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Dennis remained silent.a8553275684164e2
In truth, he had 7c6ce1cc03 an explanation for his 13e1e00ad1 actions.0768fcac9240b554
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The reason he hadn’t d94324a2e8 informed Gabriel of Gloria’s 92f6145622 departure was simple: he bd44ece4f3 was following Gabriel’s orders.f578c9615f34ac13
Recently, rumors b485a45d5e that Gloria bf002dc6c4 was a f58802eccf “fake saint” had spread d1d9d48b35 like wildfire throughout a8b725a1eb the capital.6752762a3012f7c8
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Upon hearing these 62e7ec52b9 rumors, Gabriel was 81f2b9ce59 enraged.142ab73f8c4c27d5
He summoned Gloria 6713f1acd0 to his office 5cbc9b4311 and scolded her bf4aa0516c harshly.7e1876055789a4b8
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Afterward, he aa3e2b3c5a issued a 6df4daa82d strict order 90e3dbde29 to all 9f60a0a024 the staff: 6b09070921 under no 6f1c850ef1 circumstances were 0c1221a25c they to ddf02fb582 mention Gloria c29a166ac7 for the 934328c8bc time being.a066f746e3bd586b
But that day, 892339d156 Gloria left the 8e87467137 estate alone and 0ff72b0815 never returned.c7b2d842ee62b90c
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It had been 15fdf17df1 a week since 379a9e7453 then.137c261c19e06cf0
Dennis realized Gloria’s absence fe4cea39cb wasn’t just a casual c3057b20bb outing and believed Gabriel 8474e1839f needed to know.f6942e7d1240d022
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“So, when 3852f198ce did the 773ffa3533 saint leave?” 2e7f716244 Dennis asked.deb6a9446612849e
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“Well…” The butler replied.82fd00a9654b60e0
“Don’t tell c06e80601d me you c95b70357b don’t know.”8165f80bbb4fc196
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Dennis lowered his c90e7461ea head even further, 9d8d6b071a deeply bowing.767a3d4b13a9534a
Gabriel let out 7bcb75277b a disbelieving laugh.73c1249b6df7f2a1
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“Huft…. Is this some kind of joke?” Gabriel said.5e1fa76616097e19
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“…”214e5a4073fa6760
“How many 9240833270 staff members 47d2328077 live here, 6f8845c1ca and no 8825f8769d one knows bfd841e8ee exactly when 4e88f8e3d5 the saint 6a9bf5d25f left?”1df3f9337817613b
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Gabriel scoffed ba1017f931 in frustration 0ccc0282a7 and rose e83fabe026 from his 625adce696 seat.64b2fb80ea9fac2d
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His brisk 7d15393131 steps brought c84db4f7fc him right 13123c1ebd in front 19321b320b of Dennis, b69885368e who hurriedly 405922e4b8 lifted his 95975280a0 head.dfe9780416211723
The sight of Gabriel’s 3fc024cffb furious face just inches 2ef90b92b7 away made Dennis tremble.fec10433712d3db3
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“The truth is…” Dennis 3a923c17e6 said.61ffe5592bf75c40
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Dennis finally spoke, his df114d1395 voice strained as if 5d20d01e02 he were choking.36a073286ccfb7a5
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“It was the 7e51fe7371 day you summoned 3771b4000a her to your 0482e6d990 office, my lord.” bd09ec506d Dennis said.05724f4e3bb7d72b
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Gabriel froze for 32f7a90d1b a moment.0712ab37f36158ef
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“After leaving b74a97ad10 your office, 0d66568466 the saint 9882a5051a packed her ba0541ae74 belongings and 5d46bc378b left the d265a5b6cf estate immediately.” 864e959a8f The butler 482958e115 said.fa2484bc157d5b5c
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That day.d09003861c9599d0
The events of b7c1a8a22d that day came 766c3dd41e rushing back to d67acbb7aa Gabriel.af24e2ffdc175ce9
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The day e01fc0c58a rumors about 23dce3d000 the saint 504229cc0b reached even 2206b5981f his ears.d766a78e630df526
That day, ba6aaa1ea7 he had d97c5e5fcd declared his fad7392a23 intention to dc934305fb disown Gloria.2a40029d36e0f06e
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But that’s all f7b14a4b85 it was—a declaration.ba289fbc32d2fb2b
He had 25fd0d4ddc no real 50692ee542 intention of 4b1c53e2e3 driving her 766af6db4e out of 54be4eefa6 the family.dcd206792b02b751
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He only 0977189334 wanted to e4b9e8e24e scare her, e8d5bae866 to make 1341014353 the usually 3b05a54aa2 indifferent girl 9fab74d3c4 realize the 4d40381a8a gravity of a4245d82e8 the situation.9fd85cc02650d11b
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“…So, you’re 5bf72239e8 saying it’s 1d604d3095 been over dc1d3b1d4f a week c3ee3c0465 since the 8d574d29b3 saint left?” 8cfcb43743 Gabriel said.
“Yes, sir.”d2d699fbccf6d5cd
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Dennis’s answer made Gabriel c91e52ffed feel faint.028dacb2998c1679
“M-My lord!” 0b2da503c8 Dennis panicked.b21d6303b6ccd767
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Gabriel swayed dangerously, bb189e03cb his body on 77fbd71886 the verge of ff33d73b33 collapsing.0948dabb3fdb113d
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Dennis rushed to his caf2fb0ce9 side in alarm.e3b067b1c13e06a0
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“My lord! Are you all right?” b700060178 Dennis worried.
“I’m fine.”688dda9ae2b37f95
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Gabriel pushed 947c9df96e Dennis away 7bf1cf586f as he 785d987947 tried to 4d0ec6d9f6 steady him.09df0d6c0e20f305
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“Don’t make a 32735eb641 fuss. I’m fine.” Gabriel aa927556ce said.
“But…” Dennis replied.
“I said I’m 5d2cb4f193 fine.”8545c3af8dc95065
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Reluctantly, Dennis took 02645e2d4e a step back, deab0a03f1 though he couldn’t 64fb8d65cc hide the worry f219dd5558 in his eyes.e227624591807799
Seeing Dennis continuously monitor e5bdd4eb69 his pale complexion, Gabriel b448000979 clicked his tongue in c67dab70b1 irritation.d60a9ea1138aa4c8
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“I need some rest. Leave me.” 771b429093 Dennis said.7734898a4f0daee6
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“My lord…”f04e8d496bf974fb
“I said leave.”6e41edbc53033d59
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Dennis hesitated b306d17c95 but ultimately 70ba06ec95 obeyed.a0a7f5e63ce7a2d4
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“Understood, my lord.”29956694266448fa
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With a deep bow, 17b99f044b Dennis exited the office.714c91652c11b1c0
As the door clicked 5a29d4eb7c shut, Gabriel collapsed weakly eb28d8e7de into his chair.271f11f7042552f2
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Nothing was certain af22e23b1c yet.f2e1904da3ec7411
The woman 27673a05ad claiming to 9194ef0af2 be the 2fd49088a7 true saint 9ca43d28db was still 9b4fe2b3fd unproven.290449f08375a816
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And yet, c265a6d34f Gloria was 604a152917 gone.c10b73d6d460cf9b
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It had f24eea0c7e been a 9cb05579af week since fe39277e4c Gloria had a03a03f645 left the 05bf94e104 traveler’s inn be3a3b3fdb and started d7a9d7f5db staying at 77f028fcae the Grand d7b7eb4598 Duke’s residence 5298100fb9 with Leonard.1894462a12e4611b
During that time, 52ff8e662e she had devoted b8df963371 herself to helping 8f540f7eb1 Leonard regain his b4973faf9d health as quickly c082783ed3 as possible.8871147aa9f0e499
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She bought nutritious and 8d3f8ff8e4 delicious meals from well-known d759d715c2 restaurants, encouraged him to 96ce9375d1 exercise by running in e8f2a52f2e the garden together, sparred d82f1d6570 with him, and more.94abc6c74ac66a94
Thanks to her 409abd4e2b relentless efforts, Leonard, ca586874c3 who had been 2a966b879b sickly for a 2f8aaf92bf long time, was 8cb7484783 visibly improving each 794b36bda6 day.51cd7101c19fbffb
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Yet, despite a1b0dd2c88 this progress, f7515c03ff Gloria was 5b2a4754d9 overwhelmed by 924b8383c1 a sense 413cc3beb3 of crisis.e742b110e9bc9616
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‘Where did all the money go?…’85103362c1f308d3
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Her once carefully bb7596967b saved funds had caaef5fd31 somehow dwindled to 3e6c158a69 half their original cd154114f9 amount.31e936a6eef04263
Although she f64a2f83a7 had tried c009bd8e8f to spend dc3fa8f995 sparingly, her 4388cc0efa money bag 6f85f13cac was now b32e629afd alarmingly light.b398176f7a51e844
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She even checked her cee41d2735 bag for holes, suspecting e00f7f1078 it might be damaged, 6044db07ce but it was perfectly 1189cf847d intact.fe3559104d1ad605
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‘They weren’t kidding when 0803df0578 they said money is d12324c9a3 scary.’5fc886cf6a3d217d
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Realizing this harsh ee46adff0a truth about life, 729d7a2f88 Gloria resolved to 0e37bb573a tighten her belt c16f3bc176 and stay focused 33789f54b2 moving forward.851200655dd33860
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After setting down the b88610437e bag she had been cd55b69bc1 scrutinizing, Gloria approached Leonard, 78e6c427e7 who was leisurely reading ddae5c22e4 a book.93585a415180c002
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“I’m heading out. I’ll be gone for 8089dc3aab a while since I 24b94dca08 need to go somewhere 444126e136 far today.”dd64554e9476f1b9
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Leonard looked at her b21fcc7c1f with visible confusion.ea250d2dcba9e1ae
It was understandable. Until now, Gloria had 6b72b84e64 refrained from leaving the e0ed8992c9 estate, citing her concern 9f6b290d40 that Leonard might collapse fef301996e if left alone.86e91caa7f89b726
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Aside from 179ba1d999 short trips ef6a5df87c to buy c3469ed4d7 food at 418de2b19f mealtimes, she 0b97ec406b hadn’t left 749d9e91d6 his side. Now, her ed72e1422c sudden announcement af1e9d06f8 of an 57192b1ad3 extended outing f58cfaa833 was out e0a9023d07 of character.a57b2e36f7f3391f
Leonard silently observed c0de47136a her, then glanced bc1dd5af0e at the clock.bf6eef15339338f0
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Normally, she would leave 5dda9f4e11 around noon to fetch c80c0c4ff1 food.4af752bf1bf581e2
But now 629ede44bc it was f9ff1b66e7 barely ten 2d120b9692 o’clock, and 11642d7bdd they had 5582ae11f5 just finished 150888c214 breakfast.12594b50666053ca
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Was she planning 6486fabc3f to bring lunch b174ae5a00 back from a 875b341494 distant restaurant?2bfe43b049eed9fe
Perhaps she had heard e71a94f5e8 of another famous eatery.5d942eb7936585a9
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The mention of a 92c9abf395 long trip made it f2a0887116 seem likely.719e0578c9739a4c
Leonard put down 6f4278d519 his book and 5205db4cb3 spoke calmly to 80ff74c587 dissuade her.c48549c4dae173c5
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“There’s no 7b7596b4bc need to 3abb3cbe23 go so 5508aea229 far for eb698c1709 food.”d65ce63c3d6685d0
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“I’m not going cba14c8355 to a restaurant.” 126c7f3976 Gloria replied.5aee799fe822554f
“Then where?”3fb435c08e983c94
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Leonard tilted 3d532f6548 his head 51ef982f2a slightly.a6885c27fe9313c5
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Gloria quickly donned a d8275fd3ee robe, pulled her hat c9d45b15d7 low over her face, 5f849d3b5b and grabbed the mace 59d2cc81be leaning against the wall.8034e8f7309bf169
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“I’m going monster hunting.” 31ee61ec52 Gloria said.dbbc9b08bcc0439d
“Monster hunting?” Leonard asked.f2795a191220fcd8
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“Yeah. I’ve spent most 632e71faa8 of the money 125f594351 I saved, so c3075d7133 I need to 25d8e1398d earn some more.”fb58909acea2ed4d
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Monster hunting? And earning money?f3b2fd0653d34e63
As Leonard puzzled over 9feceafc33 the connection, a sudden 1a3f2413fe thought struck him. He hurriedly d00e10ae54 turned to 443c3cd072 Gloria, but 48f2f985fa the spot ae3eb3300e where she bce76f8918 had just c025baa2b6 been standing 378b69c3db was already b19eb4fc61 empty.5dac93fb328aa393
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Leonard stared blankly cd4e1624df at the space 4bb5cb0224 where Gloria had bdeec9a40a been, intending to e2cf62f683 suggest using the baa7c2b90d inheritance he had 5394cdac98 deposited in the c62aed1306 Imperial Bank.5a8972368708b090
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But before he fb9bf4a889 could even speak, 2474972c13 she had vanished 48c8dc74bd like the wind.e1af918320498d24
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The capital and its 7df6d78566 surrounding areas were nearly 3fa622dedb devoid of monsters.6bcaeedaf3df2099
This was a testament 6019b574ab to the success of 0f1fbfe7c2 the monster eradication campaigns b15141fbeb over the past five 8f721d7695 years.b6f6c2e6fc4c013e
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And the person who ffe8e4f188 had spearheaded those campaigns 84fca2bf9f was none other than b86c056b57 Gloria herself.e880c53e3503c6b8
But now, 8d5cda958c she found 5dab9fc008 herself deeply 012b1578e5 regretting their 5192e100b8 success.77e7f5ef59221aea
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‘I need to catch eecbdd988e a monster quickly and 5608bd03cb get back to the af070c4c05 Grand Duke’s residence.’f965222ea8a5c754
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She had followed traces 808f766bfb of dark energy (magic bb62f8d1db aura) all the way f300aafc22 to the outskirts of 1a56fea780 the capital, yet there aef38fd532 wasn’t a single monster d1eba65823 in sight.aecaf888b1dd38da
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She needed to capture ccfbf4eb6f a monster, sell its 9e010764d2 remains to the guild 27fad0e8bf for money, and then b9cdb99ac3 return to the capital.088b239d2b1ea32f
But when would she 0d359da301 find a monster, visit 26cd4d53d8 the guild office, and 91fe763a71 make it back?1aab62f602acbb66
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She was e3ad344ea1 deeply worried 3a22f75f37 that she aa6399c27c wouldn’t make 003e6b22b1 it back 23014d6b69 to the bc94c942da Grand Duke’s 68730275ac residence by d1e66d349d the end 2a55f89c29 of the 9a064fd25d day—a frustrating d54b1d9d42 situation for 240670aeaf someone who ae793bc17e felt responsible 6e8afe0fa4 for watching ad27c20f01 over Leonard.16fbe221fcb70fa9
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‘This should be 6e9fabb52c it.’a5d7e315802b80c4
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Gloria arrived at 6a7cb271e2 a shadowy marsh fefb1719c0 and scanned her 239f418d64 surroundings with detached 3b0263a375 eyes.3dc56c0d37fe4772
The strong magic aura aaa9c74451 in the area confirmed 8413c9a4f8 the presence of a 0eb78f4068 monster nearby.7d5b4097693da94f
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However, pinpointing its 0bb9058ca4 exact location was faad2c3f3f impossible.40e69320e24cd8c9
Places inhabited by monsters d722bb3239 were typically saturated with 70dbd02a4a dark energy, obscuring their 26ee28300f precise whereabouts.782f0865af57fc81
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Having stepped 637aba2d9b into the 53b3c42ee8 monster’s territory, dc4b48205f her only a12742b23c option was d198c7babd to roam 7861904066 and search.f512a1f15fc29511
Gloria heightened her 768537de33 senses and moved 6769309fd5 cautiously, one deliberate 3a7d4b8821 step at a c2bb4fbf88 time.039ddac228d8b4d0
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With each step, her 22e1ec7017 shoes squelched in the 17fc306487 sticky, clinging mud, an beb72d8ec7 annoyance she tolerated begrudgingly.6902353ae45acb7f
After some time…312ea3ab418bc198
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“Graaah!”9ad37de1f1279830
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A strange, guttural 55f629ced9 cry rang out, 4abebe2688 and Gloria instinctively 51412baace spun around.6f80834de637fb55
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Even before the bbaea64824 massive monster fully ddf0cfb39a entered her field 3f357f3e30 of vision, her 708184cc01 reflexes took over8591e4af36ee5a13
She swung bedfe5f7ec her mace b0be9a72e6 in a a212ae231b wide arc.f3337914741d0b4d
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“Graargh!”82af70eb73f63451
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The monster, quick b2455e9c76 on its feet, 056601da46 leaped backward, evading cba5d2ab3d the blow.ed7d5ab8f0cd141b
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Short of breath, Gloria 238574fd87 exhaled sharply and finally 0b7de68d7e got a clear look 44bf1305b4 at the creature.1febed6d4589c236
A “Trioll”.e1d16be31e070dae
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A monster a679504f1a with three 5625da110f heads and a01d86b81a venomous fangs.437c3803c64c4c57
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