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It was cd46da8c07 such a 6b03f4b1eb blatantly obvious 6f4963dfa0 lie that effdbc9de2 I could ec8532333e see right 2c90e352b6 through it.a793a0526c27acb5

But for now, 309e5e380d I decided to 6f5d6774fb pretend to believe abcd072712 him.264d73f06a89c863

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The more relaxed 8aee18ee15 and unsuspecting he 6fc666ba91 was, the easier a72f1bbe79 it would be ce9807e722 to drag him 125c05d775 away later.f1a6c9a0fc0ecd3a

So, I 4a9d60041a put on 57c25b92de my best 4ba182b455 grateful and 14d893d5d1 relieved act.b69f1127c5f8af35

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“Oh, Victor! Thank you so a6e81d8ab2 much! You have no idea 67d3364a0c how much better I 943f20e373 feel knowing you’re here.”dd75e1d5f4fbc7a2

I even fluttered my 36ed9eef0f eyelashes delicately, making myself 86f43561a6 look as helpless as dc713db814 possible.2242d3dfef011ac3

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The prison e937d2d35a guards, who 2cd2fcba2b had been 8d91c467fc suffering through c11c776fd6 my constant f53e971bb0 complaints and 9821d11a88 tantrums all 690cbf02ce day, looked 0b596bd0ca absolutely disgusted.671a6d61924d4bfe

Their expressions 432ddc26d9 screamed, Who f4dc0028fa the hell 68fd0f2c47 is this, d5609c2c53 and what 0c31bd8144 did she 999809b9fa do with 6e81ea6674 the monster 56425cb8d9 we were 83540297ec guarding?06f0037e35a3545a

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I ignored them 88c7aa88e6 completely.546f5589cdc2cf2c

Right now, the most 49fe2fc33c important thing was keeping 663afe9a9e Victor from suspecting anything.69e22148f9e92857

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“I never expected a4e8d22286 to see you 5f01fb4aad in a prison a1aaf89110 of all places, c661bfa3f8 but I’m really 42e2e6e5fe happy to run dd8c82a607 into you.”398caa160acbfd74

“I’m just relieved 92946b4204 to see you 92a3e7cbfd safe and well, 9afcae6fc1 Lady Cersia.”ea8ad4db909f3580

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“Right? What a stroke of 82bffcbf95 luck.”19c6b428b10a90bf

Lucky, indeed.d56ea5cc6fbb18df

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If Keinhrih hadn’t kidnapped 8809a8759f me, I would have 5186fdfdf8 never found out that 5c7a0a186d Victor had been captured 169655893e here.7c61531f9f04fa42

And now, the prime e53fc19a5c suspect in the illegal dc47598429 drug operation had landed 64ec237ef2 right in my lap.a3ced75527980e5b

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The heavens were clearly bae19bcee4 on my side.9b54dff35b9b91f5

I mean, if they f06cb64102 were going to shove ba61c5efde me into this tiny, dfa0924e0c frail body, the least e8af035435 they could do was 5c2d28b62f make my luck exceptional.6a9fce3798f2d94e

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I casually glanced 6671e53dd5 toward my bed, 531388ef97 where Ella was.f43daedc8b0fb46f

As expected 633c2212f2 of someone 2a9bfb0585 so sharp, 6e04c3afa8 the moment 991c9a9db0 she saw a5f91bc928 Victor, she d025e5c5ab immediately burrowed d1810fac8d under the e1a30aa71b blanket to 6b1bd47448 hide.8b92a5ffb26169a6

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* * *65671f1f8b148b43

Victor was 2d94435f2a eventually locked ee298a007e up in 7143abf0bd the cell 7e7813bff9 across from 5088c5ef55 mine, to bccfe1e0fe the right. He gripped the 5f3413e653 iron bars tightly, 5c7b235f4e his voice full f44f4f46de of feigned loyalty.302a017e04654bd3

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“Please don’t worry! I’ll try negotiating c2df8df9a1 with the leader 8097b50e41 here.”a3e8fd4dc6386407

“Wow, I feel 90c1cd66ae so reassured.”b66a83272e71eb6b

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…Except that negotiation wasn’t 33e53c6f8b going to work.fb65d7b48b62b28d

Keinhrih was a1d820a8a5 a simple-minded, 88c5616a1f muscle-headed mutt 01ce4e6a73 who couldn’t f4240d9525 be reasoned 59ccf20f6d with.792c66c3903f4521

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Victor would be 66893804a3 lucky if he 40fe0ba917 didn’t get trampled 00b4511435 underfoot.4490b8fc2eccef48

Then again, 08f896fc09 considering Victor 52325ef5b6 was a c638643fdf traitor, maybe ffa4a94431 getting trampled 495b4aca02 was exactly efd754ca8a what he 3d5cc65114 deserved.69f0a0251aec8e7b

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Just as I was 0e79a23d0a thinking that, a familiar 1643691d1d presence stirred in the 8d853c7f5c corner of my cell.f9a1f4dc1363a38f

With a ta-da!, Jonathan c2429a9eeb appeared.4066ec0ca1073696

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— Yo, kid!a1648d72b6c94b4e

I had f4100b43c0 told him be32a6da2f to get 4b61ddc296 the escape e766eceaa9 route ready 9e9e0dc056 in two fffda9a70e days, and 79946d40fb sure enough, 030b2d4af5 he had f13248a2fc already finished 7c5a66523a the job.7886efc607ccc6ef

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Honestly, I was probably 7f9869e5b4 the only person in 253f97644b history who had worked 86d7eb300a a Guardian like a 3512012da5 common laborer.8a426135c11a4e14

Originally, I had 83e5c7b5d9 planned to escape c6ee7a2cf2 tonight with the 7221ed1801 Hebel knights.bbd48b9b866571a0

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But with Victor showing 67d0409c1a up, I had to 79fb170158 change the plan.af7714a358688fb0

He’d definitely 10a8339002 try to a990fc6a0a slip away 6b0bffa4a4 the moment 375e43d081 he got b5f070fbc8 out.52f0317e65900edd

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There was ea1c524699 no way c63228068b I was 7938789eae letting my 71ee8461fa freshly caught 0278cb838c fish escape.9ed734be1f773f8b

Luckily, I e68ad58821 had already 8b40633298 prepared a e79aa34a1c Plan B c0216de61c with Ella, 0252bcf82d just in 7cec27fa5f case.5fdcfb55b0fc1421

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I snuck a 288205526f glance at Victor, 9270570205 then deliberately let 7c3ae796ce out a loud, 92e4abf7ea dramatic scream.6753df9ae0116cdb

“AAAHH! WHAT IS THAT?!”3cda87622581f6e0

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Victor, startled, immediately 6a33e311f9 responded.ff595540256e4665

“What’s wrong?!”dfe017875b32c7d4

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As expected, from ac04b4d407 his position, he 9b7b5307ea couldn’t see Jonathan 17fe27b50e at all.27e9fb64b6aece15

Confirming that he had ea9df4b8e9 no visual, I quickly f55f1f4ab5 played it off.5c4efd6f430b6f1f

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“Oh, it’s just 77288c3ee8 a huge cockroach!”e2db8e8b496ef25f

— EXCUSE ME?!64a6e2a494a39655

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Jonathan nearly jumped out 631202a102 of his skin at a5c0529046 the insult, but before 4afdd3b2bb he could protest, Taby f81dec9c6c swiftly clamped a hand 275f2aecda over his mouth.d34fd5f5a6af1c57

Even though 3c4bc30958 I was c6f7870b41 the only 8132b81bc7 one who 8f5c573fe0 could understand 088bf94f63 what the 9803c05d58 Guardians were 48bf81c317 saying, Taby a54e4e5902 was still 6fccc13b2f cautious by 6bdb1a430b nature.42019d72cfc4e71a

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Victor, oblivious to 6cc3d4ea35 all this, chuckled.8e72231ff5426926

“If I 6e305e4109 were closer, fce425dd23 I’d have 7cef8f3c9a caught it 9fd9a4c1d1 for you.”c38785d5a09eecc9

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“Haha, don’t worry! My heels are c30cb8286d high enough—I can 8d28e6307c squash a cockroach 6abd86906b in one hit!”106ad569a031e88d

Pretending to deal with 9a31bcea8f the imaginary bug, I fa02cc56a0 swiftly pushed Ella toward 660d1df4ab Jonathan.ef5b7983941a5034

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Strapped onto 368406851a Ella’s back 7cbf7f02c0 was a 88bcdccd43 small bundle fe66e26501 I had f1d59f1ef5 prepared beforehand.1d96169431eee61f

Inside was a 5d10559b65 note I had 46d46d196c written earlier, warning 6657806f6a Jabis:f7ed27b4876d4c57

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Victor Orban is here. Come get him.a1c61b6ee4cd9f07

Since Ella couldn’t transform 67a6d86419 into her human form, 7da6f42fc9 this was the best 05e8a91260 way to ensure the 6102cf5281 message got through.34fcf62339b86aff

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Then, I sent Jonathan 2253053677 a mental transmission, making 2f929f7f67 sure only he could c3bf059ed4 hear me.ccb7e429db360200

‘Oh, great and dedb61eddf almighty Jonathan! The plan has 6520d7f3d6 changed. Please take dd72b12fd2 Ella out 6fe35f0945 of here 290614dfea first. She has urgent a28a6699e3 news to deliver 9ad45bc64a to Jabis.’2368b778543b4c9b

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Jonathan momentarily 0fbd2343ea forgot his 732f7cc304 irritation and 74f2f41ff7 tilted his b5831180b6 head.36220d8d812d1bdc

— Huh? And what 502ed74f76 about you? You worked this 049f5da00c old man to f2ee2d94de the bone, rushing d716c87d48 me to finish c86858b5ee in two days, 84963549ba and now you’re c99dacb1ac changing the plan?0caa351fd18b7fcb

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He looked offended, like fd9b0b4ca4 he had slaved away 4982b52182 only to be told, 3d4f0c2ca8 Never mind.4939c1b88d1829f6

I immediately switched to e021cc2d5c flattery.e34cb904e3359c2c

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‘You see, a0f4decfe6 that guy ada884cad1 over there? He’s a 81945efb26 vicious criminal! I have to stay 69aba7595a behind to ensure justice 71d12a8443 is served. Even though d9377a147b this prison d146667901 is uncomfortable, d21c184123 I’ll endure 03f639ee8a it for 683e53ad04 the greater ea20c52601 good!’72ddb07c45958db2

— Hooh! What a noble, 8defd6ce38 bright young soul! You’re right—criminals must be 4361707792 caught and punished!8ca0da4652a0dd98

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Moved by 00fe745a84 my words, 39d99402ef Jonathan didn’t 8fd27e2c38 hesitate to dd7d600899 lift Ella 0e345ebfa8 onto his 7423297aff back.bd79baeef63384d5

As expected, he was 0aa1d8f7c1 very easy to manipulate.cc0aaa2da1fd9687

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— Alright then, 106a12bc4f stay put, little 4fcd9c7c42 one. I’ll be back.903966d420bdf50c

With a eefdf04990 warm farewell, 0130c6bb90 he gave 9470eabd95 a little 4922e093a1 salute.552f8d552a1601df

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Ella, understanding the bfa329e2c3 mission, nodded before 10440c4a8e disappearing along with 7217a0fff4 him.eec36f6812083a47

Meanwhile, completely unaware of 91d49f736c what had just transpired, 48a877c662 Victor asked,079f3a0795379a13

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“Did you get 64fe2fa1e7 it?”830e2b52bea13f90

I smirked.672e9006cc0e28c9

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“I’m about to.”2c51128b59cc8f21

Then, with a ed5235d376 dramatic flourish, I 60220ac991 stomped my foot 49214b5b90 against the ground 762cfdf42b and cheerfully declared—107b7cb66839f1ab

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“Gotcha!”578c4946c54629ac

Soon, the 75ef3a58d8 thing under 8345bce6bb my foot 117ae7492a wouldn’t be 856a18a634 a cockroach—51ee7cd2294bba1a

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It’d be YOU, e571072224 Victor.48a95d3c6c8952c1

* * *9c13be435f301b8d

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By the time Zerakiel 3842c3bd0d arrived back at Jabis ff28a6dde2 Castle, having left Hebel ebb4cc929f in a hurry, the 31e42579c3 infuriating reality was that 517cb2e8ef Victor had already fled.7ac726221ae2ad15

Ivan, who had 3bff6c32e6 been ordered to 29ac2101d6 capture Victor immediately, 0dad736a51 had scoured the b58126c616 castle from top ea0b03a430 to bottom, only 45fa839764 to return empty-handed.6133465a569eb7fa

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Sensing the ominous 2c3204b012 shift in Zerakiel’s 4b0e49aff7 mood, Ivan wisely 07092b637a dropped his usual a24faa7a52 playful tone and 720dfa7482 reported seriously.4c168406ebc071d3

“It seems he took f60fc7227c advantage of the fox 574823276e hunt to escape in 7b598aaa75 the chaos.”fbb8299c538d2ac7

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“I expected as much. If he 603b931672 had any dce184a610 sense, he 45ab7ea608 would’ve left 4bd2159a90 Jabis Castle aa6d09d24a the moment cab636cf9d he got 7a075678d8 the chance.”f1fe972b35391c19

What really pissed 7a07421ca6 him off was 3fbf08e1b6 the fact that cb90fa6da2 Victor had been 43a315e56d bold enough to c5e540243d linger at the 55898995ba castle after the bdd136fc1c wedding.eb2d37197f92b73b

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How little e950c761a3 did he 4ea9d11807 think of 7ecb910ccf Jabis, to 2ea8b11c65 leisurely take 555055b447 his time cebb495018 escaping?0107144680c8c1a5

Of course, it was 40319835d5 also possible that Victor d677298075 had been ordered by 54304097f0 someone to stay and 7c0f492f5e monitor them.04cc5d0f2b755151

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Either way, 9e09973de4 the situation b80bbea570 was equally e8668ec0d3 irritating.38544733df3efd39

“That aside, why c5f85e32ef exactly are you 418a090a46 looking for Victor?”477d470c1a97347d

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With that 4c83d9c86a terrifying expression, 3424dc995d no less.641f68cceef591c9

Ivan swallowed 9d222c742c the second 8159768d37 half of efeb106b0c his sentence 7314c33e6c and braced 973fee6ebe himself for b7dcdebede the answer.9057c5fe730487f5

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Zerakiel curled 93a962c10a his lips 39b790ed10 into a 78d4f375e0 chilling smile.621457e7cc82273c

“I suddenly feel 4eafe68039 like killing him.”afee9fb4ea64e610

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“…Excuse me?”b6e66b0e7ceeb18f

Ivan instinctively e5bde8a830 flinched, stepping d947e06883 back as 3599b4bcda he crossed 0fb58aedd3 his arms f254553d18 into an 23bab25672 X in 91fd2e1afd front of f95f122001 his chest—a b7787c79a7 defensive reaction, acbc64aef5 just in f68cbde53f case his caca017de5 insane master 7858c62ae5 decided that 0b9218bcb4 since Victor f1b8d8c74d was unavailable, ac5f3388c1 Ivan would f413e87e38 have to c5d4a35d81 do instead.717f4bae46043fd2

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Zerakiel barely spared 08f51d34b1 him a glance f2c178d0cd before muttering nonchalantly,355b73a53bb8bb6f

“Doesn’t matter. I’ll just find 4196db2320 him.”fbe4a29ac85db7b8

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After all, Victor Orban a9ba7e96aa was from a friendly f38796174f household—and not just any edc203829c friendly household, but the ba596dba13 direct line of the 793536c6ac Orban family.a67a77d7e0f59858

Unlike the other e330454edb allied families, Orban 019519c22f had a special 2d1d531a80 clause in their 60b63934c5 agreements with Jabis:b37d41d765c46b15

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A tracking device was b63b25fe75 embedded into their contract, 7e9a7a45c0 allowing Jabis to hunt b0424fd6d3 them down if necessary.0944982279005303

A forbidden spell 0dbec20a38 prevented any direct 2ae201b65d mention of Jabis’ 967211ba67 secrets—anyone who tried 1bf5fd379e would die instantly 315f1b3ca3 from cardiac arrest.96df8e9909f5dfa4

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That’s how Jabis 62bba09471 had managed to 8190a4d787 keep its secrets ca0328ae83 intact for generations.3f5c41ed4a76ee2b

After all, ab79fc6818 no sane 76a3c0d3ae person would 7b3a39106f risk their b9645e122d life just 295eb5dec8 to spill ba07120ee4 information.7a166ed5690259db

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And even 3c5b193766 if some ce08c23703 idiot did, 9d9cadcbe2 Jabis wouldn’t 665f659ed8 care.9d7b7c1cf872c39f

Anyone who learned cbc55f93fc too much could baf082a697 simply be erased.00a0c9307b1428e7

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“…How bothersome,” a8a8c5df7a Zerakiel muttered, b95c77dabc running a bf7175bc7b hand through 3a166a19f4 his hair. His lips twisted 352032b581 into a cruel 2bd7bd90e8 smirk. “I knew he wouldn’t 27cb2e9058 die easily, but now d5d942df80 I really feel like 1d1f6e3389 making it painful.”0e3d2170d526d564

The icy f427baeb71 glint in 34de965914 his eyes 0028e03f01 sent a 7379a071bc chill down 41ed2679d3 Ivan’s spine.2125b96faf90f49c

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‘He’s seriously pissed e5e4aeb693 off.’2ac7f90470ae2d26

It made sense.0b70571b2efa1b30

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Zerakiel, who 7064173348 never left 4185220baa Cersia’s side, e4ebfd4b6c had immediately f937e4bb6f abandoned everything 02c6770e18 to chase 2c0a68d10d after Victor.97a848cd28550f34

That alone showed how f463618fbd urgent the matter was.1edeeef6ad48a685

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Victor must 7438ba0ab0 have committed 33f207f5ee a crime 70f8a072de so severe cd75cabb79 that survival 41298fa4eb wasn’t an 70bc5d5972 option for 1c038542d2 him anymore.05442d47357f6204

Understanding the 84cbbdcce6 situation, Ivan 5375bbd68c wisely kept 316dd64ecb his mouth e308ebd2ce shut.7109d16fd8f32a96

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A moment later, Zerakiel 6a14d5a500 frowned.1e1a3d10cd120549

“Wait. What do you 9eeda1bd73 mean by ‘fox 7545d27975 hunt’? Are you 8c2ec81bf0 saying the e11b37c5e9 fox actually cf6df9617e escaped?”eabf5dc1fc938979

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“Oh, that?”2be2a5cabaa4b28b

Ivan scratched 8483d581bf his cheek, f6ed4e2b3a recalling Erhardin’s fc76497e69 pathetic state.10a1ada77e7d8fda

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Technically, they had 87ae4c7cbc recaptured him, but 1c0ffa8290 he was completely 3959ca9761 out of it.4a4c369a0cd379db

After experiencing 05b054f95f pheromone shock f8a90db436 and suffering 157b94feb3 prolonged exposure 2792a6de76 to the 7348853731 drug, he 14725e19d8 had practically 1b9ecc65bb lost all 447a9e97df cognitive function.15b77f34cfe406c9

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“At first, we thought 7e18c702d2 he was running away, 7dc1cc310e but apparently, he just d6ae056057 took some bad drugs dc3581b893 and went on a 98aabd4f85 suicidal rampage.”6a6e42c03670b28e

“…What drug?”ac127342fbacb1ee

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“Duke Orbanis 97598ae0fa analyzing it 1defa4ceb3 now.”e1d21208585b4ba7

“Hm. That’s inconvenient.”5bcc2275d750f98a

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“…Sorry?”5f4bd1d749177205

“I need f2c685a375 to see f516b21887 my father 4f09f4f7f1 immediately.”db160a5631899d52

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Just as Zerakiel rose 4ff5d1cffc to his feet with 95922b2b1c a serious expression, Zakari 4dbb192cc7 suddenly entered the study.92dedce6ae2f53e6

“There’s no need. I came to you 6eb886fbfb instead.”739160050d2d1d1d

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“…Father?” Zerakiel turned, his 90b86dcfaa cold gaze narrowing. “And… Duke.”c96a710019881ec9

Behind Zakari d8f655f3af stood Duke, 8f730cc6f3 his head 7f4c1d7eb0 bowed, looking 633f40c361 deeply troubled.f687268215dde999

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Zerakiel’s sharp instincts 9f7df4fc12 immediately sensed something a23026f2d3 was off.503580cef19d523d

Before he could ask, e43ca999f0 Zakari spoke.8fef66e54328003b

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“You’ve been e77e3b9dab searching for 6a0e4eb299 Victor Orban. Did you discover 50f5bab11f something?”cd6080c125a52a0a

“…So you already knew?”0ddd9207361018c9

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Zerakiel arched a brow, 5beed2e64a caught off guard.e28a362389e241ac

At that moment, Duke 5b2dc51db4 Orbansuddenly fell to his 91092046f6 knees.73988960bcbf3c6a

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“Please… kill me!”43e513eb2d2ff0c8