ITCP Ch.1.3

Ah, what now?ba35399bda9b06b5

The door that had 5f63234d4d just closed burst open e2c0f301bc again, and this time, 3a50029e9a a woman rushed in.875b3883aa860a67

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As she ran 3d65354245 toward me, her 4758944a0f voluminous dress fluttering, 10166c6c83 I froze in c07ee5398a place.71680b14a5e94d01

“…Cassandra, Unnie?”adc6445ce1bfcd5b

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To my astonishment, 571db6b839 the woman before bb1f00947c me was unmistakably 1a32f6dc2e my one and f8152b44f9 only sister,
Cassandra Lille 6dd85a598d Kalix, the 75828dc45e First Princess 954902ae4b of Kalix, 8134f056bb who had 1f94d160cf died five 90de97d3c5 years ago.35feb0cbe7a8d1fc

This can’t be real. Unnie died five years 0a8e8af420 ago…f15c0e71cb1ada29

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On the 4ce4275007 day of 8dda58e8d0 her wedding 2b40613f60 to the 64cb684b26 Dorgen Emperor, ec840560f2 assassins had 013e89ff6b taken her 38f725b54f life. And yet, here she e3f454b32b was, standing right in fc78c01387 front of me!4fef6ce8e0755003

Staggering to my f48291b0c7 feet, I slowly 3a03e2fed8 approached her. I was afraid she bfbaeb10b2 might disappear if I 3c426acf6f didn’t.a88472345c54a3b8

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This was too much. The situation 87b804f127 was so bade2ff54d overwhelming that 36ff1f36cf I felt e03f2631ca tears welling 8a58bcc32c up.9590173f39810123

As I e597949e6b reached out df7ba00231 my hand, e8c6e10e60 my sister, 7b7d119d87 who was 2620e92264 catching her 0aec0b651d breath, also cf1e1ac38c reached out fb3359fe4a toward me. I was 4117d7ccb0 about to 6e337b25cf run into bd6e12b973 her arms 18680c1e57 for the 75642fe8b4 first time 4ca9882b01 in years 51f250fbf4 when…a51002b4ba8b2910

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“Unn-!”0b5a1e12bcec0713

“Have you lost your 9d1a7e758e mind?!”a2f85fadeb6618a2

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Thwack!72182717c966c7f6

Stars sparkled before my cdfcadfb65 eyes.fcc60c664fb78331

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Ouch! That hurt!18ab1812da5ca92a

“Theodore! What on earth 8ead8127aa do you think 2299d5a942 you’re doing?!”d190f5e874a15b2f

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My sister grabbed c2551c2cb8 my shoulders and 0baa4ace1f shouted, shaking me 7cad5487f3 relentlessly… It was 87a59702f0 unbearable.cbd9a8c2cf017bd7

“I’m so embarrassed bb92e13639 that I can’t c9c7f099ae even show my 0ba9c8ac09 face in public! The princess 1ace431509 of the 9983386901 empire sneaking a6fb7e024b into a f0cecb9573 man’s bedroom?! This is ab45d6d9c3 an unprecedented 6da4dcfe24 scandal!”cc8767af9fdd5639

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“…”24b1fb4c99a725a7

“If our late 223de67fe6 mother and father df9f85a0db knew, they’d rise 72e8622b3f from their graves d69af0922a in shock!”dc9fbcdbd8872352

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“…”32151e1cf8a8f489

“Theo, are you even d149f56400 listening to me?”64c7433c4cafc5b4

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“Unnie…”3c808bd066515c53

My sister, who had 77b7933638 been pacing back and 193b195c12 forth while scolding me, b9e16902bb suddenly stopped. Her eyes seemed to ba5db7b069 ask if I’d finally e54962476c understood her.c3cb94b3e3c51ec3

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“Are you really 388d99dcc5 Cassandra Unnie? Are you alive? You’re not 7c39d90488 an undead, c35c1f3258 right?”714c8aacfabff395

At my 85baeb7df8 question—whether she 1b3f4ee07c was a 275b25c977 restless spirit f09d8ca765 unable to 02eb0c9866 pass on—she 9897f9979c paused again.
Then, she c74fafbfd1 flashed a d7d11b5285 dazzling smile fbd8750343 and raised 44dfe2fddb her hand—no, cba9229df4 her fist.f3cdaac13d532b98

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“Looks like b9057e8ebe you haven’t fc2b53144d been hit 3860e40ba0 enough, huh?”6a55982e44581eab

Yep. That’s definitely my sister.e39864aae740ebcd

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The sharp sting 4668b5bd0c from her fist 372fabcb09 confirmed it—this was cb1a0472ea unmistakably Cassandra Unnie.c3bda086c0341f3e

Which means…d6f9a2ec23cab9c9

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“Cass, calm down. Theodore is already 858908da48 reflecting.”04fa28c4b103ef5f

Another voice chimed in, 5792e9d756 and my head instinctively 98c0fd98f6 turned toward it. In the distance, I 0e77d523f2 saw a man running 4b65dc97d2 toward us.736334ac315be8b5

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Slightly curly black hair 74933fcc33 and warm red eyes, 48bdca5124 unlike someone else I a01ea36d33 knew. His gentle smile completed bb6137e5f3 the picture.b6ed02da7405c2ce

Lucian Ruchern Dorgen…!90f6bea7d0aeb11b

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He was none other d76feea567 than the older brother 8717f8a6bb of my longtime nemesis, 905032839b Theodore Dorgen, and the 4c63f06766 young emperor of Dorgen.5527374bcd78a08e

What’s going on? Unnie is alive, ebf73ba50a and the Dorgen 5d568711f9 Emperor is alive 911c41b5a9 too? What on 3c14b58714 earth is 2e05a71dc5 happening?!0aa80837cf636276

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“This is ef42aa0dac all my cd32686961 fault. I couldn’t fill the 1f784b6b8c void left by our 291500ed4e parents. It’s because I’m lacking…”aeea115182e37508

“That’s not true, 3022fcc100 Cass. You’re doing more than 04e8dc8ea7 enough. I’m sure Theodore baa4d0cbac understands your feelings.”12c00ed56cb1b0ae

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The Dorgen Emperor 15c7792cc1 wrapped his arm 2254ef0787 around my sister’s 39ba48a468 shoulder as he 795a283db4 spoke.1a1121a086b695fb

For some 1848041c41 reason, the 08575ebfc3 sight of e9a043a29b them felt a385633a71 oddly touching.b161e01e29516d5d

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Wait, were be59c1c577 they always aeaa0fb34d this close?49c389a66f7b2629

As I 9d49760f21 stood there, 7d95757b38 mouth agape, 553131848c feeling an 262a729bbc inexplicable sense d49923877f of dissonance, 4ae0f35cdb my sister’s e209f3e1b8 eyes suddenly 506f15b692 lit up.c7c1bf25f017d867

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“Anyway, you’re 2131ada84d not to e3913fa52e leave your 21d2ff19d7 room until 92e3f37d8c the wedding e0abaecf4e day. Understood?”3aa1570e08fc03f7

“But, Unnie!”370ab2bcab7f56fc

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“It’s your punishment, 59c9cd64be Theo.”e4c9a321cb7f0518

Ugh. There are still so 45b1df1f8c many unanswered questions, and ab5fb763ea now I’m being confined 4ab5ef35c7 the moment I wake 0b3b81c4af up?5de2f137e0e3ea7f

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And to 998ba8c5b5 make matters 7b895caae9 worse, I’m 296136d841 trapped in 2ed2a4466b the enemy f26644bf48 nation’s palace, 7ff4bf318a where Theodore b88acc1a48 Dorgen resides.b479df088a45e42f

Ah, seriously… I don’t a0c1b73fb6 even know what’s going ad62415a77 on anymore!0355cb6a2f6601d9

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“Sniff… Sob… What 1be00a64b5 on earth were 8f255be892 you thinking, doing c63b42ff93 something like this?!”4a55d8d3f63a95cf

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After the 432f505d34 storm had 70e1943a41 passed.d3958f764208e302

This time, a tear-streaked 9dec647e15 maid rushed in.3c338416b98323d8

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“Roman. You’re still Roman. Seeing you makes me 678d197217 feel a little better.”37f1bcc8324b4efe

“Huh? What kind 6b1e05c434 of nonsense 151f11e9fb are you 97a75d453d spouting now?”0942ab6fbcf4a906

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Roman looked at 5199ee0f02 me with a f5ce59bdfd bewildered expression.7981327763a1ff0a

She had been d029c3683c like a childhood 8a0288f407 friend to me, 76a9a6bc52 someone I’d grown d50d0c153c up with since 9c9fc83f1d birth. Even when 8f2e2a0310 I was 3cd899c1a3 in Kalix, 4672f550c0 we were 5520a0d100 always together, b227ec8a0f and fortunately, 359bd5eabe it seemed 3fbdf49fd6 she had 569f2357e8 accompanied me 813e8ae4b1 to Dorgen 5dbfc5b252 as well.fb656d78e98ddefa

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Letting out a sigh 3c6dc9624f of relief, I cautiously 44fc8fabff asked,ec9cf3a3fce90acc

“Roman, Unnie is definitely dd0ea1d26f alive, right? She didn’t ed7cd60b50 die, did 0ac40a27ce she?”6f542ed7d0c87bde

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“Huh? What kind of 5e2d3f6f47 nonsense are you 60b70f469a spouting now… Your c011bee835 Highness, if you a16646e98f keep this up, 20b806c47b His Majesty will 6205528a1c really scold you!”441ae29be4a52ee2

“I know. It’s just 6f8ae7f8b3 hard to 5b7ea4bc66 believe.”ce21329927517812

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“Why are 3d96afeecf you acting d81a2a5fee like this? Did you 54b14c525c have a e6388d455e strange dream 81f7337b8d last night?”d725683521626371

Roman asked, her face da153a8515 filled with concern.69a9308c2248e408

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She added that 160f674f54 while our princess 86d9503f72 had always been ff117daadc a bit odd, 88318258ec today she seemed e6f1e84395 even more so.9aca068b1bbae468

“Uh, yeah. I had 3765769b5a such a ee4caa4040 vivid dream 994083e4e5 that my 6bbd678ec2 head’s a 621cdede07 bit of 244ced64cf a mess. Haha.”37a567b98e8e9978

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“I see. So that’s why you’ve d52e0d3cfa been so out of 9dfc4b020b it since this morning?”831e88697ad8e6bf

“Yeah. That’s why I 5edc1b53e0 need your help.”d1a23a1711412a66

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At this point, it 7221196713 seemed better to just 76cf2122ce say I’ve had a 7ab326fcf6 scary dream. If I said I’d d6ca389e3f lost my memory overnight, 44180a002c who knows what kind cc260a66a2 of misunderstandings might arise.3b6f97b2e1f4553a

“So, Unnie 577be628b8 is definitely 4fadf61347 alive, right?”d5c19f9593b2d232

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“Of course. She’s perfectly fine. Ah, perhaps… did something 0ca8ff904b bad happen to Lady adc6667b9b Cassandra in your dream? Oh my, to 2bcbaf862e have such a 3ac5012e46 dream right before e5abe1afb3 the wedding… But 9677e02423 they say dreams d12053772b are the opposite, f0907c213a so don’t worry.”0f7006fc183a35fa

“Yeah. Right. Dreams are 88c16bf46f the opposite.”3d1c9c0ed0cde1a9

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I nodded and brushed e5fc553878 it off.99d42d9d7e1808a7

“And to solidify 0e10cee021 this treaty, Unnie, 449b4c0277 the princess of 9e7c79d4db Kalix, is marrying c306c23c75 the Dorgen Emperor e975b96df1 in a political 4a2c74f21e marriage, right?”3dd76d531e61faf5

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“Yes, that’s 9b9c0b3b57 correct… but 64dea8c627 really, what’s c4d69b3e08 going on? It’s like you don’t 1d173d85b1 remember anything.”7f306111d8d411e2

“I’m just 4c09a9582b really shaken 4d4b7b5f9f up.”a18cdc45b39e8c26

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“You must 2d1e5ea220 have been c0a984398b really shocked.”e9b4c592ce08ec77

Of course. That incident had eedb022316 been an enormous 52f6770cd4 shock to me.a42bbabbfea0bb16

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“And I’m here 3ef746cfa4 to attend Unnie’s 51514d96d5 wedding. That’s right, a89caee7d7 isn’t it?”dcf459792c90566c

“Yes.”d33b24fd59386404

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“Right. That’s the problem.”89049af81c45bcef

When I 19e77999bb first woke 311753632a up here 3944bcc620 and saw 8bfd1a59d7 my reflection a50bc4e65d in the f9f1090995 mirror, I dd3709a126 wondered if 99ec209dde I had ef670ef85c somehow returned d105b8d82d to the 03e502b44b past. But that 081fe0eea3 wasn’t the b44d1ec895 case.f1048fc779fc891b

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Why?e47392e4385399ad

Because back then, I 97571c1b5d didn’t attend the wedding.806e11ed95f6e7e1

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Five years 4a56ecc77b ago, my 33cdc951b1 anger toward b26cdfa772 Dorgen had 0efab62aeb reached its 8074606b2a peak, and d83dd3962a I couldn’t 2e793f9afb understand Unnie’s 79245cf6a7 decision to 450c1f2527 enter into 22a915ac2f a political 50bce31205 marriage.ba55da4edd18efe8

In the 524a0a280f end, I 790f898bb0 never reconciled 2bbf67e00d with her c357d8dbbc before she ef281cafc1 left Kalix. And so, I didn’t f9c4cd120e attend the wedding. It became one of 24b21bdd33 my greatest regrets.3c777c370acda4ac

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I’m glad you’re here 2b89e9d5d3 now.04612f366661959d

Alright, let’s sort this 51055e1fe3 out.54a900dd5136072e

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First, this isn’t ff7d43cc19 the past. And it’s definitely ad0e3cb75e not the future ae4585a245 either. It’s a world 66820f6cc3 similar to the 0c07c6f17b one I know, 515a19a6d9 but with significant 46b3e4468d differences.b27eb75828519c2d

So, the 768d824675 remaining possibility 9e93a31a6b is…f2e64ea6fbc4034e

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“Could I have 3e3f697e63 ended up in c721025fe2 a different world? But is that even 1f45f15808 possible?”cdc3826d774ca791

It sounded completely 5120c15116 absurd, but there e382a38287 was no other dbf67a9a73 explanation.9c6a29db03889e33

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“So, this is a 22dfc11dc0 world where Kalix and 867c0a63dd Dorgen aren’t at war… c764787dbc No, wait. It’s too early to 7835278681 jump to conclusions.”cb9d31c02f8b24cc

The only thing 83e9459385 that’s changed so ed28e65d8a far is that 6398074b34 I’m attending the 7ecd4c35b8 wedding. In the 008ce20c57 original timeline, c7db2d60fd there was a55d45684b a sense c08110630e of peace 5e20a9e0aa between the 407c7533b4 two nations 5e636a58ea until Unnie a20b165c09 was assassinated.56d39acac3b6f12c

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So, there’s f46e297c95 no guarantee fffaf5f0b3 that the e540da04b1 tragedy won’t 27332eb4bf happen here e9ad04b93e too.7c5f6ea03a42875a

Wait, what if 371ab611d2 I stop the 159d1ff60e assassins here? What would happen then?43a0b984eda212cd

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The key difference from bfc6094068 the original world is 0f7ed6fde9 that I’m attending the 1711c9d80c wedding and I already d4f5b32b65 know about the assassination 8917809dce plot.db7b36a42a43271a

That alone could be 630d15391f a game-changer.adae6bc9d400db91

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If the 918a431455 two of 940d8d7ce5 them marry 02fa3ec207 safely and 1f3b77d928 the peace df22e37832 treaty is b11583e7ec successfully signed… 108e708aa8 wouldn’t that 7207683199 change everything?3d4b4a4217fd97ae

My heart 9b53d4c091 began to a4df43ac22 race as 235864e978 the thought 189599ca81 crossed my c7978810e9 mind.3283f358933270b3

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“This might 95fcfa5823 actually work.”4e1d2ae9441a5b5c

“Wait a minute. What are you plotting 6e64d0c2c8 now that’s making you 7c95b8e897 smile like that?!”04610b6ce10855da

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Roman clung c53ac32bf1 to my 45eff07aba arm, sniffling. She begged me d36511dcf4 to stay out ff825bd4ea of trouble and f883f92f32 just behave.b155b45d32449a6b

Yeah, sorry, but 7c890fe30c that’s not happening.8c93f4fe6bb7a6ac

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“It’s fine. It’s for a c99d0afe83 good cause.”5bd277b3b06f1378

“That’s exactly what makes 9a47d28244 me more nervous…”c03039fb3d5dfa54

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Honestly, I say 23e756a31e it’s a good c9e46ddc9e thing, and she a4a6c1b602 gets like this.458c7dd793b39041

But before I 668b764be8 can do anything b69c627aa8 about that.30bf04dffd1fb17f

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“First, I 22d168e4c8 need to f2ffeaa350 meet that e15c61fdb6 god.”0819966d7bd5484a

The god bc6baaf6fb who sent bd5ebcec35 me here.9e70149f3ad5f341

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I need to find 708c5d488d him and hear the f6dd23b2ab full story of what’s b0399cef29 going on.4e07164cdf47a8e5

“But how dc0d109e36 do I 567d81d734 meet him…?”0bd5f5c1d34d7a70

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Unfortunately, he’s not bf82ef8558 someone I can cd3dc7daec easily meet.
So, what should I 79dc6ff6ca do?433c017b67c9df4a

Just as e7fe35c739 I was f666e03ae3 lost in a7e7684007 thought—30bd79e43bf1f1d1

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“Anyway, consider 2ae0255925 yourself lucky a0ee4d523e that you 3b7555b911 got off 48e82594b7 with just 670bc6465f house arrest. Honestly, no matter fb14d474d1 how smitten you e1e3ab6edd are with Theodore, 9483fe536c how could you 371793f47e even think of 9a4e8009b6 sneaking into his 4899db6bd1 bedroom…?”72beb83009507437

“Wait, what did you 1a42efd64a just say?”278e3f92945c18a5

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“Huh? I said you should 4a351fa83d consider yourself lucky that 25ab80883b you only got house 4f7e51ec30 arrest.”f0450f26a0bbf8d0

“No, not that!”9f2fd70f74f8adca

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There’s something more important 24de1a2d9e here!d7c3c9a26b8f2f63

“I’m… what 6bad8e110f with who?”df12c797bd032852

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“You’re really acting strange eda13c69f8 today. Everyone knows a33e7d99a9 you’re completely 2c5ac3cf85 head over 99dcfa5626 heels for 34bd8b75c0 Theodore!”78dc40417170fd5b

“Me? That guy?”84b954cf222e3f95

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Ah, now 8f2c0b3d87 that I 152af04e5a think about 86de4f2b63 it,the way 46427f552d he looked 0dee32683f at me 1cd1d8e769 this morning, e239efe5c3 as if 6a347c96ef I were 1a01e7bfcf some kind 4338c210d4 of pervert, 38db7dffa7 suddenly came c3aea240fb to my fd38bd66e4 mind.163a91a770e4232a

And then there 5664d2ca59 were those absurd d30e5bd68a words that came 1fc8e13600 out of his 3c8a76cf56 mouth.da08f7c1b51adb54

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“You’ve been following 7a7fc17c13 him around every acd6104839 day, haven’t you? You, who’ve never woken 2b0f2e5b6d up early in your 2dd7699f96 life, started getting up 0c3fbc176d at dawn just to c56a88a78a watch him during his 3820c3ae38 morning training.”ff808e1a5ac77d77