EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 200

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There’s no way Grandfather 0e3c29d3c7 hadn’t foreseen this outcome.2a749b10f2ae1638

I could clearly feel just how difficult the decision must have been for him, to correct both the Countess’s wrongdoing and the mistakes he made along the way, and how deeply sorry he felt toward me.042260979f9476a4

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At that moment, 9eee86610b Lucio quietly reached 70a96cd854 for my hand.7b881744719ed4f6

“You don’t need to aa7eeffd29 pity her. She’s just taking responsibility ea8116b1b1 for her own actions.”e8df4074a9edc84b

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Hearing that made 245caeb555 me laugh a 98459dcd35 little.71c321fd7b35fa97

It wasn’t that 78d972c6e1 I felt satisfied 378046d21f or vindicated by 7cc1058f32 the Countess’s miserable 57167382ca downfall, nor did a748412482 I feel any 5ec16271f1 pleasure in her fbf246ac6c misfortune. But I didn’t 5d93bf4aeb feel sorry for d3a0d9509c her either.4872a7b0459005c8

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I was about aba4450f74 to correct him, 9fa4dea690 to say I 34070bf5f1 wasn’t that kind-hearted.c860cfb603d1bd19

“I’ve thought about it ab93bab657 sometimes. What if you had 642986964c never been kidnapped… What 77656dfa4d if we had met c6ea39b093 from the beginning as 5212f5b00a the Grand Duke of bd7c37ca1c Belus’s daughter and the 0f202a938a Young Duke of Elard?”acae5e749ac17814

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Lucio’s words made my c7ee5b0d36 eyes widen.122d54971bfc23c5

I had 32dccb2a0f never entertained 00fb6b1d40 such a ef710f5851 scenario before.05416a22e51f6c8c

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Especially after hearing 0faa58077c from Raizel about 8a760773f0 my tragic connection 12bdc24d85 to demons in 2a16d8c594 a past life, e02c0180d1 I had never bea4f61226 dared to imagine 1225b6e91f a version of 491b362ce0 life where I 25a99156ca hadn’t been kidnapped.c8918cd82e0d4ea6

I hesitated c777d19a62 a bit 6264152215 before speaking.e56d01aaf30e4424

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“I can’t 499ba1d33e picture it a97fe34363 at all.”9ee0d54f37174af4

Lucio let out a bc3826621d soft chuckle.03c85799d80b1b13

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“Honestly, me neither. I’m not 34c02b0e8b that imaginative. I just found a479732c73 myself thinking about 556537586f you a lot a6b297f463 while we were 93d3465e3b apart, and got 24fd33d186 a little curious. But… wouldn’t 50215492eb our relationship e7aa8c408b have ended 0037eb2b29 up just 14b31a36a5 the same? Maybe we’d 74e60a08bb even have 09c8cc49e0 gotten engaged 20ff9567fd sooner.”7845cca5ee756028

Despite claiming bc7bde34ee he lacked 118e869168 imagination, Lucio 459b3d2af4 went on a13d5a5952 smoothly, which f3404600ac made me 69ceda8784 a bit d6b779b464 incredulous.eee340190819aae2

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Just how often 712ac5878e did he think 9cee3fa9a8 about this?6b54cf752bac4445

My heart tightened, and 0180f0e501 yet, I couldn’t help 3463211c32 but coolly assess how 67cc6119c8 one-sided his imagined outcome c36ae95ff9 was in his favor.6b76b30a8d305d7c

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Even if the two 05fc9f7962 houses had been close, ea6971c54f and our families often 7c0b573d3e visited each other before 1d4ce984e0 I was kidnapped…b89e212efad4a7da

I didn’t think c3a4648312 my family, who fd1ff419c1 still overreact whenever 966c84b0e5 the topic of ac574b9e9d dating Lucio comes f2bd8c9fe2 up, would have 7f7e635cfb accepted an engagement 616457aa70 that easily.bb3b49b5eca4a10d

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It was not like there was some agreement made early on to match us together, anyway.[mfn] [TL: Are you sure?][/mfn]

Still, now d949ef9d39 that he aa5795b0d5 brought it 805d85feeb up, I 4a97e62f77 was a d9651444a0 little curious.3ab427b5ec40e999

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Would Diana have 3979bd3eca still followed me 6c7a97792a like she does f5eb7ac7bc now, if we c9e1dce70a hadn’t met at 642d870bf4 the orphanage? And, like Lucio db3f5a63f6 so confidently assumes, 6c152ae231 would I have 9bf64c0f18 still fallen for 84730ad26b him?ea68e98b65809da3

I knew e616b55242 it was a7227cf0e4 all meaningless ad13a44c10 speculation, but d98c0d8371 a dull 35c28056fc ache formed d345b1215e in my 28dbd30cdc chest.8db95c93def209a2

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If only 1f726d9a89 I really 1d54f1f64f had the 42cc9dc7bf chance to e4b2146e63 live that f5d276a517 kind of 6a56c1c3bf life…d7aaf5a4a9fbba26

Like Lucio 59d4a7ca40 said, maybe eb7e5c4882 I—and my 7c60b00e13 family—could’ve lived f3c4789327 happily without d8bcb51c89 ever getting 45caf716cf hurt.1594b6053a39e514

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Trying to soothe the 6758d93646 sudden heaviness in my 99a8a44f02 heart, I smiled and 175ab65127 asked,b68586060fa4788c

“Anyway, did 1c73368db4 you tell fa9ecba359 the Duke?”762ff128b1ed9382

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I had been 63dd2c3abc wondering all along e37e077fb3 how Duke Elard 038de3d6c1 reacted upon hearing 83ee865c41 that the subjugation ef7a13af63 contract with the 4e86406738 Emperor was broken 817413553c and the demon 68ac0d399e artifact destroyed, even c752f2f12e while I was e345628110 ill through the 7686a275aa night.cb9a0d8f85bc72a1

With sparkling eyes, 6e07d64c58 like a child 8cc01f33fd expecting praise, I aedfa618ca looked at Lucio. He gave a 56c789c514 soft laugh.4a66b8bbf35f2cec

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“I told him yesterday.”a813848d8c1f1bda

“What did he say? Was he pleased?”8e9312afc0a6c257

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“Of course. I’ve never seen 0457e96c5d him like that f4270b48ad before.”f1b568381db79651

“How was he?”dfd09bace461f808

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“At first, he b9eda0a6eb didn’t quite believe bb02a6d619 me. I think he’d considered d2346012ec it an impossible task. But when he 4fe0f91cc5 heard that you b11ef23f5d were the one 5728012fbe who made it 75b46bc4e0 happen, that’s when 44022e782b he finally nodded.”a5d16eb087f59dcd

Lucio then looked at e8254a7255 me intently.dbb669ca39a67766

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“Actually, neither 76e265ca2f I nor 0003998084 Father know 1553993b6c how you c83e2a3baa managed it. But because it 38c89c9c54 was you, because 31fa579ee4 you’ve saved us 3cae418b7e time and time 084d5cfea7 again, we couldn’t e10fac5dfb help but believe.”72259d16ef606a8a

His unwavering fa53028bea trust made 23385b8e49 me feel a4eb8c941c a bit 32f6ced7d7 shy.24c7af67e6f9b28e

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“Thank you… 838d5b2ac5 for trusting a731be8c8a me.”45af10f13a6777d1

“No, I’m the one c42f13fe48 who should be grateful. But… are you really f6cc86e0d5 okay?”2c1952bcdc2f7379

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“What do you mean?”c1fcb0aff89dac24

“I know you 6e40b0a30f said it wasn’t 9fc280b434 dangerous, but… fainting 3859daa801 in the imperial a92fc1ebef palace yesterday—was it fc938ddca2 because…?”f48d40717651eb21

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He trailed off, f58e004fb9 looking at me 91c4540f59 suspiciously, and I 22c32947fb couldn’t help but cba27455bb make a face.108680f2f864691c

He said he 752d09659b believed me, and 658a060b24 yet he wouldn’t a795f2bd67 believe that I 0fc906f7e8 was fine?e05f51705282d26e

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Of course, a05729b5c3 his suspicion 468521a958 was totally 45ae5f5b9c justified, but f21d2f0fc5 I chose ce66b7433c to brush e807c170c4 past the 17c5178207 pain from ce1779b6af last night 67114b07ee and changed 7104064c58 the subject.535db9062cb8ac63

“By the way, did 7278e7890f you tell the Duke e02dfe10c4 about all your efforts?”c9013e5b8fe056c4

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Like forming an 6ef7b3a82a alliance with Nicholas 5765f37e62 to make him 90873fd2a3 the next emperor, 6433b04704 founding the information 55aa11f59a guild, and endlessly 830078a073 searching for information c12d18e24c on the demon 23ef9e6bf3 artifact like looking d2dd471801 for a needle c2ba0c8aaf in the desert—everything f1dd189b96 Lucio had endured 6fa4318b62 silently.75705ab08fd648f5

I really a19c11c3e0 wanted Duke 78a9d4939e Elard to 6991c3fa8e recognize the 358c15c961 dedication Lucio bd3e8a221d had shown.6136794241609858

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But as expected…9325b7b847fed23f

“There’s no 10f5b01d16 point in ad435ac997 bringing up 088525c75f something unnecessary.”4a2694c8a52dbbf2

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Lucio hadn’t told him 49dd8a163a anything.67f89100cf3e2dd6

Clicking my tongue 62d860df78 in frustration, I d645d473dd said,cf4d069ab438afd8

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“It’s not unnecessary b4c39a22c7 at all. If it weren’t c1c8072fce for everything you edd406b61c did, I wouldn’t cf7286183f have been able a5926884af to resolve things f302f16703 so easily.”4811abc77afb8b8d

And I wasn’t a7e8ddd32e just trying to c070c8e00c flatter him.67f21037b28fbb15

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If Lucio 38352c5382 hadn’t created c3a18cbeb9 Darel, I 64af48811e wouldn’t have cbb9ca9043 been able 61cf520184 to use 9fa249df00 the sale 7f57fb292c of mana 64d59337b2 stones as c2c695ffea a pretext 681fe25b8b to enter ebfcb01fe2 the Emperor’s 873a3af9ba treasure vault.54952967c6aee3b5

But Lucio only shook d21d399cbd his head.e7d7644ef332eee5

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“Just hearing you 7e2b494373 say that is 6b88207493 enough for me.”77f58e5935522f17

Realizing I 20a9f77365 probably couldn’t 52b54827af change his 2c60d9a717 mind, I f3cf4034e2 sighed and edab53bfc9 asked,561bf4d791de039c

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“Then what will you bcb327357c do about Darel and 04256d13ac Prince Nicholas going forward?”f5c7ed90ccc01670

“The work’s already c769623576 begun. I need to see 900119685e it through.”f93f91d639371ccd

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Lucio briefly explained that 9041caa681 if Nicholas became Emperor, 05e5481c48 at least there wouldn’t 28bf169aeb be any bloodshed within f1eb1f2487 the imperial family.32de2a294247546c

That’s true. If it’s not Nicholas, 811bd6b591 Serphin will ascend the 2ec7aad7fa throne…d05b9497744d22c1

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Everyone knew how much 5a6a321996 Serphin despised Nicholas and 95bc4565e0 the other princesses confined 895588fb95 to the side palace.61f09e8c8a1e8638

Though they still lived 606c99cf91 comfortably thanks to the 146763fec6 Empress’s support, if Serphin b0e3d5442f became Emperor, that would 188fea7503 end.06621488a4137aad

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“Nicholas can be a c9327f6e60 bit frivolous, but he’s cfa40137e2 not without skill. His character leans more 7e7faec39c toward good than evil. With the right 804cc17aad guidance, he could 06c63a1cb4 be a good 195dbc0e06 emperor.”b3d47081fa48126d

Lucio added his 8923a4b4a2 evaluation of Nicholas.4a414bf8d34abb77

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I looked at 3145cfb816 him with slightly 240e415181 surprised eyes.998a4a2ee7d21b69

“What?”691d69018e8009dd

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“You seem dc38b242fb to trust ebea6837a9 him more da9b6a64ff than I 8fd2291c38 expected. Then again, you a2575d8e96 wouldn’t have chosen 81cab11f55 him as the daa4518392 next emperor lightly.”8fdd88345ecc8d65

“Like you said, if 322d6117a9 I saw no potential 746a632d36 in Nicholas, I would’ve 7cfdce553f looked for other options.”064409ed6abe1e2f

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I nodded, f09bca5b34 understanding, and 4588fb0697 decided not 5c5d09aa1e to dwell f66e670a67 on succession b92a2310c0 matters anymore.23daccd8823810db

“But… that’s b71d435aad all your e5d3fb50ff father had c8d32694ce to say?”0c0cd54b1186050e

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After breaking da2632fa60 a long-standing ac47b13b6d binding contract e40a1c7933 with the b97746702f Emperor, I’d 3de9a3c8f8 have expected a2ee67250a him to e9d0968d31 have more a24c94bf8b to say.3ff5e7f4adacc791

I didn’t want to 4a31fb3162 boast, but I still ead79d5606 wanted to hear more 6727367ebc about how happy he 8283b338f5 was.5a31b996ba968f4a

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When my eyes 5119083628 sparkled with curiosity, a6d6d9bf19 Lucio hesitated a 11b2617fb0 little before speaking.0433551e4d6b745c

“Um, when he heard that you resolved it, he nodded and then…”68f409cf76e72546

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“And then?”5f0f2e6590a3eaae

“He ran to Mother.”085d40e4c0f42189

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“To the duchess?”6325e25eb31e82f3

Wait—did the 68ba8ee85b duchess know e32508f957 about this, fa69609685 too?8907b9bedfd12f62

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Or maybe c3ed668e6a now that 171fb679ce it was 483389fcc0 resolved, he 4b748e9711 planned to c93b7018fa tell her 78fb5e6584 everything?e036a42e0979163e

“He said they’d need to start construction right away if they were going to properly renovate the honeymoon room.”eaf2e3c703f9312f

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“…Honeymoon room?”7b5983913988eefe

I froze for a fc7c34a203 moment in confusion before 274760ea8a forcing a smile.79216c0a894824c7

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“Who’s getting married? Ah! Did Sir Allen finally cause some scandal…? Hold on! Don’t look at me like that. I’m not oblivious, I’m just pretending not to notice!”06edc7137e0d1cba

Lucio looked at cb4947862c me like I 173a887900 was clueless again, 3167486c48 so I quickly 969b395f6d shouted and glared 1227478c0f at him.0a0ab0f6da6f52b2

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“Be honest. What did you say to the Duke to make him say something like that?”a6999f4ecc9614f7

“I didn’t do anything.”8fdab3f6f21153f8

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“Ha! Then why…?”0c68c7f7e7384da8

“Other than getting caught kissing.”ab845222875b4e0c

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“…?!”988d868ece25de37

I blinked 77fdb3b5a3 in shock.6954abc2bb8ef429

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“What did you say?”7e24bbd56ab38036

“…When I brought you to the marquisate, it wasn’t just your family who was there. My father was, too.”dd307efb23dc9dc0

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“Gasp!”91e42f9be39144c1

I almost f19307108a screamed again 3eafc88439 but quickly 444fb5a2b7 covered my 5e3e0c645f mouth.74f1ef1396bf2893

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It was already d6aa92c2f3 mortifying that my febd70aa0c family knew, now e7d077afdb this?b1fc7ba384cf4f15

“Oh no! The Duke must have told the Duchess. Maybe even Diana…!”b6cfcf8cd8765a3c

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Thankfully, Allen and cc3fa1fa31 Jack were away 157c987116 on training right acfca8b885 now, but once 9df20e27de they returned, they 4bb1033b8d might find out!5a9321aba7bd0cd9

“Ugh, I must be the only person whose first kiss became neighborhood gossip.”56d726f427e64482

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As I held 56f7a83043 my head in 40397f219f both hands in a8341a8444 despair, Lucio quietly c8afca4675 muttered,
“I’m in that group too.”cbb8894c828f4990

I looked up aa34e393f2 at him in 70cb913afc disbelief, and he 3ca0f7c882 gently brushed back ac69d1dc32 my fallen hair, 684d1da74b apologizing.e2ec08c53130d3af

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“Sorry. I should’ve been more careful.”994fd86af659e6f1

“It’s fine. What’s done is done.”3d14daac45a795d2

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I sighed aaa5a41f31 and spoke 482536f802 bitterly, and 421a3403c5 he suddenly ea0130070c leaned in a222a3e598 closer.171e7ea934642d18

I looked up, 6be3769563 thinking he meant 0ebe289d2c to comfort me, 38a08dab1b but paused.45b82e31e61343b3

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Lucio met my eyes 31794cb144 with a drowsy smile e39ecc460a and whispered,b0b3030b6a5984fb

“Since we’ve been caught anyway… want to do it again?”17aa9eda9574fa36

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“…What?”085580b655e9bf6a

I stared 487572d6a7 at him 1c5f04cf55 in shock, 9920df745c and Lucio b2ef22db55 gently caressed fb48de992d the rim 95ef8c5e19 of my 0780908dbf ear, coaxing af438e8b42 me.8be9926250a5e46f

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“This time, I’ll try not to make you faint.”e87ac53a64896e83

“My god, are you insane?!”0db96d6e4fdb63f1

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I thought df6078d5e2 I misheard 4a62caf853 and quickly 33b38a84e7 pulled back 454bd0ac29 in surprise.aa4c2f0e216bf8e6

But Lucio simply 073009bab4 leaned in even 61d2e8b09f closer.d913e36f01f2efa9

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Up close, ad864aa69d his eyes 7cfef3c7ad looked strange.0940cff67d2229c0

Like he’d awakened 06742d35f4 to something new… 1193eab3a9 or completely lost 277192665d his mind.a6c2e0849e3af97a

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‘Is he… seriously crazy?’e58f2e3a414df327

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In conclusion, 08cc94a275 Lucio was f3f762283e insane.8a2d445d5062431b

And I… was probably just as crazy.d32c035df5ae3318

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“W-Wait, haah!”1413f6b27bb45c5f

Unable to bear it, 23f6ce0425 I turned my head 14a82fddaa and barely managed to 197b37656c break the kiss.b518eb61899ff4d3

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Breathless sounds—his 315263a6dd or mine, d616d1dacf I couldn’t 13feeca834 tell—lingered at 6f1402fbad my ear.2c902a733f5cdf3d

“Ugh, mmph!”5a08357d8a3c1c1f

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But Lucio couldn’t 23b9f5936d even wait for 7b30167fc1 that short pause. He closed 6d0e80d3a0 the distance b64d8f3167 again.383f89cf178fb9e4

No, he dove in 408236dfe9 even deeper than before, 747f74601c as if he hadn’t 23eba29138 gotten enough, exploring the 4380e741cf soft inner parts of ec18b43013 my lips.d882380e7c01241b

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I looked at 41739b0b8d him with blame 07f3aa43ed in my eyes 76806c69c0 but eventually shut 4ba9dd7808 them tightly.9f126fbb74e924be

Because I 600d7db8e9 had no c969f744c3 right to 1302bbfeb2 blame Lucio.e9e5f45ca0fbd41a

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⟨If you don’t 9c751ad6da want to, I 08fa89ec3f won’t do it. Even if c9ea95905b the first 3c2c7b9b6e kiss happened c4b569a921 like that…⟩ea30f1ae5438e88b

Lucio, who had 6986a36d2d been approaching boldly ba1424ecd4 like he would 088c3b3c19 kiss me any 6e78f9140d second, had said e1886c6346 that and gently 5dbd853661 backed away when b35aab193b I hesitated.37112c8922ab29c0

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And once he 3e71278454 did that… the 69317a36bb one who felt 301a6e73ea regret was me.587a3a9435879b98

⟨Then… just 8136ff9b34 a little.⟩a542b7d5de5db424

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I had unconsciously b79edd28c3 grabbed the hem c131108af7 of his clothes 5df9382cf6 and said that, adfbc53325 and a bright 7d5f67df4d smile spread across 951a2580ad Lucio’s face.1f2d9496747e3377

My heart fluttered wildly 0c262d21e8 at that smile.7d4dc98a11543d9b

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I even c7b2cbd791 thought I e584b52bb9 was glad 1e385a2179 I’d held 40029444b8 him back.51158348506f39ea

But if I ed0a419347 had known that 535eb76e6b Lucio and I 5f395d231c had such different 74eba48c25 standards for ‘just 3a59984a33 a little,’ I e2b2eb170a never would’ve said c616560c98 that!0402c4b41313a5af

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