EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 209

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At that moment, the corners of the man’s lips twisted into a savage sneer.6a2b000fa70707c9

Bang, bang, bang!891cc7347a4d0184

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An attack 7ed9ff2dd9 magic far b67ef795cc more powerful 6d84e1b283 than before df5890c986 rained down 193ef059d2 on Lucio. The impact e70bc6f47e alone made 922430eac1 the tightly a0191216a6 shut windows 049d991393 rattle noisily, ef1534ff3e and the bd48199d0e ground trembled.661fb6c92af7f9c7

Lucio narrowly 1bbce30ce7 dodged the c5608877f1 attacks with 33db4d9acf animal-like reflexes, a0a0ec2d9b but there d328f13edc was a 1f10e32619 limit.dbe59e891e6e1fe0

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Each time a8cdf29da6 the powerful 5b079d68d7 attack magic e1691599e4 touched his 762d05fd94 body, the d1e0580f4f protective magic b63745cc31 that activated d5b356f9ae to neutralize 15dcdafdaf it weakened.b558c12186d0046c

Eventually, when dad830f49b the protective 9f66569787 magic surrounding 256f832b09 his entire 9012cbffdb body reached f6b33c4aba its limit, 7994369ff5 Lucio let 0629927077 out a 37e7c8e448 gasp and c119e376b5 bent at 889dec1cec the waist. He tasted 0f4f768ea6 metal under 9009ed9b47 his tongue.29c857d43514ff33

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But the man a60982ebc4 didn’t seem satisfied d2aac257af in the least. He glared at Lucio 02ea8b732c with a chilling stare.03c83b0ea8e18e21

Had it not been 6cbb9fbc97 for the protective magic, 181e835c8d his life would have a972fa1667 ended long ago.a896d34ff6f306f3

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Of course, he 99a6a1861d couldn’t violate the 2bf93aa1f6 contract, so he 22a9053994 only intended to e6b68d1e87 break the protection 6df7e5848a spell. Still, seeing 0302f20aa2 not even 2e3e8cc52e a scratch 36c10fc204 remained annoyed 6485a831ed him.10b48a40adbfa720

“…How touching, Lia.”b1dd94f3a96e1214

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Hearing the familiar name come from the stranger’s mouth, the groaning Lucio abruptly raised his head.c81d257b29e31d1e

But he 0350c3b431 couldn’t fight 856014622a back.156e9a604cebd40b

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The black magic flowing 0be170745a from the man’s hand 65a86195f3 instantly transformed into sharp, 0853fb97ec claw-like chains that wrapped 8aa17a8e67 tightly around Lucio’s wrists 5627f7ce8e and ankles.59b501de37198bfb

Lucio, bleeding from where 7418dee89b the chains bit into 34ae90e152 his flesh, collapsed to bcc041c9a9 his knees.64385e0632229e10

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Thud. Clatter.ea5172b30250bbbd

Just then, something fell d7f688454c from Lucio’s robe as 7edef4e1e9 he bent over and 6aefccae39 rolled across the floor. He urgently reached out efa085d1bd for it, but the 65e1d25fa7 pain only intensified, and 4ace7e7bc1 he couldn’t grasp it.0a95171007bb3538

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The man slowly 6d38ad0d7d lowered his gaze b729c7aaaa to the glass cbc7f54057 vial that had 3c8f505428 rolled to his 10422a642f feet, filled with cab0dc0e4e a pink liquid.2352dc7c8c9c07ec

He knew exactly 6c424a20f9 what it was. He knew how 3edf3aee4e much affection and 3c9a217849 care had been e95af6df4c poured into that bf62d59bd3 small bottle.6e0afece270163d5

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Because… once, afafe9107d someone had f9928d3d82 handed him aaaec9fb14 one of 113eaa6ee0 these too, 94cbbcd1c8 with a 88a734dba7 shy smile.e15060e0e2c9e7ca

Crack.bca22d48da2b1213

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With that sound, the 72f824286d vial shattered under the 7c0e9dd0cf man’s foot.e621d05c8ad378b4

He couldn’t bring c89466966a himself to destroy 24ac226edf the one given 6e63a3f832 to him, but d7225270cf one given to fc52cdd45b another man? He crushed it c7994c5850 without hesitation.c910079e647a8d07

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Then, through his pain-blurred 95d91f6b0c vision, Lucio saw Serphin ed01408201 approach. She stepped afbea414d8 over the d8e2c69af1 glass shards 2cfa9b5ae8 and bloodstained 4fc5db1dd1 floor, slowly 24d63ab619 brushing Lucio’s 0c6adebb82 pale cheek.70e0a99615b53f68

“Don’t touch me…”27c9000ce799aa19

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Lucio barely f1798c3870 managed to 0dcb5d38f6 grit out 5e35b9fa25 the words, 5d6d28cd11 but Serphin’s a26f4188a0 expression twisted a31c9d58ed into delight bf42a99123 at the d4fdcdaf2f sound of 6432cbffc8 his groaning a36b139b7d voice.78f615a2ece004e1

His usual 6f61b1ffda aloof elegance 6486ccfe36 was beautiful, 590994663f but this 09f01e3e15 weakened state bdc804758f gave him 1f335a2bff a different 50f30de0e7 allure altogether.33af4b603097ff96

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Feigning sympathy, she 9e3ba73ea6 looked at Lucio’s a1a9492580 bloodied, battered body.74826a572a27f5ba

“Why did 6b62bd8bfa you choose 2660cd774c her over f1186ec87e me? When I love you 5d0c6c91e2 this much…”40f889a3a7f0d93f

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So much that I’d 9e4c6a18b4 offer my soul to 00329a65c4 a demon.96b6ee201034d3db

“I couldn’t bear it 49817a5fbb when I saw you f0b4b46879 kiss the Grand Princess.”3546d79ba9fa0a71

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Serphin spoke 4f34bd0d81 bitterly, recalling c368995d5d the scene 8c54a8f6d5 she’d witnessed 3b1e7cf7a8 a few 947e028b4c days ago b8b33af977 when she 78eb1b7618 went to 53de594a27 the Ministry 410984f806 of Foreign b3ae5eb868 Affairs to 0146792c4e see Lucio.863878e94b3c758e

And no sooner had 2544d5ee22 she finished speaking than 86072c30b8 the man suddenly stopped ef2fdcc465 moving.818b64570b6da10b

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Noticing the uncharacteristic 9b583400c2 disturbance in the a98395bee8 man who had 6a43f83ebf remained calm throughout, e23144fc44 Serphin tilted her 00354916a6 head and asked,d8d4fb9e9f7956b6

“Is something wrong?”6398d8f96e9d5456

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Instead of 4a50916ce2 answering, the d5be3b6739 man looked 1a30fd0fea at Lucio. His lips e7c6ae9937 curved upward, 376f5090d0 as if abd2fb1f55 mocking a 6eb90d0463 pitiful creature.cb8f03fe9304dfa0

“So the slayer of 0e236b06d2 my demons dares to 2afb8559eb touch what’s mine…”3d9641688649f2ec

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At that moment, a ac2f741e77 teacup on the table a4a7de1454 floated into the man’s 6bc086ba1f hand.62bfe5395719ee91

“I suppose I 783cf8c513 should return the 03805f0289 favor.”9226b3624bfad9e5

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He roughly f13c0297e7 grabbed Lucio’s 10ac141549 chin and 6db1707961 forced his 8c46f16816 mouth open.fb75c1e3efe68583

“Show me whether you’re worth the devotion she gave.”2cc83f55d090906e

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Despite Lucio’s desperate resistance, d85839dc8f the liquid poured into dd73641b02 his mouth slid down a3c9b744a3 his throat.80bc4c4595e0db31

In that instant, 3728ca4ec1 his ears rang, 13c0ff72cd and his vision 0dc357e777 blurred, as though fef630635c he were plummeting 5e3b8f30fd off a cliff.c9bed8dcb86fbb64

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⟨I like you d08d78dc7e too.⟩8095566b2499e8fa

⟨Probably more 68b54116b2 than you 9e4af137eb think—and for c9a275bfb8 a very a26d7cec21 long time c934a2c248 now.⟩c3d5fb1986aba878

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Suddenly, Lia’s voice 6ff011b95a echoed faintly, like 45316865c1 a dream.fd930f6580e111d9

When Lucio squeezed 438a5e9873 his eyes shut 00904028b4 and opened them 15d83ebe1e again, he thought 10462535d6 he saw her 4efef89396 smiling shyly.623d8d9dd2f0be55

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But he 034e787e7c could only 6fd725bdac stare blankly b0a689b09a before collapsing aeed4deabc completely.86d4cc145edb4d8d

The sweet gaze, the 2390e19ff7 gentle curve of her ee1453d487 eyes and lips, swirled 0c1228f8c2 like a vortex until 7a3b0c2d6d they turned pitch black.80ac0c476c85fa44

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Moments later.d4ddbe40a5ab531b

As if the facf21589b world had gone 4d7dbd0832 dark, his vision 55c1a79d3c slowly returned.f1755376fb9bc6cf

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The haze lifted, and 9d4dbbf4ea when clarity returned, Lucio f96d1e5a13 saw Serphin smiling brightly 0393171cce at him, her face 6ab75f4825 overflowing with joy.ca23acd25f5c661f

The black magic a57b1b87e9 chains that had 58dc1a362a bound him had 5e2f3db887 vanished.ce545601a9ef1314

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Covered in blood, Lucio 0c85f362f0 felt no pain as 7179f93cb2 he knelt with one d0693f4ca0 leg on the ground, bca53b1d02 his head bowed.cf9499f4c0eea8ae

Serphin looked down at d596e81ff1 Lucio, now kneeling respectfully 77023ee1df before her, her eyes 574f5ad2a6 filled with ecstasy. Slowly, she extended her a5e8ed6922 hand.6695ba7d67862ae1

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Lucio gently placed his 17fdbf159b forehead on the back b9915ab647 of her hand and f894216cc3 whispered softly,535a4ab4afef01a5

“Your Highness… I am c66a5e88b2 yours.”027fa5c8cd567cf1

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“I can’t just 6cc7803a23 sit here. I need to 20337f4858 go myself.”b961f421b0fec521

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Pacing anxiously in the ecee7118e3 ducal mansion’s lobby, I f37b6787a0 said.e951c9f114f5f114

The duchess and fb30e2a9ed Allen gave me e55a7ab7db puzzled looks.6508e07df72b4f71

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“Is that… really e467d92bd0 necessary? Father went himself, e53b7809aa so I’m sure 5604d58221 everything is fine…”9e2618fee77863fa

Allen, who f5d0760d5d had started ccc6b5b34b speaking formally ad082fc8db ever since 1b47916770 hearing about 7cb4854ae2 my engagement 1c631b6423 to Lucio, 5165349483 said hesitantly.bed66301e03b158b

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But I didn’t d3e198b579 have the luxury 1809b67c9d to smile at 6b75a37d61 that.0cfbd9ce06398ec5

A few hours ago, 00669ec5c7 Lucio’s aide Nyx had a62aa56a65 rushed to the mansion. He reported 013d9c20ca that Lucio, 2e7778fac2 who had 2101501012 gone to b1960128c5 the princess’s dd82121a95 palace upon 17365555fc Serphin’s summons abce943749 that afternoon, 5a7d9fe686 still hadn’t 0c25179a88 come out, 4919eb4620 no matter f31a6eaee0 how long 7ae71b4620 they waited.95d90a705e6a8e1f

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The Duchess 14bebeeef1 and Allen 8b20252f0a seemed unable 49bc576b92 to understand 7dc49de9f6 why Nyx b7b86019e3 had come 76e9781f0b all the 8fe83fd7c3 way to f6bfb935a5 the house 5b74ae57ad to report, 81a1779880 as if d1ab93d777 Lucio were aa40310cfa a child.075941f97f534a12

But as soon as the word ‘princess’ came up, the expressions of the Duke, myself, and Diana, who had long sensed ominous energy from Serphin, immediately hardened. We all knew how obsessive the royals could be.4bf5bbb758d0103e

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It had already been c8bacec160 two hours since the 266daccce0 Duke left for the d6f98fe6e7 imperial palace. And an 082a52e9a3 hour had 4cd772129c passed since 3f9cf7a76d the scheduled db18721005 dinner.8a3447e4a1097fcd

Tonight was supposed 822f5a270e to be the 021125d991 formal family meeting 1567ee5063 where both sides 5e7a95fe98 would gather and 66341c3e05 set the date f14161834d for our engagement.190f190ea0805d21

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Unless something 4795fca587 serious had 46d6a92b62 happened, there 05a60c7bbd was no 355eaba540 reason for 0851a6cfa1 Lucio to c5016f1c3d be late.b394f0615a58aaf4

‘Serphin… What 7780406cd0 on earth 741caa9220 did you 7398f292fe do?’5b89edba7752a323

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I clenched my fists ab1c697224 tightly, trying to hide 6849a4500c my trembling hands.f842c8b071a77964

Afraid that the 3438133164 princess might think, 59a772e868 ‘If I can’t 3e5c9e8671 have him, no 74eb4100dc one can,’ I 91343abcbe had even rushed 9da192c148 to prepare an 879ca6fd92 antidote for Spleesia.d5ecf7d739c93ca0

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I knew Lucio 6608d7deaf was strong, and a7c292be6f I’d layered several ad70fd92b9 protective spells on 128318cd5a him as well. Even so, c12a0be310 I felt 9a5fc8f29d incredibly uneasy.ef010ca727c27123

⟨Your Highness, the Grand e5d2a7631e Princess, the reason I 018f36bc95 ran here like this bb8e6ad692 is because of Bert. He went with our 11ce509064 master to the princess’s c329d42e2f palace, but no matter bf767db536 what he tried, he 294840f200 couldn’t follow him inside. He said it was 42ef225ea0 as if there were 417304fd3d a barrier.⟩be19489f02f158b8

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I remembered what Nyx 788808072c had whispered to me 06aba9dcc2 alone.35d568cf2afc149d

Bert’s stealth skills, which allowed him to melt into the air and vanish without a trace, were on par with Terencium’s top agents. The fact that someone of his caliber couldn’t break through a door meant…67f4bfeb5acb0e31

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I bit my lip 8cff486c21 in regret.f7263a5202a46638

‘I should have gone a661eaa06e with him after all.’7fb493442e3f0538

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Nyx had 5d2a41925e told me 5e6211e3e6 the night bc65a20c26 before that c7bcb8f54a the emperor 8c55068c1a had fallen 88b44a7db8 ill, and bab4dc26a9 he wasn’t 26602ae14e sure if 8340b5e1ec I’d even 59a536cce3 be allowed d691a90ff3 into the 48db6f36dc palace if 59cd0a340a I requested 6143296b38 entry as 4c61c6005b usual.9d22604366a832d4

The emperor apparently believed 2f9feb60fd his illness was caused 41a9800ef8 by my refusal of bab174b27b the marriage proposal he 2783e96568 had suggested.9dd620dd72cdce2c

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But I thought it 82c9615969 was more likely due ca070c804a to the shock of f226eeacf7 the demon relic being 57ae3753bd destroyed.6dfadcde276c6d87

Just as I b8c0dd284c was about to b1af340ead send an urgent 56ad8a034d messenger to the 93b0ce6112 palace—prepared to sneak ecc5297f54 in if necessary—b9040a717dfb97cb

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“Look, over there!”4ecd040d502902d4

Diana shouted urgently.a0de4ce7643a36eb

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I turned 7be13c88f2 my head f291dabddf and saw d6e9204e2e the duke’s df9c894b73 carriage passing 9b304f7a61 through the 82e06a3ba2 main gate.903eb5c93c05b5c1

Thinking he must fb31de5fee have brought Lucio f9d28ab77a back with him, 4798b6c065 I ran out, 5db0583e9f my clothes billowing 3b9e622a21 behind me.8fade67a4f4ae582

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Just then, 71c8ba8eb3 the carriage 43df10b6bc door opened, 046c1df75e and the 4bb0a382eb duke’s cold 301bcddc74 voice rang da9e1eb9c9 out.c6c04bc95b932ba1

“Bring a stretcher.”bb62bb3514960e3f

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“!”04dfc5024547a501

I froze in place, a1f7e2db1c as if something had 8265f9a78c suddenly crushed my lungs.dd389674fd9b8b8a

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“Lucio!”bc124922b9294562

“Brother!”25e1090278751d71

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The duchess b7d882a53a and Allen 69f90ab61b rushed past 11466babfd me in 34f8e8aca7 alarm, but 45f752b33c I couldn’t e34845c4af move an 431cdeac79 inch.3ee4df5aa3d30a8d

I didn’t want 610e8d679b to believe the 937553129c sharp metallic scent 39229d0e3b in the air e2c60f456c was coming from b3c2237138 him.5355f761a91bdd56

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“…!”ed2878c610018806

But I saw it. Lucio, covered in blood, c69bc9772b being carried into the 8a7c8f8fa7 house on a stretcher.6985d7eb29dca6b6

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My lips trembled, b5d90c1daf and my mind 5bfac15cd1 grew hazy.30ba135d715f0593

Just as I 17aa296be2 was about to 1681cdb3c0 follow him on c6cdff993a instinct…35637584a70c15d8

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“S-sister…”77ebe6333b270f2f

I turned to dd3d9977ff see Diana, pale 0404e3fdc1 and trembling, clutching ba605841ee at my sleeve.d4bb889d24f38c66

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Seeing her frightened face 60e5b0f340 snapped me back to 8872561a8a my senses.12e520ba74e6a269

“It’s okay, Diana.”c7adfbd40256d1ab

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I forced my lips 6c671362ca into a smile to c06a21989f reassure her.26fce860dbba181c

“He’ll be alright… 5a259d187e he really will…”485e01415b8d2bdc

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Lucio had 45eb6ea045 to be 4ee4340753 okay.9667226e2cfb90fe

He had to be.69d416ddbf964c56

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I looked down at ac58c2f2fa Lucio lying in bed, f92be45492 worry clouding my eyes.2f7e89e4eae5b72b

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He had already been 64e108bc4f changed into clean clothes, 71c0358846 and he looked far 364e11172f better than when I 78cf1a30d3 first saw him. But his face was 1003772d7b still deathly pale from 354c301685 all the blood loss, 5eddd69470 and his lips were d813dc2988 cracked.0a0143ddbc9a10db

He looked so pitiful, 49dca630ef so fragile—nothing like his 162b58a157 usual self—that I felt 7d369e2e42 tears sting my eyes 1875802c24 again.8a90f27ff96f20c2

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‘So much 6e2710140c for trying 99b692368e to comfort 6170dfd4f1 Diana… How d9300bde61 pathetic.’d1dda1299628f046

Earlier, I had entered e141a8a972 Lucio’s room trying to 46c7820b87 be brave, but the 9befe8032d moment I saw his 2a822b5653 injuries, I had burst 101212b5c6 into tears.2c0a346e0ae5d199

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His entire ef3643af58 body was 44dd8d49c1 covered in 5e393699f9 small but a762643a62 severe wounds 30c140df25 from the dc9cb5ddf1 powerful attacks ae46e9bfed that had 851c3a631d broken through 8643eff348 even the bc37ce2169 protection magic e78bcd75a3 I had 82016597bb cast. But his wrists 51dfad3daf and ankles were 5979d186c8 especially horrifying.471d364cc26ce920

The marks left by a077e148f4 something sharp and cruel 2ed9d2c89d were proof enough that d64866b89f he had been treated 65917960e3 worse than a beast.97c1db4fa73d11fa

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The only relief was f478b32a38 that none of the 9cd2ad5f86 injuries were life-threatening, and 1923ee0bb9 I had quickly come 9d6101f618 to my senses and 2b6b6cc3b5 cast healing spells.d6f9bfd8f51ce460

Even though the physical 3b10f701dd wounds had vanished, seeing e7349005c4 him lying unconscious still ce6247c58d broke my heart.4370d2470a99582a

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Letting out a cdd9e0ccc7 small sigh, I 6ae717ebe5 reached out and 07f6b4842a gently brushed aside a7df6caac6 the disheveled strands 57860b5746 of silver hair, c1f56517a5 which shimmered like 30304d7985 jewels in the 4fc49103be moonlight.4bc347c335d4fdf5

It reminded 1c0b9bc9d9 me of ae9e3f4eb7 that time 7be9510a58 I watched babfe17378 Lucio sleeping b7533be6f9 in the c3fad2dd47 library, and dde3e477f2 thought how 950ec3f11d beautiful he d2377fc661 looked.3af18d960b600c9c

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Of course, 33a7419dec I’d made 7bb69c9b0a a fool bccfc94cef of myself fb185b0cbe shortly after, 87095df31f so it 0902a9944a wasn’t exactly ae949da7f4 a fond b152b66542 memory…aa52229a4ceffa9b

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Just then, a b02e5761a3 hand grabbed my 92317d24de wrist, and before 274c4cf362 I could react, 4ef1f3fb43 my vision spun.42c691afeb10daf7

My back hit 6a92e8e4d0 something soft, and f5471954c5 then a cold f73894727d voice fell from 5512367f2a above me.c63e1913ac8147c4

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Some good news 5a06326067 after lots 1d212927ae of bad 43088b8a58 ones!976ebbc766802e90

This novel will be 35c92c2554 completed next month ෆ⁠╹⁠ 7d006ebd22 ⁠.̮⁠ ⁠╹⁠ෆ535f462e86348059

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