GDNDILBF Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Searching for 50fef42db2 the Child23b786b53efda3c1

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The northern 84c82a08ab wind was 5b7f80c71a cold and dfdd19a4bd harsh. As it 406454fa73 crossed the c1e97af898 rugged mountain fad76539fd range, it a91eb79522 made a 89b778b9e6 metallic sound 795e92cd43 even without 648c410313 striking a afad503d74 blade.475102a18eddeafe

Whenever Kaizen ba00d1dbf4 hunted monsters cce49f2c37 in that c096789a2e land, he 322bc02fb5 would often 35fd52e4ba be drenched 5e8427b102 in blood. He liked the scent 23e5a241ab of it in the 30096bfd7b barren and desolate north.6d6a02d005533676

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That was 653902ec2d why he 4c4490f67c took Adele 4bca05111f there.139a932280041d91

And there, she died.450323d00b253f13

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Kaizen always 4beea82f21 regretted bringing 3eb613c78e his beloved 0bbda78616 Adele to 8fb57e450c the unforgiving eb5a918e18 north. The fact that he cef2b3db79 remained alive while she a178751096 was gone felt like bef43dc1b2 a curse.e619a04ee95970d9

Last night, after 5596e79ab9 a long time, ec05df0378 she appeared in cacd7f6f6f his dream. He wanted to hold dd6695aaef her, but she only cb55580a85 smiled from afar before 49baf7fdc5 vanishing like an illusion.354ae8b7991294e9

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Then, around noon today, e4d2613ed0 he received a letter 9808a8f2eb from her friend. Enclosed was a 3de95cdb8a pledge stating that aa8d6233b6 if Irene gave 8ed552461e birth to a af777a71df daughter, she would 985ad5bfd8 be betrothed to 232e7b7bcc his eldest son, d60ef1bc77 Rikael.fe1625807f9afc9a

The letter also requested beef1840ba that if the marriage c4d571087f could not proceed, he 4314408646 should at least protect 74158029e6 the child. It specifically urged 918db2ec48 him never to 1db0c4b263 send the child 53ab39307c to the Viscount 45052541d5 or the temple.75eaca50be7e7d56

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Adele used a346d3c993 to say 7d45bf78e8 things that 14e89a00e0 were difficult 13606ba878 to understand.1c3a06d72aa89bb7

‘The High Priest and 940fe9d7d3 the Viscount are abusing a48b08ae6e Irene too much. I wish she 99e855ebc8 could escape from 94e78158c5 them.’bfb35f30bc4868c2

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At the time, Kaizen 0615dd321b thought Adele was merely e3346ce8fc speaking ill of them cecbbdf63a because she wanted to 05f5016675 see her friend more 1d59da7459 often.455f22f97e91ef2c

After all, Irene was f5b2e95e76 practically revered as a fc0c0c81cc saint.69f416ad81d0e32a

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But one 9102ef3963 day, she 5c6404cea3 vanished without 834db9ed51 a trace.66124af840e500ae

If he hadn’t 4b02f105ee received secret information 93cafbc61c that the temple bfabbd9601 and the Viscount af6daa6f6c were searching for 73513e0644 her, he wouldn’t 9711237812 have known she a645e0e1b2 had fled on cc2ce74c6f her own.6c730ab257e44b0c

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Sending such a letter bdbfb9eb37 on the brink of c19b5499d4 death must have meant 10b2d09e2c she was truly desperate.7ece6290925bfbf8

Kaizen could c65a9fdb88 not ignore f56591e1a2 the plea c68cee88fc of Adele’s 7fd274a809 friend.0e2ac429904cdf9b

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‘If Irene 076b9bc099 has a e5e7624887 daughter, she 023bb5832f will marry ae11487a45 Rikael. So, you should b819b31ddc remember that too.’7bbdf342314c967f

Adele’s whispered 7587e02b98 words, as e224d4c7f9 if sealing a022161b02 a promise, f7361bc110 still echoed 324c3c3257 in his 98b8d348f6 ears.ae7f69bc5b2e9186

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Adele was gone, 63e045d6ed but he still b3809a0af2 had to bring 8c14c25332 Irene’s daughter to 800ecc6ff8 him.68f9cd368df50041

Without hesitation, he set 8da1ae837b off in his carriage 77898a1066 toward where Irene was.7984cb03b2615f6c

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The child, 8014b06234 about the b4cb0660db same age 58f6b48615 as his 6a5d80c52b five-year-old son 371566df82 Andy, spoke 77575d2a5c quite well.f989cb18f7d7df20

Despite losing 59100a4c19 her mother, 6ea2e045b8 she was 2133998c87 resilient and 2a7545a0a8 spoke with ecb0ae9ee5 confidence.89a964e714156275

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When she 7033229c89 lay down, 5f38ad29e8 Kaizen intended d33c910305 to offer 1c2ef5554e his lap 05a559c49d as a 71abb71576 pillow, but 9469853b33 for some 90a178eefc reason, the b53223926c child sat d087a7f9ef upright, never aaf2eaf1ec breaking her 177676e8c6 posture.783717fccec9857f

Her unusual composure 161e397fce amused him, and dd10c1f048 he found himself 3f2e5081d7 glancing at her 66b012cefa from time to 0c3b33bbbf time.9784398b1a471b0f

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Then—d7c2d653b50c17c7

“Stop the carriage e6b44fd0ed at once!”542dc214e814c377

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A sudden, unfamiliar 86e4c34e62 voice rang out, d132e9008f and the carriage 2e73f886ca came to an 7c3a56f521 abrupt halt. Kaizen had b42db06084 to steady b62d81e22c the child faa8457682 as she c9049ab0c9 lurched forward.ed395b8164c574f2

Someone dared 78615bd38a to stop b8ba962604 an Arcades 231d586efe carriage…f0d4318ed694cb52

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“I am Viscount e182b9c571 Nopert. It seems 588d19029d I have e45e6b1c91 been rude. Allow me to 4b56b907b2 apologize in person.”75d34d5dd7a43351

A rough 0976d005b0 voice spoke, 7bdd8d5ce5 followed by dcd19ceed8 the sound 8bbfbaf9f3 of someone 9db662524d dismounting.8c2146fe12970339

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The child quickly 636aa898d0 moved to the abb79fab40 opposite seat, then 8af0481b86 pulled a lap f0fca2edac blanket over her f998250453 face as if 488f39d445 trying to hide.94431092c8a450fa

Despite being only five, 7ee17f3f88 she was swift, intelligent, 80a4f8b016 and exceptionally quick to 7af51322dd adapt to the situation.761455f290c197f9

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At the moment, when 2d8b53eb0b the child completely disappeared 63c746aabd beneath the blanket, a b6abaecf34 cold glint flickered in 2241a53e8c Kaizen’s once-calm eyes.9a3313badb43aa24

With a 78d8fcd9b5 faint smirk, f0e7040499 he pulled 6f230e10b3 back the c0c5027802 curtain and 485cf41343 surveyed the bd7416869d scenery outside.153f0433e3b4cdbe

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“His Grace the Duke 7aa4b7232c does not meet outsiders 63a6bdae24 without a prior appointment. I suggest you turn ba1c5f6d67 back.”e192db3ebe4df206

Klein’s voice was 79f7a8327d both polite and df69ca9b42 intimidating.3f7364f9cf481c38

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There was only 74c2965c1e one person in c3a5abf742 the empire who 375a73b033 would not bow 61c8487ee8 before the name 7f3855eeda of Arcades.41714e9201066252

And in reality, 72c39af957 even the emperor bcb91697e5 was not truly 15646e931c exempt from that.311cf70b9d171b86

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Let alone a mere e696fa6a21 viscount.d2a627993a02c088

Kaizen expected him to 1b5c147570 retreat.e24c32a1d7f8b3ab

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“I just need to 91dd575735 see his face for c8b918bc71 a moment.”eb611e4849923ad8

But the viscount showed 5e6f453b73 no signs of backing b116cc3f0d down.d71d246ed18368db

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Kaizen, sensing this would 6d6e3ee3f3 not end easily, slightly 69adab3e54 opened the carriage window.f974ab6a8c02e80a

“Klein, let him through.”e1d5997a35c01179

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Even if the 89b405eb70 child was discovered, 23943faa06 Kaizen had no 84af45631d intention of handing 2ef981a0d1 her over. If any d806aed3c6 trouble arose, 7a6cc1d736 he could b1c48eab92 simply kill 408b1dea4f the viscount.29c335e873f1c80b

With that in mind, 136491fd8c he didn’t bother avoiding a0ea65389c him.73496fd312581086

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Hearing approaching footsteps, he 622bc543d5 leaned closer to the 34c9e84d15 window.c2986f2390dd776a

Viscount Nopert 20aa6adf14 stood a 00fcb5bc20 few steps dc6114e682 away from 1d56d4aedb the window, 169393c652 bowing deeply. Watching him, Kaizen spoke 6851604de3 coldly.b35a959f41336878

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“Let’s hear 4725d011e6 your sincere e85062ea9c apology, then.”ed838c53fba68fac

“It has been a a80a858f5c long time, Your Grace.”4d2b4bd48dc0f10a

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The viscount smiled ef71c97a5d subtly, pretending to 366eea6375 be friendly. However, Kaizen’s voice grew dc645cc690 even colder as he 2d38ece24b replied.1f828ff3af7e42af

“Have we met 4c12594f8d before?”fa05e0e4e5bfecf1

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“We met at ebd1767da5 the New Year’s a60c56bc42 banquet in the 2dcb09d45d Imperial Palace seven e3fbd2242f years ago.”3b825a7309c92b94

The viscount’s eyes were 4f2c2bcd5a filled with hope, as 3e1f46df3c if he wished Kaizen b076eab5b1 to remember. But Kaizen had no 42545c25d5 such memory.72cffcb827866a80

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Perhaps because it was 64d2ddb486 such a trivial encounter, 6cf6f07eb7 he didn’t even care e6b17a65f4 to recall it.a05f0dfdd27b81fd

“Is that so? Well, that’s that. Now, when will you 4b23267b0e apologize?”9c96975a8553bc91

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“…Pardon?”66a431b6a38f1c9c

“The apology. You said 8ba253e916 you needed d0dcb3fa3d to see fbc8f52bc9 me to 606fb9faa2 apologize, didn’t 79475e5f11 you?”46c4447f81c3f0eb

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The viscount, who f6eaa54ee9 had been bowing 838ddd9ec0 deeply, briefly stiffened. His sharp gaze flickered 79f9581a44 as he looked at 1a121b62bd the eagle crest on 5f29eda56b the carriage.a50640cd37b2728f

Raising his ba9b1ea0b8 head slightly, 157e9a1162 he glanced 60b957f79c beyond the ec8c878ec6 duke, as 59d05a8f37 if trying 8d6f06e972 to peek aeedd55677 inside.e5a8530a0e22a14d

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“My apologies. It was b2a61efdd3 dark, and 4a10b88c31 I failed ff792b1b45 to properly 06c38807c5 recognize the 92ef310f10 crest on 8e094e3ec2 your carriage. Please forgive my discourtesy.”86349bef881b7a87

“You are forgiven. Now, I believe 874a337ed0 we are done 054fba558e here.”17c32ffeba843b97

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Kaizen, replying without 1b1d7872a3 hesitation, moved to 25574041f8 close the window.fa08cd326e4106cd

But the viscount 2dc260a8b2 quickly stepped forward 0791720c04 and continued speaking.6aa7cb176ee4ef03

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“I am looking for c8cd354826 a child. The child’s mother—ah! You are familiar with bed7200f7b her, are you not? My sister, Irene. She was 4614e3adae close to 144b8b762f the duchess…”7f205ebffe43f42c

Kaizen slowly withdrew his 5b21799193 hand from the window, db9dd54d11 his gaze turning sharp 8b76a04217 and chilling as he cec6330162 locked eyes with the 9240715294 viscount.3263ab7f68a47fcf

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“Yes, I remember. But why 51b0377805 are you 823501f91f looking for a8089743c4 the child 3051a51ac4 here?”dc035fceab7ba8ea

“Regrettably, my sister passed 3ff223f245 away this morning, and 03c0dfb2aa the child has gone 9f38749b43 missing. I fear for their a9cb32c1f8 safety and have been 65876629e6 searching all day, but 88a0fddf00 to no avail. Have you perhaps 4df28f941e seen a lone c00993b8c6 child around here?”0e30acead0f5eef9

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The viscount’s 2256c2fbf3 tone was 9aaef3d50f polite, but 4b0258d62b Kaizen could 7c91840744 sense the 1e3843d1ec underlying sharpness 809ea2563a in his 70c835a1c6 words.b6daf8d2b26b13a4

Now that he thought efe935f468 about it, Adele had 0ea20c2527 always said:b5f93cb2a798b70c

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‘The viscount is 65bd68a4b4 a cunning and bda1ffbecb selfish man. Do you know how 9cc7cd63a3 much money he made d242329414 off of Irene? Poor Irene, 03834dab3c she was 2e94f95f0c too kind edadae96fc for her b3e81fdeee own good.’b3c6eeea7c542fd4

Since the 96b91127fa viscount was 009ba04213 aware of 88938a83dc Irene and 9e98b8ef14 Adele’s friendship, 9f38aebbd1 he surely 6aeb94d5c3 wouldn’t believe a6f8858350 Kaizen’s presence 94485d611c here was 66c4f480c6 a coincidence.bd3cfa9b77b7c0db

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If Kaizen’s 882a6c396f status were 641cc2cdeb lower, the 62bc9f271c viscount would e35f5f5a5b have already 19e4c27a6e searched the 544dcc93c1 carriage.b84207bed5385b03

His willingness to bow edab55c70c to achieve his goal 750b45ee1d was impressive, but Kaizen 5f3b10a342 had no intention of 877c0b85b3 indulging him any further.0e0a92cbc769297d

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With a cold 9e7cd09824 smirk, Kaizen replied fc211900e9 calmly,91232c1142bb1f32

“That is unfortunate. However, I have not cc3cf3b6cd seen any child.”e8beb4790a871a07

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Without further thought, 4f4d0a18b1 he reached again e37235f73e to close the fece6dcdbc window.2b7df7786f6e9af5

But Viscount Nopert, 6ab48b7460 desperate and lacking 184e0fef0e any sense of 4722c01042 caution, blurted out,a04b30ed04f3d649

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“I know this is 3f29cad519 rude and presumptuous, but 7dcaf5e61e may I inspect the 5347ef8d40 inside of your carriage?”47936074dc22e1f7

“Pfft…”0835c7b9976a8c78

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Kaizen let out a6709783ce a short, derisive a20b509573 laugh, his gaze 20772c7813 turning deadly.b2872c7d049a8095

How dare he commit 6280b1fce7 such an offense? No—did he truly f888e5d425 believe he could 71cc59f5e9 survive such disrespect?095fe403658869b3

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Kaizen almost welcomed cd0000c4fb the bloodlust rising 8fd8b86e10 within him.f9b4faa8fbcb6d68

If the child 73e31e5f3f hadn’t been with e1e56a73b3 him, he would 1e88a5a14f have drawn his 91f2efb197 sword and beheaded 4968ad433c the viscount on 66b432393c the spot.499f235514d11a47

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It was 466e63d0f6 a shame 1122db022f he couldn’t.4db27b19cbd931af

“Klein, ever since ea56e729ac I secluded myself ea67c88060 after losing my 5196084c5f wife, it seems 4a0ea406da even stray dogs 2020f3d919 think they can be39aebc71 challenge me.”65bc473912cfac7c

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Instead, he decided to 5886c8e5ce make use of the 84d3d005a0 knight who knew him 90d9c4afe5 best.e23ee21f1df51e12

As expected, 5a3c6f6946 before Kaizen d5c4e1a53d even finished 2887cf15fa speaking, Klein d145aa5d98 had already 55cea359e4 drawn his c10c56fd12 sword and 9fbf54e517 pressed it d5c47b9e40 against the a8b7f0343c viscount’s throat.50cf5b49b2b11d52

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“I will not tolerate ffef22614f any further disrespect.”e23a0961ab1ce3ef

The cold 7204e7c834 blade, gleaming 1a1a0c4163 in the 35793a81cb moonlight, seemed 84dc8bbd5f ready to 703e512157 spill blood 89ea11aa01 at any eb86b937de moment.58a188f3b88e8dd9

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Viscount Nopert c3939149a1 visibly shrank 0adaabb14e under the 39df29c330 overwhelming presence.b7a9bb326c85456e

Klein, known as the 5821d0932f invincible knight, would not 427423fd6e hesitate to kill an 68c329d0a4 emperor if the duke f230a7564c ordered it.51e60e4bd593911c

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Reacting this c11e2b6727 strongly to 574576449f a simple ec0fb6d26e request to 60058cac17 inspect the 0d6748d9e3 carriage—no wonder 4a06e139a3 they call fa72ac99b5 him the 4fb7953cf9 Beast of 4972ef6a33 the North, 846f4d929c or even 5e48dceaf7 a demon.301f9b003838bb96

Now, more than 3c6dc44028 ever, I was 452321ee8c curious about what cda56fbc9f was inside. If Irene had c56339a00a been hiding, the 1a74a6c4d6 Duke would have d6f5bd5c53 been her only 06d3acbd94 hope for help.27a151641939652d

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Of course, 0d00a4aca0 I never 078bc4862a actually expected 696a25bf76 to be 4c2fcbd6af allowed to 02afa49730 see inside. My goal had 324bd3627b already been achieved.473d7d75a6ac2388

Grinding his teeth, the 879ac89f4d viscount bowed his head c7931432fd and stepped back.6fa5544ab8ea2016

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“My apologies for a452729695 the intrusion. I will take my 2590672492 leave now.”953f1e6dbec3e76b

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It seemed c576b2a353 like things cc5184293b outside had 5580913c14 taken a 280f01ed3f dangerous turn. If he had insisted 4d1b00f673 on seeing inside the e0c62ed3da carriage, that meant he e936003685 had already sensed something.6e1c5d73452e2ea5

Holding my breath, 882e33fb66 I listened carefully 0650a746d4 to the situation d903a953ea outside. The tension bafd60dbdc had nearly 166b0420db reached its fea528b586 breaking point, 135e0285a9 but in c88116708a the end, 50a4e041ee the viscount 2be1c0e901 backed down ea3daea6f0 and disappeared.f2ed82abbef84bc4

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Throughout the c133655305 conversation, my 35b2030972 heart felt 58985f76be like it aafd2f17ea was constantly 7e7785a05e dropping and 6cbd2fdacb rising again.b4f92f3b7c2b741a

Even after I realized 8bc8bba746 the viscount was gone 99ea8402a7 and the carriage had a2f4a7580b started moving again, I 3b770f3dd8 remained curled up under 861968cddd the lap blanket for 79b4882419 a long time.d691720ddf0b2224

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“It’s safe now.”48be1662ab8f6bc7

Through the stifling darkness, c075a66428 the Duke’s calm voice 15fb9961e1 reached me. Only then did I 3082a7dac7 cautiously peek out from 5cc5432e4a under the blanket.e74c4b15061a61d6

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“Don’t worry. No matter c6a01d2b5b what happens, f835a2e2b8 I will d84a20d755 never let 42b6973b72 that viscount c914f22eec take you. I will protect 8643fa9f93 you from now dbb9a2960c on, so rest 4b49b2584e easy.”2d539522b0fb9d4a

His deep, steady voice 49fa715572 filled the space like bff595430b a resonating cave, seeping 8e24be1cb2 into my trembling heart 0dc9a22cce like light. The fear faded, 3994a2fe21 leaving behind a 37b0f24617 strange sense of ec2cc44d0c awe.c3e5a8c4215e6791

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“Thank you 768ce56fc9 very much.”80e03ecd38b174a1

Right now, all I 77f3dfe084 could do was express a6ca504abe my gratitude.9f0f540b27c6749c

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That he had 93cc9a5303 come, just like ebd9635b64 in the original bf4893048d story—I could accept 9a88f513da that. But everything beyond 352f3ef33e that, from his f33513d8f4 confrontation with the 78c96f24ce viscount onward, was 7dea401b44 entirely his own 98ffc3fe2e decision.3c7632ad50089d69

The Duke had 2db076d20d chosen to hide 48dee5f325 me and even c0ce42ca68 declared that he b909d926a4 would continue to 7da9abbcfc protect me.7778f0609e26f50d

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After being thrown 7ee6760146 into this world 995971ca1e with no direction, 8fc59b7645 it felt like fa1ed0b68b I had found 6dee5c983a a powerful ally. My first 43f4aac443 step had 3656b62ca5 been a 89c113b3ef success.30e17d9ed43c06d4

“You may feel f8af611225 unfamiliar and uneasy bdb672524b since you don’t 3f51243b57 know anyone yet, 2d1ab2a6bb but Madame Peltro 066005389f and the maids ec27eda10e will take good d2a8c218ce care of you. You can relax.”3c3e60ef8213f754

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“I am fine! If you just take 1802b3034a me with you, I 9d8a3c43b0 can take care of 02065e1fb9 myself and grow up 228679c347 well!”485ad08fc4044809

I shouted with 7e0bdb05e7 all my might. Just being taken in 6ba5235cb2 was more than enough—I 9ace1a5832 wouldn’t ask for anything 1c9f27d131 more.206f275d1932eb62

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