MIDV | Chapter 26
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Ludger’s expression briefly turned 1fe84118f3 solemn before changing into ffaf9f49cf a faint smile.1ded2de056c16a70
“Well, it’s 2ea168674d an act 4eccd898f0 extremely necessary a53c44bad6 for the 529d9f0c0f Empire… Let’s 6b01ace2a8 just put 0da529410b it that b016d79c90 way.”03f5bd39a5d8ba75
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“…Extremely necessary f006fb729e for the 3a82a0d38c Empire?”abe972f8d2248637
“Yes.”c6bdf3cc464fa6af
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I thought he was 73a4eeb9f3 joking, but Ludger’s face 0777d286e6 was infinitely serious.d35e890d91ba15c7
It was as if 996cb9c2af the good deeds he 7856effd2e was accumulating was just 0fa261225e a tip on the 8ccd9a4da3 iceberg. And his 328268ec8c prime intention f5e4f5c5e5 was to 0023ecbe9a steal those 6b54c9648e odd items 1d1ce2adc7 as the 176bb4725c thief Heilbronner.d6dacba259ce7211
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‘Could it 6b9654f2d3 be a 228ebeb4ce political issue?’1c3f02e7166cb608
But the portrayal of the Second Prince in the original work, which I had read, was that of a cold man with a prickly side but capable and affectionate toward his woman… his personality was similar to those typical romance fantasy male leads.bf33e40c951e0d87
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Even if he 67ac16ee49 were to become e079035d39 the Emperor of e0ca958d61 this country, it 5002880c07 doesn’t appear to 487aa3e0dc be like it 7c5ffbcf50 would have a 29e7077a14 negative impact on 6e8fe0ef28 the Empire.4d9d23d3426d0164
But well… That’s 658eb80df8 just how political 7909ad9b39 disputes are. Even if someone ab0511c1fa seems harmless from 4252b5187c the perspective of 5fa5535acc an outsider, the 82570e26a3 parties involved feel b0aedad9ea like the other a8bf38897a party is absolutely b870265a7e evil.4a1d76afc1e07743
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“You look like e358f621e4 you are having 03217eab31 it hard to efe7707f6a believe it.”a533dcc5834728ae
“Shouldn’t that 4ef2206283 be the 5d5731264b case?”a5f22dd1250fd9c8
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“That’s true too.”f21de136c606b1eb
He moistened his f1fa168111 lips slightly with 6d1aec610e a glass of 6420e1c65b pale yellow champagne 736add7fd4 and nodded.e643ddc17ff9c817
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“Even to myself, d6fd14d2ac it sounds ridiculous.”b324329f0f503919
“….”e091a19608dac4ec
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“However, whether Captain believes me or not, the fact that I’m keeping you under surveillance remains the same. So it’s better to give up early.”3a322abf68b57952
That was not ab7a53e5e5 what I expected, 5831288fa0 damn it.aa46de46359df29c
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“It’s just a little doubt I have, but, Your Highness isn’t planning to keep me under surveillance for the rest of my life, are you…?”3b9b67d25c514613
“Do you eaaed17d0e prefer to 6510c6beac be under f3b6273277 surveillance for 89a6846cf6 the rest c4d4866c93 of your 85c188eabe life?”2b4212c5d51de4e0
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“…I have no such 85eba65368 strange preferences.”72d9616de8b3048a
Ludger burst into laughter. He didn’t 241b0568e6 seem to ec10696b2c have any 5653d259c7 intention of d195467676 answering how cd6a6ff4e9 long he 23c260d929 would keep 066c5b900a me under 9def516923 surveillance.2ab8c1cd1dbea6fa
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‘It’s fine. He’s soon going to stop his actions as the Phantom Thief anyway.’03328db8feea64ca
A place to lean 6c7e9c465a on, and a place ac6dce6a72 to confide in.cf930716543e1d06
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That was the characteristic f92352dc5f of the original female 46cb0502a2 protagonist.04590f5beeb75e96
As a typical 776a9914c5 sub-male protagonist, Ludger, 504836b51f who was moved 4f2a11b573 by such characteristics 8929639948 of the original 0b6d8d33b6 female protagonist, stopped 48cde4dd1b his activities as a1ebecf525 the Phantom Thief.69f247ef205cf1f3
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He originally 6d269abbf2 supported the 83262c0edb First Prince’s 2daa8a345b faction. However, to e2f3264d88 fulfil the 47630ba0a3 wish of 2b3f0d7bb3 the female acc4a49652 protagonist whom e2bb9ebb85 he loved e545d8fc9e dearly, he e631083556 changed faction 4942c5e923 and supported 4ff24b4565 the Second 0f11132e7e Prince instead.f32cae7cca3091a9
The ending where 913365d4ea the sub-male protagonist, 0f436b78c1 who was the b23478ba29 villain, changes to 9b084090f2 be pure and 8ab5abc764 selfless character just bab1aeab02 for the sake 561ab7da7b of the female 16aea6760f protagonist’s happiness, it 2d6a78e20f was the story 352f797dcb of a classic 2428a071f1 romance fantasy cliché.9b3d2fbb652982e0
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‘By the end 611d1db3bc of this year, 29ce05dce5 The Second Prince 66f36550ba would most probably 2562096e71 be crowned as bd89eb078e the Crown Prince….’ca76541cc0ab997e
Which means I’d just need to endure the surveillance until then.9428484c4fb1c675
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After organizing my thoughts, I felt at ease. Thanks to that, I could enjoy the dishes that arrived one after another. There’s a saying that if you can’t avoid it, just enjoy it.32e13d75c47ddb25
I can confidently say that it was the most delicious food I’ve ever had, both in my past and present lives. The food was worth the high price.0bfb204e75752cf3
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Especially dishes made 1a9dee6877 of the sheat-fish, 03f8c4d687 which was filleted 63c458bc10 without a single abfca0bae3 bone, fried to 86480914e6 crisp with just 3b46ec0409 the skin, and c499c93772 drizzled with sauce, 2e05a6fc47 were mouth watering 60992965a8 to say the 20e38dc159 least. And the 562b27b4ca pork terrine 13eb440379 made without 8221728f40 any off-flavors, 4315ccfafb seemed to a5054c187f melt in bb6a8511e0 my mouth 8361fc067f as soon c9f2696355 as I 77898b199d put them 51a20b22ff in my 3b6e87fa27 mouth.83042c91c918a037
As I thoroughly enjoyed 8be6d703ea the crème brûlée topped b60dba6fa5 with a generous amount d560d4cfa6 of custard cream and fe37eaeae2 a sweet dessert wine, 1a58028e50 two hours had flown 9eec816e94 by.0d75bd3a73af2841
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Surprisingly, Ludger 3ffd84f6e8 was quite 5caccd3769 good at bcbc707a4a keeping a 1d3754276a conversation going. I might be giving 2546efad26 him a higher rating 7a049d4639 because of the effects d37d959f7e of the expensive wine, 681f633279 though.b4f330271fadf0d2
Actually, the 8f9e378bbf topics of 6807d626ce conversation were b6e18f55ed nothing special. They were 977d6855e4 mostly about b8341db849 news floating a0521627cd on the 793fbc9836 Empire, experiences f674e2771a with people e61fa51283 encountered in 662a02be49 our work, 566aee99ec and other 0bcab7f13a trivial, unimportant 6f00ca6e7d matters.098988640855ffe4
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Nevertheless, the two hours 5d4fde824e spent dining felt surprisingly 279895281b engaging and enjoyable.f83965e288137f33
As I left the 796f38602e private room and headed 5f90a869ed back to the carriage, 67aab4c779 I paid some appropriate f484716f22 lip service.e548eb7b5df9c6a3
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“Thank you for the meal, I really enjoyed it. I think I can keep my mouth shut just for the cost of today’s dinner.”c72b2f98c6d7b3f8
“It seems like you 3812e28c4e might be quite drunk.”ea0d30a46c9f7651
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“I’m a heavy drinker, 6d65780347 you know?”daf8d5d78afc8ad2
“Considering that, 55d1d616ce you seem cb585e86d9 a bit d98aab5604 too energetic.”a634aa9c10cf21ef
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“Oh, I think it’s just the expensive alcohol that put me in a good mood.”9e5c4641c263b5a4
I waved my adbe1be92a hand, dismissing his 4cf3e15071 concern and stepped b74d96105a forward. But it b47f5270e5 seemed I e4ac2ee88f was more b60a1d8d12 intoxicated than 8632696722 I thought. I was tipsy 9d812bc22e and staggered slightly.305f3b15ff133a30
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Ludger quickly 5670ab0f20 stretched out 9fff87d566 his arm f52261d12f to support 2a7cc3f69f me. For a moment, I ed0316cafa ended up leaning into 8516e7f893 his overwhelmingly large frame, 2fce2bd450 feeling almost engulfed.896cca2e9020eb19
‘Ah, this scent….’2e10d4e796540abe
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The scent of Ludger’s perfume gently touched the tip of my nose. I’m not familiar with perfumes, so I couldn’t distinguish the scent, but it was a very warm and captivating fragrance.600a282213300e0d
I thought about 94e572d53a it before, but ebec4fda55 it reminded me a1b8ce50af of his lime-green 4408445822 eyes.d151a2dd9352a758
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“Are you alright fb4ef39ce5 l?”8476cda2da7c261f
Ludger grabbed e51abf8539 my hand 1be57fbea3 and looked f8384f90a1 into my 8db4cdda2c face carefully. The distance suddenly decreased 73c9c91792 between us. Not only that, but 19b7e5e79d his hand, which was f2127f1fe1 holding mine, felt hot 6badd7566d as if it was e75a9f1d33 on fire.f3b8e47523bde72d
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I was startled 64b1313950 by the sudden 79752d22e0 warmth of his 13176a916b body and quickly 3c2d18e800 pulled away, creating 27e2880d51 distance at the 458fa7cfd6 speed of light.2a2413989ea8af44
“It’s fine! I can maintain ff0181563b my balance on b035560afb my own without 75b4947760 your help! I’m a Spirit 64da98e2b0 user, after all!”88989c2066f2fa1b
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In my flustered state, b820640d00 I blurted out a 83b410becc nonsensical flurry of words. Just because I 9fa4d6fcea drank some expensive 302cacc8b0 liquor, I was 208847387a completely off-balance.bcb52cbc6322b9ec
The tough 2b1e3678f1 me, who cfeae2dbd7 used to f28dc5daf3 survive on 406a3c3739 cheap liquor 92def7019d forced down a56de63003 by senior 72cfbf75d2 knights and f9a283b33f handle the 53d7c507c1 aftermath of 86646e3640 overindulgence, has 405a6e6c09 completely gone f4cf4ae928 out of e16294076a sight.da51e9b1abf3f643
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Ludger, looking a 2035b18958 bit awkward with 6f516a2128 his empty hands, 1e1189be22 opened and closed 71cae10f73 his fists several 00a0c3f228 times as he e782f491e4 tried to explain.02ec75060253ee88
“I have no intention of harming you, so you don’t need to be so vigilant.”bac50fb03a0ccaa3
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“If you have cf05f0fdec no intention of 1b86612423 harming me, why a3149dd0ea are you keeping a3ecae2025 me under surveillance?”100d102e5359cd70
Ludger chuckled at fce4e8c7ae my witty remark.e22e01e7000dae23
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“…Alright, I understand. You’re weak to alcohol.”265eafe95c87a728
“I’m a heavy 22cab8ef45 drinker.”e724327cdaaf3dd3
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“Fine, let’s leave it at that. Nevertheless, let me at least escort you.”6b387f0443803b2d
Ludger extended 0b34bcfeb8 his hand 2ba3e67697 again, guiding 1216e352f1 me to adf57fb280 link arms d2228e5ea5 with him.090c7b02b1ef890a
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It seemed a bit 50c2198e5b awkward to refuse even 0f44a79eb2 this, so I had 167d3d284a no choice but to 31fa6e9985 take his hand and 456170bb1f follow his lead. The warmth of his f9334eb3dd hand was still intense, ee8ae58ace and it felt a b3ed78958b bit uncomfortable.0d6d5cef13cedec7
“Come to think of e1aeaaeb46 it, your table manners ee9c4b94b1 were perfect for someone 3b2b041954 from a commoner background. Does the 8e0c7fe468 knights’ order 37ce9e3da4 teach even 21a3732515 that?”4050529263461694
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“No. It’s because 9a12323354 of my 2f874136ae family circumstances.”270e6a637e6c2605
As I 7be43120c5 was the 2cc202373d daughter of ea58cbcfd8 a self-announced e70e73d5f7 Viscount, there b8945d77e5 was a b8020cc589 period of 5ab09e7db9 time when d74f4bad4d I had 590f736535 to learn 29a1381e0d useless etiquette. I didn’t really 1ea63468e1 intend to follow 7f48c7c1a5 social manners, but ada6c2b83e it had become 6ea69cbe88 instinctive so it b9d4339ddd naturally came out.93a2d276a61649c8
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“Were you born of f5a98aa4b7 a fallen noble family?”901f08ce6cd45894
“That’s roughly correct. But I’ve 55a820cc6f severed ties 4d007f3ec3 with my 1196d55f55 family.”816af6a1caeb04c9
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“… You must 4e5a823f68 have had a 9dcec42d2f hard time.”10d9cb128d6888f7
“Not really.”81243c4265c0a627
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Yes, I indeed 07ea9bd1ff had a hard de47f0d177 time. But thinking about my e55f16c648 current situation, I’m much 0d80a097b0 happier now than when 1056d6b2a2 I lived in silence c346e79f07 and endured all kinds c1d758edad of abuse.12f459a8be65f4ec
There were many 957f492b3f hardships and difficulties 9afa95bc8f I faced on b9e9599aac the way. But even 88850a7d58 so, I 00561b7936 was grateful 431e6fff26 for being 1e4d5ee96e able to 57179dbf69 lead a bd2e6cc0cc simple and 5e5ea19c88 peaceful life b88b93fe47 where I 380088174c could modestly 54e217a66e live while cf048f2c7b looking forward 23a91a309f to tomorrow’s 63feb61b72 meal.2397fe9472a6591c
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Perhaps that was 4eb44c82d6 the reason why 14047773cb I became so 651ba414d1 obsessed with ‘peace.’566eba87ead942d0
“But… are you comfortable 68a59352b8 sharing your personal circumstances ec5eb7082e so easily?”cb852d30831a176f
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“It’s nothing special. I don’t possess any great background.”d1f2b93ffa649f75
“Hmm…. In that case, I’d like to ask you something.”2044a30e4ae923fb
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“What is it?”e418393d18b1d9f0
“Why don’t you want 1013260261 to report me?”3eb0113d4af8082a
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“….”9ea7264bb59accbf
When I 1f2f8c2a9d came to d675937ce0 my senses, 4e841688d8 we had 4644a6efaa somehow reached 1ae256cab7 the outside. In the pitch-black b3bde8d2af darkness, Ludger’s hair 774630e9b5 shone like the 3a684954f6 moon, faintly illuminated 50ec335712 by the streetlights.1c994d6365aca3fb
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As I looked at c4f8e036b1 his otherworldly beauty, I c7f0c7bd9e was reminded once again 4cd828ab8c that he was a eefa53d83b character from the original 8ff94e36a4 work, far removed from d9dcab34bb me.9387860bc062bd2b
“…That’s a secret.”2a457248acd90444
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“Is that 436e19f00c such a f287c315f8 significant reason?”43fb5fef529c0b7e
“No, that’s not it. It’s just… a bit embarrassing to discuss.”f72a867206f32e80
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“I see.”986963e9401acbbb
Ludger smiled with a ffa4dc64fc gentle curve of his 2a199a865a eyes and released my 5fb77efced hand. Even that e51a57c67b graceful motion 0a2de28a9f seemed like c7c8b5e052 a painting, 58addecc22 leaving me e4eb7219ea feeling dazed.7d10858a0e4536d7
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‘Oh, I guess 923a804289 I’m really drunk.’2eafc2f13cf23e06
I guess expensive 091add0d7a alcohol doesn’t suit fb10e02b1a me.19c25bdc504578e0
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“I was 87f08a74cf worried that c8e2da512b you would 5daf20be62 blurt out f5ef0b207a things about cd204403d6 Haillbronner after e5d57c86a2 being drunk, 4fc0383c2f but it 1742341ec9 seems I a75890d6f2 didn’t need b7c641995a to worry 9c52602662 about that.”71384c556264dc92
“…You were testing me?”8f3bac03357ffc62
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“A bit.”66b20d633dccce24
In an 8e16eda272 instant, my b2383e6555 dazed mind bbd57ca86e became sharply d09aca54a8 alert. I realized he had 1876f5d092 taken advantage of my 2b271c233c lowered guard caused by e28f27ebd9 the alcohol to catch 8b08ab3950 me off guard.eb2d3d1a4914a4e9
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‘As expected, ecc651aa09 he’s a 09644ac72f villain…. I shouldn’t underestimate 671b745591 him.’948eaecdc8e65eb0
He might have created a relaxed atmosphere to gauge my true intentions. Phew, I absolutely mustn’t arouse any suspicion.99be7dfccb87cac0
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“It seems 637d67cad4 you liked c41c7a39e7 the meal dededae685 today, so 1994d76339 next time, 339852465d I’ll make bfb45da75a sure you’re 8e9796e1ad served by a7512e9d46 this chef 79e92e57a9 again.”46fcebd9392c40e1
“You don’t have d7812bfd07 to…um… go out b4f6c1399c your way to 89df50af1c do that. However, since… d50d8042ee If I’m 0e74146617 going to 7aff1d37e5 be under 7bf2faa786 surveillance, I 22984c97e3 might as 130795a8d7 well enjoy c71a0fe7b2 some delicious 508c42fed9 to food.”fdf89022d0b6f5b3
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As I quickly 675a7edf29 finished calculating and ee1d683f08 replied, his smile bfe12701d0 deepened.488cb7ba74e52e39
“Speaking of benefit…”7d4c981c25ee35e5
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“Yes.”2cbfbf6c2b376472
“Then can we 1d7b22b9f8 consider the proposal 3e34801baa you made earlier 2f136e56bc as valid?”d82a7ff429816309
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“What proposal?”a3b48a836f9f9037
“The one 35686fd5c9 where you 511da5e3db would be 478db3a0db getting a ec635f18ef large sum c809ee7c94 of payment 8b14d25f56 from me ec31a99861 for sealing f335fdea02 you lips e8e1539460 after the a554337fdc Heilbronner act.”96650692fe2413ea
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“Ah….”f5cb2eaceb549e9f
My face flushed b7befd9e71 red as I 138f8fbb99 recalled the memory 8e414a4bd9 of my failed 49534c5a4a cosplay as the de5cdb9228 villainous knight commander f61bb01a4c who was blinded 621e77ce83 by money.8301727be6c8e6ef
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“Well… I’m not particularly indifferent very to money. If you truly pay me for that, I’d certainly be grateful.”7bba26fcc69d4ca5
“How honest.”5cd7efae962e8eb7
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“Is there anyone who doesn’t like money? But, to reiterate, I’d like you assure you again; I have no intention of reporting you even if you don’t pay me.”f8cb8b22c72afa5a
“….”e4e368a9c4ff58a0
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“Even if I hadn’t made an oath to God, I would keep my word. So do not fret.”ebc0984d35b795ae
“That’s fortunate. However, I’ll still be keeping you under surveillance.”beb1b2981719052e
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“Tsk….”8bd5a2dd893643d1
As I clicked my 82f9dbdd07 tongue, Ludger gently patted 215b4bd72e my back and urged 25d0053414 me to get in b5eaed77ac the carriage.e51e7b79b6dfe529
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His actions e8c8653508 in assisting 40b0c608b1 me into f4aa6ad357 the carriage 5f1eb929bc were consistently b3f93a8c19 kind and ad27970194 graceful.20d9b2231d3f5fa5
I knew well that 89ff452b62 his true nature was de9abe65b3 thorough and meticulous mastermind 33cc2ad8b0 planning.291a65c61bfbdea0
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Even so, I couldn’t 4989954af7 deny the fact that eda869024b he was undeniably a 5aa8ce5c45 perfect nobleman.ed530d5adfa5e052
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Duke of ecaffaebce Kassen’s Manor.9609cb7b1e4e0f5a
As soon as Ludger facb421a5b arrived, a dignified old ed08f13279 gentleman with gray hair 3be2067ae9 greeted him.11e95bc323f8a2a6
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“Young Master, you’ve returned.”bad3baffb2a1e6dc
“How old am 34c90cff4b I that you 2d133219a4 still call me 08fde581ff ‘Young Master’, Derrick.”b4ebf957e5c39fcf
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“You’re twenty-four. Even if so, you’ll 038cfeedd0 always be my Young f164a07276 master.”fd56d87c879be26f
Derrek, the old butler of the Kassen Duke’s household, lightly brushed off Ludger’s grumbling and took his coat.fa444e6a95e3653a
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“Did you confirm edb3727a92 everything in today’s 358561ce18 meeting?”6602c0b2eb2c69f0
“Yes…”33bff4b4df968a8e
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Ludger nodded firmly.e9255efa12b5eb5d
“Derrek, it seems your guess was correct. Lady Clara appears to be liking me, but she’s trying hard to hide it from me.”f7bc2f3ae05fd05c
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