EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 125

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The two people’s faces hardened in fear at my question.64699f1a3ccc8a3c

‘So it really 2a95fe8c38 is true.’7f457c1f713a7b08

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Suddenly, a scene from 058c442211 an old memory resurfaced.8b857865ce179c06

It was the sight 534006dc28 of Jack, leading a 5cc16fbfcd victorious battle at the 348092b14e border, returning amidst the 5e567fb600 cheers of the people.f31eccad172d648d

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As one of the empire’s three great knights and a sword master, Jack was the hope of the common folk.2ebc5638d2f20db7

Watching from afar, ca4a2e7d69 I had realized 31af116db4 that unlike Jack, 67b4607b42 who lived proudly 13b2513a65 under the sun, 1dee9f7016 I had already 0c018f32c2 become someone from 3f048a0e3b another world.131e1702c405613a

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‘Right. Someone like me, who lived in the shadows, becoming a grand duke’s daughter doesn’t really suit me…’ccfdb0a07d23a899

“Our little one is b03b311330 asking such a foolish 6fb06599f5 question.”980145b56cc75b9e

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At that moment.80a7c66a4d52d8bd

A large, warm 2c303c2e6f hand covered my 807a189b8d own, which was 04ea5d36fa clutching the blanket.af9fa280cbc05e68

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“You are b08fd6b92c precious simply b04fd5068b by existing.”82bc7f66a105d4ff

As I hesitated and f5c7f78b54 looked up at the 2d9cc4aa97 Grand Duke, the Grand 04478f08ce Duchess asked with sad fba64e9e0f eyes.3ec14cc6a2d318d6

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“My dear, are ad94f6e1eb you the one a7f8dc6ed3 who is disappointed?”0600f457a26162e8

“Huh?”3219190631979e14

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“Because your mother… is 388c343236 a fool who couldn’t b449624fb2 even recognize her own 037c9080b5 daughter.”5ca438b523b57339

“No!”5081df500177fbf7

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I was so 4a3684cb2b startled that I c8f3f72449 denied it in 7535b661a1 a loud voice.3e4c7df4edc8e01d

“Disappointed…? There’s no way I 9792d91a5a could ever feel that.”2b024e4bbb9b2a20

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As my voice 405c0ad450 trembled with unexpected 9aa5ee139e tears, the Grand 962a0945d2 Duchess’ eyes also dd62b818da glistened.09b22bda3926fbe7

“Me too. You don’t know how b742869f84 grateful I am just 8196d40647 that you are alive. So please, don’t 22de501d0e say such things.”66e48a9e0034e3d4

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“…Okay.”bdb0929eb71693d7

When I 97f00bd09b obediently nodded, 6778cfe6e9 both the 04bad22967 Grand Duke fa933aaebb and Grand e96f5346b3 Duchess smiled.b453322dbb4a9fa2

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It was strange. I had been so 71bee68653 hurt, so sad…18951077fdf118e1

Yet what 43325692b0 exactly was 230f64ea8c family, that e272c4c3fa even wounds 2ec67a6b4a I thought 4725c69223 would never 61c5795833 heal could 0149d3c433 be soothed 3c8e91547d so quickly ad45f6bd0f with just 51a5dc7271 a single 287e7f1fd6 smile?5a9ca8e57b98ccaa

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“Then, will you 2e67c69cf0 call me now? ‘Mother’?”99a8db0a4b46cb46

“And ‘Father’ too! Call me 6417130c73 ‘Father’ as a7c79c301a well.”f6b6bc0b3d215320

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“Uh…”2bea66f978e9f649

Faced with their sudden da8a0bff5a request, I hesitated with 2a3b80c124 my mouth slightly open.c866c038b6cae34b

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I had impulsively ca0a6862c4 called the sleeping a0af2efe09 Grand Duchess ‘Mother’ c488d84902 once before, but f5d790ed8c now, when I 043432dde9 had to say 327999be4b it again, the ca7657339b words wouldn’t come 0c710cd2c2 out so easily.4060c77a88fb9773

Sensing my 869466e34f hesitation, the 595e39e336 Grand Duke 7f9df60abd patted my 02101a6db7 head and b854e9145a spoke gently.3dedd1179aa85ebe

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“It’s okay. You can 6ecabc9cda take your dfdbca6a92 time.”3014dfe6a3cd93a7

Even as he said 46ce2c6360 that, both of them c1638ccb82 looked slightly disappointed, making 0b9cd11c06 me feel a little 14f1ea7197 guilty.761fb1fb99302452

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Then, as if 30cc00bfec to change the ed2f8d244c subject, the Grand ef08418863 Duchess asked.d147f8f5b8b8648a

“Have you ever thought ef1ada28e1 about what kind of 8d9aed404b parents you’d like?”61a2b6216b0362ab

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“Huh?”3741f9a6f68a526f

“I mean, a990ba0213 like what b814ff0060 kind of 622e04e668 people they’d 455c76b58d be, or b94046b83c things you 8b71456e28 wished they def34282f6 would do b534bffb98 for you.”661cdf88e921ea79

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“Oh! I have.”e90fff3a08f44ee9

Compared to the 129dc3258e previous question, this 0ff78e238b one was much 3cb1546ff6 easier to answer, a36d4650ce so I quickly 92a284b1b5 nodded.bffca67f28833a10

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“Really?”e4c9de034c36f119

Seeing the Grand 8fd85e1a78 Duchess’ face brighten, 0ecf8bbcb2 I suddenly felt 9caa06ae36 excited as well.e8d16bfa545a4bf6

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Without even thinking, 07dd2f78f0 I blurted out 3be854ae29 my thoughts.bc19ff5efcaf04b5

“I wished they wouldn’t df15f068f5 get angry or hit cb1e2b2922 me when I made ab08e90944 mistakes!”11d5f00b713fb489

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“…”0693661ec7ebbb17

“That they e477046961 would give 83744909d2 me food, 49ca5e3f50 even if 9060e85483 I didn’t 0b7dd28349 eat a 6af14cf033 lot, and 0f254e59f2 that sometimes, 8a5828224c just sometimes, 3360846682 they would 7c0dffc632 praise me…”dce7315f80795d62

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And then, realizing how 6169fd76b3 foolishly I had been b0db3d8528 rambling, I saw their 33ae84fec0 faces and instantly regretted b6ee14c52a it.ae3498c0cb987c00

‘What am af659a9c15 I doing? Even if I’m dazed ae45aaf280 from the medicine, how 4c9ec2d863 could I say the a672e9b418 same thoughts I had a36f208405 as a little child 5d95776575 in the orphanage?!’1f2b0d16b37f3560

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As I hesitated in ac5831eaf7 embarrassment, the Grand Duchess 1d2f463754 quickly forced a smile, d1a301c15a loosening her stiff expression.51f8ccdd7fc49cac

“Um… Is b6d7db1e43 there anything ad3fcdf110 else?”270a419e83985e34

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“…A storybook.”4cac86e538a6202c

For some reason, dd453e4ad3 my voice came d7b07d2027 out small and bd8cdb037d wistful.239b76631dd13d6e

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I had always fb109e59fc been envious of 4690c28ed9 Diana, who fell 87b230f750 asleep every night b2c881f78f to the sound fc63ba5e29 of the Duke 242a2d408f and Duchess reading 4f9a8c2fcb her bedtime stories.a4d770db345dee6e

The Grand 732574410c Duke and 8f7b6ef134 Grand Duchess, a0885ac60e who had 16be834b3c remained silent 69a3b4fc6f for a eb2b4fd95e long time, fa9f7ce3c0 hooked their 96073b8aef pinky fingers c9c5fa6202 around mine 48a01c4d53 and made b01e0ce79e a promise.cafd5b8190c212fc

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“Once you’re bdeac6a2e8 better, we’ll 6da5d61b27 read you 8d60a33924 a story 6c78fd2143 every night.”705a1574edc96857

“…Okay.”c671d8b6464330e0

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And that night.b59e9662e85b7ae2

As I fell asleep 931a706c5f to the gentle voices a128e955e5 of my parents reading 01efcc3509 a bedtime story, I 603de4f1eb dreamed a very happy 042a65a2d3 dream—one where I held 3a612880eb my brother’s hand as 616de2db5b I drifted off.2196172a3a430e5d

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Worried that even 7bb933cb2d the smallest noise e140757db3 might wake the 205c10dd1c child, the Grand 9c63c17cf4 Duke and Grand b54d6cf6f1 Duchess carefully closed edec15b940 the door, holding 71686341f7 their breath.b9bbec305ca5af83

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They couldn’t say a 1887d92475 word.dc4891f61de7e7f8

Because their hearts eb4e52dab9 ached too much, 3f7bda9672 yet at the 1d5805c5c5 same time, they eed91928d8 were overjoyed and 1f726be371 grateful to have 2298c12e0e finally found their e0180597de daughter.34a83b86765ca16b

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After standing silently by 4d5556f92b the door for a b73292858b long while, they checked 79cbded2ef on Ascart, who was a189e46f4a sleeping in the next 45ecb499eb room, before heading to 6f0e83905d the reception room of 009271f441 the marquis’ estate.4a467111f9ff2316

As if he had ee9239d0f8 been waiting for them, b72f8e5f08 a man sat on 7403dadc95 the sofa with his 0dfb27dff8 legs crossed.02be720c250ba25f

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“High Priest.”ce606dc45bba8d0c

As soon as d6bf8dd6d1 the Grand Duke fbe8d530ba addressed him, Raizel c49408f411 scowled deeply.8c0771eb8983f0cf

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The Grand Duke 6dbe11e484 quickly corrected himself.65ede84b0d8494a7

“My apologies, Great 2b6924dcff Sage.”e1a310cf58df1a0a

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“Do I really have 7a0e4ada9e to ask you to 27ebc43c56 call me that with b718fc4dda my own mouth? The temple *****s are 6773254012 already looking for me 77c9928651 everywhere, I feel like c68a7bd83f I’ll die of anxiety. I bet 26b256cd29 you’d be bfeb9a1d2b thrilled if 26970a80b2 I got 98db4b3208 caught and db86769936 dragged back.”ef6d8420dfd1e087

The grumbling man glanced b834f801a2 sideways at the Grand 2492b68947 Duchess, whose expression remained a45f262950 cold.00a2ebd2adbfe78b

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“It seems Her Grace 08a673b691 is still angry.”714673113d80b4aa

“…I understand 98dc352768 that His a0430e3d5d Grace had ac33860724 no other a244adb113 choice. I know it was 9604080128 a decision made for d68c67e847 my sake.”78804323be4f9c4e

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All she 941ef1f756 and her 858bfffb87 husband had f05e2cd861 known about abba1508d3 their daughter 905c428cde was that c5f2d1dc06 she had ddd6acb8ab pink hair.1bf85e29b2088dd4

With only a6bd051b01 that clue, cd8f2ed2b0 they had b1d0e6e9c5 searched the 7ab467b993 entire continent, e2e01c50fe tirelessly looking be87d89967 for children 24af95735d with pink 47f30eb0c1 hair for 9a8810ce11 years, yet 24b9315f20 they had 11afc21415 failed to 9095f25ca4 find her.ce9e909293fbfc68

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If she had be66c7b0d7 known that their 76a775056d child’s hair wasn’t 58d290202d pink after all—she 1e398edc82 wouldn’t have been d71bab7019 able to endure 7100193cfc it.5b01eea1924fa7f8

“But just because 1dac18d3f7 you understand it 20a7bafc64 in your head 9b8823457c doesn’t mean your a672075491 heart can accept a3cab951ef it. And it seems… f9e3656080 you have hurt 3fbea5488c the child deeply.”a90e2805d5f54cc6

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Raizel chuckled as b697f06911 he spoke, spinning 2babb80a40 his words playfully, bb9eede947 while the Grand d90047f00d Duchess glared at 6691b348cd him. Caught between them, 24b51fe812 the Grand Duke 2262bc0c30 cleared his throat 021b5d4954 and changed the 93aac6f878 subject.839ce16c3dba446b

“More importantly, does this mean you can already change your appearance again?”2427becb2ccdf263

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Though his hair 8fa2533468 was still stark 1ba6bb73b4 white, Raizel now 5ee208fd79 had the tanned, a825fb511e healthy look of 7a0580e1da a young man.3db55cf9ac95d284

It was strange. He had c61406d029 refused to 218ed5a217 come to 5f6cc048cf the marquis’ 6de60f9a1f estate, saying 80a4495876 that the 7ae1c28791 demonic energy 28e6930a95 from Lia ca829db7b0 was hindering a9a9f00831 his divine 3a1ca3ba14 power’s recovery, 8fd0aa52c4 and instead edb7fd1f4f demanded a f28015f310 room at 47557426cd the duke’s dd732e878b residence. So why eb4147f729 was he 2274ca1c89 here now?47b5acbc937a7ae0

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“About the Elard duchy… The moment I arrived, I noticed the energy there was unusually good. I only rested for a moment, but my divine power replenished quickly. So, since we needed to talk anyway, I figured we should just get it over with.”e7b89eb8321209f7

Shrugging his shoulders, abe8cea36a Raizel’s face suddenly 260b5632e6 turned sharp and d93c9d9db0 cynical.3297a8b07568da59

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“Let’s get to the point. It’s confirmed that the ones who kidnapped the Grand Princess are ‘them.’ That illusion magic, overflowing with vile demonic energy wouldn’t be possible without the power of a demon.”e4faf82b738338fe

“We already expected this. It wasn’t a kidnapping for ransom, after all.”b3a0fa3bc4a5930e

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“Exactly. That’s why I was almost certain the Grand Princess was dead.”f62317da194338be

Casually speaking b10f908632 of Lia’s 82e862c906 death, Raizel 4a8457a680 made the 975008efe8 Grand Duke adff0d57e7 and Duchess a61df59710 glare at f252440192 him fiercely.3691d49f0b8bdc4d

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But he e8adbdc87f remained unfazed.f724953c11862632

“Why are you looking at me like that? Isn’t it obvious? They held a grudge against the Grand Duke and were waiting for a chance for revenge. On top of that, she was the daughter of a Grand Mage, a baby with immense mana. She was an irresistible offering.”34cb04e2a842b624

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“Enough of this talk…”a0ac4941cd283622

“Why didn’t they kill her?”897df9c503b012ab

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Raizel propped his e16e79004e chin on his e65eeba1ea hand, his brows 8dfebe139b furrowed in thought.827b6857b7996b42

“It doesn’t make sense. If they weren’t going to kill her, they could have used her as leverage against the Grand Mage. Why go through the trouble of casting illusions and then abandon her?”f3a74d032737100c

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“‘Abandon’ is a rather unpleasant word…”b56b07afc0680374

“You must have seen the child before I arrived. Did you sense any traces of illusion magic or mind control?”c883f69146966b30

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Raizel was toeing the bfe2fb7dd6 line, but the Grand 708650c5ea Duke merely sighed and b6bcb82f06 shook his head.68306922047c17da

“I did not. Mental magic is extremely advanced, and it always leaves no traces….”045ba3520abb0563

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For even a eea4cf0e3b Grand Mage to a4055f1158 find no evidence 26c04fa1fb meant the caster’s fc0c107bd2 magic was far 348ea22f1a beyond his own.6c746363232ff7df

“To be honest, I had been blaming myself, thinking that if I hadn’t left the castle, this wouldn’t have happened. But today, I realized something. If I had been there, I would have fought with the resolve to die.”062559b5739e1780

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Even then, 0f8f8196ec the Grand a7ccc35d6c Duke wasn’t 205136ccb4 sure he f238762992 could have 25f8433b8e protected his a7f936482a child.cbe74cb1fdd1f766

Hearing her 7997f27884 husband’s words, 5ce54ed978 the Grand b1cd46094e Duchess turned 293c9a7d49 pale.b5be36dadf201f6a

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“What if they come after Adriana again, now that they know we’ve found her?”dfe5b7455a4b47b0

The Grand Duke 59063fcd42 had already been 3d6a488149 worrying about the 2c3b8a2810 same thing.4dd5e89239165de1

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That was why they ffe6b4aa48 had used every means 58edad2935 necessary to search for a71607c117 their daughter while keeping c01468c148 their actions discreet to a70c710aea avoid drawing attention.b010de020424898d

But if they publicly 088da8b718 announced her return, it 30703fa07b was easy to predict b814639a1f what those who had 6efa9e7b3d once targeted her would a42b78ee80 do next.1b0fc649a4f1b7a2

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“If we lose her again… I won’t be able to go on.”23bdb3bea92fbfe6

“Neither will I.”206cba10eefee5f5

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As the 2837dbb486 Grand Duke 4df0034912 tightly grasped 4f9425fc1b the Grand c0d57f4041 Duchess’ trembling eb5296945e hand, a 5a9af91d1f rare cold 785ca4774e determination settled fa587957c6 on his 9cbd7eaa32 face.21a5fd863108fe13

“This time, I will protect her. And I will make those who hurt my daughter pay.”43ac7bd33f677c8c

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While the couple silently 526974fed9 vowed to exact the 276e6a4521 most gruesome and painful f8c9165aa0 revenge on Lia’s kidnappers, 9f82ed9861 Raizel, who was lounging 9d889bf5db on the sofa, spoke 1a81597a00 up.697fb9a098a2f4c6

“Bring the child to me tomorrow. I need to take a proper look at her.”a328c33dcc8a530d

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“…You’re certain there’s a reason they kept her alive.”c6babc1deebabbb5

“Yes. And she can’t live under that illusion forever. We need to purify her. It’s incredibly strong magic, so who knows how many years it will take.”8fc6bc66736ef410

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The Grand Duke eaf7e75a79 hesitated for a 6fc02746bd moment, then stood e997747c0b and bowed.173ab531f1ba40e5

“Thank you, Great… Sage. When you visit the Grand Duchy, I will offer you the fourth-best room.”b871a8dd4b40d8bc

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“Isn’t this the kind of situation where you should just give me the best room? It’s lonely being a bachelor, you know. And if you’re going to call me that, say it properly instead of hesitating!”b7663a41218137e5

“It’s just a habit…”f4ed36ceb4393fd5

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Seeing the d600007d57 Grand Duke’s ec869d9b7f awkward smile, a0b4d252e6 Raizel shook 817f4dc588 his head af4669d37a but refrained ae387d67b1 from further 99e5a5cbc0 scolding.afd1d4a4b4bb34cb

Today was the day 4b01edb3c6 the bright-eyed boy who 7b3d061496 had once eagerly called 11ae56b5da him ‘High Priest!’ had e9eedf6095 finally begun to emerge cb321fa980 from his deep sorrow.c32ecafca81e6903

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“Aaaaahhh!”50024bb809abbd94

Duke Elard clutched cd96dc4343 his head and 355ab8183c let out an 4cd165d082 anguished scream.96f9860cba39ea1e

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“How… How could that sweet Lia be Stella’s daughter?!”625650896225ea14

Even now, 359fa299e4 the Duke ad591fa2c2 remained in 3acbac01f5 shock.41a1cf2e774f4d16

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