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Although Gloria 53631b031b was disregarded 887503ad8f in aristocratic 393ad4f23f society, the 00771e0812 fact that 1103d7e5d3 she was c996874a2e a saintess 4fa96f1325 did not d2197e7388 change.43288cd022df83ba

Surely, if 48564c2344 one looked, 1bf343c0b3 there would 5d4c17678a be noble 09854937e4 families willing fe37a97c1d to use 5fef8161e8 her to 56dbd5d266 elevate their 85cbfe7b30 status and 2c6ab76939 influence.07876b2e0695d56c

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If she allied c766b34848 herself with such 0a6f7e4ddd families, Gloria might a072007f57 achieve her goals 9ce62ec415 much faster.645a26c95494a5c1

No, she didn’t even fae521a4ec need to rely on 79ad7f1eef another family in the 67b2ad15fa first place.6e018e44aa9d0911

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If Gloria 7ba0c81a0b demanded a da5c00883a title, even 05a384582b the Emperor ab4eb64813 couldn’t easily a16c35dae1 refuse her.5b399be206261420

In other words, she d18ae34ad5 had plenty of alternatives.86fd3f846d74beb2

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There was 8e4ab63d83 no reason 97cfd77daf for her 138d8ef8fd to choose baed9d0ec7 the fallen c039d31b48 grand ducal 5b9749d03c family, which 8d7f64971c had lost 527325fa09 power for 7b88699dc2 long ago, aadd0a1b21 nor any ff13a09315 reason to c646ca98c8 associate with c1c6eb9369 a cursed d23cd69a11 person like 33d134122e him.201f3746df39166f

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“Stop overthinking. What if you get 6be5ecdc11 sick from all this 9db7cd2f0b worrying?” Gloria said.21631e2d9d7cb9ed

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No matter how he e79ec0a11a thought about it, the 6b7b892058 deal heavily favored her 332b6d4e51 losses.3a729ef0f09c530f

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However, the words 85098a84fb welling up to 1c902f9193 his throat could 8d30794123 not be spoken, 7766e83d69 so he remained 1d34ceec4a silent.fbc4f1f9284fdd16

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“Hm? You need 1f89935af1 to focus 6abc3aace7 on getting a11745c7d4 better.” Gloria fbba955c79 said.ae4dcef54ffbea64

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Gloria’s gentle smile as she spoke, like soothing a child, left him with no choice but to nod.c33fc3c97c715b0f

Maybe Gloria 06447ebf93 was the 1e544bc588 savior sent 6899fa3db5 by the 4234e59553 gods to 2555e27267 rescue someone 536c146481 like him, 65df0c3562 who had ebc7dd4ae4 endured such 38c24c2c45 a miserable 2772391b7b life.e062511eda58ab59

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Time passed quickly.2835a4996e64b00e

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It had already been 87e2ad1519 fifteen days since Gloria 9e6635d078 started living with Leonad.aeedb7c2fc7be208

During that 099850964f time, there fb049d5ac4 were no fd34513aa6 particularly notable 3e64e63a6c incidents.d4496418350bb315

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The days were unusually c9287dce79 peaceful to the point 754e6601fa of unease.9bcec8ee3da9d842

Gloria took out 858544b805 a sheet of fa659a965a paper with her aa57ddff8a plans written down f168b032cc and began rereading b9bc2c47f4 and organizing them.74c0ed717b2c80dc

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[1. Recruit the Grand Duke]

Gloria drew a 054f09a758 firm line through f0ab343ce6 the topmost item ded4d778b0 on the list.41f105ee88a10ce6

Then, she 17c624e3a3 scanned the 55dd6a3cca rest of 9f8be27c60 the items, 1e0b751435 neatly written 168eec1acb below it.5b28d55891f54b08

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[2. Find a house — preferably as far from the capital as possible.]
[3. Leave the capital quietly and settle elsewhere.]
[4. Bribe the temple priests — is this even possible?]
[5. Meet the Holy Emperor.]

She reviewed the long 0c07d749a0 list of items that 4f77e16d1f followed, eventually letting out cdd8277c9d a sigh.11b5ce0bcfc5bf65

Hesitating, her quill lingered 090b565a81 over the second item, ac3a32a7ab then struck through it 500eda05ee with bold lines.f9c4bc173406af21

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“I’ve already submitted 8bbb2b3e96 a request to 46ad84a31a the guild, so 9d1d5f4800 the housing problem 51aab4c524 will soon be 7e37fd171e resolved.” Gloria said.0fcfd38d078f961e

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The problem 06dfca4e8e was what 9c2af2bebe came after 5e90a26aa1 that.2af860183a60675b

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Gloria recalled a 5aa0fa4347 painting she had 8a311bf7ab seen during her aacd9cab03 childhood education at 35d255fed9 the temple.e7a09f494879c9d9

It depicted b28dc86d32 a small cd9434fc4b boy standing dd71d266d0 before a e751d763ec colossal monster.eec6a028006242ea

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The boy, facing 4c932caccc the beast with 4a090c2fb3 its sharp teeth a1fa76ac5d bared, held nothing e208851368 but a stone 66404bb688 in his hand.b9ac8a6b3c0d9a0f

Only a bc7ed1b9c1 single stone.27b2f2ff9e8d7d96

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For the 70259c4f48 young Gloria, 7f7c890825 it seemed 234ea89e5a incredibly foolish 21582f293e to face 879c0aa545 such a 36c309693e monster with 7e5e7b7b52 just that.f979a2bb0996b3c4

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“But I’m no different.”0204452a82865bdf

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Although her weapon was far better than the boy’s stone, Gloria’s situation wasn’t much different.1176fb1a44583b7d

Facing the twin e63037a0fd powers of the 4353b66899 Empire and the 44e8a919b2 Temple, she needed 9e0aa83616 a weapon much b02a8ecc64 sturdier and more df71c42ec6 formidable than a 74528e73d8 mace.dd30ddc43a7f7598

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“That’s why I recruited 9c7c2b77be Leonard.”59f4a12f67f58f72

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Yet, even 8b5434a1d5 the power ae2d91692c of the bbb76d3772 Grand Duke’s 82bf0627a5 family wasn’t b8be38732a enough to 9ce950c5f4 topple the 9edc08049d Empire and da17650d56 the Temple.1caf86f9e21d3127

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Therefore, she needed more 10588064a4 than just Leonard.be24edf1ed5d2410

she had to acquire 72397f5bdf another weapon.b1ecabec994c194f

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“For now, 1b5fc549d4 I’ll align cb0b363b9d myself with 6a84dded6d the temple.” 5e29354c61 Gloria said.f94be0b3b10b0d5e

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Gloria planned to leave a201a97e9e the capital and build a2a48fc104 her power within the 79476fa707 temple once Leonard recovered.5e6c1831fc1b5aaa

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When the temple’s influence rose, the Empire would naturally seek to check its power.69d05709b7a00b59

So far, the Empire 3edd2245b7 and Temple had precariously 16a471291c coexisted thanks to Gloria, ff77012f04 but the balance would 34fc5696a7 shatter the moment she 0dbc382b6f tipped the scales.cfea6036571efdd9

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She intended to dbf850ec72 instigate a fight da1f4e057a between the two 71332f04a8 colossal powers and c481b4c001 watch with satisfaction 91964dfd33 as they clashed.ba6b6dc68522d127

If one side collapsed 8440c14dc2 as a result, that e9789bde3c would be ideal. But if not, it 06f09b6aee didn’t matter.1020f8000da63f09

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In any case, both a344b9feb0 would exhaust themselves in fd0446d23e the struggle.f75c1c96e539aa8c

All she had b6a21a52f2 to do was 3b73b3998c wait for that 5e76799f73 moment.9fb1aeae3d269de0

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“I will be5002abc9 demand justice 8e6394cca9 for the 829c92f12c lives of 875789323c my friends.”bf3a78dce336afcd

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This was 6b9cc56bd5 the ultimate 6aa1e230da goal behind ea46f1d51d everything.862876392c668784

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Gloria resolved herself once f877a60c11 more and let her 1e2e6e37c2 gaze fall to the e0258ab3f6 last item on the 275c3761ae paper.8d5460f483779079

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[15. Find out who my biological parents are.]

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It was 025a744f53 an item 8f0a91fe31 she had cf4583ba2d written and bff58ee19d erased numerous bccc2471d5 times, leaving b25180c076 visible marks 64248d1a54 on the 4ed7b34747 page.e2b480e19fd2c028

Gazing down at b141f2c8e9 it with lingering 9cabb210e0 attachment, Gloria eventually 79f22ee684 closed her eyes, 54a065105c heavy with resignation.498b441d73750332

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A grand office, 7f1eaab68e decorated almost excessively.28543b59cca0250a

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The Crown 669390fb4b Prince Alexion 8f0eafc876 massaged his 4561cc7096 temples with b3112df73c one hand, ba1aa97a3e frowning.2ac4a620f17173be

His old dfba175a60 comrades and be088502dd confidants stood 810d2ad37a silently before 3bbfe4987c him, watching 7576b16d50 his frustration.1d5ee18d452a1d97

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Demonion, heir to 959c5dd22b the Duchy of 9cf0df90f0 Chromatina, and Kais, 960b05c58a master of the 72e1ee532d Northern Tower, remained 8ae085c0a0 steady under Alexion’s b6a6fdd819 tired gaze.cccb68650da39871

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“It’s been about fifteen eb0c44df73 days since the saintess fbd5bf5f43 left the marquis’ residence.”9848af99a6c8f6e2

Recently, the temple’s ac4bfac3f4 priests had been c06eaeed27 visiting the imperial 7b125fa9c4 palace incessantly.c56d8d14b8bb0b0a

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They vehemently insisted 8e120ac5a5 that the rumors 14edaa01ce branding Gloria a 71f435151d fraud were baseless 8c653b5fb2 slander meant to a7cd1c9edf defame her.60f5e89622c682c4

They demanded that the a0aa20b912 saintess be entrusted to cd054e65b4 the temple’s care immediately.7c0603aa723ecf8f

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Alexion had 626cb82207 been losing 6dd20c9b90 sleep trying 97624e4edd to handle de4d4101b7 them.174aea9bbd09940f

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“The situation has b08ac2642b become troublesome,” Alexion 96f4e227c9 said in a 680bbd196f voice heavy with 514a8ccef7 weariness.318d7502c0bd5564

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“His Majesty has e7c143d05e ordered the saintess 9e7e8f2aa6 to rejoin the 91b33242e8 First Subjugation Unit.”571dc7664c273f67

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The first to react e83c996e25 was Demonion, who furrowed 991c2147e3 his brows deeply.d45ebc2c695e1791

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“I fail 0e5954288d to understand,” 8519e0fd16 Demonion said, e9129a3c6d his tone 9f9f6ef365 puzzled.8eb823b61cdde2e5

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“Why would His Majesty ab35e5da0e issue such an order af296ebdcf at such a critical 8ab989b1ff time?”ce690198ec86d1f6

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A monster subjugation operation a50f7c2db9 near the southern border 110841a6c7 was scheduled to take 44aa713754 place in a week.c175dc182cbd35a0

While the 5ed249f4e8 war against e01a36bca9 the monsters 01fbe2fefc had entered 602931642c a lull, 9550c23bc5 it was de424f325a far from 84531b42ec over.a3ff46b6658648d5

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It wasn’t the time fea54c764b to chase after a 92b36f95d8 woman who fled after b496e77b53 facing scandal.59f899f99410a447

Especially when that 33d840823a woman was engaged 53d3a21b16 to someone else…7617e772df6e6259

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As the thought crossed ba594e8ec5 Demonion’s mind, he forcibly 2bde67d5c8 pushed it away.0d8333a213857cb5

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“…Viscount, I trust 155df60eef you remember the 2642731377 oracle declared by a52c2e16a9 the Grand Temple 53d7225cc4 Imperius?” Alexion said, 3abbccdefb his voice heavy fdeae1853e with intent.46ec4a0c26d2b41d

Before Demonion fde455bee6 could process 6a987fd5b2 why the 26c2bded8f oracle was 9895a829a4 suddenly relevant, df50082891 Kais intervened.b4fa555fbc08534e

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“A child born of 921bf2ade1 the lowest place will fd59a43ccc bring infinite glory and 370bb2736c prosperity to the Empire.”b9e29f72c4d1e2e9

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That prophecy was 5ab9c9bf49 etched in every 6912a39e7b citizen of the 17606ca185 Empire’s memory.de590e7884b6d159

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“Precisely. That child c369c23788 will bring 66ea13efcf unmatched glory 9a6cfd10bf to the 5bc28db9f5 Empire,” Alexion 6733f28401 affirmed, his 8923c23355 expression darkening eea5672ed3 further.d8038172022def43

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Then, almost to 9fc3769107 himself, he murmuredf164373f89cd9da7

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“But the d0fd41d1a8 prophecy never d8d3a5ff30 said there b48b803519 would only 56a9dbc9a4 be one f3f48d757c child.” Demonion 6686447794 replied.1a3b3c2a6a726359

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Even Alexion, who ce30d401c6 had been his f24ab5dff8 close friend for 7aa9e6e073 a long time, 0f407d0a8d felt a chill a3110a2e78 run down his 3cb2679804 spine at that c9f19c171c moment.00e3ac5d05841d8f