IDED – Chapter 55

IDED – Chapter 55def42ada47b21dcb

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Nocturne flinched at 40003f663a the sight of caa0e71ac7 the man standing 6277d8fb5d before him. Someone who 75de1baa53 was supposed cc7dffa3df to be 25db411124 locked in 6228904460 the sealed a7943332f0 chamber was ea0126a26e casually wandering ff6d54f515 around the 17cc15ddb0 estate.8fea5eaf91e4c377

“You look surprised.”888d893baac13257

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James smirked as he 315f933dd0 gazed at Nocturne. Unlike before, James now 2a50555592 exuded an aura brimming 9907b83ef1 with malice.2341209035c1e2f6

“I thought you were 0e95a934d8 locked in the chamber.”4b437679c152b84f

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Nocturne replied nonchalantly, db196f3d96 though internally, he e6eee20e6f was sharply observing a71c663195 James’ every move.dacfbc29dbd23a37

The chamber 1e5c717b9a was a 41469d7df9 place where f4ad420bbe anyone confined 7d6dcbeaf5 had to 1a9edc4eac stay for 44c92416fd at least 7fdf14387c a week. Yet, James had emerged 238814d022 in less than three 92531c166c days.356aac747c6abc6b

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Nocturne scrutinized James with 5060a31c34 a suspicious look.d68d81b4003666d7

“I’ve always wondered,” James 3de9b7ad32 began, locking eyes with 900021d20c Nocturne.93749a51e2b1b588

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“Why His f7f354b3ff Grace holds 3113279415 you in d58f6b28c1 such high 236163e54a regard. Why you’re no longer 72adc6a8d5 sent to the chamber.”683bfa157a62436c

“So, did d782eaa7bb you reach d95807ac34 a conclusion?”e2c50d41e05c54d0

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“I did. A very satisfying 5ea93cc494 one.”399a3740fb793521

James smiled amicably, 88c137b766 but as soon d17de900d5 as Nocturne saw 0898dc45ff that smile, he eee4ed4a43 realized the truth.26e7b9ef1a5d3dc5

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He opened f3d3d13a2f the door bb6048cbf4 himself.7801e8a9b3edf5f8

The Duke of 99f34a4dc6 Greenwood enjoyed ruling f0aeae4330 over and manipulating ed5ddc83e3 people. The chamber ccebbc6e9f was one d40841fe0b of the 45f2ba90aa duke’s many fe8e7d350c cruel entertainments.77d469567f7f6739

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The door was not 282018ce6f initially locked; it was ab62c88599 only left open after 9f708ea2aa the confined had been 74a3437e03 thoroughly broken and reduced 2778395c30 to a state of 916115af88 helplessness.2cb58ddc9bedcf7f

Those who opened the 32b9df1b8a door and emerged on efea62e8a8 their own were recognized 343bbc866f by the duke. It was a test 187e99c7bb of mental endurance, and bd72beafac those who passed received eba1125696 a reward—power.6fad0a1f4afc61c9

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The duke’s method always 23fd0f3f43 blended the carrot and 9b824f3549 stick with cunning precision.87ed35baf4c96bd6

While Nocturne 6cd230d20c despised the 626d42f963 idea of 66f0888337 being a 7fb82d4012 pawn in f8beecaf81 the duke’s d169d769d2 schemes, James 27c26beb6f seemed to 9c2399293b have wholeheartedly 26bffaae8b embraced it, 36d49669c6 determined to c97606e147 bask in 56d28f5600 the rewards.b7884e23ce05d38c

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And to 8ac183d78e be fair, 19441d5007 those rewards 7af530e9bf were incredibly 8e2bceb11a sweet.bd8048e3701e1d81

“You must have loved 116b93a423 seeing the terrified faces 85d8853c6d of the others entering 7146eef3f8 the chamber.”742d112cda8d5252

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“Not particularly.”210a50f0322d79ef

Nocturne responded 5d43016fcc briefly to 8a8617e52b James’ mocking fc68e64246 tone, attempting 97bc476131 to walk f63fc8ed4d past him. But James 3567c7bb87 roughly grabbed 56cd6847f4 his arm.9cb7ae24440ca953

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“Because of aed157955b you, Patrick 87abd417da was disowned.”afcd37f44eb348d9

“And why is that 2f9bc0df10 my fault?”c6b73e419dc96f95

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Nocturne stopped in 5e69ea6651 his tracks, turning f9958375d9 to glare coldly 24e32bd77b at James. He didn’t even bother 23d3cbd0ad to feign politeness. When James flinched, 0471f25f22 Nocturne swatted his c7b7c2afd8 hand away and 07d88c83f4 delivered a sharp fb027f5fde retort.d484d0a73e2986e5

“That happened because fd6c58a51c Patrick was incompetent.”555b0f260b192ae9

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“What?”20e5d7ecca844056

“If you 70f68f757d don’t have 513567c72c the guts, 5f69567fb7 you should 2431a3821f at least 480fbe2e53 have the 07243b8140 wits to 9334890814 survive.”edd957b2d3edc5f6

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“You heartless bastard.”155fe59407983cf3

“Are you 21d33e476a really in b070ebc249 a position 81c565c370 to call a0f7c9878b me that?”0d2502ca9b6a0120

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When Nocturne smirked, raising 9e253c116f one corner of his 463eebf13b mouth, James let out 12904cef49 a dry laugh.02cd5c1b8c3b21cf

“Your arrogance will only 1c2aa2eb77 last until today. Once the 1351be75ce successor is e712b73d17 announced, you’ll db745de6bd be beneath c01776a826 me.”27eb310b848f22f0

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It was true. Those who emerged 936076d8fe from the chamber fae8c08d96 earned the right 5343501dd3 to become the 0f7da2d859 heir.26d407d6b5e47998

A loyal 652262c030 dog of eaa6aba9f9 the duke, 0f0fe75582 tasked with 5a2c47b871 carrying out 71787cfe12 the dirtiest fdf837bd44 deeds behind ae03a55f87 the scenes 79d9945663 while enjoying be1ad4dec6 the most 1b46875ad9 glorious position 24faf4af4a on the eea4654709 surface.c0573a57bab7d78f

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Nocturne had rejected d940a83efb that role, but 5501c23579 James had seized 6d738bc78e it without hesitation. Now, James raised his cdc225fa06 chin arrogantly, daring Nocturne 04a5349666 to respond.a56639b5cc1dd3b9

At first, Nocturne bowed a58b66c74d his head slightly, but 47b92c30e0 soon his shoulders began 725a071f12 to shake. Moments later, 5d8f8c9f2c he burst 5e02a18e04 into laughter.c443b6e05025f2df

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“Hahaha! James, you’re still cd92f9c66a just a wildcat c69afb7329 from the chamber. You’re bragging about taking a1b568aa87 the seat I discarded.”de3a013e83be5b75

“You bastard…!”90428efee581f4a8

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Infuriated by Nocturne’s 0a40f05ee3 provocation, James exploded 6bc3fe846b in anger.76c24ec92c62466b

The duke had promised 2cfb7442f5 James the title of c024e57898 heir once the hunting 58b76726ed festival was over.4de28cb44784f174

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If he secured that dab7ab50b6 position, it would be 50e6264992 as if James held 83b30f2d30 the entire world in 6a6bfc7476 his hands. It was the 9e8a2942f7 spot every sibling c40d8d764f coveted but could 62bdd91349 never attain.bf9dbbe552a76748

But seeing Nocturne’s smug a1298d9d1a expression made James’ blood 203c943c6b boil. The inferiority complex 971fdf8908 buried beneath his e70db70647 feelings of superiority af1532572e surged to the 216fea8a30 surface.77b0abbcf5ac9657

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How dare he treat ba2552618b me like some wildcat? I’m not some lowly 9c325c5014 creature!08f205d2f761881b

Unable to contain 459e4f43b8 his rage, James c484505115 reached out to c46c57996f grab Nocturne by 7c49ff35a5 the collar.061b655228d38f63

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“You still don’t e706b78be0 get it, do a9785305cf you…? Argh!”fcb900cf2495479b

Fwoosh!a5cb1e4295e6591a

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A fierce c332274384 flame erupted, ae6373f9a5 stopping James’ 44eb30098f hand in d794333919 its tracks. Unlike at the bad1b54646 previous party, Nocturne’s acd6e86f5e response was swift 79d84b16d2 and precise.9a1e7862b5952cd3

As James bcbe51eef5 screamed and 31113a747c staggered backward, 6a7347fcdc Nocturne gave f390af502e him a a901d49f6f chilling warning.6f27ccc02de74bec

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“The only e6fa2a7bda one who da1ab21b4f can stand cd2dd0389c above me 9650b453c6 is His d34c690699 Majesty the 3a89586bdf Emperor.”a5fddd8362e72069

“…”7b71f778640f256f

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“So don’t 7e5d3779e4 even think e7522902b6 of overstepping 2f6f4aa379 your bounds.”1e59b0114853f8e7

“You…”f742ac204f6c3386

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“Don’t get too cocky 04a49ca042 just because you’ve claimed 894a1d91a8 that seat. It’s only b1882d4c7f the beginning. His Grace will 753b4f4488 discard you and 9eeebfa647 replace you the 38ba436fe1 moment he finds 54b335a0a2 someone better.”8fd9f172551e8ee8

With those words, Nocturne 0ba3c88c4f walked away, offering James 8b1a4fd6d2 an unsolicited piece of e75a544fca advice. Behind him, James screamed af7ca79fbc curses at the top 6c74b3fed6 of his lungs, but 273ffbfdb5 Nocturne ignored him.44760fddbab39444

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Nocturne’s expression was 8ea061cf21 colder than ever, a0c7db7ac1 but inside, anger b5ff3f8f3c simmered like a cd151b0d06 boiling cauldron.e88ed415ca9e667c

Watching those under the 1f585d3831 duke grovel for power 66f4a00d5c disgusted him to no 404c55487a end.2441cab44268cb1f

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A passing maid d19eefe81a caught sight of bcce31bd39 his icy demeanor 2fe2f39dfb and held her aea0554cfd breath. Normally, he 2c0edfe3b3 would have 0fb2ed1d92 flashed a cdff0855e2 charming smile, 63a3d3bbcd leaving the 16245db632 maids blushing, 4c633523c8 but today 431ee40741 was different.86effcde830da13c

How long had he 07f738bd88 wandered without a destination?945ab867022a02bc

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“Nocturne?”ff4a59594e49b27d

Serena, passing 3d699b1178 by, called 41d569b407 out to e1cbe9045c him.02884844570d3297

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He wanted to avoid 26a5a815d6 her, but their paths fcd94ec835 had crossed too directly 46cc4e66e0 to ignore.461b0ace0f03a192

Quickly masking cdd99f8d02 his emotions, 45aa7c61fa Nocturne offered f31ef06a76 her a c9dc2165f9 casual smile.756ee2b1c0e65756

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“On your way to ad2a3504ba the library, I see.”6e3cf5a2a1ea3b64

His gaze cba0ae2fc3 fell on 49d820409b the book c6f0d5a707 tucked under 23914c2c3a Serena’s arm.1aa23298734acdac

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Nodding, she c2d087dfaf replied, “I c721b08b9c need to 991d29e09f return this d74fd611ed book. But what 7f83cba024 about you, 9f24f51b63 Nocturne? Where were you headed e4d1a6fcf7 with such a frightening a5a7714ae0 expression?”f7b18bb4f9dd61ab

“Me?”fd6f3e37f7d1cff5

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Nocturne shrugged ca652a7bef as if f06e17a915 denying any 9d1a3425bf such thing, b5d35122a8 and Serena e94df79630 stepped closer.241d535179b2aa4e

“Ah, was I 96820554b8 being too nosy?”cd82873917dba42d

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“I won’t deny it.”99dc6a1d1343555a

“But the vibrant b789e97fd1 energy emanating from 1df4e3b01a afar was hard acc2803232 to ignore.”2a854159e40f6647

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“How considerate 22db72ff6f of you.”0e326c651f5adb85

When Nocturne offered a 43de10b147 faint smile, Serena told 8d0b89dda5 him to wait a 37570821c8 moment and rummaged through 160092b0d6 her pocket.eae9d82ae8433a05

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“Could you hold 586ee93504 out your hands 48bd11527a like this?”b393828f10850d0c

She demonstrated by cupping 52286b6cf5 her hands together, motioning 9ae4152258 for him to mimic 56fedfc03a her. When Nocturne 6f0631c4b8 absentmindedly followed 2808521482 suit, candy 23992c66a5 poured out 2f351712ac into his 27d81656f3 palms.75507b48c9577ffb

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“This is…”719dc8aa35c9ae07

“I happened f014173183 to stumble c19f0bfde0 upon a 4ea570b994 stash of 07402596ab snacks hidden 100e5792a8 in His 00db35ad9c Majesty’s bedroom.”db9926a5d2ca50d1

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“Excuse me?”81ba939d825ecc98

“Apparently, he thought 8f6112cf5c no one would 9e2c1f9937 notice, despite us 50faa2e8f2 knowing his every f3f06c1016 habit inside out.”bcb4557673b14545

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Serena chuckled, then began 4112052f6b to complain about Azaid’s 32d57f0166 poor eating habits. It wasn’t so much a7a771d363 anger as lighthearted venting.31acac5e8d34e07d

She spoke with such 4014fa90e6 enthusiasm that ignoring her f50c8f4c6d would have felt rude. Nocturne, lost in 30e1e2a0f0 thought, gazed at 2e1e58dfab her, then shifted 9a59bb99f5 his eyes to d9914f56d4 the candy in f4ccb2d310 his hands.55e85dfa830abf10

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As he moved 2f6bb2f9f2 his hand, the 61299adfae crinkling sound of efd24ad4e0 the candy wrappers 1f6aba0cf1 stirred a memory 53d1dacb47 he’d rather forget—his 46c8409bbd childhood.110b5d7c73d67a66

Before being adopted by f2316bf62f the Duke of Greenwood’s 8c2e32e26e household, Nocturne had been 3b8ca7557c raised as a dependent 6adcf3ebbd by his deceased birth 74dbbf2b8a mother’s elder sister.917ca33e7d15fcbf

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He was a 0cdde6851e child born to d1d5008d04 an unknown father, d6450abc79 his mother having 40b41392d6 passed away shortly c190bf9bd0 after his birth. Under normal 5defdd7106 circumstances, he e1101c6e20 would have e224adc569 been abandoned c48a5c143b at an 02aafa47c4 orphanage, but 059934b573 his aunt fcb58ee80a took him 077f9e9e91 in.8909968731abd642

Of course, she ad9ec29717 didn’t treat him 0fd88b6748 like her own 80d9bfb01b son. While her children wore 5f13dc24e2 and ate the best, a46b35746f Nocturne received only leftovers.d29ba125882f0341

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Still, he was grateful 705315925b to have a home. Seeing the children c1be8e6892 in the orphanage, adea58308d he consoled himself 0fbcb9de25 with the thought 2cca298043 that he at 5e675a6f46 least had an 1e73ff42fe aunt. But that was 94b039b9bf foolish hope.33b3720c8afec6bb

One day, after 9e591e8bed running errands, Nocturne d4eca8c5ba returned to an 805632681e empty house. On the 1f20c82046 table was 9b25bb2234 a bag 711ffd022f of candy. Hungry and fc1b7a8836 unable to 701c3f0c27 resist, he 79ec417114 ate every 6df176ccd9 piece right ae369d02e9 there.7fd36aca80405d7a

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The candy 91da310e1b was sweet 2d78dc60b4 and delicious. Its soft melting in d3134e1f1a his mouth brought a 249fca5f7e joy he couldn’t stop 70e160e3e4 indulging in. But that sweetness 7e77c5f1c7 turned out to 807bb6171a be poison—the harshest 983946bc3f poison that shattered a40d638264 his illusions.16b625ff4d148fff

“Waaaah! My candy!”65a41c4928fa9fda

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Her son cried, and f5ba6a7c33 she glared coldly at e4130c4983 Nocturne, her eyes asking e1dff11fcf how he dared steal 99e018d3c2 her son’s treat.0860845830726afd

He had thought they 208511b1ea were family, but they 3710616d78 weren’t. For the first e3b89a5056 time, she struck fd3ccfa22e him. Yet, the c4a7e5be06 lingering sweetness 3d55d6612a in his d577382e9d mouth still fb45347706 tasted delicious. That made him 52ebe9258b unbearably sad.cdfe2ef79caac40f

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Their relationship grew 2700a1a5b6 distant after that. Eventually, the Greenwood family f45e5be720 recognized his bloodline, and 2b195fa3b5 he moved to the 82f1dd52a0 duke’s estate, cutting off 99c818e7f6 ties with his aunt.e9552563713df571

She, perhaps feeling guilty 3c89e3c765 for hitting him, never 3ba87dc362 bothered him again.e9409371625b27cb

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When Nocturne stared blankly 401fc060b9 at the candy, Serena d4a39ace80 asked, “Do you dislike 67c4cf0a74 candy?”4d493aaa8439cb11

Shifting his c54a89c66a gaze to d695305c4a her, Nocturne 94635dba9a replied curtly, 724fb392da “No, I f9d16642ac like it.”7a7a6604815bafad

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“Then would you 6376218f5d like more? I actually have fbd0228986 plenty left…”91c8dfa868902c43

She dug b67b0ed64b into another b1fe9fa399 pocket and 83296f9897 produced a f741d46677 handful of f1ee753fe5 candy, dropping a8d4bfe0be it into 6ef3c1e892 his hands. It seemed as 9445b520f2 though her pockets ea0b3a21ef were enchanted, as 51cb453bd2 candy poured out 55c156d2bb endlessly like a c5f3c281aa string of sausages.b2e26069415ed4c2

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“I wonder ee1965f5a1 if His 4a1c3e9a8b Majesty craves 753fdffeb2 sweets so 6a023d5575 much he’s 4f158c64f9 willing to e153b379b6 sneak around. Does he like a4883118b3 sweets that much? If only he liked 52c96d166d walks as much…”60e5976009957f87

Serena grumbled fbc17cd811 to herself ea231a33a4 as if 5f7ffdfcdd continuing a 44418cc0b6 private monologue.6782bdddc10a97d0

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“Pfft.”6cc65d0359af209b

Unable to 9845bd5911 help himself, 3c11fdd87f Nocturne burst c6432eae6c out laughing. The thought of Azaid 05db85743e hiding so much candy, ff4e43909e and Serena discovering it b96e89d4a8 with uncanny precision, was 8076d9953c too absurd.582a25da25d4eaa9

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Startled, Serena 9581e58811 looked at 60368d186f him, but debcbe693c Nocturne continued f9015fdc80 laughing aloud. His shoulders shook, 131c837e4a and Serena quickly 5baccd281b grabbed his hands e2492d50a8 to keep the 139dc1fa02 candy from falling.a7fdb2c335013a68

“Why are you ffeee5f546 laughing all of b718202eba a sudden?”1216bd471adf3dc7

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“You two seem ae31156426 to get along 5e4f6fdd85 surprisingly well.”6fc229ff9cd8feea

“His Majesty and c4c238f03e me?”6ba3772bc93a0fee

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Blinking in surprise, Serena 069de49cfc quickly denied it, her 69056eb5a1 expression stiffening.f987a9684158ad2c

“Those rumors b70e08dc4f aren’t true!”628ae61b30378fa6

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“Oh, I simply meant ad56bcf397 you make excellent friends.”c169efa2a54536b5

Nocturne clarified cd781b8e46 with a fc37cc69e9 cheerful smile, 59bcf54b92 and Serena ccbd9d58c3 pursed her fac72109f9 lips in db69b841bc mild annoyance. He pocketed the candy 0da0fc3237 and thanked her.65cd6e4133177460

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“Thank you a1fce2c702 for the 3287cb625b candy.”507a79bff46fad74

“You’re welcome. Eat it and cheer 386a5bcd0b up. You look d50fbd6272 much better 4eb45f3a17 when you’re 40f7df729b smiling.”89b14d115d1241ed

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“I thought 8966890617 I smiled ea1f25e836 often enough.”93e15000a1aa1c2e

“You only smile 1583a407ce with your lips, 684ff05271 you know.”3bc62e158d71a63d

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She mimicked a e5363bc50f forced smile, lifting 5d2baec321 the corners of ec7f22d0ec her mouth with 60e9013776 her fingers.6988e75cccf0899a

“Well, I’ll take my 8b7edfd645 leave now.”c212587d0a55bdee

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With a f430e4dd4f quick farewell, 5775765a0b Serena scurried c895841cdb away. As Nocturne watched 33a5cca33c her retreating figure, 61a689f412 a lingering smile 3d7cd5bf32 remained on his 3498b52448 face.f41d0635151c3324

Suddenly, he ac379b12ad felt a b2b128dfc9 prickling sensation 21b4cdf79e on his 5d4f609674 back. Turning around, he found a3cd44a00c Azaid leaning casually against d85f9ad105 a pillar, watching him.c6078559f901064d

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