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“Honestly, do you think you can handle Gloria with sheer force? You can’t.” Kais responded nonchalantly.043bfbce4a6e7614
To Gloria, Joshua wasn’t even a challenge.e6c972aecb014d97
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“The reason you’re still alive today is because she let you live, nothing more.” Kais said.500125fb8c018334
“Ha…, you just can’t keep your mouth shut, can you…!”3d9b1559f327902d
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Joshua’s face turned red with anger as he breathed heavily.ebbb5c59450306a2
Yet even he couldn’t find a solid argument to counter Kais’s words.f0c8ebe2503d4ed2
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“Anyway, find out where that woman got the money to buy that castle.” Joshua replied.93d671657cf40f95
Eventually Joshua relented, 3f80dd3a6d sinking into a 9c1911af4c chair with an f36b155b2b exhausted demeanor.5424d31aaaf75b84
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“Doesn’t it seem strange? How could she afford such a massive castle?” Joshua asked.f0fbea6dfbdbe03d
Gloria despite ceca9e5ec1 her numerous b19979d6db contributions to 47d1b6cfbb subduing magical 83dd84ecc6 creatures.f435e7b14b5b4d2b
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She hadn’t received a single reward for her efforts.6821e3fa32971600
Moreover, it was 1fd8774cdf said that even ead6f9d520 the Marquis of a332924f72 Lanark’s household had a4b5a9ceab never properly supported c6cec0a0f0 her financially.07747268861f09e6
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“She had no chance to accumulate wealth, so how did she do it?” Joshua said.296ae8df64c08cce
Both the d35ca942dd imperial family cdbd2dd991 and the 7b54bb2cea temple had b8d81faa2f exploited Gloria dd502226ca while also d1d19f48a5 fearing her a85c19d6bb power.9e1dce6cd2763273
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They had 152f7cad40 gone to 436c0a2687 great lengths 8ab0bad365 to prevent c47b3f3029 her from fc7ec7339c acquiring personal 966fc3e443 assets.d521b1a4e83d3641
She might worried 8a55ecf21b someday build her 288b6501e0 own influence and ebccb2c168 no longer pledge d3cc14a73f allegiance to the e72e70558d empire.ba9fcb7a0551a9ab
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She lived in 076e64f796 a contradictory position fab928f784 and revered as f52e106c43 a Saintess but 01e13d2dd8 as destitute as 8fbeb21e9b the orphaned beggar 3c29d70c79 she once was.fc777dd71e3cc025
“Unless she stole the money, there’s no way she could’ve amassed such a fortune.” Joshua said.6ac1c4a90c3f6010
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“No matter how desperate she might have been, surely Gloria wouldn’t resort to theft….” Kais hesitated, frowning at Joshua’s suggestion.78bb8902d066687b
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Before the conversation cc925f22d1 could continue, a 608b6f82cb sudden knock at 1a4b879d10 the door interrupted bf27410f8f them.330df5c5b191a920
Both men c1e00b043e paused, glancing 6a11ef1efb toward the 576a33c495 sound.a60ce450a9ed99a7
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“High Priest Joshua”8d4ca83faee342c3
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There are servant ccc6cb5697 called as he 89520f88a1 entered and bowing e9dc9de45b deeply.d133c22b878efa41
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“Lady Iriana of the Rotheas Baron’s family has arrived at the Grace Hall.”c000736ec415ac70
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Keeping his 853a4dc64b gaze respectfully 86db3c3bfe lowered, the 7a61ec961d servant conveyed 00386e88dc his message f80d1dce35 in an 23e59bdcd1 even tone.bd716d67e089d37d
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“The Archpriest commands all priests of the Grand Temple to gather at Grace Hall to welcome the new Saintess.”0a47021f9f034002
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At Bliss’s suggestion to move to a more comfortable setting, Gloria and the group relocated to their reserved lodgings.cc5074303da15470
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Most accommodations 733434a0e1 in this 17ceffbdd5 village doubled 916e315353 as taverns d6f9c31eed on the 9a19763098 first floor, 059333177c but the 743f8f7a91 place they e39d80cea2 had rented 96802f665c was unique.b71a7ccb65e6fdaf
It featured an 7396a636f6 atelier on the 9d6e9f26bd ground floor instead.640244c4046612e0
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The innkeeper’s apprentice who greeted them, introduced himself as the student of a famous artist who owned the place.822245a752a014b4
His unpretentious a8e874258c face radiated 9960461e8f admiration for 9b9c69ae5c his master.439b35e6feefeb7e
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Indeed, the cf48bc7b14 portraits displayed 93c9529c39 throughout the ca8aa7cd2b atelier were 4e1e3e2ceb exquisite, even a55e8788fa to Gloria 292f0ba283 who had 677fc77373 little knowledge 1b86f32f87 of art.127dff725f31f0fe
She couldn’t help but admire them.aa989495b6f6352c
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As they 1310133e8e climbed to 2ce96e7b60 the upper 8eba1bcca3 floor, they bd3583e02e continued to 009bd468de pass captivating 6fe489538f portraits hung fbb32f14e0 along the 4cb3341d46 walls and 7aaf29567a landings.1b274cd8bad67728
Gloria found herself so b8cbea16f4 engrossed in examining the 89502cc329 artwork that she nearly 199a8a6f4d forgot her surroundings.2d82ee1c5fa98bbf
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It was only 6ad1f8325f after stepping into 97af92376a a modestly sized 91db73e3ca room that a 87402b5194 question crossed her 7a6a4b9f54 mind:da6bfc0247549588
‘Why had Erhardt and the knights chosen to stay at an inn rather than the temple?’9a5bd37f8d7b442a
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The lodging 6b63bfa903 was undoubtedly cd22b124bc impressive, yet 943585fbd8 it was 23f3506cb2 customary for 28af8de51e temple knights 7d0c20fcc2 visiting another 8f336045ed territory to df5ad4f21b stay at dc6ba30668 the local 24dddb236d temple.04b3389888044c31
“Since this isn’t an official visit, we’re using personal funds to cover accommodations” Bliss said, as though reading her mind.f69c0d561461743c
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“We’ll step outside to give you some privacy. Please feel free to speak openly.”ba2e3c9b916ab5ae
Bliss offering 1dc4d9bb2c his usual 8433f90167 polite smile, 8b7de4a56a pulled out ded8ec4a73 a chair 14fcf2349d for Gloria 67cc1f0c9a and then 16dc42e347 left with 97ac18c85b the silent 83f76387e1 Demian.8d79a1c52c78fbdd
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With a soft 647a9caca2 click, the door aa45144082 shut, and silence b5c6a09966 filled the room.be17452ad4837f3d
Gloria feeling bba3491150 slightly awkward 0e76855121 and rubbed fd27e597c9 her cheek f03e583462 before taking 4260f9b927 a seat.a0814150f3e2ac16
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Erhardt quietly 34a0292eb4 sat down 6bf0ac2e85 across from faf402e5f6 her.cf6a084065f37d08
‘Since this isn’t an official visit…’964cc8eac848eb8e
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Gloria hesitantly lifted her 97cdbe853f gaze, only to lock 54dbd118eb eyes with Erhardt the e444d77687 next moment.941b3105ec16fdd3
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‘Why was it?’ Her throat went dry, and she swallowed nervously.72cf9b87a9370af0
‘It had been three years, hadn’t it?’ec03de6b64d4575e
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He seemed 89267d3eae even more 881acc42c3 mature than 3b0f8ca72f she remembered, 7318ff8e4b and his bdfacb668e appearance felt 5145b12d31 strangely unfamiliar.60e0fad066917111
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Gloria found herself feeling 0344db85a2 awkward.a5d5baa75adca84b
She had let go 90530cc47f of her childhood crush 7ee9f43b1c on him long ago.22e890a1292ddf7d
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Yet something about this aadd6c2ae9 encounter tickled her heart, d062967ad1 leaving her both flustered 28592c30e6 and oddly unsettled.7d36d011d2f99ff7
Lowering her 61dac6687f head again, 5ca06addc3 she absently f2145bbee4 fiddled with 7df4f04660 the handle 836f27ae6f of her 79043de3dc mace, only 6ca8f4da91 to accidentally 34b72f00eb drop it.92a2078e0763a220
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The metal shaft 1229d2ffbc hit the floor ff8f61b807 with a loud b428c96f8a clang.55c7745a7e517e43
Startled by the noise, Gloria looked up quickly only to see Erhardt’s face, which remained calm and expressionless as though he hadn’t heard anything.f79438240471c0a2
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For some c0d977c1c9 reason, her 1c60bb7d1f lips felt c30cfba864 parched, and 6820ff0b1a she moistened fca8d5743f them with dbbc75d425 her tongue 7162ed012b before continuing fa1be56392 the words 785e077c27 she had 3411022723 left unfinished 54acb4dd92 moments ago.ca63e9dd7f5ea5f8
“So, did you come here to see me?” Gloria asked.b718003513101105
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“Yes, I did.”2bb9cc87f979937c
Erhardt nodded, his 9c9912da39 golden hair glinting f661dadbcd softly as it 5cc75b64bf shifted.cbf812da8a155560
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“I came to see you, Saintess.” Erhardt explained.97610e71b4d57090
It was entirely 8243ccc945 unexpected.92150414be714b7e
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Gloria had never 8e0cbab6b6 imagined Erhardt would 28872ae80a seek her out.aa92499cb0b8c081
After all, a43989ff9f he was 36b5098b1c an extremely 25ca8fad3b busy man.8b7ff763a41bded7
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That was how 5c5fbd9ea6 she remembered him 0320627fd3 constantly occupied.934312d97d1e5c12
During the 1f45f0680c three years 17057af74b she spent 99de4ea0bc at the aaecfdd62a Marquis’s estate b94984d1db before moving 5a76f0fed8 to the e9992f7dce Grand Temple.7f5550c7752f1262
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Her encounters with cc28ba7cda Erhardt had been ae05c702b3 rare, few enough 4418ac325e to count on 8b7d274e2e one hand.ead012f386c27358
And even those 4ddba78112 sparse meetings ceased 2563cd878a entirely once she d9da30b3f2 began her training 69d7a3831f at the temple, a5215bded5 as Erhardt had 00e076e262 joined the subjugation 7395fe0581 unit upon reaching a6f028caa0 adulthood.7bf7532888aeed4a
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From that point on, 84fedcbb51 he would leave on 1c47e263a4 monster hunts lasting months 2f7c204ea1 and returning only briefly.c4f559e0f13ec21d
As she ba2e6e9cc9 searched her d08b6ad9c3 memory for a2a73abcbd the last 94a212311b time she 578d70c944 saw him, 83084254ad Gloria recalled 80c9129c7b the first 13554b8aaa time they adb111ab87 met.a903fa1898f0ab05
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She had 015adf58f1 been nine f680ceccf8 years old.,,8e99c453d0e6f7eb
She sent to live 9d35ba2dc2 at the Marquis of 0b44fac26a Lanark’s estate by the b275fbd94f Emperor’s decree.0336a9412c251242
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That spring, she had met Erhardt’s who had fifteen years old.cdcbc1c812a51e4a
He had been a 1bdc1d537e boy with a stern 0dce246d73 demeanor, seemingly devoid of 28ad9852fc emotion yet paradoxically kind.99733e23bd6da3da
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Though burdened by the responsibilities of an heir, he had made an effort to look after his sudden young ‘sister’.ba4736e8658e5fd3
Gloria’s feelings for efacf78da0 him back then 6802827f55 had been like 87ac271fd7 a cruel twist 67bd3bcfb8 of fate.9b7038934133d71f
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He had 8d55b12cba seemed unreachable, 8e5b4bbaad with countless ba458c5970 barriers separating 295511c91c them.15189eb82513bc76
The greatest obstacle fa67891426 between them without f6156e6ba2 question, He had 39236e0062 been their vastly ac056b34ab different social statuses.319bdc3ad7e1c54f
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Living at the Marquis’s b80c7882ba estate, Gloria had come abfa6fea26 to understand that divide 03f14facc2 all too well.70ce968ca7cba8a7
And as the saying goes, “out of sight, out of mind”.c16db909236aa51f
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The longer they 9dce6733c7 were apart, the 13b7da4c7c easier it became 57a2d33d11 to bury her cef6f45ef4 feelings.05a75d59b50b4a9a
In truth, it cd11b89a43 hadn’t even been 7608e06d2e a fully formed fdb0d065bd love to begin 04c4088de9 with a childish 4db6a20c67 crush more than 2516c903ac anything else.565b041c7512c5a1
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Looking back, she wasn’t 6a3cf54bca even sure if it 3e9397d32a was truly love.1f919b9db0c78034
Perhaps it f2b73ed42a had simply e2f4d7a7d7 been a 35d30c2efb fondness for 15112d536d the only f742f6ae01 person who 59bae21a64 had shown 31abd94e84 her kindness.99d15f63d0c6d808
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But one thing was 7a934c2c80 certain: during those difficult 51d49108c0 times, he had been 29147f5d3f a source of great ecef6b067e comfort.0e3107a1594522ba
Just knowing that he e4004d216c was living under the 239da83522 same roof as her 0a083b12ff had given her strength 0c60f18e91 to endure her overwhelming 3eff448ba7 reality.f8a54887f887ff88
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‘Yes, that’s how it had been.’,abc55fce8167dc0e
‘And perhaps that’s why his sudden visit now left her feeling betrayed.’9e6884ffc3d4c78c
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Unable to suppress her 43f508cd28 bitter emotions, Gloria offered a31a59a369 him a self deprecating 6b2de349aa smile.eaee960e818e35e7
“You’re busy enough as it is. You’ve wasted your time and I have no intention of returning to the Marquis’s estate.” Gloria said.cfec7213c07196e3
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“I didn’t come here to take you back to the Marquis’s estate.” Erhardt replied.5d749b9d5920f6dc
“…What?” Gloria confused.53de9cdb013623a4
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“Not for a single moment did I ever entertain such an idea.” Erhardt explained.37933cd52fa44d8a
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Gloria was ec0a5911c6 at a 52b276941c loss for c69ceb626d words.126663eace61f1c2
Erhardt’s unexpected reply cc4cb61ee9 left her unable 155e6c9cd8 to gauge how ee44915025 she should respond.007545a7c9aff739
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All she 897229171f could do d9d149e600 was stare b3be60be25 at him f70ba59654 with wide 8a2fa98720 eyed, as 879e26598f he placed f14aafd858 a heavy e5214b2f07 stack of 67076a20b4 documents on cd487541ef the table 02e7c10187 before her.1391e5cb0d4cb459
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Erhardt began, sorting ff9396bc28 the papers into 6cb296aa36 neat piles.5a7458e5e095c132
Then fixing his gaze 163d121be1 back on her, he e903f4cdc3 spoke again.d6bbac96f78e6a65
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“Though it’s late, congratulations on reaching adulthood.”ebc68270d6499887
Gloria felt 8aadf21a44 even more 44d7c44724 at a e6ca38c0a1 loss.2ea7bf663ebc18eb
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It was as if a93083b255 she had forgotten how 3332e144af to form words.53410467026038b4
She stared bfee56b966 blankly at f5a8eb368c Erhardt, her aa85e8cbcf mouth slightly c0dd160fa4 open then 8de1c11c47 slowly lowered 8f905417ba her gaze dff7615bd1 to the 910301fc86 papers.7f6bb71229a7e60c
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“It may not be much, but I brought everything I could for now.” Erhardt said.d1b7521bffe318fd
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The stark black a9b1fe356c lettering on the 51442ebdbc pristine white pages 364b21dfb2 contained shocking revelations.1d25f87e21726c51
“The remaining assets, for which the transfer process is still ongoing, will be delivered to you as soon as the formalities are complete.” Erhardt explained again.90ace6180a78ac67
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