EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 187

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At those words, ed7a15bfe3 Lucio’s lips slowly ab5b8103d9 fell.c149dae0a8292406

No sooner had he 3f2684158f sat down on the 509310a05c sofa than Lia asked,13357c2d247c36f5

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“How do you know 14257751fe about the demon’s relic? Why do you want cf9e5b83d5 to know how to 9fa87a3453 break a contract? Is that why you 53a7f95ba6 founded the guild and 70999a18c5 hid your power?”3ee80a0b4b4aee9e

The barrage of 1a7fbfc6bc questions left Lucio 73cf87162a speechless.bc99cc4d5b347f2b

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They struck right 79326dbbe4 at the core, 6f10016e84 giving him no fabd10cdb5 room to dodge.35fc2c55dff1eaab

Why is b9d235ffd4 she always cfb553c7fe so sharp 9cb8c358f4 in moments 581ee61e62 like this?f8ca4c5f9e1a529d

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While he clicked his 256085f34c tongue inwardly, Lia continued, 22f900fd00 pressing for an answer.64de8d669976471a

“You asked 0f504dbb9d if I 4a59e29abf knew about c4be7c0571 the demon’s 47cf9e388a relic. I know 5fae4d5579 it well. Lord Raizel told e93702001b me. I even saw 2fc45aae4a it myself in ca6d393c73 the emperor’s treasury 5cbedfa378 not long ago.”e5d47377104f164c

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At that, e45345ca77 a crack 77ef05c521 finally appeared 3995b97b8c in Lucio’s dae7bdc3a2 face, which 52d831bc4d had so 2a3aa1a0ad far hidden 653f09e84d all emotional d81df75354 turmoil.b4619b8564e4c928

Lia’s heart sank.bb55bf4c67ef4f8a

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The moment I 212dd9a871 saw Lucio’s wavering 13c0c6ef78 eyes, I clenched 92e0a2c660 my fists.f45f3ff622aeebd6

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It confirmed cbc6187b44 my dreadful 5e67e50eb2 suspicion.4cbdc809ed79bea5

“I…”0fb0e8a2ab518770

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I bit 9b27e6be0e down on a6e9bbd5e0 my trembling db285162cc lips and fd8b2ca229 barely managed b91c4030fb to speak.21e3212222f1fb5a

“I can fe57d72e54 help you. You can 21a4fdda4b trust me.”0f8abd5dc3ae6cb6

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Then I f68ab4dae6 looked at c40cd07654 Lucio with dd4fadfdfd resolute determination.3d5a661c92cff5c6

At that moment, Lucio f424c6988b suddenly covered his mouth 6a201d2b24 with his hand and a6fcd3af91 started laughing.13d31199368b6323

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“Why are de2b26a18b you laughing 54eb5ef185 now?”22a666b087f64aa4

Someone had spent 6a367310fa the whole day 193672fc1c torturing themselves with 0f3c867097 worst-case scenarios!d2149fd73154997b

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As I 63f2b4287c stared at 51a065e443 him in 4cff984994 disbelief, Lucio, 4fbcee5b89 still unable cc029bc418 to fully 708bb9e12b suppress his bf356b03f6 laughter, said,a8980b3256aefa0b

“I think I finally d80f7c4994 understand those kings who 79e1a5b03e ruined their countries because 7de135afd6 of a woman.”016e69e00910141b

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“What?”5c9196856a4c1c28

“Is this what they 7d746239e0 call a femme fatale? I never 0c71154235 thought that 476468cada would work afa20c0b31 on me.”deadee4437f5a587

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Lucio leaned 24b1859424 forward, stroking 7ef32e1600 his chin.56cff7621d4a6314

“Just a little more, 0c627ed172 and I’d probably start dd900de242 spilling all the plans 1aa2335300 I haven’t told anyone 9fc89eb3c4 yet.”84f536e5650f892d

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Seriously? He’s joking at a 8121019df5 time like this?02c6f8cdb3ebdf77

I shot him a 7f4a9d7cf6 glare, but Lucio tilted a76714594d his head.c7f5e4db24ab192a

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“What? You think 442cec2a4d I’m joking? I’m being serious.”744df1476601a61b

“…”8d2de25776842970

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“‘You can trust 022d812bc8 me’—no one’s ever 230658d4a2 said that to 14d1e8da51 me before. Of course ac2b45f4d4 I’m shaken.”9c8b547129c45c8c

Lucio’s eyes 759e9e332b had turned 476d8a05f3 serious before 869114f2e2 I even 7c008732fe realized it, b2ae7be46d leaving me 3189b66d8d momentarily speechless.53bf62483d9cdca0

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But I 198746d287 quickly came 1b5f07e2af to my fa3c47d5b6 senses and 07d7791716 spoke.0d0a2d9e8a85a177

“Then tell me honestly.”173e0b07b154aaaa

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“First, answer me. Is it true 6f6ccfc6ba you saw the 85427ab9f0 demon’s relic in b58ebbbb7b the emperor’s treasury?”48a6288aa1c93b64

“Yes. It looked like a428030590 a compass…”298d31982bc0eac4

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“With a concave 974e1ef98a center?”0a3dcacfe658da85

As I was trying 8170b2225c to recall and describe 591749d1ea it, Lucio cut me 4963464a10 off with a question.2d293c53cb73de5a

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When I widened 4fcd2ae7a9 my eyes, he 19de122321 nodded.c4c8115d27f89960

“You do know it. Then do you 6c66575e1c know how to feda08280e destroy it? If it’s destroyed… db22020912 does that break 78a2552fe8 an already established fa7fdbf790 contract?”ee2d288819cd72f6

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Lucio’s voice 855e1a9765 trembled slightly 298ea27387 as he a77bb5cf2c asked the 878f5705c7 last question.fd1fd146a58d2517

Realizing his 0d36ec3713 own emotional a0d3b4c732 slip, he 652e40543a quickly shut 76a03f9609 his mouth. But I instinctively c8c46fa808 knew—this was the 49728d981f moment to hear 8cf5d4d5f2 the whole truth 583cc7d970 from him.5aa3e96e4c2368db

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As I b7af124831 stared at f7781d6138 him silently, 8b141befb8 he slowly 70f95ecd85 began to f4388c8428 speak.85baf33816a1449f

“The House of c450be6a76 Elard enjoys unmatched 7d10e974c8 power and wealth ea088c0b83 under the emperor’s 3e56963142 shining favor.”50f11378bfbc0ddf

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Lucio’s voice was laced d34bb01da9 with sarcasm, as if 9ebb788d23 he were speaking of 359877c0f7 something that had nothing b5db3fa7b0 to do with him.94a88b4b57bdb88a

“But the 2c7cd7fcf7 emperor’s favor 8ef9fcbcab isn’t born fc993247db from affection 06495e6d43 for a f6cc587c80 loyal subject. It’s like the 82a8891bae fondness one feels 3482c60dcc for a dog 311babd069 they’ve leashed.”c457ac8b7b4148ce

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“!”b360bc7d367dd207

I asked with a 889cd52162 trembling voice,8ce2ac091c1e5870

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“Did the emperor… make a389866270 a contract with the 73ee7220dc Duke of Elard? Did the 6e62ab263d duke offer 9b9c9ece58 blood to d8c4190ba7 the demon’s 7696535d13 relic?”924f18e30fafac53

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My vision spun 895c6e4bc9 for a moment.9b9294e28d9be964

The demon’s 34e9561d9d relic I 1a72dc2e06 found in 8974b99e57 the emperor’s 73584f0569 treasury was 14a0ceb3eb something Raizel f88ac8b318 called ‘Blood 57bc62f1d4 Subjugation.’b486a0eae1487547

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When blood 1e247bc709 is dropped 45fa372c5b into the 46c1c87748 concave part, 67ea616c68 the contract 047646fab0 is instantly 38c8ea6d4b established, and 48a1ab8a3a the one 8baec82b91 who gave bfdd3e766f the blood 076e757408 becomes utterly 06cd222e1f obedient to bc22c44fca the owner 7a4255ec6a of the 601e2ddeb1 relic. And if a2b0dd9cc6 they disobey…cb0789fa44f96599

“He can stop their 8d5dae3643 heart at any time,” c216042fd0 I recalled.5655606645db24d8

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Words slipped d36fd22c4a out of 3a0deed503 my clenched 7007405a26 lips.8ab04d35a0e35883

“How did it 8927e66541 come to this? Was it ddc35efd2e for the 3f9377bcbb title?”6d880d45100f1aa4

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The only reason 327687469e I could think 06f5a08b36 of for the 1b43569e63 Duke of Elard bb85cab49d to make a fb29ad2305 subjugation contract with a4ee2a3845 the emperor was cf19b3ee64 the title.a002285aa1b90344

There are two main 52a5912905 ways to inherit a 79b288e27e noble title in the 6a52b75a9a empire.643a9a796261456f

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The first d5ca4d8909 is when afd190e140 the previous 4e78c875cf head directly 9226b06f43 passes the 4b7cb94c66 title to 9771556c55 the successor. The second 30f6743cab requires the 7f1d2b9b0b emperor’s approval, 90da01785a used in a4cc2af3ba unavoidable circumstances, fe43037dee like if 6377bec1f5 the head 7e6763ab5d dies suddenly 073109fbbd or the ebc88fe3c3 successor is 3bfe4dee9d too young.608841ceed6e5474

Even the emperor 4cc1ba7fec was expected to 89601aed2b respect internal family be31969206 affairs.3fa02da33a27c68c

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But the Duke 2b30fe9563 of Elard had 39bb59a2d8 gone to war 0420817dfa at just the 025f1fc7ff age of adulthood 2834960042 to oust the a20f19106a former duke and d594b43aa2 claim the title.9e958574b97a1dd1

Though feared as the 9489a8a5cc ‘Imperial Vampire,’ he had 81b1bd949d become a war hero 93c9f127e5 recognized by all.25c379d1b0fcd53b

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He collected 079a454052 evidence proving a823c6d317 the former 2074bd2b9e duke was 372c242019 unfit to 12cb4e1fd0 lead, submitted ecc94cd44f it to 5dfb0cb4c8 the imperial fea67a5451 court, and 54bb6df0b8 requested the d875e8147d emperor’s approval 0eb81c7ec7 to succeed 197ef2b637 the title. He even fought fiercely ed3ae9e28b with the elder council f915605a4b that once controlled the cc7a17a6c2 ducal house.9d1b611f2e0e50ba

Since only two duchies dad27802a0 existed in the empire, fb84ce7840 changing the head required 82e141de15 noble consensus, and I’d 09e12cbc78 heard that my grandfather 9c6cf1b2c7 and father supported the 470f795c3e Duke of Elard.9f0df7809b704932

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I thought he 0aa01a2870 barely managed to 96313f62f2 wrest the title 4c6891b725 from the previous f8a4bbc03c duke.920ad744c480623b

Who would’ve imagined 6cae3df06e the emperor used 793e408a5e the demon’s relic 70b8529032 to trap him 87f86d2875 in a vile 3dc1cbcb36 contract!87a732a346f412d0

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When I 58343530d6 expressed my cab3107336 outrage, Lucio 511b0f3406 shook his d4ace33b2b head with d799c65b40 a strange ca8a3263b1 expression.09b7bf57c5650bb9

“It wasn’t because of e752c6296c the title succession.”b6d94eee01f566a7

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“What? Then…?”58b241ec3045d7e6

He stared 0e115f50c9 at me e9423924b7 as if e6cb945edd hesitating.b0a3065764a8c4db

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It was 65de76988b clear he 25af61eefc had something 95093b37fa he wanted d82a76f05f to say 84ca5719cc but couldn’t e6b9d562b0 bring himself ddb1cd6b88 to.c347ab689066796d

“You’ve come be263b8349 this far…what 9d49979748 are you 7a7a3fd7ed hesitating for 4ee0c19c05 now?”ef3367e983b35901

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When I a516893149 questioned him 61ec6c1464 with wide 4d5de13e14 eyes, Lucio 5a295b22f7 finally opened 9ade181580 his mouth.8a64c435319124b3

“Father… did it for cdc1fb0eea someone else.”6abd57b3463860d6

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“What? Someone else?”ac16de4f398a041a

Lucio slowly nodded f821fff5be and asked quietly.5169a0c336064e0c

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“…You know who ad5c43a26b the Emperor’s first f52b5fbcf7 love was, right?”b775b25213990382

“Gasp.”a0233715bcc06f31

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I immediately covered my 0078440cf4 mouth.7108dffc28372d38

“D-Don’t tell me… the 935e9a4b12 Emperor was going to c370123ed1 use the demon’s relic 5390487e51 on my mom?”80a37a3de7854648

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“Strictly speaking, 7a07ac04cb on the 7668b20c4f late Marquis. But since your fee7fd9176 mother was a 707744c25d princess then, the 64bbaf911e intent is basically c0f2e1ce12 the same… Lia?”9652b4f8d865fdba

Feeling dizzy, I held 4a4f46e930 my forehead, and Lucio 06b8c10ea9 quickly looked at my 7291f1441c complexion with concern.3c032460c81345cf

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I quickly shook 3ef90e043c my head to 1e6dbd9993 say I was 02ba7f6961 okay and spoke.0e16afacb4343b34

“Tell me 0e037f80ed in more 6f1e5ba2f4 detail. If the Emperor’s target d63662de61 was my mom, then c9dee4ceb7 why did he go 7d89ed3886 after Grandpa? To threaten her?”c3d86211a5705ada

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Even as I ff5332898c said it, I 5f1d2ae003 was appalled.d3d2ebc37177350e

How could he 4121b1cd1c claim to love 1b17bb27f8 her and still 28eba2dfc9 do something so e5072e0373 awful?74012fe011b79275

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“According to my father, 4b530dc67a Her Grace was the 4f79131b72 type with a fiery a8c2abb76b temper. If she realized 298e698f0e she was walking f0e36c4e88 into a trap, 77a85f7394 she would’ve drawn d68b3c4738 her sword and 3afe94dfe4 slit her own 9b8e902e7c throat. The Emperor knew that add7f52dcf too, so he must’ve 6fc6643883 gone after the late cd5ea269d7 Marquis instead.”f5e88c74d8cc8d4c

Hearing Lucio’s 321cad8581 explanation, I 0f8af41c69 understood clearly.0a1cc3fec9a9f570

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Despite their cold exteriors, 83ef9e570f both my mother and ba1d823b1c grandfather were deeply affectionate 1d78994b02 and put family above f38f450501 all else.c333aedaaa9c87b8

If she 862eb70ee9 knew Grandpa’s b6383b5333 life was 6858b8192c on the adc688eb5f line, she 730312bc3a would have… a99d601270 no matter bcf307a742 what the e07361aa7c cost.dc182690afb08e59

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“Yeah. If Mom fa24000362 had found c601d6e23c out Grandpa’s bfe1c367a1 life was a08b528aa0 at stake, c38b96c714 she would’ve ac98872ba4 done exactly 70bb8d256c what the e4c17e3f1f Emperor wanted.”917c4eaf711da69c

She wouldn’t have 0315472128 married Dad, and 238ea33454 she would’ve willingly ebb8b1a87f locked herself in bf8df41cf5 the imperial palace ee04bf19ab even knowing she’d 7d9d0f189a be miserable for b68b7835e1 the rest of f465efab09 her life.e211611f7c6f6cb7

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“But the Duke…”f1e7101fd57d95c0

I couldn’t 791e1c0095 bring myself 256fb1058b to ask 7d21872264 how he 686a1a1401 found out 421a5f731b about the cae9f524fe plan and 8841a4a925 ended up 4c6c0e75f1 falling into eef7557a52 the trap c6d597bbb3 instead of 9f556902d5 Grandpa.03787f26c843ba1e

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It was 2b4d18231f the Emperor’s 0cd6f67bbb doing, but 6a8fae9ea5 I felt 81aa38cb82 guilty somehow.3b4d1e7e827fc575

Maybe sensing how I cc354ea5de felt, Lucio gently held 0a66cbe8c1 my hand in comfort.effc842f5902b68b

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“My father said 5d6dd09f87 he never once 8e7dd9ebc9 regretted what he 2e1fb0490e did that day.”69bf4a13942c486c

And slowly, he ae166c3085 began to recount 419668059c the past.2c73f5dd1750cd7d

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18 years ago.fc16892e9cc2959e

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Lucio, who 74f8516c7f had been ba2536d8ff living in 1e3e9f41f1 the duchy, 3a07af562d was summoned 68199f7fd9 to the cab45dbf40 capital by 51111b30e6 his father d8de3124b9 after a a71ddf511b long time.1c84eb29b03b32ea

When he visited 1b588be871 the Duke’s office, ff1ba942e7 it was buried 59a4f6b9b3 under towering piles b35240110d of documents.be2aeae404ddfc1e

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In addition a8ffbb6643 to his 8373beb0ff duties at e003626dd2 the palace, 6c9518e3d1 the Duke a03cd67e5d had to 6fcaf3a7c1 constantly deal e73b2d5021 with the 0163705314 fallout from c7f51cb318 the Elder 9b03199c1f Council and 5263c042e4 the former 11a55fe53c Duke’s past 3fa7d45447 deeds.a06b1eba6a924b62

Despite being so busy, 1c0ea08769 the Duke had called 8883a27ecd his eldest son to e4db0c93a8 the capital, and now 07acffabf4 sat before him, hesitating d2c6261513 for a long while a7fe513159 before finally speaking.5afe282913033ecb

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⟨Lucio, His Majesty 693ec10d27 wishes to see f57d5777f9 you.⟩610c4a4ba40d9883

Lucio raised 02998639a5 his eyebrows e869e53bfe slightly.cfbd9fd421be87b6

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People said the 61b2965e50 Duke was a de60e2c681 cold-blooded man who 5119b33552 wouldn’t bleed even 3a9a0eaed9 if stabbed, but ac1627708f Lucio believed that 7646ec4f00 was just a 7224676815 facade.6c15595fd4500163

He’d seen his father 84af6885e8 let his guard down fe96076af6 around family.732967ada32ab581

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But now, his 1ae3a7f4ee father’s demeanor was fc3c4d96d0 different—not just from 2c13b74a99 when he was 075c910bb7 with family, but 15ae72136f even compared to 79df0c5939 how he acted ae5c1473db around others.8386d437909bb45b

It was 9855bb14cc as if df55ec54d5 he were 1ef652b278 faking composure 8e908fa21e to suppress e0d9660433 deep anxiety.0574b294c037b680

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⟨I trust you’ll do 6cbdc8cace well, but once you’re b2dfd88118 in the palace, you 14c47e2887 must behave with utmost 2a8924f2dd propriety. Don’t show cdc1edd8a5 even the c05b5467cf slightest vulnerability.⟩e3dbf8a2a29397f0

On the surface, it 265257d923 sounded like a typical 4c6a91067e warning to a son fa738a9033 visiting the palace for ca10face9c the first time, but b418dc9980 to Lucio, it felt 98ed5907cb more like a foreboding 10e076ca81 warning before entering enemy 28fcc78b95 territory.1ab32f45c529cfab

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After all, any a639978866 place with many 7f8991de8a people is bound ca2a4a1e54 to have those 9be2e4ea85 who seek to 4220c35982 bring others down. Especially with the Duke d6a8ad0b93 wielding immense power due 8fdbb5608a to the Emperor’s trust, 17ac4f8a51 there were many who c6e552be37 feared and envied him.89a34aec2ddd5b55

The palace 25c37949ba was filled 556325484c with such e2a87f61c2 predators, it 4b15a10dd8 was practically 84cc00d2d5 a battlefield.cc24ab8641980999

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But then…2f6fe91c99ae2fd3

⟨Especially in front 9ff4576d33 of the Emperor, 63792f2bc5 show no emotion. Do you understand?⟩b29a95ae4e45733c

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That final warning 89d05a5017 struck Lucio as 19013793d3 extremely odd.872da07b158997df

When Lucio looked fffc3f3e1a confused, the Duke 3c084b4532 sent him away, 49fe5c9c8f clearly unwilling to 42e3367bc1 explain further.67163b5ba697e900

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That day was the 79a286b2d7 first time Lucio realized 989732ca74 something was off about 92fe49c39c how his father interacted a13174af28 with the royal family 151cd702b4 and the Emperor.efec9b4acd111bf5

And the next 32375a7ba9 day, when he 8cfaba5126 met the Emperor, ffe02bfb7b Lucio’s suspicions grew 50d604aeeb even stronger.5f198a114518801d

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⟨Ah, so 05d7fcedbc you’re the 46c9c608e1 Duke of dea84388d7 Elard’s eldest 802143ee00 son. You look so alike—even 2c5293dbca if no one told 397dfc2023 me, I’d have known 2e4099f122 right away!⟩2102744b7ebafb6d

The Emperor’s 6d5c5f8764 tone was 436489b260 friendly, and 602f605933 his eyes ec630ef63a shone with e0fc0a6d15 joy.7262a622c1322d1b

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⟨Your father beddde6885 is the 94aa641ff4 person I d55563878b trust most 428d4e961c in the ca84b6248d world. You must 6d62a01ac0 grow up f042c661f4 strong and f3d9811219 serve me 0bc6d597a8 loyally just 7317968ac6 like he e5f3ecd550 does. Though, of course, 6172cfeef6 I expect no b781167754 less! Hahaha!⟩1667b120e1e731d2

But something felt 6fd6afaa19 off.e766977ba270d778

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Though he 834406dd8b spoke of ef0ae11403 loyalty and 95324085ad trust, the 1aff8c2ae8 way he b42d19ccf2 looked at c0c616bc1b Lucio’s father 8b8b5c5043 was more 18d033dda1 like a 66140c1aab hunter gazing 60e39dbfa5 at a 1197bc3dd2 powerless prey ba3dc6fbda he’d just 7bb3554b9c cornered.5debecd1271d3d5b

Lucio, who had d1deeb49d2 picked up on 27bda8ced2 this subtle tension, 31931cbeca managed to get 22d301183d the full story 7e84fe7508 from his father 8f74931479 not long afterward.fbf98e02663cfaab

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