Chapter 108

Upon hearing about Logan, I 2d023b487a was told that he spent cdebc59b90 most of his time working.bdb2a2a94b2a9873

Of course, it was true 528659d89e that he had a lot 787953a1ca of work, but it seemed 65aad89832 that even when given time 1b2620ad3d off, he had nowhere to 830d2e3854 go, as he had no b91589b327 hometown to return to.05a4923fdf5a74be

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As for going 07eb7581e1 out, unless it 2e4940826a was to accompany b72dbe9704 the Duke on 4118eb9be2 official duties, he ef86782200 rarely left the 1fde21faf3 estate.5c09989b5fded7a6

Because he had d41cfdbb9d built the image 8dfc29aec6 of someone who 635c396017 lived only for 3e4a2db234 his work, others d4344ec99e never had much dace361f65 reason to suspect 1249a18a49 him of being fea72fefd6 a spy.3e160fdece615912

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“…But why are you asking about Logan, my lady?”2a086783ca83c440

Tara, who had just informed dd393ac9fc me of Logan’s sudden departure, 8b8a7ca67a looked at me curiously.538165bf95f181e7

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I quickly made up an 8d60fe9be5 excuse.844510703818d0f2

“Uhh, just ‘cause! I wanna get closer 3ebcb23230 to Logan too!”bb65098c47632ffd

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“Oh, no! My lady, you should never bd2e9f82b5 get close to someone like 469fa238c1 him.”397f05947fc9ebf2

Tara immediately shook 19541cc0f4 her head in e740fab0df disapproval at my 89593a5132 words.ef8afde4f9f2a1be

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That was surprising.6e519fd8df1b7a2b

According to the butler, 3225797d72 Logan might have some f71320554a eccentric tendencies, but overall, 1a80f9d9ef he was well-liked in 24352599b5 the duke’s household.66b220175669c22c

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A prime example of a 6c41288b44 social butterfly.34d33e76ac6ccd6e

Tilting my head, I asked,c9e204bee6fedc9d

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“Why not?”ee480ed8ca4d5e60

“He acts all smiley in front of people, but when he’s alone, he swears and yells like crazy!”0eb00d20fbf95637

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Tara whispered, sharing something she 018e3a7db3 had accidentally witnessed.18bb8048c72ec3e2

It sounded like 5fa29de95c a typical office e56f7618b0 worker trait, so 81c9ba0130 it wasn’t particularly 9b5f46c4fc useful information to f63a2888fb me.2197133553cf5220

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“His eyes feel off too… Ugh, I just can’t stand two-faced people like that.”052893ce8c2e1e65

“Hehe. Actually, I don’t like them 21375ce31a either!”c31ad928d80a8e32

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“Oh my! Really? Our princess truly is ecb4945ccc a genius—just one lesson, dd0ae042cc and she understands ten 70f77cc700 things…!”701012f4e6d5647e

As usual, Tara launched eaf0c15394 into her exaggerated flattery, aef4103fed before suddenly gasping in 416cef7d5f horror.50b55182a5f50a79

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“Oh no! My goodness, where is 939060d4b8 my mind?! I was in 0d391bfe04 such a rush 96402404da to tell you 7d914c056d that I left 1c08d87b31 the laundry with 55742dc556 Kona and just b3ec68576b ran off!”2f6c0a7cf0bffb0e

In a panic, she hurriedly 2f0bce40a3 left the room.5fb1610ffd3dcb85

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That was good news 915bbeb656 for me.aa68b7c528a4afea

One hour.ffac0557025cd32e

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The temple was 84db17647e twenty minutes away 8b5ec664c5 by carriage from 45655b24af the duke’s estate.2ed220690dc5492f

Taking into account Magnus being 00141a5330 controlled by Ismail, a likely 8f98076504 pointless conversation, and Logan returning, f11aad1129 I estimated at least an 8ec0cb5294 hour before he would be 65955990e3 back.c8d2a8f704c3a1a1

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If I was lucky, 2241473ba9 their conversation might last 65599baa94 longer—but I had to a6a4eec114 prepare for the worst-case 6952d31567 scenario.6be784d306c16ad8

Meaning, I didn’t have all 71bb8a44d1 the time in the world.dea4f058a78bbe8a

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As soon as Tara left, c9fb9bd353 I also hurried out of 2cd830d4ba the room.cfd3472ebdf9dbf6

Logan’s quarters were tucked away d25210237e at the very end of d66bbd6cf2 the corridor, past the duke’s ae92a4ac3c office.f55121e3bd2ef93b

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The first floor was quiet.c876f2885db30817

It was lunchtime, and due 5c37bce303 to security measures, few servants 12e97ee2a9 were allowed near the duke’s 2d9890db6d office corridor.c21160037bec11ea

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Thanks to that, cfc450edbb I made it 28a694ec90 to Logan’s room 469603e5a2 without being spotted.2288727c5dd5ada3

Click.8e8816fdcb974651

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As expected, his door was 4a0d080088 locked.19b78662a694d135

But I didn’t panic.0396d0846b632d66

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Calmly, I reached into 89e0f62adc my inner pocket and cea83b80e6 pulled out a key.9769fa5a691381e1

The Master Key for the first-floor servants’ rooms, something only Head Butler Anderson should possess.8cb3d2c2bbd4a307

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How did I get it?5c51b49b13fd2d01

“Teddy-teddy bear. Can you do 83f83aef03 thief mode too?”7e8be4ada9f9673e

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“That’s as easy as feasting on a dead man’s intestines!”c8f7af6cb485222a

“Sigh…”b2534066b4c88830

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Recalling my late-night conversation 16fc2191d2 with teddy bear, I 22ab3b1a9b let out a small df79380363 sigh.3ef7e5810244ddad

As a trade-off for learning 1cc729028f about the teddy bear’s bizarre 346174fc45 dietary habits, I had managed 134bef193a to obtain the Master Key d4c773ce2f with ease.d3d888618e396387

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‘It wasn’t a bad trade… was it?’950dc39515dec768

Pushing aside my absurd thoughts, 9850b1afeb I inserted the Master Key b8b5a4768d into the lock and turned 93b8fc59d6 it forcefully.d89787de4e62b2b0

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Click.aa22a22f597b5aea

With a satisfying 75ad520fa6 sound, the lock 4273a60991 released.b11e96e9020a81e4

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After pocketing the key, aef92a72ca I grasped the doorknob ea4bdb8265 and finally—8c0307a6fe3ffd20

Creak…4329913736aa1870

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The spy’s door opened.8a386a06201e0ff2

“…Huh. There’s nothing special here.”e166cb169cdb5e24

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All the tension I had b6da4a3b07 built up felt pointless. Logan’s room was incredibly plain.e43aa9d0e0365fa2

A single wardrobe, fcfa8ea387 a bed, bookshelves 65a6c22a5f packed tightly with bc9e6bd7e8 books, and a d5e8d87d34 desk buried under cba2bb27d7 mountains of paperwork.924097adee6357fa

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Leaving the door slightly cd3299687e ajar, I stepped inside.ade7638b089a0ad5

That’s when I noticed 3d620c761f a large painting hanging c443f89fc0 beside the bookshelf.e1ab45bb8f3f7fae

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It was a common sight.6170610c755d60e4

A fantasy painting depicting the 6d9ac20b1e Goddess and her angels defeating c970e556e1 demons.6ec0aa8d26ac221b

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In the Holy Nation of 36201212f5 Erea, Holy Wars were categorized ddc47d72d9 into two types:cb1c9295840d743a

The real religious war 59557e5659 fought centuries ago by b3e07008fe humans.b13096fa99a716a6

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The mythological Celestial War, where 2aca630dbf the Goddess descended to purge 619482ca01 the world of demons and 639dded588 evil spirits, saving humanity.3218273a4fc6e9d0

A stale story found in 8b76d1c2a0 every religion.8ac496bd269326de

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‘Was he trying to present himself as a devout believer?’cd8273f30710cbcb

I quickly lost 7e1e883d6d interest in the 01bc356d4e painting and turned 8671357489 my head—only to 5efbb2b3d8 gasp sharply.cef64a0fc970fb8c

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“Gasp!”608a0d398c6a41b1

Next to the painting, lined 9eda2e6fcc neatly on a bookshelf, was daa551db63 a row of glass jars.3b627f139ba67e83

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‘…What the hell? So this is why 1189fa4d77 people call him a 41bcc0d6c4 weirdo?’f0aed7acac707a8c

Inside the jars were preserved 92e51527ce scorpions, bats, lizards, and other 5b2a15378c small creatures.51c994bd0aa6af97

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There were also brains and e19317a2a3 eyeballs, presumably from animals.15345ed415ee421f

“…Urgh.”ad2a4f953c58d7a1

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Was it because fd0df1c7b6 of my past 307506c29f trauma?a1bc6517c4d69866

Or because it was genuinely bfb6441fbd disgusting?5bbd1d67a5f4cf40

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Either way, staring at 2a29c0f692 it made my stomach 3bfb3e4196 churn.abef3126cd0f0962

‘The Second Prince collects weird stuff too… Do all bad guys share this hobby?’37960f85f0b7eabb

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But at least this 998fda2e2c confirmed my suspicions.a1946b56f8daf6b8

Logan was a 7fc84bd1fe spy for the 8ec0eaea5d temple.44dd193812725623

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My razor-sharp instincts told b8a76aa0ce me so.359f938508314c1f

Tearing my gaze away 6b9bf1f189 from the glass jars, b14f516171 I walked straight to 322ac178da the window, unlocked it, 74bcc7287c and pushed it open.38d8b2d678fc39b3

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The fresh breeze cooled my ac8c119924 queasy stomach.fea4f6e8abbebbc2

The window was my escape 4dd72330ed route if I got caught—and da18c8d15a also my alibi.77b6c53655c4379e

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With my preparations complete, 3fc3c5f88a I turned my attention a3594a1348 to his desk.4bb8a34b935637e8

Piles of documents, nearly 8fec906259 as tall as me, 536c75e9c0 were stacked haphazardly.244e1cdd66f96a3c

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Poor Logan—he had 4504b07e6a to work himself 6cc673a994 to the bone 77c5b54613 both as a 74990a0678 spy and as d80b8b60eb a duke’s aide.1c91b442db1d88cd

‘Will I actually find anything here?’a84e5e50aff8fa98

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I sighed and began rifling 30a1cfea89 through the desk.f9ffa336f2ea7761

I wasn’t expecting to uncover e40e827e10 anything groundbreaking.4095896e3bbbb235

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I just needed 784eb59a44 proof that Logan f3938cf7fe was a spy.d570874539c96f40

That’s why I had decided 3401996f58 to search his room myself 3c6f4623a3 rather than using teddy bear.2a46a96b9c3fa2b0

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After all, it was difficult 7b3bd146bc to give precise orders for 2ee1bf3e2c this kind of task…1213809e3193435d

And if teddy 3057484184 bear got caught, 0388b6a647 there was a c859e4d72b good chance the f671b4c5fd teddy bear would cf7895d266 just kill Logan add19d118a on the spot.94f5bc6f8f3fbe12

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‘I still don’t know who the real masterminds are. Killing him outright isn’t 1f26d0b4f6 an option… yet.’4e9360978a8d6343

For now, I just needed ca88c894c8 something small—something I could bring 1467df54fe to the Duke as evidence.454bf62d79d04a6e

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But after thoroughly checking his c4f7ef6bcd desk and all five drawers, a37d5ffb93 I found nothing suspicious.f5d947915536cca8

The last drawer 2d28a9d847 contained a locked 519faab83e safe, but of 13d5a34802 course, it was 0ae9e50832 sealed shut.90ca5556bb60e8dd

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“Sigh…”99b1cecf049e762b

I let out 3e15cb5e10 a frustrated sigh.104a6c3685cd5877

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Honestly, I hadn’t expected much.d4bf775477b8e066

A spy who had survived 8d6cf95e33 in the duke’s estate for 1ab9b95506 over five years wouldn’t be af355b9b5c stupid enough to leave evidence 6fddf50c77 lying around.7e691d75cd368b7a

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But I still had 89355e1a3d over thirty minutes before 53b4415a42 Logan returned, so it ab4c80f92e was too early to e07311866c give up.8a328eb25561f225

‘Next, the wardrobe.’38ba9d3a566339a5

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Since I was c56fb08a2d already here, I aadbf7ab15 decided to search e9943164ff every possible place.8d85a40a1415f130

I straightened up from where 965d710012 I had been crouching under 285cb9a075 the desk—64d7d2ab49f5963b

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And then.3345a2cc5753d805

Step, step.de91c5da9badd00f

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I heard faint 9e268fc73d footsteps in the 7582251375 distance.3d8285208f41002f

I had left d5569311a8 the door slightly 4ca9669a10 ajar on purpose—to 5a476ff8c1 listen for any d465734472 approaching sounds.b798866d9ff1855f

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‘There’s no way he’s back already… Maybe it’s just someone passing by?’93684b2bbdbdcd1b

But the footsteps didn’t stop.1778b2633299fd38

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They were heading 81751e70dd straight for Logan’s 7a92fc45ce room.f282aa3c6d0e43f7

So the only person who cde2462820 would come this far was 61b9e44718 either the owner of the 9108b85fd1 room or someone with business f47ed2c836 with him.2c7f2abcf142e681

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Step, step.90e6bc15e5bc94a3

The approaching footsteps stopped right 7a2b164300 in front of the door.8794c9ef468b17a6

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I froze, staring at the 8b9d30e4db entrance, before immediately ducking under 68650625bb the desk and crawling inside.a88f5ce56acc0b13

At the same moment—1da69859b600a315

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Click.6a0cdc3d770f6901

I heard the sound e7fca4e1aa of a key turning f43e2599c8 in the lock—just as 38ab5561a3 I had done earlier.05cfec8199f7723d

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The unmistakable noise of the 7d18f845a4 door unlocking sent a wave 8b3e8fc80a of dread through me.9e0a6c4bb8f66b89

If it wasn’t Logan, they 2c194c5780 would have knocked first.8e230ee61904deb5

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‘Why… Why is he back already?!’ca201c704446cac4

Regret crashed into me.aab1aeb95a80c206

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If I had known this 77b9b5df41 would happen, I would have 1c17a8be56 run for the window immediately.981b3c0d5bbc4f5b

I had waited 3446cd2237 until the carriage 163e58e676 left before moving—so 2bac1a03e9 I hadn’t expected ca90fd6328 Logan to return a64a8dfff3 so soon.de12aac3f4a6f473

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‘Did he forget something? But turning the f722b492a1 carriage around just 6351795ffe to come back 056de3694a wouldn’t have been d837894d86 easy…’a66f9cd9bcf29ed3

A cold sweat bbcf8b2ba0 trickled down my 470350f8b7 neck from sheer a270f14dbf tension.5122984b89d7d8f0

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As I bit f7d6259055 my lips anxiously—b0dc8ae97669b162

Creeeak…d55f251e16bb1cf1

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The door opened.ec48fb58fd8f292e

Since I hadn’t relocked 3f9a04299e it, the owner of d3025ce36a the room must have 28b864a759 realized it right away.215d84a246e22e16

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That there was an c0567f17b7 intruder inside.faaaacb47e0a7d1a

‘It’s fine.’f2563ae1a4ac7914

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I forced myself to stay 9d40c25118 calm, trying to steady my dd23241d67 racing heart.398f4b018a9c1c86

Even if I got caught, 7a51e46b14 it wouldn’t be a huge 7eb1fbb630 problem.62a4a58e2d791e66

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…A ridiculous thing to say, considering I had sneaked into someone’s room and rummaged through their belongings.b6f91afbe86cacdc

‘I’m just a five-year-old.’94e476a68a72887d

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I kept repeating it 5a5b94466b in my head, as fa61b77756 if self-hypnotizing.a84476e8ec531a78

No one would ever f4a2412aed suspect that a five-year-old 4147919f84 had secretly broken into 57f45ed3db someone’s room to search 8904f44854 for evidence.f23b6601329d89a9

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‘I’ll just say I came in because the window was open.’b440b209b0ff2671

Sure, sneaking into someone’s room d376c9a724 was wrong, but I hadn’t 99b71689de committed a crime.1dadae3e5048cd84

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Other than the 5ba24d3a29 Duke’s personal space, 64c354ca48 there were no b1df6c7801 restricted areas in 8d936f7655 this mansion for 8a0a717123 me.3ae2a8331be0f63c

Of course, Logan would definitely 37e29703c2 be suspicious.da4aab1426c06e46

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But just as fbdcac30ee I had broken 4aac30224a into his room d2f6d774d5 looking for evidence—1f49084b4edc5724

He couldn’t do 879a6488bb anything to me ac954cb58d without proof.a757eaf5fd73083c

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And unlike him, 4a3bc38f0b I could pull b5a5d9609f off the perfect 8d694359df crime.898401f0f5ffbbe0

After all, no one 2ad230ca62 would ever believe that 685cf60a04 I had regressed to 7f0ca7082f five years old.7f768eb2b6c374b8

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‘I’ve mastered acting like a child by now.’9d97b731335c7d61

As I held my breath, e2d6a5ffe7 preparing for the worst-case scenario—9c3ef1f0f8182d84

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Step, step.854fd7460b1b6ebc

Whoever had entered walked straight 8327c7e434 toward the desk.5b39d41b92594ffa

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The approaching presence 79129fc5d2 made it difficult 18e6d39897 to swallow the ebdb71ca33 scream rising in 19d993adae my throat.725499e040963b69

Thud, thud, thud.d3aa917af6573d1d

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Even though I had no 8b8aedd91b heart condition, it felt like 3a2794adb5 my heartbeat was pounding violently 6f08b2b6d9 in my ears.58611b3030f8e2ff

Step, step.ee6251054d06de23

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The person rounded 9d16453b02 the desk and 83cff10b05 stood right in f63e04b216 front of me.1eb8401cff39c8ea

And then—3c8aac67c916a00e

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“Hair.”fcd273073cb93a0c

“……”8c3208bcbdbf9c67

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“You didn’t hide properly, Belze.”f66fdbc48b3b198a

With a quiet sigh, 72b71e612c someone suddenly peeked under e6c2ae34ed the desk.44f9c2418b20f31f

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The person standing 358a3045af there was none 33e333f67e other than—78b2fe65a87f8ada

“W-what…? Edwin?!”f0abb455fb584b0f

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