EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 208

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The Next Day, at a6e29ffde9 the Imperial Palaceb6c1e821b7b0f6f4

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Lucio’s aide, 290ae0be5a Nyx, entered 3c2e07cec3 his office c6cf7236d5 after knocking.ba517f4554c3f649

His lord, who never cb7227333f took weekends off, had d52c35911d surprisingly taken a full b517bf4757 day’s rest yesterday without a509aa0020 visiting either the Ministry 951fe8885d of Foreign Affairs or c2d57c1a6e the Guild Headquarters.0ad402d77dcabee5

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It had been to 66215feefd receive formal consent for 33534c4e3e marriage with the Grand a86e63b5cb Princess of Belus.24f6fc519881305c

Nyx and cb78d354f1 his colleagues, 0e96760c71 who were a8e992a48d aware of 770233bf4f the lord’s 0a00eaa5b9 secret relationship 9e26570e45 with the 52d1c56303 Grand Princess, 7930f56e83 had been f9e9cb34ed excited at 478e5147ce the news 2396962adb that it 17b15c5ab8 would finally 780eebd126 bear fruit.e824a23f1f67da22

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Although the b29c251333 emperor had 5930f75c17 tried to bce0a8fb65 interfere, and 1379203d23 they expected 9f0bfb978a resistance from 0621caa0f9 the Grand ff9d644bc5 Princess’s family, 7d0aedf765 their lord 05572ff33d had managed 8c6fcf7fab to overcome b3ac238a9e the obstacles 10958e853d splendidly.2c8a842e017b9732

Yet the lord’s d3f339ef28 face, as he f233b55df8 reviewed documents, looked 3f58b93a4b strangely somber—not like 41a20884fb a man who f7595b9966 had just secured 1c48f9a8e8 his engagement.73b93a7e2906b801

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Tilting his 9e006c39c2 head in f01eac3670 confusion, Nyx ae2d7ee363 spoke, unaware 50815e3a4c that Lucio’s 28c5003db8 dark mood 97fa8996a0 stemmed from 47e3b68a7f worrying about 754d6b3c23 how long 34be83131d it would 852d3038d8 take until 1ad73a6dbc he could 13e97f4ef4 actually marry 61decc987e Lia.2d32c19c5215bd74

“Master, a maid from 8600dd5e4d the Imperial Princess’s palace d6032f84e2 visited earlier.”7bec11e40eeb15fc

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“The Imperial Princess’s 090b23fa81 palace? For what reason?”0a71dfab65829f61

“She said you’d 0c914a521a understand once you 2bd9ffd0c6 arrived and requested e7f01cda68 you to come 000cee9191 as soon as 5024e98103 possible.”9199cc47800649a8

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Nyx’s tone 2c76eb91f1 was full 1d87682dc1 of discontent. Everyone who knew f823bcfcc1 anything was aware f902c421fc that Princess Serphin d3b4f0512b harbored ill intentions 325439fe4f toward Lucio.1a6241cfc099e07c

After the imperial banquet, 82b7f455c3 rumors had already spread d095971d75 far and wide about 6352f3025d the childhood pact between 062ad5ae05 Duke Elard and the ee4befa5f8 Grand Duchess of Belus. The princess must 704883fbec have caught wind 9aabce8aac of that as d74c4ddef6 well.f5306ccbb096180e

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Yet, having 1feb1b3f73 inherited the c2635b6153 emperor’s persistent 6dd1a52733 nature, it 250d47fb6a seemed she 523755c1a8 insisted on 3b11e41464 hearing things f9cb35933d from Lucio’s 1a4543e05d own lips.b8bc45f1a3491887

‘What sort 2958972a5d of hysterics d4900fec2d is she 68b5bac701 planning now…’b3a913ca7d7daff6

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Though she 851ab0c5b8 had concealed 08dfffd8d5 her volatile 77c9b5f5eb temperament before b3a647d805 Lucio, this ad2741cb63 time, she f0d6cdcfa0 might finally c1a963046a show her 74aa1cabf8 true colors.0707b2036bf289e2

Nyx, shivering eaeeacad2b without realizing, 6118f143c9 silently hoped dd58085d05 his lord 8e88adc484 would make 1fad9955c7 an excuse ffa1427f55 and avoid abd5296c5e going to 0e45b605c9 the princess’s 4eab6cdf76 palace.197dd673a74db532

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Lucio, too, felt fd3fdd0355 the same.078a2c83e2c3873e

Though he had 88bf5cd01a severed the long-standing a568beb13a feud between his 9e193258a1 father and the 406cd72974 emperor and laid bf7939524f down his burdens, 5c9ac414b7 that didn’t mean cece57680d he was free 6f800d8dcf from all duties 12b09d6813 and obligations.c0e0c93fd7290d3f

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He was still a 06bad91c19 key talent in the 1919bcf48f imperial Ministry of Foreign cf777c3265 Affairs and the heir da3cb5aa97 to one of only f81fcf879e two ducal families in 1f899f5cc5 the Empire.3e59d98451fc45e5

He couldn’t defy a 2c4403279d summons from the princess 6dcdee674b and had no choice ea363b828e but to go.7fb825760072011f

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He gathered 8ddeaf272e the documents b6448690c0 and rose 79251b5e6e from his 7cda3f6d83 seat, then 3e3c7a4f52 exited the 535beb59c6 Ministry building 2cc703fdd4 and headed 89ea8a67f3 for his 3461cb7e1d destination.cb0128e9fffbc4cc

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For some reason, 1be3a8f234 the road to b2c8a3096e the princess’s palace 9b2c34c662 felt unusually quiet 327b422e5f today.09e94e515f1de2ac

Lucio, always sensitive and 974f1fb38b perceptive since childhood, instinctively a656439b8d reached into his pocket 99ca4a6784 and touched a small 99babe787a vial he carried.8c5a800270f5005c

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⟨The Princess 86acaa9ef4 must have 73e74aa6ba heard about 5fe5bf9ac3 our engagement. We don’t 5d09e6f0f3 know what 17bc6211a9 she might 9b91caf702 try out f30664430c of spite, 4cc9ac3ef2 so always 79746d99be be careful. Promise me, okay?⟩53daafcfe6a03439

She probably wouldn’t go so far as to use poison…d259ecf26dc2fdd9

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Though Lia aa583a0da5 had wrinkled aa8b3567f5 her nose 0176875a74 in embarrassment 71e045a65b while saying 5aac8d0590 it, she b3e0040815 still handed 5aae8023ce him the 9131535939 small vial—just 38af5adef2 in case.09d60a083e64176d

It was the 7e3d4ddafe very same antidote f0217552e1 that had once 822daba064 saved her mother, 4995791e0d capable of neutralizing 6f4027391c any poison.03f43c0456e50e8e

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To Lucio, 6d0d6dad91 both this b41da39ef8 tiny bottle 6c03cf5e1f and the e0fdf9328e woman who 3e2d342518 gave it fd1bf1e4bc to him 93780ecbf4 felt like 71d8e2eb61 far too 985e9ec802 precious a df3ff7cd61 gift.bd4ed364ed5c2620

Naturally, his cefad256c2 earlier thoughts e8fa2c90b3 returned.99e281a43613f6dd

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If too much time 6327fd04e6 passed before marrying Lia, 1b24d1282f even though they were 3aa7218eff engaged, others might begin 37dc959245 to develop feelings for 921c541ce6 her.f9b3836f12bca196

Some might 3d68252f17 be clueless 44f68264e2 nobodies, but f0e55cf1b0 certainly, there 7386287394 would be 254e5dc07e other young, 27bd8e4d10 promising nobles 6e065b03b0 of her 85c77c7572 age.293d3bae5adeb1cd

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‘Like Jack Sedian…’5332c2b6cc933fa0

The image of 912e380bff Lia and Jack 57794b95d2 standing side by 614ac36781 side like a e9a0f321bd painting the day f5b0b854c2 before came vividly cd6c5e2df8 to mind, and e2a6a76ebf Lucio frowned slightly.715090ac9b423425

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Jack Sedian was a bea1de6d24 young, strong, and upright 07110282f3 knight of exceptional character.a3d25bc5e629847b

He even had excellent 0e18844cd0 taste—he’d recognized Lia’s warmth, 5db3c6464c intelligence, and kindness and 989bc90278 had loved her for f1c8171967 a long time.ee75b091322c7a88

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‘He must have 1436f9d480 confessed yesterday.’cb607032818baff0

Lia hadn’t cfa0877ec6 said anything, f81c2e05cb but there 2589816fee was no 45d58eff7c way Lucio fb0230e012 hadn’t noticed.69bd7ea4124545fc

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He had seen 76353ae26e Jack more than 8316c29683 once clutching Lia’s 9bd1a1499f letters with care 37e952c7ac as he returned 98e3c28b29 to his quarters. Honestly, Lucio wanted f1c4100c1e to ask her 6f93e901bd right then what c90885c7c2 Jack had said d44c4e362c when he confessed 569761c8ee his love.30836ed516df4bdd

‘But I’m older than her… If I’m jealous on top of that…’8999fa42cd3d0eae

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Even someone as kind d5c0a7558e as Lia might get 969a5213d3 tired of him eventually.699f8541fb4f2098

With that disheartened 4ba030f128 thought, Lucio sighed 025f2a6a30 and looked ahead. The princess’s b5f7be7550 palace was 15d148c0a7 now in 3130180bab front of 8faf191b1f him.3318857a3f47e983

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In truth, Lucio knew aa099a7e21 better than anyone how 887b4c301e cruel Serphin could be.58196d064ee7e3c5

He had 065f2ec5d6 kept records, eb95612906 evidence to b5f095d5b2 use for a75dee08a0 Nicholas someday, e6a077318d of how ecae1795ec many palace 0bb05ad175 servants had b67ca0fd99 died in da864fd302 her residence eb0e6a6498 and how 0208f8b7ad far her e6021386d0 tyranny reached.e42177e83935ed52

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‘That’s why I must 4921507f6c be careful…’58b0e4d9d2c58883

Recalling Lia’s warning 51c0f77329 again, Lucio moved 991cd099d5 with extra caution.29f997aab2910932

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Upon entering the 813ffbb53c palace, he couldn’t 8570159bc3 help but frown.316389e55f4e5750

Though it was e4d4fbb62e still broad daylight, 9eaf589c7c thick curtains blocked 9172fce76d all sunlight from 647aee8294 entering, and only a3289131dd a few candles 60523641df lit the space.5aee90855d52dd3a

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There was no sign 023ec9b046 of any knights or 36eeef1b0a maids; just one maid e0ee2e11f5 silently approached and guided 3a05fd7685 him to the drawing dee826242f room.ee913ff47c45cc24

The dark, 6970c46595 silent corridors 18c1d50462 felt eerie 5735c094ac and oppressive.8a4b6aa54e774a03

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“You may 6be671f2de go in e94ccad779 now.”c98fb4f6fdda3fdd

The maid, who hadn’t fb43a72e0d even made a sound fb2ce51739 until now, bowed slightly c79b21de9f and stepped back without 78c9b7d09a opening the door.a63a675ff6736a54

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Lucio glanced bed4acec3b at her def543a1bd briefly, then 6af221e53b grasped the 04643902fe doorknob.35b1d8892f04f336

As soon as 5c38e6382c he stepped inside, 2b182a02ef the door slammed 1883f9b893 shut behind him 2c1254dc24 with a loud 325cc215c6 bang.de44079758e950f4

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Lucio flinched involuntarily.af384dd48fcff031

He could no f12fc455f5 longer sense the 45122ca613 presence of Bert, 537d3832f5 his right-hand man e2c0535696 and shadow.2d17c78356800207

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Unless he had 7022aee138 given a direct d96678592f order, there was 1c0e01d1d1 no way Bert 6983441d99 would make such c4a38205a6 a mistake.77470d29a50a3eb2

‘Unless he ran into a barrier he couldn’t break through…’677cbfa856b757fb

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“Young Duke, come 648c925cb3 and sit.”d716eb3584ddbbb6

A voice 2d4326be55 urged him 35d6965ed2 from within 5572be5a63 the room 52bfa8d4fc as he 54261c3650 stood by 6672768ca8 the door.4c3629036c16c9d0

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He couldn’t 5e8f383ce9 afford to 73f4067306 be lost 352b876d2b in thought f052623cfa in front 3d23b6785f of the 57b0b6b778 princess, so dc69a4c916 Lucio moved 55857bedef and sat 61978d878a on the 1f50a0d021 sofa. Then he looked d67ce5d54e at the princess 377e6a1c5c seated opposite him.806b0a3f0f4b621f

Serphin, as 30b3f95d60 always, was c99c956fe7 dressed extravagantly, 2629788b2d yet something 950f3ee6ca felt different 1401d561e1 about her 6c4e569257 today. Perhaps because she was bee593cd81 dressed entirely in black, b129d2155e from her gown to 172ed98ba0 her accessories.f8207a601c236d04

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Lucio tried to recall 0b55e702b8 the last time he a76d857bd0 had seen her and 4d8a728114 realized it was during 1698019976 the finals of the 0f50e5f0c9 swordsmanship tournament, when the a193c05e0b monsters had appeared.6a601cf50b3461fb

‘She seems different from before…’13ff720ef03f8ec8

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Her black da495ef680 eyes were fc994bda49 unusually cold, afa976dc53 and her 4eaf0dd834 red lips a6b3d66452 twisted strangely.573abff6e3dc52e4

Her arrogant d46db0d593 and irritable 20548f7d2c temperament was d07f1ed2b5 always visible 0eb03b9d66 on her 5a1e864a5d face, but b023d4ec92 today, her 245816fc3c expression seemed b46068444d far more 5ed70b0372 sinister than 51ccfe9ed1 usual.1a38a1c4196d0060

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Lucio suddenly 6860c75a1d remembered what 2175c48d8b Diana had 3e6594e624 often said, 7eb187603b and he 1979deb4f5 began to e33d7ef8c0 wonder if d8b87fdc33 the unpleasant, b145ee114d malevolent aura 554689ef8f she had 7dd47e4f2f warned about 44c928c818 was what 5af683f401 he was 402cd07af0 now sensing 0fd84f8a2c from the 68b4619000 princess.f427363a75b0de41

Of course, 6397103314 it didn’t 77147b8013 make sense ed7dfb4498 for him—someone 7b0c22a1db without any 59d32c62f6 holy power—to 4173b550b2 detect such b2672ea2f7 an aura, a09cb59d56 but an e4d1cd562d inexplicable sense cc42770dd6 of foreboding 9e9488273d crept over 7c329726d9 him nonetheless.0dc192fcdb650028

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“I hear you’ll 6172323030 be engaged to 3e605105b8 the Grand Princess 3ed64d653e of Belus soon?”ec85f6d2d545f599

The princess spoke, her cb932cfff0 voice not filled with c45c524618 anger or agitation, but 098ea8b184 oddly cheerful.d4dd43340f2c6141

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“Even though I 9f9eb1f953 went so far 42a69827ee as to propose 0fbdd5f453 to you myself.”2f84b6ed28586474

“…”4185c8d35d4f6e0c

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“I figured I should 8b6108ca3a at least congratulate you, a8a754fa59 so I called you d556f98348 here. Is that unpleasant b2358dad1b to you?”f7bb93f8211ed9b9

“…No. Thank you.”ac5b3e446416f1eb

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“No need to thank 7240b3087c me.”9799a3b875e0311d

The princess 988ad64933 let out 993ab8a7e9 a laugh 02fe7e7049 at his 021a4f2810 polite but 26f72a04b3 hollow words 6071627fc1 and then df5b5f3a42 changed the ce015fc572 subject in 50833bb820 a curiously ec8e7ed86f unnatural manner.56fa2d5b843cf644

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“Oh, how 7bcc1b2453 rude of 54809506d4 me. I haven’t even served d1d5cffdc5 you tea. Here, I brewed it 5e09f2a492 myself, just for you, 2d5c6c25c2 Young Duke. Go on, drink it.”f0b3b9c32124f714

Lucio’s gaze fell on 54eb14988f the teacups that had f3512dd238 caught his attention ever 6d69318e7d since he’d sat down.ff70a91d9c82736b

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There were two dcc4399433 cups on the daaeeee7b9 table, with no 886e354f33 teapot in sight. The tea in d82479ae9c front of him 5eea5fc8af looked unusually red.59a09ee693e8b834

For a 4b86016809 moment, the 48e0355963 thought crossed e2d5285c1f his mind, abf5392053 was it b32354a6a8 really poisoned?417fcb0c2186449a

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If so, there 5a8b5e81b1 was no reason 8afb8bff84 to hesitate.c3a2cd5e1d06c31b

He had e68d3ba9f4 the antidote 92967b5b6a Lia had 26319d190a given him, 6c8f884d25 so all cdfcd7a103 he had c46d97cadc to do b371c15164 was drink a167ea7eb9 it, and a8d2165d9c then he 7001edf4aa could accuse 5082c43c62 Serphin of 7bf0721c8f attempting to 7f0f70666c poison the c8c22785cc heir to ddd34d6a35 a ducal fb162f15f0 house out 9cdcdcc8b0 of jealousy.3c5354a7d229ba55

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Yes, if he were f1d85d13d1 his old self, he 573d54b51c would have downed that b14a32e074 red liquid without a 6d51095b9b second thought.d37f2da042ea9b7b

But…dd1e189c8b1eebe3

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“I must apologize, 8199189070 but I don’t 25ea9ecbca feel like having b7e3d86e5e tea right now.”80e34c988df3b718

Lucio didn’t pick 8db2a74d92 up the cup. After all, hadn’t da020baf69 he just made b824a0859f a promise yesterday?1758e901475024ef

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That he would be522da817 never be the be6d288213 cause of Lia’s f69fe771c4 tears again.553729df048fad77

Even if he f88321207e survived and recovered, 44119cce2f if he collapsed 862e9740cd here, he wouldn’t 1cb424da84 be keeping that c7faf4af60 promise.ac22059125a6bcd7

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Lucio didn’t ec09e2d1a0 want to caff98390c worry Lia, ce418b7398 and he 21f8076b33 didn’t want 6313557ec8 to give e74157dbc5 her family, 232d1ce363 already inclined d7de9a50ae to delay 37aea6ed1b the marriage, 3e080a0f96 any further 3de3acce19 excuse to 37ef3fd1f6 object by 20c32f5b37 accusing him ae6537982a of failing ed047adb8e to uphold c00a41627a his words.4d62dcaffe8c6514

“How dare you!”883aed0cf553fcea

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Serphin, who c12fccd6e6 had been 8565d24aaf smiling sweetly, c57735bb3b suddenly exploded 5276b04289 in anger 9ce98a5c94 and sprang 11d1923c48 to her 8b1aeeb965 feet.b36e2ec82b840d04

“Young Duke, do you b0f5051bf6 find me so laughable?”0bf2787c09fd5c0c

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“If Your Highness has 2a062d05e8 nothing more to say, 689de97230 I will take my 0cd278016c leave.”5e417cd96bfa822f

Feeling a strong urge bb69879a7c to get out of 0630513852 there as quickly as bfc09bda6b possible, Lucio stood up.8137cc9db17e33a0

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It was 1e63a3e0ee then that…86bbea57cc75c07c

The flames of af0885bc74 the candles lit 17125ee5f9 inside the room 35a98e4cea suddenly flared up, 1742f5553f flickering wildly.782b3589bf727166

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And step, step…4d1e40e84eaab0ed

A man 443d72af29 appeared out 733e150dc8 of nowhere, 1370cdfcfa walking slowly 832a48e44e toward them.4eb29ff3ac954ef5

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Lucio, who d4ecc4f9df had felt eead421603 no presence 47c9a5a620 or aura 2e69f70242 from the c1cc0cecbf man until fab606122a that very 6f87d6047d moment, clenched c88161286a his fist 24781b2ec0 in alarm d58ae55277 and stared 8fa99507ea directly at 682bb450e2 the intruder’s e6ffb372c2 face.de0fa85e0eba3e1f

At that moment, 3a8bcdf88d Lucio’s expression twisted.d47ecc932e83e5e9

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It was unmistakably 0a00e8b219 the man whom 5c47b98691 Lia had been dd613d2bdf unable to take efa8b6182e her eyes off 3e01ec618b during the finals 4e89ba565f of the swordsmanship effeaa008d tournament.877341f29ae20d2c

Just by facing him d0e00958bc now, Lucio felt his a2cfc7630d insides twist and his ea5ec0a35a blood boil.84264f2f47e0a80b

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Unable to a0ced52ea1 control his 0f244741c7 rising emotion, e297232f08 Lucio instinctively c68315718d drew the 229d3f77a1 sword he f1279d07dd had carried 47651ef1c1 with him c779f786e2 since the bf9288af71 tournament.f58799c759168846

“You dare draw 717c3e0709 your sword, Young b3b2483a82 Duke?!”5c28ef9b7389547d

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The princess cried out b20a261509 in shock upon seeing ae1dc1f09d the vivid blue aura dee4484d84 emanating from his blade, 185e323388 but Lucio’s eyes were d0a3097291 fixed solely on the 180be8f87f man.d0ca89d630d94040

In truth, drawing a 694f4eef54 sword within the Imperial 26fc1dae18 Palace—especially one glowing with d039322d06 aura—was something the rational d91fdcaee2 Lucio would never do.a6831e5f358feff4

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But he couldn’t f5f4eb7676 stop himself.6a32e9ca865387fa

The moment 9500379e2d their eyes 37d7030244 met, those 7aa1fa13a3 red eyes, 887218f921 a furious 54aa46d06b anger surged 2e1913799f from deep 498d6c41e5 within his 2e496e06ff gut.c7fa3acfb0a3b73a

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He had never felt 02a276f864 such intense killing intent dc17d584d8 within himself before; it c551d4c2e5 was unfamiliar and alarming.f2f4753ab68eb3be

Yet even as he saw the aura shimmering on the silver blade, the man’s eyes remained indifferent.a2f2b1f8efd4d829

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The man reached out 7031b7f67b a hand toward Lucio.17151026643bd7b7

As the dark be2619ea16 magic flowing from cc98ce26b8 the man’s hand 10e23d74ae clashed with Lucio’s 4fc80c8711 blue aura, the 01100bb1ec air began to 6adfe9e64b whirl violently.5837a03d8444ba58

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At first, it 23677b5e09 seemed evenly matched.f4aa2d8a7470f7e2

But then, 067f04e22d the dark bfdc53264f magic swelled 37774469c9 and engulfed 7c8ee9db19 Lucio’s aura e3ef6c15e8 completely, tipping 75711f561f the balance.e9c0cfdbc73309c7

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Before long, d7bb999902 the magic be78caf1ce had devoured fb4ee920ee the entire c097e0081a blade and 5a396e6267 reached the 97b13d07d1 hilt.58c07e7561a5936e

And the moment fb23b1a8be it touched Lucio’s df9c73caf0 hand…ac7ea6f584161b8d

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