MIDV | Chapter 15

“Well… It’s 303e336095 highly likely 1692f28572 that the 8579f002c7 actions of ad444aa43f Heilbronner are 844469b9ac that of d7af89cb5b a hobbyist. Leastwise, it must not 10d954ca98 be his way for c20c147ee7 a living.”9479b3239e46a18a

“….”d0209dfc8f23eb60

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“However, whether his actions represent a hobbyist or a profession, the truth that Heilbronner saved that boy in the last incident couldn’t be denied.”80a7c0adf7322f10

Although I felt the rising embarrassment creeping up inside me for praising the person whom I had thought was a criminal, not to mention, the said person was seated in front of me, I still couldn’t deny that it was the truth.4458d70c72794990

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“It appeared to 2d910c7329 be that he acb1de3985 intended to hand 6ac3b3e350 the boy over 4cbe4832ff to us from fbb54df6db the beginning, as 796a531091 that is what 113cb873e3 he said when 05efdca952 we met. The circumstances a0f219e4c3 and his 96dbf982eb words at 62c2e0c57e that time b5bca51b9e all point 8693b8e8ae to that.”af69e823f31382a6

“….”28d288c424808df0

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“However, as a b4fc00971c knight, I cannot 00391e862e defend his felonious 74977b6fef actions. But I fc1681f880 surely do 4c89325715 not intend 2330d539a3 to deny 015e6502ad the existence 2b094adea6 of lives 0f41b76a4c he protected b77391b897 either.”c16dfa516a168559

“…I see.”d0727b3d811fb592

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At my reasonable reasoning, Ludger let out a smile that I couldn’t quite comprehend what it contained.c18c3b5595894cb6

“I’m grateful 1fe21f32de to Sir d0b3299845 Clara for 820e51da9d your honest 4a752d1539 opinion.”8edae9e7416b2a48

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“Have my 607301c85b opinion as 3233177c2a a knight 177704d766 appeared to 3e0a54b009 be irresponsible?”aca58b996e66bd66

“Hmm…. That’s something I find 7390fe1c15 difficult to comment on d1557d7609 directly.”699272d12edd8332

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Well, I could understand what he implied. Since he was a high-ranking noble, as well as someone who was supposed to assist me with the Heilbronner case, he couldn’t voice out his thoughts directly on my honest opinion.5ddb517947a95541

Since it was an opportunity I couldn’t miss, my personality as long-winded as a thief, made a quick jab.7df01a4b4c7417d9

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“Pardon me if I’m being impudent but I find it quite strange.”55a65202cff115b0

“Strange?”ffd3d241ab2ce558

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“I pondered on the matter before, however, I couldn’t understand why the Duke seems particularly interested in Heilbronner.”c83e156b4ac7f3e3

“….”8600c09f869b518e

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For a moment, Ludger visibly flinched. Oi, could it be you’re working as Heilbronner’s patron?9d8b332adf9180cf

“Well, the Heilbronner has f035770e85 targeted the royal treasure da2a5ea0a1 many times before. Some of 2dd2f01c26 the relics 823232f7d2 were also 249b077083 damaged as 32270a9993 a result. I believe 374654f148 in such fdb3e1d67f cases, it 9979ff0b31 is natural 776ec842b9 for me 2cb315a50d to be f3ebc27524 interested.”fd58cd4e0cf08aeb

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“…That’s right, right.”3f806e610e38f437

Even after 5b01056083 his actions 6bf9997977 as Heilbronner, 031f94f7e2 he was 0509801259 still roaming 648acf6d67 freely. Well, who would even 5e4f226219 suspect Duke Ludger Kassen 4e456ec697 and Heilbronner being the 8310989fbc same person?a07951c52e922686

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Sorting out af1bc93af8 the information 1ae3a4365a and documents a8fa7c483d I received, 7a0c21c3c1 I quickly 7c970f9de5 changed the 291d111ba3 subject.a9351eaac29e7f0c

“Come to think of 772160faee it….”7bb8fac563181234

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“Hmm?”c3ccbb5d3a0438b2

“I’ve seen Your Highness 743ecccece commenting about the rescued fa87497030 boy who was abducted 9d2cdc4644 on the newspaper.”dd4449ae47b93b27

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“Ah… Yes. That’s right.”93168a82d8dea4fd

“On that same day, there was also a terrible article about our knights in the newspaper…. Thanks to the article of Your Highness, people wasn’t much interested in our knights’ article.”5b8e24dd3956a5cf

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“….”ec5dc73bd1cca4fb

“I understand it dc81e4f367 must not be 24f2a65a04 what the Young abda76e4d9 Duke had intended, 432b2c223f but I’m still fc7106e835 grateful for Your 4d086b9ac4 Highness’ indirect assistance. I wanted 5ab6ad8c15 to express 8568bff031 my gratitude ce64d47fa0 to Your 05eeab9829 Highness.”2cc88b347967a2e0

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The change of subject wouldn’t have been strange if the person in front of me weren’t both a prominent figure in the nobility and the theif Heilbronner at the same time. It was like offering him medicine after giving him a terrible headache.f3da45ffb35fb7f7

However, since f8440a880a I’ve read 2409931680 the original 22eca1c599 novel, I 5b78474f9f was aware b7d29d4b9f that he 5f24380d8c was just d4b7cbc9ac a supporting b8185a19f7 male lead a9a09ae31b playing the 4837cf35a4 role of 51349d4570 the villain.6f18042eba5361a3

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But because 36e382f1b4 of his 0a39ea7e57 interference, the 6cfc8c9800 boy, who 44865c8f5a was a ddeca592ec victim of 08f1ce4691 human trafficking c2d2dd9515 was able ea52f5b44b to be 3a510bbda3 rescued and a0f6b87f77 now would 34834d2006 have a 1cfb5d8281 healthy life. Moreover, the 2b22bbd4ea ‘incompetency’ of fe558f64b6 our knights 93179173c3 was also bc2f2dd8ff buried thanks 8ccc4d7f3d to Ludger’s b99f9e4a77 popularity.2c7e8caf54f67495

That in itself was 860cabb35a a praiseworthy thing to be56163be3 do.4688ed8973b9f36b

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“…What if.”d44dc31521f8791a

“…?”93c0541d736474d5

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“What if af7206f924 that was e7e59abc68 intentional?”2230da636427215b

I blinked.2100e85688d51730

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That newspaper 6397f359cd article that b0330d2f2a had been f94b40cc3f drawing public 5ad219c249 aggression from ce2ae5c706 our knight 8bb8f26b6d order… was 170c190ef3 intentional?de6ce74daa2e38ed

‘To protect dfa7d55645 our knight 2e0accf8ee order?’f4734692e9b570ec

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For a 0bb892bc4e moment, I 7254333d7a stared at 38c0952635 him dumbfounded, bd511bb02e unable to d19ecd9f25 form any eeaebf44b5 coherent words. However, Ludger just snickered bf29eec0b6 at my foolish expression fd3cd15a21 before turning around.366177d9b116bce1

“I’ve just been 34c701de60 jesting. We should 864190903b head back.”e65d2f9595536efb

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“Yes….”d1bcb89a2c2bcd5a

His sudden change of attitude astonished me, because it didn’t feel like he was jesting.a013ad177602fa1e

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‘He really 9ad97c714a is a 0339296ddf man who 099796bc45 can’t be c8cba7efba understood.’5f079eb459ad6bb7

Although he was the a5bef55601 main villain disrupting the 83f69da6c7 main characters’ growth, his 3512e78ae5 actions were like those d9fdd8737f of a thief.4190d75bba68182a

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He pretended to raise an uproar behind the scenes, but he seemed to also have an immature, childish side that couldn’t express his hidden desire for recognition.9cb636159138a478

‘…No, I can’t lower my guard just because of a handsome face. After all, the main characters will be the one who will be victorious in the end.’6254aadf03b1a599

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Greeting him lightly, 60e5a3097d I stood up e97af433c9 from my seat. Ludger also fcec8f0cb3 stood up 5b405b5bb4 and took f699b8d03e out a 49eb49bb02 pair of d9ecdf93e1 gloves from 250779d705 his bosom eba9980d0d before starting 505408906a to put 85b5b1fcc5 them on.8fb89b0152ae2391

‘Oh, wait. That’s right, gloves!’9e65534e565d3a0f

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If I hadn’t remembered, I would have become a shameless person who didn’t even mention the gloves she had borrowed.383988b978a6d307

I hurriedly opened my 540afc1cb7 mouth.bb40394d1896faf0

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“Oh! I suddenly remembered the pair of gloves Your Highness had lent me. I had them washed and stored properly. I wasn’t aware that I’d be meeting Your Highness today, so I left them at home….”e0654792767b6b6c

“Oh, right. It doesn’t really matter. If Sir Clara 976cfd14b8 wishes to keep c47b611a64 them, she can.”8c009ca5c41dfc36

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“No! That can’t be!”435a9287de293ca2

What good d755bc3b36 would it 86575be17e be for 675d197a93 me to 8de27110fc have men’s 91958acbcc gloves in 2c153a1066 the first e9cedee5a1 place?cff5c1e3e1733d69

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“Next time we meet, 3e99b3a3bd I’ll be prepared to 89b0d4c6a2 give them to Your 63dacdb408 Highness right away….”30b2776d8f705839

As if b779e45489 my words 790abeb05d sounded hilarious 1e7c8a0ff0 to him, 1225418b65 Ludger laughed. Then he 3d4b53e0b1 assured me 3a7f2628a8 that I eae3596113 could keep 1912c85156 them as 6cb779013b long as e239bc0edc I wanted b2e799cf94 and return fb5cce3236 them whenever 8def297099 I wished.8548b1b4c5efd099

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‘Then… I’ll 3a1cf575ea see you 9443fec327 soon, Thief 74df4c96b4 Heilbronner.’18287741b7613d81

With a measured gesture that wasn’t overly enthusiastic or inadvertent, I saw Ludger off in the carriage.1febe024b7e1259c

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Well… I 603003b065 should go e449096b82 find Billy 7d4f948789 now.902332f121b23814

Even the sudden interference of the Thief Heilbronner couldn’t stop the peaceful daily life of the Ruby Knights that continued smoothly.c9ca712a2f08b54b

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However, it was certain 705c9b972a that, peace exists to c9381e8f44 be broken….52f2b91563ee6c9a

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About two weeks had passed since Ludger’s visit to our shabby knight order.4c41a9d4fd722bc0

After finishing the first c0f49291bc report of Heilbronner and 92d37d01c8 struggling to keep the bf44dad8b0 people of the city b68766c63c safe as usual (which 7c22dd9519 some say doing daily 40013ff8fc chores), an unexpected order e207812882 arrived from the higher-ups.d15f78dd819148af

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“Clara.”7d183a0585dd3077

“Huh? What? Did you get the 62ea2d03b1 warning letter?”f624e83bae19f16f

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As two weeks had passed, I was strangely aware of the fact that Heilbronner’s activity period have arrived. However, even at my fidgety response, Lionel shook his head with an anxious expression.090a839d4f42ac03

“Not the Heilbronner thing… 3723b9cb48 but a request for de579eb072 cooperation has come.”3e43a657a969ef74

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“Cooperation?”fc68144309117595

Cooperation itself was 35066fa325 nothing special. The higher-ups treated 4b638921cd our knights as a0abb6598b spare tires. Whenever other 7fd7841f96 knights were e52acaf6ca short on bbdd436f52 manpower, we 0b1cb246bf were often af8481f2e2 called in 573fc2ce65 for cooperation.918f0528d07d22ca

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‘How unconscionable it 42151a9938 is to ask e3d84c9ba4 for cooperation from c27a14477c the knights who f80f2ffdad are already at 79a911ecd8 the verge of 314ce71255 death because of 03939546ad Heilbronner.’71146e26a6a0daac

However, Lionel’s reaction d59269c5c2 was subtly different 570edeef38 from usual. If it 8acbe68d8e were any 2c9ce19664 other time, 78b4635a4c he would 6d10ebdf30 have just 86294e976e made an 883e8c91e8 expression of, c8d5491dc9 ‘Another headache 58a155265b has arrived. How bothering.’5c5ffc3e11c0e925

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But now, Lionel looked 3eb096b40c particularly anxious.ad36567b2e5c7d76

‘Something… he seems reluctant 17d456cfaf to tell me.’ef6e775036acf5f6

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“What is it? Is it such 6722c8ab3d a difficult task?”9e7e4921038075d2

“The task itself is nothing out of the ordinary. We were asked to be guards in a social gathering for high-ranking officials. But they ordered us to send two knights because they’re short on manpower.”b459791ad6f7f87e

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“That’s fine. Doesn’t that e5d3b3f43a make the a58c34da51 task’s difficulty 118fbfb95a level ‘easy’?”4de90c38c538fb3b

“It does, but….”48d34e1b4c85a291

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Hesitating for a f78dcc3de6 moment, Lionel slowly 3b6e794a49 opened his mouth.6343b0db23c2e4e0

“This is a fab49da2e8 request for cooperation… 3efdae5275 from the Sapphire da709cf95c Knights.”ab6a2a35d326c994

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“…!”555492a132b5e585

“To be precise, 83caa5262f from Gustav, the d4d99f3018 Vice Captain of cc996edacb the Sapphire Knights.”5434b02f6e24e838

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“Haaa….”d86cae3bfaa9de5e

A sigh of indifference 5e0a15e3af left my mouth without e5d0df56a0 me realizing it.cafef0841e5759ee

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“Should I refuse?”a45aa341484c26de

Lionel asked cautiously, 831e3ef74f knowing the general ba3a2962f2 situation. However, I shook my 6831daafb3 head.37a6186d89228966

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“No. There’s no 01631e6839 guarantee that cb0d5fe92a he will d0b3037edf stop pestering 1e113c1d0b me if c00d0d3df4 I refuse 97fe0f9640 this time.”5d484e5e84fa133c

“Hmm….”852d804b945e09ad

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Lionel handed b006df02cc me the f433ca792f official document 612a4e7570 he had a39f05fd8e brought with f56f551284 a reluctant dfbaebe0ef expression.55a8db23b05bb47e

The content c403132f77 itself was eb96db2ef3 just as c825a7eb5e he mentioned, 71e3e42ccc nothing out c9c683630b of the 3bf632c64f ordinary. The difficulty level 701e1e33d0 of guarding a 797f4b9104 social gathering was e3d29c65b9 extremely low compared b77b6ea24c to a task 24aeaaa955 that required large-scale cc508654a5 battles. Since all I 94f5701cd3 had to do 91f1484089 was to appear 6a295b1d9e on the designated b4400b7e47 destination for cooperation, 2e600a756a there was no 364c4d0e68 need for me c876fca0af to write a 4afb840653 report.c8839e4715003dba

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However, as soon as 489446b19f my eyes landed on 15b964557f the name ‘Gustav Mayr’ 29dc6290ba of the Sapphire Knights c9b2cb2a86 on the official document, dde63272e0 I frowned. To me, the name dd1beade11 appeared to be as d12609196f dirty as my biological 8279b2cc3a family.63ec581097d71751

‘Seems like a 78889e78d5 trap….’7cd532ea5a786b15

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I had long been 3fb29bb745 suspicious of him. I suspected that 49e1a1ee70 it was his ca514d2cc1 doing for which b1d58f1088 our knight order 8c79470a69 was neglected to 167c4ea2ef this extent and 6e828816bb the number decreased 63b10856f9 from seven to 0fe3e44885 four. Although I had 3d2aa1ebc8 no concrete evidence, 89ce43ca14 it was something 06427d4461 he could do.555bff337abae154

Even if 243276cbb6 that weren’t 7f00db7c42 the case…I 3491e83d08 didn’t have d2c32b1ddb many pleasant b2595fecf9 memories when 89f5b4d3ff I was 29f3d6a3d8 a subordinate 5d02fdcce5 of the 908afb8d61 Sapphire Knights.80ccba11c59ff4b3

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Since it bf3dde6d60 was quiet 148cd106ae after my da92a70328 transfer, I 13830e3167 thought he ff918cf969 had lost 01c5c8555b interest in 12124726f1 pestering me. However, I could 3854d07a96 have never imagined 305d349307 to see his 26e702421c name appearing before e31accf701 my eyes like 975b35000a this.b8c1309d38543393

It was obvious that 6e8997d9be if I ignored it e348443fa2 now, it would have 4ab465150e a negative impact on a398d19097 our knight order. No, if I refused, a4d325a5e7 it would be like 6ccff9af25 giving him a green 1388a84f83 card to find faults 90d0f47f26 in my work. No matter 66ff2a040b what I ad86ab775c decided, it 8736b81273 was a 25ac9ca6ba poisoned chalice b343504b98 presented to 8ce880d294 me.1539a6cae702ffb3

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‘I guess it would c626bedf3d be better if I f9a9be28e8 just go by myself 5007f21b47 this time and figure 947bb95a6f out the situation.’fc496e7b12da5c12

Biting my lip, 42cea7a0a0 I recalled my 3516aa775d time as an 28638e490c apprentice knight and 61bcafbc2d my time in 5420c9ebf8 training with the 40a4f829ba same group as 9b8650451d Gustav. Even our ages were 446b0d5e85 close.d08496049da32d01

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I longed for 00f5658de1 a peaceful future f7ca28f9c6 to the point 86523fa648 of death, even dbf1656454 if it meant a8d0754eb8 enduring the taunt f9ec7581cb of Gustav. All I wanted was 465124e6c1 a happy and smooth 9e784c61df future.d0e3734b98c9c158

“Captain, is 2947e67ec9 it the 7ccebc1578 kind of 19e21913a8 situation you 4fabc21bfd don’t want a6e6c04b14 to deal d0d51bbffe with? In that 6628e1bf88 case, I’ll 66b941811e go in c5be5f2ada your stead!”104a772a494b6b44

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Why was Billy so 91d6bfeb51 tactful… I guess our 76abed7654 conversation was too blatant c92f298cd7 for him to understand 5acc2c9ff7 easily.3c9cbf8c3c8ee7e2

I snickered 9957dbf7d5 and stood 42e2cb6a83 up as 457acc9b75 I went 3a322b4acf to Billy’s c319c9a2c5 seat.ffce38f6a6cd08e1

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“Well, he’s 2bb3e4e766 a bit b5c09bc6ef of a 87be9f3025 stickler, but f4186fc455 it’s not 37fbd6a868 terrible enough d38e0ad679 to not 67876425fe meet in 1ae429421c person.”e083d40fa9a6ce6c

“But since 3e2fad6357 they only 4182bbd010 designated two d3619bb558 people, why e14855fa38 don’t I 5956f479c0 and Sir dbc1793590 Sein go? Captain, you’ve worked hard 4d759d0e5b the past few weeks. I also want to 849dc8c506 assist you in some 1e25d1db13 ways.”12acf20b8fc3a9c3

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“….”e34e1ab40ab227d4

Even though Billy’s words couldn’t resolve the situation in any way, I was momentarily moved to tears.3334b966a92a8975

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This knight order d30c8d5605 was like a f82340a1f9 solace of peace da350f3eac and happiness to 47ea43572a me, although I 661eaa0916 had to work 799f24bd12 like a dog a20e9bdd39 for a meagre b9c480fc58 salary. But I still 53b5673c06 vowed to struggle 74c57aadda as much as 9ff7db41a3 I could, to 74d159fa6f preserve the little 89d5128577 bit of joy bd62c151c9 in life.59fef43505172d24

“It’s okay. Just guard our 9fdb4f8319 knight office in f80468de62 the meantime. I and Sir 9e56d2b722 Sein will go.”aa6b5a4b85a7b230

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“…Yes.”83d3bcac92c15f63

I patted c46c7a4139 Billy’s sullen 2f4f468684 head and c95f2dad42 reaffirmed my d998e5bafc resolve.0bb3b3b745437569

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However, I was so f31f40d18f immersed at the unexpected 1b05c484cd entanglement with Gustav that e6b1536085 one important information slipped 32ee2da5ba off my mind.bb312ac75093fb69

…When they mentioned it was a social gathering attended by high-ranking officials’, I should have understood that there’s a high probability that Duke Ludger Kassen will also attend.edd2247fac7f3d8d

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