HDOVAML – Chapter 24

HDOVAML Chapter 24d4384b143d33c78f

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As time passed while 5cdf587416 confronting the emperor, the 7e7f15e5ac sky outside was stained ae8d80f901 with deep darkness.13a24533e12d057f

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Red roses were blooming 969ada006c beautifully in the garden 51460faa07 at night, covered in 131b6d74f0 pitch-black shadows.23e33d8124993d8b

The crown prince, who had c6973046f7 been walking silently by my d3f91facf6 side for a while, spoke.064ea19d8c25dcf3

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“Weren’t you hurt from what happened last time?”2b2f534102dd443e

“Oh, it was okay.”b0d03e5327f4806c

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“thank god,…I was so distracted at the time that I kept regretting not being able to properly check on my well-being.”5fa9f21cb23aec26

The crown prince chattered ca0a58d8bb in the lively tone d257ec73ac of a boy of 147a319732 his age.71974f2471a6a3d7

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Pale green eyes dd5c077ddb turned to the 15d28c94e6 pendant hanging around 8d3caa5113 my neck.887453dfd95813e1

“That pendant suits you well.”3ff543d20562d496

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“You’re fluttering me.”1dc1a1dd7bcce9f4

The crown prince smiled 21db743ccf a little at my b6e3a9f138 answer and spoke in e3ad5247c4 a slightly calm voice.fdc630b969dd2bc0

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“It’s a royal relic that my mother had. When she passed 1b67319c0f away, it was dda0cf035f left alone without b65f6ddd70 an owner.”18ff6fc73c86da19

The second prince, Handel Hanal dd83f83ac1 Ruairi, was not the Empress’s 79f4a79197 descendant, but the son born 7e9f2e611c to the new Empress after 080cab3c10 the Empress had died.544e94c4d0597cd0

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This pendant I 50a66c5c78 wear around my f7c8806396 neck is a 388bc06d11 relic that only b3eb1fdb90 the emperor’s companion, 57a27a06a5 the empress, can a7d000989f have.19baeaef46b7e613

……I came here with the intention of breaking off the engagement once I achieved my goal, so my conscience was a bit pricked.e860e5bbe19b5cb0

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“Ahh!”2bb12c16ffa76d70

At the moment when 16f82ad9aa I was distracted feeling 5a99825e83 the slightest remorse and 833dce2d53 thinking about the future, 13a61f2500 the crown prince, who 4ab6505678 had been walking quietly fcc6030062 next to me, suddenly df7e19c32b screamed and fell on 4740408a72 the floor.9683a1a11748cf95

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“Your highness?”8435e4ddaf9b38a5

I said, looking down at f2fc875202 the crown prince in embarrassment.3d76c3ca6806045e

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“S-sorry. Suddenly, the floor 07e0d48212 was so slippery….”dfdc283ef32619a0

The crown prince answered 115879fb13 with a gloomy face.6e9c33739af7ca5d

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“………..?”9ed4631529e99905

I looked down at my c01f9d99db feet.0d02efade5e2fb9f

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It was so dry 3ced708cc6 that dust was flying b07f8a0593 around.53405c5ca6677795

Where on earth 819991ae87 is it slippery?e84dc695760fc5b5

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The crown prince must have 4e38db4d55 realized that what he was 5cad70c28d saying was nonsense, as he 6e59e8276a tried to get up from 950739f1a3 the ground with a red 803958d80b face.8f9c68ba731ac000

however…..7e2de6f4ff95fdc4

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“What’s this…….”78ad2c65142f9034

A bewildered voice was heard.ee1d2f7b8e151add

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What was it now?7e970cc483c52f14

I lowered my 7021dd0fd4 head with a 3d224b4842 clear frown and edcca5b911 made a bewildered 2a156af7d6 expression.5f1c519c115a4505

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Was the dirt that 830a0804cb touched the crown prince’s 0226bb106b buttocks frozen solid?15111e3314a48d9d

Exactly, only the place where 2a3dd03e58 the prince sat down was 9e71b6f6c8 frozen to form a shining d9c6b7c521 smooth surface.47fd1e48d058da1c

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I looked down blankly 3212d3ff95 at the bizarre scene.ca239fd09a89d86f

The crown prince 855209a972 tried his best c301e005d4 to get his 4b4751824a butt off, which 46051891cc had become one 70e021fbf6 with the ground.d2a2cf6857fab889

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“Why, why is that happening…”57dacde11beb269f

However, the solidly frozen 11dc04e70e ice did not seem 62c4fd6f96 to break.ab02e1e1e78de68c

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“This, this, I mean….sigh….”5ad908550cad615a

As she was looking down d300d0644b at the embarrassing scene, the ddf3d03247 crown prince, who had been 6c0d412a60 stuttering for words, eventually burst 0900191203 into tears.088aab1a4402a201

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“Uh, Your Highness.”f518a756e7fdc80c

The prince’s face 9e0e30f4de turned red as 972505f8c3 he shed tears.2470d9ed35080966

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Ugh… that would be embarrassing.ed39f434293f2355

Yes, it’s totally embarrassing…2d2393b1c6a77051

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“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”61d6084b96a0af7d

How should I resolve ef19fe091f this difficult situation?3599b84c65d92972

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I looked down at the ef26c2e349 prince who was sobbing like 39a68bc93b a child and looked around, 876e79430f unable to do anything.3df4237b93a01afe

Why did he have to fa08aa16f4 leave all his servants to fdf4dbd4a3 walk in the garden alone?f8a56d63de31c64f

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I can’t do anything, I 927d9a07f0 have to bring someone  myself.0abf0c53c94aec4c

As I took 235243f809 a step forward 06457b20b3 with that thought c2e4766895 in mind.61423ed01eff6003

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Tak.4d07f2b2a79f60da

“uh?”19124ff12fa32a44

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Suddenly, snowflakes fell on 52099abbfd my eyelids.a726ee8f0cebab1e

And when I looked up 15b7d79a7b at the sky at the 588860a973 sudden coldness.27450d5ae7573a36

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“ah!”56d67814a179c872

I faced the scene 861b0d53a8 of the quiet night 857797e399 sky, then I recalled f3957ef63a the memories from last 5f27a72aa4 time and let out 222700d2b8 an exclamation.e6fd796180b3540a

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Last time Perion ed87977027 framed me, something 62db004584 cold, not sure 7a7df77767 whether it was f286fb9217 a snowflake or 79da448e48 a piece of ad9b9419c2 ice, touched the 4f79e67741 tip of my 40f16e455c nose from the 76f1fd7169 empty ceiling… Didn’t 5d16180365 it?d9622639bf937954

“……It is the same.”cec177839ae99b26

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I felt a sense of 0d900a57c8 déjà vu with the same ff70666677 vivid sensation as then.5f09f62d00688945

furthermore.cb4ba61d2e28204e

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“It got cold again.”c21dc4fb51a6ad73

I let out white 139a02bf92 breath and muttered seriously.751a314061c18763

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I have definitely 6f80e833c4 experienced this strange aa5acb373c phenomenon before.0dca97db7ef324b8

That day, a 265fd513ec huge wall of 6a3ae2b147 ice came into 13e5be116d the crown prince’s 598fb9d77b palace and crushed 034032db46 the entire palace.9679f2e8bb7e92bc

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Even after that day, fa3be6bde2 didn’t I keep having 166801886e a strange occasionally when a0bede4738 I was alone?2e9b07b65ca566b1

…This cold energy that seems to freeze my lungs.8ca823593837eb45

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It was not d5e396459a an illusion, they 15569ba00f were all the 0e82ef46b7 same!7015c2d99cb5feb8

I folded my hands and f4e03e3cdf looked around.78d417f4f3bfc0e4

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‘Tell me your
name.
Tell me,
and
I’ll remove all that ice.’68f30f50f12af070

The unknown boy who had 3c33cf9043 suddenly disappeared when he heard 4621fb4d87 my name came to my 622f297a49 mind like a fantasy and 6e6438fe7b seemed to smile that strange f1645fb914 smile at me again.6ee96375fecdeb6f

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but.545e772205f70919

“Huh, huh, definitely….”ac7efe7e000b8ab0

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To put that sense of bc3eadccb5 déjà vu to shame, nothing 90cf1956dc happened.8ac5418ed77b7e9f

Only the crown prince’s d50878df2c sobs echoed throughout the 4d3ae71d85 empty space.c3894d799d067de6

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……Was I on guard for no reason?439b0716530f7f7f

I was embarrassed for ad1d0cf807 my excessive caution, so ac27fd9031 I just blinked and c33382d571 tried to comfort the eda2fa0c89 sobbing prince.2db70a9e65753cac

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“Your Highness, it’s okay. Do not cry.”e01dae5600b641af

“Well, I-I didn’t mean to do this….”6b73e9ece6e79a7a

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“Yes, I know very well. Your Highness doesn’t look d5d288d4f5 ugly at all.”69f85e3664895ccc

I tapped the spot d1e79db1d5 where the crown prince 2eac1b3ca4 was sitting.3a64b23010bb1291

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I can’t help d11ec0be26 him on my 7aadb7d48d own.6de6dbe0729fc20e

Since summoning spirits was 09aa4e2e48 prohibited, there was nothing c824abcafc I could do.852093b34f5a2575

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“I’ll get someone! Please wait a moment!”606444b3c4029f8f

Let’s just call 0b26d6be72 a servant like d0a019490c I first planned.392c9f66464f3238

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I ran fast.3a837f9e13642a3d

In the garden 20ca7b44dd at night, bright f9bc9fc618 red roses were 179fb0b9b3 blooming on both d6fd1d483c sides.c535e4f376941383

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The more I ran, 7d4f85d553 the more red flowers a345990160 seemed to run with cb84c497c5 me.686d8a153050a8e4

But it’s really strange.54db161315fb22ab

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No matter how much I 2b723b4b9e run again and again, there 741f0af01b was no end.ba1750760242b2f1

“……uh?”fc63e16909855c7a

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At some point, I stopped 6c99e2d20c and muttered.d2c812abfa77a5e3

“Obviously, it should take less than 5 minutes to leave the garden.”fc22a7a44f50f249

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It seems like it’s 10de4e97a2 been over 10 minutes, e523552c90 but why can’t I 85b0c8a396 still see the end 885347ea59 of the garden?42d7549339fbca2f

I shook my head 121863cc82 and looked around.e9bc0db68c7ff5b1

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The flower garden, with red 3ea3fa0066 roses blooming beautifully wherever the e7d1ab5860 eye could see, was no 559ca04391 different from the sight I 3e75dbc6f3 had seen before.00eaaf3f8d63792a

“……..”64f884eaa0e75ce1

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However, the once attractive cf91d779a8 red became strangely creepy, 1e1d0275f3 causing me to fell 74e78139c2 unexplained resistance.d797a988d5757e9e

The moment I realized something 7329102747 was wrong, fear and chills 11364f2a72 came over me as if 4c423ea89e they had been waiting for 3c94e7b9ee me.b7f733249b97af3e

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I instinctively wrapped my arms d79c93cd4a around myself and muttered desperately.c93a013a157d874f

“okay. Let’s go a little further…”4fc5e26887b07f35

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It must be my imagination. I guess I just had 0e7a209a18 a strange delusion.7366ec656d2375fe

I tried to console myself 2fec9ccd8c and walked slowly.0dfa0401cb295100

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After about 10 98e39208e3 more minutes passed.89cd04a50383e31a

“…This is not normal.”890e8b5d7eed4289

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I finally acknowledged that the aaaadafa59 current situation was abnormal.e7bae77590418686

Cold sweat ran down my b649d42e42 neck.65be1f71b1ffc62a

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If it were any 98c940ff01 other time, I would 5fdab97c7b have summoned the spirits 6498f3b00e immediately without much thought.98b6c1f2caf5c2d9

But now……352a6e9a9e79417e

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“l can’t summon the spirits…”3740f43b444b6a99

It’s driving me insane, what 4eafdddbae should I do with this?1c5ca54f128a785d

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“You, children of indestructible life. Answer the call 53a5f18004 of him whom 9d6d8a6305 you have blessed 2a202c5963 with an immortal 48306f39d6 heart. [Naiad].”177a6d93fdaf1574

I tried reciting 9433315623 the summoning spell f8d572ec67 just in case, c8621acc5f but it was 84d8e397ec still the same.92ece00ac3a4bed6

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Before I entered the 3574ba0aa3 imperial palace, when I 1485bd70b9 recited the summoning spell, 31ccb4476f an indescribable feeling would 96900255e4 well up in my 9074bed4fd chest, but now I 40ddf93228 couldn’t feel it at ea482bea5d all.d531bde3c0f56b95

It was because cec54abaf7 of the spell cb85dcb706 that prohibited the 63c01c8f52 summoning of spirits.a6ecefc1408900d6

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…In the original novel, witchcraft was never treated in any significant way.b810590b955c72a7

Even the power of e0246b7d00 the Spirit King was ba76c5bfcf blocked, so where on d71ec2cb24 earth did the power 028f11a44e of that magic come 213007a82b from?420bd7ffcf4e88af

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“What should I do….”949481ad14b53783

However, that was not 3122c7087d the most important issue fa5aa76d18 right now, as I 633f2c1de3 was faced with an 1d3288e5d8 unidentifiable, strange situation taking 75021c8f4d place in this imperial 2d1dbdff4b palace where summoning spirits 49bfedbd70 was prohibited.6406a8d71f3f73a7

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I was worried about f55860f438 how to overcome this 970a5c8033 difficulty.45fbb357b5b95792

Sigh-ecb8085a93709f22

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At that moment, a bunch a474386cef of bright red roses seemed 54b06628da to pass by in front a9adddbc39 of my blurred vision, as 69d1f1295c I was lost in thought.00a7e22d4d923a5a

I rubbed my eyes and d606a6a8a8 stared straight ahead.91c24a0990d457e4

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Was it an optical illusion?ee9353ec2853e232

Hodduk-3723222584d57a4a

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“W-what!”c1010a50e7741021

Did it even hear my 475d173f75 whispers?5297e869e730a273

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The vine with its lovely 5f82adef65 rose flowers writhing as if 8a14e8fd2f it were alive, trampled and 2a472d1b07 hugged the rose trees next 7946279108 to it and began to cca1689773 increase its size.534bbcd52bc9a013

I was horrified 7251863cb2 by the bizarre 218e4dc1b6 sight and took 7d94cd1ccb a step back.d9355f53d5e2c178

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The tall rose vines moved 711a024b7a all the rose trees around 26ac54fc15 and soon created a single c8a797f70b path.3ef77b767e328008

“…….this……”34b57a424b161155

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I stared blankly at a 33650f7c99 scene I could not believe 293de86697 was real.ff271dac6a33415e

If you had c6855b9674 seen it in a0dd1de485 bright daylight, it 15ffaae2bb would have looked b40294b7d4 like a beautiful 31c630e202 arched rose path.a69bd0f5f963f3a1

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It was made 5296b6b023 in such a 6aaefd27e0 strange way that 9233149a04 there was no 32449990db way I could c0fba04b52 feel its beauty.a3cdf6b361766f99

“……..”b2ff95343c496136

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I hesitantly walked 4a8b06ca9e over and touched d920423cf4 the vine.2d568ba1d3756ada

The vine was quiet, as 40aa50e23c if it had done its 503e2537a6 job.16562b03c8892cb6

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“What…, does it mean to go in there?”36f40b1f6a96f0ee

I looked into 49d1dc320e the red and 18fcb639c2 dark passageway and 105fc2650a muttered softly.8370bf550920be68

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Just by looking at 4b377edb9d it, I can clearly e6c7cf8084 feel a suspicious atmosphere, 6917cd7efe so why would I 50161ea969 go in here?b249284aef145103

But nothing would change if ed48e418ac I kept standing still722cb417bb48fc78

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“What do I do…….”95107702874b9aa6

still.ff715574b5de5a82

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“Let’s try one more time…”9b2541c96846cff2

I muttered softly 8f9f6b6fa9 and turned around.048a489e6d1512f5

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And then I stared blankly ae652c23a5 ahead.c90a48009ba32d9c

This was because the path 5c38c4de2a I had walked on just fea07c6d51 a moment ago had disappeared c6ff4eba5c without a trace.411f241bbb60f7a2

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The path I had walked 7b494a3249 on was blocked by green e85ad1bc5a shrubs that I don’t know 9603b84be7 when they first grew.e1196db08e2530c2

“……ha ha ha.”5645bcba582c06e4

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Goosebumps appeared in my  every 3bf95e5fee tiny pore.5838b476d56437c3

All escape routes have disappeared.8c9f04f39aac062b

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I turned around in tears.37ef6ba8eb714e02

A dark road b71dd181de greeted me as 970ebdc06f if it was 17cfb8ba47 the entrance to df60d02635 the underworld.fcbec35764c42813

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⋯⋯⋯⋯The only option I had, as I could not summon any spirit, was to step into the strange passage created by this rose vine.4de31539e051aa20

***38c848b33c157502

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I kept going forward.766ed98b621c1c48

How long did I walk 2349449ca2 for? The dark and eerie passageway 3d35523c45 suddenly came to an end.abaa5ed16090883e

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There was light.80c5e0d0de7f426e

I saw a dim e18b87c21c light in front of fd69fd94f2 me and happily ran 49ecc1519c out of the gloomy ad9f069ddc passage.36533f38e3c739f0

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“……castle?”ceb766bba26a3bf0

Outside the road 7fa1b418d7 was a deserted 8be1dd9fdf castle that seemed 5e46f14202 to have been 33981f41c6 abandoned for a 5628df6a1a long time.0c23c1789843ca97

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In the imperial palace… was 1f80d34170 there a place like this?632cd47bbbdf84a5

I looked up 72476c0dd8 at the huge, 8f9769f1ad desolate old castle.dce8f2be2ae3502a

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The exterior of the castle 23a9702163 was grayish-white, and its walls 1e476e15ed were filled with pure white 772e190495 frost.2013b02186f542ec

Outside the window, 13b1aa18f9 which was wide 4c5920cf96 open and torn ce23f18017 on one side, ac51609522 a large pillar 77ae43ddec of bluish ice 5b51f276d4 was sticking out, 64d9db6f57 as if piercing 7293ec0d9f the sky.a24b6ec2bc4da0f1

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It was definitely that ice.f6dd142418f72795

“……that day.”78758bd130030421

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It appeared to overlap a62665caeb with the ice wall b6a6d1104d that attacked the crown 4c93c3f925 prince’s palace.2cfe70b11cd354c3

In short, it was a e449c176a3 very shabby castle.6423ab5731cb8dc9

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So much so that I 8747fbcbdf instinctively felt that it was cc812182d4 a place I should never fd9b04b670 enter.b6a9b0bcb88c870a

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If you find 2dbc7a5ff5 any mistakes please dfcda02954 tell me in d828f462b1 the comments as c6c6f066ae I am still eef1b9a77e learning and it 79e46a3bfa will be very 1314bf4e13 helpful.7e99dfe82e09ad26

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