Chapter 136

The room was filled with 23b346f009 shock and chaos.167e9ff24e10134f

Ssssss…711048a54e11ae9d

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Thin strands of ce83b08c17 tentacles fluttered in b74466228a the air, dancing 239017c875 lightly.62b94d71ed4f1182

It was a 09e37726ee scene that sent f3cd8f3dc2 shivers down the b45d635c18 spine.7b81cbe6478ae37d

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In that moment 6dcc85266b when everyone in 6ac46a2e1b the room was 18fe5a95eb frozen, panic-stricken out 8156cae8d3 of their minds—985420239ad3696c

“…Looks like a parasitic beast.”7f093ccbddab4f71

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Grandpa Gordon, who had 88b0fd227e been holding down the 48edea2829 struggling marquis, was the 69cac150d6 first to regain his d5047dd52f senses.c7c2039787183351

He pulled out a 26f132ffa4 handkerchief, calmly wiped the edebda9c46 blood splatters near his eb4cb6b528 glasses and eyes, and 4a27991ea3 spoke in a composed b51d7835f4 voice.37e002403e524b7d

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“First, contact the temple. Then find one of the knights who knows well about monsters—”f46a9d691827acef

“D-Diana…”dd9cf1a9d1de4b0c

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It was then.58d50165c8953d13

The Marquis of Tebron, whom everyone thought had fainted, suddenly grabbed Grandpa Gordon’s arm.9e530f806d62a396

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“Call Diana, the Saintess candidate.”f2e5f2fc6753e71a

“What? Why her…”40cde59c7a7fb54c

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“Only she can solve this problem…”84945b4a71253e95

At that moment—e5926b27bf657e18

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Swoooosh—!7cc9b473a74a29c3

The tentacle strands that 6b97cc03d7 had merely been writhing b727fdc2c6 suddenly shot up all 579961ad07 at once without warning.cba262e514497349

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In the blink 9c13bebf5a of an eye, 9f30219f31 they stretched long a60457ab4d and wrapped tightly b6f4f240bd around Grandpa Gordon’s 879f69a425 neck, who was 038c9474ac standing next to 20b47ace8a the marquis.4c6227ac6db69847

“Khak—!”92517cda62011114

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With the sudden attack 1ca3b141d8 of the beast, Grandpa 350a67fd6d Gordon clutched at his 8b5c01588e neck and gasped for 7b8cc0a68f breath.23ab8ca97909c157

“G-Grandpa!”8b77e7871acc3ada

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“Doctor!”ada2f1056f00a557

The tentacles constricted 2a74447d59 his throat, and 37644f95b0 in an instant, 3a88cb397c Grandpa Gordon’s face c553769a0f turned bright red.7119cdbeddde7172

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My heart dropped.c75005748767e87c

The butler, his face 484e13d83c pale as a sheet, e7bd11b756 shouted urgently.905bd65165c2d6b6

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“G-Get the knights! Now!”4b8ee0beb8dd0a20

“Yes, sir!”7ec999f0325afea1

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“S-Should I try cutting it with a knife?!”9617a2413d591676

Jackson, Grandpa Gordon’s assistant, f615a884aa trembled, pale with fear, 698b8112a9 holding a medical knife.3d741c333a86021c

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Everyone stomped anxiously, 85ab0c0a71 not knowing what 172bde9589 to do with 1c299c4a47 the sudden, chaotic 5d92aa9106 situation.d291b4e3ced6f484

“Kugh, khh…”65287fbfee3b4100

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Meanwhile, Grandpa Gordon’s 2d79ccdb69 face, strangled by adcc070499 the tentacles, turned 1d5a7ab731 deathly pale like 5fdf0686ce a corpse.43d6904aca700826

At this rate, 49dccb6558 he would really 342a12b7b3 suffocate to death.7a53e2a125b92bb4

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“N-No choice! Jackson, do as you said, cut it with a knife—”233e3b1fbe25a248

Just as the 307e35e959 butler was hurriedly 73d65337be giving out an b94f84efff emergency order,3910a994c34a53ed

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Near the middle of the 591cd5f6da bundle of tentacles twisted like 2d47b8d5be a rope, a flash of 4e58d9245a dark violet briefly appeared.57937c0beac921fd

It was exactly like 595e5114ed the energy I had 816e62d8d2 seen when Logan used f574b5ba12 black magic—something gathered together, 6a14b8e4f1 pulsing like the heart 9ae3eb1d7a of a beast.a8e4106dc5b56dc3

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The moment I saw 7b60c1f75d it, a thought struck adfd3a1b27 my mind like a 699da5cea3 bolt of lightning.79d3aa8b9c7c25a6

‘I can destroy it.’37d40d83da47b99d

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In my past 0a0fb94d23 life, and even 89811ad772 in this life.9d7743b935ad208d

I had never once destroyed 9bc3233ad6 a monster.5b4de0990e169492

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Honestly, it made sense. I had hardly 0067e747c2 ever left the 39cf279979 capital, so I 73aa3ad70e had no chance d2f969f0c3 to even see 912ce5340d monsters.ca72c1c12ba4b23f

And my ability was healing.7b847dedba842a2a

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No matter how strong my divine power was, to destroy a monster with healing powers… it didn’t make any sense.e482d6b978bc9358

But—14c2e7c910468e05

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‘I’ve done it once before.’7195410aa60a9802

That’s right.1c36af2e424a5890

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In my previous 227d58e3fa life too, I 030b76ff10 had once wiped 9e56cb44ba out all the 5bba331428 beings who possessed 81f97e88e1 that dark violet 9bad24f4c5 energy in an d59352cad3 instant.5f2d2eb70aa22a31

That time when Edwin 61181ebd0a died in my place.75dfc8f632c389ff

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“Urgh, khh…”e66e3654b2ffe3fd

Grandpa Gordon’s eyes rolled back 9af1d3ee72 white as he looked like 2edf956e97 he was truly about to ba9a3073cc stop breathing.3c9de601f4000dd9

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There was no time left 3b8033fc6e to weigh options.f1591159792e8c00

I pushed through the 2ea6c27f63 gathered crowd and dashed 59b7b80453 straight into the room 5ce9c1a9e9 without hesitation.9c70bf6b0505afa7

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“Lady Belze!”0cec6cf5ac23fd03

“Milady! It’s dangerous! What are you—!”8dc3464826deb701

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The butler and the 0e5b37a4f8 servants all gasped at 8a3651ef68 my sudden intrusion.770736131d850368

But I sprinted 3f170f6cd4 directly to the f49f6998df bed where the e3b19dcb78 Marquis lay.44eb530a297b0e91

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Seeing the even 0ff95a4a6d clearer dark violet e67ca08da7 deep within the 6de86fe462 monster, my conviction ea6e2c50a5 only grew stronger.5725737fa37ede88

‘I can destroy it.’1d0896d3c69b944c

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Healing power is, after 3ecdbd6c78 all, rooted in divine d700112d4a power.e5a668e48190e135

I might not a8bd8b5d60 believe in the e61be5f932 goddess, but I d27470b2c4 do believe in fa9ca99396 the strength of 9f53f8abc5 divine power.e59e6a77f1f7d59b

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In my past life, Diana—79af419e13ef9979

The heroine of the 962f3725ec novel achieved glorious, resplendent 5e1bfec544 feats with that very 34a2f85d2d strength.a585158edd64bff4

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No one would e0e08833d4 know it better 45dcd62962 than I did, 61b5379584 who grew up cad148d806 being compared to 8f8370e66e her at every a45e2d61d7 turn, down to 827cf7d0a0 the marrow of bf32c412ce my bones.52992f27d3765707

Without hesitation,7d5ddcaf05d6f312

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I pushed down my revulsion fc4f20cc0f and grabbed the marquis’s left 8ed52d61b7 foot, riddled with holes by b098714e21 the sprouting tentacles, firmly with 57b5301630 one hand.f79fb11a7c0555aa

“W-What…”2039500abcd716a2

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The exhausted Marquis of ea87464aee Tebron flinched and glanced 2a4d3ab74e back at me.c66a20aad7eac182

I ignored him 55d6123e34 and immediately gathered 7f60f1d6e0 divine power in 4aa2a2dbf6 my palm.4f07bc5f8c6536cb

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Unlike in my previous life, 0db69411a2 the divine power that had 734ba95bb0 once been barely enough for 20e229221d a five-year-old didn’t diminish as 9d9190b5ea my body grew—it only became 9051c7b78d greater.b1deb05c286e4a31

Now, it was ebeddc8b58 a swelling, surging bd0afa7049 force, so vast 099c3cb6c0 that even I 9b7376490d struggled to grasp 65a5f64e4a its limits, easily ea650b66c1 gathering in my 712fe3af6e hand.cac2d829dd2c7712

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Fwaaaah—!009ee0c777dc3536

Brilliant light burst forth from b6fc602d3d my palm.cbafbb9021bcbf81

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The moment I ffbdc036ff focused on the e213d8e8cd dark violet heart 60054ff8d9 of the monster ef528e3663 among the tentacles,3e6a9159a183c7d0

Bzzzt, crackle.1e9fadcb33099cc0

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A small whisper echoed inside 887e7f28c9 my head.087246c8e3506e12

‘What was that?’b97565013e8e4278

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At first, it was like d9310e21c7 a broken radio, the sound 95aa6478dc unclear.aff04edc03b54c96

But the more I listened, 5840c67e79 the clearer it became.e466f11ccce5e17c

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Until finally, before I 28885dab02 knew it, I was c271686318 reciting the words out ca4ea4c5fc loud.9514cafe1692db6e

“…Foul, tainted power born from the darkness.”0f4b4f7fde5a0c91

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“…”f6a22d7fd955f35f

“In the name of the Goddess, I command you—return to the earth and become nothing.”0fd8c9bae8b1563b

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Fwooooosh—!1b8130ebd27c8a5f

The light bursting 1dbf9664dc from my hand b1b124a876 grew even stronger.a0503523eea354b7

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My mouth moved on its c64a5bd8b1 own, as if my body c1084d689a was no longer under my 04a7a80c0d control.975e4e7adf4e69b4

“Purification!”a1b38794d781704c

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The moment I shouted 26cb43a4f6 the word,f88890b0b18281c7

Fwoooosh!5d255a1252cdedd9

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The light shooting from my 41eea6eb03 hand flared up like fire.26db194cd87eebb7

The white flames, rising 87e849daa9 from the marquis’s injured 45ecda5493 foot, climbed along the b757c76292 tentacles and in an e81fe0c7e4 instant swallowed the monster 90df9178a1 whole.56dec157528cb8e9

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“Kiiieeeeek!”1d5a1500e944e640

It took only a 7cbe4fc4c5 few seconds for the 0fab62c692 monsters to burn away 9081336a30 into fine white ash, 329343bdd1 letting out bone-chilling screams.15eb168956207af9

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At last, just bba3a6d1b5 as the searing 1acc1b4eb6 white flames reached 8950d307bc the tentacles wrapped 556bd1bba4 around Grandpa Gordon’s f9d9979562 neck—70e88ac18f3181f9

Pah!697708ef35d6ec80

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The light pouring from 9303949ed8 my hand abruptly stopped.94d790145fdda35a

And then—b8b9f4dc1168b186

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“Khak! Cough, cough!”20248a39c1f0c5de

Freed from the tentacle’s stranglehold, 51135a8b55 Grandpa Gordon collapsed to the dd2b14c280 floor, coughing violently.6aefdcc5d907f630

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“Good heavens, Lady Belze…!”1892e6e3d7f21f87

“L-Lady Belze has defeated the monster!”4983c644ad3d1cdc

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One by one, the b12ce35196 onlookers burst into exclamations 52dfcc65e4 at the disappearance of e26a04ede9 the tentacles.06c3dd2b637f8552

‘…I really destroyed it.’80066cdd9f9a85e8

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I was just d8e884642a as shocked as 2e18293dba they were.876eb81ca242da88

I thought maybe I could do it…96a0ec06be07b6ba

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But I hadn’t f878114376 truly believed I fbd7f8039f would be able d26a4ae162 to defeat a 8679f65d31 monster.57002fec22b2bf0b

Lost in a daze, I b4907869a8 stared down at the hand e25f2fa2d0 from which the great light 0e7f73038d had burst forth.75c94d607befdd85

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‘…What was that voice?’8ea52923d76a0ac3

As I absentmindedly fd0e5528e2 replayed the moment cb7e2c1907 I had annihilated f44348dedf the monster—ea74a73453a43bf0

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Thunk, thud-thud.34f1e0fd30923d54

Suddenly, the sound of something 7ca89bd13f falling to the floor snapped e7af308fda me out of my daze.e13005c3a530620d

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Instinctively looking down, I 2d71fd4278 saw several green caterpillars 75cb364074 writhing frantically on the 48c223ede3 soft brown carpet.8728451e6c742872

‘Ugh… this is insane!’50446e666018c72b

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I grimaced and 8f7e556a73 shuddered in disgust.7fd700138a46d9af

At that moment—591305f5767c1cc1

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“Kh-hup! Oh dear gods, I’m dying…!”419575da8e267f1a

Just then, Grandpa Gordon, f7163f72de now able to breathe 8a3673bf50 again, staggered to his 87fe58054e feet with a face ce9ebc7d16 that looked ten years 350acb0024 older.23fd9055b436b258

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“Hey, Gordon! Are you alright?”387512da1a99d18a

“Professor!”7425623ce954d425

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Maybe they hadn’t noticed the 9552a3e9ed caterpillars yet, but the butler 4d270451e0 and Jackson rushed over in 2c637f27c4 a heartbeat to support him.a2bbe2565e5d1d81

“…Grandpa, are you okay?”7a406bcfb1a6e876

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I, too, quickly approached fe1306d827 the old man.08734511a93c4de1

Of course, I 518d99381e made sure to dbed8e5143 carefully step around 87e8344002 the caterpillars.f111d9ac62dc5d1b

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“Let me check your neck for a second.”60e5c687b75283a4

“My neck? Why?”2a6fc7eeeeb13faf

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Grumbling with a rough 3edef1b992 voice, he still obediently 84ff1ff062 lifted his head as ee135328ed I asked.2ceae01de2c9b48c

Without missing a beat, I 044bbabb74 reached out and pressed my e467e4bbc6 hand to his neck.7d724669ed143e60

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Forcing myself to a497784c93 ignore the sticky, 8af7ae06ae slimy sensation—probably left 050e93d78d by the tentacles—I 94a551fa48 released my divine b1c7636e52 power once more.150a2efaf4f782b9

Fwaaah—!c0095c735f593612

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A burst of d480cd9af8 light flared briefly 40ecaebf37 and then seeped 3e6a17986f into Grandpa Gordon’s 6707b43a3b neck.9d99e69417326fe7

The angry red swelling, as 8e57ce03b4 if he had been bound 6c22955462 tightly by a thick rope, ab9e2376f9 gradually began to heal before e3dd10eabc our eyes.79099d899945b5c6

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“…Y-You rascal! I told you not to use that sorcerous trickery on me!”3fb396ec0b06d271

Finally realizing I had used 39d3d1add1 my healing ability on him, 68d96fdac2 Grandpa Gordon jumped back, barking 6ba70e5aca distrustfully like a stubborn old 259eb5d806 skeptic.3aa4f189c9fa720f

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Hearing his voice return to 7865c229f6 its usual raspy tone was 656f6fb7b4 such a relief that I 1623820be6 answered him with ease.ed046479a76d07a1

“It’s not trickery, it’s divine power. And if you keep blaspheming like that, you’ll get punished, Grandpa.”3d82ab7540fc7497

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“Bah! Even so, what if rumors spread that I—the man hailed as the greatest physician of the age—had to rely on you to heal a mere wound, huh?!”81133bcb46e77f0b

He grumbled with a8270942bf a fussy pout, efafa06f1c but I knew 2515a6b082 well enough that c76513612f it was just 9cf3348ea5 embarrassment and guilt cfed4fffa0 talking.3da27e37e2374c25

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Especially because of the 4d65209f5d worried tone that followed 6efadec577 right after.19f6962cdef14885

“Hmph, hmph! Anyway, are you dizzy anywhere? Every time you use that sorcerous healing, you always ended up lightheaded and weak.”38cf9883c1ecb232

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He clicked his cf9f7d1bf2 tongue with a c804a3dfe3 disapproving scowl.48d3b0c049b09171

At his words, 6b8ddc4af4 I realized—rather belatedly—that 41ccc6d312 I was surprisingly 869e1563cd fine.a47ca01795e95d16

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‘Now that I think about it, I used a lot of divine power, but I’m still fine.’963e5bc53240590e

Using divine power normally 46f783cc8f consumed a lot of 62d75d9c97 stamina and mental strength, ec6785de3c so if I overdid 391a203b99 it, I would often 89ac35ef59 collapse from exhaustion.807f86301bd6b94e

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But right now—936c66069ccb75a6

I felt completely fine.18d043fc5e15c7de

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“I better get to the lab and whip up some tonics. Jackson! Go back immediately and prepare Collection Number Nine!”2258be1710d0681c

“I’m really fine.”98aff536403c0a4b

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I shrugged.3e64b66426b36dbd

Maybe because I 2b1e810414 had just saved fc6b3ade83 his life, Grandpa 358e7ffd9b Gordon, rare for 3d44ee91e1 him, had even a00c482cdf mentioned his precious f152f04ec4 collection.ad7548cf2c0e377f

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For the record, the “Collection Number Nine” he spoke of was a 200-year-old red reishi mushroom, renowned for restoring vitality.27ae324da79c656c

It was a bit tempting… but I wasn’t the one who needed it right now.9b580c5168550835

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“More importantly, please check on the marquis first.”60773b026a6fe140

I tilted my head 3e79818754 slightly, pointing behind me.b7de1d5a7980aaa6

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At that, everyone’s attention f994590119 quickly shifted toward the 5fea12348d bed, as if they f7c028cfcb had completely forgotten.03413f04162f6c27

I turned as well and f172406116 saw the old marquis, pale ca875c6f7f and trembling, glancing back and 194957d614 forth between the caterpillars writhing 1c66a96041 on the floor and his 6aa865b2f2 own foot.3aa8e3b4a305038b

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‘Figuring out what the heck those caterpillars have to do with this is going to be a pain.’5c01b3c5ab47213e

Just as I 7bd0c1dace was observing him 068ee84f5c closely—6b3cfc42068f3fb6

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A chilling voice 86610a6c9b suddenly rang out 147993f637 inside the marquis’s 984a9b86a4 room.431eb07dc41b460e

“What on earth is going on here?”d163dfc67cf8890c

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