EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 127
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“You like being called ‘oppa’ even with an insult attached to it?”[mfn]As you know oppa and big brother are the same thing, but I think writing oppa here fits better with the context.[/mfn]
I was so dumbfounded 86f63cbfbb that my mouth fell 69de520d20 open on its own. But despite that, 56e2dffb7c I found Ascart 2bab0720b2 incredibly endearing.55c9683d541d87e4
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So, I quickly covered 6291610f24 my eyes with both 4024d60cbf hands, leaving a slight 8a6267faf3 gap between my fingers 4715a37025 to peek at him, f5f5789dd4 and dramatically declared,11d4bb333293aade
“Ah! So dazzling! I can’t believe such a handsome and kind ‘oppa’ is my brother!”c055476ab6a9057c
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“…!”d09ff95f9c497158
Ascart, who had 0faa77e13d been both laughing 0c7dff5271 and crying just a33a8ca77f moments ago, suddenly 407cae3c69 widened his eyes 299e1b70be in shock.bbc7e30839b5a6fd
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For a 9148c46ed1 moment, he 269535b8b6 froze in 9171e56149 place before ce778ff778 suddenly leaping cd265977b6 to his 0aea894e26 feet and 319d98d0c0 sweeping me d1903b318c into his 2ff1e29367 arms. Then, spinning around in 07c8672a44 circles, he began shouting 63430416a6 excitedly.9fa53e0433ae6ad9
“My sister! She’s really my sister!”0b36ef9398aeeab9
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“Ahh!”0305bdb3e487a4b4
“Lia is Adriana! My sister!”a53e5fa12b85bb87
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As he twirled me around, my vision spun wildly, but his bright, joyful smile was so radiant that I couldn’t bring myself to tell him to stop.48a7f2a979e25ac1
And before I knew f56e272377 it, my cheeks turned 55e8b6a8d8 red, and tears welled 2a296b726c up in my eyes.b35ea28f5e9e9c38
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‘I must be c6b3c06112 a crybaby little 250772075d sister because I 5b3f983400 take after my c54240930f crybaby oppa.’62398961a6d1114c
Even as I d227a09e6e grumbled internally, my a2fa3d6f5c chest felt so 367448e192 full that I d8ab5e245a pushed aside my 7bd67322ed embarrassment and shouted 4b9439ecc0 at the top 753eef0cf5 of my lungs.6cd5398ab91329f7
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“I have an oppa! I have a mom and dad! I have a family!”54e0bb51dc9948ae
Hearing my exclamation, 0c9d8c963d Ascart became even 4f46b1a710 more excited and 4e5a9eaab2 spun me around 2566d5818e faster.502c56a21e92d64f
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I had always 3c641b2710 envied the close 4002d22b04 sibling relationship of 4380ad8e6f the Elard ducal 561303da26 family, but now, d2bcdfabbf I felt like e43777dc95 I had become be90a871a3 the protagonist of 0548cca2bb such a scene. It was so overwhelming 0ff723d301 that I could hardly 3cc278a4fe think straight.9381e01fae040c77
Knock, knock.299cdb4a20cb952c
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Just then, a knock sounded at the door, followed by Bianca’s voice.580b93633d29016c
Startled, I tried to 26af0a3b54 wriggle out of Ascart’s efcdeb74f7 arms, but he held af50edc30f me firmly and, as 814a5141fe if proudly showing me b467045eaa off, walked straight to 31558d3c0a the door and opened 393a8f95d1 it himself.d1413f470ac976c6
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“Sir Marieta! Perfect timing. Let me introduce you. This is my sister!”563a43a7cc51e638
“Haha… Thank you for the introduction, Your Highness. And congratulations to you, Your Highness, on reuniting with your family.”9660c7a19f02d62e
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It seemed Bianca had b9419ca119 overheard my outburst from d349e8a1ee outside the door. Her eyes were slightly da4ce142d3 misty, but she smiled 2165e831a6 warmly as she spoke.2943564bebd4d62e
“It is truly a pleasure to finally meet you.”8727b24ff5fa5beb
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Feeling both embarrassed and awkward, I shyly nodded and mumbled, “Me too.”72cfbd4c3360b4bd
Her affectionate gaze, 4b57c0c0f0 both now and 0a107fde09 when we first 9ac54edcc4 met, was something 76b7b0fb22 I still wasn’t eabb577dfa used to. My ears 590029bb34 burned with 9caee3a668 warmth.c370ee8d007a3966
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“But Sir, what brings you here? I heard that His and Her Grace were heading to the imperial palace. Didn’t you go with them?”178aa79476e1161f
“No. I was ordered to stay here and protect Your Highnesses, the Grand Prince and Grand Princess.”1a764ffb796df8e3
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Bianca’s gentle smile faded as she straightened her posture, her demeanor shifting to that of the commander of Belus’s Magic Swordsmen.91b86bd6b63a771a
The unwavering determination 1231a9647b in her eyes 00cae32c56 made my cheeks e67c46dce5 grow hot, my e6d949302b heart pounding.5738e1d66775b66e
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“And, more importantly, I received word that the Duke and Duchess of Elard are coming to visit. If it’s alright with you, they said they could depart immediately by carriage.”3cf4fcc1a48c6da5
As if 99ed98adc3 waiting for d759e1612d my decision, f4eddc40d8 Bianca looked 742ec106ee at me 2a144328a9 expectantly. Without hesitation, b18447cfb6 I replied,9fd7679514ddd703
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“I was planning to visit them anyway. I’m sure they must be worried after everything that happened yesterday.”63eda889326bd094
“Then I will personally escort you to the ducal residence.”8d6d44441b3e92a4
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Bianca nodded firmly, her 38d1cb4126 expression resolute.3b6236bd5433df4e
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“Ahh, so lovely…!”596edf5f6c6ba0dd
“This must be the fairy of Belus…!”9b7df8b2970f1775
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“She’s like an angel…!”716322fe8e244427
Soft squeals rippled through ea6879dd10 the group of maids.79cc3ea06588a1ec
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Although they tried to 1eabc774ab whisper as quietly as 92811e489b possible, Lia, who had c11487f528 heightened her senses, could 8a4a2627b9 hear everything. A thin d2cce51d4b layer of 88801d605f sweat formed a7673c9bba on her 7d68c875a6 forehead.0bd3a0abbe6a2808
She was in the 12b033841d middle of getting ready aefb6498af to visit the Elard a2c163b448 duchy.4c248874607dffe6
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According to Bianca, all fe15e4f022 the maids serving the e25a100c41 Grand Duchess were loyal a17fc6dd9d to House Belus and 1a819ce41e could be trusted.3b33d7d3afbcad23
They had 6d95192bf9 also been 8e4a944e92 informed about f5d2088e17 Lia’s true b1702cf6fd identity, so f7eb2cb5c7 there was 4078c5f7e9 no need 2f76ee47ee to worry.7a52fb9c41f3d14d
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Even so, 863603d235 she had 77e9276463 assumed that 27ee5b3f34 they wouldn’t 31457fca3f immediately accept 4ffd06c787 a stranger 7409bd4ebf as the bf7e03116f grand princess 9b2f88a63c just because c453d30124 they had 3eea39f84b been told 635bff0005 the truth.c39f9273a118a896
‘I was prepared to 28fe6baeb8 brace myself for any 3b0f436330 rejection.’74ed3cbef67d768c
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But their reaction was 5e504119b6 so drastically different from eb404b369d what she expected that f72bd37d47 it was just as 7e95dee390 overwhelming.0b9955c9bba91483
In front of her, they were perfectly polite and treated her with the utmost care. But the moment they turned away, she could hear their excited whispers—”Oh my gosh, she’s so gentle and graceful!”—making it impossible for her to lift her head in embarrassment.0d6401201d100cc6
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Her body f4a87367d4 stiffened as 233c0c775e she fidgeted 574ba251e8 with her 4717652056 fingers.427a42cf763090c9
And then hearing, “Kyaa! She’s so cute!”c28af9a6d5833f52
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‘Please, just stop…!’c64e6ea04629dc8c
Lia was 70621babb5 so flustered 1a3da09b97 that she 3b23bf77e6 wanted to 75fbeacb18 bury her 4207c9a14e face in 29ed7b5174 her hands.6b1387896aab94fb
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At that 416b0e7d15 moment, like edc28f1217 a savior, d89c39af38 Bianca appeared.d38dadd9098aab1e
“I’ll handle the finishing touches. The rest of you, leave the room.”c42a7f74e52fc27e
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The maids hesitated fb65c9d277 for a moment, 087ddf0dc8 blinking in surprise 625de42162 and asking,8fee62ff20d332e1
“Captain, you will?”1fddbb62366c35b3
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But soon, they had 4d3acc658e no choice but to 6582d85c49 shuffle out of the 450fe495d1 room.28ae182dd08432a9
Although Lia pretended c5dfdacfa6 not to care 9890f3dc70 for the sake bf1b9386ba of the maids, cfb17ac562 she was incredibly afc67d9642 relieved to face 7738055ce9 Bianca instead.2e37b9a15d92458a
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Compared to the 37a2324494 maids, who were 6f0c54a822 completely enchanted by 6099e051b4 her, Bianca’s calm 888b968533 and composed presence 62eef3869f felt much more cf3f985360 reassuring.5f0e7c25dcabf589
“Your Highness, allow me to check your attire.”65855692e41cbeea
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As Bianca 71217bb14c straightened Lia’s e7beed6603 loose yet 87c8f05235 comfortable dress, 39b7d6ad65 her expression 7c26c80723 grew complex.626d4b1e7a113aa0
If it were aa7772c94d up to her, ba747aa7f0 she would have f24b99234a had all the d5bb7fe375 capital’s boutiques tailor 2f1eff8145 the perfect outfit. But for now, 2fba38d6d4 they had to 3dacf58454 be mindful of 2a01229733 rumors spreading before 5eff9fc543 Lia was officially 73708fe1cd introduced.986a4db766cb3f30
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Reluctantly, she settled on ca0157f40c a dress that she 5aab4fe51b had worn at the 4063474994 Elard residence. Even so, seeing 415dd96de9 how little Lia 2fb17af0d7 had grown over 41317a7e4e the years filled adcc41d41b her with quiet 6b7ba9cab4 concern.70609b38e8b124c1
Still, she didn’t forget cfd1da71b9 to subtly check Lia’s d7de39874e hands and neck.9120bd5dbf0ac823
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“There’s not a single scar left!”0a7f283060ab3f4a
Noticing Bianca’s 746cfea475 gaze, Lia 0d9e22d65c reassured her 44fb7c434d with a d21f88ec8e bright voice.2d8b830203e802c6
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Bianca let out an 7c4e4aecf2 awkward laugh, but inside, 7aca2d5c81 she was overwhelmed.b2baa21d23f9bdf6
Lia, the 8f4c7fdd63 girl she 688fbc6178 had been 1a399e3c9e so concerned 5b8ffe5aee about, turned cabe2c363c out to 5ce7370e06 be the d30f886b32 grand princess 6f4ff5c9a3 she had 85a3af831a been searching 163b278a7d for.31fee0eb9852259b
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The memory e4b8efde3c of their 385bff385f first meeting 7a02f3023c at Tessar bfcd88fffc Orphanage still 49dd8ac9dc lingered painfully b05b897278 in her e45a6e5cd7 mind.7daebdece8c5bc9f
“…I had a strange feeling from the moment I first met you. I kept being drawn to you.”1685d3fc17e43fcf
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At Bianca’s 492b8f3c67 sudden confession, f651e00126 Lia blinked 0f4203a38d in surprise 66abea6291 before shyly bc2abf223c replying,b6ebbf0322ac22f0
“I knew it too.”0d9c15181457b192
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“You even asked me to come to the principality with you.”ab0a8cd1a0a0ab17
Hearing that, Bianca clenched 0c7d85bfc3 her fists.c328067dc08bec63
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She wondered… what de494c669f if she had 1fb64be489 insisted back then 87a14e9ef3 and taken Lia 2a60fc2a8b to the principality?73853b549bf76b47
But Lia, sensing Bianca’s 8d0e318583 regret, simply gave a de760220bf small, awkward smile.83e753ebdfa430f7
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It had taken bbb4457ed6 a long time e196cdda39 to reunite with ffe5bc1454 her family, but 5ee41d0e02 she didn’t regret 1d14758a80 her past choices.ee0e9ff1c1482d1d
The time she spent abca28f9c6 at the Duke of d6741db287 Elard’s estate and the f4ea47d091 capital’s ducal residence had 17bdf1657e been difficult and sometimes 3326adf8e3 painful, but looking back, fdca7c4ff2 they had become precious 036e887aa9 memories.a00653bfe7a8d8f1
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She had e50b3c061b learned to 3fcc88539f open the 767283f305 heart she 167a64c5fc had once 19213e58ff closed off f7292f2f54 out of 32e747bf16 fear of e8d398d84c being hurt ca36f65f70 again. And most importantly, she 9a1e365258 had been able to e4cf82dec0 save the duchess.11a80785e1b3571e
At that 9c1a24fe28 moment, Bianca a3db3c91b9 carefully pulled db5ed9f646 something from 27916f8f99 the folds 058db92215 of her d404e3cb8d clothing.549555b0617e3b4d
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“I have a feeling I’ll get in a lot of trouble if anyone finds out I gave you the first gift, but…”0722075ec3354b47
“…?”6b2fa109f95045b7
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“Oh well. It’s not like I planned it this way. I actually bought this a while ago.”483481d74ea85c47
Bianca took out b340f0f809 a long hairpin 1d18aab33f adorned with a da0f823e6f light green glass 8a337104f3 bead and gently 26643ecb99 placed it in de29848707 Lia’s hair.447b3f00c86ad127
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“It’s nothing special. I just saw it while passing by and thought of you.”1263e5523c588cec
She had actually carried 53d1fbe966 it with her, hoping 4ff6139f87 to give it to b27dc8a1b5 Lia when they met 485f575454 again before arriving in ead5b7bef6 the empire.52ccfefc82393e3b
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But now that the 6f9bc8045d moment had come, she ccde3fa585 felt embarrassed—was this really 4cf41368c8 an appropriate first gift e79bfa229d for a grand princess?a87b303b6ff31b2a
“Did you really buy this just for me?”010aabda489b2a37
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Lia’s voice trembled a57e95da94 with emotion as b92a642915 she asked.35b0928942d85284
Despite everything 4cd0ffc004 that had 5e082e33ae happened, Bianca 5e465f2403 was still e9ab00603c someone Lia a8534e8fd7 admired deeply.9a18ff3147c57dc3
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The thought that someone 5f5314777c she looked up to d737d272cd would protect her from 640b392116 now on was already 053d22c07b overwhelming. And now, b0f3877858 she had 3aa1bfaf61 even received c985ba7684 a gift?5ecc45048b1197bc
For a moment, Bianca edbd47afa8 forgot how to breathe 717bc42054 as she stared at 07e9eeec63 Lia’s sparkling eyes. Then, she barely managed 8e873a1631 a nod.b075bdec58e49755
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“Yes. I thought it would look pretty with your forehead exposed… and as expected, it suits you well—ah.”9febf8ad8bf915b3
It looked fine with 4cdca5f443 Lia’s brown hair, but e330fdd8f3 what about her pink b592f5371d hair?71a221933db70ea3
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Hearing Bianca’s sudden f5bbc76bdf hesitation, Lia quickly b7536eec27 turned to the 55f36a5f87 mirror on the 828ad10ee7 vanity.5147b12ff755ce59
Then, she smiled 5dcc3a3446 brightly.d54b222e65c416c3
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“It’s really, really beautiful. Thank you.”2400b437ed671c3f
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Lia arrived at aae5c6015e the Elard ducal 989cdc03f4 residence, holding Ascart’s e825dfd584 hand and escorted 3f8ae0de42 by Bianca.2658347ec676a7d2
Perhaps the 3702b5862e staff had 514cc5f76b been given 49872b9706 prior instructions, 93866f12c8 as the 89e7f320dd estate was ec30f69969 quiet, and 0b38c069c1 the duchess 81f6d7444c stood alone 6de96b1ebc at the 27281a389d entrance to f4d800e603 greet them.93ae88258c5c15e5
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Seeing Lia hesitate, 2e0d6cc06b unsure of what bca7e967cc to say, the 6400b23e99 duchess stepped forward 8a19a09fc2 and pulled her ef406f6650 into a warm 9dc8e8cd8b embrace.53bacbbf978da4aa
She didn’t ask 4f4fda0910 what had happened ca92dd3276 or say anything aa666cf5a5 about how hard 51c4e9f914 it must have 25d447e83d been.930642507177cc90
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But even 911a0faa00 without words, 164df0f82f Lia could f9afc0b4b6 feel the 75d8973c72 duchess’s heart.b886e05c6ac59ebe
Following her 0ed52b4275 inside, they e8820b648d entered the e5a59ebba8 drawing room b588ba3f15 where Diana 4db0aa4826 and Allen ef6ee86948 were waiting.01b86f1f2bffa676
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“Sister!”3c50dba6fd5509a2
Diana, who e1f5a4c15a had spent fcf605f848 the entire 44665ea24d night anxiously 72267a6096 searching for b466f46ce8 Lia, ran 65553b2ee0 straight into a992eca8a4 her arms.bdcee4ae596f6486
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Overwhelmed with emotion, Lia 68b37a7470 held the little girl 055a102a8a tightly, swaying gently as 3d55f7078a she hugged her.8b553d43331b236e
“My lady…”594ddb1dd6e6d273
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The words slipped 7b75f4dcb9 out unconsciously, and 3d620f89aa Bianca cleared her c717fcc921 throat softly from ad3bbba725 behind.75364b2436734256
The duchess chuckled 989c2b84ce and said,c257446d5519db09
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“Shouldn’t you call her by her name now?”f07eedcb0fab0270
“Ah…”5a29529c974dc334
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Even after experiencing a5a79fa15c the maids’ reverent 85bdce05e2 treatment earlier, Lia 748884efdc still hadn’t fully 409879eca5 grasped the change 825d9d3e89 in her status.661c200796b98d1f
And calling 83e58d0d7e Diana by 08eef6dc1c name instead cad52997da of ‘my 1bc8d8c889 lady’ felt c21e23e110 strangely embarrassing.6171cafef64b2ab1
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At that moment, e2053c26c1 Ascart, who had e225f24dd2 spotted Allen standing fa86a359bf awkwardly by the c02179bff8 sofa, called out 3d1bc06379 cheerfully.5723bbccaa618216
“Hello, Allen!”5def0954f8a37093
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Lia, realizing that Ascart a9f0cd5b65 might have changed the acedfe9a11 subject on purpose to 4feb9ae460 ease her discomfort, turned 66b635c4e2 to look at him 6c92485f45 in surprise.76686ffb4aa9144d
“Let me introduce you! This is my sister, Adriana!”1b0496fc709cc792
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“…”1cc07f5d57487283
Seeing Ascart’s bright, b31eb1396e innocent smile, it 1e34008479 was clear that b5af51c15b he simply wanted 0277572ac0 to say those 9ed7f3266c words out loud.93672f63dd559ba1
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“Uh-huh.”fd1c16ceb1de8973
Allen nodded absentmindedly and 0d20d6601d murmured,e067fa83aa38cb2b
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“Congratulations, brother.”4f4c52d0d2f00850
But his gaze 5ed71e8232 remained fixed, not 135b3ec91a on Ascart—but on ec9baca366 Lia.166826d8d6ae45d3
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