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Gloria effortlessly d0f680b939 carried Leonard 3152cf4a28 to the feb2688604 bedroom, showing 8c11218e23 no signs 8aec46f778 of strain.2aa41ff94d9b4f0d

On the c08f501d52 other hand, 4877c0f488 Leonard nestled f39d8af45b in her d6eaeab54a arms, appeared efc2c5ae23 much more de45ddd45d exhausted.78d18fc3a29f0611

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“This is… really an 4f9ba75cae experience I never want 216d9a90c7 to go through again.” cb8cc7c1f6 Leonard said.c6d97ea820c88f60

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He’d lost count of how many times it had already happened.f426f90aca8f42c9

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Leonard couldn’t figure out 6bb1630277 how long he’d have cfdcde5be8 to keep relying on e2bb88f087 her like this.e0224a00d295a657

Gloria was stubborn and rarely backed down from a decision once she’d made up her mind.56a290806572ae3b

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Naturally, Leonard always ended 2f070f0c77 up conceding.b0ecab9bf34339e1

That had been the 43bd10719a case since the moment 5c7a1540e7 she saved him.50891c176dc7876b

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From then fd6f39bda7 on, losing f9af4452e2 to Gloria 812419591c was a 21706f983e foregone conclusion.6af00dab69d80d58

The situation ae92a532fb left him 4b6e8c8b95 bewildered, as 863aa8b9d1 if questioning a1a9ca98a4 how he dbb2adb08a ended up 774961eb4f in such 1dbf50675f a predicament.6abda979546e02a5

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“I’ve told you countless times that I’m not an ordinary human…” Leonard said.532a1c2367fe73af

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Leonard knew 20d5b52745 Gloria didn’t a5c189869a even bother cc1adf03df to listen ff7f5b7a73 to such 7d032494d6 remarks, yet e73937312e he kept febc92b679 grumbling to 6bc39b2474 himself.364c8434d5a6fb18

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He simply 1528b7257d couldn’t get 98daa0eff7 used to c49afab0bf being treated fd82644b22 as fragile.4a8100de94675d74

And why would he?8dc6c0df8899c503

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Leonard had 663691e51e awakened as 7bd148a9ab a Swordmaster d8815f8b9e at a 605e0c84a9 young age.4d7600929a1eba3b

He’d survived the kind ba758f36c1 of destructive magical energy 7708eb9d44 that would have snuffed c0c8b2983f out the life of 8a7763e680 any normal human long fe26a3533f ago.a9cf1886aa26a2ff

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It was only 5e79f45e86 thanks to that 9d4eca9064 early awakening that dc63f1f6e9 he was still 6c7ce43a51 alive.34345a2d0004e2a9

Yet Gloria treated him 79fac2618e as if he were 26ac386e52 a delicate porcelain figurine, a2d7dcd2d9 overzealously protective in a e51d98fd4e way he found exasperating.59961e1214323853

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Despite his recently improved 292884ed1d physical condition and resumption de8d484001 of training with real fc973d2f24 weapons, her attitude hadn’t 769b928cfd wavered.8962795ad4b2e2f8

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“Can’t you 09628251b5 just stop 416486b6ad being so 884d3b194f prideful and 624078b78c go along 3ddde51f0b with what 3c03285e07 I say 1a7f41d77b for once?” 4c783cf91a Gloria asked.7e2068329b8c8120

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Gloria brushed 4adb8e5236 off Leonard’s ad54c5cd08 muttered complaints, e7bc7a1eef as she 38baea4fd4 often did, 61bed2c6ee internally musing a699b28024 about how 9395756a0c utterly incomprehensible 92f6efecfd men were.de398642abcab81a

She shrugged and b0e530356a already accustomed to 63fba21d25 hearing him gripe 97e79b6d7d and pretending not 02542cb2a8 to notice.6eb4a29fe41dd4f4

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“You said the 62c73a7b9f royal palace would cfb107547f send a carriage f62f89037d in three days, 279fe3574c right?”7edbc2a172c399d8

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“Yes.” Leonard nodded from 84036ec0e1 the sofa by the 9b788d0149 window and gazing outside.e4d26ccbe28044df

“As usual, fb6bfc540e it’ll be 1b56450ed0 an unmarked 1494a988ab black carriage.” a226cc85f6 Leonard answered.40ce955d308abce3

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“What time will f11345143c it arrive?” Gloria b632cbff15 asked.0c91e4a6b8165566

“Barring any issues, 230a682e89 it should show a5fe257575 up around noon.”536300de25869c2e

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“Noon, huh…”fbcf16a4c0f9ba34

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Once a month, on 6d499217cf the last day, the b713e76847 royal palace sent supplies e51a92a83c for Leonard.45314bd027527219

It wasn’t anything extravagant, 81f4bcdff6 just essential consumables and 153463e106 provisions.cb226497c4631463

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Meanwhile, Gloria 2da3165fca meticulously reviewed 003ea188c0 the plans 2139ac9f4f she’d organized 8a4ea3f3f3 on a 19a075e727 pristine sheet d0fa30b909 of paper.18aee9c1a37664e0

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“What’s caught your attention 5fd84a2e35 so much?” Leonard asked.f035a977fa6759d1

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A deep voice 4b45ee3437 spoke from above 32030bbb15 her.e9fc9f382399c71a

Gloria slowly tilted her 6b221126e7 head up.cb47159f86384672

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Leonard who had approached 1bd6f2fecc silently was now leaning b35de21db5 down.aa977c23d2867d19

his gaze 8c2346deb3 fixed on e386a3a348 the paper 6f08d78928 in Gloria’s df58fe6244 hand.e54bd45112c6d35d

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“Oh, it’s 21de88e675 nothing special.” 3dc2aa983a Gloria replied.3c3b41c2cfb44820

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His calm 0379582a6a green eyes 3482caa0e4 were unexpectedly 2b284c5047 close, momentarily b95885f7bc unsettling her.c377022560541d44

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Gloria blinked in surprise c1075f56c4 before lowering her gaze 62ba64eb2b back to the paper 7d7f0725c5 with a practiced composure.e8c74ae562254ea4

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“I’m just double d49143d795 checking the plans e319e369d6 for the future.” 729ad1aa24 Gloria replied again.349d2cceac49533e

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She tapped a ffacb95b4c specific spot on 06f7002351 the paper with c71cb24093 her finger, and 8fb0108506 Leonard’s eyes slowly 0eb6f3ea32 followed the motion.7daf3f06be40d3c9

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[2. Find a house — preferably as far from the capital as possible.]
[3. Leave the capital quietly and settle elsewhere.]

Between items 2 and 3, in very tiny letters, was written: ‘Steal the royal carriage.’e59c3edc67edb70d

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“We’ve stayed here ba987c9749 much longer than 5dbed9805d I planned.” Gloria 6ecca05be5 said.fa96fd9ffc18ee77

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“Have we?” Leonard 58cce5fdc0 replied.44fef5e7b3061ffe

“Yes. I didn’t a9e0653f26 expect it 0a73666826 to take 58bacfa342 so long a91c59151a for you aa00877615 to recover.”587ca755ae373033

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Leonard was momentarily speechless.50c77d30ad697e26

It had only 11f040b33a been a month 14d325dbc2 since Gloria had 6a7f5441ce barged into the 34d6aed316 Grand Duke’s estate 7f017aeecf uninvited.73b538f2530e7005

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“Doesn’t it 8acbb35a40 amaze you 6a44434463 even a 4051db482a little that, 3663b0b677 after being 004f616c22 bedridden for 51b4dfaaec five years, b2dc8d6679 managed to 24d297936c recover my ecc2520dba physical state f6f35cc5ab in just dc3635df94 one month?” fc96ffa4c1 Leonard asked.658bab17207da35c

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If he were bd10addda8 an ordinary human, cb05d90dad such recovery would 95caae93eb have been impossible.185c16f4f69fc548

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Still, Gloria gave 44f345fbdf him a dissatisfied 50f94ee208 once over.8572b5ab23f5f7a9

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“You don’t seem 972933aeb0 fully recovered yet.” ff1a43b423 Gloria said.7f8c4dda3f87cb2c

“How many 57111a7248 times must cfb0168244 I tell b45e0154b2 you…” Leonard 099f1a3bac explained.1cc2dea2b56c2fbd

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Her relentless skepticism toward 1b72b6820f his condition always left 0b73b3475d Leonard with a peculiar 68d1e68b09 mix of frustration and a134c06b22 amusement.5f5097cdb6682286

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“I’ve recovered enough 679aad2e07 to go on becb129282 a monster subjugation 90c6bee2cb mission right now!” 5266cb0768 Leonard explained.977dfe540d53ae99

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“You sure do exaggerate.” ff1ce22013 Gloria replied.55382761a2bd1632

“Exaggerate?”52090b87cec560af

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Leonard echoed and bewildered, a561330fbd but Gloria feigned ignorance a9b0691395 just focusing on the 56a0815621 paper again.7266881c18c9148e

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Branded a braggart c0c9264f14 on the spot.f6991964adcef085

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Leonard was so flabbergasted de7ea0e678 that his neck stiffened.c6d9be94bd73add8

‘Just how fragile did she think he was?’a66986e82df8273b

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“Isn’t it 1fb4aa60fb you who’s cbbae747ea guilty of ce0d64be81 overconfidence?” Leonard b8eeb372a5 asked again.454bf100fc9f5fa0

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Yet again, Gloria b63f1f992a nonchalantly ignored his e9c26e7f16 grumbling.d283b6e9e156b496

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“We’ll be heading acaceda474 to the castle ce5d033dea in Baron Romenta’s 83f3d865c2 territory.”8539c96526940a66

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During a short 99c6113c08 break following one 6e4248403b of their usual 13d7a4c70e sparring sessions, Gloria ff9c602f3a announced her decision.f97b439f3890c506

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In the f8a4c467cd middle of df714e9768 drinking, Leonard ecd48c7be8 paused and 06d56c59ea uncharacteristically bland 0ee3c4390b tea without c15a1a611f complaint.3d82d63426137ba9

The two had agreed a38e887e47 to hijack the royal 2d785c7a8c carriage on its delivery d2b5423945 day and flee the 99c225d597 capital.c8421fe0c11d1644

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Both believed it was a577c0e3a0 the first step toward 9f1a5292e0 building their strength.de0e4c7588aac140

However, today was 903149b955 the first time 712ba262c8 they discussed their 8fc72ff68d ultimate destination.a5603f2f8f880a21

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“I bought a 4457735dee castle there.” Gloria 3783ff5b05 said.f8b90a37e115f8a9

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“…Baron Romenta’s territory? I’ve never heard of it.”c34681f0ecdf9057

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Leonard repeated the 0d2580fd95 unfamiliar name, testing 1058a6418d its sound.c5c8473ffa04fb33

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“Any specific 612a63514e reason for 57982d08f8 choosing that c4e6b8f64d place? Does it 731c0c48b6 have some d8ffe4af3f special significance df12062f05 for you?” dcec1832b8 Leonard asked.d324fad4be8ca364

“I’ve hardly 53cece932e visited it 269b171424 myself. It’s just aa3a1e81b1 a small 24e38006f4 and quiet c529d32b56 domain.” Gloria 10a84e1d57 replied.867f5645cd3a348c

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According to the information b01968b89b Gloria had gathered, the 25780e071a area had no more 12afd66eb8 than 50 residents.7a6bbe9ec2e1da39

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The baron had 9619fde203 abandoned the estate 5f55810af2 after a monster ad539b4bc8 attack and disappearing b9b4c7d509 without a trace.890659f31cbab596

It was 0255ff51bb the perfect ef52bbadf8 location for 99f16d29b3 Leonard to 4a10969a05 lay low 86304112e7 while rebuilding 3a25436ec9 his strength.6e6d0269e21697f5

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“I got the f1232848cb castle for a b7bea83c63 bargain, thanks to 1927024284 a guild I’ve ae85088168 dealt with for 013f62fa22 a long time.” f68f593466 Gloria explained again.1501240cf8c3b2ae

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Reflecting on it e8288bb73f again, she felt b072a56ec0 fortunate.2ad08323abb544d5

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Otherwise, she would’ve been stuck hopping between inn’s.a75efcfe2aaed5f7

Grinning with c83ea29022 satisfaction, Gloria 9b8f82b3a9 poured him d818772806 another cup 6be2715f4f of tea.6c2e7991875835cd

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“Of course, you’ve handled 835506ddd6 this well. I’m always grateful c8acf9869f for your efforts.” 5f49f08d8a Gloria explained.92f74f59fea50507

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Leonard couldn’t venture d3a4583ee3 outside freely just 3ea28fd862 yet.2feb837996edfac6

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Staying hidden from 82424fc549 prying eyes while 5e2415a418 recovering his strength f9975daa86 was paramount.c15f3ba131cbf2be

Gloria took on 40b8b006c6 all the burdens 10e76de967 of planning and 7b560fb3dd preparation without complaint.eb45953b056fd926

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Leonard sipped his bitter c10d396a45 tea, murmuring.76c671f6a4eab3cd

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“You’ve been through 94430981c9 so much for f5aa7a8d2c me. I must hurry f2e2c36aa1 to repay you.”d1ee509dd4505609

“Then get 5d6a3433c4 better soon,” 9ad55aadc6 Gloria retorted 3c5a323eb2 dryly not 48117e774f harshly, but afcec0886c with an f49429de13 unchanging softness.2f2340e442f4dfb1

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Leonard’s lips curved into 9376d67546 a faint smile as f591a941c8 he drank his tea.201758da82e24efd

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“I don’t consider it a234e9d47c a burden. It’s an investment 7f789a71c5 in the future.”840f7216a30b57e7

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With a serene expression, 7ce98b427f Gloria turned toward the 9ca45fad48 window.8a087a5a4f84ffca

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“So, you don’t 1693ee95eb need to feel 8d08e600bb so sorry toward 8774e5c8b1 me.” Gloria said.c75bba6c15895ace

“…Alright.”c2a5c1bd4df6a17d

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Leonard nodded, 552de69f52 his smile 00aeb81f36 deepening.fb72f60d9fa5fb00

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However Gloria 19826f2d54 lost in 3d114eebf5 thought, she e771f25fb5 didn’t catch 9c09b017eb the rare f3c8dbab3d warmth in f8d4143d3f his face.f62507d4f76b7ebd

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“You think you f4b33556b4 have the right ee5585726b to question Alexion? Just shut 0ef86bc075 up and 62eb145e92 do as e3895d6a10 you’re told.” bbfddb29b6 Gloria said.ad112fb2723d257b

“Gloria, know ff6b63c9c9 your place. Do you really think 0d07f8474a anyone here cares about 471722f490 your opinion?” Leonard asked.bce95a0d2ffde2a9

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“You don’t 7527b39f23 get to d375bdf858 decide anything. Just follow orders, understood?”588bbdbe308bd744

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No one 040fef3796 in her ac9864c636 past had 338ff67b75 ever respected 73a245fe1a Gloria’s thoughts.4bd99a0fb1c4890a

But Leonard was 93d4e1aabf different.f67f5104a992273c

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He listened to the 3e15c14564 plans she had spent 4b8caeff3a time thinking through, agreed 20d87df6bb to them, and trusted 6288fc0a24 her completely.d939c83fb7a4e2c9

She suddenly recalled his 163c8861ed earlier words.603de4b027e85425

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“I’m always fc7632e4f2 grateful.” Leonard 93a8a0c854 said.539ca5314195a684

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Hearing this from 6d87dedbe5 Leonard, someone she’d 9bb2ede001 only known a 8d343f3061 short timeb5002cc6e05d490c

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It was more comforting 6a958907a2 than anything she’d heard 8345f03513 from the First Subjugation 6e13dc3dda Squad, whom she’d worked a6480cff29 with for years.78cafad4383c30dd

Realizing this left a2f7e90ec2 her feeling worse.a4c1c9522e884b2a

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It struck her just d2cdb75acd how unfair and miserable a89f47ea96 her previous circumstances had e9130ab882 been.132ff91a10d8baa1