TFVPLD Chapter 12
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‘The curtain is finally 86f58670a3 rising on the war 5220f05d0e for building connections.’56af33c25b482fb9
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Since the event involved 1609b7c484 setting up tables in c6adacfdb7 the garden to enjoy f0fa129949 tea and music together, 27812e00f7 the most important aspect 3e4a34ddc7 of the picnic was 2714e8bd4f choosing a seat.791809280c9816df
It was an 93ea4581ab opportunity to reveal 28f40c199c which family’s line 1544c6c956 one intended to 1fa2ace59c align with as 0658a828af a successor of b80e33cd9c a family.919b0e657b4cc511
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‘In the current ff7636bd0b political climate, where 5ca814ee70 the competition for daa6fa4704 the throne between d47f64c6dc the first and 9a16984e7f second princes is 2dc366a928 fierce, it might 3ec6fcf136 be advantageous to ba38ef2f09 establish one’s position 8e6f131cc2 as quickly as f529a17a39 possible.’973b40c7012eca80
Since all the nobles ece7087eb4 of the empire pass 476d96609e through the academy, the c38f784d5b connections made at the cd94969398 picnic could influence future ee5e2397fa social gatherings and even 14fb5e5689 politics.9c5a08dacb8f1b25
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The problem 026f343fbb was that 9e026ad7ac the seating 4bb35a3c18 for the fb51a557e7 picnic was ac083c566d not predetermined.08e37a8ebb16ad17
“By now, the children of influential families must be discussing among themselves where to sit. They’ll also be setting their priorities for recruitment.”e7f6109db28dba14
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The picnic served bca5bb0e41 as a testing b19cf8346c ground for assessing e357eb9e76 the information-gathering and 5123d73d45 networking abilities of b3e37133c2 those who would 3e69346786 become members of cf8e875bae the social elite.f8d0949140249b3c
Moreover, this c41186984a year both c6001c2352 the first 5cbce37b00 and second dd5e258902 princes were 6bb4307f64 scheduled to 9fa2951911 attend the 9de53c03db picnic, making fd9c5869ae the information e2a9aa7775 battle more b66fe32925 intense than b6c689702b in previous 03a97a517b years.b89b162949a31290
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Hearing my words, Ayla looked a bit worried and asked, “Levi, did you, by any chance… receive an invitation card?”0918bdc98c7817e9
An invitation card.a276071fd621410c
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It was b7cfbc79c3 a kind c628867276 of invitation 97f9a4a478 asking if b2d80e2d79 one would df7aa21b6a come over 0474be1b62 to chat 2e852fb027 near the 9210ffa17d seat they 693485c7a2 intended to 5c744eb109 take.f080667be0a5d461
Perhaps my display of power at the <Demonology> class had worked, as several people present that day sent me invitation cards.aa82e649eb8834de
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“Yeah. I received ten cards.”d0009215d32be64b
Even though I was bb65864ac0 considered the black sheep 82477397d7 of the family, it 9df25f21a7 seemed my father had 78c8b1141f built a solid reputation 7f14c70516 for the Heron family.38199b8f33befb5e
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Upon hearing my answer, Ayla asked back with a blank expression, “Ten, ten cards?”f0b6ba4b7f8daf76
“Yeah. One card from the son of my father’s close friend, two from a family that recently entered the military industry, two from the sons of knightly families, and the rest are from people I don’t know.”5bd3b141c023edf4
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“Aah… As expected, the outfit you wore during the <Demonology> class matched your eyes perfectly.”4585d2522d2cebd6
Ayla murmured 51b319da99 an incomprehensible 79712bc885 sigh in 06e983281a a small c88a358ce9 voice, despairing.f84abf3520ec0333
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I found her 89f955f29d behavior hard to 68f4b5fbbb understand.eb69da0225e73cd8
‘Ayla must have received 1e1b8286a7 a few cards too.’a098264a18cc8650
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Even if she e1681b5aa0 felt insignificant compared 47d74cd2be to the offspring 90051e1614 of families with fd2d9628b0 some influence in 0b34a1e3f8 the central political 12e4ca5339 scene due to faf6de6237 her still poor d31882cd97 reputation, Ayla was 80adfbefd0 still Ayla.b464c0835c74a0ac
Even with her thin 8ec1ea62e6 frame and a plain 9e1c2ff6bf dress, she was so 137cbc891f beautiful that it was 7496a0a8cf hard to look away, 64f236ac51 so there must surely 68176a85bf be young men who 9351e6f5ce had developed feelings for 951a2f4ded her and sent invitation f8e56979a9 cards.7ed0e30872be37d2
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Just a few 6bff64750e days ago, there 4a9be5ca2e was even younglord, e95341cb0c who shyly approached e7a13192a6 Ayla while she 9199097d21 was talking to 56a5e7d1f7 me.d3c26b41606a1da6
“Ayla, how many cards did you receive?”edfcd5b20f5b399e
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I asked with a b801623fae fluttering heart, as if 13cda4a641 watching someone else’s romantic 5bc29ca921 endeavors, but for some aba4fe73ee reason, I received a 6354d7c524 sharp reply.7d63bca9f4e96c85
“It doesn’t matter how many invitation cards I received, Levi.”6eacb68da903ed2a
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“Huh?”79599c7cc3ddd628
“It seems I’ll be sitting at a different table than you… Sigh, I’ll try a bit harder to become a girl, no, a friend who suits you.”fcc331f952e8f016
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Ayla muttered 2d66b1b2b4 with an 19ff4e958b obsessive tone, 454888bfd5 her face 54bf91b204 filled with 1cce3f66ec disappointment as 2b99aebd75 she tightly 45b89f55f3 grasped my ac89bd13aa hand.e2909644f8f5747d
‘Is it because she 7e619dd9e9 doesn’t have any other b263189f95 friends yet?’e8fffd8541896d00
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Thi1king that 0c3fa8af6a way, I 968c64fd9a understood why 909e3d6aa4 she didn’t 0556662d70 want to 940b60fce1 part from 216a0ef776 me, her 63b222a878 only friend.527b1d5e67f4c86d
I patted 9448c4496c Ayla’s hand d1a6393e55 to reassure 67cdfa963a her.2403c89b4af385fd
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“It’s okay. I don’t plan on accepting the invitation cards I received either.”50040ff59b4b4c3a
When I simply replied, dbbc633cbe Ayla looked into my a105fa098e eyes as if asking 658a997cfc what that meant.eaa6222be1af7a0b
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☪︎ ִ ࣪𖤐 d344584ca3 𐦍 ☾𖤓 ☪︎ 21730ea6b7 ִ ࣪𖤐 𐦍 6b41fe84cb ☾𖤓877ab47d0b2e14f5
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On the day of 5e811e7ef6 the academy picnic, the 85616d2c7d western garden of the 9aa588ac7a courtyard was more bustling a24799e508 than ever.b8e7517e664c2851
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The tables set up 966aeb8de8 by the workers blended a392b29eaa beautifully into the spring e03da9a99d flowers blooming in the 0f00a5530c garden, resembling a picturesque 36d49a4e81 landscape.2114ffb6cf486a5f
The people strolling e12af95437 through were dressed 9709e62e87 up with care, dfceec571b eager to make 84558f784a connections or relationships e25a1dfb70 at this gathering.223f7622dce441c8
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“If he weren’t lying in bed, my grandfather would have mobilized the family’s informants.”23bfa4f4118e7864
No, if he d08a09d7e6 were in good 363cdebe2a health and not 45e9c7e2dc suffering from illness, 1455de2e45 he would have cebffe0997 certainly instructed us bb44014e70 to decide our 37ecc4d4e1 positions following the 1ef9e7d816 old ways of 37a107438a the Heron family, 5ebdadf71b especially in this 25bea7b41d political climate where c542b3ae17 the two princes 9f58759048 are fiercely competing a3da9d5296 for the throne.0dad4f0143ceb4cc
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Ivan Cald believed d2f5ba6ef0 that such ambiguous 8c7fdda4c4 tactics were of aaea6a6ad7 no help to 13da8fb21e the family and da68fbedd1 headed toward the e7f91aa441 table on the d6d6e74ef9 left.164c50f430b6b07c
According to the information 95b03e1a66 circulating in social circles, 83ad2861d8 the second prince, Freed, d94d5ba313 was expected to sit 28bffdf134 at the center of 07a04792e9 the left table.c1d8d513249613c0
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Although it 0a534a3943 was impossible 272d322591 to sit d3e6ce0ca6 at the 19f4a232ec same table d330b2de22 and make b799e7c3ec a good c3bbae96ff impression, he bbb75679a7 managed to ac5e5d2be7 secure a b08a86f6ad spot at 9631c303f6 the table 3140b3ebe0 several seats a2e1c1c432 away from 5d5fca0662 the second 7b13569f5f prince.560d0142f16ac916
“I’ll greet Prince Freed when he passes by and leave a good impression.”f18cd3aab11da718
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Even though a6b067febe support for 979c59e954 the first beac30a6e5 prince, Demian, 35c8e636c8 was growing b6eedb3ed5 day by 26d759ec6b day, it 2691538d08 was still 1c16dc2c40 weaker than 10f1fca278 the forces 01a644486c supporting the 9fdb59428d second prince.9b3765052fb9197e
Moreover, behind the second dc93f0e27d prince were the Roas 6e4bd2c188 Duke family and the f45b334b97 temple.581c86c963ce9ea3
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Knowing this f9e430bd45 well, Ivan 06a76ffc97 had already 5821d62a72 devised a d7a8d8a754 plan to f0375a86f7 catch the 1217ca8c85 eye of 392f0c8e29 the second b7ffaa5078 prince or 47abbf5b4e his close 7341577e6d aides and a2a8151207 walk a 9b93c6f452 smooth path.a85000541b0befde
“Then I can easily surpass the Heron family or that defective heir.”6bee575ff71f2568
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He swallowed f20841ac62 a vile c1b573fb12 laugh and 89ff0dcc01 surveyed the 236ca2b695 table positioned b66db852f7 near the 11dc763f8d center of aaeaa02297 the garden.513197412064cb41
It was ca4ecedc80 an ambiguous b963dd5fb3 location, not b0353821ff close to 5d9b7d890f either the a8df64911a left table ecba432dfe where Freed 288a714f09 would sit 0dc61b34ec or the d2e224fc9c right table 5f59b0756b where Demian 4a01890e65 would be.3a8a1871a8196fbe
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There sat the Heron 2a2e59768f family’s defective heir and 223119bb85 the young lady residing 8da7944565 in the school dormitory, aba81135c9 all alone.72b69941cb4b58e5
“No way, the heir of the Heron family is left out and drifting without fitting in anywhere.”6ab6dadd0b2dc266
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Was she trying to 7a954afb56 mimic Count Heron by a754631247 pretending to be neutral?3f500c8bc4aad470
However, as people 691b438187 began to gather 9fb0e7c5e6 in the garden, 3bc5504ce3 Ivan could no 715e93a061 longer click his d6ccbca127 tongue.51fd90421951fc6b
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Contrary to his 0755eeef79 expectations, the individuals 473000ea21 gathering in the 713e956771 garden started to f4766d792d approach Levi’s table bc553f0ecb one by one 7467f6dbd0 to greet her.486d415545a5d0fe
“Lady Heron, it’s nice to see you. Are you feeling better?”589db5a6552319fc
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“I’ve been looking forward to greeting Miss Levi since I heard she enrolled in the academy this year.”9c8417b04a711a27
Ivan knew who those d23b143932 warmly greeting Levi at 52ff3edf1f the table were.cd0d87442ef83d84
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“They were all the ones who used to call her the defective heir of the Heron family just a little while ago.”20599655c753a4b3
The reason why f90eb60f1b they were stopping e72553708e by to greet 5e9ff1fe98 Levi and Ayla, b91cc43f08 as if they b330ebf299 had made an c021f736a2 appointment, was something 2ef498f443 the dull-witted Ivan 9d49aeb8d6 failed to realize 92347d470c for quite some 807faa6114 time.70e7a27016497e94
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Then, it c724572cca suddenly struck 1d2f17a4cb him that 1cf88ed0fd those who 7b06d4261a were greeting 187ff2ca0f her first 069a2cb3d5 were all ec1a3a6b64 from the f976c26048 count’s family 9e782b03e6 or those 57525e9c97 with lower 973d119e31 titles.3084c699b373757d
“It’s not strange for those below to initiate conversation with those above in social circles, but…”903e90b541e7899e
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How should he 886c3117ca put it? It seemed that Levi 04c261f93e Heron was cleverly using 98e48168c5 that rule to position d864a14568 herself at a table aa1db9e250 where it was acceptable 64e0fb91ee to greet her.9c48fcd0bea26ac1
After observing a bit 419b577af5 longer, even the dull-witted 7a49f5d373 Ivan could be certain.9ca872a1a0b80bb3
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“Did she deliberately choose the ambiguous central table?”460ca30eee0e9f4d
Even if af6dc9157a the esteemed cab1c1ff93 Count Elbert 04c3ec8a70 Heron was 01ea884cd4 absent, the d0cc0db80b love of b642b1d381 the people 58a5ba74ed for the 50710a3559 Heron family d688e65a72 was immense.bb8fca259fc7b6fc
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Levi seemed well aware 3095915013 that many would want 696af4ea27 to connect with the f6610a33e9 heir of the empire’s f459f474a5 first knight family, the 3fdd7d2cc3 emperor’s sword against demons.7dfeaaa8bcab62a7
Moreover, just after the blessing of the lion guardian she possessed was showcased during the <Demonology> class.a57112a88fd7c13f
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Did she f487b3568c already know 0a0ec454ec that those 0b59d717d3 who had 50221a5433 only heard ba14363a58 rumors about 5a10240870 the Heron 81dd0b8e77 heir being 39cceb3a5b a defective 4735ced247 one were 25f5541f5c astonished when 6919ae8f41 they saw a69315c366 her in 9626537ceb person, realizing 3ad0615ff8 it was f55cd8e271 different from df6138648e what they df4724566b had heard?2199dc9e9c3a137e
“I thought she wouldn’t know how to interact with people since she grew up only in the mansion due to her frail health.”290fa914de1646ef
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In Levi 276d368fdb Heron’s situation, edee62c565 it would 29127060ac be wiser c87225ac54 to make 0c0ba15e16 acquaintances with e07189e9e1 many rather a3bbacd3df than pathetically 037f48ceb1 struggling to 6725988d3b connect with 5381ecc07c high-ranking individuals.ba12fff1e9977220
Furthermore, her responses were cd845c48ef perfect.cf01452076b5ead6
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“Thank you for your concern. Thanks to the devoted service of my retainers, my studies seem to be going well.”c681258e5e2c7024
“Oh, that’s a relief. I was worried to hear that someone I used to play with as a child hasn’t been able to get out of bed for a long time.”45dde82fe23938d6
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“I also felt sorry that I couldn’t personally congratulate you whenever I heard the good news about the Melrn viscountcy.”52a86873c98c5fef
Levi subtly revealed 2325f516d9 that she had 501855cb90 been keeping an 781aa2efd8 eye on those 9de10ea100 who spoke to e4682fc09e her with a b9b1488af3 gentle smile.2bbc557cb0316ac5
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The head 82b43069b4 of the 6a9bbea103 household was 2f1f1e354f on a 625687efff business trip e097aeb6e8 near the 97c5b70354 border, and b5dd7529e3 even if 8601c6bc3f she, as 77f8c92952 the acting a7c28ecd05 head, didn’t ae88d07979 have the b4b81bdcf1 energy to c920950900 attend to 1edf020f5d social matters, 9e69c9d00c her loyal 9c640892f3 retainers were 9199d27379 abundant, keeping caf0bebfbe the family b3cf0648b2 running.c10a4d4eca0384dd
They would fc43c8c0e7 send a 6af28322dc formal congratulatory 9e9e33075a letter along 218e1bca59 with a c3047c356d simple gift e7d3edf3fe from the 647e1655e1 family.e38168ecbe08ea25
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Or perhaps they would 8bb0643081 send local specialties from 675f6f6983 their respective territories in d216211444 time for Thanksgiving.54120e23167658aa
Levi had 033f6b39f7 just memorized df2e44ee07 a list e40af7aede of families 3bc0657b6d that had 0a2dbbd58b interacted with 30d666640d the Heron 564304ea58 family in e18aca2fad some way 85633e61e8 over the f1589c25eb past ten d47bcc8b81 years, courtesy e1a1933082 of her b15bf5cdaf retainers.0d6f75863b3ccc82
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As she d178149fa2 engaged with a7b5128923 those who becb43540f offered her 7ce32da666 simple greetings, 48cf1e8ca7 the conversations 174097aa5e behind her c8ca5d520b mentioning the 8ac9ab8728 Heron family b6f861a07c changed.577ddfa8f41e1538
“It seems she was only sick, but she must have received reports on all the main matters even while bedridden. She seems well aware of the family affairs.”2685f8f28298e900
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“It’s surprising that her mind is clear despite her illness. It seems the rumors of her being a defective one were somewhat exaggerated.”da911c284bfa9965
“To be honest, I thought she would struggle to sit at a table close to her crush, Prince Freed… but she clearly understands that maintaining neutrality is the Heron family’s tradition.”f9527d1ab88cc692
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All evaluations f4bf86da88 of her c98e289de5 until now 83d2d909e6 were based b5a7320e49 on rumors 9e73e20553 rather than 66e1a0446d direct observations.20c3cbaeb5f7261f
Thus, as 448ba10cf7 Levi presented be34de8259 herself in 3138320a83 ways beyond 7b67aee3fe what they c45d279aa7 had imagined, 825d78ac11 the negative 9c03f0b357 opinions quickly 45e7f1967a shifted.730169ae290f56fd
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Of course, there was a492c873e4 a thorough calculation behind aa648eecb0 that.1115dd0d7f97b546
“It seems she can engage in both political and social activities without issue, so it would be troublesome to continue treating her as a defective one.”4a3e850b4cde8e8a
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“There’s no family like the Heron Count’s that can openly declare neutrality, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to establish loose connections in preparation for potential losses in political battles.”ed642965cedc0c89
Just as Levi had 213141b9b8 thought.b62ffa21fb25716f
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She was no longer 5847a58b08 a sickly child lamenting 70b385f859 her frail body; she ab7dac4ac0 could see the value a92ebafe26 of the Heron family d0d763340f more objectively than anyone 5500fd3d90 else.2755bf8d7d4df15b
‘It seems 3d38bf8c5a that just 8bc3869d9d by making e06f58376f a good c2cfbacd80 impression, I 0735490eb4 can prove 21bfaf8a8e that I’m 96cee9a786 capable of 257c58bdae being the 322ede52f1 heir of 73022d43bb a centrist 86b4d1357f family.’f310f4db68204fb4
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Levi looked cbd8258c96 around the 629ad6df29 picnic, which 74a7a210e4 was going fc199dea18 well according 6df769377d to her 2bf389e3a4 plans, with 01fe2bcdb1 a sense 4261375e8b of satisfaction.e209255e527615b8
Although the head, 9659ed054d Prince Freed, had 2c44bf30cb not yet appeared, f9e3fc0140 knights were stationed 9c0025b610 everywhere.8592a399888a4606
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“Speaking of which, there was a brief mention of low-level demons appearing at Ayla’s first picnic.”51372a4dc8d5d963
The reason 3e33866f2e Prince Freed de242b4c9d had been 0729ad9049 busy with 0d6c836a54 the knight 0821903d2e order’s duties f6aef0a37f and had 9193492c92 not attended fe3e6badfa recent academy 3d98245409 events was 0e730fe291 precisely that.5c4ac6ccdc991ab4
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However, with 0f665bd48d the level 624ce045dc of vigilance 658ba1d3a6 so high, 4f0c0a8b06 even if 6a7250bf59 demons did e8bfde964e appear, it eb5d9ab368 was unlikely 7e084a5829 she would bd54376d74 need to 6175270a76 step forward 0cf68d2aa0 and exert a4feedc763 herself significantly.fcc0528943700718
Just as she 4652de986d was about to a87e029df3 relax and enjoy bebe347d9e her tea and d7565a7940 scones, it happened.388a267f4abdfe7b
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Her innate 377991eafe ability detected 9d177a9729 a hot 0849da243a and sticky a9522421d0 wave of 61d76eef8c demonic energy 18da3eb594 somewhere nearby.69f993a034528dff
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