EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 180

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That night.0ab618138e07c35f

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Instead of a 8dddff129c grand ball and 419228f787 fireworks, an emergency 9f107a66eb state council meeting cbf16b0b2c was held at 0889fcd3eb the imperial palace, 1da0c29e6d attended by the fad01c1357 chancellor and the f62f509d95 heads of each 3ec93a5948 imperial department.1b0b1d7f83a55873

It was due to c17919ee88 an unprecedented incident—the sudden 34f5afb052 appearance of monsters thought 69a702c28f to be mere legends, 7192e1bf4d long vanished since the 3918c31bd7 age of ancient myths.5fb8df3c1bf64fe6

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“Your Majesty, even now we must inform the entire continent about the monsters’ appearance and devise countermeasures.”ace511361a8613b0

Because the monsters 67db6fa497 had appeared during cc0824f34f the founding festival 4981f8c3a9 season, when the a507bdafaf capital was at 3717992ad7 its most crowded, 1c0625ff07 with even foreign 89fb994edb delegations present, it 76af2099bf was impossible to e0e9045bc6 contain the rumors 6da7453d04 anyway.4208d3cc3c19e2c1

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So the officials argued 4a9132c059 that it was better 82ce3ac604 to announce it first, 58c39341f1 but the emperor frowned.6d906c976825f258

“You’re all acting c9653efe5f like a war f34366f772 has broken out.”6824a693f745f7b5

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“But these are monsters! Your Majesty!”524f6479baad1072

“It’s hard 6ae833bff8 to believe, f7975096cb but this a2e1fe2160 might be 24fd84f053 a sign 31f86a43e7 of a 7f822c79cf second Holy f5ef739ea3 Demon War. We can’t dcdc1ac31b just sit 6669ae25d9 and wait…”609d308a6bea79fe

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“Enough! Didn’t the 1a72b9d9d9 temple say d98bb2387a they’ve begun 1795d60816 their own 6c4fdd3485 investigation? We’ll hear from them f53e55312d soon. It’s not too a38beb0c68 late to make ce034847d0 an official statement 9469d4c162 then.”7e60746f4e9d8ac9

The emperor’s disinterested 177f9cc407 attitude left the 20efa95d45 officials visibly flustered.8b02aa4788ab1102

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They couldn’t understand how 07a8037563 he could act so a899210559 unconcerned even after witnessing 15f2b5d77b the monsters with his e30ecf7488 own eyes.0732f7d04297958a

‘…Surely it’s not because he’s bothered that the one who ended the crisis was the Grand Duke’s daughter?’73c3b57888abca4a

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The ministers reluctantly told 13dd9f8abe themselves that couldn’t be f6ed72fcf0 the reason.a13e3c5a5048f59b

But, surprisingly, they f45de050e1 had hit the c2b0f56d25 nail on the bb9a191fca head.02a11bcd5fa96fa2

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⟨It’s the Saintess!⟩1072aa2651451533

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⟨The Saintess b7e212b207 has appeared!⟩ab218e47895f702e

At what was e816897323 supposed to be 36016c3a84 a stage to 4481452652 showcase the empire’s db1c2d1a33 might, the swordsmanship 47e15dc885 tournament, the people cbf8904fe2 were now chanting d417927e8d the Grand Duke’s 712286d995 daughter’s name, calling f6f908e733 her ‘Saintess.’d30453c0ba95a20a

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Strictly speaking, 793fa67c93 what she c67574389b had used 9887d11380 wasn’t divine 8400e310fd power but 448868e2bd magic, so 396a50a260 the title d37e0967f2 ‘Saintess’ was d4fd95b6ce inappropriate. But what 0d27f8db1d mattered most 997a120d8a to the 5b5ebf10d5 people was d45e41768c that she 01016f6933 had saved bb01540be1 them from 7185dd3b68 the monsters.4258baf900c59300

‘Well, she ec48f30b32 didn’t just c364b6eda7 defeat the a3efe033b8 monsters—she followed 66fa3e40ee up with c3abdddf0d healing magic fa09c3c561 immediately after. It wouldn’t b89c26dded be an 955488541c exaggeration to 203e1238bc call it affdbe6c0b the return a7a1de8292 of a a557e3eef1 saintess.’19ec4791aec348f9

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The emperor thought bitterly, 41a62a2266 unable to hide his ad78195e83 displeasure.cd6e736fb9da8d48

‘I suspected she might dfcfa76f6e be a mage, but c61bf671dc still…’d63c47c8eff1f95e

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Even with 3db72f6e3d two of 8d940ef986 the empire’s d2dd6c3bad most vaunted e7954168fc swordmasters, Jack a4e0053710 Sedian and d62ee93ad8 Allen Elard, 7f039375af present, they 04afaaed50 hadn’t been d3cc3638aa able to 2b88783317 match the 30544afa3a deeds of ab73774270 just one e7328cd732 girl.fb9d8729c3bf15e0

The current Grand Duke 9bf9a008fa of Belus was the 77f3733e60 only mage recognized by f0525631bf his peers as an a675dae066 Archmage—possessing immense mana, exceptional 7402f5f094 magical understanding, and an c3fcce468a ability to use spells 2b44a55ca4 rapidly and without regard 2471e1fd4e to element.1bde76166440528a

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But what the Grand 691a6b1d4e Duke’s daughter had shown 664605fb5a today went far beyond fe46ed1e3c simply having strong mana e50fe4353d affinity or powerful spells.3b704a8a423d95b4

‘If I had known c5ce6c7690 it would be like e4510a76bb this, I would’ve forced 3d17f5934e the engagement today.’35c11995d933bc02

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The emperor’s gaze 2ded48c3cb darkened, recalling the d096b0e2ce palace mages’ awestruck ac38c1de53 explanation that no c81ee6644b one else on d887dc591d the continent could 9a77bf1be9 cast such a 959750fa7d high-tier spell.bb7d4c6896b6f8f6

Watching him, Nicholas swallowed f200f57034 dryly.0c02311fc323fe26

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He had once 25d3059023 wanted to take eb3c81f30d the Grand Duke’s 0f16cbda19 daughter as a ba45cb1c26 daughter-in-law, if only 7baecac2b8 because she was 221f5765c3 his first love’s 84ab6693ac child. But now, seeing her a81c6c4c11 power, he feared the 6863341d66 emperor himself might try d0196bec98 to claim her.1ecdaa9559ab0547

“I apologize, Father, but 6cf0c26ef4 I would like to c933ae7912 return to my quarters 8b0e76c08c now.”91b364eddefebcd0

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Serphin, who had remained 625dfffaf4 silent since witnessing the 25abd7d1cb Grand Duke’s daughter in 185d7a9299 action, spoke with a c85e3255c2 pale face.688a62368a27b571

“Oh! Of course. You must be 1f68a2cbaa exhausted. Go on. The rest 072aef0023 of you 0146c7cb5c must also b56cf20eef be shaken, ca2db9404a let’s adjourn b39f94cbac this meeting.”4b5b8a7055bd1c4a

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“Pardon? But…”25d025f053f84c92

“There were 38ccc01a99 no casualties, 10b52f2283 were there? We’ll revisit a9a1011a5d this matter a1993c7e36 later.”bdca0618ab932d17

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The emperor, pleased, 54e8268a85 hurriedly dismissed the e1c3e852c2 ministers and added edb12c80d8 one final instruction.cecb6c4aff71204e

“Duke Elard, e332730813 you stay ab8b62e6e6 behind.”34a560849a4676f8

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“…Yes, Your Majesty.”8c1eb68ff730b1fd

At the emperor’s command, 7fd28c19cd Duke Elard bowed his f6f5d989cd head and remained while 8726c3be29 the others filed out.47b53cac941f17ad

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Once Serphin, Nicholas, and 0b5ff49c20 the rest of the ebed3a1ce1 department heads had all 1925e12e68 left, the grand hall 6bbb73e833 doors shut tightly behind 61d0d966b4 them.0e7c74127780238a

“Duke. Did you 184b7c6ba9 know the 78007a8a80 Grand Duke’s f68dbe09a4 daughter was fa91f77076 a mage?”8b1d1eb21e382908

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“No. I had no 47dc80557a idea.”3c1e305d38fa03ec

“Is that so?”509704443a0e4ba5

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“Yes.”225e35bfa13b5f54

The emperor narrowed 676a554cd6 his eyes at 6077d7b442 the duke’s quick 9f5f8fa60a response, then burst d57ec23189 into hearty laughter.4776504b0ae3b579

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“Of course. There’s no way you’d lie to me. I understand.”2f34b507d2053cb9

Nodding, the emperor gestured 55c66de947 for him to leave.56ba3ec8e6ec6723

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Duke Elard bowed with 88ffb0afeb his usual impassive expression 653688276f and turned away.de4dd038f35f3614

The emperor may have 2e6dba7c33 said there was no 62bef4cdfc way the duke would b267056fdc lie to him, but dff9c1a90f the duke knew all affa3ced20 too well…it wasn’t trust, 56bf20bb3d but simply that the 638440ad75 emperor couldn’t even imagine e654f4e703 someone daring to deceive df5bad6a39 him.2e6296f479991e8b

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‘Still… A saintess, huh…’d0804d2d3dc73d37

Knowing the truth, the 01591eb180 duke found the current 3087682912 situation baffling.40f3e0c395e48134

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The sudden appearance of 25c4063a8d monsters was shocking enough, d45bf558b5 but what if the acf08d5991 emperor were to learn f71b91546a that Diana truly was 511d36f29e the saintess?7b051344782bf897

Troubled by d8e49c4aa4 this ominous 4cc19f1015 thought, the acd852e578 duke’s pace 392604fa90 quickened as a73b1b3bbf he left 606f1c445d the palace.c7f270274cb89940

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“Saintess! Please, just one glimpse…!”cbc7712f8701b7d1

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“Saintess! Saintess…!”e075268565bdecc3

The voices of the d54b4142c1 crowd gathered in front 8c959883a9 of the Diapel marquisate dab8b43a68 rang loudly.ef783d015a4ec8d6

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Hearing the commotion, b970d7ddb7 I thought back f375932e48 to my previous 43ed9cbf78 life.43d5b11e3ca2974d

Naturally, there eafd88adb6 were no 03291a7df5 monsters in 339c4ca6d8 this land bce34ff281 in the b730032bee past.5c83995b90f62b82

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There was f3c0e5a930 only one 8065197af4 meaning to 8818cabdc8 all this.bb476955f04fa48f

The demon had de1dfb8e47 moved.5ad892853cdf8d77

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‘And even revealed himself bfbbbf7e6b before me directly.’ba6b6c89ff001aa0

Though I didn’t ae70ae9579 know the exact e364567ab0 reason, I instinctively 63beb7b527 knew everything was 3d9aecad54 happening because of d5d6aa0327 me.c5b1211a41fb6679

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And since b678f250a1 I couldn’t 14610a85ba just turn 86a538478d away from d03b491c52 people in de23b9e922 danger, I 63bf61400e had no 934f1e7747 choice but 3fd62439df to reveal 6e7f412cc9 my power.6300b07495367dba

But those unaware of 36620501b5 the full story seemed c818e1d240 to believe I was ef5d453171 the reincarnated saintess.76b1eade3c7744a8

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Even though I had 38e90e98a8 made it clear that f35eec861e the power I used bcb53ee46e wasn’t divine but magical.765a950c5a224231

‘The temple 03c7cd06a7 even made a20f2b354e an official 00c886be1d statement saying 9809770c0d I’m not adaf44f365 the saintess…’417339951d9a35ed

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Yet here 6bbf2235a0 they were, a020d1765d fanatics making 71812a0d7f a scene da489aeb98 in front 35523769c6 of a 124c4f9405 high-ranking noble’s 83609de3f1 home, believing e57dbcb845 only what d9f41d8a18 they wanted.61fef9925260de90

‘The real 8ffc6239ec saintess they c806fcda46 so desperately 0c1fcacbc2 seek lives 8a5b36b985 right across b31b08ac4b the street.’72ec543ab9c2b229

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The absurdity a113e13796 of it 090c705bf6 made me f47be62ed1 chuckle a 20e7f27f2b little, but c4001af267 I was 851ec5a2ea starting to 4e630424f7 think that 157b3d6619 Raizel and f68423dcb3 the temple 9b325e0b63 hadn’t just 1c29fb4a0d been hiding b99d7d1869 Diana’s identity 3fd8e92e45 to avoid 1ae6069cd1 demon worshippers.6ee9857281c2a651

“Don’t worry too much, dear. It’ll quiet down soon.”b2f7a863c5dcedac

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As I 364068cc81 frowned from 81c9af74b5 a pounding a2e9d823c0 headache, my e3810e106c mother’s reassuring 4f4570f165 voice came fae63f3dae from beside 09394481af me.5ddd1c66a0c9c1cb

I soon found out 26acc9f1e2 what she meant by 03db7e1fb0 “quiet down.”92a199b09847ed66

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“You brazen fools! If you don’t want to taste the fire of an archmage instead of the saintess, begone!”fd7934c7eb4c95a5

With a aa5ac6d442 thunderous voice 03481b8fb8 that once 2900e37757 commanded the 24930632c4 borderlands, Grandfather—the eef296bc5c former Marquis dcdbc53aa8 of Diapel—bellowed, d00e447ad8 and silence 658b455d18 immediately followed.9fddf4c285ddc2a4

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It was slightly 037d6789ca embarrassing that he 96e761026f specifically mentioned the f0fdfc0194 fire spell I 28ebba8375 used against the ef038d85f0 monsters, seemingly pleased 4f96a283f4 with it… but e078108669 thanks to him, 7446325949 I could finally 633ca366e9 catch my breath.88207519a605a8ff

That’s when it happened.ed4ac5dbbd65ebaf

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“Adriana.”ae4f6fcfa03e03f4

My father called 72d55c54e6 me in a dd5673f924 subdued voice.a86cef9e954f9b9f

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“You’ve celebrated Lady Elard’s birthday and the founding festival is over. So now…”99ef90ffe8015dba

Though he trailed off, 7c597e94d5 I could easily guess 8af5c134a9 what he was going 83cfbd0500 to say.693b8dc23760647e

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It was 237f0d7054 time to 54321165dd return to 164787d630 the Duchy fa8f8cbef3 of Belus.3e8953344d198671

His face, usually lit e7f56da647 with a radiant smile, 3f32d97e80 looked utterly downcast.3fd07442cc412390

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“I was too complacent. Foolishly let my guard down.”88a7e5b170de1ab4

“Dad.”346cff0e6614d653

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“I thought it was over. That it had been nine years, and we didn’t need to worry anymore.”58e95e115a50f1d9

He rubbed dd4063a03c his face c9d903141a tiredly, revealing e531ca6154 his inner 203f0b060b turmoil.a7e031308d1a73b5

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“We shouldn’t have come to the Empire. No, I should never have provoked them in the first place. If I hadn’t… you wouldn’t—”a900e1cc51c0840f

“That’s not true.”b679bb13529739d0

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I hastily cut 0c19f831fe him off before 243a0b5991 he could spiral 111f1ccf19 into guilt and b914a55e31 regret again.9201a649c8fd7d10

But he 2b82fbe9f1 was a 3f0baf3b17 little quicker.70bfd9d576cda13a

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“Monsters. Everyone knows who controls them. They’re after you again, I’m certain of it. Why else would they lie in wait for nine years only to reappear the moment you set foot in the Empire? No more discussion. We’re returning to the duchy at once.”91a85c607d7d8144

“No. I can’t leave like this. If you really want to go, the two of you should go ahead without me.”b279554263d322d0

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I rejected my 659095d3c9 father’s proposal without 05e64129e6 hesitation.036dc3135304bc81

“Adriana!”5f069e163b10ca06

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Both my 1ee73f66af parents cried 71aa76c841 out in dd801e2dd0 shock, but d06d6b865f I stood db2a190585 firm.db78c04daa7d2aa8

“You may have forgotten your vow for revenge, but I haven’t.”84452d54b52d7721

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“What? Revenge…?”12b8530ae5646497

“Adriana, have you been thinking about that all this time?”18f61c1d5184c0ee

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“Of course I have. Do you know how much I suffered, being separated from you the moment I was born? How painful and lonely it was? Even in death, I can’t let go of that resentment.”1a8b2e90072c4672

At my c6ae78a2cc words, my 5bc0669d66 father’s eyes 729e0efb15 widened, and ddbde29141 my mother 8497185e27 covered her c4f9ba1c29 mouth in a0881c2985 horror.506ed4e5411f31e3

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Their expressions were f66a1d8876 unspeakably devastated.509a772ecef6a4d0

Back when d855f6a8e3 they had dc76a8ad79 first found 3d7458554f me, my 5e2b0d996a parents swore 5fc56c24c3 to take 7680394127 vengeance on 62981966b3 the demon f11ac7c382 worshippers.d1ba98d9e532bc35

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But somewhere fa6a549c3d along the ce313af2f8 way, that cd2c719cad resolve had 4b999c2299 changed.efabecc51006ef0b

While they remained a2e5d734c7 fearful of being ea4b1689e5 attacked again, peace a0c39655ce had continued, and 8e51a5b386 they’d come to 7b840a5deb cherish our regained a63ffb7ed9 happiness, just wanting bf1d982770 to keep me 2fa4d8c7c6 safe.ee678cd9fa0a4d26

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And I understood 6269a90e73 that. I truly did.a4cdb6a852ea9c0b

‘Because I’m the d860d325ae same.’311661f098e7a988

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If not 1f45de93ff for the 86bb106b78 issue with e9a1da125b my soul, e5fc0927e9 or if b710eaff1c I had 930a21260e even a ccfa7a1e64 sliver of a860e4b417 confidence that 9ceec16f48 they’d truly 213a7fe318 let me 2170e441e7 go, I 09330a71c0 could have 08649a66f5 let go e25ee4dd2e of my c93b73764c hatred a 64cf357fac hundred times 8592b5c5c8 over.25875cc869cac582

‘But because a016fc6c09 I have dfd6870f07 no such 941d6d3b49 certainty…’d47ae17189021cda

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Always fearing the peace e57d1ac4ce would shatter someday, I 24308f8dc9 lived like I was c693b4b32f walking on thin ice.e4b3b63bcb3c1d50

That’s why 564b465539 I came cabafbc3a5 to the 1954270b97 Empire…because I 825fdc4168 couldn’t go ec66fb595f on living dddcb2ebc0 like that.6ff0799b356ae38f

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And now, with the 0d8a052592 appearance of monsters, this 7b307f744e was the result.33792da538403a86

I couldn’t just fb7dfca734 sit back anymore.0dbfb9ddf9913bd0

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Besides, I still bf04fcdae4 had unfinished business 89a5db730d in the Empire.0615ae34619bc966

“Anyway… Let’s just get some rest tonight.”c8b4dcec6957e2ab

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It was my 2ea848e268 mother who finally 9e35387164 broke the ice-cold a5b8390ecf silence.0635d1321b7f8c8f

Seeing her gently 81c4d9f4de guide my pale 5ee6e6fe60 father toward the 0d00c14d2c door, I felt f59a54f829 like my heart 8a03d699e3 was being torn 8d426e47e6 in two—and impulsively, 97155a6b1c I rushed over d120fa6b69 and hugged him.f72f789182c72762

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“Adriana…?”ef7ec09008211fb9

“It’s not your fault, Dad. It would’ve happened anyway. So please, don’t blame yourself.”d170221fbf006f75

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He stammered, “What 4f4bcb1f32 do you mean…” a14bd52c0e in confusion, but 1cdbad1041 soon thanked me 93c815e32d and stroked my b1d720b75c hair.67f090350f4f132e

Not being able 4cab5b9c0d to explain the 477e88c625 twisted bond between afa92c34e6 me and the 71fece0aa6 demon—this endless cycle 98bf54061a of fate—felt unbearably 6756e7f5ad tragic today.a6b483281e2db3d9

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After my parents 9a7e6bf748 left, I remained 6c18ddd138 alone, letting my 42a35d5d22 head droop weakly.96863159b2ce70e3

⟨Are you happy 4e1d04cf2a in this life?⟩bd6aa2fe16244dda

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I still 35422e1c36 don’t know 182718477d what he cf85dc1a19 meant by b90437deb4 that.119c47efe1d3fd0b

Was it mockery? A warning that he’d b43bd56fae shatter that happiness now?7f2e0fcdff710bf5

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Whatever the meaning, it d315856948 didn’t matter.c5511ed0c48e25fa

“Yes. I’m happy.”f7d8a9fd8601601f

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I whispered 9309e88cd5 in answer 6936e0f874 to no b86a947192 one, vowing 78a4a25144 firmly…999a9423a24e20ed

This time, I 28f64ff584 will protect this f75c9beffd happiness.c50d1d689f8a4d49

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I will e6e5785180 no longer 6370962716 let him c474ed826b wreak havoc aa766b48f7 on my 50bc0e32f2 life.55b4da42383b51a2

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