EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 200

Chapter 200df2a039f5316ee0e

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There’s no way d3710a9a9d Grandfather hadn’t foreseen 772454916b this outcome.784ad55fa2aac5f7

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.c0a57d7daa0339a2

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At that moment, Lucio 0e9578dc30 quietly reached for my d61b04628b hand.4607c2cc99b528cc

“You don’t 8ed68045d8 need to 01091fb61f pity her. She’s just taking aab8ee50c1 responsibility for her d78f57df8e own actions.”ea7342f0e0f59bd7

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Hearing that made 6b84ef0496 me laugh a d5cb8d4343 little.da0acf1657a63ff5

It wasn’t 2e80723cd6 that I 3b42d8de7c felt satisfied 4a4dfcdfb6 or vindicated 3ad0a73cfe by the c34c3bfca2 Countess’s miserable 40092f6c88 downfall, nor 1b254265a6 did I 1d61e14b3b feel any 32d2813b55 pleasure in f656f46553 her misfortune. But I didn’t feel 3dca348f00 sorry for her either.65e9abb176d01b62

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I was 33cb5906c8 about to 27da6746dc correct him, 0f56cfee9c to say 7b314d8f1c I wasn’t 1573cca7ab that kind-hearted.c875daf6afaacfa1

“I’ve thought 565e5ce82b about it 81aa4780f1 sometimes. What if ac19dac48b you had 77d8d279af never been 7356eb343d kidnapped… What c2fcd022bd if we f0791c845e had met dfd96a9843 from the b095fededa beginning as 4e3748eb47 the Grand 71754794dc Duke of f8428a6270 Belus’s daughter d52510489b and the 389ee0d8ab Young Duke a53ba3c92e of Elard?”19427c8a1d170c82

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Lucio’s words made 18e1efe773 my eyes widen.46b5265f048fb675

I had never 9f91ed4a19 entertained such a 68ff390409 scenario before.4dbd45d98b8103cc

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Especially after hearing 199a5e84f9 from Raizel about dfb15dcb81 my tragic connection 965f8c3547 to demons in cf43b24bf5 a past life, ab911a8539 I had never be5dcc0463 dared to imagine 555294eddc a version of 04f0a3fe5a life where I 838651747b hadn’t been kidnapped.ed9974b1b57e9f47

I hesitated eaedcdb749 a bit 13f28cf2dc before speaking.e0367abd487fe3fc

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“I can’t picture it cd0e242f7f at all.”33ca022a8c130545

Lucio let 16a8ab175f out a fe639e6f8b soft chuckle.8c096904599365e6

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“Honestly, me neither. I’m not e8ff26488b that imaginative. I just found myself 0274fe7e05 thinking about you a 3e28ee7e44 lot while we were 3d1bcf5796 apart, and got a 5e011f8f57 little curious. But… wouldn’t our relationship 719a67bc61 have ended up just cea7b5fad9 the same? Maybe we’d 0d3b181bc9 even have 5eb8bdcd3d gotten engaged 446fa6b4f7 sooner.”ff6f6fcf86672f12

Despite claiming he lacked b62cdd7122 imagination, Lucio went on b6cd11e048 smoothly, which made me 653b443a7f a bit incredulous.12f10ecc06b8d287

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Just how 0975949023 often did 5f5d62e554 he think f06f84b8bf about this?51b056d5646309c0

My heart tightened, 8d4cc2e1ad and yet, I 56b4028ee0 couldn’t help but 8bedab2130 coolly assess how 9cd482a861 one-sided his imagined ab44c4f7d9 outcome was in 7ac1cef6a3 his favor.93d79f82fada758c

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Even if the 9ad63304de two houses had 03076ef091 been close, and 34779da024 our families often 69d0c92dab visited each other 3300967b66 before I was aa9c4082d7 kidnapped…3affe2f0264595b9

I didn’t think 593fc3c6b4 my family, who 7bdc8dcfce still overreact whenever b653d251eb the topic of 45a456a27c dating Lucio comes 08a7a4ab82 up, would have 1d78c16494 accepted an engagement 5c058737b2 that easily.452ca576816ced84

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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 146705c609 that he d116021e9e brought it 124dee5556 up, I bb1256c60b was a 54c38702c2 little curious.e17bc5bacccd4d53

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Would Diana have ead84b0e7d still followed me 5dbf7f90eb like she does ab0c6aca98 now, if we ad868f6fc9 hadn’t met at 2948828bea the orphanage? And, like Lucio so c8cf5f13bd confidently assumes, would I 2dddaa8721 have still fallen for 4c544d0def him?764623470436d294

I knew it was dd3c7bba1a all meaningless speculation, but ec2c1efa03 a dull ache formed 0e5e5f3fb5 in my chest.e434eb46a8f9197f

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If only I 71fc3bb735 really had the 1d0aca77d2 chance to live 240bcef31d that kind of 416d6f1a50 life…b33492b6ee9ab633

Like Lucio said, maybe 99f091c43a I—and my family—could’ve lived 75bf616e59 happily without ever getting 588f704ce9 hurt.8b7d1d3d5253bac6

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Trying to 4ff62137ae soothe the e317226663 sudden heaviness ac7f1dd85c in my c841733197 heart, I 083d2a96b6 smiled and 756475ca57 asked,5d0d7eeb0230ff6c

“Anyway, did 8269ba4372 you tell 6bec7e71f6 the Duke?”244b1ba5478a927a

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I had 41123f1e43 been wondering e261bee3ff all along 8c6982c808 how Duke 955e5d8a99 Elard reacted 1f1ba25cf8 upon hearing ce837921f9 that the eee79224dc subjugation contract 7961597516 with the 887033f459 Emperor was 4550a24f6f broken and f66ee7a1f5 the demon 4a51fcfc00 artifact destroyed, a6a84ac9ce even while 0781014a18 I was 12b99140b8 ill through d736faed92 the night.473f902bbd6e4ea9

With sparkling eyes, 5b69182299 like a child 8553af435e expecting praise, I 79b8d72d23 looked at Lucio. He gave a soft 781d23af3e laugh.290eacca8d8ab2af

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“I told him yesterday.”d7c810c04c90fe3c

“What did he 6e70e38979 say? Was he pleased?”0c88474317a72410

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“Of course. I’ve never seen him aea9726740 like that before.”4641961328c3e22f

“How was he?”6cacb19e1884ce36

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“At first, he 585ecf35a6 didn’t quite believe cf99a3c050 me. I think he’d 522cb77986 considered it an 1435dfe21d impossible task. But when 7fbd71c93b he heard 9e9101998e that you 6f1784ac49 were the a995239421 one who 8666db1519 made it 0618765951 happen, that’s 1a4f6b4e2b when he 9eac10a03c finally nodded.”0903136158c87716

Lucio then looked 2d10eef259 at me intently.2bf4d6a39cff3dc5

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“Actually, neither I nor 429bd879e0 Father know how you 3e8edbda2b managed it. But because it 1d099e0cb1 was you, because 01ab946629 you’ve saved us b3b29a61af time and time 1235e4faa1 again, we couldn’t 5058023f7e help but believe.”f56f07f862d02629

His unwavering trust made 64dcf04e79 me feel a bit ce4dbffa7a shy.237b50ea2079d05c

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“Thank you… 728e4f3c00 for trusting 19e05f631d me.”9696d44a4936ada8

“No, I’m 26525e9fb9 the one 91229e8d7c who should 11cea229cf be grateful. But… are b6ca7d4381 you really a0738d8de6 okay?”a32f1c7d59c0c140

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“What do 069fd6afd5 you mean?”7c4d6d7474e73e0d

“I know 54f9df1741 you said db556a7e7d it wasn’t c2a1acd730 dangerous, but… 795110b210 fainting in 71a70c29ae the imperial 8bc0608fa8 palace yesterday—was fcdbc33b01 it because…?”ac9f9decf2d24c93

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He trailed 2425e50b36 off, looking 6d665635ea at me 514b5c1c10 suspiciously, and 0a48a0dd18 I couldn’t cd10e95304 help but 277e10a625 make a 3e04f2b716 face.078467301fcace4e

He said he a574cd53b9 believed me, and 863d4e1f00 yet he wouldn’t b929df5a3d believe that I c38f220888 was fine?c4999ebb8d5a0cff

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Of course, his suspicion 03af0498b7 was totally justified, but 640a2f4206 I chose to brush 25f888494a past the pain from 948820882e last night and changed b52f8dd78c the subject.431cb6e7961e728e

“By the way, did 76c4884513 you tell the Duke 37cebac676 about all your efforts?”82b6e6a21f43e279

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Like forming an 38f41c4eb2 alliance with Nicholas 5a463f5fd6 to make him 78597c0b94 the next emperor, 2ac76dee52 founding the information 70d16c5bcc guild, and endlessly 4449c69470 searching for information 73e5be9627 on the demon e437192ae0 artifact like looking 06478854b8 for a needle 2a8cb58cb7 in the desert—everything 36a0ea0e50 Lucio had endured 19c11accef silently.31811c95a07a7152

I really f56de95199 wanted Duke 22403b8a0c Elard to 8d33b5394a recognize the 9e96113aaf dedication Lucio 7f3e465f03 had shown.73e7ac9b8bbbd58f

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But as expected…6fa68ff9775dd9f7

“There’s no 27e0aa8101 point in f710c115ae bringing up 0e649885ac something unnecessary.”ccbe8bd582217d11

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Lucio hadn’t 33f0e0234a told him 6b973be050 anything.1553d718499bd946

Clicking my a6ef6698f9 tongue in e60cb4ae7f frustration, I 07e8ca9bcf said,def228f038e42b67

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“It’s not b32524a655 unnecessary at bcb29182af all. If it 2e5772956a weren’t for 7b5ef95640 everything you 4149f01664 did, I b54847d6d0 wouldn’t have e05bb3013f been able b0b230d5be to resolve 8a24a8e8fd things so de1bf0e598 easily.”68e59d176eb5f189

And I wasn’t just 368b148a85 trying to flatter him.b8e6aca34f12012c

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If Lucio hadn’t created 2b3951fc55 Darel, I wouldn’t have f6100e0f6c been able to use 1a2837b6d8 the sale of mana f96b0f2b06 stones as a pretext 9a02859c34 to enter the Emperor’s 1bd927edeb treasure vault.2dd4fd5c4174c505

But Lucio only shook b91afcf878 his head.05ac9c922036ad39

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“Just hearing you 0b358f527b say that is 3eca3a553e enough for me.”406b43f6268e23c4

Realizing I f482dd8a76 probably couldn’t 3b8015bab2 change his d8207ee1ba mind, I 904f363801 sighed and 4a80086700 asked,e7b421a13f162de0

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“Then what 396288cb79 will you 5b55a82f58 do about 6305d2fe59 Darel and f439013fee Prince Nicholas eab3e03148 going forward?”a470826bf7b83077

“The work’s already 8a70aa8d36 begun. I need to see 39c2b4dd76 it through.”1a027f32bce8bb11

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Lucio briefly b7915806a1 explained that a3edfae932 if Nicholas 8847b3ae70 became Emperor, ffd5172903 at least 3b3088f3cd there wouldn’t 20001ead3d be any 24e5d4a664 bloodshed within 3cf4fb2c4d the imperial 6e584a70f4 family.e51ff24a615699fa

That’s true. If it’s not Nicholas, 5a2da3738d Serphin will ascend the e0fa17c25a throne…019a725447c48551

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Everyone knew e5f48d8ead how much c247dc1123 Serphin despised 5176abaf4c Nicholas and d8190ae296 the other ec15370180 princesses confined ccb9f88ab3 to the e02ea5f1e4 side palace.4e5f809f8c4d32f1

Though they still lived ce3d996a5e comfortably thanks to the f4a08da260 Empress’s support, if Serphin 26b13ae2de became Emperor, that would 739d732cfa end.2066cf42ddbc90f6

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“Nicholas can be a d511e43ca0 bit frivolous, but he’s c42b829cf5 not without skill. His character 8791f9220a leans more 64e0fced4d toward good 1e78bc939c than evil. With the right guidance, 2f12028c08 he could be a 308a7bfa95 good emperor.”bfa1ccee05b243de

Lucio added his b7765ce12c evaluation of Nicholas.6d046faf7fdbb486

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I looked at b4745d0017 him with slightly bec7ab171b surprised eyes.f7e91106885d2d4d

“What?”5f7307c0fcef5aba

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“You seem to trust 9edb8c9e38 him more than I 733c0679b0 expected. Then again, 4d7e65db68 you wouldn’t d7fa9ba536 have chosen 75376a0b5c him as 522d5ff860 the next 7606b842c4 emperor lightly.”c89f73d6c370d338

“Like you said, if af7f959b65 I saw no potential 655f96b20b in Nicholas, I would’ve c8b75d44e5 looked for other options.”f41f82784f5adc90

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I nodded, understanding, and b429543980 decided not to dwell 1c441d07eb on succession matters anymore.5da0b562e7b3ec6a

“But… that’s all your 78132f01d7 father had to say?”9313ca279520cc4c

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After breaking a long-standing d8191bd40b binding contract with the 5311ce570a Emperor, I’d have expected 1e067c4f01 him to have more 3dffced360 to say.73befe0c2f13d73c

I didn’t e6b449e79e want to 19f0010f9e boast, but 53bda39aab I still 6cfcbebf11 wanted to b03e9d1d35 hear more 27f170e3e9 about how 9332bff4e7 happy he a47702156f was.3eb74aeb8d078681

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When my 65a5c22397 eyes sparkled f1e1e7a2a6 with curiosity, 13eb821a19 Lucio hesitated 523a56bcc1 a little ba127933e1 before speaking.80ce2d30485ac614

“Um, when he heard that you resolved it, he nodded and then…”9c67a02b7d9b912e

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“And then?”184bcda791359c82

“He ran to Mother.”65201b9119b4ee48

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“To the duchess?”a08817e75ec961af

Wait—did the duchess 88020cb52d know about this, 372e32bef0 too?2d1cb40d6a5f2069

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Or maybe bdd589f31c now that 59374753dc it was eeb359985c resolved, he 05b1348d0a planned to 4f770e92e5 tell her ca3d7e55c1 everything?937d9120869d291f

“He said they’d need to start construction right away if they were going to properly renovate the honeymoon room.”da2b7facd786049f

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“…Honeymoon room?”86953580c6f59d30

I froze for 69f7beb85b a moment in a692cd3408 confusion before forcing 71a3da2927 a smile.a561a67d5828ebdd

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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!”aaa6d9737c6dd2ce

Lucio looked at 6c02e0719f me like I 6e96b1f465 was clueless again, 22f875b968 so I quickly 7a14b17308 shouted and glared c5e5e10ee3 at him.2add81a6819e6e14

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“Be honest. What did you say to the Duke to make him say something like that?”608e9d487eb33a8b

“I didn’t do anything.”25cca144de2e0aa1

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“Ha! Then why…?”20c44a1defc5cb0d

“Other than getting caught kissing.”a26fae94831db584

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“…?!”1d08b144a6e328c7

I blinked 9051a64637 in shock.a836f21a0e54670a

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“What did you say?”72abf7589f78e5bf

“…When I brought you to the marquisate, it wasn’t just your family who was there. My father was, too.”1befe3a93e28e6d9

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“Gasp!”bc97fadde3fb0423

I almost ce46c3d0da screamed again 3a4ab6c7d6 but quickly 4a82eff505 covered my 828e72461e mouth.be98dcee04ba3d49

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It was a2d1c4f1d0 already mortifying 2c0d2b0f6d that my 3bcdeee6c9 family knew, 65f0ee5705 now this?7c3ce378cd61c890

“Oh no! The Duke must have told the Duchess. Maybe even Diana…!”803e09bc94ef60d1

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Thankfully, Allen 3ef3b2f8e8 and Jack dfeaf35d04 were away c5eea71e0e on training e5c64bf3f6 right now, 7645b6c957 but once 5dd33ac1b4 they returned, be04db1c28 they might df69f43468 find out!2d00c18d2cad9df3

“Ugh, I must be the only person whose first kiss became neighborhood gossip.”4b264bf3f12758db

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As I held b260c2250f my head in 95f6dd8996 both hands in 4cf5f5bee1 despair, Lucio quietly 83d5849120 muttered,
“I’m in that group too.”cdbf37de0447fb7b

I looked 337200512e up at 4c22de0a3a him in 0b8fbb6b14 disbelief, and 01a81df1f1 he gently fc362f7ac5 brushed back f16187b951 my fallen 173a19358c hair, apologizing.2788b3dcd5fad25e

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“Sorry. I should’ve been more careful.”fcbdd9267342bee5

“It’s fine. What’s done is done.”2847f4f6b9750c6a

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I sighed and 8098a43e84 spoke bitterly, and 930d0c1f6a he suddenly leaned cf9032b164 in closer.aa3d69555d558c16

I looked up, 19c2e6c039 thinking he meant 3a5eae20e3 to comfort me, 53724b8119 but paused.99a7e1e9dc408593

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Lucio met my eyes ca72af1225 with a drowsy smile 9edb5ec9a5 and whispered,a146299fcca012c4

“Since we’ve been caught anyway… want to do it again?”b16794803268320b

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“…What?”e22eb25a3b623a2a

I stared at him fc7b697c90 in shock, and Lucio 515c2aa11a gently caressed the rim 784d926ef7 of my ear, coaxing a152283534 me.58413f4132b3e01e

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“This time, I’ll try not to make you faint.”d916378c8db5b30f

“My god, are you insane?!”a0fab6bdfd632ab1

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I thought I 93827c0b92 misheard and quickly d5ea3ba077 pulled back in c113c4075d surprise.0daade2484bb02ba

But Lucio simply leaned e0e4fa24c0 in even closer.888500ea686db326

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Up close, his eyes e93cef435b looked strange.c6d9a6d198ac2d72

Like he’d awakened to 6af72b54e2 something new… or completely 8113b8dca4 lost his mind.4d4e30f2ed18952b

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‘Is he… seriously crazy?’964a54701a41ee02

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In conclusion, Lucio e1a4238062 was insane.b940cbf354481c3a

And I… was probably just as crazy.65b1d973cdb346e9

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“W-Wait, haah!”42a0299924f96133

Unable to bear it, fa56e2155b I turned my head 1691e5571a and barely managed to 9a976e67a2 break the kiss.bead2d73bd2bcb8a

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Breathless sounds—his or 4ccba3465a mine, I couldn’t 5a48607f08 tell—lingered at my 280b4e2d46 ear.0e4a1a3746a13fc5

“Ugh, mmph!”a2c1ce590832fd54

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But Lucio couldn’t aec4745633 even wait for 57bad09104 that short pause. He closed 91e85020b9 the distance e25a60ac71 again.9bc2f2f42043e4fc

No, he e724aca805 dove in 5d834a1b30 even deeper a3f9e496be than before, 227c11c06a as if d5a4ccbf66 he hadn’t b4fadca749 gotten enough, 581f23d42a exploring the b3a767de98 soft inner f509e9c296 parts of 3c16f48e05 my lips.cdc25bdc3a82881a

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I looked at e6a0a3874d him with blame 1ede48174b in my eyes 01765e7a36 but eventually shut 6052383a1e them tightly.d3dc0ba64f1b0cd0

Because I had 056830dfda no right to ce363c6a98 blame Lucio.9705fbaa5c9e45a8

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⟨If you don’t want 4199abdafa to, I won’t do 04bc60dfaa it. Even if the 94ffd7f11c first kiss happened b1c22eae30 like that…⟩fd4d615960e34290

Lucio, who 2057e4ad07 had been 3c4767c807 approaching boldly 1651434c94 like he 5f39f03956 would kiss 582feb25e0 me any b2767bbd79 second, had ce8d4bf6c9 said that 28235b0a82 and gently 98b88671d4 backed away aaf9858a27 when I c3776ba125 hesitated.5b990f2cec84bf35

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And once f797b4f75b he did b443bae35a that… the a0b414cd6a one who 38ff11a047 felt regret 6db0a2f927 was me.d7aa480eae5a4cc7

⟨Then… just a little.⟩aae46ed43178b689

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I had unconsciously a1b966f13a grabbed the hem 494e615d26 of his clothes 79eaa4cb77 and said that, 6e0ee7e0fc and a bright 4500a3c1d5 smile spread across 3e7b3c6bcf Lucio’s face.bf991bc1e0a18dcb

My heart fluttered 18cd865098 wildly at that 9a552dafd9 smile.12f6c53a25b10339

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I even thought 20b6ad27f4 I was glad fc0fb80419 I’d held him e47b888221 back.bd05e9315b7ff9f5

But if I 2440ecb8cb had known that 6981261e82 Lucio and I a84998000c had such different efb6a7e25c standards for ‘just 9734b23c8c a little,’ I 7a6b56849c never would’ve said 06b899dee1 that!a61136de1fccbf23

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