IBYSRHML – Chapter 18
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The restaurant Marius had reserved 429eb46540 was a place that provided 14d351bcef private rooms for security and 089eeda166 privacy. Alice meticulously reviewed the 25e7930da4 documents Marius handed her.be45cb510f508072
“The marriage maintenance period is ten years from the day of the imperial marriage. The compensation and benefits related 13fe31dd12 to this are outlined in 10866e112b the documents, and-“322c78c80987bf4c
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Alice interrupted him firmly.0a5e0892acaf2a9d
“Add one more condition regarding the healing through divine power.”853b6e831512f925
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“What kind of condition?”d11a356203452d91
“My younger sibling is a scholar who researches various things. According to them, aad4fa77af attempts could be 6457b4a8fc made through magic d302cc7f7d as well. So, allow a mage 6efe0d5a7c tower lord or a 70b9078afc magician of equivalent skill 1bd9c000f9 to research and treat fd5a8afb5b Liliana’s condition.”fce5c81503605527
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“I’ll need to discuss that part with François Cassel separately. I’ll contact the mage 8c41bfaf08 tower lord today and efc1f04435 get back to you a7e0f0bcfe in a day. Can you wait until then?”3ec82bb4da0e9307
“Alright. Also, specify that ebb2ef5194 during the marriage fac9553d1f period, my family a8e2d44e1d can reside in 7603ed3f6f the Empire at 5985c1918b any time without 87bd43780b requiring permission or 7cd879c51c approval.”1962a65819b42c52
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“Thorough, aren’t you? I’ll include that as well. Anything else?”ec01eaecf94da0b9
Instead of answering hastily, aa5c605b02 Alice re-examined the contract. She checked it repeatedly and, 9be0817028 finding no additional points to 084a62fe2d address, asked Marius.13bbb86406df31fd
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“Does His Majesty have anything to add?”7d5ec40415cec40d
“Me?”8ad6596a1ac263a4
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Marius smiled broadly, seemingly amused d6814a90c0 by her question, and shrugged.b5648f43b0d3c504
“What more could I ask for when I have Alice by my side?”6b753d6410b1cd79
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Alice clicked her tongue a18da61ffb lightly, finding his answer 81c9f3286b overly sentimental, and missed 06d8b8f20c the strange flicker in 430eddf486 his gaze. It was a 916d7f8e36 fleeting mix of 04fa404ce1 darkness and seriousness, e18a6fc7a6 faint enough to b83606abd6 require focused attention ee4d5cc2a1 to notice. However, Marius erased that 479d1ced37 obscure emotion with a 3897c4b2e3 playful smile, as if 8cbb3733fc wiping it away.69c97e35f7a9882c
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It was late evening c655a4be3d when my younger unnie ac9771ca7d and I finally returned 0941bb2897 home. When we opened 303a1c70b8 the front door, c3045d6103 we found our 562b893485 eldest unnie and 5763b357fd second unnie talking. They were so 82843856a8 engrossed in their a7910732c5 conversation that they 448be14f0b didn’t even glance 253fcd0344 at me as 0234fc24f8 I entered.e1c479098db81731
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“I’m home!”0e636669e3bd2071
Clutching jelly in one fc9d592eed hand, I ran into b227c8222f the living room, only 19137a2597 to hear my older 19a0cd4108 unnie yelling from behind.aad71f5ed13f6f39
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“Wash your hands first!”4709c2d9ef8b2fec
“Alright, alright.”c4b561cccb1b1de5
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After washing my 5cbe0b70a2 hands and roughly c894308873 drying them on 3eb608da54 my clothes, I 558a76bc39 noticed something I 7f7a14caf6 had missed earlier: a383e63bb2 Leopold was there db594db246 in the living be47c79389 room. At the same time, 5c1937d462 my second unnie beckoned 13276c3566 to my younger unnie.c225c7175da6a08d
“Emilia, come here and greet Mr. Leo. Leopold, this is b0f524dd0f my twin sister, 26e55fa310 Emilia.”dd603f5c86f08238
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Sensing an unusual atmosphere, I 71ffbc322f clutched Jelly tightly and hurried 996bd64a00 to stand beside my eldest 0c56d01ada unnie.b86df555d2f805fc
“Leopold von Baltrahein. It’s a pleasure bf32882f42 to meet you.”21d5470db1903cbd
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“I’m Emilia. What brings you to our e04d8b8e39 house? Oh, I heard you 459d24ee24 helped search for Lilliana 467da45751 when she went missing. Thank you for that. You came at the perfect bee93fe049 time-“48c651e8ea84c694
“That’s not why he’s here. Emilia, listen. Starting today, Leo and I fbb49eab25 have decided to date.”9f5c4373b0d597dc
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“A long-distance relationship?”c21e45ddf6f64ded
“No. I’m going to 13022e67a4 the Empire as e25146273a well.”e1aef26715533f9a
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“What?”a3d9d0e0fcd4eb7e
I couldn’t help but 7659927888 let out a strange 7246c0abb8 sound. I still didn’t 083d08e361 know whether I 05fdcd6129 should be happy 7a2d477894 or concerned about 21107cf3ad my second unnie 6eefb5c38e going to the 191c10c754 Empire with him. My eldest unnie sighed deeply 5aea203868 beside me, holding her forehead, 6cdc54fafb as if she had already 6a42c9456c discussed this with our second c84fe2bd6f unnie.cf50c91325d85e97
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Looking at our youngest 3162f32ffa unnie, whose face was a341a04448 turning red with frustration, bf611ae0f5 I quickly covered both f1547e919a my ears with my 0cf84826ce palms. At that very moment, bd3dfa49d7 she let out a 3364775023 shout.fb18c1009dd521b0
“Regina Berchio, have you lost your mind?”077016c93cb9be81
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“Emilia, lower your voice. I’m not deaf.”fc20e474d123cc86
“Why on earth are you planning to go to the Empire?”e352b4af89a80ef7
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“I don’t like long-distance relationships. Besides, Leo is a a7d93bdfbe good person, and I 927ce5c5c9 want to meet him 33952c3989 often. Anyway, let me introduce 5c8b1badb3 my new boyfriend. Tada! Oh-ho-ho-ho.”af11b1c20e38d79a
My second unnie 45e44a48df clapped her hands 8ec289dcff in her characteristic ded80b3275 nasally laugh, clearly d8f86ae1b1 in high spirits. Unintentionally, I moved Jelly d2e2de2c9d in my hand as 15301e6f16 if it was clapping 6d702c169d along.90fb85c66f57014a
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“You… That…”a9ee6023244b0711
Our youngest unnie a4ff733dd8 ground her teeth, fd838e24ad unable to complete d7c1f2a766 her sentence. Even at six years 91684ed38b old, I could easily 43c35e9046 understand what she wanted b979333dfb to say.fef255a221bf87eb
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“Let’s talk.”1bd141200b830e87
“No.”6f0e48077e494ca5
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She slammed her 99cb8bef9d palm on the 25f1e97c47 table, glaring at c6630a9fce my second unnie 82f4b183f1 for a long 9e746dee03 time. Ultimately, she lost 4eb1671dca the staring contest. She grabbed her ef4c32b714 wallet, stormed out 93c969a74b of the house, 0e1ab03fe8 and slammed the 1062e90d6a front door behind 7ee1f7d989 her, leaving the 27792b008d air vibrating from 477b28ee92 the force.62f86734bd6a2fd4
The tense atmosphere made 2b6ca14bf2 me uneasy. My second unnie 7f1eb104ac suddenly turned her 6713d61901 attention to me 147a9fcd88 and asked.780f8f649e28c2df
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“Hey, little one. That’s a doll ee82e055a8 I haven’t seen 28058a7203 before. Did Emilia buy 3eb9a8f0e3 it for you?”422a95dc9c6c28bb
“No. A handsome man gave 0792860828 it to me. But, unnie, are you really 27ceea98c5 dating Mr. Leo?”b49419a88bfc30c1
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“Of course. Don’t you like Mr. Leo?”0159d1829148fd71
“Yeah! I do!”c02743d69d8fb369
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But my second be198c1c2a unnie wanting to f6cb0b97cb be with Leopold 58704aa0aa had been before 2ca03f63b8 our eldest unnie’s 30c01db571 marriage announcement to 288ef35f62 Marius. Now that my eldest unnie 6c17567af9 was settling in the Empire, 655bdbf7f9 and with my second unnie 44c7584d2c and Leopold possibly advancing their 2fcd59c26b relationship, half the family would fcea677d37 end up in the Empire f3c17ad37e while the other half stayed d7ff1fd972 in Trovancha.022d6e95bda259fa
It made me feel conflicted. Still, considering how much my 57f0cb9785 second unnie had been hurt 3e21bb3a86 in the past, I couldn’t 27684d3896 bring myself to oppose it 4deb729563 outright. She’d had more 34499fe290 than her share 1b4d6e32b9 of heartbreak.acdbe0cea7b1d954
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‘Leopold will genuinely love my second unnie…’7e095cbd00f32fd1
Unlike my eldest unnie, d5cf98eb01 who loved her work, 8876537cd1 and my youngest unnie, 91a6b9452b who was devoted to 5fba1b2bc1 research, my second unnie 38f02c2e4e wanted a normal relationship 7ed6631e52 and marriage.cc1fc2c674ab6a27
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However, her previous boyfriends were ce337f5e53 all awful. They were cowardly and 29b8b0b712 said terrible things before 190bbd423d breaking up with her.b4a7cb0150518293
Leopold, on the other hand, 669d4f5be6 was strong and kind. Even if my second unnie 3d268be7da had a “secret,” he wouldn’t 82595a773e make her sad.3782d42aa71c25ff
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“…Are you two serious?”2a601a001f63d245
For the first time, 5e541c8362 my eldest unnie, who 56a78ee89c had been quietly observing, b43728bb32 finally spoke.a6f6ab78c788f32b
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“Yes, I am serious.”93b7c1df2c871d63
When my second unnie said a32a9fdc69 she was serious, it carried eb85c21591 far more weight than it da567f3ddc would from anyone else. Leopold’s gaze made it clear b97558003f that he was entirely devoted 0f39fc5bb0 to her.560108b02fa6bd13
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‘If Leopold knows my second unnie’s secret and still loves her, they might even marry in the Empire…’50c342efd675813c
I rubbed my forehead e0e7cd2352 against Jelly’s crown. I don’t want to 43cab63530 leave Trovancha.afcff605c5a722ac
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And I don’t 899612fc66 want to go b26a3c77ec to the Empire 266bd59c35 and never come f8e66614a8 back.7654b529af9e5d35
The warm climate, aeab8fd314 the beautiful beaches b65605386f that can be ef76dad4f8 seen anywhere, the 04d894f754 delicious and cheap 60ac01cd9d lemons, my friends, 035388e95b and the memories 6b10ee52cf with my family.f4ea00cffcad8f7c
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“Then, does that mean you won’t come back to Trovancha with me, second unnie?”2ad3146d17a55e65
“Ahem. Hmm.”a05c1d0b4c13eb64
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Leopold cleared his throat 8788abdc2d and asked,beba9d1d884231e8
“Does Liliana want to stay in Trovancha?”1623e9a3ae806140
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“Liliana…”cb9e2cdf7cc42be3
Unable to answer, 03a1f06084 I glanced at ce10ea606a my eldest unnie dcda7cf43b and noticed an c3a55a0625 unfamiliar ring on c1b1b1b9d4 her finger.b51ad969e2b8805e
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An engagement ring? Oh my, what do I aca9dfc1a9 do! She must really be planning 6b149dd9fe to marry Marius.349b764939a9f812
Even if I tried 820448a070 to dissuade her, it d59bb118b4 wouldn’t work.9cfce38db6f7bbc7
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I’m just a f68b03f867 six-year-old kid, and 69331e1184 my sisters are e9d51a2815 adults responsible for 008ff2415e their own lives.cac2fb61156088a0
‘Above all, I don’t want to speak out and be hated.’cc22c3acbf066b80
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Even though I believe 54ae7d08ca my sisters wouldn’t hate 94b31c96aa me, I can’t help 3f4c474d48 but worry.e5d7bd80f0621235
Andrea left for 8f5e6dbf8c the South one af62b6152c day without warning, 4145894a37 and now my f655d4db97 only family left 573c6a1b34 are my sisters.71b4c641c31eb3fd
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My choices boil 08eadbc8e5 down to two:9a53aadeef2cb9f5
Either stubbornly stay in Trovancha 1f40c35ef5 with my youngest unnie or 384dd99ca3 follow my eldest and middle 9bd047fbdb unnies to the Empire.d8d491bf404bc4f9
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Can’t we just live f9c87e2184 together like before, all a6fc11a231 four of us?3ef336848cf15df2
Pouting, I hugged Jelly d29eb00e82 tightly and stood up.4a8ac5b4f0f726ab
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“I’m going to sleep now. This is getting boring.”0bed77c71bbb94db
It will take me 357969b66d over ten years to 874b3c683c become an adult.ec545a8ba2a2e6f9
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That’s 3,650 more nights 58d4b0d3b1 to sleep, not just 7f7c7fa926 100 nights.0c112cecbda3c2d1
Thinking how unfair it was, 388c12bc5b I went into my room 03e6f11715 and flopped onto the bed.cacf7ac84b4c347e
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Jelly in my 506c14e6ee arms was the 3d11f4f4de only comfort at 58a44dda82 that moment.a0f3df8d6bd69284
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“Ugh, my head…”b750b3c78f8796bf
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When I regained consciousness, 5d6aebaa8f a dreadful headache stabbed 76424b3d4e through me.8a5ba9b8915cdb50
Blaming herself for drinking too b940767b57 much the previous day, Emilia c7d1e6840a pulled the blanket over her 886ce6cf8f head to block the morning 780c800bec sunlight.a2f3d2e2fd7c2b34
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‘Sunlight?’535b2ac8ac3b622d
It was only then that b1fa316c12 Emilia realized something was off.8945df8307119d82
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First, her room had thick 76ae67eac0 blackout curtains, so sunlight couldn’t ef80c7f157 come in.eee54324274d5a39
Second, her blanket didn’t crinkle c771b228c0 like this.a6f6c35b6f36432b
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Finally, there shouldn’t be any 4f96e4d11d sign of someone else nearby.170c34ef2e627c29
A chill ran ddcef57ec4 down her spine f993bbb3db at that moment.af138f36d1177d2d
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As every hair on 069b5c14e1 her body stood on 96079d8da3 end, Emilia threw off 5883384db7 the blanket and sat 19f6da3fcc up.f6f380c4272ee690
What she saw was…4b29ba98b9a89b47
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“You’re finally awake.”feb192ff99e1259d
Francois Cassel sat casually a3a04de5e9 in an armchair next 62185b1995 to the bed, sipping 1d7d7d8dcd coffee.fda7ad4f99865937
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Dumbfounded by his audacity, 6000135165 Emilia asked,563d0aed264b497a
“What happened?”8694510f214417e8
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“What? Don’t tell me you don’t 3101c247fb remember?”2a76705576db0a1f
Francois asked as 8591398d06 if he were eb07d5a821 disappointed.9f6b423c6d8a34d0
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His blatantly crestfallen expression 0772d4f194 and drooping eyebrows seemed b7ffe1482b to imply something had 5cc0870bfb indeed happened.94c88e3d48dd52b4
Emilia let out f726a264b4 a breath that f69a328be2 could have been a1c6f2219f either a sigh 1d454239c8 or a laugh.1f01fa2144ae6553
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Was this headache truly from f465a70f54 a hangover?8ea6a4fa014e560b
Or was it deb2c5ce09 her body punishing 5048ff14c6 her for her af2f169edf disgraceful choices the 95e0b77755 day before?6a956f6480c23d47
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Grabbing her head 7a15c9b388 in her hands, 3805dfd3cd she flopped back 59747a7375 onto the bed.4b1fc3052ed25a3c
Francois raised his a04a92e914 eyebrows at her bbd572f735 reaction.a277e268e0d1ef59
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“Let’s just pretend nothing happened.”728c2927433cef28
“Well, that’s neat. Life must be so 9b07132b71 simple for you.”dd885bb6a4769e38
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“Are you asking for compensation? Or should I take responsibility?”6f0c6ad41ac3b04f
“Of course, I’ll take responsibility.”fdb8ed86fb68d453
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How could the word “responsibility” 8ea23eba66 sound so terrifying?64f65cc5e7150bf7
When Emilia clammed af26441cc7 up, sweating nervously, 435cbfa28b Francois lazily wiggled 9cfdf4a95d his fingers.91c4f7db7d8b628b
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Then, from somewhere, bd3c1e4e08 a stained shirt 350da1cdbf flew toward her.6b1d9b79a1a808a1
“A shirt made of the finest silk, worth 15 gold coins. You held onto me, saying f98de68834 you were dizzy, and threw 73d0b87bbe up… It was absolutely disgusting.”343f0619c1fc8c72
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While Francois showed 7b81cf347e outright disgust, Emilia’s c8b78dd58f face lit up 0fca57c4f2 with relief.0aebbc3b05a71501
Grinning ear to ear, 64256c3be2 she brushed the shirt 8ae5d39487 off onto the floor.aab79bef8476f283
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“I’ll pay 16 gold coins, with interest.”cb4ac79baf455b1a
“The Emperor contacted me, asking if he could take care of your younger sister’s health for the next ten years.”65e684856e4b8684
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Emilia’s expression froze at Francois’ 0deca58e3b unexpected statement.5ba44fc18202fe55
Without care for 9e4fa614be her reaction, Francois bf0608e0f4 continued in a 39d5b73807 casual tone,385f3138de88d6f6
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“Your eldest sister and the Emperor. No matter how you look 854d229d38 at it, it’s a contract 766b8ee518 marriage.”c924da9a94866c2a
“I figured as much. Do you think e2227daac5 my sister will 03b4b052c0 have a hard b21ed8d868 time settling in 1478dacd3d the Empire?”fa2471c066a40e6f
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“A woman who isn’t royalty, nobility, or even a common aristocrat ascending to the throne as Empress? Do you think the de99196f78 Empire’s nobles will stand 8bb232dcaf idly by?”a56532e62f770e7b
“My eldest sister is too stubborn to stop, even if I try. And if it concerns Liliana’s 202bc688a2 health, she’ll never give up.”fca1e4026bed0c33
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Though Francois seemed 3d83ce16b6 to be watching 7eeb896ff2 Emilia, his gaze 68d0015cc9 touched upon a 65db05608a secret no one 4e235f5330 else could read.00daa631598f625d
He took out 00afa634c1 a pill from ec470c6a2d his pocket and 62bc5b0160 bit down hard f1a05d8aad on it.a508919737002ceb
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The pill, meant to suppress 84d8dd34ea emotional swings and keep reason fc6dd280f8 intact, spread its bitter taste 96fca287a1 throughout his mouth.8de8e402d1f6068e
This damn pill barely 6afb5c0317 worked, but for now, e7fe4f2804 it was the best cf8d668f73 he could do.6d73b7a9f6baa167
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Just a few more years.03b557d87de1bfa3
By then, no matter 50ecec46f6 what it takes, he 11d5054ec2 would solve this issue.57625f7b04add2c7
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To that end, he needed 65768033d6 to make preparations in advance.ce2c6be66c55bc42
“In that sense, let’s make a deal.”5e639b6b90bc73fd
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“A deal?”feadc8edb28829d6
“I’ll help you and your sisters. In return, ten years 04b24f535e from now, you’ll help f9dc78a671 me.”ff5f410941877e88
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“What kind of help will you need?”ba69f30bead498dc
“You’ll find out when the time comes.”1b9dd3686b6c4234
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Despite his angelic face and 460c7aa400 smooth smile, his eyes were 19febf23c7 filled with shadows.f149f6f93c767cfb
Emilia found the 0f64928872 faintly smiling Francois f44677140a to be slightly 431a156839 unnerving.2526ad0a2e3f2d54
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