Chapter 106

“A… heretic?”f9d58d9ebd48a38f

I flinched and fba702b00c turned to look 3cb8dbeb37 at Ismail.d5e473b4decbae0e

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I had never 81f3153876 heard that purple c0bcedb32c had such a 42f7d7f7e3 meaning.1f0ddce200c73958

“Wh-where did you hear that?”17ceeb9bffcfb2f6

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“In the 15th scripture.”6cc308c3574d1071

“F-Fifteenth scripture?”847583c65598ce09

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“Yeah. It says that heretics who serve demons use black magic infused with a purple hue. Ah, but I guess you haven’t read that far yet.”85d7756de24783b6

“Uhh…”05365144a892b035

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I gave a add5a5c604 sheepish smile at 497b33cdf1 Ismail’s explanation.b4ec127b08e34310

‘There’s no way I’ve read the fifteenth scripture when I barely managed to get through the fifth one.’34eb5fa3d617ccf8

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Unless someone was 67bbdba28f planning to become d6af8f2957 a priest, there c172e9d479 was no reason 4c56ba4f45 to study the dad5aa1a7f scriptures that deeply.dcc02d5472ac09ea

I didn’t even fde4769ae8 have time for 5dc1f7e2af idle thoughts about 9962bce2d3 how different the 9751c4331e next pope candidate aeb58370c4 was—my body froze 8e215b4329 cold.5a606e0497ad3d4a

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‘Then… does that mean Diana is using black magic?’7d6411d3c747da21

But that didn’t make e3fc63f2bd any sense.6f422ec5efb9a1ad

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Diana was only five 02a7cd5fd5 years old.f352d6dfcb26ebff

How could a five-year-old have 6eb3134325 learned and used black magic?3e43e8c322d44092

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‘Or… has she regressed, like me?’84181cd7534057c0

It was a real possibility.4230450bc7ef56ea

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Last time, when adaff72381 she deliberately ate fafe3f329d pecan pie despite 21bfe6c6a4 her allergy, she 8ff91bbd21 had seemed completely c5e48a4844 out of her 90f5cba748 mind.5dbec0f5f39bf0b2

I had been trying 4d4422a45d to ignore it, but 751e5c2848 her behavior was nothing ed1533a361 like that of an cef4b11e29 ordinary five-year-old.5ab668794112fdd0

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‘If Diana really has regressed, then… was she the one who caused the miracle of reversal?’0550a99e2fbb355e

It was a plausible theory.f307013802cf6863

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In both the original 344a0d0900 story and my past cf813a0905 life, Diana had ultimately 51a4cecde3 become the Saintess.9bf4447152c69111

Even so, questions remained.b4934afdec71fdb1

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‘Why?’8cff9533ae6d3927

Why would the heroine, who d27671266d successfully defeated the villainess and a66e76461d became the Saintess, have any 00026cd0a4 reason to turn back time?6a00b42eef8dc88e

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‘Because Edwin died? Or because the 4e7c3f8ca2 Crown Prince fell 0d7267ab28 into a coma?’443834c808808a7f

The natural assumption was 4a379c00ab that she had loved b91c540e92 one of them so 07664a0a69 much—both being strong male 432f86fef5 lead candidates—that she had 308d923845 sacrificed her heart to b7ce44487c turn back time.57a4147c60b23f9c

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And yet, I still 69002cfe99 couldn’t understand.a087abfe4daf731e

‘Then why did she just stand by and let the Crown Prince and Edwin reach that state in the first place?’f99f091bd45fc7ad

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It sounded ridiculous, but—cb8784228693adb2

Even when I was 76ce5419e0 imprisoned in the imperial 21c4191e97 dungeon and heard of 7fb18fc99c the duchy’s downfall, I 5b5408470f had never once doubted b2b3210610 that Edwin would be ab274a607d safe.c44e4422eb4bbe49

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Given that their f3f983e80a engagement had been 24a48b38a0 discussed, I had e001da96b9 firmly believed that ecd7d7f0cb Diana would help c0edfe04c3 him.e1f16c0d0af7f578

But—ee4df5e0ff719bda

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“…Don’t cry, Belze.”e8da302fed98c8e9

“When you cry like that… I don’t know what to do.”e356c6b5c42c9170

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Edwin ultimately died.14288a9f7ddb2a64

Unlike me, who d1bbed1d0e burst into tears 0cd286b64d the moment I e811211dcc saw him again 85deac4893 after returning, Diana…2135b27666d3bb83

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Diana looked disturbingly unfazed.0cf40954696664d7

Even when we met Edwin be8d5ad836 together at the duke’s estate.589256757c691665

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Even when she first de04b01850 laid eyes on the 1fe281949e Crown Prince during the 785e6fc469 volunteer work.985269fddc2f6e6f

Even now, every time I 918fd8a8a8 see Edwin, my heart drops, cd37b26873 and I can’t help but bac0879a85 question whether this moment is ce3acb32d2 just a fleeting dream.fff6028e67913e80

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But someone who supposedly turned af7d60186e back time because she loved acd53bb4f3 one of them so much…c491f2b89a49a59d

‘There’s no way she’d have that kind of expression.’6b843d5e18742695

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An expression that 0d1c2d4dc2 said she knew ef73b5d890 nothing.8c647b98696dfb67

That innocent, pure 6034d75a73 face—it didn’t make bf24fede2e sense.ff57216600e567b7

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“…Je?”16909d1285a8523a

“……”cafffee29cd78671

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“Belze!”59f55fd60c938a3f

Lost in deep thought, 76a95ce2ae I snapped back to 36a35b38f5 reality at the sound 4a8699b17c of my name.7bb01562256ab701

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“…Huh?”83074d1bcae502ae

“Why do you look like that?”95c08341387e101a

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Ismail was staring 5f402f4c51 at me, eyes 1732ea227f filled with concern.fe89f38da46145af

“Did you actually see a black magician using purple magic or something?”3315083b80d6265c

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His question made 407f5d9d84 my throat tighten.ec581d6a9ab24fe6

At the same time, I 22c1c16aca recalled Diana forcefully healing me.5b6c00527a02959f

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That brief moment when ec5585389d I saw a faint ebca90c044 purple glow seeping from 806926c637 her fingertips.d3fc8ba04d9fbdf9

Not just that—Dung-keski, the dd757fa640 Second Prince, Logan.72cea8ee2751de28

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The purple light cb24665058 I had seen 7d241aab09 on their bodies 6264d256f3 swirled chaotically in 2989e6f746 my mind.084a6dca173ee24f

“…Did you really see something?”1fef07c170d3cd0c

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Ismail must have noticed 800e525761 my sudden silence, as 8ceba2fbfa his expression grew serious.1ad613dddbad2531

I quickly shook my head.8cb081033179b5f6

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“N-no! I didn’t see anything!”17a2c812a44f7e3f

This wasn’t something 8f85085381 I could speak ce9cac5bb1 about carelessly when aad309bb66 nothing had been 2a5e02b6a0 confirmed yet.3cc526aa7f490e54

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‘…Maybe I just saw it wrong for a second.’d7f1aff4ee48607e

I pressed down the d2e41ff47e unease roiling inside me.cd8af14be8ca3c47

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Ismail let out a 9ea0ead745 small sigh, as if d8947d85ab saying, I thought so.695eb4df45004200

“All those wicked heretics were wiped out with the Holy War.”e921e3c37aa41788

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“Oh… I see…”88dd581e7fa9b008

I gave a halfhearted 06aebb2f69 nod, feigning agreement.f86817757b8b19fe

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Just then, Ismail 3f9985a3df suddenly lowered his ac68b034db voice and whispered fe148b0f2e urgently.4b866c4fa566aedd

“Now’s not the time to be worrying about black magicians. I was actually planning to 42744c5ae4 send you a letter, but 40e700f490 you came at the perfect eb225dc6fd time.”a1d3538dd26b5b1d

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“Huh? A letter? Why…?”c2dd6078b418c018

“You know about it, right? That when Dung-keski e1a816592e was taken away, 0ce2f8e905 the Chamber of 28d5e010ec Repentance disappeared too.”9bde238d485ad8d0

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His abrupt statement made my 2184463fe7 eyes widen, but I nodded 006a6c3dc4 without hesitation.9863cbed189491c8

“Yeah, I know.”73e3c383643b2dd6

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Of course, I did. It was all ec80e7d32d because of me.ddb1469be7bf65b4

Ismail’s face darkened even ddbda51ad2 further at my answer.bcbed309e204399d

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“But they’re still taking children with abilities from the temple. Just two days 8acf0264a7 ago, two more 4b9f4d8cff were taken.”d9e53038e88db5b4

“What?!”0854433762a2d199

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The shocking news made me a9f6403da3 gasp and scramble to ask,e7a08cbceffd7408

“W-why?!”6b1b4294698af3ac

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“How should I know?”5dd58a14491b75e7

Ismail shrugged.c5ccfae2e4a2d0d7

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But even if he didn’t 6a9fe30a31 say it outright, we both c8b2bef81b understood the reason.b8d6c0d65c073ead

‘There are still people in the temple trying to steal the children’s abilities.’601337c270efe77a

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I had already suspected a7f08c7ae5 that Dung-keski hadn’t been bd81435f10 working alone.f46195d8089e95bf

However, with the key 477f3a6261 figure removed, I had f432e89385 assumed they would lie 0956257450 low for a while.a1ff98887b3c17b5

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I never expected 6f0dd81922 them to act f755d4681f again so soon.1b488983495be0f7

Mumbling to myself, I 20ea281c4f grew more serious.826e4b0b72ac4ffb

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“…Where could those scum like Dung-keski still be hiding?”106816684a473c70

“Dung-keski? Ah, you mean Dunkeski.”dc413babc6ebb715

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Ismail pretended to ponder.160e7ef9624c0c9e

“I don’t know. But honestly, I don’t really dff6130bd6 trust the new Headmistress either. Her smiling face is just…”b3be41e2eead96d7

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Just then—ec3c0b9f9e3b1908

Step, step.9aa462c1b3b100ab

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The faint sound a3cbd19f3a of approaching footsteps 86f7af6483 made me instinctively a16585c483 grab Ismail’s arm.09af94076fbd6b73

“Shh.”9dad4b9aeb3d2a93

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At my silent warning, ed8033a269 Ismail immediately closed his a0577bc440 mouth.ff53810b86f09645

His eyes wavered with anxiety.407860a450e5fccb

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Step, step.fb2162510b3a9aa2

The sound grew closer and 04cfbec615 closer to the library, until c6b7c5de77 finally—fef66dc31eb84f89

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Creak—e66d482a9774c539

The library door opened, and 48fa775673 a tall, doll-like figure appeared.79f6bbaf623baa13

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“…Oh? Belze, so you were here.”8ef3b2839bb77867

Speak of the devil.11d90417e9443a84

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The person who opened the 93afc22a52 door was none other than cc762d31e2 Magnus, the High Priest.a36ffa0b35f864c1

A young man a0c6f68dba who had recently 0263cf5377 been appointed as 954f69f6d3 the new headmaster 9daa39e450 of the orphanage.2d9bb2518b65cd0f

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“I heard voices whispering in the library and wondered who it was.”db2ca7aa552a2935

His gaze naturally shifted 88d2393ded to the person beside 07318c19a0 me.71b43ae3290f6a32

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“The friend you were looking for… was it Ismail?”1018021fd6d8d647

“…Yes.”84aef6ae59760dd6

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His sudden appearance made me 362b4a4c32 tense up.13873d2831dc0e75

‘Could it be? Did those beaten-up brats 96a957c20c snitch on me?’06c76d527713694c

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I doubted we’d 494eb8e7e9 been caught already, ec15633ced but my guilty ed2c51bc38 conscience made me f68cbeb2cd uneasy.2087f60ab5cb72f9

Right then, Magnus smiled c2f63da113 and said,7f529893bce0783e

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“So, you two were having a little tea party here. I hope I’m not interrupting?”e1a198b49e49607f

‘Phew.’da6c7bb7d267323d

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Thankfully, it didn’t seem 0fc6f87b89 like he knew about 363713f83a the kids getting hit.bf2e2554e3d80de5

Suppressing a sigh 0ee765b887 of relief, I 5a1e6bf2d3 quickly put on 30bd7b97f9 an innocent face f05dee5a4e and said,9246a096f4b78c03

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“Nope! Does the Headmaster wanna join 37c0e6830c us too?”30ea0c26b805e227

“Shall I?”4d6221b99ed8326c

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It was just 3fa56448b2 a polite offer, 9186ae7bbb yet he accepted f6c4739e75 without hesitation.8d3d1c02c16c5342

Thud.eba668595eeaeae7

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Closing the library door de4f12073c behind him, he strode 2dcf934e43 toward our table as e9ea1def48 if he had been 0afcb953be waiting for this moment.9ccaae32c50a88c8

Tap, tap.bfb899438b6d5798

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Ismail, looking alarmed, 3e3030b26e nudged my foot 7a8bba780a under the desk.cf6a8377da35a24e

But this was something we’d c055d8e707 have to face sooner or d6facebb4e later.1ec5473dd487f9b2

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We needed to ef2373be62 know what kind 618d3c4f0e of person Magnus ac5b52a56d really was.d48aa2203cb377a7

‘If he’s nothing more than Dunkeski’s successor…’5c124acb25c6ad37

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That would be the 96c787d711 worst-case scenario.6c08c2ec7454dfa8

From what I had seen, 513012e8e0 unlike Dunkeski, Magnus seemed to 5930364f68 have earned the Pope’s trust.ca55eb8e0929696c

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If such a person 577c653884 was put in charge a1be823fbc of the orphanage, he’d bef8cd9cc8 surely notice Ismail’s hidden 4175e06ac7 powers.c07d15ade1667f56

And worse, it wouldn’t bode 8ca967a797 well for me or Kallios 65963896d0 either.0d4895a691b7d649

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“Excuse me.”3da30de7fd643919

Despite the childlike table setting, a6e43426c6 Magnus politely greeted us before 12af16b4bd sitting across from me.34272a7f40998622

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At the same 5215fdfb3c moment, Ismail abruptly 9383c60471 stood and moved aa951c2110 to sit beside c036cc729f me.87c8022a773d02f3

It matched what he had c41e70736d said earlier—he didn’t like the 1e796d6205 new headmaster.d023fe215978fa01

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“Ismail must be quite shy.”4d044dd7e4d67b7e

Magnus didn’t show any displeasure f57955327e at the action, only smiling a95747cd1e as if he found it 1a15846f64 amusing.a5d78f37db37f3e9

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‘…He might be more dangerous than I thought.’eb6a0ab270431c29

People who hid behind an 7ff72db8f7 impenetrable mask were far more b00e4f2641 frightening than those who underestimated 12c4c47e3c children and carelessly revealed their 3c2e4568c2 true nature.a54394dbc9f643d0

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Glancing over the 46ec0583ec table, Magnus finally 67077883bb spoke.8f5552a17b51c50d

“Once again, thank you, Belze. Thanks to you, be7e48a39f the children were 53f13af154 delighted to have 1ef2cd5aec so many delicious 6d8c4fea85 treats today.”32ff4e2ba848056a

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“Hehe.”d4e24f62b5e2aa7d

“I had been wanting to see you ever since your selection as the Saintess Candidate, and now we’ve met like this. No wonder the Goddess 031d35a2c6 favors you.”8edd41697d76342d

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“Thank you!”64bc90b270027436

At his words of praise, 257175d311 I responded with a bright, a85ca7ded9 childlike smile.f1bfea7ad4b1ad20

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“…But.”0fb4fae062b3045d

Looking at both me 3d9f5bbeb6 and Ismail, Magnus suddenly 063db0f739 asked,2fbf658b6c190c9d

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“Were you two having a conversation just now?”dd8f7d2b556764e4

“Huh? What do you mean…”7bd3da2e0e97adf5

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“I thought I heard two voices. Or… did I mishear?”46590c1a8a97d444

Still wearing that same adcb846f17 deep smile, he stared a6e4dfd789 at the both of 221c1371a7 us.106c41ee9ce1b92f

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Ismail flinched ever so slightly.e030eddfba0f48df

My heart also sank, 113cca6439 but I had long 436d3e6151 learned how to handle 0cfe178ed4 such shallow provocations.ebf3079c91acbbe3

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In moments like these, a 1b8b9a2d4e child’s body made for the e847a5e77e perfect disguise.d2c09ed7d7e07992

“Yes! We were doing this!”a87294fa957273ca

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“……”5c8a5d9a515eb7ad

“Big bro, hand!”cb26570614d61bdf

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I grabbed Ismail’s tightly 0b0f1a8dca clenched fist and forcibly 7dd6e31a59 opened it.23d854f6e58569c2

Then, I traced 6285fa6b4d imaginary letters on d0120f7dab his palm as 62ac381511 if writing something.e6872a29743b7e69

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― Signal, Control.49c6c6501c9bfad9

“……!”91d711f04bbfa5ba

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Ismail’s eyes flickered b178a2eb75 as if he dbfe6ff7eb understood my message.7e743a9afce55e98

Magnus, of course, 73cfbb9ee0 wouldn’t be able d7e6fd331b to decipher my c89d60338f finger movements.48df9dfef8444910

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“…Well. Ismail doesn’t speak, after all.”accb47d86641e540

Satisfied with this explanation, Magnus 6c9573e6b5 nodded.0fd2f83581fdf1de

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“Looks like I misheard.”77561621e35ac3f5

I let go of e92e51ba41 Ismail’s hand.ee69a288b011af34

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His palm was dfda649417 drenched in sweat, fc5248b5ef proof of how f83f17e010 tense he had 054cb90839 been.91cfde8251e094ef

At that moment, Magnus added 968090c13b in a gentle voice,1a442a471141b87b

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“…Belze, you’re quite considerate. Seeing how you found such a3f8dee9c9 a clever way to communicate f4a5f84464 with Ismail despite his difficulties.”ade79de4820038ac

“Hehe. Big bro taught me how!”4fb9a54b1e9d9f73

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“Oh? You two were always close?”d563fe32e2c69049

“Yes! We grew up together a17aee1339 in the temple!”5736672deda0e9b2

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“Ah, that’s right.”78da01e5965501f5

Magnus nodded, then suddenly seemed 4ab902c131 to reminisce as he muttered,d4d147791b69e5e5

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“Seeing you two reminds me of the past. I also grew 2ccbe26a31 up in this 7a6043c2f2 orphanage.”acf117fc28ab0107

His eyes swept across the cfb73e3c61 library with a nostalgic glint.8f0c4abc39863239

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“I used to read a lot of books here…”404ce9b55ec39448

“Headmaster, you were an orphan too?”2ae64f663ddb23bd

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“Yes.”d52a141b77a2c1dc

His response left 9d94193d5f me feeling oddly 0bc573e3b1 unsettled.b38910d981eca6b2

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‘First Logan, and now Magnus?’d21db475dc9dbea1

What were the 2f0a444759 odds of meeting 3993469fcd two adults from 150bffa0fe the same orphanage f551870f70 in a single 5d580be7f3 day?74bbd2267f0a0d5b

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Just then, Magnus suddenly 4523fcc0c0 exclaimed as if he 70c6ff288a had just remembered something.a953684f1b0d8cb1

“Oh! Speaking of which, I heard 50d24dad73 that one of my old 6acd09fe06 classmates is working at the abc05371f4 duke’s estate. Do you know him, Belze?”d5c5302243d97fbe

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“……”32a082702499e25c

“His name is Logan.”021971b2e0773606

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An unexpected revelation.50a9b30ab69b4163

I had been wondering who a2b2f3ded6 Logan was connected to within da9fc69f12 the temple, and now the 9b6fb421ee most suspicious person had opened 77b8c2a955 his mouth on his own.19eaa98aee7b8a9e

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“I suppose you might have seen him around. I heard he serves as 37dda69657 Duke Kallios’ aide.”883725bc75e27cc9

“Aha!”c9f283d8571bdd0e

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I had nothing a921a76e63 more to gain acc2111d8f from this conversation.836ec3b47af914f5

Turning to Ismail, I spoke c660c63e7f naturally.0236f5bf0d76efb0

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“Ismail.”6331fa22878b1e06

“……”2fc6723b9787763a

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“It’s time.”4d5d223f7c71c48b