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Late night.08cb18a9deb2fcb7
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Gloria had just fallen 4282c73808 into a light and 78b5657c30 hazy sleep.23bd0bf5cbf36f3a
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“Gloria.”ba43655182d42fbc
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Leonard gently shook Gloria’s shoulder with cautious hands.1a4314d5daf009b8
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“Someone has broken into the manor.”b6b8c72205da20b2
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Gloria’s eyes snapped open.8bf976aa7db08e25
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“It’s not just one person, at least three persons.”5879a0fea35bedce
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Leonard’s voice 67696fcfc5 became urgent 1460587e75 as he 6a16458bdb confirmed Gloria cb08031d7d was awake.3a5feb499496c065
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“They’ve just passed the garden and are likely entering the manor now.”4bd9e9c2c2fc091c
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Upon hearing this, Gloria 49480bfa31 quickly got out of 509484dad0 bed.970cac36a2e56ffc
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“Are they after you?” Gloria asked.88b05e7f75ea42fb
“Probably.”90684550af5bc30e
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Leonard slightly drew c86f91bc9d back the curtain, fb90af7546 peering outside.b72bd5719fe3c34e
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“No, there are four of them.”94570c3e088ef794
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Leonard’s lips curled into a dark twist as he muttered, watching the approaching figures.25b1212d1200f0e2
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“Sending four assassins to handle a man dying of a curse. How considerate of them.” Gloria saidba2d43a932d002b2
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Gloria came closer 75d6e81bb6 to confirm the ee35e8ea5f figures outside the 63a7785615 window.5b09914f20d45d6f
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“This isn’t the first time there have been intruders, is it?” Gloria asked.e1d33d7ec0669676
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“It’s the first.”c3fa3bc34c488b06
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Leonard turned f8cf5e458b to Gloria, df0b42e194 his smile 456986895d bitter.8437b838ba73cfed
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“It seems the dismissal of the servants has only now reached the Emperor’s ears.” Gloria explained.89b60c1eda0705a6
“Does the Emperor know I’m staying here?” Leonard asked.af56d57fd14defa7
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“Perhaps.”8fc3136db5121823
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It was hard 585383479a to be sure, e8dbffa488 but the odds 5713f4867b leaned toward yes.e580abf6122f01f6
The servants Gloria dismissed from the Grand Duke’s estate were all the Emperor’s agents.b89091bdb730ed14
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Spies who dutifully 44cc911368 reported Leonard’s condition 22c4bd7953 as he edged c2cd3fdde0 closer to death 10edcd6d73 day by day.38373b38f8c7cf5a
These same 19f240f9d6 servants poisoned 89514de47c his food 5c7c4d5d9a and drink 61ded6939f at every f1017e2f13 meal.834fbee56089dc78
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While Leonard who f1bf697fa4 a Swordmaster with 9fc085113a a resistance to c3c05ecee6 toxins,695369a1d1cfa7f9
He had ad14fc157f emerged unscathed.c554db6715bd0bba
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If he been a 07b8e06600 regular man, he would 0dee7e60ca have died long ago.55ffcbda74e65d35
The Emperor had ec0b26fc10 always wanted his 06a95b1c1c death.1112059d9228f491
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“I shouldn’t have let them go so easily.” Leonard sighed heavily, his face drawn.4bc94b35905752b3
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“I’m sorry for getting you entangled in this.” Gloria said.c16af4885e069e25
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“Don’t be. I expected as much. In fact, it’s better this way.”f6fe289f79227dce
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Gloria patted Leonard’s shoulder reassuringly while keeping an alert eye on the closed bedroom door.553dae3de6fcceb9
To hide the Grand Duke’s recovery, dismissing the servants had been necessary.7804ee4e08d07b29
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Given their efforts to 7da07be5e6 poison him daily, they 30912a34ac were the most likely e78ea5e4c4 to notice any changes.5e64640b6b944340
She hadn’t expected the Emperor to act so swiftly, but perhaps that was for the better.2b22ddf2c2112a1e
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They would overpower the bf97fd5b9c assassins tonight and leave a05ff958d9 this place immediately after.22681264e6f10abb
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“If I can deal with these assassins decisively, even the Emperor won’t dare send more. Meanwhile, we’ll move to the barony.” Gloria said.6510cda6049d6bb3
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Though sudden, such f4ff7f300d an event was ea2516d6ba neither shocking nor aea326b874 unexpected.4a1bce6f4606eaaf
From the moment 27d74e74f3 she allied with 938c9eb408 Leonard, Gloria had 8779bde26c braced herself for 50aecc701d battle with the d1ea32596f Imperial family.781412ce0599ffed
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To be precise, she 469828381c had enlisted Leonard specifically 3d0f2a850d for the impending conflict.c144a0d3a94f15bc
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“You stay here and take care of anyone who enters this room.” Gloria ordered.ca844f641b8ca842
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Naturally, Gloria didn’t 5ee1838527 intend for Leonard d588f8dd7c to encounter any 1bf40475f7 assassins.fb6e4f1da9d1060a
She planned to 823e704b64 stop them well 478025885a before they reached 37fc2dafdf the bedroom.16f2cbd20e56b0a2
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However, she phrased her 4147fd2e32 intentions carefully.761ddd205eabf7ca
Knowing he wouldn’t remain cb9281a5ea idle if she declared d9f7b9da8b she’d handle them all 406dd4bc7a herself.38fe53ecba6e4432
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Gloria looked at ce818b954c Leonard with a e2310a98aa calm yet firm 2dec0ce54e gaze, hiding her cd3eb1af94 inner resolve.c6793fcac8ec9a8b
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“All right. As you say.” Leonard nodded and picked up an old, worn out sword.554ab3033c82269e
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After making sure 4032be80af he was prepared, af57ef266b Gloria opened the ab69a09e60 bedroom door and 06ec439a68 stepped into the c11721879e corridor without hesitation.e675ea7306270119
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‘It’s my first time fighting real opponents outside of training.’c128fd530658dc48
She wasn’t sure f449f4cdbe she could control 62b65a09c8 her strength.e43dc0ff76ecb473
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She hoped to 6b679bf0ae avoid taking lives 39cdd6ed3c if possible.61f83e0e05df3d0f
With all her 69c1c2bc59 senses heightened, she 687554dd9a moved quietly, every d793152ab8 step measured and 53693bab2c silent.396cb06693166b58
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She soon spotted b20f335cd0 a man wearing 38a295ef83 a black mask.2e95a03db8a65e4f
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“…Saintess?” The man froze, staring at her like he had seen a ghost.9b1eeb0658532420
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“What… Why is the Saintess in the Grand Duke’s manor…?” The man murmured to himself34eacdd56c7b4cd9
He frozen in 173e8c5622 place, his expression 234fa40810 one of disbelief.f6c4c0eff49f0865
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The Saintess whom he 013dbf6cb1 had only ever seen 14a18df2e8 in portraits, was standing 078145a594 before him.96edde2afe4f2df1
He couldn’t b75e9af9c3 believe what ea90704da1 he saw.55f681ab63dd8dca
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‘From his b4bd981bea reaction, it 2d28f4a9cf seems my 5070eae356 presence here 6856453018 hasn’t reached 96db71141d the Emperor 6ef33e06d4 yet.’192b97bba23d1afb
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This hesitation was all 03c65c4579 the opportunity Gloria needed.60f6c84f050fbdf1
Without a moment’s 21e84f682a pause, she clenched f27ea740d1 her fist and 3e1b0e0a49 punched the man 055c10866e hard in the 49354b8cd3 stomach.42a8183d8618935c
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“Ughh!” The man coughed up blood and collapsed.51ad19ce06eff510
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Gloria approached the crumpled 58bb60ed5c figure and struck his 4026716b6f nape with the edge 159a346b68 of her hand, knocking 3ab871a829 him unconscious.6f9a355b68eaef4a
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‘He shouldn’t 74083d73e9 die from e2c9d03e75 this… right?’6b53e326a9631ed2
Though he bled 2b9b6ef050 a little, the 9601319574 injuries weren’t fatal.9ff1f09c72abd7e7
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After observing him for 27b5c54459 a moment, she grabbed 2a99b5e782 his arm and dragged 8e352f30dd him to a corner efa9fe7398 of the corridor before 8b70255480 continuing forward.8b27b26cdb413055
She repeated b3a15c9860 this process 6dc7335254 exactly three a70cf540c9 more times.dccd96adc4299175
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“Uuugh!”9b4c49dbe7ab42cc
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“Aaargh!”133ab8aa4df785a2
“Gahhh!”2b4f381af1155505
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And so, 79ece92bdb the sudden efb3966773 midnight disturbance 07234363d9 was completely a5458cabc8 suppressed.ee78b38385f4f14a
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“I decided there was no need for unnecessary killing, so I just knocked them out. Since we’re leaving soon, let’s lock them up here for now.” Gloria spoke, casually brushing off her hands.98569f96f3f756d2
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Despite singlehandedly dragging ae12a58224 four unconscious men 705acbd46b to the basement, d2859b1a10 she didn’t look 2a715d5088 remotely tired.08669f9391784d68
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“But if they wake up and escape before we’re gone, that could be a problem…” Gloria thought like that.3be3b359ab6ad294
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After a moment 1d2469aa48 of thought, Gloria 59db9f8e4b remembered the poisonous efb138b9fe herbs she had 3b94e0afa7 received from Renny, 3fd2d21c2c one of the 9a354f13c2 dismissed maids.a9c03279ad37d17d
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She had 3a788ff45f carried them facf03cf2b just in 03ee569fb6 case, and aacd4363f6 now seemed eb36b71cc7 the perfect bc1e621d3a time to aadd48c1e3 use them.0f414d82be4fed08
The poison wasn’t 2cef0ed9a5 fatal in small 7270e8ee3a doses and worked c8688bedc8 slowly.9697f145d213920e
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It would serve perfectly ef23ca8980 to incapacitate the men b50c359efa for a short while.414c548792c2c677
Reaching into her 4cad60321f pocket, she pulled 2e7d719e7f out the pouch 9c1a2d9bff of herbs.4113eafe3a882b0a
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“If they wake up, we can feed them this. it’ll keep them too weak to run.” Gloria said.5186e98c1ee97a7e
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“I’ll take care of it.”121759fabc9f91e8
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For the first ecd66c104a time that night, f4cde93e7d Leonard stepped in.e1cea231c50da25d
He unable to 305758dbcd watch from the 3850c3ed24 sidelines any longer.699d3354dc2b9513
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“I’ll handle it. You should go back to the bedroom and rest.” Leonard saidbba475cce2ea9f5a
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“Hmm.” Gloria looked skeptical, making no effort to hide her doubts.352b4294573509e4
“I said I’ll take care of it.”26fdb530feab8c50
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“I’ll handle it.”736f9e27c04cdd15
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“…Fine.” Reluctantly, Gloria stepped back.64a11f0a48b2d27e
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“I’m still worried, so I’ll wait in the hallway. Is that okay?” Gloria confused.257ff4bdd846787b
“No. Go back to the bedroom.”cb14f9ce47d1547e
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“Why?”69ff41f9559a9b8d
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Leonard’s response 6d216645b6 was cold c8c507b3f3 and cutting.f7df0ac138243640
Gloria felt 16bface6f9 a twinge 81a8ffb204 of hurt.4448f7d6fc819569
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She thought they had 1b01aaa8ff grown close while living acc1a57b25 together.0ba17ac60fbd041f
‘Had that been one-sided?’0443d7fee3ed4bcf
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“Do you not want me here?” Gloria asked.83601ff5621f59bc
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“…That’s not it.”c5471f7c057d7ec6
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‘Of course, it wasn’t.’435e339d76bab357
Leonard sighed softly c3fe5f08ee before deciding to 959fdb4d26 tell her the 6b4a01a21b truth.e771a55f2875211f
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“I need to interrogate them to confirm whether the Emperor sent them.” Leonard’s eyes dropped.e0ee676e8e52be99
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He couldn’t meet Gloria’s 0c18730c97 clear gaze as he 5c5b4db65e said this.7e44f0815c7ff084
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Having spent 0e50c38302 half her 13cd7f37b9 life as 02045f2a2d the Saintess, b0b4703b3b her reaction e87667e464 to his 5efb73ca34 intentions was c47b544bed unpredictable.1af3a97fde07f79e
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“But didn’t they seem surprised to see you here?” Leonard exhaled and continued.dd7364291bfb8ca8
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“That means we need to be certain of who sent them. If it’s the Emperor, fine. But if it’s someone else, then another force is targeting us.” Leonard explained.976897e80df7847e
“I see…”34d75c0da15cbcdf
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“I don’t want you witnessing this process. Please, wait for me in the bedroom.” Leonard ordered.adc8acfda57eb12c