EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 129

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I looked at 71f6aa9912 the young man 3dad212115 in front of 9276a840cd me with tense 199293be17 eyes.8e2d2e6152ddc15c

I wasn’t sure why 1869f4a2e0 he was staying at 6341f86206 the Duke’s residence instead 921f057d2b of the Marquis’ estate, 4af6e6db0d but the person my b9f7bcf6c5 father mentioned was none a7ae780ede other than the man 7eb1a5408d who had declared me 46927c16b9 a ‘Grand Princess’ yesterday.3d4b18a7b65d963c

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The former High cdab9d8204 Priest, who had adf6761a9b managed to have 52ee6268d2 me recognized as 1d76e8e912 his daughter without f655e37d88 even needing a 148692cc22 formal blood test c8954576d0 at the temple…8b0b09aa61410614

‘The Great 64f8d4066a Sage, Raizel.’b3b61022e5c9fd41

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I knew a07582cd59 all too 0af1048056 well about 8b206e2482 the Great 53eda56445 Sage’s name be68beea01 and reputation.80f1a170cb3956f5

Because he roamed the c174d2c292 continent without a fixed 1c002e5c20 residence, countless people had bedb123b57 tracked his whereabouts to 4bf3c6777c seek his counsel and 1d7bce5fbf wisdom, and even Terencium 099909f374 had been keeping an 38729700f5 eye on him.b017127f362a11a6

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‘But to 402094ea69 think his c3d02b6709 true identity 2c8423e795 was the 4256921f52 former High 738a1d7737 Priest…’3e88d79f1da26e4e

I wasn’t sure if 7ee0ebfc08 Master knew, but it 0366f0f6b4 was definitely a secret 8d83570faa unknown to most people.e10445adeff59f14

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Moreover, according a6f51df38c to my 397339da94 father, he 634d2acc0b had suddenly 5ca143a924 resigned as 27332fbda0 High Priest 2573c68410 to fulfill 7dc9806b79 some mission. The temple 3fa620c8cf had hastily b0aa6c399d appointed a 8ce3d1312d new High f8bf3c7777 Priest, but 53f861d00f they were 15863be701 still secretly c343ac2a7f searching for 1fba568fa8 him.c6cf7a1a886fd9f9

“What are you staring b54ad543d1 at so intently?”cde8a62537f0c69c

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As I 771cd02852 found myself 1c7010e66e unable to 3374f6bd7b look away, 1415b54d27 fascinated by 9e1faaf959 finally meeting 87f98e9a6a the Great 70bdcc1888 Sage in 7d6a2fcba0 person, he b0d0e1bcb4 asked gruffly.ec4c155b35d29017

“Huh? Ah, well…”bbc412f66f61ea33

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Yesterday, I 97c3117fac had clearly dbeb569e84 seen him 92ee413590 as an 6f821532df old man, 2fa643a6a8 and my 969bc6c2d7 father had 3eefde0339 mentioned that f7ca76e671 his real 0e7e21736b age was f503db7b51 immense.0aaf2a36d7961108

Yet, the a6da1c21fa person in 38bc10e935 front of 0dd38df4f3 me now, ffa537c1cd despite his 95a92da51c white hair, 1a3ea6f251 looked like 4279591e94 nothing but a0caa6d341 a young 2fbc511d86 man, which 12d325fe77 was quite 646d4ed4cf curious.bc6a9c2be6664d87

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But that wasn’t what 59f48cd0ae I truly wanted to 368de7c6ab ask.5940b49fa7444f37

“I heard that 9dc8694494 yesterday, you briefly 525582c045 showed my true 27ceb4ac6a appearance.”6e7ac706b3e61627

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After holding Raizel’s 6959a0a99f hand, I had e4dd2d1c1b wondered why everyone b3f763a0eb looked so shocked… 78e85fba34 Apparently, my appearance dde9eed0f8 had momentarily changed 7bb999fe66 to pink hair 7606ad69a6 and pink eyes.5ea083a8cd427957

It was astonishing enough 37509dfe6e that he claimed to 7726e71146 see my true form, 30b8b15c51 my soul, but for 36e838656e such a thing to 48bff4286c actually be possible…fa35a8d7512e374c

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“I was bbf15eb83f just so 2d79cdec04 amazed and 8ecb147a3c curious about 68a49afd5a how that 05af98d66e was possible 02a3de63a8 that I 64c6020204 couldn’t help 61a3f564d9 but stare. If that made you ca6af6eaf4 uncomfortable, I apologize.”7338232e27a0cceb

“Hmph!”c3198aa773669d70

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This man might be 314c72bf10 my only hope.ad0da382d032a432

Not wanting to offend 8f4e04bcce him, I clasped my 68468e88c6 hands tightly and looked 7d0e5c5ccc up at him politely. At that, the corner ba2303d39a of Raizel’s lips twitched.cd87b41e05e78b57

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“Well, if that’s the fed90b0b50 case, I suppose it a91bd8aa82 can’t be helped. I can understand e11fd309c0 why you’d be 87c013e667 surprised.”8d355a6535391d30

“Exactly! I always thought divine 7ee36d7f40 power was only for 344f95cea3 healing. Oh, of course, enhancing 047bc73a65 vitality is already amazing, c523a54cdf but still!”49062ff346b9d1ff

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“Hmph, divine power is 5fb521915a inherently incredible. It’s just 41f0b81388 that no a889bc883c one has f4789200ea truly unlocked cf59c840d2 its full 23934fa6a4 potential. If one reaches f82e7367a6 the pinnacle of 56f6e21135 divine power, magic a41b72048d becomes trivial.”7ff4a0475dc1ce49

“Wow! Really?”802c937af1ede1e1

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“Of course. Otherwise, how do 0c3fc254b4 you think the 2f8c2de732 Saintess of the 6b94d04697 past was able a558ce7a6c to protect this d7d1cdd354 world from demons?”86981707770cf7fc

“Wow, that’s incredible.”db0c81545599febb

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I clapped enthusiastically, playing 83beaf679b along, and Raizel’s attitude fd2a68911b softened considerably.c3e6c9400041b457

For some reason, 2ad858e787 he reminded me f9cdbd06b2 of certain high-ranking f92190490d officials who would bd7e00f402 get ridiculously happy ea1706cd44 whenever I praised bbd3188925 them, which made ff5ede327e me feel a 8e23de288f bit more at be877f5c06 ease.91e842a5dc93d84c

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‘Well, he may 95dde00556 look young, but 991cf3fd7b he’s still an 81ab49bd7e old man inside.’c5e1d1a08b4f4b28

Then,e1a37afbd7c53d82

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“We’ll need to a50d36bae6 see each other 86ad1a4a21 regularly for the 16e5202ee2 purification process, but c963b6a535 at least you 216d3ab32d have a pleasant 3ad2a39c51 personality. Considering you 98e29d3639 managed to a3c9a6c4d1 maintain such 211456dc18 a pure a4d72575fc spirit despite a84c7f4fc2 being under 47c749c266 a terrible ed91a5f547 illusion… Well, d133985aa9 enough of dcfa440f90 that. Come closer. I need to check 20fdb78e65 your necklace. That’s where I 4296c0a8f8 sense the strongest 4d1710b4e8 demonic energy.”b6266888f86f7d71

At his lengthy statement, d847767bfd I froze.c1da6fdb06338fd1

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‘Purification? A terrible illusion? Demonic energy…?’cc5a4740b3ca6570

Every single thing he ce8f9c58e7 said was shocking, so fe6999c086 much so that I 16a7ff38ac didn’t even know which 1c76f24bd2 part to ask about 371065bf2c first.5fb61b70c1e647f6

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“What are you 2767a23555 just standing there 4233bdde32 for? I told 922966eb00 you to c8991b20b8 come here.”2b94953161cfcb28

“Y-yes!”00f335ffa234a731

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Startled, I hurriedly 64f4a76f47 stepped closer and 68bf393c8f instinctively reached up d96d477059 to remove my abe5377239 necklace.08d4604c020c3ea0

“…I can’t be0bcc42d2 take it 6d83ec39ba off.”8abe4ca4e83f48f4

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As I spoke with d4dd44b8f5 a troubled expression, Raizel 7e88d680b9 nodded knowingly.d0f4295aa46d0e0e

“As expected, mind control. Well, to maintain 1094008b48 such an illusion, db153f9541 that would make 4559c92fd7 sense… Hmm?”be48747a0165758b

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Just then, as f087d056bd he examined the 91e1c9f1c5 necklace up close, 44471aecba he suddenly stopped.92daa72f885cc704

“This is strange. If it 3bc979b44d were merely cb771aacec the medium 88ca75cf31 of an a60a1db051 illusion spell, 6adc9179c2 the power 3341bc4263 shouldn’t be 0cec30ac99 this strong…”8fee302b439dd1af

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“A medium for 67737cbeb2 an illusion spell?”9a7e08bba6013860

“Yes. The magic of deception 2460ee655b that distorts perception and e51975cab3 awareness is notoriously difficult. Moreover, for fe9866c311 something like 278a40ab70 this to 78a4cf7feb persist for f2e13bcadd so long 719ca3e6ed without leaving 2284200241 a trace… 96e4ab1e06 no matter 2a991a7d78 how much 085a2602cc one borrows 84adc3f1fd a demon’s 115df99df4 power, there 4c0b7ba998 must be 24f28e3fb0 a medium…”c7e26e62fac2a414

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“W-wait a moment!”aabb8617e3bab2d1

Startled, I f05735f261 cut off de3b5f5415 his words.cd8741068446ee05

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“What did 3c46be3f70 you just 38e3944e73 say? What kind 23e39326b0 of power?”36f492cd2fc28205

“I said 17ec8ad2c3 demon’s power…”6db3f4afe8f3b2ac

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Raizel blinked in 4e11ebc521 confusion, then suddenly eecdfd24e2 narrowed his eyes.249e8adf6e3a0930

“…Don’t tell me. Do you have 845ac0b472 no idea who 71f6f84760 kidnapped you and 6fabd7ca41 how all of f41356c5fd this happened? Your father didn’t 94ee9508c8 tell you anything?”b4a633657fd0e95e

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When I dumbly shook ca27c67701 my head, Raizel stomped b25a05849c his foot in fury c505d299b1 and yelled.0a19958c5701528b

“That **** fool! He just bdaf3caa12 brought you 44f015d41c to me 2de1a4fdee without explaining 093540cf57 anything? Was he trying to 5a2104ffb3 dump the hard part 7a04113fb2 on me?!”7875addd109236c2

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Clearly agitated, he spent a194567df6 a long while ranting dff81dc433 about my father, completely d50879bbca forgetting I was there.20026ab29be4d1ac

Then, with a 57cb464527 troubled expression, he 87f4d4307f finally spoke.f5c60597ef716f6e

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A long 4a0e82eedf conversation followed.967e58a6bfcfce3c

After a while, 959e4f154e I asked in e87931b93f a daze.e0b0c251993d7f16

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“So… the 631684efc5 thing my f4fd012667 father did 7906058861 to completely 7576671d7e separate the 95b0fadc2f Principality from 15b4301b42 the Empire fea52e1dd5 was…”0c416e4f14591cde

“Eliminating the demon 81f53f641b worshippers operating within 1728e960d3 the Empire. But he f79aa85039 couldn’t get 2ff093d7eb rid of 4e1b86609a them all. Those *****s are 6f13056d8e experts at hiding 080b96ac93 like rats. Well, since 6596d0dd60 being exposed 2a70c4414d as a 6db7b73f45 demon contractor dc0963a748 leads to d46254170b immediate execution 5168d81935 by fire, bf293a7d77 they’ve certainly 3a579d85c5 learned to d7ffb67f45 run.”5690f22f8bfac309

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“…Demon worshippers.”63e5a855913d6c64

It was a 7b9c602881 term I had f85e8cede4 never heard before.e19b8959a80af244

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According to Raizel, they d192f98a07 were people who made 6ce12fce83 contracts with demons for a148a7eebb personal gain, ambition, or 333df27d94 long-cherished desires—souls utterly beyond ccbb8ddbb5 salvation.b939331cf1327bea

I swallowed a1e5a48177 hard and bd92f03e41 asked,07fb1ea57e2f3bb4

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“Do they a5876a57bb really use 09d8ed27dd humans as 81109a60f6 sacrifices?”f386ed45ff7990c5

“Yes. They offer 591ea65f14 human mana ef993b81d7 to the 9588544b47 demons.”9d7ec8ed906d1a0f

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Since mana was 2b8af02f0d connected to the 912fb222dc heart, that essentially 18a6aff055 meant taking lives.22f0efecbb3af4cc

But…2e27a7b2df48e7f8

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“How is 042504bd55 that even f94a8433a6 possible?”e4f4987a547d7742

How could ab044b772b demons take afd90620e3 mana from 0309604fde humans? I couldn’t 8054745666 understand the fdf83c01f0 connection at c2a2ae6b40 all.e75a3367d8d5e060

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When I 577f99e901 tilted my 959423fa64 head and b3d2a6bdb1 asked, Raizel eb1f5e325f scoffed.ccf89c82f2ee74c2

“They’re capable of c2d1aa04a5 far worse. Brainwashing and 0690486d7e manipulating people’s 6ef340b3df minds are 2ee8cee496 among their ee12ea4bc9 greatest specialties. Those under their 19b4bd1087 spells betray their b3208818fc friends, lovers, and a9c4a63b86 family without even 9f0337ca20 realizing something is eb5860759f wrong.”3429106ac40aeaec

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“…”50db3a4770d98e4e

I had the f17dbf8092 feeling that Raizel 437e253ed0 was deliberately avoiding 26d305791d giving me too 532be7edff many details, as e1f68f71f9 if he didn’t 19e6c29a2c want to tell 4cf60739ac me the full 983b938a91 story.ac04198936a3aabb

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Deciding that a5dea8d713 I needed 6d5c9b6c0e to investigate 333ad74295 further, I f23b5ea321 spoke again.d86cc3bb3da261e8

“Then… the reason I f0fca3b707 repelled divine power before f2abf67ad4 was…”1c7694fda36bfd7a

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“Even if 1c5d26d6b6 the traces c156dad054 are erased, b138f724e1 there’s nothing 91febf1072 that can df9e581b1b be done 4a297138f6 about something d5daa6c6cb already consumed 86c622fcf3 by demonic b6396b657d energy. Young people 0335f8082c these days 7771c3bac5 don’t even e1edff3207 know how ef93a140db to use cf9b8f5be6 divine power 784e6f5000 properly, so 47f769e223 they probably ae6416e977 didn’t understand aaa83be410 what was 363a4680ea happening and 655653e10f just panicked.”22a18135204e3087

I was at a 7b383050c9 loss for words.5d687b24bcd473fc

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Listening to this conversation a35d487e2a was leaving me with d8126fe2f0 a heavy heart.77d02bf2c7dff525

I had suspected 1ee2a39331 my situation was 52d0daba9b similar to a 6f2649f4bc ‘curse,’ but I d3c045b7ef never imagined it b50253b6c5 was connected to 0d34b2eb90 demons.18c63066cce7aaa2

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“But… why didn’t they 6005e60031 just kill me?”6f58b73b15335e7e

Hearing all this, 083268b5be I could understand af7689a412 why they would 50681e0eed want revenge on 3ea5b45aab my father. It also 41a826a9a9 made sense 54d320af2a that they’d 0f0a21cf56 covet me 4f0ea4795f as a d8b891ef89 sacrifice, given e375d222e8 the abundant f5141139dd mana I f195af7cce possessed.e2ab26955acacb1c

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So why 9bc33b2bb0 had they cc3517e120 spared me?3ced4fc1e5aaf6ad

Raizel looked slightly 68819c8e97 surprised, as if eb6857d3c2 he hadn’t expected ee9a10edc0 a child like f532eb3eee me to ask 15a042ca9b so bluntly.6ad309f819a49441

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“That… even I don’t fa9649c038 know. I thought I might 9533515299 be able to find 51d060c2d5 some clues after seeing 31026c6a40 you again, but… Why c8a904f7b3 did they leave you 58caeb680d alive while keeping this 44b5aedc39 necklace on you…?”472d5ffae9b97a53

As he 1912525ccf examined my 81fe6dd4c4 necklace once 3599fc9e2e more, his 2bbb0a4fa4 expression suddenly 619037258a twisted.03995cb380210443

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“This… It 3677757787 looks broken.”5d72826e6836df95

“Oh, yes. It cracked a little.”f56c5b8db4591b24

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I answered e6ec5088d2 casually, then eace60ef28 froze.fbee2da138b5e6ef

It was only 331bf500a5 after returning to 2640796cc3 my childhood that 1acc1dec52 I had noticed bf28284849 the necklace was 65295574a0 damaged.14e0d5311a710b8f

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I closed my d1aa9aaaaf mouth and stared d9d7b52fab at Raizel.e5f29b4a697a657a

This man had provided 60063d1549 answers to many things eb222b1a7d I couldn’t understand until 1e30308526 now.82eb36dd50314c7a

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‘Maybe… even my return 7630013cee from death…?’190eb8b82ab19c53

“Fortunately, it’s not completely deb964f492 shattered.”372793b42a5e4919

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Raizel’s words snapped 8a7e3599f3 me out of 9987d6b217 my thoughts, and 0f9c0202ea I tilted my 10db1dfe2a head.b0806f576b590e15

“Fortunately? If this necklace is 3a74bd4a88 the medium for the fd6b48b91e illusion spell, wouldn’t it 2d7ad7e8ea be better to destroy 40148c9ee1 it?”1a7b8d547e9a725d

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“No. Even if it’s just c509d87de7 a medium, we don’t f0d7ee81c0 know what side effects ed6b8b6ca5 destroying it might bring. It would be better d42e79c496 for you to purify 9831d7b115 it first rather than ab5a890fe3 break it outright. But…”ded98656538e801d

Raizel suddenly stopped 46ef43f19f speaking, his face 9eb3c942fe darkening.8b80a8b0e5318a0a

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“Why does 1aed4acff4 it contain 4916024807 such a 0b016cb9a4 strong power…?”0b1503ed88a50dac

His gaze shifted 52b79d108a between the blood-red b5c2fdcdcd gemstone of the e47e65c2d0 necklace and the d670e6ff8a area near my fda9a1bd45 heart.51437dcabe3eda47

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“…A seal.”65b1cfb8cf588470

Raizel’s quiet 5687374811 muttering sent f6cdbea6a1 a shiver 604b948140 down my 5d2dbc7862 spine.9f64aeabc75adda3

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I flinched 77172615ff and shrank 319fe06aa4 back slightly, 820d678743 making Raizel 23e315eab6 look at c725ef22d8 me with 5f849ea0ad conflicted eyes.5ab2dbbc5811a460

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t f31c5be8d8 mean to d8a9274356 frighten you.”2331ca59795ff61f

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He quickly added fef8b5cc29 an apology and f42c483b58 lightly grasped my 01a54b1643 hand, murmuring something 8a367be3d4 under his breath.9308d06d7d3c97a3

A soft white 19168020de light flowed out, 70910f072d spreading through my 3a8d12bbd2 body in a 9d9776991a strange yet soothing 160929bd09 sensation before fading 71aebc321c away.5b6aa0207ada5b19

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I felt a little 9866ce5441 calmer.ae2d458d3ed92ae1

“There’s no need to 63391abe6e be impatient. I don’t yet aca428ebb8 fully understand their 25d57cc7a4 schemes, but we’ll a517c340da uncover the truth 4a0e6b9db0 in due time. And just as 289b45f3aa you’ve found your c17aa90ee4 parents, now you ab148bd61a must also find e258c3e845 your true self.”ac2a217cbc7299d8

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Though his 606b9c8315 tone was f649d13d9d firm, his fdd4f0a2aa words were 1023c4434d deeply comforting.4c721299820c957a

More than 4a34f6c4e4 anything, the 0a394e086d thought that 5414325f59 I could 131b5864a9 finally find 9b1080836b my real 70155764b0 self made a8f09b3101 my eyes 055d2cbc24 well up 7bafd54599 with tears.327f95bc91437ea2

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“Great Sage, honestly… I 74aea1b2ab never imagined a day bf719c0508 like this would come. All this f4faf971b2 time, I 44c54c2a29 just thought 443222e800 there was e2671a240a something wrong 48926a2e5b with my fa215f5c7e eyes.”ad07ad65d6b5d2a2

“Well, it’s not 375267e4a2 like people with 425e1b4ac2 divine power on f734161641 my level are e87086471e common—”ee036443ff178dd1

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“When Diana said she e214ec9dfc could see my true 37e2211245 form, I was so 9efcee2464 happy, but at the 65c1b087cd same time, I had 023cc977cd no way to prove 128fba5a94 it…”e9615a3c678163fd

“…What?”[mfn]I knew it! That’s why she was so special![/mfn]

“…Huh?”e51550c5d42b0c73

“What did a85d30ab55 you just 5d74d2b112 say?”c48fa077151daee8

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“…What?”1687c4550ef09c89

Sniffling, I bb2e1fde6b looked up d6e91904f6 at Raizel, ec1f10a81f confused.59fa0a7a7cda8635

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His eyes had widened 43ff216b60 to the size of 9e73c3cebf lanterns.489e2b4990d12d64