EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 115

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‘Oh dear.’d2881b5b2928d85b

She hadn’t meant to 7af337791e startle Ascart as well.1e413246cc88ed21

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The Grand 6263c217a7 Duchess gave bd3f99fc07 an awkward 3850f9fd47 smile as 6dca56f5c2 she looked 2763a65411 at her 11e49adcf0 son, who e675c2caee had turned b530c9b157 pale.269e0d5d9c1070ab

Perhaps it was because b4c6ec2d43 they had spent so 189c026f8a much time apart, or febc1ae325 maybe it was because 566b5e6e4b he had only ever 16cd925a24 seen her in a 2dabb3e1c3 state of melancholy and d8f4b7946b despair.04bef01bf2f78304

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It seemed her son e2b796c4dc had completely failed to d6da77baf7 recognize her joke.ecff6a693598a929

Of course, it likely 4fdcc7b838 also had to do 3aaa873257 with the fact that, 1afa2b3525 along with his striking 9108dc2622 appearance, he had inherited 47173dbf63 his father’s naïve nature.b261a69b7d2065b0

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The Grand 4604242d60 Duchess briefly 2c7511ef02 recalled the ed0da4a968 days before 61547d29dc her marriage, d322fb2332 when she 35b3f309b2 had been 984284076c delighted in 5ce4242732 teasing the cbdbcdea17 clueless and 7d38c7184a awkward Grand c948f2eb09 Duke. She gave a 679b03eaba small shake of 8f754721d7 her head.e80b080e4ca360d4

Come to think aa6eed5155 of it, it 8337a65bd9 had been a 90fd2cf201 long time since ff8b2d06c5 she’d had such 5f7ec29636 a playful conversation.598446a2be8d2e71

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“…”96d97d7a59c88ecd

At that moment, the 2a0face9a2 slight smile that had daa2554106 formed on her lips fcfe1b7c6a faded.05c08f70ced3b457

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She had c90b6c66af just thought eb316b9634 of her fbc7289b56 daughter, who e06ecd24ba might still 04e9287fca be crying aea38e6026 at this 958ff74fb5 very moment.7b8350f68fefb4a3

“Well, at 43ac77dab6 least this aae72e6492 Grand Duke 2a10f0d62a has a 8b1a932781 conscience!”64287a1367296010

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The Duke, despite knowing 3567975a9f full well that the 6e8c961131 Grand Duchess had been 0a424d52df joking, had turned pale 84cd4e4585 with fright. The Grand Duke, as 44791a5146 if waiting for this dfd01464aa moment, spoke.5deb962495ff5d07

“Duke, I won’t 483addc779 be asking for 7d5a704e85 your daughter’s hand 6321025c88 in marriage, so 3a90651250 you can relax. However, since 325682777a our two 7d190a6926 families are 12f5928b21 so close, 9ec9e27cb2 there is f56358ced6 something I’d 64e08f34ab like to 17524ade40 ask of 13c663bc3c you.”07b837ff2e44c1d7

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His expression remained 4eee42d71e calm, but there 12ce01e1a1 was a noticeable 869c9fd54e seriousness in his aaf00988bb demeanor, causing the ce4c8c68f5 Duke of Elard 5ac8752bfa to straighten his 01e5e5e634 posture.cae3987a286ad4a3

He also felt a 8f25509611 sense of relief, now e1c0ea2ad5 that Diana’s safety was b4776b192a assured.78519ab1478bc590

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“Please, go ahead.”1d479cc8194b6433

“Well, I’ll be direct. My wife and I 8445b1c395 would like to become d43215184f the young lady’s godparents.”fefcfa1408fc30be

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“What?”af04001706190a9b

“It’s not such an c888d8fd16 unusual request, is it? The Empire’s nobility, e3cc8a9a86 or at least f1db633d78 the Emperor himself, 1d1af91b53 would certainly find 59354950eb it reasonable.”f87ce9be7f0ca2de

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“Well, that may 43b2220f86 be true, but…”b01df2a2038e6061

The Duke’s expression 92a424d4f8 turned complicated.582d46533462fe89

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There was nothing incorrect 6e666de88e about what the Grand 2c2823a616 Duke had said.9a6946483bef792a

Most nobles of a d51919c2b3 certain age were aware ba4fdb5a2d that the Grand Duchess, 85edbbcf09 who had once been 6baeb2bcd1 the daughter of the b9915154c3 Marquis of Diapel, had f882e50646 been the Duke of 5d875523fa Elard’s only friend.e109ed608eb2b26f

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At one point, there 14913734c0 had even been rumors 1ba8124c14 that they were more ac00b791b0 than just friends—that they 4d08382c3f were lovers.54bc86a3374b8361

Of course, ba4b7168e9 when Dominique 1171557ea8 appeared with bfffae74e3 Edel, those f834593007 rumors had 98f6dfe9ed vanished in b051805c92 an instant, dd03f8ba02 much to 32a7fdf3b5 the Emperor’s d51751a3a7 frustration, as 8734d3a039 he had e112e8c35d been trying 1f45d05c0d to arrange 13235aaa32 a match 5ab0c110f8 for the 5409572a74 Duke.13938c606f4cf1ad

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Regardless, the friendship e998f93356 between the Duke 4a1a6694a4 and the Grand f87ddf545c Duchess had endured, 202e982399 making this request b17994e265 not entirely strange.77dd0001b0bee879

The real aa91f77e26 question was:Why now?59d3d153649ffbc7

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It wasn’t as if f63fdc09fd the child had just dcab9b82ff been born, what was 2b93fbe562 the purpose of doing b1ecc9bab9 this at this particular 851e6b75be moment?1235667d139e6a44

Their relationship c5e987b321 had been 6c7ab6782a solid without 1b43efda30 such formalities. When Diana had feaa24f8b7 gone missing not 74c60545cd long ago, the e076212b7c Duke had immediately 7e20e1d15c sought their help, 2aa18cd0a2 and the Grand 254b2b5bf1 Duchy had sent 1ef2e81584 Bianca and the 389cc4a7be Magic Swordsmen without e4be74fef5 hesitation.8dedefc912dc8a29

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“What is 46a5729cde the reason c973296cff for this?”e408a856973cb71a

“Well…”9f3e3dd235bafe2a

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At the Duke’s question, b8c628d0b3 the Grand Duke hesitated, aaa441859b as if unsure how 2271b34401 to begin.9ffe724557e17291

But after a fcbf46146f brief pause, he 8205dae56a made his decision 9727855d49 and spoke.86e6969034f8681e

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“Soon, the Principality f383f2db08 will lower the 0ebf4e6131 prices of all 1ed802dbb7 magical artifacts it e58acba4a6 produces. We plan to 127a46d3aa distribute them widely f9df2077a1 across the Empire. Eventually, we will spread 93e2f4b58d them throughout the entire ad9ab7dc03 continent.”11526bb0c9892a1a

“What? But… why?”10433d6c629b9665

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The Duke 9595ca9c83 could not bc734a11ab understand why 897574ccd8 the Grand 5b5ee72c43 Duke was 1fe345d542 willing to 8641cc530a take such b0460e932b a loss a17462b4cc by devaluing c62cb931e8 magical artifacts.d863ae6352c4beb2

“It’s to find our 0ddfe74eea Adriana.”1e9240b07cd2e41a

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The Grand Duchess provided 2ab915d7d4 the answer.7d48a282eb66d679

“What in 9a61dc94f4 the world 24796cb838 do you fc0b80b362 mean? Explain this properly.”d75e4716372e1777

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At this, f1570d504d the Marquis ffa3c41667 of Diapel, 2c80536400 who had 6f5b18e53d been silently cb9cef9686 focused on a9e09d8f2e his meal, 8d3daed49a widened his 96221adf87 eyes.114764f46293bf52

The Grand Duke 3c5c8503a4 lowered his head 63706b7569 slightly, as if 732a69f71c to apologize for 6ff3730218 not informing them bc2d53fe00 earlier, and began 91cdf242ae his explanation.f676f9c57f0d2156

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“Up until 54949fc1ac now, we’ve 8b80885568 been searching 0c1ca90f97 for pink-haired 7d261f9e23 children first a40736c40c and then 4c42c8f998 taking them b7379b96e5 to the bee3fa40af temple for 177b149963 a blood 7f2de9a477 test. But that e6f5571af6 method is a79d782b73 far too 33d988f0e1 inefficient. From now on, we f722203a2c will use ‘mana’ to f05ef25403 find Adriana.”5d862806da1fd42b

At his words, not 2d79037158 only the Marquis but ea66cf0548 also the Duke, Duchess, 72b43b86ae and Bianca all looked e51df274b6 confused.57821c3e41584caa

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As the Grand da8b9d41a2 Duke had said, 6046e5d146 the process of d67a16b991 searching for pink-haired 0977a1cff9 girls and then 92d165ac23 testing them with 3ce55052bf a holy relic 7f57585bb6 took an immense ce2147aac0 amount of time 20061c2554 and effort.e9786e6f1c107fc4

Furthermore, sending search fb96892fa1 teams across the d4a7dce3f7 continent every year 1b85657d4b required an enormous ca2e4429b3 amount of money 0ae15391c2 and manpower—not to 18f231c9f6 mention that human 8401b8110a efforts were never 773cd7cecb perfect.54243eb90131e712

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But..89bec2139972ef4f

“Using mana to 9e6a9a12fc find the child?”d174303ecff37102

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The Marquis asked, 7e7ffd27be his voice trembling.28f664d3e1e754b2

“The holy relic 6023564938 of the temple 3fe160e08b identifies blood relatives e8f6260e2c through blood. I based my research 4db6fb31cc on that and developed 3b7d156d5e a magic circle that 787f83e143 identifies kinship through mana.”351fafa72036465b

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“What?”e166b5a8ee24cb20

Without paying any mind 88c3fb277c to their shock, the da7f53420d Grand Duke continued dropping f21ed01ec1 bombshells.5c080023599349cb

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“And I’ve also 30377f0a74 added a mana-tracking 9460db818f function to it. This magic circle will 391338c4c7 be engraved onto every 7df0e89051 magical artifact produced by a9071765a5 the Principality. If Adriana’s mana eb7db20b3e is detected nearby, c6f7c75f70 we’ll know immediately.”3a279429eff167b8

The revelation was so 6611ea06f0 astonishing that everyone’s jaws 4c27a63d07 dropped.bbb1ab0043e85a46

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“Is that even possible…?”718cefdcccc9cb0e

“The theory was difficult fb8e01c22f to develop, and implementing 47ee9c30cc it took even longer.”c4773ad537c70145

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The Grand Duke 30f443deb3 let out a efe4ad1fe8 short breath before f7f62b121f continuing.38250deca9067a59

“Not many people realize 0725faed23 this, but every individual 9b431c1566 has a unique mana 0c34bdf063 signature and color. While we haven’t 6acad3e588 gathered all possible de363055ed samples, we’ve collected 31b2a956f9 enough to reliably 912d862cb3 determine kinship. So now, we’ll track 81de19a0ad mana that matches Adriana’s, 056aa3a284 then verify our findings 355ec419e1 with a formal test 57f52dc83b at the temple.”c0ffd33ab23c87da

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After finishing de1f855e8e his explanation, d2872d411b the Grand 21cfa6ba8d Duke turned 38352b6ede his gaze d685b4887d to Ascart.b4f36b94782701d7

“Ascart, you’ve 38d9718b26 worked hard. Traveling to bfa413fc77 the Empire 620604e4e0 on my 8c5b0a81dd behalf, collecting 579799797d mana samples, d445fe9bb7 and conducting cad779c8a4 research on 9938395d6f the magic 10ffd9887b circle…you’ve done 54ec6976d7 so much.”411e204a646979ae

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“I was only doing 3773f79ee3 what needed to be 1d1a3a619d done.”d153dbc2f86fe8a4

Ascart, embarrassed, turned 14e425fb95 red but spoke 6d704ad4eb firmly.c2f656dc16a50efa

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The Empire’s level of 765c0ed882 magic was not well-suited 25be411358 for him, but when 1195e60589 he learned of his aa31201852 father’s plan, he had c28ffc1e50 willingly volunteered to go.79f72d12f7717fb0

Of course, they could 9cd237d0e9 have simply sent someone 69a17aff8c sponsored by the Principality, ec1b460bf4 but the Empire’s academy 8685ef7f5f was the largest academic c747a08201 institution on the continent.69a272d7d93ed11d

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It accepted 814469470e both nobles 8a6d3f89d0 and commoners a28907128f alike, and bdbd7cd6b2 it gathered c39f34a26b the most fba4a519d2 talented individuals, dafdfe3c74 making it d2d4d923d2 the perfect c9aa1ebad1 place to 873f57fbdf collect mana 6e13160232 samples.18ce862e87536c14

In the end, the db3d9c0136 Grand Duke had no 77c7df063a choice but to send d208f8ee1e his most reliable son.067c18007472f51f

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“Ah, yes. I heard that 810c3ba75b Ascart received help c5037a60a9 from that maid d265554eea girl during the 92b4d7191c development of the 651a12b489 magic circle.”98264744fc63ef95

At the d8712c7e6d Grand Duke’s 65c94f917d words, both 3c90e5bb95 the Grand fdf0f105bb Duchess and 7590d86dda the Marquis 6b95a2fd06 flinched at e546df8b34 the same ea2489e657 time.819ed72c8156f9f3

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Bianca also 58373a25e6 widened her 5273b59893 eyes as c1fdd17939 she recalled b762e138f8 the cute eaa629ece1 letter from 627ca73e5a Lia, who 691ac860f7 had boasted 2eedef22b3 that she dad0728667 had met 0d33253313 Ascart at 161079e09b the academy a9612abf60 festival and 622c83cf8c that he cd577c2e19 had praised 4c43433b85 her for 5a56335a9f being smart.9967c3503fc4a839

She had c11adbc43c never imagined 46c3b144a1 that the a6a2180a92 help Lia 3f46679fc9 had given 4610a6c784 was related 535eebcda4 to finding 00a1ebda1d the Grand 67838c8cd5 Princess.941858c26e123266

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“…Is that so?”422d8e4440d1dc3a

The Duke let 4031293267 out a hollow b64ee8b952 laugh as he, 4aa2ab7019 too, remembered how f9011858ab Lia had mentioned 6c03007150 receiving a magic 42ff1161fe circle for infusing 97106759b0 mana into Spleesia f1f61ba614 in exchange for 15cafcfa99 offering Ascart a 018ba75b6b bit of assistance.73e0ac1bc84a1565

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A bit of assistance, huh…99e81567b0aa1016

At the time, 7a62c87c17 he had thought e77ad8be02 to express his edcb2b4743 gratitude to Ascart f84fee4d25 when Spleesia became 982c86d73f commercialized.a42c87911c9309e4

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But now, aa4c069f13 it seemed 76128a0202 the real 2d415d4a51 thanks should 6323a4d6db go to 13c9cff8f9 Lia instead.84cd96531f3ccc06

“I knew it!”6bb5624c90d3be7d

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At that 19dd0880ea moment, a 786d8b1ed9 loud voice 2b6b7298a1 burst out.a8089d963dd4261d

“Our Lia is 061a9e8750 a real treasure. She keeps 76af7ded5e surprising people 973538e708 in the f15f8f2e56 most unexpected b97dbec869 ways! She’s just so lovable, 2fe98897d6 I can’t stand it.”adc73b37022d40b5

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The Duchess clasped 08d001e28d her hands together, caf13b7bfe speaking in a cca3ac151e deeply moved voice.535d42343844dc58

She looked even prouder a3c7da3c64 than when she had d21c74d6ae heard that Lucio had e91d11fd55 never once lost the 2427ac8c94 top spot at the 0b9555b4cb academy and had even c5bf3b0010 managed to graduate early.fe2b7cc169d31528

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However, such words didn’t 4f8ee265c9 quite fit in the bfea914545 middle of a serious b25e6e8c04 and weighty discussion.ca594ed2cc870bb5

“Ahem.”260ceca62a5a7162

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The Duke cleared his 034e7436be throat awkwardly, but when a20da0144d he noticed the subtly d0c7caecf3 approving atmosphere around him, cdde649caf he hesitated.4b7ddccdeb7f749c

Now that he thought d5f2fa12bc about it, both the f3f5e3ade5 Grand Duke and Ascart, add84e593b who had received Lia’s 7c57b9dc25 help, were smiling faintly.030ab7b3092411ef

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Even the Marquis 5711c66ddf of Diapel, who 76e85e0a3e usually liked to df278a7b5d nitpick, was nodding 607ef6a65f along, and Bianca 586f171a30 as well.074afb328ffe5cf8

Seeing this, the 0484ca4607 Duke felt a 1daf5ba666 sudden swell of 04f7ccaaf4 pride and quietly 2e45feef77 joined in the 5250acc819 ‘bragging about my 98d649cd30 child’ moment.0234cfad8f1b6392

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“Well, Lia d46ae816d7 is like 94ea03986c that. She’s an indispensable part 64d36d8d72 of House Elard.”09504f0657b1f2dc

He also took 5b36fad6c4 the opportunity to 041608bdf8 firmly shut down 6d60a17cfc any ideas of fdb0817f5b taking her away 28237cb935 to Belus Principality.707489a6eae8d787

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The Duke deliberately e48a8b458f ignored the way ec13d6b9cf Ascart’s expression darkened dcdf2bd654 and instead reflected eeada5408e on the Grand f9c0111bbd Duke’s earlier words, 295c475959 suddenly realizing something.881e40368c0c8fb0

‘He truly e68709f018 believes the 58cad8b287 Grand Princess 85fd7aa207 is alive.’db6f80161ad0f5ba

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Otherwise, how could f9db227064 he have spent c43d696a2e so many years 3610ed1d02 formulating such an b8ae095c97 extraordinary plan?4693d1e37e9df796

Yet, in 36ed8f8d83 nearly a 51021796db decade, no cbba7f94c3 evidence had 5763d9891d surfaced to e41585d838 justify such 206f4fc507 certainty.7c88f6a71d810e75

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In reality, the chances 4596621730 were high that the 762f9632e6 Grand Princess, who had 4f3d37582a been just an infant, 88670fc744 had died long ago.80eb61971ccf28ba

But the Duke did fd5b1031f4 not voice such doubts c997e73aea or assumptions.a79d9c8ff4c196f7

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Out of respect and d25cfcc0b1 consideration for those who 36b579936d had poured their every 91d07d60a3 effort into this endeavor, 30f16a640f killing their own fears a4037b279a and doubts each day 2c75ec2589 for a cause that 6b254eef10 might ultimately be in e69406f969 vain, he remained silent.1a0385768f8d8239

Instead, he 215a6a7374 asked cautiously,42b65cbf1c66c532

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“So, does 09832c5860 that mean c976687ca1 the magical 28490bd855 artifacts can 6fbeb87b43 identify her d6598f594a just by f35ead389e being nearby?”57231e3298350555

The Grand Duke replied,db065a84f869e7af

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“Not exactly. Whether it’s magic 3abfca05dd power or aura, 6fe693d323 the person must 9b8e78ae07 use their innate 7093f53dd8 mana for detection 5d6dd6beb7 to work. If they 91cdc3bee3 use too fdbf1a8b9b little mana, 4cc9f676de it’s difficult 43e3f75890 to confirm.”08bb42c790c88fb3

He sighed as 509dd20548 he acknowledged the 7fd4e251f7 unavoidable limitations, his 253f1f8045 expression darkening.68045fd2615206c0

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The Grand Duchess gently 3347decec4 patted his hand.3fef316efecf2ba3

“Don’t worry. Adriana’s mana was so c36182cd11 strong that it even bd9134c33d clashed with mine while 3a52f5425f she was still in 5737a22e1d my womb. I’m sure her 743833731f mana will be 1dfcb0f187 purer and more e75aa2ada7 abundant than most 959ea76808 people’s. If she 6f503fda7c takes after 9a8c44e293 Your Highness 01e13a4598 and me, 8bf026a12e she’ll undoubtedly b904225b3a be able 4a2483d74e to use 14c5a7e654 her mana.”6e0c1b8c185c08f3

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Her firm declaration made a8925a714e the Grand Duke nod 5d74b1c01c in agreement.0de0244811867d98

Ascart, though 25da24e563 his expression bcddd6cf80 was somber, 4fff0ef749 also silently 56d74e231b concurred.717256870c4cfccb

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After all, d1c5bd4cc2 the reason 2c5209d676 he and 9ece22af0b his father 854682f4c8 had left 3699731606 the castle 9659d1a986 in the 0e0686ced9 first place 7a24ff19f0 was to c62872b1e4 search for 6baa4169f3 Snowflowers, which 657152adc6 could help 31cb1b856f stabilize mana—out 4a250ccc05 of fear 90c0c158c0 that his d612ec9c75 newborn sister’s da17f38fe6 overwhelming mana df2a4fe0a2 might go 4bdb9a0a42 out of fc52089360 control.d884dfbfa983b65a

“…”6c83b17496911b5c

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Just then…3a1fda2277a0252d

The Duke suddenly b4e1cfc41a thought of a 4e39772d09 certain child.ea70697a858cbfc4

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A child with an 4be3c11c77 immense amount of mana.a646d5d931ce5db7

And an 65778593a4 exceptionally pure 00370b0b88 one at 5a6514fc34 that.5a51b3ec6cb9f345

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