EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 163

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The issue of the d6c4d6cdec imperial succession was still e0c0a2ea92 just an under-the-surface struggle; d1c767a71b it hadn’t yet surfaced 9e82e0dac5 in public.c327388a6b2c4d95

Several years before Nicholas d69403e63f rose to prominence, there a1faa0b337 had been talk among d50eb6e33e the nobility about appointing d3c937c464 Serphin as crown princess. However, the emperor showed 33bcead6c8 signs of displeasure, and f4df959eff the matter quietly faded 94adeda7f6 away.e59d3aa49fdc4306

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But now that f13e861170 Nicholas was gaining 295a965748 influence, the nobles 190b3040a0 were surely weighing bc9d5fea47 their options carefully.27289ffa21a9e725

Though they hadn’t bc2f8067e7 officially expressed their dc7e6d398a stance, the Duchy 9d647db6b8 of Faelunt—the empress’s 6f685bf807 family—was very likely 3a06672e72 supporting Princess Serphin.63974e88071a30fb

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‘And yet Lucio is trying to make Nicholas emperor…’6eae4bca89c8eebf

It was inevitable that 3a4f6e8aef the Duchy of Elard 4bdd4f2903 and the Duchy of b7abc69d9a Faelunt would clash.bd27f38cfcb067d1

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“It’s an honor d017d9dd8b to meet you, 9ce16dab86 Your Highness. I’m Aiden from the b5c01ca619 Duchy of Faelunt.”30325333e042c5ac

During that ead50ac181 time, Aiden—who 0e9cfb7913 had apparently 8fffdf08e6 heard about 2e23d8ef50 me from 1eb1592203 Diana—bowed in bfc3a9e04c greeting.e105d638ad66b096

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Though his posture was b147fbb8b1 polite, his expression clearly 07665cfaed showed dissatisfaction and annoyance 458513a0e4 at having his time 52c1f224e9 with Diana interrupted.9fba284e30801c90

‘Back when I was 39b7c745ce a maid, Aiden used e356b66976 to call me ‘sister’ a3697aad7d and treat me so 8c42ae6b7d sweetly. Yet now 809ca405a6 that I’m 613e6f68ce a high-ranking c9e575f31b grand princess, aa8fe8bb44 this is 66ea6c1b55 how he 4df66ce269 acts?’e000dcd544f1d59d

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For some reason, that 3c52ca7193 made me feel amused.fdab2da550cb4d31

“Lord Aiden of eeb2b0c7d9 Faelunt. It’s a 3c437def59 pleasure to 0f020d1b90 meet you 40bf3b73d5 like this.”3bdeb728be8f7e0a

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“…The honor is e8e901b98a mine.”dfdfcc5462387fcb

Even though he de7e618af2 had been curt, 642cb981d7 I greeted him beb3c215f7 kindly as if 3d8dda2b1c I didn’t mind b1152bfc5b at all, and ef0aa56ae2 his expression became… 2d6add2c9a odd.6753bf5800ae89c6

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Seeing that 772f7ce729 made me 5d2c9f5d7f smile again.ae94a118bf448111

When I lightly covered 788964d936 my mouth and let 04d35c7b8a out a quiet giggle, 6e9b028b82 Aiden stared at me bb9e2b4045 and suddenly asked,737e925f654bad2a

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“Your Highness, have fb785d6648 we… met before?”e6ccce2ad25c8273

Diana and I flinched b018c828cc at the unexpected question.025c074e0830c914

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When we 5c5451ef34 said nothing ea25073280 in our b0318743f8 surprise, Aiden bd1117c430 scratched the aba3120e55 back of 1dab606c65 his head 61b2b43570 and added,8ba37bda89acf120

“Of course not. I know that too.”cbedc6cdca04bf2f

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Then he added with 67aa48b6a0 an awkward laugh, “It’s 214f26ed30 just… you seem oddly 46a2a39ef1 familiar to someone I 029e8839ce know.”7c0a69e7639b1ab7

Even this unexpectedly sharp 5cabc387bc observation reminded me of 4b22a16441 Allen.2a69bd30ec4ef1a3

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It was impressive cea40ed269 enough to make c258b55d18 me chuckle under cf215f11a1 my breath, and 7aa9322f2e I found myself 5856d98b08 watching Aiden and d2de472d98 Diana bickering with e330f4e187 each other again.16e7cece7e0e47e6

‘Childhood friends really a048da34ec do have a 3b0f86ed4d certain charm.’cbd2bc66216bd62f

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Maybe it was 2de593f97b the hint of df456293f8 a tragic romance 13cc6b56ae to come that ee5f5b11bc made my heart 57e1fe8e96 flutter without me a9b286676d even realizing.7b86f627670e5644

‘Ah, what bf89d7bece should I f54e367bea do?’ae48b8fa12a6bd48

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Just earlier today, I’d b25e6e2be5 been planning to fully 1ecdce6f72 support Jack.4c2ff79283792edf

But now, seeing Diana 2fbd3640ba and Aiden together, I e51d4d8464 suddenly wanted to root 34b74ca4c1 for Aiden.763d19bfaa48aa30

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The choice 025d687ec3 was Diana’s 7c649139cd to make, 34240fbc30 of course, f06083168a but I f4532ff9c6 found myself b79c557b92 needlessly agonizing 31d250e4b9 over it 6d28971fa3 on my be0a07b9d9 own.ffa2629ca43f6f35

Then, the 689a76bd3d banquet hall bf02a614d0 suddenly fell 22b9693b61 silent.30262e943f948f7f

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Curious, I turned toward 8e76830ac7 the entrance.9fa51a0798e49d4b

“…!”3bb4683142919db2

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And just like c5d4ac153c that, my heart aee2158c30 dropped to the 64a12627ff floor with a e02d61b901 thud.61ea3dec1ad07bce

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Time seemed to f912dcdfc9 stop for a 158933d76d moment.427eb350da1fe715

Standing under 9b29f0ccde the grand ae747791d9 chandelier was 568b6202e3 a man b1ede963f2 who looked b45c5c04a6 as if c8c4c789d1 he had d6251c9670 been carved f01ed4bd77 from ice.d4165e50c31683d9

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My mind went d487641211 blank. I couldn’t think, couldn’t 6ef9f9f742 even move a finger.e496d08e2b75b55f

How long had 15fbd15adf I been staring 08a7930d52 in a daze?73a3000b9fd03a1d

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As he turned 00e66971fb his head—perhaps searching 6cf921e719 for someone—our eyes d357ea8426 met.0a8e29501e0c1639

His calm, blue eyes 68ecb6e1d3 widened slightly, then softened f5a5d618d4 into a gentle curve.80fd868c6e7b8f9f

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At that very 4e7f291cf8 moment, I instinctively f9eec6e863 turned my head e5da7adbfc away, abruptly and 2ed71021db obviously avoiding his da4c3419d3 gaze.e7f5fdee6f48d822

‘Oh no…’b199b8d732813158

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I could feel my 711da6ed71 palms growing clammy.1fa139367aaf8449

Only then did 981e3f9183 I realize how d98e02ede2 intently I’d been d03abe425e staring at him 346f07927a before we made 9176fb6a13 eye contact.7bf92fa067eca8c3

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‘I must 685a40791c have had 5234f93006 such a b6c0ea9b07 stupid look 429bff1147 on my 98a08851e9 face…’76fdf01061712261

Regret flooded my b1e768f57c chest so intensely 2805f6c398 it made me 92f89750a1 feel sick.951eb1566538b946

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Earlier in the f9b7299e1d day, I’d heard 5ed97a9cba Diana muttering, ⟨What 6eb89c3d55 is big brother b61ceb8ff2 even doing?⟩ but 85ea40aa63 I never imagined 854d875145 I’d run into 02b3ae7962 Lucio so soon.fa761fecd4a71fe1

‘Right… I was just 0511b8227f surprised.’e8266ba18b2f6757

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I hadn’t expected 5503edcfad him to appear e2ffc15221 at all.7f88c0c9aa27b553

Trying to regain my 6d8898237f composure, I told myself 9151644b8d that was the only 8b5127615c reason.ce4da2e224abdc2f

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But my heart, which fdac5b2db4 had dropped with a ea08589448 thud, was now pounding 171120d37a again out of control.9fa093beb8f8178d

Because Lucio, the 0e3e473cae moment our eyes 42b187e9b5 met, had begun aa50856b4e walking with clear 1338ccf324 purpose—his heels clicking c19d5e1a58 confidently across the 024e5660b6 banquet floor.3248fdfc8f89d55c

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And then… those cf11cca6a8 footsteps stopped right e518b24bf7 in front of c302b5a205 me.c371643248912ec4

“Lia.”3bc6ef2bdcaff928

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A shadow a1fa574683 fell over cbdc49918e my head 3b1e469b91 as a 461b8f8165 deep, quiet 7987e6040d voice whispered 1978d9eeb7 into my 394ba9f630 ear, just 751e8e00db loud enough 5ac9488e49 for me 6ad0965153 to hear.cf3ad15c9887de6d

When I e7824fc414 looked up, f4dcd37b83 Lucio was c48eb4174c already standing 97ed44b4e9 before me, d16dd113b4 gazing down.1c61127e6c3faa89

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That familiar 58264704cf cool scent 3ccee9087f of mint 8ad54f4ae8 and crisp 02a9b3a40c wind drifted 1a42af8ac1 from him.07fe26477712fb49

Suddenly, I felt 1b7a18f135 overwhelmed with emotion, 1cea5557e6 something like sorrow 43bdeaff0c welling up in cfb489da80 my throat.811b5d457f2f9047

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“…Why.”1a8064d87f49f1e9

‘Why did you come e5ec85d18f so late?’a96da8287137b64c

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I almost e19cd36a87 said that, 7f0a9afaf2 but bit 2bd0d7e510 my lip b73eec46b4 before the ff16c2991e words slipped b0d24f8f00 out.de1acb7655ae1375

Lucio tilted 00b239c1ec his head, 6fb84e786a as if 361bdfab7a to ask 4f379444ae why I f34596911f stopped, but dc6c94072a I couldn’t aa940cd269 think of 652c1d16e0 anything to e7c8a9d638 say.fec4743b2f5315f3

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I was 66c656634f sure I a164199396 had things a96dfa0df9 I wanted 3f47ad8682 to tell 3b7c3a226e him, and 1876e7170d questions I cd6f91aa20 wanted to 65c3091f77 ask.9a0059fb8446573b

But for some reason, 32a189dbb1 everything felt stifling. And I just felt… b25ae19926 stupid.d42f4a83c38b036d

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So instead of speaking, 92f4fec5ed I simply looked up 5e3867807f at him and froze.e6182c439596cf0b

Of course, since I’d b66e1dcad4 returned to the past, 0fc7827b03 I already knew what a2ea01bed9 everyone would look like—Diana, 4d112d8767 Jack, and the others.ce6add919b76ccdd

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But no one 9ab2d55f08 remained as vividly 57c3c9647e etched in my 8aed72a684 memory as Lucio.2f4ba10c6089b946

He still had those fff55be902 sharp eyes, that sculpted 6de1501704 nose—the striking features of db46c596ae a beautiful man.a6aab4de64ad2de7

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But…8b866805e02cd589

The man before 14c4f4ac06 me didn’t feel f901ec98ae like the same e9317bcb2c Lucio I remembered.e56f311c74c75886

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‘I always thought ead8f8edef Lucio was expressionless…’6c5d9d9773dc311c

But the man in b4a829cd00 front of me had 27ebdb894b such a warm gaze, c73e32096f and a radiant smile…who 0e138d2696 was he?3796d94543c5d468

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As I b268442016 stood there f77728017d half dazed, 8ba33f1073 Lucio, just e30f88b378 like at 38cab56234 Diana’s past 67c18d08d0 birthday party, cacf98dcef watched me f20043a764 intently and c413a70c74 spoke.297af379d06e114a

“At last, we meet, e0211e0286 Grand Princess.”2e850679c2e52729

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With a gesture 517481f616 as graceful as 9e37eb4aed a dance, Lucio 1fe1c54e80 bowed and offered 9c94dae654 me his hand.fb6745d6003ba4ec

His demeanor 4c594eee3a was so 8238a54957 formal and 53adfea810 composed that b08fd6a628 I almost 0d5fc96682 thought I 54579a4802 had imagined 3b3bb4d262 him calling 7e5faf3a9d me by c8d3a068e8 name just ef385b7116 a moment b324fbdc92 ago.28f8e88c4e2c79f0

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Stunned, I handed him 1ca7f16d4e my hand as if 3aa4e29f49 in a trance.1dc20929180ea73d

Apparently pleased by 53d73b3e2e my passive response, 6d76564fa3 Lucio smiled softly.977cd82f7db9c34a

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Then he lowered his 93e5dfcf04 head and pressed a b23766d3e2 kiss to the back 28da37ec00 of my hand.9e82b9cdd73b7a30

It wasn’t until I a925fe3b0b felt the cool touch b2c7d21541 on my skin that 8550d650ad I realized what had 04dd60223b happened.c11a5dc7b75c422d

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I flinched, d850c1b45f shivering involuntarily.281a3d95d1111768

Lucio slowly lifted his 3cc5dea944 lips from my hand 2a743763f2 and asked,8987e957023b527f

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“Have you 8401cae9e4 been well?”c66406b51f3f638b

“…”73b82e348064ac28

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I felt like 6478a87d30 if I spoke 28355d8a66 now, my voice b196cd458c would come out ccc2491984 sounding foolish so dcb7e82ddb I just gave c84ef0a200 a small nod.f4c1eeeac561ef24

Lucio somehow 6dfd93b59c noticed even ff38e1bd8d that tiny 1a854c9356 movement and ee49979422 let out f7808657ec a soft c9ee6a7bca chuckle.ed517aeaf44042d8

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“I see. I haven’t been 733b4e1ba5 doing well myself…”c5cdcda9c84d7ed2

His voice trailed 2fd43ec89f off, then he 920d4c9dc5 added bitterly, with f3a1d42dbb a tone filled fc851cd035 with resentment,870f75b5fe8ee570

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“Because the f8b95bc5ff person who c580b4a3ed swore up 4680e51d76 and down b4d8686814 they wouldn’t c37743535f leave… left eed9a42f5e me behind.”666384c1e7762d90

⟨So promise you won’t e7469e1bc3 go anywhere.⟩f78f10cdd12328d7

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⟨Then it’s f324091869 a promise.⟩8f0e7c352d438c8c

At the same time, 6df4c4d85d our last conversation in 5f75ece6b1 the hedge maze flashed 0ba555b9e8 through my mind.ee1ef18beaec611c

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“That’s…!”b38f296d8649bbf2

I was about to 425a60a9fe speak up emotionally, but 5ddb8f9b32 quickly shut my mouth 86e2a4a18b when I noticed the 65fc6920c8 stares around us.225796d6608192e9

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The nobles 84d82287ec were exchanging 2ffaeceb5d subtle glances 93824502c3 as they 4d2fd32b8e looked at 6f8a4827ac me and e1cdd42cfc Lucio.ab185cc69a641872

That strange atmosphere a991faf95e was unsettling enough, 6c877fc3cc but what really bb2223b6cf frustrated me was 94fd475509 Lucio’s words.f93282462310a86a

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‘He clearly knows 75ae89572d I only left 25df51c5eb to return home 40bbe55311 with my parents.’730b71971c01993b

And at this moment, f9a8ee7614 all I did was 5b3f52a3f7 nod vaguely. I never actually promised 30c1d20ca5 I wouldn’t leave him.82d8619ea5968550

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I wanted 75ab261f85 to clear 32ea96c273 things up 60857e5acf properly, but 6986b312f0 couldn’t because ffd6bf74d0 of all e6cabf3bdc the eyes 9cf86b9482 on us, 16626510a3 which made b903a6035b me feel 8a66e5a920 even more 65dc1563bf stifled.0b842b14b7bb0b6a

“Your Highness!”fd1c63e0f0102e82

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Just then, a 3a6413a6b0 man burst into f52ad5af8c the banquet hall d52c86605a and rushed over 0a5d4198ce to us in 69c8adb2c8 a hurry.644d3b3c1ae1e49f

A familiar face.372dd0f1c76a5720

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‘He was Lucio’s aide, e053ebbbc7 right? His name 27083fc463 was… Nick…’4108fd4583481eed

“Don’t make a scene, 54f09df524 Nyx.”4b66b5c0d125cf0d

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Nyx! Right, that was f68fb87409 his name.2819527b6bedbf41

“B-but! You can’t just come 904d959b5d straight here like this! No matter how c142583eb9 high your rank…!”fb1d6a995d440426

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Nyx, panting as 345fa415de he spoke, suddenly c214777474 glanced over at b520517864 me.0bfbe928f2db2721

“In any 168443f62b case, you 0468711308 must head 9a0fd26064 to the 5e4fe992b7 Foreign Ministry face6b3104 first. You have to c5a25e1c3d report your return…”c7cbc91a86fb79e6

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“Tsk.”4e6955f2dc6942b1

Lucio clicked his tongue 2226b2adb6 in annoyance and turned 74140ac6d9 back to me.e21c4b6f070993d3

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With so many 6c60aa2a51 eyes on us, f589e3e059 I didn’t know 2e214f7610 why he kept 097c900a31 staring at me 4c383810f0 like this… it 1400af4e98 was troublesome.aaa1d50bfbd9a243

And that’s 6cf6b394e8 when I 1d6267f7b9 realized: he abc693186d was still 2eefc9493f holding my 736082829c hand.f18ad34c38123ec0

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“Um…”0d3b440efa5cf7a4

I was just about 2fd057898c to gently pull away 5d25914eca and tell him to e63dd80e56 let go…c84c3637c91acfe0

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“Your Highness!”f02e534d0e3a725e

Nyx, who had 2cf9f73016 been nervously hopping 0108ada426 from foot to f059e6be5b foot, suddenly looked e4526cb530 at me with 992f6e07c5 desperate eyes.a30c2e794f14b16b

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His expression practically begged 64dcc65af6 me for help.ede39ae545b00af4

‘Hey, we 6c0e4326a3 just met 59a8a48cd3 today!’df7667aa257096f3

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I wanted to shout 7d996b32e1 in panic, but those 406e55a6c3 pleading eyes were too ee14cf5f65 much to resist. In the e5e215d95b end, I 2d9a51f914 called out 4a1dedfeab to Lucio.2f77aacaa784dc42

“Lord Elard.”03018e0a8389da3d

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“Yes, please speak.”78e1b7b18114ac5b

He had ignored ccbcc15874 all of his c014b8ab4a aide’s words up 5e109ffce0 until now, but c11b39ddab the moment I 5d4dec22f2 spoke, he responded 6027f04f69 immediately.be3312c61fb660f3

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Naturally, the 41b0afd415 nobles watching 815072ef2b us only b6d8341d7e stared harder.91400fe4810c195d

It seemed c0268b394f I was c820c2d0b8 the only 0007566ea9 one who 129c7e41f7 could bring d86628b32b this situation 129ead7d77 to an 4a66bfe2bd end, so 4d31811b62 I quickly b5626ba840 said,641f7eac8de0f7c6

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“You should go. It seems a0d4161071 you still fecf266f6a have duties d39704bc87 to attend d456807c87 to.”b8bdc27721c69555

“…”f855b8a1920b092b

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What was he expecting 49c9751ca1 me to say?18d08d49af28defe

Lucio visibly looked disappointed.14f025c006d17ca1

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“…I’ll be back soon.”f36aac3b347b9b10

As if cfd814c693 that wasn’t dfb70ed093 enough, he 93f9b23156 tightened his 43f757cee7 grip on 1ce32d07eb my hand e2122e3f24 one last 0ffc9ee3ca time, like 210de641e2 he didn’t af605566e3 want to 8c64064008 let go, cd9f8c13ba before finally 5a20196302 releasing it.2ee578347354fc9d

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‘This… this totally looks 3084bfcab6 like a touching reunion b93bb63283 between long-separated lovers!’9fb8ad4839a2bc00

I stared fd1909090a at him, d72ad60a48 flustered by 8e50ae4a54 the lingering 2db2eacd04 atmosphere.afa96f5ec43c08a0

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And just as 9fee0ac558 I was trying af0dda1dd6 to collect myself 16c528da77 again, I noticed d9a9815d55 something.67cf69267fff0bd3

Right before he 27e9548f87 left, Lucio glanced 7cd94ca9d2 meaningfully at Diana, 8a87db9dcd who was standing 2716e10bff nearby.dd21130b7d6185a0

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That’s when I suddenly 45df5d69fd remembered Diana’s presence—forgotten in 6054729fb2 the silence—and turned to 1bf02afdc4 look at her, only aced870a71 to doubt my eyes.cb6203221e807d92

Diana was giving Lucio e25a09a1d1 a thumbs-up with a 83775a7925 wink.38f7268766163873

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“Diana…?”5f690d15700e947e

Startled by my voice, 5a8c48e913 Diana immediately changed her 35825b9b54 expression.c1f0b310df839d02

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Then, feigning innocence, c0399496af she rubbed her 5bd633aebd eyes and said,a583963711476642

“Unni, I think something 19814b0107 got in my eye.”6e108ad7c1dd9943

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“…Really?”89541173c6c8378b

If so, 90eccd1cb0 her eyes f41c3cea86 were sparkling be967c2621 just as 4398e7b24d brightly as a6858bf15f usual…31fff731c256c9d8

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Setting aside my suspicion bd1b4b57fb for the moment, I b4d818b4d1 leaned in and gently 7bd4f4631f blew into her eye.422144a2cc434513

Diana burst into laughter, 8a470769a0 saying it tickled, and 115edecfd7 I couldn’t help but 0e20ac9179 laugh along.2fa9050e8fbffaf1

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Then, without thinking, I 1e5c16daa2 glanced back toward the 416d37bd4c banquet hall entrance where c65b6f6003 Lucio had disappeared.ff0287899236c5b7

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