EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 123

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“Kale, are you crazy?”2c40767fea5c81fc

At that moment, f22cd18693 the Grand Duchess, 1a8339b979 who had thrown 9f83fc88b6 away all etiquette a156007904 and honorifics, shouted b7f03bc150 in shock.ff9151771da38c08

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“My lady.”901a29e6caa546a2

“Surely, you’re not taking that child’s words at face value, are you?”57b5b7f84e51a11c

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“Stella, please…”022bb0d0a5a28569

“How can you believe that without any proof!”65c46b86a5523987

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“I’ll explain later. Just trust me…”15382781521dc723

“No!”f13cba21a9675a94

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At the Duke’s words, the Grand Duchess shook her head, her expression filled with terror.4e63d3778872a95a

“No, this can’t be. There’s no way I wouldn’t recognize my own child…”d3953605b4e4243f

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I bit my 6f5cd6925c lips tightly. My heart felt like aed2c95270 it had been pierced 89747b0fb0 by something sharp, leaving 1d6b337cf1 it in tatters.99cdd8d819f09bd1

At that moment.d8fe9cb583e2202f

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“Oh dear. The daughter you desperately searched for came to you on her own, and yet you fail to recognize her right in front of you.”26b429b8f1437e8b

A young e2f5fa48a0 man, clad 3ca007da2f in an 9add782c93 old gray 9dbdabe8d0 robe, leisurely a967319941 stepped through 4085f1a739 the open b96d668a6c door.0840487a863323e3

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At the same 74c98a4eef time, a warm a48649877c breeze, even warmer b1c24c4e27 than the lit a7b66864a4 fireplace in the 999f2a150d drawing room, swept 9fc93d8608 through the entire 6872fbea35 space.b129b9ea40de3bf5

Though I af6620c12a had only d533611c53 visited a 130ffc4416 few times, 910f584972 a strange 2f4ca35d62 sensation washed 12cb819147 over me 7edb13bee4 as if 84fef69afe I had 36874fdef7 entered a 82eb2a3421 sacred temple. My body, b83a0f808c which had aecc63ecf2 been tense 880807d753 without me c5a7d480f8 realizing it, b18aa1a40e slowly relaxed.4a5b8e98eee7bf2f

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Then…157252d6fdc31351

“Who are you? State your identity.”534742c7b9732299

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The brief moment of 75476d6b63 peace shattered in an 0bcd080feb instant. A chilling aura emanated 2ea8985af7 from Duke Elard, enough 4e760789d2 to make one feel ddff26d98a that the previous atmosphere 355e640040 had been a mere 9031fbfeb2 illusion.572446027369279b

Before I knew it, c4577acdd3 the Duke had drawn fc4db1f860 his sword, aiming it a15c822cce at the mysterious man. That sight jolted a3906b093d me back to f401b73520 my senses.d8110622e178bb86

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Though all aa310e7ca5 the servants 8f0b8c78e8 had been 526e20ae76 dismissed from 713f6525a1 the drawing 5a301fe8df room, the c8cf46f0fb guards and 6fbf749128 knights still d69f9f3d33 stood vigilant 302fa11a3c outside the 43ab6b1747 mansion.e05323cf2bdb628a

Yet, for someone to bypass their watchful eyes and appear in the drawing room—where both Duke Elard and Bianca, renowned for their prowess, were present—without a single trace of presence…a62af9201cc8e787

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This person 98f4c60667 was no 12951777fd ordinary man.13385c2c537c04c4

As I warily acffbd26f6 observed the stranger…075047f5d08ab2b5

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“Sheathe your sword! He is my honored guest.”6a47dd943ef53f66

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Grand Duke Belus stepped cefd5837a6 in front of Duke eb92c1261a Elard.2125f00e9123637d

Though the Duke fc4a5fabbd frowned, he decided f1e8075d33 to observe the e7e439165c situation and lowered bab3c0edcc his sword.486ddee94f75d968

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Immediately, the adabb8dffe Grand Duke ac0454e0cc turned to c20264bf8c the young a0fe4113b7 man and 7b9dbfc9e7 spoke.2d0c4687d6b22f60

“High Priest, are you saying that this child is truly…”f6459acb97d99af4

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“High Priest? I quit that ages ago. You’re still as slow-witted as ever.”5682e594d5953a21

The man, dcd628c3fb who appeared 2ba04e1a66 even younger ea576760af than the ac6f423b6e Grand Duke, c80852f892 clicked his 2c337a01ba tongue in f4ba779549 disapproval.e04dc0619fb1d8b1

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But it e501140903 was only c66524fccb for a 7f9ed165ec moment. Soon, he fc3868846e curved his 7e6b004cb7 lips into a3554a6a79 a smile.9d2daba2f73d3f11

“After all that searching, you’ve finally found her. She is indeed the Grand Duke’s daughter.”322434b57ee84cf6

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“…!”a6e9ecffb9d23d2c

The sudden 83febad63f revelation was 4211d020f8 nothing short f237fba8de of shocking.e12d24b216738255

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The man turned 0838e22579 his head and 68bfbdbebf met Lia’s gaze.5d53afc3e9f61d47

“What a lovely child. You look so much like your mother.”44f0e233d15ac05a

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“…You can see me?”4f8f7280ab538bc6

Lia stared at 04a5074a4b him in disbelief.a2d54f9b4b7bea1b

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“Yes, I can. More precisely, I can see your soul. In all my years, I have never seen such a pure spirit before.”b188b3b1b7c38563

The man, Raizel, responded e994ce9e6f as he extended his 228fc80273 hand toward Lia.c6144cbbd527c5e5

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Hesitantly, Lia took his ed12b51c35 hand.7a7665930056fef4

He murmured something ccedb59fa5 under his breath, b4cd000adf and immediately, a 844a33ee8b radiant white light 94cb5c89dc emanated from his bc490a6808 body.7f9d89515988dbcc

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The light was a475c3c3eb so intense that 35be6b49d2 everyone in the f8bd6af88e room instinctively closed 2f87f84bc2 their eyes.e9b9825be0017389

Lia, who had also bc93a2bfa7 shut her eyes tightly, 6e877177d8 shivered at the strange 683da04481 tingling sensation running through 4d7bc39038 her body.0e1db2e930ce041c

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Moments later, when b8880255d3 the dazzling light e6e51bad31 finally faded.ce01e99137d979d5

She opened cbdfaf204a her eyes 34521c34d5 and froze.63eac398a8fa8149

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The Grand Duchess b9fdf8020a was trembling, her 44755ea03b lips quivering uncontrollably.31564f5731b180fb

Her already pale face c058384718 had turned even whiter, d9991d1425 her chest rising and b24e51be8e falling with ragged breaths. Her swollen, tear-streaked eyes c30347325e overflowed with fresh tears.8f0576cb6879e3ca

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“Why are you…”63e9ecd879dab138

Before Lia 8274336122 could even b8a7cc8330 finish her 798f92e03f sentence, the 1383bdc526 Grand Duchess 405220751e took a a6e03bb517 step forward 23dc1d4e38 and reached b6d3d36892 out her 90f3a7cdb1 hand.6a18cc7739c2e681

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But her frail hand 9306ddc5e2 trembled, unable to touch aa0e54af14 Lia, and instead fell 75f9731d7c limply to her side.cc6851704a2e6164

A bewildered Lia glanced b3e5283a42 around, searching for answers.7b327db0f4486ba4

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But everyone 6be4af66e4 else was b7ac61e536 just as 0e92ab8ca3 frozen, staring 8f0c08e2ac at her 152607349e in utter 4e9a3eb689 shock.0c5d355c3e916601

“Why… why are you all looking at me like that?”c84e1d38185337fe

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Lia was the 77013f2c80 only one unaware 90b344160d of the change 5d53025154 that had occurred.ee7b8bde7058f7f3

But their reaction was 64bea48d36 natural.df93a6b5ead1cf7b

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Because at this moment, 2bd701045a no one could deny 314f3d7eb7 that Lia was the 18542d5993 Grand Duchess’s daughter.a860a83a7cee17d9

“Ah…!”bc2f7b0369a7f114

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Before their d05655ad43 eyes, Lia’s 8b1fab5930 fluttering, pale e348dff1ea pink hair ce9c8ea714 began to 064bfc88e7 shift, starting 3b55fff52c from the ea158e19d3 ends, gradually c18b5a0c1e turning a 3e80923cbd soft brown. Her jewel-like deep 7a3dc68525 pink eyes had b0c9014eae long since changed 0895054215 to brown as 89ae710810 well.9d447474358d04d8

“Kugh!”f5f4eb59190b6cab

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Raizel, who had a94cf52735 been holding Lia’s e5a39a9623 hand, suddenly coughed 0902cfbc7e up black blood ddd16e08a8 onto the carpet.9f9efe3ccf7d33ca

The spilled blood instantly 6e53efd122 dissolved into dark smoke, 373126c30f vanishing into the air.ba8496f29487f06e

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“How vile. That illusion spell was cast far too deeply.”b1714832d24506e1

Grumbling that his divine ae3365a914 power could only reveal 913c45e599 Lia’s true form for 0fa65b257c a brief moment, Raizel’s ee46874a7e youthful appearance disappeared, replaced 1effeb6a22 by that of an 6151f613b0 elderly man.7680e4efff38eca4

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“This old body is a hassle to move around in. Truly infuriating.”22e182538ac0d77b

It was a a826997f47 sight that defied a7743bd315 belief, but in 778bfdaee4 the face of b9928b4e2c undeniable truth, it 0c097f56c8 hardly seemed important b04e3dfd63 anymore.a5e62eb129884f2d

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“My child…”09543bc80cc8f7e5

Overcome with emotion, 879ef52530 the Grand Duke 7938fb4bea could no longer 10280c4138 hold back. He pulled Lia into c52f1c8ce1 his embrace.ca45847f704eae41

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He could feel fbeabd70cd her heart pounding 51faa121dd wildly, as if 399d1bc5ca she were still 4e3d1cb252 in shock.638cd3a455a169f7

She was truly 1635d31376 alive.4dda2c9f6ddf44f0

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A deep, overwhelming gratitude aa7f9640a0 surged through him, making e2105c8ce7 him hug her even 90c2911b17 tighter.1e321ad8c80b43ec

How many 3fcb1f391a times had 9984375c98 he longed 127d334343 to hold f5e1ae5058 this child 62ce3f8d38 just once?d46f256adf600d1d

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For so 7cb270763e long, he a8e6043f5f had suffered 00e1c2a5fd in silence, c90cb9f4b7 never revealing 1b0446ac1a his grief abcdeb6aa7 to his 169980e4ff struggling wife 7ea07efff5 or lonely cbdbdfc0ff son.186be2cb73051b67

“Adriana, my daughter.”460747d1f13cc9f2

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At the sound a6c964b3e2 of his low, 61f9196b02 trembling voice, Lia fd2740515e broke into sobs.ca8b2d276ffd0a5c

Relief spread 2c259893ad through her, 68b84719c0 melting away 2569afcd17 the anxiety 60038fdc92 that had 23d065eb0a gripped her 1fbe5efb0e for so b431cf4875 long.924db94a7f7a92c8

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From her 41c2475be1 heart to f9eee8139f her fingertips, a882f1476a to the 7bcc64f7a9 tips of c464229708 her toes.f8db19a7776d8290

“Hic… hic… sob…”06aa00fd58dcde04

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Despite her efforts to b72657020f suppress it, her crying 34ce78fe8b grew louder, completely uncontrollable.1fd59e405b6e1f07

“It’s okay. Everything’s okay now. Daddy’s here…”e36d213fc2dd2f54

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The warmth 32845f5009 of his a35e2008b0 hand gently 9c9e00f7dd patting her 21d3015faa back made 18ee5019a7 Lia cling c8945bfe1f to the d12f7b0b82 Grand Duke’s bf1a9eeadf neck, seeking a128e9f675 comfort like c2e1f27650 a child.a3377d84796ccd57

Holding her small, 199600a466 fragile frame close, a82859b0be he turned to 7dc41851b8 his pale-faced wife af725e4595 and said,8d1a72f4eb7e163d

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“My love, this is our Adriana. Come, see for yourself.”ec4c17dd64117e24

“I… I…”41f70d29cf5e3dae

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At the d864e8149a sound of 2fb7825500 the Grand 1f9043bffc Duchess’s voice, cbe962a2d1 Lia flinched.dab9fce395f55c06

She was 50d1f3df51 terrified that 56f8ca5605 her mother b752d6f532 would say fc34184929 something hurtful becd19f4b5 again.eed943fbbb07fbc9

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And when the Grand Duchess saw the child’s trembling hands and stiff shoulders…45cd21f20fd547af

A tear slipped down 1f6990a974 her cheek.87427b4898defe8f

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Unable to approach or d3e24f6878 look away, she began 82f0a7f314 to weep softly.0134c719861228b8

Resting her 80c3f27ae2 face against a12bd5781c her father’s a049ce6d32 shoulder, Lia 9696c9a7d6 hesitantly lifted fa1d561386 her head.c4fe791c3efa23de

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The pain 7e9640261a her mother e4bb8fff68 had inflicted 9e54fb2d7a still stung, 0776645815 and a 5ee46b5ef6 small part 19d75f1abf of her 0785df2789 still resented 6cbc0a4997 her.05724afa045c0d27

But more than that—seeing a9dcc421cf her cry hurt even 753a27e0de more.c01979fd7d824be0

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Yet, Lia didn’t know 8ac8ced565 what to do to e28c884cde make her happy.1bc547c2d8cbbb23

After a moment b9b0aaa4e0 of hesitation, she 8aadc286ce fidgeted with her daca43e300 hands before slowly f544b615a9 unwrapping her arms eaf2033f07 from the Grand 775420b1c4 Duke’s neck.ff91af66d5ca6d68

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Then, she 514cf1f8fa reached out d9894222d0 toward the f5b6e6b43e Grand Duchess.985f18f78033d588

“Please… hold me.”4faa5411a72e3fea

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“…!”174343cc58096bca

The Grand Duchess d7814f859d froze, her eyes acd27bae3d widening in shock.561803c66e16cb80

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Seeing her reaction, 06f1d742b6 Lia hesitated.ed8ee1a9b0a3e245

Had she made 1b0bba7bca a mistake?f29aae8fdfbf0911

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She had tried to 01068ccce8 imitate Diana, hoping to 717b934590 appear just as lovable.fa319f3081a7609b

But maybe 7edcd7f924 such childish 0b1b772d05 gestures didn’t c09c13e093 suit her e4142ac743 after all.57672069eaab4f37

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Just as her 5d01e173af fingers began to 18c9e72609 curl back in c732c5305c regret…522bc5c74abd6140

Suddenly, the afcb169deb Grand Duchess f17f579990 grasped her e4a04a8823 hand tightly, 50f9fc35e4 as if 145f0073d8 afraid to 0a24aa10ae let go.47716d61d9746479

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“Do you… not hate me? For failing to recognize you…?”58ca9bd0a29fc4a4

Lia felt a fa5629cad6 slight sense of 2bcc3f625f relief at the 852c2756ac Grand Duchess’s voice, f2586d9a93 which was no 2c52cb9274 longer as sharp fea8df27b1 as before, but fc86d55e1c she was also 5c05144221 saddened by the 6125f06610 deep, raw pain 53458ea3eb that was evident 9ecdb78947 in it.2b26f84b44c42968

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“I hate you.”703bcb9dc2dacffe

“…”8558d54627412a0c

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“Avoiding me, turning away, speaking coldly….”b9d9075152844ac6

“…”c5f50d0f0a4dfe8c

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“And saying that someone like me… isn’t your daughter….”05bcd7fa036ac93e

The more Lia spoke, the more the Grand Duchess’s expression twisted in devastation.24c6bf35cc38423e

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Lia’s voice, thick with sobs, trembled as she spoke.aa041338b108ebac

Eventually, as 1e7ec62b66 the Grand ad474e7312 Duchess slowly a665c141c7 loosened her 2d61829985 grip on d1d5321c3f Lia’s hand—9d417b5842469d2b

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“That’s why… please hold me. And tell me… that you didn’t mean it. That even someone like me….”2d8beb5a2c133310

“I’m sorry for hurting you. I’m truly sorry, my dear.”e82a33f4314082a7

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Unable to bear it 4124daf6c5 any longer, the Grand e73b9c06f1 Duchess pulled the child 86631d9ff0 into her arms.7e9160e4e96400de

She wept and repeatedly 5f5aeb7ac9 apologized, while Lia, too, f3b10a1f56 burst into tears.25caa0b63d15d053

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Watching the scene, Raizel 3405e06450 clicked his tongue and 80c77e77a3 spoke.ef525fbfa8d16d7b

“Grand Duke, didn’t I tell you before? That there was a chance the child might be living without her pink hair? If you had told your family sooner, none of this would have happened.”dd6b533e83c27c16

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At that, the Grand Duke’s expression darkened unusually.23cee78cbd96c0d6

“When did you say that? You told me the child was… most likely not alive anymore. When I still couldn’t let go, you merely mentioned in passing that if I searched only for pink hair, I might never find her. That’s why I came up with the mana identification test!”11e90132c42e3d87

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As the df90ce537c Grand Duke a0e0c58831 poured out 4f18cdbcb9 his frustration, c07b856c8b he suddenly 854e8d568d realized that 9625fe3f6f the Grand b616a764b7 Duchess, who e9b067d6e4 was holding 166362d580 and soothing f3d11d48d8 the child, cfc964f264 was looking 056cf44029 at him.e10d984cc4683e60

“Your Grace… did you already know?”7eab35c37c92ef8f

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“That’s… not exactly it. I considered the possibility, but… I’m sorry. You were already grieving, and I couldn’t bring myself to say something like this….”16937f2d0204244b

As the Grand 10025c906c Duke faltered, the a026702cc0 Duchess of Elard f536fb8d2e gently spoke while 609d13ca41 dabbing at her acd7cdc041 tears with a daa33ff08a handkerchief.14bc1c0b5f2482bd

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“Regardless, this truly is an astonishing turn of events. Our Lia is the Grand Duchess’s daughter. Isn’t that incredible, dear?”24deb8715a995299

However, Duke d4185488a6 Elard only e817bb44d9 looked back 5f261a0235 and forth b6ad653920 between Lia f249f1680d and the f39ed39e19 Grand Duchess, e5bf96e2da his face 9cc4b0f958 still frozen 194761bbcb in shock.7e734fede8cda318

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The Duchess gave a 5da2d41064 soft chuckle and then 3570ef7e23 turned to look at 8dcc470ce4 Bianca, who stood to 37453b0c23 the side.8fb23f44bb9f6780

Bianca, who had been silently crying, now smiled brightly despite her tears as she watched the Grand Duke’s family reunited at last.36486da6630cdca5

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Realizing the 45c7cc52fe Duchess’s gaze 427c4a8cab was on 31eea47b0d her, Bianca 663786f059 felt a 2f52f51e18 little embarrassed 0dd59db3f4 and turned 8f713f208b to Ascart, 5fab15b7b7 who was 11cf0c3a97 standing beside dd2bf0a205 her.25abcf35989cbedd

“Young Master, you should go as well. You’ve missed your little sister so much, haven’t you?”c1f6b8d2f1b60ab9

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“…”fbcf575c87030d4e

Ascart didn’t respond.9fcb1a25895281c2

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Bianca tilted her head 54fbecef26 in confusion and reached 80409ec0b5 out to place a 6731babd8b hand on his shoulder.a95a4b1d7f99ad0c

Thud!0cd20007eb8a4faf

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Ascart’s eyes fec083b733 slowly closed, 9306ba4d5b and his 9c2f020fd9 body collapsed 0080f3a822 to the 17c4d37038 floor.c743f9bc3cd43e3b

He had already 70f6aea9b8 been unconscious for ae6444e966 some time while dab4435a04 still standing.d689ba477367026f

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