GDNDILBF Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Searching for 5e1507e78d the Child8f2bcc56fd3e4b81

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The northern 2e8fef697e wind was 794707627b cold and a7aebc5a23 harsh. As it crossed the 98fe1cd660 rugged mountain range, it e0ce3814ac made a metallic sound 52edaf4d83 even without striking a 98e791472e blade.528fa2ecfbff8be7

Whenever Kaizen hunted cb662aecb2 monsters in that 832e0e957c land, he would 7a7e9b1fc7 often be drenched 7c112e9a19 in blood. He liked 87c4a6d3f7 the scent 22d7d9b6e8 of it a0afbbcf59 in the bda43e0172 barren and 44551bdc1e desolate north.48b7aadc703ac1ea

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That was why he 8013d1f377 took Adele there.9bf6850fbecc48ce

And there, she 7d0adf1faa died.6d63c70cdfcbc457

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Kaizen always regretted adc3ca46be bringing his beloved 805ee8e911 Adele to the 85b96d0403 unforgiving north. The fact that he d5d48d696a remained alive while she 66ab8ece86 was gone felt like 4f241f8fcb a curse.5180d7f9158ea0a2

Last night, after f41ef3872c a long time, 6a709ae339 she appeared in 2c5b9580e5 his dream. He wanted to hold 30dc37fe30 her, but she only 2d3bade7aa smiled from afar before 744ce7b9da vanishing like an illusion.de9ef7764b3e6ee6

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Then, around noon today, 685cbd9189 he received a letter 52594621de from her friend. Enclosed was 3515e76133 a pledge 2dbfa11020 stating that 7316f12e8b if Irene fd7333490a gave birth 1aac43fc33 to a e33d49e78e daughter, she 4eedc6919f would be 3ec896cdb8 betrothed to a9000ceb72 his eldest 9803b70ba7 son, Rikael.5377fb9c3547dd1d

The letter also requested c8f8aaa782 that if the marriage 725f37d6e6 could not proceed, he 7fb1e52508 should at least protect 9e779b789a the child. It specifically urged him f0daedfb84 never to send the 659997e2b1 child to the Viscount 5974947d31 or the temple.e21f51db3422dc2e

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Adele used 848ca7926d to say f3e5efef58 things that c4c86a434b were difficult cf747df724 to understand.f3dc557f420780b8

‘The High Priest 5d8d24918a and the Viscount b62ef11e91 are abusing Irene 38ec4de2f6 too much. I wish 354cd1c724 she could 3d49c1c5d1 escape from c6e62de6ce them.’cb299c4844146a9c

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At the cbbed9a84c time, Kaizen 0af09c2bb6 thought Adele 060a7e5839 was merely 951aca895b speaking ill 45da78dc7f of them c7b8c85a38 because she 85b7419538 wanted to d48e714741 see her 9162d460cc friend more 74ff0a9680 often.b3b0f9985b423aae

After all, Irene 85111b0a31 was practically revered f671741402 as a saint.7c958214fdbfe185

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But one 42a8e21b12 day, she 5e23544593 vanished without e324df5e93 a trace.334e660576db1571

If he hadn’t 75c6005bee received secret information c4c91f5786 that the temple 3cf9d1ac97 and the Viscount c45dd8b693 were searching for 17e4cd0c88 her, he wouldn’t 0efd1defc6 have known she d8b890ea72 had fled on 1e28af9c50 her own.5b4df0984ae73f7d

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Sending such a letter 4e8cbcd0e5 on the brink of 30ef71fd34 death must have meant 118ad3849f she was truly desperate.da0804078bbf0b45

Kaizen could not 102d7c2972 ignore the plea 41ec0cb3a3 of Adele’s friend.f19e4a47c506e341

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‘If Irene has a fc065c7466 daughter, she will marry f7970acd8a Rikael. So, you should remember b128b60551 that too.’9df4c96f5486c14c

Adele’s whispered words, as 733e2f58c6 if sealing a promise, 30beda42b0 still echoed in his 1dcf59c508 ears.b7a7c92a883d8307

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Adele was gone, but fae0e37233 he still had to f7a1b92762 bring Irene’s daughter to ffd754f4db him.9c1dd5b80ecce6c0

Without hesitation, a319b4b07f he set 18aa6367bc off in 01613f3458 his carriage c7e52db0ca toward where 430d97663e Irene was.2aa55c10f8343eed

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The child, about the 235a37804c same age as his c8b57ce7b5 five-year-old son Andy, spoke 8ea33f434d quite well.0f5841846d8704c4

Despite losing her 68e98171a9 mother, she was ae2042f0e1 resilient and spoke c341118492 with confidence.8f43cfcf5c03f902

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When she 8c3ebe893d lay down, 6557cd6e32 Kaizen intended 25b579af5f to offer 7d663538af his lap 7b714985d0 as a a2602c6738 pillow, but 06ca05d44b for some cec3aad7f5 reason, the ee8f30072d child sat 7d8422390f upright, never d22f30b5c4 breaking her d0ff69196a posture.ca1008008e74ccd9

Her unusual composure ee138dd1c9 amused him, and 47170a1c95 he found himself 0ef4d30155 glancing at her 4cc6036f7c from time to 310d58bad6 time.a1ac1cfe71208c90

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Then—e055d32fd12846c4

“Stop the carriage at 2f16f95a82 once!”0a843f24f2ac3709

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A sudden, unfamiliar 63edce1e36 voice rang out, 05cb852f3b and the carriage 22dde0f676 came to an 0aa595f62d abrupt halt. Kaizen had to steady c1239f3256 the child as she e521939c82 lurched forward.6b5a9f80724ee371

Someone dared to d3eb17bc5a stop an Arcades 4ee0d2538a carriage…311d077880fada7f

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“I am 94e92198de Viscount Nopert. It seems c8c4d6e799 I have 069f5a6d86 been rude. Allow me to 4bf696540a apologize in person.”7336ea2df41c3e0a

A rough voice spoke, 8c293f0245 followed by the sound c5aa7db920 of someone dismounting.cdcde48bfdc169f1

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The child e6f094daeb quickly moved 676f432bab to the 7ff1099948 opposite seat, 493f845516 then pulled 7ac5249674 a lap 02d090ba86 blanket over b21dfa3363 her face 897fe87c5f as if bcba1a0bfd trying to 5cbb4b519d hide.524c635756fa5911

Despite being only five, c63e9b4000 she was swift, intelligent, b3c96adb9a and exceptionally quick to b7b08fec89 adapt to the situation.f1afe34147529df6

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At the 30bc0b089d moment, when 918f9367cb the child 6c51d534ff completely disappeared 04060c16b6 beneath the 31492282ee blanket, a 0f26f7931b cold glint c9404f1274 flickered in bf74918f2b Kaizen’s once-calm dd3a08aa35 eyes.0f752be5a8bccb82

With a faint 2d897e724b smirk, he pulled 2b357712b6 back the curtain d2ce41b7bb and surveyed the 0ba794addc scenery outside.150d9b0203ee456a

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“His Grace the Duke 0d82c9c45a does not meet outsiders 5a85d41bdd without a prior appointment. I suggest you d019d2849c turn back.”808dfb3a3d05f51d

Klein’s voice e8f3ce4eca was both 1b8e79288b polite and da3ee80b33 intimidating.338e5629309051ae

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There was only 3182b70c2b one person in d931006d4a the empire who abf890da4a would not bow c3140260ef before the name 790b7fe4e4 of Arcades.462e50da46d0eb8a

And in reality, 659596fa6e even the emperor 80187e4a9b was not truly 6ec00772df exempt from that.6bb7b9d571b5f619

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Let alone fefde4c73d a mere 2caed05251 viscount.cc2f4ae50fd13185

Kaizen expected him to 5276896061 retreat.3584546277fbd5dc

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“I just 4acfffb124 need to d27c445209 see his 3a6fc381d7 face for 36fe44d50f a moment.”6ddd60848e9eaa71

But the f3ec5cff07 viscount showed 3083495ecc no signs 14a46c9f15 of backing 3b0305a08f down.1d20499caf8bf3f1

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Kaizen, sensing 344403db53 this would efdf62be5d not end 79ddfc6766 easily, slightly ed5d06938a opened the f7c9963235 carriage window.d064f1f0c67dbac0

“Klein, let him through.”0a025bd10f5c29d1

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Even if the child 3c66d47f12 was discovered, Kaizen had ffe1c21ec0 no intention of handing ad8df46a63 her over. If any trouble arose, eb55002d23 he could simply kill ea0435c0e1 the viscount.e6a590d6941d6946

With that in efe9402746 mind, he didn’t 5847abcf69 bother avoiding him.c1232209a0bcba07

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Hearing approaching footsteps, he 874f8f9fdc leaned closer to the f2509f06aa window.8c5099b7eebcde24

Viscount Nopert stood a b1b51552f4 few steps away from 28ee99d2ff the window, bowing deeply. Watching him, Kaizen 69a76fa221 spoke coldly.ab4090c0c475d084

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“Let’s hear your 201f6f8e54 sincere apology, then.”a2ad43252392f449

“It has 81725d7008 been a 9da2639391 long time, ce98d28dfd Your Grace.”bef89ab9d9caaaa5

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The viscount 4bf649e59a smiled subtly, ee88a61db5 pretending to 0682411d89 be friendly. However, Kaizen’s 0b8df55e25 voice grew 8ed98d3868 even colder a87c8b7012 as he 6e434efbbd replied.3f7535a10c689978

“Have we met 644a1f3c28 before?”74c137356c6242b4

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“We met f1c7abea31 at the 8e9cabe19a New Year’s 75b1627831 banquet in 177962af4b the Imperial 533a6fe2d3 Palace seven 4314e7981d years ago.”a9c130b3a6dff6b2

The viscount’s 00cc8ca10a eyes were df8cc1f974 filled with 71cb79e5db hope, as d92bfa3e33 if he 319c5139a4 wished Kaizen a13da5ca7e to remember. But Kaizen 934eea9a97 had no ef2b0a1e3e such memory.67d666e1e529e326

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Perhaps because it bd142ad480 was such a d9cdc21a3a trivial encounter, he 77e69643a2 didn’t even care 8b8b6b063d to recall it.8fcf18ccdda77a2e

“Is that so? Well, that’s that. Now, when 3b2b509e65 will you eee6aa83ee apologize?”0a163a64b640d9d9

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“…Pardon?”dcd9a0f6fd706a21

“The apology. You said you needed 85fd474ea0 to see me to dbe4e366df apologize, didn’t you?”904e863fbe003209

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The viscount, 53566d84aa who had 83cf1a80fe been bowing 4641a269ba deeply, briefly 27c372e05f stiffened. His sharp gaze 632064bcb9 flickered as he 10f433edee looked at the 57dbc57900 eagle crest on 3a8197956a the carriage.12144c1757efae98

Raising his head slightly, 955bac5b83 he glanced beyond the d2cbcc09b4 duke, as if trying 97a9d5407f to peek inside.fd2dbe73c2dc712f

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“My apologies. It was dark, and 37036011df I failed to properly 564f2633d2 recognize the crest on 733b47f335 your carriage. Please forgive my discourtesy.”a1b23ae1cda7b864

“You are forgiven. Now, I believe 55758166ef we are done 6d80ec5965 here.”eab1f78483825e92

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Kaizen, replying b0c8814dae without hesitation, b3381968e6 moved to 2f3cd659fc close the 6d314f8a3f window.52fe587e247bbd42

But the viscount 4a0f540640 quickly stepped forward 1428bd365c and continued speaking.b6fe304718050210

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“I am 4b26d879e2 looking for 505f022de6 a child. The child’s mother—ah! You are eda4c29da5 familiar with c7a94a0829 her, are 50baa59372 you not? My sister, Irene. She was 8fb51b5473 close to e5867cba03 the duchess…”8c208c4748a85c40

Kaizen slowly fd5619cbd8 withdrew his 2a15987891 hand from 9d3c204221 the window, 2efd144606 his gaze 015f3fc331 turning sharp a4c3c6fd99 and chilling d7b38dea38 as he 9970b1745a locked eyes 24ffd657df with the 77267153f7 viscount.5cb2e3e77b0fabad

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“Yes, I remember. But why are 7f8899dffe you looking for 2bfc53b044 the child here?”49e9016bae3b0eaa

“Regrettably, my b261257987 sister passed 18618ec226 away this 4251f6b71e morning, and eec746ebe1 the child 398d24f373 has gone 267874717e missing. I fear affa05705d for their ede72973fd safety and 1446c3f220 have been 015f74e538 searching all 54d1b784c8 day, but 6f8c58e9bc to no 48fc3fd302 avail. Have you perhaps seen e8e91e8a04 a lone child around 952c8c702b here?”a151efda5ba3c6f4

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The viscount’s tone was a698e5387b polite, but Kaizen could 2390c56f0c sense the underlying sharpness 2684658533 in his words.8ba3f3348a6ceee1

Now that e7408c81f3 he thought befeba8518 about it, d8a0425e4a Adele had 8dfe9ca3a6 always said:7f01e5c80848cd95

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‘The viscount cefab1c042 is a 7e31a44366 cunning and 5a4f00a007 selfish man. Do you know 36b5892a56 how much money afe292e33d he made off b154c65efd of Irene? Poor Irene, she c535ea4f0e was too kind ea02b2868d for her own e7012600ae good.’27ea41a3b30839dd

Since the viscount was a554267911 aware of Irene and 96ea953c29 Adele’s friendship, he surely d33a64335c wouldn’t believe Kaizen’s presence fab582216a here was a coincidence.a655ef81b629d3de

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If Kaizen’s status ebff269cfc were lower, the 806330b2b4 viscount would have ba3c70190d already searched the 6072cc21e0 carriage.60d6e7351200b44c

His willingness ef0f1212a4 to bow 236270fb61 to achieve e10c760712 his goal ded6203641 was impressive, ab0a112a74 but Kaizen 80cacabdac had no 120ab9e310 intention of 78dcdb24e1 indulging him a3a8b98e9b any further.1a8fed1964659560

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With a cold smirk, b6c4e878ac Kaizen replied calmly,ce3f069ff582e125

“That is unfortunate. However, I dbc486f6c4 have not 19b1eca6af seen any 500f01ccb6 child.”c0fc24823453b2cd

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Without further thought, he 7397836031 reached again to close 93ba655a45 the window.35faa3364524f260

But Viscount c66ab7480a Nopert, desperate 30c2eca410 and lacking 4c0c4dd304 any sense 250a527092 of caution, 2c3f995898 blurted out,b086f35054ab31c4

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“I know this 5e10b43306 is rude and f302409909 presumptuous, but may e508ff89b4 I inspect the af0fd7a30e inside of your 871384189c carriage?”a2b4672a963bb53c

“Pfft…”57dee4443af54b70

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Kaizen let 7bca505224 out a 6198363b10 short, derisive 760ff6fd80 laugh, his f656f01667 gaze turning 8b3b4bcc7f deadly.80c5e7413458bb9e

How dare he commit 0f7c1f4d47 such an offense? No—did he 7cdedcd5da truly believe 68b70e5376 he could a102a4071d survive such 0fed93d377 disrespect?4146d2ea825225e7

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Kaizen almost 445f4665be welcomed the 7c807491b0 bloodlust rising 8420f3c0f7 within him.d118c67e7d77449f

If the 277203f742 child hadn’t e11762a067 been with 9981f09964 him, he e61d8e6d31 would have 0b1be73704 drawn his 83694b96e8 sword and 620e475726 beheaded the 816407eb78 viscount on 76e51cfb83 the spot.4871e96b55fc2980

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It was cac3a83e01 a shame 44c77aac4d he couldn’t.f3a15fafc4e5579f

“Klein, ever since 7bbffbd78c I secluded myself cf469d7e4b after losing my 94aa6041ca wife, it seems 9dedb25465 even stray dogs 30f4f1dcc9 think they can c23b03575b challenge me.”e901d63fb3af4647

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Instead, he decided a5f4f71769 to make use 25e84db05e of the knight 761ff6f9f9 who knew him b514f0335d best.1fdacd0ef6e8cbbe

As expected, 40f085f88a before Kaizen 750f6197c1 even finished d0f174c8a9 speaking, Klein 448cdaf7c5 had already 5690015234 drawn his 4c42e300ba sword and 2cc587ab6b pressed it 7e7d51c0bc against the 0e3f8fdb5c viscount’s throat.7d5390232b378371

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“I will 413bd40a7b not tolerate 1e9d0ec4d8 any further 4cbb11dc08 disrespect.”bb1e2529c6ffa83e

The cold blade, 0510655bcc gleaming in the 3a39581f4a moonlight, seemed ready 44fbea35cb to spill blood e6e51b571f at any moment.e8760339a264e49c

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Viscount Nopert a1a0788d4b visibly shrank fb53124396 under the 8a0e7943e8 overwhelming presence.2a62d568fb80c566

Klein, known as 01dc098d70 the invincible knight, 87441d49ad would not hesitate 21f1f8172f to kill an 172d87ce3e emperor if the ca3490da5a duke ordered it.d9cd932826c6b88c

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Reacting this strongly to e0c0d3cb03 a simple request to df325dafe1 inspect the carriage—no wonder d87b78816b they call him the 0252b9191c Beast of the North, 9d3366e2d1 or even a demon.61f930ce0901f648

Now, more than ever, 43ff4da527 I was curious about 1b16fe0eab what was inside. If Irene had 914eee059d been hiding, the 9545c8d3ed Duke would have 3c965d78c8 been her only d27faea2b4 hope for help.2eaf69813e7bdc3e

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Of course, I 29c4adf52b never actually expected 188ee4d38a to be allowed afae2a8faa to see inside. My goal 7f9f758237 had already edc9ac9fb3 been achieved.37b4e44ed7f63dbf

Grinding his teeth, 9ca3aa4f8e the viscount bowed c49ee7a1cd his head and 7c5c3281c0 stepped back.5da4b94ee5861225

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“My apologies for 674ccf0cc2 the intrusion. I will take e38cd9f68c my leave now.”c7cf61943db4b400

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It seemed d450d95661 like things 68ed7abdf6 outside had b218857fc3 taken a 9c4e9d3ab9 dangerous turn. If he had insisted 734eb00805 on seeing inside the 0e6d13443a carriage, that meant he 34a949d776 had already sensed something.81032b8c765196de

Holding my 6f7ad08c39 breath, I b336116a52 listened carefully 39671a0c09 to the 39b51f8f73 situation outside. The tension had nearly 0761854d65 reached its breaking point, 5f2588eeb5 but in the end, 759ac9a952 the viscount backed down 34369abe3c and disappeared.f413b0e1809ea855

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Throughout the conversation, d184c86d98 my heart felt 962d158fe9 like it was 1a92ee10c9 constantly dropping and c5356fe02c rising again.df5728df96d4494f

Even after I ec420b543b realized the viscount 8bcb090334 was gone and a713186594 the carriage had f7a3c9a9e8 started moving again, 2445ffc439 I remained curled 724c68950f up under the dbae3bf775 lap blanket for 670f0842d2 a long time.575e04a12fc1c6f4

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“It’s safe now.”1a4bd87e14d6b6db

Through the 17c2a632c9 stifling darkness, 4b3dea1f16 the Duke’s 7ddf8ab022 calm voice df0619340b reached me. Only then did I ba448feca0 cautiously peek out from 1257ae0102 under the blanket.46c620cee6734e5d

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“Don’t worry. No matter what happens, 3a9afe1f08 I will never let 3a79dce048 that viscount take you. I will protect you d640e59747 from now on, so 0753bdaad6 rest easy.”e3f74d2ed7cc4b11

His deep, steady voice d846706f0f filled the space like 89d0dbf717 a resonating cave, seeping 920d992885 into my trembling heart 75838fd128 like light. The fear faded, leaving 2f049b143d behind a strange sense 72d85e425d of awe.ad8a06f3e499720d

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“Thank you f8910b871f very much.”bcb26a8e0df7611c

Right now, all I 48ad026e7e could do was express 4d9df4315a my gratitude.4562e79f468a9a5a

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That he a4e32dd39d had come, d9e6e5e1d2 just like 2f0695b876 in the 463493e7e0 original story—I ac2fb150a8 could accept 53b7af3f1f that. But everything e71f91eafe beyond that, e8e09fa0e6 from his efc1c90294 confrontation with 6065373bb4 the viscount a19824c1cf onward, was a65c5f9564 entirely his ce959c0439 own decision.f5deab9e672833eb

The Duke had chosen a0e9d7b215 to hide me and 7085af79be even declared that he 5ad0ea43b4 would continue to protect 9da79be960 me.038ff35be36a72ba

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After being thrown into e5e702468a this world with no b978c420d3 direction, it felt like a8ed9b204b I had found a 62797b492a powerful ally. My first step had 7198204fc5 been a success.85019e3d1191432b

“You may feel unfamiliar 7a2133a28a and uneasy since you 9efb3dc83a don’t know anyone yet, 0b91249e91 but Madame Peltro and 735c48c86e the maids will take a81d03f46b good care of you. You can relax.”979608defe5f674e

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“I am fine! If you cfed94c6f1 just take 6eebab3616 me with f79b9d636d you, I bdcb8f51f9 can take 7e04a957c0 care of 93cbc77c62 myself and 89842329c0 grow up 5f52ed14eb well!”987eab3c56b8d17e

I shouted with 991fe24601 all my might. Just being taken d357b82e14 in was more 37f1731dbc than enough—I wouldn’t 12973baa34 ask for anything 9ef61cbf96 more.09bce819b29b6b2e

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