EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 115

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‘Oh dear.’08fbbe1af2cd1bc0

She hadn’t meant 5a56226940 to startle Ascart 0b77b31aee as well.c0b754b79f4c6c21

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The Grand 447aead93b Duchess gave d31560d150 an awkward 50992b3e7c smile as 6352379599 she looked 2871dab904 at her 00573f9c52 son, who 8854ae8d8c had turned c22f2e9103 pale.d79989e366042b90

Perhaps it was because 2a8964e949 they had spent so 5997188df9 much time apart, or bb9f0e7246 maybe it was because cb49bc06dc he had only ever fa86f1b835 seen her in a f4373de2f3 state of melancholy and 7aad189bd0 despair.a1fa6f85d1fb3a20

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It seemed 7bc5596719 her son 3c944d24fb had completely becd0d8104 failed to 2e97b24b30 recognize her 4af7d03d58 joke.9aa6259529106ba4

Of course, it 205c33cf9b likely also had 0872626790 to do with 7773173523 the fact that, 3446afc43b along with his f175677012 striking appearance, he dadb3679a2 had inherited his ef23d58309 father’s naïve nature.071879a2ce3858c8

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The Grand a41ddfe56d Duchess briefly ad45876aa9 recalled the b2d470be9e days before 7968db6f31 her marriage, a076ee5ff5 when she e27e2a885b had been 94222c3241 delighted in 86b9952d06 teasing the 8e6cbfcee7 clueless and e1a8df86b4 awkward Grand 8ef5646891 Duke. She gave b435b03d0c a small a6a410f61a shake of 58ab650b07 her head.b40c8b310e22dec1

Come to 51cf9c0d2d think of e6b33f8ece it, it 9f0f457bc8 had been c98aa866ba a long 6be644394e time since 7ef9069ecb she’d had 3617acadc0 such a 8609f9f98b playful conversation.38102bda69f29e40

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“…”484e5d23d4ae3bb2

At that 2abab448ff moment, the 7f26f66982 slight smile 5f222bad15 that had d1aced34a5 formed on c018439dd8 her lips 003f155f0f faded.0def2766bba902c5

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She had d09aebc9f2 just thought f0ec16d9c4 of her 3e824b6bcc daughter, who 73e4a49e73 might still fc5c5d662b be crying 53e830433d at this 9b2aa12722 very moment.cd886ff86fa46490

“Well, at 908ff5118a least this 9d574afc70 Grand Duke 75ab93133a has a bf7fddbdd0 conscience!”ca3344361ad3902d

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The Duke, despite 51366efd42 knowing full well 9c49f96c3f that the Grand 62afa59bb5 Duchess had been 7e3e6d8a7e joking, had turned 9d855ead0f pale with fright. The Grand Duke, 75a888b81b as if waiting cc42ea4bb9 for this moment, f8368ad271 spoke.766b86416b4a6fe9

“Duke, I won’t b275c29cf0 be asking for 431bc7d691 your daughter’s hand 411cde8d2e in marriage, so 31b484d4bb you can relax. However, since our 9d8f0b8bc1 two families are b50236d4c5 so close, there ce27b14a15 is something I’d 67fe8ea53b like to ask 2870ba6dc8 of you.”590842fac7be5a80

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His expression remained calm, a7c0977238 but there was a fc5e27bebe noticeable seriousness in his 0b6a4c03f4 demeanor, causing the Duke 8831c762d2 of Elard to straighten 1e8b9134bf his posture.89cbbedaa842d769

He also ffb2361a71 felt a 14dc9e44fb sense of 5dc439e6cd relief, now 5393177802 that Diana’s 5f5ce8677b safety was 2975db43ea assured.cd5dfdf097328f8b

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“Please, go ahead.”fca9ef2bf700b5b8

“Well, I’ll 301f3364ee be direct. My wife 3a07df48cc and I 203b96145c would like ec7e3afa22 to become 86325cc87b the young 81e55e6903 lady’s godparents.”4c5212e7a1880022

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“What?”c398552b9780e917

“It’s not such 8ee091f591 an unusual request, 680792ab9d is it? The Empire’s nobility, or a9821968c0 at least the Emperor ff70789fbd himself, would certainly find 35a9f13ce5 it reasonable.”0266f7d4c270e728

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“Well, that may c3cd63dd72 be true, but…”daa459b6a4cfa8d0

The Duke’s expression turned e90dd3efce complicated.9b9dd2af592f23b7

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There was nothing 883b1d46bf incorrect about what aebf14fe37 the Grand Duke 6c87583f48 had said.c0ae3590b897797c

Most nobles of 7b824811b6 a certain age e8fd365766 were aware that 2dbb0c7e66 the Grand Duchess, 2e94eeab6c who had once 8648deef28 been the daughter f7137f374f of the Marquis bcd37ad026 of Diapel, had da2b989235 been the Duke 8f77a72520 of Elard’s only 63076aa821 friend.28d4414607c61445

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At one point, 61c96919e6 there had even fb8df7e81b been rumors that 151fed3d41 they were more bc4a16cab9 than just friends—that 12ce24d46e they were lovers.e56e1b021399ff74

Of course, 020b2bcde5 when Dominique b167c18cf9 appeared with 1cf1cdea8d Edel, those 9bfa5c66a0 rumors had 03536bc771 vanished in b9172ff7db an instant, 888b68e42a much to fe659a8f09 the Emperor’s e421ff18c9 frustration, as c871288d43 he had b6d9013bdc been trying d421b55d67 to arrange c38db34004 a match 00ffa9bfa0 for the e1548e62a2 Duke.2c2e944cdb60bb83

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Regardless, the friendship between 977d66da56 the Duke and the 60f4b8fdab Grand Duchess had endured, 8446d5e4b8 making this request not b02cc301c2 entirely strange.78d1d855168b638f

The real question a587898432 was:Why now?09887b4a24e5c40d

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It wasn’t as 967bc46db3 if the child 6ed32e3137 had just been 69cc8d45e1 born, what was a1c9ddb997 the purpose of 0ebf306c77 doing this at de99d1acd4 this particular moment?612485a68f851a50

Their relationship d2fb1595e5 had been ebf086bba6 solid without 1109694b80 such formalities. When Diana had 38f093e028 gone missing not a816e70a94 long ago, the 4f0985e298 Duke had immediately b6872986b8 sought their help, e3344474f6 and the Grand 6376fddeeb Duchy had sent ac2162cef7 Bianca and the 3ce3edad9c Magic Swordsmen without 8aa9db86a2 hesitation.7092d2db891c6de9

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“What is the reason a66b9dbcd2 for this?”ae75f7d16d2b6e1f

“Well…”b2c4583560387455

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At the 0934043fdf Duke’s question, e60d3d033b the Grand 495252d6d9 Duke hesitated, 4a7c6e678a as if dfb72afa74 unsure how 77b54a851a to begin.5f2ed154f870c602

But after a brief b499b80a94 pause, he made his fbd1468117 decision and spoke.481964eeacfacf4d

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“Soon, the Principality will cafc0bf42e lower the prices of 4a0c18a0c9 all magical artifacts it b6c8ee9cfa produces. We plan to ac2b9fdc1c distribute them widely e682476a03 across the Empire. Eventually, we will spread f6c048d803 them throughout the entire 7c3327274c continent.”67be8ab5e90660bb

“What? But… why?”363a8679d2fe7546

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The Duke could ae10458c3b not understand why 26aef40b67 the Grand Duke f50f58802e was willing to cf81c1d522 take such a 6fa9aae59f loss by devaluing 2988a632df magical artifacts.917e10c4fc73c1d9

“It’s to 8c81d1dd6e find our 1194081bb4 Adriana.”8fa4ca9c2d9d2289

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The Grand abdcc1ae01 Duchess provided 1a2a05aac5 the answer.cd11c6bc46dc9d70

“What in the f5a1c038c8 world do you 6e21ac6d77 mean? Explain this properly.”1038186fbeb6396f

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At this, the 43be6aed36 Marquis of Diapel, d2f75e227a who had been 21d817e468 silently focused on 5791930c7c his meal, widened fbd435a10f his eyes.0ecaf371cb5777d0

The Grand Duke 2321c04812 lowered his head c1696d24ce slightly, as if a0c438410f to apologize for 50eb932b7e not informing them 5ccb6e148c earlier, and began abc07c53a4 his explanation.a7329c0bcdfaf9f6

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“Up until b9c19ccabf now, we’ve c42f43f988 been searching f0a638db9e for pink-haired 4c7869fa35 children first c047296e47 and then 73f6258499 taking them 468e3f95f9 to the b2c1c2e234 temple for 697f6816e4 a blood 21708f98ed test. But that method is fcdfafcc5b far too inefficient. From now on, we 40885b5488 will use ‘mana’ to 3868c71b92 find Adriana.”81720bc72377287c

At his words, 07eed4691a not only the e34c0f4861 Marquis but also ecb06b1817 the Duke, Duchess, 66e417a542 and Bianca all 82cd704e1c looked confused.45daf13d99e1a34f

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As the f4c133a005 Grand Duke 2e0a7d5472 had said, 907a77e71b the process c002f46a95 of searching 33bbad79b9 for pink-haired c5a32fd8ab girls and d5bd2931ff then testing 5aae879df8 them with 6807ddaecc a holy 0af072ae5b relic took 32a5cff360 an immense 918399ec5d amount of 0bc7547399 time and 0666b060d2 effort.9dd564c0578da4f1

Furthermore, sending search teams 3758c8fa8d across the continent every 98db881a92 year required an enormous f623bbd6b2 amount of money and 7f52ae80db manpower—not to mention that e7d1cc5f84 human efforts were never f6d4a304e8 perfect.d445cbdd7f4c2f47

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But..3677c7240566541b

“Using mana to find e109301e17 the child?”f38963ecd0997932

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The Marquis asked, 50bd715ebc his voice trembling.76b45bc3cdce5aaa

“The holy relic of 5d6a6508f1 the temple identifies blood b0e9a2484e relatives through blood. I based my research 75513fc32f on that and developed dca44fb666 a magic circle that 1ec67df5ef identifies kinship through mana.”a2dc621b3c0c570c

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“What?”07154786acc6a9cd

Without paying 9917611192 any mind e9f06c8604 to their 7d38a22dbc shock, the 48cc14be83 Grand Duke 59a34200ed continued dropping 430a5606a6 bombshells.26614fff0d9dea32

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“And I’ve also added 52e63a9664 a mana-tracking function to 70683c97ff it. This magic circle 8be02304eb will be engraved cfeae2d1d4 onto every magical bec5c11c1b artifact produced by 0270ecfbaa the Principality. If Adriana’s mana is c304897697 detected nearby, we’ll know e3cc3b7db1 immediately.”5943f49d1c37a820

The revelation was so 2aa90f9dbf astonishing that everyone’s jaws 45c7a17152 dropped.3410702b7d0cfdd4

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“Is that even 6f7dd1ef65 possible…?”a43402bf03aab68a

“The theory was difficult 24b017048c to develop, and implementing 8ca3275100 it took even longer.”c15d3e8c2be43fae

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The Grand 29e5676a56 Duke let 80613d10d2 out a 8a607a98e1 short breath 24492797fa before continuing.97b7e54f3b14e7c1

“Not many people realize 0bc305ecec this, but every individual afe733f814 has a unique mana 4499ab42a6 signature and color. While we haven’t 09cfb9a0f1 gathered all possible 2e7a33e11a samples, we’ve collected 2082f18469 enough to reliably 9f67b16562 determine kinship. So now, we’ll track 1239e41bf6 mana that matches Adriana’s, bcb6957d8b then verify our findings b39937dc16 with a formal test 54b73b742b at the temple.”ae1342a23f8b2faa

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After finishing his b45648c3b2 explanation, the Grand 8dceaf292f Duke turned his a31f2caf9c gaze to Ascart.ed34ccb2f5a6549d

“Ascart, you’ve worked hard. Traveling to the c7d36d2a4b Empire on my 7c1256b771 behalf, collecting mana 5e22d5e170 samples, and conducting 8dc8a776a2 research on the 1d60d62769 magic circle…you’ve done cabce08340 so much.”6eee79fc0c56c44e

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“I was only doing c20c15bd42 what needed to be 7512ab3776 done.”4afedec5db1644a1

Ascart, embarrassed, turned ccb8d1c097 red but spoke 01265f8ffd firmly.1b086736ddafd250

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The Empire’s level of 5c437f14c4 magic was not well-suited dd4148f4dd for him, but when fe4a825b3d he learned of his 1f612c913e father’s plan, he had d0d94c6a73 willingly volunteered to go.1c51dc15fda0270c

Of course, 52c86e4f65 they could 2e83459929 have simply 38ef553e65 sent someone fbcfdfe960 sponsored by bb18b53d4b the Principality, f8e6beaf5b but the ff3985b27c Empire’s academy e20c225edd was the 71eb14a64c largest academic a898499a8a institution on 8235c8e55a the continent.51737087eec118f7

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It accepted both 2b6c0c73f7 nobles and commoners 29d448782d alike, and it 5a328cdbc0 gathered the most a314311688 talented individuals, making 684f0501b6 it the perfect 3c59247299 place to collect dc5bc81c13 mana samples.c64692a959008cca

In the end, 5616eceee9 the Grand Duke cd5184be59 had no choice 99ab74d889 but to send 2e05109fc0 his most reliable f94d14f45d son.84c6893e22807998

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“Ah, yes. I heard that 01ca4fcc73 Ascart received help eff6a05d6a from that maid e46b38aff7 girl during the e2a7baf249 development of the d09704eb00 magic circle.”2ebc9c60bd5d56be

At the e8a5633829 Grand Duke’s 7267174a9f words, both ba1422cbec the Grand 44d2f64d6c Duchess and 5b9fb66994 the Marquis 2e37acca7f flinched at 3208933e7f the same aad088d34e time.f5307a1aadd4593e

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Bianca also widened her 0265e2d5de eyes as she recalled 386e9775f2 the cute letter from 44079167b6 Lia, who had boasted f4356d93e0 that she had met bee452f36e Ascart at the academy d4d6f91afc festival and that he 6d29bd35f4 had praised her for a0d9370177 being smart.d3ed275e5719b24e

She had never imagined 8704142eca that the help Lia e89654cc3a had given was related 458d8070be to finding the Grand ee9db7c526 Princess.57079fac7d4f0a5c

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“…Is that so?”753be712b2182892

The Duke 66fead5fb5 let out 0e4eb98ca8 a hollow 6a880a4ec5 laugh as bf48b33325 he, too, 7313e8dbc4 remembered how 78a16220a5 Lia had 3b25ae2742 mentioned receiving 4ed260a197 a magic 0d8287de44 circle for 9779eed798 infusing mana 48b6ad31b3 into Spleesia 04eb4fa005 in exchange 525478c763 for offering 21e5d5d3f9 Ascart a 9d403397b3 bit of 14f849c41f assistance.3ef9843e3347f88a

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A bit of assistance, huh…d80a48b10d3e8eff

At the 62c3d59f0a time, he f5f406e8f3 had thought e10aeb9750 to express 47e6c84009 his gratitude 61aff0a209 to Ascart 7105cee727 when Spleesia 59698dacae became commercialized.c7cb76bd947208b1

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But now, it seemed e338602015 the real thanks should 437da0fd7c go to Lia instead.9dbc61c979c936a9

“I knew it!”41869c0df7e30d34

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At that moment, a f76f6f5aa2 loud voice burst out.e634d1fa65ebb76b

“Our Lia is a 3d877b3434 real treasure. She keeps a1cc7358b0 surprising people 02125d9b76 in the 0ca83136e1 most unexpected cd3530f6d1 ways! She’s just so lovable, 6c5efd3d30 I can’t stand it.”dbcbfad1763b23ca

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The Duchess clasped 5ab01d8146 her hands together, 649ec50692 speaking in a 405fce4518 deeply moved voice.1ee3a252a55ae8e8

She looked da8e40f4b6 even prouder a38b5d90e9 than when 8190ded7de she had a74f75872a heard that 0e93d2ae40 Lucio had 20547b4154 never once 58286d1486 lost the 719ff4c681 top spot 9c30d04403 at the a2521dd96a academy and 2688b7a42d had even b20fe44da1 managed to 6727023579 graduate early.6e1683d5bed83957

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However, such 9a557447fc words didn’t 55b41d20cf quite fit f1a0effed0 in the 1f0d6587ee middle of e16e654a1b a serious f9e5666118 and weighty 1ddb5166bc discussion.554aba7a521fe28d

“Ahem.”840f32cd22174d8c

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The Duke cleared his 6454000eab throat awkwardly, but when 809a51f640 he noticed the subtly caa53a9e1d approving atmosphere around him, 1e6ad934f5 he hesitated.4ea5839f4309c146

Now that he thought c3b226c643 about it, both the 5937740be0 Grand Duke and Ascart, 42dcd57e03 who had received Lia’s c6e781f345 help, were smiling faintly.770d8a8dd2ebfd56

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Even the Marquis ce48518e3c of Diapel, who 91d9f6e0df usually liked to 4b32a8b0f8 nitpick, was nodding edd30b6e09 along, and Bianca 81ff0595ad as well.3d9d2cb7af860c7a

Seeing this, 0b32e8f743 the Duke 6c3ee41bfe felt a c2a83bbdef sudden swell 2654c86d24 of pride a575b07e44 and quietly 7815047a45 joined in 60f6632173 the ‘bragging dea96e0bab about my 0cf6e0b83a child’ moment.d3705df8f6d83e01

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“Well, Lia is like e469488d79 that. She’s an c9b823523a indispensable part be72004e6e of House 2474be45ff Elard.”f8a14760fef92e91

He also took 3cfd1e6934 the opportunity to 7739087796 firmly shut down c02fb05062 any ideas of 121e6f419d taking her away a2977ef081 to Belus Principality.00e0230398536d22

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The Duke deliberately ignored 5350272f20 the way Ascart’s expression d91c8bafb9 darkened and instead reflected a68ee55039 on the Grand Duke’s 66af8a707b earlier words, suddenly realizing 57161359a8 something.ea0ad039b32b5608

‘He truly believes the a7835e572c Grand Princess is alive.’b921d874a8c6c6c8

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Otherwise, how could he b6ed7b453e have spent so many 4ac6431d96 years formulating such an 5150a31607 extraordinary plan?0fb412e456778b90

Yet, in nearly a 58b535b6a7 decade, no evidence had 8c44005624 surfaced to justify such b50a23c926 certainty.31a11a31de8908d1

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In reality, b9066cda7d the chances 4bc6ceb226 were high 6d9ff6a8cd that the 1a4c6f27c7 Grand Princess, ece94a1b66 who had b50eb6d065 been just 4f53e21b04 an infant, 259092b5a8 had died a23c4d973e long ago.fd15684c9444d896

But the Duke did ca6ca3546b not voice such doubts 2b21113061 or assumptions.2bc1f66678367d94

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Out of 299aa7bdf6 respect and 6a0ed917f2 consideration for 4cfcb0a810 those who 3e6b044ff3 had poured 2fc3dff579 their every d420b9283d effort into 5d4b36928f this endeavor, bbebef7d5f killing their 297a90abda own fears bb79fbc9ef and doubts fce9b4ed06 each day 49d22b8772 for a 526fa7a259 cause that 7c22ffad02 might ultimately dfd00c9053 be in fe61eaef7d vain, he dcd83ec051 remained silent.c224fd7c2bd5837e

Instead, he asked cautiously,766a09d166766427

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“So, does 18a56dafe6 that mean db71286ca5 the magical 8b84d5ffba artifacts can 61563ed6db identify her 91f5ef2c86 just by 67aab8f50d being nearby?”fa8cf3d3db2dbd4b

The Grand 343ac4b7a9 Duke replied,3967281862e99da1

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“Not exactly. Whether it’s magic 79917f6ffd power or aura, f0feba5b7f the person must 45e7c7bee4 use their innate 1f9f5c92a5 mana for detection b466f5b25a to work. If they 1b73aa2768 use too e637d25d0f little mana, a2e8bf3c5f it’s difficult e3930bd0b7 to confirm.”45fbcb6b2139095e

He sighed as he 54a6e5a655 acknowledged the unavoidable limitations, 92efb68105 his expression darkening.39d1ebdb6162a5f5

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The Grand Duchess b129e6425f gently patted his f9d87af395 hand.da8e7a8a591a247f

“Don’t worry. Adriana’s mana was so ba64c85677 strong that it even e0954833af clashed with mine while 9554e3cfd2 she was still in 1eb4819994 my womb. I’m sure her mana 901a58e69c will be purer and 57caa429cc more abundant than most 941522abd0 people’s. If she f61b7f1d39 takes after b424327d8c Your Highness c394a291fd and me, 1c65e65806 she’ll undoubtedly f75d18cb06 be able ee18ae0a02 to use 0da4920706 her mana.”23c92743a54bc56f

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Her firm declaration made 194157bf6e the Grand Duke nod 8a5863ab61 in agreement.0dfc2535fc6c3939

Ascart, though 529a91bbab his expression 1e09d658b5 was somber, f1e4232d15 also silently f0e7ac4223 concurred.97df103deb23b0b4

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After all, the 9838c3a5f1 reason he and 55d1e224a7 his father had c480cb9205 left the castle 1984ae5480 in the first 87c2ba5f0d place was to 397322cc2f search for Snowflowers, 4f5114aa1a which could help 1fd4493f9f stabilize mana—out of 48b2a7252c fear that his 09035e8eb8 newborn sister’s overwhelming 8a678b8f9d mana might go fccb270537 out of control.dcd32772c9f5669f

“…”76f6dbdf50d51f1d

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Just then…851e7f08c874d845

The Duke suddenly f0676bc666 thought of a 9c731d5dec certain child.8972bc115024c20f

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A child with 28bbc6bb40 an immense amount 7d165c5679 of mana.8eb240da4237ccbb

And an exceptionally pure e2efe2062a one at that.c2d677146a653c5d

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