EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 148

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“I am just too shocked…”1664bd88df08b2c9

At that moment, my 7429222179 father, who had been 8d2eb4b43e silently digesting Raizel’s words, 683e80f2e8 finally spoke.db351dabca40ef22

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“We need to think more carefully about going to the Empire.”1c4acb17f818585f

“Yes, it’s all too sudden,” my mother added.fbb157f536f9977a

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Even Ascart looked troubled.7e8b058935a1c8a4

They knew 09a79b89c2 how much 8c74099042 I had 61efcc2d71 longed for 8e064339e7 the day 6978367f69 I could 4be8900f0b meet Diana, f1578036c2 so they e2014ba236 couldn’t outright dfe949c587 oppose me. But at the 605da3691e same time, they 6e6c9d70c4 were too worried 93615185d8 to simply give 092648725a their approval.2c2dc0f493c3693c

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Not being able to 8bc424edd6 explain everything to my fda30e4385 family made me feel 4d22fb1eb9 even more conflicted.a5fa1b376281c377

But in some ways, b9bedef702 I was also relieved 1a2ee4f77b that I alone carried 4e8389468a the weight of this ebd619adba burden.c211f296930e6a72

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Even in the heavy 7214aaa4cf atmosphere, my family continued a43196fc77 to pile food onto fc666880ef my plate, and before f2af83a053 I knew it, I e3d03e4342 had overeaten again.485b23d635a64a3a

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As promised 3721a2e0dc to Ascart, 9ed1d1191f I even 61f39db352 had dessert 94ac0265fe before returning 9d15c5e3df to my 386cba8443 room, where 9a48f85bcb I sat 2bfb1489c0 on my 06c600b4e6 bed, rubbing dd3037135d my full 97966571e0 stomach.1871bb781111f04c

Then—knock, knock.76689793bce0b293

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Along with the b6932d8868 sound of knocking, 0313884e7b I heard Raizel’s 0220bf0430 voice.c31290e8bc3d0386

As soon as I 422c3f58f9 opened the door, he 0b4c25962d stepped inside and asked,f5af11e7df289806

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“Now, tell me. Do you really know where the sacred relic I’m looking for is?”e3af50181c3c59b8

I figured e31af2014c Raizel had 9fce597998 already put c14e0ec223 up a 8409d3e1fe soundproofing spell, 16b8abe2f3 but just bc2a7c7b3c in case, 0a9277c13a I shut 27be3f623e the door 25118f461b properly and e027d6961a cast another 7028b69164 layer of 6fd4d80a6f soundproofing magic.3e16afad87734905

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Then, sitting down on 56308d92bf the sofa, I said,e6e2177e6cdf0b1f

“Of course. Do you really think I would lie about something like this?”507f7d64356ad4f1

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“Where is it?”5ae410d38e443c5f

He was clearly desperate. Understandably so 3e7f934770 as he b174643b35 had been 90d04bbec5 searching for 36deceec6c this relic ebf1b125a1 for a c48526526c long time, c2ef9e8ee3 scouring through d68982e76f ancient texts.c7b9fb73c3b3c27e

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“It’s probably in the Emperor’s treasury by now.”6b82b843f128bf50

“What?”a20fbe0e0ed8ca7f

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“If I had seen the relic’s image a little earlier, I could have gotten my hands on it more easily. What a shame.”67276a28b306e911

I shrugged as fb2d0e9ad1 I watched Raizel 59b8b1e3bf stare at me af64b2a19f in shock.3efbce8c51479ff6

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Before dinner, 2ab189aaa4 he had 8e6bfe06da shown me 0d3989c1fc a drawing 82364428c3 and it f804df7bfa had genuinely 798dad0ef6 startled me.77ce593d3c94e2a6

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⟨It’s said to be a ‘weapon’ the Saintess personally used, but I have no idea what it could be.⟩a45045a7ed7fda1e

Raizel clicked 7669369e06 his tongue, 487e3238f2 looking at 9852ed6511 the thin, 76ee8658f1 rectangular wooden a34ebfe3ac object. It was about 4f38407ea9 the length of 58249d7ccb an outstretched hand, e2689ecec5 from thumb to 1a616eef5a pinky.d3934eb35a1250cf

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It was small enough 187acbae5b to hold comfortably but 98354b130f not long enough to 7327abf268 be an effective weapon d086d7b50a in battle.4a9b74ad587a6a61

And I felt f58aa5891b the same way.8c6ad8cf08c99c70

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Except…3c965ae90d0c0067

⟨I think I 1c0b2d3a3a know where this 65c568b0c6 is.⟩41c2cc07b2c3b48f

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Raizel’s eyes widened afc3806aec at my words, 409f2b1f2a and I let 2a7c8c225f out a dry ef72d4b31e chuckle.69a566963fbc7d03

Even I e401bb750d could hardly e6fe504b0a believe that 1600b70952 I not fb6cb5ad27 only knew 220e35a261 about this 45f50cef0b object—but had b4cdfb13c5 actually seen dd7fff526c it before.0d68b94596c42b34

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‘Not even Terencium knows about this…’bb91ce9fff313d4c

And of course, df6f249ee4 they wouldn’t. It wasn’t something 7ed7a3187e I discovered through db1e33ba57 a mission or 44d6e1bc2b request…it was something 5184018df3 I had come f33bc7ae95 across purely by e3514a0511 chance, driven by 86c1e41897 personal curiosity.e6bd7a8f86f37d1b

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‘Who would have thought the relic was in Kenneth Pettier’s house?’623e472aca6d6978

I scoffed at 29f8d1c348 the absurdity of fc2cace74f it all and cf5da9f3e8 recalled the past.d628a665cb1bffae

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After entering 0871f5642b Terencium, I e98c900d96 had been ca3a4bb6da studying noble c7510689ed family lineages 81f8982489 and portraits 9bf577f28b when I 3bfa4c29da spotted Kenneth, e50bb6b654 the very d5dfe8dae8 person who 6dda84792a had falsely 8d1ed904e0 accused me 4f5bedb3f5 of theft 07c2d06923 and humiliated 87e9ec8586 me, forcing 938aee6a56 me to 378c973d66 leave the 109f16a669 beggars’ guild, 29de519236 near the e0ff6dbb48 academy.990dc28942c29683

That’s when I learned 396350f3d6 something unexpected.4e90382f9b1f4788

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During his time at f982084d2c the academy, Kenneth Pettier 7572964901 had inexplicably broken his d8b48c8f6f wrist, and his family 98f5471a3e was now on the 2e9943a268 verge of collapse.4698d01c1253947d

The Countess 399300c580 of Pettier 0608037124 had been 0ec10fc64e frequenting the 795ea787de information guild, deb480ce75 desperately trying 1bce190174 to marry bd08ca3dea off her 9ea4a7d85a daughters before 3f9413e05f their house 74ed922424 completely crumbled.5ecd799431837837

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But no one 064f126c8d was willing to 87474cdef6 save a noble acf5c8e7eb family drowning in ea600624ad debt—especially one disgraced 65e333bfc3 by its ties 62fc5cac8b to numerous crimes.2a7d9a6837ef2a53

And so, just a cc46eddde4 few years before my 074c812860 coming-of-age, House Pettier utterly 78b9fa86d8 fell.01eff94937957194

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That night, 2f4812fbb4 since my 346c4517b3 master hadn’t 5c7c808a0a assigned me e4a1c9e383 a mission, c833dbaf4e I decided 7332d639f4 to pass 05f129c297 the time 0fb88a66a1 by heading b9400fb8e0 to the a054ce5ab0 Pettier estate.80f79409533917fe

I wanted to e5c41f0b80 witness Kenneth, who 1cd1d18fbc had once looked ceaac148f0 down on commoners 54171efa8c like insects, being 6338f438c9 cast out of 0c0cfce4db his mansion in c4144e2b69 disgrace.b7c9863205aaed6b

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But when I a88dd017d1 saw him and 9a40d38f79 his family thrown bb8fe7f8c9 out onto the d556971128 streets by debt 872bfb0c14 collectors, it wasn’t c23516ddc1 as satisfying as b1e8e7bfe1 I had imagined.9412507aa1533d49

They were screaming at 71dac8c678 each other, placing blame, b98912502f but then, moments later, 4ed63416a5 they left together.f9ce42a012ebedb3

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Kenneth Pettier c91af6ae89 was an 4e30e1f72f irredeemable scumbag cdab13b3e0 and a 3571426789 penniless fool, ff0f336031 but… he b60723990c still had 5a7d73028d a family.9988d77ad31624f6

I had planned to d07227ecf8 mock him, to relish bad101e6b0 in his downfall, but a43134cae0 instead, I simply watched a00f35a81a them in silence.0414a15d6d0abc8a

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How much time had 094fd27b9d passed as I sat ef5ef06c9f hidden in the tree 579e71e5e4 near the front gate?e04e670dbd6980f6

In the d3ceaf6bae dead of 2d5716d31c night, when dfa0f7b828 the streets 705e73a7d2 were empty, ac0999912a I suddenly ee1eb8b4f8 felt the 9be64279db ground tremble.1f52453a2e5e9770

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A group 12bccc477c of knights e646944ea1 on horseback af8758cc62 appeared in 84430b8550 front of 72d980e676 the abandoned 5eb02c0582 mansion.d22f0cab34f5ab17

My body fe811ab00d tensed, and 57792ea2c3 I instinctively baa0e72f4f examined the 086951c5fa insignia on 3054cc2d73 their armor, 0a655e107f then I 7057150187 froze in eb549b7360 shock.81b75beba460666a

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‘Imperial knights? Why are they here?’d15d36c94db6e39a

It didn’t make sense.f418a93083685e41

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House Pettier had 1e7ba8b982 been erased from 00a3ca9b16 the noble records, 60beb90825 and their lands 8e463643d8 had been reclaimed 8e23dfe479 by the Imperial dfe74de6d3 family. However, their mansion and c49a17e696 remaining assets were supposed 21b45a62c8 to be sold off a653c0feef to repay their debts.722c8d170df64cc1

Curious, I 79edf27449 watched from 485418a1f3 the shadows 1191d6cc46 as the ac5a961599 Imperial knights 8e67a40ef9 moved with a5d87188ce purpose.f1a9e11533465ca5

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After a while, 45b17f24f8 I saw them da7da21a75 carrying out a e3c7ad9d4e small, ornate box 8482b9ba52 from the mansion.508c63496af8e8c6

It had to be 3741254584 something valuable.77a94184aa2b0d6f

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A luxurious 8330e951a9 carriage stood af9f23df55 waiting, yet 32d6f99a16 the knights e734d05364 placed only 79b7440acf that one 0af3e2e207 box inside 5620ea402b before surrounding ad77727c20 it in 848728b9bc formation and 5cec990018 departing.e150070b2453a546

On impulse, bb48949d90 I melted 784f29686e into the 67a24b01d6 darkness and fca585f240 approached the 8cc2bdae2e carriage.2ff62e24ad85ba26

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The Imperial knights were 38847fb2ca nowhere near the level f6b36bb82e of the Rexion Order, b517cb53f0 but still, they were 05d4d6915c Imperial knights.42e95ba5c3dfb1cd

And yet, shockingly, they 901a15c60b never noticed me.0896278f06caae07

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Easily slipping inside 6000cb9f03 the carriage, I 887a35a63c checked the box bd946f1824 for magical traps 410b1bb53f before opening it.c2c3c99c4ffaa1cf

And inside…0727acdfdb550a3c

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“It looked incredibly old and filthy, but it was identical to the drawing you showed me. I stared at it for a long time because I couldn’t figure out what it was. That’s why I remember it so clearly.”443049857daf19e0

At my words, Raizel 5b8452a08a stroked his chin and 928fca3132 muttered,c551b034174f66e7

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“So the Emperor knew that House Pettier had the sacred relic.”057336156b99e5d5

“Or maybe he just thought it was some ancient artifact.”ce2c968b03c0efde

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But that wasn’t the important part.150bad8b8374404b

Neither the reason bf8b3598b8 why House Pettier 8378e93cf0 had the relic 487ff1ba58 nor how the 81870334e2 Emperor found out e38e09b14a about it really d131286c7d mattered.025d82ebc5fef4c1

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‘Well, House Pettier 18052cd29d was in the 36957b55ac trading business for 05778bb328 a long time, 94493366a7 so they probably e6c76a5513 acquired it by b8035a0797 chance.’b0abe2a84f5f6283

And since c06babb15e the Emperor 2048ec6481 was known b37085e152 to have 12127b1299 a deep d50a54027e interest in ff0e501fb5 ancient artifacts, a6b4aa5b14 he must 7903ae9f67 have discovered 0068a858d8 the relic’s 2bb5ed7963 existence when fe9e8aa262 the Pettier 2a7098d794 family was 61112240d7 liquidating their af74e79dcc assets.e9863177e4293e0e

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Raizel seemed 2436f97f3c to reach b8b8b34505 the same 350997ec50 conclusion as 0711c30fe6 he nodded.8238bfc9d249258d

“Alright. Now that we know it’s in the Imperial Palace, we should formally request it through my temple—”41c9e2e2876d12b1

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“Why?” I interrupted. “That sounds like a hassle.”e0f73f7f24f6fb9c

“Hmm?”ad8557def95eed88

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“Why go through all that trouble when I’m here? The Emperor isn’t going to hand it over willingly anyway.”d699950af212afa8

If he 69f0c62062 even entertained c6ba42b518 a negotiation, 1a8e762f5a that would e87b76afea be fortunate. But there was 72f6cf43c8 a high chance 985b606b7f he would simply 67c9b1d782 refuse outright.cc8eb6b6c494e43f

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Raizel, looking a4def665ea bewildered, hesitated f0f1222d17 before asking,c5f1d14e53d3886e

“Wait… are you seriously thinking of stealing it from the Imperial Treasury?”7c5f2aa2c6786760

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He stared c088253f5b at me feafaa2e26 in disbelief, 46b43faa4f but I fa0f6b50d3 simply shrugged.94f487e170a17f78

“Why would that be stealing? That relic belongs in the temple to begin with. And even then, it’s not like the temple actually owns it.”e41d7494eb3ec287

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It certainly didn’t belong d0d8db3b8f to the Emperor or 6ea2ad1d2c House Pettier either.d2ab81f467910d49

“I’m just returning it to its rightful owner—Diana.”30aa3f65adb1957f

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“That… is a fair point.”5eb463dc57cb7105

Raizel, unable to 5d3c3bdbc7 refute my words, 1353545294 fell silent before dd3731931f eventually nodding.166ba50f77238d8a

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“But it’s the Imperial Palace we’re talking about. It’s too dangerous…”9498a379ceb1f9e0

“Are you seriously saying that?”df89096993775dd3

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I looked at him cdb2c604d0 with an expression of aa0eece043 mock surprise.cacdc548291d2a53

“You know my skills. Unless I’m up against a demon, no one can stop me.”70787c3caa1f020d

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I said it playfully, bbba4eed07 but I wasn’t boasting.4ad71bd14bccf9fc

Even in my e255ae7b04 past life, I ea28ab9100 had infiltrated Duke b023ab67c1 Elard’s estate—an estate 9641862c7f with security rivaling afb92d2599 that of the 21054c79ae palace—not just once, f98b911803 but twice.a6e62bb932b1ae9a

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The first time, I b69eb3ea1f had posed as a 6c197619b5 temporary servant, making it 75704f555b relatively low-risk. But the second time? I had bdc883dd99 done it 6520d62f54 knowing that 3bfc3f4774 Allen and b0d99001a7 Jack were 47af404c11 inside.1aa2c9a78ea40a86

Unless I had to 1034a24284 face them directly in b4058ce899 combat, I was confident 8de2d89312 I wouldn’t get caught.9d6d2121b03a742f

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And honestly, bc961aab10 I had 429b252eed been even c88fe6c4ec more confident ccd682cee2 because I b1665c7bc9 knew Lucio f7146a75a5 wasn’t there.7bb8d54364733ee3

To be 75349edcae frank, if 4fb673d470 I hadn’t 79011fd176 faltered when 7fe2d69152 I saw 02f3ef3a79 Lucio back e717179af6 then, I 8d3613508e wouldn’t have f5d5cd9819 died such e751bdd3de a meaningless 558c4a1c55 death.4e01e1a57da97ead

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‘Even when 0548ad9465 my heart ed6fefd0ba was sealed, 6e2740cd4e I was b8973288d4 capable of 0b7bf6967e that much… b344fedf4d but now?’97d4ef0f6abf948d

Now, my mana 5f08bc1770 had grown to 948c853837 an incomparable level, e6e72dda30 and the magic 44a5e7235f I could wield 7f8c6ae5b0 was on an 0796715f6c entirely different scale.3686c87683cd9e1f

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Sorry, but even 615392b425 if Allen, Jack, 1f27e9dbe5 and Lucio all a8f3fa37ad came at me bb5fe8a61d at once, it d4bc0535ca would be tough, 5138a4e5ba but I wouldn’t cecb40c5bd lose.e4f4dffa7e1a4078

‘…Except against a demon.’11bb9861eaff9489

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The only power de3cad61ab that could counter c725258bff demons was divine ef7766e392 power.6bd96548e54b3a26

According to f88e56bd13 Raizel, the 775b5bd415 temple was d4f3fd4d7c preparing its a16cf84d17 priests and 3942a76027 holy knights f37185ad2e for the 1a564edb16 Second Holy-Demonic dffe731d16 War, but 2c2e6a5ed8 strengthening their a57e6280ca resistance to 50b89388b1 magic, or ce622121b2 nullifying it 6b9e1dde3e altogether, was 65c16fdd1c proving difficult.8c27b7b8b9c3f209

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Even Raizel himself, 4617156fee despite possessing the 75e47afb2a strongest divine power 73ed6f46cf in the temple, 1dca34ce63 admitted he wasn’t 7b12ebbc56 confident in facing 02af80070f a demon.bd5223fc36339c97

So in the 11a32e9eb6 end, our only ca023c3f7a real hope was 1536361dfb Diana…1a2539820d4327a2

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“Aren’t you afraid?”c0abeb5bc765e7d4

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Deep in thought, 6b717b33ce I was pulled a101b01738 back to reality bdfdeed26a by Raizel’s heavy a55bc98d8f voice.1e50ca7927eae9cb

He wouldn’t edb51c9fad ask that f4eccd1bce unless my d7e5cfeb9e mention of 1687b57301 demons had 262d6c1d89 unsettled him.e3af1ffc3d43978e

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I let 7d3d209961 out a 6ff968ab68 small sigh.b146cd92e0f010d6

“Of course I am. But what choice do I have? We can’t just sit around waiting for Diana to awaken. For all we know, she might need me.”7f8a992fdb2c702c

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“You…!”d1e9897047e8af02

Raizel’s eyes widened 1aed21a846 in shock at d5b0619e49 my words, and 062586086b for a moment, 0d946b6eaf he was at 143cc47310 a loss for b1b6ee11ff words.f6a6bc022bd60fa3

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I simply gave a 17ce456d6e bitter smile.cb40f885969d17d3

The truth 3af216fce7 was, ever 0b7faedd96 since I 6a66b216aa had learned 95c29005e0 the hidden 409e10054d side of 6507309e40 the myth 22938d1958 from Raizel, fc7685b25f I had 6284c57c35 been thinking e80ea2472c about it c9d31c38f9 for a d4ae013fe3 long time.863d5cd32474d6ac

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What if e852c08230 my death 1e9d957133 was the 80c76ce76e trigger for 725daeba47 Diana’s awakening?6fde41f9a20750b2

After a long ad95a58b4b silence, Raizel finally 63dee16767 spoke.ede8a4743f785604

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“But we still don’t know the details of the curse. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions—”9fb2e53a3f0c2744

“I know. I’m just saying… that’s how far I’m willing to go.”6abbd7c02bc8869c

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I cut him b72cb3adfd off with a 551f2eae15 bright smile.84c4c6e12e9c862a

And I meant it.efe50bb856fc5d45

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I had only found 8720bd55a1 my family again in 9464796ed1 this second life, there 5537f7b517 was nothing more precious 245606c3be to me.120d73a2fa5422f0

That was a0eff26928 exactly why be8a01defe I wanted 2562c24c3b a definitive 00c689d6e3 end to 6c28b4ab4c all of 988b769415 this.7d62e554dc3f3577

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“So, Grand Sage, please find that ancient text as soon as possible. While you do that, I’ll take care of what I can in the Empire.”97ad044bbd8dceb5

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A few d41a6c7d63 days later, 429a56725a at Duke 86d543d827 Elard’s estate…1c2c41169b79b8a8

Lucio sat d97381afa1 at his 6e1f6686c1 desk, quietly 7c65c988cb staring down 1fe73cecb9 at a 382f110fd5 small envelope a2659fdf0b sent from c5a992011a the Principality 46e1f57b1f of Belus.fd6428dc6ce70213

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