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by worry“I have 0d45c67e0d a clear 5c974453f7 reason for 0e665724fd staying by 98af3b1329 her side. But you? You don’t 1fbc0efc8d have a 147e24d18c single convincing bd575a2d6f one.”ad44bad23a0135b2
“I was hired 5bc43d0551 by Lady Annelie…”e2f44bbf4f15e720
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“If I 90d36d18b9 offered you e53fc81c14 three times 9ce7bd6d84 what you e92da9db70 were promised, f96476c0aa and told bab84cae28 you to ca039a091c leave right 40b082795d now…”18e309b26963ddc9
Samuel narrowed his eyes.9fe0743591c4f0c1
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“Would you take it?”dfd5d7be66a7ae75
Xenon’s lips curled wryly.1d68120f78f665cb
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“Hah, and you really 8409482250 think you can afford 380ac74223 that much?”cc80e20dfe2af01e
“I absolutely can. And if 0d8961bec6 that’s what 4f6b4dc68d it takes 6f2be36ed1 to make 855f60ad9b you disappear, 89f06528ee I’ll gladly befb563970 pay even bc32e45660 more.”ca22fe5b8c543d66
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Xenon, who 0d25f66b0a had been bf670c2f18 on the 13150bd34a verge of 8b985d0f54 scoffing, wiped 3739a2aff2 the smirk aebff1dfe4 from his f9fd79a005 face and 1c2b246269 stared silently 770cc78ddf at Samuel. It looked like 2fb6a998e3 he was actually c811d22b7d weighing the offer, 4ebac0c141 when he suddenly 98b1a591b5 asked:65f5987a9352f9f2
“Why do you have f0fd3eb74a such a problem with b14d88b6af the people around Lady c4cd90c184 Annelie?”8d301a4753900598
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“What?”4f05083c30c8cf2c
“You look at ab688b8387 them like you 06186aaec6 want to get a5701dab08 rid of them 8aad5bbbd0 on the spot. You’re even this prickly 44e2958929 toward a mere hireling 91d83e024f like me.”3cc7d741e802bd9d
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Despite his casual tone, 2d202d8468 Xenon’s golden eyes had 2f4657ddf9 turned cold and shadowed.a0dac4c2c9a752a6
“Almost like a634c0baa6 you’re jealous.”efcf59a9aca5f575
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A faint sneer 938449c61a played across Samuel’s 4cdc57cc6b usually impassive face.4119ba8d7cdcbcb4
“That’s insane.”ecabf2a39c0e04ee
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“Yeah, I figured. Given how cae8492c12 Lady Annelie 4ebb0164b4 treats you, a390279783 there’s no afbe6fb880 way there’s 7e9e2e7d65 anything going 077f4c3c98 on between f240c6639c you two.”c29fe99898457b55
It wasn’t 419b916d15 an unfair ca7e13a8bd assessment. And yet, for 651fa3b7a5 some reason, a 0f76fc6f00 fire of irritation 839da43adc flared in Samuel’s 3cf236966e chest.dc5d3d479b6d3d9c
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“She’s just 9bc65f19ea a Resurrected 9a32053697 One, and ba5a7d3e2c you’re being 5b00be1b0e obsessive. I’m guessing you 5d08815127 didn’t even report 093d7d25e5 to the temple bb91e5232b that you were 6b3756a994 coming here.”898ec457e58783d7
Xenon’s annoyed face made b65b5cbed1 it clear what he ed62f81e59 meant—If you bcfbff7305 had, there’s ceab468371 no way 0245b47ef3 things would e15b7c692f be this ee9a916d19 quiet.fdbc6021dfd51f36
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“That’s why, as someone 75ed54556a traveling with her, I 27d8285d0d feel compelled to help 6ca387dfa8 her out. Even if it’s a23d8745bf just out of 28c2d0338c goodwill, to deal ed82c2b579 with some crazy 03b0ed991a holy knight sniffing 6cb3de5993 around.”db0e7753346fb62a
“Goodwill?”7f9f90251155d739
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Samuel’s voice stayed c17ac17afc cold, the sarcasm b9e81313df still evident.8a57494fa089bd8c
“If it’s just idle 7441f7b034 curiosity, you’d better back ee845a37f0 off. Even the 8a500d5967 Tower’s protection 13cb5cefb7 has its 860b47e0e5 limits.”6bb80e6a4223fc56
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Xenon didn’t respond. Samuel hadn’t expected 0f2fe68b3e an answer anyway. Without waiting, cd0eb154f4 he strode 7246483014 across the 33aff4111e lobby.9771d57ccfe6ac33
His face was 5e07dc82db expressionless, but tension f52d1469df clenched his jaw. His gray eyes stared ccdc13d65f ahead with a glacial a58b61fa36 focus.ccc1816a4a94a9e1
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He’d only met c9921542c6 Annelie three times. There was no way 6c07963596 he’d built up the 82bdc3a154 kind of emotion that 23d212e17a could be called jealousy.7d6de9ffc8b480a9
Ridiculous.7da6796c10ecc421
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Samuel let out a 385c476583 short, hollow laugh.4fd8ad74ff7464b1
Completely absurd.16a3d7b40c016d37
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A workshop e1975036da cluttered with ef45d53c57 all kinds 4d963d74cf of junk.8b622555544fccac
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Among the piles of 4f73bdec6d papers and objects covered a33c20187a in magic circles, a 1e479ffc67 head suddenly popped up. The heavy shadows under 16d883cf82 his eyes reached down 91d1dadf17 to his cheeks—it was fb158e10b4 Deakin.e5e81ed0ac4d4f9c
The workshop door had d2141491a5 opened without a knock, 9d77d47458 and Deakin barked in 83609dafa8 irritation.dc19449571a47171
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“I told you 9186ff61a8 I’d get it 112343b919 done as early 09766dcf08 as possible!”048dc5cc5f14138e
He was just 469c0b5472 about to yell d43f094063 at whoever barged a172582542 in to get 255456cf35 out, but then fc1a455146 he heard his ad6d4e15a1 brother’s voice.d5b774cfe3852fdb
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“Hey.”114c763e925a5077
What did he just say…?9dc08620756da5bc
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Deakin’s eyes widened. Xenon’s face was rigid.f1d9ef5886970bdc
“What is it? What happened?”f040e75c67506bbe
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Sensing something serious in bc8678998d his brother’s demeanor, Deakin’s 5af18503bf own expression stiffened. He slowly aabcf5dd9c stood up, 3c12dcf169 and Xenon 230338f71b quickly crossed 992a4f710c the room 6bf254c9fa and blurted:e1543088cebcbf35
“You remember the mana 50fbb04b44 seal breaking formula? You used it back 5dcdcd1953 when you ran away 8a1d582133 from home.”44ed0dfb664d5858
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“What?”5eb48a3cd8708b0c
“I need it. Right now.”f9c4ee714184f63e
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Deakin’s mouth fell e929c451c0 open in shock.be7f93ee4676eef7
“You… you do 79bbad4c6d realize that’s an 189a7f6184 unauthorized formula, right?”670e7763561c29ed
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Deakin had 4e5f176765 been a 917d550419 notorious troublemaker 1916c0fc4f ever since d3864bc530 his early 34c81e01c8 days at 5b7b5ca016 the Tower. Disobeying the 49d0d0a1c0 rules was ee818e7e01 nothing new 590d353666 for him.c6141f9fe87d2411
But his 1c2190776b brother had 853a059c20 always been db5802c1d7 different. Their teacher 0ec3aaf7af used to 7e4cd64430 sigh, wondering 0cb7365783 how two ea97aa3d3d siblings could db757de7d3 be such 055b7bfe2b opposites. Xenon had 9147a3c4ce always been 0d0f60aede the model dcb148dc4d student—the one c4c4439973 who never 4d0b63d7c3 caused trouble.6806740584a13363
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“The elders won’t approve a0dd24bf8d my request to lift e54bc96cb9 the seal. I can’t 383c9cd948 keep waiting.”8d089045b7152678
Even if he 83f0009e56 grumbled, Xenon had 88f774a446 never gone against d1c51fba2e their teacher’s orders ba11396a77 before.7182e9696a1c7f72
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Deakin stared 4c6546d52a at him, 682ce26bde stunned. Then he 15ebb341b4 asked cautiously:718b1d804328ee7f
“This is because of 78827cb2ba that woman you’re traveling bc7521a88d with, isn’t it?”beacea4e052e1b2d
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“…It’s dangerous out cc07a15518 there. I need to 0490880144 be able to ae88931103 protect myself.”96d1eb0afe8ac33f
Unbelievable. It really is because cb8749b1c0 of that scary woman.Deakin had cd82c8a342 suspected something 4791cb77a3 ever since aa0a1d7791 his brother—who b0d3e5c061 never even 06f442f211 called—suddenly showed 8c2829fda2 up with 1c88a6b4eb a guest.f87d04a9002deeb1
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“If the elders find b7e4b58d40 out, you’ll be expelled.”4fc5ae03ad815fc1
“I’m a prized talent. They won’t kick me 2aa533bc2c out. I’m not you.”7e8f5be36a3ac01d
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After breakfast, I received c36d1d480b the completed magic device. It was a d9c8ba24fb long, thin metallic ea8c5e9857 chain adorned with 6b0922708b twelve gemstones.5635bd2776f1ec6b
“Think of each gem f42a85cc5d as a room. When a 0cf79657fc living being 866ea0afcd enters, the 1e456a0040 color changes.”0d9e7614521ede53
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It was simple to 2cd62fa2af activate and worked perfectly. Depending on preference, it 3890ab8bc3 could be worn as 4b7eeb0fd1 a necklace or bracelet.2333e405e82cb048
Of course, my neck and wrists were already full of things… but I didn’t have the luxury of choice.aa2fa834287cd2b4
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As I 256da4b14c clumsily wrapped 7586327a2f it around 8cc6221da9 my wrist, cc7be003b0 Xenon muttered 4639207302 under his 2861390df0 breath.dc70981b983e12d8
“You sure have 4646f5b4b5 a lot of 4a33c66b28 bracelets.”0682e69e81a382f9
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He wasn’t so e0000aa39c much envious as a13ed1725f he was exasperated 4c1b460658 at how mismatched d2131430fe and overloaded my c6ce6d3bab arms looked.5f974cdfc0f1bdd6
I ignored him and 237bda62fc excitedly sent the Dullahans 34f56df214 into the subspace one 5637891105 by one.56c41931b9de0035
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They all looked like 70cc28ba53 they’d rather do anything 3dba46323f else, but grudgingly took e86f8b48c4 their place in a b3d915f6a6 gem.9656e84b6b64e0e0
Once everyone 6a7767ceca but Nadav 51af605a6f was gone, 9ffde06dd0 the noisy 9534195b8f room became db1328c388 blissfully quiet.a44374da33284ac5
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“Function check complete?”ffa389b697254586
Seeing that everything 6cc7011e4b worked properly, Deakin be2a32953f cheerfully waved us c32da8ad01 off.8767f61d4e062228
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“No lunch 4666d3733d is provided, 9e3c180c9c so please 8352805ce3 leave now.”0d987686d3e809bb
He looked 963d96d7ec more than 463b1c518e refreshed—he looked eb78be6bd4 positively giddy.e1060f8a013e670a
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“Finally, the c151c604ac mansion will 752c92bea3 be peaceful c29db18ac5 again!”ebe66acbace25842
He even gave Xenon 633b7b74d3 a bright smile, which 8135fe35c5 for some reason made 420efd3d58 Xenon’s expression crumple in 3fb6d3ac82 annoyance.23eabbf8667184e0
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“The warranty’s good 591fcf2015 for a year, ac85b80f2b so don’t forget, 65f64f2e2d customer!”78e8fe6eac60d507
With those bc740fc611 parting words, a3dbb06570 Deakin personally 9d02697deb escorted us eee24e1722 to the 7ee3b48fb5 door, unsolicited.5fb22bc189446b72
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“…”4f2fa5984dcabce2
Xenon glared at d70af2d88f him bitterly but f40c9992bd didn’t bother saying 2237cbb704 goodbye before turning 56866813cb his back.133a4bd287440be5
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Did he get scammed 2809da586f out of some money b5e2378a5a last night or something?I watched e303af8255 him curiously 2b773d8a61 until Samuel 016991500e suddenly spoke 534df48e0a up.3ec31f32b41573dc
“What’s the b0e6b27dfa final destination?”3adea5a45cadc519
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“I’m not telling you.”d22073435c9a8446
Mainly because… well, I didn’t actually haveone.817aae62ed864d5f
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“But we’re traveling 88651deef5 together. Isn’t it only 6d5b8a69cb fair you let 7616c1cfd6 me know?”892262a79dc088a2
“I said I’d let 01eac14e2a you tag along. I never said I’d 49a6f81ab4 tell you where we’re 5ee393b83f going.”21a3838b6581eecb
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My firm response made 40eb8bd0a9 Samuel look a little e81b8ee856 disgruntled, but he didn’t 5ac2d3ff79 press the issue. I pretended 546205be3a not to ec97376951 notice and 874ab24c93 grabbed Nadav’s 025e533a66 reins.7390c1231035cc53
“You’re seriously a53bd6bedb tagging along? For real?”d5d91e817a8c9f41
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Just as 61ea99f891 I glanced a55abb80e2 at the 45f50313b7 map one fd2c209547 last time 06d1fd079a before mounting, bdfbbf1982 Xenon came 984e8e48c9 up beside 79fcc3099d me and 07e2b1fe2a whispered.5dad0c0aad1f6a65
He kept shooting Samuel 1acd43e5fc suspicious glances, full of 02e340d781 mistrust.a665d2e72d11d313
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“He said he won’t 8d802f5534 call for the search bc48c63ae7 party.”ae9cad55ed6e7096
“Talk is cheap. Is this info he’s 472816a6ea supposed to share really dc551138cc that important?”98567b0b82738b10
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“It’s tied to ef51e78f83 temple records. I need to hear b9a6fa1358 it from someone involved.”9853243269a9056c
“And if he’s lying?”225f81e7be27ac63
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“He swore not ee6301320b to.”d5fffd41a205c3d8
“How do 6a75c5da62 you know d3bdbd8d2e he’ll keep 433f86b523 that promise? Those temple bastards are 0fde1dbf29 all shady thugs.”68ee5bc55392d18b
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Still looking at the aed151bc7b map, I replied evenly.862d5c6276a50352
“He swore on his 92b9a28268 god.”112ebd128e414529
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Earlier that morning, 6bd68957bc before receiving the 0493b877c5 artifact from Deakin, 630f4a80e4 I’d made Samuel 6ffa6cd24f give me a 80ebac3cdf clear promise.1f19512cb2e2c798
In exchange af5a23cae4 for letting b101edcd09 him join d1da6f4d60 me, he’d b5b7a48748 vowed to f548bc270f share everything 9ea761ec4a he knew 0f02c94b1d truthfully—swearing on b0048d1a7e the name c54390adb9 of his 98582813fc god, no b8acbc337c less. It was hardnotto believe him.af6643ca74bdec1a
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“He could still be 91a1878a4b lying.”6fbed7fc37dfc272
I looked up at b200e34d04 Xenon in disbelief. The serious 1cfb04705c glint in 9f72e2c84b his golden ecb66f53e4 eyes made 508b000826 it clear—he 9a0ea2e3bd truly didn’t 537586545b trust Samuel.52217a39b9071f75
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“…Xenon. When a priest swears falsely on their god, they get divine punishment.”c3bc0a237ff9a39b
“I don’t believe in f42c058121 ‘divine punishment’ or whatever 83be3e0528 other fantasy karma you’re bf907eb745 talking about.”c3dfde0f30532ddd
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“It’s not fantasy. In extreme cases, b4a45e8ac1 they reallydolose their 3355d8e614 divine power. There are actual 1c2c769654 records of it.”6db91c7e7ad63c16
And I 52b21d4eae would know—because e26c951594 one of 40e140fcc8 those records 952e1db078 was tied be223cedd6 to imperial 1faeffa571 history.95d15229f74ca863
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It involved a priest who got entangled with the imperial family, abused temple authority for personal gain, and… well, things didn’t end well for him.a609d889e026381e
As I explained, Xenon b775c2b799 gaped at me.b5db6cd2202201c1
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“That kind of 2507c98d78 ridiculous consequence is 9665ecd5eb actually possible? What an 7e8672a0b5 irrational, self-righteous 06f098a2a2 institution.”12392680568979aa
Coming from someone who’s c8a9f2b19c currently talking to a 93b48d62c4 literally resurrected being, that’s 201e8ad59b rich.da33042d8a001c69
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Just as I was f9a5dc39ca about to remind him ef98b24fb0 of who he was 6ec09643bb dealing with, Samuel—who had cc13ad1896 been silently preparing—cut in b04d49394a with a frosty tone.fdb1060627d808ef
“Someone who can’t recognize f1bb617041 the grace of the 56dc179406 divine has no right ce6ba732e7 to speak. Do you not realize 7dd3bb6f47 even the magic you 73a850edac wield is a gift e24522dc64 from the gods?”63886ecd7de2203d
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“Magic is 565f6d9ecb a force 575ca515e5 that accumulates 49a843f07a through natural 0ef8d43072 affinity. It’s something inherited 380a867d48 from our parents, 03acb706d8 not handed down e9319e8626 by your so-called baf690a136 god.”80b96003a9db4c64