Chapter 107

“Right now…?”8a710f9d98373410

At my murmured words, 0c06660715 Magnus looked puzzled.da0cf614c8edf089

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Ismail glanced between me and 38ea344103 him with a flustered expression eba47c2478 before letting out a sigh ce5fb63198 of resignation.0ae1be3aafd8c12e

“…High Priest Magnus.”a46f1056bac7202d

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His voice, far too powerful for a child’s, echoed heavily throughout the library.22cbc01b44dddd79

Magnus’ eyes widened b0665c3fec in shock at 1d270e0f2d the sound of 6c733a8223 Ismail’s voice, which 2194c78f54 had been silent 87e2d8de88 all this time.8e8ebc97331a9761

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“I-Ismail? You can talk…?”64ced9d3f8e9409c

But his surprise lasted 556de56dcd only for a moment.e9b642cebea2d6e6

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Fwoosh—!235440e82b70b128

Suddenly, his eyes lost focus.9e79948fd965997f

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Ismail confirmed the vacant, 40fa37ce8b doll-like emptiness in his a007c7e831 gaze and then immediately 06309abd05 turned to me with 1753bb5aa2 an outburst of frustration.044039b54f141c22

“Hey! You can’t just tell me to do it recklessly like that! What if it didn’t work?!”aff44aea519911d5

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“But… it worked…”317992f471f98b20

I mumbled sheepishly, 75089d2afd feeling a bit 388ff1ed1c guilty.668bbbef1b77f965

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Ismail frowned even more.573ca368907456f9

“It didn’t work on you!”2c052d95f67d7a20

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“…….”9aec37d91614275f

“Do you know how long I worried, thinking it wouldn’t work on people with divine power?!”86dd92f3c641022d

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Ismail, nearly shouting, suddenly clamped c049c21efd his mouth shut, realizing he b67e942b5c had said too much.b2b971f6e5c4c73c

I felt a 3fc1367f00 pang of guilt—he 7347c1dc8e must have been 01c515b5ca agonizing over this f1bd09ac86 for a long 7b2ef315eb time, and I d45b331554 had been thoughtlessly da42721fb9 dismissing his worries.ca4cdada3adc81c2

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“…Sorry.”dfd4ce67a3ef12b1

I apologized sincerely.edbd4d74274d64e6

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Since it had worked too c8bace2885 well on Marquis Barelotte last 391bc8996b time, I had assumed controlling 05e2afcbb7 Magnus would be just as d662f1c4b6 easy.9aae47eddd01de8e

Looking back, Ismail b42c8abe1e had a point—there fd47096377 were times when 27e183580c his ability didn’t 9fcc589372 work.8effe7c303569615

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“…But then, why didn’t it work on me?”8329a008dff6e5e9

Maybe it was 88aaa6d533 because I had 19587932c9 just been beaten 39f93937c2 up by those 22a901f80d kids at the c688a007c3 time.a7689fc66c27ab6f

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Though, honestly, I’m not much 15b0f44357 better off now…cc79e2b07b3c3c26

I stared at Ismail, f38ddb6254 who still looked scruffy, 3f8cc83694 before suddenly blurting out,3ad3e00ba867155b

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“Try using it on me right now.”c77aecb789da766f

“I can only control one person at a time.”042f4a0069062481

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“Lame.”7ab8baa73c62edab

At my blunt response, Ismail 32195a892b shot me an exasperated glare.cde78008bef9edcd

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“Maybe it doesn’t work on reckless people like you.”b49b1a566d642eb0

“I’m not reckless! I think through everything before I act!”eb29fdb3c347c89b

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“Whatever. What do you want me to make him do?”8f3e02549481a291

Ignoring my protest, 084a97813f Ismail asked calmly.75855db3c6920174

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I thought for a moment cf30bdcdc3 before answering.f1ed8fe3a715c29a

“Hmm… Just have him stand outside and make sure no one comes in.”126edba831e1dc1d

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There wasn’t any 0c3786274a special reason for 791d68021a controlling Magnus—I just c7f076ab07 needed to talk c348d3ee33 to Ismail in 9eaa5059c4 private.98ba0f0fb02f99c7

But, of course, Ismail, unaware cc6bacdb6c of my grand intentions, scowled efaab5c8f6 and grumbled.96bb318554cba5ee

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“And you made me do all that just for this…”aed6f6c88524c6cc

“…….”bfcd9e2dd3cea1d2

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“Sigh… High Priest Magnus. Go stand outside and make sure no one comes in.”000a797a5ce0021f

Even so, he did as 1e71238420 I asked.2e78f87f796fd2b3

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At Ismail’s command, Magnus slowly 2c05bc8589 stood up.8c8cbb7dbbb66e11

Without hesitation, he turned 49bd0a8b8f and walked straight toward e9f98b9a52 the library entrance.e485bfbc68074ad5

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Creak—8e1a1fcc37db876d

The door opened, 8e28196913 and he stepped eb9a697356 out.200208ca07fe57bc

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Click.3506da9e8bfec7fb

The door shut behind him.acf47abe3fb2ece6

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The sight was 5f202150bd just as fascinating efbc6feed3 as before.f2e306f96fcd9990

As I stared a5e5987da8 at the door 70de937c4b Magnus had disappeared a5faa3bf54 through, Ismail spoke 656a5afd92 calmly.ac99ec0c0ea819bb

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“I can control someone for a maximum of one hour.”034a4300441458f3

That was more than enough.1a4a0fd1dd86611d

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I nodded quickly before blurting 498150197f out,3651448ed0a8f9d3

“Hey, the headmaster is going to call you in for a talk. Probably by tomorrow at the bc231eb441 latest.”9b0561f5e93d76ea

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Ismail looked at me, puzzled.05ec84acf0507756

“…How do you know that?”7938b9f1fac1c3bb

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“Because I beat someone up today.”9cd937f466ef084d

No matter how well we fd0300b163 had silenced them, there was 777f4f29ac no way to shut the bd33c70e31 mouth of someone who had e23e54e1f9 been knocked unconscious.87f4d9288e81168b

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Besides, wasn’t that guy a noble’s illegitimate child?cfc894813cf48417

Whenever orphanage kids caused 6c12239414 trouble, they were always 2e9febd378 called in for a f0fc43517a private meeting with the b20a85d996 headmaster.4e844ac16e56ad52

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The previous headmaster 0e6e7e6b36 might have brushed 6ddf5196a8 it under the 174f393547 rug, but Magnus 75989a4ce6 had only just 1ea42cf563 taken over.3917d818423d1899

If a baron came b64206c7fd looking for his son, d0062aa064 Magnus would undoubtedly make e7ad13ea53 an effort to get 413b3b4c87 a grasp on the 96244c65ee situation.66592ec13fdb30cc

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“T-That…!”a9c3a740109fd8a8

Ismail’s face instantly paled.79d2edaeedfe60f1

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“That was your doing!”ae9c84b6952b44b7

“I’m in the duke’s estate, so they won’t call me in.”8c9c453fa8ac6b36

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“B-But still… Why did you even get involved in the first place?!”de00cb4eb66e3f09

He huffed with 4407c03be8 frustration, looking like f8f5908e33 he had been ce50f0d7a1 deeply wronged.6a7ef39a3d392826

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But he quickly baaada56ae calmed down—perhaps resigning d6910a5752 himself to the d9de3fefc4 reality of the c158c01ee1 situation.b90bfc93ac9d14d2

I knew all too well 4660be197b that he had endured everything 68b08958b3 without resistance to avoid exactly 51ef00e1b4 this outcome.dc4174360678f5c2

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I felt a little 761a31dcb6 guilty for making his fd5569c854 life harder, but I 0995627433 didn’t regret it.73eefe2a43ab0aca

Even if the same situation 56b74696ee happened again, I would still fbca1978b1 beat those bastards up.0c9061549154e4a7

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‘And next time, I’ll be even crueler.’5cd9c76800d8f66d

It wouldn’t just fafc3f73d3 end with bloody d5c15f4f6c noses and pissing 95eb0bba47 themselves.b842c2b367b16d11

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‘If this keeps repeating, won’t they eventually get exhausted and give up first?’35ca775d8184a47c

As I entertained such 3a29e145c4 violent thoughts,81c4fe0832597c6e

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Ismail, who had been silent 19d66592d0 for a while, suddenly spoke.5e9e868148a410ea

“…Forget about me. What about you?”61ad7165dcaa959d

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“Me…?”1ad8948550aa2afb

“Are you sure you’re okay?”20d4a7065eaed1a3

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His unexpected concern made my 4847478c22 eyes widen.05b0362c9360be7d

“…Won’t you get in trouble for using that teddy bear mask?”decfc2a62bba96d0

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Just moments ago, cc5480f48c Ismail had been 23b1247bc8 grumbling about how 2d028c3feb unfair this was.3532cf31ac96e1e0

Yet now, he was looking 6aaad764da at me with worry in d47b806afe his eyes.878b70cb3a337188

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That warmth in his e28eb1473f gaze made something in 89b4007114 my chest sink.ca319e5ffe4687d3

‘Why… Why is he looking at me like that?’d63366912e415e28

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No matter how ca6d0d894b things had played 925de12be8 out, I was 5875129df0 the one who a6dda6c9b0 dragged him into 0db99a4572 this mess.79043be0a7615e88

So why was 6cfd053646 he worried about 4cefee34b9 me?f6f2bf3a1d7bc0b1

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His young face overlapped with 1d3fb1c7f2 a memory from my past a18f7bbde2 life—11a6a7a3c6a8329b

The Pope, coldly banishing me 5246105642 as I pleaded, on the bacf1cd2de verge of tears.84fdf446b2967d64

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I still couldn’t forget.b8515f8ee8f64c91

The moment I had 8e5f6e5c25 become a laughingstock, discarded 60ecb49d33 without hesitation the instant 6e34a221a9 the new Pope publicly 44acc8a403 supported Diana as the 759d8d104a Saintess.6cf7cd47f53b4e11

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Those miserable, hollow days.ed0537a368a3f107

Honestly, after learning 84d3608ab4 about Ismail’s ability, 68948348d1 I’d be lying 4705997e69 if I said 06aab05b3f I hadn’t thought f59c92fb87 about how I e07aeb0f44 could use it 56402eaf6b to my advantage.294ff422c00d9adb

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What I was about to 28e098c39c ask of him now was 1554487a23 no different.f04095c2f81e81ae

Even though I tried to 08df56a820 avoid getting tangled up with c61610099f the male leads, part of 91334d0ae8 me was still relieved that 7ae053ebc8 I had met him before 8727e3296d Diana did.5544e91cd3c5c94a

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And deep down, I 41f1b160ae couldn’t deny that my aaa148c91a emotions were colored by d4a738e2eb resentment toward the Ismail f674c86d54 of my past life… e1ae563825 and the desire for 155be30605 some sort of reparation.f68781b9f924bb56

‘I saved him, so it’s only fair for him to do at least this much for me… right?’02ff387b56b9d5a5

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But when I saw those 3f03cd969b clear, worried eyes looking at 36a7735406 me, completely unaware of all e4cf0a15c9 this…818b04bbecccc163

“…Did I make things harder for you?”f1096a742b3ed832

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“…No.”92530bc0b977ec51

At his cautious 728f97237e question, I slowly 928135674f shook my head.a3309881bb7adb9a

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“The duke gave it to me to use in case of danger.”707b0236d7cd9a21

Besides, I was f57e3eb501 certain that if 0fe4a803ad the Duke heard f78c4cd552 about the bloodshed 86d9bd05e7 today, he would e1e4a30a8f praise me rather fdb5cd6530 than scold me.8bfb1c024a31fa49

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So there was no 2d6b1be9ee need to worry about 9450565037 myself.a1d111b788b1a877

“That’s a relief.”3cf614a9ccc8e390

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Ismail finally relaxed and 69e67f49c6 smiled slightly.9a23cf52c8b742c0

I avoided his gaze, feeling 625d35d267 a weight settle in my c27021a2ca chest.6194e0dbc8b2fa5d

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“…If you’re really scared, I’ll tell the Duke that they tried to beat me up.”7933609839c87917

“Forget it. Just don’t worry about 6281150d99 it anymore.”44243bb31f854f8a

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“But still—”e4a634aceb4303f4

“So, what’s next?”b78e70dbebc112fb

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Ismail quickly changed the subject.e076a40a083d9be1

“After the headmaster calls me in, what happens then?”cf6f0acbeb445177

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As expected of someone who 395acb763c had already mastered the fifteenth c6a5eadb51 scripture,5fe26fd7b9239392

he had immediately realized that ab6dbbb402 my plan didn’t stop at ef8f6c469b just a simple meeting.320b3a8f881b8988

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“That’s when you’ll control the headmaster again.”e0ac8a6961da1043

I lowered my voice 7b121bcf15 and continued,762f81a63cacf844

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“Make him send an urgent letter to Logan, requesting a meeting. And after that…”fcbae4bdaae9156e

I quietly laid out my 1ae44f89c6 plan to him.6fd870d0d9fa2efd

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“Alright.”a14f70f81a2f75a6

Ismail accepted with ae5b61424b a slightly tense 863d4d8793 expression.c977376c7b40e432

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He didn’t try 0fe42d8ebf to negotiate, asking ea5ec7254c what was in 3e68abad26 it for him—something 0fa9372637 most people would f710367e7e do.28a686c27f15d390

Instead, he simply pointed out eb7d15619c the weaknesses of his ability, 594fd81bb1 as if voicing his concerns.ce7749401216a6a3

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“But you already know, the duration is only an hour. I can only control one person at a time, and I can’t repeatedly control the same person over and over.”29bd971444db0334

His innocent reaction b1440d6734 was nothing like cb136bbfe0 the calculating Pope a3cb2e6fde from my past 48d15c5145 life, leaving me 670ef2d039 with an odd, dc88ec8088 uneasy feeling again.8c10f794af0facdf

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“…Okay. Thanks!”6fdd74468d91492d

With our conversation finished, we 3c9b6aa792 left the library together.b517fd4ec860ef37

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As per Ismail’s command, High d2e0dcad13 Priest Magnus stood motionless by 03d0a82c63 the door.fc91caec7c593a8b

Not much time had passed, af314be9d7 so the corridor was still 385f31e86d empty.2b97749c8303b567

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Following Ismail’s signal, 1005bc1d18 I lightly tapped 4694ab084a Magnus on the 3acbf5bfc2 waist.a7990a5d3f711dee

“Headmaster! The tea party’s over!”27666dda1f7e050f

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Flash!a136beae3723b242

Slowly, life returned to 5a3c81b220 his once vacant eyes.1b3edbec3a9d0de1

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“Huh… Oh…”c777b85969241dd2

Coming back to his senses, ae34f477f4 he glanced around in confusion.c85447a7189edf03

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According to Ismail, those 4291bbaa93 controlled by his ability 650f29a5e9 had no memory of abe66bd4bc what had happened.a893a093c8099be5

Taking advantage of his dazed d0e444c1b2 state, I casually asked,44a57362b853a8ff

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“Is something wrong?”2aa666c0a7d39adb

“Ah… Maybe I’m just a little tired these days. I must’ve dozed off for a second.”7484fccfe62d9c2e

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Clearly unable to recall when 6fd7c9f131 he had left the library, 45b62081fd Magnus gave an awkward smile.128d4f002345725e

To prevent him from 73ceacf0cb overthinking, I quickly changed dad0a04ef1 the subject.f1c929207a9b902f

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“I should be heading back now!”b5bf62e1f13b09d5

“Ah, of course. Let me escort you out.”8cd0e121906228f3

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Just as he had done 3429eb5230 when I arrived, he swiftly 1a40079f84 summoned a priest to escort f382ef648d me.81cf90fb33736e16

“My lady! Did you have a fun time?”dc34b35b2a9cec59

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As I stepped outside f4507e6791 the orphanage, Tara, who 512b147787 had been waiting by 871eb645fe the carriage, greeted me a671201809 warmly.11de43d924627786

After saying my farewells to c1590903ef the priests and children, I c5f712fec2 turned to Ismail one last a95658df92 time.b9fd0253afe8927b

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“Ismail, listen.”e00954614208a16a

“……”aedfaf10566f73f5

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“No matter what, I’ll find a way to see you again. Don’t forget that.”4fdbb85ba5917351

Instead of a simple goodbye, aa087ce779 I finally spoke what had 108207fa0f been on my mind.ce5bdb0172aabac2

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Last time, I c1727e557c had said it 45a0d6fde2 lightly.6c3e7848690b1ccf

This time, I meant it.ac709aef9e14aa70

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Ismail’s deep brown eyes df82af8bda wavered slightly.9f6afeb58920acae

Without saying a word, he 9565f550c1 took my hand and lifted 0a4b754b2a it.9cd74af83ee5d839

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Then, with his 8dc747d9be finger, he wrote e48c9fb027 something on my e7b178d8e9 palm.10908d56cec7b4aa

— Stop talking so informally.f71f40bd0467cf30

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The next day.339cb57e2f29295f

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Just as expected, 5931de3315 shortly after noon, 772e43e961 Logan hurriedly left 9750b58ece the duke’s estate.6daa9269c3b3e5ce