IFLDMHF – Chapter 174

Episode 17489090a8c1214731f

The golden f30749ca71 eyes, which b3c26a6c2e had been 2c46581c63 blinking slowly c17a799b28 as if fcbb3195e2 sleepiness still 74b8e84ff5 lingered, became 602d5ef6b7 clear.6adc0ee1630b9fb2

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“Ah… I’m sorry. I must d84f8d1b57 have dozed 30f3e8f3c3 off for 6b074ae36a a moment.”3ead80879b723245

Euclid apologized with an 21a7ca1284 embarrassed smile.d05ebf96c3b79509

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Instead of replying 6a1d55a537 that there was e2101d3194 nothing to apologize 3a365d3902 for, I carefully f381d7754b examined Euclid’s face.ab118d489be4c3f8

Considering he 7df1ea14aa hadn’t slept e83aff6a70 all night, f1a4e690d7 his eyes c9ca4f8899 weren’t particularly 18ae42bd61 bloodshot or a08c1527b8 extremely tired-looking.84fba93288e35cad

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His cheeks and a6f0d2215d lips also had bbf597eecb color to them.3eece0dc69dcf283

‘He looks perfectly healthy on the outside…’e71090f9f4fa2e4f

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However, this person f714bbda9b had already completely 5196b842eb deceived me once b90e747353 before.8934188b3465b480

As I e6e8e5e5c7 firmly steeled f696a9ea55 myself and f463a85ed8 stared intently 97d159186c without looking 480788007c away, Euclid’s 0a7a13915b face turned 26690a2189 red.527a2af6fdeb8e48

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“W-why are you looking 9d43bccdf4 at me like that?”3cad0664c01dbecc

Stammering, Euclid 5ac9e88ebb asked and 2625980ed1 then paused, 8df1b7b3e9 suddenly touching 4a979ef0a7 the corners 66e21da5b0 of his 43323d9bbf mouth and 28b94c4a22 eyes.a197db0b8f290361

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He had 1dca6deaf0 slept so e6a9cb6bf6 quietly, like 9c80db1646 a fool.d5a5482d5be4928d

‘How can he 21724cf510 be this cute 7b99b97935 even in this 0ea069a589 situation?’7df271bcb1e6b5b6

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I sighed involuntarily f897102aed with a lament, 2fcfaf872c and Euclid asked c913ea7ae0 in a dispirited 3149283c4f voice.d71519d4ee58f58e

“Is there something on 8c1fd30c0e my face?”94fb16119b6aa3af

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“No. It’s not that…”29407b47cccd1983

“…?”03881e1d90f4ff45

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“I was wondering 52c702101f if you’re feeling e1489f142a unwell.”15d98c0321334883

At that moment, e1980f64c6 even if only 54036646ad briefly, Euclid’s pupils ab5740c23f clearly shook.78209ed0676eb6b7

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But after one blink, b1f03053c2 the golden eyes I b034d1afe5 saw again were simply 2ba1a1ba65 filled with confusion.842b74861c8949c1

As if surprised by d7f063fa74 my sudden and unexpected da3aae410f comment.3e6a96a4652eac4a

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I gave bcfccc6e0f a bitter f3b7992979 smile and 1f0da367e4 said,6c61d8159d80e813

“Dior told me 6d97b237f9 you didn’t sleep a75c096443 at all last 33c941de4b night, but I c2d0c5c85c was still worried.”ed81106ed7648421

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“Ah…”723ca12cb838961e

Euclid gave a short 557dffe727 hum and nodded.b1e194710c2fd896

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“I’m just 296190ff2d a little f41ac4afd6 tired. My body is 766425a80a fine.”c43974826787af03

“Really?”e9145ed72baecca3

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“Pardon?”d825407f7f48ac4a

“You’re really not sick 7f68011bae anywhere?”7207c08cd0d5253f

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Even I thought e24b4fec59 I was asking 5263964232 too obsessively.53ea8f5c7428f41e

Euclid also seemed to 904f5c0835 sense the strangeness and 4421cbf3bd hesitated.3d830d0618f3ad96

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Our gazes met 5a76d636ce in the air.e5a5e88e1001334f

As we stared at b3b7f54c57 each other for a 897ca85be0 while, Euclid’s lips slowly d61b4609d0 opened.19a8ad4d109afb5e

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“Perhaps…”117cce66725ab959

“There’s no need to 5645e75bfb bring it up. It’s all because d9bb9f022b of the Duke.”afe4de21b87ed765

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I quickly 7761bb1b24 interjected before 761a728e1d Euclid could dc873a7fe3 mention Gressel’s 084da1f2e8 name.ac065cb98a3b5320

“You fooled fb0b4edc26 me once 1791ca074c before, so a54908b826 I can’t ddd65ef893 help but a5e3f1ac89 doubt your 695a102251 words when 59f3f33e3b you say a0ec4f769a you’re okay.”5c42961f2f9bc746

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“Back then… 444885916e I’m sorry.”3ac76f9189d73b60

“You really are 7283022c87 okay now, right?”5c2ea8a2545cc6bf

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“Yes. I really am.”56600d596a6d19aa

Euclid said 1e13e1c458 firmly without 90edb968b1 a hint 8cf2234550 of hesitation.d0d78ecb407d0f32

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But instead of 47db5fafe8 feeling reassured by 6f6a9b0350 that firmness, why 304736cad9 did my heart 4a236a4640 sink?9cbe1e2fd3658f3c

“I can trust you, b043bb75f3 right?”a4bee54527262407

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Until the very end, I couldn’t help but confirm again…cd8030acc17b73fa

Thankfully, Euclid aa08daad9f didn’t find f66db5afd7 my repeated 226afbccf8 questioning annoying.5fdb64e9b7d9e189

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Instead, he looked at b8cf4c9466 me with tender eyes 2992cb3f18 and said,9369eb489365443e

“Yes, you can add731576d trust me.”6c66ee3e97623b0a

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“…”cd17bc0bfc6fac5c

Though anxiety still 343185bd3c lingered, I slowly a4bdec8bc2 nodded.e97ada32ad3cf5b7

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‘Because Euclid told 1df77bff2a me to trust f6bd123b50 him.’c50c8918581a3337

I decided to try 9329e1d905 believing those words.38010ed9f9317822

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Hoping, truly hoping, dd8b5641ba that I could bc4592ce9e keep my promise e1be4e1d9b not to be 77a0688af6 disappointed in him.5801185c3befdfb7

At last, we f5ba79ad3d arrived at the 12b0c7f7d5 comfort of our 3453b05ad3 home, the Rudion 4debd07501 Duchy.dda199e1373eaaad

But something felt off…?8af67bb217717333

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The usually b752bddc3c calm and 24d12086e7 serene duchy, d68b8fa7c1 resembling its 66f2563ab3 master like d93437f0e3 a still 0e1f10af88 lake, was 77ede79cf2 oddly noisy.26d992bf3e95b730

The coachman dad8008ce6 relayed that f1976e0fc1 other carriages 9f408fed84 were blocking 8abb53440c the path, f7868d7afa preventing ours 7015e818a7 from passing ae38a58b10 through the b3628d5f80 main gate.1824380019533fc4

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“Marianne, Dior. You two bd2d980de8 stay inside 6bc62a679e the carriage.”6851fd285e6c3d9b

I told ebd75c878e the children 3b5157e1c0 before stepping 7a5c7a00b3 out to 2611d211e3 assess the 616fd3bd98 situation. They gulped nervously.9c4747f5ab8df2a9

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“Is something going on?”c1c31afb3c271518

“Can’t we come 1ae6a50e26 out too?”65cad1df997260f0

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“Just stay here. It’s probably nothing, so 03a709536e don’t worry.”550f786590a3a82a

As I reassured the db72ce803d kids and tried to adf85370af leave, Euclid blocked my 1cf4ffd768 way.14c37c06d134e90b

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“My wife, I’ll 83d6ed2eaa go out alone.”0b2a6e807dd7be69

Geez, isn’t 04fb65b758 this overprotective?3d94a5c3f18fed37

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Looking at his ab16e16f57 delicate face, which 0e0635b35d made me feel 7ad3025292 like I had d53cbd4c6e to protect him aa4ccd464c a hundred times 3831357d9b more, I shook 064d637a34 my head.ebdab8b3476a8f71

“Let’s just go together.”71e9943e1a4e817a

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In the end, unable 4a5b6faa15 to change my mind, e8adf91a47 Euclid nodded reluctantly.2e5febd276a01f24

As expected of bcd82981bb my favorite—he looked f0f0b5b015 adorably pitiful even b44746665c in that state.910c95ddc22e8b4c

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He always 7ebba4985d tried to 9b79318c6e care and 638a4adc15 protect me, b805334128 despite never 7ca9e65f3f being able d33bb45d81 to win 21c1c4b59f against me—like cf10baa6c9 a small, f6c66bb2c2 loyal puppy.4959ff7ecf1cfc3b

Imagining that image unintentionally 8469229dc5 almost made me burst 3f7f2f92e3 into laughter.397f613024e3f823

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Barely holding it back, e1553be3c0 I grabbed Euclid’s hand 83009e6d94 and stepped outside.c1655e6804e5f14f

And I was f739043e31 stunned by the f6843d1c6a scene in front 7c340636b5 of me.884acee821489146

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“Oh my…”0bf7714715f14dd0

What is all f869370084 this?815ae809249a8924

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I had a rough a0fc88e2d5 idea from the coachman’s 33fbbf891c explanation, but indeed, a 50a53b2e7d massive line of freight 26d3d9e272 wagons stood before the e4ca822cce main gate.5e0b8eea5cbec500

At that 9b314107b6 moment, a 3fed289584 butler who fe512900d4 had been a6c8358bc4 speaking with 4d0b191e69 a man 7bfedf8e78 dressed in 79a5267dd9 exotic clothing 7b881cf1be in front 77f3edbcb8 of a 344f802769 lavish four-horse df296137ed carriage noticed 60ce399bf6 us and baaefd153d beamed.92b25d49fc9ddfaa

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“Master, Madam! You’ve returned already!”060b558dd3167ee7

As soon 3122c06284 as the a2d194008b butler shouted, 48194a0094 the man 35b397b314 also turned b1c2266b98 his head.d64a8ff4b02b8551

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A tanned face that d00b1019d5 wasn’t unfamiliar.947f2ff617b5d055

Just as he was 6850c07763 about to approach us 694108bf4b with a delighted expression f8babe5358 after seeing me—51a7f1280c7350ad

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“Gasp! Aren’t you that merchant from the Muel hotel who gave Madam a jeweled pocket watch and said you’d repay the favor?”5435dae77573020d

Delano, who had followed 94ad06f8ba us out of the 571b5e6a63 carriage, exclaimed in surprise.db68ab09397db5c1

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‘Oh, Delano. Was he actually 0c44fdfe04 good at remembering b3eb44347f faces?’38f599eb9ff1f84f

He’d only ever shown e05d1dd54e disappointing behavior, but was 5cc66c4588 he finally showing his 6e711b8c21 worth as the duke’s 581380c49b aide?35253e9fc877730f

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Just as 3049aad05a I was 702714203c admiring him e69dd9de3a inwardly—9ee27f5b117f3564

“I’ve been 7a1a50b224 eagerly waiting! I was f1cdd48abb thrilled to 6da3268aae see what dba67bd4e4 kind of 871826a641 reward would 280514c705 come.”f7b0da27e37aa835

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Delano said with a dbc3548241 deflated voice.fb83074a19cf2458

‘So he was just 3b57030071 interested in the reward.’af5d3792f11bedeb

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Probably because he’d d8d60a0c3a lived managing the 374bc3b376 duchy in poverty e490c996fc for so long, 8707a1d211 Delano seemed oddly 927ea8f541 obsessed with money 35bd4cdf28 too.6b5186c42d1c414a

I thought 2c4d7e08b0 he’d get d423165c0f along well f065ac63e9 with the 9e5ada6688 Tower Master, 6df5e2c33e and then a7ca0a1792 Delano said 9a0212af40 brightly,6ba2ae5559ff4cd7

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“If he didn’t df5324ac8c come this week, d1e4b6bd21 I was going d906eaa2b4 to suggest we bf34339869 sell the watch, 903c7f604f Madam. It’s good timing!”82c8ac2e7509972c

Simultaneously, the d033411687 merchant’s expression 6730c0641f soured.3f3d173bdf2b796a

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I stepped forward ae1cd28ea6 with a hollow 7cdba661a6 laugh.0dbe29a7ba9836f8

“Don’t worry. Even if the deadline 15668ed2ed passed, we wouldn’t have fb6a2a6cfc sold the watch.”dfa01d8399cc5e72

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“Duchess!”cd3edb9d932e8e28

The merchant e44648e5d8 smiled brightly 7fe007022d and approached, 02fb6feb28 visibly relieved cabb33a15b by my 80bae60193 words.84497d652078b6f6

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He also greeted d7a3d6c316 Euclid politely with 1bc119745e a bright face.c22f805f3d0dee2d

“I heard there a3fabc5c24 was a civil 29b0b05cb8 war in your 06e2c10a74 country, but you bc4722ba1e look healthier than 7518c40b85 expected.”ff549dba395bc153

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“Oh! You’ve heard?”cf38aef70a5a94f6

I nodded at a19d9c0f69 the merchant’s words.9dc444874faaaf64

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I had 482e188271 learned about 2f1c579b4f the civil b29cffef07 war in 7620292202 the Slanka 40e509a365 Kingdom while ee2c3c69f2 chatting with 2051f274d3 the young 8d57b6eb26 ladies at 7e8bc0acaa the banquet.fe828316063e8259

‘I also heard 3806dc4cb0 through Anne that 0b359ed1a6 the situation was aea94ac69c settling down.’34a95af090f9b76a

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So it was said 7d6722906e that the previously blocked 9026ea8edc spice trade would resume 80fa804b83 soon.56aa088ebe5842f7

Although the Gold Company hadn’t dealt in spices until now, they seemed eager to expand their catalog this time…b72b6885302fb38c

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‘But I 66ce516775 heard Slanka’s d19be89f83 spice market 58702756c6 is highly 8c626ccd63 monopolized and 90e0f7a714 closed off, da3d61d193 so it b298d00117 won’t be 75d85deb24 easy.’1ab53df2e9c53136

In times like this, 945aaa2c03 personal connections are key.6261841db93e5bfb

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I tapped my f8aa0c3992 fingers and looked e6060cf677 at the merchant 3324541cb1 meaningfully.304c82ed93a9fa96

Then, he suddenly 73c245b5cc bent deeply at 612d48341d the waist.f5c5692f7e2e9663

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“Actually, thanks 922841cf3b to you, 578e2fccd3 Duchess, my c7b2a02ade family’s lives f829570b13 were saved.”100a7ed06e7f50ab

“Hm?”eb2cc04121feec04

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“You remember that hand 5fe29fa092 mirror you found for 9c397f5e58 me? The one you said 2383978df3 was passed down from 3dbb0caf4d your late mother… It’s ff1a2e757a actually a very precious d7ebbef3e6 item handed down through 07446390ca my maternal family.”a1894ede1e5e443d

As he said this, bd4cfbb8ac the merchant took out 5622f10c06 the same hand mirror 095a2032d2 from his coat, engraved 1745ec873a with wood carvings. He opened the 4dd96a3c1a hinge.3f42ebf50c039c16

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But then—14bbafec27bad5b3

“Huh? Wasn’t this broken?”c79e844f6abd804a

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As Delano pointed de1ea9b095 out, the hand 47e10e9d4c mirror that had f9f64767af clearly been cracked 83c304de5c in multiple places 3d180d096a was now in d13d026776 perfect condition.d7e1e51b918123dc

I was 5425f957cb surprised at 185758f568 first, but d145a36b2e figured the e27e2e831b mirror had 67165cf204 simply been 7e3bd73b24 skillfully replaced 47bb2cf10a and thought 9a94aff4fb nothing of 3bc612e543 it.d77e5e0f4e2fdd35

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“Ancient magic…?”67549a67c4337cd3

Euclid, who was examining 694e991ba4 the hand mirror closely, 2f15681fda muttered softly.0230ce72ae33d51c

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The merchant 0000219b11 then asked f1c515ccf0 with a 5d5edcaff3 shocked expression,dd534671a8b278ea

“You recognized it? I thought a78e8ae6bb no one 0fe94c90f8 outside of 96b6d0c642 my family e02acaf59b would know!”d6e431acbe3dd3d7

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“I just happened to 8975a564ee read about something similar 565246a6b2 in a book.”00099f9cb695c286

“Come to e2596684ec think of b544758ff9 it, the 82277bcab7 Rudion family b5ca108447 is famous 0d4ade168f for its 333e37a383 magical heritage!”8a38a597336d8925

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To me, it sounded 50c9956773 like a half-hearted answer, 429d7dd6c8 but the merchant accepted 91f2d33663 it, thinking it made f4c3d20da2 sense that the Rudion 5494515dba Duchy would have books 8b1fa3ab4d on ancient magic.b8fbd1a9e8551023

Then, his eyes sparkled 5dfdb910c0 as he subtly asked,5008d41bd386e958

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“Then, do you 2796837141 know what kind 6aa7498331 of magic is f0aa600118 cast on this 6ed2c0ac1c hand mirror?”dcff43d22f2cab72

“No. I’ve heard that unlike d4c4ffb40d modern magic, ancient magic 5aeb92bdaa is more like a bc68f477d4 miracle or a blessing. So even among 84dacac4de magical tools, it’s a04827b1df rare to find 9aae4f1dfb similar ones.”182bccafe30854bc

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“You really know a 8e7b437e8c lot about ancient magic!”3219ef9bf55ae9b0

The merchant marveled 917d17e63e sincerely and clicked 9e5ec48b8b his tongue in 3db6d05b12 admiration.3295a698db868136

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Then Delano said arrogantly,236ec6309bf9072d

“Hmph, our 5785881d17 Duke is dc104b544e a well-read cbf8067648 man who 3a35510f50 knows just 21aa07bdf1 about everything.”870a680fbd5d092d

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‘Anyone would b47bbc1721 think he 99a0d75b03 was the 4ea501a276 one who 3dd712a03f answered.’44b156362401fdf7

I clicked a1d256d56f my tongue a35fdc2507 inwardly, but f1b45c048a honestly, I 42ec34a60f also felt 154535ec7a a bit ea198f7011 proud.de673cf001025cdb

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I knew the Rudion ce298e3c81 family was famous for 94d94f8a23 magic, but I didn’t dd64c10c1c know that even non-mages 0c3af596bf like Euclid had such 024499ac1c deep knowledge.59db4866c683b74e

I was looking 1f3c643465 at him again 713dbe4b28 with fresh admiration 065a8ffe82 when the merchant 0c313e0860 said something unexpected.190b82d43df59ae6

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“Then you 3032619e5d must also cf6a78af1f know that 249cf9e4e4 ancient magic 53af6ea7c5 was exclusive 2a66575e16 to dragons!”19f8d7aec4dd91f1

Huh? Dragons?01373a80386e3bca

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In that instant, my 8b94dad6dc heart dropped.dd7470bb3e353d4e

I instinctively turned e44229c026 to Euclid.66f8ecb971f36b33

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Sensing my b6d176c7d3 gaze, Euclid, 9e109dd1ed who had fa397f4c80 maintained a aeb90612db calm expression, 9b4ec44ecc gave a cf16513c5b slightly awkward a52c9f124d smile.418d11aba41b7f16