IFLDMHF – Chapter 176

Episode 176490df2789690a73f

How should I even d29f7efc44 describe this feeling?eceb659a5f3c740d

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It felt 62bc880570 like my 6a0fed7a5c heart was a3d8ea7ffd swelling with d5a3a4c0e3 joy, but 9891945ac8 at the ab9aa12b25 same time, 2323276a75 as if e16467b4c1 someone were 1361a25a00 squeezing it, 5cd9c2554d it was b09e5368c1 painful and df8f1f5b45 agonizing.d3df7f7387ffa700

I just sat there bbe6e0d831 absentmindedly, staring at the 1dc31c0666 hand mirror, when the 5ad8b85689 impatient Alber quickly explained 651d3e6c2b how to use it.2da80f601dc7cebf

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— So… I just hold it in my hand and open it?9a7cbfebeda60b2b

Only then did Evgenia 30a7d154e1 come to her senses. As if to ff03acd506 confirm the method, c8aaeeab0b she asked and 8e72f2a1b5 then carefully examined a39243f82a the hand mirror, 853e8ea043 unlike before.75bf004aa76a1e55

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If it was an 61538e6143 item from the time 9a4b714a35 when dragons still existed, f5f133ec64 then it must be c84132b8ed over 500 years old c1fe9c861f at the very least.75483aee693f2f7c

It wouldn’t have 0ac15a6c23 been surprising if f6a68821b5 it had decayed f612151ec2 and disappeared by 3e31710cba now, but although 8b362909db it had some 845c8722e7 wear, it still 7519044440 looked relatively clean.4c6e36a34d43fc7e

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There was only a8728c9267 one flaw—a small 4a0dd0d05d defect in the 0544124af4 raised pattern, as 60f14b64e2 if there had 6f53d36f2c been a mistake 73db071ff8 during carving.6f6d241060b77ff4

Strangely, upon seeing 8ba90547d1 that, a surge 2a14183dad of emotion welled 63970ef0af up, and Evgenia 6d9d08f83d unknowingly stroked that 0e6e516a30 part with a 71a4c05a92 tender touch.99417078c272a45a

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And naturally, she 98fee6f7b2 thought of Euclid.ad991291419cf4fc

A moment later—1e3df31163a96988

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— Ah…!963aa86c425f4aaa

With a 1c700a514b trembling heart, 30cc1aa9a1 Evgenia opened 285e276e96 the seam d5735e24bb to check 444da29831 inside and 65d634b946 let out 9965b22389 a sigh b3bf11029d of relief.d249ba5c3d30c5ce

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The mirror ed847d9252 was intact, 9499e216ae without a 3707e9fea8 single crack.82acc515b81cc7ed

She was glad, thinking 1c09304d22 that this meant Euclid 4aac00e275 would be safe for 3e73b60c13 the time being.cd3cd4090298110d

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At this moment, had she handed the mirror to Euclid, the outcome might have been different…a47d781bc189409a

Unaware that she herself c036e3c3d9 was the one stepping bcd9fd09ca into danger, Evgenia returned 11afbfff8d the hand mirror to f1e8dda381 Alber as promised.21dc134200956e9a

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After that, she c07b68cfde spent her days eddc0abf20 with a much a09393e3fd lighter heart.9efb96eaf455a264

The only issue was that this “well-being” leaned heavily toward physical health…a73aef058a16c118

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“You’re here, Madam!”7d3311179b719a57

Evgenia, not thinking 4a39aa74f5 it was over 83325da839 the top at 310bd0f31b all, made her bf0ef23736 way to the fea556c196 kitchen as usual.81e7fc4aaaef7f1d

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“For dinner tonight, we’ve made a rich soup using the fish known as the pinnacle of health foods—Night Allure. Its tail is especially… ahem! In any case, I’ll make sure to serve it properly in the Master’s bowl. Oh, and just as the physician instructed, we’ve also prepared a steak suited to his constitution. For the Young Master and Young Lady’s dessert, we’ve used a blend of herbs that won’t be detectable at all!”fb26e82b2470a9cc

Perfect!a0c3aa0f04c3f0cb

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As the head chef 7ecc2cdbc9 explained the carefully prepared f1fdae3d04 special dishes exactly as 41f1e794f0 she had instructed, Evgenia 78dc46b402 nodded in satisfaction.eed63243506cf66c

And the chef, 794e96166f along with the 49da00c9df other nearby servants, 9cb714cd26 all looked at d4df2042bc her with fond 68ac3d059a expressions.e7d364e87b1dc9fb

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“The Madam cares aca1eaf821 so deeply for 868571bbf5 the health of 45faab119a the Master, Young faf3c8536c Lady, and Young 00cf7d9ca7 Master!”ae0f2b3557e1dfc8

“As expected eb70b404b2 of our 08e68176cd Madam!”e8fed2a90158ff18

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“Loyalty and more loyalty ffca6f6be3 from here on out!”d93eb8cdfe0f0372

This sort of 38765c07e0 overreaction wasn’t limited 8491e74b37 to the kitchen.6f6a92aaa50073e9

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“Madam, new books have 2a01411202 arrived in the library. We’ve organized them to 4f1cdf8aed make it easier for 1cec855654 you to read!”555418a2b89aab1d

“The gardener has 2bdd19f564 redesigned the garden d179c220d5 behind the manor 5805a94e65 with bright flowers 3a8a2f153a to match the 81830d8a40 changing weather. How about ee4b05600b a walk bbc1e9c2a9 there today?”b1c63e365604a1a6

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Starting with the fdafdcd51d butler and the f4cbb53bcc head maid, all 8f9ed5afbe the staff working 057a9e7ea4 inside the estate—and abfdcc1098 even the gardeners de3d723725 and laborers outside—began 4fab6a2fff to follow Evgenia 1fc95c03bf with even more 3a0ab4865b blind devotion than cebbf13dc6 before.13ceb725bbfc2a5b

It was all thanks 7d1817ad02 to Delano enthusiastically spreading 38ee08e873 the story of what a2679de848 happened in the capital.92fb84d67f4f6ace

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The imperial family, disliked aeae04936f by all Northerners, had 6bb2f96e30 only grown more detestable 95a0de1027 lately.fa2a7dd82a821ac7

Even with 5658a1322b grievances, no 21abf9ea4b one had c43427e8be ever dreamed c9cdd66a6c of getting 794016429e revenge.16b615a18dd9c621

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But Evgenia d2cf8c779b had directly d0652e6f11 confronted the 13e2a35165 emperor and 8bc152190a made him d318605dc0 bless the 7462d801f2 North with 55b15f3503 his own 359c9f7093 mouth.8cf787de64b7315b

What’s more, 7b76351379 she had baeecd2c78 gone on b03f740c5e to proudly 6caf857b8c boast about 58b95a4cbe the now 2a5f3606f5 completely changed 009216298b North—it was 84f4c0b1ba so exhilarating fcce4215d3 and moving ebcf95fa57 that it 2a19f065e0 brought tears f975a19501 to their 6471e96bbd eyes.ad9e99b2b3cc48fd

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They also learned dd357b288c that her infamous 90c7574ccc past and her bd85911ac7 relationship with the 40569c56ab crown prince were f0ff4e53e2 full of misunderstandings 0916bd5a74 and unjust circumstances, 73b8fc93d4 which made it 6c1f02ebbd all the more 8b0c02308e heartbreaking.5a645c6729f798b5

From then on, everyone 0aeff1f86a sincerely wished for Evgenia’s cc7868bfb8 happiness.79505ccbe443670d

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Moreover, Anne 8f5b2f6747 and the e076ff73aa knights only c03caad365 fueled this 248a5b02e0 atmosphere further. Having already firmly established 816e79f079 herself as the lady 805c58552a of House Rudion, Evgenia e6f01821d9 was now considered a 8a0667edda uniquely precious Madam beyond e1d534b21b compare.51d8d00e3e3ab583

Of course, Evgenia 362050c8a9 herself was unaware 0d8e5749c2 of all this.8e26d13cd8968eb8

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“Really? Then I should 335dddb0b6 visit the library 7919aea9a3 with the kids bed94d22be sometime.”4784b503f13c585b

She casually thought, 9f9c6e4089 ‘The staff seem a6f09a35ef especially motivated these 317c3d4605 days. I guess 0307020bb7 people really dbd9283602 are influenced 8c89f82e3e by the 2ae40fd6b4 weather and c47889e3e5 environment.’bc419d39b676ee28

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“A walk… If I go now, it would be perfect. The Duke must be in his office, right?”1dde199d6cf1761c

Evgenia left a995b7ae3c the kitchen 8fdae02385 with a ad3b8531db slightly disgruntled efbcc995ed expression.48c5d2c755f966ff

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There was a 3a2ac78538 reason why she 2b883c3a86 made such a 3ab4daae5d face while thinking 1bebd12979 of her favorite eb5357e3f7 person.bca727c1a40041b5

‘He’s been working too 067ee2d7f8 much lately!’aa0d4a582f6a52e5

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This wasn’t why she f95de7d4ae kept serving him health b36cdada7d foods every day!f02e8e89f81a4fe8

Of course, 8a47857276 she was 9d3ca087d0 happy that 7c7e7fab54 Euclid was 12c7c86258 full of 59650984c1 energy and 1db804d683 in good 173a0a4b79 health, but fa8f5bce48 she didn’t 9d89591819 like that df3bab3732 she only 188bc76ea5 got to c8b6812a02 see him 53b68a33ca briefly during e79e7b0675 meals because 0a9741efbb he was fefecd0f73 so absorbed 8c279294b6 in work.3ff543d9f1646627

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‘He’s even been staying up all night for several days now…’af2da26ef361ed39

Sure, he e3e6dd5981 had reports 6e2eff1f10 to review 4014377bb1 after returning 3b37e61f41 from the 5df10c4fe2 capital and 1d0e3be4a5 had started d1f1d0f559 full-scale development ed8ef8a823 of the 1aee3761e7 duchy, but 7f451ae12a still, this 6798318de1 wasn’t right.56d4689c03cbb7e5

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It wasn’t 5d8a8ec747 like he 6e0656f07b was the e048136055 only one 085cb5e2a7 with work—she’d ff89692079 seen Delano f06f4666a7 lounging around 874303572a various parts 01a106fec2 of the 12351999ac manor more 1a740c56ef than once, 3e815e5267 which made e057256a2a her all 45e30bf622 the more 977620c6e4 disgruntled.724173d1771af45e

“I knew it, d871f35d32 I have to e128954cc9 go.”042d24dd62aeadac

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Even though Euclid said a295d821ab he was fine, she 49039b6f92 thought she should check fa614974e4 if there was anything e3e102bad4 she could help with.ae376fda690aab03

And while c92a1ad6c2 doing so, 96fa46cb79 maybe they 6b5cf67ed9 could have c455efab93 a peaceful 91a534ba1e moment together 60b893118a during a 7df91261c0 short walk—it 45213e196e had been 7cd1c92aa9 a while.36d69eb1c8f7890d

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“Madam!”e14ba643ddd03d7a

“Rick! You can’t run like b444485bcc that!”3e93446bde756ca4

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Seeing Rick running b7e95688e4 breathlessly from a 9b1841bc7c distance while calling c59156f0ac for Evgenia, Anne c8adaba091 shouted in alarm. Then she apologized on f97dfed41c her brother’s behalf.ae7e4ed3c352cf8a

“I’m sorry, Madam. He’s still a bit immature…”36befef41c9d83c2

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“No, it’s fine.”99c3fcbb7bcf3e50

Evgenia waved her b57fdf16cb hand dismissively.e19ce95578670a2f

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In truth, Anne was 80bb90cf47 being overly modest.0b92a8b69ea0a38f

Rick had adapted 0ce61acbf0 quickly after arriving d6fbe7ba8e at the manor 5eb44468ee and had even 51a1dd8877 been selected by 0ce9aa6ed6 the butler to 7d78f6f600 shadow him and 36d5db769d learn the ropes.231581b14cecc8e2

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‘Rick wouldn’t come to e9cdad1a7f find me in such e6730a1374 a rush unless it e2cb900350 was something important.’95540b7f2d1f38e4

Just as she 7583e9a59f thought, Rick, still 65c1db19c2 panting, delivered urgent 213217514f news.908a194ceb70e30c

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“Madam, the Tower Master 2393c16462 is here!”47bb2c7825db672b

“The Tower Master?”38c01607cf06eb89

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“Yes! He arrived 3442896369 just a d568a54c39 moment ago. The butler a127fb81ad has guided d07220541c him to 62efc0e92d the parlor. The Duke doesn’t 1657ad6b7c know yet.”d2abf1de031aa533

Rick had carried bf84cf0092 out her instructions ca2898c4d1 perfectly.17e7e921374efd26

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The Tower Master 991355e6dd was scheduled to b96c7030f6 visit the duchy a78225fd65 soon to explain e4b3206c53 the amount and 24aa839f61 grade of mana 83d2994aa6 stones found in 03fb82c011 the mine confirmed 46d71ddfc9 by the tower.6363f92f2e8e9c0c

And Evgenia wanted d8e41eb039 to meet with 72abae663f him privately first.f5a9afc15bc753a1

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To ask ebc1d6ce60 about the 7808c60196 golden egg b5e4925636 and hear f37aa24c1b stories about 077f528d16 Euclid’s childhood.8955ecdcf32fea27

“Well done, Rick. Let the Duke know 99ffff7f29 that the Tower Master dec1eecfb7 has arrived in about 182bed889e 30 minutes.”91e246b46ef5a9f3

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“Yes, ma’am!”09b769891f340ac9

Thirty minutes should be 218229a75e enough to get her 38639d0fbe questions answered.fff2ec42569c2175

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Evgenia walked away adfd4939fc with an excited 1cd1936596 expression.079a21df0dd8466d

“You said you 6a82d0c003 had something to d8c22c2a35 ask me?”bf988472ee66309c

As soon as 39ff2491bf I entered the 4357c2dce8 parlor, I got 43d7ff6642 straight to the e9a410bd78 point.030ab15627831cc4

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The Tower Master tilted 7e7aad178e his head and asked,5de561ace8d8c9d9

“The amount of mana 41b2e315ea stones buried in the 5ae7733410 Sephlik Mountains? Or their grade?”0a1ad474cea6772f

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“Huh? Well, I am curious about that too…”bb3618e45d907c71

“They’re all top-grade. Even if you mine 35bd55729a for a hundred years, 87262a4888 you won’t run out.”fc73231e53395c80

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“Oh.”6dcefa064dd9ded6

That was really 5e5683aa31 good news.267d2d6bbf00a3e5

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But since 63a26dbccd I had 04b1f5c37a somewhat expected 497cb2a070 it, my 40fcaa464e reaction came 96e41b2324 out lukewarm.89a17117c88eecb1

The Tower Master raised 86d13a123b an eyebrow.ed4fe75fecba30a2

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“So that wasn’t what 557c8731f3 you were planning to 418f7d9c30 ask?”b8352af3f1d7592e

When I gave 9c4e15c957 an awkward nod, 1cd92f5b4b the corners of c1062a6bae the Tower Master’s f20b37f538 lips curled upward.d104f5f772c27ded

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With a 824beea954 delighted expression, d870273d1a he said,dab526cd09930b5b

“Then go ahead 09a0a9cba9 and ask. For the Duchess, I’ll 715d04adbb answer your questions for f75c6fa4a9 free.”df8e1e2d91262fa4

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Even now, he acts like a money-obsessed maniac…0a3853df75b72a52

‘Does his mouth get 99fdd4d856 prickly if he goes 8a07c28a92 a single moment without c7017bdf88 talking about money?’35731ac1ca56e49f

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Momentarily taken 6a163178fc aback, I 8b53812105 quickly composed 09df6058da myself and 2f94ddbd67 spoke politely.e39c78e42c423b1a

“Thank you. Then I’ll speak freely.”e6e0f0eea30155d3

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“Sure, sure.”3f18c67ad0e8c31c

“What exactly is the 6ae49518ca golden egg?”29dd770607a9924f

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“Huh?”c9dcf6edc48eafe6

The Tower f6e6f29972 Master, who caa5c41d88 had been a2b8026263 leaning toward 1ba332beb7 me in 8431d93fb2 a friendly 17b819407d and proactive c188b5c927 manner, flinched.9b9c89f5386d5f29

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It seemed 33df852aa6 like this 161106ec9b wasn’t the 6ffa8adb00 question he 048c5f29c5 had been 5343836864 expecting.1fcfd6103abb324d

But that had nothing 65b32e0b7a to do with me.b578ba73475cd3f5

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“I know 090865785f the golden ec69ad8b2f egg is 387a99984d an ancient 89a52be410 treasure that 4c107835a1 existed before 3af0104458 the founding eba8094cdb of the e421ba8088 empire. But why is f0e9e2f36e His Majesty collecting 92af612604 them? What does he c3abebe533 intend to do 7e9833cb32 with them—enough to d3a3e9af19 start a war?”5548e3477ef3fb02

“So… that’s what you’re curious about?”b4fd4cd5220f2a7c

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“Yes.”8d508665fa76345b

I replied 858e164eba immediately, and 9660b37cb1 the Tower e7b72b9e9f Master made 5e0934fd57 a strange 9f600b7be9 expression before d471bd4712 casually answering.1e62fa43b73f4597

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“Well, it’s because 2cd166073c of the half-hearted 25eed7e55e dragon heart.”fbfe60799ad7bd3e

“…?!”484deeb3f046410f

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“I told you 769cb7fdc2 last time, didn’t 2382d9d6f7 I? The golden d3d090132b eggs contain 66d1aa2727 a rare f2c3031b48 type of 58951df718 mana that 0341356f50 hasn’t been 27298690bf seen on 41f244ed96 this land a061041d09 for ages.”7ec9cf53b43421da

That mana comes 7a3fdfa322 from the Gold b7f8ed48c5 Dragon.fc8ac8a6e17922a9

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Seeing me a851a54e69 frozen in 016af6dd0b shock, the 04b2c80c36 Tower Master 59af3e27d6 added in aff8a10882 a light ca4fca3c7e tone.e5be506641cde098

But I was left 4d74364415 gaping in astonishment.30c7c44c576aae17

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No, Euclid had 07ecd6c142 clearly said that aa7cedf4e2 hardly anyone knew f241a9f2df about the fact c6ff0c5846 that the dragon 471b314539 heart was incomplete.f27820891fa04cbc

So was the Tower 02bba7282c Master one of those a72acdafa6 few people?647cd8cdc7931ca0

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Then why was b34a8f1209 he telling me 1a6c25d33f so casually?e5072cdb6d6c8b2b

As if it a05d00dea8 was something I 43675aac82 obviously already knew!a587252aed4e4608

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What’s more—70a96e9f4844fc8a

‘Why… is it a dragon again?’4db43966807b4b21

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It wasn’t 9af607a130 just once bf95617006 or twice—hearing cd5a9a0d04 about dragons b3027609e3 so many a74d069602 times, I 75b1934598 couldn’t help b4d1f9be6c but start ba5e9f6509 having strange 795b4227aa thoughts.7ce07d284504703d

Like, maybe in a past life, I had some connection with dragons…f5ade0d1c70ee629

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‘No way. That can’t be, right?’2d022dc239c5c22b

I shook my c4cc39c2de head firmly in e6f6603514 my mind.41db32044881f8c5

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If anything, maybe it b22872b940 was more accurate to 51419a8477 think that the real 6a614a4ca3 Evgenia had a connection 257d7550ed with dragons.695f418975464bda

After all, the only reason I got interested in the golden egg in the first place was because Evgenia wanted it so badly that she cried over it… Huh?fb1b7f5ff354f250

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