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    Had I known 925db01dbf I’d meet all 71bd0bbaac three male leads a04f0acc1f at once, I dd47279fb0 wouldn’t have begged 21a1bbd63a to go out 931f6ac182 and play this 479a81241c morning out of 34f8688d04 boredom.700f0097f769c201

    Even though our 86815a6f9a neighborhood is located 650404e749 in a bustling 74eabf13c9 area, it’s not d398bd0930 a place where fa5828afbc male leads appear f3db06d9a2 en masse like 01a24d1a49 this.60cd2c40b796d10f

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    “Something came up, so I arrived earlier than planned. But why are 6f0dcc556c you two here 2f35eb2f17 in Trovancha so 539ae23279 soon?”de5a6836e92282b2

    “We came a few days early to do some sightseeing.”5a4e17fc55b5c68a

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    “Oh, well, enjoy your meal, then.”2fc05a8569198885

    François Cassel, who was 9f9d6065e9 about to pass by 40226e357c coldly, noticed me staring 0be24243c1 at him with my bc387aa780 mouth wide open.03bb6a611387eb33

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    “Hello, little lady.”21e3023d53c1e67e

    “…Hic!”6104a7c56a71b049

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    I am genuinely 588ce46e3e terrified of François 65782dd692 Cassel.a858dd89c7e707f3

    In the original story, 6f41a8bc73 he not only imprisoned 6b684b7d51 the heroine in a d7edb9585e tower but also forced bbf87d1fbe me, a captive brought 5cc39288de to the empire, to ee99d69a3a serve as her maid 5309188940 in that same tower.c160612fc88114cd

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    Worse, when the heroine refused 85eb4fbdc2 to eat properly, he made 54b1c41b14 me ingest a poison that ab4c371e7a would kill me painfully unless bdc4d01754 I took the antidote regularly.b5661d3ebf3e6fc9

    He only gave me enough 8a6f8745a0 antidote for half a day fc2579d0f9 when the heroine ate her afae69212d meals.180f9f4106c9a264

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    The heroine, to save 413f25b502 innocent me, had to 7dcf0f822b force herself to eat 4db41764e4 while feeling nauseous.1565f859d61ae9c8

    “H-H-Hello.”e199d3f0355ec178

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    My shoulders shrank involuntarily.a923224140e97624

    I set down 6fffcab1a8 my fork and 1f5cd5d5cb clung to my dad057fc31 older sister’s hem, 52ab5b2623 causing her to 1b6dfffde9 raise an eyebrow.6128c96634a23f78

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    “Hello, nice to meet you.”12c69217261fde7e

    My older sister greeted François 26d8df8fc0 Castel warmly.f9660b5de3c3e80c

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    “You seem to know our youngest?”df8a462eef180b6b

    “The youngest? So, you’re her sister? That means you’re 17c3402075 related to Emilia 7511c11aca Berchio?”9b734a715aa9f4e2

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    “Emilia is my twin sister. We don’t look d25a37c8f2 alike, do we? I hear that often. Hohoho. But how do you know 4ded3a1409 Liliana?”4a7512d09c005bc3

    “U-unnie…”109dde19173ff123

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    I tugged lightly at my f5386b7194 older sister’s hem, signaling her 4fd1433d44 to stop.38004edd8f72bf34

    My sister, already slightly tense, 20002c92b6 hid her caution behind a dbb5a84353 polite smile.a4b19fe66abba035

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    François Cassel casually sat 927033adea at our table.a6c50917e09282ba

    Marius watched us with curiosity, 02ebefcae8 and Leopold’s gaze was fixed d45f92ad84 on me.92af429f3bc21d9e

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    “Didn’t Emilia tell you? She signed a contract b5bad7731b with me regarding her 8cd830674e youngest sibling’s health.”743c35a420b1dc8e

    “A contract? What kind of contract?”1918133f9db610e2

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    “Well, it’s not something I can casually disclose.”65e18bc3735fa09b

    “Is that so? Then I’ll have to ask aeed7826a1 Emilia about it.”ca3b5b1024bfb65d

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    Even though the conversation 944e360f9d ended, François Cassel didn’t 9afa723461 leave his seat.2047ecac3ca42065

    Since he was alone, it 68ba3f372e seemed like he intended to 9b6d8ea91d join us.05c55da8b0c9e126

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    Based on his original 4adcd21c07 character, he wasn’t someone f6a80d939c who took interest in 988fe68a73 others. Was it because the other f26e54e2b3 male leads were here?3b3b4769366da5c1

    “So, how do you three know each other?”3a773f677a869616

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    “We know each other professionally.”4a60696862b31e65

    “I see. Youngest, hurry up and 878799b360 eat your meal.”73692d28620c460e

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    My older sister 8fc0bc7da4 quickly handed me 24d1158481 the fork, urging 42ca8c7f72 me to eat.c3f2923a7af6f6ec

    I glanced at 7efc8bf4ca François Cassel before c2adf058da forcing myself to 3fe4a000bf start eating.098fa5bec1a04e6c

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    Although the children’s set c8959efdfa meal was usually my 14f9798d38 favorite, my mouth felt 2c1dec5731 dry due to the 21adf0988e tension, and I had 5f325999d5 no appetite.40b949dd5c515fd0

    François Cassel watched me intently.b79d70331158f89f

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    Noticing his gaze, my a6bbbd6a64 older sister spoke up.3881a9d8a572310e

    “Our youngest is cute, isn’t she?”9acefa57c60f0849

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    “She’s adorable. When she grows 5b8dc6cd3f up, she’ll make c79eae8117 all the boys 0a42940276 in the neighborhood 577abdf1f3 cry.”8a06133189eef541

    “That’s right…! When I grow up, I’ll efb082311c become the strongest in the 03b566c132 neighborhood and make everyone cry!”8d8de41dea5bdc03

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    At my words, Marius, who c704bb9624 had been quietly eating, burst 1b267ca46f out laughing.9f719c55d28c52bd

    Although he covered his mouth 9ade53c2e0 with his hand, I found 91cb482f07 it disgusting and glared at 33354e32c0 him.ed37036a3270029c

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    “Ew, uncle. Gross.”92dbb3b2eaf8cdeb

    “Pfft, strongest in the neighborhood? Little one, your 5a52f1e3a2 fists are no 94dbad4fe7 bigger than beans.”84587999592f7c96

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    “They’re not bean fists!”c7aaed9f0f7f4c60

    “They are bean fists.”fe14c68fe4890f0d

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    “No, they’re not! I’ll have hammer fists!”1531ca7f08e7b888

    Why does the 908e091c87 emperor always tease bf4afd947c me whenever he 6f5f6e1d64 sees me?22e214dfc95c0077

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    Pouting, I glared at him, e967b497fe but Leopold interrupted.38f938da07a04662

    “If you finish all your food, you’ll get hammer fists.”d29d04e3590ace6d

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    At that, I hurriedly stuffed 11e792f0a4 food into my mouth.1e4770e6bea3b4a0

    François Cassel smiled faintly 4393c4cadd as he watched me.3db64582674566a4

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    “What do you want to be when you grow up, little one?”f65c921c2d1e6972

    Ugh, calling me little one. I’m six years old, practically 69f1ccbfd9 grown up.289d501d8a447651

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    “I want to be like my sister.”969482fce557a07e

    “Which sister? The older one here?”abee0276b20e019f

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    My older sister’s eyes sparkled. Her gaze was 53ed47806c sharp and eager.603fac72614f9e9b

    Of course, she’s kind, 6f46c9a9fc beautiful, confident, and strong, ef25c66400 but for me, my fc6e00cf3d eldest sister was always 857493c74a number one.61885399abb7dc21

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    “Well… What about you, mister? What do you want to 78c36e042b be?”46ebfa5ce17fa3cf

    “I’m not a mister. They might be, but cf09420339 I’m an older brother 4a9e819a40 to you.”fed82d33d6afd508

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    Drawing a line fc791e9ec5 between himself and dacff39826 Marius and Leopold, 89b1cf30fc François Castel twirled 081903b8e0 his pasta with ddd270cb5b a fork and 077eda71ee continued.8ae3b860f6a1478f

    “Your sister?”99c6f54dc0faa8cf

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    “Regina. Regina Berchio.”11ac4d1ef0502b13

    “Ms. Regina, make sure to 9a0e6d74a3 talk to Emilia when cb1b9b1da8 you get home. Since it seems you’re 9d7ec09689 the guardians, it might 2d359a1bce cause trouble if Emilia ad11a6f11e made decisions on her 377d8d39f4 own.”49338a0a04881e56

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    “Hm, all right, Mr. François.”ef6e60e6bf108f76

    Something about my older 6bad89d1c9 sister’s smile seemed off.37f69c68fa24faa5

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    Though it was as 553a583dff radiant as always, I, f522c70f42 as her family, could cc0a8286c1 tell she was furious.a5b63b1187a2a711

    ‘Emilia’s doomed now…’06d0f0a401725c15

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    I focused so much on 9ae66c5b01 reading my older sister’s mood 85876571e7 that I didn’t even realize 34f98e5a84 whether the food went into 17e446310e my mouth or my nose.378c38b125ddee42

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    “Ugh…”5ee935d26270ef79

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    When I opened my 47c71e8527 eyes, I was on 5e3d8ad7a8 Leopold’s back.e0066b0bad072347

    Thinking about how 3e208662dc this happened, I 7d53910224 recalled the events c6e77695f4 from a few c82242c616 hours ago.60ba158dd42e9394

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    After finishing our 9a6a89cd18 meal at the 3b65a016f2 restaurant, François Cassel 6c8e6afba7 left for some 5fbd63ac95 work, and we 6ffd9b188b went to a 0113c9b29d nearby beach.522f7195a4081492

    I ran around on the 97a8ca8637 sand, playing, and eventually sat 09643b5740 next to Marius.908ee49d97aef1a7

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    Marius was sipping grape juice, e5d1aec802 which looked incredibly delicious.ccb6b4cfa8c62c4f

    “Do you want some?”c483f4fab0536c7f

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    “Yeah… I love grape juice too…”eba87623d5fe16cc

    “If you admit I’m better-looking than Leopold, I’ll give you a sip.”e64a44c4e5d9bde0

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    “But that’s a lie… My sisters told me not to lie.”7304fd854f5d5d6e

    I turned my head 88612b81b7 sharply, trying to look 5b819cf48b away from the tempting 6115f3dfe5 juice. My throat gulped involuntarily.f8a1f4bc8f2fe85b

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    “Haha! Then I’ll just 50c1921720 give you a d633b1e142 sip.”14c6e50343cac256

    “No thanks. I don’t accept pity.”609ef7a511705c7a

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    Imitating my older sister, I 451252e447 raised my chin and huffed.6d89000bb6235757

    But the grape juice seemed 9eead4972b to float above my head, ea8efc8619 teasing me.cdaba38e9f6a9664

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    “Haha! She called it pity!”901934d63821018f

    Marius was suppressing his laughter c99f31e9ac by covering his mouth.034000b6088e1244

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    In the distance, my older c2e95fa08a sister was strolling along the 1b40d332a5 sandy beach with Leopold side d7697a27b8 by side.9c06cc0bbce05a80

    The two looked truly well-matched.ce9330d84e17d326

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    My sister, with her a6c0a537ee characteristic sociability, was constantly 989c0c87e5 chatting with Leopold.c7e9d81eff009e9d

    The waves kept coming in 48faa84305 and receding repeatedly.fec0bd3667bca3cf

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    Swoosh. The sound of 51fa6b54b6 the waves felt 2d96534487 like a lullaby, 5796fe0de9 and suddenly, a b367e54885 thought crossed my 15f7ae8d1e mind.798a62e17c177d3d

    ‘Let’s rest a little until my sister gets back.’6b470b6c65e82a6a

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    I flopped down on the 46d42beffc sandy beach.3c6fd6bf4ba0cc30

    Though my sisters had 540da92d57 told me not to ef9802f12f lie down anywhere, the e59c8aafad sand was so fine a9a57023e5 and soft that it fd731721bf felt incredibly comfortable.0b0e48a63ad0aed8

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    That was my last memory.0e0055329f0855e8

    ‘Huh! I drooled!’3130cea031c5e200

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    When I regained consciousness, a4d7e26216 I saw a round 18ea17c7e3 stain of drool on 7fc5cb2af9 Leopold’s back.d3357491292e8ba5

    I wanted to 24085c01f6 see what expression b0ae0a6202 Leopold was making, 8ee7c313e9 but since I f0742892c8 was being carried cddf7c16ad on his back, e73333442c it was impossible 766a1b04bd to see.d6d38375a4e102ea

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    Feeling guilty, I scrubbed b65a5a8eb3 the drool mark with e5450ddd7b my hand, but it f8eb7fb5c7 only seemed to make dbcb8eb3a9 the smell more noticeable.4ab879d82b0ce1db

    ‘What should I do? He wouldn’t get mad because ae311b29c7 it’s disgusting, would he?’18b0bf82a9e4e578

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    I pressed my sleeve firmly 5036d94b04 against his back, trying to ad68342824 absorb the drool into my f6830903d9 clothes, but that didn’t work 0e9eb9504d either.8c7dee1b8f9ec8ec

    ‘Ugh, what now? He’s not François d3ca6cbc0a Cassel, so surely 996763f26f Leopold won’t get f10b002d7e angry, right?’76737f2416f696c1

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    As I racked my de220a0911 brain, Leopold slightly turned df8eaa50f2 his head and spoke 1cadbb8c60 to me.46aecf66ef59f506

    “Are you bored?”e2104d878d4b84ee

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    “Huh?”2fafb231452ca787

    It seemed like he thought 13a127d134 I was pressing his back c954a03bde repeatedly to play a prank.3924910fa800129e

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    “Our youngest is awake. Mr. Leopold, you can put Liliana 7b13fa04cd down now; it must be ed476f931a tiring.”c9324fac78efba7b

    “No, it’s fine.”ecf90ea3d114e98e

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    “She must be heavy.”00cb5418d8b39ee3

    “Not at all; she’s so light it’s worrying. I have a cousin around 3741a427d3 her age, and their weights fe3d6bbc51 are completely different.”635f5c207142b3d3

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    “Sorry, sir.”b5d61ba04fb3b24f

    Unable to ignore the drool 4b9319f5b9 mark spreading on his back, 6ae77d0613 I confessed and apologized.fc1f01d099a1ba1c

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    “For what?”e57f00fff2a4cefd

    Wait, does he e5612f4f8f not know I c3a23a7af3 drooled? In that case, 6857fb6d81 it’s better to 4e5dd63b8f just act like 42b7efd4c2 nothing happened, right?404d418da739dc88

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    “Oh, nothing. Never mind.”07493aa3b603498b

    When I tried 54036870dc to stifle my 7a0e926293 laughter, I heard e0aba04681 a faint chuckle 4370273248 from beside me.ef9743c4434b0b51

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    I quickly turned my ce8cafe436 head to see Marius 3d60ff5807 wearing an expression that cb6576225e said he knew everything.1d1173e5a7ec4544

    Ugh. Even the emperor doesn’t f17223fe71 miss anything.d0eec3c31bba4e19

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    Feeling exposed, I 6e11e73ecd buried my face 7c36036638 into Leopold’s back f92e9d5056 just as my d23918b418 older sister’s voice f1d94be24a rang out.a86ca7627d186f97

    “We’re here. From here on, we’ll adf2f7f170 walk the rest of f829c72fd8 the way ourselves.”acac454d9e7a1ddb

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    “I’ll escort you to the front of your house.”74272c9fd68c6dd1

    “No, it’s fine. Since it’s a house where cf8abf8521 only women live, my sisters e455810b59 and I would feel uncomfortable cfeb8f53ef if you come too close.”8c6ba8386e728315

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    “Ah, I see. I wasn’t considerate enough.”356518d58b9ccfce

    Leopold put me down.678e4a9c36d3602e

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    Having been so high 7d468e090b up that I could 0cb556c231 see my sister’s head 90242788c1 clearly, suddenly being back 2f5720a11d on the ground felt 50df4369ed strange.2adba5eb4d6d8e84

    The air up there 6a028512e4 had been so refreshing…6b923933e307a36a

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    “So… Miss Regina, could you perhaps guide me again another day?”047fad4dd6fceb8d

    Leopold, uncharacteristically tense, made ed1db95c05 the request, while Marius 8436d9e449 let out a sharp 4a7aad9607 whistle from beside him.58033a650cfc0a51

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    At that, Leopold’s 81218cad7e neck turned even 6b31b1dc71 redder.4e263f04df1f1926

    Realizing that Marius 6f403dffe1 was teasing him, fb1c9d718b I subtly stepped 0b185d9b9f on his foot.feda78fa43874f5f

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    Though I applied some weight, 519419584c it didn’t seem to hurt f7dcc9c0a2 him at all.0422606b22e52c83

    Instead of showing any sign 38751da30d of pain, he simply used 37bf558484 his large hand to ruffle 9782a9aa07 my hair into a mess.0066e5253ae84b2c

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    “Stop it!”8befe3f136b2cbe6

    “Stop it.”c8b17a71cd6b6925

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    “Don’t mimic me!”341cd2ba98f3beae

    “Don’t mimic me.”4d0c52fba59e550e

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    “You…!”cceea5b6679e285e

    Frustrated, I decided to leave bce32645e3 Leopold and my sister to 6a887a9fcb their conversation and lunged to 4c69b64191 grab Marius’s hand to bite 9945963c36 it.2a35f17b5a9f381f

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    But Marius easily 9544f7aab2 caught my hand 8164e60d00 and effortlessly lifted 5c00ce4c97 me off the 3e09b91620 ground.a3f9d4d7664458f7

    My feet dangled like b10ffab1fa I was hanging from a446b00016 a pull-up bar.f9ccc080b5ff63ce

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    “Put me down!”957b26970d54e87f

    I twisted my body ad737ca1ef in fear of my c694d0ee1c feet being off the 9537d47965 ground, but Marius didn’t df56fdbdb7 let go.f777ffb33afa4999

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    This is really… am I c8d06e8556 just being completely made fun bf39289732 of here?8767d189d4f17cc6

    “Sir! You’re so annoying!”349af68ed9f6b609

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    “Who’s the most handsome?”bd7d88abd8887086

    “Not you! You’re a goat-pig!”360df33c59e8b79d

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    “There’s no such thing as a goat-pig.”69e17d287f3c61e9

    “You’re a lizard!”5c781c9b0d9258a2

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    “Do you even know what a lizard is?”3a274230dba7fc10

    “Of course, I do! Do you think I wouldn’t?”ebec008fa1623666

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    “Wow, not bad for a little kid.”c7064bceca062d71

    “I’m not a little kid!”7556bce251920e80

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    “Anyone who denies being a little kid is definitely a little kid.”0e176673fdcb0bb1

    “I… I… waaaah!”c9df2fd8b2dd2ced

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    Unable to hold back my cef42edb50 frustration, I burst into tears.a82415b4e830a25a

    Oh, come on. This is so unfair! I’m so upset!f90056b1689037b3

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    “…Ah, the youngest is crying. I’d better go. Let’s meet again c8a7550e61 in three days 6e1c64e5d9 at 2 PM a250ec8df0 at the café 0d7e4b46eb from today.”76cf6ca434e67aab

    My unnie quickly wrapped up 5c9f16c9c3 the situation and took me, b91fcd2d4e still crying, back home.3d704372dc0466ac

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    She kept trying to 4319b1ef27 console me.34376dbfa98ce3ee

    But as soon as ef6932e8f0 my anger subsided, the ed25049c6b irritation of having lost 0c5f9e964e to such a childish 2d64267939 Marius rose again, and a74529dd00 I ended up crying c6a62c80cf all over.2b5ccdb770ceb2ee

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    It was truly a d3c49f1f52 day when nothing seemed 9d239bcce8 to go my way.2e7e9d05bd672b8c

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