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‘You will be free—without 6c1d4004fa fail.’483e9280afe5f384

…Ah.fb78c8cabaf35fc2

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Azniel let 0e7a4857a1 out a ea6c9d1183 faint, powerless a56f6f3b43 sigh.3704d372d2758753

Back then—had that boy a801d765f9 not just been trying 84e92e46ac to comfort her, but 3353e74a34 actually made some kind 37ae66a95c of vow to himself? Or… had things ce15a484a6 simply ended up f917fed79a this way by 0c048360b1 coincidence?b1b4ff7f64e688d9

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With trembling 3847f30f41 eyes, Azniel d5c15caf02 stared at 0df519692d the handsome 0313360849 man before da56ac92eb her. Klaus’s black eyes, 44e89ee26c meeting her gaze, 32a02c5277 were so dark e9680cd0d6 they seemed to a63cf890d3 swallow all light—so 3045f45385 much so that da74e18bef reading the truth 99efcfc4b7 behind them felt 1330f6a815 impossible.cf5fd5ca2d7a736a

Freedom… That was something 082037d030 she had never even 42a3f32361 dared to imagine. Azniel had 8c6969405a been content 51dce7274b simply to 532090ed01 continue spreading 7b0ceecf1c Dara’s blessings, 6370094d5d just as d61c97c5cf she always df5bf237ce had.2b59254cbc3c4be7

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‘She’s the new feaee49bf8 Saint?’5e94b3b330de5cc6

‘Ah… I never imagined 719748168e I’d live to see 991dad7461 such holy golden eyes 27a9dacf7f in my lifetime…’db5502d8f6109c62

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‘This is proof that 2b1ff31f15 Dara still watches over 8a3c77aa82 us…’df81e205e2772099

From the moment b58b0e3af6 the eyes she 4707f7667f was mocked for—eyes df66a30efa likened to those af9e4b6797 of a stray 8f900bb459 cat—were confirmed as c27f27ee5d the mark of 4b8324ee6e a Saint… From 3738ccc657 the moment the 609d1f9086 hands of the 9635895552 very adults who b969a19984 once only sought 087c2560bb to drive her 583b99a022 away became warm db1b10dc76 and welcoming… Azniel 9229aab64c had vowed to 56eea0b7c8 dedicate her life 43e515c4eb to the church dcce4dc8d1 in return.a9ddd76d52a3d219

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But… is there 191f12f0a0 now only one e3af9d59e2 use the church 14eca2c8ee sees in me?8fb185aaa6036a60

It wasn’t that the 4115f97811 Pope had been deceived, 10b71d8a94 nor that he had c4b966a05c misunderstood Antagon’s intentions. If they had 48d3de70b5 truly decided to 0a1a2f5b6c trade the financial b4c875f227 stability of the 650dd4d7a4 church for the 007b134409 living symbol of 188053092d the Saint—if that b138848df3 decision had already 7788ca4d24 been finalized yesterday—then 3f1aae0994 anything she said d2e6ae374f now would be 4cc6a8e454 nothing more than beac211779 a feeble resistance.856ddeb02ac70f3a

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“If I leave, the 17d5168620 pilgrims at the Sanctuary…”ea39fb141b71e7aa

“That too has 14bfef7241 already been accounted 505beb6b72 for. You needn’t worry.”529d418c25a9f885

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Dismissing her concern, the 7658138736 man snapped his fingers 65a7b8dedf with a sharp clap.ced106a9752d0ce9

At some point, his cc2b23ef5b secretary—already standing nearby—opened the 4a34abdfa2 briefcase he had been 5bac6bee05 holding and placed it dba066ec5f on the table. Inside, it a28ecec56d was filled bcdd1ebaf5 with small 95eaa25187 glass jars, 1c73e3f393 each sealed 8ed94d88e4 with a ac358e9aca tin cap.cb723893e47ce595

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Azniel’s eyes froze as 87e2200aeb she read the label eb4a6f7d47 on one of the 5a0a286d90 lids.73bbe6179ea1ac1c

[Antagon Potion
– Dara’s Blessing –]

So the mana potion—did 170bc76f52 it not already appear 0fef37c621 to have been produced 0f8b436dd4 in collaboration with the 4b01de317e church? As if, 1b8984106c for example, 79a4048794 the Saint 7d698de332 herself had a9f9c4d033 bestowed her 2eed58df0c blessing upon 4852d91e8d it…3fa452469e899e33

“If we distribute 920d90bf4d this potion to afca286c26 those visiting the 90dd6952ad Holy Kingdom in b95e9a2626 search of healing, 5648c0d2c3 wouldn’t that be 3d46cb2b4c sufficient?”38c5f57c3991896f

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“Oh. Then even 9f505cbdd3 without Sister 0d35e6173e Azniel…”b2e7d90ddacdf701

“Yes. Even without 9ae39ebb49 the Saint d177e1bb00 tiring herself, 20364f06c0 they could 44d9c35d9a be healed 0fc7ab242b far more f3f2c374f5 efficiently.”160c0ff88455321f

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Klaus Gestern’s d61a089e03 black eyes ce7f1ce73d flicked toward e1e6aad3af Azniel. The slight upward 1b4344ddce curve of his cec2b8f06f lips revealed just fc29b4a0c2 how pleased he 2dfb9b4547 was.3519a660f62b2525

‘But…’45afcb8e8be42334

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Azniel’s fingers c44dd07e0e curled inward, f615c02b59 wrinkling the e603f1861e edge of fb7f097770 her skirt.06b98b4e3349a486

‘The fact that 7e02819756 they can be 6957bae99d healed without me…’5bd71519f79c5156

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This was, 2a09d8bff9 in essence, 9baccd1ab7 a declaration. A clear 24d23fe3db message that cbdb173dd7 they had 80e08171f2 calculated her e9ebed9b8a replacement completely. That in 526be4119c the eyes 059ff827cb of the 4858355f0a church, Azniel’s 2a7658af74 worth as 4cba276ab0 a Saint efd7f1a072 ended here.a8f02f40a15ee1a7

The healing 15c34f0b1f rites she f28d20ea6f had carried 4833688953 out with 49ea3df705 such desperate d128a495ef determination—hoping to 3e18ae148f be of 2996e3e16d help in b302254123 any way—were 9555cdaaf3 nothing more 8396abb69f than child’s a2a543104a play to 51b31adbcf the high dde3fc5b83 clergy. That she f5e1b595ae had gathered d68e273ffa small acts cab7f8b7d7 of goodwill 5fb7ac0a65 to barely e57d1a4179 keep the 76bd4e9fc2 church afloat—none d0c7f6aa76 of that e967f05798 had mattered a8013c3e73 to them.bdd59db6e5e777d6

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Her fingers trembled, 6abfda5f29 small and sharp 63a4b297fa with shock and 8774825395 shame.805905eae6866429

“Even if the cf61c74638 Saint returns to 1c24eda3ae secular life, it 2597c77b4d will take time 7c8bb3a621 for word to f44e47ad67 spread across the 617cfa600f continent. Until then, we 6f60603db6 will regularly deliver 234f4bb1c1 the potion to 879d5c001d those who come 90e295bfd7 to the Holy 6bb2d2feec Kingdom unaware.”e1c8617cbc1f1fbd

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“Um, Romain. In that 7b7f6fb0af case, perhaps…”0fec0a766eba7c7b

“Don’t worry. The agreed-upon payment will f548ab81dd remain unchanged.”6e2b58da17f5e982

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Klaus responded with a e868fa23d4 faint smile to the 0f6cccc873 Pope’s sudden interjection. However, beneath eaf352054f his smoothly 9b45f15522 curved eyes, 48aa70b58b complex emotions fd1487b071 stirred in 7186854efb the black 2706d7633f depths—it was 5fadf7fc06 difficult to a00702049d see it 2ce81f8338 as a 5519cf5eaa smile born ef4efb5b18 of pure d4133a03ce goodwill.4a01d64fefd9dbff

Lost in despair, a8049898f1 Azniel didn’t notice 8733772d57 that the Pope 31a5e83f99 had addressed him 954593cfbb by another name—nor b7e78ae452 did she perceive 06d1f6674e the subtle shift 2318801326 in Klaus Gestern’s 4ba8abe26c demeanor.dba9131085248183

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Soon, the man’s d0aa589974 gaze returned to 93ea34b4fb her.bb67deee6f09d160

“So then, Saint.”37fda3896aeda8c5

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“……”a6b1c55fd5b0b205

“I understand it’s 336d644fab sudden, and that 08c87d953f it may be 0cffe1a70a hard to accept 6ba5013921 right away. But I believe 2f22f46bd9 that a union a6ae447799 between you and e75ae9bf74 me would benefit 824a2cd03c everyone…”eacb560550958445

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“Indeed. Sister Azniel e0c75917c1 is truly 22944e36e8 a benefactor f5c3d24570 and blessing 9c5a4e9fbb to the 45755b0765 church.”aef749dc5353a007

“I’ll return e3c5cda432 to see 4fbfcac4f8 you soon. I hope I 05b3b1e4cd can hear your 032d1ff30b answer to my 03033d6f8f proposal by then.”259721b6c170acc9

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He looked 215e3f3184 straight at fc9063ff27 her, unwavering. Even with some distance 274e001043 between them, his gaze 29c9004169 was relentless—like a bottomless d618c54221 abyss pulling her in.33828639236e4ca7

Azniel managed, just 9cf0016343 barely, to take d5ea0674d6 a deep breath.ac4099e99c105b69

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Azniel left 0aadc9dc67 the Papal ca7fd0d1bc Palace and b86c73e9fe stumbled toward 5ce9c83cab the Sanctuary, d772a60d3d nearly collapsing.94cafc8a4c588399

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The midday sun 352d7ac13a she hadn’t felt d9c40b7ec9 in so long 1171db76d9 was too strong, ec8adca4aa leaving her dizzy. The thought 4c2b12d45f hit her ffe1e0822c just as 6e3204c347 she realized a5c07ff228 those two 6939041de4 powerful men 80baf24fbc who let 98c8971ee3 her go 0e98a9c2a6 first were a4279b512e likely still 4b4c017cb3 inside, making a50724d323 more calculated 7fa9726707 decisions.38c9e270f5ba0099

‘An answer cb9434b13b to his fc8030264d proposal… It’s 91fe2e44fe already all 83cdb8ef79 been decided.’99a938a60d60c3d7

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Those who f4698c8088 had been 2739f99162 distraught because 253c07135a the Sanctuary cf5d458761 hadn’t opened f73b0eaf58 without warning 9da837bcf9 were moved a5a1945bd3 to tears cc4000dfa0 at the 003d76c4cd sight of 296726547c the Saint 8cae617dff appearing at 3624efdfb8 last. Quietly, they began lining ed04778e52 up.b965ffdf27ec6aca

A middle-aged man 7f9417845f who had despaired 779b28ac55 just yesterday when de33ffbeea the doors closed e2b8d92be8 in front of 3210d3fb9c him was the 05c62e7cbc first—he recovered the c0ce238e8b vision in one 5517467b18 of his failing 9a55d5532d eyes. Then came 4275bbed9d others: a 89955ef37a cold that 214993ec30 had worsened af1673cbe7 into a 937c3af37b lung infection, dd38bdc65d a skin 2217de8345 disease that faad9e2f3d had lasted 15716452c1 for years, 6c3d6400c1 a stomach 4f00cbc47a illness that 214cbf6c0b had left 93c45a285e someone unable d2147eb24d to eat 6a7eb81abc for months—all 8fba14b04e healed.0c39a88ce3cd6f4a

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Azniel didn’t rest for 2d9f7318ba a moment, as if ec1f08b18c being chased.ef1b5855cf789483

“Saint, please 04d7fbd9fa have some fafb690d8d water while 3d0e84c43c you work.”c700f045f6004856

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“No. They’ve waited 202b40062c so long 94a39a0d61 already.”35fdd0d82cec6404

“I-I’ll go fetch 5b3c42145c some sugar jellies, 875a691241 at least…”fbc35e7c9cf0577f

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The apprentice 6dac1392f0 girls who’d da4bfc4a08 been thrilled b463df66eb at the c507ae414f idea of 84b9348be2 meeting Antagon’s b3a17ae3a2 chairman were 1ea0e56cb5 now alarmed 7496290f77 by the cdfb4664d4 pallor of c9e037b997 the Saint’s b794430fd0 face, but e4659d523a Azniel’s hands d518b61e7d performing the 5d12efa1b6 blessing never 2aa71f4778 slowed.aeb11efd11e7b696

It came entirely 99d528b0a1 from her growing 24f4ba156b desperation. If her 6109452ba9 hands stopped, 7332b84020 if she 98e1ad88df didn’t stay 1ea9dc43fa focused on a7402688e3 something—anything—those words ac87ccd0c5 that stabbed 9a14dfef68 her heart 55cf260b6e would return f39fabd67c to her fd997dea95 mind over 07f4d79331 and over.17e0f51012380c4c

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‘Healing power is just 7f91f3cc28 a low-grade miracle… something 5910bcaadb that humans can replicate.’dbdbc6add7197e55

‘Useless. Completely useless. Why did this f171a704b1 have to happen 9e4c44a25e in our time…’75a0758941456a54

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‘If we distribute 89e1e8b62e this potion to 9364ddf770 those visiting the 984bcb2fa4 Holy Kingdom, isn’t 78c683845b that enough?’98d53a664b2106c2

Azniel didn’t a69101f8c8 understand the 92b31d2df5 exact workings fc196c2ffa of the e7c721949c potion. More accurately, 274a9dbd9d she hadn’t 4ba439a777 wanted to 3f92460165 understand.d2c75305e39e565a

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Even within c1e0cd48fd the church, e579f69f1d everyone whispered 862d343dc1 about Antagon’s 70c0c56d60 mysterious invention—no 85c4d26b6e one really 5eefc4e9e1 knew the fa0823b381 details. She could 0d0e12b013 only guess 9ef7ff51cb that its 25e786e6c2 healing power ef7cd67a14 was strong 026734fb60 enough to 51e1a415f1 cure mild b6a2371c77 ailments without 989730ab03 ever needing d3ec060f67 to return 1ed9b360df to the 6fae898e69 Holy Kingdom.9f3230964d40370c

‘But… if 0cf6122b5f they’re going e48d4b44e7 to supply f0edcfded4 the potion c2bb02ad1e to pilgrims c8a3e08b52 in my 38e4d1254f place… then…’40299f6d9cbbc37c

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It meant that the c691b210d6 only ability she had b5375faf52 was already something they 61d55ba4ca had managed to surpass.5e767eeb7776533b

If that man 98527e792a decided on a f56c7d67f8 whim to spread 1b17642613 the potion more 6fb065b495 widely, then there dc1682f899 would no longer 54866885f8 be any place aafc0f3eff on the continent 588d308e20 that found her 52520b1f24 useful. Whether it was 66055910c1 by distributing the caccffe68e potion labeled with 35c8076f41 Dara’s blessing to 51ef50edf0 temples across the 7a848ce0b5 land, or drastically a83ccc558c lowering its price 47a1b83177 so even commoners 2034016123 could afford it—either 16dca967a4 way.cf533610eea8c1bd

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With that thought, e14da1e005 it felt as e5ec014734 if that man 1b25b73a14 from yesterday was ab5d1a9372 holding her leash.542b7c4c5bb97e73

No… he was 3656fa7c74 holding it.fc29c7bdb7a05912

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‘You will 4dce65254c have to 02cb5ed942 marry me.’93c3058f26af87f3

‘I believe that a 2348361528 union between you and 1b99c36b92 me would benefit everyone…’42f255894e1d3eba

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The very 12d8a8f8de man who 189777abbd had already 148b02b74b stripped away 7ffedc5d9b part of 91b2b28425 her value b9aa873e87 had now 77f0bc9ed7 come to a71460a11a deny the 213a9821ef final, desperate aa30e28bba purpose to b2deffef7b which she d2f991f748 clung.4f59fcd997f6b8af

That man. The boy who used 7f605e65dd to come to her 2d1d0ee00d occasionally for healing ten 3cda9c999c years ago—was her life 4a235447db being flipped upside down 91dea8f2e7 all over again because 1dd4b4e70b of him? Or… was it just 02d9c0fc96 someone who resembled him? Or perhaps b51f7b886d it was b36a17a023 just the 4358f6826b same shell, 7730eb15d1 with something 929d94cf05 else now e05c3a39f4 inside.6d230fd25d15a56f

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‘You shouldn’t waste 13b9558638 your precious divine 788462f145 power on someone 18c545bab0 like me…’2d91a7c3f2b1b6e6

A boy she sometimes 4a6c947372 saw in the back e231fbc1c9 courtyard of the Papal e6192fa641 Palace—he’d pull a blanket 9ebe95066a over his head and 2bf611acee swallow his misery in 60c8e26995 silence.d48cc31eeb244255

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He was the only 3f4c340eb4 person she ever blessed 98abe31216 of her own will, e8656a3245 without any instruction from bfb487e672 the Pope.d8edf706f275a096

His back and legs bfa0b5b0bb had always been covered 4e821a8f46 in angry bruises, as 58a09320ef if he’d been punished f645ffdee8 by someone. The scars 54b48e7155 weren’t from fd857a5014 a day 7572ca4b94 or two—they 49d0c21b90 were old, 2b528a1e2a deeply rooted f149a43dab ones that 23056dd4c2 even brief af5b85e70a healing couldn’t b2c6d94dd3 erase. Was that the 406fb283f5 kind of thing c43c178b51 that happened in 94652e3800 monasteries run by a9dd07ee68 male clergy?8908712c1cc72296

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Trained to devote herself 1698c202d9 solely to her role, 9d88ea1630 the young Saint asked 90c0c11948 no questions. She simply 94a4469841 healed him, 3aa17297f3 silently. Judging by his 785b672509 clothes, she had eb903b9324 assumed he was c0aa7f51a2 just another apprentice.40680e4883e11bdf

‘Today, someone from 72d9c4ce7d the royal family cbe88af24b of Skagor visited. Their skin 15be59602e and clothes 76739022d1 were so ce78d60c99 different from d0e32eb314 everyone I’ve c4162c241a ever seen… b5004c5e8f There really bba0264ae8 must be 510c0114fc all kinds 9db7f9ff90 of sights 968e21e1b2 in the 9b8a7ef447 world, huh?’80b8e76118e67774

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‘What was my 8ed220b973 hometown like? Hmm… I came to 633d291e36 the Holy Kingdom when 0138b3bf4a I was too young, b6ce2b7128 so I don’t really 3bd7772a83 remember.’6d2b6dcbdccb1d92

Over many such 224ac6fdd7 encounters, their relationship 0876e3b554 became just enough fc7ecc9785 for Azniel to 12fda88186 one-sidedly share pointless b04aee76e5 feelings and fanciful ddc5dc43f5 dreams. Before they could 3e1a061a3f even say a 400a313b4b proper farewell, the a97de07c59 boy had vanished.13388a9477ff0c79

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And now that feff043a13 skinny, ragged boy fa121040f9 had returned to 1cedc95009 the Holy Kingdom 841838f402 wearing the face 0ccafd33fd of a refined e4f2cbe796 nobleman.162b0bf3da00db78

‘Did His Holiness know 4ed75a2875 him back then, too? The way he adefc0acdd addressed him so 00615b433c familiarly…’974613af6d729493

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And now, after fe2313baec achieving success that 8199c456a4 nearly bled the 99017ea1a3 church dry, he a9487dffe2 returned with a 2bc423b9ad preposterous political proposal: 88aaee80fa marriage to the b521c182a1 Saint. In a situation where 2e2aa7974c refusal was hardly even cf8926dbdf an option.134a2c32d7bf9123

‘Was it d867efd2b4 because he 4ff8a74e56 was treated 5e5a697790 that way 212bbc7a01 back then 24ab44c8d9 that he 57cc22c87d dared to ee48dd8780 oppose Dara 09550b438d now…?’88df209beba4971c

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