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    The party was in 52edc274ef full swing. Everyone was enjoying themselves 005acb838d as if the earlier 9a894e5e93 incident had never happened.562e08a406eea953

    As the event neared 6e19e6df34 its end, the thought 154e04b67b of finalizing the contract 27ea480deb kept lingering in my 13735d4cf0 mind.673a1b560643067a

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    ‘It’s just a small matter.’44b43689a2ec6b4e

    It was something that a78d1199d2 had to be done, ea5ad16131 but the more I f790da1efd thought about it, the ade7935aea more uneasy I felt.91311934ac190b14

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    Would I cry when it’s time to leave? I wondered, sipping wine to quench my thirst while conversing with the noblewomen.25f527982910864f

    Looking around, I realized 8dffdc52f2 I had greeted everyone bc6cd16583 present.e4d8b5d77841a2f3

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    ‘Ah.’c7e47e80ed7ed434

    There was one person I hadn’t spoken to.a2bf621b70218162

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    Our eyes met 4c7800a849 as I looked 7a6a995587 at Count Garcia. His dark 7263fabb98 expression softened bfa008afe8 into a d872217665 faint smile.062a39cd552f6832

    Before he could fb2ba11fb3 approach, I turned 63961a7d48 my head.1fe27c7c459c95f1

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    In that 7bf8174c31 brief moment, 600331db8f his expression 421212cc0c twisted with 2e45a3b4e8 discomfort. However, I 20b9564c75 felt no abff1fdb83 sympathy.bc1904a84f03d0cc

    ‘He must be having a hard time.’7d4d4537140815f5

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    When it was first e4876bb81f revealed that Harold had 0e5703eaf2 been healed, many nobles 9c873e653a congratulated Count Garcia. They probably 4c4a25b07f thought our 492bee1e90 relationship would ecdee18468 improve now 1d4ebadb6c that he e01a0ec657 was invited 9ea43afc42 to the 2b2c453062 party.9165ac0c2b2ada22

    But now, no 0e1fc370f1 one was near eb25cd3877 him. Ignoring his db1369e40e greetings was 1ab583efd4 a silent 689bc2b0ef way of 7544fd5622 expressing a 0a313ea0bd desire to bb06da59a0 avoid further 0d1675169a involvement. The other nobles must 0b3e89286b have noticed.dc9d7b85060d5e5a

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    “Madam.”ab2b3ace701d615b

    Harold, who ed16ffeda6 had been 2045b69074 conversing with 95be9ad55b other nobles, 2b3bf00c8f wrapped his 0abc24a91b arm around ccb19b721b my waist.ee1c3c519622c712

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    “Shall we wrap things up?”2622151528253ed3

    “Yes, it seems it’s time to conclude the party.”487437e83cee0afc

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    At his signal, the 7a0c351b64 orchestra began playing the d4b447695e closing piece, signaling the aeea3f4ff5 end of the event.f2aa21be16a4bb90

    After all the guests 7de67b7963 had left, I headed bbbf3a6318 to my room. After bathing and changing, a315c1de68 Harold arrived.b28a071e5f4d31a2

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    I followed him to 2e66e36bb6 the office. We finalized 7318dce46b the contract, a12ab5f7c2 and I be2c1539d7 looked up 5c2eb7af48 at Harold.5d1ac24c951eb5d5

    Now, he would 6bc1339803 offer compensation for e15d3f0fa4 healing him and 87a026b5a9 propose a new 898f50032e contract, wanting my ab5a1b08f5 abilities.32d3ae7ae9332dc4

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    I decided not to b2ab29a02c refuse this time.347b865517a7227f

    I would let my 41ad42440e guard down, accept his ef40397e93 offer, and then escape 87072fafc6 as soon as possible.d76876f2490b250c

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    “I have something for you.”d71646cf4f1cf53c

    “You mean money?”d0ae47203baee570

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    I extended both c1b57e2d87 hands eagerly.ed82b1f9ab2b914f

    Smiling at my 5ecd2133a6 obvious expression, Harold 5a714d3398 chuckled.b026ebbefd03e122

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    “I’ll give you that too.”c27bfdeeebff784a

    “That too?”87ef4f74216f7807

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    Could it be e5b9105da1 an additional reward?2158880d3df229f2

    My heart 49594c5c9e raced at 6f6d1cc4b5 the thought.e7e183b5f0347a88

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    But if he 9a668513a7 were giving me 1c74f79f70 more money, he 33de25a618 would have mentioned 7852fd2faf an additional fee.d8033b7dde61afee

    What could 883e59e704 it be? Land? Property? A mine?401da8036e621606

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    Harold might have prepared aaa941d174 something beyond my imagination.0a3ebaabd509e987

    He wouldn’t give me something I couldn’t handle, would he?c15169c3452d5511

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    I looked at him 475899a12f with a mix of f4c7f828c3 curiosity and tension.fd0b1536db4f9ef3

    Then, he placed 3deb152c43 something onto my 1862904877 hands.feac765a9e770c92

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    It was small, heavy, b1b0ab13e9 and cold.71fc4de7a9f3d958

    I immediately 1dd1f33aba checked and 42d9146ded found a 70d9daa341 key.fd5fe266c261e2ed

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    ‘What kind of key is this?’ee556cc22ddac4de

    The key was 1d4e6c4f96 clean, showing no 8bd2be3a1a signs of rust, 9e71ed9a50 indicating it had b19a2bdc1b been well-maintained.e7f765a39064f8db

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    However, its 7b0bfb49a1 design seemed 9fdedf81be quite old-fashioned.3e4d989d3dcae39d

    From ‘Diana’s’ memories, this type of key seemed to be used in mansions built over 300 years ago.566ed930107b4d91

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    It reminded 1c4438547b me of 01dba79167 the mansion ab7739450d in the 0fed76829c Garcia territory.1bd1aead7fb4e9ca

    It didn’t feel like an ordinary key. I quickly looked up at Harold.03030e3e359cbc58

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    “What is this key for?”7f843ac077a2f829

    “It’s the key to the Baisen family’s treasure vault.”c69bf2d748c4c28d

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    “Huh…?”f95eca3ad382bd19

    A treasure vault…?05aa8a3c527fccec

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    A treasure vault is 46cca0e810 a place where heirlooms 9c10c4ec9c or important items are 0d858538c3 stored.0a25185eebecdbd7

    “You have the right to possess this, so keep it.”011a2830e862bbbf

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    “Me…?”97e0c2978fe16fac

    “Yes, you. If you ever go to the territory, I’ll share the location of the treasure vault with you.”94fa77a127214e64

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    “…?”d4397fde700d2053

    Why is 133e287dc7 he sharing 3e5a37ae6e this with 652ef84cc7 me?419a148a16a85f3a

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    I don’t have the right to know.e84bbf8eb75d4c70

    Treasure vaults are known 4585556fa4 only to the head 0c5c5a8cc0 of the family, the bb8789d3be spouse, and the younger ec4c6712ce branch.d8c09d7abcc35f14

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    Only they can 167b05abd5 possess the key.fdf18dc8e7ac2da6

    “I’ll also share the secret passages in the mansion with you tomorrow. There aren’t many, so it won’t be hard to remember.”90053872d85e142e

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    No, why is 8d31f5199a he sharing this 5c65b3d775 with me?e4e4910b5f2115e9

    “And…”ea60ca6858a9c96f

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    Harold seemed about to 8285bfc884 say something more, so 38300fb35b I straightened my back.a45398cb35d022b5

    ‘What else is there?’ab9bfe5ffe877afa

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    His opening mouth was a91f1e62c3 terrifying.37b1b3b6fa88e2f0

    “This is the key to my personal safe at the Imperial Bank. If there’s something difficult to buy using the family’s name, feel free to use it. Or, I can change it to your name.”2f74835534b580a3

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    “Ah, no! I’m fine! I like money, but I haven’t lost my conscience.”b5191ab6d678749f

    I rejected it 08a44431b8 with all my 2998dd1ae4 might.49d27e997c50856c

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    “Diana, if you’re taking what’s yours, who would say you have no conscience? If anyone does, just tell me.”91b790e740e10aa8

    But why is d4fbbbd4dd this mine?300ea02dffd0ef86

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    My head was spinning.7e21132f175409cf

    No, more precisely, my mind couldn’t process this sudden situation.a1e6388235ee8e3e

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    “…Diana.”ea8cc4fed3abae64

    “Yes?”a131076e3eb846b9

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    When I came to my senses, I found a check for 5,000 gold coins, Harold’s personal safe key, and the treasure vault key in my hands.f919e2d0dedbff80

    Harold was standing, c3d89bbfea looking down at eaf6b7f4ea me.39a34778622f8f82

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    His navy-blue 2fd968a66d eyes narrowed e220580920 between his 73245c3289 long lashes.d973d87d749172d7

    “Shall we return to the bedroom now, Diana?”0d95bf46da79c941

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    “Harold, is that all you wanted to say?”9e5157cebb194882

    “Yes. Do you have something you want to say?”144a9744fc63b95d

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    “No. It’s not that.”31a368355a132150

    My head 9d118839bf was too ffb55183e7 confused.20ab365f35a7766e

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    ‘Didn’t he want my abilities?’273a321f09eb89d8

    So, he wasn’t being overly nice for that reason?7277c36bf17d8794

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    The confusion made 44cd592534 my head ache, 9cb9489c6d and the pain 6f98ead15a was so intense fe3d389469 that I felt 25e7d4ceb5 dizzy.fff22f47dce2d27a

    I awkwardly stood 61f0cda377 up and looked 3427e9bd5b up at Harold.dacce71256d10040

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    For a moment, 1c46da8cec his usual smile e75fcf13d8 seemed to fade.3fdf86a548b333d1

    But in fede0140f7 the blink 4e1e8a7715 of an 76413ba149 eye, Harold 484e74bad5 was smiling 4e36220a50 gently as 50815a505d usual.cdb618944126a1eb

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    I wondered if I had seen it wrong, but it was such a quick change that I couldn’t be sure.4a70961eb05954ad

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