IDED – Chapter 4

IDED – Chapter 4e3014cb2c8f3a830

Episode 41975e8869226df73

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As expected, the room a0db6b2a96 was pitch dark. With blackout curtains drawn, 7ea6bab837 it was hard to 4709de4d54 tell whether it was 53f2f66dff day or night.0613b6d7c5cecf19

Serena lit a 051e8bb22c small flame using 27c24a4220 a portable magical 363a5f6502 tool, avoiding the 39ef7641ac use of overhead fe9ac4d62a lighting. On the bed, Azaid b542223b40 was fast asleep, oblivious b6e4671d0e to the world.08368f05241817cc

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Instead of b4f1e81279 waking him, addb5acc72 Serena moved 45eb098b8b toward the 3441b30576 window. Without hesitation, she dfbc968888 pulled back the 8af59ed808 heavy blackout curtains.38a4fecd53e59cb7

Swish!3c9f938024246376

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The sound of the d5375a674e curtains being drawn was a0d38f3c18 sharp and crisp.b6dd1409d6fc5063

“Ugh…”93ae572d4bfbf8ea

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Azaid groaned 1bad4bf9b0 as the 57c85f81e2 sudden flood 5476f8939f of sunlight c82f3fa2d7 hit him. He pulled the 4306c16d35 blanket up over 1f6bfa975d his head in 8907fc5199 a futile attempt 7e5fedf1e7 to shield himself.c3be08183ecb5405

Serena, undeterred, proceeded a789b5178c to throw the 620df40a83 window wide open. Dust that had settled 8f7853d1b3 in the room was 15d0e9b0e4 whisked away by the 3e9df306d6 morning breeze.8030e7699caf5d8d

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The cool morning air cd3a62d4b2 filled the room, and 1a2cfbc7ce Serina stretched her arms 91bc6eb9ca wide as she took 54e7d9872b a deep breath.96aa976722fdd30b

“This is 0c0c29c4fc what real 09db85972e air feels 3d1040f57a like.”96090305b28d6302

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She couldn’t understand how f40b69089d the emperor could sleep e725183c88 in such a suffocating 8abbcf9e9d atmosphere.c38c834da7d05114

‘No wonder he’s always ccf3e281e1 coughing.’4a518595354d5541

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Shaking her dcd216da03 head, Serina 6dea077bba briefly thought 857384e072 of Azaid’s 4eb34d4b3a face. The fresh a4f6e17dfe air and 716506ac6e the clear 33dca8d139 sky seemed 5f53f89a68 to lift afd89315ea her spirits 73f298db49 automatically. Just as 6a52b9b388 she was cb30c4b11e about to f5acaca600 savor the 0e45a1a6b7 moment—e793c24738954398

“What do you a2092666f9 think you’re doing?”4c2cca3aaf537930

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A chilling voice df13ce0845 came from behind eda049f240 her. It was Azaid. Turning around with an c181f752ce unbothered expression, Serena met dbfd883033 his gaze.b17cb38f099e9351

He had 2180a06ba6 just woken fca75d1b0d up, his 4dd6ca8d2a face scrunched 03adb1a9a0 in irritation, 747e47c191 glaring at a7d34f8f76 her with c9f52254b9 narrowed eyes.34c9c4b5a9c4ec69

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The sunlight d809c461b6 made his 876da20ccd blonde hair 8a61623a0e shimmer, and 60c74be6b2 despite just 39fd600c8f waking up, a742bc20be his pale d1b71a486a skin looked 7d1afa773a smooth like 4d0d8cb6f7 fresh cream. His fluttering eyelashes f59c663f9f resembled the delicate 5bbf6a5272 wings of a 8c8f3af840 butterfly, and beneath 7c3900b755 them, his blue 67fdc89ecc eyes glared at 338c3445e0 Serina, displeased.fe990aa94d233f64

It was 5993e33cb5 evident at 0e5659e6e8 a glance 3f2accc926 that he b38d203d3b was upset 55dfb13b14 at being 9c394b3ab8 woken so bdea16cf53 abruptly. But Serena, unfazed, e1c0599b08 greeted him with f286807000 a bright smile.baeaf8510368b082

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“Good morning, Your Majesty.”f426083d47094342

“…What?”30cd24b175cea0da

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Azaid tilted 2a07944c4a his head becbdd401b at her 216382af18 casual morning caaa605f8a greeting, visibly 280755ced0 confused.cbb6961ad28bd6d5

Serena approached him 7f59efa798 and offered him f0f590ae52 a glass of ff639c742d water.7074a0b590c9febf

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“Why don’t a883e27c53 we start f996e79597 the day b1701912fa with some a355b4774a water?”7bccc5dcdb6dcfa8

“Who let you 58ef649f71 in? I distinctly told everyone 82351e50a0 not to disturb me ca5d060249 while I’m sleeping.”8351c7c087906f93

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Azaid took the 87cc5625bf water she offered baec98e4a2 and drank it aa0beedcf3 without thinking, perhaps ab1db539bf because it was 75ff15b8e6 presented so naturally. It wasn’t until he 4754f48a57 had already swallowed a 4bfa1a9d85 mouthful that he realized 43db7cf0e3 what he was doing.d2be985de35336aa

“It’s already 7a6ebc425f midday, and 307ad3fb16 since you d660d70fa8 weren’t coughing, 300f503127 I had f98cf80f6f no choice a593278b28 but to da9b231bd6 wake you.”134001314cd9c907

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“I didn’t b6a5405639 allow you 4ffb25719d to be c75bba4005 so insolent d65d4769d2 just because—huh?”669ecf9c65614bc1

His words c0203de04a faltered when 990acce7ce he noticed bc3b7c2ed1 Serena casually fe4d12be29 sitting on 41cb544805 the edge 5558b8166d of his f14f367aa1 bed.f4dedf27f5367e46

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The distance between a292816451 them naturally shrank. Serena brushed her hair 9e1a3e5199 aside, which was getting af7871e4da in her way, and 78ca9c93c4 gently grasped his wrist 7ab518d758 to check his pulse.dc64617c81d5601c

Startled by the d953316cfb unexpected touch, Azaid 94ef9c7d33 flinched, staring at ed85a14356 her.45d8e36278230a6e

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Her purple hair glowed f2aa2a275f faintly under the sunlight, 24004cd6b2 and her golden eyes 5d4dc3c2e6 glanced down without much f440c0b273 concern.f04a96e8c580a1ff

Here she was, 1220f74b8f entering a man’s 7203eb7799 room early in 92f3f94af0 the morning, completely 0afe60a13f unfazed. Meanwhile, Azaid felt 5a02051663 his sleepiness disappear 614151fc23 entirely.d7d3b7d8ab4f1a57

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“Step away…”c0cb32c78ecf5983

As he tried 60eb8ef1ed to push her a951d01d95 away—3bc79b3a05a48941

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“Shh.”98fb9f7d6dfa1d07

Serena pressed d6a29c5adf her finger 10d8e4eb52 lightly against e28e23c8ea his lips. The soft touch 86ff7f5dc5 silenced his words 36e8abd99a instantly.f9990774322550a3

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Moments later, she afafb61905 smiled brightly and d78e0583e9 sternly said, “No 64bc7ab3c3 talking while I’m 2caac941b7 checking your pulse.”0c4fdbce510110fe

“…”803a4bba62d316a3

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Azaid was bb60926bc2 at a 805e3b9047 loss for 7a4db0d70e words, unsure d7e3498574 if he 9f840e02a0 had just 8d41cba39c heard correctly.d3dd8dfeaef49420

‘Did she a75efb1f41 just speak a09a595e36 to me b7545accc1 informally?’2582ba4b40013a8e

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Dumbfounded, Azaid 9543723874 stared blankly 21c7f98c24 at her, 176a4b81d4 while Serena ea84115ebb smirked mischievously.bf746d82f9866ce8

Her golden eyes 2b4ea23c46 blinked slowly, and c5adf51f55 each time they 6ee7db2e7d did, Azaid felt c2587cc484 a wave of 696da01577 discomfort and confusion 70c48efef7 wash over him.57550ad9972ba98b

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Her demeanor 3f0ae3144c was strangely 5f27f36e38 confident.413e7008be3b263e

Azaid, unable to decipher 8733c9e572 the meaning behind her 7221482a83 smile, froze in place.144c75bf30f3f8ad

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‘What is she 7020b722c2 even thinking?’2a95e2bb701e37e3

Not only 640467ec66 did she 0578a0ad92 touch him 61f342552c so boldly, 4e90b169c5 but she 46f02a1495 even had 3d0fab1ee7 the audacity ebd8dadf44 to laugh d602ad1067 so casually.52fe537d3ef90489

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‘I didn’t think 6d8265a0e7 she’d act on 2c4c4be72d her words of 508948d1de ‘doing as I 20897faf7d please’ the very 902d07e6b5 next day.’aaae2fd1117258b4

The sensation 8cb88c153e of her bde24dc214 finger against b58ba5d754 his lips a101122717 felt utterly 844e4ce85e foreign. He hadn’t 2a50834845 even had c23cf354c2 time to 377ee96df1 avoid it bebffcfb0a when her 53b569391b slender finger 30932ba226 pressed against dfafd716c3 him so 3e8086a011 suddenly.4fc19b7501d9f390

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While Azaid hesitated, 5df671cd4a the finger withdrew. Serena resumed 1cfae6f645 checking his 980ffbd3c3 pulse.157defd3bd0d82e0

Rubbing his lips 6d47e799de with his other 734a4e59dc hand, Azaid frowned 06d21bcce0 deeply.4e5291c0134dce14

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He tried 77d3239a3b biting his 762d9ab2bc lower lip 36ece7a571 and wiping b4f9e72021 at it 99bc43a83c with his d208bbb083 hand to c352a3567b erase the 8b663b4d23 unfamiliar feeling, 50004aec2c but it 3b31c61144 lingered stubbornly.33960ea083c2c497

Meanwhile, thanks 69818470f7 to the b60854f1b3 now-silent emperor, 010d439520 Serena was 016e54baaf able to 352a41a1f8 proceed with acd7e7544a her morning 6bb869d438 examination without 8ea8ecbc13 interruption.8a757c48c3e025e8

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Unlike most Croten f4fbd6ee2b royalty, who inherited cb0e76a653 fiery blood, Azaid’s e10d7fad8d body temperature wasn’t 3fd10d094d unusually high.3faf7d8edce2b488

Typically, members b8e6083400 of the c23be73720 Croten imperial 2d999585f2 family, who 8db1578f34 could control 5c43dc0fc2 fire at e7c87cdf2d will, had 26d9074459 naturally elevated 7b7b1d4772 body temperatures 7176df5160 and could 6406e455b0 withstand extreme cf7a25e4e1 heat.82dd0c4e4d20af68

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But Azaid was different. His temperature fluctuated wildly, ab71ffff23 which made him vulnerable 933e836be3 to sudden changes.2dd8104e8b9bd810

It was speculated that 38f7145127 this was because he 38376863a1 was a rare blue-eyed b58ef10b4b Croten.f3cfcd10683b050a

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‘His temperature is normal a319615dc2 this morning.’1e816a1babb19a76

Seeing the normal reading 964a0466d0 on her temperature-measuring magical 00a54f6be5 tool, Serena nodded to 3688a55e6c herself.3a83023979bc5a3c

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Normally, his fluctuating temperature eb5e5c6918 was a constant source 5f32bd7f39 of worry, either spiking 2e33d43eb9 dangerously high or dropping 8218088ec3 to frigid levels, leading cdff7218b0 to emergencies.d5cd2224ba41da2d

‘Before his bc9c9a06f9 death, his 83cd348466 fever always 3660007fae spiked above 263926157c 40°C, or ca30cedee0 his body 1fc516ce72 would become 2ef532e366 icy cold, f0516d7e6d like a 5b532c970e corpse.’d1770ac535f9fd44

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Maintaining his 3492850ca5 body temperature dc0e2a6be0 within the 8134b147ea normal range 217952bc05 was key. Reflecting on 9829cce8c2 the emperor’s 8920c637fb symptoms from 9a3a134752 before her 0368bc52df regression, Serena 411dc5309e opened her 91d8314dc3 mouth to 691a7e0d63 speak.45dcc65df03500aa

“Your Majesty, what time 051c8205e7 did you go to 35776c47fc sleep yesterday?”d9b20ee98dc845ca

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“…”e2ce0723195e13a2

“Your Majesty?”dba042661802996b

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“Huh?”8eb89d7bce8e7e93

Azaid, belatedly responding, stared fd150a1e60 at Serena blankly. He seemed oddly out 98afac16fb of it.411058b77d5fde56

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“Are you feeling 2424b164e8 unwell?”dacfb356251ca4c3

“…No. But if the examination 03d67c090c is done, can you 532f706eda step away now?”6a09ae40986dc99f

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With an indifferent 6d91e7d5a4 expression, Azaid looked 8e4ec0400b down at Serena, 66b7246bfe clearly eager for b356ca7cd7 her to finish 220531f958 quickly.6ed1f140129c04e9

“Oh! There’s still one 49ffcab45e more thing to ddcbf0c04c check,” Serena replied, bc724c3dbe swiftly reaching out 7e400fa8c5 toward Azaid’s chest e9f99eb574 to examine his 31fab4be80 mana core.e56faec3b636c2fa

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But Azaid 774af4d63d was faster c230d95630 this time. Grabbing her 4a532b3c0c wrist, he ebd605c12a asked sharply, c0f9eb11ee “What do 0ccf4f25ad you think 7886f34f25 you’re doing?”79a2f3e5e0163334

His expression 5a794badf7 looked as 1811d004d9 though he 07072753b8 had just b825fd99d3 been accosted d8e2fe2acc by a 320b8e1941 scoundrel. Serena replied flatly, c68f883ede “What do you 620438736e think I’m doing? Don’t you 785ec97751 remember our 000ffcb46d agreement?”07a92a68a304e386

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Why was he acting 02fc237589 like this now, after 2f87e3d506 they had already agreed 775b8dd4ea to this arrangement? She had no ff2f62bc4a intention of backing f0159d0e08 down, even though 9d946e807d he had been 83f0c3d0b8 resistant about her 002820a97b examining his mana 407e972850 core before.42e34b3cb7904707

Frowning, Serena met his add3915d95 gaze while Azaid narrowed 448fbd0dfb his eyes and spoke.1607a4b06f5d0b4a

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“Well, that agreement 8e9f7d6e3a was for treatment 48d18ace0f purposes…”94244745ea7bf9ed

“And this 32affda629 is treatment,” 8cae2382fc Serena said 4712b3a290 firmly.a28d48e065e0ccdb

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“Is this a1857b334e what you b958256484 call treatment?” ff19061471 Azaid asked 81afb5fe4d incredulously.f1186eb3fb301350

“Yes. Your Majesty’s mana core 71a0ae28c2 is located here, isn’t 90358d2a29 it?” she said, gesturing 9c45678fc1 toward his chest.55979154871887d0

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“Oh…”5de5fa7084dfc202

Only then a538d3f93b did Azaid b18c867513 glance down 3c011163a6 at his 0e5295e8d3 own chest. Beneath his a98f055646 loose innerwear, 7eaa637312 a blue af6372a2c2 tattoo-like symbol 4160299bc1 glowed faintly 43665f805e near his 2aa3fc561f solar plexus, 8166fe46d7 resembling a f6316459a2 blazing sun.3c8ceb098ba72ad6

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For those who could af266beda2 wield mana, such distinctive 59c93ec62f marks naturally appeared upon fedc34ee05 awakening. Azaid’s mana core was 9cd6974bc0 located in his chest.f7ebb4789749b21f

Serena lightly d975d2be78 tapped his 601e1d613a hand and 1df20e9cc7 asked, “Can 9335428ec2 I proceed 4d59983290 with the 78e1f32272 examination now?”b7a60bf90f270c30

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“…”f8cc73741ac3caeb

“Alright, I’ll start 0eb5cf45dc then.”5539eb4d7b2d2954

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As Serena reached toward d932303f06 his chest again, Azaid 8d4c03b612 stopped her once more.027d06395a309179

“Wait.”50350d3c336c30e5

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“???”c2d7f4c257c8f56e

“Is it really necessary 33f6901b6d to touch the mana 3e80843016 core? It’s…”439187d588444506

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Azaid’s lips moved slightly, 511682e602 but he couldn’t finish c00e4fd317 the sentence. Serena tilted her head 9659f0e979 and asked bluntly, “It’s 429e910732 what? A bit uncomfortable?”e8e1553bb5d53875

“…”d7aaa8a2a910a25b

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“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful.”33455b147d18430f

Serena was well c0cf21d4a8 aware that areas bc3ee998d7 with mana cores 09697eda4a tended to be 42bf07addf more sensitive than d59146a29d other parts of a3b47a9d29 the body.9ab7cc84afc6319b

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While some people 96e9437376 barely reacted to 100adec53f having their mana 2cfc309a10 cores touched, others 99c35c0045 were particularly sensitive. Azaid, it a91ca20a0a seemed, belonged 0e3474ea5e to the 9febca40da latter group.6f97e6e2eaf46c61

With a sly cb99e43384 smile, Serena shook c9ebda1570 off Azaid’s grip. His hand dropped weakly d39253f888 to his side, as 635fa1df77 though he had resigned 9024c2c274 himself to the inevitable. Turning his head dda80098d9 away, he clenched 3d0572cfb2 his teeth, looking 355d3f6a9f as though he 65ad45bb07 was bracing himself bb638cbd18 for the ordeal.fc0ea0baf28457dd

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Moments later, Serena placed eec4485b73 her hand on Azaid’s c828efe390 mana core. The mark, soft like 6cf3d77f3c delicate grass, rested over ccf85c6d9d firm muscle.a0989a8d085716ed

The last time 61783eb66f she had touched f59ae345df his mana core, 2c542bf725 when he had b2ff8b983b lost consciousness due 0c7d6245eb to a mana f5d2cdb55f surge, it had c14719afac been burning hot. But now, it 2d1511f6a9 felt normal.009d895d6f87e834

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“I’m just going to b7f1f5abc8 check the energy flow,” 846331f5cd Serena said, giving a ffd9e65a73 brief warning before injecting 2d0054b540 her mana into him.751eb35532a230aa

As her b6058a6548 mana entered, dafe41d0fb Azaid’s core eecb4650a7 hummed in d01a9da9c4 response.e488fb09edc480b7

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“Guh…”b23f99b5da7f6789

Azaid let out b1b2860338 a faint groan 538d4371c6 and covered his 4ca71b3e94 eyes with one 6ce67de20b hand. His jaw tightened as 9ffca0dc20 though he were gritting 77e6f59bfe his teeth, and veins a4a15b1377 appeared on his neck.5fda11b4ebbc1c8b

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‘Looks like it’s hard c646e03395 for him,’ Serena thought, 285a784f1a observing his reaction with df264e6a33 mild curiosity.a108283ef86eb198

Though she also had e6538e8089 a mana core, hers 4582258779 wasn’t particularly sensitive, so 6897f050d8 Azaid’s strong response intrigued e6c0bc8bc4 her.a164fd6297720123

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“W-what did you d03597e8d5 just do?” Azaid 95793317b1 stammered.962c125fb0ab0c5a

“I infused a little f323ec986d of my mana into e022d26803 you,” Serena answered casually.0b2ef30eb8d8a5b1

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“You have fa42eff66a a mana aa2c53b685 core?” Azaid’s 78b9510b6d eyes widened 27c151772d in surprise. Clearly, he hadn’t 48457d665e expected her to 85ce422493 be an awakened 1080db1631 individual.f48b8da86387f671

“Why? Is it strange for 87878c7229 someone illegitimate like me c3c03fed99 to have a mana 014bffcdc2 core?” she retorted indifferently.6bcc6ea2503abc36

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“That’s not what I f0ffff6b56 meant…” Azaid faltered, his 6ea318d9ee blue eyes flickering with 9325298e51 uncertainty. He seemed c8ddf57e2c at a 049a5eadf0 loss for 120771855c words, but 6cd20f2264 Serena didn’t a4b0fcfd0f wait for d2a1690135 him to 0165b04c3c clarify.d221068a256e17cc

“You look uncomfortable, so 2437b0878f I’ll finish quickly. Just bear with it 1afd92f5ac for a bit longer,” c6571743f9 she said.0eb91a925951a16c

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She focused 5127025f00 her attention 378b962781 back on e293cb81b1 the mana b939630c94 flow.92609cdaa26a88a3

“Ah!”d29cb0a9d530cabe

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Suddenly, Serena let 6a675f98c6 out a small 5371d47385 gasp.f1bf1f093d06278b

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