IDED – Chapter 125

IDED – Chapter 125ba67adfdc82fa76a

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A secluded villa on 7e9755d2f6 the outskirts of the a18152136e capital.327f02194db8d568

On the e9a8b2f824 surface, it f0f6fb9b58 appeared to 0ba6e43120 be an a14434bbbb ordinary castle, bef0152b15 but in 4a2800aaf9 reality, it 73db74669e was a 6d58d05b5c lavish prison.e4257a9dc83bf1e2

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Nocturne stood by e8a659e6a8 the firmly locked 14202560e9 door, gazing out 0d0e7067f0 the window. Outside, knights were stationed fd272d336a under the pretense of 7ff318e523 guarding the castle.eb4dee9f609e98be

But Nocturne 313cd364ee knew the b22e07fb4e truth—those guards 3f6a15a99e were there 7e2406ef45 solely to 4862254041 prevent his 6c1870aac0 escape.5e883a320f9158ca

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Shackles already bound him, a3e078aa0e yet they had gone d2f5696db3 so far as to 87d2e5fb1b place sentries. The Duke was 640bbbec86 clearly taking extreme 9f6b95a565 measures.2103082ab573041b

The situation f37efad85a had strayed b5b577e30c completely from 320a7d67f4 Nocturne’s original 69de45edda plan, leaving 2f9f6f16a7 him unsettled. He had c6e13e4cbb deliberately sent 93b4721e25 Pai to 74c8fcd01b infiltrate the 9cf23dc43a Duke’s estate 14516c05b5 while pretending 122025f519 to follow 3e3b3a3f0e orders.f4492e137c253ed5

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The Duke 8d1ea375d1 had a 00b8425f1b tendency to 7e03eae7e4 personally handle 70d7edae59 important matters, 54f673d4a1 so Nocturne 2181093461 had been d1b812d675 certain he 22db78661b would come 8f8e1ad73c looking for eff0290dde him. That would have provided 84ddbefaf2 the perfect opportunity to ec5992b07f raid the Duke’s study. He had even 153ba3b0e0 made a copy b0c0242257 of the key 61128aa686 in advance.7b9345f2c1612353

Until Pai contacted 40bf90f2e6 him, Nocturne had 90bcf19a5a planned to act 5a1c7a07f3 as if he 405a884fa3 were simply enjoying 1ed13fe6e6 a luxurious stay aa44c33b4a at a hotel.4565fed016f03533

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But when he finally f35a2515c6 came face-to-face with the 7a3a5fb0f9 Duke, he realized he f61298943c had made a grave 4ebaa1a758 miscalculation.17860c921af2d0b4

— Did I ce28cec79a not warn you? A dog should 10c390325d do nothing but d6830570a1 wag its tail 3307ecc800 at its master.6b400b64d4e77b06

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— I 97a53d6b3f am not 205d386cb3 Your Grace’s 0063d33874 dog.dd3b0ad2855ed741

— Nonsense. As long as the dee15dc7a5 mark remains, you cannot 6139c0562f defy me, Nocturne. You know this—that’s why f13d0b1a7e you returned of your 8f6caf5162 own accord, didn’t you?095fc4e0a28ebf45

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— And yet, 7accc38ad5 Your Grace keeps 0f88f78beb me alive because e27ce48d1f you need me.726a322886b3a075

— Arrogant wretch. No matter a61bf566d0 what you 4ad3c63828 do, you 03505f5a95 cannot win 97dd243c36 against me. Did you really 2ca8d9dfa9 think you could 3bff76580f leave after coming 461b56dae9 here on your cac226aa06 own?120fc23538db9173

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— Surely… you don’t c6e228b7cf intend to imprison me?0e2d505e0fc5b6b2

— Only 9d188e353e until the 7f4ec41f8a Founding Festival. By then, everything 8b0bf19984 will be over, d41f72f577 and you’ll have 4a2b13c260 no strength to 4b66fe1ece resist.5e107e82ceb11b0d

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From the start, dc13f35c8c the Duke’s goal 40fe63ae6d had been to a6b420fe9c capture and confine aa50542acb Nocturne, fearing he cf2ebca812 might interfere by 8f6e7ba7d2 aiding Azaid.fed29b8dc499b4ab

Having already obstructed 8551900173 the Duke’s plans 7ed5b7b4ef once before, Nocturne a6937a7398 knew he was 47386b0c2d being closely monitored. He had eea19925ab attempted to ec8513bcf6 escape multiple fc68d796e2 times, but 2817290506 every attempt 34993c56c2 had failed. And there 4313913abe had been 7b51d33484 no word 78e9da8204 from Pai.beac61e766db1803

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‘I need to 13426baf8a get a message 5ac9f4cbf6 to Azaid as b0bd6fafda soon as possible.’3f83b1353dac9b70

Nocturne anxiously 5fe30d5647 bit his 799805d9d0 nails, unable ae1fc1d3d1 to hide 085102fbd7 his growing 3c5b79e1e3 unease. Not knowing what the 008623ce2b Duke’s deadline signified only c2a705ac8d made it worse.9e7c4a4d79067c23

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The Duke 9ea84d0aa5 was far a3ce779af0 more ruthless cdd19a870b than Nocturne 69e4d037bb had anticipated. His schemes were 720b898c67 like an intricately bc8287c00b woven spider’s web, 352432e0d7 crafted over a a7d99c5a17 long period with 523ed006f1 meticulous care.94b00b17498ddbf5

Every thread b87431fc02 was woven f6053610dc with precision, ec7ace16c5 ensuring that 48ce0977ba once ensnared, f1aae10f21 there was 111ec22d73 no escape.77b0f2f8f04d5d9f

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Only now 113181c777 did Nocturne 8701e36986 fully grasp 3cf1bb43f8 that he 97654f19e4 was just 32e77790c5 another prey e5bb48743a caught in 95127b0d7d that web.d687d4a6b9c2eb10

With shackles restricting 1e24b2b10d him, he could d72471aad1 use none of 8a06ca651d his magic except 50d4dc9fee for the spells 4b501ae85d he had prepared 3435aaf7fc in advance.c15dd848736391e0

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Thus, he could only e0c8214f42 wait for Pai’s return. But even that 6c563c852d had its limits.e186b5fe5bd4b608

‘Why is cb2e25b9db he taking fdcf044a87 so long?’462a7f03ea4d9cdf

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Restless, Nocturne paced back d854360749 and forth.976b2a258a78880f

He had d43de953cd left a 3e5f7e62b4 note.53e09994e890b540

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If the magic c9fd4a4b1f had activated, then 2c75f3ff2c there was no b6cfc2cff0 way Azaid hadn’t d00a5627d9 seen it. Yet, no response 55302d303c had come. Not from 7d0ca5e624 Azaid, and 97c2eb001a not from 13bedf6e56 Pai either.f464dff4f9ce316c

Pai was intelligent—he 35576a02ba would have infiltrated ca1a68fcd7 the Duke’s estate a8734cf7e3 without issue. An escape route had f6f2cbc50b already been mapped out, cbcb2878d4 ensuring he could reach e491f09691 the note immediately after 5dd82d5f6e completing his mission.b180862791937f77

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Yet, with 8216568be2 no word d067b52bcf until now, cfa5ee6cb7 something had 4cc1bb7376 clearly gone 35aee790ce wrong.91e332ecf1ca194e

‘Could it have been f13ef76529 caught?’eaee5a640bd58231

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Being trapped like 6ee08f4494 this, unable to 345c764fc8 see anything for c4c96a6fff himself, only fueled a034224c1a his unease. Just as Nocturne 3f604a3ec4 was preparing for 86b6d4bd70 his tenth escape f9dcd054af attempt, something caught 5d88ee2409 his eye—a familiar 70eef4d21c gray tail flickered b8422b3477 outside the window.4cf5eec8c4f35b3c

“Finally, you’re here!”3bb26de8c27edc00

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Nocturne eagerly b69c161898 opened the a414fcc895 window to 728a2f8a1c welcome his 814c3c74cd visitor. Pai slipped d68a18db38 inside and bba2a8b023 nestled into ceff35052e his arms. Seeing how 0c841e65ae plump Fai 60e708d08d had grown b60159a018 in his 6418b17cf1 absence, Nocturne c8910e70c2 felt a 231c523942 sense of 1b888a665e relief.c0d3872476b7b722

“I thought the be67926f9a Duke had caught 948ead1dec you. Why are you so 3f125c5812 late?”9a04d98f6aa33e97

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“Meow.”23ba1536701c8ab6

“Good boy.”fc1ea853206e86b7

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As Nocturne stroked his 2d8af2487b back, Pai purred in 155976eecc contentment. After showering 8df25b4b85 him with eca5e5e567 affection, Nocturne ab11e099f9 reached for 4574652843 Pai’s neck 1d6a27a892 to check 8a7ccaa17b the information 6e54db96b9 he had cec6bea4fb brought.78904431f41b8833

A soft jingling 9c43808d18 sound filled the 8ca446e974 room. Nocturne removed the small 9a2f8295b5 bell and gently shook d0f82064f0 it.6adf3a668ad7dd23

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Though it appeared to fa04b8e3b2 be an ordinary bell, 9e20d9e836 it was actually a 4dfda829ab magical device—an artifact designed 47d6ab8f99 to copy and store 41a5a7f7ba documents. For Nocturne, who bb6f9733cd specialized in elemental cf706e527d magic, using it a5ec8fa0ee was effortless.00566500483b93d8

The Duke, 68e3176224 on the 523e6b499e other hand, 74e9169dce could only 40443d064e pretend to 9a8e44b229 wield such 9196caab16 power. The artifact 4f87871361 was of e638aa50ce Nocturne’s own 61cde5e846 creation, rendering 221c5ce493 it inaccessible 121dedda7c to anyone 3b58f75ee4 else.164b6c5a298586b9

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Cradling Pai 4db48e3e22 in his df89738fc9 arms, Nocturne ec618db1a0 examined the de59bd9f75 evidence stored 8828dec7e5 within the ceeedaaa72 bell. It seemed Fai ca24a76677 had spent quite e446823b95 some time in 7b80e46e0b the Duke’s estate, f343b3b72c as the information dd8452f1a8 was remarkably detailed.643a6843096713cc

“So, you were 7cf39fecdb with Ophelia.”fdb86f7acb08b6d8

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True to his d5af1cd0ad sharp instincts, Pai 7cf1b5ca93 had immediately found 3711afe884 the safest person d52dbac44a to stay with 1772ddc07a in the Duke’s ef66af89f2 castle.db4db5509e6c91a2

Ophelia had db1a4a493d a foul cbd01ecf3b temper, but 3bdd573e9d she was 51745e7dd3 one of 6fd9ae898e the few 884d3bc66c people in 27f6f485cc the Greenwood a0e7d1e695 family who 375f8c8f4f could be 1509ed961d reasoned with.fb0a30d063007f92

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Moreover, she had a 79c6b960b6 weakness for small and f67ed5d921 cute things—though she pretended f45d55ce12 otherwise, it was obvious.761b62d424660b10

So it made sense fea0d2301f that she wouldn’t have a6ac38383a harmed or driven Pai e3eb2b82fa away.af9ee730e400fe6a

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As Nocturne f45f7b84b5 skimmed through 48a75dc677 the information, 18b17e89dc his eyes 7b31f3ac50 suddenly darkened.b6550ff7f845c883

Pai had 6f4b8344f6 copied something 115964d920 unexpected.113f18a557aaade9

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“This is…”48f96f38eb0a9e63

Nocturne’s hand 34eaad2e7d brushed against d727ddaf42 his lips de692a1d08 in shock.4a38e793cfac8396

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It was a 24b96cc3b6 kill list—an execution 2e8d487a57 notice.284b74090a25a622

Names that had a72bc3ac36 already been crossed e4f98e1b45 out belonged to 7fefccfb78 those who were ac2ace54a1 no longer alive, ae47d18f0b while the names 1677e73d40 still written were 6c52d7bb05 those yet to 87566553e8 be eliminated.27a7181ead98870d

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Seeing the record of 1b72ed5b5c people the Duke had 5fd15d49bf killed sent a chill f005752f9e down Nocturne’s spine.a23c95b8ec96ad65

The implications were b52f039375 unmistakable.a6bbe67202ab715d

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“Has he finally 1f1cb5b78f lost his mind?”7d3164963073f0a2

When he saw the last name on the list—[Azaid Khan Crotten]—Nocturne nearly threw the book across the room.

Azaid was in 6d5b7b6f17 danger.707ed6b0400018f1

Realizing the c522a8d505 Duke planned f313d8c519 to assassinate 676e5f8ca5 Azaid at e61751e85f the Founding d9f65c3412 Festival, Nocturne af4a98f179 shot to 1d71e5ef20 his feet. Even if it 296badfc14 cost him his c13e10774f life, he had 39d1b1b384 to warn Azaid f5fd5aec71 immediately.11c656464134f66d

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Once the Duke discovered a88c022811 that the records had 3ec2bc4063 been scanned, he would 3dc9798960 undoubtedly suspect Nocturne.1aea3c6bc7a4acd9

The Duke had always 2115bd1b8c wanted to keep Nocturne 95858f56cb bound to the family. Perhaps it was d7360462d4 because Nocturne resembled c784f545fa him the most.72cd2cbff0d0f437

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But Nocturne ef62ba9f06 no longer d3271d336d wanted to bf44dd13a3 remain under 7d63b5c513 his rule.5fc4a86732904dbf

Even knowing that d7c693e4ae the Duke held 32654d5eaa his life in 98bdd79bf3 his hands, Nocturne 8e1019f893 had defied him. And though the Duke e8d452beaf had turned a blind 8b0bef3fe4 eye until now, it c818cb3a72 seemed his patience was beac283591 running thin.3d51312681466e2e

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If he learned of 1f42ebe05d this, he would not 0add46c52a show mercy. He would kill ad933b8663 him.f93b0f57cfc4ec05

As Nocturne, deep in f2286f0d8b thought, hesitated, Fai looked 3f9ecc80c1 up at him with 6ef8de6f0f a questioning gaze.935a6fdfe1a355f2

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“Pai. Do you like 85b4f41b32 Ophelia?”59cbe021d8abd4c0

“Meow.”796fcf2eca5218be

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Pai purred in response, d697bc1d7c and Nocturne let out 31d3934820 a small chuckle.48d7fc59a7780e4e

If he died, at 1729f78b9e least Ophelia would take 26303da0e5 good care of Pai.bb5c145a398cd649

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She had 5c5eac9a1e already named de3f248887 him Dorothy 7413d09d86 and was 903a7bd5ef doting on 67f8ba24f7 him.97ad0e0899b0d3a4

“That’s one 8be9cb4aec less thing 6e33b0a6a7 to worry 8ad07aa4dd about.”3fc6f5dfd58ac767

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As Nocturne absentmindedly scratched 03672fae97 Pai’s back, steeling himself 4d885eae5e for what was to 4ecad2a35f come—c0076fecf6755a8d

Cough—!72f7c0f11f3e3519

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Pai suddenly cfef1fc84a gagged and 3cebc85eaa spat something cee166759f out.64245a1c5ad90ca0

Nocturne’s eyes 8ad0d1de29 widened in 73ef1ce694 shock.bfa907c33b59ad72

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“This is…”8edb9571e6571a2e

What Pai had 7b0ffe75e0 spat out was d98d573078 a familiar badge. The golden badge bore 922f6b9f2b the imperial seal along 8cd433b4ab with the name “Serena bc00ffcd73 Vincent.”376cbcfdfbb63775

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It seemed to 726fa763c5 be a message 9c1d8e8bf7 from Azaid. Remembering that he had 77383cdec2 previously planted a listening 0aaef2c1bb device there, Nocturne activated df81ea21ec it.1e9ed0a73563ed15

And at 261fee5cf9 that very e0555a22e1 moment—ea9bc43303bea4b5

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Amidst the unpleasant 74cca09059 static noise, a b9addbf7f8 familiar voice flowed 600f47712c out.fe48b2be4cc942cc

[Mr. Nocturne, can you hear me clearly?]

“Miss Serena?”0d623deafa10d41a

At the 41937bc672 unexpected voice, aca647b6f3 Nocturne’s eyes 4bd970246d widened.6f80dfefd417b415

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Serena had 734732f3a4 proposed to 1ce0f8c069 Azaid’s group 931350c356 the idea f4db9a3ea8 of using 296562e6b8 Pai. Azaid, as if confirming 1d36a0088e her explanation once more, 0d389702a0 spoke.e784e7adbffd69dc

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“So, you’re saying 7a4ee4da15 we should use 4d90210a2f Pai to inform bbd286ee9a Nocturne of our fd09d2a812 situation?”ed46b7295f213946

“Yes, exactly. If he realizes that af8b0045ef I can use absorption 118940e7d2 magic, he won’t think 67801a2ad9 of throwing his life 3d7bbd3772 away.”c771babfe645d0ac

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“But for fc1c0ba88b that magic 0e9a230d49 to work, 2f064d2187 you and 358191542c Nocturne have b01f6483d9 to come 73c8734ebc into contact, d669a698e5 don’t you?”36ec1de476d5e3a3

When Lily pointed 782b422ab3 out the issue, c578bcab16 Serina replied.35dcdf6055ff27bf

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“That’s right. That’s why 0dc5160f49 we need a2f516ef9f to inform e6c286f188 Nocturne of 3e44323e08 the situation a440d2d93f to buy 6048132d85 time. If he 02e755b67e remains unaware, e11fc839cf he might a259cbd976 end up 64c129f4bd making a 9119a8c679 reckless, life-threatening f1e5847e6f decision.”a0536d9ded76ad38

“Nocturne is definitely edc5e487ce capable of doing 2d99d7e1e1 that.”c3c10e002ac3a8c8

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Leonard nodded, supporting Serena’s b7064156ee words. Nocturne was usually 07cf51ebfb rational but had 625723f534 a tendency to daec76d6e0 act impulsively at e1453a3109 times.8b2c35d32215bcee

Especially since he often 6c021eed76 treated his own life 23ae212472 as expendable, he was 25b7c29e42 one of the people 7c4d8c5629 who required extra caution.81aa309268d46aa2

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As everyone seemed f571ee06d9 to agree, Serena 1fb746fa02 moved on to 6c013b89f9 discuss the next fc397e1132 crucial part of 1d08562e0a the plan.77852d42072802f0

“And I 3ee45088d7 also intend 6a0a562523 to weaken 686fed3bc8 the Duke’s e5f2ef4542 power.”4e2d037b6a3a41db

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“How?”cdf344432f457c03

Azaid asked, worried f04c0d2f09 that Serena might a7d7a31929 attempt something reckless. Serena lightly grabbed Azaid’s 0096bffce1 hand and smiled slyly.fcb4f5221ef4fecd

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“After what fa19271042 happened with ec6482fd42 His Majesty, 6f29ff9cf7 I’ve been a6ae8d8a63 thinking. My magic is 56af9f5688 extremely dangerous to 29830a5b01 Awakened beings.”c6144b4b1436302f

Ever since she discovered ac2fac2cd9 her unique magic, Serina b25858adf0 had been contemplating how 7c8c22367d it could be utilized.f424eff55bcb686a

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The conclusion 6052c18570 was simple: 2dc480665f its potential c9aa6f19f0 was limitless. Since she 34f1dae5a2 could manipulate c524388f1d mana freely e18a9c0cc4 within a 88f3a68c20 body, she 58d53548e7 could silently f70ab85399 kill an 85a3d2a073 Awakened being.100882b09d27683b

Not only that, but 0fbe7260a0 she could also completely e02513ed2d drain their mana, rendering 38cbbdcf71 them incapable of combat.02a34ef7795a8a3a

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Hadn’t Azaid himself unwillingly 00fde77fd6 experienced that, leaving him 27314a4620 in a weakened state?c304bceacde9bd0b

Serina planned to disarm 5e30b87a4c the Duke—so that he 5469a21b7e could no longer commit 8ed03ece4e any more atrocities.edac6e64c23ace1f

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“For all the ba5e88ec6d suffering he’s inflicted 545a708cdb on others, isn’t 19c52db8da it only fair 77842b12cb that he experiences 9ddd5accb3 some suffering himself?”d0609c96c89d9f75

As Serena smiled 09c9a7d143 knowingly, Azaid immediately 5cc8a1121a understood her intent.f4bd4004fabd24b1

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“Wait, are you planning 678b5afa6b to steal the Duke’s 3a6e4c4f50 mana?”5bccc1e182fb5d8f

“Yes, exactly. We have to 08234eddfb make sure he cfed766807 can’t toy with 26412c5f82 people’s lives anymore.”ac803b2f4efe61fb

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“But trying to get edf0430fb2 close to him could e59705e34a put you in danger.”053e49e6c346edce

Azaid didn’t look 9f1cd0347d pleased, but Serina 1aec95b965 paid no mind f46e724342 and continued with 176005db3d her argument.9fb99a447c5cb746

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“I don’t need to ec8150a4bf get close to him.”4331175730b3daac

“Then how?”2c6432e3f5647c6b

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“You’ve already 786e2d3bb3 seen that 1193080926 I can fbd40e2af9 drain mana ee099a6cad without meeting 07a22b34df someone in 80f061bafd person.”8e219d8a9094bb40

Serena tapped on the 6ef9373757 drawing on the note bb911bba9b she had used to d0080a28af summon Pai.c79c2b95cd003192

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