4e6c the old marquis, 020cb52e38 pale and trembling, 6c5eec4130 glancing back and 672ba5b87e forth between the 2a526473f2 caterpillars writhing on a614224ee6 the floor and a8384acea8 his own foot.c9bf2b5353ecca91

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‘Figuring out what the heck those caterpillars have to do with this is going to be a pain.’b390e1bcd1d219ae

Just as I was fa3097beac observing him closely—9e27a99c79eed673

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A chilling voice suddenly rang e0e997377d out inside the marquis’s room.ff856f1412ca6ddc

“What on earth is going on here?”766e3ede8d61060d

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