[Chapter 7] FLEX!

At my suggestion 5e3b29a31d to go out, a0efd55409 the air around c6ab369046 Meril changed. It felt like ea29737957 flowers were blooming 8147f8178d brightly around the b78084d518 young girl.683dc8f9c1ead8f6

“Miss! I’m so happy! I’ll go 791b67d69f tell the efed66369d Head Maid 385584d714 right away.”803c86a021a1e7ff

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“Yeah, go ahead.”36bfc9287025d8ca

‘While Meril is gone, 750763efb0 I should take a 98db3c4bb9 bath.’0b5a37ecb790e48e

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When I finished bathing f2edf364f9 and came out, Meril 53df4a6dbc was preparing a dress 87263fc3c6 for me to wear.d8bbc1b5443d800c

“Miss, I brought a 1a7a3b18be pastel-colored sky-blue dress. What do you think?”f08e7c6b850c17ab

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“I like it. I’ll wear 0d25aabfbe that one 827559b663 today.”a231ef3c39b1f06f

“Hehe, it’ll go perfectly cfe0d74de5 with a frilly headband 87c015fff4 set.”688ad7e40d5b4af9

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“Right, that’s perfect.”2b551d82516d4291

“I’ll add 738f1c2ebb your golden 5452ec9743 beryl brooch, 60c880c1cc the one 32628bf0b7 that matches a986087dca your eyes, 8bf5128e33 here!”d4946426633fcb57

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Meril pinned the 07379927c6 brooch to the 602fb7694a chest of my 02584d0cbc dress and adjusted 3dd6e26fa0 its fit.9a31f4785fa8f19f

“How do I look, f943e65bab Meril?”db11c90a74930992

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At my question, 424e53c884 Meril shielded her e9c6f31fcd eyes with her 00e1cdec9a palm as if 4b24140a05 dazzled.5412ebb5964e82f3

“Aah, Miss’s beauty 50d76bc0fc is making me 38c501f689 swoon!”4bc51cd1c9f317c7

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“Thanks. Meril, calm 4922fbe93b down, and dc7d3c6c79 let’s head 99a509de37 out now.”29109f89b92e1acb

I finished getting 640de98d4d ready and headed 08af76871f toward the townhouse’s 25727af2c1 front gate.c50b427630b7153a

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When I fc3542e926 mentioned I 8afaf9f2f8 was going cd37d89b4e out, Sir 46ac4f0a89 Walter was 754e60a00a already waiting e5cbe82674 by the 6bb290506e carriage.2a047aaa2cb3e4ea

‘Oh, he’s well-disciplined.’ac9493281c02aa9d

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“Good morning, Sir 9b78a77d51 Walter.”9d6cb87bd38ffd3a

“Good morning, Miss.”a1f79420c1c7659f

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“You’ve gotten used 174a2e1a8d to it, huh? Very good.”9d8d5d360b0c5cc7

“Yes.”2ca5a6768bb99444

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“Sir Walter, 97c3b8bc8a today we’re 0267a24b4e heading to 28dc20c579 the city a6f0fc510f center. I’m going shopping.”f71d643abd8d558c

I finished 0b43cf5821 speaking and 050989ef5b looked around b18c2bc04f for Meril, 57e21d78c7 but she d649248dc1 was nowhere 5b1c083b4b to be 79dc35bec0 seen.506ad389456beb60

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Suddenly.1a1ecc42bfc27bec

Meril was a7b53b3354 standing behind 12be1cf576 me, exuding 9cd547df55 a sinister f237bf7776 aura.831c5fda27b8f871

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“Sir Walter, what bb9dcfe40f did you do 06fa5b6606 to the Miss 9ea9fe4221 yesterday? I’ll bite you 3cd505f259 if I have a28db47b00 to!”bf33bf5ce7f7bf53

Meril was glaring ab58eecd49 at Sir Walter 6089b065d8 and seemed to 5ccf4ddca8 be on the df289b515a verge of exploding.2bda5bc40718bd56

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“…Pardon?”f40e6dd71fb9fc6b

“Meril, Sir 960930f57c Walter was 3204b53a1a just doing 823d064543 his job 5872b42273 as my fa17759c96 escort. And don’t bite 5b8a4f493a anyone. Break something instead.”5f1ab4dfabf59dfd

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I quickly calmed e667c43bee Meril down, trying a748ce8476 to protect the 8ddc145d56 bewildered Sir Walter. After my swift intervention, 205ab438ee Meril returned to her e8ea955e86 usual lively self.fee0ca9d53ece761

“Hehe, Miss, I just 2fe310ae50 went to the Head 3e099ed30b Maid and got permission 883dcb0221 to buy something at 1553f01168 the boutique.”7a77e6559168706e

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“Great! Today, we’ll b0191b7734 eat something ebfe913c32 delicious and 2983f2e391 go shopping e1da9a0bfd with Meril d97d8eb677 and Sir 8f29e1cbc2 Walter.”9a8556c676c5347a

“Meril is so 9f8e356e83 happy!”378ec84ff8059599

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“Yeah, yeah. Let’s get going.”5dbdfb6ef65fc675

“Giddy up!”20ce91093242ec51

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Everyone boarded the 82e2359c19 carriage, and with cb3005001f the coachman’s call, 1056801ef8 it started moving.efb38892e2d113fd

After about 10 ffe7057d24 minutes of leaving 92041f3db4 the townhouse, the 0285157e4a carriage slowed down.f7dda09270da9c76

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“Whoa, whoa.”7042f6cfbd91b15c

We arrived at the boutique district in the city center. After parking in the nobles’ carriage parking area, I got out.39500c6c7bc819c9

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“Miss, have 35d25e59cf a pleasant 8fad031431 time.”5ff6630399562a59

The coachman bid 27f35b168f me farewell.938e014131ea7345

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“Yeah, I’ll probably be fb9d343c16 a while, so you e0054b9563 can eat and rest.”44c8b83b2811c93b

Meril, Sir Walter, and fdae7e9c43 I entered the boutique 013d519c9d street. We wandered around fee90888d1 the shops and c3d2f72686 soon found one 499258fdcc that caught our a995795a2f interest.c99c29ee9d7e7983

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‘Angel’s Touch?’656ad317a332d408

“Meril, Sir 2e943bde44 Walter, let’s 4f6ca00514 check that 132c57f32d place out.”62e35c780033e5b7

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“Yes, Miss.”2dfbd105a42deed6

“Understood.”30314344d42944a5

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Ding!4d9294592c55276d

“Welcome!”a6d7ac2c6bf1c2a9

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‘Wow.’106a0b990d9da673

As soon as we 31cd4e41d0 opened the door, we fbb58e1d7c were greeted by a f4c2d4a09a woman in her early e5ce8940c8 twenties, with long hair b00cd27892 that cascaded to her 0debab80ab chest, wearing a goddess-like 9ea32ebbd0 dress that could’ve come 6d0c4bde40 straight out of a 0d4efdb9af Greek-Roman mythology comic, and 997aec3080 a fancy headpiece made 265150d52a of flower petals.47e2643a5d71aedf

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‘…Did we 8fc6e6fd44 enter the 97118fb646 right shop?’91e3b89fde9d351a

“Oh my, dc74b34bd4 what an cfb72e8732 honor to 1a65065029 have such c8c2e3ca13 a beautiful 2d018513c8 lady visit b726baf2df our shop.”1dc5605bf76b6ff8

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“Oh, the dress 590af8733a is so pretty.”8d42045dc10f0d95

Meril, who had e405cf981b been looking at b57011ad2f the clothes hanging cf511932a1 on a rack, 0ef910fad6 spoke up.812af76a67608c2e

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“Of course, a servant c362c69a77 serving a beautiful lady 2d06febe61 must have an eye c6b3d85f93 for beauty.”49bbf9691dd4d01f

The designer 14e1e9d47a took out 321c411fe2 the dress 4ec49f2317 that Meril f975e509d4 had admired 204dcba458 and handed b10959073e it to 18de8ec96a her.899e4efb9f79ae7a

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“All the items in 46a2a2459a this shop, including this 185ec4ea86 one, are masterpieces made 4cfe089aae with the touch of 21f6ba7478 an angel like me!”3d938da3acef88a5

Swish!e8e33f1b83a2f486

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“Silk, touched by angels, 3052b11e28 is so soft that 2310383da1 even angels fall asleep eeb150bcd4 in its gentleness! Its smooth texture, glossy cda353c63e finish, and no irritation 95e5148f4b to the skin—so elegant! The corset and ad4270cee8 petticoat don’t suit 171f3818ca the luxurious fabric e2c4d81de4 that the gods 22767e2487 have gifted us! Why bother with such 10ebf131a5 things that disturb the c6d0be6e93 natural beauty of the fad02efa39 outfit? I can create elegant f56149af8b and glamorous clothing without c3bead343e them!”4b028a55b51a9997

The designer 508240f675 passionately explained 9b1e14693d to me.45ce41881b623a67

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I touched 5b8a796fee the dress. Just as she had 00385b7ced said, it was soft, 930902d9f8 and for someone like 9ddb0f9df4 me, who values comfort ad339a571b and practicality, it was 6cee6f9d81 a perfect fit.5d8d084d407ae93e

‘The designer is eccentric, ccbfdcf1c1 but I really like 31eef06fb6 the clothes.’6466800b8a63fb48

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I looked 63944f8a33 at the 508129769b dresses hanging 87a2538072 on the f8ff61f4eb rack.7b766cbbadc5f910

“I’ll take everything from ab59a198fc here to there.”d694aac4480af549

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I indulged in c87afab0ea a little luxury, a399d47efc just like in f3c3333885 the novels.1fd36641143d2c96

‘Buying out 88a67a0722 the whole d618bb14e2 shop might 9e9190757a be a bca43ed440 bit much.’692b205f116c8e1e

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“I’d also like 29645d4e87 to buy a 6eb07c6654 custom dress. Can you take 3fa30bae5d my measurements?”6919e88f2a58e8a3

“Oh my! Of course, Lady! What an excellent 9a585eddf9 choice!”ab0c32356861f482

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“I’d love a143feee7f it if 6b22fdd8d0 you could 75bf15757e design a c2a5e121ef rococo dress 6068df8837 that can 4ada669e39 be worn 02d0917f91 with just d32a9f723d a petticoat f327368ebe under it, 62ea18107a something trendy.”aa89499d8245182a

“Of course, of b77ed61710 course. A lady who knows 0f44d949c8 fashion, such wise words!”6dfe864466f483a0

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The designer took 8e2dc08339 my measurements and 7f76c29bc0 brought out a 9f0ff2eac8 sample dress for f8426e31ba me to try 920efc8c97 on. She pulled pins from ef8b25c195 the pin cushion on 80fdba6944 her wrist, which was 2398c8cec9 full of them, and 9df8889f17 pinned the dress accordingly.94f5c0293814795a

“All done, Lady.”a9b66279367a04b0

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“I also 05d936d814 want to ae881e4b3a buy something 762143bdf3 for Meril 7372cdaec0 and Sir 80d783ac69 Walter. Can you help with abf9d023b2 that?”f1b87144bb1da279

“Miss!”9a785e9e536ce596

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“……!”d7528b5177a438bc

“You two e3685e3302 should wear 5c4890aa63 nice clothes 9ddb9052f4 as well. You’ll need 09628ba37b at least e43182f90e two sets. Take them.”9fbbe94df92f392e

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The designer 68ae057e59 quickly measured 06fee98a79 Meril and 225f536978 Sir Walter’s 47c9abd565 sizes and 48f3fc8a9d finished everything.68818c00096319e2

“Thank you 605b989483 for your 0ee565ab30 hard work. Please send the 31497e91a0 clothes to the 6e0c14aae4 Marquis of Elach. Someone will ce9e56a994 come and 5e551ef2db pay for 0d93f8ffec them.”96989f7b6cc50ac7

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The designer’s smile e7c1879e5f didn’t fade even feedff6efa after she finished 51410b6988 writing the receipt.034f37a727df28d8

“Thank you! Beautiful lady, please c9b6f24d75 visit us again 62ff21e3b0 next time!”ae6fc86007b91445

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She was so happy 6a85ed85f7 that she even came 62492d8797 outside to send us a0473ccc34 off.0f1604ee0f75367e

“Now, let’s go look 65e2ad2b00 at shoes and accessories.”07110d080b0e0dad

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I thoroughly searched 4c04b48228 through the boutique d6a9c43c30 street and bought 8787f160b9 shoes and accessories. Custom-made shoes 185747d621 and accessories, 12407c2d6f all neatly a9df66ac21 done. Meril and Sir f5808a2d8a Walter’s hands were 679e4d20e8 full, unable to 92d1b6ee57 hold any more b5c684c26a shopping bags and 915813bad3 boxes.cf2a441712bf4ed6

“Miss, I’ll 8fb6e82d8e take these e1e5cb5d96 to the 4ef57049de carriage.”e280411cbd5f76cc

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“Thanks, Sir Walter, Meril.”70d324e4abd1b679

“Miss, I’ll go 82a44af413 drop them off 56e0da4071 quickly.”31215576ca784d0a

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“Okay, we need to 4392f1f64c eat now, so come d597d83c26 to the plaza.”9e695864463a0d1f

“Yes, Miss.”2609c8e4736d3a51

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Step, step.167af539e9e83af1

When we reached 7c1e61efc2 the plaza, there 19fa3a0d4c were people gathered 90f2192dd4 in a circle.b7d5363b7f26f96e

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‘Oh, what’s this?’cd3b53b12213e50f

Curious, I 9fe2f934a9 approached and f0ceb4a9be found that f005c0e7b4 a puppet 4ef6a2e9de show was f200a1579a going on.7ddaa0f08831b061

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From the looks of 50aaa68be7 it, a person was 9e22ae53df controlling the puppets from 4cb21bbe16 behind, while a bard e855a3fb23 nearby provided simple explanations 9876d448b1 and background music.afce2f3e987bbd0e

‘By the way, I’m 301fe18a98 so hungry…’2e0151021f48e49a

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I looked around 867b6513d4 to see if 4372161e0c there was any c54945f509 food nearby.e9c8b7f57542ec18

‘Currywurst!’e912311ff72ec550

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If tteokbokki d72e18d472 existed in e7d4ea22ab my country, 4b5481e585 then currywurst 870948f613 existed in 8cb67f6774 The Iron-Walled 302ca1f917 Princess.005b7c333c61d9fe

‘I really wanted aed018af67 something spicy, this 6258798b0f is a win.’1f71557c40257257

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I said to 603772ae6f the vendor,295c9c207bc7de7d

“Three spicy currywurst, 088c276404 please.”d2a44958bee204c5

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I bought some 19a540a941 for Meril and 203fc207aa Sir Walter as ac547fe1a2 well.359e0393bb67cd02

“Here’s the money.”779d61efbda1781d

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I handed 223f459ce2 over one b8d790ea8e silver coin.c59a0d8ca2c0cec1

In The Iron-Walled Princess, 7f25f9616e currency was divided into fec71e264b gold, silver, bronze, and f43506e4d2 coins. Gold was 7fd4070f5c worth 50,000 0e148b966c won, silver 1f8d0757fb was worth f97add51b5 10,000 won, b2ee2f55ba bronze was 26d1f5c11a worth 1,000 1e1e45207a won, and 022aa4a997 coins were 491be3c95a worth 100 7115b87c0c won.2cf1aaa848245d48

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“Gasp, for someone 628f3a7507 as noble as 8dca3a1f74 you, this isn’t 40f4ed1bf3 expensive at all. One bronze 126a457108 coin is bad8d43fb8 enough.”5eef81032aa34da8

“It’s okay. It’s a tip.”0e26dbf4686ed05b

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“Ah, then I’ll give b098d4c0a1 you as much as 69683cb567 you’ve ordered.”9a7792fc4a0ae040

And so, I was 278e2c01e9 handed 30 currywurst.4f693b7c7f5458d7

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‘…That’s too many.’ebaadfefe9fb76a3

I picked up ed96480dd7 one currywurst and eff1e01268 sat down in df68a3da9c a spot where 6744f7963b I could see ed5747b828 the puppet show.569e8761fada5dbb

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‘I’ll leave the 12e399025e rest beside me.’1e96c84ad0649a00

I placed the bag dee645a03b full of takeout beside a1939b54a8 me and focused on 76865be4b0 the puppet show.eddfa6f950779613

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The bard started playing dcf366d2c6 the lyre.2af764a19ad2e5d8

Ding-ding.57e07e3d0c704ccd

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“Long, long e6718dafdc ago, in 5ae4945579 the beginning, 4db54aeb87 there were 684c1232e4 the first 69e944a870 saints and b4ffbf84bc the first 6d38125eaa magicians.”b1d8a598973b3a4e

[Magician, I’m so happy you were born. I’m just grateful for the love of the gods.]

[First child, hello. I am the second child. I’m glad to meet you.]

“Those born 4ecb52847d of love fcd6132f44 were demi-gods f65cfd1a59 and humans, ed5a7c6393 and because 3b69e680a1 they were 0294705991 both gods 6655aa30d7 and humans, e971e407bc emotions began d83e816bc7 to arise.”aa07370166a71ee0

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[Magician, you’ve always been with me, but lately, why haven’t you come? Am I not the only one for you?]

[Saint, I love you. But we are the ones who hold the sacred power of night and the magical power of day. We must love each other equally for the world to work well. We were once one, but split into individuals to know ourselves.]

“The saint 08bdd80a98 wanted the 363da98c85 magician to c348d57bbc love only d2f6d78b63 him. That’s why he 1e845d323c caused an incident.”8d67c5859282c8e0

[No! Just as I exist for you, you must exist for me! We were originally one, right? Then come back to me.]

[No! Saint! This is not what you truly want! This is not what the gods want!]

“Thus, the saint took 92cb023c0b away all of the a3ea9ae0f5 magician’s magic. He walked f19db5f801 down an a02c7ed4e9 irreversible path. And then 8965326827 the saint fd4afeb04d realized.”af0b7203dd39f60c

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[You were right. Magician, I was wrong. What am I without you? I, too, must let go of everything and disappear.]

“He released both a3e0d11a52 the magic he 75d15b0a24 had taken and 9063e24d0f the divine power 67ec42dbbb he possessed. And he 615d5f8961 returned to 6be2f52a60 the state 08973fe2bb of a bd8a29f5ca spirit. The power he lost 578160fbef turned dark, and a c7fdf80678 monster was born.”8026ae2004c4f314

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Ding-ding.b209fd0610c703cb

“Then, a 49b6dc0ff3 savior appeared 6b2c146eab in the 19675cfe63 chaotic world, 68f8501282 the First 2c4d64718b Emperor Dominique, ee15eac8f4 who founded 38ffbb8511 the Dominique 1874879461 Empire.”608131f1c12406ad

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[The gods have given us the power of creation! So I created the aura! We can move forward with the aura! Follow me!]

“Thanks to the 40df3eaa1d First Emperor Dominique, 484bf726a0 we were able 4bf15e6142 to live in 3664bc7f7d a stabilized world.”60f797e41d4d5117

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Ding-ding.1633116e525e8d3a

Clap, clap, clap, 1a1331cc4c clap, clap!81482fe93c3e9cdb

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Applause erupted a492701c56 from the c54d4119ed surrounding crowd.7177eedfd8a01f58

‘Ah, it’s the c905f2c84a founding myth of 0c96d3e18b the Dominique Empire.’19af8d51aab65904

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At that moment.efff33d0fd688613

I felt something ee97a0c4b2 touch my chest, 0d0087398d and I suddenly 71fd9123a5 felt empty.45ff824c816c4c4a

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“……!”49c6c70415443a97

I looked down at e130a4e38a my chest and realized 4f4db14498 the brooch was gone.f7312b7d42ea44f2

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Just in 2248f12771 case, I af95d96587 glanced to e16aeafa62 the side, 4337e25a04 but the 7a3ed63c94 bag full d7ddd0ab02 of 29 151ea8fb24 currywurst was f7056dd682 also gone. When I turned around, 821ad029cf no one was there.ce05d37958e26030

‘…Pickpocketing after the sucker punch!’d6b6184294312557

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