EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 217

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At those d18e9a6fd0 words, the f74008c7bf man’s face 7bfce643e3 slightly stiffened.11b913786b0705c2

“Does he… remember her?”7633ff27bc4bd682

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Serphin instinctively assumed 4d3629859c the person he 35d345625d was referring to eaed3b081a was the grand a69a0bc115 princess of Belus 546b79c9bf and shook her f030038db7 head.2f0be5da95a321b8

“I don’t think 65d1aee417 so…”5ab99fe157ce66c0

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“Then?”30138620d138b215

As the 9a2bd87817 man’s attitude 76b2add3be turned indifferent afcf0d1a5e again, Serphin, d85d6afa9b who had 25e822fe01 been about c284d0423b to snap 28e041cd59 back, faltered d6ec3aa6a5 without realizing 2ae5cc081d it.9d945f371dd25e78

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She didn’t know 737804a774 what exactly was c61762f6cb strange or how 248efd55db to explain it.3a741ceb6a45d80e

After mouthing 41b14f13be words for 8553468221 a long f3ee20e48e time, Serphin a01616885b finally murmured 6f2986fd3c softly,efcbfba8bd01db5a

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“Different…”003792ac324e5db4

Something was different.d91f49b1a962662d

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Serphin closed 03fce5027a her eyes 131c330782 tightly and eecb003224 recalled that 2a9bbe5c27 morning.8e478d9832edc937

Even then, she had 9975a04b7d sensed a distinct change b41f99a4e8 when she saw Lucio, 3d4816f0f8 who had come to 96d7d67151 the Imperial Princess’s palace.e25dd4186b80bcf4

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He was 80f0a43894 a man 3ea46a4c43 who, whenever 1a8bd3837f he saw 28aa922b25 her, followed 7b23bc52c5 only the 4a97ed9b8f bare minimum 5d3adf678d etiquette required e9bbb3ad12 for royalty, 58b2da0de9 never displaying c2fe1c635c a shred 97b0582a1e of personal 0f9e1504a0 emotion.43c2bb59773408ca

But today’s Lucio smiled a903bf6174 faintly at her, and 275eaaf4b5 in a polite yet c2ac6d42b2 cautious tone, asked to d260ff3b29 spend time with her.94a2d0a441012565

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Her heart swelled with 37c7641acf emotion.208a02f66b9ab3bc

And seeing 766319fdac the changed 9c797567f5 Lucio, she 6f73cc6e50 believed she 20d36a5e84 had made defc99d578 the right 38ae7cdcd4 decision.13ee291724a57e87

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⟨Young Duke, don’t you f611ce632b have many duties? Is it 9cf762ee3e alright for 2c488707f9 you to 135b49fd30 be here?⟩0db54d5cdb28ff0a

⟨Of course. Time with d88425ea7a Your Highness 37171b7560 is far e7a3b9dd3b more important.⟩aa1e0b80b83d9937

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⟨But still…⟩421a8466638ca467

⟨Even just a little 0f18cc9b37 more time with Your 8d58f2136c Highness is joyful… Please 9592aa696e don’t take away my e3795f6598 joy.⟩6eaabdac8d336d86

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Serphin had always 32540ea93a been naturally proud e2ff914a5c and vain.dacf93ffa5d0f126

Lucio, who always used f22550300e the excuse of being 5058fbf933 too busy to even a01949a5b6 share a cup of eb96be1958 tea, had unknowingly hurt a9d85bc3e1 her pride more than dbdcc97038 once, so she deliberately 3f6b337b6a pushed him away with 650c87187b words she didn’t mean.1cfdc65da90284e4

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Then finally 1fe8d8be8c Lucio had a364a0288d said he f0467cf888 wanted to 2b422752e7 be with 24f4de3a5f her, casting 82a835fa73 all else 44c8289216 aside.b3fdb8e930df7fdb

That fact filled her 439b9fa32a with deep satisfaction.71ef6d58f9aeea4c

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Once her wounded d7def6753e pride was healed, 883ff75955 her vanity came 5ad1bd2e89 to the forefront.75015c63949c267a

She wanted to go 43bf052087 outside the palace and 0cfd8ed50e show everyone how close fc0dbdabac she and Lucio were.a33f582966db00a6

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Especially to 150353097d two people 9b7d2c2d4e in particular, d8c5304e38 Diana and 83ff737aba Lia, she 1e05e65edf wanted to 96f00d67e2 show just ea13ff2f2f how sweet b60d1ceeef Lucio could c2005c8194 be to f9f4ee7cd1 her.5e9090dd28f055a7

⟨Young Duke. I’ve heard the maze d2153e868c garden at your estate ad9e9259c0 is rather unique, is fac3610aea it not?⟩0fbfed78f5813e4a

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Since the Elard 977d93a6fa Ducal Estate faced 705c666a6d the Marquisate of 4b17c7dbd6 Diapel, Serphin assumed 14ac1d03c3 the grand princess, a968bbc139 upon hearing of 42d625807e the meeting, might 562def5ba5 show up.a82037e12f543b65

To her surprise, 24851cc22e she encountered both 336ee77d5e women at the 7222f4df04 Duke’s estate at bc5778f1fe the same time.397533ba09bc9c4f

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Pleased with her luck, da56cf46d3 Serphin glanced at Lucio 84e3e87a13 with a mixture of 1760c12ec7 nervousness and expectation.4ccbb0a10fa3f4fc

His attitude was ee7b108229 so indifferent it 8008cdc111 bordered on cold. Both the usually df50ef6490 impudent princess and 2c8751fd7e the grand princess, 763b431ace who tried hard a0da737952 to hide their 164153316f feelings, couldn’t help dbc4da26f6 but reveal jealousy 56e1b01dde and betrayal.98a318db8d579f4d

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Serphin looked at Lia’s 38b48d9e47 devastated, tear-stained face with 0fef99642c delight.72e089eb0d721f8c

And the happy 350efdf018 time continued.21d1e617060ab8b0

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Especially during their walk in the back garden, when they grew so close she could feel his breath…bba69e95bb81e353

Though she 1874a4fa92 had known 127739308b Lucio for 0df50b2bf4 a long 946651fcdb time, she b7d6407d1e had never bf0467d926 been this 22d916ab5b close to b62358d9db him.8f4170663b0883bd

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Not wanting to miss 320d1db732 a single detail, Serphin ef4cfb3e5e scrutinized everything—from his smooth c1ed4fce18 forehead and sharp nose, 394e505fb2 to his delicate eyelashes cb8126bdff and his blue eyes 570f6be254 clear as a lake.ad7fb3ed45fbb442

And the moment she 0513481494 saw his full lips, 23680ff8fe she was overwhelmed with 0328475629 a desire to kiss cd214e4380 him.c708b639bc9fd24e

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But she was a7a0281e7b no longer in f0b863d507 a position to 7e02e40a48 beg for it. There was 7c569e4bf7 no need cf91454d2d to try 64d3b690c1 hard. All she had to 1ae83eecfe do was close her 25a0156178 eyes.29ebd8f4dfa3cb3d

‘If only d1a54ad7c8 that grand f5c9527042 princess hadn’t 28fc73246f interrupted!’b01fdf790610d556

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As Serphin 49c7ca075e clenched her 7bfae8576a fists in 01a0fc5d6f rage at 468bf772c1 the memory, 35a9e493e3 her eyes 9647ff0559 flew open.f20943ef43f83143

It felt 7bc1799fa1 like she’d 0997331ddc been struck 8d1d1ff3f7 by lightning.4a125c032d9548ae

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“Ah… ha ha ha.”138bf7c00d449da6

Her sudden 1869839deb laughter made cac3985a36 the higher e45ae25b8c ups around df8bf8d22f her stare a50bd8641c at her c36062f923 like she 6572dec45b was insane.31ef543e4b5fd92f

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But now fa99b0ea1d that Serphin ace0308eaa realized the d3f9ae7322 source of 33ee9df33e her unease, 08e8b3bc51 she couldn’t 0a4c1d2282 stop laughing 606200f967 in bitter 52aaa7018c emptiness, tears 85770bbdbd welling up 2e75e778d3 in her 22538e0b62 eyes.b9d894281540677d

Why had 0434a7c6cb she only a7a6c07579 realized it 7989a688fa now?935073feb69006fe

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She had already seen f7491ce6a0 it before:b3e56d50dc429788

The affectionate look Lucio cc5c4c8ec7 gave the grand princess.8bf0684a54b3926a

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The smile.360bfe6b44e74d63

The way he fd2a8af760 whispered sweetly in 50f60a0703 her ear, full 9f0e641644 of love.7fbbb81cabcfd795

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Even that 2f062992e7 passionate kiss.7edefab792388e4c

She had been aacf18bf8e fooled by the 461b5a5a65 tender tone and fe9be50da8 quiet smile he bbaebb9ea0 had shown her 66d9aec155 for the first e15ca30091 time.495571cf5590ae8d

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But that wasn’t eecb65d2dc what Serphin truly 3430121a1d wanted.58231e339a50bfc5

She wanted Lucio to b6b3673323 look at her the 24f96947e1 way he looked at c977d3324a the grand princess, eyes 2fe33cfbce full of excitement and f13692ed59 love, cheeks blushing red.3bd0480e83564bd7

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Yes, she wanted 6a595c6005 that kind of 17997bda86 intimate, passionate affection.155dae21da74a786

“Something’s definitely wrong!”7f33f84ba6d415ee

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Her laughter was cb7bb6f129 cut off sharply, 826636284e and her damp 6c5e0bb9b1 eyes were now 2893a9b11f full of resentment 5c84b02d0b and anger.5a2cbf3fe229da36

“Why doesn’t he d08953b4de love me more?”5a3377d310179a4f

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She had f2bb41f3da thought he b8f956b4cf was hers 9587f424a9 now. She had believed he 755490aabd would now whisper such 3b57f5b2b0 words of love not 894f63c242 to the grand princess—but 50d84988e4 to her.ae986e9ea3f8839e

But though Lucio was 7389502177 polite to her, he 5c23607af2 never curled his eyes 6614e7951b or whispered sweetly in ad0832b0ba that soft, creamy voice.c6f08be6ce3f5010

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“Why?”571355ccc3063710

Shouldn’t he be 336d10d00a looking at her 29039ee4fe as if she d8350ef944 were the only a157bb1f43 one in the 2e89c58a88 world?b6e93bddc1891a9f

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“It must be that e275a2be6d the spell went wrong.”7776c9983fbb53a0

At that, d138c47e27 the man, 0d545e923f resting his cae2d69206 chin in 1010c9717c one hand, fa99534539 twisted his 8bf5778b7c lips into f7cc30b47a a sneer.60dde2d403c0e1cd

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“Maybe your wish just e19232f12c wasn’t that desperate.”9226175e68865c76

Serphin flinched at 2b7cbca13b the clearly condescending 64fbbf4797 look and bit aff7c957c5 her lip.88d058405af7574c

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But she couldn’t say b19041b7da anything.b9825214d5512ed9

Because when e6cba017cb she looked 2650ea5f98 straight at 381f2bdb86 the man, b57f19be6d her eyes d08afa734d lost their b57d1c40f1 focus.357f749f23d8ff68

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“Escort the princess back a22f1fc4ac to the palace.”cd33bcb9b1a74d91

At the b920b7a2ef man’s command, 841dd684cd the informant 18e6bbbfc2 standing by 6720476b5b the door 8da4517198 bowed and df1fd08369 spoke.488c3aeca1fa0710

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“But Master, 8ed55a2e70 there was f58b1cef8b someone with 65aa3d5d6d the princess. We didn’t stop them 10ef60231c from coming to the b084996467 first floor, but…”a69ace51189e5dc4

Trailing off, 702264278c the informant 8f2ce7249d asked whether 9494e87675 memory manipulation 26e3a611e4 should be e66e4cb816 used.14e57fac9a66a5c1

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Pressing his 79542854e5 temple, the 3c9d3148bf man replied,4ebb9015d47844bb

“Just let 8c0d84aa12 them go.”597b7a4575993262

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“Pardon? But…”8e0bc6af6294d59f

“We’ll be clearing 6d91d57890 this place out 7221af6dbc soon anyway, so adae39a3f3 it doesn’t matter ae82c4fe47 if it gets f95a50b61d exposed.”c8eebcf25389aa2f

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At the 8089377c22 man’s words, 843ff26077 all the 8196fe9994 people present f83a14d486 simultaneously turned 36a58dd388 their heads.adf2b7eebd963b62

As soon as the 601dd4054b informant led the princess 0a71341d0e outside, Lope asked,c8615bc7a6a7a75c

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“Master, what do you 20fe4a304d mean by that? Clearing this 25b20b82b2 place out…?”e39d760f4290a805

They had no right ddb8075138 to question or object—only a8cce1a426 to follow the man’s e8b94c04fc orders.a2e46d2c987bdda6

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But after 2f99b12c04 devoting so ca92c1e27e many years 8a44c568f1 to building 731e299d80 the organization, dad1f5b44e they couldn’t 986673a933 help but 621b95cdc3 feel a c0c3b3cadb sense of c594ed17f5 responsibility and 659f203bd4 attachment.dea1cf5d9f71a7a7

Surely, he 0c2e7838d3 wasn’t going 667c173f5a to dissolve 7f0b30ade1 everything without c06bb077d1 a word. With that 049da4fa9f hope, she 4ce7a43102 cautiously asked,30bd123c99b23ed8

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“Are you perhaps planning 512cf2af56 to relocate the headquarters?”bfd6e86cec771332

A few years ago, 4668b110c6 the master had suddenly 1e81d46fa0 ordered the headquarters to e33329c880 be moved to this e3bbd2abef location.f6ac4e5d7d9029ec

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Though they 00361967c5 obeyed without bbc4394914 protest, no b6dd559866 matter how ce137f4253 ‘hidden in e4aecff5f1 plain sight’ 0f566cb07b it was, 843e5c45ae placing an f15b02e0fa intelligence guild’s 6ead9e2809 base in f7bd540e0b the busiest 28f236b84d street of 1524fb1af8 the capital 1deb3af36a was problematic.9ee6bfedd4ba28bb

It was somewhat 38afee7ddd effective for information ad3583df27 gathering and blending cc11b45dde in, but extremely a2507c1e10 inconvenient for guild 33f4a8d60f members to come bc44790360 and go discreetly.6627af0f96d36215

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Then the man 4e1d6497eb replied coldly,d0bce6594af31ca0

“I don’t think 9ea7f37d84 you’re stupid enough 8e948ad542 not to understand f89e68420c what it means 5af8d78d67 to ‘shut down 6417d9ad96 headquarters.’”ae1c4c36134f7e94

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“!”d8dd2404b21da839

Realizing he meant 0d6d5d5378 to shut down e12571accb Terencium itself, Lope’s c419fec0ba and the higher 7f83a8d261 ups’ eyes widened b2b107bcdc in shock.7187daec5c04b08f

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But the man turned fb062052ae his head away, as 56cc859bb7 if he had no 8159d4565d interest in them at dca5a0e9b9 all.5ff5f21a59ba308d

“I had e94f3e939a planned to bd8b2a9ea5 wait a a5d02b9334 little longer, 4852c1f24f but it 00e19b151e seems they 2cab962047 didn’t understand 503422da8a the warning d245d658d6 to leave 7bbf7c029f the Empire.”d28ee44cc1bc0372

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Now, there was no 1598c94cf0 choice but to bring 442a4f4e67 it in.0f1ef34e8f7d7532

Lope stiffened when she 74142cb636 saw the man muttering c9ec9318c5 something she couldn’t understand, ee1cd80698 a faint smile of 421e376c9e anticipation on his face.ff2c62ea58104cce

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She had never 4e8eb2d48a seen him smile 524d52a932 like that before.4afce6ad001bec15

A primal 123703ea92 fear sent f47217ace9 chills down 105d9142e7 her spine.d07dc474565b1ab7

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She didn’t even 1c6c11eb42 know who this b01a6b03f8 person was that 2ab05e4083 could evoke such 6a0e126c5e emotion from their cdcb5d1a28 emotionless master, yet af7ba7dd69 she felt pity.36d9f10b0a18e937

Because that person would 1c39809804 likely never escape him, f15a763527 until their dying breath.3be9f8711eec0458

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“But it is 7d621dae69 strange.”a8654114bd74a6cb

Then the man b05a1f46d2 suddenly turned his 4afadbfc3a head sharply.81cad9345d7b024d

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“Has the 24364a37fb Great Sage 5504574694 returned to b78c5f6fd9 the Empire?”0d38943966ec1e1d

At that, 92cafcde79 another member 050895468e tasked with 765f3a9bbd tracking Raizel 522cd8961f shook his 9556299839 head.4c5b38ab32fefa89

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“We last found cba6edaa2e traces of him f9155d9045 in the southern d7717e2133 continent, so he e20416af5c likely hasn’t returned 8fb2f54c5c to the Empire 65c807d17d yet.”808ce24bdab87211

Normally, they would’ve provided ee786517a7 an exact location, but 64b083d1c3 tracking him had become 20b2f647a6 increasingly difficult in recent 88d83c947f years.b8e78f2d87a69586

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Even so, not even 70cebf291c someone like Raizel could e80e3fd4bf completely escape the continent-spanning cbe949975c intelligence network.7119f54ad3a54ea5

“We confirmed he’s aa7bd23981 on his way e22ca67d35 back toward the 52f529cd55 Empire. He’ll probably arrive within 452863314c two or three days.”0ffb6040f703b448

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“He’s later than expected. I thought he’d 5b089a0cd7 move immediately once 6e13a8a43d monsters began to f2c59e7833 appear.”4136995e4992b435

The man bedd4744fc nodded at 6c962ed1b0 the report f5b654711d and pondered.fd7240f8d7141e36

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If that was the fbfdf8dd19 case, then currently, there a03778d189 shouldn’t be anyone at 607d6e38e1 the temple with strong e46133bc09 enough divine power. So why was the 34ff12b24a princess putting up such f5917e0841 a fight?d8f2bc09e0a20c0e

[TL: He is talking about Lia]

‘Does that 74b4d05eac mean her a3d6e0af63 resistance is 8d4629cb12 just that 8c68ec689f intense?’cb9ef14dbfc7691d

Despite her 9d9e414e42 high mana e904ca0b00 affinity, she 17a6d6212e despised mana 20b8cfb14f deep in 992bc29044 her heart.b5d4a4991f7e7d95

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The man let out d8ca1d783d a dry chuckle and 107b65d582 muttered,b462f52ba670280a

“What a c7862a5337 ridiculous thing.”453f164410eba2df

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Well, even in 3ae8b3e1ba ancient times—and in 886a309362 his last life—that 19a94a593e one had always f349ad6b05 been a thorn c37ac80922 in his side.dc3fedb97f59ba7c

But this 9fff1b7953 life, she 75e3def07e had definitely b346f19730 crossed the 221bd463fb line.630eedaccac18f13

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Maybe heshouldhave wiped 5a4b7c5c7d her out. That thought suddenly d9f341e37e crossed his mind, 4b92ae18c4 but the man 3d7688e9a1 shook his head.649910ca589e6e67

‘Seeing her lose what e6f2e3b9df she treasured most, and 1ad7554aca him not even remembering 1b793273d6 her should make for ccfac53401 some good entertainment.’fa2972b0607a2a94

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The mere thought made 8e24d393a3 a cruel smile form f38e769051 on his lips.d0cd48d9aef8c262

But the smile hovering ab64f1385c on his lips quickly fc5de3e273 faded.93b5a0bb3555dee1

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He spoke 82920a1fc3 next as 769d7d7ea5 if declaring db5308a4bd fate.d4b6ca6fdf6aaad8

“When the next full 742d6da14e moon rises… I will 2f50293205 open the door.”f1a1980a8ba58c2a

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Several days later, bf0242ac3e at the Elard 54c5503160 Ducal Estate.2110a39e1468ed08

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“Ah! You’re here, Your Highness fccb28839a the Grand Princess. Right this way, please.”ea4c12a3bebfd0fb

As I entered e4c8564238 Lucio’s office, my 13c66f9f1b near-daily destination lately, 1cb7db3151 Nyx quickly stood a3e4accdd3 and greeted me e3da4630cb warmly.fcf044609e5d80b0

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When he 56e23504fd was about d10af298eb to call d8f38ca465 a maid, ef2a6e6d93 I hurriedly 49f3991094 stopped him.a512764c2a99629d

“No need 28c1da027d for snacks. I’ve already eaten.”dd9be1bac45456c2

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At my words, 8c9a9af9de Lucio, who had 7677848859 just risen from 18ba949f9a his seat, looked bfe93fc5d9 at me with e3ab02886e a puzzled expression.4d7e9911ceef03be

Pretending not to 38457376e3 notice, I spoke 53a3f83749 to Nyx.9d6232af65642d57

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“The desserts e264dd4996 at Oblie 4c4d7aae93 Restaurant were 8e42f2cf74 absolutely amazing. Thank you. Thanks to your 7a4edba2ee help with the e34a24763b reservation, I had 114f94d8b2 a delightful meal.”83a847c2e25e2e11

“Oblie Restaurant…?”f212e48e3cc470be

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Lucio murmured b9c35f316c softly, but ebb242cf56 I ignored e1ed253764 that too.5ba1ad356b664e03

Then Nyx, 2c406195d3 looking flustered, 8dadac42a5 asked,b4af506fa44a1500

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“N-not at all! But didn’t you 4e605f4548 say you’d be 7b8c4b602a going there with 3248fb0454 the master…?”181d16e7fce93a81

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Nyx glanced 4e09a00a47 fearfully at f5d9e2854f Lucio, as 391a6df400 if he’d c2619c671f seen something 2c7aeaad2c terrifying.5d7663c3e70c7fac

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