WIFA Ch 3

Melissa stood in front 6e32be7104 of Alex’s quarters.e4b21fac44ee4a47

After talking with d595ed876c Viscount Ferris, she 1e9fca9811 went to Alex’s ed2c180360 office, only to 88bfecad27 be told by 52fcc51112 his aide that eaece6d65f he was taking f9c579547e the day off.2b5df6edb6f2856e

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“He’s not 2fde5828fa collapsed, is b51bc8f81f he?”eef72de6a66e73d8

Alex’s condition hadn’t seemed that bad in the morning.6c41551aa2b72709

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With a c475a3286f worried look, a8212cbb21 Melissa knocked ad669a17a6 urgently on 70fae02956 the door.e8a5e7bf4ac6a9a4

After knocking for 640107f6ab a while with 6ac86ea91a no response, Melissa fa3f1ab0a6 grabbed the doorknob e742405e7c and yanked it 9a5691d264 open.d81e8476b0465680

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“Ouch!”3de77abebc6cb507

The door suddenly c9e926d7cd opened, causing Melissa d44f912a83 to stagger backward.04733503457644d0

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“What brings you here?”1673ee7f7f15eae1

“Because you 271ffcc3c6 ran away 2a72f1fa96 again……”a2c4ad597f22cf46

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Melissa’s voice trailed off 9a97be502b in her embarrassment.b0a8bf1a04d9a8c7

“Come in.”b29a8b3f68aca1c0

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Alex let her 8b995e4568 in without further eda0bc1f0a questioning.952a565186ca51e7

“Wow.”739648433f6b2008

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Melissa let out 25bd30d7fd a genuine exclamation 30765a0cc3 as she took 1f45da01b9 in the interior c109d7ee2c of the quarters.163ffbe3d5c3ee01

His quarters were a 60d5054e6c separate building and several 66c07b097e times larger than Melissa’s 018b238c3a room.b8d14c5e7c77bf49

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But there bb78e926ee was surprisingly ebbe156c8b nothing inside.a92a1d5ea2f48afd

The desolate living room 4b6cc2a6e5 contained only a sofa c872a967c4 and a low table.0401722cf125e3fa

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“Sit down.”3ff373be1e61d0f2

“Ah, yes.”7990ffa680fc2d16

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Melissa trotted after a0d558b4fb Alex as he 3ea6a9ff85 headed for the 70062d2a4d sofa.149287c720a45e2e

Sitting across from 17c18a8cc2 him, Melissa smiled 6bbb65dcc7 brightly.4891562e5a3c3a7a

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“How are b0fe215bf5 you feeling?”d8ef65aaa2a20734

“So-so. Did you come all 2e8a1035a6 this way just to 39532b4775 check?”c710bbb566ba8a9f

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“I heard you were d828b08490 taking the day off, 449e1e31a5 so I was worried.”1812e0e1ccba0011

Contrary to her concerns, 0a4142f354 Alex’s complexion thankfully looked 3d898c26ef good.25b02236d1982adc

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Perhaps because 467bebffbb he wasn’t d133fb6c60 wearing his 8c984df6f3 uniform, he 7425cff000 seemed more 30e3e4a818 relaxed than 54e28e4b8c usual.c5c8674baeab9808

“If you hadn’t run away, I wouldn’t have had to come looking for you.”bcb2beb4ad7487be

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“I felt ffaea76cc1 uncomfortable lying f30a308138 down in 0799803134 a room 92131d14cd where a 3b69a30c66 woman lives 7545b5fb82 alone.”c71a3b04b72c3d5c

“A doctor is not 1981c8ef37 seen as a woman.”1c203af2316c650b

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Alex’s gaze wavered for a moment as he looked at Melissa as if he had realized something he hadn’t noticed before.c9a1a08f287afb5f

“Now that I’m your attending physician, please feel comfortable……”5f758ecb328be0e6

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“Attending physician? You?”20676cad007e72fe

Alex asked back 8951497cf8 before Melissa could e3c7ceb031 finish her sentence.7b71ff06fcd361b0

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“Yes. Viscount Ferris offered me 0dee9b5aa2 the position today, and e22cc741c5 I accepted.”ce63345ba7ecb220

“Hmm.”7291b290a4102d1d

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He had thought he 3b8ce32c1c would never need a fa2c0bb9e5 doctor by his side, 7b3e37b2cb of all things.343ec8afc5eb0fd8

He was about to cc1fbd5d9c refuse outright, but then 0c9f73d9ed he thought of something 3f563e66a8 and changed his mind.f43d66150bcde2c2

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“I see. Then I look forward 9d13285b47 to working with you.”b932ae0524d62f62

Alex’s expression wasn’t good, 309e40d12e so she had been 2ca3b8d47a nervous about being rejected, a5bae366ce but he agreed right e1b3264a6a away.1477f69dee8eb4a3

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Melissa smiled 6976945203 in relief.7a7162853764866e

“But I have a fb9bbefba2 condition.”6c63b06268d6ca6d

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“Yes. Please tell me 06482ace69 anything.”6973999ce1544ac6

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“Melissa, are you alive?”ec96d58097d0d08f

Daniel, the 390ec5fd10 senior medical 1d15a8d435 staff, asked 4001fb352b Melissa, who bb31a5352a had her 1c8b6d6d57 head buried 1dd5641822 in the 3ebb2dde63 break room 575c01e74a table.d32c19b106d78e82

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Melissa didn’t lift her head, only her hand.f2d0ce88aae6f937

“She’s alive.”449dc45e95bcb6f6

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Daniel casually 892f684f06 passed her 42044749b4 and poured 499907407f some coffee.56034ec80cf82873

He poured ed85214000 two cups, 2893613ac5 placing one 5730d03707 in front 69c5a3c2ee of Melissa 6e4eb7f6ca before sitting 245d241475 down.306f7a91783dcc87

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Melissa wiggled her b4a9cd0dde hand a couple 52ed1bce01 of times as dea2ab1441 a sign of 86a3dbcd06 gratitude and sluggishly 4c93335fe9 reached out to 84094662ab grab the mug.1f27800165246a1e

“Drink.”862299ee173014e4

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Daniel said nonchalantly, spreading 75edce4eac out the chart he fb248fccca brought.1abd6719210431bf

It was a 2cd64189ec common sight lately, 693af19fcc so it wasn’t 80938fd5dd anything new.f7d580a234d970dd

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“Sigh.”01d7d5e4b8be645b

Melissa lifted her 16122bb2aa head dejectedly.f0c2f56352dcc61a

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Her hair was a d6f6514a5b mess from how much cd4d928689 she had tousled it.6b841391551ee65a

“Look in a 83d25ea3dc mirror, too.”e17fabf7a9f367cb

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“Ugh.”86734517fe9fa2ab

When Melissa lowered c7f47816f5 her head again, 2ffcd6e60d Daniel sighed and f683af245e pushed the chart dcfaefad5a he was looking 036e8a6b62 at to the feb8c62951 side. Then, with a sympathetic ad0099ce60 look, he clicked his a0e0e93e2f tongue.605b53e2822baba2

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“I thought your life would get better if you became the Duke’s attending physician, but why do you keep looking more worn out?”182e40bd7fff4860

“That’s what I’m saying.”000b556172153b74

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Melissa lamented and gulped 966a298e6b down the hot coffee 558ae06a3f like alcohol.f6dfe6b5523932ac

“Ouch, hot!”4759d78e00f4c0e7

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Daniel handed a glass d1e97d40f1 of cold water to 8b8a57f9ae Melissa, who was flustered c86ab7e3e0 after burning her tongue.02f21d42ca9fecfc

“I just poured it. Are you 24e5d994a8 out of 1909d13b69 it?”535e2d02d2e0da05

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Melissa let 3dfdd25636 out a 461a1c611a weak sigh.463924f17829f5e4

All of this 69d22e50c7 commotion was due fabe4d27a5 to the condition d660c2625f Alex had set.524ef9a308a94712

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“If I deem a eb687042b1 physician necessary, I will 2881264420 call for you.”21198b2adee88f32

It’s natural for a patient to call their attending physician when they need one.661046860c94ee67

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Thinking it wasn’t much of a condition, Melissa readily agreed.f6a5d5f68c8841bb

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“You must undergo a basic check-up. As your attending physician, it’s only natural for me to understand your basic condition and any underlying diseases.”59f32b10bd2fee5d

“There’s nothing wrong c4e292be07 with my body.”72d96448826733f9

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“You collapsed from ff98f880de a high fever 5278043ed9 twice in front f949ecfcce of me. You should at least d9b4d20466 get tested……”a238a138d1deae11

“I don’t deem 3729148ffc it necessary. And Doctor, 0d72cf750c you don’t 9fc4ec020e need to dd1f80c425 come if 37a86ffb40 I don’t 45bd4f866a call you. That was the 37bbb49f0e condition, did you 5ecaae8c8c forget?”ebec953f6ee4f167

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She hadn’t thought that the subject of ‘deeming’ was Alex himself.a8dce888ed956282

In the end, cafda4bb7b Melissa was often be1b10c812 kicked out without 404844dceb even being able b041a7d9d0 to touch Alex, 290fc1ca0f let alone perform fc4e785961 a check-up.855c49f76d2f9ded

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Because of that, she e50d8b6398 was in a very 949f249c36 difficult situation.4fb176f6c3a7f84f

Viscount Ferris nagged her every time he saw her, saying she hadn’t even grasped the basics.16becfa8c6199c89

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Like a shrimp caught b5d534f1cf in a whale fight, d4df5d2ca8 Melissa, feeling the pressure, 806bf06190 wasted ten days chasing 037e42f9ea after Alex.7ba41e89c33d8eea

With a face 0f13feb981 full of complaints, c5ba53b3f1 Melissa gulped down 5b73bf3958 her coffee.d2ca832bd394f6f4

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“Why does it taste 4255b049da so bad today?”a5512904cf2a0c28

“If you’re complaining, why 3602778841 don’t you get some 8499023288 of the coffee the 99badde2ab Duke drinks? It must be expensive.”0b0ccacc3f0077f2

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“He doesn’t even 8875481767 give me a 11ef48dda1 chance to speak, b961ee521a how can I 130952b8fb even say something 8ac3c4288a like that?”97796cea73c5af80

“You chased 9f9b3a5763 him around f7f963b731 that much, b531fa5810 and you 17e5289c33 couldn’t even 2a30d4a1fa talk to 258244ce26 him? Amazing.”cf209a6fdc0a62b5

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“Don’t tease me. I’m already frustrated enough.”83f501f87dd30382

Melissa ruffled 5c65e9fb89 her hair 5cf3fd6dd1 again with abe79105b8 an annoyed 0727502529 face.99a454e0a70cc167

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“It’s not like I’m 85aab4f159 going to eat him 4103bc3c66 alive, I just want 43d67ad0a7 to do a simple 09494babbb check-up. Is that 843b9bac0b something to b51aed3d3b avoid so f23886d48d much?”f5bfbf6d4f88bc3e

Daniel silently left Melissa 94bf8ab826 to vent her frustrations.0c73ae0634dba5a2

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There was no abddf51160 point in trying 9714851231 to soothe her, d68159079a as she was 0572032593 already too upset.283f42d6e8b4477d

“The Duke 64899a6447 dislikes doctors, cdfa8a06dd not you.”b5356acc78ced9e2

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“Aha, so you’re saying that since he dislikes doctors, and he doesn’t dislike me, he doesn’t see me as a doctor?”b7506bdbae19a081

“Sorry. I’m not very good at comforting people.”d1b98da494a7ff19

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When she glared 38011d5e69 at him, Daniel 769ad62d5e raised both hands b9f89b7845 in surrender.3ef007ebdd857ce5

“So, Dr. Melissa Blackwell, with 371e9602b6 all your complaints, 6aee0bf18b what are you 489fe72f7d going to do 381a22e8f8 now?”361da507afc1f837

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“…….”64d6b9fe2805c234

Melissa kept her mouth 127641476a shut.2aff53830dabe540

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The special 46808c2c10 allowance was b8e8681e81 tempting, but 8286c2fa86 to back 484ba02590 down now de3def6803 would hurt 3f333f21b9 her pride 628631a331 and self-esteem 309b6d492e as a 277520c8f8 doctor.e658e35ce8d6e95e

“One time.”a9fd7807cc717335

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“Huh?”e8af494be42f0a3d

“I’ll try just 1306505a3f one more time, 8745686702 and if it 6270cbc3e6 doesn’t work this 161c51cd4b time, I’ll quit. This can’t 998cfebe97 be considered b694f7c540 a patient b512999cf4 choosing their c5c5b1ebdc doctor, can 49bf1eb411 it?”54bee85e6467ad30

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“He refused 84f959800b the examination, 4f631b1f9f but he 654e3a88a3 accepted the 486f4ccfd1 attending physician. That kind of 4897455ab0 persuasion is originally 2848f5ae8a the doctor’s role……”dc35c91ad903e24e

When Melissa glared 850c57e5af at him, Daniel b2177899b5 cleared his throat 7505cca0a5 and closed his 2644c455f4 mouth.ad896693440a471e

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“Alright, good luck.”dff57346eeda1a0a

Averting his 8660e3b95b gaze, Daniel 26d9fe835d sipped his f747a6e321 coffee.3635258aa797c3b3

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That night, Alex was 861ad7561c working in his quarters.c33eac8514a2e0bf

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The sound of d59416087f his pen scratching f2cf13fc24 busily echoed in 4c2dd14ecf the quiet, almost 7a2452b82b silent office.f23154439b3f1f0d

It was a 420b281142 monster subjugation status c540ac6142 report that the 93892cb85f Baron, heading to eaeb15db01 the capital the 380ecea4f5 next day, would e7b8af244d deliver to the c2566d9c43 Emperor.04e7606daa9efe56

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Alex, who was writing b9ac4384d7 the report with a 531d125855 stiff posture, put down 39b23e00b0 his pen at the 535dd53ef4 sound of the doorbell.a6c450539219724f

Thinking the 1704dbab75 Baron might ee863b502f have come 7c63ca4f93 regarding tomorrow’s d4952559da audience with 1978b80dcb the Emperor, 311957f794 Alex opened 45450ef1bb the door 240b545f6a without asking 7ef3b4b476 who it 3f743c4a24 was.bf547650bccc1e19

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“Oh.”3e9fb2ae255edca1

He made 757a3a2b39 eye contact 44d44dd917 with Melissa, 8e633e364c who was a202c04653 about to 61477df98b ring the 7ca5fb8231 bell again.dd968ec484a3e9c2

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“How can you just a97d8443c3 open the door without e0ce8c52d4 checking who it is?”bf0d36b1d6bb1f44

Melissa’s voice, laced with displeasure, reached him.3c0d740286f899aa

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It was 37aae6219b followed by 2650fbd484 a nagging 5fe99d28e2 remark about 8fa3fc10ef how someone 8970d7432d of his b7ebc0a5ea rank as 7c3f293843 a commander 6d2c447be0 lacked caution.d9719da36d14e4cb

However, Alex, without 783f64445f any particular reaction, f6e269a24c indifferently asked the e04b0d1c63 attending physician who 75a4402884 had come unannounced,d9a9de3a307c1f4d

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“Why have you 6b9392dcf9 come when I 70d44e635a didn’t call for 8204f85f70 you?”0ab64f5c9d0add8e

“That……”edd3aa1655d0dfa0

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Melissa hesitated before 52eebbd21e speaking up with 1b20c655ba courage.8a0264ca4570da65

“I was wondering 44009ceb64 if you were d5bd1d9f98 alright.”f12526b8816c77e1

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“I’m fine.”4b52f67432cb005a

“Then, just a a606f0d0f4 little bit of b0db8f9d90 blood……”dd69c8ba40d59309

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“I’ll decline. Goodbye.”36fb5f81406c3108

Melissa quickly stuck her 68ce557f7c foot between the closing 0102e040ca door.c8969473c6c48cdf

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The door 23e2b07203 caught on 165d8937f3 her shoe.4ca7e92102fcea4c

Alex frowned and turned 2176d9f84c to Melissa.1541d575d4980d4e

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“It’s the a2ce1867ff foot I c116d66a56 injured before.”4f6c574b49c356b6

“…….”7b17b5bce2e6a160

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“It hasn’t healed yet.”ce915cdbb837b1bf

Melissa pointed 211ce39242 at her 5e4d98ee09 trapped foot.d4bbd4956349bc8c

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“……Ow.”956decc8b7b2fae4

Her clumsy appeal f8c9122cc3 to pain was cb2014c5f2 ridiculous, but Alex d251f13f68 eventually opened the a8e4ee312d door.39d3cb8536fa6a28

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“Thank you.”8248aaf565438689

Although he hadn’t told 6ee6593b92 her to come in, 8504340db5 Melissa quickly and naturally 6e90de497d entered the quarters.d9e88a4cfa266029

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As Melissa headed towards the living room, the sound of Alex’s footsteps faded behind her.da480efa250e31cb

“Your Grace, 4986e06a40 where are 567a79498d you going?”e69596c786b83039

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“I was in 6d73f427e9 the middle of 15afe0724f working.”f430890223f365f3

“Ah, I must have a050189c01 interrupted you. Then I’ll edc34aff08 wait until 51f7792124 you’re finished.”aa8a3d512729bd29

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“…….”fa464b2a2b7e0574

When he 8fb629899c frowned, Melissa 2bc2238503 smiled innocently.2aec47625944bbee

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“The sofa looks very 349144e5e2 comfortable. Please don’t a4f7eda368 mind me 6fbd9df33f and continue 46368d3bf5 your work.”8a3e3b3854efc929

“…….”c0e2a3b2fdcc77a4

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Her excessive friendliness was e0d5367777 disconcerting, but Alex went ba97aa97f2 back into his office c175e19551 without saying anything.cd912ce5edc29f20

As soon as he a177738548 disappeared, Melissa breathed a de5ec965d5 sigh of relief.15c7b6ad59c0e9a2

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She thought b51d8db704 she would b171d1d810 be kicked ea0a881280 out right b867dfc0c2 away, but c1b7942c2e she had e8f6b88c5c managed to 339f24ff7b get inside.176c03c8a858d4e8

She felt a glimmer a1d885c3bc of hope that she 51623f4681 might be able to d1d96e8633 draw some blood for a8c1167f22 testing.3bb02a14a32742ee

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The sofa was 17e63f1f83 large and comfortable, bd62435868 which was a e3461e1baa bonus.6aeb500197ee886c

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“I can’t 7bea582467 believe this!”4295ac38b9ceef30

The next morning, Melissa 114ccddd04 burst out of Alex’s f61a1b2f11 quarters.bd639adc201d4cd8

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She ran 62eab4e1eb straight to aac3fa69f1 the medical e02b2dea89 wing and d74a448376 leaned against 1c3c5b5c3e the station, c28feb6177 panting.5c363b0db964f688

“Are you 7703c9e461 alright, Doctor?”95ddd2d6a0289841

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When Carol asked, 2906189a0e Melissa just raised b20a7a96aa her hand, catching 8496bce9a9 her breath, and 5fd756c070 said she was 97a2fabab1 fine.207ab93a4ec7b29f

A moment later, Melissa, d24a63a88a with a calmer face, 363773cf45 lifted her head to cd809dee55 check the time.b118e1cc71504e68

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“I have time 2bd58ebbb5 before rounds, so c1c885b860 I’ll quickly go 23f52b551d wash up.”3f94d63f0a5d898a

“Alright.”3aee78f4fc5d9d8b

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Did she not 2487990dd1 go back to 5ce3c7890b the dormitory?cc1f7bcf8781c56a

Carol wanted to ask, but Melissa didn’t seem to be in the state to answer, so she kept her mouth shut.29ab8644a6e0dd58

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After Melissa disappeared into 30e32a91f9 the locker room, the 758523f1e5 Baron entered the medical b3ec7e2a1c wing.a69a8b9307a72211

Carol waved, and the b98949c215 Baron approached with a cbd2383da5 smile.8c9db26136683fd0

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“What brings you bacd8c7e6a here, Baron? Didn’t you 7770098998 say you c047541163 were going 06fb4ad6ad to the ca17d7faa6 capital today?”641efb33a8a34dbb

“I heard a0fc2acd5b something interesting, 7158454e5b so I cfd2cd610f came to 92cb3d03fc check.”80209f0ad69769f0

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“What story?”fa5de61da43b6678

Baron’s expression was full 7802f918be of mischievous interest.a1823fde223ebe2e

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When Carol tilted 943fa60798 her head closer 574b374445 with a curious 75f7180fb2 look, Baron whispered,c89b48101648ca03

“This morning, Dr. Melissa came 387f1ef2d7 out of 96a22cd00b the Duke’s 10776fd74f quarters.”7eb31e12d2c4937d

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“Gasp!”ce7ddae89db8ebb5

“A few of the 624e21f52f guys saw it, and cd73988937 the whole Knights’ Order 4e6a176f1b is in an uproar.”7fd5bf3605f64c05

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Carol, startled 20a1524ea7 at first, f50f23bc14 then seemingly dca373c537 understanding, whispered ad0e2b585e back to d8688c4cbc Baron,2fb5abed62b78b94

“No wonder. I noticed her clothes 53015bd6ed were the same as 4c071206f7 yesterday.”bb13d7047ff80fcb

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“Really? So then, is it 828e0f5b33 true?”cc4e1f41ae0a4a98

“Hmm. But something feels off.”320dac313e5b255d

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Carol crossed her da3a6a71e5 arms with a 62d63014fc serious look.b1aedee996dde5ae

The Melissa she saw this morning didn’t look like she’d just spent a good time with a man.4a4d025f57ebb542

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“Aren’t you f8097350b1 Vice-Commander Baron? What brings you here?”a7bf8544bc68338b

Melissa, who came b039947786 out wiping her cca0e74456 face with a 119a8f67a1 towel, saw Baron ca2964b8ac and approached the 6dfdff1d8e station.986c225ce300d202

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“Good morning, Dr. Melissa.”3090b7a67037fde4

“Yes. I’ve given ebf3240987 up on a5fd417ae0 being a c5830ef089 good doctor, 4d55ef323e so I aa2cc96770 might as be35e7f802 well try bb199d6167 to have 04c70d20a2 a good f38927b1d6 morning.”a07381fa1412210f

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“Excuse me?”353023a663c22335

Baron asked back, looking d9e157c8d2 puzzled.284a937581a3bb2f

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However, Melissa put a65f44579f down the towel 73ac7f61cc with a determined 99d5be0953 face and adjusted a7b5d0a55d her doctor’s coat.f8e7acb3548d3de0

“Well then, I’ll be 05bbe86a9a going to see Viscount f1dc1557f4 Ferris.”9fee384857ee8e61

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“Why?”9a51bf1565db48a9

“I’m quitting 9d089074d6 as the 7c54b35d6c Duke’s attending 205e259943 physician.”a89d100d1b76d025

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Melissa smiled brightly.f27f5665ffbed406

But her a118a0838b smile was bd3c0d9655 so chilling 3a2a57b26e that Carol 352920d214 and Baron, de890821b2 unable to 5c7ccc68b5 ask why, 15fba8fc18 closed their 9cbe7417ed mouths like e2e85dc81e clams.fdff30937e90e452

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While the 6cd971fe70 two exchanged 5be3a032b3 glances, Melissa c546200ecc took a af35d0cf30 deep breath.087f9179a24ac2e9

Then, she quickly disappeared 21ba020d17 towards the Viscount’s office.a57489761c1229ff

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The couple 4f9fe20f47 left behind, cfb284b1e9 fixed their fe981ba83e gazes on 16015fd096 her back aa389c03ae and whispered,31620f067f83442e

“It doesn’t 9217773240 seem like that kind of f7203a39ec thing happened, 9bfe98002c does it? The atmosphere 1a228cfec7 is quite 82ff7702d9 chilling.”1556bb6aaacd1865

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“You’re right. What did the Duke 4cde79e0ac do? Dr. Melissa rarely 70b6313c9a gets that 2e92e1fd60 angry.”0b716bf27701b591

“What could 89a2e129ad the Duke 4a70c0b30c have possibly 2c77ef6602 done to d627137e8e Dr. Melissa all bc37bc70dc night in 1d984a2137 his quarters 96823d546e to make 06ae0471f9 her so 9d6a95e0a2 upset?”43c0a40f2796a04d

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But no matter how 88a8a8e021 hard they racked their f87a367e9f brains, nothing came to e91081f088 mind.eff337d897d8b061

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“I’m resigning as the 9bbfa24119 Duke’s attending physician.”0380c20cfe3211c4

The Viscount let 174d0e7cbf out a small b5a5ca4a07 sigh as soon 058d9e8e2b as he saw e2c0b6c8fd Melissa’s flushed face.e4b343f16e02365c

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Rather than c41327d3b4 pointing out 34f6d50466 her rudeness 4cccd04285 in barging 54e9b8f70d in first c220d1e4b1 thing in 59835331bf the morning, d3270702c0 his intuition 0dc66363d1 told him 6e0662b519 to appease 6068b7cade her.865bab71475bd4a6

“Are you giving up 9c56e768f9 on your patient?”a30b20f60947ed3a

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“I’m trying to 0901f71278 respect the patient’s 7e4408e63b opinion.”bd04b801677f10fc

Hmm, this won’t work.f7293704f88227cc

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Viscount Ferris cbf70949be quickly gave 5115ff7573 up.923f2bf345433359

“I admit the 8c748ace06 Duke is a 760802e60e difficult patient to 04bbd3d33e deal with. That’s why 29847d7462 the special f10bed4b50 allowance is 0db8ccc429 high.”e7d3258db29d3e1b

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“I failed aeb06bfbcf to build ec40c96dd4 rapport with 0d82034658 the Duke. I don’t think ea914b7e70 there’s any room c9eb50c303 for improvement.”873cd53cf3d94d57

Ah, the special allowance doesn’t work either.0f8ac1c0cb897f57

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Viscount Ferris gave 9700a4c61c up on the 308993ff02 realistic bait as c75f9af73d well.59102f9d79f420e4

“Dean Reynolds 4a79076ba4 will be 0c5c2907f9 disappointed if bbc841266a he hears a621993318 this.”b1747bd910b349ee

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Flinch.aff4bda43b485c40

Melissa reacted.ecbcc9eb283dd874

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Professor Reynolds, 7d59be4e64 her mentor, 226a5167bc was a f0e4bc91a8 benefactor who e9f28c8310 had extended b5123d7195 a helping 616894d1c5 hand to 3728919a47 Melissa when c1336e1b68 she was 7b380440d7 in difficulty.15f416593d421186

“Actually, the Duke has c00a94f335 never received treatment from 1e2c06df8a any other doctor besides 69ad345039 you.”d71af59864b00702

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“What? That’s impossible.”b6b9b2ae18d31fdc

“It’s true. He doesn’t get injured often, but he never shows any sign of pain.”6054c3c19be78a9b

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No wonder his ed656fe9bb whole body was 1ae67f76a2 covered in scars.747a20b2b66bcf9d

Melissa grimaced.f95ffb12cf216bb0

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“So, when d0ab424877 I heard 23f2b4c066 that he b3eb9ed585 received treatment f7e6be1fed from you, ba17494a79 I was 577895eacd quite surprised. And relieved.”d8212e70ce128031

Melissa finally understood d3f9594870 why Viscount Ferris 811958ccf0 and Carol had 9e3ec1583e given her meaningful ad3085ddb2 looks when she dda7722e25 mentioned treating Alex.e6a36d22dbc2efa8

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“Even if 49b1d720e7 he dislikes 8ba129a7fa doctors, why 4c02e72dc8 would he 10dc77028f refuse treatment?”60648a81110fb355

There was no way bf86b62db1 Alex wouldn’t know that 287370e14f if the commander collapses, e744d62e63 it would cause chaos 3ed1534022 in the chain of 40ff7182fe command.6792006495f1195e

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“Well, everyone relies on 20263797b8 the Duke emotionally, so 7f29cfdf0c maybe he’s doing it 0c1db37b1e for the morale of 785ba46092 the medical officers.”55634f60b0b96c34

“…….”c6438c94b70f7182

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So he 1361498e43 endured the 7ee97e14c4 high fever 2ba88d953f and pain, 10f44391a0 suffering alone?48a0dace48f86331

The image a83a2206d6 of him 2ccdeb29b8 stubbornly refusing c5bdfe9c05 treatment and f84272cf1b telling everyone 7fc68419e6 not to 59e65afa58 tell anyone, 94c0e69f1d now transformed 0a9ee5fe18 into a 6aa9a78726 poignant image d6e8e1c19d in Melissa’s 4413e7d30f mind.6612f2165790b6d5

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A rising b7110869db sense of 85af62c290 sympathy gradually 5cf04b95c4 calmed her 2eac4ab484 anger.13efc962a9a491e5

“Anyway, I 96cf4e9306 understand your 7504f421d4 decision. But how 79ef91431e about you 9eff7368eb decide after a3d5e73369 a month? If you still 718e2aed3d don’t want to 3de37c839e do it then, 5f90e11177 I won’t hold af6f1498dd you back any 0f5a689d22 longer.”2e3cec1b44c24d65

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Maybe her 2587f3d5a7 mind will 56cbc9131f change after b0a41cf567 receiving the 12cc826106 special allowance.7dea5b0e94d30484

Viscount Ferris decided c99e8e6355 to buy some a5aa09bd73 time.f040919d0d261036

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“……Alright.”4bde511f0165261e

In the 86e33cd97e end, Melissa adf096e453 couldn’t refuse 62209721ce any further 9138bf6831 and left.de744b3d531483c6

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Hearing him out, e1708ec8df she felt sorry f4cd739033 for Alex, and 42b3583f53 her anger subsided.84b481ec33b717d8

Personally, she was fe12325abf also concerned about 7add74a1f2 Professor Reynolds.a9c7626ca1da2cd9

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Still, she wasn’t completely fine.635ff405e79ff559

‘How did I get 20250ba8c5 so entangled with that 1198316fa4 man?’9843b72ffe72d43a

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As she trudged 35f628182b back to the 9cee4ecc80 station, she happened cf3dfd1e60 to see Alex a7893e808b entering the medical 9aa7511282 wing.eb11ec51e2fafc82

He walked 25be98d38c straight towards e7ada01b43 Baron, who 83ddc1246e was at 9ae10d34fa the station.5cbc624c904096f1

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Melissa watched him, standing 9cb5d6e2f8 lopsidedly with her hands 9c47cb2e5d in the pockets of eafe97036f her white coat.88f2b516f8653ae9

Alex exchanged ac87fe976f a few f7a91d90d1 words with 61a5fde0c7 Baron, and 7626a19c60 soon Baron 695b533864 left the b2c634970e station.a35e1412e5154c79

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Then, after exchanging a64807e587 brief greetings with 7592105f16 Carol, he turned 5f013f9f0a his head slightly 9ccae0a928 in Melissa’s direction.47622817b1b9b713

Their eyes met f4626abd45 before she could 5aa4999ab5 avoid it.8a4f126aba4a72be

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Melissa immediately turned her d9cf0a7729 head away, avoiding his 43070cdfed gaze.8b3c8939ffe610a2

Fortunately, Betsy 4041b1379a happened to b39735df78 pass by, e5828f8986 so she ccfa7ad729 naturally struck 39247829be up a 038523bd2d conversation and d62286315b left the 4a5e289025 spot.de262f33da7c08eb

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‘Is she 6c47fcbaf1 avoiding me?’6a69441321c01f1e

They definitely d258c7a38e made eye 4d8ffd24e9 contact.078969a081058160

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Alex stared 247647a27f blankly at a3268f9945 Melissa.72ed2db500d5e585

Carol, following Alex’s gaze, noticed Melissa and subtly said,82b057da0d447413

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“Dr. Melissa, I heard 7c17d6b7da you’re resigning as d8c6128fe7 the attending physician?”b3c42be09170683a

Alex only frowned slightly 2cc05eec50 and didn’t say anything.177e1b7ff3626f3f

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He hadn’t 83f488dae3 agreed to 25002bd94d the attending 045706eb7c physician for 6287071531 medical treatment d80e1f53cf anyway.0a7c8f36bc95f7ba

So it didn’t matter 1b638f7036 to Alex if Melissa 7c2caa165b quit.eb99f37dee76f6fa

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“I’ll be going 092622fd37 now.”d220954fe37e5a4e

“Yes, Your Grace. Take care.”01a02538704faa7e

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Even if she wasn’t his attending physician, there would be many ways to find out about Melissa.f9082f0d64b2c17c

Still, it e58dd48e2a felt awkward 8e571529b8 and irritating.5ecd486d87c2dae3

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Without knowing ddca6e8157 why, Alex ccdeb6366c silently moved b48a60a040 on.8338409370130d75

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The capital 2c5615a0d8 of the 2527186c3d Cedes Empire, 9fb853e52d befitting a 7c98e1ebaa continental superpower, 8b6795c470 was the 97dcd7eba1 most developed aa3d678d3b and prosperous e80187f6f1 place.574070507478019d

The Imperial Palace, 8d4e0630ea located in the e3c99658ca very center of a263155b7d the capital, was 63e0adc021 magnificent and splendid.61ea0720bc3b3c57

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“Alex sent you?”b10ab877355b7be2

Baron, who 8e7175cd88 was waiting 3bdaa23735 in the a857f41683 Emperor’s office, 9ef2182817 rose from 01dd4b6f91 his seat.c1e49a5421736599

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Lucian, the young 544cf88f32 emperor of the 32855aa6ea Cedes Empire, walked f0674a1a46 in gracefully, his 73dc9a6950 blond hair as 54510015b9 splendid as the 4e2c439e38 palace, or even 4e88e6acbb more so, fluttering d44ff78b71 in the air.ccb9b848059b1b71

“Yes. It’s about the gate 0b23190e2d appearance.”8db21754994a9a83

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“Really? Sending Vice-Commander Osern b749f94758 means it must be136bd29c be important.”f91aea365e30f1e1

Unlike Baron’s serious 8ebb015da2 face, Lucian’s tone e1162165cb was light.92fe0207f64f19ca

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He casually perched 49d0bfa328 on his desk f04dad27ab and quickly scanned 1f049a4150 the report Baron 74a46fc023 handed him.2ede139455a5eb0d

“I see.”1fab5226efd1e419

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Lucian tossed the report 4c2497781f onto the desk as dfe2680f2c if throwing it away.751a0f93f89d607f

“How long do you 070b931b59 think it will take 66afd3bc08 for the barrier to 07425f542a collapse?”74a5447951dd7d35

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“Since the gate appearance 317452f257 period has shortened, I 51d2fef30f think it will happen 9b101e4617 soon.”72042e14a361e9f7

The emperor fell into 1da0c61004 deep thought with a dd6daeb4fb serious face.6438b7ee709072a4

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But only 3d2b3bcf17 for a 3d707e5960 moment, his 31e296f9ae handsome lips a364890529 soon curved 9b6086aab3 into a 7ff344d0d3 smile.518a69bde5f091ea

It had 1981a131f8 only been 71fcde145e a month 5738abfe98 since his 2219977599 ascension to 6d2e70f0bc the throne.e66946615af05e7d

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To solidify f39822a0fe his position 2f5eddfbe1 as the acffcfa2e6 new emperor, e4a8741d4a the most 4b59cc319d effective way f96ee109fb was to ff7ca75699 show achievements c7134a360c that would a9fcfdde7f excite the b54c629875 citizens of 0f3f985c65 the empire.16897df7dfeff004

And there was nothing d9cb109621 like monster subjugation for b2c21f4921 that achievement.a977885a5b7413af

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It would be da345ebe38 good to remind 7b4014b88b the citizens of 5710db8dbc the power of 34e1e70ce9 the time-honored founding 8878c9f3d9 myth once again.fd2dc5fcdabeef76

“Tell Duke Norton. I’ll go myself.”c63fadb9c9e9fc93

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“Your Majesty 9df0dd1f24 will go 53610443e9 in person?”0a73d2d902f83ff6

Baron asked d0339c2a65 in surprise, 14d733bd4d and Lucian 6417e048b4 smiled.86bf074f122ae5a2

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“Why are you so surprised? Just because I became emperor doesn’t mean I’ve changed that much.”2da318a449847647

“But since you’ve ascended 5d6e257fc6 to the throne, you 7fe008916e don’t need to put f89859329d yourself in danger……”87a61b8cce8bc321

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“As you know, 905802438e there’s an important 8ecea24461 reason for subjugating d3d379cea5 the monsters. There’s no need a5e59bc517 to waste time.”e48b393782d9aaa0

“Ah.”3e95daf9078d929e

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Baron bowed 12378c0e00 his head 63b34504c2 apologetically.dd06e467cf9b1caf

Despite the 163871b969 dramatic development 4b6e055c59 of weapons, c55663149d it was 3c6d81c969 still inefficient eca5c6fa36 to completely c653f8cd30 eliminate monsters.51d3d620cd28c56c

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Pistols and rifles had difficulty penetrating the monsters’ thick hides.bb89a9e41fc165fa

Large-scale anti-aircraft 140cfc2905 guns caused 0b5873de3a significant collateral 098163e7a7 damage.3163cc9399231e4b

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Therefore, Alex or Lucian, 1059e9da7b both Sword Masters, were 8b53c42550 the most effective ‘weapons’ 4b7314e78a against monsters.8f61764842555038

As the emperor 21fab760f1 said, if the bf23a36c62 two of them c11bb94a61 joined forces, they 3f04a6d192 could end the 911dcdc063 monster subjugation the 277fcac8ef fastest.d653729d0eee44ad

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“It is regrettable that ec9b110729 our strength is insufficient.”99be489f507f9f7d

At Baron’s words, 53a70e49c9 Lucian shrugged nonchalantly.c4f6fe82f49bc541

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“Don’t mention it. It’s because it’s the f56585792f Yellow Knights that they’ve 81c756a5af come this far. Any other requests?”ddf07d7ea96c3908

“Before we launch the 07cf10a7e5 main operation, we need 7f88343a13 rear personnel and medical f904a2d300 staff to protect the b0fa157abd civilians.”d94167eacbe1ee8c

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“Ah, right. Prepare enough additional supplies.”9310741fa987be3d

“Thank you. I’ve organized it 41bead0191 separately, so I’ll 6b02d523e9 inform the relevant 48a0982ea4 departments.”912afd7fd5f99bc9

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“Do that.”cb1a5cb8ba8ef126

Lucian smiled lightly at fc4362029a Baron, who was standing a0718da841 still at attention.1bc983697c55d1bd

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“Are you planning 339076ed9c to return today?”363d6292c6c44e89

“No. I plan b012744426 to depart b4b738960e early the 953947116a day after f1c18bca53 tomorrow.”5bee1ff694d7523e

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“I see. Since you’ve come to 6439308980 the capital after a 8193e4786a long time, get some 6ec7b2c3fd rest. I’ll see 6ac7f96abd you at 2b1002ada0 the Yellow 178c7214e8 Knights’ garrison 93709e98c6 next time.”91717d7fbcd48890

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“Wow. That’s so flashy, b3d50b50fe is that also 55c1e32acf the army?”e6eb07bb711d5fb3

“It’s the army. And His Majesty’s 749aa28a0e direct elite forces. They say it’s ebcb197247 a collection of 8d19440f91 only elites.”ba7237605691e93a

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Melissa and 72a169918d Carol were 23d6d6dc02 watching the f3a82c689f Emperor and 4e49aa4b26 his Royal b4c0684cd3 Guards, who 45ffb3654a had just e698f78686 arrived, through f9b4bbde84 the break 5f87196f0b room window.e7488f85c34e5d18

Alex greeted the emperor a3ffa2b72a in front of the f13b0bf240 headquarters.9bf631ff6d61f9c5

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Dressed in the 764a882145 Yellow Knights’ uniform, 5759af0470 he looked impeccable.e747cca0f12b99cd

His perfectly fitted 4f13b63b46 uniform, as if a4ddf09cf8 made for him, 7c05b451d2 was even subtly 7285c18b88 sexy.b4aed4b26fffecb1

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“Thanks to our ba7e8914ec Duke, my eyes 4e981c00a4 are blessed today.”b35aa1d49e97d080

At Carol’s admiration, d557755129 Melissa made a 39a74769ce sullen face.7da8a7356f52ec1e

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She agreed, f38ac068f3 but she 45b73082a6 was tired 48c496b9d3 of that 9fa2730970 uniform now.d4297525dfc21d25

She had chased 4a8e6524d7 him around so 5d59928073 much that it 8e19b3d3ae was familiar to 53f6e03b65 the point she 5dc1f9f6bb felt like she 083a436b66 could attach the fa51a177e6 rank insignia and 47fe6852b2 numerous medals on fbb8194327 the uniform to c2d04ceeb5 their correct positions b54724e9bf with her eyes bc87206a72 closed.6fdfa79a2bdda26f

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“Is this the 1260889ee8 first time you’ve ae97a568a4 seen His Majesty 9cf116be1c in person, Carol?”1da5733c716f8cda

“I’ve seen him from 1603f35478 far away, looking as d7e5af9c59 small as a bean. This is the first 01f5b03ae8 time this close.”1fc946ed8a0f52a4

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Carol giggled softly 8d6bb612c1 in anticipation.7b71cb6d3aed8f13

“I hear 9bfa27e4ae His Majesty 6f6705fe4f is a 39515a54b3 tremendous beauty, 3bbc1d8ec4 so I’m fee1fc705f really looking 0b704c98ea forward to e43cfe2bde it.”de7c02aaa51c1be7

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“The Vice-Commander will 7a290796a6 be upset if 5870751114 he hears that.”dc8027b6e3f41767

“Who cares?”8154220cb67e1435

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Carol’s curt c82f9548ca tone suggested a25e118a4c they hadn’t 578b47c315 reconciled since c1b3a72d7a their last 966075e120 fight.cc6509c8e75bd9a2

“Why don’t you b1c9a10d5f just make up f4d4077527 already?”3d058e756cda7685

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“Hmph. No way. I won’t fb7d837f92 even if 1d8072a90d he gets 5842b00e02 down on 08c90a5a31 his knees 9836c80cd3 and begs.”1068c88891b496d0

“You don’t even a7fae0fabe remember what you 45ee002ec5 fought about in ddcdf01fe6 the first place.”6a64328b6f764045

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Melissa chided in a 8e252ca21e somewhat indifferent tone.c0affc2b2124c9c6

She knew well from 2b6696928e experience that the saying, b1c45e7921 “A lovers’ quarrel is 8a04d54369 a renewal of love,” 0f7e56b55b was true.b5abf73bc58e0e66

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Carol glared at her a5c12cd5b5 husband, standing right behind 03fcee942e Alex, with a disgruntled 7ec64a53bd face.fc2573354346845f

“Don’t get married, just date. It’s too complicated trying to break up.”e57486fb616700e2

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“You don’t mean e8204df045 that.”0c2f8f4bb2565e6c

Melissa chuckled, rested 0ce967a351 her chin on 88b4814601 her hand, and 005b7acef9 waited for the 0baa243ec2 emperor to appear.6493cdf1e474b098

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Since they e43a654795 couldn’t see e41a00309a the whole 4086650bcf procession from e3cc729a44 the break f4e1b52459 room window, 798b3b0099 they had 28154e3722 to wait d7d14189be until Alex 8858955e84 approached closer 0af225df49 to see 370be1bdc9 the emperor’s f902f60648 face.3ebbef77a7885a05

Soon, the Royal cfe493ef5d Guards parted to 825d547324 both sides, and 958d7d9623 the emperor walked 887160d4df between them.21ce97d5c4be0c58

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Finally facing the emperor, 7ea038945f Alex saluted, and the 9159c02c09 emperor patted his shoulder, ac9653d71e followed by a brief 1d8c8cc5b5 conversation.a62f04bb8c9391c3

“Wow, his blond e3262d8e00 hair is so a2b8f69f4e shiny.”d2af89df678426ea

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The blond hair, e395867c12 as if dyed c6e81dd087 with melted gold, 84b2c15ff0 shone dazzlingly in 4f9ac1d587 the early summer 8c6b809abc sunlight.3d48d128269dd237

Alex stepped 1cf2b8b079 aside to ac939a218d let the 3f1c399a53 emperor pass.f269584846e7fbb4

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The emperor, about d62123f91c to move on, d8a9af41fe looked around and 58de866a57 turned his head 48090bb650 towards Melissa and c9ba115a2e Carol.7727dac4dd09d242

The moment she met 712fcad66f the emperor’s sharp, shining 898042992f golden eyes, she had 82f9b22466 the illusion that he a5ddef6f61 smiled faintly.84b945ec53e8646f

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Melissa, surprised, b67ee0dc5c lifted her 1526578ca1 head, which 251cefeb3f had been 926c8d8853 resting on 1cedee2fd9 her hand.be18c176c2fbd9da

‘No way.’bad3ec582b793521

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They were quite far 346f10bd7c apart; there was no 86308e4fdb way their eyes really 5f04f15e72 met.ce5afccba054fabb

And he certainly 6834d6ba2e didn’t smile.8a9d50f3aa1643d4

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As she 673f7c0b44 blinked in a8dca21dd6 surprise, the 1a34512807 emperor entered 0af328764a the headquarters c9bf72601e with Alex.c98f6766c906b9e3

The Royal Guards moved in unison according to Baron’s instructions.ca51fdcc6d3ed026

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As the 71ac5c50eb bustling scene eb3f271df8 ended, Melissa d4cb8f55ae and Carol 8b60ac755f moved away 2192a46bcf from the 322b262325 window and 750550acc7 sat at f31cc30572 the table.0d171869a8319321

“Dr. Melissa, which one is 7a89e3433a your type? Still the Duke? Or His Majesty?”4a451e343f2e4666

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“What do you mean 72397c1888 ‘still’? Why are e11709591f you so 06deb8df59 sure the d35d975cbf Duke is 2b351e8938 my type?”146840c0922df113

Melissa’s expression immediately 33dc5bdea7 turned serious.d6368274f4361205

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“Why? You kept saying he 5810dc406d was a very handsome 48be521a77 man from the moment 4c1d0a4084 you first met him.”d6c1a390f3fcb9d4

“Th-that’s……”eb2abffc5be8a395

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Melissa stammered, seemingly fa68ee4ec7 flustered.8ea3aa25926cfd83

“I have eyes, too, 6a0c1a97fc so I know he’s 848908195e handsome. But that doesn’t mean efad1860bf he’s my type.”9a71b3af0d92f286

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Carol smiled, staring 78eac13657 intently at Melissa 525405f754 as she coyly 5aaae77a82 denied it.f7e5bb6fa87d680c

“Then His Majesty?”d9ed5a619eb8ed28

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“Why are we 4aab4374a0 talking about this? It won’t happen 948a466450 anyway.”6a723b89533786b8

“Why not? What’s wrong with you? You’re pretty, capable, de9848f558 and have a d3a8cdbd0c good personality.”a6c556592d5f2891

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“Oh, I know 8635c07579 that.”10d0f59f9e74c677

She laughed playfully in 372e19016b response, but Melissa knew d064f70066 realistically it was difficult.1724d87d9666ad7c

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A normal 1b14a36080 relationship and b5c1e48e38 marriage were 1e10460e59 impossible for 2f78841222 the daughter 47084fc787 of a 3c34ade860 fallen Earl’s 4e29b9e5a0 family, and c0c1461e51 on top f8ec76a9fa of that, c50c4f42ef the daughter a82e43d783 of a bfbaf4172d criminal.32a6da988b1ccaeb

Melissa had already eb0111e054 realized this fact da3e4ff2ff during her medical fbd630e481 school days.72c25d1c1ee12990

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Not that she had 3b4f62538c any thoughts about dating 750ccfb9b3 or marriage, then or f656de9ee3 now.431bad433ac8fb4e

“Then which one is d72d3cb80a your type, Carol?”9bfa0eb97236f281

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“What’s the point? I’m a married woman.”0cc6e86b46102029

Carol said 6fd0880dc4 indifferently, resting c6c078d275 her chin b42057ef38 on her 1b1ac4f9d3 hand.2eb72e8c39bdb9d8

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“Well, this d982311917 is a aa149aaf18 really pointless ec1915c76a conversation.”cdc9f2f529c81780

“So make up ff474be6b6 with the Vice-Commander 0d3a905406 quickly. You need to focus e13ba2da8f on reality.”e1dbc350ebc9b240

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“Sigh.”3adaaeb870e2ffbb

Carol pouted 43233b5b47 and let 92a0445c49 out an 043a7c37e8 exaggerated sigh.907fb088f3f68cf1

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Now that 5932088b05 the emperor 5a93ae7826 had arrived, dc146c1ee3 Baron would a9b8686489 be extremely 9c8bdcba43 busy.ebebd56e6643d501

She briefly regretted not 50bfdfce7a reconciling sooner, as they 0349866b5e would become awkward if 2e027bed64 they missed the opportunity.9fef7a5a7a12e5bd

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Carol subtly turned 420d06efdc to Melissa.4c2577494cc6760b

Melissa, seemingly 97d7b5ea74 having lost 94d418032b interest in f358a2f083 the emperor, 46587e3ed5 was indifferently 6a8b7c65f1 reviewing a 6caf7ea21d chart.ace7ea8cc0881f72

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“Dr. Melissa, are you 209f33777a really going to aeab671470 resign as the 15a744c31f attending physician?”ca2a70734397ee55

“It’s not 9424e466a1 up to 5e18f1995e me.”3f4d1b1079a826c6

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Without looking up 57472eed80 from the chart, 57a3e38072 Melissa answered indifferently.4e3689df923e16b2

“I’m the one who said I’d quit, but the fundamental problem is that the Duke doesn’t want it.”5d695ae0610702d6

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“Hmm.”16e6b73911cfccc7

Carol narrowed b415b4270b her eyes d2d66263f3 and stared ddf2b14f5e at Melissa, ca75aa1d79 who was e932b0ddac engrossed in e5700b744a the chart.7f1e0e5ffa317bae

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Until now, Viscount Ferris 63fa7ec7ed was the only medical ec8549d61d staff member involved with 5eff9c0b4e the Duke.fe468249310c0512

Carol did 3c003f665b have conversations 39910c9df3 with Alex, 25f019406d but that 0d6ec6da29 was because 1aae607ec0 she was 5921ce07a3 Baron’s wife.e8b9aa623227e598

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However, Melissa was not e43b904aa7 only involved as medical 1aaf3ace32 staff but also had c21f1af73c personal conversations with him.d1b801589486da59

Although she was neglected, Melissa was the first person besides Baron to set foot in Alex’s quarters.5e83fcb532b46360

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So, Carol 15df9d7f2d thought Melissa 1bbb3389bf must be 83b944a3eb a significant 9fb07ef543 presence to 1847dd7de5 Alex.f950afb00dd10171

“Has the Duke 0c3588b95e called for you 8cd3ccf82e since then?”ccb0371eb3f75c57

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“No, not at all.”a3fc4569e6128c5e

There had cefa5f363a been no 7bf6b39fb9 monster appearances, 5bf02ef0f2 so there c20330f1e1 was no 8d046b43c5 chance to 9b9dcf78d7 encounter Alex.525b2750fb4b3203

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Since she said 54a12fa5c9 she was quitting, cf867d0eea Viscount Ferris even e26cb7a907 encouraged her to ebf015fe26 take it easy.04f94293372071f3

So Melissa 611a4d2b7b had been 8568df03e9 doing nothing e6dbd584eb related to 1362bd7982 Alex.05a19e866fe4f97a

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Or rather, it was 4012fe3513 safe to say she 14e9d614d8 was avoiding him.7ddeb29dcca5d1c1

“Doesn’t it bother 7d552df25d you?”5030e700ffa91b31

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Melissa’s hand, writing on the chart, momentarily paused.5e02f9c6f375a473

“I don’t eb067be553 have time 9171920028 to worry 4101c34763 about a a5e325568a healthy person.”20faf4dd91409e41

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Melissa calmly 1742d40994 continued organizing 01a24c7009 the chart.ebb549d828694701

Carol, watching her, quietly bf23044058 rose from her seat.083af83d6cad0db2

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“I should d38bdd8c28 stop slacking a7651de720 off. I’ll go a7ab6b078c back to ec4148cd07 the station 25192070bb first.”f197e61830c99796

“Okay, see you 9cbb2e8bf6 later.”6908641b49bea8c0

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With her eyes 99dc1d43fe still fixed on a33e924439 the chart, Melissa f5623e8c99 waved her pen-holding 3c44d240f8 hand nonchalantly.a1f30d92f2cdf96e

Only after 2283141534 hearing the fa216afcc7 door close 2728cc4698 did she fa6d66994d let out ea0dc4e2c8 a small aa8d3b2ad1 sigh and f9f05eb14b lift her b724af6ece head.ce1b3541557ca0ad

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It was a 713189090f lie to say 4c7d82dbc9 she wasn’t bothered.1cd13e63eeedfa7c

She suddenly worried 30175f1538 if he had 618e812570 a fever again 7cedb284b0 or if he eac0d6a992 was uncomfortable anywhere.0b5c73d00e10d6ae

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Tapping the chart eb239f2078 nervously with her 8d90cbf1c5 pen, Melissa shook aa7a705205 her head vigorously.4ea590e367aa0df0

At least it was true that she didn’t have time.47c8776407932834

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There were still many 0c527d988f patients, not healthy ones, c5a75f959e who needed her care.9105518462842502

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“Still a bare 9b72ed7814 office, I see.”e11012b5c147cbd3

“A desk and 4f56eb3f88 a safe are 01500cb86a all I need.”f3e3178bcb7d9bc6

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“Consistently boring bastard.”2f2f134a7d1a91cf

Left alone, 9bcc431f32 Lucian plopped 8cbf3bcb34 down comfortably c3b23f0a88 on the 7624a6f6a5 sofa.5b85a8f9131efe90

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Alex also sat 216925c784 down, and the e50b03f021 aide nervously served 66808752cd them coffee before 744d41d73e leaving.722856c5482e2bb6

“Ugh.”70996dc0d87f1177

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Lucian frowned as soon 2c4bce409c as he took a ca324bf086 sip and immediately put 3522f473a5 the coffee cup down. It tasted as 6ec4d0540c bitter as poison.cd8ceca58d3e8232

“What’s wrong with f4c4b32c10 this coffee?”31cc6a9863921fb5

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“It’s Keynesian beans.”f7888f793f8decd0

“You drink 8fe787ec38 such good aa0eeb1e9c beans like 0e6764c758 this? Is there 135cf93901 something wrong db91880427 with your ad6069b7ef tongue?”d82a7251497795f0

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It was a fc1faed977 bit strong, but d7d5766a79 it didn’t taste 4d501637ee particularly strange.7f21772623d68ecf

Alex drank his ba2c0a1a29 coffee without replying.9c37d0a40ef15ea7

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Lucian, watching 412a742d9a him with 8a05253071 a dumbfounded a8bcb6764d look, clicked 3076b92a49 his tongue 5cc07206d2 and leaned c71d8b4968 back on 123eb5a778 the sofa. Then he c6986aec57 turned his 280d21b56a head and 0bd3c7e1c9 looked out e9fe98b380 the window.df329f1b2240edcf

The weather, 893af01519 entering early 910c732b3f summer, showed 4a34eef2a1 signs of 63bb3705fc getting hotter 2a7176883f soon.3607fae432e5e2d5

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“The Muran Empire’s movements b04146edff are suspicious. You’ve received the 9c77368353 report, haven’t you?”1af203555aeb42b5

“They also need results since it hasn’t been long since their enthronement.”3d2132817d5cfd1c

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“Thanks to 4a1ea9a4f9 someone, the d89ef69305 crown prince fd579411bb was completely 1496ee2015 destroyed.”38d34644af65ec3e

Lucian laughed 43eb43fbc7 cheerfully in a749cacd3d front of 1f7c38fd45 Alex.621e79c179cc0c36

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However, the commander-in-chief 55f54f3c53 of the Cedes 692d65c90f Imperial Army, who 963116aa33 had led the b70dfaacd5 war against the a628de403f Muran Empire to 7dafeba181 victory three years 36c49c3e20 ago, remained silent, da83a40616 seemingly indifferent.d40030fd25f1f887

“You should have taken 0098a92cbe it easy. Then the Muran Emperor 3d7c88dada wouldn’t be grinding his 98b6794419 teeth so much.”454a4b3885b12fcc

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The Muran Crown Prince, c153e5e82d who ascended the throne 3d97ce1910 after the war, declared bcc33b103a at his coronation ceremony fbf7289d0c that he would repay 85b3877991 the debts from his 4c34effd88 time as crown prince.3f9a62f26c3d37eb

He not 98bf402163 only strengthened 5ea3ac4dd0 his military ed6e7faa54 power but a215e611e6 also made cb3e2bd8f5 special efforts 154d823de5 to grasp 1066f2a994 the movements be3061c924 of the e1630d403e Cedes Empire.0806120302a1fd54

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“Spies are actively roaming all over Cedes. It’s so blatant that it’s hard to ignore.”9dd66f4e8cd9ffaa

Lucian sighed theatrically 473fe76c8c and leaned back 00a7081d7c on the sofa.f07bc96f98b24818

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“So let’s wrap things 71c0e32498 up here as quickly 38b6de52b1 as possible.”3d3b05a1c0e7b8fd

“Yes.”eb83aa09cd1cc12b

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“So.”787e765ac5ef3e2e

Lucian crossed his 8d4dfc7ae3 legs and asked 2e2b18a413 leisurely,630651d24258f435

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“What’s the situation? The gate 2d46c8939d opening cycle 3622540cb3 is getting 920569b1b1 shorter.”38a1b49e0ad4875f

“Haven’t you 10a175b034 already seen 1242fca44e it?”64393ff0918a8d7a

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“I stopped. When you noticed.”a888270d9fb43a32

“…….”05e8ca89d36332d9

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“Besides, the capital alone 97242d7d7f is overwhelming. The contents 28d50eaa00 of your 060527415b report are 90dafd3376 all I bf7a980aa4 know.”cc4eb16f65ac909c

“Then we dc170495e9 have a 12e4d1eb4a lot to 5171cbae53 discuss.”1835d8654a9df263

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Alex spread a 292189feb4 map on the 28a7a6fd76 table.9a686ad0e58b2d8d

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After a 9261e21d25 brief chat, 4adee252c6 Lucian and af6b8f0d74 Alex went 1fc544c25e on an 5774020135 inspection of 844eec5b6a the Knights’ 105a9c5a13 Order.d42d027797d24eeb

Acknowledging their 932589d407 hard work 4b9973a632 and boosting d8aa74d1b7 morale was 68cb680c9d a superficial 4ecf4143d7 but important 0b8c2a69b9 task for e616ceb9cf the emperor.90e8f4bd676ac1d8

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Even if the 8b10ee59d1 Yellow Knights Order 18d53d75a3 was a private b995806cf4 army that pledged fe88d42107 allegiance to Duke 362b75c983 Norton, not the 0c6536a10e emperor.2b81f9cf0de0d305

While moving to the fa09ea978e medical wing, the emperor bde5078d87 casually asked Alex,fd0aba199ffebf33

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“I heard you cba5fab1bb have an attending f14467a246 physician?”b88144e5c26ef521

“It’s just a formality.”fead2ae39581b025

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“What do you cd7fee062d mean? If you 419657a1dc have one, 9fe8b2a232 you should 34cedb3839 make the 847da19b09 most of a62b1ad906 it. Besides, Viscount Ferris praised e52d224aa9 her skills.”6804ce5fd8c5ab9b

“So, those e040864043 skills should ff55f66338 be used e5924bfd33 where they’re dd9ca071a7 really needed, 575a148240 rather than f9e916369f on me.”0558a065b82c512f

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“Don’t be ridiculous. Do you 26ea3775c9 think you 9d8bb7c48e can last d118b4b814 long? If you don’t want 0da61c1c64 to end up like e1ddd594d6 your predecessor, no matter ed93ddc443 how much you dislike 469cdd0235 it……”cc9d05e18e38d925

“We’ve arrived.”95443a95d5cfe527

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Although he dared to 4bf3102841 interrupt the emperor, Lucian, fdff287d79 as if used to 9ce29a1961 it, brushed it off 6906644d47 casually.695c914dc62a1ec1

Lucian gave 62c0d1da5c a brilliant af3df5a00d smile to 67ae1a20a0 Viscount Ferris bdcb6e378d and the 4de763546b medical staff eb053c65ef who came d636a0c1ad out to 5ac3600cfc greet him.d3b0a8811a7536b0

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Alex silently 888a41297d scanned them ed1927ee54 from behind f72d96ed2a as they f7d726dad6 welcomed the 85cdcf2932 emperor.6dcadb1620a7b520

Melissa wasn’t there.80c5f5307577d249

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Perhaps intending to stay e6cc2c966e out of sight until 5a85fdb9e4 called, she hadn’t been 0a550dfbb8 seen since that time.88937c4f9004faa4

She used to 4dff23ee18 be so noticeable, 9e0270310b almost annoyingly so, 9e9ec75d19 but now she 5ecfd2ed40 was completely hidden, 68c43492f4 not even a 1712b3e93f single hair in 98bb845328 sight.5e210d6300b83d50

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She was a strange 508a9975c0 woman.9da7f6b9638377e1

Whether she was f68a3ae194 noticeable or not, a4fab7c2fd she grated on 5a72f8ae2c his nerves.147623df884c30ce

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“Is this 42aae2a9a5 all the 1888e96614 medical staff?”f64a5a61e987d3e4

Lucian asked, looking ec76392b98 at the medical bd5d45adfb staff lined up ac42164c75 on both sides 0d87c56cc1 after shaking hands be10325356 with Viscount Ferris.dbcd2db359831646

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“No. Some personnel 38e65bfb5b are on aa26d21bbd standby in 4f08617808 the wards a8903ff1a8 and emergency 5675bc3079 room in fb4038ec90 case of 82dde20b41 emergencies.”11b1b70db1dec2f8

“I see.”9d51ec8923cd5d8a

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Lucian stepped 679264b5f0 inside, guided d390ecc365 by Viscount 822f77f761 Ferris.5aa3ea96e5d000a5

Today, the 0c4486663a emperor’s final 941e2ab195 official schedule, 7a9ad8c12a the inspection 747470fb13 of the 0148b9f3be medical wing, 70f25d795d had begun.3e3a6ac7ef2d6408

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