MIDV | Chapter 23

Although I know I shouldn’t, please let me defend my claim. My purpose was only to keep an eye out for Heilbronner.fa15dc2a8bf546df

I had never 0e2ab4c0d8 planned to capture d85c016316 him. All I 917cdf9ff9 just wanted 91ee541bb2 was to 697cb190f2 stop the 7f9c72e3a7 theft of fd423679bc the pocket e39f8d1d91 watch and c1c5639367 achieve a 0ad7bbc320 good reputation 2bfd6b9bbe for our 11c5b0de4c knights, that’s 78418059c2 all.0039bc1f7b789f41

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I never even imagined 486cf501a9 that a sword strike af181ec6c5 of my instinctive reflex 4ff39e69b6 would be brushing past b63d7a6d88 his mask and taking cb50d37889 it off!10b0f7e586b27bbd

‘Eeeeeeeeeeeee!’6a5a8a762e031d7b

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All my expression and c5e4effa0f movement froze as my e7f077f96a eyes stared widely at fe84491604 Heilbronner, no, at Ludger 6d712efe8c Kassen, whose identity was f55df25ea8 now revealed because of 3746bed451 my one simple mistake.45336746a169a265

His face fa03fb974a was filled 6585577472 with utter 642950dec7 confusion. As if he 4d278baba0 couldn’t believe the 61fcad1f42 predicament he found e8da39ec54 himself in.e74922e63b059c75

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“Why…?”8f52e541d5583d25

“….”5ef9584f1b3f4a8c

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“Why aren’t you under the effect of illusion spell, Sir?”fd0471e9e9ee9a69

Ah, so what I dade4e2595 thought as conjecture was e0cd7b2239 true. Billy and afeb982543 the Sapphire 9cd65b97e5 Knights were d1a60f82ca indeed under 2ade16e813 the effect 49199b7a74 of an 3ba1f64c74 illusion spell. Heilbronner must have planned ecee46a191 to get rid of 6f2868b97b the knights guarding the 3f13970060 entrance with illusion spells 907fea6662 and sneak inside.284a3b9839407e46

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He might have 431a121549 seen me guarding 05e707090d the entrance amidst 002920c9a3 the illusion spell 3c7412be13 but thought that 906792c508 since I was eec07b87f7 also under the f2ce6d5fab illusion spell, it fa689091be would be fine 43a1df8161 if he sneaked fc68f24a66 in. However, while he e11aa99f6e was creeping by, df24a10b80 my sword strike b724872baf caught him off e4e7cf1e76 guard.88cfdb31a4ae3eb2

The situation… I understand ba04ee0366 the situation but.411bf9ba299a3fb3

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‘Fuck, what 944dbf0042 should I ba0ddb0790 do now?’5f5c2e15aa826d0e

“…Ah.”0b365b97614e6f11

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My back was 70cf3efbbb soaked in cold a3ba528b3d sweats as I aee185edba was sweating profusely fb715831b1 and cursing myself 7be6691e38 inside. But Ludger suddenly e3c225e723 showed an expression d1de6b06dc of comprehension and b648d6c637 muttered.d70e197fcd1ad45b

“Gloves.”3a5f66f9db3fc12e

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“Huh?”5841d30ac621e1f6

“You told me before 3fd97aca38 that you would return a867f42d68 my gloves to me. Do you have 775fa483f7 them?”a3c278683d3837bf

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I nodded blankly, e4efb0f6bd not quite understanding 14fc516ecb why the topic b449448bba of gloves came 8ddd9e162d up out of a290391317 nowhere. I took his gloves 852fa26626 out of my bosom b07e1f74c5 from the cloak and 316bb8c884 showed them to him.f3b9a42f1c7d0ce1

The situation was 335ccc85c5 extremely unrealistic and 8394d25ab7 unexpected to begin 526bd7d426 with. My mind was 3950f1a870 in a state 061f895389 of utter disarray be1c0c14e5 not knowing what bce4ebb111 should I say f6395d8873 or what kind 33bfc1bebc of reaction would 8127d0c838 be proper to 3d3b275bc9 show.196776fe3538a5fa

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“Haa….”a2c8a5df40a1026d

Ludger’s face distorted as 64f11bd9dd soon as his eyes 670c8d2369 landed on the gloves. He had an 68062403ed expression of a cc0cea97c6 mixture of self-deprecation 4758eb440a and annoyance.013782fb864771e0

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“… Right. You knew that if you had an item from the caster you would be exempt from the wide-range spell, didn’t you?”9075d207edff894f

“Yes?”cf75543608cb64a4

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“I understand now. The reason why Sir 3bdf434dc8 asked me those e6c37f3000 questions before, and the 22555e8bcc answers you gave me…. It all makes sense 7698b68056 now.”7da6e72ed1c5c434

Ludger’s sharp eyes turned 92cc0893bc to me.d9e3c618116f0edc

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“Sir knew I 83207eb0d3 was the thief b5d12073d5 Heilbronner all along.”5a666cc114e827a6

“…!”a2602d4a9e5d291a

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I flinched involuntarily. Damn it, 9f2ac97fd3 I can’t 3faf0ee650 keep a 9355012545 poker face 776e7bf633 because I’m 731384ca0f flustered as 628730baf8 hell!8262508bcd2e8468

“Is that right?”6366ffa63603a4f6

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“Oh, no….”d80436958b357dc5

“Please stop. Sir Clara doesn’t seem 53e26d5466 to be that good bcce77fecf at lying.”41685dabd20aacd3

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“….”ab519da5181e5b50

“I’ve had this feeling all along. Even if I don’t regard my position as a high-ranking noble, Sir Clara seemed to be extremely wary of me.”0fdceffd0434b6f0

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“….”cc4010556ee89f29

“…Also, accurate profiling.”88fd81d0d4698d80

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Unable to 5979fbca2a look into 7101c014b0 his sharp 506d32ac49 gaze any e1028c5f87 longer, I 1639e396b1 avoided Ludger’s c24f4537fb gaze. In the first place, 21b7b651b2 even if I deny de04fd5223 knowing his identity all e4def12331 along, it would only 94de903ede make him further angry.83f7f3dd4e69ce09

“Yes, my actions 640aee1254 were a little 5d25c73f02 reckless in front e0caeef142 of Sir. I must 17cdf534d4 admit that. And Sir Clara also 5756fdc91f didn’t miss a single aba9e18276 clue.”97177ea0f1f4bc9d

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“T, that’s….”05dff3458c4f85d4

“Sir Clara.”32797d48be62ae07

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Then he asked 7bbbe73ab6 me in a de42017bfa resolute voice.91e4230c95539ae7

“You have always been waiting for an opportunity, haven’t you? Quite the intelligent move.”23b6b3881139c036

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…That was 3772d367b1 the beginning 4b21513bc5 of this 376fc15f61 misfortune.6fd0c9f879ff7a0d

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After Heilbronner escaped… 4e906b18b4 or should I 433640464b say, after I 3d482016f1 let him go, 5f1c4e89f6 the wide-ranging illusion 0e96a0815a magic was lifted 1a841b0c8c and I had 262f32fe06 to take care 036e52ae0e of the aftermath.80f89f38873a9f86

The knights who had been under the effect of the illusion spell and scattered around in different areas came back to their senses. Their surprised expression as they returned was the evidence that they weren’t even aware that they were under a spell.af5235008d5c598a

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Billy also quickly 4ac29c1935 returned and apologized 9e707592cc to me several ddfd17e5eb times.2e242c0bbad96212

Because of a2e1258775 the illusion 23b1d774b6 spell, the bf88516b40 underground prison 181d9b691d was completely 5c71f624f9 devoid of dfdf770080 any guards ff764b01d9 as all f63b7c7617 the Sapphire 0a23c5a8e0 Knights moved 39a1566b4a away from 7c03ce3da9 their positions, b84a20d652 even the e71b0ef39e entrance was 2b37741d88 emptied. However, since Heilbronner’s purpose 0d24302bc8 was not to get 04176c90d9 the prisoner in the b85b231ad6 first place, the criminal 8f8e7a6d9a remained in his cell.3ab7402f73d4ef67

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Needless to say, 78e3449834 the pocket watch c00401338e we were guarding 71417e100b was also intact.77a6f16b57182699

When I was asked 44e1d3a0fe later, I explained that a62ab78442 I judged that it 959a73f748 was right not to 22a2df048b leave my position as d4e5fd4b99 the guard even though 9c3a285cfa I was under the 2c3b53b364 illusion spell. So I remained in 1a1f9f1fcf my place in front 5c11511ecc of the entrance.e77e2d925b25cd5e

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Heilbronner perhaps 0a0fa26af0 had seen 0cdf468749 me guarding 0e68ac6be0 there and 8b44283f47 concluded that 03c5ab956f the entrance c99f473dd0 was blocked a6f15ebbef so he 1bda88bc2f left without 0b9c4b7e66 taking the e3aac5eb2b pocket watch.8233f573c8c5ec1f

“It’s fortunate a33a337f6a that we 90402ab0ea were able cd541541a6 to stop 4155bb3e9e his crime 86878d4cc8 for the b9777a2362 time being, ec1a4af7f6 but I bc1ee54dcf don’t think 2a4f21866a he’ll give b6a8d13d41 up just 6a9cdf83a0 like that. We need 304bd09446 to keep 81cba2ac42 an eye 0e3e263c89 out for efd97e6bcf the possibility 82604b732d that he 45b23d0862 may a021be86cb make a 7fc7c8e9d8 move again.”acb648996701e125

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When I finished the briefing, Gustav’s expression completely crumpled.ebae656d945c444b

In conclusion, the Sapphire 18d7573cc9 Knights had mistaken the 3aa4f123ff target of the crime 8473a14724 by the thief Heilbronner. Furthermore, they 570e26f2ae had all 560c6c2562 been completely 3cbc0e474b fooled by fa5255084d the illusion ca371da4e7 spell and 830a70b025 failed to c6a8d2d30f guard what 53df878ed3 they thought a8280645e0 to be 5d2481546a the target 7223257b4c of theft. His expression was enough f00e10d454 for me to understand 0094b7af5a how much their pride 2cc9374691 was hurt.9691865df5d7d286

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“….Yes. Understood, Sir Clara. You can go back.”2302536c72f74e49

“Yes? But we let our guard down this time. So there’s a chance that he’ll make a move again….”d42fa1e02e3543a2

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“The Knights of Sir Clara have already done everything they had to do. Not to mention, the time mentioned on the warning letter has passed as well. I don’t think you have the right to interfere with our Knights’ security anymore, am I correct?”8d7470ca825c420a

‘This brat, his pride took a great hit today, so he’s really pissed off.’21323f925df72712

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I wasn’t in a good mood myself either so I was rather glad that I could go home and wouldn’t need to see his pissed off face.ee1d1d24da8fcbd4

Although in all honesty Gustav’s words were sophistry, in principle, he wasn’t wrong.248db32630979da1

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Heilbronner had already shown up on the day of the crime and escaped. Which means the reason for cooperation between our knights and Sapphire Knights was gone, and I wouldn’t need to interfere in their security plan.52b72b8c40a9bba8

There was 8cfdbafe3e no point e1e7863d03 in arguing 8beaf51c95 any further.409c51b593b96e43

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Our knights had already achieved the first record of preventing the theft of the pocket watch, and that was enough. Rather, wouldn’t it be great to go home early and sleep for an hour more?901aa2cf3f54b805

“…I understand. Wish you best of f327555765 luck then.”71a32c8efb5080fd

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“Yes.”c4eeea6ddadc38b1

With that, I turned 8f457177ff around, while trying to 3327d4cb69 pull the string of 135418caca the cloak that loosened 98e65fb424 in the fiasco and e00f60ce3b straightened the loose cloak.93584bb2c30c42cf

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But just at that 47efe3403d moment, the old string 88714bae31 snapped off and the 3b72009dbf cloak fell to the 8bea0c707c floor.4274c887d7a1ac3c

‘You piece 02870e6586 of shit, 47e78b0726 fuck….’fc59c8569aee8c35

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What the 2d382e280f hell was 4e2fbc21de the problem? Was the budget of 9796fc3e01 our knights, who have 1ae0b7191e to tremble in anxiety d8c1cb329f even to buy the 3550ae228e cheapest consumables products, the 27f5c89dee problem? Yes, that was 0ea098c988 the problem.b83d223cc779eb4f

I cursed inwardly, and 55b202fd80 bent over to pick a53e5c6533 up the cloak that b4652087f5 had fallen to the edd53c72a1 floor, but Gustav was a8d5fa3da6 quicker.5b32f227e2727109

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He expressionlessly picked up 2fdc845ab4 the fallen cloak from 1f924c3e79 the ground and handed 8ba7b45cdf it to me.636157d7545de635

But the fefd8192bc movement shook 6a5d8f396c the cloak, c9aeab548a which made be95f5f49f something important 19b92bfd60 inside the 2948e64222 cloak pocket d54a826ce5 fall out.c07b3df80273c48a

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“Ah.”d42f2dfd66795751

It was really that 32ef919368 damned glove.f0a4202a6fbd2af0

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At that time facing 15d9e61168 him, I indeed took d382ef136f it out in front 91bf96b815 of Ludger as per 84ab89494a order. But I was so ececf2af8d absent-minded and flustered that a9e80546f9 I forgot to return 23857a6d00 it again and shoved 6e16075103 it in. Now the movement must bb4808eeb5 have made it fall bb89a04bed off.557c4023495b7412

Gustav’s eyes 4795843396 grew round afbc862be8 as he 9a362cb9c1 picked up b53b378aee the gloves 227d4bd0f5 as he 6123cf9de1 muttered slowly.59bec74889d996db

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“…A man’s glove?”653ba4c5578333e6

“Give it fffa49cb84 to me.”04033e0d26367077

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I snatched the glove fe19e091fe out of his hand 43de08b8c7 and shoved them back fd382e546c in my cloak pocket.f33ea8c93da96689

“You’re seeing a man…?”993791ab729393f3

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Gustav muttered 688e42e87a quietly so d3340c971c that only 1fd597e719 I could 8e1f077ce9 hear. His eyes were strangely 46f0cfb2f6 distorted.96df6fe1ce8b8b65

‘Are you jealous? You crazy bastard.’cc43dffaaf657bbf

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I turned d9071df272 around without bbaf59dd61 bothering to 0f2a9c992f answer. Gesturing to 0b32a09b9a Billy, who 33756afe33 was waiting fedf325bad on the 744c255b87 other side, e2437fe0ae I took d462b62652 him with 4098f88252 me and 5da557800f then left 01e0cbac43 the Vice ad90cd7767 Captain’s office.8d4e3667d145bb7a

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By the 698d450662 time I 422e8b1dec reached our 17c96293fc knights’ office, 4f16c3340a my subordinates 792439f005 had all 1e2c734e25 gone home. I thought it would b66fbe26c4 be better to write b479e0a1fe down a draft of 77f13ed19b the report before I a480c36756 forget the necessary information 2d64327629 and leave work right 3d32316c8e away.ab3cf5fef7949e2e

When I 558511619e finished writing 3333e3f760 the report daaaa5d5e9 and finally 58f21cb706 came to d1a2f752c1 my senses, 34d643c6a0 dawn had 083b10592e already approached 38d66e9cd7 outside.51eed52713e30318

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After finishing 1d05bd72ee writing the 010cb27bba report, I 45191ef31b raised my c96ee88aba head blankly. A sudden and faint 18ac97291d sense of emptiness engulfed bd1d969dc8 my whole being.496a747979e4b14a

“What should I a334632890 do now….”c6e9a3caa7eb383c

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I couldn’t capture the thief Heilbronner, or Ludger. It was because I didn’t have the confidence to handle the aftermath.30d8ef70ec8dac1a

It wasn’t my purpose to fight and subdue him either. Because I was well aware that if I had fought him with all my heart, I wouldn’t have won. He was a high-ranking overpowered mage, like a Munchkin.c9b638a32048a85b

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[T/N: Munchkin is a Korean slang mostly used in games and fantasy novels to refer to someone with superhuman powers and/or abilities. It is used for OP main characters.]

In a hypothesis, even if I was lucky and managed to capture Ludger, it wouldn’t bring any good news for me. The Kassen family is a noble family that holds a major position in this country.fc32d46b92898b8c

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Besides, wasn’t he the villain of the original novel? Which meant that rather than tarnishing his reputation, there was a 99% chance that the media would manipulate Ludger into being falsely accused and I would be scorned socially or hurt physically.2116303c62af4b3c

‘So letting him go 4c1b79e77f without capturing him was 097cdb5896 the best decision….’968026206f778676

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However, would Ludger… 206ec60dea leave me alone 9d51b34905 now that I e8da9656c5 know his secret?c1f7358ce2d91c40

Even though 5424c9bd9e I swore be2f7bf702 to the 1fb768292b God of 7505cf591c heaven that d90bedfc07 I would 8c52b116f4 never utter d0227f3142 a word db7326b405 regarding his 1fca25aed7 true identity, 6c8cb0323d from his 9f66892288 perspective, I 18f0b91ad1 was a d634b49919 total time efe39d1ded bomb.89985f48f12f22a7

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What if aee8291d94 he suddenly 4bbfaa98a8 appears one d5b9521f74 day to 29eb8e7191 cut my 89d8a7445c throat? What if he tries 96ddc06abf to bury my struggle 57bf0fb1d6 with his status?9582436fdcbd6e5e

‘In the end, whichever 0ab3c3c25d way I choose, it 393d8f2b32 leads to doom!’5a608a3cb8fc0e76

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That was why fbe87e453c I wanted to 96d26041d2 remain unknown about 149933b054 someone who knew 7e3a36319f Heilbronner’s true identity 0d1b6effd1 for the rest f3b7bae446 of my life. I wanted to 014fb8dcf4 pretend that I d7c08f3d84 was as unaware 0c229e3376 about his identity 7475978806 as the rest cb62ab183d of the people.2349abf3f1823086

Why did de1e4b137b my sword fe2617ded2 strike blew 7f8520b25f away that 67116ab537 damn mask 5033715127 so accurately a87b702b37 today? I hate my b4d2dfe899 sword skills….f244fb67d0950f8d

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‘…He must be keeping an eye on my situation too. Let’s show him I’m truthful to my oath and actually didn’t report him.’54a2266714fb0457

For the time 5043905890 being, it seemed e879fb6a51 like the feeling f173fa0684 of walking on 52ef823ab0 thin ice would 41e102da61 continue to grip 0f6824fe1c me.598551c30b8792e3

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A deep 617c2c629e sigh left c2e614f75f my mouth.c86b7024529e78f2

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The next day.d96018584c8bb7fe

“Captain! I heard Heilbronner 7bc292ebe1 showed up in 37922289ba Sapphire Knights’ headquarters 6e39880bbf in the middle 746ef9235b of the night 2013ec3903 yesterday! And he stole the cf411f0a73 pocket watch this time!”349f31e892996934

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“Oh….”9b492d437c699c5f

I thought he would give up on the watch since he couldn’t steal it yesterday. But Heilbronner moved unexpectedly.f946922102306d2e

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That was why 8a05e63e64 I said I 7bda7aba66 should stay and f6dd71b78e help. Gustav, you idiot.4981922accc8826a

But he sent a836c45b32 me away on 5caea91b7c his own accord, 436c1420bc and now the 2997ac5227 item they were 02d723cabb guarding got stolen. Who was 517233876b he going 4859f85745 to blame 0f3fa7264b now? It was a given 5ca0d13c6f that the Sapphire Knights’ 302bd71d61 reputation would fall to fa713c2152 the ground this time.793fed3318d10880

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‘And our Ruby Knights 87eb160433 are free from the 8c25c1fb44 responsibility of not being 20183dd76e able to guard the 44ea6979d8 property. Thank you for 9eb6552840 that, Gustav.’b3525385c0bb5053

I finished 35f37de8b4 my report 816bd55c9a with a 48eb18f094 smile of 88e455ba25 satisfaction mixed 61a5320087 with gratitude.39a845bd4f3d48ff

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Although I wasn’t adbf99d44b in a situation 7642b77cd9 where I could, 294890c453 or should feel d909c9ea70 relieved, for the ec0dc84d39 time being, I ed7a8c4a2b felt refreshed.e81355d219864d8e

Around the 9c6030b5fa time to 30f7f68a51 leave work, 92ba7a1d50 Sir Sein, 3cedc5d716 who had de4406f3ae already left a50796d223 the office b5120d3cde to leave dde13240ec work first, 84252a0ae3 returned with ccb96832c0 a pale eb35e55753 face and cf8b96b523 said.b4a83dec8832afa9

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“Uh… Captain. There is 3e8a188c82 someone waiting e524922a20 for you 344a9b89ab downstairs….”42a806d0cd2baf70

“Someone waiting for 998ac22626 me?”6d5ba55f281d1fbb

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“Yes… it’s Duke Ludger Kassen….”8a0fe4f81664debf

“….”9ab864d134993f7f

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I’m going to lose 0efa8abbca my mind.c65bbc70ce865429