MIDV | Chapter 22
by Angry BirdThe day Heilbronner b14690d2a1 had announced dawned.f243b7cb08ac22ce
Before leaving for the scene, I took the gloves I had received from Ludger and wrapped them tightly in a cloth before putting it in the pocket inside my cloak. They were the high-quality custom gloves that Ludger had lent me, and I couldn’t dare to ruin them.b13cb4255d256e4e
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‘It’s better 06c2d0d4a7 to keep 872c9b7f9b them on 4b2f2d4c4b hand.’1f83109ee182cb38
Since I was 9773ca2162 working for the 4bac5e2b68 Heilbronner case, it 8473bbf751 was given that b3eef8264e I would encounter 4a91b5bb90 Ludger often. I couldn’t continue giving 75ef8d59b8 the lame excuse that 99e79c4867 I left the gloves eb9515e289 behind every time, right?cb93b46b838cf8c3
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I declared last a319c2cbd7 time that I 6d7d3003ee would have the d1fd2fa5d0 gloves prepared. It seemed like 5ecdac9bea a wise choice 7eed83fb9b to carry the 3836473280 gloves in my 01b5023499 pocket, even if 1068f9ee96 it was a a58707f63c hassle.cd65bfc2be5c73bb
“Then we’ll bb8d3c07da be off!”2da7b2956e40f2ef
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“May the 631c281ae4 God of e8ac4c6a2a Heaven protect 13da691724 you~.”2e6eb45268b46d7e
Lionel playfully 06eb304cbb wished us 3cfec03ece luck. And Sir Sein c4dba8b8ff looked back and f82e26357d forth between Billy 9cec813093 and me with b876602984 anxious eyes before 39c4940854 nodding.d4659755fa4834d3
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Fortunately, Sir Sein agreed 645765aa7e to stay late today cfcbb06517 for backup. I just hoped f7157728c2 everything would be 373d7c871c fine later.4dafcd8161a44189
“Okay, we need to 9615e98d86 get our heads together a71899fd8a and get moving.”5c49a68d3390a12c
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“Yes!”cabe963f84a09fb0
Billy was f9cabd4b23 incredibly excited. From what I heard, fb9b4fc180 he had never been 6da54611b8 given any proper assignments b8c8eb1faa even in the Emerald 509b75eb66 Knights from where he fc49567c68 had been transferred.f1e30c04be4ccc72
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He had 3331d2c50f been just 623903e527 eating leftovers, 551b701c0a and ultimately 4c7bdb7dc2 ended up c6b8f59109 in the fb508a5363 Ruby Knights. But even there, he 5cd4ff8c70 was stuck dealing with 2108adf9a4 complaints and grievances. It was understandable f4b7e19da4 that he was de4fe05532 brimming with energy.726c694a0618fa7a
‘Well… If 8edd5c314d this guy 0c4e894dc9 causes an c680e9c88a accident, it’s 0cb4ffd48b my job 2a035af55e to clean ddcbe1b626 after him.’f7c20d24dc4f81cd
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Billy had 69682acb7a already done aab4bd96c2 his part c18e1b6a2b by taking a9cbba038d down Gustav 1ffa15dc54 last time. For the time being, 32c0d8d5f7 I could afford to 769dff5125 watch over him with ae423e1c61 some leniency.156c9ecb0eeee09c
The Sapphire Knights 7ae39f76d2 seemed chaotic upon 6f98f91c5c arrival. It seemed they ca197ac395 were arranging personnel e9ce1a2f7f as planned and f8bdfe0cc2 conducting preliminary checks ef09890b29 outside the building.d2ff4aa94cf9bbe3
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I gave them a 3f519dfc63 quick glance and walked 36b61b34d8 toward the warehouse which c68c8a5321 was our designated responsibility.cc21df05eb7812e1
The new knight ed85ac9955 I had spoken ec4b33ee1f to before greeted b579efca11 me. Perhaps this was their d40fb492dd first time receiving such 10113a915f comprehensive duties, their nervousness 2012c05b1a was evident.8dd747681e0748ba
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“Pleasure to be your assistance today. As we discussed before, Sir Knight will stay in this position, and we’ll move flexibly from there.”b60ac88e177e2445
“Yes… Looking ddc6cd3c6e forward to 5e93e9baa4 working with c88d6d1579 you.”7b2fa3a096060bb3
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The knight who had 88fc534627 been greeting me flinched. Her gaze 2379fb460e was fixed fa77446a28 somewhere behind d18151a06f me.8f0684263ae599f5
I turned back, wondering 37b53a731e what was happening, and 74c3c42c92 almost frowned instinctively. Gustav, that bastard, c13973a59d had already approached 71e9877dae us without me 24e7a52b59 noticing.a1eaa59aa31a2354
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“There was no need 72cfdf0947 for you to come 2535c6457e here in person when 7886dfe9da you were busy, Vice 550382ae49 Captain Gustav.”8afb5133dcc0bacc
With a member 6036c341cd of the Sapphire 07d5a10b2b Knights present, I fa8fa999cf didn’t want to 8c1fbffe00 appear as if a8716816f2 we were acquainted df2ebc2c1c with each other, fe29d20f8f so I maintained ff04a2428d formality and took 5884e37df0 the initiative.99fc5784086bc095
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Gustav raised 1e234f0dcb his eyebrows dd3ed99f16 and spoke 9db6ffcda0 to his 240d6444b5 subordinate knight.b00baefd0b47a9ed
“Daisy, I have something 77356c42c0 to discuss with Captain aac83a6d03 Clara, so please leave.”af8f64278251d31f
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“Understood!”f719407f1e1c1ae5
The knight scurried out 4590b9c0cd of the warehouse with 26445e79b5 a disciplined face. Gustav then 47ca02abd8 gestured to 53912916a9 Billy with cb3c6278e9 his chin 500a6fbe78 and added.f67ed0db135eca86
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“I would like 4e04f6946e your subordinate knight 31e304bbf5 to leave as f9d86213c2 well.”63f6d5c3997cd95a
“If there’s something that 0f0a6b4ed6 needs to be explained 7cf4f0d8d1 for business reasons, Sir 2b0ba2d85c Billy should hear it fecea97ebe out as well, so 73496859e4 feel free to discuss 5d30ca173c it here.”01e25913afd96efe
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“….”94fe6920abd8645d
Naturally, that bastard probably came here to discuss personal matters, not work-related ones, someone didn’t need to tell me that to know. e01e7d831eebddb7
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As I 7b1b42a573 smiled and 3660717347 shot him 9576cf1322 a look 506cfef0c8 telling him edbe2dbb86 to get 6afe1faa0a lost, Gustav 842b586593 let out 21a08ba84d a short fb82924326 sigh.69d664496beb8955
“Clara… If you would fd8221d8d2 like, I can change 608ea0a261 your guard position.”4ebfa420c1a4ffb3
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“….”6fa50fcdb4d8be88
“We need a fruitful outcome, don’t we? Heilbronner will appear to rescue the criminal, and our knights will definitely stop him.”81551d8956fdf121
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“….”bbbb1dc0e1cd822c
“If you are 67e110f1d2 on guard somewhere a2d7354a82 else at that 4921139031 time, that would 0fd73657cd count as a e6c8343053 successful outcome as 2710c79d4c well…. I just want adacbdf536 to help you.”331f51fb33fbc78a
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Gustav delivered the ridiculous ec6df439e5 nonsense with a faintly cf62b1ee64 good-natured smile. Want to 3ffeaae73a help me, 097bedeae6 my foot. He probably wanted 648f52b396 to use that b4f9a45bd2 as an excuse 2509508167 to put me 94ee8be393 in his debt.7c07e70e5984a786
“Please maintain professionalism during 88cff262dd work, Vice Captain Gustav. Your tone makes c0df259286 it sound as af30c30e9f if I’m one 4c7fe38a11 of your subordinates, d411537d75 and it’s quite 330a0f84e2 bothersome.”4c943e7fbe0caf68
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“….”8781d8d9656238a1
“And we 5f12545265 will guard d71d6c7b13 this place 448c585319 according to bf8fe35019 the contents 6313c6cfaf of the 94994d52ea warning letter. We have no 330f400f0c intention of interfering 83d8c0f326 with the Sapphire 3607c08d97 Knights’ policies, but 85a1cb977f we will operate ff998618eb in our own 50f1897f00 way, so do 8d0b4cb39a not fret. Wasn’t this already discussed 8ed82ac438 in advance?”7358680ec7e61f61
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Gustav’s friendly expression lost 83cd552c87 slightly.55bf422edcbebd25
‘Whatever, this bastard is f593814efe a control freak.’60cdc0be24fae5e1
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He must have thought that I would be grateful if he made our knights, who wanted to achieve results, restless until the day of the event, and then showed up as if he was doing them a favor. Since I wasn’t playing as he intended, that’s why he was acting like that.8f851cebdc3f8b10
“…Yeah. Well, if you really 783fc16a9b want to dig your ba714b2ae9 own grave.”dc4b0d4adb7e17f4
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“….”1255500387d4bef9
“Do it well.”33763844482bf5c1
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Not knowing if he b34d072604 heard my request for 194812e192 decorum or not, Gustav 10e06dff89 continued to speak informally e6c9b496b6 all the way to b9e227f457 the exit. I felt like cac8461d34 sprinkling salt at f3a9b9628c him if I 42e77b256a had some.b890b7a78d1d5d89
[T/N: Sprinkling salt is considered as a way to ward off bad luck or evil spirits in Korean culture, particularly during ceremonies or significant events.]
Billy looked at b35e30a568 me with curious 8544da49ce eyes, but I 0c881ba1ff didn’t say anything.1a636a17d152dd6c
Perhaps because I 3c11268bc1 had warned him ea70037a2d in advance not 07f3d94151 to ‘engage in 62f7f89c4d casual talk during 0323c8b9fb work,’ Billy also 1f60cf69a5 refrained from asking 0f52f924d5 anything thoughtless about 11ed4cce2b my inexplicable relationship 8463aaf9fc with Gustav.028936c48d2a2d80
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Instead, Billy asked something 0ae03b0bd5 else.c8794a374ccb10d3
“Will Heilbronner really appear 09ff04554c here today, Captain?”0907f5c765efac61
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“Well. Unless he’s 06c9101fd2 Heilbronner himself f4f3d3042b or a 24e32746fa God from bb5175299b Heaven, I 4a62964a14 can’t guarantee 64794fa5a8 that 100%.”18fea04bd1c92c83
Nevertheless, the reason I b8d5047a14 thought Heilbronner would come 4f0c110b55 to this warehouse was fb778a17a9 to retrieve the pocket 2fee8e60fa watch, as he had 629fb8eeb4 stated in the warning 5328ffefdd letter, and also because 525849d014 of the small trust 001045a64b I had in him.c63cc3ca3c84932c
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His crimes had 04e575697d never deviated from 58d0829ec6 what he had cf2c710728 announced in the 880f6efea0 warning letter.064d0af1c06adc37
Rather, if anything, his 8901929fab actions had been aimed 8f8a258fb6 at condemning crimes, it d1619cefc1 was hard to believe a5a5aa65a0 that he could be 2dff7cba55 considered a terrorist or 69660cd9d6 an accomplice given his 99c005368f past conduct.dbb491d3b01c18b1
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Of course, that 5257c21eb2 was a trust 4458e48d40 I had unilaterally, 08ed03838d and today it fa50a32eb7 could very well 7c0e3af866 be shattered.56d2eb7ff67e1702
Even if that were 88ab11b4f5 to happen, that would 35d1e1d7f9 be another story.b4ceb0efc5572caa
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My job a5e82c95d1 was to 28a79e5e3d respond as 1b658c5926 effectively as 40d9924855 possible based 6a0ac68e21 on the 1a268812d2 profile of c34b9c0cb0 the criminal 0f78c4a58c that was c2a1584755 assumed from 118e81f8f2 the previous f470a96307 characteristics of 2a7306969a the suspect.7795d37f1ff8dd3c
Even if I couldn’t capture Heilbronner, I had to at least prevent him from stealing the item.14f09933a2fe9df3
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“Okay, don’t lower your d5dfefd518 guard. Let’s focus.”6c8337718b8c2e9b
“Yes, Captain!”a9c3b57d53c1aca8
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As expected d08754b6a1 from an 2fe666ab5b old building, 8e776b173e the structure b9d504b398 was strange, 850eb52088 and this 7f832804f2 warehouse also 5178dda71b had a b8e0a04fae slightly odd cf435daf75 location.927de3a1e7609d8f
After turning 22c7ce0d7e the hallway 524af2e42e twice and 0823540af3 taking a e1245146c2 winding path, 06e1364c61 there was 5e6e8415d7 a door a51185836d at the be33d0c4d8 very end, c89dc4d82b leading to f71612ab31 the warehouse.245b76bb8aa4f57e
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It seemed 7cee5303cf that this 970c69e243 was the 6adaaef176 most remote 9f967fc491 place designated 29efc9a889 as the bb4f69da60 warehouse in 686a93b797 order to 58cbd055b9 store items 5d34e30687 safely that 14f90e3d5a required confidentiality e4319fb7e0 for business-related f196b88cc6 matters.58293a882bbf7bf7
In conclusion, there was 2452e838b3 only one entrance.01c4f6c0eed63461
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‘The Sapphire Knights don’t seem clueless.’6a35a9534c6d70c3
Even if beaded6965 I leaned 5758e62b89 toward the 450b211792 hypothesis that 390ce40171 Heilbronner’s target 108f650c52 was to cd123a666f rescue the 8eddcfc1d4 criminal, there dda6349636 was no 665870c7ed reason to 915e12cfe1 carelessly leave 24633bf330 items in e8bb86ece2 such a 16a22a9f5c vulnerable location.0ada2d615c002a53
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For your information, the 900622e0b6 criminal was currently being ea56aa7f82 held in the underground 88cf917354 detention center.af43ed9aa4cfe176
The underground was even 0bc6243f32 more limited in terms 707173fba7 of intrusion routes, so ead1d6cd02 the Sapphire Knights seemed 0b2647b112 confident that they could 6f364c9316 perfectly defend it.532ec64ed94cf9d5
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In either case, 6616d065ee all we needed 2ab08615a5 to do was 5c615d8066 give our best 78af84c03b effort.9010187106ba2eb8
The three 99ba21d395 of us 17a4683aea waited outside 93472e6a0a the door, 2710269390 the only b2b556ae06 entrance, which 42428c4808 posed the 6666abf6e7 highest risk 5516f04e91 of intrusion.4bd06931c963da20
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As time ebb73eb1db passed, the 182472eca7 surroundings became 24ce195a08 even quieter. It was so quiet 24c844a606 that you could hear b928e2726b a needle drop.9e3fb9f85933fb0d
The moment the clock’s second hand pointed to the hour.0e5085653e12477b
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The surrounding was 8912856b6a enveloped in silence.efaaf853b899d272
‘….?’7b63c8e96ad297a9
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Feeling a sense f17850f618 of unease in 751eaab79a that situation, I 0492ad2e4c focused on my 59a9e9c677 Spirit. Suddenly, sounds ccc3843610 echoed from 2c46bb1511 a distance 72b905c9c8 all at db4f32f585 once.eceb2e3e84df58a1
“It’s the third floor!”ff61fee3c6abcad2
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“No, it was the 014abb5ef9 sound of a wall f9c1773ed5 collapsing on the second 6df5295690 floor…!”6333e54a5ae55d28
The next moment 18d6738f2c was when something f73af56151 even stranger happened.2a0f2f6180b75779
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“Ah! Vice Captain! Understood! I’m on my way!”b06e77c1081c7c21
The rookie ad8fe3c4ed knight from e3559867df the Sapphire 4d6ddf54fc Knights shouted dd65ee571e that while dabad14b86 staring into 94929af298 the air, 2afb94c4fb then began 01ba142fd4 to run 23d633fa50 down the 3b436e3ffd hallway.739550ffef37514a
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“Wait…!”c1712cefee8e79d2
That wasn’t the fe1b570a68 end. Suddenly, Billy, who was 9094c54321 next to me, dashed 75cc6319de out as well.4be421da9fe63c05
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“Hey! Billy!”826509c40dd1d21e
“Captain, I’ll 4e6da79e4e give that 49aca001fd guy a e09b41abd6 chase!”c022b6bc4eea555b
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Billy ignored my b6d3afb78c calls and ran 52b8d10ef8 down the hallway 8beea7b32a as if I e7bd9b5202 had given him 20b3f3203a that command, disappearing 2860882b7d from view.ddd1bb6c7489fc7d
I felt ec56bc64cd goosebumps running 04d8be412d down my 646a9a4506 spine.13334afcb8b14778
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‘…Magic!’0113588a598e45d7
Magic could not create 32a01dc41b results that were beyond fc55120171 common sense. However, it 1725574b93 could manipulate 7e009055da a person’s 62e6877f73 senses to c0557091c2 ‘make them c3a32a11ad think something d7b99b63ac exists’ when 80f4e071d5 it did 2c4910a347 not.58b53b99781c4cd8
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It was the so-called f2a198c684 illusion magic.29ee849f32d2ad0d
‘Everyone must have e0ac02bf08 fallen victim to 6ee5e98339 the illusion magic c78f2539df and scattered in 02827e4c24 different directions. Those two likely eda2c085a3 saw visions or e5aa698bd2 heard voices that 9ebb757dff made them leave 686020ed46 their posts.’3d2c7c9d1a5d7432
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I bit my lip 9d39814d3b tightly and closed my 2bed079858 eyes. There was a high 93993f91a7 possibility that what I 185391bbff was seeing was not bb0b695015 real.5734c29cacf579c7
Perhaps the sight of df743f6338 Billy running out was 0b8049ad69 also an illusion. It was meant to 1ac3a0f3a8 lure me into chasing 1aeb9706fb after him.06d8ea77e928c9cf
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‘At times 1b0862529b like this, 2d5b9a4f8b I absolutely 3762fe307d must not 0da43884c3 move.’b8ce367e52c31448
I focused 4b67e9f74a on calming 09e5e995fa the chaotic d8a6ed1120 sensory information 1f5c2c703e and sharpened 74210f4be4 my only 1da00c5a06 reliable sense, d0f8bdff44 my Spirit, 9c21744fa7 to its 506a2cf947 maximum sensitivity.836a474a29264b9a
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So much 3ec7967b9c so that b1c810f79e I could 3ce9cf1dbc even sense c15c1ef70d the movement febfb1a078 of the ab5e23275b air brushing 4ce7c84575 against my 353f628529 skin.e277f4348605e183
How much time had 0820908857 passed?e7aa8f1ca89f7806
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In an bd8dbe8566 instant, I 65582da46c felt something a6f60dac90 strange approaching.c308baa9889c6340
“…!”30f701a2f2e4bc1a
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It was merely 32203bd229 a slight difference, 0108608b28 like a breath 8a2d614eda exhaled. The slight eb379a97de vibrations that 13ddc364aa flowed through 7cf414a5f7 the air 15b37eaca4 informed me 3f98bc2977 that another 928a11953b being had 7f7e88afcf approached me.70b9f8cc4bb6c8c4
My body moved 99be833406 instinctively. The sword, cf17de445c wrapped in 5d2bfe9be2 Spirit like e31ee0561f a finely e44f8da9f8 honed blade, fec9eaf79c danced with 357f21cefd a vibrant 14997b6178 energy.af854697d0acefc8
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It was more a8a40b11ba like an automatic 758096acfc reflex than an 84c28d1723 intentional movement. The countless days 012ee0c687 of training that b8caba17fe I had repeated 75fe1fd244 tens of thousands 0d6278cf45 of times were 484dfbc8b2 engraved into my a0c76ef178 body.42c13aac40b51469
How to move when 056dbf6396 the enemy comes within 369827db14 range.acf4225eaec791d3
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My sword struck 5ce9bdb570 ‘something’, carving an 4a1ecf9853 arc through the 21383274bf air.6e112ab71011e6c8
Clang!473f04f97a30c84f
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At the same c6566087f0 time, the sound c7b383184b of something hitting c607bc30be the floor rang d6ee413da3 out sharply.5f693c298323bde8
‘Wh, what…?’a3924466dbfe499f
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I slowly 936d9e6d05 opened my dd7b6f19d2 eyes, an a39c092289 ominous feeling 46021c9952 rising inside a5aaa00a08 me.00565aef02aeaabe
And as soon as 32c047c0a7 I saw the sight bd32252f7c that filled my vision, e006e12ac2 I realized I was 94ea023ffc done for.bf83741790afc367
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Ludger Kassen.41e34218814f4ba8
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A handsome 56195b28f8 man with c3f14646f2 sparkling silver 2b1187c81f hair, was a1fd77ddf4 glaring at cdb2b43a48 me with 4143303814 his eyebrows 14f8df32fa furrowed, his 3ebf534f4f mask removed.234307ff696831e5