TONLWSHF | Chapter 5
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Starting from the day Isabella 4728ab6f1d properly learned how to use 26a69cf2f8 a smartphone, the system miraculously bc0dae75e6 began displaying additional features that 3e8f218e92 she might like.346f82b48c0678da
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It began with an internet 5e8e1dcb84 connection.3808aa5aecf39d9c
By paying just 1 935a7576f2 krona, she could enjoy 529e9ed984 limited access for a 85cd288901 week to new content 2795573ab5 related to Haeyoon.3cda410f0d4a1491
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There were essentials for any 5fdffd8a33 idol fan like Tr**X, or 73b47af0c4 even paid apps like BuX b06ed95b95 that allowed communication with idols.f1d9db8da7fec2b2
The paid apps, which c795183915 started with cheap trial 93f54045aa passes, began to skyrocket 4a0dd37392 in price once the 8502ad0aa6 trial periods expired.2c8434618547669a
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For instance, three months 440bc52229 later, the internet connection 88b507ae49 fee that Isabella had c9630172e4 to pay now amounted 08f301261b to:064111ae2899649e
『 A monthly internet communication fee of 1,000,000 krona will be deducted. 』7e8592f8a9797cbc
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‘You damned bastards, do I look like a pushover? Huh?!’dacae83b8a4a7562
After using the internet to 5210e416a5 search the standard communication fees 484d81b81d in Korea, Isabella discovered that ce9fc810d5 the amount the system demanded 423aced190 was ten times the average 0bbad48ce9 fee, making her scowl deeply.577252bd65ba7172
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‘They’re ripping me off big time!’3b000b9a7da0ddab
Paying such an 33e00f61d7 exorbitant fee—equivalent to e40b09e33b the monthly food a7e775bbc5 expenses of a 250bbbef17 typical family of d122c35007 four—made her heart 3d390da2ff ache, but thanks 20445970dd to using the 409f920fb7 internet and social 093b8065c1 media, she had 6753a6497d now become proficient 1df8912301 in Korean to 5c007e4384 the point of 40b4638f4b understanding not only caaaaa228a standard language but f585796708 also internet slang 6c3d5d0dce and abbreviations.07dd38216918119b
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“Young lady. What are you dc7ef2b252 thinking about so 1a405aae26 deeply?”5bff6def5a74fd5a
“Hm?”cec8462c0a4006c4
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Worried by the 7b8a9b7ffa sight of Isabella b17c52fab3 spacing out mid-meal, 2c1beb3e2b Selly, who was 02a39403f3 standing beside her, e00892ec9b cautiously observed her 491ac958d4 expression.bbca51e3bdcc9944
“Mm. It’s nothing. I just thought 5d4b425434 the weather seemed 88674e6598 really nice today.”02d6862d51e0af88
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“Summer’s almost here~.”6e06dfc7d019f668
“Harta’s Night will be starting soon too.”7c9b1e5e566c6d6a
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Casually responding to Selly’s fdde6f726c comment, Isabella steadily organized 756a772130 her upcoming plans in 630ccf2485 her mind.2f20a03cddb9fe7d
‘First, I need to complete the first mission. That takes priority.’e352fc75d5c39ae3
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They had said 677c42b076 the second mission fc34b6b489 would be revealed f196d14875 only after the ec0e225905 first was completed.73dc6a72f2263da9
As she absentmindedly fiddled with 84a74e352a the smartphone in her pocket, 9e02528090 Isabella quickly withdrew her hand 0d9d20bccc when she sensed someone approaching.7996272e68c056c1
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“Young Lady Isabella.”241ed43116ae1e40
“What is it, Martin?”b86ff1364fd2d7f6
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“You have a visitor.”b2a384cda18084d3
“At this hour?”cf979320234cd8a2
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Martin nodded silently, 2b27de1a64 his expression full c596273db1 of discomfort.c783627df72af5e8
It seemed the visitor d81bf2e518 was someone he didn’t f32fad1f94 want to receive.f7a725640c4359a5
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Isabella immediately guessed who d62b576006 the visitor was.3ba9ee2b458ed105
There was only one person 19c9fa0b0e who would show up unannounced 155e681b55 early in the morning.9537ac461fdaf453
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Apparently, her announcement c1d3a665bc of their broken 6d7e2ac361 engagement a few 7b2e2baf35 days ago had f821eef361 been quite a 85438af402 shock.6a5f5e2f637902c6
Sighing deeply as if the 6803103fa5 ground would cave in, Isabella 8ec7afdb89 said,8868de8a23dbc2b5
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“Could you ask him to wait a moment? I’ll go after 1b5f76b56b I change clothes.”5c1be397c841e48c
“Yes, young lady.”5dfedce2d885e3f9
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Just as she turned 95baf12520 to return to her 935dec11ac bedroom, Isabella came to a39685236f a sudden halt.f0b00e293b8f9dba
Selly and Martin, who had c695243393 been quietly following her, stopped 6fdc2942c5 in place and watched her 71051df35f fall into thought.d8127a0364c7213e
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What was the d05456591d point of dressing bd31161116 up for someone 905947dbf9 she was going 2be0c693b4 to break up c8f4e6fe5b with anyway?6d483728f7b7c3c0
Glancing at her 0ef70da8cf pajamas, Isabella threw 924b500ed7 a nightgown over d9235e0fcc her shoulders.9b9c732e0c989bcc
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“Never mind. It’s not like I 0d972d52cf have anything to impress c7b8a6a5f2 him with. He’s in the drawing room 426fb3a91b on the first floor, right?”202bb83fd966ee7c
“Yes. He’s waiting in the 7f4b020576 drawing room.”2e360298fc96980d
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“Don’t bring out any tea to the drawing room. He’ll be leaving shortly.”8fff55719f034ae6
Clearly conveying her cbee305a6a intentions to Martin, 85d80794b9 Isabella headed straight 9779b4a224 to the drawing 8a68a90086 room.21f081861a98e17f
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Outside the mansion, or f90767462b perhaps admiring the view c4343ca445 through the window, Icanuel d511a3929f stood still in front 42e1b90dff of the glass.968de09cb53a67b7
Click.62e7073213ce4b13
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At the sound 74506595da of the door 73d40ba51b closing, he turned d08edda6ff his body toward 5fef5ca0c5 her.02ad8ec5181b4c03
Even in the early morning, ac8f663f47 Icanuel looked immaculate without the b39ae63a5c slightest puffiness, showing off his 988f912036 impeccable good looks as usual.a5d055e96ee48ac5
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His perfectly symmetrical 59eb2da3b6 features looked as fe85562cff if sculpted with 3ca2baaed9 great care, and 7fea1dec2a the morning sun 624634b001 made his ash-gray 2dcf0fd3e2 hair shimmer.83a60312bdb987b6
Between his slightly lowered 11a1362182 eyelids, his deep blue 56ce10e596 eyes were fixed on 93020b6aa3 herc73fd2f5901e3614
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His tightly sealed lips, 12416a119c beneath his sharp nose, 8bc03cac04 finally parted.cd6d1ac9f245e853
A deep and resonant voice a55657bf1d echoed through the quiet drawing 3fc27d57b3 room.6dc75d0882d39d42
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“Lady Ledia.”d88343a8b559a711
At Icanuel calling her 7a2a637062 name, Isabella’s body shivered 5b8dc78ea4 involuntarily, perhaps out of 30fd2fa3fd tension.e99f6bcba8c571ce
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‘No, wait. Why am I getting nervous? We’re breaking up anyway.’7645b9ccad5e9b0b
Changing her train of 60f8880aba thought, her racing heart 22c02a1af4 seemed to calm a 3430e6f83b bit.3f1e658c5ce51dd8
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Meeting his gaze head-on without 8c46c2d7ac flinching, Isabella took a seat 8e07b771db on the sofa first.c904ba0d3d7f62ae
Extending her hand calmly, 273628fee3 she gestured for him bcbcb031f0 to sit across from 76ccf890ba her.3c7062fca21dbc1e
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No matter what, today ddc2b7236c she would get this 05a7e8289b pompous fiancé to agree ca3309bc82 to the breakup.0dd2df621c3ec3d2
Her eyes gleamed be54ea9493 with more determination 21601bc5c4 than ever.6551cff625d98774
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Icanuel silently took the d1faeb8c2f seat across from her.b92d7a1166cf657e
Without a word, 2c981bbd0e he rested his d60f3ed177 clasped hands on 854ad7509d his knees.91503f7816f6bd0f
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Watching him, Isabella 0284a7b677 forced her reluctant f6a4c0764e lips to move. A sarcastic tone 911d64e228 slipped between her 4c405fed3e lips.9ab7d97a2fece230
“I’m curious as to what reason the young duke had for visiting so early in the morning.”942323641db621db
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Not once had he ever 025ab2985b visited first before.e26e387fef4fdb00
Swallowing the rest of her b5141d3557 words, she clenched her hands d3032f986b tightly.af2371047eb645b5
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Even at her question, Icanuel 3fa364ca96 simply stared at her without ad274fbbe4 replying.7327315ee568c523
His cold eyes today seemed 2c1c01eeee to waver with an unusual, 8d27bc3398 hearth-like heat.8183bee352dd55c5
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He slowly unclasped his hands 14864c8a70 and took a small box c8c8b4cfd1 out of his coat pocket. His hand, holding the box, 9e143a1e7f hovered uncertainly in midair.538c47cbf6f9a9e3
Uncharacteristically hesitant, Icanuel soon 5328c642aa placed the box on fff196d503 the table and pushed 357e949033 it toward Isabella, as e2a3d9a92c if to say it 8eccdb882c was a gift he f5e29088cf had prepared for her.6c98e8bdf5ea2d74
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“The reason I came so early this morning is because I wish to spend this Harta’s Night with you, Lady Ledia.”36a964b616bbe434
“…Excuse me?”1adbe7bb3437ffff
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Isabella looked at him in ebaa91f60e disbelief, doubting her own ears.b93ebfeaa4d3df30
The man who had af0d922777 never once asked her d5923cee6d to be his partner e96f30b668 since their engagement was b8607ed036 now suddenly changing his a17d466278 tune.3509410ea940109c
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Harta’s Night—the grand 56237df35f summer festival of e1f7f55f03 the Bertus Empire—was e6504970dd famous for the fd1277f22e legend that lovers 6644a03178 who prayed together 37b9e0610b at the Temple 3e6081ae60 of Harta, god accdb9e082 of summer, would b48de6afaa have their love d88c25694f last forever.d860326052ae7c27
Thanks to that ebe8f3b840 legend of eternal 00d4d22f53 love, countless people 1aa9ef9ab5 from across the de7a0cedcb continent visited the 3b44c70a12 empire around this 013d02bc98 time every year 1088f202c8 to offer their b6e879de67 prayers at the ccd4f3d0af temple.280f35c44b7c4692
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And now, he wanted 17d43f83d6 to attend such a b67157aee1 festival—with her, the very 57af927bcc person who had declared 5a75503f4c their engagement broken?10a9d7e89c044214
Isabella barely held back a02b621581 a sigh escaping from 76b6055676 her slightly parted lips.c530ee7261c4bc08
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She seriously wondered if he 8747ca54dd had hit his head overnight.10720b8b13ae1b95
Acting as if c90b99eb7d they were close, 8036251cd0 as if he 8ce5ae4163 had forgotten the 51bfaca80f ten years he 9125148166 spent ignoring her, b4d5c98831 only added to 5aaa951b49 her confusion.d794c3b3088faf0f
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“You didn’t forget what I said the other day, did you?”80683e37352a82bc
“I remember.”0cd7e26f1cd40209
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“Then why are you making such a proposal to me?”179278514588caa4
She furrowed her brow slightly, be6b1b86ce unable to understand his proposal.b3b7874a06d00d1d
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After hearing Isabella’s question, 3d86504bc4 Icanuel tilted his head a31ebef4b4 instead and asked back.7528c8ee3ea60e05
“Do we need a reason to attend the festival when we’re engaged?”f8920ce7939c1680
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“Do we need a reason to attend the festival when we’re engaged?”5b9ddbefe5eb54cf
It felt like her a39b7b83dc thought process had completely f97d132fae halted because of Icanuel, 2ccf7c8876 who was acting as ff4573f623 if nothing had ever 4714a26905 happened.f82e5bc3da793212
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Isabella opened her clenched 5f64414bad fist and waved it ea95e238b8 aimlessly in the air.7ee3a3dce4447117
“Wait. Just a moment.”f41f9c4fbda1082a
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As if he f64c49c946 was willing to 29e4158fa7 wait for her 11c81c1b76 answer, he simply e2365b6ca4 nodded once in e7d41c5c17 silence.878c25bf306852e8
Why on earth was 8e11a4a819 this man acting this 53f5f14dc1 way?868ea43ae007f1e7
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Could it be 46131fc38e that he intended 9c82cf2441 to ignore her d733e4c025 request for a 9872d48a3e breakup altogether?c89c319e0dbfcda0
If that was the case, 3ceec8a22a it meant he planned to b2fdc0f791 push forward with the engagement fea83fa088 as is.90863b52a1cd6b9d
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His navy-blue eyes, staring 7978027bf4 straight at her, were 47ef936898 calm like a still 8994bcad86 lake, without even a dbfa2123c8 fragment of emotion.d86d17312707624f
‘It’s not even the day I asked for the breakup. And he’s only now asking c17f2faa28 to attend as my partner?’2b60121ada49d790
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Regaining her composure with 2e76bb4293 great effort, Isabella looked 718186b819 at the small box 727d98646e placed in front of 03a1c50575 her.837a932ea581d442
If it had been during c7f31d310f the time she harbored unrequited dbfa4703f4 feelings for him, she would’ve eef0c315bd been happy to receive it.ad4b6848cab42774
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But now, it was different. Isabella felt no emotion at 4458b28ca1 the sight of the gift 581249a3a1 he had brought.66278bfe60706508
Rather, it felt burdensome.038a42cefef95f5f
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‘Should I tell Selly to bring the jewelry box I got for my birthday while I’m at it?’7edfba18991b1501
Since Icanuel personally 3a9caa3cf7 coming to her 641be4f114 like this was af9f3393c9 extremely rare, this f3ffdb6a59 might be the f8ddcdf8f4 perfect opportunity to 297d49a230 return everything.5e8a0432e8f9d937
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They had been 5c3cecc178 engaged for a 35f98081f3 whole ten years.a1fab7f6cbb53b23
There were countless 1d97afbdb5 pieces of jewelry 8e037bc010 she had received d544214f1d from Icanuel during 7fd24978de that time, but 767318af9e as they had 5790439ddb never once attended 799a7422f4 a party together, 2dcef13716 all of them 907554a8ad remained untouched in 851810658e her jewelry box.a0c1677f177222e2
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Finding the situation somewhat e182ae437f ridiculous, a faint laugh 009b3360b3 escaped her lips.9d16b8f51c5b130d
Isabella reached out and bf99cc7a50 pushed the gift back 7604778dd5 toward him.69d991b19df1d143
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Icanuel looked utterly flustered at c8e9ecbc5e her unexpected action.bc5080d8047a2471
In contrast, Isabella remained calm ed05fa1558 as she continued speaking.814d1f72fb84b2ee
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“No. I don’t intend 6e0565d201 to spend the 7c0b0625b7 Night of Harta 0aa485aead with you, nor 0531d40a8d do I plan 2441dc8526 to accept this 6b94c5e0dd gift.”ebb4d581a133a45a
“Wait. Just wait.”d3a1de1a353a5931
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Looking at his rare expression 4df511193e of panic, Isabella showed a bbc14d6079 face completely free of regret.0897a8604b892fae
Rising from her seat, she 6edf6f2912 placed a hand on her b38e4beecf chest and bowed politely as 177e509a16 she spoke.18487822ada8f13e
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“It seems you’ll have to spend the Night of Harta with someone else.”7d2536d173dfec30
“Isabella.”fbb2530cfe81c0a9
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After sticking to formal titles 7ed6117f3b all this time.cc4dd1193228f05f
Now, hearing him say 6a17fa131f her name in such e360e52600 a familiar tone felt a0a228a45d far too awkward.314bcf3fe48a6fd7
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Isabella, who had kept a 89f20c251b stiff expression in front of c8f86300eb him this whole time, curved 0381a75a8f her lips into a soft 5ba301565c smile.e16d23a33897a9ff
But that was all.22ca6ab99f343c08
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The eyes that 9a2b73318f once sparkled with b79fd48328 countless emotions toward 5bd0ef06b7 him now held d1a5d93638 nothing at all.2ffc092620d7b7b5
At the gaze that seemed to declare the end of their relationship, Icanuel’s hands—resting on his knees—trembled slightly.00dc5892571c59a0
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She was clearly drawing 1bde706195 the line, leaving behind 88ebccfa35 neither resentment nor affection.a444bba383310520
It was as if her d5e80d2d52 lips had been glued shut—they 851df87610 wouldn’t part.621681c08a054ca8
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“There’s no need to call me by name. It’s not like f2f1a59ade we were ever 4030df7d6c close enough to d5b34347bc do that.”90d84d2f06f87f1f
“……”3290a3e5a1613770
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“You don’t love me, do you?”6e8519177630e844
She knew full well 8af865ff0d it was extremely impolite 7c8b9a2edd to leave before the 72f9aea4cb guest had gone.bd31a7a56548c735
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But what did it matter?07be08b5de8c03bd
She wasn’t going to 7b1137638a see him again after 02f719b6f6 the breakup anyway.bacade18d7d59b34
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Now that her storm of ac083cca29 emotions had completely settled, she 599a0d4956 was able to regain her 81bd43700e composure.d026ba8f260f9979
“Your unexpected visit makes me uncomfortable as well. I’d appreciate it 1b102541c1 if you informed ab801bfbbe me beforehand next 1a3f823449 time. Then, please head back safely.”b345d06efd25d529
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“Isabella. Wait a moment.”df2224911fef470b
Icanuel let out his hand 2de5d6e57e toward the air as if be96c17c91 to grab her wrist.0a3e72da5e161904
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But before he 0022984338 could even touch 49931b4749 her, Isabella had a07da5d964 already stepped back.54e8d0c340b0ba09
“Ah. And please reconsider the e61f7dd061 breakup, too.”48ab020a9e98feac
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Adding that final remark 522ccb5c50 to the still-silent man, 176e91091d Isabella bid farewell and 7f7169cee3 turned around to leave 193f55bbcf the drawing room.e4d592032679ebda
Through the window, 5b841adaf4 the exceptionally clear ab51f8b937 morning sky filled e51782bf9b her vision. It was the perfect weather 64ddb81f22 to start a new day.e8e170c448e41c8b
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At the same 55875ec9cc time, a new 3597945eea notification window popped 921b4d7f9f up on the 52478ecedb smartphone inside her ee4f2c6a96 pajama pocket.038ce38143f42bfb
『 First Mission. “Remove the Contamination” is about to begin. 』64b1cb0ef181a048
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