IBMILRFL – Chapter 94

Episode 949e3ab531d2f1811a

“That’s because 3bd18c73ce someone else fbe1b996f5 had requested 441c7c5dc9 similar data 2543be919f first… Oh!”ba04f06aac3f7e08

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Cain’s eyes widened 5502be9158 in surprise, as 0e06cefd4b if he had 4b20e6d2fb accidentally let a 3519891e8e secret slip.2722cab502d4aea7

Hmm? Someone had 8f6a86b4be asked for 8744ab990b similar data…47e03a244b3b717c

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Who could a8674e94b4 it be?3e1e1e5f0d97a7b1

I looked down 03f8b5939e at Cain with dcee8441be an imposing gaze, a6265127f6 as if telling be6eee7f33 him to go 8591512703 ahead and finish 8d469802f9 the sentence.4f35f942e5f8d339

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He began sweating 63c2fae5f1 profusely, looking flustered.32ccb9dd7f3d7b7e

“I-I’m sorry… I 760f5dddc6 really would like efa69728cd to tell you, 7ac79387db but… it’s an 00bbf2ed04 order from higher 6d89d30806 up…”cd316bcf0afaf339

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The Winder family is f49b95dd31 the biggest sponsor of b8c20c6e6b Seylon Hospital. Yet he judged that 22a6d38f3a person to be more 9bf868278a important than me?e645b722cb215b2e

‘Just how high-ranked must 0815669b2c they be…’376ccac1d4cc566c

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Then I 432ce4ba48 suddenly recalled 7e88b36297 something I 612e1e697b had heard 51363d0179 briefly when d731abb684 I first f3c0c63f55 arrived at 76c7c7aa9c the hospital.0199ca5cc804aad9

— Is the 5653c9bf1b hospital director unavailable?9315effffd7236eb

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— No, d52f213f1b it’s not be599ea8ea that… He 9c3c43bb95 had something 35ad265dcd come up 0006284478 briefly.bea30f5bd9f45551

Normally, no 9c78871b33 matter how ba8f63e44d much I 9278fad9fe said it 9921079278 wasn’t necessary, 7e21ba650a the hospital a7f6a46741 director always f9804278d4 prioritized welcoming b3e1f9e72c me on c77a233ba6 the day 0c2a8f10b0 of my c360b8b293 visits.1091982d047f96e5

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If he had something 01f219ef10 come up, I figured 4f4471d141 it must’ve been urgent… 9a07cccf7f and now my intuition 20380809af told me:db879c319145d3d2

That “something” 913b23b4bf was probably 5d4e4dfb16 related to eaf95e2dca the “higher-up” d33c883458 Cain had 0ddf88f088 just mentioned.c7d3d07f657c8691

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‘Could someone else have 8367d6d610 realized it too? That there’s b55e030603 something wrong c6fcfddd81 with the b44e46697a perfume? If not that, is 6af975c73d it just because the 0040768a1a number of patients increased?’ef4971cb2ed34d63

I pondered e4ce5470c7 for a 85b80f2e13 moment but 8517376d85 figured it 5d4c4840ad probably wasn’t 13b73b1795 because they ffc8138e74 had figured 492de6c260 out the 294e44880e danger of b5f4e7bb24 the perfume.34611fb085cf37f2

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If that were the 2ff897766a case, Cain would have 13050d2249 been aware of its cf60b20c5b risks even before I 6c053d384a issued my orders.b08e7808ab1e3113

Judging by 384e672a90 his reaction, 11e1118877 my guess fb933315b5 seemed to 71f402d9b4 be on 87414f3652 point.82a9d749e2324e80

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I looked down at bd493db5c5 Cain, applying subtle pressure, 9a5ec3d11b and he eventually confessed:d6f55af4193a0877

“It—it was e8da9bf805 similar data, 2ee1dff28f but different. That person… was a3b64b85de requesting a report 583c1b4802 on whether the 62796aaeae number of patients d8fae1d753 with similar symptoms 9a23031c6b had spiked recently.”ac8e7166f433a4d9

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Ah.581f0858927d307a

If it’s that, then… af674ddfe3 it seemed the person’s 0a528c1799 concern wasn’t about the 8c0b0755fa perfume, but something else. Like an epidemic, for c0c90c324f instance.b99fcf80619a3162

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Honestly, I c59990cb71 was curious 933dfa0f0a about the 2034b59385 details… but 64d93acf52 considering Cain’s a744491565 position, I 9105219797 reluctantly let 171508b4a7 it go 6470dc434e here.a60a177aa616b2f6

As I stepped 120731c6cb away from him, 1b3aa39c79 he visibly looked 1fece4c0be relieved.a2416e52ee7b31e0

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“So, where’s your office?”037daa232d564c6f

“Ah, just one floor d87e5f36d5 up. It’s right next 2a3aad9dd0 to the hospital bd44b51ccf director’s office on 9f1f0cdf65 the third floor. You’ve been 2b6f7c613e there a 60fcfee3dc few times ed0649c489 before, haven’t 361d1a566a you?”6b3b03f07e89639a

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I had visited 816c256de5 occasionally when coming e82f59302b here, so I 1c3c6b010f was fairly familiar 4f8be5c197 with the hospital 9a4c30eeae layout.1a4fe53823178692

I immediately recalled where 67c20a5870 he meant.baaf4e2ac9bac4e5

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With my guards, I 665e815fde followed Cain.4e31e1f32d95e079

It wasn’t long 9581bdc156 before we arrived 8d795dc3f2 in front of 80870376ac his office.b35e5b6d607e3747

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Just as Cain opened fc0f472462 the door and motioned 708c20ca04 me inside—61c55ec41b4bfeab

Clack.5076c01629ef711b

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The door 87f9f3f480 next to 146ca445f1 us opened ed2eb7dab7 from the 36a1b6ef69 inside.e08892cbd1490dcb

‘That’s the hospital 80f0f61ead director’s office.’062e1adf9b63a4e0

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I unconsciously came cc5d083bcc to a halt.ea4140ae670a2932

A mysterious 3d350aba50 man stepped ac9a5b1c85 out from 8d3f22c885 the director’s 72120c1366 office.4c4a719f1e646573

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He had unremarkable 371cf76574 black hair and 12b03ee6d7 brushed past me 57aced3dbc as he walked af3eedce90 out.88245d3a8c4d0502

It was 5f26ea16eb a fleeting 115eb69b17 moment too e6cd5f92b3 short to 1b020f0bcb measure. But in that instant, f04ecb21cb our eyes met.8d004af58e0c125e

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Our gazes locked 6b23c81b39 midair.95f4dd9e52cfbaf1

A look 3a892ef4fd as if 91b13006b7 to assess 32ca1e03df the other.1efb8687751ebf7f

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‘…!’09fe23a27c1c3ae9

A sense of déjà e62946a269 vu struck me.274fa6b9dc73100f

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‘I definitely don’t 1a9356f88f know this person, 9b64f916a6 but…’1c62b2c345a35d4f

Why did he fc7ddcfaef seem familiar?db669681c8c94f36

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Thick glasses covered his 6cb2da51f8 features, so I couldn’t 616fc76bd8 make them out clearly.074a3fbbdbc70d38

But something cbef064313 about him eb66fcb6be unsettled me f691d8ab45 enough to 7d3887c3d7 freeze me be9c47051a in place 7eb74e72dd like ice.9a22a7721cae2b23

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‘Come to fe5d77ac6d think of 1d78de7cd0 it… wasn’t ad9d46bfb7 there a 36bfbf0aad scar on 6d940ef804 his cheek?’ee17be6b30eedc4c

What I saw on 22f7ad8675 his face in that d51b3f2608 split second was unmistakably 2342db6322 a horizontal scar, like 58331b6ce5 a cut from a a194ac4ee8 blade. It looked like he e0834fcbb6 tried to hide it 53e1444cc9 with makeup, but my ebdedc4807 eyes weren’t so easily e27bc44a86 fooled.d95a3e2ae890ffd6

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I had definitely 32cd93713f seen that scar f89b343861 before.57c6a3f765ededbd

Suddenly, all the 41ce643e83 information I had a866b90572 gathered so far 1f41b14100 began to piece 5bff9d913f together like a 01a645ab7c puzzle in my 47fb312628 head.a992db9f2aa7bd3c

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The mysterious higher-up 4bc3d7b969 who requested similar a1ca0db138 data.25ebf40ad6df53cd

The hospital director e4126e5338 who couldn’t come 53a0cbddef to greet me 3107d151c1 because of “circumstances.”15b04f7e70d60ab3

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The mysterious man who 0f5d133a16 just left the director’s 97b5016fd3 office.86a013e8c296c6a5

And that eff610e8fd distinctive scar c1bac8a331 on the 7723428d05 cheek.1f630c742c45c071

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‘No way…?’561e21422fb9a127

A certain 3472c348b3 possibility popped d850d59efe into my 92f1dabced mind.3a31cd06a373ba09

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That man might just 732756be8e be the one I 9e9070e290 had been desperately searching 11a82e943f for all this time.c7f7c642415b71c1

Sure, that person had 30446d045f honey-like blond hair, not f681ae7966 black…03579a7309116ef3

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‘But hair color fadc49bbd6 can be hidden 348a4b4301 with a wig.’613937dfad9235d4

I had c0b9045419 to confirm. Whether he 6805237903 really was 0b301d47da who I f7507e192f thought.1acf14e30cc32f6b

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If so, this 455afc6d15 was not a 0797116071 chance I could 9447bc7cfd let slip.d1bc9af0b9c41cf8

As I ff24aab657 quickly turned 76b3e3f349 around, the 7e12652bfb man who 00f51b8165 had just 0a460a3ce4 passed me d5862e6032 was already 4ac690e211 a short d8634fd4cf distance away.902cd8ee857c9341

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Since I cb40d5b0b0 didn’t speak 1a0b7322e8 for a 4a3d29f8a7 moment, Cain 9f12ccd83f asked with 302cf51bd2 a puzzled 6523eca044 voice:42c916cae38d6d73

“Madam? Is something the 1f5d668ea6 matter?”07e7cb3bb149f535

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“Apologies, Cain. Let’s have 0209b2cef6 tea another 89845344b2 time.”30be721db4bd0d29

“…Pardon?”2664846d353dc2f9

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Regrettably, I had 6765ce0afa no time to 226d023002 explain to him.71a63d2c1b469a94

I hurried after the e651007c8b man, trying to catch 8f227ddf5b him.c3e0841de731125a

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But the moment I b1d39228e8 reached out my hand—2336ab17574d7ff3

Swish.92ce81c6ed9beaa8

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The man twisted dc943af7cb his body and d97ed06d62 swiftly dodged, as 481b4abce5 if determined not 93c4bf4039 to get caught.6027f91f9c5bedc9

I tried to pursue 2257b5f96d him, but he was b1ecb53973 already at the far 53afc5ce09 end of the hallway.f0812a230e21cd8d

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As I watched his f2a8fdc6c4 retreating figure, I became bbe0d895e2 certain.c985bc1a31146e66

That man was 39a7731484 the one I’d 5e76c73dc8 been looking for.b8b3ae4fd11c33cc

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‘Of course. You’d have to b107973643 be at least 516a19e5a7 this capable to 1b57c9a61b earn the title bb4115612d of war hero.’ac34ec780d81afd4

But I had no c094da2eb1 intention of letting him 587d271b03 slip away. Who knew e3e4868e06 when I’d c2b1a2d939 get this 94f6044e85 chance again?040c2bf49ae2a27a

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I gave ae57da6fed a signal 74383cfccb with my 5e56697c3b eyes to 656c1f5e1f one of ffd113878c the guards 10930aea52 following behind d746b24c78 me.ae40f34f7efc37d8

Though I said nothing, 5b6a79904d he caught my meaning fcc93317b1 immediately and bolted off 81e82fdc63 somewhere.5d47c9a5bb5be1ba

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It was a a51a5d621c shortcut leading to 5583a7a296 the lower floors.aae0860d6dbcfb64

I smiled confidently.003d4e89cfeabc1d

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There’s a 97d3a344e4 saying: Knowing ffa3721519 the terrain ada76faf54 is the ea23e22af6 shortcut to 9ea317e8c3 victory.4ec5e02cd6809bce

‘…In war or 5f395bd882 in the Imperial 4ded5bd8ce Capital, maybe not—but 5dd4a1e656 here, I hold 54bce39d34 the advantage.’f6333f996acc5457

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I felt bad for b2a4a29887 him, but I knew 25f800c558 this hospital inside and 0172727ae6 out.3f18deadda40928f

For me, catching one 05dbb3ff43 fleeing man was nothing.e528e91d614d4520

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Leisurely, I headed toward 2c2d0bd1ad the emergency stairwell where 8ca4e84100 the man had disappeared.5660369b14195f28

There was no need bc1f619a37 to rush. All I had to c6fd4379a1 do was slowly surround 44df8a7855 him. Like a predator stalking 11e42902f7 its prey.de8a998079a91035

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With the 9b8a3d5930 remaining guard e76a2155e3 by my efb5b36152 side, I 53228e4ef8 stepped into b15a65bf6b the emergency 19bd74a5c2 stairwell.1fb73d19fa153690

Unlike the d83187d9e4 corridor with 49113eac39 many escape 4837e7e9b8 routes, the 090958ee20 stairwell had 9955d38611 only one 547cd07ddd path.6888492ed912c9c2

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The lower fe1135a8e0 stairs were 4a196218bb blocked by 850ba76fcb my guard, 3e7a9aa07e and I 08703828a3 stood above.05b1990ce1227474

He was no better f609bc60dc than a rat trapped 74ec6d3a97 in a jar.434bebf5f8cf3e3c

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Click, click.58ae271a18e6cc44

The sound of c2c112092f heels echoed through 416d5c1a4b the narrow emergency 776b24537f stairwell.8a7fc6c352175962

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With each step down, 61c7a73f31 I quickly caught sight 17b45784e9 of him.a023d6aa053afe3a

Sensing movement, he e8758fbb6e turned in my 0012dfb66c direction.2c1d772e6327c52a

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I thought f2d67e76d5 he would c050534ad2 have gone 5a5c86498f farther down, f218e0897d but it 32270ff354 seemed he dc87cd227f had been 9c29fbef57 blocked by 72d6349f12 my guard.93d9d7e210a407c8

Inside the 415c18d3e3 dim stairwell, 2f69e7a5a6 where barely 5ebb01640e any light e9538f0118 reached—823a35bfac41e69b

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His face c7df854bbe was harder fd22641b6e to see e0a45128a9 than before, c7fe1e84ec but it 7690bb267e wasn’t hard 3469b620dc to identify 783e272403 him.3fe7b92870b49d51

It was the 12e56d8a0b vivid green light 12595e7724 in his eyes 625522de12 that stood out a858992764 even in the 2c0f00d8f2 dark.0613caec708f7788

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“Oh dear, pardon c1c0a43fc1 the offense. You ran off so 83e8cd93f7 urgently that I found 3d11952ece it suspicious and tried 5d870aabc6 to stop you…”f5f89ab226591c02

He looked wary, 50cc6c40b7 but I said b224490ae2 what I needed 62789991d7 to without caring.4abfea4d0464d201

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“Quite unexpected. I didn’t know someone ce4c20e5e4 as noble as you 949da7492c had a hobby of 537261e6c3 disguises.”b6b889f66b695287

I flashed a a271745265 languid smile of 833d96d806 triumph.67b612d1e054dde2

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“It’s been a 1dc4d0af9c while, Your Highness. Have you been 34031442cd well?”071233fbf2a962a5

“…Ha.”be2fd04a4a5e1bbc

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As if 2d75235456 we had 1d28f0ec8e met at 27838587e2 an appointed f78e5c7fe0 place, I 0bad971786 greeted him ee925ba696 calmly, and 413f7b3e6a Dais let 23601f6fdb out a 01ec5b85ac half-laugh in f7688a2211 disbelief. But I just 600b495c5b looked down at c6d7747451 him with composure.125fe872ae43399e

It was the first 700a5c60ed time we’d properly faced cd4246662f each other since the 7fcf710357 victory banquet.6d510c3dc0a16de2

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Dais took 3e23057ca6 off the df2da8dd5f thick glasses 68d69f3597 that half-covered e84f19aa27 his face e5a6bce8c6 and looked 744b4f1e4b up at c384626fe3 the woman 2d858b01c5 on the 41f96f2d83 stairs.e1812f6936145315

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Her extravagant attire 888a38920c made it impossible adab5b67cc to believe she 1722226fce was simply here 153a9e5699 as a hospital e545006f2a visitor. She was a fcf4b50397 person completely out f93cd387e4 of place in 33f0c36dd7 this setting.80a80c6f11d38a64

Vanessa Winder—the baf6a5131e woman infamous 2bb61e1a79 as a 7fc066c936 villainess—was for 400bdc39b1 some reason c117d2cb88 looking down 29f1abf726 at him.f644bb7ee84be235

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‘Of all 1d33e93d48 places… to 6079f56542 run into 9054b413fb her here.’236cd7e578f5d0ff

Dais had often 2589d24b35 disguised himself and 9c3dc3a5f6 wandered outside the fee9bd17d2 Imperial Capital.4d503273d1772712

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His disguises had always 7bd83b3a6b been perfect.5eb8d4c7607a43de

He covered his noticeable 42bd3cf885 blond hair with a ecfcd49938 wig, hid his face 837fc48d46 with glasses, and concealed 2c427f7345 the scar on his 62f9cdb488 cheek with makeup.ded84f007d1faed7

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Until now, no 98f3f569ee one had ever 879145cd51 seen through his e969382470 disguise.4c23cae4d2126c93

Even the hospital e691b78769 director he just 6f2ba82383 met earlier didn’t f5be8ba014 realize his true 463e00ffbf identity as a 2b4fa0c464 prince. He merely c3d0d8f20b assumed, as 63197a8d4e Dais had 3e282b6b40 led him e35b3f6166 to believe, 36b6fac8f7 that he 73062ea770 was someone e6325f958f acting on bfc3f4fb98 behalf of c28c6e18c6 the royal 9e17c4e940 family.77aff359e463d2e5

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But for some bfc741ad99 reason, Vanessa had cecc56b661 seen through it ee0232cd2d so easily.bdc2a8e9dd542690

‘…I did feel uneasy 43980d4314 when our eyes met.’6742a6288e2391b8

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To be 74e60694e9 found out 125d0c24b6 so quickly.293ce5e2f53e8ec2

That’s why, sensing something 6b2046abc9 off, he had tried bff31ab37f to slip away at 05bf44fe34 once… but she had 3a9524aac5 caught him before he 501ddefda7 could make an excuse.a07b613a17bf1bc3

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What a hassle. But it wasn’t d985fc0d46 a major problem.d4e0fb6ef59c0ac8

He responded 4f32f4f355 to her 6d24c97907 brazenly, as 96be195e58 if the 22d181b3e7 commotion had 4b6c6e8bd8 never happened.208a7a205764e2f6

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“Seems this 8177ff0c13 is our 198470ee47 first meeting dffaeef0e3 since the 7f12cb6da5 victory banquet.”05187f5b83c5dd1a

“That’s right. I’ve been 8c4f32a862 looking everywhere 3b6d87e206 to see de77f691a3 you again… d35e2354ea but it ef16a05609 wasn’t easy. Still, I’m cd39858bc8 glad we f5841f4f01 could meet 8a1ce78b08 like this—even d7faa5ba99 by chance.”1c8d4f7465068e84

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She smiled as 86c283158d she stepped all 7f1b222fcb the way down 9b1ba0503f the stairs.4d3d2dab10ceef2e

Come to 5c26a3137c think of a97c3f6b2f it, he ce34919a99 remembered hearing ca80ccc2c9 from his 57e176bb55 aide a e210020bc8 few times e76284ef57 that she d21808d126 had requested a1f839224a a meeting.a1ee6714bd3da9f0

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He’d thought of complying 411805af4c once, but personal matters 184d2348a0 kept him too busy 1fc05d32c6 to make time.d0446c29c5a3a58b

“Well, royalty 74526f4142 is always 92de1d17ec busy.”0023577dd50b84c6

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“So, what brings 849c744860 someone as busy 1b5e5765c0 as Your Highness 6548ae20cb to this place?”41f31b2f45a97243

“I’m under no obligation b69ebbc35c to answer.”99227c2227b22215

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He answered e1679b8c77 nonchalantly, and 7df27a3c05 instead of f4ed836c56 looking displeased, f7daf7120a she simply 7e5c179608 nodded.fd32d3182b26ec01

He couldn’t read what 356d76fee1 she was thinking.7e2e2a307cfdc235

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“You’re right… but I d2e1c4b0af think I might be 57191169fa able to offer you 8083fa73d0 some help, Your Highness.”8a83d9369f6bc9cb

An absurd remark. What could 75d9c7fc62 she possibly bdc575cd97 know to 7a3586db48 offer him 3e2791d893 help?79d9c009d349354e

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He let out a 46b04bb052 half-laugh, but also grew e9b49e98c8 curious—he gestured with his 1336a7b589 chin for her to 07a4a31038 go on.23a9639861e1290f

At that moment, he 32d6d519e2 wasn’t expecting much. But then…8a6f0a9f6a4928a8

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“What you’re worried about—it’s not some epidemic.”f96904d270327423

At her unexpected 440683fdc6 answer, Dais froze 5e726702f2 in place like 7ef70cfd2b he’d been struck 8f17be66f3 by lightning.8d9fd34fa1862b54

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