Chapter 112

Thud. Thud.5c8ad03dd7145664

Heavy footsteps moved busily 4709b6dc56 outside the wardrobe.ecfdbf0a21223644

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“Are you in here~?”081eb876d6c70cef

Despite confirming that 340856be6c there were intruders ea39be21cf in his room, 8289ed7c80 Logan showed no 401aef2ea9 signs of panic.d4487d24d8e02465

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On the contrary, he 0a97304c89 hummed a tune as 8a4fc6a68d if he were truly 62fe11f13f playing a game of 64dc0e1227 hide-and-seek.ae6c8aeb6fe850bf

‘This lunatic.’41f73b9ea02c385a

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His complete lack 04067963cb of concern about bad5931068 who might be 1fc5ee73da hiding sent chills 19572db668 down my spine.357ccdcbc25fb3c9

“Not here, huh? Not under the desk either.”ab9a083984558f98

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“……”841d6fac442f83d1

“Then… behind the curtains?”85ea50e5baa3fe89

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He announced every place he a8fcea848d checked, almost as if he 67ca4d813e wanted us to hear.f773c55cab2841f1

Because of that, 01f289abd6 Edwin and I b8face05bb held our breath, 7820f8a597 frozen in place.1dc78de02fd3ceb6

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He might have been 8d1ff7bfe4 acting playful, but there 67eb704513 was no way he 8aa8a4c136 didn’t realize he was cdb8e783d9 steadily approaching the wardrobe 015c592413 we were hiding in.ee0246b42fab3b85

‘What should we do?’12d2cba74159272b

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Even as my body trembled 977b587518 from the approaching footsteps, I 5d38027635 desperately tried to think of 6c7f4c0bcb a way out.949ebb0247b54a70

‘Should I just burst out now and pretend we were playing hide-and-seek?’aaf8995ab225805e

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No matter what, even if d6750bc9ed Logan was a spy, he 928131e096 wouldn’t dare harm Edwin, the 752ae8ef58 young heir of a duke.f7b180641e569211

But then, memories of that 74f0092794 bastard surfaced, making me hesitate.77680d40e635fa48

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“But, Grandpa Gordon, what about Emma and… Svel—no, Sven?”08a2f51e4db3cd28

“…Actually, Logan was the one who recommended both of them.”4837791dda7d6ee7

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Logan wouldn’t have hired 6e375bdffc Emma and Juliac for 16c73fb3f6 no reason.2bb3102c7beee31e

TL/N: I don’t remember this person lol0e0b4b758c8f0063

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He must have fully understood ec3b704cdb Edwin’s reserved nature—his tendency to 9e0dbf3303 remain silent so as not 4eda872d25 to trouble his father.ab4fac89a0a22f22

And he could 33bcc486c3 very well use 1fcc70a568 that as an 74ee24d38f opportunity to harm e295fb2ae2 Edwin.1fed188c9de8e1c2

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I bit my 8fca112c1b lip hard and b6829becb2 immediately scrapped my c28802edeb initial plan.4b706e315497f491

‘Then… if we get caught, I’ll just lunge at him and bite his nose off. That’ll give Edwin time to 304553cf79 escape.’69c0bc92ca02ff5f

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Grandpa Gordon always said d40f944069 I had strong teeth. He even said I 8717a849f3 could bite a few 7bacd68e7c more times without a f0cd1227f4 problem.ea76ee488c87babb

But before I 7ca625c245 could fully settle 432988cd4b on Plan B, 40ea294b0d another problem surfaced.cb7dc7eeee42a7d8

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‘…What if the door won’t open?’8e5fe3266d5c5176

I had clearly heard the 58a8020007 sound of Logan closing the c093fe65c8 door after entering.4d525f5c018a15aa

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If some kind of f3b283e837 sealing magic had activated 736f87ce83 again and the door 78fd655c52 wouldn’t budge, all I’d d9d7a51105 be doing was making ee29c5bdba him even angrier for 93aa0193ea no reason.2d326a273b81d8cf

“Waaah!”0e05ed1f6070b0d9

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“……”17437d74b4057f88

“Hm. Not under the bed either. Then where could you be? Come out, come out, bccba92d6a wherever you are~”822e6591256c11bb

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In the meantime, Logan had d0823b1b47 drawn even closer.0b000c3a1eac2cac

Listening to his insane 60003b29cd mutterings, I kept racking 52172655a3 my brain for a 492811ca4c way to get Edwin 91f72998a6 out safely.6ad77c4c8ec2668b

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‘Think, Belze. You’re an adult, aren’t you?’05963ce5e03bff05

Step.8004766ad62f5cd4

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Unfortunately, there was a6d91293b2 no other place 5f5fed402b to hide in 18ecfcf5a9 the plain, uncluttered 9f96809f7c room.86181e341472ad5e

The moment his footsteps halted, fcb7d643d4 a shadow stretched through the 93281c02cd crack of light peeking beneath d35e020b72 the wardrobe door.e5ef414b09834f61

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“What a shame. There’s only one place left.”66673d0950a5d9ad

Logan muttered in an unsettlingly c00f3f1aac amused tone.0829f597b86d110a

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‘Damn it, I don’t know anymore.’a5531bf3960f4906

There was no more bffc992865 time to think.77aa8e097dba529c

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His nose, his 18eb0ef3f9 legs—whatever I could 0e3cd2e5f6 reach.65d77158c94cce3e

I braced myself 8a3310cbba to burst out 6bfbf5e524 of the wardrobe 317642c766 and throw the aec691ca80 first punch when—87cdbf1eb1979f26

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A movement beside me.e63c3f3f7fb8ec65

Someone moved just 8f8c9376b6 a fraction of ef4ca800b8 a second faster a4733b12c2 than me.0a3c15b4479fd7f5

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Then—d4600456a472a660

Whoosh—2ce1bc2f0e5a1d28

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The wardrobe door swung edfb246e31 open, and the darkness 86eaa63e62 was instantly flooded with c00747ba22 blinding light.b48c773fbc17f1e4

“Ugh.”8eca3cdc5de1c54a

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The sudden brightness stabbed at f232adf865 my eyes, making me instinctively 25c391e81c raise a hand to shield 4f269ec943 them with a groan.370da9b34de3aac4

But that moment ef8b0d0f4d didn’t last long.aa69687958a20f84

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“…Young Lord?”5d2742e63c3a4045

Logan’s stunned voice rang out.767c390dc091423e

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I forced my eyes d9060bd50d open despite the sharp b2b79dc03a light—934430396bf82a20

Only to find 3debb3ffd1 Edwin standing before a4b4c19700 us, the one 9d4e8db9b3 who had opened 93ff3811a1 the wardrobe door.86265283a1155305

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“You’re here?”3ceef7b231d9aa12

As if nothing had happened, f2225bfa29 Edwin stepped down from the 6245560ab5 wardrobe with complete composure.e47834f08b1249b8

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Then, he reached a 065a58a5c3 hand out toward me.8f529f7e8e9ca7b8

“We’ve been caught, Belze. Come on out.”f9e7e7ce4ebf23a5

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‘W-What is he doing?’948309a6ef386ac5

I was utterly baffled by 45c9d12cd7 Edwin’s sudden actions.146b08010bf88ab6

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However, under Edwin’s 4e8ee05f97 insistent gaze, I 794db67d97 had no choice dfb7048b9e but to get 76478450f5 up and step 9cf5d02200 out.8e3b10404ce02305

Just like when he had 66ffad8687 placed me inside the wardrobe, c13aebd080 he effortlessly lifted me and 9803fdb1f7 set me down on the 8a2b5f4f50 floor.5fa00c845dac0b3a

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“…Hah.”8497173fb9882e13

Logan, who had d621a46de9 been watching the 43d0932bde entire sequence of 36c3388492 actions with a b4911b7e12 dazed expression, finally 09c1343d59 furrowed his brows 21f7e26f07 deeply.abe2c9b5cb51908f

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“…What exactly were you doing in here?”3b24d785c0f94168

“As you can see.”41c51fd15e6a130b

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At Logan’s sharp 6f8a3060b6 question, Edwin casually 8945708973 shrugged.fe338c215554b028

“Playing hide-and-seek.”8bcb0b25f2f33080

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“In my room? Inside my wardrobe?”84b2ecb8c1e29478

“It just happened that way. The window was open, b6b9868422 you know?”9b1b2a0a89ca43f6

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“…That shouldn’t have been possible.”c0409bc668bb66eb

Logan muttered meaningfully, c3381d8cd6 his eyes scanning fe920510a1 Edwin and me 02f2dc0f56 from head to 6ca1c4ae04 toe.97f931a14afaa8c3

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His chilling gaze made ee17687622 me shrink slightly.908f7436707726b6

But Edwin, as if he 8ba59e936f had nothing to hide, met 3540987961 it head-on with complete confidence.2e3898fb3f9af61a

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Logan, still incredulous, pressed further.7cb06f77a659595f

“…You claim you were playing hide-and-seek, yet why did you tear up my painting?”8831fb14c6ebe510

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“Sorry. It wasn’t on purpose.”25eb9ddec1ea2d93

Edwin responded effortlessly, without hesitation.99d0ab2ddb084083

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“I got caught on it while playing, and the paper ripped. But then I noticed eb415d93d1 something behind it, so 4dbeabf6d1 I got curious.”95082cd97b520ba5

“I thought you had already completed your etiquette training.”5b5af21ff5946e46

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Logan scoffed, tilting his head.7721df27257bbd3e

“Breaking into someone else’s room wasn’t bad enough? You even destroyed their belongings.”7ce1c57d156040ce

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“……”3270a90e7e646928

“Didn’t you learn that you should apologize to the owner first?”288da5f4bd83e9ab

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“Well, that’s true, but…”a9952d0076cf102b

For a moment, it seemed 347d17a326 like Edwin was at a 229876866e loss for words under Logan’s b69a77c208 persistent interrogation.5b30c66d3bcf0a1c

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But it was 28027307c7 just an illusion.a1d1bc7337d389aa

“I didn’t go anywhere I wasn’t allowed, Logan.”89eccfeabfa90446

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“…What?”cdf5cdb043d3d75e

“I can pay for the damaged painting. So what’s the problem?”daeeabf2c5478477

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“……”58f70d1717511405

Edwin’s response was so unflinchingly 92fdcf780c bold—bordering on brazen—that Logan was 7a36cb63f1 left speechless.0eeaf1d973de0dec

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His lips parted several bbcc134447 times in sheer disbelief.8d2ad399aa11cb0b

But despite his flustered reaction, c999d8790c Edwin’s words weren’t wrong.bfa4c50863997849

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‘That’s right. After all, Edwin is the 066b46d64a rightful heir of this estate. No one except the 9cb972821c Duke himself can reprimand d71fd17ef0 him for anything he 5834ca483c does here.’84f0a374e7694bb0

If anything, the real fdaef999da problem was Logan, who 36e9573ccc had suspicious magic seals 733c38ebdd hidden within the manor.42f6bdbdf5b7a61a

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At last, I understood why 694aaef8b9 Edwin had stepped out of ca7fff9521 the wardrobe first.557c19ac645cfae0

Hiding was just e5694a6fe2 a cover—an excuse.41feb895344a3ecc

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From the beginning, he had 9d3b88c5d1 intended to walk out confidently.3232273bdee41b78

“You’re taking this too seriously. It’s not fun anymore.”9732bf53608afe20

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Looking up at 25d2408a3c Logan, who was e1b6621f37 now stammering in 4e7e401558 frustration, Edwin suddenly c424eafd42 lost interest and e1efd4918b turned to me.53c1f8de5376566f

“Let’s go, Belze.”06d1b5fde1c3070f

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He grabbed my hand nonchalantly.852919758305b5d3

However, his palm 206a11a7c8 was damp with ba48dab220 sweat.6b3079899f3a9438

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Even though he 943880d903 was putting on 369546bb10 a calm front, da3c3584e6 he was just 7fbb711b01 as tense as b99ffa9a01 I was.7bc7f2a72f1359cc

“Okay! Hide-and-seek’s over! What should we play next~?”f763a8dfae0d6e9a

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I chimed in ec4d4309bf with an innocent, a0183477b9 carefree voice, playing a234448e20 along with the 4008267e67 act.e8c111563ccd8458

But as we 67229dd100 passed by Logan, fc792d65dd my heart pounded 32e2463f30 so hard it 3b35971b28 felt like it ade527da30 would burst.518689aeffee8012

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‘Oh, right. I don’t have a heart.’5f094a3cc79ac636

Then why did my chest 8f0f26e2fc feel like it was about 04a1efb433 to explode?46fe45bbdd2f0503

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Logan didn’t stop us from c4042e7263 leaving.502cfbc20d449762

But just as 4407a17557 we reached the 9cee6cc82a door—b195d761c7c5ef3d

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“Wait a moment, Young Lord.”559536f25be8c3c5

Edwin’s hand, which had 9562aaf02a just grabbed the doorknob, da366e4d9e stiffened at the voice 4cbf747089 calling from behind.e974ee88b013ac88

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“…Do you know what that text meant?”2182ae5881b3958c

“No.”024373de8ac23d27

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Edwin remained composed b4eec943d0 until the very c657162340 end.2d200a83819bab65

“I have no idea.”8bad1ceb38f9b14c

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He didn’t even turn e3f585a207 around as he casually 993f10bce4 responded and twisted the cd090edf16 doorknob.3a5612664abb27e8

Click.ad4ec4a51c8c205e

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But the door didn’t open.dcb5108915caec57

“…That shouldn’t be possible.”c1df976d8516c51f

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At the same time, 9a76573840 a chilling murmur came adb8f4a385 from behind us.adaade1c4994168d

“You’ve been studying ancient languages for two years now, haven’t you?”021fb4aba0fcef11

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“……”66dab46ba879007d

“The words weren’t even that difficult. Yet you claim 11721e0096 you don’t know? As the one d8c4777606 who personally arranged b7c24c9df8 for your ancient dbce5c21c4 language tutor, I f7b750784d must say, I’m ca80ae7bb8 a little disappointed.”f83b4f54c0b6d48c

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Logan spoke smoothly, as 2b8210e877 if he had never e957894a52 been flustered at all.669c0c5bccd33871

There was a smile on a5f53ad1ee his face, but it was 7d36e30a46 dripping with mockery.dcfb65d336b7ac46

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His words made 4d5d99151d my mind go 3465fa8516 blank.7b462d8355060f1a

He knew Edwin’s exact proficiency 1f4db2ef22 in ancient languages.4ac4cae79305b4b1

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The grip on my hand bfe40a5a2f tightened.3b2a70efed53333f

After a brief 111e55dc15 pause, Edwin suddenly 5d3d22cda4 turned around.9cbcf712b9a1b33b

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“…So what?”ceba81922914d0bc

Even in this 7d898f4fed terrifying situation, Edwin 5b4d1cd227 instinctively positioned himself e183f31aa9 in front of 54548e7bc6 me.83773139a9ba4107

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“Are you planning to trap us here?”4c782ca207cb6aa6

“Of course not.”5d3d1400545618ae

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Logan grinned.05a53a8943494948

“But if I let you go just like this, I’ll be in a bit of a bind. I need to 9af494dc9a ensure my own 90c398431b survival too, Young 5f0e2a219e Lord.”7490a9dedb936fb3

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“So you want to negotiate?”0335579334b7b408

“The heir of a founding noble family ignoring heresy after discovering it….”cadb352235e49122

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Logan repeated Edwin’s words 87a98bdd7b mockingly, as if it 0582e1bd13 was the most ridiculous ff2bc257c7 thing he had ever 3071bb5950 heard.510fde8a2e2e0810

I didn’t even have cd4f59c220 time to be shocked 8334b8977b by the fact that b8f6b7664c Logan had just admitted, f74213460c out loud, that he c1ad7f1510 was a heretic—and that f025437b6f Edwin already knew.ef7e409d4f7aef79

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“Don’t you think that’s a bit of an unconvincing deal?”3e9d8c7320c77f07

A tense silence 42cfd99795 stretched between them.6d38236b01a46e07

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“I was expecting a much more… enticing offer.”e11e0a20a580e58f

“You can’t kill me anyway.”5f002e51a41c7184

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Edwin scoffed.f9fb0c46b4cbf849

“You wouldn’t want to go from being a heretic to a heretic who murdered a noble. You’d be burned 275a172aab at the stake.”659dc86b56029e47

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“Haha. Kill you? How could I? I’ve grown quite fond of 99ac08cfc7 you, you know.”dbf011ee8fb469dc

Despite his words, f20dce96f0 Logan didn’t look ff36b0bd46 the least bit 08ea7ab7be sentimental.6602b3705fb09ae6

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Instead, he added with a f21c22666d smirk—d500a5f0cf4b3b95

“I think it would be easier to simply erase your memories.”ec4ada8482c5e019

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Gasp.5cb3e69ee5750c05

The moment I heard 80384e9bc9 those words, I sucked 06252a6c8e in a sharp breath.d7c6d7217aca2574

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Memory-altering magic—spells that 3d9b777817 violated a person’s 604e46dfb1 rights—were strictly forbidden 8f9735aeb3 by law.fd9368cc1e4367db

And those kinds of forbidden 0fc8230e2d spells didn’t fall under normal 35c0ba66a6 magic.16d32d3205972b78

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They were curses or dark dd239f2438 magic.c210c89ec1a7c05a

All the theories 3f707afe68 I had previously 5ec9a84d93 dismissed as far-fetched 6055a496a3 speculation were suddenly 44a0bb95f6 falling into place, 5e25873a6b one by one.53c48539b3bf3373

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Logan was exactly 828e1d4248 what Ismail had 9b67953dfd warned me about.24889f3dbf8c7a28

A heretic who 9c87391279 wielded dark magic.ea55ad9139dcc611

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This was the worst-case scenario.e2a3f7728ab8be42

At that moment—9b7df2360f2f8940

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“You can’t use high-level magic here.”a7c0f28e516cf8da

Unlike me, who 3d8e07e19d had gone pale ba1481c9a8 upon hearing Logan’s 39db07d353 true identity, Edwin cf5c0454d8 remained eerily calm, 0f20b47a88 as if he a9c75a4034 had known all 526a97170c along.ecbe75b6eccab409

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“That’s correct. This so-called sacred ground… haah.”ecb5abbc1adbcb4c

Logan let out 45b4c9f5b8 a deep sigh, 2c9189b7fb looking as if 1126a72e81 he had a 74f0d9489c headache.5b044c06b651e9d5

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“Damn it. Erea’s been dead for 1e9cbe5496 ages, so why the 7f96e0a4b6 hell does her residue 32a7722062 still linger?”b5cf83cfc022a18a

He didn’t even ec573cc5f5 bother hiding his 120d3dda31 identity anymore, openly 57317a1788 denying the existence 68b234cb7c of the goddess.ca5f91f02f41e690

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Then, with a sudden snap a03a92ac4d of his fingers—da4332c9d6baee73

“But something like this is still possible.”9f99a55449c5f986

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“……”946e8f3bb7a22174

He murmured a short phrase 912bc26b14 in ancient language.be96972a5d3b4692

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At that instant—b3793f1b8d943e7f

I felt my body, feda9fbd68 which had been standing 5263468a74 just behind Edwin, suddenly e7b1390d72 lift into the air.18adc9660160bba7

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“W-What…?”0a4e214b90e0c32d

I barely had 70b7a9676b time to register cfaab6c088 the sensation of 8adb8d90f0 floating before—dc29d48892d31b11

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Whoosh—!46f4aeb910d5d945

Like a lifeless d2ec99b034 object, my body 19ab9bd7fe was flung forward 52d1e23dcb uncontrollably.200b84a4e12b7897

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“A-Aahh! Edwin!”1bb15776ec5a3cf5