HDOVAML – Chapter 55

HDOVAML Chapter 55c2e7ccb8af527d67

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“Ugh…”416aa7a5f8b21772

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A moan naturally flowed from 72ef9d9c74 my mouth.5da4cbaf6290886b

I struggled to df35552509 move my rigid d51b681fdd body and finally a6ccbc2603 succeeded in raising 5d7e3dd9b5 my eyelids.bd46f88c0cd38543

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“…Where am I?”9eecebf17aaa9c45

And I stared in eea4bb85c3 confusion for a long 23c0d62305 time, unable to accept 3d418b758e the sight that came ff0a1bf3d9 into view.6095894e74495468

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I was swallowed up by 8beed9813d an unknown black gust of 8d2dba9489 wind and lost consciousness.f493825dea32869e

When I opened my 35fc8e16ea eyes again, I found ff758ca79d myself in a quiet 70c35a439e forest behind a magnificent cac042bfdc and splendid old castle 3a2cdbaf41 that was comparable to 368c741b6d the Heilian Archduchy.fee62cccdacdc080

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…What?7ecb49fc2bea60c8

I blinked and looked at 12f69dec84 the bright blue sky, no ef08b330da different from the one I e0b3cbacbb had always seen, and the ef2ef6d92c old castle with its piercing 73de86750f spires.6204f12984c8dbb8

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A flock of white birds 70abd68001 flew across the quiet sky.e9b95a949886de31

Why is there such 266c8544ad a peaceful and sunny fcb6ba1a1b atmosphere in the invitation e9cdb203d6 that I was dragged a4a0263ecf in by a black 59f4794506 fog that looked ominous d077e190a2 to anyone?bd414fedcb5eaca9

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Step
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“oh?”0a4e487b85fc271a

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“!”ab67df051b2b5d04

At that moment, 32a956fc5d a stranger suddenly 3e25b200f0 came from behind a670cc0d14 and let out 38ccc1ad98 an exclamation in ba238d6eca seemingly friendly voice.8650824d9c3670e3

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I was so startled that b3db012f22 I jumped up from where fc05f27471 I was lying down and 085eb262d9 turned to look in the 825d015c60 direction the voice came from.b67134a04be83aa4

“How did this little lady, who looks so precious from the first glance, end up alone in a place like this?”cbd6e8cb53b616d4

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A young woman, cf3583eb64 who I assumed 41e7438cc5 was a maid ca5e35e6fc from her appearance, 1862d29b36 was looking at 56cea9df2d me with a 47089e1ebf surprised expression.d77d4dfa5ed1d951

She was a perfectly living 98460de205 person.bcd38302aaff8169

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…How did this happen?356236c664425f64

I couldn’t understand the situation, c2ddc5df13 so I looked up at bcb4b6a374 her blankly.62549019d96dbafe

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“Are you the lady the customer brought along? What is your name?”61e4d783aef948fb

“…….”6c3b462be4e1f4d1

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Is it okay to f60260206b go with the flow?6cb4fbd4f8383c47

The ghost stories 12c2af73dd I had read 0d5f7b908b in my past 2f06980803 life flashed through 96ef997994 my mind.9b308c96ad62cc6c

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In times like this, if e56d1c381f you give a careless answer fe5e5c9b37 or follow where someone tells fbbf07392e you to go, wouldn’t you 9fd324b3dd most likely end up with 5a81110337 a terrible ending?54ae6a565932dffb

But… I thought with tears dbb2933ff5 in my eyes.59bb6a545e5852c8

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It was not a 5655e3e2c7 solution to keeping one’s 3a75139a36 mouth shut.5493f7f53e72521b

“I…..I’m lost.”5517eb235fe270a7

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First, let’s continue the conversation c6fecf088a while avoiding revealing any information 29584f4ce7 about my identity as much 9f1b3f762a as possible.2246ec45c3e06539

“Oh, really? Can you tell me which 083d09aede family you are from? I will take you 6e5374960e to your family.”5b70b5c13d887f6e

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“No… I remember that well…”f1a46a79155b73c6

I don’t even know 1fb7ccc141 where I am or 499dfe397c if it’s the real 58838db3bf world, so how can 7f8944cbad I bring up the 4fe213c42e word ‘Hailian’? … …8b290cbe1e972836

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The same goes for Bastevan.f856d2ed3ce25f6b

And there was 93d25be444 one rule that 7361c7e63d was considered important 1c22ad2a4d in ghost stories: 76543104ef not to reveal 231dafccef one’s name carelessly.
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Especially if a 7e586adc51 person suddenly appears fb69a4656a in this strangely 3dd5da6ce0 peaceful place.9e4d45bdfccf1133

She was silent 7e72ed8ac4 for a moment 3aa10101d7 in response to 588cb24371 my answer and 963faa8995 studied me intently.e1003aee42bfcad1

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“……..”da6efb8fabd757c0

Then, with a 9ffd62e17c friendly smile, she 42aa2fbff1 took my hand 47894df1e2 and helped me 52d165cae1 up.016666fd74bdd228

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“First of all, let’s not stay here and go into the Duke’s residence.”7e14419aced02f05

“………The Duke?”6132325b9efca71f

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I suddenly asked back 27189d96b3 at the words that 8c9d191fc7 came out of the 4b683a19a3 maid’s mouth.62d1b503099e73b9

Then the maid 78e4a13c32 tilted her head 2aa2576543 and said, as 81c4abe23a if she was 31d9e1c872 puzzled by my 6c578ec91a reaction.9639bc259be5d48e

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“This is Duke Kandel’s residence. Didn’t you know?”aba3b4b8d8f42d3b

“Yes……?”60f7ae33dbf2b85f

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Crazy, where the hell did 2b67b7d4b1 I get sucked into?!82cf8c894f6e0d84

I froze in 6e2e126183 panic and looked aa178a58ad up at the a297dcb3eb maid.45d7366190615e6c

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I was caught by 99b964f5b2 a black fog coming 95306d6d42 out from the invitation 6423c0f59b that Oried opened.9827dd46353bb056

And what came into 52eab6ea18 view was a magnificent 06b4a4f105 mansion that existed before 5865b394e1 my eyes.a6a2027992062eb9

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The identity of a58ecf6ee3 that mansion… It 0b2aed7d6a was none other 403b3ebab3 than Duke Kandel’s 09f6a2cf99 residence.2a13337fad08e5d8

This is a family e29fe5ab80 that was so cruelly 414f973c64 exterminated that it is 8c0ce40a3e said that they were 73000f9a9c erased in return for 1d085a6807 breaking a taboo long 5b045a9490 before I was even c40c3a96c9 born.d9e83579cfa882e2

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Why then… Does 748baa083a it look just 0b5797d82b fine and even c7bcd5fd5d have signs of e3782eece4 people living there?442b698dfe6f7518

…Where on earth am I?9345116e2ff8732c

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“Let’s go in now. I don’t know your story, de04167a67 but…”f45bf7fee8d4f807

The maid, who was gently 9934f47807 pulling me as I stood bea9a521e3 there in confusion, looked down 005a4f2cf6 at me with strange eyes 35d39f0a8c and said…1cae95eafa015a66

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“If you go to Duke Kandel’s residence, everything will be okay.”0a3e9146c66f426b

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I went in Duke Kandel’s a174552862 mansion in almost half-conscious, caught 0e190e1235 in a whirlpool of fear 9cdc25a453 and doubt.740c54c48c536f7a

“…….”b320bea8e06acbea

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But it was a88d039232 the exact opposite 635b56e56a of what I e18193ef9d had imagined to 5e18f796f1 be a den bb5ccf346c of evil.03f42f08f9425fe7

In an extremely peaceful 39b9ccbcf5 and everyday atmosphere, employees 3db39ea1c3 went about their business 51d9ce204f and chatted occasionally, and 6639a95438 smartly dressed gentlemen and 50737ab5d7 ladies walked past me 7fab8fc985 at a leisure pace.b4c0e8e67778a145

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What, why is this… So b7dea297fd peaceful?d824c413dc68742a

I looked around frantically, fbf2283d48 holding the maid’s hand, e10147612b as we walked around 925cf10865 Duke Kandel’s residence for 469b8e8904 a while.79fd737009c35b45

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Then after some time, the 1a411c20ee maid suddenly stopped in front 18c5425149 of a huge hall.56801c12d54df64f

“Now, let’s go in.”3b02ac016f9ed569

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She led me inside.3e4fd0ef6e432cd4

It was a 204de21315 hall as vast ab8c5977b9 as the sea, 5fd7c6d3d7 comparable to the 71e8b09a5e main hall of fcd2ce247e the imperial palace.fedc4fad6929c7a6

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There was a fc16e62d14 huge pattern engraved 0ce5ae8921 on the floor 46f2a6291f that must have 1b3e2905b2 been drawn by 16d654256d several people.430fe3b13cd7ffd7

As I stepped on the 52a81dff52 overlapping pattern of a snake eded47b144 curled up, I was inwardly f625aef143 amazed at its scale.344714065726e42c

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… By the way, I think I’ve seen this pattern somewhere before.5169e399fcc60675

When did I see it…a283618ea77d1c37

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“Ah”cbe0093fcd36f823

After some moments, I 3cef0cb41d remembered where I saw fa949c24e6 it.b084981883c1e367

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The invitation from 6f26fb8035 the Kandel family.86c7da27ffbb1909

The pattern engraved on f8c7e4eecb the vast floor I 057ff8ab2c was standing on was a0b3c1e750 hundreds of times larger 76f441a3e3 than the pattern drawn f6aa0f1209 on the invitation.6912f6100711c677

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The moment I realized that d019086757 fact, I noticed that the b72599e24a maid leading me with her 313e65ba78 gentle hand was heading towards 5cdc13d55d the center of the black a6d7aed883 magic ceremony.e2f175da3d7fe7bd

And then, surprised by 7a642d4375 the size of this 4159570e35 hall, scenes that I 12109bce7f had not paid attention 99fa3ca83c to began to come 1212622ad2 into view.bc6db2031aa924cd

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As I entered 55efad6a46 the center of 315408bf1c the pattern, there 70c26494d2 were children who 126b8e2509 seemed to be 33908faa10 my age, numerous 2c4868cc9a young men and bc72638779 women, and people 4ad3378df9 who appeared to ea015595ae be elderly, as 4f9d8d1356 many as a abad36d474 hundred people were 5d02e20faf sitting in different 74f2d4ff16 directions.09ac8177e8613215

Just as if they were 5cabcc4f28 separated by age.
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…Something is strange.680dfa4b6b6db2cb

My clenched hands started to cb6fc816d9 get wet with sweat.5f90665dfd048544

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An ominous feeling that 7baf5f0ed7 made me wonder why 9d05e157f6 I hadn’t felt it 6860ad24be from before came to a478face15 me all at once, 8b7d13b65b and I was about a111b4b615 to recite the summoning c6f12b9705 spell after slight hesitation.5e518f12e2f39671

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The maid suddenly let 3cf06ecc3c go of my hand de773d8ad5 and pushed me on c5c4bcda2d the back.19afe4ea98f4aa39

“-uh?!”afa6d106adc45941

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The push made me fall 2bcef580c9 to the floor.90f902641ce46cfe

“What…”45314a9d9b73378d

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I looked up at the 05597738f8 maid in confusion.c8cb4dbd4901a1bd

She said, still looking down e13612ef26 at me with the same d27612a9f5 friendly smile as before.d9861d129b742032

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“Okay, I don’t know where this pretty and seemingly precious young lady came from, but the more offerings, the better…Lady, please also become a sacrifice for our master.”75c51660d9df5394

“……What?”3024d86222ba7787

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Once the shock was swept 79d97da9e5 away, the remaining emotion in b18e34c3b3 me was an ominous alarm.0a3decdff3310c6a

Even if something ba47b5efc9 is wrong, it 1499ebf43d is clear that 1e346cf057 it is extremely 709d0ed8b0 wrong and ominous.1f1dd1bda2fb0582

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I looked around in confusion.b814aa932e0a7d19

Are you saying 24e7b85633 that all those 981be2fc66 people were prepared 0a561e8ede to be used 12d2f4122f as sacrifices?5566da042062ced8

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“……You, children of life that does not perish, answer the call of the one whom you have blessed with an immortal heart, [Oried]!”b0e52251af719bdd

As I was sucked c87b1d634e into the invitation, I f85f4d37ea didn’t know if the 88b7bea22f summons to Oried had 357a460955 been lifted or what 05d3fb2097 had happened, but in 288f74dce7 this situation, his help 0274df28c4 was desperately needed.b6868d62491c100e

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However.bb37570eeb3fc6e2

“Why….”5f96f7b9162cf1df

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There was no summons.ac598b7599968dc0

I was shocked and recited 5013599934 the summoning spell again.0b723efd6049dea6

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But the result was d35a80acc4 still the same.508635febeeaf9f8

The maid standing in e86f805396 front turned and left 69fd68af1a as if she had 29a37ea9eb no regrets.8586010457762e79

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As I looked at that 8e131a5da3 figure, I realized.e05a35a45e29fb87

Perhaps this is not 0a31b5331b reality but a world 6a45b995e7 in an invitation.bedafffd709c872b

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I don’t know if 876d4d8a58 it’s a reenactment of 2d76a1ffcc the past, or if 61b94ab087 I’ve really jumped through 99aeea06c6 time and come to 97294a0ad6 the past Duke Kandel’s 8842f31a5b residence…8a087ccce4de5e54

Maybe as I 79dfb0fd2d am not a f0ed1591d6 being belonging to 89f2929543 this world, I ecaf7fb725 am not qualified 57b7e9201f to use mana 58a8b82ccc to summon spirits.face359ff8c650ac

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“What, then am I going to be sacrificed like this?”a7b075a6a500d5a5

I muttered in ae339dd6d8 confusion and soon 40e3b09e85 realized.7848ba16ec4fc599

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No way, this is the 4e70e5d52f taboo that should have never 2e547d7123 been broken.36a3dfad209e274a

Nevertheless, the sins committed by 2cc592bd72 the Kandel family was revealed.0e9b7c41611720d1

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“Was it a human sacrifice?!”801f2d87ae3cb809

Belatedly, my heart sank.17120cfef733fc5d

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I had no way of 92371a7d98 knowing what kind of being 8fd2da96d8 this offering was being offered 1ab429a67b to, nor did I have b0d2f59424 the presence of mind to f8dc0a5134 guess.352e17611bb65b8a

“Ugh…… ”8efb0da81df54cdc

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I immediately stood e6d98b7b74 up and tried 091987b838 to run away, 3f970b60cc but no matter 2ab76b2fd5 how hard I 10950774ac tried, I couldn’t 8154968cfe get away from 00a785e930 where I was 22897be971 sitting, wondering what e662142249 on earth they f3f8d807b3 had done to d76413dd35 the complicated magic 2206363935 spell engraved in 0eb275dcad black on the e4d8234597 floor to have 27993d5dd1 this effect.7f84197087bebc8a

“No….”d8fcef1a47ab4372

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I was overcome b726977813 with despair and e157b13521 chewed my lips.d5c9d9fac288d072

What should I do?2b91089cf094a02f

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How can I get 46c42f1e9d out of this terrible b30b6ee35b situation?df144a438ac20d4b

At that moment, everyone standing 019045c9d1 everywhere began to kneel at 1101c47229 once, except for the sacrifices 660efd462c already kneeling on the floor.d99fd3ea3acc41b5

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I stared at them in 8d3db3ee3c shock.23d5ecc44bdcf58e

Soon they were shouting 293d6ff430 in voices filled with 1d3f355a85 madness and adoration.b23bd6cf10cb81a1

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“Master Meinhardt has arrived!”0677a3d20fdec375

“Waaah-!”765536526f448ef5

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Heck! This greeting is like 8b98460b72 what a pseudo-religion leader d25ffc7393 would be received with.204bb5ee5024fd41

As I was 22e466ef91 mesmerized by the 1cdacb53a8 strange and shocking 2c618cade9 sight that I 424abf871d didn’t realise…e4ccc0e0366b3126

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“……uh?”9d88789f55e369a8

What they were shouting…ea24121f43db9d7d

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I shouted in astonishment as e937f6adb2 I pondered over the all-too-familiar 07deef543e name.2b3a7fd972ff7214

“… Meinhardt?!”28c02163c38e4600

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Why did that 060df98d35 name pop out 67f3ab22d2 here?55e32f90a741eb9f

No, that’s not right. It could be 1db318b428 someone with the cda97c9219 same name……That should b65305910a make more sense, ebfe0c84cd right?5f60477d7e7e67a7

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Just as I was trying ce65dadfe2 to calm my agitation by bb58497c97 having some southing thoughts, a 17737a4872 small figure began to emerge f5d760ca9d among the kneeling crowd.ce28b4b89269c3dd

I stared in despair at ddfb400a01 the figure of the ‘Master’ 723369ea88 who had finally revealed himself.8a832d8c58f82e79

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It was a child.c68861818c682b89

Was he at 2f7f027422 most one or ea7d729034 two years older 596dbe92e0 than me?bf3cc24bf0f06ce2

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It was a 8b21b1e6b7 small boy of bab69fc098 similar age to 0d46105388 Ashamed.328a8db22901f44c

Jet-black eyes contrast 2679bd5254 with dazzling golden ad7ccc2d16 hair.a8d13392c559aa93

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That extremely emotionless face 75e6823e27 looked somewhat familiar.9e1775ce0f5d78d7

“Ah….”78cab002941072ce

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I realized something as a05bb8b132 I looked up blankly 7da5ede587 at the boy walking 475a9c0fc4 right past me.35595382d8b67803

That boy was 578837050a clearly the Meinhardt d5fd3e6550 I knew.b6607ca79bf920cf

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This is what he looked 7984d8b395 like when he was young…e0186e4d09ebf844

Then… Is this f398d5cd67 place really none a8e8affcc2 other than the 0b2361c346 former residence of 44943a6d98 Duke Kandel?56208025df175462

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I looked around with anxiety.cfbee23d9b3050d9

A family whose 5e7ebaac84 name can no 05cec4733c longer be mentioned a67cd26919 because they were 644ade2f92 exterminated for breaking adac968b64 a taboo.3b92063339234b09

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A famous family from 986e2f109b the past that produced 5e09930084 Judith Sephemia Kandel, the aa6f8bbc9c Great Spiritualist of Electricity, abad0b38f6 who was my grandfather’s 727daa8c88 special close friend and b744caee10 comrade who went through a32d946852 the battlefield together.9f17e0caba1d1567

“………Oh my god.” ‎‫7f38bc925bb4d089

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Everyone in that family 4ee32268a6 kneeled down, calling the d28d09f1da boy “young master.”b19118f2858d2954

As I put 6802f101ce all the facts 3fb9a0b409 together, I finally 46a98fa2d8 realized.04ee49988e0f745d

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Meinhardt…249850d8a30586c6

“He is a blood relative of Judith Sephemia Kandel…?”7f81e70ee000007e

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