EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 134

Chapter 134e0db2e77c860d03e

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Everyone came 65a3660473 out to 06010eaa19 the front cea9210094 of the b31007d0a3 main building 7d98923dab to welcome 1f7a9d8f6f the young 0452473c45 duke, who 39498ccc6e had returned 6f0eeee160 from his 279e73a45e first territorial 1d20fe6493 inspection without 26fe252521 any issues.17222440a1815a03

“I was worried when 2432fdd8b0 I heard the teleport 8016a30a62 gate was closed, but 81203f4f86 I’m so relieved you 13b080cf5e made it back safely fed4135145 before the graduation ceremony.”e3e4c0384cb5db5b

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Lucio gave a small 77c07bf44a nod to the duchess, 7c706b7788 who smiled warmly at 5f32319578 him.d849c211716e505f

Then, he lifted c4b23543b6 his gaze and 3dfcc92404 scanned the family 6fa38f6573 members who had 3febbb3edd come to greet 783a4e6f21 him.876a02c136c2dcd3

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It wasn’t fd24927038 surprising to a784d3b6c8 see his 158a8f7686 mother and 2486cd921e younger siblings, 384f0712b6 but the 3d7efea5d6 presence of 79fe647a61 his father, 5fe03d81cb who should 809d62de63 have been 198f76d630 at the dd2825dffa Imperial Palace, 6b66517196 was unexpected.c54bcfe22be9af97

At that moment, a a178ecc77c strange sense of unease 48e0013238 crept over Lucio. He looked over ebbfea6d52 the gathered people 26545f2fa7 once more.2617615bf99aedfd

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The source of his 5b5562915a unease was quickly revealed, 4b8b277a14 someone who should have bb4dc0d2dd been here was missing.ab8cef6273622aa4

Did she 585b37425e catch a e8ea840dcc cold?ac22011203468704

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He recalled the small e5f78af01d figure curled up, waiting 9e51770384 for him in the e39044f526 heavy snowfall for hours.4a5a3512ae61329f

Though several 5d05f495cc days had 9739fb182a passed, her 6c15f4679d frail and 9bd679cb2c undernourished body 943a9f32a0 might not 932a633c54 have withstood 957e98e090 the bitter c16d831eaf cold.f50a48b46c82d609

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It was a 513552ce40 good decision to 5f43b560f8 return to the 40af9378d2 estate immediately upon 40e61c8091 arriving in the 030cc6accb capital, without stopping 78e56c169d to receive any ede88f57d9 reports.559279cd20678cb8

Just as that thought 64b28c3717 crossed his mind—3a639ddda6d6aa41

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“Huuu… big brother!”fbe6d323be409829

Suddenly, Diana aa80b1e706 burst into 465f6e0dfd sorrowful tears 8753559f7f and threw 2c1aa0398a herself into 17c3728542 his arms.5adca827b52541e6

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“Diana?”60c3ad83cecae29a

Lucio looked at c4a4d46717 her in confusion, 18d8792f8b but her crying 4e637d6c7a only grew louder. A strange e3240c4bc1 discomfort stirred 531c8f9cf9 in his 0dd75a5f46 chest.debb282a88b43b99

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He turned to c545a14c57 his family for 7f2f261da6 an explanation, but bbf121d930 they all awkwardly c8634c979c avoided his gaze.06f9c95444503b1d

“Sis’s gone… Hic…”50a2efc7c166fb99

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“…What?”5fcfa881ec9c5405

“She left Dana. I want to fc73523820 see her.”383293c90fe864ea

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Lucio’s face 43ecf3c33c froze, his b768d2d232 eyes blinking fe7da90d41 slowly. The blue 3df046c7cc eyes, which e0b1bca839 rarely revealed cb014d58e3 his emotions, 94f3597c56 wavered with df767e3d07 uncertainty.27a664bc20259448

“…Gone?”9e1b1a1c3204e242

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Diana nodded as she 5aa4b67a0e sobbed even harder.7f571c44b92fd855

“Lucio, let’s go fc427d2f35 inside first.”80c01e6738d94e6e

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“Yes, we’ll explain 888ad60404 everything in detail 4f4ced811b once we’ve settled e7fb67826a inside.”e56462b2cd0b5f21

Both his mother 4ccb978ad7 and father spoke e0059aab47 in turn, but 075de13176 their voices barely 22d163240d registered in Lucio’s cb59ee9a91 ears.54abd1b52a4dcc31

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She really left? Why?370a1f0b3b078e55

She had promised him e9518a1c46 that day that she f283015efe wouldn’t leave the duchy.02c518fe5152c260

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I shouldn’t d4e0f0f82f have believed ff4fcf2070 her. I should have assigned c1eaee9e2e someone to watch her f606094e8d at the estate…5fc9e0e613aba7aa

“Lucio.”f23c08787244e84f

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He had been 3df839c20e so lost in f45f0dab32 thought that he 12044ab070 didn’t even notice 996340b5a0 his father approaching afdbaaf3c6 until the duke dd1b77346d placed a hand 585d1eec91 on his shoulder 69a51dce49 and called his 1fb43402d6 name again.3c396a6282176286

“…Where did she go?”733adea83029d01d

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“Let’s talk f3cb69d0d5 in the 8d8666ea9f study.”4d747bf9de79aed9

The duke, e73360fae8 glancing at 14c3ab0228 his dazed f4d47d1cd5 son in 25c8fea94c bewilderment, led 006b735889 him toward b2a6429d64 the study.802514081b0c3a22

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He had waited dc1e0efed9 to personally receive e220c1bcf9 him, both to 8887738a60 congratulate Lucio on 35393d1200 his successful inspection f729270f22 and because his d1f47d1c0f wife was worried aa801ad694 about how he abc76b8bf9 would react.80424548c5f6c948

‘But I never expected 5b2e720e4c to see him like a117b7d93a this.’dda8eea50abb57a0

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As he looked at 548aee4238 his son, who felt 8686094e9e strangely unfamiliar today, the 463328958d duke began his explanation.e607ee16ab2065ef

And a short 84a5f817ca while later.551a85694e3ea69d

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“Lucio! Are you even a944af743f listening?”e59e7292bd52970c

“…”7cc3d464750a4454

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“Well, I suppose it’s 4f9c45725f hard to believe. I couldn’t believe it c83cd6d1bf either. Even now, 84f83e4cc9 when I 55ef3fe1b3 think about d3b5ac580e it—how could 87f614a0ad that angelic f6667b6558 child be…?”feb0d9cbac0c96db

“Dear.”8f4baf870c063548

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The duchess quickly stopped 9df1947bbf her husband from getting 203c827877 carried away and rambling. Then, she gently 9698ea5669 added,0b1133a3d0d79387

“We wanted to tell 81b7f99019 you right away, but fcc8ed908f as you know, the 9fe67b6977 teleport gate was blocked.”1de58473add3ab96

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“So you’re 70475248cf saying she 5dd7e831bb was really…”59addd86e81c6416

“She is 8e780c8375 the Grand 028a739fef Duke’s lost 0c0072becf daughter.”acde9e92f9b60089

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“…Ha.”7ac6fb48d90a4e41

A dry 4fa2ee7d46 laugh escaped 68adc8d7d9 Lucio’s lips.4f02955b17c22660

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The duchess, watching him a2b4b9c8a0 closely, hesitated before adding,203e231247719173

“Oh, right. Before she left, 7502418263 Lia asked me efcbbfa1e1 to give you 012359b3b6 a message.”05d7d67fe7c13de3

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“…What is it?”6c63dc2c88a95f84

“She said, ‘Thank you 207478cdd4 for being kind to 6497171df2 me.’”322cfa7be373fe1e

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“I see.”e47b5536444bf966

Lucio nodded, f534a75d40 his face 1ba1612512 now devoid 3f2a1a0d41 of any 2ae03e43b4 earlier turmoil.e799f29194d7cd11

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‘This is a good ebc09e38d3 outcome.’81da1a988651d27e

The House of Elard was one of only two ducal families in the empire, enjoying unparalleled power and wealth under the imperial family’s trust. However, they had no particularly close alliances with other noble houses.008f5eeaedbc9a99

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Even the Marquisate d950ec5521 of Diapel, with 67f7a35146 whom they had 428a44e6c1 relatively amicable relations, 49e3c68a85 was a military-oriented ab33d9b51b family and not 30ad24d0f4 a significant force 1bac528eda in the political 2e33b59a47 landscape of the b1e7cd5c9e capital.1e06862c9a9935db

In such 768de671da circumstances, strengthening 93439c4423 ties with 431c0ff271 the House 70ce3114ee of Belus, f5055aeb9b a grand c80105883d duchy that a737214983 owned mana 3d48f380a8 stone mines 9ae39ffd64 and the d47cd8d7e3 Mage Tower, b94abc7b10 would be 03e0d560e8 an invaluable 806146fc45 asset.4c1fd62634e728a3

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Of course, his father 95fad788de had maintained a good cccf58b094 relationship with Ascart since 3a5742a1cf long ago, but finding 239ec57529 the lost grand princess 47b1f3dd6d would undoubtedly solidify their 1022462999 bond even further.dc86f7422ebfa9a1

At that moment, c4e4f2d207 as Lucio reached 03f903f553 a perfectly rational c89488dbdc and logical conclusion, 6364939b8f he suddenly stood d2dfba69fe up.81f7670e7c474707

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“…Lucio?”6581f956361b3fbf

“I will visit the 67f3eb9d66 marquisate.”afaf8b4baa65a81f

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“To see the grand 8548d18557 duke’s son?”9c404e0437468ba5

Lucio and Ascart had 3e4cb3c2da been friends for a f93ef6680c long time, so it 9f09e9ebc3 was only natural that dd65704229 they would be together 6bbb8fa04c in this joyous occasion.8a30a1cca396ca57

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Moreover, since few 7a987f9740 people were aware 50c086cdbc of the grand af25816908 princess’s return or fec1fc4f34 the details surrounding 8077d474fe it, Ascart was 451f1a6209 likely itching to 022f58b36f talk about it.f8891ed5415f86ad

Recalling Ascart’s bright fac87198f5 expression as he d48d7cfc19 proudly introduced his 797211f088 little sister, the 8c3e9f30a5 duchess smiled and e986b5488d said,c34da96f34c6de7a

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“But you 149f509386 just got 3f90e000b4 back. Why don’t 563e405cc2 you rest c4d498a9ad a bit ddd103ca13 first?”e0a77de4cc123f0e

“I’m fine. I had plenty 4a4f4ebd4a of time to 9e4ad238ef rest while I c97a47b7c9 was stuck in 93c1a6d23e the territory.”9bf9637168a36d27

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“I see. Then, take care.”d738074e7430bcc6

Watching Lucio immediately leave, 60b9ff9ede the duchess tilted her eb02dddbce head slightly in puzzlement.57924fc23b59d982

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At first, aaab870787 Lucio seemed 48776b6375 quite flustered 79828bb991 upon learning 1f624e18d8 that Lia 93b92a2ff4 was gone, 2cefdda5ea but he 533c995260 quickly regained d0d30a8d89 his usual cf88aabbab composure.81354e17d058808f

Yet, for some reason, b9fbc540fb there seemed to be c72b67e732 a hidden edge to 8fc9c8c970 his final words. It even felt 581039f864 like he was e64cb6112d gritting his teeth.bc421a55cdc71aee

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‘…It must be my 7a54047175 imagination.’916fd6d54156525f

“Pfft!”08f2a04b586c425f

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Just then…1636e189f88b0f5c

Hearing a sudden burst ab195d13df of laughter, Lucio turned 9193582dcc his head to see dac3a0be8d his father laughing uproariously, fa9fbbcb3f slapping the sofa in e288d5341e amusement.5fea46505bdd58aa

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Lucio hesitated as 4f5bb0845a he stepped into 2c72ec2775 the marquisate’s estate 387c689011 under the butler’s 89691447da guidance.ac1730cc2457919a

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Though he 2010611fa9 hadn’t visited bfdaa8cb5a often, the 44556742e9 atmosphere was fd68679ec7 drastically different bb207fef88 from usual.67988456eb64b721

The mansion, which normally d1849272fe exuded the austere and 0c659d3a4c disciplined air befitting a 7f85077573 military family, was now a7ed07244e filled with a soft, 099a832b32 sweet aroma as if 8ed8a1f40f he had stepped into 138b558798 a dessert café.945cd183754d831e

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“Lucio!”4290486a2f172cf8

At that moment, 512bc4e1ad the drawing room 09b93c3f00 doors flew open, 51d06bd126 and Ascart himself 128a808588 greeted Lucio.e15e2f863b80b01c

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Seeing the 52ef7d38e6 butler bow 610d0c0a8c and take 8cdf141b0e his leave, a39b11b2be Ascart’s eyes 1b3a34a6ea sparkled with 3f7ee2e1a3 excitement.95ca8bd8d38a351d

“You just got 27fba1589d back today? Since you came 667b43dfe7 straight to see af7dac25e9 me, I guess efd7e3f5ce you’ve already heard 2dd37917e7 the news?”650a042253e503a2

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“Yeah. Where’s the marquis?”7f80d5b943b2a062

“Grandfather’s not here right 3e22cb9ac4 now!”15b89e64283bfb26

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Waving off 7ab44f1ff5 any formalities, b744d82298 Ascart led 840437cf07 Lucio to 42eeafcf7f the sofa.89e2207d23578ad8

Lucio narrowed his eyes 4ac95f09ce as he studied him.f0410990cd2d3e06

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Ascart was always 9c66ad816c kind and warm, 758666f787 but he had 10c6c5ba88 never seen him 0a44ca89eb this cheerful before.1d932bc2bebbe606

…No, actually, d5ababdae2 he used 5bce17a5ca to be c31e3791db like this 6a3ad483aa when we b1e854dd0e were kids.774a78350a6c0bfe

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A distant f6a64b3bd9 memory surfaced—back 92ccbf69ae before the 4390be7ec8 grand princess 5d25f4ad2c had gone 3d77cd37b4 missing, Ascart aa43f7f1db had been 39943f9d51 nothing but 7ee38b155c pure sunshine.f4d0df0cc282fe39

‘Is he 3f04a8a48d taking after ebc2222274 that child?’5a5572eab253cbc9

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Lucio silently observed Ascart, 3e5c8471f6 who radiated happiness as a2d319cbe7 he chattered away.10430569827b9cab

Before he knew it, b7ba426467 time had passed, and 9e4e88af9c he had already downed 130700afdd three cups of tea.d829d43a9a5d26e3

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“Now that I think about it, I must have felt an instinctive connection to Lia the first time I saw her at the academy.”d9cea84e4fefca70

“I see.”196a136d0e91f702

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“I just wish Mother had felt the same. That poor girl must have suffered so much in silence.”94d777f4de56ff2b

Even as c922c443e2 Ascart continued 67b7523631 to talk e06ab1ac94 endlessly, Lucio, 6a0336face instead of fdc6cf9d6f coldly cutting 29d3cbd067 him off 4ebe49527b as usual, e3fc8fbf8b displayed an a44cd27760 unusual amount 9597f1cd9a of patience.7c87e7e0727e697f

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Noticing this, 2fe6ebb634 Ascart was 5b98f21149 even more 7b35c4e852 moved and 8a1b16d5a4 grew even e886c0c6c1 more excited.7fdbe25b6e644244

“But isn’t she amazing? How did she even d0126eaccb think of going to a4cbeacc60 the temple? If it b19c9e4a79 were me, 264ca9773a I would’ve 29e2d4e979 just given f792fbcf44 up.”13d01d1e24d823f0

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Lucio didn’t respond.600d0fbcd5195ea4

A vision of 216afa639b Lia flashed through 275954bae4 his mind, her b764b9bc2b eyes red and d9b6c5df5e swollen as if f3121cb6e1 she had cried 9004f5e94c too much.bdd332bb7e813643

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And at the same 90e250ae48 time, the sight of 62f52f7518 her frantically demanding money.2819d116b979ed14

Ascart let cd333fbdb6 out a fa9800a74d deep sigh.705b45ebc9c5f5fc

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“Our Lia must 8b2befebbe be almost at b2e9471527 the grand duchy 9fb533958e by now. I wish I could’ve 5dfa176498 gone with her.”c95117fc46297e74

“Why is the d66b25bdb7 graduation ceremony so e8d12081a8 late?”cd9b59f1f6df0cb2

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Lucio quietly e27f47bb1b watched Ascart 6ca2951006 grumble before 7764b5ce4d suddenly pulling 140febff98 a fountain bd8f43d772 pen from 222ff86cda his pocket.d1a51a8fb32688b8

“Here. Take this.”ccca697bd973c4f6

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“Huh?”29a89619fecf0baa

“You said you 375fbb1da9 liked it when 9fa5eeeb73 I lent it 1f5a1c43f1 to you last fa759b14a9 time, didn’t you?”8b7d6bca789e429b

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“Oh, well… e3232d956f yeah, but…”e53ffeba484cfe06

Ascart looked confused 79366cb0d2 as Lucio rummaged 58fbea42c2 through his pockets 7cf0195f84 again.ed27eea429015878

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“…?”1215328748d3201f

“This is a61e113f6b a pocket 8c973a2ceb watch crafted c5897e6228 by an 9deebf6dcb artisan from 59796071c9 the Kingdom 48b0b96f13 of Rudin. It runs on magic e9511dafca stones and will always 5b01a7da8e keep perfect time unless 75d7d26cc8 broken.”cededef8baf1195a

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Handing over 2d7ccfdf8f the watch, 62feec784b Lucio added,be1266d5f5288ac1

“Since you do 5706f9d2f6 a lot of ed2ae57aa5 experiments, you probably 2ced3a2b26 need it more 1426387ab7 than I do.”6095df9d00101227

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For a 6c3a1f2661 moment, Ascart 54cbf908d9 was speechless.98ab006f54dc06e1

Lucio, seeing 55468a6cad him blink e52c8683fd in shock, 7017dcf40f continued nonchalantly.cf4f05c6832742c7

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“Try it out. If you like edf3e2408e it, let me 1dc8b4bfc4 know. I can 06fbce9f44 order a 8dffeeb779 few more 2f849db998 and send 7b1af1afb6 them to e7cd3b9e08 the grand cd42fdb4ec duchy.”3b67b15f6867c751

“Huh? Oh… Thanks. But why are e6b0064bb8 you—”7dbb3718d5326394

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“Also, take this.”1821bc191620993b

Lucio cut ea56f36b7f off Ascart’s c864c279f8 flustered question 67b64fc019 and handed bcd9bd935c over something e8f6afc6fe wrapped in 7cebb66a3e brown paper.c07c2171836d6845

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Feeling as if he e967b7469c were under some kind e54da96c60 of spell, Ascart unwrapped 95301764a9 the thick, heavy package.43813106a46852f7

“What is this…? Wait—!”f5a51dfc316b3329

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As soon as c524a26518 he tore off f14ce2377d the last bit 82b040abcf of wrapping, his def180a232 eyes widened in 9ca7451d54 shock.1cc6cde2d455cfc6

“The Advanced Theoretical Magic c0fa466306 book by Avissio!”d4f0102c094e6fa7

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“You mentioned wanting to read it before. I found a copy in the duchy’s library, so I brought it.”fa56341b4b9a6495

“Lucio, you…!”7d9d1e6b348dfb41

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Overwhelmed with emotion, 872f32d29e Ascart looked up ea2ada55b9 at Lucio, his e1b07f7cc4 eyes glistening.1859f1421f70b386

“This is a rare 3a100f1865 edition! It’s impossible to 357fee7811 find… Thank you dc716ec56f so much. I’ll read 3b4cb1c8b7 it carefully 51b118645e and return 33f8228140 it before 0032deefcf the graduation 355edb7c82 ceremony!”0da47a5f438ec77b

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“No need. It’s yours.”d1ea067dc3d57869

“Lucio…!”9068abdfb7ed06be

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Overcome with bfe9cadcf9 gratitude, Ascart f86ef6b8d8 jumped up 4601f24a7d and spread 3d47515526 his arms bf3cceccca wide, ready cb74738b1d to embrace 841b68c890 Lucio.6c6a4112de81d348

But Lucio aaef7e1a09 swiftly dodged 38325d41f7 and spoke 452a161648 calmly.862c1677927a3169

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“By the way, e754d0acf1 Ascart.”9e1df5d68fef5c59

“Hm?”e0544289856aaed0

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Ascart looked 2f6b465fa9 at him 5fd6f78c93 expectantly, his 247fa2f12c expression full e3c09bc6fa of enthusiasm.2d67b0450135990f

Seeing that, Lucio smirked e099006ea5 slightly and asked,305ce2ec88e08e5a

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“Would it ca08cab3cc be alright a13ff9e2cc if I 7eeb0d280b visited the 0cba2a927a grand duchy?”626d10558f10c626

Ascart beamed d9c589809e brightly and 95020c0be9 responded.309acd69804730b4

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“Nope.”b581e754ecdeb582

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