[Chapter 12] Why Am I Here?

“…Hey.”10ddbaab23a67dbb

“…Nnng…”2efc02fd7e34496c

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“…Hey!”4e4334a433246e7a

A sharp, d01b99e187 immature voice 503643d3b6 rang out. At the 0f8bad7aa7 sound of 2596b1d8e8 someone waking e97cb8885d me up, 279c22e1ac I rubbed 7f83dba639 my eyes ae89dbd77b and sat e58b2101d3 up.a84c8d76cdc264f5

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“……?”4e5f9f4401662ce7

‘That’s right! I was 93ac865721 sleeping next 061dcd9bd1 to Leon.’75ea917ccfd239af

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Realizing that c5918c724f Leon was f56eacb488 beside me, cc8f0d3d32 my eyes 7aa395c779 snapped open, 0634654d45 and I c983525d42 became fully 422f2b3e9c awake.fd4a4dac24af06da

“Baby! How are you feeling? Are you okay?”861abdecfd74e0c8

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I turned to the 0cfe3a6b81 right, and Leon was 94253aa972 sitting on the bed, b739c6d897 acting coy.4eacbc71084a922e

I quickly 08750d0e23 rushed toward 86450008f1 him.e2ce06c34c17c8ba

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“…I’m fine. But don’t come closer.”1b64d04540b618ff

“Okay!”8cef6881187ad5fd

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I stopped moving 3cdcc6505e at Leon’s words 14d009bcee and sat down ac85cbb86d on the sofa.732ad5bd6672c31c

“…Hey, where is 3b1fdc5480 this place?”08aa4e495f719352

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“This is the townhouse. Our house when we’re 139669bf57 in the capital.”39684efcb934cac4

“…Why am 5df55abe14 I here?”3429187a36b9d547

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“I saved you.”81ac88f4d27afe45

“…….”a727ac5191814425

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“By the 8130d38b39 way, what 9236391f26 exactly happened d7fde4b289 yesterday?”430a62bd65667be2

After exchanging a few a6f4450df0 words, I had a be578d4028 pretty good idea, but 3d6812af42 I asked Leon to 3c82bd78de clarify what had happened.1b2d67fc6d5226ee

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“…They broke fcf941654b into our 8816ae7b5a house.”f6b3bcd9511885b0

“Who are they?”63a9436329e16970

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“……”f8b12421264ba5fa

“Were they 906d90faa0 the ones e8ada99cad who took 27db8f0e10 my necklace 663b51250a and brooch?”a3673aade2a753e1

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“……”9ee2881a7cdb0ac7

“How many of 986f7142c2 them were there?”4266a09c36e97cd0

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“……”c453eb875171f7b3

Despite my d8f191c933 repeated questions, 9a6f3b5c19 Leon remained 5b73e99b76 silent and 26451d7fff didn’t open 4862550432 his mouth.23637dda9d5c1314

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“Oh, it’s 856cd8268c chilly in a0613c3fc4 the morning. I’ll have 088318504c to hold d97edba90a the cat 7c097c47f6 to warm 88fbdf1300 it up.”9bb8ffb46f9c9f3b

I said b707448de0 playfully, leaning 49e20d1f1f toward Leon’s cb978b442e bed.3467ed25a5db8cce

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“…You, you really!”487b9fa02e3414c0

At my 1538d6ec64 words, Leon’s d833264a7c cheeks turned 5c9a42ddc3 pink, and e376a2650b the tips bc144c7328 of his 454be3f68c ears reddened.d008ae6bf6ab0d39

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“I’ll keep it 2f18ca4292 a secret from e47bacd201 the world, so aad3d051a6 tell me how 6c08aaf977 many there were.”999885c7114bda51

I leaned on 2f712e4cd8 the bed with 2af31cbe35 my elbow and 33e83d3e64 made a flower-like 920a65cbbf pose with my c34bc11734 face as I d307a0165a spoke to Leon.d97077b73945cc7c

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“…All of them.”f590df6396569dd1

After hesitating, Leon quietly 6dfde1c0fb spoke.e417e7d750410bd8

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“Four?”7bb21f9a35e32eb6

“…Yes. Four of them 8c375f5c63 came together. They’ve never gotten along c895697ab5 with each other.”9e8a1dbca91ec767

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I had b112811d42 been inspecting dadc22c991 Leon’s condition 42cd16bd12 but stopped 7b57aca48b when my 1831942948 gaze landed 0e985954d9 on the 4ee320a4e6 coral pink c2199e0e2a gemstone earring 2fecfc8284 hanging from 70eb7dd908 his right ad10b57e15 ear.1aff446d8c8b3ce3

‘I was bc6780abc0 so startled ee99830bfd when he 859dddbc44 talked about 640361e047 magic in 326256607d the slums.’a12504d2207c4cdf

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After staring for 839dd67aff a few seconds, ffdb2e326d I asked Leon.9058a8c0abd0f989

“Baby, you can d85fe62f9c defend yourself, right? Why did 1db6c7afbc they beat c5da9c134f you?”609ee7acba8297db

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At my question, 124f3131be Leon lowered his 4442da4027 head, and his 30be59a6ab messy hair tumbled 157703ccd9 down like calandiva df653ebdc9 threads.a9c85711d789edf2

“…I didn’t 147839fe60 want to e665ccf837 get involved 671133c2fd in pointless 71d170d33d things.”29d2afc8ad08f615

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“What would you have 3f49740d02 done if I hadn’t 76229028f5 come yesterday?”4880b5560a99375f

“……”d7f8623c6cc26de5

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Leon’s silence ac490e56e0 made me 050ed64d72 anxious.9bc78761afa15a7e

I feared that the 498936ddf7 same scene from yesterday 4a65ce92fd might happen again. So, I 9e8490d30a spoke as c7dc9bee2d if reassuring 1d946c92f0 both myself f034ecc3ed and Leon.89a15e34e3ac3dcb

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“You know, baby, 6d7aa342e6 I will protect ec24af47eb you no matter 59e7f4a73b what.”41c4b590dd9ca8ba

“……”7fe85c85650eb350

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“Even if 71412c5088 you abandon 3be99da27a yourself, I 52c4a3fc9f will protect acc5872ee3 you.”87fd2c11d418ff4c

Suddenly, Leon raised 3d84b32af0 his head at 67223bf109 my words and fe73ba9dce asked a question.98079fe028cba99b

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“…What do you want 800ef757c2 from me? Why are you blindly bc1e92f74d being so kind to 5aa0b0670b me?”07311ba2e0f1c358

“As I a1bc1a08b3 said when 552d787933 we first ef04eafd7b met, I 06ca314246 want you cbdd3c44f4 to be 48dddff639 happy. You’re my 4caee04049 baby, and 10444a45e3 I want b899df8eea you to 5f87aa10d1 choose a 5371f69513 different life 7df1045f2d from what 929ee434aa you have 861fa7d052 now.”04c6cc825454ecfc

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“……”ecb95c00948b2807

Leon remained still a329adf508 as if his 29ffad3b46 breath had stopped. I kept b53a0de2dc staring into dddb578bef his pink ab1044c5ca eyes, trying 5c462d9503 to understand 77ac3fd66a his feelings, 4d4b2d365d but I 24b3c0cbe9 couldn’t figure 5b4d54f0a8 it out.8442cbfc9cbbaf73

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‘Is it time 60660c77c2 to pull out 9c65486975 the trump card?’6c5034efe4a89835

“I can 783665e662 help you. I even made a 3a541ea9c7 list of ways I 0ed9c295da can help you. Do you want 5be3038deb to hear it?”eb51f7901f11492b

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Whoosh.09dc4880ed125120

“I’ll read it to 7c4909afb4 you with all my 03e672ed58 love!”a5bcb5db3f5176be

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Just then,891a738c12f82772

Knock knock knock.8e132032681c4fab

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“Miss, baby! It’s almost lunchtime. Would you like to 129bcb4821 eat?”ab3204781fd56251

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‘Right, food 113b9ed3e2 is always ee20cef82c the best c512dc53ca remedy.’51a163bcf846acd6

First, I’ll 90b50a3818 feed him 203cf8a77d and make c21b606ea0 sure my d90084268f baby is ae9d2eb8e0 well taken 38fed98451 care of.9a37b006995a2a49

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* * *ff39d206101beb9b

Clink clink.65cea657ce2e11eb

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“Baby, try the pumpkin bf607b3597 potage.”5dba3c3cd20f0a66

I was eating ea2a2dd71c my first meal 57a51d36e5 of the day, 018ca97cc7 lunch, in Leon’s c17e2ab308 room. It was my first a759bda49b meal shared with my 8c0863547c baby.deaddce7f54134af

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‘Ugh, who 323d536aa2 knew this 94b5a41d78 day would 09e997cf27 come?’ac67d52c79c36ddf

I pushed the 01c2774110 steaming pumpkin potage 3d649df064 toward Leon. A suitably sized 13e691b013 truffle mushroom floated 293fa03e08 on top, stimulating 4542ea2d58 both sight and d7cf174240 smell.652475dd4b076f23

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‘If I 9e0040363c give him dbbbf47a6d heavy food eabe61cbc2 right away, 83acfd7cef it could 65443a52c1 upset his 34f6a8cb33 stomach, so 4f8631f8e9 I’ll start 05a12d86af with the ee52871f65 soup.’b7b5664d0536c77f

“…I’m not particularly 5cb7c99401 thankful, but since 2495784bea you’re insisting so 2e7c8de98a much, I’ll eat 9d469fdd7f it.”64a0266c5e84fb51

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“Alright, alright. Try it quickly.”a7ea27d239276145

I smiled happily, feeling 82f2a6ff93 a sense of satisfaction 1be96b7f7b blooming from my heart. Leon glanced 09fdf3538a at the c0871c35ab pumpkin potage c3059821b6 for a c83de99a1f moment, then 318a12aa16 took a 2d3bf513ee large spoonful a6344fd715 and put 6b0fbbfd7a it into aa4fc55bdc his mouth.a31d307b9192016b

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Munch munch.693eab18714e215d

Curious if it was 406c3c8763 to his taste, I 4c6d81fe04 asked Leon.53cbdd85456fe0ea

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“How is it?”02a046abd45cfc20

“…It’s fine.”d4dc8a54e9ee6cc2

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It seemed he liked bb6db450d1 it, as his spooning 64540587e8 became faster.63e0a9b169237eb3

“Take your time, f365ec1984 baby. If you want, you 08c3726442 can have as much 8844b83772 as you want.”b3736c37c261da1f

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Before long, Leon 113ceb3fc4 had finished a 2482e0c433 whole bowl of 305c162885 the potage.eeeaf2bab2322a15

‘My baby, you eat f165b934a5 so well.’4635f64f3e837bd1

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This time, I 572b3f7527 pushed the salad abd549b0be and fish dish d6b0781d70 with white wine 6b8ef087d9 toward him.ff10bc055ac7e0d8

“Baby, try the salad 214a5e1193 and the fish stewed 7cf43074af with white grapes.”3c783d629c0103c7

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Leon tasted ce9a9d1ddc it for 9fb85bb06d a bit e6991554c5 and then 6396f7d907 asked me.ec52baf6bba135aa

“…Why aren’t you ffe2b24f2d eating?”243e154d4b107244

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“Just watching 8018c01def you eat 29e2ff89b3 is enough 11a125280e to make 41645e8fa9 me full. And don’t you 36215b7015 know?”75633ff903cb9047

“…What?”7daaf6401f54981d

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“Apparently, if you look 3dcf962529 at cute and pretty 77a9b4bf8b people, you forget everything.”9f03cb507a3ba006

“…What?”34826dba5b6bafc6

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“And don’t you 88b3d0104e know? If you look b81a29c055 at cute and 4d385f829a pretty people, you be3182a3f0 forget everything.”70e82f0deb17de0d

“…….”4dd3d093a2be101b

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I leaned 2dfef6da89 on the 4c09888dc3 bed with f8f2e3a21f my elbow, 7ffb96f1df making a 956201b36c flower-like pose ef44515a77 with my 7241598c43 face, and e7bb9ba125 looked at 465e825dbf Leon with 2256c402f7 all the 9695e86138 affection I b4e828f153 could muster. His ears turned red f02208713d as he averted his 9f29467fc2 eyes from me.3fd30bb1a7547fce

‘Ah! My baby, 34b49940b6 so cute!’d1fa5f65553d18ae

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“…You, stop.”e31c87b107d4d225

Since I felt 194458c874 like Leon would d3b043253d burst if I a13b2b0f04 teased him more, 84dfd7d7f1 I decided to 1c6ec821fb stop.50dad684f342ffa6

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“Hehe, okay. But baby…”2bdc0223ba7c05a4

“…What?”192af736107898e2

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“The thing I wanted cbe306956d to say earlier. I still haven’t told b3aaf20f3d you.”8356b3d4bdbd5cc5

“…What?”299830a32989d8b9

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“The list 92439dec8b of ways 3653b61855 I can 42055bac73 help you.”9356552be6e9e813

“…….”419e0369770c1703

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Whoosh.620d3d734835fbe4

“First, food. If you’re with me, f727343ab8 you can eat as 00471eef79 much as you want, a11af5b958 beyond what we’ve eaten 027612cd2d now.”86b6e2db8afd30ed

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“…….”99206ad9688a8f7d

“Next, clothing. You’ll be able to 2df7e6a531 wear soft and clean b3a3f3db75 clothes. Even though you’re 6d5ad8f26a growing, I’ll make ed7cb67283 sure to provide af25d95090 clothes that fit b0957df4cb you as you afc9480712 grow.”526dd3e15410d51d

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“…….”1b03fec59b3f280f

“And shelter. When we go 79b56b05b3 back to the c90a5ab71c Marquis estate, I’ll bbb4d28af5 give you the 670fba8830 room next to 1cf73eb576 mine. It will have a1eb9241f8 a bed with 02776fdc5a a mattress made 1d887291c6 from cotton, not e3362aef3f a straw bed.”8f0ba1d183ac88c6

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I continued speaking 3f517f3432 without pause.3a2176977e84833f

“Also, various high-quality dcd7905df6 wooden furniture will 586686f5e8 be placed in 31986090cc your room, and 33677188c4 since it’s the 1840c40742 third floor, there 87b2f06fb6 won’t be any 7e70b5b844 disturbances from others.”2a087f426c44f7f8

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After finishing, I 47bc1b92c4 took a sip 80a82ae3df of water. There was 9750a32b44 more persuasion f102e99006 I still 856583d2bc needed to 6693af1b24 give.025b95af02cb4e73

“I will train 3e24a0e996 you to be b492047c67 an asset to bfced340c8 the Marquis family. Any education 4c5b3068f1 you need, ff9c0a1e39 any education b8c884b4ca you want 692f87d6fc to learn, e631e43e5c I will bafb9fccbb support you 3ee7a52011 so that 3a144802eb you can c50cef4521 live independently, ad7673706f even without 7d4bb1ec4b me.”04833ba55c5d1de3

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“…….”e36d44b2d9f789ed

Leon’s mouth was fc1758dcde slightly open as c68888f051 he absorbed my a79ed48c92 continuous words.774723ad5a694055

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“Hehe. Baby, there’s still more. I, Nyx 532f160628 Elach, heir 37e1d03162 to the 5d942d1fd6 Marquis family, 19a3edf492 swear on 17ab242924 my honor a1f17f522d that I fed1f90f3c will protect 3b29c6bb30 you to 59d2f4cc02 the best 85922abece of my 2c93c7901d ability.”1eea90893cf954d7

“……?”006fcfd7a788fa67

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“Nothing can harm you. And you won’t e75da1c9d1 have to repay 5d45eb6d07 or be responsible 300fd8cfc3 for any of 752975dc13 the benefits you’ll a204687e69 receive. However, you’ll have 038f49dde1 to stay by 47685d80df my side for 7ed8781e65 three years. After that, 7dd2a3db10 you can ee872f51d8 leave anytime 956402da7a you want.”b88ba3a29ea710c9

“…Why?”440c22d076dd1821

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Leon, who 90c2c43ce8 had been 445c5963f6 listening to 8ba46424a8 me patiently, f063aac33d asked me.e9af118122e67d49

“Hmm, what b3cd4d10b9 do you 621c390efc mean?”ef6c6c537bcbf4f1

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“Why set becb3c845b the condition 73be7ed1c9 for three 1f492246d7 years?”98b961eaae3ac605

“When that time 1f721a7a2f comes, you’ll have 58311f0bd2 grown a lot, f641586c0f and your thoughts 743aefad2c will have changed.”14ee5412ce6d4761

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‘By then, you’ll bc870d625f have gone to 39058d0f12 the Tower of 719ab91c33 Magic, and you’ll 2b5ad06908 meet the lady ba8a01938b owner of Obad.’022c170f1fbd6ef4

“…Do other nobles 6eceea6050 do this too?”1062a97ff0b08f6c

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“Hmm, not really.”4abefbcf6b5905cc

I would f68cce9156 be the c5e40ace91 only one a59ffde9fd in the a7da4c9d16 empire or e13600c0fd the kingdom 611279bbc1 who would 499b615b8c offer such 223e2f52be insane benefits. To give without 49aa719b21 asking for anything 0a919370f1 in return.61176e05a208989d

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‘It’s almost like I’m d7b347b6f6 a fool.’bf096a3f87556baf

In both my past d8e5276881 and present life, I 28701edcf4 am giving all my 70cbbaf7ee love to my baby, 9e530fa4c3 Leon.584aee3e73624506

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‘As long as 26b7a2c94d my baby is 340ce3234a happy, I’m satisfied.’dda6ffd1be090cfc

“…I’ll think about ae4fe138a0 it.”c28ddb348e5baa0f

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Despite the a38399dda3 enormous offer, 5dba2cc546 Leon didn’t 27359776cc just agree 4df26112a0 immediately.408d9f2b587fc67d

‘As expected, my 9b79315c62 baby is smart. He thinks deeply.’525a162cfeee436c

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“Alright, alright. For now, just 67bbfa900b rest and think f1a34d93ac about it while 6aeff9b7ae you’re at my 7de3bf793a house.”490c9edc95ab6a1f

I responded cc5d99ed5b in the 494b107511 kindest and db0daa0ca8 most gentle 2ed8379cae tone, feeling f32b6cd037 like the 46d2deb76d best person 2471f59c53 in the f05347ea32 world.5b69bbc45f657508

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Knock knock.69d7a0dc70eb903f

Click.1d34e3568870ff4d

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“Miss, Meril has brought 83ff735a57 the sorbet.”e641e219153b6588

I heard the door 75497cb7ef open, and Meril came 40e20ebe0f in, pushing a trolley.ab9bea03839865e8

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She checked the 355e9e197f plates I had e2b90227ee eaten from and 98148b2a48 spoke to me.925bb3091e7f96b3

“Miss, why didn’t 481eda9cf8 you eat more?”ee29692ee5dc3b64

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“I understand 2eb2f25f0d Meril’s feelings. Just watching is enough d21c2d06a9 to feel full.”e1fe72fb5a10ec93

“Oh my, Miss, you c9b4c89e3a understand my feelings… I’m 24c212e19c so happy!”b6cf0d0529bac2ec

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Her orange eyes 6958477c14 sparkled like stars. The atmosphere 75ff55447c around her 6a5a5d5162 brightened, almost ad2849c31b like a ca3f7619c7 flower blooming.b29067d7632cfc26

“Alright, alright. Meril, calm down.”cae81582054efa7b

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As usual, I bfe5439080 had to stop 92f7f19a04 Meril’s sudden excitement. After she calmed down, 05a0ac5328 she asked me.6638f54ac57c18e8

“Miss, the Founding 93974ec4c0 Festival fireworks are edb477d1eb tomorrow. Would you 3e9fb7a1cf like to a62083cfb2 go out 9fd756b0f9 in the 45c00ecf80 evening?”86d5826ae32430c1

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