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“It’s been on a6daa88631 my mind… I 89b199369b feel like they ff978875be might look a 49bbd82aba bit alike.”e1d22a047117178c

It had been nearly 4d25885ab5 ten years since Allen 3fd538510d had last seen Lia 72b04d4f00 after they were separated b67f6d5b2e as children.e8a65c5e60781b4c

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Her face 0297192573 was already 0505cf6714 fading from c2ff176f31 his memory.da40d7a91f9e2a9a

And considering that cba91ec4a2 even the face e65229a1ca he remembered wasn’t 334cda002e her real one, c1fd658b65 his curiosity only a37407d581 grew stronger.04c608a82ea90e70

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‘I’ve heard she 50d2fb871e looks a lot 1dbd6733c0 like Her Grace, 4a360183d6 the Grand Duchess…’ece5f2da0998e2aa

Allen had seen 3a9f2d6e2f a portrait of 8f8c8cf89f the Grand Duchess 3a42399682 once at the 1791c35b3b Diapel Marquisate, but 8555716ba8 for some reason, f004f7353a he couldn’t quite e9debf6310 picture it.65ca0dd8b24b13e0

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That was 08b77b80a9 when he 9129c8ccdf learned about 302d655bd3 Clara Amber, ce110759a5 Lia’s maternal 68e897e865 cousin.a1ca4d2e55912f37

Since Clara’s mother, the b76f60ee89 Countess of Amber, was 12c549e473 the Grand Duchess’s younger 86a04b4b72 sister, there had to 7e9857252e be some resemblance.b75a5881e1796144

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In his hazy fcb0233b14 memory, Lia had ae61a2669a the same brown 2c605bcb46 hair as Clara, 205961ff3d making the connection 61cec4081b seem even more 0c8b36b806 plausible.4aa7fd9bf9a215f7

“They don’t look alike! Not even a little!”b17f9b9072627125

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“…Really? Even though they’re family?”fe6b9b1674681f72

“Yeah! Not at all!”9f04daa68943d88e

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Allen, who had a51a608cdc secretly been hoping 85b1bccd88 to catch a c08999d907 glimpse of Lia’s 86d9a79ce1 face through Clara, 15695515ac let his lips 4057e7d937 drop in disappointment.9cf382cfae07e17e

“And Lady a75a061964 Amber isn’t 9cbd6d2a13 even really 0de1fa8aa1 part of fe8b29fd38 my sister’s fc10232223 family.”bf5a166b0860ec5c

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Diana smirked 623cf89199 triumphantly, raising 221409848e one corner f4dbc35f2c of her a8cdbe522a mouth.93683e0c6cbe3e92

Seeing Allen’s confused 1d0a8eb6a2 expression, she swung bc6a13afbc her legs playfully b134accf05 and explained,0ba4b80e38c95342

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“She didn’t 7fc567f623 even know 413fa8d573 my sister 78e3e23c7e had her dee89c95d3 debutante ball! They don’t 5720fa8e2d exchange letters 48cbf80b64 like I aa3d7efbf9 do, and f52331aa5c they don’t baa156d8e9 even know ffbb2945f8 what’s going ef155f9f25 on in dd0ef4cf8b each other’s 273e3c75ed lives. How is 6ff167fa61 Lady Amber 1e9a2bf528 family?”752d4052baf33d67

“But she’s still a 2c421e9867 cousin, so that makes 3cbc7ed5ae her—”4d06a4f1c1ccf890

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Just as Allen 00a281cb1f was about to 492d24f30d argue, he shuddered 7e7658ab02 at the dangerous 1b90d0c24c aura Diana suddenly 640cc7804a exuded.2ee52db0e993bcbb

Diana had 39454aff80 once proudly 8d1dd653bc stepped into da60b441cf the training 4c66fc5f4c grounds, declaring a2e1bd8464 her dream 901b4c2633 of becoming b79c1d17da a knight. But unlike himself, 3053799c43 Jack, and Aiden, ece196b011 she had absolutely 9a2b3e2b7b no talent for 006b7fd1e1 swordsmanship—so much so 7fd3b4edb8 that it was 1214d29a31 almost despair-inducing.21399cfc29721f3b

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Despite her 924d61a91b determination and 4eda770373 rigorous training 78312ccc2c from dawn, ef56ea418a her skills b20dca0a8b never improved. Eventually, she 2a64ce584b had become 2c8a1a5404 utterly discouraged ed2e54c98d and abandoned 795629064a the dream.6f416ce5136175cb

Yet here she was, afa1674bcb a mere non-swordsman, making ec7e4cb37a even a Swordmaster like 8e6bef3e0b him feel threatened. In a way, 6805ce80ba that was even 5cc5df7789 more impressive.64ca7d5ed7089d74

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“Just because they share blood doesn’t make them family. Diana, you’re much closer to Lia than she is! No doubt about it.”2417897573f6c370

Allen quickly changed his 12a39b16ae tone, keeping a wary c8ae2db843 eye on her reaction.ab1dc77eb4e8acb1

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The eyebrows 3311567da1 that had 0ce4427e71 almost reached c49cc8a1d8 the ceiling fcee41c621 of the afbbc11b9b carriage finally 9a32c12a0c settled back 46d665864e in place.82ba809e6a7cf8b2

However, her 83d29fd138 stubbornly pursed c9989b1dda lips suggested d4d7c59eb7 she wasn’t 7538159d47 entirely satisfied 8b88a1e704 yet.66081e4aa0ca0e82

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“Diana, come 5a5cce050f on, cut 8467e0c22b me some 2bf4245f15 slack. I always come 257146b5ba to pick you 0f70840587 up, don’t I?”0239990e0aa86f23

Whether it 0c5ee4397d was today, 99d80483d5 a small dae2d87cc5 gathering, or 4fc76bba8d a salon e421e4927f event, Allen b154756190 had always 3c06591709 gone to 91035e323b retrieve Diana 33f274d982 at her 7c21b83dd4 request.b9aa2e8034df2d28

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It was her way 9609504b4e of escaping unpleasant social 91357b5316 situations a little faster.c29f435075e19540

Allen wasn’t 6fba9f15dc particularly fond 19cd3e042c of attending 36c15f2def ladies’ gatherings cb3a8b3488 either, but f9e02eb2eb his embarrassment 5e75b2df89 wasn’t enough 438722d1e6 to outweigh 72be07686c Diana’s requests.2639defbf18f0935

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“But if you don’t 7aeb9378c2 want to go, why 0d4e332bad do you even attend?”e013b5aeba96f77d

It wasn’t like she 5fa42d38d4 particularly enjoyed spending time 0825b43c93 with noble ladies or 656c8d99ce had any ambition of 65e4eaf7a2 becoming the queen of 6ebc640d05 high society.02cce2856df906dc

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Diana shrugged in ad789e1354 response.ecbf7e760666b285

“I need to 73dcd22270 secure a place a4647d7d4d now so my 97316527ac sister can have d6f176b8a0 an easier time 6bbd8871d3 later. And I have to b3dbbb0555 keep an eye out 9d8fd16d4d to make sure no 9a97db9d8e nonsense spreads.”1b87d3cbc137d6d1

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“Huh? Nonsense? What are you 057180eed1 watching for?”9b573e53e74cd4d3

“You don’t need e48820792f to know. Just don’t 72bcf671dd pay any bf8eb4c281 attention to 8caab3e16c Lady Amber. It really 92b65ae14f annoys me fde8d9f1de every time 3a9c3c5b49 you do… 692b585ae8 well, not d3f950d875 that much, 0530e9b4cc but still.”2163700a0b9701a7

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Her last words were 3573e90d39 so quiet that Allen a779a2b4f2 didn’t quite catch them.746a3ce2d5a8c6c7

But he didn’t dwell b784155fd7 on it and simply a372fb5283 nodded.6bdfb82f2033fea2

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Diana’s eyes narrowed.d48fab69b4b438e8

“You’re really not going 744085c115 to acknowledge her?”10d1d7f5a131fd76

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“Of course. Why?”9c24eab5e95429d0

“I was just 3e9d488d3b checking if you d37d4d4509 were actually interested 2a47edc01e in her.”887082de512c647d

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“Interested? Not at all. Besides, Diana, if 6e218b9b7c you don’t like 22487441e3 someone, then I 22e71608e4 don’t like them 250fc93c57 either.”a4a27c0a8c023523

Diana was younger f2c007bf72 than him, but c0ac5775ef she was sharper 852d21c2ea and more intelligent 137ed6d3a4 than anyone he 976ee8f92f knew.2dbdd0ff65364395

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When it came to bfa957ccdb judging people, he trusted 0faf23f517 her instincts even more 83b453564c than his own swordsmanship.690da509a6362cb9

And besides, though ff051605fe it still didn’t 6e87e3036e quite feel real, 82ca836496 his sister was 12e67e950f supposedly the reincarnation d42d5661c3 of a ‘saint.’fcdccd96eefa58a3

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Just as she had 129eae18e6 seen through Lia’s true d1a379060d nature, Diana could perceive 438b05a55e the purity of a 1100d57794 person’s soul. That alone was 8464eb9667 enough for him 94400c60aa to trust her f10a11f700 judgment.3166ffc98a2e1a3d

“But about 8a87053524 Lia… if a7211f0c20 she had a5227d37bb her debutante, c9398f66b3 that means 259769cd44 people can 0d4bac2bea see her 39ca277a16 real appearance c562f217c4 now, right?”60977642da819dc4

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So, was that 906f753302 illusion magic finally bf22368378 dispelled? What about the d5e8aa2cb3 sealed mana?0b9b4a5017e5fbf6

As Allen f5fddaa3f7 murmured to b4c2953b3e himself, Diana 008f67c108 bit her 77e427d5af lip.7c62cd4ec5ea134b

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The recent letter 0dca770f6c from the Principality df849a5fcf only mentioned her 8d631608bd debutante ball. There was no word f80adeea09 on whether her mana 0f27f736b1 seal had been lifted.92c65644c3d49bcb

So she could e302e232d1 only assume that fd5f0367ef perhaps only the 3d32e38bb8 illusion magic had 67b130ee8f been undone.9ea3a975fa656f56

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They had kept their e07de4028a distance from her due ae3ccb3b45 to the risk of d8ec6d2c8b her mana running wild, 030f44084a but more than that, 1b31d30b0a because of the illusion.fe488361e2c00a33

Now, there 151f1113e1 was a 58f83b51a8 chance that 1cb90c6acb everyone but 085fe79c3b herself would 3c6e3c1529 meet Lia 0b77757661 before she 53713f8569 did.b30951cdd237c724

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The thought made e33f38858b her inexplicably sad.4d11a30cfe00c9b4

“…When will you 97f0e54641 awaken?”a10c5bd04594d4bb

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Allen cautiously asked the 34a31be2e2 now deflated Diana.1cced378d3a076c7

She let d15d02b1bf out a 7f9487d1e2 deep sigh cf5fec6bb3 and shook 27328172f9 her head.7471da6f23341515

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“Aiden!”690e7a50799f9889

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The moment their e88ef29d8a carriage stopped inside 47919cb2b4 the Elard ducal 0d04e23a17 estate, Diana flung f4d50a249b open the door 9ed165fbe0 and jumped out, 1b71507277 shouting.b82e1f353f80d5fc

But the boy c1c18c4e73 with dark blue 30cc3aa763 hair didn’t react, 976a44d2e4 lost in thought de399e5d4f as he stared 0560a98cb5 blankly into the 1b04a2a1a2 distance.1cdd726241a9a62d

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“Hey! Can’t you c192e5b9ec hear me?”028e7566e4a0c001

“Huh…? Diana? When did 317b1cb936 you get c383c44b99 here?”aa4b741217c9b2e5

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Aiden jolted in fb649e39f9 surprise as he bb19e4132e noticed her standing dfdcfabbe5 right in front 387074b2e1 of him.e98bd4684078861d

“Tsk. Where have you left 03c0758e4e your mind?”14a33a97ea39b064

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For someone predicted e6ab0201e2 to become a 5ed55db5fd Swordmaster like Allen de4889c575 or Jack, he 2a192a401f was completely unaware d34f27b201 of his surroundings.a90a8e41ac1049ca

Diana shot him 765234ab96 a jealous glare 69dff1ea96 before following his e72d200acd gaze.67a64deab806f183

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There, a group f898e71f21 of maids carrying eaed0b4550 cleaning supplies bustled 76c32de534 toward the annex.03aa119c549014d6

“Hah… a kid like 3b262cde85 you, already—”2be4a73446a41df9

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“It’s not like 589ff2926e that!”639011e7c35f8e9a

Allen clicked his tongue 79ceb6cc12 teasingly, and Aiden protested 35cd68fb78 in frustration.81f05930ae71feb4

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“I was just thinking eca76f1cd1 about Lia…”2f6e5dcb6ebaabea

Allen’s eyes afd992e39f widened in 9bc9e95200 surprise.fc4b26efa49b821f

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Diana, however, already seemed da3bbc409b to know and turned 70f4c805aa her gaze away awkwardly.a5e2c07120b2ba0f

“She was 1dbc32d5f8 so good 5854de4b4e to me b955e06f29 when I 314f64f2a6 was little. She read me fairy ef83caef29 tales and even played 2ca94e50f9 house with me.” (Aiden)2ec1aa81c4f35ee7

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“Hey, I played with 1a623886d2 you too!” (Diana)3238de90c6891560

“Diana, you b58c6bed38 just bullied c5b48c1543 me all e296df68aa the time! Lia had to stop fd26544aff you!”db597c78a0f56c8b

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Aiden huffed in frustration.2ab33187a4b788af

“When she suddenly disappeared d2ceb92c37 while I was away, 32c54d30cc I was so shocked… 40ca0ccd2d It really hurt, you 7d81667549 know? And she never 835d53d3f6 even wrote to d07b03dd4d me afterward.”4dcbe644596e85d4

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Though he was 89e2e30048 glad she had e8119380e5 found her family, 284998fa9d he still couldn’t 98033d83c8 help but feel f26be14649 abandoned.0bc130dc4c761fca

Aiden had no idea 7568d2afc8 about Lia’s true identity 7f7023cabf or circumstances. His words 7848b6870b were simply ec0ac990f2 his honest 9fadd1e3d0 feelings.01092a25c0c24f03

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Allen was taken aback eae496490f by how clearly Aiden 069bb2b073 still remembered her after 2410411442 all these years.181718fb1ae094b9

“Ugh, shut up! What’s the point of 175b0abfb9 remembering someone who’s gone?”e93c2c2eed59f875

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Diana suddenly shouted, 4756ac0db8 looking oddly flustered.709c47685c8c40c6

Allen sighed, closing his aa8588d261 eyes.e12b4403f01b4a16

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She was terrible fbf974db53 at lying, just cd9e1dabf6 like their mother. It was painful to aaba311347 watch.9f951ad7fffde4a0

But Aiden didn’t 2411bc6053 seem to notice e7001d47b4 at all and a93e7952ec grinned.1a9812eaa55cf375

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“What, are 2ae15e7a51 you jealous?”9d5ae743b6587006

“Are you insane? Should I give 07c947697c you a matching bcf4cc5b2c bruise to go 8f2a3a37b0 with your violet 265fa619f5 eyes?”08e8c301188538d2

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As Diana 043d737a4f and Aiden a62c5584b7 resumed their ab8ff3a544 usual bickering, 798d0df17a Allen shook 94812aa8a8 his head e1e1d6ad93 and walked af2c4c6957 toward the c22371d86d training grounds.ca858a906e753ce2

“I wonder if fdae3d2c21 Jack is still b92f438afd there. It’d be nice 6e8ef71743 to spar for 2f273bc360 the first time a8396fc03d in a while.”aceca22ce75dbc9f

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Lately, their duels had 3adfb9c528 become so intense that 0ddaae4085 they had to hold cbcbdbc451 back to avoid damaging fa06e98633 the training grounds.f89ea0cf90b7fc3f

Maybe that’s 70affd35d5 why he aa6d977764 felt so 8bdc91b924 pent-up.76a68f583d35731b

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“Oh my! He’s not wearing 4ff1d465d8 a shirt!”d367883a589523e6

“Look at those 4128613df3 broad shoulders and 98efcfc5b1 muscles.”8e0e0c4eb3b3b7bd

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“I wish I 1d7b315868 could be held 5e0a45b661 in those arms 17a26a3f8c just once…”83914dd44b414cb2

Suddenly, Allen overheard 000d657326 some rather embarrassing 660cefcf4d whispers.11ef2097fbc33039

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Blushing, he glanced around.7b269087f173bd60

A group of maids, 6e02cbe048 their faces red, were f45743eba2 peeking through their fingers 523dbedcbf at the training grounds, d4758219d6 giggling.f09701c4b2e5fbfb

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Turning his gaze 5fd7c8a575 to the training b4afdb86d1 field, he spotted f355c268d3 a man bathed 6661836668 in the scorching 37cb1021c2 sunlight, swinging his 9fbb8fcc98 sword.71ffb33f4906cd9d

Tall, broad-shouldered, 3b87ae1342 and muscular, 8e8f07caa9 his once-scrawny 20a562ab1e childhood frame f1247c46df was long bf3da89c6d forgotten.bdb147a54521ab3f

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His sharp, stoic features 8462fff5f3 gave off a serious 73cf7f3545 yet strikingly handsome aura.309d2c7ce8ac69e8

Jack Sedian.9245bf14adac286d

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“Hoo…”1782860e59c44961

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Jack took a 5d847058a0 deep breath, focusing 70285e3beb his mind.6036b80d56714fc7

At that moment, everything 4a408a2f90 around him seemed to 4a06ffcfee slow down, and all 484d0aaeb1 sounds faded into silence.1b0aa323a8bb8901

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It was a 99c8a27f99 phenomenon he experienced 0b0f30cacb when his senses 8c9aa4dbb9 became razor-sharp.c8430f08a206c11b

In this 7a4c9e73f5 state, he 5e8ce261f9 could even 0a6cedbfd0 perceive the 075cdbf920 movement of 1ee56a7213 the wind 26dbbafc49 and the d7b4af8f4b trembling of 46764ca695 the air.c092cf325bf4d25c

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Jack wanted 953995eb8f to completely bd28bd2e92 internalize this 357805e95d moment.a31fe45bc85bd045

Only then e0b197c83e could he 9d12291224 anticipate his 3d1549e229 opponent’s gaze 7f86549fa7 and the 51ef29e4ca direction of 5d64479171 their blade 05a6abf189 before they 1d0ea914bd even moved, d110ac752f allowing him 39f8537f2e to react 341930a120 first.78711d0417d516b1

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Even after breaking through 8f99f72f74 multiple barriers and achieving bac9c927ef the title of ‘Swordmaster,’ b550d7a288 Jack continued to push 8070d91a50 beyond his limits for 55051a61d4 one reason alone.44016e13e4a78429

Because he 1f14f663e2 had a 7de20d9f3c clear goal.31f282e8cc96138a

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“Jack!”a2716d21ef75b7eb

At that moment, 0564ad694f a red-faced Allen 2eccd70f7a came rushing toward b4a07815bf him from the 419af3ff26 entrance of the 95244b0add training grounds.4ddc4fef35459042

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“Hey, put 7dfc96bbeb on your 3092549553 shirt!”c1507ad2e4b5378e

“Huh?”54eaa7bff32b7105

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“I said, 6e86359446 put on 9a2f7bae03 your shirt! There are 73c4963344 maids outside!”132402eb94709c9f

Jack tilted a93b748c3a his head 81d232c074 in confusion 824136c130 as Allen 153fcb4f7b suddenly threw c439afbf59 clothes at 12f8321a0a him.959dd426614577fa

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“So?”fc3b7de4221d1b35

“So what? Do I really cefe5a34f6 have to explain 85abde8a34 this to you?”af69655e148290bd

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It was common for 97e8ee52f9 knights to train shirtless 23a0cd210c during the sweltering summer 9549bd25f9 heat.6684726f8cda0b8c

Seeing Jack’s indifferent 1ddce8fa37 reaction, Allen, who 550717e9b2 had been trying c6238dcab1 to shield him bed6063f07 with his own dfd332d789 body, suddenly smirked.e149b7fd8f979f67

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“Oh? Is that so? Then go ahead and 5a0758a4c7 let them feast their 58c14c9dbc eyes.”8b3852230109b839

“Feast their eyes…?”969ed00fa2165105

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“I had no idea e5a85a93f1 you were the type 3088851985 to enjoy being stared 087f1cceaa at. My bad for a35387bc41 meddling.”d45fed0d514fa2b9

Allen chuckled, 6e20d416ff teasing him, a5554e4008 and only 5fed4fa6d1 then did 6e13b803ce Jack finally 1f289483b5 understand what 80836dc77e he meant.1e99b905996d6db0

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As he b25d3dca5d turned his 9c715cb4c4 head in d124fed059 realization, a 71455404f9 loud scream 6e2b057e9b erupted.0fb6641a9c48aab4

“Kyahhh!”cd37d13dd1496f71

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