EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 134

Chapter 13466e21cda2a6512ed

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Everyone came out to 4b5566b0fb the front of the 5c2ecba464 main building to welcome c7ba6342f1 the young duke, who 49ecd3ca7f had returned from his 6f178da0fc first territorial inspection without ea724b2282 any issues.e8d2e26804bc4d78

“I was worried when 62a997275f I heard the teleport 0483f001a9 gate was closed, but c33d1c586f I’m so relieved you 071057e43b made it back safely 113ee97e86 before the graduation ceremony.”6813fcaf9e533358

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Lucio gave a 1ce22940dc small nod to 95d4ad0a89 the duchess, who 3e760adc66 smiled warmly at 22382f2b8b him.92ea7f7ff33f6337

Then, he lifted his 037825700a gaze and scanned the 7a92ad2136 family members who had bc80456cff come to greet him.68940b5fc4500e48

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It wasn’t surprising e611754e71 to see his bc28720895 mother and younger e708a371b6 siblings, but the 1edee0ec0b presence of his 8f3088a600 father, who should 4f781c13a8 have been at 0911412940 the Imperial Palace, 73d1a1bc60 was unexpected.573d317079faa696

At that moment, a 5844dd7607 strange sense of unease 6052edd1d7 crept over Lucio. He looked over the 8738573dcc gathered people once more.fe56789efcbed1a9

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The source e59d8b2994 of his 2bc60090e5 unease was e442e4d479 quickly revealed, acde8ec7f9 someone who 3f62e0ed69 should have 13d8c34239 been here 57085907ef was missing.a18fa1bcb5f77edc

Did she a07d256281 catch a 1035647826 cold?d298501ee688dedc

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He recalled the 0e0d6c5777 small figure curled c0fcf8b634 up, waiting for 236b61d869 him in the 2f8c90e69a heavy snowfall for 0beeae00ef hours.fa3136421f702f33

Though several 34a4263151 days had 3c801af0e2 passed, her f1b4ed86c9 frail and 810ba28d87 undernourished body bad5b01981 might not 26a0660d6c have withstood 7687572b0a the bitter 81267d5b36 cold.958f6244e86c1638

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It was a good c99460dd49 decision to return to 5524e670bc the estate immediately upon 5fc61751f6 arriving in the capital, cdbd045d43 without stopping to receive 4c887e5be4 any reports.6b10d7ad36ec3561

Just as that 789726eca9 thought crossed his 6a6597a005 mind—6c18bf4da4c972a3

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“Huuu… big brother!”708b888437891823

Suddenly, Diana burst b9353e120c into sorrowful tears 1b58fbdc3d and threw herself c4e634017e into his arms.43b19a770dc31456

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“Diana?”0bf7461d62488ec4

Lucio looked at her a5a6591a80 in confusion, but her 51ce8eec2d crying only grew louder. A strange discomfort 1bdf8eac61 stirred in his 1b83874e4e chest.61e3ab2960f87a69

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He turned 725ea0eeff to his 342fa5febe family for 4a24851c9e an explanation, b7c1bdccf6 but they 3914e678eb all awkwardly e377ed5c49 avoided his 2b004eb5e5 gaze.d31e84a4f7cc5946

“Sis’s gone… Hic…”b34864a6984c2b42

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“…What?”f3edeb0a0552a27e

“She left Dana. I want 4ae7a95ae1 to see ab8e0a74a1 her.”c5b0287e836cab63

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Lucio’s face bd81106266 froze, his 4079490d2f eyes blinking 591077df11 slowly. The blue eyes, which 8f0650a1aa rarely revealed his emotions, 41eba7b6cc wavered with uncertainty.133e37034ce53784

“…Gone?”5dba9b8e8ee81c8a

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Diana nodded e30ec12039 as she 4acd71dc1f sobbed even 2476b98b01 harder.e5847216acb590e4

“Lucio, let’s go inside 95748bbdeb first.”22475254d4505a11

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“Yes, we’ll explain everything 58646e6f55 in detail once we’ve 5c58735d2e settled inside.”ecdccdc8cf65e986

Both his mother e9dcd4fab9 and father spoke 39e4223249 in turn, but 3107b3fa0f their voices barely 34afb9f701 registered in Lucio’s 69182caf8f ears.5fe853b3a6fa8e4d

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She really left? Why?32a298ce7e386d82

She had 7f3121399c promised him 9a13abb9b9 that day d34c217ede that she c0d48d9565 wouldn’t leave 4be3fd6a6c the duchy.f1716caeb7632b48

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I shouldn’t have believed 25f85bc3e3 her. I should have assigned c2d2308e16 someone to watch her 7b72613f48 at the estate…c7d6df4a6ab4a5c5

“Lucio.”94a65e461bad8701

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He had been 566ddcacb9 so lost in ebb67d8c92 thought that he 53ed33fa6d didn’t even notice 5cb931c30b his father approaching 42fce09000 until the duke f3a93d20f5 placed a hand 458d725d46 on his shoulder a07210dd33 and called his 76783f7e03 name again.0907468575abc58e

“…Where did she go?”2fd2504d7f125956

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“Let’s talk in c32b7b6689 the study.”e6ab811fd64c5214

The duke, glancing at 48fe009b94 his dazed son in ecf9f023b6 bewilderment, led him toward 3a62a30365 the study.fa3c5dd3e18e09b8

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He had waited to d69dc559b0 personally receive him, both a431379360 to congratulate Lucio on 54a78be093 his successful inspection and 5e2a0bed4c because his wife was df6e7a6a95 worried about how he 27acd958f5 would react.c58f2b241b32fdd6

‘But I 58f552db91 never expected a9a2485662 to see 24b93836cb him like 404559a2e3 this.’0c96f08b6b651a16

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As he looked f6ee7cb581 at his son, 38470419f0 who felt strangely 64865425db unfamiliar today, the 7d14e95814 duke began his f7570a1698 explanation.9ac7f2831da430da

And a short 4fda0b5b6f while later.f7324062806b02b6

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“Lucio! Are you even c554dd4299 listening?”99b7194483c60bf2

“…”a9e7018ed468f9c4

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“Well, I suppose it’s f0fd296d59 hard to believe. I couldn’t b4d7b18b56 believe it f90b9fa8f3 either. Even now, ee8882747f when I a64743e875 think about fe9c50c99e it—how could 2d73170ce5 that angelic 46c76a0015 child be…?”f89a6848e8f7c7a5

“Dear.”98110ed884ea2f02

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The duchess quickly d0c51362e3 stopped her husband 4e05973f77 from getting carried 5d75f12401 away and rambling. Then, she 5f1a5ffa32 gently added,3e49de471ee313d3

“We wanted to b4caa1a50d tell you right 6d5238bf5c away, but as 70b3716a3a you know, the 5b4c4da014 teleport gate was 30b2ead941 blocked.”623b70ca26ec2c9d

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“So you’re saying b3d773c2cb she was really…”fe18683ef1235194

“She is the Grand e519ef90fe Duke’s lost daughter.”0e72946e5557ccd1

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“…Ha.”e59278bc29366929

A dry laugh escaped 5b285ab863 Lucio’s lips.ee0a6a9ffa00d38e

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The duchess, fa3888ee78 watching him 5ce347f245 closely, hesitated 15c2c01276 before adding,d5dfb9c40ff1f252

“Oh, right. Before she a04889f0d6 left, Lia 6df601b5a0 asked me 57432df2a4 to give 2cd0367b46 you a e3460132d1 message.”c536d9b6d3eb0852

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“…What is it?”07d3ec8923661128

“She said, ‘Thank 5cde69df8c you for being 346a4b9a43 kind to me.’”a08c6fecd67e728a

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“I see.”535286dd46469c9d

Lucio nodded, his f0d963a740 face now devoid 693d21be9b of any earlier e17c230ac6 turmoil.e55062444434aa74

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‘This is 916ee1a5a9 a good 5f17ef715a outcome.’daa4381d64f0fc02

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.5f9ce5aac86718d7

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Even the Marquisate of e27277ac17 Diapel, with whom they d997f7544f had relatively amicable relations, efe38e29ee was a military-oriented family baf2c0e4a1 and not a significant 6c23d5374e force in the political 0d7882be2f landscape of the capital.5363f8e868137edc

In such 0bd925795d circumstances, strengthening 34ec29b77f ties with f3f229b7f5 the House 03dc00e62c of Belus, 84fa393be9 a grand 728ab81ab7 duchy that 9e202aaed6 owned mana e67685cdf2 stone mines 668e596406 and the b1f4ccc09c Mage Tower, f759446e7a would be 89d176702e an invaluable 4b86d72413 asset.7401431f2d02357a

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Of course, his father 34b3a15350 had maintained a good aff6862100 relationship with Ascart since 6ac7ddef5c long ago, but finding 2951bfe116 the lost grand princess c626a9e86b would undoubtedly solidify their 41f0aed3ef bond even further.7eec5eaff71a8462

At that moment, 5d285967f3 as Lucio reached b4f05de139 a perfectly rational de7a5b7d66 and logical conclusion, 0e97ef514b he suddenly stood e3c33615c2 up.38a5629348c5e104

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“…Lucio?”023363b267cf901c

“I will visit the 04b75e367c marquisate.”02f360a2c36c8538

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“To see the 05315aae80 grand duke’s son?”acbfd72b47838a9e

Lucio and Ascart 943ea44728 had been friends 6802ae2c9d for a long b187dbb46b time, so it b47f41ee5a was only natural f0846ca957 that they would 19f034786f be together in ee36c74b6b this joyous occasion.1023221b9874156b

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Moreover, since few ed493b8e9c people were aware c44d00708f of the grand d60010ae25 princess’s return or 40a4219f6e the details surrounding 62d21faba9 it, Ascart was d799bbf63c likely itching to d1aa1118cf talk about it.5524a0d12eb3c5ff

Recalling Ascart’s bright expression 1e454ce90a as he proudly introduced a39cd6184e his little sister, the 1781571c6e duchess smiled and said,a408748b76a8ef61

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“But you just got b2611e1228 back. Why don’t you 06501b809a rest a bit 387296954b first?”69ef806bd477f141

“I’m fine. I had plenty of 4431c5f5ef time to rest while 69f091b03f I was stuck in 6e4a7bc2ee the territory.”4b218392af87685a

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“I see. Then, take care.”3818aaf81ae440d5

Watching Lucio immediately 2e5bc6b43b leave, the duchess 0a533bd861 tilted her head c47937c2c5 slightly in puzzlement.450d9b1432e614d6

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At first, Lucio seemed 7a5668f7bc quite flustered upon learning b5b5c09b99 that Lia was gone, 767ada3149 but he quickly regained 96a08458bf his usual composure.42ed57504c72109f

Yet, for some reason, 2a12ac2216 there seemed to be b3b09b1a5a a hidden edge to 0db849634b his final words. It even felt like b9c7bbd5fb he was gritting his ee541dd8e8 teeth.f7e76888cb03eb89

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‘…It must 79eb7d5638 be my e78622ceea imagination.’b7634fbe0f1b8b83

“Pfft!”2b2cfda6534fd354

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Just then…a7f54ec756a63172

Hearing a sudden 4163d9fcee burst of laughter, ea29b97739 Lucio turned his a03acf58bd head to see 87043007a9 his father laughing 21d4ee3a1b uproariously, slapping the 5571b3c830 sofa in amusement.2b71e7da926ee544

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Lucio hesitated 19df916e9c as he cf0eab966d stepped into a03733c3b1 the marquisate’s d2ff8c9b3e estate under 6674809ff5 the butler’s 51c4ff1e18 guidance.23f925d333a636a2

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Though he hadn’t visited bbc153b70d often, the atmosphere was 50e7b50414 drastically different from usual.4b82d2d5b1fcca0b

The mansion, 60e8202186 which normally 76ca869573 exuded the 9b6bb4c14d austere and 16f583fe74 disciplined air 86974cc0f4 befitting a f46df931f2 military family, df40ee9192 was now ea503e3625 filled with a310e7e253 a soft, 40e5284244 sweet aroma 7df36182fd as if bd753eb9ac he had c4211e2af9 stepped into 2d573619bb a dessert d7117f6d1e café.dca133fb87d14f54

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“Lucio!”8ca5fb88af677945

At that dafadb2e98 moment, the e60ebe0ea5 drawing room 9f9ce5c852 doors flew 5a18fc5c84 open, and 0866cc6bb5 Ascart himself 552e74b4a6 greeted Lucio.326537745287c939

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Seeing the butler 77baf671c0 bow and take 40ffcbfdd7 his leave, Ascart’s 44b82d2207 eyes sparkled with ebef5498ec excitement.7cb92af37d86edc4

“You just 78dc8439af got back cd5ebe04d7 today? Since you came straight d2a24b2777 to see me, I 6ba262628a guess you’ve already heard 37059f77cd the news?”c3ade9c066b7d942

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“Yeah. Where’s the marquis?”b09d8d8c01454664

“Grandfather’s not here right e80f5ee471 now!”da83a8047e92281b

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Waving off any formalities, 9a5014ce7d Ascart led Lucio to 23ff10df4c the sofa.701724f0edb3b800

Lucio narrowed his eyes 6f622ca13d as he studied him.f3bf00c2350ec92b

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Ascart was always kind c4311f31d3 and warm, but he 185aa0bb15 had never seen him 8f3926c310 this cheerful before.75dc5ca22741ebad

…No, actually, he 902b9439ad used to be 6baae60dc2 like this when eddc300bd5 we were kids.13d9fae5fa066104

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A distant memory e455f836a8 surfaced—back before the 91f6e597c5 grand princess had fd0a892020 gone missing, Ascart f2b5ca1013 had been nothing 126c3a8aef but pure sunshine.7093c73cad5f5143

‘Is he f2b9735ea7 taking after 66b441d6e5 that child?’14432b50cca3322d

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Lucio silently observed Ascart, b5a44fda86 who radiated happiness as 780864ec00 he chattered away.dbe357fc96f15490

Before he knew it, 2104fa5611 time had passed, and 8fa035177d he had already downed 3aebfe37d7 three cups of tea.d353a00570a2a918

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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.”c9c9d4f2bcf53b15

“I see.”e7b3b4e10790b3eb

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“I just wish Mother had felt the same. That poor girl must have suffered so much in silence.”634e286416e15ae3

Even as Ascart 2842b46564 continued to talk 0f3a844b77 endlessly, Lucio, instead 0a2bca1321 of coldly cutting 8631aa268f him off as 9e1cce7f9a usual, displayed an c6a7e6a768 unusual amount of 8e4db313ab patience.e29a576eac82df99

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Noticing this, Ascart 5e90788134 was even more d8f0d02a1e moved and grew 6ece7e8f40 even more excited.880bad50b9765f41

“But isn’t she amazing? How did she a178bffe5c even think of dbb6fc5b43 going to the ba6b441223 temple? If it were 717c846def me, I would’ve b5ba2b8e5a just given up.”69495b4e4b9ac7cd

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Lucio didn’t respond.44f84ca76d2aee5a

A vision of Lia aeb1ddeb6e flashed through his mind, 81a650dc50 her eyes red and a8392f4ece swollen as if she 34da1a2068 had cried too much.96698b877182e353

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And at e5928da427 the same cd2b2ef6ea time, the dcae2ecefb sight of ac69e34f9a her frantically 23d8167ced demanding money.7d1abf231aa82cdd

Ascart let d0a4eecc4d out a 280e16c44d deep sigh.25df153dffbcc759

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“Our Lia must 407d70b110 be almost at babf961174 the grand duchy 5a1afce83a by now. I wish I 8832f3f54a could’ve gone with 1b0954f84d her.”d9695ee07edacb6a

“Why is the abaeb4b750 graduation ceremony so 3cdb13f52c late?”c72094e8050e0e2c

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Lucio quietly 9529b0e501 watched Ascart 4ba2b76a84 grumble before 32feeefc04 suddenly pulling 367f943a13 a fountain cd9526ab33 pen from 98bd7d0dc1 his pocket.b6accb7b3d8c5669

“Here. Take this.”3fce29ed428f4853

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“Huh?”4c2bf6a9989f8df5

“You said you liked 985fefda40 it when I lent 051060d62b it to you last e66f0523f4 time, didn’t you?”58a2d7cd06820a98

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“Oh, well… yeah, but…”37136b316bccc7b3

Ascart looked confused as 82a39b16b5 Lucio rummaged through his 60ca1e4348 pockets again.ffbf0c8068ae3605

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“…?”7aa8712bf099eaea

“This is a d81323e18b pocket watch crafted 447d26f805 by an artisan f7b8429efc from the Kingdom 2b2c0d4797 of Rudin. It runs on magic 57e595e31c stones and will always 1d786a7bf5 keep perfect time unless ef204ba525 broken.”71c8ead3a5afebec

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Handing over the 893c8457b6 watch, Lucio added,0cfc9ca404b7a9ea

“Since you do a 4d26a8da33 lot of experiments, you dca3004c49 probably need it more 69eaf01453 than I do.”08c89b049a12aab6

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For a moment, Ascart 72ad89449c was speechless.cbff7bdaf56231b4

Lucio, seeing him 9bd0aee9ce blink in shock, 9834c9d0f6 continued nonchalantly.5c4928d51097fd6b

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“Try it out. If you like 291688c940 it, let me dfbd7c2a17 know. I can order a 6c17872a19 few more and send 3ea3a93f33 them to the grand 6f22bf2110 duchy.”5ac2c411732ec38f

“Huh? Oh… Thanks. But why are you—”925e5fd74d065f51

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“Also, take this.”f96a549e6af02005

Lucio cut off e922c115c9 Ascart’s flustered question 003b2c1552 and handed over 0cd9dcdbe6 something wrapped in db06537bb4 brown paper.7c95a881249b8d75

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Feeling as if he 8d5f261557 were under some kind 11e7ea5100 of spell, Ascart unwrapped 3b698cbff8 the thick, heavy package.fa3752592ac733f3

“What is this…? Wait—!”619d7f7aa9feb227

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As soon as he e42758cbf9 tore off the last 8dec68cfd3 bit of wrapping, his d0e49dd313 eyes widened in shock.19b6f6045d163089

“The Advanced Theoretical 43d63fcfde Magic book by 348c08a183 Avissio!”005ce5fb6d19374c

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“You mentioned wanting to read it before. I found a copy in the duchy’s library, so I brought it.”eb7bc886724351ae

“Lucio, you…!”4d4c34d95dab10f2

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Overwhelmed with emotion, Ascart 8a6d0f0bc8 looked up at Lucio, a0e3eb6ff7 his eyes glistening.cbbc51f20dd7d106

“This is a rare 6fb614040d edition! It’s impossible d73eafc30a to find… 322bf4b480 Thank you 898cba3d8e so much. I’ll read 029f3508ef it carefully 6d480b7ae1 and return 9ab46b7db0 it before 78bb569b59 the graduation cde77bdd1c ceremony!”cab5197bf5b00e05

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“No need. It’s yours.”ba4009146e418636

“Lucio…!”387b57bd8113bd36

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Overcome with gratitude, Ascart 28beb92a93 jumped up and spread 71a347b365 his arms wide, ready 2fe3a1e26b to embrace Lucio.1e8369856039ddaa

But Lucio 6e95acd558 swiftly dodged acaac4e4fc and spoke 0e390b118e calmly.b40228aa7e8573e9

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“By the 455cb76852 way, Ascart.”81c5b9a9a80fb58b

“Hm?”b1161d604ee6809c

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Ascart looked at him 7b095bdc77 expectantly, his expression full 46d3028646 of enthusiasm.e60fdaeadfc62f62

Seeing that, Lucio smirked 2fbc52dd41 slightly and asked,5357075d3cb48f34

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“Would it 6f00a0671b be alright 1a32f0576a if I 230a20e918 visited the 849e09e23e grand duchy?”d2c1a362e45f7769

Ascart beamed b69e46e16a brightly and 429e5aca67 responded.4d76c67ff9569735

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“Nope.”b81c956c414322db

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