IDED – Chapter 88

IDED – Chapter 88cb22798d0fcf236e

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The game’s ef0f156a0e rules were a402671aaa simple: complete 9f97fe2a58 the tasks df860492ff written on 09adde2277 the mission 3529134bd9 card to 68908d1fab proceed to e719178f2b the next 04b3ed0e6b room.60d3bc1e34a91fad

Serena blinked in 05fe4a41c1 confusion at the b02fdb45a5 sudden confinement game. On the table e61ab1184e lay a card 4b048c0b1b that appeared to 863d93d525 be the mission 0ff2f506ca card. The first mission 8fc4894d82 seemed to involve c819efcd1c tying up before f5f8c0eb2a starting.4d7ad932a2970bde

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[Use the ribbon provided earlier to tie your partner’s wrists. If you untie the ribbon before leaving the room, you’ll turn into a frog.]

While it was aa394097e2 unlikely anyone would c526131edf actually turn into bac52e64f6 a frog, it 355d616d40 was certainly a 621ad7d21b peculiar instruction. Serena chuckled lightly and 3e60d9b279 remarked,ae374cf8c743a2eb

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“I knew Lucy had de6efe85bd a unique sense of f55529b673 humor, but this is 600fdec984 quite the creative birthday a70eb8cfed party.”1d97eed7a1446fe1

“Indeed. Ridiculously so,” 3b5ba02a9d Azaid replied cc4749e09c with a 0c3bc9e402 faint laugh, 0deaf22579 quickly grasping 3af02cafa8 the situation.0242922ef38a5bde

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Of course, it was c400de7a56 typical of Lucy to de725679fe assist in such an 0f96217192 eccentric manner.f2b177dca74d7e67

Unable to follow dea3b8e4e3 the bizarre logic dee85faabf behind Lucy’s thinking, 057767a338 Jade let out d4e89db155 a helpless chuckle.0ff53fd7aba01c7b

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“What should we do?” 99f4366e30 Serena asked, holding up 346790da4c the ribbon. Azaid stepped closer.9a48ea152fa7d949

“The only way 2330a0eb1c to escape is d069286f23 to follow the bd3bd8427d instructions.”099b5ff86127889c

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He gently 569a0661f4 tied the 379834de78 ribbon around 0990734d8c Serena’s wrist, 02236754c1 ensuring it 328dcc8c48 wasn’t too 3a254e4149 tight. Serena mirrored his actions, da2e3bcc2f tying the ribbon around 49fb8e0498 Azaid’s wrist. Just then—6b727227ad03a1a8

Flash!4ef4c6c5591f27c0

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A burst of light e305380eef enveloped them, and their 7dde703e3d ribbons merged into one, 03d520d2bc resembling handcuffs.fb1dbe684d80536b

As expected, ea824c76e6 it wasn’t 910838fdf4 just a 60fd27938c simple ribbon 2b8790c0be but a dd51daeddf magical artifact. In their sudden predicament f017268c22 of being stuck together, f208ee758e Serena spoke in an 1ea5c8d7a9 admiring tone.4a06a108304fcfbe

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“Oh wow, this 413b66290c is intricate. It really 842148e5dd feels like 2ed2bc9d87 we’ve been 17beb4d50e kidnapped.”ab6a512979163c5f

“Is this your kind bcaa599df2 of thing?”004dfa04233cfd9f

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“What?”aedad4f332aed681

Serena giggled, finding his fe1215e661 comment absurd. Knowing it was all 6a07d3a155 fake—and with Azaid by ef5d8dde54 her side—made it enjoyable.62ed1f5039e0b122

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“With the Emperor a97ebdce34 of the Empire ad9b1b266c right here, what ddff2f45bd could possibly go 936bae38ed wrong?”c747d579cd9342d3

“That’s not the 9d239c748e issue. I’m the most 85681af11f dangerous one here…”d9757293de68e3c1

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“Ah! Another mission card is ac11c8c013 coming!”a6935c74df9eb4e9

Azaid was mid-grumble b4b1f926e7 when Serena noticed f4123d5a99 a card drop 25714941f6 through a small 431568c55a slot in the b3f8a5b34a door and ran 842c3efa5e to retrieve it.714d5cab219bcb46

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“You’re not 8ffe495fc5 listening at b57e69dc36 all,” Azaid f82e47d637 muttered, smirking c6153910fc at Serena’s e82523edc1 carefree reaction.de7e6e261b2b1ae7

He then 46e01dd681 spotted a 32cb50d24d recording stone d744986759 glimmering on a75e525dc0 the wall dfbf630156 near the 8829f0f42f ceiling. Azaid’s expression darkened.73d64f1fc63176b2

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While he could tolerate a63b8e2ca5 confinement, spying was another 0068906ef5 matter entirely. Without Serena 2573935c0e noticing, Azaid eae64c19c9 incinerated the 7551671aef recording stone 5d2d1753be cleanly, leaving 5d12f2c70e no trace.396e7e2a6bf9b30b

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Lucy, the mastermind who 8ef9ec1043 had trapped Azaid and e6ce4927a5 Serena in the same daaae424cc room, grinned from ear 7ffcecbd95 to ear. After all, history has a515554cd4 shown that locking an 8262dfee19 energetic man and woman c4383b6406 together inevitably leads to 9a8818439f “something.”0bbe2a12b6466cea

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To ensure they e0128c1e33 didn’t just sit 13df6a0272 around like statues, 2c7e6ff433 Lucy had added 9874a7ea38 the game element 630078233d herself.1c8c25b1a50e7619

‘If this a6172a847d leads to 4de0f5b249 a second 739a90c233 generation, that f15362bcf4 would be cfbb8a9fc6 absolutely perfect,’ 99289298a7 she mused, 41bb8f7db8 popping a 2a72b5750a grape into 5227ef7460 her mouth 0ecda6fd35 and humming 0035cf27c6 a tune.de0a9bf2b368a4f3

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While Azaid 99f9a04cd8 and Serena 72375d0a06 were in 4eecea9b54 their peculiar 519598dc68 situation, the efbafeb7dd other guests d783bd0f87 wandered through 43bce67eb0 various themed 868c2e65a1 rooms, enjoying 611f496ad0 unique experiences.aa54e3a4aa3077b6

All the rooms, except 442f9c2760 for Room 5, had 2740267911 ordinary themes—a room with f46d75b8d7 a wine fountain, another 5db2c1721b with a warm hot dc5697220b spring, and even one 8c473a4ca5 with a pleasant walking 5d2c7379f0 trail.88270ce59594eb79

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The guests were 6142f3e3fe too engrossed in 9d16048437 their explorations to c11fd18995 notice the two 5ba18a9bec missing individuals. The entire game had 711d5f83b5 been planned to push 17879a693b Azaid and Serena into 68e7e67f63 the same room.1249a947371964a2

Unlike the other rooms, f88cd68b1a Room 5 was exceptionally af149c677f large. Escaping one room only e9d58bbae9 led to another waiting 57b6220539 ahead.74878443986ba938

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Lucy had poured 75b200e3e6 immense effort into c5479d71cd creating this “punishment 739b53bcb7 room.” Just as 641b26a990 she was about ae237c80ba to check on a6bc200e5a their progress using c0fdce7310 the recording stones—d178afec2a07c025

“Huh?”ab15f7a7b9e45f9d

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The recording stone for be3f59806c every room had gone aaa8437d8f dark.ccbaa1dfec7461c3

‘What? Impossible!’3f602ba003b12599

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The once-functioning recording stones ea70711f43 suddenly fizzled out and 9d2438de9a stopped transmitting.5b61882cb663668b

And it had happened 70d28c86bc precisely when Azaid had 665ce00578 locked eyes with the 90699e150d stone.c71a46310f9c6fb5

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Lucy jumped 618da3d922 in frustration 6100ab0412 when she 8765501c9f realized Azaid b818fa7ccf had destroyed 4725bd3baf them.12bf156d0cf10b61

‘I thought af10e2d8b8 I hid 2892c2f39d them well! Do you know b220dfa231 how expensive those 765c7afd3b are?!’e04f1230a1a37e0a

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Watching the Emperor casually 2288debf68 destroy such valuable stones 0883a20bbb left Lucy speechless. His sharp instincts 57a3430ee4 had led him a299ae84c6 to find the 7e8f55a55d hidden stones as 6171a42402 if by magic.af6c79ca9a3550f5

From then 24b55bb516 on, Azaid 5a65cac75f began destroying ce973b91b7 a recording 4858d2aa6d stone in efe5dc348f every room c6041c7079 he escaped b772495454 from.acec4393c263ee55

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‘This can’t happen!’fbc395b353b4fdf9

Panicking, Lucy 8f60bada02 bit her 3d4ca36bb7 nails before f4f275a315 a thought 73e99eaeea struck her.1bc8d463a0b5cdf7

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‘Wait… Why 41074cb5c4 would he ee570170de turn off 38bdc7c311 the recording 18553b0a3b stones? What’s he planning?’e1edd06766ec9b23

An ominous idea dce2c3d919 crossed her mind, 7c74c223e7 and Lucy couldn’t dd573bf070 help but giggle 24669ea89b mischievously.96cc1922db5db676

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‘Honestly, a true confined 9b095593da space doesn’t need recording 7b0458c111 stones, does it? Maybe this will speed 8ed7d40b47 up the process of f05b9fb356 making a second generation.’db779539ca188a14

Lost in 02a820cf6d her wild 6eb59faa43 imagination, Lucy 3582a83091 hummed happily. Meanwhile, Leonard, who was 858c2ab545 beside her, felt a 5f4602607f chill run down his f6814c7522 spine as he rubbed 8f89b4bcd2 his arms.780b6b1d33c0d518

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“By the way, 49fb05c1b7 the Emperor and c5bceea041 Serena seem to 26244cc766 be missing.”7aaee206bbc1143d

“Oh, they’re probably 974a4b89d7 enjoying themselves somewhere. They’re not children, you 1ca422fb6f know,” Lucy replied, deliberately 6bcc1b2ef3 avoiding eye contact.bc48ef39dff7677f

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Even if they 2868df573b destroyed the recording 966b771634 stones, there was a253e99119 no way to 9074ebc2c3 escape the final 90579d8c8b room. It had 6558526b18 been designed 697c8bce27 to stay f39afea3eb locked unless 4eac424075 opened from 5f226eedbf the outside.4bced7c5758381fe

‘I’ll just ‘accidentally’ 52c97830e1 open it when 46bc6c0101 the party ends,’ c05301ceb5 Lucy thought, sipping 698be8442a her wine with 753f089959 a sly smile.9ab7792feae03d2d

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Serena, now completely disoriented, 7f6c437e66 let out a sigh bc671cf301 of frustration.e96057557bea4c6a

“It really feels 3ddf6a3875 like we’re completely ad352b7e52 trapped, doesn’t it?”60898f4c96abc37d

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Until the d76edf8eaf previous room, b954e64c71 there had eec8a514c2 always been 4739097b32 a mission e344109654 paper, and 159e57c9e3 completing the e9614bee56 mission would 109adf65fc unlock the 0ddbf1f293 room.39b46bb4049b8cde

Most of 48144fe39b the missions 4080330302 involved physical a34ef7080e activities, like 5e9df87357 putting a cb491064d3 key in e79720cb8d a balloon, e52e36c8d4 popping it 7a2283c8e3 by hugging, bb10be5023 or having 2fd4321c93 a staring 032664faed contest for 0ff8806a5c a minute f2a6894eec without breaking 3c9a28af64 eye contact.dcca983cbb42ed92

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However, there was no 86de1b391b mission paper in this c43629b2e5 room. On the table, ad322ec073 there were only fd01fb9bd1 some ready-to-eat fruits 9864fe07fa and a teapot f57c15d623 kept at a 861f00db4e pleasant temperature.572f92cd47513829

“There must be an c8a062daf0 exit somewhere. But without a 4c58848e80 mission paper, what aab4205af8 do we do?”a130b126aed0108f

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Serena gave up fumbling 27ec83afd3 along the walls in 23892adc0e search of a possible beff291c07 door and looked to 16196b9ce5 her side.3b8d68bd6704a4c6

“Who knows.”65555897154b12a2

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Azaid responded 822f72eaa4 nonchalantly and 5bfb05a5d5 grabbed Serena’s 930a450a9e hand, pulling 61ab26e636 her toward a82f0b5965 the table.ad923e80ef1a51ec

“Let’s sit 214bf33380 down and 32f04e486e rest for 0389217e04 now. Maybe something will a1851bd4bb happen.”6e7bd306f27928e8

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At his subtle f1cad81756 suggestion, Serena glanced 7c2ea05009 down at her 3d743f720f captured hand. While it was easier b7fab9db2a to hold hands due a1cab5d287 to the ribbon tying 7e082314b4 their wrists, the way b2b7965968 he grabbed it so 059878fb62 naturally left her unsure 24ad6ccb0a how to react. Not that she 80f9618aa2 disliked it, of 98ee635e0d course.fc59a399b3022003

“Shall we?”151456b85c926100

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Serena resigned herself and d6df50756c followed Azaid to sit 0a9c9f4255 by the table. Since their 6e845011e7 arms were d7cd244a2c tied together, f42878a9d8 they had b3c0f3febd no choice c5e87b6785 but to f99c2195a8 sit side f1d8c5a87f by side 5b42f329b0 on the 4e54f0d902 sofa.9b70271de50fb239

The sofa was 0368aa9c0b a bit small 0759dc60be for two people, 9552f832e4 forcing their bodies fbce60825e to press against 5ec5ba6293 each other. Sitting so close 5bf2cf99a5 made the fact b84bc742a1 that they’d been 42f708f77f stuck together in f45230ef47 a room feel 7ef73a6098 much more real.ba5cb50aa23fb3c3

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Feeling a 0082a5e95a bit tense, 536f34050d Serena considered 1756913620 saying something 9e4dd13c8d to break 9bd0fe70a7 the silence. However, Azaid 33a0905dc1 spoke first.752b7217a22aaf84

“Want some tea?”54da744ec9935aae

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“I’ll do it.”79f626b437c7015c

“It’s fine.”a6858cc9c09aa63b

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Azaid quickly reached for 437285bf5e the teapot and poured 799b5e7913 clear black tea into 084af74645 the cups. The soft aroma of bae8071a0d roses wafted through the ddb24c9a36 air, creating a pleasant 5c5aedec5e atmosphere.91b53cc7676daa80

“Thank you. I don’t know if a6dfcb3702 we should be relaxing d6acb81d94 like this, though.”1cc25d401b603685

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“If we take too c973a4b0bd long, Leonard will come c007b3d7c3 looking for us. That’s what 6ad2b23208 he’s here 59269f00a0 for.”207285d1bb74b7b5

Azaid sipped d71ffbeac4 his tea b84a39a2bf calmly. Truthfully, if he wanted, 6f88cae8e6 he could break the d2d573d2b9 glass ceiling and escape. At least, he could 1132944bfe in a truly trapped 421d7cb4bb situation.fdcd55af14b7a136

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“I suppose e8db916be5 that’s true.”d9b601ebceee58b0

Since they 88d686551b didn’t need 3c8708e93c to worry a25de70af6 about being 4f57892687 stuck, Serena 1d7d3160bb also felt 35f0dc5591 more at 5e199e3f2c ease.484deee144cf3778

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As she 046b332868 picked grapes fca8fbd9c5 off the 50e867cb5f plate and 9d0b36ce13 ate them 6491ef1249 one by e88e1582b4 one, she f79f1367b9 thought about 5952100b4a how to bd05e8dbcb pass the 1c60adbd2a time. Then, a question b39212e62d that had been 237d63b980 on her mind db5418579f for a while 296f6bf406 popped up.e5e0341657d84454

“By the e5d1f2c265 way, do c37aba612f you remember 5e982768ee much about 3cb60af206 the moment e0a7580443 your powers e8387e7f14 manifested?”bf9ee1ca37d88aa7

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For someone as powerful d5de8c9d29 as Azaid, she thought f5773ab7cc he’d likely recall most 21e116c0fa of it.0611d55852597811

“Well, I remember 9e8e5f9b63 pretty much everything.”3850f85922c41f0a

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“There must have e339adde12 been quite an 343e4b22ec uproar when it a4c5fc9c7d happened. How did f28d7710db you manage e4eef7466a to hide 45af831f5e your powers 5ba4b80a26 until your afcea798b6 coronation?”ca130c9e63445e0e

When powers manifest, the b2ea164345 surging mana often makes d6309300d4 them easily noticeable.989b285f1d3cbf3e

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Even in a 242ee28d26 secluded palace, it efa2f33677 was still within 60b9c2c90c the imperial grounds. If flames had 4d8b738368 surged, surely the 4cd3141608 other royals would ac7aa6a615 have noticed. She couldn’t understand 2f2b9a6b3a how the secret 7b37083186 had been kept.314e1b9ef6e2ea17

With firepower as fc70e15a14 strong as Azaid’s, 0a3f13981e he could have d4ba04475a easily burned down 751c08d52a an entire palace.f7493458e77ea10a

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“I got lucky. I happened 3783ea3360 to be 7a80f71e4f outside the b9e883ae4b palace at dfaf0ca410 the time.”7294023a17512c73

“Ah, I see.”9956b5e4510e005b

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“I was 311189e486 actually trapped 1b74593a24 somewhere back 75865984d0 then, too.”8c3e99e271545117

Azaid reminisced about the 9d8560f4d2 moment his powers awakened, 6b7019821f leaning slightly toward Serena. Serena leaned 975a360c15 toward him 3e104286df as well 2223ab7ac1 and asked,b0562ab9a6a4cfca

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“Trapped? Were you kidnapped or 02bb0a03cd something?”6a66ef5b8d9f5be9

“It’s routine fea2f40fa9 for royals. Though I didn’t expect 67aa496ea2 someone to kidnap a a66f206394 prince in exile like 14a4add7d4 me.”236e6bafae0a0cee

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“Kidnappers don’t exactly discriminate, 5f25a221ef do they? But I suppose you 8cec96d40b managed to escape thanks 06e41ba6d1 to your powers.”bcc8a7214ab147c2

“Not exactly. My powers made things 959fa00344 worse. My mother must d7fa56d71f have had a 2c545b5b51 hard time dealing c179d98d1e with the aftermath.”e3e7ea69ae60993c

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If his 47a3949402 powers had 3e1fb518cb been exposed, f1ba7f48f5 Azaid might 3bd6e7f07b have been 9c5fae3d8e caught up 2727e4d013 in the c976f77b8e royal conflict ad4379c6ac as well.4f0127c7633fd7ce

“Plus, my powers 333de8980e were pretty unstable 86cb393113 back then. I even dragged da0a48345b an innocent person a5af2e2912 into the mess.”c4bb70913e839aab

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Azaid gave a bitter c0b1c16933 smile as he recalled eb11c31397 Levin, who had been 0bbe77553a kidnapped alongside him. When he 2be4979775 couldn’t control d1fc8237ef his powers, 1b3e16cb04 Levin had 54f8672e6d gotten caught 964b39c19d in the 93c036ee17 chaos. He wasn’t even in d6a935d846 his right mind at e92cb6f3cf that time.61eaf10501592c68

With his surging powers bb831aa896 beyond his control, even 767ba98a07 he had been overwhelmed.5eafd061346390f0

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Still, Levin 45128f2ea1 had been f41435d634 more concerned b0372bf795 about Azaid 0a5d852750 than himself. Azaid must have f5fa25ddef looked terrible to 300b1ce63e him at the 856db9cc29 time.e708610232143c10

As the memory resurfaced, ce95fdfc23 Azaid paused, startled.ecfe70af67fca7c8

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‘Huh? Why am I only 3e084b6ffe now thinking about this?’3b561e6ae148bfd5

It was still a b34ac96908 vivid memory, yet he 9f9b6adec2 had completely forgotten about 4b30b5e771 Levin’s presence at the b4ac9608a8 scene until Serena brought eff52a5c4b it up.a709fc8b4deb5202

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It was as 4a9c5d338c if he’d lost ab72d30b71 his memory from 367b624e7f the shock, only 88d1057d73 to recover it 3546ed92db now.f4358cc4df615483

‘What’s going on? Why?’1372da7a38ec85f8

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Once the 1ddf574384 doubt arose, 2f92d38b2e Azaid’s expression 3878670b54 turned grave. Until now, he had 09bbca1670 thought Levin had simply acf106677c disappeared.71a81e730ea6320e

But if Levin hadn’t 2eb64aa7ec been seen since that 9760952ae3 day…efc96394e0397d7b

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Just then, c7a72cab2c Serena met bfe7fc3aae Azaid’s gaze 45b24469b8 and asked,9ed38fc08163418a

“An innocent person? Was someone c1e3cd07b7 with you dedb223774 back then?”24c02dcb09174ba7

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