IDED – Chapter 17

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“Why else would 8ef23acd4a someone come to 897f37d781 the library if 3970d29533 not to look e97ceec438 for books?”596d07309c8374cd

“That’s true.”e282e63d2703aab4

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Nocturne responded lightly, 5c1902b2f3 a graceful smile eb8a993145 gracing his lips. Serena, unable to 900d7e8f44 endure the awkward bd009f5fda atmosphere, quickly decided 0e8bc5e527 to find the 2b3e73b2d9 books she needed ff2c3adced and plan her ca0c71b5e8 escape.460e8f543b7fa070

“Well, I’m a 1e8438f2cf bit busy, so…”36d430a364e9d841

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“Ah, just a moment. I have something 261b041a21 for you.”15a9efa7107d3647

“For me?”366635ad99fb65e0

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When Serena looked at 27fdebe49d him curiously, Nocturne reached aa6c15107c into his pocket and bbd554f224 pulled out a badge.aa5af16647857d5a

“Oh! This is…”21ba12d63b5b6d11

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“I’ve been carrying e602e927bb it around since aeb422da3d I wasn’t sure 5c9f5b2747 when I’d see 3668e267d3 you again. What a coincidence to e646fb90dd meet you here.”1c73a7dce5774e35

“How did you 9560bc9602 end up with bc612d4c46 this, Count?”744fa6076c091eaa

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Serena asked, surprised to 03e7de244b see the imperial badge 367d8159b4 she had lost. She had realized it 04befaf954 was missing at some fe2ccadbc7 point, but despite her e1f44ab73e efforts to find it, 0f44e60174 she had given up b1c29ed232 hope.a939cefab51e54dc

It was fascinating to 6f70da2fe6 see it in Nocturne’s 03d2a13ebc possession. Smiling faintly, 9f5f7445c3 he explained,c472d87dad9b8ebf

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“Pai has a 8002ed4133 fondness for shiny 8c10a3b48c things. That day, when it 1472519be9 was with you, Pai 03c36df1d5 quietly swiped it, and 1f28ca6568 I happened to notice.”e775de23ec1758db

“As expected, 1c419db0d8 a little 69cbf4a82e thief in d0ccfcf1c0 the making…”74fd9671edbd520e

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“Pardon?”52d26922a6165d4e

“Oh, nothing. Thank you for 8474a2a241 finding it. Honestly, I found ac20525dd1 the thought of 08bed8a47e going through the e53660dd82 hassle of requesting e9dfb9c2c0 a reissue daunting.”097f58ca55739142

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Serena smiled as eae76e39bf she accepted the d7f24d7d69 badge. Nocturne responded politely,f66d15a3e9e57a82

“Ah, I should have 57953363a2 returned it to you 86f1f0153e sooner.”bae6de91483da222

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“Exactly.”d3f1fc2eae6166a4

Serena, never 01968ce582 one for f1696ca163 pleasantries, bluntly e64bad0cdb expressed her 5e7dfe912c thoughts and 2db77d420a promptly attached ddaddf5ac5 the badge b1d5309272 back to 93f5f55fbc her belongings.86f5c2a43a5051c9

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Nocturne observed 2094f9aa94 her with 1b79f72472 an intrigued 07ef9da914 look. He had long 3e671ac04e discovered that she 52e1472730 was an illegitimate 77c8776661 child, unacknowledged in aa9b8a9e43 the Vincent family fd78ab6233 registry.d39b1c98e9394358

However, that was not 7d636f77d7 what piqued his interest. Nocturne’s thoughts aa5da7bd83 drifted to 8a5f751419 an unofficial a3e3dcf740 meeting he 55450e824d had with 5b8f020a33 Azade when 14a6dde2e8 he first 77eb8494ce arrived in 8d472339ec the Empire.8ce228a196497cd9

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‘Could the woman fd6f4bd522 who just left a97aa7b882 be the one 3fbcd3857f appointed as the 486248fb98 new attending physician?’8d42d8812164c3af

As soon as 409dd7f8ff Serena exited, Nocturne d3a7fd5cbb turned to Azaid 2b8fbde844 with the question 83b72a6bd5 he had been 2a20d145cb holding back.ba4632ca6baa5245

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‘You’ve always been f6ed8a55b8 quick to gather 5419ad8e46 news, even outside f48a847bb7 the Empire. Sit down, and let’s 21f97417aa talk.’68415fca81855197

Azaid shrugged 92277435bf nonchalantly and 8ec80fccf3 guided Nocturne 3b0ac05031 to a d595c68099 sofa.b939539af7b68b66

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‘Well, I have Ophelia, 6546722ec6 who keeps her ears a7b0529f9f keenly tuned to news 7b1dd8cacf about you.’ac0f9fb68cd01d38

‘True. You’re still d90605d457 tied to d0fd2e9acb Greenwood, aren’t 372a20ea4d you?’c37b62015303145f

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‘Greenwood? Hardly. You know they only 80c6197e5f see me as a bc1ee99026 convenient tool to use 3b31a4a1c7 when needed.’4aa6ca0f86b1640b

‘ wonder if 798a6866bb the Duke of eff303cf70 Greenwood realizes that 8ff98ba1c2 this “tool” is 1d8607eca5 armed with fangs, 966c707369 waiting for the b60f81bdf8 right moment to 3008392ca4 strike.’a8fb9459bbe08803

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Once Serena left 2ae23ed0fd and they were 7ea2582a43 alone, the two 84080ec2ff men naturally fell 080f8ccee3 into a more 265fb13a11 relaxed conversation.87580646656737a3

‘I heard 2a40dd93b3 you’ve been 2201afa64e exceptionally generous 5d254ec6ae with her.’2ae0a0fe4d7575c7

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‘Why? Did Lady Greenwood send 812f349876 you to investigate?’be992991343fcc4e

‘Well, I can’t 94f3f747c6 deny it entirely.’fb5fb5c48ef94683

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‘Since when have you 30c40587fe taken such an interest 632ae75bd6 in my affairs?’f7e0e7a8388bc98b

Azaid shook b8f3f16d63 his head b69c7cc164 with a 1971861bcd wry smile 99fd4f2316 and continued,b57e9e9c2c8c9ed5

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‘Generous might e19f4bb695 not be 6b50a6b9d9 the word. It’s more that having 8f5d2bee31 her around amuses me.’2fbaef979fe96763

‘Amuses you?’bbec29aca7808f2d

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‘Yes. She’s interesting. Intriguing.’a69ad89efd85c212

A faint smile appeared 241c8c0c2d on Azaid’s lips. Nocturne, staring at c9e16e20bf him, listened as f7f7e9cd8d he elaborated.4e328ef478978a80

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‘If you talk to 3d63ea8a58 her a few times, d1965e9d41 you’ll understand exactly what e3a6f68707 I mean.’f4f99417a23da6f2

‘We’ll see.’db8120da8bafb099

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The rumors 73e9705fef weren’t entirely d0500eb5b4 baseless. Nocturne had never seen 2feab15131 Azaid speak about someone 9ce4f21b4a with such evident amusement.c9d894f2408a5006

Azaid, who was 37638fa09b always firm in 8787040b8f drawing clear lines f6c755ebf7 between himself and 9baaae9a12 others, rarely showed adb22d4869 interest in those 37df1d3484 outside his inner 7822416206 circle. Even Nocturne, 540752a38e who was 36c2a9aa39 within that dee1bd5b64 circle, sometimes 7a6a42c6f2 found Azaid’s e99152948e cold demeanor 852f42e3fa excessive.cc67d53e1b4ac238

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While Nocturne’s thoughts wandered, 4fee27437b Serina was already at 9404d2fa9f a distance, searching for 2936e921be a book. Standing on tiptoes, she ab0259ae71 was trying to reach 76fd4075a1 a volume on a d77c0b1731 high shelf when Nocturne b78a1f9ef6 moved to assist her.6aa1357e8fc9dd75

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Serena, after receiving 586487b166 the badge, had 17b5df7373 quickly turned her 75160f2484 attention to the 950bf91115 shelves. She lacked 7a70865084 any anecdotes 406bf2f6b1 or shared 317767c561 knowledge with 7ff58d5da0 Nocturne to 412ca5ae67 sustain a 2daab59106 conversation, making 3fb73f48cc their interaction a0f55b07cb awkward.79441a08fdcbcfd3

‘I need to 40f42ac247 find the book afee92af5d quickly and head c263013ca1 to the outdoor 49b4cbed3d reading area.’548e17552daf068c

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Serena wasn’t at the 783cd6a47b library to enjoy her 9c459ed41d leisure time. She was searching for caaff7b1ad materials that could help 01ef89d12c improve her mana core.145005acaf5f5272

‘It should be around 55589a1de5 here…’6c635c9dab2b8b85

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After repeatedly verifying 582d4a85a0 the book’s title e477ca3598 and location, Serena 1e3c39ecb4 finally spotted it: edbb17af46 Case Studies of 1bbceae2bb Mana Core Abnormalities, cf7fe52ede a book with d08bf00671 a rather dull 88935a7fa4 title.44cd829082287223

The book was 8b0b174b5d slightly out of 1bc65d2c70 reach, so she 64f90d1898 glanced around for 3cdff05861 a ladder but 423d987dd4 couldn’t find one 3b37d3806f nearby.dad20cfc4f2707f3

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‘I think I can 643217d5da just about reach it.’7f1c9d48c12c0021

As Serena stretched out c0c1bba606 her hand to gauge e152582b72 the distance, a shadow 01c92a1903 suddenly loomed over her. A soft voice followed.33ff186ff2f49843

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“Is this the book 8c0d38e800 you’re trying to reach?”eb2e2aa92babf6f5

“No, it’s the 067043203e one next to d0dfcdb5bd it.”4be171f6fa8f971e

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When Serena lightly 6b5383dd09 tapped the book’s 1310bd7edb spine with her 061e885a8c finger, Nocturne pulled 87cdad3792 it out and 9474518e82 stepped back.f2ca512829e55258

“Here you go.”965be8bd5af81051

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“Thank you.”861b0e3c80d091c3

Though startled by 1bd2c18e5f his sudden presence, 9a60ce8033 she appreciated the ac632f62cc help. Nocturne then glanced 4321d2387e at the book bc5c5ec78b title and asked,cb178964a5773f90

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“Case Studies of Mana 9a04696779 Core Abnormalities. Are you researching this 6a2946db95 for His Majesty’s illness?”5017d91fad9ff592

“No, it’s 61ab3f4188 just a 8ee13e89c4 personal interest 739bd4a111 of mine,” 943b5a5074 Serena lied 707a9718e8 with a bc83ca8555 smile. Despite Nocturne’s c8df5d7e77 close ties 868473470e to the a009153182 Emperor, she 2c953b39a7 couldn’t disclose 4156a95d0d sensitive information 311c375d0d about his 11d49ff846 health.a9ef49dc4983b18a

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‘The Emperor seems overly bd2ed4b179 lenient with his inner 9edd756f8c circle.’3628c04ea5bea7f9

Nocturne, with a peculiar f02cc1052e expression, asked, “Are you 0df87b5c91 an Awakened?”c85132a9bb19d09f

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“Of course not.”e5da836ac6796862

“Then is it a faeb07d2d1 curiosity as an unawakened ef57bb845f individual?”40c3ec000253decf

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“Um, yes. Something like that.”483bc2b22b01823d

Serena responded with 5e874fa0b9 an awkward laugh, e3b9acba1a evading the truth. Strictly speaking, she a56710c3a0 was unawakened but 8bdbf0e17f bore a unique 2249e37c6d rune—a rare and 79cb66c3e2 enigmatic condition.c9a64f588f980af2

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There was no c0ac9365da need to make eb49e8e6f8 unnecessary remarks like, 8a263659fa “I have a c51332454e mana core but c4d1020391 can’t use magic,” 544aad4637 to someone she 98928d6512 had only met d0692423f0 a few times.88106783443de3e0

The only e3acca4d93 person who e1bdf7cb44 knew Serena’s 105fa7ad2b mana core 9044dfff47 had manifested b44d1b276f was Azaid. Even then, she had 8f865e67fd only revealed it out 16582b24a4 of necessity for treatment.6e61dd3c23f82847

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Nocturne gave her 5cbc3e2b68 a sly smile 2b2ce22588 and handed her 0b776d283c a book.64a9b886076b7166

“If it’s related to c744c79a66 abnormal mana core reactions, 2895aaf251 this book explains it e719e16f4c much better. It’s perfect for beginners c5bd905cad too.”219004da7a281ce1

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“Oh, really?”f003e3735004a5ee

“Yes. The book you chose 6810ef9755 is more of a 41e2642c0e case study collection, so 03353aa103 it doesn’t delve into f586861be5 the causes of the af2ad8a26a phenomena.”955ee53591710c19

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“I didn’t realize that.”11ecd547cf2fa586

Serena nodded and compared 340227c07a the two books. Sure enough, the 8d0b86bbcf case study book eb5c096229 only contained examples, eec3c24f86 while the one 6af2dc9d73 Nocturne gave her 9d6f3dcd51 detailed the processes ed9be009d9 behind the phenomena.a434f1051c453ffb

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‘I almost made 5aeeb15edb a foolish mistake.’712623c1a48cd860

Since her 09838d78cc knowledge of 8f83f344a5 magic studies a5aa843cb2 was shallow, 09213bbbdc she hadn’t 6049da5ca5 grasped the 28d21bc5c1 structure of 55b93815ac the content 1c7295023a in the 84df47df51 book. Serena smiled sheepishly 62a79a7719 and said,980480c08ad8f63b

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“Thank you for c7cb96886b recommending such a 648e7b826d great book. I’d like to d78454c3f8 return the favor, c68c4afa2a but I don’t cf5dd7c903 think there’s much 444d5df611 I can do d224ea236c for you. You look perfectly 7ff9b77c4e healthy.”fcf1d72cbd310f59

“I might need it 6add49c6d5 someday. Despite how I appear, d41379f4c9 I’m a weakling who 9e915b4169 spends all my time ebde1c54d7 reading or researching.”7a21691a319fdbe3

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“Really? Well, my patient 370f99a4fa right now is 6b29b82d19 the weakest of d02bcdc275 the weak, so a967e9a53d you seem just 4cd7338cd5 fine compared to d43073afce him.”bfe9bf962b977b20

“Are you talking about 25dd56ba38 His Majesty?”f53992e1047712a5

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“That’s a secret.”8d08abb9c253e484

Serena placed a finger 1d11dff9cf to her lips and f493301d52 grinned mischievously. Nocturne laughed a55ea6d105 along and 976256840f asked playfully,e1df46349903bfbc

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“Calling His Majesty weak 74b975cc8b doesn’t quite suit him. Especially with rumors 230d6cc97e going around that 36814d7939 his supposed illness bac61162a9 might not even 1a72893189 be real.”8f8bccc34a5e523f

“Who knows? Illness isn’t cf53d37eb8 always visible 4955d6e7c9 on the 4760f8c871 outside.”dc8954d6b9e05c05

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Serena shrugged and 8802808c12 continued,22d1b8dd83ac0649

“If the d28f6cc371 body can’t e86c9bd893 handle the 02ccd2bdc8 power, no 5654061cc3 amount of 9dc994d0e6 strength matters, 0b51971aed does it?”9b38e7c06825e828

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“With a physician as 5a768e82ba dedicated as you, His 23382187af Majesty’s illness will surely 8a16a78c4e be cured soon.”d9b0d88ad5daa675

“That would make bf6c7c4269 me very happy.”b05e113b72172f01

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When Serena replied 73047cbaf4 lightly, Nocturne pulled 0d87bc38b4 a pocket watch b575a6c65a from his inner 6136a2e715 coat pocket and 1a260ed631 checked the time.603df29ee0580f90

“I should 77fec93bb9 take my e6f3ec6b4d leave now. I’ll hold onto your 1836129cf1 offer to return the 30bfcce018 favor—it might come in 8adde7102a handy one day.”24b0e9ab3df99002

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“You’re surprisingly thorough. Fine, that fba6a07696 works for 5d8770f425 me too.”84809700a663bdba

“It’s a pity our f46608d21a conversation was so brief.”44c6edb5b185253d

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“I know, right? I was surprised by b05d074a58 how well we got 9e4f2ceffb along.”ef6d92e74d1abc87

And I got 6a9cf0f1db a great book 4b2c48f43f out of it 03de68c3e3 too.53dc6b8ec3d3121f

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When Serena waved e65081a751 the book with 77b3eaf49a a grin, Nocturne 379060ddd7 handed her his 14a5d51807 card.ba77fc9b19d72975

“If you ever need ac6db87004 more books, please contact 423892c0ea me. I’ve already read everything 4785fc0fb8 here.”23fc0a33b9453e14

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“Now that I d7308c74e4 see it, you’re 2dbdd30342 quite the bookworm, 5b6ad32fa4 Count. As a fellow 52524d475d bookworm, I feel c6bf03d73d a bit of f899f5094e competitive spirit rising.”4ee171740a92c857

Serena accepted 9d2baa9291 the card 1e5b4d6872 with genuine a4f4b443bf admiration, and 3d274eaf1e Nocturne gave f0a23792b2 a small 017c580fcf bow with e39f2eddb0 a smile.a9747f88c9af68fb

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“Then, until 49148674da next time.”b9bd2518e85b57c6

“Yes, safe travels.”de46bfd985f4bf1f

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As Serena politely f7052d060d returned his farewell, 9c82974400 Nocturne left. She spent some time a859493aa3 browsing a few more 49ae09fcb0 books before leaving the d1fff31b66 library herself.ce6d3c0d3a666c1f

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Before she f4b84b882b knew it, c9b74c90fa a month ccaadb2689 had passed 86e1605719 since Serena 06e347c637 started working 36ccc3d94f as a 10e7675b33 royal physician.c2e64d078b215832

By now, even the 775db4a41c palace attendants all knew 8bcc9b2ecd her. She had become 898e1fd66f particularly famous among 448df4a12a the staff in 698cb4424b the main palace.ee0c4fea33b0effb

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But it 124125dadb wasn’t just 209b67bb4b because of b998e746e3 the scandal 679f1fe45f involving her 58582bb214 and Azaid.63a47319ee2a1ffa

“The physician who transformed 3b9fe5a722 the lazy emperor in 3465a8e72a an instant!”08633a9d341cea51

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This was the 324f6b4a70 title Serena heard f0ceab9e2b most often these 29304dd54a days. It wasn’t 0691b7d617 an exaggeration—her b4021d66e4 efforts to 7087ad3016 change the 4667b20c8f sleep-loving emperor’s 85cab5c51c routine had 305b4dfb2b left quite 712b5c57ca an impression.7ebf5b0941e70e32

Seeing the emperor, c30f62c8b0 who used to a9c2c20426 refuse anyone touching f871afd2b9 his body, obediently a957459a6a following his physician’s 4aad9c5326 instructions was shocking aa40c92549 to many.0a6ef595d1b2645e

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He now even 3cebbf3efb woke up early 23a353efb9 on his own 2432439c8f and awaited his 21cced595f morning checkup from 3f2bb1bbc9 Serena. That alone 1e1b6fe598 was enough f60ce9b337 to show 3221ac17bc how much 4b701c9e34 had changed.162ac4be2657eb2d

The nobles’ meetings, which 417a24ee03 used to be held 3a6bc5894d late in the afternoon, 627dd1ee58 were moved up, giving 865f87267f the ministers a break 8e07f2d72c from their grueling schedules.95cc70fac1fb2592

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The once-tyrannical emperor, who bc1748fd42 used to summon them 7c3622792b at the end of e3e29cbf0a the day to torment af335e1e23 them, now called for b99534f0aa them in the morning 28ab6225f8 or early afternoon.140a8e3c28073794

Serena was deeply moved df425dc593 by Azaid’s transformation. She felt 73f377e90b a sense b7815797f6 of pride c8e5b181ad for accomplishing 060f113b43 something she ca1f562f3e hadn’t been d0e609635e able to e80452562d in her 27406ba57a previous life.91df4c9bd3eb099c

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Of course, 3edb79705b not all d54a2452bd of Azaid’s d5de8e15e7 unhealthy habits 0b93d49a10 were gone.6a3527c544b83285

He still loved to d4ff119a72 sleep and often climbed c5e7563ac4 into bed whenever he ed3802822e had the chance.02a07c753d36c7a5

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Still, Serena considered 11b72243e4 getting him to d75d0d1aea wake up in 0754c84608 the morning a 4726754f69 good start.e038692595184cdd

‘The emperor is more b9ec45d10e cooperative than I expected.’c7cd4bed32b44dfd

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It seemed Azaid b094ab7e1d was the type 1e58e3677b to act only 1c5ad59381 when someone pushed df96af10b0 and nagged him. Luckily, that 73ca955e28 was Serena’s 664a8cb757 specialty.0cec215431f9a2ad

Her experience from 830754e074 years of volunteering a948ea02a1 and treating commoners f8405d7ff9 had made her ae070b8e82 firm and resilient.34f2f7539fd41338

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The Serena who once d51320e3b8 trembled before the emperor 9b891b5307 in her first and f4d3b34224 second lives was no b13ae7db7c more!358daed603856a0c

‘If a patient 946891c4a6 lacks the will fabfd7549f to recover, then 2879545e41 I’ll just have 0bcdfa7390 to create it f4fd8c7774 for them—no matter 0598656a49 what it takes.’224877179286184b

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With a meaningful df2278e4ef smile, Serena arrived 48f795dbd1 at Azaid’s bedchamber.1969363db267feed

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