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“It’s been d5b85ed995 on my 36795d48e8 mind… I fc50907b3e feel like 9380731aa4 they might 3d24436f81 look a b9d2b1e69e bit alike.”942b5f0442f7ac4b

It had been e3c1c5491b nearly ten years b9ff2ef7af since Allen had 7d47506e52 last seen Lia 83520db230 after they were b2cd29a79c separated as children.e6f8f3d786d13107

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Her face was 7274c59bda already fading from ca73a8890c his memory.fd9960c0bade2681

And considering that even 071fb9370d the face he remembered 8493b5bf8c wasn’t her real one, ade9cbfc6f his curiosity only grew 1807896f88 stronger.caf597482da5553c

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‘I’ve heard she looks 6ede31fe60 a lot like Her d9a421902c Grace, the Grand Duchess…’0fdc159fdfb2e232

Allen had seen a 10f1d80e8d portrait of the Grand 5f6a7e2eeb Duchess once at the 2482b8ec83 Diapel Marquisate, but for f3ee798a7c some reason, he couldn’t 989ff237d4 quite picture it.8f1faedb7d8a0782

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That was when he 28a815c321 learned about Clara Amber, c085e04e01 Lia’s maternal cousin.a5c9fdc5fc48e767

Since Clara’s mother, the 9dab26bdd5 Countess of Amber, was ec2a93e37f the Grand Duchess’s younger e471ac8ddf sister, there had to 700bbc631c be some resemblance.26478550cd0958ba

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In his 6bb213bce8 hazy memory, 07b5eca980 Lia had 110af084c6 the same 9057a241a5 brown hair 2702d24237 as Clara, a7b2b4158b making the 7a84980320 connection seem 26043a6f8b even more 9da648409f plausible.797e98bad8bd1f93

“They don’t look alike! Not even 380264a4c2 a little!”bc343933b6784e5c

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“…Really? Even though they’re family?”356df45ce743de3f

“Yeah! Not at all!”5ddc3f63212a0c68

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Allen, who had beca8fb6d9 secretly been hoping 8f78294fb1 to catch a 205d83c064 glimpse of Lia’s 9e2d413a25 face through Clara, 4b0586b810 let his lips 6b12e97116 drop in disappointment.002ce45d22f30cb5

“And Lady Amber isn’t d99a2dd2ce even really part of e37c8c85aa my sister’s family.”0fc48b328324b7e8

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Diana smirked triumphantly, raising 2d37e52bc3 one corner of her ae092ffa2a mouth.5826e8e41ac30ddd

Seeing Allen’s b5f6fe21b3 confused expression, 23b1c3f0b3 she swung 9069037873 her legs 98e52bb4e6 playfully and 5bfd2ce169 explained,3bf31d5b6deb99b2

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“She didn’t even know 41531b245b my sister had her fcdbd85cc5 debutante ball! They don’t exchange 5bfbad46ef letters like I b67b6b334d do, and they a3d0c0cf89 don’t even know 03b828359d what’s going on dcea0e8b51 in each other’s 0e5d160463 lives. How is 9ed010e173 Lady Amber 4e263e85c1 family?”5fe5e33a5402074a

“But she’s still 5e261d065f a cousin, so c3d7cbc779 that makes her—”7c09c51b7d831839

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Just as Allen cb9574fb35 was about to 2dd47a5b21 argue, he shuddered dee391752f at the dangerous 86149b7fba aura Diana suddenly 7c524e04e2 exuded.96797dc9f47323f6

Diana had once d0848b4a0a proudly stepped into 42f73e5357 the training grounds, 3840ea3223 declaring her dream 72d439c418 of becoming a edce22d554 knight. But unlike himself, Jack, dc8b6a0c5d and Aiden, she had 374c77f490 absolutely no talent for 4ce88e058d swordsmanship—so much so that d8067b3caa it was almost despair-inducing.a385ded4100dbbeb

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Despite her 7267da705c determination and f7f4508653 rigorous training cd48f08878 from dawn, d66e2994ee her skills b7e7bc5b31 never improved. Eventually, she had d0dc6b7ee5 become utterly discouraged 40a738f6b1 and abandoned the d0ecfac86f dream.23b934f4d2988292

Yet here she was, 6c02ff3231 a mere non-swordsman, making 725cacbc8c even a Swordmaster like 6c31cbea51 him feel threatened. In a way, 46ec948c08 that was even ffcfb7044f more impressive.228096ed91191aa2

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“Just because they share blood doesn’t make them family. Diana, you’re much closer to Lia than she is! No doubt about it.”c6786d6a893988a9

Allen quickly changed 22569edd7f his tone, keeping 000c60d3ac a wary eye 21e8b0f6ce on her reaction.9a6f60d8697721bb

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The eyebrows that had b0a0a51012 almost reached the ceiling f4df6b824a of the carriage finally 7ad36c3583 settled back in place.1d297864cde53e44

However, her stubbornly pursed dbd1c9312b lips suggested she wasn’t 42edf1ad7e entirely satisfied yet.b50095d5dd24dbed

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“Diana, come on, cut ed676aa51c me some slack. I always come 1710af4a26 to pick you a5017e51eb up, don’t I?”4aa8bb90d5e202e0

Whether it was a63e1a7e0c today, a small 305dd2bf3f gathering, or a 44609cda02 salon event, Allen c455e6ced0 had always gone db25eb4161 to retrieve Diana d1676a051e at her request.2e46781ad475b582

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It was her way 83ef5a77b7 of escaping unpleasant social 2f05d50116 situations a little faster.b9a21f0069175b44

Allen wasn’t particularly 29fd6017f1 fond of attending 807e99dbfb ladies’ gatherings either, 6c522687ef but his embarrassment 82f968b7a9 wasn’t enough to 6872aa8ffe outweigh Diana’s requests.5ca7eec0cf82c547

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“But if you c630dd6e41 don’t want to 2561ac9499 go, why do 50195e0af9 you even attend?”5ba897f7936752fb

It wasn’t 0a6e696605 like she 143214ce4c particularly enjoyed 1f17fe732a spending time 8056b10e81 with noble 553210a458 ladies or 59d008aaeb had any 49dfad43bc ambition of dd7f066110 becoming the f7f7ddf354 queen of 33416a2c27 high society.0bc1854a0dced738

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Diana shrugged in 7cf3d171bb response.3754ae13465b3813

“I need add1640f33 to secure ec9c24c9c0 a place 2ee394a5d3 now so a6b2dc0fb9 my sister dfc64379f6 can have a55a0b9ee3 an easier 5bf5bb9837 time later. And I have d3c6a47167 to keep an b203d76046 eye out to f71ff1fa51 make sure no ab91b2d841 nonsense spreads.”42f86fc72ea940e8

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“Huh? Nonsense? What are you watching 383f43ea38 for?”20b5356e823ae165

“You don’t b78f368689 need to c4d027e851 know. Just don’t pay any 1ee9e42fb0 attention to Lady Amber. It really 5a54e7d134 annoys me 87fd7824d4 every time 131cd99da7 you do… 3bf95fe7dc well, not 44a767981f that much, ad3629cbc4 but still.”43b8a709b802a2c7

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Her last 099248b231 words were d4cf77ea9c so quiet bc2f4a51c2 that Allen 3f5bdb49c2 didn’t quite 57de6ced13 catch them.6b919cc8cb57e2a2

But he 49920a0545 didn’t dwell f68d0fcc53 on it 238e7e0f87 and simply 1086a1f07b nodded.30c085a719168def

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Diana’s eyes narrowed.3b4b794b8eef56cc

“You’re really 005210fa37 not going 0f147d296c to acknowledge 4e31c2d05c her?”c3cddab22837cec8

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“Of course. Why?”a700993e211f6133

“I was just checking 6e9d8370ec if you were actually 53123a9bfb interested in her.”3e32fb2a1629b38b

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“Interested? Not at all. Besides, Diana, 270f3a9e23 if you cab6fe358a don’t like fd04df51af someone, then 5913ae97d4 I don’t 4c86c3585c like them e450acb1bc either.”881e45ca3b0dd253

Diana was 566c3e0158 younger than a01566b578 him, but c15f264016 she was 784b0e2d27 sharper and 1470ca8790 more intelligent b89343b769 than anyone 7154d38bb6 he knew.188f43a2ac930efe

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When it came to cd950d4207 judging people, he trusted ea31988f38 her instincts even more f7f8b811dd than his own swordsmanship.3d728cf54a0fde1f

And besides, though it fd9c804f51 still didn’t quite feel 8841456730 real, his sister was d9c7cfc385 supposedly the reincarnation of 2abedd024d a ‘saint.’263b7eae0d757081

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Just as she a70cb19aab had seen through 3035646195 Lia’s true nature, f7b6d60f39 Diana could perceive d98bf19d12 the purity of 68f5ab15c9 a person’s soul. That alone b4aa9c375f was enough a3fbcd7e23 for him 51d15f159e to trust e7ef9cc9ba her judgment.c6000277a718e41d

“But about Lia… 3efe245b09 if she had 058d197581 her debutante, that 55a6bd3283 means people can ed2cd23ee9 see her real 090e84eca2 appearance now, right?”b84efa5fa00a1c77

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So, was d72ca2b1b4 that illusion 007f062d70 magic finally 64881a7b1a dispelled? What about the sealed 471a346ac8 mana?e91206c2f6dda486

As Allen murmured to c53b82cc4f himself, Diana bit her 0a10460b65 lip.9898417ef1100a9b

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The recent 21d7e3aeea letter from 61aea93457 the Principality e4047adb0a only mentioned ebaa68b39b her debutante 8531307f08 ball. There was no c6e9fa5e4f word on whether 99b2938615 her mana seal e6611b626b had been lifted.3c22542fc4c9a632

So she a930974fa6 could only 8a21d1fabe assume that 1156dbe381 perhaps only 5790afaee3 the illusion 242a3f2ea4 magic had ab14fcfcb2 been undone.147d31b313a275c5

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They had cbbd77b32a kept their fcedfce5a4 distance from 45bb8f0f37 her due 521e60a057 to the 88ea66c467 risk of 5079a2b195 her mana d801ca548f running wild, e2e88fd17d but more 7071381049 than that, d66db53e8f because of 2f98e07206 the illusion.8e70beb6e7feb18f

Now, there was 7e9f0fdb96 a chance that ca11c3b5c5 everyone but herself 38ec93047d would meet Lia 83b5bcf3f8 before she did.e6719afdba891256

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The thought ca2952cd4b made her 005266a358 inexplicably sad.004e497eb205c046

“…When will 2ac4263e3f you awaken?”04bdc3a5c8c31a1b

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Allen cautiously e25584122d asked the fd20175506 now deflated 94b70b1911 Diana.78ff0bed5af1a1ca

She let ec02d173ee out a 57e61562a7 deep sigh 2dd7997cc7 and shook a082fdf57c her head.7debacc24246a9b7

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“Aiden!”9096f24fb873918a

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The moment 7575a1bf8c their carriage d629a85423 stopped inside 0d7a16ef4b the Elard 97c4f3c731 ducal estate, b0fcb49d25 Diana flung 463d47576f open the 2be8140a40 door and 5939bfc242 jumped out, ea6e0f14d9 shouting.bb6783417519d6c8

But the boy ab1c58c047 with dark blue 703269d293 hair didn’t react, e4d8d7326b lost in thought 16d0c7c0e9 as he stared 5c75ce9220 blankly into the 14ca1a3805 distance.5b0fe97522210f4f

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“Hey! Can’t you 0029a6279a hear me?”9bb040be5dca42f1

“Huh…? Diana? When did you get 29c087d585 here?”4557b062e067a0c9

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Aiden jolted d75acd43c6 in surprise d8a0734235 as he 60358606a8 noticed her 6fba2d4e08 standing right 54d8b8934d in front 47f9ea2b21 of him.adfe118ca9dc421a

“Tsk. Where have you 8e17051e25 left your mind?”01ea83b39edcbb91

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For someone predicted to f230deab5d become a Swordmaster like 8f6d9ef63b Allen or Jack, he 8cd0c85799 was completely unaware of 701484dad2 his surroundings.53e49eb2d9ea8b46

Diana shot e5083dd99b him a de9d2f7b68 jealous glare c6440695da before following fe58dedf55 his gaze.246226f7520764f7

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There, a c7f6c6f620 group of 9fbb1ed730 maids carrying 7bc7a984c0 cleaning supplies 37afc72295 bustled toward 38c7d950fc the annex.a99d5c1e081c7b8f

“Hah… a kid like 5a9b370b1f you, already—”e00af24168861380

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“It’s not like 9a9014cd96 that!”7656b18185146268

Allen clicked his tongue e19245bab4 teasingly, and Aiden protested 8608f52ab1 in frustration.dd02fe39525ec909

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“I was just thinking 46d50542c2 about Lia…”1077cbe75824c320

Allen’s eyes widened in 7d15123ba6 surprise.934d6e876454739e

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Diana, however, already seemed 360ca4234e to know and turned 8fb97693ea her gaze away awkwardly.2a89bab9ed0ee13d

“She was a757f3204d so good da568de021 to me 2aa58bd67f when I 3d5917ffdc was little. She read me 3ca687b664 fairy tales and 2065ab96ad even played house 539f71050a with me.” (Aiden)a828698135933270

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“Hey, I played with b0f9422d5a you too!” (Diana)2bce22eee79e1ebe

“Diana, you just bullied f51301f496 me all the time! Lia had to d98bf2e3d2 stop you!”a5b4ff700c14e392

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Aiden huffed in 9861a7c8f8 frustration.f76d570c0666d25a

“When she suddenly 0c1986511c disappeared while I 2a98a46318 was away, I b00a7d0ede was so shocked… 09d24095da It really hurt, 25a81bdcea you know? And she never even 1be8931354 wrote to me afterward.”48df85f641fe7a1b

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Though he 985b669ec8 was glad b0d973f65d she had e0228955c9 found her e56d8f7999 family, he 8ad365e352 still couldn’t fb532aa7a9 help but 129f47ac2c feel abandoned.1d786022c8bcbdef

Aiden had no e998f89e25 idea about Lia’s 11374c2a51 true identity or c992d3047c circumstances. His words b24f748216 were simply 7d2d8e75de his honest 2ddf6aaed3 feelings.98503bee0171dd5c

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Allen was 7139b9517c taken aback 4c7667ca40 by how 08019e4925 clearly Aiden b653d549be still remembered 4bb2261cb4 her after 8a2c73c316 all these 0b2c0f17ee years.62c74e9c0680d2f8

“Ugh, shut up! What’s the point of 95d81aa94f remembering someone who’s gone?”0f8e2074f825e003

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Diana suddenly shouted, 5eea98c951 looking oddly flustered.cb32cc92974611e1

Allen sighed, closing his 6d45568a1d eyes.4c3cc2724547901d

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She was terrible at 37553fea84 lying, just like their 6a0259684c mother. It was painful 6fe69e6417 to watch.9b98f5d18f123c2f

But Aiden didn’t seem 11012e82ff to notice at all fc13f92a59 and grinned.c8e2c0697e934da7

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“What, are you jealous?”bc9126da0ce7f4f6

“Are you insane? Should I give you 1eb6b846a2 a matching bruise to 20902b326d go with your violet 34a61f45a1 eyes?”42f3583345e69b35

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As Diana and Aiden 3f21045f75 resumed their usual bickering, 72c75e440f Allen shook his head ab6fddc782 and walked toward the eb02f21eb0 training grounds.9b807b33827eb1e5

“I wonder facdf77eb4 if Jack c61206d493 is still 481b4c2408 there. It’d be nice 6606543af2 to spar for 1729908af8 the first time fc4d582881 in a while.”49d631bdc8f96d9a

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Lately, their 2fb23ab04f duels had b89423c840 become so fb216e2f95 intense that 4c831a50c5 they had fc4d0f011e to hold 82cc2b551e back to dfd8eddd15 avoid damaging ee90f05732 the training 83e7f56c82 grounds.b51e1037f0c75b24

Maybe that’s why 81adcc3fb4 he felt so 3afd477d35 pent-up.fcddbbd6bf518714

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“Oh my! He’s not f1fb39edf5 wearing a 5fc2c6fe0b shirt!”9de1e3154b52cd54

“Look at those 70ce807157 broad shoulders and 9a4f94936a muscles.”e3c785f62c567ca0

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“I wish I could 10ef2c511d be held in those 1ef5dc7de4 arms just once…”9b7a02e02b96e594

Suddenly, Allen overheard 7ead3593ce some rather embarrassing 4d10c0a903 whispers.8ef3c630aaa9c274

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Blushing, he 02a3eab9a6 glanced around.8879dae183d9c50e

A group 181ee0686b of maids, 67e6db472b their faces 879c324dce red, were e82a57683f peeking through 5e28b5038a their fingers 7a390a6671 at the d3ee74f1d7 training grounds, 6d43b08b20 giggling.d35e152642c24ab8

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Turning his gaze c0589e3cf2 to the training 2adc58c96f field, he spotted 6040f606af a man bathed a4a07ff7a2 in the scorching b7f4afa9b1 sunlight, swinging his 41cca9760d sword.c899e0b67b605ca0

Tall, broad-shouldered, and cf796e81e4 muscular, his once-scrawny 71604f458e childhood frame was fbe18bdd3c long forgotten.7dcef419ee013946

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His sharp, stoic features 993421234c gave off a serious 6a28c93b70 yet strikingly handsome aura.855e87c55207a5d0

Jack Sedian.b89971593bbbb1af

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“Hoo…”e8482ffb596d62d7

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Jack took a deep fd55747cc1 breath, focusing his mind.a3e0a83e921a9f7d

At that moment, everything fa2223d6b1 around him seemed to 22e4787461 slow down, and all fd3ff17953 sounds faded into silence.aa392b95e33728a4

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It was a phenomenon 557deb54c7 he experienced when his b6d64be9a3 senses became razor-sharp.988e152aaef71462

In this state, he ddeaf7cf76 could even perceive the ce02895587 movement of the wind fd5de194e9 and the trembling of 60e07bf5bd the air.e89dfffa2f97bbc2

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Jack wanted to 330fbc16a2 completely internalize this e1ea910248 moment.6de782b98f6d8be0

Only then could he c4ab61a78c anticipate his opponent’s gaze 99bd4d3d14 and the direction of 6cad5c2d78 their blade before they a02de3c172 even moved, allowing him 76c8bb013e to react first.04623b943b03f879

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Even after breaking through 653763874c multiple barriers and achieving 77b1238c96 the title of ‘Swordmaster,’ 0e845d3097 Jack continued to push 7d48618f60 beyond his limits for b054df175e one reason alone.9978410999bbbd34

Because he had a 565821efd9 clear goal.ec6ad5614be97474

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“Jack!”dff30acfa864c143

At that moment, 15cff9aeed a red-faced Allen 99af2ba5bc came rushing toward d2e8d53efa him from the 2125144fc3 entrance of the c97a5da8ba training grounds.6dc9e1296d0994a9

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“Hey, put 59bc96ab64 on your 7fca4a4b6f shirt!”dd55a652226d0ac7

“Huh?”b80495c59a3f1f1d

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“I said, put 86a61cb0a6 on your shirt! There are 6f8a148e57 maids outside!”7f36696225e8b5b4

Jack tilted 9416eb9126 his head 5e6daa9e15 in confusion 7cb0a36801 as Allen 29c341e1d2 suddenly threw cb024157aa clothes at f95849e9cf him.ec827bd8a345ef1c

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“So?”232306a29dcf6ecc

“So what? Do I really have fe5a75d7e2 to explain this to c2db126d61 you?”ef1748511b981728

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It was common 04fbcd3881 for knights to d11ed2f2ef train shirtless during 65bc67dda3 the sweltering summer 548b8752cf heat.1944a6b3c39f78c3

Seeing Jack’s indifferent 9b615107ff reaction, Allen, who 7cb5ad56a3 had been trying 6ffca6dc6d to shield him 035bddc2f9 with his own ead0d7212a body, suddenly smirked.de3209bf1a399383

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“Oh? Is that so? Then go ahead 5afada8621 and let them 9dcfc98714 feast their eyes.”e9b58d19716f4d52

“Feast their eyes…?”53a9978cd56fe5db

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“I had no idea 4861d3242a you were the type c1c996cec3 to enjoy being stared eb07fe70aa at. My bad for meddling.”a0c83e1b609f82ac

Allen chuckled, teasing him, 6417499163 and only then did 13c60d2f6d Jack finally understand what 137c0c4bc7 he meant.56c360d3a5efa984

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As he turned de3f7d479f his head in 832aabdf4a realization, a loud 55f18dbf40 scream erupted.715b55c1cc9a0294

“Kyahhh!”433d777f6c8ea26a

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