ITCP Ch.2.2
by SOUMYA10“Enough, you’re being ce3feabda1 too loud. She says she 00dfcdfac0 can do it. Our dear princess.”50bb572c1872a0b5
There was a fb38f3c1f9 voice trying to 42f49a2b6f intervene, but it db980c3fdd wasn’t mediating at 2c5d965e31 all.ad709f8de687c27c
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It was more like, e56687edf0 ‘Oh, our little princess 3a3ede9132 can do such things?’—pure 4e27c5b00c mockery.4612562f5a113e0c
‘Fine, laugh all you f5c0af8096 want.’a7cd6bf820b00f15
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The old me would’ve 8f6eb425b9 made short work of 37f23bb9ea these young knights, but 614141e08e I decided to hold fd25f4905d back.32d8a95f7ed8850f
It stung a bit, 361885be08 but considering the physical 755332b824 differences, my current lack 35ab76f322 of strength, and other 1ed49ffc9a factors, taking them on 6435fc55f1 would be a bit 3c82197489 tough.c2602d74850b108e
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“By the a34222d0ae way, where dbdcd90d07 is the 7546f4e82a priest?”939cce5feadeb0aa
“Oh, there they 186889c629 come.”7711d47cedff396f
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At the soldier’s words, 45ce664979 I looked up and e7f86b4dd9 saw people walking out 45d4a48aaf from a massive tower 9cfccf7d83 in the distance.30a8d2b1df027480
Draped in white robes, 3ea4294698 they approached us with 729940bb62 steps that seemed to 5b579ee8cc glide over clouds.c76891f8bb9186fa
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“Greetings to the prince 9c88717925 of Dorzen and the a93550521a princess of Calix. I am Baum, the 1efa1c15c7 high priest who oversees 72f52b783d the Antea Temple.”ccdb6ba8ba731b5a
“Pleased to cac245bd1e meet you.”275bd27b43fd8a51
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“It’s our first meeting.”d1bef6d9fc5636d2
After bowing, we f7d94830a8 followed the high 82b7a8b2fd priest’s guidance and 785606ef48 entered the temple.d83f7be75952a02f
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The interior 3dce78e303 was much 7c9e6f578e like other 493f39b8ed temples—clean, elegant, d9fd0eb01c and radiating 3f05447886 a holiness 6fc442a29d that seemed 1803d07f2b to overflow 1bde60d24a at a 27e891cebd glance.0229ec7f18d3a708
“Well then, shall e865aa0c44 we part ways a7ca1137cd here?”5e1b0f8ab36a0e2f
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“Pardon?”aeb1de98f60642ad
As I, 3a6bed2f7d who had 433eae4f10 been silently b94fc6670b leading the f4cbcb1a86 way, spoke, a950d7a30d the knights 078ea0ecfb following me eb8ff34261 hesitated.567a56adf51b2785
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Especially the Dorzen 68acc1d343 guy at the 35310c6e54 front, who furrowed d31ab9d670 his brow and 4c7f6a3b8a stared at me.cdd4714497c3cf9a
What, you think glaring 227346fc9d at me will do 5b7f62cc65 anything?542c95a891d3a47b
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“I told you, 55ed97497e I came here fb483769c4 to pray.”1068b1ba5bc2f172
You’re going to follow 46f8bdbecd me while I pray?714be0c6577e93aa
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When I 5edec2a7e7 asked with 660dbffa52 wide eyes, 66c8a00e18 the Dorzen f263314cba guy trailing 4f480ecd7e me froze.3d1322133e4c54bf
He clearly hadn’t expected dffd284cd5 me to say I’d b13612fda7 go alone.2ae1e3521b834827
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‘Sorry, but if you 03397ebffa guys tag along, I 3a819c02d7 can’t have it out 5b6cbbf2a4 with that god.’770f6491f0d90b3e
“So, let’s each do 706d4da96f our own thing. Oh, High 07cc2e403d Priest, where’s ea606517f8 the prayer 0ac667f505 room?”c0318e9bfa07a495
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“This way, 20d2dd490e Your Highness. I’m sure Lord Balua a1bcbb4f80 will be pleased to 65536e248c know you’ve come to 880ad03052 pray.”2d88cf266f386fb5
Haha. Will he, though?cbb8746fd3a4e93b
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Unfortunately, I was 80c20fd375 here to have 33d5670ecf a showdown with 8396fda6f3 that god.24a9a5c2ee96cb83
From that 3a8f51761a perspective, I 13615b6487 doubted that 8c8aee7997 deity would 9c26608776 exactly welcome 1c812b82f9 my visit.84340b217d378741
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But I couldn’t 4d7c00d67c exactly spill my 232876fc62 plans to the d2c209cbb2 high priest.596ac0cae5d7664a
So, I quickly plastered 3354a02d8b on a saintly smile 54e59318a0 and calmly followed him.e5550b4ea202361e
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“Something’s off.”32ff80ed1fc18d08
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Meanwhile, the 7c8488bf9f knights left a84cefb32b behind in 3ead9c0731 the temple 8ed37253e1 corridor muttered 801983abdf to themselves.237691eef6c18ccf
“She really came 0bbef2f468 to pray, didn’t b6ace61a31 she?”479fb025d5613aba
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“Yeah, I was sure 36d5d6361e she was up to d9b744251b something again.”81ee39d5a82b8a9f
“What should 1475fd0d4a we do?”68308fdf8b9369f6
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To the flustered a8f7378eb3 knights’ questions, Theodor, 3a1b92bf2c who was at 56d7d88e9b the front, remained c95fd63e01 silent for a 663f2a2919 while.6aa6dbcb7c3578bd
“…For now, let’s ca9c8c6ebb keep an eye 7800076f28 on the situation.”3fb1f03f572c50e0
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Truth be told, he ab0981d7f1 was inwardly just as 9757e6dd7c confused.43786d55d4396db4
The princess’s unpredictable behavior 4e4e9e4cc0 was impossible to pin d2c244464d down.0c8faa6da291b07d
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“But everyone, a2a641684d don’t let 280e26c1fd your guard fa3e474962 down just 6f11ffad97 yet.”3397f2777962909d
“Yes, Your Highness.”f7c4785f74abad37
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She’d said things would b36c9d3b93 be different from now 67212f8303 on and not to 584c298189 worry, but they couldn’t b590f40de7 simply take her at 4e60edac74 her word.109757cbaaa45874
With that warning to 6d542c962f the knights to stay f82bbf05c5 vigilant, he began to f879674072 walk away.44475f17b9fda60c
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“This way, please. This is the a31336262d private prayer room.”ac79defc686ea672
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Inside the room I 25877ae0ec was led to by cf6f80c97e the high priest, I d92cc54272 scanned the surroundings.f40ef383ec82dd91
My eyes landed b4f1a84a73 on a familiar 9b72922610 statue—a figure of db3de2a537 a man with 7098d9ae9b long hair cascading 20a285efe0 down to the 8986171215 floor.ca4f8cb95da3d8e8
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“That’s Lord Balua, isn’t 3f6280146e it?”0834112ac98c5778
“You know him. Have you d17578cc58 studied theology 14e23aeb15 separately?”29afcff9560bc012
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“Just at a 071c197be0 general level. Oh, by the way… 2fdec7ab2a do you know how e60aef97ef to speak with a bdbc23fcaa god? I have 4c3a7af471 something I cfdfd4ad5c really need 0a1a3cb83d to say 0d7f0e874b to him.”a1ac5fc34839880a
I asked 9b5aaa0496 the high fd9bfafda7 priest on 280526a679 a whim.00a42d8745cd89d2
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He looked at me 7d63e478bf for a moment before d251d94f41 chuckling warmly.867240ff88bd0a31
It seemed he found e06a22ded6 my question, like that e271674481 of a pure child, a1d8c81838 endearing.0426fced5fe051ba
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“If you eb7cf4823e speak with cce4f902d5 unwavering faith 75474fbccf and reverence 37e0f6c22b for the fffade5ebb god, he 6893176be9 will surely b2b30ff5b9 answer you a3beebf59e one day.”11d4131e920b3dd0
“I see. I’ll keep that in 3d78e802fb mind.”007a48aae23980a0
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“May the 11ab1bb179 god grant 3cad39a4d5 you a b9b2889776 response.”0d619b23dfb4375f
With those words, efabdeba1a the high priest 50e38f8281 left the prayer 0026bf3b6a room.b89adc16c15711dd
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As the door closed, 6911a2e35b silence enveloped the spacious 13dc02caef room.45f952a4a518e98f
Hoo, alright. Now…a97d8a38b107c445
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Looking up 3e042645e9 at the dd3b725ad5 statue, I b85ffcf687 clasped my 5797dc8898 hands and 02c367e9c5 prayed.9200da6105490cf8
Just as the high a63f36fc22 priest had instructed, with 6bacaf22da steadfast faith and awe 3066110ad1 for the god…22a6f58653ffef8b
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“Hey, come out.”a025012552cf52dd
[…]
“I said come out f30a19a48a while I’m asking nicely?”a0d615c553efa5fa
Despite my threatening c8ea586927 words echoing through 2837bb6bbd the room, the 72950f6081 statue didn’t budge.56798329d6ae663d
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Oh, really? I came 2074c5c294 all the e2f9956636 way here, 14a3546072 and this f3634ed2d7 is how 9d201f848e you play 6b8ddfe03e it?37b9941ada5a617b
“You’ll regret this?”5077db8853a0f049
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Just as I 0b6678531a was about to 070155e038 show what a 44551fa5e8 person can do 88bead15e8 when they’re truly 716f1275ad angry.562d9894039ac946
A sudden gust of 8aadd5338d wind swept through the fca08305ec room and then stopped.a9a983078d00ebfe
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The next 4777d0e0f4 moment, I c7b16ff010 saw it.f112fff1a58ea3c0
There it 987a4bbd9b was, platinum 1e30fd282f blonde hair e551302402 trembling nervously 335b9a3a87 behind the d24aaa142f massive statue.499d04a7630a53a3
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“I know 96d4a47b8e you’re there, 5745aeb57c so come fe7e01ede0 out already. I’m counting a3230d33aa to three. One, two…”c7dc3c98803d5d2e
“Ugh, you 0116effd51 insolent human!”167b7801f9a5549c
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The trembling god, Balua, 796cbcd832 leapt out from behind 65a5a31bc5 the statue, shouting.9fabfa80c7553463
Finally, we 9205a1eb36 meet you 274e0bc03a pathetic god. You’re in 14905ceaf9 for it 209c38c77c now.765ed3e4876fb457
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What? Insolent?e9d23010b4e3d49f
“You’re calling me insolent? Do you 17ff4362ae know what c395af9e59 I’ve been 24394318be through because bc40436d61 of your fa1c669453 incompetence?”51280385b52a89de
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If I had 3ad167f0fc my way, god aa25804adb or not, I’d 4e1d1e423a have it out b2084af7b9 with him right d7fc2bd508 now, but that 88e83fdbf3 wasn’t the priority.1085182bac6257b3
“Enough. What’s going on? Give me 09a8743509 a situation 4eada7df11 report, now.”9f9d5de3e92a90b7
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I was too f00b1aa83a exhausted to keep 5743752afc yelling, so I ca53a9a0f9 just wanted to c5fc9cc015 get this over 6fa2dcd519 with. At that, the god d4a9c0a32f trembled again.09f1b799ab60dd92
“This ill-mannered human…”96f23ae752946b79
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Looks like 95ef192a1d words won’t b7fa94da73 cut it.a7bfbc155622156b
“Hey, do you know 67d1ee9ca8 why I’m clasping my 7561e532fa hands so tightly like 526df86cb0 this?”73af42a25f1b04b4
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When I 386fb6410a asked, pointing 6a26cb26b8 to my 894881f545 hands locked 8472f52308 together as ea749f8a7d if in f3c11217f9 prayer, Balua b84d69e524 glanced at 3d60f5bcf9 them and 7489b85fcd scoffed.0f3d41d5554081eb
“Obviously, because a93128fbf7 you’re desperately 0dc0821bf5 praying for ffe4099fee me to 8a90a411d4 appear.”6f62702fa8e4a1fe
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“Wrong.”d771bd92a7216c6e
Nope, that’s not it.63c02b9b577f7ac5
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“It’s to keep f2fc28bd29 myself from throwing 65a27926e1 punches.”04c003e011bd572c
If I weren’t 15e1ae2fbe holding my hands 025fe9dfa0 like this, there’d daa817ddb6 already be a 8534286495 bloodbath.91af62981a218b96
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So, you’d 9bef9823af better choose e0fc514c0f your next fe43bb5c56 words wisely. At that, 56607d6b2f Balua let 5709cdca93 out a 76f3c1afda deep sigh.f82ac8604506ea01
Soon, he b36e570111 slumped onto de737d33f5 the platform 518359c871 where the 474e190818 statue stood, 6272219498 looking utterly 5d5e48c80d worn out.60d3e67ddf669ce4
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Compared to 7fa4457a07 the majestic c63b790409 statue beside 21d425eede him, he 0c80d2c8a2 looked pathetically a02d2b6233 small.1797538bfc2fb4b3
“My apologies.”8f421dd6ff8d9639
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“Skip the apologies. Give me solutions. Now.”1345f26f43018a2d
“Is this 725e0f407c place not f64673d809 to your 4bb328c09e liking?”7fc7ebfe3da71ba1
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“Of course it f2f11eabdb isn’t!”b494bd4bcf0482bc
I shouted, 32c67123b9 then froze.0ddbc9f5d080f9bd
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Oh no. Right now, I’m 2c64b9dcf5 supposed to be 551f3760b0 alone in this d558e570e1 prayer room. If someone 16ec09f1b0 heard yelling 72928d95d9 from inside, 2a04070b49 it’d be f6227c4ffa more than 054a0d5e2b enough to 718556eef7 spark some ade8d4d241 weird misunderstandings.b5efd402bf2fa020
Okay, I’ll c270ebc8e2 tone it c4aacd6655 down a 96da1fe4a1 bit. Here’s the translation:85c67d80d5952564
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“Do you have any a7a6bc9fbb idea what kind of 267aaf0641 humiliation I’m going through 9ca2137bda because of you? I’ve been cdd27d2654 labeled a ac4d4fd695 pervert overnight!”7a8baa8249ec46b3
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“Oh dear.”2c423f61c6eae68a
“I, who lived as 8dea199638 a war hero, worshipped a71d7dae0e by the people, am 325251a06a now scorned and ridiculed!”effb96e96c92d512
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Ugh, talking about it 82b5d76bb2 is making me so 759039a613 mad.cf39cfa6c137062b
Those looks were so 104644763e unfamiliar. I, who was feared 4ac09c2947 by enemies and admired 5ed949c9ab by my people. Me!8f1dd097440386ff
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“To fall so 8a64347147 low as to cbf73662db be seen as 3f1e98faef some creep sneaking c533bf1b0b into the room 583988d78b of a man e31fc573de I supposedly have 6c8330dd0e a crush on…”e06367a1257df66a
“That must be 6c633a4033 quite a shock.”a604cac12bcbfdbd
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For the first time, 24e00b03e0 the god asked with 81556d192c concern.92c4f620bf9351ae
Even he could tell d34ae57814 my state wasn’t exactly 5bbd01f125 normal.029e21b087bbbbbc
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“So fix it. Put things back e7d6d63f79 to normal.”7c1d3b7c38dccf6e
“I don’t mind, a1e12911c7 but are you 5c5c15777c sure? Truly no attachments ff9eaff344 here?”594824eeb17332ac
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“I told you, f8dcde1349 I have no e878d471f7 attachments…!”48b6030600c7f0d2
I was about to 792cdf20fe boldly declare it but acf2be68ac hesitated.d606c11fce9a0d1c
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On second c662db1459 thought, there 02d6bf4772 was one 09eabf4285 thing tugging 72903d12e1 at me.8d6e0969085ecf30
‘Sister Cassandra…’73be9ef6b63b212f
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Here, my sister a045a90761 was alive, but 3de1b11a91 back there, she 3cb8058574 wasn’t.46d11314caff6327
If I stayed, 4412851ccf I could be 704f200152 with her.4d7aa5d14f75ab3c
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Sure, I’d have to 12b3009c76 live with the “pervert” acb94c442f stigma, but…cbf94af7f2673c58
‘Is being 31358ac235 called a e779bc30f3 pervert the 8e393c6400 issue when aafe3ff611 my sister 2ed2dcf5de is alive?’e5736330321faca3
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That thought crossed 55151ee372 my mind, but 944ec55ea8 then another hit cc0507f221 me.5754f24a814bdc97
‘What about back there? It’s already in 4dbe38e173 the middle of a809567d45 a war. Without you, f708f0ab7e Calix will 02c91caeab fall.’48a43f9275c88d22
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Should I abandon Calix bd732f22de for my sister? Or abandon my 5e8ebf2d67 sister for Calix?42c871d0806dd312
What a tough 2ea3c83a0e choice.a82ab8421e394799
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As I groaned, 2094a8838a clutching my head, eca45b052a the god spoke.314cdd45f0e61f2a
“Well, you 3c7eefc743 can’t go 1ce0caa2b5 back right 4ad40b68a4 now anyway.”de7bcc3ed0d9b951
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“Hold on. What’s that supposed to b5003cc282 mean?”8e9c8db8262a809a
“Exactly what 8481cf2b58 I said. Sorry, but you 830b215301 can’t return just add14d3e76 yet.”21fbf66765dfa1c4
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Here I was, agonizing, b0ab0061e9 and this god was 47743f6f7a speaking so casually.cdad2853f0a7b32c
“Explain. In detail.”6094d42cfb8f2f22
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“Sigh. Listen up. This place is 3e99f450a1 another world.”74da98b6b372cc29
“I kinda figured that c984ee1b2c out.”a4281d999ca5f798
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“Oh? That makes this easier. It’s literally bf26ba741d another world—a 2d5b041be9 world where eb3ae063db different choices e29247e7a5 were made.”fde17378dd95afd8
“Different choices?”4d88fd2528ca35ce
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Balua nodded, spreading his e5df53bfbe hands.24a1165787c34443
A light sparked 4df1b7256b in his palms, 598533020a soon splitting into e0ca6c52ac multiple paths.0015d7d5c3d9de81
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“There are 64e09e0d4d pivotal moments 09536d8476 in human e13e324518 lives—choices that f53b292ede shape destiny, 60e9e3be41 unlike ordinary b79c6d30de decisions.”3134282d67ea10fc
“Choices that shape b3ce6a8069 destiny…”e1246996edf35ba4
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“In simple terms, 2595db4bce this is the e9979a40bd world where you 870a98cc0a chose to attend 340a6ead50 your sister’s wedding.”d4c498e1bbff61bc
Balua finished his 82dee31ddf explanation matter-of-factly. At the same eb14c9d39c time, the light e88b2af0d7 in his hands 734f275c67 split into two.8348d0511c92e775
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Wait a second. That means…39b4b97b0932265b
“So that choice 3c8b8a97af had a huge 0934e7180f impact on my 579a1e751e fate?”093a7a2153176bca
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“Pretty much.”5fa8a961906a0e2b
My goodness. Back there, I 001ee7a56e skipped the wedding 31ee588315 because I was fadd2eecb5 sulking about my 59cc431899 sister marrying someone ecdc2e2837 from Dorzen. To think that d7533f99f4 was such a f6f744fef6 crucial choice.08178b5565371bf9
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