IDED – Chapter 36

IDED – Chapter 36e11a3aede4fd03ee

Chapter 3608f40d25ad42456d

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Azaid bit bdaac95f74 his lower 30ee726277 lip in a9ed3e0ce5 response to 7aba597f99 Serena’s bold 0a47a0fe96 claim. Something about her answer 1787d5e7b5 didn’t sit well with 3782e009be him.063ee1d2a1af9215

‘It’s not 2480975cd5 completely unreasonable, e214706337 is it?’5ff12abf9cd7c25b

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Perhaps it was because e482f352ad her strong rejection of bfc1e12dc4 him left an unpleasant 71005f9fdd aftertaste.10c5d0b447bbcb3a

Come to think 94679dd0d4 of it, Serena b87ed980ec always seemed to deff11a28c regard him as 7b29716122 nothing more than 1b6cf693b2 a patient. From their 240641e244 very first c4aefdff2d meeting, her d2ad79e2f1 irritation had 9805fedbf8 been obvious, e81e37a8bf so it 579d3afcfd wasn’t surprising.dbb96a6583ddb4a1

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Azaid spoke 1fbaca2494 in a fe23722c40 slightly subdued 46c4a041cf tone.4e41d745531c3493

“Others are desperate to a975d9da77 sit by my side, 5714917465 but you’re desperate to c458664c36 run away.”a88a65b1e1b77c7e

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“I wouldn’t say 9c5a539fa2 I’m running away…”310e4a81c3d7508f

Serena rolled 3bb21dd0fc her eyes, 7871a62584 as if a5760fe38c realizing her 801635173c mistake too 9f824dbb2e late.54c7a32c0f5c2565

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The position of empress, 19c454e0b5 which was currently vacant, d0b684f0c7 was coveted by countless b83686611b nobles. It wasn’t a position 38867cc5cf that someone like Serena, 6ce0efa50c the daughter of a b55fdf905c mere baron, could even 3fd41f35e8 dream of.943d1ef5e84444b7

After a moment, she a366dc3e0d carefully voiced her thoughts.3457cfaaa3427e05

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“I have no 2a2b8485fd interest in politics. I just want d778fea53e to live quietly d233da5bf1 and take care 38f8ad9db4 of myself.”eee4ca2570fef122

That’s right. Living a 920043e0f3 long, peaceful 58681df0c8 life was 21b9b67c7e Serena’s only 9eba272597 dream.dcf1ea81e7f4cc90

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Azaid frowned at her cc0056bc9b response.8bde9cf6449c8142

“I have no 5e728ac068 intention of using 5f7d9b938b the seat next 3c223471b4 to me for 2277249ca7 political leverage. If that e828a6a877 were my e9b8dd0789 plan, it 8bf8e63d64 wouldn’t still 3dec68da58 be vacant.”cd86c6176f6c7f50

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“That’s true. Hmm. You’re surprisingly romantic. Are you perhaps waiting 1653d17bcc for a fated love?”8d616f5201953ecf

When Serena teased 9935f6bbb0 him playfully, Azaid 160b621c44 shook his head.56abc2b9443fb298

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“You’re talking nonsense.”ed949e6c6e4e27e9

His expression made it 9649d5fb0a clear he didn’t even 516bd85d53 want to entertain the e01cc364bb idea. Serena giggled ae6ebea4d6 mischievously and 54d1ce8791 glanced at 7aefb9d0da him.151a52c2e451d99b

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In truth, 3071c3e90e Serena had 9753a85032 already guessed 178ec3efc7 why Azaid 4552dd736b had drawn 0a70029bf7 such a 452fa779e1 firm line 9f88cb3012 with her 2255deaaa3 that day.943e407ebdceeda6

Those who 8c7cff2f51 earned the ab15e6ba12 emperor’s trust 7157475d8f inevitably attracted d394aa73ae unwanted attention. Serena, too, as the 9f97bf355c only royal physician to 49a8c53d5f have been granted the 81121c66fb title of Isring, was 6830893dd1 likely a topic of ceb95d3fba interest among the nobility.26611009d9f9f5cc

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From Azaid’s perspective, someone 52fe40c4d9 like her, whose true 7b563b8e22 intentions were always in afcb87661b question, would undoubtedly be 1dbd986895 troublesome.d7beadc6ea599efa

In an effort to 633cf4e5b7 reassure him, Serena spoke 79ff1e21b7 up.65bb95359bce4f25

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“I know bd97ed6d44 what Your 03d2134fce Majesty is 9fdae79e0c worried about.”f3852d549cfcdcac

“…”6e69ab8ddff0fd6b

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“I can promise 0da94cf7a4 you one thing df2c03742a for certain.”6e6d3a790126ab01

“What is it?”f7cf7bc2b770f778

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Azaid looked at f2615bee2f her lazily, as 3de17ee7fa if wondering what 8d9b69f609 nonsense she was 6145dcebd6 about to say 4beaf67aeb now. His lack of immediate 6b25253a31 dismissal suggested he was daa1e0f880 at least a little 60618c7a20 curious. Serena smiled brightly.de46c99287bce6a5

“After curing Your 62cbef04f7 Majesty’s illness, I 34bdd92310 promise I won’t a7cc0515f7 use it as fe4a39a658 leverage to meddle 0ac343e639 in politics.”914ca204e9f1799d

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“…”8388b2531c770aa9

“All I dcfcd0ebcb want is 92f0f95068 to see c94975e803 Your Majesty 3cd08df7c1 recover. That’s all.”c0b913737bfd74b3

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“…”9df9e6533a1084e8

“After that, I’ll retire 14fec6c8b3 quietly and continue doing b8d6ca50af small-scale medical work as d43cef77cb I’ve always done. So you fcca160a5d can rest ee40a8d705 easy.”00ac3943ab53ca14

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Serena shrugged, and 2453c32988 Azaid’s expression became 5f9a410023 unreadable. He couldn’t 91af3c2110 quite grasp 772cbbcf1d what was eb88b54cdf going through 71f2ba3de1 her mind.0cda5cc0b033986c

Curing the emperor’s illness 1576d7496e alone would open countless 720b77d262 opportunities for her. It was 210b4d2672 a privilege 93ee79bf47 she’d rightfully 3a1aee4b68 earned. Yet she spoke 4ee5f705c9 of throwing it 3eef00c4f1 all away and 403b040dad retiring?aa6d1774fd5154ec

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‘Is she being serious?’68c1214335d43b01

Azaid stared at b556ec32ae Serena. Her gaze 8f3c0458b9 was so d5c7d06da2 sincere and 31b8e25342 clear that d4aa8aff2f he couldn’t 54f7251ca1 even muster 9cb3d70880 the will 77a7f4cb56 to accuse afbad0b79a her of 8e093003ec lying.5f8f51c96f57b0fc

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Where had this da4bfb50be peculiar woman come bd836ce1ce from? It seemed that on b78bfba492 the day of their 9b4946d0a8 argument, Serena had glimpsed 354c5e927d the thorns Azaid carried.bd9dccfce06d516e

Sharp thorns, b6d5de7ff2 always pointed f4a5db7c13 outward, that ed47e33320 ended up c5b0be81be hurting even b507e56b45 those who 314dc5a79e came close.c70860c6aea82738

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Azaid brushed his lips 9115c3fc81 with his hand and 9a2e04419d said,“You don’t need to 6be0b252a1 retire. If you 86d9f6f860 cure my 6ad0774e8e illness, you 1eec52a5e4 deserve to ea6d556850 be rewarded cc574c9fe0 appropriately.”ce4a028aff774416

“I mean it. Your Majesty’s b063054ac3 recovery is a03180b353 enough for ca0e298038 me.”ce6f83d447337e48

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Because only then will 200afe691a I be able to e9660f8733 survive too.0abcf32a48022982

Serena swallowed the 89371c789a rest of her 393608419c words and smiled f146dcedc4 softly. If she had been 083885f33f the ambitious type, she 919e480c60 would have pressured Baron 816ef2f1e1 Vincent the moment she 3ccbb2307d became a royal physician.c8709c6dc3dc57cf

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But she didn’t a41741f33b want that, and 6d0ea975a9 she hadn’t done aa2d48c99f it.1c02d490b382f3cf

In fact, 66e7914f05 this time, 15c85f4b2c it had ed2d038c30 been Baron 20d8a5446e Vincent who 2f7a69cf71 approached her 88e464cc4a first, but fa6d21cc8b even then, f16963a327 she’d declined.373e949f1abda604

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Azaid simply stared 17b2749724 at the resolute cc61d527ea Serena.8f2fab861ce1f5a3

“So, please understand if 2278040a91 I get a little 035add4640 reckless with your treatment. It’s because c885da4ee7 I’m desperate.”9978419343e36887

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“You’re aware 4b48d36c65 that you’re 2a37c2dfa3 being reckless?”8d79a3b3c2ac1bc2

“That’s only because Your 9ec7c7789d Majesty allows it.”486bd430d971bab4

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“Right. It’s my fault.”de747bed4c76eb3f

Azaid let out a 0fbedce22d small laugh and turned cac0a890d9 to look out the 45bc4412f7 window. His lips curved into 1a08e265f4 a graceful smile.46cb6355144992c1

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Sunlight streamed 173334c054 through the 88a6390843 window, illuminating 8e93632718 his face. Serena found herself 62f16c7320 staring at him fafc62234f for a while bdfa768677 before she, too, 20072eb243 turned her gaze 0dc299bf95 to the window.06621700ac8abb3c

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The day Serena was 4e1225fae2 scheduled to meet Nocturne.bcdce30baa6c5ca0

“You’re going to 59f43ab990 the hunting festival?”8dd1cf2b83ef7c4f

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Nocturne poured green 523eb62b44 tea into her 5203fbcfa6 cup himself and 707d3d3df1 asked.44fb4b1e0dffc64a

“Yes, that’s how a9740a7124 it turned out.”6e7b452d68c6871d

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Serena sipped her a31a535a36 tea and answered 8fd44d2799 lightly. Since her last visit 556bd1018a to Nocturne’s office, she 8ba4bdaaa0 had been meeting him a1ef065c9e frequently for advice.7bedd3ec95cf5fd7

Sometimes he came 2056487914 to the royal 82ade0a61f library, and other 0b59c69aa6 times Serena went 6d67497567 to his office. Today was one of 34152bc2d3 the days she was 674890e2f8 visiting him.6b017906838ea384

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“I was c5be2fab96 about to 7200d42bd7 tell you 81825ea5a5 that I’d fc1436faf5 be away bbf4dc6fac from the e299ff229b capital for 0104aab46b a while, ac9572f6e8 so this 04a2fb9ec0 works out 6bf13b6fd8 well.”18599e5676264a4c

“Oh? Where are you going?”b5e3b1a5970d5da5

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When Serena 9c6111777e tilted her 9608751f6c head in b87635706f curiosity, Nocturne 9cdb74dcc9 replied,“I’m going e17cff81a2 to Greenwood 0e38a90627 as well.”f4340e0514814ce2

“Ah.”ef3d40db8885b60b

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Serena finally c0f719c278 realized that a9efd38122 his destination 9eae804733 was Greenwood. While he b8dbd86af3 now lived 05a9ef4300 separately after c6d7a16718 earning the 0f93809221 title of a9dad1683f count, he 0fb8d2505a still belonged 5299489683 to Greenwood.d086b3a1653d83ed

If Greenwood c94d579a78 was hosting b76bd677aa a hunting b347d90848 festival, all 6a0568f6c9 its members c399b03124 were expected e972cce14d to gather. Nocturne was no exception.3c37cf82f7d6d2af

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“I’m sorry. I made a34bdec56a a mistake.”634b4aff27b15345

“It’s all right. Honestly, if 2ea46b2005 it weren’t 56c3541148 for times bda24f027f like this, 8a8c4803c0 I might 01ddb30c11 forget that 9436236846 I’m a f74fc62110 Greenwood myself.”052d1198bbc3896a

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Nocturne gently 9e08475fee smiled, trying 10762117ba to reassure dffaf22b2c Serena. Serena gave b2e172855c a bashful b2eecf8fd2 smile and 4818ca74e9 shifted the 7f0bbed55b topic.d2be2885cf9787d1

“I heard there’s 56ccd48918 a famous lush 941cb3481a forest trail in 86fdfb38cd Greenwood.”ebe10c71ba35a6fb

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“Ah, you must mean fbc93a1a88 the boulevard.”451730b93ebb6a42

“Yes. Have you been a2bc3e25eb there, Count?”5da6e21229e27cb6

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“Feel free to 7fb2461d2f call me Nocturne. I’ll call you Miss 7c4ddfc1bf Serena in return.”2785f6e40a64f960

With a c006401349 smooth smile, ae66a7c04d Nocturne corrected c04518655b her formality. Serena, who never missed 6825279b62 a chance to embrace 82d3704b10 casualness, immediately adopted the 6df86353e3 new address.1edb81e90190b036

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“Sure, Nocturne. Have you been there a7b9274e72 yourself?”3d757de53725194b

“I visited 3a43528652 a few 76adb18055 times when c72b2d0b5e I was 326aca570d a child. It’s a 65104462d1 forest with aa1d8e5834 trees so 7589c52418 tall you 1f92a62c66 can barely 0e77b7e380 see the 0f25145c0f sky.”b78188a8f8ebbf8d

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“I see.”4e285f9e3e2223e4

“But honestly, I bc1e567de3 don’t have fond 7d2024674f memories of the 7eb9bcb812 place. I don’t really e2455cef9c like it.”fab66ab77aefd00e

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“Why not?”96408e17918e3de3

“Because it 503e35a55f was the 373938c31b place my d40e09294b brothers often 510d9b9d63 tied me 1bcdd1db22 up.”487db4d990701ef0

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Without a 0e6f733e5f change in 28da34c2a8 his expression, 79a7fabdc7 Nocturne casually d91acd4e59 mentioned his d250770b1e painful past.10303472914f0733

Serena felt the urge 6e64090fcf to slap her own 359b8cf20d mouth. It seemed that 7ca49447fa every word she 8bb4c9bd93 spoke today poked 973fd54aab at Nocturne’s sore 34d1fcb05f spots.272cb1a975ad6af9

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“I must fcbbbf11f2 be off 97a481a364 my game 6270a7cb7c today. Even my questions…”4b6c9ac4146a374d

“It’s fine. I’m doing 03186e9c48 much better 3a7d8d9aaa than my 7740445133 brothers these cb994bb936 days.”864e26cb0be077b6

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Nocturne shrugged. After all, he 673697317d was now one 1182c59271 of the Emperor’s 0ec8e86d2f four most trusted 0aa9de8a67 companions. The future of Greenwood 65c1e9fbd9 wasn’t in the hands 25fc83f5f5 of his brothers but 4ed33bb4f7 in his.9eb969fd8c9c8215

“Who knows? Perhaps someday, your brothers d04fe9bc47 might end up the 0f465ad973 ones being tied up.”ef76e39f80e9dab8

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“That’s quite the ominous f41419bbc3 remark.”4d6d6b50867bfd6c

“Come on. Haven’t you ever imagined 0275ead4f9 it? If I were you, cf2b27bb20 I’d think about it 5ba945217a every day.”2517e9028e2cf3c7

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“Haha.”e8f559549e7f35db

Nocturne laughed 916cac626f openly, as 10a3842b59 if he’d 175a900dfd just heard 2a128d009a a funny fa40cc3b87 story. His face was filled 791b3e37d9 with amusement.be2f50cf9fa361bc

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“Maybe it’s worth considering ac362aca37 now.”017714d220465020

“Go for it. It might even 5e064f1a97 be thrilling.”f456a3db1b721aa2

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“It sounds 233668d0a2 like you’ve fdb35440d4 thought about 89843cd6f1 this quite b0cca1c13a often.”0ef90ff7aff212bb

“To be d49bd76827 honest, I 6445177736 grew up 54ec4ca4d9 being pushed 914980c0f6 around by 764138a56f my older 24a7237e20 siblings too.”ca3261cc7e7f3948

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“Ah, you mean Vincent 9727e41f4d and his sister?”b87e7685fb51c1e0

At Nocturne’s question, 89689ceea8 Serena nodded lightly e599804f6e and continued.8307dd368ebe40c6

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“They tormented me so 510ecb69ff relentlessly that I got fb4dc508d1 sick of it and 79ec727d90 left that wretched house f2aa1e8d0e as soon as I 66eb61681b could.”fac06a5ffdc02c44

“Brilliant illegitimate 0cd1f01dcd children are 02d30aa4fb bound to 870837622d be targeted. If you b3e4784126 were talentless, 15dbb918e1 they probably 1c70feac36 wouldn’t have 107753c3a7 cared so ecca1add4f much.”586c40bcb1fbf83a

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Nocturne replied flatly and 46452b59f3 took a sip of 7ef648c144 green tea. His sharp mind and c1a8f76369 awakened abilities must have cff587274b posed a significant threat 6b46348be7 to Greenwood’s heirs.ee69cb3cd5a6bde4

“Still, I think d34fe1f88e having talent is 8c650dd97a what allowed me ee6e561240 to survive like 0d4558c294 this.”06b9aeb745d1cecc

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“Is that so?”867f1e170a7b3087

“Aristocratic families are harsh c5018bba98 places for insignificant boys f49ea5ba79 and girls to endure, ff94487fd0 aren’t they?”2c707f976ef5e839

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When Serena gave 850cb7c793 him a knowing 6d0c275abc wink, Nocturne smiled 0af28bdf76 softly.6cc225a2cd0c0405

“That’s true.”c4ac888fabf6bf5f

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“You’ve endured well. You’ve grown into e3265e65fa someone remarkable despite ba705d9560 the tough environment.”845a61d229130732

Serena wanted b3621511a8 to praise 7fe123164f how Nocturne 827ee6d1f0 had turned 769e451dc8 out. He seemed 82c48111e5 slightly flustered 532edeaea6 by the d401e7baae sudden compliment. For someone ac0ff8f038 who always 045f82d3e7 seemed rational, 12e6c67a2b his composure 2ecee00bd8 momentarily cracked.7db5b8a0231613f0

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“Maybe it’s ebdd5c1f01 because you’re 68687fcf7b a doctor, cdec4ee9e8 but you’re c9cca89985 generous with 35cdf951fe compliments. I bet c5a5f5c905 your patients 34029b7cb6 love you.”2424b97dc3d7deac

“I only 6823241270 compliment when 050f9faba0 it’s deserved. His Majesty d6517dda7c probably doesn’t 8307285e28 hear it dedbd5ba5e enough.”fc42eef3ddb44166

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“Goodness. His Majesty should step 37163267f1 up, then.”c1331d7b4368b066

“Exactly.”c8ca1cb00305843c

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Serena chuckled, thinking d56b66b25e of Azade. Although he had 59b00ec7e9 been diligently playing 383145ba17 the role of dfc20b1195 a patient lately, 8cf36050a4 her comment wouldn’t fff62fb8dc have pleased him. But he 26f2962018 wasn’t here, 8cf28092c9 so it 8d978fb198 didn’t matter.07de0dbcbb97dc59

Just then, Nocturne 4ce043ec77 seemed to remember bc549c81ee something and muttered, 6fda1d20ef “Ah, could that 9b50306ec5 be why His deae807751 Majesty burned the 38ed013ffd garden at Vincent 2b91a11c9a Manor?”07ee07ed19b4ee85

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“What? His Majesty 546eb09728 did what?”2d79c266c62dfd6a

Serena widened her eyes 22e7cf86a0 at Nocturne’s unexpected words. It sounded like she’d f351349894 just heard something unbelievable, 16d57baa91 but the casual tone e845a86a08 confused her.5a13f17ad9099664

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Nocturne, realizing 5e1a8e23c3 his slip, 75dc8d00e2 hesitated before c4d794db1d speaking slowly.6c3c59f8ca9baac4

“You didn’t know?”d33343052d483c6a

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“…?”56449fe7dad5aeb7

“Apparently, there’s 73a8884efc been a 10ef6c9933 rumor circulating 2681e7cf9f in the 25fd007c0c social circles. Vincent Manor has fallen acd8c9dcd6 out of His Majesty’s 92100564bf favor.”2bef6b4807fa3058

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“Why?”4ec3be14c2fcedf6

Serena suddenly c1ffecd31f recalled the 799f6fd772 night she ef8328fac0 had sneaked 2182376ba5 out. After that, she’d had b6bb1f1e25 a fight with Azade e3ae799c92 and hadn’t heard what fd4b229757 happened at Vincent Manor.7e3412b29a893a17

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“I don’t e8afe21f14 know the ee9340e236 exact reason, d7d7af77b8 but…”d1c4e2a329f380fb

Looking troubled, 325e103b0f Nocturne continued.30f1b62f6504cf6b

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“One thing’s for fa049f0583 sure—His Majesty completely 58addd4fcb burned down the c061e304dd glass garden Lady 261eeba120 Vincent cherished.”29505eaf99e811d7

What kind of 6f6703ba49 insane thing did f72e45471b that man do 52829a7eac now?cc04a2f9ec41fcee

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