EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 134
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Everyone came out 9955e320d2 to the front 97e35a5166 of the main a8619b6721 building to welcome 4e087e4a85 the young duke, 888a58e214 who had returned 72934dae15 from his first eb8bc4714a territorial inspection without dc6af78450 any issues.0a2c31cc5ce31425
“I was worried when 5ccd0ed292 I heard the teleport a24ced2f79 gate was closed, but aceeeff14b I’m so relieved you 4d4aa8ded0 made it back safely f6ece407dd before the graduation ceremony.”abfb579c14e49078
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Lucio gave 71ed6e440c a small fd29db03a7 nod to cd0fd2d01e the duchess, e905817a15 who smiled e831bc09dd warmly at 86f28bb01a him.ed1cb3bfd71dcdec
Then, he lifted his b0f3d2e931 gaze and scanned the ee4d66db1f family members who had e1eb4d5061 come to greet him.1d97ca9063e244d7
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It wasn’t surprising feceafdcac to see his 5bd0692e88 mother and younger c1a46c3bfd siblings, but the 7bf380ab4b presence of his c1f4e314b7 father, who should 696c5eb19e have been at 8aabfc4cd7 the Imperial Palace, 0af1eda4ee was unexpected.73794dd80e7f4996
At that 2e1fb8c34a moment, a 3ee6e1ad10 strange sense edc0561626 of unease 7b478f824f crept over a46d86d24f Lucio. He looked bb0e8525ee over the c9575f9f3d gathered people 172b8735b9 once more.0b11ac1dfaf1af8b
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The source of 7e36f26da9 his unease was 3c42dcd68a quickly revealed, someone 04e2582cff who should have 82e17f90a6 been here was c581798a54 missing.d346d166a8a95b55
Did she catch abd23a3a1f a cold?49ba8ef24f947b4a
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He recalled the c030dbc5d3 small figure curled 029c26fdf1 up, waiting for 66f99f0d9e him in the 241b0e51f9 heavy snowfall for 6626dcba84 hours.259b74a95919a816
Though several days had 947db758fe passed, her frail and aec4ca2e2d undernourished body might not 20990ed1ce have withstood the bitter 72636e5d32 cold.24935e9e948c35cd
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It was a good c98e8392ef decision to return to e3030dd8e4 the estate immediately upon 32fa8dd650 arriving in the capital, 56df11f60f without stopping to receive 8e03653c43 any reports.3c6d0fdece4101f7
Just as that thought 210793a03a crossed his mind—aebef45cacc178b7
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“Huuu… big brother!”0d4b2a7193a7b982
Suddenly, Diana 72acea7e3d burst into 200e691d53 sorrowful tears 1fdee89b6e and threw 5f6eabb6b6 herself into 2c87fbd9c8 his arms.fd4558ac341f8aa4
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“Diana?”a3f02ff69e41f991
Lucio looked at 4edb701450 her in confusion, 6ae3270704 but her crying ba295d2907 only grew louder. A strange discomfort stirred 3a847026af in his chest.b90a1a30197c34a2
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He turned to 6eb6e284c8 his family for cdd74d2819 an explanation, but d15f926b09 they all awkwardly b627d2aebb avoided his gaze.ccd00a12085322b0
“Sis’s gone… Hic…”b7525dc9471ccf17
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“…What?”f9c8ad2e3f0e8fd9
“She left Dana. I want to see c2071ecdcf her.”942ac6e07b1bc3fc
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Lucio’s face froze, f6be3984dc his eyes blinking ad3f2cf1f8 slowly. The blue eyes, which dc79e30d48 rarely revealed his emotions, abe8476e32 wavered with uncertainty.c4b89afa62a6544f
“…Gone?”fe55bcd9157caae7
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Diana nodded as she 8f90e42d7a sobbed even harder.f975f5aa7705f24d
“Lucio, let’s go 2c12a91536 inside first.”776322f4c30278f3
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“Yes, we’ll explain 3538e62adb everything in detail c434b668b8 once we’ve settled 9c15a23bf7 inside.”7463af1c45131ffb
Both his mother and eab6107247 father spoke in turn, f35b38e707 but their voices barely 83a17de4e5 registered in Lucio’s ears.12aa66e5afee93bf
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She really left? Why?31ae5214b1b9f4b3
She had promised him 7230551aa2 that day that she bb945dbf52 wouldn’t leave the duchy.f28d9f31bf9c72f9
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I shouldn’t 29ca4a8242 have believed cc4055a159 her. I should a3a88953c1 have assigned 774a3b2e36 someone to 1b40369323 watch her 2241a15574 at the 6569211889 estate…fdd4a1b797d12331
“Lucio.”0e6d5057567a41fa
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He had been 92be8ce89a so lost in f326063edd thought that he 0c47935ed3 didn’t even notice 2f467d38ef his father approaching 496a5537d7 until the duke af3f618244 placed a hand fc7a505e87 on his shoulder 8dfef59fcc and called his 01aee058b2 name again.14a73fc8ce27e03d
“…Where did she go?”647fb293ff27ceaa
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“Let’s talk in the 121bc984af study.”22c077add09c93bb
The duke, glancing 8d3c31e942 at his dazed af72a7e26f son in bewilderment, 377fe2f2ac led him toward a28a550a84 the study.b41ee8debaed91ac
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He had waited 8bade43589 to personally receive 1982e292dc him, both to 3e90c05d46 congratulate Lucio on a8eb53b7d3 his successful inspection 6a165e5f41 and because his 844c92b42d wife was worried 985a27ea73 about how he 74978cc9b5 would react.4be97dd0ec855591
‘But I 16bfaf4df7 never expected 7b40320d45 to see ee0b3193d1 him like acdf438862 this.’a4697ec5d7843661
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As he looked at b89b4243a8 his son, who felt c277078d11 strangely unfamiliar today, the 4cc4cb3285 duke began his explanation.2dcff9e6327c63f0
And a 9ece93f3e3 short while 7ee02ae42e later.8950024aa4f44292
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“Lucio! Are you bacab8d9d1 even listening?”03bd459d39bb9ddb
“…”59495528d5ee928f
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“Well, I suppose 5556bef499 it’s hard to 695a261d48 believe. I couldn’t believe it 8f704711d0 either. Even now, when I e54492ee2a think about it—how could d3e353e811 that angelic child be…?”fb050602d7eac106
“Dear.”f7951d2f9453799c
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The duchess quickly 2d4e36d93b stopped her husband e207e4b449 from getting carried c9422f59c2 away and rambling. Then, she gently added,b28da75cdbaa478e
“We wanted to b9c3f314ba tell you right 15c697c52c away, but as 6507e0388d you know, the df1a173f8c teleport gate was 02a7b82f53 blocked.”0ea03e5b81a63ae6
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“So you’re 65135ceb3b saying she 655bcd9bc7 was really…”f30b5725153c7b53
“She is the 3346f3fce5 Grand Duke’s lost f05c6d7122 daughter.”8a2a25cb8171c066
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“…Ha.”a3ffe44d7c079cdd
A dry laugh fbcea36d3c escaped Lucio’s lips.8f86fd6920cc92e5
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The duchess, watching f0ef15a26e him closely, hesitated 77326a052f before adding,fb6dbd245d57e9eb
“Oh, right. Before she left, a0240b5f2b Lia asked me 8650ec8087 to give you 0b20667f8e a message.”16ff84c96adae0b1
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“…What is it?”87df02d2f388c791
“She said, c1b1fd144a ‘Thank you d3b0fe2050 for being 170edd68a5 kind to cefc697606 me.’”1bae9baa7a449d2f
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“I see.”e2b233bb7b94f4a5
Lucio nodded, his face 2db61ad4d6 now devoid of any 6105b651c6 earlier turmoil.59c3f42f025b0914
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‘This is a good ed1c1c15c9 outcome.’65628c377c88afbe
The House of Elard was one of only two ducal families in the empire, enjoying unparalleled power and wealth under the imperial family’s trust. However, they had no particularly close alliances with other noble houses.75eef6e488409f9e
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Even the Marquisate 1a5d6473da of Diapel, with e52af96729 whom they had e1c41a477b relatively amicable relations, 0808ab338a was a military-oriented 3eb0e05d2c family and not d75aad2629 a significant force e786dcc533 in the political ec76d5d986 landscape of the 1a4b871100 capital.51186aceab441124
In such 9a6a2b8c79 circumstances, strengthening 4c003ceab9 ties with 6c6f4bcb5f the House da28e4743e of Belus, 70d7258e19 a grand 89956fac9c duchy that 456273806f owned mana 1dad1cd48f stone mines f61d668429 and the cac39f9eb9 Mage Tower, 3c3a7bb7a6 would be 66b64e7f0c an invaluable 8177abf189 asset.77a168626d137a20
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Of course, his father 059fb48310 had maintained a good be3c76d744 relationship with Ascart since 6dbaa0802b long ago, but finding c8c0b9c9cb the lost grand princess d64ab90bc8 would undoubtedly solidify their 65ca3f25ec bond even further.9e4c7d019f187cae
At that moment, 1f9e71719c as Lucio reached 7c1c4e1ac1 a perfectly rational 7cc3acc79a and logical conclusion, b9cf58b81e he suddenly stood a42d800f42 up.29a559c78cfc6fe6
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“…Lucio?”65c222007873c967
“I will visit a8a0272795 the marquisate.”0365b4e62f2e288c
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“To see the grand 01f3b2006b duke’s son?”8993e1bf03f1feaf
Lucio and Ascart had 080fea7135 been friends for a 40ac2768b3 long time, so it f39b1d51d0 was only natural that a2f035c3e9 they would be together e7d87e618f in this joyous occasion.6701fc70d09464b6
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Moreover, since few f4b0433cf8 people were aware 2b63487b74 of the grand 6acbb1b245 princess’s return or cf84a1ad5f the details surrounding 5b159527b0 it, Ascart was 9f1ebed3ae likely itching to 2ee4f319eb talk about it.40f540c2e48eb33e
Recalling Ascart’s bright 2d78243529 expression as he d4acf1c809 proudly introduced his cfd63c41f5 little sister, the c82ee846de duchess smiled and 34910cd2f3 said,31fd34049d62a8ab
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“But you just 87e6ab4350 got back. Why don’t b63be4e4db you rest d75c855efd a bit 33cb1933af first?”3510a0aa142b9e9b
“I’m fine. I had plenty d63e9889e9 of time to 0f173a0373 rest while I 7446764033 was stuck in 6ae87bf2b6 the territory.”678a8d3060f13ab2
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“I see. Then, take care.”3d3147ad69d57726
Watching Lucio immediately 6948497fbf leave, the duchess 45ea659ed1 tilted her head 256f19004a slightly in puzzlement.513d2b79463d3cc3
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At first, 989cd33012 Lucio seemed 3aba44a12e quite flustered d506988c33 upon learning bc278c45ec that Lia 01ecffeb13 was gone, 4f42f06669 but he ae26d49791 quickly regained fcc2081122 his usual 868b3e7813 composure.0b0ac1ff7878eccc
Yet, for 4b7085f1ca some reason, 46b3ccd2cd there seemed a1d0df2101 to be f08fd8c3db a hidden e275398d09 edge to ec872f87d7 his final 4b693f093a words. It even felt 3daa3754c7 like he was 060b02c321 gritting his teeth.5ecf94cd897b35cc
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‘…It must be my 905e6f373f imagination.’9d02be24dbebc11f
“Pfft!”c92b251d0f92a87f
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Just then…819bbf5c98a8337f
Hearing a sudden 23a09fc93f burst of laughter, 90e28c8d98 Lucio turned his f76b61010c head to see 42f35f2dd9 his father laughing 97875cfe0c uproariously, slapping the 6e9499e042 sofa in amusement.5a03f7ab79215a98
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Lucio hesitated e8a83f9a6b as he dc6edade88 stepped into f6a01d7a55 the marquisate’s 106a7edc33 estate under 777fa3e623 the butler’s 8bba2c59f1 guidance.a5a1cececa3f8462
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Though he hadn’t visited 8a0c15b19b often, the atmosphere was e89fadfcdd drastically different from usual.1eb5011df2cf2f6d
The mansion, ea10d2ec9f which normally 46d6a4c848 exuded the 80e122995c austere and fa0b5ab8e5 disciplined air 9eb1ec9cb2 befitting a 3735fa530c military family, 9efb61f567 was now 6f14ae13f0 filled with 343b3f856c a soft, d33d8094af sweet aroma 296b954bb7 as if c34475834d he had 263b6e50e5 stepped into 3b56ea5dea a dessert b0f2e1e2a0 café.256d4d942af2b6ed
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“Lucio!”1e03718d0b928598
At that moment, the 6514c86efb drawing room doors flew 2083a46e94 open, and Ascart himself 072b80212a greeted Lucio.a66b69063644d382
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Seeing the butler bow 6d50d006ae and take his leave, 9e2cfdc560 Ascart’s eyes sparkled with c776ec3d03 excitement.fecb024626ac08f7
“You just 805cd06ce0 got back 89adadc127 today? Since you came 2c55cd5357 straight to see 6e08e41c97 me, I guess e709b8ba80 you’ve already heard 1befaa5063 the news?”6ce089f0d6203eec
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“Yeah. Where’s the marquis?”90691863f0cb0182
“Grandfather’s not a38315a382 here right 2bd57ebbbe now!”5b92917cc28d0cb8
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Waving off any formalities, 3ef4eb45a1 Ascart led Lucio to b786e47e62 the sofa.8ae9bd5b4d60c562
Lucio narrowed 61a21aeb4e his eyes a6c6e31360 as he f86e621ecd studied him.fd751fd0b20882e8
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Ascart was always 841f913c44 kind and warm, 185fb5df1d but he had 8ec0626cca never seen him 483e656970 this cheerful before.0af3c55b521b4e62
…No, actually, he used 203b3808d1 to be like this a61a6778be when we were kids.c5e1f4cd6224e507
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A distant c8571682cb memory surfaced—back b8eccef85f before the c7c06026e8 grand princess 1e77ea1a91 had gone 555c408ba8 missing, Ascart 1c97b37a09 had been 4e9284ea80 nothing but 830c3b6fb9 pure sunshine.cb8846163194a632
‘Is he taking after 28905f0310 that child?’ea8f54b67fc2c35f
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Lucio silently 459ef02824 observed Ascart, c84775d535 who radiated bda42820f1 happiness as b3cfeaf0bc he chattered bf649abe33 away.91a3828074005e0d
Before he knew it, 627ce2ce22 time had passed, and 0afc7c12fe he had already downed d63b8aa34e three cups of tea.db62e675d4f62997
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“Now that I think about it, I must have felt an instinctive connection to Lia the first time I saw her at the academy.”2057759b189197b8
“I see.”6865fa0b2f2a2701
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“I just wish Mother had felt the same. That poor girl must have suffered so much in silence.”13a644d3eba7a48d
Even as Ascart continued ddeb14bfcf to talk endlessly, Lucio, ac1d98d394 instead of coldly cutting f3f7bb18cc him off as usual, 4ee89ebdbc displayed an unusual amount 81929260e6 of patience.757542fa55f2e288
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Noticing this, b9b22a63dc Ascart was 610f7b36f3 even more d626b15ebf moved and 5b4a95d144 grew even f1895a8deb more excited.0b4c4eefb1e8504f
“But isn’t 793c764c3f she amazing? How did she even f9e9a4c245 think of going to 4b6ad884ce the temple? If it were 0fb1ef4f4c me, I would’ve 148b21916d just given up.”8ac510d69dc2a1f9
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Lucio didn’t respond.1791b203b25730d7
A vision 70f9219551 of Lia 895856b808 flashed through 355d1db373 his mind, 22deceb7f7 her eyes cc76055c99 red and b8a910778d swollen as 8bec92e442 if she 985a18cbc0 had cried 4378487303 too much.316984be3deb9075
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And at 207b84a0cc the same f2c7a5462f time, the c9a4c88bb5 sight of afac1a33df her frantically ae5676b11d demanding money.099d676aa2f15721
Ascart let 08be34646c out a e6c84c0665 deep sigh.30ab8886b1573bd3
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“Our Lia must be 845e43a9d4 almost at the grand d23e2aed9d duchy by now. I wish I 3571e87a74 could’ve gone with 280e5e2447 her.”4d9bde7bea7a2e9d
“Why is the graduation 8d8ae15224 ceremony so late?”a49ea30c687b2ab6
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Lucio quietly 7c7e650cfc watched Ascart ff9d5e6416 grumble before 437b731247 suddenly pulling e38577e31e a fountain a63f032d03 pen from c23e98baa1 his pocket.53495d4a8aa74b5e
“Here. Take this.”3d86b29bd759bb9c
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“Huh?”75017da9d36f1703
“You said you 5efb7a52f8 liked it when 7125d2c11f I lent it 451b9e57f9 to you last c56572d92e time, didn’t you?”e7b6d729a6a8d70a
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“Oh, well… 01e33bf111 yeah, but…”95efd0d3f05d4c92
Ascart looked da14d40246 confused as 592f358cf5 Lucio rummaged 21ad527c88 through his 97f502f5db pockets again.cda7a9808f2e2522
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“…?”b919e00451e3760e
“This is a pocket c7f28d60fa watch crafted by an 9c304839ce artisan from the Kingdom bc52700dfb of Rudin. It runs on 96cfa16403 magic stones and b14844794d will always keep d942474549 perfect time unless 06374a5c3f broken.”c9a739be24932078
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Handing over 06ed33af0b the watch, 7d20a0b5be Lucio added,dc062fceebc28dca
“Since you do a a61ca8dbbc lot of experiments, you f68fcc57ba probably need it more f63202dfab than I do.”476e8a3aebb59fa6
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For a moment, Ascart 398e77ac67 was speechless.90fb7d729a134444
Lucio, seeing 7eb9e8ec96 him blink fb59da0522 in shock, 784da4f297 continued nonchalantly.a9ed0dbc96384b20
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“Try it out. If you 80c3e0cf5a like it, f6134d9732 let me 3f114d95aa know. I can order a 7b6caa6ecb few more and send dadb2e3161 them to the grand c205c55f13 duchy.”8855c9bc7ce64749
“Huh? Oh… Thanks. But why are you—”1ff8ef8dc3a45cd1
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“Also, take this.”93d950eb4b1b3576
Lucio cut off Ascart’s 8e3786e45c flustered question and handed 9b085fbe3a over something wrapped in cb243efc29 brown paper.a388ee31b09cf9b9
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Feeling as cc2ae4a0cd if he bff64102d2 were under 2915daa333 some kind d131a282a0 of spell, 4a9feda48d Ascart unwrapped dc3a8a82ce the thick, 237bb1eb86 heavy package.8ca6d9f72e6c4bb2
“What is this…? Wait—!”5f07dde9b90658b1
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As soon as he 8c9e77bd74 tore off the last 0718dc6f11 bit of wrapping, his 030f178073 eyes widened in shock.0e6ae8d251f8313b
“The Advanced a56a86529a Theoretical Magic aa960e1f13 book by 08be9f086a Avissio!”da7545e2de389b94
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“You mentioned wanting to read it before. I found a copy in the duchy’s library, so I brought it.”9f2203a48e0ff959
“Lucio, you…!”378d05aaca6dc2e1
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Overwhelmed with emotion, 071d42d610 Ascart looked up 7071d1dfd1 at Lucio, his c98dee4b6e eyes glistening.6a9eb0cd49a38bc4
“This is a c3faa2cee6 rare edition! It’s impossible to 254f9619b9 find… Thank you ac779b0cbc so much. I’ll read fb3ff0dc9a it carefully 3e184f7cff and return 9cdf213f08 it before 15922f4590 the graduation 5594489e7b ceremony!”3851638c22f5bbfc
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“No need. It’s yours.”ed067c722f1d4065
“Lucio…!”0ed7cb5478cb087c
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Overcome with gratitude, Ascart 63d5bb39dc jumped up and spread 140f549f0e his arms wide, ready 289ca46ff3 to embrace Lucio.ae36016cabde553d
But Lucio swiftly e0627ac9a6 dodged and spoke 7e51d8a3f0 calmly.be41848511b475d6
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“By the way, Ascart.”b23820c1c23e90a6
“Hm?”551cccbcfc6395d0
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Ascart looked at cd0df83277 him expectantly, his 53a4979f5e expression full of a72001b81e enthusiasm.e3c3e27967a25b3a
Seeing that, Lucio 3176b2a26a smirked slightly and cde926916b asked,3c5f0e44fcbcd307
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“Would it d9fdc95191 be alright 644e260bf0 if I 490c0a55f4 visited the ddc06aa5fb grand duchy?”0fe6143d1cee0ed3
Ascart beamed brightly and df26851887 responded.68727aa3665408dd
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“Nope.”54c96de97d9ca11b
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