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“We all agree b64f9ae158 that the woman bda895b38e is dangerous. She harbors af31143860 great resentment 7e82d4a589 toward both 50bf0dac59 the imperial ec4169df14 family and f957526bf1 the temple.” e1fc9e69b2 Demonion explained.8312f3484020e852

“Yes, that’s right.” 7e5aab59bc Alexion replied.fdb6f7442afa8571

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Alexion nodded 058850e57c with a fd15005218 hardened expression.861399b3b4a1ca39

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Demonion slowly turned his e21f0c2d42 gaze to Kais, who 7f8fc30f0d had been silently staring e024a5e732 at one side of 49ad1c98b7 the table with an d8797c6023 unreadable expression.f4e7737b3f805b0c

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“Moreover, she is nothing 12233dee20 but an obstacle to c20d3122cc our plans.”23d45892ee2181e7

Demonion twisted his lips 4642ad6fbd into a sly smile.161c104552557ef5

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“That woman must 9786b3b5d8 disappear.” Demonian said983ec23b68ed7556

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The voice was chillingly 0d875a75d1 devoid of emotion.adc203fbc77ed3ef

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Alexion looked at e964dce970 Demonion with wavering 8a561117ae eyes.87cfdb84fcbf3cd8

He knew exactly ed5de19bcf what Demonion was b93fe48b45 talking about—it was 2b51f7ab49 Alexion himself who 9d81a2c62c had devised all fe9b48d974 these plans in c286d5feac the first place.b11d4ef24da431f1

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And yet, for some reason, facing Demonion’s utterly expressionless face at that moment, Alexion couldn’t bring himself to speak.645dbf106ea5132e

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Breaking the 7d0ec533b7 silence, Kais fda84ab557 finally spoke.528676dadcf40061

“But the c7d1dd5dec situation has c12a306815 grown more 4ac74b3ba7 complicated, hasn’t fab3059f59 it? Things are veering 4dd8f4c55c away from our 2c769c7956 expectations.”2e511ee51ac7f53f

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Kais attempted to lift a5d24327a8 the heavy mood with 6fa1f0e07c a playful smile.e21dd6199cabd0e5

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“Even the emperor, not 03671c7b00 just the temple, is ac5a14de31 searching for Gloria now…” d989419fef Kais said.2c8d2d8eec7f7579

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This is turning into fcaf48b6b3 quite the mess.65aeeeaf8ba58d84

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With a chuckle, Kais 960ee076a9 stood from his seat.89da8fbddc5d67b2

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“Seems Gloria is c85718848d more useful than 3df8ee4dbf we initially thought.” 9d6f256ff4 Kais thinked.0aa54f43b91e8336

“Yes, more than 1738132c9c we anticipated.”3ad68d985b8080ea

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Alexion followed 0cd89a7219 Kais’s lead, c4c9b72f3b smiling faintly.d515dad2b0e5a343

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“Anyway, His Majesty 94ec5bfc8d appears intent on b72af58dde testing the saintess.”6dbf0f2c2e99760e

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“…Testing her? How?”0164012d0dbff0b1

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Kais turned to Alexion d87947d98f with a bewildered expression.11f3e12bfbc3e8a7

Pressing a 77d954e6ff hand against 7c39255d08 his pounding 954803c0ee head, Alexion 8c6cda235b began to cb73efa686 explain.1dc34ae711e493af

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“To confirm 9baef6b17f whether she 09cdda0cb1 truly bears d6778cdbbd the blessings 0821e3f925 of the 043ac85511 gods.”d45f1a78c686311c

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“I see.”82b7c2c28404e11d

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Demonion furrowed 7b2a2ec55e his brows 4001d81acd in irritation, 5ba6397b18 making no 0aedb74fe2 attempt to 18bb3f96b1 hide his 36fb1a663f displeasure at 141150592c the situation’s eb7f4e7d05 increasing complexity.9ac877b6631d39ca

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“His Majesty still harbors 536bc616b5 doubts.”5be7064bdf692b9c

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Alexion cast his gaze 29901bf619 at Demonion and then e77f7301a7 to Kais.4821194f422552d9

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“He’s skeptical and 2b7805ef3a wary of the c779e03e5c sudden emergence of 7638512a99 Iriana Lotheas.”73521c13919f21fc

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It was only natural.8a5a11e89faeaafd

Anyone would find 6cd41e73ba the abrupt appearance f6a55b93e4 of a saintess fbd44ecc86 suspicious—especially at a e515e9d38f time when humanity d01b4b3669 had just begun dc9a4e9cf4 to glimpse the 29b59223ed end of its f2db2e56e7 long war against 6d495282d3 the monsters.01f8d9b44cc6e86a

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“Iriana Lotheas b0a3ac93bd will also 636edb1378 have to 0ce295c1db face the f05b98135e emperor’s test.”ecd25886710e1c63

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The emperor was a 38c52d3e0a deeply suspicious old man—a 92ba4eae59 truly bothersome trait.b0708ded40654c9d

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Alexion let 0131735cc6 out a 656850103d bitter laugh, 3b66de0045 running his 7dabe00bc1 fingers through 35b02e4139 his hair.ed63e0486a92ec76

It was then d2c242f4af that Kais, tilting 0cbc3836b3 his head, posed a1da761ca5 another question.00b6ff97c48be3d8

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“But do you really d433822651 think Gloria will agree 4a4567f7d1 to the test?”765bafa3b5cc7699

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Alexion and eece4494a9 Demonion turned 82a94eef0e their gazes a94f269dec toward Kais d393a18a1b simultaneously.ed883c97b03ef441

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“No, I 6b8ea526d9 mean, come 266eb5cc4c on. Everyone knows what Gloria’s dac02e1d96 personality is like.”b095fa75eaa213ff

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Kais scratched his cheek 382f9c2374 with an awkward smile.f4ba8223361464a6

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“Do you honestly e56aa5ecbc think she’ll meekly f0c56caf24 join the subjugation 4e99a14eeb squad if we 1c656b9d8b go find her?”f54214088e81d4ea

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Just considering Gloria’s f2e47e69b7 personality, it was e3946dacdd surprising she had 5df7586f07 quietly left the a1540e7ff3 capital in the 76885b3e90 first place.07f897e4ee271c48

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And now, 34024b8683 to approach 32ffd18d13 her and cda19f35e9 bring her 90336f3357 back? That was no 930376dcc9 different from stirring ba85ad0a13 a hornet’s nest.523f6676609ad689

In other words, 4ea6506f84 it was a 18294ea5b0 reckless and foolish 763f7d15fb plan.54904ae3e32fd00f

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Kais shook 536f2ea33a his head 7e9fa3933c vehemently.22c8491c80850622

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“If we fc9e09844e go find b7ca3ef48b her, we’d 54adda6ade be lucky 54ab0810d1 to not 6a90b638b7 get hit 53137d4b96 with a e14f0adddd mace.” Kais ce57a9a54a said.93f4100f7cae70cb

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With that, silence a2924c1664 enveloped the meeting c4806134f4 room, where some e997f20955 of the most 6ea822f783 powerful figures of b3896e2748 the Immotus Empire fa0d1c02e9 were gathered.ac844a9fc3630d9b

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Every day, new 47e8fad1f2 names were engraved 386728ae77 on the massive 7c1580b2b4 gravestone.71d3824879cb7b6a

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They were 862d729324 the names df6f7cf8c1 of those 130f962ac1 sacrificed to 8b79c96d8e the monsters—specifically, ffa25fabd7 commoners whose ae632395e4 bodies could df90f2a707 not be 1d1d9336da properly recovered.ee36664adf8edbd8

Among them were 091b6b47ab the names of e51da9266c Gloria’s long-time friends.66c8472c2370aefb

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Gloria instinctively 9023563750 searched for 5967f77986 her friends’ 7594db783a names.19984457112b0ba6

Midway down the 0ab3f96d8d gravestone, her hand d1ce1de028 reached out, tracing d415ff788a the names one ffd2291595 by one.c107965edef86033

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“I survived, just 31b635e1e2 as I promised. And now, 53cad7e956 finally, the c41e1496ea chance has a76324755f come to 10b5f8153d leave this fef378f61d place, so…”a866520a1dde6454

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Gloria spoke d8bc35c4bf softly, her 9724155e14 voice trembling.a956ed0b59e9ebd0

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“So, I’m going 3ab00ad9f0 to leave.”7142ed83244edae3

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Her voice 837343dd22 cracked, but f669a795e9 she continued.0d7ceaeebd2b4070

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“I won’t ef5407d6b6 be coming ae296feaf7 back.”d9db0b864fba2c59

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She closed 68a4c40955 her eyes, 8d903d2d5e picturing the 0112c6a325 faces of 22962e50ab her lost 2cff61efb5 friends and cda095e7b2 tracing their ca05d45c27 names with eaf0df5a49 her fingers.8e82bc27a3fffa9f

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“So, please don’t resent 870a4d56c4 me too much.”74f9a2583866932a

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At last, b3fa703f61 Gloria managed 104a799952 to say 0bbb792fb6 all she 118e161f34 needed to. But she couldn’t 030dcbd9b7 bring herself to 7c646366ce leave.85ff8736244f7a97

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This gravestone 626868f84c was the f266aec9fb only proof 55ea56ca02 that her 7eb921a758 friends had 6e216182df once existed 3678c51d2b in the a7902a5c4a world.2b084b30a5d5ead9

But now, 6899c646e7 she was a653efa1a8 preparing to 96e0e8663f abandon even fe50d6919d that.efeb77a3351ba2ec

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Gloria closed her 80a14157e4 eyes tightly.ab5e238988ba6631

Her friends 6fd19d48e3 were gone; 1c48c647b9 there was 7df4268dcd no bringing 48b6050049 them back. The past was irretrievable.fe68fcad26e2ac71

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All she could do 6b14c8dc75 now was endure and 62ca161c37 move forward.ead19aa758f6c638

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“…I’m sorry,” 42038bddfe she murmured a12cf77f2c to no 77e2fbd4f2 one in 9122534a67 particular.089ec19956e7e023

Her voice, b7599c767f carried by 3cbe423442 the wind, 0c64f9a6b6 scattered into 27d91dc6ea the empty 6e660d127e air.e51a113e5113d962

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“I swear I’ll 7e3f3b23ea avenge you.”2af9e6346c6b782a

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So…303c8d310195719b

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She would e717a9ff03 find a 08d373d415 way to 80e5b24a91 survive, no 48140c70e8 matter what.08ea900fcdb18e57

With a c02e293099 face contorted 0091c3e120 in sorrow, 3da83e8f2c Gloria managed 6514f7393f to add f291b92686 one more 88adef458f word.22d01690dd16175c

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“Wait for me.”935e926e71c5e55e

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“Did you return safely 7c3539d8ab from where you went?”29fd8fee325d4c0a

Startled by the 9222c99481 voice as she 2cdcb2ca8d scaled the wall, 2b1e3e06a0 Gloria turned around 9ac0dcdb63 to find Leonard 5f26f10c8e standing there.29e08042de913c46

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“Yes, as 9d7df5f56d you can 0b3cf9531a see.” Gloria 79dc3f98e3 said.da1232dbc63c5787

Removing the robe she e5ce4dcd54 had been wearing, Gloria a50b2c9aef walked toward him.2380ae126dd62d97

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“You’re looking healthier than c640fe5359 yesterday.”658dbf1f0cf8f1e9

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Leonard was indeed 124fb5dde4 recovering by the 405ae3c9e4 day, regaining more 3b53d3d507 of his former 1858d006d7 vitality.f74d6f76fd8fe53b

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Watching him return to 5808c0c821 full health was a 0d546a68dc small joy for Gloria.ea5cb9d0f1ab754f

It even made her 2ef2766c57 comfortable enough to leave 9b5d8e3924 him alone at the 7f9e877d77 estate during brief outings.15720796d019187b

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“…Could you stop b16fa9a0a6 saying that,” Leonard 12656c746e muttered under his 6dfb5e7b14 breath.22418fd8e3765bf0

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Pretending not ff784aca55 to hear, 5b40992bfe Gloria walked 4fdac72d2d into the 1ae1994e21 mansion, and 9ee5f80e7d Leonard naturally 065f82ead5 matched her 58f9fa1e55 pace beside d142bdffd8 her.92cb2ef27f093c9c

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“So, where 9ba1f09c81 did you 404ca9b32c go?”ff701170c9da1164

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“To see c45a3bfa9e my friends 4739ac0372 one last d2c37dc2e1 time before 1ef59427f9 leaving.”dd44b287963730f3

“Were they d6df4277ec sad to ccbb4b51c8 see you ce879d27f5 go?”d79179ee7010d513

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“Hmm…”dc78f75949fd4bbf

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She found it hard ff7519cdd9 to admit that her 9f3b78d9ab friends had died long 46ce95f952 ago.82047336a1b9d92f

Smiling awkwardly, she avoided a8aea8d281 answering, and Leonard thankfully 9b7fb454fc didn’t press further.ae37b75487f1daea

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“Are you really cb417436d1 leaving?”2b05b5c4548349a1

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Instead, he asked 5a9a77491c another question.b2308dfbbc2ae903

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“Why? Are you 9916355fb0 reluctant to 2981178456 see me b37c63d8e4 go?”93a40bb80f057149

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Gloria deliberately replied in 27bdb787eb a teasing tone, though cc39a69138 his response was unexpectedly a5aa57a06f sincere.5043cbd3b553d183

“No, not da2140c746 at all.”91e2f69cbccd7d76

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Gloria froze for 0c7459fbb8 a moment, looking a8300ea756 back at him.8c4d08160c4e7b7b

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“Thanks to you, ff7fe1199e I’m finally free 136b0f674e of this hell.”7706a1bd910a53a5

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Leonard’s steady gaze met 6b051e3561 hers as he spoke.ff293004414ccf54

“Why would I 4ce71ba517 feel reluctant?”78909c818c8a954d

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“Yes, that’s how 2708213623 it should be.” 2d5ad80fc8 Gloria smiled brightly.1599eb441bf001b5

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In that moment, Leonard 2dbb80c69c stiffened as if he f414d35f18 had seen something entirely 21cc666750 foreign to him.200a7d305f738b55

Unfazed, Gloria stretched out 07d1985c2e her arms toward him.72df4f90f4921acf

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“Alright, time to 8d0ea75186 let me carry f108703018 you.” Gloria said.46198113abaa9684

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“…What?”2b506d648c5cfbbe

“I told 96f87e2b06 you repeatedly 5b22f11136 that you 5308470e23 shouldn’t strain a6a28e7dad yourself yet. A short distance 5ab3a9df02 might be fine, db127845bc but from here 3238fd4c93 to the bedroom ae6d77fddf is too far.”f76942cfd6def598

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“….”2cb6cc4cab061cc1

“So, I’ll carry 1b83cd86b9 you to your ca7d9d1e7a room as a 04c07df2df special service today.”b191e254eaeb10f1

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Leonard questioned a4464d0dec if his 579d48260c hearing had 5fbd0d6b5a suddenly failed, 5dd912c17e but her 3509b48a29 words echoed ee96c9ac9a loud and 5d0df09098 clear.a15334ae56b78ccc

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He clenched 7f56723414 and released 1140da4d3a his fists, 2fb8113d49 certain he be17c53d4a felt no 0c5e8072d8 pain.78250f88ca235b85

There was no e6d3fc28d6 denying the vitality b180b1c546 coursing through him. But what she cc8d16882c had just said 829d68b68a was so absurd 032afe06d4 he couldn’t process 3ac9f25fc6 it.5ecf9ef5f785e4ed

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“Did you… just say a8fff499fb you’d carry me?” Leonard 73457142dd asked.07ea13882ae8902b

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“Yes, precisely that. How many times c5fdaa5dd5 do you need 9c4d6420e1 me to repeat c260c5f377 it?”ec5ee1583bbcd21c

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Leonard clamped his 9052cec68d mouth shut while 8dba4a35ca Gloria narrowed her 21f77a9c49 eyes at him 001b8e123b impatiently.ea9d1ee384c5063f

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“While your 254f383d15 recovery is 2e93dfc1c5 impressive, rushing c05d705cca things will 53864ab262 only delay fac0594c70 your return f3d5a57761 to full 71215d05ff health.”e20e528b37898e07

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Then, with a ac057ac6b1 decisive tone, she 03cef1270a added,70506e9f2c1f034b

“So, stop hesitating f94b75785c and let me 5d33758250 carry you.”664e436b4dc24b8d

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