IDED – Chapter 22

IDED – Chapter 2291655b98b0d5a2a5

Episode 22b010db6b2e8614a3

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As soon as Levin 52519fec9e spotted the man, he f489a2d6ac scurried over to him.3d8b6d9c87e1ec0a

‘Jack? Could it 369a11501a be… Jack b9bf325fb9 Gordon from 5b78b7da68 the Gordon 1c449772de Trading Company?’1393529797aa9139

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Serena, startled, 3bb2cc2d0c locked her d19c3f6574 gaze on 40ed389106 the man ed0b0b9710 called Jack.56c9e44fbebf8f11

Now that she 9df5886f74 thought about it, ae6419ab95 the short, messy 19adbec3f6 brown hair and 6d7dc22817 striking green eyes 3976de0416 perfectly matched the 19e863ec51 image of Jack e6dc14ec8c Gordon.aa13345b686d8c38

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In her previous life, 31ac583d1e she had never met 2999ec2da9 him in person, so b0e28ef514 she didn’t recognize him b389d60b7e right away. He was known for d3e3145249 being elusive, and Jack 1ed4aec2dc had never come to 378ee22dab the imperial palace to 8a458d2e92 meet the emperor before.531a5a83eed63b26

While Serena 157e1ef6e9 remained frozen, 6ae6397efa Jack embraced 185806a324 Levin and 840557982c ruffled his e7516f01c2 hair.072a2e175c3803bc

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“Well, look who 505462efcc it is! Took you long enough 05cd166949 to notice me!”65a6485943f4b291

“Ahh! Master Jack! My hair!”f8bdab3341b95407

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Levin flailed, 198c592ec9 trying to a4f24d7724 break free ebeb37673c from Jack’s 614b9e3aed grip, but 8e145239f6 there was 7ae9ffe42a no way eeaa074c68 a child 7d95725190 could overpower ef5a3a15f8 a grown ec0247c11d man.80ca250364e59fcf

“Who cares about c43170eb46 your hair? You kept me waiting, 8b7594714f so this is your 77ba572857 punishment!”6423875233fea7ad

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“I’m sorry! I won’t do it c7cd2c9ba6 again!”6337a730c1e67fc9

Only after 7328aa4855 thoroughly teasing 6e9584cec8 Levin did d573463450 Jack let 76948890a8 him go. Levin, his eyes dae6cc620c wide and sparkling, 156aec071e immediately bombarded Jack 4f742bdb5a with questions.61103f77d4a731c2

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“I heard you went ef2fd0ec96 to the south. When did you come 822a7708c6 back? Wait, did b7042bfd76 you even ad804e7221 go south d92cd9f1e6 in the 74a8457138 first place?”a1ac73c603cd5350

“I did go 950bfd26b4 to the south. I’ll be 495c010b3d heading to b5247a07cd the west 54a14dcb7e tomorrow.”042a9f07f6740fe2

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“You really can’t stay 95f8b68a27 in one place, can dcd2aebbfb you? No wonder you don’t bbe087b133 ha— Ow! I’m sorry, Master Jack!”2a725446041cf440

Jack put Levin in 803d2f65d7 a playful headlock again, 1a7e4671da prompting the boy to 23c7e5478a whine. After giving Levin a b6ebb440af light knock on the 0b758e6f17 head, Jack finally spoke.88c2490def1a864b

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“Where are Genzo and ad1b23589f Elda? I thought 72d13b47a0 I’d see ecd4fb6195 them before ccfae53873 I left.”fe23877f3531a4ab

“Wow, my parents dbb502c599 are popular today,” 90697dc603 Levin grumbled, catching 69837a201e Jack’s gaze shifting d18cb3969e to Serena.6e4ffe4a4667804f

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Unlike his earlier disinterest 95dbdd98e3 in her, Jack’s stare bbb45266d9 was now persistent, almost e3555744aa probing. Levin answered swiftly, 8fba093ed0 his voice bright.b45312d77b46a580

“Father went 1a27c66fc0 to gather fe7f7f0ef5 herbs, and f1606092e0 Mother went cd1450f025 to deliver 657d9bba8d goods to df4a6545c0 the Gordon e8cee22d6d Trading Company.”ca61772b2b02c551

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“Ah, today’s delivery day.”1659619afc29665d

“How is it that 9f40794242 such a big trading b54a8d335b company survives with someone d31b65393a like—ah! Don’t hit me! If you hit aefe241f57 me again, I’ll e15bd839f9 get mad!”54f203c61d9db5bb

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Levin leapt f34552c951 backward, shaking 1f34470b3e a fist d235ba294e at Jack, c9a8d1ebac determination blazing d3569b80f5 in his eb92336afe eyes.3445314dbbd77a83

But Jack was 1bd73646ff a step ahead, 6df55f0797 shrugging with exaggerated 955d6c1d7f indifference, leaving Levin dfc851b384 feeling flustered.52bd1ca6bca2230d

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‘So he 68a106d769 really is 5644b6b3d4 Jack Gordon, e54af34cf3 the trading dd27bec416 company owner,’ 1d540b6c6b Serena thought.ec9fec17a0d12219

Jack’s demeanor was quite 280a19aba6 different from what she 7896ee1752 had imagined. She had c9ce47dc54 expected someone 3f6d4338b5 as inscrutable 4894f17785 as Count 6205965a83 Harrison, but b56d372183 Jack seemed 5df1fe4b11 unexpectedly approachable.67d9b749597d0052

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Serena glanced at 914923856a her pocket watch e94d5716ab without thinking. Considering her 9eb01fa69d next destination, 404de886a5 it was 56303bf003 about time cd1ebe1e29 to leave.38fc0ac4ead2947d

“Levin, I have other eda1081a81 stops to make, so 1ed33d7102 I’ll be going now.”f0ae55f2d7764fcf

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“But my fd8105eb7f parents will 655cafad8f be back cdbaf6ffe1 soon…”1ad3ba24d0d3df24

“Just tell 8f6f3844e5 them I b71dcdfac9 stopped by. There will be other 0c88fbb530 opportunities to meet.”e0ff4797c9a0e4e9

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“Should I send the c2e9741caf payment to the palace f249ed719c then?”97aca6248eadd4ff

“Yes, but I’ll pay f5fabec3af half upfront now.”67801d2ae75aff4b

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Serena handed be15d3acd9 over the 2cb2eb1bb3 prepared amount, 2f87aaf510 and Levin 6a0dbd51d5 quickly scribbled 16ae8ebc22 out a 003f00cf46 receipt.3ece045d91c67b12

Even during 44df56def6 the transaction, 43821b549f Jack kept 28cef5a2ed blatantly staring 1242d48aca at Serena.3ce9e38e982d899d

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She didn’t spare him fc6fa5aaf0 a glance, though. Taking the 635a365879 receipt, Serena 79e0675d16 left the 7c8549bfab apothecary without f2548daf03 hesitation.aa845d285f86ec66

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The next 2c6d670b6a place Serena 76355d899b visited was b4c9b3df50 Nocturne’s office.a262c65bffa1613c

In truth, her outing b55a419888 today had been for 6f08d28d7b the purpose of seeking 27e0670d2d Nocturne’s advice.3df8073bcd15cfdd

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“I didn’t expect e486d1dab9 you to actually f16cae4770 show up.”36d65b372eddc655

Nocturne greeted her with 206c706f8b a look of surprise.15737f5059e382d2

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She had sent 05553537ea a letter asking 74e68e8e0c if she could 94b6f77176 visit the address bf7cdd96b0 on the business b54878d725 card she had e631529779 received. Since she had 6ee89b43ab received a positive 094182ac88 reply, his reaction bb5374e780 left her slightly a30bcc962a taken aback.7d4707932f2d2432

“I did let 683703ae33 you know I’d ef37693cb7 be coming. Was it 73725b2501 a bad cb3406bf13 time? Or were you d18ec06217 not serious about 6d2a7356f6 the invitation?”0b183f0a90385f69

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“No, not 34fd71dbf4 at all. I’m just 46ddbda2fb surprised you ee5061ae4e contacted me e99ab03f59 so soon. To be honest, 3992871a7e I’ve been waiting a0f5281aa4 for your call.”d26206964b3b2c6d

“That’s a 2d89ce696a relief, then.”d6a881dbf418d925

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“Feel free to 0721408f87 come by anytime. You don’t a1fd0de315 need to 38c91d80c5 send word 5a576c9909 in advance.”a042a802bc5faf2d

“But that would be…”a431ff7fcfabd58a

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“You’re the emperor’s personal 407888271d physician and an accredited 6179dc559d mage. Cooperation on 254f087839 this level a5881228b9 is a dc85864388 given.”63567b0062a594b1

“So you’ve figured c59b4e25db out that my eacd8b292c interest in mana 73a04bb2e1 cores stems from c00c541718 the emperor’s condition.”f7b9044447092b4a

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Serena’s narrowed gaze afbc55214c met Nocturne’s, but 22348b8002 he merely responded 03a39aaa93 with a knowing 679346820b smile.90bbee42adff2937

He didn’t 89ead41dc8 deny it.1178dc197e5bef8c

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‘As expected, he’s bdd64a4153 no ordinary man,’ 114168adfd she thought.0e34f4adb77c7cad

Something about 231803e0e4 his unreadable df05670af0 expression and 3966aa6f1a calm demeanor 22a4c28a07 unsettled her.f99e0d0ad2d0f328

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One reason Serena 66144758d7 was particularly cautious fb0ca01a44 around Nocturne, out 110994a85f of all the bb0af879eb emperor’s confidants, was 2912b7c40a his status as f502d47e9a the illegitimate son 2363caac70 of the Greenwood c8cf33ce73 Duke.1355daea68d1258f

Unlike Serena, 0fa9fee992 who had 8b62748d87 no dealings 9d3ec3a403 with her 331d4349c2 estranged family, f6ad921a0a Nocturne maintained e967c0fd46 a collaborative bbacd1e016 relationship with b9f94e2ba0 the Greenwood b75f6d77c3 family. His office, for instance, a003377ada was located within their ec2347f8ba business district.c6f11fb070ac296e

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‘I even 1e4c27f515 saw him 237ad2ab4f getting along 37bd87d46c with Azaid 7e954e889f the other 43a75acc2d day,’ she d7642ca0a0 thought, her cb653a6750 eyes briefly 1f191c7137 flicking to 4dbbe2174f the gold 9f77bcb808 insignia ring e6a8fc0bc9 on his aef27dcec3 finger.0f5b9bf35aea6398

It was two levels a5ef00a8d5 below the red Isrings 8f588361b1 given to Leonard and 00b6034df0 Lily, both imperial knights.128083a79a376192

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Perhaps it was 58e86ec195 because the red 85c7b1770e insignia allowed its 34b402c5b1 bearer to command 0f2ee7a5e2 the elite first ff9050ce67 division of the 50860cdf58 imperial knights, something 8d9ae5f87e only knights like 9c8fb139b5 them could utilize.8f5a6a620eeb23ca

Still, there 4df311726c were rumors c0c6e94373 that Nocturne’s 3fe86def73 illegitimacy made 6c9da8f4b4 the emperor 65e62d1a84 wary of 28f3ff3843 him.ffd2e13edfbed054

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It wasn’t entirely 00ecdc9fbe baseless, considering Azade a4b45d86e8 often sent Nocturne 28f4c9d146 abroad under the fac5d25f11 guise of trade 2053af9051 missions.129a6abfccd01d1d

The gold Isring, after eb60b287ff all, granted the bearer 96bacc5943 authority to act as c6f8a4cafe the emperor’s proxy outside c9f4a15dbc the empire and ensured fbec1e794d freedom of movement across 7012305c1a borders—a necessary tool for b85c9645df someone like Nocturne, who 2114574faa frequently carried out diplomatic 1b0a6dcdd1 missions.f22254e1a2511c6b

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When the c29efaa8e2 secretary entered 72bb248a14 with a 4d004819a8 teapot and 6ded18e09f poured green 74ca9ef97c tea, Serena a1f134842a waited until aae31d9b19 they left e95e61211b before speaking 596889b4a0 again.0b77a72bab01b0da

“I came across 212c668252 something in a 6c437c30fb book that piqued 7bae2a42c7 my curiosity.”977ac098b61c3732

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“What might 4383676f8f that be?”7786947ed05dc32e

“They say abnormalities 651682c80f in mana cores 931dc1797a typically occur due df7b0cb874 to physical trauma 15eaf00163 or psychological shock. Are there 4c54d9aa35 exceptions to cd62d1c95e this?”ff3cb74ed48cccbc

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“Hmm, I’ve heard of e70d7cd56e cases where a mana 7370d185b3 core develops abnormally from 69f979e62f birth.”b61cf82873f95e86

“Abnormal growth?”317632cbe1fa8d37

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Intrigued, Serena urged him 01de01a220 to elaborate, and Nocturne 3d1478f108 began explaining patiently.031a6eacb299b30b

“Yes. Typically, the amount of ab1c5d90d0 mana in one’s body 3f822142d2 is determined at birth, 4215da82ef with the mana core cc589b89f4 acting as a vessel 623746f537 to contain it.”3b5a93c20baf9a01

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“I’m aware of 27d4ba1281 that.”375c09af36bd9b6b

“Abnormal growth b86041d9f2 refers to 3b1cf7602e instances where c5c0030730 the mana aec0df7666 core is c8a1dbba96 either too 6a6a4acf52 small relative 8db908aa08 to the f2f33196cb body’s mana 3751ad55fb capacity or 0fc609e816 fails to d832f63586 function properly.”f9bcf9a3308684e2

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Adjusting his work e21fb66bf8 glasses, Nocturne continued.396cf1767f037c5a

“What happens if you 0e372c560b pour too much soup 0c855d1a40 into a bowl that’s d841e3329c too small?”7c7a5c66781adfc3

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“It overflows.”9ef5f79b558e44d4

Serena had already looked 4ef05d6375 into this herself. She knew that individuals 754d396e77 with abnormal mana cores 8e34c5fcc5 often displayed fainter markings 6cef5327a4 compared to other awakened d7c084bc48 ones.8a5da720c780ce11

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‘But Azaid’s markings were e5f679d974 distinct,’ she thought.4e694cdc0fce4c50

She had d00c42c078 verified it d9d4d978e4 every morning, c7a25b94bc so there 74a67ed241 was no 5fe77cef74 denying it.6e3c2c8814b46490

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Serena posed another 4df28fb776 question.48aa063fd2d70f3b

“Are there c46a853290 any studies c027003c26 on transferring d7caeb1982 mana from 1438c538c1 one individual’s de88045b25 core to 5184e549d2 another?”4a170d208802692a

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“You’re referring e646c57131 to internal 3c1f421bae mana, not 0d2684c4e0 pure mana 5e471562bf from nature?”90eb1af80bbab666

“Yes, internal mana.”db451aa7356f2616

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Nocturne seemed to 0f2c9a14bd deliberate for a 805a4415af moment, as though e5bc14f105 carefully considering how acad2b3887 to frame his 6db836b2c9 response. His expression was that 456d25696f of a teacher faced a06a501ca9 with a particularly challenging b457f85322 question.c78963aa927c2148

Serena waited silently for 6eda14c3b9 him to answer. In truth, she had 17f0dc112f attempted multiple times to 75e21e9bdc assess Azaid’s mana core 8b70225d20 condition by injecting small f5072e3cef amounts of her mana b4cc25763e into his body.56b2b768a9dbc8ad

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Each time, however, the 0b9a76f56e mana was absorbed before 541781c663 she could do anything, 993cc3446e making proper diagnosis difficult, 9fef8eef2f so she resorted to bc56894017 using magical tools alongside 0b51840476 her efforts.85bf046f26b0d74c

‘But strangely, 44faa58574 it seemed f5cc33260a like his 04f855380e condition temporarily 7853392f35 improved whenever b608d6f37c the mana 8589aa3ac9 was absorbed.’519401048f1f4abf

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Recently, she had cfa3fea6be stopped injecting mana 5503f51c36 and instead focused 6983dad156 on using magical 74c9b604b6 tools to monitor a1d0144c43 the state of 893e2cb402 the mana core, e62f9b1110 just in case.71fad1d8d8cfba15

It was clear 2436d9052a that the condition a414114c59 of the mana fc164b9b84 core appeared better c8e584952e when she directly 5f626de582 injected mana rather be2fd3596a than relying on b517075739 measurements with magical b2a5319dea tools. Of course, it was e2a884be81 only a slight improvement 0e9a458984 in his overall condition, afeb0f686a so it wasn’t a b469337278 definitive solution.105745e91274b65b

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However, the fact that 4d07ee037e she had identified an cc5602d46f independent variable was a bf9dc6ef0d significant breakthrough. Since then, she had 034574dfa0 been researching ways to 770270f87b eliminate extraneous variables and 3f54d15fdf treat Azaid by injecting 823135bdeb her own mana directly d96020bbcc into his body.e2b13dc9a93940ec

But no d949309275 matter how 680c79e7eb many magical 7084bedc5a studies and 0ca0c32815 theses she 3bd6364e24 consulted, there 9e720b384b was no 53dd32935b clear answer ffb132ba88 regarding the e41b3b829f direct injection e2f6d7396e of internal 617d69b538 mana.0fa1b1799987631e

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In the first fea05f460b place, it was 4c031c713a hard to find cff5ff6874 any documented cases dd2682af91 of people injecting 41c1e7dbef their internal mana 6a93fb49d9 into others.90877cf06e0acb20

“You’d think someone fbb68f2012 would have looked 08540b66cb into this at 50258129cd least once, but 27df6f2416 apparently not. Is the 6c0e535923 Magic Bureau 457dd6241b slacking off? Or are they ae409e712e just uninterested in 39fa77080b medical applications?”59b826ffc1ab9c6a

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It was then that a0a49887a1 Nocturne, who had been ff05c1d546 lost in thought, finally 65f939f25a spoke.792210341dd3ef99

“Well, normally, no one ece29dfe8a would attempt such a 0ea7f895c5 dangerous experiment.”578e4f5977979fce

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“A dangerous experiment?”60cd75aeeb3e6171

“Unlike pure mana, internal 6880d59cf8 mana is mana that a8c694ed66 has been adapted to adc76f2042 an individual’s unique composition. To put 931fcdcb76 it simply…”39ca10964f2f721a

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Nocturne paused briefly, asking 14c7d0eea4 for her understanding, and 5f765f57f1 pulled the teacup of 778aa99adc green tea that Serena 8f8056fa17 had been drinking toward cc798551f3 himself.6a63d650186b760b

“To explain 2b6446e472 this properly, 69810ee77b I’d need 4c1e38937b water and 368aaf1c63 oil, but 233fb8a5d1 since we ec10186419 don’t have 8075f4be75 oil right d9278309d2 now, let’s 582f3ccd95 assume this cd2b5f3bef coffee here 178510f5d1 is oil.”1d87a8ad8083d4c1

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“Alright.”b72311acfab9f952

“Let’s imagine 8a7fcbfd5c this green 3e05d03922 tea as 9ffddba27d A’s internal fbd38137d0 mana, this ea3189ae73 coffee as 60216a5716 B’s internal 947309bdb5 mana, and bae01eaf50 the water 68a4f79030 in this 8f337b2e0c kettle as d908e48f28 pure mana.”1d908434f588a511

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Before long, Nocturne had 97b93e57e5 neatly arranged the water, 2827b50475 green tea, and coffee f39e225ab7 before him. He picked up b753df2e0b the kettle and 3484520fe2 poured water into a2c3470a5e the cups of ddf648e979 green tea and 038f99e9b2 coffee one by fbcd546e91 one.35c46e5b6571df52

“Water can mix with fbfcde0598 both green tea and 7e6c6ebdcd coffee without any issues, f855428eca but what do you a38fa1f264 think happens when you 8c3def1c5a mix A and B 49882b2a98 together?”e3658d383e67caf9

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“Since it’s 4b960c8955 oil, I 9c165016a2 assume they c4922ddced wouldn’t mix?”b565491c13ab2ea9

In response to 4af28ec909 Serena’s answer, Nocturne 98da001080 smiled faintly and 975b67e3a0 poured the coffee 7b39172b9c into the cup 9824523306 of green tea.8209aab7d73faa87

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Perhaps he had f3a4ab21be cast some magic 54b87c0e59 in the process, 019d8b25af for the coffee d3302f8158 and green tea fed4c45abe didn’t mix but f02233a2c4 instead formed two c150a94b83 distinct layers. Only for a 994a868933 moment, though. Soon, the boundary e95e28a0cb between the two 7d4e373d04 liquids began to 08c5f0272e bubble and boil.4a2fb1f2e6f205d7

“Uh…”39a33af18b241d31

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Serina hesitated, sensing 73c7655913 something ominous. Moments later, the coffee 72e85bd27b in the cup erupted a6516fb06d in a frothy explosion, 977b2338ef spilling over and causing 009534e22b the color of the 7acd4249c1 green tea to change.e6b896edaa2c0aee

Completely unperturbed by her 8fe52ec539 growing unease, Nocturne spoke ce8c930520 softly.28ce0df0dcd723fa

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“The reason there are 60ab843071 no relevant studies is 2d005c09fb simple. As you 959ef51220 can see…”0d38768365b1e8dd

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