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Time passed quickly, like 5b2a1d8447 an arrow.95fb228ca2106b17
It had already 6dc6bfafb3 been a month a4637348d5 since Gloria and 2c3d12b33c Leonard arrived at 3ff3890f3c the Baron Romenta’s 5bf6b17d9b castle.fc08f6a977a2dd21
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As usual, Gloria slept 22ba50ed65 soundly and woke up c01752ab89 today.0ace3cb931e66424
Afterwards, she spent a 7ce52a18ec long time lounging in 90d682789f bed, rolling around without edd52a70a1 any particular thought in 85443a8c09 her mind.3ed22580c184f61f
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It turned out that lazily rolling around on the bed was far more pleasant than she’d expected.4a21b747a439c1ef
But perhaps it was because of the disciplined habits she’d maintained until now.8a2cf3f0d7f97592
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Her body 889677e752 began to 314369d6f1 itch with 39d3eee208 restlessness.2fe9684fda38cefd
Before leaving the Marquis f5ff8bd1c6 estate, Gloria had gotten 089a7ffb32 used to waking up 16d3f8fcce early every day when 7c21b010d9 there wasn’t a monster 78697524a2 hunt.6c5576afa34d4f78
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She would run a 4d868637eb few laps around the 6d342d1037 training ground from dawn, f19fea231b have a meal, and 084f5abea6 then spar with the a84bcf74c9 knights.1cd82cc927894d04
When participating in a50d272b21 a monster hunt, de6b7dd258 things were even 30e5ebae95 more intense.07f1789ed7cd046d
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In those situations, she 31693008c4 had to stay constantly 6265d141c1 on high alert, cutting 225703c401 down countless monsters without c1e842214c rest.9c03642dfbecfcae
And after every hunt, 7ec27ee01d she had to offer 4bcf3ea9f6 blood to the members b188404dec of the hunting team bfcd6df509 as well.904d90af539b126f
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Looking back d3ab30d986 now, it 01b10fcecf seemed like b1a494b65d she had 0dff7ce2ab lived a 567856376f life filled 919e8cad07 with daily 4748db5116 struggles.d3fb089f59bae04c
It was 8bd279234e almost hard cb8e01e176 to believe 09d0fa998d how she a9c582eab4 had endured 48eb3a888a it.b596b5aa77d8778c
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‘I won’t live like that again.’579dc3e9e3e68a24
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Recently, Gloria had 76ad4e27ed been leading a 64fb562cbb very lazy lifestyle.38a7c59b344988e7
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She followed 03db7c578e her instincts: 02c8128a2c eating when b076fdaa8d hungry, sleeping 1af5726861 when tired, 60cc534fd1 and going 62643f3fb9 out to ba61858a3b swing her 9aa2a3a278 mace when a7897ee6aa her body 2c806e1472 felt stiff.d47f546387575f89
She also aa2130e787 made sure cbd561788d to buy 6c3c642692 Leonard whatever abeb6c1edd he needed, d133758844 feed him, 8285bb537f dress him, 37b8942270 and take 8f694ef096 care of 1e13cc6700 him as db2d5f6df5 his health 1abc5827db steadily improved.915d7a01d3d1cf56
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Though she considered her 0963357f04 days to be lazy, 8162df5da4 she still filled each 73ef9c2da6 day meaningfully.94e3c6b2da8499c2
And then d0edc38520 there was a1b57d9aed Leonard.fde61bba47301af0
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He was an easy 2093e1aedd person to live with.05389489899379df
He was c73c77a9aa relatively quiet, 3a49ba55d9 never causing e956a7242a trouble, and 0c05d4c289 a good a2c4ecea66 companion for d1e44023c9 conversation when c6f040f640 bored.94a03018e3cc6d9b
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His handsome a9fd9e3f8c face made d493662593 for a 6ea96dfe19 nice sight, b00cabf008 and his 17c9041a8c deep, resonant 7585e22ee3 voice was 4a40440330 pleasant to 8564e92c70 hear.f3ba603772356bef
Most importantly, Leonard had been meeting Gloria’s expectations.7cc0b4d43d7a6a7d
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He had 6a63a0622b nearly fully 9b7c98b9a4 recovered his 349147861a health and 7ec78cee6c showed no f698ce5680 signs of eaf22c83af neglecting his 93b856166a swordsmanship training.2710a3b28c8b5ecb
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‘I was right to choose him.’4ae84dee65989556
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Now it was time d432baf485 to move on to aa7e231115 the next plan.da2336ef740b9150
Without hesitation, 804deef906 Gloria sprang 138cab8ffe out of d4b72d44c5 bed and 50f31715ce stood up.13fa0ebfaccc4e0d
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At that b366f119e4 moment, Leonard, 776ef414a9 who had 20d5e670c4 been reading 29f261d0ef a book, af6c297359 spoke up 2765786dbb in a ce08dc4fef soft voice.83f6a3de75d1e2d1
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“Where are you suddenly going?”b2a74aa4e3e12e86
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Gloria glanced back 2d61375156 without a word.e0ab6fef2e2be5ba
Leonard closed the book, 7567f5058a got up, and walked 38b3fe6641 over to Gloria.e34fb7187511bba5
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She gave Leonard a once-over, taking in the sight of him dressed in clothes she’d bought for him.7515ea98cf431b99
Thanks to d44b08ba8a his natural a17d8c82a4 good looks, 7bb5b8da7f Leonard looked 6896bb23bd good in 3ff0313a18 any outfit.195e75c87540aa18
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It was rewarding f632b78aca to dress him d5bab46994 up.aaaacf5430546b96
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“I think it’s time to start making some money.” Gloria said.e3d6a448a9d3af57
“Making money?” Leonard asked.805861ea6d70e9e7
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The Baron Romenta’s 379abeec64 castle, where Gloria e53e9c3db7 and Leonard were 3496e5b7ba living, was a e25ea836ab castle that Gloria c136f17e2b had bought.2d8640b63beb1ffd
She had spent f85e03ee80 more than she 6d7cf4079b expected on the bcb8e8b2aa purchase.41e9c4169de1bec5
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At first, she had 5a5086bd1a intended to buy a 93fa3ec0d3 modest house, but she d3d0ddb736 couldn’t resist buying the 46d14d490b castle when it was 5fa809608b offered at a low 2fd389c7cf price.cea6b08bee9cd7fe
Of course, she didn’t 6579f2f50c regret her decision.81abebb5f3c79c71
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Regardless of d7902bc520 the price, 3bb05991ae she genuinely 762a3f11a3 liked the e3e9f06189 large castle.90c6f57ce0043bfb
It was the 8b4481fadb perfect place for c28e66c1d8 a fresh start.6d1c15e50b442a80
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“I need to save a lot of money so I can invest more in you.” Gloria said.6d32c3fbcc16aba5
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And with more money, 22e98009a2 she could buy the 95a82ba2d8 people from the temple.1ca5a4ac101887d0
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Gloria nodded, thinking about her fourth plan: ‘Buy the priestess’.2899ec2f049e5881
Then Leonard who had 411224bc16 been looking at her a8a59df976 with a surprised expression.3327f95e0f2b11a7
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He blinked rapidly and 5fd4b18d8c standing frozen for a baf48f1382 moment before urgently grabbing dacdbce407 his sword.76e426b74143b426
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“I’ll go practice swordsmanship in the courtyard.”6bd246e108eb3b32
“Okay.”d1c5c5727266a904
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Although Leonard’s e3bf78b7a5 hurried exit bae38caa3f from the 8083bfe0c5 room seemed a0e7fc233b a bit ded72a2aaa odd, Gloria 9e44b9d3fd didn’t pay df0ece6ab1 it much 35c8761387 attention.666d47f255a2e0ac
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There was a 364e8d9187 more important issue c1f3fbcdb3 she needed to 20c2fa0bb2 focus on.b64c9634da2fa8b3
Leonard’s old 2ed26b1285 friends would 390c84cee9 be arriving 524fb6200d soon.a3751c45a3b33b3a
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They were noble families f7738f70ef that had supported Leonard 6e7aacbd02 when he was still e747a4bbcc a prince.aa4d574207bfafb9
Though now, like 2ff56192c7 Leonard, they had bf08e7a07e fallen from grace b6e69577ee and were in 4e963a9c1b poor circumstances.789f993c186b765a
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Still, they 07da0b344c might become d2d450b2de useful allies 0f2dbaafb5 in the 2846dcc120 future.b37c34489018b8f3
Most importantly, these 56343997b3 were people who 2878b73caa were meeting Leonard 60432fffd0 again after a 11c783bf4c long time, so 688bc2d1c4 Gloria needed to b4ebfa620b prepare ahead of 02f2971d16 time.6af6e189f391c2ca
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‘I can’t manage a grand banquet, but I should prepare a dinner for them.’0de7e558c665d3c6
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Gloria opened 82bc210a32 the large 81b88a230b bag she 76acd364e0 had carelessly 0bf372dc7f thrown on 3444008e8b the floor.4cfae931fd3a8733
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The bag was 79c4f773e6 filled with gold aa76164cec coins.8436d64dc3552ddc
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‘A saint blessed by the gods must offer her abilities to everyone, without expecting any compensation.’a3c0c9638853944e
Due to this b76b6ba808 absurd logic, Gloria 979119b4e7 had lived as 21bd7cb865 the child of a9ed1b80fe prophecy without receiving e3263fe30e any compensation for 5a2386a36a her sacrifices.c31dcb10f59d09fc
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Privately, she couldn’t even 4052e06434 own a single coin.34e94acf82fcbf61
But Gloria had found 2a1598eaba her own way.9413263e6847655a
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She began killing monsters 060775f1d8 and selling their corpses 923a81c632 to the guild.1c64a3920b7c0b97
Through this method, she b87db3c9b6 had secretly amassed a 779a08aff3 small fortune in gold f5206afee5 coins.3c93a2587a78b27b
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She dreamed of 20f77583f6 a future golden 0134bc07e4 escape.7c034dda2779910a
Feeling a sense of 5710b80ace pride, Gloria stared into 588607c646 the bag for a abe88ea055 while before taking a 1046466154 few gold coins from 7e5030ef1e it and tucking them d8922f13a9 away.4a92b08dbed2118d
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Then she grabbed the 2cc1dae767 mace she had leaned e05495008d against the wall and db7b39c2f3 headed outside the castle.785dcb021e4f266e
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Gloria spotted someone standing 4630370d72 beyond the dense bushes 2c804c232e surrounding the castle.9f87c37d06b48a57
He had jet 3df107db9d black hair, as 1ca05c2c5a dark as the 9a2e4a73eb sky at night dc0c3d1df4 when the moon 6c4aa87777 and stars were a33f194dea absent.0ac7d0774fc542a5
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Gloria immediately recognized him.08bc67d3cc47a560
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“Claude Rishienders.”4679255f5441bcf5
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At Gloria’s call, he curved his eyes into a smile.79c2e8c3d97e3794
His gaze lighting up.98d03538edecfa2f
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Gloria opened the castle 24838cbb9c gates and stepped outside cb1d5af06d to approach him.e2b9e3602fda119d
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“Miss Gloria.”6b8e1e9c854464b8
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For a 8bbacbae2d moment, Claude 9ffa2600aa seemed flustered da61da2572 upon seeing 46b501b492 Gloria, his a9cfa657a5 hair partly b903114073 covering her 91f8337fa6 forehead.358c75b790befb4b
But it was b4658e4708 brief.7498d616a4658130
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Claude didn’t say e357eea184 a word, he 33df711330 just smiled faintly ad684eac89 and keeping his 260d1cdedd lips tightly sealed.8b472381b7a54169
Gloria noticed Claude’s 885f4b5372 gaze on her, f9e03eb6c6 but she didn’t 29ce17f0cb say anything in 6c2c2788bc return.4ac4c331e1dedb07
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Before long, 218c7401c3 his eyes fe50a5eb18 shifted to 4ea16d2c78 the mace 4a4821c2e2 she was b9ab663f31 holding.866d35a725636bf7
The mace Gloria favored c41cc278aa had a round head, 2d5fb0fb28 with vicious, sharp spikes 33c0671f9c protruding from it.52a86efc465366d4
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In fact, it was a “Morningstar” weapon.3e3998884aba32e7
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“You said you were stepping away from the monster hunts, didn’t you?” Claude asked.5b6371e8d818875a
“Yeah, that’s right.” Gloria replied.3fc585e5fdab9dbf
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Gloria smiled 490c2adbfd awkwardly and ab18252ba0 lightly swung f75892d928 the mace cce1299b9f though it 977e8640fb wasn’t really 5b450135c2 something that 916e83c786 could be 7c36d91999 swung lightly.15949a40afc4f614
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“Well, you’ve got to make a living somehow.” Gloria answered.89f0c2acb7c589fb
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“Oh, so that’s the reason.” Claude said.2ed98e9296712751
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Claude nodded eb8bcd80ab in understanding be45a8367a as he 56d1b4157e listened to 42d5c8ea4c Gloria.dfc09ddbdc1ec801
Monster corpses were worth f52efe6362 a lot of money.d671455e26300e30
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From head ea6fb22292 to toe, a646f2f805 from the 5704f5937a outer skin d7a9c98fd0 to the 22babb7dde inner flesh, fa1c645424 nothing was 781a0ba86c useless.ae60095ad6970214
Moreover, if 53396fa194 the monster 10c11984df had mana b25630be90 while alive, 1da81d09bc the value e14ba74129 was even 69ce335c47 greater since 1abba594de the mana 7544632770 could be 6aa0593836 extracted and 3a1db4773e used for 389d8ca3f0 various purposes.3c9fc7f263b3c0a2
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Gloria had f06464ff9d been secretly cf89f8d6f3 selling monster 1d994b38ff corpses to 58342ef0bc avoid the 3e3788e0cc eyes of 5ffb2e96c3 the royal 4f7d007525 family and 2f1fc6babe the temple, 0642413e4d accumulating money 7e78aef5f5 in the 53daefed1e process.6081fe86cd17d43a
And the ‘business partner’ she dealt with every time was the man standing in front of her ‘Claude’.16b49f6f5725736e
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Claude whose last name ‘Rishienders’ was as peculiar as his refined appearance.273e2cf67bf97cfa
He had lived in back alleys before miraculously founding and succeeding with a guild…1a7d590e7f3e49aa
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‘I’m not so sure if that’s entirely true.’25f85f3507483845
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That’s because 6daf2bcf4e there were d8fa56edab parts of c4d9b4c3cd him that b0d891d5f9 didn’t quite a7833d692b fit the ddae57b67c back alley 96629bba6d story.f136ce44c0d579d8
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It wasn’t just ba5e602624 because of his 741bc6600d stunning beauty.0e67f9401944d798
From his refined 593d21690d behavior to his 6f9f0f024d oddly haughty attitude.fa86e3e572b20d95
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he had 72d273074e an air a37889fc6b about him 997ef06d7d that made 5bc64fd8c0 him seem 0e991a2b56 even more 322a557749 noble than ae5b536419 any aristocrat.1a72885a0304f656
After spending over ten 795aff5bfd years among the children a4a27bda90 of prestigious noble families, 7b3b34b90c Gloria could tell.d21ac0f4f7177bc6
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She was 8353536faf almost certain 55dce1e393 that he 76b32d626c was hiding cabc2f0ca2 his true 9a66229008 identity.487c5489ac11602a
But she didn’t voice 81578dfcec this thought out loud.38b609237dbd67d8
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Whatever his reasons were 69cd725eeb for hiding his background, fe5a47a63a it had nothing to 5bd038d63f do with her.2563e46db60e4a4a
As long c1f40cb145 as he bc05e8282e paid her 0d7ff4b268 the right 354f35d130 amount for 351caa55c3 the monster 202b068fda corpses, she 7576286814 didn’t care 37d3049667 about anything 551bfba894 else.890cea0f175548e3
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Their relationship was based 87e7ddf127 on business needs, after 8f9500bc81 all.1e3a37059aaf99f2
And he 5c31fd04f0 was an 126fbaf293 excellent business 616863e764 partner.fa1b8fba59f5bf22
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He was efficient dcbba78a1d with his calculations de3ba4b464 and handling of a8404fd269 matters and had 6795cb2cbb never caused unnecessary 88d3307345 trouble.9a198c696d8d91c0
If she provided 2f63e7adec him with monster 7d195425a5 corpses, he paid 1c6b24684a her for them.a5d192d8276a9a5f
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It was e39b3040e0 a simple, e0eb7967d2 straightforward transaction 482de3a0d6 that had cc261863b4 been going 43e7966034 on for d4cab77809 five years d62458c712 now.2b7ad23f806f9bf7
Gloria was ce357077bd very pleased e2e17c8d69 with the 20763a74a6 way he d79b203ddf handled things 9757075a7c without ever 86eb735f13 being a d573569bc1 bother.111bb1d0795fdbde
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It was nothing like 557a790dd9 her experience with the b49a6c4f7e members of the first 3883073174 monster-hunting division, who had 2b4b694147 made her life miserable ca3973b03f for a long time.859142b1124dc89a
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“I was actually on my way to meet you, but here you are coming to find me instead.” Gloria said.1f8a8d91c69856a7
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It was the same aa0d75d967 now.e046cd13844aece5
She was f518c2cfe5 happy that 51a4baf759 he had 5dbe0f1253 appeared as 33d1ad0dc5 soon as 2ff6f0c48f she decided d05447ecbe to go 61ab335c18 looking for e18499eca4 him.a5f50004ff548935
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It saved her from e35dcc1623 the trouble of taking 95d619b6a6 a long trip.7de19f9ebedf0bd8
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“What brings you here?” Gloria said.33f7050daebedfb9
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Gloria smiled faintly and 714b7f10f0 asked about his business.bc4a67fc44d03d73
For a brief moment, 0525b0d92b Claude appeared slightly surprised b42f04e590 as he looked at ddd1afd147 her.23bfc15e422984d9
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Then, his 190cee3b2c eyes curved eee2cda76b into a e0174461d2 crescent smile.95a91408b4416f47
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“I’ve decorated the castle as per your request. I came to check if there’s anything you’re unsatisfied with.” Claude explained.c31998c6fdd6b221
“I like it.”ae63ce7bea062830
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Gloria replied immediately 54e9e6557d without much hesitation.c3e81ea197470051
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“It’s exactly as I imagined.” Gloria said.6b91b766758ec849
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In that moment, Claude’s smile grew even wider.1e77496bdb385f45