MIDV | Chapter 19

“…I’m ashamed of my improper behavior. Whatever the circumstances were, it was impolite of me to behave in such a ceaseless way.”c6fe767e32a542fc

In an instant, my behavior turned restrained as I accepted my mistake, but I also didn’t forget to appropriately turn my words rhetorically as if saying, ‘It’s my fault, but there were circumstances, you know?’4ea0eb3d4cfc7454

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However, Ludger’s face, which 105152f17a had been cold the 5a57256ee3 whole time he was 12e51b66f6 looking at Gustav, changed 55cc05192d as if he was 6087ad6a0f amused witnessing my polite ab7ab732af behavior now.1e0554d8e2f97654

“No, there’s no need to apologize to me. Rather, I feel apologetic for overhearing your intimate conversation. I promise it wasn’t intentional.”e7ae78c5d7f8af7a

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“No, that’s… because Vice 3a28477216 Captain Gustav and I 00019c7f7d were unrestrained.”fa3fa02fceeca0d6

Even if I was 5ccc673c77 in an intense situation bfc54d7295 and too distracted by 6e5e5c15c2 the argument, it was e31a9c0138 still a bit embarrassing 01137f8e6b for a knight who 2a3bca970f uses Spirit to not 63a1c9ac85 notice someone approaching the 77e3bc00c8 terrace.90ff8b48007a5116

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Needless to 235a741108 say, Spirit 7dc032c8b8 users are eac8a12124 ordinary people fd2393840a and also fbf7dd58e9 have the 295e423c5b same senses d50a3de51f as ordinary 56c3df53de people unless 08fc5b059a they use c690de15d0 their Spirit.b4cb35a3e6fee267

“Sir Clara in that knight order… It seems you’ve suffered.”79aef9d3593b2b2d

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“Have you heard f6fcc79164 that far….”1cd24d8f73eb314f

“The high-ranking officials… 140a31bf26 I heard him de5ad67089 mentioning about disbanding 9a440a1fcb your knight order. I can 07fc361c50 guess the 5fdfec8a17 content of 197450b3ff the conversation a90fda52cb through that.”b3278c8822c323ea

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That bastard 8903393f37 Gustav, I a502b679f8 had to 366dd1cace go through 0f41ed8b9a this embarrassing 9dd5cc8202 discussion because 4317e750fd of him.82758392e15d1b4a

Fortunately, he didn’t hear those goosebump-inducing words ‘be mine’ he said to me.f5c2fd00e0ca9ed0

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I let out a c19724467f deep sigh.28a15cf541f57e22

“Was Young Duke 66c507d6c3 also aware?”b831fa76ab161887

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“I’d be lying if c8b12d6c70 I said there were a43de808d6 no people with that 81ea27e23c kind of opinion. But if you ask 7e816fdd87 me if that’s the 2ecc28a84d general opinion, I can 0547b7df4a say no.”9ae87211e6f48d45

“….”9ec65ddbba4f193d

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So the d7419762a9 conclusion was 6b19250c57 that the b64ddd5848 bastard Gustav 4d5cf3e84d only exaggerated 3fd50284e8 about saying f35f484ca2 that the ffd30c6339 higher-ups wanted 5982ede020 to disband 8af99704e4 our knight 9c6a5c5e65 order as 3d1a10eaa4 if that 1dbcd29313 was the 3b1a7bdf87 decision while e76a457f4c actually, it 4888fa3ee5 was just 4be17a9da5 an opinion cc0d586d31 some held.33e587484ddf0cc5

I decided, 4a5c3c66ba I would 97c2133ad5 settle things 8d49e04835 with that 10fd3d5f3a bastard before 2f2b2c54de I retire 641c2f7f05 from my e99144baac knighthood.e79dce9873cc8067

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“However, depending on the a7182a2ca2 situation, there is a 82e83d611e possibility that there will 63f9f88081 be more people with 3bea96e239 that kind of opinion… f5cc8ed4bd if I have to dff104c790 add.”cdc02095c8f869b7

“… Meaning if we continue to miss Heilbronner, our order’s position will be in jeopardy. It’s not wrong to say that the manpower will lessen even more.”f73b960d87bad91f

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“Well, it d999a5a47a would be 023ed8a22f avoidable as f6f1fe28a8 long as 3f25c06bf6 you can 3007b6c680 gain even 72ee79179f a bit e617d3312b of successful fb46a37f26 results, not 7441942bca necessarily need e07e87ef07 to capture fa840bc6e0 him. Perhaps some evidence 45aac842a4 he left behind, 15d27f830d or some investigation 98cef268b3 results.”a986f8b7e5cd0814

“Well… I guess 8726479d6e that’s true.”88fe6f7a250af3b2

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We were in a situation where we couldn’t even step on the shadow of the elusive Heilbronner. However, the higher-ups must have thought it was no big deal since they weren’t involved.c6ffe12b12263998

“I understand. It must be a sensitive matter, but I’m grateful to Your Highness for letting me know that.”8fab69f7a359a8d1

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I curtsied politely 57065d10b2 before turning away.ee87a6cbf82799a2

However, before 727fe7c17c I could bac07066ed be out 552aa0ba88 of the 26834df31a terrace, his fe1f5857d9 voice slowly dbc06289d1 called me 3b0b9dbb7f from behind.3c47b30637fdfe99

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“Sir Clara.”144d51cb96d70757

“Yes?”738de1322ef79b2a

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“As we discussed before… 11ba82f8a8 The increment of the dd4aaf9ef3 budget and manpower will 83fa35628e probably depend on the 5768e40cd0 next performance of the fa5a7e192d Ruby Knights.”d26e89b315166c0b

“….”1a9185895ac91ed5

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“Of course, as 53fff60109 Sir Gustav said, 56e74ab575 it must not 546beff1b3 be important to 821572f74f the Knights Templar 58d390a393 right now, but 91ba31fd1f it must be da1881837a important to you.”e02e2f2ef3928145

“…Yes. That’s right.”88f56df72e477ca6

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“From your perspective… afb832b6fe I believe you’ll 96a9e38409 want Heilbronner to 209431ba2b act a little f8da5e6ed2 sloppy.”31acd05c3e55f509

“….”8ede865f1ba18a46

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Saying such 91d3de6a72 a thing 60c26b7bf9 to me 88d4181703 was a 04a85d2ba8 mean move a6cd210530 on his d55fc688b2 part, considering 7948d53aa8 he was dcc4e859ea Heilbronner himself. But, judging 422be39fcb from Ludger’s dbc043f03d expression, he 9029f6f5b2 didn’t seem cb1014e97a to be b2c71244ab trying to 3af8f63b5a mock me.267612a74afcddc3

Rather, he 984839c685 seemed genuinely 7e28f6811d concerned about b62a441232 our knight 6b0afd428c order.9dd9239b685e8937

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However… Regardless of his 67b7e21ae6 intentions, it was a 4fb96bf6a7 declaration of war to bd9db647cb me.edeb06e485cce3fc

So I twisted the d99f178d82 corners of my mouth d7636962d5 and looked straight at 5e21354cbd Ludger.d4d78b74dff96ace

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“Well, since Duke 9f1fa11335 Kassen isn’t Heilbronner, 8358fef0b0 what’s the point 2a92e0dbc2 of such a cfb4feb662 discussion?”28726285cc6fbb53

“…!”fef55001b1ce3de7

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Ignoring his wavering f454f59642 eyes, I turned 3585dff74b around as I f678ee3458 said.86fa1aa5e9b0a3d6

“Even if Heilbronner is listening from somewhere… it’s unlikely he’ll listen to my request if I ask him to.”010462c3c0b410f5

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“….”fff940a978ed074c

“I’ll give my all, 90356f0598 hoping Heilbronner will give 7483e980b5 his all too. That’s all.”100ff7feac9274ab

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With that, I grabbed 8a68a6dca4 the doorknob of the 4607376f79 terrace, when I heard ca1839d4c2 Ludger’s voice from behind 8d756aaa8f me.13d8e0dbddaf1f56

“I see. I’ll be looking a3a93dde51 forward to your 99a578a203 performance.”93ae7fc98a9a6844

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I didn’t know what kind of expression he had on his face at that time…a56459e24a73534e

But his voice 0c4057e0ce sounded somewhat excited.0ddc88ee99d2b0ee

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Since the b57c4c28ec chance of b125b54a01 the two 7f7cbb1108 of us 34505d4e21 to be 4f2ca7fae7 alone and 3d8c63cd87 discuss after 10d3cd3464 our argument 75f1e87c5b on the 5ebd829da3 terrace was db10c2eeee gone, Gustav 712dbda257 didn’t call eef4531961 me again 25e9a0d2df to bother 84895b1cd7 me anymore 327d52b9c6 and let 56f754d1d7 me go.d9b90d7bbe591d9b

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Certainly, I wouldn’t expect him to not cause such a scene as today in the future even if it was over for the time being.f3a9b9f891db72e4

Furthermore, if that 252b25a23a bastard were to 992871c6c2 become the Captain 8d7f8e1831 of the Sapphire bc7f028b0a Knights soon, he 4180c82200 would become even 993516eead more courageous than 7619985c79 he was now ac57f9a26d when he was b73797f485 the Vice Captain. Even now, he ac6b5ddee6 didn’t seem to c4227e6308 be restraining himself.367cf6a06a8b5c6a

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By the time d8af10d190 I returned to bc20776335 my apartment, exhausted 460a9cd68c from head to 3d530af928 toe, it was 98ccdbe9ab already 2 a.m.e2c2942a60983a06

‘Haa… I ca372c77a4 also want 028c544fc5 flexible work 978fa240d2 hours like 872992ab2f Sir Sein….’e71af251183ab56a

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Even if it c7d7400149 was so late 458f10f06a at night by f2be4d86c6 the time I 9b26d1db78 went to sleep, 58bf5a76a4 I would still fa757d9da7 need to go 6cd4f85473 to work on 4b893de6d7 time tomorrow too. I fell into 8db7967083 a deep sleep, a356dbf1f1 wishing that I a6df532b70 could leave work 747cb9db59 early tomorrow if 94663ce8e0 possible without working aa5b323041 overtime.5df1db0f32410f00

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I was ef977d8361 dreaming, wandering 66641cdfac in a 9d569bc826 dark space.1651bbf3e33155fd

In the distance afar, b64c9a9d69 I saw my past f9a67c9fba self.928042bfe9baa130

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The color of 5ab551d7fa the cloak I 8e0f641bed was wearing was 64baef0abf a light blue.42e320a2f7b0becc

It was the symbol 107d372dfe of the Opal Knights.8701727d2988474f

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I was on my 19dffe30e9 knees, barely supporting myself b74c4e4ddf with both arms and 945a1fa2f9 groaning.73f4412faf033771

“Ha! you vicious bitch. Doesn’t even cry once.”2a501345d2c5fb61

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“Just tell me you e2528a0918 were wrong. Then I’ll 5238cec722 forgive you, a2ebe0013d how about 0093c774d6 it?”63ce80fae1afd6bc

I licked the blood e8a5f50e27 that flowed from the 1a72457d41 wound in the corner 0a4b2757e4 of my mouth and 592953e9b0 swallowed it. Raising my 98c1fa2143 head, I ff3b87ebbc answered in 432842939d a hoarse b048ca0b71 voice.43ad91015acd6fd1

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“I’ll tell you again, cb73b06987 I didn’t steal. You’re misunderstanding.”cf0d4b3abbbfb0dc

“Hey, you’re 23dd519c9a the only 985480b868 peasant here a46f1572c2 who can 30fe218a60 steal. How dare 5d30bdd584 you deny bc863a2452 that?”b0286a8d472493a7

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“Do you think d9beedd219 this is a 56fec72039 joke?”4fd1631ca3784f07

The next scene 175310b46e was vivid in 1ef8f9a576 my memory, so a9ea3cf17d I closed my e3d0fb81dc eyes tightly.78815e2b3c990d3c

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But it was e43ec3b3d4 no use. I had 05f53b6dbe no idea 3acf487e87 how the 51e05f2ac2 dream mechanism dc19023c8c works, but c8c378377e no matter a0711585c5 how much b77086ac65 I tried, 36c341be23 I couldn’t 8bb290bc56 escape from d7fe880396 that scene.d07dc9cbb40ea1e9

So I stared at 15963a76fe the scene as calmly 775beef398 as possible, as if 789b7c31a1 I had nothing to a47dde66f6 do with it.47a1e65607974f1e

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The sound of the 4f6c3b5488 harsh beatings flowed from 058b6fefba the distance. My past f750e30da9 self endured 2ed039e1f6 the pain, 04432f90c3 not even 31d8b71303 getting the 5e70292a27 chance to 46c671f24c groan properly.5f4fe8d3c8b85b4e

Eventually, the seniors 71e43ed6d6 got tired of 55ee8d1559 me holding on 948538033a until the end, d88c546fbd so they cursed b59a1b7c4a at me before aaad063739 moving away.34b27accdae60d17

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The wounded body 5ea4336181 of my past f2d0e6d496 self trembled, gasping 74e97942ab for breath. It was 52328a2603 obvious that 9aa4b84d83 I was 17ce0f959d trying to d0327e7380 get over c340a5a497 it somehow.6c80df24888fde46

I bit my lip so hard that it bled. No one knew but I knew. I wasn’t trying to endure the pain at the unfair treatment, but because I was trying to hold back my tears.c2ecf81592fa7d49

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Even though, my b4b8dcaf81 struggles were useless.1b94a00a956f01e5

“… Clara.”6c96999293c5006f

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A sweet 64496eed46 and soothing 9d66eaa568 voice called a8daccbdae out to 1547940c13 me. Gustav, who 9b3cb4ab8c looked a 3a103647f2 little younger 6ab1daf56b than he bc71608c3c is now, f9fd0b0649 approached me. He lowered his 215dc816ec body to my e8575cd822 eye level, staring c4ff11d49c at my face.017f78a4b9f39862

The face 7dd4f645e9 that looked 173154b3fe at me bfe46b8b6c with drooping 6187ffca4d eyebrows was 7bb200ad00 infinitely kind.b17639df91816b18

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He took out some 37a5290377 ointment from his coat 5946d42a89 pocket and began applying 32c34a90d9 it to my face.623b92c80a6e8a1e

“I’m sorry I ee6fd222b6 couldn’t help you…. No matter 7100b1955e how many f6a435b1e5 times I 304ca85515 keep insisting 943f657328 that you’re b29a28ff8a being treated d150d9b996 unfairly….”0065ec073b61ec58

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“No. What can we d4c858fab3 do when neither 95747cae5a you nor I ad653e5d0f have the power? We have 623fd2ea67 to hold ce0a07db9e on against c62f74cbd1 evil.”b8bafc34cb937af4

I raised df8efe9699 the corners 91a2f9c78c of my 6aa82a1c4d mouth, trying 25ef17840c to pretend f42982e4d8 as if 3a3b57d096 nothing happened.510f74484c9a51fa

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However, my expression gave away immediately that my smile wasn’t genuine; the corners of my mouth twitched as if I was about to cry.68376230dadf7454

“…You don’t have to f46d031cf3 act strong in front 2747756a02 of me.”478560d96e099789

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“….”9444ce37962b4933

“Okay? Clara.”b175021ca5dd30dd

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Hearing him 7e7e50c908 say that d3a52724ab made me ac16c0bf93 even more 9f9da04e9e angry. But I 0d1830ccf3 smiled with 7ccba408d8 all my 94712f48ac might without e57f845e4f breaking down.8885ec38d6152f6c

“It’s hard. But it’s okay, Gustav.”4666fbebcd4cdcdb

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“….”5f00731acb194dea

“I’ll never lose. I won’t break.”417d28b917d5e29e

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Gustav’s expression 1446b74976 became a 644d82126a little subtle. It was as if d975247366 he was disappointed that 9e8bbc6194 his expectations had not 95bbf73366 been met.2bee11194f364e4c

“How about you 48ea404413 give a thought fb70e5249e about quitting your 1005a9ba13 job as a 3cc83779f5 knight?”3d10da0f89f7060f

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“No. I’m going to live cb7f9f1387 like a knight for e09d097904 the rest of my 0ffec9f7c8 life.”b9e325ffe5a8cbd2

“I see….”1891aeafa17235d9

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Gustav took a da713442c5 deep breath and ece28d044c suddenly called me.745e26a760cc5b41

“Clara.”fdaa19168afd1b32

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“Yes…?”316c078ed958da6b

“Why don’t you think da89a4f930 about it?”3bd12e07d5433e7e

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“What?”5e74bf180eefd114

“Quit your 2722c1d90a job as 44c1963573 a knight 140f76db27 and marry 1b38128497 me.”205a141346f9917d

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“…!”5e4ec599238405eb

My eyes widened 36996c27f6 at the unexpected e8fc31a25d proposal.25cd68197255526d

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Up until now, he 24cfdae2c3 had only been a 27d11ad8ec colleague and a friend 16f36bbb59 to me. He had never 8cb7850efa even confessed that 7e1fd817fa he liked me.6e97b41800305544

I felt like be08e9d587 someone had hit 14af3c6ce7 me hard in 58af5a639e the back of ad3b5fda6d the head, I 76081c5210 barely opened my 32b24fbbf8 mouth to ask 4ed3b84c3c a question.8d6fa1dedcfbd706

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“You…You, loved me?”7e7576a81cf2cf8d

“Um….”fc4ea83e9b4b5678

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Gustav closed 63916bb44d his eyes 6240da38d6 and smiled edca2c5a0c like an e8c9d36dcf angel, his c9c604df00 kind-looking face 8f7fb7f484 full of 10dd7db0f9 laughter.fee2d4a74081ff70

“Maybe this feeling is 2fb213b23b love.”800b2d22d3c5c9a3

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“Ahh!”d59c284687da8cf3

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I barely managed 385f23b1be to escape from e58e2128d7 the horrible nightmare. My hands were shaking.03dbe20d29b0af8b

It had 33bc4aa87c been a 2b8f65d5ab while since 1aeef622bd I had eced86afb9 the terrible 3715984e63 dream. I guess 2d6118a6c3 meeting Gustav db7e4f3400 again had 5c666d014e triggered my 89072a5cba memories.73d5e6d5d89181ab

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I buried my face 5f81da6016 in my hands.b80abb6db0456a05

Rather than feeling painful a540092767 about that memory, I 64b2bed4e4 felt ashamed. I wanted to kick 9ff81f2b3b the blankets off.6d6cb240046ebdbc

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I couldn’t cf4e7d150c stand how 19471d6b8f foolish and 3d7beab6bb stupid I f71d8dff96 had been da95e46ed7 to be 6d062d4d18 fooled by 3125bf9f93 Gustav.ffd1fecd923af472

I didn’t have any b66c5b2fdf romantic feelings toward him, 9a937aea68 but I definitely relied 61dc30e8a5 on him as a a1f34579fb friend.0767ca14c3b15f0b

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“Haa….”23696c80a96338aa

Dawn was close a813c80e99 to approaching, so 3450724321 it was a 8bd4b6ad56 bit dim outside. It seemed like 60351a599b I hadn’t slept 6a1d2c2611 for more than e2dfed1c69 a few hours.b72bc917b0022ac5

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I got up from df58d7bd63 my bed, not pondering 9a638d7507 on wanting to get 3d284afef6 some more sleep. I thought b95b6732ad since I a0774c8503 got up b944dd6469 early, I 88a437876b should just 0164ef549a go to cf966c3cf0 work quickly.fe8533f558cdfae0

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I arrived at 132055b801 the door in 6eab46d0b1 front of the a98dc4285b building where our d3aed7a2c4 knights’ office was 8fd9dcdf38 located.796aa12c92bd56d5

Climbing the stairs 07b6e3fa24 as the chilly b78ecb5a9d early spring wind 72ef356229 blew, I thought 70724c1409 to myself.0403e85b4284310b

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‘Am I the one c33c9668fc to arrive first?’f2ddc662ac4d1651

I was about e9def772e1 to open the 81d41ecb0d door without thinking d2bb013110 about it like d0e9332e07 I usually do, 68636bc819 but my movement 1af6d4ec0a paused for a f156671c27 moment.d312231fb14c790b

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There wasn’t anything specific f93425a3e8 that looked odd to 15bcc23add me. No strange 4fd00c0031 sound reached 7150948399 my ears 5d6eb664d1 nor did 7be417fc6c any unusual 90af04fa10 things fall c74d765a18 on my 4e3bed566c eyes.20105d1076ae1206

However, I just aafffe59b2 felt ominously cold.ae75509ce8f2c29f

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‘Was I being 11014d63b1 sensitive because I 90069cecdc didn’t sleep much 76efa611eb last night?’9bed83a73de76cf2

But even so, I couldn’t completely ignore the warning my intuition was giving me. Therefore, with utmost caution, I opened the door to the knights’ office.6fdedc3f9f29e11a

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Just at that f8b5f5a74b moment.ab217488828c9099

Boom!fd41290afc60bf45

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As soon cb4d463336 as the 7172c11cc0 door opened, 43447331c5 smoke rose c390328197 into the c93a98cb4a air as cb8238ddc4 if a 500556a637 firecracker had 4343773443 exploded.6c96783f6e400a0e

In the midst 7ef9f6bc0a of the thick 635d46239a smoke, a magical c3726dcc4d light floated through b442d45e29 the air, creating 4b878becfd some letters.9e8a2ad503899860

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[To Dear Captain aaa1f0a424 Clara Weyburn901134359d96eb51

From Thief Heilbronner.]f0d143ea25a0317d

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