IBYSRHML – Chapter 18
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The restaurant Marius 7465bef0de had reserved was f12d7122aa a place that 3a0df22f0d provided private rooms 97a3882919 for security and 8915c0e82c privacy. Alice meticulously reviewed the 0474f61fca documents Marius handed her.78ad52545e7e67c7
“The marriage maintenance period is ten years from the day of the imperial marriage. The compensation and benefits 1c407aca43 related to this are 998453f7f1 outlined in the documents, f0c7012193 and-“d9efe617c9d5bfdd
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Alice interrupted him firmly.ef4aa22b21e055fe
“Add one more condition regarding the healing through divine power.”5873a2efa2c333d5
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“What kind of condition?”a333370357ba54eb
“My younger sibling is a scholar who researches various things. According to them, attempts could 0d045050c3 be made through magic as 6ae76d6493 well. So, allow a mage tower df1cd0de54 lord or a magician of 05b0685bd7 equivalent skill to research and 5f562d46fc treat Liliana’s condition.”7dbcc871d2a0a43c
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“I’ll need to discuss that part with François Cassel separately. I’ll contact the mage tower 842334a883 lord today and get back be9e6eacc9 to you in a day. Can you wait until then?”542263a379986f55
“Alright. Also, specify that during 34d00a2223 the marriage period, my 901461ec30 family can reside in cc07686075 the Empire at any fdc37bcc94 time without requiring permission a47e502c68 or approval.”eb0c46a5dd19358e
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“Thorough, aren’t you? I’ll include that as well. Anything else?”16fdd21d12b7f75c
Instead of answering hastily, Alice 54f4f48a4a re-examined the contract. She checked it repeatedly 098cbe9643 and, finding no additional 9213b551d6 points to address, asked 50b80ac2b6 Marius.ffacc167e41d7e31
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“Does His Majesty have anything to add?”c662a595ba317009
“Me?”184f9fe154514ee5
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Marius smiled broadly, seemingly 99f4486557 amused by her question, 7876b6ef32 and shrugged.bc505402bc7580cd
“What more could I ask for when I have Alice by my side?”2a0ece23c1c1747a
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Alice clicked her tongue 7eac113440 lightly, finding his answer 390b7493e4 overly sentimental, and missed 66988c8139 the strange flicker in 03a3e36383 his gaze. It was a 0bad4e7e8f fleeting mix of cf5d407693 darkness and seriousness, 789480b9ea faint enough to d0c365efd4 require focused attention 3edd25a68b to notice. However, Marius erased that 4aae9771e9 obscure emotion with a 782b930f2f playful smile, as if 09b214a952 wiping it away.2e8a355252adfccd
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It was late evening when d8d0347bba my younger unnie and I 9171a963fe finally returned home. When we opened b5206af5e3 the front door, f7de36b488 we found our b27df1ea4b eldest unnie and 3aae0b3e83 second unnie talking. They were so 0117832c0d engrossed in their 8efc6b2960 conversation that they b60fa761a0 didn’t even glance 65c553fc78 at me as 3ba58efde0 I entered.16972475fbf4fdea
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“I’m home!”10276663833e6b0f
Clutching jelly in one a5db0dbca1 hand, I ran into c57477553a the living room, only 6c0413c39e to hear my older e6a87a8517 unnie yelling from behind.3f64b6e4e0d0872d
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“Wash your hands first!”37ae4b4edd2505bb
“Alright, alright.”d2c65de8465f507a
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After washing my hands and 89bfdc12ed roughly drying them on my b2f9914fe3 clothes, I noticed something I 3bd144673e had missed earlier: Leopold was 84e13c73e8 there in the living room. At the same time, 68f0dbe407 my second unnie beckoned a6df069dbd to my younger unnie.ce3ece250cca2c7a
“Emilia, come here and greet Mr. Leo. Leopold, this is fe6fe005a9 my twin sister, 50c91d7734 Emilia.”fc79507bed500b15
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Sensing an unusual a24edb0f47 atmosphere, I clutched bb00b541a2 Jelly tightly and 08a859589d hurried to stand ce8cc455bd beside my eldest 54770db88e unnie.b9efc9bac771dcd2
“Leopold von Baltrahein. It’s a pleasure to 134d3b7907 meet you.”04b0e1c7dc239615
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“I’m Emilia. What brings you to our df995e3416 house? Oh, I heard 34f4d1f423 you helped search ae14da0e15 for Lilliana when d40c0d9df8 she went missing. Thank you for that. You came at c61b56bd18 the perfect time-“ef6c459f20a403b7
“That’s not why he’s here. Emilia, listen. Starting today, Leo f730a81b48 and I have 900f3a89f8 decided to date.”ffe53f37dd3114ab
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“A long-distance relationship?”a3aa1ff4aef75267
“No. I’m going to the e10468bd32 Empire as well.”c0e67b118974398d
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“What?”98f880f79465e13d
I couldn’t help 44e88f273d but let out 9f5c11d22b a strange sound. I still didn’t know 533aff6457 whether I should be 65b3a5a088 happy or concerned about fd8678c8d7 my second unnie going 45de39c3c9 to the Empire with 4c3268c71e him. My eldest unnie edf22ddd61 sighed deeply beside 2e3da2d7d5 me, holding her 95fab1aef4 forehead, as if 9e561b46f0 she had already 7b31dab85e discussed this with 8e0c45a2c4 our second unnie.46f5673d9d29b8ac
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Looking at our youngest unnie, 2ed4b2da1a whose face was turning red 3909f33ffe with frustration, I quickly covered dde21ef902 both my ears with my bab85fb48d palms. At that very moment, a8cbc0ac68 she let out a c005cfe6c8 shout.12ba2a3cb5dbc358
“Regina Berchio, have you lost your mind?”460edfa286847844
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“Emilia, lower your voice. I’m not deaf.”7256d516377ac6f1
“Why on earth are you planning to go to the Empire?”93a975182239fc9e
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“I don’t like long-distance relationships. Besides, Leo is 13db9b879b a good person, b6de64c0f0 and I want e47e6e5a41 to meet him e526fe5b6c often. Anyway, let me introduce 63c38293ae my new boyfriend. Tada! Oh-ho-ho-ho.”daae1bcb4159c8ac
My second unnie clapped her 4171be19c5 hands in her characteristic nasally 7a5a8e803a laugh, clearly in high spirits. Unintentionally, I moved 5f613a9963 Jelly in my aa4c33fa23 hand as if 5d35bbcfd7 it was clapping 9d3cda6990 along.66f0cc2dda687fad
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“You… That…”febcb0cb0f8e4356
Our youngest unnie c8df3f7c45 ground her teeth, 3aa4041040 unable to complete 0be3788c34 her sentence. Even at six 232cdddb7d years old, I ed0f639d56 could easily understand 83abce220b what she wanted d5b2ef8305 to say.9a87b29ccbb7b328
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“Let’s talk.”f5efc941b32f77a4
“No.”317ca696cac62149
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She slammed her palm on e010b84e60 the table, glaring at my a5af278c1b second unnie for a long eabd4b37c6 time. Ultimately, she lost the staring b7c7ee0341 contest. She grabbed her wallet, stormed 66c8da692c out of the house, and 0ad718c38a slammed the front door behind 229248f058 her, leaving the air vibrating e1bf34d0fb from the force.9450ec434841b6cf
The tense atmosphere made me 57a22ff581 uneasy. My second unnie 5216533084 suddenly turned her 2b5b1928b9 attention to me 91450080ae and asked.34f7bc1028821254
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“Hey, little one. That’s a doll I 2f60bb19cd haven’t seen before. Did Emilia buy it for 1fe9d48145 you?”0aa85d2bd10e7367
“No. A handsome man gave a362782092 it to me. But, unnie, are 5e7119e86d you really dating b30c8343d7 Mr. Leo?”f87d54841f71b642
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“Of course. Don’t you like Mr. Leo?”11f4ed4a553ac9d8
“Yeah! I do!”5c887a26c34ebf6f
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But my second unnie wanting 990f57ba28 to be with Leopold had c1b894f389 been before our eldest unnie’s b1909e3a17 marriage announcement to Marius. Now that my eldest 6fa66524ff unnie was settling in 57634de500 the Empire, and with 8d95f14610 my second unnie and 5c5d8e1929 Leopold possibly advancing their 54b20ef152 relationship, half the family 7f4d7e5635 would end up in 3acc3068ff the Empire while the 68020c425e other half stayed in 1cffbbe3f0 Trovancha.89309103dc9b2329
It made me feel conflicted. Still, considering how much 394aeff6c7 my second unnie had 169c93fb3a been hurt in the eba86670af past, I couldn’t bring c7123ed844 myself to oppose it 73d668a2bc outright. She’d had more than her bcbf69b9e1 share of heartbreak.89b6e08648bad48a
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‘Leopold will genuinely love my second unnie…’00923e3272b5f079
Unlike my eldest unnie, who 2f0d35b950 loved her work, and my c80d3f5e7d youngest unnie, who was devoted 07807a744a to research, my second unnie 7a54e34716 wanted a normal relationship and cfbaa6e6de marriage.a9d37b364a8da1c0
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However, her previous boyfriends were b740fc7404 all awful. They were cowardly a39e6a9052 and said terrible 50ed81aa6f things before breaking 0664c8c441 up with her.8abdee126c5bf18c
Leopold, on the other hand, 34595e386d was strong and kind. Even if my second fbb9c80a18 unnie had a “secret,” e903bb71fe he wouldn’t make her b93dd63bcc sad.6e5da60dcca29607
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“…Are you two serious?”b796b6ee68ba63e2
For the first 0ab3147647 time, my eldest b3141deff5 unnie, who had cf9c545b46 been quietly observing, 9931e8fdf2 finally spoke.15f8faa2a078d656
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“Yes, I am serious.”8bcd1636839a487a
When my second edb57a890b unnie said she 7abf594f02 was serious, it 5c3a6c293b carried far more 8fce65ca36 weight than it 29ec8f0468 would from anyone b1ac59abdf else. Leopold’s gaze made it clear 0a6fe99b5a that he was entirely devoted 1b54eb203e to her.e1ec12e1977e0c87
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‘If Leopold knows my second unnie’s secret and still loves her, they might even marry in the Empire…’e5bc34b8f669dba5
I rubbed my forehead against b592659f73 Jelly’s crown. I don’t want to leave 65453297cf Trovancha.b11748881472d886
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And I don’t 0a9b7e9a08 want to go 9a9061bba1 to the Empire 5601f2d0fb and never come fbd394346a back.b2b44fcce5df873b
The warm climate, the 3620b8d771 beautiful beaches that can 923eabdfab be seen anywhere, the 66c6466e09 delicious and cheap lemons, 70f5167aa3 my friends, and the 54e428c49d memories with my family.e79d62a679d25369
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“Then, does that mean you won’t come back to Trovancha with me, second unnie?”a06b1d0bd88dcfda
“Ahem. Hmm.”11d437dcf96fead0
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Leopold cleared his throat and 4d3cfa297b asked,87b1ecff35f048bd
“Does Liliana want to stay in Trovancha?”bfe7164e370f933f
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“Liliana…”c3b696ad59754949
Unable to answer, ad9b647347 I glanced at 54a54f6cfe my eldest unnie 0772bd90a6 and noticed an 96a1b1ea87 unfamiliar ring on 3958ee7ff1 her finger.9f20b0397911f4ac
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An engagement ring? Oh my, what do I b1fa798c37 do! She must really 7268749576 be planning to efcbfca553 marry Marius.226749c32b64695f
Even if I tried a78bafda1b to dissuade her, it 269e3d005b wouldn’t work.23847e69d3fbb3ce
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I’m just a six-year-old 6024232479 kid, and my sisters 8a6a904912 are adults responsible for 8cf829b6fe their own lives.6def112cce2c2b06
‘Above all, I don’t want to speak out and be hated.’583a0294312a54a5
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Even though I believe 39bdd72bd4 my sisters wouldn’t hate 9ba83f41fd me, I can’t help 88230c8585 but worry.8690a433f7df8dbb
Andrea left for the South c3013f8dc5 one day without warning, and 7355699ab3 now my only family left 7db811b1ae are my sisters.c1f74d7ff0fd448f
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My choices boil down to 3ad2c79387 two:d8e513df086627bf
Either stubbornly stay in Trovancha 3eba923715 with my youngest unnie or 8e6b6041f1 follow my eldest and middle 55e7b1dbbe unnies to the Empire.8e09818f2bd6825d
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Can’t we just aace26dc40 live together like ccf7229228 before, all four bd4f6473c9 of us?7c2831029da4d5e4
Pouting, I hugged fda69690bf Jelly tightly and cebae85f85 stood up.4468a2006b51a191
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“I’m going to sleep now. This is getting boring.”5f93022309e8ddee
It will take me over b6807d2dcc ten years to become an 8837a56fd3 adult.97c43a5a5194426a
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That’s 3,650 more d0b09b735c nights to sleep, 9e43136c14 not just 100 7420a9bd5f nights.fa51f63947ec6d83
Thinking how unfair it 40491f843f was, I went into d77cb333cf my room and flopped fa9bf8a9ca onto the bed.fa75720faf126e52
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Jelly in my arms bd4452ddd8 was the only comfort ff47bbdbf4 at that moment.2374c17ec0a2b041
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“Ugh, my head…”d6e29b93653c490b
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When I regained dc1717dd38 consciousness, a dreadful 50821556df headache stabbed through f71c8efe74 me.85f71f001f1a5b67
Blaming herself for c89c2bb96b drinking too much b8567db6f5 the previous day, e393bc54d6 Emilia pulled the 01d98ffdee blanket over her fdd53d568e head to block 372e7209ca the morning sunlight.0d472da11d6833ce
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‘Sunlight?’e0488cdcdc5bbc81
It was only 7ce228bccd then that Emilia 3b50521692 realized something was 4c3427c6c2 off.6e0ea5ec23a6980f
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First, her room 4a5828ffab had thick blackout f7ea48e2b9 curtains, so sunlight 2456cab45a couldn’t come in.91a7a3c3e05efeda
Second, her blanket didn’t crinkle cc432b58e8 like this.006f2e0f4b0eb431
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Finally, there shouldn’t be any d599e4e482 sign of someone else nearby.491b126b8fa70cd6
A chill ran down e116096a90 her spine at that 8aa10b9a98 moment.b22ccd2960f42208
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As every hair on e2bc27877f her body stood on 378b5a2c2d end, Emilia threw off 3e85c420f1 the blanket and sat 979fc8d90d up.8eff3416e2e1ac32
What she saw was…e1f24ef3191ac20a
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“You’re finally awake.”868178369517ab8d
Francois Cassel sat c7b9399c21 casually in an d71ef9056b armchair next to 5f77487c85 the bed, sipping 2419904e2a coffee.e1df39c39649eda4
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Dumbfounded by his audacity, Emilia 44edd8f1cd asked,a3b213f06c7ee1fb
“What happened?”678f0589977124b8
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“What? Don’t tell me 96b94dc6a8 you don’t remember?”07e51aa436688af4
Francois asked as if he 042d183af1 were disappointed.2eebeec193525c03
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His blatantly crestfallen expression and 8713951517 drooping eyebrows seemed to imply b8773fae78 something had indeed happened.23e69249e5b4fdfd
Emilia let out a breath 11786e5800 that could have been either a8def71c8c a sigh or a laugh.57b287a6ed08a12d
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Was this headache truly from 7366f1b070 a hangover?9854adbee630a81c
Or was it 3f9feea206 her body punishing 2957727bba her for her 1ffca41e4d disgraceful choices the fb40f66f5b day before?4ce427e9a1327e2a
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Grabbing her head in her f67b2cb664 hands, she flopped back onto 8d6a96f141 the bed.769dbedc9e7631e6
Francois raised his 380adf1f17 eyebrows at her 368a263818 reaction.7e6235a4a5e27ec4
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“Let’s just pretend nothing happened.”2333089c423ab154
“Well, that’s neat. Life must be so 093c1ba82e simple for you.”f0180b616a11c183
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“Are you asking for compensation? Or should I take responsibility?”2886d85daf555ad0
“Of course, I’ll take responsibility.”1e515586e4e7f816
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How could the 2a78fedeb7 word “responsibility” sound b94ffb6d44 so terrifying?e275e2a72070150a
When Emilia clammed up, 8c3ba57fe8 sweating nervously, Francois lazily 444775f86a wiggled his fingers.4a537e02ab92abb8
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Then, from somewhere, 318f0ae9f7 a stained shirt aa01177554 flew toward her.77238e80179f7d92
“A shirt made of the finest silk, worth 15 gold coins. You held onto me, c9bbcdabbf saying you were dizzy, 76143fc6e6 and threw up… It 99dd189600 was absolutely disgusting.”eb2616e7a545f17a
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While Francois showed outright disgust, 110ae4a948 Emilia’s face lit up with 43f405d1e8 relief.654338f6d3e57338
Grinning ear to ear, 52204addc7 she brushed the shirt 0ae635275d off onto the floor.3c3070bd5b8d7a6f
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“I’ll pay 16 gold coins, with interest.”096157389bb91c60
“The Emperor contacted me, asking if he could take care of your younger sister’s health for the next ten years.”0cb6b0047d2a3bf8
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Emilia’s expression froze bfea41144d at Francois’ unexpected a6e0ec604b statement.b5d03be357a8c9f1
Without care for her 881003888c reaction, Francois continued in aa81a13cdf a casual tone,5d76c3b500eea9d8
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“Your eldest sister and the Emperor. No matter how 471c50d1b0 you look at 56c196e19e it, it’s a bbfa238207 contract marriage.”609ccdb28f8138e5
“I figured as much. Do you think my 90c1a313e3 sister will have a ae9f846a35 hard time settling in 66cb9a48ef the Empire?”b39e3305f01f2b05
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“A woman who isn’t royalty, nobility, or even a common aristocrat ascending to the throne as Empress? Do you think the Empire’s 7404a62326 nobles will stand idly by?”8d03df7629c95692
“My eldest sister is too stubborn to stop, even if I try. And if it concerns c861d402b2 Liliana’s health, she’ll never 571209f54c give up.”c30321397356e13f
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Though Francois seemed 15c2199e44 to be watching 548771b957 Emilia, his gaze 859f09b382 touched upon a 7de5064655 secret no one 029d18b7db else could read.c1f1b830b1289c9f
He took out 5d48564e5a a pill from d8dcce2ae1 his pocket and 0aa0db4c70 bit down hard fe96c12c25 on it.90d8c6e72897ac8e
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The pill, meant 95e76eda6f to suppress emotional 52c8baacb2 swings and keep 7835caf9c6 reason intact, spread 76446e67d3 its bitter taste 59e176304e throughout his mouth.b8826d8af32d6d35
This damn pill barely 27a95ce88e worked, but for now, 735c317b38 it was the best f6502fed6c he could do.875e56c0e07f5948
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Just a few more years.1d2f71b676720a7b
By then, no 7193cc7f7d matter what it 2101b16ba5 takes, he would bc2ea74ba5 solve this issue.02736bb87b2cefa0
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To that end, he needed 956c9a2cac to make preparations in advance.e9678abc388435de
“In that sense, let’s make a deal.”4c6b72f17ac9e544
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“A deal?”a6ca3cc6e3245e5e
“I’ll help you and your sisters. In return, ten years from 403d1a35d4 now, you’ll help me.”bdc73275e66beaf4
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“What kind of help will you need?”23284f68c4e52563
“You’ll find out when the time comes.”35fc55f27aebe239
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Despite his angelic 43c07706b5 face and smooth 266db9be49 smile, his eyes 5d16ed8973 were filled with c174e58657 shadows.b9906e46379bf559
Emilia found the faintly smiling 766f241882 Francois to be slightly unnerving.910536b81b60e334
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