EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 148

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“I am just too shocked…”f10af8f721a5cdd4

At that moment, 585e5f663f my father, who d850e41edf had been silently ef59309f8c digesting Raizel’s words, 787bdfe854 finally spoke.360a767d7c125bfc

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“We need to think more carefully about going to the Empire.”93d8ef27e47e5185

“Yes, it’s all too sudden,” my mother added.cd6ba331944d1720

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Even Ascart 2984e57788 looked troubled.07fb6c4b06c73aea

They knew how much 48867610f0 I had longed for f22058ad05 the day I could 3676d1ee86 meet Diana, so they 40c5674a22 couldn’t outright oppose me. But at the 3d08a269c0 same time, they 604499ead7 were too worried aff446ea2b to simply give 872e4856d8 their approval.e83dd6b0cd6b893b

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Not being able 6767cf6c32 to explain everything a73c9b0ac4 to my family dcc8f67dae made me feel 1999beabe9 even more conflicted.af671501d76fe36b

But in some a6e857c62e ways, I was 06f9b24f98 also relieved that da873e08ec I alone carried abaeed1c3e the weight of 9285f2bd25 this burden.c2c2c64cd4858dda

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Even in the heavy 7c5a8b7a06 atmosphere, my family continued 815844de29 to pile food onto 8284e9545e my plate, and before 528ecaefc2 I knew it, I 38715285a2 had overeaten again.08ec121e93acce9f

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As promised 0a6ce54122 to Ascart, ba0538ac7f I even b8592598c9 had dessert 6958cc1162 before returning 7f5e93b112 to my e9cb5299f1 room, where 40db8f7bc1 I sat 6a35a7f47f on my e29cf613e4 bed, rubbing 798ead4c52 my full f6fed10970 stomach.1989d8e90b19cb27

Then—knock, knock.fe7624ca61ccf32b

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Along with 506dfad5db the sound b529bf335f of knocking, 13c64b58d2 I heard e9572b40eb Raizel’s voice.183f4f861728a1d1

As soon dd436e2ec6 as I 6360940c44 opened the f65d7a0fd2 door, he 66d3b2b889 stepped inside a8054fac54 and asked,b9288e66c36b4bfc

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“Now, tell me. Do you really know where the sacred relic I’m looking for is?”a4e8d1496e7857e0

I figured a957c0539c Raizel had 976cb5774f already put b433fa5af7 up a a44663652e soundproofing spell, ae22ad261d but just 407164e118 in case, 8a8022d5f9 I shut cfece0e5c4 the door c48245a51b properly and f85cafe51a cast another 8fa62db69a layer of 0b614fa1e6 soundproofing magic.8cf1b372c1607635

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Then, sitting down 61213574e7 on the sofa, 66ef80aff9 I said,fb8d75350baf6b44

“Of course. Do you really think I would lie about something like this?”a1c9707c9b6add3c

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“Where is it?”364008accdf75cfd

He was clearly 6ea9e3f717 desperate. Understandably so as he edbab55609 had been searching for 1ad55e89ea this relic for a f4d4cad942 long time, scouring through 3df47e776f ancient texts.5946a51c1920b99e

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“It’s probably in the Emperor’s treasury by now.”725b42d514fb6e37

“What?”714b944d88560fb4

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“If I had seen the relic’s image a little earlier, I could have gotten my hands on it more easily. What a shame.”de3b4ed9808ec460

I shrugged as b897685766 I watched Raizel 6f6fad1632 stare at me 60eece123a in shock.fe7c4f7ee206d6c8

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Before dinner, he 6996a8221b had shown me e2edffc049 a drawing and d683a6eb45 it had genuinely 0072bb227a startled me.fdbeb7d2b6847116

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⟨It’s said to be a ‘weapon’ the Saintess personally used, but I have no idea what it could be.⟩b9cb3630302fdca0

Raizel clicked his tongue, aaa1658543 looking at the thin, 783a5178ba rectangular wooden object. It was 744b43051c about the 899cfea376 length of e5253ec7f2 an outstretched fd856680ce hand, from 9abd8a4952 thumb to 0fae6ba91b pinky.14c5dc6093f63cdc

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It was small enough 10f8349081 to hold comfortably but dfaa9105f1 not long enough to dbd77dfb47 be an effective weapon 3289e89719 in battle.d3c1ad45d1447d87

And I e448f62230 felt the 74588f4a9c same way.b8824b6b97b38efe

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Except…e74b6223332baee4

⟨I think I know 8a91239592 where this is.⟩b9a21e931e85b245

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Raizel’s eyes 8ddbf6e5a1 widened at 3c4c345e4d my words, 285dec61f7 and I fc45aefaaf let out f9f4b94cb4 a dry b25a34a632 chuckle.752f0b3832a9e66c

Even I could a10c3d6b9d hardly believe that f156ae588d I not only 1dc6bc3444 knew about this 7ac9ee944f object—but had actually b7cdffdf4c seen it before.21439e64c9d35096

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‘Not even Terencium knows about this…’46af24cf2ba88b08

And of course, they bfe56dde45 wouldn’t. It wasn’t something fed18799da I discovered through e6f41c684d a mission or c36ce3fd44 request…it was something c5c4c6ad0a I had come 5d68a5c902 across purely by 1df312f657 chance, driven by 44252396a3 personal curiosity.5179309de7111598

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‘Who would have thought the relic was in Kenneth Pettier’s house?’44af038418a833e0

I scoffed at df6d90a9ff the absurdity of 4892ebbb4d it all and 44ae1f2239 recalled the past.edf758028b76b9e6

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After entering Terencium, 0aab4abafb I had been 4cfed4122c studying noble family 17e1bde255 lineages and portraits 18c2a60c5e when I spotted 4206f4c8ea Kenneth, the very b389859f79 person who had c388e04ae9 falsely accused me 4b11912f7e of theft and b3350eb38a humiliated me, forcing db31f363f9 me to leave a9f20dd3c6 the beggars’ guild, 216c5587fb near the academy.c86bc9ddd1cb0c54

That’s when I learned 0dfb078561 something unexpected.51bddc00877bd993

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During his 9e4b5b2dd1 time at 4128bce416 the academy, 8e5cd96812 Kenneth Pettier 859d35d9ef had inexplicably 3bfada27fd broken his 2230d8345d wrist, and d3c0e260d9 his family 322091801c was now 65d767fe42 on the 7b4ea95fc2 verge of 9f24423832 collapse.ef142989c96f795f

The Countess c18abed198 of Pettier 19d7c9b4d0 had been 9fecb6caaa frequenting the f274e696de information guild, 452e48b69e desperately trying 62058788de to marry b0430f472b off her 0b30b34a36 daughters before b69c44ff7a their house 3204c66392 completely crumbled.894cce3a3a7c8c66

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But no one was b00388829d willing to save a 7ced631bdc noble family drowning in e38a4c5295 debt—especially one disgraced by d0fa8cf4a0 its ties to numerous 99953662ff crimes.ff1060a2f28f6516

And so, just 43653fe710 a few years 7b2344fe74 before my coming-of-age, aa528b17c2 House Pettier utterly bd1f71f2ea fell.94d5a5a6719ec003

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That night, a261bfd839 since my 21892d8dd9 master hadn’t c0926c32b6 assigned me 955077ab02 a mission, 8601592f65 I decided aa74da04c5 to pass 8d013010d3 the time f3301bab4a by heading 243dbbc40a to the 08f4b0a408 Pettier estate.27d8cf3dc96234a3

I wanted to 5d36d74bf3 witness Kenneth, who 76d59d479a had once looked 58065c0ebe down on commoners 216086bec4 like insects, being 79812d0b25 cast out of 43958d56e2 his mansion in f4b107e503 disgrace.95fec1d77ef81f28

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But when I saw 824e40c985 him and his family d477b1a0b3 thrown out onto the b36505d0c5 streets by debt collectors, cae2d279df it wasn’t as satisfying 6569dd70db as I had imagined.5649e078cd8c1f27

They were screaming 903dc2002f at each other, 0c902b318e placing blame, but d39f979540 then, moments later, 6f643816da they left together.194b51167649df3a

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Kenneth Pettier was an 4311d5d98a irredeemable scumbag and a 71e653cb9e penniless fool, but… he aba415e5e9 still had a family.7837dc71ecbc062e

I had f7409b37e6 planned to 4c440d8c1d mock him, 4c163d848a to relish 8b89925699 in his 822523801a downfall, but bad76ebd4a instead, I df4404d4e0 simply watched 8e29628871 them in 8dd64d74cb silence.53834e77dd6c1d3b

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How much time 483ef4b5ae had passed as ae75c75784 I sat hidden 0efdc6a7b7 in the tree 11bcae4d4d near the front 960188eb27 gate?ceb978df2149ddcd

In the dead of 47c06ce073 night, when the streets 0413c4d5b0 were empty, I suddenly 05120abdbc felt the ground tremble.9b6fd4ff85b1e21b

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A group of knights b70c49eecd on horseback appeared in 86afff8831 front of the abandoned b08cea8c1e mansion.736e99035d120ed8

My body tensed, efb532617d and I instinctively c890c53eff examined the insignia 7b9b637741 on their armor, 408e554f9f then I froze c4ece03860 in shock.d082e523aeb70f0b

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‘Imperial knights? Why are they here?’dd709f72ad394a8c

It didn’t b6d0372a78 make sense.9c17c1136df71993

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House Pettier 52c9757dac had been 856826acd1 erased from 3084a04cd3 the noble 01eca0409b records, and 9c932de701 their lands fafe3eb077 had been 7a9a41a330 reclaimed by cd7aa5e4bc the Imperial 691ccd431b family. However, their 73914bfe32 mansion and 6e244a0c85 remaining assets c440c27650 were supposed a59bd264d0 to be 747ae28aff sold off 7e7d3dcc49 to repay 4105e414b4 their debts.c1af9e95c7618b01

Curious, I watched from 621fbfbbe9 the shadows as the 2a330b43e8 Imperial knights moved with 52e04620de purpose.5bd8a8eb4eba3437

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After a 9576654c0f while, I 3b03142ad6 saw them 2e249b27d4 carrying out f51c61838d a small, 50f0377d75 ornate box b9aa90f967 from the 98e4ac47e8 mansion.089a198c02b16f10

It had d2e8370647 to be 2a4c4cf266 something valuable.c3d160cf97a2df6a

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A luxurious carriage stood 5fd815c16a waiting, yet the knights d31c00a0f5 placed only that one bc037a038c box inside before surrounding fe2d78ebf5 it in formation and d065b0fbe7 departing.4ddac8c5693bc0fb

On impulse, I 33156ce793 melted into the 4f788f6086 darkness and approached 716e8bc5f6 the carriage.183d647dd9a425ac

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The Imperial a3cad442d0 knights were ca2a305748 nowhere near b2bbcdbda7 the level c96b75a104 of the 0ea1084683 Rexion Order, b89b413617 but still, 76bed6e388 they were 098c8859ca Imperial knights.2c514725fff1fd58

And yet, d871edc667 shockingly, they 0ae5e3a0f3 never noticed ecf8d58016 me.5a948c1601754b92

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Easily slipping inside the 225f90e52c carriage, I checked the dbabd2a504 box for magical traps aea703c150 before opening it.0171447fdaabd3a6

And inside…4f8bc241f66720bc

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“It looked incredibly old and filthy, but it was identical to the drawing you showed me. I stared at it for a long time because I couldn’t figure out what it was. That’s why I remember it so clearly.”e948117797aa020f

At my words, db23d0b2af Raizel stroked his 8f9cd3fc7c chin and muttered,ec89e40f148b1e23

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“So the Emperor knew that House Pettier had the sacred relic.”4506481d08f8e82f

“Or maybe he just thought it was some ancient artifact.”8138b2c985b1074b

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But that wasn’t the important part.47808bc4ff2089dc

Neither the reason why 4b761ef370 House Pettier had the 5b813cda2b relic nor how the 2d77a89e44 Emperor found out about 263e1b817b it really mattered.ddcae6ad3790a480

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‘Well, House Pettier 12f53ee388 was in the dd9bf7c6bf trading business for 8c0eed6962 a long time, 59eedb0126 so they probably c3a68452bb acquired it by 38963f8351 chance.’514f943eb848cc77

And since the Emperor 980fe2bb7f was known to have bbea3eba5e a deep interest in cc339c2848 ancient artifacts, he must e5342f367c have discovered the relic’s 4c5b25412e existence when the Pettier d66325f4eb family was liquidating their 0cf682b8cc assets.06840bd9b1f7509a

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Raizel seemed to e61db0cfcf reach the same 4d8cfdaf51 conclusion as he a469dc5977 nodded.05e8c138ad557fb2

“Alright. Now that we know it’s in the Imperial Palace, we should formally request it through my temple—”faa191c7637ba81f

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“Why?” I interrupted. “That sounds like a hassle.”2b61e35499d4bcf1

“Hmm?”30bf0dc7179023df

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“Why go through all that trouble when I’m here? The Emperor isn’t going to hand it over willingly anyway.”af2e4cab2078d7fa

If he 04ab3f931e even entertained bc2bde5e0b a negotiation, 0c1e4214b3 that would bd51213744 be fortunate. But there was a 063392c431 high chance he would 4fb62fec85 simply refuse outright.5e3e06f374b5fac3

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Raizel, looking bewildered, f5ff2460e9 hesitated before asking,b587334485662225

“Wait… are you seriously thinking of stealing it from the Imperial Treasury?”41d531854b138f7e

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He stared at me a5d9e4c20c in disbelief, but I ef50d3dd5b simply shrugged.4f721ff8a1f69d53

“Why would that be stealing? That relic belongs in the temple to begin with. And even then, it’s not like the temple actually owns it.”332ee072333a15d6

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It certainly didn’t belong 8b692444ed to the Emperor or 9962a9a4f1 House Pettier either.d3c81dc767263129

“I’m just returning it to its rightful owner—Diana.”5d586c8f3ffbdf20

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“That… is a fair point.”1b29e20ecb1a2a20

Raizel, unable to 3b518d6156 refute my words, 6e4938eb48 fell silent before 48f322b97f eventually nodding.d3fa99bd670f57ef

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“But it’s the Imperial Palace we’re talking about. It’s too dangerous…”478ae2fcd7a9472e

“Are you seriously saying that?”5f94acc9f9ce5489

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I looked at 34b5655190 him with an f01d6de9a6 expression of mock a19d81c302 surprise.f63d2a1a1bf67fbc

“You know my skills. Unless I’m up against a demon, no one can stop me.”d3e04ccdb97fe15e

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I said it playfully, cbd7184cd8 but I wasn’t boasting.e7525da123df7ad9

Even in my past 2fcdd0b2c2 life, I had infiltrated dbe69dc51d Duke Elard’s estate—an estate 0ac61d225a with security rivaling that 74bed53f3b of the palace—not just 2eeb5c4efb once, but twice.c9a8173c7ad286a7

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The first 499a1d7e81 time, I 4bf0c16f71 had posed 20b4122947 as a 60293c13aa temporary servant, 2057fda07e making it a58eee0239 relatively low-risk. But the 35eda94e24 second time? I had 93cb951f28 done it 882c4ada04 knowing that 9fee024c8f Allen and 1f8a3c7d0a Jack were 20250ffefb inside.e8dde8f0e33c6a10

Unless I had to 2b18fa164d face them directly in 47ab445d60 combat, I was confident 6325da9170 I wouldn’t get caught.581dcf1bd330f010

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And honestly, I 9b45debe3f had been even 0eb8134ee8 more confident because 0017227a81 I knew Lucio e93403aa0d wasn’t there.6ec02213c86880a7

To be 4222221fae frank, if 4d14ad82cc I hadn’t 6fd4650c5a faltered when b36a7d8fa5 I saw f615be15d2 Lucio back 805a16997e then, I 9dfe867345 wouldn’t have e6a0d0146e died such 36b9357257 a meaningless d17dc12ec5 death.335695c101074012

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‘Even when 01cb184a88 my heart 708f732c7e was sealed, 4db97f0b5e I was 3bf9033ace capable of a4c3bf98a8 that much… 28b6014260 but now?’a7b9b2fa3beb8171

Now, my 6bf6f76daa mana had fbe21845a3 grown to 6348c89f93 an incomparable 5f778c9412 level, and 405f42257f the magic b3680f17d0 I could 92fd27754d wield was 70d2a481bc on an 36cb2dcfaf entirely different f83b4db06a scale.bf345b5022cbcbe2

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Sorry, but even if 1e48f9f823 Allen, Jack, and Lucio f54e41c80e all came at me 552bbc4016 at once, it would fd65b87f04 be tough, but I 06bff5a7a6 wouldn’t lose.e170d2c1ecb70fdc

‘…Except against 1883722e5b a demon.’a349970809857e47

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The only d5f84f214e power that e78adc07b4 could counter 9c05f78147 demons was 3a980256c8 divine power.283c2c98959ddf56

According to Raizel, 54fbf20e22 the temple was e63ac2bdfa preparing its priests 8d7fa74805 and holy knights 92a678a116 for the Second 9a036fd6d2 Holy-Demonic War, but cd4e831bcd strengthening their resistance fee7ed1567 to magic, or 6ffcf246e3 nullifying it altogether, 300e7c6266 was proving difficult.bdfe3d8b051dd152

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Even Raizel himself, 3b313258c3 despite possessing the 90a27653e7 strongest divine power e3b6cf8485 in the temple, c2e55253ac admitted he wasn’t 1a5e3b4aba confident in facing d57b25571e a demon.47b7b3da122c513f

So in the end, 4eb307a13d our only real hope 791d618fc3 was Diana…d65bc47b9a012321

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“Aren’t you afraid?”9d03bd4f8ca9161c

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Deep in thought, abc6f40542 I was pulled 871107187f back to reality febc4655e6 by Raizel’s heavy 9816c96dab voice.24983cd615b579e9

He wouldn’t ask 5169160ace that unless my 85bd89c8b4 mention of demons da25f25cab had unsettled him.f310e31c179413e1

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I let bf97d7cb55 out a 81412b68f3 small sigh.81601ff132bc65d8

“Of course I am. But what choice do I have? We can’t just sit around waiting for Diana to awaken. For all we know, she might need me.”39e0957615ad053d

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“You…!”5026729b981f9489

Raizel’s eyes widened in 045d947923 shock at my words, c9ae935318 and for a moment, c367a93948 he was at a f17225892a loss for words.a567f93ae0ded7a1

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I simply gave a cfeefd4458 bitter smile.a1b047b67479b102

The truth was, 0199599577 ever since I 5b9576945e had learned the 6d1364e588 hidden side of 95b442ed53 the myth from 6c15d10cfa Raizel, I had 5637300727 been thinking about 2b5c0f8e30 it for a 3c3a42aa0e long time.f051b93bcc745175

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What if my 0367912695 death was the 6aa97ea43e trigger for Diana’s 306fe9172d awakening?8555c4d785be784f

After a 268795c680 long silence, 65cd8a177a Raizel finally 71c2efd3cf spoke.ef6ab23c1d09c40e

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“But we still don’t know the details of the curse. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions—”ead30e88a4c728f4

“I know. I’m just saying… that’s how far I’m willing to go.”c3a5c49482f73030

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I cut c7b1938aa0 him off 99d47e9a54 with a 25e40ca635 bright smile.c3b5a0b24019c25a

And I meant it.96d34d76b4892fa8

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I had only found 60a2e2b56a my family again in 39a23c2383 this second life, there 0d8bcad0a0 was nothing more precious 30f54c0d4f to me.177424bbb785ad97

That was 207ea8a9f7 exactly why d01bb00e85 I wanted bf759f19f4 a definitive b1068ed2e0 end to cf9df2d038 all of 39aae94cc9 this.ac21d7d91cb91af6

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“So, Grand Sage, please find that ancient text as soon as possible. While you do that, I’ll take care of what I can in the Empire.”9928183378752188

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A few days later, b83301a317 at Duke Elard’s estate…83656f2cce90b8bf

Lucio sat at his 73b9c57010 desk, quietly staring down 1f7c399d77 at a small envelope 3a9f91cf7f sent from the Principality 4cbdae09f7 of Belus.efe2dfdff89a040c

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