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    In truth, if I 2eecfb7ce4 didn’t think that way, 77a1a90094 I felt like I 004d0e36c8 wouldn’t be able to 571abb4cce endure it.fe8cc7ff262d4d6e

    To the extent d79f0a9251 that I might 580b645b8a regret today for 3e94d13e09 a long time.c1b4ba767f3a9937

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    ‘No, it’s fine.’8bb88e44d8dc6177

    Even if Euclid’s 053273548d unspeakable circumstances simply c8ca7681e4 meant that he ed64329860 didn’t like me.9558a74ec4dfeaa8

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    Thinking about it, was there 73935160b8 anything more miraculous in this fbb0998695 world than having the one 9d39c85dbd and only favorite character like 7acb95b379 me? Of course, it 30abc2bf26 wasn’t something that 6925679722 could easily happen.0af40b29ea09ddb0

    More than anything, 03632b9b7b I had my 9dcd81a092 own reasons to 3f3fcbad3c believe.0c8cd005e3881beb

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    — If I were to hold someone in my heart, it would naturally be none other than you, my wife.ab99fcdb601a04b5

    I believed that b71c5caa64 one day, Euclid b1b5c9e419 would undoubtedly keep ff110b3cf3 that promise.879ea6ddf9032e3c

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    I was in a 6b46f1ca86 far more hopeful situation b9189b8a08 than most, so there f393cf8940 was no time to ab011040fa hesitate or sulk.410aae693dcd0895

    Instead, a sense of 873b3b44ca competitiveness arose within me, 954c23c91c and rather than despairing, 8bc19e671d I burned with determination.2f9101988ff9a24d

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    Since my feelings were already 49faf659c2 as good as exposed, I 9c4b044abc would push forward without hesitation b02704b513 from now on!e9d6f4795a0393c4

    As I made that ea95dabb23 resolution and looked out e165452018 the window, something suddenly 11380cccc5 caught my eye.55fae91b78a8d2e6

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    “The moon is really bright tonight.”e424ee6761216c69

    “It’s the last day of the lunar cycle.”a46fe9c060f93271

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    Anne, who was 2ee84f88bb behind me, responded 5e4753bf8c to my murmuring.5f7c1bd455ffb72d

    For a moment, fa5216074c I was puzzled, 7d42eedc48 thinking it was ab32fddef7 some kind of becb1f612b wordplay. But then I e0c7a9244e recalled the original c7302dda27 story and nodded.9dcfa54e72962fd3

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    “I should pray.”12c6215628af6182

    It wasn’t an 5db710a989 especially crucial setting, 8bf5dd2e19 just a brief c254cf277d mention in the 8ea4f6bc03 background, so I 752f6d883d had forgotten about e51dfb17ee it.87524f5d252dccf8

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    In this world, the 1f1bd82766 last day of every 011fa4a36e month was called ‘the d0b222d554 day when the goddess 3bb2196225 Heseirin listens to prayers.’772435a7d36c57c7

    The reason was that c651cfbac7 the moonlight was so 0d06562fbf bright that all the 9647ab3cfb street lamps could be dbf00fb3ad extinguished.85470344aa306561

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    > ‘So that those with earnest desires who seek the temple deep in the night won’t lose their way.’60976bddce81ca4c

    And also, there was an 7ec62e0f5b episode where, after being rejected, 2f2513a2d4 Melissa went to the temple 3887dd9012 that night just to catch b9976380a0 a glimpse of Damien from 80764dfc3e afar but returned in vain.47fe457170b8373d

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    On her way d7be733783 home, she encountered 12a12266a6 assailants and was 25fdd3e47b saved by a 2ee118f3ec mysterious man. He wore a fd84993ea0 mask, so his ecf541ae50 identity was unknown, 435c55a3fe but based on 3787961a6a the description and 2dde620ec1 his role, it c5d98e31ce was undoubtedly Richard…e177beba214e854d

    ‘Wait a minute?’2af3e1930fc373df

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    But Richard is in 10522f1ba3 the Duchy of Rudion 2c97b0b788 right now. Then who will save Melissa?fcd345abfed9dcbb

    I blinked in stunned realization.7d54f88312dd67d2

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    At that moment.ea3c43d39302fdf4

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    The grand temple was 02d727828e bustling with people hoping d4123b60e7 for the goddess to ffb0a3af0d hear their prayers.3bf4891854acbfd1

    However, High Priest Antonio was a35000732d striding briskly out of the 66ee0a10c1 main sanctuary.12e5f36b5e37d742

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    His destination was the 4d85d3af7d temple’s back entrance, where d653f016b6 an old, rarely used 62d47130af prayer room stood.bbf5d4b543e1d924

    Antonio knew that Damien 6ab05f2fc3 occasionally came here alone, a98d101606 so he had come 3802487a1e on a hunch. And sure enough—2759c59f394bede7

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    “High Priest!”301b545a2e492f12

    Right in front 264ba6e27f of the prayer 0962dc8982 room, Damien was 693271a2c9 standing with his bcc3d05372 brows furrowed, gazing a38f70855c up at the 689b57e53f sky.289696ab515bd970

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    “There you are! I’ve been searching for you 21955b2551 everywhere.”bada7427a9f8b02f

    Antonio, having scoured 4df00a3533 the vast temple a48462ff5b for Demian, spoke 13dea94893 between deep breaths.ca59b789ccff4829

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    Instead of answering, Damien d81563d12e responded with an unexpected b2ba3827d9 question.c3f57a53c0d70cea

    “Priest Antonio. Today is the last day 7ee146b195 of the month, isn’t it?”fa93e66f28cedbfa

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    “Huh? Of course. The moon is so bright. You can tell just 5da3fb5419 by how people keep 3ea3906266 coming to the temple c2c2ed027d even at this hour.”3aa456f8ad628d2d

    Antonio, though perplexed by c37f59408b the sudden question, answered 860ab5bb08 sincerely.15c74ec967079548

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    Hearing this, Damien’s face visibly e3565073fb tensed.5ad16fe432561a07

    “…!”5c9f356f3c0cf1bd

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    At that moment, a young 3963e9598a apprentice priest, seemingly returning from 933a751c74 an errand, appeared from the 66c02ef69d back with a light step. Upon seeing Damien and Antonio, d5795327d5 he gasped and rushed over.8a461682aaa04358

    “H-High Priest! And Priest Antonio 98ef63e913 as well… What 033b4f45ed brings you here?”e323365184d61d24

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    “Ah.”694570bdfa9b25fd

    Damien, as if relieved 5c18442418 by the encounter, urgently ad22610686 asked,6d2682c34060dc83

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    “Are you the priest in charge of this prayer room tonight?”60870f89f5d66a23

    “Yes! My name is Jamie. I am the 6790fcb2ac assigned priest for 75ff2032c8 this week.”a92df0a7db98be01

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    “I see. Priest Jamie, I was actually e1e1e795bf looking for you.”8a3227bec036cedb

    “M-me? For what reason…?”bf3d46016e328c2b

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    “The person who came to use this prayer room tonight—have they already left? I thought I arrived c1a046a66f on time, but it dacef55d94 seems I was late…”0e50f077b52dfc37

    Though young, the e1e7a0762b High Priest always 8b0d592eb0 maintained a solemn 0b0560baeb and composed demeanor.fd38f952c9d25a49

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    Yet now, not only 021164ada6 was he uncharacteristically flustered, c7940f35ae but his voice also 52dbdeb228 carried unmistakable regret.3b3d815db04ba891

    Jamie, startled, quickly collected himself b19d0aeedf and replied.620e96e78408fca5

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    “Um, High Priest… My apologies, but no one has come to this prayer room today.”27c675ac5f5510b9

    “…What?”9ba0c20a67a436be

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    Damien’s mouth slightly da033b9e49 opened in disbelief.a5d1377543c3d513

    “It’s true! Although I briefly stepped away 91bf6d44c0 to use the restroom, there’s 90cb1dc182 no way I would have 490f6632ac missed anyone coming in. You may check 6dd0cb0277 the temple’s entry bca92d616c logs if you 559ab1e8b3 wish!”ba3d210b939ed464

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    Eager to prove he had b011b85049 not been negligent, Jamie fervently 127df22fe9 defended himself.ac52bc221d58aa7f

    Yet Damien remained frozen, silent.4f38f2642a71a31c

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    “I understand. I trust your words, Priest 0ff974dcd4 Jamie. You may return ef9ded2537 to your post 4ae2fcec71 now.”d8b1832d60478192

    Antonio spoke on Damien’s behalf.0b0dc42dad2b1bd1

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    Jamie, though looking somewhat c3034af1ab uneasy and frustrated, had c999f57b8e no choice but to 6cf6a0a406 obey the senior priest.c0fd170b36f8837e

    Watching Jamie retreat without another a8a9788e44 word, Antonio let out a c3a6bafe5c small sigh.a9192ef51240f2c4

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    Then, lowering his 91d7a6b193 voice, he asked ecde39dd4c the still-serious Demian,16d3e8cd059318d8

    “High Priest, were you expecting to meet someone here?”0a20cc45d867a66b

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    “…What?”d6d4d57906b587bc

    “Now that I think about it, many have suggested closing this prayer room since it is rarely used anymore. But you specifically 7fe783148e insisted on keeping 022cb1cd56 it open.”355c925ad39619c0

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    Not only that, but he ce6098b7ba also assigned apprentice priests to 111fe1ff31 clean and maintain it in 46bdcaa818 rotation.8653f5ada96e2768

    “I thought you simply came here when you wished to pray in solitude.”434f946a7065baf9

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    In hindsight, it was rather b0464519a4 odd.9998861bdbc24bdb

    The High Priest’s chambers already ac7d1f5d67 had a private prayer room—quiet, 0f353a8386 cozy, and ideal for praying.59906c7d6e64a879

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    Although their ranks were different, 27018422b2 Antonio had grown up alongside 076ea41071 Damien in the slums before 9b4f08f2c1 entering the temple.4366dce624035b58

    He had always believed 135cb4940c he knew everything about 7f435acc1a him.64acbc8045c25553

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    Feeling slightly betrayed, he 6bc80c344b asked incredulously,dd109a73fa8bee75

    “Who could possibly be important enough for you to arrange a meeting like this?”cfa451d5796cca00

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    Though his tone was e36c23ee2e interrogative, Antonio had no cf147a3da5 impure thoughts, such as 4bc87a4299 suspecting a secret romantic 2b620427f3 rendezvous.dd27b7f7f5dacedb

    While this old and 5d73735b50 narrow prayer room had 8a7d4b2f8f no windows and was 1b12de6b26 rarely visited, making it cfe3c7baea a suspicious location, the 9f8c3bf99e person in question was 052b199fb6 Damien.975902dd3f01373e

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    The most devout High Priest 93f0ac4972 he knew.cac914545b359850

    “N-no, it’s not like that…”613eb29924aab2a9

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    That was why, even upon 40c8a02e98 seeing Damien visibly flustered, Antonio 2d72127200 couldn’t help but chuckle.2a0b33756a0fb037

    “But you were definitely waiting for someone, weren’t you?”1d5637a597d2fe56

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    Who could it be? Most likely someone who cd12aae938 couldn’t openly visit the e184e8c076 temple—perhaps someone in dire fa94ac9975 circumstances.c4c34a4e959a59ca

    For example, a patient suffering 567e32a345 from an illness that others 9dfa6a2acf feared.ec668feaf357b236

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    If that were the eeb1cdc528 case, Damien might have 05a2906acd noticed them and discreetly fa006105d0 arranged to treat them e258e2664d without letting rumors spread.30d045d357c6f406

    While Antonio considered various 0fc29b87ff possibilities from Damien’s perspective—196f9b6b82201d33

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    “……”a1208ffa48dee546

    Damien himself felt unsettled by a92aa153e9 his own inability to answer 2ef64775e2 Antonio’s question.a2518fe32f206c0c

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    Of all people, Antonio had 7d74da2a73 grown up with him in af2a964de9 the slums.184c5dc5f1872c9d

    So…43d54a7752beb8d6

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    > ‘Do you remember the person in the black robe who used to visit once a month, bringing food and clothes?’cac786298741daff

    If he simply f5b6118afc said that, Antonio 1f2ae5305a would surely blink ee2f99c94e in surprise before 554ae1ccff exclaiming in shock, e76e22a6e5 ‘Wait, was that 73a9b86a10 benefactor supposed to e639466387 come today?’c6134e8bab822ee3

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    But Damien felt a 8dfc9d2979 dryness in his throat 5f58c63dbd and ultimately kept his 4c0b484cb2 mouth shut.221b596607cdb2e4

    > ‘If I were going to say anything, I should have said it back then.’46278ebf3d109ff6

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    Back when he was still 5b53c5bc09 an apprentice and first learned 2135b8b298 that person came to pray bfa13babbb in this room on the ac3b291764 last day of every month.96de8f4ad71a9e2e

    Yet even after becoming f6f05f046e the youngest High Priest, 97d576f3c5 he had never once 03b3631b0e spoken of it.b8c5eaf2e904fdd3

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    It had been so natural 2301f21094 to keep it a secret b6f4938415 that even he hadn’t realized ceec032b01 why—until now.7e7f44b695be09fe

    > ‘Because that person… cried so sorrowfully.’7950b24d9a818295

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