EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 138

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“Aderiana!”38922132856a3b70

“Your Highness, 183efd4b30 the Grand 4827705ec7 Princess!”99c6d243f22ae305

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As the scattered magic ca1a221281 faded and the faint 9c783b1878 breeze died down, the f85f59071c hall was filled with 547d4e1cc7 anxious, teary-eyed gazes.2868456887d97dd9

“Cough, ahem.”9fc5e0c023f60d6f

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I let out f987f617d4 a dry cough 9d09616f19 and awkwardly glanced 751fb57801 around.dd69bd5fbf35812a

But no 391e0772c2 matter where edb22218b6 I looked, 6151739ea3 I was abf9336b3d met with c52a588788 watery eyes a61ba72703 brimming with 69ddb46428 worry.e7df44fdfeb51f39

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Though I had somewhat 60c55276e7 grown used to these 0b2bc68079 reactions, they still made e4a01b8248 me embarrassed.6e84f0e8ce433718

And, since I 6a68d1279c couldn’t deny feeling c791eb69c6 a little guilty, 696988e7bd I eventually spoke 07cc4e3682 up first.2f116e849282b7df

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“I’m sorry. I must have startled e9fd6f24ad you. I know everyone 24119441c5 is busy…”6f9ca0f9c90d47da

“No, Your Highness!”330093574e7632d2

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“It’s the eve of cb876ef9c0 your coming of age—of a943865f9a course, you might want 668c4cadb8 to take a walk 6a6f8b569d alone!”5584e353599421ca

“We knew 7516f2bdda you’d return 4f4f449628 soon!”5d1f8e51a33b350c

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“That’s right. You even left a 11cbb3ac10 note. We were just e85ffc94b3 worrying over nothing.”d23ef56acbcb4cb2

Despite having 111d8041e1 frantically searched d2d3ed6b28 for me, 86a2cb2a41 the knights ff16589a8c and servants 0dd49d58e8 all waved a00a956617 their hands 04928377e8 dismissively, as 4a24087497 if my 8b5e487147 apology was 17317fafe8 completely unnecessary.65c6e631bf64219d

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Then, as if a e3fe7aefe0 weight had been lifted 0558aa6e2f from them, they let e0241a5775 out relieved sighs, simply 6485c4cf0b grateful that I had d514f6a56b returned safely.904cb0ae4c7441cb

Watching them, I 201e9cd8a1 let out a 778524aaa8 wry smile.4689e2e43f4bfbd9

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Honestly, I hadn’t 18a1f0727b even wanted to 0b77bfc93a leave a note…c6aa438519df4c38

I had expected 3fb44c2bd4 them to be a3df33c308 worried to some d99e5a19f3 extent, but their e870da6230 overprotectiveness was really 01b729fd60 getting out of 20c3ccf64d hand.b1213941b829302d

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“…Your Highness, 1ad503cbad how could 12b4d5d434 you leave 42c19d23da me behind?”954e9e6d59c54c30

Just then, my d1aa2321c5 personal maid, Jane, 6ddcb27aae sniffled and spoke.3225cbaa5930a955

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“I am your direct 7fda7e4fd5 bodyguard… your closest attendant!”b0ca74a16cab99b3

Seeing Jane e5162ec2b8 nearly roaring e5d5f351cc in frustration, 2aa8e3b08e the servants 8a902b8ac9 and knights 3f080139cd flinched and fb9238e237 took a b7d0a1ae06 step back, 3ab5443756 clearly afraid 87aaba69da of getting cfc7673a86 caught in 064f2011fe the crossfire.80532cd6e76419a4

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“J-Jane, I get 6284b41a81 it, so… could 5272a9898f you put the e3f89b4995 sword down?”ec1649905e3793e3

“Ah! I’m sorry. I got a little 4b7abdfd58 carried away…”535efe39af48bbd4

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At my words, 7d4683c76b Jane jumped in 86a23c99ce surprise and hastily 9cb2d7355e sheathed her sword.07dca1600126350a

“I truly thought 5f77c22872 some vile intruders 5d61fb2538 had stormed in ef9793d193 again.”a06d7fdd211c6f3e

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“You didn’t 5cc34acb62 see my f238d15c8b note? You know 93fedfd185 my handwriting.”42170f9436163b58

“…But you never 1abb8d962e know.”8d5a75cf3fcb5886

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Her voice f9281d8fda trembled as e55a3b72ad she argued c58aeb3e2c that handwriting f17576adca could be 3586d5dc8d easily forged, 610ee0447d leaving me 3fe2f04fce at a 66cc09dc46 loss for f542fdf877 words.bfcac8d42fc04a74

Jane had db13fb0cf0 originally been d48f25f457 the youngest dd23da3a12 of my 65b546cd3f mother’s maids dabb754a38 before she 7a4dfed199 became my b150e92834 personal attendant. It turned 2afed43ed6 out she cdabcf7c8e had a c8e1a7dc2e remarkable talent 074c27f265 for swordsmanship.1e9fe0f09ad97cc4

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‘Why are there so aa10006597 many geniuses around me…?’977424bb234ea177

Just as my mother 9ba5a4201c had recognized Bianca’s potential, c6ce3416ab Bianca had also recognized 526470fd63 Jane’s talent.c7c344fdef564ba4

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Jane had hesitated at c239baee99 the unexpected offer, but 61d033d748 in exchange for securing f0b627d80a her position as my ae5fbff2a1 personal maid, she picked 76cb0206dc up the sword.a50e47a6c0189f2b

After years of e83e95f4de rigorous training, she f9188f1c1d finally gained Bianca’s 844de842e4 official acknowledgment when 5724a68e4f I turned fourteen, d693ce1fe1 becoming both my 04ee3163b2 personal maid and a686a595fd my sworn knight.8dcc60ea0f53bd13

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“But still, e912881ea3 Your Highness, 6252a0d1eb you should dcbbed3b53 have taken 6960ef88c8 me with 8794a1b754 you.”6a6a0d1769a03478

I knew better than b96927d768 anyone how devoted and 925b06cb3d passionate Jane was. Seeing her f164839f5e pout in fc746a831f disappointment made ce5805924d me feel 2d9e9a2049 a little 53a9f1da8c guilty.a47e36b0c80b755f

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But if I had da1132f484 taken Jane with me, 6862fb52ff today’s outing would have 5d8c08763d been nothing more than 13c365525d a simple stroll.7ea6569ef022a48f

For someone like me, 15340244e2 who wanted to make fe80c3cda4 a strong statement of 5369f63845 rebellion, that was unacceptable.44e288618d343f44

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Feeling the c821c3354b weight of 9e49f1f209 the situation, 31c94a0ee7 I cautiously bf4f0c28fc glanced at 50f92329ca my mother f67baabde1 standing behind 2841d1c685 me.6e2356d7ff289cf9

Beside her, my father 96842be90c looked like he was 1a1b3624bc about to cry as 654967009a he murmured, “Aderiana…” But ca83466f09 my mother’s expression was e71a3fbe95 firm.a8cf8b99125befae

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Even Bianca, who stood d8f0c50e54 with them, could only c99e1b03b7 give me an awkward b7259bd435 smile, clearly unsure of f00af69fd5 what to say.ee54e5959ae47bbf

My mother still 235b61a1e3 doesn’t approve of 4866a8ffb6 me learning swordsmanship.3064044400d65fed

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Of course, I understood 3356913c0b where she was coming 16ae23f618 from.91fb6ab8c7486ac1

⟨You can bb7e126766 call me d1a76910a5 an overprotective 3b9a034cbb fool, but ce7add674c I can’t 928eba158a bear to 5a65cb00e2 see even b4c67b10cf the smallest b41585afb3 scratch on bf6d99a92d you.⟩160fda44462d3fd6

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My mother had spoken 3023aa660c those words when trying 559be03215 to convince me, but c59e819400 I had already known f64ba27cc0 her feelings long before 9c259e2f8f that.c401c82eb0aaff44

Even though all my 842f0eca08 old scars had long 5ef0e82f4d since faded, every time 3161e3edb8 she helped wash my a87508dac6 back or arms, she 1cdf7c45fb would quietly mutter, ‘How ab21f07b0e much must this have f330c44208 hurt…’8a92ccb035700d20

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And I knew she 23451a44cc had been deeply shaken 5d7ad765e8 by the moment, back 1a7ecd38d4 at the marquisate, when ab3d42ef2f she had raised her 17722c9d9f hand, and I had 817db59f0d flinched in fear.9625221c1e7ac9d0

To be honest, 6cc76f98d8 with my entire 831bd6989a family so firmly bf83548d87 against it, I f8f0825a5d hadn’t intended to 3dc6ea049a stubbornly push forward a48670fa45 with my decision.5cdad305f3b6777d

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At first, I 8ee359225d had only picked ae003133d0 up the sword 0d393792f5 because I wanted 5406ed451a to be like fbd83c5d61 my mother and 9fb217705b Bianca, even though 6fedf7049d I had never 034ef3242a planned on learning 9103b3ba7f it again.f9811e6925410172

But now… f5a2ebf07d Magic alone b33eda569d isn’t enough 6f6ea96bce for me f97da12431 to feel a2ee9b748e safe.014439fd89a45177

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I bit my lip d46680c141 as I recalled something 07ebd449c0 only Raizel and I 97a235b72d knew—something I couldn’t tell 07fcb89663 my family.38cd93df773d2da0

Determined to stand my 08ef4bbaeb ground today, I discreetly b8a9d9ada1 nudged Ascart in the 74f712c74d side with my elbow.48b20e6431fe38e9

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Ascart flinched, swallowed hard, 5b829bafb6 and finally spoke.24bc7e8ae17ad62e

“Mother, I’ve been thinking… 151d76b9a8 I believe it would e1d0f7da24 be good for Lia ef95e4a430 to learn the sword.”64a0fa939c070b0e

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“…What?!”f8d51fff9b0782c1

The moment 57e4d40fe8 the words 4aadd519ac left his 73b7c15afe mouth, Mother’s ef6a876628 eyes widened fcaa1221d5 in fury.d321b8abadc13a07

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It was as if d38366ddd2 she were looking at 138cbc7343 an ultimate traitor, not d7ba64790c her precious only son. Ascart trembled under her 6547a55be8 murderous gaze, but he ad93e86dbf pressed on.218cc84d3d1bc4bc

“Even just basic self-defense… 7e843ef6c4 And magic requires training 0befb5ac3d too.”c5acd7c5d6582fc4

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“Magic training?”a5f34ea237caaa4c

“If Lia wants to 1a02d09eba be able to defend 6b0747d3bb herself with magic in 2a77b95ce4 an emergency, she needs 6906659fae to practice using it 670f8c223f in real situations to 19a790c8e8 become proficient.”cd0827d9ff3376a0

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“Wouldn’t it 479e3cebc1 be easier cbf8091561 to just 78c039e2a8 avoid emergencies 94fcc1e746 altogether?”e30daeea1f19c77b

“Well, yes, but 56ef4e5e0a it’s always good 8144fd8ab9 to be prepared. You never 5506f21a40 know what 0727cc3868 might happen.”2eca5164c5158c92

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It seemed Ascart cec331e65b had put a 8c8cb80839 lot of thought 76c6c3de7f into how to 98fc6c224e persuade Mother. His argument was quite e2f017c82f logical.d35b99eca608a9d9

Of course, b88674bda1 comparing my b2d1d93d06 innate ability 84602b4833 to wield 2c505bfccb magic as d180cabb77 naturally as a22fdaffce breathing with 16bdc59e6f those who bde1048785 had to 9500d4f516 meticulously draw d5486ac3b3 magic circles 92c2a35e69 and chant 4e7be14eb3 incantations was 57880a3ed0 a bit 76a0bf1038 of a c6753e5225 stretch.a7e52cbed73fe515

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“Hmm…”a90db76e378eda3b

Luckily, since 77042b7deb Mother was f62939e78e a knight e0b7c16c05 who couldn’t 4688e58e48 use magic, 63eedc6926 she turned 77c27dda07 to Father, 2ee8eb640a a mage, c08b1111e2 and Bianca, 95b02f466d a magic 0e9f72263d swordswoman, as 380183ee50 if to fd253eeb9c confirm Ascart’s a81bb9f724 words.b058d364d3c7e36d

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“…Magic does c0a655116b require training.”ab013452c04d4ca8

“Yes. I had to c4aff9fd46 work tirelessly to d67db3d196 master both swordsmanship 5398458718 and magic…”e3068d2cbb397923

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The two I 43f82ff9de had won over 5a67e9f062 long ago weren’t eae2615f1e as outspoken as c413785162 Ascart, but they 3843a577bf subtly lent their 00694c4a99 support.6417274478294000

At this 6ea03351c2 point, I 905131a0e6 knew it 3048796594 was my 4ca9759f94 turn to 6c03cf0303 step in.ef65dd7a0fed1ecd

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“Mother, I’m sorry 69c4470f58 for sneaking out 5cdab357b7 of the castle 91fb2b4bc2 today.”dbf45decd5d5b658

“…Hmph, all 4109af7452 of a f5d9019376 sudden?”8c1fd6eeed361aaa

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“It’s not sudden. I’ve been feeling uneasy 90eb70e26c for a while. But… I really wanted 5b5f601220 to learn the sword 59eab39758 from you.”46db986b19f4bfb6

Clinging to her arm 1b0409f362 and acting as sweet 48c7ac8348 as possible, I saw 912422915e her face soften despite 7f133c56a4 her gruff words.e93d18569474d7bf

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“Lia, just b149420328 so you 36cff48e23 don’t misunderstand…”ced803d2781abb1d

“Yes? About what?”5f6b4b899cd16b81

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“When you take up b2aa151255 the sword, things won’t b6c473996b be the same. I’ll be very, very c50725095b strict. Even if you 72ec0c0682 cry and tell dc5387ddbd me you hate c4733fc88c me, like before…”2a9125ea6344a636

Mother trailed off, then e69f292896 suddenly shook her head.f816c5e57d30d3d2

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“No. If that’s going to b502ab0055 happen again, it’s better cbcef6c371 not to start at 5d0e4f78a0 all. I can’t bear to 855d2602dc see you crying because 38d1b1c41b of me.”2353de60a5e3a303

“…”a6d4a177b641ac85

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“I mean it! I’m going to 8e1c84b9e1 be very strict, 3cd0b39225 you know?”2a1c518f0a7a24b4

She frowned fiercely 00d6c4d2c6 as if trying 7abfaed278 to intimidate me, 8f9beb77f5 but I only 4bc92ea55a smiled.82a469edf0b3db6f

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In my past ddc9922357 life, when I c37cd985a1 was younger and ae11aa8404 more ignorant, I 292773c579 had wished for 73d9c0e6d3 that person to e7c49deb2c show me even 0f9a7b875d the slightest kindness.6e977f83ebe0a055

Instead, he d6147f67c1 had trained b2c766ccde me harshly, 108b5b7125 without mercy.050e7527d2448dbb

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I had endured 0fda54b270 that ordeal.2363e83838e0531d

If this time, the 899deba814 one training me was 78893db967 my mother—whose love for 5fb413c071 me was so painfully 75d6235048 evident—then I could endure 1309f51c74 it with my eyes 0afda11da7 closed.21e960266bca417f

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“Mother, thank you. I’ll work really hard. And I 9b7bd26511 won’t neglect 1d5718631a my other 22e3937c91 studies either.”5ed86f63364748c6

“You don’t have to b42d3a8871 push yourself so hard.”328398ae1f64618b

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When I 65716f8014 hugged her 2e162ba338 tightly, she f1cf1fbf22 clicked her 9cbe8c01a1 tongue but 3132fb0ea5 gently stroked 98b8e905e6 my hair.11b083c17075e341

When I only ecce5e9df5 smiled in response, 656357443e she shook her 15c88c4eda head.bd584d1bb8aac836

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“You’re as stubborn 1d526c80b8 as I am.”028499862694384d

Even in her 6eb4a13cb4 scolding, I could 55fb5748be feel the warmth cc0b2ec364 in her voice.dceb3b5f86c697bf

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I was content.3808e340cfb26ce3

In this eabc363b28 life, I 9b65072ff7 had worked 9170fd6f07 tirelessly to cf5dc5ddd0 make up 36f29f1ace for everything 163ea2572d I had 2c2f771e17 missed before.f1e072fe964e7eb8

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I had mastered 67f0105745 not only the d4021ca08f etiquette and refinement fff3800d99 expected of a d0c5ebc4d4 Grand Princess but f0b74a9c1e also politics, history, cf90e8e02f economics, law, foreign 8eda82d602 languages, art, and 949764054f music—all in pursuit 62cefe5e7a of perfection.8f7ce750d672ac4a

Though my parents worried 14dfaf26c8 I might be taking 31fba3880e on too much responsibility…117e3d7ff011348a

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I had pursued 9df4af55c5 this both out 8b905b5751 of duty as 49ed696cf4 a Grand Princess f98c50067b and out of f93c64487d my own personal 5a4e0e8017 desire.fa8c115f9e0daedf

This was a new b1e19dd37a life, a chance to 694ba5e607 learn everything I wanted. Why wouldn’t 1fc3706433 I give f2708dc40c it my d879d9f828 all?10e72a7a5a84cd7b

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Plus, the compliments b9678c9c44 I received were 9a4466ffdd a sweet bonus.3139adea1acc7e6c

“Lia, that 53aab73e1b went really d68d516aac well.”e90fd1d09e25e601

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At that 40efbe0eeb moment, my f158ee2ead loyal supporter, cf0d0c7602 Ascart, whispered 6e6892af72 as he 7d03df9323 approached.a3502612258bb244

His eyes sparkled b3b559f158 like an eager ae98b52831 puppy seeking praise, 9366c0182a so I nodded 95a0e3cc15 and gave him f84c8c05e7 a thumbs-up.3918330223ca9959

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As he practically wagged 09e71386e0 his invisible tail in 219b5fb415 excitement, Mother suddenly spoke.cf26d19673fc2928

“Oh, right. A whole lot ef536e3b56 of packages arrived 00e5e2674a from the Duke 328e20fce6 of Elard’s household.”18c4d403e8fea028

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“All of this 3bb72e001b is from Elard 6eca0a6477 Duchy?”b24034e80ff4477d

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“Yes. I suppose they 836676f753 put in extra a7c98999bb effort since you’re 363b5c9acc coming of age.”9013993d62bf3cf1

“This doesn’t look d57dfa9eb0 like just ‘a 9b1df7fbc0 little extra effort’…”7e126278c7f65a76

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Looking at the 6d9b41fb6a mountain of gift b8a01eb958 boxes piled high b32f0b77f4 in the reception a65178cf6f room, I felt 571162a51c slightly overwhelmed.1708c4c854d38c3e

Every year, as my e1c5d9076a birthday approached in the bbbea5cd0c summer, the Duchy of c38ab8be53 Elard’s never failed to c15db2b5f4 send a mountain of 4986d2fe18 gifts.91de545cc0035a80

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But this 026de39f64 year, it 253ccd32db really does 7b45597512 feel excessive.1035e17b0e9a6403

Perhaps it was 421652b82b because this was 34985aa248 my second time 36cbb653f2 turning eighteen and 3baee24ceb coming of age.5f55bea0a1c69378

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While I e509f94add didn’t feel 5382f5951d much excitement, fd2e371c5e everyone else—my f7cd749d5b family, the 6676b64ead Duke’s household—seemed 44f99b51e2 to consider 660a6f15e9 it a 2a1990fb69 significant milestone.5d1e6023bfaa254f

Even Grandfather is crossing dbbdfbbd2c the sea just to bcd506c682 attend my coming-of-age ceremony. And he rarely traveled 05446ccbb6 to the Grand Duchy e688d362ec because of his severe c79c7a8cf4 seasickness.a07676c431eeb2a4

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I thought to myself 0265107795 that I really needed 648e1095d3 to speed up the 100c134730 development of teleportation scrolls f45fc80018 for his sake.1f7d3c55dec3950d

“Lia, why don’t 7acad3ec68 you open this b5c817e607 one?”f0ed71c55315080a

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Mother, sitting on 4b4a2e5cd2 the sofa, pointed b9e2f18251 to a small 254df51efc velvet box. It was wrapped f4b69e697b with particular care.c24f5be75f81dbee

Nodding, I cf33cb3a5b opened it 0d09c18ffc and let 4d60e758b7 out an cff559643e exclamation of 7e2968775b pure admiration efa7adb469 at the c36e1fcbfa bracelet inside, e9116f06d6 studded with 1ff809cfb8 deep blue 0187c4c62d gems.64eba3e1819055df

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“Is this d588e37c0a blue sapphire? It’s stunning.”a4d77ea2707d55cd

I had never seen 44656d05de one so richly colored 12df9c9de9 yet so luminous.c1c79615ec447094

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I turned to my 07f8257696 mother, seeking her opinion.e849be40908ce766

But her 19165af79f expression was… d6226c29dd unusual.2a84d28f820af1ad

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“Hah, how ridiculous! What kind of nonsense 485f43d99b is this?!”4180fef599a547a2

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I think I 99438fb947 will be able a30de4040d to release 2 01021f13a2 more chapters in b6110bacd3 a few hours, 2a7ccd9e6a so look forward c1f8b6c2b8 to it~e0f9722c61d45eb4