EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 147

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“The Emperor?”98f3bc0e3d39ecb4

I tilted my head 8acbff6fa3 in confusion.635e9af1a3f23553

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Raizel despised powerful 2f1cb5b4c3 figures like the 5dd52ec3c9 Emperor of the ad11f00f58 Empire or the a48903c62e kings of other 0ed98d3c4b nations, mainly because 3abb719f45 they constantly bothered 8413fef399 him.9ca21f87e357e517

He especially 856986f894 disliked the 781c32fd47 Emperor, likely 133095c62a because of a89483849b the many 163c0363ab troublesome experiences c1b3127209 he had 3b75bd1026 endured during 33a302807e his time ddb49da343 as the 75cc199635 High Priest.48d49a95785143f2

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“What are you planning to ask him for?”4518d0c8f34977df

“Weren’t you an elite informant? How do you not know this?”ddb74d7606fa9fcb

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Raizel snapped irritably at 28a0324d9a my question.1ce3a09ccb17b3ae

I just stared a35b95aad8 at him blankly.ab62d6e7948574a6

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In my previous life, 521cc992ac I had been clueless bc823939b5 about even the most 2f89a8d3c2 well-known myths regarding the 95dd85272f Holy Demon War, something 884f91e0f5 even children knew about.7e9fd321cfbc8604

Not only that, but c04cda69f8 I had been completely d16dcd6b6c unaware of the existence 2d6676b6a5 of demon worshippers who 181b54a839 had once shaken the 977ef035cb Empire and had barely b5c8992c75 any knowledge of the 6c0c7c52ad Principality of Belus.4686b9ba1f75fc4c

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‘At least I dc9501367a had somehow managed 4c68242cc2 to learn that b97b6a6dac Bianca had gone 4ce5deb5a6 into seclusion…’2904039f7da83ada

But I knew ef2b4198b0 nothing about the 0ca5e93e82 reason behind it 339fbfca7b or the people 01b628bfc6 involved.3122d1d62b08d8a5

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Back then, I had 6e8b652896 simply assumed that Belus 018f583b39 had an incredibly strict 3e10536122 information management system.0eddb91c8c6624c0

However, given the suspicious b19265ccab nature of everything now, e94285086d it felt more like 61581cbbfa someone had deliberately restricted 2ec483c5e9 my access to information 2cf92607be and kept things hidden ad193ded8f from me.8325ec8177c86b75

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And knowing this, Raizel’s df60a5397c annoyed reaction made me 291345cd3f feel a little hurt.d51e0f1024a1e6ab

But his next words bffbb3c7f7 left me utterly speechless.68767eeeb4780c92

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“The Emperor has hoarded ancient relics in the imperial treasury?”bb268d38a4d546ec

“Yes. Even the holy relics, which rightfully belong to the temple. When I was the High Priest, I requested their return multiple times, but he always managed to weasel his way out of it and refused.”c8dc423b68fc563c

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Now I understood 368029900f why Raizel hated 9a6e108608 the Emperor so e6fa40cd11 much.9a70df185b396e8f

“He even possesses dangerous demonic artifacts. They shouldn’t be left unchecked.”7594a4dfa367f09c

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“…Demonic artifacts? What do you mean?”3bad294a306bd74b

I asked sharply.87d92794b4e71b87

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I couldn’t help 09bde03f65 but react strongly.407f06c4023aae21

To me, 4aa6adceeb demons weren’t 49b26decd0 just distant 0a625e97bb enemies—they had 99562ea1e2 torn me fb4e9932c0 away from f3db025539 my family 0917e6debf and filled 44ddc7a3ac my life bc450cc08f with suffering. They were my greatest 218a6c30ea nemesis.1d377968b374b4e7

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“Just as it sounds. Items belonging to demons.”f1355c8263d898ab

Raizel briefly explained 30eba02895 that they were 7f5546c5b2 the opposite of 02dbbbeadc the sacred relics 86bd7531b9 used by saints.913734fcd072af14

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He added 71b144d569 that the 78e108696b imperial family adcce92ca4 had always 1effa62723 been obsessed b896d9ff16 with collecting c97d8449e1 ancient relics, 2000369411 but the c26346ce07 current Emperor a1b223bdc8 took it 7028e886b5 to an 8e87845c97 unhealthy extreme.c02fac5fa8705e7d

“Then, among the relics the Emperor possesses, could there be a holy artifact that might accelerate Diana’s awakening?”347042c337e65939

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“If the item I’m searching for is in the Emperor’s possession, then perhaps. But I hesitate to bring it up…”385e5c4d4479c240

His hesitant expression made 01d783891d it clear—he was worried ed8e9fb934 that mentioning it might c0b2549372 draw the Emperor’s unwanted 86aa1e0335 attention.42cfa36a164cef16

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That was 1c98a0a8e2 likely why 60f21dde4f he had 81f92d7723 spent all e0becf60a3 these years a00ca1cb8d wandering the e30c85a3f0 continent, searching 73f0d7c5f3 ancient ruins 0ba329dc1e instead of c0062a2109 seeking the 8c20613460 Emperor’s aid.212a642c11bad328

“Great Sage, could you tell me a little about the artifact you’re looking for?”3f0791e2eca37903

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Raizel had b23595782e shared with 38c9d65379 me the 2807f7677b hidden truths 7275559306 that the d74f795e24 temple had 11c48e7ade long kept de98fe009e secret.af17baffb3793505

But when it 260cd5ee24 came to the eda8ce4401 artifact he was 0b25bde801 seeking or the fde367e448 cursed tome he 6981d72f64 was tracking, he fa1e2558e3 had kept completely d4e0cdbbc4 silent.f7a413a0c535d80f

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Perhaps he simply e57e9bdd0e wanted me to be143e7f3b live peacefully without bf78756245 worrying about such af37a2e22d burdensome matters.97a00a86d75bab4d

Or maybe he 7a954a494d thought I wouldn’t ae320b4727 be of any b2dab2ed28 help.975671b1fd9d6dab

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‘But I’ve already 785dcea8cb spent years just 6574dac6a0 waiting.’150dabf8d1dd5272

If anyone had the 04f0684687 right to be involved f27bc97adc in this, it was 2fd26acfe8 me, someone directly affected, a833adcec8 just like the Saintess 02519c9889 and the demons themselves.b5e442041d824754

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Besides, something about the 2ecf21e3e4 Emperor’s treasury reminded me c60a8b0f45 of something.d684dcbe300f6c21

“There’s a chance I might know something.”8d4a87216b78e5d7

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I felt embarrassed da6d5477a1 making such a 5e8b3d64b1 claim when I b2d0bce86a hadn’t even known 163e0486f6 that the Emperor 6c546b289f collected ancient relics.676a02dcdb86e0fd

For an elite informant, 559632f98a it was shameful to 0f5a361a56 be so uninformed.68a894e4cafdda76

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So I quickly added, “I’m also really curious about what the artifact looks like.”eacef55e90242e87

“Hmm.”34d0b9fac5c07587

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Perhaps because this was 83277943df the first time I 168aa94b95 had ever begged him d556dcc459 for something, Raizel hesitated.04fff1e1f320338b

After a moment of d57c0c850a contemplation, he made up 489d86d98c his mind.2482d2c6ed4e75fc

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With a determined 62b5108910 motion, he stood 5518e58430 up and retrieved 35f73208ab a faded piece 986d99cdef of paper from 04c4372971 his desk.5277cd7cd6787222

“The original is kept in the Grand Temple. This is a copy I drew myself. If you ever tell anyone you saw this…”4fbdbfb346733865

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“I won’t. Ever.”5e1f5ecf66c25483

I clenched my fists f97d5699b8 and put on the 2273132c22 most determined expression I 0ede5d7cd6 could muster, hoping to c623692e20 reassure him.8b2c33d14e0dafd2

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Raizel let d9cf9510af out a b35305a3c5 small, exasperated 5e23ba1859 laugh before d2b804fdae finally handing 592519fac7 me the dadc4ff0a5 paper.965a3644c3d99279

As I looked 6c220f0b95 down at it, 2edde754e8 my eyes widened 5d2bea1c46 in shock.7f9d206ee87ae5ca

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“I made sure tonight’s meal was prepared with extra care. Does it suit your taste?”8caf068d07f56a09

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During dinner, my father eb1f0d7ec4 asked Raizel as we 189cbe5fd2 dined in the lavish 2ce540c813 dining room.62494f2e4c30324d

Raizel, usually a harsh 88ed1cb25d critic when it came 25268bc364 to food, awkwardly nodded 85e8223d2a with a stiff expression.9201b0ca51366d05

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“Y-yes. It’s good.”d29d2f8952e66aff

I shot 70684bdf31 him a 8c17e4094d quick glare—it adbe578dfd was so f9db7e422c unlike him 25fcbac7bd to eat bac65f6e78 without complaint.95589bb092d4d4d8

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But surprisingly, 0217d01b27 my father…46c0ef3c0b904f2b

“Oh! That’s a relief!”07e930c7aef331ca

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…was simply 307c955de7 pleased and 741bf6dc74 didn’t notice dec617388a anything strange.dca49d44491a7dd8

Even my 024bf795e4 mother and be247cf503 Ascart were d486787311 too busy 687edae3fc making sure 05cd26c213 I was d198874c70 eating properly f2bda0f288 to pay 844aa0f3d3 attention to 81d351abff Raizel.d8d8576a2c1f7796

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“Oh, right! Lia, I heard you went to that dessert shop alone today. You should’ve told me, I would have gone with you.”d4919531a4247d0a

“You seemed busy, so I didn’t want to bother you. But I brought some back, so let’s have it for dessert together.”6987d63629d7ee8b

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Feeling a bit e413bb70d6 guilty for deliberately b9713ae0ac choosing a time 25956686c1 when Ascart was d1f4f90ef5 preoccupied to visit a3db22cd73 Le Réje, I 72a597f93c quickly tried to 1c9df35703 placate him.f3082b6d2f5a6598

Luckily, he brightened up 5939fafbd2 and nodded before going cca60b25de back to cutting his 00ff40180e steak.ab7711ee3d8f8546

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As he 003eb5eff2 placed a a24a01166d piece onto dc58759b90 my plate, 9504ebaa78 our mother, 54aca21cae who was 3db01975ae also adding 8c42532ea8 some salad 64b69054ec to my 28f6e2eca0 plate, casually 0a6aeb019e remarked,96a13e24bc5dee83

“Speaking of which, autumn is already here. The young lady’s birthday is approaching, perhaps we should start thinking about what to get her as a gift?”941fb195f7c8a070

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I was about to 168503f678 bring my fork to 2eddee453f my mouth when I 4208d1be69 paused, my gaze landing 5aaaf96352 on Raizel across from 08019f86bf me.ef2b6351696cb475

He was 02387dbdcd already looking 44f38008b9 at me.f3d76ead45086ebe

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“It seems the duke’s household has put extra effort into your coming-of-age celebration this time.”50886c9284993e81

My mother 5475038637 said with 59f37d9877 a bright 80209ca408 smile, though ae5b272c20 she muttered 7d2e0bdf8a under her 884da47c18 breath,83bf4f6ab3f49e94

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“even if some of the gifts were utterly ridiculous.”89e292800c0df271

“You and the young lady are like sisters, so of course, we couldn’t just stand by.”b4f2e08bc46a057b

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Something about da921923ca the way 81190bb34b she said 74f3552820 that made 53c4b5e70f me feel 46756c0e29 like there 99cb16050d was more 229b6ffc47 to it, 444b438b0f but now fc869b5760 wasn’t the a534cf27ef time to 50a5ec8717 dwell on a70952dc9b curiosity.60e3635a26be9b25

Originally, I had planned ebfefdea8a to bring up the c5ab019f8e topic myself, but given a5fd53e405 how things were going, 7090267965 it seemed best to b6b392dd06 cut straight to the 9a005a5eac point.40874d96a9b7f5d9

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“Mother, about Diana’s birthday.”ad6dd1612a902aec

“Yes? Go ahead. Oh, by the way, I heard that a blue diamond necklace will be up for auction next week.”fcf378a820affae7

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“Wouldn’t it be beautiful since it matches the young lady’s eyes?” she asked cheerfully, while the rest of my family listened.c315505512550196

And then I 848d148e8e dropped a bombshell.41c023525c529572

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“I want to go and congratulate her in person.”d1131a9c30047251

“What?”620696c799f8c9dd

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“You mean you want to go to the Empire?”5826f6867a19aa3a

“To meet Diana directly?”8f5ff15adfdcaa60

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As expected, my db4077e40b family was shocked, 0625a06459 bombarding me with 6eebc5ad83 questions.018f331bb083bf48

I nodded dc5f732531 and glanced cc3adbe15d at Raizel.4dba74fca9a09794

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“Yes. The Great Sage has already given his permission. He said there’s no longer any danger in meeting Diana.”779ec1dc90cfff18

“Is that true?”29f2bf089f4f46ae

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Under the weight of everyone’s stares, Raizel looked uncomfortable but still answered sincerely.58cf8247d606d098

“Yes. The illusions have all been dispelled, and there’s no need to worry about mana outbursts anymore.”a55e0a12efc18a46

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That much ddcbe4a5b0 was true.a34de7cdb6ecee07

During my purification sessions, I hadn’t just dispelled illusions.6deffdbe3632e69f

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Even though it 2129736c07 unsettled me, I 74ac5424e8 had steadily absorbed 54bb400bed the demonic mana ac02f6dd0a leaking through the dd370a516b cracks of the d601fc6bba broken soulstone, making 9a6405fe57 it my own.ed070d8d11d5c7a2

When I first awoke cce5151da0 after returning from death, a2cd3ed62c I had been shocked 1cb9f8cd2d by the vast amount 59c3499f7f of mana surging within 0dfd14dcfb my now-unsealed heart.0b7cb63f6a4f56f4

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Now, it b659dd56af had grown c4b860a174 to an 18b3bd1460 immeasurable extent.5aef5f44fc632416

After numerous experiments, I 65b4b57b44 confirmed that even when d64cffa5fa my heart stored far a3505f3684 more mana than during 57971e8c1c my previous outbursts, my e16711cef8 mana remained stable.86c7e57732ccc28d

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To be more a1d8d257dc precise, the power 3ea2abc693 contained within the 41ee61e854 demon’s soulstone never e9c9668302 harmed me.56c4ab2270070b50

Thinking back, all of 71e5eda8c2 my past mana rampages 6f09f32f98 had only occurred when a28a564c02 I was in a 4015f98203 mentally weakened state.e6f590b05c694fd9

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Like when I leaped e5767bdf41 from the orphanage attic, 28d3512526 accepting death.93ac622184aab4ef

Or when d8b00001c0 I was 227a4b51ee falsely accused 4a1b799577 as a f224fd1eeb traitor at 5ca12d4bd9 the ducal 099b357a02 estate.5dfa7cefa6f61c83

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During the first 876fb4b2e5 rampage, I lost a0f4dcf394 consciousness immediately and 5049f1a7fb remembered little. But during the 93397cdbf9 second, I had 54bb339f50 been able to 61fa6fb9ba control the fire c8480b90b3 that manifested from ac24d47873 my mana outburst 74d01ffb75 with my will.3068375d5e5e3346

It was bcccb1e9f7 almost ironic 4f16524761 enough to f2b4b8a247 make me 60b5e9ff4d laugh.d2ad853e2116e643

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‘The power that should have led to my destruction is instead perfectly obedient to me.’a1da7dcc7c1e9803

Regardless, the important thing 42c1fe432e was that even if d33af1e202 Diana still couldn’t control 68fd72362f her holy power, there 20a5bf28d9 was no longer any a0081736d8 risk of my mana e7f926f835 running wild.9f5c93cf11fd75dd

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“That is good news, but…”534a1273782662b2

My father trailed off, 0eaeaf74e6 looking at me with 6f4443a148 unconcealed worry.438bf258a7823718

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And I understood 483cf460a9 why.12b64958950296fa

After all, we still hadn’t uncovered why the demon worshippers had kept me alive.1cfb9618dad5a8fd

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As his expression 74be5edfee darkened, I let e3d99189c2 out a bitter 4f2f37545c smile.3c9d468a204ba971

It was obvious 3abac3a49c he was once 2ea19d0df8 again blaming himself, d08428bc38 thinking I had 095b4c11cb been kidnapped because 730b6b82df of him.c2636775a1acbee2

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But in reality, the a0240d151d eradication of the demon 09c05b9e2d worshippers had been part b144e24564 of the Emperor’s conditions eb43b3d12a in exchange for the a074b977fb principality’s independence…851745b463c0ff5c

‘In the end, it was probably my fate.’cdca1e85b10f5354

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I was struggling with 82cdf60577 how to explain when 83517fc177 Raizel suddenly spoke in b754d88e9a an oddly stiff voice.06d31c561d1fe532

“There’s no need to worry. In fact… being near the Saintess might be… even safer.”f4b38f56932fa720

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‘Oh no.’5c8c3e1551114df1

I swallowed hard.ce5777eabbc72240

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Only someone with his 64b8d36117 background as a former c0cb1f7656 High Priest could tell 2bdcf7ae2e a lie that blatantly f7738a8a99 unconvincing.6f6e29321f405be8

The truth was, 5505b3be99 Diana hadn’t fully a2c9687821 awakened as a 376b1988e3 Saintess yet, so 445ff6adc5 there was absolutely 22959e43a9 no guarantee that 48628a67d3 I would be f52a64dd80 safe.03db0375eca6f827

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‘Not to mention, Raizel had always opposed my going to the Empire.’de20043799d4e5ee

His biggest concern was 326b6b8d34 that if Diana was 555e37216e revealed as the Saintess 511413742e before her awakening, she e43f840993 would be in danger.140e91e24340f180

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The second reason dc6c407da1 was the unpredictable c946a0f7db nature of the 173fcc5a71 demons’ true intentions.9bb478443579a2de

Nine years c7bb6e2324 ago, when b50e551de8 my family 7e07c88275 publicly declared 3027f58180 they had 086e5fa84d found the 095426a245 lost grand f2625d7f57 princess, they ba3ebd24d7 had been 8502780ef1 terrified that e40546124e the demon f61cb63324 worshippers would de5483b1ed come after dcb3858cf6 me again.e4ccb5758753dbd2

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They had strengthened b586b0918a security, preparing for 911d2abd89 the worst—only for 358f337e93 nothing to happen.e08dd3c7cc644e6f

It was unsettlingly quiet.c1b1774d26c55962

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And Raizel d3efc2ec10 found that ca75db52c8 silence deeply 7d3f18f153 disturbing.2258e09ec4a4bbc4

There had to be eab9d173a4 a reason why the 1f3a69a1e0 demons had not only 6e695ca617 bound my soul to c1bd505af2 the soulstone but also be05214c9c placed a separate seal fa4edbd337 on me. Yet we aab228b04b had no c8848ee6ad clue what d945fb28b4 their purpose 1a426972a1 was.601a5ac7c9d1651f

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Ultimately, Raizel 5217a06acc believed that a1b1e34705 our only b7fc6bf174 hope lay 2f4159d419 in an 4f7a899e4e ancient tome 363857921a containing information 720895744f about demonic f29c258209 seals and a653e514d5 curses.26e9e72e57bf33b5

He had insisted time 1a1e0772dd and time again that b2f210463f we should locate the e65b76b6fa book first, decipher the dc624f093f demons’ intentions, and only 440f4752e8 then make a move.3e508ea723f05d33

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And I agreed that 7c2c45270b his caution was reasonable.8b2f9f6d149f1eae

But I couldn’t wait any longer.ad15186eb39b624e

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I was tired.76ab19636adc5415

Tired of living 070ad147b3 in constant fear a816211cd0 of when the 4eb5423037 demons would come 10975ef6f3 for me.cf5502251fcd5530

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Tired of ea4fc6a2eb existing in 7c0b56ff9b this fragmented, 884641c8b3 incomplete state e49273da08 with my 05f90b8c80 soul still 80d93ec2b4 damaged.d8299312ae6584fb

Tired of constantly b43952d19e questioning whether the 01df737a42 people I had 2a27a3c33d once trusted were 68c69eb2a4 truly demon worshippers.8287af35e4daaea3

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And above ddbf93ba2b all, I 0580073ac4 couldn’t get de9c10210a one ancient d623c827c3 tale out e1669fc2ed of my 7f43c61edc mind—one that 379a8c349f Raizel had 392c877630 told me 4e3b91b40e long ago.df97160b4e253c50

‘What if the reason 1860cc8dd3 Diana hasn’t awakened until 8b2cba01c9 now is…’76238686f9fcbd21

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