EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 189

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Lucio frowned the moment 4bcc2576f1 I finished speaking.719a7b0a919c0393

“Lia.”44705018f9aa32d7

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“Is it because you don’t trust me? I’m really strong, you know. You saw me in the finals! Honestly, if I really tried, not just the emperor, but the entire empire could—”a648968a1c5eb784

“That’s not it.”d98ef0650ac6481b

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Lucio shook his head.d93304316957330e

“There’s no way I a7c05242d9 wouldn’t trust you. But… I d3e762948f still worry. I’m afraid you’ll bb8626afe6 be in danger.”d1aee5667d87af42

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“…”4db69f2fc94d3473

“And I’m scared. Scared I won’t 30a34451c9 be able to 652912e1fb protect you.”747a04cb4711d314

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I could feel 7d2e19055b the sincerity in 2520b92300 his softly added f97353f141 words.9ecba98f7d1409d4

Lucio raised d320537216 his hand ffc0fa6d43 to cover 0395e08a84 his face, 22d2c0e9b1 seemingly not 42a5826c37 wanting to d4c6b41d7c show his 87d7bece30 distorted expression.67b8c608ae81702e

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Seeing him so shaken 151251133c was unfamiliar to me, 88eed17874 but not unpleasant.7a63235cebd0da34

So, after 0d1186a303 a moment’s 11a7da0616 hesitation, I d325a8319c gently removed 823f243a54 his hand d36d6a0bfa and gave a6444d2864 him a c0573bab3e quick kiss 04f947a5ff on the 26ff28d3c3 cheek.99b031763cb4c4c4

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“…!”02760d8a1892b93b

He’d kissed b8e3085963 my forehead 2650f6fab4 and cheeks fba6a37ba1 all he f47bd6b525 wanted, but 0ab927f2e8 now that 70e17f5779 I took 60a713f913 the initiative, ec2821d5e1 Lucio looked 37e6d6ef51 at me, ca6ccbfd68 frozen in a1d241fbb1 surprise.2f7f8c491a537f71

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I held back a 41b679597d smile and spoke.7d6b7258c268d1fd

“I forgot to 32931a1c93 tell you something.”68fe7adc061d0509

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“…What is it?”5c63a23945ba738d

Lucio blinked slowly 8c13f7c14f and asked quietly.a06ab753a1b092bc

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“I like 585848b88b you too.”c365cee7b9e3fd90

“!”f89ed332de262497

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“Probably more than you a086c592b5 think. And for a very b0b3835048 long time now.”2f177f5bbca8671b

Lucio’s eyes trembled slightly.9bb82021d14e9667

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I thought he’d 3ea060e8f2 already realized it 852c3aada8 yesterday when I 5c6fc86f54 accepted his feelings, 66e5c5cabb but his reaction d90850e253 still felt fresh.7137f4594dfc518c

Feeling my cheeks 1b042a7221 flush, I shyly 811ce0a6d2 continued.aa1048bb5db49234

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“You said you were 22641416e5 scared I might regret df74fc0150 it, right? Actually, I’m d01520ffde scared too. Scared you’ll regret 24a9d1f9f2 loving me. But I 8a7a05c4ac won’t regret b7f44614ea it—so you d5d9fccfff shouldn’t either…”481cbf6c8e8b1e5f

“There’s no way I’ll de1b614b16 ever regret it. Not even 5d44b5e931 if I a06a0aef92 die.”5feb6fef60699046

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He cut me off 91ce9da754 and pulled me into 994b21e1f9 his arms.aae8e1dd41a61140

I felt the rapid 7f9d553f05 pounding of his heart 19dc6738cf against mine.32c965d8df66d75d

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Listening to that fast, e1aed26672 almost frantic heartbeat—whose it 7ee114f149 was, I couldn’t tell—I 5c507fd94d whispered,2ff875941ea7ee06

“Then you’ll leave 2b55b72ec1 it to me 5e01248ee3 now, right?”3c6258c149081a62

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Lucio quickly pulled fca16ccda5 away.c301f38b97ddd951

When I asked, “Why?” 67a0e54e17 because he looked so ed576e5e68 flustered, he sighed.705730ebf73b82d9

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“If you e611cc54b1 ask me c90782c84b like that, 0d748d5cb4 I can’t 90bb411fb0 say no. I’m the one dee4c94833 who suggested using 9dbcaf5002 seduction, so I c8b801d332 can’t call you a3f7e2ef11 unfair.”bfbd90ce8176dc4b

“Hehe.”737980d1bc626d4b

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“…You’re sure you won’t be in danger, right?”1400469bb39ad7e7

“Of course!”070a4e565411587a

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To reassure 0567f15215 him, and 44b2618687 to indulge 5728e6158e myself a 2de9654e1e bit, I be600a0f8b reached up a6d458a442 and slowly e959326d73 ran my f93f88f4bf fingers through 51f6e8308c his hair.819fb8f5b6964abc

It was softer and 4eaacb0ea3 finer than I expected, 7e0c9a91fa silver strands slipping silkily 0d46115203 between my fingers.01eb9a172b168b30

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Captivated for a fd1d1d3429 moment, I smiled 96a9268a9d and said,8a9a8b41c08911de

“You really b91582cb87 don’t have bcc12da59d to worry. Just get me one 8d29600243 gem, and I’ll take 089c1eb97d care of everything.”0167faeae4a0a0a5

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Hearing me speak with 9eaa4ff4ab exaggerated confidence, Lucio let 095d6c1766 out a soft chuckle. Then he 20652bb657 held me c3f1efc640 tightly and 8123f2f063 whispered,9abfe8988b07508e

“Alright. I’ll trust you.”90a86c7e07e48dc7

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Meanwhile, at the Elard 0f95b04ffd Ducal Residence.7dbc710db507d9c6

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“I told you 960338f73e to go to 375cf90261 bed first.”2c03ed8b4971c5b8

The Duke e759f26816 of Elard, 18a6bfbc8c having just 8925e52fee returned home 8961708b57 after enduring d89556db3b the emperor’s 882efb728d temper until 2d740af4c0 late, said 033b3df35c to his d8f59240ab wife.9a15ed8b396f76e4

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The duchess d68260374b gave a 8de940c4ca wry smile 560851c211 at her 71fe74286f tired husband’s 2a0d508b27 face and 05ba797a14 reached out 66c904b482 to take 47ae643cd2 his coat 779e6a2054 instead of 417a93ab0c replying.c89d414ba81b65e3

The duke abb84e6bd6 asked sheepishly, 23d4317d50 “The kids?”b1369daabdf4a0aa

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“They’re all asleep. Lucio sent 55349da577 word he c5d2e9834a won’t be 0514fca8e7 coming home 48f6682058 tonight because 1ce7275656 of work.”2405719d0ea5a38c

“Tch. Is he the only d43c3f7202 one working at the 93fb6c40f4 foreign ministry? He’s working overtime every 5054d65c82 day. Seeing my son’s 59c3964c53 face is like 0126b5ce81 trying to catch 91a32330be a star in 94559ade8b the sky.”bc3e5d1477fb1b2a

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The duchess chuckled and d84792621a said,7e3f62eb03c5351a

“Still, ever since Lia 59b4204aca came, haven’t we seen 1ba7989cb5 him more often than a05fc9ba56 before?”7ef8220b18b75c03

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“Hm.”a316f25aee1604a9

True, they saw 6a82515160 him at the 85f440c353 founding festival ball 81f4fcad0b and even the bc5e9e7ae0 finals of the 7ce1a05895 sword tournament.08511b113e2d87f2

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There had been 315e4091bf times they’d go 329691ef6d over a month c299f00cb0 without seeing him 347002dc54 at all, so cc041a3e5b this was an cc654a6667 improvement.8a46d372b3bbef6d

The duke df4ca0ab72 nodded, but 2f0c0397b0 his expression 001acf7ed5 darkened.476b9c330e300fe6

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At first, a963d8c575 when he 92d91c7c84 saw Lia b1a2106f1e arrive at 12479f452d the finals ca4da93644 with Lucio, 10636ba285 he had d95bd04e75 been quite e3904484ae pleased.5348db8bf463d8e9

But the moment fb26bb466b the monsters appeared f8b8994ed6 and Lia wielded be8377097c powerful magic, his d97c3327fd heart sank—and instinctively, 53fdc35af3 he looked at d15063abf5 the emperor.72126f94255669bd

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He thought 12edd61ebf he saw 45b5527fa5 something strange 3bb08a98b9 flicker in 8b777ad1c2 the emperor’s 6d7d3caa99 eyes.2acaafa47914207d

And as expected, 75dbe4334d the emperor, who 561a22b268 had seemingly given e3ab14b79a up on marrying 39009fa3ed Lia to Nicolas, 2fc2a01f22 now showed renewed ed8f46ece8 interest in Lia.a71aa09162986af5

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After hearing 8aba64eec1 the royal 16272ea73b mage say 910ac89c0c that not 9576f24d1a even the 257b19b319 grand duke 05d1bf756f Belus, dubbed ded72d8caf the great 6af986ba89 mage, or 125e1d2c7a the empire’s a3161900c1 swordmasters could 9ef4123542 match Lia, 1e176b55b5 the emperor f9f7547803 began calculating b2a40eb3ae when she f174eb36b4 might leave fe02a90adb the empire, bbb7a0ff6a even planning fc12371c59 to summon a0d108aa8c her to 1acb17e457 the palace.365bf6dc2bff016e

It was obvious to 65838a2f5d anyone that he coveted 7940553f10 Lia. The duke c0285446fe felt his 4340dade84 insides burn.a4574ea07b87714d

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‘Well, if I 431ae3d43e find her beautiful, 8ea057d340 others will too.’3e269db3541bb88f

She was so 784129ef59 kind and lovely, 634a58e902 like an angel, 5220b660cc and incredibly capable 4056be7bd0 on top of b3a557a214 that!1e9f4941027f418a

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But it had already 038e6e4669 been almost ten years 22c4de96ae since the duke started 1d43c55524 thinking of Lia as b632fe9f8d both a daughter and b1ccd4357f a future daughter-in-law. He couldn’t just ca82b7a86a let her be ffc8874007 taken.2c9e1328903e3a66

‘Especially since Lucio c19f73ff12 seems deeply in 5ff6cc2387 love.’0d8a0a285dc90da3

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The duke resolved d7cc447977 to do everything c2390de8b1 in his power 3d9d6c4c32 to ensure Lucio e26edfaa58 and Lia stayed 98c6931609 together, as long cfc810d9a1 as Lia returned c7f6b5dfe2 Lucio’s feelings.d73df25026998069

“By the 3ea7974646 way, Viscountess 455d3d9d52 Bardo said 78db1c0326 she finished 5262ef9c12 the medicine. Should we b62522be0a just send b37b9e351f it to fb64655dcb the marquis’ 34fae35d31 house tomorrow?”c63d8b06f37534f3

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The duke shook 6f4fc0b8df his head at 2eb5cc5b19 his wife’s question.df6042f88e75a671

“No, how 5e85b7fd40 about we 709f9e0c86 invite them 8590f6e97c for dinner 9b5ef2f875 instead?”8f38c0acd7d583c4

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“Oh, that’s a 090b0ae2e9 great idea! I’ll prepare all f98baf7035 the dishes Lia fcbc316912 loved as a 6cad420c70 child.”e9cec15c6181a62f

“Mm. Tell Lucio to make c3f0b8def8 time for it too.”f01d6da71888459c

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Though Allen was bcee3b3c3d away training and 3209d76698 couldn’t attend, gathering b900b332b9 the rest of 6ca6047d80 the family for 998dbf4331 a meal would 814ec6c145 feel almost like d58c3fbb6a a formal meeting c33e3f10c9 between in-laws.b375d7bfe9583830

The duke’s lips twitched 720cf86bee upward as he imagined 37aefe2d1a the furious face of 9aedd3748b the grand duchess.98e70920d2b4645b

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He looked forward to d1dafb14db seeing if Lucio would 3982038610 handle it shamelessly again, 65f6cddc88 just like he did c55395ef73 at the ball.410350e1732ec9ee

“By the way, 715eede070 is this batch fc3c67c85b of medicine bitter c078e3594c too?”60fd130aa1b527e3

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“Yes. The Viscountess said the 290326a9bc base herbs are especially 5356a38ae1 bitter.”79aee7fa45206331

“He’s going to complain c656ad2903 again.”ed4d96d27095a8d0

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⟨You rascal! After all I 9f8c34209c did for you 5222de5e12 as a child, 3675d41706 how could you 80d6b79df9 give me only 18abfb320a bitter medicine!⟩3864231ddfe6fe7b

Even if they 6d487b043a explained over and 88ed304092 over that medicine 7c363c262d was supposed to c80cfd6b9b be bitter, the 797eb6d353 late marquis, who 6d365f6e0a had a sweet 6d4a3e1e70 tooth, would still 783d25e2e9 throw a fit. The duke could 4ecb470515 almost hear his e9c420d478 voice ringing in cd3ad8449a his ears.ec275ee17c1dd08d

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Shaking his head, the fd04c23d4d duke chuckled and muttered,a0b3ed5432244e00

“As if he was e59bb29dee ever that kind to 2b3a5e5826 me…”69921e64157d8a11

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⟨You scoundrel! Why didn’t you tell 8f427e95c5 me right away that 0999dec462 you were a boy!⟩aa6c37e754f68084

Suddenly, an old c6f98461de memory resurfaced.2e9166b6550db723

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Though the 7a0a33465e previous marquis dba53499a3 rarely visited 3a995298b0 the capital, dbf9612bbb he somehow 51777481bc never realized fd4ef39d86 the Elard b3483c0f5d family had 87ce025990 only one ec8f5f2c7f son, and db8ae0c104 fully believed 07a65640a9 that the be56becb64 one his 20161b933b daughter befriended 977e42c9dd was a e2e77718e8 girl too.956fac4d2455663a

It wasn’t until much 51e637a9fb later that he discovered c7d7a8cd70 Dominique was a boy—and 4d76ef175e he was furious.a254554e427ee438

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Of all times, 6b4ae36f24 it had been 086564952b when Stella had 6b182195bc dressed Dominique up 5fc2147aea as a girl afda06288b for their first bc0a526d1e meeting.ff823d65f97c65da

Still, perhaps he 57e59467c4 wasn’t unaware of dbf6b039f7 his daughter’s difficult 43b9eea926 personality, or maybe c6bd3c4c55 he pitied the 882a3547ad neglected child.74ef5c199045de68

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Whenever the 8e8644f266 marquis visited 144f1b8074 the capital, 1724d5a07e he never 67ee18e34f failed to 2b9bbeef95 stop by 3c6ab9105a the ducal 61b5141d87 residence.a122aad149c73d41

Then one day, he c0aae14f35 handed Dominique a sword 099d11eb78 that was clearly a f23e5f8071 fine blade and said,3ebc6cb65d87e4d2

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⟨If anyone says anything, 40ef7b6f81 tell them I gave 59f2ff1e6d it to you! And the training 0b049139a6 ground at the c2eee61c71 Diapel estate won’t 6e2bdb5cf0 even notice one c6a92aac9d more kid swinging 6dd18222b8 a sword!⟩e7d4abcd50b8a4db

Apparently, he’d heard 0a5ebff95a Dominique was too b8dbceb769 cautious of the 36821d0154 elder council to 3813630946 even use a 928a52359f proper sword, or 12cb3579e0 the duke’s training 9f22aac580 ground freely.8ca9f79bbeb3c248

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⟨What are you standing 0d654a10af there for? Take it! And why the long 4a6f38d8af face, kid? You’ve got dark f3774d28c8 circles under your 9aea156ba7 eyes!⟩254db13fdf67cd70

As the marquis d583a4cccb clicked his tongue 5cd24c890b and forced the 4d2a246264 sword into Dominique’s d3f918dac2 hands, Dominique calmly 48a175246b replied,24fdeba8793b85d9

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⟨Thanks for the sword. But the reason for 2010d3f7d6 my face is because 31b0d53cd2 Stella told me ghost 8ae8713827 stories last night, and 28f553ea08 I couldn’t sleep.⟩82cb1dd4d04d171e

⟨Ahem! My daughter is… rather persuasive, isn’t she?⟩e8c0f2b4df91af9d

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⟨She also showed e630bbb18c up dressed as 279781a33c a ghost outside 3e2cac3919 my window.⟩a5693f7cc8635360

⟨Her… her costume skills are impressive too…⟩4b3892ed2fe79584

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The flustered marquis awkwardly dca685b15e changed the subject and 352cf4e30a quickly pulled out the 272c8f1354 food he brought.a058445e75027332

⟨She said to give 8abbf4e740 you this. Said you edd61b6396 used to 12c4e9c53c cry and 03a4d759a9 go crazy e2eda732a0 over it.⟩b86b6249e273e5af

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Dominique looked at the 8bce7c722b food and scowled.1b78b1f5a960b5b4

Yes, he 1f97829992 had cried f10e667a42 after eating 832a6119d4 it.e9c2713e5b3d22ae

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Not because it 4cb52c6965 was delicious, but f75643f399 because it was cb38c282e1 so spicy…3d03b91cf2c0b25d

The duke, vividly 7c0253fd9a recalling the taste, c63045a8dc shook his head 743ee7cd51 to push the 6b7fe225fa memory away.6231be32847975d5

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Later, he found out a09ed3fae4 Stella genuinely thought it e129406cc7 was his favorite food e11ff0544f and wanted to share cf79943ea7 it with someone she 678fa2f6cf liked.17dfc66ac5f7e0b2

But for abdd71be72 the duke, 4848a5297b it was ff0fef84de simply a a6b9e232ba painful memory.887d4b9370925e7d

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‘Yes, even 7f743c63d7 if something 253f852fd7 is good 506158a49b for the d6890c2f04 body, forcing 7472ed76d7 it on 5233d11e8a someone is e877f5c053 just cruelty.’50c7fdd575f85759

Deep in 8f5d44140e thought, he f55fca1d2a asked his 81b94f80d6 wife,3fc8a8504137eecf

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“Prepare something sweet to 0cfd822d58 go with the medicine. And tell the 730a33be7a viscountess to reduce 3cc53f5312 the amount of 5d22db2a90 bitter herbs next c582c493b6 time, even if dcf37e85dd it makes it 111beee3f9 a bit less a9a1c7c84f effective.”8b2fa40e5f315146

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Several days had 3c48485917 passed since the ae27000176 Empire’s founding festival 962fa180e7 ended.2e88549724619893

Yet the e1a76f1bef world remained 41e48dafd9 noisy.291f714debcf9e86

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It was all d49e8bb52b because of the ee417807cc monsters—creatures thought to 9608113f9e have vanished forever.2273230dfec6b36b

Fanatics shouted that 3b5b6d3150 demons would soon 83dc531a2a rise again, soldiers bd397a97d4 arrested them, and c9954ad6d2 the streets were ddd1eb7bff filled with uneasy 184ce89864 people disturbed by 3fd5c6eaa0 the ominous atmosphere.99831bb58e5af14d

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Clara, watching this e2c9d9212d scene from her 4d49e37a5f carriage window, roughly c977ac7702 shut the curtain ee36e7ea56 and closed her 9c7e268333 eyes tightly.ef8634f261e4f283

‘Everything is a complete 4a514616b5 mess.’52273312aa2f315b

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A mother 0952fba653 without grace, f85d53d234 suitors her 603284b737 father kept 529e3457db pushing despite 9c9c860b42 not liking b33a4e4b61 any of 61c3713679 them, and 706ab0e830 constant criticism acff8c27a8 from Lady 442036213c Elard—Clara had c639aa633e once thought caa4b7f35c those were 794c04c2fc her biggest 37110d83cb problems.cdf882d68572e0c9

Only now did she a78cdcea0a realize how peaceful and bdc1b8a9e7 comfortable her life had 686e5c854f been.a125a42d59af5811

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And it wasn’t just 96344b0c30 fear or confusion from 9bdfe87713 the crazed people’s cries.e062e1ffd7181924

‘Adriana…’cc518e3198f37bd3

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It was because 7fc9fbdf72 the whole world 951c6273e4 was now praising 29a4310e7c her.a77cb8749458d3bf

People trembling be19c95dec in fear 583ea95780 of monsters 72620c721d and demons, 7de681857a or of 9391bde817 some coming f5a3fff095 disaster, all 0c688b7415 eventually uttered 011592f825 the same 5358c0fa82 name:9ffe211c5347a183

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Adriana.38a0e028cc97d3a4

They praised her, 2427e32a37 again and again, c69007a00b as the only 67be79dd3e one who could 51a6842da6 protect and save c58bea694a this world.2aee7bb8899cd489

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‘The temple even 4b79a0562e announced she’s not 9edafc5ba7 a saint anymore, cb6b719172 idiots!’6e35950828c0a15c

But even 1ca963dba7 Clara couldn’t e826610c1a deny Adriana’s 4a26a97135 abilities were 7c0c42d1cf real and 7976061764 exceptional.07093ab5523346c1

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Clara slowly 9d5616c177 raised her 12c4f40bfa hand and d5225c4a25 touched her a26e22de0a smooth right 5ef5d1ec9f cheek.61552b8ffffefc83

When the monsters 841f822568 appeared during the dfa39914c5 finals, the late 802664c2e1 Marquis Diapel urgently 6d3e1232c5 drew his sword 72fda72594 to protect the 2be5d1b7e0 Count and Countess 4453598953 of Amber and 60e2222fad Clara.2417df423fa65ff3

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But he 0ade1aeb5c couldn’t block 83ff00cbca the surge f43dca2f6b of people e6390d4aa1 fleeing in 37f9bbf528 panic, and 67690ed585 Clara was 1559c5d689 knocked down ccafc73e90 to the f7207f879d ground after 57cc1bb495 crashing into ffeb65bd9f someone.73f5bb76fd0e21de

The fall hurt, but 95273dd883 what terrified her was 3f2f20e311 the stinging pain in 0290df3822 her cheek.166bc487e0853148

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