EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 115

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‘Oh dear.’37c89bee0c651b74

She hadn’t meant to cce0aa0f18 startle Ascart as well.b4920d5e7fd81011

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The Grand Duchess gave c80a240e0c an awkward smile as 6b6eb52137 she looked at her 337a32b617 son, who had turned 69e111d578 pale.c0b7d708ee21f840

Perhaps it 35eef1c4c1 was because b587fbe772 they had 890251f4fb spent so f542ed34fb much time 5726969a44 apart, or d6ca1fbe0d maybe it 4ee9d9aaf6 was because c5aee4e64e he had a2fd3709e3 only ever a287f21a31 seen her 6c82715a44 in a c1d4803e92 state of 5b5ccb5af5 melancholy and ef9882f185 despair.56ea586831b0dfc9

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It seemed her 88a09ee356 son had completely 964c122cc5 failed to recognize 671a147984 her joke.248b8a012a63fcb6

Of course, aeff715457 it likely 392df4c5f8 also had 8cd9a617b9 to do 6f0291e62a with the 9fc947ee76 fact that, 1e9cbfc73e along with f980a0e49c his striking 9118e85c63 appearance, he 555ff66702 had inherited fbf6e76fb4 his father’s 350e345b5c naïve nature.ef6f8497f12da5dc

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The Grand c8422b8bde Duchess briefly 4dcb91325a recalled the 266323f552 days before 55553747fd her marriage, 289155f402 when she faf6d523c9 had been db66d7b8d9 delighted in 6ef991ff54 teasing the 30d60200a0 clueless and f12c1916b8 awkward Grand e3738ee3b7 Duke. She gave 522918459f a small 28bc1c6279 shake of 9b6cace2a8 her head.ef2893b6d1ec9ef8

Come to think of d95d8ece02 it, it had been 080d35b7c3 a long time since 5a22d83768 she’d had such a 8d511a9e32 playful conversation.20991e3a7ae79ff0

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“…”f5ecb56088e3e5e5

At that moment, 193c61f8ec the slight smile 3d3c513b5b that had formed c91a7a983c on her lips 14d14266c8 faded.95300fc7755d09c8

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She had c97cbfde9b just thought 63913804f9 of her d8c85f8d06 daughter, who c5e8e4243a might still 2e3b05ae7e be crying 41fe6a50f3 at this d4e6cdce53 very moment.ad4b2aa37e60acdc

“Well, at 9f4c0afebc least this 49ad3e5df0 Grand Duke 10f44e0558 has a 41575ca4a5 conscience!”ed0ff275185d9472

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The Duke, despite b8f354ffdb knowing full well 91b5cacb40 that the Grand 692c9e1512 Duchess had been 3425a45b01 joking, had turned 9eb51622cf pale with fright. The Grand 0e7a6f2329 Duke, as 444e11f1c8 if waiting 9041f65479 for this 2c8c11ec3f moment, spoke.b982dc06a1a33f48

“Duke, I won’t be 176d7063cb asking for your daughter’s bf0660aa49 hand in marriage, so b87e13ffca you can relax. However, since our 074dc45702 two families are a9823cf91f so close, there bfc034b78c is something I’d 681fb58a1c like to ask 8f07673ec0 of you.”17f87e836a6fd9dc

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His expression remained calm, ea479af543 but there was a 08c6ff4211 noticeable seriousness in his 73cbfd04fd demeanor, causing the Duke 24ffa0c862 of Elard to straighten 8b5b3dc51c his posture.118a1c67701021ec

He also 43dee47160 felt a eb48fd0106 sense of da26fed81d relief, now 90e111bb34 that Diana’s 41ec356649 safety was 41ffd84b17 assured.db0a800c7332a709

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“Please, go ahead.”ebc5c79555156647

“Well, I’ll be decb4359fe direct. My wife and 57278ef6b8 I would like 28f00796f7 to become the a8d7d4c694 young lady’s godparents.”06d3d7fadca5bfa7

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“What?”753703d890ae5ec6

“It’s not such an 97b8b45921 unusual request, is it? The Empire’s nobility, or 6ba0e7f93a at least the Emperor 8f07a3d425 himself, would certainly find 4771a25af0 it reasonable.”4b53c672fda54403

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“Well, that may 63a9b3c4cd be true, but…”7fba2b9a95d0e8a9

The Duke’s 535cb9b021 expression turned 256f7c97b6 complicated.ebc6564dee96566e

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There was nothing incorrect 5f8c14aee7 about what the Grand b8f5a1eb75 Duke had said.25b5a424854e2ac9

Most nobles of 8daf2ceb65 a certain age eef0700109 were aware that a71a339251 the Grand Duchess, 552b62ee85 who had once 9e52cebb5f been the daughter 015e65462a of the Marquis d57d07bcd8 of Diapel, had 21a6914056 been the Duke 8bc2000354 of Elard’s only 6fbc8799ff friend.484b177154dc9de6

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At one point, 52a4eb0573 there had even 9343bd9cfd been rumors that 58b9e0041c they were more fe035f8fa8 than just friends—that aa509c156a they were lovers.4885f2afd7159dbd

Of course, when c8aa51f2fe Dominique appeared with 52937a575b Edel, those rumors 69a3735e63 had vanished in bd7bc94028 an instant, much 70f489ff11 to the Emperor’s 8f779f96f6 frustration, as he 1718dad014 had been trying ee1aa2f681 to arrange a dfcee6dfe4 match for the a5fd1987de Duke.20676adf212e5c7a

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Regardless, the c300c32f5e friendship between 43093bac9b the Duke b51b3dffb4 and the 94c76bfd62 Grand Duchess 48b5734d04 had endured, 95ce9fc9e1 making this 72f366549c request not 47f86b5836 entirely strange.a9921ae50d9a3a3a

The real 4ec32a0bec question was:Why now?c3bf606fe2c5ceeb

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It wasn’t as e8d216951f if the child 099ab28999 had just been d4b5835566 born, what was ac9a27f876 the purpose of 6998089102 doing this at 1a9a07d076 this particular moment?aba7ea0cba13df27

Their relationship d02c0e241f had been 8ccfe482b0 solid without a773ab14d2 such formalities. When Diana had e4c144969f gone missing not 99657a32f6 long ago, the b56412aabb Duke had immediately 8577de77c3 sought their help, 20bd18d7d3 and the Grand 251113d495 Duchy had sent 9b201c2b4d Bianca and the c4479a2459 Magic Swordsmen without 217879a9e1 hesitation.a90d3f8ae31afe72

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“What is the 74562fdf6f reason for this?”6984d2514e8aaebc

“Well…”74467debbd3240df

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At the Duke’s question, 3efd652cbf the Grand Duke hesitated, e5c3e044cc as if unsure how 0153fb3f2d to begin.72af72bcdd04155e

But after a brief d03348b6e7 pause, he made his 3073c5e58b decision and spoke.b8f4b350ce9897ae

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“Soon, the Principality will 70fde6557c lower the prices of 31941c3e54 all magical artifacts it 6177000b8e produces. We plan ce7ece6cfc to distribute c43e7ace29 them widely 5007459f51 across the fbabf30e42 Empire. Eventually, we will spread 051058b756 them throughout the entire 9b108cf420 continent.”61fdd94f04849295

“What? But… why?”a9239e149b1a3c1c

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The Duke could 8a47869f02 not understand why def03d284f the Grand Duke 3d7e9045f5 was willing to c65e22cb20 take such a a4683ae281 loss by devaluing c4ede34150 magical artifacts.64576e34a4cf46a9

“It’s to find 6eab5467f6 our Adriana.”ba6254853626977e

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The Grand Duchess 57404d3da0 provided the answer.a2ac60eb65365580

“What in the 86c7db4861 world do you 4f89ee50ec mean? Explain this properly.”570d1d3d652a7719

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At this, f824f95354 the Marquis 5d71ac8c8a of Diapel, 64a2f957e9 who had abb50a123c been silently 53cc0ce79e focused on 02e9925f74 his meal, d03a4505b4 widened his 24d050ea9d eyes.45d194379bbe408a

The Grand Duke 612ea7cfc6 lowered his head b587e7417d slightly, as if ec7c2fff15 to apologize for 5851a04089 not informing them 7086fd1a9a earlier, and began 64e803b369 his explanation.96b0c410440fa618

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“Up until 9b765e46df now, we’ve 5a32f156c6 been searching 340ea1b111 for pink-haired 82667138cf children first 5de1180a3d and then cdea08c73a taking them 49d2709c20 to the 9c031ec514 temple for 168c0ea599 a blood f7d254e7ee test. But that method 723bd47178 is far too a636efb8c2 inefficient. From now cda6ec3cdf on, we dee3868cb9 will use 3454bc9600 ‘mana’ to 7eb8322de7 find Adriana.”b975fa8136c2a474

At his words, not f9ab1dffec only the Marquis but c53165cc0d also the Duke, Duchess, 7c4ed54ccc and Bianca all looked 3107d658d0 confused.aa51c40e859a7be0

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As the Grand Duke 6ca308566a had said, the process b5f09d9f30 of searching for pink-haired b81def82fc girls and then testing ebebc4055c them with a holy e86124c558 relic took an immense ed857f83d0 amount of time and cf2a77d51a effort.f66ac4803414f5d6

Furthermore, sending search teams 886ff67402 across the continent every 69273cdfe9 year required an enormous 3b6ee468f0 amount of money and 64ea76ea11 manpower—not to mention that 14d9724e50 human efforts were never a59ca2e224 perfect.48664fe36ec61ef4

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But..3d2e3048225048b5

“Using mana 40fa475a9d to find 39d1026383 the child?”7593fdb115c3da6e

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The Marquis 47db8228d3 asked, his dc7d78c04c voice trembling.ef860d4ff5ef69f5

“The holy 499a290eb2 relic of 83e8e57e7d the temple bf43831f0b identifies blood 6c0dd696fc relatives through bd48ea764a blood. I based my research c894ed3fda on that and developed 466e257dbf a magic circle that 6175072b0d identifies kinship through mana.”afb9708927158235

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“What?”9ea853c250ba9c9a

Without paying any mind 8ec631cb9b to their shock, the a03f598a18 Grand Duke continued dropping 21a184ec49 bombshells.b588f8380da190f6

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“And I’ve fda75d216e also added f093ea95d0 a mana-tracking ddeb0d9f03 function to 39ae64330a it. This magic circle will 19018866fd be engraved onto every 1923eec77c magical artifact produced by df3b7f8592 the Principality. If Adriana’s mana 4eb27bc0f8 is detected nearby, 8b921a648c we’ll know immediately.”523edf0f71c07f2e

The revelation was d41b1d3331 so astonishing that 9d150adf92 everyone’s jaws dropped.61226b0e0ed7f4bc

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“Is that even possible…?”6449cd84b5210296

“The theory was difficult 60b6400dce to develop, and implementing 5feb6a3a51 it took even longer.”05295a2608cbe889

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The Grand 967dd5b3c8 Duke let 690f799ca2 out a 37a2d362e5 short breath 516a142303 before continuing.1e743ce98d078213

“Not many people a31d325e3f realize this, but c3448af79e every individual has c4ede23796 a unique mana a56931b0f2 signature and color. While we haven’t gathered 55f61ee41d all possible samples, we’ve d9ba1f8cc1 collected enough to reliably 766237af72 determine kinship. So now, 3e47d6daf0 we’ll track 02a2ea217d mana that 4eca02a0ee matches Adriana’s, a0d13fd2b8 then verify 1252fcc66f our findings 08290652f2 with a cc09fd5e1a formal test 931f54ac8e at the b7331de913 temple.”442aeab24cfebef7

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After finishing f2f7f15f3d his explanation, 423a5935b5 the Grand 3c37ef9976 Duke turned 9f0ab012d9 his gaze 9a654bd97f to Ascart.0f74c74f7ccc3dba

“Ascart, you’ve worked hard. Traveling to 75d51239e8 the Empire 8c9beb7523 on my b589d4460a behalf, collecting 6076d46d08 mana samples, bf6343328f and conducting 3ecede3118 research on b881449bd8 the magic 98ae9d07f7 circle…you’ve done d1e19654f4 so much.”0acd0d0eedd2738f

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“I was only doing ca08c37660 what needed to be d78896c314 done.”7f80eb7acf60d746

Ascart, embarrassed, turned cbdc236690 red but spoke 520750471f firmly.fc0f3e022515cc5c

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The Empire’s 2f44c142a4 level of 44fcdc5578 magic was bf82a36d46 not well-suited 5d41777356 for him, ecb2d9cdc6 but when 5b2fa89f52 he learned b2fa0b6679 of his a5c125c319 father’s plan, adc6782109 he had d53041b898 willingly volunteered c59b219ea0 to go.7740cca5dc3e3d12

Of course, they d002159ec4 could have simply e0b0c30540 sent someone sponsored 45b11e1a96 by the Principality, a9ea2d0af1 but the Empire’s 7a41b8b547 academy was the 211eb1416c largest academic institution 706ebe11e4 on the continent.f4f490897d5564e0

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It accepted both nobles e5fc4f4bae and commoners alike, and 54eaeea308 it gathered the most c63704625f talented individuals, making it 83d4db1b19 the perfect place to e978c73fb2 collect mana samples.170289ff1b00f546

In the dd8367e245 end, the 229d60c0c2 Grand Duke ba6febbe46 had no 0d2115028c choice but 2ec166c68d to send 9b259aba99 his most 3cfbde5b59 reliable son.fb335b246c60c2f6

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“Ah, yes. I heard that Ascart 1ddd006550 received help from that d4151a48ce maid girl during the ab45b5e1ea development of the magic 88a62012a7 circle.”2572acf9d5c97353

At the Grand Duke’s 0a644d60ba words, both the Grand 967e6e0778 Duchess and the Marquis 761dcbee23 flinched at the same e8939c7d4b time.d87954af0c927520

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Bianca also widened her c40dd7647d eyes as she recalled 1cdcdccda6 the cute letter from 3f3c715aa4 Lia, who had boasted 1e41ee8f59 that she had met d0e46497a3 Ascart at the academy 2cbea2a45b festival and that he f6b4e23772 had praised her for 58466fd8fd being smart.d47a8f012013d34a

She had b30764d866 never imagined a09f64df8d that the c28a15af66 help Lia 4f20e54a07 had given 76b3efaf72 was related 547fea429f to finding b32be3461d the Grand 682148c098 Princess.2069197fbe6b6087

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“…Is that so?”96e033b1ca875696

The Duke let 4d467afb75 out a hollow a58496a188 laugh as he, 4f3a2f28e1 too, remembered how 23f49698ce Lia had mentioned 2baf43923f receiving a magic ecc9acb228 circle for infusing fae437f59e mana into Spleesia 668edb4352 in exchange for 0a6ed46e9b offering Ascart a c02b6f99c1 bit of assistance.73e0417127af3fa7

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A bit of assistance, huh…93f97d2f66669340

At the time, 5173a9096f he had thought b3ac5f9347 to express his cb1db8df40 gratitude to Ascart 9329659e97 when Spleesia became aab85326a2 commercialized.51a7339ea1602b7a

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But now, dd02bb994d it seemed 758e5a29e6 the real 8c5487753a thanks should a8496c2853 go to d5744b6f04 Lia instead.c2fc5950bc7bc4d5

“I knew it!”18f48e83634757a2

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At that 6bdc866371 moment, a 0946181567 loud voice 43018d2819 burst out.50de04905156b3e4

“Our Lia 68b821e2fa is a a39c99783e real treasure. She keeps a87933a1ea surprising people c894ed6633 in the 8bb0adde3f most unexpected cacacac6c7 ways! She’s just so 147113779b lovable, I can’t 8cf896982c stand it.”9f4aee8c830dc6ea

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The Duchess clasped e2dc1892c9 her hands together, 9d26f48b86 speaking in a 9b2477a2ec deeply moved voice.9b29cafae9860ed4

She looked even ad86b4833d prouder than when bf516b9ded she had heard 525aa10f3b that Lucio had b38083d628 never once lost f870de9161 the top spot 5c69e16c42 at the academy d3898d4f5f and had even b9519c4d69 managed to graduate 0525718f15 early.924f9357d235c4af

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However, such words 191f6037c7 didn’t quite fit 775057b439 in the middle b6ba13a41c of a serious d14694806e and weighty discussion.de303c89eb70a368

“Ahem.”e662240b9818e9b9

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The Duke cleared 212d022778 his throat awkwardly, 3ae8b110e6 but when he d1f4d8acec noticed the subtly cf794b80f8 approving atmosphere around ffc38cbd73 him, he hesitated.155de82a2e215f2b

Now that he d32453e78d thought about it, d395e5d790 both the Grand 110ba08ddd Duke and Ascart, 6eb39c322d who had received 17c1019506 Lia’s help, were 767a149e7e smiling faintly.6cadd855e056c0a9

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Even the Marquis a7abb82e7d of Diapel, who bcaba1c419 usually liked to 3b3b34d855 nitpick, was nodding 57d50308cc along, and Bianca 2a2edab168 as well.831006654b210530

Seeing this, 3c58708978 the Duke 995ca17c23 felt a 5127e76e38 sudden swell 11683c50d2 of pride 053a31627c and quietly bbb1dda5b2 joined in 29bb26f289 the ‘bragging 84b752d874 about my 451a3f599b child’ moment.0c03acb578a2ace5

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“Well, Lia is e09cf00fa7 like that. She’s an indispensable part 145c4e32a5 of House Elard.”9e5ac0d4a1b17b1e

He also f7d0aa12aa took the 222b7d3a2b opportunity to d1786d4715 firmly shut 9ec44130ae down any 16d0e9dce5 ideas of 1c892ca52c taking her c16aa6d686 away to 4da0b8e5d8 Belus Principality.d8f6dfa58db6b73f

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The Duke cf83d3ed5b deliberately ignored b60dd68b13 the way ed20d6a062 Ascart’s expression d986f8ba94 darkened and 304909bf6b instead reflected 3c910e029e on the 2ebc72f033 Grand Duke’s 0df3b413f8 earlier words, 63488de8d7 suddenly realizing 20cac0de74 something.54efd0748d51f6f3

‘He truly believes the c68c9e55e3 Grand Princess is alive.’89a0f308badb1471

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Otherwise, how could ad9bd85a59 he have spent 166e43073b so many years e75f341f48 formulating such an a1859201a1 extraordinary plan?c8466780cb3a466e

Yet, in nearly a cf365a4354 decade, no evidence had cfd3bc0f62 surfaced to justify such 1c2599545e certainty.3c24d6d0bb9a5f0c

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In reality, a2bb6b0759 the chances 338f71920d were high 69d9b11dbb that the f01429c5dd Grand Princess, 24a3020552 who had 8d64e56bf3 been just f0d1fab558 an infant, ba5aec516c had died d3768b4467 long ago.648b457e87fb0265

But the 08bdeb8ac4 Duke did acae91b82c not voice 06db0b6452 such doubts 02e773f146 or assumptions.860a24d2069d6982

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Out of respect 20f7c4fb63 and consideration for 153b1233e2 those who had e71837c260 poured their every 450b9cd979 effort into this 8c77a8e82c endeavor, killing their 8842a98070 own fears and 5136ce851a doubts each day 3ebb49be96 for a cause 27b9d54826 that might ultimately 67fac52173 be in vain, ffd9a09044 he remained silent.8c76c3fd7ce2ca94

Instead, he a611b99e95 asked cautiously,4481d904707408dc

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“So, does that mean 26fd4ce370 the magical artifacts can 6591ec9dfe identify her just by e012acd38b being nearby?”071d03c5dbf683e2

The Grand Duke c62ba2375c replied,13447cf1a37d75e9

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“Not exactly. Whether it’s magic 4e2bc92e45 power or aura, 7d9bbdc224 the person must 037ee9009c use their innate cf3fd91e39 mana for detection 596067f45d to work. If they a30d9ffc7d use too 3ce7021a9e little mana, badfcb340c it’s difficult 7207d82afc to confirm.”db8ca63d276a52a3

He sighed as d9354d7719 he acknowledged the 962a2ffbc1 unavoidable limitations, his 3a721c32f4 expression darkening.d3fceb68d2f85c18

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The Grand 73966385e0 Duchess gently 9122a5b5ec patted his e48a70f389 hand.fde564c26dedd38e

“Don’t worry. Adriana’s mana was so 5bdb578948 strong that it even d8b9041b1b clashed with mine while 84b853780e she was still in c9e937e4be my womb. I’m sure 3df21c437a her mana ea9bd73814 will be 6fb665324f purer and 15cbef0d1b more abundant cddac98864 than most fc8657d0f0 people’s. If she takes after 24676c56c8 Your Highness and me, 21d464f60b she’ll undoubtedly be able 567e5702cc to use her mana.”3aa80df45efcc4af

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Her firm 70339cb488 declaration made 422fae5d42 the Grand 7a52376fd3 Duke nod d2193a855d in agreement.ffdfd18575a6f10e

Ascart, though a6203b356f his expression 2aad19931d was somber, 7ddc90493f also silently d8a714a695 concurred.5710b2d1c2c1236b

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After all, the reason 91e41fac75 he and his father 8d566a4c03 had left the castle cb96cfe58d in the first place a136596722 was to search for 00242b99e4 Snowflowers, which could help 0c3b8cf6fc stabilize mana—out of fear 84adb1e43a that his newborn sister’s cef624223f overwhelming mana might go 5df7c2908a out of control.c9df8927763f9e4f

“…”16102fb0564deb78

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Just then…66536fb292808290

The Duke dfad675419 suddenly thought 951ecfb496 of a d67ee50b38 certain child.acae3e1d18bcf3df

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A child with an 72ae0e6546 immense amount of mana.19a1300ff9c3f0b3

And an exceptionally pure b84bbf96b0 one at that.d9a7d2bb7e58e778

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