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The woman who 2d35869aaa introduced herself as 9513e49449 Lenira was one 6bab22a2a4 of the few 16f61ac46a servants working at 60cfd5f113 the Duke’s residence.83210d1bbfe37dc8

She readily agreed dd5ca04974 to guide Gloria 55d08caad7 into the Duke’s f256901077 residence.9483c729d27c755a

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‘Even though he is 981b98037e the Duke, is it beeb29ed8e really this easy to b78ebe1d15 meet him?’d0e3bee5bcc0d515

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There weren’t even any 7946e8477f guards stationed at the f0c2f4da46 Duke’s residence.ad797592a2682744

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Moreover, while entering 0b8634c957 the residence, Gloria 72e7418c0e didn’t see any c492d13042 other servants except f2928f09ee Lenira.30c92cf70506cd52

It made 01e8375365 her feel 068a01ab27 somewhat foolish 13d3da6649 for covering 583ed03478 her face 0535bde61c with her 18e6184a46 robe, worried b04530d338 that someone 7704efbc63 might recognize ee80b07eee her.524fbbe8e77840f0

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As Gloria looked 06767ba925 around the old 771763f87b Duke’s residence, she 9e504b5f95 began to suspect f73802a192 that the Duke’s a7a4d0c14f situation was even 603c9c2d75 more pitiful than 9b92a67a2f she had imagined.ddd90195db39dd1a

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“This is the Duke’s fe2f81a9a8 bedroom…”dbe25368cf990b86

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Standing in front 81244b9864 of a grand, e849956eca closed door, Lenira aa8ecb03c2 asked in a 7aa4022df5 trembling voice.6497133f27d94c72

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“Are…, are you really planning to meet the Duke?”8a03ddce284bf02e

“Yes.” Gloria nodded nonchalantly.725a0f5ab795cdb5

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Lenira, holding her hands 881d765d59 together, looked up at b14cc809b5 Gloria with wide eyes 402d838664 before closing them tightly 9bb0c7ec70 and speaking in a 5cea176607 soft voice.2d9b83803a991019

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“I… I really think you shouldn’t…”5fd579a7f296728d

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“Is it because 3b039dc86f of the curse?”df07e52473655b93

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Gloria had heard rumors 7ab7f10d70 about the Duke.5d2c428255f6db51

Five years 71c625ae04 ago, he aeca8d46f7 went out ac3f69cd3d to subdue fec0430370 monsters and f0d43a2fb5 returned cursed.5ecdbc5bcc89c0a0

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His body was 27ba851fd8 said to be f153bab07b severely damaged, more 207613b440 than half of 939a451f3f it ruined.9dffb55c900f43ab

Lenira seemed fec813a028 surprised that 12314a802a Gloria would 6c70bd4ae1 speak so 2ae0fba2d1 directly about 33d2f49ab6 it, her 661881dab1 eyes widening d77ff52c38 in shock.38af3b68acdfa64a

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“Are you 8eea0f78fa worried, I’ll 3de593ed6c be infected 8058697c2d by the 4a9984fc8f curse?”74b4ceefa36f4883

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“N-no…”a9431b85840e3b69

“Are you sure?”2a6dd08601400837

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“….”fcc2883e4fc952b0

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Gloria chuckled 641542561c lightly, looking 6785370057 at Lenira.d3360e45c61313d1

The woman, who 5a81ce50be had been gazing 2b8a8a27eb at Gloria with 36b220e6c1 uncertain eyes, eventually a520a708bd lowered her head.b3fc99d10c7a680b

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“No, you’re right. I’m just worried that the saintess might suffer greatly…”49bed72fca41e4b1

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“Thank you e5bfb36cb0 for your c2fffdd081 concern.”50fcbf98eb948c23

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Gloria couldn’t hold back 36824d01ea a dry chuckle. “It’s fine.”84404acfe8f09061

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It was almost c08c09fd56 ridiculous to receive a6fb9be2ca such treatment, even 2e9a973f14 from her own 8280cf6c56 servants.47d90e1c5616fa2a

It seemed that the 7febdb50c0 Duke’s situation was even a6562719a6 worse than she had 4dd3b90661 imagined.5657cb57efb2c95a

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“Thank you 83b3e36eee for guiding 6f25be1b90 me.”e94588baaaade42b

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Without needing Lenira’s help, 953559032e Gloria opened the door 51649f9d7c herself and walked into c383ca7d28 the room.5647fc2b2c5e4ca6

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She could sense Lenira’s cd910afc10 anxious presence behind her, 1268846c75 but she didn’t mind b14fa35c4e and closed the door.90ae262c11a8609a

The room 65f317fb7f was very 31b6568ce6 dark.8cb2f944ec5110ef

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However, Gloria could tell 256603d6ae that someone was sitting feb3ca43ee on the bed behind f1ce94dae4 the red curtains.9c87864e561020ad

Without hesitation, Gloria walked 33b47446b9 toward the bed.92720ee332ad4d5c

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Even though it b8bf473ebe was midday, the 7939848df0 man seemed to 2f811d5a5f be enveloped in 536054ed5d a darkness as a225653a03 if it were 3473e76eee the dead of 61b1bdf383 night.777e454c1e097edd

The man 8fc9b4bf37 matched the ad9672a766 description of c924d505bf the Duke b35343f10b she had 8365a4fc1f heard in ffb24e3037 rumors.5709b850b6c15f59

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‘Blond hair, rare 6d82bd0491 green eyes.’fc4afc19de1f8d69

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A radiant golden adbec8d920 blond that hinted 779c5ad859 at royal blood, 4f2b8f0191 and a man 86ed1e96bc with green eyes.32123e499909fdbc

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His sharp c71ca27d8c nose and 1c3d5a94e4 elegant jawline dc136809e9 stood out.7ab8151ba3163a95

Despite having d7ba79e0ec suffered immense 96774061ed pain for 71b294e266 a long ae7269d9a6 time, his 37bcb5d466 striking beauty ccd2e2a5ca seemed untouched.42e100df0dd4510e

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“…Who are you?”1dde423b5634d069

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The Duke seemed unable b360c24929 to see properly.98f0423eefd65a8b

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Gloria waved be27db62d4 her hand 4fc7c6e40e in front 79843720fa of his 7314fcc4a6 face to 2ac06108b2 confirm.b0444641692a4a50

At that 88be0417c8 moment, the b1dec84adc man’s brow 93d168a317 furrowed in 77f4c31499 response, as ebb91ada91 if noticing 4e0ffb70ae the motion.f69e3f7e2a9891ea

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He said, b710de8640 “You’re not 6ae7d57eda my maid.”d19bd80e9635e2cd

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“Your eyes are good.”963800e02b1a6331

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It seemed 3920d88158 he wasn’t 85b33d30f9 completely defenseless 4e8123dcd1 after all.bac4ce0c27a673d7

In an a6acf3a28c instant, a 6798787966 fierce aura 4b6b15f928 surrounded him, f2d72ca4ec as if af281cf84c to attack.ddee9ce3a5f3b22f

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Gloria calmly fe09d21181 stepped back.d6cc9ff1bca24b7b

There was no c991557789 need to provoke 63650ccc8f a man who 2aa6f6bf5a was already openly f58f9e24df showing signs of 8700ebb95e wariness.fff39996fab664a7

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“Hello.”799b8ad90117d5df

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“I asked who d67b137f66 you are.” he dfb9776214 replied.b1b55a78e530ca3f

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Hmm…75d8e726e5501565

What should 85da05ba11 she say?29f4a9e5a661bc39

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Gloria hesitated 9516b53241 for a e5228a6f76 moment before 0affd40eca speaking.d047284f4a5a3c90

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“Have you ever 3d2b7028cd heard of the d430bb1071 child of the dad9bada36 prophecy?” Gloria asked.42765fc412680107

“…The saintess?”42020cbb89d75b5f

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There was a trace of surprise in the Duke’s rough, cracked voice.4d5c63c64208be18

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Gloria absentmindedly nodded, then ecff04603b quickly remembered that the 49a72cccf7 Duke’s vision was impaired, 4ce2e03a83 and so she spoke.0febb723acb82e71

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“Yes. That’s right.”81018f9716a11da0

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The Duke froze at Gloria’s response.b8d14637ed32b408

After a f5e532bc43 brief silence, 752268f4d2 he slowly 0478403782 parted his fa8aa76499 lips.c0a1eff5845a7278

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“I’ve never heard 8e33b4dbb7 the rumor that 3e0c1b2717 the saintess is df70c1aee5 crazy.”c927905d1fad49c0

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“Really?”502c44d34ff816a0

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That’s strange.4d9fd185e079bc85

Gloria had 8b3ca0c8f8 a vague 30fed06447 idea of 61207556eb the bizarre 44899a2187 rumors circulating 6b10c5c069 about her, 25497ab163 but it ec87f7b123 was surprising 96cf58c891 that there ea2c4894a6 was no d1cc323d50 mention of 07fbbcc03b her being c32211138f mad among 178da1a726 them.94e692d526b35401

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Well, it c9bc68f6e9 didn’t really 5782f43899 matter whether 676085c4e4 such rumors c9922ed81d existed or 680ba6e7d8 not.2750be8950454f2d

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“Then have you heard fb53508492 the rumor that I’m 3e95839928 a fake?”31b110e36007f6f0

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Once again, the Duke 45f77d161d froze.f40618f87768b4e6

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“That rumor is true. So I’ll probably be 8562a25b49 excommunicated from my family a124426e4c soon. Or, maybe I’ve already 1db6dd3dac been excommunicated by now.” e8a00ed0af Gloria said.04cefc2964f87a5d

“….”6bbe2ccca7d5ed77

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A long silence f5dd925c5a passed.5543f12511cd2a56

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The Duke 5540e875ed sat in 32d09c7bb9 silence for 84fc053365 a while, 6d16755c77 then twisted 98838e0749 his lips e680b9213c into a 31400471dc wry smile.194f8ed5ca0368d7

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“If you’re looking e78080dc83 for someone to e8f0f16795 consult about your 13099a05de troubles, you’ve come 5f75271e41 to the wrong d312fb90b6 place.” he said.c62f887f50afef9a

“I’m not here cb8e003901 for advice. I’m just informing you 76ea07d58d of my situation.”361041708eb3e352

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Gloria, having grown tired bf376c4b2c of the Duke’s uncooperative 318047a1ec attitude, stopped pretending to 5a24628fe1 be polite.4e059a00c55a46cf

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“I know what 98035e7fb1 your situation is, fbdd42657b but you don’t 18fa86f472 know mine.”540eb41d1c445a93

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“…Incredible.”c36cbf51e0e8e223

“It’s the same 15cad467c6 for me.”5d23cb0f12fbb87d

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Gloria decided that e3a90eb5f2 continuing the conversation 5b9747a801 was pointless.91c90c5b251680eb

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She wasted b5377d9997 no time 45d57444db in drawing 1488cd300f her dagger 33fc53f3da from the ec7e14d2a6 cold scabbard 56be63a516 on her 959af08a46 left thigh.b5e00936855900d5

She placed e19dcbf93a the sharp, 0f2c1c78d7 exposed blade b6c71a558d straight into d2eb1d1bb9 the palm a889b41d67 of her 5875e47bcb right hand.11bff3cb9c26a23a

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“By the way, 2a04d5dee7 what happens to f9ebd60ea9 you next will 3c55cb8f69 be even more df21871b8c incredible.” Gloria said.49c889e0e78fd02f

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Without hesitation, Gloria slashed 9b708484c3 her palm with the 07e0070663 dagger.
In an 4ed3016a23 instant, a 08728beb89 long wound e1852ffc30 appeared, and 451521b5e5 blood began da4f86e9e8 to flow b999a0ebae from it.695578048e345f80

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“Open your defdcb3219 mouth.” she 4a7a544a5a said.5975ecaf856505d6

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“…What?”8a65c3d1bd46ae7c

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Gloria pressed 5b6242503f her bleeding ec1e250405 hand over 5600934914 the Duke’s b2909925b5 mouth.6a1d46c107eb969e

The Duke mumbled 41e4dda25d and shook his a2d868ccbb head violently, but 13cdf82de1 Gloria didn’t let d624fcde3c go.832a0e29996ea943

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The Duke swallowed 708c1c8571 the blood that a7bcd6e9e0 had collected in 9fe2ae0213 his mouth, his deb25574d5 throat moving in 8f0570b8d2 a visible swallow.f0cf6685f56796bb

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After confirming ded1b55e5d this with 49cb8cbaa0 indifferent eyes, 6b4ce253df Gloria removed 6ea366e5ad her hand 91d871d954 from his ac872450d1 mouth.1990afa3402db1e0

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“Hah…huff…”f87b401ce3fb78ef

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The Duke gasped for f78fbae72e breath, his chest rising effcbece18 and falling heavily, his 4bc39f7037 firm torso visible through e6dcb6c593 his disheveled clothing.5e37cf99bb7074cc

Gloria waited d0751187b6 quietly until c6f46686e1 the Duke’s 148e96119b breathing calmed 7087f46d46 down.d0ebec58e9ebc3a6

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Soon, his fdc15b6874 muddled, clouded d84eb54ca2 eyes regained 7db0d396c0 clarity.08fd17dd41712318

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“The curse…” The 31f48ca1bb Duke muttered, as 4bd1657880 if in disbelief.efdb3f184b32a6c6

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He realizing ed8d6684ff that his dfcb77bf12 body was a3c0030c14 changing.6e7965d973af32cb

He repeatedly clenched and 1bb220a6d8 unclenched his hands, staring 3071997d85 at them as if 70099f01cf amazed by their lightness.6a9d5dbb2a842b23

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“You really didn’t 961bdecae0 know anything, did 9377402841 you?”4c8f38d4c5dfe233

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It was 11573a88da as if f2ec30977d I was 24ac0e3113 seeing myself 77bac9c8ba as an cf927f6c54 innocent child.8f442dd9c0987f4d

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Gloria couldn’t help but 2813d37613 let out a derisive 29af81b28a laugh.66b378c54c913dae

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“Really, you’ve fb8c084256 been so 3bce020b24 naïve, like c74ef8d897 a fool.” d8eb3cfb22 Gloria said.898eab279075e6f3

“…What?”e858c60868744780

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“Have you 88c66968aa believed everything a716f0f78a others told 939001b755 you up d18f988c97 until now? You weren’t cursed aa8b3c04ad in the first 4ae8b9a2bc place.” she replied.77e9ed2e7a1c992c

“….”5a613a3596034cf0

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Finally, the Duke c713f4de73 looked up at f0a718bd9d Gloria, his eyes ec657e4de2 filled with confusion.2a9322d7af5645cb

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Gloria gazed at a48c3db102 his eyes, filled 24932b9170 with confusion. This man 85a91255ac had lived 9d1d19fc5a without even cdd0702ba9 knowing what ec5dfa3274 caused his 8c0de4b24f suffering.d228fd167c54b38f

He was a discarded f8c4d354b7 tool, used by others d748c2a709 until he was no 25195795a7 longer of value.56676d48d8f5035f

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Gloria thought eba716fff8 to herself 82624449ab that the 584302c900 Duke’s situation 985873af13 was strangely e20533d0c4 similar to d0f35a9def her own.a575cd7971662d4d

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“That wasn’t a curse. It was 2416a1d6dc just a fd9d78bd77 demon.”59b1578462f80952

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The Duke asked in disbelief, “…A demon?”24adb880ce834835

“Yes, a demon.”cc572752db1d70ea

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Gloria didn’t b67928376a need to b5f8280875 fabricate a 1368a5e19d lie to 620634471e provoke him.34471a78d03e27bd

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She simply e35236d4c1 needed to 131b5a87c7 tell him 39582a37c8 the cruel 0e36d62579 truth.16fb96f077c60bfa

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“When you face monsters, bd13e8f569 the human body gets 1c424476db overwhelmed by the energy e1187bbd2c the monsters emit.”26e077c0dd84bbf4

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The handsome face 80d392f1ae before her twisted 29c64b70bf grotesquely.17629aac5a4be137

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“And you’ve been ae953d27ef suffering all this 86ace2bd2e time simply because 3e59171a84 you didn’t receive b3a4c08db1 the proper treatment.”09c971dcc2e563c4

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Around ten years 7270565df0 ago, before the 7ac863e023 prophecy came to 4cbac8f8f3 the empire.073fb255e050d2a7

The Duke who cd1dddebd5 as the second ce9b2a24bf prince at the 1276e03fe1 time, was forced 95d81f5340 by the emperor 201dcf9cf1 to go on 2dce7d55de a monster-hunting expedition.6ef9b398900da080

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Soon after, his body was overwhelmed by the demon’s energy.b9b11a2a369027b9

Nowadays, everyone fae9a389f9 knows that b327d8f4fc a member 4fe38e3c8c of the f3634bc46c expedition must 86bae8b913 have someone 3532550222 with divine a168a08150 power to 6d7fd63c7d suppress demons, f26aafdd20 but back 51c1b7e599 then, that b3e134fe26 knowledge didn’t 718b4e189b exist.c6550f5d37c74673

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At that time, 12cc279bba there was a 0ca7f2fd25 lack of understanding c8ad9e5633 of demons, and 427a321d69 the Duke’s body a79a8db794 was consumed by e69a63fa81 their energy shortly 773b0b93f5 after the mission 9e25b2df7d began.30226fa4264050b2

Not only b9499f4706 the Duke 7147823ae1 but also bb656e3352 his friends, bebbf8bb16 who were 9c23639751 forced into 488258cde3 the monster 69f1509c61 hunt, suffered 3ebe91aa6c the same 68c7622d1d fate.dbf7de335232b508

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Although he was 53523c3a3d the son of f01b1d01d7 the late emperor ec806e534e and had earned b84023940b a title and 4c65da699e small land for a42bf15bee his efforts in 96191cac01 fighting monstersf4cd3a3abd5ad24a

He had to c8d8a684ec live with the 75b9b662a3 disgraceful rumor of d8fb9ee778 the “Cursed Duke” 109df25171 and the unbearable a51a805885 pain.9fa4adfbf04d735f

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“I know b71d04966d better than 396c163857 anyone. I’ve treated countless bodies bdde617350 that were being consumed b9ebf173ff by demons.” Gloria said 2ec2c34bf5 firmly.ad577bcff028ab33

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