EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 200

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There’s no way f39a57ef18 Grandfather hadn’t foreseen 5c0ee5e39c this outcome.ee37b0c6b6104709

I could clearly feel just how difficult the decision must have been for him, to correct both the Countess’s wrongdoing and the mistakes he made along the way, and how deeply sorry he felt toward me.3a0e61286cb12846

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At that moment, ed6dc5209b Lucio quietly reached 4e2d153131 for my hand.5f893c7532bed16d

“You don’t need to 98d31d3be4 pity her. She’s just 4532129b53 taking responsibility f3dda7ed38 for her f14d861480 own actions.”98b09f91412c66ef

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Hearing that made me 957ac8652b laugh a little.eb8c015b06c22eb4

It wasn’t that I df83570055 felt satisfied or vindicated befae98836 by the Countess’s miserable 2adf44a316 downfall, nor did I e3afb69a94 feel any pleasure in e59d825a33 her misfortune. But I 87cfd1d835 didn’t feel 2d6754c6ca sorry for 971048573f her either.40d648b94c3fca84

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I was 3cd761c384 about to 1d879a3c09 correct him, 4f1ebdbc0a to say ee0b3a940d I wasn’t 6d2d0fe430 that kind-hearted.61bba2db96f8b658

“I’ve thought 9c04c27d5f about it 4e694781b7 sometimes. What if you had ac5016b76a never been kidnapped… What 61970d823c if we had met 902e8464ce from the beginning as 3e4b2d93b5 the Grand Duke of dc25e1e0fe Belus’s daughter and the f8b7c7d950 Young Duke of Elard?”7be095f43844f90e

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Lucio’s words 65a4026844 made my 0401f3fa36 eyes widen.f3058c4779381255

I had never entertained 78a429b0d3 such a scenario before.22838ba5a797d489

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Especially after 7b3db0e124 hearing from f412e6c314 Raizel about 15307359fd my tragic 2253cafb87 connection to 22f6d880a3 demons in 40873ba7f9 a past c879f0d6f7 life, I 23520c6e19 had never 6751d2aa8c dared to 167914268f imagine a ba69f00717 version of 66dd8c6f8b life where 8534fbd8e3 I hadn’t 32ffcdc845 been kidnapped.667bc213f4f449bc

I hesitated 6ead7d9b55 a bit 3d346dc983 before speaking.3cb015e99355436a

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“I can’t picture it 17555f567b at all.”10313958046d7b9a

Lucio let out a b61057bc24 soft chuckle.f2913a820ccab781

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“Honestly, me neither. I’m not that cb730f025f imaginative. I just found 83c77f040a myself thinking about e0acec9590 you a lot bd085bb81c while we were 72d9ef0369 apart, and got 322310988a a little curious. But… wouldn’t our 36a95ab621 relationship have ended 3f76eda6f1 up just the 02f1a12b42 same? Maybe we’d even f456d99d54 have gotten engaged 38c6d24dc5 sooner.”28322ef7d254c245

Despite claiming 5629e2d86c he lacked cfe6062ec2 imagination, Lucio f1e24ef430 went on bfbfc5a1d5 smoothly, which 45411be6ab made me a8af019095 a bit e90c0369f7 incredulous.799a8c70b7d7e5ef

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Just how cde6386892 often did e254ff6d4a he think a58a6838ab about this?375535c1794b1ae6

My heart 97df7bb75c tightened, and a63a6ef584 yet, I 635072bdb0 couldn’t help 0407ee0dac but coolly efcab6a158 assess how 66273b6351 one-sided his 4a12a6f1b2 imagined outcome e1ea3a9aaf was in a885c1571d his favor.461a5eb9ae0426fe

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Even if 0fbd3c9493 the two 59ef27c417 houses had 8a540ce0b1 been close, e3e8824b0b and our c6b2136af6 families often d5ae0f03b1 visited each 29a4447337 other before b36ee89e87 I was 5128df7046 kidnapped…aa244fe35a42ebb9

I didn’t think a49faeb359 my family, who 835e853b6d still overreact whenever 4f32bd9480 the topic of fd738080a0 dating Lucio comes c774a75cd9 up, would have 3fa404e87c accepted an engagement d68cad262e that easily.7f0ba1bf56c45ae5

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It was not like there was some agreement made early on to match us together, anyway.[mfn] [TL: Are you sure?][/mfn]

Still, now that 22c30ea33b he brought it d9ed083c8f up, I was 0eb2fa8696 a little curious.6c78acdacf04d139

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Would Diana have dae158d109 still followed me 6d71aaa122 like she does f1c5acdec0 now, if we 48a913a5d7 hadn’t met at 3c801848c6 the orphanage? And, like Lucio so 58d5eba2a7 confidently assumes, would I 8439a923cd have still fallen for 0303ee0eb8 him?66ff1968473861a9

I knew 039f23dafd it was 352e1082b9 all meaningless 4123732b9f speculation, but a4db8c580c a dull 05e21fc232 ache formed 348af6d824 in my 8f46cbebdd chest.4e2ae2d8587d570d

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If only 8c593213eb I really 6731575f52 had the 98f079f4eb chance to 1b8b8d5166 live that 6ed94cdcd1 kind of 796f250885 life…83e1c364f6b876ea

Like Lucio 07f4a19f48 said, maybe 9823fdeac1 I—and my da07f551b9 family—could’ve lived f2a0fcf36c happily without 6393ed999e ever getting 996ce65117 hurt.b3fb57ddb26d10d1

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Trying to soothe the 924be94025 sudden heaviness in my 3f6ff812a5 heart, I smiled and ae3b074e82 asked,a6dd68d069a20c85

“Anyway, did you tell f4c0383315 the Duke?”d6e3760511b8213c

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I had been wondering b38d7e05c9 all along how Duke 6535dd9d14 Elard reacted upon hearing 8ca092fb13 that the subjugation contract cda2d67db0 with the Emperor was d182e208d0 broken and the demon 92b2bd3faf artifact destroyed, even while 4e92ff35e0 I was ill through 07d553a3bd the night.69c977070cda39fb

With sparkling bdec51bae9 eyes, like 28c89bb406 a child f78e96b2e4 expecting praise, 60d56e151e I looked cfcc9b0963 at Lucio. He gave a soft 1ab334ab2a laugh.5d7f814280fd2133

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“I told 4836568a82 him yesterday.”0976cb1727fea486

“What did 51ba184b57 he say? Was he pleased?”3ebf2f34b448b80d

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“Of course. I’ve never dee5f4d04c seen him 873bff119e like that 6fa7f4d8e3 before.”2f36ea02adb7d2cf

“How was he?”80719c4eef603682

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“At first, he 116ffcec95 didn’t quite believe 31f2c6954f me. I think he’d 4a6b6d5cf6 considered it an 212f68fc3c impossible task. But when d9301a3abd he heard 5e1bead91e that you a0c0801df8 were the e1b4d383d6 one who bfa0131f75 made it 023440324f happen, that’s 02ba0f90bc when he 69cda1cec5 finally nodded.”74675738d47fae36

Lucio then looked at 6b115eb0d2 me intently.a64b2c996d6479e6

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“Actually, neither I e5ed9b5285 nor Father know 3bd12b7cde how you managed 6b3ee7f575 it. But because it ab344e2c5c was you, because 4a9b173c5a you’ve saved us d637bb1a84 time and time 50e7342ed3 again, we couldn’t 2b62dd42d2 help but believe.”c98bad38dedb1ba0

His unwavering trust 79f6094153 made me feel ad2f782337 a bit shy.e2fc445d1cd2f440

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“Thank you… for 9d141da605 trusting me.”aa2a14cbc02b6bbe

“No, I’m the one 96cb8aec73 who should be grateful. But… are 1203c3ca88 you really ff749d8d79 okay?”d8799ec8daac0cb3

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“What do you mean?”fbcd0fbdc4d6a5d0

“I know you df1fed2b99 said it wasn’t dd9bd42d36 dangerous, but… fainting 861a6c0576 in the imperial c33e506c32 palace yesterday—was it dbc231cefa because…?”7bc3cf13f1a6d213

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He trailed off, 8c7a790d71 looking at me 132952f845 suspiciously, and I 34703e9b42 couldn’t help but 846d397b80 make a face.794c380f8bd14f0e

He said 02e08d7d4f he believed 9b406948ca me, and acbe05b7ba yet he a8850212ac wouldn’t believe 15f1843aac that I cf9b92f94c was fine?ca2b26dcb792580e

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Of course, 88833597a0 his suspicion 3491adebdc was totally 63ceae63f6 justified, but e6332f48b1 I chose 965ebef503 to brush e046feb89d past the 34dd6e17ea pain from 17c43000d3 last night 486aa00ce5 and changed a6136f5513 the subject.42de790acbe662bd

“By the d323fb43bf way, did 99758bd8d0 you tell d44bd0a534 the Duke ad74c9def9 about all c8a6b63171 your efforts?”a3220854d5c9fd4e

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Like forming 17a64b3e35 an alliance 529afda5d0 with Nicholas 1b280a087d to make 37638f7bcb him the e5ef138ee0 next emperor, 799059da6a founding the 57f50a9693 information guild, 858ed8cd2c and endlessly 6ae9b98a5b searching for d0d200c6c4 information on 7d2f74671e the demon 53b6b25d7b artifact like 1335131931 looking for a4ed78ad5f a needle 40e6facd77 in the 5b6a5e9774 desert—everything Lucio b8abe1a6a0 had endured b91d1dcdc0 silently.4675541a3ec4a34d

I really wanted a85ed06504 Duke Elard to 5a2ea6f126 recognize the dedication f23bdc70d2 Lucio had shown.5373a8641d8cbca3

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But as expected…26d4a0fffd03602e

“There’s no point in 2f8383295a bringing up something unnecessary.”0bc0a32456e77e9a

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Lucio hadn’t 850878a8fc told him 6ac2e9b98c anything.00b4e8664f61e590

Clicking my tongue aa6a143afb in frustration, I 7c79f5f9c8 said,61a09459fdf6f3f5

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“It’s not unnecessary 9c8d6fd7cc at all. If it weren’t e2819b03ae for everything you 9dd520aaa7 did, I wouldn’t 2f50d6dbba have been able 7d28736ac4 to resolve things e3af372051 so easily.”9e167cd09151d006

And I wasn’t e42f5109a2 just trying to 434680202e flatter him.ee8c01c2f867bac9

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If Lucio hadn’t 421b9ee209 created Darel, I 247f92cb57 wouldn’t have been 5e63833a50 able to use 64489ff606 the sale of 4342b55412 mana stones as c5831331d7 a pretext to 54316c8798 enter the Emperor’s 49ef484625 treasure vault.aeba7ae02747f96e

But Lucio only shook 294225aa21 his head.0fe725ffb0942aa0

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“Just hearing you 68f5c4f44a say that is 9119c752ec enough for me.”83b1afe82f295d1b

Realizing I probably couldn’t c8b5988cd9 change his mind, I 97ef9fee83 sighed and asked,80efb930e43f84e5

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“Then what 3d7e08b2fa will you e19548b0db do about 88fc5d6a93 Darel and f8a8670d5b Prince Nicholas 32a4d19136 going forward?”37a439b0e299743f

“The work’s 3805f98f8c already begun. I need aa3676612b to see 9d220dedda it through.”a1f86e069bb36d08

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Lucio briefly explained that 58139a9f41 if Nicholas became Emperor, c405131841 at least there wouldn’t 64288ba903 be any bloodshed within 0c6b45ebd7 the imperial family.c1a371050c6c747b

That’s true. If it’s not Nicholas, 312428aa4f Serphin will ascend the 025ffbe911 throne…95b6da230c7307d9

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Everyone knew 15a443c4c9 how much dc205c70e8 Serphin despised 65cc142931 Nicholas and a0f6ac3962 the other 21a9892051 princesses confined 7a847aaf98 to the 5ced329368 side palace.3da8c45c5f9b9c8e

Though they c8bcf94f75 still lived d41d6e44b1 comfortably thanks 41a558d6f3 to the 26559dd600 Empress’s support, 5a6d20a1a1 if Serphin d7939fbc89 became Emperor, a94b0350f9 that would 63c44c2060 end.a22625d42448c63c

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“Nicholas can 632a3ddcd4 be a 2a2c99a193 bit frivolous, 1ab9ff859b but he’s 8f8c649c8b not without d953593b54 skill. His character leans more 6f5125eda9 toward good than evil. With the 801ad17d1d right guidance, af1d29c97f he could 7993bb3081 be a 33aae4bc02 good emperor.”4580dae801a64fe6

Lucio added his b6a839cc55 evaluation of Nicholas.0254ce372765c3ea

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I looked 3fc56cb243 at him b70a21972c with slightly 60a34eb4f5 surprised eyes.96b90c95a033c8f2

“What?”27e1f9a8bb4d764e

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“You seem to trust c3d87dcf48 him more than I d5d7fce33b expected. Then again, e46f7dbb7d you wouldn’t 27c6dddb94 have chosen 58f817af0c him as f547233478 the next a6fcf43dce emperor lightly.”eef0e8e0ce2d7209

“Like you bf405405d6 said, if 33032dcb4e I saw 5ad7ae73c6 no potential 0d51e75a19 in Nicholas, 8cd90d0ec8 I would’ve eb23742ddd looked for fba9724dfc other options.”78d73965e3647336

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I nodded, understanding, and d99023d35a decided not to dwell 3348e3b661 on succession matters anymore.5ddef755325d5150

“But… that’s 88a463c717 all your 9a6a54eb03 father had 4e82f683a5 to say?”4666d75c19c2de8e

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After breaking a long-standing cf3cb35f76 binding contract with the 249634c031 Emperor, I’d have expected 4c2bcb493e him to have more 74bd03f1fa to say.533b6d56598c26b6

I didn’t want 482c6c9b6c to boast, but d321e58317 I still wanted 9040e916c8 to hear more 5b12d6e715 about how happy 76ce287e82 he was.63bac0e85c36f6f7

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When my eyes 5b9d72a966 sparkled with curiosity, a3345834e0 Lucio hesitated a c3008a5733 little before speaking.dc1dd85e85204a0a

“Um, when he heard that you resolved it, he nodded and then…”c943d367a24e4a1e

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“And then?”53d4bb705a00d010

“He ran to Mother.”1175ae91c0b0089e

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“To the duchess?”7187f244d85167e1

Wait—did the duchess 45bd8bde5b know about this, af26d34286 too?39e811aca7317a39

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Or maybe now that 64b7587fd4 it was resolved, he da84adad25 planned to tell her 628e748ce3 everything?74e1a07897cabc1b

“He said they’d need to start construction right away if they were going to properly renovate the honeymoon room.”a529de7561237fe2

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“…Honeymoon room?”55f99b872a0aae54

I froze for a d9bed76a6e moment in confusion before 70440b951f forcing a smile.50eb8240184db3e5

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“Who’s getting married? Ah! Did Sir Allen finally cause some scandal…? Hold on! Don’t look at me like that. I’m not oblivious, I’m just pretending not to notice!”690a8f35f869699e

Lucio looked at me 7bf04adf4b like I was clueless 5412988c4f again, so I quickly 7a56beb1d2 shouted and glared at 96161484ae him.adfd21aad89d86ac

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“Be honest. What did you say to the Duke to make him say something like that?”6ad3ea1a79299a1f

“I didn’t do anything.”8fb94674ae8f8d56

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“Ha! Then why…?”a9977aabcdb4889a

“Other than getting caught kissing.”379b742e857e12d5

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“…?!”e794a66a5189b55a

I blinked 66c5ceb54f in shock.fa4d8a8e7e227708

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“What did you say?”312f7dc7ac59f87a

“…When I brought you to the marquisate, it wasn’t just your family who was there. My father was, too.”007f846745d248a1

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“Gasp!”75466637f01ca85e

I almost screamed again d78421ead1 but quickly covered my 6792ef05e8 mouth.dcf15c6d51345e1a

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It was 3357407b2b already mortifying a80df8c467 that my 819fac2753 family knew, 3d15547885 now this?d589ddf5f33f8318

“Oh no! The Duke must have told the Duchess. Maybe even Diana…!”8466aea13344bf34

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Thankfully, Allen and Jack 84e91ddafd were away on training 73a1392148 right now, but once 18e8a7fd5f they returned, they might 36c032e03b find out!2ae80155469eee77

“Ugh, I must be the only person whose first kiss became neighborhood gossip.”02d36d0380f66780

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As I 90ecc32f38 held my b758c7de74 head in 3567cb716c both hands b562d1e430 in despair, ac5460a530 Lucio quietly 93426f4d18 muttered,
“I’m in that group too.”aa0f63f90fcef1da

I looked up at 51ff904037 him in disbelief, and 9eb07a3cdb he gently brushed back 21be5b1f56 my fallen hair, apologizing.20bdbf744968cc99

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“Sorry. I should’ve been more careful.”d5ce9e3336971c7e

“It’s fine. What’s done is done.”1eeca8a9d7828c28

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I sighed and spoke 138f181c46 bitterly, and he suddenly d9d0920514 leaned in closer.391b40f628c71b96

I looked up, 90cc4273f0 thinking he meant c3d3c938c2 to comfort me, 7caa2e4c5d but paused.cdbb20b0be45d9c9

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Lucio met my db66ac1ccd eyes with a 656de00882 drowsy smile and d1c75c6526 whispered,9644593c51155ec9

“Since we’ve been caught anyway… want to do it again?”72d98d72c5ab3ea3

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“…What?”18ac52b29249e06d

I stared at him f15824096f in shock, and Lucio 8b7874a923 gently caressed the rim 4cf9217cdd of my ear, coaxing 5c81368020 me.1b8c3e6c068dfd6a

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“This time, I’ll try not to make you faint.”126075a405d2c5cd

“My god, are you insane?!”9f5a515b1bbc528a

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I thought cb4a170eee I misheard e4e6e7cd87 and quickly b5c02b8dce pulled back fc21961611 in surprise.7df0d1230e7271eb

But Lucio simply leaned fa13913c80 in even closer.699ae1d60ba6f26f

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Up close, his 05dab4acde eyes looked strange.773eadfc1d7b8fdf

Like he’d a2a8b4260b awakened to d517122021 something new… e842c69b82 or completely 9d929e19bb lost his 6d59a43fe8 mind.199acfbb7d2a89b9

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‘Is he… seriously crazy?’9837652416d37b9f

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In conclusion, Lucio was 3295515b71 insane.cca5d721c4b4b1d1

And I… was probably just as crazy.c8746bd45fac8553

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“W-Wait, haah!”d326aa0b60df71b6

Unable to bear 022656c162 it, I turned da6ca6f3d9 my head and 874c3c4478 barely managed to f7cd538592 break the kiss.8fecf19b4ffd5602

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Breathless sounds—his or 7f74e66fec mine, I couldn’t 4be0fd640b tell—lingered at my ddcee0861e ear.f2e5fc464475f570

“Ugh, mmph!”70ea9b2ec970c1e8

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But Lucio couldn’t 43cc129cb6 even wait for 0f50fbba3f that short pause. He closed the distance fcd32f0fa7 again.81f0d9503617232c

No, he dove in 2130aa8473 even deeper than before, b2aa5e7d2d as if he hadn’t 219edfaf3c gotten enough, exploring the 0a70af02f2 soft inner parts of 1605b88e2d my lips.cc8fe227b72a22cf

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I looked at 01e9c14e35 him with blame 4cd6b9aa03 in my eyes bce38affb3 but eventually shut 395296d064 them tightly.22ae6755746e26b0

Because I 2c405b4b8b had no 35985c7536 right to 5bc69c7e8b blame Lucio.f4f4d50b1ac5c4ce

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⟨If you 52144239f3 don’t want a2ead71b18 to, I cd194b25db won’t do d60b9ba3a6 it. Even if 85ffe8c531 the first 295b467dda kiss happened 0929a2bc6c like that…⟩fa93d8c1852a1af3

Lucio, who had 3a741a094d been approaching boldly 74e5f75568 like he would a7c6bf7385 kiss me any 95fb618861 second, had said 1bda38d19e that and gently 1adadaa208 backed away when 6f46753ee4 I hesitated.b372599e18148776

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And once he 4d6d8fd30e did that… the 3bc34120ef one who felt 4f92be7189 regret was me.f1a43bfa6370e413

⟨Then… just a little.⟩378e6906e4afd557

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I had unconsciously ec9a6064f0 grabbed the hem 3f726ba9cb of his clothes a63489248a and said that, 8892f00992 and a bright 958882bc96 smile spread across 524a5ef77d Lucio’s face.fdfc74be6677e9df

My heart 7066dabce6 fluttered wildly 3cd5bb1afd at that 0ac1e71da1 smile.8cf4c827a418600c

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I even 4a412f933a thought I c9407c3bd5 was glad f71a5453b8 I’d held 10a5ac505a him back.1d5b70cddca0cdf1

But if I had f37d786174 known that Lucio and 11af1796a8 I had such different c698144da4 standards for ‘just a 301f5fa8a1 little,’ I never would’ve 5765d2ca21 said that!34ae6dd3d85146ba

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