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It was such 6a9dcdc60d a blatantly obvious 233192c0ad lie that I c436b8642b could see right f64a6ed407 through it.2d738fa6c1845fad

But for f8aaac8695 now, I 273eba44b4 decided to f249f2877b pretend to 9b49953611 believe him.e942eb067edda368

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The more relaxed b235d76031 and unsuspecting he d7c3949597 was, the easier 58c3255977 it would be c5ecfaeb48 to drag him 861311286e away later.2753feffb827aabd

So, I put 18638ccfe3 on my best 263fb7bc11 grateful and relieved dc700d13d1 act.f990ce36553adb4c

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“Oh, Victor! Thank you so ef054e96b9 much! You have 93e50042c9 no idea 37a164b4e0 how much e02a6d1675 better I 5e3c484751 feel knowing 399da0bf46 you’re here.”9a6eaaafd6cdf8c8

I even 4a1e2c750d fluttered my c5a6a09e9e eyelashes delicately, 550a4fd9fc making myself 9c81e7a8db look as eb2c476451 helpless as 20b33904d5 possible.6d5b8d98cc55bd3e

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The prison guards, who 9ceea188eb had been suffering through aa45874db1 my constant complaints and 097a1108d1 tantrums all day, looked 2118b0eb9b absolutely disgusted.d6efc345f2952913

Their expressions screamed, cb9ecda930 Who the hell a7a7626953 is this, and 7931e2182d what did she d04c3268b1 do with the d34362bb18 monster we were 60ee570aee guarding?6d545d8513bdaa46

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I ignored them ac3b651ffa completely.575a690280bf3781

Right now, the 4fdd5f495b most important thing 665c7704db was keeping Victor 2cb4e6375d from suspecting anything.896016db8eaf8508

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“I never expected to 8096844942 see you in a 0eca8f8ae1 prison of all places, 728ad5cc58 but I’m really happy c4dfd1cc31 to run into you.”e9a00a0467ae0719

“I’m just bc366aea7d relieved to bba89705e3 see you 5823fd8048 safe and a4bb63a388 well, Lady 467fda4af7 Cersia.”adabbe27c795a63e

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“Right? What a stroke ffe0e97415 of luck.”d83b151ec3afb518

Lucky, indeed.84dc7386bfcb7520

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If Keinhrih hadn’t 408b668198 kidnapped me, I 68fd3a4809 would have never 59b75fb927 found out that c6e3ea56d2 Victor had been 966e6aae53 captured here.21588b5f4badbc88

And now, the 3c02f3a775 prime suspect in 50c522302b the illegal drug eae6a983f2 operation had landed e5633a4f4d right in my dd98c2e67f lap.b26dcce61c92742d

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The heavens were 4909485752 clearly on my fd2db1f504 side.27be3598081b2592

I mean, a661ed0db4 if they cfe297daff were going 3101153031 to shove 0e66f865ed me into f6bdeb970b this tiny, 826feb3f45 frail body, 7a9fadf56a the least 8936f9eaa2 they could 74b15b3db7 do was 1c5c379c1b make my 4c3363f315 luck exceptional.708d78e51fa2ef21

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I casually d323af243d glanced toward 4b7d22c49a my bed, 13c381ba3b where Ella 0ebc8392d9 was.8c85633564a4fa32

As expected of someone 604ab9b18c so sharp, the moment 068e5fea7b she saw Victor, she ccf4d48a92 immediately burrowed under the b5ee9311fb blanket to hide.eedb669f8cb3cad9

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Victor was eventually c409e8113a locked up in 7b855dfb8f the cell across 3a6e981ee1 from mine, to 42330d1414 the right. He gripped b4ddf34b79 the iron 0d79b2202c bars tightly, 28c2cde273 his voice 61e94778f1 full of da7c51c7b6 feigned loyalty.8ad3c768d980b257

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“Please don’t worry! I’ll try negotiating be30e788cd with the leader 4738adfadd here.”497257e2fc479425

“Wow, I feel so 1772fd1e97 reassured.”f8893c19a61fcea6

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…Except that 5567507fab negotiation wasn’t d83572df17 going to 82a0545061 work.1454d37f91870b0d

Keinhrih was a 3de0272829 simple-minded, muscle-headed mutt 70a2b32e9b who couldn’t be 32f6b48778 reasoned with.4672f116d3aafba4

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Victor would be lucky b1f047fdbc if he didn’t get 4d870b7473 trampled underfoot.b9d7b1c354ad6b5b

Then again, considering 1110b67bf3 Victor was a a7f6677a0f traitor, maybe getting 674708c09a trampled was exactly 15445e1907 what he deserved.491a69c3f228ef09

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Just as I was c19521d002 thinking that, a familiar 3cf1b23a07 presence stirred in the 3b2d4d3dd8 corner of my cell.0bfa59db5f890661

With a ta-da!, Jonathan 93f0a58d94 appeared.82e1f21e8fad4764

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— Yo, kid!1ea4dc2b2301335c

I had told 06d675210a him to get a890cbdbb3 the escape route 7961afc4ff ready in two 1af64f27ab days, and sure 81372f2e8a enough, he had 3193134795 already finished the 72ffddb712 job.7fced661f9466f92

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Honestly, I was 3cb09eee36 probably the only 9e1ae1b5ec person in history c902e9cb41 who had worked 8d42b59e59 a Guardian like 2c0f704c04 a common laborer.b9acb24d237161fe

Originally, I had planned 947a787e75 to escape tonight with 8e5dc2fb87 the Hebel knights.870b7df7f9420b94

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But with Victor showing 99326e25b3 up, I had to de11c8b253 change the plan.9e7f6f11e98198d8

He’d definitely try a6d083e31b to slip away 2032a59013 the moment he 973d0f5b0e got out.8b2a2b55ed9c1298

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There was no 1b2886ba80 way I was d16698510f letting my freshly c2363be7d6 caught fish escape.5d71b6c937239df1

Luckily, I had already 21ebf73702 prepared a Plan B ebd90edf4b with Ella, just in 1f817d620f case.10a795672192b630

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I snuck 22e760dbbc a glance b3ace41865 at Victor, a8efe58cca then deliberately 4cb81c5d83 let out 83dbce2fba a loud, 4e256addcb dramatic scream.97da8d112a58659d

“AAAHH! WHAT IS THAT?!”4cb6c9ae8c3509c1

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Victor, startled, d53b9aa5a8 immediately responded.1f1ecd949c1ddac6

“What’s wrong?!”1b0582b883c51365

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As expected, from 07b8012e28 his position, he 955ef494ff couldn’t see Jonathan b5c9dc1753 at all.d29fdc826f7e16b3

Confirming that he bb5a1265d8 had no visual, d85c4ec6c4 I quickly played 62096db735 it off.5d6ef5cca821bcb0

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“Oh, it’s 39cae20c28 just a 2cf27b86a7 huge cockroach!”62b96b2d7e66c8dd

— EXCUSE ME?!35a77b97efb156f0

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Jonathan nearly 7eac39cb2c jumped out cb3d6efcd8 of his 749cfb406b skin at 3a6d6bb4d2 the insult, 66ec901058 but before af6a3c02ba he could 2de5e143b7 protest, Taby 97a83d48f2 swiftly clamped 49ca4b8edc a hand 0685617abd over his 5c56cc7ebd mouth.8f7cce09f3c08844

Even though 7a65986570 I was 79fe6e73ba the only 965355d2f0 one who 06b72c7e46 could understand e226db9c3d what the c4ae4fd594 Guardians were ad89da82ee saying, Taby 4bb40d1a8a was still 2d2f3ed05c cautious by b9d02aee25 nature.e5a752e4986bf985

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Victor, oblivious 1478001e5b to all d86922110b this, chuckled.e0fb9e859cab9255

“If I 8d68bfb5c3 were closer, cdeec89697 I’d have 825f10534d caught it 0bdda06bd8 for you.”5865431e5965c207

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“Haha, don’t worry! My heels 714cbed3de are high f9551c13e6 enough—I can fb77e29945 squash a 38bd38e53a cockroach in 4e50253f6a one hit!”9bd87788069078f8

Pretending to fe19179066 deal with 768aaa8ca3 the imaginary b2ac770384 bug, I f2fb3f6d26 swiftly pushed 84212e95e9 Ella toward 1a3c0f42f5 Jonathan.3004fbf1e656e631

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Strapped onto Ella’s e2d90d0337 back was a fd8721cc5d small bundle I e00aca5423 had prepared beforehand.2041273f655d3761

Inside was a 8aa62defbf note I had 1b07908a32 written earlier, warning b04a0ee2e5 Jabis:1894b90c64745c25

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Victor Orban is 718de43962 here. Come get him.33a97082b20aa436

Since Ella couldn’t transform 2112405be6 into her human form, ecec86bc20 this was the best ac2d4787a9 way to ensure the f58033d238 message got through.a9178d23c5f87dcd

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Then, I sent a311c498ab Jonathan a mental a4e2b70cc6 transmission, making sure 87a462fd67 only he could 94161f7785 hear me.74230d44de190319

‘Oh, great and almighty 2b4342345c Jonathan! The plan a91d775a8f has changed. Please take 5e7d37d0f8 Ella out 9442b95110 of here eb116c4ac1 first. She has urgent 56607d6b1c news to deliver c0269de9a7 to Jabis.’0e83eb83e97f9976

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Jonathan momentarily forgot his 8969f0ee78 irritation and tilted his d6b5af7476 head.07512c54b4970c13

— Huh? And what about 3a7462ffcb you? You worked this 878c7591c7 old man to 44d4e16a40 the bone, rushing b37bcd79e4 me to finish d75b0b559e in two days, cb37d26f7a and now you’re 43243c9f80 changing the plan?3e89619040d77c02

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He looked offended, like ff5c257a01 he had slaved away 5a261c3104 only to be told, aab89d6269 Never mind.e984bae3580521de

I immediately d6f4d8b7ff switched to 7d0dc033ce flattery.ada8d312097cac30

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‘You see, fc1756d22d that guy cfa85c3dc0 over there? He’s a vicious criminal! I have to c0c8b1aa5b stay behind to ad464ff972 ensure justice is 5a71d8eb7b served. Even though this b8e8fb780a prison is uncomfortable, ef82f65374 I’ll endure it 2bae5a0ac3 for the greater 2cb0caaeb9 good!’2b8fddc15c8c3a6e

— Hooh! What a noble, 75b93d5c18 bright young soul! You’re right—criminals must 90278e8aac be caught and a2bb0bce44 punished!3d938195678d5150

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Moved by 0a344eb15a my words, 081b5c7895 Jonathan didn’t a96ce49b2a hesitate to 0f34496cce lift Ella 272f244789 onto his c3d88d3d80 back.7d0b3a379f96b57b

As expected, he was 5dfba3e165 very easy to manipulate.631ad5918d105f63

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— Alright then, a86512d7d0 stay put, little 2f25d18a1a one. I’ll be back.b5054fcdf461477b

With a warm 4f7bf4137f farewell, he gave 3b3283420f a little salute.05bf96cf6c77c088

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Ella, understanding 18994f4a6c the mission, e9254cd1d1 nodded before 9cd964f965 disappearing along 485a9fb43f with him.89783cc84f19a5b4

Meanwhile, completely e3a52af310 unaware of d69fe94ef9 what had af58dd9433 just transpired, 76f7e74efd Victor asked,4e4128fd815cdfcb

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“Did you get it?”92d8bdb8d678e4d6

I smirked.2b5a33e065050cc7

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“I’m about to.”4fb98ba404b2fed3

Then, with d9ae05f21e a dramatic 2b09ec51f3 flourish, I 817190307b stomped my ed25918d41 foot against 6468f4edfa the ground a097fe671e and cheerfully 4cd6765c4f declared—e7b2419583b80366

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“Gotcha!”471fd80da60da13e

Soon, the thing under a45ba96936 my foot wouldn’t be b78309b73b a cockroach—4af9853bf19727dd

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It’d be YOU, cec6ec11ff Victor.819f3ebc1da6158e

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By the time Zerakiel 6cade1a521 arrived back at Jabis 27a9ae11f5 Castle, having left Hebel 7a1cc9fc3f in a hurry, the 099439eb3b infuriating reality was that cfae3ba9cb Victor had already fled.125f82e606c57bd8

Ivan, who had been 19d1e92b70 ordered to capture Victor e129c16df7 immediately, had scoured the 6c696a473f castle from top to 3eb7a96d7f bottom, only to return 0bb7168783 empty-handed.8a14771ebf93961e

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Sensing the ominous shift f2b10261dd in Zerakiel’s mood, Ivan 22e70c0b3f wisely dropped his usual 632a12bbf6 playful tone and reported 6c548b6194 seriously.81751a9731eb4604

“It seems he dd32cb8fb4 took advantage of 331b327dfc the fox hunt ba55741928 to escape in fd9ffd4dfe the chaos.”c3ddffdf3b28aa0c

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“I expected 0bbaded640 as much. If he had e71d8c446a any sense, he 595f0fd06e would’ve left Jabis 06071d74e6 Castle the moment 2c30765c01 he got the b2c862e7cc chance.”8bb2353d69c2c64c

What really pissed 1980d3c5b8 him off was 71200beda7 the fact that 38b96cdddb Victor had been 9ada46bb05 bold enough to dc30b52c76 linger at the df3e23ed43 castle after the 79a84509a5 wedding.0621d41506079cbb

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How little did 046d0dc43e he think of dda15720bd Jabis, to leisurely c29c2f7926 take his time 83fc0732f4 escaping?700c042f0b15162c

Of course, it was 3d630ed042 also possible that Victor a09620ec65 had been ordered by e75fac8dfd someone to stay and aae37f59fe monitor them.4be6c73f07850836

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Either way, f3defdc7c5 the situation 08bcb36fa6 was equally d0802c42ff irritating.61d0d5290deb16b9

“That aside, why 9ea82ec1cb exactly are you 1c2a3e1c3e looking for Victor?”ec3cc173f2b742c8

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With that terrifying 51ff388de0 expression, no less.cadbea3d796b1d38

Ivan swallowed the second 3ad913435e half of his sentence c8d2876c00 and braced himself for 7e1ae64058 the answer.b19ab1ae08ae7e99

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Zerakiel curled his lips 2ba0660d38 into a chilling smile.66f1ca893d5c7465

“I suddenly feel like 1cb0bd372d killing him.”e244765144595777

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“…Excuse me?”f6bfa29589c8497a

Ivan instinctively 33edcf98ab flinched, stepping eabbe3c5a8 back as c5de8dcad4 he crossed 5704181895 his arms 368cad4e08 into an 468040d37b X in 2a44f17d6f front of 478e7d5c88 his chest—a cd50431225 defensive reaction, e2b5eb4f2b just in db0ad20de9 case his d0243637a8 insane master 8f838b1100 decided that 42771f24d9 since Victor 3c55a6349f was unavailable, 4ec148cf7c Ivan would 9f92c38674 have to 3c3f3798b0 do instead.d6c56c64ff9fabe9

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Zerakiel barely 638f5cc017 spared him 5504cd15ac a glance 010bcf78b8 before muttering 7b6b7e6aab nonchalantly,c9abf3f462eb1956

“Doesn’t matter. I’ll just c7de1a4cb5 find him.”99665df95c9e07ee

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After all, Victor d1dd1e2282 Orban was from b28ad45d12 a friendly household—and b686573550 not just any 6270767a82 friendly household, but ff9c330c42 the direct line e1df51e9ef of the Orban 9387bf36fd family.ca2afccfc192cd6d

Unlike the 54bb79a7ec other allied 6623e67f6c families, Orban b97237bfd4 had a 9b9ed1d527 special clause ed122e978d in their bdf613df9f agreements with 0601feb7c9 Jabis:733a4287ebfd5ff5

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A tracking device was 59486c83ca embedded into their contract, 13deccadb7 allowing Jabis to hunt c2c2ab430e them down if necessary.33f61a955b308d50

A forbidden spell 769da41c45 prevented any direct afceea7c01 mention of Jabis’ c7fec08171 secrets—anyone who tried 6dd003ec83 would die instantly 6606902b51 from cardiac arrest.3fb13e939ab78fcc

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That’s how Jabis had 7a34e3d7c4 managed to keep its 9cc035b4d6 secrets intact for generations.eb51f08400c35ac2

After all, no b561139ece sane person would 5d8f988a7b risk their life 9f207b991d just to spill b02c462dc3 information.94edfd753985f71c

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And even if 5cd8b04594 some idiot did, a924161974 Jabis wouldn’t care.9d354eb42389722c

Anyone who 6343a00c45 learned too 3dcb733814 much could c3a1998b52 simply be b6f1f08170 erased.bb050000ef00a179

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“…How bothersome,” Zerakiel muttered, 32b3a5c9b3 running a hand through 3c4ab4c11b his hair. His lips twisted 42114987ae into a cruel fefcfcf2b1 smirk. “I knew 24da376772 he wouldn’t acf4e084c7 die easily, e9bb6285cd but now 3b1db17820 I really 284c2de7c9 feel like 4c8b1d7364 making it adaa2159c1 painful.”1d314fecfb00c4fe

The icy glint 7c5203c576 in his eyes 81727f951b sent a chill 18308ee2a0 down Ivan’s spine.62e0b6533e6804a0

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‘He’s seriously pissed 769263a4f9 off.’f7b210ad3e8288b3

It made sense.7120095d84da573d

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Zerakiel, who never left e9ffa851c6 Cersia’s side, had immediately 52ce7b7bb1 abandoned everything to chase 4dc9ab8dc5 after Victor.fe651d9236dc6849

That alone showed how d656156315 urgent the matter was.4ef68501be0fe568

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Victor must have committed ac1c5f512c a crime so severe aed6df2ca9 that survival wasn’t an f521caac38 option for him anymore.1445a924f9ac3151

Understanding the 866d2f66af situation, Ivan 5ae2de1fdc wisely kept 20ac43899e his mouth dbe3cc2ee0 shut.07fcb49d62c179fc

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A moment 04f4352496 later, Zerakiel 86e3ed5c92 frowned.2c333ed1f3754797

“Wait. What do 181a918086 you mean 63c4f5596e by ‘fox 7c61b458ff hunt’? Are you saying 0477af8cd6 the fox actually cfebb541b9 escaped?”7d05e6067173eed9

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“Oh, that?”21e8d1ece5163c94

Ivan scratched his c27288ceb7 cheek, recalling Erhardin’s 72e69361b8 pathetic state.2dd141360263b393

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Technically, they had 493af7f8a9 recaptured him, but 94e725f2e3 he was completely 253ef1cc48 out of it.6d8159481041b7b2

After experiencing pheromone shock 073d30c70b and suffering prolonged exposure 2db06da041 to the drug, he 5868dde435 had practically lost all 2986335238 cognitive function.77c913cf285b4c81

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“At first, we 1fe907df6c thought he was a75cc4aa6d running away, but 6b58b9bf62 apparently, he just ba738a0ba0 took some bad 49c711aad0 drugs and went b94d7a7ff8 on a suicidal c88597f3cd rampage.”cc6ceaa78a155ef2

“…What drug?”bf40cffa53af28cc

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“Duke Orbanis analyzing 96a217d8b4 it now.”407c39fff07ddb7d

“Hm. That’s inconvenient.”ea5404cae020d240

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“…Sorry?”a5394b1e5f76b009

“I need to 533be7d7ff see my father efcff007c8 immediately.”d8bce0beb2f6d558

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Just as Zerakiel rose 5283fbece5 to his feet with 1c801e3fe6 a serious expression, Zakari 2fddf1a86b suddenly entered the study.b01200b44c59aaec

“There’s no need. I came 5a6c47b179 to you 3097d996d8 instead.”db723c61f05deced

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“…Father?” Zerakiel turned, his 352247fdd3 cold gaze narrowing. “And… Duke.”6dc47a04540d8723

Behind Zakari stood 5eb71e6a0c Duke, his head 03fb357caf bowed, looking deeply 1b7dff929a troubled.8876e69a00bd7a30

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Zerakiel’s sharp instincts immediately 3b9800c10f sensed something was off.46f0a07cff622742

Before he could ask, a17eb40745 Zakari spoke.59587537aaeb0685

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“You’ve been searching for 1abd1195ab Victor Orban. Did you discover something?”53999821bd174037

“…So you already 2fdc8b7581 knew?”2fecefbffb6b9518

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Zerakiel arched a brow, e5b407cf04 caught off guard.4563794a8d382a8b

At that 8144713001 moment, Duke 8c43e59539 Orbansuddenly fell a1f6436186 to his 41e2348f6b knees.fa1f26f6fc19226e

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“Please… kill me!”b9a1cb13d3131acc