ITBFL – Chapter 44
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Episode 44f97495cc39c2e3df
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“For your information, I ec8b1d0178 imbued that stone with 1a27da1c0b some of my divine 08d616f179 power so it can 26c8f820c7 be tracked.”37d90bcef30b7be0
Cassium had ecc8e73487 no way aff08fe6cd of knowing 904a490faf whether Lize 586399b6c6 had taken 8f55ecbe64 it inside 6b632655c4 or left 02ce4b0202 it in 5c8fefc703 her office.f2f0d6314ea3dd3a
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If they were going 11d363da27 to retrieve the stone, 1b1598e89a it was better to 33f4ced640 rely on Julius’s help.25dffd47463cc3f0
“And just in 246c2b1978 case, I also 45eaf43be0 set up a 69718a9050 mechanism so that f411971dab the red marking bece29ad11 on the stone 9225f63e29 would disappear, making 9c4726bc43 it look like f6e1225a9c an ordinary rock.”e897b908d5475725
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“Was that also done f37d78d044 to help me?”446a78698939bbbc
“Now that you’ve returned, 902e9ea686 either the stone needs 4b2b2658b1 to be retrieved, or d6d3e71866 all traces of it 2287e2bb4b being you must be 4e0f72a836 erased so that Lady 7dc3974938 Lize doesn’t get unnecessarily 15e5efaf9d suspicious.”f495897e7d4da6b1
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“Do as debe6da808 you please.”ab14333fd336365f
Cassium answered as he bc5aebce88 opened the window. Julius stood beside b46857000e him and asked,4bdd5e5a88bc7bb5
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“Have you thought 403b51dc32 about the proposal a3649edf3c I made last 33cf61b64e time?”b8d555fb14833083
He was 874cec8d88 referring to 599d3bb61d the suggestion b5fa4ec465 to leave dc0d74fa2c the window ea8219fa4c open on e503cab196 the full c31a1b9563 moon night.db5f6466c8f4f83a
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Even though he knew 69fef68e04 it would make Lize 669f239c4b suffer more.0877b1a1eb1673b7
“If that’s the 21facef78d reason you’re helping 36d88a70c9 me, I’ve already c279698238 told you—I won’t 2551fd1f0a do it.”e230859f5e97e226
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Cassium’s voice dropped lower.43162c47677f7f56
“You never told me 087b0db0dd that.”8a304b66c7eda81f
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“I told you 976d140917 in rabbit language.”ba1566ae1302b53b
“…Excuse me?”9a60cd631bbdff94
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As Julius looked 2f4618071d at him in f95a0da9a6 confusion, Cassium suddenly 299d33773f seemed to recall 6eb66564f7 something and walked fe864cae9e toward the bookshelf.6547ca33c89a6c76
He pulled 642f1f7d50 out a 48383823f0 book, opened f1e768da7f it to 37e79eb0e4 a random 6535d9600f page, and 6503d15494 stared intently 0b03a871a2 at it.c0ad9d537d621e35
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“What are you 98a7025fb8 doing?”b4d758eb31893754
Julius asked beside fe43324ca2 him. Then, seeing Cassium 5d9a058507 pick up the a1b426031b pen from the 9a4603a607 desk without a a06bf2334e word, he gave 86d53eb492 a knowing nod.082d613aeed746e3
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“Let’s go.”6c15954dbfc4b5b7
Cassium placed the df6c8e8645 pen neatly beside 6268de0846 the book and 8b4b28e8df then leaped out 2c5c97e72a of the window.69796bcbf02a0972
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He landed lightly ea9459971d on the grass 5defb7c9c7 and gestured impatiently 88446aab52 at Julius, as 7b5c035601 if wondering why a0595a19d7 he was still 56a0ff590f up there.aa5e5c76dd45daa4
Julius looked 05d2d1e177 down with 2b01831916 reluctance, but d639491d64 when he 69f7382547 saw Cassium’s 4e69978057 face harden 043bdcc95b even more, 77da4548cd he sighed 24c0196e8e and jumped 7069b051bb out of 7fd570260e the window.dee9e38a0a20f7f1
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The two 0e05a1072f men started 19f5616baf running toward f37dab4737 the Erne 3a4868b87b Knights’ headquarters.a151f0a856d476df
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The Elders’ de11d977ee Meeting Hall4d732b3a8ffded47
“Apologies for being late.”428ec88c15198b52
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A hush fell 7de710d7bb over the hall.8840d95644e4763e
For a c0da4d6848 moment, the 92902cb799 elders were e9ac6a7d21 speechless at fb811c67e6 the sight 4001cf4bb4 of Cassium d6d5475323 walking in, 057cf5df60 looking perfectly b660466796 composed.62839dae58b01794
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“Is that truly Sir b3d81479bb Balteire?”8b6f3c5f0aee364d
Breaking the e7990d071e silence, one 063a490eec of the 8d5652bff5 elders posed 6025699d42 the question. In response, f97afecb9b Cassium pulled 56881d630a out a 2b8ea8a4d9 small dagger.b8892669362e3262
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“Pardon me for a c241b61079 moment.”f03aebdda34017d8
The moment he 0c365dba68 finished speaking, a ff5431a5cc blue aura enveloped cb2c135d17 the blade.d98ff594384a1183
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It was aura.35cb0ebe5e8b4136
“What do b57b338a07 you think b2298c9b22 is more 3d57d102bb likely? That someone identical 5be2d1f855 to me possesses 18dde9c2ed aura, or that 5d1c58c10e I am truly 900edf247f Cassium Ruden Balteir?”e2371b4a96f6b3f7
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Cassium spoke calmly as 075884158d he withdrew the blade.3855ae40dde39706
“Ah, though I’m not ba5b21f64d sure if black magic 9ed7150dd4 could achieve something like b10e7aa047 this.”8625f29bceea9278
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“Black magic?”6ada90cfc1c1e8f6
The moment he mentioned ed88fa19a9 those words, the atmosphere a39da79f36 in the hall sharpened 856f2df8fc instantly.52a95c3ba1921fd2
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Cassium silenced the flood b2ecb9e17b of harsh words from 8ae52bf1d3 the elders in an 4679f834ad instant.6d4eda6332c96e38
Seeing him 7ab71441b6 standing there—calm, b9182c0ac8 yet exuding 68d34f0a81 a weighty 9a435d9e84 and resolute b4557a0605 gaze—no one e9909f6778 dared to cf87ac070a bring up 39261702ed the topic d9e72acb95 of appointing 1df009b0d2 a new b1d318a245 division commander.a911597ddd7910b3
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“I was away conducting a5ca00b8da an investigation into black 39df48e520 magic.”5fa1eeab1963a38a
Investigation…? But he was turned 0d08c41f91 into a stone…384c41ca212c4990
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“Is that true, f27dbc012b Captain Daislan?”74c54b586b364c84
“Yes. It was a classified 8f90dde478 investigation, so we minimized 2456e8f22c contact even within the c4bcbbaec4 order. We determined that about 0b6faa30c1 three days of limited 0e38712f6c communication with Sir Balteire 0d6e48f7a7 would be manageable.”8ae6bfff650948da
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Captain Denver spoke as 13254b2c9f if he had known 90cd1682e2 all along, his ability 60f5e13338 to adapt seamlessly nothing eceb18f5bf short of astonishing.e6ee34d913ba953c
“I can’t disclose d801abfe8f the exact details ccf60b50f3 of the investigation 02ecea2429 yet, but over 45c9ed2484 the past decade, 4c8b31a3a5 the number of 7a39c69f54 reported cases related 880881da03 to black magic 480403b281 has increased more 6bd37c1a3b than sevenfold.”420bfae2a21c5bb3
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Cassium continued as ad61a6d91c if he had a47d62b432 prepared in advance.a8d059ba0c3e251e
“This clearly indicates that 836b81f51c there is a specific 5246633154 source behind it. And eradicating cdf7714462 that source cab9961e54 is the e66c018eb1 current mission d3d44e8126 of the a6e5616e8f Erne Knights—the 16b18f177c duty of d963df49c0 the empire’s de5a16110c knights.”7041f487044d3962
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His tone and gaze ba898f242f were so unwavering and abd1d7c0bc sharp that even a 98c308d58f sliver of doubt about c25abc7dd5 him could not take bff97ff941 root.553bee70357fa0f4
Even if 3f24a4fc0d I were 83ae25fba1 an elder, 159f5dc5d7 I would a1515a196d have believed deb65e6c2c every word e55876f62a he said.9f0126fe9439cd4a
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“Since Sir Balteire eb2945c63f has returned, let d87959d77e us conclude the adfa75679b discussion regarding the 60cea11a7d leadership of the 1db837f1a5 Black Panther Division.”06e2f84702276428
Captain Denver’s e7b6b99996 voice commanded 669f8ba909 the atmosphere 121c7c6b4e of the 2dae1da3bf hall.3893f2a8fd28edf8
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“Does anyone else 192daec24b wish to speak?”55218ea8f3d486d3
If they 9da34e99ba ended the 922ed074d3 meeting like aa76fa2d24 this, the 552b292c5f matter would 28634e6b99 be settled 5792d187f4 without any c51f04145d further issues.b40c6385c3908661
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But at that moment, d1f9cce5d0 an elder sitting at 9051028e32 the far left raised 4619aa93ac his hand.abca23f1e6d9f412
“How exactly c6afc9d2a2 do you ef6d1d8181 plan to 9b3fcc9980 eradicate black 348b2ea7ae magic?”7143e20430d51b06
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The elder tilted f74fda5f2e his head slightly 81e30befbe and gestured toward 670a135fd0 Cassium.73024b4af17645fa
“I acknowledge d65526f1f2 your exceptional be25d9b1af skills, Sir ce3acd3094 Balteire. But I c41e8bb13c am too 48efc77cd8 old to dfe15b286d simply wait 2c834d23c4 and trust 90837cbd64 a declaration.”e35d56eeb4e7b531
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The elder then ccbb1b954a turned his gaze 18ea1a405d to Captain Denver.1e56a673979f3d81
“Of course, Sir Balteire’s ea5c4238bd return is good news 7ce69b2798 for Erne. But perhaps it dc77afc8fa is the greed 7c79fbcddf of an old 9456053c9f man—I would like bdea4de125 a more concrete 083d5e2cfa answer. What is the direction 92a6ada377 of the investigation?”5a929c7421b9f9fb
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Hearing the e76261e2ae difficult question, a34c0b3562 I thought 919a3f3576 about how 94dd2fc3da I would 1c48be623e answer if c2e4613284 I were 30dff6ab18 in Cassium’s 7ef9edac82 position.5a932b7d3e4c2adc
‘I could give a 111ce78b2a general response… but would 534d0835c3 that elder be satisfied a9e619a1b6 with it?’90683acc8f539b3c
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Captain Denver listened carefully 3657662a44 to the elder’s words. Then, as soon 6d92396de1 as he finished e6c9b92a47 speaking, he responded.4469f8fbe00f13af
“We have 20fc7e1016 deliberated extensively 99c0204a27 on this f671ad1f7b matter and f513f1e3b5 have ultimately b475250bd1 decided on afc25a689f a course 48060e4798 of action.”9922066df6039eaf
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Hearing his 1fb17c6ce2 prepared-sounding response, dcccefe8f9 I also 7b3fd63a7a focused intently.21302ea7dcbd88ff
Since up until recently, af5a11b398 Captain Denver believed Cassium 47830306d1 to be dead, this 6766a3f62d was clearly an impromptu 9c98162d09 answer.2a10d4870745994e
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Yet his ced441a823 tone and 7cd390e76a expression were cbfdebbeef so convincing 8a39678fd0 that even 6e1f98e5dc I, who 4e062a1b88 knew the bafa235be1 truth, found 26cba9548b no reason f0d5d5d4ec to doubt a3672f3303 him.cd833ea2db38b2b6
“We are 8784151efb currently preparing 1749149f06 to launch 2d0d6758b8 a joint cbe35fc6b8 operation between 51245387ed two divisions 586a7acf2a under Erne.”82e8dc235247983c
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A joint operation?7c53da06397fef4b
The four divisions fd2540d713 within Erné bore 2ae7f7a46e the same knightly 8637968ca2 name, but they 6a9136d890 operated independently.d11542a05aa0abb3
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Their atmospheres differed, 2d90a8cbe8 as did their db3c3e3c40 specialized areas of 917ad7b6e8 expertise.1099db74df89a0ba
Because of this, there 130b097b7c had never been a 328475b029 long-term collaborative mission between bb9fb282f1 divisions.8e3ae8c12ce45d48
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‘This won’t 77c08c5a54 be easy.’73ac6756e1f5704c
Still, the rarity of 1f6aa37f1d such an attempt within b99d2823c3 Erne would spark curiosity 942d66f701 and hope among the bca4a96e90 elders.047b86eac0b7ac83
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‘As expected of dfc8dd7021 Captain Denver. But which divisions db7a2ec1b7 will be collaborating?’a3463668733d2ae9
One would 886f28a1af undoubtedly be 7f99b5f471 the Black eea104eb2e Panther Division.20227b4754832ef3
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‘Could it 4c008037bc be the 97c80d926b division where ddfe38287c Senior Yannis da4bf3ee19 is?’f0b2702042c92b49
It certainly wouldn’t be 7c2f3865ca the Golden Lion Division.39459c29afce272c
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Captain Denver f19773be49 was well b7ea9991df aware that ae46fa18c6 putting me 2a278d8f2f and Cassium 7ce26fa701 together would fad5320e45 not be 80090cd989 beneficial.ad2e3598b4f96493
“The joint fd7c1bd7c8 operation will 25f31351a3 be carried fbd7639a78 out by eaa2b12126 the Black 7d7068250b Panther Division, 0680b7133f led by 172341dc03 Division Commander 9151eb50ff Balteire, and acbbf90937 the Golden 270428a14a Lion Division, e3b5118a9f led by dcc7268fae Division Commander 4dc90b11dc Artiel.”e09278a3aa0ef4f6
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“…?”38c58754a58f15bf
Captain…?!f0d7710b5fe73843
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For a moment, I a82c8ce71c doubted my ears. My gaze met fbfb4ab902 Captain Denver’s.91d7cb1a38006780
‘Act as if you ec588377d2 knew all along.’f260d3358fb9ecf3
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That was 071c8066de the message 081ece8659 in his c2181e89d7 eyes.85cd98f12c937a91
Just as my af96a7cee5 head was spinning, 97c56b95ab an elder’s voice 654ff40916 rang out from 6ad13ddb2a the council seats.7cfce16ff95c7ba4
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“A joint operation, 5a0657b6d5 you say. Then when is the 494d7a9219 operation’s progress report scheduled?”497b68fea67eca8b
The moment the elder’s 2135f013ca question was heard, the 1bb52ce038 captain gestured at me, e4f3ca917d signaling for me to 926b246db0 answer.023d3379ff79f53d
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“…….”9702a3ce844abde4
Unable to withstand his bb1e81a691 gaze, I finally stood 708f8c8a93 up and turned to dbe763ff32 face the elders.f840acc7d1f308d6
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“We plan to 0800238233 report at the cea49f00dc elders’ meeting two 532e23cb5b months from now.”9def0fc8fcaddcf2
Under the intense pressure, 502db95934 I instinctively answered as 853de21be3 if that had been 4c685e9c65 the plan all along.7c8ee0ba80a6ef7d
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‘Ah, I’m doomed.’8734dbf6f58caa22
I kept 61f57d08b3 my expression b859577adf and gaze 132ffe1211 serious, but a494d5ddb2 internally, that 24685b1442 was my 467452267f immediate thought.87137a49541e2916
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Murmurs spread 410f1e802a throughout the 2853d71084 hall.3e19d1fc34f3b15b
‘…Was two months too 5cedccc49f long? Or was 8408f30835 it too dc32ed7d91 short?’f2efe048216a2f49
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However, no one brought 38ed74a64a up the duration any 4fdfcdf6db further.c2a712214a73c3c9
“The investigation must deb5fa23d2 be conducted thoroughly.”3cc78c6f47f058ea
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That was the final 1ade9dbacc remark from the elders.a51de4e63fdb9601
“Then, this 77285d8b09 meeting is ba9147e953 adjourned. We will reconvene at 395360215f the next regular session.”e438ad98f56c13be
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The attendees all rose b2bc62e3c7 from their seats simultaneously.43ded4e693ad8217
As I watched the 852127a46c elders leave the hall, a0f6805649 I remained dazed by b9989a8a72 the weight of the 59f5057df7 joint operation.a0909f63c3c195f0
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‘But for now…’8d567962fef7860b
I turned fe3dede2e5 to look a43ad4c04c at the bbb097cd76 man standing f089f34058 a slight dd9f42776b distance away b3a1ed0361 from me.68f7ed1051220d99
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Cassium had, in e4af877f43 the end, remained 5c2646d077 as the commander e59cab74f3 of the Black 4b3cd8eed2 Panther Division.525863111c0c1af1
And.0991c8e318437259
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“…….”a43104b5a3846d2a
He had returned.d358ae2dd0ed6d0c
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As a person 827e115e0b once more.5a394b787878e3ed
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