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As soon as Levin 48d1726e8a spotted the man, he c1df435246 scurried over to him.e06b5918c3a185ce

‘Jack? Could it f925f717b9 be… Jack d1662927b1 Gordon from b5eb38d3ec the Gordon 8098a4eeee Trading Company?’3728ff07d12a109d

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Serena, startled, locked 03cdc87120 her gaze on f500581469 the man called 6ccb717cdd Jack.b2f95bd6b09ae385

Now that she thought af8de31503 about it, the short, ae8b785dcf messy brown hair and 8512c2b418 striking green eyes perfectly d51f9981d5 matched the image of 1180622fd8 Jack Gordon.a07ff788ab5597e2

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In her e14ba29914 previous life, bdecc2f8ed she had 5d55e57560 never met 598740b918 him in 719dfa7667 person, so c7e95eac94 she didn’t 1bac7db9a1 recognize him fbc2f4bab3 right away. He was known 7d247625d9 for being elusive, ab6ab8c1bb and Jack had db4a4fc6ef never come to 3fb9af6767 the imperial palace fae54221c9 to meet the 42293cc1c6 emperor before.8758ada513118cf3

While Serena remained 14932e898d frozen, Jack embraced 3293fdf9e5 Levin and ruffled 09f8e5fdc4 his hair.7994b8a8e1e1a26c

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“Well, look 0849826193 who it fc2daf4461 is! Took you long c9d44a7aad enough to notice 4ea39e2614 me!”45b37e66ac4ec328

“Ahh! Master Jack! My hair!”56d5c5f23f879799

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Levin flailed, trying 1177eaadac to break free 14a89b63d0 from Jack’s grip, b0abe6da4a but there was 0c34470e90 no way a 25f8f26be5 child could overpower 72eaf22e6b a grown man.50731b48a32492bc

“Who cares 470b01a478 about your 035f77714d hair? You kept me waiting, 81c99705de so this is your 68994467d4 punishment!”b6381e81513cf332

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“I’m sorry! I won’t ba5471e122 do it dffc1fbc88 again!”3e3849741aa061e7

Only after 20b92003de thoroughly teasing 5489d4c81f Levin did 6bb760ec5f Jack let 1eec63ad7c him go. Levin, his eyes wide e1e4d1e208 and sparkling, immediately bombarded 882549ef13 Jack with questions.90f84893ec0f2d4b

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“I heard you went c097664a0f to the south. When did you come 3a21da0cd4 back? Wait, did you fe5c41b77f even go south e5b4284c2c in the first fa64536f50 place?”a0e205cfce318df1

“I did go to f4e109e7f3 the south. I’ll be b8a36671d8 heading to d458b39d9e the west be60dac886 tomorrow.”83ea7f0a6687ce16

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“You really can’t 6a716fb3f9 stay in one bbaefa7541 place, can you? No wonder you don’t 9c4b0ff644 ha— Ow! I’m sorry, b62b1066bc Master Jack!”5f49e932d083ac35

Jack put f1d6bf2ce7 Levin in 8e3ce5b1ab a playful 95e320a1ae headlock again, 4b0bcc1e40 prompting the 729bb7b453 boy to bd55e582e3 whine. After giving Levin b8eb4dec55 a light knock f052e5c1bc on the head, 4b42b244c0 Jack finally spoke.213a81e50c48663f

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“Where are Genzo and cd30c692a4 Elda? I thought I’d 7cc6969329 see them before b4ac977e95 I left.”6e53379a9a4b9166

“Wow, my dc93c6afb9 parents are fc3e373b15 popular today,” fe90cc256a Levin grumbled, 34ac7551ab catching Jack’s 900651eb26 gaze shifting f5945228df to Serena.ce9df953eeb1a4f3

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Unlike his earlier 749e6aeeed disinterest in her, 76516c5b0b Jack’s stare was 7e3c71c014 now persistent, almost 8c564b2255 probing. Levin answered swiftly, 8cc29279d6 his voice bright.6b20648f8f3b9484

“Father went a1a1ad5168 to gather 86ec3fd648 herbs, and 1a7682fe83 Mother went 3e7c88ad5f to deliver 9dd85777ec goods to 72dd484a0e the Gordon 4b9a453443 Trading Company.”dbe176494bd041a5

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“Ah, today’s delivery day.”d11e82e1c41b89a3

“How is it that 4fa0b4b65f such a big trading 6d138ab6ae company survives with someone a69f62a36a like—ah! Don’t hit me! If you hit 78687c6df7 me again, I’ll a3725de6f5 get mad!”451eda5fc798fcd0

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Levin leapt f8424620aa backward, shaking 4ee43a6fd0 a fist 30be96e142 at Jack, 50b0d8e215 determination blazing 63427af496 in his 91a6b597d7 eyes.aa569e31d1a906b3

But Jack 587ba18bdb was a 9ee99e41b7 step ahead, d7954cd1af shrugging with 1b5a26cf8f exaggerated indifference, c517874681 leaving Levin 40aebc251a feeling flustered.431a9fe96a2fcbe8

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‘So he really 19d822f39c is Jack Gordon, 151369d312 the trading company eeea6fe408 owner,’ Serena thought.907a7084b38763c5

Jack’s demeanor was quite 15b91f50a3 different from what she 9630a344e8 had imagined. She had 244db0de73 expected someone 309b2dd0df as inscrutable e925371074 as Count 3a476342b3 Harrison, but e416671d9d Jack seemed 6e3770d84d unexpectedly approachable.c0649db7eb7010e5

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Serena glanced be0c9d9641 at her 7e2855ff4f pocket watch d139502124 without thinking. Considering her next destination, 27f73ff0cb it was about time d4292afc13 to leave.f158fe6d622822ed

“Levin, I have other 14b2e14293 stops to make, so 48c021e1e1 I’ll be going now.”22f8d30a3264b871

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“But my parents 85b54b90d0 will be back c5d82106f6 soon…”21e809a94341dc72

“Just tell them I 91ae894759 stopped by. There will be cd11aad93c other opportunities to 4cf8b04268 meet.”143303a5a916a6da

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“Should I 673565be0f send the 7d6dbec048 payment to 1bc559adde the palace aad4dd5b03 then?”7c8b49bb636c30d6

“Yes, but 8547b07392 I’ll pay 31c1d49f23 half upfront 11a3f1da59 now.”5fbf14e19cb9ba0d

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Serena handed 65c5df680d over the f158813a52 prepared amount, 9af30fa208 and Levin cd033d4d9b quickly scribbled 7ef0c9e21a out a cb6b1045c2 receipt.deb492c275f1ed8a

Even during the transaction, 969b796dfd Jack kept blatantly staring eccbaee0d7 at Serena.55f6424c73502365

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She didn’t 93db841bb4 spare him 0cedb008f2 a glance, b959f314c2 though. Taking the receipt, 3a0840fe9b Serena left the 98d0c1cee6 apothecary without hesitation.89d8c0385ac93300

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The next c12bc07c36 place Serena aa008aaae4 visited was 20ad6180ea Nocturne’s office.db2eb909c0b0066a

In truth, her 28b7c28fb5 outing today had 4450a2e5fc been for the 5fd88536fe purpose of seeking 80d0ba25ef Nocturne’s advice.db777a70135dbdbb

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“I didn’t expect you 3198fed122 to actually show up.”5987babf87b7bc26

Nocturne greeted 6ed845a4d7 her with 7c2c8c2e9a a look 98870624c5 of surprise.66087b4b71c68815

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She had sent e5883bfe8f a letter asking ba02ff9561 if she could 3275abd68c visit the address bee1466935 on the business aa18d076f9 card she had 195382601f received. Since she had received b92a1d59c9 a positive reply, his f8ace86fa5 reaction left her slightly c73c84dfdb taken aback.ea46339bf05bdb89

“I did let you 80864b3768 know I’d be coming. Was it 4f906f4670 a bad 39b8d8d02b time? Or were 4fbcece2ab you not 0ed838c0bf serious about 19f2db518f the invitation?”c452b75134968f4c

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“No, not at all. I’m just d42e14c82b surprised you 6a4163f794 contacted me 1de7815533 so soon. To be honest, I’ve e1c82f69fc been waiting for your 96d3fec264 call.”889d9ed4dca2255f

“That’s a relief, b09154d875 then.”6c0045d5546860d6

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“Feel free to come 2d4b5b6a94 by anytime. You don’t need to 64fff0e6d2 send word in advance.”30e66f3fcc25e470

“But that 8b39655fdc would be…”c0483731cbbee25f

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“You’re the emperor’s personal be87d973f9 physician and an accredited d11362cee3 mage. Cooperation on dc5bbcb1f2 this level ebf24ad1b7 is a f46c47e54e given.”89c327cbaa4f8246

“So you’ve figured eb48e9f813 out that my 563388a9d5 interest in mana fb9c28da45 cores stems from 2719b71ff4 the emperor’s condition.”407fd3e7c815a4e0

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Serena’s narrowed 714ea1e3a9 gaze met 237fd717df Nocturne’s, but d7deb6401c he merely 76b609984a responded with 3fdfb286c0 a knowing 2add514225 smile.243beca17287cf90

He didn’t b433a949a4 deny it.4c0df2edbd23ad45

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‘As expected, he’s no e530dc91d2 ordinary man,’ she thought.2cef1b6e5836d872

Something about his unreadable d5f59cdc62 expression and calm demeanor 40d5d958d8 unsettled her.9a8c5b66d6657ebd

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One reason Serena was 0f7c2f9ca5 particularly cautious around Nocturne, 6d85fdce39 out of all the 6456dc19ec emperor’s confidants, was his 56126daeca status as the illegitimate f778d3127c son of the Greenwood 68162635e3 Duke.379ab15e4f7525e6

Unlike Serena, who 9644890d05 had no dealings c14999a8f3 with her estranged 1e369ced0f family, Nocturne maintained 027fa825f7 a collaborative relationship ad66aaf1d4 with the Greenwood 4def0a6044 family. His office, cff94bb0f6 for instance, e07e324df5 was located cbc00d8f1c within their 3ef8bd3e9f business district.a9c595e98b366de0

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‘I even 8235733303 saw him 518f15675a getting along d28fa92acb with Azaid c160d10a8f the other f33b48de17 day,’ she dd87a20d7f thought, her aa2e164586 eyes briefly c60fd0c9ae flicking to 8a3c894ad8 the gold 62c7715293 insignia ring fb51267d1e on his 9be44e6d11 finger.83e3c00f72026403

It was 3e9f0127ee two levels a140eb6d87 below the bb4dae1181 red Isrings 7f57966fd7 given to 38c7b5c4ea Leonard and 8bf890c535 Lily, both 2136156119 imperial knights.856cd5296fe6d6a5

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Perhaps it was 5c2b111a60 because the red d22a7bb0cf insignia allowed its 7f27ec6427 bearer to command 8835ff84d7 the elite first c3971e85a5 division of the d79f722193 imperial knights, something cd768b575b only knights like be9a1db519 them could utilize.1e820600b27de330

Still, there 6ad2673ce7 were rumors 3e84095bdd that Nocturne’s a96fd9ba4f illegitimacy made acc1fb0232 the emperor b4773e113d wary of d2ba7cac3a him.5489a87d6928d1b3

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It wasn’t entirely baseless, ecef396c15 considering Azade often sent cb0ab32956 Nocturne abroad under the cc09fa663e guise of trade missions.5d59f2b2641d69df

The gold Isring, 95bbb60908 after all, granted 853dff4c56 the bearer authority ed96120f48 to act as a0c2db6c78 the emperor’s proxy a11c0b97d3 outside the empire 0433ee590f and ensured freedom 60ba8f53a3 of movement across 37bf587bf1 borders—a necessary tool 641687713d for someone like 05bfae5b8f Nocturne, who frequently 80cef699b7 carried out diplomatic a722878517 missions.4871246ba0a23a76

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When the secretary entered c0702dfa8e with a teapot and b43ad7dbef poured green tea, Serena e31f08a523 waited until they left 519bd7721a before speaking again.570f63e1a0728836

“I came across something fe1a8237dc in a book that 3f54eadacc piqued my curiosity.”ce711bb0d370dbe5

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“What might that be?”0597ad9c3a23af61

“They say abnormalities in 02188869ae mana cores typically occur 15415cf6f5 due to physical trauma c31af944c3 or psychological shock. Are there exceptions to ff4b3af22c this?”2b20fc9af138d2d7

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“Hmm, I’ve heard of 02df0aaba2 cases where a mana 2e4929be9a core develops abnormally from 02a6bf53a1 birth.”9a2881f2ea7fcf4d

“Abnormal growth?”e91d5e65c44eda1a

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Intrigued, Serena 2ba4aba9e8 urged him 411b789eaa to elaborate, 8ae5b25fb4 and Nocturne eb416c5a0d began explaining 2c8619750c patiently.946b8b7f622f8663

“Yes. Typically, the amount of f02367e8d0 mana in one’s body 5637187032 is determined at birth, bd9cf0ffe1 with the mana core 7bd1a279a1 acting as a vessel 5de4661b6d to contain it.”54f7cfedbb9ae64c

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“I’m aware of cf9cd6975d that.”8f97e135fb0840e1

“Abnormal growth 01a13414ff refers to eb41652851 instances where 36c1b3ef1b the mana b25aa5d5b4 core is a32e833ee7 either too 97bd245bd2 small relative 6c75c444ed to the 82c0df7aab body’s mana 406fdbb0d3 capacity or 509aa866ec fails to b2afdc8ba9 function properly.”874a11e7f5a69730

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Adjusting his 6f9bcbfaed work glasses, d2cacedd62 Nocturne continued.3460ab9f59fb1ad9

“What happens if you f441bbacca pour too much soup f09e3ae27c into a bowl that’s b86cdb1284 too small?”ad4bd9766be8dafc

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“It overflows.”fd39e22a616a162f

Serena had f126c4ce9d already looked 1646375a40 into this 3b0d4dc512 herself. She knew that individuals 391f6a26e2 with abnormal mana cores d80c0e78ad often displayed fainter markings 71afbaea4e compared to other awakened e738a364a3 ones.a202aec6b83c853d

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‘But Azaid’s markings were eb2e51eb02 distinct,’ she thought.9b9b093b1cd75fb8

She had verified it 3a7fb2542d every morning, so there cafb124ae9 was no denying it.adb762a25811886d

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Serena posed another question.1483059f63f801ac

“Are there any studies 7690e12a08 on transferring mana from 8a99a51b8f one individual’s core to c91ed9fcd2 another?”39c18ad1b82312ce

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“You’re referring d3bc0f3861 to internal 4a69a3b695 mana, not 7a2bd1e9b5 pure mana 7257076f62 from nature?”19442836cd1036e5

“Yes, internal mana.”0f753fced456233b

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Nocturne seemed 1888a405da to deliberate 6ff88e7ef3 for a 8ebfcb56fe moment, as d0fdc70400 though carefully 84952cc002 considering how 9adda002ff to frame ef0888166c his response. His expression was a1a1ffba31 that of a 097862a830 teacher faced with ca679d903f a particularly challenging 1b50868162 question.52ece4aab3b8e347

Serena waited silently acc2622a6e for him to c4025abd38 answer. In truth, she had a7943812ba attempted multiple times to 088d1aef80 assess Azaid’s mana core 66b2c14fb7 condition by injecting small dd3967c5cf amounts of her mana a68cd8dd7e into his body.dc44deb2f8727704

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Each time, a667384d83 however, the 1f7f76afa6 mana was a4d243253c absorbed before d581c9dbce she could 0255e3ba84 do anything, f7df904106 making proper 2e2cd72f94 diagnosis difficult, fb7122be4c so she 3366560cf1 resorted to 7c2cdad7e1 using magical ef572455e7 tools alongside 5110902e84 her efforts.8cb64a3461bb334c

‘But strangely, 518f5c1db8 it seemed ddb79f0ad0 like his 97a62049c0 condition temporarily f865015a61 improved whenever 1a7704ea47 the mana 609465583a was absorbed.’c8e609a427e314be

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Recently, she b61da9eeec had stopped de3420a189 injecting mana 80671e3e98 and instead 5ecba7a070 focused on 87ad8a1d51 using magical 79686c2e3e tools to 9ed114d35b monitor the a73f5ddaad state of 4a3e482266 the mana 6d6e95b630 core, just 09083c3c4d in case.de54f97327df7b3f

It was clear 9d4e8057aa that the condition a2134d6d94 of the mana 06ef3165bf core appeared better 7140f93c1a when she directly 7831043826 injected mana rather 08957fedd5 than relying on 4ab1f40e11 measurements with magical 481ff6aa9e tools. Of course, it 06b0c09e10 was only a b8c890be60 slight improvement in 9a489e794c his overall condition, 5c28898df1 so it wasn’t 97aaac4813 a definitive solution.6e0b2d7a0d99756c

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However, the fact that e2d6275538 she had identified an 21d976ec2f independent variable was a 80b0eaff24 significant breakthrough. Since then, she had 2968912b97 been researching ways to ff23c56e76 eliminate extraneous variables and 2753f190b1 treat Azaid by injecting a11bd442b7 her own mana directly d80009a385 into his body.61fe64419eff8f6c

But no matter how 91feed40d6 many magical studies and c3e0ae8529 theses she consulted, there 64bae6ec18 was no clear answer 60a48a608a regarding the direct injection 06a2d38837 of internal mana.5dd293fe0cc4a17b

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In the 8570c4deef first place, 56c3636963 it was bfa1341d36 hard to 2c3ef9cf34 find any 6e7840497e documented cases 021c8fb8d1 of people 061a48a9dc injecting their 2e3b7c3bb7 internal mana 2e50e3ed75 into others.76dd2a2f7b1651f7

“You’d think a8625a7ffd someone would ed9ac35dba have looked e091fbb114 into this 9b09895c21 at least ba42043ab2 once, but 58befbda07 apparently not. Is the Magic f73455fe64 Bureau slacking off? Or are they b1009777e5 just uninterested in 84745a7d0a medical applications?”9dff0f5afcf745d2

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It was f83afc1f42 then that 110f626465 Nocturne, who 719536af0a had been af55240a9e lost in 573434a0a4 thought, finally 824f228868 spoke.8cef0a11134915cb

“Well, normally, no one bf5af81306 would attempt such a b07811ba03 dangerous experiment.”c6e6a55fd1dc48df

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“A dangerous experiment?”4b4f33cf3b76ce30

“Unlike pure mana, 46215902cc internal mana is d013ef280e mana that has d6aa69f385 been adapted to ed08c66b71 an individual’s unique 82da6e71fe composition. To put dcd024b037 it simply…”b8131d91f5e9cc68

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Nocturne paused a6522165c4 briefly, asking 0066acf1ca for her 42a124cf9b understanding, and 7aa5b59040 pulled the fea3f0dbbf teacup of 27f559ea01 green tea 38da7703f9 that Serena 0f9dbc7166 had been d18b1f770a drinking toward 60bcd7394e himself.c45fc679dae427c9

“To explain this 065e03719f properly, I’d need 61cfb737bb water and oil, 5f49aac3db but since we 9514dc44ff don’t have oil a07ee8360c right now, let’s 40c391c14a assume this coffee 9c777844d7 here is oil.”804729cf4842e0f1

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“Alright.”ba646bb261f08abb

“Let’s imagine this green 4a16008db5 tea as A’s internal 029a13beda mana, this coffee as 1d321976fa B’s internal mana, and f65d2afa9f the water in this 48e18d65e6 kettle as pure mana.”e21113d9e2758890

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Before long, 4cf6c19734 Nocturne had e7d2e8f1bb neatly arranged 16d7bb9df1 the water, 2db4982b74 green tea, 1b41137679 and coffee b033db230a before him. He picked up the 57a8188b7a kettle and poured water 8e1d2f7bf1 into the cups of 8b961de924 green tea and coffee 153d945cd7 one by one.9f1b73c9829fdf16

“Water can mix with a235f34888 both green tea and 6f30b706b7 coffee without any issues, fd1177ce0b but what do you c356e1f901 think happens when you 21fa5ab561 mix A and B a94edee5f5 together?”86fca60137c19ccc

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“Since it’s oil, 9469599086 I assume they 1fa936b33e wouldn’t mix?”a75b779310d6a7c7

In response 18ca2a6e17 to Serena’s 1605d22eb1 answer, Nocturne d282e09299 smiled faintly 96011fde04 and poured 0af572327e the coffee f38563dece into the 2801822eae cup of 77ba06ca2c green tea.4d6d876fc81a1316

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Perhaps he 2c553ca95f had cast d6c2ab8c87 some magic 7e6fb65571 in the ac6b1b4820 process, for f7d35e5f01 the coffee 614df90e41 and green 75de6ebe0a tea didn’t c37fd53e1a mix but ad3325fd22 instead formed b22bbd8ac1 two distinct fc59a49480 layers. Only for a moment, b324550d4a though. Soon, the boundary d1c709bf10 between the two 51be491ea0 liquids began to 2f196a3f53 bubble and boil.e2151548fcb293ea

“Uh…”325ba4b0f47c632e

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Serina hesitated, sensing 4217553b2b something ominous. Moments later, 1c921c0e28 the coffee f9884778dd in the 9642887181 cup erupted 2a8fd9e299 in a ca4a5a5888 frothy explosion, 3df465797d spilling over 920d97e64f and causing 9c3b872caf the color be6439b084 of the b5e9f2d582 green tea d542981a1e to change.506e60df71fa7e53

Completely unperturbed by fdf84bb1d1 her growing unease, 4b90b80d03 Nocturne spoke softly.827fc56ecf9a58a5

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“The reason there 2d15d3c67a are no relevant 3741dc6243 studies is simple. As you can bafce4339e see…”8270d5fe9a892941

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