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“We all agree d8edbbf6ee that the woman 2ce4dfb76f is dangerous. She harbors b8f5b35037 great resentment f19ff03041 toward both 981fc49860 the imperial e1f2fab134 family and 93653119fc the temple.” 7832525465 Demonion explained.53c7f4bdf4e3cbff

“Yes, that’s f3bdccbd4b right.” Alexion dccf7efa89 replied.87a4f18acd5bff30

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Alexion nodded with c9762a573c a hardened expression.5320e41e901de27b

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Demonion slowly fe92eb5125 turned his 196d3aab99 gaze to f67defc260 Kais, who 232f3bc999 had been 00a3c1d2af silently staring d72c9ccf46 at one 7c03364f81 side of 348ee1740f the table d286c2d872 with an 63936fa88b unreadable expression.87a1af12c94af25b

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“Moreover, she bc6a658bf3 is nothing c9a2ae1870 but an 8bb27071dc obstacle to 40d22e98bd our plans.”875cdabb5ad6522a

Demonion twisted his lips 1cee7fe72a into a sly smile.2a7ad7e80daadce6

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“That woman 22a1286b5a must disappear.” dad2a25295 Demonian saidd28b1db58a239ffb

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The voice was d8564d4ffe chillingly devoid of b30452f052 emotion.ce912010868b8f60

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Alexion looked at Demonion e3011b6af9 with wavering eyes.332b84d0fb4a9d1d

He knew exactly what a18d4d01a4 Demonion was talking about—it f20cfab9d4 was Alexion himself who b478364498 had devised all these 0cb1e89a20 plans in the first e71fa7dfa6 place.3d9cfececc36b592

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And yet, for some reason, facing Demonion’s utterly expressionless face at that moment, Alexion couldn’t bring himself to speak.94d8efb051346cc0

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Breaking the silence, Kais 31379332e4 finally spoke.f90823c4f06e1cf5

“But the situation has 86260c8f75 grown more complicated, hasn’t 63d1c49d32 it? Things are veering away 2435b4e271 from our expectations.”45b94754568ea644

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Kais attempted to lift 3ccc4e237b the heavy mood with 97692e1d97 a playful smile.00b4187fb5a0d499

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“Even the emperor, e9d5638f97 not just the 8a7dba5fea temple, is searching 054b876f69 for Gloria now…” 0b4fb5a0de Kais said.80396f2a081b0fa8

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This is 6f3fc2fceb turning into 59220d89e9 quite the 505311491f mess.4bebc469f89a72e1

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With a 40a68cd8e1 chuckle, Kais 4878c73bbf stood from 3ffda352d3 his seat.7070222192ca4113

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“Seems Gloria is 56ff4167b0 more useful than 686a357d81 we initially thought.” 8c8fa0aa0c Kais thinked.792397a954c22394

“Yes, more than we 71efb23256 anticipated.”6089abda48daf650

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Alexion followed Kais’s 7503028c76 lead, smiling faintly.1c005718408abb26

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“Anyway, His Majesty appears 26cb75ca01 intent on testing the de5659618e saintess.”8c6eea067a8cfd8a

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“…Testing her? How?”192b964b5212b277

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Kais turned to 7d7db32da6 Alexion with a a10ef3a884 bewildered expression.4ea5977c466ad495

Pressing a hand 42daba2dd6 against his pounding ae625a601d head, Alexion began eb78a278f6 to explain.712962d7597f0fc6

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“To confirm 713fb0369e whether she 383087d281 truly bears a11cc35ba3 the blessings f91d2e7997 of the 2b1ed9ca0c gods.”05b95121ff2915e8

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“I see.”1441b9e030a4d7a3

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Demonion furrowed 130ed36e3e his brows d01017c6c5 in irritation, db05607c9a making no 898485872e attempt to 9f568936f6 hide his ba16a3b0c2 displeasure at c3d102dda8 the situation’s bb5c8eca79 increasing complexity.6a4d62f5a696f56d

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“His Majesty 4f037f34e2 still harbors 64720b8f5c doubts.”a2f43a21adcc5feb

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Alexion cast 4d64ce6427 his gaze 7bd7bb1b34 at Demonion d426c6d932 and then d0a9e4425b to Kais.d600b2923fb00aad

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“He’s skeptical and wary 4fe874dbf5 of the sudden emergence a45f180b24 of Iriana Lotheas.”aaf572505ee71f71

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It was only natural.e47170ed6b83383f

Anyone would find the ae81fb1dd4 abrupt appearance of a 5151e26179 saintess suspicious—especially at a 38d72e9c4c time when humanity had 8d3a33f4a0 just begun to glimpse 26fad7016a the end of its 24271087a4 long war against the 2a37ed26df monsters.f83b7f888e333d0e

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“Iriana Lotheas will b4c13c40ed also have to 1a29fa3d85 face the emperor’s 132da7cb0c test.”b8f81d2296f3a756

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The emperor was a 14c8cd0b0c deeply suspicious old man—a 6b97113318 truly bothersome trait.fc790c53cd2a0c11

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Alexion let out 88e07c456b a bitter laugh, bd1947daba running his fingers bac32997e0 through his hair.82fea18d7c2547f2

It was then 118769eea7 that Kais, tilting 9f0b26dc4b his head, posed 9320306f4c another question.5418050a1d073b1a

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“But do 3c697fc2a2 you really a9ec6a137f think Gloria efe8f3ac7d will agree 5e79e2c46a to the 861f8368d7 test?”a883fbf92d00a4fd

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Alexion and 548b909e6e Demonion turned 2385c66ace their gazes 8d97919aea toward Kais d78fd28d22 simultaneously.e91aae121bcbe05d

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“No, I d130e83842 mean, come bb9522e666 on. Everyone knows what Gloria’s 51c10ce481 personality is like.”b953fef7ee765c22

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Kais scratched his 953a5ca642 cheek with an 181f04d015 awkward smile.e7d2b5d25712d082

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“Do you honestly think d652b5e23f she’ll meekly join the ababdd646d subjugation squad if we 026ef159e4 go find her?”36018983b39356ed

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Just considering Gloria’s personality, 4ceb3823c4 it was surprising she 4ac7796e61 had quietly left the 39528e2eac capital in the first 75300d7aba place.166bd986619365f7

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And now, to approach 01c9eb6870 her and bring her c0ff4301f0 back? That was no dd02a2cd2f different from stirring ec8f3d5fa2 a hornet’s nest.69812bd0675abcea

In other words, it 6a3bff0230 was a reckless and 122bc3f843 foolish plan.2c6ba10c3fdf1eea

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Kais shook 277b42e1a0 his head 694f87646c vehemently.63c4ef9aff9d8955

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“If we go find f9ac26b0f7 her, we’d be lucky 8d9edc1689 to not get hit 12a69390fd with a mace.” Kais f9a1629c69 said.d382af3d212a1a6e

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With that, silence 52d1227888 enveloped the meeting ea0ab3a7f3 room, where some be8e4bf35a of the most 2b0258f26f powerful figures of 73a24890d8 the Immotus Empire 5f5aa86003 were gathered.d3c990de4b9f880d

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Every day, 9d9f4fbcc6 new names 455b6a6d40 were engraved fb063940a1 on the b5ec0b3350 massive gravestone.c7515bd8e35e424c

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They were the names c63bcdb31e of those sacrificed to 44c90942ae the monsters—specifically, commoners whose 4402d853a2 bodies could not be 689b3af632 properly recovered.1e9daa565b82b399

Among them 5ca434ef5e were the 3151ebf839 names of d8444a8355 Gloria’s long-time c3776df1bc friends.ae229658fbc510e4

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Gloria instinctively ce6f33f338 searched for f6f1938a68 her friends’ 3f48ea4cab names.18692daf889cf2a3

Midway down 4cbe5eec4c the gravestone, 7b2df2029d her hand b22e8e708f reached out, c36812e2e2 tracing the 25e92d86d5 names one 89d5df19f4 by one.33266c6497e3ea38

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“I survived, just as 6bce7cfcf6 I promised. And now, 9fb4110f35 finally, the 69833142a8 chance has 661acfab68 come to 63f4c35090 leave this cdcb1755ad place, so…”22be7ace2aeda919

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Gloria spoke softly, 913cf160cf her voice trembling.9b8aea04950f3b76

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“So, I’m 7cf9b0272e going to b9c9a651fb leave.”c80b7feacd463b28

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Her voice cracked, a63e759584 but she continued.4b120dca58bcb697

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“I won’t be 51b1289d7d coming back.”be2b2eb34c93622b

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She closed her 4baf27fa8d eyes, picturing the 663ab7dd6b faces of her 0fc8082381 lost friends and 2366d9a56d tracing their names 39246446f2 with her fingers.f95a01ac86d6e4e6

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“So, please don’t 78f4fe34b8 resent me too 372a2637b5 much.”1549792efd560869

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At last, Gloria 533539ed44 managed to say bdd0953f1f all she needed af948179a0 to. But she couldn’t bring 262c9ed51d herself to leave.fce799156ab3ee48

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This gravestone was 82e57ee3a5 the only proof 3cdfb682ca that her friends d666b32ed7 had once existed 4e52761864 in the world.27cf37af52bf9c0c

But now, 7f8d7727e7 she was 9b0f389057 preparing to 802eac2e9d abandon even c9af5d15d0 that.2683c2986a20c155

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Gloria closed her eyes fb97b4ee3c tightly.316aae76d3664634

Her friends f861b1b625 were gone; eadfc29b0b there was b3e3f564ea no bringing f0ec40cf86 them back. The past 151960af77 was irretrievable.5fc328ec45e5a1b3

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All she could 47d98cd56a do now was 34a0f19754 endure and move e11a20957a forward.019d50c60866b3cc

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“…I’m sorry,” she murmured ac6fb61303 to no one in 67f0d933fd particular.2e08d456a35437db

Her voice, f64667161c carried by f3c4d3d0ff the wind, fb5362bb57 scattered into 2400acdb72 the empty ebd2d318a3 air.ead974e612aabf60

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“I swear I’ll 71a1711920 avenge you.”a9b3ebb50f0563a6

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So…2c6ac2f342f4254f

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She would find a 9894400103 way to survive, no 29e0049617 matter what.e33be0e5604ca0b1

With a face 657fbcc70d contorted in sorrow, bbdbab31a2 Gloria managed to bf2a4b2a5c add one more 46f070ec00 word.43550e27578c5dbe

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“Wait for me.”d5a7d5deb729277c

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“Did you 1efa3fd2e4 return safely 62c3f58189 from where d597d12609 you went?”81493e993a9e949d

Startled by the 8dd8e8b136 voice as she 4846245ffe scaled the wall, b74aa3d720 Gloria turned around ad81ad517f to find Leonard 0fdef74bcc standing there.7b5914320fe098c6

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“Yes, as you bec3b4c51a can see.” Gloria 8080c14427 said.891cfd00f1ec7d49

Removing the robe 75438895d7 she had been 7d4519a03c wearing, Gloria walked 3c54f44ad1 toward him.0fa54e06b078fab7

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“You’re looking d4b6142a71 healthier than 96149fd8a3 yesterday.”937fe9e0d6ab0ee7

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Leonard was indeed e15ace12b3 recovering by the bdf96a18f3 day, regaining more b5df90c9b1 of his former 242e5c5020 vitality.a69c8c21f323d14d

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Watching him return to 1b704f55f0 full health was a 6053d01be5 small joy for Gloria.b506f73eed581cbe

It even made ffae8a9cf4 her comfortable enough 75a872c01f to leave him abb95e3a39 alone at the f6f1dea155 estate during brief daaa7317db outings.bcac18b49c61b6e3

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“…Could you stop saying 2ae9733e29 that,” Leonard muttered under 499d448198 his breath.befdb9a3321d3752

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Pretending not to a685e9ce56 hear, Gloria walked 64bd89cb73 into the mansion, 1334568076 and Leonard naturally 0935219755 matched her pace 565b9ff2a6 beside her.87b0d929a19df2fd

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“So, where did 86ddd6a99b you go?”8fd5c8cb32d9a36f

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“To see my 6c546a4d86 friends one last 99b95b6019 time before leaving.”670d4099b8aa797a

“Were they cb0e6a6a0a sad to a6a1a05167 see you 6adbed6bf8 go?”62633c27b8e73f67

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“Hmm…”0a5fd685686caa13

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She found it 8ace388503 hard to admit bbb20bf56a that her friends ee237e3916 had died long 889fad0040 ago.24d3e43e1fc3f113

Smiling awkwardly, she e7c090ee91 avoided answering, and 41613f8515 Leonard thankfully didn’t 24211f3f88 press further.3918ec32722ed029

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“Are you really 92bb2f1b1c leaving?”788dabab6094ab40

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Instead, he 64824c8ba4 asked another 4d555308bd question.d087d645dcb110f5

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“Why? Are you reluctant to 02438392c9 see me go?”e8218d21b8f6b058

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Gloria deliberately 5093f4941c replied in 31f88b714d a teasing 2d5654cad7 tone, though fbe8fa59e0 his response cd7ffe7339 was unexpectedly 7c7785ad67 sincere.b62fa248757ac6e6

“No, not ba512225a5 at all.”deca497971b0cbb4

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Gloria froze for a 2bc5af2978 moment, looking back at d912020692 him.c036c64a74fe2d58

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“Thanks to you, I’m 27640f6fad finally free of this 6a8943529f hell.”55819cb3febcd6db

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Leonard’s steady 69670bd0c4 gaze met 984b444b6d hers as 4e109badca he spoke.17d02f1411896a99

“Why would 4d3a8620a5 I feel 3d824a8854 reluctant?”f0ca4c6a6ee7c6a4

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“Yes, that’s how 41e8e7bd41 it should be.” a473003d3a Gloria smiled brightly.c8cccbe006300d2d

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In that moment, Leonard 6f766681fc stiffened as if he 96ad5e0f74 had seen something entirely d2cbc69c33 foreign to him.a105bd3d08fb0688

Unfazed, Gloria f4a3cc4c9b stretched out 57d11461ff her arms 251677dcf8 toward him.d08a382747e0b1b7

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“Alright, time 9d85dfac53 to let e5e37d0e66 me carry e0dac7bba8 you.” Gloria 9e48dd9c6b said.14b7f79aff5e5219

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“…What?”5cfe8c68df0b9f61

“I told you repeatedly e3ddb0389b that you shouldn’t strain e3a6d78ae9 yourself yet. A short distance might 9e64083008 be fine, but from 9c057a3bc0 here to the bedroom d7108fb6e7 is too far.”e2fa1ae479523622

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“….”6b618d675ad02071

“So, I’ll carry you 704ab83766 to your room as c7ea62591a a special service today.”707ff285eefd90b5

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Leonard questioned if a2928e8e14 his hearing had c906aa4ebd suddenly failed, but 03985b84f2 her words echoed 1ef0ebf190 loud and clear.dea5049e813f3a81

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He clenched and released ca660b556d his fists, certain he 1d83f0724a felt no pain.ffa9ecd4432f3704

There was d7196683f8 no denying 6a774a820e the vitality d7052f73c2 coursing through 3a5dcef4b6 him. But what she had 59be214c1a just said was so f4374c2753 absurd he couldn’t process 3b3df5f91c it.60c13c1bad17ad9b

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“Did you… just 6e1487914e say you’d carry a2e729cba0 me?” Leonard asked.83724041a7214f28

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“Yes, precisely that. How many times do 7f12e2d32c you need me to a268621d19 repeat it?”704c520138b0a167

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Leonard clamped his 8cc9f09254 mouth shut while 6858e8acbf Gloria narrowed her ac8e929a2d eyes at him c20b0f44b2 impatiently.389eced5d50dd60f

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“While your recovery 5d7f21d3bd is impressive, rushing 075218cbda things will only fe50d9b4ee delay your return 0d9399f57d to full health.”adc2a808a2f6a5e5

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Then, with 2cee32977a a decisive fb54630b8f tone, she 65352644c0 added,092ba45f3edcc2b0

“So, stop hesitating a7372cee7e and let me 24ef3df29e carry you.”20d7abe17aadb44b

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