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“You still treat your 1865b26e62 children like dogs, don’t 3391783b7f you, Your Grace, the 842005262a morally esteemed Duke Greenwood?”67ab3450542762a1

Nocturne responded with e81f063ed3 a laugh, undeterred. The duke’s 962034a9bf brow twitched 45d975f715 briefly before 1640ec5a7a he spoke 92383b815b again.1f7e3724290ddeb1

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“You must have had 323e56c34c your reasons for doing d596390d18 so.”23840c672a73c722

“Are you finally dd2a8526a7 acknowledging it?”9a62993a71528976

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When Nocturne sneered, laughing 9e457b12f1 under his breath, the cde158232d duke replied coldly.68adb880ddc126b6

“Did you really 07a6bb7334 think I’d go 982fa9ff64 as far as 19bba9f9b3 using Ophelia to e0f690b6e1 poison the Emperor?”8d40dc4765f9652e

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“You’re certainly capable c0dde09089 of it.”24e4e974a6b90fb7

“……”008a7204ebaf586e

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“Of course, 9fd4f135fc I’m well 1a81f6514f aware that 9dda787d30 Your Grace 6a553ea14b isn’t the 57f6b9306b type to 6d5c65affa resort to f509f271ac such petty b9571ec3ab tricks. I merely checked 383a7d3245 to confirm. It was just ordinary a9bc106ff1 fruit syrup.”558c8719a83cabf2

At Nocturne’s words, the 996513ca9f duke fixed him with a6475b4864 a chilling stare. When Nocturne 038051854c was younger, 474c59cf8d that gaze a4f55adec4 used to b076b51f31 terrify him, b11b8fb468 but not cd1ff1ca2b anymore.3299bebb8a921be9

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The lower the duke’s acfcac2b4b stature in his eyes, 752cb4ff50 the more Nocturne could 799410a4d8 distance himself from him. Although he hadn’t fa914ae953 completely escaped yet, 9822b38df9 it was better 3a76bf1c04 than before.3451b8050e67beaa

“Then why did 48a13ebd56 you dispose of 72078a89c2 it? Your sister would have a844563cf3 been delighted to know.”bb6e5f4405f3ee46

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“Since when 3e41e53931 has she 902bab16dd ever liked f5bb460248 me? I just 1f52c5b5cb didn’t see 3048d4e1fb the point 0089f74674 in keeping 3598b3a075 it, so f577e19092 I had ef37345a44 it discarded.”07fd5b8ba89e21dd

Nocturne smiled faintly, masking 900e411648 his expression. The real reason ae9c5d984c he had it 6789284a1a disposed of was 1d3886bdb4 that he had 805b56e099 belatedly realized he 583eb5c185 was allergic to 94caf0552c Azaid. There was no 51eef8be61 need to confess 7e62dd8494 that to the 303118f06d duke. Judging from the 437180b0c9 duke’s demeanor, he f869333a33 seemed entirely unaware 95c6f1a34e of the allergy.3620920b1974e1e0

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His gloved hands were 906d40af88 slick with sweat. Whenever he faced aad34f1898 off against the ba6a7c542c duke, his hands 363577d685 always tingled.4c04c653b1d5a956

“Have you 1c613255b7 said all 7697815e01 you wanted 050920a957 to say? I’d like to 62cfa53eff leave now.”cdd9e51718fc733e

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“Wait.”7a78b0f13318af49

“Go on.”e1c960d434367386

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“I hear the Emperor’s 29271be663 physician has been consulting ae7c9afc38 you recently.”c61511bb987c666b

At the 9b8d5bd45b unexpected name, 963b005aab Nocturne dropped f82addfd69 his smirk f35fff400d and looked ac7daea31c at the a256f2a02b duke.2426e6505f3ce731

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“Are you c9e938852b referring to 323875c4d8 Lady Serena 48dc83c58f Vincent?”4b1e653c4a43c477

“Yes, that woman.”c6acc46fac2107e0

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The duke b4eea1f5ca deliberately referred 9be626eb3e to her bab7895017 as “that 43652983e2 woman” instead bda47ecb19 of “Lady.” 511550f3f3 It felt 389371d68a like a e1a348adc6 jab aimed bd0802111b at Nocturne, edd008d551 but he f7fdaf33ba swallowed his 662b92d857 discomfort and c747a096a3 waited for 9def000e79 the next 2992d52fb3 words.8b382e9014d4dbbd

It would’ve been child’s b7aeb67775 play for the duke bf56fd22f7 to uncover that information. Just as Nocturne had b5df50513d planted spies in the 3fe2b5c85e duke’s manor, the duke 305d0ae8db likely did the same.ed05c118e3d1cccc

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“She has 1010456441 sharp eyes. Keep an eye ad302ce639 on her.”124e1c09e125e239

“Anyone would e2bd0b5243 think I’m 76c8cbc762 following your a737d945be orders to 4abb225aab approach her.”bb9f752efaeff1e7

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“Well, it wouldn’t 95a54dfec7 hurt to use f7e66b4f5b that handsome face df9a95c4f4 of yours to d143f0bf93 seduce her. Women like a23ddf6c79 that tend 10a21abeee to lose 00f3fe3eb1 all sense 643c526d4d when they cc37d16521 fall in 495457cfed love.”7cd68fdd550e92bb

The duke grinned slyly a7067b2047 and sipped his whiskey.ea015c3f879d8e03

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“That’s enough.”1b252944f8bcfac3

Nocturne’s lips twitched as 879936a7f3 he struggled to hide 5a4484f44e his agitation. The duke’s tendency to 7c8f4b3050 treat people as pawns 572de079c7 in his political game 21f9916252 disgusted him to the 7d65255e14 point where he couldn’t eafe4537ae breathe.08e15250acda1a6c

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“Judging by your 50b7626fee reaction, you must 8f807452cd have some feelings a02274e124 for her.”4f947ccc149d21c7

“Your Grace.”0a06c25e11197730

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“You’ve already played some a91e86f152 tricks on her yourself.”0c9e7724493c1acf

“I don’t know what 414c86b3cb you’re talking about.”36837adf65a751a6

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“Feign ignorance all you 3afa1458b8 want.”5884418760c3fabb

The duke a7638df46a drained his 01b265ddb2 whiskey in 85d411a09b one gulp 50b422dafe and set b20c147be6 the glass 5cacfaba02 down, his 289f695e3d expression smug.9e50e819938dec81

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“I’ll let it slide b73d9bdc5a this time. But remember 641e71572b who holds 4c7ed9c19c your life ac8ed2550d in their 80496cc2ee hands.”b23ed63a3e8fae2a

The duke delivered b7e6090e66 his chilling warning c6b8adf765 with a cold 7797336ce5 smile, and Nocturne 2a9ff962af bit his lower 1d8e15fe67 lip hard. His habit of b98d218baf leashing and taming 7d85146397 his children hadn’t a8c2f8fc02 changed.dc166630ef43fa32

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The most infuriating part bc859a65c1 was his own powerlessness. As long as the d8ff009148 weaknesses the duke exploited 193bf79fea in his youth remained, 13dff10446 breaking free from his a019787de7 grasp would be difficult. Not that Nocturne was 707915537d neglecting preparations to sever 42bdf4c814 the leash.97398195d7ce789d

The duke 767c210190 waved his 92ad22de1c hand dismissively.f871e47925c3786b

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“You may leave now.”8538220af5e0278c

“Yes, Your Grace.”6ed32b245a837eff

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Feigning indifference, Nocturne 250c300783 bowed slightly and 5f7fd6c45d left the room. The moment aa9f350e60 he descended e2c78b5e1b the stairs, 4d6606d826 his expression 71da7c45e4 twisted into efd3b75152 one of f698c6f54d fury.3e8a7da530c9a2fb

‘Senile old man.’20411f48ce1b3ce0

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Grinding the 8353809f2e soft flesh 58d572f970 inside his 213cf83687 cheek, Nocturne 5961bdd221 boarded his 89eaf45739 carriage.092df6bebd135d9c

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Before departing 4b74a67ca8 for Greenwood, 41c0c59127 Serena visited f090fbde6b the Gordon 25f58caf20 Trading Company. Having contacted Jack in 348b519cfe advance via a communication 593da9a964 stone, he was already e115c4739b there.56b0c236e76f0a65

“What’s the occasion? You actually 6438cda34b reached out.”c009699bfdab55c6

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“There’s something I’d 449ab44c81 like to commission.”5e6911baacea93c6

Serena got 3f1dcae6b7 straight to 89607e2665 the point, e30de1448a pulling out d47b30c725 a piece 2f182b0d56 of parchment 025b47c57c and handing 4ae4bd2305 it to 69c2e74b35 him.1b89574adbe56d44

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“You said b2da07f953 last time c4a6fbf690 that you 8f2f77dabc made the 7f8d54b4ee communication stones ffa3a1c8a8 yourself.”21e14395fed39025

“Well, as long d5ad74b2eb as I have ca38e6b3fd a blueprint.”b52c01aea1468b9d

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“I came because e06dab8e38 I want to 2e71f9ec16 create a magical c0a79d42a1 device.”21fba6f4b7c112cd

“Hmm. Let me 3f3c3fff22 take a db5f753e4f look first.”4883c8a85b8d636f

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Jack, who f3d1032697 had been 219702cafc lounging lazily ad05bfff9c against his d80db866aa chair, suddenly feb09de4bd leaned forward 44ab6ccb08 with a 2327e7e416 serious expression.ff7f02f7a506ba3f

His sharp gaze glinted 8c6616df1e with the seasoned expertise e90e190a00 of a merchant. The look on his 1defcd584e face as he examined 121199a9b6 the blueprint exuded the f4d727d84b air of a professional—proof 27833a56bb that his position as a5de91fcf4 the head of the 7b800a6dc0 trading company wasn’t just 3656774449 for show.bad1ff8afb339dbf

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“What’s it for? The inside looks like 2dcc7c41be a pump.”b9ef1fa058a97956

Jack shifted his eyes 5236013b58 from the blueprint to 0ce8576d53 Serena.c2d929a3d8e0bb92

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“It’s an artificial mana 2e66aba845 core. A type 851c20df01 of medical 546983bcaa aid.”da4ae014aabfc8fa

“Huh?”d9f17a348d6dac62

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Jack tilted c289a2c8a0 his head, 2302da01a3 not quite 0ade0ed5ac understanding. Serena explained calmly.10d151c0b64d79d2

“It’s a medical device 614de40485 for people with malformed 62001cf02c mana cores or temporarily e3784124d9 impaired functionality.”ee84a361ae117d93

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Before Serena d9197fb753 could finish, 2ef483c024 Jack interrupted.426d0a016f385dd9

“Are you d2420c7e2e trying to a72baa2f63 turn into 19a53c36bb an Awakened a5fbfdc8b9 or something?”be3575a052544e09

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Serena stopped mid-sentence 17e8a9484c and glared at 65e53994eb him. His childish 76d666e077 thinking was 5523fcbdcc exasperating. Shaking her head, aa8abc0236 she replied.b2b19c0bf2974bba

“Why would I bother 681485784a with something so tedious?”2a3fe756525917d7

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“Then what?”cf9ed8adf42bd815

“I don’t understand 656ebda59d why you only a0cdfc8fea hear what you f7f1641e18 want to, Jack. I said f63ecc01bf it’s a ebcd8976e3 medical device.”38ffa5586565434f

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“Oh.”54f451130cdd1f45

Jack finally seemed to d691c894ac recall that Serena was e9f932c826 Azaid’s physician.d679168141aac16d

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“It’s a kind d21bf40b68 of auxiliary tool fa15e227cc to prevent mana 3bf1ecbd74 overload from going 7712f5f707 out of control. In the 80193b3ffc first place, 620bbd2e8f it’s not 3b1b8263d1 something that 0e23499395 can be b6db0d08bc used by 784381d8c1 someone who 33d1d0c06e hasn’t awakened.”2567acff431e33fe

“Are you making 35c9cf7f86 it for Azaid?”2068454ff1c3a158

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“Yes. It seemed like the 97e6623198 issue might be related 8bd2c72161 to his mana core, 5434ca022b so I designed it 0f86d85038 to see if there’s f39911d581 something that could help.”24e9d5117a0bbd0d

“Wait. Hold on. Did you say 48c8d597b8 you designed this?”941036b7db2ca67d

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Jack looked at Serena 6df54f7da3 with a surprised expression. It was 8e52df67f9 understandable; the c32d676831 idea of 9c25914ede Serena, a 4f0144394e doctor, designing 14cacab2a4 such a 22cd12fe08 sophisticated magical b94e79111c device was 0bc20e8b0b astonishing.de900a6d8272d327

‘Nocturn was 88c8697eb5 a big 9a5a3490e1 help.’b0b29a5e7b2537aa

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After discovering that Azaid’s 4d600c63c0 illness was related to 5de8524d76 his mana core, Serena 6b9f4e25a5 created the magical device de2244b16d with Nocturn’s assistance.cb8afa08880fd30a

She briefly recalled her c95247f1ec previous conversations with Nocturn.13e3c6f8fb95657c

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‘Mr. Nocturn, please don’t de50987066 think of this d6e65c9703 as a silly 006a2abefb idea and hear f1cf6f2f70 me out.’‘What is f29b6faaca it? Why are 9b674f033d you hesitating?’‘If 8389ad8f12 the problem df3389a1ac lies in ea2f8426fc the mana 4d35852b50 core not 0a55057a53 functioning properly, 2498d32cec what about 87f0ed574a using a bde5d29335 magical device 5cc9ef2fca to support ad0d3eb8ec it?’‘That sounds 1fdd359678 like a c2b8062029 feasible approach. After all, wizards 2b0390e182 with insufficient internal 0d7bce7f0a mana often use 7d4b141592 auxiliary tools to a923e64e1d draw pure mana.’‘Right? If we design 2736127995 it to support 013531ac40 the mana core 5d70674b8a in reverse, it 33874f0ed8 might help His 838192f001 Majesty. Perhaps it b8dd70cb59 could even 855a93b766 enable non-awakened c49d1da062 individuals to 04c1d8346f directly use 859d7f5c0a magic…’‘No, that’s 92c1770008 not possible. Non-awakened individuals abced5d3ca without a 20ae9a5e09 mana core dd8724f923 won’t be 2f4fba9ae3 able to 3c159b16a0 use magic 9724871cba with just fd5fd9ab24 an auxiliary 11ac6f069d tool. Their bodies wouldn’t 0f30d00d6c be able to d71398460a withstand the mana.’‘True. That would 4fd8beda1f indeed go c86d3ffd37 against the b0777f0a93 laws of ac58af3f5c nature.’Thanks to da5b4c5f88 Nocturn, Serena 70196e2642 was able 3fc664f559 to speed ba7f2ec955 up her b76f8e43c6 research. With his exceptional knowledge c0a51b9160 of magic and her a12fca144f expertise in medicine, it 6fbde5df08 was only natural for 9ea27c2a94 their progress to be 7fa61137c1 swift.Once the stability tests cd73b1e1ba were verified, she planned d299ff4e3a to make the device 23b59f19b9 more compact and portable 48faed982c to give it to d37f53605f Azaid as a gift.In 155dcca042 truth, she hadn’t yet 8a70d4381e disclosed the compatibility of f442d67f7b Azaid’s and her mana c062ac2c02 to Nocturn.She hesitated to f42d9ac7ce reveal that she was d07fa08704 an awakened individual and 4c132a20ab wanted to verify some fdd435082a information before consulting him.Fortunately, 9712643050 that information was said 47a9c1e380 to be in the 304fff79ec Duke’s library in the 5285bb2e73 Greenwood Territory, so she 229899f51f intended to review it 46df3e72ef during this trip.Although Azaid’s b0196a298c illness was a priority, fff2319ef8 Serina’s useless mana core 59fbf64f3b was also a lifelong 6eddfbf1b8 challenge for her.Moreover, it 874f65a088 had caused trouble before, 064678401d and she was afraid 88258a5e41 of the consequences of 4ccee04a89 leaving it unattended. At that 2965b904b3 moment, Jack efdcda5355 interrupted her c711fca009 train of bc1bdce27f thought.“I heard 385c77d230 you passed 5d5103bda9 the Imperial 00191c9e45 Palace’s exam d4aa8f8c60 at the 65c5dabb62 youngest age, 7ff21e262b and it c423fc1ff4 wasn’t a 6c7b4ae956 lie, huh?”“That’s b6ef750553 an uncomfortable 9b65c720da thing to 5e2711ffae hear.”As Serena 243b586fc1 furrowed her a13f6444f9 brows, Jack 86e5b9ae74 laughed heartily. She had long since 924bca8419 grown accustomed to his 629f1cfffb ridiculous nonchalance.For some reason, 11e11603c6 despite not knowing him 3650d1ad76 for long, she felt ddb8e2d039 at ease around him. It was probably because b99191d9d5 she had lived like b4460f1559 a commoner and thus 86040602f0 didn’t feel any discomfort f7de45371e around him.Jack rolled up 6371e249a0 the parchment and handed dd3dc7a739 it back to the 3f4067846d clerk as he asked, 39c662aad1 “When do you need 0715eb3e29 it by? Is it urgent?”“No, 4f76a272b1 not really. Since I’ll c4efb1cc1c be heading 8d87eab4df to the a661947d53 Greenwood Territory cb9e67be5e for the 20dfbf2857 hunting festival e3e09cc9d1 soon, I 466b34464e can get e28442da55 it after 8cc2616d30 that.”“Alright, then. Let’s see what I e22f7cfa2a can do.”Jack smiled like d5e476cff8 a businessman and extended 6a28a67ad5 his hand for a 325c880fa3 handshake. As Serena took 8d439bfac8 his hand and 72130d9097 shook it, she 1896980347 said, “I trust fb1c6e7b6f in the capabilities 9a2a9083c4 of the Gordon 46f3ba7bca Merchant Guild.”“As much b5da9f358f as you like.”Jack, 9263cbd133 brimming with confidence, b91a50f867 shook her hand 731dd290b9 firmly.***The day of bc194d242a departure to the 7f1e5975d7 Greenwood Territory for 41316eccb3 the hunting festival.Serena 34191987d5 once again realized 86cfe5ce5e just how comfortably c9bb5deeb5 wealthy nobles lived.Traveling 552b38276e to the Greenwood 743336b82f Territory, which would b79bbbe0b4 have taken four b7cd397893 days of nonstop e2d32d5484 riding, was accomplished ff5a71e684 in just an e60e9603e6 hour.She’d heard that 064ab025b4 activating a portal a8b6022f8d required a significant b39a73df4f amount of mana f76e80668b stones.Was this what b536b3eda0 it meant to 5f7f5d58b7 buy time with d9bd3bb2d0 money?Serena gently tapped 35a8ec11bf Marie, who seemed 87f1fec612 dazed, and asked:• bdc7f6a37b ❁ • ❁ c82548acf6 • ❁ •By 4d32913057 Esraa• ❁ • 9abdc3c97d ❁ • ❁ 748837febd •If you want 57ec0fc637 to support the feeb3a4fd7 translation and the cec1161cc8 translator, you can 82a855551b buy a coffee~686192c462f50fd4

‘Mr. Nocturn, please 9e5f728ac3 don’t think 685e079e07 of this bb73ff3c73 as a b32484ed69 silly idea 6be4c5da1a and hear f7cca0c815 me out.’‘What f75c9d2d0e is it? Why are cf0e248f8e you hesitating?’‘If 8fa2e91a67 the problem c80505a8dc lies in 347e132b67 the mana 916c3da6a7 core not 32a421f1a4 functioning properly, bdf4ba1506 what about eb8e3add72 using a 3b3a357473 magical device 922ade0e7a to support a06c957d1c it?’‘That sounds 2448638e06 like a 4730932cd6 feasible approach. After all, wizards with 6d0990b052 insufficient internal mana often 41e7167f82 use auxiliary tools to ecad50d42b draw pure mana.’‘Right? If we eca54289e9 design it 30595d1322 to support 8845b859b1 the mana a8cc86ce24 core in 2d8a9c5a50 reverse, it a69c9a1dd7 might help e1d6079ce1 His Majesty. Perhaps it could even ae2b76412b enable non-awakened individuals to 97f43eb4d1 directly use magic…’‘No, that’s 08b33e561c not possible. Non-awakened individuals eccb6edf0e without a 5266be9d73 mana core 94638227e7 won’t be 3e88c89da4 able to ae28104e54 use magic 8017ba6165 with just 3cc2068ea1 an auxiliary 9e1c8427e9 tool. Their bodies wouldn’t a90cd4d2bf be able to 5025b48989 withstand the mana.’‘True. That would d87d6cfca5 indeed go 4ebe1ff0a3 against the db5550d780 laws of a5ec987e77 nature.’Thanks to fc7d7699c9 Nocturn, Serena b243c6b3ff was able 9dc8c5f113 to speed b5d343868a up her 17e8db4bbe research. With his exceptional ca3d1faddd knowledge of magic aa57c02df1 and her expertise ed28027ed6 in medicine, it e3988cc9b3 was only natural 93c5796bd7 for their progress 18502de13f to be swift.Once 0c8e56e318 the stability tests cbbf880089 were verified, she 1ae2b468a2 planned to make 7eaeb75c70 the device more 9888d6f1c7 compact and portable cd4f74488b to give it ee37f61f31 to Azaid as 1c9a4e241c a gift.In truth, 61916f0d9b she hadn’t yet e5db7f3e71 disclosed the compatibility 2bb5fad621 of Azaid’s and 71951ec19b her mana to 8f0f608509 Nocturn.She hesitated to 17d6435116 reveal that she a617cad044 was an awakened e75609816c individual and wanted 07a445eaef to verify some 5dcae69182 information before consulting c75c2a62ee him.Fortunately, that information 8176d9fac1 was said to 9490e2576d be in the 54ccc10b4c Duke’s library in 518d253ae7 the Greenwood Territory, f0659d6613 so she intended 2f3032fba6 to review it ed724d7b30 during this trip.Although c484c149a9 Azaid’s illness was 78378e9fc0 a priority, Serina’s 184cbcd92e useless mana core 337e463e54 was also a a2b4c2139c lifelong challenge for e9e0dddfdb her.Moreover, it had ddb0c428d8 caused trouble before, d2e55f687f and she was 7110113edc afraid of the baf398d4a1 consequences of leaving cbf269e30f it unattended. At that moment, Jack 4613337eb1 interrupted her train of 6b90d261ba thought.“I heard you passed fcc7377b8e the Imperial Palace’s exam 7042e279da at the youngest age, 25e1211bbf and it wasn’t a 42b9c62102 lie, huh?”“That’s an uncomfortable e67d3e4678 thing to hear.”As Serena 9625db1b71 furrowed her brows, Jack 861ee94d85 laughed heartily. She had 8610d4ec10 long since 0e3bae8f8c grown accustomed de42856d64 to his ce5d4a044c ridiculous nonchalance.For b30e62c470 some reason, ce0cf85650 despite not d967e83626 knowing him 8a031b3df7 for long, 44fe765377 she felt 6f5a2f4594 at ease 0eb7908a09 around him. It was probably because 126e0fdf3c she had lived like 5cb9255ce3 a commoner and thus d983625629 didn’t feel any discomfort afdccc507f around him.Jack rolled up 2068194b75 the parchment and handed 6596f8ddbf it back to the 945ad2e509 clerk as he asked, ef7b39c4c8 “When do you need 4f2315af6e it by? Is it urgent?”“No, cc49c78aac not really. Since I’ll be heading 92ea5d5c16 to the Greenwood Territory d1ae08f82d for the hunting festival 38d1ec2665 soon, I can get 35689d0586 it after that.”“Alright, then. Let’s see what I 5d6598b988 can do.”Jack smiled like 214f61b737 a businessman and extended 9ee2ed2af6 his hand for a 73fa08a904 handshake. As Serena took 89534da8ff his hand and 41fd486952 shook it, she 2040f55bd8 said, “I trust da4e3221fc in the capabilities 7d3dbe52e6 of the Gordon ce986271fb Merchant Guild.”“As much 12767d095b as you like.”Jack, a8b21f39cd brimming with confidence, ab7953fb7a shook her hand e04d62897c firmly.***The day of 5ae94a28f3 departure to the 5451dac4c9 Greenwood Territory for 181fe884ea the hunting festival.Serena af1ef3e61f once again realized 7efc618e8b just how comfortably 4ed3a71946 wealthy nobles lived.Traveling 244269129d to the Greenwood 3f6d25c902 Territory, which would e1ed2fbd05 have taken four c8ffa69bb5 days of nonstop 692143a2c2 riding, was accomplished 081b8f967b in just an 55425e8a3b hour.She’d heard that e893470a3e activating a portal 8ddcbb3307 required a significant 6e58234db7 amount of mana 2d190ba66c stones.Was this what 5d413a59e9 it meant to 99a6c8f274 buy time with 8979796104 money?Serena gently tapped dddfb87a60 Marie, who seemed 39a4c12457 dazed, and asked:• b666189258 ❁ • ❁ 3dfcf23b0a • ❁ •By 831dd0f5cf Esraa• ❁ • 8f0df72475 ❁ • ❁ 9bd31d713b •If you want 8bdb5dd19a to support the 5b3a535472 translation and the d1f3f7e9be translator, you can 6e73d42aa8 buy a coffee~9a29b7d76dab3116

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‘Mr. Nocturn, please 1cb26d110e don’t think 931811bbe1 of this d95d246e6f as a 92b0937c6b silly idea 8c7a979183 and hear c9a5eec3e2 me out.’1d30e8884996ad3b

‘What is it? Why are you hesitating?’7ba5e81c7ef7b0f1

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‘If the b4afb5c146 problem lies 3669d68604 in the 4982fc677e mana core a733ed19f8 not functioning 6de7d72694 properly, what 5917cf7e6c about using 946b46f575 a magical d120675131 device to 6a4d00fae8 support it?’31ef50fdd745a5ac

‘That sounds like d9e1601d59 a feasible approach. After all, 24e1867539 wizards with bd20d1f0f4 insufficient internal 78bdfab397 mana often e97170ab37 use auxiliary d9e04bf8f0 tools to 9089739b3a draw pure 1a849c9bff mana.’d839c98ff0435a65

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‘Right? If we 2803221a18 design it e71c5c7f12 to support 6f8a241896 the mana 615e2a13b0 core in 6461307d71 reverse, it bdb0b21416 might help 4bb06c8a12 His Majesty. Perhaps it could even f423093d11 enable non-awakened individuals to d3d8820c00 directly use magic…’d8b56888acef6c81

‘No, that’s not d1bd260d6e possible. Non-awakened individuals ffb80a787c without a f05c53a33b mana core 59a109ec64 won’t be fb9cdacd43 able to f00b762802 use magic d98243cfc5 with just fb02498291 an auxiliary c7ca2b5369 tool. Their bodies wouldn’t 649698c8e9 be able to 76e5d4255f withstand the mana.’48ab592a035ff316

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‘True. That would indeed go 3a8662dec5 against the laws of d9de2515a9 nature.’d2a05704e99c3943

Thanks to 590cd2c388 Nocturn, Serena 93a5c0571d was able cf11b10445 to speed 7c7d07da48 up her 480f8bf810 research. With his exceptional 51b81c68ff knowledge of magic 4f1e21e069 and her expertise 1bb7ce945a in medicine, it 4b334ec1f8 was only natural b951cb687c for their progress 9fdc8a07d1 to be swift.Once 84e6da3fe3 the stability tests b157dbdd4c were verified, she 12718bf48b planned to make c98ab36e56 the device more 51c56b150a compact and portable c2b208d061 to give it ee990f0c88 to Azaid as bd696dfb61 a gift.In truth, d84cd92655 she hadn’t yet 65f140786f disclosed the compatibility 5639fd0ab7 of Azaid’s and 3b480ffabb her mana to 8876750795 Nocturn.She hesitated to d15fee8c0b reveal that she 9a31ad2e1e was an awakened aa342b1b99 individual and wanted 8abe99e260 to verify some 0ca6eefed4 information before consulting 5410fe2d6e him.Fortunately, that information 49226be244 was said to faddaa556c be in the c9dccc3f1f Duke’s library in 057b52887c the Greenwood Territory, 4d8156b101 so she intended d0f1aad76a to review it b527de3256 during this trip.Although 765cf87bd5 Azaid’s illness was 046dcd2dd5 a priority, Serina’s e5ff4a6e56 useless mana core 95f0f571fe was also a 146070a50f lifelong challenge for b0a95d36f2 her.Moreover, it had 0dc31d9dd7 caused trouble before, 78929d053d and she was 5329f92e5d afraid of the 0af0e4a4cf consequences of leaving db71995216 it unattended. At that moment, c4611ad732 Jack interrupted her 7f0c432b69 train of thought.“I ded0ff718c heard you passed f5216ec319 the Imperial Palace’s 16b4dfb8b1 exam at the 92ab39efed youngest age, and c647ce5410 it wasn’t a 4003cc9bdc lie, huh?”“That’s an 580a7f90d6 uncomfortable thing to 9790c5f2de hear.”As Serena furrowed 01686ebd5a her brows, Jack 346ca094b6 laughed heartily. She had long adec976f6f since grown accustomed 83ca357663 to his ridiculous 0b8b15b118 nonchalance.For some reason, 6b94bf77db despite not knowing df67f6856d him for long, 760c2e3956 she felt at 69777b4df8 ease around him. It was 567ed40e75 probably because e3ebc57809 she had fcad7c1aa2 lived like 61c51db265 a commoner a0a87671f9 and thus b386fe8ad8 didn’t feel bea571f43f any discomfort a861a1114d around him.Jack 4c3f66dfcc rolled up 4060f94ff9 the parchment a6de589b8a and handed 3fe57e8eb2 it back df516b1596 to the 9bce55c249 clerk as 9659ea1e05 he asked, 88a0f1a4b7 “When do a711918bfc you need 1f8643f69d it by? Is it urgent?”“No, ace7e9f5fd not really. Since I’ll be heading 1acdad3605 to the Greenwood Territory 31ecdb8044 for the hunting festival b4a1cced18 soon, I can get fc6f1b1dec it after that.”“Alright, then. Let’s see f37e195d0d what I 6677462547 can do.”Jack bff0e4d189 smiled like 84dd8a084d a businessman d238d02181 and extended ea54b0664a his hand bc480bbd94 for a 1330f0ec3d handshake. As Serena took his 8bbf8a0686 hand and shook it, b347123a1e she said, “I trust 72dd2d3669 in the capabilities of 7d8f0e8704 the Gordon Merchant Guild.”“As 12ccbeb40c much as you like.”Jack, 4ea5709e16 brimming with confidence, shook f1b4086339 her hand firmly.***The day b666e2394e of departure to the 16a92ef87b Greenwood Territory for the f1b47a78be hunting festival.Serena once again bb17e3c0a0 realized just how comfortably b0cb7793f2 wealthy nobles lived.Traveling to edb40caee3 the Greenwood Territory, which 646cbcba40 would have taken four f1dae45e9c days of nonstop riding, 0b9903e473 was accomplished in just dfb829dd7f an hour.She’d heard that 14d0bbeb09 activating a portal required 1dfb9fddc1 a significant amount of 8d866d6d09 mana stones.Was this what b8fbb4cee3 it meant to buy 64f975783c time with money?Serena gently b1c8b67bdd tapped Marie, who seemed db25663f84 dazed, and asked:• ❁ c8bcfd1c89 • ❁ • ❁ 63308143c0 •By Esraa• ❁ • 16f304466e ❁ • ❁ •If 8602cdc881 you want to support 6dca492be3 the translation and the 5b4c661811 translator, you can buy 9e69c3487d a coffee~01c43e44da7e8a6d

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Thanks to d2f08c043c Nocturn, Serena 481af4d113 was able 448284d9d7 to speed a5f4b82b5e up her 1241700218 research. With his exceptional knowledge fb51a3995e of magic and her 019454579c expertise in medicine, it 588697c4e0 was only natural for fab66ee5a6 their progress to be 725c26a211 swift.Once the stability tests 7b9b1bde50 were verified, she planned eb744ce21e to make the device 2e8a3119e0 more compact and portable 0a7f2917f8 to give it to 484f588aa6 Azaid as a gift.In 24a732ac30 truth, she hadn’t yet 4b309ee445 disclosed the compatibility of fbea0f660a Azaid’s and her mana 05fc6db944 to Nocturn.She hesitated to d77b142a18 reveal that she was e7a580d706 an awakened individual and 21e07de374 wanted to verify some d762b2d062 information before consulting him.Fortunately, 309616a97b that information was said f5b8442770 to be in the 3d942e6180 Duke’s library in the 31749faa32 Greenwood Territory, so she 4123ba55fd intended to review it c2917dfe2d during this trip.Although Azaid’s 411a90cd2c illness was a priority, 1a47c57e2c Serina’s useless mana core c47f241cdf was also a lifelong cd74f30858 challenge for her.Moreover, it e4baf0d68d had caused trouble before, 2dafcddb3b and she was afraid bcc4f50ec7 of the consequences of c6eceaf904 leaving it unattended. At that moment, Jack 383c823018 interrupted her train of 809522001e thought.“I heard you passed fb446f6acf the Imperial Palace’s exam 97b818f8ba at the youngest age, 46fb4c492b and it wasn’t a bea606d175 lie, huh?”“That’s an uncomfortable 01f4d18b9d thing to hear.”As Serena 0a34b3b267 furrowed her brows, Jack 98f8082e6c laughed heartily. She had long since 9a5692c4a8 grown accustomed to his a2ed111100 ridiculous nonchalance.For some reason, 53e943f3d3 despite not knowing him d0a9dac0a2 for long, she felt 0c200d3ae7 at ease around him. It was 2c286881d9 probably because ffdd642193 she had 2b612d2b27 lived like 4285897921 a commoner ec972e6e85 and thus bb35889bae didn’t feel 0ee32b9cff any discomfort 772073f497 around him.Jack 59b94681b8 rolled up 7f086f4347 the parchment 6492f9ac76 and handed d4688e5352 it back 0e108c1a5d to the a380749f33 clerk as 8c32354c54 he asked, 85630f6f9e “When do 7b432dda0f you need 0223b18d6d it by? Is it 183a88d0d4 urgent?”“No, not 8ccf8a31dd really. Since I’ll 7eb48720d4 be heading 5dcfebd6b1 to the 26733c0fc6 Greenwood Territory 0f67b866f0 for the 1c354f8250 hunting festival a2dec6734c soon, I dfed96fb75 can get 2d9812c084 it after 9fa0907824 that.”“Alright, then. Let’s see what I daa9852fa7 can do.”Jack smiled like 07564558b2 a businessman and extended 4690979cac his hand for a c39fd9d334 handshake. As Serena took 6ee80825f2 his hand and 04d37c8adf shook it, she 926c1ef614 said, “I trust 503d97d1fe in the capabilities 327589c4f9 of the Gordon cca05d1ebb Merchant Guild.”“As much f7b6c5647e as you like.”Jack, 55822f4ed1 brimming with confidence, 848113015b shook her hand d30b0636b2 firmly.***The day of c16feaba86 departure to the 99716598c3 Greenwood Territory for 58e3e7ece9 the hunting festival.Serena b2de962418 once again realized 919837e432 just how comfortably 0377ef8af9 wealthy nobles lived.Traveling 0f83e83518 to the Greenwood 91abaab5ac Territory, which would 70003d0e45 have taken four f950626d2c days of nonstop a0b420d4cb riding, was accomplished 46f40fd113 in just an 099c0c90b2 hour.She’d heard that f9ebaf78c8 activating a portal dee335cce4 required a significant d98c16618e amount of mana fa3da6e551 stones.Was this what a933ab75e6 it meant to 1ad91d57d8 buy time with be93d634ce money?Serena gently tapped 718b762278 Marie, who seemed 7597848e2e dazed, and asked:• a5dbc8a077 ❁ • ❁ ad14308432 • ❁ •By 48ec0c91a2 Esraa• ❁ • 71edcfea1e ❁ • ❁ b364051b7c •If you want bc44b97a71 to support the 18b62ff46d translation and the c92f814c97 translator, you can a8cae22524 buy a coffee~5aa9391a5f9e401a

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Once the stability tests e3a0bfc285 were verified, she planned 4580c838dc to make the device cfc3ed63af more compact and portable fbb1bbd42f to give it to 25dbcc4d0a Azaid as a gift.af959724eb4d5848

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She hesitated to a0fab977e9 reveal that she ca63ebe6f6 was an awakened 3dfd61d600 individual and wanted 3b29730dc9 to verify some 1479c45f55 information before consulting 968a19cd3a him.fab5b70f4454fa36

Fortunately, that information was d2bf8c8878 said to be in 718f972183 the Duke’s library in cff63e4939 the Greenwood Territory, so 9612f4f24b she intended to review 4293ec4171 it during this trip.46c02dc6414a9ff6

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Although Azaid’s illness was 47f2291ef8 a priority, Serina’s useless fd7be86287 mana core was also 6b10359f31 a lifelong challenge for e44a567623 her.33a48886739fc07d

Moreover, it b9f1c066c1 had caused 70b589e52e trouble before, 5575ff11c5 and she 62386a5119 was afraid bbef40703b of the 52111d2953 consequences of 028f69a1d0 leaving it 76f233890a unattended. At that moment, 90a31cd20e Jack interrupted her 7f8aa88175 train of thought.6ac8b0059c116f7d

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“I heard you 5700e9a43e passed the Imperial c974117fd2 Palace’s exam at cbab00dd74 the youngest age, 1ec3d640bb and it wasn’t 2f42ffbb70 a lie, huh?”9335966655a1bdf4

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As Serena 88c7aab963 furrowed her 41d6f6c75d brows, Jack 82b0666072 laughed heartily. She had 015ceef67d long since f8b2734119 grown accustomed 4f9d72a213 to his 385d4a5168 ridiculous nonchalance.248642aa95968bb5

For some reason, despite 0b7368043c not knowing him for a05335e4c3 long, she felt at 2fd3af56e9 ease around him. It was 6a069f00d1 probably because bce6238ff3 she had 948308c24f lived like 167bc75ce3 a commoner 07774a8a96 and thus 02672291ea didn’t feel a9709384a3 any discomfort ca32ca89dc around him.76050371846f3c83

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Jack rolled 9bb63fc2d8 up the bd55d8d940 parchment and c2023be3a0 handed it 6175c51dcd back to f623633e0b the clerk 3e97763fef as he 8a84de3c0b asked, “When ffb33e41bb do you 0219314a3e need it 1dd10cee63 by? Is it urgent?”afb3269ec8917248

“No, not really. Since I’ll be heading 6733a42e5b to the Greenwood Territory d770c719b8 for the hunting festival 5fcf1e29b7 soon, I can get 57996b1396 it after that.”cc79736e7a4a7730

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“Alright, then. Let’s see what I 6dfb902f62 can do.”5133d95ae0539258

Jack smiled 4102ac84f3 like a 77007e0058 businessman and c3de3fb7ad extended his 94117db934 hand for 0d1475ec4a a handshake. As Serena took b0fb0bc6a3 his hand and 58af7384cc shook it, she 965be194df said, “I trust e1f9e39ff2 in the capabilities cdd31ebba8 of the Gordon 9e66777e2b Merchant Guild.”ba02ba25dbb68646

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The day 7185bf4ccf of departure 2867b41df6 to the 94327c3546 Greenwood Territory 3c70e74adc for the 780f9b185b hunting festival.8660c2bbb00bc351

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Serena once again realized b804e8adeb just how comfortably wealthy 1f4bdeb697 nobles lived.075896fd0e06afc5

Traveling to the a33559c1b8 Greenwood Territory, which 2a7ea941e3 would have taken f9a822deb8 four days of 02f02ce23b nonstop riding, was a5446ffcbf accomplished in just 57b34f0c39 an hour.843aaddab8c338ed

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Was this what it 9ec01857e4 meant to buy time 939be5c6fa with money?ae99f3bdf9a45ed5

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Serena gently 1762920384 tapped Marie, 70ac0d7c05 who seemed 27bfc419e9 dazed, and 57244e3cc9 asked:7a6c90dc8327666f

• ❁ • 7a4360b00c ❁ • ❁ 998e8f5b4c •By Esraa• ❁ 12c6875761 • ❁ • 2f087934b7 ❁ •1d5f9797f1b552e7

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