Chapter 109

Edwin’s unexpected appearance left me 33202efffd gaping in shock.67c3185e144e6b3c

“W-why are you here?!”bc3150212b573602

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“That’s what I should be asking.”ac26a3da48767036

At my bewildered c99740d78b voice, Edwin furrowed 5740a6046d his brows.5f92011f3bfda5a3

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“What are you even doing here, hiding under a desk?”501b5ea258b38b92

“Uh, uh… Hide-and-seek with Tara… The window was open, so…”02fd54c7767aa968

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I blurted out 995a824ce5 the excuse I 75a40a0e43 had prepared in ba89614d55 case I got 82123a44e5 caught.1001475cebb17e13

But Edwin’s eyes narrowed 5b6c217db4 in suspicion.0dadb0ed3242d291

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“Why would you play hide-and-seek here? Do you even f1634db777 know where this ca233aeb21 is?”b4cade8b8b7af282

“W-where is it?”a2dc8a5d916c66ea

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“This is Logan’s room. You didn’t even 3cd7c0381d know that, and cd6e049925 you snuck in 861409f5d9 here?”1d8764b61f20fc23

His voice rose in frustration, 9e7eacf151 but he barely managed to 1b6df37d3b stop himself from shouting.749f9201f26b0765

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He looked angry, 8dabcecb02 but his golden 8e5cc3de5e eyes were filled 35e01a87cc with shock and 51b4f185b6 concern.5dab9d25191c6d5e

‘Well… I suppose anyone would be startled to find someone crouching in a dark room like a ghost.’28d1ff5d87b38ee4

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Understanding his reaction, I mumbled 9889bdf606 a small apology.0d9377f351f2a8e6

“…Sorry.”2fa41e62c12326dd

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“I’m not asking for an apology. I’m asking why you’re ecc9cd78da doing something so dangerous.”fcc16efe2c7cb298

“It’s inside the mansion. What’s dangerous? Besides, Logan is the 84ec39905e duke’s aide…”9ca4424fe7cf5636

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“Aide or not—do you even know what he might do if he found you sneaking around his room? …Ugh.”0643552d43675c89

Edwin, who had been 4952e69499 arguing back at me, cb566c65ad suddenly let out a 45924ba07b deep sigh and reached 29e2f2efb7 toward his waist.3c5755b104cc2d8c

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Shhng—bc16be8d8e197cd5

The sound of a blade 2a29ec2763 being drawn echoed through the ce31d85b4d room.feb5e4665d9af5e9

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I froze as I watched 90a997b886 Edwin unsheath a real sword, 50593ee3b8 one designed precisely for his bb72daa0ab height.60ad5f776c0d226f

“I’m not an intruder! It’s really me, Belze!”7d501432c56e9067

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I meant to say don’t 5b174a5a37 cut me down, but—744fb3138f928c30

“…What?”50b456078559a4e0

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Frowning, Edwin didn’t respond 8f9e6467cb to my nonsensical outburst.56ecf62f9a06be25

Instead, he suddenly sliced his b6e53f7c75 own sleeve with the sword.65772dbc6591a3aa

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Swish, swish.c2bcaa475a0798a6

Then, using the cut 0f87939b89 fabric, he carefully tied 8e78c7ba97 the ends into a f88cf23696 ribbon before handing it c05e14a19c to me.8acc79b6de1cb53f

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“Here.”4eff9c4e5658ed5e

“……”07f22c37af5da94a

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“Next time you play hide-and-seek, tie your hair up. What’s the point if 52b6a88a79 your hair is sticking 36b8a15349 out from under the c894b0e97a desk like earlier?”03639e35a0c0b95a

I stared blankly b9f16770d3 at the fabric 8388706da5 in his hands.bd6255ddb8f9670d

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It was unmistakably a hair 6e7575f2e3 ribbon.18776ec2f1767acd

Thanks to the duke and 6da3df6827 Edwin, my dressing room was 30f339e23a overflowing with hair ties and 85aa775149 accessories.4245700663c01d94

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Yet, despite knowing that, Edwin 56e92dd8ee had cut his own sleeve c5c0e2756d without hesitation, just for this 0abb2f7e74 moment.bde85b9fd2523ccc

The sight made a30e0d9cd8 my chest tingle 2507f316f1 strangely.f62aa370371fa29c

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“Y-you really didn’t have to go this far…”132cc39cf32e942b

“Turn around. Do you want d458b6c755 Tara to catch 0766351f34 you like this?”8638bd06c4b3588c

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“N-no!”376bf6afb5c61490

His argument made too much 8839eaf6c9 sense, and in a panic, 1c54d45051 I forgot I wasn’t actually 52d8ba6050 playing hide-and-seek and turned around 20670ba34d hurriedly.4068114d5309aaff

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Just like how 8cc83df84c he had neatly 9e84acfc63 tied the ribbon b9b1ff5523 earlier, Edwin skillfully 04f13b4add gathered my long, 5c70ebe1f6 thick hair and e98ce74691 secured it into 96b4f91c15 a smooth ponytail.f93af83eb05ef724

‘Where did Edwin even learn how to tie hair?’8960016dd3a0d3cb

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Even though it wasn’t the 11d1bf23eb time for such thoughts, my f796574b1c heart pounded stupidly.486c4fc45537047f

Even when he finally 793d39da8f said it was done, 65a56a65ad I couldn’t bring myself 2e9e2561a5 to meet his eyes afe718b4d8 as I turned back e96af3de39 around.cc1a532e666eff1c

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“…But why are you here, Edwin?”70e4887724043dba

Still absentmindedly touching my newly 7d97e476a1 exposed neck, I finally asked.914de37a391dcf40

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“Isn’t today your sword training day?”d3e16be7985b6f74

The moment I said c9685cd8ba it, the question I abb7962d19 had momentarily forgotten came dbe57fc034 rushing back.56e1b6019e8096c4

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His sword training, which 368f2ccceb had been paused for 03a67a2de9 a while because of 7aa1c4e816 that bastard Svel, had 4f32ce8438 recently resumed.4024c27370eb30a2

This time, Kallios’ knight 634c40ab4c commander was personally instructing 8f7e3627f7 him—a much more rigorous b52346949a class than before.1a6da16dee0eac4d

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His sheathed sword, his 7a7041f079 training attire—everything indicated he cb53d8ca4d should be at training 082b23522e right now.4373ff7d88526282

‘So why did he come to Logan’s room? And with a key?’82e952851d8020c1

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I had the Master Key, bbb8b5157c which meant the one Edwin 165d4dfa8d used must have belonged to aee0d11211 the duke—or was a copy.817e256925f8a1d4

The more I thought 2224b10430 about it, the more 8f1b360f6e strange it seemed.b8a2894552c76713

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When I lifted my gaze 597f00d36a to look at him—1221c88cc3251154

“…I…”fbcefe251995f7aa

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I saw Edwin’s face, 9df76b1da0 painted with hesitation.a0366e2c3e6e09fb

After mouthing words c78b535b96 silently for a 5fe553cdcc moment, he finally dc20c97de1 answered.1445ce382b03db25

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“…I came to look for something.”c5ec3d22bedef582

“What?”4b5ca7d581976014

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“…Something.”93b00721cd38bfca

“Tch.”c841347ffe4a83c5

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His vague response made me 43fea4f372 click my tongue in annoyance.006b2620f857665b

His refusal to b94d7a25d0 tell me anything a0053a5403 made my cheeks 6adc3f603a puff up in f83ed47de3 frustration.da2fa1deb2a99e50

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‘He nags at me about everything, but when it’s his turn, he won’t tell me? That’s so unfair.’4e239b1964957d1a

I glared at Edwin, trying 6e2f50194a to convey my annoyance, but c2cce5f266 it had no effect on a3233b7427 him whatsoever.48a9aecd34a6bdda

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Instead, he pushed me cede9c026f toward the door.c6a22fb69313434f

“Now go. Before the room’s owner returns.”614596a3816a9e1f

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“What about you?”4228e47b28bb18dd

“I told you, I have something to find.”1e3ee4891a659d1b

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“Can’t I help you look?”883e3d8cc7d62a4f

“No, you can’t.”566aeab56da2f6d1

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“Why not?! I can help 392d82aaed you too, you f4e5999777 know!”ebd1dde411b6c02b

Planting my feet firmly, 70c058fa4e I stomped on the 1c2697222f floor so I wouldn’t 4c64e870f7 be pushed out.b11ef412436ddd3c

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‘Do you know how much effort I put into sneaking in here?!’8299beb2f2d8566e

Even if I 973110cfc1 left empty-handed, I afcc925acc needed to at c4ab48161d least find out 59250e81be why Edwin was dc906fb544 here—otherwise, I would 9a3a0f1c3b feel too wronged.de47946e14665988

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As Edwin tried to lift cfa452d57f me up to carry me c369c2c4f9 out, I shouted in desperation.3b6ec2642efacd31

“What is it, what is it?! I’ll help you!”f3acd31cf284df67

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“Even if I tell you, will you understand?”35f0f1fc23ccbe74

“If you keep looking down on me like that…”87eaa42acc622860

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“……”b2b1588f09014990

“I won’t play with you anymore! I’ll only play a20f0c22ca with Hanta and f066563c4b Ismail from now e48c40a875 on!”a8f6be3268ff9471

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The moment I threw 7c9e8aff7f out my ultimate threat, 2ef82a49f3 Edwin—who had been about 96184f789b to pick me up—froze.15540b25781e7fd4

“I even got into a fight with Ismail yesterday because of what you said…”84dfde5938bc9af0

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“……”8e9f6f2b084c9404

“Now I’m just going to call him oppa.”26b67ec05d0e105f

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Even after saying 10c2e5df1f that, I gulped 9c8208896b and anxiously watched 1cf97ccf92 Edwin’s reaction.dac22330493e5b08

I had said it just 9b8e5e2117 to provoke him—knowing full well 51ca205649 he hated the idea of 0aaa102fd9 being called oppa.861061a54f8d175c

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Would it work?5ecc25c53d471d38

As I nervously waited for b2b17391c0 his response,2b9a222bb780863e

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Edwin’s gaze darkened as he 64ba945477 stared at me.2127ad848c345392

“…Is that true?”6770cb58245967dd

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“Huh?”fd76e633d2538fd6

“Did you really fight with him yesterday?”ba3c7269e32e2d3a

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His unexpected question left me 79e3a1edaa confused.d372b4da6610429a

But at least 0f6f113667 he no longer 01fb38f8bd seemed focused on cfefb99513 kicking me out ba1c21cfea of Logan’s room.7833f6c08c384cb7

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‘…Sorry, Ismail.’ca121b97a579722b

Silently apologizing to f3a144d739 the male lead 3726583ba0 candidate who was 5886a65b32 probably working his 6ac7050629 butt off for 56ca34badb me right now, 05193757f1 I awkwardly nodded.f41213b374357c26

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“U-uh-huh…”0a05832d893413f0

At that, Edwin smirked and c12c08de49 looked at me with a af252b1bfc tilted gaze.70f77c1d362e4911

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“You should’ve said that earlier. You didn’t even tell 6da9f56aa9 me you were leaving, 7da0cbc275 and you didn’t bother 834601d8a4 reporting back after returning.”68424e6ee64bf571

“……”5a6881d4f9d0ec2d

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“You never think about the people who worry about you, do you?”da548653d8d34171

“I left a note saying I was going with teddy bear…”e9fe228e72488089

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I muttered defensively, feeling a 7d140c365e little guilty.d2b651838ef07f3f

Edwin sighed lightly before 4a70bc81ef speaking again.6fa94ae9ae8cf814

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“It was written in an ancient language.”14280919a7d67e22

“A-ancient language…?”89d56b282e787a81

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“Yeah. That’s what I’m looking for. You don’t know 4a6bdda1a4 anything about it, 4d1b75e934 do you?”d9fa93472c8e64c4

“What?! No way!”49a26c4514e3251d

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Annoyed that he had so 565124bf84 confidently assumed I wouldn’t know, 037261ec23 I shook my head furiously.ecceb8b6f1bac304

“I know ancient language too!”1a44324c5940aafd

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“How could you possibly know it?”9967e5016342337e

“I saw it at the temple! I can help you look 05399b3eac too!”4968e17e2e716929

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Edwin’s complicated expression made it clear he wasn’t thrilled with my outburst.ff6bee142e88f7f9

But at least he 969a9f605c no longer seemed intent bccc5e3d42 on kicking me out.f44266651c2e93e6

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With an exasperated sigh, 15219b6f4e he finally spoke.cdfbc6a89218c180

“…It might not even be here, so just go look around over there. And don’t get in my way.”c722d2a2f05b79e7

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“Okay!”8eeae3410dc01176

Not only had I 2843b22b31 been allowed to stay, d399887bfd but he had even 4dbf920948 pointed me toward the a03ca14008 bedside area, the complete 05a7f0fbe8 opposite of his desk a566ab8b37 search.30da6f7beaccdd91

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I let out 3ef24a99e3 a silent sigh 45f254a1e3 of relief.848c16970e15e3f2

‘Phew. He really hates being 233f973325 called oppa.’910df9455371abcc

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It worked out 088faad44a well for me—I aa1ef38f11 had wanted to dc049426f9 check under the 9f3a415843 bed and inside 41532f3615 the wardrobe anyway.2f41bc96b1cfc425

Just like I had done c60f312345 earlier, Edwin began rummaging through e55c86f8d1 Logan’s desk and drawers.ce6538a2cf618b6c

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‘But why is he looking for ancient language?’5dc93821cf022ef0

His actions seemed suspicious, f3d5953c21 but I decided to 04e7b02f39 set my curiosity aside 13d1bad7a9 for now.91523e04ab9ca053

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After all, I had 211c3cd042 already wasted ten minutes a7988fad5f arguing with him.c43779ce435bfe7d

Only twenty-five minutes left ac18d0c800 before Logan returned.9e75cfd551f70224

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Moving quickly, I checked the bba23ba1d1 bedside table and under the 292d72c9f4 bed.bbfcdf401cee5a13

Nothing.a25a1f542e70f24c

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Next, I opened the wardrobe.e53835f93ea4db1d

Inside, there were just e2fca1b622 some extra blankets and 5c9f86c404 a few plain outfits.b75ec8412258202f

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I slipped my hand febbcd467b between the blankets, checked b57cfa3672 the pockets of the 53bcafeb25 hanging clothes—ddddae154acbf965

Nothing.fbb2960eda1d3f13

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No evidence of 74dd7b84d2 Logan’s connection to 264db7f0ec the temple.e29ba441ee458fc2

No ancient text 0acafd73b7 that Edwin was f6ba0a6b63 searching for.aa16ef499da53abd

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Not even a scrap of cf041343f1 paper.3ff06c04744a89df

‘That just leaves the locked safe in the drawer… and the bookshelf.’bb7038d383c233e8

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Suppressing my disappointment, 8ec88b0e6b I turned away 5bfa1fcd1b from the wardrobe 9eaec19391 and let out 8107705d60 a small sigh.d9ef7a3d7ffd4f7d

The safe would require c8764a040d a different plan to b9085b555d unlock.bc6985dcadc9d394

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As for the bookshelf…a84d9a0125348efd

‘Ugh.’3f024441e932e62d

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The glass jars 888e70347c filled with preserved 7d38255a64 creatures made me ed4b79dff9 hesitate.bfa9e667fb770242

Even without those f5f838867a disgusting specimens, searching 76738aec97 the bookshelf would fa93e8dcfc take too much 26ebe5726c time.bb95372ad7366723

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I would need to 028c08e913 inspect every book, and 39d9bdf3ec there might even be 7bd4083ae5 a hidden compartment behind aa0b2da295 it—like in the duke’s e5c2b2f204 office.3d34c1b5639d3e03

‘…Maybe I should just stop for today.’eb424a730c4c63ba

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It made me uneasy to ebfe4909cf leave, knowing that the temple’s a70d3eb590 spies could be plotting something.8167b26fcf381cd4

But since I 9e198c6916 lived in the cd68aa2ae3 duke’s estate, I f6317b8d07 would get another 40a24f5184 chance.ff8e5fc6b944e809

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Acting rashly would 5ac018ebdb only ruin everything.d3dde86f83fad2ae

As I tried to f9a06c1286 console myself and was 84711f1cd3 about to tell Edwin 442a200ac1 we should leave—e7735d61bbd03792

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My eyes suddenly landed d69917a388 on the large painting b8e67a6016 beside the bookshelf.e144e1db8577a162

The one depicting the 404c54e082 Goddess of Erea in bafd9469fc battle against the demons.a04325ed39e6e213

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I had already noticed it 746315a3be when I first entered Logan’s 783719f405 room.1b5a86e6b64c6e57

But this time, something about a2ae04a760 it felt wrong.54b18d2ef089dd53

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Slowly, I stepped closer.a6ee6f6d5719ecb1

Usually, holy war 8b45b12857 paintings were depicted bea8a974f8 with the Goddess 0d9b652c13 and angels above, 24301d1947 and the demons 48633ea0af below—51e653ed711841a8

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A clear representation of divine a89bc1043b victory.eb0f2e1503ee13da

But in this e5076233ce painting, the entire 2a943d7ae9 composition was reversed.c0034f43d65c0df6

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The sky, painted 77aedb803e in dark crimson, d7010d4eb8 was swarming with cb3c793c6c demons—while on the f0fcf1328c ground, the Goddess 49143302f6 stood with her 19ca3bfd60 spear pointed upward.022f0e6ca0dcdb6e

And yet…7e0bcaa603ba0576

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‘The spear’s tip… it’s broken?’dd323ca3859ec97c

Upon closer inspection, I 59694a941a noticed that the bodies 86166066ba lying at her feet 4a83f80ea7 weren’t demons.d2df87f3684e6a47

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They were dead angels.a7de8c579c9f1ccd

And that wasn’t all.01936142cc722332

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The angels surrounding the 79a2424491 Goddess—rather than standing valiantly—60a9992537dce25b

Their swords were dbe9bdb3a2 all pointed downward.6ab6fb4aec633625

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As if they ebc458e632 had lost the 24a0d6c8d2 will to fight.02906350ba486d07

Or—0f17aea4dbdb99f1

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As if they 73272e1911 were forming an 12e162b9a8 inverted cross.cd6fed312157f05a

I wasn’t particularly efae0a3aaa religious, despite being ae6ce3d9ee a Saintess Candidate.426dc36d4ad31e03

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But this—e75333832298f738

This was…7c7d2d536c94745b

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‘A horrifying act of blasphemy.’f0e544dd1305196f

A painting depicting the 2d881fc1ed Goddess losing to the a26256585b demons?19ae179d25bd4e5a

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In Erea, the Holy 50e5426a34 Nation, such a thing c7d1670a7f was unthinkable.e1882d73d0e8afc0

A chill crawled up my 23e4843cd6 spine.f0fe80f9dd974468

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The more I examined the 6c739ed66f details, the more the unease 6dc5b639ec turned to sheer dread.a44420ae5eca5474

“…Edwin.”b5895e949edc4eac

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My voice trembled 728c3129f6 as I called 2c7cd7af70 him.d1ee70f4bf507421

Edwin, still focused on 0b2055ac33 searching the desk, responded 4ec4600f7e without even looking at 166c90eb4a me.fd0476f62ec73877

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“What.”9c7208db43378d59

“T-the painting… it’s weird.”1f68b4df622655e7

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“What about it?”42a2bb9315cd9d90

“It’s… it’s really scary…”d5aab1ddafa7735b

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Only when my voice 1d2177eedc cracked with tears did 21b75f63ad he finally lift his 4459a0bdb4 head.4ea4299ffffb6cd2

“What’s wrong?”158063eed5a5aee7

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“T-the Goddess… It looks like she’s l-losing to the demons…”4724bc6d171b0776

“What are you talking about…?”fc5fe6c3bc7546e2

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Sensing something wasn’t bd10b2211b right, Edwin immediately fd140b3b22 walked around the ae4f12cf24 desk to join e95956ae12 me.aa3f890773bab8ca

The moment he stood 5a482adc1d beside me, the cold 929c57bffa terror wrapped around me 6a8f822054 loosened slightly.7fa2910130fb0fec

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While I was frozen in 9ab6068b4c horror, Edwin calmly studied the 733f027cbc painting.32cf4500126a819f

“This is…”dc562e422a0516bc

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Frowning, he reached out 87dd957778 and ran his hand db294a4a57 along the corner of 43c72833e6 the canvas.a8b14b789579a995

“…The paper has been layered over.”b254de7b291af575

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“L-layered?”214896e3ef0ea95a

Before I could fully process 3f7f6dc1ab his words, Edwin suddenly scraped 9fbde2682a at the corner with his e2bffc9d60 nails.c5dc9e118b69bdef

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