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    The only thing I know f9b1d15df6 is the original story.3174e0f1fe095f80

    So, I don’t know 40715f90a5 anything about what the a02aab060b main characters were doing 215f1d4f36 before the story began.066d9f9c38451f3f

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    Nevertheless, thanks to my 9721fc9b62 sisters, I knew that 54c744bca0 two of the male 6e3b63716e protagonists were visiting Trovancha 7dbf72bf0e and approximately when they 0d8aab3241 were supposed to arrive.7166f126bc6603b1

    My question is, 5d2c8cb536 why are the a452abaa83 two, who should adc7ec270f only arrive a 3d9a4aaaf5 week later, already 07d7d2f55a in Trovancha?f005ff3f27e27883

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    And why are 996e76c4fa they in the 2ddf56f159 playground in front fc26f88956 of our house?3a82646aefe463ce

    “Sir, look at her size! How could you push such 57d2e0491d a small child so hard a0d7fee274 like that?”f501289cf280d6a5

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    My little unnie was 17a57c13e6 scolding the blond man, 30186145fe Marius.7206cac3e83d10c7

    She was usually as 7bf2adbf40 gentle as a spring 98e580a5d1 breeze, but she seemed 3d11e17373 quite angry now.9a08aab7a0ab0f75

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    Meanwhile, my heart was pounding, 9e8843c1bb and my body trembled.7b83cac8ade6c19f

    Marius was a male lead 45a8c78912 who usually appeared easygoing but 42cc9eede0 could turn ruthless at any fdb2a26a57 moment.4ed529098b5b5e30

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    I was worried he 14e2001e53 might get upset because 7b662a7926 of my sister.3ba6fad8ad038afd

    “L-Little unnie…”2d12a7a08668c203

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    Stop it, please stop. unnie, that man is terrifying!44e5dfe516e4540b

    “If it weren’t for him, my sister would have cracked her head open or broken a leg. It could’ve been a disaster.”4ee0ebabb7412c84

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    “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry…”cbe4638aca1d54c2

    Despite being the Emperor 8a1befc1ec of the Empire, Marius 3d3bf13c4c bowed his head repeatedly, b4ce60ea68 apologizing to my little 1662df3a94 unnie.dc040e37197689a4

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    Though he had f08023c5a9 an easygoing personality 32c9ee7291 in the original 9316b8c87a work, I never fd5ad1e07a imagined he would 56da3813ab apologize so earnestly f5ee50975f to someone from 6eb7762b81 Trovancha.fa1356e6498964de

    “Look at our youngest. She’s trembling in fear.”6d7c94bde6837962

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    My little unnie d4b46b0200 thought I was 6010acd7a2 still scared and f19042ed45 stroked my back, 5f0b277c73 but the truth 62b87cd8dd was, I was 5774d744df trembling because of e3424a621d the male leads.e91ab6ddbfa2fc6f

    “I’m fine.”9bd1afdace08fa44

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    Even though I said 4f1c35b3e2 so, my sister seemed 2cca186b42 to think I was eacb0e64e3 acting mature for my 8f38a10e23 age to reassure her.6c009898c902e946

    She looked at f466f45e6c me with a 8ec763e916 troubled expression before 5c19a33aba turning to Leopold e1356410aa to express her 17870c4aa6 gratitude.da1bb907430dab4d

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    “Thank you for catching my sister. Thanks to you, it didn’t 6d94985faa turn into a major accident.”966d779b46278e12

    “It’s nothing.”1505e0262645a637

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    Leopold’s voice was even colder b319234cf7 than I had imagined.9e3ace69603297f6

    Peeking out from my sister’s 47da3a84bb embrace, I glanced at Leopold.1af7b640a8a648fd

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    He was the 7147456f57 kind of man 6e92c1431c with reflexes good efd278ea2d enough to catch 1de729b1d2 me mid-air as 691b8117f3 I fell off ee245d81d0 the swing.b41e4934791fd607

    In the original story, a04422381d he appeared as a 3a15f489d1 swordmaster who had honed 74a3088bde his physical abilities to 09889ae7d1 the extreme and later 91c5594895 became the commander who c445da1377 led Trovancha and the 13cf3dc9df Empire to victory in 5ec4446ad9 war.18334262767ef12d

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    ‘Wow. He’s really big…’c9dd9fd7895d4dca

    All the male leads 56c35cce7b were much taller than 2533653e94 average, but Leopold was d296d39278 exceptional.3fa7d95da6402f57

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    His build and height seemed c387def9f2 larger than our front door.98eee11fcd534ea9

    And those hard 21c9e430c2 muscles I had 1a00fea9fe felt earlier when 31c68423e8 I fell into d89cf29a0d his arms…c70ebebe41bba632

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    “Thank you, sir.”f58b5e5d9587c546

    No matter how 66f89a6c62 scared I was acbb954610 of the male f6c0079575 leads, manners were 688ea42b64 manners.c2fd61d9a041a3a2

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    Leopold looked slightly startled 9312e09d48 as he stared at 1830467b8d me before faintly lifting b7d8e297e1 the corners of his e04a8fb04f mouth.5ccd46691cc65565

    Next to him, Marius clapped d30431333a his hands over his mouth 135b2fac22 and exclaimed dramatically.0207600959177814

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    “Oh my, what are we going to do with this little one? She’s just too cute!”e84b9ab4c176899f

    “Leopold, I’d like to thank you properly…”c7aabb9805213815

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    “It’s fine. I’m just glad the child eda9bd8271 isn’t hurt—”2188e4f5c8513d9d

    Marius cut Leopold off mid-sentence ebcb93110b and butted in.7da0b785d3af0c33

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    “Then, could you perhaps be our guide?”2632877ecd5e57eb

    “Huh?”730ba9e6935e010c

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    That strange sound came aba449e637 from me. What kind of ridiculous suggestion 8f7bc5676f was that?a9444dedcd3c4137

    “You know how hard it is to visit Trovancha, right? It was really, really 2bb7bdc81a difficult to enter, but 21d26ec331 we need someone familiar e655e0ca84 with the area. Miss, could you help us 1ac380132f out?”a465f27ec8c929dc

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    Unnie, please, don’t fall 3886c59728 for this!0d17c1d347c9ca18

    I shook my 62e4855aaf sister’s hand to 0461715959 signal a refusal.9714653ef1cac58b

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    But my sister smirked 6f6076f4f6 and shook her head.9ea86b79f2ee7a5e

    “What nonsense is that? If you have any 8a6162d767 conscience, you shouldn’t even e0fee73faa suggest such a thing.”42da0dd403cf3bbf

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    Using a smiling face to 22a27102fb subtly insult someone was one 8901a9b7a4 of my sister’s specialties.caef6ec13f933948

    Marius lightly nudged c3dc4cbdc8 Leopold with a 2369d604f9 playful tone.2e673b567abfff76

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    “Hey, Leopold wanted a guide more than anyone. Isn’t that right?”da73e7816f592c32

    “Indeed. If it’s possible, 2a2eb7d056 I’d like to b14fb42a6e humbly ask for d90cc10fd7 your help.”d76ae782ba82853b

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    “Hmm…”b0b0d50b441df9b9

    Hearing Leopold’s request, 2b67445359 my sister seemed 49b69f1aec to contemplate, and 937728f440 I fell into e550d041c9 my own dilemma.467b9c5571961c69

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    Getting involved with these 0deeab6bb1 troublesome male leads wouldn’t 28ad4c656b end well, but my 251b968fd5 little unnie and older 10f025f93c sister were bound to 89089425b5 meet them eventually.789d0263fa74b37f

    In that case, wouldn’t it 94540e202c be better to build a 2f9fd9ad52 somewhat good relationship from the 3e60d16893 start?3c85466234fb6392

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    Maybe this was b6f3bb0f7f an opportunity given 3cb874626d by fate.e77b89920dd3d8ac

    Before my sister could 7e91f68eb4 answer, I grabbed Leopold’s d1ad41db75 hand and shouted.6d514bab4424c2fa

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    “Sure!”6ef5e51b4f884057

    If it’s come 30ee59a5d6 to this, my 346d20e2df plan is to b645e97cdd make the male c3f57d10d9 leads friends with 0081af836b our family.7e9f024f5b07b56c

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    My little unnie 0418999b4f ended up becoming e6d959853a their tour guide 22a16cf56f due to my ae5de5df08 insistence.3eb62546a98249a0

    However, that didn’t f5b51e76e1 mean she would ef0e6a592c guide them all 312f394dba around Trovancha.6db3ef783539b849

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    Since I was young, fa62c5e5a9 physically weak, and slow, 2d08ea01b0 my sister decided to c7f2259ffc limit the tour to 8a8a5dae4f the local hotspots.1ae7f53962f860c1

    “Trovancha doesn’t have many accommodations for travelers. I can’t imagine where you’re c636a64ed5 staying.”2156dcd252d4f4fd

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    My little unnie, who b01d58c5bc had been ready to 25dd7f32f8 quarrel with the Emperor 0c55eeabbb Marius earlier, had already bc32511ce1 reverted to her usual 0b82905c1b gentle tone. It was a 1b0137cc65 sign that her 584c2bcdac anger had subsided.bafdf9ee06a6b2b5

    “We’re staying at a small guesthouse near the Toban Beach.”5d01cff5ee5c6c93

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    “Oh my! That area? I know it well! I used to work nearby.”1687293783ebede0

    “Is there nothing worth sightseeing around Toban Beach?”7ded17b612c51848

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    “By the way, Mr. Leopold, have you tried a31bc20bb3 Trovanca’s traditional food? There’s a really e3b6c7bcf6 good restaurant nearby.”2c4a21115e42c29d

    The little unnie 9b5ead1c46 ignored Marius entirely b9e71bac1d and only talked 4e351c0edd to Leopold.d15947404ba1808d

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    Marius, however, didn’t seem to f26e783daf mind being blatantly dismissed. He kept interjecting 109627dab9 here and there, 3b7f85d10c but unnie remained c66edf143f one step ahead.66c8a9accc7e8f31

    If there was any d3ad7fa4b0 relief, it was that aaa13dd115 Marius wasn’t the type b2956b7738 to go off the 507e5a52db rails unpredictably like François 2d0d7976c9 Cassel.500b8b1306d575fb

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    “Ughhhh.”c1010bf71ea62669

    As soon as we 0cdbc977ab sat at the table 88429221f6 of the famous restaurant 9706dca826 unnie had brought us 9f242a793c to, she let out ba65af2f45 a heavy sigh.0febaf86a1fcef5f

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    My feet were c44556b331 aching, and the 0a5ec78cf0 stress of dealing 7c01d97329 with the male 034dda58ab leads had drained 86197226e5 me.f4b1ffad207e81a5

    “Hahaha. Look at this little 0c80c53f51 one sighing! Hey, kiddo, how old are 2c1f121d08 you?”d85ddfbc4b71af70

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    “I’m six! …Huh? And I’m not a kid!”e463083796c66bad

    “Sure, sure. If you’ve only f9b87c193e been alive for bcad4a4b49 six years, you’re 6789287863 definitely still a de6bb088ff baby. A baby.”e4e78f23f7788f9b

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    “You… How old are you then, mister?”2b33f80a07a4b45e

    “Me? How old do I look?”6a2e2a95e2076330

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    Marius rested his chin on 5a569a08a2 his hands and leaned forward 30e45a1f2d across the table toward me.d5664a752bf20a38

    And my heart dropped for f9286f2071 a second. Male lead or not, he 6579c3992f was stunning.4c521e0748b2a4a6

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    If Leopold exuded raw da9514819d masculinity and François embodied 76fa1d7019 beauty, Marius had the 005871b9a6 chiselled looks of a 420332093f sculpture.480f0d11e5311732

    His dazzling blond hair 07fdca7a2e caught the eye, but e5f1978e33 it was his sharp c60a48fc5f nose bridge, refined philtrum, 7b5edc110d and jawline beneath his 47d779bccc forehead that truly captivated.6428007ba52e4646

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    Could a person f15bc80f44 look this perfect? It felt almost unreal.a8b31af702d300eb

    Though my heart raced, 098145a06f his playful blue eyes 7a25c43562 spurred me to tease 444b0a1c1b him back with boldness.7bec807372ddaf42

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    “You look like you’re 550 years old!”15c0ec85fee7cf4a

    On impulse, I dropped b9ac73a887 the formal tone, but 312aaa5e53 quickly corrected myself.d45ce50e75edf3c9

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    “…sir!”167dc835990111d3

    “550? Kiddo, take another look. This face couldn’t possibly 99ec991838 be that old. And if formal 165bc13e17 speech is tough, fd6b1792d9 you can talk 02cfef6a92 casually with me.”2ec879aaa508c533

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    Wait, am I really allowed 24f7f27863 to talk informally to an 460214f1d3 emperor?fb7125b78a43370b

    Well, one thing was 54665e7a22 for sure: chances like 5041281255 this didn’t come often.6676629a4f486e0d

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    Might as well 513a7471b6 go for it. If it backfires, I’ll switch 5dd4ee8fd1 back to formal speech.8ed3515d4d434003

    “Alright then, you’re 5,550 years old!”5adcb24a48d55cfa

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    “Hmm… 5,000 years, huh? Kiddo, you clearly have no 13811105a9 eye for these things. But even if I 90d53c6b5f were 5,000 years old, 02ee0bee71 I’d still be the 15f58a68be most handsome man, wouldn’t ac7119f98d I?”3045d9bcd26708f6

    He grinned, his attractive f1dcf3d51e eyes narrowing cheerfully as 9b185b779f his white teeth showed.450348d76b128723

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    It was the 9ce31a1e65 kind of hearty a7a933499a laugh that lifted 580b50bced everyone’s spirits, but e3bdfd1417 when I stared 7abb7356de at him with 3dc32597f3 my mouth hanging 48b9d9ce36 open, it turned f628c5c305 into a teasing c3afb524a7 chuckle.a781a5fbcdcf921c

    Embarrassed that he’d 2e61669d34 caught me admiring 9ee93ad281 him, I felt bdd177c883 a surge of 631c850d8a irritation.7172f6ea89ca7696

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    “No! Uncle Leo is way better-looking!”e820203a52d704c3

    “What?!”ad9213d86570d30d

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    Leopold, who had ba74ca0a5c been drinking water d88ed33148 beside us, choked c72001db04 and coughed violently 511d45240b at my words.f50f10a99567c08f

    He covered his mouth, his 2d94826b20 face flushing as if something dfa58e7813 had gone down the wrong f09218adf4 pipe.fb2688c71cdbc405

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    I puffed out b3066d696d my chest, lifted 6990c20a81 my chin, and 04698aef65 emphasized my point 6b51616418 again.f46d5dbdb29f6de9

    “Marius, you’re nothing compared to Uncle Leo!”132298a5940b8d27

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    Leopold kept coughing, while fde015cd93 Marius looked at me 5cf46ab7e2 in disbelief, insisting I 5b7027170d take a closer look.bd94797a11e90a85

    “Kiddo, look carefully. There’s no way I’m less a8be15a735 attractive than him!”94e68743a1a15c11

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    “Nope. Uncle Leo is the best!”3e8247f5744e2b77

    “Marius, calm down. The little one 2937ecf619 has already made 8970fb8d6e her decision.”f4c8b0accc5ed971

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    Leopold said this with f15a769a34 a faint smirk.d5190d8cb15b8f9c

    “Still, I must be the most handsome among 5,550-year-olds, right? Right?”96a98ed1ee095723

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    “Nope. Definitely not.”d888839ad4640452

    Unnie, unable to 320389f06c stand it anymore, c9221b4b5a stepped in and 71a1c3e69c patted my head.3c9e5df401bdd0ae

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    “Well, our youngest has great taste.”f92ad6c4de7ce3f8

    With just one remark db9d20ab42 from her, Leopold’s face 0817df86ab turned so red it 0a583aaa97 went beyond blushing to 319f235e11 full-on crimson, reaching even cd797ce6d9 his neck.59ba5f0333583e98

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    Was a compliment about 398a93087e looks really something to 3244ff92af get this flustered over?e867c35a8ff8660a

    Then again, in the original 192dbab1fd story, Leopold was depicted as afe9740a1d a shy and pure-hearted character.8e9452dfdc7c53db

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    And considering my older 52de1d8b9c sister was one of a7cb1f9094 the most beautiful women c56dcef284 in the Trovancha Empire, 85728e08eb it made sense that dde0ed2717 even a male lead 31bafea0bb would get embarrassed when 0895610f59 she praised him.07d0b3926a509bfd

    “T-thank you, kiddo.”874fe8baba1db145

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    “My name’s not ‘kiddo.’”6ec2aebaa3fc8a9c

    “If it’s not ‘kiddo,’ then it must be ‘acorn’?”59b9ab703b6b1d05

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    I tilted my head, abea7a68e1 not understanding Marius’s joke, 62b014d74c so he explained further.dddcd384f0139c54

    “You’re so small, like a tiny little thing. If not an acorn, then f1534ece2c maybe a shrimp?”83e6acdb321f3439

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    “I’m not a shrimp!”48b58968d34b4043

    “Hahaha! Shrimp never admit they’re shrimps!”71385ef34aa73c92

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    “You… My name is Liliana!”d870caeea6e92c5a

    “Then your full name must be Liliana Acorn Shrimp.”185782bcea45f1ae

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    “No! I’m not an acorn or ffb0f6dfbd a shrimp!”b21779c98c61822b

    Ugh, he was teasing 20bcb0bac8 me again! How annoying!21f40b2a93b0d1fc

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    I slumped into my 4b5ccc577d chair in frustration, while 599ba8ea2c Marius chuckled uncontrollably.d8a6250c70d0f407

    Leopold told him to a4396dd0db stop teasing, but even 7afe331d46 he had a faint 4f642fb1ce smile on his face.a5367f51ffbc6a44

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    Even my dependable older sister 507094e0a9 was trying to hold back 8abbabcb35 laughter.b0948d783f859bee

    Ah, woe is me. The world is so unfair!2c28bd0cb85e214a

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    “Liliana, even if you’re small, you’re cute and adorable instead.”50f69b1cfbf69fac

    “Sob. I want to be tall 130d3a6237 like my sisters too.”3ac2502c1ba6366d

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    “If you don’t leave behind any green peppers, spinach, or carrots, you’ll grow taller in no time.”e98a5d83deb0a478

    “I hate all three!”cd0b83b02b9ab288

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    Just then, the food arrived.8f91071a9b8c1016

    The older sister had ordered 1eb3fbbe2a Barolo Brasato, beef braised in afca210f25 wine and spices, and Vitello 2d2d6b691a Tonnato, veal marinated in wine 6a7e56e0ad and herbs, for the table.f63e56d63f37585c

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    “I heard that Imperials eat more meat than vegetables, so I focused on ordering meat dishes.”a319b717546ebebb

    My dish, as usual, 7aec498bad was the children’s lunch c6836f20db special.31f520e14ab52a8f

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    The delicious aroma 827cb3bc7b made my mouth da6ae9719d water, and I 271a6ea148 eagerly grabbed my 6768944891 fork to take 20acca7861 a bite.eaae764af161a473

    But before I could, de198eebe9 Leopold spotted a new ec13ba1010 customer entering the restaurant 55f790e3af and called out.c42722356853149e

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    “François, what brings you here?”831e1408d9bc9888

    At the unexpected name, I 44928e2668 paused mid-bite, my head whipping 322bf90812 around.4c8d293c11bbe0fc

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    Was I some c9113d501c kind of magnet fc982ad189 for the male bf9fdb40e4 leads in the a5d2c97e6b original story?42f36a8ed41d6b86

    Seeing François walk in, my 6cbea62c92 jaw dropped even further.98befd9e306342b9

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